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Installation and Operating Guide | Warranty
Model Number | DVB352 | DVD Player
© Copyright 2003, Zenith Electronics Corporation
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Safety Precautions FCC WARNING: This equipment may generate or use radio CAUTION frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifi- DO NOT OPEN cations are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK unauthorized change or modification is made. OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) REGULATORY INFORMATION: F
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL. AND THOSE MARKED ON THE PRODUCT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This product has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this product will protect you if you observe the following proce- dures for installation, use, and servicing. This product does not contain any
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Table of Contents Audio CD and MP3/WMA Operation . . . . . . . . 20-21 Introduction Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA Disc . . . . . . 20 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Notes on MP3/WMA Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Changing Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Before Use Disc-related terms Playable Discs Title (DVD only) The main film content, accompanying feature content, DVD additional feature content, or music album. (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling Audio CD you to locate it easily. (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Chapter (DVD only) In addition, this unit can play : DVD-R, DVD±RW, CD-R, Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller or CD-RW discs that contain audio titles, MP3, WMA, or than titles. A ti
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Before Use (Continued) Storing discs Precautions After playing, store the disc in its case. Handling the unit Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat, or leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sun- When shipping the unit light, as there may be a considerable temperature The original shipping carton and packing materials increase inside the car. come in handy. For maximum protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory. Cleaning discs When setting
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Front Panel and Display Window POWER / / OPEN/CLOSE ( ) Switches the player ON and OFF. Opens or closes the disc tray. STOP ( 9 9 ) STANDBY indicator Stops playback. Lights red when the player is in Standby mode (off). Remote Sensor Point the DVD Player remote control here. Display window Shows the current status of the player. Disc Tray Insert a disc here. DISC SKIP Moves to the next available disc tray. 2 2 PLAY ( ) Starts playback. DISC EXCHANGE Allows you to change a disc PAUSE ( ;; ) (o
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AAA Remote Control POWER OPEN/CLOSE Switches DVD Player ON and OFF. Opens and closes the disc tray. DISPLAY SELECT/ENTER Accesses On-Screen display. Acknowledges menu selection. bBvV (left/right/up/down) power RETURN open / close Selects options in a menu. Removes the Setup menu. MENU TITLE Accesses menu on a DVD disc. Displays the disc’s Title menu, if display return available. PAUSE/STEP ( X ) • select Pauses playback temporarily/ press • Forward SKIP/SCAN ( > ) enter repeatedly for frame-by-
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DVD Connections Panel COAXIAL (Digital audio out jack) Connect to digital (coaxial) audio equipment. ANALOG AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) 1, 2 Connect to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system. VIDEO OUT Connect to a TV with video inputs. COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT (Y Pb Pr) Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs. S-VIDEO OUT Connect to a TV with S-Video inputs. AC Power Cord Plug into the power source. Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the DVD connections panel. Electrostatic disch
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Connections ® Progressive Scan (Color Stream pro) connection ips If your television is high-definition or “digital ready”, Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish you may take advantage of the DVD Player’s pro- to connect, there are various ways you could connect gressive scan output for the highest video resolution the player. Use only one of the connections possible. described below. If your TV does not accept the Progressive Scan for- Please refer to the manuals of your
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Connections (Continued) Optional Equipment Connections DVD player Connections Panel Connecting to an amplifier equipped with 2-Channel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic ll/ Pro Logic Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the DVD Player to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier, receiver, or stereo system, using the audio cables (A). Connecting to an amplifier equipped with 2-Channel digital stereo (PCM) or to an Audio/ Video receiver equipped with a multi-channel X A decode
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Pre-operation Playback Status/Restrictions General Explanation TITLE Repeat Title This manual gives basic instructions for operating the DVD Player. Some DVDs require specific operation or CHAPT Repeat Chapter allow only limited operation during playback. When this A B Repeat A-B occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indi- OFF Repeat Off cating that the operation is not permitted by the DVD Player or is not available on the disc. Resume play from this point Action prohibited or not avai
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Pre-operation (Continued) Picture Pre-operation Settings DVD You can set your own personal preferences on the DVD TV Aspect player. 4:3 Letterbox: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is con- nected. Displays theatrical images with masking bars Pre-operation Setup above and below the picture. 4:3 Panscan: Select when a conventional TV set is Press SETUP. connected. The video material formatted in the Pan & 1 1 The Setup menu appears. Scan style is played back in that style (Both sides of the Disc Audi
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Pre-operation (Continued) Sound Others DRC, Vocal, and Auto Play settings can be changed. Digital Audio Output 3 3 4 4 Use / to select the desired option and press Each DVD disc has a variety of audio output options. SELECT/ENTER. The setting of the selected option Set the player’s Digital Audio Output according to the can be turned On or Off. type of audio system you use. DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM: Select “DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM” Disc Audio DRC On Disc Subtitle if you connect the DVD Player’s DIGITAL OUT
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Pre-operation (Continued) Parental Control DVD Country Code Enter the code of a country/area whose standards were DVD Rating used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for (See “Country Code List”, page 26.). children. Therefore, discs may contain Parental Control Disc Audio Code Set information that applies to the complete disc or to Disc Subtitle U S certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from Disc Menu 1 to 8, and alt
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DVD Operation Exchanging discs during playback Playing a DVD Press DISC EXCHANGE on the front panel during Playback Setup DVD playback to open the disc tray. Press DISC SKIP to rotate the disc tray. The carousel Turn on the TV and select the video input source con- will rotate clockwise one disc at-a-time. nected to the DVD player. Exchange the discs and press DISC EXCHANGE or Audio system: Turn on the audio system and select OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. the input source connect
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DVD Operation (Continued) Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback General Features DVD ote 1.Press PAUSE/STEP during playback. The player will go into PAUSE mode. Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use 2.You can advance the picture frame-by-frame by press- the remote control. Some features may also be ing PAUSE/STEP repeatedly on the remote control. available on the Setup menu. Slow Motion DVD Changing TITLEs DVD 1 /3 1.Press SLOW t or T during playback. The DVD player will ent
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DVD Operation (Continued) DVD Repeat A-B General Features (Continued) A * A B OFF Zoom DVD To repeat a sequence in a title: The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video 1.Press A-B at your chosen start point. image and to move through the enlarged image. “ A * ” appears briefly on the TV screen. 1.Press ZOOM during playback or still playback to acti- 2.Press A-B again at your chosen end point. vate the Zoom function. “A B” appears briefly on the TV screen, and the repeat If you press Z
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DVD Operation (Continued) DVD Video Mode Setting Special DVD Features DVD With certain discs, the playback picture may be flick- ering or Dot Crawl is shown on straight lines. That Checking the Contents of DVD Video means Vertical interpolation or De-interlace is not Discs: Menus perfectly matched with the disc. In this case, the picture quality may be improved by changing the DVDs may offer menus that allow you to access special video mode. features. To use the disc menu, press MENU. Then
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Audio CD and MP3/WMA Operation Notes on MP3/WMA Recordings Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMA About MP3 CD MP3 WMA Disc A MP3 file is audio data compressed by using the The DVD Player can play audio CDs. Also, the DVD MPEG1 audio layer-3 file-coding scheme. Files that Player can play MP3/WMA formatted recordings on have the “.mp3” file extension are called “MP3 files”. CD-ROM, CD-R, or CD-RW discs. The player can not read a MP3 file that has a file Before playing MP3/WMA recordings, read t
