Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product STAV-3770 Panasonic
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ST A V- 37 70 Cat. No. 31- 3042 Owne r ’s M anua l Plea se r ead bef ore u sing this eq ui pment . Au di o/V i de o Receiv er ST A V -3770 A UDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER ST ANDBY POWER SPEAKER PHONES MEMORY .
2 Int r od uc in g t he Op ti mus S T A V - 3770 Y our Opt imus ST A V-377 0 Audio/Video Receiver is the perf ect control center for your audio/video syst em.
3 Thi s receiv er is ma de and te sted to mee t exac ting safe ty sta ndar ds. It m eets both UL and FC C requ ir e- ment s W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE R ISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC S HOCK, DO NOT EXPO SE THIS A PPLI A NCE TO R AIN OR MOISTURE.
4 Cont ents P rep aring Y our Rec eiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Positioning Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Pre pa rin g Y o ur R ec ei ver Pos iti on in g S pea ke rs W here you place your speakers (not supplie d) can make a noticeab le difference in your system ’s sound.
6 Pre pari ng Your Re cei ver C o nnect ing Spea ker s Prep aring the Sp eake r Wi res Spea ker wire consi sts of two condu ctors (individual wires) enca sed in insulation and i s usual ly color-code d or m arked wi th a ridge alon g one s ide so you can ident ify each conduct or .
7 P rep ar ing Y our R e cei ve r Connect ing the F r ont S peake rs Follow these steps to connect the right speaker to t he receiver ’ s right FR ONT SPEAKERS te rm in a ls. 1. P ress open the receiv er ’s FRONT SPEAKERS R (+) red lever a nd insert the ridged or color-code d conductor ’ s end into the small hole.
8 Pre pari ng Your Re cei ver Co nne c ti n g Su rr ou nd- Sou n d Spe ake rs Y ou c an c onnect a pair of spea kers to t he rece iver for surroun d-sound pro- grams. Follow the steps in “Connecting the Front Speakers ” to connect the spea kers to the SURROUND S PEAKERS t erminals.
9 P rep ar ing Y our R e cei ve r Co nnecti ng Pr ogr am Sourc e s Y ou c an c onnect up to five external program s ources to your recei ver . Connect ing a T urn ta ble Connec t a t urntable with a m agnetic cartri dge only . Some older t urntables use a ceramic-type cartridge that does not work with t his system .
10 Pre pari ng Your Re cei ver Co nne c ti n g Vid e o So u rc e s If you c onnect two video s ources, such as VCRs, laser dis c (LD) players, or dig- ital video disc (DVD) players to your receiver , you can use the receiver to select each video source.
11 P rep ar ing Y our R e cei ve r Connectin g the Antenna s In many areas, the suppli ed indoor AM loop and FM antennas prov ide satisfac- tory reception. AM Antennas Assem ble the supp lied AM an tenn a’ s ba se by swingi ng the base in the di rection of the arrow and inserting t he antenna’s bottom tabs into t he base’s slot.
12 Pre pari ng Your Re cei ver For the best radio recept ion, us e an ou tdoor ant enna. Follow the se steps t o conn ect an outdoor FM antenna to the receiver using 75 Ω coax ial cable. Note: If your ant enna has 300 Ω twin-lead cable, c onsult your local RadioShac k store for the c orrect adap ter .
1 3 Pr epar ing Y our Receiv er Us ing O ne Re mo te Cont rol for Mo re tha n O ne Un it If you also have an O ptimus profess ional series CD p layer , V C R, or casset te deck with the OSR mark ( ), you can connect its CONTROL IN jack to the receiver so you can control a ll of your e quipment with a single remote con trol.
14 Pre pari ng Your Re cei ver Using the AC Power O utlet Y our receiver has an AC power outlet that you can use to power an electronic device , such as a turntable, cassette deck, VCR , and so on. This switched out- let turns on and of f with t he receiver and provides a maximum of 100 W atts.
1 5 Basi c Op erat ion The controls on the remote control work the same a s the buttons on the receive r ’s f ron t panel, though some are labeled diff erentl y . Follow these steps to use the receiver . 1. P ress PO WER to turn on the receiver ’s power .
16 Bas ic Op er ati on T un ing the Ra dio Y our receiver has four types of electronic tuning — manual , automatic, direct access, and memory . Ma nu al a n d Au to mat i c T u nin g Follo w these steps to manually or automati cally tune to stations.
1 7 Ba sic Op erat ion Me mo ry T uni ng Mem ory tunin g lets you store up to 30 AM or FM frequencies in three different classes (10 fr equenc ies in ea ch class) , then quickly tune t o a c lass and station. Follo w these steps to store a station i n a memory location using the front panel controls.
18 Bas ic Op er ati on Us ing H ead phone s T o listen with headphone s (not supplied), insert t he headphon es’ 1 / 4 -inch pl ug into the receiver ’s front panel PH ONE S jack. T o silence the speakers and listen with head phones without di sturbing others , press SPEAKER so only SP appears on t he display .
1 9 Cas sette Deck/V CR Featu res Y ou ca n connect two cas sette dec ks to the receiver . S electing e ither VCR/T APE 1 or T APE 2 MO NITOR lets you hear the playback from the cassette deck yo u con- nected to the receiver ’s correspond ing ( VCR/T APE 1 or T APE 2 MONITO R ) jacks.
2 0 Ca sset t e De ck/V CR F ea tur e s Pla y ing and Rec ording V ideo T ap es Y ou c an conne ct two vide o sources to the receiver . If you c onnec t a VCR to the VCR/T APE 1 and DVD/LD audio and video ja cks, you c an copy video casset te tapes from one VCR t o anoth er an d moni tor the dub bing proc ess.
21 Usin g Advance d Sound Optio ns Y our receiver has four special sound options: Dolby Pro Logic Surround, Dolby 3C H Logic, DSP Eff ect, and Dolby Vi rtual.
2 2 Us ing A dva nced So und Op ti ons S o und Mode Adj ustme nts ( Rem ote Con trol Only) Cent er Mode Sett ing The center m ode setting affects the center channel’s bass signals. It operates only when you select the Dolby Pro Logic Surroun d or Dolby 3CH Logic mode.
2 3 Us ing A dvance d So und Opt ion s Delay T ime In the Dolby Pro Logic Surround mode s ( PR O LO GIC , THEATE R 1 , and THE- ATER 2 ), the receiver slightly dela ys the soun d going to the rear speakers. Y ou can chan ge this delay time from 15 to 30 milliseconds (ms) in 5 ms steps.
2 4 Usin g the Rem ote C ontrol The remote control works up to a dist an ce of about 23 feet, and within a 30- degree angle on either side of the receiver . Point the control at the re ceiver ’s front panel and press the desired button(s). Many but tons on t he remote con trol work the same as buttons on t he receiver ’s front pan el.
2 5 Using the Remote Control DIRECT Bypasse s the r eceiver ’ s audio cont rol ci rc ui ts. Press a g ain to re- stor e the pr evious se ttin g s. + M AST ER VOL UME – Adjus ts the system’ s volume. RE CEIVE R POWE R T urns t he recei ver o n and o ff .
2 6 T rou blesho oting I f the receiver is not working as it should, the foll owing sugges tions might help. If you foll ow the suggestions in this chart a nd t he receiver still does n ot work properly , contact your local RadioShack store for assistance.
2 7 Care and Mai ntena nce Y our O ptim us ST A V-3770 A udio/Video Receiver is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges- tions will hel p you care for the receiver so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the receiver dry . I f i t gets wet, wipe it dry im mediately .
2 8 The FC C W ant s Y ou t o K no w Y our receiver might cause radio or TV interference ev en when it is operating properly . T o determi ne whether your receiver is causing the interference, turn off your receiver . If the interference g oes away , your receiver is causing it .
2 9 Spe cific ation s Ampl ifier Front Channel Average Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W at ts p er Channel into 8 Ohm s Fr om 40 t o 2 0 ,00 0 H z , With No M ore than 0.
3 0 Specif ica tion s F M T uner F req uency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 .5 to 1 0 8 M H z U sabl e Sensi tivi ty . . . . . . . .
31 Inde x t o Fe at ure s by Co nt r ol N ame This table lists the control and i ndicat or names fou nd on the front of your receiver , along with the page numbe r where the con- trol or indicator is d iscussed. T o find a description for the bu ttons on t he remote cont rol, see “Using the Remote Control” on Page 24.
RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporat ion Fort W orth, T exas 76102 <ARB71 49-A> 6A8 Printe d in Indone sia Lim it ed T w o-Y ear W arranty Thi s prod uct is warranted by Radi oShack a g ains.
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