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Antenna Hookups

Connect the supplied AM / FM antennas for listening to the radio.

•

 Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM terminals.

•

 Connect the FM pigtail antenna to the FM 75-ohm coaxial terminal.

Note

•

 To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop antenna away

from the system and other components.

•

 Be sure to fully extend the FM pigtail antenna.

•

 After connecting the FM pigtail antenna, keep it as horizontal

as possible.

Skill of connecting antenna and speaker wires

Push and hold Speaker terminal tab down to insert wire. Re-
lease tab to lock wire in terminal. Make sure the insulation is
completely removed from the ends of the Antenna and speaker
wires at all connection points.

If you have poor FM reception

Use a 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) to connect the
system to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below.

Note

•

 If you connect the system to an outdoor antenna, ground it

against lightning.

•

 To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire

to a gas pipe.

AM

  FM
(75   )

Outdoor FM antenna

System

To ground

Ground wire
(not supplied)

FR

C

FL

S R

SL

  
(4   )

  FM
(75   )

FM wire antenna
(supplied)

AM wire antenna
(supplied)

AM

Summary of Contents for HTDK150EBS

Page 1: ...WITH AV SURROUND RECEIVER Instruction manual Manufactured under license from Dolby laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished Words 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All right reserved C ...

Page 2: ...kly 28 Skip Next or Previous 28 Using the Menu for Each DVD 29 Playing Video CDs with PBC 30 Repeat Play 31 A B Repeat Play 31 Program Play 32 Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code 33 Selecting a Track Using Number Buttons 33 Checking Information Using Display 34 Settings Adjustments 35 44 Using the SETUP Menu 35 36 SETUP Menu Item List 37 TV Display Setting 38 Angle Mark Setting 38 Screen S...

Page 3: ...hed on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family knows how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the requireme...

Page 4: ...ppropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer Should it be necessary to change the mains plug this must be carried out by a competent person preferably a qualified electrician If there is no alternative to cutting off the mains plug ensure that you dispose of it immediately having first removed the fuse to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supp...

Page 5: ...is CD DVD player is harmful to eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabi net Refer servicing to qualified personnel only The following marking is printed on the rear panel WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not ex pose the unit to rain or moisture To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Mains cord must only be changed at quali fied se...

Page 6: ... refer to relevant laws in your country Safeguards Electrical energy can perform many useful functions This unit has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety Improper use can result in potential electri cal shock or fire hazards In order not to defeat the safeguards observe the following instructions for its installation use and servicing Power Cord Protection To avoid any m...

Page 7: ...device that is constructed using ex tremely accurate technology Soiling or friction affecting the pickup lens or disc drive can impair the image quality At the worst neither video nor audio will be played back To obtain optimum picture quality the player should be checked cleaning and replacement of some parts every 1 000 hours Note that this period varies depend ing on the environment temperature...

Page 8: ...dential Unpublished Works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved Conventions about This Manual Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the system You can also use the controls on the remote control if they have the same or similar names as those on the system The types of functions and operations that can be used for a particular disc vary depending on the features of th...

Page 9: ...disc that are dusty soiled or marked with fingerprints Icons used on DVD discs Sample Icons 2 1 English 2 Chinese 1 English 2 Chinese 2 16 9 LB 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Number of recorded audio tracks Number of subtitles recorded Screen aspect ratio recorded Disc with Multiple camera angles Region code indicator Note 4 DVD door can be opened in DVD function only Glossary of Disc Terms Title DVD The longest s...

Page 10: ...ers or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Disc installing precautions Do not install more than 1 disc on disc tray Do not place the disc on the tray up side down Do not try to close the disc tray when the disc is not installed properly Do not store discs in high temperature high humidity locations The discs may develop warps and become unable to play Also discs with moisture on them may be u...

Page 11: ...used Images playback in black and white The images may also be distorted or may overlap at the bottom of the screen Played in the NTSC system Specify the settings for the type of TV connected 4 3 16 9 Disc PAL NTSC TV Monitor When viewed on a 4 3 TV the images appear compressed hori zontally Can not be used Images play back in black and white Disc TV Monitor PAL NTSC Note If the type of disc does ...

Page 12: ...off the main power of the system 2 Disc Tray page 27 Place a disc on the tray 3 REV TUNING button page 28 29 49 While playing a disc press this button to select the previ ous title chapter or track While listening to the radio press this button to decrease the frequency For automatic tuning press and hold it for more than 1 second 4 FWD TUNING button page 28 29 49 While playing a disc press this b...

Page 13: ... Illuminates when presetting radio stations 7 Mono indicator page 49 Illuminates when setting to decode FM signal in mono mode 8 Stereo indicator page 49 Illuminates when a stereo FM station is received 9 DTS indicator Illuminates when the playing disc is recorded with DTS format 10 Frequency Unit indicator page 48 49 In AM mode the kHz lights up In FM mode the MHz lights up 11 Wide indicator page...

Page 14: ...r other stereo receiver 11 WOOFER LINE OUT jack page 18 Connects to the supplied active subwoofer 12 FM 75 ohm COAXIAL antenna terminal page 19 Connects to the supplied FM pigtail antenna S u b w o o f e r R e a r P a n e l 1 POWER ON OFF Push this switch to ON position to switch on the system Push this switch to OFF position to switch off the system 2 AC cord Connect to a 230V AC power outlet 3 A...

Page 15: ...loses the disc tray 12 RETURN button page 30 Displays the root menu when playing a DVD Goes back to the PBC menu when playing a VCD or SVCD 13 REPEAT button page 31 Press to do a Repeat 1 or Repeat All playback 14 A B button page 31 Specifies a section and plays it repeatedly 15 MUTE button page 25 Mutes the sound 16 LISTENING button page 51 Selects a listening mode you want 17 VOLUME or buttons p...

Page 16: ...title menu when playing a DVD 31 MENU PBC button page 30 Switch the PBC functions to on or off when playing a VCD Ver 2 0 or SVCD 32 ANGLE button page 46 Changes the angles while playing a DVD 33 SLEEP button page 50 Activates the sleep timer 34 PLAY PAUSE button page 28 Starts or pauses playing a disc 24 25 26 27 29 30 32 31 33 34 28 STANDBY SUB TITLE DVD TUNER AUX LANGUAGE TITLE RETURN ANGLE GOT...

Page 17: ... S E T U P E N T E R STEP A B R E P E A T S L O W P R O G S E L E C T S T M O M E M O Z O O M SLEEP M U T E O P E N C L O S E L I S T E N I N G T E S T T O N E S E A R C H T U N I N G SKIP S T A T I O N R E M O T EC O N T R O L L E R R B H T D K 1 5 0 S T O P P L A Y P A U S E S T AN DB Y S U B T I T L E D V D T UN ER A U X L A NG UA GET IT LE R E T U R N AN GL E GOT O M E NU PB C A U DIO 1 D I S ...

Page 18: ...e sure to take the following precautions when connecting the speakers Make sure the stripped end of each speaker cord does not touch another speaker terminal or the stripped end of an other speaker cord Examples of poor conditions of the speaker cord Stripped speaker cord is touching another speaker termi nal Stripped cords are touching each other due to excessive removal of insulation Note Be sur...

Page 19: ...er wires Push and hold Speaker terminal tab down to insert wire Re lease tab to lock wire in terminal Make sure the insulation is completely removed from the ends of the Antenna and speaker wires at all connection points If you have poor FM reception Use a 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied to connect the system to an outdoor FM antenna as shown below Note If you connect the system to an outdoor an...

Page 20: ...nstead of the VIDEO OUT jack Your TV monitor must also be connected via an Scart socket The Scart terminal contains separate video signals and stereo audio signals You can connect the OPTICAL or COAXIAL output to an other amplifier with DTS Dolby Digital decoder Connecting the AC Power Cord Note Power Requirements AC 230 V 50Hz The power that differs from above value will damage the system or caus...

Page 21: ...G using then press button to go to the right option list Select ENGLISH or other languages using then press ENTER to confirm your selection 3 Press SETUP again to exit menu Note Some DVDs may not support the selected language In this case the player will display disc menu same as the initial language of disc ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN GERMAN SPANISH S T A N D B Y S U B TITLE DVD T U N E R AUX L A N G ...

Page 22: ... directly or the AUDIO OUT 2 RCA jacks is connected to amplifier select this item SPDIF RAW If the COAXIAL or OPTICAL output on the rear panel is connected to a receiver with built in Dolby Digital DTS or and MPEG decoder select this item SPDIF PCM If the COAXIAL or OPTICAL output is connected with a receiver which accepts PCM audio signal select this item 1 Press SETUP button to enter SETUP MENU ...

Page 23: ...BS RGB or YUV using then press ENTER to confirm your selection 3 Press SETUP again to exit menu Note Maybe there are not the terminals on your unit for Scart RGB and YUV outputs These video output terminals are used for options by manufacturer CVBS RGB YUV Speakers Setup Position For the best possible surround sound all the speakers other than the subwoofer should be the same distance from the lis...

Page 24: ... place the rear speakers in the D area However you can place them in the C area too Size When you do not connect center rear speakers or subwoofer set the parameters for them in the SETUP MENU Since the front speakers setting are fixed you cannot change them The default settings are underlined ON Normally select this OFF If you will not connect the relevant speaker s select this Note When BASS MOD...

Page 25: ...n to select a channel The level of the channel will appear on the front panel display and TV screen TRE Treble level adjustable range 10 dB to 10 dB 2 dB step FL Front left level CNT Center level FR Front right level SR Surround right level SL Surround left level and SUB Subwoofer level adjustable range 15 dB to 10 dB 1 dB step 2 Use the VOLUME and VOLUME buttons to adjust the selected channel s l...

Page 26: ...rol to select a preset number you want You can use the number buttons 0 9 10 on the remote control to key in a preset number directly 6 Press the MEMO button again to store the station If you do not press this button in 3 seconds or you press any other buttons the station will not be stored in the sys tem The preset number and Memory indicator disappear 7 Repeat Step 2 to 6 to store other stations...

Page 27: ... player begin to loading disc The operating message will appear on the TV screen or and on the front panel display e g as the following list Playing Discs This chapter describes how to play a DVD Video CD CD MP3 disc On front panel display WAITING LOADING OPEN CLOSE PLAY NO DISC BAD DISC DVD VCD CD MP3 On TV screen DISC LOADING OPEN CLOSE PLAY NO DISC BAD DISC WRONG REGION See page 9 PARENTAL VIOL...

Page 28: ...to select the following slow motion type SF1 SF2 SF3 normal play Note SF Slow Forward SR Slow Reverse The larger the number is the lower the speed This function is not available for CD and MP3 On some discs the slow motion playback function is dis abled Single Stepping Play 9 Press the STEP button repeatedly to play the disc step by step one frame every step Note This function is not available for...

Page 29: ... disc 2 Use the buttons to select the title or chapter you want to play Depending on the disc you can use the number buttons 0 9 10 to select the title or chapter 3 Press the ENTER button The player starts playing the selected title or chapter Note Depending on the DVD disc you may not be able to enter the root menu For some DVD disc when you press the RETURN button the playback will restart from ...

Page 30: ...ng a disc with PBC functions theGOTO REPEAT and number 0 9 10 buttons are useless To go back to the menu screen Press the RETURN button when playing a disc with PBC The GO BACK TO MAIN PAGE is shown on the TV screen and then the menu appears Note If the PBC function of this system is set to off pressing the RETURN button is useless To cancel PBC playback function and play a Video CD with PBC funct...

Page 31: ... want to memorize lyrics 1 When playing a disc press the A Bbutton one time to set the starting point A of the specific portion you want to play repeatedly The A indicator appears on the front panel display 2 When reaching the end point B you want press the A B button a second time The A B indicator appears on the front panel display The player starts to play the specific portion from point A and ...

Page 32: ... or other foreign buttons in the program registration mode the system will interrupt and exit the program setting 4 In program play mode press the button to stopprogram play but the program remains Note The program remains even after the program play ends When you press you can play the same program again You can do repeat play of the programmed tracks During program play press the REPEAT button 5...

Page 33: ...Video CD 1 Press the GOTO button The time menu appears on the TV screen GOTO 2 Use the number buttons 0 9 10 to input the time code you want For example key in 0 1 2 3 GOTO 01 23 When the last digit is input and the time code is valid the system will begin to play from the point of 01 23 3 Follow Step 1 press the GOTO button again to exit Selecting a Track Using Number Buttons You can select a tra...

Page 34: ... chapter number or time may not appear or you may not be able to change the display When playing back a Video CD or CD 1 Press the DISPLAY button once to view the single track elapsed time on the TV screen SINGLE ELAPSED 00 01 23 TRACK 01 06 Checking Information Using Display 2 Press theDISPLAY button a second time to view the single track remaining time on the TV screen SINGLE REMAIN 00 03 21 TRA...

Page 35: ... then press ENTER button NORMAL PS NORMAL LB WIDE Settings Adjustments This chapter describes how to set and how to adjust using the SETUP menu Most settings and adjust ments are required to be set when you first use the system Number buttons SETUP ENTER S T A N D B Y SUB TITLE DVD T U N E R AUX L A N G U A G E TITLE R E T U R N A N G L E G O T O M E N U PBC Z O O M S E T U P A U D I O 1 D I S P L...

Page 36: ... right option list Select the setting item by using then press ENTERto confirm your selection MULTI NTSC PAL NORMAL PS NORMAL LB WIDE MULTI NTSC PAL 3 Use and ENTER to select and set other items 4 Use0 9 buttons to key in numbers such as the password for parental control 5 Press SETUP again to exit menu ...

Page 37: ...TITLE ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH CHINESE JAPANESE OFF DISC MENU ENGLISH CHINESE FRENCH SPANISH JAPANESE PARENTAL 1 G 2 3 PG 4 PG13 5 6 PG R 7 NC 17 8 ADULT NO PARENTAL PASSWORD CHANGE DEFAULTS RESET MAIN PAGE The default settings are underlined SETUP MENU MAIN PAGE GENERAL SETUP SPEAKER SETUP DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP PREFERENCES GENERAL PAGE TV DISPLAY NORMAL PS NORMAL LB WIDE TV TYPE MULTI NTSC PAL VIDEO ...

Page 38: ...ically instead of 4 3 Pan Scan and vice versa You must also set the screen mode on your wide screen TV to FULL If WIDE is selected and a normal TV is connected 16 9 content will appear distorted during playback objects look thin NORMAL PS NORMAL LB WIDE Angle Mark Setting Path Main Page General Page Angle Mark Selects that the angle mark appears on the TV screen or not when a multi angles scene is...

Page 39: ...ffect It s advisable to set this item together with other other speaker settings see page 23 Rear Delay Setting Path Main Page Speaker Setup Page Rear Delay If the listening position is closer to the rear speaker than to the front speaker you can set the rear delay time to improve the sound field effect It s advisable to set this item together with other speaker settings see page 23 45 o 20 o 90 o...

Page 40: ... If your speaker system contains 2 large main speakers sold separately for Front left and Front right channels 3 small satellite speakers supplied for Center and Rear channels and an active subwoofer supplied select this item CONFIG 1 CONFIG 2 Selects CONFIG 1 to match your connected speaker system shown as below Selects CONFIG 2 to match your connected speaker system shown as below Surround left ...

Page 41: ...IC 5 1CH LT RT Dual Mono Setting Path Main Page Dolby Digital Setup Dual Mono Select the Dual Mono reproduction mode to support dual mono programs STEREO Reproduces both channels as stereo LEFT MONO Only reproduces left mono signal to FL and FR channels RIGHT MONO Only reproduces right mono signal to FL and FR channels MIXED MONO Reproduces both channels mixed together Dynamic Range Setting Path M...

Page 42: ...ferences Page Subtitle Selects the preferred language for subtitle ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN GERMAN SPANISH OFF Note When you select a preferred language that is not recorded on the DVD one of the recorded languages is automatically selected You can select any recorded language for subtitle using SUBTITLEbutton when playing a DVD disc See page 46 Setting the Language for Disc Menu Path Main Page Pref...

Page 43: ...ssage will be shown on the TV screen and the system will refuse to play the disc To change the parental control level a correct password is needed to key in To avoid locking forever you must memory the password A universal password is supplied as default that is 3308 Setting a New Password Path Main Page Preferences Page Password 1 G 2 3 PG 4 PG13 5 6 PG R 7 NC 17 8 ADULT NO PARENTAL CHANGE Depend...

Page 44: ...ces Page Defaults Selects RESET and press ENTER button All of the items in the SETUP menu will be reset as defaults Note All default settings are underlined in this manual The parental control and its unlocking password will not be reset RESET ...

Page 45: ...r menu screens in cluded on DVDs The magnification level varies depending on the TV DIS PLAY selection in the SETUP menu ZOOM 1 ZOOM 2 ZOOM OFF Special Functions This chapter describes how to use some special func tions such as subtitle selection and angle selection etc Number buttons SETUP ENTER ZOOM SUB TITLE LANGUAGE ANGLE S T A N D B Y SUB T I T L E DVD T U N E R AUX L A N G U A G E TITLE R E ...

Page 46: ...language for audio and playback then continues in new language Note The first pressing shows the current selection Subsequent pressing toggles to the next audio setting Some DVDs allow you to change audio selections only via the disc menu Use and ENTERbuttons The maximum number of audio languages stipulated by the manufacturers is 8 8 You can set a preferred audio language see page 42 Depending on...

Page 47: ... plugged 2 Adjust the volume level using the VOLUME or button on the front panel or on the remote control Note The system shuts off all of speakers outputs when you are using headphone PHONES output VOLUME S T A N D B Y SUB TITLE DVD T U N E R AUX L A N G U A G E TITLE R E T U R N A N G L E G O T O M E N U PBC Z O O M S E T U P A U D I O 1 D I S P L A Y 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 N P SLEEP M U T E OP E ...

Page 48: ...This system is built in Dolby Pro Logic decoder so you can enjoy the live sound in Dolby Surround How to operate see Selecting Listening Modes on page 50 To turn off the radio Press the STANDBY button Other Functions This chapter describes how to use some functions contained in the system i e how to listen to the radio how to listen to an external source how to select a listening mode and how to u...

Page 49: ...will appear on the front panel display when pressing the DIS PLAY button If the RDS station has not got a program name NO PTY will appear on the front panel display when pressing the DIS PLAY button If the signal of the station is weak the above messages may not be displayed or the display may be incorrect L i s t e n i n g t o a n E x t e r n a l Source If other audio component s are connected to...

Page 50: ...ng mode to Stereo then the others Using the Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off automatically at a specified time 1 Press the SLEEP button while the power is on Each time you press SLEEP the time changes as shown below 120 minutes 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 00 OFF 120 When you have specified the time the Sleep indicator lights on the front panel display 2 You can reset the time ...

Page 51: ...ur connections please try connect ing your DVD system directly to your TV s S Video input if your TV is equipped with this input see page 20 The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you set TV DISPLAY in the SETUP menu when you play a wide picture The aspect rate is fixed on your DVD disc If you connect the system with the S Video cable connect directly to the TV Otherwise you ...

Page 52: ...ume see page 25 Subwoofer sound deficient or no sound Make sure connection setup is correct If it is still no good change the subwoofer phase angle 0o 180o or 180o 0o Radio stations cannot be tuned in Check that the antennas are connected correctly Adjust the antennas and connect an external antenna if necessary The signal strength of the stations is too weak when tuning in with automatic tuning U...

Page 53: ...ange and a subwoofer channel for deep bass is independently provided This format is also called 5 1 because the subwoofer chan nel is counted as 0 1 channel since it functions only when a deep bass effect is needed All six channels in this format are recorded separately to realize superior channel separa tion Furtheremore since all the signals are processed digi tally less signal degradation occur...

Page 54: ...om disc to disc when it is activated play back is completely prohibited violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on Playback Control PBC Signals encoded on Video CDs Version 2 0 to control play back By using menu screens recorded on Video CDs with PBC functions you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs programs with search functions and so on Title The longest sectio...

Page 55: ... MHz AM Tuner System PLL quartz locked digital synthesizer system Tuning range 522 1620 kHz 9 kHz interval Antenna AM Loop antenna Video outputs CVBS Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms S video Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms C PAL 0 3 Vp p 75 ohms NTSC 0 286 Vp p 75 ohms Scart out 1 Vp p 75 ohms Optical Coaxial out 1 Vp p 75 ohms Audio line outputs Audio L R 1 Vrms 1k ohms Subwoofer 1 2Vrms maximum adjustable 1k ohms Audio po...

Page 56: ...unit 8 inches dia cone type Rated impedance 4 ohms Dimensions W200x H333x D328 mm Weight 7 1 kg Front Center Rear speakers Power 25 W maximum Speaker system Bass reflex Speaker unit 2 7 8 inches dia cone type Rated impedance 4 ohms Dimensions W90x H150x D110 mm Weight 0 5 kg Design and specifications are subjected to change without notice Weight and dimensions are approximate ...

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