RCA RTD317 manual

It is impor tant to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. User manual AU XI N 2 3 RTD317 7[...]

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter ference received , including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a[...]

EN F or your safety The AC power plug is polarized (one blade is wider than the other) and only fits into AC power outlets one way . If the plug won ’t go into the outlet completely , turn the plug over and try to insert it the other way . If it still won ’t fit, contact a qualified electrician to change the outlet, or use a different one. Do n[...]

Impor tant batter y information new and old batteries. Do not use rechargeable batteries . observe the polarities indicated inside the battery compar tment. Replace only with the type of batteries specied. Do not dispose of them in a re or recharge them. a long period of time, remov e the batteries. Impor tant Information EN CAUTION controls [...]

EN Impor tant Safety Instruc tions Please read and sav e for future reference Some of the following information may not appl y to your par t icul ar p roduc t; however , as with any elec tronic pr oduct, precautions should be observed during handling and use. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follo[...]

EN T able of Cont ents Connections and S etup ......... 1 Connecting to your T V (VIDEO) .................... 2 Connecting to your T V (via HDMI input) Connecting A UDIO from external sources such a T V ( Aux-in) Connecting the speakers ..................... 4 Positioning speakers ........................ 5 Fr ont speaker placement Better surround [...]

1 EN Connections and Setup Remote control and 2 AAA batteries Left and right Surround Speakers Composite Video Cable One Pig- T ail antenna wire Left and right front speakers One external AM loop antenna Subwoofer Center speaker Acc essories pr ovided + - + - Things to consider bef ore you connec t • Ensure that the mains supply in your house co [...]

Connecting the antennas The AM and FM antennas connec t to the AM and FM terminals on the system’ s back panel. T hey must be hooked up in order to receive clear reception. AM L oop An tenna 1. Uncoil the AM Antenna wire. 2. Press down on the Antennas tab to open the terminal. 3. Make sure the white wire on the AM loop antenna is inserted into th[...]

3 EN Connecting A UDIO from external sources such as T V (A ux-In) Connecting to your T V (via HDMI input) HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface. HDMI transfers digital audio and uncompressed digital video on a single cable. Press the HDMI button on the remote control to change output signals as follows: 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p. [...]

4 Connecting the speakers Speaker wires are color-coded to match the terminals. Connect the speaker wire from the back of each speaker to the corresponding color terminal at the back of the unit. Press down the tab to open the terminal and inser t the wire. Release the tab to lock wire in the terminal. Note: When connecting the speakers, make sure [...]

EN 5 Courtesy Dolby Laboratories Note: Front, Center speakers provided with this unit are magnetically shielded to protect your TV set. I t is not recommended to place the surround speakers and subwoofer near the T V set. Connections and S etup 3 3 1 1 2 4 F ront speaker placement For best results, follow the speaker placement below . Alignment Ali[...]

6 Better surround placement Location If possible, plac e surround speakers to either side of the listening area, not behind it. Height If space permits, install surround speakers 2-3 feet above viewers. This helps to minimize localization effects. Aiming Aim surround speakers straight across the room, not do wn at viewers , to help create a more op[...]

7 F ront panel contr ols Over view of Controls Switches the unit on and off. T oggles bet ween different subwoofer output levels (among sof t/ balance/ strong/ powerful). Connects USB devices for playing music and photos. Remote control func tions in DVD/CD mode ON•OFF – Switches the unit on and off (p.9) . DVD – Selects the DVD mode (p.9) . [...]

8 STOP – Stops playback . Press and hold to open the disc tray (p. 9, 10) . P AUSE – Freez es frame, accesses frame advance or slow motion func tion (p.10) . AUDIO – Accesses the audio function (p.12) . ANGLE – Accesses the camera angle func tion for DVD disc (p.13) . ZOOM – Accesses the Zoom function (p.10, 15) . SUBTITLE – Selects the[...]

9 Over view of Contr ols Playing Discs - Basic F unc tions Compatible discs • DVD , DVD-R,DVD -RW , DVD+R, DVD+RW • CD , CD-R, CD-RW Compatible formats • DVD , JPEG • CD , mp3, WMA See page 24 and 25 for more information about discs and compatible formats. Regional coding Y our unit has been designed to process regional management informati[...]

10 Basic playback operations Playback Switch the unit and the TV set on. 1. After loading a disc, playback star ts automatically , or the disc menu appears. If the disc menu appears, select the Play option to begin playback. 2. Press STOP to stop playback. Accelera ted pla y While the disc is playing, press REVERSE or FORW ARD one or more times to [...]

Using the Info menu 1. Press INFO on the remote while a disc is playing to display the I nfo menu. The first banner shows title, chapter , and time display information. 2. Press INFO again for audio language, subtitles, and camera angle. 3. Press INFO a third time for play mode, bookmark and sleep timer . 4. Use the right/left arrow buttons on the [...]

Title/chapter (DVD)/track (audio CD ) T o directly access a title, chapter (DVD) or a track (audio CD), press INFO , press OK. Select the Title(T T ), T rack( TRK ) or Chapter(CH) icon and enter a number directly with the numer ic buttons. Press OK again to confirm. Time display T o access the T ime Display, press INFO on the remote. Pr ess the up/[...]

Camera angle (DVD) Some discs offer different camera angles for specific scenes. 1. T o change the camera angle, press the ANGLE button on the remote or press the INFO button twice and select the Camera angle icon with the left/right buttons. 2. Choose the angle with the up/down arrow buttons. If the disc was recorded using a single camera angle, t[...]

14 Creating a prog ram List for progr am pla y mode (mp3 CDs) T o use program play mode with an mp3 disc, you must first create a program list. Y ou can program up to 16 songs. 1. T o create a program list, press the INFO button twice. H ighlight the Play Mode option and press the down arrow to select the Program option. 2. Press OK. The Program sc[...]

15 Playing mp3/WMA files or displaying jpeg files Mp3/WMA is an audio file format which compresses recorded music. T he main advantage of the mp3/WMA format is that CD- quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user friendly compressed files. Jpeg files are image files. Make sure that they have a resolution of less than 2 megapix[...]

16 Radio The unit has a built-in tuner that allows for FM radio func tion. T he AM loop antenna allows for AM radio function. Manual tuning 1. Connect the FM antenna and the AM loop antenna at the back of the unit. Rotate the AM loop for better reception. 2. Press TUNER. 3. T une a station by pressing TUNER+/- repeatedly until the desired station i[...]

17 USB Device An overview This unit supports MSC devices. Y ou can connect your own USB storage devices, then you can start playback. Connecting/Disconnecting USB device to the Unit Inser t the USB drive's connector into the main unit ’ s USB jack of the unit. T o disconnect, unplug the dr ive. USB device playback features 1. Press USB to se[...]

An overview CD ripping allows you to rip tracks on CD to USB device. This unit suppor ts M ass Storage Class (MSC ) devices. Connect the USB device first before ripping. Ripping CD to USB device 1. During CD playback, press REC on the remote to ac tivate the R ipping Menu. 2. Selec t one of the menu items using the up/down arrow buttons. Press the [...]

19 The S etup Menu Notes: • Choose a password that is easy to remember , or write it down. • Use the super password: 9688 if you have forgotten your password. General Setup Passwor d Rating Slide Ti me Default Changing the Password When you unlock the unit, you must assign a new password the next time you lock the unit. T o change the current p[...]

20 1 Kid safe – Kid safe; it is safe even for k ids. 2 G – General Audience; recommended as acceptable for viewers of all ages. 3 PG – Paren tal Guidance suggested. 4 PG13 – Material is unsuitable for children under age 13. 5 PG-R – Paren tal Guidance -restricted; recommended that parents restric t children under age 17 from viewing or al[...]

EN 21 Subtitles Select the subtitle language using up/down arrow buttons and press OK . T o change the language of the subtitles during playback, press INFO twice for DVD and use the left/r ight arrow buttons to highlight the Subtitle icon. Press the up/down arrow buttons or the SUBTITLE button on the remote to selec t a subtitle language. Disc Men[...]

22 T V Type Depending on the format of the DVD disc, you can choose the pic ture format (aspec t ratio) best suited to the format of your T V screen: • 4:3 PS: reproduces a 4:3 picture without distortion. • 4:3 LB: giv es best reproduction of pictures recorded in this f ormat (i.e. with horizontal bands at the top and bottom of the screen) or i[...]

23 T roubleshooting The unit does not switch on. • Make sure it is plugged in. • Press the ON•OFF button on the remote control or the ON/ST ANDBY button on the front of the unit. The devic e switches off spontaneously . • The device switches off automatically when it is in STOP mode for more than 30 minutes without any user inter vention. S[...]

24 Pr ecautions Use • If your unit has been stored in a cool place for any length of time, dur ing a journey for example, wait for about 2 hours before using it. • The openings located on the top and bottom are for ventilation and must not be obstruc ted. • During thunderstorms, we recommend that you isolate the unit from the electrical suppl[...]

EN 25 Additional Information Compatible Formats In order to ensure playback , discs must conform with DVD or CD standards. This unit may not play some recordings or files due to differences in recording formats, software used and disc types. DVD-Video Digital video discs - 12 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer . DVDs are high density [...]

26 • Do not record copyright-protected mp3 files. “Securized” files are encr ypted and code protected to prevent illegal copying. jpeg files CD-R and CD -RW with jpeg files. Certain jpeg files, including progressive jpeg files, cannot be read by this unit. The total number of files and folders on the disc should be less than 650. M ake sure t[...]

T echnical Specifica tions: Amplifier Section: RMS Output Pow er: D olby Digital M ode with 10% T otal Harmonic Distor tion Rear Channels: 40Watts channel (1KHz, 4Ohm) Fr ont and Center Channel: 40 Watts per channel (1KH z, 4Ohm) Subwoofer Channel: 50Watts (100Hz, 3Ohm) T otal RMS Output Po wer , D olby Digital mode: 250Watts FTC Output Power: Dolb[...]

28 EN J 7 T 01 T 20 % 8 DT A800-B EN 13 Limited warranty AVC MULTIMEDIA (“AVC”) makes the following limited warranty. This limited warranty extend to the original consumer purchaser and is limited to non-commercial use of the product. One Year Parts & Labor Warranty AVC products purchased in the United States are warranted to be free from d[...]

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