Aiwa Avj X33 Operating Instructions

							OPERATION
31
Additional Information(Continued)
Using the Karaoke Function
1 1
Load a karaoke disc.
2
2
Set the MIC VOL control to the minimum
level to prevent acoustic feedback (e.g. a
loud howling sound) before connecting the
microphone.
3 3
Connect a microphone to MIC socket.
( 3.5mm).
4
4
Press PLAY to start playback.
5
5
Adjust MIC VOL control and then sing a
song.
If you want to set KARAOKE option follow steps 
6-8.
6 6
Press KARAOKE during playback.
KARAOKE menu appears.
7
7
Use 3 3
/4 4
to select an desired item (ECHO,
KEY, VOICE, MELODY or EFFECT).
The display changes as shown in the chart below.
8 8
Use 1 1
/2 2 
 
to adjust value of the item 
selected.
ECHO:You can adjust the echo volume by 
pressing the 1 1
/2 2
buttons.
MELODY:If you wish to sing only to the backing
band or orchestra unaccompanied by a vocal guide
melody, set MELODY to Off.
VOICE:If you wish to sing a duet with the recorded
karaoke singer, select a voice you desire.
V1+V2 → off (None Voice) → V1 → V2
EFFECT:You can use Special Effects. Each time
1 1
/2 2
is pressed, the Special Effect changes as
shown below.
Off → HARMONY → FLANGE → CHORUS
KEY:You can change the key by pressing the 1 1
/2 2
buttons.
9 9
Press KARAOKE to exit the KARAOKE
menu.
Notes
The microphone may not be available during special play-
back. (ex. slow)
The karaoke feature functions only with karaoke-compatible
discs.
The VOICE and MELODY menus may not be available on
some karaoke discs.
The ECHO, EFFECT and KEY function may be operated on
CD, other disc (except DVD disc) and external input source
(Analogue).
When you using a microphone, the signal is output from the
Front L/R speakers.
For more details, refer to the information supplied with the
disc.
(DVD Karaoke Disc)
(VCD Karaoke Disc)
 
						

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Radio Operation
Presetting the Radio stations
You can preset 30 stations for FM and AM (MW).
Before tuning, make sure that you have turned down the
volume.
1 1
Press TUNER/BAND on the remote control until
FM or AM (MW) appears in the display window.
2 2
And then every time you press TUNER/BAND,
FM and AM (MW) changes alternately.
3 3
Press and hold TUNING - or + on the remote 
control for about two seconds until the 
frequency indication starts to change, then 
release.
Scanning stops when the DVD/CD Receiver tunes in a 
station.“TUNED”and “ST”(for stereo program) 
appear in the Display Window.
4 4
Press TUNER MENU on the remote control.
A preset number will flash in the Display Window.
5
5
Press TUNING - or + on the remote control to
select the preset number you want.
6 6
Press TUNER MENU on the remote control
again.
The station is stored.
7 7
Repeat steps 3 to 6 to store other stations.
To tune in a station with a weak signal 
Press TUNING - or + repeatedly in step 3 to tune in the
station manually.
To clear all the stored stations 
Press and hold TUNER MENU for about two seconds
and “CLEAR ALL”is appeared in the display window
and then press TUNER MENU again, the stations are
cleared.
 If you have accidentally entered into the CLEAR
ALL mode and you do not wish to clear the memory,
do not press any key. After a few seconds, the
CLEAR ALL display will go off by itself and change
to normal mode.
Note
If all stations have already been entered, the FULL 
message will appear in the display window for a
moment and then a preset number will flash.
To change the preset number, follow the steps 5-6 as
above.
Listening to the Radio
Preset radio stations in the DVD Receiver’s memory first
(see “Presetting radio stations”on the left).
1
1
Press TUNER/BAND until AM (MW) or FM
appears in the Display Window.
The last received station is tuned in.
2 2
Press PRESET -/+repeatedly to select the 
preset station you want.
Each time you press the button, the DVD receiver tunes in
one preset station at a time.
3 3
Adjust the volume by pressing VOLUME + or -
repeatedly.
To turn off the radio 
Press @ / 1to turn the DVD Receiver off or select anoth-
er function mode (CD/DVD or VIDEO).
To listen to non-preset radio stations 
 Use manual or automatic tuning in step 2.

For manual tuning, press TUNING - or + on the
remote control repeatedly.
 For automatic tuning, press and hold TUNING - or +
for about two seconds on the remote control.
To select a preset radio station directly
You can use the number buttons on the remote control
to select a preset radio station directly.
For example, to listen to preset station 4, press 4 on the
remote control. To listen to preset station 19, press 1
then 9 (within 3 seconds).
For your reference
 If an FM program is noisy
Press FM MODE on the remote control so that “ST”
disappears in the display window. There will be no
stereo effect, but the reception will improve. Press
FM MODE again to restore the stereo effect.
 To improve reception
Reorient the supplied antennas.
 
						

							OPERATION
33
Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote 
You can control the sound level, input source, and
power switch of your TV with the supplied remote.Controlling the TV
You can control your TV using the buttons below.
By pressing You can
TV @ / 1 Turn the TV on or off.
TV/VIDEO Switch the TV’s input source 
between the TV and other input
sources.
TV CH +/- Scans up or down through 
memorized channels.
TV VOL +/- Adjust the volume of the TV.
Using the number buttons for controlling the
TV 
When you set the remote to the TV mode, you can use
the number buttons for controlling the TV.
Press the TV buttons
The TV button turns red and the remote is set to the TV
mode. You can select the TV channels by using the
number buttons.
>10is for selecting the channel number greater than 10.
To cancel the TV mode, press the TV button again.
Notes
Before adjusting the TV, press TV.
The TV button turns off when you do not operate the
remote for 10 seconds.
Depending on the TV, you may not be able to control
your TV or to use some of the buttons above.
Tip
Depending on the TV manufacture, the following method
works. For double-digit number, press -/-- first and then
number. (For example, for channel 25, press -/--, then 2
and 5.) 
3
45 12
6
789
10/010-/--
PAUSE
TV @ / 1
TV/VIDEO
TV CH +/-
TV VOL +/-
TV
 
						

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Language Code List
Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Disc Audio”, “Disc Subtitle”and/or “Disc Menu”
(See page 19).
Code Language 
6566 Abkhazian
6565 Afar
6570 Afrikaans
8381 Albanian
6577 Ameharic
6582 Arabic
7289 Armenian
6583 Assamese
6588 Aymara
6590 Azerbaijani
6665 Bashkir
6985 Basque
6678 Bengali; Bangla
6890 Bhutani
6672 Bihari
6682 Breton
6671 Bulgarian
7789 Burmese
6669 Byelorussian
7577 Cambodian
6765 Catalan
9072 Chinese
6779 Corsican
7282 Croatian
6783 Czech
6865 Danish
7876 Dutch
6978 English
6979 Esperanto
6984 Estonian
7079 Faroese
Code Language 
7074 Fiji
7073 Finnish
7082 French
7089 Frisian
7176 Galician
7565 Georgian
6869 German
6976 Greek
7576 Greenlandic
7178 Guarani
7185 Gujarati
7265 Hausa
7387 Hebrew
7273 Hindi
7285 Hungarian
7383 Icelandic
7378 Indonesian
7365 Interlingua
7165 Irish
7384 Italian
7465 Japanese
7487 Javanese
7578 Kannada
7583 Kashmiri
7575 Kazakh
7589 Kirghiz
7579 Korean
7585 Kurdish
7679 Laothian
7665 Latin
7686 Latvian, Lettish
Code Language 
7678 Lingala
7684 Lithuanian
7775 Macedonian
7771 Malagasy
7783 Malay
7776 Malayalam
7784 Maltese
7773 Maori
7782 Marathi
7779 Moldavian
7778 Mongolian
7865 Nauru
7869 Nepali
7879 Norwegian
7982 Oriya
8065 Panjabi
8083 Pashto, Pushto
7065 Persian
8076 Polish
8084 Portuguese
8185 Quechua
8277 Rhaeto-Romance
8279 Rumanian
8285 Russian
8377 Samoan
8365 Sanskrit
7168 Scots Gaelic
8382 Serbian
8372 Serbo-Croatian
8378 Shona
8368 Sindhi
Code Language 
8373 Singhalese
8375 Slovak
8376 Slovenian
8379 Somali
6983 Spanish
8385 Sudanese
8387 Swahili
8386 Swedish
8476 Tagalog
8471 Tajik
8465 Tamil
8484 Tatar
8469 Telugu
8472 Thai
6679 Tibetan
8473 Tigrinya
8479 Tonga
8482 Turkish
8475 Turkmen
8487 Twi
8575 Ukrainian
8582 Urdu
8590 Uzbek
8673 Vietnamese
8679 Volapük
6789 Welsh
8779 Wolof
8872 Xhosa
7473 Yiddish
8979 Yoruba
9085 Zulu
 
						

							REFERENCE
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Code AreaAD AndorraAE United Arab EmiratesAF AfghanistanAG Antigua and BarbudaAI AnguillaAL AlbaniaAM ArmeniaAN Netherlands AntillesAO AngolaAQ AntarcticaAR ArgentinaAS American SamoaAT AustriaAU AustraliaAW ArubaAZ AzerbaidjanBA Bosnia-HerzegovinaBB BarbadosBD BangladeshBE BelgiumBF Burkina FasoBG BulgariaBH BahrainBI BurundiBJ BeninBM BermudaBN Brunei DarussalamBO BoliviaBR BrazilBS BahamasBT BhutanBV Bouvet IslandBW BotswanaBY BelarusBZ BelizeCA CanadaCC Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCF Central African RepublicCG CongoCH SwitzerlandCI Ivory CoastCK Cook IslandsCL ChileCM CameroonCN ChinaCO ColombiaCR Costa RicaCS Former CzechoslovakiaCU CubaCV Cape VerdeCX Christmas IslandCY CyprusCZ Czech RepublicDE GermanyDJ DjiboutiDK DenmarkDM DominicaDO Dominican RepublicDZ AlgeriaEC EcuadorEE EstoniaEG Egypt
EH Western Sahara
Code AreaER EritreaES SpainET EthiopiaFI FinlandFJ FijiFK Falkland IslandsFM MicronesiaFO Faroe IslandsFR France
FX France (European 
Territory)GA GabonGB Great BritainGD GrenadaGE GeorgiaGF French GuyanaGH GhanaGI GibraltarGL GreenlandGM GambiaGN GuineaGP Guadeloupe (French)GQ Equatorial GuineaGR Greece
GS S. Georgia & S. Sandwich
Isls.GT GuatemalaGU Guam (USA)GW Guinea BissauGY GuyanaHK Hong Kong
HM Heard and McDonald
IslandsHN HondurasHR CroatiaHT HaitiHU HungaryID IndonesiaIE IrelandIL IsraelIN India
IO British Indian Ocean
TerritoryIQ IraqIR IranIS IcelandIT ItalyJM JamaicaJO JordanJP JapanKE KenyaKG KyrgyzstanKH Cambodia6KI KiribatiKM ComorosKNSaint Kitts & Nevis AnguillaKP North KoreaKR South KoreaKW KuwaitKY Cayman IslandsKZ KazakhstanLA Laos
LB Lebanon
Code AreaLC Saint LuciaLI LiechtensteinLK Sri LankaLR LiberiaLS LesothoLT LithuaniaLU LuxembourgLV LatviaLY LibyaMA MoroccoMC MonacoMD MoldaviaMG MadagascarMH Marshall IslandsMK MacedoniaML MaliMM MyanmarMN MongoliaMO MacauMP Northern Mariana IslandsMQ Martinique (French)MR MauritaniaMS MontserratMT MaltaMU MauritiusMV MaldivesMW MalawiMX MexicoMY MalaysiaMZ MozambiqueNA NamibiaNC New Caledonia (French)NE NigerNF Norfolk IslandNG NigeriaNI NicaraguaNL NetherlandsNO NorwayNP NepalNR NauruNU NiueNZ New ZealandOM OmanPA PanamaPE PeruPF Polynesia (French)PG Papua New GuineaPH PhilippinesPK PakistanPL PolandPM Saint Pierre and MiquelonPN Pitcairn IslandPR Puerto RicoPT PortugalPW PalauPY ParaguayQA QatarRE Reunion (French)RO RomaniaRU Russian FederationRW RwandaSA Saudi Arabia
SB Solomon Islands
Code AreaSC SeychellesSD SudanSE SwedenSG SingaporeSH Saint HelenaSI Slovenia
SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen
IslandsSK Slovak RepublicSL Sierra LeoneSM San MarinoSN SenegalSO SomaliaSR SurinameST Saint Tome and PrincipeSU Former USSRSV El SalvadorSY SyriaSZ SwazilandTC Turks and Caicos IslandsTD Chad
TF French Southern
TerritoriesTG TogoTH ThailandTJ TadjikistanTK TokelauTM TurkmenistanTN TunisiaTO TongaTP East TimorTR TurkeyTT Trinidad and TobagoTV TuvaluTW TaiwanTZ TanzaniaUA UkraineUG UgandaUK United Kingdom
UM USA Minor Outlying
IslandsUS United StatesUY UruguayUZ UzbekistanVA Vatican City State
VC Saint Vincent &
GrenadinesVE VenezuelaVG Virgin Islands (British)VI Virgin Islands (USA)VN VietnamVU VanuatuWF Wallis and Futuna IslandsWS SamoaYE YemenYT MayotteYU YugoslaviaZA South AfricaZM ZambiaZR Zaire
ZW Zimbabwe
Area Code List
Enter the appropriate code number for the initial setting “Area Code”(See page 21).
 
						

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Troubleshooting
Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.
Symptom
No power.
The power is on, but
the DVD Receiver does
not work.
No picture.
There is no sound or
only a very low-level
sound is heard.
The playback picture is  poor.
The DVD Receiver does
not start playback.
Loud hum or noise is
heard.Cause
•The power cord is disconnected.
•No disc is inserted.
•The TV is not set to receive DVD signal
output.
•The video cable is not connected
securely.
•The connected TV power is turned off.
•The equipment connected with the
audio cable is not set to receive DVD
signal output.
•The audio cables are not connected
securely.
•The power of the equipment connected
with the audio cable is turned off.
•The audio connecting cable is damaged.
•The disc is dirty.
•No disc is inserted.
•An unplayable disc is inserted.
•The disc is placed upside down.
•The disc is not placed within the guide.
•The disc is dirty.
•A menu is on the TV screen.
•The Rating level is set.
•The plugs and jacks are dirty.
•The disc is dirty.
•The speakers and components are 
connected poorly.
•The DVD Receiver is located too close
to the TV.Correction
•Plug the power cord securely into the
wall outlet.
•Insert a disc. (Check that the DVD or,
audio CD indicator in the DVD display is
lit.) 
•Select the appropriate video input mode
on the TV so the picture from the DVD/
CD receiver appears on the TV screen.
•Connect the video cable into the jacks
securely.
•Turn on the TV.
•Select the correct input mode of the
audio receiver so you can hear the
sound from the DVD Receiver.
•Connect the audio cable into the jacks
securely.
•Turn on the equipment connected with
the audio cable.
•Replace it with new one.
•Clean the disc.
•Insert a disc. (Check that the DVD, or
audio CD indicator in the DVD display is
lit.)
•Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc
type, colour system and Regional code.)
•Place the disc with the playback side
down.
•Place the disc on the disc tray correctly
inside the guide.
•Clean the disc.
•Press the DVD SETUP button to turn off
the menu screen.
•Cancel the Rating function or change
the rating level.
•Wipe them with a cloth slightly mois-
tened with alcohol.
•Clean the disc.
•Connect the speakers and components
securely.
•Move your TV away from the audio com-
ponents.
 
						

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Troubleshooting (Continued )
Symptom
Radio stations cannot
be tuned in.
The remote control
does not work properly.
The sound mode or Pro
Logic II mode cannot
be changed.
The front panel display
is too dim.Cause
•The antenna is positioned or  connected
poorly.
•The signal strength of the stations is too
weak (when tuning in with automatic
tuning).
•No stations have been preset or preset
stations have been cleared (when 
tuning by scanning preset stations).
•The remote control is not pointed at the
remote sensor of the DVD Receiver.
•The remote control is too far from the
DVD Receiver.
•There is an obstacle in the path of the
remote control and the DVD/CD 
receiver.
•The batteries in the remote control are
flat.
•The system cannot change while play-
ing a MP3 disc.
•Nothing is displayed on the front panel
display.Correction
•Connect the antenna securely.
•Adjust the antennas and connect an
external antenna if necessary.
•Tune in the station manually.
•Preset the stations (page 32).
•Point the remote control at the remote
sensor of the DVD Receiver.
•Use the remote control within about 20
ft (6 m).
•Remove the obstacle.
•Replace the batteries with new ones.
•Insert such a CD disc.
•Press DIMMER on the remote control.
 
						

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Power supply 220-240V AC, 50/60Hz
Power consumption 70W, No more than 1 W (220-240V AC) (at the power saving mode)
Mass 4.7 kg
External dimensions (W x H x D) 430 x 70 x 370.5 mm
Operating conditions Temperature: 5°C to 35°C, Operation status: Horizontal
Operating humidity 5% to 85%
Laser Semiconductor laser, wavelength 650 nm for VCD and DVD,
wavelength 780 nm for CD 
Emission duration Continuous
Signal system PAL/NTSC
Frequency response (audio) 2 Hz ~ 20 kHz (±1.0 dB)
Signal-to-noise ratio (audio) More than 75 dB (1 kHz, NOP, 20 kHz LPF/A-Filter)
Dynamic range (audio) More than 70 dB
Harmonic distortion (audio)  0.5 % (1 kHz, at 12W position) (20 kHz LPF/A-Filter)
Inputs  VIDEO (AUDIO IN): MIC (phone jacks) 
Sensitivity: 800 m V Sensitivity: 4 m V         
Impedance: 50 kilohms  Impedance: 10 kilohms
Video output 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω, negative sync., RCA jack
S VIDEO OUT (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω, negative sync, Mini DIN 4-pin x 1
(C) 0.286 V (p-p) 75 Ω
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω, negative sync, RCA jack x 1
(P
B/CB)/(PR/CR) 0.7 V (p-p), 75 Ω, RCA jack x 2
Tuning Range 87.5 - 108 MHz
Intermediate Frequency 10.7 MHz
Signal-to Noise Ratio 60 dB (Mono)
Tuning Range 522 - 1,611 kHz
Intermediate Frequency 450 kHz
Stereo mode 50W + 50W (8 Ωat 1 kHz, THD 10 %)
Surround mode Front: 50W + 50W 
Centre*: 50W 
Surround*: 50W + 50W (8Ωat 1 kHz, THD 10 %)
Subwoofer*: 80W (4Ωat 50 Hz, THD 10 %)
Outputs PHONES: (32 Ω, 25mW)
Satellite Speaker (SSX-VX33S) Passive Subwoofer (SSX-VX33W)
Type 1 Way 1 Speaker 1 Way 1 Speaker
Impedance 8 Ω4 Ω
Frequency Response 180 - 20,000 Hz 45 - 180 Hz
Rated Input Power 50W 80W
Max. Input Power 100W 160W
Net Dimensions (W x H x D) 97 x 100 x 118 mm 222 x 325 x 273 mm
Net Weight 0.6 kg 4.8 kg
•Speakers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5•Speaker cables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
•Subwoofer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1•Size AAA (R03) batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
•Remote Commander (remote) RM-Z20012  .1•AM loop antenna  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 
•Operating Instructions   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1•  FM antenna   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
•Speakers - Connection and                          •Ferrite core  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Installation (card)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1    •Foot pads  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
•  Video cable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Specification
[General] [CD/DVD] [Video] [Amplifier] [Speakers] [Supplied 
Accessories]
❋ Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.
(*Depending on the sound mode
settings and the source, there
may be no sound output.)
[Tuner]
[FM] AM
[MW]
 
						

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