JVC XV-MK5GSLAS, XV-MK5GSLAX, XV-MK5GSLSE, XV-MK5GSLUB, XV-MK5GSLUM Instructions Manual

DVD VIDEO PLAYER

XV-MK5GSL

Before operation 2

Preparations 3

Basic operations 8

Advanced operations 14

MP3/WMA disc playback 22

VIDEO

INSTRUCTIONS

JPEG disc playback 24

KARAOKE operation 26

Changing the initial settings 31

Additional information 36

LET0236-003B

[A/US/UX/UW]

Warnings, Cautions and Others

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.:

1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet.

2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

Caution –– STANDBY/ON button!

Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely.
The STANDBY/ON button in any position does not
disconnect the mains line. The power can be remote
controlled.

CAUTION

• Do not block the ventilation openings or holes.
(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or
cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out).

• Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on
the apparatus.

• When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be
considered and local rules or laws governing the disposal of these
batteries must be followed strictly.

• Do not expose this apparatus to rain, moisture, dripping or
splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases,
shall be placed on the apparatus.

Caution: Proper Ventilation

To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage,
locate the apparatus as follows:
Front:No obstructions and open spacing.
Sides:No obstructions in 3 cm from the sides.
Top:No obstructions in 5 cm from the top.
Back:No obstructions in 15 cm from the back.
Bottom:No obstructions, place on the level surface.

Spacing 15 cm or more

XV-MK5GSL

Wall or
obstructions

Front

Stand height
5 cm or more

Floor

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 invisible laser radiation when open and

interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LABEL, PLACED

INSIDE THE UNIT.

G-1

Supplied accessories

Check that you have all the following accessories supplied to you.
If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately.

• Audio/video cable (Yellow/White/Red) (× 1)

• Remote control unit (× 1)

• R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) battery (× 2)

• AC power plug (× 1)
(except for Australia model)

About this manual

• The display window information and OSD (On Screen Display)
menu items are put in brackets [ ] in the operation procedures.

• Usable disc(s) for each operation/function is (are) referred to by
the icons;

Precautions

Table of contents

Supplied accessories................................................................1

About this manual .....................................................................1

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

Before operation................................................... 2

About discs ..............................................................................2

Preparations ......................................................... 3

Connections............................................................................. 3

Using the remote control unit................................................... 6

Basic operations .................................................. 8

Turning on/off the unit.............................................................. 8

Initial setup ..............................................................................8

Basic playback......................................................................... 9

Resuming playback ...............................................................11

Various speed playback ........................................................12

Locating the beginning of a scene or song ............................ 13

Notes on the power cord

• When you are away on travel or otherwise for an extended
period of time, remove the plug from the wall outlet. A small
amount of power (1.0W) is always consumed while the power
cord is connected to the wall outlet.

• When unplugging the unit from the wall outlet, always pull the
plug, not the power cord.

• Do not handle the power cord with wet hands!

Avoid moisture, water and dust

• Do not place the unit in moist or dusty places.

• If water gets inside the unit, turn off the power and remove the
plug from the wall outlet, then consult your dealer. Using the
unit in this state may cause a fire or electrical shock.

Avoid high temperatures

• Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight or place it near a
heating device.

Notes on installation

• Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too
cold between 5°C and 35°C.

• Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV.

• Do not install the unit in a place subject to vibrations.

To prevent malfunction of the unit

• There are no user-serviceable parts inside. If anything goes
wrong, unplug the power cord and consult your dealer.

• Do not inser t any metallic objects, such as wires, hairpins,
coins, etc. into the unit.

• Do not block the vents. Blocking the vents may damage the unit.

To clean the cabinet

• Use a soft cloth. Follow the relevant instructions on the use of
chemically-coated cloths.

• Do not use benzene, thinner or other organic solvents and
disinfectants. These may cause deformation or discoloring.

Advanced operations......................................... 14

Playing from a specific position .............................................14

Changing the playback order.................................................15

Repeat playback .................................................................... 17

Changing the language, sound and scene angle ..................18

Special picture/sound effect ..................................................19

Menu bar functions ................................................................20

MP3/WMA disc playback ................................... 22

Operations .............................................................................22

JPEG disc playback ........................................... 24

About JPEG discs.................................................................. 24

Basic operations ....................................................................24

Viewing pictures continuously (slide show mode) .................25

KARAOKE operation.......................................... 26

Preparation ............................................................................26

Reserving songs.................................................................... 26

Selecting audio ......................................................................27

Adding an effect to your voice ...............................................29

Shifting the musical key......................................................... 30

Changing the initial settings ............................. 31

Selecting preferences............................................................ 31

Limiting playback by children................................................. 34

Additional information ....................................... 36

Names of parts and controls..................................................36

AV COMPU LINK remote control system ..............................38

Troubleshooting..................................................................... 39

Specifications ........................................................................40

Appendix A: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock........... 41

Appendix B: Table of languages and their abbreviations ......42

Appendix C: Digital output signal chart.................................. 42

Appendix D: Glossary............................................................ 43

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Before operation

About discs

Playable disc types

Discs with the following marks can be played back on the unit.

DVD VIDEO SVCD Video CD

VIDEO

The DVD Logo is a trademark.
The unit can also play back the following discs:

• DVD-R and DVD-RW discs written in the DVD VIDEO format
and finalized

• CD-R and CD-RW discs written in the SVCD, Video CD or
Audio CD format and finalized

• CD-R and CD-RW discs written in MP3 or WMA in accordance
with the “ISO 9660” format (See page 22 for details.)

• CD-R and CD-RW discs written in JPEG in accordance with the
“ISO 9660” format (See page 24 for details.)

NOTE

If a disc gets dirty, scratched or warped, or due to the disc
characteristics or recording conditions, it may take considerable
time for the unit to read the content, or the unit may not be able to
play back such discs.

The unit can play back audio signals recorded in MIX-MODE CD,
CD-G, CD-EXTRA and CD TEXT.

Region code of DVD VIDEO

DVD VIDEO players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own
Region Code numbers. This unit can play back DVD VIDEO discs
whose Region Code numbers include the unit’s Region Code,
which is indicated on the region code symbol on the rear panel.
Example of playable DVD discs when the unit’s Region Code is
“2”:

ALL

2

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1
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Audio CD

2
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Digital audio formats

The unit supports the following digital audio formats (see page 43
“Glossary” for descriptions of each audio format):

Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

NOTE

Depending on the unit’s [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] setting,
digital audio signals may not be output as they are recorded on
the disc. See “DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” on page 33 for details.

Notes on discs

• With some DVD VIDEO discs, the unit starts playback
automatically after inserting the disc.

• The image may be sometimes poor or noisy due to defects in
the disc itself.

• With some discs, operations described in this manual may not
be possible.

Care and handling of discs

If a disc gets dirty, dusty, scratched or warped, playback sound
and picture may be deteriorated. Take proper precautions when
handling discs.

Handling

• Do not touch the surface of the disc.

• Do not damage, stick paper to, or use any adhesive on either
the label side or playback side.

Storing discs

• Keep discs in their cases. If discs are piled on top of one
another without their protective cases, they can be damaged.

• Do not put discs in a location where they may be exposed to
direct sunlight, or where the humidity or temperature is high.
Avoid leaving discs in a car!

Cleaning discs

• Wipe with a soft dry cloth, moving from the center outwards. If a
disc is difficult to clean, wipe with a cloth moistened with water.

Color system format

This unit is compatible with the PAL and NTSC systems. You can
select “PAL” or “NTSC” while using the NTSC/PAL selector on the
rear panel (for details, see page 6).

Unplayable discs

The unit does not play back discs listed below. If you try to play
back these discs, noise may generate causing damage to
speakers.

• DVD-RW discs written in the VR format

• DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD AUDIO, CD-ROM, PHOTO CD,
SACD

In addition, the unit does not play:

• Unfinalized discs

• Discs of irregular shape or discs with tape, seals or paste on
either the label side or playback side. Playing back these discs
may damage the unit.

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• Never use record cleaners, petrol, alcohol or any anti-static
agents.

Notes on copyright

Check the copyright laws in your country before recording from
DVD VIDEO, SVCD, Video CD, Audio CD, MP3, WMA and JPEG
discs.
Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws.

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.

Preparations

Connections

Before using the unit, connect the unit to a TV and/or amplifier.

Before making connections

• Do not connect the AC power cord until all other
connections have been made.

• Connect VIDEO OUT of the unit directly to the video input
of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT of the unit to a TV via a
VCR may cause a monitor problem when playing back a
copy-protected disc. You may also have a monitor problem
when connecting the unit to an integrated TV/Video
system.

Connecting to a TV

The following sections A to C describe TV connections where
only a TV is connected to the unit so that you will hear audio from
the TV.

A Connecting to a conventional TV

NOTE

If your TV has an AV COMPU LINK terminal, you can use the AV
COMPU LINK function. See “AV COMPU LINK remote control
system” on page 38 for details.

• In the following description, “TV” may be substituted with
“monitor” or “projector.”

• Terminal names used for other components may be different
from those used in the following description.

NOTE

If your TV has a monaural audio input instead of stereo, you need
to use an optional audio cable which converts stereo audio output
to monaural.

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Preparations

NTSC/PAL selector

See page 6.

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REMOTE

Set the 525i/525p/
REMOTE selector to
“525i.”

B Connecting to a TV with an S-video jack

If your TV has an S-VIDEO input, you can get better picture
quality by connecting it with the S-VIDEO output of the unit using
an S-video cable instead of connecting the video input of the TV
to the VIDEO jack of the unit.

NTSC/PAL selector

See page 6.

525p

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REMOTE

Set the 525i/525p/
REMOTE selector to
“525i.”

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NOTE

When using the S-VIDEO output jack, do not connect the
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the unit.

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C Connecting to a TV with component jacks

You can enjoy picture of high-fidelity color reproduction by
connecting the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the unit to
your TV.

NOTES

• Connect “Y” to “Y,” “PB” to “PB” (CB), “PR” to “PR” (CR) correctly.

• When using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, do not
connect the S-VIDEO output jack on the unit.

• If your TV has component video input jacks of BNC type, use an
adapter which converts a pin jack to a BNC jack (not supplied).

Progressive scan video playback available

In the Progressive scanning mode, you can enjoy high quality
picture with less flickers when the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
jacks are connected to a TV or monitor that supports the
progressive video input.

About the scanning mode

Depending on the material source format, DVD VIDEO discs
can be classified into two types; film source and video source
(note that some DVD VIDEO discs contain both film source
and video source). Film sources are recorded as 24-frame-per­second information, while (NTSC) video sources are recorded
as 30-frame-per-second (60-field-per-second interlaced)
information.
When the unit plays back a film source material, uninterlaced
progressive output signals are created using the original
information. When a video source material is played back, the
unit interleaves lines between the interlaced lines on each to
create the interpolated picture and outputs as the progressive
signal.

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See page 6.

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Selecting the 525i/525p/REMOTE selector position

• If your TV equipped with component jacks does not support the
progressive scanning mode
Set the 525i/525p/REMOTE selector to “525i.”

• If your TV equipped with component jacks supports the
progressive scanning mode
Set the 525i/525p/REMOTE selector to “525p.”

• If you want to select the scanning mode between the interlace
and progressive modes (depending on the source condition, or
when connecting more than one television, etc.)
Set the 525i/525p/REMOTE selector to “REMOTE.”
Thus you can select the mode from the remote control unit.

NOTE

You must change the 525i/525p/REMOTE selector position while
the unit power is off. Otherwise, the changed setting is not
effective.

Activating the Progressive scanning mode using the remote
control unit

When the unit is turned on and the 525i/525p/REMOTE selector
is set to “REMOTE,” press and hold down VFP - PROGRESSIVE
SCAN for a few seconds.
The scanning mode switches between the Progressive scanning
and Interlaced scanning modes.

When the scanning mode is set to the Progressive mode, the
PROGRESSIVE indicator on the front panel turns on.
Depending on the [PICTURE SOURCE] setting on the
[PICTURE] preference display and whether the current DVD
VIDEO disc is film-source or video-source, the color of the

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indicator differs, as shown in the table below.

Setting of
[PICTURE SOURCE]

AUTO Green Red

FILM Green Green

VIDEO (NORMAL)/
(ACTIVE)

Source type of DVD VIDEO

Film source Video source

Red Red

* While stopped in the Progressive scanning mode, the

PROGRESSIVE indicator is lit in red regardless of the
[PICTURE SOURCE] selection.

NOTES

• The Progressive scanning mode works only when you connect
the unit’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to your TV.

• The Progressive scanning mode works only when the signal
format i s NTSC.

• There are some progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets
that are not fully compatible with the unit, resulting in the
unnatural picture when playing back a DVD VIDEO disc in the
Progressive scanning mode. In such a case, use the Interlaced
scanning mode. To check the compatibility of your TV set,
contact your local JVC customer service center.

• All JVC progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets are fully
compatible with the unit (Example: AV-61S902).

• The VIDEO jack, S-VIDEO jack and COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT jacks cannot be used at the same time. Connect cable(s)
only to the jack(s) you want to use.

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Connecting to optional audio equipment

Preparations

Connecting to a stereo audio amplifier/receiver

Amplifier or receiver

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Connecting to a digital audio device

You can enjoy sound of enhanced quality by connecting the unit’s
DIGITAL OUT (either OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack to a digital
input of an amplifier, etc., using an optical or coaxial digital cable.
The digital audio signal on a disc will be transferred directly from
the unit. If the connected digital audio equipment is a Dolby
Digital or DTS decoder or an amplifier with a built-in decoder, you
can enjoy high-quality surround sound.

Connect the unit’s AUDIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT) jacks to any line­level inputs (such as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier or
receiver.

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NOTES

• Connect the unit and the digital audio device by using either an
optical digital cable or a coaxial digital cable.

• It is not recommended to use the digital jacks for dubbing.
When recording the sounds (DVD VIDEO, SVCD, Video CD or
Audio CD) played back on the unit, record them through the
analog jacks.

• Depending on the disc, no signal may be output from the
DIGITAL OUT. Make an analog connection in this case.

• Set [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] in the [AUDIO] preference
display correctly according to the connected digital audio
equipment. If setting made for [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] is
incorrect, loud noise may be generated causing damage to
the speakers (see page 33).

Preparations

When using the DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL) jack, remove the
protection cap. Do not lose the
removed cap.
When the DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL) jack is not used,
replace the protection cap in the
jack.

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Selecting PAL or NTSC

Set the NTSC/PAL selector on the rear panel to “PAL” or “NTSC”
to match the color system of your TV. Make sure that the color
system of a DVD VIDEO/SVCD/Video CD disc labeled on the
package matches your TV.
If you use a multi-color system TV, you can play discs recorded
on both PAL and NTSC systems by setting the NTSC/PAL
selector appropriately.

NTSC

NOTE

Change the NTSC/PAL selector position in stop mode or with no
disc inserted. The changed setting is not effective if you change
the selector position in playback mode.

PAL

Connecting the power cord

When all the audio/video connections have been made, connect
the AC power plug to the wall outlet. Make sure that the plugs are
inserted firmly.
The STANDBY indicator lights in red.

Warning

• Disconnect the power cord:

- if you are not going to use the unit for a long time.

- before cleaning the unit.

- before moving the unit.

• Do not:

- connect or disconnect the power cord with wet hands.

- pull the power cord when disconnecting it, as this may
damage the cord and cause fire, electric shock, or other
accidents.

The batteries will last about six months with normal use.
If the functions of the remote control unit become erratic, replace
the batteries.

Precautions of the safe use of batteries

Observe the following precautions for the safe use of batteries. If
they are used improperly their lives will be shortened, they may
burst or their contents may leak.

• Remove the batteries from the remote control unit if it is not
going to be used for a long period of time.

• Remove dead batteries and dispose of them properly.

• Never leave dead batteries lying around, take them apart, mix
them with other refuse, or throw them into an incinerator.

• Never touch liquid that has leaked out of a battery.

• Do not mix new and old batteries, or batteries of different types,
when replacing them.

Remote sensor

Point the top of the remote control unit toward the remote sensor
as directly as possible. If you operate it from a diagonal position,
the operating range (approx. 5 m) may be shorter.

Remote sensor

Caution

• Do not alter, twist or pull the power cord, or put anything heavy
on it, which may cause fire, electric shock, or other accidents.

• If the cord is damaged, consult a dealer and have the power
cord replaced with a new one.

Using the remote control unit

To install batteries

Open the compartment cover, and place the two supplied R6P
(SUM-3)/AA(15F) batteries in the remote control unit according to
the polarity markings (“+” and “–”) inside the compartment. Then
replace the cover.

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TV-KARAOKE-DVD

TV STANDBY/ON

Numeric buttons

TV/VIDEO-CANCEL

ENTER

AMP VOL +/

Preparations

4 Try to operate the TV by pressing TV

STANDBY/ON .

If your TV turns on or off, you have successfully set the
control signal.

NOTES

• When you purchased the unit the manufacturer code is set to
“JVC” (01).

• If there is more than one code listed for the manufacturer of
your TV, try them one by one until you succeed.

Operating the TV

Set the TV - KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote control unit
to “TV.”

TV DVD

KARAOKE

The following buttons can be used for operating the TV.

TV

Turns the TV on or off.

Preparations

To use the remote control unit for TV
operation

Setting the remote control signal for operating your
TV

1 Set the TV - KARAOKE - DVD switch to “TV.”

2 While holding down TV/VIDEO - CANCEL,

enter the manufacturer code of your TV listed
below by using the numeric buttons (0 to 9),
and then press ENTER.

Example:

To enter the manufacturer code “01”: Press “0,” “1,” then
ENTER.

Manufacturer code list

Manufacturer No. Manufacturer No.

AIWA 36 MIVAR 29

BEIJING 22 NEC 20

CCE 02 NOBLEX 22

CHANGHONG 34 NOKIA 31

DAEWOO 17, 37 PANASONIC 04, 11

FERGUSON 27 PEONY 34, 38, 39

FINLUX 30 PHILCO 10, 17, 21

FUNAI 32 PHILIPS 02

GRADIENTE 15, 20 RCA 05

GRUNDIG 19

HITACHI 10

ITT 28 SANYO 13, 16

JINXING 38 SEARS 13

JVC

KONK A 4 0 TCL 41

LG (GOLDSTAR) 18 THOMSON 26

MAGNAVOX 02 TOSHIBA 08, 14

MITSUBISHI 03 ZENITH 09

01, 23, 24, 25SHARP 06

SAMSUNG

SONY 07

12, 33, 34,
35

Switches the TV input mode between TV and
VIDEO.

Selects the TV channels directly.

TV-/--

*For some TVs, pressing “+10” functions as the

10

“100+,” while “10” functions as the ENTER button
if your TV requires pressing the ENTER button
after selecting a channel number.

Mutes the TV sound.

Changes the TV channels.

Adjusts the TV sound volume.

VOL+

VOL

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CANCEL

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MUTING

+10

To control the volume of a JVC’s amplifier or
receiver

Pressing the AMP VOL + button raises the audio volume of a
JVC’s amplifier or receiver, while pressing the – button lowers the
volume.

AMP

VOL

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STANDBY/ON

OPEN/CLOSE

TOP MENU

ENTER

CHOICE

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Disc indicators

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Disc buttons

DVD STANDBY/
ON

MENU

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3

• NOW READING (The unit is reading the disc information.)

• REGION CODE ERROR! (The region code of the DVD VIDEO
disc does not match the unit. The disc cannot be played back.)

• OPEN

•CLOSE

•NO DISC

NOTE

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Even if you turn off the unit, the unit is not disconnected from the
AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet. This
state is called standby mode. In this state, the unit consumes a
very small amount of power.

Initial setup

When you turn on the unit for the first time after purchase, the
following message appears on the TV screen.

EXECUTE DVD PLAYER SETUP? - BASIC PICTURE/AUDIO
SETTING
YES - PRESS ENTER NO - CANCEL

DIMMER-EFFEC

NOTE

TV DVD

KARAOKE

Make sure that the TV - KARAOKE - DVD
switch on the remote control unit is set to
“DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3 and
numeric buttons for controlling the unit.

About invalid operation icon

When you press a button, and if the unit does not accept its
operation, appears on your TV screen. Operations are
occasionally unacceptable even if is not displayed.

Note that some operations may not be accepted. For example,
some discs may not allow rapid advance/reverse or slow­motion playback.

Turning on/off the unit

Press DVD STANDBY/ON on the remote
control unit or press STANDBY/ON on the
front panel.

The STANDBY indicator on the front panel, which lights in
red during standby, goes off.
Each disc indicator shows the current status of whether a
disc is inserted or not in the corresponding disc tray.

The opening display appears on the TV screen, and the following
messages may appear at the bottom of the opening display.

You can set the display language, TV monitor type and digital
output before using the unit, by following the procedure below.

1 Press ENTER.

The first page of the DVD PLAYER SET UP display appears.
The pull-down menu of the [ON SCREEN LANGUAGE] is
already open.

DVD PLAYER SET UP

MENU LANGUAGE

AUDIO LANGUAGE

SUBTITLE

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

SELECT

ENTER

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH
CHINESE
SPANISH

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE options

2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired language.

You can select the on-screen language for the preference
displays, etc. from among ENGLISH, CHINESE and
SPANISH.

3 Press ENTER.

The second page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of
the [MONITOR TYPE] is already open.

DVD PLAYER SET UP

MONITOR TYPE

PICTURE SOURCE

SCREEN SAVER

MP3&WMA/JPEG

SELECT

ENTER

4:3 L.B.

16:9 NORMAL

AUTO

16:9 AUTO
4:3 LB

ON

4:3 PS

MP3

16:9 MULTI NORMAL
16:9 MULTI AUTO
4:3 MULTI LB
4:3 MULTI PS

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM

MONITOR TYPE options

NOW READING

Message area

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4 Press 5/∞ to select the desired monitor type.

For a normal (conventional) TV, select [4:3 LB] or [4:3 PS].
For a wide-screen TV, select [16:9 NORMAL] or [16:9 AUTO].
(See page 32.)

5 Press ENTER.

The third page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of the
[DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] is already open.

DVD PLAYER SET UP

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

ANALOG DOWN MIX

D RANGE CONTROL

OUTPUT LEVEL

SELECT

ENTER

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT options

DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM

PCM ONLY

DOLBY PROLOGIC

DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM
STREAM/PCM

ON

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM

Basic operations

Basic playback

Inserting discs

1 Press 0 (open/close) on the right of the disc

tray you want to open.

2 Place a disc in the disc tray.

6 Press 5/∞ to select a desired digital output

signal type.

Set this item correctly when you connect the unit to an
external surround decoder or D/A converter. (If you do not
connect the unit to such a device, you do not have to set this
item.)

• When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder, select
[DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM].

• When connecting to a DTS decoder, select [STREAM/
PCM].

• When connecting to other digital device, select [PCM
ONLY].

7 Press ENTER.

The TV screen returns to the opening display.

To bring up the DVD PLAYER SET UP display later

Press CHOICE for a few seconds until the DVD PLAYER SET UP
display appears.

To change the brightness of the display window

Press DIMMER - EFFECT on the remote control unit.
You can select the display window brightness from three levels.

With the label side up

E
IV
S

ES
R

G
O
R

P

• To insert an 8-cm disc, place it in the inner recess.

3 Press 0 (open/close) located on the right of

the disc tray.

Hint

You can insert or remove the disc by pressing 0 (open/close) for
a disc tray which is not in use for playback while a disc in the
other tray is being played, without interrupting playback.

Using the OPEN/CLOSE button on the remote
control

You can open and close the disc trays by using the OPEN/
CLOSE button on the remote control unit in the following ways.

To open the current disc tray

In stop mode, press OPEN/CLOSE, and the current disc tray
opens.

• To check the current disc number, press ON SCREEN to bring
up the status bar (see page 11).

To remove the disc currently being played

During playback, press OPEN/CLOSE, and the disc tray
containing the disc currently being played opens.

To open the desired tray that contains a disc

1 Press DISC SELECT.
2 Press the numeric buttons (1 to 5) to designate the disc tray

you want to open.

3 Press OPEN/CLOSE.

• If you proceed as above during playback, playback stops.

Basic

operations

NOTES

• You cannot use DISC SELECT and the numeric buttons to open
the disc tray whose disc indicator is not lit.

• If you use DISC SELECT and the numeric buttons to designate
a disc tray, or press 0 (open/close) for a disc tray which is not in
use for playback while another disc tray is open, the disc tray
will be closed.

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About disc 1 to 5 indicators

Disc 1 to 5 indicators show the current status of the
corresponding disc tray as follows:

• Illuminates if a disc is set in the corresponding disc tray.

• Flashes when the corresponding disc is being played back.

• Goes off if no disc is set in the corresponding disc tray.

NOTE

If a DVD VIDEO disc, Video CD or SVCD disc with PBC function
is played back, the unit may not finish playback and it may not
change to the next disc.

DISC SELECT

Numeric buttons

ENTER

5/∞/2/3

ON SCREEN

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Starting playback

Method 1

Press 3.

The unit starts playback from the disc which was played back
for the last time.

Method 2

Press any of the disc buttons (1 through 5) on
the front panel.

The unit starts playback of the disc corresponding to the disc
button you pressed.
If no disc is inserted in the disc tray, the unit changes the disc
tray until it finds a disc for playback.

If a menu is shown on the TV screen

When inserting a DVD VIDEO, SVCD or Video CD disc, a menu
may be shown on the TV screen. From the menu, you can select
a desired item to be played back.

For DVD VIDEO

1Press 5/∞/2/3 to select a desired item.
2Press ENTER.

The unit starts playback of the selected item.

For SVCD/Video CD

Press the numeric buttons to select a desired item.
The unit starts playback of the selected item.

NOTES

• Do not insert an unplayable disc. (See page 2.)

• When inserting a disc on the disc tray, be sure to position the
disc inside the recess. Otherwise, the disc may be damaged
when the disc tray is closed, or you may not be able to remove
the disc from the unit.

About PBC (Playback Control)

Some SVCD/Video CD discs support the PBC function.
The PBC function allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation
and high-resolution still images which have a resolution four
times greater than moving pictures.

• To play a PBC-compatible SVCD/Video CD disc without

activating the PBC function, press the numeric buttons
instead of 3 to start playback.

• To activate the PBC function again,

1) press TOP MENU or MENU,
or

2) press 7 to stop playback, then press 3.

Method 3

Press DISC SELECT and then any of numeric
(1 through 5) buttons on the remote control
unit.

The unit starts playback of the disc corresponding to the
numeric button you pressed.
If no disc is inserted in the disc tray, the unit changes the disc
tray until it finds a disc for playback.

• As you press DISC SELECT, [DISC _] is displayed in the
display window, and when you press, for example, the
numeric button 1, the display changes to [DISC 1].

In any cases above, the unit basically plays back all discs in the
trays once continuously in the following sequence and then stops.

Disc 1 Disc 2 Disc 3

Disc 5

10

Disc 4

To check the playback status

You can see the current disc number, the current selection
number (the title/chapter number for DVD VIDEO or track number
for SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD), time information (the track or
chapter time while stopped, or elapsed track or chapter time
during playback) and the transport status (stop, playback, pause,
etc.) on the TV screen.

Press ON SCREEN.

Example: for DVD VIDEO

Current disc number

8.5Mbps

Transfer rate

Note that pressing ON SCREEN again brings up the menu bar
under the status bar, from which you can access various
functions. See page 20 for details about the menu bar.

To turn off the status bar

Press ON SCREEN repeatedly until the status bar goes off.

Current chapter

number

DISC 1

TITLE 33 TOTAL 1:25: 58CHAP 33

Current title number

Current transport

status

Current chapter

time

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Resuming playback

The unit can memorize the position on a disc where you interrupt
playback, and resume playback from that position later.
There are three resume modes; ON, OFF and DISC RESUME.
The mode is initially set to ON when you purchased the unit.

• You can select the mode using the preference display (see
page 33).

When the resume mode is “ON”

When you press 7, the unit stops playback and memorizes the
interrupted position. The TV screen shows [RESUME STOP] and
the [RESUME] indicator lights up in the display window.
The memory of the interrupted position is not cleared if you turn
off the unit.
When you turn off the unit after setting the resume function,
simply press 3. The unit is turned on, and playback starts from

the interrupted position. If you turn on the unit by pressing
STANDBY/ON then press 3, playback starts from the beginning
of the disc.
Note that the memory is cleared if you open the disc tray.

To stop playback completely

Press 7.

Hint

If you press one of the 0 buttons during playback, the unit stops
playback and the corresponding disc tray opens.

To stop playback temporarily

Press 8.

To resume playback, press 3. (See the following item.)

About On-screen guide icons

You may see the following icons displayed over the picture.
They have the following meanings.

: Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded from

multiple angles (see page 18).

: Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded with

multiple audio languages (see page 18).

: Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded with

multiple subtitle languages (see page 18).

When the resume mode is “DISC RESUME”

When you press 7, the unit stops playback and memorizes the
interrupted position. The TV screen shows [RESUME STOP] and
the [RESUME] indicator lights up in the display window.

The memory of the interrupted position is not cleared if you open
the disc tray or turn off the unit.

Hint

The unit memorizes interrupted positions for the last 30 discs
played. Storing a new interrupted position will erase the
interrupted position stored for the first disc.

To clear the memory

Press 7 while the disc is stopped.

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-KARAOKE

To resume playback

When the resume mode is “ON”

While the disc you interrupted playback is
still on the disc tray, press 3.

The unit resumes playback from the position where playback
was interrupted. The TV screen shows [RESUME PLAY].

To play back from the beginning

Press 7 before pressing 3 to start playback.

When the resume mode is “DISC RESUME”

1 Press 0 to insert a disc for which the unit has

stored an interrupted position.

The TV screen shows [RESUME STOP].

2 Press 3.

The TV screen shows [RESUME PLAY] and the unit resumes
playback from the position where playback was interrupted.

To play back from the beginning

After inserting the disc, press 7 before pressing 3 to start
playback.

NOTES

• If you change the [RESUME] setting from [DISC RESUME] to
[OFF] or [ON], you cannot resume playback of a disc whose
“resuming” position is stored. However, when you again set
[RESUME] to [DISC RESUME], you will then be able to resume
playback of the disc.

• If you interrupt the playback of a disc for which an interrupted
position has already been stored, the memory will be updated
with the new interrupted position.

• For a double-sided DVD VIDEO disc, the unit regards each side
as a different disc. Therefore, to resume playback of such a
disc, the disc must be inserted with the same side down.

• When the unit memorizes an interrupted point for a disc, it also
memorizes Audio, Subtitle and Angle settings.

• The unit may not resume playback exactly from the interrupted
point. In the case of an SVCD/Video CD disc with PBC function,
the unit may resume playback from a point slightly earlier or
later than the point where playback was interrupted.

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Various speed playback

To advance or reverse playback rapidly
while monitoring

During playback, press ¡ or 1 on the
remote control unit.

You can select from 1.5 times, 5 times, 20 times and 60 times
normal speed. Pressing 3 returns the unit to normal
playback.

During playback, hold down ¢ or 4.

Playback is advanced or reversed at 5 times normal speed.

NOTE

During rapid playback, the sound will be muted except when
playing an Audio CD, and when playing a DVD VIDEO or Video
CD at 1.5 times normal speed. For Audio CD discs, the sound will
be heard intermittently.

x1.5 Quick Playback with sound

When you select 1.5 times normal speed playback, the disc is
played back with sound.

• For DVD VIDEO discs, the subtitle does not go off.

• If the sound of a DVD VIDEO disc is recorded in Dolby Digital or
DTS format, stereo linear PCM signals are output. With some
DVD VIDEO discs, the sound quality and volume may alter, or
the sound may be out of tune.

• To switch from rapid reverse playback to x1.5 Quick Playback,
first press 3, then press ¡ once.

• When the KARAOKE function is turned on, no sound will be
heard during x 1.5 Quick Playback. Also, note that you cannot
change the KARAOKE function settings during x 1.5 Quick
Playback, though the input signal from the MIC jack(s) is output
from the unit.

To advance a still picture frame by frame

While paused, press 8.

Each time you press 8, the still picture advances to the next
frame.
Pressing 3 returns to normal playback.

Basic operations

To play back in slow motion

You can select from 1/32 times, 1/16 times, 1/4 times and 1/2
times normal speed.

During playback, press 8, then press ¡ (to
play forward slow motion), or 1 (to play
reverse slow motion, for DVD VIDEO disc
only).

Pressing 3 returns to normal playback.

NOTES

• During slow motion playback, the sound will be muted.

• Reverse slow motion playback is not possible for an SVCD and
Video CD.

• When a DVD VIDEO disc is played in reverse slow motion while
the KARAOKE function is turned on, the input signal from the
MIC jack(s) is not output.

To replay the previous scenes (One touch
replay function)

During DVD VIDEO playback, press

- KARAOKE.

The playback position moves back 10 seconds before the
current position.

NOTES

• This function works only within the same title, though it works
between chapters.

• This function may not work with some DVD VIDEO discs.

Locating the beginning of a scene or
song

For DVD VIDEO: During playback, you can skip a chapter or title,

depending on the disc configuration.

For SVCD/Video CD: During playback without PBC function, you

can skip a track.

For Audio CD: During playback or while in stop mode, you can

skip a track.

To skip forward, press ¢.

To skip backward, press 4.

Using the numeric buttons

For DVD VIDEO/Audio CD: During playback or while in stop

mode

For SVCD/Video CD: During playback without PBC function or

while in stop mode

Press the numeric buttons to specify the
number.

To select 5: press 5.
To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.
To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10.

The unit starts playback from the beginning of the selection.

NOTES

• Depending on the disc type and the unit status, what is
specified differs:

unit status Disc type What is specified

While
stopped

DVD VIDEO title

SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD track

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During
playback

• During DVD VIDEO playback, if a menu is shown on the TV
screen, the numeric buttons may be used for selecting an item
in the menu.

About screen saver function

A television monitor may have an image burned into it if a static
image is displayed for a long time. To prevent this, the unit
automatically activates the screen saver function if a static
picture, such as an on-screen display or menu, is displayed for
over 5 minutes.
When the screen saver function is activated, the TV screen
gets darker.
Pressing any buttons will release the screen saver function
(see page 32).

DVD VIDEO chapter

SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD track

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Numeric
buttons

Locating a desired scene from the menu of
a SVCD/Video CD with PBC

RESERVE-TITLE/GROUP

RETURN

5/∞/2/3

ENTER

NOTE

TV DVD

KARAOKE

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3

Make sure that the TV - KARAOKE - DVD
switch on the remote control unit is set to
“DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3, numeric
and TV/VIDEO - CANCEL buttons for
controlling the unit.

TV/VIDEO-CANCEL
MENUTOP MENU

ON SCREEN

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Playing from a specific position

Locating a desired scene from the DVD
menu

DVD VIDEO discs generally have their own menus which show
the disc contents. These menus contain various items such as
titles of movies, names of songs, or artist information, and display
them on the TV screen. You can locate a desired scene using the
DVD menu .

1 While a DVD VIDEO disc is inserted, press

TOP MENU or MENU.

The menu appears on the TV screen.

2 Press 5/∞/2/3 to select a desired item, then

press ENTER.

The unit starts playback of the selected item.

Hints

• Some DVD VIDEO discs may also have a different menu which
appears when MENU is pressed.

• See the instructions of each DVD VIDEO disc for its particular
menu.

• With some discs, you can select items by entering the
corresponding number using the numeric buttons, which may
cause the unit to automatically start playback.

NOTE

The MENU button does not work while stopped.

Some SVCD/Video CD discs support the PBC function. PBC is
an abbreviation of “Playback Control.” Some SVCD/Video CD
discs recorded with PBC have their own menus, such as a list of
the songs of the disc. You can locate a specific scene by using
the PBC menu.

1 In stop mode, press 3 or TOP MENU.

A disc menu appears on the TV screen.

2 Press the numeric buttons to select the

desired item.

To select 5: press 5.
To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.
To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10.

The unit starts playback of the selected item.
To return to the menu, press RETURN.

Hint

If something like [NEXT] or [PREVIOUS] appears on the TV
screen, pressing ¢ advances to the next page, and pressing
4 returns to the previous page.

Specifying a desired title

1 During playback, press RESERVE - TITLE/

GROUP.

[--] is shown in the title display area of the display window.

2 Press the numeric buttons to specify a title to

be played.

To select 5: press 5.
To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.
To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10.

The unit starts playback from the specified title.

NOTE

This function may not work with some DVD VIDEO discs.

Locating a desired position in the current
title or track (Time search)

You can play a disc from the desired position by specifying the
time from the beginning of the current title (for DVD VIDEO) or
the disc (for SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD).

For DVD VIDEO/Audio CD: During playback or while in stop

mode

For SVCD/Video CD: In any condition except SVCD/Video CD

playback with PBC

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The menu bar appears on the TV screen.

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2 Press 2/3 to move to , then press

ENTER.

The pull-down menu for entering time appears.

Advanced operations

Changing the playback order

Screen example for DVD VIDEO

TITLE 33 TOTAL 1:25: 58CHAP 33

DISC 1

8.5Mbps

OFF

1/3 1/31/5

Screen example for Audio CD

OFF PROG. RND.

CHAP.

TIME _:__:__

TIME __:__

PROG. RND.

TIME 25:58TRACK 33DISC 1

3 Press the numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter

the desired time.

The specified time is displayed in the pull-down menu.

Example (for DVD VIDEO)

To play back from 2(H):34(M):00(S)
Press 2, 3, then 4.

TIME 2:34 __:

Example (for SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD)

To play back from 23(M):40(S)
Press 2, 3, then 4.

TIME 23 4_:

You do not have to press “0” to enter the trailing zeros (for the
last two digits in the example above).

To correct a mistake

Press 2 repeatedly to move back to the digit where you
entered a wrong number, and reenter the correct one.

4 Press ENTER.

The unit starts playback from the specified time.

To dismiss the menu bar

Press ON SCREEN.

Hint

“10” and “+10” buttons are not used with this function.

NOTES

• Some DVD VIDEO discs do not contain time information, and
the time search function cannot be used.

• The time search function cannot be used during program and
random playback.

To play back in a specific order (Program
play)

By programming tracks, you can play up to 99 tracks in any order
among multiple discs. You may program the same track more
than once.

1 In stop mode, press ON SCREEN twice.

The menu bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press 2/3 to move to .

Screen example for Audio CD

OFF PROG. RND.

PROG.

TIME 25:58TRACK 33DISC 1

3 Press ENTER.

The program table appears.
The [PRGM] indicator lights up in the display window.

4 Press the numeric buttons to specify a disc

number, press ENTER, then press the
numeric buttons to specify a track.

To specify “track 5 of disc 4”: press 4, ENTER, then 5.
To specify “track 14 of disc 2”: press 2, ENTER, +10 then 4.
To specify “track 40 of disc 1”: press 1, ENTER, +10, +10,
+10 then 10.

PROGRAM

No. Disc Group Track
1 3 14
2 2 3
3 4 6
4 5 8
5 1 6
6 3 11
7 3 20
8
9
10

USE NUMERIC KEYS TO PROGRAM TRACKS.
PRESS ENTER TO SKIP GROUP ENTRY FOR CD.

Selected disc and track number

If an Audio CD disc is inserted in a tray other than the one
you started programming, you will be prompted to enter a
group number right after you entered the disc number. In this
case, press ENTER so that you are prompted to enter a track
number.

To correct the program

Press 5/∞ to move
press TV/VIDEO - CANCEL. The track is erased and the

subsequent programmed tracks move up.
Pressing 7 clears all the programmed tracks.

to the track to be corrected, then

5 Press 3 to start program playback.

With an Audio CD disc, the program table remains on the TV
screen during program playback. (Pressing ON SCREEN
brings up the status bar.)
When all of the programmed tracks have finished playback,
the unit stops and the program table appears again.
Note that the program remains.

• During program playback, you cannot edit the program
contents.

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ENTER

7

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REPEAT-KEY

To check the program contents

During playback, press 7. Playback stops and the program table
is shown.
When the unit is playing back an Audio CD and the program table
is not shown, you can bring up the table by carrying out steps 1 to

3.
During SVCD/Video CD playback, you can check the program
contents via the menu bar.

To skip to the next programmed track

During playback, press ¢. The next programmed track will be
played back.

To stop program playback

Press 7.

To clear the program

While stopped and the program table is shown, press 7.

ON SCREEN

AUDIO

To play back in random order (Random play)

You can play tracks (titles for DVD VIDEO) on all the inserted
discs in random order.

1 In stop mode, press ON SCREEN twice.

The menu bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press 2/3 to move to .

Screen example for Audio CD

OFF PROG. RND.

RND.

TIME 25:58TRACK 33DISC 1

3 Press ENTER.

The unit starts random playback.
With a DVD VIDEO/SVCD/Video CD disc, the menu bar is
automatically dismissed.
During random playback, the [RND] indicator lights up in the
display window.
When multiple discs are inserted, all the tracks (titles for DVD
VIDEO) on all the discs are played back in random order.

To stop and quit random playback

Press 7. The unit stops playback and exits the random playback
mode.

NOTES

• Random playback on all the inserted discs is available for DVD
VIDEO/SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD discs.

• During random playback, playback stops at a still picture or a
menu screen with some DVD VIDEO, SVCD and Video CD
discs. If this happens, press ¢.

• If an MP3/WMA or a JPEG disc is inserted, this disc will be
skipped during random playback.

• For an MP3/WMA disc, you can play back all the files on the
disc in random order. See page 23.

• Random playback is not possible with some DVD VIDEO discs.

To exit the program mode

After clearing the program, press ON SCREEN.

NOTES

• When the unit is turned off, the program is cleared.

• When programming DVD VIDEO contents, enter a title number
in the “Track” column. You cannot specify a chapter number.

• A menu screen or a still picture will be displayed after a title
picture when some DVD VIDEO discs are played back. If this
happens, press ¢ to skip to the next program.

• With some DVD VIDEO discs, playback is controlled by their
own menus, and playback stops when such disc contents are
programmed. In this case, press 7 to return to the program
table, and cancel the disc.

• The program is not cleared even if a disc tray is opened.

• A JPEG disc cannot be programmed. Even if a JPEG disc is
included in a program, the JPEG disc will be skipped during
program playback.

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Repeat playback

To repeat the current selection or all tracks

For DVD VIDEO: During playback
For SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In any condition except SVCD/

Video CD playback with PBC

Press REPEAT - KEY–.

If you press REPEAT - KEY– in stop mode, press 3 to start
playback.
Each time you press REPEAT - KEY–, the repeat mode
changes cyclically as follows:

Display window TV screen Function

TITLE Repeats the current title for

DISC Repeats all tracks on the

ALL Repeats all the available

1

No indication OFF The repeat mode is off.

A window which indicates the current repeat mode will be
displayed on the TV screen. The mode indication on the window
is same as the one on the menu bar.
(Repeat mode example on the TV screen)

TRACK Repeats the current track

CHAP Repeats the current

CHAP

DVD VIDEO.

current disc for SVCD/
Video CD/Audio CD.

discs.

for SVCD/Video CD/Audio
CD.

chapter for DVD VIDEO.

To repeat a desired part (A-B repeat
playback)

First make sure:

• The unit is in playback mode except SVCD/Video CD playback
with PBC.

1 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The menu bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Press 2/3 to move to , then press

ENTER.

The pull-down menu for repeat mode selection appears.

3 Press 5/∞ to select [A-B].
4 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you

want to repeat (point A).

The pull down menu disappears.

The repeat icon shows .

A-

5 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want

to repeat (point B).

The repeat icon shows .
The unit locates “A” and starts repeat playback between “A”

and “B.”

The [ ] indicator lights in the display window.

To quit A-B repeat playback

Press 2/3 to move to , and press ENTER. The A-B
repeat mode turns off, then normal playback continues.

NOTES

• The A and B points must be set in the same title/track.

• The A-B repeat playback cannot be made when the KARAOKE
function is turned on.

A-B

A-B

Advanced

operations

To stop repeat playback

Press 7.
When a DVD VIDEO disc is set, the unit stops playback and quits
the repeat mode.
When an SVCD, Video CD or Audio CD disc is set, the unit stops
playback but does not quit the repeat mode.

To quit repeat playback

Press REPEAT until the repeat mode indicator goes off in the
display window.

Hint

When the program playback mode is active with an SVCD, Video
CD or Audio CD, the repeat mode changes in the same manner.

Note, however, that in the “ ” mode the unit repeats all the
programmed tracks instead of all tracks on the disc.

NOTE

With some DVD VIDEO discs, the “ALL” repeat playback cannot
be performed since playback stops at a menu display.

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Advanced operations

Advan

ced

ope

rations

5/∞/2/3

ENTER

7

ZOOM-KARAOKE SOUND

ANGLE-KEY+

SUBTITLE-ECHO

ON SCREEN

3

VFP-PROGRESSIVE
SCAN

AUDIO

Changing the language, sound and
scene angle

To select the subtitle language (SUBTITLE)

Some DVD VIDEO and SVCD discs contain more than one
subtitle language. You can choose a desired one from them.

Hint

At the beginning of the part where the subtitles are recorded,
appears on the TV screen (except when the [ON SCREEN
GUIDE] preference is set to [OFF]).

1 During playback, press SUBTITLE - ECHO.

The subtitle selection window appears on the TV screen.

1/3

ENGLISH

To change the audio language or sound
(AUDIO)

The audio selection setting allows you to change the audio
language of a movie, or to listen to karaoke with or without the
vocal.

Hint

At the beginning of the part where multiple audio tracks are
recorded, appears on the TV screen (except when the [ON

SCREEN GUIDE] preference is set to [OFF]).

1 During playback, press AUDIO.

The audio selection window appears on the TV screen.

1/3

ENGLISH

2 Press 5/∞ or AUDIO to select the desired

audio.

Each time you press 5/∞ or AUDIO, the audio changes.

For DVD VIDEO (example)

1/3 ENGLISH 2/3 FRENCH 3/3 SPANISH

For SVCD

ST1 ST2 L- 1 R-1 L- 2 R-2

For Video CD

ST (Stereo) L R

3 Press ENTER.

You can hear the selected audio.
The audio selection window is dismissed.

NOTES

• The audio selection window will automatically disappear if you
do not change the audio for several seconds.

• For DVD VIDEO, the selected language may be abbreviated on
the TV screen. See “Appendix B: Table of languages and their
abbreviations” on page 42.

2 Press 5/∞ or SUBTITLE - ECHO to select the

subtitle.

Each time you press 5/∞ or SUBTITLE - ECHO, the subtitle
language changes.

3 Press ENTER.

Subtitles are displayed in the selected language.
The subtitle selection window is dismissed.

NOTES

• An SVCD disc can have up to four subtitles. Pressing 5/∞

cycles through those channels regardless of whether the
subtitles are recorded or not.

• The subtitle selection window will automatically disappear if you
do not change the subtitle for several seconds.

• For DVD VIDEO, the selected language may be abbreviated on
the TV screen. See “Appendix B: Table of languages and their
abbreviations” on page 42.

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To select a scene angle of DVD VIDEO
(ANGLE)

You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD VIDEO disc
contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used
to shoot the same scene from different angles.

Hint

At the beginning of a “multi-angle” part, appears on the TV
screen (except when the [ON SCREEN GUIDE] preference is set

to [OFF]).

1 During playback, press ANGLE - KEY+.

The angle selection window appears on the TV screen.

1/3

1

Advanced operations

2 Press 5/∞ or ANGLE - KEY+ to select the

desired angle.

Each time you press 5/∞ or ANGLE - KEY+, the angle
changes.

3 Press ENTER.

You can see the picture from the selected angle.
The angle selection window is dismissed.

NOTE

The angle selection window will automatically disappear if you do
not change the angle for several seconds.

Special picture/sound effect

To zoom in pictures

1 During playback or while paused, press

ZOOM - KARAOKE SOUND.

Pressing ZOOM - KARAOKE SOUND causes the unit to
zoom in on the image.
At the top left of the screen, the information for the current
magnification appears for about 5 seconds.
Each time you press ZOOM - KARAOKE SOUND, the
magnification is doubled (1.8, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 times).

ZOOM x 4

When a picture of a DVD VIDEO disc is viewed on a normal
TV screen (4:3, Letter Box), black bars may appear at the top
and bottom of the screen. In this case, if you select the
“ZOOM x1.8” mode, the black bars become almost invisible.
When a 1:2.35 or 1:1.85 DVD VIDEO source is played back,
however, the black bars are visible on the screen.

2 Press 5/∞/2/3 to move the zoomed position.

To return to the normal playback

Press ENTER.

NOTES

• While zoomed, the picture may look coarse.

• When the KARAOKE function is turned on, you cannot zoom in
pictures even if the TV - KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote
control unit is set to “DVD.”

2 Press 2/3 to select the desired preset.

Each time you press the button, the VFP mode changes as
follows.
Set the video type most suitable to the current program or the
room conditions.

NORMAL CINEMA USER 1 USER 2

Selected preset

USER 1

GAMMA

BRIGHTNESS

CONTRAST

SATURATION

TINT

SHARPNESS

Y DELAY

Parameter

[NORMAL]: for watching TV in a general room.
[CINEMA]: for watching a movie software in a room with

suppressed light.

[USER 1] [USER 2]: you can adjust parameters that affect

the picture character and store the settings as a user
preset. See the next step.

+ 4

+ 4

+13

+13

+13

+ 3

+ 2

3 To define a user setting, press 5/∞ to select

a parameter to be edited from the following.

• GAMMA

Adjust this if the neutral color is bright or dark. The
brightness of dark and bright portion is maintained.
Available range: –4 (darkest) to +4 (brightest).

• BRIGHTNESS

Adjust this if the picture is bright or dark on the whole.
Available range: –16 (darkest) to +16 (brightest).

• CONTRAST

Adjust this if the far and near position is unnatural.
Available range: –16 to +16.

• SATURATION

Adjust this if the picture is whitish or blackish.
Available range: –16 (blackest) to +16 (whitest).

•TINT

Adjust this if the appearance of flesh tone is unnatural.
Available range: –16 to +16.

• SHARPNESS

Adjust this if the picture is indistinct.
Available range: 0 to +3.

•Y DELAY

Adjust this if the picture looks separately/overlapped.
Available range: –2 to +2.

4 Press ENTER.

A window for setting parameters appears.

Advanced

operations

To adjust the picture character (VFP)

The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function allows you to adjust the
picture character according to the type of programming, picture
tone or personal preferences.

1 During playback, press VFP - PROGRESSIVE

SCAN.

The VFP mode selection window appears on the TV screen.

SATURATION + 4

Selected parameter

5 Press 5/∞ to adjust the level of the

parameter.

The higher value enhances the effect.

6 Press ENTER.

Repeat steps 3 to 6 if you want to set other parameters.

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Advan

ced

ope

rations

5/∞/2/3

ENTER

ON SCREEN

• When playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with Dolby
Digital that does not contain the rear signal, you can change the
3D PHONIC setting, but you will not be able to achieve a correct
3D effect.

• The 3D PHONIC function does not affect the Dolby Digital
bitstream signal from the DIGITAL OUT jack.

• When the 3D PHONIC function is active, the [ANALOG DOWN
MIX] setting in the [AUDIO] setting display is not available.

• When the KARAOKE function is turned on, the 3D PHONIC
function is deactivated.

3D PHONIC-VOCAL

VFP-PROGRESSIVE
SCAN

To dismiss the VFP mode selection window

Press VFP - PROGRESSIVE SCAN.

NOTE

The window for VFP mode selection and parameter setting
disappear if no operation is made for about 10 seconds.

To simulate surround sound (3D PHONIC)

Using the 3D PHONIC function, you can get a simulated
surround effect from your stereo system.

1 During playback, press 3D PHONIC - VOCAL.

The 3D PHONIC window appears on the TV screen.

2 Press 2/3 to select the desired mode.

Each time you press the button, the 3D PHONIC mode
changes as follows:

ACTION DRAMA THEATER NONE

+ 5ACTION 4

Selected effect mode

•ACTION

Suitable for action movies and sports programs in which the
sound source moves.

• DRAMA

Natural and warm sound. You can enjoy movies in a relaxed
mood.

•THEATER

You can enjoy sound effects like in a theater.

3 Press 5/∞ to adjust the effect level.

You can set the effect level from [1] to [5].
The higher value enhances the effect.

To dismiss the 3D PHONIC window

Press 3D PHONIC - VOCAL.

NOTES

• The 3D PHONIC window disappears if no operation is made for
about 10 seconds.

• The 3D PHONIC function works correctly only when playing
back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with Dolby Digital.

Menu bar functions

To bring up the menu bar

1 When a disc is inserted, press ON SCREEN.

A status bar for the type of disc inserted will appear on the TV
screen.
See page 11 for details about the status bar.

2 Press ON SCREEN again.

A menu bar for the type of disc inserted will appear under the
status bar.

(for DVD VIDEO)

TITLE 33 TOTAL 1:25: 58CHAP 33

DISC 1

8.5Mbps

OFF

1/3 1/31/5

(for SVCD)

OFF

(for Video CD)

OFF

(for Audio CD)

OFF PROG. RND.

(for MP3)

OFF PROG. RND.

CHAP.

PROG. RND.

PROG. RND.

DISC 1

ST1

STPROG. RND.

DISC 1

TIME 25:58TRACK 33

-/4

TIME 25:58TRACK 33DISC 1

TIME 25:58TRACK 33

TIME 2:58TRACK 3GROUP 3DISC 1

To dismiss the menu bar and status bar

Press ON SCREEN.

Basic operation procedure

1 Press 2/3 to select the icon you want to

work with.

The selected icon is pointed by .

2 Press ENTER.

With many icons, an appropriate pull-down window appears,
however, there are some exceptions.

NOTES

• A mark or text on the menu icon for the function or mode
currently selected is shown in green.

• Some functions are not available during playback. (You cannot
move to the associated icon when it is not available.)

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Advanced operations

Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO

Time mode selection

During playback, selects the time mode shown in the display
window and in the status bar.

Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following.

• TOTAL: Current title elapsed time

• T.REM: Current title remaining time

• TIME: Current chapter elapsed time

• REM: Current chapter remaining time

Repeat mode (See also page 17)

Selects the repeat mode during playback.

1. Open the pull-down window.

2. Press 5/∞ to select the repeat mode from the following.

• CHAPTER: Current chapter repeat

• TITLE: Current title repeat

• ALL: Repeats all the available discs.

• A-B: A-B repeat

• OFF: Repeat mode deactivated

3. Press ENTER to make the selected repeat function active.

Time search (See also page 14)

Specifies a time from the beginning of the current title as the
point from which to begin playback.

CHAP.

During playback, specifies a desired chapter to be played back
from.

1. Open the pull-down window.

2. Press numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter a desired chapter

3. Press ENTER to begin playback from the specified chapter.

PROG.

While stopped, specifies the playback order of tracks.

RND.

While stopped, activates random playback.

Chapter search

number. (For example, to specify “10,” press 1, then 0.)

Program playback (See also pages 15 and 16)

Random playback (See also page 16)

Menu bar functions for SVCD/Video CD/
Audio CD

Time mode selection

Selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the
status bar.

Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following.

• TIME: Current track elapsed time

• REM: Current track remaining time (while in stop mode,

• TOTAL: Disc elapsed time

• T.REM: Disc remaining time (while in stop mode, disc total time)

Selects the repeat mode.

1. Open the pull-down window.

2. Press 5/∞ to select the repeat mode from the following.

3. Press ENTER to make the selected repeat function active.

Specifies a time from the beginning of the disc as the point from
which to begin playback.

PROG.

While stopped, specifies the playback order of tracks.

While stopped, activates random playback.

During SVCD/Video CD playback, selects the audio channel(s).

1. Open the pull-down window.

2. Press 5/∞ to select a desired audio channel(s).

3. Press ENTER to play back with the selected audio channel(s).

current track total time)

Repeat mode (See also page 17)

• TRACK: Current track repeat

• DISC: Repeats all tracks on the current disc.

• ALL: Repeats all the available discs.

• A-B: A-B repeat

• OFF: Repeat mode deactivated

Time search (See also page 14)

Program playback (See also pages 15 and 16)

RND.

Random playback (See also page 16)

Audio selection (See also page 18)

Advanced

operations

Audio selection (See also page 18)

During playback, selects the audio language or sound track.

1. Open the pull-down window.

2. Press 5/∞ to select a desired audio language or sound track.

3. Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected audio.

Subtitle selection (See also page 18)

During playback, selects the subtitle language.

1. Open the pull-down window.

2. Press 5/∞ to select a desired subtitle language.

3. Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected subtitle.

Angle selection (See also page 18)

During playback, selects a desired scene angle in a multi-angle
part.

1. Open the pull-down window.

2. Press 5/∞ to select a scene angle.

3. Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected scene angle.

Subtitle selection (See also page 18)

During SVCD playback, selects the subtitle.

1. Open the pull-down window.

2. Press 5/∞ to select a desired subtitle.

3. Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected subtitle.

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MP

3/WMA

d

isc playba

ck

MP3/WMA disc playback

• As for WMA files, make sure that the copyright feature is set to

Numeric buttons

off.

• As for WMA files, we recommend you to record your material at
a bit rate of 64 kbps or higher.

RESERVE-TITLE/GROUP

2

ENTER

4

78

5/∞

ON SCREEN

¢

3(SELECT)

REPEAT-KEY

NOTE

TV DVD

KARAOKE

Make sure that the TV - KARAOKE - DVD
switch on the remote control unit is set to
“DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3 and TV/
VIDEO - CANCEL buttons for controlling
the unit.

Operations

The unit can play back MP3 files and WMA files on a home
recorded CD-R/RW disc or commercially available CD. We refer
to a disc that contains MP3 and/or WMA files as an “MP3/WMA
disc” in this manual.
Note that if a disc contains both of MP3/WMA files and JPEG
files, you can only play back files of the type selected by the
[MP3&WMA/JPEG] setting in the [PICTURE] preference display.
(see page 33).

About MP3/WMA discs

On an MP3/WMA disc, each song is recorded as a file (track).
Files are sometimes grouped into folders by artists, album, etc.

• Each file is regarded as a track.

• A folder which has one or more files is regarded as a group.

• A folder which does not directly contain any tracks is ignored.

• Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into “group

1.”

• The unit recognizes up to 150 tracks per group, and up to 99
groups per disc. If there are files other than MP3/WMA files,
they also count in the 150-file total.

Max. 99 groups per disc

Track 1.mp3
Track 2.mp3
Track 3.mp3

Group 2

Group 4

Max.150 tracks
per group

Notes for making your own MP3/WMA disc using a
CD-R/CD-RW disc

• Select “ISO 9660” as the disc format.

• As for MP3 files, we recommend you to record your material at
a 44.1 kHz sampling rate, using the 128 kbps data transfer rate.

Group 1

Tra c k 4. m p3
Tra c k 5. m p3
Tra c k 6. m p3

Group 3

Basic operations

Use the following buttons to control MP3/WMA disc playback.

ENTER: Starts playback while stopped.

3 (SELECT):Starts playback while stopped or paused.
7: Stops playback.
8: Pauses playback.
4/¢: Skips back or forward a track during playback.

Selects the previous or next track while stopped.

If you press 3 (SELECT) during playback, or press 7 to stop
playback followed by 3 (SELECT), the unit starts playback from
the beginning of the current track.

NOTES

• The unit does not support “packet writing (UDF format)” discs.

• The unit does not support the ID3 tag.

• The unit supports discs recorded with multiple sessions.

• Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or
recording conditions.

• When an MP3/WMA disc is played back, the KARAOKE
function cannot be turned on.

• As for MP3, the unit only can play back tracks with the following
file extensions; “.MP3,” “.Mp3,” “.mp3” and “.mP3.”

• As for WMA, the unit only can play back tracks with the
following file extensions; “.WMA,” “.wma,” and any other
combination of upper case and lower case letters (such as
“.Wma”).

• Time required for reading the disc contents may vary for
different discs, depending on the numbers of groups (folders)
and tracks (files) recorded, etc.

• You cannot advance or reverse playback by pressing ¡ or
1, or by holding down ¢ or 4 during MP3/WMA disc
playback.

• The unit supports WMA files recorded with a bit rate of 48 kbps
or higher. The unit cannot play back WMA files recorded with a
bit rate under 48 kbps.

Selecting the desired group and track

When inserting an MP3/WMA disc, after the disc contents are
read, the MP3/WMA CONTROL display automatically appears on
the TV screen.
You can specify the desired group/track from the display using
the following procedure.

1 Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the

left (group) column.

If it is in the right column, press 2 to move it to the left
column.

2 Press 5/∞ to move the bar to a desired

group.

On the right column, tracks in the selected group are shown.

3 Press 4/¢ to select a desired track, then

press ENTER or 3 (SELECT).

or

Press the numeric buttons to directly specify
a desired track number.

To select 5: press 5.
To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.
To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10.
To select 150: press +10 (14 times), then 10.

The unit starts playback from the selected track.

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MP3/WMA disc playback

p

Current track elapsed time

MP3/WMA CONTROL
Group : 01 / 10
spring

summer
fall
winter
sea
mountain
camp
picnic
skiing
flower

Group column

Time : 00:03:08
Track : 01 / 06 (Total 28)
begonia.mp3

german chamomile.mp3
kiwi fruit.mp3
orchard grass.mp3
petunia.mp3
north pole.mp3

Track column of the

Selected track

current group

Hint

You can also select a desired track by pressing 3 to move the
black bar to the right (track) column then using 5/∞.

NOTES

• If an MP3/WMA file name includes any 2-byte character, the
unit cannot show the file name correctly.

• Only MP3/WMA files are shown on the MP3/WMA CONTROL
display.

• The order of groups/tracks shown in the MP3/WMA CONTROL
display may differ from the order shown on your personal
computer when you set the disc on your computer.

Direct selection

You can select a desired group directly by specifying the group
number.

1 During playback or while stopped, press

RESERVE - TITLE/GROUP.

[--] is shown in the group display area of the display window.

2 Press the numeric buttons to specify a

desired group number.

To select 5: press 5.
To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.
To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10.

Specify the group number within several seconds after
pressing RESERVE - TITLE/GROUP (i.e. while the display
window shows [--]).
The unit starts playback from track 1 of the selected group.

3 Press the numeric buttons to specify a

desired track number.

The unit starts playback from the specified track.
You can also use 4/¢ or 5/∞ to specify a track, instead
of the numeric buttons.

To play back in a specific order (Program
play)

You can program tracks on MP3/WMA discs and play them back
in a desired order.
For how to program tracks, refer to page 15.

Repeat playback

During playback or while stopped, press
REPEAT - KEY–.

Each time you press REPEAT - KEY–, the repeat mode
changes as follows.
If you press REPEAT - KEY– while stopped, you need to
press ENTER or 3 (SELECT) to start repeat playback.

MP3/WMA
CONTROL

Display
window

Function

display

REPEAT TRACK

REPEAT GROUP Repeats all tracks in

REPEAT DISC Repeats all tracks on

REPEAT ALL Repeats all tracks on

No indication The repeat mode is off.

1

Repeats the current
track.

the current group.

the disc.

the inserted discs.

(TV screen)

Selected repeat mode

MP3/WMA CONTROL REPEAT TRACK
Group : 01 / 10

spring

summer
fall

Track : 01 / 06 (Total 28)

begonia.mp3

german chamomile.mp3
kiwi fruit.m

3

To stop repeat playback

Press 7. Note that the repeat mode remains active.

To quit repeat playback

During playback, press REPEAT - KEY– until no repeat icon is
shown on the display window.
While stopped, press REPEAT - KEY– until repeat mode
indication on the MP3/WMA CONTROL display goes off.

Random playback

1 Start playback of an MP3/WMA disc, and then

stop playback.

2 Press ON SCREEN twice.

The menu bar appears on the TV screen.

3 Press 2/3 to move to .

RND.

4 Press ENTER.

The unit starts random playback.
During random playback, the [RND] indicator lights up in the
display window.
After playing all files of the disc, the unit stops the disc and
exits the random playback mode.

MP3/WMA

disc playback

NOTE

Random playback of plural MP3/WMA discs is not available.

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JPEG dis

c

playb

ack

JPEG disc playback

Numeric buttons

RESERVE-TITLE/GROUP

5/∞/2/3

ENTER

4¢

3(SELECT)

REPEAT-KEY

78

MENU

ZOOM-KARAOKE SOUND

Notes for making your own JPEG disc using a CD-R/
CD-RW disc

• Select “ISO 9660” as the disc format.

• We recommend you to record your material at a 640 x 480 pixel
resolution.

• This unit supports the baseline JPEG format.

Basic operations

To see a desired picture

When inserting a JPEG disc, after the disc contents are read, the
JPEG CONTROL display automatically appears on the TV
screen.

NOTE

TV DVD

KARAOKE

The unit can play back JPEG files on a home recorded CD-R/RW
disc. We refer to a disc that contains JPEG files as a “JPEG disc”
in this manual.
Note that if a disc contains both of MP3/WMA files and JPEG
files, you can only play back files of the type selected by the
[MP3&WMA/JPEG] setting in the [PICTURE] preference display.
(see page 33).

Make sure that the TV - KARAOKE - DVD
switch on the remote control unit is set to
“DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3 and TV/
VIDEO - CANCEL buttons for controlling
the unit.

About JPEG discs

On a JPEG disc, each picture is recorded as a file. Files are
sometimes grouped into folders by category, etc.

• A folder which has one or more files is regarded as a group.

• A folder which does not directly contain any files is ignored.

• Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into “group

1.”

• The unit recognizes up to 150 files per group, and up to 99
groups per disc. If there are files other than JPEG files, they
also count against the 150-file total.

Max. 99 groups per disc

File 1.jpg
File 2.jpg
File 3.jpg

Group 2

Group 1

JPEG CONTROL
Group : 01 / 10
spring

summer
fall
winter
sea
mountain
camp
picnic
skiing
flower

You can select a desired file for playback via this display.

File : 01 / 06 (Total 28)
begonia.jpg

german chamomile.jpg
kiwi fruit.jpg
orchard grass.jpg
petunia.jpg
north pole.jpg

1 Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the

left (group) column.

If it is in the right column, press 2 to move it to the left
column.

2 Press 5/∞ to move the bar to a desired

group.

On the right column, files in the selected group are shown.

3 Press 4/¢ to select a desired file, then

press ENTER.

The selected file (still picture) is shown on the TV.

Hint

You can also select a desired file by pressing 3 to move the black
bar to the right (file) column then using 5/∞.

NOTE

If the selected file is unplayable, a black screen appears.

To display another picture

Press 4/¢ or 5/∞ to select the desired picture.

To dismiss the picture

Press 7 or MENU.
The TV screen returns to the JPEG CONTROL display.

Group 4

Max.150 files
per group

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File 4.jpg
File 5.jpg
File 6.jpg

Group 3

JPEG disc playback

NOTES

• The unit supports the baseline JPEG format.

• The unit does not suppor t “packet writing (UDF format)” discs.

• The unit supports discs recorded with multiple sessions.

• The unit may not be able to read some discs, or may take a long
time to display a picture on the disc, due to disc characteristics,
recording conditions, or numbers of groups (folders), etc.

• Programmed and random playback functions do not work with
JPEG discs.

• When a JPEG disc is played back, the KARAOKE function
cannot be turned on.

• The screen saver function will be activated if the same picture is
displayed for more than 5 minutes except during slide show
playback.

• The unit only can play back files with the following file
extensions; “.jpg,” “.jpeg,” “.JPG,” “.JPEG” and any other
combination of upper case and lower case letters (such as
“.Jpg”).

• If a JPEG file name includes any 2-byte character, the unit may
not show the file name correctly.

• If a picture has been saved at greater than 640 x 480 pixel
resolution, it may take some time to display the picture.

• The unit does not suppor t pictures of more than 2400 pixels in
horizontal resolution. Make sure that the horizontal resolution of
the picture is 2400 pixels or less.

To zoom in the picture

1 While in pause mode, press ZOOM -

KARAOKE SOUND.

Pressing ZOOM - KARAOKE SOUND causes the unit to
zoom in on the image.
Each time you press ZOOM - KARAOKE SOUND, the
magnification is doubled (1.8, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 times).

2 Press 5/∞/2/3 to move the zoomed position.

Viewing pictures continuously (slide
show mode)

You can see files (still pictures) one after another automatically.

To start the slide show

Press 3 (SELECT).

The slide show starts from the beginning of the disc.
Each file (still picture) is displayed for approximately 3
seconds.

To stop slide show playback in the middle

Press 7 or MENU.
The TV screen returns to the JPEG CONTROL display.
Pressing 3 (SELECT) resumes slide show playback from the last
picture displayed.

To keep showing the current picture

Press 8 or ENTER.
Pressing 3 (SELECT) resumes the slide show playback.

To select the start point of the slide show

From the JPEG CONTROL display

1 Make sure that the black (cursor) bar is in the

left (group) column.

If it is in the right column, press 2 to move it to the left
column.

2 Press 5/∞ to move the bar to a desired

group.

3 Press 4/¢ to select a desired file.
4 Press 3 (SELECT).

The slide show starts from the specified file.

Direct selection

1 During playback or while stopped, press

RESERVE - TITLE/GROUP.

2 Press the numeric buttons to specify a

desired group number.

To select 5: press 5.
To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.
To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10.

3 Press the numeric buttons to specify a

desired file number.

The unit starts slide show playback from the specified file.
If you do not specify a file, the unit starts slide show playback
from the first file in the group.

Repeat function

In the slide show mode, you can repeat playback of JPEG files in
a group or on the disc.

1 While the JPEG CONTROL display is shown,

press REPEAT - KEY–.

Pressing REPEAT - KEY– switches the repeat mode.

When the repeat mode is turned on, the [ ] indicator lights
in the display window.
The selected repeat mode is shown on the JPEG CONTROL
display.
REPEAT ALL: All files on the inserted discs are repeated.
REPEAT DISC: All files on the current disc are repeated.
REPEAT GROUP:All files in the current group are repeated.
No indication: The repeat mode is off.

2 Press 3 (SELECT) to start repeat playback.

To stop repeat playback

Press 7.
The repeat mode remains active.

To quit repeat playback

Press 7 or MENU while the JPEG CONTROL display is shown,
and press REPEAT - KEY– until the repeat mode indication goes
off.

playback

JPEG disc

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KARAOKE operation

Numeric buttons

Connecting a microphone

Connect a microphone to the MIC jack on the
front panel.

MIC 1/2 level controls

RESERVE-TITLE/GROUP

TV/VIDEO-CANCEL

5/∞/2/3

ENTER

ON SCREEN

7

-KARAOKE

NOTE

TV DVD

KARAOKE

Make sure that the TV - KARAOKE - DVD
switch on the remote control unit is set to
“KARAOKE” when using the karaoke­related buttons for controlling the unit.

3(SELECT)

AUDIO

Preparation

Turning on the KARAOKE function

Press - KARAOKE.

The KARAOKE function turns on, the [KARAOK] indicator
lights up on the display window, and the KARAOKE menu
appears on the TV screen.

TV screen

AUDI O KARAOKE VOCA L ECHO EFFECT KEY CONT

1/1 L + R NORMAL 2 OFF 0

To turn on and off the KARAOKE menu

Press ON SCREEN.
Each time you press ON SCREEN, the KARAOKE menu appears
and disappears, while the KARAOKE function remains active.

To deactivate the KARAOKE function

Press - KARAOKE again.
The KARAOKE function is turned off, and the [KARAOK]
indicator goes off.

NOTES

• During program or random playback, you cannot turn on the
KARAOKE function.

• When an MP3/WMA or JPEG disc is played back, the
KARAOKE function cannot be turned on.

• When the KARAOKE menu is displayed on the TV screen, the
DVD VIDEO disc picture cannot be manipulated with 5/∞/2/3
on the remote control unit.

• The A-B repeat playback cannot be made when the KARAOKE
function is turned on.

MIC 1/2 jacks

To adjust the microphone volume

Turn MIC 1/2 level control(s) on the front panel.
Turning it clockwise raises the level, while turning it counter­clockwise lower the level.

NOTES

• When a DVD VIDEO, SVCD, Video CD or Audio CD disc is
inserted, you can enjoy the input signal from the MIC 1/2 jack(s)
with the DIGITAL OUT jacks.

• When the KARAOKE mode is turned on, “PCM ONLY” is
forcibly applied to the type of the digital output signal,
regardless of the [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] setting in the
[AUDIO] preference (see page 33).

• While playback is stopped temporarily or while a DVD VIDEO
disc is played in reverse slow motion, the input signal from the
MIC jack is not output.

Reserving songs

You can reserve up to 12 songs to play in the desired order.
You may reserve the same song more than once.

Playing back songs reserved

Turn on the KARAOKE function, and proceed as follows:

1 Insert a disc and press RESERVE - TITLE/

GROUP.

The reservation table appears on the TV screen.

2 Press the numeric buttons to specify a disc

number, then press the numeric buttons to
specify a track/title number.

To specify “track 5 of disc 4” : press 4, then 5.
To specify “track 14 of disc 2” : press 2, +10 then 4.
To specify “track 40 of disc 1” : press 1, +10, +10, +10 then

10.

NO Disc Track

15

24

32

43

56

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To correct the reservation

Press 5/∞ to move to the song to be corrected, then press
TV/VIDEO - CANCEL. The song is erased and the subsequent
reserved songs move up.
Pressing 7 clears all the reserved songs.

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3 Press 3 (SELECT).

The unit starts playback of the first reserved song.
The [PRGM] indicator lights up in the display window.
A song which has started playback is deleted from the
reservation table.
After playing back all reserved songs, the unit stops.

KARAOKE operation

Selecting audio

Most KARAOKE discs have the capability of adding a “guide
vocal” or “guide melody” to the KARAOKE accompaniment.

To turn off and on the reservation table

Press RESERVE - TITLE/GROUP to turn off the reservation
table. To turn on the reservation table, for example in order to
check the reservation contents, press RESERVE - TITLE/
GROUP again.

To reserve additional songs

Make sure that points the next to the last song in the
reservation table, and press the numeric buttons to select the
song(s) you want to reserve.

To insert a song to be reserved

Press 5/∞ to move to the position where you want to insert a
song, then press the numeric button to select the song you want
to reserve.

NOTES

• You cannot reserve songs during SVCD/Video CD playback

with PBC. To reserve songs, press 7 before operating the
above.

• If you reserve a song (or picture) recorded on an MP3/WMA or
JPEG disc, this song (picture) will be skipped and the next
programmed song will be played back.

Selecting audio track (AUDIO)

With most DVD VIDEO or SVCD KARAOKE discs, you can
choose an audio track that gives an option such as “with guide
vocal,” “with guide melody” and “accompaniment only.”

Using the KARAOKE menu

See page 26 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu.

1 Press 2/3 to move to [AUDIO].
2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired audio track to

be played back.

Example for DVD VIDEO

Multi audio KARAOKE

1/3

With guide vocal

2/3

3/3

Accompaniment only

Example for SVCD

With guide vocal

1/2

2/2

Accompaniment only

Using the AUDIO button

You can select an audio track without activating the KARAOKE
menu.

NOTE

Before using the AUDIO button, be sure to set the TV ­KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote control unit to “DVD.”

1 Press AUDIO.

The [AUDIO] selection window appears on the TV screen.

AUDIO

1/3

2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired audio track.
3 Press ENTER, or wait until the [AUDIO]

selection window goes off.

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D

ENTER

5/∞/2/3

Example for SVCD, Video CD or Audio CD with
KARAOKE

Stereo audio

L+R

Left channel only

L

Right channel only

R

3D PHONIC-VOCAL

SUBTITLE-ECHO

ZOOM-KARAOKE SOUN

DIMMER-EFFECT

Selecting KARAOKE sound (KARAOKE
SOUND)

Among KARAOKE DVD VIDEO discs, there are “multi-sound
KARAOKE” discs. With such a disc, for example, you can sing
along with the other vocal part recorded on a disc.

Using the KARAOKE menu

See page 26 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu.

NOTES

• When playing back a “multi-sound KARAOKE” disc, [AUDIO]
should be set to [1] (see page 27).

• With a DVD VIDEO disc which does not contain “multi-sound
KARAOKE,” the KARAOKE SOUND cannot be changed.

1 Press 2/3 to move to [KARAOKE].
2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired sound to be

played back.

Example for multi-sound KARAOKE DVD VIDEO

Using the ZOOM - KARAOKE SOUND button

You can select sound without activating the KARAOKE menu.

1 Press ZOOM - KARAOKE SOUND.

The [KARAOKE] selection window appears on the TV
screen.

KARAOKE

L+R

2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired sound.
3 Press ENTER, or wait until the [KARAOKE]

selection window goes off.

Using convenient functions for practicing
KARAOKE (VOCAL)

You can mask a vocal recorded on normal non-KARAOKE discs,
or have the guide vocal replace your voice automatically when
you stop singing.

Using the KARAOKE menu

See page 26 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu.

1 Press 2/3 to move to [VOCAL].
2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired function.

1

With guide vocal (1)

With guide vocal (2)

2

1+2

With guide vocal (1+2)

Only accompaniment

PRO

With guide melody

OFF

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NORMAL MASK REPLACE

[NORMAL]: normal playback.
[MASK]: a vocal recorded on normal non-KARAOKE disc

is masked.

[REPLACE]: the guide vocal automatically replaces your

voice when you stop singing.

KARAOKE operation

Using the 3D PHONIC - VOCAL button

You can select a desired function without activating the
KARAOKE menu.

1 Press 3D PHONIC - VOCAL.

The [VOCAL] selection window appears on the TV screen.

VOCAL

NORMAL

2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired function.
3 Press ENTER, or wait until the [VOCAL]

selection window goes off.

NOTES

• If [KARAOKE] is set to [L] or [R], the “MASK” and “REPLACE”
functions do not work correctly.

• With some materials, such as those recorded in monaural and
sung by multiple voices, the voice may not be satisfactorily
masked.

• When playing back a disc with the multiplex audio or with multi­sound KARAOKE, the guide vocal is not played back at all. With
other discs, the voice may not be satisfactorily masked.

• The “MASK” and “REPLACE” functions may not work with
some SVCD and Video CD discs.

Adding an effect to your voice

You can add various effects to your voice using the echo and
vocal effect functions.

Adding various effects to the vocal (VOCAL
EFFECT)

Using the KARAOKE menu

See page 26 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu.

1 Press 2/3 to move to [EFFECT].
2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired effect.

OFF FLANGER CHORUS

[FLANGER]: adds a wet, metallic sweeping sound to your

voice, similar to some electric guiter sounds.

[CHORUS]: produces a doubling effect on your vocal, as if

another person is singing in unison.

Using the DIMMER - EFFECT button

You can select a desired vocal effect without activating the
KARAOKE menu.

1 Press DIMMER - EFFECT.

The [EFFECT] selection window appears on the TV screen.

EFFECT

OFF

Adding an echo effect (ECHO)

Using the KARAOKE menu

See page 26 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu.

1 Press 2/3 to move to [ECHO].
2 Press 5/∞ to adjust the echo level.

OFF 1 2 3

The higher the number, the stronger the echo effect.

Using the SUBTITLE - ECHO button

You can adjust the echo level without activating the KARAOKE
menu.

1 Press SUBTITLE - ECHO.

The [ECHO] selection window appears on the TV screen.

ECHO

OFF

2 Press 5/∞ to adjust the echo level.
3 Press ENTER, or wait until the [ECHO]

selection window goes off.

2 Press 5/∞ to select the desired effect.
3 Press ENTER, or wait until the [EFFECT]

selection window goes off.

NOTE

If you adjust the echo level after selecting an effect, the effect will
be reset to OFF.

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NOTE

If you select an effect (VOCAL EFFECT) after adjusting the echo
level, the echo level will be reset to OFF.

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NOTES

• The key returns to the normal key after the current song ends.

• You cannot shift the musical key when playing back a disc listed
below:

- Audio CD with DTS

- DVD with DTS

- DVD with MPEG Multichannel

- DVD with 96 kHz linear PCM

ENTER

ANGLE-KEY+

REPEAT-KEY

5/∞/2/3

Shifting the musical key

You can shift the musical key of a song recorded on a disc to fit to
your voice.

Using the KARAOKE menu

See page 26 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu.

1 Press 2/3 to move to [KEY CONT].
2 Press 5 to raise up the key, and ∞ to drop

down the key.

The adjustable range is from –4 to +4.

Using the ANGLE - KEY+ / REPEAT - KEY– buttons

You can shift the musical key without activating the KARAOKE
menu.

1 Press ANGLE - KEY+ or REPEAT - KEY–.

The [KEY CONT] selection window appears on the TV
screen.

KEY CONT

+1

2 Press ANGLE - KEY+ /REPEAT - KEY– to

raise up or drop down the key.

3 Press ENTER, or wait until the [KEY CONT]

selection window goes off.

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OTHERS

5/∞/2/3

CHOICE

ENTER

How to set preferences

1 Press CHOICE.

One of the preference on-screen displays appears on the TV
screen.
You can see four icons at the top right of the on-screen
display for the settings.

: LANGUAGE menu

OTHERS

RESUME

ON SCREEN GUIDE

AUTO STANDBY

AV COMPULINK MODE

PARENTAL LOCK

SELECT

ENTER

ON

ON

OFF

DVD1

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

NOTE

TV DVD

KARAOKE

Make sure that the TV - KARAOKE - DVD
switch on the remote control unit is set to
“DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3 and TV/
VIDEO - CANCEL buttons for controlling
the unit.

Selecting preferences

This section refers to the settings which are already made when
you purchase the unit. Read this section when you want to
connect this unit to a wide-vision TV set, or when you want to
otherwise change the settings according to your preferences and
viewing environment.

About the Preference display

The Preference display consists of the LANGUAGE, PICTURE,
AUDIO and OTHERS setting displays, each having setting items.

LANGUAGE

LANGUAGE

MENU LANGUAGE

AUDIO LANGUAGE

SUBTITLE

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

SELECT

ENTER

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

: PICTURE menu

: AUDIO menu

: OTHERS menu

2 Press 2/3 to select the appropriate icon.

The appropriate display appears on the TV screen.

3 Press 5/∞ to move to select the item you

want to edit.

The color of the selected item changes.

4 Press ENTER.

A pull-down menu appears over the selected item.

LANGUAGE

MENU LANGUAGE

AUDIO LANGUAGE

SUBTITLE

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

SELECT

ENTER

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH
CHINESE
SPANISH

USE 5∞ TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

Selected item

PICTURE

PICTURE

MONITOR TYPE

PICTURE SOURCE

SCREEN SAVER

MP3&WMA/JPEG

SELECT

ENTER

4:3 LB

AUTO

ON

MP3&WMA

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

AUDIO

AUDIO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

ANALOG DOWN MIX

D RANGE CONTROL

OUTPUT LEVEL

SELECT

ENTER

STREAM/PCM

STEREO

NORMAL

STANDARD

USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

5 Press 5/∞ to select from the options then

press ENTER.

The selected option is set.

• For details about each setting, see the following.

To dismiss a preference display

Press CHOICE.

NOTES

• While an MP3/WMA or JPEG disc is inserted, you cannot bring
up any preference display.

• When a preference display is shown on a wide TV screen, the
upper and lower parts of the preference display sometimes may
be cut off. If this happens, adjust the picture size control of the
TV.

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LANGUAGE menu

MENU LANGUAGE

You can select the default menu language to be displayed if it is
contained on a DVD VIDEO disc.

Setting options

ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, ITALIAN,
JAPANESE, language code from AA to ZU

• If the disc does not have a menu in the selected language, the
disc’s default language will be used.

• For details about language codes, see “Appendix B: Table of
languages and their abbreviations” on page 42.

• You cannot change the setting during playback.

AUDIO LANGUAGE

You can select the default audio language to be played if it is
contained on a DVD VIDEO disc.

Setting options

ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, ITALIAN,
JAPANESE, language code from AA to ZU

• If the disc does not have the selected language, the disc’s
default language will be used.

• For details about language codes, see “Appendix B: Table of
languages and their abbreviations” on page 42.

• You cannot change the setting during playback.

SUBTITLE

You can select the default subtitle language to be displayed if it is
contained on a DVD VIDEO disc.

Setting options

OFF, ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN,
ITALIAN, JAPANESE, language code from AA to ZU

• If the disc does not have a subtitle in the selected language, the
disc’s default language will be used.

• For details about language codes, see “Appendix B: Table of
languages and their abbreviations” on page 42.

• You cannot change the setting during playback.

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

You can select the on-screen display language of the unit.

Setting options

ENGLISH, CHINESE, SPANISH

• Some on-screen messages are shown in English regardless of
the setting.

• You cannot change the on-screen language shown on the MP3/
WMA and JPEG displays.

PICTURE menu

MONITOR TYPE

You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play
back DVD VIDEO discs recorded for wide-screen televisions.

Setting options

16:9 NORMAL, 16:9 AUTO, 4:3 LB, 4:3 PS, 16:9 MULTI
NORMAL, 16:9 MULTI AUTO, 4:3 MULTI LB, 4:3 MULTI PS
[16:9 NORMAL] (Wide television screen): select when you

connect the unit to a wide-screen (16:9) TV whose aspect ratio
is fixed to 16:9 (the unit automatically adjusts the screen width
of the output signal correctly when playing back a 4:3 source).
If you play a 4:3 DVD VIDEO source using the [16:9 NORMAL]
mode, the picture character changes slightly due to the process
for converting the picture width.

[16:9 AUTO] (Wide television screen): select when you

connect the unit to a wide-screen (16:9) TV.

[4:3 LB] (Letter Box conversion): select when you connect the

unit to a normal (4:3) TV.
When playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in wide picture
format, the picture is shown with black bars at the top and
bottom.

[4:3 PS] (Pan Scan conversion): select when you connect the

unit to a normal (4:3) TV.
When playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in wide picture
format, the picture is zoomed to fill the screen vertically, and the
left and right sides of the image are chopped off.
Note, however, that the picture will be shown in the 4:3 LB
mode even if you select the 4:3 PS mode depending on the
disc.

[16:9 MULTI NORMAL] [16:9 MULTI AUTO]
[4:3 MULTI LB] [4:3 MULTI PS]: These “MULTI” options should

be selected when you connect the unit to a TV that supports
both the PAL and NTSC systems. If you select one of these
options, the unit outputs a PAL or NTSC video signal according
to the disc, regardless of the NTSC/PAL selector setting.

PICTURE SOURCE

This mode selects whether the content on the disc is processed
by field (video source) or by frame (film source). You can obtain
optimal picture quality according to the source type to be played
back by selecting an appropriate option. This setting is available
for both the interlaced mode and progressive scanning mode.

Setting options

AUTO, FILM, VIDEO(NORMAL), VIDEO(ACTIVE)
[AUTO]: select when playing back a disc containing both video

and film source materials.
The unit recognizes the picture type (film or video source) of the
current disc according to the disc information. Normally, select
this option.

[FILM]: select when playing back a film source disc.
[VIDEO(NORMAL)]: select when playing back a video source

disc with relatively a few movements.

[VIDEO(ACTIVE)]: select when playing back a video source disc

with relatively a lot of movements.

SCREEN SAVER

You can set the screen saver function to ON or OFF. (See page

13.)

Setting options

ON, OFF

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MP3&WMA/JPEG

The unit can play MP3/WMA and JPEG files recorded on a CD­R/CD-RW disc. However, if a disc contains both MP3/WMA and
JPEG files, you can only play files of the type selected in this
menu item.

Setting options

MP3&WMA, JPEG
[MP3&WMA]: when selected, only MP3/WMA files can be played

back.

[JPEG]: when selected, only JPEG files can be played back.

AUDIO menu

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

To connect the unit’s digital output to an external device equipped
with a digital input, this item must be set correctly.
See “Appendix C: Digital output signal chart” on page 42 for
details about the relation between the setting and output signals.

Setting options

PCM ONLY, DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM, STREAM/PCM
[PCM ONLY]: select when you connect the DIGITAL OUT jack of

the unit to the linear PCM digital input of other audio equipment.

[DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM]: select when you connect the digital

input of a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built-in
Dolby Digital decoder.
When this option is selected, playing back a disc recorded by
the MPEG Multichannel format outputs a linear PCM digital
signal.

[STREAM/PCM]: select when you connect the digital input of an

amplifier with a built-in DTS, MPEG Multichannel or Dolby
Digital decoder, or the stand-alone unit of such a decoder.

• With some DVD VIDEO discs that are not fully copy-protected,
a 20 or 24 bit digital signal may be output.

• A signal recorded with the 96 kHz or higher sampling frequency
is output from the DIGITAL OUT jack with the 48 kHz sampling
frequency.

• When playing a DVD VIDEO or Audio CD disc with DTS, use a
DTS decoder to get correct signals from your speakers.

[TV MODE]: select if DVD VIDEO disc sound level is lower than

TV program sound level. Thus you can hear sound at a lower
volume clearly.

OUTPUT LEVEL

This setting allows you to attenuate the level of the signal output
from the unit’s analog AUDIO OUT terminals.

Setting options

STANDARD, LOW

• If the sound output from the speaker is distorted, select [LOW].

OTHERS menu

RESUME

You can select the resume playback mode.
See pages 11 and 12 for details about the resume playback
function.

Setting options

ON, OFF, DISC RESUME
[ON]: when selected, the unit can resume playback of the disc

from the position where playback was last interrupted, if the
disc is still in the disc tray.

[OFF]: when selected, the resume function is deactivated.
[DISC RESUME]: when selected, the unit can resume playback

of the last 30 discs played. The unit retains a memory of the
interrupted positions of the last 30 discs played, even though
they have been removed from the disc tray.

ON SCREEN GUIDE

The unit can display “on-screen guide” icons or characters on the
picture, which show what is happening to the disc or the unit.

Example of “on-screen guide” icons: , ,

Setting options

ON, OFF
[ON]: when selected, the on-screen guide is activated.

ANALOG DOWN MIX

To correctly play the audio on a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with
surround multichannel audio, you must set this item properly
according to your audio system configuration.
(This function does not work when the 3D PHONIC function is
activated.)

Setting options

DOLBY SURROUND, STEREO
[DOLBY SURROUND]: select when listening to multichannel

surround audio with the unit’s analog AUDIO OUT terminals
connected to a surround decoder.

[STEREO]: select when listening to conventional two-channel

stereo audio with the unit’s AUDIO OUT terminals connected to
a stereo amplifier/receiver or television set, or in case you want
to record the audio from a DVD VIDEO disc to MiniDisc,
cassette, etc.

D. RANGE CONTROL

This setting provides optimal audio quality from the analog
AUDIO OUT terminals for listening to DVD VIDEO discs recorded
in Dolby Digital format, at low or middle volume.

Setting options

WIDE RANGE, NORMAL, TV MODE
[WIDE RANGE]: when selected, audio is played back with the

widest dynamic range so that you can enjoy powerful playback
sound.

[NORMAL]: normally, select this option.

AUTO STANDBY

When the unit is stopped for more than 30 minutes or 60 minutes,
the unit enters standby mode automatically.

Setting options

60, 30, OFF

AV COMPULINK MODE

You must set this item correctly to use the AV COMPU LINK
system.

Setting options

DVD1, DVD2, DVD3

• See page 38 for details about the AV COMPU LINK function.

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PARENTAL LOCK

When this option is selected, pressing ENTER on the remote
control unit brings up the PARENTAL LOCK display shown below.
This allows you to restrict children from playing DVD VIDEO
discs.

PARENTAL LOCK

COUNTRY CODE

SET LEVEL

PASSWORD

EXIT

SELECT

ENTER

• See this page for details about the parental lock setting.

Numeric buttons

5/∞

MY

NONE

_ _ _ _

USE 5∞ TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

ENTE

3 While is pointing to [COUNTRY CODE],

press ENTER to bring up the pull-down
menu.

4 Press 5/∞ to select the country code.

Select the code of the country whose standards were used to
rate the DVD VIDEO disc content.
See “Appendix A: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock”
on page 41.

PARENTAL LOCK

SELECT

ENTER

COUNTRY CODE

SET LEVEL

PASSWORD

EXIT

MY

MY
MZ

NONE

NA

_ _ _ _

NC
NE
NF
NG

USE 5∞ TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

5 Press ENTER.

moves to [SET LEVEL].

6 Press ENTER to bring up the pull-down

menu.

In the pull-down menu, [NONE] and levels [8] to [1] are
available.
[NONE] does not restrict playback. Level [1] is the strictest
level. Discs rated higher than the selected level are restricted.

Limiting playback by children

This function restricts playback of DVD VIDEO discs which
contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by
the user. For example, if a movie which includes violent scenes
supports the parental lock feature, such scenes which you do not
want to let children view can be cut or replaced with other
scenes.

To set Parental Lock for the first time

1 Bring up the OTHERS menu.
2 Press 5/∞ to move to select [PARENTAL

LOCK] then press ENTER.

The Parental Lock on-screen display appears on the TV
screen.

PARENTAL LOCK

COUNTRY CODE

SET LEVEL

PASSWORD

EXIT

MY

NONE

_ _ _ _

PARENTAL LOCK

SELECT

ENTER

COUNTRY CODE

SET LEVEL

PASSWORD

EXIT

MY

NONE
8

NONE

7

_ _ _ _

6
5
4
3

USE 5∞ TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

7 Press 5/∞ to select a desired parental lock

level, then press ENTER.

moves to [PASSWORD].

8 Press the numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter a

4-digit password.

PARENTAL LOCK

SELECT

ENTER

COUNTRY CODE

SET LEVEL

PASSWORD

EXIT

MY

NONE

1234

NEW PASSWORD?
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

...

PRESS 0 ~ 9 KEY

9 Press ENTER.

The parental lock feature is set.

moves to [EXIT]. Pressing ENTER again returns to the

[OTHERS] menu of the preference display.

Hint

If you want to change the password at step 8, do it before
pressing ENTER.

SELECT

ENTER

USE 5∞ TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM
TO EXIT, PRESS CHOICE.

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Changing the initial settings

To change the settings

You can change the parental lock settings later.

1 Bring up the OTHERS menu.
2 Press 5/∞ to move to select [PARENTAL

LOCK] and press ENTER.

The parental lock on-screen display appears on the TV
screen.

3 While is pointing to [PASSWORD], press

the numeric buttons to enter your current 4­digit password then press ENTER.

moves to [COUNTRY CODE] if you enter the correct
password.
If you enter a wrong password, “WRONG! RETRY...” appears
on the TV screen, and you cannot go to the next step.
If you forget your password, enter “8888.” The current
password is deleted and you can set a new password.

4 To change the [COUNTRY CODE] or [SET

LEVEL], press ENTER to bring up the
associated pull-down menu when is
pointing to the desired item.

5 Press 5/∞ to select the desired option then

press ENTER.

If you change the country code, you must reselect the
parental lock level.

6 While is pointing to [PASSWORD], press

the numeric buttons to enter a 4-digit
password.

The password entered in this step becomes the new
password. If you want to keep the same password as before,
enter the same password.

7 Press ENTER.

moves to [EXIT]. Pressing ENTER again returns to the
[OTHERS] menu of the preference display.

To temporarily release the Parental Lock

If the parental level is set to a strict value, some discs may not
play at all.
When you insert such a disc and try to play it, the following
parental lock on-screen display appears on the TV screen, asking
you whether you want the parental lock to be temporarily
released or not.

1 Press 5/∞ to move to [TEMPORARY

RELEASE], then press ENTER.

PARENTAL LOCK

TEMPORARY RELEASE

NOT RELEASE

SELECT

ENTER

PASSWORD

_ _ _ _

USE 5∞ TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM

2 Press the numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter

your 4-digit password.

The Parental Lock is released, and the unit starts playback.
If you enter a wrong password, “WRONG! RETRY...” appears
on the TV screen. Enter the correct password.

NOTE

When you enter the wrong password 3 times at step 2 above,
moves to [NOT RELEASE] automatically and 5/∞ do not work.

NOTE

If you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 3
above, moves to [EXIT] automatically and 5/∞ do not work.

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98 0 -

Names of parts and controls

Front panel

12 3456

8

1 STANDBY indicator (8)
2 STANDBY/ON button (8)

3 Disc trays (1 - 5) (9)
4 0 buttons (1 - 5) (9)
5 Disc buttons (1 - 5) (10)
6 Disc indicators (1 - 5) (10)
7 MIC 1/2 jacks (26)
8 MIC 1/2 level controls (26)

Display window

2 31 5 6 74

1 Audio format indicators
2 Disc indicator
3 Karaoke indicator
4 Group/title/track/chapter indicators
5 Repeat mode indicator
6 Program/random indicators

97 0 - = ~ ! @ #

9 Remote sensor (6)
0 PROGRESSIVE indicator (4)

- Display window (see the illustration below)
= 4 button (12, 13)
~ ¢ button (12, 13)
! 7 button (10, 11)
@ 3 button (10, 12)
# 8 button (11, 12)

7 Total time/remaining time indicators
8 3D (3D PHONIC) indicator
9 3(play) / 8(pause) indicators
0 Resume indicator

- Multi-information window

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1 DISC SELECT button (10)
2 OPEN/CLOSE button (9)
3 Numeric buttons
4 RETURN button (14)
5 TOP MENU button (14)
6 Cursor selection (5 Up, ∞ Down) - CH (+/–) buttons
7 Cursor selection (2 Left, 3 Right) - VOL (+/–) buttons
8 CHOICE button (9, 31)
9 4/PREVIOUS button (12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 25)
0 7/CLEAR button (11, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24)

- 3/SELECT button (10, 12, 22, 25, 27)
= 1/SLOW– button (12, 13)

~ - KARAOKE button (13, 26)
! 3D PHONIC - VOCAL button (20, 29)
@ ANGLE - KEY+ button (18, 30)
# REPEAT - KEY– button (17, 23, 25, 30)
$ SUBTITLE - ECHO button (18, 29)

% Infrared signal window (6)
^ TV - KARAOKE - DVD switch (7, 8, 14, 22, 24, 31)

& TV STANDBY/ON button (7)
* DVD STANDBY/ON button (8)

( TV/VIDEO - CANCEL button (7, 15)
) RESERVE - TITLE/GROUP button (14, 23, 25, 26)
_ MENU button (14, 24, 25)
+ ENTER button
¡ ON SCREEN button (11, 14, 17, 20)

¢/NEXT button (12, 13, 22, 23, 24, 25)

£ 8 button (11, 22, 25)
¢ ¡/SLOW+ button (12, 13)

ZOOM - KARAOKE SOUND button (19, 25, 28)
VFP - PROGRESSIVE SCAN button (4, 19)
AUDIO button (18, 27)
AMP VOL +/– buttons (7)
DIMMER - EFFECT button (9, 29)

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AV COMPU LINK remote control
system

The JVC AV COMPU LINK system allows you to enjoy video or
audio with the simplest operation. If your video/audio unit (such
as a DVD unit, CD unit and VCR) and TV or/and amplifier/
receiver support the JVC AV COMPU LINK system and are tied
with the JVC AV COMPU LINK cable(s), simply starting the unit
will automatically make all necessary settings on the TV and/or
amplifier/receiver to allow you to enjoy the playback.

Connection and setup

Using an AV COMPU LINK cable, connect the AV COMPU LINK
terminals of each component to one another.

• The unit’s AV COMPU LINK setting is controlled using the
OTHERS menu in the preference display. See page 33.

• For information on the connection between a TV and a receiver,
refer to the receiver’s instructions.

To AV COMPU LINK (ll, EX or lll)

TV

To AV COMPU LINK
(ll, EX or lll)

TV

• If you connect the unit to a TV and receiver via AV COMPU
LINK, set the unit’s AV COMPU LINK setting to DVD1.

IMPORTANT!

When you make video connection between the unit and another
device (such as a receiver and TV) via the composite, S-video or
component jacks, as well as AV COMPU LINK connection, see
also the instruction manual of the other device.

Receiver

To AV COMPU
LINK

The unit

Notes for connection

• If you connect the unit to a receiver via AV COMPU LINK in a
system including a Dolby Digital decoder, some functions may
not be performed automatically.

• Connect the AUDIO OUT jacks of the unit to the audio input
jacks of a receiver indicating “DVD.” Otherwise, the system will
not work correctly.

• There may be no description about connections to the unit in
the instruction manual of a TV or VCR. However, a TV or VCR
with AV COMPU LINK terminals indicating “II,” “EX” or “III” can
be connected to the unit.

The unit

• If you connect the unit to a TV via AV COMPU LINK, set the
unit’s AV COMPU LINK setting as follows.

- When connecting to the VIDEO-1 input terminal of the TV:

DVD 2

- When connecting to the VIDEO-2 input terminal of the TV:

DVD 3

To AV COMPU LINK
(ll, EX or lll)

TV

• If you connect the unit to a TV and VCR via AV COMPU LINK,
set the VCR’s Remote Control Code and the unit’s AV COMPU
LINK setting as follows.

- When connecting to the VIDEO-1 input terminal of the TV:

The unit’s AV COMPU LINK setting: DVD2
VCR’s Remote Control Code: B

- When connecting to the VIDEO-2 input terminal of the TV:

The unit’s AV COMPU LINK setting: DVD3
VCR’s Remote Control Code: A

The unit

To AV COMPU LINK

VCR

Operation

The JVC AV COMPU LINK system allows you to enjoy video and/
or audio by simply pressing Play on the source component (the
component which plays back the video or audio, such as a DVD
unit or VCR). You do not even have to switch on power on the TV
or receiver.

1 Turn on the main power of the TV.
2 Insert a disc (or tape) into the source

component.

3 Press 3 of the source component.

The following actions are performed automatically:

• Turning on the TV power.

• Setting the source of the TV to the external input (VIDEO-1 or
VIDEO-2).

• Turning on receiver power.

• Setting the source of the receiver to the component which has
started playback.

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Troubleshooting

Power

Power does not come on.

\ Power plug is not inserted securely. Plug in securely.

Operation

“REGION CODE ERROR!” is shown on the TV screen.

\ Region code of the inserted disc does not match the unit.

Check the region code of the disc printed on the disc jacket.

Operation is not possible.

\ Microcomputer malfunction due to lightning or static electricity.

Turn off the power and unplug the power cord, then connect
the power cord again.

\ Moisture condensation caused by a sudden change of

temperature or humidity. Turn off the power, then turn it on a
few hours later.

\ The disc does not allow the operation, or an unplayable disc is

inserted. Check and replace the disc (see page 2).

[LOCK] is displayed on the display window and the disc tray
does not open.

\ When you press 0 for the disc tray 1 while pressing down 7

on the unit in standby mode, the tray lock function is activated.
The disc trays cannot be opened or closed in this status. To
release this status, press 0 for the disc tray 1 while pressing
down 7 on the unit in standby mode.

Picture

Picture is noisy.

\ The unit is connected to a VCR directly and the copyguard

function is activated. Connect the unit so that the picture
signal flows directly to the TV.

\ With some discs, the picture may be blurred when [PICTURE

SOURCE] is set to [FILM] or [AUTO]. Set [PICTURE
SOURCE] to [VIDEO (NORMAL)] or [VIDEO (ACTIVE)].

Picture is distorted when using COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or
S-VIDEO output jack(s).

\ Both the component connection and S-video connection are

made. Disconnect the unused one.

No picture is displayed on the TV screen or the screen is
blurred or divided into two parts.

\ The unit is in the progressive scanning mode though it is

connected to a TV via the VIDEO or S-VIDEO jack. Set the
525i/525p/REMOTE selector on the rear panel to “525i,” or set
it to “REMOTE” and make the Progressive scanning mode
inactive by using the VFP - PROGRESSIVE SCAN button
(see page 4).

MP3/WMA

No sound comes out.

\ MP3/WMA disc is recorded with the “packet writing (UDF

format).” It cannot be played.

Files (tracks) are not played in the recorded order.

\ This unit plays the files in the alphabetic order. So, the

playback order can vary.

WMA files cannot be played back.

\ The file is copy protected.
\ The file is recorded with a bit rate under 48 kbps. The unit

does not support such WMA files.

JPEG

No picture is played back, or the screen turns black.

\ Format of the files is not the baseline JPEG. The unit supports

only the baseline JPEG format.

The preference display cannot be turned on.

\ You cannot turn on the preference display when a JPEG disc

is inserted.

KARAOKE

The KARAOKE function cannot be turned on.

\ You cannot turn on the KARAOKE function while playing back

an MP3/WMA disc.

The musical key cannot be shifted.

\ You cannot shift the musical key when playing back an Audio

CD with DTS, or a DVD with DTS, MPEG Multichannel or 96
kHz linear PCM.

The multichannel playback cannot be made.

\ The KARAOKE function is turned on.

Audio

DVD VIDEO disc playback sound level is lower than TV
broadcast sound level.

\ Set the [D.RANGE CONTROL] preference to [TV MODE] (see

page 33).

Analog audio output is distorted.

\ Set the [OUTPUT LEVEL] preference to [LOW] (see page 33).

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Specifications

Specifications and appearance are subject to change without
prior notice.

General

Readable discs DVD VIDEO, DVD-R (Video format), DVD-

Video format NTSC 525i (Interlaced scan)/525p

Other

Power requirements

Power consumption

Mass 4.4 kg
Dimensions (W × H × D)

Video outputs

COMPONENT (pin jacks)

VIDEO OUT (pin jack)

S-VIDEO OUT (S jack)

Horizontal resolution

RW (Video format), SVCD, Video CD, Audio
CD (CD-DA), MP3/WMA format, JPEG, CD­R/RW (CD-DA, SVCD, Video CD, MP3/WMA
format, JPEG)

(Progressive scan) selectable

PAL Interlaced scan

AC 110 V-240 V , 50 Hz/60 Hz
(Only for Australia model: AC 240 V ,
50 Hz)

12 W (POWER ON), 1.0 W (STANDBY
mode)

435 mm × 83 mm × 322 mm

Y Output: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)

B/PR Output: 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

P

1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Y Output: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)
C Output: 286 mVp-p (75 Ω)

500 lines or more

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

• “DTS” is a trademark of Digital Theater Systems, inc.

Audio input

MIC 1/2 4 mVrms (8.2 kΩ)

Audio outputs

ANALOG OUT (pin jack)

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

2.0 Vrms (10 kΩ)

0.5 Vp-p (75 Ω termination)

–21 dBm to –15 dBm (peak)

Audio characteristics

Frequency response

Dynamic range 16 bit: More than 98 dB

Wow and flutter Unmeasurable (less than ± 0.002%)
Total harmonic distortion

CD (sampling frequency 44.1 kHz):

2 Hz to 20 kHz

DVD (sampling frequency 48 kHz):

2 Hz to 22 kHz
(4 Hz to 20 kHz for DTS and Dolby
Digital bitstream signals)

DVD (sampling frequency 96 kHz)

2 Hz to 44 kHz

20/24 bit: More than 100 dB

less than 0.006%

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Appendix A: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock

AD Andorra

AE United Arab Emirates

AF Afghanistan

AG Antigua and Barbuda

AI Anguilla

AL Albania

AM Armenia

AN Netherlands Antilles

AO Angola

AQ Antarctica

AR Argentina

AS American Samoa

AT Austria

AU Australia

AW Ar uba

AZ Azerbaijan

BA Bosnia and Herzegovina

BB Barbados

BD Bangladesh

BE Belgium

BF Burkina Faso

BG Bulgaria

BH Bahrain

BI Burundi

BJ Benin

BM Bermuda

BN Brunei Darussalam

BO Bolivia

BR Brazil

BS Bahamas

BT Bhutan

BV Bouvet Island

BW Botswana

BY Belarus

BZ Belize

CA Canada

CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands

CF Central African Republic

CG Congo

CH Switzerland

CI Côte d’Ivoire

CK Cook Islands

CL Chile

CM Cameroon

CN China

CO Colombia

CR Costa Rica

CU Cuba

CV Cape Verde

CX Christmas Island

CY Cyprus

CZ Czech Republic

DE Germany

DJ Djibouti

DK Denmark

DM Dominica

DO Dominican Republic

DZ Algeria

EC Ecuador

EE Estonia

EG Egypt

EH Western Sahara

ER Eritrea

ES Spain

ET Ethiopia

FI Finland

FJ Fiji

FK Falkland Islands

FM Micronesia (Federated

States of)

FO Faroe Islands

FR France

FX France, Metropolitan

GA Gabon

GB United Kingdom

GD Grenada

GE Georgia

GF French Guiana

GH Ghana

GI Gibraltar

GL Greenland

GM Gambia

GN Guinea

GP Guadeloupe

GQ Equatorial Guinea

GR Greece

GS South Georgia and the

South Sandwich

GT Guatemala

GU Guam

GW Guinea-Bissau

GY Guyana

HK Hong Kong

HM Heard Island and

McDonald Islands

HN Honduras

HR Croatia

HT Haiti

HU Hungary

ID Indonesia

IE Ireland

IL Israel

IN India

IO British Indian Ocean

Te rr i t o ry

IQ Iraq

IR Iran (Islamic Republic of)

IS Iceland

IT Italy

JM Jamaica

JO Jordan

JP Japan

KE Kenya

KG Kyrgyzstan

KH Cambodia

KI Kiribati

KM Comoros

KN Saint Kitts and Nevis

KP Korea, Democratic

People's Republic of

KR Korea, Republic of

KW Kuwait

KY Cayman Islands

KZ Kazakhstan

LA Lao People's Democratic

Republic

LB Lebanon

LC Saint Lucia

LI Liechtenstein

LK Sri Lanka

LR Liberia

LS Lesotho

LT Lithuania

LU Luxembourg

LV Lat v i a

LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

MA Morocco

MC Monaco

MD Moldova, Republic of

MG Madagascar

MH Marshall Islands

ML Mali

MM Myanmar

MN Mongolia

MO Macau

MP Northern Mariana Islands

MQ Martinique

MR Mauritania

MS Montserrat

MT Malta

MU Mauritius

MV Maldives

MW Malawi

MX Mexico

MY Malaysia

MZ Mozambique

NA Namibia

NC New Caledonia

NE Niger

NF Norfolk Island

NG Nigeria

NI Nicaragua

NL Netherlands

NO Norway

NP Nepal

NR Nauru

NU Niue

NZ New Zealand

OM Oman

PA Panama

PE Peru

PF French Polynesia

PG Papua New Guinea

PH Philippines

PK Pakistan

PL Poland

PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon

PN Pitcairn

PR Puerto Rico

PT Portugal

PW Palau

PY Paraguay

QA Qatar

RE Réunion

RO Romania

RU Russian Federation

RW Rwanda

SA Saudi Arabia

SB Solomon Islands

SC Seychelles

SD Sudan

(for page 34)

SE Sweden

SG Singapore

SH Saint Helena

SI Slovenia

SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen

SK Slovakia

SL Sierra Leone

SM San Marino

SN Senegal

SO Somalia

SR Suriname

ST Sao Tome and Principe

SV El Salvador

SY Syrian Arab Republic

SZ Swaziland

TC Turks and Caicos Islands

TD Chad

TF French Southern

Territories

TG Togo

TH Thailand

TJ Tajikistan

TK Tokelau

TM Turkmenistan

TN Tunisia

TO Tonga

TP East Timor

TR Turkey

TT Trinidad and Tobago

TV Tuvalu

TW Taiwan

TZ Tanzania, United Republic

of

UA Ukraine

UG Uganda

UM United States Minor

Outlying Islands

US United States

UY Uruguay

UZ Uzbekistan

VA Vatican City State (Holy

See)

VC Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines

VE Venezuela

VG Virgin Islands (British)

VI Virgin Islands (U.S.)

VN Vietnam

VU Vanuatu

WF Wallis and Futuna Islands

WS Samoa

YE Yemen

YT Mayotte

YU Yugoslavia

ZA South Africa

ZM Zambia

ZR Zaire

ZW Zimbabwe

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Appendix B: Table of languages and their abbreviations

AA Afar FA Persian KM Cambodian OM (Afan) Oromo SU Sundanese

AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KN Kannada OR Oriya SV Swedish

AF Afrikaans FJ Fiji KO Korean (KOR) PA Panjabi SW Swahili

AM Ameharic FO Faroese KS Kashmiri PL Polish TA Tamil

AR Arabic FY Frisian KU Kurdish PS Pashto, Pushto TE Telugu

AS Assamese GA Irish KY Kirghiz PT Portuguese TG Tajik

AY Aymara GD Scots Gaelic LA Latin QU Quechua TH Thai

AZ Azerbaijani GL Galician LN Lingala RM Rhaeto-Romance TI Tigrinya

BA Bashkir GN Guarani LO Laothian RN Kirundi TK Turkmen

BE Byelorussian GU Gujarati LT Lithuanian RO Rumanian TL Tagalog

BG Bulgarian HA Hausa LV Latvian, Lettish RU Russian TN Setswana

BH Bihari HI Hindi MG Malagasy RW Kinyarwanda TO Tongan

BI Bislama HR Croatian MI Maori SA Sanskrit TR Turkish

BN Bengali, Bangla HU Hungarian MK Macedonian SD Sindhi TS Tsonga

BO Tibetan HY Armenian ML Malayalam SG Sangho TT Tatar

BR Breton IA Interlingua MN Mongolian SH Serbo-Croatian TW Twi

CA Catalan IE Interlingue MO Moldavian SI Singhalese UK Ukrainian

CO Corsican IK Inupiak MR Marathi SK Slovak UR Urdu

CS Czech IN Indonesian MS Malay (MAY) SL Slovenian UZ Uzbek

CY Welsh IS Icelandic MT Maltese SM Samoan VI Vietnamese

DA Danish IW Hebrew MY Burmese SN Shona VO Volapuk

DZ Bhutani JI Yiddish NA Nauru SO Somali WO Wolof

EL Greek JW Javanese NE Nepali SQ Albanian XH Xhosa

EO Esperanto KA Georgian NL Dutch SR Serbian YO Yoruba

ET Estonian KK Kazakh NO Norwegian SS Siswati ZU Zulu

EU Basque KL Greenlandic OC Occitan ST Sesotho

(for pages 18 and 32 )

Appendix C: Digital output signal chart

Disc type

PCM ONLY DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM STREAM/PCM

DVD with 48/44.1 kHz, 16/20/24 bit
linear PCM

DVD with 96 kHz, 16/22/24 bit
linear PCM

DVD with DTS 48kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM DTS bitstream

DVD with Dolby Digital 48 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM Dolby Digital bitstream

DVD with MPEG Multichannel 48 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM MPEG bitstream

SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD 44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM

Audio CD with DTS 48kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM DTS bitstream

CD-R/RW with MP3/WMA No output

Any disc with KARAOKE mode 48/44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM

48/44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM

48kHz, 16 bit, stereo linear PCM (Down sampling)

Output

(for page 33)

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Additional information

525i/525p

Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning format of an
image signal. 525i indicates 525 scanning lines with interlace
format, and 525p indicates 525 scanning lines with progressive
format.

Aspect ratio

A ratio which defines the shape of the rectangular picture in a TV.
It is the width of the picture relative to the height. A conventional
TV picture is 4:3 in aspect ratio.

Bitstream

The digital form of multichannel audio data (e.g., 5.1-channel)
before it is decoded into its various channels.

Chapter/title

Chapter is the smallest division and title is the largest division on
DVD VIDEO. A chapter is a division of a title and similar to a track
for Video CD or Audio CD.

Component video

Video signals with three channels of separate information that
makes up the picture. There are some types of component video,
such as R/G/B and Y/C

Composite video

A single video signal commonly used in most consumer video
products that contains all luminance, color, and synchronization
information.

Dolby Digital (AC3)

A six-channel system consisting of left, center, right, left rear,
right rear and LFE (Low-Frequency Effect channel, for use with a
sub-woofer) channels. All processing is done in the digital
domain. Not all Dolby Digital discs contain six (5.1) channels of
information.

Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic

Dolby Surround records four channels of front and rear audio in
two channels in a way that allows a decoder to recover the
original four channels for playback. Because the audio is
recorded in two channels, it can be played back naturally by a
two-channel stereo system.
Dolby Pro Logic introduces directional circuits in decoder-side
processing (increasing the level of specific channels and lowering
the level of silent channels) for greater spatial perspective, and
adds a center speaker used primarily for dialog. The result is
enhanced channel separation.

Down-mix

Internal stereo mix of multichannel surround audio by a DVD unit.
The down-mix signals are output from stereo output connectors.

DTS

A Digital Surround audio encoding format configured with six
(5.1) channels, similar to Dolby Digital. It requires a decoder,
either in the unit or in an external receiver. DTS stands for Digital
Theater Systems.
Not all DTS discs contain six (5.1) channels of information.

Dynamic range

The difference between the loudest and softest sounds.

Interlaced scanning

In a conventional video system, a picture is shown on the display
monitor in between lines of two halves. The Interlaced scanning
system places lines of the second half of the picture in-between
lines of the first half of the picture.

B(PB)/CR(PR).

JPEG

A popular file format for still image compression and storage.
JPEG stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group.
There are three sub-types of the JPEG format as follows.

• baseline JPEG: used for digital cameras, the web, etc.

• progressive JPEG: used for the web

• lossless JPEG: an old type, rarely used now

Linear PCM audio

PCM stands for “pulse code modulation.” Linear PCM is the usual
method for digitally encoding audio without compression, and is
used for the audio tracks on DVD VIDEO discs, Audio CDs, etc.

MP3

MP3 is an audio data compression format, which stands for
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3. Using MP3, you can achieve a data
reduction of about 1:10.

MPEG

A family of Standards for compressing audio-visual information.
“MPEG” standards include MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4.
Video CD and MP3 are based on MPEG-1, while DVD is based
on MPEG-2. MPEG stands for Moving Picture coding Experts
Group.

MPEG Multichannel

This feature expands the 5.1 channel audio format recorded on
the disc to a 7.1 channel format. The further expansion of the 5.1
channel audio makes it easy for you to reproduce the movie
theater experience in your own home.

NTSC (National television system committee)

A black and white and color TV system format used in the U.S.A.,
Canada, Mexico and Japan.

PAL (Phase Alternation by Line)

A color TV system format used extensively in Western Europe.

PBC

PBC stands for “Playback control” and is a method of controlling
disc play for Video CDs (VCD). You are able to interact with the
disc through menus.

Progressive scanning

Progressive scanning displays all the horizontal lines of a picture
at one time, as a single frame. A progressive scanning DVD unit
converts the interlaced (525i) video from DVD into progressive
(525p) format for connection to a progressive display. It
dramatically increases the vertical resolution.

S-video

A video signal which improves picture quality over standard
composite connections. Used on Super VHS, DVD, high end TV
monitors, etc.

Tra ck

The smallest division on SVCD, Video CD and Audio CD discs.

WMA

WMA is an abbreviation of “Windows Media Audio,” and is an
audio data compression format developed by Microsoft
Corporation. Sound quality of data compressed using WMA is
the same as that of MP3, though the WMA file size is smaller
than that of MP3.

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