GoVideo DHT7100 manual

SSC.7100.091101 DHT 7 1 00 DIGIT AL HOME THEA TER SYSTEM • DVD, CD, VCD and MP3-CD playback • AM/FM Ster eo Receiver • Five W all-Mountable Speakers plus Subwoofer • Built-in 270W Amplifier • Built-in Dolby Digital 5.1 Decoder • Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Digital Out • English, French and Spanish On-Scr een Menus[...]

CONGRA TULA TIONS... ...on your purchase of this Go-Video DVD Home Theater System! We know you will enjoy this product for many years to come. In case war ranty service is requir ed, please take a moment to attach your receipt to this manual and write down your Serial Number (located on the back panel of the DVD system): Go-Video is a register ed t[...]

i T able of Contents T ABLE OF CONTENTS This user’ s guide is organized to get you started with the DHT7100 as quickly as possible. The first two chapters present all the basics, including connections and the most commonly used featur es. Chapters 3 and 4 cover special playback and setup features. Chapter 5 contains helpful customer service and t[...]

ii DVD System User’ s Guide 4 - ADV ANCED SETUP ................................................. 20 Setting Speaker Sizes ................................................... 20 Adding Center & Rear Delays ...................................... 20 Setting Speaker Balance and Levels ............................ 21 Calculating Delays ..........[...]

iii Safety PORT ABLE CART W ARNING (Symbol provided by RET AC) READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor e the unit is operated. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for futur e refer ence. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should[...]

iv DVD System User’ s Guide Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A No. 70-1984, provides information with respect to pr oper grounding of the mast and supporting struc- ture, gr ounding of the lead-in wire to an an- tenna discharge unit, size of gr ounding con- ductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electr odes, and re- quireme[...]

1 1 - Getting Started DISC COMP A TIBILITY The DHT7100 can play discs with the following logos: • DVD (Digital V ersatile Disc) Video • CD Audio •V ideo-CD • Region 1 • Dolby Digital • DTS (Digital Theater Sound) • MP3 • CD-R/CD-RW Not supported: LD, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM 1 GETTING ST AR TED This Chapter shows you everything you need to s[...]

2 DVD System User’ s Guide STEP 1 - UNP ACK Before you begin, make sur e the following accessories are included in your DHT7100 packing case: • Remote Control • AM Loop Antenna • FM Antenna •V ideo cable • User’ s Guide •W arranty Card STEP 2 - INSERT REMOTE BA TTERIES 1. Remove the battery cover on the back of the remote by pr essi[...]

3 1 - Getting Started STEP 4 - PLACE & CONNECT SPEAKERS Speaker Placement Arrange the 6 speakers as shown in your listening ar ea. • Front Speakers (16' cables) - Set the front speakers so that they ar e aligned at ear level and at a horizontal angle of 45 degr ees to the primary listening area. • Rear Speakers (32' cables) - Set [...]

4 DVD System User’ s Guide STEP 6 - POWER ON THE SYSTEM 1. Connect the power cord to a standar d 120V AC/60Hz electrical outlet. • The red Standby LED will glow on the front panel to indicate that the system is plugged in and in Standby mode. 2. Press the POWER button on the front panel or the r emote contr ol to power on the unit. STEP 5 - CON[...]

5 1 - Getting Started STEP 7 - PROGRAM REMOTE TO OPERA TE TV Y ou can program the DHT7100 remote control to operate many brands of televi- sion. 1. Find the TV code(s) for your brand of television. • If your brand is not listed, you will not be able to program the r emote. 2. Point the remote at your television. 3. While holding down the TV POWER[...]

6 DVD System User’ s Guide SPECIAL NOTES ON CONNECTING A VCR TO THE DHT7100 1. There is no need to change the video connection you ar e curr ently using to connect your VCR to your television. Simply view the VCR in the same manner you currently do. 2. Connect the audio from your VCR to the Aux In jacks on the back panel of the DHT7100 as mention[...]

7 2 - Basic Operations A ud i o MO/ST Men Titl e y R e t u r n Go T o Displa y TV / VIDE O B a n d TUNER DVD AUX 1 2 3 2 This chapter shows you how to use basic features of your DHT7100, such as playing DVDs, navigating disc menus, and using the AM/FM r eceiver . BASIC OPERA TIONS NOTE •Y ou can also press the FUNCTION button on the front panel r[...]

8 DVD System User’ s Guide BASIC DISC PLA YBACK Follow these steps to playback a DVD, CD, VCD or MP3-CD: 1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the fr ont panel to open the disc tray . 2. Insert the disc with the label side up. • If your DVD is double-sided, orient the disc with the desir ed label facing up. 3. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again to c[...]

9 2 - Basic Operations OPTIONS DURING PLA YBACK While a disc is playing, you can choose from a variety of playback options: 1 Freeze While a disc is playing, press PLA Y/P AUSE to freeze playback. Pr ess PLA Y/P AUSE again to resume playback. 2 Frame Advance Press the STEP button to step for ward one frame at a time. Press PLA Y/P AUSE to r esume n[...]

10 DVD System User’ s Guide LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1 Selecting the AM/FM T uner • Remote Control - Press the TUNER/ BAND button until the desired tuner band (AM or FM) appears on the fr ont panel display . • Front Panel - Press the FUNCTION button until the desir ed tuner band (AM or FM) appears on the front panel display . 2 Manually Selecti[...]

11 2 - Basic Operations PROGRAMMING ST A TION PRESETS Y ou can save up to 30 station Presets, 15 each for AM and FM: 1 Select the T uner Press the TUNER/BAND button on the r emote contr ol or the FUNCTION button on the front panel until the desir ed tuner band (AM or FM) appears on the front panel display . 2 Select Manual Press the STOP button on [...]

12 DVD System User’ s Guide MP3 PLA YBACK Follow these steps to playback an MP3-CD: 1 Insert MP3-CD Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the fr ont panel to open the disc tray and insert your MP3-CD. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again to close the disc tray . • The first song in the first folder will begin playing automatically and the MP3 playback me[...]

13 3 - Special Features 3 This chapter shows you how to use special playback and operations featur es of your DHT7100. Each feature is named for the r emote contr ol button that activates it. SPECIAL FEA TURES DISPLA Y Press the DISPLA Y button to view the on-screen display , which provides a snapshot of the currently loaded disc. The first pr ess [...]

14 DVD System User’ s Guide TITLE With DVD loaded 1. Press the TITLE button to display the T itle menu of the currently loaded DVD (not all DVDs have a multiple Titles and/ or Title menus). 2. Use the 0-9 keys or ARROW keys to select the desired title. 3. Press ENTER to start playback. With VCD loaded 1. Press the TITLE button to display the Disc[...]

15 3 - Special Features SUBTITLE While a DVD is playing, press the SUBTITLE button repeatedly to select among all available subtitle languages on the disc. ANGLE While a DVD is playing, press the ANGLE button to select among all available angles on the disc (not all DVDs contain multiple angles). ZOOM While a DVD is playing, press the ZOOM button r[...]

16 DVD System User’ s Guide NOTE •T o cancel Pr ogram play , press the STOP button twice. •Y ou can also cancel Program Play by pr essing the OPEN/ CLOSE button on the front panel to eject the disk. REPEA T Press the REPEA T button to repeat playback of the current title, chapter or track. PROGRAM Y ou can program a custom order for playback [...]

17 3 - Special Features DRC (DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION) With DVD in Stop While a DVD is loaded, press DRC to set Dynamic Range Compression to: • DRC ON - Compresses the dynamic audio range of the DVD soundtrack for watching movies late at night or when you don’t want to disturb others. Loud passages will be quieter , and soft pas- sages will be[...]

18 DVD System User’ s Guide SLEEP Y ou can set the DHT7100 to sleep (power off and go into Standby mode) after a predetermined time from 10-150 minutes. 1. Press the SLEEP button on the r emote control r epeatedly until the desir ed sleep countdown appears on the front panel display: • SLEEP 10 • SLEEP 20 • SLEEP 30 • SLEEP 60 • SLEEP 9[...]

19 3 - Special Features DSP MODE While listening to ster eo soundtracks, you can customize the sound to ap- proximate the sound inside a hall, theater , pavilion, etc. 1. While in one of the 3 Pro Logic modes, press the DSP MODE button to select from the following: • HALL • THEA TER •P A VILION • DANCE CLUB • LIVE CLUB DSP Mode LIVE CLUB [...]

20 DVD System User’ s Guide 4 This chapter shows how to fine tune your speaker settings, including size, delay , balance and levels. Y ou can also set language prefer ences, scr een size, and digital output. ADV ANCED SETUP SPEAKER SETUP SETTING SPEAKER SIZES Press the SPK MODE button r epeatedly to set the relative size of each speaker: Front Sp[...]

21 4 - Advanced Setup USING THE TEST TONE GENERA TOR To help you fine tune your speakers levels, a T est T one generator is provided which sends a neutral “white noise” for ~5 seconds to each speaker . 1. Press the TEST TONE button. 2. The T est signal will be sent to the Left Front, Center , Right Front, Right Rear , Left Rear and Subwoofer , [...]

22 DVD System User’ s Guide NOTE • Choose “Original” for Audio, Subtitle and/or Menu Language if you want the system to select the disc’ s default language. LANGUAGE PREFERENCES 1. While the player is in Stop mode, press the SETUP button. 2. Use the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW keys to select “Language.” 3. Use the UP/DOWN ARROW keys to highlight[...]

23 4 - Advanced Setup Menu Language The language you select will be the default language for DVD disc menus (if it is avail- able on the disc); otherwise, the disc’ s default menu language will be used. Use the UP/DOWN ARROW keys to select one of the languages listed, then press ENTER. 4. Press the SETUP button to exit the menu system. TV SCREEN [...]

24 DVD System User’ s Guide DIGIT AL OUTPUT FORMA T If you have connected the DHT7100 to an A/V r eceiver with a Dolby Digital and/or DTS decoder , you can specify the format of the outgoing digital audio signal. 1. While the player is in Stop mode, press the SETUP button. 2. Use the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW keys to select “System.” 3. Use the UP/DOW[...]

25 5 - Help TROUBLESHOOTING HELP This Chapter provides customer support information, as well as a list of fr equently asked questions, technical specifications and the pr oduct warranty . The table below will help you solve common challenges with your DVD system. If you don’t find the answers you need her e, you can contact our Customer Service D[...]

26 DVD System User’ s Guide SYMPTOMS SOLUTIONS Poor sound quality . • Are speaker cables loose? • Is there any dirt or debris at the end of the speaker connectors? Dolby Digital 5.1 not working. • Is disc labeled “Dolby Digital”? • Are speakers pr operly connected? No picture or poor pictur e quality . • Is TV power turned on? • A[...]

27 5 - Help DISC HANDLING & MAINTENANCE DISC HANDLING PRECAUTIONS • Hold the disc by the edges so the surface will not be soiled with fingerprints. Finger - prints, dirt and scratches can cause skipping and distortion. • Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other writing utensil. • Do not use recor d cleaning sprays, be[...]

28 DVD System User’ s Guide TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS GENERAL Power Supply 120V , 60Hz Power Consumption 120W W eight 14.3 lbs (6.5Kg) Dimensions (WxDxH) 14.6" x 3.1" x 11.8" (370mm x 300mm x 80mm) Operating T emp Range 41-95 ° F (5-35 ° C) Operating Humidity Range 10%~75% FM TUNER Receiving Frequency 87.5~108MHz Usable Sensitivi[...]

29 5 - Help W ARRANTY Who Provides the Limited W arranty During the warranty period, the Go-Video W arranty Administra- tor will honor DVD system service for 90 days labor , 1 year parts from the original date of consumer pur chase. See below for Commercial, Industrial or Educational use coverage. The DVD system remote contr ol is warranted for 90 [...]

30 DVD System User’ s Guide INDEX This Chapter provides a visual index of the fr ont panel, fr ont panel display , r ear panel and r emote contr ol. This is followed by a topical index to the contents of this user’ s guide. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 1 Power button, p. 4 2 Standby indicator , p. 4 3 Disc tray , p. 8 4V olume control, p. 10 5 Headphon[...]

31 6 - Reference DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT OUT 1 6 3 2 5 4 REAR PANEL 1 5.1 Channel Speaker Outputs, p. 3 •F r ont (Right & Left) • Rear (Right & Left) • Center • Subwoofer 2 Composite and S-Video Outputs, p. 2 REMOTE CONTROL (UNDER SLIDING P ANEL) 1 0-9 keys, p. 5 2 Slow button, p. 9 3 Angle button, p. 15 4 Repeat, p. 16 5 Zoom button,[...]

32 DVD System User’ s Guide REMOTE CONTROL (TOP SECTION) 1 Power On/Standby button, p. 4 2 TUNER (Band) button, p. 7 3 DVD button, p. 7 4 Menu button, p. 8 5T itle button, p. 14 6 Subtitle button, p. 15 7 Audio (Mono/Stereo) button, p. 15 8 Return button, p. 8 9 Display button, p. 13 10 Stop button, p. 9 11 Skip Back button, Skip Forwar d buttons[...]

33 6 - Reference SYMBOLS 16:9 23 3-Stereo Mode 18 4:3 LB (Letterbox) 23 4:3 PS (Pan & Scan) 23 A AB Repeat 16 Accessories 2 AM Loop Antenna 2, 4 AM/FM T uner 10 Angle button 15 Angle indicator 13 Arrow keys 8, 22 Audio Language 13, 22 Audio/MO/ST button 10, 15 AUX button 7 Aux In 6 B Batteries 2 Bitstream 24 C CD 1, 8 CD-R 1 CD-RW 1 Center Dela[...]

34 DVD System User’ s Guide P Password 24 Pavilion mode 19 Play/Pause button 8, 9 Playback, Basic 8 Power button 4 Pre-Stop 9 Preset mode 10 Presets, Pr ogramming 11 Pro Logic button 18 Program button 11, 16 Program Playback 16 R Rating Levels 24 Rear Delay 20 Rear Speaker Balance 21 Rear Speaker Levels 21 Rear Speaker Placement 3 Rear Speaker Si[...]

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