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English Index Canada Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro-Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1999 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems,inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942,5,956,674,5,974,380,5,978,762 and other worldwide patents issued and pending. “DTS” and ° ß " DTS Digital Surround° " ® are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Read these instructions. 11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. 12. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer´s instructions. 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14.
Instruction and General Information Features ............................................................................... 6 Discs for playback ............................................................. 6 Region Codes Supplied accessories ......................................................... 6 Environmental information.............................................. 6 Care and safety information ........................................... 7 English Contents Operations Discs information ...........
English Instruction and General Information Features Your complete 7-piece 300-Watt Ultra Slim DVD Digital Home Cinema System with 6 channels full digital amplifier creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you find in full-fledged cinemas and incorporates some of the best features in home theater technology. – Following formats can't be supported • The files like *.VMA , *.AAC , *.DLF , *. M3U , *.PLS , *.WAV , *.
Care and safety information Avoid high temperatures, moisture, water and dust. – Do not expose the system, batteries or discs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat (caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight.) Always keep the disc tray closed to avoid dust on the lens.
English Connections Step 2: Connecting speakers and subwoofer Step 3: Connecting AD905W Wireless System AUDIO OUT DIGITAL WOOFER LINE OUT FR C FL SR SL SW COMPONENT VIDEO OUT IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb OUT SPEAKERS (8 ) TV/AV OPTICAL COAXIAL Rear Speaker Rear Speaker (Surround Right) (Surround Left) 2 4 AD905WA WIRELESS RELEIVER 1 AD905WT WIRELESS TRANSMITTER 1 Connect the supplied speaker system using the supplied speaker cables by matching the colours of the jacks and speaker plugs.
Step 4: Connecting TV English Connections Rear of TV (example only) Rear of TV Y (example only) AUDIO OUT S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN Y Y 75 V S-VIDEO AUDIO IN AUDIO IN Pr/Cr OUT L VIDEO IN Pb/Cb ANTENNA R AUDIO OUT DIGITAL VIDEO OUT WOOFER LINE OUT Y IN S-VIDEO VIDEO AC MAINS~ AM OUT FM (75 ) TV/AV AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUX OPTICAL 1 COAXIAL DIGITAL WOOFER LINE OUT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO VIDEO AC MAINS~ OUT TV/AV AUX OPTICAL 1 COAXIAL
English Connections Rear of TV (example only) RF coaxial cable to TV Y AUDIO OUT Back of RF Modulator (example only) S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN Y INT IN TO TV VIDEO IN AUDIO IN R L CH3 CH4 AUDIO IN ANTENNA AUDIO OUT DIGIT AL VI DEO OUT WOOFER LINE OUT IN S-VIDEO Antenna or Cable TV Signal VIDEO AC MAINS~ AM OUT FM (75 ) TV/A V AUX OPTICAL 1 CO AXIAL SR SL SW VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT IMPORTANT! – If the picture is distorted, check the Video Output setting.
Step 5: Connecting FM/AM antennas Step 6: Connecting the power cord After everything is connected properly, plug in the AC power cord to the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on.
English Connections Step 7: Connecting a VCR or Cable /Satellite Box Step 8: Connecting digital audio equipment Rear of TV (example only) AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT DIGITAL WOOFER LINE OUT FR C FL SR IN AM Y OUT 1 OUT 75 V SPEAKERS S-VIDEO AUDIO IN Pr/Cr OUT L VIDEO IN R Pb/Cb TV/AV IN VCR or Cable/Satellite Box ANT IN TO TV OPTICAL AUX 2 COAXIAL 1 DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL IN AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT DIGITAL WOOFER LINE OUT FR C FL SR SL SW VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT IN Pr/Cr
AD905W Wireless System The AD905W accessory gives you the option for wireless speaker connection. Please check you have all the supplied parts for your AD905W wireless set: – – – – 1 1 x AD905WT WIRELESS TRANSMITTER 1 x AD905WA WIRELESS RECEIVER 1 x 14V adapter 1 x table stand Remove the PHILIPS cover from the AD905WA WIRELESS as shown in Fig. 1, to access the connection terminal.
English Functional Overview Front panels Front view 1 2 3 4 5 Top view 6 7 89 0 Side view ! 1 OPEN / CLOSE 7 STANDBY-ON – – 2 3 – 4 – 5 – – 6 – 14 to open or close the disc tray. Disc Tray SOURCE to select the relevant active mode: TV/AV, DISC, TUNER or AUX/DI. SURROUND to select multichannel surround (Dolby Digital, DTS, VSS Dolby ProLogic or Dolby ProLogic II) or stereo sound effect. PROGRAM in Disc mode, to program disc tracks. in Tuner mode, to program preset radio station.
English Functional Overview Rear panel AUDIO IN ANTENNA AUDIO OUT DIGITAL WOOFER LINE OUT FR C FL SR SL SW VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT IN Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Y S-VIDEO VIDEO AC MAINS~ AM 1 OUT FM (75 ) SPEAKERS (8 ) TV/AV 1 AUX OPTICAL COAXIAL 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 1 AM / FM ANTENNA 7 DIGITAL IN – – connect to the AM loop antenna or FM antenna. 2 AUDIO IN -AUX – 3 – connect to the analog audio outputs of a TV or VCR.
English Functional Overview Remote Control – to select movement direction in disc contents menu/ system menu bar. 5 S / T @ – / DI 1 – # – 6 ÉÅ – 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! in Disc mode, press to skip to the previous/next chapter/ track. in Disc mode, hold down to fast reverse/forward the disc. in Tuner mode, to tune to a lower or higher radio frequency. to star t or interrupt disc playback. $ 7 Ç % 8 SURROUND 4 – – 5 ^ & to stop playing the disc.
Inserting batteries into the remote control 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Place the batteries in the compartment with the correct polarity as indicated by “+“ and “-“ symbols. 3 Close the cover. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or will not be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or different types of batteries in combination. – Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed off properly.
English Preparations System Setup (DVD) Setting the picture The system setup is carried out via the TV, it enables you to customize the DVD system to suit your particular requirement. If the preferred options selected are not available on a disc, then the disc’s own preference will be used. IMPORTANT ! To access the System Setup menu, playback must be stopped. The default setting is underlined. General operation 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. ➜ icon will be highlighted in the menu bar on the TV screen.
English Preparations Setting the sound 16:9 (Wide screen) 4:3 LB (Letter Box) 4:3 PS (Pan Scan) – TV System Allows you to select the color system matching the connected TV set. AUTO – If the connected TV is multi system, select this mode.The output format will be in accordance with the video signal of the disc. NTSC – If the connected TV is NTSC system, select this mode. It will change the video signal of a PAL disc and output in NTSC format.
English Preparations Setting the language – Audio – Subtitle – Disc Menu ● This is to select the audio language, subtitle language and the language used on TV screen menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back. The default setting is English. ● If the language selected is not available on the disc, the original language designated by each disc will be selected.
English Preparations Setting the Progressive Scan Mode The progressive- scan display present 60 complete frames per second, rather than the 30 frames per second of interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the numbers of line, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and eliminates bothersome motion artifacts those jagged edges on moving objects. On To enjoy the full quality potential offered by progressive scan feature, a progressive scan TV is required.
English Operations Notes: – If the inhibit icon (or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the disc you are playing. Discs information DVD-VIDEO DISC TITLE 1 CHAPTER 1 TITLE 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 ● DVD video discs may have one or more Titles, and each Title may have one or more Chapters. ● Playback stops at the end of each Title. ● Video CDs may have one or more Tracks, and each Track may have one or more Indexes.
Repeat play You can only select the repeat play mode during playback. 6 To cancel the program, press Ç again. Note: – The Program mode may not be available on some disc. For DVD - Repeat chapter / title ● Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the following: REPEAT CHAPTER ➜ REPEAT TITLE ➜ REPEAT OFF. Use the menu bar to program For CVD/SVCD/VCD/CD - Repeat track / disc ● Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the following: REPEAT TRACK ➜ REPEAT DISC ➜ REPEAT OFF.
English Operations Changing sound track language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple soundtrack language. ● Select from the menu bar and use 4 key to select the desired language.
Zooming in This function allows you to enlarge the picture on the TV screen and to pan through the enlarged image. English Operations Checking the contents of DVD 1 Press DISC MENU on the remote control. ➜ If the current title has a menu, the menu will appear on the screen. Otherwise, the disc menu will be displayed. 2 Use 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 keys to select the desired title or chapter, followed byÉÅ or OK. ➜ The selected title or chapter starts playing.
English MP3 / Picture Disc Operations Playing MP3 / Picture disc (Kodak, JPEG) IMPORTANT! You have to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. See page 17, Switching on the system. 1 Load a MP3/Picture (Kodak, JPEG) disc. ➜ The disc reading time may exceed 30 seconds due to complexity of the directory/file configuration. 2 Playback will start automatically. ➜ For picture disc, you can see the still pictures one after another automatically in the slide-show playback.
Tuning to radio stations 1 Press STANDBY ON to switch on the last selected source. 2 Press SOURCE (or press TUNER) to select TUNER mode. 3 Press TUNER again to select the desired band : FM or AM. 4 Press and hold S or T until the frequency indication starts to change, then release. ➜ The system automatically tunes to the next strong radio station. FM 103.50 SUB ● To tune to a weak station, press S or T briefly and repeatedly until an optimal reception found.
English Sound and Volume Controls Selecting the surround sound mode IMPORTANT! – For proper surround sound, make sure you have followed the “Connections” and “Preparations” procedures fully. – The center and surround speakers only operate when the system is set to surround sound mode and the source material being played is recorded or broadcast in Dolby Digital Surround, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic or ProLogic II surround sound.
Volume Control Changing the volume level Dimming the display screen ● Press DIM repeatedly to select different levels of brightness for the display screen : HIGH, MID or LOW. ● Adjust VOLUME button (or press VOL +/-) to increase or decrease the volume level. ➜ “VOL XX” is displayed. ➜ “VOL MAX” is displayed if volume is at maximum level. ● Press SUBW +/- to adjust the level of the subwoofer speaker volume. ➜ “SUBW XXDB” is displayed. ➜ The range is from -15dB to 10dB.
English Specifications AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power Stereo mode (DIN) ........................................................................ 2 x 50 W RMS / 2 x 40 W FTC 1 Surround mode (1 kHz) ............................................................ 50 RMS / channel Total Harmonic Distortion .................................. 10% at rated power ( kHz) Frequency Response ................................................... 180 Hz - 14 kHz / ±1 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio ................................
WARNING! Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the warranty. Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below before taking the system for repair. If you are unable to solve a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer or service center. Problem No power. No picture. Distorted or poor picture.
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