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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 1 ’ WNER ANUAL MDV435 DVD PLAYER EAD THIS MANUAL FIRST ’ ONGRATULATIONS ON PURCHASING THIS PRODUCT VE INCLUDED EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED F YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS EPRESENTATIVES CAN HELP YOU GET THE MOST FROM YOUR NEW PRODUCT BY EXPLAINING •...
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Model Number: MDV435 Trade Name: Magnavox Responsible Party: Philips Consumer Electronics P.O. Box 14810 Knoxville, TN 37914-1810 (865) 521-4316 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Copyright 2002 Magnavox All rights reserved.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 5 Introduction 5 Welcome! Your new Digital Video Disc Player provides high picture quality, clear sound, and end- less playback features available on Digital Video Discs (DVDs). Add options to your DVD viewing - watch a director’s cut of a movie, listen to the producer’s comments, or play your favorite scene over and over again.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 6 6 Playable Discs Playable Discs This DVD Player will play Digital Video Discs (DVDs) and Audio Compact Discs (CDs), and has limited playability of finalized Digital Video Discs Rewritable (DVD+RW) and Compact Discs Rewritable (CD-RW). To play a DVD on this DVD Player, make sure the Disc meets the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems as described below.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 7 Remote Control Setup 7 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by sliding the lid down and off, following the direction of the arrow on the lid.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 8 8 Hookups Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the DVD Player. Use only one of the connections described in the following pages. Before you begin...
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 9 Hookups (cont’d) 9 Connecting the DVD Player to a TV only TV has AUDIO (red and white) and VIDEO (yellow) IN jacks DVD Player COMPONENT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT PCM / MULTICHANNEL S-VIDEO VIDEO COAXIAL AUDIO OUT...
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 10 10 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting the DVD Player to a TV only TV has AUDIO (red and white) and S-VIDEO IN jacks DVD Player COMPONENT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT PCM / MULTICHANNEL S-VIDEO COAXIAL VIDEO AUDIO OUT L/MONO...
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 11 Hookups (cont’d) 11 Connecting to a TV and a Stereo that is Dolby Digital or MPEG compatible Some Discs are recorded in a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround format. These Discs will sound best if you connect the DVD Player to a Stereo that has Dolby Digital.
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 12 12 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Stereo TV has Component Video In Jacks Back of TV (example only) DVD Player COMPONENT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT PCM / MULTICHANNEL VIDEO L/MONO AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO...
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 13 Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a Stereo with Digital Input jacks, Mini-Disc Deck or Digital Audio Tape Deck If the Disc is recorded in 5.1 channel Dolby Digital Surround, you cannot copy the Disc in digital sound using a Mini-Disc or Digital Audio Tape Deck.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 14 14 Remote Control Buttons OPEN/CLOSE A Button Press to open or close the Disc tray. A-B REPEAT Button Press to set up A-B Repeat Play, which repeatedly plays a specific segment of a Disc. Details are on page 27. REPEAT Button Press to repeat playback of the current Disc or Track (Audio CD) or a Title or Chapter (DVD).
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 15 Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 15 Pause F Button Press to pause Disc playback. Details are on page 21. Press repeatedly to advance the DVD picture step by step (or one frame at a time). Details are on page 21. SKIP G and H Buttons Press to skip Chapters or Tracks.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 16 16 Front Panel STOP C Button Press to stop Disc playback. Details are on page 19. PLAY B Button Press to start or resume Disc playback. Details are on page 19. OPEN/CLOSE A Button Press to open or close the Disc tray.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 17 Display Panel 17 Display with Dimmer Messages about current DVD Player opera- tions appear here. See Display Messages below. You can adjust the brightness of the display. Details are on pages 40-41. OPEN/CLOSE MP3 CD PLAYBACK SKIP/SEARCH DVD: Lights when a DVD is in the tray and...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 18 18 Rear Panel Y Cr Cb COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Jacks Connect optional component video cables here and to the component Video In jacks of a television. Details are on page 12. COAXIAL Jack Connect an optional audio coaxial S-VIDEO OUT Jack digital cable here and to the coaxial Connect an optional S-Video cable here...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 19 Playing a Disc 19 AUDIO CD Before you begin, turn on the power of the TV, stereo, and any other equipment connected to the DVD Player. Make sure the TV and the stereo (if applicable) are set to the cor- rect channel.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 20 20 Menus DVD Disc Menus Some DVDs contain menus that describe the contents of POWER REPEAT CLOSE the Disc or allow you to customize Disc playback. For DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE example, the menu may offer choices for subtitle languages, director’s commentary, or soundtrack playback.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 21 Paused and Step-by-Step Playback, Resume On 21 AUDIO CD Paused and Step-by-Step Playback OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE SKIP DISPLAY PAUSE During playback of a DVD or Audio CD, press PAUSE F. Playback will pause and the sound will be mute.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 22 22 Fast Forward/Reverse Search AUDIO CD OPEN/ During playback, press Fast Forward g or POWER REPEAT CLOSE Reverse h on the remote control. DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE On a DVD, pressing Fast Forward g or Reverse h repeatedly will forward or reverse the picture at twice, eight times, 30 times, or 60 times the normal playback speed.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 23 Slow Motion, Zoom 23 Slow Motion Press PAUSE F during playback. OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE SKIP DISPLAY PAUSE Press Fast Forward D. Slow motion playback will begin. Press Fast Forward D repeatedly during slow motion playback to vary the speed of slow motion playback.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 24 24 Specific Track Playback AUDIO CD There are three ways to begin playback on an Audio CD at a specific Track. You may use the Number buttons, the SEARCH MODE button, or the SKIP H G buttons. Using the Number Buttons to Select a Track OPEN/ POWER...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 25 Specific Title/Chapter Playback, Specific Time Playback 25 Specific Title/Chapter Playback OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE Press SEARCH MODE so the Title/Chapter DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE Search display appears on the TV screen. Within 30 seconds, press o or p to select the TT (Title) space, then press the Number but- tons to enter the Title number.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 26 26 Repeat Playback AUDIO CD OPEN/ POWER REPEAT Press REPEAT repeatedly until the repeat CLOSE mode you want appears in the top left corner DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE of the TV screen. On a DVD, repeatedly pressing REPEAT during playback lets you choose Repeat Chapter, Repeat Title, or Repeat Off.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 27 A-B Repeat Playback 27 AUDIO CD You can play a section of an Audio CD or DVD repeatedly. Follow these steps to set up the section that you want to play over and over. OPEN/ POWER REPEAT...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 28 28 Programmed Playback AUDIO CD You may determine the order in which Tracks will play. The order that you set is called the Program. To set up pro- OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE grammed playback, follow these steps. DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 29 Random Playback, MP3 Playback 29 AUDIO CD OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE Random Playback You may play the Tracks of an Audio CD in Random order DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE instead of the order in which they are recorded (1,2,3...). To set up Random Playback, follow these steps.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 30 30 MP3 Display Information, MP3 Track Selection OPEN/ MP3 Display Information POWER REPEAT CLOSE You can check the MP3 files during playback. SKIP DISPLAY PAUSE Press DISPLAY during playback. The currently playing Track will be highlighted in yellow. Press DISPLAY again.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 31 Random MP3 Playback, Programmed MP3 Playback, 31 OPEN/ POWER REPEAT Random MP3 Playback CLOSE Press MODE twice while playback is stopped. DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE RANDOM START: PLAY EXIT: MODE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE Press Play B to play the tracks in random order. SEARCH CLEAR MODE...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 32 32 Audio Language, Stereo Sound Mode Audio Language The DVD Player allows you to select a language for DVDs OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE during playback. You can change the language only if multiple languages are available on the DVD. DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 33 Subtitle Language 33 The DVD Player allows you to select a language for subtitles during playback. You may select only the subtitles that are available on the Disc. OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subti- tle language.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 34 34 Camera Angles Some DVDs contain scenes that were recorded from differ- ent angles. You may select a camera angle with the DVD Player’s remote control during playback. Press ANGLE repeatedly to select a different OPEN/ POWER REPEAT...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 35 Changing The On-Screen Display 35 You can check information about the current Disc by press- ing DISPLAY on the remote control. OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE Press DISPLAY during playback. DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE CH 7/49 0:01:46 - 0:03:27 Elapsed playing time CH (Chapter): of the current Chapter;...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 36 36 Parental Controls Password Follow these steps to change your Parental Controls pass- word. You will need a password to change the levels of the Parental Controls and to play Discs that are locked by Parental Controls.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 37 Parental Controls Levels 37 Follow these steps to set the rating level for Parental Controls. Discs whose ratings exceed the level you set will AUDIO not play. See Helpful Hints below. SUBTITLE ANGLE While playback is stopped, press SETUP. The SEARCH CLEAR MODE...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 38 38 Marker Setup Screen AUDIO CD Use Markers to remember your favorite places on a Disc. To set the Markers, follow these steps. Before you begin, play the Disc to approximately the point at which you want AUDIO to place the Marker.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 39 Audio Controls 39 While playback is stopped, press SETUP. The OPEN/ POWER REPEAT setup screen will appear. CLOSE SET-UP SKIP DISPLAY PAUSE 1.LANGUAGE 2.DISPLAY 3.AUDIO 4.PARENTAL SELECT: SET: EXIT: SETUP CANCEL: RETURN AUDIO SUBTITLE Press the Number 3 button to select Audio.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 40 40 Display Controls Display Controls OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE Press SETUP while playback is stopped. The setup screen will appear. DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE SET-UP 1.LANGUAGE 2.DISPLAY 3.AUDIO 4.PARENTAL AUDIO SUBTITLE SELECT: SET: EXIT: SETUP CANCEL: RETURN ANGLE...
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 41 Display Controls (cont’d) 41 Press o or p to select an item, then press OK. If you selected TV ASPECT, press o or p to OPEN/ POWER REPEAT select a setting, then press OK. Choose 4:3 LETTER CLOSE BOX if you want black bars to appear at the top and DISPLAY...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 42 42 Language Controls While playback is stopped, press SETUP. The OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE setup screen appears. DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE SET-UP 1.LANGUAGE 2.DISPLAY 3.AUDIO 4.PARENTAL SELECT: SET: AUDIO EXIT: SETUP CANCEL: RETURN SUBTITLE ANGLE Press o o or p p to select LANGUAGE, then SEARCH press OK.
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 43 Language Controls (cont’d) 43 Press o o or p p to select a setting, then press OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE If you select OTHER at the AUDIO, SUBTITLE, or SKIP DISPLAY PAUSE DISC MENU screen, press four Number buttons to enter the code for the language you desire.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 44 44 Black Level Settings, TruSurround Setting OPEN/ POWER REPEAT CLOSE Black Level Settings Adjust the Black Level Settings to make the black parts of DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE the picture as bright as you prefer. Press MODE during playback.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 45 Care and Maintenance, Glossary 45 Care and Maintenance Cleaning the DVD Player • Wipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the DVD Player with a soft, slightly damp cloth. • Never use a solvent, thinner, benzene, or alcohol to clean the DVD Player. Do not spray insecticide liquid near the DVD Player.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 46 46 Helpful Hints If you are having problems with your product, check this list of problems and possible solutions before requesting service. You may be able to solve the problem yourself. If you need to call a customer service representative, please know the model number and serial number of your product before you call.
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MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 47 Helpful Hints (cont’d) 47 Distorted picture • Connect the DVD Player directly to the TV. Details are on page eight. • There are some cases where the picture may be distorted slightly and briefly; this is not a malfunction of the DVD Player.
REMEDIES PROVIDED IN THIS WARRANTY STATE- MENT ARE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. When it is necessary for you to ship the product to Magnavox THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC for exchange, you will pay the shipping costs for shipment to LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER Magnavox.
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A replacement will be sent to you via UPS within 48 business hours of Magnavox’ receipt of the product. *When it is necessary for you to ship the product to Magnavox for exchange, you will pay the shipping costs for shipment to Magnavox.
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 50 50 Specifications Product Type Digital Video Disc Player Frequency Response DVD (linear sound): 20 Hz to 22 kHz (sample rate: 48 kHz) 20 Hz to 44 kHz (sample rate: 96 kHz) Audio CD: 20 Hz to 20 kHz Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S/N Ratio) Audio CD: 110 dB EIAJ (Electronic Industries Association of Japan) Dynamic Range...
MDV435 4/12/02 11:55 AM Page 52 UPPLIED CCESSORIES The following items are supplied with your DVD Player; they are provided to help you use or set up your DVD Player. Remote Control 4835 218 37338 Two AA Batteries 4835 138 17012 Audio and Video Cables 4835 321 17148 This owner’s manual is made of recyclable materials.