Norcent Technologies DP300 User Manual

DVDPLAYERDP300

USERS

MANUAL

2002NorcentTechnology,Inc.Allrightsreserved.

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TECH.

SPECIFICATIONS

PRECAUTIONS

Color System 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
S-Video Out

1Vp-p(75Ω)
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

Becauseitsproductsaresubjecttocontinuousimprovement,NorcentTechnologyreserves
therighttomodifyproductdesignand/orspecificationswithoutnoticeandwithoutincurring
anyobligations.

WARNING:TOAVOIDTHEDANGEROFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DONOT
EXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.NEVEROPENTHECABINET,
ASDANGEROUSHIGHVOLTAGESARECONTAINEDINSIDE.ONLYAQUALIFIED
SERVICETECHNICIANSHOULDATTEMPTOPENTHECABINET.

CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDEBLADEOFPLUGTO
WIDESLOT,ANDFULLYINSERTINTOELECTRICALSOCKET.

CAUTION:ThisDigitalVersatileDiscPlayeremploysalasersystem.Topreventdirectexposure
tothelaserbeam,donotopentheenclosure.Visiblelaserradiationispresentwhenenclosure

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

location,orcontactNorcentTechnology.

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

Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna
Increasetheseparation betweentheequipmentandreceiver
Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiveris
connected
Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp

FCCCaution:AnychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyNorcentTechnology
couldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.

Content

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INDUSTRYCANADAREQUIREMENT
ThisClassBdigitalapparatusmeetsallrequirementsoftheCanadianInterference-Causing
EquipmentRegulations.

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PROTECTYOURSELF!
Recordthemodelandserialnumbersforthisunitwhileitiseasytoseethem.Thesenumbers
arelocatedonthebackoftheunit'scabinet.Retainthisinformationforfuturereference.

ModelNo.:DP300
SerialNo.:

Retainthisinformationforfuturereference.

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

IMPORTANTSAFETY

INFORMATION

TROUBLE

SHOOTING

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.

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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JPEGFILES

TABLEOF

CONTENTS

Page

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.

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

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ABOUTYOUR
DVDPLAYER

MP3FUNCTION

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.

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.

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

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

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CAMERAANGLE

USEOFDISCS

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.

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.

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

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controls

Frontpanelfunction:

DP300

POWER

ON
OFF

PLAY STOPPAUSE PREV NEXT

OPEN/CLOSE

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

PILOTLAMP

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.

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1. POWER 5.PAUSE 9.SENSOR

2. CABINDOOR 6.STOP 10.DVDPILOTLAMP

3. OPEN/CLOSE 7.PREV 11.CDPILOTLAMP

4. PLAY 8.NEXT 12.MP3PILOT LAMP

Backpanelfunction:

14 151617

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THISPRODUCTCOMPLIESWITHFDARADIATIONPERFORMANCE
STANDARDS21CFRSUBCHAPTERJ.

S-Video

Video

ApparatusClaimsofU.S.PatentNos.4,631,603.4,577,216.4,819,098
and4,907,093licensedforlimitedviewingusesonly.

Cb Y

RLCr

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

TitleNumber

1.Presstheappropriatenumbersinthenumbersectionoftheremotecontrol.Forexample,

ModelNo.:

C

MADEINCHINA

1

UsedbyNorth
Americaonly!

Audio/VideoApparatus

58WJ

221338

E

DOUBLEINSULATION­WHENSERVICINGUSEONLY
IDENTICALREPLACEMENTPARTS.

HongPuInternationalDevelopment(Shanghai)Co.,Ltd.
Plant25,No.30FuTeDongSanRD
WaiGaoQiaoFreeTradeZonePuDongShanghai.P.R.C.

CLASS1LASER

PRODUCTTOIEC825

LASERKLASSE1

NACHIEC825

fortitle15,pressthe10andthe5keys;fortitle25,pressthe10,10,5keys.
REPEATPLAY

ThisDVDplayerallowsrepeatedplaybackofspecifictitles,chapters/tracks,orsegment.It
evenallowsswitchingbetweentwoitemsthatarebeingrepeated.

1.Selecttheitemtorepeat.

2.PresstheREPEATkey.

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

13.AUDIOOUTPUTJACK 15. COAXIALOUTPUTJACK 17.S-VIDEOOUTPUTJACK

14.COMPONENTVIDEO

16.VIDEOOUTPUTJACK

OUTPUTJACK

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

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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.

STOP

Descriptionof

STANDBY
PROGRAM

RemoteControl

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

PLAYMODE
SUBTITLE
LANGUAGE
ANGLE
UP
SETUP
PLAY
LEFT
VOLUME­ZOOM
STEP
L/RCHANNEL
PBC
TITLE/RETURN
PREVIOUS

NEXT
SLOW
PAUSE
OPEN/CLOSE
DISPLAY
0-9NUMBERKEY
10+KEY
TIME
REPEAT
RIGHT
DOWN
VOLUME+
RESUME
MUTE
MENU/BROWSE
A-BREPEAT
FASTFORWARD
FASTRETURN
STOP

Warning:ThefollowingactionswillcanceltheRESUMEfunction:

UnpluggingtheDVDplayerafterplaybackisstopped.
Ejectingthedisc.
Adjusting/changingtheparentallockorselectingadifferentlanguagesetting.

Note:ThisfeatureisnotavailableinMP3andCDmodes.
REMOVINGDISC

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

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BATTERIES
INCORRECTUSEOFBATTERIESMAYCAUSETHEMTOLEAK,CORRODEOREXPLODE.

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

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

SETUP

PLAYINGADISC

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.

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.

RED

WHITE

RED

TVVideoinput

TVAudioinput

BLUE

GREEN
YELLOW

ORANGE
BLACK

YELLOW

WHITE

RED

DP300

POWER

ON
OFF

PLAY STOPPAUSE PREV NEXT

OPEN/CLOSE

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

DVD MP3CD

PILOTLAMP

Itispossibletodamageadiscifitisnotplacedcorrectlyontheguidesinthedisctray.This
mayalsocausetheDVDplayertomalfunction.Donotforceorplaceanythingotherthana5
inchDVDorCDontothedisctray.

DP300

POWER

ON
OFF

PLAY STOPPAUSE PREV NEXT

OPEN/CLOSE

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

DVD MP3CD

PILOTLAMP

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

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SystemSetup

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

PREFERENCESSETUP

ENGLISH

FRENCH
SPANISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
GERMAN
ITALIAN

DUBBINGLANGUAGE

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.

PREFERENCESSETUP

SUBTITLE

PREFERENCESSETUP

DISCMENULANGUAGE

PREFERENCESSETUP

ENGLISH

FRENCH
SPANISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
GERMAN
ITALIAN
OFF

ENGLISH

FRENCH
SPANISH
CHINESE
JAPANESE
GERMAN
ITALIAN

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Sincedifferentcountrieshavedifferentlanguage
choices,thisDVDunitoffersspecificlocale
choices.
ParentalLock
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

PREFERENCESSETUP

FILMCLASS

Byselectingaspecificrating,filmsinthatgroup
andaboveareblockedfrombeingshown.
Password
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

PREFERENCESSETUP

PINEDITION

Thedefaultpasswordforthisfeatureis0000.It
maybechangedthroughthisoption.
Defaults
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

PREFERENCESSETUP

DEFAULTENTRY

Thefactorypresetdefaultsmayberesumed
throughthisoption.
SmartNavigation
FollowtheinstructionsinDVDMenuSetupin
combinationwiththedesiredoptionfromgraphic
below.

PREFERENCESSETUP

SMARTNAV

1G

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

CHANGE

RESET

NOMENU

WITHMENU

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.

GENERAL

TVDISPLAY

TVTYPE
VIDEOOUTPUT
ANGLEMARK
OSDLANG
CAPTIONS

MAINPAGE

TVDISPLAY

NORMAL/PS

NORMAL/LB
WIDESCREEN16:9

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

Film
format

4:3

16:9

TV
screen

4:3

Normal

Fullview Mailbox Widescreen

TVType
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoption
fromgraphicbelow.

GENERAL

TVDISPLAY

TVTYPE

VIDEOOUTPUT
ANGLEMARK
OSDLANG
CAPTIONS

MAINPAGE

TVSYSTEM

MULTI

NTSC
PAL

16:9

CHINA

FRANCE
HONGKONG
JAPAN
TAIWAN
GBR
USA

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SelectNOMENUifplayinganMP3orpictureCD

withoutamenu;orselectMENUifplayingan

Mp3orpictureCDwithamenu.

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

Formoreinformationonoutputformat,refertotheTVset'smanufacturer'sinstructions.

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SystemSetup

FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

TVDISPLAY
TVTYPE

VIDEOOUTPUT

ANGLEMARK
OSDLANG
CAPTIONS

GENERAL

CVBS

RGB
YUV

SystemSetup

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

AUDIOOUT

OPMODE
L+R
DYNAMIC
LPCMOUT

AUDIOSETUP

ANALOG

SPDIF/RAW
SPDIF/PCM

MAINPAGE

VIDEOOUTPUT

Therearethreevideooutputchoices:UsetheCVBSoutputiftheS-Videooutputjackhasbeen

selected;usetheRGBoutputiftheRGBoutputjackhasbeenselected;orusetheYUVoutput
isthecomponentoutputjackhasbeenselected.
AngleMark
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoption
fromgraphicbelow.

TVDISPLAY
TVTYPE
VIDEOOUTPUT

ANGLEMARK

OSDLANG
AUDIOOUTPUT
CAPTIONS

MAINPAGE

ANGLEMARK

GENERAL

ON

OFF

WhenaDVDwithmultipleanglesisplayed,aparticularcameraanglemaybeselectedbythe
viewer.
OSDLang.
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoption
fromgraphicbelow.

TVDISPLAY
TVTYPE
VIDEOOUTPUT
ANGLEMARK

OSDLANG

CAPTIONS

MAINPAGE

SCREENLANGUAGE

GENERAL

ENGLISH

Thisisusedtosetthelanguageofthesetupmenuandscreendisplay.
Captions
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoption
fromgraphicbelow.

SPEAKERSETUP

TVDISPLAY
TVTYPE
VIDEOOUTPUT
ANGLEMARK
OSDLANG

CAPTIONS

MAINPAGE

CAPTIONS

GENERAL

ON

OFF

Thissubmenuoptionincludesdownmixmodeandmain.
DownmixMode
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

SPEAKERSETUP

DOWNMIX

MAINPAGE

DOWNMIX

LT/RT

STEREO

MAINPAGE

ThisDVDplayerprovidesthreetypesofaudiooutput:

AUDIOOUTPUT

1.AnalogNeedsconnectionofterminalsonthebackpaneltotheleftandrightspeakers.

2.SPDIF/RAWThissurroundingformisrealizedthroughopticalandcoaxialoutputofDolby
Digitalsignalsfromthebackpanel.

3.SPDIF/PCMThesameas#2.

OPMode
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

AUDIOOUT

OPMODE

L+R
DYNAMIC
LPCMOUT

MAINPAGE

OPERATIONALMODESETUP

AUDIOSETUP

LINEOUTPUT

RFADJUSTMENT

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

AUDIOOUT
OPMODE

L+R

DYNAMIC
LPCMOUT

MAINPAGE

L+RSETUP

AUDIOSETUP

STEREO

L-MONO
R-MONO
MIX-MONO

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

AUDIOOUT
OPMODE
L+R

DYNAMIC

LPCMOUT

MAINPAGE

DYNAMICRANGECOMPRESSION

AUDIOSETUP

PULL

6/8
4/8
2/8
OFF

Toavoidadisturbingtremblingsound,thedynamicfunctionlowersthevolumewithout
changingtheoriginaltone.
LPCMOut
FollowtheinstructionsaboveinDVDMenuSetupincombinationwiththedesiredoptionfrom
graphicbelow.

AUDIOOUT
OPMODE
L+R
DYNAMIC

LPCMOUT

MAINPAGE

SETLPCMOUTPUTTO48KOR96K

AUDIOSETUP

LPCM48K

LPCM96K

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