Panasonic SC-HT928 User Manual

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Operating Instructions

DVD Home Theater Sound System

Model No. SC-HT928

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please read these instructions completely. Please keep this manual for future reference.

Region number

The player plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing the region number or “ALL”.

Region Number

The Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

Southeast Asia 3

Australia and N.Z. 4

Russia 5

Example: [Australia[and[N.Z.[

4 ALL

Table of contents

Getting started

Caution for AC Mains Lead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Simple setup

STEP 1 Front and surround speaker

assembly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

STEP 2 Locating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

STEP 3 Connecting speakers with the

subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

STEP 4 Video connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

STEP 5 Radio and system connection . . . . . 9

STEP 6 The remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

STEP 7 QUICK SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Discs that can be played/

Main unit and disc caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Disc operations

Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Position memory/Zoom/Audio/Subtitle/ Quick replay/Page skip/Repeat play/ All group, random and program play

Using navigation menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Playing data discs/Playing HighMATTM discs/Playing the programs/Playing a play list

Using on-screen menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Changing the player settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

GC GN

GCS

Other operations

The radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Automatic presetting/Selecting the preset channels/ Manual tuning/RDS broadcasting/Optional antenna connections

Sound field and sound quality . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26

Sound Field Control/Super Surround/Center Focus/ Dolby Pro Logic II/Multi Rear Surround (MRS), Virtual Rear Surround (VRS)/Speaker level adjustments/Down-mixing/Subwoofer level/Custom Sound Memory

Other functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Sleep timer/Muting/Using headphones

Operating other equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Other speaker setup options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Reference

Safety precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully.

≥Unless otherwise indicated, illustrations in these

operating instructions are of SC-HT928 for Australia and N.Z.

≥Operations in these instructions are described mainly

with the remote control, but you can perform operations on the main unit if the controls are the same.

CAUTION!

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN, MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS.

CAUTION!

≥DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOKCASE,

BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED. TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

≥DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE UNIT’S VENTILATION OPENINGS

WITH NEWSPAPERS, TABLECLOTHS, CURTAINS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS.

≥DO NOT PLACE SOURCES OF NAKED FLAMES, SUCH AS

LIGHTED CANDLES, ON THE UNIT.

≥DISPOSE OF BATTERIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY

FRIENDLY MANNER.

System SC-HT928

Main unit SA-HT928

Front speakers SB-PF921

Center speaker SB-PC920

Surround speakers SB-PS921

Active subwoofer SB-WA928

(Inside of product)

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

(Back of product)

For the Middle East, South Africa, Southeast Asia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN TROPICAL CLIMATES.

For Australia, N.Z. and Russia

THIS UNIT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN MODERATE CLIMATES.

The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and easily accessible or the mains plug or an appliance coupler shall remain readily operable.

This product may receive radio interference caused by mobile telephones during use. If such interference is apparent, please increase separation between the product and the mobile telephone.

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Caution for AC Mains Lead

Accessories

(For Saudi Arabia and Kuwait)

(“GS” area code models only)

For your safety, please read the following text carefully. This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5-ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5-ampere and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark Ï or the BSI mark Ì on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be purchased from your local dealer.

CAUTION!

IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY. THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED INTO ANY 13-AMPERE SOCKET.

If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as stated below. If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician.

IMPORTANT

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral, Brown: Live. As these colours may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured Blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured Black or Blue. The wire which is coloured Brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured Brown or Red.

WARNING: DO NOT CONNECT EITHER WIRE TO THE EARTH TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER E, BY THE EARTH SYMBOL Ó OR COLOURED GREEN OR GREEN/YELLOW.

THIS PLUG IS NOT WATERPROOF—KEEP DRY.

Before use

Remove the connector cover.

How to replace the fuse

The location of the fuse differ according to the type of AC mains plug (figures A and B). Confirm the AC mains plug fitted and follow the instructions below. Illustrations may differ from actual AC mains plug.

1. Open the fuse cover with a screwdriver.

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

∏ 1 Remote control

(EUR7722X60)

∏ 2 Remote control batteries

∏ 1 Video cable

∏ 1 AC mains lead

[Saudi[Arabia]and[Kuwait]

\Australia\and\N.Z.]

[Russia,[Southeast[Asia,[ [the[Middle[East,[South[Africa,[ [Saudi[Arabia[and[Kuwait]

∏ 1 AM loop antenna

∏ 1 FM indoor antenna

∏ 1 System cable

∏ 1 Speaker cable

4-m cable

∏ 1 Sheet of speaker-cable

stickers

∏ 4 Large washer screws

∏ 8 Small screws

[Note]

The included AC mains lead is for use with this unit only. Do not use it with other equipment.

Caution for AC Mains Lead/Accessories

Figure A

Figure B

Fuse cover

2. Replace the fuse and close or attach the fuse cover.

Figure A

Fuse (5 ampere)

Figure B

Fuse (5 ampere)

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Simple setup

Make sure you have all the indicated components before starting assembly, setup, and connection.

4 bases

4 pipes

2 front and 2 surround speaker units

4 large washer screws

4 mounting plates

STEP1

8 small screws

Front and surround speaker assembly

[Note]

The front and surround speaker pairs as well as the pipe pairs are different. – Check the label on the rear of the speaker before attaching the

pipe (‹page 6).

– The pipe with the shorter cable is for the front speaker unit.

Preparation

≥To prevent damage or scratches, lay down a soft cloth and

perform assembly on it.

≥For assembly, use a Phillips-head screwdriver.

2 Attach plate A to the speaker. Ensure that plate A is fastened on straight by lightly tightening the top and bottom screws alternately until fully tightened.

Speaker

Polyfoam

Small screws

Plate A

1 Attach the pipe to the base.

1 Thread the speaker cable through the base.

Front and surround speaker assembly

Lessen excess speaker cable.

Cable

Groove

Thread the speaker cable through here.

Hole for screw

You can also attach to the upper rear of the speaker.

The height of the speaker is indicated in the diagram (‹ page 5) when attaching plate A to the upper rear or lower rear of the speaker.

3 Place the pipe on plate A and attach plate B.

Plate B

Rotate the pipe so that the flat side is facing away from the back of the speaker.

2 Insert the pipe.

Insert the pipe while gently pulling on the speaker cable.

3 Secure the pipe to the

base.

Ensure the screw is securely fastened.

The supplied stands are specially designed for attachment to Panasonic SB-PF921 front speakers and SB-PS921 surround speakers. Only use as indicated in this setup.

Rear side of base

Large washer screw

Cable

2 Attach the stands to the front and

surround speakers.

≥

There is no difference between the right and left speakers and stands.

≥Using the polyfoam included with this unit may be convenient.

1 Remove the screw and separate the mounting plate into

two parts.

Plate B

Plate A

Small screw

Fit the offset into the slot and slide plate B into the locked position.

Plate B

Offset

Slot

4 Secure the plate with the same screw removed in

procedure 1.

Small screw

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∫ Front and surround speaker height

(Assembled diagram)

Speaker

You can adjust within this range.

4 Connect the speaker cables.

1 Twist off the vinyl ends of

the speaker cables.

Rear speaker panel

1,160 mm

750 mm

Pipe

Base

Attach to lower rear of speaker.

818 mm

575 mm

Attach to upper rear of speaker.

3 Adjust the speaker height.

≥Check the screws you tightened on page 4.

e.g. Attaching the stand to the lower rear of the speaker

1 Loosen the attached speaker mounting

plate screw until the attached speaker is slightly loose and adjustable.

Be careful not to loosen the screw too much or the speaker may detach and fall.

2 With one hand on the base and the other

holding the speaker, adjust the height of the speaker up and down.

≥After adjusting the height, tighten the screw

on the mounting plate securely.

704 mm

Stoppe screw

Do not remove.

Insert the wire fully.

_: Copper `: Silver

Push!

2 Press the speaker cable into the groove.

If there is any excess speaker cable, detach the rubber cap on the top of the pipe and thread the speaker cable into the opening while pulling the speaker cable from the bottom of the base.

Front and surround speaker assembly

5 Fasten the speaker cable to the base.

1 Press the speaker

cable and thread between the

Phillips-head screwdriver

Stopper screw

Screw to stop mounting plate from moving or sliding below this point.

For your reference

You can enjoy good acoustics by adjusting the height of the speaker to the height of the television so the center positions of both are approximately the same.

hooks.

Rear side of base

∫ Preventing the speakers from falling over (Front and surround speakers)

Preparation

Attach screw eyes (not included) to secure the speakers to the wall (‹right diagram ).

≥You will need to obtain the appropriate screw eyes to match the

walls and pillars to which the screw eyes are going to be fastened.

≥Consult with a qualified housing contractor concerning the

appropriate procedure when attaching to a concrete wall or a surface that may not have strong enough support. Improper attachment may result in damage to the wall or speakers.

1 Thread the string (not included) through the slot on the

rear of the speaker to prevent it from falling over.

2 Loop the string through the screw eye and tie tightly.

e.g.

String (not included)

Rear of the speaker

2 Fit the speaker

cable into the base cover groove as far as possible.

Cable

Screw eye (not included)

Approx. 150 mm

Wall

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How you set up your speakers can affect the bass and the sound field. Note the following points. ≥Place speakers on flat secure bases.

STEP2 Locating

≥Placing speakers too close to floors, walls, and corners can result in excessive bass. Cover

walls and windows with thick curtains.

Do not use a front speaker as a surround speaker or vice versa. Verify the type of speaker with the label on the rear of the speaker.

Locating

SUBWOOFERFRONT (L, R) SURROUND (L, R) CENTER

Speaker labels

≥The left and right speaker pairs are the same with respect to the front and

surround speakers.

Setup example

≥Place the front, center, and surround speakers at approximately

the same distance from the seating position. The angles in the diagrams are approximate.

≥Use only supplied speakers

Using other speakers can damage the unit and sound quality will be negatively affected.

≥Set the speakers up on an even surface to prevent them from

falling. Take proper precautions to prevent the speakers from falling if you cannot set them up on an even surface.

Main unit

[Note]

Keep your speakers at least 10 mm away from the system for proper ventilation.

Center speaker

≥Vibration caused by the center speaker can disrupt the picture if it

is placed directly on the television. Put the center speaker on a rack or shelf.

≥To prevent the speakers from falling, do not place directly on top

of the television.

Subwoofer

Place to the right or left of the television, on the floor or a sturdy shelf so that it won’t cause vibration. Leave 10 cm at the rear for ventilation.

Caution

Hold the speakers by the sides. Applying pressure to the front net can damage the speaker.

Main unit

Notes on speaker use

≥You can damage your speakers and shorten their useful life if you

play sound at high levels over extended periods.

≥Reduce the volume in the following cases to avoid damage.

– When playing distorted sound. – When the speakers are receiving howling from a record player,

noise from FM broadcasts, or continuous signals from an

oscillator, test disc, or electronic instrument. – When adjusting the sound quality. – When turning the unit on or off.

If irregular coloring occurs on your television

The supplied speakers are designed to be used close to a television, but the picture may be affected with some televisions and setup combinations.

If this occurs, turn the television off for about 30 minutes.

The television’s demagnetizing function should correct the problem. If it persists, move the speakers farther away from the television.

Caution

≥The main unit and supplied speakers are to be used only

as indicated in this setup. Failure to do so may lead to damage to the amplifier and/or the speakers, and may result in the risk of fire. Consult a qualified service person if damage has occurred or if you experience a sudden change in performance.

≥Do not attempt to attach these speakers to walls using

methods other than those described in this manual.

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STEP3 Connecting speakers with the subwoofer

Attach the speaker-cable stickers to make connection easier.

SUBWOOFER

≥4-m cable: For center speaker

Sheet of speaker-cable stickersSpeaker cable

Speaker-cable sticker

2 FRONT (R)

5 CENTER

Silver Copper

1 FRONT (L)

4 SURROUND (R)

3 SURROUND (L)

Connecting speakers with the subwoofer

Insert the wire fully.

Click!

\Note]

≥Never short-circuit positive (i) and negative (j) speaker wires. ≥Be sure to connect only positive (copper) wires to positive (i) terminals and negative (silver) wires to negative (j) terminals.

Incorrect connection can damage the speakers.

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STEP4 Video connections

≥Do not connect through the video cassette recorder.

Due to copy guard protection, the picture may not be displayed properly.

≥Turn the television off before connecting, and refer to the

television’s operating instructions.

Video cable

Video connections

∫ Television with a VIDEO IN terminal

Television

(not included)

Back of the main unit

VIDEO IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

(480P/480I)

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

Video cable

(included)

OUT

∫ Television with an S-VIDEO IN terminal

Television

(not included)

Back of the main unit

S-VIDEO

S-video cable

(not included)

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

(480P/480I)

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

∫ Television with COMPONENT VIDEO IN

terminals

Television

(not included)

Back of the main unit

\Russia]

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

(480P/480I)

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

Video cables

(not included)

∫ Television with SCART terminal

Television

(not included)

Back of the main unit

Scart cable

(not included)

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S-VIDEO OUT terminal

The S-VIDEO OUT terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the VIDEO OUT terminal by separating the chrominance (C) and luminance (Y) signals. (Actual results depend on the television.)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals

These terminals can be used for either interlace or progressive output and provide a purer picture than the S-VIDEO OUT terminal. Connection using these terminals outputs the color difference signals (P

B/PR) and luminance signal (Y) separately in

order to achieve high fidelity in reproducing colors. ≥The description of the component video input terminals depends

on the television or monitor (e.g. Y/P

B/PR, Y/B-Y/R-Y, Y/CB/CR).

Connect to terminals of the same color.

≥\Russia] When making this connection, select “Video/Y PB PR” or

“S-Video/Y PB PR” from QUICK SETUP (‹ page 10).

SCART (AV) terminal

To improve picture quality, you can change the video signal output from the SCART (AV) terminal from “Video” to either “S-Video” or “RGB” to suit the type of television you are using. Select “S-Video/ Y PB PR” or “RGB/No Output” from QUICK SETUP (‹ page 10).

To enjoy progressive video

≥Connect to the component video input terminals on a 480P

compatible television. (Video will not be displayed correctly if connected to an incompatible television.)

≥When playing NTSC discs, change video output mode to

“480P” (‹ page 19) or press [PROGRESSIVE] on the main unit so “PROG.” appears on the display.

All Panasonic televisions that have 480P input connectors are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you have another brand of television.

[Note]

Output from this unit is interlace if you have connected to the television through the VIDEO OUT, S-VIDEO OUT or SCART (AV) terminal or when playing PAL discs, even if “PROG.” is on the display.

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STEP5 Radio and system connection

System cable

AM loop antenna

FM indoor antenna

AC mains lead

[Saudi[Arabia]and[Kuwait]

≥Connect the AC mains lead after all other connections are complete. ≥Optional antenna connections (‹ page 23).

FM indoor antenna

Adhesive tape Affix this end of the antenna

where reception is best.

Main unit

OPTICAL

FM ANT

(75h)

AM ANT

LOOP

EXT

VCR

AUDIO

AUX

Catch up

Click!

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

LINE

(480P/480I)

OUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUT

AM loop antenna

Stand the antenna up on its base. Place the antenna where reception is best. Keep loose antenna cable away from other wires and cables.

To disconnect

Press the catch and pull out.

System cable

[Australia\and\N.Z.]

Subwoofer

To disconnect

Press the catch and pull out.

[Russia,[Southeast]Asia,[the[Middle[East,[ [South[Africa,[Saudi[Arabia[and[Kuwait]

\Southeast\Asia,\the\Middle\East,\ \South\Africa,\Saudi\Arabia\and\Kuwait[

Before connecting the AC mains lead

Set the voltage.

127 V 110 V 220 V-230 V 240 V

VOLT ADJ

Use a flat-head screwdriver to turn the voltage selector on the back of the subwoofer to the appropriate position for the area in which this system is used. If the power supply in your area is 115 V or 120 V, please set the voltage selector as follows:

≥For 115 V: Set to 110 V. ≥For 120 V: Set to 127 V.

Radio and system connection/The remote control

AC mains lead

To household mains socket

Catch up

Conserving power

The main unit consumes a small amount of power, even when it is turned off (For Russia, Australia and N.Z.: approx. 0.7 W or for Southeast Asia, the Middle East, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait: approx. 0.9 W). To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long time, unplug it from the household mains socket. You will need to reset some memory items after plugging in the unit.

STEP6 The remote control

Batteries

≥Do not use

rechargeable type batteries.

Remote control

Insert so the poles (i and j) match

those in the remote control.

R6/LR6, AA, UM-3

[Saudi[Arabia]and[Kuwait]

BE SURE TO READ THE CAUTION FOR THE AC MAINS LEAD ON PAGE 3 BEFORE CONNECTION.

Do not:

≥mix old and new batteries. ≥use different types at the same time. ≥heat or expose to flame. ≥take apart or short circuit. ≥attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries. ≥use batteries if the covering has been peeled off.

Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which can damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire.

Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time. Store in a cool, dark place.

∫ Use

Aim at the sensor (‹ page 10), avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of 7 m directly in front of the unit.

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STEP7 QUICK SETUP

The QUICK SETUP screen assists you to make necessary settings.

Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the television.

123 4 56

QUICK SETUP/Control reference guide

DVD/CD

SHIFT

Turn the unit on.

To change these settings later

Select “QUICK SETUP” in “Others” tab (‹ page 21).

Select “DVD/CD”.

Shows QUICK SETUP screen.

Control reference guide

See reference pages in brackets.

Turn the unit

on/off.

Switch the

television’s video

input mode (29).

(12, 13)

(12)

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

VCR

DVD/CD

VOLUME

SETUP MUTING

Follow the messages and make the settings.

(29)

Select the source

DIGITAL, AUX (29) TUNER/BAND (22) DVD/CD (10)

(22, 29)

Adjust the volume.

Select

ENTER

RETURN

ENTER

Press to finish QUICK SETUP.

Standby/on indicator

When the unit is connected to the AC mains supply, this indicator lights up in standby mode and goes out when the unit is turned on.

Source select button [INPUT SELECTOR] (22)

DVD/CD#FM#AM#TV#VCR#AUX

D-IN (Digital In)#Return to DVD/CD

Digital in button [DIGITAL IN] (29)

INPUT

1 2 3 4 5

SELECTOR

V.R.S, M.R.S indicators (25)

RDS ([Russia[), Progressive button (23, 12)

V.R.S M.R.S

5 DISC SELECTOR

PROGRESSIVE

C.S.M

DIGITAL IN

SETUP

SHIFT

MUTING

Press to exit.

VOLUME

CD MODE

TUNE MODE

FM MODE MEMORY

Remote control signal sensor

DOWN

TUNING

DISC EXCHANGE

PHONES

OPEN/CLOSE

DISC SKIP

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(13, 16, 17)

(10)

(18, 29)

TOP MENU

(13, 16, 17)

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

ENTER

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

(13, 29)

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SLEEP C.S.M

FL DISPLAY

SHIFT

SFC

POSITION

MEMORY

PAG E

GROUP

TEST

CH SELECT

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM AUDIO

AV EFFECT CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

SUBTITLE

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

(26) (24) (24)

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

(26, 27)

(14) (14)

AV EFFECT

PAG E

GROUP

12, 14

) (15)

TEST

QUICK REPLAY

CH SELECT

CD MODE

(13, 25)

FL DISPLAY

(13) (

ZOOM

AUDI O

(25) (14) (14)

To use functions labeled in orange:

While pressing [SHIFT], press the corresponding button.

Standby/on switch [Í/I]

Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power.

MIX 2CH

(24, 26)

SETUP MUTING

(20, 27)

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

AC supply indicator (AC IN)

This indicator lights

SUBTITLE

when the unit is connected to the AC mains supply.

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Discs that can be played

Disc Logo

DVD-RAM

DVD-Audio

DVD-Video

Indication

used in

operating

instructions

[RAM]

[JPEG]

[DVD-A] —

[DVD-V]

Remarks

Recorded using Version 1.1 of the Video Recording Format (a unified video recording standard).

Recorded using the DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) standard.

Some DVD-Audio discs contain DVD-Video content. To play DVD-Video content, select “Play as DVD-Video” in Other Menu (‹ page 19)

—

≥Recorded with DVD-Video recorders, DVD-

Video cameras, personal computers, etc.

≥Remove TYPE 2

and 4 discs from their cartridges before use.

≥Recorded with Panasonic DVD-Video

recorders.

≥To play JPEG files, select “Play as Data Disc”

in Other Menu (‹ page 19).

[DVD-V]

DVD-R

Video CD

[VCD]

SVCD

CD [CD]

[WMA]

CD-R CD-RW

A process that allows play on compatible equipment.

≥It may not be possible to play the above discs in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

—

[MP3]

[JPEG]

[CD]

[VCD]

∫ Discs that cannot be played

DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDV, CD-G, DVD+R, iRW, DVD-RW, SACD, Divx Video Discs and Photo CD, DVD-RAM that cannot be removed from their cartridge, 2.6-GB and 5.2-GB DVD-RAM, and “Chaoji VCD” available on the market including CVD, DVCD and SVCD that do not conform to IEC62107.

Panasonic DVD-R recorded and finalized DVD-Video cameras are played as DVD-Video on this unit.

—

Conforming to IEC62107

This unit is compatible with HDCD, but does not support the Peak Extend function. (A function which expands the dynamic range of high level signals) HDCD-encoded CDs sound better because they are encoded with 20 bits, as compared with 16 bits for all other CDs.

≥During HDCD play, “HDCD” lights on the unit’s display. ≥This unit can play CD-R/RW (audio recording disc) recorded with the formats on

the left. Close the sessions or finalize

≥HighMAT discs

WMA, MP3 or JPEG files only. To play without using the HighMAT function, select “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu (‹ page 19).

∫ Video systems

– This unit can play PAL and NTSC, but your television must match

the system used on the disc. – PAL discs cannot be correctly viewed on an NTSC television. – This unit can convert NTSC signals to PAL 60 for viewing on a PAL

television (‹ page 20, “NTSC Disc Output” in “Video” tab).

on Panasonic DVD-Video recorders or

the disc after recording.

Discs that can be played/Main unit and disc caution

∫ Audio format of DVDs

This unit automatically recognizes and decodes discs with these symbols.

Main unit and disc caution

∫ To prevent damage

Do not: –load more than one disc per tray. –touch the drawer or the carousel while they are in motion. –rotate the carousel by hand. –close the drawer by hand.

∫ To clean discs

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD]

Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry.

[RAM] [DVD-R]

≥Clean with an optional DVD-RAM/PD disc cleaner

(LF-K200DCA1, where available).

≥Never use cloths or cleaners for CDs, etc.

∫ Disc handling precautions

≥Do not attach labels or stickers to discs (This may cause disc

warping, rendering it unusable). ≥Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other writing

instrument. ≥Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static

electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent.

≥Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers. ≥Do not use the following discs:

– Discs with exposed adhesive from removed stickers or labels

(rented discs, etc.). – Discs that are badly warped or cracked. – Irregularly shaped discs, such as heart shapes.

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Basic play

Numbered

buttons

CANCEL

3421

ENTER

GROUP

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

SFC

LEVEL

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM

AUDIO

AV EFFECT CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

VCR

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

DVD/CD

VOLUME

1 Turn the

unit on.

2 Select

“DVD/CD”.

INPUT

SELECTOR

INPUT

1 2 3 4 5

SELECTOR

V.R.S M.R.S

5 DISC SELECTOR

Disc select buttons/ indicators

5 Start play.

When the disc finishes playing:

If the next disc doesn’t start playing, select the disc (‹ page 13, Disc selection).

3 Open the drawer and place the

disc(s).

OPEN/CLOSE

≥Load double-sided discs so the label for the side you

want to play is facing up.

≥To load discs on the other trays, press [DISC SKIP]

on the main unit.

≥Play will start from the disc in the front-left position.

4 Close the drawer.

A disc indicator lights to show the tray is in the play position.

PROGRESSIVE

Stop

OPEN/CLOSE

DISC EXCHANGE

DISC SKIP

DOWN

PHONES

Press to skip. Press and hold to search.

PROGRESSIVE

DIGITAL IN

C.S.M

CD MODE

TUNE MODE

FM MODE MEMORY

6 Adjust the

volume.

VOLUME

TUNING

DISC SKIP

Progressive video

Stop

Pause

Skip

(during play)

Slow-motion

(during pause)

Main unit only

PROGRESSIVE

SKIP

SLOW/SEARCH

MONO RDS PS

TUNED MP3

ST L R PTY

DISC

PGM

SLEEP

D.MIX

PROG.

TTL GRP

WMA CSM RND HDCD SFC SEQ DVD-

AVRCD

The position is memorized while “RESUME” is on the display. ≥Press [1] (play) to resume.

[DVD-V] To re v iew the previous chapters

(‹page 14, Position memory)

≥Press [∫] to clear the

position.

≥Press [1] (play) to start play.

≥[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

[

34] :

Group skip during

play

[

21] :

Content skip during

play

≥Up to 5 steps. ≥Press [1] (play) to start play.

≥[VCD] Slow motion, forward

direction only.

On-screen item select

Enter number

Starting play from a selected group

DOWN

Select

ENTER

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] e.g. To select 12: [S10] ‹ [1] ‹ [2]

[VCD] with playback control

-/--

While stopped, press the

S10

numbered buttons. [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

ENTER

e.g. To select 123: [1] ‹ [2] ‹ [3] ‹ [ENTER]

≥Press [CANCEL] to cancel

CANCEL

the number(s).

[DVD-A] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] A folder on WMA/MP3 and JPEG discs is treated as a “Group”.

PA GE

GROUP

;

Select

ENTER

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≥[VCD] Forward direction only.

Frame-byframe

(during pause)

Page 13

DISC 1-5

C.F

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

TUNER/BAND

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

-/--

CANCEL

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

VCR

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

INPUT

SELECTOR

1 2 3 4 5

V.R.S M.R.S

5 DISC SELECTOR

DIGITAL IN

C.S.M

CD MODE

PROGRESSIVE

CD MODE

TUNE MODE

FM MODE MEMORY

DISC EXCHANGE

OPEN/CLOSE

DISC EXCHANGE

DISC SKIP

PHONES

TUNING

VOLUME

DOWN

DISC SKIP

TOP MENU

NAVIGATOR

FL DISPLAY

SHIFT

Disc menu

Return to previous screen

Main unit display

Information screen

Disc selection

Skipping to the next disc tray

TOP MENU

DIRECT

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SLEEP C.S.M

FL DISPLAY

SHIFT

SFC

POSITION MEMORY

PAG E

GROUP

TEST

CH SELECT

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

TOP MENU

RETURN

FL DISPLAY

SUBTITLE

SHIFT

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

Main unit only

DISC SKIP

ZOOM AUDIO

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

CD MODE

SUBTITLE

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] Shows a disc top menu

[DVD-V]

Shows a disc menu

[VCD]

Shows a disc menu

[RAM] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3]

Time display

,-.Number display

[JPEG]

When Slideshow is on:

,-.Number display

SLIDE When Slideshow is off: PLAY

,-.Number display

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [CD] (CD text only)

Turns the information screen on/ off.

≥You can also select the disc

with 5 DISC SELECTOR buttons on the main unit.

≥While the drawer is closed

Each time you press the button, the carousel moves clockwise by one tray.

Changing the other discs without interrupting play

Exchanging the discs in the play position

CD Mode (CD sequential play)

(while stopped)

Main unit only

OPEN/CLOSE

;

DISC SKIP

Main unit only

DISC EXCHANGE

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

;

≥The carousel moves one tray

clockwise and each subsequent press moves it two trays in alternate directions.

≥The drawer opens and the

disc in the play position comes to the front-left position.

≥Press the button again to

play the disc after changing the disc in the front-left position.

[VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3]

This feature is very convenient if you want to play several music CDs sequentially. DVD and JPEG files are skipped without being played.

S.SRND

TRCK C.F

CHAP DTS

PL DIGITAL

L C

LS SRSLFE

≥HighMAT menus and Video

CD playback control are disabled.

≥You cannot change the mode

during play, program or random play.

≥If you want to play a DVD,

press [CD MODE] again to cancel CD Mode. (CD Mode is also canceled when you switch the unit to standby.)

Basic play

[Note[

Discs continue to rotate while menus are displayed. Press [∫] when you finish to preserve the unit’s motor and your television screen.

If you are experiencing problems, refer to troubleshooting (‹ page 34, 35).

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Convenient functions

3421

ENTER

POSITION

MEMORY

PAG E

SHIFT

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

SFC

LEVEL

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM

AUDIO

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

VCR

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

RETURN

ZOOM AUDIO

SUBTITLE

QUICK REPLAY

POSITION

MEMORY

ZOOM

AUDIO

ZOOM

AUDIO

SHIFT

SUBTITLE

QUICK REPLAY

PA GE

GROUP

SHIFT

See below for details.

Position memory

Memorizes the position to resume play.

Zoom

Expands the letterbox picture to fit the screen.

Audio

Changes the soundtrack.

Subtitle

Changes the subtitle language.

Quick replay

Replays a scene.

Page skip

Selects still pictures.

Position memory

(Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed. [JPEG]: Works with all JPEG content.)

This position is memorized even after turning off the unit, changing the source or changing the disc out of the play position.

Press [POSITION MEMORY].

Position memorized

≥Up to 5 discs. ≥When the sixth disc is memorized, the earliest position is replaced. ≥You cannot recall the position in CD Mode (‹page 13).

When the unit is turned on, reselect “DVD/CD”, or when the disc comes to the play position, “RESUME” is displayed.

Press [1] (play) to start play from that position.

To review the previous chapters [DVD-V]

Press [1] (play) while the following message is displayed.

Press PLAY to preview chapters

The beginning portions of each chapter up to the current one are played. ≥Do not press [1] (play) if you want to cancel review.

Press PLAY to Chapter Review

Zoom

[RAM]

[DVD-V] [VCD]

Press [SHIFT]i[ZOOM] several times to select the preset aspect ratio or “Auto”. (Just Fit Zoom)

Fine adjustments (Manual Zoom)

Press [21]. –from k1.00 to k1.60 (in 0.01 units) –from k1.60 to k2.00 (in 0.02 units) ≥Press and hold [21] to alter faster.

Just Fit Zoom 1.00

Audio

[DVD-A]

[DVD-V] (with multiple

soundtracks) [RAM] [VCD]

Press [AUDIO] several times to select the

soundtrack.

[RAM] [VCD]

You can use this button to select “L”, “R” or “LR”.

[DVD-V] (Karaoke discs)

Press [21] to select “On” or “Off” for vocals.

Read the disc’s instructions for details.

Audio 1

Subtitle

[DVD-V] (with multiple subtitles) [VCD] (SVCD only)

[RAM] (On/Off only)

Press [SUBTITLE] several

times to select the subtitle

language.

To clear/display the subtitles

Press [21] to select “On” or “Off”.

Subtitle Off

Quick replay

(Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed.)

Press [QUICK REPLAY] to skip back a few

seconds.

Page skip

[DVD-A]

During play or while paused

Press [SHIFT] i [PAGE].

The page changes each time you do this.

≥Press [RETURN] to go back to page 1.

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Numbered

buttons

CANCEL

3421

ENTER

PAG E

SHIFT

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

SFC

LEVEL

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM AUDIO

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

REPEAT PLAY MODE

SHIFT

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

See below for details.

Repeat play

All group, random and program play

Each time you press the button while stopped:

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

All group ([DVD-A])>Program> Random>off (Normal play)

^-----------------------------------------------------------------------------}

[VCD]

[CD]

(There is no on-screen display.)

Program>1-DISC random >ALL-DISC random >off (Normal play)

^-----------------------------------------------------------------------------}

To exit all group, program and random mode

Press [PLAY MODE] several times while stopped.

≥

Disable HighMAT disc play to use random and program play. Select “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu (

≥

[DVD-A]

Some discs contain bonus groups. If a password screen appears after selecting a group, enter the password with the numbered buttons to play the bonus group. Refer also to the disc’s jacket.

‹

page 19).

Repeat play

(Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed [JPEG]: Works with all JPEG content.)

During play

Press [SHIFT]i[REPEAT] several times to select an item to be repeated.

Repeat Off

[RAM]: PG REPEAT>ALL REPEAT (Entire disc)>REPEAT OFF

≥

During play list play: SCENE REPEAT>PL REPEAT>REPEAT OFF

[DVD-A]: TRACK REPEAT>GROUP REPEAT§>REPEAT OFF [DVD-V]

: CHAPTER REPEAT>TITLE REPEAT

[CD] (There is no on-screen display.)

[VCD]

>REPEAT OFF

TRACK REPEAT>ALL REPEAT (Entire disc)>REPEAT OFF

[MP3] (There is no on-screen display.)

[WMA]

CONTENT REPEAT>GROUP REPEAT§>

REPEAT OFF

[JPEG] (There is no on-screen display.)

GROUP REPEAT

During all group ([DVD-A]), program and random play “ALL REPEAT”

>REPEAT OFF

is displayed.

All group, random and program play

∫ All group play

[DVD-A]

Press [1] (play).

All Group Playback

Press PLAY to start

∫ Program play (up to 24 items)

[VCD] [CD] (There is no on-screen

display.)

You can program all the items on discs. [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] You can program all the items on a disc in the play position.

1 [VCD] [CD]

e.g. [DVD-V]

Program Play

Choose a title and chapter.

TitleNo. Chapter Time

to select and press

ENTER

Play

Clear

Clear all

PLAY

to exit

Press [SHIFT]i([DISC1]–[DISC5]).

2 Press the numbered buttons to select the

items (

≥To select a 2-digit number

≥Repeat this step to program other items. ≥[VCD] [CD] Step 1 is unnecessary when programming tracks

≥[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] then press [ENTER]).

e.g. [CD]

TUNED

MONO RDS PS

MP3

ST L R PTY WMA CSM RND HDCD SFC SEQ DVD-

AVRCD

DISC

SLEEP

D.MIX PROG.

PGM

TTL GRP

S.SRND

TRCK C.F

CHAPDTS

PL DIGITAL

L C

LS SRSLFE

Disc No. Track No. Program No.

e.g.To select 25: [S10]‹[2]‹[5]

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] [2]‹[5]‹[ENTER]

on the same disc.

To select an item using the cursor buttons Press [ENTER] and [34] to select an item, then press [ENTER] again to register. All the items in the selected disc, title or group are selected when you select “ALL”.

3 Press [1] (play).

Convenient functions

∫ Random play

[VCD] [CD]

1-DISC: You can play all the items on a disc in the play position in

ALL[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

You can play selected item(s) on a disc in the play position in random order.

1 [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

(There is no on-screen display.)

random order.

DISC

: You can play all the items on all the discs in random order.

e.g. [DVD-V]

Random Playback

Press the numbered buttons to select a title or a group (

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

then press

Choose a title.

Title

0 ~ 9

to select

to start

PLAY

[ENTER]).

[DVD-A]

≥

To enter all groups, press [

] to select “All” and press [ENTER].

≥To deselect a group, press the numbered buttons

corresponding to the group you want to clear.

2 Press [1] (play).

≥You can play a maximum of 999 audio/picture contents in

random order.

To add or change the program

[VCD] [CD] (Add only): Repeat steps 1 and 2.

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Press [34] to select an item, then repeat step 2. ≥Press [SHIFT] + [PAGE] to skip 8 lines at a time.

To clear an item

[VCD] [CD] Press [CANCEL].

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

1Press [34] to select an item. 2 Press [CANCEL] (or press [3421] to select “Clear” and

press [ENTER]).

To clear the whole program

[VCD] [CD] Press [∫] so “CLEAR” is displayed.

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

Press [3421] to select “Clear all” and press [ENTER].

[Note]

≥

[DVD-V] [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

≥[VCD] [CD] Items which the unit cannot find can be programmed but

are canceled during play. This is also the case if you program DVD-RAM, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video, WMA, MP3 and JPEG.

≥The program is cleared when you switch the unit to standby, select

another source, exit program mode by pressing [PLAY MODE] or move the disc out of the play position.

[VCD] [CD] The program is retained in memory.

Times are not displayed while programming.

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Using navigation menus

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

TUNER/BAND

DVD/ CD

Numbered

buttons

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

-/--

CANCEL

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

SKIP

VOLUME

TOP MENU

Playing data discs

Playing HighMATTM discs

Using navigation menus

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SFC

PAG E

GROUP

TEST

ENTER

SUPER SRND

QUICK REPLAY

C.FOCUS

ZOOM

AUDIO

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

MENU, PLAY LIST

See below and the following page for details.

TOP MENU,

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

3421

ENTER

DISPLAY

PAG E

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SLEEP

C.S.M

FL DISPLAY

SHIFT

POSITION

MEMORY

CH SELECT

SHIFT

Playing data discs

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG] You can play JPEG files on DVD-RAM or play HighMAT discs without using the HighMAT function (

‹

page 19, “Play as Data Disc” in Other Menu).

∫ Using playback menus (except JPEG files on DVD-RAM)

1 Press [TOP MENU]. 2 Press [34] to select “All”, “Audio” or

“Picture” and press [ENTER].

≥To exit the screen

Press [TOP MENU].

∫ Using navigation menus

1 Press [MENU]. 2 Press [3421] to select the group or

audio/picture content and press [ENTER].

Group and content

avigation Menu

002 My favorite2

Perfume

001 My favorite1 002 My favorite2

001 Brazilian 002 Chinese 003 Czech 004 Hungarian 005 Japanese 006 Mexican 007 Philippine 008 Swedish 009 Piano 010 Vocal

DISPLAY

Group

005 Japanese

001 Lady Starfish

Group 005/023

to display the sub menu

Audio/picture contents

001 Lady Starfish 002 Metal Glue 003 Life on Jupiter 004 Starperson

Content 0001/0004

JPEG

RETURN

≥To enjoy listening to WMA/MP3 contents while showing a

JPEG image on the screen

Select a JPEG file first, and then select tracks. (The opposite order is not effective.)

≥To exit the screen

Press [MENU].

To use the contents screen to find a track

[CD] (CD text only)

Press

[TOP MENU]

[MENU]

2 Press [34] to

move through the tracks and press [ENTER].

≥Press [SHIFT]i[PAGE] to skip to 10 lines at a time.

number currently playing

: JPEG files

: WMA/MP3 files

Number currently selected

to exit

CDText

Disc Title: All By Artist Disc Artist: Pink Island Track title: Long John Platinum Track Artist: SHIPWRECKED

Ashley at Prom

City Penguin Formura one

Soccer Baseball

Neanderthal

Cartoons

Trilobites

White Dwarf

Discovery

10.

to select and press

ENTER

RETURN

201

1/23

to exit

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

PLAY

LIST

Playing the programs

Playing a play list

Using the submenu [WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

1 While the menu is displayed

Press [DISPLAY].

Items shown differ depending on the type of software.

Multi List Tree Thumbnail Next group Previous group

All Audio Picture

Help display Find

Groups and content Contents only

Groups only Thumbnail images [JPEG] To go to next groups

[WMA] [MP3]

To go to previous groups

WMA/MP3 and JPEG files WMA/MP3 files only JPEG files only

To switch between guide messages and the elapsed play time indicator

To search by content or group title (‹below)

2 Press [3 4] to select the sub menu and

press [ENTER].

∫

Searching by content or group title

Place the cursor on the group title to search a group, or place the cursor on the content title to search contents.

1 Select “Find” (‹ above).

2 Press [3 4] to select a character and press [ENTER].

≥Repeat to enter another character. ≥Lower case is also searched. ≥Press [6 5] to skip between A, E, I, O and U. ≥Press [2] to erase a character. ≥Erase the asterisk (¢) to search for the titles starting with that

character.

3 Press [1] to select “Find” and press [ENTER].

The search result screen appears.

4 Press [3 4] to select the content or group and press

[ENTER].

Find

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

[WMA] [MP3]

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Playing HighMATTM discs

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

1 While stopped

Press [TOP MENU].

2 Press [3421] to select the item

following the on-screen instructions.

e.g.

New Playlist Item Long Name Display Te

Menu1

Play list2

2 Prev

Play list1

Menu3

Return

PAGE 1/3

Menu2

Play list3

≥To change the menu background

Press [DISPLAY]. The background changes to the one recorded on the disc.

≥To exit the screen

Press [∫].

∫ Selecting from the list

1 During play

Press [MENU].

2 Press [2] then

[34] to switch among Playlist,

Menu: Takes you to the next

menu which shows play lists or another menu

Play list: play starts

Playlist

Group

Content

All By Artist

No.

Few times in summer

Less and less

And when I was born

Quatre gymnopedies

You've made me sad

I can't quit him

Evening glory

Wheeling spin

Velvet Cuppermine

Ziggy starfish

to playto select

ENTER

Content title

RETURN

Group and Content lists.

3 Press [1] then [34] to select an item

and press [ENTER].

≥Press [SHIFT]i[PAGE] to skip 10 lines at a time.

≥To exit the screen

Press [MENU].

to exit

Playing the programs

[RAM]

1 Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].

≥Titles appear only if you

have entered them

≥You cannot change

program and disc titles.

2 Press [34] or the

numbered buttons to select the program.

≥Press [SHIFT]i[PAGE] to skip 5 lines at a time. ≥To select a 2-digit number

e.g. 23: [S10] ‹ [2] ‹ [3]

≥Press [1] to show the contents of the program and the disc.

Direct Navigator

No.

11/ 1(WED) 0:05 Monday feature1

1/ 1 (MON) 1:05 Auto action2

2/ 2 (TUE ) 2:21 Cinema3

3/ 3 (WED) 3:37 Music4

4/10(THU) 11:05 Baseball5

to select and press

Date

ENTER

3 Press [ENTER].

≥To exit the screen

Press [DIRECT NAVIGATOR].

Playing a play list

[RAM]

(Only when the disc contains a play list)

1 Press [PLAY LIST]. 2 Press [34] or the

numbered buttons to select the play list.

≥Press [SHIFT]i[PAGE] to

skip 10 lines at a time.

≥To select a 2-digit number

e.g. 23: [S10] ‹ [2] ‹ [3]

Playlist

to select and press

DateNo. Length Title

11/1 0:00:01 City Penguin1

1/ 1 0:01:20 Ashley at Prom2

2/ 2 1:10:04 Formula one3

3/ 3 0:10:20 Soccer4

4/10 0:00:01 Baseball5

4/11 0:00:01 City Penguin6

4/ 15 0:01:10 Ashley at Prom7

4/ 17 0:13:22 Formula one8

4/ 20 0:05:30 Soccer9

4/22 0:07:29 Baseball10

ENTER

3 Press [ENTER].

≥To exit the screen

Press [PLAY LIST]

Title Contents

to exit

RETURN

to exit

RETURN

Using navigation menus

Tips for making WMA/MP3 and JPEG discs (For CD-R, CD-RW)

≥Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended

formats).

≥This unit is compatible with multi-session but if there are a lot of

sessions it takes more time for play to start. Keep the number of sessions to a minimum to avoid this.

Naming folders and files

At the time of recording, prefix folder and file names with 3-digit numbers in the order you want to play them (this may not work at times). Files must have the extension: “.WMA” or “.wma” “.MP3” or “.mp3” “.JPG”, “.jpg”, “.JPEG” or “.jpeg”

e.g. [MP3]

root

001 group

003 group

001

001 track.mp3 002 track.mp3 003 track.mp3 002 group

001 track.mp3 002 track.mp3 003 track.mp3 004 track.mp3

001 track.mp3 002 track.mp3 003 track.mp3

[WMA]

≥You cannot play WMA files that are copy protected.

[MP3]

≥This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags. ≥Compatible sampling rate: 8, 11.02, 12, 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1

and 48 kHz

[JPEG]

≥To view JPEG files on this unit:

– Take them on a digital camera that meets the DCF Standard

(Design rule for Camera File system) Version 1.0. Some digital cameras have functions that are not supported by the DCF Standard Version 1.0 like automatic picture rotation which may render a picture un-viewable.

– Do not alter the files in any way or save them under a different

name.

≥This unit cannot display moving pictures, MOTION JPEG and other

such formats, still pictures other than JPEG (e.g. TIFF) or play associated sound.

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Using on-screen menus

(Refer to page 10 for remote control button positions.)

1234

DISPLAY

Press once.

(When pressed twice, the elapsed play time indicator appears ‹ below.)

Items shown differ depending on the type of software.

Main Menu

Select

Go to the next menu

ENTER

Return to the previous menu

Select

ENTER

Select the menu. Make the settings. Press twice to exit.

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

-/--

S10

DISPLAY

Using on-screen menus

Program

To start from a specific item

Group Title Chapter Trac k Playlist Content

To skip incrementally or decrementally (Time Slip)

1 Press [ENTER] twice to show Time Slip

indicator.

Time

Audio

2Press [34] to select the time and press

[ENTER]. ≥Press and hold [34] to alter faster.

To start from a specific time (Time Search) To change remaining/elapsed time display

(‹ page 14)

[WMA] [MP3]

To display the current bitrate or sampling frequency

∫Elapsed play time indicator

(Except [JPEG])

Condition—play, pause, or slow/search

Still Picture

Thumbnail

Subtitle

Marker (VR)

Angle

Rotate Picture

Slideshow

Current position

To switch still pictures

To show thumbnail images

(‹ page 14)

[RAM]

To recall a marker recorded on DVD-Video recorders

To recall a marker: [34] ‹ [ENTER]

(with multiple angles)

To select the angle

To rotate picture

To turn on/off slideshow To change the slideshow timing (0–30 sec)

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Current playback item

Other Settings

[DVD-A] (Motion picture part) [RAM] [DVD-V]

To change play speed

–from k0.6 to k1.4 (in 0.1 unit steps)

Play Speed

∫ Play Menu

(Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed. [JPEG]: Works with all JPEG content.)

Repeat

≥After you change the speed

– Output is in stereo. – Sampling frequency of 96 kHz is converted

to 48 kHz.

(‹ page 15)

Press [34] to select the elapsed play time or the remaining time.

Except [JPEG] [RAM] (Still picture part)

A-B Repeat

Marker

To repeat a specified section

Press [ENTER] at the starting and ending points. Press [ENTER] again to cancel.

Except [RAM]

To mark up to 5 positions to play again

[ENTER] (The unit is now ready to accept markers.) To mark a position: [ENTER] (at the desired

To mark another position: [21] ‹ [ENTER] To recall a marker: [21] ‹ [ENTER] To erase a marker: [21] ‹ [CANCEL] ≥This feature does not work during program

and random play.

point)

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∫ Picture Menu

Picture Mode

Video Output Mode

Transfer Mode

∫ Audio Menu

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dialogue Enhancer

Multi Re-master

Normal Cinema1: Mellows images and enhances

Cinema2: Sharpens images and enhances

Animation Dynamic User (Press [ENTER] to select “Picture Adjustment”) (‹ below)

detail in dark scenes.

Picture Adjustment

Contrast Brightness Sharpness Colour Gamma (Adjusts the brightness of dark parts.) Depth Enhancer

Reduces the rough noise in the background to give a greater feeling of depth.

When playing NTSC discs ≥480I (Interlace) ,------. 480P (Progressive)

If you have chosen “480P” (‹ above), select the method of conversion for progressive output to suit the type of material.

Auto1(normal): For viewing film material Auto2: For viewing film material (the same as

Auto1, but able to convert 30-frame-

Video: For video material

(‹ page 24)

To make the dialogue in movies easier to hear

[DVD-V] (Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, 3-channel or over, with the dialogue recorded in the center channel)

On ,------. Off

[RAM] [DVD-V] [DVD-A] (Discs recorded with 44.1 kHz and 48

kHz only)

[VCD] [CD]

≥During 2ch output of these discs, this

≥During multi-channel output of these discs,

[WMA] [MP3] (Disc recording is other than 8 kHz, 16 kHz, 32 kHz) This feature reproduces the higher frequencies lost during recording to give you a sound closer to the original.

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [CD] (LPCM/PPCM) 1 High tempo (e.g., pop and rock) 2 Various tempos (e.g., jazz) 3 Low tempo (e.g., classical) Other discs 1 Light effect 2 Medium effect 3 Strong effect

per-second progressive video)

(Discs recorded with 48 kHz only)

feature gives you a more natural sound by adding the higher frequency signals not recorded on the disc, for example, playing DVD-Video recorded with 48 kHz at 96 kHz. (Sampling frequency ‹ page 31)

this feature reproduces the frequencies lost during recording to give you a sound closer to the original.

1 --. 2 --. 3 --.Off ^------------------------}

∫ Display Menu

Information

Subtitle Position

Subtitle Brightness

4:3 Aspect

Just Fit Zoom

Manual Zoom

Bitrate Display

GUI See-through

GUI Brightness

On ,------. Off ([JPEG]: Off, Date, Details)

0 to s60 (in 2 unit steps)

Auto, 0 to s7

To select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect screens on a 16:9 aspect television

Normal: Horizontally stretches images. Auto: Expands 4:3 letterbox images

to fill more of the screen. Other images appear in full in the center of the screen.

Shrink: Images appear in the center

of the screen.

Zoom: Expands all images to fill the

screen. If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a better effect.

To select the appropriate screen size to fit your TV screen

To zoom in and out manually

[RAM] [DVD-V] [VCD] [DVD-A] (Motion picture part)

On ,------. Off On ,------. Off

s3 to r3

∫ Other Menu

Play as DVD-Video

Play as DVD-Audio

Play as DVD-VR, Play as HighMAT

Play as Data Disc

Signal type/data

LPCM/PPCM/ÎDigital/DTS/MPEG: Signal type kHz(Sampling frequency)/bit/ch(Number of channels)

Example:

3/2 .1ch

While stopped ≥Select “Play as DVD-Video” to play

DVD-Video contents of DVD-Audio.

While stopped ≥Select “Play as Data Disc” to play

JPEG files on DVD-RAM or to play a HighMAT disc without using the HighMAT function.

.1: Low frequency effect

.1: (not displayed if there is no signal) .0: No surround

.1: Mono surround .2: Stereo surround (left/right)

.1: Center .2: Front leftiFront right .3: Front leftiFront rightiCenter

Using on-screen menus

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Changing the player settings

(Refer to page 10 for remote control button positions.)

1234 5

SETUP

SHIFT

MUTING

Shows the Setup menu.

Item

Setup

Disc Video Audio Display Others

to select and press

∫ “Disc” tab

Audio

Choose the audio language.

Subtitle

Choose the subtitle language.

Changing the player settings

Menus

Choose the language for disc menus. Changing the menu language from QUICK SETUP also changes this setting.

Ratings

Set a ratings level to limit DVD-Video play.

≥Follow the on-screen instructions.

§1

Language options

[Southeast\Asia]: Chinese [Others]: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish

§2

and Dutch

The original language designated on the disc is selected.

Audio Subtitle Menus

Ratings

ENTER

Select

Go right

ENTER

Select

ENTER

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

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-/--

S10

SHIFT

SETUP MUTING

Select the tab. Select the item. Make the settings. Press to exit.

≥The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby. ≥Underlined items are the factory preset.

English

Automatic

English

Level 8

RETURN

SettingTab

The QUICK SETUP enables successive settings of the items in the shaded area.

to exit

≥English

≥Automatic

≥(Language options)

§4

≥English ≥(Language options)

§1

≥Original

≥Other¢¢¢¢

§2

≥Other¢¢¢¢

§1

≥Other¢¢¢¢

§3

Setting ratings (When level 8 is selected)

≥8 No Limit

≥1 to 7 ≥0 Lock All: To prevent play of discs without ratings levels.

Changing ratings (When level 0–7 is selected)

≥Unlock Player ≥Change Password ≥ Change Level ≥Temporary Unlock

§3

Input a code number referring to the table on page 31.

§4

The unit will automatically display subtitles in the selected language (if available on the disc) when the same “Audio” language is not available.

§3

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∫ “Video” tab

TV Aspect

Choose the setting to suit your television and preference.

TV Type

Select to suit the type of television.

Time Delay

When connected with a Plasma display, adjust if you notice the audio is out of sync with the video.

[Russia]

Video Out (AV/Component)

Choose the video signal format to be output from the SCART (AV) and Component terminal.

Still Mode

Specify the type of picture shown when paused.

NTSC Disc Output

Choose PAL 60 or NTSC output when playing NTSC discs (‹ page 11)

≥4:3 Pan&Scan

: Regular aspect television (4:3) The sides of the widescreen picture are cut off so it fills the screen (unless prohibited by the disc).

≥4:3 Letterbox: Regular aspect television (4:3)

Widescreen picture is shown in the letterbox style.

≥16:9: Widescreen television (16:9) ≥Standard (Direct View TV)

≥CRT Projector ≥LCD TV/Projector ≥Projection TV ≥Plasma TV

≥0ms

≥20ms ≥40ms ≥60ms ≥80ms ≥100ms

≥Video/Y PB PR ≥S-Video/Y PB PR ≥RGB/No Output

≥Automatic ≥Field: The picture is not blurred, but picture quality is lower. ≥Frame:

≥PAL60

Overall quality is high, but the picture may appear blurred.

: When connected to a PAL television.

≥NTSC: When connected to an NTSC television.

([Southeast\Asia]: “NTSC” is the factory preset.)

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∫ “Audio” tab

Dynamic Range Compression

Audio during Search

Speaker Setting (‹ below)

Set the delay time for your center and surround speakers.

∫“Display” tab

Menu Language

On-Screen Messages

§5

[Southeast\Asia]

∫ “Others” tab

FL Dimmer

HighMAT

QUICK SETUP

Re-initialize Setting

This returns all values in the Setup menus to the default settings.

≥Off ≥On: Adjusts for clarity even when the volume is low by compressing the range of the lowest sound

level and the highest sound level. Convenient for late night viewing. (Only works with Dolby Digital)

≥On ≥Off

≥Center: 0.0 ≥Surround (L/R): 0.0

§5

≥ English ≥

§6

≥English ≥ Français ≥ Deutsch ≥Italiano ≥Español ≥Português ≥Svenska ≥ Nederlands

/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0/5.0 ms

/5.0/10.0/15.0 ms

≥On ≥Off

§6

[Except\Southeast\Asia]

≥Bright ≥Dim ≥Auto: The display is dimmed during play, but brightens when you perform some operations.

≥Enable ≥Disable (Unable to use the HighMAT function)

≥Ye s ≥No ≥Yes: The password screen is shown if Ratings (‹ page 20) are set. Please enter the same

password. After “INIT” on the display disappears, turn the unit off and on again.

≥No

Changing the player settings

Changing the delay time (Speaker Setting)

(Effective when playing multi-channel audio)

(Center and surround speakers only) For optimum listening with 5.1-channel sound, all the speakers, except for the subwoofer, should be the same distance from the seating position. If you have to place the center or surround speakers closer to the seating position, adjust the delay time to make up for the difference.

Center delay time

0.0

Exit

Surround delay time

1 Press [34] to select the delay time box and press [ENTER]. 2 Press [34] to adjust the delay time and press [ENTER].

If either distance a or b is less than c, find the difference in the

: Recommended placement

relevant table and change to the recommended setting.

a Center speaker

Difference Setting

Approx. 34 cm 1.0 ms

Approx. 68 cm 2.0 ms

Approx. 102 cm 3.0 ms

Approx. 136 cm 4.0 ms

Approx. 170 cm 5.0 ms

b Surround speakers

Difference Setting

Approx. 170 cm 5.0 ms

Approx. 340 cm 10.0 ms

Approx. 510 cm 15.0 ms

To finish the speaker setting

Press [2] to select “Exit” and press [ENTER].

When you change the surround speaker setting for Dolby Digital, the setting also changes for Dolby Pro Logic II. e.g., the settings for MUSIC and PANORAMA are the same as those

for Dolby Digital.

Dolby Digital

MUSIC MOVIE

Dolby Pro Logic II

PANORAMA

0 ms 0 ms 10 ms 0 ms

5 ms 5 ms 15 ms 5 ms

10 ms 10 ms 20 ms 10 ms

15 ms 15 ms 25 ms 15 ms

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The radio

Numbered

buttons

ENTER

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM AUDIO

AV EFFECT CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

VCR

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

TUNER/BAND

W CH X CH

INPUT SELECTOR

INPUT

1 2 3 4 5

SELECTOR

V.R.S M.R.S

5 DISC SELECTOR

TUNE MODE

PROGRESSIVE

DIGITAL IN

C.S.M

CD MODE

TUNE MODE

RDS (

MEMORY

FM MODE MEMORY

FM MODE

\Russia])

VOLUME

DISC EXCHANGE

DOWN

TUNING

PHONES

X TUNING W

OPEN/CLOSE

DISC SKIP

The radio

Automatic presetting Selecting the preset channels

Up to 15 stations can be set in each band, FM and AM.

Main unit only

Press

[INPUT SELECTOR]

“AM”

to select “FM” or

2 Press [TUNE MODE] to select “MANUAL”.

Each time you press the button: MANUAL()PRESET

3 Press [X TUNING] or [TUNING W] to tune

to the lowest frequency (FM: 87.50, AM: 522).

[Southeast\Asia,\the\Middle\East,\South\Africa,\Saudi\Arabia\and\ \Kuwait\ : (AM: 522 or 520)

4 Press and hold [MEMORY].

Release the button when “FM AUTO” or “AM AUTO” is displayed.

The tuner presets all the stations it can receive into the channels in ascending order. ≥“SET OK” is displayed when the stations are set. The last

station to be set is then played.

≥“ERROR” is displayed when automatic presetting is

unsuccessful. Preset the channels manually (‹ page 23).

1 Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM” or

“AM”.

2 Press the numbered buttons to select the

channel.

Alternatively, press [XCH] or [WCH].

To select a 2-digit number

e.g. 12: [S10] ‹ [1] ‹ [2]

MONO RDS PS

TUNED MP3

ST L R PTY

DISC

PGM

AVRCD

MONO RDS PS

ST L R PTY

AVRCD

SLEEP

D.MIX PROG.

TTL GRP

SEQ PGM

DISC

WMA CSM RND HDCD SFC SEQ DVD-

When a stereo FM broadcast is being received.

TUNED

MP3 WMA CSM RND JPEG SFC DVD-

∫ If noise is excessive in FM

Main unit only

Press [FM MODE] to display “MONO”.

Press [FM MODE] again to cancel the mode. The mode is also canceled when you change the frequency.

MONO RDS PS

TUNED

MP3

ST L R PTY WMA CSM RND JPEG SFC DVD-

AVRCD

SEQ PGM

DISC

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Manual tuning

Main unit only

1 Press [INPUT SELECTOR] to select “FM”

or “AM”.

2 Press [TUNE MODE] to select “MANUAL”. 3 Press [X TUNING] or [TUNING W] to

select the frequency.

Press and hold [X TUNING] or [TUNING W] until the frequency starts scrolling to start automatic tuning. Tuning stops when a station is found.

Presetting the channels one by one

1 Tune to the station (‹ above). 2 Press [ENTER]. 3 While “PGM” is flashing on the display

Press the numbered buttons to select a channel.

Alternatively, press [X CH] or [W CH], then press [ENTER].

TUNED

MONO RDS PS

MP3

ST L R PTY

DISC

AVRCD

SLEEP

D.MIX PROG.

PGM

TTL GRP

WMA CSM RND HDCD SFC SEQ DVD-

The station occupying a channel is erased if another station is preset to that channel.

∫ AM frequency step

Main unit only

[Southeast\Asia,\the\Middle\East,\South\Africa,\Saudi\Arabia\and\Kuwait[

The step is factory-set to 9 kHz, but you can change it to receive broadcasts allocated in 10-kHz steps.

RDS broadcasting

\Russia]

Main unit only

The unit can display the text data transmitted by the radio data system (RDS) available in some areas. If the station you are listening to is transmitting RDS signals, “RDS” will light up on the display.

Press [RDS] to display the text data.

Each time you press the button: PS > PTY > Frequency display

^--------------------------------------}

PTY displays

NEWS VARIED FINANCE COUNTRY

AFFAIRS POP M CHILDREN NATIONAL

INFO ROCK M SOCIAL A OLDIES

SPORT

M.O.R. M

EDUCATE LIGHT M PHONE IN DOCUMENT

DRAMA CLASSICS TRAVEL TEST

CULTURE OTHER M LEISURE ALARM

SCIENCE WEATHER JAZZ

“M.O.R. M”=Middle of the road music

[Note]

RDS displays may not be available if reception is poor.

RELIGION FOLK M

The radio

1 Press [INPUT SELECTOR]

on the main unit to select “FM”.

2 Press and hold [INPUT SELECTOR].

After a few seconds, the display changes to show the current minimum frequency. Continue to hold the button down. The minimum frequency changes and the step is changed.

To return to the original step, repeat the above steps.

[Note]

Any FM/AM frequencies preset in channels will be changed by this procedure. Preset them again.

Optional antenna connections

Use outdoor antennas if radio reception is poor.

≥Disconnect the antenna when the unit is not in use. ≥Do not use the outdoor antenna during an electrical storm.

FM ANT

FM outdoor antenna (Using a television antenna)

≥Disconnect the FM indoor

antenna.

≥The antenna should be installed

by a competent technician.

75 ≠ coaxial cable

(not included)

(75h)

AM ANT

LOOP

EXT

OPTICAL

VCR

AUDIO

AUX

AM outdoor antenna (Using a vinyl wire)

AUDIO

LINE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(480P/480I)

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

Run a piece of vinyl wire horizontally across a window or other convenient location.

5–12 m

Leave the loop antenna connected.

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Sound field and sound quality

C.F

SFC

SHIFT

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM

AUDIO

AV EFFECT CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

VCR

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

C. FOCUS SUPER SRND

SFC

Sound Field Control

Changes the sound quality.

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

Super Surround

Adds surround effects to stereo sound.

C.FOCUS

SHIFT

SUPER SRND

MIX 2CH

Center Focus

For clearer dialogues.

Dolby Pro Logic II

Changes stereo sound to surround sound.

[Note]

≥When connected with headphones, the following sound field systems cannot be

used. (Excluding Sound Field Control)

≥You may experience a reduction in sound quality when these sound field

systems are used with some sources. If this occurs, turn the sound field system off.

See below for details.

Sound Field Control

Press [SFC].

Each time you press the button:

Sound field and sound quality

FLAT: Cancel (no effect is added)

HEAVY: Adds punch to rock. CLEAR: Clarifies higher sounds. SOFT: For background music. DISCO: Reverberates sound to make you feel like you are in a disc LIVE: Makes vocals more alive. HALL: Expands sound to make you feel like you are in a hall.

To check the current setting

Press [SFC].

(factory preset).

TUNED MP3 WMA CSM RND JPEG SFC DVD-

AVRCD

Super Surround

Press [SUPER SRND].

Each time you press the button:

MUSIC: Adds surround effects to stereo

MOVIE: Use this mode when playing

PA RT Y: Sound is in stereo regardless of the direction you are

OFF: Cancel

≥You can adjust the volume of the surround speakers to get the best

≥Super Surround does not work when playing a DVD recorded with

≥When Super Surround is on, Dolby Pro Logic II (‹ right) turns off.

sources.

movie software.

facing.

surround effect (‹ page 25, Speaker level adjustments).

Dolby Digital or DTS.

MONO RDS PS

ST L R PTY

SEQ PGM

S.SRND

TRCK C.F CHAP DTS

PL DIGITAL

DISC

L C

SRSLFE

Center Focus

(Discs where the dialogue is recorded in the center channel)

TTL

D P

You can make the sound of the center speaker seem like it is coming from within the television.

Press [SHIFT]i[C.FOCUS].

S.SRND TRCK C.F CHAP DTS

PL DIGITAL

LLC

SRSLFE

CENTER FOCUS ON ,------. CENTER FOCUS OFF

≥

This does not work when Super Surround is turned on.

≥

This will also work when Dolby Pro Logic

is turned on.

Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Pro Logic II is an advanced decoder that derives 5-channel surround (Left and Right Front, Center, Left and Right Surround)

from any stereo program material, whether or not it has been specifically Dolby Surround encoded.

Press [ÎPLII].

Each time you press the button: MOVIE: Movie software, recorded in Dolby

Surround.

S.SRND

TRCK C.F

CHAP DTS

DIGITAL

L C

LS SRSLFE

MUSIC: Stereo sources PANORAMA: Sound is spread out more so you feel like you are

surrounded by music.

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3421

SHIFT

TEST

CH SELECT

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

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CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

SFC

LEVEL

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM AUDIO

AV EFFECT CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

DVD/CD

VOLUME

AV EFFECT

SHIFT

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

TEST

CH SELECT

See below for details.

Multi Rear Surround (MRS), Virtual Rear Surround (VRS)

Enhancing rear surround effects.

Speaker level adjustments

Multi Rear Surround (MRS), Virtual Rear Surround (VRS)

∫ Multi Rear Surround (MRS)

This mode makes it seem like sound is coming from multiple rear surround speakers when connected with surround speakers.

∫ Virtual Rear Surround (VRS)

This mode is u surround speakers near the front speakers due to the layout of your room. This mode makes it seem like the sound from the surround speakers is coming from behind

seful if you have to place your

you.

1 Press and hold

[SHIFT]i[AV EFFECT] to select MRS mode or VRS mode.

MRS,------.VRS ≥The indicator on the main unit lights.

2 Press [SHIFT]i[AV EFFECT].

MRS 1 (Normal) > MRS 2 (Enhanced) > MRS OFF

^----------------------------------------------------------------------------------}

VRS 1 (Normal) > VRS 2 (Enhanced) > VRS OFF

^------------------------------------------------------------------------------}

Virtual speakers

Speaker level adjustments

This is one of the ways to get appropriate surround effects. Adjust the speaker level to the same level as the front speakers.

Preparation

Press [DVD/CD].

1 While stopped

Press [SHIFT]i[TEST] to output a test signal.

L: Front left C: Center R: Front right RS: Right surround LS: Left surround

2 Press [VOLUME, r] or [s] to set the

volume level normally used for listening.

3 Press [3] (increase) or [4] (decrease) to

adjust the speaker level for each speaker.

C, RS, LS: `6 dB to +6 dB (L, R: Only the balance is adjustable.)

≥To adjust the balance of the front speakers

While outputting the test signal, press [21].

To stop the test signal

Press [SHIFT]i[TEST] again.

[Note]

There is no output from SW (subwoofer) channel.

∫ To adjust speaker level during play

(Effective when playing multi-channel audio or when Dolby Pro Logic II is on.)

1 Press [CH SELECT] to select the speaker.

L #C #R #RS #LS #SW

^-------------------------------------------------}

SW: Subwoofer

≥You can adjust SW only if the disc includes a subwoofer

channel.

≥SW does not appear on the display and is not adjustable

when Dolby Pro Logic II is turned on.

≥S appears instead of RS and LS on the display when

“MUSIC” or “MOVIE” is selected with Super Surround (‹page 24). In this case, you can adjust both surround speaker levels at the same time. S:

6 dB to +6 dB

2 Press [3] (increase) or [4] (decrease) to adjust the

speaker level for each speaker.

C, RS, LS, SW: `6 dB to +6 dB (L, R: Only the balance is adjustable.)

≥To adjust the balance of the front speakers

During play, press [21].

Sound field and sound quality

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Sound field and sound quality

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

C.S.M

SHIFT

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM AUDIO

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

VCR

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

MIX 2CH

SHIFT

MIX 2CH

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SLEEP

C.S.M

See below for details.

Down-mixing

Down-mixes multi-channel signals to 2 channels.

Subwoofer level

Adjusts the amount of bass.

Custom Sound Memory

Stores up to 30 sound settings (one setting per disc).

Down-mixing

You can output the down-mixed 2 channel signals when necessary (e.g. when you intend to record 5.1 ch sound on other recording equipment).

Sound field and sound quality

Press [SHIFT]i[MIX 2CH].

TUNED

MONO RDS PS

MP3

ST L R PTY

DISC

AVRCD

SLEEP

D.MIX PROG.

PGM

TTL GRP

WMA CSM RND HDCD SFC SEQ DVD-

MIX 2CH ON ,------. MIX 2CH OFF

[Note]

When “D.MIX” flashes on the display, the disc contains multiplechannel signals that cannot be down-mixed. [DVD-A]

S.SRND TRCK C.F CHAPDTS

PL DIGITAL

L C

R LS SRSLFE

Subwoofer level

Press [SUBWOOFER LEVEL].

SUB W 1>SUB W 2>SUB W 3>SUB W 4 (factory preset)

^--------------------------------------------------------------}

TUNED

MONO RDS PS

MP3

ST L R PTY WMA CSM RND HDCD SFC SEQ DVD-

AVRCD

DISC

SLEEP

D.MIX PROG.

PGM

TTL GRP

S.SRND TRCK C.F CHAPDTS

DIGITAL

L C

LS SRSLFE

Custom Sound Memory

[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD]

Available sound setting:

Dolby Pro Logic II, Subwoofer level, Center Focus, Sound Field Control, Super Surround

After making the sound field or sound quality settings

Press and hold [C.S.M].

MONO RDS PS

TUNED MP3

ST L R PTY

DISC WMA CSM RND JPEG SFC DVD-

AVRCD

∫ Recall the settings

The unit recalls the settings when you play the disc again.

≥The settings are replaced if you change them. ≥When you store settings for the 31st disc, the settings for the

earliest disc are cleared.

≥Press [C.S.M] while “CSM” is displayed to cancel the sound setting

for the disc.

≥Press [C.S.M] while “CSM” is out to recall the sound setting for the

disc.

SEQ PGM

SLEEP

D.MIX PROG.

TTL GRP

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Other functions

SLEEP

SHIFT

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

LEVEL

SFC

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM

AUDIO

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

VCR

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

VOLUME

MUTING

SLEEP

C.S.M

SHIFT

SETUP

See below for details.

Sleep timer

Turns the unit off after a set time.

Muting

Sleep timer

Press [SHIFT]i[SLEEP] to select the time (in minutes).

DS PS

DISC

SLEEP

D.MIX

PROG.

TTL GRP

SLEEP 30_----)SLEEP 60_----)SLEEP 90

^""""" OFF(_ SLEEP 120(_""}

To cancel the timer

Press [SHIFT]i[SLEEP] to select “OFF”.

To confirm the remaining time

Press [SHIFT]i[SLEEP] again.

To change the setting

Repeat the procedure from the beginning.

Muting

Press [MUTING].

“MUTING” flashes on the unit’s display.

TUNED

MONO RDS PS

MP3

ST L R PTY

DISC

AVRCD

SLEEP

D.MIX

SEQ

PROG.

PGM

TTL GRP

WMA CSMCSM RND JPEG SFC DVD-

To cancel

≥Press [MUTING] again or reduce the volume to minimum (–– dB),

then raise it to the required level.

≥Muting is canceled when you switch the unit to standby.

S.SRNDS.SRND TRCK C.F CHAPDTS

PL DIGITAL

L C

LS SRSLFE

Using headphones

1 Reduce the volume and connect the

headphones (not included).

Headphone plug type: 3.5 mm stereo

VOLUME

OPEN/CLOSE

VOLUME

INPUT

SELECTOR

1 2 3 4 5

V.R.S M.R.S

5 DISC SELECTOR

PROGRESSIVE

DIGITAL IN

C.S.M

CD MODE

TUNE MODE

FM MODE MEMORY

TUNING

DISC EXCHANGE

DISC SKIP

DOWN

PHONES

Other functions

2 Adjust headphone volume with

[VOLUME].

≥Audio is automatically switched to stereo (2-channel).

[Note]

Avoid listening for prolonged periods of time to prevent hearing damage.

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Operating other equipment

∫ Connection example

To play sound from the television

Reduce the volume on the television to its minimum and control the volume on this unit.

To play surround signals from a satellite receiver

FM ANT

(75h)

AM ANT

Television

(not included)

AUDIO OUT

To DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

LOOP

EXT

AUX

To show video from the video cassette recorder

Select “VIDEO 2” input on your television in this example.

VIDEO IN

VCR

AUDIO

LINE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(480P/480I)

S-VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO

OUT

Video cassette recorder

(not included)

VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT

Already connected

(‹ page 8)

To play sound from a video cassette recorder

To record discs, radio broadcast, etc. to a tape deck

PLAY OUT

To play sound from a tape deck

Operating other equipment

REC IN

Audio cable (not included)

Video cable (not included)

Optical digital audio cable

(not included) ≥Do not bend sharply when connecting.

Tap e deck

(not included)

: Signal flow

AV SYSTEM

TV/AV

DIGITAL

AUX

Numbered

buttons

TV VOL

AV SYSTEM

DIGITAL

AUX

TV/AV

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3

123

DISC 4 DISC 5

456

7809

CANCEL

SKIP

TOP MENU

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

ENTER

DISPLAY

TV VOL

SUBWOOFER

SFC

LEVEL

SLEEP

POSITION

C.S.M

MEMORY

PAG E

FL DISPLAY

GROUP

TEST

SHIFT

CH SELECT

TUNER/BAND

-/--

S10

SLOW/SEARCH

C.FOCUS

SUPER SRND

ZOOM

AUDIO

AV EFFECT

CD MODE

QUICK REPLAY

VCR

DVD/ CD

VOLUME

PLAY

LIST

RETURN

TV VOL

MIX 2CH

SETUP

MUTING

REPEAT

PLAY MODE

SUBTITLE

VCR

TUNER/BAND DVD/CD

W CH X CH

TV VOL

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Operating the television and the video cassette recorder

You can use the remote control to operate a Panasonic television or a video cassette recorder. Connect your equipment referring to “Connection example” (‹ page 28).

[Note]

The remote control may not work properly with some models.

Television

Preparation

≥

Aim the remote control at the unit and press [TV] to light up the button.

≥

Aim the remote control at the television for the following operations.

Turning the television on/off

Press [Í AV SYSTEM].

Switching the television’s video input mode

Press [TV/AV].

Changing channels

Press [X CH] or [W CH].

Adjusting the volume

Press [TV VOLs] or [TV VOLr].

Video cassette recorder

Preparation

≥

Change the video input mode on the television (“VIDEO 2” in the example).

≥

Aim the remote control at the unit and press [VCR] to light up the button.

≥Aim the remote control at the video cassette recorder for the

following operations.

Turning the video cassette recorder on/off

Press [Í AV SYSTEM].

Play, pause and stop

Press [1] (play), [;] or [∫].

Fast forward and rewind

Press [6] or [5].

Changing the remote control code

This remote control can also operate some other brands of televisions and video cassette recorders. Change the code to operate such equipment (‹ below).

Aim the remote control at the equipment.

While pressing [TV] or [VCR]

Press a numbered button to enter the first digit, and then the second digit.

The remote control outputs the on/off signal. If the code is correct, the equipment turns on or off. If it doesn’t, try entering another code.

[Note]

Reenter the codes after you change the batteries.

Operating the tape deck or satellite receiver

Listening to the tape deck

Press [AUX] to select “AUX” as the source.

Recording to the tape deck

1 Press [DVD/CD] to select “DVD/CD”.

Press [TUNER/BAND] to select “FM” or “AM”.

2 Start recording and play.

Operating other equipment

Connecting a laser disc or record player

Connect instead of a video cassette recorder (‹ page 28) and select “VCR” as the source.

We recommend using a record player with a built-in phono equalizer. If your player doesn’t have a built-in equalizer, connect it first to a separate equalizer and then to the unit.

Listening to the the surround signals from a satellite receiver

This unit can decode the surround signals received through satellite broadcasts. Refer to your satellite receiver’s operating instructions for details.

Press [SHIFT] + [DIGITAL] to select “D-IN” (Digital In) as the source.

≥Main unit: Press [DIGITAL IN].

Television code list Video cassette recorder code list

PANASONIC: 01, 29, 30, 31 AKAI: 07, 11, 28, 36, 37 ALBA: 05, 11, 12 BAUR: 32 BLAUPUNKT: 28, 36 BRANDT: 26, 41 BUSH: 02, 05, 10, 11, 12,

DAEWOO: 11, 12, 32 DUAL: 32 FERGUSON: 11, 12 FINLUX: 11, 12, 22, 23, 24,

FISHER: 37 FUNAI: 02, 38 GOLDSTAR: 11, 12 GOODMANS: 11, 12, 25, 32 GRUNDIG: 28, 36 HITACHI: 01, 09, 26, 41 ICE: 21, 39 INNO HIT: 34 ITT/NOKIA: 05, 07, 37 JVC: 18 KENDO: 40 LOEWE: 14, 33 LOEWE OPTA: 32 LUXOR: 37 MATSUI: 02, 05, 06, 07, 10,

MITSUBISHI: 14, 19, 28, 36

32, 38

25, 40

11, 12, 25, 37, 38

NOKIA: 05, 07, 37 NORDMENDE: OCEANIC: 27, 35 ORION: 02, 03, 05, 10, 11,

PHILIPS: 11, 12, 13, 15 PHONOLA 11, 12 RADIOLA: 11, 12 ROADSTAR: 39 SABA: 26, 41 SALORA: 07, 37 SAMSUNG: 11, 12, 15, 21, 25,

SANYO: 07, 17, 25, 37 SCHNEIDER: 11, 12 SEG: 39, 40 SELECO: 11, 24 SHARP: 17, 20 SIEMENS: 11, 12, 17, 28, 36 SINUDYNE: 02, 05, 11, 12, 22,

SONY: 16 THOMSON: 05, 26, 41 THORN: 06, 08, 11, 12, 14,

TOSHIBA: 03, 04, 06, 08 UNIVERSUM: 39 WHITE WESTING HOUSE:

26, 41

12, 38

34, 39

24, 38, 40

16, 25, 32

11, 12, 22, 40

PANASONIC: 01, 29, 30 AKAI: 06, 08, 16, 17, 19,

ALBA: 02, 06, 23 BAIRD: 08, 10, 37 BLAUPUNKT: 01, 26, 29, 30, 33 BUSH: 02, 09, 23 DAEWOO: 15 FERGUSON: 31 FISHER: 05, 07, 10, 11, 12 GOLDSTAR/LG: 03, 04, 36, 37 GOODMANS: 02, 03, 18, 23, 27,

GRUNDIG: 02, 23, 26, 28, 32,

HCM: 02, 23 HITACHI: 13, 14 ITT: 08, 10, 11, 37 ITT/NOKIA: 18, 27, 37 JVC: 20, 21 KENDO: 08, 09, 37 LOEWE: 03, 32 LUXOR: 08, 10, 11, 17, 19,

MATSUI: 03, 05, 09 METZ: 01 MITSUBISHI: 17, 19, 21, 32 NEC: 04, 21, 36, 37 NOKIA: 08, 10, 11, 18, 22,

27, 37

NORDMENDE: 20, 21 OKANO: 06 ORION: 05, 09 PHILIPS: 22, 32, 33, 34, 35 PHONOLA: 32 RFT: 33 ROADSTAR: 02, 03, 18, 23, 27 SABA: 21 SALORA: 08, 11, 17, 19, 37 SAMSUNG: 15, 16, 18, 27 SANYO: 07, 10, 11 SCHAUB LORENZ: SCHNEIDER: 02, 03, 18, 23, 27,

SEG: 02, 18, 23, 27 SHARP: 22 SIEMENS: 03, 10, 11, 32 SONY: 24, 25, 26 THOMSON: 21 THORN: 10 TOSHIBA: 15, 17, 19, 32 UNIVERSUM: 03, 08, 32, 37

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Other speaker setup options

Safety precautions

∫ Attaching to a wall

1 Drive a screw (not included)

into a wall.

2 Fit the speaker securely onto

the screw(s) with the hole(s).

≥The wall or pillar on which the

speakers are to be attached should be capable of supporting 10 kg per screw. Consult a qualified building contractor when attaching the speakers to a wall. Improper attachment may result in damage to the wall and speakers.

≥When mounting the front and surround speaker to a wall, we

recommend using a string (not included) to prevent it from falling (‹ page 5).

≥Use of optional speaker cables is recommended for wall-mounted

front and surround speakers. (You can also remove the speaker cables from the pipes supplied with this system.)

Front and surround speakers

230 mm

In this position, the speaker will likely fall if moved to the left or right.

Wall or pillar

Center speaker

150 mm

Move the speaker so that the screw is in this position.

Placement

Set the unit up on an even surface away from direct sunlight, high temperatures, high humidity, and excessive vibration. These conditions can damage the cabinet and other components, thereby shortening the unit’s service life.

Do not place heavy items on the unit.

Voltag e

Do not use high voltage power sources. This can overload the unit and cause a fire.

Do not use a DC power source. Check the source carefully when setting the unit up on a ship or other places where DC is used.

AC mains lead protection

Ensure the AC mains lead is connected correctly and not damaged. Poor connection and lead damage can cause fire or electric shock. Do not pull, bend, or place heavy items on the lead.

Grasp the plug firmly when unplugging the lead. Pulling the AC mains lead can cause electric shock.

Do not handle the plug with wet hands. This can cause electric shock.

Foreign matter

Do not let metal objects fall inside the unit. This can cause electric shock or malfunction.

Do not let liquids get into the unit. This can cause electric shock or malfunction. If this occurs, immediately disconnect the unit from the power supply and contact your dealer.

Do not spray insecticides onto or into the unit. They contain flammable gases which can ignite if sprayed into the unit.

∫ Fitting speaker stands (not included)

(Center speaker only) Ensure the stands meet these conditions before purchasing them. Note the diameter and length of the screws and the distance between screws as shown in the diagram. ≥The stands must be able to support over 10 kg.

Safety precautions/Maintenance Other speaker setup options

≥The stands must be stable even if the speakers are in a high

position.

5 mm, pitch 0.8 mm

60 mm

Speaker stand (not included)

Plate thickness plus 7 to 10 mm

Attach the stands to these metal screw holes.

Service

Do not attempt to repair this unit by yourself. If sound is interrupted, indicators fail to light, smoke appears, or any other problem that is not covered in these instructions occurs, disconnect the AC mains lead and contact your dealer or an authorized service center. Electric shock or damage to the unit can occur if the unit is repaired, disassembled or reconstructed by unqualified persons.

Extend operating life by disconnecting the unit from the power source if it is not to be used for a long time.

Maintenance

Clean this unit with a soft, dry cloth.

≥Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit. ≥Before using chemically treated cloth, carefully read the

instructions that came with the cloth.

Before moving the unit, ensure the disc trays are empty.

Failure to do so will risk severely damaging the discs and the unit.

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Glossary

Decoder

A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal. This is called decoding.

Dolby Digital

This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Laboratories. Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can also be multi-channel audio. A large amount of audio information can be recorded on one disc using this method.

DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world. There is good separation between the channels, so realistic sound effects are possible.

Dynamic range

Dynamic range is the difference between the lowest level of sound that can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest level of sound before distortion occurs.

Frame still and field still

Frames are the still pictures that go together to make a moving picture. There are about 30 frames shown each second. One frame is made up of two fields. A regular television shows these fields one after the other to create frames. A still is shown when you pause a moving picture. A frame still is made up of two alternating fields, so the picture may appear blurred, but overall quality is high. A field still is not blurred, but it has only half the information of a frame still so picture quality is lower.

I/P/B

MPEG 2, the video compression standard adopted for use with DVD-Video, codes frames using these 3 picture types. I: Intra coded picture

This picture has the best quality and is the best to use when adjusting the picture.

P: Predictive coded picture

This picture is calculated based on past I or P-pictures.

B: Bidirectionally-predictive coded picture

This picture is calculated by comparing past and future I and P-pictures so it has the lowest volume of information.

Linear PCM (pulse code modulation)

These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on CDs.

Playback control (PBC)

If a Video CD has playback control, you can select scenes and information with menus.

Sampling frequency

Sampling is the process of converting the heights of sound wave (analog signal) samples taken at set periods into digits (digital encoding). Sampling frequency is the number of samples taken per second, so larger numbers mean more faithful reproduction of the original sound.

Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

WMA is a compression format developed by Microsoft Corporation. It achieves the same sound quality as MP3 with a file size that is smaller than that of MP3.

HighMAT™ and the HighMAT logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Language code list

Abkhazian: 6566 Afar: 6565 Afrikaans: 6570 Albanian: 8381 Ameharic: 6577 Arabic: 6582 Armenian: 7289 Assamese: 6583 Aymara: 6588 Azerbaijani: 6590 Bashkir: 6665 Basque: 6985 Bengali; Bangla:6678 Bhutani: 6890 Bihari: 6672 Breton: 6682 Bulgarian: 6671 Burmese: 7789 Byelorussian: 6669 Cambodian: 7577 Catalan: 6765

Chinese: 9072 Corsican: 6779 Croatian: 7282 Czech: 6783 Danish: 6865 Dutch: 7876 English: 6978 Esperanto: 6979 Estonian: 6984 Faroese: 7079 Fiji: 7074 Finnish: 7073 French: 7082 Frisian: 7089 Galician: 7176 Georgian: 7565 German: 6869 Greek: 6976 Greenlandic: 7576 Guarani: 7178 Gujarati: 7185

Hausa: 7265 Hebrew: 7387 Hindi: 7273 Hungarian: 7285 Icelandic: 7383 Indonesian: 7378 Interlingua: 7365 Irish: 7165 Italian: 7384 Japanese: 7465 Javanese: 7487 Kannada: 7578 Kashmiri: 7583 Kazakh: 7575 Kirghiz: 7589 Korean: 7579 Kurdish: 7585 Laotian: 7679 Latin: 7665 Latvian, Lettish: 7686 Lingala: 7678

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

, HDCD

, High Definition Compatible Digital® and

Pacific Microsonics™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

HDCD system manufactured under license from Pacific Microsonics, Inc. This product is covered by one or more of the following: In the USA: 5,479,168, 5,638,074, 5,640,161, 5,808,574, 5,838,274, 5,854,600, 5,864,311, 5,872,531, and in Australia: 669114, with other patents pending.

Lithuanian: 7684 Macedonian: 7775 Malagasy: 7771 Malay: 7783 Malayalam: 7776 Maltese: 7784 Maori: 7773 Marathi: 7782 Moldavian: 7779 Mongolian: 7778 Nauru: 7865 Nepali: 7869 Norwegian: 7879 Oriya: 7982 Pashto, Pushto: 8083 Persian: 7065 Polish: 8076 Portuguese: 8084 Punjabi: 8065 Quechua: 8185 Rhaeto-Romance:

8277

Romanian: 8279 Russian: 8285 Samoan: 8377 Sanskrit: 8365 Scots Gaelic: 7168 Serbian: 8382 Serbo-Croatian: 8372 Shona: 8378 Sindhi: 8368 Singhalese: 8373 Slovak: 8375 Slovenian: 8376 Somali: 8379 Spanish: 6983 Sundanese: 8385 Swahili: 8387 Swedish: 8386 Tagalog: 8476 Tajik: 8471 Tamil: 8465 Tatar: 8484

Telugu: 8469 Thai: 8472 Tibetan: 6679 Tigrinya: 8473 Tonga: 8479 Turkish: 8482 Turkmen: 8475 Twi: 8487 Ukrainian: 8575 Urdu: 8582 Uzbek: 8590 Vietnamese: 8673 Volapük: 8679 Welsh: 6789 Wolof: 8779 Xhosa: 8872 Yiddish: 7473 Yoruba: 8979 Zulu: 9085

Glossary

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Specifications

AMPLIFIER SECTION

RMS Output Power: Dolby Digital Mode

Front Ch 65 W per channel (6 ≠), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Surround Ch 70 W per channel (4 ≠), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Center Ch 270 W per channel (4 ≠), 1 kHz, 10 % THD Subwoofer Ch 260 W per channel (4 ≠), 100 Hz, 10 % THD Total RMS Dolby Digital mode power 800 W

DIN Output Power: Dolby Digital Mode

Front Ch 45 W per channel (6 ≠), 1 kHz, 1 % THD Surround Ch 50 W per channel (4 ≠), 1 kHz, 1 % THD Center Ch 165 W per channel (4 ≠), 1 kHz, 1 % THD Subwoofer Ch 160 W per channel (4 ≠), 100 Hz, 1 % THD Total DIN Dolby Digital mode power 515 W

[Southeast[Asia,[the[Middle[East,[South[Africa,[Saudi[Arabia[and[Kuwait[:

PMPO output power 6500 W

FM/AM TUNER, TERMINALS SECTION

Preset station FM 15 stations

Frequency Modulation (FM)

Frequency Range 87.50–108.00 MHz (50-kHz step)

Sensitivity

[Russia[ 1.5 µV (IHF) [Others\ 2.5 µV (IHF)

S/N 26 dB

[Russia\ 1.2 µV [Others\ 2.2 µV

Antenna terminals 75 ≠ (unbalance)

Amplitude Modulation (AM/MW)

Frequency range

[Russia,[Australia[and[N.Z.[ 522–1629 kHz (9-kHz step) [Others\ 522– 1629 kHz (9-kHz step)

AM Sensitivity S/N 20 dB at 999 kHz 560 µV/m

Digital audio input

Specifications

Optical digital input Optical terminal (1 system) Sampling frequency 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

Phone jack

Terminal Stereo, 3.5 mm jack

AM/MW 15 stations

520– 1630 kHz (10-kHz step)

DISC SECTION

Discs played [8 cm or 12 cm]

(1) DVD-RAM (DVD-VR compatible, JPEG formatted disc) (2) DVD-Audio (3) DVD-Video (4) DVD-R (DVD-Video compatible) (5) CD-Audio (CD-DA) (6) Video CD (7) SVCD (Conforming to IEC62107) (8) CD-R/RW (CD-DA, Video-CD, SVCD, MP3, WMA, JPEG

formatted disc)

(9) MP3/WMA

≥Compatible compression rate:

MP3: between 32 kbps and 320 kbps WMA: between 48 kbps and 320 kbps

(10) JPEG

≥Exif Ver 2.1 JPEG Baseline files ≥Picture resolution: between 320k240 and 6144k4096 pixels

(sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)

(11) HighMAT Level 2 (Audio and Image)

§1

The total combined maximum number of recognizable audio

and picture contents and groups: 4000 audio and picture contents and 400 groups.

Pick up

Wavelength (DVD/CD) 662 nm/785 nm Laser power CLASS 2/CLASS 3A

Audio output (Disc)

Number of channels 5.1ch (FL, FR, C, SL, SR, SW)

Audio performance (measured at LINE OUT terminal)

(1) Frequency response

≥DVD (linear audio) 4 Hz–22 kHz (48 kHz sampling)

≥DVD-Audio 4 Hz–88 kHz (192 kHz sampling) ≥CD-Audio 4 Hz–20 kHz

(2) S/N ratio

≥CD-Audio 95 dB

(3) Dynamic range

≥DVD (linear audio) 95 dB ≥CD-Audio 93 dB

(4) Total harmonic distortion

≥CD-Audio 0.005 %

§1

4 Hz–44 kHz (96 kHz sampling)

VIDEO SECTION

Video system

Signal system PAL625/50, PAL525/60, NTSC

Composite video output

Output level 1 Vp-p (75 ≠) Terminal Pin jack (1 system)

[Russia[ Scart jack (1 system)

S-video output

Y output level 1 Vp-p (75 ≠) C output level PAL; 0.3 Vp-p (75 ≠)

NTSC; 0.286 Vp-p (75 ≠)

Terminal S terminal (1 system)

[Russia[ Scart jack (1 system)

Component video output (480P/480I)

Y output level 1 Vp-p (75 ≠) P

B output level 0.7 Vp-p (75 ≠)

R output level 0.7 Vp-p (75 ≠)

Terminal Pin jack (Y: green, P

[Russia[ RGB video output

R output level 0.7 Vp-p (75 ≠) G output level 0.7 Vp-p (75 ≠) B output level 0.7 Vp-p (75 ≠) Terminal Scart jack (1 system)

B: blue, PR: red) (1 system)

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SUBWOOFER SECTION

[Active\subwoofer\SB-WA928]

Typ e 1 way, 1 speaker system (Bass reflex) Speaker unit(s) Impedance 4 ≠

Woofer 20 cm Cone type

Output sound pressure 84 dB/W (1.0 m) Frequency range 34 Hz–220 Hz (j16 dB)

38 Hz– 190 Hz (j10 dB)

Dimensions (WtHtD) 248k417k476.6 mm Mass 15.5 kg

GENERAL

Power supply

[Russia\ AC 230 V, 50 Hz [Australia[and[N.Z.\ AC 230j240 V, 50 Hz [Others\ AC 110/127/220j230/240 V, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption Main unit 26 W

Dimensions (WtHtD) 430k68k432 mm Mass Main unit 4.1 kg Operating temperature range r5 to r35 Operating humidity range

Subwoofer 340 W

5 to 90 % RH (no condensation)

SPEAKER SECTION

[Front\speakers\SB-PF921]

Typ e 2 way, 3 speaker system (Bass reflex) Speaker unit(s) Impedance 6 ≠

1. Woofer 6.5 cm Cone type

2. Woofer 6.5 cm Cone type

3. Tweeter 6 cm Ring-shaped dome type

Input power (IEC) 170 W Output sound pressure 83 dB/W (1.0 m)

Cross over frequency 7 kHz

Frequency range 92 Hz– 50 kHz (j16 dB)

110 Hz– 45 kHz (j10 dB)

Dimensions (WtHtD) 250k1160 (Max)/704 (Min)k247 mm

Speaker height adjustment range 1160–575 mm

[However, the height of the stand is fixed at 704 mm]

Mass 4.0 kg

[Surround\speakers\SB-PS921]

Typ e 2 way, 2 speaker system (Bass reflex) Speaker unit(s) Impedance 4 ≠

1. Woofer 6.5 cm Cone type

2. Tweeter 6 cm Cone type

Input power (IEC) 70 W (Max) Output sound pressure 81 dB/W (1.0 m)

Cross over frequency 5 kHz

Frequency range 89 Hz– 41 kHz (j16 dB)

100 Hz– 40 kHz (j10 dB)

Dimensions (WtHtD) 250k1160 (Max)/704 (Min)k247 mm

Speaker height adjustment range 1160–575 mm

[However, the height of the stand is fixed at 704 mm]

Mass 3.6 kg

[Center\speaker\SB-PC920]

Typ e 2 way, 3 speaker system (Bass reflex) Speaker unit(s) Impedance 4 ≠

1. Woofer 6.5 cm Cone type

2. Woofer 6.5 cm Cone type

3. Tweeter 6 cm Ring-shaped dome type

Input power (IEC) 270 W Output sound pressure 82 dB/W (1.0 m)

Cross over frequency 5 kHz

Frequency range 110 Hz– 50 kHz (j16 dB)

140 Hz– 45 kHz (j10 dB)

Dimensions (WtHtD) 320k97k93 mm Mass 1.5 kg

(Max)

Power consumption in standby mode

[Russia,[Australia[and[N.Z.\ [Others] 0.9 W

Rating with low cut filter equipped amplifier

[Note]

1. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Mass and dimensions are approximate.

2. Total harmonic distortion is measured by digital spectrum analyzer.

0.7 W

Specifications

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Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, consult your dealer for instructions.

Power Page

No power. ≥Insert the AC mains lead and system cable securely. 9

The unit is automatically switched to the standby mode.

Unresponsive or inoperable function

No response when any buttons are pressed.

No response when remote control buttons are pressed.

Cannot play DVDs. ≥CD Mode is on. Press [CD MODE] to turn CD Mode off. 13 No picture or sound. ≥Check the video or audio connection.

You have forgotten your ratings password.

Reset all the settings to Factory Preset.

Specific operation undesirable or unexpected

It takes time before play starts.

[MP3]

Folders deeper than the eighth layer on a data CD are not displayed correctly.

[WMA] [MP3] [JPEG]

A menu screen appears during skip or search. [VCD[

Programmed items are not played. [DVD-V]

The on-screen menu shows “2” as a soundtrack option when

Troubleshooting guide

[AUDIO] is pressed, but the audio does not change. [DVD-A]

Play restarts from the beginning of the track when soundtrack is changed. [DVD-A]

Subtitle

Subtitle position is wrong. ≥Adjust the position. (“Subtitle Position” in Display Menu) 19 No subtitles. ≥Display the subtitles. 14

Marker

Cannot add markers. ≥You cannot add markers with DVD-RAM.

A-B repeat

Point B is automatically set. ≥The end of an item becomes point B when it is reached. —

A-B repeat is automatically canceled.

Sound abnormal or improper

Sound distorted. ≥Noise may occur when playing WMA files. — Effects do not work. ≥Some audio effects do not work or have less effect with some discs.

Humming is heard during play. ≥An AC mains lead or fluorescent light is near the subwoofer. Keep other appliances and cables

[Russia\

Sound mixed.

Menus

The Setup menu cannot be accessed.

≥Sleep timer activated. 27

≥This unit cannot play discs other than the ones listed in these operating instructions. ≥

The unit may not be operating properly due to lightning, static electricity or some other external factor.

Turn the unit off and then back to ON. Alternatively, turn the unit off, disconnect the AC

mains lead, and then reconnect it.

≥Condensation has formed: Wait 1 to 2 hours for it to evaporate. ≥Check that the batteries are installed correctly.

≥The batteries are depleted. Replace them with new ones. ≥Aim the remote control at the remote control sensor and operate.

≥Check the power or input setting of the connected equipment. ≥Check that the DVD-RAM has something recorded on it.

≥While stopped and “DVD/CD” is the source, press and hold [∫] on the main unit and [S10] on the

remote control until “Initialized” disappears from the television. Turn the unit off and on again. All settings will return to the default values.

≥Play may take time to begin when an MP3 track has still picture data. Even after the track starts,

the correct play time will not be displayed. This is normal.

≥Folders deeper than the eighth layer are displayed as the eighth layer. —

≥This is normal for Video CDs. —

≥Some items cannot be played even if you have programmed them. —

≥Even if a second soundtrack isn’t recorded, two numbers will normally be shown. —

≥This is normal on DVD-Audio. —

≥If the disc’s elapsed play time doesn’t appear on the unit’s display, you cannot add markers.

≥A-B repeat is canceled when you press [QUICK REPLAY].

≥Multi Re-master and Dolby Pro Logic II do not work if you have changed the play speed.

away from the subwoofer.

≥If you are using the scart terminal (AV) and the audio input terminals (TV AUDIO IN) at the

same time, turn off the connected equipment at one or the other terminals.

≥Select “DVD/CD” as the source. ≥Cancel all group, program and random play.

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Picture abnormal or un-viewable Page

Picture distorted. ≥Ensure that the unit is connected directly to the television, and is not connected through a video

Picture size doesn’t fit the screen.

The television may display incorrectly or colors appear faded.

Menu is not displayed correctly. ≥Restore the zoom ratio to a1.00.

Auto zoom function does not work well.

The picture on the television disappears or stripes appear on the screen.

cassette recorder.

≥Change “TV Aspect” in “Video” tab. ≥Use the television to change the aspect. If your television does not have that function, change

“4:3 Aspect” in Display Menu.

≥Change the Zoom setting. ≥The unit and television are using different video systems.

[Southeast\Asia] Use a multi-system or NTSC television. [Others] Use a multi-system or PAL television.

≥The system used on the disc does not match your television.

– PAL discs cannot be correctly viewed on an NTSC television. – This unit can convert NTSC signals to PAL 60 for viewing on a PAL television (“NTSC Disc

Output” in “Video” tab).

≥Set “Subtitle Position” in Display Menu to “0”. ≥Set “4:3 Aspect” in Display Menu to “Normal”.

≥Turn off TV’s zoom function. ≥Use the other preset aspect ratios or manual adjustment. ≥Zoom function may not work well, especially in dark scenes and may not work depending on the

type of disc.

≥Mobile telephone chargers can cause some disturbance. ≥If you are using a TV indoor antenna, change to an outdoor antenna. ≥The television antenna wire is too close to the unit. Separate the antenna wire of the television

from the unit.

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Progressive video

There is ghosting when progressive output is on.

Pictures not in progressive output.

≥Change “Video Output Mode” in Picture Menu to “480I”. This problem is caused by the editing

method or material used on DVD-Video, but should be corrected if you use interlace output.

≥When playing NTSC discs, press [PROGRESSIVE] on the main unit so “PROG.” is displayed.

Or select “480P” in “Video Output Mode” in Picture Menu.

≥If the unit is connected to the television through VIDEO OUT, S-VIDEO and SCART, output will

be interlace.

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Listening to the radio

Noise is heard. “ST” flickers or doesn’t light. Sound is distorted.

A beat sound is heard. ≥Turn the television off or separate it from the unit. —

A low hum is heard during AM broadcasts.

≥Adjust the position of the FM or AM antenna. ≥Use an outdoor antenna.

≥Separate the antenna from other cables. —

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Television operation

Cannot operate the TV. ≥Press [TV] first to operate the television.

≥Check the remote control code for the TV manufacturer.

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Unit displays

The display is dark. ≥Select “Bright” in “FL Dimmer” in “Others” tab. 21 “NO PLAY” ≥You inserted a disc the unit cannot play; insert one it can.

“NO DISC” ≥You haven’t inserted a disc; insert one.

“F61” ≥Check and correct the speaker cord connections.

“DVD U11” ≥Disc is dirty. Wipe it clean. 11 “ERROR” ≥Incorrect operation performed. Read the instructions and try again. — “DVD H∑∑”

∑∑ stands for a number.

≥You inserted a blank disc.

≥You haven’t inserted the disc correctly; insert it correctly.

If this does not fix the problem, there is a power supply problem. Consult the dealer.

≥Trouble may have occurred. The number following “H” depends on the status of the unit. Turn

the unit off and then back to ON. Alternatively, turn the unit off, disconnect the AC mains lead, and then reconnect it.

≥If the service numbers fail to clear, note the service number and contact a qualified service

person.

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Television displays

“/” ≥The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc. —

“Cannot display group xx, content xx”

“This disc may not be played in your region”

No on-screen display. ≥Select “On” in “On-Screen Messages” in “Display” tab. 21

≥You are trying to display incompatible contents. —

≥You can only play DVD-Video if their region number is the same or includes the same region

number as the unit or if the DVD-Video is marked “ALL”. Confirm the region number for the unit on the rear panel.

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