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Complete 7-Piece 600-Watt Home
Theater Audio System
with 3-DVD Changer
Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this equipment.
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Read this First This audio system is made and tested to meet exacting safety stan- • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from dards. It meets both UL and FCC requirements. that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult your local RadioShack store or an experienced radio/TV WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do technician for help. not expose this product to rain or moisture. • If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you st
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mended by the manufacturer or sold with the product. Follow the MAKING CABLE CONNECTIONS manufacturer's instructions for mounting, and use a recom- Be careful not to bend cables over the top of the receiver. mended mounting accessory. If cables are placed on top of the receiver, the magnetic field prod- • Carts — Move the product on a cart carefully. Quick stops, cued by the receiver’s transformers can cause the speakers to pro- excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product/ cart
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18. Lightning — For added protection for this product during a light- unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge ning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long peri- unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for ods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the the grounding electrode. antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the prod- uct due to lightning and power-line surges. Note to CATV System Installer 19. Over
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Contents Features .......................................................................................... 6 Stopping Play ........................................................................ 17 Pausing Play ......................................................................... 17 Preparation ..................................................................................... 7 Advancing by Frames ........................................................... 17 Connecting Components ..
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Features Your Complete 7-Piece 600-Watt Home Theater Audio System is a great system that incorporates some of the best features in home the- ater technology. The Home Theater Audio System comes complete with a shielded center-channel speaker, a band pass-type subwoofer, two shielded front-channel speakers, two rear surround speakers, a remote control, and a receiver equipped with a tuner and a 3-disc DVD player. Its other features include: Dolby Digital, Dolby ProLogic, and DTS Sound Settings
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Preparation You can also connect a satellite receiver, MD or DAT recorder, CD CONNECTING COMPONENTS player, or anything else with digital output to the receiver’s SAT IN op- You must connect a TV to the receiver in order to use the receiver’s tical jack. Use Toslink optical cable to connect the desired device to DVD player. You can connect other audio and audio/visual compo- the receiver. nents to the receiver in order to use the Home Theater Audio Sys- tem’s surround sound capabilities. Conne
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AM GND Connect the loop antenna’s wires to and . Place the antenna resulting from the speaker falling from the TV in the event of in a location (for example, on a shelf or window frame) that gives the external shocks (for example, earthquakes). best reception. 3. If possible, install the surround speakers slightly above ear level. Keep the antenna as far away as possible from the entire system, Note: Try not to install the surround speakers farther away from speaker cords and the power cord t
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Receiver Operation A QUICK LOOK AT THE RECEIVER’S CONTROLS DISC SKIP/TUNING MODE – Press to skip discs in DVD/CD mode. FUNCTION – Rotate to select the desired audio In tuner mode, press to switch between presets and manual tuning or audio/video source. The selected source name (see “Switching Between Preset Stations and Manual Tuning” on appears on the display panel. Page 10). TUNING/PRESET – Repeatedly BAND/PLAY – Press to select AM or FM press to tune to AM or FM stations band in tune
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Auto Preset USING THE TUNER POWER BAND 1. Press . The receiver defaults to the last selected function. 1. Press to select the desired band. FUNCTION MEMORY 2. Rotate to the tuner function. 2. Hold down for about 3 seconds. 3. Press BAND to select the desired band. 3. The tuner automatically begins scanning, and stores the first 30 strong signals it receives. TUNING/PRESET 4. Repeatedly press or to tune in the )ý )ý )ý )ý# # # # ,ý- ,ý- ,ý- ,ý- Jk Jkdd[[ZZ desired station. When you reach a
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To move forward through a track TUNING/PRESET , hold down for about 2 seconds. Repeat up to two times to increase ,- ,- ,- ,- the fast-forward speed. To resume playback, press PLAY. Note: At the beginning or end of a track on an audio CD, the scan speed returns to normal. To move backward through a track, hold down TUNING/PRESET for about 2 seconds. Repeat up to two times to increase )ý )ý )ý )ý#### PLAY the rewind speed. To resume playback, press . To skip to the next track on the CD, pres
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Remote Control Operation A QUICK LOOK AT THE REMOTE CONTROL – When you select an analog SURROUND source (TUNER, AUX, TAPE, TV, VCR, or ), as you press , the sur- SAT SURROUND round mode changes. TEST TONE – Turns on or off the test tone function in DTS, DOLBY DIGITAL, or PRO LOGIC mode. The test tone is output from Front L speaker, Center speaker, Front R speaker, Surround R speaker, Surround L speaker, (Subwoofer speaker: when Subwoofer on). MUTE – Press to immediately decrease the sou
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To move forward through a track TUNING/PRESET , hold down Auto Preset - - - - for about 2 seconds. Repeat up to two times to increase the fast- BAND 1. Press to select the desired band. forward speed. To resume playback, press BAND/7 7. 7 7 MEMORY 2. Hold down for about 3 seconds. To move backward through a track TUNING/PRESET , hold down for about 2 seconds. Repeat up to two times to increase the ) ) ) ) 3. The tuner automatically begins scanning, and stores the first 30 rewind speed. To
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Programming Tracks CONTROLLING THE SLEEP TIMER This function allows you to program up to 32 tracks for playback in You can set the sleep timer to turn off the receiver after a set period any desired order. This function only operates with audio CDs (not of time. DVDs). Repeatedly press SLEEP to set the sleep timer to the desired time ('& '&, '& '& Note: (& (& )& )& *& *& +& +& ,& ,& -& -& .& .& /& /& The disc must be recognized by the receiver, so play the disc (& (&, )& )&, *& *&, +& +&, ,& ,
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DVD Player Operation • When the inhibit icon appears on the TV screen while a button is BASIC PLAYBACK pressed, it means that the function is not available on the disc 1. Press POWER. The last selected function appears. you are playing. 2. If necessary, press the remote’s DVD or rotate the receiver’s • .Depending on the DVD disc, some operations may be different FUNCTION until DVD appears. or restricted. Refer to the jacket or case of the disc you are play- ing. 3. Press DISC 1, DISC 2, or DIS
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Below each icon is the current information for that menu (for Skipping Chapters (( example, (( appears under the chapter icon when you are watch- TUNING/PRESET To skip forward, press . The receiver skips for- ing the movie’s second chapter). - - - - ward one chapter each time the button is pressed. Note: Some DVDs might not provide all of the above GUI menu To skip backward, press TUNING/PRESET . If you press TUNING/ ) ) ) ) icons. PRESET once midway through a chapter, the receiver returns
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MENU 9>7FJ;Hý 9>7FJ;HýHH;F;7J ;F;7J J?JB; J?JB;ýýH;F;7J H;F;7J Press during play. The DVD menu available on the disc now The repeat mode changes between 9>7FJ;Hý 9>7FJ;HýHH;F;7J ;F;7J, J?JB; J?JB;ýýH;F;7J H;F;7J, RETURN MENU H;F H;F;;7Jý 7JýEE<< << appears. Pressing resumes play from the scene when and H;F H;F;;7Jý 7JýEE<< << as you press the button. was first pressed. To return to normal play, press REPEAT several times until OFF ap- Note: The resume play option might not be possible on cert
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DVD SET UP ', ',0/ý 0/ýM M??: :;; 5. Press to exit. ', ',0/ý 0/ýM M??: :;; (Widescreen) — If you have a wide-screen TV set, use this setting. The DVD plays in full size. (You must also set your Notes: widescreen TV to “full size”). • Some titles do not match with the rating level described as SELECTING DIGITAL AUDIO OUT above. Each DVD has a variety of audio output options. If you connected a • If you change the level and enter a password, playback of all device to the receiver’s digital opti
