JAMO DMR 40 User manual

DVD Receiver DMR 40

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.Dolby,ProLogic,
and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
DolbyVirtualSpeakerisa sophisticatedaudiovirtualization technology
that produces rich and immersive surround sound from a two-speaker
system. Highly advanced spatial algorithms faithfully replicate the
sonic characteristics that occur in an ideal 5.1-channel environment.
DVD playback is enhanced by expanding the 2-channel environment.
When combined with Dolby Pro Logic II processing, any high quality
stereo source is transformed into true-to-life, multi-channel surround
sound. No need to purchase extra speakers, wires or speaker stands to
appreciate room-filling sound.
The HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trade-
marks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
DivX, DivX Ultra Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX,
Inc. and are used under license.
Official DivX Ultra Certified product.
Plays all versions of DivX video (including DivX 6) with enhanced
playback of DivX media files and the DivX Media Format.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that
is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other
intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and
other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must
be authorized by Macrovision Corpration, and is intended for home
and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by
Macrovision Corporation. Reserved engineering or disassembly is
prohibited.
“Consumers should note that not all high definition television set
are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be
displayed in the picture. In case of 525 or 625 progressive scan picture
problems, it is recommended that the user switch the connection
to the “standard definition” output. If there are questions regarding
our Tv-set compatibility with this model 525p and 625p DVD-player,
please contact your Jamo dealer.”
Jamo International ApS
Ølandsvej 18
8800 Viborg
Denmark
Clinton Bradley

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deutsch
dansk
svenska
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español
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Contents
Introduction 5
Connecting the system 6
System Setup 10
- General Setup 10
- Language Setup 11
- Audio Setup 12
- Video Setup 13
Radio 14
Troubleshooting 15
Service and Warranty 16
Congratulations on your new purchase... the Jamo DMR 40 DVD receiver.
With this incredible state-of-the-art product you can experience the great sound and picture
quality on a DVD or listen to music in HiFi Stereo quality... but there’s more to it than that. You
can also play back a wide variety of new file-based media like DivX, DivX Ultra, Xvid, MPEG-4,
WMA, MP3 and JPEG files from disc or directly from USB. You’ll find out more about these new
possibilities later in this manual (alternatively seek out the latest info online at www.jamo.com).
Whatever your needs, we’re sure that your new DMR 40 will prove a gateway to amazing home
entertainment experiences for many years to come.
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Introduction
Make sure the following accessories are included with your DMR 40
DVD-Receiver Jamo DMR 40
Batteries
for the remote control
S-Video
(not provided with European
models)
Audio cable /
Composite Video
SCART
(provided with European models)
FM Antenna AM Antenna
2 x Speaker wires (color coded) Remote control

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Front right Front left
Subwoofer
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FM Antenna AM Antenna
Connecting the system
Refer to the illustration below to connect speakers, subwoofer and antennas. To install the DMR 40 into your current TV sys-
tem, refer to the three configuration examples. Choose from one of them or make your own combination.
Back panel layout
1. FM antenna
2. AM antenna
3. Analogue Audio In - AUX
4. HDMI out
5. Digital In (Co-axial)
6. Digital In (Optical)
7. Analogue Audio Out
8. Subwoofer output
9. Component video out
10. Video Out Composite
11. S-Video Out
12. Front speaker right out
13. Front speaker left out
14. SCART In/Out
(On European model only)
15. Power
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SCART video configuration
Both audio and video are passed through the SCART cable. If you connect a device to the SCART 2 on your TV, most TVs will auto-
matically send the audio to the DMR 40.
If a Satellite receiver, set top box, VCR, PC, Games console or MP3 player has digital or analogue audio output, you can connect it
directly to the DMR 40.
S-Video / Compostite configuration
Video is connected through the S-Video/Composite cable to the flatscreen TV. Audio is connected from the TV to the DMR 40.
If a Satellite receiver, set top box, VCR, PC, Games console or MP3 player has digital or analogue audio output, you can connect it
directly to the DMR 40.
Component and HDMI configuration
The Component video output can be connected to plasma and LCD displays (component cables are not included).
HDMI output can be connected to a TV with HDMI input. (Make sure the TV is HDCP compliant otherwise it will not work)
(HDMI cable not included).
Audio from the HD video source is connected directly to the DMR 40
If a PC, Games console or MP3 player has digital or analogue audio output, you can connect it directly.
Satellite/STB
VCR R
PC Games console MP3 Player
Scart
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PC Games console MP3 Player
Satellite/STB
VCR S-Video
Composite
AUDIO
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PC Games console MP3 Player
HDTV
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HDMI
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1. Load
Press to open and close the disc tray.
2. Standby
Turns the DMR 40 on and off
3. Audio
Switches to the AUX Audio input.
4. DVD / USB
Switches between playing discs and USB
5. Video
No function.
6. HDMI
No function.
7. Radio
Press the FM / AM button to turn on the radio. The last radio
station you selected can be heard.
Switch between FM and AM by pressing the button.
8. TV
Sound from the TV will output through the connected
speaker system.
9. Numerical keys
Allows you to enter the track/title number of a disc or a
radio station preset.
10. Info
You can check information about the media you are watch-
ing, such as the total number of the titles or chapters or
tracks or time, using the Info function.
1. On/Off
2. Source select
3. Back
4. Forward
5. Volume down
6. Volume up
7. Stop
8. Play/pause
9. Virtual surround
10. Open/close
11. USB
12. LINE IN
13. Phone
Front panel layout
Remote control layout
Please note that not all functions are available on all media.
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SETUP
MENU
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OK
MUTE
SUB-T LANGSHUFF
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HDMI
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The information will appear on the TV screen.
Radio mode: Manually stores a radio station.
11. Surround
Press this button to toggle between stereo and Dolby Vir-
tual Surround/-Headphone.
12. Setup
Enters the DMR 40 setup menu, press again to exit.
13. Sound
Press to select individual volume levels for Left, Right, Sub-
woofer, Treble and Volume.
To adjust the level, press - or +.
14. Menu
Press to enter the DVD menu.
15-19. Navigation buttons
In Setup mode: Selects movement direction in the Setup
menu.
DVD mode: Selects movement direction in the disc menu.
Radio mode: Press up or down to tune the radio frequency.
Pictures: Press left or right to turn the picture 90 degrees
Pictures: Press up or down to flip the picture horizontally or
vertically.
20-22. Amplifier Buttons
Press mute if instant silence is needed.
Change the volume level by pressing the volume -/+.
23. Back
Selects previous Track/Chapter/Program
24. Stop
Disc mode: Stops playback
Radio mode: Press and hold this button to start automatic
search and storage of radio stations.
Exits an operation
25. Forward
Selects next Track/Chapter/Program
26. Rewind
Disc and MP3 toggles between x2, x4, x8, x16, x32 rewind.
Radio mode: Press and hold down, - the previous radio sta-
tion detected will play.
27. Play/Pause
Press to play or pause playback
28. Fast Forward
Disc and MP3 toggles between x2, x4, x8, x16, x32 fast-for-
ward.
Radio mode: Press and hold down, - the next radio station
detected will play.
29. Shuffle
Press repeatedly to toggle between shuffle and repeat play
modes.
30. Subtitles
Use this function to choose from the subtitles available on
the DVD.
31. Language
Use this function to choose between the available audio
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DISC LOCK You can prevent play of specific discs with the disc lock func-
tion. Up to 40 discs can be locked.
• Lock – To block the playback of the current disc.
Subsequent access to a locked disc requires a six-digit pass-
word. The default password is ‘000000’
• Unlock – All discs can be played.
DISPLAY DIM Select the brightness of this unit’s display panel.
• 100% – Full brightness.
• 70% – Medium brightness.
• 40% – Dimmest display.
System Setup
To access the DMR 40 setup menu, press “SETUP”.
Use / / / to browse through the menus, and press “OK” to select an item.
To exit System Setup, press “SETUP”.
General Setup
Some changes can only be managed in General and Language setup if the DVD/CD disc is stopped,
by pressing “STOP” twice, or if the disc tray is open.
DIVX (R) VOD CODE The display will show the unique code which you need to
register your player. Once that’s done you can rent and pur-
chase DivX Video On Demand files.
PBC Play Back Control feature is applicable for VCD/SVCD only. It
allows you to play Video CDs (2.0) interactively, following the
menu on the display.
• On – The index menu (if available) appears on the
TV when you load a VCD/SVCD.
• Off – The VCD/SVCD skips the index menu and
plays back directly from the beginning.
LAST MEMORY Turns on and off ability to memorize the elapsed time of a
media when the player is turned off. When turned back on
the player will continue playing the media from the point
where it was turned off.
DEFAULT If you select this function, all of the functions will be restored
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OSD LANGUAGE This sets the OnScreen Display language for the DMR 40.
Default setting is: ENGLISH.
AUDIO If available on the DVD, this function allows you to select the
preferred audio language.
Default setting is: ENGLISH.
DivX SUB If available on the DivX clip, this function allows you to select
the preferred Subtitle language.
SUBTITLE If available on the DVD, this function allows you to select the
preferred Subtitle language.
Default setting is: OFF.
DISC MENU If available on the DVD, this function allows you to select the
desired Menu language.
Default setting is: ENGLISH.
Language Setup
Some changes can only be managed in General and Language setup if the DVD/CD disc is stopped,
by pressing “STOP” twice, or if the disc tray is open.

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Audio Setup
SPEAKER SIZE Selects your speaker size:
Select LARGE if using Jamo speakers:
S 404, S 602, A 340, A 804.
Select MEDIUM if using Jamo speakers:
A 102, A 402, A 405, A 407.
For subwoofer setting refer to owners manual for subwoofer.
SPEAKER TEST Press this to test that all your speakers are connected cor-
rectly.
HDMI AUDIO OUT Turns the HDMI Audio output to TV on or off, - defalut setting
is off. If HDMI Audio output is wanted, select »PCM«.

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Video Setup
TV TYPE Select the colour system that matches your TV. This also al-
lows playback of a disc that uses a different video standard
(PAL or NTSC).
• PAL - For PAL-system TV.
• NTSC – For NTSC-system TV.
• Multi – For TVs that are compatible with both PAL and NTSC.
If TV Type should be changed, HDMI setting has to be “off”.
HDMI is “on” by default.
HDMI SETUP In HDMI setup you can turn the HDMI out On and Off and it is
possible to set-up the resolution.
For PAL-System TV one of following settings is available:
576p (720), 720p (50 Hz), 1080i (50 Hz)
For NTSC-System TV one of following settings is available:
480p (720), 720p (60 Hz), 1080i (60 Hz)
For the best picture quality the settings should be the high-
est possible of your TV.
Warning: If a higher resolution chosen than the TV can
handle, - then the screen will be “blue”. Connect your video
cable and restore settings.
PROGRESSIVE Progressive Scan displays twice the number of frames per
second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV sys-
tem). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive
scan offers higher picture resolution and quality.
Progressive is “off” by default. Component setting has to be
set to “YPbPr” if Progressive should be set to “on”
Warning: Ensure that you have connected this unit to a pro-
gressive scan TV using the YPbPr connection.
COMPONENT Select the component output colour system that matches
your TV: YPbPr, RGB.
Default setting: EUR = RGB – Other = YPbPr
If component should be changed, HDMI setting has to be
”off”. HDMI is “on” by default.
TV DISPLAY Allows you to select the aspect ratio that is appropriate for
your TV display.
• 4:3 Pan Scan
If you have a conventional TV set and
would like to see the DVD picture fill
your TV screen then use this setting. A
wide picture is displayed on the whole
TV screen with a portion automatically
out off.
• 16:9 Wide Screen
If you have a widescreen TV set, use this
setting (you must also set your wide-
screen TV to its 16:9 mode.).
• 4:3 Letter Box
If you have a conventional ‘square’ set
and would like to see the DVD picture
in its full format, use this setting. Wide
bands will be displayed on the upper
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Radio
This is an overview of the buttons used when finding and storing up to 40 FM and AM radio stations.
Make sure the ‘RADIO’ button is pressed.
Find a radio station
Press and hold the Rewind or Fast Forward on the remote until the frequency indicator starts to change, then release. The
system automatically tunes to the next strong radio station.
If fine-tuning is necessary, press the Up and Down navigation buttons on the remote.
Selecting preset programs
To select preset programs, press the Back or Forward button on the remote.
Store a radio station
To store a radio station, do the following. After finding a station:
1. Press INFO
2. Enter number between 01-40
3. Press INFO to store station.
Automatically find and store radio stations
Press and hold STOP key for more than 4 seconds, all radio stations with a strong signal strength will be stored automatically.
RDS station service
RDS (Radio Data System) is an additional information system provided by most FM stations.
If a RDS station is being received, you can see programme information on the display by pressing LANG on the remote.

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Troubleshooting
If the DMR 40 appears to be faulty, first consult this troubleshooting guide before calling for service.
Refer also to the corresponding instructions in this manual.
WARNING
Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the system yourself.
Symptom Possible cause Correction
No picture. • The TV is switched OFF.
• The TV is not connected correctly.
• Turn ON the TV.
• Connect the TV correctly.
Disc can’t be played. • The disc is placed upside down.
• The disc is empty or the format is
not supported by DMR 40.
• The disc is dirty or defective.
• The disc is not placed within the disc
tray guide.
• Ensure the disc label is facing up.
• Remove the disc and try another.
• Clean the disc or dispose of it.
• Place the disk within the proper guide
on the disc tray.
No sound. • The VOLUME is set to 0.
• Speaker cables are not connected
correctly.
• Turn up the VOLUME.
• Connect them correctly.
The DMR 40 unit does not respond
to commands from the remote
control.
• No batteries are inserted in the
remote control.
• The batteries are worn out.
• The remote controller is not pointed
at the remote sensor of the DMR 40.
• The remote controller is too far from
the DMR 40.
• Insert new batteries.
• Replace with new batteries.
• Point the remote controller at the
remote sensor of the DMR 40.
• Operate the remote controller
within 5 m.
Power is not supplied even though
the power cable is connected.
• The power plug is not securely
connected.
• The wall plug is not turned ON.
• Connect the power plug securely.
• Turn ON the wall plug.
The DMR 40 does not respond to
some operating commands during
playback
• Operations may not be permitted by
the disc.
• Read the instructions on the disc.

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Service and Warranty
Service. In case of warranty enquiries, please contact your dealer/installer. In case of request for service under warranty, please
enclose your original receipt and make sure that the serial number on the product is readable. Important: Never send the
product to be repaired without the prior agreement of your dealer. The product must always be packed properly. If the product
is NOT UNDER WARRANTY, all costs (including unlimited costs of repair and freight) must be paid for by the customer.
Warranty certificate. Jamo provides a eightyfour (84) month warranty from the date of purchase against material and
manufacturing defects on passive speakers and a twenty-four (24) month warranty on electronics; in the US only, Jamo provides
a limited lifetime warranty on in-wall and in-ceiling speakers (each, a warranty period). For defects covered by the warranty, the
product must be returned to the dealer/installer that sold the product.
Terms of Warranty
Nothing in this warranty shall limit your statutory rights.
The warranty is only valid on presentation of the original sales receipt or other valid proof of purchase, and provided that
the serial number on the product is fully legible.
Warranty repairs must be carried out by an authorised Jamo dealer, or an authorised service centre. No payment will be
made for repairs performed by unauthorised persons. This warranty does not extend to products which have been repaired
or otherwise altered by unauthorised persons, and any damage to the product caused by work by unauthorised persons is not
covered by this warranty.
This product will not be considered defective, either in materials or in manufacture, to the extent that faults are caused by
adaptation to national, local, technical or safety related requirements in countries other than the specific country where the
product was purchased.
Jamo shall at its option during the relevant warranty period either repair or replace defective components. If the component
repair or replacement cannot be performed, the product will be replaced.
In no circumstances shall Jamo be liable in contract, tort (including negligence) or breach of statutory duty or otherwise for loss
of profits, loss of revenue, loss of data, loss of business or loss of anticipated savings or for any consequential loss whatever.
The warranty does not cover the following:
a) Periodic inspection, maintenance and repair or replacement of parts resulting from normal wear and tear.
b) Costs connected to delivery to the dealer, disassembly or re-installation of the product.
c) Misuse, including use for purposes other than was intended, or faulty installation.
d) Damage caused by lightning, water, fire, natural catastrophes, war, insurrection, incorrect line voltage, insufficient
ventilation, transport or other causes outside of the control of Jamo.
This warranty applies to every legal owner of the product during the warranty period.
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Ampli-Tuner DVD DMR 40

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Sommaire
Introduction 19
Branchement du système 20
Réglage du système 24
- General Setup 24
- Réglage de la langue 25
- Audio Setup 26
- Video Setup 27
Radio – Opération avancée 28
Dépannage 29
Service et Garantie 30
Nous vous remercions d’avoir choisi l’ampli-Tuner DVD Jamo DMR 40.
Grâce à cet incroyable appareil à la pointe de la technologie, vous allez enfin pouvoir apprécier
la qualité audio et vidéo des films en DVD ainsi que l’incroyable haute fidélité de la stéréo. Vous
allez pouvoir visionner une grande variété de fichiers tels que MP3, WMA, DivX et JPEG stockés
sur disques, périphériques USB. De plus amples détails sont disponibles dans
ce manuel (consultez régulièrement les dernières mises à jour sur le site www.jamo.com). Quels
que soient vos besoins, le nouveau DMR 40 vous procurera un formidable accès aux loisirs à
domicile pour de nombreuses années.
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Introduction
Vérifiez que les articles suivants sont inclus dans le carton avec votre DMR 40
DVD-Receiver Jamo DMR 40
Piles
pour la télécommande
S-Vidéo
(non fourni en Europe)
Câble audio /
Vidéo Composite
Péritel
(fourni en Europe)
Antenne FM Antenne AM
2 x Câble d’enceintes Télécommande

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Branchement du système
Suivez l’illustration ci-dessous pour le branchement des enceintes, du caisson de grave et des antennes. Pour connecter le
DMR 40 à votre installation vidéo, reportez-vous aux trois exemples de configuration. Choisissez l’un d’eux ou associez-les
selon vos besoins.
Panneau arrière
1. Antenne FM
2. Antenne AM
3. Entrée audio analogique - AUX
4. Sortie HDMI
5. Entrée numérique (co-axiale)
6. Entrée numérique (optique)
7. Sortie audio analogique
8. Sortie pour caisson de grave
9. Sortie vidéo composante
10. Sortie vidéo composite
11. Sortie S-Vidéo
12. Bornier enceinte avant droite
13. Bornier enceinte avant gauche
14. Péritel (disponible pour l’Europe)
15. Puissance
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