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DVD PLAYER

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DV-P315U

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HITACHI AMERICA , LTD.
HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION

1855 Dornoch Court ,
San Diego , CA 92154-7225
Tel : 1-800-HITACHI

(1-800-448-2244)

HITACHI CANADA LTD .
DIGITAL MEDIA DIVISION

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Ontario L5N 2L8 CANADA
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Hitachi has made every effort to assure you hours of trouble free operation from your unit. However, should you

require service, a network of Hitachi Authorized Service Facilities has been established in all 50 states and

Puerto Rico. Each facility will provide you with convenient and expedient assistance. Our service "Hotline"

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Page 1: ...T 9 00am 5 00pm durant les heures de hureau Lundi au Vedredi 9 00am 7 00pm h n e Samedi 9 00am 5 00pm h n e Hitachi has made every effort to assure you hours of trouble free operation from your unit However should you require service a network of Hitachi Authorized Service Facilities has been established in all 50 states and Puerto Rico Each facility will provide you with convenient and expedient ...

Page 2: ...levision reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the 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 dea...

Page 3: ...rnal parts may be damaged Do not install the player on top of a heat producing device When installing in a cabinet place the player below the amplifier or any other heat producing audio devices as far as possible but in a dust free spot Do not put a flower vase filled with water or any small metal objects on the player Be careful not to put your hand into the disc tray Do not place anything other ...

Page 4: ...manufacturer 12 Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this apparatus during lighting storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when th...

Page 5: ... CD recorder and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the DVD player CD recorder on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This DVD player CD recorder should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This DVD player CD recorder should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase o...

Page 6: ...chi DVD players If you have two DVD players and wish to operate only the DV P315U turn off the other player If two players placed side by side are turned on using the remote control will operate the other player as well as the DV P315U Formation of condensation Due to sharp changes in temperature and humidity condensation may form if warm air comes in contact with any cold parts inside the player ...

Page 7: ...n 31 Selecting the Audio Language 33 Selecting the Subtitle Language 34 Changing the Camera Angle 35 Using the Bookmark Function 36 Using the Zoom and Surround Functions 37 Using the Setup Menu 38 Setting Up the Language Features 39 Setting Up the Parental Control 41 Setting Up the Audio Options 42 Setting Up the Display Options 43 Troubleshooting Guide 45 Specifications 46 Try to Play Disc Immedi...

Page 8: ...NENTVIDEOOUT Y Pr Pb VIDEO OUT S VIDEOOUT MIXED AUDIO OUT R L OPTICAL COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT S VIDEO Y Pb Pr VIDEO OUT SELECT AUDIO IN VIDEO R L Connection to a TV Try to Play Disc Immediately DV P315U E P2 24 01 4 10 10 54 AM ページ 8 ...

Page 9: ... 4 Press the PLAY PAUSE button Playback will begin To terminate 1 1 Press the STOP button The playback will terminate 2 2 Press the OPEN CLOSE button The TRAY will come out 3 3 Take out the disc 4 4 Press the POWER button The tray will close and the power will be off POWER STANDBY POWER STANDBY or or or or or or Try to Play Disc Immediately DV P315U E P2 24 01 4 10 10 54 AM ページ9 ...

Page 10: ...ton on remote control Identifying Menu Screens SETUP MENU PLAYER MENU LANGUAGE 1 English 2 Français 3 Deutsch 4 Español 5 Italiano 6 Nederlands DISC MENU LANGUAGE 1 English 2 Français 3 Deutsch 4 Español 5 Italiano 6 Nederlands 7 Others AUDIO LANGUAGE 1 English 2 Français 3 Deutsch 4 Español 5 Italiano 6 Nederlands 7 Original 8 Others SUBTITLE LANGUAGE 1 Automatic 2 English 3 Français 4 Deutsch 5 ...

Page 11: ... 1 3 Change Password ENTER RETURN RATING LEVEL Level 8 Adult Level 7 Level 6 Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Kids Safe PRESS 0 9 RETURN CHANGE PASSWORD Enter New Password _ _ _ _ PRESS 0 9 RETURN CHANGE PASSWORD Re enter New Password _ _ _ _ RETURN AUDIO OPTIONS 1 Digital Output PCM 2 DTS Off 3 Dynamic Compression Off PRESS 0 9 RETURN CREATE PASSWORD Enter Password _ _ _ _ PRESS 0 9 RETURN...

Page 12: ...creen angles while enjoying movies Repeat You can repeat a song or movie simply by pressing the REPEAT button POWER STANDBY DV P315U Copy Protection Many DVD discs are encoded with copy protection Because of this you should only connect your DVD player directly to your TV not to a VCR Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picture from copy protected DVD discs This product incorporates copyrig...

Page 13: ...sound and video due to Dolby Digital and MPEG 2 system Various screen and audio functions can be easily selected through the on screen menu VIDEO CD AUDIO CD 12 cm 8 cm 74 min 20 min 12 cm 8 cm 74 min 20 min Disc Types Logos Recording Types Disc Size Max Playing Time Characteristics DVD DIGITAL SOUND STEREO Playback Region Number NTSC broadcast system in U S A Canada Korea Japan etc Dolby Digital ...

Page 14: ...d here OPEN CLOSE Press to open and close the disc tray PLAY PAUSE Begin or pause disc play STOP Stops disc play SKIP SEARCH Use to skip a scene or music If this button is held down for approx two seconds it will switch to the search button Thereafter each time the button is pressed the search speed will switch to 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X 128X after which SKIP will be restored ENGLISH Description Front Pa...

Page 15: ... Chapter number Video Audio CD Track number Repeat play mode Linear PCM audio output Dolby Digital audio output DTS Digital Theater System audio output Digital only MPEG 2 Audio output Displays various messages concerning operations such as PLAY STOP LOAD RANDOM no DISC No disc loaded OPEN The disc tray is open LOAD Player is loading disc information Front Panel Display Front Panel Display DV P315...

Page 16: ...SH Tour of the Remote Control Operate the remote control within the following area in a straight line from the signal detecting eye of the player and an angle of 30º 30 Approx 7m Approx 23 feet 30 30 30 DV P315U E P2 24 01 4 10 10 54 AM ページ16 ...

Page 17: ... Advances playback one frame at a time STOP Button To stop playback SEARCH Buttons Allows you to search forward backward through a disc SURROUND Button To activate the 3D sound BOOKMARK Button To rapidly return to a location of disc OPEN CLOSE Button To open or close the disc tray NUMBER Buttons ZOOM Button To magnify part of picture CLEAR Button Removes menus or status displays from the screen DI...

Page 18: ...op playback P 9 STOP Button Buttons on remote control work in different ways for DVD VCD and CD Refer to the following table for correct use Turns the player on and off P 9 Advances playback one frame at a time P 24 Marks a segment to repeat between A and B P 29 Allows you to repeat play a Track Disc or A B P 29 Allows you to program a specific order P 30 Returns to a previous menu Switches menu o...

Page 19: ...X8 P 25 To activate the 3D sound P 37 To rapidly return to a location of disc P 36 Menu off mode To open or close the disc tray P 9 To magnify part of picture X2 P 37 Removes menus or status displays from the screen Displays the current disc mode P 28 Accesses various audio functions on a disc P 33 Brings up the DVD player s Setup menu P 10 To skip Tracks P 25 Begin Pause disc play P 9 Allows you ...

Page 20: ... a higher quality picture The S Video must be selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT SWITCH COMPONENT VIDEO OUT JACKS Use these jacks if you have a TV with Component Video in jacks These jacks provide Pr Pb and Y video Along with S Video Component Video provides the best picture quality The Y Pb Pr must be selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT SWITCH VIDEO OUT SELECT SWITCH Use the switch to set video out If...

Page 21: ...nents Before Connection the DVD Player Connection to an Audio System Analog Audio Out Amplifier with Dolby Digital Decoder DTS Decoder Digital Audio Input Jack 2ch Stereo Amplifier Dolby Pro Logic Decoder Audio Input Jacks Digital Audio Out AUDIO DVD Method 1 DVD Player 2ch Stereo Amplifier or Dolby Pro Logic Decoder Method 2 DVD Player Amplifier with Dolby Digital Decoder DTS Decoder Method 1 Met...

Page 22: ...ith Video Input Jack Method 2 DVD Player TV with S Video Input Jack If the S Video is selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT Method 3 DVD Player TV with Component Video Jacks If the Y Pb or Pr is selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT TV Normal Widescreen Projection etc Connection to a TV For Video Analog Audio out Good picture Basic Audio OR OR AV Cable included S Video Cable optional Video Cables optional B...

Page 23: ...ais Drucken 3 fur Deutsch Pulse 4 para Español Premere 5 per Italiano Toets 6 voor Nederlands When you stop disc play the player remembers where you stopped so when you press PLAY again it will pick up where you left off unless the disc is removed the STOP button is pressed twice or the player is unplugged RESUME function If the player is left for an approximate 2 minutes in pause mode it will sto...

Page 24: ...layback in the forward direction 5 5 Slow Motion Playback Except CD Press the FWD SEARCH button on the remote during PAUSE or STEP mode By pressing you can select slow motion playback for 1 8 1 4 or 1 2 of normal speed No sound is heard during slow mode Press PLAY PAUSE to resume normal playback The reverse slow motion playback will not work ENGLISH Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 DVD Titl...

Page 25: ...if you press NEXT SKIP button it moves to the next MENU or the next Track View display If you press BACK SKIP button it moves to the previous MENU or the previous Track View display See page 32 1 1 Press the FWD SEARCH button or REV SEARCH button on the remote during PLAY mode Press the REVERSE or FORWARD SEARCH button on the remote and press again to search at a faster speed 2X 4X 8X 16X 32X 128X...

Page 26: ... disc With some VCDs the RETURN button operation may be displayed using the mark Press the RETURN button to return to the Menu screen during play item 1 item 2 item 3 ON some DVD and VCD discs the Menu screen may be recorded You can use the Menu screen to select the item you want to play NOTES With some DVDs you may not be able to call the Menu screen by pressing the MENU button In such cases pres...

Page 27: ... Press the ENTER button Play the disc following the Top Menu item 1 item 2 item 3 With some DVDs several Titles are recorded and the Top Menu is provided Use the Top Menu screen to play such DVDs for convenience NOTES Some discs may not have Top Menu Some discs may display the same screen even if the MENU button is pressed or the TOP MENU button is pressed Using Top Menu Screen on Disc to Play DVD...

Page 28: ...ons to enter a different Track number and then press the ENTER button To enter the time from which you want to start use the LEFT RIGHT button to select then use the Number buttons to enter the time Then press the ENTER button To make the screen disappear press the DISPLAY button again In VCD 2 0 mode MENU ON mode only the volume control will appear on screen 0 06 54 T 01 ENG 5 1 CH ENG ON 64 64 E...

Page 29: ...back by Chapter or Title CD and VCD repeat playback by disc or Track Depending on the disc the Repeat function may not work If the Track is completed before marking the end B the end of Track becomes B automatically If the DVD title is completed before marking the end B playback will stop and the marked start A will also be cleared If the DVD chapter is completed before marking the end B following...

Page 30: ...OM Press the ENTER button The disc will be played back in random order Depending on the disc the Program or Random Playback function may not work This function is not available with VCD 2 0 MENU ON mode To resume normal playback press the CLEAR button On DVD discs programming is possible only for the title that has the largest number of chapters Chap T 01 Program Order 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0...

Page 31: ... you press the DISC NAVIGATION button before pressing the ENTER button to start playback in step 3 DISC NAVIGATION function will end and the original picture will be restored The next page will be shown if you move the red frame to the right and press NEXT SKIP button It will go back to the former page if the red frame is moved to the left and BACK SKIP button is pressed To display another Title N...

Page 32: ...Track 1 1 Press the DISC NAVIGATION button during playback 2 2 Press UP DOWN button to select INDEX VIEW Press the ENTER button 3 3 Select the desired view by pressing UP DOWN or LEFT RIGHT buttons 4 4 Press the ENTER button When in VCD 1 1 2 0 mode MENU OFF mode this function works In stop mode on VCD press the DISC NAVIGATION button and the TRACK VIEW will be displayed directly When pressing the...

Page 33: ...n When playing a VCD In disc version 2 0 the MENU button works as a conversion switch between MENU ON and MENU OFF mode When playing a VCD 1 1 or CD the MENU button will not work 1 Audio 2 Subtitle 1 English 2 Français This function depends on what languages are encoded on the disc and may not work with all DVDs A DVD disc can contain up to 8 Audio languages How to have the same Audio language com...

Page 34: ...select SUBTITLE information 3 3 Press the ENTER button 4 4 Use the UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT button to select the desired language 5 5 Press the ENTER button When playing a VCD In disc version 2 0 the MENU button works as a conversion switch between MENU ON and MENU OFF mode When playing a VCD 1 1 or CD the MENU button will not work This function depends on what languages are encoded on the disc and may ...

Page 35: ...ptions and specify Screen Messages Off 4 4 This function is disc dependent and may not work with all DVDs This function does not work when a DVD has not been recorded with a multi camera angle system Press the DISPLAY button twice Use the UP DOWN button to select a suitable volume Master Volume Control function lets you adjust the volume of the player s output This is useful for matching the playe...

Page 36: ... turn off the display ENTER 1 1 During playback press the BOOKMARK button on the remote 2 2 Use the LEFT RIGHT button to select a marked scene 3 3 Press the PLAY PAUSE button to skip to the marked scene Clearing a Bookmark 1 1 During playback press the BOOKMARK button on the remote 2 2 Use the LEFT RIGHT button to select the bookmark number you want to delete 3 3 Press the CLEAR button to delete a...

Page 37: ...d effect This feature is useful when you are using the DVD player with a two channel stereo through the analog outputs Discs which are recorded with LPCM or DTS will not work When the DIGITAL OUTPUT is set to BITSTREAM in the Setup Menu the 3D Sound function will not work 1 1 During playback press the SURROUND button The SURROUND mark will be displayed on screen Be sure the DIGITAL OUTPUT is set t...

Page 38: ...e disc s Subtitles are to be displayed in Parental Setup of the Parental Level See page 41 Allows users to set the level necessary to prevent children from viewing unsuitable movies such as those with violence X rating etc Audio Options Setup of the Audio Options See page 42 Display Options Setup of the Display Options See page 43 Use to select which type of screen you want to watch and several di...

Page 39: ...s function changes the language only for the text on the Disc Menu screens 1 1 Press the SETUP button when in stop mode 2 2 Use the UP DOWN button to select Disc Menu 3 3 Press the ENTER button 4 4 Use the UP DOWN button to select ENGLISH Select OTHERS if the language you want is not listed 5 5 Press the ENTER button ENGLISH is selected and the screen returns to Setup Menu Setting up in ENGLISH EN...

Page 40: ...age to be the same as the language selected as the audio preference Select OTHERS if the language you want is not listed Some discs may not contain the language you select as your initial language in that case the disc will use its original language setting 5 5 Press the ENTER button ENGLISH is selected and the screen returns to Setup Menu ENTER RETURN SUBTITLE LANGUAGE If the selected language is...

Page 41: ... to select Rating level Press ENTER Use UP DOWN to select the level e g Level 6 and press ENTER The disc that contains Level 7 will now not play To cancel the rating level use LEFT RIGHT to select No in Use Password 6 6 About the Change Password Use UP DOWN to select Change Password The Change Password screen appears Enter your new password Re enter the new password again e g Setting up in LEVEL 6...

Page 42: ...namic compression OFF To select the standard range 1 1 Press the SETUP button when in stop mode 2 2 Use the UP DOWN button to select Audio Options Then press the ENTER button 3 3 Use the UP DOWN button to select the desired item Then press the LEFT RIGHT button NOTES RETURN AUDIO OPTIONS 1 Digital Output PCM 2 DTS Off 3 Dynamic Compression On 1 2 1 2 1 2 If the selected language is not recorded on...

Page 43: ...Box 2 Still Mode Auto 3 Screen Messages On 4 Front Display Auto Dim 5 Black Level Off ENTER RETURN DISPLAY OPTIONS TV ASPECT 4 3 LETTER BOX Select when you want to see the total 16 9 ratio screen DVD supplies even though you have a TV with a 4 3 ratio screen Black bars will appear at the top and bottom of the screen 4 3 PAN SCAN Select this for conventional size TVs when you want to see the centra...

Page 44: ...appears dim ON The screen appears bright Set to OFF at the factory 1 2 1 2 3 3 NOTES Certain audio features of this product manufactured under a license from Desper Products Inc Spatializer 3 D Stereo Spatializer N 2 2 and the circle in square are trademarks owned by Desper Products Inc Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dol...

Page 45: ...pleted at this time because 1 The DVD s software restricts it 2 The DVD s software doesn t support the feature e g angles 3 The feature is not available at the moment Check if the disc has a Menu Some of the functions selected in the Setup Menu may not work properly if the disc is not encoded with the corresponding function The Screen Ratio is fixed on your DVDs Make sure you have selected the cor...

Page 46: ...x Play Time Single Sided Single Layer Disc 135 min Reading Speed 1 2 to 1 4 m sec Maximum Play Time 74 min Reading Speed 1 2 to 1 4 m sec Maximum Play Time 20 min Reading Speed 1 2 to 1 4 m sec Maximum Play Time 74 min Video Audio 1 channel 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω load Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω load Pr 0 70 Vp p 75 Ω load Pb 0 70 Vp p 75 Ω load Luminance Signal 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω load Chrominance Signal 0 286 Vp p 75 Ω lo...

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