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Page 1 DVD PLAYER INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL DV-P788A(AU) DVD PLAYER DV-P788A(AU) MP3 / JPEG PLAYBACK DVD / DVD-R / VIDEO CD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE Instruction manual To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble-...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 2 WARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 3 PRECAUTIONS About Copyright Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are prohibited. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
• Discs made on personal computers may not be played back properly due to different environments or the settings of the application you use. We recommend always to use the standardized, properly formatted discs. (Please contact your Hitachi dealer for more detail).
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 5 ABOUT THE DISCS ABOUT THE PBC FUNCTION OF VIDEO CD What is PBC? “PBC” stands for Playback Control. You This unit conforms to ver.1.1 and ver.2.0 of Video CD stan- can play interactive software using menu screens. Refer dard, with PBC function.
04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 6 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW FRONT PANEL DVD PLAYER DV-P788A MP3 / JPEG PLAYBACK DVD / DVD-R / VIDEO CD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE y y /I (POWER/STANDBY) 4. g g / G (FF/SKIP) Switch the player to ON or OFF.
• Do not short-circuit, disassemble, heat or dispose of batteries in flames. • Remove the batteries when not planning to use the HITACHI DV-RM745E remote control unit for a long period of time. • If the batteries should leak, carefully wipe off the fluid from the inside of the battery compartment, Details are on pages 8 and 9.
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 8 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Tour of the remote control Buttons on remote control work in different ways for DVD, Video CD, Audio CD, MP3 and JPEG: Refer to the following table for correct use. JPEG SURROUND Button •...
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E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 9 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Tour of the remote control JPEG STOP Button • To stop playback. • To stop playback. • To stop playback. • Allows you to search • Allows you to search SEARCH Buttons forward/backward through forward/backward through •...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 10 CONNECTIONS Connection to an audio system Method 1 Method 2 Dolby Digital decoder, DTS decoder, Stereo system or MPEG decoder Digital Audio Input OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO Audio Input Jacks Jacks Analog Audio Out Digital Audio Out DIGTAL AUDIO OUT ANALOG...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 11 CONNECTIONS Connection to a TV (for video) Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 Basic Audio Good picture Better picture Best picture COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN Audio Cable Video Cable S-Video Component Cable Video Cable...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 12 PLAYING A DISC title has more than 6 chapters, press SKIP G to go to Basic Playback the next page. Press SKIP H to go back to the previ- ous page. JPEG • You can change the title by moving up to the field where the title number is shown with Cursor button Getting started (K), and entering a title number of your choice.
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 13 PLAYING A DISC Step by Step Playback Zoom JPEG During playback, press F F . The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the enlarged image. • Playback will pause and sound will be muted. Press ZOOM during playback.
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 14 PLAYING A DISC NOTE: Program Playback (CD) • For Time Search, “0” appears automatically when there is no need to enter a number. For example, “0:0_:_ _” appears in the Time Search display if the total time of the disc is less than 10 minutes.
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 15 PLAYING A DISC • The system can recognize up to 255 groups/ folders Random Playback (MP3 / JPEG) and up to 512 tracks/ files, and this applies even to the case where mixed MP3 and JPEG files are recorded. JPEG •...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 16 PLAYING A DISC NOTES: Camera Angle • When doing this for the first time, enter any 4 digits ex- cept for 4737. That number will be used as the password from the second time onward. Some DVD discs contain scenes which have been shot •...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 17 DVD SETUP Audio Setting Display Setting Set your surround modes for DVD player through your You can change certain aspects of the DVD display screens, receiver or processor. DVD’s audio setup will not affect CD on-screen messages and the display panel on the front of playback.
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 18 DVD SETUP Language Setting To Return All Selections of SETUP (except for RATINGS CONTROL) to their Default Settings Language options are not available on some discs. Press SETUP in STOP mode. Press s or B to select “CUSTOM”, then press ENTER. This allows you to return all selections of SETUP (except for •...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 19 DVD SETUP Language Code List Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code French [FRE] 5264 Macedonian 5957 Siswat 6565 Abkhazian 4748 Frisian 5271 Malagasy 5953 Slovak 6557 Afar 4747 Galician 5358 Malay 5965 Slovenian 6558 Afrikaans...
E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 20 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If the DVD player does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Owner’s Manual, check the player, consulting the following checklist. Problem Solution No power –Check if the AC power cord is properly connected. –Unplug the outlet once, and wait for 5-10seconds and then plug it in again.
• Should your DVD player become inoperative, do not try to correct the problem by yourself. There are no user-service- able parts inside. Turn off, unplug the power cord, and please contact the Hitachi dealer who supplied the product or call the Hitachi helpline to locate an Authorized Service Center.
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E5918AD(EN).qx3 04.4.2 6:49 PM Page 22 Hitachi, Ltd. Tokyo, Japan International Sales Division THE HITACHI ATAGO BUILDING, No. 15 –12 Nishi Shinbashi, 2 – Chome, Minato – Ku, Tokyo 105-8430, Japan. Tel: 03 35022111 – 22 – Printed in China...