Getting started

02

Setting the channel levels

Set the relative channel levels from your main listening position.1

1 Press SHIFT+TEST TONE.

The test tone is output in the following order (from the speakers active in the current listening mode):

•L – Front left speaker

•C – Center speaker

•R – Front right speaker

•SR – Right surround speaker

•SL – Left surround speaker

•SW – Subwoofer2

2Use the VOLUME +/– button to adjust the volume to an appropriate level.

3Use / to adjust the speaker levels in turn.

You should hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker when seated in the main listening position. The channel level range is ±10 dB.

4When you’re done, press ENTER to exit test tone setup.

Using the on-screen displays

For ease of use, this system makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).

All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using , , ,  to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select

it.3

Important

•Throughout this manual, ‘Select’ means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press ENTER.

Button What it does

HOME Displays/exits the on-screen display

MENU

 Changes the highlighted menu item

ENTER Selects the highlighted menu item

RETURN Returns to the main menu without saving changes

Tip

•The button guide at the bottom of every OSD screen shows you which buttons you’ll need to use for that screen.

Playing discs

The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD/Super VCD, DivX video/WMV and WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in chapter 4.

1If the player isn’t already on, switch it on. If you’re playing a disc with video, also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

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Note

1 • This is only available when DVD/CD is selected and playback is stopped. Also make sure headphones are unplugged.

• To adjust the overall balance while listening to any sound source you want, press SHIFT+SETUP, use / to select CH LEVEL then press ENTER. Use / to switch between channels, and / to adjust the channel levels. Press ENTER when you’re finished.

2 Since the subwoofer produces ultra-low frequencies its sound may seem quieter than it actually is.

3 The screen saver will appear after five minutes of inactivity.

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