Norcent DP300 User Manual

DVDPLAYERDP300

USERS

MANUAL

2002NorcentTechnology,Inc.Allrightsreserved.

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CAUTION:ThisDigitalVersatileDiscPlayeremploysalasersystem.Topreventdirectexposure
tothelaserbeam,donotopentheenclosure.Visiblelaserradiationispresentwhenenclosure

isopen.DONOTSTAREINTOBEAM.Additionally,theuseofcontrolsoradjustmentsor
performanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedhereinmayresultinhazardousradiation
exposure.Toensureproperuseofthisproduct,pleasereadthisowner'smanualcarefullyand
retainforfuturereference.Shouldtheunitrequiremaintenance,contactanauthorizedservice

location,orcontactNorcentTechnology.

Content

WARNING:TOAVOIDTHEDANGEROFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DONOT
EXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.NEVEROPENTHECABINET,
ASDANGEROUSHIGHVOLTAGESARECONTAINEDINSIDE.ONLYAQUALIFIED
SERVICETECHNICIANSHOULDATTEMPTOPENTHECABINET.
CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDEBLADEOFPLUGTO
WIDESLOT,ANDFULLYINSERTINTOELECTRICALSOCKET.

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Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalled
andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
communication.However,thisisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotryto
correcttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:

Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna
Increasetheseparation betweentheequipmentandreceiver
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp

FCCCaution:AnychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyNorcentTechnology
couldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

INDUSTRYCANADAREQUIREMENT
ThisClassBdigitalapparatusmeetsallrequirementsoftheCanadianInterference-Causing
EquipmentRegulations.

PROTECTYOURSELF!
Recordthemodelandserialnumbersforthisunitwhileitiseasytoseethem.Thesenumbers
arelocatedonthebackoftheunit'scabinet.Retainthisinformationforfuturereference.

ModelNo.:DP300
SerialNo.:

CAUTION
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCKDONOTOPEN
CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).
THEREISNOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICE
PERSONNEL.

Retainthisinformationforfuturereference.

TECH.

SPECIFICATIONS

Becauseitsproductsaresubjecttocontinuousimprovement,NorcentTechnologyreserves
therighttomodifyproductdesignand/orspecificationswithoutnoticeandwithoutincurring
anyobligations.

ColorSystem NTSC/PAL
Compatible Discs DVD, CD, MP3, CD-R, CD-RW
Resolution Ratio Greater Than 500 lines
Video S/N Ratio 65dB
Frequency Response fs (96KHz/24bit) 4Hz - 44KHz:+/-2dB
Audio S/N Ratio 95dB
Degree of Distortion <0.01%
D/A Converter 96KHz/24bit
Video Out

1Vp-p(75Ω)

S-Video Out

Y: 1Vp-p(75Ω); C: 0.286Vp-p(75Ω)

Audio Out 2.0V 0.2V
Digital Audio Output Coaxial
Connections CVBS Connection, S-Video, 2 Channel Output
Power Supply AC 110-240V/50/60Hz
Consumed Power 25W

PRECAUTIONS

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CAUTION:Isitimportantthatyoureadandfollowalloftheinstructionsinthisbookletandany
markedontheunititself.Retainthisbookletforfuturereference.
Accessories----Neverplacethisproductonanunstableplatform,stand,cart,wallmount,shelf,or
table.Theproductmayfall,causingseriouspersonalinjurytopersonsandpets,aswellasseriously
damagingtheproduct.Useonlywithastableplatform,stand,cart,wallmount,shelf,ortablethat
hasbeenrecommendedbyNorcentTechnologyorsoldwiththeproduct.Anymountingofthe
productshouldfollowthemanufacturer'sinstructions,anduseamountingaccessoryrecommended
bythemanufacturer.Thisunitwhilepositionedonsometypeofcartmustbemovedwithcare.Quick
stops,excessiveforce,andunevensurfacesmaycausetheproductandcartcombinationtooverturn.
Attachments----UseonlyattachmentsrecommendedbyNorcentTechnology,asothersmaycause
safetyand/orfirehazards.
Cleaning----Alwaysunplugthisunitfromthewallelectricaloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquid
oraerosolcleaners;useadampclothforcleaning.
GroundingorPolarization-ThisproductisequippedwitheitherapolarizedACplug(aplughaving
onebladewiderthantheother)orwithathree-wiregrounding-typeplug.Theseplugsfitintothe
poweroutletonlyoneway.Thisisasafetyfeature.Ifyouareunabletoinserttheplugfullyintothe
outlet,tryreversingtheplug.Iftheplugshouldstillfailtofit,contactanelectrician.Donotdefeat
thesafetypurposeofthepolarizedpluginanywayormanner.
Lightning----Foraddedproductprotectionduringalightningstormorwhenitisleftunattendedand
unusedforlongperiodsoftime,unplugitfromthewalloutletand/ordisconnectthe antennaorcable
system.Thiswillpreventdamagetotheproductduetolightningandpower-linesurges.
ObjectandLiquid----EntryNeverpushobjectsofanykindintothisproductthroughopeningsasthey

maytouchdangerousvoltagepointsorshort-outpartsthatcouldresultinafireorelectricshock.
Neverspill
liquidofanykindonorintotheproduct.
OutdoorAntennaGrounding----Ifanoutsideantennaorcablesystemisconnectedtotheproduct,
besuretheantennaorcablesystemisgroundedsoastoprovideprotectionagainstvoltagesurges
andbuilt-upstaticcharges.Article810 oftheNationalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPA70,provides
informationwithregardtopropergroundingofthemastandsupportingstructure,groundingofthe
lead-inwiretoanantennadischargeunit,sizeorgroundingconductors,locationofantenna-discharge
unit,connectiontogroundingelectrodes,andrequirementsforthegroundingelectrode.
Overloading----Donotoverloadwalloutlets,extensioncords,orintegralconveniencereceptacles,
asthismayresultinafireorelectricshock.
Power-CordProtection-Power-supplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikelyto bewalked
onorpinchedbyitemsplaceduponoragainstthem,payingparticularattentiontocordsatplugs,
conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheproduct.
PowerLines----Anoutsideantennasystemshouldnotbelocatedinthevicinityofoverheadpower
linesorotherelectriclightorpowercircuits,orwhereitcanfallintosuchpowerlinesorcircuits.
Wheninstallinganoutsideantennasystem,extremecareshouldbetakentokeepfromtouching
suchpowerlinesorcircuitsascontactwiththemmightbefatal.
PowerSources----Thisproductshouldbeoperatedonly fromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedon
themarkinglabel.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersupplytoyourhome,consultyourproduct
dealerorlocalpowercompany.Forproductsintendedtooperatefrombatterypowerorother
sources,refertotheoperatinginstructions.ThisDVDplayeroperateson120VAC/60Hz.Donotturn
offunitimmediatelyafterturningon;waitatleast10seconds.
ReplacementParts----Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,besuretheservicetechnicianhasused
replacementpartsspecifiedbyNorcentTechnologyorhavethesamecharacteristicsastheoriginal
part.Unauthorizedsubstitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshock,orotherhazards.
SafetyCheck----Uponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairstothisproduct,asktheservicetechnician
toperformsafetycheckstodeterminethattheproductisinproperoperatingcondition.
Servicing----Donotattempttoservicethisproductyourselfasopeningorremovingcoversmay
exposeyoutodangerousvoltageorotherhazards.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
TVSystem----ThisunitiscompatiblewithtelevisionsetsfeaturingeithertheNTSCorPALcolor
system.
Ventilatio----nSlotsandopeningsinthecabinetareprovidedforventilationandtoensurereliable
operationandprotectionfromoverheating.Theseopeningsshouldneverbeblockedbyplacingthe
productonabed,sofa,rug,orothersimilarsurface.Thisproductshouldnotbeplacedinabuilt-in
installationsuchasabookcaseorrackunlessproperventilationisprovided.Neverplacethisproduct
nearaheatsource,suchasheatregisters,stoves,radiators,oranyotherproductthatproducesheat.
WaterandMoisture----Donotusethisproductnearsourcesofwaterandmoisture,suchas bathtub,
washbowl,kitchensink,orwashmachine;inawet,dampbasement;ornearaswimmingpoolor
similarlocations.Ifmoisturecondensationoccurs,removeanydisc,connecttheunit'spowercord
toawalloutlet,turntheuniton,andleaveitonfortwotothreehours.Bythen,theunitwillhave
warmedupandevaporatedanymoisture.

IMPORTANTSAFETY

INFORMATION

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TROUBLE

SHOOTING

Thishandytrouble-shootingguideisprovidedtosaveyoutimeincaseyouexperienceany
inconveniencewiththisDVDplayer.Iftheproblemisnotlistedoristheprovidedsolution
doesnotcorrecttheproblempleasecallourcustomersupportdepartmentat(800)916-4011.

ProblemPossibleSolution

Nopower1.Checktoensurethatthepowerplugis

securelyinthewalloutlet.

Nosound1.ChecktheconnectionbetweentheDVD

playerandtheTVset,amplifier,orany
otherunititisconnectedto.

2.ChecktoensuretheTVandamplifierare
inthecorrectmode(video1).

Nopicture1.ChecktheconnectionbetweentheDVD

playerandtheTVsetoranyotherunitit
isconnectedto.

2.ChecktomakesureTVisturned.

Discdoesnotplay1.Checktomakesurethediscisloaded

correctlylabelsidefacingupondisctray).

2.Checkthatdisciscleanfromdirt,dust,

fingerprints,smudges.

3.Checktoensuredisciswithintheguides
onthetray.

4.Checkparentallockfunctionison.

5.Makesurediscisforuseinregion1.

Remotedoesnotwork1.Checkbatteries;possiblyreplace.

2.Checktoensurethereisn'tanyobstacles
betweentheremotesensorontheunit's
frontpanelandtheremotecontrol.

3.Besuretheremoteisaimedattheremote
sensor.

DividedpictureCheckthatdisciscleanandhasnoscratches.

2.Theunitiscontrolledbyamicrocomputer,
whichmayneedtobereset.Turnoffthe
unit'spower,waitseveralseconds,then
turnbackon.

Nocolorpicture1.ChecktoseeiftheSconnectorisdamaged

(bentpin).

MP3discsdon'tplay1.Useanothersoftwareeditiontoreburndisc,

astheeditionusedmaynotbecompatible
withtheplayer.

2.UseneweditionsofsoftwaresuchasAudio
station4,EasyCDCreator ToastTitanium,
etc.

3.MakesureMP3fileisnotencodedwith
avariablebitrate,suchasprovidedbyReal
Networks.

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Precaution.....................................................................1

SafetyInformation.........................................................2

TableofContents...........................................................3

AboutYourDVDPlayer..................................................4

BestLocation
ToObtainaClearPicture
PlayableDiscs
DigitalAudioOutput
Laser-HeadOver-CurrentProtectionSystem

DiscUse..........................................................................5

Handling
Cleaning
Storing

Controls.........................................................................6

FrontPanel

BackPanel

RemoteControl..............................................................7

Setup.............................................................................8

Accessories

InstallingBatteriesinRemoteControl

SystemConnection

SystemSetup.................................................................9

DVDMenuSetup

TVDisplay

TVType

VideoOutput

AngleMark

OSDLang.
Captions

SpeakerSetup................................................................10

DownmixMode

AudioSetup....................................................................11

AudioOut

OPMode

L+R

Dynamic

LPCMOutPreferenceSetup............................................12

AudioLanguage

Subtitle
DiscMenu

Locale

ParentalLock

Password

Defaults

SmartNavigation

PlayingaDisc................................................................13

PlayFunctions...............................................................14

FastForward/ReversePlayback

SlowMotion

Frame-by-FramePlayback

PauseDuringPlayback

StopPlayback

ResumePlaybackatLaterTime

RemovingDisc

LocatingaTitle..............................................................15

FindingaTitle

RepeatPlay

ZoomFunction

CameraAngle

LanguageSelection

SubtitlesSelection

ScreenDisplay

Volume/Mute

Mp3.................................................................................16

JPEG..............................................................................17

TroubleShooting............................................................18

Specifications.................................................................19

Warranty........................................................................20

TABLEOF

CONTENTS

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JPEGFILES

Jointphotographicexpertsgroup(JPEG)producesstandardsforcontinuoustoneimage
coding.Itisawidelyusedformatforcompressingandsavingimages.Ituseshigh­efficiencycompressiondatatocompressimagesupto15xto20x.JPEGissupportedby
mostoftheimageprocessingsoftwareinusetoday,andissuitableforstoringphoto
images.ThisNorcentDVDplayercandecodeJPEGformattedpictureCDs.

PlaybyNumberKeys

1.FollowthebasicoperatinginstructionstoinsertthepictureCDdisc.Oncethedisctray
isclosed,,themachinewillautomaticallysearchfortheinformationon thediscand
showitontheTVscreen.

2.Pressthenumberkeystoselectanimagealbum.Note:Thenumberkeysareonly
functionalwithinthecurrentimagealbum.

PlaybyMenu

1.FollowthebasicoperatinginstructionstoinsertthepictureCDdisc.Oncethedisctray
isclosed,,themachinewillautomaticallysearchfortheinformationonthediscand
displaythemainmenuontheTVscreen.

2.PressthedirectionalscrollkeystoselectimagesandpressthePLAYkey.

3.Toselectotherimages,pressSTOPkey,thenpressdirectionalscrollkeys.Onceimage

isselected,pressthePLAYkey.

OtherJPEGFunctions

1.WhileplayingaJPEGfile,functionssuchaspause,randomplay,repeatplayandothers

arestillavailable.

2.PresstheRESUMEkeywhenplayingJPEGfilestoselectvariousimagedisplaymodes.

3.PressthePREVorNEXTkeyswhenplayingJPEGfilestoselecteitherthepreviousor
nextimage.

4.ThezoomfunctionisoperablewhileshowingJPEGimages.PresstheZOOMkeytouse
thezoomfunction,pressagaintocloseit.

5.PressFASTFORWARDorFASTRETURNkeyswheninzoomfunctiontozoominorout.

6.Pressthedirectionalscrollkeyswheninzoomfunctiontorotateanimage.

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ABOUTYOUR
DVDPLAYER

ThefollowingwillhelpyougetthemostenjoymentfromyourNorcentDVDplayer.
BESTLOCATION

Theunitshouldbeplacedonafirm,flatsurface,awayfromVCRs,stereos,radios,or
largespeakers,asthemagneticfluxfromthesedevicesmaycausedistortioninthe
soundandapoorpicture.Ifplacedinacabinet,besurethereisatleast1offreespace
completelyaroundtheunitforproperventilation.

TOOBTAINACLEARPICTURE
ADVDplayerisaprecisiondevice.Iftheopticalpick-uplensanddiscdrivepartsbecome
dirtyorworndown,picturequalitywillbecomepoor.Toobtainaclearpicture,regular
inspectionandmaintenancearerecommendedevery1,000hoursofuse,dependingon
theoperatingenvironment.Contactdealerfordetails.

PLAYABLEDISCS
ThisNorcentDVDplayerwillplaythefollowingtypesofdiscs:DVD,MP3,CD,CD-R,and
CD-RWwithsuper-errorcorrectionability.ItisalsocapableofdisplayingpictureCDs
anddigitalphotoalbums.Itsupportseightlanguages,upto32subtitles,andmulti-angle

viewing.Itfeatureseasysetupandoperationwithon-screenmenus.Ithasfullfunction

CPUupgradeablecapability.
DIGITALAUDIOOUTPUT

Theunit'scoaxialoutputcapabilityenablesyoutoconnectanexternalsix-channelAV
amplifierandprocessorwithbuilt-inDolbyDigitalcodesandMPEGmodulatingcapacity
withjustonecord.ThisenablesyoutoconvenientlyenjoydifferentDVD,CD,andMP3
discs.

LASER-HEADOVER-CURRENTPROTECTIONSYSTEM
Toextendtheservicelifeofthelaserhead,theunitincludesauniquelaser-headover­currentprotectionsystem,ensuringaconstantlasercurrent.

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MP3isanaudiocompressiontechnologythatusesMPEG3standards,compressingatarate
of12:1.HavingCD-qualityaudio,anMP3disccanrecordover600minutesofmusic.

PlayinganMP3Disc

1.FollowthebasicoperatinginstructionstoinserttheMP3disc.Oncethedisctrayisclosed,
themachinewillautomaticallysearchfortheinformationonthediscandshowitonthe
unit'sdisplaypanel.

2.Pressthedirectionalscrollkeytoselectthesubmenutobeplayed,thenpressthedirection
scrollkeytoselectthedesiredtrack.PressthePLAYkey.Or,presstheappropriatenumber
keystoselect adesiredtrack.

3.Toselectanothersubmenu,presstheSTOPkeythenthedirectionalscrollkey.

RepeatPlay
Withrepeatplay,thesamesongorallofthesongsanMP3disccanbeplayedoverandover.

1.Choosethedesiredsongtoberepeated.

2.PresstheREPEATkey.REPEATONEwillappearontheTVscreen.

3.Ifallsongsaretoberepeated,presstheREPEATkeyasecondtime.REPEATALLwill

appearontheTVscreen.PressPLAY.

4.Toexittherepeatfunction,presstheREPEATkeyathirdtime.EXITREPEATwillappearon

theTVscreen.

Note:Themute,volumecontrol,pause,andforward/backwardsearcharestilloperableasan
MP3discplays.

MP3FUNCTION

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USEOFDISCS

Thispagecontainsvaluableinformationregardingthehandling,cleaning,andstorageofdiscs
playedinthisunit.

HANDLIN
Handling
Donottouchtheplaybacksideofthedisc.
Donotattachpaperortapetodiscs.
Donotstickorwriteanythingonthesurface.Protectagainstfingerprints.
Alwaysholdadiscbythecenterandedgeportions.

CleaningDISCS

Fingerprintsanddirtonthediscmaycausepictureand/orsounddeterioration.Wipethedisc
fromthecenteroutwardwithasoftcloth.Alwayskeepthediscclean.
Ifyoucannotwipethedirtoff,lightlyuseaslightlymoistenedsoftclothandfinishwithadry
cloth.
Donotuseanytypeofsolventsuchas:Paintthinner,benzene,commerciallyavailable
cleanersoranti-staticsprayforvinylLPs.

Storing
Donotstorediscsinplacessubjecttodirectsunlightornearheatsources.
Donotstorediscsinplacessubjecttomoistureanddust.
Storediscsverticallyinacase.Stackingorplacingobjectsondiscsoutsideoftheircasemay
causewarping.

NOTE:NorcentTechnologyisnotresponsiblefordamagethatmayoccurtoanydiscthatis
operatedinthisunitornothandled,cleaned,orstoredassuggestedabove.

CAMERAANGLE

Theabilitytochangethecameraangleallowsviewertoplaydirectorandwatchamovie
fromdifferentperspectives.

1.PresstheANGLEkeyontheremotecontrol.Witheachpress,thecameraanglechanges.

2.Thekeymaybepressedonlywhentheflashingangleiconappearsintheunit'sdisplay
panel.

Note:Cameraanglemaybechangedonlyindiscswithmulti-anglecapabilityencodedinto
them.

LANGUAGESELECTION
Theunithasthecapabilitytoshowmoviesinoneofeightlanguages.

1.PresstheLANGUAGEkey.Thelanguagemenuwillappear.Scrolltothedesiredlanguage,
thenpresstheLANGUAGEkeyagain.

Note:Thediscbeingplayedmustbemulti-languageencoded.

SUBTITLESSELECTION
Theunithasthecapabilitytodisplaysubtitlesinanyof32differentlanguages.

1.PresstheSUBTITLEkey.Thesubtitlemenuwillappear.Scrolltothedesiredlanguage,

thenpresstheSUBTITLEkeyagain.

2.Toremovethesubtitlesfromview,presstheSUBTITLEkeyuntiltheydisappear.

Note:Thediscbeingplayedmustbemulti-subtitleencoded.
SCREENDISPLAY

Whileadiscisplaying,thestatusofvariousfunctionsmaybechecked,suchasthetile,
tracknumber,andseveraltimecategories.

1.PresstheDISPLAYkeyonceandthetitleappearsalongwiththechapterandhowmuch

timehasplayedineachofthe.

2.PresstheDISPLAYkeyagainandtheremainingtimeforthatparticulartitleappears.

3.PresstheDISPLAYkeyagainandthetotalelapsedtimeforthatparticulartitleappears.

4.PresstheDISPLAYkeyagainandthetotalremainingtimeforthatparticulartitleappears.

5.PresstheDISPLAYkeyagainandthedisplayturnsoff.

VOLUME/MUTE
ThevolumeonthisNorcentDVDplayeriseasilycontrolledwiththeremotecontrolby
pressingeithertheVOL+keytoraisethevolumeortheVOL-keytolowerit.Bypressingthe
MUTEkey,noaudiowillbeheard.Toreinstatetheaudio,presstheMUTEkeyagain.

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Frontpanelfunction:

Backpanelfunction:

controls

Audio/VideoApparatus

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UsedbyNorth
Americaonly!

ModelNo.:

MADEINCHINA

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD/CD/MP3/CD-R/CD-RWPLAYER

POWER

ON
OFF

DP300

PLAY STOPPAUSE PREV NEXT

PILOTLAMP

RLCr

Cb Y

Video

S-Video

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14 151617

1.POWER 5.PAUSE 9.SENSOR

2.CABIN DOOR 6. STOP 10. DVDPILOTLAMP

3.OPEN/CLOSE 7. PREV 11.CDPILOTLAMP

4.PLAY 8.NEXT 12.MP3PILOTLAMP

13. AUDIOOUTPUTJACK 15.COAXIALOUTPUTJACK 17. S-VIDEOOUTPUT JACK

14. COMPONENTVIDEO
OUTPUTJACK

16. VIDEO OUTPUTJACK

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LOCATINGATITLE

DVDdiscsarenormallydividedintotitles,whicharethensub-dividedintochapters.Aspecific
titlecanbeeasilyfoundwiththisunit.

FINDINGATITLE
WiththisNorcentDVDplayer,specifictitlescanbefoundusingeitherthetitlemenufunction,
iftheDVDdisccontainsatitlemenu,orthroughitsuniquetitlenumber.

TitleMenuFunction

1.PresstheTITLE/RETURNkey.ThetitlemenuwillappearontheTVscreen.

2.Presstheappropriatescrollkeytoselectthedesiredtitle.Atitlemayalsobelocatedby
pressingitsassignednumberwiththenumberbuttons.

3.PresstheTITLE/RETURNkeyagain.Thiswillstartplaybackfromchapter1oftheselected
title.

Somediscsdonotrespondtothisfunction.
IfdifferentinstructionsappearontheTVscreen,followthoseinstructions.Theinstructions
givenheredescribethebasicprocedure.Proceduresmayvarydependingonthecontentof
theDVDdisc.

TitleNumber

1.Presstheappropriatenumbersinthenumbersectionoftheremotecontrol.Forexample,
fortitle15,pressthe10andthe5keys;fortitle25,pressthe10,10,5keys.

REPEATPLAY
ThisDVDplayerallowsrepeatedplaybackofspecifictitles,chapters/tracks,orsegment.It
evenallowsswitchingbetweentwoitemsthatarebeingrepeated.

1.Selecttheitemtorepeat.

2.PresstheREPEATkey.
TherepeatmodechangeseachtimetheREPEATkeyispressed(i.e.,fromtitlerepeatto
chapterrepeat,etc.)

ZOOMFUNCTION
Apicturemaybeenlargeduptofourtimesduringeitherplaybackorslowmotionthroughthe
unit'szoomfunction.PresstheZOOMkeyonceanditenlargestheimage1.5x;pressasecond
timeandtheimageenlarges2x;whileathirdpressingenlargestheimage4x.Toreturnto
normal-sizeplayback,presstheZOOMkeyafourthtime.Enlargementtakesplaceinthecenter
ofthepicture.

PBC

DISK
TOTALTITLES:12
PLAYENTRIES:21
PLAYTIME:01:16:35
AUDIOSTREAMS:08
SUBPICSTREAMS:08
MPG2.NTSC4:3/16:9LB/PS
AC3-2AC3-5.1

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Descriptionof

UsingtheRemoteControl
Pointtheremotecontrolattheremotesensorinorderfortheplayertofunctioncorrectly.The
remotewillfunctiontoapproximately21'fromtheremotesensoratanangleofapproximately
30eachdirection.
Note:Directingtheremotesensortowardanylightsource,suchasdirectsunlight,maycause
theunittomalfunction.Donotspillwaterorputwetitemsontheremotecontrol.Never
disassembleremotecontrol.

RemoteControl

STANDBY
PROGRAM
PLAYMODE
SUBTITLE
LANGUAGE
ANGLE

L/RCHANNEL

TITLE/RETURN

SETUP

UP

LEFT
VOLUME-

PBC

PREVIOUS
NEXT

ZOOM
STEP

PLAY

REPEAT

FASTRETURN

FASTFORWARD

PAUSE

DOWN

SLOW

OPEN/CLOSE
DISPLAY
0-9NUMBERKEY
10+KEY
TIME

RESUME

MENU/BROWSE
A-BREPEAT

RIGHT

STOP

VOLUME+

MUTE

BATTERIES
INCORRECTUSEOFBATTERIESMAYCAUSETHEMTOLEAK,CORRODEOREXPLODE.

Besuretoplacethebatteriesinthecorrectdirection.
Itisdangeroustocharge/heat/openorshort-circuitthebatteries.
Donotleavedeadorexpiredbatteriesormixold/newbatteries.

Whennotusingtheremotecontrolforalongdurationoftime,removethebatteries.When
operatingrangebecomesreduced,replaceallbatterieswithnew,freshones.
Ifleakagefromthebatteryoccurs,wipethebatteryliquidfromthebatterycompartment,then
replace.

PLAY

FUNCTIONS

FASTFORWARD/REVERSEPLAYBACK
Theunitfeaturesbothfastforwardandfastreverseplayback.Eithermodewillspeedup:DVD

discplaying2x,4x,8x,or20xnormalplayspeed;MP3discplaying2x,4x,6x,8xnormal

playspeed;andotherdiscplaying1x,2x,3x,or4xnormalplayspeed.
Toactivateeitherfunction,simplypresstheFWDkeyorREVkeyontheremotecontrol.The

speedchangeseachtimethekeyispressed.Toresumenormalplayback,pressthePLAYkey.
SLOWMOTION

ThisNorcentDVDplayeralsohastheabilitytoplaydiscsinslowmotionineitherforwardor
reversedirection.Eachtimethe SLOWkeyispressed,thespeedwillslowfrom1/2,to1/4,to
1/8normalspeed.Toresumenormalplayback,pressthePLAYkey.

FRAME-BY-FRAMEPLAYBACK
Frame-by-frameadvanceallowsviewertostudyamovievirtuallyoneframeatatime.

1.PresstheSTEPkey.Theactionfreezesonscreen,whiletheaudioismuted.

2.EachtimetheSTEPkeyispressed,thepictureadvancesoneframe.

3.Tocancelframe-by-frameplayback,pressthePLAYkeyandthemoviereturnstonormal
speedwithaudio.

PAUSEDURINGPLAYBACK
Tomomentarilystopplaybackatanytime,pressthePAUSEkey.PressPAUSEagainto
resume normalplayback.

STOPPLAYBACK
Tostopplaybackanytimebeforethecompletionofamovie,presstheSTOPkey.Pressthe
PLAYkeytoplaythediscagainfromthebeginning.

RESUMEPLAYBACKATLATERTIME
Thisunitallowstheviewertostopplayback,thenlatercontinueplaybackfromthatexactdisc

location.PresstheSTOPkeytohaltplayback.Theunitthenwillmemorizethelocationwhere
playbackwasstopped.Toresumewatching,pressthePLAYkeyandtheunitwillresume

playbackfromtheexactlocationwhereplaybackwasstopped.

Warning:ThefollowingactionswillcanceltheRESUMEfunction:

UnpluggingtheDVDplayerafterplaybackisstopped.
Ejectingthedisc.
Adjusting/changingtheparentallockorselectingadifferentlanguagesetting.

Note:ThisfeatureisnotavailableinMP3andCDmodes.
REMOVINGDISC

Toremoveadiscforanyreason,presstheOPEN/CLOSEkey,waituntilthedisctrayis
completelyopen,thenremovethedisc.Oncethediscisremoved,presstheOPEN/CLOSE
buttontoclosethedisctray.

STOP

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SETUP

Accessories
Checktomakesurethefollowingaccessoriesareincludedintheunitcarton.

Remotecontrol
A/Vcable
User'smanual
Warrantycard
Remotecontrolbatteries
Quickinstallationguide

Ifanyitemisdamagedormissing,pleaseinformyourdealerimmediately.
InstallingBatteriesinRemoteControl

InsertthetwoAAAbatteriesintothebatterycompartmentoftheremotecontrol,makingsure
the+and-signsonthebatteriesandinsidethebatterycompartmentmatchup.
(Seepreviouspage.)

SystemConnection
Makesuretheunit'spoweristurnedoffpriortoconnectingtheunittoany othercomponent.

Audio/videocablesarecolorcodedforeasyinstallation.Besureconnectionsarefittedfirmly.
Yellow=videoterminals
White=audioterminals
Red=audioterminals

Shownbelowisaschematicforconnectingcomponents.

YELLOW

BLACK

WHITE

RED

BLUE

GREEN

RED

ORANGE

RED

WHITE

YELLOW

TVVideoinput

TVAudioinput

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PLAYINGADISC

Oncetheunitisconnectedtoatelevisionsetandanyotheraccessoryequipment,youare
readytoenjoytheexcitementofDVDvideosoryourfavoriteCDsandMP3files.

ToplayaDVDvideodisc:
TurnontheTVandselecttheA/Vmode.IfthesetfeaturesaS-Videoconnection,besurethe
S-VideomodeisselectedfromtheTVmenu.Turnonamplifier,ifconnected.SelectAC-3or
DVDmode.

Toplayanaudiodisc:
TurnontheaudiosystemandchoosetheinputsourcethatisconnectedtotheDVDplayer.
SettheAUDIOOUTPUTtoDIGITALOUTPUTOFFfromtheSETUPMENUdisplayifyoudon't
havetheproperequipmentforDolbyDigitalorDTSsurroundsound.

1.PressthePOWERkeyonfrontpanel.DISCLOADINGappearsonscreen.

2.PresstheOPEN/CLOSEkey.Thedisctraywillopen.

3.Placethedisconthedisctray.Besureplaysideisfacedownonthetray.

4.PressOPEN/CLOSEkeytoclosetray.Thedisctraywillclose.Thedisctypewillappearin
theupper-left-handcornerofthescreen.

Onceithasreadthedisc,theunitautomaticallywillbeginplayback.WhenplayingaDVD,the
DVDortitlemenuwillappear.CDtracksareplayedinsequence.

Itispossibletodamageadiscifitisnotplacedcorrectlyontheguidesinthedisctray.This
mayalsocausetheDVDplayertomalfunction.Donotforceorplaceanythingotherthana5
inchDVDorCDontothedisctray.

(EXCLAMATIONPOINTINTRIANGLEGRAPHIC)
NevermovingtheDVDplayerduringplayback,asthismaycausedamagetothediscaswell
astheplayer.Toopenandclosethedisctray,onlyusetheOPEN/CLOSEkeyfoundonboth
theremotecontrolandortheunit'sfrontpanel.

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD/CD/MP3/CD-R/CD-RWPLAYER

POWER

ON
OFF

DP300

PLAY STOPPAUSE PREV NEXT

DVD MP3CD

PILOTLAMP

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD/CD/MP3/CD-R/CD-RWPLAYER

POWER

ON
OFF

DP300

PLAY STOPPAUSE PREV NEXT

DVD MP3CD

PILOTLAMP

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SYSTEMSETUP

DVDMenuSetup
BypressingtheSETUPkeyontheremotecontrol,themainsetupmenuappears.Youwillbe
askedtoenterthePersonalIdentificationNumber(PIN),whichis0000

1.Afteraccessingthesetupmenu,pressthescrollkeyforupordownmovementtoselecta
desireditem.Onceanitemisselected,pressthePLAYkeytoconfirmyourentryandto
movetothesub-entry.

2.Usetheleftorrightscrollkeytomovethepointerandtheupordownscrollkeytoselect
thedesiredoption.Onceanitemisselected,pressthePLAYkeytoconfirmyourselection.
Thiscompletesthesetupoftheselectedfunction.

GENERALSETUP
ThisoptionisusedtosetuptheTV-screenformat,videofunctions,andDVDfunctionswith
optionsofTVdisplay,TVtype,videooutput,anglemark,OSDlang.,andcaptions.

TVDisplay
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

Note:Regardlessofwhatscreenformatischosen,ifthescreendisplaysin4:3format,the
picturecanonlybeshowninthatformat.WithDVDs,thescreenformatisconvertible.Ifthe
screendisplaysonlyin4:3format,whenaDVDwith16:9displayformatisused,thepicture
willbeflattened.

TVType
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoption
fromgraphicbelow.

ThisNorcentDVDplayersupportsoutputofvarioussystems,includingauto,NTSC,and
PAL.IftheTVsethasonlyNTSCorPALsystems,thepicturewillblinkandbecomecolorless
whenthewrongsystemisselected.Ifthisoccurs,presstheN/Pkeyontheremotecontrolto
returntothenormalscreen.Remembertoalwaysselectthecorrectsystem.

Formoreinformationonoutputformat,refertotheTVset'smanufacturer'sinstructions.

TVSYSTEM

TVDISPLAY

VIDEOOUTPUT
ANGLEMARK
OSDLANG
CAPTIONS

TVTYPE

MAINPAGE

MULTI

NTSC
PAL

GENERAL

TV

screen
Film
format

Normal

4:3

4:3

16:9

16:9

Fullview Mailbox Widescreen

TVDISPLAY

TVDISPLAY

TVTYPE
VIDEOOUTPUT
ANGLEMARK
OSDLANG
CAPTIONS

MAINPAGE

NORMAL/PS

NORMAL/LB
WIDESCREEN16:9

GENERAL

SystemSetup

WhiletheDVDplayerisinthestopmodepress
theSETUPkeytoaccesstheinitialsetupmenu,
whichincludesaudio,subtitle,discmenulocale,
parentalcontrol,password,defaults,smart
navigation,andthemainmenu.Thesepreset
valuesareessentialtoaDVDplayer.Theseitems
maybechangedasdesired.
AudioLanguage
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

ThisNorcentDVDplayerasEnglish,French,
Spanish,Chinese,andJapaneseasitsbuilt-in
disc-dubbinglanguageoptions
Subtitle
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

ThisNorcentDVDplayerasEnglish,French,
Spanish,Chinese,andJapaneseasitsbuilt-in
subtitlelanguages.WhenaDVDdiscisplayed,
thesubtitlefeaturemaybeselectedthroughthis
menu.Itisalsopossibletohidethefeature
throughthismenu.
DiscMenu
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

ThisNorcentDVDplayerasEnglish,French,
Spanish,Chinese,Japanese,andoffasitsbuilt-in

film'smenulanguageoptions.
Locale
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

Sincedifferentcountrieshavedifferentlanguage
choices,thisDVDunitoffersspecificlocale
choices.
ParentalLock
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

Byselectingaspecificrating,filmsinthatgroup
andaboveareblockedfrombeingshown.
Password
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

Thedefaultpasswordforthisfeatureis0000.It
maybechangedthroughthisoption.
Defaults
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

Thefactorypresetdefaultsmayberesumed
throughthisoption.
SmartNavigation
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

SelectNOMENUifplayinganMP3orpictureCD

withoutamenu;orselectMENUifplayingan

Mp3orpictureCDwithamenu.

ENGLISH

FRENCH
SPANISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
GERMAN
ITALIAN

PREFERENCESSETUP

DUBBINGLANGUAGE

ENGLISH

FRENCH
SPANISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
GERMAN
ITALIAN
OFF

SUBTITLE

PREFERENCESSETUP

DISCMENULANGUAGE

PREFERENCESSETUP

ENGLISH

FRENCH
SPANISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
GERMAN
ITALIAN

CHINA

FRANCE
HONGKONG
JAPAN
TAIWAN
GBR
USA

REGIONCODE

PREFERENCESSETUP

1G

2
3PG
4PG13
5
6PG-R
7NC-17
8ADULT
NO-PARENTAL

FILMCLASS

PREFERENCESSETUP

CHANGE

PINEDITION

PREFERENCESSETUP

RESET

DEFAULTENTRY

PREFERENCESSETUP

NOMENU

WITHMENU

SMARTNAV

PREFERENCESSETUP

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FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

SystemSetup

Therearethreevideooutputchoices:UsetheCVBSoutputiftheS-Videooutputjackhasbeen

selected;usetheRGBoutputiftheRGBoutputjackhasbeenselected;orusetheYUVoutput
isthecomponentoutputjackhasbeenselected.
AngleMark
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoption
fromgraphicbelow.

WhenaDVDwithmultipleanglesisplayed,aparticularcameraanglemaybeselectedbythe
viewer.
OSDLang.
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoption
fromgraphicbelow.

Thisisusedtosetthelanguageofthesetupmenuandscreendisplay.
Captions
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoption
fromgraphicbelow.

SPEAKERSETUP
Thissubmenuoptionincludesdownmixmodeandmain.
DownmixMode
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

ANGLEMARK

ON

OFF

GENERAL

MAINPAGE

TVDISPLAY
TVTYPE
VIDEOOUTPUT

OSDLANG
AUDIOOUTPUT
CAPTIONS

ANGLEMARK

SCREENLANGUAGE

ENGLISH

GENERAL

MAINPAGE

TVDISPLAY
TVTYPE
VIDEOOUTPUT
ANGLEMARK

CAPTIONS

OSDLANG

ON

OFF

GENERAL

CAPTIONS

MAINPAGE

TVDISPLAY
TVTYPE
VIDEOOUTPUT
ANGLEMARK
OSDLANG

CAPTIONS

LT/RT

STEREO

SPEAKERSETUP

DOWNMIX

MAINPAGE

DOWNMIX

VIDEOOUTPUT

CVBS

RGB
YUV

GENERAL

TVDISPLAY
TVTYPE

ANGLEMARK
OSDLANG
CAPTIONS

VIDEOOUTPUT

MAINPAGE

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SystemSetup

Theaudiosettingincludesaudioout,OPmode,L+R,dynamic,andLPCMout.
AudioOut
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

ThisDVDplayerprovidesthreetypesofaudiooutput:

1.AnalogNeedsconnectionofterminalsonthebackpaneltotheleftandrightspeakers.

2.SPDIF/RAWThissurroundingformisrealizedthroughopticalandcoaxialoutputofDolby
Digitalsignalsfromthebackpanel.

3.SPDIF/PCMThesameas#2.

OPMode
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

BothofthelineoutputandRFadjustmentoptionsareapplicableinallconditions.Duetoit's
suitabilityandconvenienceinmostcases,lineoutputisused.Insomeconditions,forinstance
whenheadphonesareused,theRFmodemaybeused.
L+R
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

Ifanamplifier/decoderisbeingusedwiththisDVDplayerandithasDolbyDigitaloutput,the
followingselectionsmaybemade:stereo,left,right,ormixedsoundaccordingly.
Dynamic
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

Toavoidadisturbingtremblingsound,thedynamicfunctionlowersthevolumewithout
changingtheoriginaltone.
LPCMOut
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

ANALOG

SPDIF/RAW
SPDIF/PCM

AUDIOSETUP

AUDIOOUTPUT

MAINPAGE

AUDIOOUT

OPMODE
L+R
DYNAMIC
LPCMOUT

LINEOUTPUT

RFADJUSTMENT

OPERATIONALMODESETUP

AUDIOSETUP

MAINPAGE

AUDIOOUT

L+R
DYNAMIC
LPCMOUT

OPMODE

STEREO

L-MONO
R-MONO
MIX-MONO

L+RSETUP

AUDIOSETUP

MAINPAGE

AUDIOOUT
OPMODE

DYNAMIC
LPCMOUT

L+R

DYNAMICRANGECOMPRESSION

PULL

6/8
4/8
2/8
OFF

AUDIOSETUP

MAINPAGE

AUDIOOUT
OPMODE
L+R

LPCMOUT

DYNAMIC

LPCM48K

LPCM96K

SETLPCMOUTPUTTO48KOR96K

AUDIOSETUP

MAINPAGE

AUDIOOUT
OPMODE
L+R
DYNAMIC

LPCMOUT

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