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    HOME CINEMA COMMAND MODEL HT -CN300W OPERA TION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product. T o obtain the best performance from this product, please read this manual carefully . It will guide you in operating your SHARP product. HT -CN300W Home Cinema Command consisting of HT -CN300W (main unit), CP-CN300WF (front speakers), CP-CN300WC (ce[...]

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    1 HT -CN300W_A_ 1.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W General Inf ormation - Specia l notes / Contents - Special notes W arning: z When the ON/ST AND-BY butt on is set at ST AND-BY position, mains v oltage is sti ll present inside the unit. When the ON/ST AND-BY butt on is set at ST A ND-BY position, the unit may be brought into operation by the t imer mode or r[...]

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    2 HT -CN300W_A_ 1.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W General Inf ormation - Acces sories - Accessories Please confirm that the f ollowing accessories are included. Note: Only the abov e accessories are included. Remote control 1 AC adaptor for remote control 1 "AA" size battery (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar) 2 Labels for remote control 1 FM/AM loop [...]

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    3 HT -CN300W_A_ 1.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W General Inf ormation - Precautions - Precaut ions „ Gener al z Please ensure that the equipment is positioned in a w ell v entilated area and that there is at least 10 cm (4") of free space along the sides and back. There must also be a m inimum of 15 cm (6") of free space on the top of the unit. [...]

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    4 HT -CN300W_A_ 1.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - Contr ols and indicator s „ Remote contr ol Reference page 1. On/Stand-b y Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2. Operation Buttons f or Other E quipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3. Remot[...]

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    5 HT -CN300W_A_ 1.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - Controls and indicators (continued) „ Main unit (with su bw oof er) 1. Memory Ind icator 2. Timer Pla y Indica tor 3. Sleep Indica tor 4. Extra Bass Ind icator 5. Digital Th eatre System Indicator 6. FM Stereo Mode Indicato r 7. FM Stereo Rec eiving Indica[...]

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    6 HT -CN300W_A_ 1.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - „ Fr ont/Centre/Surr oun d speaker s Reference page 1. Full-Ran ge Speaker 2. Angle Adjustin g Le ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3. Label indi cation 4. Mounting Sl ot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    7 HT -CN300W_A_ 2.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Connections - Speaker connections - Speaker connections Front speaker (right) Front speaker (left) Surround speaker (right) Main unit (with subwoofer) Surround speaker (left) Centre speaker Grey Black Red Red Black White Red Red Black Grey Red Black Blue Red Black Red Blue White Green Green[...]

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    8 HT -CN300W_A_ 2.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Connections - Speaker / Aerial / Remote contr ol sensor connections - The speaker terminals on the main unit, the tube and plugs of the speaker lead, and speaker l abels are distinguished b y colour . Connect the speaker and the unit by matching the colours. Connect the speaker wires to the speakers first, t[...]

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    9 HT -CN300W_A_ 2.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Connections - Connecting other equipment - Connecting other equipment To enjoy images or music, connect other equipment t o the main unit wit h the supplied video cable for T V or you can purchase com mercially available cables. TV Camcorder , Satellite receiver , etc. VCR S-video cable (See page 10.) (See pa[...]

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    10 HT -CN300W_A_ 2.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Connections - Connecting other equipment - „ Connecting th e TV Connect the TV to the main unit with the supplied video cabl e. If y our TV has S-video input soc ket, connect the commercially a v ailable S-video cabl e to enjo y clearer images on D VDs. Notes: z Change the TV input in accordance with the [...]

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    11 HT -CN300W_A_ 2.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Connections - Connecting other equipment - Connecting other eq uipment (continued) „ Connecting the VCR ( VIDEO 1) Notes: z Connect the unit and t he TV with a video cab le . The image of the equipment connected to the VIDEO 1 IN sockets does not appear on the TV ev en if it is connected with an S- video c[...]

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    12 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Connections - Connecting to the A C socket - Connecting to th e A C s oc ket „ Setting the A C v olta ge selector Check the setting of the A C v oltage selector located on the rear panel before plugging the unit into a w all soc ket. I f necessar y , adjust t he selector to correspond to the A C po wer vo[...]

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    13 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Connections - Connecting to the A C socket - Connecting to the A C socket (continued) „ Setting the FM/AM span selector The International T elecommunication Union (ITU) has estab lished that member countries should maintain either a 10 kHz or 9 kHz inter val bet ween broadcasting frequencies of AM stations[...]

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    14 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Speaker Installa tion - Placing the spe aker syst em - Placing the speaker system The best surround eff ect will be achie v ed by placing each speak er at the same distance from the listening position. It is recommended to arrange t he speakers as sho wn below . Notes: z Place the TV halfw a y between t he [...]

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    15 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Speaker Installa tion - Installing th e speakers on the wa ll - Installing the speakers on the wall F ront, centre and surround speak ers can be mounted on the wal l and their angle can be adjusted. Each speaker needs 3 screws to be mounted (not s upplied). The design of the speakers allows them to be hun g [...]

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    16 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Remote C ontr ol - Preparing the remote contr ol - Preparing the remote contr ol „ Battery installation Y ou can operate the remote control with batteries in areas where the A C power lead cannot reach. Precautions for ba ttery use: z Replace all old batteries with new ones at the same time. z Do not mix [...]

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    17 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Remote C ontr ol - Operation bu ttons on the remote control - Operation b uttons on the remote contr o l This remote control allows you to oper ate the main unit and other Sharp equipment. By memor ising remote control ope rat ions (lear n function), you can operate v arious equipment. „ Operation b u tt o[...]

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    18 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Remote C ontr ol - Operation bu ttons on the remote control - „ Switching the operation b uttons f or the main un it „ Operation buttons f or other equipmen t The remote control is set at the f actory to operate the Sharp's D VD , TV and VCR. T o operate Sharp p roducts or other companies' equ[...]

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    19 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Remote C ontr ol - Operation bu ttons on the remote control - Operation buttons on the remote con tr ol (continued) „ Memory 1/2 buttons f o r other equipment Memor y 1 butt ons: The remote control is set at the factory to operate the Shar p's D VD , TV and VCR. T o operate Shar p products or other co[...]

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    20 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Remote C ontr ol - Memorising the remote control b uttons - Memorising the remote contr o l b uttons Y ou can ass ign only one function to each button. If y ou assign two functions to the butt on, the new er one will be memor ised (lear n function). „ Memorising operations in the Memory 2 b uttons f or ot[...]

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    21 HT -CN300W_A_ 3.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Remote C ontr ol - Memorising the remote control b uttons - Memorising th e remote contr ol bu ttons (co ntin ued) Memorisin g operations i n the Memory 1 b uttons f or other equipm ent: Set the MEMOR Y 1/2 sele ctor s witch to ME MOR Y 1 and perform s teps 2 - 6 in "Memorising operations in the Memor y[...]

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    22 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Basic Operation - Setting the c loc k - Setting the c l oc k By setting the unit on time, you can use it both as a clock and as a timer . In this example , the clock is set f or the 24-hour (0:00) displa y . Note: The "CLOCK" or time will flash at the push of the CLOCK b utton when the A C power s[...]

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    23 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Basic Operation - Di spla y contr o l / Sou nd co ntr ol - Displa y control „ T o change the displa y brightness (2 l evel s) Y ou can s witch the brightness of the main u nit displa y by pressing the DIMMER b utton. „ TV screen displa y By pressing the DISPLA Y button whilst in the D VD or VIDEO mode, y[...]

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    24 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Basic Operation - Enjoy Sur ro und Sound (sound mode) - Enjo y Surr ound Sound (sound mode) If (*) is selected, the " " indicator goes out. The sound effect is activated when the Dolby Digit al and DTS signals below are sent from the digitally connected DVD player, et c. When using other 2ch syste[...]

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    25 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Basic Operation - Enjoy Sur ro und Sound (sound mode) - Enjo y Surr oun d Sound (so und mode) (continued) Dolb y Digital and DTS: The input signal i s recognised automatically and the unit's indi cator appears. Dolb y Pr o Logic II: z The indicator appears on the displa y of the main unit when the 2ch s[...]

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    26 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Basic Operation - Enjoy Sur ro und Sound (sound mode) - „ Sound m ode Notes: z In the standard mode, you can change the dynamic sound to "MO VIE", "MUSIC", or "NIGHT". z Some discs are recorded at the sampling frequency of 96 kHz. When the signals of such discs are sent, the [...]

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    27 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Basic Operation - Listening to the radio - Listening to the radio T o receive an FM ste reo transmissi on: Press the TUNER/BAND button t o displa y the "ST" indicator . z " " w ill appear when an FM broadcast is in stereo . z If the FM reception is weak, press the TUNER/BAND butt on to ex[...]

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    28 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Basic Operation - List en ing t o a me m oris ed st atio n - Listening to a memorised sta tion „ Memorising a station Y ou can store 40 AM and FM stations in memor y and recall them at the push of a butt on. (Preset tuning) Note: The ba ckup f unctio n prote cts the memorised sta tions f or a f ew hou rs [...]

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    29 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Ad v anced F eatures - Speaker settings - Speaker s ettings Speaker settings are displa yed on the TV screen only when the unit is set to D VD or VIDEO (see page 23). Note: The settings appear only when the TV is connected with a video cable. T hey will not appear when the TV is connected with an S-vi deo ca[...]

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    30 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Ad v anced F eatures - Speaker settings - „ Speaker dela y setting When some of the speakers are at a diff erent distance from the listening point, you can select speaker dela y to mak e it seem as though the speaker distances are the same. Initial setting of the distance of all the speakers is 2.0 m. Mea[...]

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    31 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Ad v anced F eatures - Speaker settings - Speaker settings (con tinued) „ Speaker le vel setti ng If sounds from the speakers are une ven, y ou can equalise them by adjusting the speaker le vels. Note: Adjust the le v el of t he subwoof er if the sound from it is distor ted. „ T est tone Y ou can check t[...]

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    32 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W Ad v anced F eatures - Timer and sleep operation - Timer and sleep operation Timer operation is possible only when the tuner f unction is selected. „ Setting the timer Bef ore setting timer: Set the unit on time (page 22). If it is not on time, you cannot use the timer function. 1 Press the ON/ (STAND-BY)[...]

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    33 HT -CN300W_A_ 4.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W Ad v anced F eatures - Timer and sleep operation - Timer and sleep operation (continued) When the prese t time is reach ed: z Pla ybac k star ts automatically and the volume increases gradually . z The unit will enter t he power stand-b y mode one hour after the timer pla yback starts . T o reset or change t[...]

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    34 HT -CN300W_A_ 5.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W References - T roub leshooting chart - T r oub leshooting char t Many potential prob lems can be resolved b y the owner without calling a ser vice technician. If something is wrong with this product, check the f ollo wing before calling y o ur authorised SHARP dealer or ser vice centre. „ Oper atio n „ [...]

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    35 HT -CN300W_A_ 5.fm 02/7/11 HT -CN300W References - T roubleshooting c har t / Error indicators and warnings / Maintenance - T r oubleshooting char t (continued) „ TV imag e „ If tr ouble occur s When this product is subjected to strong external interference (mechanical shock, e xcessive static electricity , abnorm al supply v oltage due to l[...]

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    36 HT -CN300W_A_ 5.fm 02/7/11 HT - CN300W References - Specificat ions - Specif ications „ Tu n e r „ Amplifier „ Subwoofer „ Fr ont/Centre/Surr oun d speaker s „ Gener al As part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. T he pe[...]

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