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English
Table of Contents
Introduction
Page 2
Features...............................................................................2
Supplied accessories..........................................................2
About this instruction manual ..........................................3
Notes on handling ..............................................................4
Preliminary knowledge
Page 5
Names of parts and controls .............................................5
Front panel................................................................................5
Remote control unit .................................................................6
Display window........................................................................8
Rear panel.................................................................................8
Operational Principles........................................................9
On-screen displays...................................................................9
To prevent the monitor from burning out
[SCREEN SAVER] ................................................................10
On-screen guide icons ...........................................................11
How to use numeric buttons.................................................11
About discs .......................................................................12
Playable disc types.................................................................12
Disc structure..........................................................................12
Audio formats.........................................................................13
Getting started
Page 14
Connections ......................................................................14
Before making any connections ...........................................14
To connect to a TV .................................................................14
To connect to a TV with the SCART connector ...................15
To connect to an audio amplifier or receiver.......................16
To connect to an amplifier/receiver equipped with
5.1-channel inputs...............................................................17
To connect to audio equipment with a digital input ...........18
To connect the power cord ...................................................19
Using the remote control unit.........................................19
To install batteries in the remote control unit .....................19
Remote sensor .......................................................................20
To use the remote control unit for TV operation.................21
Basic operations
Page 23
Turning on/off the unit ....................................................23
Inserting and removing discs ..........................................23
Basic playback ..................................................................24
To start playback ....................................................................24
To stop playback completely ................................................25
To stop playback temporarily ...............................................25
To advance or reverse playback rapidly while
monitoring...........................................................................25
To locate the beginning of the scene or song .....................25
Resuming playback ..........................................................26
To memorize the interrupted position .................................26
To resume playback...............................................................26
Advanced operations
Page 27
Playing from a specific position on a disc......................27
To locate a desired scene from the DVD menu ...................27
To locate a desired scene from the menu of the Video
CD with PBC ........................................................................27
To locate a desired selection using the numeric
buttons.................................................................................28
To locate a desired selection using
4
or
¢
...................28
To locate a desired scene by specifying the chapter
number [CHAP.SEARCH] ...................................................29
To locate a desired position in the current title or track
[TIME SEARCH] ...................................................................29
To locate a desired scene from the display [DIGEST] ........30
Special picture playback ................................................. 31
To advance a still picture frame-by-frame ...........................31
To display continuous still pictures [STROBE]....................31
To playback in slow-motion [SLOW]....................................32
To zoom a scene [ZOOM]......................................................32
Changing the playback order ......................................... 33
To playback in the desired order [PROGRAM] ....................33
To playback in random order [RANDOM]...........................34
Repeat playback............................................................... 34
To repeat the current selection or all discs contents
[REPEAT] .............................................................................34
To repeat a desired part [A-B REPEAT] ................................35
Selecting a scene angle of DVD VIDEO ......................... 36
To select a scene angle from the normal screen
[ANGLE] ...............................................................................36
To select a scene angle from the angle list display
[ANGLE] ...............................................................................37
Changing the language and sound ................................ 37
To select the subtitle language [SUBTITLE] ........................37
To change the audio language or sound [AUDIO] ..............38
Miscellaneous functions ................................................. 39
To select the picture character
[THEATER POSITION].........................................................39
To simulate surround sound [3D PHONIC] ..........................39
To view the disc/time information........................................40
To view the DVD function status ..........................................41
Dimming the brightness of the display window .................41
Initial settings
Page 42
Selecting preferences...................................................... 42
How to set preferences..........................................................42
LANGUAGE page...................................................................42
AUDIO page............................................................................43
DISPLAY page ........................................................................45
SYSTEM page ........................................................................46
EXPERT SPEAKER SETTING (available only when
“EXPERT” is selected for SPEAKER SETTING) .......... 47
How to make speaker settings ..............................................47
Setting items ..........................................................................47
Example: Making speaker settings according to
speaker and room conditions ...................................... 49
Basic speaker settings ...........................................................49
Fine tuning of each speaker type..........................................50
Limiting playback by children ........................................ 51
To set Parental Lock for the first time
[PARENTAL LOCK]..............................................................51
To change the settings [PARENTAL LOCK] .........................52
To temporarily release the Parental Lock
[PARENTAL LOCK]..............................................................53
Additional information
Page 54
Care and handling of discs.............................................. 54
Troubleshooting .............................................................. 55
Specifications................................................................... 56
Table of languages and their abbreviations.. Appendix A
Country code list for Parental Lock.................Appendix B
