Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AV-DV500 Aiwa
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aiwa AV-DV500 STEREO RECEIVER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Precautions pg. 1 WARNING To reduce the risk of f ire or electric shock, do n ot expose this appliance to rain or moisture "CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK , DO NOT REM OVE COVER ( O R BACK).
Precautions Read the Operating Instructions carefully and completely before operating the unit. B e sure to keep the Operating Instructions for future reference. All w arnings and cautions in the Operating Instructions and o n the unit should be strictly f ollowed, as w ell as the safe ty suggestions b elow.
outlet. 3 AC power cord - When disconnecting the AC power cord, pull it out by t he A C power plug. Do not pull the cord itself. - Never handle the AC power plug w ith w et hands, as this could result in fire or sho ck. - Pow er cords s houl d be routed to avoi d being severel y ben t, pinc hed, or w alk ed upon.
DO NOT ATT EMPT T O SERVICE THE UNIT YOURSELF REMOTE CONTROL Inserting batteries Detach the battery cover on th e rear of the rem ote control an d insert tw o R6 (size A A) batteries.
GENERAL CARE AND MA INTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SPECIFICA TIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE .
unplug the AC co rd b efor e setting the s elector. • Surround speakers and super woo fer The SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SELECTOR has no effect on th e SURROUND SPEAKERS term inals and the SUPER WOOFER jack. For the surroun d speakers and sub w oof er, use speakers of 8 ohm s or m ore.
POSITIONING THE SPEAKERS Position the sp eakers to make the m ost of the Dolby Pro Logic or DSP effect (see "DOLBY LOGIC" ) a) Front speakers b) Center speaker Position in the center o f th e tw o front speakers. In addition, po sition on or belo w the TV set, if connecting a T V set to the unit.
about 1 m ete r (3.2 feet) above ear h eight. NOTE Sound is heard from the center speaker mainly wh en the 5 CH surround or DOLBY P RO LOGIC is set on. Note that wh en y ou select the PHAN TOM mode of th e DOLBY PROG LOGIC, th e center speaker is m uted.
To position the antennas FM feeder antenna: Extend this antenn a horizontally in a T shape and fix its en ds to the w all. AM loop antenna: Position for the best reception.
NOTE • In th is connection , the SUB WOOFER LINE OUT terminal on the DVD play er does not need to be conn ected to the receiver. • In the initial settings of th e DVD player, set th e SUBWOOFER mode of SETUP SPEAKERS to OFF. For details, see the initial settings in the instruction m anu al of the DVD player.
When pressing the TUNER button, prev iously tun ed station is received (Direct Play Function ). The POWER button is also available. Operation is possible after fou r seconds. To select the front speaker system To use speaker system A: Set th e FRONT SPEAKERS A bu tton to ON.
Set the tim e as follows while the power is off. 1 Press the S ET bu tton. The ho ur flashe s. 2 Press the DOWN or UP button to desig nate the hour. 3 Press the S ET bu tton to set the h our. The ho ur stop s flashing and the minute starts flashing. 4 Press the DOWN or UP button to desig nate the minute.
Turn the BAL ANCE con trol. To mute the sound temporarily Press the MUTING button. "MUTE ON" appears on the display for four seconds. While muting the sound, the selected FUNCT I ON button flashes. Press the MUTING button again to restore th e sound.
ELECTRONIC GRAPHIC EQUALIZER This unit pro vides the following five diff erent equalization modes. ROCK: Powerful sound emphasizing treb le a nd bass POP: More presence in the v ocals and m idrange J .
The DSP (Digital Signal Processor) surround circu its can recreate the ef fect of sou nds reflected f rom w alls or ceilings, to obtain the soun d presence of real env ironm ents.
SELECTION OF AUDIO/ VIDEO SOURCE 1 Select the program source. Press one of the F UNCTION button s or the TA PE MONITOR button . To listen to or watch The button pressed Tape TA PE MON ITO R Radio T UNER Record PHONO Television, etc.
RECORDING AN AUDIO SOURCE 1 Select the program source to be recorded. Press one of the FUNCTION buttons. 2 Set the tape deck or MD recorder to the recording m ode. 3 Start the selected program source. To monitor recorded sound during recording (when the co nnected tape deck is a th ree-head system ) Press the TAPE MONITOR button.
MANUAL TUNING 1 Press the TUNER button repeatedly to select the desired band. When the TUNER button is p ressed while the pow er is off, the power is turned on directly . 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to select a station. Each time the button is pressed, the frequenc y chang es.
DIRECT TUNING When you know the f requency of the desired station, you can tune in directly to the station. 1 Press the TUNER button t o select a band. 2 Press the TUNER button and hold it down until "-" flashes on the display (Direct Tuning Mode).
The unit can store a total of 32 preset stations. When a station is stored, a preset num ber is assign ed to the station. Use the preset num ber to tu ne in to a preset station directly . 1 Press TUNER to select a ba nd, and press the UP or DOWN button to select a station.
right, cen ter, surrou nd) and steering logic (fo r direc ting sound), astonishingly realistic so und surr o unds the listene r to create a new level of audio/v isual entertain men t. Independ ent co ntrol of the four channels allows the listener to enjoy the same ty pe of sound rep r oduction experi enced in movi e theaters.
2 Press the DOLBY PRO L OGIC button again and hol d it down until th e center speak er m ode to be sel ected appears. When selecting the DOLBY PRO LOGIC m ode in step 1: "NORMAL", "WIDE" and "PHANTOM" ap p ear in turn.
A noise sign al is sent to each chan nel in turn as follow s: 3 Adjust the sound lev e l o f the center and (o r) surround speakers. While "CEN" o r "SUR" is displayed, press the UP or DOWN butto n to adjust the volume of th e center or surround speak ers to match the level of the left an d right speak ers.
2 While the "CEN" o r "SUR" is displayed, press the UP or DOWN button to ad j ust the volume To adjust the sound lev els of the center and surro und speakers in the 5 CH surround 1 Turn the 5 C H surrou nd on and p lay th e DVD recorded in Dolby Digital Surrou nd.
Press the SLEEP b utton twice so that "SLEEP" on the di splay disa ppears. G ENERAL C ARE AND MAINTENANCE Occasional care and m ainten ance of the u nit is needed to optim ize the perf orm ance of y our un it. To clean the cabinet Use a soft dry cloth.
SURROUND IN: 400m V (50 kohm s) VIDEO IN: 1 Vp-p (75 ohm s) Outputs AUDIO OUT (REC OUT): 230 mV (2 k ohm s) VIDEO OUT (MONIT OR): 1Vp-p (75 ohm s) SUPER W OOFER: 3.
• A re the FRONT SPEAKERS A and B buttons set correctly ? ( → page 6) Sound is emitted from one speak er only. • Is the BA LANC E control se t appropr iately? • Is the oth er speaker disconn ected? Sound is heard at a very low volume. • Has the MUTING button been pressed? An erroneous display or a m alfunction occurs.
POWER 6, 10 SET 6, 11 SLEEP 14 SPEAKER IMPEDANCE SELECTOR 4 TAPE MONITO R 6, 9 T-B A SS 7 TUNER, BAND DIRECT 6, 9 , 10, 11 UP ( ) 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 VIDEO 1 6, 9 VIDEO 2/5 CH, LD/MD 6, 9 VIDEO 3 6, 9 VOLUME 7 Back Cover AIWA CO.
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