Koss KS3101A-2 manual

KOSS (SONIGEM) KS3101A-2 I/B COVER SIZE : (W)210MMx(H)299MM COLOR : PRINTED IN BLACK ON WHITE BACKGROUND KS3101A-2 INSTRUCTION MANUAL/ GUIDE D'UTILISA TION DVD/VCD/CD HOME THEA TRE SYSTEM WITH DIGIT AL AM/FM STEREO RECEIVER CINÉMA MAIS ON DVD/VCD/CD ET RÉCEPTEUR AM/FM STÉRÉO NUMÉRIQUE[...]

E 1 E SAFETY T o ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, con- tact an authorized service location.[...]

E 2 • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water . • Clean only with dry cloth. • Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’s instructions. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiato[...]

E 3 E Contents Introduction Safety ................................................................................................................... E 1 Important Safety Instructions ................................................................................... E 2 Contents, P acking ..........................................................[...]

E 4 Player Zones Anti-copy Disc Protection Installation DVD Discs For the purpose of distribution of DVD Discs, the world has been separated into 6 zones. The zone your unit is intended for is indicated on the Zone Label. This should be the same as the label on discs available in your region. If you have any difficulties in playing a disc, mak e su[...]

E 5 E Remote Control 19. EXIT exits menus and Active Navigation mode. 20. MODE selects surround modes or soundfield modes. 21. TONE selects EQ modes. 22. 0 - 9 (Numeric keys) used for direct selections of title, chapter , track, tuner channel and time input. 23. mutes and unmutes sound output. 24. opens or closes the disc tray . 1. turns unit on/of[...]

E 6 Front Panel 1 . Power On / Off 2. Opens or closes the disc loading tray 3. SKIP skips to previous chapter/track in DVD/CD mode 4. SKIP skips to next chapter/track in DVD/CD mode 5. pauses playing 6. stops playing 7. starts playing in DVD/CD mode. 8. Selects A V1/A V2 as the input source 9. DVD selects DVD/CD as the input source 10. TUNER select[...]

E 7 E Rear Panel 1 2 IMPORT ANT! Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antenna and all optional equipment have been connected. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. The rating plate is located at the rear panel of the system. 1. FM Antenna Input Connections For FM reception, connect the FM antenna to the FM jack. M[...]

E 8 Rear Panel 7. Video Output - TV For connecting to TVs (Most TVs have this type of connections. If your TV has Component Video or S- Video, you will get a better picture by using them instead). 8. S - Video Output F or connecting the S- VIDEO IN jack on the TV using an optional S- Video cable. This type of connection will provide superior pictur[...]

E 9 E Setup and Installation The following setup and installation diagrams show the different video and audio connections to TV , VCR or C D Recorder . Important Mak e sure the AC V oltage matches your local voltage. Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antennas, and all optional equipment have been connected. (1) Video Connections[...]

E 10 (2) Audio Connections[...]

E 11 E (3) Speaker connections Before Connecting This DVD Receiver is designed to reproduce optimum sound quality when the supplied speakers are used. If you wish to connect other speakers to the system instead of the supplied speakers, they should be 6 ohms impedance with a minimum power handling of 50 watts each. Maintain correct polarity when co[...]

E 12 Placement of speakers play an important role in the reproduction of surround sound. P articular attention should be taken when designing the speaker layout. For the best surround effects, all speakers should be installed. A typical room layout will have the left, center , and right speak ers placed across the front and the left surround and ri[...]

E 13 E Proper setup of the unit will let you enjoy better sound and picture quality as well as many useful features. The selections are the preferred options that will be chosen, provided they are available on the disc. NOTE: If the disc loaded does not have the preferred option then the disc’s own preference should be used. BA SIC OPERA TIONS T [...]

E 14 PL A Y PL A Y MODE LOCK Play No menu is available without disc loaded. (See under “When DVD is stopped” or “When CD is stopped”) Play Play Mode No menu available without disc loaded. (See under “When DVD is stopped” or “When CD is stopped”) Play Mode Lock Player Create your password here using the numeric keys. The player is de[...]

E 15 E P AL/NTSC Press OK to select between P AL or NTSC output to match your TV or other equipment. Parental Level Set to 5 or 6 Parental Level Set to 7 or 8 The Unit The unit’s behavior depends on the setting in the parental menu. Parental Level Set between 2 & 4 A section of the disc can have several different sequences which vary in paren[...]

E 16 SOUND DRC Press OK to turn on/off . This controls the Dynamic R ange Compression (DRC) for night time listening. DRC reduces the difference between normal voices and sounds such as like explosion to avoid waking your neighbours. The amount of range control available depends on the disc. Digital Output Press OK to check the box if you have conn[...]

E 17 E L ANGU A GES English English English English Disc Menus Audio Subtitles Player Menus Languages Player Menus Select amongst the 7 languages as default language for your player menus. Press OK to confirm selection. Disc Menus Select amongst the 7 languages (if available on disc) as the default language for disc menus. Press OK to confirm selec[...]

E 18 Selecting the source Press one of the input selector buttons (on the front panel or remote control) to select the below input source: - A V SEL (press A V1/ A V2 or A V SEL) - TUNER - DVD/CD/VCD General Operation Adjusting the Master V olume The master volume adjusts all channels at the same time: Press on the remote control, OR rotate the mas[...]

E 19 E - Digital Soundfield Simulation - Stadium - S tage - Hall - Disco - Live Selecting Surround Output Modes The number of output modes varies according to the system setup and the input sources. Press MODE repeatedly on the remote control to select the different surround modes as shown below: - Dolby Pro Logic Surround - 3 Stereo - Stereo Selec[...]

E 20 Display Indicators T uning Manually 1. Press TUNER to select tuner mode. 2. After two seconds the display will change to show the current band and frequency . 3. If necessar y , press TUNER again to switch between AM and FM band. 4 . Press or use the remote’s numeric k eys to change the frequency . Dolby Digital Surround The Dolby Digital Su[...]

E 21 E Automatic tuning 1. Press TUNER to select tuner mode. 2. After two seconds the display will change to show the current band and frequency . 3. If necessar y , press TUNER again to switch between AM and FM band. 4. Press and hold or for more than one second to activate auto tuning mode. When a station is reached, auto tuning will stop. T unin[...]

E 22 Clock & Timer ON/OFF Timer Setting the ON/OFF Timer 1 . In A V1 / A V2 or TUNER, press MENU button. 2 . Press until Timer Setup Mode is selected. 3 . Press OK, then use to choose On Time or Off Time. 4. Press OK to enter Set Time mode. Set Time (refer to “Setting the Clock”) and press OK. 5 . Press to set the function ON or OFF . 6. Pr[...]

E 23 E Karaoke Operation 1. Connect the microphones (not included) to MIC 1 and MIC2 jack on front panel. 2. Adjust volume of Microphone 1 with MIC1 Level knob. 3. Adjust volume of Microphone 2 with MIC 2 Level knob. Clock / Sleep Timer Displaying the Current Time When in DVD/A V1/A V2/TUNER modes, press SLEEP on the remote control to select SHOW C[...]

E 24 Playing DVD Discs 1 . T o play DVD disc, press to open the disc tray . 2. Load disc onto the tray with the label side facing upward. 3 . Press to close the tray . The disc will start playing automatically . There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc. When DVD Disc is playing Pause, Slow Motion and F[...]

E 25 E Press to select audio output mode according to the availability on disc. Press repeatedly to select among “Standard”, “Program”, “Random”, “Disc Repeat”, “Title Repeat ”, “Chapter Repeat ”, and “Repeat A-B”. Press OK to confirm. The feature “Repeat A-B” allows a section to be repeated continuously . Press OK a[...]

E 26 Press OK to create or edit program. Create Program - Example shows how to add Title 1, and Chapter 1 in Title 2 to the program then save and start playing. Program Press to Add Select Title “1” Select Title “2” Select Chapter 1 Press to Add Press to select “Done” or press to save the “Program List” and start playing[...]

E 27 E 1 . T o play music CDs, press to open the disc tray . 2. Load disc on the tray with label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray . The disc will start playing automatically . There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads menu from the disc. Playing Music CDs Edit Program - Example shows how to delete the last selec[...]

E 28 Input with numeric keys a time within the playing time of the track you want to play from Press to select track you want to play . Press repeatedly to select among “Standard”, “Program”, “Random”, “Disc Repeat”, “ T rack Repeat ”, “Repeat A-B”, and “Intro Scan”. Press OK to confirm. Repeat A-B allows a passage to be[...]

E 29 E When CD Disc is stopped The following special menus will display when playing is stopped. For other menus, please refer to “Function Setup”. T o select options, use Active Navigation keys (see under “F unction Setup - Basic Operations” for detailed operations). Play Resume Play Y ou can resume play from the point where you have stopp[...]

E 30 Edit Program - Example shows how to delete the last selection in the program. Press “Clear ” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” or press to save the “Program List” and start playing Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List”[...]

E 31 E Playing VCDs 1 . T o play VCD disc, press to open the disc tray . 2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. 3 . Press to close the tray . The disc will start playing automatically . There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc. When VCD is playing Pause, Slow Motion and Frame-by-Fram[...]

E 32 Playing MP3 / WMA / JPEG Disc 1. T o play MP3/WMA/JPEG disc, press to open the disc tray . 2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray , then the files in disc will be detected. The player can play either: MP3 / WMA files alone JPEG files alone A root menu exist, press More items available in menu, pres[...]

E 33 E MP3 files along with JPEG files A root menu exist, press More items available in menu, press More items available in menu, press Selections and playback logic MP3 / WMA files only: The player begins playing all the files in the currently selected folder , and then follow by all the files in the subfolders contained within its parent folder .[...]

E 34 Stop and Resume Stop Press once to Resume Stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from the stop point by pressing . Press twice to stop playing completely and press will start playing from the beginning. Quick keys (ROT A TE, MENU, ZOOM) Press corresponding keys to go into respective disc menu. Select options in menus with navigation keys an[...]

E 35 E Play Mode Standard Press OK to set unit playing tracks in default order . Random Press OK to set unit playing tracks in random order . Program Press OK to create or edit program. Create Program - Example shows how to add F older 1 and T rack 1 in Folder 2 to the program list then save and start playing . Select Folder 1 Press to Add Sele ct [...]

E 36 Edit Program -Example shows how to delete the last selection from the program list Press “Clear ” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List”[...]

E 37 E NO RETURN TO ST ART -UP SCREEN WHEN DISC IS REMOVED • Check to see if the program requires another disc to be loaded. • Reset by unplugging the player from the power , then connect the power again. THE PL A YER DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE REMOTE CONTROL • Aim the remote control directly at the sensor on the front of the player . • Avoid [...]

E 38 While advances have been made to ensure that your disc player is compatible with the largest number of discs possible, however it cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to play discs which might not be compliant with audio CD standards. In the case of writable and rewritable discs, compatibility with this player depends on the DVD writer ,[...]