User manual POLAROID DVR-0800

[. . . ] DVD Player & Recorder DVR-0800 Operation Manual -1- Table of contents Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 This player supports the following Media Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Important Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Go to Setup Menu and select Dolby to use the Speaker Setup function in order to set up the center, rear, and subwoofer speakers properly. Figure 5. Basic TV-Stereo Speaker Setup Down mix function: means mixing 5. 1 channels down to two channels. Only when Down mix is off will you see all the possible speaker options for 5. 1 speaker systems. Set these options to agree with the speakers installed in your home entertainment system. LT/RT function: This method of down mixing from 5. 1 channel to 2 channel audio is well suited as input to an external Dolby Pro Logic Decoder (2 channel to 5. 1 channel expansion). Stereo function: A different method (from LT/RT down mix) of down mixing from 5. 1 channels to 2 channels. Off function: No down mixing will occur. Figure 6. Activating The Center, Rear and Subwoofer Speakers -1- The DVR Setup Menu 2. While remaining in the Speaker Setup function, use the arrow buttons on the remote control to select the amount of center and rear speaker delay desired. Press the Enter button on the remote control to establish the final delay distance. Center Delay function (Default=0-5ms): Increasing or decreasing the delay setting in milliseconds changes the virtual distance between the center speaker and the listener. The resulting effect, together with modifications to the rear delay, changes the listening environment to simulate different acoustical characteristics found in places such as nightclubs, auditoriums, churches, stadiums and the like. Rear Delay function (Default=0-15ms): Increasing the delay setting increases the virtual distance of the rear speaker from the listener. The effect, in combination with the center delay setting, changes the listening environment to simulate different acoustical characteristics such as nightclub, auditorium, church and the like. Press the SETUP button on the remote to exit and save the selection. The Speaker Test function lets you test your speakers by sending a test tone through each speaker. On: Plays a single tone in step-wise fashion at each of the speakers in the clockwise direction. Press the SETUP button on the remote to exit and save the selection. Figure 7. Establishing Center and Rear Speaker Delays -2- The DVR Setup Menu Audio Setup 1. The Audio Setup menu is directly below the Dolby menu. Press ENTER to access the Audio Setup menu. The Audio Setup menu allows you to access the Digital Out, Dynamic Compress, and ProLogic functions. Digital Out function: In DVD playback mode, Digital Out refers to bypassing the recorder system's internal DACS and instead feeding the digital audio signal to an external receiver for better sound quality. [. . . ] Or, you may have a button on the TV remote control that selects an Auxiliary or A/V IN channel. See your TV owner's manual for details. Or, change channels at the TV until you see the Recorder's background picture on the TV screen. You only need one video connection between the DVD Recorder and the TV. Distorted Picture Check the disc for fingerprints. [. . . ]