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BEFORE YOU START

PARTS AND FUNCTIONS

OUR

EMOTE

OUR

LAYER

POWER

FUNCTION

STOP

OPEN/CLOSE

VCR

ON/OFF

PAUSE

VOLUME

–

SLOW

SETUP

VCR Controls

• VCR STOP
• CH

• CH–
• INPUT
• SP. EP

(Standard Play/
Extended Play)

• TV/VCR
• REC

MENU

PLAY

PRO LOGIC

RETURN

SOUND

AM/PM/

+10

GOTO

2.1 CH

5.1 CH

MEMORY

• PREV

• CLEAR
• ANGLE
• TUNING
• DISPLAY
• SUBTITLE

• TUNING
• ZOOM
• FM MODE/REPEAT A–B
• NEXT
• AUDIO
• BAND/REPEAT DISC

DVD/CD Controls

•

PAUSE

•

REW

•

STOP

• F.FWD
• PLAY
• FUNCTION

DVD/RADIO/VCR

VCR Controls

• ON/OFF
•

REC

• SET
• MENU
•

REW

• F.FWD

VCR Controls

• STOP
• PLAY
• CHANNEL

DOWN

or UP

TAPE EJECT

VOLUME

–

DVD

OPEN/CLOSE

MAIN POWER
STANDBY

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Summary of Contents for Home Theater Audio System

Page 1: ...owner s manual Complete 7 Piece Home Theater Audio System with DVD Player and VCR 31 5025 fm Page 1 Wednesday January 15 2003 5 05 PM ...

Page 2: ...Quick Start with Full Loading Mechanism 20 Full Automatic Playback 20 Audio Output Mode 20 VCR Recording 20 Cassette Erase Protection 20 Recording Speeds 20 Recording from a TV 21 While Watching Another TV Program 21 Recording a Program While Playing a DVD 21 Recording Hi Fi Stereo Sound 21 Recording Multi channel TV Sound MTS Broadcasts 21 MTS SAP Recording 22 Monitor Output When Receiving a SAP ...

Page 3: ...thing directly on the top of the player This can result in damage to the player This product contains a low power laser device REGION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION This DVD Player is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information recorded on a DVD If a DVD s region number does not correspond to the region number of this DVD player this DVD player cannot play that disc The Regio...

Page 4: ...al Code ANSI NFPA No 70 provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge player size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge player connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode Non use Periods Unplug the appliance from the outlet when left unused for a lo...

Page 5: ...e four channels of surround sound that have been encoded onto the stereo soundtracks of Dolby Surround program material such as VHS movies and TV shows Dolby Surround is a matrix encoding process that in essence folds Left Center Right and Surround channels onto stereo soundtracks A Pro Logic decoder unfolds the four channels on playback without a Pro Logic decoder the encoded program plays in reg...

Page 6: ... AUDIO IN jack connect the AUDIO L channel to your AUDIO IN jack If you are setting up your system so sound emanates from the supplied speakers rather than your TV s speaker you do not need to connect the RCA audio cable to your TV s audio RCA jack S VIDEO JACK FOR DVD ONLY 1 Use an S Video cable not supplied available from RadioShack to connect the S VIDEO DVD jack on your player to the S VIDEO I...

Page 7: ...tion you can record scrambled channels but you can only watch the channel you are recording Configuration 2 With this configuration you can watch a different channel than the one you are recording but you cannot record scrambled channels With Two Cable Boxes an A B switch and a splitter neither supplied By using an A B switch and splitter you can switch between the cable box and the VCR output For...

Page 8: ...hack to connect the OPTICAL OUT jack on the rear of your player to the OPTICAL IN jack on your other equipment Notes If the external equipment is a television and this audio system is close to it you may experience interference if the TUNER function is selected while the television is working While the VCR is connected to the DVD player make sure to set your VCR to stereo mode otherwise the activa...

Page 9: ...ative wires are marked with black dashes The longer cords are for the rear speakers and the shorter cords are for the front speakers POSITIONING THE SPEAKERS MOUNTING SPEAKERS 1 Mark the desired mounting positions on the wall 2 Insert screws in the marked positions on the wall 3 Align the speaker s slot holes over the screws and pull the speaker downward until it is firmly hooked 4 Repeat Steps 1 ...

Page 10: ...O LOGIC RETURN D SOUND AM PM 10 GOTO 2 1 CH 5 1 CH MEMORY PREV CLEAR ANGLE TUNING DISPLAY SUBTITLE TUNING ZOOM FM MODE REPEAT A B NEXT AUDIO BAND REPEAT DISC DVD CD Controls DVD CD Controls PAUSE REW STOP F FWD PLAY FUNCTION DVD RADIO VCR VCR Controls ON OFF REC SET MENU REW F FWD VCR Controls STOP PLAY CHANNEL DOWN À or UP TAPE EJECT VOLUME DVD OPEN CLOSE MAIN POWER STANDBY 1 31 5025 fm Page 10 W...

Page 11: ...lly one song on an audio CD Numbers identify each title chapter and track on a disc Most discs have these numbers recorded on them but some do not INSTALLING BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL Your remote control requires two AA batteries not supplied for power Batteries are available at your local RadioShack store or online at www radioshack com 1 Press the tab on the battery compartment cover and l...

Page 12: ...opped press PLAY 2 Press STOP twice to clear the player s memory FAST FORWARD FAST REVERSE DVD CD 1 To fast forward or fast reverse press TUNING or on the remote or TUNING or on the player while a disc is playing The disc scans at x2 speed 2 Repeatedly press TUNING or to change the speed to x4 x8 or x20 3 Press PLAY to resume normal playback SKIP FORWARD REVERSE DVD CD While you are playing a disc...

Page 13: ...he player automatically returns to the default angle when the current scene with multiple angles has finished Audio Setting 1 Press DISPLAY twice The function menu appears on the screen 2 Repeatedly press AUDIO to select the desired audio setting Note The available settings depend on the audio options included on your disc 3 Press DISPLAY to return to the normal screen Subtitle Setting 1 Press DIS...

Page 14: ...ress CLEAR to reset the numbers To clear all entered numbers press or to highlight Clear All Press ENTER CD TRACK PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK 1 Press MEMORY while the disc is stopped 2 Press the number keys to enter the desired track numbers Press or to move to other fields 3 Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to program more tracks 4 Press PLAY to begin programmed playback Note Press CLEAR while entering a title or ch...

Page 15: ... between 64 256 kbps The total number of files on the disc should not exceed 254 The maximum number of directories should not exceed 32 The maximum depth level of directories should not exceed 4 Use only letters and or numbers in file names If you use special characters the file and or folder names may not appear correctly File names should be named using eight or fewer characters and must incorpo...

Page 16: ...o Clock Setting or Manual Clock Setting on Page 18 Important Do not press VCR ON OFF on the VCR or the remote control Do not insert a video cassette into the VCR When using a cable box leave POWER on the cable box turned on and select a channel that carries EDS signals Make sure that the antenna cable is connected See Connecting Antennas on page 8 1 Turn on the VCR 2 The tuner clock and channels a...

Page 17: ... select ON or OFF See Recording Multi channel TV Sound MTS Broadcasts on Page 21 10 Press to confirm the selection and select AUDIO OUTPUT 11 Press or to select MONO LR L or R See Audio Output Mode on Page 20 12 Press ENTER to confirm the selection and exit Note If you press MENU to exit the mode selection screen in Step 12 the data is not stored CHANNEL PRESET Your VCR can receive a maximum of 18...

Page 18: ...s or to select the desired date 11 Press to select YEAR 12 Press or to select the desired year 13 Press to select DST See Automatic Daylight Savings Time D S T Adjustment 14 Press or to turn DST ON or OFF 15 Press ENTER to accept the changes and exit Notes When you press MENU for the very first time or after the power is interrupted for more than 5 seconds the LANGUAGE screen appears If you entere...

Page 19: ...layback to manually adjust the tracking For tapes recorded in EP Extended Play on another VCR that still have vertical jitter even after manual adjustment hold down PLAY for about 2 seconds Eject the tape or turn off the power to return playback to the normal mode FAST FORWARD AND REWIND 1 When the VCR is stopped press TUNING to fast forward or TUNING to rewind the cassette 2 Press STOP to stop fa...

Page 20: ...tomatically turns on the power and plays the tape When the tape reaches the end the VCR automatically rewinds the tape turns the VCR power off and ejects the tape Note If the erasure protection hole is covered press PLAY after the power turns on automatically AUDIO OUTPUT MODE Your VCR has 3 channels for audio recording two on the Hi Fi track and one on the linear track You can select the audio ou...

Page 21: ...ram even with the TV turned off WHILE WATCHING ANOTHER TV PROGRAM While recording press the TV VCR button to select TV the VCR LED turns off Then select the program you wish to view using the TV tuner RECORDING A PROGRAM WHILE PLAYING A DVD You can record a cable antenna or satellite program and watch a DVD at the same time 1 Set the VCR to record the desired program 2 After recording starts repea...

Page 22: ...CR SIMPLE RECORDING TIMER The Simple Recording Timer enables you to set the recording stop time Make sure the clock is set before setting the Simple Recording Timer Example Recording a TV program in the SP mode The program is on Channel 2 ending at 9 50 AM The present time is 8 43 AM 1 Turn on the TV and select the video channel See Setting the Output Channel on Page 16 2 Insert a cassette The pow...

Page 23: ...tching a DVD timer recording is not possible because the VCR must be turned on to view the DVD If the power is interrupted for more than 5 seconds during timer recording the Auto Clock Setting resets the time after the power turns back on the VCR POWER LED flashes but the timer settings are cancelled If the cassette ends before all the programs are recorded the VCR stops turns its power off and ej...

Page 24: ...ing normal playback resumes automatically Repeatedly press NEXT on the remote control during playback to select 30 50 90 or 120 seconds INSTANT REPLAY With this feature you can set a reverse video search time to approximately 20 40 60 or 80 seconds of recorded material After searching normal playback resumes automatically Repeatedly press PREV on the remote control during playback to select 20 40 ...

Page 25: ...Tonga BO Tibetan IT Italian PA Panjabi TR Turish BR Breton IW Hebrew PL Polish TS Tsonga CA Catalan JA Japanese PS Pashto Pushto TT Tatar CO Corsican JI Yiddish PT Portuguese TW Twi CS Czech JW Javanese QU Quechua UK Ukrainian CY Welsh KA Georgian RM Rhaeto Romance UR Urdu DA Danish KK Kazakh RN Kirundi UZ Uzbek DE German KL Greenlandic RO Romanian VI Vietnamese DZ Bhutani KM Cambodian RU Russian ...

Page 26: ...signal PRESETTING STATIONS You can tune directly to a stored station by entering the preset number You can preset up to 20 FM and 20 AM stations 1 Press POWER 1 2 Repeatedly press FUNCTION until the frequency band appears on the display 3 Press BAND to select the desired band 4 Press TUNING or to tune to the desired station 5 Press MEMORY 6 Repeatedly press NEXT or PREV to select the preset number...

Page 27: ...pe then press ENTER 7 Press RETURN Dto exit and return to the normal screen Notes The displayed picture size is preset on the DVD Therefore the playback picture of some DVDs may not conform to the picture size you select When you play DVDs recorded in the 4 3 picture size the playback picture always appears in the 4 3 picture size regardless of the TV shape setting If you select 16 9 wide screen m...

Page 28: ...eakers should be set to Small for optimal sound quality SUBWOOFER 1 Repeatedly press FUNCTION until DVD appears 2 Press STOP 3 Press SETUP 4 Press or to select Audio Press ENTER 5 Press or to select Subwoofer Press ENTER 6 Press or to select the desired setting Press ENTER On Turns on the Subwoofer Off Turns off the Subwoofer 7 Press RETURN Dto exit and return to the normal screen Note You can adj...

Page 29: ...the desired setting appears and then press ENTER Off Pink noise test mode should always be off unless you are testing your speakers Left The front left speaker emits pink noise Center The center speaker emits pink noise Right The front right speaker emits pink noise Left Sur The rear surround left speaker emits pink noise Right Sur The rear surround right speaker emits pink noise Subwoofer The sub...

Page 30: ...e low frequency response of AUX OUT is dependent on the subwoofer on off mode in the setup menu Disc Audio Menu Settings Speakers Output Status 5 1 CH 2 1 CH Subwoofer L R Speaker Front Left Speaker Front Right Speaker Center Speaker Subwoofer Rear Left Speaker Rear Right Speaker DVD 5 1 CH ON Small Large On On On On On On 5 1 CH OFF Small Large On On On Off On On 2 1 CH ON Small Large On On Off O...

Page 31: ...ER repeatedly to set the parental lock level Appears when you activate the parental lock feature or change the settings I Appears when the parental lock is inactive 6 Press or to select Password Press the number keys to enter your code and press ENTER Note If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER press CLEAR and enter your 4 digit security code again You cannot play DVD discs rated higher than ...

Page 32: ...put and AV IN input connections are correct Adjust the speaker volume The DTS DVD disc cannot be decoded to supply output to the speakers The player is too hot shut off the player for 30 minutes to cool down You can use Pink Noise setting to test the speakers See Pink Noise on page 29 Severe hum or noise is heard Be sure the speakers and equipment are connected securely Check that the connecting c...

Page 33: ...g timer does not work Power may have failed Noise appears on the screen when the automatic tracking control system is operating Adjust the tracking manually by pressing CH In some cases with a worn or damaged tape noise cannot be eliminated completely Cannot record a signal through the front rear external input jack The VCR may not be set to external input mode Press INPUT to set the VCR to extern...

Page 34: ...Shack store Clean the heads only when picture quality is affected Serious problems require cleaning by a trained technician For more head cleaning information contact your local RadioShack store STORING VIDEO CASSETTES Unless you are making an automatic timer recording eject and store the cassette before you turn off the VCR This helps protect the cassette and the VCR s internal mechanisms Place y...

Page 35: ...use 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 which th...

Page 36: ...ES CON TAINED HEREIN EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LIABILITY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED DI RECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM INCONVENIENCE LOSS OF TIME DATA PROPERTY RE...

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