Hitachi DV-P745E User Manual

DVD PLAYER

DVD PLAYER DV-P745E

MP3 / JPEG PLAYBACK DVD / DVD-R / VIDEO CD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE

MODEL

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

DV-P745E

English

Instruction manual

To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble­free use, please read this instruction manual completely.

WARNING

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
CLASSE 1 PRODUIT LASER

: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE
COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

:

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.

PRECAUTIONS

A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING

This product’s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your
local recycling regulations.

Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concerning chemi­cal wastes.

Power Supply

The main power supply is engaged when the main plug is plugged in a 220-240V~ 50Hz AC outlet. To operate
the unit, press the

STANDBY button to turn on the unit.

Warning

To avoid fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

WARNING: LIVE PARTS INSIDE.

DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS.

Dew Warning

Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place, or after
heating a cold room or under conditions of high humidity. Do not use the DVD Player at least for 2 hours until its
inside is dry.

Caution

1) Do not attempt to open the cabinet. There are no parts you can service inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service per­sonnel.

2) Slot and openings in the cabinet and at the side or bottom are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation and to
protect the unit from overheating these opening must not be blocked or covered. Avoid enclosed spaces such as book
cases unless proper ventilation is provided.

3) Keep the unit away from the radiator heat sources.

4) Avoid using near strong magnetic fields.

5) Do not push objects of any kind into this through the cabinet slot as they could touch current carrying parts or short circuit
parts resulting in a fire or electric shock.

6) Never spill liquid of any kind on this unit.
If liquid is spilled into the unit, consult qualified service engineer.

7) Use this unit in a horizontal (flat) position only.

8) This equipment is in Stand-by mode when it turns off whilst the power cord is connected.

Laser Safety

This player employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to pos­sible eye injury

CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECI-

CAUTION:
LOCATION: * PRINTED ON THE BACK

.

FIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK DEFEATED. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM

.

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PRECAUTIONS

Declaration of Conformity

This product complies with the requirement of the
directives

EMC-Directive: 89 / 336 / EEC
Low Voltage Directive: 73 / 23 / EEC
CE Marking: 93 / 68 / EEC

declare that the DVD player

DV-P745E

are in compliance with following norms:

EN 55013:2001
EN 55020:2002
EN 61000-3-2: 2000
EN 61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001
EN 60065:1998
EN 60825:1994+A2:2001

About Copyright

Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are 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.

Notice for the progressive scan outputs

Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may
cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case of 625 progressive scan picture problems, it is recom­mended that the user switch the connection to the “standard definition” output. If there are questions regarding
our TV set compatibility with this model 625p DVD player, please contact our customer service center.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Dew Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

About Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Notice for the progressive scan outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Supplied Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Symbols Used in this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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ABOUT THE DISCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Playable Discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Unplayable Discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

FRONT PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

REAR PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Displays During Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Loading the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Tour of the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connection to an audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Connection to a TV (for video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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PLAYING A DISC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Basic Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CANCELLING AND CALLING BACK

THE PBC FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

General Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Disc Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Disc Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Title Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING

PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Step by Step Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Resume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Fast Forward / Reverse Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Slow Forward / Slow Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Tr ack Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Title / Chapter Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

REPEAT TITLE / CHAPTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

REPEAT TRACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

A-B REPEAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Program Playback (CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Random Playback (CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

MP3 / JPEG Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Slide Show Mode (JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

On-Screen Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Program Playback (MP3 / JPEG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Random Playback (MP3 / JPEG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Audio Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Stereo Sound Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Subtitle Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Camera Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Changing the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Ratings Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

RATING LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

IF YOU FORGET THE PASSWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CONTROL LEVELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Marker Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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DVD SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Audio Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Virtual Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Display Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

To Return All Selections of SETUP (except for RATINGS
CONTROL and VIDEO OUT) to their Default Settings . 18

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

English

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INTRODUCTION

DVD-Video

* 1,2,4,6

* 4,6

* 4,5,6

or

* 1,2,3,4,5,6

DVD-R

* 1,4,6

Video CD

Audio CD

CD-R

CD-RW

Digital video

(MPEG2)

_

_

_

Digital audio

MP3

or

JPEG

Region code

Mark (logo)

Playable

discs

Recorded

signals

Disc size

Disc types

12 cm

or

8cm

12 cm

or

8cm

12 cm

or

8cm

Example

Title 1 Title 2

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Example

Group 1 Group 2

Tra c k 1

Tra c k 2 Track 5

Tra c k 6

Tra c k 3

Tra c k 4

Example

Tra c k 1

Tra c k 2

Tra c k 5

Tra c k 6

Tra ck 3 Track 4

Audio CD,
Video CD

MP3, JPEG

Sound

and

Pictures

DIGITAL VIDEO

Supplied Accessories

• Remote control DV-RM745E(TS18854)

• Two AA batteries

•

VIDEO/AUDIO cables

approx.3 feet(100cm) long(TE14751)

Symbols Used in this Manual

As shown on the right symbols appear below in some head­ings and notes in this manual, with the following meanings!

DVD

VCD

MP3

JPEG

QUICK

: Description refers to playback of DVD video discs.

: Description refers to playback of Video CDs.

: Description refers to playback of audio CDs.

CD

: Description refers to playback of MP3 discs.

: Description refers to viewing of JPEG discs.

:

Description refers to the items to be set in the QUICK mode.

ABOUT THE DISCS

Playable Discs

The following discs can be played back on this DVD player.

*

Depending on the types or the writing method of the medium, some discs can not be played.

• Some DVD-R or CD-R/RW discs made on personal computers, or on DVD recorders may not be played back properly due
to factors such as scratches, dirt or special properties of the disc.

• Discs made on personal computers may not be played back properly due to different environments or the settings of the
application you use. We recommend always to use the standardized, properly formatted discs. (Please contact your Hitachi
dealer for more detail).

• Some discs include region codes as shown below.

• The number inside the symbol refers to a region of the world, and a disc encoded in a specific region format can only be
played back on DVD player with the same region code.

If you cannot play back a disc which bears one of the marks above, check the following notes.

*1: This unit conforms to the PAL colour system. Also you can play discs recorded with the NTSC colour systems via a PAL sys-

*2:
*3: Only the discs which have been recorded in the video format and finalized can be played back.

tem TV set.
Certain DVD-Video discs do not operate as described in this manual due to the intentions of the disc’s producers.

Discs unfinalized or recorded in the video recording format cannot be played back.
Depending on the recording status of a disc, the disc may not be played back at all or normally

(the picture or sound may be not be smooth, etc.).
*4: Scratched or stained discs may not be played back.
*5: Some discs cannot be played back because of incompatible recording conditions, characteristics of the recorder or special

properties of discs.
*6: You can play back discs which bear the marks above. If you use nonstandardized discs, this unit may not play them back.

Even if they are played back, the sound or video quality will be compromised.

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ABOUT THE DISCS

ABOUT THE PBC FUNCTION OF VIDEO CD

This unit conforms to ver.1.1 and ver.2.0 of Video CD stan­dard, with PBC function.
Ver.1.1 (without PBC function): You can enjoy playback pic­ture as well as music CD.
Ver.2.0 (with PBC function): While using a Video CD with
PBC function, “PBC” appears on the screen and the display.

What is PBC? “PBC” stands for Playback Control. You
can play interactive software using menu screens. Refer
to the instructions accompanying the Video CD.

NOTE:

When playing Video CDs with the PBC function, some
operations (e.g., select and track repeat) cannot be performed
unless the function is cancelled temporarily (refer to page 12).

Unplayable Discs

¡

On the following discs, only the sound can be heard (picture cannot be viewed).

CDV CD-G

¡

NEVER play back the following discs. Otherwise, malfunction may result!

CD-I

DVD-RAM

DVD-ROM for personal computers

CD-ROM for personal computers
Photo CD
DVD with region codes other than 2 or ALL

¡

On the following disc, the sound MAY NOT be heard.
Super Audio CD
Note: Only the sound recorded on the normal CD layer can be delivered.

The sound recorded on the high density Super Audio CD layer cannot be delivered.

¡

Any other discs without compatibility indications.

FEATURES

¡Progressive Scan system
¡Dolby Digital sound

By connecting this player to a Multi-channel Dolby Digital
decoder, you can enjoy high-quality 5.1ch Dolby Digital
surround sound as heard in the movie theatres.

¡Pause/fast/slow/step playback
¡Random playback for Audio CD, MP3 and JPEG
¡Program playback for Audio CD, MP3 and JPEG
¡DVD menus in a desired language
¡Screen saver/Auto power-off functions

The screen saver program starts when there is no input from
the player for five minutes in the stop mode. When the
screen saver program is activated for 30 minutes, the power
is automatically turned off.

¡Subtitles in a desired language
¡Selecting a camera angle
¡Choices for audio language and sound mode
¡Ratings Control
¡Automatic detection of discs

This player automatically detects if a loaded disc is DVD,
Audio CD, Video CD, MP3 or JPEG on disc.

¡Playing an MP3 disc
¡Viewing a CD-ROM with JPEG files
¡Direct Search
¡On-screen display

Information about the current operation can be displayed
on the TV screen, allowing you to confirm the currently
active functions (such as program playback) by the remote
control.

¡DTS (Digital Theater System)

You can enjoy 5.1channel surround system developed by
the Digital Theater System co. which reproduces the origi­nal sound as truthfully as possible.

¡Search

Chapter search / Title search / Track search / Time search

¡Repeat

Chapter / Title / Track / Group / All / A-B

¡Zoom
¡Marker

Electronic references point designated by user can be
called back.

¡Disc Navigation

Displays the first scenes of each chapter in a title.

¡Resume Play
¡Virtual Surround
¡EURO A/V (SCART)

You can set SCART OUTPUT to RGB or S-VIDEO for
video output.

¡MPEG sound

This player can handle a disc that supports MPEG audio
and the DVD player is connected to a MPEG decoder.

¡Dimmer

Dim the display brightness.

¡Bit rate indication
¡DRC (Dynamic range control)

You can control the range of sound volume.

English

Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

For Customer Use:
Read carefully the information located on the back of your DVD player and enter below the Serial No. Retain this information
for future reference.
Model No. DVD player __________________________
Serial No. __________________________

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of
Digital Theater Systems,Inc.

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DVD PLAYER DV-P745E

MP3 / JPEG PLAYBACK DVD / DVD-R / VIDEO CD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE

1 6

7

8

2 3 4 5

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW

9

10 12 13 1511 14

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OPTICAL

AV TVRGB

Lights up when the inserted
disc is being played back.

Displays a type of the disc
which is inserted on the tray.

• DVD: DVD

• CD: Audio CD, MP3, JPEG

• VCD: Video CD

Lights up when the
inserted disc comes
to a pause.

Lights up when the
A-B repeat function is on.

Lights up when the
repeat function is on.

Lights up when playing back
in slow mode. (DVD or Video CD)

Displays the elapsed time of the title
or track. The number of a new title,
chapter, or track is displayed when
a chapter or track is switched.

Lights up when the ALL
repeat function is on.

GROUP P.SCAN

DVD

VCD

Lights up when the
progressive scan
system is activated.

FRONT PANEL

1.yy/I (POWER/STANDBY)

Switch the player to ON or OFF.
(As to the indication of the Operate switch, “I” indicates
ON and “yy” indicates electrical power STANDBY.)

2. H / hh(SKIP/FR)

Go to previous chapter or track during playback.
Press and hold for 1.5 seconds for a reverse search.

3.BB(PLAY)

Start or resume disc playback.

REAR PANEL

9. MAIN (AC Power Cord)

Connect to a standard AC plug.

10. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT JACKS

Use either an optical or coaxial digital cable to connect
to a compatible Dolby Digital receiver. Use to connect to
a Dolby Digital decoder, DTS decoder or MPEG
decoder.

11. AUDIO OUT JACKS (ANALOG Left/Right)

Connect to the Audio input jacks of A/V-compatible TV
or wide screen TV, Stereo system.

12. VIDEO OUT JACK

Use a video cable to connect one of the jack to Video
input on your A/V-compatible TV or wide screen TV,
Stereo system.

gg

4.

/ G (FF/SKIP)

Go to next chapter or track during playback.
Press and hold for 1.5 seconds for a forward search.

5.CC(STOP)

Stop playback.

6.AA(OPEN/CLOSE)

Open/close the disc tray.

7. Disc tray

8. Display

13. COMPONENT VIDEO OUT JACKS

Use these jacks if you have a TV with Component Video
in jacks. These jacks provide CR/PR, CB/PBand Y video.
Together with S-Video, Component Video provides the
best picture quality.

14. EURO A/V (SCART) JACK

Use the Euro Audio/Video cable to connect this jack to
the 21 pin scart jack on your A/V-compatible TV or wide
screen TV for a best quality picture.

15. S-VIDEO OUT JACK

Use the S-Video cable to connect this jack to the S­Video jack on your A/V-compatible TV or wide screen
TV for a higher quality picture.

Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear

panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause perma­nent damage to the player.

Display

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FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW

HITACHI

DV-RM745E

/ I

DISPLAY

213

45

6

7

89

+10

0

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

REPEAT

A-B REPEAT

CLEAR

AUDIO

SEARCH

MODE

SKIP

MENU

TOP MENU

SETUP

MODE

ZOOM

ENTER

RETURN

DISC

NAVIGATION

OPEN /

CLOSE

SURROUND

2

3

24

26

25

21

20

22

19
18

8

10

12
13

11

14

4

7

5

9

16

15

6

1

17

27

23

Power on

Tr ay open

Tr ay closed

Power off

When a disc is being
played back

DVD

Loading the Disc

Lights up when the playback
control is activated

No disc inserted or cannot
read

Displays During Operation

English

Remote Control

Details are on pages 8 and 9.

Loading the Batteries

1. Open the battery compartment
cover.

2. Insert two AA batteries, with
each one oriented correctly.

3. Close the cover.

Cautions On Batteries

• Use “AA” (R6P) batteries in this remote control unit.

• Replace the batteries with new ones approximately
once a year, though this depends on the frequency
with which the remote control unit is used.

• If the remote control unit does not operate from
close to the main unit, replace the batteries with
new ones, even if less then a year has passed.

• The included battery is only for verifying operation.
Replace it with a new battery as soon as possible.

• When inserting the batteries, be careful to do so in
the proper direction, following the and marks

in the remote control unit’s battery compartment.

• To prevent damage or battery fluid leakage:

• Do not use a new battery with an old one.

• Do not use two different types of batteries such
as alkaline and manganese.

• Do not short-circuit, disassemble, heat or dispose
of batteries in flames.

• Remove the batteries when not planning to use the
remote control unit for a long period of time.

• If the batteries should leak, carefully wipe off the
fluid from the inside of the battery compartment,
then insert new batteries.

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A-B REPEAT

REPEAT

MODE

ZOOM

ANGLE

SUBTITLE

SURROUND

CLEAR

2

3

10

11
12

14

4

5

7

8

9

6

• To arrange the playing order or
play randomly.

• To set virtual surround on/off.

1

• To activate virtual surround. • To activate virtual surround.
(CD, MP3)

SKIP

MENU

RETURN

ENTER

DVD VCD

CD MP3

JPEG

• Turns the player on or off.

• Marks a segment to repeat

between A and B.

• Allows you to repeat play

a Chapter or Title.

• To set virtual surround on/off.

• To magnify part of picture

(x2/x4).

• Accesses various camera

angles on a disc.

• Accesses various subtitles

on a disc.

• Clear the markers.

• Clear the number that is

entered incorrectly.

• Brings up the Menu on a disc.

• Moves the cursor and

determines its position.

• To skip Chapters.

13

• Returns to a previous menu.

• To activate virtual surround.

• Turns the player on or off.

• Marks a segment to repeat
between A and B.

• Allows you to repeat play
a Track or Disc.

• To set virtual surround on/off.

• To magnify part of picture (x2).

• Clear the markers.

• Clear the number that is
entered incorrectly.

• Moves the cursor and
determines its position.

• To skip Tracks.

• Returns to a previous menu.

• Turns the player on or off.

• Marks a segment to repeat
between A and B. (CD)

• Allows you to repeat play

a Track or All. (CD)

• Clear the markers.

• Removes status No. in
programme input.

• Clear the number that is
entered incorrectly.

• To magnify part of picture (x2).
(JPEG)

• Moves the cursor and
determines its position.

• Brings up the MP3 or JPEG
menu. (MP3, JPEG)

• To skip Tracks.

POWER/STANDBY Button

A-B REPEAT Button

REPEAT Button

MODE Button

SUBTITLE Button

ZOOM Button

ANGLE Button

SURROUND Button

CLEAR Button

MENU Button

ENTER, Cursor Buttons

RETURN Button

SKIP Buttons

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW

Tour of the remote control

Buttons on remote control work in different ways for DVD, Video CD, Audio CD, MP3 and JPEG:
Refer to the following table for correct use.

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EN

AUDIO

DISPLAY

MODE

SEARCH

CLOSE

OPEN/

21 3

87 9

54 6

0

+10

22

20

21

16
18

15

19

17

23

24

27

26

25

TOP MENU

SETUP

DVD VCD

CD MP3

JPEG

• To select STEREO,
L-CH or R-CH.

• Displays the current disc mode.

• To search track or time.

•

To r apidly return to a location of disc.

• Search the markers.

• To open or close the disc tray.

• To select track directly.

• Pause disc play.

• Advances playback one frame
at a time.

• Brings up the DVD player's
Setup menu.

• Allows you to search
forward/backward through
a disc.

• To begin slow forward through
a disc.

• To stop playback.

• Begin disc play.

• The first scenes of each track
being played will be displayed.

• To stop playback.

• Accesses various audio
functions on a disc.

• Displays the current disc mode.

• To search chapter, title or time.

•

To r apidly return to a location of disc.

• Search the markers.

• To open or close the disc tray.

• To select chapter or title directly.

• Brings up the Top Menu on a disc.

• Brings up the DVD player's
Setup menu.

• Allows you to search
forward/backward through
a disc.

• To begin slow forward
/backward through a disc.

• Begin disc play.

• Pause disc play.

• Advances playback one frame
at a time.

• The first scenes of each chapter
of the title being played will be
displayed.

• To select STEREO,
L-CH or R-CH. (CD)

• Displays the current disc mode.

• To search track.

• To search time. (CD)

•

To r apidly return to a location of disc.

• Search the markers. (CD)

• To open or close the disc tray.

• To select track directly.

• Return to the top file of the
highest hierarchy in the
program and MP3 menu.
(MP3, JPEG)

• Brings up the DVD player's
Setup menu.

• Allows you to search
forward/backward through
a disc. (CD, MP3)

• To stop playback.

• Pause disc play.

• Begin disc play.

DISC

NAVIGATION

AUDIO Button

DISPLAY Button

OPEN/CLOSE Button

SEARCH MODE Button

Number Buttons

TOP MENU Button

SEARCH Buttons

SETUP Button

STOP Button

PLAY Button

PAUSE/STEP Button

DISC NAVIGATION Button

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW

Tour of the remote control

English

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EN

RL

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

LR

COAXIALOPTICAL

COAXIALOPTICAL

or

DIGTAL

AUDIO OUT

CONNECTIONS

Connection to an audio system

Method 1 Method 2

Stereo system

Dolby Digital decoder,

DTS decoder,

or MPEG decoder

AUDIO

DVD

• Method 1 DVD Player + Stereo system

• Method 2 DVD Player + Dolby Digital decoder, DTS decoder or MPEG decoder

Audio Input Jacks

Analog Audio Out

Digital Audio Input
Jacks

Digital Audio Out

NOTES

• If you use the Euro audio/video cable, it is not necessary to connect the analog audio cable.

• If output Dolby Digital audio, connect to a Dolby Digital decoder, and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “BITSTREAM” for audio out­put in the setup mode. (See page 17)

• If output DTS audio, connect to a DTS decoder, and set “DTS” to “BITSTREAM” for audio output in the setup mode. (See
page 17)

• If output MPEG audio, connect to a MPEG decoder, and set “MPEG” to “BITSTREAM” for audio output in the setup mode.
(See page 17)

• Unless connected to a Dolby Digital decoder, DTS decoder, or an MPEG decoder, set “DOLBY DIGITAL” and “MPEG” to
“PCM”, and “DTS” to “OFF” for audio output in the setup mode. Playing a DVD using incorrect settings may generate noise
distortion, and may also damage the speakers. (See page 17)

• The audio source on a disc in a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround format cannot be recorded as digital sound by an MD or
DAT deck.

Optical cable (not supplied)

• Optical cable (not supplied) may be damaged when bent at sharp angles. Ensure cables are coiled in loops with a diame­ter of 15 cm or more when storing them.

• Use a cable which is 3 m or shorter.

• Insert cable plugs firmly into the connectors when making connections.

• If a plug has minor scratches or is dirty, clean it with a soft cloth before inserting it into a connector.

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EN

CONNECTIONS

Connection to a TV (for video)

Method 1 Method 2 Method 3

TV

Good pictureBasic Audio Better picture

RL S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO IN

Best picture

21-pin Scart jack

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

CB/PBYCR/PR

Video CableAudio Cable S-Video

Component

or

AV

RGB TV

Euro

Audio/Video out

Video
Cable

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

Component

Video out

DVD

VIDEO

OUT

Analog Audio out Video out

Cable

S-VIDEO

OUT

S-Video out

Euro

audio/video

Cable

• Method 1 DVD Player + TV with Video Input Jack

• Method 2 DVD Player + TV with S-Video Input Jack

• Method 3 DVD Player + TV with AV1 Jack or DVD Player + TV with Component Video Jacks

NOTES

• S-Video output connector

The video signals are divided into colour (C) and brightness (Y) signals, achieving a clearer picture.
If the TV is equipped with a S-Video input connector, we recommend connecting it to the this product’s S-Video output con­nector using a commercially available S-Video connection cord.

• If you use the Euro A/V (SCART) jack, it is not necessary to connect the analog audio cable.

• Connect the DVD player directly to a TV. If the A/V cables are connected to a VCR, pictures may be distorted due to the

copy protection system.

• Be sure not to use both the Euro A/V (SCART) jack and component Video jacks for video output at the same time.

• When changing the VIDEO OUT setting (SCART or COMPONENT (I)/ COMPONENT (P)), connect to a VIDEO jack or an

S-VIDEO jack on the TV. If the setting is changed, for example, to COMPONENT (I)/ COMPONENT (P) while the Euro A/V
(SCART) jack is connected to the TV, a distorted video signal may be output.

English

Selecting Progressive Scan (625p<576p> or Interlaced 625i<576i>) Playback

¡If your TV is compatible with progressive scanning (625p<576p>), connect the TV to the Component Video Output jacks of

the DVD player and set “VIDEO OUT” to “COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE” in the display setting. Next, set your TV to the pro­gressive scan mode. Refer to page 17 for instructions on changing the display setting.

¡If your TV is not compatible with progressive scan, set “VIDEO OUT” to “COMPONENT INTERLACE”.

¡Use a commercially available adaptor if the video input jacks of your TVs or monitors are the BNC type.

What is Progressive Scanning?

¡Unlike conventional interlace scanning, the progressive scan system provides less flickering and images in higher resolution

than that of traditional (625i<576i>) television signals.

HOW TO CONNECT TO A TV WITHOUT AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT JACKS

If your TV does not have RCA type audio and video input jacks it is still possible to connect this DVD player to your TV’s
75-ohm coaxial antenna terminal using a commercially available Stereo Audio/Video RF Modulator, not included. Connect
the audio and video outputs of the DVD player to the audio and video inputs on the RF Modulator, and then connect the
coaxial output of the RF Modulator (usually marked “TO TV”) to the 75 ohm coaxial antenna terminal on your TV. Follow
the instruction supplied with the RF Modulator for more details.
If your TV’s 75 ohm coaxial antenna terminal is already occupied by an antenna or cable box connection, remove that
cable from your TV’s antenna terminal and reconnect it to the coaxial antenna input terminal of the RF Modulator (usually
marked “ANT IN”), then connect the RF modulator to your TV’s antenna terminal as described above.

NOTE

• The picture quality from DVD discs will not be as good if the DVD player is connected to the TV’s antenna terminal

through an RF Modulator.

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EN

PLAYING A DISC

Basic Playback

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Getting started

•Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other
components which are connected to the DVD player.

• Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially
available) are set to the correct channel.

1

Press yy/I .

• “P-ON” will appear briefly on the display panel.

2
3

4

5

NOTES:

OPEN/CLOSE to open disc loading tray.

Press
Place the chosen disc on the tray, with the

label facing up.
Press BB.

• The tray will close automatically, and
playback will then start from the first
chapter or track of the disc. If the playback does not
start automatically, press BB.

• When you playback the DVD with a title menu, it may
appear on the screen. In this case, refer to “Title Menu”.

Press CCto stop playback.

•A “prohibited icon” may appear at the top­right on the TV screen during operation,
warning that a prohibited operation has been
encountered by the DVD player or the disc.

•With DVDs that use some titles for playback program
signals, playback may start from the second title, or it
may skip these titles.

• During the playback of two layered disc, pictures may
stop for a moment. This happens when the 1st layer
switches to the 2nd layer. This is not a malfunction.

CANCELLING AND CALLING BACK THE PBC FUNCTION

VCD

1

Insert a Video CD.

• Playback starts automatically.

2

Press CC.

3

Press the Number buttons to enter the desired Track
number.

• The PBC function is now cancelled and playback of the
Video CD will start.

4

To recall the PBC function, press CCtwice, and then press

BB

.

• The title menu appears on the display.

General Features

DVD

DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and access
special features. Press the appropriate Number buttons or
use Cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to highlight your selection in
the DVD main menu and press ENTER to confirm.

NOTE:

• Unless stated, all operations described are based on
remote control use. Some operations can be carried
out using the menu bar on the TV screen.

Disc Navigation

VCDDVD

1

Press DISC NAVIGATION.

- During title playback or when resume is on:

• A shot from each chapter including the one currently
being played will be displayed on the screen.

• The chapter currently being played is selected in yellow.

- In STOP mode (resume off):

• The first scene of each chapter of the first title will be
displayed.

2

Press Cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to select your desired
chapter.

• Up to 6 chapters can be displayed at one time. If the

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title has more than 6 chapters, press SKIP G to go to
the next page. Press SKIP H to go back to the previ­ous page.

•You can change the title by moving up to the field
where the title number is shown with
(K), and entering a title number of your choice.

3

ENTER or BB.

Press

• Playback of the selected chapter will start.

• Pressing
or BBat step will cease the DISC NAVIGATION
function, and the playback will be stopped. The resume
information will be lost.

• When a disc menu is shown, the DISC NAVIGATION
feature does not function.

• DISC NAVIGATION takes a few seconds to respond.

• With some discs, part of the DISC NAVIGATION screen
may not be displayed properly. This is not a malfunction.

• Some discs do not suppor t disc navigation feature.

• The sound is muted while DISC NAVIGATION is on the
screen.

•It takes about 15 seconds to display 6 shots.

DISC NAVIGATION before pressing ENTER

3

Cursor button

Pause

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1

During playback, press FF.

• Playback will pause and sound will be muted.

2

To continue playback, press

NOTE:

• Set “STILL MODE” to “FIELD” on the display menu if
pictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer to page

17.)

BB

.

Disc Menus

DVD

1

Press MENU.

• The DVD main menu will appear.

2

If the feature is not available, symbol may appear on
the TV screen.

3

If disc menu is available on the disc, audio language,
subtitle options, chapters for the title and other options
will appear for selection.

4

Cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to select an item, and

Press

ENTER to confirm selection.

Title Menu

DVD

1

Press TOP MENU.

• The title menu will appear.

2

If the feature is not available, symbol may appear on
the TV screen.

3

Cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to select an item, and

Press
ENTER to confirm selection.

• Playback will begin at the selected Title.

VCD

1

When playing a Video CD with the PBC function, the title
menu appears automatically.

2

Press the

• Playback will begin at the selected title.

3

Press RETURN to go back to the title menu.

CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACK

• Press MENU to call up the DVD main menu.

• Press

NOTE:

• Contents of menus and corresponding menu opera-

Number buttons to select the desired title.

TOP MENU to call up the title menu.

tions may vary between discs. Refer to the manual
accompanying the disc for details.

EN

PLAYING A DISC

Step by Step Playback

1

During playback, press FF.

• Playback will pause and sound will be muted.

2

The disc advances by one frame each time

3

To exit step by step playback, press

NOTE:

• Set “STILL MODE” to “FIELD” on the display menu if
pictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer to page

17.)

FF

BB

is pressed.

.

Resume

1

During playback, press CC.

• Resume message will appear on the TV screen.

2

NOTES:

BB

, playback will resume from the point at which

Press
playback was stopped.

•To cancel resume, press

• The resume playback takes a little longer to take place
compared to the normal playback.

• The resume information stays on even when the power
is turned off.

•For MP3, playback will resume from the beginning of
the current track.

CC

twice.

Fast Forward / Reverse Search

1

During playback, press g or h repeatedly to select
the required forward or reverse speed.

•For DVDs, fast forward or reverse search speed is dif­ferent depending on the disc. Approximate speed is
1(x2), 2(x8), 3(x50), 4(x100).

•For Video CDs, fast forward or reverse search speed is
different depending on the disc. Approximate speed is
1(x2), 2(x8), 3(x30).

•For Audio CDs, the approximate speed is x16.

•For MP3, the approximate speed is x8.

• If you are using gg/GGorHH/hhon the front panel,
press and hold it for more than 1.5 sec (the longer you
hold it, the faster the speed will be). When you reach
the desired speed, release the button.

2

To return to normal playback, press BB.

Slow Forward / Slow Reverse

1

During playback, press FF.

2

3

4

NOTES:

gg

Press

• Slow motion playback will begin and sound will be
muted.

Press
speed.

• Slow forward or reverse speed is different depending
on the disc. Approximate speed is 1(1/16), 2(1/8),
3(1/2).

• If you are using gg/GGorHH/hhon the front panel,
press and hold it for more than 1.5 sec (the longer you
hold it, the faster the speed will be). When you reach
the desired speed, release the button.

To return to normal playback, press BB.

• Set “STILL MODE” to “FIELD” on the Display menu, if
pictures in the slow playback mode are blurred.
(refer to pages 17)

• Only Slow Forward is available when playing a Video
CD. The forward speed can be selected from 1(1/16),
2(1/8) or 3(1/2).

or hh.

gg

or hhrepeatedly to select the required

Zoom

VCDDVD

The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image
and to pan through the enlarged image.

1

Press ZOOM during playback.

• Playback will continue.

2

3

4

NOTES:

JPEGMP3CDVCDDVD

ZOOM repeatedly to select the required zoom fac-

Press
tor: x2, x4 or OFF.
Use Cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to move the zoomed
picture across the screen.
To exit zoom mode, press ZOOM.

• Zooming function does not work while disc menu is
shown.

• x4 zoom is not available on some discs.

• Only x2 zoom is available on Video CDs and JPEG files.

•You cannot move the zoomed picture on some JPEG
files.

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English

Track Search

JPEGMP3CDVCD

There are three ways to begin playback of an Audio CD and
Video CD at a specific Track.

Using the Number buttons

1

Press the Number buttons to enter the desired Track
number.

• Playback will start at the selected track.

•For single digit tracks (1-9), press a single number

MP3CDVCDDVD

VCDDVD

(eg. track 3, press

•To play track 26, press

buttons.

Using the SEARCH MODE

1

Press SEARCH MODE.

• The Track search display appears.

2

Within 30 seconds, select a desired track number using

Number buttons.For single digits press 0 first if the

the
total track of the disc is more than 10 tracks.

• Playback will start at the selected track.

Using the SKIP

During playback, press
Press it repeatedly to skip subsequent tracks. Press

HH

to go back to the beginning of the current track. Press it

repeatedly to go to the previous tracks.

•Track number will appear briefly on the front display
panel.

SKIP is pressed while the playback is paused,

• If any
the playback will be paused again after skipping to the
next track.

NOTE:

• SKIP HGare not available when playback is

HH GG

3).
+10, 2, 6 on the Number

GG

SKIP

to move to the next track.

SKIP

Title / Chapter Search

DVD

1

Press SEARCH MODE once for the
Chapter search, twice for the Title
search during playback.

2

Enter the desired chapter/title number using the Number
buttons.

/2

Time Search

CDVCDDVD

1

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the Time Search
appears during playback.

2

Within 30 seconds, enter a desired disc time using the
Number buttons.

• Playback will start at the specified time.
CLEAR to erase the incorrect input.

• Press

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PLAYING A DISC

NOTE:

•For Time Search, “0” appears automatically when
there is no need to enter a number. For example,
“0:0_:_ _” appears in the Time Search display if the
total time of the disc is less than 10 minutes.

Repeat

• REPEAT is available only during playback.

REPEAT TITLE / CHAPTER

DVD

To activate the repeat function, press REPEAT during play-
back.

• The repeat mode changes as described below every
time you press the button.

CHAPTER TITLE OFF

(current chapter repeat) (current title repeat)

(repeat

NOTES:

• Repeat Title/Chapter is not available on some scenes.

• The REPEAT setting will be cleared when moving to
other titles or chapters.

REPEAT TRACK

CDVCD

To activate the repeat function, press
back.

• The repeat mode changes as described below every
time you press the button.

TRACK ALL OFF

(current track repeat) (entire disc repeat) (repeat

NOTES:

• The repeat setting will be cleared by moving to another
track.

• Repeat playback does not function during A-B repeat
playback.

• Repeat playback is not available when playing a Video
CD with the PBC function.

REPEAT during play-

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TRACK ALL OFF

(current track repeat) (entire disc repeat)

GROUP

(current folder repeat)

A-B REPEAT

(repeat off)

CDVCDDVD

1

Press A-B REPEAT at your chosen starting point.

•“ A-” appears briefly on the TV screen.

2

3

NOTES:

A-B REPEAT again at your chosen end point.

Press

•“ A-B” appears briefly on the TV screen, and the
repeat sequence begins.

To exit the sequence, press

A-B REPEAT.

• The A-B repeat section can only be set within the cur­rent title (for DVDs), or current track (for Audio CDs and
Video CDs).

• A-B Repeat is not available with some scenes in DVD.

•To cancel the A point which was set, press

CLEAR.

• A-B Repeat playback does not function during title,
chapter, track or all repeat playback.

Program Playback (CD)

CD

You may determine the order in which tracks will play.

1

In STOP mode press

• The PROGRAM screen will
appear.

2

▲ or ▼ to select a

Press
track, then press ENTER.

CLEAR to erase the

• Press
most recently entered pro­gram.

3

Press BBto play the pro­grammed tracks.

NOTES:

• Press CConce and then BB, playback will restart from
the point where CCwas pressed. (Program continued)

off)

• Press CCtwice and then BB, playback will restart from
the track in the usual way. (Program cleared)

• Up to 99 programs can be entered.

•To repeat the current track in the program, press
REPEAT repeatedly until “ TRACK” appears during
playback. To repeat the entire program press REPEAT
repeatedly until “ ALL” appears during playback.

•To erase all programs at once, select “ALL CLEAR” and
press ENTER at step .

Random Playback (CD)

This shuffles the order of tracks
instead of playback of in the
original sequence.

1

off)

In STOP mode, press MODE
twice.

• RANDOM screen appears.

2

Press

BB

to start random

playback.

NOTE:

•To repeat the current track in the random selection,
press REPEAT repeatedly until “ TRACK” appears
during playback. To repeat the entire random selection
press REPEAT repeatedly until “ ALL” appears dur­ing playback.

MP3 / JPEG Playback

Insert an MP3 or JPEG disc, then press MENU to call up the
MP3 or JPEG menu on the TV screen.

1

In STOP mode, press K or L to select the desired group
or track.

• If a group is selected,

B or ENTER to go

press
to the track selection
screen. Press K or L to
choose a track, then press

BB

or ENTER.

• If a track is selected, press

BB

or ENTER to start play-

ing from the track.

TOP MENU to return to the first item.

• Press

2

Press CCto stop playback.

NOTES:

•Folders are known as Groups; files are known as Tracks.

• The “ ” symbol is shown on the top of the group name.

• The “ ” symbol is shown on the top of MP3 files.

• The “ ” symbol is shown on the top of JPEG files.

MODE.

2

CD-DA TOTAL 0:08:00

ENTER

RANDOM

CD-DA TOTAL 0:45:55

PLAY

FILE LIST

FOLDER

DISC NAME

MP3
JPEG

folder name 1
folder name 2
folder name 3
folder name 4
file name 1
file name 2
file name 3

ENTER

PLAY

folder name 1

8 3:30
9 2:30
10 1:30

ALL CLEAR

8 3:30

2/2

RANDOM PROGRAM

--no indication--

CD

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1/2

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PLAYING A DISC

• The system can recognize up to 255 groups/ folders

and up to 512 tracks/ files, and this applies even to the
case where mixed MP3 and JPEG files are recorded.

• Up to 8 hierarchies can be created.

• If a JPEG file is selected, the image will be reproduced
from the selected track and go to the next one in turn.

A track is displayed for five seconds and then the next
track is displayed.

Each press on the
image clockwise by 90 degrees when an image is dis­played.

Each press on the
image counterclockwise by 90 degrees.

For best results use files recorded at these specifications:

[MP3]

• Sampling frequency: 44.1kHz or 48kHz

• Constant bit rate: 112kbps ~ 320kbps.

[JPEG] size of image

• Upper limit: 6,300 x 5,100 dots.

•Lower limit: 32 x 32 dots.

Cursor button B will rotate the

Cursor button s will rotate the

Slide Show Mode (JPEG)

JPEG

You can switch to the slide show mode during playback.

1

2

3

MODE during playback.

Press

• The slide show mode screen will appear.

• The slide show mode cannot be switched when it is
stopped, or from the file list screen.

ENTER.

Press

• The slide show mode will change.

CUT IN/OUT: The entire image appears in one time.
FADE IN/OUT: The image appears gradually and then

MODE to exit.

Press

disappears.

On-Screen Information

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You can check each file during playback.

1

Press DISPLAY.

• The name of the file currently in play will be displayed.

2

3

DISPLAY again to show the track number, the

Press
elapsed time, the repeat status, and the playback status
at the top of the screen.

• will be displayed when the repeat play has been
selected.

T- indicates Track repeat

G- indicates Group (folder) repeat

A- indicates Disc repeat

Press

DISPLAY again to exit.

Program Playback (MP3 / JPEG)

JPEGMP3

This feature allows you to program an MP3 disc to play in a
desired sequence.

1

In STOP mode, press MODE.

• The PROGRAM screen will appear.

2

3

NOTE:

K or L to select a track, then press ENTER to

Press
save it in a program.

CLEAR to erase the incorrect input.

• Press

Press BBto start programmed playback.

•To erase all programs at once, select “ALL CLEAR” and
press ENTER at step .

2

Random Playback (MP3 / JPEG)

1

Press MODE twice while playback is stopped.

2

Press

BB

to play the tracks in random order.

Audio Language

The DVD player allows you to select a specific language
during DVD disc playback when multiple languages are avail­able.

1

Press

AUDIO during playback.

2

Press

AUDIO repeatedly to select your desired language.

NOTES:

• If your language is not shown after pressing AUDIO sev­eral times, the disc may not have that language.
However, some discs allow you to change audio lan­guage or subtitle language setting in the disc menu.
(Operation varies depending on the disc, so refer to the
manual included in the disc.)

• If you choose a Language that has a 3 letter language
code, the code will be displayed every time you change
the Subtitle language setting. If you choose any other
languages, “---” will be displayed instead. (Refer to page

18.)

Stereo Sound Mode

1

Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to select
between “STEREO”, “L-CH” or “R-CH”.

STEREO- both right and left channels are active
L-CH - only left channel is active
R-CH - only right channel is active

NOTES:

• If the Virtual Surround setting is “ON”, the sound mode
will be fixed to “STEREO”, and can not be changed.

• This function is not available on DTS-CD.

Subtitle Language

The DVD player allows you to select a language for subtitle
(if available) during DVD disc playback.

1

Press SUBTITLE during playback.

2

3

NOTES:

SUBTITLE repeatedly to select your desired subti-

Press
tle language.

• The selected language will be displayed on the display
bar at the top of the screen.

To turn off subtitles, press

• If your language is not shown after pressing SUBTITLE
several times, the disc may not have that language.
However, some discs allow you to change audio lan­guage or subtitle language setting in the disc menu.
(Operation varies depending on the disc, so refer to the
manual included in the disc.)

• If you choose a Language that has a 3 letter language
code, the code will be displayed every time you change
the Subtitle language setting. If you choose any other
languages, “---” will be displayed instead. (Refer to page

18.)

s or B until “OFF” appears.

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English

DVD

CDVCD

DVD

EN

PLAYING A DISC

Camera Angle

DVD

Some DVD discs contain scenes which have been shot
simultaneously from various angles. You can change the
camera angle when the ( ) mark appears on the screen. If
the “ANGLE MARK” setting is “OFF” in the Display setting,
the ( ) icon will not appear. (Refer to page 17.)

1

Press

ANGLE during playback.

• The selected angle will be displayed on the display bar
at the top of the screen.

2

ANGLE repeatedly to select your desired angle.

Press

Changing the On-Screen Display

DVD

You can check information about the current disc by pressing

DISPLAY on the remote control.

1

Press DISPLAY during play­back to show current Chapter.

• The elapsed and remaining
time of the current chapter will be displayed.

2

Press DISPLAY again to show current title.

• The elapsed and remaining time of the current title will
be displayed.

3

Press DISPLAY again.

• The BIT RATE and the current repeat setting will be
displayed.

• If you are playing a dual layered disc, the layer number
will also be displayed ( L0: Layer 0 is playing. L1: Layer
1 is playing).

4

Press DISPLAY again to remove the display.

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CDVCD

1

Press

DISPLAY during playback, the current track will be

displayed on the TV screen.

• The elapsed and remaining time of the current track will
be displayed.

2

Press DISPLAY again to show the total time of the disc.

• The elapsed and remaining time of the current total
track will be displayed.

3

Press DISPLAY again to remove the display.

Ratings Control

DVD

Ratings Control provides limits for DVDs with extreme violence
or adult themes. (A password you establish will override the
limits.)
This feature allows you to prevent discs with objectionable
scenes from being played by your children.

RATING LEVEL

Rating Level allows you to set the rating level of your DVDs.
Playback will stop if the disc’s ratings exceed the level you set.

1

Press

2
3

4

5

6
7

SETUP in STOP mode.

s or B to select “CUSTOM”, then press ENTER.

Press
Press s or B to select
“PARENTAL”, then press ENTER.
Enter your four-digit password
then press ENTER.
Press K or L to select “RATING
LEVEL”, then press ENTER.
Press K or L to select the desired level.
Press

SETUP to exit.

PARENTAL
RATING LEVEL ALL
CHANGE

NOTES:

• When doing this for the first time, enter any 4 digits ex­cept for 4737. That number will be used as the password
from the second time onward.

•To change the password, press K or L to select
“CHANGE” at step , then press ENTER. Enter the
four-digit pass-word, then press ENTER.

• With some DVDs, it may be difficult to find if they are
compatible with rating level. Be sure to check if the rat­ing level function operates in the way that you have set.

• Record the password in case you forget it.

5

IF YOU FORGET THE PASSWORD

Press 4, 7, 3, 7 at step .

•Password will be cleared and Rating Level will be set to
“ALL”.

Repeat steps - to re-establish the Ratings Control.

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CONTROL LEVELS

• ALL
Ratings control is cancelled.

• Level 8
DVD software of any grade (adult/general/children) can
be played back.

• Levels 7 to 2
Only DVD softwares intended for general use and chil­dren can be played back.

• Level 1
Only DVD softwares intended for children can be
played back, with those intended for adult and general
use prohibited.

Marker Setup Screen

CDVCDDVD

Use markers to memorise your favourite places on a disc.

1

Press

SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the Marker Setup

Screen appears during playback.

• The display screen and Markers will appear on the TV
screen.

2

Ensure that “- : - - : - -” appears in the display, and press
s or B to select the number of the marker (1~10).

3

When you reach the desired point, press ENTER.

• The Title or Track and elapsed playing time will appear
on the TV screen.

4

To return to a Marker later, press SEARCH MODE
repeatedly until the Marker Setup Screen appears during
playback and s or B to choose the desired marker, then
press ENTER.

NOTES:

• Opening the disc tray, turning off the unit, or selecting
AC (All clear) followed by the ENTER key at step
will erase all markers.

•To clear a marker, using s or B, position the cursor on
to the marker number to be cleared and press CLEAR.

•You can mark up to 10 points.

5

SEARCH MODE or RETURN to exit.

Press

2

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DVD SETUP

Audio Setting

DVD

Set your surround modes for DVD player through your
receiver or processor. DVD’s audio setup will not affect CD
playback.

1

In STOP mode press

2

s or B to select “CUS-

Press
TOM”, then press ENTER.

• CUSTOM menu will appear.

3

4

s or B to select “AUDIO”,

Press
then ENTER to confirm.
Press K or L to select an item, then press ENTER.

SETUP.

AUDIO
DRC ON
DOWN SAMPLING ON
DOLBY DIGITAL BITSTREAM
DTS OFF
MPEG PCM

DRC (Dynamic Range Control) :

•To compress the range of sound volume.

• DRC function is available only on the discs that are
recorded in the Dolby Digital format.

• The default setting is ON.

DOWN SAMPLING :

• Set to ON when outputting in 48kHz.

• Set to OFF when outputting the original sound.

• When playing disc with copyright protection, the sound
will be down sampled at 48kHz even if you set it to
OFF.

•DOWN SAMPLING function is available only on digital
output of a disc recorded in 96kHz, and when the unit
is connected to another source using the digital out
jack.

•DOWN SAMPLING function is available only on the
discs that are recorded in the Dolby Digital format.

• The default setting is ON.

DOLBY DIGITAL :

QUICK

Set to BITSTREAM when the player is connected to
Dolby Digital Decoder.

(BITSTREAM : Dolby Digital OUTPUT)
(PCM : Converts the Dolby Digital to PCM)

• The default setting is BITSTREAM.

QUICK

DTS :

• Set to BITSTREAM when connected to DTS decoder.

• The default setting is OFF.

MPEG :

QUICK

BITSTREAM: Output MPEG sound
Set to BITSTREAM when the unit is connected to an
MPEG Decoder

• The default setting is PCM.

5

Press

SETUP to exit.

Virtual Surround

MP3CDVCDDVD

You can enjoy stereophonic virtual space on your existing 2
channel stereo system.

1

Press SURROUND during play­back.

2

Press SURROUND to set it
1 (Natural effect), 2 (Emphasized effect) or OFF.

3

Press MODE or RETURN to exit.

NOTES:

• Vir tual Surround will not be effective if the surround
mode is set to any selection other than STEREO (for
CD and VCD play only).

•Turn down the level or turn it “OFF” if the sound is dis­torted.

• The setting will be saved even if the player is turned off.

OFF

Display Setting

DVD

You can change certain aspects of the DVD display screens,
on-screen messages and the display panel on the front of
the DVD player.

1
2

3

4

TV ASPECT :

STILL MODE :

ANGLE MARK :

FRONT DISPLAY :

LOGO:

VIDEO OUT :

5

NOTE:

SETUP in STOP mode.

Press

s or B to select “CUSTOM”, then press ENTER.

Press

• CUSTOM mode will appear.
Press s or B to select “DIS­PLAY”, then press ENTER to
confirm.

K or L to select from an

Press
item, then press ENTER.

DISPLAY
TV ASPECT 4:3 L-BOX
STILL MODE AUTO
ANGLE MARK ON
FRONT DISPLAY BRIGHT
LOGO ON
VIDEO OUT

SCART

QUICK

• Press K or L for an item selection, then press ENTER.

• 4:3 LETTER BOX displays a theater-like image. Black
bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

• 4:3 PAN-SCAN is the traditional TV mode with a full
height picture with both sides trimmed.

• Select 16:9 WIDE if a wide-screen TV is connected to
the DVD player.

• The default setting is 4:3 LETTER BOX.

• Press K or L for an item selection (AUTO, FIELD or
FRAME), then press ENTER.

• Select “AUTO” usually.

• If you select FIELD, pictures in the still mode will be
stabilized although they will be coarse due to little
amount of data.

• If you select FRAME, pictures in the still mode will be
highly defined although they will be blurred due to out­put of two fields at the same time.

• The default setting is AUTO.

• Press ENTER repeatedly to turn Angle mark ON or
OFF.

• The default setting is ON.

• Press K or L for an item selection (BRIGHT, DIM or
AUTO DIM), then press ENTER.

• When AUTO DIM is selected, the display dims only dur­ing playback.

• The default setting is BRIGHT.

• Press ENTER to switch ON (opening
picture)/OFF(black).

• The default setting is ON.

• Press K or L for an item selection (SCART, COMPO­NENT INTERLACE or COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE),
then press ENTER.

• This setting will be effective when you exit the setup
screen by pressing SETUP.

• The default setting is SCART.

•When VIDEO OUT is COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE,
“P.SCAN” appears on the DVD player’s display.

• Refer to page 11 for more details.

SETUP to exit.

Press

• Be sure to press SETUP, or the setting will not work.

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DVD SETUP

Language Setting

Language options are not available on some discs.

1
2

3

4

AUDIO :

SUBTITLE :

DISC MENU :

PLAYER MENU :

5

SETUP in STOP mode.

Press

s or B to select “CUSTOM”, then press ENTER.

Press

• CUSTOM mode will appear.
s or B to select “LAN-

Press
GUAGE”, then ENTER to confirm.
Press K or L to select from an
item, then press ENTER.

LANGUAGE
AUDIO ORIGINAL
SUBTITLE OFF
DISC MENU ENGLISH
PLAYER MENU ENGLISH

• Sets the audio language.

• Sets the subtitle language.

• Sets the language for DVD Menu.

QUICK

• Sets the language for the On-Screen display.

Press

K or L to select a setting, then press ENTER.

• If “OTHERS” is selected in the “AUDIO”, “SUBTITLE” or
“DISC MENU” screen, press four-digit number to enter
the code for the desired language. (Refer to the lan­guage code list below.).

DVD

• Only the languages suppor ted by the disc can be select­ed.

6

Press SETUP to exit.

NOTE:

• Language Setting for Audio and Subtitle is not available
with some discs.Then use AUDIO and SUBTITLE. Details
are on page 16.

To Return All Selections of SETUP

(except for RATINGS CONTROL and

VIDEO OUT)

to their Default Settings

DVD

This allows you to return all selections of SETUP (except for
RATINGS CONTROL and VIDEO OUT) to their default set­tings.

1

Press SETUP in STOP mode.

2

Press s or B to select “INITIALIZE”, then press
ENTER.

• INITIALIZE mode will appear.

3

Press Kor L to select “YES”, then press ENTER.

4

Press ENTER to exit.

NOTE:

• When you cancel to initialize at step , select “NO”.

3

Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code

Abkhazian 4748
Afar 4747
Afrikaans 4752
Albanian 6563
Amharic 4759
Arabic 4764
Armenian 5471
Assamese 4765
Aymara 4771
Azerbaijani 4772
Bashkir 4847
Basque 5167
Bengali;Bangla 4860
Bhutani 5072
Bihari 4854
Bislama 4855
Breton 4864
Bulgarian 4853
Burmese 5971
Byelorussian 4851

Cambodian 5759
Catalan 4947
Chinese [CHI] 7254
Corsican 4961
Croatian 5464
Czech 4965
Danish [DAN] 5047
Dutch [DUT] 6058
English [ENG] 5160
Esperanto 5161
Estonian 5166

Faroese 5261
Fiji 5256
Finnish [FIN] 5255

If you choose a Language that has a 3 letter language code, the code will be displayed every time you change the Audio or Subtitle language
setting on page 15. If you choose any other languages, “---” will be displayed instead. (3 letter language code is written in bracket.)

A-B

C-E

F-H

French [FRE] 5264
Frisian 5271
Galician 5358
Georgian 5747
German [GER] 5051
Greek [GRE] 5158
Greenlandic 5758
Guarani 5360
Gujarati 5367
Hausa 5447
Hebrew 5569
Hindi 5455
Hungarian [HUN] 5467

I-K

Icelandic [ICE] 5565
Indonesian 5560
Interlingua 5547
Interlingue 5551
Inupiak 5557
Irish [IRI] 5347
Italian [ITA] 5566
Japanese [JPN] 5647
Javanese 5669
Kannada 5760
Kashmiri 5765
Kazakh 5757
Kinyarwanda 6469
Kirghiz 5771
Kirundi 6460
Korean [KOR] 5761
Kurdish 5767

L-N

Laothian 5861
Latin 5847
Latvian;Lettish 5868
Lingala 5860
Lithuanian 5866

Macedonian 5957
Malagasy 5953
Malay 5965
Malayalam 5958
Maltese 5966
Maori 5955
Marathi 5964
Moldavian 5961
Mongolian 5960
Nauru 6047
Nepali 6051
Norwegian [NOR] 6061

O-R

Occitan 6149
Oriya 6164
Oromo(Afan) 6159
Panjabi 6247
Pashto;Pushto 6265
Persian 5247
Polish 6258
Por tuguese [POR] 6266
Quechua 6367
Rhaeto-Romance 6459
Romanian [RUM] 6461
Russian [RUS] 6467

S

Samoan 6559
Sangho 6553
Sanskrit 6547
Scots Gaelic 5350
Serbian 6564
Serbo-Croatian 6554
Sesotho 6566
Setswana 6660
Shona 6560
Sindhi 6550
Singhalese 6555

Siswat 6565
Slovak 6557
Slovenian 6558
Somali 6561
Spanish [SPA] 5165
Sundanese 6567
Swahili 6569
Swedish [SWE] 6568

T

Tagalog 6658
Tajik 6653
Tamil 6647
Tatar 6666
Telugu 6651
Thai 6654
Tibetan 4861
Tigrinya 6655
Tonga 6661
Tsonga 6665
Tu r kish [TUR] 6664
Tu r kmen 6657
Tw i 6669

U-Z

Ukrainian 6757
Urdu 6764
Uzbek 6772
Vietnamese 6855
Volapuk 6861
Welsh 4971
Wolof 6961
Xhosa 7054
Yiddish 5655
Yo r uba 7161
Zulu 7267

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TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

If the DVD player does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Owner’s Manual, check the player, consulting
the following checklist.

Problem Solution

No power –Check if the AC power cord is properly connected.

–Unplug the outlet once, and wait for 5-10seconds and

then plug it in again.

No sound or picture –Check if the TV is switched on.

–Check the video connection.
–Check the VIDEO/AUDIO cable connections to the TV

(See Connecting to a TV).

–

Use a DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack when outputting the DTS audio.

Distorted picture –Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear.

This is not a malfunction.

–Connect the player directly to th TV.

Completely distorted picture or –Connect DVD player directly to the TV.
black/white picture with DVD –Make sure the disc is compatible with the DVD player.
No sound or distorted sound –Adjust the volume.

–Check that the speakers are connected correctly.

No audio at digital output –Check the digital connections.

–Check if the audio format of the selected audio language

matches your receiver capabilities.

No sound and picture –Check that the VIDEO/AUDIO cable is connected to the correct

device (See Connecting to a TV).

Picture freezes momentarily –Check the disc for fingerprints/scratches and
during playback clean with a soft cloth wiping from center to edge.

–Clean the disc.

Disc can’t be played –Clean the disc.

–Ensure the disc label is facing up.
–Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc.
–Cancel the parental lock or change the control level.
–Insert a correct disc that plays on this player.

No return to start-up screen when –Reset the player by switching the player off, then on
disc is removed again.
The player does not respond to –
the remote control

Buttons do not work or player stops –To completely reset the player, unplug the AC
responding cord from the AC outlet for 5-10 seconds.
Player does not respond to some –Operations may not be permitted by the disc.
operating commands during playback. Refer to the instructions of the disc.
DVD player cannot read –Use a commonly available cleaning CD/DVD to
CDs/DVDs clean the lens before sending the DVD player for repair.

Aim the remote control directly at the sensor on the

front of the player.
–Reduce the distance to the player.
–Replace the batteries in the remote control.
–

Re-insert the batteries with their polarities (+/– signs) as indicated.

English

NOTES:

Some functions are not available in specific modes, but this is not a malfunction. Read the descrip­tion in this Owner’s Manual for details on correct operations.

• Playback from a desired track and random playback are not available during program playback.

• Some functions are prohibited on some discs.

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SPECIFICATIONS

OUTPUT SIGNAL FORMAT

PAL colour

POWER SOURCE

220-240 V AC +/- 10%, 50 Hz +/- 0.5%

POWER CONSUMPTION

12 W (standby: 1.5W)

OPERATING TEMPERATURE

41°F(5°C) to 104°F(40°C)

DIMENSIONS

W17-1/8” (435 mm)
H2” (51 mm)
D 8-5/16” (211 mm)

WEIGHT

Approx 2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)

• Designs and specifications are subject to change
without notice.

• If there is a discrepancy between languages, the
default language will be English.

MAINTENANCE

Servicing

• Should your DVD player become inoperative, do not try to correct the problem by yourself. There are no user-service­able parts inside. Turn off, unplug the power cord,
the Hitachi helpline to locate an Authorized Service Center.

Cleaning the Cabinet

• Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits,
ammonia or abrasives.

Cleaning Discs

• When a disc becomes dir ty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Do not wipe in a circular
motion.

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, detergent, abrasive cleaning agents or
antistatic spray intended for analogue records.

Cleaning the disc lens

• If the player still does not perform properly when it is operated while referring to the relevant sections and to “TROU­BLESHOOTING GUIDE” in this Owner’s Manual, the laser optical pickup unit may be dirty. Consult your dealer or an
Authorized Service Center for inspection and cleaning of the laser optical pickup unit.

Disc Handling

• Handle the discs so that fingerprints and dust do not adhere to the surfaces of the discs.

• Always store the disc in its protective case when it is not used.

and please contact the Hitachi dealer who supplied the product or call

Make your contribution to the environment!!!

• Used up batteries do not belong in the dust bin.
You can dispose of them at a collection point for used up batteries or special waste. Contact your council for details

•

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MEMO

English

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MEMO

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MEMO

English

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EN

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