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Index english LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. ..................p. 7 français español ................p.38 ................p.
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock. Therefore, it is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – Read before operating equipment This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards.There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read these instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Keep these instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3.
LIMITED WARRANTY DVD VIDEO PLAYER 90 Days Free Labor One Year Exchange Warranty on Parts This product must be carried in for repair. WHO IS COVERED? MAKE SURE YOU KEEP... You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the product is considered proof of purchase. Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of purchase. Attach it to this owner’s manual and keep both nearby.
Contents Introduction Functional overview Front panel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rear panel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Display ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Remote control --------------------------------------------------------------------
Introduction Entertainment for the new millennium Video was never like this before! Digital video discs provide perfect digital, studio-quality pictures; with three dimensional digital, multichannel audio, story sequences screened from your choice of camera angle; sound tracks in as many as eight languages; and up to 32 subtitles if available on disc.Whether you watch DVD-Video on wide-screen or regular TV, you always see it the way it was meant to be.
Video CD You will recognize Video CDs by the logo shown at left. Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) the disc may have one or more tracks.Tracks may have one or more indexes, as indicated on the disc case.To make playback easy and convenient, your player lets you select tracks and indexes. VIDEO CD TRACK 1 INDEX 1 TRACK 2 INDEX 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 3 Audio CD Audio CDs contain music tracks only.
Functional overview Front panel STANDBY-ON - switches the player to Standby mode or to ON Standby indicator - lights red when the player is in Standby mode only Display - shows the current status of the player T - NEXT title/chapter/track 2 PLAY - starts video/audio play S - PREVious title/chapter/track SOUND - selects Stereo, Dolby Surround or 3D-Sound DVD 940 DVD / VIDEO CD / CD PLAYER STANDBY-ON SOUND VCD TITLE CHAPTER TRACK SCAN A -B REPEAT SHUFFLE PLAY TOTAL TRACK TIME CHAPTER TITLE TRACK
Rear panel MAINS power jack - connect to the power source Digital audio out jack (optical) - connect to digital (optical) equipment Digital audio out jack (coaxial) - connect to digital (coaxial) equipment Audio / L/R (Left/Right) - connect to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system Video Out (CVBS) - connect to a TV with CVBS video inputs Video Out (S-Video) - connect to a TV with S- Video (Y/C) inputs Video Out (CR CB Y) - connect to your TV CR,CB,Y inputs for better picture quality DIGITAL AUDIO OUT P
Display DVD inserted VCD Video CD or Audio CD inserted Indicates current player function: Play, Pause, Search, etc.
Remote control TV MUTE - DVD-mode: selects Stereo, Dolby Surround, 3D Sound reproduction - TV-mode: mute ON/OFF DVD/TV switch - DVD mode/TV mode selector** STANDBY-ON REPEAT - repeat chapter, track, title, disc REPEAT A-B - repeat sequence SHUFFLE - playback tracks in random order SCAN 0-9 numerical key pad RETURN - go back to previous menu OK - acknowledge menu selection Q O * - search backward / previous chapter or track 2 - play R P * - search forward / next chapter or track - playback of the firs
On screen display information Menu bar/Status window V W X Y Z } a c d e User preference Title/Track Chapter/Index Audio language Subtitle language Angle Zoom Video Program Sound Picture by Picture f g h Slow motion Fast motion Time search Status window icons The status window displays the current status of the player and appears with the first part of the menu bar. (You must activate this in the Features Menu, see Personal Preferences for details).
Temporary Feedback Field icons Scan Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Shuffle Shuffle Repeat Repeat A to end Repeat A-B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Action prohibited ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION 15
Preparation General notes - Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Possible connections are shown in the following drawings. Please refer to the manuals of your TV,VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections. - Do not connect your DVD-player via your VCR.The video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
Connecting to optional equipment Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo AMPLIFIER ● Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks of the DVD player to the audio left and right in jack on your amplifier, receiver or stereo system, using the optional audio cable (D). TV Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel digital stereo (PCM) F E 1 Connect the player’s digital audio out jack (optical F or coaxial E) to the D 2 corresponding in jack on your amplifier.
Connecting to an amplifier equipped with Dolby Surround™ TV Dolby Surround sound 1 Connect the player to the TV, then connect the player’s audio Left and Right out jacks to the corresponding in jacks on the Dolby Surround™ Audio/Video receiver, using the audio/video cable supplied (C). B C A If your TV is equipped with a Dolby Surround™ decoder, ● Connect the player to the TV as described in ‘Connecting to a TV’.
General explanation About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during playback. In these cases, the player may not respond to all operating commands.When this occurs, please refer to the instructions contained with the DVD. When the symbol appears on the TV screen, the operation is not permitted by the player or the disc.
Turning On the power 1 Switch on the TV and select the video input channel for your DVDVideo player. 3D-SOUND PLAY OPEN/ CLOSE 2 Press STANDBY-ON or any button. ➤ The player display lights , and the ‘Initial Setup Screen’ appears. PAUSE The ‘Initial Setup’ will only appear the very first time you turn on the player. In ‘Initial Setup’, you may have to set your personal preferences for some of the player’s most relevant items. See ‘Initial Setup’.
VIEWING ON 16:9 VIEWING ON 4:3 LETTERBOX PAN SCAN TV Shape If you have a wide screen (16:9) TV, select 16:9. If you have a regular (4:3) TV, select 4:3. If you have a 4:3 TV, you can also select between: Letterbox for a ‘wide-screen’ picture with black bars top and bottom, or Pan Scan, for a full-height picture with the sides trimmed. If a disc has Pan Scan, the picture then moves (scans) horizontally to keep the main action on the screen. Country Select your country.
Sound - Digital output Factory setting: ALL.This means that both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on. If you are not connecting equipment with a digital input, change the setting to OFF. If your equipment doesn't include a digital multi-channel decoder, set the digital output to PCM (Pulse Code Modulation). Both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on. - Analog output Select Stereo, Dolby ProLogic or 3D sound. - Night Mode Optimizes the dynamics of the sound with low volume playback.
Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the child lock 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 features menu using the w/v keys. Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice. Enter the code a second time. Move to “Child Lock” using the w/v keys. Move to LOCK/UNLOCK using the u key. Select LOCK using the w/v keys. Press OK or t to confirm, then press t again to exit the menu.
Access control; Parental control (DVDVideo only) Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children.Therefore, disc may contain ‘Parental Control’ information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc.These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc. Ratings are country dependent.
Changing the 4-digit code 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the 2 3 4 5 6 7 features menu using the w/v keys. Enter the old code. Move to CHANGE CODE using the w key. Press the u key. Enter the new 4-digit code. Enter the code a second time and reconfirm by pressing OK. Press t to exit the menu. Note: If you forget your 4 digit code, it can be cancelled by pressing 9 four times in the ‘Access Control’ dialog.You can then enter a new code (twice!) as described above.
Operation Loading discs / 3D-SOUND PLAY OPEN/ CLOSE 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player.The disc tray opens. 2 Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a double PAUSE 3 sided DVD is inserted). Make sure it is sitting properly in the correct recess. Gently push the tray, or press OPEN/CLOSE, to close the tray. ➤ READ appears in the status window and on the player display, and playback starts automatically.
Playing a Video CD Playing a disc - After inserting the disc and closing the tray, playback starts automatically and the status window and the player display show the type of disc loaded, as well as information about the disc’s contents and playing time. - The disc may invite you to select an item from a menu. If the selections are numbered, press the appropriate numerical key. - The currently playing track number is displayed in the menu bar and the player display.
Slow Motion ● Select f (Slow motion) in the menu bar. ● Use the w keys to enter the Slow Motion menu. ➤ The player will now go into PAUSE mode. ● Use the cursor keys t u to select the required speed: -1, -1/2, -1/4 or 1/8 (backward), or +1/8, +1/4, +1/2 or +1 (forward). ● Select 1 to play at normal speed again. ● If ; is pressed, the speed will be set to zero (pause). ● To exit slow motion mode, press 2 and v. You can also select Slow Motion speeds by using the remote control.
Repeat A-B A -B REPEAT To repeat a sequence in a title: ● Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point; ➤ A- appears briefly on the screen. ● Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end point; ➤ A-B REPEAT appears briefly on the display, and the repeat sequence begins.(A-B REPEAT is displayed on the front panel of the player) ● To exit the sequence, press REPEAT A-B. Scan SCAN Plays the first 10 seconds of each chapter/index on the disc. ● Press SCAN.
➤ The picture will change accordingly. ● Press OK to confirm the selection. ➤ The panning icons appear on the screen: v w t u and OK. ● Use the v w t u keys to pan across the screen. ● When OK is pressed only the zoomed picture will be shown on the screen. ● If you wish to zoom at any moment, press a (Zoom) and select the required zoom factor as described above. ● To exit Zoom mode: – Press 2. ➤ Playback will resume. – Press STOP, MENU OSD.
Special DVD-features Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs: Menus For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc. The DVD’s menu feature allows you to make selections from these menus. Press the appropriate numerical key; or use the w, v, u, t keys to highlight your selection, then press OK. Title menus ● Press MENU DVD. ➤ If the current title has a menu, the menu now will appears on the screen. If no menu is present in the title, the disc menu will be displayed.
Special VCD-Features Playback Control (PBC) When PBC ON ● Press PBC ON/OFF to ON ● Load a Video CD with PBC and press 2. ➤ The PBC menu appears on the TV screen. ● Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles, you can select a title directly. ● Enter your choice with the numerical keys (0-9). ● Press RETURN to go back to the previous menu. When PBC OFF ● Press PBC ON/OFF to OFF.
Shuffle ● Press SHUFFLE during play. ➤ The order of the tracks is changed. ● To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. Repeat track/disc ● To repeat the currently playing track, press REPEAT. ➤ REPEAT TRACK appears on the display. ● To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a second time. ➤ REPEAT appears on the display. ● To exit Repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time. Repeat A-B To repeat a sequence: ● Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point; ➤ A- appears briefly on the player display.
FTS Program - FTS Program allows you to store your favorite tracks for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS Program can contain 20 tracks. Storing an FTS Program 1 Load a disc and stop playback. 2 Use w to go to the list of available tracks. 3 Use t or u to select tracks from the list. 4 To go directly to any track, enter the track number using the numerical keys (0-9). Store each track by pressing OK. ➤ The track numbers will be added to the list of selected tracks.
Before requesting service If it appears that the DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. Under no circumstances attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s).Then perform only the actions listed to remedy the specific symptom(s). Symptom Remedy No power Check if both plugs of the mains cord are properly connected.
Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the player is dirty.To avoid these problems clean your discs regularly, in the following way: ● When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth.Wipe the disc from the center out. Caution: Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for analog discs.
Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD-Video Video CD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) CONNECTIONS S-Video Output Video Output Component Video OPTICAL READOUT SYSTEM Lasertype Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aperture 0.60 (DVD) 0.
