Choosing A Connection; Playing A Disc - Samsung DVD-P420A User Manual

Choosing a Connection

Connection to a TV (For Video)
TV (Normal, Widescreen, Projection, etc..)
Method 1
Good
Basic Audio picture
TV
AV
S-Video
Cable
Cable
OR
DVD
Player
R L
ANALOG AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT
Audio Output Video Output
Jacks Jack
Method 1
DVD Player + TV with Video Input Jack
(The Video Output in Setup Menu must be set to the S-Video or Component(I-SCAN).)
Method 2
DVD Player + TV with S-Video Input Jack
(The Video Output in Setup Menu must be set to the S-Video.)
Method 3
DVD Player + TV with interlace Scan Component Video Jacks
(The Video Output in Setup Menu must be set to the Component(I-SCAN).)
Method 4
DVD Player + TV with Progressive Scan Component Video Jacks.
(The Video Output in Setup Menu must be set to the Component(P-SCAN).)
• If you want to convert Video Output to the Progressive Scan, you have to first connect Video or S-Video on
your TV. Then select Component(P-SCAN)(480p) out of Video Output in Setup Menu. Within 10 seconds,
change the TV's external input to 525p(480p or Component) and select "Yes" (See Page 28).
• If Component(P-SCAN) Video Output is selected in Setup Menu, Video(Composite) and S-Video will not work.
Important Note Important Note
• Consult your TV User's Manual to find out if your TV supports Progressive Scan.
If Progressive Scan is supported, follow the TV User's Manual's instructions regarding Progressive Scan
settings in the TV's menu system.
• Depending on your TV, the Method of connection may differ from the illustration above.
Method 2 Method 3 Method 4
Optimum
Best
Better
picture picture
picture
Video
Cables
OR
Pr Pb Y Pr Pb
S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
Component Video Component Video
S-Video
Jacks Jacks
Jack
(Interlace) (Progressive)
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Playing a Disc

Before Play
• Turn on your TV and press the TV/VIDEO button
to select the video mode.
• Turn on your Audio System and select AUX, CD or
DVD.
After plugging in the player, the first time you press
the DVD POWER button, this screen comes up :
If you want to select the language, press a
NUMBER button. (This screen will only appear
when you plug in the player for the first time.)
Y
Play
1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
The STANDBY indicator light goes out and the tray
opens.
2. Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc's
label facing up.
3. Press the PLAY/PAUSE (
OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray.
4. Stopping Play
Press the STOP (
5. Removing Disc
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.
6. Pausing Play
Press the PLAY/PAUSE (
remote during play.
- Screen stops, no sound.
- To resume, press the PLAY/PAUSE (
again.
7. Step Motion Play (Except CD)
Press the STEP button on the remote during play.
- Each time the button is pressed, a new frame will
appear.
- No sound is heard during STEP mode.
- Press the PLAY/PAUSE (
(You can only perform step motion play in the forward
direction.)
8. Slow Motion Play (Except CD)
Press and hold the
PAUSE or STEP mode. Press again and you can select
slow motion play for 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 of normal speed.
- No sound is heard during slow mode.
- Press the PLAY/PAUSE (
- Reverse slow motion play will not work.
RESUME function
When you stop disc play, the player remembers
where you stopped, so when you press the
PLAY ( ) again, it will pick up where you left off.
(unless the disc is removed or the player is
unplugged, or if you press the STOP (
twice.)
Note
Note
• If the player is left for 5 minutes in pause mode, it
will stop.
• If the player is left in the stop mode for more than
30 minutes, the power will automatically shut off.
) button or
(Automatic Power-Off Function)
• If the player is left in the stop mode for more than
one minute without any user interaction, a screen
saver will be activated. Press the PLAY (
) button during play.
button to resume normal play.
• This icon indicates an invalid button press.
) or STEP button on the
) button once
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) to resume normal play.
button on the remote during
) to resume normal play.
) button
)