Page 2 - Important Safeguards; WARNING; AVIS
2 Important Safeguards 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings – All warnings on the appliance and in the...
Page 3 - Precautions; FCC INFORMATION FOR USER
3 Precautions For U.S. model The laser is covered by a housing which prevents exposure during operation or maintenance. However, this product is classified as a Laser Product by CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) which is a department of the Food and Drug Administration. According to ...
Page 5 - Table of Contents; Getting Started
5 Table of Contents Important Safeguards / Precautions / Table of Contents ..................................................... 2 Notes on Discs ......................................................................................................................... 6 Playable Discs / The Structure...
Page 6 - Notes on Discs; About playing copy-controlled CDs; Playable Discs; The Structure of the Disc Content
6 Notes on Discs This section shows you how to handle, clean, and store discs. This DVD Player can playback the following discs. * The DVD Player can play CD-R/RW discs recorded in CD-DA format, with MP3/WMA audio files, or with JPEG image files. Some CD-R/RW discs may not be able to be played back....
Page 7 - Handling Discs; Cleaning Discs
7 • This system is not compatible with multi-session discs. If you try a multi-session disc, only the first session will be played. • Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your CD audio files, MP3/WMA files or JPEG image files. • The discs must be in ISO9660 Level 2 format (folders can be up to eigh...
Page 8 - Features/Supplied Accessories; Features
8 Features/Supplied Accessories • Plays DVD-Video Discs, Video CDs, CDs • 10-bit Video DAC • Simultaneous output to all video connections • Digital Outputs pass DTS ® * 1 , Dolby ® * 2 Digital and PCM Signals • Built-In Dolby ® Digital decoder • Full-function remote controller • Direct Digital Path ...
Page 9 - Preparing the Remote Controller; Inserting the Batteries
9 Preparing the Remote Controller 1 Remove the battery compartment cover by pressing the tab and lifting up the cover. 2 Insert the two batteries (size AAA/R3). Be sure to match the + and – ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the battery compartment. 3 Replace the battery compartment cover...
Page 10 - Control Position and Names; Front Panel
10 Control Position and Names For operational instructions, see the page indicated in brackets [ ]. 1 POWER button [17] Turns on the main power supply. 2 STANDBY/ON button [17] Toggle for standby and on. 3 STANDBY indicator [17] Lights in the standby mode. 4 Disc tray [18] 5 OPEN/CLOSE 0 button [18]...
Page 11 - Display Examples; Display
11 1 Disc indicators Indicate the type of disc currently loaded. 2 Play/Pause indicators Illuminate in play or pause mode. 3 PROGRESSIVE indicator Illuminates when the DVD player is set to progressive mode. 4 PBC indicator Illuminates when PBC is on for Video CD. 5 TITLE indicator Illuminates to ind...
Page 12 - Remote Controller
12 Control Position and Names For operational instructions, see the page indicated in brackets [ ]. 1 STANDBY/ON button [17] Toggle for standby on and off. 2 DIMMER button [19] Toggle to control the lightness of the display (3 steps). 3 RANDOM button [22] Press to do random playback. 4 REPEAT button...
Page 13 - Making Connections; If your TV has Video Input connector; Connecting to a TV
13 Making Connections To accommodate a wide range of home entertainment systems, this player features numerous connection types for both audio and video. Please refer to the instructions on this and the following pages to determine the best possible type of connections for your system. Before Connec...
Page 14 - If your TV has S-Video Input connector
14 Making Connections ■ If your TV has S-Video Input connector If the TV or monitor has an S-video input, making this type of video connection will produce improved picture quality. Using an S-video cable (sold separately), connect the VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO jack to the corresponding S-video input jac...
Page 15 - If your TV has Component Input connector
15 ■ If your TV has Component Input connector If the TV or monitor has component video inputs, making this type of video connection will produce ideal picture quality for the presentation of DVD-Video. Using a component video cable (sold separately), connect the VIDEO OUTPUT COMPONENT jacks to the c...
Page 16 - Connecting to an Amplifier; (To enjoy the sound advantage of the DVD Player)
16 Making Connections Although you can reproduce the DVD Player’s sound from the TV speakers with the connections on pages 13, 14, and 15, connecting with an amplifier provides you high quality dynamic sounds.To reproduce Dolby Digital surround and DTS surround sound, you need to connect to an ampli...
Page 17 - Turning on; Press POWER to switch on the main power.; Connecting the POWER
17 Turning on The DV-SP301 is shipped with the main power ( POWER ) switch in the on position ( _ ON). When the power cord is plugged in for the first time, the DV-SP301 will automatically enter the standby mode and the STANDBY indicator will light (same condition after step 2 below). Notes • Make s...
Page 18 - Basic Playback; Place a disc on the disc tray.; To stop playback; To remove the disc; Starting Playback
18 Basic Playback Before playing • Turn on the TV and set the TV to the DVD Player's input.• Turn on the audio system and set it to the DVD Player’s input, if an audio system is connected to the DVD Player. • DVD-Video, Video CD, CD, MP3, WMA, JPEG can be played with the DVD Player (see “Notes on Di...
Page 19 - To skip chapters or tracks; To play in slow-motion; Using DIMMER function; Various Playback
19 VCD CD DVD MP3 ■ To play in fast reverse (FR) or fast forward (FF) Press FR/FF 1 / ¡ during playback. Each press of the same button changes the playback speed.To resume normal playback, press PLAY £ . Note The DVD Player mutes sounds and omits subtitles during fast reverse and fast forward of DVD...
Page 20 - Playing back CDs
20 Basic Playback When CD playback is started, this display appears on the screen. 1 Displays the track number and the total playing time. Press 5 / a to highlight the track you desire. Press ENTER to start playing the track. 2 Displays the currently playing track number. 3 Displays the time elapsed...
Page 21 - Slide show; Viewing the images one by one; In the thumbnail view, press; • Rotating the image; Playing back JPEGs
21 You can play JPEG images on a CD-R or CD-RW which you recorded the images from digital camera using a PC, etc. You can switch between 3 types of display by pressing TOP MENU.• Thumbnail display • Directory and track display You can use ANGLE to select either tracks or directories. • Directory dis...
Page 22 - Other Operations; Press RANDOM; To cancel random play; Press REPEAT repeatedly during playback.; To cancel repeat play; Random Play; Repeat Play
22 Other Operations The following operations can be performed directly from the remote controller.• Random Play • Repeat Play • A-B Repeat Play • Memory Edit Play The chapters or tracks of the disc are played in random order. Press RANDOM RANDOM indicator lights up. ■ To cancel random play Press RAN...
Page 23 - To cancel A-B Repeat play; Using; To stop playback of the playlist; Memory Edit Play
23 The A-B repeat function lets you mark a segment to repeat between the beginning “A” and the end “B” of the segment you want to replay. 1 Press A-B when you want to choose a scene (sound) as the beginning point. 2 Press A-B again to choose a scene (sound) as the end point. The DVD Player automatic...
Page 24 - DVD settings; Press AUDIO to select the audio language.; Selecting a Playback Audio Setting
24 DVD settings The following operations can be performed directly from the remote controller.• Selecting a Playback Audio Setting • Changing the Subtitle Language • Changing the Camera Angle You can select the preferred audio language and sound system as a set from those included on the disc. This ...
Page 25 - Press ANGLE to select camera angle.; Changing the Subtitle Language; Changing the Camera Angle
25 You can display subtitles on the TV screen and select a subtitle language from those included on the DVD-Video. 1 Press SUBTITLE on the remote controller during playback. 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the subtitle language. 3 Press SUBTITLE ON/OFF to select subtitle on or off. Notes • Whe...
Page 26 - Playback Statement; To turn off the On-screen display
26 Using On-Screen Display The On-screen display contains many playback features.The On-screen display is available for DVD, video CD, CD and MP3. Press ON SCREEN. The contents of On-screen display depend on the type of disc being played. For example, when playing CDs, the On-screen display appears ...
Page 27 - Selecting a Track; Selecting a Time to Playback
27 To play from a specific Track. 1 Press ON SCREEN. 2 Press 5 / a to select Track. 3 Press ENTER. “__/12” appears.The number after “/” means the number of Track in total. 4 Press the number buttons to enter the Track number. When you enter a one-digit track number, you may have to press ENTER on th...
Page 28 - To delete Playlist; Selecting the Play Mode; Enjoying the Playlist
28 Using On-Screen Display You can select normal play mode, random play mode or Intro scan play mode. In random play mode, you can listen to the tracks in random order. In intro scan play mode, you can listen only the first 10 seconds of each track. 1 Press ON SCREEN. 2 Press 5 / a to select PlayMod...
Page 29 - Selecting the Repeat Mode
29 Desired disc, title, chapter, track or playlist can be played back repeatedly. 1 Press ON SCREEN. 2 Press 5 / a to select Repeat Mode and press ENTER. Repeat Mode submenu appears and the available repeat modes are listed. 3 Press 5 / a to select repeat mode and press ENTER. The repeat playback st...
Page 30 - Customizing the Settings; Press MENU during stop mode.; How to use RETURN; Making Adjustments to Setting
30 Customizing the Settings You can customize this setting menu according to your preferences. 1 Press MENU during stop mode. The setup menu display appears. 2 Press 5 / a / 2 / 3 to select the item you want to change, then press ENTER. Some settings will change when you press ENTER . 3 Press 5 / a ...
Page 31 - Selectable languages; Language Setup; Player Menus
31 This sets the initial setup of language as well as the language used in On-screen messages such as “PLAY”. English: To display setup menus in English. Français: To display setup menus in French. Español: To display setup menus in Spanish. : To display setup menus in Chinese. This sets the menu la...
Page 32 - Table of Languages and Their Code No.
32 Customizing the Settings Table of Languages and Their Code No. Code No. Language 6566 Abkhazian 6565 Afar 6570 Afrikaans 8381 Albanian 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabis 7289 Armenian 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6985 Basque 6678 Bengali; Bangla 6890 Bhutani 6672 Bihari 6673 Bis...
Page 33 - Audio Setup; Digital Audio Out
33 ■ LPCMPCM ⇔ Off This player is capable of outputting the LPCM audio signal. To output the LPCM audio signal, Select [PCM]. When you do not want to output the LPCM audio signal, select [Off]. ■ Dolby DigitalBitstream ⇔ PCM This player is capable of outputting the Dolby Digital surround sound audio...
Page 34 - Display Setup; Preferred Video Standard
34 Customizing the Settings You can set the Video Standard with this option. Content Specific: The player automatically selects NTSC or PAL depending on the disc. NTSC: Plays the NTSC disc only. PAL: Plays the PAL disc only. This sets the screen size (4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio) accoding to the connec...
Page 35 - Progressive Scan; Disc Setup; Auto Play
35 You can enjoy the progressive video images when component video connection is used to connect this player and TV compatible with progressive. Compared to a standard interlaced TV picture, a progressive scan TV is capable of stable, flicker-free images. On ⇔ Off Press ENTER , if your TVs and monit...
Page 36 - To change the password; Parental Setup; To Set the Password
36 Customizing the Settings This player lets you set the Parental Setting if the DVD has a parental lock level recorded on it. With Parental Lock capable discs, you can block access to material you feel is inappropriate for your children. Refer to the DVD disc jacket and the accompanying documentati...
Page 37 - Troubleshooting; DVD Player
37 Troubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. Refer also to the respective instruction manuals of the connected components and TV. DVD Player Symptoms Causes Remedies Pages The DVD Player doesn’t switch on. • The power cord is disconnecte...
Page 39 - Specifications
39 Specifications ■ DVD Player Power supply AC 120 V, 60 Hz (North America models)AC 110-240 V, 50/60 Hz (Other models) Power consumption 16 W Weight 6.6 lbs, 3.0 kg External dimensions (W × H × D) 17-1/8" x 3-3/16" × 11-1/8" 435 × 81.5 × 283 mm Signal system PAL/NTSC Frequency response ...
