Onkyo SP504 - Manual

5 Precautions —Continued For Canadian Models NOTE: THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003.For models having a power cord with a polarized plug: CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. Modèle pour les Canadien REMARQUE: CET APPA...

6 Introduction Highlights • Dolby *1 Digital, DTS *2 • DVD-Video, Video CD, audio CD• MP3, WMA, *3 JPEG, DivX ®*4 (not North Amer- ican model) • DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD• CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, and DVD+R/RW com- patible • HDMI *5 digital interface • 5.1-channel analog audio output Video • Advanced 1...

7 Contents Basic Operation Overview Important Safety Instructions .............................. 2Precautions ......................................................... 3Supplied Accessories.......................................... 5Introduction .........................................................

8 Introduction —Continued Supported Discs The DVD player supports the following discs. • The DVD player does not support disc types not listed.• The DVD player supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.• Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those shown below, because you may damage the DVD player. • D...

9 Introduction —Continued MP3/WMA/JPEG Compatibility • The DVD player can play/display MP3, WMA, and JPEG files recorded on CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW discs. • Discs must be in ISO 9660 Level 2 or Joliet format (folders can be up to eight levels deep). Music files recorded on discs...

10 Introduction —Continued Handling Discs • Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs by the edge, as shown. • Never attach adhesive tape or sticky labels to discs. Cleaning Discs • For best results, keep your discs clean. Fingerprints and dust can affect the sound and picture quality a...

11 Before Using the DVD player Notes: • If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing both batteries. • Don’t mix new and old batteries, or different types of batteries. • If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent possible leakage...

12 Front & Rear Panels For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets. A STANDBY/ON button [26] This button is used to set the DVD player to On or Standby. B STANDBY indicator [26] This indicator lights up when the DVD player is in Standby. C RESOLUTION button [43] This button is used ...

13 Front & Rear Panels —Continued 1 D PRO LOGIC indicator The D indicator appears when playing Dolby Digital material. The PRO LOGIC indicator appears when the DVD player’s Dolby Pro Logic decoder is on. 2 Disc type indicators These indicators show the type of disc loaded. 3 TITLE indicator Whil...

14 Front & Rear Panels —Continued ■ North American model ■ European model ■ Other models Rear Panel 4 3 2 7 6 J 5 L K 9 8 1 M 2 7 6 J 5 L K 9 8 1 2 7 6 J 5 L K 9 8 1 DV-SP504E̲En.book Page 14 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 1:55 PM

15 Front & Rear Panels —Continued A AUDIO OUTPUT [20, 22, 23] These jacks make up the multichannel analog audio output. The FRONT/D.MIX jacks can be connected to a stereo input on a TV, hi-fi amp, or other compo-nent. The 1 and 2 jacks output the same signals, so use either pair. If you use this...

16 Front & Rear Panels —Continued A STANDBY button [26] This button is used to set the DVD player to Standby. B ON button [26] This button is used to turn on the DVD player.Don’t turn on the DVD player until you’ve com-pleted, and double checked all connections (pages 20–25). C Number buttons [3...

17 Front & Rear Panels —Continued N OPEN/CLOSE button [28] This button is used to open and close the disc tray. O SEARCH button [34, 35] This button is used to search for titles, chapters, groups, folders, tracks, and specific points in time. P MEMORY button [38] This button is used with the Mem...

18 Connecting the DVD player AV Cables & Connectors Video Cable Jack Description HDMI HDMI connections can carry uncompressed, stan-dard or high definition digital video and digital audio, for the best picture and sound quality. Component video Component video separates the luminance (Y) and col...

19 Connecting the DVD player —Continued The following matrix shows how the video outputs work in relation to the various video settings. *1 Depending on the native resolution of your TV, you may get no picture. *2 If your TV doesn’t support progressive scanning, you’ll get no picture. *3 If your TV ...

20 Connecting the DVD player —Continued • 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 Outputs The DVD player’s optical digital connectors have a shut-ter-type cover that opens when an optical...

21 Connecting the DVD player —Continued • Connect the DVD player directly to your TV. If you connect the DVD player through a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, the picture may be dis-torted because DVD-Video discs are usually copy pro-tected. Using S-Video If your TV (or other equipment) h...

22 Connecting the DVD player —Continued Before Connecting • Before making any connections, turn off the DVD player and AV receiver, and disconnect them from the wall outlets. Failure to do so may result in speaker damage. Connection Hints • To enjoy Dolby Digital or DTS surround sound, you must conn...

23 Connecting the DVD player —Continued Connecting the Multichannel Analog Output Connect the DVD player’s FRONT/D.MIX 1 or 2, SURR 1, CENTER, and SUBWOOFER jacks to the multichannel analog audio input on your AV receiver. You can use three stereo audio cables for this. ■ If Your AV Receiver has a 7...

24 Connecting the DVD player —Continued This section shows how to connect the DVD player to a AV receiver, HDTV, or projector that has an HDMI input socket. What is HDMI? HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) is a new connection format that can carry uncompressed, stan-dard or high definition ...

25 Connecting the DVD player —Continued To control the DVD player with the remote controller when DVD player is located in a cabinet, you’ll need a commercially available multiroom remote control kit.• Multiroom kits are made by Niles and Xantech.These kits can also be used when control other compo-...

26 Connecting the Power/Turning on the DVD player Before connecting • Make sure that all the connections on pages 18–25 are complete (the connection to a TV is required). Note: • This player features a screen saver and an auto power off function. If the player is stopped and no button is pressed for...

27 Initial Setup This chapter explains the settings you need to make the very first time the DVD player is turned on. The very first time you turn on the DVD player, the Ini-tial Setup menu appears onscreen. Here you need to make a few settings to get the DVD player up and running. You can change th...

28 Playing Discs This chapter covers basic playback. Advanced playback functions are covered in the next chapter. Important: • Throughout this manual, the term DVD refers to DVD- Video, DVD-Audio, DVD-R/RW, and DVD+R/RW discs. When a function is specific to a particular type of DVD disc, it will be ...

29 Playing Discs —Continued Notes: • Prolonged display of the same picture or menu may cause irreparable damage to your TV screen known as screen burn-in . To prevent this, don’t keep playback paused for too long and always press the Stop [ ] but-ton when you’ve finished playing a DVD-Video disc or ...

30 Playing Discs —Continued The North American model does not support DivX.This section explains how to fast forward and reverse. Notes: • Fast forward and fast reverse may not always work at the speed shown onscreen. • For discs other than audio CDs, no sound is output during fast forward or fast r...

31 Playing Discs —Continued DVD-Video discs usually have a menu from which you can select titles, chapters, and other options, including soundtracks, subtitles, and audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS). VCDs that support PBC (Playback Control) may also have an onscreen menu. Notes: • Not all D...

32 Playing Discs —Continued The North American model does not support DivX.This section explains how to play MP3, WMA, and DivX files with the Disc Navigator. Note: • During random playback or memory playback, the arrow buttons cannot be used. Navigating MP3, WMA & DivX Discs 1 Load an MP3, WMA,...

33 Playing Discs —Continued This section explains how to display a slideshow of JPEG images on your TV. ■ To display thumbnails To display thumbnails, in step 3, after opening the folder you want to display, press the [TOP MENU] button.Use the arrow [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] buttons to select the thumbnail...

34 Advanced Playback The North American model does not support DivX.With the Search function you can select chapters, titles, and tracks by number. Notes: • During playback, you can select other chapters or tracks directly by using the number buttons (i.e., with-out pressing the [SEARCH] button). Fo...

35 Advanced Playback —Continued With the Search function you can search by time. Notes: • In some cases, playback may start from a slightly dif- ferent point to the one that you specify. • Time search may not work with some discs.• Time search cannot be used while a DVD-Video or Video CD menu is dis...

36 Advanced Playback —Continued With the Repeat function you can play a disc, title, chap-ter, group, track, or folder over-and-over again. Notes: • Repeat playback may not work with some discs. • If the Memory function is on (see page 38), the select- able options are Memory Repeat, which plays the...

37 Advanced Playback —Continued With the Random function you can enjoy a random selection of titles, chapters, groups, tracks, or folders. Notes: • Random playback may not work with some discs. • To use the Random function with a VCD that supports PBC, you must first turn off PBC (see page 31). • If...

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

39 Advanced Playback —Continued Deleting Items from the List Editing Steps Notes: • To close the Memory List window, press the [RETURN] button. • The memory list will be deleted when the DVD player is set to Standby or the disc tray is opened. • To use this function with a VCD that supports PBC, you...

40 Advanced Playback —Continued With the Zoom function you can enlarge any part of the picture. Notes: • The Zoom function may not work with some discs. • The Zoom function can also be used during slow- motion playback. • The Zoom function cannot be used with HD JPEG. • The Zoom function cannot be u...

41 Advanced Playback —Continued Some DVD-Video discs feature soundtracks in several languages or audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS). Music DVD-Video discs and DVD-Audio discs some-times feature audio in several formats, such as PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS. See the disc’s sleeve notes for deta...

42 Advanced Playback —Continued You can display various information about the current disc, title, chapter, or track as follows. The information displayed depends on the type of disc, as follows: ■ DVD-Video Onscreen: • Current/total title number, elapsed title time, remain- ing title time, total ti...

43 HDMI and Progressive Settings This section explains how to turn on the HDMI OUT and change the video resolution when your TV or projector is connected to the HDMI OUT. The DVD player supports the following resolutions: Auto: The resolution is automatically set to the native resolu-tion of the TV ...

44 Configuring the DVD player 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, wi...

45 Configuring the DVD player —Continued This section explains how to navigate the onscreen setup menus. Menu Setting Description Page # Operation Setting Parental Lock Set the Parental Lock function. 53 Security Code Change the security code for use with parental lock. 53 DVD Priority Contents Dete...

46 Configuring the DVD player —Continued 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 widescreen DVD-Video movies, the entire picture will be ...

48 Configuring the DVD player —Continued SCART Output Setting (European model only) With this setting you can select the video format to be used for the SCART AV CONNECTOR: RGB, S-Video, or composite video. Before changing this setting, refer to your TV’s manual to see if its SCART input can accept ...

49 Configuring the DVD player —Continued Test Tone If you can adjust the volume level of each channel of your amp’s multichannel input, with this function, you can output a test tone from each multichannel output jack in turn and adjust each level as necessary. 1. Use the Up/Down [ ]/[ ] buttons to ...

50 Configuring the DVD player —Continued SACD Audio Setup With this setting you can choose whether DSD (Direct Stream Digital) or PCM is output when playing Super Audio CDs.When DSD is selected, the Speaker Configuration set-tings have no effect and the source is output as it is: 2-channel material ...

51 Configuring the DVD player —Continued ■ Selecting Other Languages This section explains how to select other languages for disc menus, audio, and subtitles. Use this list when specifying other languages. 1 Select “Others” from the Disc Menu Language, Audio Lan-guage, or Subtitle menu, and then pre...

52 Configuring the DVD player —Continued DivX Subtitle (Not North American model) Some DivX video discs include subtitles in one or more languages. The disc packaging will usually inform you about which subtitle languages are available.With this setting you can select your preferred language for Div...

53 Configuring the DVD player —Continued Setting the Parental Lock With the Parental Lock function you can block access to certain scenes that the authors have flagged as being unsuitable for children. Notes: • When entering a security code, you can use the [CLR] button to delete the numbers entered...

54 Configuring the DVD player —Continued DVD Priority Contents This setting determines what is played when a DVD-Audio disc also contains DVD-Video material. DVD-AUDIO (default): The DVD-Audio material is played. DVD-VIDEO: The DVD-Video material is played. SACD Priority Contents SACDs have two sepa...

55 Additional information Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the factory default. You can adjust the brightness of the display as follows. All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your...

56 Additional information —Continued ■ MP3, WMA, JPEG & DivX Files MP3, WMA, JPEG, and DivX files are typically orga-nized into folders. The DVD player handles MP3, WMA, JPEG, and DivX files as tracks. Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Com-pare this to di...

58 Troubleshooting Symptom Possible cause Remedy Can’t turn on the DVD player? The power cord is not connected. Connect the power cord to a suitable wall outlet (page 26). External interference is affecting the DVD player’s digital circuitry. Turn off the DVD player, wait five seconds, then try turn...

61 Troubleshooting —Continued If you’re using an HDMI connection and there’s no picture or sound, you can check the status of the HDMI connection by pressing and holding down the DVD player’s [DISPLAY] button for 10 seconds until a message ID appears on the display. Look up the message ID in the fol...

62 Specifications ■ General Specifications and features subject to change without notice. The letter displayed at the end of the product name found in catalogs and on package represents the color of the DVD player. Though the color varies, the specifications and operations are the same. Signal Syste...

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