Regent Sheffield HT- 5OO - Manual (Page 3)

IB-HT500-WM-E-080202
INTRODUCTION
All of the optional adjustable system settings have been preset at our factory for correct operation of the system in North America
and Canada. All you have to do is to insert a disc, sit back, and enjoy a great home theater experience.
Eventually you may want to change some of the optional settings like speaker balance or equalizer settings. A description of all
the optional settings, and instructions for changing them, are found later in this manual.
1. Sharper, clearer pictures with greatly enhanced digital sound.
You will immediately notice the improvement over the older
VHS movie format.
2. Dolby Digital
This DVD player (and most discs) is Dolby Digital compatible,
which allows very sharp and crisp sound reproduction in your
home, especially useful, is the surround sound feature.
3. Multi-language compatible
Setup and subtitles can be displayed in many different
languages.
4. Parental Controls
Parents can lock out movies (by ratings) from being viewed by
children even if the parents are not at home.
5. Freeze Frame and frame by frame play
This is very useful for sporting events. Also slow motion play is
possible with this set.
6. Zoom feature allows you to zoom into a scene and still maintain
reasonable picture clarity (depending on the disc).
7. Time Search
This DVD player can locate an exact scene with a time search,
for example, you can go to a scene which is 15 minutes and 12
seconds into the movie directly.
8. Director’s Cuts
View special director’s cuts and comments on some discs. Many
of these discs give a narration of what the director was thinking
about when he was filming a scene, as well as the scene itself.
DVD players (and discs) have many features which are not available on any other movie playback medium (such as VHS or even
original films themselves).
In addition to the software on a disc being physically much smaller and easier to store than the older VHS format, the life span of a DVD
disc is much longer than a VHS tape and able to retain the movie for many more years. Additionally, the main point of DVD’s is to allow
you to view the movies in your own customized way. The options are almost limitless for customized viewing from languages to angles
to scenes to speeds to sounds and playing orders, etc.
This system was designed to provide you with many years of reliable operation with a minimum of care and maintenance. Every
component in your system was perfect when it left our factory. If you experience any problem with the set up or operation of this
system, please review the Trouble Shooting Guide at the end of this manual before you contact the Customer Service Department
at 1-800-315-5885.
Thank you for purchasing this DVD Home Theater System. This deluxe theater system includes everything you need to experience
movie theater quality digital video and audio in the comfort of your own home. The only thing you need to add is your own TV. We
have designed this system to be easy to set up, but please, review this manual before you operate your system. Please have it
handy while you are setting the system up; and keep it available for future reference, or in the unlikely event that you encounter
any unexpected questions or problems. We have tried to keep this manual as simple as possible. It begins with how to connect
the speakers, your TV, and other optional devices. It also includes instructions on how to position the speakers for the most
natural surround sound, and finally how to operate the DVD/CD player. If you follow the instructions carefully you can have the
system set up and start playing in less than an hour.
Features & Benefits of DVD movies and players:
9. Scene Repeat
You can easily program your player to see a scene over and
over again without damaging the movie media.
10. Fast Play
This DVD Player can play at very high speeds (backwards or
forwards). This is very useful for quickly locating your favorite
scenes.
11. MP-3 compatibility
This DVD Player can also play MP-3 encoded discs (most
formats are supported).
12. Audio CD compatibility
This DVD Player can also play audio (music) CD’s thereby
saving the expense of buying a separate CD player.
13. VCD format
Some small local stores may carry a VCD format of foreign
produced videos (this VCD format is not as sharp or versatile as
DVD disc movies). Our set can play many of these foreign VCD
disc movies.
14. Regional Codes
This prevents discs designed for use only in some countries
from being played in other countries. The DVD Forum assigned
region numbers for different countries. USA and Canada are
Region 1 (this set can only play Region 1 DVD movies).
15. JPEG Compatibility
This DVD HOME THEATER system also allows you to view JPEG
files or picture CDs.
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