DVD Video player DVD950/955/956 • Instructions for use • Mode d’emploi • Instrucciones de manejo • Bedienungsanleitung • Gebruiksaanwijzing • Istruzioni per l’uso • Manual de utilização
General information Laser safety This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. LASER Type Wave lenght Output Power Beam divergence Semiconductor laser GaAlAs 650 nm (DVD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) 7 mW (DVD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) 60 degree.
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English 4 GENERAL INFORMATION
English Contents Introduction Functional overview Front of player ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Rear of player ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 Display ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Remote control ----------------------------------------------
Introduction English The entertainment medium for the millenium Video was never like this before! Perfect digital studio-quality pictures with truly 3- dimensional digital multichannel audio. Story sequences screened from your own choice of camera angle. Language barriers broken down by sound tracks in as many as eight languages, plus subtitles - if available on disc - as many as 32. And whether you watch DVD-Video on wide-screen or regular TV, you always see it the way it was meant to be.
VIDEO CD TRACK 1 INDEX 1 TRACK 2 INDEX 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 3 You will recognize Video CDs by the logo. Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) these discs may have one or more tracks, and tracks may have one or more indexes, as indicated on the disc case.To make access easy and convenient, your player lets you move between tracks, and between indexes. Audio CD AUDIO CD TRACKS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ... Audio CDs contain music tracks only.
Functional overview English Front of player STANDBY - switches the player to Power/Standby mode Standby indicator - lights up red when the player is in Standby mode - lights up green when the player is operative Display - displays the current status of the player T - selects next title/chapter/track/index 2 PLAY - starts video/audio play S - selects previous title/chapter/track/index or beginning current title/chapter/track/index 3D SOUND - selects stereo, Dolby Surround, 3D Sound or Multichannel sound D
English Rear of player Power supply socket - connection to the mains Audio connections Digital audio output connector (optical) - connection to digital (optical) equipment Digital audio output connector (coaxial) - connection to digital (coaxial) equipment Audio /LR - connection to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system TV connections Video (CVBS) - for connection to a TV with CVBS video inputs S-Video (Y/C) - for connection to a TV with S- Video (Y/C) inputs TV OUT (TV) - for connection to a TV with Eur
Display English Front (left and right) speakers active Center speaker active Test tone active Active audio format Surround (left and right) speakers active Subwoofer active DVD disc inserted VCD (V)CD disc inserted Indicates current player function: Play, Pause, Search, etc.
TV MUTE - DVD-mode: selects Stereo, Dolby Surround, 3D Sound or Multi Channel reproduction - TV-mode: mute ON/OFF DVD/TV switch - DVD mode/TV mode selector STANDBY REPEAT - repeat chapter, track, title, disc REPEAT A-B - repeat sequence SHUFFLE - playback in random order SCAN - playback of the first 10 seconds of each chapter within a title (DVD) or the first 10 seconds of each track on a disc (VCD/CD) 0-9 numerical key pad RETURN - go back to previous menu step OK - acknowledge menu selection Q O - s
On screen display information English Menu bar/Status window V W X Y Z } a b c d e User preference Title/Track Chapter/Index Audio language Subtitle language Angle Zoom Colour Video FTS 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 is displayed together with the first part of the menu bar, if activated in the Features menu (see Personal Preferences).
English 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 13
Preparation English General notes - Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player.These are shown in the following drawing. Please refer to your TV,VCR, Stereo System and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to make the optimal connections. - Do not connect your DVD-player via your VCR, because the video quality could be distorted by the copy protected system.
Connecting to an amplifier equiped with two channel analog stereo AMPLIFIER ● Connect the audio Left and Right output sockets to the corresponding sockets on your amplifier, receiver or stereo system. For this use the audio cable supplied (5). TV Connecting to an amplifier equiped with two channel digital stereo (PCM) 1 Connect the player’s digital audio output (optical 7 or coaxial 6) to the 2 7 6 corresponding input on your amplifier.
English Analog connection to a multichannel A/V receiver with 6 CH connectors This DVD player contains a multichannel decoder.This enables playback of DVDs recorded in Multichannel Surround without the need for an optional decoder. AMPLIFIER 1 Connect the audio outputs for Center speaker and Subwoofer connection (9) to the corresponding inputs on your receiver. Note: If the subwoofer is equipped with its own amplifier, the Subwoofer connection should be connected to the subwoofer directly.
1 Plug the female end of the power cable supplied into the Power connector on the rear of the player. 2 Plug the male end of the cord into an AC outlet. Note: The player automatically adjusts to the local mains voltage. When the player is in the “STANDBY/OFF” position, it is still consuming some power. If you wish to disconnect your player completely from the mains, withdraw the plug from the AC Outlet. Caution: Only qualified service personnel should remove the cover or attempt to service this device.
General explication English About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player. Some DVD discs however are produced in a way that requires specific operation or allows 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 in the disc inlay.When a appears on the TV screen, the operation is not permitted by the player or the disc.
1 Switch on the TV and select the video input for your DVD-Video player. 3D-SOUND PLAY OPEN/ CLOSE PAUSE 2 Press STANDBY. DVD 950 DVD / VIDEO CD / CD PLAYER STAND BY ➤ The player display lights up, and the ‘Virgin Mode Screen’ appears. DIGITAL OUT PHONES The ‘Virgin Mode’ will only occur after the very first start up of the player. In ‘Virgin Mode’ you may have to set your personal preferences for some of the player’s most relevant items. See ‘Virgin Mode’ in the following.
English The following items may have to be set in Virgin Mode: Menu language The On Screen Menus will be displayed in the language you choose.You can choose from 8 different languages. Audio language The sound will be in the language you choose provided this is available on the disc in play. If not, speech will revert to the first spoken language on the disc.You can choose from 16 different languages.
- Video shift Factory setting is such that the video will be centered on your screen. Use this setting to personalize the position of the picture on your TV by scrolling it to the left or right. - Colour settings You can select one of five predefined sets of colour settings and one set (Personal) which you can define yourself. - Personal colour Allows you to fine-tune the selected colour settings saturation, brightness and contrast.
Features English - Access Control Access Control contains the following features: Child Lock - When Child Lock is set to ON, a 4-digit code needs to be entered in order to play discs. Parental control - Allows the conditional presentation of DVD discs containing Parental Control information. (see ‘Access Control’) - Status Window Displays the current status of the player and is displayed together with the menu bar.
● Insert the disc. See ‘Loading a disc’ in the following. ➤ Playback starts automatically. ● Press 9 while { is visible. ➤ The ‘child protect’ dialog will appear. ‘Play always’ is highlighted. ● If 2 is pressed, playback continues and the disc is NOT deauthorized. ● Press v to select ‘Play Once’. ➤ The disc is now deauthorized.
English Access control; Parental control (DVDVideo only) Movies on DVD discs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore discs 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.
Loading discs MA 3D-SOUND 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player.The disc loading tray opens. PLAY OPEN/ CLOSE PAUSE English Operation 2 Lay your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a double sided 3 DVD disc 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 English 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.
● 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 t u keys to select the required speed: -1, -1/2, -1/4 or -1/8 (backward); +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 0. ● To exit slow motion mode, press 2 or v. You can also select Slow Motion speeds by using the remote control.
Repeat A-B English A -B REPEAT To repeat or loop a sequence in a title: ● Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point; ➤ A- appears on the screen. ● Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end point; ➤ A-B REPEAT appears on the display, and the repeat sequence begins. ● To exit the sequence, press REPEAT A-B. Scan SCAN Plays the first 10 seconds of each chapter/index on the disc. ● Press SCAN. ● To continue play at your chosen chapter/index, press SCAN again or press 2.
● ● ● ● The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the enlarged image. Select a (Zoom) in the menu bar. Press w/v to activate the ZOOM function and select the required zoom factor; 1.33 or 2 or 4. ➤ The player will go into Pause mode. ➤ The selected zoom factor appears below the Zoom icon in the menu bar and ‘Press OK to pan’ appears below the menu bar. ➤ The picture will change accordingly. Press OK to confirm the selection.
Erasing a FTS-Video Program English ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● In STOP mode, select Video FTS in the menu bar. Use w to select PROGRAM. Use u and t to select the required selection number. Press OK to erase the selection. Press MENU OSD to exit. If you wish to erase all selections: In STOP mode, select FTS Video in the menu bar. Use w to select CLEAR ALL. Press OK. ➤ All selections will now be erased. Press MENU OSD to exit.
● Select Z (Subtitle) in the menu bar. ● Press Z or w/v repeatedly to step through the different subtitles. ● You can enter the required subtitle number directly using the numerical keys (0-9). Special VCD-Features Playback Control (PBC) ● 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.
Moving to another track English ● Press P briefly during play to step forward to the next track. ● Press O briefly during play to return to the beginning of the current track. Press O briefly again to step back to the previous track. ● To go directly to any track, enter the track number using the numerical keys (0-9). Shuffle ● Press SHUFFLE during play. ➤ The order of the tracks is changed. ● To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again.
- The FTS feature allows you to store your favourite tracks for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS program can contain 20 tracks. - Each time an FTS program is played it will be placed on top of the list. When the list is full and a new program is added, the last program in the list will be removed from the list. - The selections can be called up and played at any time. Storing an FTS-program 1 Load a disc and go to STOP mode. 2 Press FTS or use the t u keys to set FTS to ON.
Before requesting service English 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.
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 centre out. Caution: Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for analog discs. Diagnostic program If the player is still faulty you can start the Diagnostic Program in the player.
Appendix English Speaker settings 6 Channel settings Center speaker Front speaker left Front speaker right TV Rear speaker (left surround) Rear speaker (right surround) Front speaker L (Large): When the front speakers can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small) : When the front speakers cannot produce low frequency signals below 120Hz Center Speaker* L (Large): When the center speaker can reproduce low frequency signals below 120Hz S (Small) : When the center speaker cannot produce low
Connected audio system Digital out Analog out Amplifier or TV with two channel analog stereo Off Stereo Amplifier or TV with Dolby Surround Off Dolby Surround Amplifier with two channel digital stereo PCM only Stereo A/V receiver with multi-channel decoder (Dolby AC-3, MPEG, DTS) On Stereo or Dolby Surround Multichannel A/V receiver with 6-ch connectors Off Multi channel English Digital and Analog output Settings 3D Sound In a setup without rear speakers (analog stereo output), 3D Sound
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