Panasonic SC-PM39D, SA-PM39D, SB-PM39 Operating Instructions Manual

DVD Stereo System

Operating Instructions

Model No. SC-PM39D

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read these instructions completely.
Please keep this manual for future reference.

Region number

The player plays DVD-Video marked with labels containing
the region number or “ALL”.

Region Number

For U.S.A. and Canada

For Latin America

Example:

For U.S.A. and Canada

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For U.S.A. only

The warranty can be found on page 39.

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Getting started

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Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product.
For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions
carefully.

Operations in these instructions are described mainly
for the remote control, but you can do the operations
on the main unit if the controls are the same.

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.
DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR
YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC
SHOCK OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN,
MOISTURE, DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND
THAT NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS,
SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON
THE APPARATUS.

CAUTION!

DO NOT INSTALL OR PLACE THIS UNIT IN A BOOK­CASE, BUILT-IN CABINET OR IN ANOTHER CONFINED
SPACE. ENSURE THE UNIT IS WELL VENTILATED.
TO PREVENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE
HAZARD DUE TO OVERHEATING, ENSURE THAT
CURTAINS AND ANY OTHER MATERIALS DO NOT
OBSTRUCT THE VENTILATION VENTS.

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A. AND
CANADA

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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.

System SC-PM39D

Main unit SA-PM39D

Speakers SB-PM39

(Inside of product)

THE FOLLOWING APPLIES ONLY IN THE U.S.A.

CAUTION:

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:

• 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.

Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this
equipment would void the user’s authority to operate
this device.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1)
This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied
accessories.
Use numbers indicated in parentheses when
asking for replacement parts.

In U.S.A. to order accessories, refer to “Accessory Purchases”
on page 39.

1 Remote control

(N2QAJB000098)

2 Batteries

for remote control

1 AC power supply cord

(K2CB2CB00006)

1 AM loop antenna

(N1DAAAA00001)

1 FM indoor antenna

(RSA0007-L)

Table of contents

Getting started

Accessories ............................................................................. 3

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................................. 4

Product Service ....................................................................... 4

Disc information ...................................................................... 5

Simple setup

STEP1
STEP2
STEP3
STEP4

STEP5
STEP6
STEP7

DEMO function ..................................................................... 9

Control reference guide ....................................................... 10

Disc operations

Discs — Basic play ............................................................... 12

Discs — Convenient functions ............................................ 14

Soundtracks / Subtitle .......................................................... 14

Position memory / Repeat play ............................................ 14

Random play ........................................................................ 15

Program play (up to 24 items) .............................................. 15

Discs — Using navigation menus ....................................... 16

Using the tree screen to find a group ................................... 16

Using a contents screen to find a track ................................ 16

Using the submenu .............................................................. 16

Playing HighMAT discs ......................................................... 17

Playing programs on DVD-RAM ........................................... 18

Using the play list on DVD-RAM .......................................... 18

Discs — Using On-screen menu ......................................... 19

To get disc information or to play from a specified item ....... 19

To see the playback position ................................................ 21

Positioning ........................................................... 6

Connecting the speakers .................................... 6

Television ............................................................. 7

Connecting the antennas and AC power

supply cord ........................................................ 8

The remote control .............................................. 8

QUICK SETUP ...................................................... 9

Setting the time ................................................... 9

Getting started

1 Video cable

(RJL1P016B15A)

1 Antenna plug

For U.S.A. and Canada only

(K2RC021B0001)

Note

The included AC power supply cord is for use with this unit only. Do
not use it with other equipment.

User memo:

DATE OF PURCHASE

DEALER NAME

DEALER ADDRESS

TELEPHONE NUMBER

The model number and serial number of this product can
be found on either the back or the bottom of the unit.
Please note them in the space provided below and keep
for future reference.

MODEL NUMBER

SC-PM39D

SERIAL NUMBER

Radio operations

The radio ................................................................................ 22

Manual tuning / Preset tuning .............................................. 22

Tape operations

Cassette tapes ....................................................................... 23

Recording operations

Recording .............................................................................. 24

Sound field and sound quality operations

Sound field and sound quality ............................................. 25

Advanced Surround ............................................................. 25

Multi Re-master — Enjoying more natural sound ................ 25

Changing sound field and quality ......................................... 25

To enjoy even higher quality sound—AUDIO ONLY ............ 25

Other functions

Convenient functions ........................................................... 26

Auto-off function / Dimming the display ................................ 26

Enjoying more powerful bass ............................................... 26

Muting the volume / Using headphones ............................... 26

The play/record timer ........................................................... 27

The sleep timer / Operating a television ............................... 28

Discs — Changing the player’s settings ............................ 29

Digital output ........................................................................ 31

Using other equipment ......................................................... 32

Home Theater — Enjoying more powerful sound ................ 32

Using an external unit .......................................................... 32

Optional antenna connections .............................................. 33

Reference

Troubleshooting guide ......................................................... 34

Maintenance .......................................................................... 36

When moving the unit .......................................................... 36

Glossary ................................................................................. 37

Tray/disc handling procedure .............................................. 37

Specifications ........................................................................ 38

Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.) .................................. 39

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow the safety instructions on the unit and the applicable
safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference.

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in

Getting started

accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including
amplifiers) that produce heat.

9) 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 are provided for your safety. If
the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult
an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

Product Service

10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the
point where they exit from the apparatus.

11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.

12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket,
or table specified by the manufacturer, or
sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used,
use caution when moving the cart/apparatus
combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when
unused for long periods of time.

14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing
is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any
way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid
has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus,
the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does
not operate normally, or has been dropped.

1. Damage requiring service —The unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel if:
(a) The AC power supply cord or AC adaptor has been damaged; or
(b) Objects or liquids have gotten into the unit; or
(c) The unit has been exposed to rain; or
(d) The unit does not operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or
(e) The unit has been dropped or the cabinet damaged.

2. Servicing—Do not attempt to service the unit beyond that described in these operating instructions. Refer all other
servicing to authorized servicing personnel.

3. Replacement parts—When parts need replacing ensure the servicer uses parts specified by the manufacturer or parts
that have the same characteristics as the original parts. Unauthorized substitutes may result in fire, electric shock, or
other hazards.

4. Safety check—After repairs or service, ask the servicer to perform safety checks to confirm that the unit is in proper
working condition.

Product information

For product information or assistance with product operation:

In the U.S.A., refer to “Customer Services Directory” on page 39.
In Canada, contact the Panasonic Canada Inc. Customer Care Centre at 1-800-561-5505, or visit the website
(www.panasonic.ca), or an authorized Servicentre closest to you.

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Disc information

Discs that can be played

Disc Logo in these Remarks

DVD-RAM

DVD-Audio

DVD-Video

DVD-R

Video CD

SVCD

Indication

operating

instructions

RAM

JPEG

DVD-A

DVD-V

DVD-V

VCD

Recorded using Version 1.1 of the
Video Recording Format (a unified
video recording standard).

Recorded using the DCF (Design rule
for Camera File system) standard.

—

Some DVD-Audio discs contain DVD-Video content.
To play DVD-Video content, select “Play as DVD-Video” in Other Menu (A page 21).

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Panasonic DVD-R recorded and finalized
or DVD-Video camera are played as DVD-Video on this unit.

—

Conforming to IEC62107.

• Recorded with DVD-Video recorders,

DVD-Video cameras, personal
computers, etc.

• Remove discs from their cartridges

before use.

• Recorded with Panasonic DVD-Video

recorders.

• To play JPEG files, select “Play as Data

Disc” in Other Menu (A page 21).

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on a Panasonic DVD-Video recorder

Getting started

This unit is compatible with HDCD, but does not support Peak Extend function

CD

CD

(A function which expands the dynamic range of high level signals).
HDCD-encoded CDs sound better because they are encoded with 20 bits,
compared with 16 bits for all other CDs.

• During HDCD play, “HDCD” appears on the unit’s display.

WMA

CD-R
CD-RW

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A process that allows play on compatible equipment.
It may not be possible to play the above discs in all cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

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7 Discs that cannot be played

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DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDV, CD-G, DVD+R, +RW, DVD-RW, SACD,
Divx Video Discs and Photo CD, DVD-RAM that cannot be removed
from its cartridge, 2.6-GB and 5.2-GB DVD-RAM, and “Chaoji VCD”
available on the market including CVD, DVCD and SVCD that do not
conform to IEC62107.

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This unit automatically recognizes and
decodes discs with these symbols.

Playing DVDs and Video CDs

The producer of these discs can control how they are played so
you may not always be able to control play as described in these
operating instructions (for example if the play time is not displayed

or if a Video CD has menus). Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

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DVD-A DVD-V VCD CD

Wipe with a damp cloth and then wipe dry.

—

MP3

JPEG

CD

VCD

• This unit can play CD-R/RW (audio recording disc) recorded with the formats

on the left. Close the session or finalize

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the disc after recording.

• HighMAT discs

WMA, MP3 or JPEG files only.
To play without using the HighMAT function, select “Play as Data Disc” in Other
Menu (A page 21).

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Do not attach labels or stickers to discs (This may cause disc

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warping, rendering it unusable).
Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other hard

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writing instrument.
Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static electricity

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prevention liquids or any other solvent.
Do not use scratch-proof protectors or covers.

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Do not use the following discs:

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– Discs with exposed adhesive from removed stickers or labels

(rented discs, etc).
– Discs that are badly warped or cracked.
– Irregularly shaped discs, such as heart shapes.

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This unit converts PAL to NTSC for play. The picture is compressed
to show it in its entirety, but this may cause it to be stretched vertically.

DVD-R

RAM

Clean with an optional DVD-RAM/PD disc cleaner (LF-K200DCA1,

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where available).
Never use cloths or cleaners for CDs, etc.

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Simple setup

STEP

Simple setup

1

Positioning

Tweeter

Use only supplied speakers

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Using other speakers can damage the unit and sound quality will be
negatively affected.
Set the speakers up on an even surface to prevent them from

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falling. Take proper precautions to prevent the speakers from falling
if you cannot set them up on an even surface.

Positioning for best effect

How you set up your speakers can affect the bass and the sound
field. Note the following points.

Place speakers on flat secure bases.

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Placing speakers too close to floors, walls, and corners can result in

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excessive bass. Cover walls and windows with a thick curtain.
Keep your speakers at least 10 mm (13/32”) away from the system for

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proper ventilation.
To avoid damage to the speakers, do not touch the speaker cones if

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you have taken the nets off.

Speaker

(SB-PM39)

Place the speakers so that the tweeter is on the inside.

Main unit

(SA-PM39D)

Speaker

(SB-PM39)

Caution

Use the speakers only with the
recommended system. Failure to do
so may lead to damage to the
amplifier and/or the speakers, and
may result in the risk of fire. Consult
a qualified service person if damage
has occurred or if you experience a
sudden change in performance.
Do not attach these speakers to walls
or ceiling

STEP

Twist the vinyl tip and pull off.

2

s.

Connecting the speakers

Confirm the colors of the tags
on the ends of the cords.

White Blue RedBlack

Notes on speaker use

You can damage your speakers and shorten their useful life if you

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play sound at high levels over extended periods.
Reduce the volume in the following cases to avoid damage.

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–

When playing distorted sound.

–

When the speakers emit strange noise (howling) from a record
player, noise from FM broadcasts, or continuous signals from an
oscillator, test disc, or electronic instrument.

–

When adjusting the sound quality.

–

When turning the unit on or off.

If irregular coloring occurs on your television

These speakers are designed to be used close to a television, but
the picture may be affected with some televisions and set-up
combinations.

If this occurs, turn the television off for about 30 minutes.

The television’s demagnetizing function should correct the problem.
If it persists, move the speakers further away from the television.

Note

Never short-circuit positive (+) and negative (–) speaker

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wires.
Be sure to connect only positive (copper) wires to

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positive (+) terminals and negative (silver) wires to
negative (–) terminals.
Incorrect connection can damage the speakers.

Right speaker

Copper(White tag)

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Silver(Blue tag)

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Connect cords so tag colors
match the terminal colors.

1

3

L

2

White

HIGH(6Ω) LO

SPEAKERS(SB-PM39)

Connect the left (L) side in
the same way.

Blue

Silver(Black tag)

Copper(Red tag)

W(6

Ω

Black

R

Red

)

EXT LOOP

AUX

OPTICAL
OUT

S-VIDEO
OUT

FM ANT

AM ANT

SUBWOOFER

L

R

HIGH(6Ω

SPEAKERS

HAUT-PARLEURS

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PRPBY

)

VIDEO

OUT

75

Ω

OUT

LOW(6Ω
(SB-PM39)

L

R

)

AC IN

STEP

3

Television

Video cable

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Connecting a television with a VIDEO IN terminal

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VIDEO
IN

AU

AM ANT

EXT LOOP

R

X

OPTICAL
OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

FM ANT

SUBWOOFER

L

HIGH(6Ω

SPEAKERS

HAUT-PARLEURS

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PRPBY

75

Ω

OUT

)

LOW(6Ω

)

(SB-PM39)

OUT

Television

(not included)

L

R

Video cable

(included)

AC IN

VIDEO OUT terminal

Do not connect the unit through a video cassette recorder,
because the picture may not be played correctly due to the copy
guard.

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ID

-V

S

IN

S-VIDEO cable

(not included)

AM ANT

FM ANT

EXT LOOP

75

Ω

SUBWOOFER

L

R

OUT

AUX

L

OPTICAL
OUT

S-VIDEO
OUT

HIGH(6Ω

)

LOW(6Ω

SPEAKERS

(SB-PM39)

HAUT-PARLEURS

VIDEO
OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PRPBY

R

)

AC IN

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terminals

T

NEN

O

MP

O

C

O IN

E

VID

R

P

B

P

Y

Video cables

(not included)

FM ANT

AM ANT

EXT LOOP

75

Ω

SUBWOOFER

L

R

OUT

AUX

L

OPTICAL
OUT

S-VIDEO
OUT

HIGH(6Ω

)

LOW(6Ω

SPEAKERS

(SB-PM39)

HAUT-PARLEURS

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PRPBY

)

AC IN

R

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals

These terminals can be used for either interlace or progressive
output and provide a purer picture than the S-VIDEO OUT terminal.
Connection using these terminals outputs the color difference
signals (P

B/PR) and luminance signal (Y) separately in order to

achieve high fidelity in reproducing colors. The description of the
component video input terminals depends on the television or
monitor (e.g. Y/P

B/PR,Y/B-Y/R-Y, Y/CB/CR). Connect to terminals of

the same color.

After making this connection, change the black level for a better

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picture (A page 29, “Video” tab - Black Level Control).

To enjoy progressive video

1. Connect to the component video input terminals on a 480P
compatible television. (Video will not be displayed correctly if
connected to an incompatible television.)

2. In QUICK SETUP, set “Progressive Out” to “Enable”.

3. Change “Progressive” to “480P” (A page 20, Picture Menu—
Video Output Mode).

All televisions manufactured by Panasonic and that have 480P

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input connectors are compatible. Consult the manufacturer if you
have another brand of television.
If the unit is connected to the television through VIDEO OUT or

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S-VIDEO OUT, output will be interlace, irrespective of the settings.

Simple setup

S-VIDEO OUT terminal

The S-VIDEO terminal achieves a more vivid picture than the
VIDEO OUT terminal by separating the chrominance (C) and
luminance (Y) signals. (Actual results depend on the television.)

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STEP

Connect the AC power supply after all other connections are complete.

4

Connecting the antennas and AC power supply cord

Conserving power

Simple setup

The unit consumes power (approx. 0.5 W) even when it is turned off with [
time, unplug it from the household AC outlet. You will need to reset some memory items after plugging in the unit.

AM loop antenna FM indoor antenna

AM loop antenna

Stand the antenna up on its base.
Keep loose antenna cord away from
other wires and cords.

Click!

AM ANT

EXT LOOP

R

AUX

L

FM ANT

SUBWOOFER

AC power supply cord

f]. To save power when the unit is not to be used for a long

FM indoor antenna

Fix the other end of the antenna
where reception is best.

Adhesive tape

75

Ω

OUT

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OPTICAL
OUT

HIGH(6Ω

)

LOW(6Ω

SPEAKERS

(SB-PM39)

HAUT-PARLEURS

S-VIDEO
OUT

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PRPBY

STEP

Remote control Batteries

3

5

The remote control

1

2

R6/LR6, AA, UM-3

Insert so the poles (+

•

and –) match those in the
remote control.
Do not use rechargeable

•

type batteries.

L

R

)

EXT

AC IN

AM ANT

1

2

LOOP

Do not:

mix old and new batteries.

•

use different types at the same time.

•

heat or expose to flame.

•

take apart or short circuit.

•

attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries.

•

use batteries if the covering has been peeled off.

•

Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which can
damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire.

Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long
period of time. Store batteries in a cool, dark place.

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Aim at the sensor, avoiding obstacles, at a maximum range of
7 m (23 feet) directly in front of the unit.

AC power supply cord

To household AC outlet
(AC 120V, 60 Hz)

STEP

Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the television to suit
the connection for the unit.

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QUICK SETUP

STEP

7

1

Power ON.

Select

ENTER

Confirm

4

Select the option from
the screen.

Setting the time

DVD / CD

2

Select “DVD/CD”.

RETURN

5

3

ENTER

Press to finish
QUICK SETUP.

SHIFT

Shows QUICK
SETUP screen.

SETUP

+

SHIFT

6

Press to exit.

/ REW

+

SETUP

/ REW

Simple setup

SLEEP

CLOCK/

TIMER

1

Select
“CLOCK”.

3

Press
[CLOCK/TIMER]
to finish setting
the time.

DEMO function

DEMO

SETUP

/ REW

or

2

Set the time

(press within 6
seconds or so).

CANCEL

/ FF

STOP

– DEMO

Press and hold.

This is a 12-hour clock.

The time is shown for about 5 seconds when you

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select “CLOCK” again.
Pressing [FL DISPLAY] when the unit is on will also
display the time.
Reset the clock regularly to maintain accuracy.

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When the unit is first plugged in, a demonstration of its
functions may be shown on the display.
If the demo setting is off, you can see a demonstration
by turning on the demo.

The display changes each time the button is held down.
Demonstration (demo on) @A NO DEMO (off)

You can reduce the power consumed in standby mode
by turning the demonstration off.

Note

You cannot turn the demo function on and off when
the unit is on.

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Control reference guide

Main unit

PHONES
(headphone jack)
(

26)

Getting started

DVD/CD button

TUNER/AUX button

Remote control

MULTI RE-MASTER

REC (record button)

( 12)

( 22, 32)

sensor

button ( 25)

( 24)

Cassette lid

OPEN (cassette
open button) ( 23)

FL Display

STOP
(stop, demonstation
button) ( 9, 12)

ADVANCED
SURROUND button ( 25)

VOL UP/DOWN
(volume control knob) ( 12, 25)

( 23)

Disc trays ( 12)

, –DEMO

TAPE

(tape play button)

DISC CHECK

(disc check button)

( 13)

AC IN (AC supply indicator)

This indicator lights when the unit is connected to the AC power supply.

POWER (standby/on switch)

Press to switch the unit from on to standby mode or vice versa.
In standby mode, the unit is still consuming a small amount of power.

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OPEN/CLOSE (disc tray
open/close button) ( 12)

1– 5 (disc direct play
buttons) ( 13)

CHANGE (disc change button) ( 13)

Remote control

1

Clock/timer, Sleep timer button

[CLOCK/TIMER, SLEEP] .............................. 9, 28

2

Standby/on, TV standby/on switch

ff

ff

[

f, TV

f] ......................................................... 9, 28

ff

ff

3

Angle/Page, Subwoofer button

[ANGLE/PAGE, SUBWOOFER] ........... 12, 15, 26

4

Disc select, All disc button [DISC, ALL DISC],

Disc buttons [1–5] ............................................ 13

5

Group button [GROUP] ....................................13

6

Repeat button [REPEAT] ................................. 14

7

Play mode select button [PLAY MODE] ...15, 22

8

Program button [PGM] ..................................... 15

9

Stop button [L STOP] ...................................... 12

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Disc pause button [J DISC PAUSE] ............... 12

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Tuner/Aux button [TUNER/AUX] ............... 22, 32

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Tape play, Record button
[- TAPE, [REC

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Top menu, Direct navigator button
[TOP MENU, DIRECT NAVIGATOR] ... 13, 17, 18

Ñ

Display button [DISPLAY] ............. 14, 16, 17, 21

Ö

Disc skip, tape fast-forward/rewind, preset
channel select, time adjust, Setup, Cancel
buttons [g f,

CANCEL] ............................... 9, 12, 13, 15, 22, 23

Ü

Shift button [SHIFT]

To use functions labeled in orange:
While pressing [SHIFT], press the corresponding
button.

á

Muting, TV/VIDEO button

[MUTING, TV/VIDEO] .................................. 26, 28

à

Play timer/record timer, Auto off button
[

rPLAY/REC, AUTO OFF] ......................... 26, 27

â

FL display, Dimmer button

[FL DISPLAY, DIMMER] ................................ 9, 26

ä

Surround, Multi re-master button

[SURROUND, M.RE-MASTER] ......................... 25

ã

Sound, Audio only button

[SOUND, A.ONLY] ............................................. 25

å

Numbered buttons [0 – 9,

ç

Position memory button [P.MEMORY] ........... 14

é

Quick replay button [Q.REPLAY] .................... 15

è

DVD/CD play button [: DVD/CD] .................... 12

ê

Menu, Playlist button

[MENU, PLAY LIST] ............................. 13, 16–18

ë

Cursor buttons [8, 9, /, -], Enter button

[ENTER] ............................................................... 9

í

Return button [RETURN] ...................... 9, 13, 19

ì

Slow/search, tuning, character skip buttons
[(, )

These buttons also have the following functions.
[(, )]: TV channel select buttons

î

Volume buttons [ – , + , VOLUME] ............ 12, 25

These buttons also have the following functions.

[– , +]: TV volume buttons [TV VOL –, +] .......... 28

] ........................................ 23, 24

4 4

4/REW,

4 4

SLOW/SEARCH] ................ 12, 16, 22

[TV CH 4, 3] ................................. 28

3 3

3/FF, SETUP,

3 3

XX

X10] ....................... 13

XX

Getting started

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Discs — Basic play

Disc operations

1

Open the disc
tray.

•

3

Close the disc
tray.

The unit turns on
automatically and
a tray opens.

DVD/CD

STOP ,

–DEMO

VOL UP/DOWN

DISC

CHECK

CHANGE

OPEN/CLOSE

1– 5

Disc trays

If the disc contains both audio data (WMA and MP3) and JPEG, select “Audio” to

•

play WMA/MP3, “Picture” to play JPEG or “All” to play both audio and picture while the
menu is displayed (except
pressing [TOP MENU].

JPEG

files on

disc). You can also access the menu by

RAM

2

Place disc.

Label must face
upward.

1

Disc tray

Load double-sided discs

•

so the label for the side
you want to play is facing
up. (A page 37, Tray/disc
handling procedure)

Tray

number

RAM

Remove TYPE 2 and 4

•

discs from their cartridges
before use.
Read the instructions for the
disc carefully.

DVD / CD

4

Start play.

Volume
adjustment

VOLUME

STOP

Stop

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Pause

DISC PAUSE

12

The stopped play position is
memorized when “RESUME” is
displayed.

Press [: DVD/CD] to

•

resume.

the previous chapters

(A page 14, Position
memory).
Press [L STOP] to clear the

•

position.

Press [: DVD/CD] to restart

•

play.

DVD-V

To review

Skip

Page skip

(during play
or pause)

Search

(during play)

Slow-motion

(during pause)

/ FF

/ REW

ANGLE / PAGE

SLOW / SEARCH

(Group skip

DVD-A

To select still pictures.

•

Up to 5 steps.

•

Press [: DVD/CD] to restart

•

play.

DVD-A

•

•

Motion picture parts

only.

Slow motion, forward

VCD

direction only.

ENTER

WMA

Select

Confirm

MP3 JPEG

)

Frame-by­frame

(during pause)

ENTER

DVD-A

•

•

•

Motion picture parts

only.

VCD

forward direction only.
Pressing [J DISC PAUSE]
also activates forward
direction.

Selecting
a group

DVD-A WMA MP3

GROUP

ENTER

JPEG

Select

Select

or

Confirm

On-screen
item select

Enter
number

Disc menu

Return to
previous
screen

SHIFT

TOP MENU

ENTER

+

MENU

RETURN

RETURN

Select

Confirm

RAM DVD-A DVD-V

VCD CD

Example: To select 12:
[X10] A [1] A [2]

with playback control

VCD

Press [L STOP] then press

•

the numbered buttons.

WMA

CANCEL

/ FF

MP3 JPEG

Example: To select 123:
[1] A [2] A [3] A [ENTER]

Press [SHIFT]+[CANCEL]

•

to cancel the number(s).

DVD-A DVD-V

Shows a disc top menu

DVD-V

Shows a disc menu

VCD

Shows a disc menu

All disc

playback

(during stop)

Changing a
disc in the
desired
tray

Checking
the disc
location

ALL DISC

SHIFT

DISC

+

ALL DISC ON ¡™ ALL DISC OFF

•

DVD discs and JPEG tracks are skipped.

•

HighMAT menus and video CD playback

•

control are disabled.
The mode cannot be changed during program

•

or random play.

Press again
to close the
tray.

You can also remove a disc while another is

•

playing (except in all-disc random, program
play or during recording).

This feature lets you check

•

whether a 12 cm disc is in a
tray.
If a disc is being played, the

•

corresponding tray will not
open.
Do not remove or insert discs

•

Press again
to close the
tray.

during a disc check.
Do not pull out the trays

•

during a disc check.

Disc operations

ALL DISC

Selecting

DISC

the disc

It may take some time for play to start but this is normal.

•

Multiple-channel signals are down-mixed to stereo (2-channel).

•

(A page 32, To enjoy multi-channel surround sound)

When playing VCDs with playback control (PBC)

•

Pressing buttons to perform skip, search or slow-motion may take you
to a menu screen.

DISC CHECK

Lights when a Dolby Digital or DTS disc is played.

•

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Discs — Convenient functions

Disc operations

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DISPLAY

DISPLAY

P.MEMORY

REPEAT

See below for details.

Soundtracks

RAM

DVD-A

DVD-V

VCD

(Discs with multiple soundtracks)

During play

Press [DISPLAY] then [9, 8 ] to select “Audio”
(soundtrack).

(A page 19, Audio)

Subtitle

(Motion picture parts only)

DVD-A

(Discs with multiple subtitle languages)

DVD-V

(SVCD only)

VCD

During play

Press [DISPLAY] to select the subtitle language. (A page 19,

Subtitle)

RAM

You can only switch the subtitles on or off (A page 19, Subtitle).

To change the subtitle position and brightness (A page 21, Display
Menu)

Position memory

(Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed

: Works with all JPEG contents.)

JPEG

This position is memorized even after switching off the unit or chang­ing the disc.

During play

Press [P.MEMORY].

Up to 5 discs.

•

When the sixth disc is memorized, the earliest position is replaced.

•

After changing the source or selecting another disc, re-selecting

•

Position memorized

the disc tray with the memorized position automatically starts
playback.

When the unit is switched on in “DVD/CD” mode or reinsert the disc
whose position you memorized, “RESUME” lights on the display.

Press [:DVD/CD] to start play from that position.

To review the previous chapters

Press [:DVD/CD] while the following message is on the display.

Press PLAY to preview chapters

Do not press [: DVD/CD] if you want to cancel review.

•

DVD-V

Soundtracks

Subtitle

Position memory

Memorizing the position to resume play

Repeat play

Repeat play

(Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed

: Works with all JPEG contents.)

JPEG

During play

Press [REPEAT] to select an item to be repeated.

For 1-disc play

RAM

PG REPEAT\1 → ALL REPEAT (Entire Disc)

→

REPEAT OFF

• During play list play

→

SCENE REPEAT

DVD-V

CHAPTER REPEAT → TITLE REPEAT

VCD

CD

TRACK REPEAT → ALL REPEAT (Entire disc)

DVD-A

TRACK REPEAT → GROUP REPEAT

WMA

MP3

CONTENT REPEAT → GROUP REPEAT

JPEG

PL REPEAT\2 → REPEAT OFF

\3

→

REPEAT OFF

→

REPEAT OFF

\3

→

REPEAT OFF

\3

→

REPEAT OFF

GROUP REPEAT\3 → REPEAT OFF

• You can also repeat play of content and group on HighMAT discs.

For All-disc play (A page 13)

VCD CD

To repeat only your favorite tracks, contents or chapters

Start program play {A page 15, Program play (up to 24 items)} and
press [REPEAT] to select the repeat mode.

\1

\2

\3

\4

WMA

MP3

ALL DISC RPT

\4

→

REPEAT OFF

Program repeat (A page 18, Playing the programs on DVD-RAM).
Playlist repeat (A page 18, Using the play list on DVD-RAM).

During all group (

“ALL REPEAT” is displayed.

), program and random play

DVD-A

All-disc repeat.

SUBWOOFER

ANGLE

/

PAGE

Angles

(with multiple angles) -- Angle select

DVD-V

JPEG

-- Still picture rotation

(During play)

PLAY MODE

PLAY MODE

All group play

Plays tracks in all the groups on a disc.
(During stop)

Random play

Quick replay

Q.REPLAY

PGMPGM

(Only when the elapsed play time can be displayed)
(During play)

CD WMA MP3

To skip back a few seconds.

Program play

See below for details.

Random play

VCD CD

1-disc random: All the items on a disc in random order.
All-disc random: All the items on all the discs in random order.

DVD-A DVD-V

1-disc random only: Selected items on a disc in random order.

During stop

(There is no on-screen display)

WMA

MP3 JPEG

1 Press [PLAY MODE] until the RANDOM screen

appears.

(

DVD-A DVD-V

2

WMA

MP3 JPEG

Press the numbered buttons to select a group

MP3 JPEG

Example

DVD-A

You can select more than one group or all groups.

•

To deselect a group, select the group again.

•

then press [ENTER]) or a title.

DVD-V

Random Playback

Choose a title.

Title 1

0 ~ 9 to select

PLAY to start

)

(

WMA

3 Press [: DVD/CD].

Note

During random play, empty trays are skipped and the playback

•

control function on Video CDs is cancelled.
During random play, this unit can access up to 999 audio or picture

•

contents and 400 groups.

Program play (up to 24 items)

VCD CD

DVD-A DVD-V

During stop

1

2 Press [PGM].

Note

•

•

•

(There is no on-screen display)

WMA

MP3 JPEG

VCD CD

Press [DISC] and then
disc button ([1] – [5]).

Program Play

No. Title

1

Example:

Choose a title and chapter.

Chapter Time

DVD-V

Play

Clear

Clear all

Press [L STOP].

“PGM” appears.

If you select bonus groups, you will have to enter a password.

DVD-A

Disable HighMAT disc play (A page 30, “Others” tab) to use random and program play.
Quick replay feature may not work while playing some parts of a disc or at all with some discs.

to select and press ENTER

PLAY to start

3 Press the numbered buttons to select the items (

JPEG

MP3

then press [ENTER]).

• Repeat this step to program other items.

•

VCD CD

the same disc.

DVD-A DVD-V

•

To select an item using the cursor buttons

Press [ENTER] and [
[ENTER] again to confirm the number.
All the items on the disc, title or group are selected when you
select “ALL”.

Step 1 is unnecessary when programming tracks on

4 Press [: DVD/CD] to play.

•

DVD-A DVD-V

To add to or change the program
Press [8, 9] to select an available item, then repeat step 3.

To clear the whole program

Select “Clear all” and press [ENTER].

To clear an item

Press [SHIFT]+[CANCEL], or select “Clear” and press [ENTER].

Press [ANGLE/PAGE] to skip 8 lines at a time.

•

Note

Clear the existing program before creating a new program.

•

•

•

•

WMA

DVD-V

Times are not displayed while programming.

VCD CD

Items the unit cannot find can be programmed but are cancelled
during play. This is also the case if you program the discs other
than Video CD and CD.
The program is cleared when you switch the unit to standby,
select another source, exit the program mode or move the disc
out of the play position.

VCD CD

The program is retained in memory.

MP3

DVD-A

DVD-A DVD-VRAM VCD

WMA

MP3 JPEG

88

8,

88

WMA

MP3 JPEG

JPEG

WMA

99

9] to select an item, then press

99

Disc operations

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Discs — Using navigation menus

Thumbnail Menu 1 1 JPEG

2002_BUSSABA — NICOLE

DISPLAY to display the sub menu

RETURN to exit

G

G

C

C

1/12 2 3 4

6

758

10 11912

Disc operations

Using the tree screen to find a group

1 While the navigation

menu is displayed,
press [DISPLAY].

2 Press [

“Tree” and press
[ENTER].

3 Press [

88

8,

88

a group and press
[ENTER].

The navigation menu for
the group appears.

99

9] to select

99

99

9] to select

99

MENU

1

2
Shows
navigation
menu.

Example:

Navigation Menu 1 5 MP3 1:54

Lirkin Park — Meteora / Lirkin Park [Hybrid Theory] 09 — A Pla

Sep 15 2003
Lirkin Park — Meteora
The Ultimate

DISPLAY to display the sub menu

WMA

Group 001/002 Content 0005/0010

(Navigation menu) Example:

MP3

C

G

C

G

Breaking The Habit

Don’t Stay

Faint

Hit The Floor - Abyss
Lirkin Park [Hyorid Theor
Lirkin Park Cure For The
Lirkin Park — Meteora
Lirkin Park — Meteora
Lying From You

Somewhere I Belong

Search methods

WMA

MP3 JPEG

C

G

C

Navigation Menu 1 5 MP3 1:54

Lirkin Park — Meteora / Lirkin Park [Hybrid Theory] 09 — A Pla

Sep 15 2003
Lirkin Park — Meteora
The Beatles

Group 001/002 Content 0005/0010

Indicates this group includes
non compatible files

G

Breaking The Habit

Multi

Don’t Stay

List

Faint

Tree

Hit The Floor - Abyss

Next group

Lirkin Park [Hyorid Theor

Previous group

Lirkin Park Cure For The

All

Lirkin Park — Meteora
Lirkin Park — Meteora

Audio

Lying From You

Picture

Somewhere I Belong

Help display
Find

RETURN to returnto select and press ENTER

Select

ENTER

Select the
item.

ENTER

3

Press to
confirm.

4

Press to
exit.

JPEG

RETURN

(Thumbnails)

Track currently
playing

RETURN to exit

WMA

Using the submenu

MP3 JPEG

While the navigation menu is displayed, press [DISPLAY].

Multi
List
Tree
Thumbnail
Next group
Previous group

All
Audio
Picture

Help display
Find

Groups and contents

Contents only

Groups only

Thumbnail images

To go to next groups

JPEG

WMA

To go to previous groups

WMA/MP3 and JPEG files

WMA/MP3 files only

JPEG files only
To switch between guide messages

and the elapsed play time indicator
To search by content or group title

MP3

WMA

MP3

Using a contents screen to find a track

While the menu is displayed

88

Press [

99

8,

9] to move

88

99

through the tracks and
press [ENTER].

Press [ANGLE/PAGE] to

•

skip 10 lines at a time.

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To return to the menu

Press [RETURN].

CD

(CD text only)

CD-Text 1/14 0:53

Disc Title : Celine Dion One Heart
Disc Artist : Celine Dion
Track Title : I Drove All Night (Album Version)
Track Artist :

1.

I Drove All Night (Album Version)

2.

Love Is All We Need (Album Version)

3. FAITH

(Album Version)

4.

In His Touch (Album Version)

5.

One Heart (Album Version)

6.

Stand By Your side (Album Version)

7.

NAKED (Album Version)

8.

Sorry For Love (Album Version)

9.

Have You Ever Been In Love (Album Version)

10. Reveal

(Album Version)

T

T

RETURN to exitto select and press ENTER

WMA

77

7 Searching by content or group title

77

MP3 JPEG

Place the cursor on the group title to search a group, or place the
cursor on the content title to search contents.

1 Select “Find” (A see above).

A

2 Press [

Repeat to enter other characters.

•

Lower case is also searched.

•

Press [(, )] to skip between A, E, I, O, and U.

•

Press [/] to erase a character.

•

Erase the asterisk ( ) to search only for the titles starting with

•

that word.

3 Press [

The search results screen appears.

4 Press [

press [ENTER].

Find

88

99

8,

9] to select a character and press [ENTER].

88

99

--

-] to select “Find” and press [ENTER].

--

88

99

8,

9] to select the content or group and

88

99

Tips for making WMA/MP3, CD text and JPEG discs

Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended

•

formats).
This unit is compatible with multi-session but if there are a lot of

•

sessions it takes more time for play to start. Keep the number of
sessions to a minimum to avoid this.
The order in which the tracks appear in the menus may differ from

•

the order shown on your computer.

Playing HighMAT discs

A menu appears when you select the disc.

88

99

//

Press [

8,

88

When you press [ENTER]:

Menu: Takes you to the next menu which shows

--

9,

/,

-] to select then press [ENTER].

99

//

--

play lists or another menu.

WMA

MP3 JPEG

Naming folders and files

At the time of recording, prefix folder and
file names with 3-digit numbers in the order
you want to play them (this may not work
at times).
Files must have the extension:

“.WMA” or “.wma”
“.MP3” or “.mp3”
“.JPG”, “.jpg”, “.JPEG” or “.jpeg”

WMA

Noise may occur when playing WMA

•

files.
You cannot play WMA files that are copy

•

protected.

MP3

This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags.

•

If you play an MP3 track that includes still picture data, it will take

•

some time before the music itself starts playing and the elapsed
time will not be displayed during this time. Even after the track
starts, the correct play time will not be displayed.

JPEG

To view JPEG files on this unit:

•

— Take them on a digital camera that meets the DCF (Design rule for

Camera File System) standard. Some digital cameras have functions
that are not supported by the DCF standard like automatic picture
rotation which may render a picture unviewable.

— Do not alter the files in any way or save them under a different

name.

This unit cannot display moving pictures, Motion JPEG and other

•

such formats, still pictures other than JPEG (i.e. TIFF) or play
associated sound.

(CD text only)

CD

When making your own CD text discs

The unit plays the tracks in the order you record them so you do not
have to prefix the titles with numbers.

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

WMA is a compression format developed
by Microsoft Corporation. It achieves the
same sound quality as MP3 with a file
size that is smaller than that of MP3.

Example:

root

001group

001

003group

MP3

001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.mp3

002group

001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.mp3
004track.mp3

001track.mp3
002track.mp3
003track.mp3

Play list: Play starts.

To display the screen

•

Press [TOP MENU].

To return to the menu above the current one

•

Press [RETURN].

To change the menu background

•

Press [DISPLAY].
The background changes to the one recorded on the disc.

To exit the screen

•

Press [L

STOP].

Selecting from the lists

1 During play

Press [MENU].

Playlist

PLAYLIST
GROUP
CONTENT

2 Press [

list, group and content lists.

3 Press [

[ENTER].

Press [ANGLE/PAGE] to skip 10 lines at a time.

•

To exit the list screen

•

Press [MENU].

All by Artist The Beatles

No. Content title

1 Love Me Do

2 From Me to You

3 She Loves You

4 I Want to Hold Your Hand

5 Can’t Buy Me Love

0 ~ 9 to select ENTER to play

//

/] then [

//

--

-] then [

--

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

Playing

RETURN to exit

88

99

8,

9] to switch between the play

88

99

88

99

8,

9] to select an item and press

88

99

Disc operations

MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from
Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.

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Discs — Using navigation menus

1 11/ 1(WED) 12:05 Friends of a feather

2 1/ 1(MON) 1:05 Sunny day

3 2/ 2(TUE) 2:21 Penguins habitat

4 3/ 3(WED) 3:37 Irresistible

5 4/ 10(THU) 11:05 Hot cakes

No. Date On Title Contents

RETURN to exit

0 ~ 9 to select and press ENTER

DIRECT NAVIGATOR

Playing programs on DVD-RAM

Disc operations

Select

ENTER

DIRECT

NAVIGATOR

1

Shows the
program list.

2

Select the item.

The selected program
plays in the background.

Titles appear only if you have entered them.

•

You cannot change program and disc titles.

•

Press [-] to show the contents of the program.

•

Press [ANGLE/PAGE] to skip 5 lines at a time.

•

Indication on the unit’s display.

PG: Program number

Select

ENTER

3

Press to
confirm.

Using the play list on DVD-RAM

1

Shows the
play list menu.

You can play a group of scenes and a play list created on
other equipment such as a DVD video recorder.

The play list can be selected only if the disc contains a play list.

•

Press [ANGLE/PAGE] to skip 10 lines at a time.

•

Indication on the unit’s display.

PL: Play list number

PLAY LIST

Select

ENTER

2

Select the item.

Select

ENTER

3

Press to
confirm.

Playlist

No. Date Length Title

1 11/ 1 0:00:01 I’m only a woman

2 1/ 1 0:01:20 Sunny day

3 2/ 2 1:10:04 Breathless

4 3/ 3 0:10:20 Irresistible

5 4/ 10 0:00:01 Hot cakes

0 ~ 9 to select and press ENTER

RETURN to exit

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Discs — Using On-screen menu

To get disc information or to play from a specified item

DISPLAY

1

Press once.

Select

Return to the
previous menu

2

Select the menu.

ENTER

Go to the
next menu

Confirm

Items shown differ depending on the type of software.

Example:

Menu

Title
Chapter 1/ 0
Time 0:00:00
Audio 1 English
Subtitle Off
Marker (VR)
Still Picture 3
Angle 1/1
Thumbnail
Rotate Picture
Slideshow Off

Other Settings

Select

ENTER

Confirm

3

Make the settings.

1/ 30

Play Speed

Play Menu
Picture Menu
Audio Menu
Display Menu
Other Menu

Select

RETURN

4

Press to exit.

Disc operations

Program, Group, Title, Track, Chapter,
Playlist, Content

1

To start from a specific item.

Time
Time Slip

To skip the time forward or backward.

1. Press [ENTER] twice to show Time Slip indicator.

2. Press [8, 9] to enter the time and press [ENTER].

2

•

Time Search

To start from a specific time.

Elapsed/Remaining Time

VCD CD

To change between elapsed or remaining time display.

(during play)

Press and hold [8, 9] to alter faster.

RAM DVD-A DVD-V

RAM DVD-A DVD-V

RAM DVD-A DVD-V

Audio

(Discs with multiple soundtracks)

DVD-A

Play restarts from the beginning of the soundtrack when
changing soundtracks that are accompanied by still
pictures.

(Karaoke discs)

DVD-V

You can also use this button to switch the vocals on and
off.
Read the disc’s instructions for details.

3

Karaoke vocals, on and off

Solo : On Off
Duet : Off

RAM VCD

You can also use this button to select “L”, “R” or “L R”.

Audio attributes

See

A page 21, Audio attributes.

A

V1 V2

V1+V2

Subtitle

(Motion picture parts only)

DVD-A

(Discs with multiple subtitle languages)

DVD-V

(SVCD only)

VCD

4

To clear or display the subtitles

Press [8, 9] to select “On” or “Off”.

Subtitle on or off

Marker (VR)

5

To recall a marker recorded on DVD-Video recorders.

Still Picture

6

To view still pictures.

DVD-V

Angle

7

To select the angle. (A page 15, Angles)

Thumbnail

To show thumbnail images.

Rotate Picture

8

(A page 15, Angles)

Slideshow

To turn the slideshow on or off.

To change the timing (0–30 seconds) of the slideshow.

RAM

RAM

DVD-A

(Discs with multiple angles)

JPEG

JPEG

JPEG

Other Settings—Play Speed

RAM DVD-A

To change play speed

9

– from x0.6 to x1.4 (in 0.1 unit steps)

After you change the speed:

•

– Digital output switches to PCM-2ch.
Sound is stereo as long as “Normal” is selected.

•

(Motion picture parts only)

(Continued on next page)

DVD-V

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Discs — Using On-screen menu

A

Example:

Menu

Title

Title
Chapter 1/ 0
Time 0:00:00
Audio 1 English
Subtitle Off
Marker (VR)
Still Picture 3
Angle 1/1
Thumbnail
Rotate Picture
Slideshow Off

Other Settings

1/ 30

Play Speed

Play Menu

Picture Menu
Audio Menu
Display Menu
Other Menu

Disc operations

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Play Menu

Repeat

RAM DVD-A DVD-V

Except

(A page 14, Repeat play)

JPEG

and

RAM

(still picture part).

A-B Repeat

RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD CD

Except
Repeat a section between points A and B within an item.

[ENTER] (start point) A [ENTER] (finish point)
To cancel: [ENTER]

Ä

A-B repeat is cancelled when you press [Q.REPLAY].

•

(still picture part).

RAM

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Marker

DVD-A DVD-V VCD CD

To mark a position to play again (Marker).

Press [-] to highlight the first asterisk and press

•

[ENTER] again to mark a position.
You can mark up to 5 positions.

To mark another position: [/, -] A [ENTER]
To recall a marker: [/, -] A [ENTER]
To erase a marker: [/, -] A [SHIFT]+[CANCEL]
This feature does not work during program and random

•

play.

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Picture Menu

Picture Mode

RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD JPEG

Normal
Cinema1: Mellows images and enhances detail in dark

Cinema2: Sharpens images and enhances detail in dark

Animation
Dynamic
User (Press [ENTER] to select “Picture Adjustment”)

(A see below)

Picture Adjustment
Contrast Brightness Sharpness Color
Gamma (Adjusts the brightness of dark parts.)
Depth Enhancer

Å

Reduce the rough noise in the background to give a

•

greater feeling of depth.

scenes.

scenes.

Video Output Mode

RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD JPEG

To switch between Progressive (480P) and Interlace
(480I) video.

Transfer Mode

RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD

If you have chosen “480P” (A see above), select the
method of conversion for progressive output to suit the
type of material.

Auto1 (normal): For viewing film material
Auto2: For viewing film material (the same as Auto1,

Video: For video material

but able to convert 30-frame-per-second
progressive video)

Audio Menu

Advanced Surround

RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD CD

(2 channels or more)
Enjoy a surround-like effect when using front speakers
or headphones. The effect broadens when playing discs
with surround effects and sound seems to come from
speakers on either side of you.

The level

•

Off (cancel – factory setting)
Natural
Enhanced

Optimum seating position

<When using the
television’s speakers>

Distance A = Television’s
width

Ç

This does not work or has less effect with some discs.

•

Turn off if it causes distortion.

•

Do not use in combination with surround effects on other

•

equipment.

(A page 25, Advanced Surround)

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Speaker Speaker

3 to 4 times
distance A

Seating position

Dialogue Enhancer

DVD-V

(Dolby Digital, DTS, 3-channel or over, where the
dialogue is recorded in the center channel)

This makes the dialogue in movies easier to hear.

On ¡™ Off (Factory preset)

This does not work or has less effect with some discs.

•

Multi Re-master

RAM DVD-A DVD-V CD

For discs recorded with multi-channels LPCM at 44.1 kHz
or 48 kHz.
It adds higher frequency signal not recorded on the discs,
which gives a more natural sound effect.

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For discs recorded at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
This format reproduces the frequencies lost during
recording to give you a sound closer to the original effect.

(A page 25, Multi Re-master—Enjoying more natural sound)

Display Menu

Subtitle Position

0 to –60 in 2 unit steps.

Subtitle Brightness

“Auto” to automatically adjust the brightness against
the background, or 0 to –7.

DVD-V

DVD-V

Information

On ¡™ Off

JPEG

(

: Off, Date, Details.)

4:3 Aspect

To select how to show images made for 4:3 aspect
screens on a 16:9 aspect television.
Normal: Laterally stretches images.
Auto: Expands 4:3 letterbox images to fill more of

Shrink: Images appear in the center of the screen.
Zoom: Expands all images to fill the screen.

If your television has a similar feature, use it instead for a
better effect.

RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD JPEG

the screen. Other images appear in full in the
center of the screen.

Just Fit Zoom

RAM DVD-A

DVD-V VCD

Preset zoom ratios suitable for the following video

É

formats are available.

Auto American Vista

4:3 Standard
European Vista
16:9 Standard

(Motion picture parts only)

4:3

1.66:1

16:9

Cinemascope1
Cinemascope2

Manual Zoom

RAM

DVD-V VCD

Fine adjustments

Press [

– from x1.00 to x1.60 (in 0.01 units)
– from x1.60 to x2.00 (in 0.02 units)

(Motion picture parts only)

DVD-A

88

99

8,

9].

88

99

Bitrate Display

RAM DVD-A

When you select “On”:
During play: shows the bitrate (approximate values) of

During pause: shows the data volume of the frame and

(Moving picture parts only)

the video being played

type of picture (A page 37, Glossary—
I/P/B)

GUI See-through

To enable the on-screen menu to become translucent.

GUI Brightness (–3 to +3)

To adjust the brightness of the on-screen displays.

1.85:1

2.35:1

2.55:1

DVD-V VCD

Other Menu

Play as DVD-Video or Play as DVD-Audio

While stopped

Select “Play as DVD-Video” to play DVD-Video contents

•

of DVD-Audio.

Ñ

Play as DVD-VR, Play as HighMAT or Play as
Data Disc

While stopped

Select “Play as Data Disc” to play JPEG files on DVD-

•

RAM or to play HighMAT disc without using the HighMAT
function.

Audio attributes

A

LPCM/PPCM/0Digital/DTS: Signal type

kHz: Sampling frequency

bit: Number of bits

channel: Number of channels

Example:
3/2 .1ch

.1: Low frequency effect (not displayed if there is no

signal)

0: No surround
1: Mono surround
2: Stereo surround (left/right)

1: Center
2: Front left + Front right
3: Front left + Front right + Center

Disc operations

To see the playback position

RAM DVD-A DVD-V VCD CD

DISPLAY

1

Press twice.

Condition play, pause
or slow/search

Current playback item Elapsed play time

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ENTER

2

Change the playback
time display.

Current position

G

C

11

RETURN

3

Press to exit.

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The radio

Manual tuning

TUNER /

1

Select “FM” or
“AM”.

FM AM

Press and hold [(] or [)] until the frequency starts scrolling to start automatic tuning.

•

Tuning stops when a station is found.

“ST” is displayed when a stereo FM broadcast is being received.

If noise is excessive in FM

1. Press [PLAY MODE] to display “MONO”.

2. Press [PLAY MODE] again to cancel the mode.
(The mode is also cancelled when you change the frequency)

77

7 FM frequency step (main unit only)

77

The step is factory-set to 0.2 MHz, but you can change it to receive
broadcasts allocated to 0.1 MHz steps.

1. Select “FM”.

2. Press and hold [TUNER/AUX].
After a few seconds the display changes to show the current

Radio operations

minimum frequency. Continue to hold the button down. The
minimum frequency changes and the step is changed.

To return to the original step, repeat the above steps.

AUX

AUX

or

2

Select the
frequency of

VOLUME

3

Adjust the

volume.
the desired
station.

Note

After changing the “allocation” setting, the frequencies you previously
preset in the memory will be cleared. Preset them again.

Preset tuning

Preset channels to make selection simpler. Up to 15 stations can each be set in the FM and AM bands.

Manual presetting

Tune to the desired station (A see above).

PGM

1

Press to
select.

(“PGM” will
appear.)

2

Press while the
station is flashing
to select the
channel.

Automatic presetting

Tune to the frequency where pre-setting is to begin (A see above).

PGM

Press and hold.

(release when “AUTO”
is displayed.)

The tuner presets all the stations it can receive into the channels in
ascending order.
When finished, the last station to be set is played.

Selecting channels

The station occupying a channel is erased if another station is preset
in that channel.

1. Press [TUNER/AUX] to select “FM” or “AM”.

2. Press the numbered buttons or [g 4 /REW] or [f 3 /FF] to

select the channel.

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Cassette tapes

OPEN

Cassette tape selection and care

Use normal position tapes.

High position and metal position tapes can be played, but the unit is
not able to do full justice to the characteristics of these tapes.

• Tapes exceeding 100 minutes are thin and can break or get caught

in the mechanism.

• Tape slack can get caught up in the mechanism and should be

wound up before the tape is played.

• Endless tapes can get caught up in the deck’s moving parts if used

incorrectly.

Insert cassette

A

Side to be played back facing up.

Insert the cassette with the exposed tape facing you.

1

Press to open and
insert a cassette

(tape facing you, see
– make sure that the
cassette is fully inserted
and close the lid by
hand).

2

Start play.

To play the other

•

A

side of the tape,
turn the tape over
and restart play.

To fast-forward or rewind the tape

/ REW

or

CANCEL

/ FF

44

4/REW])

44

33

3 /FF])

33

SETUP

To fast-forward ([f
or rewind ([g

(during stop).

TAP E

Volume
adjustment

Stop

VOLUME

STOP

To stop playback.

•

To find the beginning of a program
(TPS: Tape Program Sensor)

TPS finds the beginning of a track and resumes play from there. Each
press increases the number of tracks skipped, up to a maximum of 9.

or

CANCEL

/ FF

SETUP

/ REW

TPS function
search

(during play).

The TPS function searches for silent parts of about 4 seconds in length
which are normally found between tunes. As a result, it may not function
properly in the following cases.

With short silent parts

•

When noise occurs between tunes

•

With silent parts found within tunes

•

Tape operations

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Recording

Types of tape which can be recorded correctly

Use normal position tapes.

High position and metal position tapes can be used, but the unit is not
able to record or erase them correctly.

Preparatory steps

Do these steps before each recording.
Wind up the leader tape so recording can begin immediately.

OPEN

Recording from disc(s)

Do the preparatory steps (A see above).

•

Insert the disc(s) you want to record (A page 12, Discs—Basic

•

play).

ALL DISC

DISC

STOP

1

Select the

disc.

When recording stops, disc play stops automatically.

•

2

Press to stop
playback.

SHIFT

3

Press to start
recording

(play starts).

REC

TAPE

+

Press to open and insert a cassette

Tape facing you (see A A page 23, Insert cassette) – make
sure that the cassette is fully inserted and close the lid by
hand.

Volume, surround effects, sound field and quality

Recording level is set automatically.

•

The volume, sound field and quality have no effect on recording.

•

They can be adjusted for playback.
Multi-channel sources are automatically down-mixed to 2 channels

•

during recording.

Recording from an external unit

Do the preparatory steps. (A see above)

•

(For connections A page 32, Using an external unit)

1 Do step 1 (A page 32, Using an external unit—To playback).

2 Press [SHIFT] + [aREC] (main unit: [aREC]) to start

recording.

3 Start playback from the external source.

(For details, refer to the external unit’s instruction manual.)

Erasure prevention

Use a screwdriver or similar object to break out the tab.

Recording specific disc(s) or tracks.

Do the preparatory steps (A see above).

•

1 Do steps 1 to 2 {A see above, Recording from disc(s)}.

To record programmed tracks

Recording operations

•

2 Press [SHIFT] + [aREC] (main unit: [aREC]) to start

recording.

If the tape finishes before the disc
The disc continues playing. Stop it by pressing [L STOP].

Recording from the radio

Do the preparatory steps (A see above).

•

1 Tune to the desired station (A page 22, The radio).

2 Press [SHIFT] + [aREC] (main unit: [aREC]) to start

recording.

When recording an AM broadcast, sound is momentarily interrupted

•

when you start and stop the recording.

To stop recording

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Press [L STOP].

To record or erase the other side, turn the tape over.

•

Note

During recording, other buttons will not function except for [L STOP], [MUTING], [–, +, VOLUME], [J DISC PAUSE], [f] and [OPEN/CLOSE c]
buttons.

Do steps 1 to 3 {A page 15, Program play (up to 24 items)}.

Side A

Tab for side B

To record on the tape again, cover the hole with adhesive tape.

Tab for side A

Adhesive tape

Erase recordings

1. Press [- TAPE] and then [L STOP].

2. Press [SHIFT]+[aREC] (main unit: [aREC]).

Sound field and sound quality

M.RE-MASTER

SURROUND

Advanced Surround

SHIFT

A.ONLY

SOUND

SHIFT

See below for details.

SHIFT

Advanced Surround

Press [SURROUND] (main unit: [ADVANCED SURROUND]).

Every time you press the button:

ADV SURR 1: Natural effect

ADV SURR 2: Enhanced effect

SURR OFF: Cancel (factory preset)

(A page 20, Audio Menu)

Multi Re-master — Enjoying more natural sound

RAM DVD-A DVD-V CD

Discs recorded with multi channels LPCM at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

This feature gives you a more natural sound by adding the higher
frequency signals not recorded on the disc.

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Discs recorded at 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

This feature reproduces the frequencies lost during recording to give
you a sound closer to the original.

During play

Every time you press [SHIFT]+[M.RE-MASTER]
(main unit: [MULTI RE-MASTER]):

Setting

1 High tempo (e.g., pops and rock) Light
2 Various tempos (e.g., jazz) Medium
3 Low tempo (e.g., classical) Strong

Off Off Off

Note

The actual output sampling frequency depends on the PCM Digital
Output setting (A page 31, PCM Digital Output) when using a digital
connection (A page 32, Home Theater — Enjoying more powerful
sound).

RAM DVD-A DVD-V CD

Type of music Effect level

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M.RE-MASTER

SURROUND

+

Multi Re-master

(During play)

Changing sound field and quality

A.ONLY

SOUND

+

To enjoy even higher quality sound

Changing sound field and quality

Preset EQ

1 Press and hold [SOUND] to select “PRESET EQ”.

Every time you press and hold the button:
MANUAL EQ

↔

PRESET EQ

2 Press [SOUND] to select a setting.

Every time you press the button:

HEAVY CLEAR SOFT VOCAL

HEAVY: Adds punch to rock
CLEAR: Clarifies higher sounds
SOFT: For background music
VOCAL: Adds gloss to vocal

OFF

Manual EQ

1 Press and hold [SOUND] to select “MANUAL EQ”.

Every time you press and hold the button:
MANUAL EQ

↔

PRESET EQ

2 Press [SOUND] to select a setting.

Every time you press the button:

Bass Treble

3 Press [–, +, VOLUME] while either “B” (Bass) or

“T” (Treble) is flashing to change the level.

To enjoy even higher quality sound—AUDIO ONLY

You can enjoy higher quality audio by stopping the video output.

During play

Press [SHIFT] + [A.ONLY].

AUDIO ONLY is cancelled if you press [SHIFT]+[A.ONLY] again or

•

switch the unit to standby.
There is output to the screen only when:

•

–

the disc is stopped.

–

performing operations such as searching.

–

on screen display is displayed.

Note

The feature may not work depending on the discs’ recording.

quality operations

Sound field and sound

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Convenient functions

SHIFT

+

AUTO OFF

PLAY/
REC

Auto-off function

See below for details.

SHIFT

Auto-off function

When disc or tape is selected as the source
To save power, the unit turns off if it is left unused for 10 minutes.

Press [SHIFT] + [AUTO OFF].

“A.OFF” is shown on the display.
This function does not work if the source is tuner or AUX.

To cancel

Press [SHIFT]+[AUTO OFF] again to clear “A.OFF” from the display.

For your reference

“A.OFF” disappears from the display but continues to function normally
if either tuner or AUX is selected as the source.
“A.OFF” remains displayed if disc or tape is selected as the source.

SHIFT

SHIFT

TV/VIDEO

DIMMER

FL DISPLAY

+

SUBWOOFER

ANGLE / PAGE

+

Dimmer function

Adjusting the bass

Muting function

MUTING

Muting the volume

Press [MUTING].

Volume is reduced to minimum.

To cancel

Press [MUTING] again or reduce the volume to minimum (--dB), then
raise it to the required level.
Muting is also cancelled when you switched the unit to standby.

Using headphones

Other functions

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Dimming the display

Use this when you are going to sleep or any other time you would
prefer to dim the display panel.

Press [SHIFT] + [DIMMER].

To return to the original brightness, press [SHIFT]+[DIMMER] again.

Enjoying more powerful bass

• Connect an active subwoofer (not included). See below for

connection.

• Place the subwoofer as close as possible to the front center.

AC IN

Audio cable

(not included)

To the
subwoofer's
input terminal

FM ANT

AM ANT

EXT LOOP

Ω

75

SUBWOOFER

L

R

OUT

AU

X

OPTICAL

Adjusting the bass

L

OUT

R

HIGH(6Ω)LOW(6Ω

)

Press [SHIFT] + [SUBWOOFER].

Every time you press the buttons:

SUB W MIN (factory preset) SUB W MAXSUB W MID

Adjust the volume on the subwoofer to suit your preference.

Note

When using headphones, the subwoofer should be switched off.

PHONES

(not included)

Reduce the volume level and connect the headphones (not included).
Headphones plug type: 3.5 mm (

1

/8”) stereo.

Audio is automatically switched to stereo (2-channel).

Note

Avoid listening for prolonged periods of time to prevent hearing
damage.

AUTO OFF

PLAY/
REC

SLEEP

CLOCK/

TIMER

See below for details.

The play/record timer

You can set the timer to come on at a certain time to wake you up
(play timer) or to record a radio station or from the aux source
(record timer).
The play and record timers cannot be used together.

Switch on the unit and set the clock (A page 9, Setting the

•

time).
For the play timer, prepare the desired music source (tape/disc/

•

radio/aux), and set the volume.

For the record timer, check the cassette’s erasure prevention

•

tabs (A page 24, Erasure prevention) and insert the tape
(A page 23, Cassette tapes). Tune to the radio station
(A page 22, The radio) or select the aux source (A page 32,
Using an external unit).

1 Press [CLOCK/TIMER] to select the timer function.

Every time you press the button:

CLOCK

Previous display

rPLAY: to set the play timer
rREC: to set the record timer

RECPLAY

2 ON time setting

1

(Within 6 seconds or so)

gg

g

gg

44

4/REW] or [

44

Press [

2

Press [CLOCK/TIMER].

ff

33

f

3 /FF] to set the start time.

ff

33

3 OFF time setting

gg

1

Press [

2

Press [CLOCK/TIMER].

The start and finish times are now set.

4 Press [

Every time you press the button:

rPLAY: to turn the play timer on
rREC: to turn the record timer on

(The indicator doesn’t appear if the start and finish times or the
clock have not been set.)

44

g

4/REW] or [

gg

44

rr

rPLAY/REC] to display the timer indicator.

rr

RECPLAY

(off)

ff

33

f

3/FF] to set the finish time.

ff

33

Play/record timer

5 Press [

To cancel the timer

Press [rPLAY/REC] to clear the timer indicator from the display.
(The timer comes on at the set time everyday if the timer is on.)

To change the settings (when the unit is on)

To change the play/record times

Do steps 1, 2, 3 and 5.

To change the source or volume

1. Press [rPLAY/REC] to clear the timer indicator from the display.

2. Make changes to the source or volume.

3. Do steps 4 to 5.

To change the timer

Press [rPLAY/REC] to select the desired timer.
Every time the button is pressed:

To check the settings

Press [CLOCK/TIMER] while the unit is on to select “rPLAY” or
“rREC”.

The settings are shown in the following order:
Play timer: start time → finish time → source → volume
Record timer: start time → finish time → source
To check the settings while the unit is off, press [CLOCK/TIMER]
twice.

If you use the unit after the timers are set

After using, check that the correct tape/disc are loaded before turn­ing the unit off.

Note

If you turn the unit off and on again while a timer is functioning,

•

the finish time setting will not be activated.
If you selected AUX as the source, when the timer comes on, the

•

unit turns on and engages “AUX” as the source. If you want to
playback or record from a connected unit, set that unit’s timer to
the same time. (See the connected unit’s instruction manual.)

ff

f] to turn the unit off.

ff

The unit must be off for the timers to operate.

Play timer: Play will start in the set condition at the set

•

Record timer: The unit comes on 30 seconds before the set

•

(off)

time with volume increasing gradually to the
set level.

time with the volume muted.

RECPLAY

Other functions

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Convenient functions

SHIFT

SLEEP

CLOCK/

TIMER

+

TV

Sleep timer

SHIFT

The sleep timer

This timer turns the unit off after a set time.

While enjoying the desired source:

Press [SHIFT] + [SLEEP] to select the time (minutes).

Every time you press the button:

SLEEP 30

To cancel the sleep timer

Press [SHIFT]+[SLEEP] to select “SLEEP OFF”.

To confirm the remaining time

Press [SHIFT]+[SLEEP] once.
The remaining time is shown for about 5 seconds.

To change the setting

Press [SHIFT]+[SLEEP] to select the new setting.

SLEEP 60 SLEEP 90 SLEEP 120

SLEEP OFF

SHIFT

TV CH

SLOW / SEARCH

+

TV VOL

TV / VIDEO

MUTING

See below for details.

Operating a television

Face the remote control at the television for the following opera­tions.

Turning the television on/off

Press [SHIFT] + [TV

Switching the television’s video input mode

Press [SHIFT] + [TV/VIDEO].

Changing channels

Press [SHIFT] + [

Adjusting the volume

Press [SHIFT] + [– TV VOL] or [SHIFT] + [TV VOL +].

Note

Some models cannot be operated by this remote control.

TV operation

ff

f].

ff

4 4

4 TV CH] or [SHIFT] + [TV CH

4 4

33

3].

33

You can use the sleep timer in combination with the play/record
timer.
Make sure the unit is off before the play/record timer’s start time.

Note

The sleep timer will be turned off when you start recording from a
disc.

Other functions

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Discs — Changing the player’s settings

\1

\3

ENTER

\2

Select

Confirm

Select

ENTER

Confirm

4

Make the settings.

(Language options)

•

Other

•

English

•

Other

•

(Language options)

•

8 No Limit

•

\6

1 to 7

•

0 Lock All: To prevent play of discs without ratings

•

Unlock Player

•

Change Level

•

\2

\2

SHIFT

5

Press to exit.

Change Password

•

Temporary Unlock

•

Select

+

SETUP

/ REW

2

Select the
menu tab.

ENTER

Go
right

3

Select the item.

English

•

Original

•

Automatic

•

(Language options)

•

English

•

Other

•

Changing the menu language from QUICK SETUP also changes this

•

setting.

SHIFT

1

Shows SETUP
menu.

The settings remain intact even if you switch the unit to standby.

•

Underlined items are the factory preset.

•

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77

“Disc” tab—To choose the language and set a rating level

Audio

Choose the audio language.

Subtitle

Choose the subtitle language.

Menus

Choose the language for disc menus.

Ratings Setting ratings (When level 8 is selected)

Set a ratings level to limit DVD-Video play. The password screen is shown
when you select levels 0 to 7.

To enter a password

1. Input a 4-digit password with the numeric buttons. levels.
If you enter a wrong number, press [SHIFT]+[CANCEL] to erase it.

•

Do not forget your password. Changing ratings (When level 0 – 7 is selected)

•

2. Press [ENTER].
The lock symbol appears closed to show the rating is locked.

•

3. Press [ENTER] to confirm the 4 digits.

If you insert a DVD-Video that exceeds the ratings limit you set, a message appears on the television.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

SETUP

/ REW

+

Language options

\4

French

•

Spanish

•

\5

French

•

Spanish

•

Portuguese

•

77

7

77

“Video” tab—To enable progressive output or to make settings to suit your television

TV Aspect

Choose the setting to suit your television and preference. Regular aspect television (4:3)

Changing the TV aspect from QUICK SETUP also changes The sides of the widescreen picture

•

this setting. are cut off so it fills the screen (unless

Progressive Out (Component)

Choose “Enable” to enable progressive output.

TV Type

Select to suit the type of television.

Time Delay

When connected with an AV amplifier and Plasma display, adjust if
you notice the audio is out of sync with the video.

Still Mode

Specify the type of picture shown when paused.

Black Level Control

Change the black level of the picture if you connected a television
through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals.

4:3 Pan&Scan:

•

prohibited by the disc).

4:3 Letterbox:

•

Regular aspect television (4:3)
Widescreen software is shown in
letterbox style on a 4:3 aspect
television.

16:9

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Widescreen television (16:9)

Disable

•

Standard (Direct View TV)

•

CRT Projector

•

Projection TV

•

0ms

•

60ms

•

Automatic

•

Frame

•

Lighter: When connected through VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO OUT.

•

Darker: When connected through COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.

•

Enable

•

LCD TV/Projector

•

Plasma TV

•

20ms

•

80ms

•

Field

•

40ms

•

100ms

•

Other functions

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Discs — Changing the player’s settings

77

7

77

“Audio” tab—To make settings to suit your digital connection and other audio settings

PCM Digital Output (A page 31, Digital output)

Digital Audio Output (A page 31, Digital output)

Dolby Digital (A page 31, Digital output)

DTS Digital Surround (A page 31, Digital output)

Dynamic Range Compression

(Dolby Digital only)

Audio during Search

Choose whether to have sound during search. (This feature does not work for some discs.)

77

7

77

“Display” tab—To choose the on-screen message language or to turn languages off

Menu Language

Choose the language for these menus and the on-screen messages.

On-Screen Messages

Choose whether to show on-screen messages or not.

Up to 48 kHz

•

On • Off

•

Bitstream

•

PCM

•

Off

•

On: Adjust for clarity even when the volume is low

•

through compressing the range of the lowest
sound level and the highest sound level.
Convenient for late night viewing.

On

•

\4

\5

English

•

English

•

On

•

Français

•

Français

•

Up to 96 kHz

•

PCM

•

Bitstream

•

Off

•

Español

•

Español

•

Off

•

Português

•

77

7

77

“Others” tab— To select either still picture data or audio data when playing discs including both data

HighMAT

Play HighMAT discs as HighMAT discs, or as regular
WMA/MP3/JPEG discs. JPEG discs.

QUICK SETUP

Answers questions to make basic settings.

Re-initialize Setting

This returns all values in the SETUP menus to the default settings. “Disc” tab) are set. Please enter the same password.

\1

The original language of each disc is selected.

\2

Input a code number with the numbered buttons
(A page 33, Language code list).

\3

If the language selected for “Audio” is not available,
subtitles of that language will automatically appear if it is recorded on them.
available on that disc.

Other functions

and other settings

Enable: Play HighMAT discs as HighMAT discs.

•

Disable: Play HighMAT discs as regular WMA/MP3/

•

Yes

•

Yes: The password screen is shown if “Ratings” (A page 29,

•

Turn the unit off and on again.

No

•

\4

For U.S.A. and Canada

\5

For Latin America

\6

Prohibits play of DVD-Video with corresponding ratings

No

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Digital output

RAM DVD-A

Change the settings when you have connected equipment through
this unit’s OPTICAL OUT terminal (A page 32, Home Theater—
Enjoying more powerful sound).

DVD-V

VCD CD

WMA

MP3

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

PCM Digital Output

Select the maximum sampling frequency of PCM digital output.
Check the digital input limitations of the equipment you connect.

Off: When not connected digitally

Up to 48 kHz (factory preset):

Up to 96 kHz: Signals over 96 kHz converted to 48 or 44.1 kHz

Note

Signals from copy-protected discs are converted to 48 or

•

44.1 kHz irrespective of the setting.
Some equipment cannot handle sampling frequencies of

•

88.2 kHz, even if it can handle 96 kHz. Read your equipment’s
operating instructions for details.

Signals over 48 kHz converted to 48 or 44.1 kHz

Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround

Bitstream (Factory preset for Dolby Digital):

Select if the equipment you connected can decode the signal.

PCM (Factory preset for DTS Digital Surround):
Select if the equipment you connected cannot decode the signal.

IMPORTANT
If the equipment you connected cannot decode the signal, the
setting must be changed to PCM. If not, signals the equipment
cannot process will be output by this unit, causing high levels
of noise which can damage your hearing and the speakers.

,HDCD®, High Definition Compatible Digital® and

TM

Pacific Microsonics
marks of Pacific Microsonics, Inc. in the United States and/or
other countries.

HDCD system manufactured under license from Pacific
Microsonics, Inc. This product is covered by one or more of the
following: In the USA: 5,479,168, 5,638,074, 5,640,161,
5,808,574, 5,838,274, 5,854,600, 5,864,311, 5,872,531, and in
Australia: 669114, with other patents pending.

Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603, 4,577,216,
and 4,819,098, licensed for limited viewing uses only.

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.

are either registered trademarks or trade-

Other functions

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Using other equipment

Before connection

Disconnect the AC power supply cord.

•

Turn off all equipment and read the appropriate operating instructions.

•

The equipment connections described are examples only.

•

Peripheral equipment and optional cables sold separately unless otherwise indicated.

•

Home Theater — Enjoying more powerful sound

Enjoy the powerful movie theater and hall-like sound available with
multiple channel audio found on DVD-Video by connecting an
amplifier and speakers. (
will be only 2 channels.)

Amplifier (not included)

(DVD) IN

AM ANT

FM ANT

EXT LOOP

Ω

75

SUBWOOFER

L

R

OUT

AUX

OPTICAL
OUT

HIGH(6Ω

)

LOW(6Ω

)

SPEAKERS

(SB-PM39)

HAUT-PARLEURS

S-VIDEO
OUT

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PR PB Y

Even if using this connection, output

DVD-A

VOLUME

Speakers (example)

Connect three or more
speakers for surround
sound.

Optical digital audio cable

(not included)
Do not bend sharply when
connecting.

L

R

AC IN

Using an external unit

You can playback the sound from a video cassette recorder, tape
deck, laser disc player, etc., through this unit’s speakers.

Video cassette recorder

AUDIO OUT

L

R

(not included)

Audio cable

(not included)

AM ANT

FM ANT

EXT LOOP

Ω

75

SUBWOOFER

L

R

OUT

AU

X

HIGH(6Ω

)

LOW(6Ω

SPEAKERS

(SB-PM39)

HAUT-PARLEURS

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

PRPBY

L

R

)

AC IN

OPTICAL
OUT

S-VIDEO
OUT

When connecting a record player

We recommend using a record player with a built-in phono equalizer.
If your player doesn’t have a built-in equalizer, connect it first to a
separate equalizer and then connect that to this unit.

To playback

To enjoy multi-channel surround sound

Connect an amplifier with a built-in decoder or a decoder-amplifier
combination.
Change the settings in “Digital output” (A page 31).

You can only use DTS Digital Surround decoders that are

•

compatible with DVD.

Recording Output

With DVD, the following conditions must be met: a the disc

•

doesn’t have protection preventing digital recording, and b the
recording equipment can handle signals wth a sampling frequency
of 48 kHz.
You cannot record WMA/MP3.

•

When recording DVDs, make the following settings.
– Advanced Surround: SURR OFF (A page 25)
– PCM Digital Output: Up to 48 kHz (A page 31, Digital output)
– Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround: PCM (A page 31, Digital

Other functions

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TUNER/AUX

1 Press [TUNER/AUX] to select “AUX”.

The unit comes on.
Every time you press the button:

FM AM AUX

2 Start playback from the external source.

(For details, refer to the external unit’s instruction manual.)

U

Language code list

Abkhazian: 6566
Afar: 6565
Afrikaans: 6570
Albanian: 8381
Ameharic: 6577
Arabic: 6582
Armenian: 7289
Assamese: 6583
Aymara: 6588
Azerbaijani: 6590
Bashkir: 6665
Basque: 6985
Bengali; Bangla: 6678
Bhutani: 6890
Bihari: 6672
Breton: 6682
Bulgarian: 6671
Burmese: 7789
Byelorussian: 6669
Cambodian: 7577
Catalan: 6765
Chinese: 9072
Corsican: 6779
Croatian: 7282
Czech: 6783

Danish: 6865
Dutch: 7876
English: 6978
Esperanto: 6979
Estonian: 6984
Faroese: 7079
Fiji: 7074
Finnish: 7073
French: 7082
Frisian: 7089
Galician: 7176
Georgian: 7565
German: 6869
Greek: 6976
Greenlandic: 7576
Guarani: 7178
Gujarati: 7185
Hausa: 7265
Hebrew: 7387
Hindi: 7273
Hungarian: 7285
Icelandic: 7383
Indonesian: 7378
Interlingua: 7365
Irish: 7165

Italian: 7384
Japanese: 7465
Javanese: 7487
Kannada: 7578
Kashmiri: 7583
Kazakh: 7575
Kirghiz: 7589
Korean: 7579
Kurdish: 7585
Laotian: 7679
Latin: 7665
Latvian, Lettish: 7686
Lingala: 7678
Lithuanian: 7684
Macedonian: 7775
Malagasy: 7771
Malay: 7783
Malayalam: 7776
Maltese: 7784
Maori: 7773
Marathi: 7782
Moldavian: 7779
Mongolian: 7778
Nauru: 7865
Nepali: 7869

Optional antenna connections

Use outdoor antenna if radio reception is poor.

FM outdoor antenna (Using a television antenna)

Disconnect the FM indoor antenna.

•

The antenna should be installed by a competent technician.

•

Rework your outdoor antenna’s 75 Ω coaxial cable as follows.

FM outdoor antenna
(not included)

Norwegian: 7879
Oriya: 7982
Pashto, Pushto: 8083
Persian: 7065
Polish: 8076
Portuguese: 8084
Punjabi: 8065
Quechua: 8185
Rhaeto-Romance: 8277
Romanian: 8279
Russian: 8285
Samoan: 8377
Sanskrit: 8365
Scots Gaelic: 7168
Serbian: 8382
Serbo-Croatian: 8372
Shona: 8378
Sindhi: 8368
Singhalese: 8373
Slovak: 8375
Slovenian: 8376
Somali: 8379
Spanish: 6983
Sundanese: 8385
Swahili: 8387

AM outdoor antenna

AM outdoor antenna (not included)

1

AM ANT

5 -12 m

Swedish: 8386
Tagalog: 8476
Tajik: 8471
Tamil: 8465
Tatar: 8484
Telugu: 8469
Thai: 8472
Tibetan: 6679
Tigrinya: 8473
Tonga: 8479
Turkish: 8482
Turkmen: 8475
Twi: 8487
Ukrainian: 8575
Urdu: 8582
Uzbek: 8590
Vietnamese: 8673
Volapük: 8679
Welsh: 6789
Wolof: 8779
Xhosa: 8872
Yiddish: 7473
Yoruba: 8979
Zulu: 9085

FM ANT

75

Ω

For U.S.A. and Canada only

Remove a piece of the
outer vinyl insulator.

10 mm (

13

10 mm (

/32”)

Peel bac

7 mm (

9

/32”)

Install the coaxial cable.

Clamp the cable conductor,
and wind it on so that it does
not contact anything else.

AM loop

75 coaxial
cable

(not included)

Antenna plug

(included)

EXT

Run a piece of vinyl wire horizontally across a window or other

•

LOOP

2

convenient location.
Leave the loop antenna connected.

•

antenna
(included)

Carefully pull the tabs apart

to remove the cover

13

/32”)

.

k

Attach the cover.

Other functions

Clamp with pliers

Note

Disconnect the outdoor antenna when the unit is not in use. Do not use the outdoor antenna during a lightning storm.

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Troubleshooting guide

Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart
do not solve the problem, refer to the “Customer Services Directory” on page 39 if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to “Product information” on
page 4 if you reside in Canada.

Power

No power.
The unit is automatically switched

to the standby mode.

Operation

No response when any buttons
are pressed.

Reference

No operations can be performed
with the remote control.

Cannot switch on the television
with the remote control.

Play doesn’t start (or stops
immediately) when you press
[: DVD/CD].

Cannot select alternative
languages.

No menu play.

No subtitles.

The position of the subtitles is
incorrect.

Soundtrack and/or subtitle
language is not the one selected
with the SETUP menus.

Cannot change angle.

The SETUP menu cannot be
accessed.

Cannot add markers.

There are already markers.

Cannot select random or program
play.

Folders deeper than the eighth
layer on a data disc are not
displayed correctly.

You have forgotten your ratings
password.

Reset all the SETUP settings to
Factory Preset.

The unit doesn’t play the data type
(WMA/MP3 or JPEG) selected in
the “Audio” or “Picture” in the
Playback menu displayed on the
screen.

Cannot eject disc.

RAM

Page

Insert the AC power supply cord securely.

•

The unit was switched to standby by the sleep timer or auto-off function.

•

Some operations may be prohibited by the disc.

•

The unit may not be operating properly due to lightning, static electricity or some

•

other external factor. Turn the unit off and then back to ON.
Alternatively, press [f] to switch the unit to standby mode, disconnect the AC
mains lead, and then reconnect it.

Check that the batteries are installed correctly. 8

•

The batteries are depleted: replace them with new ones. 8

•

Point the remote control at the remote control sensor and operate.

•

Press [SHIFT]+[TV f] first to operate the television. 28

•

Condensation has formed: Wait 1 to 2 hours for it to evaporate.

•

This unit cannot play discs other than the ones listed in these operating instructions. 5, 17

•

You can only play DVD-Video if their region number is the same or includes the Cover

•

same region number as the unit or if DVD-Video is marked “ALL”. Confirm the region
number for the unit on the rear panel.
The disc may be dirty and may require cleaning. 5

•

Ensure that the disc is loaded with the label of the side to be played facing upwards. 12

•

Check that the DVD-RAM has something recorded on it.

•

This function is dependent on software availability.

•

Try selecting from the disc’s menu if one is available.

•

This function is dependent on software availability.

•

This function is dependent on software availability.

•

Subtitles are cleared from the television. Turn on the subtitles. 19

•

Change the position of the subtitles with “Subtitle Position” in the Display Menu. 21

•

This function is dependent on software availability.

•

This function is dependent on software availability. Even if a disc has a number

•

of angles recorded, these angles may be recorded for specific scenes only.
Select “DVD/CD” as the source.

•

Cancel all group, program and random play. 15

•

You cannot add markers while playing a play list or if the disc’s play time doesn’t

•

appear on the unit’s display.
The unit reads and displays the markers added with a DVD video recorder. You can –

•

clear them but they will reappear when you switch the unit to standby, change
the source, or open the disc tray.

You cannot select random or program play with some DVD-Video.

•

Folders deeper than the eighth layer are displayed as the eighth layer.

•

While stopped and “DVD/CD” is the source, press and hold [L STOP] on the unit

•

and [h10] on the remote control for about 3 seconds until “Initialized” disappears
from the television. Turn the unit off and on again.
All settings will return to the default values.

Reload the disc for the settings to take effect. Press [OPEN/CLOSE c] to open the

•

tray, then press [: DVD/CD] to start play.

The unit may not operate properly if the disc is damaged or dirty.

•

Press [f] and after the display disappears, wait a few seconds, then press [f]
again and eject the disc.

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Listening to the radio

Noise is heard.
“ST” flickers or doesn’t light.
Sound is distorted.

A beat sound is heard.
A low hum is heard during AM

broadcasts.

Using the cassette deck

Poor quality sound.
Recording is not possible.

Sound

No sound.
Distorted sound.

Piercing noise comes from the
speakers.

Picture

Picture distorted.
No picture.

The picture shown on the television
is not normal.
(The sides of the picture are
cut off, the picture is stretched
horizontally, or black bands appear
at the top and bottom
of the screen.)

There is ghosting when
progressive output is on.

Picture quality is poor.

The picture on the television
disappears or stripes appear
on the screen.

Menus not displayed correctly.

Unit displays

Although the unit is in standby
mode, the display lights up and
changes continuously.

The display is dark.

“DVD NO PLAY”

“DVD NO DISC”

“F61”

“DVD U11”

“ERROR”

“DVD HMM”

MM stands for a number.

Adjust the position of the FM or AM antenna. –

•

Use an outdoor antenna. 33

•

Turn the television off or separate it from the unit. –

•

Separate the antenna from other cables and cords. –

•

Clean the heads. 36

•

If the erasure prevention tabs have been removed, cover the holes with adhesive tape.

•

Check the connections.

•

Turn the volume up.

•

Turn muting off.

•

Turn Advanced surround off if it causes distortion.

•

Switch off the unit, determine and correct the causes, then switch the unit on.

•

Causes include:
– Shorting (bare wires touching) of positive and negative speaker wires.
– Using speakers with an impedance lower than that rated for this unit.
– Straining of the speakers through excessive volume or power.
– Using the unit in a hot environment without proper ventilation.

If you have connected this unit to other equipment through the OPTICAL OUT

•

terminal, ensure you have selected the correct settings for “Dolby Digital” and “DTS
Digital Surround” in the SETUP menus’ “Audio” tab.

Some distortion is normal during SEARCH.

•

Check the connection.

•

Make sure the television is on.

•

Ensure the television’s video input setting (e.g., VIDEO 1) is correct.

•

Go to “Video” tab in the SETUP menus, and change “TV Aspect” to suit your television.

•

Use the television to change the aspect to the correct one.

•

If your television cannot change the aspect when input is progressive, try
changing 4:3 Aspect in Picture Menu.
Ensure that the unit is connected directly to the television, and is not connected

•

through a video cassette recorder.
Change the size with the zoom function.

•

Connect to the component video (480P) input terminals on a television compatible

•

with this unit’s copy guard system. You cannot view progressive video if your
television is not compatible.
The images on PAL system DVD-Audio are compressed for display. They may also

•

appear vertically stretched.
Change “Video Output Mode” to “480I” so “PROGRESSIVE” on the display goes

•

out. This problem is caused by the editing method or material used on DVD-Video,
but should be corrected if you use interlace output.

Check the settings in Picture Menu.

•

Mobile telephone chargers can cause some disturbance.

•

The location and orientation of the antenna are incorrect. If you are using an

•

indoor antenna, change to an outdoor antenna.
The television antenna wire is too close to the unit. Separate the antenna wire of

•

the television from the unit.
Change the zoom ratio to “x1.00”.

•

Set “Subtitle Position” in Display Menu to “0”.

•

Set “4:3 Aspect” in Display Menu to “Normal”.

•

Turn off the demo function.

•

If you set the clock, demo function will be turned off automatically.

•

Press [SHIFT]+[DIMMER] until the display returns to the original brightness.

•

You inserted a disc which the unit cannot play; insert one that can.

•

You inserted a blank DVD-RAM disc.

•

You haven’t inserted a disc; insert one.

•

You haven’t inserted the disc correctly; insert it correctly.

•

Check and correct the speaker cord connections.

•

If this does not fix the problem, there is a power supply problem. Consult the dealer.

Disc is dirty. Wipe it clean.

•

Incorrect operation performed. Read the instructions and try again.

•

Trouble may have occurred. The number following “H” depends on the status of the unit.

•

Reset procedure:

Press [f] to switch the unit to standby mode and then back to ON. Alternatively, press
[f] to switch the unit to standby mode, disconnect the AC mains lead, and then
reconnect it.
If the service numbers fail to clear, note the service number and contact a qualified

•

service person.

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EST. 1924

Troubleshooting guide

Recording

Television displays

“Cannot display group xx, content xx.”

“The progressive out is set to
“Disable”.

No on-screen display.

The disc’s menu is displayed
in a different language.

Reference

Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment.
Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer
and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your
equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring
or distortion—and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing.

We recommend that you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise.

Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing “comfort level” adapts to higher volumes of sound. So what sounds
“normal” can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing.
Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts.
To establish a safe level:

• Start your volume control at a low setting.

• Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly, and without distortion.

You are trying to display incompatible contents.

•

Go to “Video” tab in the SETUP menus, and select “Enable” in “Progressive Out

•

(Component)”.

Go to “Display” tab in the SETUP menus, and select “On” for “On-Screen Messages”.

•

Go to “Disc” tab in the SETUP menus, and select the preferred language for “Menus”.

•

Listening caution

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Once you have established a comfortable sound level:

• Set the dial and leave it there.

Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future. After all, we want you
listening for a lifetime.

Maintenance

To clean this unit, wipe with a soft, dry cloth.

Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzine to clean this unit.

•

Before using chemically treated cloth, read the instructions that

•

came with the cloth carefully.

When moving the unit

1

Remove all discs.

2 Press [ /I POWER] on the main unit to turn it off.
3 Disconnect the AC mains lead.

For a cleaner, crisper sound (cassette deck)

Clean the heads regularly to assure good quality playback and re­cording. Use a cleaning tape (not included).

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Glossary

[OPEN/CLOSE ] button only.

y.

y

.

Tray/disc handling procedure

Decoder

A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal. This
is called decoding.

Dolby Digital

This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby
Laboratories. Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can
also be multi-channel audio. A large amount of audio information can
be recorded on one disc using this method.

DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the
world. There is good separation between the channels, so realistic
sound effects are possible.

Dynamic range

Dynamic range is the difference between the lowest level of sound
that can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest
level of sound before distortion occurs.

Film and video

DVD-Videos are recorded using either film or video. Usually, film is
recorded at 24 frames per second, the rate movies are filmed at,
while video is recorded at 30 frames per second.

Frame still and field still

Frames are the still pictures that go together to make a moving picture.
There are about 30 frames shown each second.
One frame is made up of two fields. A regular television shows these
fields one after the other to create frames.
A still is shown when you pause a moving picture. A frame still is
made up of two alternating fields, so the picture may appear blurred,
but overall quality is high.
A field still is not blurred, but it has only half the information of a frame
still so picture quality is lower.

Interlace and progressive output

NTSC, the video signal standard, has 480 interlaced (I) scan lines,
whereas progressive scanning uses twice the number of scan lines.
This is called 480P. The video signals output from this unit’s
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals (Y, P

, PR) allow you to enjoy

B

higher quality pictures than if the signals were output from the VIDEO
OUT terminal or S-VIDEO OUT terminal.

I/P/B

MPEG 2, the video compression standard adapted for use with DVD­Video, codes frames using these 3 picture types.
I: Intra coded picture

This picture has the best quality and is the best to use when
adjusting the picture.

P: Predictive coded picture

This picture is calculated based on past I or P-pictures.

B: Bidirectionally-predictive coded picture

This picture is calculated by comparing past and future I and P­pictures so it has the lowest volume of information.

Not adhering to the following may cause problems.

Opening/closing a disc tray

Open/close the tray with

Do not pull the tra

Do not push the tra
with your hand

Inserting a disc correctly

Insert to fit in the tray
guide.

12 cm 8 cm

Reference

Linear PCM (pulse code modulation)

These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on
CDs.

Playback control (PBC)

If a Video CD has playback control, you can select scenes and
information with menus.

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RQT7509

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Specifications

RQT7509

AMPLIFIER SECTION

RMS Output Power Stereo mode (Both channel driven)

10% total harmonic distortion

kHz (Low channel) 35 W per channel (6

1

kHz (High channel) 35 W per channel (6

8

Total RMS Stereo mode power 140

FTC Output Power Stereo mode (Both channel driven)

10% total harmonic distortion

Hz – 3 kHz (Low channel) 30 W per channel (6

60

kHz – 16 kHz (High channel) 30 W per channel (6

3

Total FTC Stereo mode power 60 W per channel
Phone jack

Terminal Stereo, 3.5 mm (

Reference

FM TUNER SECTION

Frequency range 87.9 – 107.9 MHz (200 kHz step)

87.5 – 108.0

Sensitivity 2.5

S/N 26 dB 2.2
Antenna terminals 75
Preset stations 15

AM TUNER SECTION

Frequency range 520 – 1710 kHz (10 kHz steps)
Sensitivity

S/N 20 dB at 1000 kHz 560
Preset stations 15

CASSETTE DECK SECTION

Track system 4-track, 2-channel
Heads

Record/playback Solid permalloy head

Erasure Double gap ferrite head
Motor DC servo motor
Recording system AC bias 100 kHz

Tape speed 4.8 cm/s (1–7/8 ips)
Overall frequency response (+3, –6 dB) at DECK OUT

Normal (TYPE I) 35 Hz
S/N ratio 50 dB (A weighted)
Wow and flutter 0.18% (WRMS)
Fast forward and rewind time Approx. 120 seconds with

DISC SECTION

Disc played [8 cm (3”) or 12 cm (5”)]

(1) DVD-RAM (DVD-VR compatible, JPEG formatted disc)

(2) DVD-Audio

(3) DVD-Video

(4) DVD-R (DVD-Video compatible)

(5) CD-Audio (CD-DA)

(6) Video CD

(7) SVCD (Conforming to IEC62107)

(8) CD-R/CD-RW

(CD-DA, Video-CD, SVCD, MP3, WMA, JPEG formatted
disc)

(9) MP3/WMA

Compatible compression rate:

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MP3: between 32 kbps and 320 kbps
WMA: between 48 kbps and 320 kbps

(10) JPEG

Exif Ver 2.1 JPEG Baseline files

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Picture resolution:

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(11) HighMAT Level 2 (Audio and Image)

\

The total combined maximum number of recognizable audio
and picture contents and groups: 4000 audio and picture

contents and 400 groups.

\

\

between 320x240 and 6144x4096 pixels

(Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)

MHz (100 kHz step)

AC erase 100 kHz

C-60 cassette tape

1

/8”) jack

µV

(IHF)

Ω (unbalance)

µV/m

–

14 kHz

Video system NTSC
Composite video output

Output level 1

Ω)
Ω)

W

Terminal Pin jack (1 system)

S-VIDEO output

Y output level 1
C output level 0.286

Vp-p (75

Terminal S terminal (1 system)

Component video output (480P/480I)

Ω)
Ω)

Y output level 1
P

B output level 0.7

P

R output level 0.7

Terminal Pin jack (Y:green, P

Audio output

Number of channels 2

Digital audio output

Optical digital output Optical terminal

Pick up

µV

Wavelength

DVD 662 nm
CD 785 nm

Laser power

For U.S.A. CLASS IIa/CLASS I

For Canada and Latin America CLASS 2/CLASS 3a

SPEAKER SECTION

Type 3 way, 3 speaker system (Bass reflex)
Speaker units

Woofer 10 cm (4”) cone type
Tweeter 6 cm (2

3

/8”) ring shaped dome type

Super tweeter Piezo type

Impedance

High 6
Low 6

Input power (IEC) High 35 W (Max)

Output sound pressure level 80 dB/W (1.0 m)
Crossover frequency 2.6 kHz, 10 kHz
Frequency range 42 Hz–50 kHz (–16 dB)

52 Hz–45 kHz (–10 dB)

Dimensions (WxHxD) 145 x 250 x 274 mm

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(5

/32” x 9 27/32” x 10 25/32”)

Mass 2.6 kg (5.7 lbs)

GENERAL

Power supply AC 120V, 60 Hz
Power consumption 130 W
Dimensions (WxHxD) 174.6 x 251 x 376 mm

Mass 5.7 kg (12.6 lbs)

Operating temperature range + 5°C to + 35°C (+41°F to +95°F)
Operating humidity range 5% to 90% RH (no condensation)

Power consumption in standby mode 0.5 W

Note

1. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Mass and dimensions are approximate.

2. Total harmonic distortion is measured by digital spectrum
analyzer.

7

(6

/8” x 9 7/8” x 14 13/16”)

Vp-p (75

Ω)

Vp-p (75

Ω)

Ω) (NTSC)

Vp-p (75
Vp-p (75
Vp-p (75

Ω)
Ω)
Ω)

B: blue, PR:red)

(1 system)

Low 35 W (Max)

Ω
Ω

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Limited Warranty (ONLY FOR U.S.A.)

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company,
Division of Matsushita Electric Corporation of America

One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094

Panasonic Audio Products

Limited Warranty

Limited Warranty Coverage

If your product does not work properly because of a defect in materials or work­manship, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company or Panasonic Sales Compa­ny (collectively referred to as “the warrantor”) will, for the length of the period
indicated on the chart below, which starts with the date of original purchase (“war­ranty period”), at its option either (a) repair your product with new or refurbished
parts, or (b) replace it with a new or a refurbished product. The decision to repair or
replace will be made by the warrantor.

Product or Part Name

Audio Products (except items listed
below)

All Audio Racks (cabinets)

Stand Alone Speakers, Subwoofer
Speakers

USB Reader-Writer, Personal
Computer Card Adapters
(in exchange for defective item)

Accessories: Headphones, Cartridges,
Microphones, Adapters

Rechargeable Batteries (in exchange
for defective item)

SD Memory Cards, Rechargeable
Battery Packs (in exchange for
defective item)

During the “Labor” warranty period there will be no charge for labor. During the
“Parts” warranty period, there will be no charge for parts. You must carry-in or mail­in your product during the warranty period. If non-rechargeable batteries are
included, they are not warranted. This warranty only applies to products purchased
and serviced in the United States or Puerto Rico. This warranty is extended only to
the original purchaser of a new product which was not sold “as is”. A purchase
receipt or other proof of the original purchase date is required for warranty service.

Parts

One (1) year

Thirty (30) days

Three (3) years

One (1) year

Ninety (90) days

Ten (10) days

Ninety (90) days

Labor

One (1) year

Not Applicable

Three (3) years

Not Applicable

Ninety (90) days

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Panasonic Sales Company, Division of Matsushita Electric
of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5
San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985

Carry-In or Mail-In Service

For Carry-In or Mail-In Service in the United States call 1-800-211-PANA (1-800­211-7262) or visit Panasonic web site: http://www.panasonic.com
For assistance in Puerto Rico call Panasonic Sales Company (787)-750-4300 or
fax [phone].

Limited Warranty Limits And Exclusions

This warranty ONLY COVERS failures due to defects in materials or workmanship,
and DOES NOT COVER normal wear and tear or cosmetic damage. The warranty
ALSO DOES NOT COVER damages which occurred in shipment, or failures which
are caused by products not supplied by the warrantor, or failures which result from
accidents, misuse, abuse, neglect, mishandling, misapplication, alteration, faulty
installation, set-up adjustments, misadjustment of consumer controls, improper
maintenance, power line surge, lightning damage, modification, or commercial use
(such as in a hotel, office, restaurant, or other business), rental use of the product,
service by anyone other than a Factory Servicenter or other Authorized Servicer,
or damage that is attributable to acts of God.

THERE ARE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS LISTED UNDER
“LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE”. THE WARRANTOR IS NOT LIABLE
FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE
USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WAR­RANTY. (As examples, this excludes damages for lost time, travel to and from the

servicer, loss of media or images, data or other memory content. The items listed
are not exclusive, but are for illustration only.) ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED

WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, ARE
LIMITED TO THE PERIOD OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the exclusions may
not apply to you.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights
which vary from state to state. If a problem with this product develops during or
after the warranty period, you may contact your dealer or Servicenter. If the prob­lem is not handled to your satisfaction, then write to the warrantor’s Consumer
Affairs Department at the addresses listed for the warrantor.

PARTS AND SERVICE WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WAR­RANTY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

Reference

Customer Services Directory

Obtain Product Information and Operating Assistance; locate your nearest Dealer or Servicenter; purchase Parts and
Accessories; or make Customer Service and Literature requests by visiting our Web Site at:

http://www.panasonic.com/support

or, contact us via the web at:

http://www.panasonic.com/contactinfo

You may also contact us directly at:
1-800-211-PANA (7262),
Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm; Saturday-Sunday 10 am-7 pm, EST.

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY: 1-877-833-8855

Accessory Purchases

Purchase Parts, Accessories and Instruction Books online for all Panasonic Products by visiting our Web Site at:

http://www.pasc.panasonic.comm

or, send your request by E-mail to:

[email protected]

You may also contact us directly at:
1-800-332-5368 (Phone) 1-800-237-9080 (Fax Only) (Monday – Friday 9 am to 8 pm, EST.)
Panasonic Services Company
20421 84th Avenue South, Kent, WA 98032
(We Accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, American Express, and Personal Checks)

For hearing or speech impaired TTY users, TTY: 1-866-605-1277

Service in Puerto Rico

Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico, Inc. Panasonic Sales Company
Factory Servicenter:
Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5, San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina, Puerto Rico 00985
Phone [phone], Fax [phone]

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Panasonic Consumer Electronics
Company, Division of Matsushita
Electric Corporation of America

One Panasonic Way Secaucus,
New Jersey 07094

http://www.panasonic.com

© 2004 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Printed in Malaysia

Panasonic Sales Company,
Division of Matsushita Electric of
Puerto Rico, Inc. (“PSC”)

Ave. 65 de Infantería, Km. 9.5
San Gabriel Industrial Park, Carolina,
Puerto Rico 00985

Panasonic Canada Inc.

5770 Ambler Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L4W 2T3

www.panasonic.ca

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