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Warning

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open
the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified service
personnel only.

The AC cord must only be changed at
qualified service facility.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER
product.

The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located
on the rear panel.

This product contains a low power laser device. To
ensure continued safety, do not remove any cover or
attempt to gain access to the inside of the product.
Refer all servicing to qualified personnel only.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology
that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights owned
by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners.
Use of this copyright protection technology must be
authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended
for home and other limited viewing uses only unless
otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Caution

Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only.

The following marking is printed on the rear panel.

This symbol is intended to alert the user of
the presence of uninsulated “dangerous
voltage” within the product enclosure that
may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute
a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the applicance.

Welcome...…

And thank you for purchasing this KOSS Audio/Video
Home Theater System. This state of the art system
includes everything you need to experience movie
theater quality digital video and audio in the comfort of
your own living room. The only thing you need to add is
your own TV. We have designed this system to be easy
to set up, and even easier to use. But please, review
this manual before you operate your system; have it
handy while you are setting the system up; and keep it
available for future reference, or in the unlikely event
that you encounter any unexpected problems. We have
tried to keep this manual as simple as possible. It
begins with a description of the important controls on
the main unit and the remote. It then explains how to
connect the speakers, your TV, and optional external
sources to the main unit, how to position the speakers
for the most natural surround sound, and then how to
operate the DVD/CD player and the AM/FM Stereo
Receiver. If you follow the instructions carefully you can
have the system up and operating in less than an hour.

All of the optional system settings have been preset at
our factory for correct operation of the system in North
America. All you have to do is insert a disc, sit back, and
enjoy a great home theater experience.
Eventually you may want to change some of the optional
settings. A description of all the optional settings, and
instructions for changing them, is found in the second
half of the manual.

This system was designed to provide you with many
years of reliable operation with a minimum of care and
maintenance. Every component in your system was in
perfect working condition when it left our factory. If you
experience any problems with the set up or operation of
this system please review the Trouble Shooting Guide at
the end of this manual before you contact your dealer or
the Sonigem Customer Service Department.

The serial number of your system can be found on a
label on the back panel of the main unit, and also on
the display carton. Please record the serial number in
the space below. You may need to refer to this number
if your system ever needs to be serviced.

Model No.: KS4380-2

Serial No.:

Summary of Contents for KS4380-2

Page 1: ...our own living room The only thing you need to add is your own TV We have designed this system to be easy to set up and even easier to use But please review this manual before you operate your system have it handy while you are setting the system up and keep it available for future reference or in the unlikely event that you encounter any unexpected problems We have tried to keep this manual as si...

Page 2: ... blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat source This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 10 POWER SOURCES Thi...

Page 3: ...hock or other hazards 20 SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition 21 WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING The product should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer 22 DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug the product from the wall outlet an...

Page 4: ...t does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to...

Page 5: ...CDs Only 26 Selecting a Start Point by Chapter or Time Code 27 Selecting a CD Track Using Number Buttons 27 Checking Disc Information Using Display Button 28 Setting and Adjustments Setup Menu Listing 29 Setup Menu Information 30 TV Display Setting 31 TV Type Setting Multi NTSC PAL 31 Selecting Angle Mark 32 Selecting The On Screen Display OSD Language 32 Screen Saver Setting 33 Dynamic Range Sett...

Page 6: ...Button 4 REMOTE SENSOR 17 STOP Button 5 DISPLAY WINDOW 18 MEMORY Button 6 NIGHT Button 19 MONO STEREO Button 7 DSP MODE Button 20 TUNER BAND AM FM Button 8 SELECT Button 21 DVD Button 9 SPEAKER SETUP Button 22 VIDEO VCR Button 10 HEADPHONE JACK 23 TV AUX Button 11 MIC 2 JACK 24 ON STANDBY Indicator 12 MIC 1 JACK 25 ON STANDBY Button 13 VOLUME UP Button ...

Page 7: ...UX Input 10 SUBWOOFER PRE OUT 3 AUDIO DVD Output 11 RESET Button 4 COAXIAL Output 12 COMPONENT VIDEO Y PB PR Output 5 FM Antenna Terminal 13 OPTICAL DIGITALAUDIO Output 6 AM LOOPAntenna Terminal 14 S VIDEO Output 7 PROGRESSIVE SCAN Switch 15 VIDEO Output 8 Speakers Main Subwoofer Center Rear Output ...

Page 8: ...r 4 Dolby Surround Pro logic Indicator 15 Night Indicator 5 DTS Indicator 16 Status Bar Indicator 6 DSP Mode Indicator 17 Track Indicator 7 Dolby 3 Stereo Indicator 18 Chapter Indicator 8 2 Channel Stereo Indicator 19 Title Indicator 9 Repeat 1 A B Indicator 20 AM Band Indicator 10 FM Stereo Indicator 21 FM Band Indicator 11 Preset Station Indicator 22 Left Right Channel Indicator ...

Page 9: ...REBLE Button 19 SLOW R Button 20 BASS Button 21 KARAOKE Button 22 TEST TONE MODE Button 23 MUTE Button 24 SURROUND Button 25 TUNER STATION UP DOWN Button 26 TUNING UP DOWN Button 27 SPEAKER CHANGE LEVEL Buttons 28 VOLUME UP DOWN Button 29 SLOW F Button 30 PAUSE Button 31 STOP Button 32 SKIP FORWARD Button 33 PLAY Button 34 SEARCH FORWARD Button 35 ENTER Button 36 NAVIGATION ARROWS Ù Ú 37 SETUP But...

Page 10: ...en the unit is suddenly moved from a cold environment to a warm one If moisture forms inside this unit it may not operate properly In this case turn on the power and wait about one hour for the moisture to evaporate On Adjusting Volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level portio...

Page 11: ...layer operation indicates that such manufacturer imposed restrictions apply Note 3 The audio on a DVD disc recorded in MPEG version 2 0 format may not play properly on some discs only the image will appear in this case Discs that Cannot be Played You cannot play CD EXTRA CD ROM and DVD ROM discs You cannot play illegally produced discs You cannot play scratched discs You cannot play discs that are...

Page 12: ...mperature inside the car After playing store the disc in its case Do not write on the label side with a ball point pen or other writing utensils Be careful not to drop or bend the disc Disc cleaning precautions Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intend...

Page 13: ...tery compartment When using the remote point it at the remote sensor on the front panel of this system Notes Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or humid place Do not use a new battery with an old one Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses Doing so many cause ...

Page 14: ...e Black terminals on the back panel Connect the Rear Right Speaker with Gray Black cables to the SPEAKER REAR R Gray Black terminals on the back panel Connect the CENTER Speaker with Green Black cables to the SPEAKER CENTER Green Black terminals on the back panel Connect the SUBWOOFER with Pink Black cables to the SUBWOOFER Pink Black terminals on the back panel Stripped cords are touching each ot...

Page 15: ...oor AM antenna do not disconnect the AM loop antenna Antenna Connections FMANTENNAS FM Indoor Antenna If you live reasonably close to a transmitter and want to use the provided lead type FM antenna you will connect it directly to the FM 75 W socket at the back of the main unit See the LOCATION OF JACKS AND TERMINALS page for details on the location of this socket Fit the metal sleeve of the lead t...

Page 16: ...connect to a wall outlet TV and Optional Component Connections Required cords Video cord for connecting a TV set included Audio cords not included When connecting a cord be sure to match the color coded pins to the appropriate jacks on the components Notes TV Connection Normal Connection Cable Included To view the video from DVD discs on your TV set connect the Video Out jack of this system to the...

Page 17: ...ions Note that it is essential to match the color coded connectors with a compatible TV 525 Line Digital Progressive Scan Component Video Output Compared to standard interlaced video progressive scan effectively doubles the amount of video information fed to your TV or monitor The result is a stable flicker free image Check your TV monitor for compatibility with this feature For the highest pictur...

Page 18: ...fferent lengths The speaker cables are also color coded to match the color coded speaker terminals on the back panel of the main unit Refer to the connection diagram page for additional information For best surround effects all 5 of the satellite speakers should be roughly the same distance from your usual listening position Typical Speaker Set Up All 5 satellite speakers approximately same distan...

Page 19: ... to the ON position 10 VOLUME UP BUTTON Raises the volume of all 6 speakers 11 VOLUME DOWN BUTTON Lowers the volume of all 6 speakers 12 PAUSE BUTTON Pause the disc 13 PLAY BUTTON Play the disc 14 STOP BUTTON Stop playing the disc or open the tray door 15 MEMORY BUTTON Program preset AM FM radio stations 16 MONO STEREO BUTTON When listening to FM radio press to switch between FM Stereo and FM mono...

Page 20: ...he front panel and while the PRESET and channel 01 indicators are flashing press the TUNER STATIONS or buttons on the remote control to select preset channel memory number 02 or any other preset number from 02 to 30 When the indicators stop flashing the station is memorized 6 Repeat step 5 until you have stored up to 30 stations in the tuner memory Recalling Preset Stations 1 Turn the system On an...

Page 21: ...to open the disc drawer Place a disc on the tray label side up Be sure that the disc is correctly centered in the disc pocket Press the OPEN CLOSE button again to close the drawer The player begins loading the disc An operating massage will appear on the TV screen When a disc is inserted the following will occur depending on the type of disc inserted When playing a DVD A DVD menu or title menu may...

Page 22: ...nel Stereo soundtrack the subwoofer will not operate In this case press the DSP MODE button on the front panel or the remote control to select 2 CH STEREO audio mode This will activate the subwoofer 6 To pause temporarily during playback press PAUSE button To resume normal playback press the PLAY button again 7 To stop playback press the STOP button The DVD logo screen appears on your TV 8 If you ...

Page 23: ...ote control to make these adjustments 3 Press the TEST TONE MODE button on the remote You will hear a hissing sound pink noise from the left front speaker for a few seconds The hissing sound will move from speaker to speaker as follows Left Center Right R Rear L Rear etc If necessary press the VOLUME Ù button to increase the master volume level so you can hear the sound more clearly Allow the soun...

Page 24: ...lect a particular option and then press the ENTER button Notes If you see the Prohibited icon when you press the TITLE MENU button that means that you cannot access the Title Menu on this disc or this disc does not include a Title Menu Depending on the disc you may also be able to use the number buttons to select a particular scene or chapter directly On some DVD discs if you press the TITLE MENU ...

Page 25: ...n A B Repeat Playback You can play a specific portion in a chapter or track repeatedly This is useful when you want to memorize lyrics or repeatedly watch a portion of the DVD or CD over and over 1 When playing a disc press the A B button 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 e...

Page 26: ...rogram setting mode 4 In program play mode press the STOP button to stop program play but the program sequence remains in memory Notes The program remains even after the program play ends When you press the PLAY you can play the same program again You can do repeat play of the programmed tracks by pressing the REPEAT button while in the program play mode 5 To cancel the program from the memory aft...

Page 27: ...ack you want and press ENTER to confirm The system will go to the beginning of the selected track and start playing it If the track number is more than 10 press the 2 digits number buttons directly For example you want to select the track number 25 press the 2 button and press 5 button then press the ENTER button Note This function is not available for DVD Selecting a Start Point by Chapter or Tim...

Page 28: ...f the track being played VCD OSD Single Elapsed time Single Chapter Remaining time Total Elapsed time Total Remaining time Off You can check information about the disc such as the total number of the titles or chapters tracks or time using the Display function The information you want appears on the TV screen and or on the front panel display When playing back a DVD 1 Press the DISPLAY button once...

Page 29: ... they appear on the menu pages The factory default setting for each item is highlighted Before you decide to change any of the factory default settings please review the specific explanation of each setting on the following pages to be sure you understand how the change will effect the operation of your system ...

Page 30: ...ayer by allowing you to select various language preferences set up a parental control level turn captions and screen saver on off adjust what type of television screen you have and more Below you will find an image of the Setup Menu Next look at the corresponding page that describes the feature of the menu options you are interested in learning more about Use the Navigation Ù Ú buttons to navigate...

Page 31: ...k objects look thin TV Type Setting Multi NTSC PAL If you live in North America your TV broadcast system is NTSC your TV set is either a NTSC TV or a multi system TV and the DVD movies you buy or rent will be labeled NTSC system The initial Default TV Type setting of this system is NTSC This setting will allow NTSC discs to play properly on NTSC TVs If you live in North America no further adjustme...

Page 32: ... You may then press the ANGLE button on the remote to select the alternate angles The default Angle Mark setting is OFF If you leave the setting at OFF the angle icon will not appear even if the scene was shot from multiple angles ON Angle icon appears on the TV screen OFF Angle icon does not appear Note You can change the angles using ANGLE button For details see page 39 Selecting the On Screen D...

Page 33: ...istening situations it is objectionable to allow the sound to become very loud and thus the loudest sounds must be compressed downwards in level Likewise the very quiet sounds would be inaudible and must be brought upwards in level to be heard Dolby Digital satisfies these needs through the dynamic range compression Select the dynamic range compression to fit the individual listening situation of ...

Page 34: ...er this will not change the default setting If you see the Prohibited icon when you press the AUDIO MENU button this means that no other audio language is available on the disc you are watching Selecting the Language for Subtitles Path Preferences Subtitle Default Setting English To change the subtitle language use the Navigation buttons to highlight the desired language and then press the ENTER b...

Page 35: ...rental Control Level setting the system will ask you for a 4 digit password before making the change The Password Verify Page will appear as shown below The default password for this system is 1234 Use the remote control number keys to enter 1 2 3 4 and then press the ENTER button The Parental Control level is now changed You will need to enter the password every time you change the Parental Contr...

Page 36: ...er is used Front Speaker FRONT LARGE The mode to choose if a large speaker is installed Front channels output is full range FRONT SMALL The mode to choose when using compact speakers When using small compact front speakers it is recommended to connect a powered subwoofer to play the LFE Bass out channel Caution If the subwoofer selector is set to off the LFE Bass out frequencies are sent to the fr...

Page 37: ...ween 0 minimum and 20 maximum 6 Press the MODE button a second time to enter the Mic2 mode Press the or buttons to choose the sound level of Microphone 2 NOT INCLUDED between 0 minimum and 20 maximum 7 Press the MODE button a third time to enter the Echo mode Press the or buttons to choose an Echo level between 0 minimum and 3 maximum 8 Press the MODE button a fourth time to enter the Key mode Pre...

Page 38: ...g message will appear on the TV screen Notes If you press the Ù Ú buttons the zoom point shifts allowing you to pan the zoomed picture Some discs may not respond to the zoom feature Zooming does not work on subtitles or menu screens included on DVDs The magnification level varies depending on the TV DISPLAY selection in the SETUP menu Special Functions This chapter describes how to use some specia...

Page 39: ...wn below 2 Press the PLAY button at the first point you want to bookmark 01 will appear in the first bookmark box and the window will show the exact location title chapter time of the first scene you bookmarked 3 Press the PLAY button again to return to the beginning of the bookmarked scene The Bookmark screen disappears 4 To enter additional scenes in the Bookmark memory select the scene you want...

Page 40: ...ayed on the TV screen Press the PLAY button if you want to enter the Auto Run mode 4 Forward or Reverse Skip Press the Forward or Reverse SKIP buttons to scroll through the pictures when not in Auto Run mode during play mode PBC functions allow you to select programs guided by simple interactive software Subtitle Language Selection Note This function can only be used for DVD discs on which subtitl...

Page 41: ...dered Titles any Special Features or Bonus Materials included on the disc are also considered Titles And of course the movie itself is a separate Title Some Titles contain only one chapter Longer Titles such as the movie itself contain multiple chapters After you have loaded a movie disc and started playback you can press the DIGEST button on the remote control to view the different digest display...

Page 42: ...tening mode etc Listening to the Radio To listen to preset radio stations Preset radio stations into the systems memory first see Presetting Radio Stations on page 20 1 Press the TUNER button on the main unit repeatedly until FM or AM appears on the front panel display The last received station is tuned in 2 Press the TUNER STATIONS or button repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each t...

Page 43: ... press the button To shift the balance to the left press the button Note you must make the adjustments while the balance setting appears on the front panel display Center Level Rear Level and Subwoofer Level Adjustments If the sound from the center speaker or rear speakers or the subwoofer is too strong or too weak while you are watching a movie you can adjust those levels with the CH LEVEL and bu...

Page 44: ...ish to disturb others Speaker Configuration Setup Front Panel Only As long as you are using the 6 original speakers that were supplied with this system you should not change the Speaker Configuration Setup The default Speaker Configuration setup sends only the mid range and high frequencies to the satellite speakers and all the low frequency bass sounds to the subwoofer If you ever decide to repla...

Page 45: ...ur TV S Video input if your TV is equipped with this input see page 16 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 may not change the aspect ratio Depending on the TV you may not be abl...

Page 46: ... select the Tuner mode The remote does not function Remove any obstacles between the remote control and the system Move the remote control closer to the system Point the remote control at the remote sensor on the front panel Replace all the batteries in the remote control with new ones if they are weak Check that the batteries are loaded correctly The disc does not play There is no disc inside NO ...

Page 47: ...r 12 cm double sided single layer 8 cm single sided single layer 8 cm single sided dual layer 8 cm double sided single layer 2 Compact Disc 12 cm disc 8 cm disc Video Output Level 1 Vp p Audio Output Level 2 Vrms 1 KHz 0dB Audio Signal Output Characteristics Frequency Responses DVD LinearAudio 20Hz 20KHz 48KHz Sampling 20Hz 20KHz 96KHz Sampling CDAudio 20Hz 20KHz S N Ratio 70dB Wow and Flutter Bel...

Page 48: ...r accessory items including but not limited to antenna cabinet cabinet parts knobs batteries connecting cables cassette tapes compact discs This warranty shall in addition not apply to damages due to handling transportation unpacking set up installation customer adjustments that are covered in the instruction book repair or replacement of parts supplied by other than the KOSS authorized service de...

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