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DV-SP305
Instruction Manual
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 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.
Keep this manual for future reference.
Contents
Overview .............................................. 2
Connections ...................................... 16
Basic Playback .................................. 24
Playback Techniques........................ 28
Detailed Settings ............................... 38
Miscellaneous Information............... 47
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    DVD Player DV-SP305 Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo 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.

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

  • Page 3: Precautions

    5. Never Touch this Unit with Wet Hands—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. Handling Notes •...

  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    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 K.

  • Page 5: Overview

    Precautions ... 3 Introduction ... 6 Supplied Accessories... 6 Features ... 6 Disc Notes... 7 Before Using the DV-SP305 ... 10 Installing the Batteries... 10 Using the Remote Controller... 10 Front & Rear Panels ... 11 Front Panel... 11 Display ... 12 Rear Panel ...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    (plug type varies from country to country) The letter displayed at the end of the product name found in catalogs and on package represents the color of the DV-SP305 DVD player. Though the color varies, the specifications and operations are the same.

  • Page 7: Disc Notes

    Condensation or dirt on the optical pickup lens can also affect playback. • The DV-SP305 supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs. • The DV-SP305 does not support disc types not listed. • Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those shown below, because you may damage the DV-SP305.
  • Page 8 Introduction—Continued DVD-R/RW compatibility • Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording (VR)* * Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go momentarily blank at edited points. • Unfinalized playback: No • WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/RW: No DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility Only DVD+R/DVD+RW discs recorded in “Video Mode (DVD Video Mode)”...
  • Page 9 Introduction—Continued JPEG file compatibility • Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* still image files up to a resolution of 3072 x 2048. * File format used by digital still cameras • Progressive JPEG compatible: No • File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the player to recognize JPEG files –...

  • Page 10: Before Using The Dv-Sp305

    • 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-SP305’s remote control sensor, as shown below. Remote control sensor 30˚...

  • Page 11: Front & Rear Panels

    Front & Rear Panels For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets. Front Panel STANDBY/ON button [21, 24] This button is used to set the DV-SP305 to On or Standby. Disc tray [24] Discs are loaded here. Remote control sensor [10] This sensor receives control signals from the remote controller.

  • Page 12: Display

    Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display Pause indicator This indicator appears when playback is paused. Play indicator This indicator is shown during playback. CHP indicator This indicator appears while the number of the cur- rent chapter is being displayed. TITLE indicator This indicator appears while the number of the cur- rent title is being displayed.

  • Page 13: Rear Panel

    Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [20] This coaxial digital audio output can be connected to a coaxial digital audio input on a hi-fi amp, AV receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital, DTS). COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT [19] These sockets output component video and can be connected to an component video input on a TV or projector.

  • Page 14: Connections

    Front & Rear Panels—Continued Remote Controller STANDBY button [21] This button is used to set the DV-SP305 to Standby. ON button [21] This button is used to turn on the DV-SP305. Don’t turn on the DV-SP305 until you’ve com- pleted, and double checked all connections (pages 16–20).
  • Page 15 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.

  • Page 16: Connections

    Connecting the DV-SP305 Before Making Any Connections • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections. RCA AV Connection Color Coding RCA AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow.

  • Page 17: Basic Setup

    Connecting the DV-SP305—Continued Basic Setup The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the supplied AV cable (RCA). In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV. Important: •...
  • Page 18 Connecting the DV-SP305—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 Note: • If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a pro- gressive scan signal and switch the player to progres- sive, you will not be able to see any picture at all.

  • Page 19: Connecting Your Tv

    Connecting the DV-SP305—Continued Connecting Your TV • Connect the DVD Player to the TV directly. If you connect the DVD Player to a VCR, TV/VCR combi- nation, or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted as DVD videos are copy protected.

  • Page 20: Connecting To An Av Receiver

    CDR recorder that’s connected to the AV receiver, and when your AV receiver has Zone2, you must connect the DV-SP305’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).

  • Page 21: Connecting The Power/Turning On The Dv-Sp305

    Press STANDBY/ON on the DV-SP305 or ON on the remote controller. The DVD Player turns on. • To put the DV-SP305 in the standby mode, press STANDBY/ON on the Remote DV-SP305, or STANDBY on the controller remote controller. Be sure to set the...

  • Page 22: Getting Started And Setting Up

    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 ( highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE...

  • Page 23: Setting The Language Of This Player's On-Screen Displays

    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 OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM Press SETUP and select “Initial Settings”.

  • Page 24: Basic Playback

    Getting Started—Continued Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD, DivX Video and MP3/WMA discs are cov- ered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chap- ter. For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see “Viewing a JPEG slideshow”...

  • Page 25: Basic Playback Controls

    Getting Started—Continued Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The following chapter covers other playback features in more detail. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY Numbers CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO...

  • Page 26: Dvd-Video Disc Menus

    Getting Started—Continued DVD-Video disc menus DVD-V Many DVD-Video discs feature menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may also give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slide- shows.
  • Page 27 Getting Started—Continued Hint: • After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a few seconds! Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your player. The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the player (which you can find on the rear panel).

  • Page 28: Playing Discs

    Playing discs Notes: • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs, DivX Video and MP3/ WMA/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.

  • Page 29: Frame Advance/Frame Reverse

    Playing discs—Continued Frame advance/frame reverse DVD-V 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 CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM During playback, press Press or advance a frame at a time.

  • Page 30: Browsing Video Content With The Disc Navigator

    Playing discs—Continued Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator DVD-V 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.

  • Page 31: Browsing Wma, Mp3, Divx Video And Jpeg Files With The Disc Navigator

    Playing discs—Continued Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX Video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator JPEG DivX Use the “Disc Navigator” to find a particular file or folder by filename. Note that if there are other types of files on the same disc, these will not be displayed in the “Disc Navigator”.

  • Page 32: Looping A Section Of A Disc

    Playing discs—Continued Looping a section of a disc DVD-V 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. •...

  • Page 33: Using Random Play

    Playing discs—Continued Using random play DVD-V 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.

  • Page 34: Creating A Program List

    Playing discs—Continued Creating a program list DVD-V 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.

  • Page 35: Other Functions Available From The Program Menu

    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 •...

  • Page 36: Switching Subtitles

    Playing discs—Continued Switching subtitles DivX DVD-V Some DVD or DivX Video discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle language during playback. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE DISPLAY CLEAR...

  • Page 37: Zooming The Screen

    Playing discs—Continued Zooming the screen DVD-V JPEG DivX Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD, DivX Video title or Video CD, or playing a JPEG disc. MODE DISPLAY CLEAR...

  • Page 38: Audio Settings And Video Adjust Menus

    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.

  • Page 39: Video Adjust Menu

    Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus—Continued Video Adjust menu From the “Video Adjust” screen you can adjust various settings that affect how the picture is presented. STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE DISPLAY CLEAR TOP MENU MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM RC-616DV Press SETUP and select “Video...

  • Page 40: Initial Settings Menu

    Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The “Initial Settings” menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display set- tings, 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.

  • Page 41: Digital Audio Out Settings

    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 MPEG Out MPEG > PCM Option Digital audio is output from the digital outputs. No digital audio output.

  • Page 42: Video Output Settings

    Initial Settings menu—Continued Video Output settings Setting 4:3 (Letter Box) TV Screen (See also “Screen sizes and disc formats” on 4:3 (Pan&Scan) page 47.) 16:9 (Wide) Progressive Component Out Interlace Video AV Connector Out Option Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are shown with black bars top and bottom.

  • Page 43: Language Settings

    Initial Settings menu—Continued Language settings Setting English Languages as displayed Audio Language Other Language English Subtitle Language (See also “Displaying Languages as displayed DivX subtitle files” on page 8.) Other Language w/Subtitle Lang. Languages as displayed DVD Menu Lang. Other Language Subtitle Display *1 This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs.

  • Page 44: Parental Lock

    Country/Area 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.

  • Page 45: Setting/Changing The Country/Area Code

    Initial Settings menu—Continued Setting/changing the Country/Area code You can find the Country/Area code list in the adjacent column. Select “Country Code”. Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. Select a Country/Area code and press ENTER. There are two ways you can do this: •...

  • Page 46: About Divx ® Vod Content

    Initial Settings menu—Continued ® About DivX VOD content In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this player, you first need to register the player with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by gener- ating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your provider.

  • Page 47: Additional Information

    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 CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3. Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “stan- dard”...

  • Page 48: Titles, Chapters And Tracks

    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 DVD player also has a Player setting region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs AUTO from incompatible regions will not play in this player.

  • Page 49: Language Code List

    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...

  • Page 50: Glossary

    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);...
  • Page 51 Glossary—Continued Progressive scan video All the lines that make up a video picture are updated in one pass (compared to interlace which takes two passes to update the whole picture). Regions (DVD-Video only) These associate discs and players with particular areas of the world.

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using your DV-SP305, 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-SP305? The disc tray won’t close properly? Can’t start playback?
  • Page 53 DTS audio is only output by the digital outputs. To play DTS material you need to connect one of the DV-SP305’s digital outputs to a digital input on a hi-fi amp or AV receiver that has a DTS decoder built-in (page 20).
  • Page 54 The DV-SP305 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.

  • Page 55: Specifications

    Specifications Signal System Composite Video Output/Impedance Component Video Output/Impedance AV Connector Component Video Frequency Response DVD Linear Sound Frequency Response Audio CD Signal to Noise Ratio Audio Dynamic Range THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) Wow and Flutter Audio Output/Impedance (Digital Coaxial) Audio Output/Impedance (Analog) ■...
  • Page 56 ONKYO CHINA LIMITED Unit 1&12, 9/F, Ever Gain PlazaTower 1, 88, Container Port Road, Kwai Chung, N.T., HONG KONG Tel: 852-2429-3118 Fax: 852-2428-9039 http://www.ch.onkyo.com/ SN 29344508 (C) Copyright 2007 ONKYO CORPORATION Japan. All rights reserved. HOMEPAGE http://www.onkyo.com/ Printed in Japan Y0703-1...

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