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PAGE 4 INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 13. Accessories Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, PORTABLE CART WARNING stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the...
PAGE 6 INTRODUCTION Precautions Notes on handling When shipping the DVD player, always use the original shipping carton and packing materials. For maximum protection, repack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory. Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect spray, near the DVD player.
Notes on Discs This section shows you how to handle, clean, and store discs. On Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Do not attach paper or tape to discs. On Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc cause picture and sound deterioration.
PAGE 8 INTRODUCTION Identification of Controls Front Panel POWER/Standby button and indicator (Power ON mode: Green color Standby mode: Red color) power open/close OPEN/CLOSE button Display Window Title number indicator TITLE PROG. CHP / TRK Chapter/track number indicator PAUSE/STEP button Display window play Disc tray...
Identification of Controls Rear Panel COAXIAL DIGITAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks AUDIO OUT jack ANALOG AUDIO OUT(R/L) jacks 1, 2 COMPONENT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT VIDEO COAXIAL OPTICAL VIDEO OUT jack OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Remove the dust protection cap from the connector and connect the optical digital cable (not supplied) firmly so that the configurations of both the cable and the connector match.
PAGE 10 INTRODUCTION Identification of Controls (con’d) REMOTE CONTROL You will find instructions for each of the remote control functions in the appropriate sections of this instruction manual. POWER button REPEAT button SETUP button SUBTITLE button AUDIO button TITLE button SELECT/ENTER button DISPLAY button ZOOM button...
PAGE 12 INSTALLATION Identification of Controls (con’d) Preparing the Remote Control Insert the batteries into the remote control so you can use it to operate the DVD player. Open the battery cover. Insert batteries (AAA size). Make sure to match the + and - on the batteries to the marks inside the battery compartment.
Connecting to a TV Connect the DVD player to your TV COMPONENT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO DIGITAL OUT VIDEO COAXIAL OPTICAL To COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Video cable (Y, Pb, Pr) (not supplied) The component video connections supply component signals (Y, Pb, Pr) to video equipment equipped with component video input connections.
PAGE 14 CONNECTIONS Connecting to an Audio System You can listen to the sound of audio CDs and DVD video discs in stereo. COMPONENT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO DIGITAL OUT VIDEO COAXIAL OPTICAL To AUDIO OUT (white) (red) (yellow) S-video cable (supplied) To VIDEO Notes...
Connecting to Optional Equipment Enjoying Dolby Digital (AC-3) Sound You can enjoy the high quality dynamic sound of Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Pro Logic, and 2 Channel Digital Stereo. Dolby Digital (AC-3) Dolby Digital is the surround sound technology used in theaters showing the latest movies, and is now available to reproduce this realistic effect in the home.
PAGE 16 CONNECTIONS Connecting to Optional Equipment Enjoying Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound Dolby Pro Logic Surround You can still enjoy the excitement of Surround Sound even if your A/V receiver does not offer Dolby Digital (AC-3) decod- ing. If your A/V receiver has a Dolby Pro Logic decoder. Refer to the following connection diagram. Connection example Connect one or two rear speakers.
Connecting to Optional Equipment Enjoying 2 Channel Digital Stereo Sound 2 Channel Digital Stereo You can enjoy the dynamic sound of 2 Channel Digital Stereo by connecting this DVD player to a receiver equipped with a digital audio input and speaker system (right and left front speakers). 75 ohm coaxial cable To S-video Input or Video Input...
PAGE 18 BASIC OPERATION Basic Playback This section shows you the basics on how to play back a DVD video disc. power open/close power open/close dvd tv setup repeat random audio subtitle angle sound/mute title menu select /enter display return/tv input zoom marker-search play...
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Basic Playback power open/close dvd tv setup repeat random audio subtitle angle sound/mute title menu select /enter display return/tv input zoom marker-search play stop resume pause/step slow program clear BASIC OPERATION Press and press SELECT/ENTER, or press the numeric button(s), to select the desired item.
PAGE 20 BASIC OPERATION Basic Playback power open/close dvd tv setup repeat random audio subtitle angle sound/mute title menu select /enter display return/tv input zoom marker-search play stop STOP resume pause/step slow PAUSE/ STEP program clear Stopping Play Press STOP during playback. For your convenience When play is stopped, the unit records the point where STOP was pressed (RESUME function).
Basic Playback Playing at x2 Normal Speed or Scanning at High Speed You can play back discs at various speeds, and resume normal playback. power open/close dvd tv setup repeat random audio subtitle angle sound/mute title menu select /enter display return/tv input zoom marker-search...
PAGE 22 BASIC OPERATION Basic Playback Playing in slow-motion You can play back a DVD video disc in slow-motion. Press SLOW during playback. F F V V V V G G The playback speed becomes X1/16 the normal speed. [TV screen] -SLOW 1 Each time you press the SLOW F F V V...
General Information about GUI menu icons This unit features GUI Menu Icons showing disc infor- mation (title/chapter/track number, elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language, angle, and sound) and player information (repeat play, play mode, marker, etc.). Some icons only show the indicated information. Other icons allow the settings to be changed.
PAGE 24 OPERATION USING GUI MENU ICON Detailed description of each GUI menu icon You can view information about a disc and its operational status on the TV screen. Press DISPLAY during playback. [TV screen] DVD GUI To show the current title No. TITLE and to jump to the desired title No.
Using a title menu/DVD menu Using a title Menu Some movie discs may contain two or more titles. If the disc has a title menu recorded on it, the TITLE button can be used to select the movie title. (The details of operation differ depending on the disc used.) Selecting a title may not be possible on cer- tain DVD discs.
PAGE 26 ADVANCED OPERATION Changing subtitle language It is possible to change the subtitle language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings. (See page 34 for further info.) This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle languages are recorded.
Changing audio soundtrack language It is possible to change the audio soundtrack language to a different language from the one selected at the ini- tial settings. (See page 34 for further info.) This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio soundtrack languages are recorded.
PAGE 28 ADVANCED OPERATION Viewing from another angle Some DVDs may contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from a number of different angles. For these discs, the same scene can be viewed from each of these different angles using the ANGLE button. (The recorded angles differ depending on the disc used.) ANGLE: 1...
Repeat Play Repeating viewing (listening) Press REPEAT during playback. Each time this button is pressed, the TV screen changes as shown below and the disc will repeat a chapter or title (DVD) or a track (CD). • DVD Repeat of chapter being REPEAT played...
PAGE 30 ADVANCED OPERATION Storing markers in memory to be viewed (listened to) again Storing a MARKER in the DVD memory is similar to marking your page in a book. It allows you to quickly return to any point on the disc. power open/close dvd tv...
Zooming feature/Random play The Zoom feature allows you to “ZOOM-IN” and enlarge the picture on the screen to either 4 times (X4) or 16 times (X16) its normal size. Press ZOOM during normal playback or still playback. The DVD player magnifies the image in the cen- ter of the picture.
PAGE 32 ADVANCED OPERATION Program play Note: Program play function is possible only with audio CDs. It does not work with DVD movie discs. power open/close dvd tv setup repeat random audio subtitle angle sound/mute title menu 2, 3 select /enter display return/tv input...
SETUP Once the initial settings have been completed, the player can always be operated under the same conditions (especially with DVD discs). The settings will be retained in the memory until they are changed, even if the power is switched off.
PAGE 34 INITIAL SETUP OPERATION Selecting disc language (DVD only) Selecting disc languages (DVD only) This is to select the audio soundtrack language, subtitle language and the language used in title menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back.
Selecting rating level and password Selecting rating level and password (DVD only) This is to prohibit the playing of specified DVDs which are unsuitable for children. Some DVD discs contain a restriction level which enables parents to remove scenes or prevent playback of discs by children.
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2220N PAGE 36 INITIAL SETUP OPERATION Selecting rating level and password power open/close dvd tv setup repeat random audio subtitle angle sound/mute title menu 1, 2, 5 select /enter display return/tv input zoom marker-search play stop resume pause/step slow 3, 4 program clear To clear your 4-digit password...
Selecting TV Aspect Selecting TV Aspect Select the appropriate screen type according to your TV set; conventional size screen (4:3) or wide-screen (16:9). power open/close dvd tv setup repeat random audio subtitle angle sound/mute title menu 1, 2 select /enter display return/tv input zoom...
PAGE 38 INITIAL SETUP OPERATION Selecting Menu Language power open/close dvd tv setup repeat random audio subtitle angle sound/mute title menu 1, 2 select /enter display return/tv input zoom marker-search play stop resume pause/step slow program clear At the SETUP screen. Press to select Menu Language and press...
Selecting Digital Audio Output Each DVD disc has a variety of audio output options. Set the player’s Digital Audio Output according to the type of audio system you use. power dvd tv setup repeat audio subtitle angle title 1, 2 select /enter display...
PAGE 40 INITIAL SETUP OPERATION Table of Language and Their Abbreviations Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Audio”, “Subtitle” and/or “Menu” (See page 34). Code Language Code 6565 Afar 7079 Faroese 6566 Abkhazian 7082 French 6570 Afrikaans 7089 Frisian 6577...
Disc Requirements/Copyright Information Playable Discs This DVD player can play back the following discs. Disc mark DVD video discs Audio CDs DIGITAL AUDIO You cannot playback discs other than those listed above. (Video CD, CD-ROM, CD-Extra, CD-G, photo CD, and CD-i discs can not be played on this DVD player.) This DVD player uses the NTSC color system, and cannot play back DVD video discs recorded in any other color system (PAL, SECAM, etc.)
PAGE 42 REFERENCE Before Calling Service Personnel Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Symptom • The power cord is disconnected. No power. The power is on, but • No disc is inserted. the DVD player does not work.
Specifications DVD player/Outputs/Supplied Accessories Power supply Power consumption Mass External dimensions (W X H X D) Signal system Laser Frequency range (digital audio) Signal-to-noise ratio (digital audio) Audio dynamic range (digital audio) Harmonic distortion (digital audio) Wow and flutter Operating conditions Video output S-video output Component video output...
Read your Operating Guide carefully so that you will understand the operation of your set and how to adjust the customer controls. Carry-In Service The video product must be taken to a U.S. or Canadian Zenith authorized service center for warranty service and must be picked up by the owner. TV Set Performance It is the owner’s responsibility to maintain the TV receiver with which the video product is used, and the associated antenna...