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DVD Video Player
MODEL
DV-S1U
OPERATION MANUAL
OPEN / OPEN /
POWER POWER PLAY STOP STOP
CLOSE CLOSE
Please read this Operation Manual carefully
SKIP SKIP
STILL/ STILL/PAUSE PAUSE
before using your Unit.
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For future reference, record the model and serial number (located on the Model No.: rear of the Unit) in the space provided. Serial No.: WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION This symbol warns the user of uninsulated voltage within the unit that can cause danger- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ous electric shocks. DO NOT OPEN : CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO This symbol alerts the user that there are NOT REMOVE
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1) Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instruc- and the point where they exit from the product. tions should be read before the product is operated. 14) Lightning - For added protection for this product during a 2) Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused should be retained for future reference. for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and 3) Heed Warnings - All warnings
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Service 1. Do not attempt to service this Unit yourself. Instead, unplug it and contact a qualified service technician. (See CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY at the end of this manual.) 2. Be sure the service technician uses authorized replacement parts or their equivalents. Unauthorized parts may cause fire, electrical shock, or other hazards. 3. Following any service or repair, be sure the service technician performs safety checks to certify that this Unit is in safe oper- ating order. Copy Protectio
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ■ IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FEATURES ¡Dolby Digital sound ¡On-screen display This player can handle Dolby Digital surround sound Information about the current operation can be displayed having 5.1 channels when connected to a Dolby Digital on a TV screen, allowing you to confirm the currently decoder. active functions (such as program playback), on the TV screen using the remote control. ¡Still/fast/slow/step playback Various playback modes are available including still pic- ¡DTS (Digital Theater System) tures, fast forw
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ABOUT THE DISCS PLAYABLE DISCS DISC TYPES The following discs can be played back on this DVD [DVD] player. Data on a DVD is divided into sections called "titles", and then into subsections called "chapters", each of which is Maximum Disc Type Logo Contents Disc Size given a title or chapter number. Playback conditions are Playback Time Approx. 4 h preset on some DVD video discs, and these playback con- (single-sided) ditions take priority over user operations on this player. If 12 cm Approx. 8
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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 POWER OPEN / STOP PLAY CLOSE P N O SKIP STILL/PAUSE e d T RREV FWDQ 9 6 8 7 10. ON SCREEN Button [page 18] REMOTE CONTROL Displays the current status on the TV screen for checking purposes. 11. DIMMER Button [page 25] Press to change the Panel Display settings. POWER ON OPEN/ SCREEN SETUP CLOSE 12. BLACK LEVEL Button [page 22] 1 3 Press to adjust the black parts of the picture brighter. BLACK 31 10 DIMMER LEVEL MODE MARKER 13. ZOOM Button [p
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REAR VIEW AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT Y PR DIGITAL RL VIDEO PB S-VIDEO 32 333435363738 32. Power Cord 36. VIDEO OUT Jack 33. COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Jack 37. Component Video Out Jacks (Y/PB/PR) 34. Right AUDIO OUT Jack 38. S-VIDEO OUT Jack 35. Left AUDIO OUT Jack DISPLAYS DURING DISPLAY OPERATION Stays on when the A-B repeat function is on. Lights up when a DVD is inserted on the tray. Power on Stays on when the repeat function is on. No disc inserted Tray open Tray closed Lights up when the CD: i
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HOOKUPS CONNECTING TO A TV AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT Y PR DIGITAL RL VIDEO PB S-VIDEO To VIDEO OUT jack To AUDIO OUT jacks A/V-compatible or wide screen TV To Right (red) and Left (white) AUDIO INPUT jacks [Fig. 1] To VIDEO INPUT jack FOR TVs WITH S-VIDEO INPUT JACK Use an S-Video cable (commercially available) in place of the yellow video cable to enjoy pictures at higher quality. AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT Y PR DIGITAL RL S-VIDEO VIDEO PB To AUDIO OUT jacks To S-VIDEO OUT jack A/V-compatible or To Rig
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CONNECTING TO AN AMPLIFIER EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL INPUT JACKS, MD DECK OR DAT DECK Use audio coaxial digital cables (commercially available) for the audio connections. To S-VIDEO OUT jack To S-VIDEO INPUT jack or A/V-compatible or To VIDEO INPUT jack To VIDEO OUT jack wide screen TV AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT Y PR DIGITAL RL S-VIDEO VIDEO PB Amplifier equipped with digital input jacks, MD deck, To COAXIAL DIGITAL DAT deck, etc. AUDIO OUT jack [Fig. 4] To COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT jack CONNECTING
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If your TV’s 75 ohm coaxial antenna terminal is already occupied by an antenna or cable box connection, remove that cable from your TV’s antenna terminal and reconnect it to the coaxial antenna input terminal of the RF Modulator (usually marked “ANT IN”), then connect the RF modulator to your TV’s antenna terminal as described above. Note ¡The picture quality from DVD discs will not be as good if the DVD player is connected to the TV’s antenna terminal through an RF Modulator. CONNECTING TO A
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PLAYING A DISC PLAYING A DVD VIDEO Notes OR AN AUDIO CD ¡A “prohibited icon” may appear at the top-right on the TV screen DVD CD during operation, warning that a prohibited operation has been Getting started encountered by the DVD player Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other or the disc. components which are connected to the DVD player. ¡If a disc is dirty or has scratches, the pictures may (Change the input system to suit the DVD player, and appear distorted and the playback oper
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RESUMING PLAYBACK FROM USING THE TITLE MENU THE POINT WHERE DVD PLAYBACK STOPPED DVD CD With a DVD containing a title menu, you can select desired titles from the menu. 1 Press the STOP button during playback. 1 Press the TITLE button. ¡Playback will stop, and then ¡The title menu will appear. appear the resuming message at Press 'PLAY' to play from here. To play the beginning, the center. press 'STOP' first and then 'PLAY'. 2 Select the desired title. ¡Press the arrow buttons (L/K/ B/s)
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You can also press the DIRECT T __/ 15 FAST FORWARD/REVERSE SKIP button, use the numeric but- tons to enter the track number, DVD CD when the track number is entered in the entry box, playback of the 1 Press the FWD g or REV h button dur- desired track will start automatically. ing playback. ¡For DVDs, pressing the FWD g or REV h but- PLAYING FROM A DESIRED ton cycles the playback speed in four steps.In case of TITLE OR CHAPTER DVDs, the sound will mute. ¡For audio CDs, the playback speed is ×
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Notes 3 Press the PLAY button. Random playback ¡In the case of DVD, Time Search in Title is effec- will then start. tive. (But Time Search in Chapter is ineffective.) Note ¡In the case of CD, Time Search in Track is effective. (But Time Search in the entire disc is ineffective.) ¡Program playback is not available during random ¡Playback from a desired time count is not available playback. with some discs or if the unit is in stop mode. REPEAT MARKER DVD CD You can use this function during play
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A-B REPEAT PROGRAM (Audio CD) DVD CD CD You can define a section to be played back repeatedly. 1 Press the MODE button in stop mode. ¡The program screen will appear. PROGRAM TIME 0:00:00 1/1 1 Press the A-B REPEAT button during playback. -- [A- ] ¡The starting point (A) will then be START: PLAY DELETE: CLEAR selected. RANDOM: MODE EXIT: RETURN 2 Press the numeric buttons to enter the 2 Press the A-B REPEAT button again at the desired track numbers. PROGRAM T
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¡The player can recognize 255 ALBUMS and ZOOM PLAYBACK TRACKS altogether. (enlargement onscreen) ¡If all the TRACKS cannot be displayed at once on DVD the screen, “L” appears to go to the next page. If there is a previous page, “K” appears onscreen. On the left of “L”, the current page and the total num- Images can be enlarged on the screen to your taste. ber of pages are displayed. Press the ZOOM button during playback. 2 Press the PLAY button after the following ¡An image will be enlarged at
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3 Press the ON SCREEN button again, and the 2 Using the K/L buttons, select a track. Then DISPLAY screen disappears. press the ENTER button to save it in a pro- gram. PROGRAM - ALBUM01 1/1 +ALBUM10 TRACK11 Notes +ALBUM11 +ALBUM12 PLAYING AN MP3 DISC FROM A TRACK11 TRACK12 1/5 1/1 ¡When an album name is high- DESIRED TRACK START: PLAY DELETE: CLEAR RAMDOM: MODE EXIT: RETURN lighted, press the B button, and the next hierarchy shows up. MP3 ¡Press the { button
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SETTINGS Notes CHANGING THE AUDIO ¡Pressing the Audio button may not work on some LANGUAGE OR SOUND MODE DVDs with multiple audio languages (e.g. DVDs DVD CD which allow audio language setting on the disc menu). Operation varies between discs, so refer to the manual accompanying the disc. The DVD player has a function which allows you to select the desired audio language and sound mode. ¡Current audio language and sound mode will be dis- played when you press the AUDIO button at first . For DVDs
