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  • Page 1

    Before connecting up, operating or repairing this product, please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely . D VD HOME CINEMA SYSTEM O WNER’S MANU AL MODEL : SD-44HKSE[...]

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    2 Safety Precautions This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle i[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 3 This equipment has been designed and manuf actured to meet inter national saf ety standards but, lik e any electrical equipment, care must be tak en if you are to obtain the best results and saf ety is to be assured. So, please read the points below f or your o wn safety . ************** DO read the operating instructions before y ou[...]

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    4 Ta b le of Contents Introduction Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Some Dos and Don’ts on the Safe Use of Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ta b le of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    5 INTRODUCTION Bef ore Use Play able Discs D VD video discs (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc) A udio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc) In addition, this unit can pla y a D VD-RW , SVCD and CD-R or CD-R W that contains audio titles, MP3, WMA or JPEG files. Notes   Depending on the conditions of the recording equip- ment or the CD-R/R[...]

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    6 Bef ore Use (Continued) Precautions Handling the unit When shipping the unit The original shipping car ton and packing materials may come in handy . For maxim um protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally pack ed at the factory . When setting up the unit The picture and sound of a nearby TV , VCR, or radio ma y be disturbed dur ing pla yba[...]

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    INTRODUCTION 7 Fr ont P anel and Display Windo w OPEN/CLOSE TUNING (-/+)/ SKIP( . . / > > ) FUNCTION/PLA Y Press and hold down this b utton about 3 seconds, then press repeatedly to select other function. Remote sensor PHONES connector V OLUME controller DISPLA Y Window ON/ST ANDBY indicator Lights red when the receiver is in Standby mode . L[...]

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    8 Remote Contr ol Over vie w Remote Control Operation Range P oint the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons .   Distance: About 23 ft (7 m) from the front of the remote sensor   Angle: About 30° in each direction in front of the remote sensor Notes   If the remote control does not operate correctly , or if th[...]

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    9 INTRODUCTION Do not touch the inner pins of the jac ks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge ma y cause permanent damage to the unit. Rear P anel S-VIDEO OUT Connector FM Antenna Connector AM Loop Antenna Connectors SPEAKER Connectors PO WER CORD MONIT OR VIDEO OUT Connector A V1 AUDIO Input (L/R)/VIDEO IN Connector s OPTICAL IN Connector A [...]

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    10 Connections   Make one of the f ollowing connections, depending on the capabilities of your e xisting equipment.   When you connect the D VD/CD Receiver to other equipment, be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet bef ore making any connections .   When using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jac[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 11 Note If the audio f or mat of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your D VD/CD Receiver , the receiver will produce a strong, distor ted sound or no sound at all. Connections (Continued) Optional Equipment Connections 1 1 Connect a VCR to the A V1 connectors. 2 2 Connect an additional VCR to the A V2 connectors. 3[...]

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    12 Connections FM Wire aerial (supplied) AM Loop aerial (supplied) Aerial Connections Connect the supplied FM/AM aerial for listening to the radio .   Connect the AM Loop aerial to the AM aer ial connector .   Connect he FM Wire aerial to the FM aer ial connector . Notes   To pre vent noise pic kup, k eep the AM Loop aerial awa y [...]

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    13 PREP ARA TION Connections (Continued) Front speaker (Right) Front speaker (Left) Center speaker Rear speaker (Right surround) Subwoofer Rear speaker (Left surround) + - + - + - + - + - + - Speaker System Connection Connect the speakers using the supplied speak er cords. To obtain the best possible surround sound, adjust the speak er parameters ([...]

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    14 Connections (Continued) Centre Speaker F ront Speaker (Left) Speaker P ositioning Example Rear Speaker (Left) Rear Speaker (Right) F ront Speaker (Right) Subwoof er Speaker P ositioning In the case of normal positioning using the 6 speakers (2 front speakers , centre speaker , 2 rear speakers and sub- w oof er). If you w ant to play the e xcelle[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 15 Bef ore Operation Mini Glossary for A udio Stream & Surr ound mode Allows y ou to enjoy 5.1(or 6) discrete channels of high quality digital audio from DTS program sources such as discs , D VD and compact discs, etc.bearing the trademark. DTS Digital Surround delivers up to 6 channels of tr ansparent audio(which means identical [...]

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    1/3 1/12 -:--:-- 1 ENG D 5.1 CH OFF 1/1 BYP ASS 16 Bef ore Operation (Continued) General Explanation This manual giv es basic instructions for operating the D VD/CD Receiver . Some D VDs require specific opera- tion or allow only limited operation during pla yback. When this occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indicating that the operation[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 17 Bef ore Operation (Continued) Initial Setup Y ou can set your o wn P ersonal Pref erences on the D VD/CD Receiver . General and Operation 1 1 Press SETUP . The Setup menu appears. 2 2 Use 3 3 / 4 4 to select the menu option. The screen will show the current setting f or the selected menu option, as well as alternate setting(s). 3 3[...]

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    18 Bef ore Operation (Continued) Speaker Setup 5.1 Speaker settings Select speaker settings , including volume balance and dela y time, or test the speaker settings . Speaker settings are only activ e on the Analog Multi- Channel Output. (See “Speak er Setup”, page 27.) Others The DRC , V ocal, PBC, A uto Play , B.L.E., Pluge and DNR settings c[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 19 Bef ore Operation (Continued) Pa rental Control Rating Movies on D VDs may contain scenes not suitab le for children. Therefore , discs may contain P arental Control inf or mation that applies to the complete disc or to cer tain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternatively , more suitable scenes are a v[...]

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    20 Operation with D VD and Video CD Pla ying a D VD and Video CD Playbac k Setup  Tu rn on the TV and select the video input source con- nected to the D VD/CD Receiver .  A udio system: T urn on the audio system and select the input source connected to the D VD/CD Receiver . 1 1 Press CD/D VD to select D VD mode . 2 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open[...]

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    PREP ARA TION 21 Operation with D VD and Video CD (Continued) General Features (continued) Still Picture and Frame-by-frame pla yback 1 Press P A USE/STEP during playback. The D VD/CD Receiver will no w go into P AUSE mode . 2 Y ou can adv ance the picture frame-by-frame b y press- ing P A USE/STEP repeatedly on the remote control. 3 To retur n to [...]

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    22 Operation with D VD and Video CD (Continued) General Features (continued) 3D Surround This unit can produce a 3D Surround eff ect, which simulates multi-channel audio pla yback from two conv entional stereo speakers , instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi- channel audio from a home theater system. 1 Press SOUN[...]

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    OPERA TION 23 Operation with A udio and MP3/WMA Disc Pla ying an A udio CD and MP3/WMA Disc The D VD/CD Receiver can pla y MP3/WMA formatted recordings on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-R W discs. Bef ore playing MP3/WMA recordings , read the notes on MP3/WMA Recordings on right. 1 1 Press CD/D VD to select D VD mode . 2 2 Insert a disc and close the tray . A [...]

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    24 Operation with A udio and MP3/WMA Disc (Continued) P ause 1 Press P A USE/STEP during playback. 2 To retur n to pla yback, press PLA Y or press PA USE/STEP again. Moving to another T rack   Press SKIP . or > briefly during pla yback to go to the ne xt track or to return to the beginning of the current trac k.   Press SKIP . twice [...]

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    OPERA TION 25 Operation with JPEG Disc Viewing a JPEG disc This D VD/CD Receiver can pla y discs with JPEG files. Bef ore playing JPEG recordings , read the notes on JPEG Recordings on right. 1 1 Press CD/D VD to select D VD mode . 2 2 Insert a disc and close the tray . The MP3/WMA-JPEG choice menu appears on the TV screen. 3 3 Press 3 3 / 4 4 to s[...]

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    26 Pr ogrammed Playbac k WMA MP3 VCD1.1 VCD2.0 CD Programmed Pla yback with A udio CD and MP3/WMA Disc The Program function enab les you to store y our fav our ite trac ks from any disc in the receiv er memor y . Program can contain 30 tr acks. 1 1 Press PROGRAM during pla yback or in the stop mode to enter the Program Edit mode. The mark will appe[...]

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    OPERA TION 27 Speaker Setup Adjust the f ollowing settings f or the built-in 5.1 channel surround decoder . 1 1 Select “5.1 Speaker Setup” using the 3 3 / 4 4 b uttons on the setup men u. 2 2 While “5.1 Speaker Setup” is selected, press 2 b utton. 3 3 Press 2 2 b uttons to select the desired speaker . 4 4 Adjust options by using 3 3 4 4 1 1[...]

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    28 Operation with Radio Presetting the radio stations Y ou can preset 50 stations f or FM and AM (MW). Before tuning, make sure that y ou hav e tur ned down the v ol- ume. 1 1 Press FM/AM on the remote control until FM or AM (MW) appears in the displa y window . 2 2 And then every time y ou press FM/AM, FM and AM (MW) changes alternately . 3 3 Pres[...]

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    OPERA TION 29 Other Function Sleep Timer Setting Y ou can set the D VD/CD Receiver to turn off automati- cally at a specified time. 1 1 Press SLEEP to set the desired sleep time. The SLEEP indicator and sleep time appears in the dis- play windo w . 2 2 Each time y ou press SLEEP the setting changes in the follo wing order . SLEEP 90 → 80 → 70 ?[...]

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    30 Language Code List Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Disc Audio”, “Disc Subtitle” and/or “Disc Menu” (See page 17). Code Language 6566 Abkhazian 6565 Afar 6570 Afrikaans 8381 Albanian 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 7289 Armenian 6583 Assamese 6588 A ymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6985 Basque 6678 Bengali; Ba[...]

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    OPERA TION 31 Code Area AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT A ustria AU A ustralia AW A r uba AZ Azerbaidjan BA Bosnia-Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina F aso BG Bulgaria [...]

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    32 Tr oubleshooting Check the f ollowing guide for the possib le cause of a problem bef ore contacting ser vice. Symptom No power . The power is on, b ut the D VD/CD Receiver does not work. No picture. Scrolling or/and abnormal colour picture. There is no sound or only a very low-le vel sound is heard. The pla yback picture is poor . The D VD/CD Re[...]

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    REFERENCE 33 Tr oubleshooting (Continued) Symptom Radio stations cannot be tuned in. The remote control does not work properly . The sound mode can- not be changed. The front panel displa y is too dim. Cause • The antenna is positioned or connected poorly . • The signal strength of the stations is too w eak (when tuning in with automatic tuning[...]

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    34 Specification ❋ Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. ❋ Exemptions ■ T oshiba is not lia b le f or a n y damage caused b y fire s , natu r al disaster (such as thunde r , ea r thqua k e , etc.) , acts b y third par ties, accidents , owner’ s misuse, or uses in other improper conditions. ■ T oshiba is not liab[...]