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Customer Service 5. The translucent Remote Control pushbuttons, except for the If it is determined that your McIntosh product is in need of Setup pushbutton, will illuminate for approximately 3 repair, you can return it to your dealer. You can also return seconds when activated.
Safety Instructions IMPORTANT SAFETY Attention: pour pevenir les chocs elecriques pas INSTRUCTIONS! utiliser cette fiche polarisee avec un prolongateur, une prise de courant ou un autre sortie de courant, sauf si les lames peuvent etre inserees afond ans en PLEASE READ THEM BEFORE laisser aucune partie a decouvert.
CD library. The 21. Unplug this equipment from the wall outlet and refer unique MVP831 Red Laser has a thinner beam with a servicing to a qualified service personnel under the fol- shorter wavelength to more accurately read the densely- lowing conditions: packed 4.7 gigabytes of information on a single layer of a...
Installation Installation The MVP831 can be placed upright on a table or shelf, nite asset in maintaining all the system components at the standing on its four feet. It also can be custom installed in a coolest possible operating temperature.
AC outlet. Refer Composite Input of an A/V to information on the back Control Center or other panel of your MVP831 to deter- video component mine the correct voltage for your unit AUDIO OUTPUT supplies...
How to Connect the MVP831 How to Connect the MVP831 1. Connect the MVP831 power cord to a live AC outlet. 6. Connect a video cable from the MVP831 Composite 2. Connect a Power Control Cable from the MVP831 VIDEO OUTPUT to the CR12 V-AUX Video Input.
MVP831 Front Panel Indicators, Push-Buttons and Switch MVP831 Front Panel Indicators, Push-Buttons and Switch Disc Tray opens to load Standby Power Opens and Closes the and unload a disc On Indicator disc tray for loading or unloading discs Angle On...
MVP831 Front Panel Display MVP831 Front Panel Display Indicates Play Mode Indicates Chapter Indicates the Audio and flashes during or Track Number, Channel Information Resume Mode and type of CD from the disc Disc Indicates Disk Indicates Repeat Indicates the Total...
Remote Control Push-Buttons Remote Control Push-Buttons Use to temporarily stop disc play and advance a video Move forward or backward one frame at a time on a DVD chapter at a time on a DVD or Use to access the initial one track at a time on a CD Settings Menu Move forward or backward...
How to Operate the Remote Control How to Operate the Remote Control The Remote Control is capable of performing both basic Setup operating functions and setup options. Refer to the How to Press the SETUP pushbutton to access the Initial Setup Operate and How to Setup Sections of this manual for Menu.
Setup feature is provided to customize the operat- 6 TV Aspect 7 Digital Audio Output ing settings using On Screen Menus. Note: The MVP831 must be connected to an A/V Control 9 Other Settings Center and a MONITOR/TV for setup and use. If a disc 0 Exit is loaded, the player must be in STOP mode before setup can occur.
SETUP Default Settings and How to Set Disc Language Default Settings How to Set Disc Language This is to select the soundtrack language, subtitle language The following listings indicate the factory default settings. and the language used in title menus or DVD menus, which Refer to the listed page number for instructions on how to will always be used for every disc to be played.
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SETUP How to Set Disc Language, cont If you wish to change the audio language, press 1 again to When a Subtitle option is selected, the Disc Languages access the audio language choice submenu. menu will reappear. Press 1 to select English. Press 2 to select French.
Movie discs have encoded rating levels that allow you to dealer or McIntosh Technical Support. set your MVP831 to prevent your children from viewing inappropriate movies in your absence. A password pro- tected lock function, set by you, sets the rating limit for Ratings disc play.
SETUP How to Set Ratings cont and Menu Language After all setup adjustments are complete, press pushbutton Number 0 to exit the Initial Setup Menu. Ratings How to Set Menu Language 1 Unlock Player 2 Change Password This allows you to select the language used for the on 3 Change Level screen messages such as PLAY, STOP and the Initial Setup 4 Temporary Unlock...
How to Set FL Display This allows you to turn On Screen Messages, that appear in The MVP831 front panel display, just below the disc tray, the upper right corner of the screen, such as PLAY or can be adjusted to be Bright or Dim.
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SETUP How to Set TV Aspect Ratio How to Set TV Aspect Ratio This feature allows you to configure the player to provide matted in Letterbox, you will see the entire picture but the correct video mode to match your Monitor/TV. The black bands will ap- width to height screen dimension of a 4:3 Aspect Ratio pear at the top and...
How to Set Digital Audio Output and Other Settings How to Set Digital Audio Output This allows you to configure the MVP831 Digital Audio Settings for A/V Electronics with a 2 Channel Digital to Output Mode to match the type of A/V Control Center and/ Analog Converter (DAC) or Decoder being used.
After a selection is made, the Other Settings Menu will re- operating function options to enhance your enjoyment of appear. If all setup adjustments are complete, press the MVP831. pushbutton Number 0 to exit to the Initial Setup Menu. Press 0 again to exit the Initial Setup Menu.
How to Set the Other Settings, cont D. Range Compression With certain selected DVDs the Dolby Digital Sound Tracks include an encoded signal that can reduce the dy- namic range of the audio signals. The loudest passages are reduced in volume, while the softer passages are in- creased so they are still audible.
Reset of Microprocessors 3. If the player is put in Standby Mode by pressing the In the event that the controls of the MVP831 stop function- Standby/On pushbutton, Play/Resume memory will be ing, turn the POWER switch off for 5 seconds, then back retained.
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The CD track number and elapsed time will also ap- speed of the fast operation. pear on the MVP831 Front Panel Display. Refer to figure 2. Cancel the REV or FF mode by pressing the Play 23 and 24.
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How to Operate the MVP831, cont How to Operate the MVP831, cont Access a Specific Time location on a DVD 3. Use the Down ARROW pushbutton to access Clear the You can start a DVD playing at any time in the disc by us- Last Selection or Clear All Selections and press SE- ing the Elapsed Play Time feature.Refer to figure 24.
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How to Operate the MVP831, cont 2. Press REPEAT MODE a second time to repeat an en- tire disc. The Icon will indicate T. 3. Press REPEAT MODE a third time to cancel the Re- Figure 24 peat mode. The Icon will indicate Off.
220 Volts, 50/60Hz at 28 watts 230 Volts, 50/60Hz at 28 watts 240 Volts, 50/60Hz at 28 watts Output level 2.2Vrms Note: Refer to the rear panel of the MVP831 for the correct voltage. DVD Frequency Response 4-22KHz (48KHz Sampling, Linear Audio) Dimensions 4-44KHz (96KHz Sampling, Linear Audio) Front Panel:17-1/2 inches (44.5cm) wide, 5-3/8 inches...
100159 #10-32 x 3/4 screw or write Customer Service Department of McIntosh Labo- 104083 #10 x 7/16 Flat washer ratory. Please see the Part List for the correct part numbers.
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