600-Watt 7-Piece Home Theater Audio System with 3-DVD/CD changer
CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions ................................................. Note to CATV System Installer ............................................... The FCC Wants You to Know ..................................................... Notes on Copyright .................................................................... 3 4 4 4 Read ead Be Before Using This produc duct ....... ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ .....
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Careful attention is devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your system, and safety is a major factor in its design. However, safety is also your responsibility. This section lists important information that will help you properly use and enjoy your system. Read all the included safety and operating instructions before using your system. Follow them closely, and retain them for future reference. 1.
24. Replacement Parts — When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or having the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards. 25. Safety Check — Upon completion of service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition. 26.
Notes on Unauthorized Discs You may not be able to play back some DVD video discs on this player if they were purchased from outside your geographic area or made for business purposes. When you try to play back an unauthorized disc, “Check Regional Code” appears on the TV screen. • Do not mix old and new batteries or different types of batteries. 1. Slide the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow to remove it. 2.
CONNECTIONS The default setting for speaker distance is 20 feet.
PLACING THE RECEIVER Connect the center speaker’s wires to the receiver’s SPEAKERS CENTER terminals (Blue/Black). Do not place objects directly on top of the receiver as it could prevent proper heat dispersal. Connect the subwoofer’s wires to the receiver’s SPEAKERS SUB WOOFER terminals (Brown/Black). When installing in a rack or shelf, be sure to leave an adequate amount of space above and behind the receiver for air circulation. 3. Release the speaker terminal. 4.
Connecting a TV Use audio/video cables or an S-Video cable (not supplied) to connect a TV to the receiver. 1. For audio, connect the plug from the TV’s AUDIO OUT right jack to the receiver’s right AUDIO TV IN jack and the plug from the TV’s AUDIO OUT left jack to the receiver’s left AUDIO TV IN jack. 2. If your TV has an S-Video jack, use an S-Video cable to connect your TV to the receiver’s S-VIDEO OUT jack.
1. Connect the yellow plug to the VIDEO jack. 2. If your satellite receiver or cable box has analog audio connections, connect red plugs to the right AUDIO jacks and white plugs to the left AUDIO jacks. To use your satellite receiver (or cable box), select the SAT function (see “Controlling a Satellite Receiver or Cable Box” on Page 21). Note: If the cassette deck is placed too close to the receiver, noise might occur during cassette playback.
CONNECTING ANTENNAS an area where the FM signals are particularly weak, it may be necessary to use one with 5 or more elements. If you have an FM antenna that uses coaxial cable, connect it directly to ANTENNA FM 75 Ω. If you have a twin-lead FM antenna, connect it to the supplied transformer, then plug the transformer into ANTENNA FM 75 Ω. (see Steps 1–3 of “FM Indoor Antenna”).
A QUICK LOOK AT THE RECEIVER’S CONTROLS DISC SKIP/TUNING MODE – Press to skip discs in DVD/CD mode. In tuner mode, press to switch between presets and manual tuning (see “Switching Between Preset Stations and Manual Tuning” on Page 20). TUNING/PRESET – Repeatedly press to tune to AM or FM stations and select preset stations in tuner mode. In DVD/CD mode, can also be used to skip and scan through discs. FUNCTION – Rotate to select the desired audio or audio/video source.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE REMOTE CONTROL MUTE — Press to immediately stifle the sound level. CKJ; appears on the receiver’s display panel. To restore the sound, press again. DISC SKIP — Press to progress to the next DVD or CD loaded. SURROUND — Repeatedly press to change the surround mode (see “Changing the Sound Mode” on Page 14). COMPONENT SELECTION KEYS — Press to select or to control a desired component. – PRESET+/) -ý— Press to make se- lections in tuner mode (see “Using the Tuner” on Page 19).
SETTING UP THE SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM Your Home Theater Audio System speakers are timbre matched and ready to use “as is” as soon as you unpack them. If you wish to fine-tune the system (for example, substitute different speakers or alter the sound distribution), follow the directions below. Important Notes: • To change the surround sound settings, the receiver must be in a surround mode that uses all the speakers (for example, Dolby Digital).
2. 3 Press SETUP. IFýI?P; appears. 3. Press 7.
Movie option, then press the remote’s BAND/ J or the receiver’s PLAY. The receiver begins playback. Cautions: • Do not move the DVD player during playback. Doing so might damage the disc and the receiver. • Use DISC 1, DISC 2, or DISC 3 on the main receiver to open or close the disc trays. Do not push the disc tray while it is moving. Doing so may cause the DVD player to malfunction. • Do not push on the disc tray or put any objects other than discs on the disc tray.
Using Night Mode You can use Night Mode to compress large dynamic ranges, resulting in “quieter” explosions and other loud sounds in movies. The Night Mode feature adjusts the dynamic range so that there is less disparity in the noise level of all sounds in a movie (explosions, music, dialogue, and so on). 4 While in Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Stereo mode, press NIGHT MODE to turn Night Mode on. The receiver displays D?=>J. D?=>J Press NIGHT MODE again to turn it off.
Using a DVD Menu Some DVDs have unique DVD menus. For example, DVDs programmed with complex contents provide guide menus, and those recorded with various languages provide menus for audio and subtitle language. The DVD menu’s contents and operation differ from disc to disc. The following procedure explains the basic operation when this feature is used. 1. 3 Press MENU during play. The DVD menu available on the disc now appears. Pressing RETURN resumes play from the scene when MENU was first pressed.
3. Repeatedly press ENTER to select the desired aspect, then press DVD SET UP. You must select the type of TV picture (aspect ratio) that corresponds to the type of TV you are connecting to the receiver. PLAYING MP3 FILES *0)ýFI (Pan and Scan) — If you have a conventional TV set and your DVD is not formatted for widescreen viewing, use this setting. *0)ýB8 (Letterbox) — If you have a conventional TV set and your DVD is formatted for widescreen viewing, use this setting.
mal playback of music files is 128 kbps. • This DVD player may not play the disc properly if it contains both audio CD and MP3 files. MP3 Repeat Play You can repeatedly play MP3 files on a disc. 3 Press REPEAT during playback or when the player is stopped. Each time you press this button, the repeat mode displayed on the TV screen changes between REPEAT ONE, REPEAT ALL, and REPEAT OFF. If you select REPEAT ONE the disc repeats a file. If you select REPEAT ALL the disc repeats a folder.
Auto Preset 1. 3 or 4 Press BAND to select the desired band. 2. Hold down MEMORY for about 3 seconds. 3. The tuner automatically begins scanning, and stores the first 30 strong signals it receives. 4. Scanning stops automatically after radio stations have been stored in the auto preset memory. Note: Press MEMORY again to stop auto scanning sooner. To store stations on the other band, repeat Steps 1–4, substituting the other band in Step 1.
3 The repeat mode changes between 7BB (repeat all tracks on that disc), all discs), as you press REPEAT. ý(repeat one), :?I9ý7BBý :?I9ý7BBý(repeat 7BBý To return to normal play, press REPEAT until the disappears. icon Note: When (repeat one) is on, you cannot skip to another track by pressing PRESET ) or -. You must either exit Repeat mode or use the number keys to enter the desired track number. Programming Tracks You can program up to 32 tracks for playback in any desired order.
3 or 4 To use a satellite receiver that has analog audio output, press SAT, or rotate FUNCTION on the receiver. I7J appears. To use a satellite receiver that has digital audio output, press SAT twice, or rotate FUNCTION on the receiver until I7J#EFJ appears. Note: You cannot use I7J#EFJ if you do not have digital audio output. If you rotate FUNCTION to I7J#EFJ and you do not have digital audio output, EFJ flashes.
Brand Codes Brand Codes ELECTROHOME 103, 104, 106, 119, 122 MITSUBISHI EMERSON 104, 106, 112, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 141, 142, 146, 262, 271, 279 104, 105, 106, 119, 122, 151, 179, 180, 181, 182, 210, 221, 225 MOTOROLA 103 MTC 104, 105, 106, 205 ENVISION 104, 106 MULTITECH 138 FISHER 148, 149, 151, 262, 280 MULTIVISION 184 FUJITSO 146 NAD 106, 172 FUNAI 138, 146 NEC 103, 104, 105, 106, 189 FUTURETEC 138 NIKKO 106 GE 103, 104,
Brand Codes Brand Codes SUPREME 102 DYNATECH 426 SYLVANIA 104, 106, 108, 119, 162, 169, 174, 175, 176, 177, 188, 283, 284 ELECTROHOME 414, 429 ELECTROPHONIC 414 SYMPHONIC 138 EMERSON TATUNG 103 414, 415, 421, 426, 429, 430, 432, 433, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 444, 445, 465, 513, 516, 517, 530 TECHNICS 154 TECHWOOD 104, 106, 154 FISHER TEKNIKA 104, 105, 106, 108, 112, 113, 138, 146, 176, 182 405, 411, 419, 423, 448, 449, 450, 451, 518 FUJI 421, 519 TELECAPTION 205
Brand Codes MONTGOMERY WARD 531 MOTOROLA 421, 531 MTC Brand Codes SONY 404, 421, 425, 427, 434, 498, 499, 519, 528 413, 426 STS 421, 507 MULTITECH 413, 416, 426, 453, 461 SYLVANIA 421, 426, 462, 463, 465, 524 NEC 409, 410, 411, 416, 418, 458, 511, 523 SYMPHONIC 426 NIKKO 414 TANDY 411, 106 NOBLEX 413 TASHIKO 414, 113, 138 OLYMPUS 421 TATUNG 458, 511 OPTIMUS 414, 421, 431, 446, 494, 509, 531 TEAC 426, 458, 511 OPTONICA 496 TECHNICS 421, 409 ORION 435 TEKNIKA 414,
Brand Codes Satellite System Codes JERROLD 703, 705, 707, 714, 718, 723, 724, 746, 753, 782, 783, 784, 785, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792 CHAPPARAL 756, 757 LG (GOLDSTAR) 770, 771, 779, 780 DRAKE 758, 759 MAGNAVOX 725 ECHOSTAR 743 MEMOREX 726 GE 778 MOVIE TIME 702, 727, 728 GENERAL INSTRUMENTS 760, 761, 762 NSC 702, 727, 728 PANASONIC 757 OAK 702, 727, 728 PIONEER 739 PANASONIC 748, 752 PRIMESTAR DBS 776 PARAGON 726 PROSCAN 778 PHILIPS 711, 712, 713, 714, 725, 730, 731, 732
TROUBLESHOOTING This receiver has been manufactured to the specifications of RadioShack and is covered by a limited warranty from RadioShack. If your receiver is not operating as it should, take it to your local RadioShack store or call 1-800-THE-SHACK for assistance. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. Sometimes the trouble may reside in another component.
Symptom Considerable noise in radio broadcasts. Cause Remedy Incorrect frequency. Tune in the correct frequency. The antenna is not connected. Connect the antenna. ΠRF (AC-3) and/or digital cables are near the antenna terminals and wires. Route ΠRF (AC-3) and digital cables away from the antenna terminals and wires. (For FM) The FM antenna is not fully extended or is poorly positioned. Fully extend the FM wire antenna, position for best reception, and secure to a wall.
• Do not place discs on top of the receiver. • Do not touch the playback side of the disc. • Do not attach paper or tape to discs. • Do not store discs in a place subject to direct sunlight or near heat sources. • Do not store discs in places subject to moisture and dust such as a bathroom or near a humidifier. • Store discs vertically in a case. Stacking or placing objects on discs outside of their case may cause warping.
(AM) Sensitivity (Loop Antenna) .................................................................................................................................. 600 µV/m (AM) Selectivity, +/– 10K ................................................................................................................................................... > 25 dB (AM) S/N Ratio................................................................................................................................................
SETTING A RATING LEVEL AND PASSWORD You can prohibit the playing of specified DVDs which are unsuitable for children. Some DVD discs contain a restriction level which enables parents to remove scenes or prevent playback of discs by children. Your DVD player has a password device designed to prevent children from changing the level. SETTING A PASSWORD If you change the rating level to 7 or lower, you must enter a 4digit password to access playback of discs with higher ratings.
Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
