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Owner’s Manual
RDV-1093
DVD Audio/Video Player
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 2 Important Safety Instructions WARNING: There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to moisture or water. Do not expose the unit to dripping or splashing. Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the unit. Do not allow foreign objects to get into the enclosure. If the unit is exposed to moisture, or a foreign obje
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3 English 1: Front Panel Controls and Display � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2: RR-DV98 Remote Control OFF � ON � OPEN Notice PROG RANDM /CLOSE � � � REPEAT A-B DIM RESUME The COMPUTER I/O connection should be handled by an authorized � � person only. � � TITLE MENU � � FCC Information This equipment ha
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 4 3: Rear Panel Connections � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ����������� Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ������� ��������� ��������� Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. ���� "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and � � � � � trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. "DTS Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyri
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5 English 5: Digital HDTV connection (DVI) �� ������ ����������� ������� ��������� ��������� Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. ���� "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and � � � � � trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. "DTS Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, Digital Theater Systems,
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 6 7: Analog TV connection (S-Video/Composite Video) �� ������ ����������� ������� ��������� ��������� Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. ���� "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and � � � � � trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. "DTS Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
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7 English 9: Multichannel Analog Audio Connections �� ������ ����������� Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ������� ��������� ��������� Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. ���� "Dolby", "Pro Logic", and the double-D symbol are No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issued and pending. "DTS" and � � � � � trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. "DTS Digital Surround" are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, Digital Theater S
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 8 Contents 1: Front Panel Controls and Display 3 SDTV Connections .................................12 Remote Control Overview .....................15 Component Video Connection 12 2: RR-DV98 Remote Control 3 Remote Control Batteries 15 S-Video Connection 12 3: Rear Panel Connections 4 Using the Remote 15 Composite Video Connection 12 4: Digital HDTV connection (HDMI) 4 ON/OFF Buttons 15 NTSC/PAL Switch 13 5: Digital HDTV connection (DVI) 5 OPEN/CLOSE Button
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9 English USING THE RDV-1093 ..........................16 Extra Playback Features ........................20 Audio Setup Menu .................................25 Repeat Play 20 Digital Audio Output 25 About Discs ..........................................16 A-B Repeat 21 Compression 25 Disc Formats 16 Random Play 21 DVD Region Codes 17 Speaker Setup Menu .............................25 Program Play 21 Disc Structure 17 Speaker Size 25 Digital Audio Formats 17 Distance Units 25 Playing
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 10 About Rotel Getting Started • Audio outputs include multichannel (5.1) analog audio outputs, stereo analog outputs A family whose passionate interest in music led Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RDV-1093 and both coaxial and optical digital audio them to manufacture high fidelity components DVD Audio/Video Player. With its precision outputs. of uncompromising quality founded Rotel 45 transport, digital processing, and Rotel’s Bal- years ago. Through the ye
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11 English CONNECTIONS NOTE: You can substitute a 75 ohm video NOTE: The analog audio outputs are typi- cable for a coax digital cable, but do not cally used only with DVD-Audio discs or This section describes the back-panel connec- substitute conventional audio interconnect with surround processors or TV sets that do tions and settings that must be made during cables for digital signals. not have Dolby Digital or DTS processing. If installation of the RDV-1093. These include the your process
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 12 Standard definition TV monitors should be con- DVI Digital Connection SDTV Connections nected with one of three types of video output See Figure 5 connections – RCA composite video, S-Video, or When connecting a standard definition TV, Component Video. On standard televisions, the the best picture quality will be achieved using Use this type of connection with an HDTV that S-Video output provides better picture quality displays digital signals directly, such a
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13 English NTSC/PAL Switch EXT REM IN OVERVIEW There are two different standards for video The EXT REM IN receives IR command codes monitors: NTSC in US and Japan, PAL in relayed from an infrared receiver or from the Basic controls for the RDV-1093 are on the Europe. The output of the RDV-1093 should IR OUT connector on Rotel surround proces- front panel. These controls are duplicated on be set to match the standard your TV accepts. sors. This feature may be useful when the unit the remote co
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 14 Menu Screens LED Indicators Disc Drawer A number of menu screens can appear during Two front-panel LEDs provide additional infor- A motor-driven disc drawer, located in the configuration of the RDV-1093 such as the mation during operation of the RDV-1093. center of the RDV-1093, slides out to accept sample below: a disc and retracts for playback. DVD-Audio lights when the disc contains MENU DVD playback audio track Dolby Digital 2.0 DVD-Audio programming.
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15 English Remote Control Overview STOP Button SETUP Button Press the STOP button to stop a disc that is Press this button to access the Main Menu screen . See Figure 2 playing. If playback is restarted after one press used in the setup of the RDV-1093. of the button, the disc will resume playing from the current position on the disc. Press the button DISPLAY Button The RDV-1093 is supplied with an RR-DV98 remote control that duplicates the front-panel twice to cancel the resume feature. S
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 16 SUBTITLE Button DIM Button USING THE RDV-1093 Press the SUBTITLE button to select a subtitle Press the DIM button to step through bright- language (if available on the disc). ness settings for the front panel display. The This section of the manual provides detailed settings are 0 – 6 and OFF. 0 is the brightest instructions for operating the RDV-1093. It is NOTE: “Operation not possible” displayed setting; 6 the dimmest. OFF turns off the front divided into
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17 English DVD Region Codes Audio CD: ON/OFF Functions DVD-Video discs are encoded with region codes The RDV-1093 has a master POWER switch on Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 which also appear on the packaging: the front panel. When this button is in the out position, the unit is off and cannot be turned 1 2 on from the remote. When the front panel ALL 1 2 1 2 3 4 An Audio CD disc only contains Tracks. POWER button is pressed in, the unit becomes fully activated. With the master POWER button A
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 18 Inserting a Disc Skip forward/back NOTE: The sound is muted during slow-mo- A disc drawer slides out to accept a disc The TRACK buttons skip forward/back tion play. Slow-motion is not available on { } and retracts for playback. Place the disc in to the beginning of the next selection. While Audio CDs. Slow motion reverse play is only the drawer label-side up and program side a disc is playing, pressing the right TRACK available on DVD-Video discs. down.
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19 English To zoom in, press the ZOOM button on Selecting Subtitles To select from a disc menu: the remote. Each press of the ZOOM button Some DVD-Video and DVD-Audio discs can changes the size of the picture: 1.8x, 4x, 8x, display subtitles in various languages during 1. Press the TITLE button on the remote. and back to normal size. playback. Typically, you select these subtitles Information appears on the front panel with the disc’s setup menus which appear display. To move the zoomed-in
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RDV-1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 20 Entering a Chapter NOTE: You can also enter a Track number Extra Playback Features or a specific elapsed Time for playback by or Track Number You can directly access a Chapter or Track by pressing the GOTO button to select Chapter Four additional playback features are described entering the number using the GOTO button (Track) or Time, then using the NUMERIC in this section of the manual: and the NUMERIC buttons on the remote. buttons to enter digits, f
