IMPORTANT SAFEGARDS PRE FITTED MAINS PLUG For your convenience a main plug with a fuse has been fitted to this appliance. For your safety please observe the following instruction. 1. Should the fuse fail in the plug remove the plug from the wall socket and replace the fuse with a 3 Amp ASTA approved to BS 1362 fuse.
SOME DO’S AND DONT’S ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet European safety standards but like many electri- cal equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety to be assured. DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
CONTENT Important Safeguards________________________________________________________ 1 Some Do’s and Dont’s on the Safe Use of Equipment ______________________________ 2 Contents & Package ________________________________________________________ 3 Disc You Can Play __________________________________________________________ 4 Installation ________________________________________________________________ 5 Remote Control ____________________________________________________________ 6 Front Panel ________________________________________________________________ 7 Rear Panel ________________________________________________________________ 7 Connections _______________________________________________________________ 8 Playing A DVD / CD / VCD Disc ______________________________________________ 10 Setup Menu ______________________________________________________________ 13...
DISC YOU CAN PLAY While advances have been made to ensure that your disc player is compatible with the largest number of discs possible, it cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to play discs which might not be compliant with audio CD standards.
Player Zones For the purpose of distribution of DVD Discs, the world has been separated into 6 zones. The zone your unit is intended for is indicated on the Zone Label. This should be the same as the label on discs available in your region. If you have any difficulties in playing a disc, make sure that the disc is for the same zone as your player.
REMOTE CONTROL 1. Power On / Standby switches the player between Standby and On 2. “INFO” key enters and exits Active Navigation mode 3. “CLEAR” key - exits menus and Active Navigation mode - deletes the last selection in program mode 4.
CONNECTIONS Video Connections The way in which you connect your DVD player and the type of cabling you choose can make a noticeable difference in picture and sound quality. Before you select one of the options, please make sure that your other equipment (e.g.
Audio Connections Before you select one of the options, please make sure that your other equipment (e.g. TV, receiver) has the required input/output channel. Use either options of below: For better sound quality, use RCA AUDIO CABLE or SCART CABLE AUDIO CABLE AUDIO CABLE SCART CABLE...
PLAYING A DVD/CD/VCD DISC 1. Press to open the disc tray. 2. Load disc on the tray with label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray. During Playback Pause / Freeze Press to temporarily hold the playback. Press repeat- edly to switch between Pause and Freeze.
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Numeric keys (0-9) Press to input track number for direct track selection. Zoom Press to zoom in (2x, 3x, 4x and 5x) pictures during disc playback. Info Banner VCD/SVCD Time Search 00:33:10 Input with numeric keys the time you want to play from.
Repeat A-B allows a passage to be repeated continu- ously. Press OK at the start of the required passage (A), then press OK again at the end of required passage (B). The passage will then be repeated continuously between point A and B. on Remote Control) Index Menu Press OK to enter Index menu.
SETUP MENU To access the setup menu the unit must be in STOP mode.Use Active Navigation keys to make selections and then press OK to confirm. 1. Play Press OK to list the content of disc (No menu available without disc loaded.) 2.
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3.3 Rated Titles (continue) If alternative scenes with lower rating are included, Parental Level 7 Parental Level 5 Parental Level 5 Parental Level 7 the player plays the highest rated scene that the Playback Path parental setting allows. For example, consider a disc Parental Level 5 which is generally suitable for most audiences, and is Parental Level 2...
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4.2 PAL/NTSC Press OK to select PAL or NTSC output to match your TV or other video equipment. Warning: You MUST have a PAL system TV if you choose to select the PAL setting. If you have an NTSC North American television set and you switch the set- ting to PAL, you will lose your ability to switch the DVD Player back to NTSC because the On Screen Menu will no longer be readable.
Example shows how to create a program and play the last selection for DVD Use Active Navigation keys to make selections Step 1: Select Title “1” Step 2: Press to add Title “1” Step 3: Select Title “2” Step 4: Select Chapter “1”...
Step 7: Press to delete the last selection Step 8: Select “Done” to save the “Program List” and start to play Example shows how to create a program and play the last selection for CD Step 1: Select Track “1” Step 2: Press to add Track “1”...
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Step 4: Press to add Track “3” Step 5: Select “Done” to save the “Program List” and start to play Step 6: Press to delete the last selection Step 7: Select “Done” to save the “Program List” and start to play Page 18...
PLAYING MP3 / WMA / JPEG PICTURE DISC General • Press twice to stop MP3/WMA playback and display the main menu. • Use Navigation Keys to select the menu Main menu: for MP3/WMA disc only Standard > Random > Program •...
CONTROLS (MP3 / WMA / JPEG PICTURE DISC) 1. Open / Close • Press to open the tray Note: Load disc on the tray with label facing upward. • Press to close the tray and play automatically 2. Play • Press to start playing 3.
PLAY MODES (MP3 / WMA DISC) 1. Standard Press OK to set unit playing tracks in default order. 2. Random Press OK to set unit playing tracks in random Program order. Standard Random Note: Applicable to MP3/WMA disc only 3. Program Press OK to select program in main menu.
PROBLEMS If it appears that your DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something simple has been overlooked. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the player yourself; as this will invalidate the warranty. Only qualified service personnel can remove the cover or service this player.
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