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Table of contents for the manual
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1 SMAR T . VER Y SMAR T . User guide DVD VIDEO DIGITAL SUROUND SYSTEM MRD120[...]
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2 México Es necesario que lea cuidadosamente su instructivo de manejo . No abrir, riesgo de choque eléctrico Verifique que el voltaje de alimentación sea el requerido para su aparato ATENCIÓN Para evitar el riesgo de choque eléctrico, no quite la tapa. En caso de requerir servicio, dirijase al personal calificado. PRECAUCIÓN - ADVERTENCIA Des[...]
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English Español P or tuguês 3 Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Español --------------------------------------------- 36 P ortuguês ------------------------------------------ 68 Envir onmental information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. W e hav e tried to mak e the packaging easy to separate into thre[...]
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English 4 General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 5 Care and safety inf ormation .............................. 5 Connections Step 1: Placing the speakers and subwoofer . 6 Step 2: Connecting speakers and subwoofer 7 Step 3: Connecting TV ....................................... 8 Using Composite Video j[...]
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English 5 General Information Composite video cable (yello w) Audio cable (white, red) FM wire antenna MW loop antenna Remote Control and two AA batteries (12nc: 3139 228 61131) A C power cor d VOL Supplied accessories Care and saf ety information Av oid high temperatures, moisture, water and dust – Do not expose the system, batteries or discs to[...]
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English 6 Connections Step 1: P la ci ng the speak ers and subwoof er Centre speak er Front Speak er (Left) Front Speak er (Right) Rear Speaker (Left) Rear Speaker (Right) Passive Subwoof er For best possible sur round sound, all the speak ers (except subwoof er) should be placed at the same distance from the listening position. 1 Place the front l[...]
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English 7 S t e p 2 : Connecting speak ers and subwoofer Connections FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER Front Speak er (Right) Front Speak er (Left) Rear Speaker (Right) Rear Speaker (Left) Passive Subwoofer Centre Speaker Connect the supplied speaker systems using the fixed speak er cables by matching the colours of[...]
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English 8 Connections Step 3: C onnecting TV 3 2 1 O OFER MW MW 3 2 1 OOFER IMPOR T ANT! – Y ou only need to make one video connection from the f ollo wing options, depending on the capabilities of y our TV . – Connect the D VD system dir ectly to the TV . Using Composite Video jack 1 Use the supplied composite video cable (yellow) to connect t[...]
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English 9 Connections 4 3 1 2 REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER AUDIO IN R L VIDEO IN TO TV INT IN CH3 CH4 ANT IN 3 2 1 O OFER RF coaxial cable to TV IMPOR T ANT! If S-Video is used for D VD pla yback, the system’ s VIDEO OUT setting will need to be changed accordingl y . Details are on pag e 23. Using S-Video jack 1 Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to conn[...]
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English 10 Connections Step 4: Connecting FM / MW antennas Step 5: C onnecting the po wer cor d 1 2 ➠ FM antenna MW antenna fix the cla w into the slot ~ AC MAINS FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER 2 1 Pow er Outlet 1 Connect the supplied MW loop antenna to the MW jack. Place the MW loop antenna on a shelf or attac[...]
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English 11 Connections (optional) Connecting a VCR or Cable / Satellite Box Connecting digital audio equipment FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER DIGIT AL IN (for example) CD Recorder FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER TO TV VIDEO OUT IN AUDIO S-VIDEO IN 1 2 4 3 VCR or Cable / Satellit[...]
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English 12 Functional Ov er view * = Press and hold the button for more than tw o seconds. SOURCE PLAY/P AUSE STOP PROG PREV NEXT VOLUME PHONES OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY -ON 1 8 9 0 ! 7 6 5 4 3 2 Main unit and remote contr ol 1 ST ANDBY ON – Switches to standby mode or turns on the system. 2 Disc tra y 3 OPEN /CLOSE 0 (DISC mode only) – Opens / Closes[...]
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English 13 * = Press and hold the button f or more than tw o seconds. Contr ol buttons availab le on the remote onl y @ 8 § # 6 $ 7 0 % ^ & * ( ) ¡ ™ £ ≤ ∞ ≥ 5 @ MUTE – Mutes or restor es the volume . # DISC MENU – Enters disc contents menu. $ 1 2 3 4 – Selects movement dir ection in the menu. – Use 1 2 to select a preset rad[...]
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English 14 Step 1: Inserting batteries into the remote contr ol 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Inser t two batteries type R06 or AA, following the indications ( +- ) inside the compar tment. 3 Close the cover . Using the remote contr ol to operate the system 1 Aim the remote contr ol directly at the r emote sensor (iR) on the front panel. 2 Sel[...]
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English 15 Selecting the colour system that corr esponds to your TV In order for a D VD to pla y on this D VD system, the colour system of the D VD , the TV and the D VD pla yer should match. Befor e changing the TV system, determine the colour system of your TV . 1 In disc mode , press SY STEM MENU . ➜ Use the 1 2 3 4 k eys on the r emote to nav[...]
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English 16 Step 3: Setting the speak ers Y ou can adjust the delay time (centr e and rear speak ers only) and volume lev el for individual speak ers. These adjustments let you optimise the sound accor ding to your surr oundings and setup. T est T one - T urning on/off If you ha ve turned on the test tone, the test signal will be automatically gener[...]
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English 17 Step 4: Setting languag e pref erences Y ou can select your pref err ed language settings so that this D VD system will automatically switch to the language for y ou whenever y ou load a disc . If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc , the disc’ s default setting language will be used instead. The OSD (on-screen displa y[...]
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English 18 Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – If the inhibit icon (or X) appears on the TV screen when a button is pressed, it means the function is not availab le on the current disc or at the current time. – D VD discs and pla y ers are designed with regional r estrictions. Before pla ying a disc, mak e sure the disc is for the same zone as y our[...]
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English 19 Disc Operations Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu ma y appear on the TV screen once you load in the disc . T o select a playback featur e or item ● Use the 1 2 3 4 k eys or numeric ke ypad (0-9) on the remote, then press OK to star t pla yback. T o access the menu ● Press DISC MENU on the remote. F or VCDs with Pla yb[...]
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English 20 Disc Operations Selecting various repeat functions Repeat pla y mode ● While pla ying a disc, press REPEA T to select various repeat mode. ➜ " REPEA T ” icon will appear on the displa y , except REPEA T OFF mode . D VD CHAPTER REPEA T ON ™ TITLE REPEA T ON ™ REPEA T -OFF VCD/SVCD/CD REPEA T -ONE (r epeat the current track)[...]
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English 21 Disc Operations Using the menu bar to pro gramme IMPOR T ANT! Y ou hav e to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 14 “ Setting the TV ” ). 1 Stop playback, then press SY STEM MENU . ➜ The menu bar will appear acr oss the top of the TV scr een. 2 Press 1 2 to select and press 4 to enter the programme men[...]
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English 22 D VD Setup Menu Options Using the menu bar Y ou can continue a number of operations directly via the m ultiple menu bars on the TV screen without inter rupting the disc pla yback. The exception is when you enter (SETUP MENU), after which the pla yback will pause. , 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . ➜ The menu bar will appear acr oss[...]
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English 23 D VD Setup Menu Options Using the Setup Menu This D VD setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customise the D VD system to suit your particular requir ements. 4 , 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . ➜ Pla yback will pause. 2 Highlight icon and press 4 to enter the setup menu. Then press 3 4 to select one of the setup menu o[...]
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English 24 D VD Setup Menu Options Screen Sa ver – turning on / off The screen sa ver will help to pre vent your TV display de vice fr om becoming damaged. Follow the steps of “ Using the Setup Menu ” and select : > S CR SA VER OFF ON SCREEN SAVER SETTING TV SHAPE TV SYSTEM VIDOT OUT SCR SAVER O FF Select this to disable the screen sa ver [...]
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English 25 D VD Setup Menu Options Night mode – turning on/off When activated the night mode, the high volume outputs will be softened and low volume outputs will be br ought upward to an audible lev el. It is useful for watching your fa vourite action movie without disturbing others at night. This function can also be accessed via the NIGHT butt[...]
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English 26 D VD Setup Menu Options Restricting pla yback b y Par ental Contr ol Some D VDs may ha ve a parental le vel assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation level. The rating levels ar e from 1 to 8 and are countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the pla ying of certain discs[...]
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English 27 D VD Setup Menu Options Changing the passwor d Y ou can change the four -digit passw ord used for Parental Contr ol. Enter y our four -digit password to pla y a prohibited disc or if prompted for a pass word. The default passwor d is ‘ 1234. ’ 1 In disc mode , press SY STEM MENU . ➜ Use the 1 2 3 4 k eys on the r emote to navigate [...]
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English 28 T uner Operations IMPOR T ANT! Mak e sure the FM and MW antennas are connected. T uning to radio stations 1 Press TUNER on the r emote (or press SOURCE control on fr ont panel) to select “ FM ” or “ MW ” . 2 Press and hold S / T on the remote until the fr equency indication starts to change , then release. ➜ The next radio stat[...]
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English 29 Changing tuning grid (not available for all versions) In some countries, the frequency step between adjacent channels in the MW band is 9 kHz (10 kHz in some areas). The preset fr equency step in the factory is 9 kHz. IMPOR T ANT! Changing the tuning grid will erase all pre viously stored preset radio stations. ● Press and hold down PL[...]
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English 30 Sound Control IMPOR T ANT! F or proper sur round sound, mak e sure the speak ers and subwoofer are connected (see page 7). Selecting surround sound ● Press SURROUND to select multichannel surr ound or ster eo mode. ➜ The availability of the various sur r ound sound modes depends on the number of speak ers used and the sound available[...]
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English 31 AMPLIFIER SECTION Output power 3000 W PMPO - Front 30 W RMS / channel - Rear 30 W RMS / channel - Centre 30 W RMS - Subwoof er 50W RMS Frequency Response 180 Hz – 14 kHz / ±3 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio > 60 dB (A-weighted) Input Sensitivity - AUX In 400 mV - TV In 400 mV 1 8ohm, 1 kHz, 10% THD TUNER SECTION T uning Range FM 87.5 – [...]
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English 32 W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will in validate the warranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed belo w before taking the system for repair . If you ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem by f ollo wing these hin[...]
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English 33 T roubleshooting Prob lem Solution – Insert a readable disc with the pla yback side facing down. The D VD+R/CD-R must be finalised. – Check the disc type , colour system and region code. – Check for any scratches or smudges on the disc. – Press SYSTEM SETUP to turn off the setup menu scr een. – Y ou ma y need to enter the passw[...]
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English 34 Analo gue: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a display ed image. The horizontal vs. ver tical ratio of conv entional TVs. is 4:3[...]
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English 35 Glossar y S-Video: Pr oduces a clear picture by sending separate signals for the luminance and the colour . Y ou can use S-Video only if your TV has an S-Video In jack. Sampling F r equency: Fr equency of sampling data when analog data is conv erted to digital data Sampling frequency numerically repr esents how many time the original ana[...]
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MW FRONT RIGHT FRONT LEFT REAR RIGHT REAR LEFT SUBWOOFER FRONT CENTER MAGNA VO X SMART . VER Y SMART . MRD120 P r / C r P b / C b Y Fir st connect ... ... then play (see ne xt page) Fr ont Speak er (left) Rear Speak er (right) Rear Speak er (left) Centre Speak er MW loop antenna FM antenna Composite video cable 12nc : 8239 300 31331 Fr ont Speak er[...]
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SOURCE PLAY/P AUSE STOP PROG PREV NEXT VOLUME PHONES OPEN/CLOSE STANDBY-ON A V IN VOL 1 4 5 4 C H A N N E L 3 2 3 4 ALL Detailed pla yback features and additional functions ar e described in the accompan ying o wner ’ s manual. Pla ying a disc 1 Press DISC on the r emote control. Y ou can also press the SOURCE button on the front panel until “D[...]
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En primer lugar conecte ... A Alta voz delantero (derecho) B Alta voz delanter o (izquierdo) C Alta voz central D Cable de vídeo compuesto E Antena de cuadro MW F Antena de alambre FM G Subwoofer H Alta voz trasero (izquierdo) J Alta voz traser o (derecho) ...y después repr oduzca Reproducci ó n de un disco Asegúrese de que su sistema de D VD y[...]
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Primeiro, conecte ... A Caixa acústica frontal (dir eita) B Caixa acústica fr ontal (esquerda) C Caixa acústica central D Cabo de vídeo composto E Antena de quadro MW F Antena de fio FM G Subwoofer passiv o H Caixa acústica traseira (esquerda) J Caixa acústica traseira (direita) . . . depois divir ta-se! Reprodu çã o de um disco Cer tifique[...]