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RDV-1050 DVD Player
Getting Started
Initial Setup
When you turn on the RDV-1050 for the first
Turning On the RDV-1050
time, the following message appears on the
With the TV/DVD switch
set to DVD, press
1
TV screen.
the DVD POWER button
on the RR-DV96.
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EXECUTE DVD PLAYER SETUP?
Or press the STANDBY
button on the front
BASIC PICTURE/AUDIO SETTING
panel. The display window will light indicat-
YES - PRESS ENTER
ing the RDV-1050 is "on". The STANDBY in-
dicator is always lit when the power cord is
You can set the display language, TV moni-
connected to the wall outlet.
tor type and digital output before using the
RDV-1050, by using the following procedures.
The opening display appears on the TV screen.
1 Press ENTER
PLAYER SET UP display appears. The pull-
down menu of the ON SCREEN LAN-
GUAGE is already open.
The following messages may appear at the
bottom of the opening display.
• NOW READING (The RDV-1050 is read-
ing the disc information.)
• REGION CODE ERROR! (The region code
ON SCREEN LANGUAGE options
of the DVD VIDEO disc does not match the
RDV-1050. The disc cannot be played.)
2 Press
/
• OPEN
language. You can select the on-screen lan-
guage for the preference displays, etc. from
• CLOSE
among ENGLISH, FRENCH and GERMAN.
• NO DISC
3 Press ENTER. The second page is shown.
NOTE: Even if you turn off the RDV-1050
The pull-down menu for the MONITOR TYPE
it is not disconnected from the AC power
is already open.
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-1050 may not be
able to perform certain operations. For ex-
ample, some discs may not allow rapid ad-
vance/reverse or slow motion playback.
When you press a remote control or front
panel button if the RDV-1050 cannot per-
4 Press
/
form the operation the
Invalid Opera-
type. For a normal (conventional) TV, se-
tion icon appears on your TV screen.
lect 4:3 LB or 4:3 PS. For a wide-screen TV,
Operations are occasionally unacceptable
select 16:9 NORMAL or 16:9 AUTO.
even if it is not displayed.
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5 Press ENTER. The third page is shown, in
which the pull-down menu of the ANALOG
OUT is already open.
NO - CANCEL
. The first page of the DVD
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6 Press
/
to select a desired analog output
signal type. Set this item correctly when you
play back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with
surround multichannel audio.
• When connecting to a surround decoder,
select 2-CH DOLBY SURROUND.
• When connecting to a stereo amplifier/re-
ceiver or TV, select 2-CH STEREO.
• When connecting the unit's 5.1-channel
output, select MULTI CHANNEL. Note that
you can perform fine tuning for your speak-
ers when MULTI CHANNEL is selected.
7 Press ENTER. The third page is shown. The
to select the desired
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pull-down menu of the DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT is already open.
8 Press
/
to select a desired digital out-
put signal type. If you connect the RDV-1050
to an external surround decoder or D/A
converter set this as needed.
• When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder,
to select the desired monitor
select DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM.
• When connecting to a DTS decoder, select
STREAM/PCM.
• When connecting to other digital devices,
select PCM ONLY.
9 Press ENTER. The TV screen returns to the
opening display.
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VIDEO (NORMAL): select when playing
STREAM/PCM: select when you connect the
back a video source disc with few movements.
DIGITAL OUT jack of the RDV-1050 to the
digital input of an amplifier with a built-in DTS,
VIDEO (ACTIVE): select when playing back
MPEG Multichannel or Dolby Digital decoder,
a video source disc with a lot of movement.
or the stand-alone unit of such a decoder.
FILM: select when playing back a film source
• With some DVD VIDEO discs that are not
disc.
fully copy-protected, a 20 or 24 bit digital
signal may be output.
AUTO: select when playing back a disc con-
taining both video and film source materials.
• A signal recorded with the 96 kHz or higher
The RDV-1050 recognizes the picture type (film
sampling frequency is output from the DIGI-
or video source) of the current disc accord-
TAL OUT jack with the 48 kHz sampling
ing to the disc information. Normally, select
frequency.
this option.
• When playing a DVD VIDEO or Audio CD
disc with DTS, use a DTS decoder to get cor-
Screen Saver
rect signals from your speakers.
You can turn the screen saver ON or OFF.
ANALOG OUTPUT
Setting options: ON, OFF
To correctly play the audio on a DVD VIDEO
disc recorded with surround multichannel
MP3 and WMA/JPEG
audio, you must set this item properly according
The RDV-1050 can play MP3/WMA and JPEG
to your audio system configuration. (This func-
files recorded on a CD-R/CD-RW disc. How-
tion does not work when the VSS function is
ever, if a disc contains both MP3/WMA and
activated.)
JPEG files, you can only play files of the type
selected in this menu.
Setting options: 2-CH DOLBY SURROUND,
2-CH STEREO, MULTI CHANNEL
Setting options: MP3 & WMA, JPEG
2-CH DOLBY SURROUND: select when
MP3 & WMA: when selected, only MP3/
listening to multichannel surround audio with
WMA files can be played back.
the analog AUDIO OUT terminals of the
JPEG: when selected, only JPEG files can be
RDV-1050 connected to a surround decoder.
played back.
2-CH STEREO: select when listening to con-
AUDIO menu
ventional two-channel stereo audio with the
AUDIO OUT terminals of the RDV-1050 con-
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
nected to a stereo amplifier/receiver or tele-
When you connect the digital output of the
vision set, or in case you want to record the
RDV-1050 to an external device equipped with
audio from a DVD VIDEO disc to MiniDisc,
a digital input, this item must be set correctly.
cassette, etc.
See "Appendix C: Digital Output Signal Chart"
for details about the relation between the setting
MULTI CHANNEL: select when listening to
and output signals.
multichannel surround audio in a system where
the 5.1 audio outputs of the RDV-1050 are
Setting options: PCM ONLY, DOLBY DIGI-
connected to an amplifier equipped with 5.1
TAL/PCM, STREAM/PCM
channel inputs.
PCM ONLY: select when you connect the
NOTE: With some DVD AUDIO discs, the
DIGITAL OUT jack of the RDV-1050 to the
track is prohibited from downmixing to 2-
linear PCM digital input of other audio equip-
channel stereo audio. With such discs, even
ment.
if you select 2-CH DOLBY SURROUND or
DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: select when you
2-CH STEREO, the downmixing function
connect the DIGITAL OUT jack of the RDV-1050
does not work. In this case, MULTI CH ap-
to the digital input of a Dolby Digital decoder
pears on the display window for about 2 to
or an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital
3 seconds.
decoder. When this option is selected, play-
ing back a disc recorded by the MPEG Mul-
tichannel format outputs a linear PCM digi-
tal signal.
English
D. RANGE CONTROL
This setting provides optimal audio quality from
the analog AUDIO OUT terminals when lis-
tening to DVD VIDEO discs recorded in Dolby
Digital format, at low or middle volume.
Setting options: WIDE RANGE, NORMAL,
TV MODE
WIDE RANGE: when selected, audio is
played back with the widest dynamic range
so that you can enjoy powerful playback sound.
NORMAL: normally, select this option.
TV MODE: select if DVD Video disc sound
level is lower than TV program sound level.
This lets you clearly hear sound at lower vol-
ume levels.
OUTPUT LEVEL
This setting allows you to attenuate the level
of the signal output from the analog AUDIO
OUT terminals of the RDV-1050.
Setting options: STANDARD, LOW
If the sound output from the speaker is dis-
torted, select LOW.
SPK.SETTING menu
This menu can be selected only when ANA-
LOG OUT in the AUDIO preference display
is set to MULTI CHANNEL.
MODE: You can select the speaker configu-
ration type according to your speaker systems.
Setting options: 5.1 CH., EXPERT
5.1 CH.: select when you connect the unit to
a 5.1-channel amplifier and use the front,
surround, center and subwoofer speakers.
EXPERT: Select when you want to adjust the
audio output of the RDV-1050 to match the
characteristics of your speakers. The SIZE, DE-
LAY, and LEVEL setting items are available. See
the "Fine Tuning for Your Speakers" section
that follows for information on how to adjust
these three items.
NOTE: If you connect the digital outputs of
the RDV-1050 to an external Dolby Digital
or DTS decoder, and set DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT in the AUDIO preference display
to STREAM/PCM, the three Expert settings
do not affect the output signal. Adjust the
speaker settings of the external decoder in-
stead.
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