PHIC A R ER G V O C DER L O EH PLAC Owner’s Manual RDV-1040 DVD Player
RDV-1040 DVD Player CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. APPLICABLE FOR USA, CANADA OR WHERE APPROVED FOR THE USAGE CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT. INSERT FULLY.
English 3 Figure 1: RR-DV96 Remote Control 1 TV/DVD switch Switches the RDV-1040 between TV control mode and the DVD player control mode. 2 OPEN/CLOSE button Opens and closes the disc tray. Repeat button Switches the RDV-1040 among “no repeat” mode, “repeat 1” mode and to “repeat all” mode. 3 4 Numeric buttons In DVD/CD mode use these to select a title or track number, to enter a time for the Time search. In TV mode they are used to select a TV channel.
RDV-1040 DVD Player 4 Figure 2: Front Panel Controls 1 2 3 4 STANDBY button Turns the unit on or off (standby). 5 6 7 8 Disc tray 10 11 OPN/CLS (OPEN/CLOSE) button Used to load discs. STANDBY indicator 9 Opens and closes the disc tray. ■ (STOP) button Display Window Lights when the power cord is connected and the unit is on standby. When the unit is turned on, the STANDBY indicator goes off.
English 5 Contents Important Safety Instructions ................ 2 Contents ............................................... 5 About Rotel .......................................... 5 About This Manual ................................ 5 About the RDV-1040 ............................. 5 Precautions ........................................... 6 Audio/Video Connections....................... 6 Connecting the Power Cord .................... 9 RR-DV96 Remote Control ...................... 9 Playable Discs ...
RDV-1040 DVD Player 6 Placement Precautions Place the RDV-1040 on a surface that is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold (between 5˚C and 35˚C, 41˚F and 95˚F). Do not place the unit where it will be exposed to direct sunlight. Avoid locations that are dusty. Do not place the unit too close to the television set. Do not place the RDV-1040 where it will be exposed to vibrations, such as near a subwoofer.
English 7 Composite Input TV Connection Connect the COMPOSITE VIDEO output to the composite video input of your TV. Conoutputs to the nect the ANALOG AUDIO audio inputs of your TV. A cable for these connections is supplied. THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION.
RDV-1040 DVD Player Connecting to Audio Equipment with a Digital Input You can enhance the sound quality by connector COing the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT of the RDV-1040 AXIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT to the digital input of an amplifier, DAT or MD by using an optional digital cable. The digital stereo audio signal from a disc is directly transferred.
English 9 Connecting the Power Cord AC Input Your RDV-1040 is configured at the factory for the proper AC line voltage in the country where you purchased it (USA: 115 volts/60Hz AC or CE: 230 volts/50Hz AC). The AC line configuration is noted on a decal on the back of your unit. After all the audio/video connections have been made, plug the supplied power cord into the AC INPUT receptacle on the back of the unit. Then insert the power plug into an AC wall outlet.
RDV-1040 DVD Player Playable Discs This unit can play the following types of discs: DVD Video TM Video CD Audio CD The RDV-1040 can also play back the following discs: 10 NOTE: With some DVD and Video CD discs, you may not be able to control them according to the instructions described in this manual, because of the contents of the disc. This RDV-1040 accommodates the PAL system, and also can play back discs recorded with NTSC system whose Region Code numbers include “2.
English 11 Getting Started Turning On the RDV-1040 With the TV/DVD switch 1 set to DVD press the DVD POWER button 16 on the RR-DV96. button on the front Or press the STANDBY panel. The STANDBY/ON indicator on the front panel, which lights in red during standby, changes to green, and the left and right sides of the display window are illuminated. The opening display appears on the TV screen. Initial Setup When you turn on the RDV-1040 for the first time, the following message appears on the TV screen.
RDV-1040 DVD Player 12 On Screen Icons Basic Disc Play During disc playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These have the following meanings. 1 Press the OPN/CLS button on the front panel or the OPEN/CLOSE button 2 on the remote control to open the disc tray. 2 Place a disc in the disc tray. – Is displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles. See the Selecting a Scene Angle section. – Is displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages.
English 13 To Resume Playback When the resume mode is ON While the disc that you interrupted playback (PLAY) of is still on the disc tray, press 28 . The RDV-1040 resumes playback from the position where playback was interrupted. The TV screen shows RESUME PLAY. To play back from the beginning of the disc ■ before pressing (PLAY) (STOP) 9 28 .
RDV-1040 DVD Player Using the Numeric Buttons For DVD VIDEO/Audio CD: During playback or while in stop mode – For SVCD/Video CD: During playback without PBC function or while in stop mode – Press the numeric buttons to specify the number. Examples: To select 5: press 5. To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. The RDV-1040 starts playback from the beginning of the selection.
English 15 2 Press / to move to , then press ENTER. The pull-down menu for entering time appears. Changing Playback Order NOTE: During program playback, you cannot edit the program contents. Screen example for DVD VIDEO Playing Tracks in a Specific Order (Program Play) To Check the Program Contents . PlayDuring playback, press ■ (STOP) 9 back stops and the program table is shown. TITLE 33 CHAP 33 8.5Mbps OFF CHAP.
RDV-1040 DVD Player Repeat Playback To Repeat the Current Selection or All Tracks For DVD VIDEO: During playback – For SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In any condition except SVCD/ Video CD playback with PBC – Press REPEAT 3 . If you press REPEAT in stop (PLAY) 28 to start playback. mode, press Each time you press REPEAT, the repeat mode cycles among All Repeat, Repeat 1 and Off. The indication on the display window shows the selected repeat mode.
English 17 1 During playback, press AUDIO 23 . The audio selection window appears on the TV screen. 2 Press / or ANGLE to select the desired angle. Each time you press / or ANGLE, the angle changes. To Adjust the Picture Quality (VFP) 3 Press ENTER 34 . You will see the picture from the selected angle. The angle selection window disappears. 2 Press / or AUDIO to select the desired audio. Each time you press / or AUDIO, the audio changes.
RDV-1040 DVD Player 18 SATURATION: Adjust this if the picture is whitish or blackish. Available range: –16 (blackest) to +16 (whitest). 3 Press / to adjust the effect level. You can set the effect level from 1 to 5. The higher value enhances the effect. TINT: Adjust this if the appearance of flesh tones is unnatural. Available range: –16 to +16. To turn off the VSS window press VSS 20 . SHARPNESS: Adjust this if the picture lacks sharpness. Available range: 0 to +3.
English 19 Audio Selection During playback, selects the audio language or sound track. Time Search Specifies a time from the beginning of the disc as the point from which to begin playback. 1. Open the pull-down window. 2. Press / to select a desired audio language or sound track. 3. Press ENTER 34 to begin playback with the selected audio. Program Playback PROG. While stopped, specifies the playback order of tracks. Subtitle Selection During playback, selects the subtitle language. 1.
RDV-1040 DVD Player NOTES: The RDV-1040 does not support “packet writing (UDF format)” discs. The RDV-1040 does not support the ID3 tag. The RDV-1040 supports discs recorded with multiple sessions. Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or recording conditions. Programmed and random playback functions do not work with MP3/WMA discs. For MP3, the RDV-1040 only can play back tracks with the following file extensions; “.MP3,” “.Mp3,” “.mp3” and “.mP3.
English 21 • Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into “group 1.” • The RDV-1040 recognizes up to 150 files per group, and up to 99 groups per disc. If there are files other than JPEG files, they also count against the 150-file total. 2 Press / to move the bar to a desired group. On the right column, files in the selected group are shown. / to select a desired file, then 3 Press press ENTER 34 . The selected file (still picture) is shown on the TV.
RDV-1040 DVD Player Slide Show Repeat Function 22 PICTURE In the slide show mode, you can repeat playback of JPEG files in a group or on the disc. 1 While the JPEG CONTROL display is shown, press REPEAT 3 . Pressing REPEAT switches the repeat mode. When the repeat mode is indicator lights in the disturned on, the play window. The selected repeat mode is shown on the JPEG CONTROL display. AUDIO REPEAT GROUP: All files in the current group are repeated.
English 23 For details about language codes, see “Appendix B: Table of languages and their abbreviations”. You cannot change the setting during playback. ON SCREEN LANGUAGE 4:3 LB (Letter Box conversion): select when you connect the RDV-1040 to a normal (4:3) TV. When playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in wide picture format, the picture is shown with black bars at the top and bottom. You can select the on-screen display language of the RDV-1040.
RDV-1040 DVD Player • When playing a DVD VIDEO or Audio CD disc with DTS, use a DTS decoder to get correct signals from your speakers. ANALOG DOWN MIX To correctly play the audio on a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround multichannel audio, you must set this item properly according to your audio system configuration. (This function does not work when the VSS function is activated.
English 25 NOTE: If you want to change the password at step 8, do it before pressing ENTER. To Temporarily Release the Parental Lock To Change the Settings You can change the parental lock settings at any time. 1 Bring up the OTHERS menu. to select PAREN2 Press / to move TAL LOCK and press ENTER 34 . The parental lock on-screen display appears on the TV screen. is pointing to PASSWORD, press 3 While the numeric buttons 4 to enter your current 4- digit password then press ENTER 34 .
RDV-1040 DVD Player Audio DVD VIDEO disc playback sound level is lower than TV broadcast sound level. • Set the D.RANGE CONTROL preference to TV MODE (see the D. Range Control information in the Preferences Setting section). Analog audio output is distorted. • Set the OUTPUT LEVEL preference to LOW (see the Output Level information in the Preferences Setting section). 26 Glossary Aspect ratio A ratio which defines the shape of the rectangular picture in a TV.
English 27 MPEG Multichannel This feature expands the 5.1 channel audio format recorded on the disc to a 7.1 channel format. The further expansion of the 5.1 channel audio makes it easy for you to reproduce the movie theater experience in your own home.
RDV-1040 DVD Player 28 Appendix A: Country Code List for Parental Lock AD AE Andorra United Arab Emirates EH ES Western Sahara Spain LB LC Lebanon Saint Lucia RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia AF AG Afghanistan Antigua and Barbuda ET FI Ethiopia Finland LI LK Liechtenstein Sri Lanka SB SC Solomon Islands Seychelles AI AL Anguilla Albania FJ FK Fiji Falkland Islands (Malvinas) LR LS Liberia Lesotho SD SE Sudan Sweden AM AN Armenia Netherlands Antilles FM FO Micronesia (Federated States of
English 29 Appendix B:Table of Languages and Their Abbreviations When you select the menu, audio or subtitle languagesit is sometimes necessary to enter a two-letter language code. Enter one of the codes below to select the corresponding language.
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