Akai AHC 1500 User manual

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AHC 1500 – Home Theater System

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Table of contents
1 Intended use 3
2 Safety 4
2.1 Labels in this manual 4
2.2Generalsafetyinstrucons 4
3 Preparaons for use 6
3.1 Unpacking 6
3.2 Package contents 6
4 Installaon 7
4.1Installbaeries 7
4.2Connecngthesystem 7
4.3Connecngrandomequipment 8
4.4Connecngtothemains 9
5 Funcons 10
5.1 Remote control 10
5.2 AHC1500 Home Theater System 12
6 Operaon 13
6.1Generalsetupmenuoperaon 13
6.2DVD/CDfuncons 18
6.3CopycontentfromaCDtoaUSBdevice. 22
6.4Radiofuncons 23
6.5USBandmemorycard 24
6.6 LINE-IN 26
6.7AUDIOOUT 27
7 Cleaning and maintenance 28
7.1Handleandcareofadisc 28
8 Technical data 29
9 Disposal of used electric and electronic equipment 30

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1 Intended use
TheHomeTheaterSystemplaysmusicfromCDsandmusic,videosand
photosfromDVDs,memorycardandUSB.Musiccanalsobeplayedvia
theAUDIOOUTport.TheFMfunconletsyoulistentotheradio.The
appliancealsoplaysphotosfromKodakpictureCDs.Readthemanual
carefullybeforetherstuse.
DVDsandDVDappliancesaremanufacturedundertheworldwideagreed
DVDregionalcodesystemthattheappliancewilloperateonlywith
correspondingdiscofthesameregionalcode.Ifthecodenumberonthe
labelofaDVDdoesnotmatchthatonthelabelalongside,theDVDwill
not play on this appliance.
5Theappliancehasbuiltincopyrightprotecontechnologythat
preventscopyingfromadisctoanymedia.Ifavideorecorderis
connectedtotheappliance,thevideooutputimagewillbedistorted
duringrecording.
ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories."Dolby"andthe
double-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.Condenal
unpublishedworks.Copyright1992-1997DolbyLaboratories.Allrights
reserved.
5BecauseofthegreatvarietyofproductswithUSBportsandtheir
somemesquitemanufacturer-specicfunconswecanneither
guaranteethatalldeviceswillberecognised,northatalloperang
oponsthatarepossibleintheorywillactuallywork.

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2 Safety
2.1 Labels in this manual
6 WARNINGAwarningmeansthatinjuryordeathispossibleifthe
instruconsarenotobeyed.
1 CAUTIONAcauonmeansthatdamagetotheequipmentispossible.
5Anotegivesaddionalinformaon,e.g.foraprocedure.
2.2 General safety instrucons
6 Pleasenote!Installtheproductasindicatedinthismanual.Ifin
doubt,consultarecognisedtechnicianandalwaystakeaccountof
localinstallaoncodesandregulaons.
6 Warning!Donotinstalltheproductinanyplacethatmightbe
exposedtoextremeheatorcold.
6 Warning!Donotinstalltheproductoutdoorsorinanyplacewhereit
mightbecomewet.
6 Warning!Itisnotpermiedtoopentheproductyourselfortohave
itopened,neitherisitpermiedtorepairtheproductyourself
ortohaveitrepaired.Thiswillvoidthewarranes.Pleaseletany
maintenancebecarriedoutbyceredmaintenancepersonnel.
6 WARNING Do not put force on the appliance. The appliance can fall
andcancauseseriousinjury.
6 WARNINGDonotinsertanyobjectsinthevenlaonholes.
6 Warning!Onlyuseoriginalaccessoriesfromthemanufacturer.
6 Warning!Removetheadapterfromthepoweroutletduringstorms,
lightningandwhenevertheproductwillnotbeusedforalonger
periodofme.
1 CAUTIONDonotspillanyliquidontheappliance.

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1 CAUTIONDonotblockthevenlaonholes.
5Thisapplianceisdoubleinsulated;thereforenoearthwireis
required.Alwayscheckthatthemainsvoltagecorrespondstothe
voltageontherangplate.
5Thisapplianceemploysalasersystem.Topreventdirectexposure
tothelaserbeam,donotopentheappliance.Visiblelaserradiaon
whenopenandinterlockdefeated.

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3 Preparaons for use
3.1 Unpacking
• Unpack the appliance carefully.
• Checkthepackagecontentsasdescribedbelow.Ifanyitemismissing,
please contact your reseller.
• Removethelabelsfromthefrontpanelcarefullyifpresent.
5Werecommendthatyouretaintheoriginalcartonandpacking
materialsincaseiteverbecomesnecessarytoreturnyourproduct
forservice.Thisistheonlywaytosafelyprotecttheproduct
againstdamageintransit.Ifyoudodisposeofthecartonandthe
packingmaterials,pleaseremembertorecyclewithduecaretothe
environment.
3.2 Package contents
Thefollowingitemsareincludedinthereceivedpackage:
• 1 x AHC1500 Home Theatre System
• 5 x Speaker
• 1xSubwoofer
• 1 x Remote control
• 2xBaeries(AA)
• 1xQuickstartguide
• 1xFMwireantenna
• 1x RCA Cable
5If any item is missing, please contact your reseller.

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4 Installaon
4.1 Install baeries
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• Removethebaerycover.
• Insertthebaeriesmatchingthe(+)and(-)polaritymarkings.
• Re-installthebaerycover.
1 CAUTIONIncorrectinstallaoncancausebaeryleakageand
corrosionwhichwilldamagetheappliance.Corrosion,oxidaon,
baeryleakageandanyothergraduallyacidicdefectofthisnature
willinvalidatetheguarantee.
4.2 Connecng the system
FL
SL
SW
CEN
FR
SR
• Determinetheposionofthedierentboxes.

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CEN SL
SR FR
FL
SW
• Connect the speakers to the appliance.
4.3 Connecng random equipment
Connect the tv
• Useoneofthecablesaspresentedintheimagebelow.
Component
Video
S-Video
HDMI
OR
OR
OR
FM
• InsertanFMaerialorasuitablecableintotheFMANTINconnecon.

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4.4 Connecng to the mains
• Connect the appliance to the mains.
• Switchontheappliance.

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5 Funcons
5.1 Remote control
3
2
1
5
7
4
6
8
10
11
12
13
15
17
16
18
19
14
9
21
20
22
23
24
25
27
29
26
28
30
32
33
34
35
36
38
40
37
39
41
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1. STANDBYbuon
2. Digitbuons
3. 10+buon
4. PROGRAMbuon
5. Stopbuon
6. SOURCEbuon
7. Arrowkeyup
8. MENU/PBCbuon
9. Arrowkeyle
10. ENTERbuon
11. SETUPbuon
12. DVD/USBbuon
13. SEARCHbuon
14. SUBTITLEbuon
15. ANGLEbuon
16. CEN-buon
17.SW-buon
18.CEN+buon
19. SW+buon
20. MUTEbuon
21. OPEN/CLOSEbuon
22. CH-buon
23. CH+buon
24. FF-buon
25. FF+buon
26. VOL+buon
27.VOL-buon
28.COPYbuon
29. PLAY/PAUSEbuon
30. TITLEbuon
31. Arrowkeyright
32. Arrowkeydown
33. N/Pbuon
34. REPEATbuon
35. LANGUAGEbuon
36. OSDbuon
37.SLOWbuon
38.SUR+buon
39. FRONT+buon
40. SUR-buon
41. FRONT-buon

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General funcons
SOURCE buon
• ToselectthesourcemodeTUNER/LINE-IN/DVD,presstheSOURCE
buon(6).
DVD
TUNERLINE-IN
Set the volume of the loudspeakers
The front loudspeakers
• Toadjustthevolume,presstheFRONT-(41)buonortheFRONT+
buon(39).
The central loudspeaker
• Toadjustthevolume,presstheCEN-(16)buonortheCEN+buon
(18).
Subwoofer
• Toadjustthevolume,presstheSW-(17)buonortheSW+buon
(19).
The loudspeakers for the surrounding noise
• Toadjustthevolume,presstheSUR-(40)buonortheSUR+buon
(38).

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5.2 AHC1500 Home Theater System
1 2 3 5 6 74 9 10 13 128 11
14 15 16 17 18
24
19 20
21 22 23
1. STANDBYbuon
2. Memorycardslot(SD/MMC)
3. USB slot
4. FF-buon
5. FF+buon
6. CD compartment
7. LCD Display
8. NEXTbuon
9. PREVbuon
10. OPENbuon
11. Play/Pausebuon
12. DVD/FMbuon
13. Volumedial
14. On/Okey(POWER)
15. Mainscable
16. Connecontospeakers
17.Aerialconnecon(FMradio)
18.HDMI-output
19. AUDIOOUT
20. COMPONENT
21. COAXIAL
22. VIDEO
23. S-VIDEO
24. LINE-IN

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6 Operaon
5Allfunconsoftheapplianceareaccessibleusingtheremote
control.Allinstruconsrefertooperaonwiththeremotecontrol,
unlessindicatedotherwise.
6.1 General setup menu operaon
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10
11
9
32
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Thischapterexplainsacompletesetupoftheappliance:sengsof
screendisplay,audiosetupandvideosetup.
Preparaon
• Turnonthetelevision.
• SwitchontheAHC1500.
• PresstheSETUPbuon(11).
The Setup menu appears.
General
• Pressthearrowbuons(leandright)(9,31)toselectamenu.The
submenuisdisplayeddirectly.
• Pressthearrowbuons(upanddown)(7,32)toscrollthroughthe
submenu.
• PresstheENTERbuon(10)toselectaseng,orthelearrowbuon
tocanceltheselecon.
• PresstheSETUP(11)buontostorethesengsandexit.

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The GENERAL menu
Picture format
• IntheTVDISPLAYsecon,pressthearrowbuons(7,9,31,32)toselect
4:34:3PANSCANor4:3LETTERBOXforaconvenonalTVset.Select
16:9forawidescreenTVset.
ANGLE MARK
• IntheANGLEMARKsecon,pressthearrowbuonstoswitchthis
funconONorOFF.WhenswitchedON,theapplianceshowstheangle
markwhenmul-cameraanglesareavailable.
5TheabilitytousethisfeaturedependsonthetypeofDVD.
OSD LANG
• IntheOSDLANGsecon,pressthearrowbuonstochoosethe
language.
CAPTIONS
• IntheCAPTIONSsecon,pressthearrowbuonstoswitchthis
funconONorOFF.WhenswitchedON,theapplianceshowshidden
textwhenitisavailable.
5TheabilitytousethisfeaturedependsonthetypeofDVD.
Screensaver on/o.
Thescreensaverwillbeturnedonautomacallywhenthereisnopicture.
High Denion Compable Digital (HDCD)
• Selectthevalue(2x,1xorOFF)forfullsoundrichnessofHDCD-
encodedCDs.
LAST MEMORY
lastmemory:on/o
• WhentheDVDispaused,playbackwillautomacallyresumefrom
wherelaststopped.
The AUDIO menu
SPEAKER SETUP
DOWNMIX
• Selectthedesiredsoundwiththisview(STEREO,LEFT/RIGHT,5.1CH)
FRONTSPEAKER
• Thefrontloudspeakers

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• Adjustthevolume
CENTRE SPEAKER
• Thecentralloudspeaker
• Adjustthevolume
REAR SPEAKER
• Theloudspeakersforthesurroundingnoise
• Adjustthevolume
Subwoofer
• Adjustthevolume
SPDIF SETUP
Setthedigitalaudiosignal.
• SelectSPDIFOFFtoswitchothedigitalaudiosignaloutput.
• SelectSPDIFRAWtosetthedigitalaudiosignaloutputtoitsraw
format(DTS/DolbyDigital5.1).
• SelectSPDIFPCMtosetthedigitalaudiosignaloutputtoPCMformat.
EQUALISER
• EQTYPE:selectfromthevarioussoundeects
Bass boost
• Setthedesiredlevel
SUPER BASS
• Setthedesiredlevel
TREBLEBOOST
• Setthedesiredlevel
3D PROCESSING
• 3Dprocessingcreatesavirtualsoundexperienceforvariousaudio
sengs.
The DOLBY DIGITAL menu
Dolbydigitalaudiosetup
DUAL MONO
IntheDUALMONOarea,youcanchoose:
• STEREO:forstereoeect.
• L-Mono:lechannelonly.
• R-Mono:rightchannelonly.
• Mix-Mono:theaverageofboththeleandrightchannel.
DYNAMIC
• Selectthevalueforthedynamicrangecompressiontoavoidlosing
sounddetailsresulngfromalowvolume.

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The VIDEO menu
Videosetuppage
COMPONENT
• S-video:SelectthisformatwhentheCompositevideooutputisused.
• YUV:Setthevideooutputinanalogcomponentvideoformat.
RESOLUTION
• Selectthedesiredresoluon.
QUALITY
Setthevideoquality.
• SHARPNESS:Adjustthescreensharpness.
• BRIGHTNESS:Adjustthescreenbrightness.
• CONTRAST:Adjustthecontrastoftheimage.
• GAMMA:Adjustthecolourintensity.
• HUE:Adjustthecolourintensity.
• SATURATION:Adjustthesaturaonoftheimage.
• LUMADELAY:Compensatethedelayinthecoloursignal.
HDMI SETUP
• HDMI:selectON/OFFtoturnHDMIon/o.
DEEPCOLOR
• Setthedepthofcolourat24,30or36bit.
The PREFERENCES menu
Preference setup page
TV TYPE
• SelectthevideooutputformattomatchtheappliancetotheTV
system:PAL,AUTOorNTSC.
5ThevideooutputformatcanonlybeselectedwhentheDVDtrayis
empty.
5Pleasenote:ifthewrongoponhasbeenselected,thismayresultin
verypoorimagequality.Inthatcase,selectadierentseng.
AUDIO
• IntheAUDIOsecon,choosetheaudiolanguage.
SUBTITLE
• IntheSUBTITLEsecon,choosethesubtlelanguage.

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DISC MENU
• IntheDISCMENUsecon,choosethelanguageforthediscmenu.
PARENTAL
Setarangformoviesplayedbytheappliance.Moviesratedhigherthan
thelevelsetfortheparentallockcannotbeviewed.
5Thisfunconisonlyavailablewithdiscsthathaveparentalrang
encoded.
PASSWORD MODE
Switchthepasswordfuncononoro.
• Enterthecorrectpasswordtoswitchthemodeonoro.
PASSWORD
Changethedefaultpassword.
• Enterthecurrentpasswordintherstbox.Enterthenewpassword
inthesecondbox.Enterthenewpasswordagaininthethirdboxto
conrm.
5Thedefaultpassword(1234)isalwaysacve.Evenifthepassword
has been reset.
DEFAULT
Restorealldefaultsengsoftheappliance,exceptthesengsforthe
menuitemsPARENTALandPASSWORD.

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6.2 DVD/CD funcons
7
10
9
32
31
2
5
4
6
8
15
14
21
22
23
24
25
29
30
33
34
35
36
37
Preparaon
• Turnonthetelevision.
• SwitchontheAHC1500.
• ToselectthesourcemodeDVD,presstheSOURCEbuon(6).
• PresstheOPEN/CLOSEbuon(21).
• Insert a CD/DVD.
1 2 3
Aerthedischasbeenloaded,acontentmenuwilldisplayontheTV
screen.
• Pressthearrowbuons(7,9,31,32)toselectamenuitem.
• PresstheENTERbuon(10)toentertheselectedmenuitem.
• Tostartplayback,pressthePLAY/PAUSEbuon(29)once.
During playback, the following funcons are available:
• Toselectachapter(DVD)ortrack(CD),pressthedigitbuons(2).
• PresstheGOTObuontoaccesthequickmenu.Usenumerical
buonstoinputtracknumberandtrackme.PressENTERtoconrm
aselecon.

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• Toselectthenextorpreviouschapter(DVD)ortrack(CD),pressthe
PREVbuon(22)ortheNEXTbuon(23).
• ToforwardorrewindtheDVD,presstheFWDbuon(24)ortheREV
buon(25).Theavailablespeedratesare:2x,4x,8x,16x,32x.
• Topauseplayback,pressthePLAY/PAUSEbuon(29)once;toresume
playback,pressthebuonagain.
• Tostopplaybacktemporarily,presstheSTOPbuon(5)once.Pressthe
buonagaintostopplaybackpermanently,orpressthePLAY/PAUSE
buon(29)toresumeplayback.
• ToselectextrainformaonofaDVDorCD(remainingme/passed
playme/tracknumber/chapternumber),presstheOSDbuon(36).
• PresstheMENU(8)keytoopenthemenu.
• ToviewaspecictleofaDVD,presstheTITLEbuon(30).Usethe
arrowbuonstoselectthetle.
• ToswitchonthesubtlesofaDVD,presstheSUBTITLEbuon(14).
• Toselectthecameraangle,presstheANGLEbuon(15).
• ToselecttheaudiolanguageofaDVD,presstheLANGUAGEbuon
(35)repeatedlyunlthedesiredlanguageisset.
• Toplaybackinslow-moon,eitherforwardorbackward,pressthe
SLOWbuon(37)repeatedly.Theavailablespeedsare:1/2,1/4,1/6,
1/8,1/16.
• Pressrepeatedlyonthe(N/P)keyinordertoswitchbetweenNTSC,
PALandAUTOplayingmode.
Using the REPEAT funcon
• -PresstheREPEATbuon(34)oncetorepeatthecurrentchapteror
track.
• Pressthebuon2mestorepeatallthenumberswithinthealbum.
• Pressthebuon3mestorepeatallchaptersortracks.
• Pressthebuononceagaintocancelthefuncon.
5Pleasenote:
Normally,ifanMP3discisloaded,theunitwilltakelongermetoread
theinialdata.
ADVDthatdoesnotmatchtheregioncodecannotbereadbythis
appliance.
Ifadisccontainsmixedcontent(e.g.MP3andvideoles),theappliance
willonlyrecognise,listandplayonecontenttype.

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Program track sequence
For video discs and audio CDs
• Tostopplayback,presstheSTOPbuon(5).
• Toplayalistoftracks(max.20)inaprogram,pressthePROGbuon
(4).
• Presstheup/downarrowbuons(7,32)toselectafolderorale.
• PresstheENTERbuon(10).
• Pressthe(7,9,31,32)keystomovethedesiredtrack.
• PresstheENTERbuon(10)toconrmtheselecon.Repeatthe
previoussteptoselectmoretracksandconrmeveryseleconwith
theENTERbuon(10).
• PressthePROG(4)keytosavetheprogram.
• PressthebuonPLAY/PAUSE(29)tostartprogramplayback.
• Toplaytheprogramagain,pressthePROGbuon(4)aerthe
programhasnished.PressthePLAY/PAUSEbuon(29)tostartthe
program again.
• Tostoptheprogramduringplayback,presstheSTOPbuon(5).
• Todeletetheprogramduringtheplayback,presstheSTOPbuon(5)
twice.
Using the MP3/MPEG4 playback funcon
• InsertanMP3/MPEG4disc.AcontentmenuwilldisplayontheTV
screen.
• Presstheup/downarrowbuons(7,32)toselectafolderorale.
• PressENTER(10)toentertheselectedfolderorle.
• Tostartplayback,pressthePLAY/PAUSEbuon(29)once.
• PresstheMENUbuon(8)toreturntothecontentmenuduring
playback.