Onkyo BD-SP308 - Manual

5 En Preparation Introduction “ a ” may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the function explained in this owner’s man-ual is not available on that specific media. Note Indicates special notes and operating features. Caution Indicates cautions for preventing possible damage...

6 En • Hybrid discs have both BD-ROM and DVD (or CD) layers on one side. On such discs, BD-ROM layer will be only played back in this player. • Customers should note that permission is required in order to download MP3 / WMA files and music from the Internet. Our company has no right to grant such p...

8 En Contents Important Safety Instructions ..........................................2Precautions .......................................................................3 Introduction .......................................................................5 About the “ a ” Symbol Display ..............

9 En Remote control Battery Installation Remove the battery cover on the rear of the Remote Con-trol, and insert a R03 (size AAA) battery with “+” and “–” matched correctly. a ON/STANDBY 9 button Switches the player ON or STANDBY. RESOLUTION button Set the output resolution for HDMI OUT and VIDEO OU...

10 En Front panel a STANDBY indicator b 9 ON/STANDBY button c Disc tray d Remote sensor e Display window f 0 (OPEN/CLOSE) button g 3 (PAUSE) button h 2 (STOP) button i 1 (PLAY) button j USB port Rear panel a AC power cord b DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT (COAXIAL) jack c VIDEO OUTPUT (VIDEO) jack d ANALOG AUD...

11 En Installation Connecting to Your TV Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment.• HDMI connection ( ➔ 11 ) • Component Video connection ( ➔ 12 ) • Video/Audio (Left/Right) Connection ( ➔ 13 ) Note • Depending on your TV and other equipment you...

12 En ■ Additional Information for HDMI • When you connect a HDMI or DVI compatible device, make sure of the following:- Try switching off the HDMI/DVI device and this player. Next, switch on the HDMI/DVI device and leave it for around 30 seconds, then switch on this player. - The connected device’s...

13 En Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT (VIDEO) jack on the player to the video in jack on the TV using a video cable. Connect the left and right ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT jacks of the player to the audio left and right IN jacks on the TV using the audio cables. Video/Audio Connection The player provides several o...

14 En Connecting to an AV receiver Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment.• HDMI Audio connection ( ➔ 14 ) • Digital Audio connection ( ➔ 15 ) • 2CH Analog Audio connection ( ➔ 15 ) Since many factors affect the type of audio output, see “Audi...

15 En Connect the player’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack to the corresponding in jack (COAXIAL) on your AV receiver. Use an optional digital audio cable. You will need to activate the player’s digital output. See “AUDIO Menu” ( ➔ 20 – 21 ). Digital Audio Connection Connect the Left and Right ANALOG AUDI...

16 En Connecting to your Home Network This player can be connected to a local area network (LAN) via the ETHERNET port on the rear panel. By connecting the unit to a broadband home network, you have access to services such as BD-LIVE interactivity, Netflix and software updates. Connect the player’s ...

17 En Notes on Network Connection: • Many network connection problems during set up can often be fixed by re-setting the router or modem. After connecting the player to the home network, quickly power off and/or disconnect the power cable of the home network router or cable modem. Then power on and/...

18 En USB device connection This unit can play movie, music and photo files contained in the USB device. Note • This unit supports USB flash memory formatted in FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS when accessing files (music, photo, movie). However, for BD-LIVE, only FAT16 and FAT32 formats are supported. Use the...

19 En Settings You can change the settings of the player in the “ Setup ” menu. TV Aspect Ratio Select a TV aspect ratio option according to your TV type. ` 4:3 Letter Box : Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture. ` 4:3 Pan...

20 En 1080p Display Mode When the resolution is set to 1080p, select “ 24 Hz ” for smooth presentation of film material (1080p/24 Hz) with a HDMI-equipped display compatible with 1080p/24 Hz input. Note • When you select “ 24 Hz ”, you may experience some picture dis- turbance when the video switche...

21 En DRC (Dynamic Range Control) When a title encoded in Dolby Digital or Dolby Digital Plus is playing back, you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output (the difference between the loudest sounds and the quietest ones). This allows you to listen to a movie at a lower volume with...

22 En DivX VOD ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX ® is a digital video format created by DivX, Inc. This is an official DivX Certified device that plays DivX video.Visit www.divx.com for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX video. ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certi-fied ®...

23 En Operation General Playback Note • Playback functions described in this manual are not always available in all files and media. Some functions can be restricted depending on many factors. • Depending on the BD-ROM titles, a USB device connection may be needed for the proper playback. ■ To stop ...

24 En Advanced Playback W E R T U During playback, press REPEAT repeatedly to select a desired repeat mode. ■ BDs/DVDs ` s A- : Selected portion will be repeated continuously. ` s Chapter : The current chapter will be played back repeatedly. ` s Title : The current title will be played back repeated...

25 En W E R Y Using search menu, you can easily to find the point where you want to start playback. ■ To search a point ■ To start playback from a marked scene Note • This function may not work on some discs or titles. W E This unit memorizes the last scene from the last disc that is viewed. The las...

26 En On-Screen display You can display and adjust various information and set-tings about the content. W E R Y Note • If no button is pressed for a few seconds, the on-screen display disappears. • A title number cannot be selected on some discs.• Available items may differ depending on discs or tit...

27 En W E R Y Note • Some discs allow you to change subtitle selections only via the disc menu. If this is the case, press POP UP MENU/MENU or TOP MENU button and choose the appropriate subtitle from the selections on the disc menu. W E If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles...

28 En Enjoying BD-LIVE This unit allows you to enjoy functions such as picture-in-picture, secondary audio and Virtual packages, etc., with BD-Video supporting BONUSVIEW (BD-ROM version 2 Profile 1 version 1.1/ Final Standard Profile). Secondary video and audio can be played from a disc compatible w...

29 En Playing a movie file You can play movie files contained in a disc/USB device. Note • The file requirements are described on page 6 . • You can use various playback functions ( ➔ 23 – 25 ). Y If a movie file name and the subtitle file name are the same, subtitle file is played automatically whe...

30 En Viewing a photo You can view photo files using this player. ■ To play a slide show Press 1 (PLAY) to start slide show. ■ To stop a slide show Press 2 (STOP) during slide show. ■ To pause a slide show Press 3 (PAUSE) during slide show. Press 1 (PLAY) to re-start the slide show. ■ To skip to the...

31 En You can display photo files while listening to music files. Listening to music The player can play Audio CDs and music files. Note • The file requirements are described on page 6 . • You can use various playback functions ( ➔ 23 – 25 ). Listening to music during a slide show 1 Press HOME ( k )...

32 En Maintenance Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface. Never stick paper or tape on the disc. Storing Discs After playing, store the disc in its case. Do not expose the disc to direct sunl...

33 En Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ■ The Power does not turn on. ■ The unit does not start playback. ■ The angle cannot be changed. ■ Cannot play music/photo/movie files. ■ The remote control does not work properly. ■ The unit is plugged in, but the power will not turn on or off. ■ The unit is no...

35 En Appendix Controlling an AV receiver with the Supplied Remote Control You can control your AV receiver using the buttons below. Note • Be sure to set the “ Remote ID ” setting to “ 1 ” on the AV receiver. • Depending on the unit being connected, you may not be able to control your AV receiver u...

36 En Language Code List Use this list to input your desired language for the following initial settings: “ Disc Audio ”, “ Disc Subtitle ” and “ Disc Menu ”. Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assame...

37 En Subtitle Code List Subtitle codes available may vary depending on the region. Code page Language 1250 Romanian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Albanian, Serbian (Latin), Croatian, Czech 1251 Mongolian (Cyrillic), FYRO Macedonian, Uzbek (Cyrillic), Ukrainian, Azeri (Cyrillic), Tatar, Kaz...

38 En Trademarks and Licenses “Blu-ray Disc” is a trade-mark. “BD-LIVE” logo is a trade-mark of Blu-ray Disc Asso-ciation. “BONUSVIEW” is trade-mark of Blu-ray Disc Asso-ciation. Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Micro-systems, Inc. in the Un...

39 En Audio Output Specifications *1 The secondary and interactive audio may not be included in the output bitstream if “ Digital Output ” or “ HDMI ” option is set to “ Primary Pass-Thru ”. (Except LPCM Codec: the out- put always includes interactive and secondary audio.) *2 This player automatical...

40 En Video Output Resolution ■ When the non-copy protected media is playing back ■ When the copy protected media is playing back (DVD, etc.) HDMI OUT connection • If you select a resolution manually and then connect the HDMI jack to TV and your TV does not accept it, the resolution setting is set t...

41 En Specifications General Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. Supported File Type ✔ : Supported Signal System NTSC Composite Video Output / Impedance 1.0 V (p-p) / 75 Ω negative sync, RCA Component Video Output / Impedance Y: 1.0 V (p-p) / 75 Ω, PB/PR: 0.7 V (p-p) / 75...

42 En Open source software notice The following GPL executables and LGPL libraries used in this product are subject to the GPL2.0/LGPL2.1 License Agreements: GPL EXECUTABLES: Linux kernel 2.6, bash, busybox, cramfs, dhcpcd, e2fsprogs, fdisk, mkdosfs, mtd-utils, net-tools, procps, samba-3.0.25b, sysu...

43 En Network Service Disclaimer Content and services made available through this product are transmitted by third parties by means of networks and transmission facilities over which Company has no control and third party services may be terminated or interrupted at any time, and Company makes no re...