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Precautions WARNING: CAUTION: CAUTION T o r e d u c e t h e r i s k o f e l e c t r i c s h o c k , d o n o t r e m o v e c o v e r ( o r b a c k ) . Nouserserviceablepartsinside.Referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
Cautions on UsingthisPlayer Donotmovetheplayerduringplayback D u r i n g p l a y b a c k , t h e d i s c s p i n s a t h i g h s p e e d , s o d o n o t l i f t o r m o v e t h e p l a y e r . Doingsomaydamagethedisc.
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Cautions on UsingthisPlayer W h e n u s i n g w i t h c a r p o w e r c a b l e i n c a r s P l e a s e t u r n o n t h e e n g i n e a n d t h e n c o n n e c t w i t h t h e c a r p o w e r c a b l e f o r u s i n g . Cleaningtheplayer Normallycleantheplayerusingasoft,drycloth.Fortoughdirt,applysomeneutral d e t e r g e n t d i l u t e d i n 5 t o 6 p a r t s w a t e r t o a s o f t c l o t h , w r i n g o u t t h o r o u g h l y , w i p e o f f...
PrecautionsforBatteryPackOperation Chargethebatterypackfullybefore u s i n g i t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e . Whenthesurroundingtemperature ishigh,thebatterypackmay sometimesbeunusabledueto activationofprotectioncircuitry. W h e n t h e p o r t a b l e D V D p l a y e r i s poweredfromthebatterypackand i f t h e p l a y e r h a s n o t b e e n o p e r a t e d f o r a b o u t 1 0 m i n u t e s w i t h t h e p o w e r...
Types of Discs PlayableonthisPlayer T h e d i s c s l i s t e d o n t h e t a b l e b e l o w c a n b e p l a y e d o n t h i s p l a y e r w i t h o u t a n adapter.
Types of Discs PlayableonthisPlayer Discstructure CDsaredividedinunitscalledtracks.(Generallyonetrackcorrespondstoonesong. Tracksaresometimesfurtherdividedintoindexes.) DVDsaredividedinunitscalledtitles,whicharefurtherdividedinchapters.They alsoincludemenuscreensthatdonotbelongtoanytitle.Withmovies,normally onemoviecorrespondstoonetitle.Onkaraokediscs,onesongcorrespondsto o n e t i t l e . S o m e d i s c s a r e n o t d i v i d e d i n t h i s w a y , h o w e v e r , s o b e c a r e f u l w h e n u s i n g thesearchandprogrammingfunctions.
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UsingTheseOperatingInstructions W h e n t h i s p l a y e r i s c o n n e c t e d t o a T V o r A V a m p l i f i e r , t h e s e t u p s c r e e n s h o u l d b e displayed.Choosethevariouscorrespondingsettingsaccordingtotheconnected equipment.
Remote ControlUnitandMainUnitPreparations Notesonusingtheremotecontrolunit D o n o t d r o p o r s t e p o n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l u n i t o r s u b j e c t i t t o s h o c k s . D o i n g s o maydamageit.
PartsandFunctions Play/pausebutton Pressittoplay.Whenpressingduringplaybackmode,pausemodeisset.Pressagainto resumeplayback. Keeppressingitforabout1.5secondstopowerontheunit. Stop/offbutton Pressittostopplayback. Keeppressingitforabout1.5secondstoturnofftheunit(standbystatus). Previous/nextbuttons Useittolocateatthebeginningofprevious/nexttracksorchapters. Keeppressingitforabout1.5secondsduringplaybacktoswitchplayingspeedof backward/forwardthroughX2,X4,X8,X20,X2. Modebutton Use+/-keytoadjustafterenteringonemode. BRIGHTNESS:Level0to8. COLOR:Level0to8. TFTMODE:switchscreenbetween 16:9and4:3. VIEWMODE:switchscreenbetween reverseandobserve. AVINPUT/OUTPUT:switchtheAV functionbetweeninputandoutput. Keeppressingthebuttonabout1.5secondstoturnoffthedisplay.andpressittoresume. - / + b u t t o n s Pressittoadjustdisplaymode. OPENbutton Pressittopopoutthedisc. M a i n u n i t l e f t s i d e obverse reverse...
PartsandFunctions Phonejack Forconnectingstereoheadphoneoranamplifier. Volumecontrol U s e i t t o a d j u s t t h e v o l u m e o f t h e s p e a k e r s o r h e a d p h o n e . Videoin/outjack InputoroutputvideosignalstoconnecteddevicebysettingAVIN/OUTmodevalue.
PartsandFunctions Mainunitrearside Support T h e u n i t c a n s t a n d w i t h t h i s d e v i c e . Howtostand Pulloutthesupport. D r a w o u t t h e s u p p o r t t o a p r o p e r p o s i t i o n . P u l l d o w n t h e b u t t o n t o l o c k i t .
PartsandFunctions Remotecontrolunit(frequentlyusedbuttons) AUDIO SUBTITLE OPEN SETUP A N G E SEARCH PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE FW D STEP/SLOW MENU TITLE CLEAR ZOOM REPEAT SHIFT STANDBYbutton Pressthisbuttontoturnonoroff thepower. PREVIOUS/NEXTbutton Usethesebuttonstosearchforthe beginningsoftracksorchapters. : Backwarddirection : Forwarddirection Scanbuttons Usethesebuttonstoswitchplayingspeed of playingforwardorbackward. : Forwarddirection : Backwarddirection Usethisbuttontoplay orpause playback.
PartsandFunctions Remotecontrolunit(otherbuttons) AUDIO SUBTITLE OPEN SETUP A N G E SEARCH PREV NEXT STOP PLAY/PAUSE FW D STEP/SLOW MENU TITLE CLEAR Z O O M REPEAT SHIFT AUDIObutton Pressthisbuttontoswitchtheaudio language. SETUPbutton Pressthisbuttontodisplay setupscreen whenatstopstatus. PressthisbuttontodisplayVideoEnhance screenduringplayback. Cursorbuttons Usethesebuttonstomovethecursorup, down,leftandrightwhenselecting settingitems. ENTERbutton Pressittoenter/confirmsettingitem.
Connecting the PlayertoOtherDevices Beforeconnecting T u r n o f f t h e p o w e r o f t h e p l a y e r a n d t h e d e v i c e s t o b e c o n n e c t e d . ConnectingtoaTV Video/audiocable (included)
Connecting the PlayertoOtherDevices Withthisplayer,youcanenjoypowerfulDolbyDigital,DTSorMPEGsound.Output thedigitalsignalsfromtheplayer'sdigitaloutputtoadecoderoramplifierwith built-indecoder. Mainunitleftpanel Opticaldigitalcable(notincluded) Frontspeaker(left) Center speaker (left) Surround speaker See page22for details of connections to TV . Front speaker Subwoofer (right) Surround speaker(right) : Signal flow...
Connecting the PlayertoOtherDevices Outputthedigitalsignalsfromtheplayer'sdigitaloutputtoadigitalamplifierthat isnotDoby/DTS/MPEGcompatible. Mainunitleftpanel Opticaldigitalcable (notincluded) Todigitalaudio inputjack Notes: Carefullychecktheplayersdigital outputsettingsbeforeconnecting theplayertoanamplifierequipped withadigitalaudioinputjackwhich i s n o t D o l b y D i g i t a l / D T S / M P E G compatible.
Connecting the PlayertoOtherDevices Connectingearphone C o n n e c t t h e e a r p h o n e ' s p l u g s e c u r e l y t o t h e P H O N E J A C K o n t h e p l a y e r . T o l i s t e n t o m u s i c t h r o u g h t h e e a r p h o n e , f i r s t u s e t h e V O L U M E C O N T R O L o n t h e l e f t s i d e o f t h e mainunittolowerthevolumetominimumlevel,thenadjustthevolumetocomfortable l e v e l .
UsingtheBattery Rechargingthebatterypack Rechargingthebatterypackasdescribedbelow. ConnecttheoutputplugofAC/DCadaptertothebatterypack. ConnecttheAC/DCadaptertothepoweroutlet. Whenrechargingstarts,therechargeLEDlightsinred. TherechargeLEDturnsoffwhenrechargingcompletes.Removethe powercordfrombatterypack. Rechargingusuallycompletesinabout3.5~4.5hours. C h a r g e t h e b a t t e r y p a c k f u l l y b e f o r e u s i n g i t f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e . CAUTION P l a c e t h e b a t t e r y p a c k a n d A C / D C a d a p t e r o n a flatsurfaceforrecharging.
UsingtheBattery Notesforrecharging W h e n t h e b a t t e r y p a c k i s h o t , i t m a y t a k e l o n g e r t i m e t h a n u s u a l f o r r e c h a r g i n g o r m a y s o m e t i m e s b e u n u s a b l e t o b e r e c h a r g e d .
UsingtheBattery Ifthepowerisswitchedonwhilethebatterypackis notfullycharged,theplayeroperationmay sometimesbecomeunstable.Besuretochargethe batterypackfullybeforeusing. Thebatterypackisbeingrechargedslowlywhilethe playerisplayingwithACadapterconnected. Thebatterypackisbeingrechargedasrecharged separatelywhiletheplayerisatSTANDBYmode withACadapterconnected. Afterconnectingthebatterypackandpoweron, pressOSDbuttononremotecontrolatPLAY PAUSEorSTOPstatustoshowsymbol Thissymbolindicatescapabilityofthebatterypack. Whilethebattery packhaslowercapacity, willbeflashedtoremindyou. ACpoweroperation ConnecttheDCoutputplugoftheAC adaptertotheDCINjackontheplayer. ConnecttheACadaptertoapower outlet. Nowtheplayercanbeoperated. Removingthebatterypackfromtheplayer T heba t t er y pac k c anbe re mo ve df r o m t h e p la ye ra s d e s c ri b e d b e l o w. Turnoffthepoweroftheplayer.
TurningOnthePower Mainunit(frontpanel) Remotecontrolunit C o n n e c t t h e A C a d a p t e r t o a p o w e r outlet. C o n n e c t t h e D C o u t p u t p l u g o f t h e a d a p t e r t o t h e D C i n p u t j a c k o n t h e mainunit.
Playback Functions Loading PressOPENbuttontoopen. T h e d i s c w i l l g o o u t a s f i g u r e 1 s h o w s . Ifnodiscthennothinghappens. P u s h t h e d i s c i n t o d i s c w i n d o w a n d t h e d i s c w i l l b e slottedinautomatically.
Playback Functions Playing Loadthedisc. Oneofthefollowingmessagesappearsonthescreen: DVD,VCD,CD. Forsomediscs,playbackstartsautomaticallywhen thediscisslottedin. For thediscwhichhadbeenprogrammedandstored inmemories,playbackstartsautomaticallyinthe programmedorder. Presstheplay/pausebutton. Playbackstarts. Forsomediscs,amenuscreenappears.ForvideoCDs,theyareplayedaccordingto theinstructionsonthedisc'smenuscreenwhichiscalledPBC(playbackcontrol). Hint: ForvideoCDs,itisalsopossibletoplayadiscwithoutdisplayingthemenuscreen. Forexample,press1(numberbutton)whileatSTOPmodetoplaytrack1. ForCDs,inordertosavepower,thescreendisplaywillbeclosedautomaticallyifno buttonispressedfor1minuteduringplaying.Pressanybuttontowakeitup. Ifamenuscreenappears U s e t h e c u r s o r b u t t o n s ( ) t o s e l e c t t h e i t e m , t h e n p r e s s t h e E N T E R button.
Playback Functions V i d e o C D Selectbypressingthe afterpressingthe buttontoswitch todisplayNUMBERonscreen. Todisplaythemenuscreen Thewayinwhichthemenuscreenisdisplayeddiffersfromdisctodisc.PresstheMENU, TITLEbuttonduringplaybackofDVDs,theRETURNbuttonduringPBCplaybackofvideo CDs.Fordetails,refertothedocumentationincludedwiththedisc. Stoppingplayback PresstheSTOPbutton.Playbackwillbestopped. Resumefunction(DVDsandVideoCDs,exeptVCD2.0withPBCfunctionon): After theSTOPbuttonispressed,iftheplaybuttonispressed,playbackwillstartfromthe positionatwhichitwasstopped.IfthediscisremovedortheSTOPbuttonispressedagain, theresumefunctioniscancelled. Note: Forsomediscs,playbackmaynotstartfromthepositionatwhichitwasstopped. Pausingplayback Presstheplay/pausebuttontopauseplayback. Pressthisbuttonagaintoresumeplayback.
AdvancedFunctions C h a n g i n g f r o m A V O U T t o A V I N YoucanchangetheplayerfromAVOUT(outputAVsignaltoTV,etc)toAVIN(inputAV signalfromotherdevice)anduseitasaTFTMonitor.DefaultsettingisAVOUT. PressMODEbuttononmainunitandswitch LCDmodetoAVIN/OUT. Press+or buttontoswitchbetweenAVOUT andAVIN. Note: AvoidtoinputAVsignalsfromAVJACKwhen theplayerissettoAVOUT,orinterference willbecausedtoaffectcurrentplaybackand lowerdownplayingquality. AVcable(included) AVsignalsinputted fromotherdevice...
Setup ThePlayer GENERALSTEPSOFSETUP 1 P r e s s t h e S E T U P b u t t o n o n t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l , t h e m a i n s e t u p m e n u a p p e a r s . 2 P r e s s t h e L E F T a n d R I G H T b u t t o n s t o h i g h l i g h t t h e i c o n o f t h e d e s i r e d p a g e , t h e n p r e s s t h e D O W N o r U P b u t t o n t o a c t i v a t e t h a t p a g e .
SystemSetup TVSYSTEM If youwanttoconnecttheplayertoaTV,plschooseacorrectTVsystemfirst. A U T O : C h o o s e t h i s s e t t i n g i f y o u r D V D p l a y e r i s c o n n e c t e d t o a m u l t i - s y s t e m T V . N T S C : C h o o s e t h i s s e t t i n g i f y o u r D V D p l a y e r i s c o n n e c t e d t o a N T S C T V .
SystemSetup PASSWORD 1 T h e p l a y e r i s l o c k e d w i t h a d e f a u l t p a s s w o r d 0 0 0 0 a n d y o u c a n n o t c h a n g e t h e r a t i n g . I n o r d e r t o c h a n g e t h e r a t i n g , c h o o s e t h p a s s w o r d o p t i o n a n d i n p u t t h e c o r r e c t p a s s w o r d t o u n l o c k t h e p l a y e r .
LanguageSetup SUBTITLELANGUAGE HighlighttheSUBTITLELANGoption,andpressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNtochoose subtitlelanguageyouprefer.PressENTERtoconfirm.Ifthediscyouareplayinghas thatlanguageavailable,itwilldisplayssubtitlesinthatlanguage.Thereare7optional subtitlelanguages:Chinese,English,Japanese,French,Spanish,Portugueseand German. MENULANGUAGE HighlighttheMENULANGoption,andpressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNtochoose menulanguageyouprefer.PressENTERtoconfirm.Ifthediscyouareplayinghas thatlanguageavailable,itwilldisplaysmenuinthatlanguage.Thereare8optional menulanguages:Chinese,English,Japanese,French,Spanish,Portuguese, GermanandLatin. LANGUAGESETUP OSDLANGUAGE AUDIOLANG MENULANG EXITSETUP NOTE: I f y o u r p r e f e r r e d l a n g u a g e i s n ' t a v a i l a b l e , t h e d i s c ' s d e f a u l t l a n g u a g e w i l l b e p l a y e d . T h e d e f a u l t l a n g u a g e o f y o u r D V D p l a y e r i s E n g l i s h .
AudioSetup A U D I O O U T HighlighttheAUDIOOUToption,andpressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNtochoose audiooutputmodeyouprefer.PressENTERtoconfirm: Thereare3optionalaudiooutputmodes:SPDIF/OFF,SPDIF/RAWandSPDIF/ PCM. SPDIF/OFF:Choosethissettingtooutputanalogsignal,andnosignalis outputtedfromopticaljack. SPDIF/RAW:ChoosethissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedtoapower amplifier withaopticalcable.WhenplayingadiscrecordedwithDolbyDigital, DTSandMPEGaudioformats,thecorrespondingdigitalsignalswillbe outputtedfromtheOpticalOutputjack. SPDIF/PCM:ChoosethissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedtoa2- channeldigitalstereoamplifier.WhenplayingadiscrecordedwithDolbyDigital andMPEGaudioformats,audiosignalswillbemodulatedintoa2-channelPCM signal,anditwillbeoutputtedfromtheOpticalOutputjack. AUDIOSETUP AUDIOOUT EXITSETUP SPDIF/RAW SPDIF/PCM...
VideoSetup Thevideosetupoptionsareillustratedbelow: BRIGHTNESS UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstomovethescrollandadjustthebrightness. V I D E O S E T U P B R I G H T N E S S CONTRAST H U E SATURATION E X I T S E T U P CONTRAST UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstomovethescrollandadjustthecontrast. V I D E O S E T U P B R I G H T N E S S CONTRAST...
VideoSetup UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstomovethescrollandadjustthehue. V I D E O S E T U P B R I G H T N E S S CONTRAST H U E SATURATION E X I T S E T U P SATURATION UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstomovethescrollandadjustthesaturation. V I D E O S E T U P B R I G H T N E S S CONTRAST H U E...
DigitalSetup Thedigitalsetupoptionsareillustratedbelow: DIGITALSETUP DYNAMICRANGE:Choosethissettingtoadjustthelineoutcompressingratio andgetdifferenteffect.IfadjustingtoFULL,theaudiosignalpeakvaluewillbe compressedminimum,whileadjustingtoOFF,maximum. DIGITALSETUP D Y N A M I C R A N G E E X I T S E T U P FULL O F F...
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