RCA RTD160 User Manual

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STANDBY/ON

RTD160

EXPORTER Thomson Inc. P. O. Box 1976 Indianapolis, IN 46206 - 1976 © 2004 Thomson Inc. Trademark(s) ® Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s) Marque(s) Deposée www.rca.com Printed in China / Impreso en China

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IMPORTADOR Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V. Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc C.P. 06700. México, D.F. Telefono: 52-55-11-020360 RFC: CTM-980723-KS5

It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. Es importante leer este manual antes de usar por vez primera su euipo.

user

manual

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FCC Information

Getting Started

Unpacking the DVD Receiver . . . . . . . . .2

Unpacking the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Inserting Batteries into Remote Control .3 Set Up and Maintenance of the

Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Protect your Components from

Overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Disc Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Connecting to Audio-Visual

Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Connecting Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Connecting the Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Positioning your Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Front Speaker Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Advanced Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Preferred Surround Placement . . . . . . . .8

Advanced Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Test Tone / Channel Balance . . . . . . . . . .9

Factory Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Operating your Receiver

Receiver Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Switching On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Selection of Audio Source . . . . . . . . . . .13

Connection of Audio Source . . . . . . . . .14

Advanced Sound Contr

Sound Enhancement Systems . . . . . . . .15

Fine Setting of Components . . . . . . . . .16

Fine Setting of the Speakers . . . . . . . . .17

Speaker icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

DVD Player

Basic Playback Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Freeze Frame and Frame Advance . . . .19

Slow Motion Playback (DVD only) . . . . .20

Progressive Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

On-Screen Banner Display . . . . . . . .20-24

Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-29

CD / mp3 Player

mp3 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Loading and Playing an Audio CD . . . .30

Quick Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

On-Screen Banner Display for CD

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-34

On-Screen Display for mp3 playback

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-36

JPEG CD

On-Screen Display for JPEG CD . . . . . . .37

Radio

Operating the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39

Troubleshooting Tips . . . . . . . .40-41

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . .42

Limited Warranty

Table of Content

FCC Information

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and radiates radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

In accordance with FCC requirements, changes or modifications not expressly approved by Thomson Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this product.

This device generates and uses radio frequency (RF) energy, and if not installed and used properly, this equipment may cause interference to radio and television reception. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception (which you can determine by unplugging the unit), try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient the receiving antenna (that is, the antenna for the radio or television that is "receiving" the interference).

• Move the unit away from the equipment that is receiving interference.

• Plug the unit into a different wall outlet so that the unit and the equipment receiving interference are on different branch circuits. If these measures do not eliminate the interference, please consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions.

Also, the Federal Communications Commission has prepared a helpful booklet, "How To Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems." This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Please specify stock number 004-000-00345-4 when ordering copies. This product complies with DHHS Rules 21 CFR Subchapter J. Applicable at the date of manufacture.

For Your Safety

The AC power plug is polarized (one blade is wider than the other) and only fits into AC power outlets one way. If the plug won’t go into the outlet completely, turn the plug over and try to insert it the other way. If it still won’t fit, contact a qualified electrician to change the outlet, or use a different one. Do not attempt to bypass this safety feature.

For Your Records

In the event that service should be required, you may need both the model number and the serial number. In the space below, record the date and place of purchase, and the serial number: Model No. Remote Control No. RCR311AC1 Date of Purchase Place of Purchase Serial No.

Service Information

This product should be serviced only by those specially trained in appropriate servicing techniques. For instructions on how to obtain service, refer to the warranty included in this Guide.

Product

Dolby Digital DVD Audio video receiver Brand: RCA Model: RTD160

Electrical current consumption

120V 60Hz 88 Watts

IMPORTER Comercializadora Thomson de México, S.A. de C.V. Álvaro Obregón No. 151. Piso 13. Col. Roma. Delegación Cuauhtémoc C.P. 06700. México, D.F. Telefono: 52-55-11-020360 RFC: CTM-980723-KS5

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE

OR ELECTRICAL

SHOCK HAZARD,

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT

TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

SEE MARKING ON BOTTOM / BACK OF PRODUCT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT.

THE LIGHTNING FLASH AND ARROWHEAD WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WARNING SIGN ALERTING YOU OF "DANGEROUS VOLTAGE" INSIDE THE PRODUCT.

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

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la class B est conforme à la norme du NMB-003 du Canada

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Getting Started

Inserting Batteries into Remote Control

Insert two “AAA” batteries according to the + and - signs on the battery compartment. To use the remote control, point it directly at your receiver.

Set up and Maintenance of the Receiver

IMPORTANT NOTE

• Provide spaces for sufficient ventilation as indicated below. If the space is insufficient, the unit may overheat resulting in malfunction and shorter life time.

• Do not connect to the AC power cords until all connections are completed.

• Do not use your set immediately after transferring it from a cold place to a warm place: there is risk of condensation.

• Do not expose your set to water and excessively high temperatures.

• After having disconnected your set, clean the case with a soft cloth, or with a slightly damp leather chamois. Never use strong solvents.

Disc handling precaution:

• Do not touch the recorded surface.

• Do not use record cleaning sprays, solvent or anti-static liquid.

• If the disc is dirty, clean it with a damp cloth and wipe from the center out. Wipe in straight line and not in circular motion.

• Do not attach stickers, label on the disc.

• Store the disc in its case after playing.

Regional coding

Your DVD player has been designed to process regional management information that is stored on DVD. DVD that have different regional codes to that of your player cannot be played. The regional code for your player is 1. All means all regions. When you buy a disc, check that it bears the correct logo.

Protect your Components from Overheating

• Do not block ventilation holes in any component. Arrange the components so that air can circulate freely.

• Do not stack components directly on top of each other.

• Allow adequate ventilation when placing your components in a stand.

• Place the receiver near the top shelf of the stand so heated air rising from it will not affect other components.

Disc you can play

While advances have been made to ensure that your player is compatible with the largest number of discs possible, it cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to play discs which might not be compatible with audio CD, VCD and SVCD standards. In the case of writable and rewritable discs, compatibility with this player depends on the DVD writer, the write sofeware and the disc used.

DVD video - Digital video discs - 12 cm and 8 cm, single or doubled sided, single or dual layer. DVDs are high-density optical discs on which high quality picture and audio are recorded by means of digital signals. DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW - Most DVD-R and DVD+R (one recording only), DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs (rewritable). Depending on the DVD writer and discs used. Recordings using DVD-R and DVD+RW discs must be made in Video DVD mode. Recordings using DVD+RW discs must be made in accordance with the specifications for DVD+RW discs with a 4.7 GB capacity. VCD, Video Compact Disc - CD on which you can record up to 74 minutes of VHS-quality video associated with still images, audio tracks and interactive menu. SVCD, Super Video Compact Disc - Most SVCDs comply with the IEC62107 standards. SVCDs can be used to record up to 70 minutes of digital sound and images in accordance with MPEG-2 standards for video and MPEG-1 standards for audio.

Audio CDs - Audio CDs (8 and 12cm) CD-R, CD-RW - Most CD-R (one recording only) and CD-RW

discs (rewritable). This player can play most CD-R discs. CD-Rs written during a multisession recording can also be played, provided that the session had ended before the disc is played (depending on the write software). However, depending on the condition of the CD writer, computer and the disc used, you may find that not all discs will play successfully. When playing a CD-R disc, it is completely normal for the unit to take up to 30 seconds to recognize the disc before starting to play. If the disc is not recognized after a period of 30 seconds, remove the disc and then insert it again.

• Irrespective of the actual recording capacity of the CD-R, do

not use its full capacity.

• CD-Rs should be preferably used instead of CD-RWs (rewritable

CDs) as, in certain cases, CD-RW playback may be faulty.

• Use reliable, good-quality CD write software.

• Close all other applications on the computer to ensure reliable

CD-R disc recording.

Disc you cannot play

DVD-ROM, DVD RAM, CDV, SACD, DVD Audio (High resolution tracks). Data part of CD Extra, disc with non standard shape (e.g. heart), disc with region code different from the one specified on the back of the unit.

Getting Started

Unpacking the DVD Receiver

You should receive the following items:

STANDBY/ON

+ -

One DVD receiver unit

One pair of “AAA”

batteries

One Pig-Tail

antenna wire

one video cable (single wire) with yellow connectors

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EQ. LEVEL

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

AUX 2 VCR

AUX 1 SAT.CABLE

• one instruction book;

• one safety leaflet;

• one Quick Connection Guide

One Remote Control

(RCR311AC1)

Unpacking The Speakers

• one set of speakers including 1 set of left and right front speakers, 1 centre speaker, 1 subwoofer and 1 set of left and right rear speakers.

FRONT SPEAKERS

CENTER SPEAKER

SUBWOOFER

REAR SPEAKERS

(SURROUND SOUND)

10cm/4”

5cm/2”

10cm/4”

1 X green/grey stripped wire for center speaker

1 X red/grey stripped wire for front right speaker

1 X white/grey stripped wire for front left speaker

1 X purple/grey stripped wire for subwoofer

1 X blue/grey stripped wire for rear left speaker

1 X grey/grey stripped wire for rear right speaker

Front

Rear

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Getting Started

Connecting to Audio-Visual Components

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN

SAT

AUDIO OUT (VCR)

AUDIO OUT (SAT)

VCR

S-video

S-video provides a better connection for the video portion of the signal than composite video (yellow color terminal). When connecting S-video cable, a Composite video cable (yellow RCA connector) must also be used.

VIDEO IN (TV)

S-VIDEO IN (TV)

COMPONENT IN (TV)

Component video (component cable is not supplied with this unit) Component video terminal provides the best quality for video signal. If there is no component socket available on your TV set, check whether your TV has another Video socket (Composite, S-video) that you can use to connect your player.

It is recommended that you should only use one kind of connection method listed below.

Progressive scan

You can enable the progressive scan function through the main menu only if the following requirments are fulfilled:

1. Your TV supports progressive scan function.

2. Component video output is used.

Connecting the Antennas

The FM antennas connect to the FM terminals on the system’s back panel.

They must be hooked up in order to have clear reception.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN

Tip:

• For FM reception, extend antenna to its full length and arrange the antenna at different parts of the room until the reception is optimized.

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Getting Started

Positioning your speaker

1 Left, Right (Front Speakers)

They carry primarily music and sound effects.

2 Center

In surround mode, the center speaker carries much of the dialogue as well as music and effects. It should be set between the left and right speakers.

3 Surround (Rear Speakers)

Their overall sound balance should be as close as possible to the front speakers. Proper placement is vital to establish an evenly distributed sound field.

Subwoofer

A subwoofer is designed to reproduce powerful low bass effects (explosions, the rumble of spaceships, etc.) which dramatically heightens involvement with the action on the screen.

Magnetic shielding

Speakers placed less than two feet from the TV set must be magnetically shielded in order to prevent picture distortion. Front and center speakers provided with this unit are magnetically shielded to protect your TV set.

It is not recommended to place the rear speakers and subwoofer near the TV set.

Front Speaker Placement

Even if you can't duplicate this ideal home theater setup exactly, the following suggestions for speaker placement will help you to get better results.

Alignment

Align the center speaker evenly with (A), or slightly behind (B), the left and right speakers, but not ahead of them.

Advanced Setting

Angle

Placing the left and right speakers to form a 45-degree angle with your favorite viewing position will duplicate the soundtrack mixer's perspective.

Height

The mid- and high-frequency drivers of the three front speakers should be as close as possible to the same height. This often requires placing the center speaker directly atop (A) or beneath (B) the TV set.

Getting Started

Connecting the Speakers

Speakers

There are 6 speakers equipped with the unit (2 front, 1 center, 2 rear, 1 subwoofer). In order to enjoy good surround effects all six speakers need to be connected to the receiver

Speaker cords

1 for each speaker, is needed for connection. Press down the tab to open the terminal and insert the wire. Release tab to lock wire in the terminal. To ease speaker connections, the speaker cords and the terminals are color-coded. Connect the speaker wire to the back of L, R front speakers and to the corresponding color terminals on the rear of the receiver. Do the same for center speaker, rear speakers and the subwoofer.

Speaker Polarity

When connecting the speakers, make sure the polarities (“+” speaker wire to “+” on the receiver) of speaker wires and terminals are matched. If the cords are reversed, the sound will be distorted and lack bass (“out of phase” effect). Do not ground the output line, it will cause damage to the speaker.

Antenna and Speaker

Wire Connection

Push Speaker terminal tab down to insert wire.

Release tab to lock wire in the terminal.

NOTE: Make sure the insulation is completely removed from the ends of the Antenna and

speaker wires at all connection

points.

Courtesy Dolby Laboratories

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Getting Started

Preferred surround placement

Location

If possible, place surround speakers to either side of the listening area, not behind it.

Height

If space permits, install surround speakers 2-3 feet above viewers. This helps to minimize localization effects.

Aiming

Aiming surround speakers straight across the room, not down at viewers, helps create a more open, spacious surround sound field.

Advanced Setting Alternative Surround Placement

Rear wall

If rear wall mounting is the only choice, aim the speakers at each other (A), towards the front (B) or even towards the sidewalls (C, D). Experiment with placement until surround sounds seem to envelop you, rather than coming from behind you.

No adjacent walls

Surround speakers can go on stands facing each other to approximate the preferred sidewall mounting (A), or to the sides or rear of the viewing area aimed upwards. In the latter case, they can go right on the floor, or preferably, a few feet off the floor such as on end tables (B).

Getting Started

Te st Tone / Channel balance

Channel balance

Your receiver is equipped with a test signal generator for balancing the channels. As the signal "travels" from channel to channel, adjust the level controls until each channel plays at the same loudness level. Please refer to “Fine setting your speaker” section for more details.

Level adjustment & surround channel level expectation

Even though you adjust the surround channel to be as loud as the others on the test signal, you'll find that on actual program material the surround channel is usually much lower than the front. Don't be tempted to re-adjust the surround level; program producers use surround mostly for subtle atmosphereics and ambience, and only rarely for special effects. A good surround mix doesn't call attention to itself; if it did, it would soon become distracting.

Factory Setting

The unit is preset to the following setting when you first turn on the power. Function = DVD/CD Volume setting = 16 Bass & Treble = 0 dB Channel level = 0 dB

Subwoofer = STRONG

Restore to default settings

When the receiver is on and the disc tray is opened, press SUBWOOFER for 5 seconds until the screen goes black, then the initial language selection menu will appear. All system settings will be restored to default, the parental password will also be reset.

Dolby Digital Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Copyright 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Courtesy Dolby Laboratories

Note:

All preset radio stations and surround sound setting will be lost after the factory setting is restored.

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Operating Your Receiver

Receiver Controls

1. STANDBY / ON

• To turn on or off the receiver.

2. OPEN / CLOSE

• Press to open / close the CD compartment door.

3. SOURCE

• To select input source. For example, DVD/CD, VCR, etc.

4. SUBWOOFER

• Press to toggle among different subwoofer mode.

5. STOP

To stop DVD/CD playback.

6. PRESET - / PREV

• To move back to the beginning/previous preset memory location in tuner mode.

• To skip to the beginning/previous track in CD mode and the beginning/previous chapter in DVD mode (only during playback).

7. PRESET + / NEXT

• To go to the next preset memory location in tuner mode.

• To skip to the next track in CD mode and the next chapter in DVD mode (only during playback).

8. PLAY/PAUSE

To start and pause DVD/CD playback.

9. VOLUME

Turn the knob to adjust volume level.

Operating Your Receiver

Remote Control

Please be sure you have inserted the batteries into the remote control. You can test it by pressing any button.

1. ON•OFF

• To turn on or off the receiver.

2. Source Buttons

• To turn on and select various audio/video sources. (The button functions will be re-arranged when in AUX 1 and AUX 2 mode, the function may vary depending on the compnents used)

3. CH+, CH-

• To select programmed stations in TUNER mode.

• To skip to the next or previous chapter, track or image in DVD, CD, mp3 and JPEG mode.

4. VOL+, VOL- (Volume Buttons)

• To adjust the volume.

5. MUTE

• To mute / unmute all audio outputs.

6. SUBWOOFER

• Selects among subwoofer output level (SOFT SUBWOOFER, BALANCED SUBWOOFER, STRONG SUBWOOFER, POWERFUL SUBWOOFER).

7. Adjustment Buttons

• In TUNER mode, press the arrow buttons to tune up or down the radio frequencies.

- press OK will enter function setting mode.

- press OK again for dimmer and sleep function, then press LEFT and RIGHT to make changes.

- When the display shows the setup you want to change (dimmer, sleep, etc), press UP and DOWN to make changes.

• In DVD/CD/JPEG mode, press the arrow buttons to navigate OSD menu, and press OK to validate selection.

8. Number Buttons

• In Tuner mode, to select a preset station.

• In DVD/CD mode, enable pull down menu by INFO, then press the arrow buttons to select field to be adjusted. Press the Number buttons to direct input the settings (e.g. CD track)

9. MENU

• In Tuner mode:

- Press to store desired frequency in memory. The flashing icon “PRESET” will appear in display. Input your desired channel number while the word is still flashing and the frequency will be stored.

• In DVD mode, press for menu setup for DVD title.

10. Operation Buttons

• Press DVD/CD on the remote to enter DVD/CD mode. In DVD/CD mode, you can press the operation buttons to perform actions such as play, stop, pause, etc.

11. CLEAR

• When in OSD menu, press to return to the root menu.

12. AUDIO

• In Tuner mode, press this button to switch from ST to MONO mode and vice-versa.

• In DVD mode, press to select different audio channel (if available).

13. ANGLE (DVD only)

• Press to select different screen display angles.

14. ZOOM (DVD / JPEG only)

• Press to select the zoom ratio.

15. INFO

• Press to display playback information.

16.TITLE•GUIDE

• Press to go to the title menu at DVD mode.

17. SURROUND

• Press to change the surround sound settings.

18. PLAYMODE

• Press to toggle between different playmodes. (Repeat chapter, etc.)

19. EQ. LEVEL

• Press to toggle between equalizer setting, BASS/TRE setting and channel setting.

- In equalizer setting mode, use LEFT/RIGHT to change the setting.

- In BASS/TRE setting mode, use UP/DOWN to adjust level setting.

- In channel setting mode, use LEFT/RIGHT to select channel, and use

UP/DOWN to adjust level setting.

20. TV

• Press to select the television.

Functions in TV mode (available when using a RCA TV)

3. CH+, CH-

• Press to change channel.

7. LEFT / RIGHT

• Press to use the zoom function (with a 16:9 television only)

9. MENU

• Press to exit a menu.

15. INFO

• Press to obtained information about the channel.

16. TITLE.GUIDE

• Press to display the programmed guide.

21. GO BACK / RETURN

• Press to return to the channel watched before last.

EQ. LEVEL

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

6 16

STANDBY/ON

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Operating Your Receiver

DVD / VCD / CD / mp3

• Unit in DVD, VCD, CD or mp3 mode.

DIGITAL

• Audio output is in Dolby Digital mode. (For DVD only)

• Audio output is in Dolby PL II Movie, Dolby PL II Music or Dolby Prologic Emulation mode.

RND

• Random playback mode activated.

• Currently in playback mode.

• Currently in pause mode.

TITLE

• Title number for DVD playback.

TRK

• Track number being played.

CHP

• Chapter number for DVD playback.

PROG.

• Program mode is activated.

STEREO

• Tuner stereo signal detected.

REP 1 / REP / A.B. / REPEAT FOLDER (mp3 only)

• CD, mp3 and DVD in repeat mode.

KHz / MHz

• Tuner frequency unit.

• Speaker Icons.

SLP

• Sleep mode is activated.

Switching on /off

• To switch on the receiver, press STANDBY/ON on the receiver once to wake up from standby mode. Press one of the source buttons or ON/OFF on the remote control to turn on the receiver.

• When the receiver is on, press ON/OFF on the remote or STANDBY/ON on the receiver to return to the standby mode.

When you turn up the unit for the first time:

1. A startup menu will show on the screen when you turn on the unit for the first time.

2. Use UP/DOWN to highlight the language you want, then press OK.

3. The chosen language will be your default menu language.

Selection of Audio source

When one of the audio source is selected, the audio input corresponding to the name will be activated. The receiver acts as a switching device between all the sources that are plugged into it.

Example 1:

If you connect a MD player to the AUX 1 input on the receiver and press SOURCE until “AUX 1” shows on the display. You will be able to have the signal from the MD player.

STANDBY/ON

AUX 2

VCR

AUX 1

T.CABLE

.CABLE

Display

English

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Select a Menu Language Select langue de menu Seleccione Idioma Menu Menusprache auswahlen Selez lingua dal menu

Francais Espanol Deutsch Italiano

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Note: When the startup menu shows on the display, the OPEN/CLOSE button is disabled.

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Operating your Receiver

Connection of Audio source

You can connect up to 2 audio sources to this amplifier:

Source button Corresponding connector (remote control) (receiver back panel)

- DVD/CD built-in

- TUNER built-in

- AUX 1 AUX 1 IN

- AUX 2 AUX 2 IN

When a source is selected, the source name is shown on the display.

Advanced Sound Control

Sound Enhancement Systems

This receiver is equipped with several built-in sound enhancement systems.

Dolby Pro Logic II

The Pro Logic II mode uses the built-in circuit to steer the Left, Center, Right and Surround left and right channel audio signals and uses all five speakers to play both stereo and Dolby Pro Logic program source, such as TV and VCR. Dolby Pro Logic II includes Dolby Pro Logic II Movie, Dolby Pro Logic II Music and Dolby Pro Logic Emulation.

You can use this mode to suit any stereo program source to enjoy multi-channel sound experience.

Dolby 3 Stereo

The 3 Stereo mode will redirect the Surround signals to the front left and right speakers when only the front and center speakers are used.

Dolby Digital

The Dolby Digital mode lets you enjoy full digital surround from software processed in the Dolby Digital format. Dolby Digital provides better sound quality and a more powerful presence than conventional Dolby Surround.

This unit is equipped with Dolby Digital 5.1-channel so that you can enjoy enhanced full digital surround sound. Different from Dolby Pro Logic in that only four channels ( Front Left, Front Right, Centre and Rear ) are used, the new system provides stereo separation of the rear speakers (Rear-Right, Rear-Left ). Adding the to the 5 channels the subwoofer channel for bass sounds (counted as 0.1 channel) results in 5.1 channels (or 6 Channels) that bring you the most sophisticated Dolby Digital sound enjoyment.

Front Left Speaker

Front Right Speaker

Subwoofer

Center Speaker

Rear Right Speaker

Rear Left Speaker

Front Left Speaker

Front Right Speaker

Center Speaker

Listening

Zone

Listening

Zone

Note:

1. Your receiver has a built in tuner. Just connect the appropriate antenna to the back of the receiver and you will be able to listen to radio stations. (See details in

Tuner section)

2. The receiver is also equipped with DVD/CD player. Press the SOURCE button on the main unit or DVD/CD button on the remote to activate the feature.

3. Other sources (Tapes,etc) can be connected to this unit provided that the connections are compatible.

4. Refer to the "Connecting To Audio-Visual Components" section for details on connection.

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Advanced Sound Control

Stereo

The Stereo mode uses the two main channel outputs from the front speakers and subwoofer channel.

Fine Setting of the Components

The receiver can be directly turned on by pressing the SOURCE buttons on the remote (like DVD/CD), which also selects the best surround sound mode. The default surround modes for different components are as below. If you want to enjoy multi-channel sound from stereo sources like CD, you can press SURROUND repeatedly to toggle among the different surround modes and select the one you want.

For Digital Signal (Dolby Digital)

Dolby Digital Stereo

For STEREO Signal

Stereo Dolby PL II MOVIE Dolby PL II MUSIC Dolby PL Stereo

Default Settings

The receiver will keep the last selection in memory as long as it doesn’t enter standby mode.

DEFAULT INPUT (as seen on display)

Analog Analog Built-in Built-in

SOURCE

AUX 1 AUX 2 TUNER DVD/CD

Advanced Sound Control

Fine Setting of the Speakers

All the basic settings have already been presetted for the speakers included in the box.

However, to make the surround sound more effective and suit the acoustic conditions in your listening room, you may need to delay the signal coming from some of the speakers. Channel delay compensates for center or surround speakers that are closer to the listening position than the front speakers.

You may setup the speakers channel by channel: while in stop mode, enter the setup menu, then choose SOUND for speaker setup.

To change the speaker distance

In the DISTANCE menu, press UP/DOWN to select a speaker. press OK to select the speaker channel which you want to adjust, then press UP/DOWN to adjust the distance from the front, rear and center speakers individually.

To test the speaker setting and change the speaker level

In the TEST TONE menu, a short noise will come from each speaker respectively, press UP/DOWN to configure the currently playing speaker.

Advanced Setting

Factory Default Setting

The receiver speaker distance default settings are the following:

Front speakers (L/R) 4.5 m Center speaker (Cch) 4.5 m Rear speaker (SUR) 3 m

IMPORTANT NOTE

• Always use the subwoofer for optimum sound quality.

0 dB

Front Left Gain Control

Note: AUX 1 and AUX 2 are just generic names. You can connect other compatible audio components to these inputs like TAPE, MINI DISC, CD-RW player, etc.

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Advanced Sound Control

Speaker Icons

The receiver shows the speakers’ settings on the display with the following icons:

Displaying Program Formats

When a digital source starts playing, the receiver automatically switches to proper surround mode and provides setting information via the speaker icons located on the righthand side of the display. (See diagram)

It is important to note, however, that not all Dolby Digital sources are encoded with the full complement of five channels plus subwoofer. Speaker icons show how many and which speaker you have enabled (See “Fine Setting of the Speakers”) and the letters inside the speaker icons show which channel is present in the source information. For example, the diagram shown means you have all five speakers and subwoofer enabled and the digital sources you played have five channels plus subwoofer complemented. (Dolby Digital 5.1 Channels)

* “S” stands for subwoofer. The indication “S” appears if the digital source contains subwoofer information. In this case, the bass signal will be delivered to the subwoofer, offering more dynamic deep bass sound effects. If the letter is flashing, the signal is either too weak or just gone.

Front Speakers

Center Speakers

Surround Speakers

Subwoofer

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DVD Player

Basic Playback Features

1. To select the DVD/CD input source, press SOURCE on the main unit until "DVD/CD" appears on the display. You may also directly press DVD/CD on the remote.

2. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray and load a disc, with the label facing up. Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray.

3. After inserting the disc, the unit may

- start playback automatically.

- show the disc menu, select the option “play movie” on screen and press OK.

- show the player’s main menu, select the option “play” and press OK.

4. Press PLAY/PAUSE on the main unit or press PAUSE on the remote to pause playing during playback. Press again to resume normal playback.

4. Press PREV to go back to the previous chapter or NEXT to move to the next chapter.

• Press STOP once to stop playback and go into resume

mode.

Quick search

1. While playing a disc, press REVERSE on the remote control to scan backward through the disc. Press FORWARD on the remote to scan forward. Press repeatedly to change the searching speed.

2. Press PLAY at any time to resume normal playback.

Time search

1. Press INFO on the remote during playback, info bar will appear.

2. Press LEFT/RIGHT on the remote to highlight the time.

3. Use the number buttons to input the time you want to skip to.

4. Press OK on the remote to confirm.

Freeze frame, frame advance

1. Press PAUSE on the remote control to freeze the picture during playback.

2. Press PAUSE on the remote control to enter frame advance mode.

3. Press REVERSE or FORWARD to advance frame by frame.

4. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

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Selecting a title

1. Open the title menu.

2. Enter a title number using the number keys on the remote control. You can also use UP/DOWN to change the title number.

Selecting a chapter

1. Open the chapter menu.

2. Enter a chapter number using the number keys on the remote control. You can also use UP/DOWN to change the chapter number.

Selecting an audio language

1. Open the audio menu, or press AUDIO on the remote control to select the audio channel.

2. Press UP/DOWN to select the audio channel you want.

Selecting a subtitle language

1. Open the subtitle menu.

2. Press UP/DOWN to select the subtitle you want.

Slow motion playback

1. Press PLAY/PAUSE on the main unit or PAUSE on the remote control to freeze the picture during playback.

2. To advance picture in slow motion. Press FORWARD on the remote control for forward slow motion and REVERSE (DVD only) for backward slow motion Press repeatedly to change speed to 1/16 times, 1/8 times, 1/4 times and 1/2 times.

3. Press PLAY/PAUSE on the main unit or PLAY on the remote control to resume normal playback.

Progressive Scan

1. In stop mode, enter the main menu.

2. Select “Progressive Scan” under the Display menu.

3. Press OK once, a warning screen will appear, press OK again to confirm.

4. Progressive scan function can only be successfully activated when your TV supports progressive scan through component video connection.

On-screen banner display

You can access the on-screen banner display during playback to select many playback features. Each feature is illustrated with an icon. However, each feature shown in the banner is available only if the disc was created with that particular feature.

An invalid icon appears on the screen when you select an icon that does not function. Also, the icon is “greyed out” to tell you so.

General use

1. Press INFO on the remote control during playback to show the on-screen info banner.

2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT arrows on the remote control to move the cursor on the banner, the selected feature icon will be highlighted.

3. Press OK to open the menu corresponding to the selected feature.

4. Press INFO again to exit OSD menu.

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SURROUND

EQ. LEVEL

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

INFO RDS

PTY

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REV

FWD

INFO RDS

PLAY

00:00:00

Note:

Some discs have one title only.

Note:

This feature only works if the disc was created with multiple audio tracks.

Note:

The chapter feature will not work if the disc is not formatted with separate chapters.

Note:

This feature only works if the disc was created with subtitles.

Title

Audio

Subtitles

Camera angles

Chapter

Playmode

Time

indicator

Bookmark

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

Sleep

Play

Front Display Black Level PAL/NTSC

Play Mode Parental Control

Display

Sound Languages

Progressive Scan

Bright Normal NTSC Off

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DVD Player

Selecting an camera angle

1. Open the camera angle menu, or press ANGLE on the remote.

2. Press UP/DOWN to select the angle you want.

Selecting an zoom ratio

1.Press ZOOM repeatedly on the remote to select the zoom ratio. (ZOOM X 1.5 > ZOOM X 2 > ZOOM X 4 > ZOOM X 5)

2. Press PLAY to return to normal picture mode.

Using bookmarks

The bookmark feature allows you to mark a point on the disc for quick access. You can store up to 12 bookmarks.

Adding bookmarks

1. Open the bookmark menu.

2. Use the arrow button on the remote to move the cursor, then press OK to add a bookmark when reaching a scene of interest.

3. To add another bookmark, move the cursor to the next bookmark location with the arrow button. Then press OK to add a bookmark when reaching a scene of interest.

4. Press INFO to exit menu.

Recalling bookmarks

1. Open the bookmark menu.

2. Use the arrows on the remote to move the cursor to the bookmark location you want to recall.

3. Press OK to recall the bookmarked scene.

4. Press INFO to exit menu.

Clearing bookmarks

The bookmarks are cleared each time a disc is removed from the player or when the power is turned off completely.

Or you can manually remove bookmark by the following steps:

1. Open the bookmark menu.

2. Use the arrows on the remote to move the cursor to the bookmark location you want to delete.

3. Use the arrow button on the remote to move the cursor to the trash icon.

4. Press OK to delete the bookmarked scene.

Play mode

1. Refer to page 20 “General use” to open the playmode menu, or press PLAYMODE directly.

2. Press UP/DOWN to select among :

Standard > Program > Random > Title Repeat > Chapter Repeat > Repeat AB > Standard

3. Press OK to confirm the setting.

Program playback

Edit program

1. Open the play mode menu to access the program mode.

2. The box under “Title” will be highlighted automatically. Use the arrows on the remote to select title and chapter.

3. Press OK to add selected track and chapter(s) onto playlist.

4. Use the arrow buttons to highlight “Done” and then press OK.

5. Follow the instruction on screen to start program playback.

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

1: -2: -3: -4: -5: --

6: -7: -8: -9: --

10: --

Done

Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6

AUX 2 VCR

AUX 1

SAT - CABLE

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

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SURROUND

Note: This feature only works if the disc was created with multiple angles.

Note:

You can select at maximum 24 items by repeating steps 2 - 3.

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DVD Player

Insert items to the playlist

1. Select the program menu from the OSD banner to display the program edit playlist.

2. Use LEFT/RIGHT to select Title or Chapter, then UP/DOWN to select the number.

3. Press OK on the remote to add new item to the playlist.

4. Use the arrow buttons to highlight “Done” and then press OK.

Delete items on the playlist

1. Select the program menu from the OSD banner to display the program edit playlist.

2. Press CLEAR on the remote the delete the last item on the playlist.

3. Repeat steps 2 to delete additional items.

Cancel program

Program will be cancelled when;

1. the disc tray is opened;

2. power is turned off.

Chapter 1 Chapter 2

1: -2: -3: -4: -5: --

6: -7: -8: -9: --

10: --

Done

Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6

Set up menu

General use

1. In STOP and RESUME mode, the set up menu will be displayed on screen. The menu shows the current settings.

2. Use the arrow buttons to highlight an option and press OK to open the selected menu.

3. Press the LEFT arrow to go back to the previous menu or press CLEAR to exit the setup menu completely.

Audio language

This step will define the default audio language. Choosing an audio language from the on-screen banner display will only overwrite this setting temporarily.

1. Open the audio language menu.

2. Use UP/DOWN to select a language and then press OK.

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

Play

Play Mode

Parental Control

Display

Sound

Langauges

Player Menus

Disc Menus

Audio

Subtitles

English

Player Menus Disc Menus

Audio

Subtitles

French

German

Italian

Spanish

English

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

Note:

If the selected language is not available on a disc, that disc's own default language will be used instead.

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

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DVD Player

Subtitle language

This step will define the default subtitle language. Choosing a subtitle language from the on-screen banner display will only overwrite this setting temporarily.

1. Open the subtitle language menu.

2. Press UP/DOWN to select a language and then press OK.

Menu language

This step will define the language of menus and other short messages shown on screen.

1. Open the menu language menu.

2. Use UP/DOWN to select the language and then press OK to return to the main menu.

Player Menus Disc Menus

Audio

Subtitles

French

German Italian

Spanish

English

Rating (Parental control)

This setting prevents the playback of DVDs that may not be suitable for all audiences, by using the rating level that may be encoded on the disc. If the rating level of the disc is higher than the preset level (to be set in this step), the playback will be prohibited unless the password (see next step) is entered.

1. Open the rated title menu under Parental Control.

2. Use UP/DOWN to highlight the rating which require a password to start disc playback. Press OK to return to the main menu. Ratings highlighted in red require a password.

The rating feature works in accordance with the rating encoded in the DVD disc software. Keep in mind that not all movies and discs are rated. The player includes a total of 8 rating steps, corresponding to the existing disc rating steps. These additional steps allow for a better control the of program playback for all audiences.

Level 8: All DVDs can be played (Factory preset). Level 7 to 2: DVDs for general audiences/ children can be played. Level 1: DVDs for children can be played, DVDs for adults/ general audiences are prohibited.

Unrated Titles

When this function is enabled, the unit will require the user to input password before viewing unrated DVD.

1. Open the unrated titles menu under Parental Control.

2. Use UP/DOWN to highlight the option “Free access” or “Password required”. Press OK to confirmre.

Password

Set password

To restrict the viewing of rated DVDs, a four-digit password must be selected.

1. Open the “Lock Player” menu.

2. Use the number buttons to enter the password and then press OK.

3. Repeat step 2 to confirm the password.

8 7 NC17 6 PG-R 5 4 PG13 3 PG 2 1 G

Password Required

Free Access

Enter New Password

-

Lock

Password

Ratings Limits

Unrated Titles

Enter New Password

-

Player Menus Disc Menus

Audio

Subtitles

Francais

Espanoi

Deutsch Italiano

English

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Unlock Player Change Password

Rated Titles

Unrated Titles

Password required

Free access

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DVD Player

Change the password

In order to change the password in parental lock menu, the current password must first be entered.

1. Open the Parental Control menu.

2. Use the number buttons to enter the password.

3. Use UP / DOWN to select “Change Password” and then press OK.

4. Use the number buttons to enter a new password and then press OK.

5. Repeat the above step to confirm the password and return to the password menu. Use the LEFT arrow to return to the main menu.

Clear password

1. Open the Parental Control menu

2. Use the number buttons to enter the password.

3. Select “Unlock Player” and press OK.

INFO RDS

PTY

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

Unlock Player Change Password

Rated Titles

Unrated Titles

Enter New Password

TV aspect

This step selects the TV aspect, wide-screen (16:9) or conventional (4:3).

1. Open the TV Image menu.

2. Use UP/DOWN to select TV aspect and then press OK to select.

If you have a wide-screen (16:9) TV, choose “16:9 Widescreen”.

- For 16:9 movie you will get (Do not select 16:9 widescreen setting if you are using a 4:3 TV set, or the image may look distorted with some DVD disc.)

- For a 4:3 movie you will get

If you have a conventional (4:3) TV,

- if you select 4:3 letterbox for a 16:9 movie, you will get

- if you select 4:3 Pan Scan for a 16:9 movie, you will get (the left and right edges are hidden)

- for a 4:3 movie, for both selections, you will get

Dimmer level

You can adjust the brightness level of the front display.

1. Open the Front Display menu.

2. Use UP/DOWN to select brightness level and then press

OK to confirm.

Black level

You can adjust the contrast range of the video playback.

1. Open the Black Level menu.

2. Use UP/DOWN to select contrast range and then press

OK to select.

Sleep mode

You can set the sleep timer to turn off the unit automatically.

1. Open the menu banner.

2. Use LEFT/RIGHT to select the sleep icon.

3. Press OK to change sleep timer setting.

TV Image Front Display

Black Level

4X3 Letterbox

4X3 Standard

16X9 Widescreen

PAL/NTSC

Important:

Keep the password in a safe place or remember it reliably as access to rated discs or rating / password menus requires

the correct password.

TV Image Front Display

Black Level

Auto Bright DIM

PAL/NTSC

TV Image Front Display

Black Level

Normal Dark Light

PAL/NTSC

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4. Press PREV on the main unit or CH- on the remote to return to the previous track. Press NEXT on the main unit or CH + on the remote to go to the next track.

5. Press STOP on the main unit or STOP on the remote control to end playback.

Quick scan

1. Press FORWARD or REVERSE on the remote to scan through a track quickly during playback. To change quick scan speed, press FORWARD or REVERSE repeatedly during scan.

2. Press PLAY/PAUSE on the main unit or PLAY on the remote to resume normal playback.

CD / mp3 Player

AUX 2 VCR

AUX 1

SAT - CABLE

Press SOURCE on the main unit or DVD/CD on the remote to select the DVD/CD input source.

Loading and playing an audio CD

1. Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel to open the disc tray. Place the disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up. Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close disc tray.

2. Press PLAY/PAUSE to start the playback if the disc does not start automatically.

3. Press PLAY/PAUSE on the main unit or PAUSE on the remote control to pause playback. Press PLAY/PAUSE again on the main unit or PLAY on the remote to resume normal playback.

mp3 recommendations

• Use .mp3 as the extension when converting audio files into mp3 for saving onto CD-R(W) or CD-ROM, e.g. Rocky08.mp3. Do not use any other extension e.g. .doc, .pdf.

• Do not use the .mp3 extension for other text or non-audio data files as this may result in serious malfunction and harmful noise interference.

• Most commonly available CD creation software can make files compatible for the system but do not forget to finalize your disc after creation. This set cannot read DirectCD recordings.

• In order to get audio CD quality, you need to record your MP3 CD at 128 kbps. You can record up to 256 kbps. The unit might not read the file which is not recorded within this range.

• Do not combine CD Audio and mp3 tracks onto a CD-R(W) or CD-ROM. The player will only playback CD audio tracks from mixed CD formats.

• The file name of mp3 songs should not exceed 10 characters.

Note:

• If over 400 items (songs/folders) are on the disc, only the first 400 songs can be played.

• Resume function does not operate in mp3 mode.

Note:

If the CD is a mp3 CD, reading may take up to 30 seconds. Try re-inserting the disc if it is not detected after 30 seconds.

Note:

Be sure to remove the disc from the disc compartment before moving or transporting the unit!

Note:

When playback is interrupted, the location at which it stopped will be memorized. Playback will resume at the position it was

last stopped.

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CD / mp3 Player

Bookmarks (Audio CDs Only)

The bookmark feature allows you to mark a point on the disc for quick access. 12 bookmarks can be selected.

Adding Bookmarks (Audio CDs Only)

1. Open the bookmark menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the “Bookmark” option, then press OK to enter bookmark menu.

3. Use the arrow keys to select a bookmark location, then press OK to add bookmark when you reaching a point of interest.

4. To add another bookmark, move the cursor to the right and then press OK when reaching another point of interest.

5. Press CLEAR to exit menu.

Recalling bookmarks

1. Open the bookmark menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the “Bookmark” option, then press OK to enter bookmark menu.

3. Use the arrow keys to select a bookmark location, then press OK to recall the bookmarked point.

4. Press CLEAR to exit menu.

Clearing bookmarks

1. Open the bookmark menu.

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the “Bookmark” option, then press OK to enter bookmark menu.

3. Use the arrow keys to select a bookmark location, when you see a trash icon, select it and press OK will erase this bookmark.

The bookmarks are cleared each time a disc is removed from the player or when the power is turned off completely.

Time display (Audio CDs Only)

1. Open the time display menu.

2. Press the arrow keys to move the cursor to the time display box, then you can press UP to switch among "Track Elapsed", "Track Remain" time during playback. The selected mode is displayed on the banner.

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On- screen banner display for CD playback

General use

1. Press INFO on the remote control to hide and show the on- screen banner. (Only audio CD banner)

2. Use LEFT / RIGHT to move the cursor on the banner. The selected feature icon will be highlighted.

3. Press UP / DOWN to change setting of the selected feature. (except BOOKMARK function)

Selecting a track

1. Refer to “General use” to open the track menu.

2. Enter a track number. Start any single-digit track number by a 0 (e.g. 9 = 09).

Playmode selection for CD

There are several options for this feature.

1. Standard – normal CD playback

2. Program – plays the programmed tracks (usable in stop mode only)

3. Random – randomly plays all the tracks of that disc.

4. Disc Repeat – repeatedly plays the selected or currently playing disc.

5. Track Repeat – plays one track over repeatedly.

6. Repeat A-B – repeatedly plays the selected time frame.

7. Intro scan – plays the initial 10 seconds of each song in the disc.

00:03:20

PLAY

T:4

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Track

Bookmark

Playmodes

Time indicator

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Note:

You must be in playback mode for track selection.

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Sleep

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CD / mp3 Player

CD Player

Program playback

Edit program

1. In STOP mode, enter the OSD banner to display the edit playlist (program screen)

2. Press UP/DOWN to select a track. Press OK.

3. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add additional tracks to the program.

4. Move to highlight “Done”, and then press OK to confirm program playback or return to the stop mode.

5. Press PLAY during program edit to start program playback.

Cancel program

Program will be cancelled when;

1. the disc tray is opened;

2. power is turned off.

Intro scan

1. In STOP mode, select “Intro Scan” under playmode menu.

2. Press OK on the remote control to start intro scan playback.

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Trac k 1



1: -3: -5: -7: -9: --

2: -4: -6: -8: --

10: --

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Trac k 2 Trac k 3 Trac k 4 Trac k 5

11: -- 12: --

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On- screen display for mp3 playback

Standard Play

File mode

1. In the playmode window, press UP/DOWN on the remote to select the standard mode.

2. In the file window, use the arrow buttons on the remote to select the file you wish to begin playing.

3. Press OK to select a file to play.

4. Press PLAY/PAUSE on the main unit or PLAY on the remote control to start playback.

5. You may use the arrow buttons to selected the next file to be played. Playback will stop when all the files have been played.

Playmode selection for mp3

1. You can select your desired playmode in mp3 menu.

i. Standard - normal playback ii. Program - play your programmed tracks iii. Random - play tracks randomly iv. Track repeat - repeat desired track v. Folder repeat - repeat desired folder vi. Disc repeat - repeat the whole disc

2. Press INFO on the remote to show the menu banner.

3. When the Play Mode window is highlighted, use UP/DOWN to toggle different playmodes, then press OK to confirm.

4. Press INFO on the remote to hide the menu banner on screen.

Title1

Title 2



Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 Title 6

Current Selection

Not Selected

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You can select a maximum of 24 items

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mp3 Player

Program playback

Edit program

1. In STOP mode, enter the OSD banner to display the edit playlist (program screen)

2. Press the arrow buttons to select a folder or a track. Press OK.

3. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add additional tracks to the program.

4. Press PLAY to start program playback.

5. Move to highlight “Done” to return to normal playback with program saved.

Cancel program

Program will be cancelled when;

1. the disc tray is opened;

2. power is turned off.

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All

Trac k 1



1: -3: -5: -7: -9: --

2: -4: -6: -8: --

10: --

Done

Trac k 2 Trac k 3 Trac k 4 Trac k 5

11: -- 12: --

Note:

You can select a maximum of 24 items

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JPEG CD

On- screen display for JPEG CD

File mode

1. In the JPEG mode window, use UP/DOWN to select a directory, and the OK button on the remote to enter different directories. You can use the LEFT button to go up one layer in the directory.

2. Use UP/DOWN on the remote to select the file you wish to view.

3. Press the OK button to select the file, then press PLAY to start viewing.

4. When viewing the image, you can press the CH+ or CH- button to skip to next / previous image.

Zooming / rotating the image

1. In JPEG file mode, when you are viewing an image, you can rotate the image by pressing ANGLE. (not working in ZOOM mode.)

2. If you want to zoom in the image to full screen mode, just press ZOOM.

3. In ZOOM mode, you can pan the screen at any direction by pressing the corresponding navigation key.

4. To return to normal mode, press ZOOM again.

Note: The zoom function will not be available if your image pixels count is too low.

Slide show mode

1. In JPEG mode, Press PLAY/PAUSE on the main unit or PLAY on the remote control to start the Slide show.

Pictures will be shown on screen for a while and fade, playback will stop until all the files are played.

2. You can pause viewing by pressing PAUSE, or press PLAY to resume.

3. Press STOP to go back to navigation mode.

Playmode

In JPEG mode, you can select NORMAL / FAST / SLOW in the playmode selection field to change the playback speed.

Playing mp3 and JPEG files simultaneously

When you insert a disc containing both mp3 and JPEG files, you can browse the JPEG while playing the mp3 files. The procedures are as below:

1. In the mp3 and JPEG mode window, use the arrow buttons to choose a mp3 file first, then press OK.

2. Use the arrow buttons to choose a JPEG file, then press

OK.

3. Press PLAY. The unit will start mp3 playback and JPEG slideshow at the same time.

4. When viewing the image, you can press the CH+ or CH- button to skip to next / previous image.

5. Press STOP to go back to navigation mode.

Title1

Title 2



Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 Title 6

Current Selection

Not Selected

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

AUX 2 VCR

AUX 1

SAT - CABLE

Attention: The unit only supports .JPG as a valid file extension

Note:

ZOOM and ROTATE function are not available in this mode.

Title1

Title 2

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Title 3 Title 4 Title 5 Title 6

Current Selection

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Radio

Operating the Radio

The receiver has a built-in tuner that allows for FM radio function.

Manual tuning

1. Connect the FM antenna accordingly.

2. Press SOURCE on the front of the unit until the tuner mode is selected. You may also directly press TUNER on the remote control.

3. When the FM station broadcasts Stereo sound, ST is displayed.

4. Tune the a station by pressing TUNER + or TUNER - on the remote control repeatedly until the desired station is found.

Alternatively, you can press and hold the same button for about one second to activate the automatic search function. In this mode the receiver will automatically tune frequencies until it finds a station.

5. Repeat steps 4 to tune to another radio station.

Storing radio stations:

The receiver can store up to 40 radio stations in memory. You can enter every single radio station yourself or the receiver can store all available radio stations automatically in an ascending order.

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

DIGITAL

PRO.LOGIC

INTRORANDOM

DVD VCD CD MP3

Manual preset

1. Tune to a radio station (see "Manual tuning" on page 38 above for details)

2. Press MENU on the remote control. "PRESET" will appear on the display.

3. While the word "PROG" is still flashing, input your desired preset number (1-40) using the UP/DOWN on the remote control, then press OK again to store it.

4. If you attempt to program more than 40 tracks, “FULL” will show on display.

Retrieving preset stations

1. Press SOURCE on the unit or TUNER on the remote control to enter the tuner mode.

2. Press PRESET + or PRESET - on the unit or CH+ or CH - on the remote control to search up or down the preset stations.

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

Note: If there is interference, modify the location of the antenna until the optimal sound

is heard. TV and other electronic devices could be the cause of interferences so try to position the antenna away from them.

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

SUBWOOFER

SURROUND

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Troubleshooting Tips

Subtitle, language, camera angle etc.

Disc menu operation and contents may differ from disc to disc. Please refer to the instructions accompanying the disc.

There are no subtitles ?

• check that subtitles are supposed to exist on that disc.

• Subtitles disappear from the TV screen. See page 21 to display subtitles.

Subtitle (or language) setting cannot be changed ?

• The disc being played has been recorded in only one language.

• Depending on the type of DVD, some segments limit language selection.

The picture is not displayed in the correct format on the TV (4 x 3 or 16 x 9)

• According to your TV, make the correct "TV Screen" setting in the set-up menu.

The camera angle cannot be changed with the angle button ?

• This function does not work when a DVD has not been recorded with a multi-camera angle system. Some DVDs use a multi-camera angle system only in certain portions of the disc.

The menu language is not the one you want ?

• The menu language for your player has not been set during set-up.

• Your preferred menu language on a DVD disc (if available) has not been set during set up.

Audio (spoken) and / or subtitle language is not the one selected during the initial player set-up ?

• If the audio or subtitle language is not available on the DVD disc, the language selected during initial player set-up will not be heard or seen. The disc's priority language (default language) is selected automatically. If you want another language, press menu during playback, if the disc has its own language selection menu.

Radio

STEREO indicator is off.

• Adjust the antenna.

The signal is Mono. Severe hum or noise.

• The signal is too weak. Connect an external antenna.

Equipment Specifications:

AMPLIFIER SECTION:

RMS Output Power: Dolby Digital Mode with 10% Total Harmonic Distortion Front and Rear Channels: 30 Watts each Channel (1KHz, 4 Ohm) Center Channel: 30 Watts (1KHz, 4 Ohm) Subwoofer Channel: 50 Watts (100Hz, 8 Ohm) Total RMS Output Power, Dolby Digital mode : 400 W

FTC Output Power: Dolby Digital Mode with 10% Total Harmonic Distortion Front Channels (L and R ): 30 Watts per Channel (1KHz, 4 Ohm) Rear Channels (L and R): 30 Watts per Channel (1KHz, 4 Ohm) Center Channel: 30 Watts (1KHz, 4 Ohm) Subwoofer Channel: 50 Watts (100Hz, 8 Ohm)

FTC Output Power: Dolby Digital Mode with 1% Total Harmonic Distortion Front Channels (L and R ): 25 Watts per Channel (1KHz, 4 Ohm) Rear Channels (L and R): 25 Watts per Channel (1KHz, 4 Ohm) Center Channel: 30 Watts (1KHz, 4 Ohm) Subwoofer Channel: 40 Watts (100Hz, 8 Ohm)

Muting Attenuation: 65dB Frequency Response: 20kHz /-3dB, 1kHz ref. Subwoofer Frequency Response: 10 Hz / -3db, 80Hz ref. DIN 1kHz FL / FR STEREO mode : 30W x2 @ 6ohm <10% THD Signal to Noise Ratio: 65dB (Dolby digital mode) Video Signal to Noise Ratio from 40 dB to 60dB

VIDEO SECTION:

Input ( Sensitivity/ Impedance ):1Vp-p/ 75ohm Output (Level/ Impedance): 1Vp-p/ 75 ohm Signal to noise ratio: 65dB

FM TUNER SECTION:

Frequency Response: 40Hz – 15kHz +/-3dB Quieting: 24dBu Signal to Noise: 60dB(stereo) / 65dB(mono) Image Ratio: 40dB IF Rejection: 50dB

JPEG CD SECTION:

Supported format - JPEG

Dimensions (H x W x D inch) :

Unit - 14.2 x 13.8 x 2 Front/Rear speaker - 6.1 x 3.1 x 3.5 Center speaker - 2.1 x 9.8 x 3.3 Subwoofer - 12.4 x 6.3 x 14

Specifications subject to change without prior notice.

Power

No power ?

• Correctly connect the AC Power Cord to an AC Outlet.

Power is switching off automatically ?

• If the player is not used, i.e. no key pressed for 30 minutes while in DVD/CD mode, it automatically switches to standby (Auto Power Off). Press the STANDBY/ON button to switch the player on again.

The keys do not activate the functions they control (unit and / or remote control).

• Set the STANDBY/ON key to OFF (red light on) and back to ON again. Alternatively, turn off the power, disconnect the power plug and then re-connect it (The player may not be operating properly due to lightning, static electricity or some other external factors).

• If keys still do not activate the functions they control even when the above mentioned corrective actions are taken, contact your retailer.

• Your unit has built-in protection against overload or overheating. If the unit switches off in this case, wait a few minutes, and then power on again.

Video and audio

There is no picture ?

• Turn on the TV set.

• Check the connections.

• Make the correct input selection on the TV set.

The picture is distorted or shakes during search, forward or reverse.

• Search, forward or reverse playback generates a slight distortion, but this is not a malfunction.

There is no sound or it can hardly be heard ?

• Make sure the speakers are connected.

• Make sure that the MUTE function is not on.

• Check the connections.

• Make the correct audio input selection and volume adjustment on the TV set or hifi system (e.g. AV selector).

• There is no sound during a pause (still picture), still picture advance, or slow motion playback.

No "Surround" sound ?

• Check the speaker configuration in the menu.

Noise interference appears on the TV, while watching a TV program and the DVD player is left on ?

• Turn off the DVD player.

• The TV is too close to the audio system.

Volume level are different when playing different disc types (DVDs, audio / video CDs).

• Adjust the master volume .

No audio from one channel.

• Check the speaker level setting.

• Check the speaker wire or cable connections.

Remote control

The remote control does not work ?

• Load the batteries with their polarities (+ and –) aligned correctly.

• Batteries level are low. Replace with new ones.

• Point the remote control to the front of the player.

• Operate the remote control within a 18 ft range from the player.

• Remove any obstacles between the remote control and the front display of the player.

The invalid icon appears on-screen ?

• If an invalid icon appears on-screen when a button is pressed, it is probably because :

1. The DVD does not allow it.

2. The DVD does not have this option /e.g., angles.

3. The function is not available on that part of the disc.

4. You have requested a title or chapter number or search time that is not available.

No picture or the picture shown is not that of the DVD player.

• Switch off the other video device connected to the AV jack of the player.

Playback

Playback does not start when the PLAY key is pressed ?

• Make sure that the disc (single sided) is loaded correctly with the title label facing up.

• Make sure you are in the proper source mode.

Playback stops immediately after the PLAY key is pressed ?

• This player can play DVDs, Video CDs, Audio CD, JPEG CD and mp3 CDs only, check that your disc corresponds to one of these formats.

• If the disc is dirty, wipe it with a soft and clean cloth.

• Condensation occurred inside the player. Leave it at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours.

Disc cannot be played.

• Wipe the disc clean.

• Use a RCA lens cleaner.

• The disc's region no. differs from your player's region No.

Search forward & reverse playback does not work ?

• Some DVDs have segments where search forward & reverse playback functions do not work.

Forgot parental password?

• Use the default passwrod 3308 to enter the password menu.

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Limited Warranty (U.S.)

Care and Maintenance

Disconnect the audio system from the power source before performing any maintenance.

Cleaning

Clean the exterior of the system using a soft dust cloth.

The player

CAUTION! This system operates with a laser. It must only be opened by a qualified technician.

• Never move the player during playback.

• Never put more than one disc on a tray or put a disc slipping out of the guide area.

Handling discs

• Do not touch the signal surfaces.

• Hold discs by the edges, or by one edge and the hole.

• Do not affix labels or adhesive tapes to the label surfaces.

• Do not scratch or damage the label. Discs rotate at high speeds inside the player.

• Do not use damaged (cracked or warped) discs.

Cleaning discs

• Dirty discs can cause poor sound and visual quality. Always keep discs clean by wiping them gently with a soft cloth from the inner edge toward the outer perimeter. Never wipe the disc in a circular motion since circular scratches are likely to occur and could cause noise during playback.

• If a disc becomes dirty, wet a soft cloth in water, wring it out well, wipe the dirt away gently, and then remove any water drops with a dry cloth.

• Do not use record cleaning sprays or antistatic agents on discs. Also, never clean discs with benzene, thinner, or other volatile solvents which may cause damage to disc surface

Disc lens care

• When your disc lens gets dirty it can also cause the system to output poor sound and visual quality. To clean the lens you will need to purchase a disc lens cleaner which can maintain the output sound and visual quality of your system. For instructions on cleaning the disc lens, refer to the ones accompanying the lens cleaner.

Important battery information

• Remove the batteries to avoid leakage if you do not use your remote control for more than one month.

• Discard leaky batteries immediately as leaking batteries may cause skin burns or other personal injuries.

• Dispose of batteries in the proper manner, according to provincial and local regulations.

• Any battery may leak electrolyte if mixed with a different battery type, if inserted incorrectly, if all batteries are not replaced at the same time, if disposed of in fire, or if an attempt is made to charge a battery not intended to be recharged.

Safety precautions

• Never open the cabinet under any circumstances. Any repairs or internal adjustments should be made only by a trained technician.

• Never operate this product with the cabinet removed.

• Do not touch the player with wet hands. If any liquid enters the player cabinet, take the player to a trained technician for inspection.

• This player uses a laser to read the data on the disc. The laser mechanism corresponds to the cartridge and stylus of a record player. Although this product incorporates a laser pick-up lens, it is completely safe when operated according to directions.

• Discs rotate at high speed inside the player. Do not use damaged, warped, or cracked discs.

• Do not touch the pick-up lens which is located inside the disc compartment. Also, to keep dust from collecting on the pick-up lens do not leave the compartment door open for an extended period of time. If the lens becomes dirty, clean it with a soft brush, or use an air blower brush designed for camera lenses.

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The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Don’t infringe

This product should only be used for the purposes for which it is sold, that is, entertainment, violating no copyright law. Any attempts to use this product for which it is not intended is unlawful and therefore not condoned by Thomson.

The descriptions and characteristics given in this document are given as a general indication and not as a guarantee. In order to provide the highest quality product possible, we reserve the right to make any improvement or modification without prior notice. The English version serves as the final reference on all products and operational details should any discrepancies arise in other languages.

V i

What your warranty covers:

• Defects in materials or workmanship.

For how long after your purchase:

• One year from date of purchase for labor and parts

• The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first.

What we will do:

• Pay any Authorized RCA Audio Service Center the labor charges to repair your unit.

• Pay any Authorized RCA Audio Service Center for the new or, at our option, refurbished replacement parts required to repair your unit.

How you get service:

• Take your unit to any Authorized RCA Audio Service Center. To identify your nearest Authorized RCA Audio Service Center, ask your dealer, look in the Yellow Pages, or call 1-800-336-1900.

• Show the Authorized Service Center Representative your evidence of purchase date or first rental.

• Pick up your unit when repairs are completed.

• Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service. For rental firms, proof of first rental is also required.

What your warranty does not cover:

• Customer instruction. (Your Owner’s Manual describes how to install, adjust, and operate your unit. Any additional information should be obtained from your dealer.)

• Installation and related adjustments.

• Signal reception problems not caused by your unit.

• Damage from misuse or neglect.

• Cleaning of audio heads.

• Batteries.

• A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes.

• A unit purchased or serviced outside the U.S.A.

• Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage.

Product Registration:

• Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your product. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary. The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage.

Limitation of Warranty:

• THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON INC., ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.

• REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. THOMSON INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE.

How State Law relates to warranty:

• Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

• This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you also may have other rights that vary from state to state.

If you purchased your unit outside the United States:

• This warranty does not apply. Contact your dealer for warranty information.

Service calls which do not involve defective materials or workmanship are not covered by this warranty. Costs of such service calls are the sole responsibility of the purchaser.

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Limited Warranty(Canada)

What your warranty covers:

• Defects in materials or workmanship.

For how long after your purchase:

• One year from date of purchase for labor and parts

• The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm, whichever comes first.

What we will do:

• Pay any Authorized RCA Audio Service Center the labor charges to repair your unit.

• Pay any Authorized RCA Audio Service Center for the new or, at our option, refurbished replacement parts required to repair your unit.

How you get service:

• Take your unit to any Authorized RCA Audio Service Center. To identify your nearest Authorized RCA Audio Service Center, ask your dealer, look in the Yellow Pages, or call 1-800-336-1900 / 1-866-723-6486.

• Show the Authorized Service Center Representative your evidence of purchase date or first rental.

• Pick up your unit when repairs are completed.

What your warranty does not cover:

• Customer instruction. (Your Owner’s Manual describes how to install, adjust, and operate your unit. Any additional information should be obtained from your dealer.)

• Installation and related adjustments.

• Signal reception problems not caused by your unit.

• Damage from misuse or neglect.

• Cleaning of audio heads.

• Batteries.

• A unit that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial purposes.

• A unit purchased or serviced outside Canada.

• Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage.

Product Registration:

Limitation of Warranty:

• THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LTD., ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.

• REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. THOMSON MULTIMEDIA LTD. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE PROVINCIAL LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE.

How Provincial Laws relates to warranty:

• This warranty gives you specific legal rights which are in addition to statutory warranties that may vary from Province to Province.

If you purchased your unit outside Canada:

• This warranty does not apply. Contact your dealer for warranty information.

Service calls which do not involve defective materials or workmanship are not covered by this warranty. Costs of such service calls are the sole responsibility of the purchaser.

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RCA RTD160 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual