Dolby Laboratories DVD Player User Manual

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User Guide

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FCC and Safety Information

CAUTION:

This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye injury, only qualified service personnel should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir-

cuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all players have region codes and disc can have an optional region code. If you load a disc of a different region code to your player, you will see the region code notice on the screen. The disc will not play, and should be unloaded.

(Possible region codes:)

There are 6 regions (also called “locales”). Each DVD player and disc will be played in one region ONLY.

1: Canada, U.S., U.S. T erritories 2: Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East (including Egypt) 3: Southeast Asia, East Asia (including Hong Kong) 4: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central

America, Mexico, South America, Caribbean

5: Former Soviet Union, Indian Subcontinent, Africa

(also North Korea, Mongolia)

6: China

Never make or change connections with the power switched on.

CAUTION VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER

RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM (WARNING LOCA TION: INSIDE ON LASER COVERSHIELD)

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

This Product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. Patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “AC-3” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.

Important Safety Instruction

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a damp cloth.

7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. The wide blade is provided for your safety. When the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plug, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12. Unplug this apparatus during lighting storms or when unused for long periods of time.

13. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way; such as when the power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

14. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

Outdoor use or wet location applications:

An apparatus that does not comply with the requirements in Appendix A# (Outdoor Use and Wet Location Apparatus) shall be marked or the instruction manual packed with the word “WARNING” and the following or equivalent: “To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

A Class II APPARATUS shall be permanently marked with the words “DOUBLE INSULATION” or “Double insulated” and “When servicing use only identical replacement parts.”

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Precautions

Please read these precautions before operating this unit.

Power cord protection

To avoid any malfunctions of the unit, and to protect against electric shock, fire or personal injury, please observe the following.

" Hold the plug firmly when connecting or disconnecting the

AC power cord.

" Keep the AC power cord away from heating appliances. " Never put any heavy object on the AC power cord. " Do not attempt to repair or reconstruct the AC power cord in

any way.

Placement

Avoid placing the unit in areas of:

" direct sunlight or heating radiators, or closed automobiles " high temperature (over 35 " much dust as the internal parts may be seriously damaged.

Non-use periods

When the unit is not being used, turn it off. When left unused for a long period of time, the unit should be unplugged from the household AC outlet.

No fingers or other objects inside

Touching internal parts of this unit is dangerous, and may

cause serious damage to the unit. Do not attempt to disassemble the unit.

" Do not put any foreign object on the disc tray.

Keep away from water/magnet

Keep the unit away from flower vases, tubs, sinks, etc. If

liquids are spilled into the unit, serious damage could occur.

" Never bring a magnet or magnetized object near the unit.

Stacking

Place the unit in a horizontal position, and do not place

anything heavy on it.

Condensation

Moisture may form on the lens in the following conditions:

" immediately after a heater has been turned on " in a steamy or very humid room " when the unit is suddenly moved from a cold environment to

a warm one If moisture forms inside this unit, it may not operate properly. In this case, turn on the power and wait about one hour for the moisture to evaporate.

If there is noise interference on the TV while a

broadcast is being received

Depending on the reception condition of the TV, interference may appear on the TV monitor while you watch a TV broadcast and the unit is left on. This is not a malfunction of the unit or the TV. To watch a TV broadcast, turn off the unit.

C) or high humidity (over 90%)

Selecting the type of disc for the type of TV connected

Both the DVD discs and video CDs have the material recorded in the PAL and NTSC systems. Refer to the table below to select the correct disc type for the type of connected TV.

Connecting to the multi-system TV

Connecting to the NTSC TV

Connecting to the PAL TV

Getting Started

Dear Customers

May we take this opportunity to thank you for purchasing this

DVD player. We strongly suggest that you carefully study the Op-

erating Instructions before attempting to operate the unit and that

you note the listed precautions.

Information ................................................12-13

Repeat playback ............................................. 13

Playing Repeatedly ..................................................................... 13

Repeat Sections Between Two Specific Points (A-B Repeat)... 13

Programming Audio CDs ............................... 14

Playing MP3 Music Discs .............................. 15

Contents

Getting Started:

FCC and Safety Information........................... ii

Important Safety Instruction .......................... iii

Precautions .................................................... 1

Selecting the type of disc for the type of

TV connected ................................................. 1

DVD:

DVD Playback ................................................. 3

Basic Playback............................................................................ 3

Programming DVDs.................................................................... 3

Stopping Playback...................................................................... 4

Rapid Advance (Rapid Reverse)................................................. 4

Skipping Ahead or Back to Chapters ......................................... 4

Still Picture (Pause) .................................................................... 4

Frame Advance (STEP) .............................................................. 4

Slow-Motion Playback ............................................................... 4

Direct Selection of Scenes ........................... 5

Selecting Scenes by Title Number (A)........................................ 5

Selecting Scenes by Chapter Number (B)................................... 5

Selecting Scenes by Time (C) ..................................................... 5

Repeat Playback ............................................ 6

Playing Repeatedly..................................................................... 6

Repeating Sections Between Two Specific Points (A-B Repeat) 6

Convenient functions .................................... 6

Displaying the Information of Scene .......................................... 6

Displaying the Scene With a Larger and Closer View................. 6

Changing Audio Soundtrack Language ........................................ 7

Hiding/Displaying of Subtitles ................................................... 7

Changing Subtitle Language ........................................................ 7

Viewing From Another Angle...................................................... 8

Using the TITLE Menu.............................................................. 8

Using the MENU Function ........................................................ 8

Adusting Video Picture ............................................................... 9

To Mute the DVD Player........................................................... 9

Setting Speaker Sound Balance ................................................... 9

Radio Operation:

AM/FM Tuning ................................................ 16

Manual Tuning ........................................................................... 16

Auto Scan Tuning ....................................................................... 16

Reset Tuning .................................................. 16

To Store Station Into Memory ................................................... 16

To Recall a Stored Station........................................................... 16

To Clear a Stored Station............................................................ 16

RDS Tuning .................................................... 17

Displaying Brocasting Information ............................................ 17

Automatic Searching ................................................................... 17

Initial Settings:

Language Setup ............................................. 18

On Screen Display (OSD) Menu ............................................... 18

Subtitle [DVD] ........................................................................... 18

AUDIO [DVD] .......................................................................... 19

DVD Menu ................................................................................. 19

Video Setup .................................................... 20

TV Shape .................................................................................... 20

TV System.................................................................................. 20

Audio Setup .................................................... 21

Audio [DVD].............................................................................. 21

More Audio [DVD] .................................................................... 21

Send A Test T one [DVD]............................................................ 21

Custom Setup ................................................. 22

Password [DVD] ........................................................................ 22

Rating [DVD] ............................................................................. 22

For Your Reference:

Troubleshooting .........................................23-24

Disc Handling and Maintenance .................. 25

Definition of Terms ........................................ 26

Video CDs/Audio CDs:

Video, Audio CD Playback ..........................10,13

Basic Playback....................................................................... 10, 13

Menu Playback [Video CDs]...................................................... 10

Locating a Specific Track............................................................ 11

Locating a Specific Frame [Video CDs] ...................................... 11

Stopping Playback.................................................................11, 14

Rapid Advance (Rapid Reverse)............................................11, 14

Skipping Ahead or Back to Tracks ........................................ 11, 14

Pause Play ............................................................................ 12, 14

Frame Advance [Video CDs] ...................................................... 12

Slow-Motion Playback [Video CDs].......................................... 12

Setting Audio Sound Effect......................................................... 12

DVD Playback

Preparations

! Power on the TV set, and select “Video” as the TV input. ! Power on the stereo system if the player has been connected

to a stereo system.

Basic Playback

1 Press POWER on.

The power LED is green on.

2 Press EJECT to open the disc tray.

If the unit does not start playback, press FUNCTION button repeatedly until “No Disc” or “DVD” or “CD” or “VCD” appears on the DVD display.

3 Place a disc onto the tray.

Hold the disc without touching its surfaces, position it with the printed title side facing up, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper position.

4 Press EJECT.

! The disc tray closes and the DVD player starts playback if

the disc does not have any menus recorded on it.

! If the disc has one or more titles recorded on it, a menu screen

will appear on the TV screen. NOTE: Proceed with steps 5 and 6 when a menu is available on

the disc.

5 Press / / / or the number

button(s) to select the preferred title.

NOTE: T o select a title, input a double-digital number , i.e. 01 for

chapter 1, 02 for chapter 2, etc.

6 Press PLAY.

The player now starts playback of the selected item.

DVD Playback - continued

Stopping Playback and Returning to The Menu Screen (If a Menu Screen Is Available on The Disc)

Press MENU. The DVD player stops playback, and then displays the menu screen.

After operation

When the DVD player is not in use, remove the disc and press POWER to turn off the player.

NOTE:

! The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even

after the player has finished playing a particular disc. When no further selections are to be played, be sure to press the STOP button to clear the menu screen.

! If the disc is placed in upside down (and it is a single sided

disc), the player’s display will appear “NO DISC” in few seconds.

For your reference:

! When “ ” appears while a button is being operated, it

means that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the player.

Programming DVDs

1 Press STOP. 2 Press MEMORY.

You will see the below program play list displayed on TV screen.

1_ _ _ _ 4 _ _ _ _ 7 _ _ _ _ 10 _ _ _ _ 2_ _ _ _ 5 _ _ _ _ 8 _ _ _ _ 11 _ _ _ _ 3_ _ _ _ 6 _ _ _ _ 9 _ _ _ _ 12 _ _ _ _

Clear All Play Program

3 Arrange the titles and the chapters in a

play list by pressing the number buttons.

! In the program play list, you can see four blanks following by

each number. First two blanks are title input number. Next two blanks are chapter input number.

! Move the / / / cursor buttons to highlight the number

for more inputs. The program play list will play in a numeric order.

DVD

4 Select “Play Program” and then press

Enter.

To Clear Program Play

! Press MEMORY. Select “Clear All” from on-screen display,

and then press ENTER.

DVD Playback - continued

Stopping Playback

Press STOP button on the remote.

Note: If you want to power off the unit, press the STOP button

on remote first, and then the POWER on the unit.

Rapid Advance (Rapid Reverse)

DVD Playback - continued

Still Picture (PAUSE)

Press PAUSE/STEP once during playback.

The screen is paused and “ “ appears on the TV screen.

To return to normal playback

Press PLAY.

By the remote control:

Press (F. BWD) or (F. FWD) during

playback.

! Normal playback is resumed when you press PLAY.

! The speed of advance (i.e. 2) or reverse (i.e. 2) changes

for each press of the buttons.

Skipping Ahead or Back to Chapters

You can skip a specific chapter or track to playback.

Skipping Ahead

Press (NEXT) on the remote control or

on the DVD player during playback.

Skips a chapter each time you press the button.

Skipping Back

Press (PREV.) during playback.

When you press the button once midway through a chapter, the

DVD player returns to the beginning of the chapter to playback.

The player skips a chapter each time you press the button.

Frame Advance (STEP)

Press PAUSE/STEP twice during playback.

The disc is advanced by one frame each time you press the button. “

” appears on the TV screen.

To return to normal playback

Press PLAY.

Slow-Motion Playback

Press S.F. (Slow Forward) during playback.

The playback speed changes (i.e. 1/2) each time you press the

button.

S.F.

Press S.R. (Slow Reverse) during playback.

The playback speed changes (i.e. 1/2) each time you press the S.R.

button.

To return to normal playback

Press PLAY.

Direct Selection of Scenes

Selecting Scenes by Title/Chapter Number

Allows you to locate specific titles of scenes to playback.

1 Press SEARCH during playback. 2 Press / to move the cursor to

the title and chapter input blanks.

3 Press the number button(s) to select

the possible title and chapter.

! Press CLEAR to clear the Title/Chapter.

Example:

To locate Title 1 Chapter 3, press “0”, “0”, “1” in order for the Title number, and move the cursor to next 3 input blanks, and press “0”, “0”, and “3” for the Chapter number.

Direct Selection of Scenes- continued

Selecting Scenes by Time

Example: Viewing a disc from a specific time; for example, 1 hour and 50 minutes.

1 Press SEARCH during playback.

2 Press / to move the cursor to

the time input blanks.

3 Press the number button(s) to specify

the starting time point.

Example:

To locate “01 hr. 50 min. 00 sec.”, press “0”, “1”, “5”, “0”, “0” and “0” in order.

DVD

4 Press ENTER.

! The DVD player starts playback from chapter 1 of the

selected title/chapter.

To Exit the direct selection of scenes

Press SEARCH once again.

For your reference:

! When “ ” appears while you are pressing a button, it may

indicate that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the player.

4 Press ENTER.

! The DVD player starts playback from the specified position.

NOTE:

These operations work only with discs for which the elapsed

playing time appears on the player’s display during playback.

! For some discs, PLAY may not start from the specified

position even when the steps above have been performed correctly.

To Exit the direct selection of scenes

Press SEARCH once again.

For your reference:

! When “ ” appears while you are pressing a button, it may

indicate that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the player.

Repeat Playback

Playing Repeatedly

Convenient Functions

Displaying the Information of the Scene

Press 1/ALL REPEA T during playback.

Each time you press the button, the disc will repeat a chapter, a

title, or repeat Off.

Press once : Repeat Chapter

Press twice : Repeat Title

Press three times : Repeat Off

To return to normal playback

Press 1/ALL REPEAT several times until “Repeat Off” appears.

NOTE:

! Repeat playback works only with discs for which the elapsed

playing time appears on the player’s display during playback.

! Repeat playback may not work correctly with some DVDs.

Repeating Sections Between Two Specific Points (A-B Repeat)

1 Press A-B during playback at the point

where repeat play starts (A).

“ ” appears on the TV screen.

2 Press A-B again at the point where

repeat play ends (B).

“ ” appears.

Repeat playback of points A to B starts playback.

To return to normal playback

Press A-B again. (“ ” appears on the TV screen.)

NOTE:

! A-B repeat playback works only within a chapter.

Displaying the Information of the Scene

1 Press INFO. during playback.

Press INFO. a number of times, the title number, chapter number, audio language, subtitle language, elapsed time, multi-angle mark, the Audio format, and Audio channel will

show in sequence on the screen.

Stop Displaying the Information of the Scene

Press INFO. repeatedly until the information disappears. or wait for few seconds until the information is off automatically.

Displaying the Scene With a Larger and Closer View

The ZOOM function enables you to take a closer look at the scene while you are watching a movie.

1 Press ZOOM during playback.

2 Press ZOOM repeatedly to view the

scene in a larger size.

Press ZOOM a number of times to see the scene in x1 or x2 size.

To return to normal playback

Press ZOOM a number of times until “Off” is shown on the TV screen.

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