JVC KV-DV50 Instructions Manual

DVD PLAYER KV-DV50

For installation and connections, refer to the separate manual.

INSTRUCTIONS

GET0482-004A

[A]

Thank you for purchasing a JVC product.

Please read all instructions carefully before operation, to ensure your complete understanding and to obtain the best

possible performance from the unit.

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to
qualified service personnel.

3. CAUTION: Visible and/or invisible class 1M laser radiation when open. Do not view directly with optical
instruments.

4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED OUTSIDE THE UNIT.

Caution for DualDisc playback

[European Union only]

The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with
the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore,
the use of Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on this product
may not be recommended.

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

When using the cigarette lighter adapter...

Be sure to confirm the lamp on the cigarette lighter
adapter goes off when you turn off the ignition switch.
If the lamp does not go off, disconnect it to save the
car’s battery.

2

Caution on volume setting

Discs produce very little noise compared with other
sources. Lower the volume before playing to avoid
damaging the speakers by the sudden increase of the
output level.

For safety...

• Do not raise the volume level too much, as this will
block outside sounds, making driving dangerous.

• Stop the car before performing any complicated
operations.

Temperature inside the car...

If you have parked the car for a long time in hot or cold
weather, wait until the temperature in the car becomes
normal before operating the unit.

WARNINGS:
To prevent accidents and damage

• TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN
OR MOISTURE.

• Avoid installing the unit in the following
places.

– Where it would hinder your safety

driving.

– Where it would be exposed to direct

sunlight or heat directly from the heater
or placed in an extremely hot place.

– Where it would be subject to rain, water

splashes or excessive humidity.
– Where it would be subject to dust.
– Where it would be positioned on an

unstable place.
– Where it could damage the car’s fittings.
– Where proper ventilation would not be

maintained, such as under a floor mat.
– Where it would be located near

inflammable objects (since heat is

generated inside the unit).

• DO NOT operate the unit while driving.

• If you need to operate the unit while

driving, be sure to look around carefully.

• The driver must not watch the monitor

while driving.

If the parking brake is not engaged,

“DRIVER MUST NOT WATCH THE MONITOR
WHILE DRIVING.” appears on the monitor,
and no playback picture will be shown.
– This warning appears only when the

parking brake wire is connected to the

parking brake system built into the car

(refer to the Installation/Connection

Manual).

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTIONS

Playable disc types .......................... 4

OPERATIONS

Controls and features ...................... 5

Basic operations .............................. 7

Advanced operations

(using RM-RK230) ............................ 8

SETTINGS

Setup menu .................................... 15

REFERENCES

More about this unit ........................ 17

Maintenance ................................... 21

Troubleshooting ............................. 22

Specifications ................................. 24

Indication language:

In this manual, English indications are used
for the purpose of explanation. You can select
the indication language on the monitor in the
“ON SCREEN LANGUAGE” settings (see page 15).

How to reset your unit

3

Playable disc types

Disc type Recording format, file type, etc Playable

DVD DVD-Video (LPCM/Dolby Digital/Region Code numbers

include “4”) *

DVD-Video (DTS)

DVD-Audio

DVD-ROM/DVD-RAM

DVD Recordable/Rewritable

2

/-RW, +R/+RW *3)

(DVD-R *

• DVD-Video: UDF bridge

• DivX/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MP3/

WMA/WAV: Compliant to ISO
9660 level 1, level 2, Romeo,
Joliet

Dual Disc DVD side

CD/VCD Audio CD/CD Text (CD-DA)

CD Recordable/Rewritable
(CD-R/-RW)

• Compliant to ISO 9660 level 1,

level 2, Romeo, Joliet

*1 If you insert a DVD-Video disc of an incorrect Region Code, “REGION CODE ERROR!” appears on the monitor.
*2 DVD-R recorded in multi-border format is also playable (except for dual layer discs).
*3 It is possible to play back finalized +R/+RW (Video format only) discs. However, the use of +R double layer disc on

this unit is not recommended.

DVD-Video (LPCM/Dolby Digital)

DivX/MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Video

MP3/WMA/WAV

DVD-Video (DTS)

DVD-VR/+VR

JPEG/MPEG4

Non-DVD side

VCD (Video CD)

DTS-CD

CD-ROM

CD-I (CD-I Ready)

CD-DA

DivX/MPEG-1/MPEG-2 Video

MP3/WMA/WAV

JPEG/MPEG4

1

4 INTRODUCTIONS

Controls and features

Front panel

1 Loading slot

Insert disc and playback starts automatically.

2 Loading lamp

Lights : No disc in the loading slot
Flashes : When loading/ejecting a disc
Goes off : When a disc is loaded

3 0 button

Ejects disc if a disc is loaded.

Remote controller (RM-RK230)

Installing the lithium coin battery (CR2025)

4 (standby/on) button

Turns on and off the power.

5 Illumination lamp

Lights up when you turn on the power.

6 Remote sensor
7 Reset button

Warning:
To prevent accidents and damage

• Do not install any battery other than CR2025 or its
equivalent.

• Do not leave the remote controller in a place
(such as dashboards) exposed to direct sunlight
for a long time.

• Store the battery in a place where children cannot
reach.

• Do not recharge, short, disassemble, heat the
battery, or dispose of it in a fire.

• Do not leave the battery with other metallic
materials.

• Do not poke the battery with tweezers or similar
tools.

• Wrap the battery with tape and insulate when
throwing away or saving it.

Continued on the next page

5OPERATIONS

Before using the remote controller:

• Aim the remote controller directly at the remote
sensor on the unit.

• DO NOT expose the remote sensor to bright light
(direct sunlight or artificial lighting).

Remote sensor

MONITOR CONTROL

1 Monitor control buttons

• Used for a JVC monitor—KV-MR9010,

KV-MH6510, KV-M706, or KV-M705.

DVD/RECEIVER CONTROL

2 (standby/on) button

• Turns on/off the power.

• ATT: Not applicable for this unit.

3 SOURCE button

Not applicable for this unit.

4 BAND button

Not applicable for this unit.

5 TOP M button *

1

• DVD-Video/DivX6: Shows disc menu.

• VCD: Starts PBC playback.

6 DUAL button

Not applicable for this unit.

7 VOL (volume) +/– , 2nd VOL (volume) button

Not applicable for this unit.

8 SETUP button *

1

• Enters the setup menu.

9 SHIFT button *

1

• Switches the function of the buttons.

p 7 (stop) / 3 (play) / 8 (pause) buttons

• 3 also functions as ZOOM button when pressed
with SHIFT button (see page 12).

q / TITLE / 5 / ∞ buttons *

2

• DVD-Video: Selects the titles.

• Other discs (except VCD/CD): Selects the folders if
included.

/ TITLE: Not applicable for this unit.

•

4 / ¢ buttons *

2

• Reverse skip/forward skip if pressed briefly.

• Reverse search/forward search if pressed and
held.

1 / ¡ buttons:

• Reverse search/forward search/slow-motion
playback (see pages 8 and 9).

w OSD (on-screen display) / / TITLE buttons

• Shows the on-screen bar.

• Also functions as / TITLE button when pressed
with SHIFT button (see pages 8 and 9).

e MENU button *

1

• DVD-Video/DivX6: Shows disc menu.

• VCD: Starts PBC playback.

6

r % / fi / @ / # / ENTER buttons *

• Makes selection/settings.

• @ / # : DivX/MPEG Video: Return/advance the
scenes by about 5 minutes.

• DISC +/–: Not applicable for this unit.

t RETURN button *
y (language) / (subtitles) / (angle)

buttons

• DVD-Video: Selects audio language ( ),
subtitles ( )*1, angle ( ).

• DivX: Selects audio language ( ), subtitles
( )*1.

• VCD: Selects audio channel ( ).

1

1

To select a number from 0 – 9:

To select a number greater than 9:

To select a number greater than 99:

• You can also use
number by a multiple of 100 or 10.

*1 Function as number buttons when pressed with SHIFT

button.

*2 Function as +10/–10/+100/–100 buttons when

pressed with SHIFT button.

or to decrease the

Basic operations

Before performing any operations...

Connect and turn on the monitor to watch the playback picture. If you turn on the monitor, you can also control the
playback by referring to the monitor screen. (See pages 10 – 14.)
If the current disc does not have a disc menu, all tracks will be played repeatedly until you eject the disc.

If “ ” appears on the monitor when pressing a button, the unit cannot accept the operation you have tried to
do.

• In some cases, without showing “ ,” operations will not be accepted.

~ Turn on the power.

The illumination lamp lights up.

Ÿ Insert a disc.

The disc type is automatically detected, and playback

starts automatically (for DVD: automatic start depends on
its internal program).

To stop play and eject the disc

7OPERATIONS

Advanced operations (using RM-RK230)

: Stop play
: Pause (Frame-by-frame playback if pressed

during pause.)

: Start play (10-second review if pressed during play)

: Reverse/forward chapter search *1

• To select a number, see also
“Entering time/numbers” on
page 13.

• Slow motion *2 during pause.
: Press: Select chapter *

Hold: Reverse/fast-forward chapter search *

: Select title *

: Select audio language
: Select subtitle language
: Select view angle

+ *7 : Select chapter *

Select title (when stop)

+ = : Select title directly

Using menu driven features...

1 /
2 Select the item you want to start playing.

3

3

3

4

3

: Stop play
: Pause (Frame-by-frame playback if

pressed during pause.)

: Start play

: Reverse/forward track search *
: Press: Select track *

3

Hold: Reverse/fast-forward track

6

search *

: Select folder

: • Return/advance the scenes

by about 5 minutes (see right
column).

• DivX6: Select chapter if any.

8

: DivX: Select subtitle language
: DivX: Select audio language

+ *7 :

Select track (within the same folder)

5

+ = :

Select folder directly *

8

Return/advance the scenes by about 5 minutes

: Stop play
: Pause (Frame-by-frame playback if

pressed during pause.)

: Start play

: Reverse/forward track search *1

• Forward slow motion *2 during
pause. (Reverse slow motion does
not work.)

: Press: Select track *

3

Hold: Reverse/fast-forward track

4

search *

: Select audio channel

(ST: stereo, L: left, R: right)

+ *7 :

Select track

For VCD with PBC:

+ : Select an item.

: Return to the previous menu.

Canceling the PBC playback...

1

2 Start the desired track. *

7

+

• To resume PBC, press / .

: Stop play

: Pause

: Start play

: Reverse/forward track search *
: Press: Select track *

1

3

Hold: Reverse/fast-forward track

4

search *

: Stop play

: Pause

Select track (within the same

Select folder directly *

Select track directly

: Select folder

+ *7 :

folder)

+ = :

8

+ *7 :

: Start play

: Reverse/forward track search *
: Press: Select track *

1

3

Hold: Reverse/fast-forward track

4

search *

*1 Search speed changes to × 2 ] × 5 ] × 10 ] × 20 ] × 60 if pressed repeatedly. No sound can be heard.
*2 Slow motion speed changes to 1/32 ] 1/16 ] 1/8 ] 1/4 ] 1/2 if pressed repeatedly. No sound can be heard.
*3 During play or pause
*4 Search speed changes to × 2 ] × 10. No sound can be heard.
*5 Search speed changes 1 ] 2 ] 3 if pressed repeatedly. No sound can be heard.
*6 Search speed changes 1 ] 2. No sound can be heard.
*7 For selecting numbers greater than 9, see page 13.
*8 To use direct folder access on DivX/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MP3/WMA/WAV discs, it is required that folders are assigned a

2-digit number at the beginning of their folder names—01, 02, 03, and so on.

9OPERATIONS

Operations using the control screen
(DivX/MPEG Video/MP3/WMA/WAV/CD)

These operations are possible using the remote controller.

~ Show the control screen.

DivX/MPEG Video: Press during play.
MP3/WMA/WAV/CD: Automatically appear during play.

Ÿ Select “Folder” column or “Track” column (not applicable

for CD).

! Select a folder or track.

⁄ Start playback.

DivX/MPEG Video: Press .
MP3/WMA/WAV/CD: Playback starts automatically.

Control screen

Ex.: MP3/WMA/WAV disc

1 Current folder number/total folder number
2 Folder list with the current folder selected (not

applicable for CD)

3 Selected playback mode
4 Elapsed playing time of the current track
5 Operation mode icon ( 3, 7, 8, ¡, 1 )
6 Current track number/total number of tracks in the

current folder (total number of tracks on the disc)

7 Track information (only for MP3/WMA/WAV and

CD Text)

8 Track list with the current track selected

10

To select a playback mode

1 While the control screen is displayed...

Playback mode selection screen appears on the

folder list section of the control screen.

2 Select a playback mode.

3 Select an item.

REPEAT/INTRO:

RANDOM:

4 Confirm the selection.

*1 Not selectable for DivX/MPEG Video
*2 FOLDER INTRO/RANDOM: For MP3/WMA/WAV only

Operations using the list screen
(DivX/MPEG Video/MP3/WMA/WAV)

These operations are possible using the remote controller.
Before playing, you can display the folder list/track list to confirm the contents
and then start playing a track.

~ Display the folder list while playback is stopped.

Ÿ Select an item from the folder list.

• Track list of the selected folder appears.

• To go back to the folder list, press .

! Select a track to start playing.

• MP3/WMA/WAV: Control screen appears (see page 10).

List screen

1 Current folder number/total folder number
2 Current track number/total number of tracks in the

current folder

3 Current page/total number of the pages included

in the list

4 Current folder/track (highlighted bar)

Ex.: Folder list

11OPERATIONS

Playback mode [On-screen bar display indication] (see pages 13 and 14)

Disc type INTRO (Intro play) REPEAT (Repeat play) RANDOM (Random play)

CHAPTER

*

TRACK: Plays the first

15 seconds of all
tracks (PBC not in
use) [T. INT]

TRACK: Plays the first

15 seconds of all
tracks [T. INT]

FOLDER: Plays the first

15 seconds of the first
track of all folders

[F. INT]

TRACK: Plays the first

15 seconds of all
tracks [T. INT]

*

For video disc: Playback mode can be selected using the on-screen bar (see pages 13 and 14).

: Repeats the current

chapter [C. RPT]

TITLE: Repeats the current

title [T. RPT]

TRACK: Repeats the current

track [T. RPT]

FOLDER: Repeats the current

folder [F. RPT]

TRACK: Repeats the current

track (PBC not in use)

[T.RPT]

TRACK: Repeats the current

track [T.RPT]

FOLDER: Repeats the current

folder [F. RPT]

TRACK: Repeats the current

track [T. RPT]

DISC: Randomly play all

tracks (PBC not in
use) [D. RND]

FOLDER: Randomly play all

tracks of the current
folder, then tracks
of the next folders

[F. RND]

DISC: Randomly play all

tracks [D. RND]

DISC: Randomly play all

tracks [D. RND]

Enlarging the view—Zoom in (DVD/DivX/MPEG Video/VCD)

During play or pause...

1 While holding , press repeatedly.

2 Move the enlarged portion.

• To cancel zoom, select “ZOOM OFF.”

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Operations using the on-screen bar
(DVD/DivX/MPEG Video/VCD)

These operations are possible using the remote controller.

~ Show the on-screen bar (see page 14).

(twice)

Ÿ Select an item.

! Make a selection.

If a pop-up menu appears...

• To cancel the pop-up menu, press .

• For entering time/numbers, see the following.

⁄ Remove the on-screen bar.

Entering time/numbers

• To select numbers 0 – 9:
While holding

• To select numbers greater than 9:
While holding , press . Then, press .

• To select numbers greater than 99:
While holding , press , then . Then, press .
To reduce numbers, use / .
To correct a misentry, use .

• After entering the numbers, press .

, press .

Ex.: Time search
DVD: _:_ _:_ _
To enter 1 (hours): 02 (minutes): 00 (seconds), press 1, 0, 2, 0, then 0.

VCD (PBC not in use): _ _:_ _
To enter 64 (minutes): 00 (seconds), press 6, 4, 0, then 0.

Continued on the next page

13OPERATIONS

On-screen bar

Ex.: DVD-Video

Information

Operation

1 Disc type
2 • DVD-Video: Audio signal format type and

channel

• VCD: PBC

3 Playback mode *

1

DVD-Video: T. RPT: Title repeat
C. RPT: Chapter repeat
DivX/MPEG Video: T. RPT: Track repeat
F. RPT: Folder repeat
VCD *2: T. RPT: Track repeat
D. RND: Disc random
T. INT: Track intro

4 Playback information

Current title/chapter
Current track
Current folder/track

5 Time indication

Elapsed playing time of the disc

(For DVD-Video, elapsed playing

time of the current title.)
DVD-Video: Remaining title time
VCD: Remaining disc time
Elapsed playing time of the current

chapter/track
Remaining time of the current

chapter/track

6 Playback status

Play
Forward/reverse search
Forward/reverse slow-motion
Pause
Stop

7 Operation icons

Change time indication (see 5)
Time Search (Enter the elapsed playing

time of the current title or of the disc.)
Title Search (by its number)
Chapter Search (by its number)
Track Search (by its number)
Repeat play *
Intro play *
Random play *

1

1

1

Change the audio language or audio

channel
Change the subtitle language
Change the view angle

*1 For intro play/repeat play/random play, see also

page 12.

*2 While PBC is not in use.

14 OPERATIONS

Setup menu

These operations are possible using the remote controller.

~ Enter the setup menu

before or after playback.

Ÿ Select a menu.

! Select the item you want

to set up.

• To cancel the pop-up menu,
press .

⁄ Select an option.

To return to the normal screen

Menu Item Setting

MENU
LANGUAGE

AUDIO
LANGUAGE

SUBTITLE Select the initial subtitle language or remove the subtitle (OFF). Refer also to

LANGUAGE

ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE

Select the initial disc menu language. Refer also to “Language codes” on page 20.

Select the initial audio language. Refer also to “Language codes” on page 20.

“Language codes” on page 20.

Select the language for the on screen display and the setup menu.

Continued on the next page

15SETTINGS

Menu Item Setting

MONITOR TYPE Select the monitor type for watching a wide screen picture.

OSD POSITION Select the on-screen bar position on the monitor.

PICTURE

FILE TYPE Select the file type to play.

DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT

DOWN MIX When playing back a multi-channel disc, this setting affects the signals reproduced

AUDIO

D. RANGE
COMPRESSION

DivX
REGISTRATION

OTHER

• 1 : Higher position

• 2 : Lower position (Guidance below the setup menu will disappear.)

• AUDIO : Play MP3/WMA/WAV files.

• VIDEO : Play DivX/MPEG Video files.

Select the signal format to be emitted through the DIGITAL OUT (Optical) terminal.

• OFF : Cancels.

• PCM ONLY : Select for an amplifier or a decoder incompatible
with Dolby Digital, MPEG Audio, or when
connecting to a recording device.

• DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM : Select for an amplifier or a decoder compatible
with Dolby Digital.

• STREAM/PCM : Select for an amplifier or a decoder compatible
with Dolby Digital, and MPEG Audio.

through the LINE OUT jacks (and through the DIGITAL OUT terminal when
“PCM ONLY” is selected for “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT”).

• SURROUND COMPATIBLE : Select to enjoy multi-channel surround audio by
connecting an amplifier compatible with Dolby
Surround.

• STEREO : Normally select this.

You can enjoy a powerful sound at low or middle volume levels while playing a
Dolby Digital software.

• AUTO : Select to apply the effect to multi-channel encoded
software (excluding 1-channel and 2-channel
software).

• ON : Select to always use this function.

This unit has its own Registration Code. Once you have played back a disc in which
the Registration Code recorded, this unit’s Registration Code is overwritten for
copyright protection.

16 SETTINGS

More about this unit

Playing Recordable/Rewritable discs

• This unit can recognize a total of 3 500 files and 250
folders (a maximum of 999 files per folder).

• This unit can recognize a total 25 characters for file/
folder names.

• Use only “finalized” discs.

• This unit can play back multi-session discs; however,
unclosed sessions will be skipped during playback.

• Some discs or files may not be played back due to
their characteristics or recording conditions.

• Rewritable discs may require a longer readout time.

Playing DivX files

• This unit can play back DivX files with the extension
code <.divx>, <.div>, <.avi> (regardless of the
letter case—upper/lower).

• This unit supports DivX 6.x, 5.x, 4.x, and 3.11.

• This unit can display a unique registration code—
DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD—a kind of Digital
Rights Management). For activation and more
details, visit <www.divx.com/vod>.

• Audio streams should conform to MP3 or Dolby
Digital.

• This unit does not support GMC (Global Motion
Compression).

• Files encoded in an interlaced scanning mode may
not be played back correctly.

• This unit cannot play back the files encoded in Codec
(Compressor-decompressor) other than DivX Codec.

• The maximum bit rate for video signals (average) is
4 Mbps.

• If you want to know more about DivX, visit
<http://www.divx.com>.

Playing MPEG Video files

• This unit can play back MPEG Video files with the
extension code <.mpg> or <.mpeg>.

• The stream format should conform to MPEG system/
program stream.

• The file format should be MP@ML (Main Profile at
Main Level)/SP@ML (Simple Profile at Main Level)/
MP@LL (Main Profile at Low Level).

• Audio streams should conform to MPEG1 Audio
Layer 2.

• This unit cannot play back the following files:

– WMV (Windows Media Video) files
– RM (Real Media) format files

• The maximum bit rate for video signals (average) is
4 Mbps.

Playing MP3/WMA/WAV files

• This unit can play back files with the extension code
<.mp3>, <.wma>, or <.wav> (regardless of the
letter case—upper/lower).

• This unit can play back MP3/WMA/WAV files meeting
the conditions below:

MP3:
– Bit rate: 32 kbps — 320 kbps
– Sampling frequency:
48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz (for MPEG-1)
24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 16 kHz (for MPEG-2)
WMA:
– Bit rate: 32 kbps — 320 kbps
– Sampling frequency: 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz,

22.05 kHz
– Channel: Mono/stereo
WAV:
– Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz
– Channel: 1 ch/2 ch

• This unit can recognize a total of 3 500 files and 250

folders (999 files per folder).

• The maximum number of characters for folder and

file names is 25 characters; 128 characters for MP3/
WAV Tag, 128 characters for WMA Tag.

• This unit can show ID3 Tag (Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3,

or 2.4) for MP3 and show WMA/WAV Tag.

Continued on the next page

17REFERENCES

• This unit can play back files recorded in VBR (variable
bit rate).

Files recorded in VBR have a discrepancy in the

elapsed time indication.

• This unit cannot play back the following files:

– MP3 files encoded with the MP3i or MP3 PRO

format.
– MP3 files encoded with Layer 1/2.
– WMA files encoded with a lossless, professional, or

voice format.
– WMA files which are not based upon Windows

Media® Audio.
– WAV files encoded using MS-ADPCM.
– Files which have data such as AIFF, ATRAC3, etc.

Setup menu

• When the language you have selected is not recorded

on a file, the original language is automatically
used as the initial language. In addition, the initial
language settings will not work as you had set due to
the internal programming.

• When you select “16:9” for a picture whose aspect

ratio is 4:3, the picture changes slightly due to the
process for converting the picture width.

• Even if “4:3 PAN SCAN” is selected, the screen size

may become “4:3 LETTERBOX” for some files.

When using the cigarette lighter adapter...

• When you turn the ignition switch off, the power of

the unit also turns off. Next time you turn the power
on, playback starts from the beginning of the disc.

• When the ignition switch is turned off, you cannot

operate the unit. To eject the disc, turn on the
ignition switch.

• If the unit does not work correctly, turn off the power

then on again.

On-screen guide icons

During playback, the following guide icons may
appear for a while on the monitor.

: Playback
: Pause

: DVD-Video/VCD: Forward slow motion
: DVD-Video: Reverse slow motion
: Forward search
: Reverse search

DVD: The following icons appear at the beginning of
a scene containing:

: Multi-subtitle languages

: Multi-audio languages

: Multi-angle views

About sounds reproduced through the
rear terminals

• Through the analog terminals (Speaker out/
LINE OUT): A 2-channel signal is emitted. When

playing a multi-channel encoded disc, multi­channel signals are downmixed. (AUDIO—DOWN
MIX: see page 16.)

• Through the DIGITAL OUT (optical):

Digital signals (Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG

Audio) are emitted through this terminal. (For
more details, see table on page 19.)

To reproduce multi-channel sounds such as Dolby

Digital, and MPEG Audio, connect an amplifier or
a decoder compatible with these multi-channel
sources to this terminal, and set “DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT” accordingly. (See page 16.)

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Output signals through the DIGITAL OUT terminal

Output signals are different depending on the “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” setting on the setup menu (see page

16).

Output Signal

Playback Disc

STREAM/PCM DOLBY

PCM ONLY OFF

DIGITAL/PCM

DVD-Video 48 kHz, 16/20/24 bits

Linear PCM

96 kHz, Linear PCM 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM

Dolby Digital

MPEG Audio MPEG bitstream 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM

Audio CD, Video CD 44.1 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM /

DivX/MPEG Dolby Digital

MPEG Audio 32/44.1/48 kHz, 16 bits Linear PCM

MP3/WMA 32/44.1/48 kHz, 16 bits Linear PCM

WAV 44.1 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM

* Digital signals may be emitted at 20 or 24 bits (at their original bit rate) through the DIGITAL OUT terminal if the

discs are not copy-protected.

48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM *

Dolby Digital bitstream

48 kHz, 16 bits stereo Linear PCM

Dolby Digital bitstream

48 kHz, 16 bits

stereo Linear PCM

OFF

48 kHz, 16 bits

stereo Linear PCM

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Language codes

Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language

AA Afar FA Persian KL Greenlandic OC Occitan ST Sesotho

AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KM Cambodian OM (Afan) Oromo SU Sundanese

AF Afrikaans FJ Fiji KN Kannada OR Oriya SW Swahili

AM Ameharic FO Faroese KO Korean (KOR) PA Panjabi TA Tamil

AR Arabic FY Frisian KS Kashmiri PL Polish TE Telugu

AS Assamese GA Irish KU Kurdish PS Pashto, Pushto TG Tajik

AY Aymara GD Scots Gaelic KY Kirghiz PT Portuguese TH Thai

AZ Azerbaijani GL Galician LA Latin QU Quechua TI Tigrinya

BA Bashkir GN Guarani LN Lingala RM Rhaeto-

Romance

BE Byelorussian GU Gujarati LO Laothian RN Kirundi TL Tagalog

BG Bulgarian HA Hausa LT Lithuanian RO Rumanian TN Setswana

BH Bihari HI Hindi LV Latvian, Lettish RW Kinyarwanda TO Tonga

BI Bislama HR Croatian MG Malagasy SA Sanskrit TR Turkish

BN Bengali, Bangla HU Hungarian MI Maori SD Sindhi TS Tsonga

BO Tibetan HY Armenian MK Macedonian SG Sangho TT Tatar

BR Breton IA Interlingua ML Malayalam SH Serbo-Croatian TW Twi

CA Catalan IE Interlingue MN Mongolian SI Singhalese UK Ukrainian

CO Corsican IK Inupiak MO Moldavian SK Slovak UR Urdu

CS Czech IN Indonesian MR Marathi SL Slovenian UZ Uzbek

CY Welsh IS Icelandic MS Malay (MAY) SM Samoan VI Vietnamese

DZ Bhutani IW Hebrew MT Maltese SN Shona VO Volapuk

EL Greek JI Yiddish MY Burmese SO Somali WO Wolof

EO Esperanto JW Javanese NA Nauru SQ Albanian XH Xhosa

ET Estonian KA Georgian NE Nepali SR Serbian YO Yoruba

EU Basque KK Kazakh NO Norwegian SS Siswati ZU Zulu

TK Turkmen

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Maintenance

Moisture condensation

Moisture may condense on the lens inside the unit in
the following cases:

• After starting the heater in the car.

• If it becomes very humid inside the car.
Should this occur, the unit may malfunction. In this
case, eject the disc and leave the unit turned on for a
few hours until the moisture evaporates.

How to handle discs

When removing a disc from its
case, press down the center holder

of the case and lift the disc out,
holding it by the edges.

• Always hold the disc by the edges. Do not touch its
recording surface.

When storing a disc into its case, gently insert the
disc around the center holder (with the printed surface
facing up).

• Make sure to store discs into the cases after use.

Center holder

To keep discs clean

A dirty disc may not play correctly.
If a disc does become dirty, wipe it with
a soft cloth in a straight line from center
to edge.

• Do not use any solvent (for example, conventional
record cleaner, spray, thinner, benzine, etc.) to clean
discs.

To play new discs

New discs may have some rough spots
around the inner and outer edges. If
such a disc is used, this unit may reject
the disc.
To remove these rough spots, rub the edges with a
pencil or ball-point pen, etc.

Do not use the following discs:

Warped disc

Sticker

Sticker residue

Stick-on label

Unusual shape

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Troubleshooting

What appears to be trouble is not always serious. Check the following points before calling a service center.

Symptom Remedy/Cause

• The unit does not work at all.

• Disc can neither be ejected nor
recognized.

• Disc cannot be played back. Insert the disc correctly.

• Recordable/Rewritable discs cannot be
played back.

• Tracks on the Recordable/Rewritable
discs cannot be skipped.

• The loading lamp flashes rapidly when a
disc is loaded.

• Sound and pictures are sometimes
interrupted or distorted.

• No playback picture (DVD-Video/DivX/
MPEG/VCD) appears on the monitor.

• No picture appears on the monitor at
all.

Reset the unit (see page 3).

Force eject the disc.
Press and hold and 0. The disc is automatically ejected. Be
careful not to drop the disc when it ejects.

• Insert a finalized disc.

• Finalize the discs with the component which you had used
for recording.

Eject the disc then insert the disc again.

• Stop playback while driving on rough roads.

• Change the disc.

• Check the cords and connections.

Parking brake wire is not connected properly. (See Installation/
Connection Manual.)

• Connect the video cord correctly.

• Select the correct input on the monitor.

• The monitor shows black and white
wavy pictures (DVD-Video/DivX/MPEG/
VCD).

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Select the appropriate video format (PAL) on your monitor.

Symptom Remedy/Cause

• The left and right edges of the picture
are missing on the monitor.

• Tracks cannot be played back.

• Noise is generated.

• Longer readout time is required. • Readout time varies according to the complexity of the

• Tracks cannot play back as you had
intended them to play.

• No sound can be heard when the picture
is displayed while playing a DivX/MPEG
Video file.

Select “4:3 LETTERBOX” (see page 16).

• Record the tracks using a compliant application on the
appropriate discs (see page 4).

• Add the extension code <.divx>, <.div>, <.avi>, <.mpg>,
<.mpeg>, <.mp3>, <.wma>, or <.wav> to the file
names.

The track played back is not an MP3/WMA/WAV track. Skip
to another track. (Do not add the extension code <.mp3>,
<.wma>, or <.wav> to non-MP3/WMA/WAV tracks.)

folder/file configuration.

• Do not use too many hierarchical levels, folders, or empty
folders*.

• Turn off the power then on again.

* A folder that is physically empty or that contains data but does

not contain valid MP3/WMA/WAV tracks.

Playback order was determined when the files were recorded.

• Record the audio track using MP3 or Dolby Digital for the
audio stream of DivX files.

• Record the audio track using MPEG1 Audio Layer 2 as the
audio stream for MPEG Video files.

• Elapsed playing time is not correct.

This sometimes occurs during playback. This is caused by how
the tracks were recorded.

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Specifications

AUDIO SECTION

Frequency Response: DVD, fs=48 kHz/96 kHz: 16 Hz to 22 000 Hz

CD, fs=44.1 kHz: 16 Hz to 20 000 Hz

Dynamic Range/Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 93 dB/95 dB

Wow and Flutter: Less than measurable limit

Video Output: VIDEO OUT: 1 Vp-p/75 Ω

Analog Audio Output: LINE OUT: 1.5 V/20 kΩ

Digital Audio Output: DIGITAL OUT: –21 dBm ~ –15 dBm

PLAYER SECTION

Signal Detection System: Non-contact optical pickup (semiconductor laser)

Number of Channels: 2 channels (stereo)

Color System: PAL

DivX/MPEG
Video:

MP3: Bit Rate: 32 kbps ~ 320 kbps

WMA: Bit Rate: 32 kbps ~ 320 kbps

WAV: Quantization Bit Rate: 16 bit

Video: Max. Resolution: 720 × 480 pixels (30 fps)

720 × 576 pixels (25 fps)

Audio: Bit Rate: DivX: 32 kbps ~ 320 kbps

MPEG Video: 32 kbps ~ 320 kbps

Sampling Frequency: DivX: MPEG-1: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

MPEG-2: 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz

Sampling Frequency: MPEG Video: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

Sampling Frequency: MPEG-1: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

MPEG-2: 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz

Sampling Frequency: 22.05 kHz, 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz

Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz

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GENERAL

Power Requirement: Operating Voltage: DC 14.4 V (11 V to 16 V allowance)

Grounding System: Negative ground

Cigarette Lighter Adapter: Rated Voltage: 12 V

Amperage Rating: 0.6 A

Fuse: 5 A

Allowable Operating Temperature: 0°C to +40°C

Dimensions (W × H × D): Installation Size (approx.): 178 mm × 50 mm × 158 mm

Outer Size (approx.): 178 mm × 50 mm × 173 mm

Mass (approx.):

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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

• “DVD Logo” is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation registered in the US, Japan and other
countries.

• DivX, DivX Ultra Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, inc. and are used under license.

• Official DivX® Ultra Certified product

• Plays all versions of DivX® video (including DivX® 6) with enhanced playback of DivX® media files and the DivX®
Media Format

• Microsoft and Windows Media are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.

1.6 kg (excluding accessories)

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Having TROUBLE with operation?

Please reset your unit

Refer to page of How to reset your unit

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