Packard Bell 300, 350 User Manual

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RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

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Packard Bell DVD DivX 300/350 User's Guide. Copyright 2004 NEC Computers International B.V. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, whether electronic, chemical, manual or otherwise, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems, for any purpose without prior written permission of NEC Computers International B.V.

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1. Warning

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not use the plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the plug can be fully inserted, to prevent fire or shock hazard. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

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.

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

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.

1.1 Important Safety Precautions

Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

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Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. Protect the power cord from being walked on and from pinching. Only use attachments/ accessories specified by the manufacturer. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally or has been dropped.

Please note that the product warranty does not apply if damage to the product is

the result of a lightning strike.

CONTENTS

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1. DVD brief

1.1 Difference between DVD and other disc

1.2 Features

1.3 An introduction to your DVD player

2. Applicable symbols in this user manual

3. Buttons and connectors

4. Setting up your DVD player

4.1 Box contents

4.2 Inserting remote control batteries

4.3 Connections

4.4 Setting of your TV set

5. Operation instructions

5.1 Disc playback

6. Function buttons introduction

6.1 Screen display

6.2 Language

6.3 Angle

6.4 Subtitles

6.5 Program

6.6 MENU DVD

6.7 SUB-MENU

6.8 Direction selection buttons

6.9 Numeric buttons

6.10 PBC button (Program Backward Control)

6.11 A-B

6.12 Repeat

6.13 Zoom

6.14 Volume/ MIC-, MIC+

6.15 Random

6.16 Mute

6.17 L/R

6.18 VIDEO OUT

6.19 Progressive Scan

6.20 Pause

6.21 Forward/ Backward

6.22 Stop

7. System setup

8. MP3 Playback

9. Kodak Picture CD Playback

10. Troubleshooting

11. Disc maintenance

12. Specifications

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1.1 Difference between DVD and other discs

1 DVD brief

1.2 Features

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The DVD player is a must for your home theatre system. By using this latest digital technology,

high quality, high-density sound and video has been condensed into a 12 cm disc.

DVD

SVCD VCD

CD

LD

Recording

Digital/MPEG2

digital

digital Analogue

Capacity

Double layer

Mono

side,

8.5GB

Mono

layer,

double

Side,

9.4GB

Double sides, Double layer,

17GB

650MB

Play time

133 min

45min

74min

1side:60min 2side:102min

Disc diameter

12cm/8cm

12cm

/8cm

30cm /20cm

Horizontal resolution

500 line or above

350 line

430 line

Picture scale

Multi-scales

One

Subtitle

Language

32 subtitle language

8

Utmost 16

Sound

Dolby decoder/ linear PCM

Linear

PCM

Linear PCM,

FM

Sound quality

44.1KHz, 48KHz,96KHz16,20,24bit

44.1KHz

/16bit

channels

Dolby digital/linear PCM:8

Dolby digital/5+1 linear PCM:8

4

2

Linear

PCM:2

Analogue:2

242 min

266 min

484 min

One side, mono layer

4.7GB

DVD discs can support many technologies. The following marks are available to describe these technologies:

NTSC zone coding & TV system

DOLBY digital surround sound

Numbers of sound language

Numbers of subtitle language

Picture scale mode

Parental lock

View angle

Close caption

(Only NTSC)

ALL

NTSC

2

16:9

LB

R RESTRICTED

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CC

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A. FULL COMPATIBILITY

Fully compatible with various disc formats: DVD, SVCD, VCD, CD, CD-G, DivX, WMA,

XVID, Kodak Picture CD and Mp3.

B. HIGH DEFINITION

Horizontal image definition can reach 500 lines or above.

C. DTS, Dolby 5.1 channels digital surround sound output

DTS, Dolby 5.1 channels (6 single channels) digital surround sound provide.

Listeners 3D effects and can intensify the bass effect.

D. PARENTAL LOCK

This allows protecting your children against violent or erotic material.

E. Multi story plot selection

Users can select and play different plots of a story (beginning, advancing, climax and

ending) from a disc. Available on certain discs only.

F. Multi subtitles and sound languages

Up to 32 subtitle and 8 sound languages are supported.

G. Multi view-angle

Users can view from different angles (close watching, side watching, panorama etc.).

Available on certain discs only.

Disc video

TV set screen scale

normal

pan scan

letter box

4:3

16:9

4:3

16:9

1.3An introduction to your DVD-Player

2. Applicable symbols in this user manual

These symbols indicate that it can play Mp3/ WMA discs.

This symbol indicates that it can play DVD discs.

DVD

These symbols indicate that it can play SVCD/CVD/OKO discs.

SV

CD

VCD

This symbol indicates that it can play CD discs.

CD

Mp

3

WM

A

DivX

XVID

These symbols indicate that it can play DIVX/XVID disc.

3.Buttons introduction:

Front panel diagram (DVD DivX 300) :

WEIGHT: 2.9kg

SIZE: 420mmX42mmX240mm

Back panel diagram (DVD DivX 300):

1. Optical output jack

2. Coaxial output jack

3. Center output jack

4. Sub-woofer output jack

5. Left and right surround output jack

6. Left and right front output jack

7. Video output jack

8.S-video output jack

9.Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr

10.Scart output jack

11.Power cable

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4. VFD display

7. Prev button

5. I.R

8. Next button

6. Play button

1. Power button

2. DVD disc holder

3. Open/Close button

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3.Buttons and connectors

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Front panel diagram (DVD DivX 350) :

WEIGHT: 2.5kg

SIZE: 430mmX38mmX255mm

Back panel diagram (DVD DivX 350):

1. Optical output jack

2. Coaxial output jack

3. Center output jack

4. Sub-woofer output jack

5. Left and right surround output jack

6. Left and right front output jack

7. Video output jack

8.S-video output jack

9.Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr

10.Scart output jack

11.Power cable

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4. VFD display

7. Prev button

5. Play button

8. Next button

6. Stop button

1. Power button

2. DVD disc holder

3. Open/Close button

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Remote control diagram:

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1. Power

2. Numeric buttons

3. Fast forword

4. Fast Rewind

5. CURSOR CONTROL (up, down, left, right) / OK(enter)

6. Menu dvd

7. Angle

8. Language

9. Repeat

10.Progressive scan

11.Zoom

12.OSD

13.PBC

14.L/R

15.Program

16.Sub-menu

17.A-B

18.Mute

19.Random

20.VOL+/-

21.Subtitle

22.Setup

23.Next

24.Prev

25.Pause Stop Play

26.Video out

27.Open/Close

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DVD player+TV set

Depending on the connectors that are available on your TV set, you may need an additional cable. Please check your TVs documentation for the best possible connection. You may need to use the VIDEO OUT and PROGRESSIVE SCAN buttons to set the video output mode correctly. Please check the table below.

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1.Remote control 2.SCART cable

3.User manual & Service Guide

4.Batteries

Open the lid of the battery compartment and install 2 AAA batteries. Assure correct placement.

1) Before connecting, make sure to turn off the power of all apparatus.

2) After finishing connection, turn on the power again. The AV cable (optional) is colour coded. Yellow plug-------- video terminal (yellow) White plug--------- left audio terminal (white) Red plug----------- right audio terminal (red) Please make sure that colours of connectors and plugs correspond.

4.2 Inserting remote control batteries:

4.3 Connections

4. Setting up your DVD player:

5.1 accessories

4.1 Box contents

OUTPUT PORT

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

Y/Cb/Cr

Y/Pb/Pr

SCART

VIDEO SCANNING MODE

VIDEO OUTPUT MODE

Interleaved

Progressive scanning

CVBS, CVBS+YUV, CVBS+S-VIDEO

CVBS+S-VIDEO

RGB

CVBS+YUV

PSCAN

Interleaved

DVD player and Amplifier or Decoder (DVD DivX 300)

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

Decoder

5.1 CHANNEL SURROUND SOUND OUTPUT

CENTER

SW

R

L

FORNT

R

SUR

L

Amplifier

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