Akai AMD340 User manual

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AMD340 – Microset
User manUal en

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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 7
4.4Connecngtothemains 8
5 Funcons 10
5.1Remotecontrol 10
5.2AMD340Microset 12
6 Operaon 13
6.1Generalsetupmenuoperaon 13
6.2DVD/CDfuncons 17
6.3CopycontentfromaCDtoaUSBdevice 21
6.4Radiofuncons 22
6.5USBfuncons 23
6.6 LINE-IN 25
6.7OperaonwithBLUETOOTH 26
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DVDMicroSystemplaysmusicfromCDsandmusic,videosand
photosfromDVDsandUSB.MusiccanalsobeplayedviatheLINE-IN
port.TheFMfunconletsyoulistentotheradio.Theappliancealso
playsphotosfromKodakpictureCDs.TheMicrosetcanbecontrolledby
bluetooth.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unpublishedworks.Copyright1992-1997DolbyLaboratories.Allrights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AMD340DVDMicroSystem
• 2xSpeaker
• 1xRemotecontrol
• 2xBaeries(AA)
• 1xQuickstartguide
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
• 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.

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• InsertanFMaerialorasuitablecableintotheFMANTINconnecon.
4.4 Connecng to the mains
• Connecttheappliancetothemains.
Component
Video
S-Video
OR
OR
HDMI
OR
FM
• Switchontheappliance.

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5 Funcons
5.1 Remote control
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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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. COPYbuon
17.N/Pbuon
18.ZOOMbuon
19.V-MODE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.FUNCTIONbuon
29.PLAY/PAUSEbuon
30.TITLEbuon
31. Arrowkeyright
32. Arrowkeydown
33. PBCbuon
34. REPEATbuon
35. LANGUAGEbuon
36. A-Bbuon
37.SLOWbuon
38.RETURNbuon
39.LOUDNESSbuon
40.STEPbuon
41. DISPLAYbuon

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General funcons
SOURCE buon
• ToselectthesourcemodeTUNER/LINEIN/BLUETOOTH/DVD,pressthe
SOURCEbuon(6).
TUNER LINE IN
DVD
Selecng source mode USB
• ToselectthesourcemodeDVD,presstheSOURCEbuon(6).
• PresstheDVD/USBbuon(12).
FUNCTION buon
BASSandTREBLEcanbeadjustedusingtheFUNCTION(28)key.
BASS
• PresstheFUNCTION(28)key1mestoselectBASS.
• PresstheVOL+(26)VOL-(27)keytosettheBASS.
TREBLE
• PresstheFUNCTION(28)key2mestoselectTREBLE.
• PresstheVOL+(26)VOL-(27)keytosettheTREBLE.

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5.2 AMD340 Microset
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1. STANDBYbuon
2. Stopbuon
3. USBslot
4. Headphonejack
5. CDcompartment
6. LCD Display
7. OPEN/CLOSEbuon
8. Play/Pausebuon
9. Volumedial
10.Connecontospeakers
11. Aerialconnecon(FMradio)
12. Lineinjack
13. Digitaloutput:HDMI
14. COMPONENT
15. COAXIAL
16. VIDEO
17.S-VIDEO
18.On/Okey(POWER)
19.AC~POWER
Headphone jack
• Toconnectaheadphone,insertthecableplugintheheadphonejack.
Topreventhearingdamage,remembertoadjustthevolumetoa
comfortablelevel.

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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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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AMD340.
• ToselectthesourcemodeDVD,presstheSOURCEbuon(6).
• 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: on/o
WhentheDVDispaused,playbackwillautomacallyresumefromwhere
laststopped.
The AUDIO menu
SPEAKER SETUP
Selectthedesiredsoundwiththisview(STEREO,LEFT,RIGHT)
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

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format(DTS/DolbyDigital5.1).
• SelectSPDIFPCMtosetthedigitalaudiosignaloutputtoPCMformat.
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.
The VIDEO menu
Videosetuppage
COMPONENT
• Cvbs: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.
HDMI SETUP
• HDMI:selectON/OFFtoturnHDMIon/o.
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.

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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.
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
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5
7
4
6
8
10
11
15
18
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9
22
23
24
25
29
30
32
33
35
36
37
41
31
34
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Preparaon
• Turnonthetelevision.
• SwitchontheAMD340.
• ToselectthesourcemodeDVD,presstheSOURCEbuon(6).
• PresstheOPEN/CLOSEbuon(21).
• Insert a CD/DVD.
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.

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During playback, the following funcons are available:
• Toselectachapter(DVD)ortrack(CD),pressthedigitbuons(2).
• 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DISPLAYbuon
(41).
• 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.
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.
Using the A-B REPEAT funcon
TheA-BREPEATfunconcanbeusedtorepeataspecicseconofa
DVD.
• PresstheA-BREPEATbuon(36)oncetoselectthestarngpoint(A).
• PresstheA-BREPEATbuonagaintoselecttheendingpoint(B).The
applianceplaystheseconrepeatedly.
• TocanceltheA-BREPEATfuncon,presstheA-BREPEATbuonagain.
Theappliancewillresumethenormalplayback.

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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.
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.

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Using the ZOOM funcon
ThisfunconcanbeusedforzoominginandoutonphotosandDVDs.
Theavailablezoomraosare:2x,3x,4x,1/2,1/3,1/4.
• PresstheZOOMbuon(18).
• PresstheZOOM(18)buonagaintosetthecorrectsize.
• Pressthearrowbuons(7,9,31,32)tomovethroughthepicture.
Using the Kodak picture CD playback funcon
• InsertaKodakpictureCD.
• PresstheSTOPbuon(5)toenterthethumbnailmode.Choosean
opon(Slideshow/Menu/prev-next)andpressENTER(10).
• Selectanimageusingthearrowkeys(7,9,31,32).PressENTER(10)to
viewtheimage.
• Intheoverviewwiththesmallimagesyoucanalsoselectthefuncons
SLIDESHOW,MENU,PREVorNEXT.Usethearrowkeys(7,9,31,32)to
selectthedesiredfunconsandENTER(10)toconrm.
• PressthePLAY/PAUSEbuon(29)toholdtheslideshowatthecurrent
picture.
• PressthePLAY/PAUSEbuon(29)toresumetheslideshow.
• PressthePREVorNEXTbuons(22,23)toselectthepreviousornext
picture.
Using the Video CD playback funcon
• InsertaVideoCD.
• PressthePBCbuon(33)toswitchontheplaybackfuncon.
• Tostartplayback,pressthePLAY/PAUSEbuon(29)once.
• PressthePBCbuon(33)toquittheplaybackandreturntothemain
menu.