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WARNING
For the customers in the U.S.A
WARNING
CAUTION
Important Safety Instructions
Welcome
Table of Contents
Other Operations
Additional Information
Advanced Settings and
Adjustments
About This Manual
This System Can Play the Following Discs
Note about CDs/DVDs
Example of discs that the system cannot play
Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/ DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW
Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies
continued
Note on DualDisc
About Multi Session CD
About the Super Audio CD
Types of Super Audio CDs
Region code
Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs
Copyrights
Getting Started – BASIC –
Inserting batteries into the remote
10US
Step 1: Assembling the system
2 Attach the control unit stand cover to the control unit stand
12US
Assembling the speakers
About connecting speaker cord
Started Getting
– BASIC –
To avoid short-circuitingthe speakers
1 Secure the adjuster and center speaker base with the screws
To adjust the angle of the center speaker
14US
To assemble the front and surround speakers
15US
Fully-assembledillustration
16US
Getting
3 (For the surround speaker (L))
Connect the connector of the speaker cord to the speaker
– BASIC – Started
17US
4 (For the surround speaker (L))
Draw the speaker cord first, then draw the speaker system cord into the post
18US
19US
7 Attach the speaker to the speaker adaptor. (for all speakers)
8 Secure the speaker with the screws. (for all speakers)
20US
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Step 2: Connecting the System
1Connecting the Control unit
23US
2Connecting the Speakers
To connect the front and center speakers
3Connecting the AC adaptor
24US
4Connecting the Antenna (Aerial)
To connect the AM antenna (aerial)
1 Remove only the loop part
2 Set up the AM loop antenna (aerial)
3 Connect the cords to the AM antenna (aerial) terminals
5Connecting the IR transmitter
6Connecting the AC power cords (mains leads)
26US
Step 3: Connecting the TV
Step 4: Positioning the System
Adjusting the IR transmitter and IR receiver of the surround speaker (L)
1 Press POWER on the AC adaptor, then press "/1 on the control unit
29US
Step 5: Performing the Quick Setup
10 Press X/x to select [YES], then press
11 Unplug the calibration mic and press C
cto select [YES]
To quit the Quick Setup
31US
To recall the Quick Setup display
32US
Using the IR Receiver
Installing the IR Transmitter and the IR Receiver on a Wall
Installing the IR receiver on a wall
35US
TV Hookup (Advanced)
BTo connect to a TV with the S VIDEO IN jack
CTo connect to a TV with the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks
37US
38US
Connecting the TV with the digital optical cord
39US
Other Component Hookup
If you connect a digital satellite receiver with an DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack
If you connect a digital satellite receiver without an DIGITAL OUT jack
41US
Playing Discs
5 Press H on the remote or H (soft-touchbutton) on the control unit
To save the power in standby mode
Additional operations
Operations Basic
43US
Enjoying the Radio or Other Components
Press X/x to select a setting
Press
Press AMP MENU
45US
Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All Speakers
Selecting the Movie or Music Mode
Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound Field
Enjoying Digital Cinema Sound
About DCS (Digital Cinema Sound)
xCINEMA STUDIO EX
About Cinema Studio EX
Enjoying the surround sound
Adjusting the Bass and Treble Level
Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc
(Scan, Slow-motionPlay, Freeze Frame)
Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc
Searching by Scene
(Picture Navigation)
Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc
(Resume Play)
Creating Your Own
Program
(Program Play)
3 Press X/x to select [SET t], then press
4 Press c
5 Select the track you want to program
6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 to
7 Press H to start Program Play
Playing in Random Order
(Shuffle Play)
Playing Repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
Using the DVD’s Menu
Changing the Sound
xWhen playing a DVD-VR
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD (MP3 audio), or DATA DVD (MP3 audio)
xWhen playing a Super VCD
Checking the audio signal format
(DVD VIDEO only)
DVD-RW
Changing the Display
Mode
(INFORMATION MODE)
Viewing Information About the Disc
2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the time information
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions)
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD
xWhen playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) or DATA DVD (MP3 audio)
Checking the play information of the disc
Changing the Angles
Displaying the Subtitles
Adjusting the Delay
Between the Picture and
Sound
(A/V SYNC)
Selecting a Playback Area for a Super Audio CD
About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files
What is MP3/JPEG
Discs that the system can play
About the Multi-Sessiondisc
Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files
Playing DATA CDs or DATA DVDs with MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files
3 Press X/x to select an album
xWhen selecting an album
xWhen selecting a track
To stop playback
To play the next or previous MP3 audio track
Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound
5 Press X/x to select the setting you want and press
6 Press DVD MENU
7 Press X/x to select the album you want and press H
Specifying the slide show duration
1 Press DISPLAY twice
Playing VIDEO CDs with
PBC Functions (Ver.2.0)
(PBC Playback)
74US
Presetting Radio Stations
Listening to the Radio
Create a name by using C/X/x/c
77US
Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote
CATV
To control the TV
Operations Other
79US
Using the THEATRE SYNC Function
Enjoying Multiplex
Broadcast Sound
(DUAL MONO)
Using the Sound Effect
Using the Sleep Timer
Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel Display
Locking Discs
(CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL CONTROL)
5 Enter or re-enteryour 4-digitpassword using the number buttons, then press
To turn off the Custom Parental Control function
To play a disc for which Custom Parental Control is set
Limiting playback for children
[PARENTAL CONTROL]
4 Enter or re-enteryour 4-digitpassword using the number buttons, then press
5 Press X/x to select [STANDARD], then press
7 Press X/x to select [LEVEL], then press
8 Press X/x to select the level you want, then press
To turn off the Parental Control function
Calibrating the
Appropriate Settings
Automatically
(AUTO CALIBRATION)
2 Press FUNCTION +/– repeatedly until
“DVD” appears in the front panel display
3 PressDISPLAY when the system is in stop mode
4 Press X/x to select
[AUTO
7 Press C/X/x/c to select [YES] or [NO], then press
xThe measurement is OK
xThe measurement is not OK
About error messages for the auto calibration
89US
Using the Setup Display
Setting the Display or Sound Track Language
[LANGUAGE SETUP]
Settings for the Display
[SCREEN SETUP]
x[SCREEN SAVER]
x[BACKGROUND]
x[BLACK LEVEL]
x[BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)]
x[4:3 OUTPUT]
Does your TV accept progressive signals
xPROGRE AUTO (PROGRESSIVE AUTO)
xPROGRE VIDEO (PROGRESSIVE VIDEO)
xINTERLACE
94US
Custom Settings
[CUSTOM SETUP]
x[MULTI-DISCRESUME] (DVD VIDEO/ VIDEO CD only)
x[AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO only)
x[AUDIO (HDMI)]
96US
Settings for the Speakers
[SPEAKER SETUP]
x[LEVEL (FRONT)]
x[LEVEL (SURROUND)]
To adjust the volume of all the speakers at one time
x[TEST TONE]
Adjusting the speaker level by using the test tone
9 Press X/x repeatedly to select [TEST
TONE], then press
10 Press X/x repeatedly to select [OFF], then press
Placing the surround speaker
(L) in the (R) position
Returning to the Default Settings
Precautions
Notes about the Discs
Troubleshooting
Picture noise appears
Color irregularity occurs on the TV screen
Sound
There is no sound
No sound is output from the HDMI OUT jack
The left and right sounds are unbalanced or reversed
Severe hum or noise is heard
The sound loses stereo effect when you play a VIDEO CD, a CD, or an MP3
The sound comes from the center speaker only
No sound is heard from the center speaker
The MP3 audio track cannot be played
The JPEG image file cannot be played
The MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image file starts playing simultaneously
The titles of album/track/file name are not displayed correctly
A disc does not start playing from the beginning
Self-diagnosisFunction
(When letters/numbers appear in the display)
Specifications
Control unit
Surround (L)
AC adaptor
Center
Subwoofer
Glossary
Dolby Digital
Dolby Pro Logic
xMovie mode
xMusic mode
DTS
File
Film based software, Video based software
HDMI (high-definitionmultimedia interface)
Interlace format (Interlaced scanning)
Mica-reinforced-cellular-diaphragm
Scene
Title
Track
VIDEO CD
112US
Language Code List
Index to Parts and Controls
REP1
PROGRE
TITLE
When listening to the radio
When playing back a JPEG file
116US
Subwoofer
117US
Remote control
ATV [/1 (on/standby) (79)
BTV button/TV mode indicator (79)
CSLEEP (82)
DDISPLAY (63)
AC adaptor
Surround speaker (L)
119US
Guide to the Control Menu Display
List of Control Menu items
121US
122US
DVD Setup Display List
AMP Menu List
Index
Numerics
126US