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Advanced Settings and Adjustments x [MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD VIDEO/ VIDEO CD only) Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or off. [ON] [OFF] Stores the resume settings in memory for up to 40 discs. Does not store the resume settings in memory. Playback restarts at the resume point only for the current disc in the system. x [AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO only) Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track. Useful for watching movies at low volume late at night. [OFF] [STANDARD] [MAX] No compression of dynamic range. Reproduces the sound track with the kind of dynamic range that the recording engineer intended. Compresses dynamic range fully. x [DivX] (Except for North American models) Displays the registration code for this system. For more information, go to http://www.divx.com on the Internet. Settings for the Speakers [SPEAKER SETUP] To obtain the best possible surround sound, set for the size of the speakers you have connected and their distance from your listening position. Then use the test tone to adjust the level and the balance of the speakers to the same level. Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the Setup Display. For details, see "Using the Setup Display" (page 70). The default settings are underlined. Note • You cannot operate these setup items when you connect headphones to the system. SPEAKER SETUP SIZE: DISTANCE(FRONT): DISTANCE(SURROUND): LEVEL(FRONT): LEVEL(SURROUND): TEST TONE: OFF FRONT: YES CENTER: YES SURROUND: YES SUBWOOFER: YES To return to the default setting when changing a setting Select the item, then press CLEAR. Note that only the [SIZE] setting does not return to the default setting. x [SIZE] If you do not connect center or surround speakers, or move the surround speakers, set the parameters for [CENTER] and [SURROUND] and specify the surround speaker position. Since the front speaker and subwoofer setting is fixed, you cannot change them. [FRONT] [YES] [CENTER] [YES]: Normally select this. [NONE]: Select this if no center speaker is used. [SURROUND] [YES]: Normally select this. [NONE]: Select this if no surround speaker is used. [SUBWOOFER] [YES] continued 75GB

Section	Page
WARNING	2
Welcome!	3
About This Manual	6
This System Can Play the Following Discs	7
Note about CDs/DVDs	7
Example of discs that the system cannot play	7
About Multi Session CD	8
Region code	8
Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs	8
Copyrights	8
Getting Started - BASIC -	9
Step 1: Assembling the Speakers	10
Step 2: Connecting the System and TV	13
1 Connecting the Speakers	15
2 Connecting the TV	15
3 Connecting the Antenna (Aerial)	16
4 Connecting the AC power cord (mains lead)	17
Changing the color system (PAL or NTSC)	17
Step 3: Positioning the System	18
Positioning the speakers	18
Step 4: Performing the Quick Setup	19
Getting Started - ADVANCED -	22
Turning off the Demonstration	22
Setting the demonstration mode on/off	22
Installing the Speakers on a Wall	23
TV Hookup (Advanced)	24
Connecting the video cords	24
Does your TV accept progressive signals?	25
Other Component Hookup	27
Connecting the system and the other component	27
Basic Operations	29
Playing Discs	29
About DVD 5-DISC changer	30
Enjoying the Radio or Other Components	31
Selecting the connected component	31
Changing the input level of the sound from connected components	31
Enjoying TV or VCR Sound from All Speakers	32
Selecting the Movie or Music Mode	32
Sound Adjustments	33
Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Sound Field	33
Automatic outputting of the original sound	33
Outputting the sound from multiple speakers	33
Outputting 2 channel sources like CDs by 5.1channel	33
Using only the front speaker and subwoofer	34
Enjoying the surround sound by headphones	34
Various Functions for Playing Discs	35
Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc	35
Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan)	35
Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion Play)	35
Playing one frame at a time (Freeze Frame)	35
Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc.	36
Searching by Scene	37
Resuming Playback from the Point Where You Stopped the Disc	37
Creating Your Own Program	38
Playing in Random Order	40
Playing Repeatedly	41
Using the DVD’s Menu	42
Changing the Sound	42
Checking the audio signal format	43
Selecting [ORIGINAL] or [PLAY LIST] on a DVD-R/ DVD-RW	44
Viewing Information About the Disc	45
Viewing the playing time and remaining time in the front panel display	45
Checking the playing time and remaining time	45
Checking the play information of the disc	46
Checking the date information	47
Changing the Angles	47
Displaying the Subtitles	48
Adjusting the Delay Between the Picture and Sound	48
About MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files	49
What is MP3/JPEG?	49
Discs that the system can play	49
MP3 audio track or JPEG image file that the system can play	49
Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files	49
Playing DATA CDs or DATA DVDs with MP3 Audio Tracks and JPEG Image Files	50
Selecting an MP3 audio track or album	50
Selecting a JPEG image file or album	51
Playing Audio Tracks and Images as a Slide Show with Sound	52
Specifying the slide show duration	53
Selecting an effect for image files in the slide show	53
Enjoying DivX® Videos	54
About DivX Video Files	54
Selecting a DivX video file	55
Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (Ver.2.0)	56
Tuner Functions	57
Presetting Radio Stations	57
Listening to the Radio	58
Viewing the station name or frequency in the front panel display	59
Other Operations	60
Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote	60
Controlling TVs with the remote	60
Using the THEATRE SYNC Function	60
Preparing for the THEATRE SYNC function	60
Operating for the THEATRE SYNC function	61
Using the Sound Effect	61
Reinforcing bass frequencies	61
Using the Sleep Timer	62
Changing the Brightness of the Front Panel Display	62
Advanced Settings and Adjustments	63
Locking Discs	63
Preventing playback of specific discs [CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL]	63
Limiting playback for children [PARENTAL CONTROL]	64
Changing the password	66
Getting Optimal Surround Sound for a Room	66
Calibrating the Appropriate Settings Automatically	68
Using the Setup Display	70
Setting the Display or Sound Track Language	72
Settings for the Display	72
Custom Settings	74
Settings for the Speakers	75
Adjusting the speaker level by using the test tone	77
Returning to the Default Settings	78
Additional Information	79
Precautions	79
Notes about the Discs	80
Troubleshooting	80
Self-diagnosis Function	83
Specifications	84
Glossary	87
Language Code List	90
Parental Control Area Code List	90
Index to Parts and Controls	91
Front panel	91
Rear panel	91
Front panel display	92
Guide to the Control Menu Display	93
Control Menu display	93
DVD Setup Display List	96
AMP Menu List	97
Index	98

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Advanced Settings and Adjustments

[MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD VIDEO/

VIDEO CD only)

Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or

off.

[AUDIO DRC] (DVD VIDEO only)

Narrows the dynamic range of the sound track.

Useful for watching movies at low volume late

at night.

[DivX]

(Except for North American models)

Displays the registration code for this system.

For more information, go to

http://www.divx.com

on the Internet.

To obtain the best possible surround sound, set

for the size of the speakers you have connected

and their distance from your listening position.

Then use the test tone to adjust the level and the

balance of the speakers to the same level.

Select [SPEAKER SETUP] in the Setup

Display. For details, see “Using the Setup

Display” (page 70).

The default settings are underlined.

Note

• You cannot operate these setup items when you

connect headphones to the system.

To return to the default setting

when changing a setting

Select the item, then press CLEAR. Note that

only the [SIZE] setting does not return to the

default setting.

[SIZE]

If you do not connect center or surround

speakers, or move the surround speakers, set the

parameters for [CENTER] and [SURROUND]

and specify the surround speaker position. Since

the front speaker and subwoofer setting is fixed,

you cannot change them.

[ON]

Stores the resume settings in

memory for up to 40 discs.

[OFF]

Does not store the resume settings

in memory. Playback restarts at

the resume point only for the

current disc in the system.

[OFF]

No compression of dynamic

range.

[STANDARD]

Reproduces the sound track with

the kind of dynamic range that the

recording engineer intended.

[MAX]

Compresses dynamic range fully.

Settings for the Speakers

[SPEAKER SETUP]

[FRONT]

[YES]

[CENTER]

[YES]

: Normally select this.

[NONE]: Select this if no center

speaker is used.

[SURROUND]

[YES]

: Normally select this.

[NONE]: Select this if no

surround speaker is used.

[SUBWOOFER]

[YES]

SPEAKER SETUP

DISTANCE(FRONT):

DISTANCE(SURROUND):

LEVEL(FRONT):

LEVEL(SURROUND):

OFF

TEST TONE:

SIZE:

FRONT:

CENTER:

YES

SURROUND:

SUBWOOFER:

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