SAFETY To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, con- tact an authorized service location.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use and servicing.
Contents Introduction Safety ... E 1 Important Safety Instructions ... E 2 Contents, Packing ... E 3 Player Zones, Anti-copy Disc Protection, Installation ... E 4 DVD Discs & Cleaning DVD Discs ... E 4 Remote Control ... E 5 Front Panel ...
Player Zones For the purpose of distribution of DVD Discs, the world has been separated into 6 zones. The zone your unit is intended for is indicated on the Zone Label. This should be the same as the label on discs available in your region. If you have any difficulties in playing a disc, make sure that the disc is for the same zone as your player.
Remote Control turns unit on/off. sets the sleep (auto-off) timer function. 3. V.SELECT toggles between progressive scan and switching different video output modes. 4. AV SEL selects external AV inputs (press repeatedly). 5. DVD selects DVD/CD/VCD mode. 6. TUNER selects Tuner mode, switches between AM and FM bands.
Front Panel 1. Standby Indicator 2. Standby On / Off Opens or closes the disc loading tray 4. DVD Selects DVD/VCD/CD as the input source 5. TUNER Selects tuner as the input source. Also switches between AM and FM bands. 6.
For connecting audio (Left / Right) input signals from auxiliary sources such as VCR, TV or Satellite Receiver and playing them through this Home Theater System. These connections are labelled AUX1 and AUX2 and are selected by the AUX1 and AUX2 buttons on the front panel.
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Rear Panel 7. Digital Coaxial Input For connecting external equipment that has a digital coaxial output jack. 8. Digital Coaxial Output For connecting external equipment that has digital audio input jack, such as a CD Recorder. 9. S - Video Output For connecting the S-VIDEO IN jack on the TV using an optional S-Video cable.
Setup and Installation The following setup and installation diagrams show the different video and audio connections to TV, VCR or CD Recorder. Important Make sure the AC Voltage matches your local voltage. Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antennas, and all optional equipment have been connected.
(2) Audio Connections AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT (3) Speaker connections Before Connecting This DVD Receiver is designed to reproduce optimum sound quality when the supplied speakers are used. If you wish to connect other speakers to the system instead of the supplied speakers, they should be 4 ohms impedance with a minimum power handling of 95 watts each.
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The above connections can be expressed by the below table: SPEAKERS FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT Unit Terminals Use Wires White Black Black Speakers White Black Black Terminals Note: always connect colored wire to colored speaker terminal (+). always connect black wire to black speaker terminal (-). Press the button down &...
Do not connect speakers with an impedance lower than the speakers supplied. Switch on for the First Time • You have connected up the Home Theater System as shown in the preceding pages. • Connect Power to the DVD Player.
Function Setup Proper setup of the unit will let you enjoy better sound and picture quality as well as many useful features. The selections are the preferred options that will be chosen, provided they are available on the disc. NOTE: If the disc loaded does not have the preferred option then the disc’s own preference should be used.
PLAY PLAY MODE Play Mode LOCK Enter New Password Enter New Password When alternative scenes with lower rating are included, the player will play the highest rated scene that the parental setting allows. For example, consider a disc which is generally suitable for most audiences, and is rated as level 2 for most part.
The Unit The unit’s behavior depends on the setting in the parental menu. Parental Level Set between 2 & 4 Parental Level Set to 5 or 6 Parental Level Set to 7 or 8 A section of the disc can have several different sequences which vary in parental control level. In the above example of a disc with parental control, the player will show a different section depending on the parental control level set in the player menu.
The setting will change to Progressive Scan ON. Incorrect setting of this item can distort the picture or no video can be observed after proceeding this step. To retrieve correct video output, you can press V.SELECT key several times. Do you want to continue? No, switch to Component output.
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Front Speaker Size - Small Center Speaker Size - None, Small Subwoofer Speaker - None or Yes Surround Speaker Size - None, Small Back Surround Speaker size - None, Small Note: Absent speakers are shown with dotted outline. Distance You can specify the distance (changing the sound delay) between speakers (front, center and surround speakers) and the listener for optimal stereo sound.
Panorama Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting “wraparound” effect with side-wall imaging. Center Width Control With Pro Logic decoding, dominant center signals can come only from the center speaker. If no center speaker is present, the decoder splits the center signals equally to the left and right speakers to create a “phantom”...
General Operation Selecting the source Press one of the input selector buttons (on the front panel or remote control) to select the below input source: - AV SEL (press AV1/ AV2 or AV SEL) - TUNER - OPTICAL/ANALOG/COAXIAL INPUT SELECTIONS In AV1 / AV2 or TUNER, press MENU button.
Selecting Surround Output Modes The number of output modes varies according to the system setup and the input sources. Press MODE repeatedly on the remote control to select the different surround modes as shown below: Dolby Pro Logic II Surround VIDEO Stereo Stage...
Dolby Digital Surround The Dolby Digital Surround system requires connections of all 5 speakers (front left, center, front right, surround right, surround left) for the correct surround sound reproduction. This 5.1 channel digital surround format enables five individual full-range (20Hz-20KHz) channels plus an LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for the low-range (20Hz-120Hz) effects.
Automatic tuning 1. Press TUNER to select tuner mode. 2. After two seconds the display will change to show the current band and frequency. 3. If necessary, press TUNER again to switch between AM and FM band. 4. Press and hold station is reached, auto tuning will stop.
5. Press OK once more to store into memory when “SAVED” icon flashes. Clock & Timer Clock Setting the Clock 1. Start in either AV or TUNER mode (Timer cannot be set in DVD mode). 2. Press MENU button (Remote Control only) and also press until Clock SETUP Mode is selected.
5. Press to set the function ON or OFF. 6. Press OK for confirmation. Clock / Sleep Timer Displaying the Current Time When in DVD/AV1/AV2/TUNER modes, press SLEEP the current time. The clock will stay displayed. Press SLEEP display. When some keys such as MODE, TONE are pressed, it will display their corressponding options. The clock will display again, once the options disappear automatically.
Playing DVD Discs 1. To play DVD disc, press to open the disc tray. 2. Load disc onto the tray with the label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray. The disc will start playing automatically. There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc.
Press Press Repeat”, “Title Repeat ”, “Chapter Repeat ”, and “Repeat A-B”. Press OK to confirm. The feature “Repeat A-B” allows a section to be repeated continuously. Press OK at the start of the required passage. Then press OK again at the end of the passage. The passage will then be repeated continuously.
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Program Press OK to create or edit program. Create Program - Example shows how to add Title 1, and Chapter 1 in Title 2 to the program then save and start playing. Select Title “1” Select Chapter 1 Press to Add Press to Add Select Title “2”...
Edit Program - Example shows how to delete the last selection from the program. Press “Clear” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List” Playing Music CDs 1. To play music CDs, press 2. Load disc on the tray with label side facing upward. 3.
When Music CD is playing Pause Press to stop playing temporarily. Press again to resume playing. Skip Press to skip forward or backward a track. Fast search To search through disc forward or backward quickly by pressing pressing . Press to resume normal playing.
When CD Disc is stopped The following special menus will display when playing is stopped. For other menus, please refer to “Function Setup”. To select options, use Active Navigation keys (see under “Function Setup - Basic Operations” for detailed operations). Play Resume Play You can resume play from the point where you have stopped previously (Multi Disc Resume).
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Press to select “Done” or press save the “Program List” and start playing Edit Program - Example shows how to delete the last selection in the program. Press “Clear” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List” E 31...
Playing VCDs 1. To play VCD disc, press 2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray. The disc will start playing automatically. There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc. When VCD is playing Pause, Slow Motion and Frame-by-Frame Advance Press...
Playing MP3 / WMA / JPEG Disc 1. To play MP3/WMA/JPEG disc, press 2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray, then the files in disc will be detected. The player can play either: MP3 / WMA files alone More items available in menu, press A parent menu exist, press...
MP3 files along with JPEG files More items available in menu, press A parent menu exist, press Track name Picture name Selections and playback logic MP3 / WMA files only: The player begins playing all the files in the currently selected folder, and then follow by all the files in the subfolders contained within its parent folder.
Stop and Resume Stop Press once to Resume Stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from the stop point by pressing Press twice to stop playing completely and press Quick keys (ROTATE, MENU, ZOOM) Press corresponding keys to go into respective disc menu. Select options in menus with navigation keys and confirm selection by pressing OK.
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Play Mode Standard Press OK to set unit playing tracks in default order. Random Press OK to set unit playing tracks in random order. Program Press OK to create or edit program. Create Program - Example shows how to add Folder 1 and Track 1 in Folder 2 to the program list then save and start playing .
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Edit Program-Example shows how to delete the last selection from the program list Press “Clear” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List” E 37...
DISC YOU CAN PLAY While advances have been made to ensure that your disc player is compatible with the largest number of discs possible, however it cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to play discs which might not be compliant with audio CD standards.
PROBLEMS If it appears that your DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something simple has been overlooked. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the player yourself; as this will invalidate the warranty. Only qualified service personnel can remove the cover or service this player.
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