Sharp BDHP20H- User Manual

n n Introduction (pp. 1-13) Explains the important operation information. o o Connection (pp. 14-20) Shows the connecting options provided by this Player. p p Disc Playback (pp. 21-33) Shows simple playback and useful functions. q q Settings (pp. 34-46) Gives you more options to suit your circumstan...

Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. However, improper use can result in electric shock and/or fire. In order to ...

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Water and Moisture — Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like. • Stand — Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table. P...

Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc is the ultimate next generation optical media format, offering the following key features:• Largest capacity (25 GB single layer – 50 GB dual layer) – with over 5 times the amount of content possible with current DVDs, particularly well suited for high defi nition feature fi ...

About Disc Contents Title, Chapter and Track • Blu-ray discs and DVDs are divided into “Titles” and “Chapters”. If the disc has more than one movie on it, each movie would be a separate “Title”. “Chapters”, on the other hand, are subdivisions of titles. (See Example 1.) • Audio CDs are divided into ...

Disc Precautions Be Careful of Scratches and Dust • BD, DVD and CD discs are sensitive to dust, fi ngerprints and especially scratches. A scratched disc may not be able to be played back. Handle discs with care and store them in a safe place. Proper Disc Storage Place the disc in the centre of the di...

Getting Started Step 1: Unpacking Make sure the following accessories are provided with the product. Step 2: Selecting equipment to connect Connection varies with the equipment used. Refer to Connection (Pages 14-20).Turn off the devices before connecting. Step 3: Playing back discs Play back a Blu-...

Major Components Main Unit (Front) 7 6 5 8 2 1 4 3 9 1 B (POWER) (p. 23) 2 Remote control sensor (p. 21) 3 Disc tray (p. 25) 4 OPEN/CLOSE (p. 25) 5 DVD/CD mode indicator (p. 23) 6 BD mode indicator (p. 23) 7 I (ON) indicator (p. 23) 8 a (STANDBY) indicator (p. 23) 9 Front panel display (p. 23) Main ...

Major Components Remote Control Unit 1 3 4 5 6 11 12 13 14 15 28 2223242526 27 29 21 20 19 16 18 17 78 9 10 2 1 B (POWER) (p. 23) 2 OPEN/CLOSE (p. 25) 3 TOP MENU, TITLE LIST (pp. 26, 27) 4 DISPLAY (p. 22) 5 Cursor buttons ( a / b / c / d ), ENTER (pp. 23, 38) 6 EXIT (pp. 23, 38) 7 A (Red), B (Green)...

Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 14 Introduction to Connections This Player is equipped with the terminals/jacks listed below. Find the corresponding terminal/jack on your video equipment. Using the supplied cable or commercially available cables, connect the video fi rst. Then connect the audio. Video termin...

Connecting to the HDMI Terminal You will enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI terminal.When you use AQUOS LINK, make sure to use a certifi ed HDMI cable. This Player HDMI cable (commercially available) TV Projector AV receiver Equipment with an HDMI terminal After connecting ...

Connecting to the Component Jacks You will enjoy accurate colour reproduction and high quality images through the component jacks. Y P B ( C B) P R ( C R) COMPO- NENT IN (Red) STEPS 1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.2: Firmly connect a component video...

Connecting to the S-video or Video Jack You will enjoy the images through the S-video or video jack. S-VIDEO STEPS 1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.2: Firmly connect an S-video cable (commercially available) or AV cable (supplied) to the S-video or v...

Connecting 5.1 ch Speakers through an Amplifi er You can connect up to 5 speakers and a subwoofer to the 5.1CH AUDIO OUT jacks using an amplifi er. STEPS 1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.2: Firmly connect the audio cables to the 5.1CH AUDIO OUT jacks. ...

Connecting to the Digital Audio Terminal or Jack You can connect audio equipment to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT terminal or jack. STEPS 1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.2: Firmly connect an optical digital cable (commercially available) to the optical digi...

Connecting the Audio Jacks You can connect audio equipment or the TV to the 2CH AUDIO output jacks. STEPS 1: Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment before making any connections.2: Firmly connect the AV cable (supplied) to the audio jacks ( 1 and 2 ). This Player (White) AV cable (supplie...

p Disc Playback Before Starting Playback Loading the Batteries in the Remote Control Press down on the tab in the direction of the arrow to remove the battery cover. 1 Load the two R-03 size batteries (“AAA” size, UM/SUM-4) supplied with the remote control unit. Make sure that the battery poles m an...

Before Starting Playback Setting the Remote Control Code • 3 types of remote control codes operate this Player: RC-1, RC-2 and RC-3. If you operate this Player by remote control along with another SHARP Blu-ray Disc Player or DVD Player placed next to it simultaneously, switching the remote control ...

p Disc Playback Turning the Power On Turning the power on Press B on the remote control or on the Player to turn on the power of the Player. Language Setting NOTE • To select the DVD disc language, such as subtitle language, etc., see page 26. Changing the on-screen display language Press SETUP to d...

Press SETUP to display the SETUP MENU screen. Press a / b / c / d to select “SETTINGS”, then press ENTER . Press a / b to select “FRONT DISPLAY/LED”, then press ENTER . 1 2 3 Turning Off the LCD Backlight and Indications If you feel that the indicators on the Player are too bright when watching movi...

p Disc Playback BD/DVD/CD Playback Loading a Disc Press B to turn on the power. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 12 This section explains playback of commercially available BD Video and DVD Video discs (like movies), CDs, and recorded DVD-RW/R discs. BD/DVD Video Playback Load a disc on the d...

BD/DVD/CD Playback BD/DVD Menus M E N U T O P 2 3 4 Latin Rock Classic 1 Jazz NOTE • The procedure explained on this page is the basic operation procedure. Procedures vary depending on the BD/DVD video disc, so you may need to follow the instructions in the BD/DVD video disc manual or the instructio...

p Disc Playback BD/DVD/CD Playback BD-R/-RE/DVD-R/-RW Playback You can play back a disc recorded and fi nalised in Video mode. Playback from the beginning Load a disc recorded in Video mode. Press d PLAY . • Playback begins from title 1. Playback by selecting a title Load a disc recorded in Video mod...

NOTE • If a disc recorded in Video mode has been fi nalised, a menu screen will be created automatically to enable playback with other BD/DVD players. Because of this reason, the menu screen is different before and after fi nalisation. • “Finalise” in this manual refers to making sure to have a record...

p Disc Playback Playback Functions Fast Forward/Reverse (Search) Fast Forward/Reverse functions when G REV or J FWD is pressed during playback. Example : When J FWD is pressed • The search speed will cycle as follows each time you press the button. When playing back a DVD • You cannot fast forward o...

Playback Functions Partial Repeat Playback (Repeat Playback of a Specifi ed Part) Press REPEAT during playback. Press c / d to select “SCENE SELECTION”, then press ENTER . 12 Switching Audio You can change the audio output channel using AUDIO . Each time AUDIO is pressed, the audio channels (2 channe...

p Disc Playback Playback Functions Switching the Angle If multiple angles are recorded, you can switch between them. Press ANGLE during playback. • The display indicates the angle number currently being played back. Each time you press ANGLE , the angle switches. • “– –” is displayed if a disc is re...

Settings During Playback Function Control This allows you to adjust various settings at once, like subtitles, angle settings and the title selection for Direct Playback. You can adjust the video and audio to suit your preferences. The operations are the same for BD and DVD. Function control screen F...

p Disc Playback Settings During Playback Functions which can be set • Shows the title number being played back. You can skip to the start of the title. • To skip to the start of a selected title, press the Number buttons to enter the title number when this option is highlighted. Title Number (Direct...

34 SETTINGS AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS TV ASPECT RATIO • If you switch your TV (i.e. because you have bought a new one) and the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV changes, you will have to change the “TV ASPECT RATIO” setting. • You can set the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV, and adjust the ...

35 Settings q SETTINGS HDMI VIDEO OUT • This sets the resolution of the HDMI video output. AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS SPEAKER SETTINGS QUICK START AUTO POWER OFF AQUOS LINK PLAYBACK SETTING FRONT DISPLAY / LED VERSION SOFTWARE UPDATE SYSTEM RESET MENU [AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS] Caution: HDMI output and Compon...

39 Settings q SETTINGS SPEAKER SETTINGS About speakers You can use your speakers with this Player through an amplifi er. You can set the speaker size, distance from the viewer, and output level for each speaker. Using multi channel speakers Using 2 channel speakers Subwoofer (SW) Front speaker (L) Fr...

40 SETTINGS Speakers Selectable size L/R LARGE*, SMALL C/RS/LS LARGE*, SMALL, NONE SW YES*, NO * Factory preset LARGE: The cone diameter is 16 cm or larger.SMALL: The cone diameter is smaller than 16 cm. Selectable Distance range 0.1m through 9.0m(Settings available in 0.1m increments) The factory p...

41 Settings q SETTINGS 0dB SW 3.8m/0dB L LS 2.0m/0dB RS 2.0m/0dB 3.8m/0dB C 3.8m/0dB R MENU [SPEAKER SETTINGS] TEST START FINISH Completing the settings 12 Press a / b / c / d to select “FINISH”, then press ENTER . Resetting the setup • When the sound volume of each speaker is uneven, reset the sett...

42 QUICK START • This turns the QUICK START function on and off.• When the QUICK START function is on, the startup time of the player is reduced when resuming playback from standby. • However, power consumption will increase. AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS SPEAKER SETTINGS QUICK START AUTO POWER OFF AQUOS LIN...

43 Settings q SETTINGS PLAYBACK SETTING PARENTAL CONTROL • This lets you set the Parental Control depending on the disc content.• For DVD-video: 8 and OFF: All DVD-video can be played. 1-7: Prohibits play of DVD-video with corresponding ratings recorded on them. • For BD-ROM: NO LIMIT: All BD-video ...

46 FRONT DISPLAY/LED • If you feel that the indicators on the Player are too bright when watching movies, you can turn them off except for the I (ON) indicator. AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS SPEAKER SETTINGS QUICK START AUTO POWER OFF AQUOS LINK PLAYBACK SETTING FRONT DISPLAY / LED VERSION SOFTWARE UPDATE SY...

47 Appendix r Troubleshooting The Player power cannot be turned on. • Is the power cord fi rmly plugged into the AC outlet?• When the power cord is plugged into an AC outlet, press and hold B (POWER) on the Player until “ ” appears on the front panel display. Then, after the a (STANDBY) indicator is ...

49 Appendix r On-screen Error Messages Messages Relating to BD and DVD • The following messages appear on the TV screen in case the disc you tried to playback is not appropriate or the operation is not correct. Error message Possible Error Suggested Solution CANNOT PLAY. • The disc cannot be played ...

50 Glossary BD-J application The BD-ROM format supports Java for interactive functions. “BD-J” offers content providers almost unlimited functionality when creating interactive BD-ROM titles. BD-R (pages 7, 27) A BD-R (Blu-ray Disc Recordable) is a recordable, write-once Blu-ray Disc. Since contents...

51 Appendix r Linear PCM Sound Linear PCM is a signal recording format used for Audio CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound on Audio CDs is recorded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Sound is recorded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and between 48 kHz with ...

52 Specifi cations Power supply AC 220V-240V, 50Hz Power consumption (Normal) 28 W Power consumption (Standby) 0.6 W (When “FRONT DISPLAY/LED” is set to “ON”) Dimensions Approx. 430 mm X 68 mm X 335 mm (W X H X D) Weight Approx. 4.0 kg Operating temperature 5°C to 35°C Storage temperature –20°C to 55...

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