ENGLISH WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN “CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
Damage Requiring Service Have the unit serviced by a qualified service technician if: - The AC power cord or plug has been damaged - Foreign objects or liquid have got inside the unit - The unit has been exposed to rain or water - The unit does not seem to operate normally - The unit exhibits a marked change in performance - The unit has been dropped, or the cabinet has been damaged...
PREPARATIONS CONNECTIONS Before connecting the AC cord The rated voltage of your unit shown on the rear panel is 230 V AC. Check that the rated voltage matches your local voltage. IMPORTANT Plug in the AC power cord to the AC power socket after all other connections are made.
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Audio equipment connections CENTER WOOFER AUDIO FRONT SURROUND 5.1CH INPUT to LINE IN to LINE OUT Tape deck When connecting a monaural video recorder, use a stereo-mono connecting cord (not supplied). When connecting an LD player equipped with the AC-3 RF OUT terminal, use an RF demodulator unit.
1, 2 and 3 in the illustration correspond to the following details. 1Sub woofer 1Surround speakers Right Left CONNECTING SPEAKERS 1 Speaker terminals There are three types of speaker output terminals. Screw type (FRONT SPEAKERS A) The speaker terminal is opened by turning it counterclockwise. After inserting the stripped wire into the terminal slot, tighten down by turning it clockwise to secure the wire.
POSITIONING THE SPEAKERS Position the speakers to make the most of Dolby, DTS or DSP surround effect. Front speaker (L/R) Centre speaker (C) Position in the centre of the two front speakers. In addition, position on or below the TV set, if connecting a TV set to the unit.
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ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL Inserting batteries Open the battery cover on the rear of the remote control and insert two R6 (size AA) batteries. • Replace the batteries with new ones when the operational distance between the remote control and the main unit becomes shorter.
BEFORE OPERATION POWER 6STANDBY/ON FRONT SPEAKERS A,B INPUT MODE DIMMER PHONES To turn the unit on Press POWER 6STANDBY/ON (POWER). The STANDBY/ON indicator lights in green. Operation is possible after four seconds. The volume level and function name are displayed one after the other for the first eight seconds.
SOUND CUSTOM AUDIO ADJUSTMENT MASTER VOLUME BALANCE MUTING MULTI JOG BASS TREBLE VOLUME CONTROL Turn MASTER VOLUME (press VOLUME +,-). Adjust from 0 (minimum) to 49 and MAX (maximum). Volume level setting is retained during power-off standby. If the unit is turned off with the volume set to 21 or higher, it is automatically turned down to 20 the next time the unit is turned on.
BASIC OPERATIONS SELECTION OF AUDIO/VIDEO SOURCE FUNCTION ENTER TUNING INPUT MODE 1 Turn FUNCTION to select the program source. The function changes in the following order. 5.1ch IN VIDEO 2 VIDEO 1 The actual source selected (except FM and AM) depends on the equipment connected to the input terminals on the rear panel of the unit.
RECORDING AN AUDIO SOURCE FUNCTION 1 Select the program source to be recorded. Turn FUNCTION (or press FUNCTION repeatedly). 2 Set the tape deck or MD recorder to recording mode. 3 Start the selected program source. NOTE • Any sound control system has no effect on recording (see page 10).
PRESET TUNING You can preset up to 32 stations and tune them in directly. MANUAL PRESETTING 1 Tune in the desired station. 2 Press ENTER to store the station. The preset number, beginning from " " appears on the display. 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to store other stations.
The following PTYs can be received on the unit *TRAFFIC, NEWS, AFFAIRS , INFO, SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA, CULTURE, SCIENCE, VARIED, POP M, ROCK M, EASY M (easy listening music), LIGHT M (light classical music), CLASSICS, OTHER M (other music), WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN (children’s program), SOCIAL (social affairs), RELIGION, PHONE IN, TRAVEL, LEISURE, JAZZ, COUNTRY (country music), NATION M (national music), OLDIES, FOLK M,...
DOLBY SURROUND AND DTS SURROUND This unit is equipped with the Dolby Pro Logic decoder, Dolby Digital decoder and DTS decoder. The unit and the centre and surround speakers (standard) assure full-scale home theatre sound. When playing back discs or video software that have been recorded in Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital surround or DTS surround, astonishingly realistic sound surrounds the listener to create a new level of audio/visual...
" is selected, " automatically. • When " " is selected, " be selected. • If you use the AIWA speaker system (such as SX-AVR30), select " ", " " and " First make sure that the headphones are not connected, Source Direct function is not activated, and "...
ADJUSTING SPEAKER LEVEL BALANCE BALANCE The unit is equipped with a built-in test signal generator called a noise sequencer for easy balance adjustment of all five channels. The sequencer outputs a noise signal that "travels" from channel to channel, enabling the simple adjustment of sound level to achieve the same apparent loudness, at your listening position, from each channel.
OTHER SETTINGS ENTER MULTI JOG ADJUSTING LOW FREQUENCY SOUND EFFECT (LFE) The disc recorded in Dolby Digital surround contains special signals called LFE to enhance low frequency sound effect. The LFE signals are recorded in some particular parts on the disc and output from the connected sub woofer to reproduce astonishingly powerful low sound.
TIMER SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER MULTI JOG The unit can be automatically turned off at a specified time. 1 Hold down SHIFT and press SLEEP on the remote control. " " is displayed. 2 Within 6 seconds, press JOG + or - repeatedly to set the sleep timer duration.
PARTS INDEX Instructions about each part on the unit or remote control (in alphabetical order) are indicated on the pages listed below. On the unit AUTO PRESET BALANCE 10, 17 BASS DIMMER ENTER 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19 FRONT SPEAKERS A, B 7, 9, 16 FUNCTION...