Onkyo CP701 - Manual

5 Precautions— Continued 1. Region Numbers The DVD standard uses region numbers to control how discs can be played around the world, the world being divided into six regions. This unit will only play DVD discs that match its region number, which can be found on its rear panel (e.g., ). 2. About this...

6 Introduction Make sure you have the following accessories: Highlights • Dolby *1 Digital and DTS *2 • Holds up to six discs• Chain mode for successive disc playback• DVD-Video playback• Video CD playback• Audio CD playback • MP3/WMA *3 playback • JPEG picture display and slideshow• CD-R, CD-RW (Vi...

7 Introduction— Continued Supported Discs The DV-CP701 supports the following discs. • The DV-CP701 does not support disc types not listed.• The DV-CP701 does not support the following disc types even if they bear one of the logos shown above: DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD Audio, Super Audio CD, Photo...

8 Introduction— Continued ■ Audio CD Format Audio CDs contain tracks. ■ MP3/WMA Files MP3 and WMA files are typically organized into folders. The DV-CP701 handles MP3 and WMA files as tracks. ■ JPEG Files JPEG picture files are typically organized into folders. The DV-CP701 handles JPEG files as tra...

9 Introduction— Continued Storing Discs • Don’t store discs in places subject to direct sunlight, or near heat sources. • Don’t store discs in places subject to moisture or dust, such as in a bathroom or near a humidifier. • Always store discs in their cases and vertically. Stacking, or putting obje...

10 Controls & Connectors For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. A STANDBY/ON button (20) This button is used to set the DV-CP701 to On or Standby.Don’t turn on the power until you’ve completed, and double checked all connections (page 16). B STANDBY indicator (20) This indi...

11 Controls & Connectors —Continued For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. 1 CHAIN MODE, ALL, DVD & CD indicators (30) The CHAIN MODE indicator appears when the Chain mode function is on. The ALL, DVD, and CD indicators show the type or Chain mode selected. 2 DISC indic...

12 Controls & Connectors —Continued For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. A COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT (17) These RCA/phono connectors can be used to connect a TV or projector with component video inputs. B S VIDEO OUTPUT (17) This connector can be used to connect a TV or proj...

13 Controls & Connectors —Continued For detailed information, refer to the pages in parenthesis. A STANDBY button (20) This button is used to set the DV-CP701 to Standby. B ON button (20) This button is used to turn on the DV-CP701.Don’t turn on the DV-CP701 until you’ve completed, and double ch...

14 Controls & Connectors —Continued Q REPEAT button (31) This button is used to set the Repeat Playback functions. R A–B button (32) This button is used to set the A–B Repeat Playback func-tion. S RANDOM button (32) This button is used with the Random Playback function. T DISPLAY button (37) Thi...

15 Before Using the DV-CP701 Notes: • The supplied batteries should last for about six months, although this will vary with usage. • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing both batteries. • Don’t mix new and old batteries, or different types of bat- teries. • If you intend not...

16 Connecting the DV-CP701 This chapter explains how to connect the DV-CP701 to your other AV components. • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections. Optical Digital Inputs The DV-CP701’s optical digital c...

17 Connecting the DV-CP701 —Continued This section explains how to connect the DV-CP701 to your TV or projector. In this hookup example, the TV handles the audio and video. If your TV has a Dolby Pro Logic decoder built-in, you’ll be able to enjoy DVDs and videos that bear the Dolby Surround logo. T...

18 Connecting the DV-CP701 —Continued This section explains how to connect the DV-CP701 to a ste-reo hi-fi amp or receiver for better sound quality than that of most TVs. This is ideal for playing your audio CDs and MP3/WMA discs in the DV-CP701. DVD-Video discs and Video CDs will sound better too. ...

19 Connecting -compatible AV Components With (Remote Interactive) you can control your DV- CP701 and other -compatible Onkyo AV components together. With some Onkyo AV receivers you can use one remote controller to control all your Onkyo components, and use the following special functions: ■ Auto Po...

20 Powering Up & Setting Up the DV-CP701 Before connecting the power cord, connect all your AV com-ponents (see page 16 to page 19). Don’t forget to turn on your TV or projector and select the video input to which the DV-CP701 is connected. If you’re using a hi-fi amp, AV receiver, or surround s...

21 Basic Playback This section explains how to load and remove discs. Notes: • You can load up to six discs. You don’t have to load all six discs every time. • When the disc tray is closed, all of the disc indicators appear until the DV-CP701 has checked each bay for the presence of a disc. If a bay...

22 Basic Playback —Continued The section explains how to select loaded discs. Notes: • The type of disc currently selected is shown on the display: DVD, VCD, or CD (see page 11). • You can select discs while the DV-CP701 is stopped or dur- ing playback. • You can use the [DISC SKIP] button to skip t...

23 Basic Playback —Continued • Prolonged display of the same picture or menu may cause irreparable damage to your TV screen called screen burn- in . To prevent this, don’t keep playback paused for too long and always press the Stop [ ] button when you’ve finished playing a DVD-Video disc or Video CD...

24 Basic Playback —Continued DVD-Video discs usually have an onscreen menu from which you can select titles, chapters, and other options, including foreign language soundtracks, subtitles, and audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS). Video CDs that support PBC (Playback Control) may also have an ...

25 Basic Playback —Continued This section explains how to select chapters, titles, and discs by number. Notes: • You can also select chapters by using the number buttons, without opening the Disc Navigator Search window. • If the current DVD-Video disc contains only one title, you won’t be able to s...

26 Basic Playback —Continued With the Disc Navigator you can select MP3, WMA, and JPEG files. Notes: • If the selected JPEG file’s resolution is 640 x 480 pixels, a thumbnail-size preview will be shown. If the resolution exceeds 640 x 480, a preview will only be shown if the file contains thumbnail ...

27 Basic Playback —Continued You can compile a playlist of tracks and folders in the Disc Navigator as follows. Memory Playback in the Disc Navigator MP3 WMA JPEG 1 With the Disc Navigator open, press the [MEMORY] button. The playlist appears in place of the file information. 2 To add a track to the...

28 Basic Playback —Continued This section explains how to select tracks by number. Notes: • You can also select tracks by using the number buttons without opening the Disc Navigator Search window. • If PBC is on (see page 43), and your Video CD supports PBC (Playback Control), you may be able to sel...

29 Basic Playback —Continued With the Frame-by-Frame Playback function you can view individual frames one at a time either forward or backward. Notes: • Backward frame-by-frame playback is not possible with Video CDs. • You can improve the picture quality of frame-by-frame playback with the Pause/St...

30 Basic Playback —Continued The DV-CP701 supports JPEG CDs, so you can view your photos on TV either individually or as a slideshow. With the Chain mode function you can consecutively play all discs, all DVD-Video discs and Video CDs, or all audio CDs and MP3/WMA discs as if they were one big disc....

31 Advanced Playback With the Time Search function you can locate specific points in time. Notes: • The Time Search function works only within the currently playing title (DVD-Video) or track (Video CD, audio CD). For example, if the current title is one hour long and you enter the time 1 hour, 30 m...

32 Advanced Playback —Continued With the A–B Repeat Playback function you can play a spec-ified section over-and-over again. Notes: • A–B Repeat Playback may not work with some DVD-Video discs and PBC Video CDs. • In some cases, the A and B points may be at slightly differ- ent points to the ones yo...

33 Advanced Playback —Continued With the Memory Playback function you can create your own memory list of titles, chapters, and tracks. Memory Playback 1 Press the [MEMORY] button. The Memory Play Setup window appears onscreen, as shown. The top row ( ) is used to enter disc, title/folder, and chapte...

34 Advanced Playback —Continued Notes: • The entire memory list is cleared when the DV-CP701 is set to Standby. • With PBC Video CDs, you can’t use this function. Cancel PBC playback first, and then set this function. • A playlist of MP3/WMA files can be made using the Disc Navigator (see page 26). ...

35 Advanced Playback —Continued Some DVD-Video discs feature soundtracks in several lan-guages and audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS). Music DVD-Video discs sometimes feature soundtracks in several audio formats, such as PCM or Dolby Digital 5.1. See the disc’s sleeve notes for details. Note...

36 Advanced Playback —Continued With the Last Memory function you can resume playback from where you left off even if another disc has been selected or the disc has been removed. Last Memory also remembers the soundtrack and subtitle languages that you were using. Notes: • The Last Memory function c...

37 Advanced Playback —Continued You can display various information about the current disc, title, chapter, or track as follows. Displaying Information 1 During playback, press the [DIS-PLAY] button. Various information appears onscreen. The operating status (e.g., Stop, Play, Resume), disc number, ...

38 Configuring the DV-CP701 This chapter explains the various functions and settings of the onscreen setup menus. Functions and settings are arranged into six menus: Picture, Audio, Language, Display, Operation Setting, and Initial. The following table lists all the functions and settings, with a br...

39 Configuring the DV-CP701 —Continued This section explains how to use the onscreen setup menus. TV Shape With this setting you can select a picture format to match the aspect ratio of your TV. 4:3 Letter box (default): Choose this option if you have a standard TV (4:3 aspect ratio). When you watch...

40 Configuring the DV-CP701 —Continued Interlaced Setting With these settings you can adjust various picture quality parameters for interlaced scanning, including black level, contrast, brightness, color, and so on. There are three memories (1, 2, 3) for storing your favorite settings. You could, fo...

41 Configuring the DV-CP701 —Continued Digital Out With these settings you can specify how the DV-CP701 out-puts digital audio signals. The options you choose will depend on the type of AV component that you connect to the DV-CP701’s digital audio outputs. ■ Dolby Digital Out With this setting you c...

42 Configuring the DV-CP701 —Continued Disc Menu Language With this setting you can select your preferred language for disc menus. When you play a DVD-Video disc with multiple language disc menus, your preferred language will be selected automatically. English (default): French: Spanish: German: Ita...

43 Configuring the DV-CP701 —Continued Screen Saver With the Screen Saver function you can protect your TV against screen burn-in, which can occur when the same image or menu is displayed for a long time. Off: Screen saver off. On (default): Screen saver on. When the Screen Saver function is set to ...

44 Configuring the DV-CP701 —Continued Auto Power Off With the Auto Power Off function the DV-CP701 will turn itself off automatically if about 20 minutes have elapsed without any operation after stopping playback. Off (default): Auto Power Off function is off. On: Auto Power Off function on. This m...

45 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible cause Remedy Can’t turn on the DV-CP701? The power cord is not connected. Connect the power cord to a suitable wall outlet (page 20). External interference is affecting the DV-CP701’s digital circuitry. Turn off the DV-CP701, wait five seconds, then try turning it...

46 The message “NO PLAY” appears on the display? The disc is dirty. Remove the disc and clean it (page 8). Buttons on the DV-CP701 and remote con-troller don’t work? Power supply voltage fluctuations and other anomalies, such as static electricity, can interfere with normal operation. Turn off the D...

47 Specifications Specifications and features subject to change without notice. Video system Standard NTSC (U.S. model), PAL/AUTO (Australian model) Region code 1 (U.S. model), 4 (Australian model) Laser Semiconductor laser, wavelength 650 nm (DVD), 780 nm (CD) Frequency response DVD linear audio 4 ...