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RQT7972
T ABLE OF CONTENTS / IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
T ABLE OF CONTENTS
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Discs that c an be p layed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Main unit and disc ca ution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Disc inf ormation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Displa ying current pla yback condition (QUICK OSD) . . . . . . . 18
Re vie wing titles to pl a y (AD V ANCED DISC REVIEW) . . . . . . . 18
CD seque ntial play (CD MOD E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Quick repla y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Skippin g one minu te f orw ard (CM SKI P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Changing the z oom r atio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing play speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Angle selection and Still picture rotation/advance . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing so undtrac ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing su btitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Repeat pla y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Program/Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using naviga tion men us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Pla ying data discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Pla ying fr om the selected tr ac k in the CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Play ing HighMA T
TM
discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Pla ying RAM discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using on-scre en menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Main men u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Changing the player s ettings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6
Changing the delay time (Speaker Settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
The radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8
A utomati c preset ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting the preset channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Man ual tunin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Optional antenna connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sound field a nd sound qua lity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Sound Field Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Super Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Center Foc us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dolby Pro Logic II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Down- mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Enhancing the bass sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Subwoo f er le v el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Speaker le v el adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Other usefu l functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Sleep timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Muti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Operating o ther equipmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Operating the television and the video cas sette recorder . . . . . 32
Operating the tape deck ([HT930 ] [HT9 33 ] only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Specificatio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3
Troubleshooti ng guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Product Serv ice/Mainte nance/Glo ssary . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
Limited Warra nty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 9
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover
Read these operating instr uctions carefully before using the unit. Follow the saf ety instructions on the unit and t he applicable saf ety instructions
listed below . Keep these operating instructions handy f or future reference.
1) Read these instr uctions.
2) K eep these instruc tions.
3) Heed all warnings.
4) F ollow al l instructions.
5) Do not use this apparatus near water .
6) Clean only with dry cloth.
7) Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with
the manuf acturer’ s instructions.
8) Do not install near any heat s ources such as radiators, heat
registers, stov es, or other apparatus (including am plifiers) that
produce heat.
9) \U.S .A. \an d\ Canad a]
Do not defeat the saf ety pur pose of the polarized or grounding-
type plug. A polarized plug has two b lades with one wider than
the other . A grounding-type plug has two b lades and a third
grounding prong. The wide blade or th e third prong are
provided f or y our safet y . If the provided plug does not fit into
your outlet, consult an electr ician f or replacement of the
obsolete outlet.
10) Protect the power cord f rom being walk ed on or pinched
par ticularly at plugs, conv enience receptac les, and the point
where they e xit from the apparatus.
11) Only use attachment s/accessories spec ified by the
manuf acturer .
12) Use only with the car t, stand, tripod, bracket, or
table specified b y the manuf acturer , or sold with
the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caut ion
when moving the cart/ap paratus combination to
av oid injury from tip-ov er .
13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused f or long periods of time.
14) Ref er all servicing to qualified service personnel. Ser vicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any wa y ,
such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has b een
spilled or objects ha ve f allen into the apparatus, the apparatus
has been e xposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally , or has been dropped.
Getting star ted
Simpl e setup
STEP 1
Front speak er assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Other sp eaker setup optio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
STEP 2
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
STEP 3
Con nectin g spea kers with the su bwoo fer
. . 10
STEP 4
Video conne ctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
STEP 5
Radio and s ystem conne ctions . . . . . . . . . 12
STEP 6
The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STEP 7
QUICK SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Control refe rence guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Disc operations
Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the main uni t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Other operations
Reference
IMPOR T ANT SA FETY INSTR UCTIONS
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