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Instruction Manual

THREE-CD CHANGER
DVD MINI-COMPACT SYSTEM

DVD,VCD,MP3-CD,CD-R/RW PLAYBACK

MAX-DS9550

 MAX-DS720 GB-1~24   9/23/03 14:59  Page 1

Summary of Contents for MAX-DS9550

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual THREE CD CHANGER DVD MINI COMPACT SYSTEM DVD VCD MP3 CD CD R RW PLAYBACK MAX DS9550 ...

Page 2: ...of electric shock is present within this unit This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions in the owners manual accompanying this unit DVD Digital Versatile Disc offers fantastic audio and video thanks to Dolby Digital surround sound and MPEG 2 video compression technology Now you can enjoy these realistic effects in the home as if you were in a movie theat...

Page 3: ... up the Language Features 21 TUNER Searching for and Storing the Radio Stations 21 Selecting a Stored Station 22 Improving Radio Reception 22 TAPE DECK Listening to a Cassette 23 CD Synchro Record Feature 23 Recording a Compact Disc 23 Recording a Radio Programme 24 Copying a Cassette Dubbing 24 Selecting the Cassette Playback Mode Deck 2 Only 24 Tape Counter 24 OTHER FUNCTIONS Timer Function 25 C...

Page 4: ...2 16 CD Synchro Recording 17 Search Function buttons Tuning Mode or Stop button 18 Demo Dimmer 19 Cassette Deck 2 20 Multi Jog 21 Enter 22 Headphone Jack Connector 23 S Bass Level 24 Sound Mode 25 Volume 26 3D SOUND 27 Compact Disc Compartment 28 Open Close 29 Disc Change 30 Disc Selection buttons 31 Window Display 32 Function Selection buttons 33 CD Repeat 34 Memory 33 34 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 13 16...

Page 5: ...p button Menu button Direction Enter button Disc Number Skip button Open Close button Volume Control buttons Speaker output volume control DVD Timer On Mono ST 3D Sound Deck 1 2 Counter Reset S Bass EQ Menu DVD CD TUNER Tuning Enter Volume Down Up Sleep Disc Skip Open Close TUNER Band AUX Mute TAPE Power Surround Play Pause button Stop button Tuning Mode Tuning Preset CD Skip button Tuning Up Down...

Page 6: ...NAL option 2 DIGITAL OUT JACK 3 AM AERIAL CONNECTOR TERMINAL 4 FM AERIAL CONNECTOR TERMINAL 5 S VIDEO OUT 6 VIDEO OUT 7 AUDIO OUT 8 AUX INPUT 9 MAIN SPEAKER CONNECTOR TERMINALS 10 VOLTAGE SELECTOR option 11 SUB WOOFER PRE OUT 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 7: ...he position of the voltage selector on the rear of the system OPTIONAL Plug the main lead marked AC Cord on the rear of the system into an appropriate socket Press the On Standby button to switch your mini compact system on The loudspeaker connector terminals are located on the rear of the system There are four terminals on the system Two for the left speaker marked L Two for the right speaker mar...

Page 8: ...IN TV monitor VCR Audio cord Audio cord LINE IN LINE OUT S Video Composite video Supplied Connection of the subwoofer optional SUBWOOFER IN The subwoofer generates low pitched tones Ex Explosion the sound of spacecraft flying the sound of pondering etc Connect the subwoofer not supplied Connect the subwoofer cord to the SUBWOOFER IN and SUB WOOFER PRE OUT terminal Plug the AC Cord on the rear of t...

Page 9: ... the DVD CD DIGITAL OUT jack When the DVD CD DIGITAL OUT jack is not being used Attach the supplied dust cap DVD CD Digital Out Jack Remove the battery cover on the back of the remote by pressing down and sliding the cover in the direction of the arrow 1 Insert two 1 5V AAA batteries paying attention to the correct polarities and 2 Replace the battery cover 3 Follow these precautions to avoid leak...

Page 10: ...viding the best reception If reception is poor e g distance from transmitter too great walls blocking the radio waves etc install an out door aerial Connecting the SW Aerial OPTION How to connect a COAXIAL TYPE aerial Connect a 75Ω antenna to the FM antenna terminal Plug the connector on the FM aerial supplied into the coaxial socket 75Ω marked FM on the rear of the system Follow the instructions ...

Page 11: ... turn your system on and off automatically You should set the clock When you purchase the mini compact system After a power failure After unplugging the unit For each step you have a few seconds to set the required options If you exceed this time you must start again Switch the system on by pressing On Standby Press Timer Clock twice Result CLOCK is displayed Press Enter on the front panel Result ...

Page 12: ...n is automatically selected when DISC SKIP is pushed To select a specific disc press the corresponding Disc 1 2 3 button on the front panel or Disc Skip on the remote control until the required disc indicator flashes If you use the Disc 1 2 3 function when listening to the radio or to a tape the system switches automatically to the DVD CD mode If the disc selected is not loaded the next disc is pl...

Page 13: ...X 4 X 8 PLAY Skipping through a Chapter Press the and button Each time the button is pressed during playback it moves to the next or previous chapter and plays it However you cannot skip forward or backward through consecu tive the chapters SEARCH SEARCH To move directly to a title chapter or time Press the Go To button Each time the button is pressed it repeats as shown below Press Number 0 9 but...

Page 14: ...APTER TIME TITLE TIME REMAIN TIME DISC REMAIN TIME TRACK DISC TIME TRACK TIME Press the Repeat A B button at the beginning A of the segment you want to review Press the Repeat A B button again at the end B of the segment you want to review The segment will begin repeating A B Repeat Playback Repeat playback allows you to repeat a chapter title or track Playing Repeatedly Press the Repeat button Ea...

Page 15: ...uttons to select the desired chapter You can use also just the Left Right button Press the Enter button The selected track number is programming and the cursor moves to the next number At this time you can continue programming if you want to When programming more than 10 tracks select and then press the Enter button The program selection screen where you can program up to 10 additional tracks appe...

Page 16: ...Clear button When you have entered a wrong number You can program or change particular tracks for VCD or CD discs in the same manner Selecting the Audio Language Press the Audio button Depending on the number of languages recorded on a DVD disc a different audio language KOREAN ENGLISH JAPANESE etc is selected each time the button is pressed Selecting the Audio Language Subtitle Language Depending...

Page 17: ... turn on your TV when playing back an MP3 disc Press the Open Close button to load a disc Press the Play Pause button After detecting the disc playback starts The on screen bar and the contents recorded on the MP3 disc will be shown on the TV if it is turned on MP3 Playback 1 2 What is MP3 MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group or MPEG Audio Layer 3 MP3 is simply a file format with...

Page 18: ... CD R or CD RW discs make sure that the recording ses sion is properly terminated or they will not be playable Depending on disc properties and recording quality some CD R RW may not be playable CD RW has a lower reflection rate than CD R media and consequently it will take a longer to read CD R discs CD RW discs recorded at high speed tend to be difficult for the DVD player to read If the recordi...

Page 19: ...op mode press the Setup button Press the Left Right button to select the system Press the Up Down button to select the desired item Press the Enter button or Right button Move to the detailed items Then press the Left button to return to the previous step Press the Up Down button to select the desired sub item and then press the Enter button System Setup Press the Setup button again To End the Sys...

Page 20: ...re up to 8 rating levels on a disc If LEVEL 6 is selected a disc which contains rating LEVEL 7 and above cannot be played If you select NEW PASSWORD the screen changes and enables you to enter the new password DIGITAL OUTPUT Select this if Dolby Digital 5 1 CH connections have been made Sends a digital signal that carries the Dolby Digital 5 1 or DTS multichannel information to your external decod...

Page 21: ...Volume knob on the front panel or Pressing the VOL or buttons on the remote control Select the FM stereo or mono mode by pressing Mono ST Searching for and Storing the Radio Stations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Using the DVD player s Setup function you can customize the Menu Language Subtitle Language and Disc Menu Language To set up the language feature Press the Setup button from the stop mode Press the Up Do...

Page 22: ... on the remote control until PRESET is displayed Turning Multi jog on the front panel left or right until the desired station is found or press to select the desired station or Select the desired station by pressing the station number stored using the button on the remote control Result The desired station is now received You can improve the quality of radio reception by Rotating the FM or AM MW a...

Page 23: ...rect recording This feature enables you to synchronize the start of the recording with the start of the disc or track of your choice Switch the system on by pressing On Standby Insert a blank cassette in Deck 2 Select the CD function by pressing DVD CD on the front panel Load a compact disc Select the required disc Select the required track and press CD Synchro or press CD Synchro directly to star...

Page 24: ... program of your choice You can only record on cassettes in Deck 2 You do not need to adjust the volume as it has no effect on the recording Switch the system on by pressing Standby On Insert a blank cassette in Deck 2 Select the TUNER function by pressing TUNER Select the radio station that you wish to record by pressing Tuning or on the remote control or by press the Down or Up on the front pane...

Page 25: ... knob to the right or to the left d Press Enter on the front panel Result VOL XX is displayed where XX corresponds to the volume already set Press Tuning Down and Up to adjust the volume level and press Enter on the front panel Result The source to be selected is displayed Turn the Multi Jog knob to select the source to be played when the system switches on If you select You must also TAPE cassett...

Page 26: ...ch for you to appreciate powerful real sound To select Power Surround Press Power Surround button on the front panel P SURR is displayed To cancel this function press Power Surround button again and OFF is displayed for a few seconds You can turn the sound off temporarily on your system Example You wish to answer a telephone call Press Mute To switch the sound back on at the same volume as before ...

Page 27: ...hones at a high volume may damage your hearing While listening to a compact disc or a cassette you can set the system to switch off automatically Example You wish to go to sleep to music Press Sleep Result playback starts and the following indications are displayed Press Sleep one or more times to indicate how long the system should continue playing before it switches off At any time you can Check...

Page 28: ...grams illustrate the precautions to be taken when using or moving your mini compact system GB 28 Connecting to an External Source Safety Precautions 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ambient operating conditions Ambient temperature 5 C 35 C Humidity 10 75 Do not expose the unit to direct sun radiation or other heat sources This could lead to overheating and malfunction of the unit VOLUME UP DOWN Remove the batteries fr...

Page 29: ... the tape mechanism It always takes a little time to become familiar with a new appliance If you have any of the problems listed below try the solutions given They may save you the time and inconvenience of an unnecessary service call If the above guidelines do not allow you to solve the problem take a note of The model and serial numbers normally printed on the rear of the system Your warranty de...

Page 30: ...oise ratio 50 dB Usable sensitivity 10 dB Total harmonic distortion 0 5 COMPACT DISC PLAYER Capacity 3 discs Frequency range 20 Hz 20 KHz 1 dB Signal noise ratio 90 dB at 1 KHz with filter Distortion 0 05 at 1 KHz Channel separation 80 dB Disc sizes Diameter 120 or 80 mm Thickness 1 2 mm TAPE DECK Frequency range 125 Hz 8 KHz Signal noise ratio 40 dB Channel separation 30 dB Erasing effect 45 dB A...

Page 31: ... of the screen A DVD disc can contain up to 32 subtitle languages These numbers are recorded on DVD discs When a disc contains two or more movies these movies are numbered as Title 1 Title 2 etc These numbers are assigned to the tracks which are recorded on video and audio CDs They enable specific tracks to be located quickly Contains recordings of pictures and sound whose quality is roughly compa...

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