Sanyo DC-HT818, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL DVD HOME THEATER DC HT818 ...

Page 2: ...For your Attention 2 Features Package Contents 3 4 Remote Control 5 6 Panel 7 Connections 8 10 System Setup 11 16 Basic Playback 17 22 Trouble shooting 23 Specifications 24 Contents 1 ...

Page 3: ...l the unit in a place exposed to moisture or rain The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and any object filled with liquids such as vases shall not be placed on it Install the unit on a horizontal flat and firm surface with good ventilation Never block the vents which will cause malfunction resulting from overheating Use a soft and clean cloth to clean the outside of the unit ...

Page 4: ...ital LPCM MPEG etc digital audio decoder HiFi 96kHz 24bit audio digital processor COAXIAL digital audio output USB drive port and memory card slot Compatible with DVD VCD CD MP3 JPEG Picture CD etc Full function remote control AM FM stereo tuning system High quality amplifier Features Package Contents 3 Playable Disc and Media Types Symbol Contents Disc types Audio Video DVD Audio MP3 COMPACT DIGI...

Page 5: ...n coding A disc specified as playable in one region may not play on a player designed for a different region A disc specified as universal or with no region coding Code ALL may be played in any region The regions are Region 1 Canada USA Region 2 Europe Japan Mid East South Africa Region 3 South East Asia Region 4 Australia Caribbean Central South America New Zealand Region 5 Africa Former Soviet U...

Page 6: ...e front panel The remote control works within a distance of about metres from the sensor and within an angle of about 30 degrees from the left and right side 7 Remote Control Operation Battery Installation NOTE Remove the batteries when you do not intend to use the remote control for a long time Do not mix new and used batteries or different types of batteries Weak batteries can leak and severely ...

Page 7: ...AUTO 26 MO ST 1 STANDBY ON 2 DIGIT KEYS 3 GOTO 4 SETUP 5 A MODE 6 PROGRAM 7 VOLUME 8 FASTFORWARD REWIND 9 TITLE 10 DIRECTION KEYS 11 AUDIO 12 S EFFECT 13 STEP 14 USB SD 15 REPEAT 16 OPEN CLOSE 17 PLAY PAUSE 18 MUTE 19 V MODE 20 ANGLE 21 22 OSD 23 NEXT PREVIOUS 24 SUBTITLE 25 ENTER 26 MENU 27 CH LEVEL 28 TONE 29 ZOOM 30 STOP 31 A B REPEAT FUNCTION ...

Page 8: ...DEOOUTPUT 4 LINE INPUT 5 2 CH AUDIOOUTPUT 6 COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIOOUTPUT 7 COMPOSITE VIDEOOUTPUT 8 FM ANTENNAJACK 9 AM ANTENNAJACK 1 MICROPHONE SOCKETS 2 DISC TRAY 3 MEMORYCARD SLOT 4 USB PORT 5 OPEN CLOSE 6 PLAY PAUSE 7 STANDBY ON 8 STOP 9 VOLUME ADJUSTING KNOB 10 DISPLAY SCREEN ...

Page 9: ... Pb Cb Pr Cr Connections 8 1 VIDEO SYSTEM CONNECTION The following video outputs are available for this unit 1 1 Composite Video Use the yellow plug of an AV cable to connect the composite video output of this unit to the video input of a TV monitor Use a 3 core AV cable to connect the component outputs of this unit to the corresponding inputs of a TV monitor 1 2 Component Video Notes Of the above...

Page 10: ...gital Audio Output Digital Audio Input Notes R L Connections 9 Use a pair of AV cable white for left red for right to connect the stereo audio outputs of this unit to the stereo inputs of a TV or a power amplifier The audio settings should conform to the practical audio system connections Please refer to the Audio Setup in System Setup chapter 2 2 Coaxial Digital Audio Use a coaxial cable to conne...

Page 11: ...o connect the stereo audio output terminals of a DVD VCD CD VCR player etc to the stereo input terminals of this unit After the connections have been correctly made press to switch to the corresponding signal source LINE to enjoy the audio from the connected extra device FUNCTION 2 5 FM AM CONNECTIONS AC POWER CONNECTION After checking all the connections have been made correctly plug the AC power...

Page 12: ...wide screen TV set select this option The wide screen image will be displayed in full screen in its native aspect ratio while the 4 3 image will be stretched out horizontally to fit in the screen 1 2 ANGLE MARK Set this item to ON When a disc encoded with multiple camera angles is playing the angle mark will display on the screen Then you can view the video of different camera angles by pressing A...

Page 13: ...nd SUBWOOFER Only when the DOWNMIX mode is turned off DOWNMIX is set to 5 1CH are the CENTER SPEAKER and REAR SPEAKER activated The FRONT SPEAKER can be set to LARGE or SMALL The CENTER SPEAKER REAR SPEAKER can be set to LARGE SMALL or OFF and the SUBWOOFER can be set to ON or OFF NOTE If the speaker is set to LARGE the output level will be higher than that of SMALL If the speaker is set to SMALL ...

Page 14: ...namic value up to avoid losing sound details resulting from the low volume 2 4 CHANNEL DELAY This item is used to set the delay time for the center rear speakers and the subwoofer The delay is to compensate for the audio propagation time difference caused by the distance difference of the speakers to the listener Use the direction key to select a speaker center speaker subwoofer left surround spea...

Page 15: ...d played back into your 5 1 system PRO LOGIC This activates decoding and processing of the original Dolby Pro Logic processing with mono surround channel We recommend using the Dolby Pro Logic Movie mode in lie of this 4 channel surround format AUTO Automatically selects processing mode based on the input format 2 6 1 3 PANORAMA This item is used to turn on off panorama mode and is available only ...

Page 16: ...setting differs from the actual video connection you may get no image or very poor image on the TV In such case you need reset this setting item for an appropriate video output mode or press V MODE on the remote control until the output image becomes normal 3 2 COLOR SETTING 3 2 1 SHARPNESS There are three options HIGH MEDIUM and LOW for you to choose in this item 3 2 2 BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HUE and...

Page 17: ...his function only works with those discs that have parental rating encoded into them 4 5 DEFAULT Enter to restore all the default settings except the settings in PARENTAL item and PASSWORD setup page 5 PASSWORD SETUP PAGE 5 1 PASSWORD MODE You can switch on off the password function in this item NOTE You must key in the correct password and press ENTER to confirm before you change the option in th...

Page 18: ... time of a disc to go to directly Press this button to enter exit the program menu with which you can playback the contents of a disc in your desired order In the program menu use the direction keys and digit keys to make a program list then move the highlight to START and press ENTER to start program playback During program playback press PROG to enter the program menu Now STOP is highlighted Pre...

Page 19: ... the level of bass or treble Basic Playback 18 Press to enter the title menu of the playing DVD disc Press to return to the root menu It works as PBC for disc encoded with PBC function such as VCD 2 0 disc Press it to activate disable the PBC function Press repeatedly to switch the subtitles or switch off the subtitle function Note This function only works with those discs encoded with subtitles P...

Page 20: ...e the normal status For playback operation please refer to MP3 DISC PLAYBACK in this chapter If a USB drive and a memory card are inserted in the player at the same time press USB SD once to select USB and press it twice to select the memory card Press it for the third time to return to the DVD mode The USB and SD function is only available under DVD mode USB MEMORY DEVICE OPERATION IMPORTANT INFO...

Page 21: ...icture and press ENTER to play During playback press to enter the thumbnail mode to preview the pictures In the thumbnail mode use the direction keys to select a picture then press ENTER to start the playback from the selected picture In the thumbnail mode use the direction keys and ENTER to make selection of Slide Show Menu Prev or Next at the bottom of the screen Slide Show Start slide show play...

Page 22: ...top the playback REPEAT A B VOLUME MUTE CH LEVEL TONE etc are valid Please refer to the BASIC PLAYBACK chapter for details ZOOM During playback press ZOOM then press to zoom in out the picture When the picture is zoomed in the direction keys can be used to move the picture Press ZOOM again to exit the picture zooming mode Press to skip to the previous next picture during playback Press to pause a ...

Page 23: ...RY then select a preferred station by inputting the corresponding numbers to save it as a preset station MEMORY AUTO The digit keys can be used to select a preset station For example press 0 and 2 to select channel 2 press 1 and 5 to select channel 15 Press to do auto scanning for the broadcasting radio channels The unit can store 40 stations for the AM broadcasting and 40 stations for the FM broa...

Page 24: ... its operating area The unit is shut down Insert two AAA 1 5V batteries in it Replace the batteries with new ones Make sure that the remote control is pointed to the remote sensor Make sure the remote control is within the operating area or check the battery polarity or Switch off theunit and disconnect it from the AC outlet Then power on the unit again The buttons on the unit doesn t work The uni...

Page 25: ...and range Component Video output Y 1 2V P P 75 Cb 1 2V P P 75 Cr 1V P P 75 Dimension of the main unit 430x55x259mm W x H x D Weight of themain unit 2 48Kg Speaker lmpedance Subwoofer lmpedance 4 8 Laser wave length DVD 650nm CD 780nm Composite Video output Output level 1 0V P P 75 2 2V rms Laser power output 180 W Line input sensitivity Dimension of the speaker x5 Weight of thespeaker x5 950mv 1 9...

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