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FEATURES

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Progressive Scan system

The progressive scan system provides less flickering
and images in higher resolution than that of traditional
480i (525i), 576i(625i) or multi television signals
through the interlace scan system.

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TV Type

Use this to set your TV’s video format. (MULTI, NTSC
or PAL)

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Dolby Digital Sound

By hooking up this player to a Multi-Channel Dolby
Digital decoder, you can enjoy high-quality Dolby
Digital Multi-channels surround sound as heard in the
movie theaters.

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DTS (Digital Theater System)

When this player is connected to the DTS decoder, you
can enjoy Multi-channel surround system which repro-
duces the original sound as truthfully as possible. Multi-
channel surround system is developed by DTS, Inc.

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HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)

You can enjoy clearer video output when connecting
this player to a display equipment with an HDMI-com-
patible port.

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Dialog Speed

Playback in slightly faster or slower speed while keep-
ing the sound quality as in the normal playback.
Dialog speed is available only on discs recorded in the
Dolby Digital format.

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Still/Fast/Slow/Step playback 

Various playback modes are available including still
pictures, fast forward/reverse, slow motion and step
frames.

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Still Mode

The resolution of pictures while in the still (pause)
mode can be adjusted.

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Random Playback for Audio CD, MP3, JPEG and

WMA

This player can shuffle the playback order of tracks in
random order.

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Program Playback for Audio CD, MP3, JPEG and

WMA

You can program the playback order of tracks in a
desired order.

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DVD menus in a desired language 

You can display DVD menus in a desired language, if
available on a DVD.

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Auto Power Off

The power turns off automatically if there is no activity
at the player or its remote for more than 30 minutes
(refer to page 25).

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Subtitles in a desired language 

You can select a desired language for subtitles if that
language is available on a disc.

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Selecting a camera angle 

You can select a desired camera angle if a disc con-
tains sequences recorded from different angles.

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Choices for audio language and sound mode

You can select a desired audio language and sound
mode if different languages and modes are available
on a disc.

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Ratings Control (Parental lock)

You can set the control level to limit playback of discs
which may not be suitable for children.

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Automatic detection of discs 

This player automatically detects if a loaded disc is
DVD-Video, Audio CD, MP3, JPEG or WMA.

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Playing back an MP3 disc

You can enjoy MP3 files which are recorded on 
DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW.

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Direct Search

You can search the desired title, chapter, and track with
numeric button during playback or in stop mode.

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On-screen display

Information about the current operation can be dis-
played on a TV screen, allowing you to confirm the cur-
rently active functions (such as program playback)
using the remote control.

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Dimmer

The brightness of the display can be adjusted.

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Screen Saver

The screen saver program starts if there is no activity
at the player or its remote for more than 5 minutes. The
brightness of the display is darken by 75%. The pro-
gram is inactivated when there is any activity.

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Picture Control

Picture Control adjusts Brightness, Contrast, Color,
Gamma Correction and Sharpness of the specific display.

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Search

Chapter search: Search for a desired chapter.
Title search:

Search for a desired title.

Track search:

Search for a desired track.

Time search:

Search for a desired time point or a
title or a track.

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Repeat

Chapter:

Repeated playback of a chapter of the disc.

Title:

Repeated playback of a title of the disc.

Track:

Repeated playback of a track of the disc.

All:

Repeated playback of the entire disc.
(exclude DVD)

A-B:

Repeated playback of a part between two
points designated by user.

Group:

Repeated playback of a folder of the
MP3/JPEG/WMA disc.

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Zoom

2-time or 4-time magnified screen can be displayed.

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Marker

Electric reference points designated by user can be
called back.

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Resume Playback

User can resume playback from the point at which the
playback has been stopped.

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Component Video Out Jacks

Jacks located on the back of the DVD Player which are
used to send high-quality video to a TV via Component
Video In Jacks.

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Bit rate indication

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DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

You can control the range of sound volume.

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Displaying a JPEG picture 

Kodak Picture CDs can be played back. Still images
stored in JPEG format on DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW can
also be played back.

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Reproducing WMA data 

You can enjoy WMA files which are recorded on DVD-
R/RW or CD-R/RW.

“WMA” (Windows Media Audio) is an audio codec devel-

oped by Microsoft

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in the United States of America.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.

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

Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #:

5,451,942 & other U.S. and worldwide patents issued

& pending. DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered

trademarks and the DTS logos and Symbol are trade-

marks of DTS, Inc. © 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights

Reserved.

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Summary of Contents for DVD 1740

Page 1: ...DVD 558 DVD VIDEO PLAYER ...

Page 2: ...han the other This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug 13 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they ar...

Page 3: ...made CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT Non use periods Turn off the unit when it is not in use Unplug the unit from the household AC outlet if it is not to be used for a long time Unplug the unit during lightning storms Please read this operating instructions carefully before using your DVD player and keep it for future reference Important The mai...

Page 4: ...S 27 MAINTENANCE 27 PRECAUTIONS Caution 1 Do not attempt to open the cabinet There are no parts you can service inside Refer all servicing to qualified ser vice personnel 2 Slot and openings in the cabinet and at the side or bottom are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation and to protect the unit from overheating these opening must not be blocked or covered Avoid enclosed spaces su...

Page 5: ... in this Manual The following symbols appear below in some headings and notes in this manual with the following meanings Description refers to playback of DVD Video discs including DVD R RW discs Description refers to playback of Audio CDs Description refers to playback of discs formatted with MP3 Description refers to viewing of JPEG discs Description refers to playback of discs formatted with WM...

Page 6: ...may not play them back Even if they are played back the sound or video quality will be compromised 5 Only the discs recorded in the video format and finalized can be played back Unfinalized discs cannot be played back Depending on the recording status of a disc the disc may not be played back at all or normally the picture or sound may be distorted etc 6 If there is too much recording space left o...

Page 7: ...aded disc is DVD Video Audio CD MP3 JPEG or WMA Playing back an MP3 disc You can enjoy MP3 files which are recorded on DVD R RW or CD R RW Direct Search You can search the desired title chapter and track with numeric button during playback or in stop mode On screen display Information about the current operation can be dis played on a TV screen allowing you to confirm the cur rently active functio...

Page 8: ...e Sensor Window 13 HDMI indicator page 15 Lights up when there is video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack 14 A B REPEAT Button page 18 15 RANDOM Button page 18 16 ZOOM Button page 16 17 CLEAR Button page 17 18 ANGLE Button page 22 19 MENU Button page 15 20 ENTER Button page 15 21 Cursor Buttons page 15 22 RETURN Button page 17 23 SEARCH MODE Button page 16 24 h Fast Reverse SEARCH Button page 1...

Page 9: ...16 12 Display Remote Sensor Window 13 HDMI indicator page 15 Lights up when there is video signal output from the HDMI OUT jack 14 A B REPEAT Button page 18 15 RANDOM Button page 18 16 ZOOM Button page 16 17 CLEAR Button page 17 18 ANGLE Button page 22 19 MENU Button page 15 20 ENTER Button page 15 21 Cursor Buttons page 15 22 RETURN Button page 17 23 SEARCH MODE Button page 16 24 h Fast Reverse S...

Page 10: ...on on the disc rapidly SEARCH MODE Button Numeric Buttons CLEAR Button To open or close the disc tray To open or close the disc tray To select a chapter or title directly To select a track directly To clear the markers To clear the numbers entered incorrectly To cancel the A point for A B Repeat To clear the markers CD To clear the numbers entered incorrectly To cancel the A point for A B Repeat C...

Page 11: ...er on No disc inserted or cannot read Tray open Tray closed Loading the disc Power off HDMI output mode 480p 576p is selected 576p is displayed after 480p HDMI output mode 720p is selected HDMI output mode 1080i is selected HDMI output mode 1080p is selected HDMI output mode OFF is selected Program playback is set Program playback setting group folder is selected Program playback setting ALL CLEAR...

Page 12: ...quality 7 S VIDEO OUT Jack Use an S Video cable commercially available to connect this jack to the S Video jack on your A V compatible TV or wide screen TV for a higher quality picture Selecting Progressive Scan 480p 576p or Interlaced 480i 576i Playback If your TV is compatible with progressive scanning 480p 576p connect the TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of the DVD player and set PROGRESSIV...

Page 13: ...CTIONS The following shows examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player to TV and other components If using this DVD player to play back a DVD in a Dolby Digital Multi channel surround or DTS surround format the DVD player outputs a Dolby Digital or DTS data stream from its OPTICAL or COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jacks By hooking up the player to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder you can en...

Page 14: ...ideo Input Jack Method 3 DVD Player TV with Component Video Input Jacks HOW TO CONNECT TO A TV WITHOUT AUDIO VIDEO INPUT JACKS If your TV does not have RCA type audio and video input jacks it is still possible to connect this DVD player to your TV s 75 ohm coaxial antenna terminal using an optional Stereo Audio Video RF Modulator not includ ed Connect the audio and video outputs of the DVD player ...

Page 15: ...equipment such as this audio signals are not output from the HDMI output connector When the set s HDMI connector is connected to a DVI D compatible monitor HDCP compatible with an HDMI DVI convert er cable commercially available the signals are output in digital RGB HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Copyright protection system To play back the digital video images of a DVD via an HDMI conn...

Page 16: ...onding menu opera tions may vary among discs Refer to the manual accompanying the disc for details DVD CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACK Press the DIMMER NTSC PAL button on the front panel to select the desired brightness of the front panel display BRIGHT DIMMER or OFF The default setting is BRIGHT NOTES The brightness of the front panel display can be adjusted from the setup menu Details a...

Page 17: ...r Press it repeatedly to skip to subsequent chapters Press the SKIP H Hbutton to go back to the beginning of the cur rent chapter Press it repeatedly to go to the previous chapters Chapter number will appear briefly on the front panel display If the SKIP H H or G G button is pressed while the playback is paused the playback after skipping to the next chapter will be also paused NOTES Depending on ...

Page 18: ...pear briefly on the front panel display If the SKIP H H or G G button is pressed while the play back is paused the playback will be paused again after skipping to the next track NOTE The SKIP H H and G G buttons are not available when playback is stopped By using the SKIP buttons H H G G There are two ways to begin playback an Audio CD MP3 JPEG or WMA disc at a specific track WMA JPEG MP3 CD Track...

Page 19: ...player the file list will appear automatically on the TV screen The number of tracks is also displayed on the front panel Press the Cursor buttons K or L to select the desired group folder or track To return to the previous screen press the Cursor but ton s If a group folder is selected press the Cursor button B or ENTER button to go on to the track selection screen Press the Cursor buttons K or L...

Page 20: ...not be displayed on the screen scope G appears at the right bottom of the screen indicating that the user can view remaining items on the next page H appears it indicates that the user can view other items on the pre vious page The track number of the currently highlight ed item and the total tracks are shown at the center bot tom of the screen If G is shown at the right bottom use the SKIP G butt...

Page 21: ...amount of video data currently being read and current playback status will be displayed Current repeat setting appears on the display bar only when the repeat setting is active C Chapter repeat T Title repeat A B A B repeat If you are playing back a two layered disc the layer number will also be displayed L0 Layer 0 is played back L1 Layer 1 is played back Press the DISPLAY button again Current HD...

Page 22: ...nguages will be displayed instead refer to page 25 Audio Language selection cannot be made during Dialog Speed DTS sound is output only from the digital audio outputs If the disc has no audio language NOT AVAILABLE will be displayed Audio Language The DVD player allows you to select an audio language if multiple languages are available during DVD disc playback Press the AUDIO button during playbac...

Page 23: ...el is active NOTE Stereo sound mode will not be changed when playing DTS CD 1 CD Stereo Sound Mode Both right and left channels are active stereo Only the left channel is active STEREO L ch R ch Only the right channel is active DISC PLAYBACK OFF Picture Control Picture Control adjusts Brightness Contrast Color Gamma Correction and Sharpness of the specific display During playback press the MODE bu...

Page 24: ... ENTER button to confirm Press the Cursor buttons K or L to select an item then press the ENTER button TV ASPECT Default 4 3 LETTER BOX Press the Cursor buttons K or L for an item selection then press the ENTER button Select 4 3 LETTER BOX for a black bars appears on top and bottom of the screen Select 4 3 PAN SCAN for a full height picture with both sides trimmed Select 16 9 WIDE if a wide screen...

Page 25: ...lt ON DRC function compresses the range of sound volume DRC function is available only on the discs that are recorded in the Dolby Digital format LPCM SELECT Default OFF Set to ON when outputting in 48kHz This function is available only on digital outputting of a disc recorded in 96kHz When the HDMI sound is output the setting is disregarded When playing disc with copyright protection The sound wi...

Page 26: ...5 Slovak SLO 6557 Slovenian 6558 Somali 6561 Spanish SPA 5165 Sundanese 6567 Swahili 6569 Swedish SWE 6568 T Tagalog 6658 Tajik 6653 Tamil 6647 Tatar 6666 Telugu 6651 Thai 6654 Tibetan 4861 Tigrinya 6655 Tonga 6661 Tsonga 6665 Turkish TUR 6664 Turkmen 6657 Twi 6669 U Z Ukrainian 6757 Urdu 6764 Uzbek 6772 Vietnamese 6855 Volapuk 6861 Welsh 4971 Wolof 6961 Xhosa 7054 Yiddish 5655 Yoruba 7161 Zulu 72...

Page 27: ...rmat of other connected equipment Check the disc for fingerprints scratches and clean with a soft cloth wiping from center to edge Clean the disc Clean the disc Ensure the disc label is facing up Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc Cancel Ratings control or change the control level Insert a correct disc that plays on this player Reset the player by turning it off then on again Ai...

Page 28: ...andby 0 3W MAXIMUM EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS W 17 3 32 435mm H 2 61 64 75mm D 12 13 64 310mm including protruding parts MASS 5 06 lbs 2 3 kg REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RC 1018 Infrared pulse type Supply DC 3V 2 R6P AA batteries Cleaning the Cabinet Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use a solution containing alcohol spirits ammonia or abrasives Cleaning Discs When a disc ...

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