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Page 2 - DVD Player

2 RDV-985 DVD Player WARNING: There are no user serviceable parts in-side. Refer all servicing to qualified service person-nel. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,do not expose the unit to moisture or water. Do notallow foreign objects to get into the enclosure. If theunit is expo...

Page 3 - English; II

3 English Figure 1: RR-DV91 Remote Control 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 RETURN button OPEN/CLOSE button button (STOP) button button TITLE button / / / (Cursor) buttons THEATER POSITION button 3D PHONIC (VSS) button SUBTITLE button CANCEL button RESUME button Numeric buttons TV/VIDEO button SH...

Page 4 - Figure 2: Front Panel Controls

4 RDV-985 DVD Player Figure 2: Front Panel Controls B C A D I F G H E Figure 3: Display Window Indicators and Functions DVD ch Disc REMAIN REPEAT TITLE CHAP. SUB S C L LS R RS 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 10 11 9 Disc Indicator Lights when a disc is in the unit. When a DVDdisc is in the unit “DVD” also appears ....

Page 5 - About Rotel

5 English About the RDV-985 Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RDV-985.It will provide years of enjoyment when usedin a high-quality home theater system. The RDV-985 is one of the most flexible com-ponents you can add to your audio/videosystem. In addition to DVD Video discs, theRDV-985 can play Vid...

Page 6 - Precautions; Placement; Audio/Video Connections; Figure 4: Rear Panel Connections

6 RDV-985 DVD Player Precautions Please read this manual carefully. In additionto basic installation and operating instructions,it provides valuable information on varioussystem configurations as well as general in-formation that will help you get the most fromyour system. Please contact your author...

Page 7 - Composite Input TV Connection; Component Input TV Connection

7 English Composite Input TV Connection Connect the COMPOSITE VIDEO output to the composite video input of your TV. Con-nect the ANALOG AUDIO outputs to the audio inputs of your TV. A cable for theseconnections is supplied. If your TV has a single monaural audio inputinstead of a pair of stereo inpu...

Page 9 - Connecting the Power Cord; Installing the Batteries

9 English Connecting the Power Cord When all the connections have been made,insert the power plug into the wall outlet firmly.The STANDBY indicator lights and setup iscomplete. Observe the following precautions.• Disconnect the power cord if you are not going to use the unit for a long time. • Disco...

Page 10 - On Screen Displays; To Access On-Screen Displays; Start Up Displays

10 RDV-985 DVD Player On Screen Displays The unit provides several on-screen displaysas shown below for choosing preferences forinitial settings and functions which are notfrequently used. To Access On-Screen Displays Press ON SCREEN 23 . (Note that operation for accessing the “PARENTAL LOCK” on scr...

Page 11 - Screen Saver; About Invalid Operation Icon; VCD CONTROL display

11 DVD CONTROL display You can select and set various options andfunctions for DVD playback. To access the DVDCONTROL screen press ON SCREEN whilea DVD disc is playing. This display appearsonly during DVD playback. CD CONTROL display You can select and set various options andfunctions for CD playbac...

Page 12 - Using Numeric Buttons; Selecting Track/Title Numbers; About discs; Playable Disc Types; DVD Disc Structure; Getting Started; Loading Discs

12 RDV-985 DVD Player Using Numeric Buttons 13 Selecting Track/Title Numbers To select a number between “1” and “10” pressthe corresponding button for the number.To select a number higher than 10 use the“+10” button. Examples: To select 13 +10 g 3 To select 34 +10 g +10 g +10 g 4 To select 40 +10 g ...

Page 13 - Disc Play Basics; Playing a Disc; Resume Playback Function

13 Disc Play Basics Playing a Disc Press the u (PLAY) button on the remote con- trol 20 or on the front panel . The disc starts playing from the beginning With Video CD and SVCD discs with PBC (PlayBack Control) function, or some DVD discs,the menu display may appear on the TV screenafter pressing P...

Page 14 - Advanced Operations; Selecting a Scene From a Menu

14 RDV-985 DVD Player Advanced Operations Selecting a Scene From a Menu DVD discs generally have menus which showthe disc contents. These menus contains variousitems such as titles of a movie, names of songs,or artist information, which can be displayedon the TV screen. You can locate a desiredscene...

Page 15 - DVD Chapter Search; Time Search

15 DVD Chapter Search If the current title of a DVD disc being playedis divided into chapters, you can skip to another chapter using the on-screen display. While the disc is playing press the ON SCREEN 23 button. The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. Use the CURSOR buttons p / q to move to...

Page 16 - Special Playback Features; Slow Motion Playback

16 RDV-985 DVD Player Selecting a Scene From theDigest Display The RDV-985 can display the opening sceneof each title on a DVD or each track of a VideoCD/SVCD. You can then select a title or track. Whether or not the disc can be playing whenyou use the DIGEST function depends on thetype of disc.DVD ...

Page 17 - Zoom In Feature; Changing the Track Order

17 Zoom In Feature While a disc is playing or while paused pressthe ZOOM button 27 . “ZOOM” appears on the TV screen and the center part of the im-age on the screen is enlarged to twice nor-mal size. You can use the Cursor Buttons p / q / u / t 7 to move the part of the enlarged scene you can see to...

Page 18 - Random Track Playback; Repeat Play

18 RDV-985 DVD Player Random Track Playback While disc play is stopped press the ONSCREEN button 23 .The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. Use the Cursor Buttons p / q 7 to move to [RANDOM] and press ENTER 22 . The color of [RANDOM] changes. When all tracks have been played once, ran-dom p...

Page 19 - Intro Scan; Multiple Angle Viewing

19 Repeat Play of a SpecifiedPart of a Disc While playing a disc, press ON SCREEN 23 .The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. Use the Cursor Buttons p / q to move to [REPEAT]. Then press ENTER 22 at the be- ginning of the part you want to repeat (pointA). The color of [A-B REPEAT] changes. P...

Page 20 - Subtitle Language Selection

20 RDV-985 DVD Player Selecting a Scene Angle Fromthe Angle Display List While the disc is playing press and holdANGLE 25 for more than 1 second. Up to nine camera angles recorded on a disc ap-pear on the TV screen. Use the Cursor Buttons p / q / u / t 7 to select a scene angle. Press ENTER 22 . The...

Page 21 - Audio Language Selection; Selecting Picture Quality

21 Audio Language Selection You can choose the audio language of videodiscs recorded with multiple language tracksmovies, or play a karaoke disc with or with-out the vocal track. While a disc is playing press the ON SCREENbutton 23 . Use the Cursor Buttons p / q 7 to move to [AUDIO]. Use the Cursor ...

Page 22 - Time Display Functions

22 RDV-985 DVD Player Using 3D PHONIC (VSS) The 3D PHONIC button activates the VirtualSurround Sound (VSS) system. This featureproduces a simulated surround sound effectthrough an audio system connected to theRDV-985. While a disc is playing press the 3D PHONIC(VSS) button 9 . A window appears on th...

Page 23 - Setting Preferences; Using the Preferences Display; Preference 1 Screen Options

23 Setting Preferences The Preference selection function allows youto set a number of options including languagepreferences, on screen icon display, screenaspect ratios, digital audio functions, analogaudio functions, screen saver options and autostandby settings. Using the Preferences Display While...

Page 24 - Preference 2 Screen Options

24 RDV-985 DVD Player On Screen Guide The RDV-985 can display “on-screen guide”icons or characters on the picture. These in-clude the Multi-Angle icon , the Subtitle icon . Use the Cursor Buttons t / u 7 to turn the guide display on or off. Monitor Type You can select the monitor type to match yourT...

Page 25 - Parental Lock Feature

25 Screen Saver A television monitor screen may be “burnedout” if the same picture is displayed for a longtime. To prevent this, the RDV-985 automati-cally activates the screen saver function if thesame picture, such as an on-screen displayor menu, is displayed for over 5 minutes. Use the Cursor But...

Page 26 - Care and Handling of Discs; How to Handle Discs

26 RDV-985 DVD Player Changing the Parental LockSettings While a DVD is stopped or no disc is loadedpress the ENTER button 22 while holding down the SHIFT button 15 . The Parental Lock display screen appears. Enter your current 4-digit password using thenumeric buttons (0 to 9) 13 and press EN- TER ...

Page 27 - Troubleshooting; Symptom

27 Troubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. Please go through the following list before requesting ser vice. Symptom Power does not come on. Remote control does not work. No picture is displayed on themonitor. Picture is noisy. No audio is reproduced. No audio is r...

Page 28 - Appendix A:Table of languages and their abbreviations

28 RDV-985 DVD Player Appendix A:Table of languages and their abbreviations When you select the subtitle language or sound, the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations. To select the desired language,select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to. AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF...

Page 29 - Specifications

29 Specifications General Readable Discs: DVD VIDEO, Audio CD, Video CD, Super Video CD Video Format: PAL or NTSC selectable Video 0utput VIDEO OUT (pin jack): 1.0 Vp-p (75 ohms) S-VIDEO OUT (S jack): Y Output: 1.0 Vp-p (75 ohms) C Output: 286 mVp-p (75 ohms) Horizontal Resolution: 500 Lines Signal ...