Kodak MDV 300 User Manual

MDV300

ProgressiveScan DVD-VideoPlayer

Owner’smanual

DVDPlayer

SAFETYINFORMATION

TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREANDELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHISUNITTO RAINORMOISTURE.

10.

CAUTION

riskoffireandelectricshock,do

theunit.Referservicingonlytoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

Thelightningflashwitharrowheadsymbol,withinanequilateral triangle,isintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofuninsulated "dangerousvoltage"withinproduct'senclosurethatmaybeof sufficientmagnitudetoconstituteariskofelectricshock.

Theexclamationpointwithinanequilateraltriangleisintendedto alerttheusertothepresenceofimportantoperationandservicing instructionsintheliteratureaccompanyingtheappliance.

WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DO NOTEXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.

CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDEBLADEOF PLUGTOWIDESLOT,FULLYINSERT.

notremovethecover(orback)of

: Toreducethe

IMPORTANTSAFEGUARDS

Inadditiontothecarefulattentiondevotedtoqualitystandards inthemanufactureofyourvideoproduct,safetyisamajorfactor inthedesignofeveryinstrument.However,safetyisyour responsibility,too.Thissheetlistsimportantinformationthatwill helptoassureyourenjoymentandproperuseofthevideo productandaccessoryequipment.Pleasereadthemcarefully beforeoperationandusingyourvideoproduct.

Installation

1.

ReadandFollowInstructions-Allthesafetyandoperationinstructions shouldbereadbeforethevideoproductisoperated.Followall operatinginstructions.

RetainInstructions-Thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbe

2.

retainedforfuturereference.

3.

HeedallWarnings-Complywithallwarningsonthevideoproductandin theoperatinginstructions.

4.

Polarization-Thisvideoproductisequippedwithapolarizedalternating

-currentlineplug.Thisplugwillfitintothepoweroutlet,tryreversing theplug.Iftheplugstillfailstofit,contactyourelectriciantoreplace yourobsoleteoutlet.Topreventelectricshock,donotusethispolarized plugwithanextensioncord,receptacle,orotheroutletunlessthe bladescanbefullyinsertedwithoutbladeexposure.Ifyouneedan extensioncord,useapolarizedcord.

PowerSources-Thisvideoproductshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthe

5.

typeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarkinglabel.Ifyouarenotsure ofthetypeofpowersupplytoyourhome,consultyourvideodealeror localpowercompany.Forvideoproductsintendedtooperatefrom batterypower,orothersources,refertotheoperatinginstructions.

6.

Overloading-Donotoverloadwalloutletsorextensioncordsasthiscan resultinariskoffireorelectricshock.OverloadedACoutlets,extension cords,frayedpowercords,damagedorcrackedwireinsulation,and brokenplugsaredangerous,Theymayresultinashockorfirehazard. Periodicallyexaminethecord,andifitsappearanceindicateddamage ordeterioratedinsulation,haveitreplacedbyyourservicetechnician.

Power-CordProtection-Power-supplycordsshouldberoutedsothat

7.

theyarenotlikelytobewalkedonorpinchedbyitemsplaceduponor againstthem,payingparticularattentiontocordsatplugs,convenience receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromthevideoproduct.

Ventilation-Slotsandopeningsinthecaseareprovidedforventilation

8.

toensurereliableoperationofthevideoproductandtoprotectitfrom overheating.Theseopeningsmustnottheblockedorcovered.The openingsshouldneverbeblockedbyplacingthevideoproductona bed,sofa,rug,orheatregister.Thisvideoproductshouldnotbeplaced inabuilt-ininstallationsuchasabookcaseorrack,unlessproper ventilationisprovidedorthevideoproductmanufacturer'sinstructions havebeenfollowed.

Attachments-Donotuseattachmentsunlessrecommendedbythe

9.

videoproductmanufacturerastheymaycausehazards.

WaterandMoisture-donotusethisvideoproductnearwaterforexample, nearabathtub,washbowl,kitchensinkorlaundrytub,inawetbasement, ornearaswimmingpoolandthelike.Caution:Maintainelectricalsafety. Powerlineoperatedequipmentoraccessoriesconnectedtothisunitshould bearsafetycertificationmarkontheaccessoryitselfandshouldnotbe modifiedsoastodefeatthesafetyfeatures.Thiswillhelpavoidanydanger andshouldnotbemodifiedsoastodefeatthesafetyfeatures.Thiswillhelp avoidanypotentialhazardfromelectricalshockorfire.Ifindoubt,contact qualifiedservicepersonnel.

11.

Accessories-Donotplacethisvideoproductonanunstablecart,stand, tripod,bracket,ortable.Thevideoproductmayfall,causingseriousinjury toachildoradultaswellasseriousdamagetothevideoproduct.Usethis videoproductonlywithacart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablerecommended bythemanufacturer'sorsoldwiththevideoproduct.Anymountingofthe productshouldfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructionsanduseofamounting accessoryrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

12..

Avideoproductandcartcombinationshouldbemovedwithcare. Quick stops,excessiveforce,andunevensurfacesmaycausethevideoproduct andcartcombinationtooverturn.

NotetoCATVsysteminstaller

ThisreminderisprovidedtocalltheCATVsysteminstaller'sattentionto Section820-40oftheNECwhichprovidesguidelinesforpropergrounding and,inparticular,specifiesthatthecablegroundshallbeconnectedtothe groundingsystemofthebuilding,asclosetothepointofcableentryas practical.

OutdoorAntennaGrounding-Ifanoutsideantennaorcablesystemis

13.

connectedtothevideoproduct,besuretheantennaorcablesystemis groundedsoastoprovidesomeprotectionagainstvoltagesurgesand built-upstaticcharges.Section810oftheNationalElectricalCode, ANSI/NFPANo.70-1984(Section54ofCanadianElectricalCode,Part1) providesinformationwithrespecttopropergroundingofthemastand supportingstructure,groundingofthelead-inwiretoanantenna-discharge unit,connectiontogroundingelectrodes,andrequirementsforthe groundingelectrode.

PowerLines-Anoutsideantennasystemshouldnotbelocatedinthe

14.

vicinityofoverheadpowerlines,otherelectriclightorpowercircuits,or whereitcanfallintosuchpowerlinesorcircuits.Wheninstallinganoutside antennasystem,extremecareshouldbetakentokeepfromtouchingor approachingsuchpowerlinesorcircuits,ascontactwiththemmightbe fatal.Installinganoutdoorantennacanbehazardousandshouldbelefttoa professionalantennainstaller.

Use

Cleaning-Unplugthisvideoproductfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.

15.

Donotuseliquidcleanersoraerosolcleaners.Useadampclothforcleaning. Objectsthatmaytouchdangerousvoltagepointsor"short-out"partscouldresult

16.

inafireorelectricshock.Neverspillliquidofanykindonthevideoproduct. Lightning-Foraddedprotectionforthisvideoproductduringalightningstorm,or

17.

whenitisleftunattendedandunusedforlongperiodsoftime,unplugitfromthe walloutletanddisconnecttheantennaorcablesystem.Thiswillpreventdamage tothevideoproductduetolightningandpowerlinesurges.

Service

Servicing-Donotattempttoservicethisvideoproductyourself,asopeningor

18.

removingcoversmayexposeyoutodangerousvoltageorotherhazards.Referall servicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

ConditionsRequiringService-Unplugthisvideoproductfromthewalloutletand

19.

referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnelunderthefollowingconditions: A.Whenthepower-supplycordorplugisdamaged. B.Ifliquidhasbeenspilled,orobjectshavefallenintothevideoproduct. C.Ifthevideoproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater. D.Ifthevideodoesnotoperatenormallybyfollowingtheoperatinginstructions.

Adjustonlythosecontrolsthatarecoveredbyoperatinginstructions. Improperadjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamageandwilloften requireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechniciantorestorethevideoproduct

toitsnormaloperation. E.Ifthevideoproducthasbeendroppedorcabinethasbeendamaged. F.Whenthevideoproductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance-this

indicatesaneedforservice. ReplacementParts-Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,havetheservice

20.

technicianverifythatthereplacementsheuseshavethesamesafety characteristicsastheoriginalparts.Useofreplacementsspecifiedbythevideo productmanufacturercanpreventfire,electricshock,orotherhazards.

21.

SafetyCheck-Uponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairstothisvideoproduct,ask theservicetechniciantoperformsafetychecksrecommendedbythe manufacturertodeterminethatthevideoproductisinsafeoperatingcondition.

22.

WallorCeilingMounting-Theproductshouldbemountedtoawallorceilingonly asrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

23.

Heat-Theproductshouldbesituatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators, heatregisters,stoves,orotherproducts(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

FEATURES CONTENTS

DVD,CD,VCD,SVCDMP3,WMA, PictureCDcompatible CD-R,CD-RWcapable DVD-R,DVD+Rcapable

TVformat:

PAL/NTSCcolorsystem 4:3/16:9screenformatselect

Videooutput:

CompositeVideooutput S-Videooutput YPbPr(component)interlacedscanoutput YPbPrprogressivescanoutput

Audiooutput:

Down-mixstereooutput DolbyDigital5.1decodedoutput DolbyDigitaldigitaloutput DTSdigitaloutput

WARNING IMPORTANTNOTICE FEATURES ESSENTIALSETUP 1-2

INTRODUCTION

AboutDVD AboutMP3 Abouttheplayer

Frontpanel Rearpanel Remotecontrol

SYSTEMCONNECTION

ConnectingtoaTVset ConnectingtoProgressiveTV Connectingtostereoamplifier Connectingtodigitalamplifier Connectingto5.1readyamplifier

Page

3-4 5

6 6 7

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DVDfeatures:

MultiSubtitleselect MultiLanguageselect MultiAngleselect

Otherfeatures:

Onscreendisplaymenu Videoequalizer 6speakersetupandpinknoisetest Digitalzooming Fastscanforward/backward Slowmotion Childlock Autoscreensaver

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories. Dolbyandthedouble-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolby Laboratories.ConfidentialUnpublishedWorks.

C

1992-1997DolbyLaboratories.

Allrightsreserved.

Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotectiontechnologythatis protectedbymethodclaimsofcertainU.S.patentsandother intellectualpropertyrightsownedbyMacrovisionCorporationand otherrightsowners.Useofthiscopyrightprotectiontechnology mustbeauthorizedbyMacrovisionCorporation,andisintended forhomeandotherlimitedviewingusesonlyunlessotherwise authorizedbyMacrovisionCorporation.Reverseengineeringor disassemblyisprohibited.

Theplayerhasbuiltincopyright protectiontechnologythat preventscopyingfromaDVD disctoanymedia.

GETTINGSTARTED

Playadisc OSD-DVD OSD-VCD/CD MP3mode KodakPicturemode

FUNCTIONBUTTONS

SETUPMENU SMARTMY-LINK MYRYADA/VREMOTES

TROUBLESHOOTING

SPECIFICATIONS

11 12 12 13 14

15-21

22-24 25 26

27-28

29-30

Ifavideorecorderisconnectedto theplayer,thevideooutputimage willbedistortedduringrecording.

ESSENTIALSETUP

Videooutputs

Theplayerisequippedwiththefollowingvideooutputports:

Interlacedscanoutput: Progressivescanoutput:

DEFAULT

Thefactorydefaultvideooutput settingisS-Video(interlacedscan)

Compositevideo(CVBS),S-Video,YPbPr,SCART

YPbPr

Inthismodetheactivevideooutputportsare: Compositevideo(CVBS)andS-Video.

Tochangethevideooutputsetting,afterthesystem connectioniscompleted(see"SYSTEM CONNECTION"),followthesesteps:

InSTOPmode,pressbutton,

1

setupmenuappears.

2 3 4

RIGHT

Pressbuttonhighlight"Video"icon. Pressbutton,sub-menuappears.ENTER Highlight"InterlaceOut"icon,press

SETUP

ENTER

button,submenuappears. Highlight“S-Video”,"YCbCr"or“RGB”asdesired

5

andpressbutton.. Pressbuttontoquit.

6

ENTER

SETUP

Oncethevideo“InterlaceOut”hasbeensetusing thisprocedure,theactivevideooutputportsareas showninthetablebelow:

IMPORTANTNOTE

1

Thecompositevideo(CVBS)output isactiveinallthreevideooutput settings.AlwaysconnecttheCVBS signaltotheTVifanyproblemis experiencedwithobtaininga picture.

2

WhenProgressiveScanhasbeen selected,nosignalwillbesentto theCVBS,S-VideoorSCART outputs.

.........

LanguageVideoAudio1Audio2Rating

.........

TVScreen TVSystem InterlaceOut FadeMode

4:3LetterBox

Auto

S-Video

Slow

S-Video

YCbCr

RGB

.........

Videoport-> CVBS S-Video YPbPr RGB(SCART)

InterlaceOut

S-Video

YCbCr

RGB

Yes

No Yes No

No No Yes

No

ForProgressivescanoutput

WithnodiscintheplayerpressthePROGSCANbuttonontheremotecontroltwice.Progressivescan componentsignalswillbeoutputfromtheY/Pb/Prjacks,whatevertheprevious“InterlaceOut”videosetting. Thesameprocedureisusedtoswitchbacktointerlacescanmode.

1

Audiooutputs(analogue)

ESSENTIALSETUP

Theplayercanprovideeitherstereo(Left andRight)outputor5.1channeldecoded output(fromDolbyDigitalSources).

DEFAULT

Factorydefaultaudiooutputis:

StereoLeftandRightonly

(Downmix)

For5.1decodedoutputconnection,

thefollowingsetupisrequired: Aftersystemconnectioniscompleted(see"SYSTEM

CONNECTION"),setupasfollowingsteps:

InSTOPmode,pressbutton,

1

setupmenuappears.

2 3 4

RIGHT

Pressbuttonhighlight"Audio2"icon. Pressbutton,sub-menuappears.ENTER Highlight"SpkrSetup"icon,pressbutton,

submenuappears. Highlight“5.1Channel”icon,press

5

Highlighttheconnectedspeaker'sname,

6

pressbuttontoswitchONorOFFthe

button.ENTER

ENTER

speaker.. Highlight“CSSpkrSize”andpress

7

buttontoselectLargeorSmallCentreand Surroundspeakers.If“Large”isselectedthe speakerswillreceivethefullfrequencyrange. If“Small”isselectedthebassfrequenciesin thecentreandsurroundchannelswillbe redirectedtothesubwoofer.

Aftersettingallspeakers,Press

8

SETUP

buttontoquit.

SETUP

ENTER

.........

LanguageVideoAudio1Audio2Rating

.........

ProLogic CentDelay SurrDelay SpkrSetup

Off 0ms 0ms

DownMix

.........

2

INTRODUCTION

Introduction

Loadingbatteriesintotheremotecontrol

TheMyryadMDV300DVD-VideoPlayerhasbeen designedtoofferacombinationofhighquality

Removethebatterycompartmentcover.

soundreproductionandelegantstylinginkeeping withotherMyryadproducts.TheMDV300isa full-functionremotecontrolledDVD-Videoplayer.

LoadtwoAAA(UM-4orR03)batteriesintothe batterycompartment.

Ithasfixed-levellow-impedanceaudiooutputsto driveaMyryadpre-amplifierorintegratedamplifier orotherhighqualityamplifier.Videooutputsare providedincomposite,s-videoandcomponentform andcanbefedtoanaudio-videopreamplifier(such

Checkthatbatteriesarefittedcorrectlyandthat thepolarityofthebatteriesmatchesthepolarity indicatedinthebatterycompartment.Replace thebatterycompartmentcover.

astheMyryadMDP500G6)oramplifierordirectto aTV.InadditiontheMDV300hascoaxand

LOADINGBATTERIESINTOTHEREMOTECONTROL

opticaldigitaloutputs(SPDIFstandard)tofeeda digitalsurroundprocessorandaSmartMy-Link

Alwaysreplacebothbatteries.Donotmixnew andusedbatteriesasthiswillreducethe operatingperiod.

controlinputandoutput. TheMDV300offersarangeofexpansion

possibilities:

Removethebatteriesiftheunitisnotbeused foraprolongedperiodoftime.

-TheMy-LinkcanbeconnectedtoaMyryadpreamplifierorintegratedamplifiersothatthe MDV300willbeswitchedonoroffwhenthe amplifierisswitchedonoroff.

-TheMy-Linkinput/outputcanbecoupledto

Theremotecontroltransmitsadirectional infraredbeam.Besuretoaimtheremote controldirectlyattheinfraredsensorofthe

unitduringoperation. otherMyryadproductsthatcanthenberemotecontrolledviatheMDV300’sinfra-redreceiver,

orvice-versa.

-Whenlinkedtoa“SmartMy-Link”compatible

Ifthesensorhasbeencoveredorthereisa

largeobjectbetweentheremotecontroland

thesensor,thesensormaynotrespond. Myryadpreamplifierorintegratedamplifiera

numberofextrafeaturesbecomeavailable whichmakethesystemasawholeeasierand quickertooperate.

Thesensormaynotabletoreceivethe

remotesignalwhenitisexposedtodirect

sunlightorastrongartificiallight(fluorescent

orstrobelight).Intheseinstances,changethe

directionofthelightorrepositiontheunitto

Accessories

avoiddirectlighting.

YourMDV300issuppliedwiththefollowing accessories:

-Separatemainspowercordtosuitcountry ofsale.

-My-Linkinterconnect(0.5mRCA-RCA).

-MDV300remotecontrolhandset.

-TwoAAAbatteriesforhandset (notinsomecountries).

OPEN/CLOSE

PLAY PAUSE SKIP

STOP

Withinapproximately 6metres(20feet)

DVDPlayer

2

3

AboutDVD

DVD(DigitalVersatileDisc)isadigitalvideomediumusing theMPEGIIformatandfeaturingavarietyofrevolutionary entertainmentcapabilities.TheMPEGIIvideocompression technologyprovidescapacityforanexcellentpictureof atleast500linesofresolutiononscreen,upto8language soundtracks,upto9viewsfromdifferentcameraanglesand upto32languagesubtitles(providedtheDVDdiscitself supportsthesefeatures).

Discinformation

Disctypes

Recording Method

Capacity

Discsize Horizontal

Resolution Sub-titles Soundtracks Symbol

DVDfeaturessymbols

EachDVDdisccontainsvariousfeaturesdepending onproductionofthedisc.Belowaresomeofthe symbolsrepresentingthefeatures:

DVD

Digital/MPEGII

Single-layer/Singleside

4.7GB=2hr

Single-layer/Doublesides

8.5GB=4hr

Double-layers/Singleside

9.4GB=4.5hr

Double-layers/Doublesides

17GB=8hr

12cm/8cm

500linesup

32

8

CD

Digital

650MB=74min

12cm/8cm

-

1

INTRODUCTION

SelectaDVDdisc

DVDRegionCode

DVDdiscsandDVDplayersaremanufactured undertheworldwideagreedDVDRegional CodeSystem.Theplayerwilloperateonlywith acorrespondingdiscofthesameRegional Code.

Regioncode

Region

Canada,USA

1 2

Europe(incl.Poland,Romania,TheCzech republic),Japan,MiddleEast(incl.Saudi Arabia,Egypt,Iran,SouthAfrica)

EastAsia(incl.HongKong,Taiwan,South

3

Korea), South-EastAsia

Australia,Caribbean,Central&South

4

America,Mexico, NewZealand

Africa,FormerSovietUnion,India,North

5

Korea,Pakistan,Turkmenistan China

6

Careofdiscs

Videodiscscontainhigh-densitycompresseddataand requirecorrecthandling.

Holdthediscwithfingers.Holdthedisc'souteredge and/orthecenterspindlehole.Donottouchthedisc surface.

Video

1

RegionalCode/Videooutputsystem

NTSC

DolbyDigitalSurround DTSDigitalSurround

2

NumberofAudioTracks

2

NumberofSub-titles

Theplayerhasbuiltincopyright protectiontechnologythat preventscopyingfromaDVD disctoanymedia.

Ifavideorecorderisconnectedto theplayer,thevideooutputimage willbedistortedduringrecording.

LB

16:9

RESTRICTED

2

ScreenFormat ChildLock AngleIndicator

REMARK

SomefeaturescontainedinthisDVDplayerarerelatedtotheDVDdisc's software.

Somefeaturescannotbeperformedifthediscdoesnotsupportthefeature, orrequiresspecialsettings.

Checkthefeaturesprintedonthedisc'spackingorfollowtheinstructions ofthedisc'sonscreenmenu.

3

Donotbendorpressthedisc.DoNOTexposethedisc todirectsunlightorheatingsources.

Donotallowdiscstobecomewet. Preventexposureto:

Directsunlight Heatorexhaustfromaheatingdevice. Extremehumidity.

Cleanthediscsurfacewithasoft,drycleaningcloth. Wipethediscsurfacegently,radially,fromcenter towardtheouteredge.

Donotapplythinner,alcohol,chemicalsolventorsprays whencleaning.Suchcleaningfluidswillpermanently damagethediscsurface.

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INTRODUCTION

Discsthatcannotbeplayed

Thisplayeriscompatiblewiththefollowing disctypes:

DVD

singlesided/doublesided singlelayered/doublelayered

CD-DA CD-MP3 VCD/SVCD PhotoCD CD-R/CD-RW* DVD-R/DVD+R*

*NOTE:

SomePCapplicationfilesonCD-RorCD-RW CANNOT

underPCWindows,etc.AlsoCD-R/CD-RW andDVD-R/DVD+Rwritingformatmaybe different,somediscsarenotacceptable.

beacceptedbytheunit,e.g.CD-ROM

AboutMP3

MP3(MPEG1,AudioLayer3)isacompresseddigitalaudio format.MP3usesentropyencodingtoreducethe redundantinformationinanaudiosignaltoaminimum.It takesmusicfromaCDandreducesitbyafactorof12, withminimallossofquality.OnanormalCDof74 minutesyoucanstoreover130MP3songs.

Discinformation

WhencreatinganMP3disc,thesamplingrateshouldbe

44.1kHzandthebitrateshouldbebetween128Kbpsand 256Kbpsinordertoachievethebestperformance.

Ingeneral,higherqualitysettingsresultinlargerfilesizes.

MP3Format

Samplingrate

44.1kHz

Bitrate

56Kbps

64Kbps

Quality

FMRadioQuality

Thefollowingdiscscannotbeplayed intheDVDplayer:

DVDswithregioncodesthatdo notmatchtheplayer'sregioncode (Checktheregioncodeprintedonthe

disc’spacking.Regioncode"ALL"

willbeacceptablebyallplayers.) SomeDVDspurchasedfrom

abroad. PCapplicationsonCD-R/CD-RW. CD-ROMforPCinterfaceonly. CD-MP3underWindowsformat. ImproperlyfomattedMP3CD-R/CD-RW

DVD-R/DVD+R

goodMP3CD

(see"

"below)

Tipsformakinga

TipsformakingagoodMP3CD

SystemRequirement(Recommended): IBMPCorcompatible200MHzorfaster Windows95/98/ME/XP/NT/2000 32MBRAM 205MBfreeharddiskspace(atleast140MB ofthisspacemustresideonthesystem bootdrive) CD-RecordableorCD-ReWritabledrive Windowscompatiblesoundcard16-bitor better(optional).

UseagoodqualityCD-RWdisc.Either650MB (74-minuteCD)or700MB(80-minuteCD)blanks maybeused.

SelectahighqualityandstableCDRecorder (Writer).

SelectanadvancedCDburningsoftware.

44.1kHz

80Kbps

96Kbps

112Kbps

128Kbps

160Kbps

192Kbps

224Kbps

256Kbps

NearCDQuality

GoodCDQuality

BetterthanCDQuality

StudioQuality

MP3isdataandnotWAVinformation. Mode1mustbeselectedwhencompilingand burningyourdiscs.

Draganddrop(DirectCD)mustnotbeusedto compilethedisc.Theplayerwillnotrecognise thisformat.

Onlysinglesessionrecordingscanbeused.Multi sessionrecordingsarenotrecognisedandwillnot beplayed

UseeithertheISO9660orJolietfilesystems. CDsshouldbe“finalized”aftertheyhavebeenburnt.

3

5

Abouttheplayer

Frontpanel

Standbybutton

Remotesensor

Displaypanel

Disctray

INTRODUCTION

Open/Closebutton

SkipForward

Pause/Step Button

OPEN/CLOSE

PLAY PAUSE SKIP

Rearpanel

Composite (CVBS)Video

DownMixAudio 2ChannelL/R

STEREO

ANALOGUE

CVBS R L

COMPONENT

S-VIDEOY/G Pb/B Pr/R

CoaxialDigitalAudio My-LinkIn/Out

DIGITAL

5.1CHANNELSURROUND

COAX

OPTICAL

AUDIOOUTPUTSVIDEOOUTPUTS

FRONT

LEFT

FRONT RIGHT

SURR

LEFT CENTRE

SURR RIGHT

SUB

SCARTVIDEOOUTPUT

(CVBS/RGB/STEREOAUDIO)

U.S.PatentNos.4,631,6034,577,216and 4,819,098licensedforlimitedpay-per-view usesonly

MDV300DVDPlayer.MadeinEngland

2Piper'sWood,Waterlooville, Hampshire,PO77XU,UnitedKingdom

MY-LINK

OUT

ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcause harmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation. ComplieswithDHHS21CFRChapter1,SubchapterJ.

IN

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories,Inc. “Dolby”,“ProLogic”andthedouble-Dsymbolaretrademarks ofDolbyLaboratories.ConfidentialUnpublishedWorks. ©1992-1997DolbyLaboratories,Inc.Allrightsreserved.

STOP

Stopbutton

SkipBackward

Playbutton

CLASS1

LASERPRODUCT

!

SERIALNUMBER

DVDPlayer

Power Switch

ONOFF

POWER

Component Video(YPP)

br

S-Video

5.1Channel SurroundAudio

OpticalDigitalAudio SCARTOutput

(CVBS/RGBVideo/StereoAudio)

6

PowerInlet

INTRODUCTION

Remotecontrol

Somefeaturesoftheplayercanonlybeperformed bytheremotecontrol. Somefeaturesdescribedinthisowner'smanualare relatedtothedisc'sencoding. Somefeaturesmaynotbeavailable,ifthedisc encodingdoesnotsupportthefeature.

1

2 3

4

5 6

7 8

9

18 10 11

12

13

14

15

16

REMARK

SomefeaturescontainedinthisDVDplayerare relatedtotheDVDdisc'ssoftware.

Somefeaturescannotbeperformedifthediscdoes notsupportthefeature,orrequiresspecialsettings.

Checkthefeaturesprintedonthedisc'spackingor followtheinstructionsoftheDisc'sonscreenmenu.

DrawerOpen/Close

1

2

Angleselect(DVDfeature)

3

DVDaudiosoundtrack(DVDfeature)

4

Numericentry

5

Clearthelastentry Gototrackortimesearch

6

Arrow

7

Up/Down/Left/Right

17

18

1819 20

8

Enter PAL/NTSC(TVsystem)

9

Setupmenu

10

Stop

11

Pressonce-Stop(mayresumewithPLAYbutton) Presstwice-Stop

12

Pause/Stepplay

PressoncetoPause Pressagaintoplayframebyframe

13

VolumeUp/Down

(onMyryadamporpre-amp,only

inaMy-Linkedsystem)

14

Slowmotionplay

21 22 23

24

25

26 27 28

29

15

Repeatplayback

Title/Chapter/Disc

16

Progressive/Interlacevideooutput select(inSTOPmode)

17

Subtitleselect(DVDdiscfeature)

18

Returntothepreviousmenu

19

VideoEqualizer(Brightness/Sharpness/

Colour/Contrast)

20

Programmingmode

21

ReturntoDVDMenu

22

ReturntoDVDTitle

23

Play Skipbackwardandforward

24

25

Scanbackwardandforward

26

Zoom

27

Mute

(onMyryadamporpre-amp,onlyin

aMy-Linkedsystem)

28

A-BRepeat OnScreenDisplayon/off

29

7

SYSTEMCONNECTION

DoconnecttheACpower

NOT

sockettothewalloutletbeforethe systemconnectioniscompleted

ConnectingtoaTV(Interlaced)

GreenBlueRed

1

AudioL/R&video (CVBS)toTVaudio L/R&video(CVBS orV)input

STEREO

ANALOGUE

CVBS R L

COMPONENT

VIDEOOUTPUTS

DIGITAL

COAX

S-VIDEOY/G Pb/B Pr/R

2

AudioL/R&YPbPrto TVaudioL/R&YPb(Cb)Pr(Cr)input

.........

5.1CHANNELSURROUND

FRONT

SURR

LEFT

CENTRE

OPTICAL

FRONT

SURR RIGHT

SUB

.........

RIGHT

AUDIOOUTPUTS

3

AudioL/R&S-Videoto TVaudioL/R&S-Videoinput

Connectsand/oreitheroneoforonly.1 2 3

IftheTVsetisequippedwithYPbPrinputterminals, connectingYPbPrprovidesbetterpicturequalitythan S-Video.ConnectingS-Videoprovidesbetterpicture qualitythancompositevideo(CVBS).

NOTE

CVBSoutputactive,YPbProutputcut.ForYPbPr connection,softwaresetupisrequiredtochangethesetting. See“"ofthismanualforsetupdetail.SETUPMENU

TheplayerisfactorydefaultedtoS-Videoand

CVBSS-VideoandDefaultsetting

8

ConnectingtoprogressivescanTV

RedWhite

STEREO

ANALOGUE

CVBS R L

COMPONENT

VIDEOOUTPUTS

GreenBlueRed

COAX

S-VIDEOY/G Pb/B Pr/R

DIGITAL

5.1CHANNELSURROUND

FRONT

SURR

LEFT

LEFT CENTRE

OPTICAL

FRONT

SURR

RIGHT

AUDIOOUTPUTS

VideoYPbPrto TVvideoYPbPrinput

SUB

SYSTEMCONNECTION

.........

AudioL/Rto TVaudioL/Rinput

.........

Afterconnectioncompleted,pressbuttonontheremote.PROGSCAN

YPbPrprogressivescanconnection providesthebestpicturequality.

NOTE

active,progressivescanYPbProutputcut.Onceconnectionis completed,withnodiscintheplayer,pressbuttononthe remotetwicetochangethevideooutputtoprogressivescanmode.

Connectingtostereoamplifier

STEREO

ANALOGUE

CVBS R L

COAX

DIGITAL

5.1CHANNELSURROUND

FRONT

OPTICAL

LEFT

SURR

LEFT

CENTRE

.........

Theplayerisfactorydefaultedtointerlacedvideooutput

PROGSCAN

COMPONENT

VIDEOOUTPUTS

S-VIDEOY/G Pb/B Pr/R

RedWhite

AudioL/Rtostereoamplifier AUX,LINEorCDinputL/R

Videoconnection

(See"C")onnectingtoaTV

FRONT

SURR

RIGHT

AUDIOOUTPUTS

SUB

Settheamplifiertothe correspondingoutputmode.

White

Seethemenuofyouramplifier.

Red

Stereoamplifier

9

SYSTEMCONNECTION

Connectingtodigitalamplifier

STEREO

ANALOGUE

CVBS R L

COMPONENT

COAX

S-VIDEOY/G Pb/B Pr/R

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

5.1CHANNELSURROUND

FRONT

SURR

LEFT

FRONT

SURR

RIGHT

AUDIOOUTPUTSVIDEOOUTPUTS

Digitalaudioto digitalamplifierdigitalinput

(ConnecteitherONEof

thedigitaloutputsONLY)

Videoconnection

(See"C")onnectingtoaTV

NOTE

theamplifiertothecorrespondingoutputmode.Seethe amplifierowner'smanual.

Oncetheconnectioniscompleted,remembertoset

CENTRE

SUB

L

Center

FrontLeftFrontRight

Subwoofer

SurroundLeftSurroundRight

SL

R

C

SW

SR

5.1decodedoutput speakersconnection

Digitaldecodingamplifier

Settheamplifierto

thecorresponding

outputmode.

Whendigitaloutputisinuse,youmaysetupthedigital outputmodeto"BITSTREAM"or"LPCM". See"".SETUPMENU

Connectingto5.1readyamplifier

STEREO

ANALOGUE

CVBS R L

COMPONENT

VIDEOOUTPUTS

S-VIDEOY/G Pb/B Pr/R

Videoconnection

(See"C")onnectingtoaTV

DIGITAL

COAX

5.1decodedaudioto amplifier5.1channelinput.

5.1CHANNELSURROUND

FRONT

OPTICAL

FRONT RIGHT

AUDIOOUTPUTS

LEFT

SURR

LEFT CENTRE

SURR

SUB

RIGHT

decoder.Theplayerisdefaultedtodownmixedstereo output.When5.1decodedoutputisconnected,youmay setupallthesixspeakerstoON.See"".SETUPMENU

Settheamplifierto

thecorresponding

outputmode.

NOTE

L R

C

Center

FrontLeftFrontRight

Subwoofer

SW

SurroundLeftSurroundRight

SL

SR

5.1readyamplifier

5.1decodedoutput speakersconnection

Theplayerhasabuilt-inDolbyDigital5.1

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GETTINGSTARTED

Unpacktheunit. Readthroughthisowner'smanualbeforeinstallationanduse. Loadbatteriesintotheremotecontrolunit.

Connectthesystem. Connectthepowercabletotheplayerandthen totheACpoweroutlet. SettheswitchontherearpaneltotheONposition.POWER

Playadisc

Switchontheplayer

PresstheStandbybuttontoturnontheDVDunit. TurnontheTVsetandtheamplifierifconnected.

Setupthesystem

SelectthecorrespondingsettingontheTVset(AV1, AV2,S-Videoetc.)andtheamplifier,untiltheDVD poweronscreenappears.

Loadadisc

Pressthebuttonontheremotecontrol(orfront panel)toejectthedisctray.Loadadiscandpressthe

Open/Close

(Placethedisc'slabelsideup,blanksidedown)

OPEN/ CLOSE

Open/Close

buttonagaintoclosethedisctray.

IfaDVDDiscMenuappearsonscreen

Pressbuttononthe(oron

1

PLAY remote

the)tostartplaying.

unit

PLAY

or

ARROW

Pressbuttonstoselectthe

2

desiredfeatureinthemenu,andthen pressthebuttontoconfirmthe selection.

ENTER

ARROW

ENTER

AutomaticPlay

Theunitwilltakeafewsecondstoloadthedisc data,displaythedisctypelogointheleft uppercorneroftheTVscreen,andthenstart playingautomatically.

NOTE

loaded,theplayerwilltakemoretimetodownload theinitialdata.

Normally,whenanMP3,orPhotoCDdiscis

ThefollowingDVDdiscscannotormaynotbe executedbytheplayer:

1)DVDdiscofthewrongregioncode.

2)DVDdiscwithhigherparentallevelthanthe player'ssetting.

3)DVD-ROMforPCapplication(e.g.PCgame) thatmaycomewiththeDVDmoviepacking.

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OSD

Pressbutton.AnOnScreenDisplay(OSD) indicatorwillappearintheupperpartoftheTV screenwiththediscinformationandoperatingstatus.

ThefirstpressoftheOSDbuttonwillbringupjustthe Playbacktime/remaintimedisplay.Asecondpresswill showthefullinformationdisplaysasindicatedbelow. TheOSDdisplaywillremainon-screenuntilthebutton ispressedathirdtimetoturnitoff.

OSD-DVDmode

GETTINGSTARTED

TheOSDisauserfriendlyinterfacedesigned fordisplayingthestatusoftheplayingdisc. Whenadifferentdiscisloaded(DVD,CDorMP3), theOSDindicatorwillchange.

.........

Disctype

.........

DiscTitle

currenttitle/totaldisctitles

DiscSubtitle

currentsubtitle/totaldiscsubtitles

AudioSoundTrack

currentaudio/totaltracks

OSD-CDmode

DVD Title16Chapter321Angle11

///

Audio13Eng6Ch48KHz Subtitle12Eng

....

00:12:3301:36:25

/

Audioformat

6Ch

Dolby5.1 DTS

LPCM

.........

Playbacktime/ Discremaintime

Multi-angle

currentangle/totalangles

Chapter

currentchapter/totalchapters

Disctype

DiscTrack

currenttrack/totaltracks

.........

CD Track23

.........

00:12:3300:06:25

/

.........

Playbacktime/ Trackremaintime

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GETTINGSTARTED

MP3mode

Playbacktime

Disctype

.........

DiscTrack

currenttrack/totaltracks

P3M

1 2 3 4 5

NowPlay:Track02.MP3 Artist:_ Song:_ Genre:_

PlayTrack2/133 00:02:43

Track01 Track02 Track03 Track04 Track05

6 7 8 9

10

Album:_ Comm:_ Year:_

BrowDisc

Track06 Track07 Track08 Track09 Track10

BrowDisc/ ProgramIcon

.........

Playingtrackhighlight

Selectionhighlight

(PressENTERbuttontoplaythistrack)

Autoplayback

TheplayerwillloadtheMP3discandwillplay alltracksintherootdirectory.

Selectatrack

Pressthebuttonstohighlightthe desiredtrack,pressbuttontoplay

theselectedtrack.

Programplayback

InSTOPmode,highlightthe iconontheupperright-handcornerofthescreen. HighlightthedesiredtrackandpressENTER.Repeat asnecessary.Whenprogrammingiscomplete,press thePLAYbuttontostartprogramplayback.

ARROW

ENTER

BrowDisc/CreaProg

Playingtrackfileinformation

(Informationprovidedbythedisc)

Displayingtrackinformation

Youmayaddtrackinformationwhenyoucreate thedisc,e.g.artist,songtitleanddateetc. Thisinformationwillbedisplayedinthelower partofthescreenwhenthetrackisplayed.

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KodakpictureCDmode

GETTINGSTARTED

.........

Picture01.jpg

1

Picture02.jpg

2

Picture03.jpg

3

Picture04.jpg

4

Picture05.jpg

5

AboutKodakPictureCD

AKodakPictureCDhasthesizeandshapeofa regularCD.YoucanorderaKODAKPictureCD simplybycheckingtheboxonthephotofinishing envelopewhenyoudropoffarolloffilm(35mm orAdvancedPhotoSystem(APS)colorprintfilm) atthetimeofprocessinginKodakExpressstore displaying"KodakPictureCD"sign.Whenyour orderisreturned,youreceiveyourprints, negatives,andyourfullrollofpicturessafely storedonyouKODAKPictureCD.EachKODAK PictureCDbringsyouthetoolstoenhance,share andmanageyourpicturesonyourcomputer.

Now,youcanplaybackKodakPictureCDsonour DVDplayersandviewyourpicturesonyourTVin thecomfortofyourlivingroom.

PlayingbackyourKodakPictureCD

ThenewfeatureenablesthedecodingofJPEG filesfromaKodakPictureCDdisk.

WhenaKodakPictureCDhasbeenloadedinthe player,anautomaticslideshowwillbelaunched. EachpictureintheKodakPictureCDwillbe displayedconsecutivelyinaslide-showfashion andwillbescaledtofitinthewholeTVscreen.

Pressbuttontodisplayan

PAUSE

imageindefinitely.

SKIP

Pressbuttonstoviewthenext orpreviouspicture.

.........

6 7 8 9

10

Picture06.jpg Picture07.jpg Picture08.jpg Picture09.jpg Picture10.jpg

.........

Imagerotation

Therearetwomodestorotateapicture,rotate totheleftandrotatetoright. Theseoperationsareallowedonlywhena pictureisbeingdisplayednormallyandwill becancelledautomaticallywhenanewpicture isdisplayed.

Pressbuttontoselectthedifferent

ARROW

rotationmodes: Presstherightarrowbuttonrotatetotheright

Presstheleftarrowbuttonrotatetotheleft

Zoom

BothZoominandZoompanfunctionforthe picturesareprovided.

Pressbuttontoexecutezoomfunction

ZOOM

andselectthezoomenlargingscale. Inzoommode,pressbuttonsto

adjustthezoomingposition, ofthepartialpicturetobedisplayed.Withzoom modeoff,thenextpicturewillbescaledto normalfittingtothewholeTVscreen.

Pressthebuttontocancelthezoom andresumingtotheslideshow.

Notes: Duringzoomfunction,slideshow transitionandimagerotationaredisabled.

PLAY

ARROW

thustheposition

Pressbuttontoresumetheautomatic

PLAY

slideshow. Pressbuttonmenuappears.SETUPDisplaytime

Displaytime 5 0 16

UsebuttonLeft/Righttoadjusttheautomatic

ARROW

slidetime.

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BUTTONFUNCTIONS

StandbyON/OFF

Toswitchtheplayerintooroutofstandbymode:

STANDBY

PressSTANDBYbuttonontheremote

STANDBYbuttononthefrontpanel

(Alwaysswitchtheplayerintostandbymodeafteruse)

Open/Closedisctray

Toopenandclosethedisctray:

PressOPEN/CLOSEbuttonontheremote

OPEN

OPEN/CLOSEbuttononthefrontpanel

Progressive/InterlacedScanMode

Theplayerisequippedwithtwovideooutputmodes:

1)Interlacedscanvideooutput(CVBS,S-Video,YPbPr),and

2)Progressivescanvideooutput(YPbPronly)

or

Toswitchbetweenthetwomodes: Pressbuttontwiceinstopmodewiththedrawer

PROGSCAN

open.

1

Note:Thefirstpressofthebuttonwillbriefly indicatethecurrentVideoMode,bothontheTVandthefront paneldisplay:

Interlaced:“InterlaceOut”onTV,“IntEr”onFrontPanel

Progressivescan:“Progressive”onTV,“PS”onfrontpanel Thesecondpress(withinapprox.3seconds)thenchanges theVideoMode.

PROGSCAN

IMPORTANTNOTE

IncorrectsettingoftheVideoScan Modemayleadtoblackscreenwith nosignaloutput.

Ifyouobservethissymptom,please pressthePROGSCANbuttonto changetheVideoMode.

15

VideoEQ

Volumelevel/Mute

BUTTONFUNCTIONS

Theplayerhasabuiltinvideoequalizer,toallowthepictureto beadjustedasnecessary:

1

Pressbutton,VideoEqualizermenuappears:VIDEOEQ

VideoEqualizer Brightness Sharpness Color Contrast

UsetheUP/DOWNARROWbuttonstohighlightthedesiredicon. UseLeft/RightARROWbuttonstoadjustthelevel.

Pressbuttonagaintostoretheadjustedlevels

VIDEOEQ

andexitthemenu.

Toadjusttheaudiovolumeoutputlevel.

1

Play/Pause/Step/Stop

2 3

1

Pressthe"+"or"-"volumebuttons toturnthevolumelevelupordown.

Toturntheaudiooutputoff,pressMUTEbuttononce. PresstheMUTEbuttonagaintoresumeaudiooutput.

Note:Thevolumeandmutecontrolswillonlybeactive iftheplayerisusedwithMyryadamplifiersina My-Linkedsystem.

PressPLAYbuttontoplaythedisc.

1

PressPAUSEbuttontopause.

2

PressthePausebuttonrepeatedlytostepforward framebyframe.

PressPLAYtoresumenormalplayback.

PressSTOPbuttontostopintwomodes:

3

a)FirstPress: b)SecondPress:

STOPmemorizestheinterruptposition. (MayresumewithPlaybutton)

Tostopcompletely. (WillNOTresumewithPlaybutton)

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SkipForward/Backward

BUTTONFUNCTIONS

1 2

ScanForward/Backward

1 2

TheunitismutedinSCANmode.

Presstoskiptothenextchapter

1

2

Presstoskiptothepreviouschapter

Playerwillnotadvanceorreverseduring

"WARNING"

Presstoscanforward

1

Pressthebuttonrepeatedlytochangescanspeed

X2X4X8X20X60X100

Presstoscanbackward

2

Pressthebuttonrepeatedlytochangescanspeed

X2X4X8X20X60X100

sectionofanydisc.

Slowmotionplayback

2

1

TheunitismutedwheninSLOWmode

3

PressPLAYbutton

toresumenormalplayback

Playerwillnotadvanceorreverseduring

"WARNING"

Presstoplayforwardsslowly

1

Pressthebuttonrepeatedlytoplaymoreslowly

1/21/31/41/5

PressPLAYbutton

2

toresumenormalplayback

sectionofanydisc.

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BUTTONFUNCTIONS

Selectaniteminamenu

3

4

1

2

OnScreenDisplayMenu

1

Inthediscmenuorsetupmenu

pressARROWbutton

1

tomovebetweenmenuitems.

Press

2

toconfirmaselection.

Press

3

tocancelanentry.

Press

4

toreturntothepreviousmenu.

1

PressOSDbutton

toswitchtheOSDindicatoronoroff. TherearedifferentOSDindicatorsfordifferenttypes

ofdisc:DVD,CDandMP3. See"GETTINGSTARTED"inthismanualformore

details.

ENTER

DiscTitle/Menu

2 1

DiscMENU

userstoselectfunctionsonscreen.WhenplayingaVCDor SVCDdisc,thekeyswitchesthePBCfunction“on” or“off”(whichallowsuseofSKIPandREPEATkeys).

DiscmenuisaDVDdiscfeature,allowing

MENU

PressMENUbutton

1

toaccesstheDVDMenu.

PressTITLEbutton

2

toreturntotheDVDTitlemenu.

DiscTITLE

SomeDVDdiscsdonotsupportthe"TITLE"function.

18

DisctitleisthefirsttrackofaDVDdisc.

GOTOaspecificpoint

1

BUTTONFUNCTIONS

Tostartplaybackataparticularpoint(Time,TitleorChapter)

PresstheGOTObutton

Searchmenuappearsonscreen.

InDVDmode:

Search

00:12:3301:36:25

Time--:--:-Title-Chapter18

InCDmode:

TrackSearch Time--:--:-Track--

IntheSearchMenu,highlightthedesiredsearch iconandinputthedesireddatausingthenumberkeys.

Pressbuttontoexecutethesearch.ENTER

NOTE

SomeDVDdiscsdonotallowtheGOTOfunction. GOTOdoesNOTfunctionduringProgramplayback.

Repeat

1

NOTE

SomeDVDsdonotallowtherepeatfunction.

A-Brepeat

1

PresstheREPEATbutton

toactivatethedesiredrepeatmode:

InDVDmode:

SelectsChapter,Title,DiscorOff

InCDmode:

SelectsSingle(Track),DiscorOff

Torepeatasectionofthedisc.

Atthebeginningofthedesiredsection,"A"

PresstheA-Bbutton

Attheendofthedesiredsection,"B"

PresstheA-Bbuttonagain

theplayerwillrepeatplaybackthesectionAtoB

,

toclearthesettingPresstheA-Bbutton

NOTE

SomeDVDdiscsdonotallowA-Bfunction.

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BUTTONFUNCTIONS

NumericKeyPad/DirectProgramaccess

DirectProgramaccess

DuringDVDorCDplayback,enterthedesiredChapteror tracknumberusingthenumberbuttons.Theplayerwillskip

1

directlytotheChapter(DVD)orTrack(CD)chosen.IfaCD has10tracksormorepressENTERafterselectingtrack1,if 20tracksormore,pressENTERafterselectingtracks1or2 andsoon.

Numericinput-Function/Menu

UsethenumerickeypadtoinputdatafortheDVDdiscmenu ortheplayer'ssetupmenu.

Multi-AudioSoundtrack

ADVDmaycontainsupto8audiotracks.

NOTE

Inmanycase,AudioLanguageselectionwill beavailableintheDVDdiscstartmenu.

Multi-Angle

1

Whenplayingadisc,pressthebuttonrepeatedlyto selectthedesiredaudiotrack.Thestatuswillbe

displayedonscreen.

AUDIO

1

.........

ADVDmaycontainsupto9cameraangles

Whenplayingadisc,pressthebuttonrepeatedlyto selectthedesiredcameraangle.Thestatuswillbedisplayed onscreen.

.........

13Eng6Ch/

ANGLE

1/2

.........

Note:ManyDVDsdonotcontainmultiplecamera anglessotheANGLEbuttonwillhavenoeffect andwillbedisplayedbrieflyinthetopleft cornerofthescreen.

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Kodak MDV 300 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual