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Page 1: Introduction Safety
SAFETY To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, con- tact an authorized service location. GB 1... -
Page 2: Important Safeguards
I M PORTAN T SAFEGUARDS PREFITTED MAINS PLUGS For your convenience a mains plug has been fitted to this appliance. For your safety please observe the following information. 1. Should the fuse in the plug fail remove the plug from the wall socket and replace the fuse with a 3 Amp ASTA approved to BS 1362 fuse. -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
I M PORTAN T SAFET Y I N ST RU CT I ON S CAUTION: RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use and servicing. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction Safety ........................GB 1 Important Safeguards ....................GB 2 Important Safety Instructions ................... GB 3 Contents, Packing ....................GB 4 Player Zones, Anti-copy Disc Protection, Installation ............. GB 5 DVD Discs & Cleaning DVD Discs ................GB 5 Remote Control ...................... -
Page 5: Player Zones, Anti-Copy Disc Protection, Installation
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. -
Page 6: Remote Control
Remote Control turns unit on/off. sets the sleep (auto-off) timer function. 3. V.SELECT toggles between progressive scan and switches different video output modes. 4. AV SEL selects external AV inputs (press repeatedly). 5. DVD selects DVD/CD/VCD mode. 6. TUNER selects Tuner mode, switches between MW and FM bands. -
Page 7: Front Panel
Front Panel 1. Standby On / Off Starts playing in DVD/VCD/CD mode. 2. Disc Tray 9. VOLUME Adjusts the master volume. Turn clockwise to increase the volume and anti-clockwise to decrease Opens or closes the disc loading tray 10. DVD Selects DVD/VCD/CD as the input SKIP 1) skips to previous chapter/track source in DVD/VCD/CD mode, 2) tunes down... -
Page 8: Rear Panel
Rear Panel IMPORTANT! Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, aerial and all optional equipment have been connected. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. 1. FM Aerial Input Connections For FM reception, connect the FM aerial to the FM socket. Move the aerial in various directions until the clearest signal is received. - Page 9 Rear Panel Digital Coaxial Input For connecting external equipment that has a digital coaxial output socket. Digital Coaxial Output For connecting an external equipment that has digital audio input socket, such as a CDR recorder. S - Video Output For connecting the S-VIDEO IN socket on the TV using an optional S-Video cable. This type of connection will provide superior picture quality.
- Page 10 Setup and Installation The following setup and installation diagrams show the different video and audio connections to TV, VCR or CD Recorder. Important Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, aerials, and all optional equipment have been connected. (1) Video Connections For good picture quality, use RCA VIDEO CABLE For best picture quality, use SCART CABLE (included) or COMPONENT VIDEO CABLE...
- Page 11 (2) Audio Connections Example: CD RECORDER (OPTIONAL) TV AUDIO OUT COAXIAL OUT TV AUDIO OUT / IN IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN IN (3) Speaker connections Before Connecting This DVD Receiver is designed to reproduce optimum sound quality when the supplied speakers are used. Maintain correct polarity when connecting speakers (coloured wire for positive and black wire for negative).
- Page 12 The above connections are connected according to colour codes show in the below table: SURROUND SURROUND BACK PASSIVE SPEAKERS FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT CENTRE LEFT (REAR) RIGHT (REAR) SURROUND SUBWOOFER Unit SL - SR - Terminals Use Wires White Black Black Green Black...
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Page 13: Loudspeaker Placement
Loudspeaker Placement Placement of speakers play an important role in the reproduction of surround sound. Particular attention should be taken when designing the speaker layout. For the best surround effects, all speakers should be installed. Center Speaker Center Speaker Subwoofer Front Subwoofer Front... -
Page 14: Function Setup
Function Setup Proper setup of the unit will let you enjoy better sound and picture quality as well as many useful features. The selections are the preferred options that will be chosen, provided they are available on the disc. NOTE: If the disc loaded does not have the preferred option then the disc’s own preference should be used. - Page 15 PLAY Play Play No menu is available without disc loaded. (See under “When DVD is stopped” or “When CD is stopped”) PLAY MODE Play Mode Play Mode No menu available without disc loaded. (See under “When DVD is stopped” or “When CD is stopped”) LOCK Lock Player Enter New Password...
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Page 16: Display
The Unit The unit’s behavior depends on the setting in the parental menu. Parental Level Set between 2 & 4 Parental Level Set to 5 or 6 Parental Level Set to 7 or 8 A section of the disc can have several different sequences which vary in parental control level. In the above example of a disc with parental control, the player will show a different section depending on the parental control level set in the player menu. -
Page 17: Sound
Progressive Scan By displaying all the lines of a picture simultaneous (instead of displaying odd and even lines alternatively such as a conventional TV), Progressive Scan greatly enhances picture resolution while minimizing distortion and flickering. To use this feature, your TV must be Progressive Scan compatible with Component Video input sockets connected to the DVD unit. - Page 18 Front Speaker Size - Small Centre Speaker Size - None, Small Subwoofer Speaker - None or Yes Surround Speaker Size - None, Small Back Surround Speaker size - None, Small Note: Absent speakers are shown with dotted outline. Distance You can specify the distance (changing the sound delay) between Front speakers (front, centre and surround speakers) and the listener for Center...
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Page 19: Language
Panorama Extends the front stereo image to include the surround Panorama speakers for an exciting “wraparound” effect with side-wall imaging. Centre Width Control With Pro Logic decoding, dominant centre signals can come only from the centre speaker. If no centre speaker is present, the decoder splits the centre signals equally to the left and right speakers to create a “phantom”... -
Page 20: General Operation
General Operation Selecting the source Press one of the input selector buttons (on the front panel or remote control) to select the below input source: - AV SEL (press AV1/ AV2 or AV SEL) - TUNER - OPTICAL/ANALOG/COAXIAL/SCART INPUT SELECTIONS In AV1 / AV2 or TUNER, press MENU button. -
Page 21: Surround Sound & Surround Effects
Selecting Surround Output Modes The number of output modes varies according to the system setup and the input sources. Press MODE repeatedly on the remote control to select the different surround modes as shown below: Dolby Pro Logic II Surround 3 Stereo PL II II VIDEO... -
Page 22: Radio
Dolby Digital Surround The Dolby Digital Surround system requires connections of all 5 speakers (front left, centre, front right, surround right, surround left) for the correct surround sound reproduction. This 5.1 channel digital surround format enables five individual full-range (120Hz-20KHz) channels plus an LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for the low-range (120Hz-20KHz) effects. - Page 23 Automatic tuning 1. Press TUNER to select tuner mode. 2. After two seconds the display will change to show the current band and frequency. 3. If necessary, press TUNER again to switch between MW and FM band. 4. Press and hold for more than one second to activate auto tuning mode.
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Page 24: Sleep
5. Press OK once more to store into memory when “SAVED” icon flashes. Sleep Setting the Sleep Timer. This feature allows you to select a time for the system to switch to the Standby mode automatically. Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to cycle through the below sleep timer options. The available options are : SLEEP OFF ->... -
Page 25: Playing Dvd Discs
Playing DVD Discs 1. To play DVD disc, press to open the disc tray. 2. Load disc onto the tray with the label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray. The disc will start playing automatically. There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc. -
Page 26: When Dvd Disc Is Stopped
Press to select audio output mode according to the availability on disc. Press repeatedly to select among “Standard”, “Program”, “Random”, “Disc Repeat”, “Title Repeat ”, “Chapter Repeat ”, and “Repeat A-B”. Press OK to confirm. The feature “Repeat A-B” allows a section to be repeated continuously. Press OK at the start of the required passage. - Page 27 Program Press OK to create or edit program. Create Program - Example shows how to add Title 1, and Chapter 1 in Title 2 to the program then save and start playing. Press to Add Select Title “1” Select Chapter 1 Select Title “2”...
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Page 28: Playing Music Cd
Edit Program - Example shows how to delete the last selection from the program. Press “Clear” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List” Playing Music CDs 1. To play music CDs, press to open the disc tray. 2. -
Page 29: When Music Cd Is Playing
When Music CD is playing Pause Press to stop playing temporarily. Press again to resume playing. Skip Press to skip forward or backward a track. Fast search To search through disc forward or backward quickly by pressing . Increase or decrease speed by pressing . -
Page 30: When Cd Disc Is Stopped
When CD Disc is stopped The following special menus will display when playing is stopped. For other menus, please refer to “Function Setup”. To select options, use Active Navigation keys (see under “Function Setup - Basic Operations” for detailed operations). Play Resume Play You can resume play from the point where you have stopped previously (Multi Disc Resume). - Page 31 Press to select “Done” or press save the “Program List” and start playing Edit Program - Example shows how to delete the last selection in the program. Press “Clear” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List” GB 31...
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Page 32: Playing Vcd Discs
Playing VCDs 1. To play VCD disc, press to open the disc tray. 2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray. The disc will start playing automatically. There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc. -
Page 33: Playing Mp3/Wma/Jpeg Discs
Playing MP3 / WMA / JPEG Disc 1. To play MP3/WMA/JPEG disc, press to open the disc tray. 2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. 3. Press to close the tray, then the files in disc will be detected. The player can play either: MP3 / WMA files alone More items available in menu, press... -
Page 34: Mp3 Files Along With Jpeg Files
MP3 files along with JPEG files More items available in menu, press A root menu exist, press A parent menu exist, press Current Selection Folder Name Track Name Folder Name Track name Track Name Track Name Folder Name Folder Name Picture name Picture Name Picture Name... -
Page 35: When Disc Is Stopped
Stop and Resume Stop Press once to Resume Stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from the stop point by pressing Press twice to stop playing completely and press will start playing from the beginning. Quick keys (ROTATE, MENU, ZOOM) Press corresponding keys to go into respective disc menu. - Page 36 Play Mode Standard Press OK to set unit playing tracks in default order. Random Press OK to set unit playing tracks in random order. Program Press OK to create or edit program. Create Program - Example shows how to add Folder 1 and Track 1 in Folder 2 to the program list then save and start playing .
- Page 37 Edit Program -Example shows how to delete the last selection from the program list Press “Clear” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List” GB 37...
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Page 38: Disc You Can Play
DISC YOU CAN PLAY While advances have been made to ensure that your disc player is compatible with the largest number of discs possible, however it cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to play discs which might not be compliant with audio CD standards. -
Page 39: Problems
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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