DVD-2 Instruction Manual Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories, “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D Symbols are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished Works. Copyright 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents Safety Information 3 Precautions 4 Accessories 5 Features 6 Definintion of Terms 9 Basic Connection 11 Control Reference Guide 14 1. Front Panel 14 2. Fluorescent Display 16 3. Rear Panel 17 4. Remote Controller Unit 18 4.1 General Function for Remote Control Unit 19 4.2 Basic Function 19 4.3 Advanced Function 20 4.4 DVD Function 21 4.5 SETUP Function 21 5. Using the Basic Function 22 5.1 Open/Close disc tray 22 5.2 Basic play of DVD,VCD,CDDA 23 5.
6. Using the Advanced Function 30 6.1 3D Sound Effect 30 6.2 Repeat Selected Segment 30 6.3 Utilizing Repeat Function 31 6.4 Shuffle 32 6.5 Program 32 6.6 Digest 33 6.7 Marker 34 6.8 Display 35 6.9 Zooming Screen 36 7. Customising DVD Performance 37 7.1 Audio 37 7.2 Video 38 7.3 Other 39 7.4 Languages 40 7.
Safety Information NOTE: THIS PLAYER CAN BE USED ONLY WHERE THE POWER SUPPLY IS AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz. IT CANNOT BE USED ELSEWHERE. CAUTION: DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER IS A CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. HOWEVER THIS DVD/VIDEOCD/CD PLAYER USES A INVISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED. BE SURE TO OPERATE THE DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED.
Precautions Please read these precautions before operating this unit. Placement Avoid placing the unit in areas of : z direct sunlight, heating radiators or closed automobiles z high temperature or high humidity z excessive dust z vibration, impact or where the surface is tilted, as the internal parts may be seriously damaged. z Place the unit in a horizontal position, and do not place anything heavy on it. z Do not place the unit on amplifiers or other equipment which may be become hot.
Accessories Remote Control Unit (RCU) x 1 Batteries for Remote Control Unit x 2 (SIZE AAA 1.
Features z Full compatibility with DVD, Video CD (1.1, 2.0, 3.0), S-VCD and Audio CD DISC FORMAT Playability Limitation DVD Video Yes Region 2 or All Video CD Yes Version 1.0/1.1/2.0/3.
z Region Management Information This unit is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information that is recorded on a DVD disc. The Region number of this player is “2“. If the region number described on the DVD discs does not correspond to the Region number of this player, the player will not play this disc. This player will play DVD discs made for “ALL” regions.
z Slow Forward/Reverse Play z Fast Forward/Reverse Play z Title, Chapter and Time search for DVD, Track and Time search for VCD and CDs. z Multi Screen Aspect Ratio 4:3 Pan and Scan, 4:3 Letter Box and 16:9 Wide z Repeat mode (Title/Chapter for DVD, Track (One)/Disc (All) for VCD and A-B for Both) z Marker function This player can store up to 5 positions in memory, for convenient access, as desired.
Definition of Terms CDDA Compact Disc Digital Audio SVCD SVCD short for Super Video CD. It's a kind of integrated Video CD. DVD Digital Versatile or Video Disc. DVD is a high dense optical disc recorded with high quality pictures and sound. MP3 Audio compression format that enables audio files to be stored and transferred on a computer with a relatively small file size. It enables you to enjoy CD quality music. (Short for MPEG-1 Layer 3) PBC This is recorded on a Video CD 2.0, Video CD 3.0, SVCD and CVD.
PCM Linear PCM is a signal-recording format used in a CD, While CD is recorded in 44.1 kHz/16 bit, a DVD is recorded in 48 KHz/16 bit up to 96 KHz/24 bit. Bitstream A digital signal that comes out of CD and DVD players. Bitstreams can contain Dolby Digital, dts, PCM, or other kinds of data. L/R/C/LFE/LS/RS In Dolby Digital and dts, a total 6 channels are used. 3 channels for front, 2 channels for surround and 1 channel for subwoofer.
Basic Connection z N.B. First of all, read through the instructions before connecting other equipment. Make sure that this unit and other equipment to be connected are set to the standby mode or off, and disconnect the AC mains before starting connection. In order for air to circulate freely, please do not block ventilation holes of any of the equipment. Select the appropriate screen size at the initial setting according to your TV set, conventional 4:3 or wide screen 16:9.
1 Connecting to a stereo TV set Video/audio cable (supplied) To audio input connector (red, white) To video input connector (yellow) S-Video cable (optional) To S-Video input connector 2 Connecting to a monaural TV set Video/audio cable (supplied) To video input connector (yellow) Audio cable (optional) To audio input connector 12
3 Connecting to audio equipment Audio equipment TV set S-Video cable (optional) To S-Video input connector Video/audio cable (supplied) To video input connector (yellow) Audio cable (optional) To audio input connector (red, white) 4 Connecting to a decoder with Dolby Digital or dts processing TV set Video/audio cable (supplied) S-Video cable (optional) Optical audio cable (optional) To optical digital audio input connector Coaxial audio cable (optional) To coaxial digital audio input connector Decode
Control Reference Guide 1. Front Panel 8 1 13 7 14 6 4 10 12 2 11 9 5 3 1 POWER (STANDBY/ON) button when connected to AC power outlet. To switch the unit On or Off 2 DISC TRAY disc to be played on here. To load or unload a disc. Put a 3 OPEN/CLOSE button To open or close the disc tray. 4 REMOTE SENSOR the remote controller. Receives a light signal from 5 FLUORESCENT DISPLAY Displays operation status (Refer to diagram at 2. Fluorescent Display).
11 NEXT button To skip forward to the next chapter (for DVD) or track (for VCD or CD). When in menu mode, this button also works as an up arrow() button. If playing a Video CD with PBC, this button works as the NEXT button to move to the next play list. 12 PREV button To skip back from the current chapter (for DVD) or track (for VCD or CD). When in menu mode, this button also works as a down arrow() button.
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4 2 3 5 6 1 1 DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) Connects digital audio under play mode into an AV amplifier or a receiver equipped with digital audio decoder for you to enjoy the theatre-quality sound in your home. 2 VIDEO OUT Connects composite video signal to Input AV/SCART or PHONO sockets of TV or monitor to achieve high fidelity colour reproduction. 3 S-VIDEO OUT Connects to TV or monitor equipped with S-VIDEO input.
1. POWER 2. OPEN/CLOSE 3. NUMERIC BUTTONS (1-9, 0) 4. CLEAR 5. DISPLAY 6. MENU/RETURN 7. TITLE/PBC 8. PREV 9. NEXT 10. SEL (SELECT) 11. ARROW (Left, Right, Up, Down) 12. FR/SR 13. FF/SF 14. SETUP 15. STEP 16. STOP 17. PLAY/PAUSE 18. ZOOM 19. (ANGLE)/ DIGEST 20. SUB-T(SUBTITLE) 21. AUDIO 22. SHUFFLE 23. MARKER 24. A-B 25. REPEAT 26. VOLUME ( +, -) 27. 3D SOUND 28.
After pressing power button, press OPEN/CLOSE button to open or close the disc tray. If pressed under STAND BY, power is automatically turned on and the tray is opened. 3 NUMERIC (3) Used from the menu to select, title/chapter search, time search and direct track number. 4 CLEAR (4) Used when discarding wrong number input, returning to normal play during slow or search. This button can also be used when clearing zoom state. 5 VOLUME +/- (26) Used when adjusting analogue audio output level.
tracks on the disc. To clear the repeat function, press this button until you see REPEAT OFF on the TV screen. Turn off PBC to use this function on VCD with PBC included. See 6.3 for more information. 2 A-B (24, Except MP3) To repeat the selected segment. The moment you press this button during play, the starting point for the desired segment is selected. When you press this button again, the ending point is selected and starts repeated play of the selected segment automatically.
2 MENU (6) Used to display the contents menu of the loaded DVD disc. This function is disc dependent. A DVD disc may not contain a contents menu. See 5.5 for more information. 3 (ANGLE (19)) Used to select a different angle when the loaded DVD disc supports multiple angles. This function is a disc dependent. Many DVD discs don't support multiple angles. See 5.12 for more information.
2 Press POWER button When the POWER button is pressed, the STAND-BY LED turns off. TV or monitor screen shows the initial pictures as shown below. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE button When the disc tray opens, OPEN message is displayed on TV screen and Fluorescent display on front panel simultaneously. 4 Load your selected disc using disc tray guide with logo-printed side up 5 Press OPEN/CLOSE button again to close the disc tray 5.
DVD menu screen 2 Video CD menu screen When a menu screen appears on the TV screen When a DVD disc is loaded, select desired menu item using arrow button or numeric button (remote only) and then press SELECT button to start play. When a VCD is loaded, select desired menu item using numeric button (remote only) and then press SELECT button to start play. Selecting DVD Menu Selecting Video CD Menu 5.
Selecting MP3 file 4 Select MP3 title when playing Press NEXT button on remote controller to choose next title. Press PREV button for previous title. When you know the title number, enter MP3 title number using the numeric buttons on the remote controller and then press the SELECT button. 5.4 Selecting VIDEO MODE 1 Using SETUP Press the SETUP button and select VIDEO submenu on SETUP screen. After that, select TV type by pressing DOWN button until your TV mode is selected. See 7.2 for more information 5.
under PBC mode, you should press the PBC button to stop playing. If a DVD disc is playing, PRESTOP OSD is displayed when you press the STOP/RETURN button once showing time information and the play mark () will be blinking on the Fluorescent Display instead of the STOP message. This state is called PRESTOP. If you press PLAY/PAUSE in a PRESTOP state, the picture is played from the point you previously stopped.
5.7.1 FAST FORWARD 1 Press FF/SF button during play mode FAST 2X is displayed on TV screen and the speed of forward direction becomes faster. 2 Press FF/SF button again FAST 4X is displayed on TV screen and the speed of forward direction becomes faster. When a DVD disc is loaded, it changes faster and faster from FAST 16X, FAST 32X and FAST 64X. If you press the FF/SF button again during FAST 64X if playing a DVD (FAST 16X when VCD), it goes back to FAST 2X.
If NEXT button is pressed, the current chapter or track stops and starts playing the next chapter or track. By pressing this button continuously, you may locate the desired chapter or track even faster. When the last chapter or track is encountered, if playing a VCD or Audio CD, it stops playing and goes to the stop status. If playing a DVD, it depends on the disc's content. It may display the menu contents of the disc. SKIP FORWARD 5.8.
SLOW 1/2 SLOW 1/4 SLOW 1/8 5.9.2 SLOW REVERSE (DVD only) 1 Press PAUSE or STEP button during play mode By pressing PAUSE or STEP button, the play mode is temporarily paused. 2 Press FR/SR button If FR/SR button is pressed under PAUSE or STEP, SLOW 1/2 is displayed and the speed of the reverse direction becomes slower. 3 Press FR/SR button again If FR/SR button is pressed again, SLOW 1/4 is displayed and the speed changes even slower.
recorded. If the loaded disc supports multiple subtitles, you can see SUB-T indicator on FL display. If playing a CVD or SVCD, the AUD indicator is not turned on even if it supports multiple subtitles. 1 Press SUBTITLE button during playing If playing a disc with multiple subtitles, the subtitle information is displayed as the figure shown below and the subtitle language is changed. If the loaded disc does not support multiple subtitle, the forbidden mark ( ) is displayed.
6.1 3D sound Effect This function outputs 3D effects on the stereo audio analog output. 3D effects are broken down into 4 surround modes. 1 Press 3D SOUND button 3D SOUND MODE 1 is displayed on TV screen. And analog stereo output is changed to surround mode 1. 3D SOUND MODE1 2 Press 3D SOUND button again Press the 3D SOUND button continuously until the desired 3D sound mode is selected. 3D SOUND MODE2 3D SOUND MODE3 3D SOUND MODE4 NORMAL 6.
z We recommend you set up the desired segment within a minimum 3 seconds for smooth repeat play. 6.3 Utilizing Repeat Function Use this button to repeat the chapter/title for DVD or track/disc for VCD and CDDA. 1 Press REPEAT button When playing a DVD, CHAPTER REPEAT ON is displayed on the TV screen and REPEAT C indicator on the FL display is turned on. In this status, the selected chapter is played repeatedly forever.
SHUFFLE indicator on the FL display is turned on. 3 Press PLAY/PAUSE button When the PLAY/PAUSE button is pressed, the shuffled track starts playing. 4 Press SHUFFLE button after STOP button To cancel SHUFFLE operation, press STOP to stop shuffle playing and then press SHUFFLE button. When the SHUFFLE button is pressed, SHUFFLE OFF is displayed on TV and the SHUFFLE indicator on the FL display is turned off.
4 Press a PLAY/PAUSE When all the desired TRACK numbers are entered, press PLAY/PAUSE to play according to the programmed order 5 Press PROGRAM after STOP button To cancel the PROGRAM operation, press the STOP button to stop programmed playing and then press the PROGRAM button twice. When the PROGRAM button is pressed, PROGRAM P00:00 is displayed on the TV to facilitate reprogramming. If you don't want the program any more, Press the PROGRAM button again.
Digest – DISC Digest - TRACK 5 Press the desired screen number If you press the desired number of small screen, it starts playing from the position where the small screen begins. You don't need to press the SELECT button. 6.7 MARKER (DVD, VCD with PBC off, Audio CD) This function is to move to the desired location fast and easily during play by storing up to 5 markers in advance.
buttons and press the SELECT button at the TITLE column. For Chapter search, Adjust chapter number in the same manner as for title search. 2 Perform TIME SEARCH When the DISPLAY button is pressed twice during play, TIME SEARCH sub function is activated. After entering the time you want to jump, press the SELECT button. If you want to go to 0:01:23 (0 hour, 1 min, 23 sec) press the numeric buttons in this order (0, 0, 1, 2, 3) then press the SELECT button.
Press DISPLAY button when total remain time information activated. Track Search Time Search Single Remain Total Elapsed Single Elapsed Total Remain 6.9 Zoom screen 1 Zoom screen by X2 If the ZOOM button is pressed during play, ZOOM X2 is displayed and the screen is magnified to twice the size. 2 Zoom screen by X4 If the ZOOM button is pressed again, ZOOM X4 is displayed and the screen size is quadrupled.
submenus, the sub items for AUDIO are displayed as shown in the figure below. 1 DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OUT item controls the output condition of digital out (coaxial or optical) connector. There are 3 values possible for DIGITAL OUT. They are OFF, BITSTREAM and PCM. In the case of OFF value, No digital signal can be output. Only analog audio can be output. In the case of BITSTREAM value, the original audio stream recorded on the disc is output through the digital out connector.
There are 5 submenus for VIDEO. They are OSD LANG, TV ASPECT, TV TYPE, HI-QUALITY and CAPTIONS. If you select VIDEO, VIDEO sub items are displayed as shown in the figure. 1 OSD LANG This item is to select the language for On-Screen Display messages that will be displayed on the TV screen. When your desired language is selected, all OSD messages are displayed in the selected language. 2 TV ASPECT Set up TV aspect according to your TV set. If WIDE screen is supported on your TV, select WIDE.
3 TV TYPE Set up TV type according to type supported by your TV or monitor. When you select MULTI, the output video type is dependent on the disc loaded. If the recorded video type is PAL then it outputs PAL. If NTSC then NTSC. 4 SCART Achieving the clearer and higher definition picture than the normal composite output can be done by selecting RGB. If you want to see the picture in RGB, choose RGB and connect to the TV set using SCART connector.
There are three levels of brightness to control FL display on the front panel. They are BRIGHT, MEDIUM and DIM. In the bright daylight, you may select BRIGHT and DIM for dark nights. 4 FLT AUDIO CH (Dolby Digital DVD only) If playing a Dolby Digital DVD disc, the audio channel configuration is varied according to the disc loaded. When you select ON, this feature displays the audio channel configuration on the FL display on the front panel.
1 PARENTAL Used to adjust the level of parental lock. Once selected, whenever you play a disc, the selected parental level is compared to the level on the disc. If the level you selected is greater than the level of the disc, you may play the loaded disc. If not, you may not play the disc. To set appropriate parental level do the following instructions. If you move to the PARENTAL sub item, you can see the values for the PARENTAL sub item.
Change Sub item Password Change Window No Old Password Password Change Finish Trouble Shooting Before asking after service for this player, please check the chart below for the possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your unit may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation.
Trouble Action No power Insert the AC power plug securely into the power outlet. No picture Make sure that the equipment is connected properly. Make sure that the input setting for the TV is Video (AV). No sound Make sure that the equipment is connected properly. Distorted sound Make sure that the input settings for the TV and stereo system are correct. Some discs may have sections that prohibit fast forward or fast reverse.
DVD Video Video CD (1.1, 2.0, 3.0) SVCD and CVD CDDA CD-ROM with MP3 data Television Signal System NTSC/PAL Video Performance Video Out 1 Vpp into 75 ohm S-Video Out Y : 1 Vpp into 75 ohm C : 0.286 Vpp into 75 ohm Component Out 0.7 Vpp into 75 ohm D/A Converter 27MHz / 10bit Audio Performance Frequency Response DVD : fs 48/96KHz, 4Hz ~ 22/44KHz Video CD : fs 44.1KHz, 4Hz ~ 20KHz Audio CD : fs 44.1KHz, 4Hz ~ 20KHz Output Level Analog : 2Vrms (1 KHz) Digital : 1.
S-Video out X1 Power Supply Power Source AC 100~240V, 50/60Hz Power Consumption < 25 Watt Set Dimensions (W X H X D) 420 X 84 X 270 (mm ) Net Weight 3.6 Kg Gross Weight 4.
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