ENGLISH FOREWORD PRECAUTIONS This section must be read carefully before any connection is made to the mains supply. The following precautions should be taken when operating the equipment. WARNINGS Do not expose the equipment to rain or moisture. Do not remove the cover from the equipment. Do not insert anything into the equipment through the ventilation holes. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS When installing the equipment ensure that: – the ventilation holes are not covered.
ENGLISH CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS FINE MARANTZ PRODUCT. MARANTZ is on the leading edge of DVD research for consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest technological developments. We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the DVD player. Thank you for your support. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.
ENGLISH Compatible with a wide range of DVD digital audio output formats Wide range of DVD viewing options Multi-Angle (page 27) You can view scenes from different camera angles when watching movies or other media with multiple angle playback available. 1 DVDs are recorded in one of four types of digital audio formats (as of October 1998). The digital audio output jacks of this player output Dolby Digital*, DTS**, MPEG, and linear PCM digital bitstreams.
ENGLISH Differences in Disc Composition How to Proceed in This Manual DVD DVDs are divided into units referred to as titles, and titles are divided into chapters. A DVD which contains a movie may have only one title with many or no chapter divisions. Karaoke DVDs may have many titles, assigning a title to each song on the disc. Menu screens do not belong to any title. DVD player functions generally apply to titles on a disc or chapters within a selected title.
ENGLISH Table of contents Before Using ...............................................6 Setting the Language Options ................28 Checking Accessories ........................................... 6 Preparing the Remote Control ................................ 6 Setting the on-screen display (OSD) language ... 28 Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences in the Setup Screen Menus ...................................... 28 Changing the Audio Language (Multi-Language Function) .........................
ENGLISH Before Using Preparing the Remote Control Inserting batteries into the remote control 1 Remove the battery cover. 2 Insert batteries. Checking Accessories Please confirm that the following were received with the player. Audio / Video cord Make sure to match the plus (+) and minus (–) polarity guides on the batteries with the marks inside the battery compartment. Remote Control cord 3 Close the cover.
ENGLISH Names and Functions Front Panel we rt y DVD PLAYER DV-17 PLAY 5.
ENGLISH Rear Panel q w er ty u i o AUTO AUX 2 TV L 1 R 2 1 NTSC TV SYSTEM IN OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUTPUT A/V EUROCONNECTOR PAL !0 S2 EXTERNAL COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT INTERNAL REMOTE CONTROL y BITSTREAM/PCM Optical digital audio out jack (Page 11) q A/V EUROCONNECTOR Jacks w Analog audio out (L/R) jacks (Page 10, 11) u REMOTE Control in/out jacks (Page 13) e Video out jacks (Page 10, 12) i TV SYSYEM switch (Page 12) r S Video out jack (Page 12) o REMOTE Control
ENGLISH Remote Control POWER OSD DIMMER PROGRAM A-B REPEAT RANDOM POWER button (Page 14) PROGRAM button (Page 39) OSD button (Page 44) REPEAT A/B button (Page 37) REPEAT button (Page 37) DIMMER button (Page 8) RANDOM button (Page 38) ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE button (Page 17, 20) AUDIO button (Page 29) ANGLE button (Page 27) SUBTITLE button (Page 30) TOP MENU MENU MENU button (Page 18) TOP MENU button (Page 18) 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 (Direction) / ENTER bu
ENGLISH Making Connections Connection Guide The illustration on this page shows the basic setup using the audio and video cords included with this player. Use this illustration as a guide to setting up your home system. An explanation of each type of audio and video connection available can be found on pages 11 to 13. To determine the best audio and video connection setup for your system, refer to the manuals supplied with the components you are making connections to.
ENGLISH DIGITAL OUT (Coaxial) Audio Connections This player features two digital (optical and coaxial) and also analog audio output formats. Digital Audio Connections: You can enjoy the digital audio recorded on DVD discs from both optical digital and coaxial digital output jacks. The digital signal is transmitted electronically through a coaxial cable. • Use to connect to an AV amplifier or receiver with built-in Dolby Digital, DTS, or MPEG decoder.
ENGLISH TV SYSTEM switch Video Connections This player features S-video, composite, and component video output possibilities. Check the manual supplied with your TV or monitor to determine the best possible connection for your system. In addition to making physical connections to your TV or monitor, it is also necessary to assign the TV screen size. You can use the [Setup Navigator] in the Setup screen General to set whether you are using a wide screen or standard size TV or monitor (page 15).
ENGLISH A/V EUROCONNECTOR Connection System Control Connections Using a commercially available 21-pin SCART cable, connect the A/V EUROCONNECTOR jack on the player to a TV or VCR to achieve audio and video with a single connection. REMOTE CONTROL IN/OUT jacks • In addition to making physical connections to your TV or monitor, it is also necessary to set the video output format to composite video, S-video, or RGB in the Setup screen Video menu (page 26).
ENGLISH Setting Up the Player 1 Press Power button on the front panel. • Press the POWER button on the Front panel to turn the power on, and press it again to turn the power off. Note When it is required to remote control the power mode of this DVD player, be sure to leave this switch in the power on mode. Using the Setup Navigator The Setup Navigator has been designed to simplify the process of getting the DVD player ready to perform.
ENGLISH Setting the OSD Language (On-Screen Display Language) The [OSD Language] screen establishes the OSD language, or on-screen display language, which refers to the language that is used by the player in menus and on-screen messages. Additionally, the language that is established at this setting will also be used for the default audio and subtitle language.
ENGLISH Setting digital audio connections to an AV amplifier or decoder The [Digital Jack] screen establishes whether digital connections have been made to an AV amplifier, receiver, or external decoder. As there are numerous options available, please refer to the instructions supplied with the component the player is connected to determine what digital audio formats can be decoded. If you have made no digital connections, select [Not Connected].
ENGLISH Getting Started Using Your DVD Player 1 Press POWER on the front panel. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tray comes out. 3 Load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc.
ENGLISH When a menu screen is displayed Menu screens are displayed for DVDs that have menu screens or Video CDs that include Playback Control (PBC). DVDs often contain extra information that can be accessed in the DVD menu and sometimes makes navigating DVD menu screens as enjoyable as watching the feature presentation.
ENGLISH Chapter (Track) Skip Forward/ Skip Back – DVD/Video CD/CD TOP MENU SETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T-C 0 CLEAR Press NEXT ¢ . • Press to skip forward to the next chapter (track). • You can advance more than one chapter (track) forward by pressing and holding NEXT ¢ and releasing when the desired chapter (track) number appears in the display. MENU ENTER RETURN Advancing to the next chapter (track) Skipping back to the previous chapter (track) +10 NEXT PREV.
ENGLISH Resuming playback from where you stopped – DVD/Video CD Use the resume feature to restart playback from the point that the disc was stopped last time. Stopping Playback and Switching Power Off – DVD/Video CD/CD Press STOP 7 once. The display shows “RESUME” and the stop position is memorized. • The resume position remains memorized as long as the disc is in the player — even if you switch the power off.
ENGLISH Adjusting Audio and Video Settings 1 Press Power on the front panel. 2 Press SETUP. The Setup screen appears. (Example) Audio1 Audio2 Video Language General Using the Setup Screen Menus Dolby Digital Out – Dolby Digital DTS Out – Off 96kHz PCM Out – 96kHz 3 48kHz MPEG Out – MPEG 3 PCM The procedure on this page describes how to operate the menus on the Setup screen. These menus are used to set and adjust a number of system settings.
ENGLISH IMPORTANT OPEN/CLOSE POWER OSD DIMMER PROGRAM A-B REPEAT RANDOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO TOP MENU MENU ENTER 8 Changing to the Setup Screen “Expert” Menu Mode RETURN SETUP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T-C 0 CLEAR 7 9 +10 CONDITION MEMO The Setup screen menus are divided into two levels, [Basic] and [Expert], to make this unit more convenient to operate for different levels of users.
ENGLISH Setting the Digital Audio Output To Be Compatible with Your AV Component – DVD This player is capable of digital audio output for Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG, and signals with a sampling rate of 96 kHz. Make settings in the Setup screen Audio 1 menu to reflect the capabilities of the components that you have made digital connections to. DTS Out This player is capable of outputting DTS digital audio for DVDs recorded in DTS.
ENGLISH MPEG Out This player is capable of outputting the MPEG digital bitstream. When the player is connected to an AV component that has a built-in MPEG decoder, select the [MPEG] setting. Otherwise, select [MPEG 3 PCM] to convert the digital signal to the PCM signal, the digital signal output from a CD.
ENGLISH Setting the TV Screen Size The width-to-height ratio of conventional TVs is 4:3, while the width-to-height ratio of wide screen and high-definition TVs is 16:9. This width-to-height ratio is called the aspect ratio. When viewing software recorded in different aspect ratios, the image’s height to width ratio can be switched to match the TV or monitor being used. Make changes to the TV screen size in the [TV Screen] setting in the Setup screen Video menu.
ENGLISH Setting the Video Output Format for AV CONNECTOR Connections When connections are made to the A/V EUROCONNECTOR on the player via a SCART cable, it is possible to select the video format that is compatible with your TV or monitor. Select [Video] to have a composite video signal output, [S-Video] to have an S-video signal output, and [RGB] to have an RGB signal output. For more information on which format is most appropriate, refer to the instructions supplied with your TV or monitor.
ENGLISH Viewing from a Desired Camera Angle (Multi-Angle) – DVD You can select a camera angle when viewing DVDs with the multi-angle option. OPEN/CLOSE POWER OSD DIMMER PROGRAM A-B REPEAT RANDOM ANGLE SUBTITLE Turning the angle indicator on and off When a picture recorded in different angles is played back is displayed on the screen. This setting lets you see clearly whether the playback picture is recorded in multiple angles or not.
ENGLISH Setting the Language Options Setting Language and Subtitle Preferences in the Setup Screen Menus DVDs have the capacity to contain a great deal of audio information, which includes the ability to hold up to 8 different language tracks and subtitle information in as many as 32 different languages. This section outlines the variety of audio language and subtitle options available with this player.
ENGLISH Changing the Audio Language (Multi-Language Function) – DVD Dolby Digital, PCM, and other audio data can be recorded on DVDs in a number of languages or audio tracks, letting you choose the desired language or audio. Changing Audio Type – Video CD/CD For enjoyment of karaoke or similar format Video CDs and CDs, it is possible to select stereo audio, or either right or left channel mono depending on the requirements of the source. Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to switch the audio type.
ENGLISH Selecting a Subtitle Language (Multi-Language Subtitles) – DVD You can select a desired subtitle language with DVDs that have subtitle data in multiple languages recorded on them. Selecting a subtitle language preference The subtitle language that you will normally display can be selected from the subtitles programmed on a disc. Even when the subtitle language is changed during playback by pressing SUBTITLE, the language selected at this setting will be selected when the disc is changed.
ENGLISH When “Other” is selected When you want to select one of the 136 languages as the main audio language, follow the steps below when the following screen appears. 3 If you select “List of Languages”, use the 5/∞ ) to select the language. cursor buttons (5 For languages which are only shown as a code, please refer to “Language Code List” on page 48. A language code list can be found on page 48.
ENGLISH Selecting a DVD menu language preference Selecting subtitles, assist subtitles or no subtitles In addition to containing different audio languages, DVD may also contain menu screens in different languages as well. Setting a DVD language preference, sets the selected language as a default when DVDs with menu information in that language are encountered. Selecting [w/ Subtitle Language] automatically assigns the language selected in the [Subtitle Language] setting.
ENGLISH Advanced Functions 1 5/∞) or the number Use the cursor buttons (5 buttons to select a number between 0 and 9. You can also use the number buttons to enter the numbers directly. When entering your password for the first time, or changing it, you will be asked to reenter your password. When using the number buttons to confirm the password, the numbers appear as asterisks, and the cursor advances automatically to the next position. This player is compatible with DVD, Video CD, and CD disc formats.
ENGLISH Setting the Parental Lock level Changing the password Change the Parental Lock level to a higher or lower level according to the settings printed on the DVD disc jacket or accompanying documentation. If you use the Condition Memory function to save the settings for a particular disc, the Parental Lock level is saved as well. Because it is saved in memory, Parental Lock levels can be set for individual discs according to their content rather than a set level for all DVDs.
ENGLISH Still Frame/Slow Play/Frame Advance Playback – DVD/Video CD The video images on DVD and Video CD can be viewed as a still frame, played back at slow speeds and even advanced frame by frame. Viewing a still frame Press PAUSE 8. When viewing a DVD, if the paused picture shakes, select the [Field] setting in the Setup screen Video menu [Still Picture] setting as described in the section on page 26.
ENGLISH Searching for a Title, Chapter, Track, or Location on a Disc 1 Press T/C repeatedly to select the type of search. The type of search changes which each press as follows. – DVD/Video CD/CD 3 Title This player offers different ways of accessing the information on a DVD, Video CD, or CD. Using SEARCH MODE, you can search for titles or chapters on a DVD, tracks on a Video CD or CD, and even select the point in time to start playback.
ENGLISH Repeat Play – DVD/Video CD/CD You can repeat an entire title, chapter or track, or just a part. OPEN/CLOSE POWER OSD DIMMER PROGRAM A-B REPEAT RANDOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO (REPEAT) A-B TOP MENU REPEAT Repeat play of a specified section Press (REPEAT) A–B at the beginning and end of the section you want to repeat. • When (REPEAT) A–B is pressed a second time, the disc returns to the location where (REPEAT) A–B was pressed first and plays the selected section repeatedly.
ENGLISH Random Play – DVD/Video CD/CD Play titles, chapters, or tracks on a disc in random order. Random playback of chapters within one title – DVD Press RANDOM once, then press ENTER or PLAY 3 . OPEN/CLOSE POWER OSD DIMMER PROGRAM A-B REPEAT RANDOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO TOP MENU “Random Chapter” appears on the screen, and chapters within the title will be played back in random order. RANDOM Random playback of titles - DVD ENTER Press RANDOM twice, then press ENTER or PLAY 3 .
ENGLISH Playback in a Desired Order (Program Play) – DVD/Video CD/CD 4 The titles and chapters within a title on a DVD and similarly the tracks on a Video CD or CD can be arranged to play in the order you want. In the program window, use the number buttons to enter the numbers of the titles or chapters in the order you want to program them in. • To program DVD titles/chapters 9, 7, and 18 in order, press 9, 7, +10/0 for longer than 1 sec and 8.
ENGLISH Programming Video CDs, CDs Additional programming options A program with a maximum of 24 steps can be memorized. – DVD/Video CD/CD After you have made a program, it is then possible to confirm, add, or clear the contents of the program.
ENGLISH To make a program of your favorite parts of a disc as it plays – DVD/Video CD/CD With this player, it is possible to make a program as you watch a DVD or Video CD or while listening to a CD. Press and hold PROGRAM for at least 2 seconds at any point during playback of a title, chapter, or track you want to program, and it will be made into or added to a program without displaying a Program screen.
ENGLISH Continuing Playback from a Specified Location (Last Memory) – DVD/Video CD The Last Memory function is convenient when you want to continue viewing a disc from the point where you were watching before. Unlike the resume function, the Last Memory function is effective even if the DVD is removed from the player (Last Memory locations saved for Video CDs are effective only if the disc remains loaded in the player).
ENGLISH Memorizing Settings for Often Viewed DVDs (Condition Memory) – DVD You can store in memory settings for DVDs you often watch. Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the player, or switch power to the player to standby. If you load a disc that has its settings memorized, “CONDITION” appears in the display. When you start playing the disc, the memorized settings are automatically recalled.
ENGLISH Viewing Disc Information The display changes for each type of disc as follows each time the button is pressed. – DVD/Video CD/CD Use OSD to get current information about the disc currently loaded. You can get information about the titles and chapters on a DVD or tracks on a Video CD or CD. When viewing DVDs, you can also check the digital bitstream transmission rate. DVD TITLE information: Play Title 2–1 –0.05/ 0.24 0.
ENGLISH CD Track Information: Play Track 1 –3.29/ 0.03 3.32 Top Row: current track number, track time Bottom Row: remaining time of current track, and total time of track Press OSD during while a disc is stopped to display DVD title and chapter information or Video CD and CD track information. Press OSD again to turn the display off. Information about the titles and chapters or tracks on a disc is displayed.
ENGLISH Additional Information Disc Care After using discs, store them upright After playing a disc, always remove it from the player and return it to its jacket. Then store it standing upright away from heat and humidity. • Store discs carefully. If you store discs at an angle, or stacked on top of each other, discs may become warped even when in their jackets. • Do not leave discs in locations such as the seat of a car, which may become excessively hot.
ENGLISH For Proper and Long Use of This Unit Do not move the unit during playback During playback, the disc rotates at high speed. Do NOT lift or move the unit during playback. Doing so may damage the disc. When moving the unit When changing places of installation or packing the unit for moving, be sure to remove the disc and return the disc table to its original position in the player. Then, press Power switch to turn off, then disconnect the power cord.
ENGLISH Language Code List Language codes are used when setting the audio and subtitle language preferences (page 31).
ENGLISH Troubleshooting No picture. Connection is incorrect. \ Check that cord connections are correct and that plugs are firmly connected. Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used.
ENGLISH Audio is not output or is distorted. The Setup screen Audio 1 menu [96 kHz PCM Out] setting is set to [96 kHz]. Digital output is prohibited on some discs. \ Be sure to make analog audio connections as well as digital connections (page 11). The disc is dirty. \ Refer to ‘Disc Care’ (page 46). The connection plugs are not inserted fully into the terminals or are not connected. \ Check that all connection plugs are firmly inserted. The connection plug or terminal is dirty.
ENGLISH Terms DTS Aspect ratio Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV screens. The ratio of a standard TV is 4:3, while the ratio of a highdefinition or wide TV is 16:9. The latter allows you to enjoy a picture with a wider perspective. Chapter number Chapter numbers are the numbers assigned to sections of a title on the disc, similar to chapters in a book. If the disc includes chapter numbers, you can locate the section you want very quickly using search and other functions.
ENGLISH Regional restriction codes (region number) Regional restriction codes are built in to DVD players and DVD discs for each sales region. If the regional code of the DVD player does not match one of the regional codes of the DVD disc, playback is not possible. The region number can be found on the rear panel of the DVD player. The illustration below shows the regions and corresponding region numbers. Specifications General System ............