Curtis LCDVD2440A User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Before using the TV, please read this manual thoroughly,
and retain it for future reference.

Model:LCDVD2440A

CONTENTS

English

SAFETY

1

PRECAUTION

IMPORTANT
SAFETY

2

INSTRUCTION

ACCESSORIES

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GETTING

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STARTED

CONTROL

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REFERENCE
GUIDE

CONNECTIONS

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Remote Control
Front View
Back View
Side and Top View

Antenna Connection
AV Connection
Y Pb Pr Connection
HDMI Connection
VGA Connection
Headphone Connection
Power Cord Connection
Coax(SPDIF) Connection

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WALL MOUNT

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INSTALLATION

INITIAL SETUP

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TV SETUP

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Putting The Unit On A Proper Place
Turning The Unit On For The First Time
Source Selection

Picture Menu
Audio Menu
Time Menu
Setup Menu
LOCK(Parental) Menu
TV(CHANNEL) Menu

Zoom Function (For DVD)

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CONTENTS

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DISC
FORMATS

CD / DVD
OPERATIO N

CUSTOMIZING
THE DVD
FUNCTION
SETTI NGS

MAINTENANCE

DISPL AY
MODE

Basic Operations
Special Functions
Mp3 / JPEG Playback

DVD Menu

PC Formats
Video Formats

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SPECIFIC ATI ON

TROUB LE­SHOOT ING
GUIDE

DVD Symptom
TV Symptom

SAFETY CLASS :This is an IEC safety class I product

and it must be grounded for safety.

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SAFETY PRECAUTION

CAUT IO N MARKING WAS LOC AT ED AT THE REAR

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OF THE A PP ARATUS.

WARNING:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK，DO NOT REMOVE COVER（OR BACK）
NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle,is intended to

alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage”within the product's enclosure
that may beof sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral
Triangle is intended to alert the user to
The presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION
INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN
OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM

CAUTION

•

DANG ER O F EXPLOSION IF BATT ER Y IS
INCO RR ECTLY REPLACE D. R EPLACE ONLY
WITH THE S AM E OR EQUIVALENT T YP E.

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USE OF C ON TR OLS OR ADJUSTME NT S OR
PERF OR MANCE OF PROCED UR ES OTHER
THAN T HO SE SPECIFIED MAY RE SU LT IN
HAZA RD OUS RADIATION E XP OS URE.

WARNING:

TO RED UC E THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELE CT RIC

•

SHOC K, D O NOT EXPOSE THIS APP LI ANCE TO
RAIN O R MO IS TURE.
TO REV EN T FIRE OR SHOCK HAZAR D, D O NOT

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EXPO SE T HIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOI ST URE. DO
NOT PL AC E OBJECTS FILLE D WI TH L IQUIDS ON
OR NEA R TH IS UNIT.

•

SHOU LD A NY TROUBLE OCCU R, D ISCONNECT
THE AC P OW ER C ORD AND REFER S ER VICING
TO A QUA LI FI ED TECHNICIAN .

This product

Contains a low
power laser device.

CLASS 1 LASER

PRODUCT

PLACEMENT INFORMATION

•

Do not u se t his unit in place s th at are extremel y
hot, c ol d, dusty or humid .

•

Do not r es trict the airfl ow o f this unit by plac in g it
some wh ere with poor air fl ow, by covering i t wi th
a clot h, b y placing it on bed di ng or carpeting .

SAFE TY INFORMATION

•

When c on necting or disc on necting the AC po we r
cord , gr ip the plug and not t he c ord itself. Pul li ng
the co rd m ay damage it and cr ea te a hazard.

•

When y ou are not going to us e th e unit for a long
peri od o f time, disconn ec t the AC power cord .

CONDENSATION INFORM ATIO N

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When l ef t in a heated room wh er e it is warm and

damp , wa ter droplets or c on densation may f or m
insi de t he equipment. W he n there is conden sa tion
insi de t he unit, the unit m ay n ot function nor ma lly.
Let th e un it stand for 1-2 ho ur s before turnin g th e
powe r on o r gradually hea t th e room and let the
unit d ry b efore use.

RATING PL ATE LOCATION

The ra ti ng plate is locat ed o n the rear of the uni t.

FCC STATEMENTS

NOTE : Th is unit has been te st ed and found to com pl y
with t he l imits for a Class B d ig ital device, pu rs uant
to Par t 15 o f the FCC Rules. Th es e limits are desi gn ed
to pro vi de reasonable p ro tection again st h armful
inte rf erence in a resid en tial installa ti on.
This u ni t generates, us es a nd can radiate ra di o
freq ue ncy energy and, i f no t installed and u se d in
acco rd ance with the ins tr uctions, may ca us e harmful
inte rf erence to radio c om munication. H ow ever, there
is no gu ar antee that inte rf erence will not o cc ur in a
part ic ular installa ti on. If this unit do es c ause harmful
inte rf erence to radio o r te levision rece pt ion, which
can be d et ermined by turn in g the unit off and on , th e
user i s en couraged to try t o co rrect the inter fe rence
by one o r mo re of the followi ng m easures:

- Reor ie nt or relocate th e re ceiving anten na .

- Incr ea se the separati on b etween the unit a nd
rece iv er.

-Con ne ct the unit into an o ut let on a circuit di ff erent
from t ha t to which the rece iv er is connected .

- Cons ul t the dealer or an ex pe rienced rad io /T V
tech ni cian for help.

WARNING:

Chan ges or modi ficatio ns to this
unit n ot expres sly appro ved by the pa rty respons ible
for co mplianc e could voi d the user au thority
to ope rate the un it.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1)Rea d th ese instructi on s.

2)Kee p th ese instructi on s.

3)Hee d al l warnings.

4)Fol lo w all instructi on s.

5)Do no t us e this apparatu s ne ar water.

6)Cle an o nly with a dry clot h.

7)Do no t bl ock any ventila ti on openings .
Inst al l in accordance w it h the
manu fa cturer's inst ru ctions.

8)Do no t in stall near any he at s ources such
as rad ia tors, heat regi st ers, stoves, or
othe r ap paratus (Incl ud ing amplifier s) that
prod uc e heat.

9)Do no t de fect the safety p ur pose of the
pola ri zed or groundin g-type plug.
A pola ri zed plug has two bl ad es with one
wide r th an the other.
A grou nd ingtype plug ha s tw o blades
and a th ir d grounding pro ng .
The wi de b lade or the third p ro ng is
prov id ed for your safet y.
If the p ro vided plug does n ot f it into your
wall o ut let, consult an e le ctrician for
repl ac ement of the obso le te outlet.

10)Pr ot ect the power cor d fr om being walk ed o n
or pin ch ed particular ly a t plugs, conv en ience
rece pt acles, and the po in t where they exit
from t he a pparatus.

11)On ly u se attachment s / ac cessories spe ci fied
by the m an ufacturer.

12)Us e on ly with the cart, s ta nd,
trip od , bracket, or tab le
spec if ied by the manufa ct urer,
or sol d wi th the apparatu s.
When a c ar t is used, use caut io n when

movi ng t he cart / apparat us c ombination to
avoi d in jury from tip-o ve r.

13)Un pl ug this apparat us d uring light ni ng

Stor ms o r when unused for l on g periods of
time .

14)Re fe r all servicing t o qu alified ser vi ce
pers on nel. Servicin g is r equired whe n th e
appa ra tushas been dam ag ed in any way,

such a s th e power cord or plu g is d amaged,

liqu id h as been spilled o r ob jects have fa ll en
into t he a pparatus, the a pp aratus has been
expo se d to rain or moistu re , does not operat e
norm al ly, or has been dro pp ed.

15)To p re vent electric s ho ck, ensure the gr ou nding
pin on t he A C cord power plug i s se curely

conn ec ted.

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ACCESSORIES

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

Remote c on trol ........ .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. ........... .. ............. .. ............. .. ............. .. .

Remo te c ontrol

x 1

Batt er y(AA)

Warr an ty Card

Inst ru ction Manua l

Powe r Co rd

Base s ta nd and 4 screws

Scre w dr iver

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GETTING STARTED

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL

·Poin t th e remote contro l at the remote sen so r located on th e un it.

·When t he re is a strong ambi ent light sourc e, t he performa nc e of the infrared r em ote sensor

·may be d eg raded, caus in g unreliable op eration.

·The re co mmended effec tive distance f or r emote opera ti on is about 16 feet ( 5 me ters).

TO INSTALL THE BATTERIES

1. Open the battery door. 2. Insert 2 "AA" batteries

x 2

x 1

x 1

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x 1

x 1

x 1

BATTERY REPL ACEMENT

When t he b atteries beco me weak, the oper at ing distanc e of t he remote con tr ol is greatly
redu ce d and you will ne ed t o replace the b at teries.

CAUTION

NOT ES

·If the r em ote control is no t going to be used fo r a lo ng time, remo ve t he batteries to a vo id
dama ge c aused by batt er y leakage cor ro sion.

·Do not m ix o ld and new batt er ies. Do not mix ALK AL INE, standa rd ( CARBON-ZINC ) or
rech ar geable (NIC KE L-CADMIUM ) ba tteries.

·Alwa ys r emove batte ri es as soon as they be co me weak.

·Weak b at teries can leak a nd severely dam age the remote co nt rol.

WARNING :

Do not d is pose batterie s in a fire. Batter ie s may explode o r le ak.
Batter ies shall not be ex po sed to excess iv e heat such as su ns hine, fire or the l ike.

: Da ng er of explosi on if battery is i ncorrectl y re placed.

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CONTROL REFERENCE GUIDE

REMOTE CONTROL

1.STANDBY
To switch on the TV or make the TV into
standby mode.

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2.EJECT
To eject a disc.

3.INFO
Show the information of the program you are watching.

4.SOURCE
Press this button to select an input source.

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5.PMODE

6

Press this button to select a picture mode for different
picture qualities.

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6.SMODE
Press this button to select sound setting for different
sound effects.

7.0-9
Allows you to change the channel of the TV.

8.
Switches back and forth between the current and
previous channels.

9.SLEEP
To select the amount of time before your TV turns
Off automatically.

10.VOL+/VOL­Increases/Decreases the Volume control.

11.CH+/CH­Skips to the next/previous channel on TV mode.

12.UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT
Moves the cursor upward/downward/to the left/to the right
when making a selection.

13.MENU
Displays the OSD Menu of the TV.

FAVFAV

EPGEPG

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25
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32

33

Universal Remote Code: 1218

(Universal Remote Control is not included)

14.CC
Press the button to enter into the CC mode.

TITLE
To goto the title menu if the DVD disc has a title page.

15.MTS
To change among STEREO, MONO and SAP. If there is no
second language available for the signal received, LCD
Display audio will output to mono.

D.MENU
To show the menu of the DVD disc.

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CONTROL REFERENCE GUIDE

REMOTE CONTROL

2

16.ENTER
Press to confirm selections on a menu screen.

17.D.SETUP
Press this button to show the DVD SETUP menu.

18.Play/Pause
Press this button to play or pause the DVD you’re watching.

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19.Exit

3

Press this button to exit the on screen display.

4

Stop
Press this button to stop playing the DVD you’re watching.

5

20.MUTE
Press this button to mute or restore sound.

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21.AUDIO

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Press this button to change the audio language of the DVD.

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22.

12

Fast reverse in DVD mode.

23.

11

Fast forward in DVD mode.

FAV

13

Press this button enter the favourite list.

24.ZOOM

16

To select a screen display size on your TV in DVD mode.

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25.GOTO
Press this button to start playing the disc program from

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the time you want.

21

26.

FAVFAV

EPGEPG

24

Previous chapter in DVD mode.

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27.
Next chapter in DVD mode.

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32

28.EPG
Press this button to select the electronic programme guide.

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29.SUBTITLE
To show the subtitle for the program you're watching.

Universal Remote Code: 1218

(Universal Remote Control is not included)

30.PRO
To edit the program list of your DVD disc in DVD mode.

31.ANGLE
To select different angles to which the picture suits your
preference.

32.REPEAT
Press this button for repeat the program.

33.AB
Press this button for repeat play point A and B.

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CONTROL REFERENCE GUIDE

FRONT VIEW

1.Color Screen

2.Remote Sensor
Do not block this sensor or the
remote control will not work.

3.Standby Indicator
Indicates whether the unit is ON
or in STANDBY (OFF) mode.
Light in red: The unit is in STANDBY.
Light in blue:The unit is turned ON.

4. Speakers

4 4

BACK VIEW

AC IN

100-240V~

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2

HDMI

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1 2

3

1.AC100-240V~ 50/60Hz

2.Headphone Jacks

3.Service Port

4.HDMI IN Jacks

5.VGA IN Jack

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5

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910

6.PC AUDIO IN Jack

7.COMPONENT IN Jack

8.TV ANTENNA Terminal

9.Coax OUT Jack

10.AV (VIDEO/ AUDIO L/R)in

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CONTROL REFERENCE GUIDE

SIDE and TOP VIEW

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8

8.
Next chapter in DVD mode

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Previous chapter in DVD mode

Press this button to stop playing the DVD
you’re watching.

Press this button to pause the DVD you’re
watching.

Press this button to play the DVD.

To open or close the DVD player loader.

9.Disc Slot
Insert discs to disc slot

(Right direction:put the mirror side of
the disc facing yourself)

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2

STANDBY Button

1.

Press to turn the unit on and off.

2. SOURCE

Press to select the input source of the TV.

3. MENU

Press to display the on-screen TV menu.

4. CH-

Press to change the TV channels and down
highlight selections on the menu screen.

5. CH+

Press to change the TV channels and up
highlight selections on the menu screen.

6. VOL-

Bu tto n

Button

Button

Bu tto n

Bu tto n

13 4 5 6 7

Press to adjust the volume down.

7. VOL+

Bu tto n

Press to adjust the volume up.

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CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING A T V ANTENNA / CABLE / S A TELLITE

To vi ew telev ision cha nne ls corre ctly, a signal must
be received fro m one of the following sou rces:

- An indoor or outd oor aerial antenna

- A ca ble system

- A sate llite sys tem

NOTE

Fo r receiv ing over-the-air TV broadcasts, we
reco mme nd that you us e an exte rna l fixed antenna.
Sh ould you require the use of a temp orar y anten na,
pl ease ensure that you purc has e an antenn a with
su fficient ab ility to recei ve in weak signal areas.
On ly when you are in clos e proximity to a transmitter
wi ll a temp orar y antenna reproduce a sig nal as
st rongl y as a fixed an tenna .

CONNECTING AN A/V DEVICE

To co nnect to other equ ipment such as a VCR , camc order, satellite system or cable, etc.

CONNECTING DEVICES WITH A COMPOSITE (YELLOW RCA-TYPE)
VIDEO OUTPUT

To con nect A/V device s such as a VCR, video ga me system or c amcorder.

Connecting to a VCR / Video Game System / Camcorder

Co nnect the AUDIO / VIDEO cab le (not included) as sh own.
Ma ke sure you c onnect the c able from the other e qui pment ( and ) to thi s uni t

(AV in)

Sa te ll ite, cable or TV antenna
ca bl e to TV A NT ENNA

term in al (cabl e not in cluded)

AUDIO VIDEO OUT

NOTE

Pl ease re fer to the user manual
fo r the other eq uip ment fo r
mo re inf ormation .

To AU DI O / VIDEO
OU T jac ks

To AU DI O / VIDEO
IN j acks

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CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING A HIGH-DEFINITION (HD) SOURCE USING CONNECTION

High -Definiti on (H D) Devic es with compo nent video outp ut must be conne cted to the Y in put.
Conn ect the component vi de o cable and audi o cab le (not inc lu ded) as shown.
Ma ke sure yo u co nnect t he c ompon ent video c ab le and au dio cable f ro m th e other e quipmen t

（COMPONENT OUT and AUDIO OUT）to the unit COMPONENT IN.

COMPONENT

PbPr

NOT E
When connecti ng a DVD pla yer to the telev ision ,
the picture resol ution is sol ely depe ndent upon
the res oluti on suppor ted by the DVD player attached .
DVD player reso lutions var y from 480i to 1080p.
and this televi sion can suppo rt DVD players up to
a maximum resol ution of 1080p.

* May require a subscription

fo r receiving HD channels,
ch eck with your cable/ satellite

COMPONENT IN

se r vice provider for details.

To COMPONENT
VIDEO IN jacks

To CO MPONENT
VI DE O OUT jacks

To COMPONENT AUDIO

OU T ja cks

To COMPONENT

AU DI O IN jacks

CONNECTING A HIGH-DEFINITION (HD) SOURCE USING HDMI CONNECTION

HDMI (H igh Defini ti on Multime di a Interface) sup po r ts bo th video an d audio on a si ng le digital co nn ection
fo r us e with DVD pl ayers , DTV, set- top b oxes a nd other di gi tal AV dev ices. HDM I wa s develop ed to provide

the techn ologies of High Ba nd width Digi tal Content Protect ion (HDCP) as well as Digital Vis ual Interf ace
(D VI ) in one spec ificati on. HDC P is used to protect di gital con te nt tran smitted and rec eived by
DVI- complia nt or HD MIcompl iant displ ay s.
HDMI ha s the capabil ity to suppor t standa rd , enh anced or high -d efiniti on video plus st andard to
mult i-chann el surround- so und audio. HD MI featu re s include unc om pressed digi ta l video, a bandwid th of
up to 2.2 gigab ytes per second (w ith HDT V signals), one conne ctor (instead of several ca bles and
conn ectors) , and co mmunica tion between th e AV source and AV devices su ch as DTVs.

Co nn ect the HDM I cable (no t inclu de d) as
sh ow n:
Ma ke sure yo u co nnect the c able from t he

HDMI CABLE

(NOT INCLUDED)

so ur ce equip ment ( ) to this uni t

( ).

HD MI IN

HD MI OU T

To HDMI
IN jack

To HDMI

ja ckOUT

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CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING A

Co nn ect the 15-pi n D-SUB PC/VGA con ne ctor
from yo ur co mputer to the 15-p in D-SUB PC /VGA
in pu t on this unit usin g a monit or ca ble and an
au di o cable (not inc luded) as sho wn.

Ma ke sure yo u co nnect the c able from t he c omputer
( and ) to this uni t

VGA

( and ).

VGA AUDIO - PC I N

AUDIO - PC O UT

PC

TO AUDIO OUT jacks

TO PC Connector

NOT E

• Insert the power plu g fully into the socket outlet

( ,

If the power plug is loose it could gen erate heat and

cause fire

•

Ensure that the power plug is easily accessible.

•

Ensure the earth pin on the power plug is securely

connected to prevent electrical shock.

•

Do not touch the power pl ug with a wet hand

( .)

This may cause electrical shock

•

Do not use any power cord other than that provided

with this TV This may cause fire or electrical shock

•

Do not d amage the power cord

( ).

A dama ged cord may caus e fire or electri cal shock

• Do not move the TV with the cord plugged in the
socket outlet.

• Do not place a heavy object on the c ord or place
the cord near a high-temperature object.

• Do not twist the cord, bend it excessively, o r stretch it.

• Do not pull on the cord. Hol d onto the power plug body when disconnecting cord.

• Do not use a damaged power plug or s ocke t outlet.

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CONNECTIONS

Connection to a Home Theater Audio System

For BEST audio performance

Connecting to a Home Theater System

Dolby Digital can deliver optimal 2 channel

stereo or surround sound with five discrete

full range channels plus a sixth channel for

a subwoofer.

Enjoy optimal sound reproduction from your

system with a Dolby Digital amplifier that

incorporates a digital coaxial input. Connect

an optional digital cable directly to the

television’s Coax audio output to listen

through all inputs except VGA.

(The VGA does not support digital audio)

SPD IF OUT

Coax

How To Setup Digital Output

Press the MENU button on the remote control
Press the right ► arrow button to select AUDIO
Press the down ▼ arrow button to highlight
SPDIF type right ► Raw or PCM

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Pict ure Audio

Sound Mo de

Ba ss

Treble

Ba la nce

Surround

SP DI F Ty pe

Au dio Language

Mo ve Se lect Ex it

Tim

e

Set up

St andard

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PC M

En glish

MEN U

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