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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 (MW) antennas .........................8
Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers .....9
Speaker layout ....................................................................10
Connecting a TV ..................................................................10
Connecting the powered subwoofer ....................................11
Connecting to an analog component ...................................11
Connecting to a digital component .....................................11
Connecting the power cord .................................................11

Operating external components with

the remote control ........................12

Operating the TV .................................................................12
Operating the VCR ..............................................................13

Basic operations ...........................14

Turning the system on/off ...................................................14
Selecting the source to play ................................................15
Adjusting the volume [VOLUME] ........................................15
Listening with headphones (not supplied) ..........................15
Turning off the sound temporarily [MUTING] .....................15
Adjusting the brightness of the indications [DIMMER] .......15
Sleep Timer [SLEEP] ...........................................................16
Adjusting the output level of the subwoofer and center/
surround speakers [SUBWFR, CENTER, SURRL/R] ...........16
Adjusting the treble sound [TREBLE] ..................................16
Changing the scan mode ....................................................16
Optimizing the speaker settings [Smart Surround Setup] ...17

Playback ........................................18

Basic playback ....................................................................18
One Touch Replay ...............................................................20
Fast-forward/fast-reverse search ........................................20
Skip to the beginning of a desired selection .......................20
Locating a desired title/group using number buttons ......... 21
Playing back a bonus group ................................................21

Advanced operations .................... 22

Using the surround mode ...................................................22
Using the on-screen bar .....................................................23
Playing from a specified position on a disc .........................25
Using the file control display ..............................................26
Resume Playback ............................................................... 27
Selecting a view angle .........................................................27
Selecting the subtitle ..........................................................27
Selecting the audio .............................................................28
Special picture playback ..................................................... 28
Program Playback ...............................................................30
Random Playback ...............................................................31
Repeat Playback ................................................................. 31
Tray lock .............................................................................32
Sound and other settings ....................................................33

Setting DVD preferences ..............34

Using the setup menus .......................................................34
Menu description ................................................................34

Tuner operations ........................... 38

Manual tuning .....................................................................38
Preset tuning ...................................................................... 38
Selecting the FM reception mode ........................................39
Reducing the noise of AM (MW) broadcast ........................39
Using the RDS (Radio Data System) when receiving FM
stations ...............................................................................39

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

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