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CONTENTS

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DVD Player GDP 3550

Special features of your DVD player

Scope of delivery

Disc formats

Set-up and safety

6-10

Overview

6-7

The front of the DVD player

The display elements of the DVD player

The back of the DVD player

9-10

The remote control

11-15

Connection and preparation

11-13

Connecting a television or flat screen

Connecting a multi-channel amplifier or digital two channel audio system

Connecting an audio system with analogue two-channel stereo sound

Connecting the power cord

Inserting batteries in the remote control

16-18

Getting started

Switching on the DVD player

Selecting the language of the screen menus

16-18

Adapting the DVD player to the television set/flat screen

Before playback

Preparation

Inserting a disc

Removing discs

20-25

Playback a DVD

DVD features

Special DVD features

Playing back a track

Calling up information

Selecting tracks and chapters with the DVD menu

Selecting certain tracks with the number buttons

Selecting chapters

Interrupting/resuming playback (resume)

Ending playback

23-24

Additional playback functions

Selecting and playing scenes

Repeat functions

26-27

Playback S-VCD/VCD

S-VCD/VCD features

PBC (playback control)

Switching PBC (playback control) on/off

Playing back a track

Selecting a track

Frame search

Ending playback

Summary of Contents for GDP 3550

Page 1: ...ǵ DVD PLAYER GDP 3550 ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...6 18 Getting started 16 Switching on the DVD player 16 Selecting the language of the screen menus 16 18 Adapting the DVD player to the television set flat screen 19 Before playback 19 Preparation 19 Inserting a disc 19 Removing discs 20 25 Playback a DVD 20 DVD features 20 Special DVD features 21 Playing back a track 21 Calling up information 21 Selecting tracks and chapters with the DVD menu 22 S...

Page 3: ...ng the content of a DVD 38 Changing the access code 39 40 Audio settings 39 Selecting the sound menu 39 Selecting sound mode type downmix mode 39 Setting the sampling rate 39 Selecting the Pro Logic sound mode 40 Switching the dynamic range volume range on off 40 Selecting the digital output 40 Ending settings 41 43 Personal settings 41 Setting the language 42 Switching the screen saver on off 42 ...

Page 4: ... can play back CD R CD RW VCD 2 0 Super VCD DVD R DVD RW discs Due to the difference in quality of the recording media and the quality of the recording itself it can occasionally happen that a home made DVD or CD cannot be read This does not indicate a malfunction of the DVD player You have to finalise your own CD R RW recordings Make sure the settings of your CD burning program correspond to the ...

Page 5: ...s are excluded for damage resulting from improper hand ling Do not place any vessels filled with liquid such as vases on the DVD player as they may spill liquid thus presenting a safety risk Thunderstorms are a danger to all electrical devices Even if the DVD player is switched off it can be damaged by a lightning strike to the mains Always remove the mains plug during an electrical storm If the D...

Page 6: ...ayer does not mean it is discon nected from the mains Stand by indicator Display Compartment for DVDs CDs ə Opens and closes the disc compartment 8 Starts playback 7 Press once to activate the RESUME function Press twice to switch to STOP 5 Selects the previous track or section during playback 6 Selects the next track or section during playback C B A ON OFF B A C ...

Page 7: ...d back ŀ Playback Pause freeze frame ALLp One of the repeat functions is activated SVCD Video CD or S VCD inserted D The DVD offers a Dolby Digital audio signal n Various angles available PBC Navigation mode during VCD S VCD playback MP3 MP3 CD inserted 01 Number of a section on a DVD or CD or number of a music track on a CD 0 00 00 Total or elapsed playing time in hours minutes and seconds 8 88 8...

Page 8: ... receiver with an S video socket VIDEO OUT Video output socket for connecting a television or AV receiver with a Cinch socket Y Pb Cb Pr Cr Video output sockets for television flat screen or projector YUV standard 100 240V Socket for the power cord 50 60Hz 10W Caution Do not connect any devices while the DVD play er is switched on Switch off the other device as well before connecting it Never touc...

Page 9: ...Picture CDs n Selects various camera angles for certain scenes or passages on the DVD during playback Selects the RANDOM PLAY function in STOP mode d Mutes the sound on a GRUNDIG television x Switches up one menu level i Calls up the main menu player menu of the DVD player ASa sSelect various functions in the menus OK Displays various information on the television screen during playback such as th...

Page 10: ...arch at various speeds during playback d Switches between the original and the dubbed language during DVD playback Switches between the various sound formats TV Switches the remote controller between controlling your DVD player and controlling your GRUNDIG television The possibilities of this are described on page 44 y For selecting and displaying subtitles of the DVD during playback Note If you h...

Page 11: ...to the video socket and the audio sockets with a cinch cable Necessary adjustments to the television or the flat screen After you have made the connections at the selected output sockets you must activate them The setting procedure is described in the Selecting the video output socket EURO AV RGB or S video section on page 17 If you make the connection using the cinch sockets Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr ple...

Page 12: ...gressive mode or interlace mode Depending on the model of television flat screen or projector you have to activate the relevant input sockets on the device 1 Plug standard cinch cables into the Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr sockets on the DVD player and into the corresponding socket VIDEO IN or COMPONENT Y PB CB PR CR on the television flat screen or projector 2 Plug standard cinch cables into the AUDIO OUT L...

Page 13: ...r and the corresponding socket VIDEO IN on the television or flat screen 2 Plug standard cinch cables into the AUDIO OUT L R sockets of the DVD player and the appropriate sockets AUDIO IN on the television or flat screen CONNECTION AND PREPARATION_ VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT L R AUDIO OUT EURO AV TV Pr Pb Y VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT L R AUDIO OUT EURO AV TV P Y VIDEO OUT...

Page 14: ...ger period of time Even if you are using a digital connection you should still make an analogue audio connection as it is possible depending on the disc type that no signal can be output via the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT socket For the connection see page 15 Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Dolby Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Digital and the double D symbol ĳ are trademarks...

Page 15: ...p catch and remove the lid 2 When inserting the batteries Micro type e g R06 or AA 2 x1 5 V observe the polarity marked on the battery compart ment 3 Close the battery compartment Note If the DVD player no longer reacts properly to remote control commands the batteries may be flat Be sure to remove used batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage resulting from used batteries Enviro...

Page 16: ...ress OK to confirm 5 Press i to finish the setting Adapting the DVD player to the television set Setting the TV system TV norm The colour norm of the DVD player s screen menus has to be adap ted to the format of your television or flat screen Select NTSC for televisions with the NTSC standard or PAL for those with the PAL standard Select Auto for televisions with multi norm and the TV norm follo w...

Page 17: ... with S or A and press OK to conform 3 Select Video output with S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select the video output with S or A and press OK to confirm S Video for S VIDEO OUT socket RGB for EURO AV TV socket YCbCr for Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr sockets 5 Press i to quit the menu Notes If the television has been connected to the S VIDEO OUT socket no picture will appear Press the i 5 2 A and OK button...

Page 18: ... 3 Letterbox for wide screen playback with black bars on the top and bottom edges of the screen If you have a 16 9 format television or flat screen select the 16 9 setting 1 Press i to open the main menu 2 Select Picture with S or A and activate it with OK 3 Select the TV format menu with S or A and activate it with OK 4 Select the picture format 4 3 Pan Scan 4 3 Letterbox or 16 9 using S or A and...

Page 19: ...ess ə on the DVD player or press and hold down 7 on the remote control Display ə the disc tray opens 2 Insert the disc you want to play in the disc compartment with the label facing upwards 3 Press ə on the DVD player or press and hold down 7 on the remote control Display the disc tray retracts again then and the disc is read DVD player display The elapsed playing time of the disc Notes Playback o...

Page 20: ... superimposition from up to 32 different languages Since films are released in different parts of the world at different times all DVD players world wide are given a regional code The regional code for your DVD player is 2 DVDs may also be given a supplementary regional code If you ins ert a DVD with a code different to that of the DVD player a referen ce to the regional code appears on the televi...

Page 21: ...apters 00 00 05 Playing time 01 31 55 Remaining playing time F1 3 de Dubbing language available in the example 3 de for German 5 1 Audio system y 1 5 de Subtitles available in the example 5 de for German n 2 4 Camera positions available in the example 4 Mbit s Bit rate 2 Press OK to hide the Info line Selecting tracks and chapters with the DVD menu If a DVD contains several titles and or chapters ...

Page 22: ...he next chapter to do this press 6 during playback 2 Select the start of the chapter with 5 press once 3 Select the previous chapter with 5 press twice Playback of the selected chapter begins Interrupting resuming playback resume The playback of a DVD can be interrupted at any point and then resumed from the same place 1 Interrupt playback by pressing 7 once only 2 Resume playback at the point whe...

Page 23: ...ep by step backwards or forwards with 5 or 6 3 Press 8 to resume normal playback Selecting the camera angle for particular scenes or passages Some DVDs contain scenes or passages which were filmed several times from different camera angles You can choose from among these different angles With DVDs which support this function the status display Info menu on the television screen shows n 1 4 for exa...

Page 24: ... the setting is usually made in the DVD menu Selecting and displaying subtitles If the DVD provides subtitles they can be displayed on your TV screen When subtitles in several languages are available you can select your language of choice 1 During playback press y Display for example y 1 5 de is briefly displayed and the current subtitle is displayed 2 Keep pressing y to select the language for th...

Page 25: ... down b Repeating a selected scene A B Repeat You can mark the start and end of a scene this is then played back repeatedly 1 During playback mark the beginning of the scene to do this briefly press b Display b A 2 To mark the end of a scene briefly press b Display b A B the scene marked is now played back constantly 3 To quit this function briefly press b again Repeating a chapter or a DVD These ...

Page 26: ...have various subtitles and dubbed languages PBC playback control PBC is a navigation option for S VCD VCDs PBC information is burned onto the disc when it is made PBC switches between the playlist structure the menu on the S VCD VCD and manual selec tion by the user The default setting upon delivery is PBC activated PBC and the pro gram info on the S VCD VCD predetermine the navigation options If ...

Page 27: ...tracks you can see them in the info line 1 To deactivate the PBC function press during playback If the S VCD VCD has a track menu it will appear on the screen 2 Select the desired track directly by pressing 1 0 and then press OK to confirm or Select the track step by step with 5 or 6 Frame search Several different speeds are available 1 Select the desired playback speed during playback with m or 2...

Page 28: ...u need the Nero Recode or Nero Vision Express software You can find out more about Nero Digital at www nerodigital com Features of the DivX VIDEO CD DivX Video is an encoder decoder based on the MPEG 4 compression system which is used to encrypt and display compressed video data This enables the DVD player to play back videos compressed in the DivX format This results in playback quality with less...

Page 29: ...128 or 160 kbps 160 kbps is considered CD quality MP3 files can be downloaded from the Internet and then burned onto a CD ROM disc Your DVD player can read the ID3 tag from the file hea der which contains information on title and artist and display this in the info menu status display MP3 CDs contain sound recordings They can be played in the normal manner on an audio system The digital signals tr...

Page 30: ...rowser can be called up with Title Selecting specific tracks using the number keys 1 During playback select the desired track with 1 0 and confirm with OK Playback begins with the selected track Selecting a track in steps SKIP 1 Select the next track by pressing 6 during playback 2 Select the previous track by pressing 5 Playback begins with the selected track Random play 1 During stop mode press ...

Page 31: ... DigitalTM DivX Video CD only This function allows you to enlarge various picture sections 1 During playback or pause press v Display for example zoom on the DVD player enlarges a picture section 2 Move the picture section around the screen with a s A or S 3 Switch back to normal picture size with v Slow motion Nero DigitalTM DivX Video CD only You can choose between different speeds 1 2 1 4 1 8 f...

Page 32: ...electing and showing subtitles DivX Video CD only DivX Video CDs provide two types of subtitles There are the familiar subtitles available on a conventional DVD and also subtitles shown as a separate file in the browser 1 Press y to show subtitles during playback or 2 Select the subtitles file in the browser the file name has an extension such as TXT then press y Display DIVX SUB TITLE SELECTED br...

Page 33: ... onto a CD in JPEG format A KODAK picture CD can contain up to 40 pictures In addition to the pictu re files a KODAK picture CD can also contain imaging software which ena bles the user to play the CD on a PC edit the pictures or view a slide show Displaying JPEG pictures 1 After the disc compartment has closed and the JPEG CD has been scanned the File Browser Contents menu of the JPEG CD is displ...

Page 34: ...ng the picture Zoom This function enables you to enlarge sections of the picture and move them on the screen 1 During playback or pause press v 2 To enlarge a picture section press m or repeatedly 3 Move the picture section on the screen with a s A or S 4 Switch back to normal picture size with v Random play JPEG CD only 1 During stop mode press and hold down n 2 Press 8 once or twice to start ran...

Page 35: ...e info line Playing back a track 1 Playback starts automatically when a CD is inserted Playback stops at the end of the CD 2 Press to interrupt playback pause 3 Press 8 to resume playback Selecting a track using the numerical buttons 1 In the STOP position select the desired track with 1 0 and confirm with OK Playback begins with the selected track step by step SKIP 1 Select the next track during ...

Page 36: ...n audio CD can be compiled into a playlist The tracks in the playlist are played back in sequence 1 Press 7 to end playback 2 Call up the playlist with b 3 Enter the title by pressing 1 0 and press OK to con firm Tracks can be added to the playlist several times Display The tracks and playing time and the total playing time of the playlist 4 Press 8 to start playback Note The playlist is deleted i...

Page 37: ... and press OK to confirm 6 Press i to exit the menu Note The ə button on the DVD player is disabled and D is dis played on the screen every time a button is pressed The disc compartment cannot be opened A disc in the DVD player can be played Enabling the disc compartment of the DVD player 1 To unlock the disc compartment repeat points 1 to 4 in the Locking the disc compartment of the DVD player ch...

Page 38: ...Access Level with S or A and confirm with OK 9 Select the desired access level with S or A and confirm with OK 10 Enter the code using the numerical keys 3 3 0 8 and press OK to confirm 11 Press i to exit the menu Changing the access code 1 Press i to open the main menu 2 Select Child lock with A or S and activate it with OK 3 Select the Code line using A or S and press OK to confirm 4 Activate Ch...

Page 39: ...l Use 96 kHz for DVDs with a 96 kHz audio signal for optimum analogue audio output at the AUDIO OUT L R sockets Use 48 kHz for DVDs with a 48 kHz audio signal The signal is emitted at the AUDIO OUT L R and DIGITAL AUDIO OUT sockets 1 Select the PCM output line by pressing S or A and press OK to confirm 2 Select the required value 48 kHz or 96 kHz by pressing S or A and press OK to confirm Selectin...

Page 40: ...er sounds increase the volume during quieter scenes and maintain the volume of the dialogue 1 Select the Dynamic line by pressing S or A and press OK to confirm 2 Select the function by pressing S or A On and press OK to confirm Selecting the digital output Here you select whether the audio signal is emitted from the DIGI TAL AUDIO OUT sockets in the original data format or in PCM format 1 Select ...

Page 41: ...own in the language you have selected If the language you have selected for the subtitles is not on the DVD the first language available is automatically selected 1 Select Subtitles by pressing S or A and press OK to confirm 2 Select your language using S or A and press OK to confirm Selecting the language of the DVD menus If the DVD has menus in several languages you can select the lan guage of y...

Page 42: ...the Picture line with S or A and activate it with OK 3 Select the Angle mark line by pressing S or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select the function by pressing S or A On and press OK to confirm Note To deactivate the camera angle repeat the setting procedure and select Off 5 Press i to exit the menu DivX VIDEO registration 1 Press i to open the main menu 2 Select the Disc preference line with S or ...

Page 43: ...mation about your DVD player s soft ware version 1 Press i to open the main menu 2 Select Installation with S or A and activate with OK 3 Select the Factory default line by pressing S or A and press OK to confirm The System information is displayed 4 Press i to exit the menu PERSONAL SETTINGS ________________________ Factory default System information SW ver 1 00 xxxxx xxxxxxxx HW ver JJB4300M Cop...

Page 44: ...at menu n Calls up the concise TV help menu d Switches the sound on or off mute i Calls up the DIALOG CENTER or switches to menu operation x Switches between the two most recently selected chan nels zapping a s Volume setting a lower s higher In menu mode a cursor left s cursor right OK Activates functions calls up data confirms and saves data A S Select TV channels A up S down In menu mode A curs...

Page 45: ...ital Surround decoder must be connected to the digital output S PDIF of the DVD player Manufactured with permission from Dolby Laboratories The Dolby label and the double D logo ĳ are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished material 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved This product contains components which are covered by certain U S patents or for other reasons a...

Page 46: ...der the guarantee GRUNDIG will refuse to refund any costs resulting in such cases Any repair costs in such cases even those occurring within the guarantee period are to be paid by the customer INFORMATION_____________________________________ Problem Possible cause remedy DVD player does not respond to Point the remote control directly at the DVD player the remote control Remove all obstacles which...

Page 47: ...d to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a socket elsewhere If a non rewireable 3 pin plug or a rewireable 13A BS1363 3 pin plug is used it must be fitted with a 5A ASTA or BSI approved BS1362 fuse If any other type of plug is used it must be protected by a 5A fuse either in the plug or at the distribution board If this type of plug becomes defective ensure that the fuse is re...

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