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Contents
Introduction
Contents ..........................................................................2-3
DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER ............................................... 4
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .........................4-5
Precautions ........................................................................ 6
Main Features .................................................................... 7
What would you like to do with this system? ................. 8
About Media Types .......................................................9-11
Blu-ray Disc .................................................................. 9
Types of Discs that Can Be Used with This System ....... 9
Discs that Cannot Be Used with This System ...........9-10
About Disc Contents ................................................... 11
BD Video ............................................................... 11
Title, Chapter and Track ......................................... 11
Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Cases ................... 11
The Icons Used in This Operation Manual ................... 11
Important Information ..................................................... 12
Disc Precautions ......................................................... 12
Copyright .................................................................... 12
Getting Started ...........................................................13-14
Major Components .....................................................15-17
Main Unit (Front) .......................................................... 15
Main Unit (Rear) .......................................................... 15
Sound Bar Speaker (Magnetically Shielded) ................ 16
Surround Speakers ..................................................... 16
Subwoofer .................................................................. 16
Front Panel Display ..................................................... 16
Remote Control .......................................................... 17
Connection and Setup
Positioning the Speaker System ...............................18-21
Placing the Speaker System ....................................... 18
Important points on speaker location ..................... 18
Magnetically shielded speakers .............................. 18
How to apply foot cushions......................................... 19
To mount the speakers on the wall .............................. 19
To mount the Sound Bar Speaker on the wall ........ 20
To mount the Surround Speakers on the wall ......... 21
Speaker Connections .................................................22-23
Speaker Connections.................................................. 22
Connecting speaker wires ...................................... 23
About the wire arrangement of
Sound Bar speaker ............................................. 23
TV Connections ..........................................................24-27
Connecting to the HDMI Terminal and the DIGITAL
AUDIO IN Terminal .................................................... 24
Selecting the priority video output when connecting
HDMI and Component video .................................... 25
HDMI cable holder on the rear of the main unit ...... 25
Connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
Jacks and ANALOG AUDIO IN Jacks ....................... 26
Connecting to the VIDEO OUT Jack and
ANALOG AUDIO IN Jacks ........................................ 27
Audio Connections .....................................................28-31
Connecting to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN Terminal ............ 28
Connecting the ANALOG AUDIO IN Jacks .................. 29
Connecting to the iPod Terminal ................................. 30
Connecting to the 2CH AUDIO output Jacks .............. 31
Broadband Internet Connection .................................... 32
Connecting to the ETHERNET terminal ....................... 32
Antenna Connection........................................................ 33
Connecting to the FM ANT Jack ................................. 33
Connecting a supplied FM antenna wire ................ 33
Connecting an external FM antenna ....................... 33
Preparations and Basic
Operations
Before Starting Playback ...........................................34-40
Loading the Batteries in the Remote Control ............... 34
Approximate operating range of remote control ..... 34
Connecting the Power Cord ........................................ 34
Setting the Remote Control Code ............................... 35
Setting the remote control code of
the remote control ............................................... 35
Setting the remote control code of the system ....... 35
Turning the Power On ................................................. 36
Turning the power on ............................................. 36
Entering standby .................................................... 36
Indicators on the Main Unit .................................... 36
Language Setting ........................................................ 37
Changing the on-screen display language .............. 37
RSS Reader function .................................................. 37
Control Panel .............................................................. 38
Speaker Settings ...................................................39-40
Setting configuration .............................................. 39
Testing the speaker settings ................................... 40
Adjusting the level .................................................. 40
Completing the settings ......................................... 40
Basic Operations ........................................................41-42
Loading a Disc ............................................................ 41
Input Selection ............................................................ 41
Changing the input selection on the main unit ........ 41
Changing the input selection with
the remote control ............................................... 41
Volume Adjustment ..................................................... 41
Adjusting the volume ............................................. 41
Muting the sound ................................................... 41
Changing the Display .................................................. 42
Using Headphones ..................................................... 42
To Dim the Display ...................................................... 42
Operating a SHARP TV Using the Remote Control ...... 42
TV function control ................................................. 42
AQUOS LINK Control .................................................43-44
Controlling This System Using AQUOS LINK ............... 43
Watching TV with AQUOS LINK .................................. 44
Listening to the sound of the AQUOS TV
through this system ............................................. 44
Listening to the sound through the AQUOS TV
sound reproduction ............................................. 44
Using this system to enjoy the sound of
your AQUOS TV .................................................. 44
Using the TV remote control to control playback .... 44
Enjoying Video and Audio
Playback
Video/Picture/Music Playback ..................................45-54
BD/DVD Video Playback ............................................. 45
Displaying the disc information ............................... 45
BD/DVD Menus .......................................................... 46
Start playback by selecting a title from
the top menu....................................................... 46
Using the disc menu .............................................. 46
Using the pop-up menu ......................................... 46
Enjoying BONUSVIEW or BD-LIVE .........................47-48
Use of Picture in Picture function
(secondary audio/video playback)........................ 47
Virtual Package ...................................................... 47
BD-LIVE................................................................. 48
DVD-R/-RW (VR format) / BD-RE/-R
(BDAV format) Playback ......................................48-49
Playback by selecting a title ................................... 48
Playback by selecting a chapter ............................. 49
Sorting the titles ..................................................... 49
Playback by selecting a Playlist .............................. 49
Playback from the beginning or resume playback .. 49
Audio CD Playback ..................................................... 50
Playback from the beginning .................................. 50
Playback by selecting a track ................................. 50
Operation procedure for the “Functions” menu ...... 50
Audio Data (MP3 File) Playback................................... 51
Playing back Audio data (MP3 files) ....................... 51
To play another file during Playback ....................... 51
To skip the file during Playback .............................. 51
Displaying Still Images (JPEG files) .............................. 52
Displaying Still Images (JPEG files) ......................... 52
Playing back Slide Show ........................................ 52
Setting slide show speed/repeat playback ............. 52
Instantly Watching Movies from Netflix ...................53-54
Settings for watching Netflix content on your TV .... 53
Adding content to the Instant Queue...................... 54
Playing back content in the Instant Queue
on your TV .......................................................... 54
Fast Forward/Reverse ............................................ 54
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