Aiwa Ht Dv90 Operating Instructions

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SUBTITLES (DVD ONLY)
You can also change the subtitle language if more than one is
available.
Press SUBTITLE on the remote control repeatedly
during playback to select the desired subtitle
language.
With each press, the subtitle will change.
NOTE
•If you press SUBTITLE when playing a disc without subtitles,
the “OFF” is displayed.
•The subtitle language can be changed only if the disc contains
more than one subtitle language.
•It may take some discs a few moments after you press
SUBTITLE until the new subtitles are displayed.
•Some discs permit switching the subtitle language only through
a menu screen.
SPECIAL DVD FEATURES
Operations for special features characteristic to DVDs are
described here.
ZOOM FUNCTION (DVD ONLY)
Press SHIFT+ZOOM on the remote control during
playback.
The picture around the center of the screen is enlarged.
With each press:
x4 x16
To move the enlarged picture
Press i, k, j, or l.
CHANGING THE ANGLE (DVD ONLY)
When playing back a scene shot with multi-angles, you can select
the angle to view the scene.
“ANGLE  AREA  IN” or “ANGLE  AREA  OUT” appears on the  TV
screen to show whether the  Angle function is ef fective or not.
Press ANGLE on the remote control repeatedly
to select a viewing angle.
With each press, the angle will change.
NOTE
The Angle function works only when playing back a shot with
multi-angles. If you press 
 ANGLE when playing back a scene
or a disc without multiple viewing angles, the 
 symbol is
displayed.
Normal playback
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Jim, lui, roule trés bien aujourd´ hui.
2  FRE
Jaime está corriendo muy bien.
3  SPAOFF
He’s having a great run today, Jim.
1  ENG
PLAYING DVDS AND AUDIO CDS
 
						

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CHANGING AUDIO TRACKS (DVD ONLY)
Some DVDs have more than one audio tracks, such as
soundtracks in dif ferent languages.  You can change the audio
track when playing such discs.
Press AUDIO on the remote control during playback.
With each press, the audio track will change.
For signal type information, see “ON SCREEN DISPLA Y
INFORMATION”, page 23.
NOTE
•The audio track can be changed only if the disc contains
multiple audio tracks.  The number of available audio tracks
varies with the disc.
•Some discs permit switching the audio track only through a
menu screen.
CHANGING AUDIO CHANNELS (CDs ONLY)
Use this function when playing CDs with dif ferent sound tracks
in the left and right channels.
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback.
With each press, the audio channel will change.
MONO LEFT MONO RIGHT STEREO
-MONO LEFT: left audio channel is output from both front
speakers
-MONO RIGHT: right audio channel is output from both front
speakers
-STEREO: normal stereo playback
USING A TITLE MENU (DVD ONLY)
Some DVDs have two or more titles and one of them can be
selected.
1Press TOP MENU during playback.
The title menu appears on the  TV screen.
•Pressing vRETURN resumes playback at the scene from
which the title menu was called.
Example:
Rivers
LoversCastles
Woods
TITLE MENU
2Press i, k, j or l to select the title and then
press c or ENTER.
0-9 are also available to select the title.
The playback starts.
NOTE
•The contents and operation of the software specific menu vary
with the disc. Follow the instructions on the disc and on the
menu screen.
USING A DVD MENU
Use this menu to select content, audio, subtitles, etc., from a
menu (the DVD menu) that is unique to each disc.
1Press MENU during playback.
The DVD menu appears on the  TV screen.
•Pressing vRETURN resumes playback at the scene from
which the DVD menu was called.
Example:
1 SUBTITLE
2 AUDIO
3 ANGLE
DVD MENU
2Press i, k, j or l to select the menu item and
then press ENTER.
0-9 are also available to select the menu item.
The playback starts.
NOTE
•The contents and operation of the software specific menu vary
with the disc. Follow the instructions on the disc and on the
menu screen.
Signal type
1 ENG PCM
2 FRE PCM
Audio language
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ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION
The information of current disc is displayed on the  TV screen
and you can select title, chapter or audio language etc.
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Press ON SCREEN on the remote control during
playback.
On screen display information is displayed on the  TV screen.
When the menu screen is displayed, on screen display
information is not displayed.
[CD]
1shows the current track/total tracks.
Press 0-9 to select the desired track and pressENTER.
2shows the elapsed playing time.
[DVD]
Press j or l to select the desired item.
1shows the title number .
Press 0-9 to select the desired title and then press
ENTER.
2shows the chapter number .
Press 0-9 to select the desired chapter and then press
ENTER.
3shows the elapsed playing time.
Press 0-9 to input the desired time and then pressENTER.
Example:
To specify 1:17:30 (1 hour 17 minutes 30 seconds),press 1, 1, 7, 3 and 0.
To specify 0:08:07 (8 minutes 7 seconds), press 8, 0and 7.
4shows the audio sound track language and the audiosignal type.
Press AUDIO to select the desired audio track.
For the audio signal type information, one of thefollowing will be displayed;

: Dolby Digital signal.
dts: DTS signal.
PCM: Linear PCM signal.
MP: MPEG audio signal.
For the number of audio channel, for example,
= [Conventional stereo] two front channels (left
and right) and no rear channel.
= [5.1-channel surround]  three front channels
(left, right and center), two rear channels (left rear and
right rear) and LFE (Low Frequency Ef fects).
5shows the subtitle information.
Press SUBTITILE to select the desired subtitlelanguage.
6shows the angle information.
Press ANGLE to select the desired angle.
To clear ON SCREEN DISPLAY
Press ON SCREEN again.
To move ON SCREEN DISPLAY up or down
Press i or k.
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PLAYING DVDS AND AUDIO CDS
 
						

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This unit comes equipped with a built-in Dolby Digital
decoder, Dolby Pro Logic decoder and a DTS decoder.
With this unit’ s built-in Dolby Digital decoder , Dolby Pro Logic
decoder , DTS decoder and the speaker system (the center ,
surround speaker units and the subwoofer supplied in addition
to the left and right front speakers), Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic,
or DTS sources can be played back in full scale home theater
sound.
Dialogs are heard in the front and center sound field, while
ambient sounds like cars and crowds are reproduced on all sides
of the listener , all in all for an incredibly lifelike audio-visual
experience.
Dolby Digital and DTS are multichannel system (maximum 5.1
channel) which record audio signals digitally .
5.1 channel means left, center and right front channels, separate
left and right surround channels, plus a low-frequency ef fects
(LFE) channel, counted as “0.1” channel.
Dolby Digital and DTS tracks may also come in 1 or 2 channels
(monaural or stereo, respectively), or in fact, any number of
channels within the limit. (Sources with 3 or more channels will
be refered to as 
a multichannel source) .
Dolby Digital software is marked with the 
 logo.
DTS software is marked with the 
 logo.
Dolby Pro Logic is an analog audio multichannel system with
four independent channels; left, center , right, and surround.  These
four channels are coded into the two tracks of a conventional
analog stereo source.
Dolby Pro Logic VCR software is marked with the
Hlogo.
NOTE
•This unit does not support multichannel playback of MPEG
Multichannel sources.
•Make sure all the supplied speakers are placed and connected
properly (pages 5 and 6).
SURROUND PLAYBACK
PLAYING WITH SURROUND SOUND
1Play back the surround source.
•Make sure to select the video input from this unit on your
TV.
•DVDs may contain several audio tracks, such as a Dolby
Digital track and a DTS track, or Dolby Digital tracks in
dif ferent channel configurations, etc.
If necessary , press AUDIO on the remote control to change
the playback track (page 22).
2Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the
desired surround mode.
With each press:
For a Dolby Digital/DTS multichannel source
DOLBY DIGITAL/DIGITAL THEATER STEREO
DOLBY  DIGITAL/DIGITAL  THEATER: multichannel surround
sound
STEREO: 2 channel stereo sound (Select this mode when
neither the center nor the surround speaker units are
connected.)
For a Dolby Digital 2 ch source
PRO LOGIC STEREO
For a source except stated above
(Linear PCM or ANALOG, etc.)
PRO LOGIC THEATER HALL STADIUM
STEREO
PRO LOGIC: Surround sound
THEATER: Sound presence of a theater
HALL: Sound presence of a concert hall
STADIUM: Sound presence of a stadium
STEREO: Normal stereo playback
•The signal type indicator lights up according to the signal
type and other conditions (see “SURROUND PLA YBACK
MODE INDICATION”, page 25).
To adjust the sound level of the speakers during playback
See “ADJUSTING SPEAKER LEVELS”, page 28.
NOTE
•When the headphones are plugged in, surround mode
automatically switches to the STEREO mode.
•When playing back 96 kHz Linear PCM source, surround mode
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SURROUND PLAYBACK MODE INDICATION
The “h DIGITAL”, “dts” and “h PRO LOGIC” indicators show
your present playback condition as follows;
“h DIGITAL” indicator lights up...
when a Dolby Digital source is played back.
“dts” indicator lights up...
when a DTS source is played back.
“h PRO LOGIC” indicator lights up...
when a 2-channel source, such as the following, is played back
with PRO LOGIC mode:
•Dolby Pro Logic source (such as a video cassette recorded in
Pro Logic played back on a connected VCR player)
•2-channel Dolby Digital source (DVD etc.,)
If the source does not play in your desired
playback mode
Your actual surround playback condition is determined by a
number of factors. Check the following;
–
type of signal and number of channels on your source
For example, a Dolby Digital or a DTS disc may come in
its full 5.1 channels, or in 2 channels, etc. Press ON
SCREEN on the remote control to check the audio signal
type information.
See “ON SCREEN DISPLA Y INFORMATION”, page 23.
–
selected track
Your disc may of fer a choice among several types of sound
mixes. Check that your desired mix is selected with the
AUDIO button on the remote control.
See “CHANGING  AUDIO TRACKS”, page 22.
–
type of connection
If you are using analog connection, Dolby Digital or DTS
playback is disabled.
SPEAKER SETTING
NOTE
•When the remote control is VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2,  TV or CABLE/
SAT. mode, press i,k,jor l with pressing SHIFT.
SETTING UP THE SPEAKER SIZE
You can set each speaker size and whether they are present or
not.
1Press SHIFT+SP SETUP.
2Press i or k to select “SP SIZE”.
With each press:
SP SIZE SP DIST BALANCE TEST TONE
3Press l .
4Press i or k to select the speaker for setting.
With each press:
FRONT CENTER SURROUND SW
5Press l .
6Press i or k to select the speaker type.
With each press:
FRONT:
CENTER:F-LARGE F-SMALL
SW:
SW-YES SW-NO
C-LARGE C-SMALLC-NONE
SURROUND:
S-LARGE S-SMALLS-NONE
LARGE: Large speaker . When bass playback is possible. (100
Hz or lower is the target.)
SMALL: Small speaker . When bass playback is not possible.
NONE: When not using the center or the surround speakers.
YES: When using a subwoofer .
NO: When not using a subwoofer .
(Default: F-SMALL, C-SMALL, S-SMALL, SW -YES)
7Press l.
“ENTER” flashes.  Then the selected item is displayed. If you
set other speaker , press l to go back to step 4.
When the setting is not changed, the unit goes back to step
4.
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8Press SHIFT+SP SETUP.
The setting is completed.
NOTE
•When “F-SMALL” is selected, “SW -YES” is automatically set
and cannot be changed.
•“CENTER” and “SURROUND” cannot be set when STEREO
mode is selected. (See “PLA YING WITH SURROUND SOUND”,
page 24)
ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER DISTANCE
Adjusts the speaker distance so that sounds from each speaker
can reach the listening position at the same time.
1Press SHIFT+SP SETUP.
2Press i or k to select “SP DIST”.
With each press:
SP SIZE SP DIST BALANCE TEST TONE
3Press l .
4Press i or k to select the speaker for setting.
With each press:
FRONT CENTER SURROUND
5Press l .
6Press i or k to adjust the distance from each
speaker to the listening position.
Default:
FRONT:
CENTER:F     17FT (feet)
C     17FT (feet)
SURROUND: S     12FT (feet)
Adjustable range: 1FT  to 30FT  (for each speaker)
7Press l.
The adjusted level is set and back to step 4.
8Press SHIFT+SP SETUP.
The setting is completed.
ADJUSTING THE LEVEL BALANCE OF  THE
FRONT SPEAKERS
1Press SHIFT+SP SETUP.
2Press i or k to select “BALANCE”.
With each press:
SP SIZE SP DIST BALANCE TEST TONE
3Press l .
4Press i or k to adjust the level balnce.
Default:
L   0dB  (Left front)
R   0dB (Right front)
Press l to switch the display between “L” and “R”.
5Press SHIFT+SP SETUP.
The setting is completed.
ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER CHANNEL
LEVEL
Using a test signal, the sound level of all available channels should
be adjusted so that the volume level from each speaker sounds
equal.
1Press SHIFT+SP SETUP.
2Press i or k to select “TEST TONE”.
With each press:
SP SIZE SP DIST BALANCE TEST TONE
3Press l .
The test signal automatically cycles through the channels in
the following order:
LC RRS LS
(L: Left front, C: Center , R: Right front, RS: Right Surround,
LS: Left Surround)
4While the desired channel is displayed, press i
or k to adjust the channel level.
Adjustable range: –10 to +10(dB)
5Press SHIFT+SP SETUP.
The setting is completed.
NOTE
•When the volume level is set to 80, any one of speaker channel
level cannot be set to more than +1 dB.
•When the surround mode is set to the STEREO mode (page
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Your receiver can receive FM and AM radio broadcast.
RADIO RECEPTION
MANUAL TUNING
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select TUNER
function.
On the remote control, press TUNER/BAND.
2Press BAND to select a band.
On the remote control, press TUNER/BAND.
3Press PRESET c to display “TUNING”.
4Press TUNING + or - to select a station.
TUNE lights up during radio reception.
1 lights up for FM stereo reception.
AUTO SEARCH
1Select a band.
2Press PRESET c to display “TUNING”.
3Hold down TUNING + or - until the search
begins.
The unit starts searching the band, and stops when it tunes
in to a station.
To stop auto search manually
Press TUNING 
+ ++ +
+ or 
- -- -
-.
NOTE
Auto search may not stop at stations with weak signals.
PRESET TUNING
The unit can store up to 32 preset stations for each band (FM,
AM). Presetting allows you to tune in to a station directly . 5 stations
are preset with test frequency for each band. (factory setting)
Automatic Presetting
The tuner scans through the receivable frequency range and
stores stations automatically .
1Select the band.
2Hold down SETa for 3 seconds.
The tuner searches for a station.
Stations with weak signals may not be stored.
To stop automatic presetting manually
Press SETa again.
NOTE
If you use automatic presetting, previously stored stations are
overwritten.
Manual Presetting
1Press PRESET c to display “TUNING”.
2Tune in to the desired station.
3Press SETa.
4Within 5 seconds, press TUNING + or - to select
preset number.
5Press SETa to store the station.
Preset Tuning
On the main unit
1Select the band.
2Press PRESET c to display “PRESET”.
3Press TUNING+ or - to select the preset number.
On the remote control
1Select the band.
2Press 0-9 to enter the preset number.
Example:
To select 21, press, 2, 1.
To clear a station preset
1Tune in to the station to be cleared by preset tuning.
The preset will not be cleared if you tuned in to a station by
manual tuning.
2Press 
s ss s
s.
The preset is cleared.
RADIO RECEPTION
SURROUND PLAYBACK
RADIO RECEPTION
 
						

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Sound and timer adjustment are possible on this unit.
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTING SPEAKER LEVELS
First, adjust the speaker levels with a test signal (page 26).  After
that, if needed, adjust the speaker levels by following way with
playing back a software.
Press SUBWOOFER(+,-), CENTER(+,-) or REAR
(+,-) on the remote control to adjust subwoofer,
center or surround speakers level.
NOTE
• When the volume level is set to 80, any one of speaker channel
level cannot be set to more than +1 dB.
ADJUSTING THE BASS/TREBLE LEVEL
1Press BASS/TREBLE repeatedly to select “BAS”
or “TRE”.
2Turn VOLUME (press VOLUME+ or - on the
remote control) to adjust bass/treble level.
Adjustable range: –10 to +10 (dB)
NOTE
•BASS/TREBLE is only ef fective for front speakers and
headphone.
MUTING SOUND
Press MUTE on the remote control.
“MUTE” appears on the display , and sound from the speakers or
the headphones is muted.
To cancel muting
Press MUTE again.
SOUND AND TIMER ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTING THE ANTENNAS
FM antenna:
Extend fully and position for the best possible reception.
An outdoor antenna is recommended for better reception. See
“CONNECTING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA”, page 8.
AM antenna:
Position and rotate the antenna to find the best reception.
Changing FM reception to monaural
Press SHIFT+MONO TU on the remote control. “MONO” appears
on the display .
Monaural reception will reduce noise if FM stereo reception
contains noise.
To return to stereo reception, repeat the above.
If reception contains noise interference
Move the unit away from other electrical appliances, especially
digital audio devices, or turn of f the appliances that generate
noise signals.
Changing the AM tuning interval
The default tuning interval of the receiver is 10 kHz/step. When
using the receiver in a 9 kHz/step area, change the tuning interval.
Select  AM band and hold down BAND on the main unit.
Repeat to return to 10 kHz/step.
NOTE
Changing the  AM tuning interval will return the station presets to
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ADJUSTING DYNAMIC RANGE (DOLBY
DIGITAL)
In Dolby Digital, dynamic range between soft and loud sounds
can be adjusted to suit your desired playback volume.
1Play the Dolby Digital sound.
See “PLA YING WITH SURROUND SOUND”, page 24.
2Press SHIFT+MIDNIGHT repeatedly to select
desired mode.
[NIGHT MIN]
Minimum dynamic range compression. Enjoy the full dynamic
range of the sound track as experienced in a movie theater .
[NIGHT STD]
Standard dynamic range compression recommended by the
software producers when playing back at home. Default.
[NIGHT MAX]
Maximum dynamic range compression. Keeps soft sounds
and dialogs intelligible even with the overall volume turned
down. Select this mode when you have to keep the volume
low , for example, when playing back late at night.
SLEEP TIMER
This unit can be set to turn of f automatically after a specified
period of time.
Press SLEEP repeatedly to set the sleep timer
duration.
On the remote control, press SHIFT+SLEEP.
The sleep-time can be changed from 10 to 90 minutes in 10-
minute steps.
To check the time remaining until the power turns off
Press SLEEP once (press SHIFT+SLEEP on the remote control).
The remaining time is displayed for 4 seconds.
To cancel the sleep timer
Press SLEEP (press SHIFT+SLEEP on the remote control)
repeatedly to clear the sleep-timer display .Various default settings related to the DVD player and the
TV monitor can be changed as needed or preferred.
OVERVIEW OF THE SETUP MENU
There are 4 major menu items that can be adjusted.  Their function
are as follows:
1RATING (page 30)
Sets the rating limit of DVDs allowed to play back on this unit
when playing discs with restriction level encoding.
With discs that include scenes with excessive violence, for
example, this setting can be used either to automatically cut
such scenes or to disable playback altogether , depending on
the disc.
2PASSWORD (page 30)
The password needs to be entered not to prevent the playback
of the disc whose rating level is higher than the unit’ s setting.
The password can be changed to your taste.
When the password is required, even if you input the wrong
password, the password cannot be cleared. Be careful not to
input the wrong password. If you fail in inputting password,
reinsert the disc and then repeat the procedure.
3TV DISPLAY (page 31)
Sets the aspect ratio of the video signal sent to your connected
TV set.  The preference setting for the 4:3 or 16:9
representation of wide format software is only ef fective when
playing a disc of fering such a choice.
4TV TYPE (page 31)
Sets “TV  TYPE” according to the color system of the connected
TV.
The “TV DISPLAY” setting and the “TV TYPE” setting
need to be set specifically to match your configuration of
connected equipment.
•The default “TV DISPLA Y” setting has to be changed if
you are connecting to a 16:9 (wide) ratio  TV set.
•Changing the default “TV  TYPE” may be needed depending
on your  TV type.
Any other setting can be changed or kept as is, according
to your preferences.
CUSTOMIZING DVD SETUP
RADIO RECEPTION
SOUND AND TIMER
ADJUSTMNTS
CUSTOMIZING
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BASIC MENU OPERATIONS
Basic operation of the SETUP  MENU is described here.
1Select DVD/CD function.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly on the main unit or press DVD/
CD on the remote control.
2Press SETUP.
The “SETUP  MENU” screen is displayed.
RATING
PASSWORD
TV DISPLAY
TV TYPEUNLOCK
CHANGE
4:3 /LB
NTSC SETUP MENU
SET RATING
3Press i or k to select the item to be changed.
4Press ENTER to select the desired setting.
5Press SETUP.
To exit the setup menu
Press SETUP.
To confirm your setting
1Press SETUP to display the setup menu.
2Press SETUP  again to exit the setup menu without making
changes.
NOTE
•While the setup screen is displayed, you will not be able to
perform other operations on the unit. Press SETUP again to
exit the setup screen first.
RATING
Sets the rating limit allowed to playback on this unit when playing
discs with restriction level encoding.  To change the restriction
level, you have to input the password.
The default setting is “UNLOCK”.
1Select “RATING” in the “SETUP MENU”.
2Press ENTER.
3Use 0-9 to input password.
default: 1234
RATING
PASSWORD
TV DISPLAY
TV TYPEUNLOCK
INPUT - - - -
4:3 /LB
NTSC SETUP MENU
PLEASE ENTER PASSWORD
4Press ENTER.
5Press ENTER repeatedly to select your desired level.
“UNLOCK” cancels the rating level.
The smaller the number , the higher the level of restriction.
For instance, setting the rating level to 1 will restrict playback
of all discs with a rating level from 2 to 8, either by cutting
certain scenes or disabling playback altogether , depending on
the disc.
Check your disc for details.
6Press SETUP.
The setting is completed.
PASSWORD
The password needs to be entered not to prevent the playback
of the disc whose rating level is higher than the unit’ s setting.
The password can be changed to your taste.
1Select “PASSWORD” in the “SETUP MENU” and press
ENTER.
RATING
PASSWORD
TV DISPLAY
TV TYPEOLD : - - - -
NEW: - - - -
4:3 /LB
NTSC SETUP MENU
PLEASE ENTER OLD PASSWORD
2Use 0-9 to input four-digit old password.
default: 1234
3Use 0-9 to input four-digit new password.
Do not forget the password you set!
4Press ENTER.
5Press SETUP.
The setting is completed.
If you forget your password (Resetting the DVD setup)
1 Press SETUP to display SETUP  MENU.
2 Select “RA TING” in the “SETUP  MENU” and press ENTER.
3 Input four-digit number “2580” and press ENTER.
All the item of the DVD setup are reset.