Contents DVD Player Features Safety Warning Important Notice Player Overview Front Panel Rear Panel Remote Control Front Panel Display Getting Started Accessories Remote Control Operation System Connections Initial Setup Supported Disc Formats Playback Features Basic Playback Playing Desired Title / Chapter / Time...
Features Thank you for choosing the Palsonic DVD Player. We strongly recommend that you carefully study this user's guide before attempting to operate the unit and keep it for reference. Your player provides: Composite video, S-video and component video (Y, Cb, Cr) outputs.
Safety TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRES AND ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE! This lightning flash arrow symbol in a triangle is intended to alert users to the presence of non-insulated high voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to a person.
Player Overview Front Panel 1. Power button 2. Mic 1 Jack 3. Mic 2 Jack 4. Mic volume knob 5. Mic echo knob 6. VFD display window 7. DVD disc tray Rear Panel 12 13 9 10 7 8 14 15 1.
Getting Started Accessories Remote Control ...1 Instruction Manual ... 1 Remote Control Operation Remove Battery Cover Insert Batteries Close the battery cover Care of remote control: Aim remote control toward remote sensor of unit. Store remote in a cool, dry place. Do not drop the unit.
Getting Started System Connection Video Connection The unit supports two choices of video output: composite video and S-video scart and Component video output. Scart output obtains the best picture quality, followed by Component video output. Composite Video Output Connect the supplied video cable (yellow) to the video output (yellow) of the unit and to the video input of your TV or monitor.
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Getting Started System Connection Audio Connection The unit supports two choices of audio output: Analogue Audio and Digital Audio. Analogue Audio includes stereo 2 channel and Digital Audio provides optical and coaxial outputs. Digital Audio includes optical and coaxial output, Digital Audio obtains a greater effect than analogue. Stereo Output Connect a couple of RCA (right, white left) to the mixing audio of the unit and to the stereo input of the TV or amplifier.
Getting Started Setup Before Operation The unit has three choices of audio outputs: 2 channel (Lt/Rt) Stereo PCM, Digital. Select different setup depending on your connection. Audio Output For more information, please refer to "System Setup" (page 30). Select the corresponding system depending on your TV system. For TV System more information, please refer to "System Setup".
Playback Features Basic Playback Getting Started Power on the unit. Power Press POWER button on front panel. Power indicator will light. Open/Close Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the tray. Place disc on the tray with label side up. Open/Close Press Open/Close again, the tray will close and begin to play disc.
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Playback Features Basic Playback Changing Discs Press OPEN/CLOSE. Open/Close Replace the disc after the tray is fully open. Note: Stop Stop Press STOP once to memorise the stopped position. When you press PLAY, the disc will resume play from the stopped position. Press STOP twice to stop and reset the disc.
Playback Features Playing the desired title, chapter and time Usually, DVD discs are divided into titles and titles are divided into chapters. Title If the disc contains multiple titles, it may have a Title menu to access them. Menu Press TITLE to display the title menu. TITLE Use the arrow keys to select the desired title.
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Playback Features Playing the desired title, chapter and time You can choose your desired title, chapter and time. Press TIME button, displaying: For example: TIME Press the Arrow Keys to select Time Search , Chapter Search or Title Search. Press the 0-9 keys to enter the time (hours, minutes and seconds) or the number of the title or chapter.
Playback Features DVD PBC Playback You can use an alternate means of disc navigation for DVDs. Press PBC button and the screen will display a summary of the disc contents: Close navigational system Press the left/right buttons to select different titles. The relevant information for the selected title will be displayed.
Playback Features Special Playback Features Skip During playback, press Every press of Fast backward Fast forward Note: The unit will be muted when skipping forward and backward. Some discs do not support skip playback. Operation may vary from disc to disc. Step Pressing STEP the first time will freeze the step...
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Playback Features Special Playback Features Repeat title/chapter Each press of the REPEAT button will change the repeat mode as follows: repeat Note: Some discs do not support repeat playback. Repeat passage A TO B A TO B A-B CANCELLED Note: The repeated can only be selected in the current title.
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Playback Features Special Playback Features Slow Press SLOW button and slow the speed will change as follows: Note: Audio will be mute during slow motion. Return to normal play Press PLAY to resume normal playback. You can play back in slow motion. Forward 1/8x 1/16x...
Playback Features Special Playback Features Select angle While playing multi-angle scene, press ANGLE to select as follows: Angle Note: While playing a multi-angle scene, the angle will always be displayed on the screen if the angle is set to ON in the setup menu. Select language In play mode, press the button changing the language...
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Playback Features Special Playback Features Mute mute Press MUTE to turn off the audio. Press MUTE again to resume normal sound. Select You can select subtitles from the choices which the disc contains. subtitle While playing a disc with SUBT subtitles, press the SUBT button as follows: Note:...
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Playback Features Special Playback Features Memorise the stopped position Stop Play ZOOM Zoom arrow keys Switch system Note: Resume playback does not work in the following conditions: 1 Unplug power cord after turning off the unit. 2. Take out the disc. 3. Press STOP key repeatedly. The returning position may be different for different discs.
Playing Other Compatible Discs Playing VCDs If the disc contains a PBC menu, toy can select PBC playback. Play from The unit will enter PBC automatically. menu In stop or play mode, press PBC button displaying: Note: Not all VCDs contain PBC menus. After reading the disc, the PBC menu will be displayed automatically (if the disc contains a PBC menu).
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Playing Other Compatible Discs Playing VCDs Play your desired sequence In stop or play, press PROGRAM Program Press number key, selecting your desired track. If the number is larger 10, press 10+ first, then input the next number. Press the arrow keys, then press / select / key to start. In program mode, press STOP to clear the play mode.
Playing Other Compatible Discs Playing VCDs Often different channels on VCDs contain different languages. Select In play mode, press R/L key, selecting channel. channel Mono left Playing Audio CDs After reading the disc, it will play automatically. Press number key, selecting your desired track. If the number is larger than 10, press 10+ first, then input the next number.
Playing Other Compatible Discs Playing MP3 Files Select track The folder menu will be displayed after reading the disc. Press the arrow keys to select the desired folder. Press SELECT to enter the item. Press the arrow keys to select desired track, then press SELECT to play the track.
Playing Other Compatible Discs Playback Displays Select content Insert the disc to display the content menu. Use the arrow keys to select the desired content, then press SELECT. Press the arrow keys to select the desired picture, then press SELECT to view the picture.
On-Screen Messages Playback Displays You can see the number of the current chapter, title, time remaining and elapsed time of the current chapter and title. DISPLAY Press DISPLAY once to display the elapsed time of the current title. DISPLAY Press DISPLAY twice to display the time remaining in the current title.
System Setup Menu Operation Press SETUP to display the setup menu. Press the arrow keys to move to the desired item, then press SELECT to confirm. Press SETUP again to exit menu. Note: 1. The corresponding indication will appear on the bottom of screen when moving the cursor to selected item.
System Setup General Setup Page A. NORMAL/PS - Select to view DVD movies full screen on a standard TV DISPLAY 4:3 television. Movies will be cropped (using a technique called Pan & Scan) to fit your television. B. NORMAL/LB - Select to view DVD movies in letterbox format (black bars willappear above and below the image).
System Setup Speaker Setup Menu frame Set the type of front speaker. When playing 5.1ch, select the output DOWNMIX signal off front speaker. LT/RT Select when using an external Dolby Pro Logic decoder. STEREO: Outputs a stereo signal. OFF: Do not Downmix to 5.1ch. NOTE: Only when Downmix is off and Karaoke is off, you can set up Centre, Rear and Subwoofer system.
System Setup Preferences Setup Note: You can only enter Preferences setup from stop or no disc mode. Menu frame SUBTITLE ... Select type according to your colourful TV mode. For mode. TV TV TYPE select multi. NTSC TV select NTSC and PAL TV select PAL. When "PCB"...
Connect audio cable. Power on amplifier/decoder. Set to correct mode. Clean disc or try another one. Normal condition. Connect DVD player directly to TV. Insert disc. Insert readable disc (check disc type). Replace disc with label side up. Load the disc correctly.
Specifications DVD Player/Output DVD Player Power Supply Power Consumption Weight Dimension Video System Laser Frequency Response S/N Ratio Audio Dynamic Range Rotating Ratio Operation Condition Output Video Output S-video Output Audio Output (Analog Audio) 110-240V AC 50/60Hz 3.5 Kg 430 x 55 x 315 (W/H/D)
Additional Information Care of discs Do not touch the surface. Do not add labels or adhesive tapes on discs. Cleaning of discs Fingerprints or stains on the discs surface will directly affect signal recording and result in poor picture quality. Therefore, use a soft cloth and wipe in a circular manner from the centre to the outer edges when cleaning the disc.