8 BASIC OPERATIONS SELECTION OF AUDIO/VIDEO SOURCE ......................... 9 RECORDING AN AUDIO SOURCE ................................. 10 RADIO RECEPTION MANUAL TUNING ............................................................. 11 DIRECT TUNING ............................................................... 11 PRESETTING STATIONS ................................................. 12 DOLBY SURROUND SELECTING DOLBY PRO LOGIC ................................... 13 ADJUSTING SPEAKER LEVEL BALANCE .................... 14 TIMER —. SETTING THE CLOCK ...................................................... 15 SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER .......................................... 15 m GENERAL CARE AND MAINTENANCE ............................................ 161 SPECIFICATIONS ..........o..............................................r... 16 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE .......................................... 17 PARTS INDEX .......................m..........................m................ 18 FM antenna AM antenna Operating Instructions, etc. CONNECTIONS CONNECTING EQUIPMENT Before connecting the AC cord The rated voltage of your unit shown on the rear panel is 120 V AC. Check that the rated voltage matches your local voltage. IMPORTANT Connect the speakers, antennas, and all other external equipment first. Then connect the AC cord at the end. “ Be sure to connect the VIDEO OUT terminal of a DVD player directly to a TV set, not through this unit. Otherwise, the picture noise may appear when playing the DVDS copy protected, ‘2 Input sound through the 5.1 INPUT terminals cannot be recorded. When recording the sound from the DVD player, connect the AUDIO-OUT (DOWN MIXING) terminals of the DVD player to the VIDEO l/DVD/MD AUDIO IN terminals of the unit. *3 When connecting a monaural video, use a stereo-mono connecting cord (not supplied). . DVD or Video l/MD player*3 ,7. [BS 1 Jacks and plugs of the connecting cord follows: Red jacks and plugs : For the right channel White jacks and plugs: For the left channel Yellow jacks and plugs: For video signals m Insert the plugs fully into the jacks. Loose connections may produce a humming sound or other noise interference. - u ao~ . -a =S=u-..... 0 0--@s@‘-=n=~ + VIDEO 3 ..... , --\ M“ are color-coded as of audio signals of audio signals to VIDEO IN to AUDIO lN(Video I/MD) to AUDIO -----, ~to VIDEO iN(Video 1) 0 ‘/’ d) \to AUDIO OUT*2 Ill I ~to VIDEO OUT(Video 1)*’ - 11111I II, mm74 II “d C. Dlaver ,Y!G2-J Turntable to AUDIO OUT J Video 2 or to VIDEO OUT LD/Cable TV*3 J (( A u I 1 [ ~ II Tape deck Itto AUDIO IN (Video 2) I to VIDEO IN (Video 2) ( J d ENGLISH —. @ and @in the illustration correspond to the following details, I CONNECTING SPEAKERS @) Front speakers Speaker terminals Connect front speakers (system A and/or B), a center speaker, surround speakers andsubwoofer tothe corresponding speaker insert the speaker cord lead Q ~ terminals onthe unit: ~;:::::e:; -the front speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKERS terminals close the flap. Check that the -the center speaker cord to the CENTER SPEAKER terminals -the surround speaker cords to the SURROUND SPEAKERS terminals. -for more powerful bass, the sub woofer (with a built-in amplifier) 1 cord to the SUPER WOOFER d iack Surround speakers Speaker impedance “4-> For all speakers, use speakers of 8 ohms or more. Connecting + to +, -to -terminals To get the proper sound effect, the speaker terminals on the unit and the speaker should be connected with proper polarity; the + terminal on the unit should be connected to the + terminal on the speaker (and – to –), . Be sure to connect the speaker cords correctly as shown in the illustration on the right column. Improper connections can cause short circuits in the SPEAKER(S) terminals. l Do not leave objects generating magnetism near the speakers, .’ b.JBk Sub woofer Center speaker IENGLISH f ~ POSITIONING THE SPEAKERS Position the speakers to make the most of the Dolby Digital Surround (5.1 CH), Dolby Pro Logic or DSP effect. P @ Front speakers @ Center speaker Position in the center of the two front speakerq. In addition, position on or below the TV set, if connecting.a TV set to the unit. @ Surround speakers Place the surround speakers directly to the side of or slightly behind the listening area. Align them horizontally, about 1 meter (3.2 feet) above ear height. @ Sub woofer Place the sub woofer in any place between the two front speakers. m Sound from the surround speakers or center speaker depends on the setting of the DSP, Dolby Pro Logic and 5.1 CH function. CONNECTING THE SUPPLIED ANTENNAS @ Connect the FM antenna to the FM 75 Q terminals and the AM antenna to the AM LOOP terminals. To stand the AM loop antenna on a surface Fix the claw to the slot as shown in the illustration. To position the antennas FM feeder antenna: Extend this antenna horizontally in a T shape and fix its ends to the wall. AM loop antenna: Position for the best reception. m l Do not bring the FM antenna near me...