Denon dvd video player operating instructions (126 pages)
Summary of Contents for Denon DVD-1400
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DVD AUDIO-VIDEO/SUPER AUDIO CD PLA YER DVD-1400 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG ISTRUZIONI PER L’USO MODE D’EMPLOI GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING INSTRUCCIONES DE FUNCIONAMIENTO BRUKSANVISNING...
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” within the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude DO NOT OPEN...
PRECAUTIONS Important Caution Use only discs marked DVD or disc with this DVD player. 1) Do not attempt to open the cabinet. There are no parts you can service inside. Refer all servicing to qualified ser- vice personnel. Power Supply 2) Slot and openings in the cabinet and at the side or bot- tom are provided for ventilation.
INTRODUCTION A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING This product’s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling regulations. Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concerning chemical wastes.
ABOUT THE DISCS Playable Discs Disc Types The following discs can be played back on this [ DVD-Audio ] DVD player. DVD-Audio discs are divided into several large sections called “groups” and smaller sections called “tracks.” Numbers are Usable Recorded Mark (logo) Disc Size allotted to these sections.
FEATURES ¡Analogue 5.1-channel Dolby and DTS surround out- ¡Search Group search: Search for a group is possible. This player is equipped with analogue 5.1-channel Page search: Search for a page is possible. Dolby and DTS surround audio out jacks for play- Chapter search: Search for a chapter is possible.
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Tour of the remote control Buttons on remote control work in different ways for DVD, VCD, and CD : Refer to the following table for correct use. POWER • Press this to switch the power • Press this to switch the power •...
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FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Tour of the remote control MENU Button • Brings up the Menu on a disc. TOP MENU Button • Brings up the Top Menu on a disc. ENTER, CURSOR Buttons • Moves the cursor and determines • Moves the cursor and determines •...
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW Display Lights when repeat chapter function is on. Lights when repeat title function is on. Lights when repeat track function is on. Lights when the repeat function is on. Lights up when a DVD is inserted into the tray. Lights when (The DVD AUDIO the A-B repeat...
CONNECTIONS Description - rear panel 1. DIGITAL OUT JACKS Use either an optical or coaxial digital cable to connect to an AV amplifier with a built-in decoder (AV control centre). 2. 2ch AUDIO OUT JACKS (Extra jacks for analogue audio) Connect to the Audio input jacks of A/V-compatible TV or wide screen TV, Stereo system.
CONNECTIONS The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player to a TV and other components. If using this DVD player to play back a DVD in the 5.1 channel Dolby Digital surround or DTS surround format, the DVD player outputs a Dolby Digital or DTS data stream from its OPTICAL or COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks.
CONNECTIONS Connection to a 5.1-channel Surround Sound system Analogue 5.1-channel audio signals can be output from the DVD player. Multi-channel audio signals recorded in packed PCM format can be played when an AV amplifier equipped with analogue 5.1-channel audio inputs is connected. Centre speaker Method 1 Front speaker...
CONNECTIONS Connection to a TV (for video) Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 Basic Good Better Best picture Audio picture picture COMPONENT 21-pin Scart jack VIDEO IN VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN Video Cable Euro S-Video AV Cable audio/video Cable Cable Analogue Video out S-Video out...
PLAYING A DISC Basic Playback NOTES: • In the SETUP menu, the pure direct mode is not avail- SUPER DVD-A DVD-V able. AUDIO CD • When any of the buttons below are pressed, the pure Getting started direct mode will be released. •...
PLAYING A DISC Step by Step Playback Slow Forward / Slow Reverse DVD-A DVD-V DVD-A DVD-V During playback, During playback, press the press the STILL/PAUSE button. STILL/PAUSE button. Press the g or h h button. • Playback will pause and sound •...
PLAYING A DISC Track Page Selection SUPER DVD-A DVD-A AUDIO CD Some DVD-Audio discs that include still images feature a selection of images you can choose from. There are three ways to begin playback During playback, press the on a DVD-Audio, Audio CD, Super Audio CD, Video CD, 1/12 PAGE + or –...
PLAYING A DISC NOTES: Repeat • The A-B repeat section can only be set within the cur- rent title (for DVDs), or current track (for Audio CDs). • The REPEAT button is available only during playback. • A-B Repeat is not available with some scenes in DVD. REPEAT TITLE / CHAPTER •...
PLAYING A DISC Playback of All Groups Information about MP3, JPEG and WMA discs DVD-A • A file with an extension of “.mp3 (MP3)” is called an “MP3 file”. • A file with an extension of “.jpg (JPG)” or “.jpeg (JPEG)” is In the stop mode, press the called a “JPEG file”.
PLAYING A DISC Applicable WMA file Remarks Slide Show Mode • Those frequencies are JPEG Sampling fre- 44.1kHz applicable to WMA version quency 48kHz 8 only, not to WMA version You can switch to the slide show mode during playback. Press the MODE button during playback.
PLAYING A DISC Random Playback Audio Language or Sound Mode DVD-V JPEG The DVD player allows you to select Press the RANDOM button a language during DVD disc (if multi language available) once or MODE button twice RANDOM playback. CD [DATA] while playback is stopped.
PLAYING A DISC Stereo Sound Mode 1.ENG/6 Subtitle 1 Press the AUDIO button repeatedly during playback to 2.FRE/6 Subtitle 2 select between STEREO, L-CH or R-CH. STEREO - both right and left channels are active (stereo) L-CH - only left channel is active R-CH - only right channel is active STEREO Both right and left channels...
PLAYING A DISC Press the DISPLAY button the Marker Setup Screen IIII third time. SUPER DVD-A DVD-V • The BIT RATE and the current AUDIO CD repeat setting will be displayed. Use markers to memorise • If you are playing a dual layered your favourite places on a disc.
DVD SETUP In Setup menu, QUICK mode and CUSTOM mode are availale. QUICK mode consists of the set- ting menus often needed, and you can make all settings required in CUSTOM mode. You can make the settings of the items with mark in QUICK mode.
DVD SETUP AUDIO CHANNEL (Default: MULTI CHANNEL) Audio Setting 2 CHANNEL: 2ch sound output MULTI CANNEL: Multi-channel sound output Choose the appropriate Audio settings for your equipment as it only affects playback of DVD discs on the DVD player. Press the SETUP button in STOP mode. AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO CHANNEL...
DVD SETUP • It is not possible to adjust this item for speakers that DELAY TIME have been set to NONE in the Speaker Configuration To enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound, the distance between the setting. listening position and all speakers (excluding the sub woofers) should ideally be set at a uniform distance in a circle.
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DVD SETUP 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 4752 Georgian 5747 Malayalam 5958 Somali 6561 Albanian 6563...
MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Cabinet • Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives. Cleaning Discs • When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Do not wipe in a circular motion.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If the DVD player does not perform properly when operated as instructed in these Operating Instructions, check the player while, 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 No sound or picture –Check if the TV is switched on.
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