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Safety Information 3 Safety Precautions Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard,do not exposethisequipment to rain or moisture. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications t o this equipment voidthe user'sauthorityto operateit. Laser Safety This unit employsa laser. O nly a qualified servicepersonshould remove the cover or attempt to service this device, d ue to possible eye injury.
4 Table ofContents General Information Safety Information ............Table of Contents ............Introduction ............Playable Discs ............Getting Started Remote Control Setup ........... Hookups ............8-12 DVD Player Display ............ Front Panel ............Rear Panel ............Remote Control Buttons ..........16-17 Disc Playback and Features...
Introduction 5 • lOt..° ..I,..° .Jeto... °° e..°° .oeotl .° o,e... °. Jt.e... ° mQ.. °°°, o... ,o° o.e. °°° .Jots, o°° 1.., • J.. ° .el ° ,,.1. Welcome! This DigitalVideo Disc Player will allow you to enjoy better picture quality, clearer sound, and endless playback features available on Digital Video Discs (DVDs).
6 Playable D iscs Playable Discs This DVD Playerwill playDigitalVideo Discs(DVDs) andAudio CDs. In order to playa DVD or Audio CD on this DVD Player, m akesure the Disc meets the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systemsasdescribed on this page.Also,the Discs should be labelled with the following Iogos and should meet these standards.
Remote C ontrol Setup7 • •• °°.,°° °.°°.. .°° ,.°° • ° ItooQte,eoo,ll6 • OmJOO,e,OO_e•O6OO,•O OIJJOO_e•6Ol, JlO_OOOOe••6Ol • I,•,oe• ••_OIO•_I,_••_O • Putting_ Batteries in the Remote Control Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by pressing the tab, then lifting the lid. Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their + and - ends alignedas indicated.
8 Hookups • •or • too• •.°l, .Do• • •6•1 • °°°, ot_• • t•• • °°ill • ,o• •o•1 • mid • oeQ• • too°ml ot6•• • i°too• •teoi• •DID• • ioe•°o •, oDd,o,•°•• You may connect the DVD Playerseveral different ways,dependingon your existing equipment and your prefer- encesfor sound and picture quality.To determine which hookup is best for you, examine the optionson the fol- lowing pages,then see which best matches your situation.
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Hookups (cont'd) 9 • •• • • • • • • Connectine the DVD Player to a TV only (no stereo or amplifier) TV has audio (red and white) and S-Video In jacks • For better picture quality,use an optional S-Video cable to connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Playerto the S-VIDEO IN jack on your TVYou will not use theVIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Player, a nd you will not need the yellow video cable.
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Connecting to a TV and a Stereo • Set DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to OFF on the DVD Player. D etails are on pages38-39. If you play a DVD when the settings are wrong,the soundwill be distortedor you may damage the speakers. Back of TV {exampleonly) o Ao,t...
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Hookups (cont'd) I I 6.., IOOOO,, tO6OO,.OOQQ_ _OOOOO .°°Om, OtOOO _OOtl • OOOt • too6n IOOQtOI • t,tt,, O_O,6*t • IOOQO • tOOO • • tO • • tJ°t_.. Ot°°_6 Connecting to a Dolbv Di__ital Decoder or D TS Decoder Some Discsare recorded in a 5.1 channelDolby Digital Surround or DigitalTheater System(DTS) Surround formatThese Discs will sound best ifyou connectthe DVD Playerto a Dolby Digital or DTS Decode_ •...
DVD Player D isplay 13 Display Messagesabout current DVD Player operations appearhere. See Display Messagesbelow. Disc loading tray Insert a Disc here. Lit when a DVD is ins_'rted. When the l DVD light is on, the J disc s oaded competely andis ready for playbacl_.
14 Front Panel PAUSE Button Press to pause Disc playback. Details are on page 2 I. STOP Button Press to stop Disc playback. Details are on page 18. Remote Sensor Receives a signal from your remote control so you can operate your PLAY Button DVD Player from a distance.
RearPanel 1 5 VIDEO OUT Jack Connect the yellow video cable (supplied) here and to theTV's Video In jack. Detailsare on pages8 and 10-12. S-VIDEO OUT Jack Connect an optional S-Video cable here and to the S-Video In jack of a television. Details are on pages9-12, S-VI_O AC Power Cor...
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MENU Button Press to display the menu of the Disc. Details are on pages 5 and 19. POWER Button Press to turn the power on and off."HELLO" appears briefly on the display panel as the DVD Player turns on."BYE" appears briefly as the DVD Player turns off. TITLE Button Press to display the Title menu of the...
Remote C ontrol Buttons (cant'd) 17 FWD (forward) I_ Button Press to fast forward the Disc. Detailsare on page 22. Press the PAUSE/STILLbutton, then press the FWD button to begin slow motion playback.Press the FWD button repeatedly to changethe forward speed of slow motion. Details are on page 23. OPEN/CLOSE Button Press to open or close the Disc tray.
18 Playing a Disc IAuo,o c oI Playing a DVD or an Audio CD Insert a Disc. Before you begin... Turn on the power of the TV, amplifierand any other equipment connectedto the DVD Player.Make sure theTV and the stereo or amplifier(if applicable)are set to the correct channel.Detailsore on pages8-12.
Disc Menus19 Using Menus Some DVDs contain menus that describe the contents of the Disc Toaccessthe DVD'sMain Menu... or allow you to customize Disc playback. For example, the menu may offer choices for subtitle languages, d irector's commentary, or soundtrack playback. To use the DVD menu and select playbackfeatures, follow these steps.
20 Pausing Playback [ UD,O c oI Pausing P layback... Pausing Playback During playback, press the PAUSE/STILL button on the remote control (or press the PAUSE button on the DVD Player). Playbackwill pause and the sound will be muted. CBCB_ _ C3_Q__ _C_G Press the PLAY button to resume playback.
Step byStep Playback 21 Press the PAUSE/STILL button to pause playback. The soundwill be muted. Press the PAUSE/STILL button repeatedly to see the pic- ture advance one frame (or step) at a time. The soundwill remain muted. PAUSEwill appearbriefly on the screen eachtime you press the PAUSE/STILLbutton.
22 Fast F orward/Reverse Search IAuD,o C DI During playback, press the FWDI_I_ button or the REV_I_I button on the remote control (or pressthe SEARCH buttons on the DVD Player). • On a DVD, pressingthe FWDIH_ or REV<I_I button repeatedly will forward or reverse the picture at twice, eight times, or 32 times the normal playbackspeed.Sound will be muted during searching.
Slow Motion23 TJTL_ ME_S A_TU_ Press the PAUSE/STILL button during playback. CZ2_ CZ_ CZZ) Press the FWD button. Slow motion playback will begin. Pressthe FWD button repeatedly during slow motion playback to vary the speedof slow motion playback. _y_. Fcao_ You may play the DVD at I/ 16, 1/8, or 1/2 the normal playback speed.
24 Track Playback Starting Playback at a Specific Track There are three waysto beginplayback on anAudio CO at a specific Track.You may use the Number buttons,the SEARCH MODE but- ton, or the SKIP _ buttons.For details,read the information below. Using the Number Buttons to Select aTrack Press the Number buttons to enter the desired Track num- ber The selectedTrackwill be located,and playback will start.You may select aTrack with the Number buttons during playback or...
Title/Chapter Playback 25 Starting Playback at a Specific Title/Chapter There are two ways to begin DVD playbackat a specificTide or Chapter.You may usethe Number buttons or the SEARCH MODE button. Using the Number Buttons to Select aT,tie/Chapter During playback, press the Number buttons to select a Chapter.
26 Specific Time Playback Starting Playback at a Specific DiscTime Press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly (three times for DVDs or two times for Audio CDs). "tOTAL TItlE Ih23m,_s TIME[ SEARC_dTIM E eEmD star_ _Ex_ Use the Number buttons to enter the Disc time at which you want playback to begin.
Repeat P layback27 Press the REPEAT button repeatedly until the repeat mode you want appears in the top left corner of theTV screen. • Repeatedly pressing the REPEATbutton during playback lets you choose REPEATCHAPTER, REPEAT TITLE, or REPEATOFE • If a Chapter is playing repeatedly,then you press the Number buttons to select a new Chapter, the new Chapter will play repeatedly.
28 A-BRepeat Playback • oto, • • o,,° mo,, ,,,, oto, oo,, • o,,, ,oo,, • t,,, • oo,, • o,, • ,oo,, • ,o,a, oe,, i D,,,, • to,a, • oef, • ,oo,,,, • ,,,,,,e,Q,,,,,, IAuo,o You can play a section of anAudio CD or DVD repeatedly.Follow these steps to set up the section that you want to play over and over.
Programmed Playback 29 AUDIO CD] You may determine the order in which Tracks will play.The order that you set is called the Program.To set up programmed playback, J--m follow these steps. While playback is stopped, press the MODE button. The program screen will appear.
30 Random Playback You may playthe Tracks of anAudio CD in Random order instead ® of the order in which they are recorded (h2,3...).To set up Random Playback,follow these steps. While playback is stopped, press the MODE button repeatedly so that the RANDOM screen appears.
Audio Language/Sound Mode31 The DVD Player allowsyou to select a Language for DVDs or a Sound Mode for Audio CDs. Press the AUDIO button during playback, then press the buttons to select the desired language. • The language canbe changedonly if multiple languages a re avail- able on the DVD.
32 Subtitle L anguage Press the SUBTITLE button during playback. The subtitle menu will appear on the TV screen. Within 15 seconds, press the A/v buttons to select a sub- title language. Select a language from those availableon the DVD. __---- Press buttons.
Camera Angles 3 3 Some DVDs contain scenes that were recorded from different angles.You may select a camera angle with the DVD Player. Press the ANGLE button during playback. Within 15 seconds, press the A/v buttons to select a dif- ferent angle.
While playback is stopped, press the SETUP button. The setup screen will appear. i LANGUAGE 2 VIDEO 3 AUDIO 4 C_k:K 5 OTHERS Press the Number 4 button to select LOCK, The SETUP/LOCK menu will appear. PASSWORD LEVEL IttONEI 2 CHANGE pASSWORD Press the Number buttons to enter the 4-digit password.
Parental Lock Levels 3 5 While playback is stopped, press the SETUP button. The setup screen will appear. t I.,_Gt/,_E 2 V_DEO 3 AUDIO 4 LOCK 5 OTHERS SETt)p Press the Number 4 button to select LOCK. The SETUP/LOCK menu will appear. PASSWOI _ID [ _ ÷...
36 Status D isplay Accessing the Status Display You cancheck the informationabout the current Disc by pressing the DISPLAY button on the remote control. Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly to access or c_b c_b _ remove the status displays. • Elapsedtime of the current Title TIT _EE _ml4, CHA*TC__0_0,,0S_.__,...
Video S ettings 3 7 When playback is stopped, press the SETUP button. The setup screen will appear. 1 t.ANGIJAGE /_WE CeE_U 2 VIDEO 3 AklDIO 4 LOCK c_c_ c_ ..50THFRS Press the Number 2 button to selectVIDEO. _3 C_C_ I TVM_E 14:3LB] srll±...
38 Audio Settings While playback is stopped, press the SETUP button. The setup screenwill appear. i LANGUAGE CLOSE ® 2 VIDEO 3 _,LIOIO 4 k_ 5 OTHERS Press the Number 3 button to select AUDIO. DIGITAL OUT 2 VbRTUAL 3D (OFF] SETUPIAUDI°...
Audio Settings (cont'd) 3 9 To change the PCM, DOLBY DIGITAL, or DTS settings, press the corresponding Number button to select the desired item, then press the Number button to choose the setting (i.e. ON or OFF). SETUP/AUDIO • • Audio signalsare converted _o 48 kHTdl6 bit signals I 4BkHZ when playing a DVD recorded with high sound quality...
40 Language Settings While playback is stopped, press the SETUP button. The setup screen appears. 1 LANGUAGE 2 VI_O 3 AUDIO 4 LOCK 5 OTHERS Press the Number I button to select LANGUAGE. SETUp_ANGUAGE 1 AUDIO [ORIG] 2SUBTITLE [AUTO] 3 DI_MENU [AUTOI 4 pLAYER MENU [ENG]...
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Language Settings (cont'd) 4 1 Press a Number button to select a setting, • If OTHER is selected on the AUDIO, SUBTITLE or DISC MENU screen, the COUNTRY CODE screen will appear. Press four Number buttons to enter the country code you desire, then press the ENTER button.
44 Helpful Hints • ate eooe,.eoete ,oeee ,ooo, ,,ee,, eooe, io99e • oQ, •eeoe, ,meeoe •oee,,, JeoQe • ,eee, • i eooJ • • ,e,, ,,oJ ,,,,,, • ,l_oo,,° •, • • • If you are havingproblems with your product, checkthis list of problemsand possi- ble solutions before requesting service.You may be able to solve the problem your- self.
46 Care andMaintenance • oe,, ,,e,o,e, ,,,, ,,,,, ,,,a • ,,°oJ.tog iotJ • ,oo, ,oQo, • ,,,, ,..tg • ,toJ oooQ, • • ,,,,, • ,°°tog • oo,, • ,,,,,,, ,,,,oo,o, , • • ,o Cleaning the DVD Player • Wipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the DVD Player with a soft, slightly clamp cloth.
Glossary 47 • o6oll .ool, oooooo6ol ioooo imoo Jtoqo Do,* tmooo, Ioo,i JooQ,, to,co ,ooQo, ,too,,,, .Doto • ooee,,oto,,,o ,,o,°Q,,go,, • ,B,o, AUDIO OUT lacks: jacks located on the backof the DVD Playerwhich are used to send audio to another system(TV, decoder,or amplifier). Coaxial jack: Used to send digital audio to a decoder or amplifier, a llowingyou to adjustthe volumeat the decoder or amplifier.Thisconnectionprovidesthe 5.1 channel surround sound as heard in movie theaters.
48 Specifications Product Type Digital Video Disc Player Playable Discs DVD-Video Audio CD Color System NTSC Frequency Response DVD (linear sound): 20 Hz to 22 kHz (sample rate: 48 kHz) 20 Hz to 44 kHz (sample rate: 96 kHz) Audio CD: 20 FIz to 20 kHz Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SIN Ratio) Audio CD: II 0 dB EIAJ(Electronic Industries Association of Japan) Dynamic Range...
Limited W arranty 4 9 DVD PLAYER 90 DaysFreeLabor/One YearPartsExchange.Thisproduct must be carriedin for repair. IS COVERED? manual(s) are not readily available). You must have proof of purchase to receive MAKE SURE YOU KEER.. warranty service.A sales receipt or other document Pleasekeep your sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is consid- showing proof of purchase.Attach it to this owner's...
50 Index ac power cord ............parental lock ............3 4-35 accessories..............password ..............3 4 angle button............16,33 pause button ............. 1 4 arrow buttons ............pause/still button ............! 7 audio button ............16,3 I play button ............14, 17 audio cd..............
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The following items are supplied with your DVD Player; they are provided to help you use or set up your DVD Player. Remote Control 4835 218 37267 TwoAA Batteries 4835 138 17012 Audio and Video Cables 4835 321 17148 This owner's manual is made of recy¢luble materials Remember to r_/cle! As an _*EP.GY STAP.