Important Information CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO PREVENT DAMAGE WHICH MAY RESULT IN FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth.
I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N 13) When smoke, abnormal smell or sound appears from the product, please cut off power immediately and contact your dealer or service center. 14) Never insert any metal object into the cabinet.
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INSTALLATION Front Panel Controls 1. POWER Button 4. OPEN/CLOSE Button 7. HDMI Button Front Panel Display Window 1. Disc Type Indication – Indicates the currently playing disc type 3. Track/Chapter – When illuminated, the displayed time applies to a track or chapter 5.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Rear Panel Connectors 1. HDMI Output 4. Component Video Output 7. 7.1CH Audio Output In addition to the above connectors, the AC power inlet is also located on the rear panel. The inlet is the IEC60-320 C18 type.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Remote Control DV-983H 1. POWER Button: Toggle power STANDBY and ON 2. DVD/USB Button: Select DVD or USB device as content source 3. ON Button: Turn power ON 4.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Battery Installation 1. Remove the battery compartment cover Using the Remote Control When using the remote control, the front window of the remote control should be pointed to the infrared sensor on the front panel within an angle of ±30°...
HDMI cable to connect the DVD player to the TV. This connection method delivers both video and audio in pure digital format via a single cable. The HDMI video output of the DVD player presents the highest possible resolutions and video quality.
If your TV has a DVI input that supports HDCP, you can purchase an HDMI-DVI adapter cable to connect the DVD player to the TV. This connection method delivers digital video to the TV without any signal degradation. The HDMI video output of the OPPO DVD player presents the highest possible resolutions and video quality.
If your TV has no digital video input but has component video inputs, please use a set of component video cable to connect the component video output of the DVD player to the TV. The connectors are color coded, so please make sure the cable connections match on both ends.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Connecting to an Audio System Connecting to a Receiver/Amplifier with HDMI Input/Output HDMI In Method 4 – HDMI Connection to Receiver and TV • HDMI can transmit both audio and video signals over a single cable. If you have an HDMI- capable receiver that can support HDMI audio, you can simply run an HDMI cable from the DVD player to your receiver and enable HDMI audio on the receiver (see your receiver’s owners’...
Please use 8 RCA-style audio interconnect cables to connect the FRONT/MIXED L/R, SURROUND L/R, CENTER, SUBWOOFER and SURROUND BACK L/R analog outputs of the OPPO DVD player to the corresponding multi-channel analog audio input jacks of your A/V receiver. Audio Interconnect Cable FRONT Receiver/Amplifier with 7.1ch Audio Input...
• Please use 6 RCA-style audio interconnect cables to connect the FRONT/MIXED L/R, SURROUND L/R, CENTER and SUBWOOFER analog outputs of the OPPO DVD player to the corresponding multi-channel analog audio input jacks of your A/V receiver. The SURROUND BACK L/R outputs do not need to be connected.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Connecting to a Receiver/Amplifier with Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder Coaxial In Optical In Receiver/Amplifier with Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder • Please use either a 75-Ohm coaxial digital audio cable with RCA-style connectors or an S/PDIF optical digital audio cable to connect one of the digital audio outputs to the corresponding input terminal on your A/V receiver.
If your audio system only offers stereo audio inputs, you can connect it to the FRONT/MIXED L/R audio outputs of the DVD player using the supplied Red/White audio cables. Depending on the capability of your audio system, you may set up your DVD player with one of the following configurations: •...
Infrared Remote (IR) Installation The DV-983H features an IR IN and IR OUT ports on its back panel. If the DVD player is to be installed in an equipment cabinet where direct line-of-sight is not available for remote control, your custom home theater installer can purchase an External IR Remote Sensor (OPPO part number IR-ES1) and plug it into the IR IN port.
Setup Menu Name > Menu Item > Submenu Item (or Selection) Setup Menu Name is the actual name of the uppermost setup menu level. With the OPPO DV-983H there are exactly five (5) Setup Menu pages or sections, each represented by an icon on the top of the Setup Menu screen.
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I N S T A L L A T I O N To access the DVD player’s Setup Menu simply press the SETUP button on the remote control. Since some setup menu options can become inaccessible when the player is playing a disc, it is recommended that you operate the setup menu when playback is fully stopped or when there is no disc in the player.
Determine Your Display Type Widescreen, or 16:9 TV For best performance, your OPPO DVD player must be correctly configured for playback even before the first disc is inserted. This is done under General Setup Page > TV Display in the Setup Menu.
Unfortunately many TVs on the market only do an average job scaling the video. On the other hand, if you set the OPPO DVD player to output a resolution that matches or is very close to the native resolution of the TV, you are more likely to get a great picture.
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1080p over component. OPPO cannot guarantee that the 1080p component output from the DVD player will be compatible with your TV or display device. 3. Turn on the DVD player with no disc in its tray, or if the DVD player is already on, make sure that playback is completely stopped.
Audio Connection Directly to TV If your DVD player is connected directly to the TV through HDMI (as described in “Method 1” on page 9), through DVI and analog L/R audio cables (as described in “Method 2” on page 10), or through component video and analog L/R audio cables (as described in “Method 3”...
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Multi-Channel Analog Audio to Receiver If your DVD player is connected to an A/V receiver through the 7.1ch or 5.1ch analog audio jacks using 8 or 6 RCA cables (as described in “Method 5” on page 13 and “Method 6” on page 14), you can play all supported audio formats and listen to it with your A/V receiver and surround systems.
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If you primarily listen to stereo contents or your receiver only offers stereo audio connections, please use the analog RCA-style cables to connect the FRONT/MIXED L/R output of the DVD player to your receiver, as described in “Method 8” on page 16 of this guide. Depending on whether the receiver has surround speakers and supports Dolby Pro Logic II decoding, you may use one of the following audio configurations: •...
• Press the RETURN button to return to the previous menu. The return location varies with discs. 1. Press the POWER button to turn on the DVD player. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE (EJECT) button to eject the disc tray. 3. Place the disc with the label side facing up and the recorded side facing down.
B A S I C O P E R A T I O N S Pause Playback SACD DVD-A 1. During playback, press the PAUSE button to temporarily pause the PLAY PAUSE 2. Press the PLAY button to resume playback. NOTE If the screen saver is set to “ON”...
2. Press the MUTE button again to resume audio output. NOTE Check the MUTE status on the front panel display of the DVD player when there is no audio output. You may also press the MUTE button to verify the MUTE status.
B A S I C O P E R A T I O N S Audio Language/Channel Selection SACD DVD-A To select the audio language or channel, press the AUDIO button on the remote control during playback. AUDIO • For DVD or video programs that are encoded with multiple audio languages or channels, you may select the desired language or channel.
This function is available only when the discs are recorded with multiple angles. • The angle mark on the screen can be turned off using the setup menu of the DVD player. screen when the player detects scenes recorded with multiple angles:...
While you will want to set the video output system (NTSC/PAL) to the same as that supported by your TV, realize that the DVD player will convert any content that is not in the format your TV understands. The default output is NTSC for North America.
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A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S The available zoom level depends on the “TV Display” setting in the setup menu and the aspect ratio of the DVD disc. The following zoom levels may be useful for some special applications: 1) Playing 16:9 DVD when “TV Display”...
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A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S 3) Playing 4:3 DVD when “TV Display” is set to “16:9 Wide/Auto” • 1:1 – The player maintains the correct 4:3 aspect ratio and adds borders to the left and right sides of the image.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S 5) Playing 16:9 DVD when “TV Display” is set to “4:3 Letterbox” • 1:1 - The player maintains the correct 16:9 aspect ratio and adds borders to the top and bottom of the image.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S Fast Playback SACD DVD-A You may fast forward or reverse to search for a certain point during playback. Slow Playback To slow down the playback speed, please use the following steps. 1.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S CD disc: SACD disc: Shuffle Folder (Normal) NOTE In normal playback mode, each track is played back in sequential order. As the name implies, the random playback mode randomly selects a track to play.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S Playback by Track Number SACD CD discs Insert disc. After the player begins reading the disc, press the NUMBER buttons on the remote control to select the track for playback. •...
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S • Enter the title number 6. The cursor moves to the “Chapter” location and the TV screen displays: • Enter the chapter number 2. The TV screen displays: •...
STOP button when prompted. 4. The DVD player can remember playback position for up to 5 discs. When the sixth disc is memorized, the oldest one is replaced. 5. This function applies to DVD discs only.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S Viewing Static Pictures on DVD-Audio Discs DVD-A Some DVD-Audio discs contain static pictures, such as photos of the band or narration of the album. When a DVD-Audio track is playing, you may use the PREV PAGE button (same as the SUBTITLE button) to select the NEXT PAGE previous picture or the NEXT PAGE button (same as the ANGLE button) to...
Playing Digital Video, Audio and Picture Files The DVD player presents a disc navigation menu for SACD discs and data discs containing digital video (such as XviD), digital audio (such as WMA) or digital picture files. The disc navigation menu contains the following components: 1.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S Digital Music Play Operations When playing digital music files, the following operations are available: • Repeat, Shuffle or Random Playback – Press the REPEAT button on the remote control to switch the playback mode.
Use of USB Device This DVD player is equipped with a USB port on its back panel. You may use the USB port to play digital video, audio and picture files stored on compatible USB drives.
To restore the original OPPO background screen, please set the “Background” item in the “General Setup Page” of the DVD player’s setup menu to “Default”. Refer to page 45 for details about this setup menu item.
SETUP MENU OPTIONS The Setup Menu of the DVD player presents many setup and configuration options. For most users, the default configuration works well enough and there is no need to change the settings. However if you need to configure the DVD player to perfectly match your home theater settings and viewing preference, please refer to the following sections for details about each configuration option.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S 4. Background: To select what background screen the DVD player shows when it is not playing a disc. The available options are: • Default – Show the factory-installed background screen.
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PLAY or SELECT button. 13. Alt RC Code (on/off): To turn on or off the DVD player’s response to a set of alternative remote control code. The alternative remote control code enables users to program their universal remote controls that comes with TV, Projector or A/V Receiver to operate the DVD player.
S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Speaker Setup Page 1. Down-mix Mode: To set the audio down-mix mode for converting multi-channel audio into two- channel output. This setting affects the analog and HDMI audio outputs. The options are: •...
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However if your receiver does not have such functions, you may adjust channel delay on the DVD player. Channel delay is only applied if the player is decoding multi-channel audio. If you use raw bit-stream audio output to your A/V receiver, the raw bit-stream audio is not adjusted for channel delay.
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(Center, Left Surround, Right Surround, Left Surround Back, Right Surround Back and Subwoofer) as available. The DVD player will insert appropriate delay to the center, subwoofer and surround channels to make sure sound wave from different speakers arrive at the listener at the same time.
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(many receivers do not support channel trim for their multi-channel analog inputs), you may adjust channel trim on the DVD player. For most accurate results, it is recommended that you use test tones from a calibration disc, such as AVIA Guide to Home Theater, and a SPL (Sound Pressure Level) meter.
CD, Dolby Digital and DTS audio signals. For high resolution stereo or multi- channel audio contents such as DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD, the DVD player will send multi-channel PCM audio signals with the highest available sample frequency and bit numbers.
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Press the SELECT button to confirm the setting. 7. Pro Logic II: Taking a step further than most DVD players, the OPPO DVD player allows you to configure Dolby Pro Logic II to expand 2-channel source audio into full 5-channel surround sound.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S C. Panorama (Music mode only): Turns on/off panorama mode. When turned on, the front stereo audio is partially fed into the surround channels for an enveloping effect. D.
S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Video Setup Page 1. Primary Output: To select the primary video output port. The options are: • HDMI – Use HDMI as the primary video output port. This setting will ensure that the HDMI output is available all the time.
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(white level) controls; however it may take a combination of tweaking both the DVD player and your television to get just the right result. We recommend using a calibration DVD like AVIA Guide to Home Theater or Digital Video Essentials and setting your display for the best possible picture.
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PC monitor, and expect signal in expanded RGB range when the DVI input is selected. For these TVs if the video signal uses the normal RGB range, the black-white contrast will be reduced. You can set the DVD player to use the RGB PC Level output and restore proper contrast.
TV supports. Should this happen, you can press the EJECT button to eject the disc tray, and then press the P/N button repeatedly until the TV displays the background screen. Your DVD player is temporarily switched back to the supported system. You can then use the setup menu to correct the “TV Type” setting.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S 5. Disc Menu: To set the preferred language for displaying DVD disc menus. If a disc menu of the selected language is available, the menu will be shown instead of the default disc menu. NOTE If your preferred language is not listed in the Audio, Subtitle or Disc Menu options, select “Other”...
REFERENCES Useful Notes • In order to prolong the service life of your DVD player, it is recommended to wait at least 30 seconds before you turn it on again after switching it off. • Remove disc and turn power off after operation.
If the region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the region number of this DVD player, this DVD player cannot play the disc. The region number for this DVD player is region No.1.
R E F E R E N C E S Language Code List Code Language Name 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali, Bangla 6679...
This warranty does not apply to products purchased or shipped outside of the U.S.A. and Canada. OPPO Digital, Inc. may at its sole discretion, refuse to honor the warranty of any such unauthorized product that may be presented for service.
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