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MCD510 D VD Micr o Theatr e User manual Manuel d'utilisation Manual del usuario Benutzerhandücher Gebruik ershandleidingen Manuale per l'utente Användarhandböck erna Brugermanual pg001-pg040_MCD510_22-Eng 2005.9.5, 16:29 1[...]
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3140 115 xxxxx 2 Important notes for users in the U .K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approv ed 13 Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follo ws: 1 Remov e fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3 Amp, A.S.T .A. or BSI approv ed type . 3 Ref it the fuse cover . If the fitted plug is not sui[...]
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3140 115 xxxxx 3 RDS CLOCK SET B AND ST ANDBY - ON ECO POWER RECORD DISPLA Y V OLUME DVD/WMA - CD/MP3 - CD COMPATIBLE MCD510 MICRO SYSTEM INCREDIBLE SURROUND PROGRAM TUNING ALBUM / PRESET SOURCE TIMER SET DBB DSC iR OPEN/ CLOSE 1 2 6 $ @ 9 % 8 4 # 0 ! & * 7 ( 3 5 ^ pg001-pg040_MCD510_22-Eng 2005.9.5, 16:29 3[...]
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3140 115 xxxxx 4 DK Advarsel: Usynlig laser stråling ved åbning når sikkerhedsafbr ydere er ude af funktion. Undgå utsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbr yderen er sekundær t indkoblet og ofbr yder ikke strømmen fr a nettet. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder i stikkontakten. S Klass 1 l[...]
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5 English F rançais Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Sv enska Dansk CA UTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than herein may result in hazar dous radiation exposur e or other unsafe operation. Index Manufactured under license from Dolby Labor ator ies. “Dolby”, “Pro-logic” and the double-D symbol are t[...]
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6 English Contents General Information Featur es .................................................................. 8 Discs for pla yback ................................................ 8 Region codes Supplied accessories ............................................ 8 Envir onmental information ................................ 9 Care and safety in[...]
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English 7 Contents Ta pe Operation/Recor ding Ta pe pla yback ...................................................... 33 Re winding / Fast forwarding ............................ 33 General information on r ecording ................. 33 Pr eparation for r ecording ................................ 34 Synchro start CD r ecording ......................[...]
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8 English General Information F eatures Y our D VD Micro System with 2-channel full digital amplif ier creates the same dynamic sound qualities that you find in full-fledged cinemas and incorpor ates some of the best features in home theater technology . Additional Component Connections Lets you connect other audio and audio/visual components to th[...]
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English 9 General Information/Maintenance En vir onmental information An y unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. We have tried to make the packaging easy to separate into three materials: cardboard (box), polystyrene foam (buff er) and poly ethylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Y our system consists of mater ials which can be recycled and reus[...]
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10 English General Information Cleaning the disc lens ● After prolonged use, dir t or dust may accum ulate at the disc lens. To ensure good playback quality , clean the disc lens with Philips CD Lens Cleaner or an y commercially a vailable cleaner . Follo w the instr uctions supplied with cleaner . Finding a suitab le location ● Place the play [...]
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English 11 Connections speak er (right) speak er (left) 3 SUB WOOFER OUT AUX/ CDR IN R LINE OUT DIGITAL OUT L RL + R + L SPEAKERS 6 Ω FM 75 Ω FM/MW ANTENNA AM ANTENNA FM ANTENNA SCART OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT AC pow er cord MW loop antenna FM wire antenna AUDIO IN S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN TV IN 4 AUDIO IN S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN TV IN 2 5 IMPOR T ANT! [...]
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12 English Connections Step 2: Connecting speak ers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, r ight speaker to "R" and left speaker to "L", coloured (mar ked) wire to "+" and b lack (unmar ked) wire to "-". Fully inser t the str ipped por tion of the speaker wire into the terminal as sho wn. Notes[...]
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English 13 Connections Step 4: Connecting TV IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to mak e one video connection fr om the follo wing options, depending on the capabilities of y our TV system. – Connect the D VD system directl y to the TV . –A SCAR T connection will let you use features both Audio and Video on the D VD Pla yer . Using SCAR T jack SCAR[...]
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14 English Connections Using S-Video In jack IMPOR T ANT! – If the pictur e is distor ted, check the Video Output setting. Make sur e it is set to ‘S-Video’. (See Setting video prefer ence). LINE OUT DIGITAL OUT RL FM 75 Ω FM/MW ANTENNA SCART OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN TV IN AUDIO IN S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN TV IN 2 1[...]
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English 15 Connections Step 5: Connecting the po wer cor d IMPOR T ANT! –N ev er make or chang e any connection with the po wer s witched on. " AUTO INSTALL – PRESS PLAY TO START " may appear on the displa y panel when the A C po wer cord is plugged into the power outlet f or the f ir st time. Press É Å on the main unit to store all[...]
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16 English Contr ols DSC IS 1 2 3 ª • § 5 ∞ ≤ ¡ ™ ( ) * & ^ % 4 £ 6 7 0 9 @ # $ ! 8 ≥ ≥ /PROG /PROG pg001-pg040_MCD510_22-Eng 2005.9.5, 16:29 16[...]
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English 17 Contr ols Contr ols on the system 1 ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON y – to switch the system on or to Eco pow er/normal standb y mode . 2 Displa y screen – to view the current status of the system. 3 SOURCE – to select the respective sound source : DISC TUNER, T APE or AUX. 4 BAND / DISPLA Y f or T uner ............. to select wa veband : [...]
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18 English Contr ols 6 GO T O – to star t playback at any chosen time on the disc (f or VCD operation with PBC off). 7 ANGLE/PROG f or VCD/CD/MP3-CD…to progr am disc tracks. f or T uner ............. to program preset radio stations. f or D VD ............. to view the same scene from different angles if the D VD is recorded with multi-angles. [...]
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English 19 IMPOR T ANT! Before you operate the system, complete the preparation pr ocedures. Switching the system on ● Press ECO PO WER/ST ANDBY -ON 2 or SOURCE . ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source . ● Press DISC , TUNER , T APE or AUX on the remote control. ➜ The system will switch to the selected source . Switching the s[...]
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20 English Pr eparations IMPOR T ANT! – Make sure to complete the preparation procedur es before operating the system. Step 1: Inserting batteries into the r emote control 1 Open the batter y compar tment. 2 Place two batteries (T ype R06 or AA) in the compar tment with the cor rect polarity as indicated by “+” and “–” symbols. 3 Close [...]
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English 21 Step 3: Setting langua ge pref erence Y ou can select your pref erred language settings so that this D VD Micro System will automatically switch to the language for y ou whenever you load a disc. If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the language set b y default will be used instead. But the menu language of the D VD Mi[...]
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22 English Pr eparations – TV System Allows you to select the color system matching the connected TV set. NTSC – If the connected TV is NTSC system, select this mode. It will change the video signal of a P AL disc and output in NTSC format. PA L – If the connected TV is P AL system, select this mode. It will change the video signal of an NTSC[...]
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English 23 IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for regular discs. Therefor e, do not use any accessories such as disc stabiliser rings or disc treatment sheets, etc., as offered on the market, because they may jam the disc mechanism. – Do not mo ve the system during pla yback. Doing so ma y damag e the system. –D VD discs and play ers are [...]
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24 English Disc Operations Basic pla yback contr ols P ausing playback 1 During playback, press 38 ( PLA Y/P AUSE 38 on the remote). ➜ Playback will pause and sound will be muted. 2 To resume nor mal pla yback, press 38 ( PLA Y/ PA USE 38 on the remote) again. Skipping to another title (track)/chapter ● Press TUNING S / T ( í / ë on the remot[...]
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English 25 Disc Operations Fast search ● Press and hold TUNING 4 / ¢ ( 22 / 33 on the remote) to fast rev er se or forward the disc. F or D VD/VCD (rev er se): 22 X2 p 22 X4 p 22 X8 p 22 X20 p PLA Y 3 (f orward): 33 X2 p 33 X4 p 33 X8 p 33 X20 p PLA Y 3 F or CD (rev er se): 22 X2 p PLA Y 3 (f orward): 33 X2 p PLA Y 3 3 To resume nor mal pla y , [...]
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26 English Disc Operations Zoom Zooming allows y ou to enlarge the video image during playback. 1 Press ZOOM repeatedly to enlarge the playback video image. 2 Press 22 / 33 / 5 / 4 to pan across the TV screen. Special disc featur es Pla ying in slo w motion mode (for D VD/ VCD/SVCD) 1 Press 5 / 4 on the remote control repeatedly to select the requi[...]
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English 27 Mix ed-mode disc To play a mix ed-mode disc, you need to select the pla yback pr iority for CD or data files through the system men u. Language Digital Out PCM 48KHz Priority Night Mode V ideo PCM PCM Off CD Off CD Audio Rating 1 Press SY STEM MENU in the stop mode. 2 Press 1 / 33 to select Audio and press 4 to mov e to “Priority”. T[...]
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28 English D VD Menu Operations To display the subtitle (D VD only) For DVDs recorded in m ultiple languages, you can change the subtitle language during playback, or turn on or off the subtitle display whenever y ou want. For example , you can select the language y ou under stand and turn the subtitle on for better under standing. Press SUBTITLE r[...]
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English 29 D VD Menu Operations Night Mode - turning On / Off Off Select this when you want to enjo y the surround sound with its full dynamic range . On Select this to level out the volume. High volume output will be softened and low volume output will be brought upward to an audible level. This feature is only a vailab le for movies with Dolby Di[...]
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30 English D VD Menu Operations 6 Enter or re-enter y our 4-digit password using the Numeric K eypad (0-9) , and then press OK . The lock icon is closed and the parental control setting is completed. To deactivate the rating control function Enter your 4-digit passw ord using the Numeric Ke ypad (0-9) , and then press OK . The lock icon is opened a[...]
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English 31 Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Select TUNER source. ➜ “ FM ” or “ MW ” is displa yed briefly . 2 Press BAND to select the desired wa veband : FM or MW . 3 Press and hold TUNING S or ¢ ( ALBUM-/+ 22 / 33 on the remote) and then release it. ➜ The display will sho w " SEARCH " until a r adio station with [...]
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32 English Radio Reception T uning to preset radio stations ● Press ALBUM/PRESET 4 / 3 until the desired preset station is displa yed. RDS Radio Data System is a ser vice that allows FM stations to sho w additional information. If y ou are receiving a RDS station, and the station name are displa yed. Scr olling through differ ent RDS information [...]
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English 33 Ta pe Operation/Recording Ta pe pla yback 1 Select T APE source . ➜ The display shows “ TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE ” br iefly . 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE ç to open the tape door . 3 Inser t a recorded tape and close the tape door . ● Load the tape with the open side downward and the full spool to the left. 4 Press É Å on the system to [...]
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34 English Ta pe Operation/Recording Preparation f or recor ding 1 Select T APE source. 2 Load a recordable tape into the tape deck with the full spool to the left. 3 Prepare the source to be recorded. DISC – load the disc. TUNER – tune to the desired r adio station. AUX – connect exter nal equipment. When r ecording is in pro gress ● To st[...]
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English 35 Clock/Timer Clock setting See page 20. Timer setting ● The system can be used as an alarm clock, whereby the CD , TUNER or T APE is switched on at a set time (one time operation). The clock time needs to be set f ir st before the timer can be used. 1 In standby mode, press and hold TIMER SET 3 ( TIMER on the remote) f or more than two [...]
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36 English Specifications AMPLIFIER Output pow er .................................... 2 x 25 W RMS* ...................................................................... 2 x 50 W MPO Signal-to-noise ratio ....................................... ≥ 62 dBA Frequency response ......... 63 – 16000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX ................[...]
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English 37 W ARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed below befor e taking the system for r epair . If y ou are unab le to remedy a pr oblem b y follo wing these hin[...]
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38 English Tr oubleshooting Problem Solution The languag e for the sound or subtitle cannot be changed when pla ying a D VD . No image is output when a function is selected. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality P oor radio reception. Recording or pla yback cannot be made The tape deck door cannot open Left and right sound outputs are rev ers[...]
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English 39 Glossar y Analog: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specif ic numer ical values. These jacks send audio through two channels, the left and r ight. Aspect ratio: The ratio of ver tical and horizontal sizes of a display ed image. The horizontal vs. ver tical r atio of conventional TVs[...]