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Introduction

Important Safety Instructions

This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. 
Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit will 
protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use and servicing.
This unit is fully transistorized and does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.
DO NOT REMOVE THE CABINET COVER, OR YOU MAY BE EXPOSED  TO DANGEROUS 
VOLTAGE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.

1. Read owner's manual

After unpacking this product, read the owner's
manual carefully, and follow all the operating and
other instructions.

6. Water and Moisture

Do not use this product near water-for example,
near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry
tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool
and the like. 

7. Cleaning

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before 
cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol
cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

8. Power-Cord Protection

Power-supply cords should be routed so that they
are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items
placed upon or against them, playing particular
attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles,
and the point where they exit from the product.

9. Overloading

Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or 
integral convenience receptacles as this can result
in a risk of fire or electric shock.

10. Lightning

For added protection of this product during storms, 
or when it is left unattended and unused for long
periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet.
This will prevent damage to the product due to
lightning and power-line surges.

11. Object and Liquid Entry

Never push objects of any kind into this product
through openings as they may touch dangerous
voltage points or short-out parts that could result in
a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind
on the product.

12. Attachments.

Do not use attachments not recommended by the
product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

2. Power Sources

This product should be operated only from the type
of power source indicated on the marking label. If
you are not sure of the type of power supply in your
home, consult your product dealer or local power
company. For products intended to operate from
battery power, or other sources, refer to the
operating instructions.

3. Grounding or Polarisation

This product is equipped with a polarised alternating
current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than
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 polarised plug.

4. Ventilation

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for
ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the
product and to protect it from overheating. These
openings must not be blocked or covered. The
openings should never be blocked by placing the
product on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface.
This product should not be placed in a built-in
installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper
ventilation is provided or the manufacturer's
instructions have been adhered to.

5. Heat

The product should be situated away from heat
sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or
other products (including amplifiers) that produce
heat.

PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS
OWNER'S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT, RETAIN THIS 
BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

CAUTION

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13. Accessories

Do not place this product on
an unstable cart, stand, tripod,
bracket, or table. The product
may fall, causing serious
injury to a child or adult, and
serious damage to the
product. Use only with a cart,
stand, tripod, bracket, or table
recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the
product. Any mounting of the product should follow
the manufacturer's instructions, and should use a
mounting accessory recommended by the
manufacturer. A product and cart combination
should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive
force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product
and cart combination to overturn.

14. Disc Tray

Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray as it is
closing. It may cause serious personal injury.

15. Burden

Do not place a heavy object on or step on the
product. The object may fall, causing serious
personal injury and serious damage to the product.

16. Connecting

When you connect the product to other equipment,
turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment
from the wall outlet. Failure to do so may cause an
electric shock and serious personal injury. Read the
owner's manual o the other equipment carefully and
follow the instructions when making any
connections.

17. Sound Volume

Reduce the volume to the minimum level before you
turn on the product. Otherwise, sudden high volume
sound may cause hearing or speaker damage.

18. Sound Distortion

Do not allow the product to output distorted sound
for a longtime. It may cause speaker overheating
and fire.

19. Headphones

When you use the headphones, keep the volume at
a moderate level. If you use the headphones
continuously with high volume sound, it may cause
hearing damage.

20. Laser Beam

Do not look into the opening of the disc tray or
ventilation opening of the product to see to
source of the laser beam. It may cause sight
damage.

21. Disc

Do not use a cracked, deformed, or repaired disc.
These discs are easily broken and may cause 
serious personal injury and product malfunction.

23. Servicing

Do not attempt to service this product yourself as
opening or removing covers may expose you to
dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all
servicing to qualified service personnel.

24. Replacement parts

When replacement parts are required, be sure the 
service technician has used replacement parts
specified by the manufacturer or have the same
characteristics as the original part. Unauthorised
substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or
other hazards.

25. Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this
product, ask the service technician to perform safety
checks to determine that the product is in proper
operating condition.

22. Damage Requiring Service

Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer
servicing to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:

a)

b)

c)
d)

e)

f)

When the power-supply cord or plug is
damaged.
If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen
into the product.
If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
If the product does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions as an improper adjustment of other
controls my result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a qualified technician
to restore the product to its normal operation.
If the product has been dropped or damaged in
any way.
When the product exhibits a distinct change in
performance-this indicates a need for service.

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Summary of Contents for Sonic Blue DVP855

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Page 2: ...e following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC NOTICE WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN AVERTISSEMENT RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRI...

Page 3: ...including amplifiers that produce heat PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE CAUTION 3 13 Accessories Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a...

Page 4: ... most cru cial internal parts of the DVD player Moisture condensation occurs during the following cases When you bring the DVD player directly from a cold place to a warm place When you use the DVD player in a room where you just turned on the heater or a place where the cold wind from the air conditioner directly hits the unit In summer when you use the DVD player in a hot and humid place just af...

Page 5: ... show broadcast on cable play in public and rent copyrighted material without permission DVD video discs are copy protected and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual propertly rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use ...

Page 6: ...lay Repeat playback display 6 7 8 9 DOLBY DIGITAL sound display Frame angle display VIDEO AUDIO TRACK program display Title chapter display Track message display STANDBY ON DVD VIDEO CD CD MP3 PLAYER DVP855 DIGITAL S VIDEO OUT MIXED AUDIO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COMPONENT OUT VIDEO COAXIAL OPTICAL L Y Pr R Pb 1 3 4 5 1 3 4 5 Rear Panel S VIDEO OUTPUT TERMINAL Connection with a TV that has an S video...

Page 7: ...uage STEP SLOW button For playing one frame at a time or slow playback MUTE button OPEN CLOSE button Zoom button For magnifying the screen 3D button For stereophonic sound effect DISPLAY button For checking the current disc status SETUP button For initial settings CLEAR button To erase a program content PLAYBACK PAUSE button TITLE button For selecting a title listed in the disc REPEAT A B button F...

Page 8: ...Connecting to a TV 13 Connecting to an audio system 14 Installation to any DIGITAL AUDIO OUT any SOCKET SOCKET SOCKET DIGITAL AUDIO OUT an SOCKET to SOCKET SOCKET ...

Page 9: ...YBACK PAUSE button To resume PLAYBACK press the PLAYBACK PAUSE button once again Open the tray by pressing OPEN CLOSE button 1 2 Place a disc properly on the tray with the playback side down 2 3 Close the tray by pressing OPEN CLOSE button 3 NOTE The DVD player automatically memorizes the location where the stop button was pressed during playback and resumes from that point when the playback butto...

Page 10: ...he button again exits from the playback state reference 1 17 Searchingforaspecificscreen songduringplayback Scan fast forward or fast reverse 1 Press or button on the remote controller 1 NOTE What is a chapter A chapter is one of the several sections to which a movie is divided into What is a title A title refers to a single whole movie For DVD playback pressing the button successively executes th...

Page 11: ...4X 1 8X and the SR button is inactivated To return to normal PLAYBACK press the PLAYBACK PAUSE button This function is not activated for CD PLAYBACK 1 2 Press or button 2 19 Setting a custom view Setting a specific DVD title or chapter 1 Press GOTO button on the remote controller 1 Go to the title or chapter using the arrow buttons Press the number of the title or chapter and then press Enter butt...

Page 12: ...the whole disc 1 Repeat playback of a specified section Pressing REPEAT A B button selects the beginning A of the repeated playback section and pressing it again selects the end B Only the specified section is repeatedly played back Pressing the button again returns to normal playback 1 A TO B SET A 21 Pressing the button successively for a DVD executes the function in the following order CHAPTER ...

Page 13: ...ly when the PBC is turned off Music can be played in a specific order Programming is only possible at stop mode Deleting a program Pressing STOP button during playback of a programmed song will erase that song from the program Pressing CLEAR while programming will delete a song from the program in the reverse order which songs were selected Pressing STOP button while programming will erase the who...

Page 14: ... Muting the sound Press MUTE button Pressing the button toggles the MUTE function If no sound is heard with MUTE turned on turn it off to hear sound 1 1 To view the title menu Press TITLE button The title menu contained in the disc will appear The title menu appears differently with different discs This function will not work with a CD VCD 1 26 Using the setup menu Pressing SETUP button will show ...

Page 15: ...IO ENGLISH CHINESE FRENCH GERMAN SPANISH PORTUGUESE KOREAN NOTE This function only works in DISC STOP mode Setting the language 1 Selecting subtitle language Press SETUP button on the remote controller 1 2 Go to LANGUAGE using the arrow buttons 2 3 Go to SUBTITLE using the arrow buttons 3 4 Choose the desired language using the arrow buttons and select it by pressing Enter button 4 1 Selecting aud...

Page 16: ...o not initially appear This function will not work with DISCs that do not have subtitles SCREEN SAVER Toggles the screen protection function VIDEO SETUP VIDEO SETUP TV DISPLAY CAPTIONS SCR SAVER 4 3 PS 4 3 LB 16 9 WIDE 1 2 3 29 Setting the SPEAKER 1 Press SETUP button on the remote controller 1 2 Go to SPEAKER using the arrow buttons 2 3 Go to a desired item using the arrow buttons 3 4 Choose the ...

Page 17: ...d items of the connected audio system can be selected as follows 1 Press SETUP button on the remote controller 1 2 Go to AUDIO using the arrow buttons 2 3 Go to a desired item using the arrow buttons 3 4 Choose the desired setting using the arrow buttons and select it by pressing Enter button 4 DIGITAL OUT OFF set to disconnect the digital output sound ON set to output digital sound DUAL MONO STER...

Page 18: ...n be set beforehand For more details turn to page 26 Operation with a MP3 disc Operation with a MP3 disc To create 3D surround effects 35 NOTE Simulated surround effect does not work at digital audio output optical coaxial sound function REPEAT TRACK REPEAT DISC REPEAT OFF REPEAT TRACK REPEAT DISC REPEAT OFF ...

Page 19: ...g the POWER button Clean the disc Insert a disc Check that the DVD or audio CD indicator in the DVD display is lit Insert a playable disc Check the disc type color system and Regional code Place the disc with the playback side down Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide Clean the disc Press the SETUP button to turn off the menu screen Cancel the Rating function or change the ra...

Page 20: ...C 40ûC 10 75 RH VIDEO OUT 1V max at 75ohm load SCART OPTION COMPONENT 0 7V max at 75ohm load S VIDEO OUT Luminance signal Y 0 7V max at 75 ohm load Frequency Respnse Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice DVD 48KHz 96KHz ANALOG DIGITAL 1 15V max 2CH 2 0Vrms 1KHz max 4Hz 22KHz 4Hz 44KHz VCD 44 1KHz 4Hz 20KHz CD 44 1KHz 4Hz 20KHz Color signal C 0 286V max at 75ohm load 39 ...

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