Precautions Dear Customers May we take this opportunity to thank you for Please read these precautions before operating this unit. purchasing this DVD/VIDEO CD/CD player. Power cord protection We strongly recommend that you carefully study the To avoid any malfunctions of the units, and to protect against electric shock, fire or personal injury, please Operating instructions before attempting to operate observe the following.
Features Disc formats supported by this player l DVD: a completely new dimension in video enter- The unit can play back discs bearing any of the tainment following marks: Subtitles may be displayed in one of a maximum of 32 languages. The audio soundtrack can be heard in up to 8 languages.
Table of contents Advance Operation Getting Started Program play (Video CD/CD)......16 Random play (Video CD/CD)......16 Safety infromation........... 2 Repeat Play............17 Precautions............... 2 Repeat viewing (listening)........17 Features..............3 Repeating section between to spcific points Accessories............... 3 (A-B repeat)............17 Control reference guide...........
Control reference guide (8) OPEN/CLOSE button Main Unit (9) SKIP buttons (1) POWER (10) PLAY button Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa. In standby mode, the unit is still consum- (11) Shuttle dial (SEARCH) ing a small amount of power.
Basic connection l Ensure that the power switch of this unit and other equipment to be connected is set to off before commencing connection. l Do not block ventilation holes of any of the equipments and arrange them so that air can circulate freely. Read through the instructions before connecting other equipment.
Optional audio connections Connecting to an AV amplifier with 5.1ch input connector supporting Dolby Digital (AC-3) The player contains a Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder. This enables the playback of DVDs recorded in Dolby Digital, Linear PCM without the need for an external decoder with Dolby Digital, Linear PCM processing.
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Optional audio connection Connecting to a decoder with Dolby Digital (AC-3) processing [A] When DVDs recorded in Dolby Digital are played, Dolby Digital bitstream is output from the player’s OPTICAL digital audio output connector or COAXIAL digital audio output connector. When the player is connected to a Dolby Digital decoder, you can enjoy theater-quality audio in your home.
Before enjoying DVD/Video CD/CD Basic play The On-Screen menu language of your player has been factory pre-set to English Stopping play and returning to the menu screen l DVD In the explanation given below it is assumed that English has been selected as the menu language Press TITLE, MENU or RETURN.
Slow-motion play [DVD/Video CD ] Rapid advance (Rapid reverse) By the remote control unit By the remote control unit Press SLOW/SEARCH (Reverse direction) or Press SLOW/SEARCH (Reverse direction) or (Forward direction) (Forward direction) during play. The speed of slow-motion is relatively slow at first. When the button is pressed again, the speed becomes l The speed of advance (reverse) is relatively slow at first.
Enjoying Karaoke Enjoying Karaoke Changing the audio channels [Virtual Duet] Preparations: [DVD Karaoke only] It is recommended to connect the audio equipment when enjoying Karaoke. (See page 6.) DVD Karaoke discs are provided with two master vocals (male and female parts). This function is Example of DVD Karaoke disc (5ch): convenient to practice singing a duet song.
Karaoke request play Enjoying Karaoke using Karaoke GUI screen Remarks Changing 1 Press REQUEST during play or in the STOP mode. Method The Karaoke request screen is displayed. To jump to the desired title/track Numeric/ number SELECT To change the key of a song (See page 11.) 2 Press the numeric button(s) to enter the desired (To lower a half tone),...
General information about GUI screen This unit features GUI (Graphical User Interface) screens consisting of icons showing disc information (title/chapter/track number, elapsed playing time, audio/subtitle language, and angle) and player information (repeat play, play mode, marker, picture mode, Karaoke vocal ON/OFF, master volume, etc.) Common proccedures [A] 1 Press DISPLAY during play or in the stop mode.
Detailed description of each GUI icon Screen fro disc infromation Changing Remarks method To show the current title No. [DVD] or track No. [Video CD/CD] to jump to Numeric/ the desired title No. Or track No. SELECT To show the current chapter No. or to jump to the desired chapter No.
Detailed description of each GUI icon For your reference: For the language abbreviations used for the audio sound- Chinese French German track and subtitle language icons, see the table [A]. Italian Spanish Dutch Swedish Norwegian Danish Portuguse Screen for player information [B] Russian Japanese Englidh...
Program play [Video CD/CD] Program play [Video CD/CD] The player plays the tracks in the disc in an order you Clearing the program specify. When the program playback screen is displayed Choose a track, then press SELECT Note: l The program play function cannot be used when connected to a PAL TV.
Repeat play Repeat play Repeat viewing (listening) To enjoy program repeat play If REPEAT MODE is pressed during program play (see Press REPEAT MODE during play. page 16), the display changes as follows Each time this button is pressed, the TV monitor Repeat of programmed track changes as shown below and the disc will repeat a being played...
Storing markers in memory to be Changing subtitle language viewed (listened) again [DVD only] The subtitle language of your player has been factory Storing a marker in the memory pre-set to English (This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle languages are redorded.) 1 Press MARKER during play.
Viewing from another angle Changing audio soundtrack [DVD only] language [DVD only] The audio language of your player has been factory Some DVDs may contain scenes which have been shot pre-set to English (This operation works only with discs simultaneously from a number of different angles. For on which multiple audio soundtrack languages are these discs, the same scene can be viewed from each of recorded.)
Using a DVD menu [DVD only] To cancel during setup operation Press RETURN or select "0". (The previous screen is Some DVDs have unique menu structures called DVD menus. For displayed. example, DVDs programmed with complex contents provide guide menus, and those recorded with various languages provide To clear the initial settings screen menus for audio and subtitle language.
Initial Settings Initial Settings To change the Switching the On-Screen Display ON or OFF settings You can select whether On-Screen Display messages 1. Select “2” by the such as PLAY and STOP will be displayed or not. joystick at the initial settings screen and 1 At the initial settings screen press SELECT.
Initial settings Initial settings Selecting digital input Selecting TV screen Type Select the digital output to be output from the optical/ Select the appropriate screen type according to your TV coaxial digital audio output connector of the unit set; conventional size screen (4:3) or wide-screen (16:9) 1 At the initial settings screen 1 At the initial settings screen Select “7 digital Audio Output”...
Initial settings Initial settings For your reference: Speaker Settings l TO output the test signal 1. Select “Test” by the joystick, and then press SELECT. 1 At the initial settings screen (Test signals will be output consecutively from each Select “8 Speaker Setting” by the joystick and speaker clockwise.) press SELECT.
Definition of terms Specification Angle Power Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have Requirements: AC 110 -240 V, 50/60 Hz Power been simultaneously shot from a number of different Consumption: 22W (approx. 3.5 W when power angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the is OFF by the power button or left side, from the right side, etc.).
Troubleshooting Before requesting service for this unit, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation. Symptom (Common) Remedy Insert the power plug into the scoket No Power...
Symptom [DVD] Remedy Angle cannot be changed. This function is dependent on software availability. Even if a disc has a number of angles recorded, these angles may be recorded for specific scenes only (when the ANGLE indicator on the unit lights up.) The password for age restriction Please contact the local dealer.
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