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Installation and Operating Guide | Warranty
Model Number | XBS245 | DVD/VCR/Radio Combination Home Theater System
© Copyright 2002, Zenith Electronics Corporation
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Safety Precautions CAUTION: The apparatus should not be exposed to water CAUTION (dripping or splashing) and no objects filled with liquids, such RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK as vases, should be placed on the apparatus. DO NOT OPEN FCC WARNING: This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifi- OF ELECTRIC SHOCK cations are expressly approved in the instruction manual. Th
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL. AND THOSE MARKED ON THE PRODUCT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This product has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this product will protect you if you observe the following proce- dures for installation, use, and servicing. This product does not contain any
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Table of Contents VCR Mode Other Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Introduction Tape Counter Memory Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 3 DVD Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-33 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Playing DVD . . . .
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AAA Before Use Disc-related terms Playable Discs Title (DVD only) The main film content or accompanying feature content DVD or music album. (8 cm/12 cm disc) Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling Audio CD you to locate it easily. (8 cm/12 cm disc) Chapter (DVD only) In addition, this unit can play a CD-R or CD-RW that Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller contains audio titles or MP3 files. than titles. A title is composed of one or several chap- ters. Ea
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Before Use (Continued) Storing discs Precautions After playing, store the disc in its case. Handling the unit Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat, or leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sun- When shipping the unit light, as there may be a considerable temperature The original shipping carton and packing materials increase inside the car. come in handy. For maximum protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packaged at the factory. Cleaning discs When settin
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Front Panel EJECT POWER Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. Switches the DVD+VCR ON and OFF. LINE2 (VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN (Left/Right)) VOLUME Connect the audio/video output of an Adjusts volume of speakers. external source (Audio system, TV/ Monitor, Another VCR). PAUSE/STEP (X/C) Pause playback or recording temporarily/press repeatedly for Disc Tray (DVD deck) frame-by-frame playback. Insert a disc here. TUNING (v/V) STOP (x) Scans an available channel in Stops playback. the area. COPY/MEMORY PLAY (
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Display Window RAND RANDOM playback active SP LP EP Displays the recording and playback speed. Indicates repeat mode A cassette is in the VCR deck. ANGLE active PROG. Programmed playback active. Indicates encoding format of the current disc. HI-FI Indicates the unit is playing back a tape recorded in Hi-Fi. COPY DVD to VCR copy is in progress. OPT Indicates source of DVD+VCR is DIGITAL AUDIO IN. Indicates sound mode is PROLOGIC II. REC DVD+VCR is Recording. TIMER DVD+VCR is in timer recording or
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Remote Control POWER OPEN/CLOSE, EJECT (Z) - Opens and closes the disc tray. Switches DVD+VCR ON and OFF. - Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. SOUND EFFECT AUX/DVD/VCR/RADIO Selects sound mode. select buttons PROLOGIC II Select the output source (DVD,VCR, AUX Selects sound mode of PROLOGIC II. or RADIO) to view on the TV screen. BY PASS Sets PRO LOGIC II mode to Off LEVEL CLEAR Sets the sound level of each speaker. Removes a track number on the program menu or a mark on the DELAY MARKER SEARCH
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Rear Panel VCR IN LINE 1 (VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN (Left/Right)) DVD/VCR OUT (VIDEO/AUDIO (Left/Right)) Connect the audio/video output of an external source Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs. (Audio system, TV/Monitor, Another VCR). COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN RF OUT (DVD/VCR OUT) (Y Pb Pr) (DVD OUT) Connect to a TV with RF coaxial inputs. Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs. FOR DVD VIEWING ONLY. ANT.IN Connect the VHF/UHF/CATV antenna to this terminal. AC Power Cord Plug into the p
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Connections Without Cable Box ips If your cable wire is connected to your TV without a converter Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to or descrambler box, unscrew the wire from your TV and attach it to the ANT.IN jack on the DVD+VCR. Use the supplied round connect, there are various ways you could connect the DVD+VCR. Use connections described on pages 11-14. coaxial cable to connect between the DVD+VCR’s RF.OUT jack and the 75 ohm antenna input jack on the TV. With this Ple
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Connections (Continued) Basic TV Connections Optional TV Connections Make one of the following connections, depending on otes the capabilities of your TV. DVD playback can ONLY be done using the S-VIDEO OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/PROGRESSIVE RF coaxial connection SCAN connection options below. The tuner and VCR Connect the RF.OUT jack on the DVD+VCR to the will still output through the RF.OUT (R) or DVD/VCR antenna in jack on the TV using the 75-ohm Coaxial OUT (A, V) jack. (See left) Cabl
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Connections (Continued) Speaker System Connections Speaker Positioning Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker cords For a normal setup use 6 speakers (2 front speakers, by matching the colors of the terminals and those of the center speaker, 2 rear speakers and subwoofer). cords. To obtain the best possible surround sound, • Front Speakers adjust the speaker parameters (distance, level, etc.). Based on your listening position, set up the speakers at equal distance. And by hearing posit
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Connections (Continued) Radio Antenna Connections Digital Device Connections Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO IN (OPTICAL) jacks on Connect the supplied FM/AM antennas for radio listen- the DVD+VCR to the digital audio out (optical) jacks on ing. your digital device (DVD Player, Game device, etc.), Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM antenna using optional optical audio cable. 1 1 connectors. To select source of DVD+VCR to OPTICAL IN, press AUX on the remote control. Connect the FM wire antenna to th
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Selecting the Input/Output Source Follow these guidelines to select and switch among the AUX DVD VCR RADIO various DVD+VCR input and output sources: • DVD To view output from the DVD deck: Press DVD on the remote or DVD/VCR on the front panel until the DVD indicator on the front panel lights and output from the DVD deck is viewed on the TV screen. • VCR To view output from the VCR deck: Press VCR on the remote or DVD/VCR on the front panel until the VCR indicator on the front panel lights and o
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Before Operation - Sound Mode Descriptions Mini Glossary for Sound Mode Allows you to enjoy 5.1(or 6) discrete channels of high quality digital audio from DTS program sources bearing the trademark such as discs, DVD and compact discs, etc. DTS Digital Surround delivers up to 6 channels of transpar- ent audio (which means identical to the original masters) and results in exceptional clarity throughout a true 360 degree sound field. The term DTS is a trademark of DTS Technology, LLC. Manufactured
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Before Operation - Sound Mode Descriptions (Continued) Sound Mode ote When you play sound tracks with 96kHz sampling frequency, You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one the output signals will be converted to 48kHz (sampling fre- of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the quency). program you want to listen to. Each time you press SOUND EFFECT button, the Sound Level sound mode is changed in the following order; You can set the sound level of the desired channel. PROLOGI
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Before Operation (Continued) Center delay time setting (Dolby Digital mode only) Delay Time Setting If the distance of DF is equal to the distance of DC in the In Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic II mode, it is left figure, set the Center Delay Time as 0ms. assumed that the distance from the listener to each of Otherwise, change the setting according to the table the speakers is equal. If not, then setting the delay below. times of the center or rear speakers so that the sound Ex) If the distanc
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Before Operation - VCR Mode On-Screen Display (OSD) Setting the On-Screen Display Some of these functions will be displayed every time the The SETUP, clock setting, and timer recordings are VCR is operated. accessed conveniently with On-Screen Menu Displays that lead you through each step. The following pages ❶❷ ❸ ❹ ❺ describe the On-screen selections to be set. PLAYHI-FI CH 4 Menu Selection SP STEREO VCR functions are available using the remote control. Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear
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Before Operation - VCR Mode (Continued) Using the VCR Setup Menu Channel Selection This DVD+VCR is equipped with a frequency Press MENU and the MAIN menu will appear. synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 181 1 1 channels. These include VHF channels 2-13, UHF Use v/V to select the VCR SETUP menu, then channels 14-69 and CATV channels 1-125. 2 2 press SELECT/ENTER. Preparation: The VCR SETUP menu will appear. Connect the DVD+VCR to the desired type of antenna or SET CLOCK cable TV
