NextBase SDV17-SQ User Manual

1.Readtheseinstructions.

2.Keeptheseinstructions.
3Heedallwarnings.

4.Followallinstructions.

5.Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.

6.Cleanonlywithdrycloth.

7.Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer's
instructions.

8.Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,or
otherapparatus(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

9.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.A
polarizedplughastwobladeswithonewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplug
hastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongare
providedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyouroutlet,consultan
electricianforreplacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.

10.Protectthepowercordfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,
conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.

11.Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

12.Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespecifiedbythe
manufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus.Whenacartisused,usecautionwhen
movingthecart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.

13.Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiods
oftime.

14.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhenthe
apparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugis
damaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,the
apparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhas
beendropped.

15.ToReducetheRiskofFireorElectricShock,DonotExposeThisApplianceTo
RainorMoisture.

16.TheShockHazardMarkingandAssociatedGraphicalSymbolisprovidedonthe
bottompanelofunit.

17.Apparatusshallnotbeexposedtodrippingorsplashingandnoobjectsfilledwith
liquids,shallnotbeplacedontheapparatus.

NOTE:

Thisbatterypack(Sb11,SB11-X,)isjustforSDV17,SDVX7,SDVX7-XXXseries
useonly.

Precautions

ThankyouforpurchasingPortableDVDplayer.Pleasereadthismanual
carefullybeforeoperatingandreserveitforfuturereference.Itwillbehelpful
toyouifyouencounteranyoperationalproblem.

WARNING:

TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,
DONOTEXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINOR
MOISTURE,DRIPPINGORSPLASHINGANDTHATNO
OBJECTSFILLEDWITHLIQUIDS,SUCHASVASES,
SHALLBEPLACEDONTHEAPPARATUS.
DANGEROUSHIGHVOLTAGESAREPRESENT
INSIDETHEENCLOSURE.DONOTOPENTHECABINET.
REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDPERSONNELONLY.

ATTENTION: TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDEBLADE

OFPLUGTOWIDESLOT,FULLYINSERT.

LASER:

ThisDigitalVideoDiscemploysaLaserSystem.

player
Toensureproperuseofthisproduct,pleasereadthisowners
manualcarefullyandretainforfuturereference.Shouldthe
unitrequiremaintenance,contactanauthorizedservice
location-seeserviceprocedure.

Useofcontrols,adjustmentsortheperformanceofprocedures
otherthanthosespecifiedmayresultinhazardousradiation
exposure.
Topreventdirectexposuretolaserbeam,donottrytoopenthe
enclosure.
Visibleandinvisiblelaserradiationwhenopenandinterlocks
defeated.
DONOTSTAREINTOBEAM

LASER

Type
Wavelength
OutputPower
Beamdivergence

SemiconductorlaserGaAIAs
650nm/780nm
5mW
60degree

CLASS1

LASERPRODUCT

Precautions

WARNING:

CAUTION:

CAUTION

Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,donotremovecover(orback).

Nouserserviceablepartsinside.Referservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

CAUTION:

Precautions

MACROVISION:

FCCNOTICE: Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.

DOLBY:

Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotectiontechnology
thatisprotectedbyU.S.patentsandotherintellectual
propertyrights.Useofthiscopyrightprotectiontechnology
mustbeauthorizedbyMacrovision,andisintendedfor
homeandotherlimitedviewingusesonlyunlessotherwise
authorizedbyMacrovision.Reverseengineeringor
disassemblyisprohibited.

Operationissubjectofthefollowingtwoconditions:(1)this
devicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)this
devicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundsiredoperation.e

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.
"Dolby"andthedouble-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolby
Laboratories.

TableOfContents

INTRODUCTION

PRECAUTIONS.................

TABLEOFCONTENTS.....

CAUTIONSONUSING

THISPLAYER..................

PRECAUTIONSFOR
BATTERYPACK

OPERATION....................

TYPESOFDISCS
PLAYABLEONTHIS

PLAYER...........................

MarksindicatedonDVDs................9

Discstructure.................................

USINGTHESE
OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS.............

BEFOREUSING

Notesonusingtheremotecontrol

unit...............................................

Replacingthebattery....................

Remotecontrolunitoperating

range...........................................

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13

14

PARTSAND

FUNCTIONS...................

Liquidcrystaldisplay....................

Mainunitcontrolsection..............

Mainunitleftside..........................

Mainunitrightpanel.....................

Mainunitrearside........................18

Howtostand.................................

Mainunitbottomside...................

Remotecontrolunit(frequently

usedbuttons)..............................

Remotecontrolunit(other

buttons).......................................

Namesofbatterypartsand

theirfunctions............................

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15
16
17

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20
21

CONNECTINGTHE
PLAYERTOOTHER

10

DEVICES........................

ConnectingtoaTV.......................

ConnectingtoaDolbyDigital/DTS/

MPEGdecoderoranamplifier

withbuilt-indecoder................23

Connectingtoadigitalamplifier

thatisnotDolbyDigital/DTS/

MPEGcompatible......................

Connectingtoactivespeaker

systems.......................................

Connectingearphone..................

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24
25

26

CHECKINGTHE

ACCESSORIES...............

REMOTECONTROL
UNITANDMAINUNIT

PREPARATIONS............

USINGTHEBATTERY...

Rechargingthebatterypack.......

Notesforrecharging....................

Attachingthebatterypackto

theplayer...........................................

ACpoweroperation......................

Removingthebatterypack

fromtheplayer..............................

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28

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29

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TableOfContents

BASICOPERATIONS

TURNINGONTHE

POWER.........................

PLAYBACK

FUNCTIONS..................

Loading..........................................

Playing.............................................

Ifamenuscreenappears...............

Stoppingplayback..........................

Pausingplayback............................

Returningtothepreviouschapter

ortrack(DVDs,videoCDsand

CDs)...............................................34

Movingtothenextchapteror

track(DVDs,videoCDsand

CDs)...............................................34

Removingthedisc..........................

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32

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33

34

TURNINGOFFTHE

POWER.........................

ADVANCEDOPERATCONS

ADVANCED

FUNCTIONS..................

Searchingforaspecificscene...

ViewinginslowmotionDVDsand

videoCDs....................................

RepeatingDVDs,videoCDsand

CDs...............................................

Selectingangle

(multi-angle)................................

ChangingfromAVOUT

toAVIN..........................................

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37

SYSTEMSETUP

TVSYSTEM..........................................

SCREENSAVER..................................

TVTYPE...............................................

PASSWORD.........................................

RATING................................................

DEFAULT..............................................

LANGUAGESETUP

OSDLANGUAGE................................

AUDIOLANGUAGE............................

SUBTITLELANGUAGE.......................

MENULANGUAGE..............................

AUDIOSETUP

AUDIOOUT..........................................

VIDEOSETUP

BRIGHTNESS......................................

CONTRAST..........................................

HUE......................................................

SATURATION.......................................

DIGITALSETUP

DIGITALSETUP...................................

CAUTIONSONUSING..

TROUBLESHOOTING..

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46

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SETUPTHEPLAYER

GENERALSTEPSOFSETUP..............

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CautionsonUsingthisPlayer

Donotmovetheplayerduringplayback

Duringplayback,thediscspinsathighspeed,sodonotliftormovetheplayer.
Doingsomaydamagethedisc.

Transportingtheplayer

Whentransportingtheplayerbesuretoremovethediscandturnoffthepower,
thenunplugthepowercord.

Placeofinstallation

SelectastableplaceneartheTVorstereosystemtowhichyouaregoingtoconnect
theplayer.
DonotplacetheplayerontopofaTVorcolormonitor.Installtheplayerawayfrom
cassettedecksorotherdeviceswhichareeasilyaffectedbymagneticforces.

Donotplaceobjectsontopoftheplayer

Donotplaceanyobjectsontopoftheplayer.

Turnoffthepowerwhennotusingtheplayer

IftheplayerisconnectedtoyourTVbutnotinusethenswitchthepoweroffthiswill
preventinterferencewithyournormalTVpicture.
Noiseproblemsmayalsobeexperiencedifusedneararadio.

Specialnoteregardinguseofplayerinvehicles

Westronglyadviseagainstusingtheplayerwhiledriving.

Mostcountriesandstateshavelawswhichprohibitorseverelyrestrictthe

useoftheplayerinvehicleswhiledriving.

Donotleavetheplayerorthebatterypackinplaceswherethetemperature

isextremelylow(about-10orlower)orextremelyhigh(about60or

higher),suchasinsidethepassengercabinortrunkinmidsummer.Doing

somaywarptheoutercaseorreducetheperformanceorqualityofthe

batterypack.

Whencarryingonplanes

Heedtheairlinecompany'srules.

Whencarryinginhospitals

Heedthehospital'srules.

CautionsonUsingthisPlayer

Whenusingwithcarpowercableincars

Pleaseturnontheengineandthenconnectwiththecarpowercableforusing.

Cleaningtheplayer

Normallycleantheplayerusingasoft,drycloth.Fortoughdirt,applysomeneutral
detergentdilutedin5to6partswatertoasoftcloth,wringoutthoroughly,wipeoff
thedirt,thenwipetheplayerwithadrycloth.Notethatalcohol,thinner,benzene,
insecticides,etc.,maycausetheprintorcoatingtopeeloff.Alsoavoidleaving
rubberorplasticproductsincontactwiththeplayerforlongperiodsoftime,asthis

maydamagethecabinet.Whenusingchemicallytreatedcloths,readthecloth's
instructionscarefully.Alwaysunplugthepowercordfromthepoweroutletbefore
cleaningtheplayer.

Tocleandirtofftheliquidcrystaldisplay,wipethedisplaygentlywithasoft,dry
cloth(suchasaneyeglasscleaningcloth).Notethatleavingwaterdropletsonthe
displayforlongperiodsoftimemayresultindiscolorationorstains.Fortoughdirt,
useacommerciallyavailableliquidcrystaldisplaycleaner.

Copyrights

Unauthorizedduplication,broadcast,publicperformanceorrentalofdiscsis
prohibitedbylaw.

PrecautionsforBatteryPackOperation

soot,etc.

Chargethebatterypackfullybefore
usingitforthefirsttime.

Whenthesurroundingtemperature
ishigh,thebatterypackmay
sometimesbeunusabledueto
activationofprotectioncircuitry.

WhentheportableDVDplayeris
poweredfromthebatterypackand
iftheplayerhasnotbeenoperated
forabout10minuteswiththepower
switchedon,theplayerwillturnoff
automatically.(Autopoweroff)
Thebatterypackbecomeshotafter
useandtheportableDVDplayer
alsobecomeshotduringuse.This
isnotmalfunction.

Whenthebatterypackisnottobe
usedforalongperiod,besureto
removeitfrom theportableDVD
player.Ifthebatterypackisleft
attached,continualflowofweak
currentrendersitoverdischarged
andeventuallyunusableevenwhen
youtrytochargeitlater.

IftheportableDVDplayerisswitched
onwhilethebatterypackisnotfully
charged,theoperationmay
sometimesbeunstable.Besureto
chargethebatterypackfullybefore
use.

Whenthebatterypackisstoredfor
alongperiod,atleastonceanyear
itisrecommendedtodischargeit
fullyontheportableDVDplayer,
rechargeitfullyandstoreitagain.

Servicelifeanddisposal

Whenthechargingtimeoravailable
operationtimebecomesextremely
short,thebatterymaybereaching
theendofitslife.Thebatterypack
canbeusedforabout300cyclesof
rechargingandoperations.

Todisposeofausedbatterypack,
wrapapieceoftapearoundthe
terminalsectionandtreatitin
compliancewithyourlocal
regulations.

Caution:

Dangerofexplosionifbatteryis
incorrectlyreplaced.
Replaceonlywiththesameor
equivalenttype.

Storage

Thebatterypackshouldbestored
underansurroundingtemperature

between15and25.Avoidstoring
itunderextremelylowtemperatures,
inaplacewithhightemperatureand
highhumidityorinaplacesubjectto

TypesofDiscsPlayableonthisPlayer

Thediscslistedonthetablebelowcanbeplayedonthisplayerwithoutan
adapter.

Themarksshownonthetablebelowareindicatedonthedisc'slabel,package
orjacket.

DVDvideo
12cm/single­sided
12cm/double­sided

Playbacktime
(MPEG2format)
133minutes(4.7GB)
242minutes(8.5GB)
266minutes(9.4GB)
484minutes(17GB)

Note:

MarksindicatedonDVDs

DVDdiscsorpackagesincludethemarksshownbelow.Thesemarksindicatethe
typeofvideooraudiosignalsrecordedonthediscandthefunctionsthatcanbe
used.

TypesofDiscsPlayableonthisPlayer

Discstructure

CDsaredividedinunitscalledtracks.(Generallyonetrackcorrespondstoonesong.
Tracksaresometimesfurtherdividedintoindexes.)

DVDsaredividedinunitscalledtitles,whicharefurtherdividedinchapters.They
alsoincludemenuscreensthatdonotbelongtoanytitle.Withmovies,normally
onemoviecorrespondstoonetitle.Onkaraokediscs,onesongcorrespondsto
onetitle.Somediscsarenotdividedinthisway,however,sobecarefulwhenusing
thesearchandprogrammingfunctions.

DVD S

Chapter1 Chapter2 Chapter1 Chapter2

Title 1 T itle 2

UsingTheseOperatingInstructions

WhenthisplayerisconnectedtoaTVorAVamplifier,thesetupscreenshouldbe
displayed.Choosethevariouscorrespondingsettingsaccordingtotheconnected
equipment.

WithDVDsitispossibletousesetuptochangethesubtitleandaudiolanguages

andselectthedesiredsoundmodefromamongmultiplesoundtracks.
Inordertotakefulladvantageofthemanyfunctionsofthisplayer,besuretostore

thisOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONSinanaccessibleplace.

CheckingtheAccessories

Afterunpacking,checkthatalltheaccessorieslistedbelowareincluded.

AC/DCadapter

Earphone

Card-typeremotecontrolunit

Softcarryingbag

RemoteControlUnitandMainUnitPreparations

Notesonusingtheremotecontrolunit

Donotdroporstepontheremotecontrolunitorsubjectittoshocks.Doingso
maydamageit.
Notethattheromotecontrolunitmaynotworkifthereareobstaclesbetweenit

andtheremotesensor.
Donotexposetheremotesensortostronglight.Doingsomaymakeoperation
impossible.
Usetheremotecontrolunitwithinthespecifiedoperatingrange.

Replacing the battery

InsertyourfingernailsintoAand
Bonthediagrambelow,pressA
accordingtothedirection,thenpull
outthebatteryholder.

Note:

Topreventleakageoffluidfromthe
lithiumbattery,removethebattery
whennotusingtheremotecontrol
unitforlongperiodsoftime(one
monthormore).Ifthebatteryleaks
fluid,carefullywipeitoutofthe

Removetheoldbattery,theninsert
thenewbatteryintothebattery
holderwiththe+sidefacing
upwards.

batterycase,thenchangetoanew

lithiumbattery.

Lithium battery (CR2025)

RemoteControlUnitandMainUnitPreparations

Remotecontrolunitoperatingrange

Approx.

5 meters

Theremotecontrolunitcanoperatewithinadistanceofapproximately5meters.

Note:

,

,

PartsandFunctions

Liquidcrystaldisplay

TheportableDVDplayerisequippedwithaliquidcrystaldisplay.

Liquidcrystaldisplay

Speakers

Controlsection

Controlbuttons

Remotesensor

Theremotecontrolsignalsarereceivedhere.

Powerindicator

Off:Nopowerconnection.
Red:Theplayerissettostandbymode.
Blue:Theplayerison.TurnonthepowerusingONbuttononthemainunitortheSTANDBY
buttonontheremotecontrolunit.

Mainunitcontrolsection

PartsandFunctions

Play/pausebutton

Pressittoplay.Whenpressingduringplaybackmode,pausemodeisset.Pressagainto
resumeplayback.

Keeppressingitforabout1.5secondstopowerontheunit.

Stop/offbutton

Pressittostopplayback.

Keeppressingitforabout1.5secondstoturnofftheunit(standbystatus).

Previous/nextbuttons

Useittolocateatthebeginningofprevious/nexttracksorchapters.

Keeppressingitforabout1.5secondsduringplaybacktoswitchplayingspeedof
backward/forwardthroughX2,X4,X8,X20,X2.

Modebutton

Use+/-keytoadjustafterenteringonemode.
BRIGHTNESS:Level0to8.
COLOR:Level0to8.
TFTMODE:switchscreenbetween
16:9and4:3.
VIEWMODE:switchscreenbetween
reverseandobserve.
AVINPUT/OUTPUT:switchtheAV
functionbetweeninputandoutput.
Keeppressingthebuttonabout1.5secondstoturnoffthedisplay.andpressittoresume.

-/+buttons

Pressittoadjustdisplaymode.

obverse reverse

OPENbutton

Pressittopopoutthedisc.

Mainunitleftside

PartsandFunctions

Phonejack

Forconnectingstereoheadphoneoranamplifier.

Volumecontrol

Useittoadjustthevolumeofthespeakersorheadphone.

Videoin/outjack

InputoroutputvideosignalstoconnecteddevicebysettingAVIN/OUTmodevalue.
TheincludedAVcableisconnectedhere.

Audioin/outandopticaloutputjack

InputoroutputaudiosignalstoconnecteddevicebysettingAVIN/OUTmodevalue.
Outputopticalaudiosignalstoconnecteddevice.
TheincludedAVcableoropticaldigitalcableisconnectedhere.

DCin

ConnecttheincludedACadapterhere.

Mainunitrightpanel

LoaderstatusindicatorLED

Indicateloaderstatus.

PartsandFunctions

Mainunitrearside

Support

Theunitcanstandwiththisdevice.

1

Howtostand

Pulloutthesupport.
Drawoutthesupporttoaproperposition.
Pulldownthebuttontolockit.

Mainunitbottomside

HoleforBatteryPack

NutforBatteryPack

Batteryconnector

Note:

UNLOCK

UNLOCKLOCK

LOCK

1 3 2 1

PartsandFunctions

Remotecontrolunit(frequentlyusedbuttons)

AUDIO SUBTITLE

OPEN

1

OSDANGELSETUP

SEARCH

PREV

STOPNEXT

2

FWD

STEP/SLOWPLAY/PAUSEREV

3
4

MENU TITLE

5

ZOOM

A-BREPEAT

SHIFT

STANDBYbutton

Pressthisbuttontoturnonoroff

thepower.

PREVIOUS/NEXTbutton

and

Usethesebuttonstosearchforthe
beginningsoftracksorchapters.

:Backwarddirection
:Forwarddirection

CLEAR

C

:Forwarddirection
:Backwarddirection

(

Usethisbuttontoplayorpause
playback.

6
2

7

MENUbutton

Pressthisbuttontodisplaythe
DVD'smenuscreen.

3

8

STOPbutton

Pressthisbuttontostopplayback.

STEP/SLOWbuttons()

Pressthisbuttontoslowplaybackat
1/2,1/4,1/6,1/7speed.Ifatpause
status,pressthisbuttontoplayback
step-by-step.

TITLEbutton

Pressthisbuttontodisplay
theDVD'stitle.

(

(

Scanbuttonsand

(

Usethesebuttonstoswitchplayingspeed

ofplayingforwardorbackward.

PartsandFunctions

Remotecontrolunit(otherbuttons)

AUDIO SUBTITLE

OPEN

1

OSDANGELSETUP

2

FWD

SEARCH

STOPNEXT

STEP/SLOWPLAY/PAUSEREV

CLEAR

C

3
4

5

PREV

MENU TITLE

ZOOM

6
7

A-BREPEAT

8

SHIFT

9

10

AUDIObutton

Pressthisbuttontoswitchtheaudio
language.

SETUPbutton

Pressthisbuttontodisplaysetupscreen
whenatstopstatus.
PressthisbuttontodisplayVideoEnhance
screenduringplayback.

Cursorbuttons

Usethesebuttonstomovethecursorup,
down,leftandrightwhenselecting
settingitems.

ENTERbutton

Pressittoenter/confirmsettingitem.

RETURNbutton

11
12
13

14
15

16

(OnlyforVCD,PBCon)

ZOOM

Zoomthepictureonscreen.

Numberbuttons

Pressthesebuttonstoinputnumbers.
PressingtheSHIFTbuttontoswitchfrom
functiontonumberifnecessary.

REPEATbutton

ForDVDs,usethisbuttontoplaytitles
orchaptersrepeatedly.ForCDs,use
thisbuttontoplaytracksortheentire
discrepeatedly.

A-BREPEATbutton

Pressthisbuttonduringplaybacktoset
twopointsandplaythesectionbetween
themrepeatedly.

SHIFTbutton

Presstheshiftbuttontoswitchnumber
&function.(Defaut:function)

OPEN

Popoutdisc.

SUBTITLEbutton

PressittoswitchtheDVD's
subtitlelanguage.

OSDbutton

Pressthisbuttontodisplaythedisc
information.

ANGLEbutton

SEARCHbutton

CLEARbutton

Clearthenumbersinputtedbefore.

PartsandFunctions

1 2 3456

DCINconnector

Connectthepoweradaptertorecharge(AC/DCadapter).

Batteryknob

Twisttotighten/detachthebatterypack.

BatteryindicatorLED.

Whenthebatteryisdischarging,LEDisoff.
Whenrechargingthebattery,LEDisred.
WhentheLEDturnsfromREDtooff,meansfinishingrecharge.

Playerterminals

Supplypowertotheplayer.

CAUTION:

Donotshort-circuittheterminals.

Fixpole

Fixthebatterytotheplayerwheninstallingbattery.

DCOUT(non-standardjack)

OutputDC7.4/7.2V.EspeciallyforsupplyingpowertoTVTuner
Box(optionalaccessory).

ConnectingthePlayertoOtherDevices

Beforeconnecting

Turnoffthepoweroftheplayerandthedevicestobeconnected.

ConnectingtoaTV

Video/audiocable

(included)

To videoinputjack
(yellow)
To audioinputjack
(white)
To audioinputjack
(red)

TV

: Signal flow

ConnectingthePlayertoOtherDevices

Withthisplayer,youcanenjoypowerfulDolbyDigital,DTSorMPEGsound.Output

thedigitalsignalsfromtheplayer'sdigitaloutputtoadecoderoramplifierwith
built-indecoder.

Mainunitleftpanel

Frontspeaker(left)

(left)

Surround
speaker

See page22for
details of connections
to TV .

Opticaldigitalcable(notincluded)

Front

Center
speaker

speaker
(right)

Surround
speaker(right)

Subwoofer

:Signal flow

ConnectingthePlayertoOtherDevices

Outputthedigitalsignalsfromtheplayer'sdigitaloutputtoadigitalamplifierthat

isnotDoby/DTS/MPEGcompatible.

Mainunitleftpanel

Notes:

Carefullychecktheplayersdigital
outputsettingsbeforeconnecting
theplayertoanamplifierequipped
withadigitalaudioinputjackwhich
isnotDolbyDigital/DTS/MPEG
compatible.

,

See Page22for
details of connections
to TV .

Opticaldigitalcable
(notincluded)

Todigitalaudio
inputjack

:Signal flow

DonotplayDVDswhentheaudio
settingsarenotcorrect.Ormay
causestrongnoiseanddamage
yourspeakers.

ConnectingthePlayertoOtherDevices

Connectingtoactivespeakersystems

ConnectingthePlayertoOtherDevices

Connectingearphone

Connecttheearphone'splugsecurelytothePHONEJACKontheplayer.Tolistento
musicthroughtheearphone,firstusetheVOLUMECONTROLontheleftsideofthe
mainunittolowerthevolumetominimumlevel,thenadjustthevolumetocomfortable
level.Becarefulnottosetthevolumetotoohighlevelwhenusingearphone.

Mainunitleftside

ToPHONEjack

Inserttheheadphoneplugsecurely.

Nosoundwillbeheardifthe

earphoneissecurely

Notes:

connected.

VOLUME

Note:

ItisnotpossibletohearthesoundofDTS-compatibleDVDsoverearphone.Strong
noiseisproducedwhenDTSdiscsareplayed,sodonotlistentosuchdiscsthrough
earphone.

Earphone

UsingtheBattery

Rechargingthebatterypack

Rechargingthebatterypackasdescribedbelow.

ConnecttheoutputplugofAC/DCadaptertothebatterypack.

ConnecttheAC/DCadaptertothepoweroutlet.

Whenrechargingstarts,therechargeLEDlightsinred.
TherechargeLEDturnsoffwhenrechargingcompletes.Removethe
powercordfrombatterypack.
Rechargingusuallycompletesinabout3.5~4.5hours.

Chargethebatterypackfullybeforeusingitforthefirsttime.

CAUTION

PlacethebatterypackandAC/DCadapteronaflatsurfaceforrecharging.
Donotshort-circuittheterminalsofthebatterypackandAC/DCadapter.

Notes:

Thebatterycharger(AC/DCadapter)iscompatiblewithsupplyvoltagebetween
100and240VACandcanbeuseduniversally.
Whenyouwanttouseitonanoverseastravel,besuretoprepareapowerplug
adaptermatchingthelocalpoweroutlet.

UsingtheBattery

Notesforrecharging

Whenthebatterypackishot,itmaytakelongertimethanusualforrecharging
ormaysometimesbeunusabletoberecharged.Waitforthebatterypackto
cooldownbeforeretryingrecharging.

IftherechargeLEDcannotbelit,checkwhethertheACadapterandbattery
packareconnectedfirmlytohaveperfectcontact.

Toprotectthebatterypack,donotrechargeafullychargedbatterypack
repeatedly.Repeatedoverchargingmaydeterioratethebatteryperformance.

Thebatterypackbecomeshotafterrecharging,butthisisnotmalfunction.
Thebatterypackmaynotberechargedfullyifrechargingatahotplace.

Donotrechargeitunderveryhotenvironment,itmaycauseexplosion.
Thesurroundingtemperatureduringrechargingaffectstherechargeefficiency.

Rechargeisthemostefficientbetween10and30.Rechargingthebattery
packataplacewithinthistemperaturerangewheneverpossible.

Attachingthebatterypacktotheplayer

Attachthebatterypacktotheplayerasdescribedbelow.

Attachthebatterypacktotheunit.
Aligntheguideholeoftheplayer

withtheguiderodonthebattery
pack.Turningthebatteryknob
clockwiseuntilthebatterypack
istightenwiththeplayer.

Nowtheplayercanbeoperated.

Ifthebatterypackisfullyrecharged,the
playercanplayDVDscontinuouslyfor

over3hours.
.

1

2

UsingtheBattery

Ifthepowerisswitchedonwhilethebatterypackis
notfullycharged,theplayeroperationmay
sometimesbecomeunstable.Besuretochargethe
batterypackfullybeforeusing.

Thebatterypackisbeingrechargedslowlywhilethe
playerisplayingwithACadapterconnected.

Thebatterypackisbeingrechargedasrecharged
separatelywhiletheplayerisatSTANDBYmode
withACadapterconnected.

Afterconnectingthebatterypackandpoweron,
pressOSDbuttononremotecontrolatPLAY

PAUSEorSTOPstatustoshowsymbol.
Thissymbolindicatescapabilityofthebatterypack.

""

Whilethebattery packhaslowercapacity,
willbeflashedtoremindyou.

""

ACpoweroperation

ConnecttheDCoutputplugoftheAC

adaptertotheDCINjackontheplayer.

ConnecttheACadaptertoapower

outlet.
Nowtheplayercanbeoperated.

CAUTION:

Removingthebatterypackfromtheplayer

Thebatterypackcanberemovedfromtheplayerasdescribedbelow.

Turnoffthepoweroftheplayer.

1

.Turningthebatteryknobanti-clockwisetoremovebatterypack

TurningOnthePower

Mainunit(frontpanel)

ConnecttheACadaptertoapower
outlet.

ConnecttheDCoutputplugofthe
adaptertotheDCinputjackonthe
mainunit.

KeeppressingtheONbutton
onthemainunitforabout1.5
seconds.

ThepowerLEDislitblue.
Theplayercanbeusednow.

Atstandbymode(whenthepower
LEDislitred),thepowercanalso
beturnedonbypressingthe
standbybuttonontheremote
controlunit.

Remotecontrolunit

Hint:

TheincludedACadapteris
compatiblewithvoltagefrom100
to240V,youcanuseitontrips
overseas.

Notethatyouneedaconverterplug
(availableinstores)suitedforthe
regioninwhichyouaretravelling.

Loading

PlaybackFunctions

PressOPENbuttontoopen.

Thediscwillgooutasfigure1shows.
Ifnodiscthennothinghappens.

2 Pushthediscintodisc

windowandthediscwillbe
slottedinautomatically.

Notes:

3Theplayerstartsloading.

PlaybackFunctions

Playing

Loadthedisc.

Oneofthefollowingmessagesappearsonthescreen:
DVD,VCD,CD.

Forsomediscs,playbackstartsautomaticallywhen
thediscisslottedin.

Forthediscwhichhadbeenprogrammedandstored
inmemories,playbackstartsautomaticallyinthe
programmedorder.

Presstheplay/pausebutton.

Playbackstarts.

Forsomediscs,amenuscreenappears.ForvideoCDs,theyareplayedaccordingto
theinstructionsonthedisc'smenuscreenwhichiscalledPBC(playbackcontrol).

Hint:

ForvideoCDs,itisalsopossibletoplayadiscwithoutdisplayingthemenuscreen.
Forexample,press1(numberbutton)whileatSTOPmodetoplaytrack1.

ForCDs,inordertosavepower,thescreendisplaywillbeclosedautomaticallyifno
buttonispressedfor1minuteduringplaying.Pressanybuttontowakeitup.

Ifamenuscreenappears

DVD

Usethecursorbuttons()toselecttheitem,thenpresstheENTER
button.
Inordertousethenumberbuttonsontheremotecontrolunittoselecttheitem,
firstpresstheSHIFTbuttonuntilNUMBERisdisplayedonscreen,thenpress
numberbuttonstoselecttheitem.

PlaybackFunctions

VideoCD

Selectbypressingthe
afterpressingthebuttontoswitch
todisplayNUMBERonscreen.

Todisplaythemenuscreen

Thewayinwhichthemenuscreenisdisplayeddiffersfromdisctodisc.PresstheMENU,
TITLEbuttonduringplaybackofDVDs,theRETURNbuttonduringPBCplaybackofvideo
CDs.Fordetails,refertothedocumentationincludedwiththedisc.

Stoppingplayback

PresstheSTOPbutton.Playbackwillbestopped.
Resumefunction(DVDsandVideoCDs,exeptVCD2.0withPBCfunctionon):
AftertheSTOPbuttonispressed,iftheplaybuttonispressed,playbackwillstartfromthe
positionatwhichitwasstopped.IfthediscisremovedortheSTOPbuttonispressedagain,
theresumefunctioniscancelled.

Note:

Forsomediscs,playbackmaynotstartfromthepositionatwhichitwasstopped.

Pausingplayback

Presstheplay/pausebuttontopauseplayback.
Pressthisbuttonagaintoresumeplayback.

PlaybackFunctions

Pressthepreviousbuttonduringplayback.
Afterpressingthepreviousbutton,playbackreturnstothebeginningoftheprevious
chapterortrack.

Pressthenextbuttonduringplayback.
Afterpressingthenextbutton,playbackmovesforwardtothebeginningofthenext
chapterortrack.

Removingthedisc

1

PresstheSTOPbutton.

2

Presstopopoutthedisc.

3

Removethedisc.

Note:

ForCDsorone-sidedDVDs,youdonothavetoworryabouttouchingthelabel(printed)
sideofthediscwithyourfingers.Two-sidedDVDs,however,havesignalsrecordedon
bothsides,sobecarefulnottoscratchthemwhenremovingthemfromtheplayer.

TurningOffthePower

Whenthepowerison,pressOFFandholditforabout1.5S.

ThepowerLEDbecomesredandthestandbymodeisset.
ThepowercanalsobeturnedoffbypressingtheSTANDBYbuttonontheremote
controlunit.

Unplugthepowercordfromthepoweroutlet.

DisconnecttheACadapterfromtheplayer'sDCinputjack.

CAUTION:

WhenconnectingtheplayertoanexternalTVmonitor,pleasemakesurethat
(forbetteraudioandvisualperformance)youswitch/adjustthe"TVsystem"
(Marked)tothecorrespondingone.
Example:ChangefromNTSC(defaultsetting)toPALasthebelowSETUPMENU
shows:

Note:

PleaseturningtheplayertothecorrectTVsystembeforechangingfromAV
OUTPUTtoAVINPUToryoucanonlyseetheblackandwhitepicture.

AdvancedFunctions

Searchingforaspecificscene

PresstheSEARCHbutton.

Pressthenumberbuttontoinputspecific

timeortitle/chapter.

PressthePLAYbuttonorENTERbutton.

Playbackstartsfromthespecifiedposition.

Viewinginslowmotion(DVDsandvideoCDs)

PresstheSLOWbuttonduringplayback,theplaybackspeedchangesto1/2,1/3,1/4or
1/5,1/6,1/7ofthenormalspeed.

RepeatingDVDs,videoCDsandCDs

RepeataTitle,Chapter,orTrack

PresstheREPEATbutton.
Selectthetitle,chapter,ortrackyouwanttorepeat.

RepeatasectionbetweenpointAandB.

Duringplayback,pressA-Bbuttonontheremotecontrolunitatthestartingpointofthe
sectionyouwanttorepeat.(pointA)
PressA-Bbuttonagainattheendingpointofthesectionyouwanttorepeat.(PointB)
Therepeatingstarts.
PressA-BbuttonagaintocanceltheA-Brepeatfunction.

Selectingangle(multi-angle)

PresstheANGLEbuttonwhileplayingascenewithmultipleangles.
IfyourDVDdiscisnotrecordedwithmultipleangles,pressANGLEbuttonwillnothave
function.

AdvancedFunctions

ChangingfromAVOUTtoAVIN

YoucanchangetheplayerfromAVOUT(outputAVsignaltoTV,etc)toAVIN(inputAV
signalfromotherdevice)anduseitasaTFTMonitor.DefaultsettingisAVOUT.

PressMODEbuttononmainunitandswitch

1

LCDmodetoAVIN/OUT.

Press+orbuttontoswitchbetweenAVOUT

2

andAVIN.

Note:

AvoidtoinputAVsignalsfromAVJACKwhen
theplayerissettoAVOUT,orinterference
willbecausedtoaffectcurrentplaybackand
lowerdownplayingquality.

-

AVcable(included)

AVsignalsinputted
fromotherdevice

SetupThePlayer

GENERALSTEPSOFSETUP

1PresstheSETUPbuttonontheremotecontrol,themainsetupmenuappears.

2PresstheLEFTandRIGHTbuttonstohighlighttheiconofthedesiredpage,then

presstheDOWNorUPbuttontoactivatethatpage.

3PresstheDOWNbuttontohighlightthedesiredoption.PressENTERorpress

Righttoselect,thechoicesofthatoptionappear.

4PressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNbuttonstohighlighttheEXITSETUPoption,then

pressENTERorSETUPagaintoexitSETUPMENU.

NOTE:

Thepressingofthefollowingbuttonswillturnoffthesetupmenu,andthechoicesthat
havebeenchangedwillbesaved:Subtitle,Title,Return,Stop,Play/Pause,Step,Next,

Prev,Zoom,Program,Repeat,Angle,Mute.

SystemSetup

TVSYSTEM

IfyouwanttoconnecttheplayertoaTV,plschooseacorrectTVsystemfirst.

AUTO:ChoosethissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedtoamulti-systemTV.
NTSC:ChoosethissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedtoaNTSCTV.
PAL:ChoosethissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedtoaPALTV.
ThedefaultsettingisNTSC.

NOTE:

SettingwithincorrectTVsystemwillresultinblackandwhitepictureonyourTVscreen.

SCREENSAVER

Ifthescreensaverison,whenyourDVDplayerisatSTOPorNODISCstatus,
orthereisaframefrozenforalittlelongtime,thescreensaverwillbe
displayed.Thisfeaturecanprotectthescreenfromdamage.

ON:Choosethissettingtoactivatethescreensaver.
OFF:Choosethissettingtocancelthescreensaver.
ThedefaultsettingisON.

SystemSetup

SYSTEMSETUP

TVSYSTEM

SCREENSAVER

TVTYPE
PASSWORD
RATING
DEFAULT
EXITSETUP

TVTYPE

16:9(WideScreen):ChoosethissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedtoa
widescreenTV.Ifyouchoosethissettingandyoudon'thaveawidescreenTV,
theimagesonthescreenmayappeardistortedduetoverticalcompression.

4:3LB(LetterBox):ChoosingthissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedto
anormalratioTV.You'llseethemovieintheiroriginalaspectratio
(height-to-widthratio).You'llseetheentireframeofthemovie.Themovie
mightappearwithblackbarsatthetopandbottomofthescreen.

4:3PS(Pan&Scan):ChoosingthissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnected
toanormalratioTV.YoucanfillthemovietotheentirescreenofyourTV.This
mightmeanthatpartsofthepicture(theleftandrightedges)won'tbeseen.

ON
OFF

NOTES:

Theimagedisplayratioisrelatedtotherecordeddiscformat.Somediscscannotbe
displayedintheaspectratiochoosen.
Ifyouplayadiscrecordedin4:3formatonawidescreenTV,blackbarswillappear
ontheleftandrightsideofthescreen.
YoumustadjustthescreensettingdependingonthetypeoftheTV.

SystemSetup

PASSWORD

1Theplayerislockedwithadefaultpassword0000andyoucannotchangetherating.

Inordertochangetherating,choosethpasswordoptionandinputthecorrectpassword
tounlocktheplayer.

2Aftertheplayerisunlocked,youcanchoosetheratingoptionandchangeit,thenyou

canchoosepasswordoptionandchangetoanewpasswordwith4-digitnumbersand
pressOKbuttontolockitagain.

RATING

TheRatingfeatureworkswithDVDdiscsthathavebeenassignedarating.
ThishelpsyoutocontrolthetypesofDVDsthattheplayercanbewatched.

Thereareeightlimitedratingoptions:
KIDSAFE,G,PG,PG13,PGR,R,NC17,ADULT.
ThedefaultsettingisADULT.

SYSTEMSETUP

TVSYSTEM
SCREENSAVER
TVTYPE
PASSWORD

RATING

DEFAULT
EXITSETUP

1KIDSAFE
2G
3PG
4PG13
5PGR
6R
7NC17
8ADULT

NOTE:

Ifthepasswordoptionislocked,youcannotchangerating.

DEFAULT

Choosethisoptiontoresumefactorysettings.

LanguageSetup

Thelanguagesetupoptionsareillustratedbelow:

OSDLANGUAGE

HighlightOSDLANGUAGEoption,andpressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNtochoosethe
OSDlanguageyouprefer.PressENTERtoconfirm,thentheOSDwillbedisplayedin
thatlanguage.Thereare5optionalOSDlanguages:English,German,Spanish,
FrenchandItalian.

AUDIOLANGUAGE

HighlighttheAUDIOLANGoption,andpressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNtochooseaudio
languageyouprefer.PressENTERbuttontoconfirm.Ifthediscyouareplayinghas
thatlanguageavailable,itwilloutputaudiointhatlanguage.Thereare8optionalaudio
languages:Chinese,English,Japanese,French,Spanish,Portuguese,Latinand
German.

LanguageSetup

SUBTITLELANGUAGE

HighlighttheSUBTITLELANGoption,andpressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNtochoose
subtitlelanguageyouprefer.PressENTERtoconfirm.Ifthediscyouareplayinghas
thatlanguageavailable,itwilldisplayssubtitlesinthatlanguage.Thereare7optional
subtitlelanguages:Chinese,English,Japanese,French,Spanish,Portugueseand
German.

MENULANGUAGE

HighlighttheMENULANGoption,andpressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNtochoose
menulanguageyouprefer.PressENTERtoconfirm.Ifthediscyouareplayinghas
thatlanguageavailable,itwilldisplaysmenuinthatlanguage.Thereare8optional
menulanguages:Chinese,English,Japanese,French,Spanish,Portuguese,
GermanandLatin.

LANGUAGESETUP

OSDLANGUAGE
AUDIOLANG

MENULANG

EXITSETUP

NOTE:

Ifyourpreferredlanguageisn'tavailable,thedisc'sdefaultlanguagewillbeplayed.
ThedefaultlanguageofyourDVDplayerisEnglish.

AudioSetup

AUDIOOUT

HighlighttheAUDIOOUToption,andpressLEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWNtochoose
audiooutputmodeyouprefer.PressENTERtoconfirm:
Thereare3optionalaudiooutputmodes:SPDIF/OFF,SPDIF/RAWandSPDIF/
PCM.

SPDIF/OFF:Choosethissettingtooutputanalogsignal,andnosignalis

outputtedfromopticaljack.

SPDIF/RAW:ChoosethissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedtoapower

amplifierwithaopticalcable.WhenplayingadiscrecordedwithDolbyDigital,

DTSandMPEGaudioformats,thecorrespondingdigitalsignalswillbe

outputtedfromtheOpticalOutputjack.

SPDIF/PCM:ChoosethissettingifyourDVDplayerisconnectedtoa2-

channeldigitalstereoamplifier.WhenplayingadiscrecordedwithDolbyDigital

andMPEGaudioformats,audiosignalswillbemodulatedintoa2-channelPCM

signal,anditwillbeoutputtedfromtheOpticalOutputjack.

AUDIOSETUP
AUDIOOUT

EXITSETUP

SPDIF/RAW
SPDIF/PCM

VideoSetup

Thevideosetupoptionsareillustratedbelow:

BRIGHTNESS

UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstomovethescrollandadjustthebrightness.

VIDEOSETUP
BRIGHTNESS

CONTRAST
HUE
SATURATION

EXITSETUP

12
10
8
6
4
2
0

CONTRAST

UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstomovethescrollandadjustthecontrast.

VIDEOSETUP

BRIGHTNESS

CONTRAST

HUE
SATURATION

EXITSETUP

12
10
8
6

4
2
0

VideoSetup

HUE

UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstomovethescrollandadjustthehue.

VIDEOSETUP

BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST

HUE

SATURATION

EXITSETUP

+6
+4
+2
0

-2

-4

-6

SATURATION

UsetheUPandDOWNbuttonstomovethescrollandadjustthesaturation.

VIDEOSETUP

BRIGHTNESS
CONTRAST
HUE

SATURATION

EXITSETUP

12
10
8
6

4
2
0

DigitalSetup

Thedigitalsetupoptionsareillustratedbelow:

DIGITALSETUP

DYNAMICRANGE:Choosethissettingtoadjustthelineoutcompressingratio
andgetdifferenteffect.IfadjustingtoFULL,theaudiosignalpeakvaluewillbe
compressedminimum,whileadjustingtoOFF,maximum.

DIGITALSETUP

DYNAMICRANGE

EXITSETUP

FULL
6/8
4/8
2/8
OFF

CautionsonUsing

Handling discs

Handling

Whenholding
withbothhands

Donotusedamaged(crackedorwarped)
discs.
Donotscratchthesignalsurfaceorletit
getdirty.
Donotattachpaperorsealstodiscs.
Theplayermaybedamagedifthereis
anyexposedglue,etc.,ondiscs.
Forrentaldiscsinparticular,extralabels
areoftenattachedtothediscs.
Checkcarefullyforanyexposedglue
beforeusingsuchdiscs.

Whenholding
withonehand

Cleaningdiscs

Fingerprintsordustondiscsmayreduce
soundorpicturequality.
Removethembygentlywipingthedisc
fromthecentertowardtheedgesusinga
softcloth.

Donotusebenzene,thinnerorother
volatilechemicals.
Donotuserecordsprayorantistatic
sprayeither.
Werecommendusingtheseparatelysold
cleaningsettocleandiscs.
Fortoughdirt,applysomewatertoasoft
cloth,wringoutthoroughly,wipeoffthe
dirt,thenwipethediscwithadrycloth.

Irregularshapeddiscs
Irregularshapeddiscs(heart-shaped
discs,hexagonaldiscs,etc.)cannotbe
playedonthisplayer.
Doingsocoulddamagetheplayer.
Neverusesuchdiscs.

Storing discs

Alwaysplacediscsintheircaseandstore
themvertically.
Avoidstoringdiscsinhotorhumidplaces,
placesexposedtodirectsunlightandplaces
inwhichthetemperatureisextremelylow.
Readanycautionsincludedwiththedisc
carefully.

Troubleshooting

Remotecontrolunitistoofarfrom
themainunitorhavetoolargeangle
withtheremotesensor.
Remotecontrolunitsbatteryisworn
out.

Theplayersremotecontrolunit
maycausesomeTVswithwireless
remotecontroltooperateerroneously.

Forsomediscs,96kHzdigitaloutput
oflinearPCMaudiosignalsis
prohibited.

Discisdirty .

Pauseorslowplaymodeisset.

,

Mainunitsvolumeissettominimum.

Earphoneispluggedin.

Thisisduetothedifferentrecording
methods.

Turnoffpoweroftheplayerandturn
onagain.
PressOPENbuttonwhenLoading...
appearsonscreentopopoutthe
disc.
Askqualifiedtechnician.

,

,

8cmdisccannotbepoppedout

Slapontheplayerwithdiscwindow
downward.
Askqualifiedtechnician.

No soundisproducedorsoundis
distortedwhenconnectedtoaTV,
aamplifier,etc.

Connectioncablesarenotfirmly
pluggedinornotcontactedwell.

Connectionplugsorjacksaredirty .
Audio cables are not properly
connected.
Audiodigitaloutputisconnectedto
anon-compatibleAVamplifier,etc.

HavewrongDTSsetting.

Badplaybackquality

TheplayerissettoAVOUTbutthere
areotherAVsignalsinputtedfromAV
jack.

Playergetshot

Thisisnormal.

Notes:

Theplayermaystopoperationproperly
duetostaticelectricityorotherexternal
influences.Inthiscase,usuallysolve
theproblembyunpluggingthepower
cordandthenpluggingitinagain.Ifstill
cannotsolveit,consultwiththenearest
servicecenter.

Liquidcrystaldisplay

Afewpicture elementsmaybeblackor
aparticularcolordisplayedontheLCD
screen.Thisisnormal.