RCA 600-Watt manual

Complete 7-Piece 600-Watt Home Theater Audio System with 3-DVD Changer[...]

2 CONTENTS Important S afety Instructions ................. ................. ............... 3 Note to CA TV Syste m Installer ..... ............ .......... ............. ....... 4 The FCC W a nts Y ou to Know ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... 4 Notes on Copyr ight . ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..[...]

3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Careful attention is devoted to quality standards in the m anufacture of your sys tem, and s afety i s a maj or facto r in its d esign . However, sa fety is al so your re sponsib ility. This sect ion l ists impo rtant info rmatio n th at w ill he lp yo u pr operly use and enjoy your system. Read all the included safe[...]

4 24. Replacement Parts — When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or having the same characteristics as the original part . Unautho rize d subs titutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards. 25. Safet y Check — Upo n comp letion of se rvic e or rep[...]

5 Notes on Unauthor ized D iscs You may not be able to pla y back some DVD video dis cs on this pl ay er if they were pur chased from outsi de your geogr aphic a rea or mad e for business purpose s. When you try to pla y back a n unauth orized disc, “C heck Regi onal Cod e” appear s on the TV screen . INSTALLI NG BATTERIE S IN TH E REMOTE CONTR[...]

6 CONNECTIO NS[...]

7 PLACING THE RE CEIVER Do not pl ace o bject s dire ctly on top o f the re ceiv er as it co u ld prev en t pro p er hea t dis p ersa l. When i nstalling in a rack or shelf , be su re to le ave an adequa te amoun t of spac e abov e and beh ind th e re ceiv er for ai r circul ati on. PLACING TH E SPEAKERS 1. Pl ac e the front left an d rig ht sp e a[...]

8 Conn ect ing a TV Use audi o/video c ables or an S- Video cab le (not supplied) to connec t a TV to the receiv er. 1. For au dio, co nnect th e plug fr om the TV’ s AUDIO O UT right jac k to th e receiv er’ s right AUDIO TV IN jack and the plug f ro m the T V’ s AUDIO OUT le ft jac k to the rece iver’ s left AUDIO TV IN jack. 2. If your T[...]

9 2. If your satellite receive r or cable box has analog audio connections , conne ct r ed plug s to the rig ht AUDIO jacks and white plu gs to the left AUDIO ja cks. T o use y our sat ellite rec eiver (or ca ble box ), select th e SA T fu nct ion (see “Contr oll ing a Sa tellite Receiv er or Cab le Box” on Page 21). If your satellite receive r[...]

10 CONNECTING ANTE NNAS FM Indoor Ante nna In an area with stro n g FM sig nal s , the T- ty pe FM an ten n a (supp lie d) is suf f ic ient. 1. Us e a flat or Ph illi ps s crewdri ver t o lo osen the screws on the sup pli ed transf or mer . 2. Pl ac e the me ta l con n ec tors on th e end of t he T -type antenna ’ s base o n the tran sformer ’ [...]

11 A QUICK LOOK AT THE RECEIVER’ S CONTROLS DISC 1, 2, 3 – Pres s to open or close the disc t ray s. Note: You ca nno t use these buttons in tuner mode . DISC SKIP/TUNING MODE – P ress to skip discs in DVD/CD mode. In tuner mode, press to s witch between presets and m an ual tuni ng (s ee “Switch ing Bet ween P reset Stations and Manua l Tu[...]

12 A QUICK LOOK AT THE REMOTE CONTROL BAND / J J J J ý ýý ý — Se lect s AM or FM band wh ile using the tu ner. Functions as PLAY in DVD/CD mode. FM MODE/ ' ' ' ' — Selects FM m ono or ster eo mode whi le usi ng t h e tuner. Functions as STOP in DVD/CD mode. MEMO R Y/ f — Press to memo rize th e desire d st at io n fr e[...]

13 SETTING UP THE SURR OUND SOUND SYSTEM Your Ho me Theat er Aud io Syst em spea kers ar e ti mbre match ed and r eady to use “a s is” a s soon as you unpack the m. If you wis h to fin e-t un e the s ys t em (for exam ple, su bst it ute differe nt spe akers or alter the sou n d dist rib uti on ), foll ow th e direc tio ns b elow. I I I Im m m m[...]

14 2. Press SETUP . IFýI?P; IFýI?P; IFýI?P; IFýI?P; appear s. 3. Press 7 7 7 7 . <H EDJ <HEDJ <HEDJ <HEDJ appear s. 4. Press 7 7 7 7 again. <#B7H=; <#B7H=; <#B7H=; <#B7H=; app ears . T o chan g e to <#I C7BB <#IC7BB <#IC7BB <#IC7BB , press 8 8 8 8 or 9 9 9 9 . N N N No o o ot t t te e e e: :: : If t he cone s[...]

15 • Do not push o n the dis c tr ay or put any obje cts oth er tha n discs on the disc t ra y . Do ing so m ay ca use the DVD play er to ma lfunction. • Keep yo ur fi nger s we ll clea r of the dis c tr ay as it is c losin g. Keep ch ild ren’ s finge rs aw ay from the cl osi n g disc tray as ther e is a ri sk of pe rsonal injury . •W h e n[...]

16 While in Dolby Digital or Dolby Dig ital Ste reo mode , press NIGHT MODE to tu rn Night Mode on. The rece iver displ ays D?=>J ýE D D?=>J ýE D D?= >Jý ED D?=>J ýE D . Press NI GHT MODE again to tu rn it o ff. Th e re ceiv er disp lays D?=>JýE<< D?=>JýE<< D?=>JýE<< D?=>JýE<< . N N N No o o o[...]

17 The DVD m enu’s c ontents a nd oper ation di ffer from disc to disc. T he following proce dure expl ains the basic o peratio n when th is feature is used. 1. Press MENU dur in g p lay . The DVD me nu av ai labl e on th e disc no w appear s. Pre ssing RET URN resu mes pla y from the scene whe n MENU wa s first pressed . N N N No o o ot t t te e[...]

18 *0)ýB8 *0)ýB8 *0)ýB8 *0)ýB8 (Lette rbox) — If you have a c onventio nal TV set a nd your DVD is formatt ed for w idescr een view ing, use this setting . All vi deo ma terial not form atted i n the Pan and Scan style i s played back in t he lette rbox st yle. Bl ack bands app ea r at the top and bo ttom of the scr een. ',0/ýM?:; &apos[...]

19 Press RE PEA T during pl ay b ack or when the player is sto ppe d. Each ti me you pres s this button , the rep eat mode di spl ayed on the TV sc reen c hanges be tween RE PEAT ONE , REPEAT ALL, and REPEAT OFF . If you select REPEAT O NE the di sc repeat s a fi le. If you select REPEAT ALL the disc repeats a fold er . N N N No o o ot t t te e e e[...]

20 N N N No o o ot t t te e e e: : : : Pr ess MEMO a gain to stop auto scannin g sooner . To stor e stati ons on the other band, re peat Ste ps 1–4, substit uting th e other band i n Step 1. Switc hi n g Be tw een Pr es et Sta t ion s and Manual T u ning If you store preset station s, press ing PR ESET ) ) ) ) or - - - - (or TUNING/PRESET ) ) ) )[...]

21 Pr ogr amming T r acks You c an pr ogra m up to 32 tr acks for pla yba ck in any desi re d order. Thi s fun ction on ly oper ates wi th aud io CDs (not DVDs) . N N N No o o ot t t te e e e: :: : The disc mu st be re co gni ze d by th e re ceiv er, so play th e disc f or a l ittle w hile afte r load ing, the n progr am it. 1. Press FM MODE/ &apos[...]

22 To cont rol the sate llite r eceiver or cabl e box w ith the remote contro l, see “Using the Remote Control to Contro l Additio nal Compone nts” on Pa ge 22. USIN G THE SLEE P TIME R You can set the s lee p timer to tu rn of f the receiver af te r a set period of ti me. Repeat edly press SLE EP to set the sleep t imer to the desi red time ( [...]

23 FUTURETEC 138 GE 103, 104, 106, 110, 119, 121, 122, 152, 154, 155, 185, 187, 200, 221, 230, 264, 265, 281 GIBRALTAR 104 GRUNDY 138, 146, 271 HALLMARK 104, 106 HARVARD 138 HITACHI 104 , 106, 110, 112, 113, 119, 140, 159, 160, 214, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 248, 279 IMA 138 INFINITY 162 JBL 162 JC PENNEY 104, 105, 106,[...]

24 VCR Codes TELECAPTION 205, 270, 271 TOSHIBA 149, 172, 189, 205, 209, 210, 217, 218, 221, 260, 262 UNIVERSAL 152, 187 VICTOR 166 VIDTECH 104, 105, 106 WARDS 101, 104, 105, 106, 107, 124, 146, 152, 162, 169, 174, 175, 176, 185, 187, 188, 219, 220, 284 YAMAHA 104, 105, 106, 119 ZENITH 104, 247, 253, 254 Brand Co des ADMIRAL 531 ADVENTURA 426 AIWA 4[...]

25 Cable Cod es OPTONICA 496 ORION 435 PANASONIC 421, 446, 509, 525, 526, 531 PENTAX 416, 455, 456, 507, 520 PENTEX RESEARCH 418 PHILCO 421, 462, 463 PHILIPS 421, 462 , 496, 524 PILOT 414 PIONEER 410, 443, 455, 480, 481, 5 23 PORTLAND 416, 417 PROSCAN 401, 412 PROTEC 461 PULSAR 504 QUARTER 411 QUARTZ 411 QUASAR 421, 525 RADIOSHACK/ REALISTIC 411, 4[...]

26 Satell ite System Codes PHILIPS 711, 712, 713, 714, 725, 730, 731, 732 PIONEER 701, 733, 734, 742 PULSAR 726 RADIOSHACK 770, 771, 779, 780 RCA 747, 749, 752 REALISTIC 709, 749 REGAL 722, 735 REGENCY 717 REMBRANDT 703 RUNCO 726 S.A 737, 738, 786, 787 SAMSUNG 714, 734 SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA 706, 736, 737, 738 SIGNAL 714, 718 SIGNATURE 703 SL MARX 714,[...]

27 T R OUBLESHOOTING This rec ei ver has been man ufactured to the spec ifica tio ns of RadioSh ac k a nd is co vered b y a li mited warr ant y from Radio S ha ck . I f your r eceiv er is no t operati ng as it sh ould, ta ke it to your lo cal RadioSh ack store or ca ll 1-80 0-THE-SHA CK for assistan ce . If y ou think t hat there is somethi ng wron[...]

28 CAR E Keep the recei ver dr y; if it gets wet, wi pe it dr y immed iately. Use and sto re t he r ec eiver onl y in nor m al temper a tur e envir onments. Handle t he receive r caref ully; do not dr op it. Keep th e re ceiv er awa y from d ust an d dir t, and w ipe it wi th a damp c loth oc casional ly to k eep it lookin g new. Modify ing or tamp[...]

29 • Do not pla ce discs on top of the receiv er . • Do not touc h the pl ayback sid e of the dis c. • Do not at tach pap er or ta pe to disc s . • Do not stor e discs in a plac e subject to dir ect su nlight o r near h eat so urces. • Do not stor e discs in pl aces subject t o moisture and dust such as a ba th room or ne ar a hum idifie [...]

30 (AM) Sen sitivity (Loop Anten na) ... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ............ ....... .... ....... .. .. .. . ...... ..... .. ..... .. 600 µ V/m (AM) Sel ectivity , +/– 10 K ....... ....... ....... ....... ............ ....... ....... ........... ....... ............ ....... ....... .... ..[...]

31 SETTING A RATING LEVEL AND P ASSWORD You c an proh ib it th e p lay ing of s pec ifie d D VDs wh ich are unsui ta ble for chil dren. Some DVD discs conta in a restri cti on leve l whi ch enab les p aren ts to re move sce nes or p reve nt playb ack of di scs by c hil dren . You r DV D pl ayer has a pas swo rd device designe d to pr event c hildre[...]

31-50 10 02A02 Pr in t ed in C hi n a B Radio Shac k C orpo rati on Fort Worth, Texas 76 102 Limited T wo-Y ear W arranty This pro duct is warranted by R adioShack agai nst manufacturin g defects in materi al and workman- ship un der norm al use for two (2) year s from th e date of p urchas e from R adioSh ack com pany- owned sto res and auth orize[...]