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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual RDV-1040 DVD Player...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    RDV-1040 DVD Player CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. APPLICABLE FOR USA, CANADA OR WHERE APPROVED FOR THE USAGE CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT.
  • Page 3 Point this toward the remote sensor on the front panel when pressing buttons. DVD POWER button TV POWER button Press to turn the RDV-1040 or your TV on or off (standby). RETURN button Returns to the previous menu (for SVCD/Video CD).
  • Page 4 Multi-information window Disc tray Used to load discs. Display Window Shows various indicators and information about the operation of the RDV-1040 Remote sensor Receives the signal from the remote control unit. (PLAY) button Starts playback. Also, used as a SELECT button for PBC of Video CDs.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    - the pursuit of equipment that is musical, reli- able and affordable. All of us at Rotel, thank you for buying this prod- uct and hope it will bring you many hours of enjoyment.

  • Page 6: Precautions

    S VIDEO OUTPUT jack Outputs an S-video signal. Placement Place the RDV-1040 on a surface that is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (between 5˚C and 35˚C, 41˚F and 95˚F). Do not place the unit where it will be exposed to direct sun- light.

  • Page 7: Composite Input Tv Connection

    NOTE: When the Component Video outputs are connected to an NTSC television you may be able to use the Progressive Scan mode of the RDV-1040 which produces a picture with less flicker. See the Remote/480p/480i Output Signal Selector Switch section. Not appli- cable to PAL televisions.

  • Page 8: Connecting To Audio Equipment With A Digital Input

    Connecting to an Audio Amplifier or Receiver You will get better sound quality if you con- nect the audio outputs of the RDV-1040 to a high quality amplifier or receiver and use com- ponent loudspeakers, rather than those built into the television.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Power Cord

    Connecting the Power Cord AC Input Your RDV-1040 is configured at the factory for the proper AC line voltage in the country where you purchased it (USA: 115 volts/60Hz AC or CE: 230 volts/50Hz AC). The AC line con- figuration is noted on a decal on the back of your unit.

  • Page 10: Playable Discs

    NOTE: If a disc is dirty, scratched or warped, or has unusual disc or recording characteristics, it may take considerable time for the RDV-1040 to read the disc con- tents. In some instances the RDV-1040 may not be able to play certain discs.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    • OPEN • CLOSE • NO DISC NOTE: Even if you turn off the RDV-1040 it is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet. This state is called standby mode. In this state, the unit consumes a very small amount of power.

  • Page 12: Basic Disc Play

    2 Place a disc in the disc tray. With the label side up p Place 8-cm discs in the inner recess 3 Press 3. The RDV-1040 starts playback from the beginning. To stop disc play press ■ (STOP) pause disc play press (PAUSE)

  • Page 13: Various Speed Playback

    Press the OPN/CLS button on the front panel or the OPEN/CLOSE button on the remote control to open the disc tray and in- sert a disc for which the RDV-1040 has stored an interrupted position. The TV screen shows RESUME STOP. Press (PLAY) .

  • Page 14: Screen Saver Function

    To select 5: press 5. To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. The RDV-1040 starts playback from the be- ginning of the selection. NOTES Depending on the disc type and the status of...

  • Page 15: Changing Playback Order

    During playback, press ■ (STOP) back stops and the program table is shown. When the RDV-1040 is playing back an Au- dio CD and the program table is not shown, you can bring up the table by carrying out steps 1 to 3.

  • Page 16: Repeat Playback

    Repeat mode example on the TV screen To Stop Repeat Playback Press ■ (STOP) When a DVD VIDEO disc is set, the RDV-1040 stops playback and quits the repeat mode. When an SVCD, Video CD or Audio CD disc is set, the RDV-1040 stops playback but does not quit the repeat mode.

  • Page 17: Special Picture/Sound Effects

    1 During playback or while paused, press ZOOM . Pressing ZOOM causes the RDV-1040 to zoom in on the image. At the top left of the screen, the information for the current magnification appears for about 5 seconds. Each time you press ZOOM, the magnification is doubled (1.8, 4, 8, 16, 32...

  • Page 18: Menu Bar Functions

    RDV-1040 DVD Player SATURATION: Adjust this if the picture is whitish or blackish. Available range: –16 (blackest) to +16 (whitest). TINT: Adjust this if the appearance of flesh tones is unnatural. Available range: –16 to +16. SHARPNESS: Adjust this if the picture lacks sharpness.

  • Page 19: Basic Mp3 Operations

    “DVD” when using the , numeric and TV/VIDEO - CANCEL buttons for controlling the RDV-1040. The RDV-1040 can play back MP3 files and WMA files on a home recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercially available CD. We refer to a disc that contains MP3 and/or WMA files as an “MP3/WMA disc”...

  • Page 20: About Jpeg Discs

    MP3/WMA CONTROL dis- play goes off. NOTE About JPEG Discs The RDV-1040 can play back JPEG files on a home recorded CD-R/RW disc. We refer to a disc that contains JPEG files as a “JPEG disc” in this manual.

  • Page 21: Basic Jpeg Operations

    • Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into “group 1.” • The RDV-1040 recognizes up to 150 files per group, and up to 99 groups per disc. If there are files other than JPEG files, they also count against the 150-file total.

  • Page 22: Selecting Preferences

    This section tells you how to change the Pref- erence Settings. Read this section when you want to connect the RDV-1040 to a wide-vi- sion TV set, or when you want to otherwise change the settings according to your prefer- ences and viewing environment.

  • Page 23: Screen Saver

    Setting options: PCM ONLY, DOLBY DIGI- TAL/PCM, STREAM/PCM PCM ONLY: select when you connect the DIGI- TAL OUT jack of the RDV-1040 to the linear PCM digital input of other audio equipment. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: select when you con- nect the digital input of a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

  • Page 24: Limiting Playback By Children

    ON SCREEN GUIDE The RDV-1040 can display “on-screen guide” icons or characters on the picture, which show what is happening to the disc or the RDV-1040. Example of “on-screen guide” icons: Setting options: ON, OFF ON: when selected, the on-screen guide is activated.

  • Page 25: Troubleshooting

    RDV-1040 is in standby mode. to enter Picture Picture is noisy. • The RDV-1040 is connected to a VCR di- rectly and the copyguard function is acti- vated. Connect the RDV-1040 directly to the • With some discs, the picture may be blurred...

  • Page 26: Glossary

    (UDF format).” It cannot be played. Files (tracks) are not played in the recorded order. • The RDV-1040 plays the files in alphabetic order. So, the playback order can vary. WMA files cannot be played back. • The file is copy protected.

  • Page 27: Specifications

    MPEG Multichannel This feature expands the 5.1 channel audio format recorded on the disc to a 7.1 channel format. The further expansion of the 5.1 channel audio makes it easy for you to reproduce the movie theater experience in your own home. PAL (Phase Alternation by Line) A color television system format used exten- sively in Western Europe.

  • Page 28: Appendix A: Country Code List For Parental Lock

    RDV-1040 DVD Player Appendix A: Country Code List for Parental Lock Andorra United Arab Emirates Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda Anguilla Albania AM Armenia Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica Argentina American Samoa Austria Australia AW Aruba Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina...

  • Page 29: Appendix B:table Of Languages And Their Abbreviations

    Appendix B:Table of Languages and Their Abbreviations When you select the menu, audio or subtitle languagesit is sometimes necessary to enter a two-letter language code. Enter one of the codes below to select the corresponding language. Afar Abkhazian GN Guarani Afrikaans AM Ameharic Arabic...
  • Page 30 RDV-1040 082 OM 111003 English The Rotel Co. Ltd. 10-10 Shinsen-Cho Shibuya-Ku Tokyo 150-0045 Japan Phone: +81 3-5458-5325 Fax: +81 3-5458-5310 Rotel of America 54 Concord Street North Reading, MA 01864-2699 Phone: +1 978-664-3820 Fax: +1 978-664-4109 Rotel Europe Dale Road...

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