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HOME THEATER SYSTEM
with DVD/AUDIO CD PLAYER
DOLBY DIGITAL DECODER
and AM/FM DIGITAL TUNING RECEIVER
OWNERS MANUAL
AV101
Visit our web site at www.emersonradio.com
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Welcome...
Warning And thank you for purchasing this Emerson Audio/Video To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not Home Theater System. This state of the art system expose the unit to rain or moisture. includes everything you need to experience movie To avoid electrical shock, do not open the theater quality digital video and audio in the comfort of cabinet. your own living room. The only thing you need to add is Refer servicing to qualified service your own TV. We have designed this system to be
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) Before using the unit, be sure to read all operating instructions carefully. Please note that these are general precautions and may not pertain to your unit. For example, this unit may not have the capability to be connected to an outdoor antenna. 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instruction should be retained for future reference.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) 15. OVERLOADING Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 16. OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Never push ojects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock. Never spill or spray any type of liquid on the product. 17. OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna is connected to the product,
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) FCC NOTICE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication
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Table of Contents Warnings and Cautions Setting and Adjustments Welcome ................................................................................1 Using the SETUP Menu and Navigation Buttons ........................31 UL Safety Instructions ........................................................1-3 SETUP Menu Listing ................................................................32 FCC Notice .............................................................................4 TV Display Sett
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Main Unit (Front View) 1. POWER button 14. PAUSE ; Button 2. STANDBY button 15. PLAY 4 Button 3. Standby LED 16. STOP < Button 4. Disc Tray 17. OPEN/CLOSE Button 5. Remote SENSOR 18. SKIP Forward : Button 6. Display 19. SKIP Reverse 9 Button 7. MASTER VOLUME Control 20. TUNING Up 5 / Down 6 Button 8. MEMORY Button 21. PRESET STATION Up 5 / Down 6 Button 9. TV Button 22. SELECT Button 10. VIDEO Button 23. SPEAKER SETUP Button 11. TUNER Button 24. DSP MODE
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LOCATION OF JACKS AND TERMINALS Main Unit (Rear View) 1. AM Loop Antenna Terminal 7. Coaxial Digital Audio Output 2. Coaxial FM Antenna Terminal 8. Power Cord 3. TV/AUX Input 9. Video Output 4. Video (Audio) Input 10. Subwoofer Pre Output 5. Audio (DVD) Output 11. Speakers (Main, Center, Rear & Subwoofer) 6. S-Video Output Output 7
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MAIN DISPLAY INDICATORS 1. Key Lock Indicator 12. Channel / Decibel / Milliseconds Indicators 2. Play/Pause Indicator 13. Remain Time Indicator 3. Dolby Digital Indicator 14. Total Indicator 4. Dolby Surround Pro logic Indicator 15. Night Indicator 5. DTS Indicator 16. Status Bar Indicator 6. DSP Mode Indicator 17. Track Indicator 7. Dolby 3-Stereo Indicator 18. Chapter Indicator 8. 2 Channel Stereo Indicator 19. Title Indicator 9. Repeat 1/A-B Indicator 20. AM Band Indicator 10. FM Ste
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REMOTE CONTROLLER 1. OPEN/CLOSE Button 2. KEY LOCK Button 3. PBC Button 4. SUB TITLE Button 5. TITLE MENU Button 6. AUDIO MENU Button 7. DIGEST Button 8. DVD MENU Button 9. AUDIO MODE Button 10. BOOKMARK Button 11. SEARCH Button 12. DISPLAY Button 13. RETURN Button 14. SEARCH REVERSE 7 Button 15. RANDOM Button 16. SKIP REVERSE 9 Button 17. PROGRAM Button 18. TREBLE Button 19. SLOW/R Button 20. BASS Button 21. TEST TONE Button 22. MUTE Button 23. DSP MODE Button 24. PRESET STATION UP 5 /
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Important Safeguards and Precautions Power Cord Protection On Adjusting Volume To avoid any malfunctions of the unit, and to protect Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion with against electric shock, fire or personal injury, please very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you do, the observe the following: speakers may be damaged when a peak level portion is played. Hold the plug firmly when connecting or If There is Noise Interference on the TV While a disconnecting the
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Features of This System * DVD player with built-in and Dolby Digital decoder, supporting Dolby Pro Logic and Virtual Surround. 5.1 Channel amplifiers and subwoofer. AM/FM digital tuner. Compatible with DVD, MP3, CD-R/RW, KODAK PHOTO CDs and CD-DA discs. DVD navigation functions. Fluorescent front panel display and on screen display menu. Full function remote control. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, AC-3, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trade
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TYPES of DISCS That Can be Played on This System This player can playback discs bearing any of the following marks: Icons used on DVD discs Note-1 Sample Icons: DVD players and discs are designed with region numbers which dictate the regions in which a disc can be played. If the region number on the disc you want to play does not match the region number in your DVD player, you will not be able to play the disc. If you try to play the DVD, the messageWRONG REGION will appear on the screen dis
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Notes on Discs Disc handling precautions To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the disc, remove the glue completely before using the disc. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as there can be considerable rise in temperature inside the car. After playing, store the disc in its
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Installation Unpacking Check that you have the following items: This section describes how to connect the system to the speakers, a TV monitor with Main unit (1). audio / video input jacks and other video Subwoofer (1). components. You cannot connect this system Speakers (5). to a TV monitor which does not have a video Remote control (1). input connector. Be sure to turn off the power Video cable (4 feet x 1). of each component before making the AM loop antenna (1). connections.
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Speaker System Connection The speaker cables and speaker terminals are Connect the supplied speaker system by matching the color-coded for easier connection. colors of the terminals and those of the cords. Connect the Front Left and Right Speakers with Red/Black cables to the Main SPEAKERS Red/Black terminals on the back panel. Connect the Subwoofer with Green/Black cable to the SUB WOOFER Green/Black terminal on the back panel. Connect the Center Speaker with Blue/Black cable to the
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Antenna Connections Connect the supplied AM/FM antennas for listening to the radio. Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM terminals. Connect the FM antenna to the FM antenna terminal. Notes: Notes: To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away If you connect the system to an outdoor antenna, from the system and other components. ground it against lightning. Be sure to fully extend the FM antenna. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe. Aft
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VCR Connection-Audio (Connection Cables Not TV and Optional Component Included): Connections To listen to the sound from your stereo VCR through the speakers of this system, connect the Left/Right Required cords audio output jacks of your stereo VCR to the Left/Right Video cord for connecting a TV set (included). audio input jacks (VIDEO (AUDIO) INPUT) of this system. External Decoder Connection-Not Required: Audio cords (not included). This DVD player has its own built in Dolby Digital
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Speaker Positioning Information Basic System Set Up This chapter explain how to properly position Your system is supplied with 5 compact sized satellite your speakers; adjust the individual speaker speakers and one subwoofer. The satellite speakers levels; and preset up to 30 of your favorite reproduce only the mid range and higher frequencies. AM/FM stations in the digital tuner memory. All of the low frequency (bass) sounds are produced by the subwoofer. Proper positioning and placement of the
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Speaker Positioning Information (Continued) The 5 satellites can be positioned either vertically or SATELLITE SPEAKERS horizontally. We have also included 20 pieces of rubber feet, 4 pieces per satellite speaker, in a small plastic bag with the other accessories. Once you decide how you are going to position the speakers you can put the rubber feet on the bottom of each speaker to prevent them from sliding too easily or perhaps from vibrating if they are sitting on a very smooth surface and th
