DVD Player DV-SP402E Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo DV- SP402E DVD Player. Read this manual carefully before using your new DVD Player. A good understanding of its features and operation will allow you to achieve optimum performance and enjoyment.
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Precautions This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to use this model properly, read this Instruction Manual carefully. In case of any trouble, please contact the store where you purchased the unit. To prevent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure.
We, ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the corresponding technical standards such as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3. GROEBENZELL, GERMANY ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH 1.
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Never handle this unit or its power cord while your hands are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo dealer. 6. Installing this Unit • Install this unit in a well-ventilated location.
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Introduction... 7 Supplied Accessories ... 7 DV-SP402E Features ... 7 Disc Notes ... 8 Before Using the DV-SP402E ... 10 Installing the Batteries ... 10 Using the Remote Controller ... 10 Front & Rear Panels ... 11 Front Panel ... 11 Display ...
• Adjustable display brightness • Full-function remote controller The letter displayed at the end of the product name found in catalogs and on package represents the color of the DV-SP402E DVD player. Though the color varies, the specifications and operations are the same.
See the manual supplied with your disc burner for more information. Condensation or dirt on the optical pickup lens can also affect playback. • The DV-SP402E supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs. • The DV-SP402E does not support disc types not listed.
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Introduction —Continued About WMA WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded ® by using Windows Media Player version 7, 7.1, Win- ® ® dows Media Player for Windows XP, or Windows...
• Flat batteries should be removed as soon as possible to prevent possible leakage and corrosion. Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the DV-SP402E’s remote control sensor, as shown below. Remote control sensor STAN DBY/O...
For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets. Front Panel 3 4 5 STANDBY/ON button [22, 24] This button is used to set the DV-SP402E to On or Standby. STANDBY indicator [22] This indicator lights up when the DV-SP402E is in Standby.
Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display PROGRESSIVE D indicator This indicator appears when playing Dolby Digital material. Disc type indicators These indicators show the type of disc loaded. TITLE indicator While stopped, the total number of titles on the cur- rent DVD-Video disc is displayed here. During playback, the number of the current title is dis- played.
MODEL NO. jack [21] These (Remote Interactive) connectors can be connected to the Onkyo AV components for interactive control. Connecting an system operational. You must also connect the audio cables as well. AV CONNECTOR [19] This SCART output can be connected to a TV or projector with a SCART input by using the supplied SCART cable.
Front & Rear Panels—Continued Remote Controller STANDBY button [22] This button is used to set the DV-SP402E to Standby. ON button [22] This button is used to turn on the DV-SP402E. Don’t turn on the DV-SP402E until you’ve com- pleted, and double checked all connections (pages 16–21).
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued Fast Forward ) button [25, 28, This button is used for fast forward, slow motion, and frame-by-frame playback. OPEN/CLOSE button [24] This button is used to open and close the disc tray. PLAY MODE button [32–35] This button is used to open and close the Play Mode menu.
• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections. Optical Digital Inputs The DV-SP402E’s optical digital connectors have a shut- ter-type cover that opens when an optical plug is inserted, and closes when it’s removed. Push the plug in all the way.
Connecting the DV-SP402E—Continued Basic Setup The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.
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Connecting the DV-SP402E—Continued Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON while pressing switch the player back to Interlace. STANDBY/ON MENU SETUP Compatibility of this player with progressive-scan and high-definition TVs...
Connecting the DV-SP402E—Continued Connecting Your TV • Connect the DVD Player to the TV directly. If you connect the DVD Player to a VCR, TV/VCR combina- tion, or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted as DVD videos are copy protected.
CDR recorder that’s connected to the AV receiver, and when your AV receiver has Zone2, you must connect the DV-SP402E’s analog audio outputs to the AV receiver. You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs available on this player (the illustration shows a standard (composite) connection).
You must also connect the audio cables as well. • For remote control operation, you must make an ana- log RCA/phono connection between your DV-SP402E and the other AV component, even if they are connected digitally. REMOTE CONTROL...
STANDBY/ON controller. The DVD Player turns on and the STANDBY indicator turns off. ANDBY • To put the DV-SP402E in the standby mode, press STANDBY/ON on the Remote controller DV-SP402E, or STANDBY on the remote controller. Be sure to set the...
Getting Started Using the on-screen displays For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graph- ical on-screen displays (OSDs). All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons ( highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE...
Getting Started—Continued Setting the language of this player’s on-screen displays This sets the language of this system’s on-screen dis- plays. STANDBY CLEAR TOP MENU ENTER RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM Press SETUP and select “Initial Settings”. SETUP Select “OSD Language” from the “Display”...
Getting Started—Continued Load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face down). Press (play) to start playback.
Getting Started—Continued Resume and Last Memory When you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again from that point. If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start play- back the display shows RESUME and playback resumes from the resume point.
Getting Started—Continued Video CD PBC menus Some Video CD have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navi- gate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the STANDBY OPEN/...
Playing discs Notes: • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs and MP3/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. • Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (ran- dom or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of the disc.
Playing discs—Continued Frame advance/frame reverse You can advance or back up DVD discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD you can only use frame advance. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY DIMMER CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM During playback, press Press or advance a frame at a time.
Playing discs—Continued Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD or Video CD disc to find the part you want to play. Important: • You can’t use the Disc Navigator with Video CD in PBC mode.
Playing discs—Continued Browsing WMA, MP3 and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file or folder by filename. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY DIMMER CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM Press SETUP and select “Disc Navigator”...
Playing discs—Continued Looping a section of a disc The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over. •...
Playing discs—Continued Using random play Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video) or tracks (CD, Video CD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/chapter may play more than once.) You can set the random play option when a disc is play- ing or stopped.
Playing discs—Continued Creating a program list This feature lets you program the play order of titles/ chapters/tracks on a disc. Important: • You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW discs, Video CD playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE...
Playing discs—Continued Other functions available from the program menu There are a number of other options in the program menu in addition to Create/Edit. • Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list • Playback Stop – Turns off program play, but does not erase the program list •...
Playing discs—Continued Switching subtitles Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more lan- guages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle lan- guage during playback. STANDBY CLEAR TOP MENU ENTER RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM...
Playing discs—Continued Zooming the screen Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD or Video CD or playing a JPEG disc. MODE DISPLAY DIMMER CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER...
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. STANDBY CLEAR TOP MENU ENTER RETURN AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM Press SETUP and select “Audio Settings” from the on-screen dis- SETUP play.
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus—Continued Video Adjust menu From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various set- tings that affect how the picture is presented. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY DIMMER CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM...
Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video out- put settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing.
Initial Settings menu—Continued Digital Audio Out settings Setting Digital Out Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital > PCM DTS Out 96kHz > 48kHz 96 kHz PCM Out 96kHz MPEG > PCM MPEG Out MPEG Video Output settings Setting 4:3 (Letter Box) TV Screen (See also “Screen sizes and disc formats”...
Initial Settings menu—Continued Language settings Setting Audio Language Subtitle Language DVD Menu Language Subtitle Display *1 This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs. You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc during playback using the AUDIO button. Some DVD discs set the audio language automatically when loaded, overriding the “Audio Language”...
Country code: us (2119) To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play.
Initial Settings menu—Continued Setting/changing the Country code You can find the Country code list in the adjacent col- umn. Select “Country Code”. Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. Select a Country code and press ENTER. There are two ways you can do this: ENTER •...
Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to Cinema- Scope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3. Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “stan- dard”...
NTSC the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player.
Additional information—Continued Selecting languages using the language code list Some of the language options (such as “DVD Language” in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the lan- guage code list on page 48. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE...
Additional information—Continued Language code list Language Language Language code code letter Japanese 1001 English 0514 French 0618 German 0405 Italian 0920 Spanish 0519 Chinese 2608 Dutch 1412 Portuguese 1620 Swedish 1922 Russian 1821 Korean 1115 Greek 0512 Afar 0101 Abkhazian 0102 Afrikaans 0106...
Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Com- pare this to digital audio which can be an electrical sig- nal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also “Digital audio”. Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conven- tional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost square);...
Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using your DV-SP402E, check the following table for possible causes and remedies. If you still can’t resolve the issue yourself, please contact your Onkyo dealer. Symptoms Can’t turn on the DV-SP402E? The disc tray won’t close properly? Can’t start playback?
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DTS audio is only output by the digital outputs. To play DTS material you need to connect one of the DV-SP402E’s digital outputs to a digital input on a hi-fi amp or AV receiver that has a DTS decoder built-in (page 20).
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The DV-SP402E contains a microcomputer for signal processing and control functions. In very rare situations, severe interference, noise from an external source, or static electricity may cause it to lockup. In the unlikely even that this should happen, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait at least five seconds, and then plug it back in again.
Specifications Signal System Composite Video Output/Impedance S-Video Output/Impedance Component Video Output/Impedance AV Connector DVD Linear Sound Frequency response Audio CD S/N Ratio Audio Dynamic Range THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) Wow and Flutter Audio Output (Digital/Optical) Audio Output/Impedance (Digital/Coaxial) Audio Output/Impedance (Analog) ■...
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