McCormack Audio UDP-1 Instruction Manual

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Beyond
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Expectations
Within
Your Reach
UDP-1
Universal Disc Player
McC
ORMACK
AUDIO CORPORTATION
OF VIRGINIA

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  • Page 1 Beyond Your Expectations Within Your Reach UDP-1 Universal Disc Player ORMACK AUDIO CORPORTATION OF VIRGINIA...
  • Page 2 After Audio and Video connections are completed, the supplied AC power cord should be plugged into the AC inlet on the back of the UDP-1 and then into an AC power outlet. Before unplugging the UDP-1 from the AC power outlet, switch it into standby using either the front panel STANDBY button, or the remote control, and wait for the -OFF- message to disappear from the player's display.
  • Page 3: Front Panel Controls

    All front panel and remote controls are “tactile” switches that operate by pressing and releasing. The following controls are on the front panel: STANDBY - This button will toggle the UDP-1 in and out of Standby Mode. In Standby Mode all displays are turned off except for the Standby indicator light.
  • Page 4: Tv Control Buttons

    Replace the batteries if remote operation becomes erratic or the operating range falls off. BASIC PLAYBACK CONTROL BUTTONS - Press to switch the UDP-1 on or into standby OPEN/CLOSE - Press to open or close the disc tray - Press to start or resume playback - Press to pause playback;...
  • Page 5 SETTING UP YOUR UDP-1 If you are using your UDP-1 strictly as a stereo audio player (for CD, DVDA and SACD) connected via its 2-channel analog outputs, you are ready to begin playing discs. If you will be using it for a multi-channel system, or have connected it via the digital outputs, or will be using it as part of a home-theater system, you will want to take a few minutes to set it up properly for your system.
  • Page 6 3. Go to the next item to change on the list on the left. Note, the default settings are shown in bold type below. This UDP-1 features a screen saver. If the player is stopped or paused and no button is pressed for five minutes, the screen saver starts.
  • Page 7: Language Settings

    Auto Progressive – On/Off You only need to make this setting if you connected the UDP-1 to your TV using component video outputs. When set to On, 16:9 format DVD-Video discs are output as progressive video, while 4:3 format discs are output as interlaced video.
  • Page 8 Subtitle Display – On/Off/Assist Subtitle When set to On, the UDP-1 displays subtitles according to the Subtitle Language and Auto Language settings. Set to Assist Subtitle to have the player display the extra assistive subtitles recorded on some DVD discs. Set to Off to switch subtitles off altogether.
  • Page 9 Set to All to play all the groups on a disc consecutively. If you select a group from the disc menu, only that group will play even if the UDP-1 is set to All. If you stop playback, all groups will play again when you restart playback.
  • Page 10 Some DVD-Audio discs don't allow down-mixing of audio. These discs always output multi-channel audio regardless of the setting made here. You will only need to make the remaining Speaker Settings if you are using the UDP-1 as a multi- channel player (5.1). These settings do not affect the digital audio output.
  • Page 11: Playing Discs

    DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW and Video CDs. When scanning, no audio is output, even when the scanning speed is 1/1 (normal playback speed). To start scanning playback at 1/16 speed, turn the MULTI-SPEED dial (clockwise for forward; UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 12: Playing In Slow Motion

    Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to access. DVD-V WITCHING IDEO UDIO ANGUAGE When playing a DVD-Video disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 13: Setup Menus

    Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output when Digital Out is set to On, and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital > PCM. The effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers and SSP/AV receiver settings. UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 14: Video Adjust

    Channel Level - Fix/Variable This setting allows you to set the level of each channel sent to the 5.1 channel analog outputs, and to set the distance of the speakers from your listening position so that the UDP-1 can optimize the surround sound.
  • Page 15: Disc Navigator

    Video on a DVD may be either video material (originally shot on video) or film material (originally shot on film). Video material has a frame rate of 30 frames/sec.(NTSC), compared with 24 frames/sec. for film. The UDP-1 converts film material to 60 frames/sec. (in progressive scan mode). PureCinema adjusts the picture so that it matches more closely the picture quality of a cinema screen.
  • Page 16 You can't use random play together with program or repeat play. Program: This feature lets you create a program to set the playback order of titles/group/chapters/folders/tracks on a disc. UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 17 (Select Off to cancel the program memory for the disc loaded). After saving a program list using the Program Memory feature, whenever you load that disc, the program list is automatically recalled and program play switched on. UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 18: Widescreen Tv Users

    TANDARD SERS If you have a standard TV, the TV Screen setting of the UDP-1 should be set to 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan&Scan), depending on which you prefer. When set to 4:3 (Letter Box), wide-screen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom.
  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    • Make sure that the TV is set to the correct video input (not a TV channel). For example, if you connected the UDP-1 to the VIDEO 1 inputs on your TV, switch your TV to VIDEO 1. • If connected to an SSP or AV receiver, make sure that the SSP/receiver is switched on and set to the correct input.
  • Page 20 SSP/AV Receiver settings, and that the cable is properly connected. Audio mix does not sound right or sounds incomplete. • Make sure that Audio Output Mode is set to 2 Channel if you've connected to the stereo inputs on your amplifier or TV. UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 21: Specifications

    For more information see Appendix 5. Some MP3 tracks don't show up. • Filenames that don't end with the extension ".mp3" won't be recognized by the UDP-1. Also, if there are more than 250 folders or tracks on the disc, only the first 250 are recognized.
  • Page 22 ETUP AVIGATOR Using the Setup Navigator you can make a number of initial settings for the UDP-1. To answer some of the questions about digital audio formats you may need to look at the instructions that came with your SSP or AV receiver.
  • Page 23: Language Code List

    Turkmen (tk), 2011 Twi (tw), 2023 Ukrainian (uk), 2111 Urdu (ur), 2118 Uzbek (uz), 2126 Vietnamese (vi), 2209 Volapuk (vo), 2215 Welsh (cy), 0325 Wolof (wo), 2315 Xhosa (xh), 2408 Yiddish (ji), 1009 Yoruba (yo), 2515 Zulu (zu), 2621 UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 24: Country Code List

    New Zealand, 1426, nz Norway, 1415, no Pakistan, 1611, pk Philippines, 1608, ph Portugal, 1620, pt Russian Federation,1821,ru Singapore, 1907, sg Spain, 0519, es Sweden, 1905, se Switzerland, 0308, ch Taiwan, 2023, tw Thailand, 2008, th United Kingdom, 0702, gb UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 25 2. Using the front panel buttons, hold down the STOP button and press STANDBY to switch the player back on. The UDP-1’s settings will be reset to the default factory settings. The “Let’s Get Started” screen should be displayed. UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 26 UDP-1 - you could end up damaging the unit. The UDP-1 is designed for use with conventional, fully circular discs only. Use of shaped discs is not recommended. McCormack disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs.
  • Page 27: Disc Compatibility

    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 UDP-1 is a Region 1 (North America) player. Discs from other regions will not play in this player. Discs marked ALL will play in any player UDP-1 Owner’s Manual...

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