Pioneer DV-575A-K, DV-575A-S User manual

DVD Player Lettore per DVD

DV-575A

Operating Instructions Istruzioni per l’uso

IMPORTANT

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

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CAUTION

This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit.

CAUTION:

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

CAUTION

DO NOT OPEN

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CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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The STANDBY/ON switch is secondary connected and therefore, does not separate the unit from mains power in STANDBY position. Therefore install the unit suitable places easy to disconnect the MAINS plug in case of the accident. The MAINS plug of unit should be unplugged from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time.

WARNING:

The apparatus is not waterproofs, to

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prevent fire or shocks hazard, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture and do not put any water source near this apparatus, such as vase, flower pot, cosmetics container and medicine bottle etc.

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On the top of the player

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC).

WARNING:

Slot and openings in the cabinet are

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provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked and covered with items, such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed, sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.

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WARNING:

BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY. The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V or 120V) written on the rear panel.

WARNING:

No naked flame sources, such as

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lighted candle, should be placed on the apparatus. If naked flame sources accidentally fall down, fire spread over the apparatus then may cause fire.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC – +35 ºC (+41 ºF – +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install in the following locations

• Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light

• Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly ventilated location

When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s rules that apply in your country/area.

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This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period.

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

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POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.

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Contents

01 Before you start

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hints on installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disc / content format playback

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

02 Connecting up

Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting using a SCART AV cable . . . . 10

Connecting using the S-video output . . . . 10

Connecting using the component video

output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connecting to an AV receiver . . . . . . . . . . 12

03 Controls and displays

Front panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

04 Getting started

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting up the player for your TV. . . . . . . . 18

Setting the language of this player’s

on-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

05 Playing discs

Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Playing in slow motion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . 24

Viewing a JPEG slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Browsing video content with the Disc

Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Browsing WMA, MP3 and JPEG files with

the Disc Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Looping a section of a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using random play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Creating a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Searching a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switching audio language/channels . . . . .30

Zooming the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Displaying disc information. . . . . . . . . . . . 31

06 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus

Audio Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Video Adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

07 Initial Settings menu

Using the Initial Settings menu . . . . . . . . .34

Digital Audio Out settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Video Output settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Language settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Display settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Options settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Speakers settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

08 Additional information

Taking care of your player and discs . . . . .43

Screen sizes and disc formats. . . . . . . . . . 44

Setting the TV system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Resetting the player. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Power reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

DVD-Video regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Selecting languages using the language

code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Country code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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

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Chapter 1

Before you start

Features

• DVD-Audio and SACD compatible

Experience the super high-quality audio performance of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD (SACD).

• Super VCD compatible

This player supports the IEC’s Super VCD standard. Compared to the Video CD standard, Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and allows two stereo soundtracks to be recorded. Super VCD also supports the widescreen size.

• 24-bit/192kHz compatible DAC

The on-board 24-bit/192kHz DAC means that this player is fully compatible with high sampling-rate discs, capable of delivering exceptional sound quality in terms of dynamic range, low-level resolution and high-frequency detail.

• Built-in Dolby

decoding with multichannel outputs

Digital and DTS*2

This player features multichannel analog outputs for connection to an AV amplifier to give you stunning surround sound from Dolby Digital, DTS and multichannel DVD-Audio discs.

• PureCinema Progressive Scan video

When connected to a progressive scancompatible TV or monitor using the component video outputs, you can enjoy extremely stable, flicker free images, with the same frame refresh rate as the original movie.

• New Disc Navigator with moving pictures

The new Disc Navigator enables you play the first few seconds of each title or chapter in a thumbnail image on screen.

• DSP effects for enhanced playback

See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on page 32.

• Picture zoom

See Zooming the screen on page 30.

• MP3 and WMA compatibility

See Compressed audio compatibility on page 7.

• JPEG compatibility

See JPEG file compatibility on page 8.

• Energy saving design

An auto power-off function switches the player into standby if not used for about 30 minutes.

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

registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc.

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Manufactured under license from Dolby

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are

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What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it.

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2

• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow plugs)

• Power cable

• Operating instructions

• DivX compatibility sheet

• Warranty card

Putting the batteries in the remote

• Open the battery compartment cover and insert the batteries as shown.

Use two AA/R6P batteries and follow the indications (, ) inside the compartment. Close the cover when you’re finished.

Important

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting. Please observe the following:

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

• Don’t use different kinds of battery together—although they may look similar, different batteries may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment.

• Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to be used for a month or more.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or area.

Hints on installation

We want you to enjoy using this product for years to come, so please use the following guidelines when choosing a suitable location:

Do...

• Use in a well-ventilated room.

• Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table, shelf or stereo rack.

Don’t...

• Use in a place exposed to high temperatures or humidity, including near radiators and other heat-generating appliances.

• Place on a window sill or a place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight.

• Use in an excessively dusty or damp environment.

• Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use.

• Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference—especially if the television uses an indoor antenna.

• Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or steam.

• Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with cloth—this may prevent proper cooling of the unit.

• Pl ace on an unstab le sur face, or one tha t i s not large enough to support all four of the unit’s feet.

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Disc / content format playback compatibility

This player is compatible with a wide range of disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable format—see below for further compatibility information.

Please also note that recordable discs cannot be recorded using this player.

DVD-Audio

• is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.

• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW

Video CDAudio CD CD-R

Super Audio CD

Fujicolor CD

Super VCD

CD-RW

CD-R/RW compatibility

• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/ Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files * ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD

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

• Multi-session playback: No

• Unfinalized disc playback: No

DVD-R/RW compatibility

• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording (VR)* * Edit points may not play exactly as edited;

screen may go momentarily blank at edited points.

• Unfinalized playback: No

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

Compressed audio compatibility

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

• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz

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

• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No

• VBR WMA playback: No

• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No

• DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: Yes (DRM-protected audio files will not play in this player—see also DRM in the Glossary on page 52)

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

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

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About WMA

The Windows Media® logo printed on the box indicates that this player can playback Windows Media Audio content.

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

Media

Player version 7, 7.1, Windows Media®

Player for Windows Player 9 Series.

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

XP, or Windows Media®

JPEG file compatibility

•Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* still image files up to a resultion of 3072 x 2048. *File format used by digital still cameras

• Progressive JPEG compatible: No

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

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

PC-created disc compatibility

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

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

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

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Chapter 2

Connecting up

Easy connections

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

A/V IN

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

CENTER

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

VIDEO OUT

AV CONNECTOR (RGB) - TV/AV Receiver

White

Red

Yellow

To power outlet

Important

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

• When connecting to your TV as shown above, do not set the Component Out setting (see Video Output settings on page 35) to Progressive.

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VIDEO OUT

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

AV CONNECTOR (RGB) - TV/AV Receiver

1 Connect the VIDEO OUT and AUDIO OUT (2ch) jacks to a set of A/V inputs on your TV.

Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

See below if you want to use a component or S-video cable for the video connection.

• If you need another pair of stereo outputs (and don’t need to use the multichannel analog outputs), you can use the AUDIO

OUT (5.1ch) FRONT L/R jacks (page 13).

2 Connect the supplied AC power cable to the AC IN inlet, then plug into a power outlet.

Note

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

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

Connecting using a SCART AV cable

A SCART-type AV connector is provided for connection to a TV or AV receiver. The video output is switchable between ordinary composite, S-video and RGB. See AV Connector Out on page 35 for how to set it.

The SCART AV connector also outputs analog audio, so there is no need to also connect the

AUDIO OUT L/R jacks.

SCART

1 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV CONNECTOR (RGB) output to a SCART AV input on your TV (or AV receiver).

Connecting using the S-video output

If your TV (or other equipment) has an S-video (S1) input, you can use the S-video output on this player instead of the standard (composite) output for a better quality picture.

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

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

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VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

S-VIDEO

Connecting using the component video output

You can use the component video output instead of the standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV (or other equipment). This should give you the best quality picture from the three types of video output available.

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

COMPONENT

VIDEO IN

Watching progressive scan video from the component video outputs

This player can output progressive scan video from the component video output. Compared to interlace video, progressive scan video effectively doubles the scanning rate of the picture, resulting in a very stable, flicker-free image.

To set up the player for use with a progressive scan TV, see Video Output settings on page 35. When the player is set to output progressive scan video, the PRGSVE indicator lights in the front panel display.

Important

• If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive, you will not be able to see any picture at all. In this case, switch everything off and reconnect using the supplied video cable (see Easy connections on page 9), then switch back to Interlace (see below).

Switching the video output to interlace using the front panel controls

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

Interlace.

STANDBY/O

STANDBY/ON

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VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO OUT

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

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

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

This player is compatible with the following Pioneer displays and monitors:

PDP-504HDE, PDP-434HDE

Connecting to an AV receiver

You can connect this player to your AV receiver using the multichannel analog outputs or one of the digital outputs.

In addition to these connections, you should also connect the 2 channel analog outputs for compatibility with all discs.

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

1 Connect the analog AUDIO OUT (2ch) and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this player to a set of analog audio and video inputs on your AV receiver.

AV receiver

AUDIO/

VIDEO IN

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

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

You can use the SCART AV connector, or the Svideo or component video jacks to connect to the AV receiver if you prefer.

Tip

• You usually have to connect the same kind of video cable between your DVD player and AV receiver, and between your AV receiver and TV.

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VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT (5.1 ch )

CENTER

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO OUT ( 2 ch )

FRONT

SURROUND

SUB

WOOFER

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

OUT

Connecting the multichannel analog outputs

If your AV receiver has 5.1 channel analog inputs, we recommend connecting this player to it using the multichannel analog outputs. Doing this will ensure that you can enjoy all kinds of disc, including Dolby Digital and DTS DVD-Video discs, as well as high sampling rate and multichannel DVD-Audio and SACD discs.

• Connect the MULTICHANNEL AUDIO outputs on this player to the multi-channel audio inputs on your AV receiver.

It’s convenient to use three stereo audio cables; one for the FRONT, one for the

SURROUND and one for the CENTER and SUBWOOFER channels.

AV receiver

You can use the SCART AV connector, or the Svideo or component video jacks to connect to the AV receiver if you prefer.

MULTI-

CH. INPUTS

Connecting the digital output

This player has both optical and coaxial-type digital audio outputs for connection to an AV receiver. Connect whichever is convenient.

Depending on the capabilities of your AV receiver, you might have to set up this player to output only digital audio in a compatible format. See Digital Audio Out settings on page 34 and refer to the operating instructions that came with your AV receiver.

• Connect one of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks on this player to a digital input on your AV receiver.

DIGITAL IN

(OPTICAL)

AV receiver

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

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

DIGITAL IN (COAXIAL)

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Tip

• After connecting up and switching on, you should change the Audio Output Mode setting in the Initial Setup menu from the default 2 Channel to 5.1 Channel. See also Audio Output Mode on page 40.

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Chapter 3

Controls and displays

Front panel

1 2 3

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STANDBY/ON

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1  STANDBY/ON (page 17) 2 Disc tray 3  OPEN/CLOSE (page 19) 4  (page 19) 5  (page 19) 6 RW Compatible (page 7) 7  (page 19) 8  and  (page 19, 21) 9 Remote control sensor (page 16) 10 Display 11 DIMMER Press to change the brightness

of the front panel display.

OPEN/CLOSE







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Display

2 43 5 5 6 7 8 9 10

1415 1113 12

1V-PART

Lights when playing a video part of a DVD disc.

2PRGSVE

Lights when the player is set to output progressive scan video (see Component Out on page 35 ).

3GRP

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Audio group number.

4TITLE

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD title number.

5TRK

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD-Audio, SACD, CD or Video CD/Super VCD track number.

6CHP

Indicates that the character display is showing a DVD chapter number.

75.1CH

Lights when analog 5.1 channel output is selected (see Audio Output Mode on page 40).

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8 D.MIX

During multichannel audio playback, indicates that the output signal has been “downmixed” from the original audio source. This is an automatic function performed by the player in order to present the most appropriate audio mix to the speakers present in your system.

Lights in any of the repeat play modes.

10 REMAIN

Indicates that the character display is showing the disc or title/chapter/track remain time.

11 Character display

Lights during multi-angle scenes on a DVD disc.

13  and 

Indicates whether a disc is playing or paused.

14 DTS

Lights when a DTS soundtrack is playing.

15 2 D

Lights when a Dolby Digital soundtrack is playing.

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Remote control

SUBTITLE

ENTER







ZOOM DISPLAY

OPEN/CLOSE



ANGLEAUDIO

CLEAR

ENTER

RETURN

/





STANDBY/ON



11 22

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TOP MENU

HOME MENU

/





PLAY MODE SURROUND

1  STANDBY/ON (page 17) 2 AUDIO (page 30) 3 SUBTITLE (page 30) 4 Number buttons (page 19) 5TOP MENU (page 20) 6 ENTER & cursor buttons (page 17) 7HOME MENU (page 17) 8  and / (page 23) 9  (page 19) 10  (page 20)

11  (page 19) 12 PLAY MODE (page 26) 13 SURROUND (page 32) 14  OPEN/CLOSE (page 19) 15 ANGLE (page 30) 16 CLEAR 17 ENTER (page 17) 18 MENU (page 20) 19 RETURN (page 17) 20  and / (page 23) 21  (page 20) 22  (page 19) 23 DISPLAY (page 31) 24 ZOOM (page 30)

Using the remote control

Keep in mind the following when using the remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit.

• The remote has a range of about 7m.

• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s remote sensor.

• Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other. Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit.

• Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote.

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Chapter 4

Getting started

Switching on

After making sure that everything is connected properly and that the player is plugged in, press  STANDBY/ON on the front panel or remote control to switch the player on.

Also, switch on your TV and make sure that it is set to the input you connected the DVD player to.

 STANDBY/ON

FL DIMMER

STANDBY/ON

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FAQ

• My DVD player switches on but there is nothing displayed on my TV.

Make sure that the TV is set to the correct video input (not a TV channel). For example, if you connected this player to the VIDEO 1 inputs on your TV, switch your TV to VIDEO 1.

Note

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

Using the on-screen displays

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

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

ENTER

HOME MENU

GUIDE

Button What it does

HOME MENU

/// Changes the highlighted menu

ENTER

RETURN Returns to the main menu without

Display/exit the on-screen display.

item.

Selects the highlighted menu item (both remote work in exactly the same way).

saving changes.

Note

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

RETURN

ENTER buttons on the

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Setting up the player for your TV

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

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

Initial Settings

2 Select ‘TV Screen’ from the ‘Video Output’ settings.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers

TV Screen Component Out

3 If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, select ‘16:9 (Wide)’.

If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can change the setting from 4:3 (Letter Box) to 4:3

(Pan & Scan) if you prefer. See Video Output settings on page 35 for more details.

4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen.

4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan&Scan) 16:9 (Wide)

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

This sets the language of the player’s onscreen displays.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Settings’.

Initial Settings

2 Select ‘OSD Language’ from the ‘Display’ settings.

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out Video Output Language Display Options Speakers

OSD Language Angle Indicator

English français Deutsch Italiano Español

3 Select a language.

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

4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen.

Playing discs

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

For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see Viewing a JPEG slideshow on page 24.

Important

• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and DVD-R/ RW. If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it is specified.

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ENTER







OPEN/CLOSE



ENTER

/





STANDBY/ON



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/





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

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, al so t urn on yo ur T V an d mak e sur e th at i t is set to the correct video input.

2 Press  OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

3 Load a disc.

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

4Press  (play) to start playback.

If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD, an on-screen menu may appear. See DVD disc

menus on page 20 and Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus on page 21 for more on how to

navigate these.

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

Note

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

Basic playback controls

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

Button What it does

 Starts playback.

If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last memory point (see also Resume and Last Memory on page 20.)

 Pauses a disc that’s playing, or

restarts a paused disc.

 Stops playback.

See also Resume and Last Memory on page 20.



(remote only)



(remote only)

Press to start fast reverse scanning. Press

 (play) to resume normal

playback.

Press to start fast forward scanning. Press

 (play) to resume normal

playback.

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Button What it does

 Skips to the start of the current

track or chapter, then to previous tracks/chapters.

 Skips to the next track or chapter.

Numbers

(remote only)

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

ENTER to select.

• If the disc is stopped, playback starts from the selected title (for DVD), group (for DVD-Audio) or track (for CD/SACD/Video CD

VCD).

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• If the disc is playing, playback jumps to the start of the selected title (VR mode DVD-RW), chapter (DVD-Video) or track (DVD-Audio*/ SACD/CD/Video CD/Super VCD).

*within the current group

Resume and Last Memory

With the exception of DVD-Audio and SACD discs, when you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again from that point.

If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start playback the display shows RESUME and playback resumes from the resume point. (If you want to clear the resume point, press  (stop) while RESUME is displayed.)

If you take a Video CD/Super VCD out of the player after stopping playback, the last play position is stored in memory. If the next disc you load is the same one, the display shows LAST MEM and playback will resume. For DVD-Video discs (except VR mode DVD-RW), the player stores the play position of the last five discs. When one of these discs is next loaded, you can resume playback.

Note

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

• If you don’t need the Last Memory function when you stop a disc, you can press  OPEN/CLOSE to stop playback and open the disc tray.

DVD disc menus

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

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

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TOP MENU MENU

Important

Some DVD-Audio discs feature a ‘bonus gro up ’. To play this group you first ha ve to in put a password, which you can find on the disc’s packaging. Use the number buttons to input the password.

ENTER

RETURN

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Button What it does

TOP MENU Displays the ‘top menu’ of a DVD

disc—this varies with the disc.

MENU Displays a DVD disc menu—this

varies with the disc and may be the same as the ‘top menu’.

/// Moves the cursor around the

screen.

ENTER Selects the current menu option.

RETURN Returns to the previously dis-

played menu screen. On some DVD-Audio discs featuring browsable pictures, press to display the browser screen.

Numbers

(remote only)

Highlights a numbered menu option (some discs only). Press

ENTER to select.

Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus

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

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

ENTER

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Button What it does

RETURN Displays the PBC menu.

ENTER

RETURN

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Numbers

(remote

Use to enter a numbered menu option. Press

ENTER to select.

only)

 Displays the previous menu page

(if there is one).

 Displays the next menu page (if

there is one).

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FAQ

• After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a few seconds!

Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your player. The region number should be printed on the disc; check it against the region number of the player (which you can find on the rear panel). See also DVD-Video regions on page 46.

If the region number is OK, it may be that the disc is damaged or dirty. Clean the disc and look for signs of damage. See also Taking care of your player and discs on page 43.

• Why won’t the disc I loaded play?

First check that you loaded the disc the right way up (label side up), and that it’s clean and undamaged. See Taking care of your player and discs on page 43 for information on cleaning discs.

If a disc loaded correctly won’t play, it’s probably an incompatible format or disc type, such as DVD-ROM. See Disc / content format playback compatibility on page 7 for more on disc compatibility.

• I have a widescreen TV so why are there black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when I play some discs?

Some movie formats are such that even when played on a widescreen TV, black bars are necessary at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not a malfunction.

• I have a standard (4:3) TV and set the player to show widescreen DVDs in pan & scan format, so why do I still get black bars top and bottom with some discs?

Some discs override the display preferences of the player, so even if you have 4:3 (Pan & Scan) selected, those discs will still be shown in letter box format. This is not a malfunction.

• My AV receiver is definitely compatible with 96/88.2kHz Linear PCM audio, but it doesn’t seem to work with this player. What’s wrong?

For digital copy-protection purposes, some 96/88.2kHz DVD discs only output digital audio downsampled to 48/44.1kHz. This is not a malfunction.

To fully take advantage of the high sampling rate audio, connect the analog audio outputs to your amplifier/receiver.

• Why can’t I hear SACD audio through the digital outputs?

SACD audio is only available through the analog outputs. This is not a malfunction. Some DVD-Audio discs too only output audio through the analog outputs.

• Is it better to listen to DVD-Audio discs through the analog outputs?

Some DVD-Audio discs do not output anything through the digital outputs, and multichannel discs are downmixed to stereo for the digital output. In addition, high sampling rate DVD-Audio discs (higher than 96kHz) automatically downsample audio output from the digital outputs.

Using the multichannel analog audio outputs for DVD-Audio have none of these limitations.

• My DVD-Audio disc starts playing, but then suddenly stops!

The disc may have been illegally copied.

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Chapter 5

Playing discs

Note

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

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

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

Scanning discs

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at four different speeds.

1 During playback, press  or  to start scanning.

• There is no sound while scanning DVDs (including DVD-Audio) and Video CD/ Super VCDs.

2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

3 To resume normal playback, press  (play).

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

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

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVD-Videos and DVD-R/RW at four different slow motion speeds, forwards and backwards. Video CD/Super VCDs can be played at four different forward slow motion speeds.

1 During playback, press  (pause). 2 Press and hold / or / until

slow motion playback starts.

• The slow motion speed is shown onscreen.

• There is no sound during slow motion playback.

3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed.

4 To resume normal playback, press  (play).

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

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Frame advance/frame reverse

You can advance or back up DVD-Video and DVD-R/RW discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs you can only use frame advance.

1 During playback, press  (pause). 2Press / or / to reverse or

advance a frame at a time. 3 To resume normal playback, press 

(play).

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

Viewing a JPEG slideshow

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

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

While the slideshow is running:

Button What it does

/

ZOOM Pauses the slideshow and zooms the

MENU Displays the Disc Navigator screen

• The time it takes for the player to load a file

• Discs can contain up to 299 folders and up

Pauses the slideshow and flips the displayed picture horizontally or vertically. (Press  (play) to restart slideshow).

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

(see below).

Note

increases with large file sizes.

to 648 folders and files combined.

Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator

Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD-Video,DVD-RW or Video CD/ Super VCD disc to find the part you want to play.

Button What it does

 Pauses the slideshow; press again to

restart.

 Displays the previous picture.

 Displays the next picture.

/

Pauses the slideshow and rotates the displayed picture 90º (counter)clockwise. (Press  (play) to restart slideshow).

Important

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

1 During playback, press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the onscreen menu.

Disc Navigator

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2 Select a view option.

Disc Navigator Title Chapter

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

• Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc.

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

• Track – Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD disc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 Select the thumbnail image for what you want to play.

You can use either the cursor buttons (// /) and ENTER to select a thumbnail, or the

number buttons. To select using the number buttons, enter a

two-digit number then press ENTER.

Tip

• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes. See Searching a disc on page 29.

Browsing WMA, MP3 and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator

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

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen menu.

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder1 Folder2 Folder3 Folder4

2 Use the cursor buttons (///) and ENTER to navigate.

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

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

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

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

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Disc Navigator: Title 01- 49: - -

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

00:00/ 00:00 0kbps

Folder2

File1 File2 File3 File4 File5

3 To play the highlighted track or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER.

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

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

Tip

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

Looping a section of a disc

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

• You can’t use A-B Repeat with DVD-Audio, SACD, Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode, or WMA/MP3 files.

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

Play Mode

A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode

2 Press ENTER on ‘A(Start Point)’ to set the loop start point.

3 Press ENTER on ‘B(End Point)’ to set the loop end point.

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

4 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the menu.

A(Start Point)

B(End Point) Off

Using repeat play

There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded. It’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see Creating a program list on page 28).

Important

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

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

1 During playback, press PLAY MODE and select ‘Repeat’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode

Title Repeat Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

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

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

Play Mode

A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode

Title Repeat Chapter Repeat

Repeat Off

• For DVD-Audio discs, select Group Repeat or Track Repeat (or Repeat Off).

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

Using random play

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

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

Important

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

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

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

1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Random’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode

2 Select a random play option.

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

Random Title Random Chapter

Random Off

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Play Mode

A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode

Random Title Random Chapter

Random Off

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• For DVD-Audio discs, select Random Group or Random Track, (or Random Off).

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

Tip

• Use the following controls during random play:

Button What it does

 Selects a new track/title/chapter

at random.

 Returns to the beginning of the

current track/title/chapter; further presses select another random track/title/chapter.

Creating a program list

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

Important

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

1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode

2 Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options.

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

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

Create/Edit

Playback Start Playback Stop Program Delete

Program

Program Step

01. 01

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

Title 1~38 Title 01

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

Chapter 1~4 Chapter 001

Chapter 002 Chapter 003 Chapter 004

• For a DVD-Audio disc, you can add a whole group, or a track within a group to the program list.

• For a CD, SACD or Video CD/Super VCD, select a track to add to the program list.

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

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4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

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

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

• To delete a step, highlight it and press

CLEAR.

5 To play the program list, press  (play).

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

Tip

• Use the following controls during program play:

Button What it does

PLAY MODE

Save the program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback (HOME MENU does the same).

 Skip to the next step in the

program list.

Searching a disc

You can search DVD-Video discs by title or chapter number, or by time; DVD-Audio discs can be searched by group or track number; SACDs by track number, CDs and Video CD/ Super VCDs by track number or time.

Important

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

1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Search Mode’ from the list of functions on the left.

2 Select a search mode.

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

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

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

Play Mode

A-B Repeat Repeat Random Program Search Mode

Title Search Chapter Search Time Search

Input Chapter

0 0 1

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Other functions available from the program menu

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

• Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program list

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

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

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

• Some DVD-Audio discs feature pages of browsable pictures. Enter the page number you want.

4 Press ENTER to start playback.

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Switching subtitles

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

1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

Current / Total

Subtitle English1/2

Note

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

• To set subtitle preferences, see Language settings on page 36.

Switching audio language/ channels

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

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

When playing a DVD-Audio disc, you may be able to switch channels—see the disc box for details. (When you change the audio channel, playback restarts from the beginning of the current track.)

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

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

The language/channel information is shown on-screen.

Note

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

• To set DVD audio language preferences, see Language settings on page 36.

Zooming the screen

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

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

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

2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area.

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

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

Switching camera angles

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

When a multi-angle scene is playing, a icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available (this can be switched off if you prefer—see Display settings on page 36).

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

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