Home Theater System with DVD, Audio CD-R/RW Player and AM/FM Digital Tuning Receiver OWNER’S MANUAL AV400 Visit our web site at www.emersonradio.com AV400 IB Rev pages.
SAFETY To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service location.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use and servicing. This unit does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. apparatus.
Contents Introduction Safety ................................................................................................................... 1 Important Safety Instructions ................................................................................... 2 Contents, Packing ................................................................................................... 3 Player Zones, Anti-copy Disc Protection, Installation .....................................................
Player Zones For the purpose of distribution of DVD Discs, the world has been separated into 6 zones. The zone your unit is intended for is indicated on the Zone Label. This should be the same as the label on discs available in your region. If you have any difficulties in playing a disc, make sure that the disc is for the same zone as your player. Region 1 Anti-copy Disc Protection Some DVD discs have anti-copying devices.
Remote Control 1. ON/STANDBY turns unit on/standby 2. GOTO 31 1 display Time menu 30 3. BOOKMARK open bookmark menu of disc 29 4. V-SELECT toggle between Progressive Scan and switching different video output modes. 2 3 28 27 5. SUBTITLE display Subtitle menu 4 6. A-B display the Repeat A-B info menu 6 7. PLAYMODE display Playmode menu 8.
Front Panel 1 2 3 5 7 4 1. Standby On / Off 2. Disc Tray 3. / 1) Opens or closes the disc loading tray in Stop or No Disc mode, 2) Stops playing. 4. 5. SKIP 1) skips to previous chapter/track in DVD/CD mode, 2) tunes to a lower frequency in Tuner mode. 8 6 9 10 11 6. 1) Starts playing in DVD/CD mode, 2) Saves preset channel mode in Tuner mode. 7. FUNC. Switches between AV mode, Tuner mode, AUX mode and DVD mode. 8. VFD Display 9. Infra-Red Receiver Window 10.
Rear Panel 6 14 1 7 AC 120V~ 60Hz 200 Watts 13 9 10 11 12 2 3 4 5 8 IMPORTANT! Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antenna and all optional equipment have been connected. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. The rating plate is located at the rear panel of the system. 1. FM Antenna Input Connections For FM reception, connect the FM antenna to the FM jack. Move the antenna in various directions until the clearest signal is received.
Rear Panel 7. Digital Coaxial Audio Output For connecting external equipment that has digital audio input jack, such as an External Decoder.(Coaxial Cable not included) 8. S - Video Output For connecting the S-VIDEO IN jack on the TV using an optional S-Video cable. This type of connection will provide superior picture quality. However, your TV must be equipped with an S-Video input socket. 9.
Setup and Installation The following setup and installation diagrams show the different video and audio connections to TV, VCR or CD Recorder. Important Make sure the AC Voltage matches your local voltage. Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antennas, and all optional equipment have been connected. (1) Video Connections For good picture quality, use the RCA VIDEO CABLE (Included) NOTE: Not all TVs have S-Video or Component Video Input jacks.
(2) Audio Connections Example: EXTERNAL DECODER (OPTIONAL) VCR AUDIO IN VCR AUDIO OUT COAXIAL IN TV AUDIO OUT (3) Speaker connections Before Connecting This DVD Receiver is designed to reproduce optimum sound quality when the supplied speakers are used. If you wish to connect other speakers to the system instead of the supplied speakers, they should be 4 ohms impedance. Maintain correct polarity when connecting speakers (colored wire for positive and black wire for negative).
The above connections can be expressed by the below table: SPEAKERS FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT Unit Terminals L+ Use Wires White L- R+ Black Red R- CENTER C+ C- Black Green Black SURROUND LEFT (REAR) SURROUND RIGHT (REAR) PASSIVE SUBWOOFER SL+ SL - SR+ SR - + - Blue Black Grey Black Purple Black Note: always connect colored wire to colored speaker terminal (+). always connect black wire to black speaker terminal (-).
Speaker Placement Placement of speakers play an important role in the reproduction of surround sound. Particular attention should be taken when designing the speaker layout. For the best surround effects, all speakers should be installed.
Function Setup Proper setup of the unit will let you enjoy better sound and picture quality as well as many useful features. The selections are the preferred options that will be chosen, provided they are available on the disc. NOTE: If the disc loaded does not have the preferred option then the disc’s own preference should be used. BASIC OPERATIONS To access the setup menu the unit must be in STOP mode.
PLAY Play Play No menu is available without disc loaded. (See under “When DVD is stopped” or “When CD is stopped”) PLAY MODE Play Mode Play Mode No menu available without disc loaded. (See under “When DVD is stopped” or “When CD is stopped”) LOCK Lock Player Enter New Password OK Enter New Password OK Create your password here using the numeric keys. The player is delivered without a password.
DISPLAY TV Image Display PAL/NTSC Progressive Scan Progressive Scan Video 4 x 3 Letterbox 4 x 3 Standard 16 x 9 Widescreen 4x3 Letterbox NTSC Off Component TV Image Three options available: 1) 4x3 Letter Box, 2) 4x3 Standard & 3) 16x9 Wide Screen. Press OK to select a suitable one. Select TV Image according to your TV type. If you have a wide-screen (16:9) TV, select “16x9 Widescreen” - for 16:9 movie, you will have full screen viewing.
SOUND DRC Digital Output Speaker Setup Sound PL II Mode Music PL II Control Dynamic Range Compression (DRC) OFF Press OK to turn on/off. This controls the Dynamic Range Compression (DRC) for night time listening. DRC reduces the difference between normal voices and sounds such as like explosion to avoid waking your neighbours. The amount of range control available depends on the disc.
Pro Logic II Mode Pro Logic The additional flexibility of Pro Logic II allows it to be tailored for specific applications. Five standard modes are available: Virtual Music Pro Logic - Movie Virtual - Matrix Music - Movie - Matrix - It offers users the robust surround processing of the original Pro Logic. It’s usually used when Pro Logic II is connected to a virtual process for speaker use.
LANGUAGES Player Menus Select among the 7 languages as default language for player menus. Press OK to confirm selection. English French Disc Menus Select among the 7 languages (if available on disc) as default language for disc menus. Press OK to confirm selection. Spanish German English French Spanish Audio Select amongst the 7 languages (if available on disc) as the default audio language. Press OK to confirm selection.
General Operation Selecting the source Press one of the input selector buttons (on the front panel or remote control) to select the below input source: - AV SEL (press FUNC. on front panel or AV SEL on remote control) - TUNER M Hz - DVD/CD Adjusting the Master Volume The master volume adjusts all channels at the same time: Press master volume knob on the front panel. on the remote control, OR rotate the Muting the Sound Press MUTE to mute the speaker output.
- Disco CH PL CH R L LS SW Live PL R L LS RS SW RS Selecting EQ Modes There are 6 EQ modes available while you are listening to 2 channels output (e.g. Music CD). Press TONE repeatedly on remote control for selection amongst FLAT, ROCK, POP, CLASSIC, JAZZ, and EXTENDED BASS.
Radio Display Indicators Stereo Indicator ST K Hz AM Frequency Indicator M Hz FM Frequency Indicator Tuning Manually 1. Press TUNER to select tuner mode, the display will change to show the current band and frequency. M Hz 2. Press frequency. or / on the Front Panel or use the remote’s numeric keys to change the Automatic tuning 1. Press TUNER to select tuner mode. 2. After two seconds the display will change to show the current band and frequency. 3.
2. Press and hold OK until the preset channel icon flashes. 3. Press 4. Press OK once more to store into memory when “SAVED” icon flashes. or use the remote’s numeric keys to select the preset channel number . M Hz Sleep Setting the Sleep Timer. This feature allows you to select a time for the system to switch to the Standby mode automatically. 1. Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to cycle through the below sleep timer options.
Quick keys (MENU, TITLE) Press corresponding keys to go into their respective disc menu. Select options in menus with navigation keys and confirm selection by pressing OK. Stop and Resume stop Press Press once to resume stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from the stop point by pressing twice to stop playing completely and press will start playing from the beginning. . Numeric keys (0-9) for CD Playing Input track number for direct track selection.
Angle Playing MP3 / WMA /JPEG/ MPEG4 Disc 1. To play MP3/WMA/MPEG4 disc, press to open the disc tray. 2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. to close the tray, then the files in disc will be detected. 3. Press Selections Menu MP3 / WMA files only: The player begins playing all the files in the currently selected folder, and then follow by all the files in the subfolders contained within its parent folder. After that, the player plays the remaining folders in the disc.
Stop and Resume Stop Press Press once to Resume Stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from the stop point by pressing twice to stop playing completely and press will start playing from the beginning. . Quick keys (ROTATE, MENU, ZOOM) Press corresponding keys to go into respective disc menu. Select options in menus with navigation keys and confirm selection by pressing OK. Each press of ROTATE will rotate the picture by 90 degrees.
Subtitle Selection Press to select subtitle language according to the availability on disc. Audio Output Selection Press to select audio output mode according to the availability on disc. Play Mode Selection Press repeatedly to select play mode and repeat mode as below: Standard > Program > Random > Repeat A-B > Folder Repeat > Disc Repeat >Track Repeat Note: When the selection is completed, exit the Navigation Bar by pressing INFO, or EXIT.
PLAYABLE DISC WMA Files CD-R with WMA files. Windows Media Audio (WMA) is another compressed audio file format that is similar to MP3. WMA files can also be grouped in folders or albums as MP3 files. • WMA filenames should not exceed 12 characters, and should end with the “.WMA” extension. General name format: “Title.WMA”. When composing your title ensure that you use 8 characters or less, have no spaces in the name, and avoid the use of special characters including ( . , / , \ , = ,+).
PROBLEMS If it appears that your DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something simple has been overlooked. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the player yourself; as this will invalidate the warranty. Only qualified service personnel can remove the cover or service this player. * When the unit is switched on the first time, SCART will be the defaulted video output. Press the V-SELECT button to select the correct output modes.
R SERVICE TO FIND THE LOCATION AND PHONE NUMBER OF YOUR NEAREST SERVICE CENTER PERMITTED TO PERFORM WARRANTY... CALL TOLL FREE: 1-800-695-0098 FOR ADDITIONAL SET-UP OR OPERATING ASSISTANCE PLEASE CALL: 1-800-898-9020 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, PLEASE WRITE TO: Emerson Radio Corp., Consumer Affairs Dept., 5101 Statesman Drive, Irving, TX 75063. The serial number of your system is located on a label on the back panel.
EMERSON RADIO CORP. LIMITED WARRANTY What does this warranty cover ? Any manufacturing defects in original material, including original parts and workmanship, under normal use and conditions. For how long ? For a period of ninety (90) days for labor and for a period of one (1) year for parts, from the date of original purchase in the U.S.
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