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DVP3256
DVP3258
DVP3268
DVD Video Player
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LASER ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH Type Semiconductor laser DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE InGaAlP (DVD) ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN AIGaAs (CD) CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE Wave length 658 nm (DVD) PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER 790 nm (CD) SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD Output Power 7.0 mW (DVD) DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS 10.0 mW (VCD/CD) REGARDING OUR
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Laser Safety This unit employs a laser. Due to possible Manufactured under license from Dolby eye injury, only a qualified service person Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol should remove the cover or attempt to are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. service this device. For DVP3258 NOTE: Pictures shown maybe different between countries. Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent#: 5,451,94 & other U.S. and worldwide patents CAUTION: issued & pending. DTS and DTS Digital Out ar
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Table of contents General General Information ........................................................................................................6 Setup precautions .................................................................................................................................................6 Copyright notice ...................................................................................................................................................6 Accessories supp
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Table of contents Using Display menu options .................................................................................................................... - 4 Selecting title/chapter/track .................................................................................................................... Switching camera angles ........................................................................................................................... Searching by time .......
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General Information WARNING! Accessories supplied This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all – 1 remote control with batteries maintenance work to qualified – 1 audio/video cables (yellow/white/ personnel. red) Setup precautions Cleaning discs Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a flat, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a CAUTION! carpet. Risk of damage to discs! Never use – Never place this unit on top of other solvents such as ben
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Your DVD Player For DVP3256 and DVP3258 1 2 7 8 3 4 5 6 For DVP3268 8 a STANDBY-ON f PLAY/PAUSE u – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal – Starts/pauses playback. standby mode. g STOPÇ b Disc tray – Stops playback. c OPEN/CLOSE ç h (USB) jack – Opens/closes the disc tray. – Input for USB flash drive or digital camera. d Display panel * Not all brands and models of digital – Shows information about the current cameras are supported. status of the unit. e IR Sensor – Point the re
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Remote Control a 2 (Standby-On) – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. 1 b ç (Open/Close) – Opens/closes Opens/closes the disc tray. the disc tray. 2 c DISPLAY 3 – Displays the current status or disc information. d 4 – : Cursor buttons for moving up/ down or press up/down for a slow backward or forward search. – : Cursor buttons for moving to the 5 left/right or press left/right for fast backward or forward search. 6 e SETUP SETUP 7 – Enters or exits the
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Remote Control (continued) j DISC MENU – Enters or exits disc contents menu. – For VCD .0 and SVCD, turns on or off the playback control mode. k OK – Confirms an entry or selection. l RETURN/TITLE 10 – Returns to the previous menu or shows title menu 11 m u (Play/Pause) – Starts or pauses playback. n (USB) 12 – Switches to USB mode and shows the 13 content of the USB device. o Numeric Numeric keypad 0-9 keypad 0-9 – Selects a track or chapter number of the 14 disc. p SUBTITLE SUBTITLE 15 –
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Remote Control (continued) CAUTION! Using the remote control – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or if the remote control is not to be used for a long time. – Never mix batteries (old and new or carbon and alkaline, etc.). – Batteries contain chemical substances; they should be disposed of properly. A Open the battery compartment. B Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications (+-) inside the compartment. C Close the cover. D Point the remote control directly at th
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1 Basic Connections COMPONENT COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN S-VIDEO S-VIDEO IN IN V (Pr/Cr) AUDIO V (Pr/Cr) AUDIO IN IN U (Pb/Cb) U (Pb/Cb) VIDEO IN VIDEO IN Y Y TV TV Audio Audio 2 (red/white cables) Video Video (yellow cable) Option 2: Using Component Video Step 1: Connecting to jacks (Y Pb Pr) television You can connect this unit to a TV through the component video cables This connection enables you to view the which provides superior picture quality. video playback from this unit. Th
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Basic Connections (continued) Multi Channel Receiver Step 2: Connecting the power cord After everything is connected properly, plug the AC power cord into the power outlet. Never make or change any connections with the power turned on. Helpful Hint: – Refer to the type plate at the rear or bottom of the product for identification and supply ratings. 1 dvp3256_3258_3268_94_eng1.indd 12 2008-04-17 2:17:33 PM
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Optional Connections AUDIO MULTICHANNEL AUDIO IN IN DIGITAL STEREO Multi Channel Receiver Audio (red/white cables) Connecting to a Multi Connecting to an Analog Channel Receiver Stereo System You can connect this unit to a multi You can connect this unit to a two channel audio system in order to enjoy channel stereo system (e.g. mini system, 5.1 channel sound. channel sound. analog receiver) in order to enjoy stereo sound output. A Connect the audio cables (not supplied) from the AUDIO OUT
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Optional Connections (continued) AUDIO IN DIGITAL AV Receiver Connecting to a Digital AV Amplifier/Receiver You can connect this unit to an AV amplifier/receiver in order to enjoy quality sound. A Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack on this unit to the digital coaxial input jack of the connected device. B For video connection, see ‘Basic Connections - Step 1: Connecting to television’ for details. Helpful Hint: – You have to set the appropriate Digit
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Getting Started Finding the correct viewing Setting language preferences channel The language options are different depending on your country or region. It A Press 2 to turn on this unit. may not correspond to the illustrations shown on the user manual. B Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. You should see the blue DVD background screen. On-screen display (OSD) language You may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down Select this to chan
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Getting Started (continued) D Use keys to select a language and Audio, Subtitle and Disc Menu press OK to confirm. language for DVD playback You can select your preferred language If the language you want is not in the list, then select { Others }, then settings for DVD playback. If the selected use the numeric keypad 0-9 on the language is not available on the disc, the remote control to enter the 4-digit disc’s default language is used instead. language code ‘XXXX’ (see ‘Language
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Getting Started (continued) E Read the notification message on the TV Setting up Progressive Scan and confirm your action by selecting the feature { OK } in the menu and press OK. There will be no picture on your TV (for Progressive Scan TV only) at this state until you have turned The progressive scan displays twice the on the progressive scan mode on number of frames per second than your TV. interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number F Turn on yo
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Disc Operations Playable discs Region codes for DVD discs DVD discs and players are designed with regional restrictions. Before playing a disc, make sure the disc is for the same region as your unit. The region code for this unit is indicated at the rear panel. Region Discs that can be played This unit plays: U.S.A. and – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) Canada regions – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) U.K and – Finalized DVD Recordable (DVD±R), Europe regions DVD Rewritable (
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Disc Operations (continued) Notes: Basic playback controls – If the inhibit icon appears on the TV when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available Pausing playback on the current disc or at the current l During playback, press u. time. To resume playback, press u. – Never put any objects other than discs in the disc tray. Doing so may Selecting another track/chapter/ cause the unit to malfunction. title l Press ./ M= or use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter a track/ ch
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Disc Operations (continued) Helpful Hints: Other playback features for – For video disc, playback always resumes from the point. To start playback from the video discs beginning, press . while the message ‘Play from the start, press - PREV -’ appears on the TV. – Screen saver starts automatically if the disc playback is stopped or paused for about 5 minutes. DISC MENU OK RETURN/ TITLE AUDIO/ SUBTITLE CREATE MP3 ZOOM Note: The operating features described here might not be possible for ce
