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Page 2 - Wiring the Main Power Supply Plug(UK Only)

Precautions Safety Warnings 1 Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the identification sticker located on the back of your player. Install your playerhorizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (3~4inches). Make sure the ventilation...

Page 3 - offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby; WRONG DISC FORMAT; Do not use the following types of disc!; Contents

PREP ARA TION CONNECTIONS OPERA TION SETUP MISCELLANENOUS RADIO OPERA TION 4 DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) offers fantastic audio and video, thanks to Dolby Digital surround sound and MPEG-2 video compression technology. Now you canenjoy these realistic effects in the home, as if you were in a movie ...

Page 4 - Front Panel; PREP; Rear Panel; Description; Accessories; Display

Front Panel Volume control Play/Pause ( ) button Stop ( ) button Power ( ) button Headphone Jack Disc Tray Function button PREP ARA TION Rear Panel 6 5 Description AV OUT COMPOSITE RGB 5.1 Channel Speaker Output Terminals External Audio Component Input Connector Video Output Connector Connect the TV...

Page 5 - Remote Control Unit; Insert Remote Batteries; Replace the battery cover.; Listening on headphones; Connect the headphones to the HEADPHONES jack of the front panel.

PREP ARA TION Remote Control Unit 7 8 DVD POWER button DSP/DPL II Mode button DSP/DPL II Effect button RDS Selection button Number(0~9) buttons Slow button Angle button Repeat button Zoom button Repeat A ↔ B button Go To button D.R.C button TV Power button TV/VIDEO button TV Channel Selection button...

Page 6 - CONNECTIONS; Connecting the Speakers; Press and hold the terminal tab.; Ideal Speaker Placement; TV; For using the SCART cable; • If Scart is equipped for your TV, set RGB-COMPOSITE

10 CONNECTIONS AV OUT COMPOSITE RGB 9 Connecting the Speakers Connect Video to TV • Connect the satellite speakers, center speaker, and subwoofer to the terminals on the rear panel usingspeaker cords supplied. • Connect the red cord to the red (+) terminal and the black cord to the black (-) termina...

Page 7 - FM antenna connection; Connect the FM antenna supplied to the FM 75; AM; Connect the AM loop antenna supplied; Connecting the FM and AM; AUX Connections; Optical Cable

12 CONNECTIONS FM antenna connection 1. Connect the FM antenna supplied to the FM 75 Ω COAXIAL terminal. 2. Slowly move the antenna wire around until you find a location where reception is good, thenfasten it to a wall or other rigid surface. • If reception is poor, connect an outdoor antenna. Befor...

Page 8 - rations; TV Broadcast System; • This device is designed to work with the PAL video format.; Controlling a TV with the Remote; Point the DVD’s remote at the TV.; example : For SAMSUNG 1TVs

• The “WAIT” message that appears on the display for about 4~5 seconds when turning onthe power or selecting a DVD function indicates a stabilization period for optimizing thecondition of your DVD player. While the message is being displayed, other buttonsremain inactive. • When the power is not tur...

Page 9 - DVD Playback; Press the Display button on the remote.; Using the On-Screen Display; Pausing Playback; Press the Mute button during playback.

OPERA TION 16 DVD Playback 15 Press the Display button on the remote. • Depending on the disc, the initial discinformation screen may look differentfrom disc to disc. • When playing a DVD containing MPEGformat, video may not be reproducedcorrectly and you may get picturedistortion. If the player is ...

Page 10 - Starting Playback; To stop during playback; Operations Using the On-Screen Display; Repeating Playback; Press the Repeat button.

OPERA TION MP3-CD Playback 17 This system has a built-in MP3 decoder. You can play back MP3 tracks (files)recorded on CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and CD-ROMs. • It is recommended you turn on your TV when playing back an MP3-CD. Starting Playback Press the Open/Close( ) button to load a disc. 1 • After detecting ...

Page 11 - Forward/Reverse Searching; Playing Slowly; Each time the button is pressed; Skipping through a Chapter; Each time the Slow button is pressed; Checking the Remaining Time; Playing Frame by Frame; Each time the Remain button is pressed; Press the and button.; Press the Step button.

OPERA TION Slow Playback/Checking theRemaining Time 20 Forward/Reverse Searching 19 Playing Slowly High-Speed Playback SLOW 1/2 SLOW 1/4 PLAY X 2 X 4 X 8 PLAY X 2 X 4 X 8 PLAY Each time the button is pressed Each time the button is pressed Skipping through a Chapter SEARCH SEARCH • Each time the but...

Page 12 - Using Disc Menu/Title; OPERA; Repeat Playback; Playing Repeatedly; Each time the Repeat button is pressed; B Repeat Playback; To Select the Disc Menu; Using the Title Menu; Press the Repeat A; To move directly to a title, chapter, or time

Using Disc Menu/Title 22 OPERA TION Repeat Playback 21 Playing Repeatedly Each time the Repeat button is pressed Repeat playback allows you to repeat a chapter, title, or track. A ↔ B Repeat Playback Press the Repeat A ↔ B button again. 1 2 Repeat A B Repeat Title Press the Repeat button. To Select ...

Page 13 - Selecting the Audio Language/Subtitle Language; Selecting the Audio Language; Selecting the Subtitle Language; Press the Audio button.; To enlarge an image; Press the Zoom button.

OPERA TION • Depending on the disc, DTS or DIGITAL PRO LOGIC can be selected. 23 Selecting the Audio Language/Subtitle Language Selecting the Audio Language V I D E O OFF 1/1 ENG ENG SPA FRE 1/3 2/3 3/3 • Depending on the number of languages recorded on a DVD disc, a different audio language(ENGLISH...

Page 14 - Program Playback; To Program Tracks in a particular order; To Cancel the Programming; Press the Program button.; To Change the Program; Press the Enter button.; To delete the entire Program; When you have entered a; Press the Clear button.

OPERA TION 26 Program Playback 25 To Program Tracks in a particular order To Cancel the Programming PROGRAM MENU SELECT : ENTER TITLE CHAPT PREVIOUS NEXT TITLE CHAPT 2 3 4 5 678 9 10 1 PLAY : FINISH : PROGRAM TITLE CHAPT PREVIOUS NEXT TITLE CHAPT 2 1 3 4 5 678 9 10 1 PROGRAM MENU SELECT : ENTER FINI...

Page 15 - Setting up the Language Features; To set up the language feature; Press the Setup button from the stop mode.; To End the Language Features Setup; Press the Setup button again.; To set up Sleep; Press the Sleep button.; To Review Sleep Setting; Activating Dynamic Range Compression; From the remote control ONLY:

OPERA TION SETUP 27 Setting up the Language Features Using the DVD player's Setup function, you can customize the MenuLanguage, Subtitle Language, and Disc Menu Language. To set up the language feature 1 2 ENGLISH CHINESE CHINESE CHINESE OSD LANGUAGE SYSTEM AUDIO SUBTITLE MENU LANGUAGE LANGUAGES : M...

Page 16 - SETUP; button to select either RATING LEVEL or; RATING LEVEL; When the rating level; System Setup; To End the System Setup; : Select this to play a 16:9 picture in the; : Select this to play a 16:9 picture in the pan; screen mode on your wide screen TV.; Adjusting the TV Aspect Ratio (Screen Size)

SETUP 4:3 LB OFF BITSTREAM OUTPUT DIGITAL TV SCREEN RATING LEVEL : Move Setup : Exit LANGUAGES SYSTEM The Rating Level function works in conjunction with DVDs which have been assigneda rating, to help control the types of DVDs that your family watches. 1. Select RATING LEVEL, then press the Enter bu...

Page 17 - Speaker Setup; Front Speakers; Delay; Setting up the Speaker Delay Time

SETUP Speaker Setup 31 32 Ideal Speaker Placement Front Speakers Center Speaker Rear Speakers Subwoofer Speaker Set the front speakers so that their tweeters (high-range) arealigned at about ear level and at a horizontal angle of 45° to theprime listening position. Ideally the center speaker should ...

Page 18 - To set up Speaker Balance; Center Speaker; Speaker Setting Methods; Creating Realistic Sound Fields; Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround

SETUP 34 33 To set up Speaker Balance To set up Speaker Balance L C R LS LFE S RS D I G I T A L L C R LS LFE S RS D I G I T A L L C R LS LFE S RS D I G I T A L L C R LS LFE S RS D I G I T A L L C R LS LFE S RS D I G I T A L 1 Use the Left/Right ( / ) button to makeadjustment. • Each time the button ...

Page 19 - Dolby Pro Logic II Effect Function; • Dimension Control; Dolby Pro Logic II decoder; Pro Logic II Mode; Dolby Pro Logic II

SETUP 36 35 Dolby Pro Logic II Effect Function Effect • When playing a DVD encoded in two or more channels, DOLBY PRO LOGIC II modecannot be selected. • Panorama ModeThis mode extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for anexciting “wraparound” effect with side wall imaging. •...

Page 20 - DSP; DSP modes available according to the input signal format; Provides a clear vocal and simulates the feeling of a concert hall.; To increase Effect level

SETUP 38 DSP (Digital Signal Processor) Modes DSP modes have been designed to simulate different acoustic environments.The sound heard in a hall, theater, pavilion, dance club, or live club consists of directand indirect sound —early reflections and reflections from behind.Direct sounds reach the li...

Page 21 - Listening to the Radio; To Listen in Mono/Stereo; Program to save it to that location.; To tune in a preset station

RADIO OPERA TION 40 39 When the button is pressed, a presetbroadcast station is selected. Hold in the button. Automatic searchingbegins, and then stops when a station is tuned in. Press the button to tune to the chosenstation. The frequency changes incrementally in eitherdirection each time the corr...

Page 22 - About RDS broadcasting; Using the RDS (Radio Data System) to receive FM stations; To search for a program using the PTY codes; What information can RDS signals provide?; TO show the RDS signals

RADIO OPERA TION About RDS broadcasting 41 42 • RDS is not available for MW/LW broadcasts. • RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDSsignal properly or if the signal strength is weak. If searching finishes at once,“ PS ”,and “ RT ” will not appear on the display. Us...

Page 23 - MISCELLANENOUS; Troubleshooting; No sound is produced.; • The disc revolves but no; Problem

MISCELLANENOUS 44 Troubleshooting • Is the disc installed with the label side facing up? • Is the power cord plugged securely into the power outlet? • Turn off the power to the unit by pressing the Power ( ) buttonand turn it back on. • Check the region number of the DVD. • DVD discs purchased abroa...

Page 24 - Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs; Handling and Storing Discs; Disc Type and Protection; Marks; Usable Discs

MISCELLANENOUS GB 46 Cautions on Handling and Storing Discs Small scratches on the disc may reduce sound and picture quality or cause breaksin playback. Be especially careful not to scratch discs when handling them. Handling and Storing Discs When you get fingerprints or dirt on thedisc, clean it wi...

Page 25 - Specification; Reference; Note on Terminology

MISCELLANENOUS 48 Specification Power Consumption Weight Dimensions (W x H x D) Operating Temperature Range Operating Humidity Range Usable Sensitivity S/N Ratio Distortion Usable Sensitivity S/N Ratio Distortion Composite Video Scart Jack S-VIDEO Front speaker output Center speaker output Rear spea...