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OWNER’S MANUAL
MDV453 DVD PLAYER
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Return your Warranty Registration card today to ensure you receive all the you’re entitled to. benefits Once your MAGNAVOX purchase is registered, you’re eligible to receive all the privileges of own- ing a MAGNAVOX product. So complete and return the Warranty Registration Card enclosed with your purchase at once. And take advantage of these important benefits. Warranty Owner Model Verification Confirmation Registration Registering your product within Your completed Warranty Returning your Warra
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Table of Contents 3 General Information Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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4 Safety Information Safety Precautions Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or mois- ture. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Warning: Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment void the user’s authority to operate it. Laser Safety This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE O
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Introduction 5 Welcome! Your new Digital Video Disc Player provides high picture quality, clear sound, and end- less playback features available on Digital Video Discs (DVDs). Add options to your DVD viewing - watch a director’s cut of a movie, listen to the producer’s comments, or play your favorite scene over and over again. The possibilities are limited only by your choices and the materials available on the DVD. You also can listen to Audio Compact Discs and MP3 files on this Player, or vie
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6 Playable Discs Playable Discs This DVD Player will play Digital Video Discs (DVDs), Audio Compact Discs (CDs), finalized DVD Recordables and DVD Rewritables (DVD+R and DVD+RW), and MP3 or JPEG files on finalized CD Recordables or CD Rewritables (CD-R or CD-RW). To play a DVD on this Player, make sure the Disc meets the requirements for Region Codes and Color Systems as described below. Discs that have the following logos will play on this DVD Player. Recordable ReWritable DVD Audio CD CD-R M
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Remote Control Setup 7 Putting Batteries in the Remote Control 1 Remove the battery compartment lid on the bottom of the remote control by sliding the lid down 1 and off, following the direction of the arrow on the lid. Place two AA batteries inside the battery compartment with their and ends aligned as + – 2 indicated. 2 Replace the battery compartment lid. 3 3 Using the Remote Control Point the remote control at the DVD Player’s remote sensor (see page 18) when using the remote to operate th
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8 Hookups Depending on your TV and other equipment, there are various ways to connect the DVD Player. Use only one of the connections described in the following pages. Before you begin... Refer to the manuals of your TV or Stereo. Note the style of jacks and connec- tors on the other equipment. Determine how to choose different Audio and Video In channels so you can see and hear the Player on the TV, Stereo, etc. Disconnect all equipment from the power outlets. Connect the equipment to the
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Hookups (cont’d) 9 Connecting to a TV Only TV has only a single ANTENNA IN or RF-IN jack Back of TV (example only) 4 Back of RF Modulator (example only) ANT IN TO TV AUDIO IN VIDEO RL IN 5 ANTENNA IN CH3 CH4 RF IN 1 3 2 Antenna or Cable TV Signal DVD Player AUDIO OUT L Y Pr/Cr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM / BITSTREAM P I 6 COAXIAL R VIDEO Pb/Cb S-VIDEO PROGRESSIVE OUT OUT 7 Before you begin, make sure you have an RF modulator and extra RF coaxial cables. These are not supp
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10 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting the DVD Player to a TV only TV has AUDIO (red and white) and VIDEO (yellow) IN jacks Back of TV (example only) DVD Player AUDIO OUT L Y Pr/Cr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO LEFT AUDIO IN OUT PCM / RIGHT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN BITSTREAM I P COAXIAL R VIDEO Pb/Cb S-VIDEO PROGRESSIVE 3 OUT OUT LEFT AUDIO IN 1 RIGHT AUDIO IN red/white audio cables 2 VIDEO IN yellow video cable Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the red and white AUDIO OUT jacks on the DV
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Hookups (cont’d) 11 Connecting the DVD Player to a TV only TV has AUDIO (red and white) and S-VIDEO IN jacks Back of TV (example only) DVD Player AUDIO OUT L Y Pr/Cr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO LEFT AUDIO IN OUT PCM / RIGHT AUDIO IN BITSTREAM VIDEO IN I P COAXIAL R VIDEO Pb/Cb S-VIDEO PROGRESSIVE OUT OUT 3 LEFT AUDIO IN 1 RIGHT AUDIO IN 2 S-VIDEO IN Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the red and white AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD Player and to the red and white 1 AUDIO IN ja
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12 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV only TV has COMPONENT VIDEO IN Jacks Back of TV (example only) DVD Player AUDIO OUT L Y Pr/Cr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO LEFT AUDIO IN OUT PCM / RIGHT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN BITSTREAM I P COAXIAL R VIDEO Pb/Cb S-VIDEO PROGRESSIVE 3 OUT OUT LEFT AUDIO IN 1 RIGHT AUDIO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y 2 Pr/Cr Pb/Cb Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the Player’s red and white AUDIO OUT jacks and to the TV’s red and white AUDIO 1 IN jacks. Match the
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Hookups (cont’d) 13 Connecting to a TV and a Stereo Stereo has red/white AUDIO IN jacks Back of TV (example only) yellow video cable VIDEO IN VIDEO IN Stereo (example only) 2 DVD Player AUDIO OUT L Y Pr/Cr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM / BITSTREAM I P COAXIAL R VIDEO Pb/Cb S-VIDEO PROGRESSIVE OUT OUT LEFT AUDIO IN 1 RIGHT AUDIO IN red/white audio cables Connect the supplied red and white audio cables to the Player’s red and white AUDIO OUT jacks and 1 to the Stereo’s red and white
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14 Hookups (cont’d) Connecting to a TV and a Stereo with a COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO IN jack Back of TV (example only) 2 VIDEO IN VIDEO IN Stereo (example only) DVD Player AUDIO OUT L Y Pr/Cr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM / BITSTREAM I P COAXIAL R VIDEO Pb/Cb S-VIDEO PROGRESSIVE OUT OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL 1 AUDIO IN Connect a coaxial digital audio cable (not supplied) to the Player’s black COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO 1 OUT jack and to the Stereo’s COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO IN jack. Connect the supp
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Playing a Disc 15 Before you begin, turn on the power of the TV, stereo, and any other equipment connected to the DVD Player. Make OPEN/ STANDBY-ON REPEAT A-B CLOSE sure the TV and the stereo (if applicable) are set to the cor- rect channel. Details are on pages 8-14. 2 1 DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE Press STANDBY-ON y y to turn on the Player. 4 P-ON will appear briefly on the Player’s display panel. 1 5 AUDIO 1 2 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE A to open the Disc tray. SUBTITLE 4 5 6 ANGLE 2 7 8 9 SEARCH CLEAR MODE
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16 Remote Control Buttons STANDBY-ON y y Button OPEN/CLOSE A Button Press to turn the power on and Press to open or close the Disc off. P-ON or P-OFF appears tray. briefly on the display panel. PAUSE F Button OPEN/ SKIP G and H Buttons STANDBY-ON REPEAT A-B Press to pause Disc playback. CLOSE Press to skip Chapters or Tracks. Press repeatedly to advance the Details are on page 24. DVD picture step by step (or DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE one frame at a time). Details are on page 21. Play B Button Press
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Remote Control Buttons (cont’d) 17 REPEAT Button A-B REPEAT Button Press to repeat play of the cur- Press to set up A-B Repeat Play, rent Disc, Track, Group, Title, which repeatedly plays a specific or Chapter. segment of a Disc. Details are on page 26. Details are on page 26. OPEN/ STANDBY-ON REPEAT A-B CLOSE DISPLAY Button SUBTITLE Button Press to see Disc information Press to select a language for DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE on the TV screen during play. the subtitles (among those avail- Details are
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18 Front Panel y y STANDBY-ON Button Press to turn the DVD Player’s power on or off. PLAY B Button Press to start Disc playback. STOP C Button Press to stop Disc playback. OPEN/CLOSE A Button Press to open or close the Disc tray. Disc tray Display with Dimmer Insert a Disc here. Messages about current DVD Player operations Remote Sensor appear here. See Display Receives a signal from your Messages below. You can remote control so you can adjust the brightness of operate your DVD Player the disp
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Rear Panel 19 AUDIO OUT Jacks Connect the supplied red and white audio cables here and to the Audio In jacks of a television, stereo, or RF modulator. Match the cable colors to the jack colors. Details are on pages nine - 13. COAXIAL Jack Connect an option- al digital audio Y Pr/Cr Pb/Cb COMPONENT coaxial cable here VIDEO OUT Jacks and to the Coaxial Connect optional component video cables Digital Audio In jack here and to the component Video In jacks of a stereo. Details of a television. Det
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20 Menus DVD Disc Menus Some DVDs contain menus that describe the contents of OPEN/ STANDBY-ON REPEAT A-B CLOSE the Disc or allow you to customize Disc playback. For example, the menu may offer choices for subtitle languages, DISPLAY SKIP PAUSE director’s commentary, or soundtrack playback. To use the DVD menu and select playback features, follow these steps. AUDIO Press MENU. The DVD’s main menu will appear. 1 2 3 SUBTITLE 1 4 5 6 ANGLE 7 8 9 Press o, p, s, or B to select an item, then SEARCH
