Page 2 - ENGLISH; How to forcibly eject a disc; IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS; How to reset your unit
2 ENGLISH How to forcibly eject a disc If a disc cannot be recognized by the unit or cannot be ejected, ejects the disc as follows. “PLEASE” and “EJECT” appear alternately on the display. • If this does not work, reset your unit.• Be careful not to drop the disc when it ejects. Thank you for purchas...
Page 3 - Caution on volume setting:
3 ENGLISH WARNINGS: • DO NOT install any unit in locations where; – it may obstruct the steering wheel and gearshift lever operations, as this may result in a traffic accident. – it may obstruct the operation of safety devices such as air bags, as this may result in a fatal accident. – it may obstru...
Page 4 - How to read this manual; How to use the M MODE button
4 ENGLISH How to read this manual The following methods are used to make the explanations simple and easy-to-understand:• Some related tips and notes are explained in “More about this unit” (see pages 46 – 49). • Button operations are mainly explained with the illustrations as follows: Press briefly...
Page 5 - Contents; Introduction —; Playable discs; Remote controller —
5 ENGLISH Other disc operations ..................... 29 Basic operations ..................................... 29Changing the display information ......... 30Selecting the playback modes ................ 31 Dual Zone operations ..................... 32 Listening with headphones .......................
Page 6 - Introduction — Playable discs; Discs you can play; Dolby Digital
6 ENGLISH Introduction — Playable discs Discs you can play You can play back the following discs (12 cm and 8 cm) on this unit:• DVD Video: Recorded in either PAL or NTSC color system with Region Code “3” (see below). – DVD-R/DVD-RW recorded in the DVD- Video format can also be played (see page 46)....
Page 7 - Control panel; Parts identification; Display window
7 ENGLISH Control panel 1 5 (up) / ∞ (down) buttons • Function as Play / Stop buttons for DVD and VCDs. 2 E EQ (equalizer) button 3 D DISP (display) button 4 S SEL (select) button 5 • Control dial • (standby/on attenuator) button 6 Display window 7 Remote sensor 8 0 (eject) button 9 4 / ¢ buttons p ...
Page 8 - Installing the lithium coin battery; Before using the remote controller:; Main elements and features; MONITOR CONTROL
8 ENGLISH Remote controller — RM-RK230 Installing the lithium coin battery (CR2025) Before using the remote controller: • Aim the remote controller directly at the remote sensor on the unit. Make sure there is no obstacle in between. • Do not expose the remote sensor to strong light (direct sunlight...
Page 9 - How to select a number
9 ENGLISH 4 BAND button • Selects the FM/AM bands. 5 TOP M (menu) button* 2 • Display the DVD and VCD* 3 disc menu. 6 DUAL button • Activate and deactivate Dual Zone. 7 VOL + / – buttons • Adjusts the volume level. • Also function as 2nd VOL +/– buttons when pressed with SHIFT button. 8 SETUP button...
Page 10 - For FM/AM tuner only; Adjust the sound as you want.; To turn off the power; Getting started; Basic operations
10 ENGLISH ~ Ÿ You cannot select some sources if they are not ready. ! For FM/AM tuner only ⁄ Adjust the volume. Volume level appears. Volume level indicator @ Adjust the sound as you want. (See pages 33 and 34.) To drop the volume in a moment (ATT) To restore the sound, press it again. To turn off ...
Page 11 - Canceling the display; Finish the procedure.; To activate the display demonstration; Setting the clock; Set the hour and minute.
11 ENGLISH Canceling the display demonstrations If no operations are done for about 20 seconds, display demonstration starts. [Initial: DEMO ON]—see page 35. 1 2 3 4 Finish the procedure. To activate the display demonstration In step 3 above... Setting the clock 1 2 Set the hour and minute. 1 Select...
Page 12 - To tune in to a station manually; Select the desired station frequencies.; Radio operations; Listening to the radio; Start searching for a station.
12 ENGLISH To tune in to a station manually In step ! on the left column... 1 2 Select the desired station frequencies. Radio operations Listening to the radio ~ Ÿ Selected band appears. Lights up when receiving an FM stereo broadcast with sufficient signal strength. ! Start searching for a station....
Page 13 - To restore the stereo effect,; Storing stations in memory; FM station automatic presetting —; you want to store into.
13 ENGLISH When an FM stereo broadcast is hard to receive 1 2 Lights up when monaural mode is activated. Reception improves, but stereo effect will be lost. To restore the stereo effect, repeat the same procedure. “MONO OFF” appears and the MO indicator goes off. Storing stations in memory You can p...
Page 14 - Manual presetting; Listening to a preset station; or
14 ENGLISH Manual presetting Ex.: Storing FM station of 92.5 MHz into the preset number 1 of the FM1 band. 1 2 3 4 Preset number flashes for a while. To check the current clock time while listening to an FM or AM station * If no title is assigned to a station, “NO NAME” appears. To assign a title to...
Page 15 - Disc operations; Playing a disc in the unit
15 ENGLISH Before performing any operations, make sure the following.... • To watch the playback pictures, select the an appropriate video system (NTSC or PAL) to match it to the connected monitor. (See page 36.) • Turn on the monitor for playing a DVD or VCD. If you turn on the monitor, you can als...
Page 16 - When inserting a DVD disc:; When inserting a VCD:; To eject the disc
16 ENGLISH • When inserting a DVD disc: • When inserting an MP3/WMA disc: * 1 Either the MP3 or WMA indicator lights up depending on the detected file. * 2 Does not light up for DVD-R/DVD-RW. • When inserting a VCD: • When inserting a CD Text/audio CD: To eject the disc Total folder number Total tra...
Page 17 - Operations; To stop play temporarily; Frame by frame playback; To stop playback
17 ENGLISH Basic operations Operations Display indication and/or next operation To stop play temporarily “PAUSE” illuminates on the display. A still picture appears. A Frame by frame playback B Slow motion playback • No sound comes out during Slow Motion Playback.• When playing a VCD, Reverse Slow M...
Page 18 - To locate a title/folder
18 ENGLISH To locate a particular title/chapter/track directly • For DVD: During play or pause—select a chapter. During stop—select a title. • For VCD: While PBC (see page 20) is not in use. • For MP3/WMA: Select a track within the same folder. Select the number corresponding to the item you want (s...
Page 19 - DVD/VCD special functions; Selecting subtitles; Selecting multi-angle views
19 ENGLISH DVD/VCD special functions Selecting subtitles You can select the language of the subtitle to be shown on the monitor.• You can set the initial subtitle language using the setup menu (see page 27). Ex.: When the disc has 3 options Selecting audio languages For DVD: You can select the langu...
Page 20 - Canceling the PBC playback; To resume the PBC function; Zoom in; While playing a DVD; Select the item you want on the; While playing a VCD; To return to the previous menus
20 ENGLISH Canceling the PBC playback 1 2 Select a track to start normal playback using the number buttons (see page 9). To resume the PBC function Zoom in 1 2 Move the zoomed-in portion. To cancel zoom, select “ZOOM OFF” in step 1 . Disc menu operations Menu-driven playback is possible while playin...
Page 21 - About the On-Screen Bar; VCD; On-Screen disc operations
21 ENGLISH About the On-Screen Bar You can check the disc information and use some functions through the on-screen bar.• For audio CD, CD Text, and MP3/WMA disc you can also use the control screen and list screen (see pages 24 and 25). On-Screen bars DVD DVD -V 2ch T 02 -C 03 TOTAL 1:25:58 TIME TITL...
Page 22 - Basic on-screen bar operations; To erase the on-screen bar; • The selectable options for Repeat/Intro/
22 ENGLISH Basic on-screen bar operations 1 Display the on-screen bar. • For DVD/VCD: • For other discs: 2 Select an item. 3 Make a selection. • If pop-up menu appears... 1 or 2 (twice) To erase the on-screen bar • The selectable options for Repeat/Intro/ Randam plays: OFF Repeat play DVD: OFF CHAP ...
Page 23 - To change the time information
23 ENGLISH INTRO Intro play VCD (while PBC is not in use): (Canceled) INTRO MP3/WMA: INTRO TRACK INTRO FOLDER (Canceled) CD Text/audio CD: INTRO TRACK (Canceled) RANDOM Random play VCD (while PBC is not in use): (Canceled) RANDOM MP3/WMA: RANDOM DISC RANDOM FOLDER (Canceled) CD Text/audio CD: RANDOM...
Page 24 - To select a folder or track; CD Text/audio CD control; To select a track; Basic control screen operations; MP3/WMA control screen
24 ENGLISH To select a folder or track 1 Select “Folder” column or “Track” column on the control screen. 2 Select a folder or track. CD Text/audio CD control screen 1 Elapsed playing time of the current track 2 Operation mode icon ‰ (play), 7 (stop), 8 (pause), ¡ (fast- forward), 1 (reverse) 3 Curre...
Page 25 - Display the folder list.; To go back to the folder list; Select a track on the list.; List screen operations; Folder/track list screens
25 ENGLISH For MP3/WMA: While stop.... 1 Display the folder list. Each time you press the button, the list screen comes on and goes off. 2 Select a folder on the list. The track list of the selected folder appears. To go back to the folder list 3 Select a track on the list. For CD Text/audio CD: Whi...
Page 26 - Basic setting procedure; Select an item you want to set up.; To set other items on the same menu; To set other items on other menus; To return to the normal screen; DVD setup menu
26 ENGLISH You can store the initial disc playback status.• While playing, no change can be made on the setup menu. Basic setting procedure While stop... 1 2 Ex.: When selecting the “AUDIO” menu 3 Select an item you want to set up. Ex.: When selecting “DOWN MIX” 4 5 Select an option. 6 To set other ...
Page 27 - LANGUAGE menu
27 ENGLISH To be continued.... LANGUAGE menu Item Contents MENU LANGUAGE Select the initial disc menu language. AUDIO LANGUAGE Select the initial audio language. SUBTITLE Select the initial subtitle language or erase the subtitle (OFF). ON SCREEN LANGUAGE Select the language for the Setup menu and s...
Page 28 - AUDIO menu; DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT
28 ENGLISH AUDIO menu Item Contents DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Select the signal format to be emitted through the DIGITAL OUT (Optical) terminal on the rear. For details, see page 49.• PCM ONLY : Select this when connecting an amplifier or a decoder incompatible with Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG Audio, or con...
Page 29 - To go to the next or previous folders; Other disc operations
29 ENGLISH To be continued.... In this section, you can learn how to use the buttons on the control panel in order to operate the DVD/CD player. Basic operations To stop playback To start playback again To eject a disc To fast-forward or reverse the chapter/track Fast-forwards. Reverses. * The searc...
Page 30 - To go to a chapter/track quickly; Prohibiting disc ejection; Changing the display information
30 ENGLISH To go to a chapter/track quickly • For DVD: During play or pause.• For VCD: While PBC (see page 20) is not in use. • For MP3/WMA: Select a track within the same folder. 1 2 First time you press 5 or ∞ button, the chapter/track skips to the nearest higher or lower chapter/track with a numb...
Page 31 - Selecting the playback modes; Select your desired playback mode.; Mode Plays; Random play; Mode Plays
31 ENGLISH Selecting the playback modes You can use only one of the following playback modes at a time. 1 2 Select your desired playback mode. Repeat play • For DVD: During play or pause.• For VCD: While PBC (see page 20) is not in use. Ex.: When “TRK RPT” is selected while playing an MP3 disc Mode ...
Page 32 - Listening with headphones; On the remote controller:; Activate Dual Zone.; To cancel Dual Zone operations,; On the control panel:; Dual Zone operations
32 ENGLISH Listening with headphones By connecting headphones to the 2nd AUDIO OUT plug on the rear, you can listen to the playback sound through the DVD/CD player while listening to another source through the speakers.You can activate Dual Zone while listening to any source.• When Dual Zone is in u...
Page 33 - Sound adjustments; Selecting preset sound modes; Storing your own sound
33 ENGLISH Indication pattern for each sound mode: Sound adjustments Selecting preset sound modes You can select a preset sound mode suitable to the music genre. Ex.: When “ROCK” is selected HIP HOP POPS ROCK USER CLASSIC JAZZ 4 Adjust the level (–05 to +05). 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the oth...
Page 34 - Adjusting the sound; Indication
34 ENGLISH Adjusting the sound You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference. 1 Ex.: When “FAD” is selected 2 Indication pattern changes as you adjust the level. Indication To do: Range FAD* 2 (fader) Adjust the front and rear speaker balance. R06 (Rear only) to F06 (Front only) BAL (b...
Page 35 - General settings — PSM; Basic procedure; Indications
35 ENGLISH General settings — PSM Basic procedure You can change PSM (Preferred Setting Mode) items listed in the table that follows. 1 2 Select a PSM item. Ex.: When you select “DIMMER” 3 Adjust the PSM item selected. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other PSM items if necessary. 5 Finish the p...
Page 37 - Assigning titles to the sources; Sources; To erase the entire title; Other main functions
37 ENGLISH Assigning titles to the sources You can assign titles to station frequencies and CDs (both in this unit and in the CD changer). Sources Maximum number of characters FM/AM tuner Up to 8 characters (up to 30 station frequencies) DISC/CD-CH Up to 32 characters (up to 30 discs) • You cannot a...
Page 38 - Detaching the control panel
38 ENGLISH Detaching the control panel When detaching or attaching the control panel, be careful not to damage the connectors on the back of the control panel and on the panel holder. Detaching the control panel Before detaching the control panel, be sure to turn off the power. Attaching the control...
Page 39 - Before connecting the CD changer; CD changer operations; About the CD changer; Playing discs in the CD changer
39 ENGLISH Before connecting the CD changer • To prevent short circuits, it is recommended to disconnect the car battery’s negative terminal and make all electrical connections before connecting the CD changer. • When mounting this unit into your car, be sure to use the screws provided. • When tight...
Page 40 - To fast-forward or reverse the track; When the current disc is an MP3 disc:
40 ENGLISH • When the current disc is an audio CD or a CD Text disc: To fast-forward or reverse the track Fast-forwards. Reverses. To go to the next or previous tracks To the following tracks. To the beginning of the current track, then the previous tracks. To go to the next or previous folders (onl...
Page 41 - To skip to a track quickly during play; While playing an audio CD or a CD; • When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG
41 ENGLISH To skip to a track quickly during play • For MP3 disc, you can skip a track within the same folder. Ex.: To select track 32 while playing track 6 1 2 First time you press 5 or ∞ button, the track skips to the nearest higher or lower track with a track number of multiple ten (ex. 10th, 20t...
Page 42 - Mode
42 ENGLISH Selecting the playback modes You can use only one of the following playback modes at a time. 1 2 Select your desired playback mode. Repeat play Ex.: When “TRK RPT” is selected while playing an MP3 disc Mode Plays repeatedly TRK RPT : The current track. • RPT lights up. FLDR RPT * : All tr...
Page 43 - External component operations; Playing an external component
43 ENGLISH External component operations Playing an external component You can connect an external component to the LINE IN plug on the rear, and another to the AUX (auxiliary) input jack on the control panel. Connecting the external component to the LINE IN plug on the rear ~ LINE IN: For selecting...
Page 44 - To keep discs clean; Do not use the following discs:; Maintenance; How to clean the connectors; When storing a disc into its case,
44 ENGLISH To keep discs clean A dirty disc may not play correctly. If a disc does become dirty, wipe it with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge.• Do not use any solvent (for example, conventional record cleaner, spray, thinner, benzine, etc.) to clean discs. To play new discs New d...
Page 45 - Language codes
45 ENGLISH Language codes Code Language Code Language Code Language AAABAFAMARASAYAZBABEBGBHBIBNBOBRCACOCSCYDZELEOETEUFAFIFJFOFYGAGDGLGNGUHAHIHRHUHYIAIE AfarAbkhazianAfrikaansAmeharicArabicAssameseAymaraAzerbaijaniBashkirByelorussianBulgarianBihariBislamaBengali, BanglaTibetanBretonCatalanCorsicanCz...
Page 46 - More about this unit
46 ENGLISH More about this unit Basic operations Turning on the power • By pressing SOURCE on the unit, you can also turn on the power. Selecting the sources • When no disc is loaded in the unit, “DISC” cannot be selected. • Without connecting to the CD changer, “CD-CH” cannot be selected. Turning o...
Page 47 - Playing an MP3/WMA disc
47 ENGLISH To be continued.... • Do not use the following DVD-R/DVD-RW or CD-R/CD-RW: – Discs with stickers, labels, or protective seal stuck to the surface. – Discs on which labels can be directly printed by an ink jet printer. Using these discs under high temperatures or high humidities may cause ...
Page 48 - General settings—PSM; On-screen guide icons; Sound modes (preset frequency level settings); Sound mode
48 ENGLISH • While playing (or pausing), you cannot change these languages. After you change any of these language settings, eject the disc and insert it (or another disc) again so that your setting takes effect. • When you select “16:9 [MULTI]” for a picture whose aspect ratio is 4:3, the picture s...
Page 49 - About sounds reproduced through the rear terminals; Output signals through the DIGITAL OUT terminal
49 ENGLISH About sounds reproduced through the rear terminals • Through the analog terminals (Speaker out/LINE OUT/2nd AUDIO OUT): 2-channel signal is emitted. When playing a multi-channel encoded disc, multi-channel signals are downmixed. (AUDIO—DOWN MIX: see page 28.) • Through DIGITAL OUT (optica...
Page 50 - Troubleshooting; Symptoms; General
50 ENGLISH Troubleshooting What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center. Symptoms Causes Remedies General • Sound cannot be heard from the speakers. The volume level is set to the minimum level. Adjust it to the optimum level. Connectio...
Page 51 - Disc playback
51 ENGLISH To be continued.... Symptoms Causes Remedies Disc playback • Sound and picture are sometimes interrupted or distorted. You are driving on rough roads. Stop playback while driving on rough roads. Disc is scratched. Change the disc. Connections are incorrect. Check the cords and connections...
Page 52 - CD changer
52 ENGLISH Symptoms Causes Remedies MP3/WMA playback • Noise is generated. The track played back is not an MP3/WMA file (although it has the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma>). Skip to another track or change the disc. (Do not add the extension code <.mp3> or <.wma> to non-MP3 ...
Page 53 - Specifications; AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION
53 ENGLISH Specifications AUDIO AMPLIFIER SECTION Maximum Power Output: Front: 50 W per channel Rear: 50 W per channel Continuous Power Output (RMS): Front: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 000 Hz at no more than 0.8% total harmonic distortion. Rear: 19 W per channel into 4 Ω , 40 Hz to 20 00...
Page 54 - Having TROUBLE with operation?; Please reset your unit; Refer to page of How to reset your unit
© 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited EN, CT 0905DTSMDTJEIN Having TROUBLE with operation? Please reset your unit Refer to page of How to reset your unit Rear_DV6108[UL]f.indd 2 Rear_DV6108[UL]f.indd 2 8/22/05 4:46:33 PM 8/22/05 4:46:33 PM
