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Connection of Equipment
Chapter 1: Connection of Equipment
Contents
Caution : Read the pages marked
carefully to ensure safe operation.
Before applying power ................... 2
Safety precautions ...................................... 2
Features ............................................................. 3
Accessories ........................................................ 3
Systems and Types of Playable Discs ................ 6
Unplayable Discs ............................................... 6
Icons Inscribed on DVD Discs .......................... 6
Region Codes of This Player (DVD VIDEO disc
only) ............................................................... 6
Region codes of the DVD VIDEO discs that can be played
with this player ................................................................. 7
Video Formats ................................................... 7
Checking the Video Format ................................................. 7
Chapter 1: Connection of Equipment ... 8
Bofore Start ....................................................... 9
Preparation of Remote Control Unit ................ 9
Installing the batteries ........................................................ 9
Remote control range .......................................................... 9
MP3 Files That Can Be Played Back with This
Equipment ...................................................... 9
Connection with a TV or Stereo System .......... 10
To Connect a TV ................................................................. 11
To Connect a Stereo System .............................................. 11
To Set Up of the Player ...................................................... 11
Connection with an AV Amplifier .................... 12
To Connect an AV Amplifier ............................................. 13
To Set Up of the Player ..................................................... 13
Chapter 2: Controls and indicators .... 14
Front Panel ...................................................... 15
Display ............................................................ 16
Switching the Display Brightness ..................................... 16
Joystick Remote Control Unit .......................... 17
When selecting a disc, displaying a still picture or letting
playback pause temporarily .......................................... 17
When repeating playback or switching the displayed
information .................................................................... 18
When performing special playback or inputting a number
........................................................................................ 18
Chapter 3: Basic Operation ................ 19
Configuration of Discs .................................... 20
Turning Power on ........................................... 20
STANDBY mode ................................................................. 21
Inserting discs ................................................. 21
On Basic Operation ......................................... 21
Opetaion restriction according to the disc or player status
........................................................................................ 21
Playing discs ....................................................................... 21
Playing discs by changing them ....................................... 22
Playing from the selected disc .......................................... 22
Playing discs by selecting the group, title, chapter , track
........................................................................................ 22
Skipping a track, chapter or file ....................................... 22
Stopping playback ............................................................. 22
Still picture display and playback pause ......................... 23
Frame-by-frame advance ................................................... 23
Forward search and reverse search ................................... 23
Slow playback and reverse slow playback ....................... 23
Menu playback of DVD .................................................... 24
Menu playback of P.B.C.-compatible VCD ..................... 24
Skipping indexes in DVD AUDIO ................................... 25
Switching still pictures of DVD AUDIO .......................... 25
Switching the sequential play mode ................................ 25
Switching the time display ............................................... 26
Repeat playback ................................................................. 26
A-B repeat playback ........................................................... 27
Pure Audio function .......................................................... 27
Switching the audio language .......................................... 28
Using Headphones .......................................... 28
Chapter 4: OSD Operation ................. 29
Basic OSD Operation ...................................... 30
“MAIN” OSD Operation ................................... 31
Selecting the disc to be played .......................................... 31
Selecting a group, title, chapter, track, folder or file
......................................................................................... 31
Time display switching and time search ......................... 32
Memory playback .............................................................. 33
Repeat playback ................................................................. 33
A-B repeat playback ........................................................... 34
“SOUND” OSD Operation ............................... 35
Switching the audio language .......................................... 35
Virtual Surround function ................................................ 35
Cinema Voice function ..................................................... 35
Down Mix function ........................................................... 36
“VISUAL” OSD Operation ............................... 36
Switching the subtitle language ....................................... 36
Adjusting the picture quality ............................................ 36
Switching the viewing angle ............................................. 37
Chapter 5: Applied Operations ........... 38
Switching the Play Modes ............................... 39
Program Playback ........................................... 39
Registering and playing the program ............................... 39
Clearing the program ........................................................ 40
Stopping program playback ............................................. 40
Checking the program ...................................................... 40