Getting Started; Initial Setup - Rotel RDV-1040 Owner's Manual

Getting Started

Turning On the RDV-1040
With the TV/DVD switch
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the DVD POWER button on the RR-DV96.
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Or press the STANDBY button on the front
panel. The STANDBY/ON indicator on the front
panel, which lights in red during standby,
changes to green, and the left and right sides
of the display window are illuminated.
The opening display appears on the TV screen.
The following messages may appear at the
bottom of the opening display.
• NOW READING (The RDV-1040 is read-
ing the disc information.)
• REGION CODE ERROR! (The region code
of the DVD VIDEO disc does not match the
RDV-1040. The disc cannot be played.)
• OPEN
• CLOSE
• NO DISC
NOTE: Even if you turn off the RDV-1040 it
is not disconnected from the AC power
source as long as it is connected to the wall
outlet. This state is called standby mode. In
this state, the unit consumes a very small
amount of power.
NOTE – Invalid Operation Icon: With
some discs the RDV-1040 may not be able
to perform certain operations. For example,
some discs may not allow rapid advance/
reverse or slow motion playback. When you
press a remote control or front panel button
if the RDV-1040 cannot perform the opera-
tion the Invalid Operation icon appears
on your TV screen. Operations are occa-
sionally unacceptable even if it is not dis-
played.
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Initial Setup

When you turn on the RDV-1040 for the first
time, the following message appears on the
set to DVD press TV screen.
EXECUTE DVD PLAYER SETUP?
BASIC PICTURE/AUDIO SETTING
YES - PRESS ENTER
You can set the display language, TV monitor
type and digital output before using the
RDV-1040, by using the following procedures.
1 Press ENTER
DVD PLAYER SET UP display appears. The
pull-down menu of the ON SCREEN LAN-
GUAGE is already open.
2 Press
guage. You can select the on-screen lan-
guage for the preference displays, etc. from
among ENGLISH, FRENCH and GERMAN.
3 Press ENTER
shown. The pull-down menu for the MONI-
TOR TYPE is already open.
4 Press
monitor type. For a normal (conventional)
TV, select 4:3 LB or 4:3 PS. For a wide-screen
TV, select 16:9 NORMAL or 16:9 AUTO.
NO - CANCEL
. The first page of the
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ON SCREEN LANGUAGE options
/ to select the desired lan-
. The second page is
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/ to select the desired
. The third page is shown.
5 Press ENTER
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The pull-down menu of the DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT is already open.
6 Press / to select a desired digi-
tal output signal type. If you connect
the RDV-1040 to an external surround de-
coder or D/A converter set this as needed.
• When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder,
select DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM.
• When connecting to a DTS decoder, select
STREAM/PCM.
• When connecting to other digital devices,
select PCM ONLY.
7 Press ENTER . The TV screen returns
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to the opening display.
Recalling the DVD PLAYER SET
UP menu
Press CHOICE for a few seconds until the DVD
PLAYER SET UP display appears.
Changing the Display Window
Brightness
Press DIMMER on the remote control unit. You
can select the display window brightness from
three levels, or off. If the brightness is set to
off, nothing will be shown on the display.
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