Onkyo DV-SP303E, DV-SP303 User Manual

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Contents

DVD Player

Overview ..............................................2

DV-SP303

Connections ......................................17

DV-SP303E

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo DV-SP303/ DV-SP303E DVD Player. Read this manual carefully before using your new DVD Player. A good understanding of its features and operation will allow you to achieve optimum performance and enjoyment.

Keep this manual for future reference.

Getting Started and Setting up ........23

Basic Playback ..................................24

Playback Techniques ........................28

Detailed Settings ...............................38

Miscellaneous Information...............46

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WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to

persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is

intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE

NE PAS

Important Safety Instructions

Read Instructions – All the safety and operating

instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.

2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

Heed Warnings

and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

Follow Instructions

instructions should be followed.

Cleaning

let before cleaning. The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer.

6. Attachments —Do not use attachments not recommended by the appliance manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

7. Water and Moisture —Do not use the appliance near water –for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.

8. Accessories —Do not place the appliance on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The appliance may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the appliance. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the appliance. Any mounting of the appliance should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

9. An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn.

10. Ventilation —Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the appliance and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the appliance on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. The appliance should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack

– All warnings on the appliance

– All operating and use

—Unplug the appliance from the wall out-

PORTABLE CART WARNING

S3125A

unless proper ventilation is provided. There should be free space of at least 5 cm (2 in.) and an opening behind the appliance.

11. Power Sources —The appliance should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your appliance dealer or local power company.

12. Grounding or Polarization —The appliance may be equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will ﬁt into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to ﬁt, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

13. Power Cord Protection —Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance.

14. Lightning —For added protection for the appliance during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the appliance due to lightning and power-line surges.

15. Overloading —Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of ﬁre or electric shock.

16. Object and Liquid Entry —Never push objects of any kind into the appliance through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a ﬁre or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the appliance.

17. Servicing —Do not attempt to service the appliance yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel.

18. Damage Requiring Service —Unplug the appliance form the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel under the following conditions:

AVIS

OUVRIR

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Important Safety Instructions —Continued

A. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged, B. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen

into the appliance, C. If the appliance has been exposed to rain or water, D. If the appliance does not operate normally by

following the operating instructions. Adjust only

those controls that are covered by the operating

instructions as an improper adjustment of other

controls may result in damage and will often

require extensive work by a qualiﬁed technician

to restore the appliance to its normal operation, E. If the appliance has been dropped or damaged in

any way, and F. When the appliance exhibits a distinct change in

performance – this indicates a need for service.

19. Replacement Parts —When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts speciﬁed by the manufacturer or

Precautions

This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is classiﬁed as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to use this model properly, read this Instruction Manual carefully. In case of any trouble, please contact the store where you purchased the unit. To prevent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure.

DANGER:

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK FAILED OR DEFEATED. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

CAUTION:

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

The label on the right is applied on the rear panel except for USA and Canadian models.

1. This unit is a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT and employs a

laser inside the cabinet.

2. To prevent the laser from being exposed, do not remove the

cover. Refer servicing to qualiﬁed personnel.

For U.S. model

The laser is covered by a housing which prevents exposure during operation or maintenance. However, this product is classiﬁed as a Laser Product by CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) which is a department of the Food and Drug Administration.

have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in ﬁre, electric shock, or other hazards.

20. Safety Check —Upon completion of any service or repairs to the appliance, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the appliance is in proper operation condition.

21. Wall or Ceiling Mounting —The appliance should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

22. Heat —The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances (including ampliﬁers) that produce heat.

23. Liquid Hazards —The appliance should not be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects ﬁlled with liquids, such as vases should be placed on the appliance.

According to their regulations 21 CFR section 1002.30, all manufactures who sell Laser Products must maintain records of written communications between the manufacturer, dealers and customers concerning radiation safety. If you have any complaints about instructions or explanations affecting the use of this product, please feel free to write to the address on the back page of this manual. When you write us, please include the model number and serial number of your unit. In compliance with Federal Regulations, the certiﬁcation, identiﬁcation and the period of manufacture are indicated on the rear panel.

FCC INFORMATION FOR USER

CAUTION:

The user changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

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Precautions —Continued

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from

• that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

For Canadian model

NOTE:

Canadian ICES-003. For models having a power cord with a polarized plug:

CAUTION:

MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

This class B digital apparatus complies with

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,

Modèle pour les Canadien

REMARQUE:

est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Sur les modèles dont la ﬁche est polarisee:

ATTENTION:

TRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLEC-

For British models

Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualiﬁed service personnel.

IMPORTANT

The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue: Neutral Brown: Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

IMPORTANT

The plug is ﬁtted with an appropriate fuse. If the fuse needs to be replaced, the replacement fuse must approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 and have the same ampere rating as that indicated on the plug. Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse. If the power cord’s plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, cut it off and ﬁt a suitable plug. Fit a suitable fuse in the plug.

For European Models

Declaration of Conformity

We,

ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6, 82194 GROEBENZELL, GERMANY

declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the corresponding technical standards such as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3.

GROEBENZELL, GERMANY

I. MORI

ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH

1. Region Numbers

The DVD standard uses region numbers to control how discs can be played around the world, the world being divided into six regions. This unit will only play DVD discs that match its region number, which can be found

on its rear panel (e.g., ).

2. About this Manual

This manual explains how to use all of this unit’s functions. Although the DVD standard offers many special features, not all discs use them all, so depending on the disc being played, this unit may not respond to certain functions. See the disc’s sleeve notes for supported features. When you attempt to use a DVD feature that is not available, this logo may appear onscreen, indicating that the feature is not supported by the current disc or this unit.

3. Recording Copyright

Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder.

4. Power

WARNING

BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY. AC outlet voltages vary from country to country. Make sure that the voltage in your area meets the voltage requirements printed on this unit’s rear panel (e.g., AC 120 V, 60 Hz).

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Precautions —Continued

5. Never Touch this Unit with Wet Hands

Never handle this unit or its power cord while your hands are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo dealer.

6. Installing this Unit

• Install this unit in a well-ventilated location. Ensure that there’s adequate ventilation all around

this unit, especially if it’s installed in an audio rack. If the ventilation is inadequate, the unit may overheat, leading to malfunction.

• Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight or heat sources, because its internal temperature may rise, shortening the life of the optical pickup.

•Avoid damp and dusty places, and places subject to vibrations from loudspeakers. Never put the unit on top of, or directly above a loudspeaker.

• Install this unit horizontally. Never use it on its side or on a sloping surface, because it may cause a malfunction.

• If you install this unit near a TV, radio, or VCR, the picture and sound quality may be affected. If this occurs, move this unit away from the TV, radio, or VCR.

7. Care

Occasionally, you should dust this unit all over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild detergent and water. Dry the unit immediately afterwards with a clean cloth. Do not use abrasive cloths, thinners, alcohol, or other chemical solvents, because they may damage the ﬁnish or remove the panel lettering.

8. Handling Notes

• If you need to transport this unit, use the original packaging to pack it how it was when you originally bought it.

• Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect sprays, near this unit. Do not leave rubber or plastic items on this unit for a long time, because they may leave marks on the case.

• This unit’s top and rear panels may get warm after prolonged use. This is normal.

• When you’ve ﬁnished using this unit, remove all discs and turn off the power.

• If you do not use this unit for a long time, it may not work properly the next time you turn it on, so be sure to use it occasionally.

9. To Obtain a Clear Picture

This unit is a high-tech, precision device. If the lens on the optical pickup, or the disc drive mechanism becomes dirty or worn, the picture quality may be affected. To maintain the best picture quality, we recommend regular inspection and maintenance (cleaning or worn part replacement) every 1,000 hours of use depending on the operating environment. Contact your Onkyo dealer for details.

10. Moisture Condensation

Moisture condensation may damage this unit.

Read the following carefully: When you take a glass containing a cold drink outside on a summer’s day, drops of water, called condensation, form on the outside of the glass. Similarly, moisture may condense on the lens of the optical pickup, one of the most important parts inside this unit.

• Moisture condensation can occur in the following situations:

— The unit is moved from a cold place to a warm

place.

—A heater is turned on, or cold air from an air con-

ditioner is hitting the unit.

— In the summer, when this unit is moved from an

air conditioned room to a hot and humid place.

— The unit is used in a humid place.

• Do not use this unit when there’s the possibility of moisture condensation occurring. Doing so may damage your discs and certain parts inside this unit.

If condensation does occur, remove all discs and leave this unit turned on for two to three hours. By this time, the unit will have warmed up and any condensation will have evaporated. To reduce the risk of condensation, keep this unit connected to a wall outlet.

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Table of Contents

Basic Operation

Overview

Important Safety Instructions.............................. 2

Precautions ........................................................ 3

Introduction......................................................... 7

Supplied Accessories ..................................... 7

Features ......................................................... 7

Disc Notes ...................................................... 8

Before Using the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E ........ 11

Installing the Batteries .................................. 11

Using the Remote Controller ........................ 11

Front & Rear Panels......................................... 12

Front Panel ................................................... 12

Display.......................................................... 13

Rear Panel.................................................... 14

Remote Controller ........................................ 15

Connections

Connecting the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E........... 17

Before Making Any Connections .................. 17

AV Cables & Connectors.............................. 17

Basic Setup .................................................. 18

Connecting Your TV ..................................... 20

Connecting to an AV Receiver ..................... 21

Connecting the Power/Turning on

the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E .......................... 22

Getting Started and Setting up

Getting Started ................................................. 23

Using the on-screen displays ....................... 23

Setting up the player for your TV.................. 23

Setting the language of this player’s

on-screen displays ..................................... 24

Basic Playback

Playing discs................................................. 24

Basic playback controls ................................ 25

Resume and Last Memory ........................... 26

DVD-Video disc menus ................................ 26

Video CD PBC menus .................................. 27

Advanced Operation

Playback Techniques

Playing discs .....................................................28

Scanning discs..............................................28

Playing in slow motion................................... 28

Frame advance/frame reverse......................29

Viewing a JPEG slideshow ...........................29

Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator ..... 30

Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX Video and

JPEG files with the Disc Navigator ............. 31

Looping a section of a disc............................ 32

Using repeat play .......................................... 32

Using random play ........................................ 33

Creating a program list.................................. 34

Other functions available from the program

menu........................................................... 35

Searching a disc............................................ 35

Switching subtitles......................................... 36

Switching audio language/channel................ 36

Zooming the screen ......................................37

Switching camera angles .............................. 37

Displaying disc information ...........................37

Detailed Settings

Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus........... 38

Audio Settings menu.....................................38

Dialog............................................................38

Equalizer ....................................................... 38

Audio DRC .................................................... 38

Virtual Surround ............................................ 38

Video Adjust menu........................................39

Initial Settings menu.......................................... 40

Using the Initial Settings menu...................... 40

Digital Audio Out settings.............................. 41

Video Out settings......................................... 41

Language settings......................................... 42

Display settings.............................................42

Optional settings ...........................................42

Parental Lock ................................................ 43

Registering a new password.........................43

Changing your password ..............................43

Setting/changing the Parental Lock ..............43

Setting/changing the Country code...............44

Country code list ...........................................44

About DivX

Displaying your DivX VOD registration code....45

Playing DivX

VOD content ............................45

VOD content .......................... 45

Miscellaneous Information

Additional information .......................................46

Screen sizes and disc formats ...................... 46

Resetting the player ...................................... 46

Setting the TV system...................................47

Titles, chapters and tracks ............................ 47

DVD-Video regions .......................................47

Selecting languages using the language code list ... 48

Language code list........................................49

Glossary............................................................ 50

Troubleshooting ................................................ 51

Specifications.................................................... 54

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Introduction

Supplied Accessories

Make sure you have the following accessories:

RC-616DV

Remote controller & 2 batteries (AA)

AV cable (RCA/phono)

SCART cable (European model only)

Power cord (Not North American models)

(plug type varies from country to country)

Features

Highlights

• Dolby

•DVD-Video / Video CD / Audio CD playback

• CD-R, CD-RW (Video CD, audio CD, MP3/WMA

•DVD-R (DVD-Video)

•DVD-RW (DVD-Video, VR format)

Digital and DTS

JPEG/DivX Video) (North American models do not support DivX Video)

Video

• Advanced 54 MHz/10-bit video D/A converter

• Component video output

• S-Video and composite video outputs

• Frame-by-frame playback

• Slow motion playback

•Fast forward and reverse

• Repeat playback

• Random playback

• Supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio TVs

• Multiple camera angle support

•Parental Lock function

• Screen Saver function

Audio

• 192 kHz/24-bit D/A converter

• Coaxial digital output

• Optical digital output (Asian and Oceanian models only)

Others

• Dynamic Range Control setting

• Full-function remote controller

The letter displayed at the end of the product name found in catalogs and on package represents the color of the DV-SP303/ DV-SP303E DVD player. Though the color varies, the speciﬁcations and operations are the same.

*1. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

*2. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital The-

ater Systems, Inc.

*3. Windows Media, and the Win-

dows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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Introduction —Continued

Disc Notes

Supported Discs

The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E supports the following discs.

Disc Logo Format or ﬁle type

DVD-Video

DVD-R

DVD-RW

Video CD

Audio CD

CD-R

CD-RW

JPEG CD JPEG

• Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn’t conform to the ofﬁcial CD standard. Since these are nonstandard discs, they may not play properly in the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E.

• The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E supports CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in Video CD format, audio CD format, or ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format with MP3, WMA, and JPEG ﬁles. It also supports DVD-R and DVD-RW discs recorded in DVD-Video format. However, some CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs may not work properly for any of the following reasons: incomplete disc ﬁnalization, disc burner characteristics, disc characteristics, the disc is damaged or dirty. See the manual supplied with your disc burner for more information. Condensation or dirt on the optical pickup lens can also affect playback.

• The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.

• The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E does not support disc types not listed.

• Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those shown below, because you may damage the DVSP303/DV-SP303E.

See page 47 for region information.

DVD-Video

DVD-Video, VR format

Including PBC

PCM and DTS

Video CD, audio CD, MP3, WMA, JPEG

• Don’t use discs that have residue from adhesive tape, rental discs with peeling labels, or discs with custommade labels or stickers. Doing so may damage the DVSP303/DV-SP303E and you may not be able to remove the disc properly.

Discs Made on Personal Computers

Discs made on personal computers, including those of a compatible format, may not work properly in the DVSP303/DV-SP303E because of incorrect settings in the disc burning software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc burning software for additional compatibility information.

CD-R/RW compatibility

• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG ﬁles

* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format:

Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet ﬁle systems are both compatible with this player.

• Multi-session playback: No

• Unﬁnalized disc playback: No

DVD-R/RW compatibility

• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording (VR)*

* Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go

momentarily blank at edited points.

• Unﬁnalized playback: No

• WMA/MP3/JPEG ﬁle playback on DVD-R/RW: No

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA)

• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz

• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)

• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No

• VBR WMA playback: No

• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No

• DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio ﬁles will not play in this player—see also DRM in the “Glossary” on page 50)

• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for the player to recognize MP3 and WMA ﬁles – do not use for other ﬁle types)

• File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648 folders and ﬁles combined

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Introduction—Continued

About WMA

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media dows Media Media

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Player for Windows® XP, or Windows

Player 9 Series.

Player version 7, 7.1, Win-

About DivX

DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the

DivX

video codec from DivXNetworks, Inc. This player can play DivX video ﬁles burned on CD-R/RW/ ROM discs. Keeping the same terminology as DVDVideo, individual DivX video ﬁles are called “Titles”. When naming ﬁles/titles on a CD-R/RW disc prior to burning, keep in mind that by default they will be played in alphabetical order.

Note:

• North American models do not support DivX Video.

Displaying DivX subtitle ﬁles

The font sets listed below are available for DivX external subtitle ﬁles. You can see the proper font set on-screen by setting the Subtitle Language (in Language settings on page 42) to match the subtitle ﬁle.

This player supports the following language groups: Group 1: Albanian (sq), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca), Dan-

ish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Faroese (fo), Finnish (ﬁ), French (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish (ga), Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt), RhaetoRomanic (rm), Scottish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv)

Group 2: Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs), Hungarian (hu), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl)

Group 3: Bulgarian (bg), Byelorussian (be), Macedonian (mk), Russian (ru), Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk)

Group 4: Hebrew (iw), Yiddish (ji) Group 5: Turkish (tr)

DivX, DivX Certiﬁed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. and are used under license.

• Some external subtitle ﬁles may be displayed incor-

rectly or not at all.

•For external subtitle ﬁles the following subtitle format

ﬁlename extensions are supported (please note that these ﬁles are not shown within the disc navigation menu): .srt, .sub, .ssa, .smi

• The ﬁlename of the movie ﬁle has to be repeated at the

beginning of the ﬁlename for the external subtitle ﬁle.

• The number of external subtitle ﬁles which can be

switched for the same movie ﬁle is limited to a maximum of 10.

DivX video compatibility

•Ofﬁcial DivX® Certiﬁed product.

• Plays DivX video content (in compliance with DivX technical requirements).

• File extensions: .avi and .divx (these must be used for the player to recognize DivX video ﬁles). Note that all ﬁles with the .avi extension are recognized as MPEG4, but not all of these are necessarily DivX video ﬁles and therefore may not be playable on this player.

DivX, DivX Certiﬁed, and associated logos are trademarks of DivXNetworks, Inc. and are used under license.

5, DivX® 4, DivX® 3 and DivX® VOD

Certiﬁed

JPEG ﬁle compatibility

• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* still image ﬁles up to a resolution of 3072 x 2048.

* File format used by digital still cameras

• Progressive JPEG compatible: No

• File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the player to recognize JPEG ﬁles – do not use for other ﬁle types)

• File structure: Up to 299 folders; up to 648 folders and ﬁles combined

PC-created disc compatibility

Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc. In these particular instances, check with the software publisher for more detailed information.

Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF format) are not compatible with this player.

Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information.

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast on cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material without permission.

DVD-Video discs are copy-protected, and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright-protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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Introduction—Continued

Handling Discs

•Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs by the edge, as shown.

Underside

•Never attach adhesive tape or sticky labels to discs.

Cleaning Discs

•For best results, keep your discs clean. Fingerprints and dust can affect the sound and picture quality and should be removed as follows. Using a clean soft cloth, wipe from the center outwards, as shown. Never wipe in a circular direction.

Storing Discs

• Don’t store discs in places subject to direct sunlight, or near heat sources.

• Don’t store discs in places subject to moisture or dust, such as in a bathroom or near a humidiﬁer.

•Always store discs in their cases and vertically. Stacking, or putting objects on unprotected discs may cause warping, scratches, or other damage.

✔

•To remove stubborn dust or dirt, wipe the disc with a damp soft cloth, and then dry it with a dry cloth.

•Never use solvent-based cleaning ﬂuids, such as thinner or benzine, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic sprays intended for vinyl records, because they may damage the disc.

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Before Using the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E

Installing the Batteries

Open the battery compartment, as shown.

Insert the two supplied batteries (AA) in

accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment.

Close the battery compartment.

Notes:

• The supplied batteries should last for about six months, although this will vary with usage.

• If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try replacing both batteries.

• Don’t mix new and old batteries, or different types of batteries.

• If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent possible leakage and corrosion.

• Flat batteries should be removed as soon as possible to prevent possible leakage and corrosion.

Using the Remote Controller

To use the remote controller, point it at the DV-SP303/ DV-SP303E’s remote control sensor, as shown below.

Remote control sensor

STAN

Y/ ON

30˚

Notes:

• The remote controller may not work reliably if the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E is subjected to bright light, such as direct sunlight or inverter-type ﬂuorescent lights. Keep this in mind when installing the DVSP303/DV-SP303E.

• If another remote controller of the same type is used in the same room, or the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E is installed close to equipment that uses infrared rays, the remote controller may not work reliably.

• Don’t put anything, such as a book, on the remote controller, because the buttons may be pressed inadvertently, thereby draining the batteries.

• The remote controller may not work reliably if the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E is installed in a rack behind colored glass doors. Keep this in mind when installing the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E.

• The remote controller will not work if there’s an obstacle between it and the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E’s remote control sensor.

DV-SP303/DV-SP303E

O P E

N /C

L O

30˚

A Y

Approx. 5 m

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Front & Rear Panels

For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets.

Front Panel

1 5 6 72 3 84

STANDBY/ON

A STANDBY/ON button [22, 24]

This button is used to set the DV-SP303/DVSP303E to On or Standby.

B (pause) button [25]

This button is used to pause playback.

C (stop) button [25]

This button is used to stop playback.

D / (previous/next) buttons [25]

The Previous button is used to select the previous chapter or track. During playback it selects the beginning of the current chapter or track. The Next button is used to select the next chapter or track.

PLAYOPEN/CLOSE

E Disc tray [24]

Discs are loaded here.

F (OPEN/CLOSE) button [24]

This button is used to open and close the disc tray.

G Remote control sensor [11]

This sensor receives control signals from the remote controller.

H (PLAY) button [24, 25]

This button is used to start playback.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued

Display

2 3 4 5 6 7 81

1 Pause indicator

This indicator appears when playback is paused.

2 Play indicator

This indicator is shown during playback.

3 CHP indicator

This indicator appears while the number of the current chapter is being displayed.

4 TITLE indicator

While stopped, the total number of titles on the current DVD-Video disc is displayed here. During playback, the number of the current title is displayed.

5 Camera angle indicator

This indicator appears if the DVD-Video disc being played features multiple camera angles.

6 PRGSVE (Progressive) indicator

This indicator appears when the Progressive Scanning function is on.

7 Repeat indicator

This indicator appears when A–B playback or repeat playback is used.

8 REMAIN indicator

This indicator appears while the remaining time is being displayed.

9 Message & time area

Time information, such as total time, remaining time, and so on, is displayed here in hours, minutes, and seconds. Other messages are also displayed.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued

Rear Panel

DV-SP303 North American model

2 3 4 65

DV-SP303 Asian and Oceanian models

1 2 3 4 865

DV-SP303E European model

2 3 4 8765

A OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT [21] (not

North American and European models)

This optical digital audio output can be connected to an optical digital audio input on a hi-ﬁ amp, AV receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital, DTS).

B COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT [21]

This coaxial digital audio output can be connected to a coaxial digital audio input on a hi-ﬁ amp, AV receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital, DTS).

C S VIDEO VIDEO OUT[20]

This connector can be used to connect a TV or projector with an S-Video input.

D COMPONENT VIDEO OUT [20]

These sockets output component video and can be connected to an component video input on a TV or projector.

E VIDEO OUT [18]

This RCA/phono connector can be used to connect a TV or projector with a composite video input.

F ANALOG AUDIO OUT [18]

These RCA/phono connectors can be connected to analog audio inputs on your TV, hi-ﬁ amp, or AV receiver.

G AV CONNECTOR [20] (European model only)

This SCART output can be connected to a TV or projector with a SCART input by using the supplied SCART cable. This SCART connector outputs 2channel stereo audio, composite video, S-Video, and RGB video.

H AC INLET [22] (not North American model)

The supplied power cord is connected here. The other of the power cord should be connected to a suitable wall outlet.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued

Remote Controller

1 2

6 7

8 9 J K

ON STANDBY

123

789

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

ENTER

RC-616DV

CLEAR

OPEN/ CLOSE

DISPLAY

PLAY

MODE

SETUP

P Q

R S T

U V W

A STANDBY button [22]

This button is used to set the DV-SP303/DVSP303E to Standby.

B ON button [22]

This button is used to turn on the DV-SP303/DVSP303E. Don’t turn on the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E until you’ve completed, and double checked all connections (pages 17–21).

C Number buttons [25–27, 35, 43]

These buttons are used to enter title, chapter, and track numbers and to enter times for locating speciﬁc points in time.

D TOP MENU button [26]

This button is used to display the top menu on a DVD-Video disc.

E Cursor /// buttons [23]

These buttons are used to navigate onscreen menus.

F RETURN button [23, 26]

This button is used to return to the main menu without saving your changes.

G AUDIO button [36]

This button is used to select foreign language soundtracks and audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS) on DVD-Video discs. For Video CDs you can select left-channel, rightchannel, or stereo.

H ANGLE button [37]

This button is used to select camera angles on DVD-Video discs.

I Stop button [25]

This button is used to stop playback.

J Fast Reverse / ( ) button [25, 28,

29]

This button is used for fast reverse, reverse slow motion, and reverse frame-by-frame playback.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued

K Fast Forward / ( ) button [25, 28,

29]

This button is used for fast forward, slow motion, and frame-by-frame playback.

L OPEN/CLOSE button [24]

This button is used to open and close the disc tray.

M PLAY MODE button [32–35]

This button is used to open and close the Play Mode menu.

N DISPLAY button [37]

This button is used to display information about the current disc, title, chapter, or track, including the elapsed time, remaining time, total time, and so on. Press it repeatedly to display more information.

O CLEAR [34]

This button is used to cancel various functions.

P MENU button [26]

This button is used to display the menu on a DVD-Video disc or to open the Disc Navigator when using a Video CD, audio CD, DivX Video, WMA/MP3/JPEG disc, or VR format DVD-RW disc.

Q ENTER button [23]

This button is used to start playback of the selected title, chapter, or track, and to conﬁrm settings.

R SETUP button [24, 38–40]

This button is used to open and close the onscreen setup menus.

S ZOOM button [37]

This button is used with the Zoom function.

T SUBTITLE button [36]

This button is used to select subtitles on DVD-Video discs.

U Pause button [25, 28, 29]

This button is used to pause playback.

V Previous/Next / buttons [25]

W Play button [25]

This button is used to start playback.

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Connecting the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E

Before Making Any Connections

• Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.

• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed all audio and video connections.

Optical Digital Output (not North American and European models)

The optical digital connector is ﬁtted with protective cap. Before connecting a cable, remove the cap and keep it safely. When you disconnect the cable, put the cap back in.

AV Cables & Connectors

Video

Component video

P/ /

RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding

RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect rightchannel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.

Right (red)

Left (white)

(Yellow)

• Push each plug in all the way to make a good connection (loose connections can cause noise or malfunctions).

•To prevent interference, keep audio and video cables away from power cords and speaker cables.

Component video separates the luminance (Y) and color difference signals (P picture quality. Some TV manufacturers label their component video inputs differently.

Analog audio

Right (red)

Left (white)

Composite video

(Yellow)

Right!

Wrong!

R, PB), providing the best

S-Video

Composite video

Scart (European model only)

Audio

Optical digital (not North American and European models)

Coaxial digital

Analog

S-Video provides better picture quality than composite video.

Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs, VCRs, and video equipment.

SCART connections carry audio and video (composite, S-Video, RGB) all in one cable.

Optical digital audio connections provide better audio quality than analog connections.

Coaxial digital audio connections provide better audio quality than analog connections.

RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be found on virtually all AV components.

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Connecting the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E—Continued

Basic Setup

The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.

VIDEO IN

ANALOG

INPUT

• This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using AV cables, as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV. (This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV/VCRs for the same reason; refer to the manufacturer for more information.)

• When connecting to your TV as shown above, do not set the “Component Out” setting (page 41) to “Progressive.”

1. Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT

ANALOG L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV.

Use the supplied AV cable (RCA/phono), connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound. See page 20 if you want to use a component, SVideo cable or SCART cable for the video connection.

2. Asian, Australian and European models:

Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC INLET, then plug into a power outlet.

North American model: Connect the power cord to power outlet.

To power outlet

Notes:

• Before unplugging the player from the power outlet, make sure you ﬁrst switch it into standby using either the front panel STANDBY/ON button, or the remote controller, and wait of the “OFF” message to disappear from the player’s display.

•For the above reasons, do not plug this player into a switched power supply found on some ampliﬁers and AV receivers.

Important:

• If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive, you will not be able to see any picture at all. In this case, switch everything off and reconnect using the supplied video cable, then switch back to Interlace (see page 19).

Notes for North American model:

• When Component Out (page 41) is set to Progressive, there is no video output from the VIDEO OUT (composite) and S VIDEO OUT jacks.

• If you want to display video on more than one monitor simultaneously, make sure the player is set to Interlace.

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Connecting the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E—Continued

Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls

Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON while pressing to switch the player back to Interlace.

STANDBY/ON

Compatibility of this player with progressive-scan and high-deﬁnition TVs

This player is compatible with progressive video Macro Vision System Copy Guard.

Consumers should note that not all high-deﬁnition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the “standard deﬁnition’ output (Interlace). If there are questions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model, please contact our customer service center.

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Connecting the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E—Continued

Connecting Your TV

• Connect the DVD Player to the TV directly. If you connect the DVD Player to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted as DVD videos are copy protected.

Using S-Video

If your TV (or other equipment) has an S-Video input, you can use this instead of the standard (composite) output for a better quality picture.

• Use an S-Video cable (not supplied) to connect the S VIDEO VIDEO OUT to an S-Video input on your TV (or monitor or AV receiver).

Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same mark on the plug before plugging in.

S VIDEO IN

Note:

•To set up the player for use with a progressive scan TV, see “Video Out settings – Component Out” on page 41.

Using SCART (European model only)

If your TV has a SCART-type AV input, you can use a SCART cable to connect this player to your TV. This type of connection carries both the sound and the picture, so there’s no need to connect up the AUDIO OUT L/R and VIDEO OUT jacks.

• Use a SCART cable (supplied) to connect the AV CONNECTOR to an AV input on your TV.

Using Component Video

You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment).

This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available.

• Use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV, monitor or AV receiver.

YPB PR

COMPONENT VIDEO IN

SCART

This connector can output composite video, S-Video, or RGB video. The default setting is composite, which should work with all TVs. Consult the manual that came with your TV to see if you can use one of the higher quality settings. See page 41 for how to change the video output.

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Connecting the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E—Continued

Connecting to an AV Receiver

Although you can reproduce the DVD Player’s sound from the TV speakers with the connections on page 18, connecting with an ampliﬁer provides you high quality dynamic sounds.

To reproduce Dolby Digital surround and DTS surround sound, you need to connect to an ampliﬁer with a Dolby Digital and DTS decoder respectively.

Before connecting

• When you connect the DVD Player to the ampliﬁer, be sure to turn off the power and unplug both units from the mains before making any connections. Otherwise, the speakers may be damaged.

• Connect the plugs securely.

To enjoy surround sound you need to connect this player to an AV receiver using a digital output. Asian and Australian models have both coaxial and optical digital jacks; use whichever is convenient. North American and European models have only coaxial digital jack.

In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection.

To record the audio from a CD-R disc etc. to a cassette or CDR recorder that’s connected to the AV receiver, and when your AV receiver has Zone2, you must connect the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E’s analog audio outputs to the AV receiver.

You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs available on this player (the illustration shows a standard (composite) connection).

1. Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack on this

player to a digital input on your AV receiver.

AUDIO OUTPUT

ANALOG

This enables you to listen to surround sound. For an optical connection (Asian and Oceanian models

only), use an optical cable (not supplied) to connect the “OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” jack to an optical input on your AV receiver.

For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable (similar to the supplied video cable) to connect the “COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT” jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver.

2. Connect the ANALOG AUDIO OUT L/R and VIDEO OUT jacks on this player to a set of analog audio and video inputs on your AV receiver.

AV receiver

DVD

FRONT

The diagram shows standard video connections, but you can alternatively use the S-Video or component video connections if they’re available.

3. Connect the AV receiver’s video output to a video input on your TV.

Tip:

•You usually have to connect the same kind of video

cable between your DVD player and AV receiver, and between your AV receiver and TV.

OPTICAL

Connect one or the other

AV receiver

COAXIAL

Note:

• North American and European models have only coaxial digital jack.

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Connecting the Power/Turning on the DV-SP303/

STANDBY/ON

Remote

controller

DV-SP303E

Before connecting

• Make sure that all the connections on pages 17 – 21 are complete (the connection to a TV is required).

STANDBY/ON

ON STANDBY

123

789

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

SETUP

American model: Connect the power cord into the

power outlet on the wall.

Asian, Australian and European model;

Plug the supplied power cord into

PLAYOPEN/CLOSE

the AC INLET and then into the power outlet on the wall.

• Do not use a power cord other than the one supplied with the DV-SP303/DVSP303E. The power cord supplied is designed for use with the DV-SP303/ DV-SP303E and should not be used with any other device.

•Never have the power cord disconnected from the DV-SP303/DVSP303E while the other end is plugged into the wall outlet. Doing so may cause an electric shock. Always connect by plugging into the wall outlet last and disconnect by unplugging from the wall outlet ﬁrst.

RC-616DV

To a wall outlet

Press STANDBY/ON on the DVSP303/DV-SP303E or ON on the remote controller.

The DVD Player turns on.

•To put the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E in the standby mode, press STANDBY/ ON on the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E, or STANDBY on the remote controller. Be sure to set the volume to minimum before putting the DV-SP303/DVSP303E in the standby mode for the next use to avoid sudden loud sound reproduction.

• Setting the STANDBY/ON button to standby does not shut off the power completely.

Note:

• This player features a screen saver and an auto power off function. If the player is stopped and no button is pressed for ﬁve minutes, the screen saver starts. If the disc tray is closed but no disc is playing and no control is pressed for 30 minutes, the player automatically goes into standby.

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Getting Started

Using the on-screen displays

For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).

All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons (///) to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it.

ON STANDBY

123

789

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Note:

•From here on in this manual, the word “select” generally means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press ENTER.

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

SETUP

///

ENTER

SETUPRETURN

Setting up the player for your TV

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should setup the player so that the picture will be presented correctly. If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can leave the player on the default setting and move on to the next section.

SETUP

ON STANDBY

123

789

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Press SETUP and select “Initial Settings”.

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY

MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

SETUP

Initial Settings

SETUP

Button What it does

SETUP

Display/exit the on-screen display.

Changes the highlighted menu item.

ENTER

Selects the highlighted menu item

ENTER

(both ENTER buttons on the remote work in exactly the same way).

RETURN

Returns to the main menu without saving changes.

SETUP

Select “TV Screen” from the “Video Output” settings.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

TV Screen

Component Out

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan&Scan)

16:9 (Wide)

If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, select “16:9 (Wide)”.

If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can change the setting from 4:3 (Letter Box) to 4:3 (Pan & Scan) if you prefer. See “Video Out settings” on page 41 for more details.

Press SETUP to exit the menu screen.

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Getting Started—Continued

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/ CLOSE

Remote

controller

Setting the language of this player’s on-screen displays

This sets the language of this system’s on-screen displays.

SETUP

ON STANDBY

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Press SETUP and select “Initial Settings”.

123

789

CLEAR

ENTER

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

SETUP

Initial Settings

SETUP

Playing discs

The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD, DivX Video and MP3/WMA discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter.

For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see “Viewing a JPEG slideshow” on page 29.

STANDBY/ON

ON STANDBY

123

789

CLEAR

TOP MENU

ENTER

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

OPEN/ CLOSE

MODE

DISPLAY

SETUP

OPEN/

PLAY

PLAYOPEN/CLOSE

SETUP

Select “OSD Language” from the “Display” settings.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

OSD Language

Angle Indicator

English

français

Deutsch

Italiano

Español

Select a language.

The on-screen language will change according to your selection.

Press SETUP to exit the menu screen.

If the player isn’t already on, press STANDBY/ON to switch it on.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

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Getting Started—Continued

Load a disc.

Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face down).

Press (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, an

PLAY

on-screen menu may appear. See “DVDVideo disc menus” on page 26 and “Video CD PBC menus” on page 27 for more on how to navigate these.

Remote

controller

• If you’re playing an MP3/WMA disc, it may take a few seconds before playback starts.

Notes:

•You may ﬁnd with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction.

• If a disc contains a mixture of DivX video and other media ﬁle types (MP3, for example), ﬁrst select whether to play the DivX video ﬁles (DivX) or the other media ﬁle types (MP3 / WMA / JPEG) from the on-screen display.

• North American models do not support DivX Video.

Basic playback controls

The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The following chapter covers other playback features in more detail.

ON STANDBY

123

Numbers

789

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Button What it does

Starts playback. If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last memory point (see also “Resume and Last Memory” on page 26.)

Pauses a disc that’s playing, or restarts a paused disc.

Stops playback. See also “Resume and Last Memory” on page 26.

Press to start fast reverse scanning. Press (play) to resume normal playback.

Press to start fast forward scanning. Press (play) to resume normal playback.

Skips to the start of the current track or chapter, then to previous tracks/chapters.

Skips to the next track or chapter.

Use to enter a title/chapter/track number. Press ENTER to select.

• If the disc is stopped, playback starts

Numbers

from the selected title (for DVD) or track (for CD/Video CD).

• If the disc is playing, playback jumps to the start of the selected title (VR mode DVD-RW), chapter (DVDVideo) or track (CD/Video CD)

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY

MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

SETUP

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Getting Started—Continued

Resume and Last Memory DVD-Video disc menus

When you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again from that point.

If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start playback the display shows RESUME and playback resumes from the resume point.

With DVDs and Video CDs, if you take the disc out of the player, the play position is stored in memory. If the next disc you load is the same one, the display shows LAST MEM and playback will resume.

If you want to clear the resume point, press (stop) while RESUME is displayed.

Notes:

• The Last Memory function doesn’t work with VR format DVD-RW discs.

• If you don’t need the Last Memory function when you stop a disc, you can press

OPEN/CLOSE to stop

playback and open the disc tray.

Many DVD-Video discs feature menus from which you can select what you want to watch. They may also give access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details.

Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when you press MENU or TOP MENU.

ON STANDBY

123

Numbers

TOP MENU

RETURN

789

CLEAR

TOP MENU

ENTER

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

OPEN/ CLOSE

MODE

DISPLAY

SETUP

PLAY

///

ENTER

Button What it does

TOP MENU

Displays the “top menu” of a DVD disc—this varies with the disc.

Displays a DVD disc menu—this var-

ies with the disc and may be the same as the “top menu”.

///

Moves the cursor around the screen.

ENTER Selects the current menu option.

RETURN

Returns to the previously displayed menu screen.

Highlights a numbered menu option

Numbers

(some discs only). Press ENTER to select.

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Getting Started—Continued

Video CD PBC menus

Some Video CD have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus.

You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the (play) button.

Numbers

RETURN

ON STANDBY

123

789

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY

MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

SETUP

Button What it does

RETURN Displays the PBC menu.

Numbers

Use to enter a numbered menu option. Press ENTER to select.

Displays the previous menu page (if there is one).

Displays the next menu page (if there is one).

ENTER

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Playing discs

Notes:

• Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs, DivX Video and MP3/ JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.

• Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction.

• When playing Video CD, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. If you want to use them, start the disc playing using a number button to select a track.

• North American models do not support DivX Video.

Scanning discs

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at four different speeds (on DivX Video, the scanning speed is ﬁxed).

ON STANDBY

123

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

789

CLEAR

ENTER

OPEN/ CLOSE

DISPLAY

SETUP

PLAY MODE

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVDs at four different slow motion speeds, forwards and backwards. Video CD and DivX Video can be played at four different forward slow motion speeds.

ON STANDBY

123

789

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

During playback, press (pause).

Press and hold or until slow motion playback starts.

• The slow motion speed is shown onscreen.

• There is no sound during slow motion playback.

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

SETUP

During playback, press or to start scanning.

• There is no sound while scanning DVDs, DivX Video and Video CD, and no subtitles while scanning DVDs.

Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

• The scanning speed is shown onscreen.

To resume normal playback, press

(play).

• When scanning a Video CD playing in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track.

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.

Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed.

To resume normal playback, press

(play).

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

Note:

• Backward slow-motion playback does not work with Video CD and DivX Video.

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Frame advance/frame reverse

You can advance or back up DVD discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD and DivX Video you can only use frame advance.

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During playback, press (pause).

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DISPLAY

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Viewing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture ﬁles, press (play) to start a slideshow from the ﬁrst folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order.

Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they ﬁll as much of the screen as possible (if the aspect ratio of the picture is different to your TV screen you may notice black bars at the sides, or at the top and bottom of the screen).

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PLAY

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ENTER

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ZOOM

Press or to reverse or advance a frame at a time.

To resume normal playback, press

(play).

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

Note:

• Backward frame-by-frame playback does not work with Video CD.

While the slideshow is running:

Button What it does

Pauses the slideshow; press again to restart.

Displays the previous picture.

Displays the next picture.

Pauses the slideshow and rotates the

displayed picture 90˚ (counter)clockwise. (Press (play) to restart slideshow).

Pauses the slideshow and ﬂips the dis-

played picture horizontally or vertically. (Press (play) to restart slideshow).

Pauses the slideshow and zooms the

ZOOM

picture. Press again to toggle between 1x, 2x and 4x zoom. (Press (play) to restart slideshow).

Displays the Disc Navigator screen (see below).

Notes:

• The time it takes for the player to load a ﬁle increases with large ﬁle sizes.

• Discs can contain up to 299 folders and up to 648 folders and ﬁles combined.

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Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator

Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD or Video CD disc to ﬁnd the part you want to play.

Important:

•You can’t use the Disc Navigator with Video CD in PBC mode.

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During playback, press SETUP and select “Disc Navigator” from the on-screen menu.

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DISPLAY

SETUP

Disc Navigator

SETUP

• Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR mode DVD-RW disc.

• Original: Time – Thumbnails from the Original content at 10 minute intervals.

• Playlist: Time – Thumbnails from the Playlist at 10 minute intervals.

The screen shows up to six moving thumbnail images displayed one after another. To display the previous/next six thumbnails, press / (you don’t have to wait for all the thumbnails to ﬁnish playing to display the previous/next page).

Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play.

Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -

You can use either the cursor buttons (///) and ENTER to select a thumbnail, or the number buttons.

To select using the number buttons, enter a two-digit number then press ENTER.

Select a view option.

Disc Navigator

Title Chapter

The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include:

• Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc.

• Chapter – Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc.

• Track – Tracks from a Video CD disc.

• Time – Thumbnails from a Video CD disc at 10 minute intervals.

• Original: Title – Original titles from a VR mode DVD-RW disc.

Tip:

• Another way to ﬁnd a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes. See “Searching a disc” on page 35.

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Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX Video and JPEG ﬁles with the Disc Navigator

Use the Disc Navigator to ﬁnd a particular ﬁle or folder by ﬁlename.

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Press SETUP and select “Disc Navigator” from the on-screen menu.

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

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DISPLAY

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SETUP

///

ENTER

SETUP

To play the highlighted track or DivX Video ﬁle, or to display the highlighted JPEG ﬁle, press

ENTER

ENTER.

• When a WMA/MP3 or DivX Video ﬁle is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected track, and continues until the end of the folder.

• When a JPEG ﬁle is selected, a slideshow begins, starting with that ﬁle, and continues to the end of the folder.

Tip:

•To play the contents of the whole disc rather than just the current folder, exit the Disc Navigator and start playback using the (play) button.

ENTER

Folder1

Folder2

Folder3

Folder4

Use the cursor buttons (///

) and ENTER to navigate.

Use the cursor up/down buttons ( / ) to move up and down the folder/ﬁle list.

Use the cursor left button ( ) to return to the parent folder.

Use ENTER or cursor right ( ) to open a highlighted folder.

•You can also return to the parent folder by going to the top of the list to the “..” folder, then pressing ENTER.

• When a JPEG ﬁle is highlighted, a thumbnail image is displayed on the right.

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder2

File1

File2

File3

File4

File5

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Looping a section of a disc

The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over.

•You can’t use A-B Repeat with Video CD in PBC mode, or WMA /MP3/DivX Video ﬁles.

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MODE

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During playback, press PLAY MODE and select “A-B Repeat” from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Press ENTER on “A(Start Point)” to set the loop start point.

Press ENTER on “B(End Point)” to set the loop end point.

After pressing ENTER, playback jumps back to the start point and plays the loop.

To resume normal playback, select “Off” from the menu.

CLEAR

ENTER

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

SETUP

A(Start Point)

B(End Point)

Off

PLAY MODE

///

ENTER

Using repeat play

There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded. It’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see “Creating a program list” on page 34).

Important:

•You can’t use Repeat play with Video CD in PBC mode, or with WMA/MP3 discs.

•You can’t use repeat and random play at the same time.

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During playback, press PLAY MODE and select “Repeat” from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Select a repeat play option.

If program play is active, select Program Repeat to repeat the program list, or Repeat Off to cancel.

The repeat options available depend on the kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVD discs, you can select Title Repeat or Chapter Repeat (or Repeat Off).

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

ENTER

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY

MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

SETUP

Title Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

Title Repeat

Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

PLAY MODE

•For CDs and Video CD, select Disc Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off).

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Using random play

Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video) or tracks (CD, Video CD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/chapter may play more than once.)

You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped.

Important:

• Random play remains in effect until you select Random Off from the random play menu options.

•You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-RW discs, Video CD playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

•You can't use random play together with program or repeat play.

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OPEN/ CLOSE

DISPLAY

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PLAY MODE

PLAY

MODE

Press PLAY MODE and select “Random” from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Random Title

Random Chapter

Random Off

Select a random play option.

The random play options available depend on the kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVD discs, you can select Random Title or Random Chapter, (or Random Off).

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Random Title

Random Chapter

Random Off

•For CDs and Video CD, select On or Off to switch random play on or off.

Tip:

• Use the following controls during random play:

Button What it does

Selects a new track/title/chapter at random.

Returns to the beginning of the current track/title/chapter; further presses select another random track/title/chapter.

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Creating a program list

This feature lets you program the play order of titles/ chapters/tracks on a disc.

Important:

•You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW discs, Video CD playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3 discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

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PLAY MODE

///

ENTER

Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a title, chapter or track for the current step in the program list.

For a DVD disc, you can add a title or a chapter to the program list.

Program

Program Step

01. 01

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

Title 1~38

Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08

Chapter 1~4

Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 Chapter 004

•For a CD or Video CD, select a track to add to the program list.

After pressing ENTER to select the title/ chapter/track, the step number automatically moves down one.

Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 titles/ chapters/tracks.

•You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want the new step to appear and entering a title/chapter/ track number.

•To delete a step, highlight it and press CLEAR.

PLAY

MODE

Press PLAY MODE and select “Program” from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Create/Edit

Playback Start

Playback Stop

Program Delete

Select “Create/Edit” from the list of program options.

To play the program list, press (play).

Program play remains active until you turn off program play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject the disc or switch off the player.

Tip: Use the following controls during program play:

Button What it does

Save the program list and exit the pro-

PLAY MODE

gram edit screen without starting playback (SETUP does the same).

Skip to the next step in the program list.

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Other functions available from the program menu

There are a number of other options in the program menu in addition to Create/Edit.

• Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list

• Playback Stop – Turns off program play, but does not erase the program list

• Program Delete – Erases the program list and turns off program play

Searching a disc

You can search DVD discs by title or chapter number, or by time; CDs and Video CD by track number or time; DivX Video discs by time.

Important:

• Search functions are not available with Video CD in PBC mode, or with WMA/MP3 discs.

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PLAY MODE

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Select a search mode.

• The disc must be playing in order to use time search.

Use the number buttons to enter a title, chapter or track number, or a time.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Repeat

Random

Program

Search Mode

Title Search

Chapter Search

Time Search

Input Chapter

0 0 1

•For a time search, enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title (DVD) or track (CD/ Video CD) you want playback to resume from. For example, press 4, 5, 0, 0 to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc. For 1 hour, 20 minutes and 30 seconds, press 8, 0, 3,

Press ENTER to start playback.

PLAY

MODE

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Press PLAY MODE and select “Search Mode” from the list of functions on the left.

The search options available depend on the kind of disc loaded.

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AUDIO

Switching subtitles

Some DVD or DivX Video discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle language during playback.

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SUBTITLE

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

Subtitle English1/2

Notes:

• Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU or MENU to access.

•To set subtitle preferences, see “Language settings” on page 42.

• See Displaying DivX subtitle ﬁles on page 9 for more on DivX subtitle.

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Current / Total

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

SETUP

SUBTITLE

Switching audio language/channel

When playing a DVD or DivX Video disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language during playback.

When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc recorded with dual-mono audio, you can switch between the main, sub, and mixed channels during playback.

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When playing a Video CD, you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel.

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio language/channel option.

The language/channel information is shown on-screen.

Notes:

• Some DVD discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU or MENU to access.

•To set DVD audio language preferences, see “Language settings” on page 42.

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Zooming the screen

Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD, DivX Video title or Video CD, or playing a JPEG disc.

ZOOM

Note:

• If you are displaying subtitles, these will disappear when the screen is zoomed. They will reappear when you return the screen to normal.

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///

ZOOM

During playback, use the ZOOM button to select the zoom factor (Normal, 2x or 4x).

• Since DVD, DivX Video title, Video CD and JPEG pictures have a ﬁxed resolution, picture quality will deteriorate, especially at 4x zoom. This is not a malfunction.

Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area.

You can change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely during playback.

• If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears, press ZOOM again to display it.

Switching camera angles

Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles—check the disc box for details.

When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available (this can be switched off if you prefer—see “Display settings” on page 42).

ANGLE

During playback (or when paused), press ANGLE to switch angle.

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Displaying disc information

Various track, chapter and title information, such as the elapsed and remaining playing time can be displayed onscreen while a disc is playing.

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DISPLAY

To show/switch/hide the information displayed, press DISPLAY repeatedly.

• When a disc is playing, the information appears at the top of the screen.

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Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Audio Settings menu

The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound.

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Press SETUP and select “Audio Settings” from the on-screen display.

Select and change settings using the /// (cursor) buttons,

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Audio Settings

///

SETUP

and ENTER.

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Audio Settings

Equalizer

Virtual Surround

Audio DRC

Dialog

Off

Dialog

• Settings: High, Medium, Low, Off (default) The Dialog feature is designed to make the dialog stand

out from other background sounds in the soundtrack.

Audio DRC

• Settings: High, Medium, Low, Off (default) When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s

easy to lose the quieter sounds completely—including some of the dialog. Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) to on can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks.

How much of a difference you hear depends on the material you’re listening to. If the material doesn’t have wide variations in volume, you may not notice much change.

Notes:

• Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio sources.

• Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output when Digital Out is set to On, and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital > PCM (see “Digital Audio Out settings” on page 41).

• The effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings.

Virtual Surround

• Settings: On, Off (default)

Switch on Virtual Surround to enjoy realistic surround sound effects from just two speakers.

Notes:

•Virtual Surround doesn’t work with DTS, through either the analog or digital outputs.

• 96kHz linear PCM audio is automatically downsampled to 48kHz if Virtual Surround is switched on.

• If the player is outputting Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG bitstream audio (in other words, no conversion to PCM), Virtual Surround has no effect on the audio from the digital output. See Digital Audio Out settings on page 41 for how to set up the digital output formats.

•How good the surround effect is varies with the disc.

Equalizer

• Settings: Rock, Pop, Live, Dance, Techno, Classic, Soft, Off (default)

The various preset EQ curves are designed to suit various styles of music.

Note:

• 96kHz linear PCM audio is automatically downsampled to 48kHz if the Equalizer is switched on.

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Video Adjust menu

From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various settings that affect how the picture is presented.

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Video Adjust

MODE

PLAY

ENTER

SETUP

ENTER

Make settings using the / / /

(cursor) buttons, and ENTER.

Video Adjust

Sharpness

Brightness

Contrast

Gamma

Hue

Chroma Level



Standard

Off

You can adjust the following picture quality settings:

• Sharpness – Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture (Fine, Standard, Soft).

• Brightness – Adjusts the overall brightness (–20 to +20).

• Contrast – Adjusts the contrast between light and dark (–16 to +16).

• Gamma – Adjusts the “warmth” of the picture (High, Medium, Low, Off).

• Hue – Adjusts the red/green balance (Green 9 to Red 9).

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how satu- rated colors appear (–9 to +9).

Adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Chroma Level settings using the / (cursor left/right) buttons.

Brightness min max

Press ENTER to save your settings and exit the Video Adjust screen.

Notes:

• Depending on your TV, the picture may appear distorted if the brightness is set too high. If this happens, lower the brightness.

• These settings for progressive scan apply to only component output.

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Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu

The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others.

If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.

SETUP

ENTER

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SETUP

Press SETUP and select “Initial Settings”.

Initial Settings

Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select the setting and option you want to set.

All the settings and options are explained on the following pages.

Notes:

• In the table on next pages, the default setting is shown in bold: other settings are shown in italics.

• The Digital Audio Out settings only need to be set if you have connected the digital output of this player to an AV receiver, or other equipment.

• Check the operating instructions supplied with your other equipment to see which digital audio formats it’s compatible with.

• Some settings, such as TV Screen, Audio Language and Subtitle Language may be overridden by the DVD disc. Often these settings can also be made from the DVD disc menu.

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Digital Audio Out settings

Setting Option What it means

Digital Out

Dolby Digital Out

DTS Out

96 kHz PCM Out

MPEG Out

On Digital audio is output from the digital outputs.

Off No digital audio output.

Dolby Digital

Dolby Digital > PCM Dolby Digital audio is converted to PCM audio before being

DTS

Off No digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc.

96kHz > 48kHz 96kHz digital audio is converted to 48kHz for digital output.

96kHz 96kHz digital audio is output as is at 96kHz.

MPEG > PCM

MPEG MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is.

Dolby Digital encoded digital audio is output when playing a Dolby Digital DVD disc.

output.

DTS encoded digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc. (Noise will be output if your ampliﬁer/receiver is not compatible with DTS audio.)

MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for digital output.

Video Out settings

Setting Option What it means

TV Screen (See also “Screen sizes and disc formats” on page 46.)

Component Out

AV Connector Out (European model only)

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

16:9 (Wide) Set if you have a widescreen TV.

Interlace Set if your TV is not compatible with progressive scan video.

Progressive

Video Ordinary (composite) video output, compatible with all TVs.

RGB

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are shown with black bars top and bottom.

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are shown with the sides cropped so that the image ﬁlls the screen.

Set if your TV is compatible with progressive scan video (see your TV’s instruction manual for details). See also “Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls” on page 19. Note that progressive scan video is only output from the component video jacks.

Note for North American model: There is no output from the composite and S-video jacks when this setting is selected.

If your TV is compatible, this setting gives the best picture quality. Note that there is no output from the component jacks when this setting is selected.

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Language settings

Setting Option What it means

English

Audio Language

Subtitle Language

DVD Menu Language

Subtitle Display

*1 This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs.

You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc during playback using the AUDIO button. Some DVD discs set the audio language automatically when loaded, overriding the “Audio Language” setting. Discs with two or more audio languages usually allow you to select the audio language from the disc menu. Press MENU to access the disc menu.

*2 This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs.

You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD disc during playback using the SUBTITLE button. Some DVD discs set the subtitle language automatically when loaded, overriding the “Subtitle Language” setting. Discs with two or more subtitle languages usually allow you to select the subtitle language from the disc menu. Press MENU to access the disc menu.

*3 Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages. This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should

appear. Leave on the default setting for menus to appear in the same language as your “Subtitle Language”.

Languages as displayed

Other Language

English

Languages as displayed

Other Language

w/Subtitle Lang.

Languages as displayed

Other Language

Off

If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be played.

If there is the language selected on the disc, then it will be played.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 48).

If there is are English subtitles on the disc then they will be displayed.

If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc, then it will be displayed.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 48).

DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as your selected subtitle language, if possible.

DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, if possible.

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 48).

Subtitles are displayed according to your selected subtitle language (see above).

Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc (note that some discs override this setting).

Display settings

Setting Option What it means

OSD Language

Angle Indicator

English On-screen displays of the player are in English.

Languages as displayed On-screen displays are shown in the language selected.

Off No multi-angle indication is shown.

A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc.

Optional settings

Setting Option What it means

Parental Lock - See Parental Lock on page 43.

DivX VOD Display See About DivX

VOD content on page 45.

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Parental Lock

• Default level: Off; Default password: none; Default Country code: us (2119)

To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play.

Some discs also support the Country Code feature. The player does not play certain scenes on these discs, depending on the Country Code you set.

Notes:

• Not all discs use Parental Lock, and will play without requiring the password ﬁrst.

• If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the player to register a new password. (see page 46)

Registering a new password

You must register a password before you can change the Parental Lock level or enter a Country code.

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Select “Password”.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Parental Lock

DivX VOD

Password

Level Change

Country Code

Use the number buttons to enter a 4-digit password.

The numbers you enter show up as aster-

isks (*) on-screen.

Press ENTER to register the password.

You will return to the Options menu screen.

Changing your password

To change your password, conﬁrm your existing password then enter a new one.

ENTER

Select “Password Change”.

Use the number buttons to enter your existing password, then press ENTER.

Enter a new password and press ENTER.

This registers the new password and you will return to the Options menu screen.

Setting/changing the Parental Lock

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Select “Level Change”.

Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.

Select a new level and press ENTER.

• Press (cursor left) repeatedly to lock more levels (more discs will require the password); press (cursor right) to unlock levels. You can’t lock level 1.

This sets the new level and you will return to the Options menu screen.

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Setting/changing the Country code

You can ﬁnd the Country code list in the adjacent column.

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Select “Country Code”.

Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.

Select a Country code and press ENTER.

There are two ways you can do this:

• Select by code letter: Use / (cursor up/down) to change the Country code.

• Select by code number: Press (cursor right) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit Country code.

The new Country code is set and you will return to the Options menu screen. Note that the new Country code doesn’t take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded).

Country code list

Country Country code

Argentina 0118 ar

Australia 0121 au

Austria 0120 at

Belgium 0205 be

Brazil 0218 br

Canada 0301 ca

Chile 0312 cl

China 0314 cn

Denmark 0411 dk

Finland 0609 ﬁ

France 0618 fr

Germany 0405 de

Hong Kong 0811 hk

India 0914 in

Indonesia 0904 id

Italy 0920 it

Japan 1016 jp

Korea, Republic of 1118 kr

Malaysia 1325 my

Mexico 1324 mx

Netherlands 1412 nl

New Zealand 1426 nz

Norway 1415 no

Pakistan 1611 pk

Philippines 1608 ph

Por tugal 1620 pt

Russian Federation 1821 ru

Singapore 1907 sg

Spain 0519 es

Sweden 1905 se

Switzerland 0308 ch

Taiwan 2023 tw

Thailand 2008 th

United Kingdom 0702 gb

USA 2119 us

Country code letter

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Initial Settings menu—Continued

About DivX® VOD content

In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this player, you ﬁrst need to register the player with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your provider.

Important:

•DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system. This restricts playback of content to speciﬁc, registered devices.

• If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for your player, the message Authorization Error is displayed and the content will not play.

• Resetting the player (as described in Resetting the player in the main Operating Instructions) will not cause you to lose your registration code.

• North American models do not support DivX VOD.

Displaying your DivX VOD registration code

SETUP

Press SETUP and select “Initial Settings”.

Playing DivX® VOD content

Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a ﬁxed number of times. When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of plays is shown on-screen and you then have the option of playing the disc (thereby using up one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content (for example, content that has zero remaining plays), the message Rental Expired is displayed.

If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays, then you may load the disc into your player and play the content as often as you like, and no message will be displayed.

Select “Options”, then “DivX VOD”.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

Parental Lock

DivX VOD

Display

Select “Display”.

Your 8-digit registration code is displayed.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Video Output

Language

Display

Options

DivX VOD Registration Code

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Make a note of the code as you will need it when you register with a DivX VOD provider.

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Additional information

STANDBY/ON

Screen sizes and disc formats Resetting the player

DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to Cinema- Scope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.

Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “standard” 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Widescreen TV users

If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen setting (page 41) of this player should be set to “16:9 (Wide)”.

When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch options; see the instructions that came with your TV for details.

Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than 16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these discs will still play in a “letter box” style with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

Standard TV users

If you have a standard TV, the “TV Screen” setting (page 41) of this player should be set to “4:3 (Letter Box)” or “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”, depending on which you prefer.

Set to “4:3 (Letter Box)”, widescreen discs are shown with black bars top and bottom.

Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the factory default.

Switch the player into standby.

Using the front panel buttons, hold down the button and press STANDBY/ON to switch the player back on.

Set to “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”, widescreen discs are shown with the left and right sides cropped.

Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see the whole picture.

Please note that many widescreen discs override the player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box format regardless of the setting.

Note:

• Using the “16:9 (Wide)” setting with a standard 4:3 TV, or either of the “4:3” settings with a widescreen TV, will result in a distorted picture.

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Additional information—Continued

Setting the TV system

The default setting of this player is “AUTO”, and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to “AUTO”. If you experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or region’s system. Doing this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch. The table below shows what kinds of disc are compatible with each setting (“AUTO” , “PAL” and “NTSC”).

STANDBY/ON

If the player is on, press STANDBY/ ON to switch it to standby.

Using the front panel controls, hold down then press STANDBY/ON to switch the TV system.

STANDBY/ON

The TV system changes as follows:

AUTO NTSC PAL

Note:

•You have to switch the player into standby (press STANDBY/ON) before each change.

PLAYOPEN/CLOSE

Titles, chapters and tracks

DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles. Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.

Title 1 Title 2 Title 3

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2

CDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks.

Tra c k 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

CD-ROMs contain folders and ﬁles. MP3 and WMA ﬁles are referred to as tracks. Folders may contain further folders.

.jpg

.mp3

Folder A Folder B Folder C

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 1 File 1 File 2

.mp3

.jpg

DVD-Video regions

All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can ﬁnd on the rear panel. Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player. Discs marked “ALL” will play in any player.

The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of the world.

Disc Player setting

Type Format NTSC PAL AUTO

DVD,

NTSC

NTSC PAL NTSC

Video CD, DivX video

CD/no disc – NTSC PAL

PA L NTSC PAL PAL

NTSC or PA L

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Additional information—Continued

Selecting languages using the language code list

Some of the language options (such as “DVD Language” in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on page 49.

ENTER

ON STANDBY

123

789

TOP MENU

RETURN

AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

OPEN/ CLOSE

PLAY

MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

SETUP

///

Select “Other Language”.

Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select either a code letter or a code number.

Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a code letter or a code number.

See “Language code list” on page 49 for a complete list of languages and codes.

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Additional information—Continued

Language code list

Language

Japanese ja 1001

English en 0514

French fr 0618

German de 0405

Italian it 0920

Spanish es 0519

Chinese zh 2608

Dutch nl 1412

Por tuguese pt 1620

Swedish sv 1922

Russian ru 1821

Korean ko 1115

Greek el 0512

Afar aa 0101

Abkhazian ab 0102

Afrikaans af 0106

Amharic am 0113

Arabic ar 0118

Assamese as 0119

Aymara ay 0125

Azerbaijani az 0126

Bashkir ba 0201

Byelorussian be 0205

Bulgarian bg 0207

Bihari bh 0208

Bislama bi 0209

Bengali bn 0214

Tibetan bo 0215

Breton br 0218

Catalan ca 0301

Corsican co 0315

Czech cs 0319

Welsh cy 0325

Danish da 0401

Bhutani dz 0426

Esperanto eo 0515

Estonian et 0520

Basque eu 0521

Persian fa 0601

Finnish ﬁ 0609

Fiji fj 0610

Faroese fo 0615

Frisian fy 0625

Irish ga 0701

Scots-Gaelic gd 0704

Galician gl 0712

Guarani gn 0714

Gujarati gu 0721

Hausa ha 0801

Hindi hi 0809

Croatian hr 0818

Language code letter

Language code

Language

Hungarian hu 0821

Armenian hy 0825

Interlingua ia 0901

Interlingue ie 0905

Inupiak ik 0911

Indonesian in 0914

Icelandic is 0919

Hebrew iw 0923

Yiddish ji 1009

Javanese jw 1023

Georgian ka 1101

Kazakh kk 1111

Greenlandic kl 1112

Cambodian km 1113

Kannada kn 1114

Kashmiri ks 1119

Kurdish ku 1121

Kirghiz ky 1125

Latin la 1201

Lingala ln 1214

Laothian lo 1215

Lithuanian lt 1220

Latvian lv 1222

Malagasy mg 1307

Maori mi 1309

Macedonian mk 1311

Malayalam ml 1312

Mongolian mn 1314

Moldavian mo 1315

Marathi mr 1318

Malay ms 1319

Maltese mt 1320

Burmese my 1325

Nauru na 1401

Nepali ne 1405

Norwegian no 1415

Occitan oc 1503

Oromo om 1513

Oriya or 1518

Panjabi pa 1601

Polish pl 1612

Pashto,Push to

Quechua qu 1721

RhaetoRomance

Kirundi rn 1814

Romanian ro 1815

Kinyarwanda rw 1823

Sanskrit sa 1901

Sindhi sd 1904

Language code letter

Language code

ps 1619

rm 1813

Language

Sangho sg 1907

SerboCroatian

Sinhalese si 1909

Slovak sk 1911

Slovenian sl 1912

Samoan sm 1913

Shona sn 1914

Somali so 1915

Albanian sq 1917

Serbian sr 1918

Siswati ss 1919

Sesotho st 1920

Sundanese su 1921

Swahili sw 1923

Tamil ta 2001

Telugu te 2005

Tajik tg 2007

Thai th 2008

Tigrinya ti 2009

Tu r kmen tk 2011

Tagalog tl 2012

Setswana tn 2014

Tonga to 2015

Tu r kish tr 2018

Tsonga ts 2019

Tatar tt 2020

Tw itw2023

Ukrainian uk 2111

Urdu ur 2118

Uzbek uz 2126

Vietnamese vi 2209

Volapük vo 2215

Wolof wo 2315

Xhosa xh 2408

Yo r uba yo 2515

Zulu zu 2621

Language code letter

Language code

sh 1908

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Glossary

Analog audio

An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also “Digital audio”.

Aspect ratio

The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the screen is almost twice as wide as it is high).

Digital audio

An indirect representation of sound by numbers. During recording, the sound is measured at discrete intervals (44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog-todigital converter, generating a stream of numbers.

On playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an analog signal based on these numbers. See also “Sampling frequency” and “Analog audio”.

Dolby Digital

Using a maximum of 5.1 channels of audio, this high quality surround system is used in many of the ﬁner movie theaters around the world.

The on-screen display shows which channels are active, for example showing 3/2.1. The 3 being the two front channels and the center channel; the 2 being the surround channels, and the .1 being the LFE channel.

DRM

DRM (digital rights management) is a type of server software developed to enable secure distribution of paid content over the web, recently incorporated by WMA (Windows Media Audio).

DTS

DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies.

Dynamic range

The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting lost in noise).

Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a very wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic cinema-like effects.

EXIF (Exchangeable Image File)

A ﬁle format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital still cameras. Digital cameras from various manufacturers use this compressed ﬁle format which carries date, time and thumbnail information, as well as the picture data.

File extension

A tag added to the end of a ﬁlename to indicate the type of ﬁle. For example, “.mp3” indicates an MP3 ﬁle.

ISO 9660 format

International standard for the volume and ﬁle structure of CD-ROM discs.

JPEG

A ﬁle format used for still images, such as photographs and illustrations. JPEG ﬁles are identiﬁed by the ﬁle extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”. Most digital cameras use this format.

MP3

MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio ﬁle format. Files are recognized by their ﬁle extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.

MPEG audio

An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV ampliﬁers. See also “PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)”.

MPEG video

The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video CD uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard.

PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only)

A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once—karaoke discs, for example.

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

The most common system of encoding digital audio, found on CDs and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio. For compatibility with digital audio recorders (CD, MD and DAT) and AV ampliﬁers with digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG audio to PCM. See also “Digital audio”.

Regions (DVD-Video only)

These associate discs and players with particular areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can ﬁnd the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or all regions).

Sampling frequency

The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the sound quality, but the more digital information is generated. Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of

44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples (measurements) per second. See also “Digital audio”.

WMA

WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 8 or Windows Media Player for Windows XP.

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Troubleshooting

If you have any trouble using your DV-SP303/DV-SP303E, check the following table for possible causes and remedies. If you still can’t resolve the issue yourself, please contact your Onkyo dealer.

Symptoms Causes Remedies

Connect the power cord to a suitable wall outlet (page 22).

Turn off the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E, wait ﬁve seconds, then try turning it on again. If that fails, disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet, wait ﬁve seconds, reconnect it, then try turning it on again.

Place the disc in the center of the disc tray (page 25).

Use only compatible discs (page 8).

Place the disc in the center of the disc tray (page 25).

Turn off the Parental Lock function (page 43).

If the region number on the disc does not match the region number on the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E, the disc can’t be played (page 47).

A little picture distortion may occur when using these functions. This is normal.

Connect the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E directly to your TV (page 18).

On your TV, select the input to which the DVSP303/DV-SP303E is connected.

Check the video cable and correct as necessary (page 18).

Before you disconnect the power cord, set the DVSP303/DV-SP303E to Standby by pressing the [STANDBY/ON] button, and wait until “OFF” has disappeared from the display.

Connect the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E directly to your TV (page 18).

Reset the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E to its initial settings (page 40).

Select normal playback (pages 32–34).

Turn off the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E, wait ﬁve seconds, then turn it on again. If that doesn’t resolve the issue, disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet, wait ﬁve seconds, reconnect it, then try again.

Can’t turn on the DVSP303/DV-SP303E?

The disc tray won’t close properly?

Can’t start playback?

The picture distorts occasionally?

Picture instability or

DVD Player

noise?

No picture?

Settings are not saved?

Brightness is unstable or the picture is noisy?

Chapters or tracks don’t play in the correct order?

Buttons on the DVSP303/DV-SP303E and remote controller don’t work?

The power cord is not connected.

External interference is affecting the DVSP303/DV-SP303E’s digital circuitry.

The disc is not centered in the disc tray.

The disc is dirty. Remove the disc and clean it (page 10). No disc is loaded. Load a disc (page 25). The disc cannot be played because it’s

incompatible. The disc is upside down. Load the disc the correct way up (page 25).

The disc is not centered in the disc tray.

The disc is dirty. Remove the disc and clean it (page 10). The disc uses parental lock and the Paren-

tal Lock function is on.

The DVD-Video disc is intended for use in another region.

The disc is dirty. Remove the disc and clean it (page 10). You’re using the Fast Forward or Fast

Reverse function. The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E is connected

to your TV via a VCR or other video equipment and a copy-protection system is affecting the picture.

The wrong input source is selected on your TV.

The video cable is not connected properly.

If there’s a power failure, or the power cord is disconnected inadvertently, any settings are lost.

The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E is connected to your TV via a VCR or other video equipment and a copy-protection system is affecting the picture.

Your TV doesn’t support progressive scanning.

You are using repeat playback, program playback, or random playback.

Power supply voltage ﬂuctuations and other anomalies, such as static electricity, can interfere with normal operation.

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Troubleshooting—Continued

No sound?

The picture appears stretched or the wrong shape?

Audio CD playback skips or jumps or is noisy?

An audio CD is loaded but the DV-SP303/DV-

DVD Player

SP303E displays “NO DISC”?

The ﬁrst track doesn’t play?

Locating a speciﬁc point takes longer than usual?

Playback starts in the middle of a track?

Some sections of a track are skipped?

Playback stops in the middle of a track?

The DV-SP303/DVSP303E displays the wrong messages?

Some MP3 ﬁles don’t play?

The 96 kHz PCM Out setting is set to “96 kHz.”

The Digital Out setting is set to “Off.” Change the Digital Out setting to “On” (page 41).

The wrong input source is selected on your TV, hi-ﬁ amp, or AV receiver.

The audio cable is not connected properly.

The TV, hi-ﬁ amp, or AV receiver connected to the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E’s audio outputs is either not on or its volume is turned down.

A DV-SP303/DV-SP303E Digital Audio Out setting is set incorrectly.

Playback is paused. Resume playback (page 26).

The DVD-Video disc or CD uses the DTS audio format and you are using the analog outputs.

The TV Screen setting is wrong.

The loaded audio CD uses copy control.

MP3 ﬁles without a “.mp3” or “.MP3” ﬁlename extension are not recognized.

The MP3 disc contains over 299 folders and 648 folders and ﬁles combined.

The MP3 disc is a multisession disc.

Change the 96 kHz PCM Out setting to “96 kHz > 48 kHz,” or use analog connections (page 41).

On your TV, hi-ﬁ amp, or AV receiver, select the input to which the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E is connected.

Check the audio cable and correct as necessary (page 21).

Turn on the TV, hi-ﬁ amp, or AV receiver and set its volume as appropriate.

Check the Digital Audio Out settings and correct as necessary (page 41).

DTS audio is only output by the digital outputs. To play DTS material you need to connect one of the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E’s digital outputs to a digital input on a hi-ﬁ amp or AV receiver that has a DTS decoder built-in (page 21).

Set the TV Screen setting to match the aspect ratio of your TV (page 41).

Copy-controlled CDs are special discs that don’t conform to the audio CD standard and, therefore, may not work properly with the DV-SP303/DVSP303E.

Use the correct ﬁlename extension (page 8).

The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E recognizes only the ﬁrst 299 folders and 648 folders and ﬁles combined. Folders in excess of this aren’t recognized and cannot be played (page 8).

The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E doesn’t fully support multisession discs. Only ﬁles in the ﬁrst session can be played (page 8).

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Troubleshooting—Continued

Can’t play MP3/WMA/ JPEG discs?

Can’t select MP3 ﬁles?

Can’t play WMA ﬁles?

DVD Player

Can’t view JPEG ﬁles?

Buttons on the DVSP303/DV-SP303E work OK but those on the remote controller don’t?

Remote Controller

The disc is not ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format.

The disc has not been ﬁnalized. Finalize the disc (page 8). MP3 ﬁles without a “.mp3” or “.MP3”

ﬁlename extension are not recognized. WMA ﬁles without a “.wma” or “.WMA”

ﬁlename extension are not recognized. The WMA ﬁle’s copyright option is on. Don’t use the copyright option (page 9). JPEG ﬁles without a “.jpg” or “.JPG” ﬁle-

name extension are not recognized. Only Baseline JPEG ﬁles are supported.

Progressive JPEG ﬁles are not. There are no batteries in the remote

controller. The batteries are ﬂat. Replace with new batteries (page 11).

The batteries are installed incorrectly.

You’re not pointing the remote controller at the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E’s remote sensor.

You’re too far away from the DV-SP303/ DV-SP303E.

A strong light source is interfering with the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E’s remote sensor.

If the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E is installed in a cabinet with colored glass doors, the remote controller may not work reliably when the doors are closed.

Correct format should be used when recording is ISO 9660 and closed session (page 8).

Use the correct ﬁlename extension (page 8).

Use Baseline JPEG ﬁles (page 9).

Install new batteries (page 11).

Check the batteries and correct as necessary (page 11).

Point the remote controller at the DV-SP303/DVSP303E’s remote sensor (page 11).

Use the remote controller closer to the DV-SP303/ DV-SP303E (page 11). The remote controller has a range of approximately 5 meters.

Make sure that the DV-SP303/DV-SP303E is not subjected to direct sunshine or inverter-type ﬂuorescent lights. Relocate if necessary.

Open the doors, or use a cabinet without colored glass.

The DV-SP303/DV-SP303E contains a microcomputer for signal processing and control functions. In very rare situations, severe interference, noise from an external source, or static electricity may cause it to lockup. In the unlikely even that this should happen, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait at least ﬁve seconds, and then plug it back in again.

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Speciﬁcations

Signal System NTSC/PAL/AUTO

Composite Video Output/Impedance 1.0 V (p-p)/75 Ω negative sync, RCA/phono

S-Video Output/Impedance

Component Video Output/Impedance

AV Connector (European model only) 1.0 V (p-p)/75 Ω, Scart

Frequency response

S/N Ratio 106 dB

Audio Dynamic Range 96 dB

THD (Total Harmonic Distortion) 0.002 % (1 kHz)

Wow and Flutter Below threshold of measurability

Audio Output (Digital Optical) –22.5 dBm (Asian and Oceanian models only)

Audio Output/Impedance (Digital Coaxial) 0.5 V (p-p)/75 Ω

Audio Output/Impedance (Analog) 2.0 V (rms)/440 Ω

DVD Linear Sound

Audio CD 4 Hz–20 kHz (44.1 kHz)

■ General

Y: 1.0 V (p-p)/75 Ω negative sync, 4-pin mini DIN C: 0.286 V (p-p)/75 Ω

Y: 1.0 V (p-p)/75 Ω PB/PR: 0.7 V (p-p)/75 Ω RCA/ phono

4 Hz–44 kHz (96 kHz) 4 Hz–22 kHz (48 kHz)

AC 120 V, 60 Hz (North American model)

Power Supply

Power Consumption 7 W

Stand-by Power Consumption

Dimensions (W x H x D) 435 W x 61 H x 215.5 D mm

Weight 1.8 kg

Operation Condition Temperature +5˚ C to +40˚ C

Disc Compatibility

AC 110–127/220–240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz (Asian model) AC 220–240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz (European and Oceanian models)

0.5 W (North American model)

0.75 W (Asian, European and Oceanian models)

DVD-video, DVD-R/RW, Audio CD, CD-R/RW, Video CD, MP3, WMA, JPEG, *DivX Video (*not North American model) Disc that have not been property ﬁnalized may only be partially playable or not playable at all

Speciﬁcations and features subject to change without notice.

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