Use of any controls, adjustments, or procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. WARNING: Any change or modification to the unit, not expressly approved by plawa-feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG or its authorized parties, could void user’s authority to operate the unit.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS POWER SOURCES This unit operates on a supplied AC adaptor, car adaptor and chargeable batteries. Make sure that the input voltage of the AC adaptor is in line with the local volt- age. Otherwise, the AC adaptor and unit may be damaged. Do not touch the AC adaptor with wet hands to avoid electric shocks.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS is dust on the pickup lens, use a cleaning disc to clean them. Please refer to the operation instructions of the cleaning disc you bought. WHEN USING HEADPHONES To avoid hearing damages caused by sudden high volume, keep the volume at the lowest level before play back.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (1) Read instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. (2) Retain instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. (3) Warnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.
Multi - angle and multi - language brings unique trick functions. Parental lock makes it easy to control the content of discs. 3. ZOOM The CINEMAN.5 has a unique feature that can zoom multi-media playback 2x, 3x or 4x the original size. 4. MULTI - FUNCTIONS Fast forward, fast reverse, slow play, frame play, repeat play and program play.
DEFINITION OF TERMS TITLE The images or music of a DVD are divided into some units, among which title is the biggest one. To an image in video software, title is movie, to a piece of music in audio software, it is music. ´...
NAME OF PARTS MAIN UNIT (13) RETURN TFT LCD (14) DIRECTION BUTTONS SPEAKER (15) ENTER PUSH OPEN (16) VOLUME TOP MENU (17) PHONES JACK MENU (18) POWER ON/ OFF PREVIOUS/ NEXT (19) DC IN STOP (20) VIDOE OUT PAUSE (21) AUDIO OUT/ OPTICAL PLAY (10) REMOTE SENSOR (22) VIDEO/ TFT...
NAME OF PARTS REMOTE CONTROL (15) A-B REPEAT (16) ZOOM SUBTITLE (17) MUTE NUMBER BUTTONS (18) TITLE SETUP (19) SLOW PLAY DIRECTION BUTTONS (20) RETURN PLAY (21) CLEAR MENU (22) TIME SEARCH STOP (23) RESUME PAUSE (10) FF/FR SEARCH (24) PLAY MODE (11) PREV/NEXT SKIP (25) LANGUAGE (12) AUDIO MODE...
CONNECTIONS CONNECT TO POWER A Please make sure that the supplied AC adaptor is in line with the local voltage. Connect the supplied AC adaptor to: DC IN on the left side of the unit. Insert one end of the power supply cord into the input jack of the adaptor and the other end into the household mains socket.
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CONNECTIONS CONNECT TO TV The AV cords are connected according to diagram C: Mini - plug: connect to the VIDEO OUT jack of the unit. Yellow plug: connect to the VIDEO IN jack of the TV. Mini - plug: connect to the AUDIO OUT jack of the unit. Red - plug: connect to the AUDIO IN R jack of the TV.
PREPARATIONS BEFORE OPERATION USE REMOTE CONTROL Refer to the diagram, open the battery compartment of the remote control, insert batteries, then close the compartment. To use the remote control, point it at the remote sensor of the unit. Operates in a range of 5 meters to 60°. Generally, batteries last for about one year, replace the batteries if the remote control does not work.
PREPARATIONS BEFORE OPERATION Playable Discs LOGO CONTENT SIZE PLAYING TIME Audio + Video about 2hrs (Motion Pictures) 12 cm (single-side disc) about 4hrs (double-side disc) about 80 min. (single-side disc) 8 cm about 160 min. (double-side disc) Audio 12 cm about 74 min.
BASIC OPERATIONS BEFORE OPERATION A Turn on the power. Press the lock switch to open the cabinet cover. Set POWER ON. Turn VOLUME to adjust volume (including when using headphones). When the unit is connected to a TV or an amplifier, adjust the volume accord- ing to owner’s manual and set TV to AV mode.
BASIC OPERATIONS PLAY DISCS available if the disc was created with that particular feature (i.e., if you Load a disc and press (PLAY) to select the Subtitle icon, you won’t be play the disc. Stop playback. Press í. able to change the subtitle language Remove the disc and switch off the unless the author of the disc created unit.
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BASIC OPERATIONS Press the buttons to go to through the audio languages that the next or previous title. are available on the disc until the Note: audio language you want to use Some discs only have one appears in the text box. Audio will title.
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BASIC OPERATIONS turned off, the subtitle language will To Use Repeat: revert to the language setting speci- While a disc is playing, press fied through the DVD player main on the remote to bring up the menu. Display. The subtitle language can also be Highlight the Repeat icon.
BASIC OPERATIONS Changing the Audio chapter menus. Press (PLAY), the í or Channel Output screen shows the menu. Press í to skip the next or previous page, If you are playing a Stereo CD, you select with number buttons or direc- can change the channel output from tion buttons.
FUNCTION SETTING SELECT WITH the screen, illustrating General Setup, NUMBER BUTTONS Audio Setup, Preference, Password Setup, and Exit Setup. Load a disc. Press number buttons to The screen shows: select tracks after the unit finishes reading the disc. If the track number isn’t over 10, just push buttons 1-10.
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FUNCTION SETTING Digital Setup” Page. The screen shows the submenu for your selec- tion. --- Dolby Digital Setup --- The screen shows: Dual Mono Stereo L - Mono R - Mono --- Dolby Digital Setup --- Mix - Mono D.R.C. Stereo Dual Mono Audio Setup...
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FUNCTION SETTING Exit, then press the (PLAY) button to exit setup menu completely. GENERAL SETUP The setting menu is as follows: 3. WIDE This is selected when the unit is con- --- General Setup Page --- nected to a wide-screen TV. TV Display Wide Normal/PS...
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FUNCTION SETTING er to be connected must have SPEAKER SETUP Dolby Digital and MPEG decoding. The setting structure is: SPDIF /PCM: Select this when the DVD player is connected with a 2- --- Speaker Setup Page --- channel digital stereo amplifier. When a Dolby Digital or MPEG disc Lt/Rt Downmix...
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FUNCTION SETTING compression rate to obtain the dif- V SURR ferent compression results of the Use to turn Virtual Surround on signals. and off. REVERB MODE EQUALIZER Use to select a Reverb Mode that This will help you to select graphic you want to use.
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The setting menu is : customize playback by not allowing particular rating media to be played --- Preference Page --- on the CINEMAN.5. To set a particu- lar rating of media to be played follow Audio English the following steps:...
MP3 OPERATION other tracks, and press (PLAY) SELECT TRACKS WITH MENU button to play. Insert a disc, the unit will search In stop mode, select the folder disc information. The TV screen icon on the left side, then press displays main menu. (PLAY) button to return to the main menu.
PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS AUDIO MODE WHEN PLAYING CD You may select any language from a AUDIO MODE multi-language DVD . Mono Left You may select the right channel or left channel or stereo from a multi- channel CD. AUDIO MODE Mono Right WHEN PLAYING DVD...
PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS WHEN PLAYING DVD OR CD Press (PLAY) to play normally. Press to play fast forward. Each REPEAT PLAY time you press the button, the This function can be used to repeat- screen shows orderly: edly play a title, chapter, track, disc, or some part on a disc.
PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS PLAY DVD Repeat a disc. Press , the REPEAT Press repeatedly until SUBTITLE screen shows “ ”. The unit the desired language is selected. plays all the tracks on the disc. The screen shows: SUBTITLE REPEAT Subtitle 01/03: ENGLISH Remove the subtitle.
PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS To resume normal playback, press Example: Enter " " to select original angle. After setting, the unit will play the disc from 1:02:38. TIME SEARCH You may directly enter a time, title or PLAY CD chapter number to search fast on a To jump to a specific time, use disc, the unit plays from that point.
PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS BOOKMARK ZOOM PLAY The bookmark feature lets you mak a This function can be used to watch a point on the disc that you can go to motion or motionless picture. quickly. You can store up to 12 book- Press during playback, the ZOOM...
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PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS WHEN PLAYING DVD To remove program playback, press the í (STOP) button twice during Press until the screen PLAY MODE the program play. shows: Programm: TT (20)/CH (--) WHEN PLAYING CD 01 TT:_ _ CH:_ _ 06 TT:_ _ CH:_ _ Press until the screen...
PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS light NEXT and press (PLAY) to go DIGEST to the next page. To remove program playback, press the í (STOP) button during the pro- The screen shows: gram play. Select Digest Type SHUFFLE OR RANDOM PLAY Title Digest The unit can play in random orders.
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PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS PLAY CD Press after the unit stops. DIGEST DIGEST The screen shows: Scan The unit plays the first ten seconds of each track one after another. Remove digest play í (STOP), digest play is removed and the unit stops.
OTHERS ACCESSORIES Check if you have all the accessories after the carton is opened. Audio cable Video cable Remote control Owner’s manual AC power adaptor Rechargeable battery pack and charger Car cigarette adaptor PRECAUTIONS FOR DISC HANDLING DISC To keep the disc clean, do not touch the play sides of the disc Do not attach paper or tape to the disc.
OTHERS TROUBLE SHOOTING If you experience the following problems while using the unit, this troubleshoot- ing guide can help you. No sound Check if the unit is connected securely. Check if the volume of headphone is set to MIN when using headphone. Make sure you operate the TV or amplifier correctly.
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PLAYBACK TIME Generally, after the battery pack is recharged,its continuously working time is as follows. For example: Model Operating status Continuous playing time CINEMAN.5 Play DVD, TFT on about 2 hours Play DVD, TFT off about 4 hours CONDITIONS AND ATTENTION While using the battery pack, the environmental temperature should be 5°C...
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