BASIC OPERATIONS

SELECTING FUNCTIONS

The first step in using this Home Theater System is to select one of the four basic functions.

•Tracking is adjusted automatically when you play a tape. To adjust tracking manually, press CHANNEL e or d. To resume automatic tracking, press CHANNEL e and d at the same time.

VCR (TV) Function

Press TV-VCRto watch TV or watch/record a video with the VCR deck.

Disc Function

Press DISC to watch movies on DVD or VCD, or listen to music from a CD or MP3 CD.

Radio Function

Press RADIO to listen to the FM or AM tuner.

4 Line 1-2 Function

Press LINE 1-2to watch or listen to an external device connected to the front LINE 1 IN jack, the rear LINE 2 IN or the rear DIGITAL IN jacks.

NOTE: You can rotate FUNCTION SELECTOR on the front panel to select TV-VCR,DISC, FM, AM, ANALOG 1, ANALOG 2, or DIGITAL.

BASIC TV-VCR FUNCTIONS

Playing a VHS/S-VHS Tape

1.Turn on the system and press TV-VCR, or rotate the FUNCTION SELECTOR knob on the front panel to select VCR.

2.Insert a VHS or S-VHS tape into the VCR deck.

3.Press PLAY to start playback.

4.Press STOP to end playback.

5.Press EJECT on the front panel to remove the tape.

Options During VHS Playback

•To freeze playback, press PAUSE. To advance one frame at a time when paused, press PAUSE again.

•To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

•To visually scan forward or backward at variable speeds, press @ or I.

•To play in slow motion, press SLOW/MEM.

•To skip ahead 30 seconds, press SKIP.

•To replay the last (previous) 20 seconds, press REPLAY.

RECORDING A TV PROGRAM

1.Turn on the system and press TV-VCR.

2.Insert a standard VHS tape with a record safety tab into the VCR deck.

3.Press SP/EP on the remote control to set the record speed to:

SP Standard Play, for best quality.

EP Extended Play, for maximum recording time (3 times longer than SP).

4.Use 0-9or CHANNEL e / d to select the channel you wish to record.

5.Press RECORD to start recording. The red LED on the RECORD button will light on the front panel.

NOTES:

•If the record safety tab is removed, the tape will eject if you try to record. If a tape wihout a tab is inserted during DVD mode it plays till it reaches the end. The tape then ejects and powers off the system.

•To record from an external device, first connect the device to the front (LINE 1 IN) or rear (LINE 2 IN) audio/video inputs. Then, press

LINE 1-2 or rotate FUNCTION SELECTOR to ANALOG 1,

ANALOG 2, or DIGITAL to view the desired input on screen. Finally, press RECORD to record from the device.

OPTIONS DURING RECORDING

•To pause recording, press PAUSE. The red LED on the RECORD button will blink on the front panel.

•To resume recording, press RECORD or PAUSE.

•To add recording time in 10-minute increments, press RECORD repeatedly. The unit will turn off when recording is finished.

•To stop recording, press STOP.

•To watch a television program different from the one you are recording, press ANT/BYPASS on the remote control, and then select a different television channel (RF connection only).

•To watch a DVD while you are recording, press DISC to select the DVD deck, then press PLAY.

COPYING A DVD TO VHS TAPE

1. Turn on the system and press DVD.

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