DVD4000 USERS GUIDE CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire and electric shock, do not remove the cover of the unit. Refer servicing only to qualified personnel. PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD 1 JOYNTON AVENUE WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA TEL:(02)9313 7111 FAX:(02)9313 7555 www.palsonic.com.
Contents DVD Player Features 1 Safety 2 Warning 2 Important Notice On-Screen Messages Playback Displays System Setup 26 26 27 Menu Operation 27 Player Overview 3 General Setup Menu 28 Front Panel 3 Speaker Setup 29 Rear Panel 3 Audio Out Setup 30 Remote Control 4 Preferences Setup 31 Front Panel Display 5 Getting Started 6 Troubleshooting Specifications Additional Information 32 32 Accessories 6 Remote Control Operation 6 Disc Care 34 System Connections 7 Disc Clea
Features Thank you for choosing the Palsonic DVD4000 DVD Player. We strongly recommend that you carefully study this users guide before attempting to operate the unit and keep it for reference. Your player provides: . . . . . .
Safety TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRES AND ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE! CAUTION: To reduce the risk of fire and electric shock do not remove the cover of the unit. Refer servicing only to qualified personnel. This lightning flash arrow symbol in a triangle is intended to alert users to the presence of non-insulated high voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to a person.
Player Overview Front Panel 9. Fast backward button 13. Next Button 1. Power button 5.Mic 2 volume knob 2. Microphone 1 Jack 6. DVD disc tray 10. Fast forward button 14. Stop button 3. Microphone 2 Jack 7. VFD display 11.Play button 15. Open/Close button 4. Mic 1 volume knob 8. Pause button 12. Previous button Rear Panel 1. Composite video output 1 4. Left audio output 7. Digital audio coaxial output 2. Composite video output 2 5. Right audio output 8. Power cord 3. S-video output 6.
Player Overview Remote Control: 4
Player Overview Front Panel Display 1. Disc Indication 2. Repeat 3. Program. 4. Dolby DiAC-3 & DTS indication 5. DTS lock/unlock 6. Microphone 7. Time indication 8. Chapter indication 9. Title indication 10. Pause 11. Multi-angle 12.
Getting Started Accessories Remote Control ........1 Audio cable .......1 Instruction Manual .... 1 Video cable ........1 Remote Control Operation 1 4 Remove Battery Cover Point remote control directly toward the remote sensor. 2 Insert Batteries 3 Close the battery cover Care of remote control: . . . . . Aim remote control toward remote sensor of unit. Do not drop the unit. Store remote in a cool, dry place. Do not sprinkle water or other liquid on remote control. Do not unpack remote control.
Getting Started System Connection: Video Connection . The unit supports two choices of video output: composite video and S-video output. Composite Video Output . . Connect the supplied video cable (yellow) to the video output (yellow) of the unit and to the video input of your TV or monitor. S-Video Output . . Connect an S-video cable (not induded) to the S-video output of the unit and to the S-video input of your TV or monitor.
Getting Started System Connection Audio Connection . The unit supports two choices of audio output Analog Audio and Digital Audio. Analog Audio is stereo (2 channel). Digital Audio provides optical and coaxial outputs. Digital Audio provides 5.1 channels using an external decoder. Stereo Output . . . Connect the audio cable to the audio out of the unit and to the stereo input of the TVor amplifier.
Getting Started Setup Before Operation 1 Before operation, please make sure the following setup is correct The unit has three choices of audio output: 2 channel (Lt/Rt). Stereo PCM, Digital. Audio Output Select different setup depending on your connection. For more information, please refer to "System Setup (page 30). 2 Video Output The unit has three choices of video output: Composite video, S-video, and Component video output. Select different setup depending on your connection.
Playback Features Basic Playback A Getting Started 1 Power 2 Open/Close 3 Power on the unit. Press POWER button on front panel. Power indicator will light. Press Open/Close to open t.he tray Place disc on the tray with label side up. 4 Open/Close Press Open/Close again, the tray will close and begin to play disc. . . . Note: Do not move the unit during operation, or the disc may be damaged. Do not touch the tray while it is moving, or the unit may malfunction.
Playback Features Basic Playback B Changing Discs Open/Close Press Open/Close Replace the disc after the tray is fully open. . . Note: Press the button again after replacing the disc. Do not press the button while the unit is loading the disc. C Stop Stop Press STOP once to memorize the stopped position. When you press PLAY, the disc will resume play from the stopped position. Press STOP twice to stop and reset the disc. When you press PLAY, the disc will play from the beginning.
Playback Features Playing the desired title, chapter and time Usually, DVD discs are divided into titles and titles are divided into chapters. A Title Menu 1 TITLE 2 3 If the disc contains multiple titles, it may have a Title menu to access them. Press TITLE to display the title menu. TITLE 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 TITLE 4 Use the arrow keys to select the desired title. You can use the 0-9 keys to select the title if numbers are indicated in the Title menu.
Playback Features Playing the desired title, chapter and time C You can choose your desired title, chapter and time. 1 Search Press SEARCH button, displaying: For example: TITLE 01/01 CHAPTER 00/018 Press the Search button to select Time Search, Chapter Search or Title Search. 2 3 Press the 0-9 keys to enter the time (hours, minutes and seconds) or the number of the title or chapter.
Playback Features DVD PBC Playback A Close navigational system You can use an alternative means of disc navigation for DVDs. Press PBC button and the screen will display a summary of the disc contents: Press the left/right buttons to select different titles. The relevant information for the selected title will be displayed. Press the SELECT key to play the selected title. You can also press the 0-9 keys to start playback of the desired tile.
Playback Features Special Playback Features A Skip In play mode, press Every press of Fast backward or fast forward or fast backward. will change the speed. : Fast backward x2 x4 x6 x8 play x4 x6 x8 play Fast forward : Fast forward x2 Note: .. . The unit will be muted when skipping forward and backward. Some discs do not support skip playback. Operation may vary from disc to disc. B Step step Pressing STEP the first time will freeze the picture.
Playback Features Special Playback Features C Repeat title/chapter You can set chapters/titles to repeat. Repeat your desired title/chapter Each press of the REPEAT button will change the repeat mode as follows: repeat CHAPTER REPEAT ON repeat the chapter TITLE REPEAT ON repeat the title REPEAT OFF Note: . return to normal play Some discs do not support repeat playback.
Playback Features Special Playback Features ESlow slow You can play back in slow motion. Press SLOW button and the speed will change as follows: SF 2X SF 4X SF 8X SR 2X SR 4X SR 8X PLAYBACK . Note: Audio will be muted during slow motion. to F Return normal play Press SELECT to resume normal playback.
Playback Features select angle Special Playback Features select language G Select Angle Use the Angle feature for disc with multi-angle scenes. While playing multi-angle scene, press ANGLE to select as follows: angle 1/3 2/3 3/3 . Note: While playing a multi-angle scene, the angle will always be displayed on the screen if the angle is set to ON in the setup menu. H Select language Select your desired language from the choices which the disc contains.
Playback Features Special Playback Features I Mute mute J Select subtitle subtitle Press MUTE to turn off the audio. Press MUTE again to resume normal sound. You can select subtitles from the choices which the disc contains. While playing a disc with subtitles, press the SUBTITLE button as follows: subtitle 01/02 subtitle 02/02 subtitle off Note: The unit will return to default setup when you turn on the device or when you change the disc.
Playback Features Special Playback Features K 1 Memorize the stopped position stop The unit can continue playing from the stopped position. Press STOP at the desired stopping position. The unit will memorize the position. Note: Some discs may not support this function. 2 play L Zoom 1 Press PLAY to start playback from the memorized position. You can zoom in while watching movies. zoom 2 arrow keys zoom x 1.
Playing Other Compatible Discs Playing VCDs: VCD track 1 track 2 track 3 track 4 track 5 VCDs are divided into multiple tracks. A 1 Play from menu PBC If the disc contains a PBC menu, you can select PBC playback The unit will enter PBC automatically. In stop mode, press PBC button, displaying: PBC ON Note: Not all VCDs contain PBC menus. After reading the disc, the PBC menu will be displayed automatically (if the disc contains a PBC menu).
Playing Other Compatible Discs Playing VCDs: B Play your desired sequence 1 program PROGRAM 00 : 00 Press SELECT key, selecting your desired track. If the number is larger than 10, press 10+first, then input the next number. 2 3 4 In stop mode, press PROGRAM. Press PLAY key, entering program play. program In program mode, press PROGRAM to clear the play mode.
Playing Other Compatible Discs Playing VCDs: Often different channels on VCDs contain different languages. DSelect channel In play mode, press CHANNEL key, selecting channel. channel MONO LEFT MONO RIGHT STEREO CD-DA track 1 track 2 track 3 track 4 track 5 Playing Audio CDs: Audio CDs are divided into multiple tracks. 1 After reading the disc, it will play automatically. 2 Press number key, selecting your desired track. If the number is larger than 10, press 10+ first, then input the next number.
Playing Other Compatible Discs folder folder track 1 track 2 track 3 track 4 track 1 track 2 track 3 Playing MP3 File MP3 discs are divided into folders and tracks. ASelect track 1 The folder menu will be displayed after reading the disc. 2 Press the arrow keys to select the desired folder. Press SELECT to enter the item. Press the arrow keys to select the desired track, then press SELECT to play the track. 3 B Select track directly You can also press the 0-9 keys to select the desired track.
Playing Other Compatible Discs content 1 content 2 picture1 picture2 picture3 picture4 picture1 picture2 picture3 Viewing Kodak Picture CDs: Kodak CDs are picture divided into content and pictures. A Select content 1 Insert the disc to display the content menu. 2 Use the arrow keys to select the desired content, then press SELECT. 3 Press the arrow keys to select the desired picture, then press SELECT to view the picture.
On-Screen Messages Playback Displays You can see the number of the current chapter, title, time remaining and elapsed time of the current chapter and title. 1 TITLE 01/01 CHAPTER 003/018 DISPLAY Press DISPLAY once to display the elapsed time of the current title. 00:02:03 2 TITLE REMAIN 00:01:03 DISPLAY Press DISPLAY twice to display the time remaining in the current title. 3 CHAPTER ELAPSED 00:01:03 DISPLAY Press DISPLAY three times to display the elapsed time of the current chapter.
System Setup Menu Operation 1 Press SETUP to display the setup menu. 2 Press the arrow keys to move to the desired item, then press SELECT to confirm. 3 Press SETUP again to exit the menu. 1. The corresponding indication will appear on the bottom of screen when moving the cursor to selected item. 2. Gray (dimmed) items cannot be set. 3. The setup will be saved after powering off the unit.
System Setup General Setup Page 2 A. NORMAL/PS - Select to view DVD movies full screen on a standard 4:3 television. TV DISPLAY Movies will be cropped (using a technique called Pan & Scan) to fit your television. B. NORMAL/LB - Select to view DVD movies in letterbox format (black bars will appear above and below the image). C. WIDE - Select if you have a widescreen television. 3 4 5 6 TV TYPE PIC MODE To setup the video output to adapt TV. A.
System Setup Speaker Setup 1 Menu frame Speaker Setup page DOWNMIX LT/RT STEREO MAIN PAGE 2 DOWNMIX Set the type of front speakers you are using: LT/RT Select when using an external Dolby Pro Logic decoder. STEREO: Outputs a stereo signal.
System Setup Audio Setup 1 Menu frame AUDIO OUT OP MODE DUAL MONO ANALOG SPDIF/RAW SPDIF/PCM LINE OUT RF REMOD STEREO L-MONO R-MONO MIX-MONO DYNAMIC MAIN PAGE 2 AUDIO OUT - - FULL 6/8 4/8 2/8 OFF Select the audio output mode: ANALOG: No signal from coaxial or optical outputs. SPDIF/RAW: Select if the unit is connected to an amplifier with a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder via the optical or coaxial digital audio outputs. SPDIF/PCM: Select if the unit is connected to a 2-channel stereo amplitier.
System Setup Preferences Setup Note: You can only enter Preferences setup from stop or no disc mode. 1 Menu frame AUDIO ENGLISH FRENCH PARENTAL SPANISH CHINESE JAPANESE SUBTITLE ENGLISH 1G 2 3 PG 4 PG 13 5 6 PG-R 7 NC-17 8 ADULT NO-PARENTAL FRENCH SPANISH PASSWORD CHANGE CHINESE DEFAULTS RESET JAPANESE MAIN PAGE OFF DISC MENU ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH CHINESE JAPANESE Enter your preferred language for Audio soundtracks, Subtitle languages and Disc menu languages.
Troubleshooting Symptoms and Solutions If you have any questions, please refer to the following table before seeking service. Symptom Reason(s) Solutions Connect unit to wall outlet.
Specifications DVD Player/Output DVD Player Power Supply 110-240V AC 50/60Hz Power Consumption 25W Weight 3.6 Kg Dimension 430 x 82 x 260 (W/H/D) Video System PAL Laser SL Beam, wave length: 650nm Frequency Response DVD audio: 48KHz PCM 4Hz~22Hz 96KHz PCM 4Hz~44KHz S/N Ratio Audio CD 4Hz~20KHz >90db Audio Dynamic Range >90db Rotating Ratio Within measurable range Operation Condition Temperature 0-4OC; Operation status: horizontal Output Video Output 1.
Additional Information Care of discs: Do not touch the surface. Do not add labels or adhesive tapes on discs. Cleaning of discs: Fingerprints or stains on the discs surface will directly affect signal recording and result in poor picture quality. Therefore, use a soft cloth and wipe in a circular manner from the center to the outer edges when cleaning the disc. If the surface of your disc is very dirty, wipe the disc with a moist cloth. Finally use a dry soft cloth to remove all the water stains.
PALSONIC CORPORATION PTY LTD 1 JOYNTON AVENUE WATERLOO NSW 2017 AUSTRALIA TEL:(02)9313 7111 FAX:(02)9313 7555 www.palsonic.com.
