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USER MANUAL

Please read and keep these instructions

All-in-one Multimedia Home Cinem

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL Please read and keep these instructions All in one Multimedia Home Cinema ...

Page 2: ...ect filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus Do not place other items close to this product that may damage it for example objects containing water or lightened candles No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on the apparatus Electric supply Please unplug the product in case of prolonged non use This product is intended to be used under temperate c...

Page 3: ...d of its lifetime this product shall not be disposed with other non recycled waste As the end user your role is of prime importance in the cycles of re using recycling and other forms of valorization of this electrical and electronic equipment Local authorities and resellers have set special procedures for the purpose of collecting and recycling this product You have the obligation to use the sele...

Page 4: ...rol 7 Connection 8 About discs 13 Setup Menu 14 Basic Operation 19 DVD Basic Operation 21 MP3 Basic Operation 25 CD Basic Operation 27 Picture CD Basic Operation 29 Tuner Operation 30 iPod Operation 32 USB Operation 34 Sleep Timer 36 Troubleshooting Guide 37 Care and Maintenance 39 Specifications 40 41 CONTENTS ...

Page 5: ...udio and video cables before plugging the unit to the mains LOCATION OF CONTROLS TOP FRONT 7 Disc Compartment 8 Power Indicator 9 Display 10 Remote Sensor 11 Disc Eject Button 12 iPod Compartment 1 STANDBY Button 2 FUNCTION Button Button 3 EQ 4 VOLUME Button 5 VOLUME Button 6 PLAY PAUSE Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 8 9 11 12 AC Plug AC Outlet ...

Page 6: ...DEO OUT Jack 3 Component Video Y PB PR OUT Jacks 4 AUX IN Left Right Jacks AUDIO CABLE LEFT RIGHT 5 Power ON OFF 6 AC POWER SOCKET 7 VIDEO OUT Jack 8 HDMI OUT Jack 9 COAXIAL OUT Jack REAR 1 SD MMC Pro Slot 2 USB Slot 1 2 LEFT SIDE 8 6 5 7 9 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 7: ...on 15 SLOW Button 16 PLAY PAUSE Button 17 STEP Button 18 STOP Button 19 FWD Button 20 REV Button 21 PREVIOUS Button 22 NEXT Button 23 MUTE Button 24 EJECT Button 25 0 9 Button 26 DISPLAY Button 27 10 Button 28 AUX Button 29 SD Button 30 PRESET Button 31 TUN Button 32 MEMORY Button 33 CLEAR Button 34 ENTER Button 35 REPEAT Button 36 VIDEO Button 37 BASS Button 38 VOLUME Button 39 ANGLE Button 40 SU...

Page 8: ... indicated next to the battery compartment Reversed batteries may cause damage to the device 2 Do not mix different types of batteries together e g Alkaline Carbon zinc or Rechargeable or old batteries with fresh ones 3 If the device is not to be used for a long period of time remove the batteries to prevent damage or injury from possible battery leakage 4 Do not try to recharge batteries not inte...

Page 9: ...digital audio video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed digital streams HDMI supports on a single cable HDMI cable not supplied all video formats including standard enhanced and high definition as well as multi channel digital audio To enjoy the enhanced audio and video quality that HDMI offers you need an HD Ready television with HDMI connection You then simply need to select the ma...

Page 10: ...G THE UNIT TO A TV USING THE VIDEO OUTPUT JACK S Video Cable Not Included From S Video Out To S Video In CONNECTING THE UNIT TO A TV USING THE S VIDEO OUTPUT JACK Video Cable From Video Out To Video In CONNECTION ...

Page 11: ...ompatibility with this feature For the very highest picture quality try watching a movie on DVD Video on a progressive scan compatible TV Use these jacks to connect to a TV with progressive video input jacks Progressive scan is a video scanning system that displays all lines in a frame in one pass as opposed to the traditional system interlaced scan This connection provides optimum quality To ensu...

Page 12: ...cting this unit refer to the owner s manual of the receiver as well as this manual When connecting this unit make sure the power is off and both units are unplugged before making any connections When connected to a home stereo the sound will come from this speaker as well as from the receiver ...

Page 13: ...er cable box etc to this unit so its audio is output through this unit s speakers Simply connect an audio cable from the Left and Right Audio Out of the external unit to the Left and Right AUX IN jacks on this unit To select the external unit press the AUX Mode button on the remote While listening to FM reposition the antenna for best reception ...

Page 14: ...ack number PICTURE CD Data on a picture CD is usually not divided into separate folders they should appear in the root directory IMPORTANT It is important that you read the manual that accompanies the DVD disc as there are features that are on the DVD player that cannot be used with certain DVDs There are also extra features on the DVD disc that are different for each DVD disc so they are not expl...

Page 15: ... the Setup options then press the Navigation button to select it 4 Use the Navigation buttons to select the desired setting then press the ENTER button to make the change NOTES To return to the previous menu simply press the Navigation button To exit the menus press the SETUP button Most menus only work with the DVD player Video On On Off Hdcd Off Preferences Video Preferences Dolby Digital Setup ...

Page 16: ...guage FRENCH ENGLISH SPANISH PORTUGUESE DUTCH for the On Screen display to display text Note that the DVD must have the language included in order to display it Video Set OSD Language English French Spanish Portuguese Dutch On On Off Off Hdcd Preferences 1 When this Captions is set to ON closed captions will appear on the screen for the hearing impaired if originally recorded on the DVD When this ...

Page 17: ...g and is usually set to 48K However if 96K sampling frequency is used select 96K Go To SPDIF Setup Page Video Audio Setup Page Speaker Setup SPDIF Setup Preferences 1 DOLBY DIGITAL SETUP PAGE Select Dolby and then select the desired option using the Navigation buttons to navigate through the menus screens and press the ENTER button to select see page 14 for details DUAL MONO DYNAMIC STEREO Select ...

Page 18: ...eo Setup Page Video Output YUV 720p 60Hz 1080i 60Hz 1080p 60Hz 576i 576p 720 720p 50Hz 1080i 50Hz 1080p 50Hz Resolution Quality HDMI Setup Preferences General 1 QUALITY HDMI SETUP Select Quality then press the ENTER button the Video Q Adjust the settings as follows SHARPNESS BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HUE SATURATION uality Setup menu will appear Go To Video Quality Setup Pa ge Video Video Setup Page Vide...

Page 19: ...e Subtitle OSD will be in ENGLISH FRENCH The DVD must be recorded in the selected language otherwise the default language of the DVD will be shown Video Preferences Page TV Type NTSC Audio ENG Subtitle ENG Disc Menu ENG Default Preferences Preferred Subtitle Language General English French Spanish Dutch Portuguese 1 DEFAULT Select this option to reset all the preferences to their original factory ...

Page 20: ...display 1 Press the MUTE button once to mute the sound MUTE will appear in the display Press the MUTE button again to restore the sound VOLUME If you incorrectly start entering a number press the CLEAR button to clear the data 1 CLEAR While playing a DVD or CD repeatedly press the DISPLAY button to view the Elapsed Time Remaining Time etc 1 DISPLAY Press the BASS Up button to increase or BASS Down...

Page 21: ...rience with deep rich bass TSXT creates a truly immersive surround sound experience with rich bass and clear dialog DC enhances the vocals so dialog is clear and easy to understand FUNCTION EQ 1 When connected via an HMDI cable select the desired resolution to match your TV For example if your TV is 720p and you are using the HDMI cable set this to 720p 60Hz NOTES This option can only be used when...

Page 22: ...ditional information Resuming playback may not work on all discs PLAYBACK OF A DVD IMPORTANT NOTES After plugging in the unit will be in the Standby mode the Power indicator will be dimly lit Press the POWER button on the main unit or the remote to turn on the unit the Power indicator will light brighter will appear on the TV screen during operation if you try to access a function that is not avai...

Page 23: ...r backward at high speed until the Play Pause button is pressed again normal playback will resume at that point 1 SKIP SEARCH During playback repeatedly press the SLOW button to move the DVD forward in slow motion speeds of 1 2 1 16 and resume normal playback The sound will be muted You can also resume normal playback by pressing the Play Pause button 1 SLOW MOTION Use this feature to move the DVD...

Page 24: ...nvalid time title or chapter is entered INVALID INPUT will appear on the screen For numbers over nine repeatedly press the 10 button to enter the first digit followed by the second digit playback will start immediately 1 TITLE CHAPTER SEARCH Use this feature to directly go to a specific title and or chapter While in the Playback mode press the REPEAT button once CHAPTER will appear on the screen f...

Page 25: ...on This feature is not available on all discs 1 Press the TITLE button and the Title Menu of the disc will appear Use the Navigation buttons to select the desired option and then press the ENTER button This feature is not available on all discs 1 DVD MENU TITLE MENU Press the ZOOM button once during Normal Slow or Still playback modes and the unit will zoom x2 Repeatedly press to cycle through the...

Page 26: ...ect the desired folder if CD has folders using the Navigation button Then press the ENTER button to show all the tracks inside the folder Select a file using the Navigation button 1 then press the ENTER button to play the selected track You can also press the Navigation button to select the folder again 3 To stop playback press the Stop button Adjust the VOLUME buttons EQ button and the BASS Up Do...

Page 27: ...rs to select your desired track folder then it will playback the track or enter the folder automatically 1 SELECTING FOLDERS TRACKS USING THE NUMBER BUTTONS Press the Skip Forward button to advance to the beginning of the next file Press the Skip Backward button to move to the beginning of the previous file 1 SELECTING FOLDERS TRACKS USING THE SKIP BUTTONS Press the REPEAT button once Repeat One w...

Page 28: ...twice the TV screen shows and the unit will stop completely 3 PLAYBACK OF A CD Press the Play Pause button to pause playback will appear on the screen and PAUSE will appear on the display Press the Play Pause button again to resume playback 1 Press the Number buttons corresponding to the track number you would like to play and the unit will playback the desired track automatically For tracks over ...

Page 29: ... disc will move forward or backward at high speed until the Play Pause button is pressed again normal playback will resume at that point 1 Press the REPEAT button once TRACK will appear on the screen for a few seconds and the track currently playing will repeat continuously Press the REPEAT button twice ALL will appear on the screen for a few seconds and the disc will repeat over and over Press th...

Page 30: ...me the slideshow If there is an MP3 file on the disc you can start playback for background music and then start the slideshow Press the MENU button to return to the Folder menu While in DVD mode insert a disc with the label side facing up into the disc slot CLOSE will appear briefly on the screen and in the display and the disc will be loaded 2 Press the Skip Forward or Backward button to select t...

Page 31: ...ess and hold the Navigation or button until the frequency in the display starts to scan and then release the button the tuner will search and then stop on the next strong station it finds Repeat this step until the desired frequency appears in the display 3 Adjust the VOLUME buttons EQ button and the BASS Up Down buttons as desired Connect the FM Antenna and make sure that it is extended to its fu...

Page 32: ...will blink in the display Select the desired preset number up to 10 using the PRESET PRESET buttons 3 Press the Memory button again and the station will be stored in the selected preset Repeat steps 2 and 3 to program additional presets Adjust the VOLUME buttons EQ button and the BASS Up Down buttons as desired 4 SETTING FM RADIO PRESETS UP TO 10 RECALLING RADIO PRESETS While in the FM mode simply...

Page 33: ... To start playback press the Play Pause button the selected track will play To pause playback press the Play Pause button Press it again to resume playback Press the DISPLAY button to cycle between the song title scrolling across the display and the elapsed time on the display 1 To skip through the songs press the Skip Forward or Backward button To search through the songs press and hold the Skip ...

Page 34: ...y play back all of the tracks and then stop To cancel random playback press the SHUFFLE button until the Shuffle indicator disappears from both the iPod s display and the unit s display 5 Adjust the VOLUME buttons EQ button and the BASS Up Down buttons as desired 6 NOTES If this unit is turned on and in another mode once the iPod is connected this unit will change to iPod mode automatically When t...

Page 35: ...s will appear on the TV screen 2 Select the desired folder using the Navigation buttons 1 Then press the ENTER button to show all the files inside the folder Select a photo or MP3 file using the Navigation button then press the ENTER button to select While viewing a slideshow the MENU button can be pressed to return to the folders While viewing the folders you can press the Navigation button to go...

Page 36: ...rmatting your device will erase all data Please refer to your USB device s instruction manual first Warning Connect your USB device directly to the USB port of the device Using an extension cable is not recommended and may cause interference and failure of data transfer Connecting a memory card 1 Power on the unit 2 Make sure no disc has been inserted inside the tray 3 Insert a compatible memory c...

Page 37: ...edly until SLEEP 00 MIN appears 3 With the unit on and playing the selected source press the SLEEP button repeatedly to set the sleep time from 10 minutes to 60 minutes in 10 minute increments 1 Press the SLEEP button at any time to view the sleeping time left SLEEP TIMER 2 ...

Page 38: ...e equipment according tothe instructions in this manual Connect as per this manual and press the AUX Mode button on the remote Connect the speaker cables securely Turn the external unit on When you select an HDMI display mode which is not supported by your television if you choose for example 1080i while your television supports up to 720p only you get a black screen As a result you cannot change ...

Page 39: ...e battery is sufficiently loaded Check that the files system of your USB device is formatted into the FAT or FAT 32 format USB device formatted into NTFS are not compatible with this unit Caution if you attempt to modify your file system formatting your device will erase all data Please refer to your USB device s instruction manual first Warning Connect your USB device directly to the USB port of ...

Page 40: ... disc to the outer edge of the disc Never wipe in circular motions Discs should be stored in their cases after each use to avoid damage Do not expose discs to direct sunlight high humidity high temperatures or dust etc Prolonged exposure or extreme temperatures can warp the disc Do not stick or write anything on either side of the disc Sharp writing instruments or the ink may damage the surface Cl...

Page 41: ...stered in the U S and other countries iPOD not included Power Requirements AC230V 50Hz Power Consumption 90W Signal System NTSC PAL Discs Played DVD VIDEO Disc 12cm single sided single layer 12cm single sided dual layer 12cm double sided single layer 8cm single sided single layer 8cm single sided dual layer 8cm double sided single layer COMPACT DISC VIDEO CD 12cm disc 8cm disc Video Output Level 1...

Page 42: ...encoded in High Definition are only readable on computers 3 Maximum resolutions supported by MPEG 4 codecs and this unit are 720x480 30fps 720x576 25fps 4 Videos must be encoded with a soundtrack in MP3 format since other formats such as AC3 are not supported If there is no sound it means that the audio codec is not compatible 5 If your MPEG 4 video file does not appear on the unit s screen check ...

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