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HP (Hewlett-Packard) Home Theater Audio System manual

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    600-W att 7-Piece Home Theater Audio System with 3-DVD/CD changer[...]

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    2 CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions ................. ............ ................ .... 3 Note to CA TV Sys tem I nstaller .. ..... ........ ..... ....... ..... ........ ..... .. 4 The FCC W ants Y ou to Know . ....... ..... ........ ..... ....... ..... ........ ..... .. 4 Notes on Copyr ight . ..... ..... ....... ..... ........ ..... .......[...]

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    3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Careful attention is devoted to quality standards in the man ufacture of your sys tem, and s afety i s a maj or facto r in its d esign . However, sa fety is al so your respo nsibi lity. This sect ion l ist s im portan t in form atio n tha t wil l he lp yo u pr oper ly use and enjoy your system. Read all the included [...]

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    4 24. Replacement Parts — When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or having the same characteristics as the original part . Unautho rized s ubstitutio ns may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards. 25. Safet y Check — Upon c omple tion of serv ice or repa[...]

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    5 Notes on Unauth orized D iscs You may not be able to pla y back some DVD video dis cs on this pl ay er if they were p ur cha sed from outsi de your geogr aphic a rea or m ade f or busines s purp oses. When you try to pla y back an una uthoriz ed disc, “Check Re gional Code” appear s on the TV scre en. INSTALLI NG BATTERIE S IN TH E REMOTE CON[...]

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    6 CONNECTIO NS The def ault se tting for speake r distance is 20 feet .[...]

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    7 PLACING THE RE CEIVER Do not pl ace o b je cts di re ctly on top of th e re ceiv er as it could prev en t pro p er hea t d isper sal . When i nstall ing in a rack or shel f, be sure t o le av e an ad equate amoun t of spac e abov e an d behind the rece iver fo r ai r circul ation . PLACING TH E SPEAKERS 1. Pl ac e the front left an d right sp e a[...]

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    8 Conn ect ing a TV Use audi o/vide o cables or an S- Video cable (n ot supp lied) to connec t a T V to t he receiv er. 1. For au dio, connect the plug fr om th e TV’ s AUD IO OUT right jac k to th e rece iver ’ s ri gh t AUDIO TV IN jack a nd the plug f ro m the T V’ s AUDIO OUT left j ack to t he r eceiv er’ s left AUDIO TV IN jack. 2. If[...]

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    9 1. C onn ec t the y e llow pl ug to th e VIDE O jack . 2. If your satellite receive r or cable box has analog audio connections , conne ct r ed plug s to the rig ht AUDIO jacks and white plu gs to the left AUDIO jacks. T o use your satellit e rec eiver (or ca ble b ox ), select th e SA T function (s ee “Contr oll ing a Satelli te Rece iver o r [...]

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    10 CONNECTING ANTE NNAS FM Indoor Ante nna In an area with st ron g F M s ig nal s , th e T-ty pe FM an ten n a (supp lie d) is suf f ic ient. 1. Us e a flat o r Phil lips screwd river t o lo osen the s crews o n the sup pli ed tran sf or me r . 2. Pl ac e the me ta l connec tors on th e end of t he T -typ e antenna ’ s base o n the tr ansfor mer[...]

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    11 A QUICK LOOK AT THE RECEIVER’ S CONTROLS D I S C 1 , 2 , 3 – Press to open or close the di s c tr ay s. Note: Yo u can no t use thes e buttons i n tu ne r mode. DISC SKIP/TUNING MODE – Press to skip discs in DVD/CD mode. In tuner mode, pre ss to switch bet wee n pres et s and manu al tu ning (see “Switch ing Be- tween Pr eset Stati ons a[...]

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    12 A QUICK LOOK AT THE REMOTE CONTROL BAND / J J J J ý ýý ý — S elec ts A M or FM ba nd while usi ng th e tu ner . Funct io ns a s PLAY in DVD/CD mode. FM MODE/ ' ' ' ' — Selec t s FM m ono or ste reo mod e whi l e usin g the t u ner. Functions as STOP in DVD/CD mode. MEMORY/ f — Press to memoriz e the de- sired stati [...]

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    13 3 — Use the r emote for t hese steps. 4 — Us e the rece iver fo r these steps . 3 or 4 — Us e either device for the se step s. SETTING UP THE SURR OUND SOUND SYSTEM Your Ho me Theat e r Audio Sys t em spea kers are ti mbre match ed and r eady to use “as is” as s oon as yo u unpack them. If you wis h to fin e- tune the sys tem (f or exa[...]

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    14 3 — Use t he rem ote for these s teps. 4 — Use t he rece iver fo r thes e step s. 3 or 4 — Use either d evice f or th ese st eps. 2. 3 Press SETUP . IFýI?P; IFýI?P; IFýI?P; IFýI?P; appear s. 3. Press 7 7 7 7 . <H EDJ <HEDJ <HEDJ <HEDJ appe ar s. 4. Press 7 7 7 7 again. <# <# <# <#I C7BB IC7BB IC7BB IC7BB appea r[...]

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    15 3 — Use the r emote for t hese steps. 4 — Us e the rece iver fo r these steps . 3 or 4 — Us e either device for the se step s. Movie option , then p ress t he r emote’ s BAND/ J J J J or the rec e iv er ’ s PLA Y . The receiv er begi n s p la ybac k . C C C Ca a a au u u ut t t ti ii io o o on n n ns s s s: :: : • Do not move the DVD[...]

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    16 3 — Use t he rem ote for these s teps. 4 — Use t he rece iver fo r thes e step s. 3 or 4 — Use either d evice f or th ese st eps. Using Nigh t Mode You ca n use Night M ode to c ompres s large dynamic ranges, result ing in “ quiete r” expl osions a nd other loud sou nds in movie s. The N ight Mod e feat ure adjusts t he dy namic ra nge[...]

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    17 3 — Use the r emote for t hese steps. 4 — Us e the rece iver fo r these steps . 3 or 4 — Us e either device for the se step s. Using a D VD Menu Some DVDs have unique DVD menus. For example, DVDs prog rammed with co mplex conte nts pro vide g uide me nus, and thos e rec ord ed with va rious lang ua ges pr o v ide me nus f or audio and subt[...]

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    18 3 — Use t he rem ote for these s teps. 4 — Use t he rece iver fo r thes e step s. 3 or 4 — Use either d evice f or th ese st eps. 3. Repeat edl y press EN TER to sele ct t he d esired asp ect, t hen press DV D SET UP . Y ou must s elect t he ty pe of TV pictur e (asp ect rati o) th at co rres p onds to the ty pe of TV you are connec ting t[...]

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    19 3 — Use the r emote for t hese steps. 4 — Us e the rece iver fo r these steps . 3 or 4 — Us e either device for the se step s. mal p layback of music files is 12 8 kbps. • Th is DVD pl ayer m ay not play the disc pr operly if it contai ns both audio CD and MP3 files. MP3 Repeat Play You can repe atedl y pla y M P3 fil es on a di s c. 3 P[...]

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    20 3 — Use t he rem ote for these s teps. 4 — Use t he rece iver fo r thes e step s. 3 or 4 — Use either d evice f or th ese st eps. Auto Preset 1. 3 or 4 Pr es s BAND to se le ct th e desi red ba nd. 2. Ho ld do wn MEMORY for abou t 3 second s. 3. The tun er auto matica lly be gins sca nning, a nd stor es t he first 30 st ro ng signals it re[...]

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    21 3 — Use the r emote for t hese steps. 4 — Us e the rece iver fo r these steps . 3 or 4 — Us e either device for the se step s. 3 The re peat mo de chan ges bet ween ý ýý ý (repeat one ), 7BB 7BB 7BB 7BB (repeat all tracks on tha t disc), :?I9 ý :?I9ý :?I9ý :?I9ý 7BBý 7BBý 7BBý 7BBý (repe at all discs ), as you press REPEA T . T[...]

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    22 3 — Use t he rem ote for these s teps. 4 — Use t he rece iver fo r thes e step s. 3 or 4 — Use either d evice f or th ese st eps. 3 or 4 To use a satellite re ceiver that has an alog audio output , press SA T , or rotate FUNCTION on th e re ceiver . I7J I7J I7J I7J appear s. To use a satell ite receiver that h as digital audio outp ut , pr[...]

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    23 ELECTROHOME 103, 104, 106, 119, 122 EMERSON 104, 106, 112, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 141, 142, 146, 262, 271, 279 ENVISION 104, 106 FISHER 148, 149, 151, 262, 280 FUJITSO 146 FUNAI 138, 146 FUTURETEC 138 GE 103, 104, 106, 110, 119, 121, 122, 152, 154, 155, 185, 187, 200, 221, 230, 264, 265, 281 GIBRALT[...]

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    24 VCR Codes SUPREME 102 SYLVANIA 104, 106, 108, 119, 162, 169, 174, 175, 176, 177, 188, 283, 284 SYMPHONIC 138 TATUNG 103 TECHNICS 154 TECHWOOD 104, 106, 154 TEKNIKA 104, 105, 106, 108, 112, 113, 138, 146, 176, 182 TELECAPTION 205, 270, 271 TOSHIBA 149, 172, 189, 205, 209, 210, 217, 218, 221, 260, 262 UNIVERSAL 152, 187 VICTOR 166 VIDTECH 104, 105[...]

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    25 Cable Cod es MONTGOMERY WARD 531 MOTOROLA 421, 531 MTC 413, 426 MULTITECH 413, 416, 426, 45 3, 461 NEC 409, 410, 411, 416, 418, 458, 511, 523 NIKKO 414 NOBLEX 413 OLYMPUS 421 OPTIMUS 414, 421, 431, 446, 494, 5 09, 531 OPTONICA 496 ORION 435 PANASONIC 421, 446, 509, 525, 526, 531 PENTAX 416, 455, 456, 507, 520 PENTEX RESEARCH 418 PHILCO 421, 462,[...]

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    26 Satell ite Sy stem Cod es JERROLD 703, 705, 707, 714, 718, 723, 724, 746, 753, 782, 783, 784, 785, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792 LG (GOLDSTAR) 770, 771, 779, 780 MAGNAVOX 7 25 MEMOREX 726 MOVIE TIME 702, 727, 728 NSC 702, 727, 728 OAK 702, 727, 728 PANASONIC 748, 752 PARAGON 7 26 PHILIPS 711, 712, 713, 714, 725, 730, 731, 732 PIONEER 701, 733, 734, 74[...]

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    27 T R OUB LESHOOTING This rec ei ver has been m an ufactur e d to the specifi cations of Rad ioShac k and is co vered b y a li mited war r ant y from Radio Shack. I f your r eceiv er is no t opera ting as it sh ould, take i t to you r loca l Rad ioShack store o r call 1-800- THE-SHA CK for assistan ce. If y ou think that t here is some thing wr on[...]

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    28 CAR E Keep the rec eiver dr y; if it gets wet, wipe it dry im mediatel y. Use and sto re t he r ec eiver onl y in normal tem per ature envir onments. Handle the r eceive r care fully; do not drop it. Keep th e re ceiv er awa y fro m dust and dir t, an d w ipe it wi th a damp c loth oc casio nally t o keep it look ing n ew. Modify ing o r tamp er[...]

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    29 • Do not pla ce discs on to p of th e re ceiver . • Do not touc h the pl aybac k side of the dis c. • Do not at tach pap er o r tape to di sc s. • Do not stor e dis cs in a plac e subje ct to di rect sunligh t or near h eat sources . • Do not stor e dis cs in pl aces subject t o moistu re a nd dust such as a ba th room or ne ar a humid[...]

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    30 (AM) Sen sitivi ty (Loo p Anten na) ...... ....... .... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ..... .... ....... ....... ...... . ....... ..... . 600 µ V/m (AM) Sel ectivity , +/– 10K ....... ..... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .[...]

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    31 SETTING A RATING LEVEL AND P ASSWORD You c an proh ibit the pla ying of s pec ifie d DV Ds w hich are unsui ta ble for chil dren. So me DVD discs cont a in a re stricti on leve l whi ch en able s par ents to remove sce nes o r pr event playb ack of di scs by chi ldren . Yo ur DV D pl ayer ha s a passw ord device desi gned to preven t childr en f[...]

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    31-50 20 08A 02 Pr in t ed in Ch i na Radio Shac k C orpo rati on Fort Worth, Texas 76 102 Limited O ne-Y ear W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack ag ainst manufac turing defects in mate rial and workma n- ship unde r normal us e for one (1) year from the da te of purchase fro m RadioS hack compan y-owned stores an d authori zed Radi[...]