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XV-N33SL/GNT0024-014B/English

DVD VIDEO PLAYER

XV-N33SL

GNT0024-014B

[US/UB/UG/UX/UW/A]

Before operation

2

Preparations

3

Basic operations

6

Advanced operations

11

MP3 disc playback

19

Changing the initial settings

21

Additional information

26

INSTRUCTIONS

V I D E O

N33SL(USUBUGUXUWA).book  Page i  Monday, February 24, 2003  7:26 PM

Summary of Contents for XV-N33SL

Page 1: ...4 014B US UB UG UX UW A Before operation 2 Preparations 3 Basic operations 6 Advanced operations 11 MP3 disc playback 19 Changing the initial settings 21 Additional information 26 INSTRUCTIONS V I D E O N33SL USUBUGUXUWA book Page i Monday February 24 2003 7 26 PM ...

Page 2: ...from the sides Top No obstructions in 5 cm from the top Back No obstructions in 15 cm from the back Bottom No obstructions place on the level surface IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit leave all servicing to qualified service personnel 3 CAUTION Visible and invisible laser radiation when open ...

Page 3: ...e TV Do not install the unit in a place subject to vibrations To prevent malfunction of the unit There are no user serviceable parts inside If anything goes wrong unplug the power cord and consult your dealer Do not insert any metallic objects such as wires hairpins coins etc into the unit Do not block the vents Blocking the vents may damage the unit To clean the cabinet Use a soft cloth Follow th...

Page 4: ...AUDIO OUTPUT setting digital audio signals may not be output as they are recorded on the disc See DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT on page 23 for details To play back DTS encoded DVD VIDEO or DTS encoded Audio CD discs correctly connect the unit to an amplifier with a built in DTS decoder If the unit is connected to an amplifier without a DTS decoder playback sound will be distorted Notes on discs With some D...

Page 5: ... COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the unit to your TV NOTES Connect Y to Y PB to PB CB PR to PR CR correctly When using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks do not connect the S VIDEO output jack on the unit When the component video input jacks on the TV are of the BNC type use an adapter to convert a pin jack to a BNC jack not supplied In the following description TV may be substituted with monitor or proje...

Page 6: ... the sounds DVD VIDEO SVCD Video CD or Audio CD played back on the unit record them through the analog jacks Depending on the disc no signal may be output from the DIGITAL OUT Make an analog connection in this case Set DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT in the AUDIO preference display correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment If setting made for DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT is incorrect loud noise ma...

Page 7: ...electric shock or other accidents If the cord is damaged consult a dealer and have the power cord replaced with a new one Using the remote control unit To install batteries Open the compartment cover and place the two supplied R6P SUM 3 AA 15F batteries in the remote control unit according to the polarity markings and inside the compartment Then replace the cover The batteries will last about six ...

Page 8: ...enu of the MONITOR TYPE is already open 4 Press 5 to select the desired monitor type For a normal conventional TV select 4 3 LB or 4 3 PS For a wide screen TV select 16 9 NORMAL or 16 9 AUTO see page 22 5 Press ENTER The third page is shown in which the pull down menu of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT is already open About invalid operation icon When you press a button and if the unit does not accept it...

Page 9: ...3 to select a desired item 2 Press ENTER The unit starts playback of the selected item For SVCD Video CD Press the numeric buttons to select a desired item The unit starts playback of the selected item NOTES Do not insert an unplayable disc see page 2 When inserting a disc on the disc tray be sure to position the disc inside the recess Otherwise the disc may be damaged when the disc tray is closed...

Page 10: ...n The TV screen shows RESUME STOP and the RESUME indicator lights up in the display window The memory of the interrupted position is not cleared if you turn off the unit When you turn off the unit after setting the resume function simply press 3 The unit is turned on and playback starts from the interrupted position If you turn on the unit by pressing STANDBY ON then press 3 playback starts from t...

Page 11: ... where playback was interrupted Various speed playback x1 5 Quick Playback with sound During playback press QUICK PLAYBACK on the unit The lamp on the QUICK PLAYBACK button turns on and the disc is played back at about 1 5 times normal speed The sound is not muted and the subtitle does not go off To return to the normal playback Press QUICK PLAYBACK again The lamp on the button goes off NOTES x1 5...

Page 12: ...ess the numeric buttons to specify the number To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 10 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 then 10 The unit starts playback from the beginning of the selection NOTES Depending on the disc type and the unit status what is specified differs During DVD VIDEO playback if a menu is shown on the TV screen the numeric buttons may be used for selecting an item in the men...

Page 13: ...VCD Video CD with PBC Some SVCD Video CD discs support the PBC function PBC is an abbreviation of Playback Control Some SVCD Video CD discs recorded with PBC have their own menus such as a list of the songs of the disc You can locate a specific scene by using the PBC menu 1 In stop mode press 3 or TOP MENU A disc menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press the numeric buttons to select the desired item ...

Page 14: ...t two digits in the example above To correct a mistake Press 2 repeatedly to move back to the digit where you entered a wrong number and reenter the correct one 4 Press ENTER The unit starts playback from the specified time To dismiss the menu bar Press ON SCREEN Hint 10 and 10 buttons are not used with this function NOTES Some DVD VIDEO discs do not contain time information and the time search fu...

Page 15: ... 1 to 3 During SVCD Video CD playback you can check the program contents via the menu bar To stop program playback Press 7 To clear the program While stopped and the program table is shown press 7 To exit the program mode After clearing the program press ON SCREEN NOTE When the disc tray is opened or the unit is turned off the program is cleared To play back in random order Random play 1 In stop m...

Page 16: ...peat mode To quit repeat playback Press REPEAT until the repeat mode indicator goes off in the display window Hint When the program playback mode is active with an SVCD Video CD or Audio CD the repeat mode changes in the same manner Note however that in the mode the unit repeats all the programmed tracks instead of all tracks on the disc To repeat a desired part A B repeat playback First make sure...

Page 17: ...s are recorded appears on the TV screen except when the ON SCREEN GUIDE preference is set to OFF 1 During playback press AUDIO The audio selection window appears on the TV screen 2 Press 5 or AUDIO to select the desired audio Each time you press 5 or AUDIO the audio changes For DVD VIDEO example For SVCD For Video CD 3 Press ENTER You can hear the selected audio The audio selection window is dismi...

Page 18: ...L for watching TV in a general room CINEMA for watching a movie software in a room with suppressed light USER 1 USER 2 you can adjust parameters that affect the picture character and store the settings as a user preset See the next step 3 To define a user setting press 5 to select a parameter to be edited from the following GAMMA Adjust this if the neutral color is bright or dark The brightness of...

Page 19: ...tain the rear signal you can change the 3D PHONIC setting but you will not be able to achieve a correct 3D effect The 3D PHONIC function does not affect the Dolby Digital bitstream signal from the DIGITAL OUT jack When the 3D PHONIC function is active the ANALOG DOWN MIX setting in the AUDIO setting display is not available Menu bar functions To bring up the menu bar 1 When a disc is inserted pres...

Page 20: ...begin playback with the selected subtitle Angle selection See also page 15 During playback selects a desired scene angle in a multi angle part 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press 5 to select a scene angle 3 Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected scene angle Menu bar functions for SVCD Video CD Audio CD Time mode selection Selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status...

Page 21: ...support packet writing UDF format discs The unit does not support the ID3 tag The unit supports discs recorded with multiple sessions Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or recording conditions Programmed and random playback functions do not work with MP3 discs The unit only can play back tracks with the following file extensions MP3 Mp3 mp3 and mP3 Time required for reading the di...

Page 22: ... also use 4 or 5 to specify a track instead of the numeric buttons Repeat playback During playback or while stopped press REPEAT Each time you press REPEAT the repeat mode changes as follows If you press REPEAT while stopped you need to press ENTER or 3 to start repeat playback To stop repeat playback Press 7 Note that the repeat mode remains active To quit repeat playback During playback press RE...

Page 23: ...n is set For details about each setting see the following To dismiss a preference display Press CHOICE NOTES While an MP3 disc is inserted you cannot bring up any preference display When a preference display is shown on a wide TV screen the upper and lower parts of the preference display sometimes may be cut off If this happens adjust the picture size control of the TV ENTER CHOICE 5 2 3 SELECT EN...

Page 24: ... Wide television screen select when you connect the unit to a wide screen 16 9 TV whose aspect ratio is fixed to 16 9 the unit automatically adjusts the screen width of the output signal correctly when playing back a 4 3 source If you play a 4 3 DVD VIDEO source using the 16 9 NORMAL mode the picture character changes slightly due to the process for converting the picture width 16 9 AUTO Wide tele...

Page 25: ... unit s analog AUDIO OUT terminals connected to a surround decoder STEREO select when listening to conventional two channel stereo audio with the unit s AUDIO OUT terminals connected to a stereo amplifier receiver or television set or in case you want to record the audio from a DVD VIDEO disc to MiniDisc cassette etc D RANGE CONTROL This setting provides optimal audio quality from the analog AUDIO...

Page 26: ...L 6 Press ENTER to bring up the pull down menu In the pull down menu NONE and levels 8 to 1 are available NONE does not restrict playback Level 1 is the strictest level Discs rated higher than the selected level are restricted 7 Press 5 to select a desired parental lock level then press ENTER moves to PASSWORD 8 Press the numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter a 4 digit password 9 Press ENTER The parenta...

Page 27: ... The password entered in this step becomes the new password If you want to keep the same password as before enter the same password 7 Press ENTER moves to EXIT Pressing ENTER again returns to the OTHERS menu of the preference display NOTE If you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 3 above moves to EXIT automatically and 5 do not work To temporarily release the Parental Lock If the p...

Page 28: ... ON button 6 9 Remote sensor 5 0 Display window see the illustration below Disc tray 7 QUICK PLAYBACK button 9 Display window 1 Audio format indicators 2 Resume Program Random indicators 3 Group indicator 4 Title indicator 5 Track indicator 6 Chapter indicator 7 Repeat mode indicator 8 3 play 8 pause indicators 9 Multi information window 8 9 0 1 2 3 7 6 5 4 1 7 3 4 5 6 2 8 9 N33SL USUBUGUXUWA book...

Page 29: ...utton 17 ANGLE button 15 SUBTITLE button 15 Infrared signal window 5 STANDBY ON button 6 CANCEL button 13 TITLE GROUP button 11 20 MENU button 11 ENTER button ON SCREEN button 8 12 17 _ NEXT button 9 10 19 8 button 8 19 SLOW button 9 REPEAT button 14 20 VFP button 16 ZOOM button 16 AUDIO button 15 DIMMER button 7 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7 9 0 10 10 CANCEL TITLE GROUP RETURN VFP REPEAT ZOOM DIMMER AUDIO 3D P...

Page 30: ...nit to a television and receiver via AV COMPU LINK set the unit s AV COMPU LINK setting to DVD1 IMPORTANT When you make video connection between the unit and another device such as a receiver and TV via the composite S video or component jacks as well as AV COMPU LINK connection see also the instruction manual of the other device Notes for connection If you connect the unit to a receiver via AV CO...

Page 31: ...audio equipment with a built in DTS decoder to the unit Play back a source other than DTS encoded one MP3 No sound comes out MP3 disc is recorded with the packet writing UDF format It cannot be played Files tracks are not played in the recorded order This unit plays the files in the alphabetic order So the playback order can vary Specifications Specifications and appearance are subject to change w...

Page 32: ...tts and Nevis KP Korea Democratic People s Republic of KR Korea Republic of KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Lao People s Democratic Republic LB Lebanon LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova Republic of MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongo...

Page 33: ...Tatar BR Breton IA Interlingua MN Mongolian SH Serbo Croatian TW Twi CA Catalan IE Interlingue MO Moldavian SI Singhalese UK Ukrainian CO Corsican IK Inupiak MR Marathi SK Slovak UR Urdu CS Czech IN Indonesian MS Malay MAY SL Slovenian UZ Uzbek CY Welsh IS Icelandic MT Maltese SM Samoan VI Vietnamese DA Danish IW Hebrew MY Burmese SN Shona VO Volapuk DZ Bhutani JI Yiddish NA Nauru SO Somali WO Wol...

Page 34: ...l circuits in decoder side processing increasing the level of specific channels and lowering the level of silent channels for greater spatial perspective and adds a center speaker used primarily for dialog The result is enhanced channel separation Down mix Internal stereo mix of multichannel surround audio by a DVD player The down mix signals are output from analog AUDIO OUT connectors DTS A Digit...

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