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DVD Video Player
Owner’s Manual
DVD978K
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DVD978K English IFU 1 2000.10.12, 1:03 PM
3141 016 18131
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General Information Laser safety This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. LASER Type Semiconductor laser GaAlAs The region code for this DVD Video Player is 4. Wave length 650 nm (DVD) 780 nm (VCD/CD) 4 Output Power 7 mW (DVD) 10 mW (VCD/CD) Beam divergence
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Index English .........................................................................4 Español..................................................................... 34 Português ................................................................ 82 3 DVD978K English IFU 3 2000.10.12, 1:03 PM 3141 016 1xxxx Português Español English
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English Contents Introduction Setup Menu Entertainment for new millennium ......................5 Enter Setup menu.................................................. 24 Introduction........................................................... 5-6 Overview of the Setup menu ............................. 24 Unpacking...................................................................6 Video menu ...................................................... 24-25 Maintenance...................................
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Introduction Entertainment for the new millennium Video was never like this before! Digital video discs provide perfect digital, studio-quality pictures; three dimensional digital, multi-channel audio; story sequences screened from your choice of camera angle; sound tracks in as many as eight languages; and up to 32 subtitles (if available on disc). Whether you watch DVD-Video on wide-screen or regular TV, you always see it the way it was meant to be. Digital Video DVD-Video uses state-of-the-ar
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English / Introduction Video CD You will recognize Video CDs by the logo shown on left. Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, ect) the disc may have one or more tracks. Tracks may have one VIDEO CD or more indexes, as indicated on the disc case. To make playback easy TRACK 1 TRACK 2 and convenient, your player lets you move between tracks and indexes. INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 1 INDEX 2 INDEX 3 Some Video CDs have Play Back Control (PBC), which is a predefined
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Functional Overview Front Panel POWER ON/OFF – Switch the player to on/off mode Standby indicator – Lights up red when the player is in standby mode DISPLAY – Shows the current status of the player PROGRESSIVE SCAN – interupt video output T NEXT – title/chapter/track and fast forward when held B PLAY – starts video/audio play S PREV – title/chapter/track and fast rewind when held ; PAUSE – pause/stop or forward to next picture frame / OPEN/CLOSE – Opens/closes the disc tray 9 STOP – stop playing
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English Functional Overview Back Panel Digital Audio output (optical) – Connect to a digital (optical) equipment Digital Audio output (coaxial) – Connect to a digital (coaxial) equipment Multichannel connection – Connect to a multichannel receiver and a subwoofer – The front audio output can be connected to the stereo input of a TV Video output (YUV) – Connect to a TV with YUV video inputs Video output (CVBS) – Connect to a TV with CVBS video inputs Video output (S-Video) – Connect to a TV with
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Functional Overview Display 1 Disc format indicator 2 Repeat playback indicator 3 Play/Stop 4 Total disc length in hours, minutes and hours 5 Programmed playback 6 Dolby digital audio output active 7 DTS digital audio output active 8 Disc locked 9 Karaoke active 0 Time display ! Status indicator @ Multi-angle camera active (DVD only) # Running 4 1 2 3 5 6 7 13 12 11 10 9 8 9 DVD978K English IFU 9 2000.10.12, 1:03 PM 3141 016 1xxxx English
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English Functional Overview Remote Control OPEN/CLOSE disc tray .1 45. POWER on/off 44. TIME SEARCH RESUME playback .2 Number key .3 43. FTS (programmed playback) Number key .4 42. Number key Number key .5 41. Number key Number key .6 40. Number key Number key .7 39. Number key Number key .8 38. MENU (setup menu) CANCEL .9 37. slow forward / direction Number key .10 key (right) RETURN .11 36. NEXT / fast forward Direction key (up) .12 35. PAUSE / step Direction key (left) / 34. AUDIO (language s
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Connection General Explanation ¦ Video connections and Audio connections can the totally separated. That means you can connect the Video output to one equipment and Audio output to another separate equipment. Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Possible connections are shown in the following drawings. ¦ Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, stereo system or other manuals as necessary to make the best connection
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English Connection Audio connection Connecting audio output to a TV ¦ To use the TV speaker for sound reproduction, connect the audio TV output on the rear of the player to the audio input on the TV using the supplied cable. Then, set the ANALOG OUTPUT to 2-CHANNEL on R L the Audio Menu (see chapter “Setup Menu” for details). MAINS Note: – This player uses the front left (FL) and front right (FR) audio output for R L stereo output. AUDIO CABLE Connecting to an A/V receiver equipment ¦ Digital mu
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General operation Turning on the power ¦ Make sure that audio and video output has been connected to TV. ¦ Choose the available AV mode and connect your TV set to our DVD player. ¦ Press power on/off button on the front panel to turn on the player. Loading discs ¦ Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front player to open the disc tray. ¦ Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a double sided DVD is inserted). Make sure the disc is placed properly in the correct recess. ¦ Gently
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English Playing a DVD-video disc Icons and Menu Bar During play, various icons will appear on the TV screen to confirm that a function has been selected. It will disappear automatically after several seconds. ..........................open disc tray ................... slow forward 1/2 .......................... close disc tray ................... slow forward 1/4 ................ no disc in disc tray ................... slow forward 1/8 ................................................ Play ....
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Playing a DVD-video disc Video control during playback STOP key on the remote control ¦ You can resume the play from the point at which you stopped last time by pressing the STOP key once. ¦ It will start from the beginning if you pressed the STOP key twice to stop a playback. RESUME key ¦ If the screen prompts you to press the RESUME key when you reload a disc, press RESUME to resume play from the point at which you stopped. ¦ The RESUME feature applies not only to the disc in the player, but a
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English Playing a DVD-video disc Playing title/chapter DVD disc Title & chapter (T&C) T2 T1 A DVD disc may have one or more titles, and each title may have one or C1 C2 C3 C1 C2 more chapters. It depends on the content (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc) on the disc. Playing a title ¦ After loading a disc, information about the content shows on the screen waiting for your selection. ¦ If the items of the menu are numbered, press the appropriate number key on the remote control, if not, u
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Playing a DVD-video disc FTS - Favourite Track Selection (DVD) FTS programmed playback key This function enables you to store your DVD karaoke disc favourite tracks in certain order. ¦ In stop mode, press the FTS key using the remote control. Program Mode Title Chapter Time ¦ To create a playback program: 1 Enter a valid title number using the number key on the remote control and press the OK key to confirm your input. The cursor automatically moves to the chapter column. 2 Enter a valid chapter
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English Playing a DVD-video disc Special DVD features Zoom ¦ Press the ZOOM key on the remote control to get the picture enlarge twice than the original size. Press ZOOM again to get a four time in size enlarge. Use the 341 2 key to view the available zoom picture. ¦ Press the ZOOM key the third time to return to the original size. NOTE: – Depending on the DVD discs format, ZOOM key may not be activated. original picture zoomed picture Camera angle ¦ Scenes which captured from different camera a
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Playing a Super VCD/VCD/CD disc Icons and Menu Bar During play, various icons will appear on the TV screen to confirm that a function has been selected. It will disappear automatically after several seconds. ..........................open disc tray ...............................................Stop .......................... close disc tray ................... slow forward 1/2 ................ no disc in disc tray ................... slow forward 1/4 ............................................
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English Playing a Super VCD/VCD/CD disc Disc Specification Icons This icon indicates the description of functions for CD. This icon indicates the description of functions for VCD. This icon indicates the description of functions for SVCD. Video control during playback PAUSE key on the remote control ¦ To get a still picture, press the PAUSE key during playback. The ; icon appears on the display screen. ¦ To step forward to the next picture frame, press the PAUSE key again. ¦ To return to play, p
