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DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM
TH-C7
Consists of XV-THC7, SP-PWC7,
SP-THC7F, SP-THC7C and SP-THC5S
TH-C6
Consists of XV-THC6, SP-PWC6,
SP-THC6F, SP-THC6C and SP-THC6S
TH-C5
Consists of XV-THC5, SP-PWC5,
SP-THC5F, SP-THC5C and SP-THC5S
TH-C4/TH-C3
Consists of XV-THC4, SP-PWC4,
SP-THC4F, SP-THC4C and SP-THC4S
Consists of XV-THC3, SP-PWC3,
SP-THC3F, SP-THC3C and SP-THC3S
For Customer Use:
INSTRUCTIONS
Enter below the Model No. and Serial
No. which are located either on the rear,
bottom or side o
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Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. For Canada Pour le Canada CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, ATTENTION
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Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS IMPORTANT POUR PRODUITS LASER 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 1. PRODUIT LASER CLASSE 1 2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are 2. ATTENTION: N’ouvrez pas le couvercle no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all supérieur. Il n’y a aucune pièce réparable par servicing to qualified service personnel. l’utilisateur à l’intérieur de l’appareil; confiez 3. CAUTION: Visible and
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Table of contents Introduction .....................................2 Playback ........................................20 Notes on handling .................................................................2 Basic playback ....................................................................20 Supplied accessories ............................................................2 One Touch Replay ...............................................................22 Fast-forward/fast-reverse search ........
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Introduction 7 Safety precautions Notes on handling Avoid moisture, water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. 7 Important cautions Avoid high temperatures Installation of the system Do not expose the system to direct sunlight and do not place it near • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; a heating device. between 5°C and 35°C. When you are away • Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV. • Do not use the system in a place s
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About discs If a DVD with an improper Region Code number is loaded, “REGION CODE ERROR!” appears on the TV screen and Playable disc types playback cannot start. This system has been designed to play back the following discs: Notes on DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO • This system can also play finalized DVD-Rs or DVD-RWs recorded in DVD VIDEO format and DVD-RWs or DVD-RAMs recorded in DVD VR format. • This system can also play DVD-Rs or DVD-RWs if MP3, WMA, and JPEG files are r
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Description of parts and controls Front panel (center unit) Display window pg. 25 pg. 25 pg. 39 pg. 40 pg. 21 pg. 22 FM AM MHz P L PCM SURR CH kHz WMAMP3 RESUME PROGRESSIVE B.S.P. CHAP. TRK PG PL BONUS ST MONO PRG RND DISC ALL pg. 33 pg. 33 pg. 21 pg. 29 pg. 21 pg. 21 pg. 39 pg. 32 pg. 18 pg. 31 pg. 21 pg. 23 pg. 40 pg. 22 pg. 22 pg. 17 pg. 20 pg. 20 // TUNING SOURCE Disc tray (inside): pg. 20 pg. 17 DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 pg. 16 pg. 20, 22 pg. 17 pg. 16 Remote sensor: pg. 6 Rear pan
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Description of parts and controls Powered subwoofer SP-PWC7/SP-PWC5 Note that the illustration below is for SP-PWC5. pg. 13 3Ω 16Ω POWER ON pg. 11 lamp: pg. 16 Power cord: Front Rear pg. 13 SP-PWC6/SP-PWC4/SP-PWC3 pg. 13 CAUTION: SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4Ω 16Ω pg. 11 POWER ON lamp: pg. 16 Power cord: Front Rear pg. 13 NOTE • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer. * Do not block the ventilation openings. 5
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Description of parts and controls Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control pg. 14 TV/VIDEO F AUDIO pg. 16 pg. 14 DISC 1 DISC 2 TV VCR/DBS pg. 15 pg. 20 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 MUTING R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) pg. 17 type dry-cell batteries (supplied) DVD FM/AM VCR DBS pg. 17 TV VOL CHANNEL AUDIO VOL pg. 17 AUDIO TV pg. 14 – 39 pg. 14 VCR/DBS pg. 20 TUNING TUNING pg. 14 pg. 22, 39 SLOW MEMORY FM MODE SLOW pg. 20, pg. 22, 30 pg. 20, 40 TOP MENU/PG MENU/PL 40 pg. 27 pg. 27 If the range or eff
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Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. If reception is poor Connecting the FM and Center unit AM antennas AM loop antenna 7 AM loop antenna Setting up supplied AM loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation 7 FM antenna coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. FM antenna (supplied) Center unit Connecting AM loop antenna Extend the supplied FM antenna ho
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Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections 7 The front speakers — TH-C5 Connecting the satellite For the surround speakers of TH-C5, see “The surround speakers — Except for TH-C6” (A pg. 10) (front, center, surround) speakers 7 The front speakers — TH-C7 For the surround speakers of TH-C7, see “The surround speakers — Except for TH-C6” (A pg. 10) Front speaker Base plate (x2) (x2) Before assembling — • Prepare a Phillips screwdriver (not supplied).
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Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections 7 The front and surround speakers — TH-C6 3 The following procedure explains the front speaker assembly. The assembly of both the front and surround speakers are done in the same manner. Speaker Stand Front speaker Surround speaker Stand 4 (×2) (×2) (×4) Red White Base plate (×4) Black Black Before assembling — • Prepare a Phillips screwdriver (not supplied). • Take care not to drop any component part whi
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Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections 7 The front speakers — TH-C4 7 The center speaker The following procedure explains SP-THC5C assembly. The assembly of other center speakers is done in the same manner. Front speaker Center speaker (×2) (×1) White Red Black Black White Red Black Black White For TH-C3, the front, surround and center speakers are equipped Black with their speaker cords attached directly to their speaker unit instead of having
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Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Note that the illustration below is for SP-PWC6. Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. Powered subwoofer TH-C7: SP-PWC7 TH-C6: SP-PWC6 Speaker cord TH-C5: SP-PWC5 TH-C4: SP-PWC4 TH-C3: SP-PWC3 • Connect the black cords to the black (r) terminals. • Connect the white cords to the (q) terminals Front speakers referring to the table below: TH-C7: SP-THC7F TH-C6: S
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Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Speaker layout Connecting a TV • You can get better picture quality in the order — Component Center speaker video > S-video > Composite video. Front left Front right • Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to the TV via a speaker speaker VCR, or to a TV with a built-in VCR. • You need to set “MONITOR TYPE” in the PICTURE menu Powered correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV. (A pg. 37)
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Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the powered Connecting to a digital subwoofer component You can enjoy the sound of a digital component. Powered Center unit subwoofer Center unit System cord (supplied) Align the 5 marks. or To digital optical output DBS* tuner MD player Align the 5 marks. Digital optical cord (not supplied) NOTE * DBS = Direct Broadcasting Satellite • The way of connecting the system cord varies depending on the
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Operating external components with the remote control 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter The buttons described below are used on pages 14 and 15. the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Hitachi TV: Press 1, then 0. For a Toshiba TV: TV/VIDEO Press 0, then 8. TV VCR/DBS Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code JVC 01 Samsung 12 VCR DBS Hitachi 10 Sharp 06 Magnavox 02 Sony 07 TV VOL CHANNEL Mitsubishi 03 Toshiba 08 TV Remote control mode selector Panasonic 04, 11 Zenith 09 VCR/DBS
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See page 14 for button locations. Operating external components with the remote control 5 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter 5 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: Examples: For a GI Jerrold product: For a Philips VCR: Press 0, then 1. Press 0, then 9. For a Sony product: For an NEC VCR: Press 2, then 0. Press 2, then 5. Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code Echostar 21 JVC 01, 02, 03 Philips
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Basic operations The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the Turning the system on/off operations in this manual. You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless On the remote control: otherwise noted. Press AUDIO. IMPORTANT On the center unit: Before using the remote control for the following Press . operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. When DVD is selected as the source (A pg. 17), the following
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See page 16 for button locations. Basic operations Selecting the source to Listening with headphones play (not supplied) On the remote control: CAUTION Be sure to turn down the volume; Press one of the source selecting buttons • Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may (DVD, FM/AM, VCR or DBS). damage both the headphones and your hearing. DVD: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (A pg. 20) • Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly FM/AM: To
