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Warning.fm Page 1 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM English English English English Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type, as originally fitted.
TH-A9(B).book Page 1 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Getting Started...................................................... 2 Important cautions ................................................................ 2 Safety precautions................................................................. 2 Checking the supplied accessories........................................ 2 System outline ...................................................... 3 Installation.................................................
English Body.fm Page 2 Monday, February 5, 2001 4:08 PM ■ ■ Getting Started Important cautions English Installation of the unit • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold between 5°C and 35°C (41°F and 95°F). • Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV. • Do not use the unit in a place subject to vibrations. Checking the supplied accessories Check to be sure you have all of the following items, which are supplied with the unit.
TH-A9(B).book Page 3 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM This system consists of the unit containing a DVD player, a radio, and a pre-amp, as well as the powered sub-woofer, the center speaker, and four satellite speaker units. It provides a fully functional DVD cinema system by simply connecting to a TV set.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 4 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ Installation The following shows an example of the system installation. System setting example Use the supplied bracket to fix satellite speakers to the wall. Center speaker English Center unit Satellite speaker (front left speaker) To hang satellite speakers from the wall CAUTION: ATTACHING THE BRACKETS ON THE WALL When attaching the brackets on the wall, have them attached to the wall by a qualified person.
TH-A9(B).book Page 5 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM English ■ ■ About discs Examples of playable DVD discs: Playable disc types Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows: Playable discs • This unit accommodates discs for the PAL system. The DVD Logo is a trademark. Non-playable discs • DVD-ROM • CD-R* • DVD-RAM • CD-ROM • DVD-R • PHOTO CD • DVD-RW • CD-RW* * Audio formatted CD-R and CD-RW can be played.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 6 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ Connections CAUTION: • Make all connection before plugging the system in an AC outlet. English Connecting the FM and AM (MW) antennas Connecting the powered subwoofer Use the supplied system cable to connect the powered sub-woofer (SP-PWA9). Center unit (XV-THA9R) ANTENNA FM antenna connections AUX IN AM LOOP CONNECTOR TO SP-PWA9 R L AM EXT VIDEO S-VIDEO AV COMP.
TH-A9(B).book Page 7 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Connecting the TV with the SCART connector AC IN ANTENNA AM LOOP AUX IN R English Connections CONNECTOR TO SP-PWA9 L AM EXT English VIDEO S-VIDEO AV COMP. Y/C VIDEO OUT AV OUT AV COMPU LINK COMP.-Y/C switch English SCART Cable (Not supplied) Connect the unit’s AV OUT connector with your TV’s SCART connector using an optional SCART cable. • Set the COMP.-Y/C switch correctly according to your TV.
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 8 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Connections Connecting speakers Connect the satellite speakers and center speaker to the terminals on the powered sub-woofer using the speaker cords supplied. Labels are attached to the speaker cords to indicate the speaker and terminal to which each is to be connected. • The four satellite speakers may be used at either front or rear.
TH-A9(B).book Page 9 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Connecting an audio component English Connections You can connect an analog audio component, such as VCR, TV and MD recorder to this system. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components. AC IN ANTENNA AUX IN AM LOOP R English Use the cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the left jack, and the red plug to the right jack. CONNECTOR TO SP-PWA9 L AM EXT VIDEO S-VIDEO AV COMP.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 10 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Connections Connecting the power cord Before plugging the center unit and powered sub-woofer into an AC outlets, make sure that all connections have been made. English Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. The red STANDBY lamp on the center unit lights when the power cord is plugged in. Putting batteries in the remote control Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first.
TH-A9(B).book Page 11 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the center unit and powered sub-woofer before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details.
Parts Identification Display window 1 Decode mode indicator 2 Radio indicator (40, 41) 3 Multi-information window Displays time, status information, etc. 4 Audio channel indicator (19) 5 Radio reception mode indicator (40, 41) 6 RESUME indicator (25) 7 REMAIN indicator (Timer indicator) (39) 8 PROGRAM indicator (36) 9 EACH indicator (Timer indicator) (39) p DSP indicator (21) q SURROUND indicator (21) w RDS reception mode indicator (42) English English English TH-A9(B).
TH-A9(B).book Page 13 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Remote controls STANDBY/ON TV AUDIO VCR FM/AM DVD TITLE SUBTITLE DECODE AUDIO ZOOM DIGEST TIME DISPLAY RETURN ANGLE CHOICE CONTROL VCR SOUND SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST TV REAR-L SLEEP TV RETURN FM MODE 100+ EON SELECT DVD PLAY MODE PTY- RDS ENTER EON +PTY THEATER POSITION RDS DISPLAY DSP MODE PTY SEARCH TV/VIDEO VOLUME MUTING B.SEARCH /REW F.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 14 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ Principles of operation The system may be operated via the remote control or the buttons on the center unit, or via the menu on the screen. Operation with the remote control Press DVD: The DVD operation buttons, number buttons, PLAY MODE button, THEATER POSITION button and operating buttons operate in DVD mode, enabling operation of the DVD, Audio CD, and Video CD discs.
TH-A9(B).book Page 15 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM On-screen displays English Principles of operation The center unit provides several on-screen displays. With some displays, you can set or select preferences or functions, while the others are display-only. Opening screens English The Opening screen appears automatically in some conditions. At the bottom, the following information are indicated depending on the center unit’s status.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 16 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Principles of operation On-screen menus for setting preferences LANGUAGE DISPLAY English LANGUAGE SYSTEM MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH SUBTITLE ENGLISH ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH EXIT PRESS KEY DISPLAY English LANGUAGE A television monitor screen may be burned out if a static picture is displayed for a long time.
TH-A9(B).book Page 17 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM The basic operations for this system are as follows. IMPORTANT Check that remote control mode selector is set to “DVD” except when you use the RDS (Radio Data System) for receiving FM stations. To turn TV power ON and OFF JVC TVs may be used as is with the remote control. TVs from other manufacturers require changes to the transmittable signals before they can be used with the remote control.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 18 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Basic operations Sub-woofer volume control and phase setting Selecting the source to play Selected source name appears Use the VOLUME knob and PHASE button at the rear of the powered sub-woofer.
TH-A9(B).book Page 19 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Changing the decode mode [DECODE] You can change the decode mode for digital audio playback. Audio channel display indicator English Basic operations The audio channel indicator shows the audio channel configuration for the disc currently playing.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 20 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Basic operations Using the Sleep Timer [SLEEP] Using the Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to music and know the system will turn off by itself rather than play all night.
TH-A9(B).book Page 21 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM To select the DSP mode When selecting DAP: Press DSP MODE. From the remote control: The currently selected DAP mode appears on the display when the button is pressed, and changes as follows each time the button is pressed subsequently.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 22 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ Using the DVD player and represent disc types. 3 • When the current playback source is DVD, “CLOSE” appears on the display window. On the TV, “CLOSE” message appears on the opening on-screen. • After the disc cover is closed, “READING” appears on the display window. Then, the disc information is read and, if the current playback source is DVD, the information is displayed as described in “Display when a disc is inserted” on page 23.
TH-A9(B).book Page 23 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Display when a disc is inserted Opening on-screen: To play a disc From the remote control: STANDBY/ON TV AUDIO When a DVD is inserted Display window: FM/AM DVD TITLE SUBTITLE DECODE AUDIO ZOOM DIGEST TIME DISPLAY RETURN ANGLE CHOICE SOUND DSP MODE DVD TV VOL CHANNEL TV/VIDEO VOLUME MUTING B.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 24 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Using the DVD player On-screen guide icons During DVD playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These have the following meanings. Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles (see page 33). Fast forward and backward ❏ During playback English From the remote control: Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages (see page 32).
TH-A9(B).book Page 25 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM On the center unit: To clear the stored position 4, ¢ Press ¢ or 4. Press 4 to locate the beginning of the current chapter, title, or track. Press 4 twice quickly to locate the beginning of the previous one. Press ¢ to locate the beginning of the next chapter, title, or track.
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 26 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Using the DVD player Selecting the location to view from the Video CD menu To specify the title, chapter, or track number for playback When playing back Video CDs recorded with PBC (playback control), a list of the recorded contents may appear on the TV as a menu. The location to view may be conveniently called up from this menu screen.
TH-A9(B).book Page 27 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM “GO TO CHAPTER = ” appears under the menu. To play from the beginning of a title, chapter, or track DVD CONTROL REPEAT A-B REPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP. SEARCH English Using the DVD player GO TO CHAPTER = ❏ For DVD: For Audio CD: For Video CD: During playback During playback or while stopped During playback without PBC function or while stopped 3 The selected chapter number appears in the message area.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 28 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Using the DVD player (for DVD) To select the screen for playback from the digest screen [DIGEST] DVD CONTROL REPEAT A-B REPEAT TIME SEARCH English GO TO CHAP. SEARCH Selected time 2:34:00 The unit can display the opening scene of each title or chapter on a DVD or each track of a Video CD. You can select a desired title, chapter or track from the opening scenes displayed on the TV.
TH-A9(B).book Page 29 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM 2 Press the 2/3 3/5 5/∞ ∞ cursors to select the desired title, chapter, or track. When the disc contains more than 9 titles, chapters, or tracks, the digest screen will have more than one page. In this case, display a different page of the digest with the method described below. ❏ During playback From the remote control only: English To display the next page: Press ¢. To display the previous page: Press 4.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 30 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Using the DVD player To display Continuous Photos [STROBE] English Nine still pictures may be displayed one after the other. ❏ During playback From the remote control: TV VOL CHANNEL TV/VIDEO VOLUME MUTING B.SEARCH English /REW F.SEARCH PLAY FF/ DOWN TUNING UP REC MEMORY STOP PAUSE STROBE 1 DVD MENU 1 Press PAUSE continuously to display continuous photos.
TH-A9(B).book Page 31 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Zooming a scene [ZOOM] Changing the Subtitle Language [SUBTITLE] English Using the DVD player ❏ During playback or while paused. 1 TITLE SUBTITLE DECODE AUDIO ZOOM DIGEST TIME DISPLAY RETURN ANGLE CHOICE CONTROL VCR SOUND SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST TV Some DVD discs contain subtitles. With such discs, you can choose which kind of subtitles to display (or turn off subtitles entirely).
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 32 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Using the DVD player Changing the audio language or sound [AUDIO] Changing the audio channel [AUDIO] Some DVD discs contain multiple audio tracks. With such discs, you can choose which audio track to listen to during playback. At the beginning of “multi-audio language” parts, appears on the TV. For in some karaoke Video CDs, one of the audio channels includes a vocal while the other does not.
TH-A9(B).book Page 33 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Viewing from Multiple Angles [ANGLE] Selecting an angle from the angle list display ❏ During playback English Using the DVD player From the remote control only: 1 DIGEST TIME ANGLE CHOICE CONTROL VCR DISPLAY SOUND SUBWOOFER EFFECT CENTER TEST English You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD disc contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used to shoot the same scene from different angles.
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 34 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Using the DVD player Selecting the Picture Character [THEATER POSITION] You can select the quality of the image from among four options (OFF, 1, 2, and 3) according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences.
TH-A9(B).book Page 35 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM To stop repeat playback (for Audio CD) Press STOP. • When a DVD disc is set, the center unit stops playback and quits repeat mode. • When an Audio or Video CD is set, the center unit stops playback but remains in repeat mode. CD CONTROL REPEAT A-B REPEAT TIME SEARCH A 0:0:16 B 0:1:31 Move the pointer to [REPEAT] and press ENTER repeatedly until the [REPEAT] display turns off.
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 36 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Using the DVD player Selecting numbers Programming the Playing Order [PROGRAM] Selecting 1~10: Press the relevant button between 1 and 10. Selecting 11 or higher: To select 13: Press +10 = 3 . To select 24: Press +10 = +10 = 4. To select 40: Press +10 = + 10 = +10 = 10. You can play titles or tracks on a disc in the desired order using the Program function.
TH-A9(B).book Page 37 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Random Play [RANDOM] To check the DVD function status You can play titles or tracks in random order. You can check the DVD function status of the DVD disc.
English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 38 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Using the DVD player To check the disc information To check the time information You can check the disc information of the disc. You can check the time information of the disc. ❏ During playback ❏ For Audio CD: During playback For Video CD: During playback without PBC function.
TH-A9(B).book Page 39 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM To check time on the display window You can check the time information on the display window, rather than using the on-screen menu. English Using the DVD player ❏ During playback or while stopped From the remote control only: English STANDBY/ON TV AUDIO VCR AUX FM/AM DVD TITLE SUBTITLE DECODE AUDIO ZOOM DIGEST TIME DISPLAY RETURN ANGLE CHOICE SOUND CONTROL VCR 1 SUBWOOFER 1 EFFECT Press TIME repeatedly.
■ ■ Receiving radio broadcasts You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station. Tuning in stations manually Using preset tuning From the remote control only: Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be quickly tuned. You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations. STANDBY/ON TV AUDIO English English TH-A9(B).
TH-A9(B).book Page 41 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM 4 Press MEMORY (¶ ¶ REC) again while the selected channel number is flashing. The selected channel number stops flashing. The station is assigned to the selected channel number. When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive or noisy You can change the FM reception mode while receiving an FM broadcast. • You can store the FM reception mode for each preset station.
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 42 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Receiving radio broadcasts Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stations RDS allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc.
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English TH-A9(B).book Page 44 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ Preference settings You can set various preferences for playback via three dedicated on-screen displays. On-screen menu components Referred to as a “tab”. English Using the preference setting menus The procedure how to set the preferences is explained here.
TH-A9(B).book Page 45 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM English ■ ■ LANGUAGE MENU settings Choosing menu language Choosing subtitle language Some DVD discs feature menu display in multiple languages. With these discs, it is possible to set the default language for menu display. Some DVD discs feature subtitle display in multiple languages. With these discs, it is possible to set the default language for subtitle display. 1 1 See “Using the preference setting menus” on page 44.
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 46 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ DISPLAY MENU settings Select monitor type Screen saver settings Most movie DVD discs are recorded for wide-screen TVs with a height/width ratio of 16:9. It is possible to optimize playback of these wide-screen TV images for viewing on a regular TV with a height/width ratio of 4:3. Set the screen saver to prevent screen burn. 1 2 Open the DISPLAY menu. 1 See “Using the preference setting menus” on page 44.
TH-A9(B).book Page 47 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM English ■ ■ SYSTEM MENU setting AUTO STANDBY AV COMPULINK MODE When the system is stopped for more than 30 minutes or 60 minutes in the source DVD, the system enters standby mode automatically. This mode is prepared for use in the future. To set this mode is unnecessary. Open the SYSTEM menu. See “Using the preference setting menus” on page 44. 2 Move the pointer to AUTO STANDBY using the 5/∞ ∞ cursors.
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 48 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ Limiting playback by children This function restricts playback of DVD discs which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user. For example, if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock feature, such scenes which you do not want to let children view can be cut or replaced with other scenes. 4 5 Press ENTER or the ∞ cursor.
TH-A9(B).book Page 49 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM To temporarily release the Parental lock 1 English When you set the parental level strictly, some discs may not be played back at all. When you insert such a disc and try to play it, the Parental Lock on-screen display appears on the TV, and the unit will ask you whether you want the parental lock to be temporarily released or not.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 50 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ Amplifier settings CROSSOVER* When using a small speaker with weak bass as a front, center or rear speaker, you can redirect bass audio to the sub-woofer. Perform amplifier settings (balance, tone, speaker size and delay time, crossover frequency, LFE (Low Frequency Effect) level and dynamic range) for the powered sub-woofer unit to obtain optimum listening performance. LFE ATT.
TH-A9(B).book Page 51 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM • CENTER SPK Pressing the button toggles between the following settings. When the FRONT SPK is selected “SMALL”: SMALL* j NONE When the FRONT SPK is selected “LARGE”: j LARGE j SMALL* j NONE j Setting tone Adjust the tone (bass and treble) for the front speakers. Press SETTING. Press the 5/∞ ∞ cursors until “BASS” or “TREBLE” appears on the display. • REAR SPK Pressing the button toggles between the following settings.
English English TH-A9(B).book Page 52 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Amplifier settings Adjusting crossover Adjusting dynamic range When using a small speaker with weak bass as a front, center, or rear speaker, you can redirect bass audio to the sub-woofer. Select a crossover frequency to match the size of the small speaker being used. • When you use the supplied speakers with this system, set the crossover frequency as follows: CROSSOVER: 200Hz You can compress the dynamic range.
TH-A9(B).book Page 53 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM You can adjust the sub-woofer output level, output level of each speaker using a test tone, and DSP effect, to obtain preferable sound for you. Note that you need to adjust them at the position you will listen to. Adjusting sub-woofer level Adjusting speaker level While playing a noise-like test tone, you can adjust the output level of each speaker by increasing or decreasing the sound volume from the speaker.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 54 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Sound settings Adjusting DSP effect English You can adjust the strength of DSP (Digital Signal Processor) effect for each DAP mode so that you can customize sound effect. About the DAP, See “Using the DSP Modes [DSP MODE]” on page 20.
TH-A9(B).book Page 55 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM This remote control supplied with the receiver can transmit control signals for other manufacturers’ VCRs and TVs. By changing the transmittable signals from preset ones to the other manufacturers’, you can operate the other manufacturer’s components using this remote control. 4 Release TV . The following buttons can be used for operating the TV: Turns on and off the TV. TV : TV VOL +/–: Adjusts the volume.
English TH-A9(B).book Page 56 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Operating Other Manufacturers’ Video Equipment To change the transmittable signals for operating another manufacturer’s VCR 1 Press and hold VCR . English Keep press until step 3 is finished. 2 3 English 4 English Try to operate your VCR by pressing VCR Manufacturer Code 01 AIWA 02, 20 See the list below to find the code. BELL+HOWELL 03, 16 Examples: For a JVC product, press 0, then 1.
TH-A9(B).book Page 57 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM English ■ ■ Care and handling of discs How to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc. Since discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty, dusty, scratched or warped, the image sand sound will not be picked up correctly, and such a disc may cause the player to malfunction. English Label side Do not damage the label side, stick paper to or use any adhesive on its surface.
English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 58 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM ■ ■ Troubleshooting Use this chart to help you solve daily operational problems. If there is any problem you cannot solve, contact your JVC service center. PROBLEM Power does not come on. Power is not supplied to the powered subwoofer POSSIBLE CAUSE The power cord. The power cord has been pulled out of the AC outlet. The system cable is not connected. SOLUTION Insert the plug into the socket.
TH-A9(B).book Page 59 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM English ■ ■ Specifications Center unit (XV-THA9R) Audio section Total Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % AUX Input Level 290 mV/47 kΩ English Video section Horizontal Resolution 500 lines Signal-to-Noise Ratio 68 dB Output Level S-video-Y: 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω S-video-C: 0.286 Vp-p/75 Ω Composite: 1.0 Vp-p/75 Ω Dimensions (W × H × D) Mass Power Requirements Power Consumption English Tuner section Tuning Range FM: 87.5 MHz to 108.
■ ■ Appendix A: Table of languages and their abbreviations When you select the subtitle language or sound, the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations. To select the desired language, select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to. AA AB AF AM AR AS AY AZ BA BE BG BH BI BN BO BR CA CO CS CY DA DZ EL EO ET EU FA FI FJ FO FY GA GD GL GN GU HA HI HR HU HY IA IE English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).
TH-A9(B).book Page 65 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Appendix B: Country code list for parental lock This list is used for the parental Lock operation. For details, see page 48.
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Cover.fm Page 2 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been disigned and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. ✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮✮ Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.