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DVD Audio/Video player DV-SP502/ DV-SP502E Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo DV-SP502/ DV-SP502E Super Audio CD & DVD Audio/ Video player. Read this manual carefully before using your new DVD Player. A good understand- ing of its features and operation will allow you to achieve optimum performance and enjoyment.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
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Precautions This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to use this model properly, read this Instruction Manual carefully. In case of any trouble, please contact the store where you purchased the unit. To prevent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure.
We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the corresponding technical standards such as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3. GROEBENZELL, GERMANY ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH 1.
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Never handle this unit or its power cord while your hands are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo dealer. 6. Installing this Unit • Install this unit in a well-ventilated location.
Introduction... 7 DV-SP502/DV-SP502E Features ... 7 Supplied Accessories ... 8 Disc Notes ... 9 Before Using the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E ... 11 Installing the Batteries ... 11 Using the Remote Controller ... 11 Front & Rear Panels ... 12 Front Panel ... 12 Display ...
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• Adjustable display brightness • Full-function remote controller The letter displayed at the end of the product name found in catalogs and on package represents the color of the DV-SP502/ DV-SP502E. Though the color varies, the specifications and operations are the same.
(Other model) Remote controller & 2 batteries (AA) AV cable (RCA) (1.5 m) S-Video cable (1.5 m) cable (0.8 m) This cable is used to connect the DV-SP502/DV- SP502E to other -compatible Onkyo components (Remote Interactive) control. To use , in addition to an make an analog audio connection (RCA) between the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E and your Onkyo AV receiver.
See the manual supplied with your disc burner for more information. Condensation or dirt on the optical pickup lens can also affect playback. • The DV-SP502/DV-SP502E supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs. • The DV-SP502/DV-SP502E does not support disc types not listed.
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Introduction About WMA WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded ® by using Windows Media Player version 7, 7.1, Win- ® dows Media Player for Windows ®...
• Flat batteries should be removed as soon as possible to prevent possible leakage and corrosion. Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the DV-SP502/ DV-SP502E’s remote control sensor, as shown below. Remote control sensor...
For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets. Front Panel PROGRESSIVE SCAN STANDBY/ON button [24, 26] This button is used to set the DV-SP502/DV- SP502E to On or Standby. STANDBY indicator [24] This indicator lights up when the DV-SP502/DV- SP502E is in Standby.
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Front & Rear Panels Display D indicator This indicator appears when playing Dolby Digital material. Disc type indicators These indicators show the type of disc loaded. TITLE indicator While stopped, the total number of titles on the cur- rent DVD-Video disc is displayed here. During playback, the number of the current title is dis- played.
[23] These (Remote Interactive) connectors can be connected to the connectors on your other Onkyo AV components for interactive control. Connecting an cable only does not make the system operational. You must also connect the audio cables as well.
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S-Video, and RGB video. jack [23] These connected to the Onkyo AV components for interactive control. Connecting an system operational. You must also connect the audio cables as well. AC INLET [24] The supplied power cord is connected here. The other of the power cord should be connected to a suitable wall outlet.
Front & Rear Panels Remote Controller ■ North American models STANDBY CLEAR TOP MENU ENTER RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE TV CONTROL TV/VIDEO CHANNEL ON / STANDBY VOLUME RC-582DV ■ Other models OPEN / CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY DIMMER MENU SETUP ZOOM STANDBY OPEN/...
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STANDBY button [24] This button is used to set the DV-SP502/DV- SP502E to Standby. ON button [24] This button is used to turn on the DV-SP502/DV- SP502E. Don’t turn on the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E until you’ve completed, and double checked all connec- tions (pages 18–23).
RCA analog audio connectors can be found on vir- tually all AV components. This cable carries multichannel analog audio and it’s typically used to connect DV-SP502/DV- FRONT/D. MIX SURR CENTER SP502Es with individual 5.1 channel analog audio outputs.
Connecting the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E Basic Setup The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.
Connecting the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E Connecting Your TV • Connect the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E to the TV directly. If you connect the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted as DVD videos are copy protected. Using S Video...
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Connecting the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON while pressing switch the player back to Interlace. STANDBY/ON TOP MENU RETURN PROGRESSIVE SCAN Compatibility of this player with progressive-scan and high-definition TVs...
AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs available on this player. Before connecting • When you connect the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E to the amplifier, be sure to turn off the power and unplug both units from the mains before making any connec- tions.
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SUPER AUDIO C VIDEO MODEL NO. RATING: AC 120V • The remote controller supplied with Onkyo AV receiver or amplifiers can be used to control the DV- SP502/DV-SP502E. • The function of the upper and lower the same. Connect to either one.
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Connecting the Power/Turning on the DV-SP502/ DV-SP502E Before connecting • Make sure that all the connections on pages 18 – 23 are complete (the connection to a TV is required). STANDBY/ON STANDBY indicator PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE SCAN STANDBY CLEAR TOP MENU...
Getting Started Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graph- ical on-screen displays (OSDs). All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons ( highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE...
TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input. ANDBY Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. Remote controller OPEN/ CLOSE DV-SP502 SUPER AUDIO CD & DVD AUDIO / VIDEO PLAYER OPEN/ CLOSE...
Getting Started Load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face down). Press (play) to start playback.
Getting Started Resume and Last Memory With the exception of DVD-Audio and SACD discs, when you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again from that point. If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start play- back the display shows RESUME and playback resumes from the resume point.
Getting Started Video CD PBC menus Some Video CD have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navi- gate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the STANDBY OPEN/...
Playing discs Notes: • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD and SACD discs, Video CDs, CDs and WMA/ MP3 JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. •...
Playing discs Frame advance/frame reverse You can advance or back up DVD-Video and DVD-R/ RW discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD you can only use frame advance. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY DIMMER CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM During playback, press...
Playing discs Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD-Video, DVD-RW or Video CD disc to find the part you want to play. Important: • You can’t use the Disc Navigator with Video CD in PBC mode.
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Playing discs Browsing WMA, MP3 and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file or folder by filename. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY DIMMER CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM Press SETUP and select “Disc Navigator”...
Playing discs Looping a section of a disc The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD) or title (DVD-Video and DVD-RW) that form a loop which is played over and over. •...
Playing discs Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video), Groups (DVD-Audio), or tracks (DVD- Audio, SACD, CD, Video CD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/chapter may play more than once.) You can set the random play option when a disc is play- ing or stopped.
Playing discs Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles/ chapters/tracks on a disc. Important: • You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW discs, Video CD playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE...
Playing discs Other functions available from the program menu There are a number of other options in the program menu in addition to Create/Edit. • Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list • Playback Stop – Turns off program play, but does not erase the program list •...
Playing discs Switching subtitles Some DVD-Video discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which sub- title languages are available. You can switch subtitle lan- guage during playback. STANDBY CLEAR TOP MENU ENTER RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM...
Playing discs Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD or Video CD or playing a JPEG disc. MODE DISPLAY DIMMER CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER...
® DivX video playback on the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E (not North American model) About DivX DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the ® DivX video codec from DivXNetworks, Inc. This player can play DivX video files burned on CD-R/RW/ ROM discs.
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DivX® video playback on the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E (not North American model) Browsing DivX video titles using the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc. Note that if there are other types of files on the same disc, these will not be displayed in the Disc Navigator.
DivX® video playback on the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E (not North American model) ® About DivX VOD content In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this player, you first need to register the player with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by gener- ating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your provider.
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY DIMMER CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM Press SETUP and select “Audio Settings”...
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Video Adjust menu From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various set- tings that affect how the picture is presented. STANDBY CLEAR TOP MENU ENTER RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM RC-574DV Press SETUP and select “Video Adjust”...
Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video out- put settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing.
Initial Settings menu Digital Audio Out settings Setting Digital Out Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital > PCM DTS Out DTS > PCM Down Sample On Linear PCM Out Down Sample Off MPEG > PCM MPEG Out MPEG Video Output settings Setting 4:3 (Letter Box) TV Screen...
Initial Settings menu Language settings Setting English Languages as displayed Audio Language Other Language English Languages as displayed Subtitle Language Other Language w/Subtitle Lang. Languages as displayed DVD Menu Language Other Language Subtitle Display *1 This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs. You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc during playback using the AUDIO button.
Initial Settings menu About the audio output settings The table below shows how the audio settings you make in the Initial Settings menu (see page 46) affect the output from the 2 channel and the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and from the digital outputs with various types of disc. Disc audio format Player setting 2 Ch...
Country code: us (2119) To give you some control over what your children watch on your DV-SP502/DV-SP502E, some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play.
Initial Settings menu Setting/changing the Country code You can find the Country code list in the adjacent col- umn. Select “Country Code”. Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. Select a Country code and press ENTER. There are two ways you can do this: ENTER •...
Initial Settings menu DTS Downmix Default setting: STEREO Initial Settings Digital Audio Out Parental Lock Video Output DVD Playback Mode Language SACD Playback Display DTS Downmix Options DivX VOD Speakers If you’ve selected DTS > PCM in DTS Out on page 46 or 2 Channel in Audio Output Mode below section, you can choose the way the signal is downmixed to PCM audio.
Initial Settings menu Press (cursor left) to go back to the speaker list if you want to mod- ify another speaker, or press ENTER to exit the Speaker Installa- tion screen. Speaker Distance You only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs.
Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to Cinema- Scope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3. Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “stan- dard”...
All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DV-SP502/DV-SP502E also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player.
Additional information Selecting languages using the language code list Some of the language options (such as “DVD Language” in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the lan- guage code list on page 57. STANDBY CLEAR TOP MENU...
Additional information Language code list Language Language Language code code letter Japanese 1001 English 0514 French 0618 German 0405 Italian 0920 Spanish 0519 Chinese 2608 Dutch 1412 Portuguese 1620 Swedish 1922 Russian 1821 Korean 1115 Greek 0512 Afar 0101 Abkhazian 0102 Afrikaans 0106...
Standby RC-582DV You can make RC-582DV remote controller to operate a TV from other brand than Onkyo by storing the pre-pro- gramming code of the brand in the RC-582DV. Find the 3-digit number for the brand name of the component that you want to operate in the table on page 59.
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Using the Remote controller with Other Brand’s TVs (North American model only) Pre-programming Code List Brand AIWA 100. 101 AKAI 102, 103, 104 AUDIO SONIC BELL&HOWELL BLAUPUNKT BRIONVEGA 108, 109 CENTURION COLTINA 111, 112, 113 CORONAD CROWN 115, 116 DAEWOO 117, 118, 119, 120, 121 DUAL EMERSON...
DivX Titles Onkyo has tested and verified on the DV-SP502 the correct playback of DivX titles that consist of one of the following combinations of video and audio data. Video resolution color 640x272 24Bit 640x304 24Bit 640x480 24Bit 720x576 24Bit...
Glossary Analog audio Direct representation of sound by an electrical signal. See also Digital audio. Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conven- tional TVs are 4:3; widescreen models are 16:9. Bonus Group (DVD-Audio only) An “extra”...
My DV-SP502/DV-SP502E switches on but there is nothing displayed on my TV. • Make sure that the TV is set to the correct video input (not a TV channel). For example, if you connected this player to the VIDEO 1 inputs on your TV, switch your TV to VIDEO 1.
Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using your DV-SP502/DV-SP502E, check the following table for possible causes and remedies. If you still can’t resolve the issue yourself, please contact your Onkyo dealer. DV-SP502/DV-SP502E The disc won’t play or is automatically ejected after loading.
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Troubleshooting The analog audio is OK, but there appears to be no digital audio signal. • Make sure that the Digital Out setting is set to On (page 46). • Check that the Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG out settings (page 46) are suitable for your amplifier/receiver/check the instruction manual that came with your amplifier/receiver.
Make sure that the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E is not subjected to direct sunshine or inverter-type fluorescent lights. Relo- cate if necessary. • If the DV-SP502/DV-SP502E is installed in a cabinet with colored glass doors, the remote controller may not work reliably when the doors are closed.
Specifications Signal System Composite Video Output/Impedance S Video Output/Impedance Component Video Output/Impedance AV Connector (European model only) Component Video Frequency Response DVD Audio Frequency response DVD Linear Sound Audio CD S/N Ratio Audio Dynamic Range THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) Wow and Flutter Audio Output (Digital/Optical) Audio Output/Impedance (Digital/Coaxial) Audio Output/Impedance (Analog)
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