RCA Home Theater Audio System User Manual

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owner’s manual

Complete 7-Piece Home Theater Audio System

with DVD Player and VCR

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CONTENTS

Important Information ............................... 3

Placement .................................................... 3

Safety ........................................................... 3

Condensation ............................................... 3

Region Management Information ................. 3

Unauthorized Discs ................................. 3

Important Safety Instructions .................... 4

Features ...................................................... 5

Dolby Pro Logic ....................................... 5

Dolby Digital/DTS ................................... 5

Before You Start .......................................... 6

Connecting Your TV ..................................... 6

RCA Audio/Video Jacks ........................... 6

S-Video Jack (for DVD only) .................... 6

Coaxial Antenna Jack .............................. 7

Cable TV Connections ................................. 7

Connecting To Other Video Equipment ....... 8

Connecting Other Audio Equipment ............ 8

Analog Connection .................................. 8

Digital Connection .................................. 8

Listening to Other Audio Equipment ........... 8

Connecting Antennas ................................... 8

FM Antenna ............................................ 8

AM Loop Antenna ................................... 8

Connecting The Speakers ............................. 9

Positioning the Speakers .......................... 9

Mounting Speakers .................................. 9

Connecting Power ........................................ 9

Parts And Functions ................................... 10

Your Remote .......................................... 10

Your Player ............................................ 10

Turning on the Player and TV .................... 11

Unavailable Disc Functions and

Operations ................................................. 11

Title, Chapter And Tracks .......................... 11

Installing Batteries in the Remote Control .. 11

Using The Remote Control ......................... 11

DVD Player Operation .............................. 12

Interrupting Playback ................................ 12

Stopping Playback ..................................... 12

Fast Forward/Fast Reverse (DVD/CD) ........ 12

Skip (Forward/Reverse) (DVD/CD) ............ 12

Slow-Motion Play (DVD) ........................... 12

Zooming In ................................................ 12

Selecting the Viewing Angle ....................... 12

Audio Selection .......................................... 13

Subtitle Selection ....................................... 13

Special Functions ....................................... 13

Display Function ................................... 13

Angle Setting .................................... 13

Audio Setting .................................... 13

Subtitle Setting ................................. 13

GOTO Function .................................... 13

Locating a Specific Scene (DVD/CD) . 13

Locating a Specific Title (DVD) ......... 13

Locating a Specific Chapter/Track

(DVD/CD) ........................................ 14

Programmable Memory (DVD/CD) ............ 14

DVD Title/Chapter Programmed

Playback ............................................... 14

CD Track Programmed Playback ........... 14

Repeat Playback ......................................... 14

Repeating a Title or Chapter (DVD) ...... 14

Repeating a Specific Section (DVD) ....... 14

Repeating a Single Track or

an Entire Disc (CD) ............................... 14

MP3 and Picture CD Playback ................... 15

Playing an MP3 Disc ............................. 15

Repeating a File or the Entire Disc ........ 15

MP3 On-screen Display ........................ 15

Playing a Picture CD ............................. 15

VCR Operation ........................................ 16

VCR Setup ................................................. 16

MENU Screen ....................................... 16

OSD (On-Screen Display) ..................... 16

Displaying Indicators ............................ 16

AUTO Display ...................................... 16

Set Up (with Auto Clock Setting) .......... 16

Setting the Output Channel .................. 16

Mode Selection ..................................... 17

Channel Preset ...................................... 17

Adding/Erasing Channel Memory ......... 17

Auto Clock Setting ................................ 18

Manual Clock Setting ............................ 18

Automatic Daylight Savings Time (D.S.T.)

Adjustment ........................................... 18

Language .............................................. 18

VCR Playback ............................................ 19

Inserting/Removing a Video Cassette ..... 19

Playback ............................................... 19

Fast-Forward and Rewind ..................... 19

Video Search ......................................... 19

Slow Motion Playback ........................... 19

Still Picture and Frame Advance ........... 19

Automatic Tracking Control System ...... 20

Manual Tracking Control ...................... 20

Eliminating Blue Screen Noise .............. 20

Quick Start with Full Loading

Mechanism ........................................... 20

Full Automatic Playback ....................... 20

Audio Output Mode ............................. 20

VCR Recording .......................................... 20

Cassette Erase Protection ...................... 20

Recording Speeds .................................. 20

Recording from a TV ............................. 21

While Watching Another TV Program ... 21 Recording a Program While

Playing a DVD ...................................... 21

Recording Hi-Fi Stereo Sound ............... 21

Recording Multi-channel TV Sound (MTS)

Broadcasts ............................................. 21

MTS/SAP Recording .............................. 22

Monitor Output When Receiving a SAP

Broadcast .............................................. 22

Tape Dubbing Connection Instructions . 22

Simple Recording Timer ........................ 22

Changing the Contents of the Simple

Recording Timer ................................... 22

Canceling the Simple Recording Timer . 22

Recording with the Timer ..................... 23

Confirming, Editing, and Cancelling Timer

Programs .............................................. 23

Special Functions ...................................... 23

Auto Enhance ....................................... 23

Recorded Section Auto Repeat .............. 23

Skip Search .......................................... 24

Instant Replay ...................................... 24

Language Code List for Disc Language . 25

Tuner Operation ...................................... 26

Tuning a Station Manually ......................... 26

Stereo and Mono Tuning ...................... 26

Tuning a Station Automatically .................. 26

Presetting Stations ..................................... 26

Tuning to a Preset Station ..................... 26

Customizing Function Settings ................ 27

Language Settings ..................................... 27

Factory Set ........................................... 27

Video Setting ............................................. 27

TV Shape .............................................. 27

Video Output ............................................ 27

Brightness ............................................. 27

Edges ................................................... 28

Audio Settings ........................................... 28

Digital Out ........................................... 28

L/R Speaker .......................................... 28

Subwoofer ............................................ 28

Surround Delay .................................... 28

Center Delay ........................................ 29

Pink Noise ............................................ 29

Adjusting The Sound ................................ 29

Adjusting Surround Sound Balance ...... 29

Adjusting Sound Quality ...................... 29

Selecting the Listening Channel ............ 30

Rating Setting ............................................ 31

Password/Parental Lock ........................ 31

Troubleshooting ....................................... 32

DVD .......................................................... 32

VCR .......................................................... 33

Care ......................................................... 34

Cleaning Discs .......................................... 34

Cleaning the Video Heads ......................... 34

Storing Video Cassettes ............................. 34

Service and Repair .................................... 34

The FCC Wants You to Know ................... 35

Specifications ........................................... 36

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this

product to rain or moisture.

..CAUTION..

RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

The lightningsymbol is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltagewithin this product’s

enclosurethat might be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a riskof electric shock. Do not open the product’s case.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS

INSIDE. REFERSERVICINGTO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

The exclamation symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and

maintenanceinstructionsare included in the literature accompanying this product.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double-D symbol (¯) are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This product contains a low power laser device.

War ni ng : This system employs a laser light beam. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury.

Caution: INTERLOCKS DEFEATED. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

³ INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND

PLACEMENT

• Do not use the player in places which are extremely hot, cold, dusty, or humid.

• Place the player on a flat and even surface.

• Do not restrict the air flow of the player by placing it in an area with poor air flow, by covering it with a cloth, or by placing it on carpeting.

SAFETY

• When connecting or disconnecting the AC cord, grip the plug rather than the cord itself. Pulling the cord may damage it and create a hazard.

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast on cable, play in public, and rent copyrighted material without permission. DVDs are copy protected, and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted. 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.

Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,577,216; 4,819,098 and 4,907,093 licensed for limited viewing uses only.

This video cassette recorder (VCR) uses only NTSC video signal (standard in the U.S.)

½ cassette tapes with

• When you are not going to use the player for a long period of time, disconnect the AC power cord.

CONDENSATION

When left in a heated room where it is warm and damp, water droplets or condensation may form inside the player. When there is condensation inside the player, the player may not function normally. Let the player stand for one to two hours before turning the power on, or gradually heat the room up and dry the player before use.

War ni ng :

• Should you experience trouble with your player, disconnect the AC power cord and refer servicing to a qualified technician.

• Do not place anything directly on the top of the player. This can result in damage to the player. This product contains a low power laser device.

REGION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

This DVD Player is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information recorded on a DVD. If a DVD’s region number does not correspond to the region number of this DVD player, this DVD player cannot play that disc. The Region number of this DVD player is 1 (USA/CANADA).

UNAUTHORIZED DISCS

You may not be able to play back some DVDs on this player if they were purchased outside your geographic area or made for business purposes.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.

Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

Head Warnings — All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

Follow Instructions — All operating and use instructions should be followed.

Water and Moisture — The appliance should not be used near water (for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool).

Carts and Stands — The appliance should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer.

An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn.

Wall or Ceiling Mounting — The appliance should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

Ventilation — The appliance should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, the appliance should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings; or, placed in a built-in installation, such as a book case or cabinet, that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings.

Heat — The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Power Sources — The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance.

Grounding or Polarization — Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance are not defeated.

Power-Cord Protection — Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance.

Cleaning — The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer.

Power Lines — An outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines.

Outdoor Antenna Grounding — If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code,

ANSI/NFPA No. 70, provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge player, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge player, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

Non-use Periods — Unplug the appliance from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time.

Object and Liquid Entry — Care should be taken so that objects do not fall, and liquids are not spilled, into the enclosure through openings.

Damage Requiring Service — The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

• the power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged.

• objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled, into the appliance.

• the appliance has been exposed to rain.

• the appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance.

• the appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

Servicing — The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond what is described in the operating instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.

Attachments — Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

Accessories — Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand tripod, bracket or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer's instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

Lightning — For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

Overloading — Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

Replacement Parts — When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards.

Safety Check — Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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FEATURES

Thank you for purchasing an RCA Complete 7-Piece 100-Watt Home Theater Audio System. Your Home Theater is a great system that incorporates some of the best features in home theater technology. It comes complete with a shielded center-channel speaker, a low pass-type subwoofer, two shielded front-channel speakers, two surround speakers, a remote control, and a receiver equipped with a tuner and a DVD/VCR combo player. The DVD/VCR combo player plays DVD, CD, CDR, CDRW, Picture CDs, MP3 discs, and Video Cassettes.

Dolby Digital Surround Sound Processing — lets you use the Home Theatre Audio System for a movie-theater sound experience.

Digital PLL Tuning — the DVD's digital phase-locked loop synthesizer provides drift-free frequency tuning with the highest degree of accuracy and stability.

20 AM/FM Station Memory — lets you store 20 stations from each band into memory for easy access.

DOLBY PRO LOGIC

Dolby Pro Logic is a matrix decoder that decodes the four channels of surround sound that have been encoded onto the stereo soundtracks of Dolby Surround program material such as VHS movies and TV shows. Dolby Surround is a matrix encoding process that in essence “folds” Left, Center, Right, and Surround channels onto stereo soundtracks. A Pro Logic decoder “unfolds” the four channels on playback (without a Pro Logic decoder, the encoded program plays in regular stereo).

DOLBY DIGITAL/DTS

Dolby Digital is a sound system developed by Dolby Laboratories Inc. that gives movie theatre ambience to audio output when the player is connected to a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel processor or amplifier. This player automatically recognizes DVDs that are encoded with Dolby Digital.

Not all Dolby Digital sources are recorded with 6 channels. Some sources marked Dolby Digital may be recorded in Dolby Surround, a 2 channel system.

This player does not decode DTS Digital Surround signals. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround™ playback, an external 5.1 channel DTS Digital Surround decoder system must be connected to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack or OPTICAL OUT jack of the main player.

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BEFORE YOU START

You must connect a TV to the system in order to use the system's DVD/VCR combo player. You can connect other audio and audio/ visual components to the system in order to use the Home Theater Audio System's surround sound capabilities.

Your system comes with one set of audio/video cables. If you need cables to connect additional components, your local RadioShack store carries a wide variety of audio/video cables, cable boxes, A/B switches and splitters.

CONNECTING YOUR TV

This player can be connected to your TV in several different ways, depending on your TV’s design.

RCA Audio/ Video Jacks

S-Video Jack

RCA AUDIO/VIDEO JACKS

Using the supplied audio/video cable, connect the player’s TV VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to the VIDEO and left/right AUDIO IN jacks on your TV.

Notes:

• If your TV only has one AUDIO IN jack, connect the AUDIO L channel to your AUDIO IN jack.

• If you are setting up your system so sound emanates from the supplied speakers rather than your TV’s speaker, you do not need to connect the RCA audio cable to your TV’s audio RCA jack.

Coaxial Antenna Jacks (

VHF/UHF/CATV

and OUT)

FM/AM Antennas

S-VIDEO JACK (FOR DVD ONLY)

1. Use an S-Video cable (not supplied, available from RadioShack) to connect the S-VIDEO (DVD) jack on your player to the S-VIDEO IN jack on your TV.

2. Use the supplied audio/video cable to connect the AUDIO OUT L/R jacks to the AUDIO IN jacks on your TV. Do not connect the yellow video plug.

Notes:

• The S-Video connection only carries the video signal from DVD playback. It does not carry the VCR’s video signal.

• If you connect the DVD player to your TV using the S-Video jack, you must use either the RCA A/V jacks or the Coaxial antenna jacks to connect the VCR to the TV.

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BEFORE YOU START

COAXIAL ANTENNA JACK

Some TVs do not have an RCA or S-Video jack. They only have a coaxial antenna jack.

1. Connect the TV antenna (coaxial cable, supplied) to the VHF/ UHF/CATV IN jack on the rear of the player.

2. Attach one end of the supplied coaxial cable to the VHF/UHF/ CATV OUT jack on the rear of the player, and the other end of the cable to the antenna input jack on your TV.

Notes:

• When you connect the player to your TV via coaxial alone, there is no audio output from the TV when you play a DVD. Sound only emanates from the connected external speakers.

• To use DVD when the player is only connected with aa coaxial cable, the VCR power must be turned on.

CABLE TV CONNECTIONS

Your VCR can of receive non-scrambled cable channels. Scrambled channels can be received through your cable TV company’s cable box.

Configuration 2: With this configuration, you can watch a different channel than the one you are recording, but you cannot record scrambled channels.

With Two Cable Boxes, an A/B switch, and a splitter (neither supplied)

By using an A/B switch and splitter, you can switch between the cable box and the VCR output. For example, while recording a TV program with the VCR, it is possible to watch a CATV program (including descrambled programs) using the A/B switch. The following connection requires two cable boxes, a 2-way splitter and an A/B switch.

Be sure to set the VCR’s Output Channel before you begin. (See “Setting the Output Channel” on Page 16.)

Make the desired connection following the diagrams below, then plug all the necessary components’ power cords into outlets.

Without a Cable Box

With One Cable Box

Configuration 1: With this configuration, you can record scrambled

channels, but you can only watch the channel you are recording.

This connection is necessary to record a cable TV program (even those scrambled by a cable company) while watching another cable TV program.

Set the A/B switch to A to:

• watch a cable TV program while recording another program.

• watch a cable TV program when the VCR is turned off.

Set the A/B switch to B to:

• playback a cassette on the VCR.

• watch a program being recorded, or to change (or watch) channels with cable box 2. The output channel of cable box 2 and the VCR must be the same.

Notes:

• If you turn off the cable box, you cannot record or view a CATV program.

• If you have questions regarding your cable connection, please contact your cable company.

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BEFORE YOU START

CONNECTING TO OTHER VIDEO EQUIPMENT

Rear of Unit

Other Video Equipment

1. Use a video cable (not supplied, available at your local RadioShack store or online at www.radioshack.com) to connect the TV VIDEO OUT jack on the rear of your player to VIDEO IN jack on your TV.

2. Using the supplied audio/video cable, connect the yellow plug from the AV1 VIDEO IN jack on the rear of your player, or AV2 VIDEO IN jack on the front panel of your player, to the VIDEO OUT jack on the other equipment.

3. Using the supplied audio/video cable, connect the white and red audio plugs from the AV1 AUDIO IN R/L jacks on the rear of your player, or the AV2 AUDIO IN R/L jacks on the front panel of your player, to the AUDIO OUT jacks on the other equipment.

Notes:

• If the external equipment is a television and this audio system is close to it, you may experience interference if the TUNER function is selected while the television is working.

• While the VCR is connected to the DVD player, make sure to set your VCR to stereo mode, otherwise the activated speakers may be different than expected. See “Selecting the Listening Channel” on page 30.

• The digital connection is for DVD and VCR only.

LISTENING TO OTHER AUDIO EQUIPMENT

1. Turn on the player.

2. Turn on your audio equipment and follow the instructions included with it to select the AUDIO IN or DIGITAL IN function.

CONNECTING ANTENNAS

FM A

Press the FM ANT. 300 terminal levers and insert the supplied FM antenna wire ends in the terminal jacks.

NTENNA

CONNECTING OTHER AUDIO EQUIPMENT

NALOG CONNECTION

Use the supplied audio/video cable to connect the AUDIO OUT L/R jacks on the rear of your player to the AUDIO IN jacks.

DIGITAL CONNECTION

A Use a coaxial digital audio cable (not supplied, available from

RadioShack) to connect the coaxial cable to your other equipment.

B Or, use an optical digital cable (not supplied, available from

RadioShack) to connect the OPTICAL OUT jack on the rear of your player to the OPTICAL IN jack on your other equipment.

FM Antenna

AM Loop Antenna

AM LOOP ANTENNA

1. Insert the supplied loop antenna's plug into AM LOOP ANT. The plug fits only one way. Do not force it.

2. Snap the supplied stand onto the bottom of the AM loop antenna and place it on a flat surface.

3. Keep the antenna as far away as possible from the player, speaker cords, and power cord to prevent unwanted noise.

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BEFORE YOU START

CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS

The speaker cords have been color-coded to simplify connection. Plug the POSITIVE (+, red) and NEGATIVE (-, black) ends of each speaker wire into the corresponding jacks on the rear of the player, matching the color on the end of the speaker wire to the color-coded connector.

Connect each of the speaker wires to the front, rear, and center speakers respectively.

Notes:

• The positive (red) terminals are on the right.

• The negative wires are marked with black dashes.

• The longer cords are for the rear speakers and the shorter cords are for the front speakers.

POSITIONING THE SPEAKERS

MOUNTING SPEAKERS

1. Mark the desired mounting positions on the wall.

2. Insert screws in the marked positions on the wall.

3. Align the speaker’s slot holes over the screws and pull the speaker downward until it is firmly hooked.

4. Repeat Steps 1 – 3 to mount each speaker on the wall.

CONNECTING POWER

Make sure all the components and speakers are connected correctly.

Match the plug’s wide blade to the outlet’s wide slot, and insert the plug fully.

FUNCTION

OPEN/CLOSE

M S

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BEFORE YOU START

PARTS AND FUNCTIONS

OUR REMOTE

POWER

RETURN

MEMORY

VCR Controls

•VCRSTOP

•CH

• CH–

• INPUT

•SP.EP

(StandardPlay/ Extended Play)

• TV/VCR

•REC PRO LOGIC

SETUP VCR

ON/OFF

PLAY

STOP 

GOTO

AM/PM/ +10

5.1 CH

2.1 CH SOUND

VOLUME

– or +

SLOW

PAUSE



DVD/CD Controls

•PREV

•CLEAR

• ANGLE

• TUNING

• DISPLAY

• SUBTITLE



• TUNING

•ZOOM

• FM MODE/REPEAT A–B

• NEXT

•AUDIO

• BAND/REPEAT DISC





YOUR PLAYER

VCR Controls

AIN POWER

T ANDBY

TAPE EJECT VOLUME

•STOP 

• PLAY

•CHANNEL DOWN

À or UP ¿

VCR Controls

•ON/OFF

• REC

•SET

•MENU

 REW

•

• F.FWD



DVD/CD Controls

• PAUSE

 REW

•

STOP

• F.FWD

• PLAY

•FUNCTION



DVD/RADIO/VCR

+/–

DVD OPEN/CLOSE

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BEFORE YOU START

TURNING ON THE PLAYER AND TV

1. Press POWER G to turn on the player.

2. Turn on the TV.

3. Select the channel on your TV corresponding to the VIDEO IN jack that the player is connected to. See your TV user guide for more information.

4. If you have connected the player successfully, the DVD logo (startup picture) appears on your TV screen.

UNAVAILABLE DISC FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS

When  appears on the TV screen, the function or operation attempted is not available at that time. This occurs because the DVD manufacturer determines the specific disc functions. Certain functions may not be available on some discs. Be sure to read the documentation provided with the disc.

Notes:

• This player supports 2-channel (L/R) audio and 5.1CH (Multichannel) MPEG audio 1/2 (only when the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT coaxial/optical jack is used for connection). It does not support 7.1 channel MPEG Audio Version 2.0.

INSTALLING BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL

Your remote control requires two AA batteries (not supplied) for power. Batteries are available at your local RadioShack store or online at www.radioshack.com.

1. Press the tab on the battery compartment cover and lift the cover off.

2. Place the batteries in the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside the compartment.

3. Replace the cover.

When the remote control stops operating properly, replace the batteries.

• When playing back a CD-G (Graphics) or CD EXTRA disc, you can hear the audio portion, but the graphic images do not appear.

TITLE, CHAPTER AND TRACKS

DVDs are divided into “Titles” and “Chapters”. If the disc has more than one movie on it, each movie is a separate “Title”. “Chapters” are sections of titles.

Audio CDs are divided into “tracks”. A “track” is usually one song on an audio CD.

Numbers identify each title, chapter, and track on a disc. Most discs have these numbers recorded on them, but some do not.

Battery Notes:

• Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly.

• Do not burn or bury batteries.

• Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of different capacities.

• If you do not plan to use the remote control for a month or longer, remove the batteries. Batteries can leak chemicals that can damage electronic parts.

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL

Point the remote control at the remote sensor located on the player. When there is a strong ambient light source, the performance of the infrared remote sensor may be degraded, causing unreliable operation. The recommended effective distance for remote operation is about 16 feet (5 meters).

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