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•Keep the unit and discs away from equipment with strong magnets, such as microwave ovens, or large loudspeakers.

•Do not place heavy objects on the unit.

•If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside the DVD Home Theatre System and cause damage to the lenses. When you first install the unit, or when you move it from a cold to a warm location, wait for about 30 minutes before operating the unit.

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Page WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture For the customers in the U.S.A WARNING CAUTION For the customers in Canada Precautions Welcome Table of Contents This System Can Play the Following Unpacking Inserting Batteries into the Remote Step 1: Speaker System Hookup Setting the Display or Sound Track [LANGUAGE SETUP] [SCREEN SETUP] [CUSTOM SETUP] [SPEAKER SETUP] About This Manual This System Can Play the Following Discs Example of discs that the system cannot play The system cannot play the following discs: •CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWsother than those recorded in the formats listed on page •CD-ROMsrecorded in PHOTO CD format •Data part of CD-Extras Types of Super Audio CDs •Super Audio CD layer: A high-densitysignal layer for Super Audio CD •CD layer*1: A layer that is readable by a conventional CD player A Super Audio CD layer consists of the 2 channel area or the multi-channelarea •2 channel area: An area in which 2 channel stereo tracks are recorded Copyrights Guide to the Control Menu Display To turn off the display Press DISPLAY List of Control Menu items 11US 12US Unpacking Inserting Batteries into the Remote Hookup Overview Step 1: Speaker System Hookup 16US 4 Draw the speaker cord through the hole on the speaker 5 Mount the speaker on the post 17US 18US Connecting the speakers • Do not set the speakers in an inclined position 19US To connect the speaker cords Avoiding short-circuitingthe speakers Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord 20US Installing the speakers on the wall 2 Fasten the screws to the wall 3 Peel the seals off the two screw points on the rear of the speaker 21US 4 Attach the wall-mountpads on the rear side of the speaker 5 Hang the speakers on the screws 22US 23US Step 2: Antenna (Aerial) Hookup Step 3: TV Hookup ATo connect to a TV with the VIDEO IN jacks Connect the video cord BTo connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack CTo connect to a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks To connect to a TV with the HDMI Does your TV accept progressive signals 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select “DVD.” 2 Press PROGRESSIVE xP AUTO (PROGRESSIVE AUTO) xP VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO) xINTERLACE –your TV does not accept progressive signals, or About DVD software types and the conversion method Connecting the audio cords Outputs TV sound through the speakers of this system 29US Step 4: Other Component Hookup If you connect a digital satellite receiver without an DIGITAL OUT jack 31US Step 5: Connecting the AC Power Cord (Mains Lead) Step 6: Turning off the Demonstration Step 7: Performing the Quick Setup You can set from 0.0 to 7.0 meters (0 to 23 ft) 12 Press ENTER Quick Setup is finished. All connections and setup operations are complete To quit the Quick Setup Press DISPLAY in any Step To recall the Quick Setup display Speaker Setup Playing Discs Additional operations About DVD 5-DISCchanger Discs Playing Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc (Resume Play) 1 While playing a disc, press x to stop playback 2 Press H The system starts playback from the point where you stopped the disc in Step FUNCTION •The point where you stopped playing may be cleared when: –you change the play mode 5 Select the track you want to program For example, select track [02] 6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 to The programmed tracks are displayed in the selected order 7 Press H to start Program Play 3 Press X/x to select the item to be shuffled xWhen playing a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD • [TRACK]: shuffles tracks on the disc xWhen Program Play is activated •[ON]: shuffles tracks selected in Program Play Using the DVD’s Menu Selecting [ORIGINAL] or Selecting a Playback Area [PLAY LIST] on a DVD-RW for a Super Audio CD Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (Ver.2.0) (PBC Playback) About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files •The system does not conform to audio in MP3PRO format Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files xStructure of disc contents . Albums that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as album ) do not appear in the list •Some type of JPEG files cannot be played Playing DATA CDs with 3 Press X/x to select an album and press 4 Press X/x to select a track and press To return to the previous display Selecting a JPEG image file PICTURE NAVI Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound [AUTO] •[AUDIO (MP3)]: plays only MP3 audio tracks continuously •[IMAGE (JPEG)]: plays only JPEG image files as a slide show 6 Press MENU The list of albums recorded on the DATA CD appears 7 Press X/x to select the album you want and press H The system starts playing the selected album You can turn the album list on and off by pressing MENU repeatedly Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound (A/V SYNC) Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-motionPlay, Freeze Frame) Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc [INDEX] xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/Super VCD with PBC Playback [SCENE] xWhen playing a Super Audio CD [TRACK] [INDEX] xWhen playing a CD Searching by Scene (Picture Navigation) Viewing Information About the Disc Viewing the Station Name or Frequency in the front panel display Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the time information xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) Playing time of the current scene Checking the play information of the Disc To check DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text To check DATA CD (MP3 audio) text Checking the date information Press DISPLAY twice during playback Changing the Sound Checking the audio signal format (DVD only) Example: Dolby Digital 5.1 ch About audio signals Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound Field xDolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC Enjoying Digital Cinema Sound About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound) xCINEMA STUDIO EX A (Cinema Studio EX A) xCINEMA STUDIO EX B (Cinema Studio EX B) Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All Speakers Using the Sound Effect Changing the Angles Displaying the Subtitles Locking Discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL) To turn off the Custom Parental Control function Follow steps 1 through 3 of 2Press X/x to select [OFF t], then press ENTER 3Enter your 4-digitpassword using the number buttons, then press ENTER 5 Press X/x to select [STANDARD], then press ENTER The selection items for [STANDARD] are displayed The area is selected 7 Press X/x to select [LEVEL], then press 8 Press X/x to select the level you want, then press ENTER then press ENTER Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons, then press ENTER Enter a new Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote Using the THEATRE SYNC Function TV/VIDEO No input source (Default) VIDEO1 Operating for the THEATRE SYNC function While transmitting the code from the remote, the TV button flashes To change the transmit time TV CH + 0.5 (Default) Enjoying Multiplex Broadcast Sound (DUAL MONO) Enjoying the Radio 6 Press X/x to select the preset number you want 7 Press ENTER The station is stored 8 Repeat 1 to 7 to store other stations To change the preset number Using the Sleep Timer Changing the Brightness Returning to the Default of the Front Panel Display Settings Using the Setup Display Setting the Display or Sound Track Language [LANGUAGE SETUP] Settings for the Display [SCREEN SETUP] x[BACKGROUND] x[BLACK LEVEL] COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/HDMI OUT x[BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)] x[4:3 OUTPUT] Custom Settings [CUSTOM SETUP] Settings for the Speakers [SPEAKER SETUP] Be sure to change the value in the Setup Display when you move the speakers x[LEVEL (FRONT)] x[LEVEL (SURROUND)] To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time Press VOLUME +/– on the system, or press VOLUME +/– on the remote x[TEST TONE] TONE], then press ENTER Press ENTER when you have finished making adjustments repeatedly to select [OFF], then press ENTER The test tone is emitted from only the speaker which you are adjusting press ENTER Precautions Notes about the Discs Troubleshooting Sound 87US Operation Radio stations cannot be tuned in •Press DISPLAY so that the frequency appears in the front panel display The remote does not function •There are obstacles between the remote and the system Self-diagnosisFunction (When letters/numbers appear in the display) Specifications Glossary DTS DVD dual-layer DVD-RW DVD+RW Multilingual function Parental Control Playback Control (PBC) Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0) to control playback Progressive format (sequential scanning) Language Code List Index to Parts and Controls Front panel display About the indications in the front panel display ALights up during PBC playback. (VIDEO CD only) (43) BCurrent mode (DVD function only) DMonaural/Stereo effect (Radio only) (74) Rear panel 97US Remote 98US eh TV VOL +/– (69) ej MULTI/2CH (42) ek SA-CD/CD (42) el AMP MENU (32, 50, 63, 72) 99US DVD Setup Display List You can set the following items with the DVD Setup Display The order of the displayed items may be different from the actual display SPEAKER SETUP 101US AMP Menu List You can set the following items with AMP MENU on the remote Index Numerics