Table of Contents Important Information ... 1 Important Safety Instructions ... 1 Precautions ... 2 FCC Statement ... 2 Trademarks ... 2 Compatible Disc Types ... 3 Discs that cannot be played...3 Disc care and handling ...3 Notes about BD-ROM compatibility ...4 Copyright Protection ...
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BASIC OPERATIONS... 23 Disc Playback... 23 Fast Playback... 23 Pause and Frame-by-Frame ... 24 Slow Playback... 24 Blu-ray Disc Menu Playback ... 25 DVD Menu Playback ... 25 On-Screen Display... 25 Volume Control ... 26 Mute... 26 Audio Language/Track Selection ... 26 Subtitle Selection ...
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Device Setup ... 61 Network Setup... 63 REFERENCES ... 65 Useful Notes ... 65 Troubleshooting ... 65 Specifications... 67 User Manual Updates Online ... 67 Language Code List ... 68 LIMITED WARRANTY ... 69 OPPO Digital, Inc. Limited One Year Warranty ... 69...
Important Information CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N Compatible Disc Types Type/Logo Features High Definition (HD) movie and music discs BD-ROM and BD-RE/BD-R discs in BDMV and BDAV mode, including 8cm discs (single layer) and DL discs.
It is possible that a Blu-ray disc manufactured after the player was manufactured uses certain new features of the Blu-ray Disc specifications. To ensure the best possible viewing experience, the player may need a firmware or software update from time to time. Please visit OPPO Digital’s web site www.oppodigital.com to check if updates are available.
INSTALLATION Front Panel Controls POWER Button Display Window Front Panel Display Window Disc Type Indication – Indicates the currently playing disc type Track/Title/Group/Chapter Indication – Indicates if the displayed time applies to a track, title, group or chapter Total/Remaining – Indicates if the displayed time is the total or remaining play time.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Rear Panel Connectors OPTICAL Coaxial and Optical Digital Audio Output Component Video Output Composite Video and S-Video 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.
Remote Control Remote Control Buttons 2 12 1. POWER: Toggle power STANDBY and ON 2. ON/OFF: Discrete on/off power buttons NOTE When a button is pressed but its function is invalid or unavailable at the moment, the TV screen displays a circle with a diagonal line: 3.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Back Side With Battery Cover Battery Cover Removed 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°...
“1”, “2”, or “3”. Close the battery compartment cover. Make sure that the BDP-80 player is turned on and the disc tray is ejected. Aim the remote control at the player.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Connecting to a Display HDMI Connection Composite Video Cable (Optional) Video In S-Video HDMI In • If your TV has an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) input, you can use the included HDMI cable to connect the player to the TV.
If your TV has a DVI input that supports HDCP*, you can purchase an HDMI-DVI adapter cable to connect the player to the TV. This connection method delivers digital video to the TV without any signal degradation. The HDMI video output of the OPPO Blu-ray Disc player presents the highest possible video quality and resolution.
Component Video Connection Audio Component Video Pb/Cb Pr/Cr Method 3 – Component Video Connection to TV • If your TV has no digital video input but has component video inputs, please use a set of component video cables to connect the component video output of the 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 HDMI Cable 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 player to your receiver and enable HDMI audio on the receiver (see your receiver’s owners’...
Right), SL (Surround Left), SR (Surround Right), C (Center), SW (SubWoofer), SBL (Surround Back Left) and SBR (Surround Back Right) analog output terminals of the OPPO Blu-ray Disc player to the corresponding multi-channel analog audio input jacks of your A/V receiver or amplifier.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Connecting to a Receiver/Amplifier with Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder Rear Panel Coaxial Digital Audio Cable Optical Digital Audio Cable (Connect one of these cables.) • 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.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Connecting to a Stereo Audio System Rear Panel Method 7 – Stereo Analog Audio Connection • If your audio system only offers stereo audio inputs, or if you would like to connect a dedicated stereo system in addition to the surround system connected to the HDMI, coaxial or optical output, you can connect it to the FL (Front Left) and FR (Front Right) terminals of the player.
Connecting to the Internet The OPPO BDP-80 Blu-Ray Disc Player supports the BD-Live feature offered on some Blu-ray Disc titles. BD-Live offers extra downloadable content and additional online interactive programs. The available BD-Live contents vary by discs and studios, and may include additional subtitles, commentaries, movie trailers, games, and/or online chat.
If the Easy Setup Wizard has previously been completed or cancelled, it will no longer initiate when you turn on the player. Instead, you will see the background screen with the OPPO and Blu-Ray Disc logos. To access Easy Setup Wizard, please press the SETUP button on the remote control, select Device Setup, then...
Unfortunately many TVs on the market only do an average job scaling the video. On the other hand, if you set the OPPO Blu-ray Disc 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.
I N S T A L L A T I O N Easy Setup Step: 3/6 Confirm Output Resolution Choose the output resolution which best matches your TV. The output resolution has been changed. Change Select OK to save the new setting. Select 15 seco Cancel to rollback to the previous output rollback...
Original Content 16:9 If you have a 4:3 or standard definition screen, select one of these options: • 4:3 Letterbox – 4:3 TV Letterbox. Choose when the display is 4:3. Widescreen image is displayed in “letterbox” format with black borders on top and bottom (preferred). •...
Press the ENTER button to close the Easy Setup Wizard. You player is now ready for use. You will see a background screen with an OPPO and Blu- ray Disc logo. Please follow the rest of the User Manual for basic and advanced operations. Enjoy...
BASIC OPERATIONS Disc Playback OPEN POWER STOP PLAY NOTE • During DVD and some Blu-ray Disc playback, pressing the STOP button for the first time brings the player to a pre-stop mode. You can resume playback from the stopped point by pressing the PLAY button.
2. Press the REV button on the remote control and the player starts fast reverse playback. Each press of the REV button switches the playback speed in the following sequence: NOTE • Certain Blu-ray Discs utilizing the BD-Java technology may have their own fast forwarding and reversing control.
B A S I C O P E R A T I O N S Blu-ray Disc Menu Playback POP-UP MENU MENU ARROW ENTER BUTTONS COLOR BUTTONS DVD Menu Playback POP-UP MENU MENU (TITLE) (MENU) ARROW ENTER BUTTONS RETURN On-Screen Display PAGE UP/DOWN DISPLAY...
B A S I C O P E R A T I O N S In addition to the playback time, the on-screen display may also contain the following information about the content currently playing: • Playback status: an icon indicating play, pause, and fast forward/reverse status. •...
NOTE Availability of languages and audio channels varies by disc. Some DVD-Audio discs allow audio track selection with the AUDIO button, while others require the user to select from the audio setup menu of the disc. When playing an SACD with both multi-channel and stereo contents, the AUDIO button can be used to switch between the two formats.
B A S I C O P E R A T I O N S 2. The disc menu usually features interactive controls to turn on/off the Picture-in-Picture video and Secondary Audio Program. Please use those controls to select the desired secondary audio/video content.
While you may want to set the video output system (NTSC/PAL) to the same as that supported by your TV, realize that the OPPO Blu-ray Disc Player will convert any content that is not in the correct format your TV understands. The default output is NTSC for North America.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S The following output resolutions are available: NTSC output via HDMI: Auto PAL output via HDMI: Auto NTSC output via component: 1080p 60Hz* PAL output via component: 1080p 50Hz* * When 1080p is selected for the component output, HDMI output resolution will be 1080p and...
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A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S The following zoom levels may be useful for some special applications: 1) Playing 16:9 BD or DVD when “TV Aspect Ratio” is set to “16:9 Wide” or “16:9 Wide/Auto” •...
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S 3) Playing 4:3 BD or DVD when “TV Aspect Ratio” 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 To shift the display position of subtitles, please follow these steps: 1. When playing a DVD, Blu-ray Disc or other video programs recorded with subtitles, select the desired subtitle from the disc menu or using the remote.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S NOTE Not available for all disc formats or contents. repeating. Shuffle and Random Playback When playing a CD or SACD, press the BLUE button on the remote control to activate the Shuffle and Random modes.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S 1. Title time search. For example, search for a specified time within the currently playing title. • Press the GOTO button to bring up the on-screen display. The cursor will be positioned at the Time Counter.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S The on-screen display has the following components: (from left to right) Playing Status, Track Number, Time Counter, Progress Indicator, and Total Time. To specify a playback location using one of the following search modes, press the GOTO button.
A D V A N C E D O P E R A T I O N S NOTE • Some Blu-ray Discs do not support resuming and will always play from the beginning. Viewing Pictures on DVD-Audio Discs Some DVD-Audio discs contain static pictures, such as photos of the band or narration of the album.
In addition to playing standard disc-based formats such as Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD and SACD, the OPPO BDP-80 Blu-ray Disc Player can play media files. You can enjoy digital music, movies and photos stored on an optical disc (recordable CD or DVD) or a USB drive. Due to the variation of media, encoding software and techniques used, compatibility cannot be guaranteed for all user-created or downloaded contents.
M E D I A F I L E P L A Y B A C K There are four selections in the Home Menu. Depending on what type of media files that you intend to play, you can choose among the “Music,” “Movie” and “Photo” categories. The “Setup Menu” selection will bring you to the player’s Setup Menu just like pressing the SETUP button on the remote control.
M E D I A F I L E P L A Y B A C K Play 1 / 11 Title: Prelude I C major Artist: Various Album: J.S. Bach Genre: Classical Playing Movie Files To play movie files stored on an optical disc or USB drive, select “Movie” from the Home Menu. A file browser will appear to assist you in navigating the files and folders.
Viewing Photo Files To view digital photo files stored on an optical disc or USB drive, select “Photo” from the Home Menu. A file browser will appear to assist you in navigate the files and folders. Photo Data Disc USB1 Photo USB1 Format:...
Setup Menu Section > Menu Item > Selection Setup Menu Section is the uppermost Setup Menu level. With the OPPO BDP-80 there are six (6) Setup Menu sections listed in the left column of the Setup Menu screen. They are: Playback Setup, Video Setup, Audio Format Setup, Audio Processing, Device Setup, and Network Setup.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S The preceding diagram should give a good description of the various elements and their context. In this screen we could, for example, instruct you to set the Auto Play Mode parameter to Off in the Playback Setup section.
Setup Menu Playback Setup SACD Priority DVD-Audio Mode Video Setup Audio Format Setup Auto Play Mode Audio Processing Device Setup Language Network Setup Exit Playback starts when the PLAY button is pressed The settings are permanently saved when the player is turned off using either the front panel power button or the remote control.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S the player. When auto play mode is turned off, the player will wait for the user to start playback by pressing the PLAY button. 4.
Network Setup Exit 1. Picture Adjustment: To adjust picture control parameters. The OPPO BDP-80 Blu-ray Disc Player provides an array of picture controls. Please refer to the Picture Adjustment section on page 49 of this manual for details of each control.
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For a detailed description on how to choose a proper TV Aspect Ratio, please refer to the Determine the Display Aspect Ratio section on page 20 of this manual. 4. TV System: To choose the output video system or broadcast standard (PAL/NTSC) to match the type of TV.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S • YCbCr 4:2:2 – The HDMI output uses YCbCr 4:2:2 color space. Generally this is the color space that is closest to the color space encoded on the discs. (All discs are encoded in YCbCr 4:2:0 color space, and the video decoder decodes it into YCbCr 4:2:2.) 8.
CRT display devices. The available options are: • On – After about 3 minutes of inactivity, the player will show an animated OPPO logo moving on a black background. This allows most areas of the screen to rest and gives all areas an equal opportunity to refresh.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S To exit the Picture Adjustment menu and return to the Setup Menu, either select “Exit” or press the RETURN button. The following picture adjustment controls are available: 1.
S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Audio Format Setup The “Audio Format Setup” section of the Setup Menu system allows you to configure preferences for audio output formats. The menu items in this section are: Playback Setup Video Setup Audio Format Setup...
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S of audio with high sample rate (up to 192kHz), or 8 channels of audio with standard sample rate (up to 48kHz). If you play high resolution audio content at the 480p/576p resolution, you may get reduced audio resolution, incomplete audio channels, or even no audio/video output at all.
O P T I O N S Recommended Audio Format Options Depending on your specific audio/video connection method, the audio format options of the OPPO Blu-ray Disc Player may need to be adjusted to match your configuration. Please refer to the video and audio connection methods described previously in this guide and the following audio setup guidelines.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Multi-Channel Analog Audio to Receiver If the 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”...
S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Audio Signal Reference Chart Blu-ray Discs may contain many types of audio signal formats, some of those are of the high resolution types such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Blu-ray Discs also have many optional audio components such as the Secondary Audio Program and menu clicking sound.
S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Audio Processing Setup The “Audio Processing Setup” section of the Setup Menu system allows you to configure how the player will process audio signals before sending them to the output. Playback Setup Video Setup Audio Format Setup...
S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Down Mix Mode Down mix is the process of converting multi-channel audio to a lesser number of channels. For example, converting a 5.1ch source to stereo or converting a 7.1ch source to 5.1ch. Down mixing allows the audio output from the player to match the exact number of speakers available in your home theater.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Speaker Configuration The following speaker parameters can be configured: 1. Size: The speaker size parameter sets bass filtering control for the speakers. The bass crossover frequency is fixed at 80Hz.
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Speaker Icons: FL - Front Left FR - Front Right C - Center SW - Subwoofer SL - Surround Left SR - Surround Right SBL - Surround Back Left SBR - Surround Back Right For example, in the above diagram, measure the distance (in feet) from the primary listening...
S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S Distance between the surround speakers and the listener must be shorter than or equal to that between the front speakers and the listener. In case the channel delay settings cannot match your speaker configuration, please set all distances to the same and use your receiver/amplifier to set the channel delay.
Off – Do not check for new firmware version automatically. 4. Remote Control Code: The OPPO BDP-80 Blu-ray Disc Player can respond to one of 4 sets of remote control codes. The default is “Code 1”. If you have other OPPO products placed close to the...
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M E N U O P T I O N S BDP-80, the other products may respond to the BDP-80 remote control. In this case you can select a different remote code to avoid conflicts. The available codes are: •...
Storage Device – To select which storage device should be used as the persistent storage. The OPPO BDP-80 is equipped with 1GB of internal flash memory. There are two USB ports on the player that can accept a USB drive to be used as the persistent storage. The choices are: •...
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S E T U P M E N U O P T I O N S DHCP server function is disabled. For more information on how to manually configure the Internet connection and what values to use, please consult your broadband router/modem instruction manuals or call your Internet service provider.
• In case of player malfunction, please turn it off, wait for 30 seconds and turn it back on. If the problem still exists, please follow the troubleshooting instructions or contact an OPPO service center. Troubleshooting Use this chart to resolve general operational problems.
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R E F E R E N C E S Incorrect color Incorrect color space setting Incorrect component video cable connection Picture rolling or Video output resolution is not split picture support by the TV Video system is not supported by the TV “No Disc”...
**Nominal specification. User Manual Updates Online An updated version of the User Manual may be available online at the OPPO Digital web site (www.oppodigital.com). To read or download the latest online User Manual, Click on the BDP-80 product, and open its “Support” tab.
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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W A R R A N T Y • If it is determined that your product needs service, a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number will be issued to you along with return instructions and address of an OPPO service center. •...