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Complete 7-Piece Home Theater Audio System
with DVD Player and VCR

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  • Page 1 31-5025.fm Page 1 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM owner’s manual Complete 7-Piece Home Theater Audio System with DVD Player and VCR...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Dolby Pro Logic ... 5 Dolby Digital/DTS ... 5 Before You Start ... 6 Connecting Your TV ... 6 RCA Audio/Video Jacks ... 6 S-Video Jack (for DVD only) ... 6 Coaxial Antenna Jack ... 7 Cable TV Connections ... 7 Connecting To Other Video Equipment ...

  • Page 3: Important Information

    31-5025.fm Page 3 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM IMPORTANT INFORMATION This product contains a low power laser device. Warning: This system employs a laser light beam. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    31-5025.fm Page 4 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. Head Warnings —...

  • Page 5: Features

    31-5025.fm Page 5 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM FEATURES Thank you for purchasing an RCA Complete 7-Piece 100-Watt Home Theater Audio System. Your Home Theater is a great system that incorporates some of the best features in home theater technology. It comes complete with a shielded center-channel...

  • Page 6: Before You Start

    • If you are setting up your system so sound emanates from the supplied speakers rather than your TV’ s speaker, you do not need to connect the RCA audio cable to your TV’ s audio RCA jack. Your system comes with one set of audio/video cables. If you need...

  • Page 7: Coaxial Antenna Jack

    31-5025.fm Page 7 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM OAXIAL NTENNA Some TVs do not have an RCA or S-Video jack. They only have a coaxial antenna jack. 1. Connect the TV antenna (coaxial cable, supplied) to the VHF/ UHF/CATV IN jack on the rear of the player.

  • Page 8: Connecting To Other Video Equipment

    31-5025.fm Page 8 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM BEFORE YOU START CONNECTING TO OTHER VIDEO EQUIPMENT Rear of Unit 1. Use a video cable (not supplied, available at your local RadioShack store or online at www.radioshack.com) to connect the TV VIDEO OUT jack on the rear of your player to VIDEO IN jack on your TV.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Speakers

    31-5025.fm Page 9 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS The speaker cords have been color-coded to simplify connection. Plug the POSITIVE (+, red) and NEGATIVE (-, black) ends of each speaker wire into the corresponding jacks on the rear of the player, matching the color on the end of the speaker wire to the color-coded connector.

  • Page 10: Parts And Functions

    31-5025.fm Page 10 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM BEFORE YOU START PARTS AND FUNCTIONS EMOTE POWER RETURN MEMORY VCR Controls • VCR STOP • CH • CH– • INPUT • SP. EP (Standard Play/ Extended Play) • TV/VCR • REC PRO LOGIC SETUP ON/OFF...

  • Page 11: Turning On The Player And Tv

    31-5025.fm Page 11 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM TURNING ON THE PLAYER AND TV G to turn on the player. 1. Press POWER 2. Turn on the TV. 3. Select the channel on your TV corresponding to the VIDEO IN jack that the player is connected to.

  • Page 12: Dvd Player Operation

    31-5025.fm Page 12 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM DVD PLAYER OPERATION This owner's manual explains the basic instructions of this DVD player. Some DVD discs are produced in a manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback. Therefore, the DVD player may not respond to all operating commands.

  • Page 13: Subtitle Selection

    31-5025.fm Page 13 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM SUBTITLE SELECTION You can select the desired subtitle language for discs with subtitles recorded in multiple languages. 1. While a DVD is playing, press SUBTITLE language setting. 2. Repeatedly press to select a language or turn the SUBTITLE subtitles off.

  • Page 14: Locating A Specific Chapter/Track (Dvd/Cd)

    31-5025.fm Page 14 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM DVD PLAYER OPERATION Locating a Specific Chapter/Track (DVD/CD) If you know the chapter/track number you want to play, you can locate a specific chapter/track by directly selecting a chapter/track number. 1. Press GOTO CHAPTER 2.

  • Page 15: Mp3 And Picture Cd Playback

    31-5025.fm Page 15 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM MP3 AND PICTURE CD PLAYBACK The player plays MP3 and Picture CDs on CD-R/CD-RW discs. MP3 D LAYING AN Ï 1. Press to open the disc tray. OPEN/CLOSE 2. Insert an MP3 disc in the tray with the label side up. Ï...

  • Page 16: Vcr Operation

    31-5025.fm Page 16 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM VCR OPERATION VCR SETUP MENU S CREEN MENU screen is used to select various screen functions. A submenu appears when you select an item from the 1. Turn on the TV and select the video channel. 2.

  • Page 17: Mode Selection

    You can also send the player’ s information to your TV via the Video Out RCA line. Be sure to set your TV to LINE or a VIDEO channel to view input from the player. Use this option for A/V cable connections.

  • Page 18: Auto Clock Setting

    31-5025.fm Page 18 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM LOCK ETTING Your player automatically sets the clock once the EDS channel is set. Before you begin: • make sure the antenna cable is connected and then connect the power cord. •...

  • Page 19: Vcr Playback

    31-5025.fm Page 19 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM LANGUAGE 4. Press to select . Press ENGLISH ESPAÑOL 5. Press to select Press ENTER to confirm and exit. Note: If you press MENU to exit in Step 5, your selection will not be stored.

  • Page 20: Automatic Tracking Control System

    31-5025.fm Page 20 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM VCR OPERATION UTOMATIC RACKING ONTROL YSTEM This function automatically adjusts the tracking to match the recorded tape. Auto tracking engages when: • you insert the cassette and begin playback. • you press at the same time.

  • Page 21: Recording From Atv

    31-5025.fm Page 21 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM ECORDING FROM A Be sure to turn on the TV and VCR and select the video channel. (See “Setting the Output Channel” on Page 16) If necessary, set SAP (see “Mode Selection” on Page 17). Without a Cable Box or Digital Satellite Receiver: 1.

  • Page 22: Mts/Sap Recording

    Page 17.) • To use the TV as a monitor while dubbing, press dubbing VCR to select VCR. • Use an RCA pin-type connection cable (not supplied, available from RadioShack) to connect the source VCR to the dubbing VCR. • Refer to the manual of the other VCR when dubbing a tape.

  • Page 23: Recording With The Timer

    31-5025.fm Page 23 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM ECORDING WITH THE IMER You can schedule up to eight different timer programs, as far as one year in advance. You can set your player to record at a set time, even when you’re not present.

  • Page 24: Skip Search

    31-5025.fm Page 24 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM VCR OPERATION • If Auto Repeat is on when a tape is rewound, the player automatically starts playback when the cassette reaches the beginning. EARCH Skip Search lets you set a forward video search time to 30, 50, 90 or 120 seconds of recorded material.

  • Page 25: Language Code List For Disc Language

    31-5025.fm Page 25 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM ANGUAGE IST FOR ANGUAGE Code Language Code Afar Scots Gaelic Abkhazian Galician Afrikaans Guarani Ameharic Gujarati Arabic Hausa Assamese Hindi Aymara Croatian Azerbaijani Huangarian Bashkir Armenian Byerlorussian Interlingua Bulgarian Interlingue Bihari Inupiak Bislama Indonesian...

  • Page 26: Tuner Operation

    31-5025.fm Page 26 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM TUNER OPERATION TUNING A STATION MANUALLY 1. Press POWER 2. Repeatedly press until the frequency band (AM or FUNCTION FM) appears on the player. 3. Press to select the desired band (AM or FM). BAND STOP 4.

  • Page 27: Customizing Function Settings

    31-5025.fm Page 27 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM CUSTOMIZING FUNCTION SETTINGS LANGUAGE SETTINGS 1. Repeatedly press until appears. FUNCTION 2. Press STOP 3. Press SETUP 4. Press to select the language and press 5. Press RETURN to exit. ACTORY You can reset the player to the initial factory default language setting.

  • Page 28: Audio Settings

    31-5025.fm Page 28 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM CUSTOMIZING FUNCTION SETTINGS Edges 5. Press to select . Press ENTER Sharpen Soften 6. Press to select ENTER Sharpen • : Fine detail is easier to see. Soften • : Soft-focus effect. •...

  • Page 29: Center Delay

    31-5025.fm Page 29 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM Dolby Pro Logic Mode ENTER ELAY 1. Repeatedly press until appears. FUNCTION 2. Press STOP 3. Press SETUP Audio 4. Press to select . Press ENTER Center Delay 5. Press to select .

  • Page 30: Selecting The Listening Channel

    2.1 CH when using audio output. • When the player is in TUNER/AV IN mode, there is no sound output from the AUDIO OUT (red and white RCA) jacks. • The low frequency response of AUX OUT is dependent on the subwoofer on/off mode in the setup menu.

  • Page 31: Rating Setting

    31-5025.fm Page 31 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM RATING SETTING ASSWORD ARENTAL DVDs equipped with the password function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level, and the way a DVD can be controlled, may vary from disc to disc. For example, if the disc allows, you can set up playback to skip over violent scenes unsuitable for children, replace them with more suitable scenes, or lock out disc playback altogether.

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    31-5025.fm Page 32 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom No Power Check that the AC power cord is connected. No Picture The region number of the disc doesn't match the region number of this player. The TV is not set to receive DVD signal output. The video cable is not connected.

  • Page 33: Vcr

    TV or video monitor. Stereo TV puts out monaural Use RCA pin type connection cables (not the supplied coaxial cable) to connect the TV to the VCR, and set sound only, even when the TV to external video input mode.

  • Page 34: Care

    31-5025.fm Page 34 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM CARE Keep the player dry; if it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Use and store the player only in normal temperature environments. Handle the player carefully; do not drop it. Keep the player away from dust and dirt, and wipe it with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking new.

  • Page 35: The Fcc Wants You To Know

    31-5025.fm Page 35 Wednesday, January 15, 2003 5:05 PM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 36: Specifications

    Converter Output ... 3/4 Channel Terminals Antenna Input... F-type Antenna Output... F-type 01A03 Video Input/Output ... RCA jack, mini din Audio Input/Output...RCA jack Video Output Level... 1.0 Vp-p Video Output Impedance... 75 W Audio Output Level ...– 8 dBV Audio Output Impedance ... 1k W Video Input Level ...

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