Page 2 - Introduction; READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT; HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.; CAUTION; : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,; CLASS 1
2 Introduction READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (ORBACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TOQUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. FCC INFORMATION(FOR U.S.A.) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for...
Page 3 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
3 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions s...
Page 4 - dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’ au fond.; and; Notes on the AC power cord.
PRECAUTIONS FOR YOUR SAFETY 4 Units shipped to the U.S.A and Canada are designed for operation on 120 V AC only. Safety precaution with use of a polarized AC plug.However, some products may be supplied with a nonpolarized plug. CAUTION : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide sl...
Page 5 - CONTENTS
• Introduction READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT | 2 • System Connections CONNECTING TO A/V AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER | 6 CONNECTING TO TV WITH HDMI INPUT CONNECTOR | 9 CONNECTING TO TV WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO INS | 11 CONNECTING TO TV WITH SCART CONNECTOR(Regional Option) | 11 • Front Panel & Remot...
Page 6 - System Connections; A/V Amplifier or Receiver; CONNECTING TO A/V AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER
6 System Connections • Do not connect the AC input cord into the AC outlet when plugging and unplugging connection cords.• Since different components often have different terminal names, carefully read the operating instructions of the component connected. • Be sure to observe the color coding when ...
Page 7 - Audio output from the unit’s DIGITAL OUTPUTs
3. Connecting DIGITAL OUTPUTs• To enhance the sound quality, connect either the OPTICAL or the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT jack to thecorresponding DIGITAL INPUT jack of your amplifier/receiver with built-in Dolby Digital or DTS decoder. (Youdon’t need to do both.) Notes :• The DIGITAL OUTPUT jacks canno...
Page 9 - CONNECTING TO TV WITH HDMI INPUT CONNECTOR; This unit
9 • If you have a HDMI INPUT connector equipped TV or projector, etc., connect it to the HDMI OUTPUT connector of this unit using a commercially available HDMI cord. The HDMI connection can carry uncompressed digital video and multi-channel digital audio signals. • Among the HDMI INPUT connector equ...
Page 10 - • This table shows the compatibility of connections
10 Audio output from the unit’s HDMI OUTPUT and 5.1CH / 2CH AUDIO OUTPUTs • Depending on the AUDIO OUT setting, the following table shows the audio signals to be output from the HDMI OUTPUT connector and 5.1CH / 2CH AUDIO OUTPUTs.(For details, refer to “When selecting the AUDIO OUT” on page 42.) *1 ...
Page 11 - signals as well as the audio L and R signals.
11 CONNECTING TO TV WITH SCART CONNECTOR(Regional Option) • You can enjoy DVD Videos by simply connecting this unit to a TV. To hear improved audio sound quality, connect the 2CH AUDIO OUTPUTs to the AUDIO INs of DVD(, AUX, CD, etc.) of your amplifier/receiver. • To connect these jacks correctly, re...
Page 12 - Front Panel & Remote Controls; buttons; Front Panel Controls
Front Panel & Remote Controls 1. POWER ON button2. STANDBY button3. OPEN/CLOSE( ▲ ) button 4. DIMMER button5. DISPLAY button6. NTSC/PAL button7. SEARCH button8. MARKER button9. NUMERIC (0~9, +10) buttons 10. CLEAR button11. REPEAT( ) button 12. REPEAT A/B button13. PROGRAM button14. RANDOM PLAY ...
Page 13 - Fluorescent Display; REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION RANGE; • Use the remote control unit within a range of about; LOADING BATTERIES; • Remove the batteries when they are not used for a
13 Fluorescent Display CHANNEL indicatorsAUDIO FILE TYPEindicators PLAY Indicator DISC TYPE indicators SOUND RECORDING SYSTEM indicators PROGRESSIVE indicator PURE AUDIO indicators VIDEO FILE TYPE indicators SOUND RECORDING SYSTEM indicators PAUSE indicator REMAIN indicator ANGLE indicatorREPEAT ind...
Page 14 - Preliminary Knowledge About Discs; PLAYABLE DISC TYPES; Unplayable discs; SYMBOL ABOUT INVALID OPERATION
• DVD players and DVD Videos have their own Region Code numbers which are assigned to each country or area asshown below. DVD players are set to your Region Codenumber at the factory. As a result, if the region codenumber of this DVD player is different from that of the DVDVideo, playback of the DVD...
Page 15 - Notes for making a private disc.
15 • In handling a disc, hold it carefully with edges. • Do not stick paper or write anything on the printed surface. • Fingermarks and dust on the recorded surface should becarefully wiped off with a soft cloth.Wipe straight from the inside to theoutside of the disc. • Always keep the discs in thei...
Page 16 - BASIC PLAYBACK; Operations; Before starting playback
16 BASIC PLAYBACK Operations Before operation, enter the standby mode. 1 • The STANDBY indicator lights up in amber. This means that the unit is connected to the AC mains and a smallamount of current is retained to support operationalreadiness. • To turn the power completely off, press the POWER swi...
Page 18 - To select a playback area / layer; To start playback from the menu of MP3, WMA, JPEG or DivX disc
18 Notes:• To play a MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX disc with the various playback modes, select the desired playback mode.(For details, refer to “Repeating a file, folder” on page 25.) • Some discs/files recorded in DVD Video, MP3, WMA, JPEG or DivX, etc. cannot be played due to incomplete disc finalization, re...
Page 20 - • To skip ahead • To skip back
20 Rapid playback during playback Slow playback To select a page during playback • Each time the button is pressed, the disc is advanced or reversed fast at up to 6 step speeds depending on the disctypes. 2X → 4X → 6X → 8X → Off (normal playback) 2X → 4X → 8X → 16X → Off (normal playback) 2X → 4X → ...
Page 21 - Bonus group playback; Achieving higher purity of sound quality
21 Bonus group playback • Some DVD Audios contain an extra bonus group that requires a 4-digit password to access.(For details on 4-digit password, see the disc’s sleeve notes.) RC BONUS GROUP INPUT PW: Achieving higher purity of sound quality • Each time the PURE AUDIO button is pressed, the pure a...
Page 22 - DISPLAYING DISC INFORMATION DURING PLAYBACK; • Press the DISPLAY button.; may not be displayed.; To display additional information on a file
22 DISPLAYING DISC INFORMATION DURING PLAYBACK • The unit features the on-screen display function showing disc information. • Press the DISPLAY button. • Then the disc information is displayed on the TV screen.• Each time this button is pressed, the disc information is changed depending on the disc ...
Page 23 - PLAYING THE DESIRED SECTION OF DISC; When clearing the numbers entered before playback
23 PLAYING THE DESIRED SECTION OF DISC 1 During playback, press the SEARCH button. 2 Select the section to be played with pressing the NUMERIC buttons on the remote control. 3 Start playback from the selected section. When entering title, chapter, group, track number Examples) For “3” : For “11” : W...
Page 24 - When using a title menu; PLAYING A SPECIFIC ITEM; When using a DVD menu
24 During playback, press the TOP MENU button. 1 Press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ / ◀ / ▶ buttons to select the desired title, then press the ENTER or PLAY( ▶ ) button. 2 When using a title menu • If some DVDs which contain more than one title may have the menu like as a list of the titles, the TOP MENU butto...
Page 25 - REPEAT PLAYBACK; • Each time this button is pressed, one of the various; Repeating a file, folder
During playback of the desired chapter/track or title/group, press the REPEAT( ) button. • Then the selected repeat mode is displayed on the TV screen. • Each time this button is pressed, the repeat mode changes depending on the disc types as follows : • To return to normal playback, press the REPEA...
Page 26 - PLAYING TRACKS/FILES IN RANDOM ORDER; Continued
PLAYING TRACKS/FILES IN RANDOM ORDER 26 • During playback, press the RANDOM PLAY button. • Each time this button is pressed, the playback mode changes depending on the disc types as follows: • To return to normal playback, press the RANDOM PLAY button during random playback or in the stop mode, then...
Page 27 - PLAYING TRACKS IN DESIRED ORDER; Clearing the programmed tracks
27 PLAYING TRACKS IN DESIRED ORDER In the stop mode, press the PROGRAM button. 1 Repeat the above step 2 until the desired tracks are programmed. 3 • Then the program mode is displayed on the TV screen.• When the PROGRAM button is pressed again, the program mode is canceled. Clearing the programmed ...
Page 28 - BOOKMARK PLAYBACK; Storing a bookmark in the memory
28 BOOKMARK PLAYBACK During playback, press the MARKER button. 1 Press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select the desired bookmark number. 3 • Then the bookmark menu is displayed on the TV screen.• When the MARKER button is pressed again, the bookmark menu disappears. • Each time the CURSOR ▶ or ◀ butto...
Page 29 - CHANGING THE AUDIO LANGUAGE; CHANGING THE SUBTITLE LANGUAGE
29 • It is possible to change the audio language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings. (For details, refer to “SETTING THE LANGUAGE SETUP” on page 44.)This operation works only with DVDs on which multiple audio languages are recorded. • During playback, press the AUD...
Page 30 - To select a zoom scale; CHANGING THE CAMERA ANGLE; ZOOMING IN/OUT A SCENE
30 • Some DVDs contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from multiple camera angles. For these discs, the same scene can be viewed from each of these different angles. • The recorded angles differ depending on the disc used. • During playback at the scene recorded from multiple camera angl...
Page 31 - CHANGING THE VIDEO SIGNAL FORMAT; • Each time this button is pressed, the video signal format
31 CHANGING THE VIDEO SIGNAL FORMAT • Depending on the countries, this unit conforms to either the NTSC color system for U.S.A, Canada, etc., or the PAL for Europe, Australia, China, etc. If the color system of this unit is different from that of your TV monitor and the discs to be played, the scree...
Page 32 - Initial Settings
When selecting the VIDEO SETUP When selecting the AUDIO SETUP When selecting the LANGUAGE SETUP When selecting the OTHER SETUP When selecting the ADVANCED VIDEO SETUP Note:• During setting operation, only the STANDBY button and the buttons required for setting will function. 32 Initial Settings The ...
Page 33 - SETTING THE VIDEO SETUP; • Then the setting menu of the selected item is displayed.; When selecting the HDMI OUTPUT; and 2 jacks regardless of the SCAN TYPE setting.; When selecting the HDMI FORMAT; YC
33 SETTING THE VIDEO SETUP • Then the setting menu of the selected item is displayed. 1 Press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select the preferred item. RC When selecting the HDMI OUTPUT Notes:• When the HDMI OUTPUT is set to ON, the interlacing video signals will be output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUTP...
Page 34 - When selecting the VIDEO OUTPUT; automatically output.; When selecting the SCAN TYPE; signals, meaning the picture will not be shown.; When selecting the PROGRESSIVE SCAN MODE
34 When selecting the VIDEO OUTPUT • You can select the resolution of video signals to be output from the HDMI OUTPUT connector depending on the TV connected to this unit.(For details on the resolution compatible with your TV, refer to the operating instructions of that.) • When the HDMI OUTPUT conn...
Page 35 - Relationship between the SCART VIDEO and SCAN TYPE settings; When selecting the BLACK LEVEL
35 When selecting the TV SYSTEM • Depending on the countries, this unit conforms to either the NTSC color system for U.S.A, Canada, etc., or the PAL for Europe, Australia, China, etc. If the color system of this unit is different from that of your TV monitor and the discs to be played, the screen ma...
Page 36 - To return to the main menu screen
36 To return to the main menu screen • Press the CURSOR ◀ button to select the item menu, press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select “EXIT” and press the ENTER button. Then the main menu screen will be displayed. • When the RETURN button is pressed, the main menu screen will be displayed, too. 5 Set o...
Page 37 - SETTING THE AUDIO SETUP; CROSSOVER FREQUENCY; When selecting the SPEAKER SIZE
37 SETTING THE AUDIO SETUP • The speaker size, distance and level settings are valid the 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs are connected to the multichannel audio inputs of your amplifier/receiver.(For details, refer to “Connecting 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUTs” on page 7.) • To obtain the best possible surround sound, set...
Page 38 - About crossover frequency
38 To return to the audio setup menu screen • Press the CURSOR ◀ button to select the item menu, press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select “EXIT” and press the ENTER button. Then the speaker setup menu screen will be displayed. • When the RETURN button is pressed, the speaker setup menu screen will b...
Page 39 - When selecting the DISTANCE SETUP; When selecting the preferred unit,; To return to the audio setup menu screen
39 1 Press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select the DISTANCE SETUP, then press the ENTER button. DISTANCE SETUP UNIT FRONT L CENTER FRONT R SURROUND R SURROUND L EXIT METERS FEET Itemmenu Setting menu RC RC When selecting the DISTANCE SETUP Continued 2 Press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select the pref...
Page 40 - When selecting the LEVEL SETUP
40 Continued 3 Press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select ON, then press the ENTER button. 4 Press the CURSOR ◀ button to select the item menu. 5 Press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select the preferred channel to be adjusted, then press the CURSOR ▶ button to select its setting menu. • Each time the CU...
Page 42 - When selecting the AUDIO OUT; When selecting the AUDIO OUTPUT
42 When selecting the AUDIO OUT • You can select the formats of audio signals to be output from the HDMI OUTPUT connector as well as the 5.1CH/2CH AUDIO OUTPUTs depending on the audio format recorded in the disc. (For details, refer to “Audio output from the unit’s HDMIOUTPUT and 5.1CH/2CH AUDIO OUT...
Page 43 - When selecting the LATE NIGHT
43 Continued When selecting the LATE NIGHT • This function compresses the dynamic range of previously specified parts of the Dolby Digital sound track(with extremely high volume) to minimize the difference in volume between the specified and non-specified parts. This makes it easy to hear all of the...
Page 44 - SETTING THE LANGUAGE SETUP
SETTING THE LANGUAGE SETUP Note : • If the selected language is not recorded in the DVD, one of the recorded languages is automatically selected. • Then the language menu of the selected item is displayed. • Each time the CURSOR ▶ or ◀ button is pressed, the language menu or the item menu is selecte...
Page 45 - When selecting “OTHERS”
45 • The selected language is colored.• You can select one of languages listed in the language menu. • When you want to select a language other than languages listed in the language menu, select “OTHERS”. • To turn off the display of subtitle language, select “OFF” on the subtitle language menu. RC ...
Page 46 - SETTING THE OTHER SETUP; Press the CURSOR
When selecting the CAPTIONS When selecting the ANGLE MARK When selecting the SCREEN SAVER • A TV screen may be burned out if a static picture is displayed for a long time in the stop mode. To prevent this, set the SCREEN SAVER to ON. Then the unit automatically activates the screen saver function if...
Page 49 - When selecting the PASSWORD
• When each password is input correctly, the previous menu screen is displayed.• While displaying the password change page menu screen, when the RETURN button is pressed, the other setup menu screen will be displayed. Note :• Do not forget the password. When you input the password first time or if y...
Page 50 - When selecting the DIVX VOD
50 Continued To return to the main menu screen • Press the CURSOR ◀ button to select the item menu, press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ button to select “EXIT” and press the ENTER button. Then the main menu screen will be displayed. • When the RETURN button is pressed, the main menu screen will be displayed, too...
Page 52 - • You can adjust the brightness of the image within the range of 0~12.; SETTING THE ADVANCED VIDEO SETUP
When selecting the BRIGHTNESS • You can adjust the brightness of the image within the range of 0~12. When selecting the CONTRAST • You can adjust the light/dark difference of the image within the range of -6~+6. When selecting the HUE • You can adjust the balance between green and red within the ran...
Page 54 - To return to the ADVANCED VIDEO SETUP menu screen; When selecting the PRESET SELECT
54 To return to the ADVANCED VIDEO SETUP menu screen • Press the CURSOR ◀ button to select the item menu, press the CURSOR ▲ / ▼ buttons to select “EXIT” and press the ENTER button. Then the advanced video setup menu screen will be displayed. • When the RETURN button is pressed, the advanced video s...
Page 56 - Definition Of Terms
56 DVD Video structure DVD Video discs typically contain one or more titles, whichmay be subdivided into chapters. DVD Audio structure DVD Audio discs contain groups and tracks. SACD/Audio CD structure SACDs and Audio CDs contain tracks. Some SACDs consist of the 2 channel playback area andthe multi...
Page 57 - provides fat
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital provides multichannel surround sound incinemas from 35 mm film and in the home from laser discs,DVDs, and digital broadcast television, cable, and satellitesystems. It enables the transmission and storage of up tofive full-range audio channels, plus a low-frequency effect...
Page 58 - Troubleshooting Guide; PROBLEM
58 Troubleshooting Guide If a fault occurs, run through the table below before taking your unit for repair.If the fault persists, attempt to solve it by switching the unit off and on again. If this fails to resolve the situation, consult yourdealer. Under no circumstances should you repair the unit ...
Page 59 - HDMI troubleshooting
59 HDMI troubleshooting • This unit has been designed to be compliant with HDMI(High Definition Multimedia Interface) version 1.0. Depending on the component you have connected, unreliable signal transfers may result.In addition, some functions of this unit may be limited.(For details, refer to the ...
Page 60 - Specifications
60 • TYPE System | DVD Video / Audio & SACD player Laser | Semiconductor laser • AUDIO SECTION Frequency response Sampling frequency : 192 kHz, DVD Audio | 4 Hz ~ 88 kHz Sampling frequency : 96 kHz, DVD | 4 Hz ~ 44 kHz Sampling frequency : 48 kHz, DVD | 4 Hz ~ 22 kHz Sampling frequency : 44.1 kH...
Page 61 - DVD Language Code List
61 DVD Language Code List 1027 1028 1032 1039 1044 1045 1051 1052 1053 1057 1059 1060 1061 1066 1067 1070 1079 1093 1097 1103 1105 1109 1130 1142 1144 1145 1149 1150 1151 1157 1165 1166 1171 1174 1181 1183 Code Language Afar Abkhazian Afrikaans Amharic Arabic Assamese Aymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Byel...