Pioneer S-ST770, RCS-77H User Manual

RCS-77H

HDD DVD Recorder Home Cinema System

SX-SW77

S-ST770

Audio Multi-channel Receiver Subwoofer

Speaker System

DVR-530H-AV

DVD Recorder

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Operating Instructions

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IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

CAUTION:

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

WARNING

This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC – +35 ºC (+41 ºF – +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light)

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WARNING

To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment.

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC).

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The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

section carefully.

The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V or 120V) written on the rear panel.

This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as longterm use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period. K041_En

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.

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CAUTION

This product is a class 1 laser product, but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.

The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: inside of the unit

CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION

CAUTION

WHEN OPEN, AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM. RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B

ATTENTION

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ADVARSEL

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VARNING

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VORSICHT

LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GERÄTEINNEREN VORHANDEN. AUGEN NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHLAUSSETZEN!

PRECAUCIAÓN

VARO!

CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACIÓN LÁSER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE. EVITE LA EXPOSICIÓN A LOS RAYOS LÁSER.

AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYVÄLLE JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN.

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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal. The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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CAUTION

The  STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard, the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.

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VENTILATION CAUTION (Receiver subwoofer)

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 5 cm at top, 5 cm at rear, and 5 cm at each side).

VENTILATION CAUTION (DVD Recorder)

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side).

WARNING

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

5 cm

Receiver subwoofer DVD Recorder

5 cm

10 cm

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10 cm

English

Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.

Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three pin plug.

NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your dealer. Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to B.S.1362 should be used.

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IMPORTANT

FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted.

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with 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. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

Section One

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference

Features

1 Home cinema system with the latest features

This unit is equipped with a variety of the latest features for DVD recording.

• Extended recording time

Up to 455 hours recording on 160GB HDD (page 154)

• 24 hours recording (DVD-R DL)

• High speed copy

DVD-R: 12x, DVD-RW: 6x (page 42)

• Ease of use

Help function

EPG (Guide plus+) (page 68)

ShowView / Video Plus (page 75)

Advanced Disc Navigator (moving thumbnail) (page 92

• Digital Jukebox

Record your favorite music CDs to the hard disk and produce your own library of favorites (page 120)

2 Subwoofer with 5.1ch receiver function

This unit includes a subwoofer equipped with 5.1 channel amplifier and FM/AM tuner with RDS support.

The receiver is equipped with Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, and DTS decoders for the ultimate in live listening presence.

Advanced surround modes are also provided to allow you to select your own uniquely designed listening environment (page 24).

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4 Three-spot front surround setting allows two kinds of speaker placement

In addition to the conventional 5.1ch speaker placement, the rear (surround) speakers can be placed in the front if desired, thus producing a 3-spot front surround setting with the same kind of sound field as the normal 5.1ch arrangement. This provides greater freedom in speaker placement to match different sound environments and room conditions.

For example, the 3-spot front setting can be used in cases where the listening room has no space for the placement of surround (rear) speakers, or in cases where speaker wiring to the rear would be particularly difficult.

To produce the most lifelike ambience from the 3-spot front setting, original surround modes (Front Surround Movie / Front Surround Music / Extra Power) are provided thus allowing you to create genuine 5.1ch audio ambience and a sense of spatial movement not possible with conventional virtual surround systems (page 6).

5 Full input/output connector systems

Three digital input connector systems and one analog input connector system are provided, allowing you to connect sound from a variety of television monitors, satellite tuners and other components (page 31).

6 Environmentally conscious design

The sub-woofer with its 5.1ch amplifier consumes less than 0.5W of energy in standby mode, providing economic, environmentally conscious operation.

3 Includes a separate display for greater freedom in installation layout.

The separate display makes it easy to choose the optimum layout for your installation location. Choose the setting that provides the best storage and viewing position.

The separate display is provided with control buttons, allowing you to perform basic operations at the display alone, without using the remote. On the other hand, the separate display is also equipped with a remote control receiver, allowing you to operate the unit by pointing the remote at the display instead of at the DVD recorder or subwoofer (page 22).

Section One

Contents

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Section One

01 Features ...........................................................

02 Contents ..........................................................

What’s in the box

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03 Speaker Setup Guide ......................................

Safety precautions when setting up Home theater sound setup Wall mounting the surround speaker system

Attaching the brackets Before mounting

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04 Connecting up .................................................

Basic connections Using this system for TV audio

05 Remote control .............................................

Using the remote control Putting the batteries in the remote control

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What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following items are all supplied.

Receiver subwoofer (SX–SW77) box:

• Remote control (page 14)

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 (page 16)

• Display unit (page 22)

• Power cord (page 11)

• AM loop antenna (page 9)

• FM wire antenna (page 9)

• Control cable (page 9)

• Display cable (page 9)

• Audio cable (red/white) (page 9)

• Optical cable (page 9)

• These operating instructions

• Warranty card

DVD recorder (DVR–530H-AV) box:

• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow) (page 11)

• G-LINK™ cable (page 49)

• RF antenna cable (page 11)

• Power cord (page 11)

06 Before you start ............................................

Switching on

Setting up

Basic operation

Watching a DVD Listening to a CD

Watching a title recorded on the HDD Listening to the radio

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Section Two

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Operating instructions for the Audio

Multi-channel Receiver Subwoofer and

Speaker System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Section Three

Operating intructions for the DVD

Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Speakers (S–ST770) box:

• Speakers (front x2, surround x2, center x1) (page 11)

• Speaker cables x5 (page

• Non-skid pads (small) x4 (page 6)

• Non-skid pads (large) x4 (page 6)

• Front speaker stand bases x 2 (page 6)

• Screws (for bases) x 6 (page 6)

•

Brackets

•

Screws (for brackets)

• Mounting Brackets x 2 (page 8)

• Screws (for mounting brackets) x 2 (page 8)

x 2 (page 7)

12)

x 4 (page 7)

Speaker Setup Guide

Safety precautions when setting up

When assembling the speakers, lay them down flat on their side to avoid accidents or injury. Make sure to use a stable surface when assembling, setting up, and placing the speakers.

Caution

• Please don’t use the any attachments with the front speakers other than the brackets provided.

1 Attach the front speaker stand bases to the stems using the screws provided.

Before securing the base to the stand, thread the speaker wire through the holes provided on the base as shown below. Then, once you have aligned the stem and base, secure with the small screws at the points shown at right.

2 Attach the smaller non-skid pads to the base of the center speaker. The four large non-skid pads are for the receiver subwoofeer (as shown).

Use the supplied adhesive to attach 4 pads to the base of each speaker.

Home theater sound setup

Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can place your speakers in one of two ways using this

system:

•

Standard surround 5-spot setup

standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theater sound.

Front

left

Center

Surround

left

Listening position

• Connect the speaker system.

Refer to

Connecting up

to connect the speakers properly. Place them as shown in the diagram above for optimal surround sound.

– This is a

Receiver subwoofer

Front right

Surround

right

Non-skid pads (small) x 4

Non-skid pads (large) x 4

Note

1 See

About the listening modes

Center speaker

After placing your speakers, complete

setting

on page 29 then refer to

on page 29 to complete your surround sound setup.

Receiver subwoofer

on page 24 for more on using the different listening modes with each speaker setup.

Channel level

Speaker distance setting

Speaker Setup Guide

•

Front surround 3-spot setup

when rear surround speaker placement isn't possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect.

– This setup is ideal

2 Secure in position with the brackets provided.

Line up the holes in the bracket with the holes in the speakers, then secure with two screws at the points shown below. Make sure you’ve matched the right and left brackets with the speakers (as shown).

English

Surround

left

Front

left

Center

Receiver subwoofer

Listening position

Surround

right

Front right

1 Place the surround speakers on top of the front speakers, turn the surround speakers towards the closest wall, lining the arrows up for optimal Front Surround.

Turn each surround speaker so that the  arrow at the base is lined up with the

 FRONT SURROUND

arrow on

the front speaker. This is only necessary with the

FRTMOVIE

FRTMUSIC

modes. With

EXTPOWER

(Extra Power), the surround speakers should be in the same direction as the front speakers (as shown below). See

Using Front Surround

on page 25 for more

informations.

FRTMOVIE / FRTMUSIC

EXTPOWER

• Please don’t use any attachments with the front speakers other than the brackets provided.

3 Connect the speaker system.

Refer to

Connecting up

to connect the speakers properly.

4 Secure the speaker wire.

When you’re finished, thread the surround speaker cords through the outlet on the back of the speaker stand and through the base of the brackets as shown below.

FRTMOVIE / FRTMUSIC

EXTPOWER

Speaker Setup Guide

Additional notes on speaker placement

Wall mounting the surround speaker system

Attaching the brackets

• Make sure to tighten the supplied screw as securely as possible when attaching the bracket to the back of the speaker.

• Please do not attach the brackets to the center speakers.

• Please do not attach the brackets to the tall front speakers supplied with the S-ST770 speaker system.

Before mounting

• Remember that the speaker system heavy and that its weight could cause the wood screws to work loose, or the wall material to fail to support it, resulting in the speaker falling. Make sure that the wall on which you intend to mount the speakers is strong enough to support them. Do not mount on plywood or soft surface walls.

• Mounting screws are not supplied. Use screws that are suitable for the wall material and that will support the weight of the speaker.

• If you are unsure of the qualities and strength of the wall, consult a professional for advice.

• Pioneer is not responsible for any accidents or damage that result from improper installation.

• Install the main front left and right speakers at an equal distance from the TV.

• For optimum effect, install the rear speakers slightly above ear level.

• Install the center speaker above or below the TV so that the sound of the center channel is localized at the TV screen.

• When installing the center speaker on top of the TV, be sure to secure it with suitable means. Otherwise, the speaker may fall from the TV due to external shocks such as earthquakes, endangering those nearby or damaging the speaker.

• This system’s speakers supplied with this system are magnetically shielded. However, depending on the installation location, color distortion may occur if the speaker is installed extremely close to the screen of a television set. If this happens case, turn the power switch of the television set OFF, and turn it ON after 15 to 30 minutes. If the problem persists, place the speaker system away from the television set.

• Do not fix the front or center speakers, or the receiver subwoofer to the wall or ceiling; they could cause injury if they fell.

Bracket screw (supplied)

Mounting screw (not supplied)

5 – 7 mm

5 mm

10 mm

Connecting up

Basic connections

Important

• When connecting this system or changing connections, be sure to switch power off and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket. After completing all connections, connect the power cord to the wall socket.

Receiver subwoofer (SX-SW77)

FM antenna

AM loop antenna

Display unit

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SYSTEM

CONNECTOR

USE ONLY WITH DISPLAY UNIT

CONTROL

OUT

SUB WOOFER

CENTER

AC IN

ANTENNA

FM UNBALAMLOOP ANTENNA

75Ω

DVD/DVR 1

(COAXIAL)

DIGITAL

DVD/DVR 2

(OPTICAL)

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

FRONT

a b

AUDIO INPUT

DIGITAL

(OPTICAL)

Optical cable Control cable

ANALOG

Audio cable (red/white)

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AC IN

G-LINK

CONTROL

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

VIDEO

AUDIO

INPUT 3

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

VIDEO

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

OUT

ANTENNA

DVD Recorder

(DVR-530H-AV)

Display cable

Connecting up

1 Connect the DVD recorder to the receiver subwoofer.

a. Plug the control cable into the control jack on the

rear of the receiver subwoofer.

Plug the other end of the cable into the control jack on the rear of the DVD recorder.

b. Plug the optical cable into the

INPUT (DVD/DVR 2)

jack on the rear of the receiver

DIGITAL AUDIO

subwoofer.

Plug the other end of the cable into the

DIGITAL OUT

jack on the rear of the DVD recorder.

c. Plug the red/white audio cable into the

AUDIO INPUT

jack on the receiver subwoofer.

Plug the other end of the cable into the

OUTPUT

jack on the rear of the DVD recorder.

OPTICAL

ANALOG

AUDIO

Note that unless the audio and control cables are connected, you can’t use the remore control with the DVD recorder.

2 Connect the display unit to the receiver subwoofer.

• Plug the L-shaped end of the display cable into the connector on the rear of the display unit.

Plug the other end of the display cable into

CONNECTOR

jack on the receiver subwoofer.

SYSTEM

3 Assemble the AM loop antenna.

4 Connect the AM and FM antennas1.

a. Twist off the plastic insulation on the end of each

strand of the AM antenna.

b. Connect one wire of the AM loop antenna to each AM

antenna terminal.

For each terminal, press down on the tab to open; insert the wire, then release to secure.

c. Push the FM antenna

FM antenna socket.

plug onto the center pin of the

a b c

a. Bend the stand in the direction indicated by the

arrow.

b. Clip the loop onto the stand.

c. If you want to fix to a wall or other surface, perform

step b after first securing the stand with screws.

It is recommended that you determine the reception strength before securing the stand with the screws.

Note

1• Keep antenna cables away from other cables, the display unit, receiver subwoofer and DVD recorder.

• If reception with the supplied antenna is poor, See

2• To ensure optimum reception, make sure the FM antenna is fully extended and not coiled or hanging at the rear of the unit.

Connecting external antennas

on page 32.

Connecting up

Receiver subwoofer (SX-SW77)

SYSTEM

CONNECTOR

USE ONLY WITH

DISPLAY UNIT

AC IN

CONTROL

OUT

SUB WOOFER

CENTER

SPEAKERS

SURROUND

FRONT

DVD/DVR 1

ANTENNA

FM UNBAL

75Ω

DIGITAL

DVD/DVR 2

AUDIO INPUT

OPTICAL

LOOP ANTENNA

ANALOG

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Surround right

(Gray)

Listening position

Center (Green)

Front right

(Red)

Surround left

(Blue)

Front left

(White)

DVD Recorder (DVR-530H-AV)

DVD Recorder

AC IN

G-LINK

CONTROL

To AC outlet

Audio/video cable* (red/white/yellow)

* Use just the yellow plug of the three-pin audio/video cable for this connection.

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AUDIO

INPUT 3

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

AUDIO

VIDEO

OUTPUT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

ANTENNA IN

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

ANTENNA

RF antenna cable

Antenna/cable TV

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

wall outlet

OUT

ANTENNA IN

RF antenna cable

ANTENNA

ANTENNA OUT

OUT

Connecting up

5 Connect each speaker.

Each speaker cable has a color-coded connector at one end and two wires at the other end.

Color-coded wire (Connect to speaker)

Color-coded connector (Connect to rear panel)

• Twist and pull off the protective shields on each wire.

• Connect the wires to the speaker. Match the colored wired with the color-coded label (above the tabs), then insert the colored wire into the red ( the other wire into the black (

–

) side.

) side and

• Connect the other end to the color-coded speaker terminals on the rear of the receiver subwoofer. Make sure to insert completely.

The small lug at the wire-end of the speaker plug should face up or down depending on whether it’s being plugged into one of the upper or lower speaker terminals. Please make sure to connect correctly.

Caution

• These speaker terminals carry

voltage

. To prevent the risk of electric shock when

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connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables, disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts.

• Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied to this system.

• Do not connect this speaker system to any amplifier other than the one supplied with this system. Connection to any other amplifier may result in malfunction or fire.

7 Connect the DVD recorder to your TV.

• Connect the

VIDEO OUTPUT

jack to a video input on

your TV.

Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/video cable for the video connection.

8 Connect the power cord.

• Connect the power cords to AC inlets on the receiver subwoofer and DVD recorder.

Connect the power cords to a wall socket.

Upper terminal Lower terminal

6 Connect the suboofer cable.

Just below the subwoofer speaker, to the left of center, you should see the subwoofer connecting cable. Plug this into the

Note

1 Other types of video connection are possible. See page 47-page 51 for more information. 2• Do not use any power cord other than the one supplied with this system.

• Do not use the supplied power cord for any purpose other than connecting to this system.

SUBWOOFER SPEAKER

terminal.

Connecting up

Using this system for TV audio

If your TV has a stereo audio output you can connect it to this system and enjoy surround TV sound.

AUDIO INPUT

SYSTEM

CONTROL

CONNECTOR

USE ONLY WITH

DISPLAY UNIT

SPEAKERS

OUT

SUB WOOFER

CENTER

AC IN

AUDIO INPUT

VIDEO INPUT

AC IN

G-LINK

CONTROL

1 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks on your TV the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT jacks on the receiver subwoofer.

Use the supplied red/white stereo audio cable for this connection. Make sure you match the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

2 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input on your TV.

Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/video cable for the video connection.

3 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV.

Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio/video cable for the audio connection. Make sure you match the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

SURROUND

FRONT

DIGITAL

DVD/DVR 2

ANALOG

OPTICAL

DVD/DVR 1

AUDIO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

AUDIO

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

INPUT 3

VIDEO

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

OUT

ANTENNA

English

Remote control

RECORDER RECEIVER

MUTE

4 5

Important

• Functions printed in green on the remote control are accessed by pressing the button indicated while holding down the

1 MUTE

Press to mute all audio from the speakers. Press again to cancel and restore the sound.

2 RECORDER

Press to switch the recorder on or into standby.

3 RECEIVER

Press to switch the receiver on or into standby.

4 VOLUME +/–

Use to adjust the volume.

 

VOLUME

HDD DVD

HELP

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

TOP MENU RDS DISP

HOME MENU

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW

REC



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO



SHIFT

+–

FM/AM AUDIO INPUT

CLEAR

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

STOP REC REC MODE

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE

VOLUME

CHANNEL

TV CONTROL

button.

CHANNEL

VIDEO INPUT

INFO GUIDE

DISPLAYTEST TONE

SKIPCMBACK



ONE TOUCH

COPY

INPUT

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

REC

SYSTEM

ST +ST –

RETURN

SETUP

5 Function select buttons

(page 60)

HDD

Press to select the hard disk (HDD) for recording or playback. The receiver subwoofer’s audio input is

also switched to

DVD

(page 60)

DVD/DVR2

Press to select the DVD for recording or playback. The receiver subwoofer’s audio input is also switched

DVD/DVR2

FM/AM

(page 27)

Press to select the built-in radio tuner.

AUDIO INPUT

(page 31) Press repeatedly to select one of the receiver subwoofer’s audio inputs (

DIGITAL

6 CHANNEL +/–

ANALOG

(page 61)

DVD/DVR1, DVD/DVR2

Press to change the channel of the built-in TV tuner.

7 Numeric buttons and CLEAR

Use the number buttons for track/chapter/title selection; channel selection, and so on.

Use

CLEAR

to clear an entry and start again.

8 VIDEO INPUT

(page 87) Press to change the DVD recorder input for recording and playback.

9 HELP

Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen.

10 GUIDE Plus+™ system controls

GUIDE

Press to display the GUIDE Plus+™ screen; press again to exit.

+ SHIFT: INFO

Press to see additional information for the highlighted item in GUIDE Plus+™.

11 DISC NAVIGATOR

(page 92, 111)

/ TOP MENU

(page 63)

Press to display the Disc Navigator screen, or the top menu if a DVD-Video disc is loaded.

+ SHIFT: RDS DISP

Changes RDS displays (page 28).

Note

1 If the recorder is set to remote mode 2 or 3, the subwoofer’s audio input will not be switched. See also

Remote Control Mode

on page 136.

Remote control

12 DVD MENU

Press to display the disc menu if a DVD-Video disc is loaded.

When in the GUIDE Plus+™ system, use to jump directly to the Menu bar.

+ SHIFT: SYSTEM SETUP

Use to access the menu system for surround sound setup, tuner settings and so on (page 23, 27, 28, 33).

///

Use to navigate all DVD recorder on-screen displays. Press option.

Use together with the receiver subwoofer menus.

14 HOME MENU

Press to display the Home Menu, from which you can navigate many the functions of the system.

+ SHIFT: TEST TONE

Use to output the test tone (for speaker setup) (page 30).

15 RETURN

Press to go back one level in the on-screen menu or display.

+ SHIFT: DISPLAY

Displays/changes the on-screen information displays.

16 Playback controls



/  (page 94)

Press to start reverse or forward scanning. Press again to change the speed.



Press to start playback.



Press to pause playback or recording.



Press to stop playback.

CM BACK (commercial back)

Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward through the audio or video playing.

CM SKIP (commercial skip)

Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing.



PREV / NEXT

Press to skip to the previous or next title/chapter/ track/folder; or to display the previous or next menu page.

When GUIDE Plus+™ is displayed, use to display the previous/next page.

(page 63)

(cursor buttons) and ENTER

ENTER

to select the currently highlighted

SHIFT

button to navigate the

(page 65)

(page 62)





STEP/SLOW  (page 94)

During playback, press to start slow-motion playback; while paused, press to show the previous or next video frame.

When GUIDE Plus+™ is displayed, use to display the previous/next day.

17 Recording controls



REC

Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins.



STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

REC MODE

Press repeatedly to change the recording mode (picture quality).

18 ONE TOUCH COPY

Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.

19 GUIDE Plus+™ Action buttons, DVD playback functions and surround sound mode/sound enhancement buttons

When in the GUIDE Plus+™ system, these buttons act as the Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Action buttons (the functions of these buttons change according to the GUIDE Plus+™ Area). (page 68)

AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel. (When no disc is playing or recording, press to change the tuner audio.)

+ SHIFT: SURROUND

Use to select a Surround mode (page 24).

SUBTITLE

Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs.

+ SHIFT: ADVANCED

Use to select an Advanced Surround mode (page 25).

ANGLE

Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

(page 81)

(page 61, 99)

(page 98)

(page 100)

(page 60)

(page 101)

English

Remote control

+ SHIFT: SOUND

Press to access the sound menu, from which you can adjust bass and treble, etc.

PLAY MODE

Press to display the Play Mode menu (for features such as search, repeat and program play).

+ SHIFT: TIMER REC

Press to set a timer recording from the GUIDE Plus+™ system.

20 TV CONTROL

After setting up, use these controls to control your TV.

21 SHIFT

Press to access functions on the remote printed in green.

22 TV DIRECT REC

Press to start recording whatever channel your TV is set to.

SHIFT: TV/DVD

Press to switch between ‘TV mode’, in which you get the picture and sound from the TV’s tuner, and ‘DVD mode’, in which you get picture and sound from the system’s tuner (or an external input).

(page 26)

(page 95)

(page 69)

(page 139)

(page 82)

(page 62)

Using the remote control

Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit.

• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s remote sensor.

• Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other. Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit.

• Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote.

• When the batteries run down or you change the batteries, the TV preset codes are automatically reset. See

Setting up the remote to control your TV

page 139 to reset them.

• If you changed the remote control mode, this will also be reset when you change the batteries. See also

Remote Control Mode

• Use within the operating range in front of the remote control sensor on the display unit, as shown.

on page 136.

Putting the batteries in the remote control

1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control.

2 Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications ( the compartment.

3 Close the cover.

Caution

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Please observe the following:

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

• Don’t use different kinds of battery together— although they may look similar, different batteries may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment.

• Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to be used for a month or more.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or

area.

,

) inside

Before you start

Switching on

The DVD recorder and receiver subwoofer have separate power switches. The power switch for the receiver subwoofer is located on the display unit.

Remote control

RECORDER RECEIVER

MUTE

 

VOLUME

+–

HDD DVD

FM/AM AUDIO INPUT

CHANNEL

VIDEO INPUT

INFO

HELP

GUIDE

CLEAR

TUNE +

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

TOP MENU RDS DISP

HOME MENU

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW

REC



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO



SHIFT

ENTER

TUNE –

STOP REC REC MODE

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE

VOLUME

CHANNEL

TV CONTROL

SYSTEM

SETUP

ST +ST –

RETURN

DISPLAYTEST TONE

SKIPCMBACK



ONE TOUCH

COPY

INPUT

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

REC

STANDBY/ON

– VOLUME + AUDIO INPUT SURROUND

Display unit

English

OPEN/CLOSE

STANDBY/ON

The table below shows what needs to be switched on for various system functions:

Function

Display unit

DVD recorder

DVD playback On On

CD playback On On

HDD playback On On

Radio On Off

Timer recording Off On

DVD Recorder

HDD/DVD

ONE TOUCH COPY

REC

Setting up

After connecting and installing the DVD recorder and receiver subwoofer, complete the steps below to set the system up for use.

DVD recorder

• Set the date and time, TV channel tuning and the type of TV in the Setup Navigator (page 55).

Receiver subwoofer

• Switch off the display demo mode (page 23).

• Complete the Room Setup to optimize the surround sound (page 23).

PULL-OPEN

Before you start

Basic operation

This manual is split into to parts, one covering using the receiver subwoofer, the other using the DVD recorder. Below are some common operations and where to find them explained in this manual.

Watching a DVD

Remember that when using the remote to control the DVD recorder, you should point the remote towards the display unit, not the recorder itslelf.

6 Load a disc.

Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a doublesided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face-down).

RECORDER RECEIVER

MUTE



VOLUME

HDD DVD

HELP

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

TOP MENU RDS DISP

HOME

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW

REC

FM/AM AUDIO INPUT

CLEAR

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

STOP REC REC MODE

+–

CHANNEL

VIDEO INPUT

INFO

GUIDE

DISPLAYTEST TONE

SKIPCMBACK



ONE TOUCH

COPY

ST +ST –

SYSTEM

RETURN

SETUP

1 Switch on the display unit (receiver subwoofer).

2 Switch on the DVD recorder.

3 Switch on your TV.

Turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

4 Press DVD.



5 Press

OPEN/CLOSE on the DVD recorder to

open the disc tray.

7 Press  (play) to start playback.

Press to stop playback. You can resume playback from the same point by pressing . (Press  again to cancel the resume function.)

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

See

Basic playback

on page 62 for more on playing discs.

8 Adjust the volume.

9 Adjust the sound using the surround effects

See

Listening to your system

on page 24 for details.

Before you start

Listening to a CD

1 Switch on the display unit (receiver subwoofer).

2 Switch on the DVD recorder.

3 Press DVD.

4 Load a CD and start playback

5 Adjust the volume.

6 Adjust the sound using the surround effects

(page 24)

(page 64)

Watching a title recorded on the HDD

1 Switch on the display unit (receiver subwoofer).

2 Switch on the DVD recorder.

3 Switch on your TV.

4 Press HDD.

5 Start playback of the HDD title

6 Adjust the volume.

7 Adjust the sound using the surround effects

(page 24)

(page 63)

Listening to the radio

1 Switch on the display unit (receiver subwoofer).

2 Tune to a station

3 Adjust the volume.

4 Adjust the sound using the surround effects

(page 24)

(page 27)

English

Section Two

Contents

01 Controls and displays

Display unit

Display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

02 Getting started

System demo setting Using the Room Setup

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

03 Listening to your system

About the listening modes Auto listening mode Listening in surround sound Using Front Surround Using Advanced Surround Listening in stereo Enhancing dialogue Adjusting the bass and treble Boosting the bass level

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

04 Listening to the radio

Listening to the radio

Improving poor FM reception Improving poor AM sound Memorizing stations Listening to station presets

An introduction to RDS

Displaying RDS information Searching for RDS programs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

05 Surround sound settings

Using the System Setup menu

Channel level setting Speaker distance setting Dynamic Range Control Dual mono setting

Adjusting the channel levels using the test tone

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

06 Other connections

Connecting auxiliary components Listening to an external audio source Connecting external antennas

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

. . . . . . . . . . . 31

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

. . . 30

07 Additional information

Setting the sleep timer Dimming the display DTS CD setting Resetting the system Installation and maintenance

Hints on installation

Troubleshooting

General

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Tuner

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Error Messages Glossary Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Controls and displays

Chapter 1

Controls and displays

Display unit

STANDBY/ON

1 4 652 3

1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the system on/into standby.

2 Front panel display

See below for details.

3 VOLUME buttons

Use to adjust the volume.

Display

DTS F.SURR.

2D 2PL

678

DTS

Lights during playback of a DTS source (page 24).

F.SURR.

Lights when the Front Surround listening mode is selected (page 25).

3 Tuner indicators

– Lights when a broadcast is being received.

– Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being

received in auto stereo mode.

– Lights when FM mono reception is selected.

– Lights when in one of the RDS display or search

modes.

– VOLUME + AUDIO INPUT SURROUND

4 AUDIO INPUT

Press repeatedly to select one of the external audio inputs (

DVD/DVR1, DVD/DVR2, DIGITAL

5 SURROUND

Use to select a Surround mode (page 24).

6 IR remote sensor

4 kHz / MHz

Indicates the frequency unit shown in the character display (

5 Character display

Lights when sleep timer is active (page 33).

72 PL II

Lights during Dolby Pro Logic II decoding (page 24).

82 D

Lights during playback of a Dolby Digital source (page 24).

kHz

kHz MHz

for AM,

(page 31)

(page 16)

4 3

MHz

for FM).

ANALOG

Getting started

Chapter 2

Getting started

System demo setting

Switches the automatic demo feature on or off (this starts when you plug in for the first time):

1 Switch the system into standby. 2 Press SHIFT + SYSTEM SETUP.

/

3 Hold SHIFT and use the DEMO from the menu, then press SHIFT + ENTER.

4 Hold SHIFT and use the setting, then press SHIFT + ENTER

Select from:

•

DEMO ON

•

DEMO OFF

– Switches the demo feature on.

– Switches the demo feature off.

Using the Room Setup

After you have set up your speakers to your liking (see

Home theater sound setup

calibrate your system for surround sound. This is a quick and easy way to get good surround sound for your room.

For a more detailed surround sound setup, see

System Setup menu

on page 6), make sure you

on page 29.

HELP

TUNE +

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

TOP MENU RDS DISP

ENTER

HOME MENU

TUNE –

buttons to select

/

buttons to select a

VIDEO INPUT

INFO

GUIDE

CLEAR

SYSTEM

SETUP

ST +ST –

RETURN

DISPLAYTEST TONE

Using the

1 If the system isn’t already on, RECEIVER to switch on.

2 Press SHIFT + SYSTEM SETUP.

/

3 Hold SHIFT and use the

buttons to select ROOM SET from the menu, then press SHIFT + ENTER.

4 Hold SHIFT and use the room size setting, then press SHIFT + ENTER

/

buttons to select a

Select from:

•

ROOM S

– Smaller than average room (approx. 3.5 x

4.5m)

•

ROOM M ROOM L

•

– Average room (approx. 5.5 x 6.0m)

– Larger than average room (approx. 7.5 x

9.0m)

5 Hold SHIFT and use the

/

buttons to select a

seating position setting, then press SHIFT + ENTER.

Select from:

SEAT FWD

•

– If you are nearer to the front speakers

than the surround speakers

•

SEAT MID

– If you are equal distance from the front

and surround speakers

•

SEATBACK

– If you are nearer to the surround

speakers than the front speakers

English

BACK

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW

REC

STOP REC

REC MODE



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



VOLUME

CHANNEL

TV CONTROL

TV DIRECT

SHIFT

SKIP



ONE TOUCH

COPY

INPUT

TV/DVD

REC



Listening to your system

Chapter 3

Listening to your system

About the listening modes

As explained in there are two basic surround speaker setup options available. You can select any of the listening modes regardless of speaker placement, but you will get the best surround effect by using the listening modes in conjunction with your speaker setup:

•

Standard surround 5-spot setup

Standard ( Advanced ( surround listening modes with this setup.

•

Front surround 3-spot setup

Surround

this speaker setup.

Home theater sound setup

on page 6,

– Use the

Listening in surround sound

Using Advanced Surround

– See

below) and

on page 25)

Using Front

on page 25 for the options available with

Auto listening mode

The Auto listening mode is the simplest way to listen to any source as it was mastered: the output from the speakers mirrors the channels in the source material.

TV CONTROL

REC MODE

VOLUME

ONE TOUCH

COPY

INPUTTV

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

REC

button on the

REC STOP REC



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



CHANNEL

SHIFT

• Press SHIFT+SURROUND to select the AUTO listening mode.

If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel 2 D or

DTS

indicator lights.

• You can also use the

SURROUND

display unit to change the listening mode.

Listening in surround sound

You can listen to stereo or multichannel sources in surround sound. Surround sound is generated from stereo sources using one of the Dolby Pro Logic decoding modes.

TV CONTROL

REC MODE

VOLUME

ONE TOUCH

COPY

INPUTTV

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

REC

button on the

on page 25

REC STOP REC



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



CHANNEL

SHIFT

• Press SHIFT+SURROUND repeatedly to select a listening mode.

• You can also use the

SURROUND

display unit to change the listening mode.

The choices that appear in the display will vary according to the type of source that’s playing.

If the source is Dolby Digital or DTS, the front panel or

DTS

indicator lights.

•

AUTO

– Auto listening mode (see above)

PROLOGIC

•

– (Dolby Pro Logic) 4.1 channel surround

sound for use with any two-channel source

•

MOVIE

– (Dolby Pro Logic II Movie) 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to movie sources, for use with any two-channel source

•

MUSIC

– (Dolby Pro Logic II Music) 5.1 channel surround sound, especially suited to music sources, for use with any two-channel source

•

STEREO

– See

Listening in stereo

Listening to your system



Using Front Surround

The Front Surround modes are effective when you are using the Front surround 3-spot speaker setup as described in surround speakers should be placed on top of the front speakers and oriented either towards the walls, or straight ahead, depending on which mode you are using (see below).

• Press SHIFT+ADVANCED to select a Front Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select

EXTPOWER

• If you have selected each surround speaker so that the base is lined up with the arrow on the front speaker. With Power), the surround speakers should point in the same direction as the front speakers. (as shown below)

Home theater sound setup

TV CONTROL

REC MODE

VOLUME

ONE TOUCH

INPUTTV

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

COPY

REC

REC STOP REC



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



CHANNEL

SHIFT

FRTMOVIE, FRTMUSIC

FRTMOVIE

 FRONT SURROUND

on page 6. The

FRTMUSIC



arrow at the

EXTPOWER

, turn

(Extra

Using Advanced Surround

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional

surround sound effects.

TV CONTROL

REC MODE

VOLUME

ONE TOUCH

INPUTTV

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

REC STOP REC



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



CHANNEL

SHIFT

COPY

REC

• Press SHIFT+ADVANCED to select an Advanced Surround mode.

Press repeatedly to select

EXPANDED, TV SURR., SPORTS, GAME

ADVMOVIE, ADVMUSIC

5 STEREO

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel—in stereo. When playing a multichannel source, all channels are downmixed to the front left/right speakers and the subwoofer.

TV CONTROL

REC MODE

VOLUME

ONE TOUCH

INPUTTV

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

REC

COPY

REC STOP REC



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



CHANNEL

SHIFT

English

FRTMOVIE / FRTMUSIC

Note

1 The 5-spot setup described in

EXTPOWER

Home theater sound setup

• Press SHIFT+SURROUND repeatedly until STEREO shows in the display.

• You can also use the display unit to change the listening mode.

on page 6 should be used with these effects.

SURROUND

button on the

INFO

HELP

Listening to your system

Enhancing dialogue

The Dialogue Enhancement feature is designed to make the dialogue stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

GUIDE

CLEAR

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

1 Press SHIFT+SOUND. 2 Hold SHIFT and use the

DIALOGUE then press SHIFT+ENTER. 3 Hold SHIFT and use the

amount dialogue enhancement then press SHIFT+ENTER to confirm.

Select between

OFF, MID

TUNE +

TOP MENU RDS DISP

ENTER

HOME

TUNE –

BACK

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW

REC

STOP REC

REC MODE



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



VOLUME

CHANNEL

SHIFT

TV CONTROL

/

/

MAX

SYSTEM

SETUP

ST +ST –

RETURN

DISPLAYTEST TONE

SKIP



ONE TOUCH

COPY

INPUT

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

REC

buttons to select

buttons to select the

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the overall tone.

1 Press SHIFT+SOUND. 2 Hold SHIFT and use the

/

buttons to select

BASS or TREBLE then press SHIFT+ENTER. 3 Hold SHIFT and use the

/

buttons to adjust

the sound then press SHIFT+ENTER to confirm.

Boosting the bass level

There are two bass modes you can use to enhance the bass in a source.

1 Press SHIFT+SOUND.

/

2 Hold SHIFT and use the BASSMODE then press SHIFT+ENTER.

3 Hold SHIFT and use the the sound then press SHIFT+ENTER to confirm.

Select between

OFF, MUSIC

buttons to select

/

buttons to adjust

CINEMA

Listening to the radio

Chapter 4

Listening to the radio

•

High-speed tuning –

Listening to the radio

The tuner can receive both FM and AM broadcasts, and lets you memorize your favorite stations so you don’t have to manually tune in every time you want to listen.

RECORDER RECEIVER

MUTE



VOLUME

HDD DVD

HELP

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

TOP MENU

RDS DISP

HOME MENU

FM/AM AUDIO INPUT

CLEAR

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

+–

CHANNEL

VIDEO INPUT

INFO

GUIDE

DISPLAYTEST TONE

ST +ST –

SYSTEM

RETURN

SETUP

until the frequency display starts to move rapidly. Keep the button held down until you reach the frequency you want. If necessary, fine tune the frequency using the manual tuning method.

Improving poor FM reception

If you’re listening to an FM station in stereo but the reception is weak, you can improve the sound quality by switching to mono.

1 Tune to an FM radio station then press

SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP

2 Hold MODE then press

3 Hold

MONO

The mono indicator ( ) lights when the tuner is in mono reception mode.

Select mode (the stereo indicator ( ) lights when receiving a

stereo broadcast).

SHIFT

then press

FM AUTO

: Press and hold

SHIFT+TUNE +/

and use the

SHIFT+ENTER

and use the

SHIFT+ENTER

/

buttons to choose FM

/

buttons to select

above to switch back to auto-stereo

English

SKIP

BACK

1 Press

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW

REC

STOP REC



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



CHANNEL

SHIFT

FM/AM

to switch to the tuner, then press

TV CONTROL

REC MODE

VOLUME

ONE TOUCH

INPUT

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT



COPY

REC

repeatedly to select the FM or AM band.

The display shows the band and frequency.

2 Tune to a frequency.

There are three tuning modes—manual, auto, and highspeed:

•

Manual tuning

: Press

SHIFT+TUNE +/–

repeatedly

to change the displayed frequency.

•

Auto tuning

: Press and hold

SHIFT+TUNE +/–

until the frequency display starts to move, then release. The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat to keep searching.

Improving poor AM sound

The simplest way to improve the sound quality of AM radio is to make sure that the TV in the room is switched off. Also try changing the position and direction of the AM loop antenna.

Changing the noise cut mode

If you find that the sound quality is bad even after trying the above, you may be able to improve it using a different noise cut mode. Just choose the one that sounds best.

1 Tune to an AM radio station then press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP.

Hold

SHIFT

and use the

/

buttons

to choose

NOISECUT then press SHIFT+ENTER.

Hold

SHIFT

and use the

/

buttons

to select a

Noise cut mode (1, 2 or 3) then press SHIFT+ENTER.

Memorizing stations

You can save up to 30 station presets so that you always have easy access to your favorite stations without having to tune in manually each time.

1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

For the FM band, select mono or auto-stereo reception as necessary. This setting is saved along with the preset.

Listening to the radio

2 Press 3 Hold

ST.MEM. then press 4 Hold

station preset you want then press

SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP

SHIFT

and use the

/

SHIFT+ENTER

SHIFT

and use the

/

buttons to choose

buttons to select the

SHIFT+ENTER

Listening to station presets

1 Make sure the tuner function is selected. 2 Use the

SHIFT +

/

buttons to select a station

preset.

• You can also use the number buttons (while holding

SHIFT

) to do this.

An introduction to RDS

Radio Data System (RDS) is a system used by most FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information—the name of the station and the kind of show they’re broadcasting, for example.

One feature of RDS is that you can search by type of program. For example, you can search for a station that’s broadcasting a show with the program type,

You can search the following program types:

NEWS –

News

AFFAIRS

– Current Affairs

INFO

– General Information

SPORT

– Sport

EDUCATE DRAMA CULTURE

regional culture, theater, etc.

SCIENCE

technology

VARIED

based material, such as quiz shows or interviews.

POP M ROCK M EASY M LIGHT M

music

CLASSICS

classical music

OTHER M

fitting above categories

WEATHER

reports

– Educational

– Radio plays, etc.

– National or

– Science and

– Usually talk-

– Pop music

– Rock music

– Easy listening

– ‘Light’ classical

– ‘Serious’

– Music not

– Weather

FINANCE

– Stock market reports, commerce, trading, etc.

CHILDREN

children

SOCIAL RELIGION

concerning religion

PHONE IN

expressing their views by phone

TRAVEL

travel rather than traffic announcements

LEISURE

interests and hobbies

JAZZ COUNTRY NATION M

music in a language other than English

OLDIES

from the ’50s and ’60s

FOLK M

DOCUMENT

– Programs for

– Social affairs

– Programs

– Public

– Holiday-type

– Leisure

– Jazz

– Country music

– Popular

– Popular music

– Folk music

– Documentary

JAZZ

Displaying RDS information

Use the types of RDS information available.

• Press

Each press changes the display as follows:

SHIFT+RDS DISP

• Radio Text (

button to display the different

for RDS information.

) – Messages sent by the radio station. For example, a talk radio station may provide a phone number as RT.

• Program Service Name (

) – The name of the radio

station.

• Program Type (

PTY

) – This indicates the kind of

program currently being broadcast.

•

– PTY search (see below)

• Current tuner frequency

Searching for RDS programs

You can search for a program type listed above.

1 Press the 2 Press

FM/AM

button for the FM band.

SHIFT+RDS DISP

repeatedly until SEARCH

appears in the display. 3 Hold

SHIFT

and use the

/

buttons to select the

program type you want to hear. 4 Press

SHIFT+ENTER

to start the search.

The system searches the station presets for a match. If it finds one, searching stops for 5 sec.

5 If you want to keep listening to the station, press

SHIFT+ENTER

If you don’t press

within the 5 seconds.

SHIFT+ENTER

, searching resumes.

Note

1 In addition, there are three other program types, search for these, but the tuner will switch automatically to this RDS broadcast signal. NO TYPE appears when a program type cannot be found. 2• If any noise is picked up while displaying the RT scroll, some characters may be displayed incorrectly.

• If you see NO DATA in the RT display, it means no RT data is sent from the broadcast station. The display will automatically switch to the PS data

display (if no PS data, the frequency is displayed).

• In the PTY display, NO DATA or NO TYPE may be shown. In this case, the PS display is shown after a few seconds.

3 RDS is only possible in the FM band.

TEST, ALARM

, and

NO TYPE. ALARM and TEST are used for emergency announcements. You can’t

Surround sound settings

INFO

Chapter 5

Surround sound settings

1 Select stereo or multichannel playback for a

Using the System Setup menu

From the System Setup menu you can access all the surround sound settings of the system

channel levels, speaker distances, dynamic range adjustment and dual mono audio playback.

Use the following buttons to use the System Setup menu.

HELP

CLEAR

TUNE +

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

TOP MENU RDS DISP

ENTER

HOME MENU

TUNE –

BACK

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW

REC

STOP REC

REC MODE



SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TIMER REC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE



VOLUME

CHANNEL

SHIFT

TV CONTROL

Channel level setting

The Room Setup feature (see page 23) is designed to give you a basic surround sound setup very quickly by setting the channel levels (and speaker distances) for you according to your room size and seating position. If you need to adjust the relative channel levels in more detail, you can do it here.

This method of setting the channel levels allows you to listen to a source and adjust the levels of each playback channel. Note that the channel level settings for stereo playback are independent of the settings for surround sound playback.

A further method of setting the channel levels is to use the test tone method. See

using the test tone

Adjusting the channel levels

on page 30 for more on this.

GUIDE

SKIP

ONE TOUCH

INPUT

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT

SYSTEM

ST +ST –

RETURN

DISPLAYTEST TONE



COPY

REC

, including

SETUP

source. 2 Press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP. 3 Hold SHIFT and use the

CH LEVEL, then press SHIFT+ENTER. 4 Use SHIFT +

/

to adjust the level of that channel.

/

5 Press SHIFT+ENTER when you’re finished.

• If you use the Room Setup feature again, it will overwrite the settings you have made here.

Speaker distance setting

The Room Setup feature (see page 23) is designed to give you a basic surround sound setup very quickly by setting the speaker distances (and channel levels) for you according to your room size and seating position. If you need to adjust the speaker distance settings in more detail, you can do it here.

Set the distance of each speaker from your normal listening position.

1 Press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP. 2 Hold SHIFT and use the

DISTANCE, then press SHIFT+ENTER. 3 Use SHIFT +

/

to adjust the distance.

Adjust the following speakers:

•

– Front left speaker

– Center speaker

•

– Front right speaker

•

– Surround right speaker

– Surround left speaker

•

– Subwoofer

Each speaker can be adjusted between

4 Press SHIFT+ENTER when you’re finished.

• If you use the Room Setup feature again, it will overwrite the settings you have made here.

/

buttons to select

to select a channel; SHIFT +

/

buttons to select

to select a speaker; SHIFT +

0.3 m

9.0 m

English

Note

1 There are other settings you can adjust from the System Setup menu; these are explained in

information

on page 33.

Listening to the radio

on page 27 and

Additional

Surround sound settings

Dynamic Range Control

When watching Dolby Digital or DTS material at low volume, low level sounds—including some of the dialog—can be difficult to hear properly. Using one of the Dynamic Range Control (DRC) settings can help by bringing up the low level sounds, while controlling high level peaks.

1 Press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP. 2 Hold SHIFT and use the

DRC. 3 Use SHIFT +

Select one of the following:

•

DRC OFF (default)

(use when listening at higher volume)

•

DRC MID

•

DRC HIGH

are reduced in volume while quieter sounds are increased)

4 Press SHIFT+ENTER to exit.

/

– No dynamic range adjustment

– Mid setting

– Dynamic range is reduced (loud sounds

Dual mono setting

Specifies how dual mono encoded Dolby Digital or DTS soundtracks should be played. You can also use this setting to switch the audio channel on DVD-RW discs recorded with bilingual audio.

1 Press SHIFT+SYSTEM SETUP. 2 Hold SHIFT and use the

DRC. 3 Use SHIFT +

Select one of the following:

CH1 MONO (default)

•

CH2 MONO CH1/CH2

• front speakers

4 Press SHIFT+ENTER to exit.

/

– Only channel 2 is played

– Both channels are played through the

/

buttons to select

to select a setting.

/

buttons to select

to select a setting.

– Only channel 1 is played

Adjusting the channel levels using the test tone

If you prefer, you can set the channel levels using a test tone as a reference, rather than playing a source (see

Channel level setting

through each speaker in turn, allowing you to adjust the level as it plays.

Note that the channel level settings for stereo sources are independent of the settings for surround sound sources.

1 Press SHIFT+SURROUND to select the Auto listening mode.

• If you want to set the channel levels for stereo (two channel) playback, select the mode.

2 Press SHIFT+TEST TONE.

The test tone is output from each speaker in turn.

3 While a test tone is playing, hold SHIFT and use the

/

buttons to adjust that channel level.

The aim is to adjust the levels so that you hear the test tone at the same volume from each speaker. You can adjust the level of each channel by ± 10 dB.

• You can adjust the overall volume of test tone output using the the channel level settings).

• Because of the ultra low frequencies the subwoofer produces, it may sound quieter than it really is. We suggest adjusting the subwoofer level using the method described in page 29.

4 When you’re done, press SHIFT+ENTER to exit test tone setup.

• If you use the Room Setup feature again, it will overwrite the settings you have made here.

on page 29). A test tone is played

STEREO

VOLUME

+/– buttons (this does not affect

Channel level setting

listening

Note

1A similar adjustment feature is available on the DVD recorder—see 2A similar adjustment feature is available on the DVD recorder—see

Audio DRC Switching audio channels

on page 129.

on page 99.

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