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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English
XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page i Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM
DVD PLAYER
Before operation 2
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Preparations 4
Basic playback 8
Various kinds of playback 11
VIDEO
Audio/Video files playback 20
Changing the initial settings 24
Region code of DVD VIDEO
DVD players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code
numbers. This player can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose
Region Code numbers include the player’s Region Code, which is Ad
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 1 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution: Proper Ventilation CAUTION To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, locate the apparatus as follows: To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. Sides: No obstructions in 3 cm from the sides. 2. Do not expose this appliance to r
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 1 Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:51 PM Supplied accessories Table of contents Check that you have all the following accessories supplied to you. Supplied accessories................................................................1 If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately. About this manual .....................................................................1 Precautions.....................................
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 2 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM Digital audio formats Before operation The player supports the following digital audio formats (see page 33 “Glossary” for descriptions of each audio format): Linear PCM, MPEG Multichannel, Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theater Systems) NOTE Depending on the player’s [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] setting, digital audio signals may not be output as they are recorded on the disc. See “DIGITAL
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 3 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM Remote control unit Names of parts and controls # Front panel STANDBY/ON DISPLAY /DIMMER 1 $ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TITLE SOUND EFFECT /GROUP RETURN CANCEL 2 % 3 ^ 13 2 46 5 0 - = 4 79 8 1 STANDBY/ON button (8) 10 0 +10 2 STANDBY/ON indicator (8) ANGLE SUB TITLE AUDIO ZOOM 5 & 3 Disc tray (9) SLIDE EFFECT 4 0 button (9) 6 * TOP MENU MENU 7 ( 5 7 button (9, 10, 13) THUMBNAIL /LIST 6 3 button
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IN VIDEO LEFT AUDIO RIGHT VIDEO LEFT AUDIO RIGHT AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT PCM/STREAM NTSC LEFT VIDEO 525i/p REMOTE NTSC 525i Y PB PR PAL 625i RIGHT COAXIAL S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT CM/STREAM NTSC LEFT P VIDEO 525i/p REMOTE NTSC 525i Y PB PR PAL 625i RIGHT COAXIAL S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT IN S-VIDEO XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 4 Monday, January 19, 2004
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VIDEO LEFT AUDIO RIGHT AV COMPU LINK VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT NTSC PCM/STREAM LEFT 525i/p REMOTE VIDEO Y PB PR NTSC 525i PAL 625i RIGHT COAXIAL S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Y PB PR COMPONENT VIDEO IN S-VIDEO XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 5 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM C Connecting to a TV with component jacks About the scanning mode You can enjoy picture of high-fidelity color reproduction by Depending on the material source f
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IN LEFT AUDIO RIGHT AV COMPU LINK AV COMPU LINK VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT PCM/STREAM NTSC LEFT VIDEO 525i/p REMOTE NTSC 525i Y PB PR PAL 625i RIGHT COAXIAL S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT COMPONENT PCM/STREAM NTSC LEFT VIDEO 525i/p REMOTE NTSC 525i Y PB PR PAL 625i RIGHT COAXIAL S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT IN IN DIGITAL LEFT DVD RIGHT XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 6 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM Conn
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 7 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM Precautions of the safe use of battery Connecting the power cord Store the battery in a place where children cannot reach. When all the audio/video connections have been made, connect If a child accidentally swallows the battery, consult a doctor the AC power plug to the wall outlet. Make sure that the plugs are immediately. inserted firmly. Do not recharge, short, disassemble or
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 8 Monday, February 16, 2004 2:53 PM NOW READING (The player is reading the disc information.) REGION CODE ERROR! (The region code of the DVD VIDEO disc does not match the player. The disc cannot be played Basic playback back.) CANNOT READ THIS DISC (The disc cannot be played back by the player.) OPEN (The disc tray is opening.) CLOSE (The disc tray is closing.) NO DISC (No disc is loaded.) NOTES Even if
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 9 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM 5 Press ENTER. If a menu is shown on the TV screen The third page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of the When inserting a DVD VIDEO, SVCD or Video CD disc, a menu [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] is already open. may be shown on the TV screen. From the menu, you can select a desired item to be played back. DVD PLAYER SET UP For DVD VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM PCM ONLY AN
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 10 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM Changing the resume mode The player has three resume modes; ON, OFF and DISC RESUME. 73 You can select the mode using the preference display (see page 26). When the resume mode is “OFF” Playback always starts from the beginning. When the resume mode is “DISC RESUME” The player memorizes interrupted positions for the last 30 discs played. Storing a new interrupted position will era
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 11 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM To advance or reverse playback rapidly while monitoring Various kinds of playback During playback, press ¡ or 1 on the remote control unit. For DVD VIDEO: You can select from 1.5 times (2 times in the reverse direction), 5 times, 20 times and 60 times normal speed. For SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: You can select from 2 times, 5 times and 20 times normal speed. QUICK PLAYBACK 38 Pre
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 12 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM Playing from a specific position TITLE/GROUP RETURN Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu Numeric buttons TOP MENU MENU - THUMBNAIL/ 5/∞/2/3 LIST DVD VIDEO discs generally have their own menus which show ENTER the disc contents. These menus contain various items such as ON SCREEN 3 (SELECT) titles of movies, names of songs, or artist information, and display ¢ 4 them on the TV
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 13 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM 3 Press the numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter About PBC (Playback Control) the desired time. Some SVCD/Video CD discs support the PBC function. The specified time is displayed in the pull-down menu. The PBC function allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high-resolution still images which have a resolution four Example (for DVD VIDEO) times greater than moving pictures. To pl
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 14 Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:51 PM To check the program contents During playback, press 7. Playback stops and the program table is shown. During playback, you can check the program contents via the CANCEL menu bar. Numeric buttons To stop program playback Press 7. SUB TITLE 5/∞/2/3 To clear the program ENTER While stopped and the program table is shown, press 7. 3 (SELECT) ON SCREEN To exit the program mode 7 After
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 15 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM 4 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A). Repeat playback The pull down menu disappears. A- The repeat icon shows . To repeat the current selection or all tracks 5 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat (point B). A-B The repeat icon shows . For DVD VIDEO: During playback The player locates “A” and starts repeat playback between For SVCD
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 16 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM To select a scene angle of DVD VIDEO (ANGLE) SOUND EFFECT You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD VIDEO disc ANGLE - contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used AUDIO SLIDE EFFECT to shoot the same scene from different angles. ZOOM 5/∞/2/3 Hint ENTER At the beginning of a “multi-angle” part, appears on the TV VFP - I/P screen (except when the [ON SCRE
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 17 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM 4 Press ENTER. To adjust the picture character (VFP) A window for setting parameters appears. SATURATION + 4 The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function allows you to adjust the Selected parameter picture character according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences. 5 Press 5/∞ to adjust the level of the 1 During playback, press VFP - I/P. parameter. The VFP mod
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XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 18 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM Basic operation procedure 1 Press 2/3 to select the icon you want to work with. The selected icon is pointed by . Numeric buttons 2 Press ENTER. With many icons, an appropriate pull-down window appears, however, there are some exceptions. 5/∞/2/3 ENTER NOTES A mark or text on the menu icon for the function or mode ON SCREEN currently selected is shown in green. Some functions ar
