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Introduction READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER of important operating and maintenance (servicing) SERVICIN
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Figure 1 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should Example of antenna grounding as per be read before the product is operated. National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 2. Retain instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be follo
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FOR YOUR SAFETY Units shipped to the U.S.A and Canada are designed for operation on 120 V AC only. Safety precaution with use of a polarized AC plug. However, some products may be supplied with a nonpolarized plug. U.S.A : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. CAUTION and 120 V : Pour éviter chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche CANADA ATTENTION dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’ au fond. The available
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CONTENTS • Introduction READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT 2 • System Connections CONNECTING TO A/V AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER 6 CONNECTING TO TV WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO INS 8 CONNECTING TO TV WITH SCART CONNECTOR (Regional Option) 8 • Front Panel & Remote Controls 9 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RANGE 10 LOADING BATTERIES 10 • Preliminary Knowledge About Discs PLAYABLE DISC TYPES 11 NOTES ON COPYRIGHT 11 NOTES ON DVD VIDEOS 11 AUDIO AND VIDEO FILES 12 SYMBOL ABOUT INVALID OPERATION 12 CARE AND HANDLING
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System Connections • Do not connect the AC input cord into the AC outlet when plugging and unplugging connection cords. • Since different components often have different terminal names, carefully read the operating instructions of the component connected. • Be sure to observe the color coding when connecting audio and video cords. CONNECTING TO A/V AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER • Some TVs, etc. are equipped with COMPONENT VIDEO INs that are capable of reproducing a progressively scanned video signal.
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1. Connecting AUDIO OUTs 3. Connecting DIGITAL OUTs Connect these jacks to the AUDIO INs of DVD (, AUX, CD, You can enhance the sound quality by connecting these etc.) of your amplifier or receiver. COAXIAL and OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTs to the corresponding DIGITAL INs of an amplifier, MD recorder, etc. Note: The digital audio signal from a disc is directly transferred. If • Depending on whether the AUDIO OUTs are connected to you connect to a DTS or Dolby Digital decoder or an a stereo amplifier/r
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CONNECTING TO TV WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO INS • You can enjoy DVD Videos by simply connecting this unit to a TV. To hear improved audio sound quality, connect the AUDIO OUTs to the AUDIO INs of DVD (, AUX, CD, etc.) of your amplifier or receiver. • To connect these jacks correctly, refer to "Connecting AUDIO OUTs" and "Connecting VIDEO OUTs" on the previous page. Notes: • If your TV has a monaural audio input instead of stereo, you need to use an optional audio cord which converts stereo audio out
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Front Panel & Remote Controls Front Panel Controls 1. POWER ON/OFF switch 7. PLAY ( ) button 2. STANDBY indicator 8. STOP ( ) button 3. DISC TRAY 9. STEP/PAUSE ( ) button 4. OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button 10. REMOTE SENSOR 5. FORWARD/BACKWARD SEARCH ( / ) 11. FLUORESCENT DISPLAY buttons • For details, see the next page. 6. FORWARD/BACKWARD SKIP ( / ) buttons Remote Controls 1. POWER button 2. OPEN/CLOSE ( ) button 3. BOOK MARK button 4. NTSC/PAL button 5. RANDOM PLAY button 6. ANGLE button
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Fluorescent Display REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RANGE • Use the remote control unit within a range of about 7 meters (23 feet) and angles of up to 30 degrees aiming at the remote sensor. LOADING BATTERIES Remove the cover. Load two batteries ("AAA" size, 1.5V) matching the polarity. 1 2 • Remove the batteries when they are not used for a long time. • Do not use the rechargeable batteries (Ni-Cd type). 10 ENGLISH
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Preliminary Knowledge About Discs PLAYABLE DISC TYPES NOTES ON DVD VIDEOS This unit supports the following discs. Region code • DVD players and DVD Videos have their own Region Disc Logo Format or file type Code numbers which are assigned to each country or area as shown below. DVD players are set to your DVD Video DVD Video Region Code number at the factory. As a result, if the region code number of this DVD player is different from that of the DVD Video, playback of the DVD Video will Audio
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AUDIO AND VIDEO FILES CARE AND HANDLING OF DISCS • In handling a disc, hold it carefully with edges. • Characters except "A~Z", "0~9", " - " may be not displayed. • The playback order of folders and files shown in the menu may differ from the order shown in a PC. • This unit supports multi-session discs. Some multi- session discs may take a long time to load and some may not be loaded at all. • Do not stick paper or write anything on the printed surface. Notes for making a private disc. •
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Operations Before starting playback • Make the initial settiings to suit your usage conditions the very first time this unit is turned on. (For details, refer to "Initial Settings" on page 28.) • Depending on how to connect the video jack(s) to the A/V amplifier/receiver/TV, you should select the video output signal correctly. If not, no picture or abnormal picture may be shown. (For details, refer to "SELECTING THE VIDEO OUTPUT SIGNAL" on page 27.) • For explanation purposes, this instructi
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Continued In case of CD, press the PLAY ( button to start play. 4 To start playback from the menu of DVD Video • To select the preferred item, press the CURSOR buttons and press the ENTER button (or PLAY ( ) button), or press the NUMERIC buttons. In case of use of the NUMERIC buttons on the remote control: • When selecting "3" : • When selecting "10" : • When selecting "21" : • Playback of the selected item starts. • In case of selecting the item with pressing the NUMERIC buttons, dependin
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Continued Press the CURSOR / buttons to select the preferred folder, then press the ENTER button. 3 • Then the files that the selected folder contains are displayed on the file menu. Press the CURSOR / buttons to select the file menu. 4 Press the CURSOR / buttons to select the preferred file, then press the ENTER button or the PLAY ( ) button. 5 In case of MP3 file • Playback starts from the selected file. In case of JPEG file • When the ENTER button is pressed, only the picture
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To stop playback • When playback of DVD Video is stopped, the unit memorizes the point where the STOP ( ) button was pressed (RESUME function: DVD Video only). ("R-STOP" is displayed on the unit’s display when this function is activated.) Press the PLAY ( ) button again, and playback will resume from this point. When the STOP ( ) button is pressed again, the RESUME function will be canceled and it enters stop mode. ("STOP" is displayed.) To pause playback • DVD Video: The unit will be
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Rapid playback during playback • You can play back discs at various speeds. • Each time the button is pressed, the disc is advanced or reversed fast at 4 step speeds. X2 X4 X8 X20 OFF (normal playback) • To return to normal playback, press the PLAY ( ) button. Slow playback • In the still picture mode, you can play back the discs at • Each time the button is pressed, the disc is advanced or various speeds. reversed slowly at 6 step speeds. 1/2 1/3 1/4 1/5 1/6 1/7 OFF (normal pl
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DISPLAYING DISC INFORMATION DURING PLAYBACK • The unit features the on-screen display function showing disc information. • Press the DISPLAY button. • Then the disc information is displayed on the TV screen. • Each time this button is pressed, the disc information is changed depending on the disc types as follows: • Depending on the disc and some operation status as playback of DVD Video using a title or DVD menu, etc., the disc information may not be displayed. 18 ENGLISH
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PLAYING THE DESIRED SECTION OF DISC During playback, press the SEARCH button. 1 • Then the search mode is displayed on the TV screen. • When the SEARCH button is pressed again, the search mode is canceled. Press the CURSOR / buttons to select the preferred search mode. 2 • The digit of the selected mode is highlighted. Select the section to be played with pressing the NUMERIC buttons on the remote control. 3 When entering the title, chapter, track or file Wh
