Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SD-AS10 Sharp
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1-BIT DIGITAL HOME THEATER WITH DVD PLAYER MODEL SD-AS10 OPERATION MANUAL Thank you f or purchasing th is SHARP product . To obtain the best perf ormance from th is product , please read this manual carefully. It will guide y ou in operatin g your SHARP product.
2 SD-AS10 Impor tant Instruction - SPECIAL NO TES - SPECIAL NO TES NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig- ital device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation.
3 SD-AS10 Impor tant Instruction - IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1 Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2 Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.
4 SD-AS10 Impor tant Instruction - IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS (contin ued) 15 Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges.
5 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Acces sori es - The letters in brack ets contained in the model number indicate t he color of t he prod- uct only . Operation and specifications are unaff ected. Accessories Please confir m that the fol lowing accessories are included.
6 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Contents - Contents Pag e " Genera l Information Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Description of discs . . . . . . . . . .
7 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Precau tions - Precautions " General W arning: The voltage used must be the same as that spec ified by this unit. Using this product with a higher v olt age other than that specified i s dangerous and ma y result in a fire or other types of accident, causing damage.
8 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Description of discs - Description of discs " T ypes of pla y able discs The unit can play back discs bearing any of the follo wing mark s: Some D VD discs may not functi on as described in t he manual. See the disc jacket f o r restrictions.
9 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Description of discs - " MP3/WMA/JPEG f ormat on CD-R/CD-R W An MP3 file is an audio data compressed in the MPEG 1 audio la yer 3 f or mat. MP3 files ha ve the extension ". mp3". (Files with the e xtension ".
10 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - Contr ols and indicator s " Main unit Reference page 1. Disc Num ber Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24, 3 4, 61 2. Disc Com par tment Open/Clo se Button .
11 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - " Amplif ier uni t Reference page 1. P ower Indic ator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2. Headpho ne Jac k . . . . . . . . . . . .
12 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - Controls and indicators (continued) " Remote contr ol Set the MODE 1/MODE 2 s witch to MODE 1 and press the f ollo wing buttons . Reference page 1. Remote Co ntrol T ransmitter . . . .
13 SD-AS10 General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - " Remote contr ol Set the MODE 1/MODE 2 swi tch to MODE 2 and press the f ollowing b uttons (indi- cated in blue). A vail able operations change. Reference page 1. D VD T op Menu Bu tton .
14 SD-AS10 Preparation f or Use - System installation - System install ation " Magneti call y shielded speaker s The front, surround and c enter speakers may be placed beside or near the TV as they are magnetically shielded. Howe v er , discolor ation may occur depending on the TV t ype.
15 SD-AS10 Preparation f or Use - Main unit preparation - Main unit preparation P osition B P osition C L R SW L R SW L R SW Main unit stand Make all connections bef ore attaching the stand (see pages 17, 19). 1 Align the position with the remote sensor and attach the inc luded button name label.
16 SD-AS10 Preparation f or Use - System connections - System connections Make sure t o unplug the AC power cord b efore making any connections. Amplifier unit Main unit TV FM antenna Antenna connecti.
17 SD-AS10 Preparation f or Use - System connections / Antenna connection - " Connecting the system connection cabl e Connect the main unit and amplifier unit as follows . Antenna connection Installing the AM loop a ntenna: Outdoor F M or AM anten na: Use an outdoor FM or AM antenna if you require better reception.
18 SD-AS10 Preparation f or Use - Speaker co nnection - Speaker connection T o prevent accidental short cir cuits between and terminals, connect the speaker wires to the speakers first and t hen to the unit. Connect the speaker and the unit by matc hing the colors.
19 SD-AS10 Preparation f or Use - TV connection - TV connection Connect ing to a TV with a video input j ack Connecting to a TV with an S-video input jack Connecting to a TV with component video input jacks Notes: ! Change the TV input in accordanc e with the connected jack.
20 SD-AS10 Preparation f or Use - A C power connection / Remote contr ol - A C po wer connection " Connecting the A C power cord After checking all the connections ha ve been made correctly , plug in the amplifier unit. Note: Unplug the AC po wer cord from the AC outlet if the unit will not be in use for a pro- longed period of time.
21 SD-AS10 Preparation f or Use - General contr ol / Setting the cloc k - General contr ol " V olume contr ol " Muting " T o ch ange the displa y brightness (2 le vels) Set the MODE 1/MODE 2 switch to MODE 2 and hold down the DISPLA Y (-DIM MER) button f or 3 seconds or more.
22 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Inser ting and removing discs - Inser ting and remo ving discs " Inser t i ng a disc 1 Press the POWER but ton to turn th e power on. 2 Press the STOP button to s et the in- put to "DVD". The same operation can be performed by pressing the button on the r emote control.
23 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Inser ting and removing discs - Caution: ! Do not touch the disc compar tment while it is mo ving, and be careful not to pinch your fingers. ! If the power f ails while the compar tment is open, wait until the power is restored.
24 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Pla ying a disc - Pla y ing a disc " P l ay b a ck ! For a wide-screen TV, set the video out put to "Wide" (see page 48). ! Turn on the TV, and switch the input to the "VIDEO 1", "VIDEO 2", etc.
25 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Pla ying a disc - T o interrupt pla ybac k Press the b utton on the remote control. T o resume playbac k from the same point, press the (PLA Y) button. T o stop pla yback DV D : Press the (STOP) button twice. A udio CD/ MP 3 /WM A/JPEG: Press the (STOP) button.
26 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Bas ic op erat ion - Basic operation " F ast f orwar d/F ast re ver se (se ar c h) Y ou can sear ch the desired point as you pla y the disc. Notes: ! On som e discs, the search function is disabled. ! On a D VD , search does not operate between titles.
27 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Bas ic op erat ion - " T o locate the beginning of a chapter (trac k) (ski p) Y ou can move to other chapter ( trac k) with s imple operations. Notes: ! The main unit stops after playing a disc and does not s wit ch to discs automatically .
28 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Useful operation - Useful operation " T o change the subtitle l anguage Y ou can change the subtitle language or hide subtitles during playbac k. Notes: ! The subtitle language on some D VDs ma y not be changed. ! If no subtitles are recorded on the disc , "SUBTITLE OFF" is displa yed.
29 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Useful operation - " T o select a ti tle fr om the top menu of the disc On a D V D with multiple titles , y ou can select a title from the top menu. Note: The procedure s hown here provides only general steps. The actua l procedure for using the disc menu depend s on t he disc you are using.
30 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Useful operation - Useful operation (continued) " T o change the angle Y ou can ch ange the angle of view when playing a D VD disc that contains scenes recorded from multiple angles. Notes: ! Some D VDs prohibit changing t he angle.
31 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Useful operation - " T o play repeatedl y (re peat pla y) Y ou can play a chapter (trac k ) or a title repeatedly b y specifying it during playbac k. Caution: After perf or ming repeat pla y , be sure to press the button.
32 SD-AS10 D VD Operation - Useful operation - Useful operation (continued) " T o change the displa y on TV screen Y ou can displa y or hide the oper ation indicators on the TV screen. " T o change the disp lay on the main unit Notes: ! The playing time of the disc specified on the jack et, etc.
33 SD-AS10 CD , CD-R and CD-R W Operation - Playing a CD - Pla ying a CD The pr ocedure of the follo wing pla ybac k functio ns are the same as the D VD operation. Pag e Inserting and removing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34 SD-AS10 CD , CD-R and CD-R W Operation - Playing a CD - Pla ying a CD (continued) " T o play in the desired order (programmed play ) Y ou can pla y trac ks in the desired order . 21 tracks can be prog rammed. T o change the pr ogrammed co ntents: T o repeat the p rog rammed pla y: During programmed pla y , press the REPEA T button twice .
35 SD-AS10 CD , CD-R and CD-R W Operation - MP3/WMA and JPEG disc operation - MP3/WMA and JPEG disc operation The pr ocedure of the follo wing pla ybac k functio ns are the same as the D VD or CD operations. Pag e Inserting and removing discs . . . . .
36 SD-AS10 CD , CD-R and CD-R W Operation - MP3/WMA and JPEG disc operation - MP3/WMA and JPEG disc o peration (continued) T o set the me nu screen to off: Press the MENU button. When the menu screen is off , tracks are pla yed in the f ollowing order .
37 SD-AS10 CD , CD-R and CD-R W Operation - MP3/WMA and JPEG disc operation - " Zoom function T o return to norma l view: Set the MODE 1/MODE 2 s witch to MODE 2 and press the ZOOM button again, "ZOOM 100 PCT" appears on the screen. " Rotating a picture Y ou can rota te images.
38 SD-AS10 Radio Operation - Listening to the radio - Listening to the radio Y ou can also use the TUNER (BAND), TUNING DOWN or TUNING UP button on the main unit. T o r ecei ve a n FM s ter eo tr an smi ss ion: Press the TUNER (BAND) button to displa y the "ST" indicator .
39 SD-AS10 Radio Operation - Listening to the radio - " Listening to the memo riz ed station Y ou can store 40 AM a nd FM st ations in total (preset tuning). Note: The backup function protects the memorized stations f or a f ew da ys sho uld there be a power f ailure or the AC power cord disconnection.
40 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Enjoy ing surr ound sound (sound mode) - Enjo ying surr ound sound (sound mode) Y ou can enjo y spacious sound recorded in Dolby Digit al or DTS. Also , Dolby Pro Logic allows y ou to enjoy spacious 2 channel stereo sound.
41 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Enjoy ing surr ound sound (sound mode) - " Listening to 2 channel stereo sounds Notes: ! When the sur round mode is s et to "STERE O", the same monaural sound is repro- duced in the both of the r ight and left channels.
42 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Enjoy ing surr ound sound (sound mode) - Enjo ying surround sound (so und mod e) (cont inued) " A udio signal/Speaker in dicator s A udio signal indicators light up f o r the corresponding audio source, and speaker indi- cators are illuminated according to signals sent to the speak ers.
43 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Changing the default settings of the amplifier - Changing the default settings of the amp lifier Change settings according to the connected speak ers. Speaker delay setting (See page 44.) Speaker level setting (See page 45.
44 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Changing the default settings of the amplifier - Changing the d efault settin gs o f the amplifie r (continued) " Speaker dela y setting When some of the speakers.
45 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Changing the default settings of the amplifier - " Speaker le vel setting If sounds from the speakers are unev en, you can equalize them b y adjusting the speaker l ev els. Note: If subwoof er sound is distor ted, low er the subwoof er le vel.
46 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Changing the initial setting of D VD - Changing the initial setting of D VD A new setting will be retained e v en if the unit is set to the stand-by mode. If you w ant to restore or change the setting, reset it. 1 Press the button, set the MODE 1 /MODE 2 switch to MO DE 2 and press the DVD SET UP button.
47 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Changing the initial setting of D VD - Setting Selectable parameters (* indic ates init ial s et ting s.) Description Gene ral Picture Mode Auto Images are automatically optimized according to the video source. Film Suitable for progress ive video output.
48 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Changing the initial setting of D VD - Changing t he initial se tting of D VD (c ontinued) Setting Selectable parameters (* indicates initial sett ings.
49 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Changing the initial setting of D VD - " P arental setting Note: While pla ying a disc with parental control, the displa y may appear requesting a pass- word in order to watch some restric ted scenes. In such a case, enter the password to temporarily change the control le vel .
50 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Setting th e t imer - Setting the timer Notes: ! When you use the timer to play a D VD with a menu screen, playback stops at the menu screen. ! If the unit is unplugged or a po wer f ailure occ urs after timer setting, the clock stops and the timer setting will be canceled.
51 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Setting th e t imer - 1 Turn on the un it, and press the TIMER/SLEEP/CLOCK bu tton. 2 Within 10 sec onds, press the or button to selec t "ONCE TIM- ER" or "DAILY TIM ER", and pres s the ENTER button.
52 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Operations after setting the timer - Operations after setting the timer " Chec king the timer setting " Canceling the timer setting " Changing the timer setting " T o use the same timer setting Once time r: Daily timer: The timer will operate at the same time e very day .
53 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Sleep timer - Sleep timer The unit turns off at a specified time when listening to a disc or the r adio . T o confirm the rema ining sleep time: T o cancel th e sleep ope ration: Press the POWER button while "SLEEP" is indicated.
54 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Operating the connected TV - Operating the connected TV Y ou can operate Sharp T Vs with the remote control. Change the remote control set- ting if oper ating other manuf a cturers' TV , or if you cannot oper ate a Sharp TV .
55 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Operating the connected TV - TV manufacturer Setting number TV manufacturer Setting number CURTIS MA THES 1005, 1009, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1020, 1021, 1.
56 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Connecting other equipment - Connecting other equipment " A udio co nnection to TV Y ou can listen t o TV sound from the speakers by connecting the amplifier unit using an optical digital cable or audio cable (not su pplied).
57 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Connecting other equipment - " A udio con nection to digital tuner , etc. Y ou can listen to digital tuner sound f rom the speakers by connecting the amplifier unit using an audio digital cable (not supplied). T o listen to di gital tuner , etc.
58 SD-AS10 Ad v anced Features - Connecting other equipment / Language code list - " Usi ng othe r subw oof er Y ou can connec t a subwoof er with an amplifier to the subwoofer pre output jack. Notes: ! No sound is heard from the speaker i n which an amplifier is not b uilt in.
59 SD-AS10 References - Err or indicator s and warnings - Err or indicators and warnings When you load an unplay a ble disc or f ail to perf orm operations proper ly , the f ollo wing messages are displa yed on the unit and the TV screen. Display Meaning CHECK CARRY ! Disc is not carried.
60 SD-AS10 References - T r oubleshooting c har t - T r oubleshooting c har t Many potential prob lems can be resolv ed by the owner without calling a service tech- nician. If something is wrong with this product, check the fol lo wing before calling y our autho- rized SHARP dealer or ser vice cen ter .
61 SD-AS10 References - T r oubleshooting c har t - " Tu n e r " Remote contr ol " Condensation Sudden temperature changes, storage or operation in an extremely humid environ- ment may cause condensation inside the cabinet (las er pickup , etc.
62 SD-AS10 References - Mainte nance / Opt ional accessor ies / Specif icatio ns - Maintenance " Cleaning the cabinet " Cleaning the l aser pic kup lens In order to ensure proper operation of the D VD play er , pre v entative maintenance (cleaning of the laser pickup lens) should be per f or med periodically .
63 SD-AS10 References - Specifi cations - " Amplif ier uni t " Fr o nt speaker " Surround speaker " Center speaker " Subwoofer Power sour c e AC 120 V, 60 Hz Powe r co nsum ptio n 100 W Dim ensi ons Width: 16-15/16" (4 30 mm) Height: 2-3/8" (60 mm) Depth: **-**/**" (321 mm) Weight 8.
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