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Model VC4400 User Guide
5 Disc DVD Changer
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Safety Precautions FCC WARNING: This equipment may generate or use radio CAUTION frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifi- DO NOT OPEN cations are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK unauthorized change or modification is made. OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) REGULATORY INFORMATION: FC
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL. AND THOSE MARKED ON THE PRODUCT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This product has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this product will protect you if you observe the following proce- dures for installation, use, and servicing. This product does not contain any
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Table of Contents Operation with Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc . . 20-21 Introduction Playing an Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc . . . . . 20 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Notes on MP3/WMA Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Moving to another Track . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before Use Disc-related terms Playable Discs Title (DVD only) DVD The main film content or accompanying feature content (8 cm / 12 cm disc) or additional feature content, or music album. Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling Video CD (VCD) you to locate it easily. (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Chapter (DVD only) Audio CD 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 several chap- In addition, this unit can pla
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AAA Before Use (Continued) Precautions Notes on Discs Handling discs Handling the unit Do not touch the playback side of the disc. When shipping the unit Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not The original shipping carton and packing materials get on the surface. come in handy. For maximum protection, re-pack the Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. unit as it was originally packed at the factory. When setting up the unit The picture and sound of a nearby TV, VCR, or radio m
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Front Panel and Display Window STANDBY Disc Tray Display window OPEN/CLOSE ( / / ) Lights red when the Insert a disc here. Shows the current Opens or closes the DVD player is standby. disc tray. status of the player. DISC SKIP Remote Sensor Moves to the next POWER available disc tray. ON/STANDBY Reverse Skip/Scan ( S S / Q Q ) Switches the Go to beginning of current player ON and chapter/track or to PREVIOUS STANDBY. chapter/track. Press and hold for two seconds for a fast reverse search. For
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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 a ma
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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 VIDEO OUT (Y, CB/PB, CR/PR) Connect to a TV with Y, CB/PB, CR/PR inputs. AUDIO OUT1 (Left/Right) Connect to an amplifier, receiver, or stereo system. VIDEO OUT Connect to a TV with video inputs. AUDIO OUT2 (Left/Right) Connect to an amplifier, receiver, or stereo system. S-VIDEO OUT Connect to a TV with S-Video inpu
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Connections ® Progressive Scan (Color Stream 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 man
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Connections (Continued) Connecting to Optional Equipment Rear of DVD player Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic ll/ Pro Logic Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD Player to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier, receiver, or stereo system, using the audio cables (A). Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel digital stereo (PCM) or to an Audio/ Video receiver equipped with a multi-channel O X A decoder (D
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Before Operation 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 CHAPT Repeat Chapter allow only limited operation during playback. When this TRACK Repeat Track (non-PBC Video CDs only) occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indi- ALL Repeat All Tracks (non-PBC Video CDs only) cating that the operation is not permitted by the DVD Player or is not available on the
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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 28.). children. Therefore, discs may contain Parental Control Disc Audio Code Set information that applies to the complete disc or to Disc Subtitle U S certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated Disc Menu from 1 to 8, and a
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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 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 discs that
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Operation with DVD and Video CD Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame playback General Features DVD 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 Moving to another TITLE VCD2.0 VCD1.1 Slow Motion DVD When a dis
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Operation with DVD and Video CD General Features (continued) 0:20:09 -:--:-- Time Search DVD Repeat A-B DVD 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 : 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 screen. 3 3 4 4 2 Wi
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Operation with DVD and Video CD DVD General Features (continued) Special DVD Features DVD VCD2.0 VCD1.1 Marker Search Checking the contents of DVD discs: MARKER SEARCH 1/9 Menus You can start playback from a memorized point. Up to DVDs may offer menus that allow you to access special nine points can be memorized. features. To use the disc menu, press MENU. Then, To enter a mark, follow these steps. press the appropriate number button to select an option. 1 During disc playback, press MARKER whe
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Operation with Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc Notes on MP3/WMA Recordings Playing an Audio CD and MP3/WMA Disc About MP3 CD MP3 WMA An MP3 file is audio data compressed by using the The DVD Player can play MP3/WMA formatted record- MPEG1 audio layer-3 file-coding scheme. We call ings on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs. files that have the “.mp3” file extension “MP3 files”. Before playing MP3/WMA recordings, read the notes on The player can not read an MP3 file that has a file MP3/WMA Recordings on
