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Button Descriptions for DVD Mode

In addition to operating your DVD Player, the remote that came with it will operate most RCA,
GE, and Proscan TVs and VCRs. However, this page only describes the buttons on the remote that
you will use with your DVD Player.

For descriptions of remote control buttons to be used with your TV and VCR (RCA, GE, and
Proscan only), go to the next page.

•

OF F

MUTE

G O B A C K

RETU R N

INPUT

PLAY MODE

•

VCR

VOL

VCR

DVD

MEN U

CLEAR

INFO

ANGLE

TIT LE

GUIDE

AU DIO

LOC K

SUBTIT LE

TIMER

REVERSE

PLAY

FORWAR D

PAUSE

STOP

RECOR D

AGAIN

S PE ED

OPEN

•

CLOSE

ZO OM

SEARCH

DVD function buttons listed alphabetically

Advances to the next/preceding chapter or track.

0-9

Use to input information such as chapter num-
bers, track numbers, or to make selections on
some menu screens.

AGAIN

Quick reverse - replays approximately the last 10
seconds of a DVD movie.

ANGLE

Accesses the Camera Angle icon in the DVD disc
Info Display.Also used to rotate JPEG files 90°.

AUDIO

Accesses the Audio icon in the Info Display that
enables you to play a disc in a different language.

CH+/-

Advances to the next/preceding chapter or track.

CLEAR

Removes on-screen menus and displays.

DVD

Puts the remote in DVD mode so it operates the
DVD player.

FORWARD

Searches forward through the disc.

GO BACK/RETURN

Goes back to the previous menu.

INFO

Displays the on-screen Info Display when playing
discs.

MENU

When playing a disc, displays the disc’s menu.

Selects the setting or menu that is highlighted.

ON•OFF

Turns DVD player on and off.

OPEN•CLOSE

Opens and closes disc tray.

PAUSE

Pauses disc play.With DVD discs, press two times
to search frame by frame.

PLAY

Begins disc play.

PLAY MODE

Accesses Play Mode icon in the Info Display.

REVERSE

Searches backward through the disc.

STOP

Stops playback. Press and hold to open and close
the disc tray. In order to see the DVD Player
menu, press the STOP button.

SUBTITLE

Accesses the Subtitle icon in the Info Display.
Turns subtitles feature on and off.

TITLE/GUIDE

Accesses the DVD disc guide (if available).

ZOOM

Enlarges the picture (DVD and VCD formats) on
the screen.

Chapter 2

The Remote Control

Summary of Contents for DGE105N

Page 1: ...DVD Player User s Guide Model DGE105N We bring good things to life ...

Page 2: ...ment Information If the Region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this DVD player this DVD player cannot play the disc The Region number for this DVD player is Region No 1 Refer to the identification rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage Caution To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot fully inse...

Page 3: ...Info Display 21 Creating a Bookmark 21 Using a Bookmark 21 Clearing a Bookmark 21 Camera Angle Icon DVD Info Display 22 PBC Playback Control Video CD Info Display 22 Playing mp3 and WMA music files and displaying JPEG files 22 Displaying JPEG files or playing mp3 or WMA files 22 Playing JPEG and mp3 music files at the same time 24 Chapter 4 Menu System The DVD Player Menu System 25 The Play Menu 2...

Page 4: ... that you will be able to play discs which might not be compatible with audio CD VCD and SVCD standards In the case of writable and rewritable discs compatibility with this player depends on the DVD writer the write software and the disc used Install Batteries in the Remote 1 Remove the battery compartment cover 2 Insert the batteries provided by matching the diagram in the battery compartment to ...

Page 5: ...is capable of progressive scanning the signal you need to use the Y Pb Pr jacks and video cables It is essential you turn the VIDEO SELECTION switch to the Progressive Scan only position If you use S VIDEO OUT or VIDEO OUT jacks for your connection leave the switch in NORMAL position S VIDEO OUT Jack and Cable The S VIDEO OUT separate video jack provides better picture quality than composite video...

Page 6: ... on the TV no matter which Video jack you connect VIDEO S VIDEO Y Pb Pr Notes If your component has only one input for audio mono connect it to the left white L Mono audio jack on the TV and don t connect the right audio part of the cable COAXIAL AUDIO OUT Jack If you re connecting this DVD player to an audio video receiver that has a COAXIAL DIGITAL INPUT jack use a Digital Coaxial cable to conne...

Page 7: ...ops disc play PLAY Begins disc play Prev Goes to the beginning of the previous chapter or track Next Skips to next chapter or track L E D s Light Emitting Diodes One light corresponds to the STANDBY ON button The other light corresponds to playback status For connection example go to next page Connections and Setup 7 PLAY Front of the DVD Player buttons appear left to right below ...

Page 8: ... ANTENNA VIDEO L R INPUT1 S VIDEO VIDEO L R INPUT OUTPUT IN FROM ANTENNA OUT TO TV Notes The back of your TV and VCR might look different than the ones pictured here Details about the different kinds of cables used to connect your DVD player are on page 5 Don t connect the DVD player to the VCR or through the VCR Doing so could negatively affect the picture quality and or disable the DVD player 1 ...

Page 9: ... s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT REGULAR AND PROG SCAN Y to Y Pb to Pb R to R It is essential to match the color coded connectors with a compatible TV Note If your TV or monitor has progressive scanning capability you need to make sure you choose correct setting on the back of the DVD Player step 6 below 3 Connect the antenna or cable to the Antenna Input jack on the VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA 4 ...

Page 10: ... is accessed only when a disc isn t playing It appears automatically when you press the STOP button on the remote Remember A feature will only work if the disc was programmed with that feature For example if you choose subtitles on the Info Display the subtitles will only appear if the disc was created with subtitles If a menu or icon is grayed out it means that item or feature isn t available Esp...

Page 11: ...ual review the following list There might be a button on the TV s remote control that accesses the Video Input Channel see table below for examples You might select the Video Input Channel from the TV s on screen menu system You might tune to it by pressing a specific channel number see table below Press the Channel up and or down buttons on the TV s remote control sometimes the Video Input Channe...

Page 12: ...otate JPEG files 90 AUDIO Accesses the Audio icon in the Info Display that enables you to play a disc in a different language CH Advances to the next preceding chapter or track CLEAR Removes on screen menus and displays DVD Puts the remote in DVD mode so it operates the DVD player FORWARD Searches forward through the disc GOBACK RETURNGoes back to the previous menu INFO Displays the on screen Info...

Page 13: ...remote inVCR mode so it operates theVCR RCA GE and ProscanVCRs only VOL Decreases and increases volume level SPEED InVCR mode selects tape speed Using the remote to Navigate through On Screen Menus No matter which on screen display you re using the DVD player s menu the Info Display that appears during playback or a disc s menu you ll use the same buttons on the remote control to move through the ...

Page 14: ...ree things happens depending on how the disc was programmed The disc starts playing The disc menu appears One of the options will start playing the disc Highlight that option and press OK The DVD Player s main menu appears since the Play menu is already highlighted just press the OK button Search Options To search a disc you can use the FORWARD button or the REVERSE button You can also utilize the...

Page 15: ...back options Many of your DVD Player s playback features are accessed through the Info Display the banner at the top of the screen that appears during playback for more information go to page 16 Additionally with some discs you can access playback features directly from the remote control Chapter Advance While a disc is playing you can skip forward or backward a chapter or track at a time by press...

Page 16: ... Also the Info Display features are only available if the disc was created with that particular feature If one of the icons is grayed out that feature isn t available for the disc you re playing The invalid symbol appears on the screen when you press a button that doesn t have any function To make the Info Display disappear from the screen press INFO on the remote DVD Disc Info Display Time displa...

Page 17: ...art 1 hour 35 minutes and 12 seconds into the title Note For Audio CDs the time displayed refers to the track that s playing Title Track Icon all Info Displays Some DVD discs contain more than one title Each title is divided into chapters CDs are divided into separate tracks To select a title track After you highlight the Title Track icon use the number button s on the remote to enter the title nu...

Page 18: ...re through the disc s menu During playback press MENU to access the disc s menu Audio Language Icon DVD Info Display If the disc was created with different language tracks recorded in different languages you can change the language while you re playing the disc 1 While a disc is playing press INFO the Info Display appears 2 Press the button until the Audio icon is highlighted 3 Press the button on...

Page 19: ...t the Repeat feature is Off The options available depend upon the type of disc you re playing With DVD discs you can repeat the title chapter or use AB repeat With Audio CDs you can repeat the disc a track or create a program that plays repeatedly With mp3s you can repeat the disc a track or create a program that plays repeatedly Repeating Discs Titles Chapters or Tracks 1 While a disc is playing ...

Page 20: ...isplay press the button until Play Mode Random appears in the text at the bottom of the Info Display Press OK the tracks start playing in random order To switch back to Standard Playback press the or button repeatedly until Play Mode Standard appears in the text bar underneath the Info Display icons Note The player defaults to Standard Playback whenever you put a new CD into the DVD player Program...

Page 21: ...okmark 1 While you re playing a disc press the INFO button on the remote the Info Display appears 2 Press the button to highlight the Bookmark icon and press OK the Bookmark Banner appears 3 Use the and buttons on the remote to highlight the play arrow icon that s next to the bookmarked scene you want to activate 4 Press OK the disc starts playing from the bookmarked scene Clearing a Bookmark The ...

Page 22: ...tents are displayed otherwise press the PLAY button to display them Playing Discs PBC Playback Control Video CD Info Display Playback Control functions allow you to interact with the system via menus search functions or other typical computer like operations Moreover still pictures of high resolution can be played if they are included on the disc 1 While the Video CD is playing press INFO the Info...

Page 23: ...rt playback Note when a music file mp3 or WMA is selected for more than two seconds the player lets you hear the first few seconds of the song mp3 or WMA file the player begins by playing the selected file then all the files and subfolders contained in the same folder The player then plays the contents of the folders at the same level as the folder containing the file selected at the start Example...

Page 24: ...3 file then all the mp3 files in the same folder and finally the mp3 files contained in the folders located at the same level as the folder containing the file selected at the start Note If the mp3 files are finished playing before the end of the slide show the player starts playing the mp3 files again until the slide show ends 5 Press INFO to access the Info menu during simultaneous playback You ...

Page 25: ...isc starting with chapter track 1 Random Play The Random Play option plays a disc s tracks in random order Use the arrow buttons to highlight Random Play and press the OK button To stop Random playback press the STOP button twice To resume normal playback press PLAY Play Play Mode Parental Control Display Sound Languages Chapter 4 Menu System The DVD Player Menu System The DVD player menu system i...

Page 26: ...s the first few seconds of the track plays 2 Press OK to add the title chapter DVD track audio CD or file mp3 selected to the list Press the CLEAR button to remove the last title chapter track file from the list Press PLAY to start program play Repeat steps 1 and 2 as often as necessary AutoPlay You can set up the DVD Player so a disc automatically starts playing whenever the disc tray is closed H...

Page 27: ...OK the Parental Control menu items appear 3 Since Lock is highlighted just press the OK button on the remote the Enter Password screen appears 4 Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter your password and press OK Confirm Password appears Enter the same numbers you entered before and press OK if necessary press the button to return to the previous menu Notes Once the player is locked y...

Page 28: ...number buttons on the remote to enter the four digit number that you want to use as your new password and press OK you will be prompted to enter your new password again to confirm Enter your password and press OK Explanation of Ratings Limits The Rating Limits feature lets you determine what types of discs can be played in the player and what types of discs will require a password to override the ...

Page 29: ... on the screen UnratedTitles Some discs contain titles that don t have a rating assigned to them Sometimes movies you might find the most explicit are unrated You can restrict access by requiring a password for unrated titles 1 From the main menu use the and buttons to highlight Parental Control and press OK enter your password if asked 2 Press the button until Unrated Titles is highlighted and pr...

Page 30: ...ice the options are explained below and press OK to select 4 x 3 Letterbox Choose this setting if you want to see movies in their original aspect ratio height to width ratio You ll see the entire frame of the movie but it will take up a smaller portion of the screen vertically The movie might appear with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Play Display Parental Control Play Mode Sound L...

Page 31: ...ult Sound Logic is turned off Compressed the volume range is compressed loud sounds quieter and soft sounds louder Note The performance of the Sound Logic feature varies depending upon the equipment you have connected to your DVD Player and the audio format of the disc you re playing Menu System Digital Output If you connected your DVD player to a receiver via the COAXIAL AUDIO OUT jack on the bac...

Page 32: ...cs are created differently The DVD player can t override some language preferences If a disc s software was created to play the movie title in a preferred language the preference you set might be ignored Also if the language isn t available on the movie you re playing the disc s default language will be chosen You must turn on the Subtitle feature in order for them to appear when you re playing a ...

Page 33: ...into an AC outlet Player turns off automatically The power automatically turns off after the player has been in stop mode for approximately 30 minutes Turn power back on Disc won t play Insert a disc with the label side facing up Check the type of disc you put into the player This player only plays DVD video discs Video CDs CDs with mp3 files WMA files and or JPEG files on them and audio CDs If yo...

Page 34: ...ation in battery compartment cover Insert new batteries in the remote Operate the remote control at a distance of no more than 20 feet Remove any obstacles between the remote and the DVD Player If your DVD Player is in an entertainment cabinet the glass doors might obstruct the remote control from operating the DVD Player Open the doors Drain the remote s microprocessor remove the batteries press ...

Page 35: ... the beginning of a movie you won t be able to This part of the movie is often programmed to prohibit skipping through it Desired angle cannot be changed Most Region 1 discs don t have the multi camera angle system and some discs only have multiple angles during certain parts of the movie Picture is too tall and thin Change the aspect ratio go to the main menu select Display select TV Image Go to ...

Page 36: ...o not use damaged cracked or warped discs Cleaning Discs Dirty discs can cause reduced video and audio performance Always keep discs clean by wiping them gently with a soft cloth from the inner edge toward the outer perimeter If a disc becomes dirty wet a soft cloth in water wring it out well Wipe the dirt away gently and remove any water drops with a dry cloth Do not use record cleaning sprays or...

Page 37: ...al product s warranty period We will bill you a flat exchange charge to replace a defective unit This charge covers the labor cost for its repair How to make a warranty claim Properly pack your unit Include any cables etc which were originally provided with the product We recommend using the original carton and packing materials Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice ...

Page 38: ... GIVEN BY THOMSON INC ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER THOMSON INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRO...

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