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DVD PLAYER
OWNER’S MANUAL
DV-500
HELPLINE NUMBER
0870 100 2525
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TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .... 2 PLAY DISCS IN VARIOUS WAYS.......... 23 Select Angle.................................................... 23 FEATURES ............................................. 5 Zoom Play....................................................... 23 ABOUT DISC ......................................... 6 Book Mark...................................................... 23 BEFORE OPERATION............................. 8 Program Play (DVD).........................
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, CAUTION within an equilateral triangle, is intended to RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK alert the user to the presence of uninsulated DO NOT OPEN “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, constitute a risk of electric shock. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER- The exclamation point within an equilateral SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SE
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS This set has been designed and manufactured to assure overturn. personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or 9 VENTILATION fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit will Slots and openings in the case are provided for protect you if you observe the following procedures for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the unit and to installation, use and servicing. This unit is fully transistorized protect it from overheating. These openin
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 14 DISC TRAY 21 REPLACEMENT PARTS Keep your fingers well clear of the disc as it is closing. It When replacement parts are required, have the service may cause serious personal injury. technician verify that the replacements he uses have the same safety characteristics as the original parts. Use of 15 OVERLOADING replacements specified by the unit manufacturer can Do not overload wall outlets or extension cords as this prevent fire, electric shock, or other hazards.
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FEATURES OUTSTANDING SOUND QUALITY Dolby Digital system developed by Dolby Laboratories and DTS developed by DTS Inc., features high quality surround sound which can be played in DVD or CD disc at home, to reproduce high quality sound effects. HIGH DEFINITION The unit adopts MPEG2 coding format and brings the high horizontal resolution. UNIQUE FUNCTIONS Multi-angle and multi-language bring unique trick functions. Parent lock makes it easy to control the content of discs. SCREEN Or
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ABOUT DISC PRINCIPLES FOR WRITING This manual mainly introduces how to use buttons on the remote control. You may operate the unit if the buttons on the unit have the same or similar names as or to those on the remote control. PLAYABLE DISCS • DVD and Audio CD Disc type Playable Restriction DVD Possible Region number 2 or Region number All CD Possible PCM or DTS digital out CD-G Possible Only Audio playback CD-ROM Possible MP3 File CD-R Possible CD/CD-ROM (MP3 File) CD-RW Possible CD/CD
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ABOUT DISC TRACK In a CD, each track has a number to enable search functions. SCENE The menu pictures, motion and motionless pictures of a CD with PBC function can be divided into some parts, these parts are scenes. Each scene has a number for search. PBC (PLAYBACK CONTROL) It is signals recorded in a CD to control playback. DISC TYPE FUNCTION enjoy music and images (motion pictures) disc without PBC Besides the images of special disc, play interactive software with the menu pictures shown on
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BEFORE OPERATION SECURITY • Before operation, check if the voltage of the unit is in line with the local voltage. • Hold the plug to disconnect it from the mains outlet. Do not pull the power cord. • When the plug of the unit is connected to the mains outlet , the unit will be still connected to AC even if the power is turned off. • Disconnect the plug as soon as liquid or objects enter the unit. The unit can not be used until being checked by experts. • Do not open the cabinet as laser rays emp
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BEFORE OPERATION CHECK ACCESSORIES Check if you have all the accessories after the carton is opened. Remote control AAA batteries Video/Audio cord Owner’s manual USE REMOTE CONTROL Check if you have all the accessories after the carton is opened. 1 Open the battery compartment. 2 Insert two AAA batteries, make sure to match "+" and "-" of the batteries to the marks in the battery compartment. 3 Close the battery compartment. 4 Point the remote control at the remote sensor. N Note:
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PREPARATIONS BEFORE OPERATION FRONT PANEL ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) 1 2 ! STANDBY/ON button To switch the unit On or standby when connected to AC power outlet @ TRAY DOOR Press OPEN/CLOSE button to open it. # DISPLAY Displays operation status $ PLAY button To play the loaded disc. Press this button to go to the preferred item when the menu is displayed on the TV screen. % PAUSE button Press this button in playback mode, the picture stops. This machine enters the playback pause mode. ^ STOPbutton
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PREPARATIONS BEFORE OPERATION REAR PANEL ! AUDIO OUT (L/R TRACK) Two phono sockets for analogue 2 Channel audio in order to a TV or stereo amplifier. @ VIDEO OUT Connects composite video signal to input AV or PHONO sockets of TV or monitor to achieve high fidelity colour reproduction. # EURO AV JACK If VIDEO OUT phono is not utilized, the SCART socket can be used to connect to a TV set, monitor or VCR. $ POWER SUPPLY SOCKET WIRE Creates POWER between wall outlet and the unit. % DIGITAL AUD
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PREPARATIONS BEFORE OPERATION VFD $ ! @ # % ^ CD D PBC ALL & * ( ) ! Recognized DISC TYPE indicator ( REPEAT MODE indicator : DVD : In case you want to repeat and play a chapter or track. @ DVD AUDIO STREAM indicator ALL : In case you want to :dts repeat and play a title or # Recognized DISC TYPE indicator disc. : CD ) NUMBER/ CHARACTER indicator $ DVD AUDIO STREAM indicator Title, chapter number, and time are Indicates the audio type of the disc displayed in loading DVD disc while under play
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PREPARATIONS BEFORE OPERATION NAMES AND LAYOUT OF REMOTE CONTROLS * After setting the mode by using SETUP menu (for example, AUDIO select in PREFERENCE SETUP), the setting is kept though you switch the unit off and turn it on. MUTE BUTTON POWER BUTTON OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON SETUP BUTTON SURROUND BUTTON ANGLE BUTTON NUMBER BUTTON RETURN BUTTON TITLE/PBC BUTTON MENU BUTTON DISPLAY BUTTON UP/DOWN/LEFT/ RIGHT DIRECTION BUTTON PLAY/ENTER BUTTON MARK BUTTON PROGRAM BUTTON SEARCH BUTTON ZOOM BUTTON PAUSE
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CONNECTIONS Turn off all equipment before operation. The unit has many kinds of output modes like A/V output, S-VIDEO output and digital signal output (COAXIAL, OPTICAL). You may select as you need. CONNECTED TO A TV AND AN ORDINARY AMPLIFIER AMPLIFIER TV Set Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double- D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. "DTS" and "DTS Di
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BASIC OPERATIONS PLAY DISCS Push "POWER" button on the TV and audio 1 system, Push "TV/VIDEO" button on the TV, select VIDEO mode (TV). Select S-Video mode if using an S-VIDEO connection. TV/VIDEO N Note: Select the correct audio input on the amplifier. 2 The Step2 can be • Each amplifier is different from another, please cancelled if you refer to the manual for the amplifier. (e.g., do not connect the audio output of the DVD player to connect it to the DVD/LD the DVD audio input of an amplifie
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BASIC OPERATIONS SYSTEM SETTING According to the system of the TV to be connected, set the system of the unit to make it match the TV. Push SYSTEM button on the remote control, then choose TV TYPE. SYSTEM • If the system of the TV is PAL, push "SYSTEM" once. • If the TV is multi-system, push "SYSTEM" twice. • If the system of the TV is NTSC, push "SYSTEM" three times. V-MODE (Only when the player has component jack) V-MODE • When utilising the component mode, press the V-MODE on the remote cont
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BASIC OPERATIONS FAST PLAY When playing disc, you may play it forward fast or reverse it fast to find what you need. 1 FF X2 Push √√ to play forward fast. Each time N Note: 1 2 FF X4 you push the button, the speed of picture Push PLAY to play changes like those shown on the right. 3 normally when FF X8 playing fast. 4 FF X16 5 FF X32 (DVD only) N Note: 6 PLAY The marked FAST PLAY speed on 1 FR X2 Push œœ to reverse the disc fast. Each owner’s manual 2 time you push the button, the speed and real
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BASIC OPERATIONS SELECT AUDIO LANGUAGE You can choose the language according to your choice when playing a multi- language DVD. Press “AUDIO” button, select different languages. N Note: AUDIO 1. Different discs have different languages 2. You can push the "AUDIO" button to choose the language you want when you play multi-language DVD discs. *Attention: Please select the AUDIO language in SETUP menu to keep the setting!!! SELECT CHANNELS (CD, MP3) You may select the right channel or left channel
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PLAYING A DESIRED SCENE TO SKIP SCENES IN A DISC Push √√ to move to the next chapter (or track). 1 The current chapter (or track) moves to the next chapter (or track). Push œœ to move to previous chapter (or track). 2 The current chapter (or track) moves to the previous chapter (or track) or first scene of current chapter (or track). DIRECTLY MOVING TO A DESIRED TITLE (DVD) Some movie discs may contain multiple titles. If the disc has a movie title menu recorded on it, the [TITLE/PBC] butto
