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1-BIT DIGITAL HOME THEATER WITH DVD PLAYER
MODEL
SD-AS10
OPERATION MANUAL
Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product. To obtain the
best performance from this product, please read this manual
carefully. It will guide you in operating your SHARP product.
SD-AS10 1-Bit Digital Home Theater with DVD Player consisting of
SD-AS10 (main unit and amplifier unit), CP-AS10F (front speakers),
CP-AS10C (center speaker), CP-AS10R (surround speakers) and
CP-AS10W (subwoofer).
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SD-AS10 SPECIAL NOTES NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig- ital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in- stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is
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SD-AS10 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should 10 Ventilation - Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for venti- be read before the product is operated. lation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or cov- 2 Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be ered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the prod
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SD-AS10 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (continued) 15 Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna or cable system 19 Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects of any kind into this is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill built-up static charges. Art
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SD-AS10 Accessories Please confirm that the following accessories are included. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" Remote control 1 "AA" size battery (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP- and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. 7 or similar) 2 (RRMCGA020AWSA) (UBATU0001AWZZ) NOTE Licensed under one or more of U.S. Pat. 4,972,484, 5,214,678, 5,323,396, 5,530,655,
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SD-AS10 Contents Page Page " General Information " CD, CD-R and CD-RW Operation Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Playing a CD Description of discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9 To start playback from the desired point (direct play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Controls and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SD-AS10 Precautions ! Do not place anything on top of the unit. " General ! Do not expose the unit to moisture, to temperatures ! Please ensure that the equipment is positioned in a well-ventilated area and that higher than 140°F (60°C) or to extremely low temper- atures. there is at least 4" (10 cm) of free space along the sides and back. There must also be a minimum of 6" (15 cm) of free space on the top of the unit. ! If the unit does not work properly, unplug and plug it in again. Then tu
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SD-AS10 Description of discs " Types of playable discs " DVD-Video The unit can play back discs bearing any of the following marks: A popular type of DVD disc of the same size as a CD, mainly containing video images. DVD DVD-Video Disc for NTSC DVD-R for NTSC system DVD-RW for NTSC sys- Region number system tem DVD discs are programmed with region Region number (playable area number) numbers indicating countries in which they can be played. This system can play discs with region number "1" or
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SD-AS10 " MP3/WMA/JPEG format on CD-R/CD-RW " Discs that cannot be played An MP3 file is an audio data compressed in the MPEG 1 audio layer 3 format. MP3 ! DVDs without the region number "1" or ! DVD-Audio files have the extension ".mp3". (Files with the extension ".mp3" may not play, or ! SACD "ALL" noise may occur during playback if not recorded in the MP3 format.) ! DVDs with PAL system ! CDG ! DVDs with SECAM system ! Video CD WMA is an audio file format developed by Microsoft with the ".wma
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SD-AS10 Controls and indicators " Main unit 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 9 Reference page 1. Disc Number Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 24, 34, 61 2. Disc Compartment Open/Close Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 10 3. Function Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 4. Tuner (Band) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 5. Play Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SD-AS10 " Amplifier unit " Front/Surround speakers (Front) (Front) (Rear) 1 2 1 2 Reference page 1. Speaker (Rear) 2. Speaker Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 " Center speaker (Front) (Rear) 1 2 14 12 13 15 16 Reference page Reference page 1. Speaker 1. Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2. Speaker Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SD-AS10 Controls and indicators (continued) " Remote control 1 2 18 Set the MODE 1/MODE 2 switch to MODE 1 and press the following buttons. 3 19 Reference page 1. Remote Control Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 4 20 2. MODE 1/MODE 2 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 3. Function Select Button (DIG1/DIG2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 5 21 4. Disc Compartment Open/Close Button . . . . . . .
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SD-AS10 " Remote control Set the MODE 1/MODE 2 switch to MODE 2 and press the following buttons (indi- cated in blue). Available operations change. Reference page 1. DVD Top Menu Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2. Clear Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 3. Display (Dimmer) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 32 4. DVD Angle Button . . . . . . . . .
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SD-AS10 System installation " Placing the speaker system The best surround effect will be achieved by placing each speaker at the same Installation image (with optional accessories): distance from the listening position. It is recommended to arrange the speakers as shown below. Front Front Center speaker speaker speaker Center (left) (right) Front Front speaker speaker (left) speaker (right) Subwoofer Subwoofer Default setting: 6 feet (2 m) Surround Surround Surround Surround speaker (left) sp
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SD-AS10 Main unit preparation Select from three installation methods according to the location. For position A or B, make sure to use the included main unit stand. Otherwise the unit may fall. The display direction changes according to the installation direction. Position A Position B Position C L R SW L R L R SW SW 1 Remove the 2 screws. 1 Remove the 2 screws. 1 Align the position with the remote sensor and attach the included button name label. Make all connections before attaching th
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SD-AS10 System connections Make sure to unplug the AC power cord before making any connections. TV connection (see page 19) Connect a TV and main unit with the included video cable. If your TV is equipped with an S-video input jack or component video input jacks, purchase an appropriate cable to enjoy higher quality images. Main unit TV Connecting the system Antenna connection (see page 17) connection cable (see page 17) FM antenna AM loop antenna Amplifier unit AC power connection Attachi
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SD-AS10 Antenna connection Supplied FM antenna: " Connecting the system connection cable FM antenna AM loop antenna Connect the FM antenna wire to the FM 75 Connect the main unit and amplifier unit as follows. OHMS jack and position the FM antenna wire in the direction where the strongest signal can be received. Amplifier unit Supplied AM loop antenna: Connect the AM loop antenna wire to the AM and GND terminals. Position the AM loop anten- na for optimum reception. Place the AM loop an-
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SD-AS10 Speaker connection Caution: Make sure to leave the AC power cord disconnected when connecting the ! The supplied speakers are designed exclusively for SD-AS10. Do not con- speakers. nect these speakers to other equipment. Also, do not connect other speak- ers to SD-AS10. It may cause malfunction. To prevent accidental short circuits between and terminals, connect the ! Do not mistake the and , and right and left terminals of the speaker wires. (The speaker wires to the speakers fir
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SD-AS10 TV connection Connecting to a TV with component video input jacks Three types of jacks (VIDEO OUT, S-VIDEO OUT and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT) are available for connection of a TV and this unit. Connect according to your TV. TV Main unit Connect the optional S-video cable or component video cable for higher quality DVD images. For the component video cable, the progressive video mode is available and you can enjoy images with less flicker (default setting: PROGRESSIVE OFF). See page 25 fo
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SD-AS10 AC power connection Remote control " Connecting the AC power cord " Battery installation After checking all the connections have been made correctly, plug in the amplifier 1 Open the battery cover. unit. 2 Insert the supplied batteries according to the direction in- AC outlet dicated in the battery com- (AC 120 V, 60 Hz) partment. When inserting or removing the bat- teries, push them toward the bat- tery terminals. 3 Close the cover. Precautions for battery use: Note: ! Replace all old
