SAFETY INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE AND ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION : To reduce the risk of fire and electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back) of the unit. Refer servicing only to qualified service personnel.
SAFETY INFORMATION -CONTINUED Notes on handling • When shipping the player, the original shipping carton and packing materials may come in handy. For maximum protection, repack the unit as it was originally packed by the factory. • Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect spray, near the player. Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long time. They will leave marks on the finish.
FCC INFORMATION / DISCLAIMERS Note: 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 can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Information................................................... 1 FCC Information / Disclaimers................................ 3 Table of Contents.................................................... 4 Introduction.............................................................. 5 What’s in the box?................................................... 5 Remote Control Battery Installation........................ 6 Front Panel Overview..............................................
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing your new Apex Digital HT-175 Mini Home Theater System. Your system is designed for you to enjoy most forms of disc media (DVD, CD, MP3 and WMA) and while playing DVDs, you’ll enjoy "at -the-movies" picture and cinema quality sound in 5.1 digital surround. AM/FM stereo playback is available in 2.1 channel mode (2 front speakers and 1 subwoofer).
REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION Remove the battery compartment cover. Load two AAA batteries into the battery compartment. Make sure that the batteries have been inserted properly, matching to the symbols +, - marked in the battery compartment. Close the battery compartment cover. When replacing batteries, replace both batteries. Do not mix new and used batteries together, otherwise, battery life will be much shorter than normal.
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW (DISPLAY) SL FL FR SW C SR TREBLE BASS DOLBY ST 88888 FM AM AUX Disc Drawer IR/Remote Sensor KHz MHz TU Visual Headphone Volume Function Connector Control Display (VFD) VISUAL FUNCTION DISPLAY (VFD) SL FL FR SW C SR TREBLE BASS DOLBY ST 88888 FM AM AUX KHz MHz TU Visual Function Display (VFD) TOP PANEL OVERVIEW (CONTROLS) Previous Next Track Track Stop Play/ Pause 7 Open/ Close Function Control
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW Composite Video & Analog 2 channel output All In One Aux Input Link to/from Subwoofer Progressive/ Component Outputs Digital Coaxial Output FM Antenna AM Antenna Input Input S-Video Output POWERED SUBWOOFER OVERVIEW All In One Link to/from Subwoofer Speaker Connectors Power On/Off Switch 8
REMOTE CONTROL OVERVIEW 1 1 Open/Close 2 Function 3 Angle 4 Audio 5 Numeric Keys 6 Clear 7 Goto 8 AFF 9 Cursor Keys: Up / Down / Left / Right 24 2 25 3 4 5 26 6 7 27 8 10 Enter 9 11 Timer 12 Setup 10 28 11 13 Stop 29 12 14 Pause/Step 30 13 14 15 Volume Control +/- 15 31 16 Mode 32 16 17 Stereo/Mono 18 Slow 33 17 19 Dimmer 34 18 19 20 Repeat 35 20 21 A-B Repeat 36 21 22 I/P 22 23 23 Sleep 24 Power On/Off 25 Subtitle 26 Return 27 Zoom Important: 28 T
SUBWOOFER/SPEAKER SETUP NOTE: Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all the components are switched off and unplugged from the power supply. First Connect (see diagram below) the supplied “All in One Link” Cable to the HT-175 main unit and the Subwoofer, this cable transfers the pre-amp signals for all channels from the main unit to the powered subwoofer. IMPORTANT: Do not connect any of the supplied speakers to any other amplifier. This may result in malfunction or fire.
SUBWOOFER/SPEAKER SETUP - CONTINUED HT-175 SUBWOOFER/SATELLITE SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAM NOTE: - Never short-circuit positive (+) and negative (–) speaker wires. - Be sure to connect only positive (red) wires to positive (+) terminals and negative (black) wires to negative (–) terminals. Incorrect connection can damage the speakers.
SUBWOOFER/SPEAKER SETUP - CONTINUED PLACEMENT OF HT-175 SPEAKERS IN YOUR ROOM Front Left Speaker Front Right Speaker SUBWOOFER Center Channel Surround Connection Example Surround Left Speaker Surround Right Speaker Notes: Place the front, center, and surround speakers at approximately the same distance from the seating position. The angles in the diagram are approximate. Center speaker: You can also put this speaker directly under the television.
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AM/FM ANTENNA CONNECTION(S) For the best reception, please install the provided am/fm antenna. Simple instructions and suggestions are provided to allow you to maximize your enjoyment of am/fm radio broadcasts. AM ANTENNA: Stand the antenna up on its base. Place the antenna where the reception is best. Keep any loose antenna cord away from other wires and cords. TAPE FM ANTENNA: Use adhesive tape to fix the other end of the antenna where reception is best.
GETTING STARTED - Unpack the unit and speakers- and save the box and packing for the duration of the warranty period in the event you may need to ship the unit to us. - Read through this owner's manual before installation. - Place the included speakers and subwoofer in your room (see page 11 of this manual for placement options). - Load batteries into the remote control unit and verify batteries are installed correctly.
GETTING STARTED (LISTENING TO AM/FM RADIO) To listen in AM/FM mode, repeatedly press the FUNCTION key on the front of the unit or the remote control or press BAND key on the remote controlto access the TUNER (TU) mode. The VFD (Visual Function Display) will display the tuner mode (TU) and you will view the Frequency Band and preset status. In FM mode, you may switch between stereo and mono reception by pressing the ST/MONO button on your remote control.
GETTING STARTED (ADJUSTING LEVEL VOLUME, BASS/TREBLE) MODE The MODE function is for adjusting the levels for the following: Bass, Treble, FL (Front Left Speaker), FR (Front Right Speaker), SL (Surround Left) SR (Surround Right), C (Center), SW (Subwoofer) These Levels can be adjusted + or - 10 (00 is the middle level) When adjusting, use the volume +/- control to adjust the settings, press MODE to exit.
FUNCTION BUTTONS Skip Forward/Backward Press Press I I to skip forward (chapters/tracks). to skip backward (chapters/tracks). Player will not advance or reverse during "WARNING" section of any disc. Search Forward/Backward Press to search forward. Repeat pressing the button to change search speed. Press to search backward. Repeat pressing the button to change search speed. Player will not advance or reverse during "WARNING" section of any disc. Press PLAY button to resume normal playback.
FUNCTION BUTTONS - CONTINUED GOTO a desired selection This function does NOT apply to MP3 or WMA. Press the GOTO button to play at a desired Title, Chapter or Time. DVD Disc Press the GOTO button to select GOTO mode. Press the DOWN cursor button to highlight the desired function. TITLE --- Input title number CHAPTER --- Input chapter number TIME --:--:-- Input time hh:mm:ss (Hour : Minute : Second) Press ENTER button. CD Disc Press the GOTO button to Track Search mode.
FUNCTION BUTTONS - CONTINUED Numeric Key Pad / Direct Program access Press the numeric key pad to input data for disc or Setup menu. Input the desired Chapter or Track number using the numeric key pad. Press ENTER button to confirm your direct access Chapter or key selection. Track - when playing a CD or MP3 disc. Numeric input - Function / Menu. Chapter - when playing a DVD disc or for Direct Program access. NOTE Certain DVD discs may not allow direct access functionality.
FUNCTION BUTTONS - CONTINUED Zoom In DVD mode (while playing a DVD) Press the ZOOM button to enlarge the viewable picture. Press the ZOOM button repeatedly to change the zoom scale: from 1-3 in varying degrees of magnification level. Press the CURSOR buttons to adjust the zooming position. Press ZOOM to resume normal playback. NOTE: The picture quality is degraded as the picture is zoomed.
FUNCTION BUTTONS - CONTINUED SUBTITLE Press the SUBTITLE key on the remote control to view subtitles that may be encoded on the DVD. Note: not all DVD’s have subtitles so refer to the DVD’s packaging for details. AUDIO Press the AUDIO key on the remote control to change the various audio settings and encoded sound formats during DVD Playback. SLEEP TIMER Press the SLEEP key on the remote control to activate the unit’s sleep timer.
FUNCTION BUTTONS - CONTINUED AFF (Active Full Screen Function) AFF(Active Full Screen Function) allows you to fill the TV screen viewing area when playing a widescreen formatted DVD. Press AFF button to eliminate(1.85:1 aspect ratio) black bars or to reduce the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen (2.35:1 aspect ratio).
MP3/WMA Playback MP3 Playback CD-R 2/133 00:02:56 [ROOT] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 n Track 01 n Track 02 n Track 03 n Track 04 n Track 05 n Track 06 n Track 07 n Track 08 n Track 09 n Track 10 Song: Track 02 Example of MP3 On Screen Display Select a Track Press CURSOR button to highlight the desired track and switch between folder and pages. Press ENTER/PLAY button to play the selected track. Playing track file information: Information on the track playing will be displayed at the top of the screen (i.
KODAK/JPEG PHOTO PLAYBACK Example of Kodak/Jpeg On Screen Display A Kodak Picture CD is the size and shape of a regular CD. You can order a KODAK Picture CD simply by checking the box on the photo finishing envelope when you drop off a roll of film (35mm or Advanced Photo System (APS) color print film) at the time of processing in Kodak Express store displaying "Kodak Picture CD" sign.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS Various features of the player can be adjusted in the SETUP menu: Press SETUP button SETUP menu appears. Note: These options can be accessed while the disc is playing in the unit: (Language,Video,Audio,Rating). Highlight the desired icon Press the ENTER button to activate the setting sub menu. Use the remote’s keys to selct the menu options, press ENTER to activate and confirm the desired option choices.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS-CONTINUED Language Setup Page Language Language Setup Video Audio AUDIO MENU Use your remote’s keys to select the language options on the AUDIO menu (default is English). This feature, when enabled, will allow the DVD to automatically select the selected language. Rating General Setup Page OSD OSD Menu Menu Subtitle Audio AudioSubtitle English Once your selection is made, press ENTER on the remote to make/save your selection.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS-CONTINUED Video Setup Page Language Language Setup Video Audio Video Output Use your remote’s keys to select between Component(Pr Pb Y) and S-Video outputs (Default is S-Video). Rating General Setup Page OSD TV Shape Menu VideoAudio Output Once your selection is made, press ENTER on the remote to make/save your selection.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS-CONTINUED Audio Setup Page Language Setup Video Audio Language DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) Use your remote’s keys to activate DRC. Rating General Setup Page OSD Digital Out Raw Test Tone Audio Off Menu Subtitle On Off Cent Delay 0ms On Rear Delay 0ms DRC When playing a DVD with a Dolby Digital encoded soundtrack, this mode compresses the dynamic range of the soundtrack.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS-CONTINUED Rating Language Language Setup Video Audio Password Use your remote’s settings. Rating General Setup Page This function controls allows parents to set the player to allow only the selected rating and below the rating to play on the unit. (Note: only certain DVD software encoded in this manner will work with this function.) OSD Password Menu ---- RatingAudio 8.
TROUBLESHOOTING Before requesting service, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple troubleshooting or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation. We encourage you to visit our website at www.apexdigitalinc.com and review the Customer Support and FAQ’s page for updates to this list. You may register to activate your warranty at our website. SYMPTOM (COMMON) The player does not start playback when PLAY is pressed.
SPECIFICATIONS HT-175 Power supply Power consumption Mass External dimensions TV Signal system Laser 120V~ 60Hz 100W 6.0 kg 28 x 32 x 4.
WARRANTY Home Theater Systems 90 DAYS LABOR/ONE YEAR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS WHO IS COVERED? Proof of purchase is required to receive warranty service such as the original sales receipt showing original date of purchase from an authorized APEX Digital, Inc. dealer in N. America. Keep your original box and packaging in case your unit needs to be shipped to us. You will need to prepay shipping and APEX will pay the cost of shipping the unit back to you.
