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HS100
Integrated Home Theater System
SYSTEM SETUP
DTS. To select the mode that will be used when a disc
with two-channel audio is playing, make certain that
the mode name at the right side of the DVD Sound
Mode Command Descriptions Line is highlighted and
then press the Enter Button P. Use the
Navigation Buttons A to change the setting.
Audio Adjustment
The Audio Adjustment Submenu contains the speaker
delay and output level adjustment settings of the
HS 100. Follow the explanations in the Command
Options ∂ on the bottom of your screen to make
adjustments.
Delay
Due to the different distances between the listening
position for the front and surround channel speakers,
the amount of time it takes for sound to reach your
ears from each set of speakers is different. You may
compensate for this difference through the use of the
delay settings to adjust the timing for specific speaker
placement in your particular home theater or listening
room. Before proceeding, measure the distance
between each speaker and the preferred listening
location.
Next, press the
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Navigation Buttons
A so that the second of the two AUDIO icons in
the Sub-Menus column ∫ is surrounded by a white
outline, with the icon box turning dark, rather than light,
blue. This is the Audio Settings Menu. Next, press the
Navigation Buttons A until the dis-
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tance setting under the Front Left speaker title is high-
lighted and press the Enter Button P. To change
Navigation Buttons A
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the setting, press the
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so that the number highlighted in the Options
Description line é at the bottom of the screen is
the distance from the speaker to the listening position.
Press the Enter Button P when you are done.
Navigation Buttons A to
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Press the
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move across the menu screen to each of the distance
settings under each of the rest of the speaker posi-
tions, and repeat the procedure to enter the distance
setting. Note that distance setting for the subwoofer
does not need to be entered, as delay is not a factor
with low-frequency information.
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SYSTEM SETUP
Output Level Adjustment
Output level adjustment is a key part of the configura-
tion process for any surround sound system.
NOTE: Listeners are often confused about the operation
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of the surround channels. While some assume that
sound should always be coming from each speaker,
most of the time there will be little or no sound in the
surround channels. This is because they are only used
when a movie director or sound mixer specifically
places sound there to create ambience, a special
effect or to continue action from the front of the room
to the rear. When the output levels are properly set,
it is normal for surround speakers to operate only
occasionally. Artificially increasing the volume to the
rear speakers may destroy the illusion of an enveloping
sound field, which duplicates the way you hear sound in
a movie theater or concert hall.
For ideal surround playback, the output level from each
channel should be equal, and in most cases the factory
default setting of 0dB should accomplish that. However,
in some cases the specifics of your listening room may
require some adjustments. To adjust the output levels,
first put in a disc with test tones or content you are
familiar with, and that has a reasonably even level with-
out a great deal of changes. Then, press the
Navigation Buttons A until the output level
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setting with the factory default of "+0dB" at the bottom
of the list under the Front Left speaker distance setting
is highlighted. If an increase or decrease needs to be
made to the level, press the Enter Button P and
Navigation Buttons A so
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N
then use the
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that the desired level is highlighted in the Options
Description line é at the bottom of the menu
screen. Press the Enter Button P, and then press
Navigation Buttons A to move
the
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across the menu screen to each of the output level
settings under each of the rest of the speaker positions,
and repeat the procedure to enter the output level off-
set, if needed, that brings all of the channels to the
same output volume. You may need to repeat this pro-
cedure more than once to accurately set the levels.
Video Setting
This menu establishes the DVD's configuration for video
format settings such as aspect ratio and output scan.
As with all setup menus, press the OSD Button y
to activate the main menu screen, and then press the
Navigation Buttons k so that SETUP
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is highlighted. Press the Enter Button z, and then
use the
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the VIDEO SETUP menu is highlighted within
a white outline, and press the Enter Button z
again. Finally, press the
e once more to move the highlight to the Control
Settings ç side of the menu screen.
The following adjustments are available on the Video
Setup menu:
Aspect Ratio: This setting selects the aspect ratio
of video programming. Your choice should be made
according to the shape of your video display and your
personal preferences. Three choices are available:
• 16:9: If you have a widescreen (16:9) display, or a
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• 4:3 Letterbox: If you have a standard, 4:3 aspect
• 4:3 PanScan: If you have a standard, 4:3 aspect
Scan Type: This setting allows you to select
between progressive and interlaced scanning for the
Component Video Outputs ⁄ to maximize the
image resolution for the type of video display in use.
Navigation Buttons k until
When all desired setup and configuration entries have
been made, press the OSD Button y to return
the player to normal operation and you are ready to
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Navigation Buttons
enjoy the finest in DVD or CD playback. Note that the
output at the S-Video ‚ and Composite Video ª
outputs will always be standard-rate video that is
compatible with any television set or video display.
Two choices are available:
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display that has a widescreen mode, choose this set-
ting. With this setting, the HS 100 will adjust the out-
put for widescreen movies so that they fill the entire
screen in the proper aspect ratio. Note, however, that
in this setting a disc recorded in the 4:3 aspect ratio
will appear in the widescreen as a boxed image in
the center, with black columns on the left and right
side of the screen. Note that if the widescreen option
is chosen and a widescreen movie is played on a
conventional 4:3 aspect ratio set, the image will be
distorted due to vertical compression.
ratio video display, choose this setting if you wish to
see the entire frame of the movie as it is recorded
on the disc without any image cutoff at the left and
right sides. While this allows widescreen movies to
be shown in their entirety, they will occupy a smaller
portion of the screen and black "letterbox" bars may
appear at the top and bottom of the screen.
ratio video display and prefer to have widescreen
movies displayed without the black bars at the top
and bottom of the screen, choose this option. Note,
however, that since most DVDs do not contain spe-
cial "pan/scan" coding that allows the on-screen
image to follow the action, you may find that while
the image will fill the screen, the vertical spread will
cause it to be cropped at the left and right side.
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