Dolby Laboratories STS75E, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DVD HOME THEATER SYSTEM OWNER S MANUAL CD R VCR AV INPUT R 2 VIEWER ...

Page 2: ...AC cord grip the plug and not the cord itself Pulling the cord may damage it and create a hazard When you are not going to use the Unit for a long period of time disconnect the AC power cord OnCondensation When left in a heated room where it is warm and damp water droplets or condensation may form inside the Unit When thereiscondensationinsidetheUnit theUnitmaynotfunctionnormally LettheUnitstandfo...

Page 3: ...ken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance are not defeated 12 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance 13 Cleaning The appliance should be cleaned onl...

Page 4: ...trol 5 Parts and Functions 6 8 RemoteControl 6 7 FrontandTopPanel 8 Display 9 FrontPanelDisplay 9 DisplayInformation 9 Setup 10 14 ConnectingyourTV 10 11 ConnectingaVCR 12 Connectinganothersource 12 Connectingthespeakers subwoofer 13 Positioningthespeakersandsubwoofer 13 Mountingrearsurroundspeakers 14 TurningontheUnitandTV 14 Powercordconnection 14 Adjusting the Sound 15 16 Playing a Disc 17 19 P...

Page 5: ...t if they were purchased from outside your geographic area or made for business purposes Title Chapter and Tracks DVDs are divided into titles and chapters If the disc has more than one movie on it each movie would be a separate title Chapters are sections of titles Audio CDs are divided into tracks A track is usually one song on an Audio CD Note Numbers identify each title chapter and track on a ...

Page 6: ... avoid damage caused by battery leakage corrosion Do not mix old and new batteries Do not mix ALKALINE standard CARBON ZINC or rechargeable NICKEL CADMIUM batteries 2 Insert two AA or UM 3 size batteries Using the Remote Control Point the Remote Control at the REMOTE SENSOR located on the Unit When there is a strong ambient light source the performance of the infrared REMOTE SENSOR may be degraded...

Page 7: ...l speakers subwoofer Switch speaker outputs to 2 1 channel Front left right speakers subwoofer 5 MEMORY button Enter the number of a selected chapter or track 6 DIMMER button Turns the display backlight ON and OFF 7 PRO LOGIC II button In AV_IN mode switches to Dolby Pro Logic mode for VHS tapes encoded with Dolby Pro Logic 8 VOLUME buttons Adjust the volume 9 SETUP button Selects the SET UP menu ...

Page 8: ... 31 ZOOM button Zoom into an image NTSC PAL button In stop mode select whether to output the video signal TV shows AUTO which means output signal depends on DVD disc either NTSC or PAL TV shows PAL or NTSC which means output signal fixed to PAL or NTSC 32 AUDIO button Select one of the audio soundtracks programmed on a DVD or selects the audio output mode on a AUDIO CD 33 REPEAT DISC button Repeat...

Page 9: ... jack 15 AUDIO IN L R jacks 16 Right FRONT speaker terminals 17 SUBWOOFER terminals 18 Left REAR speaker terminals 19 AUDIO OUT L R jacks 20 S VIDEO DVD output jack 21 Right REAR speaker terminals 22 CENTER speaker terminals 23 Left FRONT speaker terminals 24 Power cord Front and Top Panel 5 PLAY button Press to start or resume playback 6 STOPbutton Stop playing a disc 7 FUNCTIONbutton Select the ...

Page 10: ...mitted by the DVD Unit or the disc TV Screen Unit Display No Disc x 2 x 2 Loading A B ANGLE indicator Appears when multiple camera angles are recorded in the section of the DVD that is currently playing DOLBY DIGITAL indicator Displays while Dolby Digital sound processing is being performed or when the loaded disc contains Dolby Digital sound OPERATION indicator Indicates the operation status of t...

Page 11: ...ks on your TV or S Video cable Use an S Video cable not supplied and the Audio cable not supplied 1 Use an S Video cable to connect the S VIDEO DVD jack on your Unit to the S VIDEO IN jack on your TV 2 Use the Audio cable to connect the left right AUDIO OUT jacks on the unit to the left right AUDIO IN jacks on your TV To wall outlet S Video cable not supplied Audio cable not supplied red white To ...

Page 12: ...hestqualitypicture with less flicker Press the SETUP button and select Video Output to YUV see page 28 Connect the component video cable to TV press the P SCAN button on the remote control when DVD is stopped P SCAN will be shown You can select the output signal for better picture quality Notes When progressive output is activated no video signal output from S video and RCA CVBS video jacks Make s...

Page 13: ...supplied connect the left right AUDIO OUT jack on your Unit to the AUDIO IN jack on the other analogue equipment Digital connection Using the Coaxial Digital Audio cable not supplied connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT on your Unit to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN jack on your another equipment Listening to another audio equipment 1 Turn on the Unit 2 Turn on your audio equipment and follow the instructions incl...

Page 14: ...t matching the color tube on the end of the speaker wire to the color coded connector E Positioning the speakers and subwoofer CENTER Place on the top of or below the TV REAR SPEAKERS Place right beside or slightly behind your listening position and a little higher than your ears SUBWOOFER Can be placed anywhere FRONT SPEAKERS Place on both sides of the TV equal distances apart To wall outlet FRON...

Page 15: ...tion Make sure that all the components and speakers are connected correctly To prevent electrical shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot fully insert Be sure the AC power cord is disconnected and all functions are off before making connections When you are not going to use the Unit for a long period of time disconnect the power cord Mounting rear surround speakers 1 Mark the correct mounting ...

Page 16: ...sting the Sound continued to next page continued to next page continued to next page continued to next page continued to next page Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full bandwidth output channels from two channel sources This is done using an advanced high purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations ...

Page 17: ...emote control to select different speakers output status shown on below table 2 At AV_IN function mode you also can press the PRO LOGIC II button repeatedly on the remote control to select PRO LOGIC II indicator on the front panel of display will illuminate 3 You can active or off subwoofer output by setup menu Notes The wording 2 1 CH will be corresponded to the audio sound output from Front Left...

Page 18: ...l side up 4 Press the OPEN CLOSE button The disc tray closes It takes a short while for your Unit to load the disc After loading for some discs the Unit will automatically start playback of the disc 5 Press the PLAY button Notes Use the OPEN CLOSE button on the front panel to open or close the disc tray Do not push the disc tray or you may damage the Unit Let the disc tray open completely before r...

Page 19: ...ff symbol shows The screen will return to normal When you reach the edge of the image the display will not shift anymore in that direction SKIP Forward Reverse While you are playing a disc press the NEXT button on the remote to move to the beginning of the next chapter or track Press the PREV button of the remote to move to the previous chapter or track and automatically start playing it DVD CD Fa...

Page 20: ...ow to select the type of playback 1 While a disc is playing press the AUDIO button to show the current audio format number 2 Press the AUDIO button repeatedly to select the desired audio format Subtitle selection 1 While a DVD is playing press the SUBTITLE button to display the current language setting as shown in the example below 2 Press the SUBTITLE button repeatedly to select the desired subti...

Page 21: ...ginning of the currently playing chapter and the remaining time from the beginning of the currently playing title Press the GOTO button to set your desired point to start playback then press the ENTER button to confirm Angle setting The current angle is displayed When a disc with only one angle is played back Angle 1 1 is displayed Press the ANGLE button to select the desired angle Audio setting T...

Page 22: ...ter track If you know the title chapter track number you want to play you can locate a specifc title chapter track by directly selecting a title chapter track number 1 Press the GOTO button to search your desired title chapter track 2 Press or button to highlight a title chapter track and press the corresponding number button s for the chapter you want 3 Press the ENTER button to confirm The Unit ...

Page 23: ...ressing the CLEAR button resets the time Angle setting 1 Press the DISPLAY button twice The FUNCTION menu is displayed on the screen and you can see how many angles are recorded on the disc 2 Press the ANGLE button repeatedly to select your desired angle 3 The Unit will change to your desired angle about 3 seconds later Audio setting 1 Press the DISPLAY button twice The FUNCTION menu is displayed ...

Page 24: ...ons will be cleared If you press the CLEAR button while you are entering a title or chapter the currently entered numbers will be erased and you can reset the numbers again 3 Use or button to other field 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 5 Press the PLAY button to start the programmed playback Notes If you press the CLEAR button while you are entering a track the currently entered numbers are erased and you c...

Page 25: ...ngle indicator displays on the screen The current track is played repeatedly Repeating a whole disc 2 While the disc is playing press the REPEAT DISC button until the Repeat All indicator displays on the screen The whole disc is played repeatedly To resume normal playback 3 Press the REPEAT DISC button until the Off indicator displays on the screen CD DVD Repeating a specific section You can play ...

Page 26: ...tton Note You can not play in Fast reverse or Fast forward during MP3 playback On screen display Turn on your TV to view the on screen display of MP3 files Press the or CURSOR button on the remote control to select the file you want to listen to then press ENTER button and this selected file is located and played back Notes The ability of this Unit to read MP3 discs is dependent on the following T...

Page 27: ...on to confirm The image you selected will show on TV in Full Screen and automatically display one by one again in about 6 seconds intervals You can press the PAUSE button to interrupt playback and press the PLAY button to resume playback You also can use GOTO function or use the numbered buttons to enter the number to quickly select any image You can press the ZOOM button to enlarge the picture in...

Page 28: ...ION SETUP MENU and return to the normal screen press the RETURN button Customizing the Function Settings continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page VIDEO setting TV Shape 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Use or button to select Video then press the ENTER button 3 Use or button to select TV Shape then press the ENTER button 4 Use or ...

Page 29: ...size regardless of the TV shape setting If you select 16 9 wide screen mode and you own a 4 3 TV set the DVD playback picture will be horizontally distorted during playback Images will appear to be horizontally compressed Always be sure that your TV shape conforms to the actual TV in use continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next p...

Page 30: ...tual effect on pictures will vary depending on the TV On Picture will be brighter to clarify details Off Picture will have deepened colors Sharpen Fine detail will be easier to see Soften Soft focus effect Off Picture will be returned to normal Edges 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Use or button to select Video then press the ENTER button 3 Use or button to select Edges and then press the ENTER button ...

Page 31: ...d then press the ENTER button 4 Use or button to select the desired setting and then press the ENTER button 5 To exit the FUNCTION SETUP MENU and return to the normal screen press the RETURN button Note You can adjust the channel balance on your Unit Please see ADJUSTING THE SOUND on page 15 L R Speaker Small Small size of Speaker Large Large size of Speaker speaker diameter normally larger than 4...

Page 32: ...oofer is connected If Off is selected no sound will be emitted by subwoofer Customizing the Function Settings Surround Delay 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Use or button to select the Audio press the ENTER button 3 Use or button to Surround Delay then repeatedly press the ENTER button to select the desired Surround Delay type 0 15ms 5 20ms 10 25ms or 15 30ms appears 4 To exit the FUNCTION SETUP MENU a...

Page 33: ...woofer Pink noise comes out from subwoofer for testing Note When using the pink noise generator to test your speakers you can press the SOUND button on the remote control to adjust the channel balance Please Adjusting the Sound on page 15 continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page continued on next page Center Delay 1 Press the SETUP button 2 Use or...

Page 34: ...ur 4 digit security code and then press the ENTER button If you make a mistake before pressing the ENTER button press the CLEAR button and enter your 4 digit security code again You cannot play DVD discs rated higher than the level you selected unless you cancel the parental lock function The parental lock level is equivalent to the following ratings Level 1 Kid Safe Level 5 PG_R Level 2 G Level 6...

Page 35: ... the ENTER button 3 Use or button to shift and select the Factory Set then press the ENTER button 4 Use or button to shift and select Yes then press the ENTER button 5 To exit the FUNCTION SETUP MENU and return to the normal screen press the RETURN button Customizing the Function Settings Note When you reset the Unit to the factory default the Unit will take 3 5 seconds to reset ...

Page 36: ...o Portuguese Quechua Rhaeto Romance Kirundi Romanian Russian Kinyarwanda Sanskrit Sindhi Sangho Serbo Croatian Singhalese Slovak Language Name Slovenian Samoan Shona Somali Albanian Serbian Siswat Sesotho Sundanese Swedish Swahili Tamil Telugu Tajik Thai Tigrinya Turkmen Tagalog Setswana Tonga Turish Tsonga Tatar Twi Ukrainian Urdu Uzbek Vietnamese Volapük Wolof Xhosa Yoruba Chinese Zulu Code MG M...

Page 37: ...s such as benzine or alcohol to clean the disc Do NOT use irregular shape discs example heart shaped octagonal etc They may cause malfunctions Check that the AC power cord is connected The region number of the disc doesn t match the region number of this Unit The TV is not set to receive DVD signal output The video cable is not connected The TV is not turned on Clean the disc If video from your sy...

Page 38: ...e them with a cloth slightly moistened with alcohol Clean the disc Vibrations from the speakers are affecting the Unit Remove any obstacles between the remote and the Unit Use the remote near the Unit Point the remote at the remote sensor on the Unit Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones There is no disc inside No Disc appears on the TV screen Insert the disc correctly with the pla...