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Model VC5400/PMD970 User Guide
DVD Player
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Safety Precautions CAUTION NOTES ON COPYRIGHTS: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast DO NOT OPEN via cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material without permission. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK This product features the copy protection function developed OF ELECTRIC SHOCK by Macrovision. Copy protection signals are recorded on some DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) discs. When recording and playing the pictures of these discs NO USER-SERVICEABLE
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Table of Contents Operation with Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc . . 21-22 Introduction Playing an Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc . . . . . 21 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Notes on MP3/WMA Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Moving to another Track
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Before Use Disc-related terms Playable Discs Title (DVD video discs only) The main film content or accompanying feature content DVD video discs or additional feature content, or music album. (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling DVD audio discs you to locate it easily. (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Chapter (DVD video discs only) Video CD (VCD) Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller (8 cm / 12 cm disc) than titles. A title is composed of one or sev
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Before Use (Continued) Storing discs Precautions After playing, store the disc in its case. Handling the unit Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat, or leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sun- When shipping the unit light, as there may be a considerable temperature The original shipping carton and packing materials increase inside the car. come in handy. For maximum protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory. Cleaning discs When setting
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Front Panel and Display Window STANDBUY Disc Tray Display window OPEN/CLOSE ( / / ) Lights green when the Insert a disc here. Shows the current Opens or closes the DVD player is turned on. disc tray. status of the player. DISC SKIP Remote Sensor Moves to the next POWER available disc tray. ON/STANDBUY Reverse Skip/Scan ( Q Q / S S ) Switches the Go to beginning of current player ON and chapter/track or to PREVIOUS chap- OFF. ter/track. Press and hold for two seconds for a fast reverse search. F
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AAA Remote Control MARKER • OPEN/CLOSE Marks any point during playback. Opens and closes the disc tray. SEARCH • ANGLE Displays MARKER SEARCH menu. Selects a DVD camera angle if available POWER Switches DVD Player ON and OFF. RANDOM Plays tracks in random order. AUDIO Selects an audio language (DVD) or PROGRAM an audio channel (CD). Enters to the program edit mode or exits from that. SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language. CLEAR Removes a track number on the 0-9 number buttons program list or
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Rear Panel OPTICAL (Digital audio out jack) Connect to digital (optical) audio equipment. COAXIAL (Digital audio out jack) Connect to digital (coaxial) audio equipment. COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT (Y Pb Pr) Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs. AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) Connect to an amplifier, receiver, or stereo system. **REMOTE CONTROL INTERNAUEXTERNAL Switch * REMOTE CONTROL IN/OUT jack VIDEO OUT Connect to a TV with video inputs. 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT Connect to a 5.1 channel rec
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Connections ® Progressive Scan (ColorStream pro) connection Tips If your television is a high-definition or “digital ready” Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish television, you may take advantage of the DVD to connect, there are various ways you could connect Player’s progressive scan output for the highest the player. Use only one of the connections video resolution possible. described below. If your TV does not accept the Progressive Scan for- Please refer to the manu
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Connections (Continued) Connecting to Optional Equipment Notes – If the audio format of the digital output does not match Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will channel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic ll/ produce a strong, distorted sound or no sound at all. Pro Logic – Six Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital con- nection can only be obtained if your receiver is Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the equipped with a
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Before Operation 1 1 2 2 Press / to change the setting of an item. Caution: 3 3 The number buttons can be also be used for setting Before using the remote control, press the DVD or TV numbers (e.g., title number). For some functions, button to select the device to be operated. press SELECT/ENTER to execute the setting. Temporary Feedback Field Icons General Explanation TITLE Repeat Title This manual gives basic instructions for operating the DVD Player. Some DVDs require specific operation or C
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Before Operation (Continued) On-Screen Display (Continued) d DVD-A Items Function (Press 3 3/4 4 to select desired item) Selection Method Group Number Shows the current group number and total number 1 1 / 2 2,or 2 /6 of groups, and skips to the desired group number. Numbers, SELECT/ENTER 1 1 2 2 Track Number Shows the current track number and total number / ,or 1 /12 of tracks, and skips to the desired track number. Numbers, SELECT/ENTER Time search Shows the elapsed playing time.(Display only
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Before Operation (Continued) Picture Initial Settings You can set your own Personal Preferences on the TV Aspect DVD player. 4:3 Letterbox: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is con- nected. Displays theatrical images with masking bars Initial Settings General Operation above and below the picture. 4:3 Panscan: Select when a conventional TV set is Press SETUP. connected. The video material formatted in the Pan & 1 1 The setup menu appears. Scan style is played back in that style (Both sides of the Or
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Before Operation (Continued) Sound Others Digital Audio Output The DRC, Vocal, PBC and Auto Play settings can be changed. Each DVD disc has a variety of audio output options. Press 3 3/4 4 to select the desired item and press Set the player’s Digital Audio Output according to the SELECT/ENTER. The setting of the selected item is type of audio system you use. changed between On and Off. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: Select “DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM” if you connected the DVD Player’s DIGITAL OUT jack to Disc Au
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Before Operation (Continued) Parental Control DVD Country Code Enter the code of a country/area whose standards were Rating DVD used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for (See “Country Code List”, page 29.). children. Therefore, discs may contain Parental Control Disc Audio Code Set information that applies to the complete disc or to Disc Subtitle U S C N certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated Disc Menu from 1 to 8,
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Operation with DVD and Video CD Playing a DVD and Video CD Notes – If Parental Control is set and the disc is not within the Rating settings (not authorized), the 4-digit code must Playback Setup DVD-V DVD-A VCD2.0 VCD1.1 be entered and/or the disc must be authorized (see Turn on the TV and select the video input source con- “Parental Control”, on page 15). nected to the DVD player. – DVDs may have a region code. Audio system: Turn on the audio system and select Your player will not play di
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Operation with DVD and Video CD Still Picture and Frame-by-frame playback General Features DVD-V DVD-A VCD2.0 VCD1.1 Note 1 Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. The player will now go into PAUSE mode. Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use 2 You can advance the picture frame-by-frame by the remote control. Some features may also be pressing PAUSE/STEP repeatedly on the remote con- available on the Setup menu. trol. 1 /3 DVD-V Moving to another TITLE Note When a disc has more than
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Operation with DVD and Video CD General Features (continued) 0:20:09 -:--:-- Time Search DVD-V Repeat A-B DVD-V DVD-A VCD2.0 VCD1.1 The Time Search function allows you to start playing at any chosen time on the disc. A * A B OFF 1 Press OSD during playback. The on-screen display To repeat a sequence in a title or group: appears on the screen. The Time Search box shows the elapsed playing time of the 1 Press A-B at your chosen starting point. current disc. “ A * ” appears briefly on the TV sc
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Operation with DVD and Video CD DVD-A DVD-V General Features (continued) Disc Menu 1 Press MENU. DVD-V VCD2.0 VCD1.1 Marker Search The disc menu is displayed. MARKER SEARCH 1/9 2 To remove the disc menu, press MENU again. You can start playback from a memorized point. Up to 1 /1 DVD-A DVD-V Camera Angle nine points can be memorized. To enter a mark, follow these steps. If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera 1 During disc playback, press MARKER when angles, you can change to
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Operation with DVD and Video CD DVD-A DVD Audio Discs 1 /12 Viewing another PAGE DVD-A Since DVD Audio discs can hold a lot of content, there DVD Audio is a new disc format building on the success are various ways to see what’s available on the disc. of DVD to provide high quality, uncompressed, multi- 1 Press OSD during playback. channel audio for a new experience in audio quality. A 3 3 4 4 2 Press / to select Page icon. DVD Audio disc can be identified by the DVD audio logo 3 Press 1/2 to se
