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Table of contents

Introduction .....................................2

Notes on handling .................................................................2
Supplied accessories ............................................................2

About discs .....................................3

Playable disc types ...............................................................3

Description of parts and controls ... 5

Connections ....................................8

Connecting the FM and AM antennas ....................................8
Assembling the front and surround speakers .......................9
Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers ...10
Speaker layout ....................................................................12
Connecting a TV ..................................................................12
Connecting the powered subwoofer ....................................12
Connecting to an analog component ...................................13
Connecting to a digital component .....................................13
Setting the VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch (except for
HongKong and Australia) ...................................................13
Connecting the power cord .................................................13

Operating external components with

the remote control ........................14

Operating the TV .................................................................14
Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter .......................14
Operating the VCR ..............................................................15

Basic operations ...........................16

Turning the system on/off ...................................................16
Selecting the source to play ................................................17
Adjusting the volume [VOLUME] ........................................17
Listening with headphones (not supplied) ..........................17
Turning off the sound temporarily [MUTING] .....................17
Adjusting the brightness of the indications [DIMMER] .......17
Sleep Timer [SLEEP] ...........................................................18
Adjusting the output level of the subwoofer and center/
surround speakers [SUBWFR, CENTER, SURRL/R] ...........18
Adjusting the treble sound [TREBLE] ..................................18
Changing the scan mode ....................................................18
Optimizing the speaker settings [Smart Surround Setup] ...19

Playback ........................................20

Basic playback ....................................................................20
One Touch Replay ...............................................................22
Fast-forward/fast-reverse search ........................................22
Skip to the beginning of a desired selection .......................22
Locating a desired title/group using number buttons ......... 23
Playing back a bonus group ................................................23

Advanced operations .................... 24

Using the surround mode ...................................................24
Using the on-screen bar .....................................................25
Playing from a specified position on a disc .........................27
Using the file control display ..............................................28
Resume Playback ............................................................... 29
Selecting a view angle .........................................................29
Selecting the subtitle ..........................................................29
Selecting the audio .............................................................30
Special picture playback .....................................................30
Program Playback ...............................................................32
Random Playback ...............................................................33
Repeat Playback .................................................................33
Tray lock .............................................................................34
Sound and other settings ....................................................35

Setting DVD preferences ..............36

Using the setup menus .......................................................36
Menu description ................................................................36

Tuner operations ...........................39

Setting the AM tuner interval spacing .................................39
Manual tuning .....................................................................39
Preset tuning ...................................................................... 40
Selecting the FM reception mode ........................................40
Reducing the noise of AM broadcast ..................................40

AV COMPU LINK remote control

system ...........................................41

References ....................................42

Maintenance .......................................................................42
Troubleshooting ..................................................................42
Specifications .....................................................................43
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