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Page 1: ...W PRODUCT WE CAN GUIDE YOU THROUGH CONNECTIONS FIRST TIME SETUP AND ANY OF THE FEATURES WE WANT YOU TO START ENJOYING YOUR NEW PRODUCT RIGHT AWAY CALL US BEFORE YOU CONSIDER RETURNING THE PRODUCT 1 800 705 2000 OR VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW MAGNAVOX COM IMPORTANT RETURN YOUR WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD WITHIN 10 DAYS SEE WHY INSIDE ...

Page 2: ...emember to get the most from your MAGNAVOX product you must return your Warranty Registration Card within 10 days So please mail it to us right now Know these safetysymbols This bolt of lightning indi cates uninsulated material within your unit may cause an electrical shock For the safety of everyone in your household please do not remove product covering The exclamation point calls attention to f...

Page 3: ...ch 22 Slow Motion Zoom 23 Track Playback 24 Title Chapter Playback Time Playback 25 Repeat Play A B Repeat 26 Programmed Play 27 Random Play 28 MP3 JPEG Playback 29 MP3 JPEG Displays 30 Audio Language Stereo Sound 31 Subtitles Camera Angles 32 DVD Player Setup and Features On Screen Displays 33 Parental Password 34 Parental Levels 35 Markers 36 Audio 37 Display 38 39 Language 40 41 Black Level Vir...

Page 4: ...tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television recep tion which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour aged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase th...

Page 5: ...e instructions explain how to use the Player s Setup menu to set features of the DVD Player or the Disc Access the Setup menu by pressing SETUP on the remote when Disc play is stopped Even if a feature is set in the Player s menu it may not be available if the current Disc does not include that feature Available Disc Features All the features described in this manual may not be available on every ...

Page 6: ...layer The number inside the globe refers to a region of the world Region 1 represents the United States Canada upper regions of North America Bermuda the U S Virgin Islands and small regions near Australia A Disc encoded in a specific region format can only play on DVD Players with the same region code For example if a Disc is labeled for Region 2 you cannot play the DVD on this Player Color Syste...

Page 7: ...y Safety Your new product and its packaging contain materials that can be recycled and reused Specialized companies can recycle your product to increase the amount that needs to be properly disposed Your product uses bat teries that should not be thrown away when depleted but should be disposed of as small chemical waste Please find out about the local regulations on disposal of your old product b...

Page 8: ...etails are on page 10 If your TV has only an RF style jack labelled Antenna In or 75 ohm you need an RF adapter to connect the Player to the TV Ask your electronics retailer for details A DVD picture still exceeds the quality of videotapes and other analog recordings Details are on page nine Digital audio provides the clearest sound Connect the Player s COAXIAL jack to your Stereo for the best sou...

Page 9: ...nt brands Refer to the instructions provided with your RF modulator Connect the other end of the same RF coaxial cable to the ANTENNA IN or RF IN jack on your Television 5 Your RF Modulator should have a Channel 3 4 switch The setting of this switch determines the TV channel on which you will watch materials playing on the DVD Player Set the RF Modulator s Channel 3 4 switch to either 3 or 4 which...

Page 10: ...jack on the DVD Player and to the VIDEO IN jack on the TV 3 Set the Player s INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE SCAN switch to I interlace 4 Connect the TV s power cord to a power outlet Turn on the TV and set it to the Audio Video In channel This channel may be labeled A V or Audio Video Aux or Auxiliary EXT or External etc This channel is usually near channel zero or your TV s remote control may have a butto...

Page 11: ... to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Player and to the S VIDEO IN jack on the TV 3 Set the Player s INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE SCAN switch to I interlace 4 Connect the TV s power cord to a power outlet Turn on the TV and set it to the S VIDEO IN channel This channel may be near channel zero or your TV s remote control may have a button or switch that lets you select the S Video In channel Or go to your ...

Page 12: ...e Player are green red and blue 3 If your TV is compatible with progressive scanning 480p set the Player s INTERLACE PROGRESSIVE SCAN switch to P Progressive If your TV does not have Progressive Scan set the Player s INTER LACE PROGRESSIVE SCAN switch to I Interlace 4 Plug in the TV s power cord Turn on the TV and set it to the Component Video In channel which may be near channel zero Go to your l...

Page 13: ... the Stereo and select the Auxiliary IN station or sound source See your Stereo owner s manual for details 5 Plug in the TV s power cord Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video In channel This channel may be labeled A V or Audio Video Aux or Auxiliary EXT or External etc This channel is usually near channel zero or your TV s remote control may have a button or switch that lets you select th...

Page 14: ...o Video Aux or Auxiliary EXT or External etc This channel is usually near channel zero or your TV s remote control may have a but ton or switch that lets you select the Video In channel Or go to your lowest TV channel 01 or 02 and change chan nels downward until you find the Video In channel If you cannot find the Video In channel check your TV manual 6 Plug in the Player s power cord Press STANDB...

Page 15: ... You also can close the tray by pressing OPEN CLOSE A 5 Press Stop C to stop playback Remember this DVD Player will play only certain Discs See page six for details An X may appear in the top right corner of the TV screen when you try a feature This means either the feature you tried is not available on the Disc or the Player cannot access the feature at this time This does not indicate a problem ...

Page 16: ...ge 24 Reverse hButton Press to search backward on a Disc Details are on page 22 OPEN CLOSE CLEAR OK RETURN DISPLAY TITLE SEARCH MODE MODE ZOOM REPEAT MARKER SETUP AUDIO PAUSE A B SUBTITLE ANGLE STANDBY ON 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 10 MENU SKIP OK Button Press to select change or confirm menu items ZOOM Button Press to enlarge the DVD picture or a JPEG image Details are on page 23 PAUSE F Button Press to...

Page 17: ...1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 10 MENU SKIP REPEAT Button Press to repeat play of the cur rent Disc Track Group Title or Chapter Details are on page 26 AUDIO Button Press to choose one of the audio languages available on a DVD or to choose a Stereo sound mode during Audio CD playback Details are on page 31 SEARCH MODE Button Press to access or remove the Search display which allows you to go directly to a specif...

Page 18: ...r Messages about current DVD Player operations appear here See Display Messages below You can adjust the brightness of the display Details are on pages 38 39 Disc tray Insert a Disc here REPEAT Appears during Repeat Playback along with A B TITLE CHP or TRK Details are on page 26 B Appears during Disc play F Appears when play is paused DVD Lights when a DVD is in the tray and ready for playback CD ...

Page 19: ...les here and to the Audio In jacks of a television stereo or RF modulator Match the cable colors to the jack colors Details are on pages nine 13 Y Pr Cr Pb Cb COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Jacks Connect optional component video cables here and to the component Video In jacks of a television Details are on page 12 You only need one audio connec tion and one video connection so you will not have a cable con n...

Page 20: ...TITLE button may not be active with all DVDs Helpful Hints 20 Menus DVD Disc Menus Some DVDs contain menus that describe the contents of the Disc or allow you to customize Disc playback For example the menu may offer choices for subtitle languages director s commentary or soundtrack playback To use the DVD menu and select playback features follow these steps 1 Press MENU The DVD s main menu will a...

Page 21: ...back Resume On You may choose to resume play from the point at which it stopped last 1 Press Stop C during DVD or Audio CD play In a few seconds the following Resume message will appear on the TV screen 2 Press Play B In a few seconds play will resume from the point at which it stopped last You can resume play at the same point even if you turn off the DVD Player then turn it on again later Howeve...

Page 22: ... 2 h 8 h 50 or h 100 will appear briefly on the TV to indicate reverse searching Or g 2 g 8 g 50 or g 100 will indicate fast forward searching Sound will be mute During Audio CD play you may search only at 16 times the normal playback speed An h 16 or g 16 will appear briefly on the TV screen Sound will be intermittent During MP3 play you can search at only eight times the normal speed An h 8 or g...

Page 23: ...an inner blue box that shows dur ing Zoomed playback is the position guide To remove it or show it press OK The position of the blue box inside the gray box indicates the position of the zoomed image within the overall picture 3 To return the picture to normal press ZOOM repeatedly Slow Motion 1 Press PAUSE F during DVD playback 2 Press Fast Forward D or Reverse h on the remote Slow motion play wi...

Page 24: ...is not available on the Disc play will not begin or the current Track will continue to play B Using SEARCH MODE Press SEARCH MODE so the Track Search display TR appears Within 30 seconds press the Number buttons to select the Track number Play will begin at the selected Track For a single digit Track 1 9 enter a zero first For example to play Track 5 press 0 5 You do not have to use the 10 button ...

Page 25: ...and play will continue at its cur rent point The total time available in the current Track or Title will appear to the right of TOTAL in the Time Search display If you make a mistake entering the time press CLEAR to clear the time area Enter the correct infor mation Title Chapter Playback Time Playback 25 Title Chapter Playback 1 During DVD play press SEARCH MODE until CH for Chapter or TT for Tit...

Page 26: ...ection must be within a single Title or Track If you do not enter Point B before the end of the Track or Title is reached the end of the Track or Title will become Point B automatically Point B must be later on the Disc than Point A A B Repeat is not available with MP3 files Helpful Hints A B Repeat You can play a section of an Audio CD or DVD repeatedly Follow these steps to set up the section yo...

Page 27: ... Tracks Repeat this step until you have selected all the Tracks you wish to play in the Program 3 Press Play B The Tracks will play once in the order you set Turning off the Player or opening the disc tray will erase the Program You cannot use the Number but tons or SEARCH MODE to select another Track while playing a Program Use SKIP ior j to select other Tracks within the Program You cannot combi...

Page 28: ...While play is stopped press MODE until the RANDOM screen appears 2 While the RANDOM screen appears press Play B The Tracks will play in random order After all the Tracks have played once play will stop Example Audio CD OPEN CLOSE CLEAR OK RETURN DISPLAY TITLE SEARCH MODE MODE ZOOM REPEAT MARKER SETUP AUDIO PAUSE A B SUBTITLE ANGLE STANDBY ON 3 2 1 6 5 4 9 8 7 0 10 MENU SKIP 1 2 ...

Page 29: ...r File you selected the Tracks Files will play in the order they were record ed i e 1 2 3 If you select a Folder and press OK the Tracks or Files within that Folder will appear Press K or L to select the Track or File you want to play then press Play B or OK Choose FIRST PLAY to start play from the first individual File or Track listed in the File List Press TITLE to return to the top of the File ...

Page 30: ...e and elapsed playing time of the current Track MP3 only appear The following may appear to indicate Repeat play T The current Track will play repeatedly G Tracks in the current Folder Group will play repeatedly A All Tracks will play repeatedly 2 Press DISPLAY again to remove the display TR 2 25 0 01 15 During MP3 play the icon and the current Track name will appear when you first press DIS PLAY ...

Page 31: ...ample English audio If a language is not available after pressing AUDIO several times the DVD does not have that language Some DVDs only let you change the language in the Disc menu Audio languages may be abbrevi ated such as ENG for English Or three dashes may appear instead of an abbreviation You cannot adjust Stereo Sound if Virtual Surround is set to 1 or 2 Details are on page 42 Helpful Hints...

Page 32: ...tain sequences recorded from different camera angles 1 During playback press ANGLE to select a dif ferent angle The number of available angles appears at the right of the Angle display In this example eight angles are available 8 32 Subtitles Camera Angles Subtitles The DVD Player allows you to select a language for subtitles during playback You may select only the subtitles that are available on ...

Page 33: ... number total Tracks Elapsed playing time of the current Track remaining playing time of the current Track ALL 4 12 0 13 45 0 45 40 ALL Current track number total Tracks Elapsed playing time of the current Audio CD remaining playing time of the current Audio CD T Current Repeat setting if active T Track repeat A All Tracks repeat A B A B repeat DVD Display 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to see the fol...

Page 34: ... step 6 If you have set a password before this menu will appear Press the Number buttons to enter your cur rent four digit password Asterisks will appear instead of your password This protects its identity 4 Press p to select CHANGE then press OK 5 Press the Number buttons to enter a four digit password The password numbers will appear on the screen Write down the password so you will not for get ...

Page 35: ...ppear beside PARENTAL LEVEL PARENTAL CHANGE OK PARENTAL LEVEL ALL PARENTAL PARENTAL LEVEL ALL 8 7 NC 17 6 R 5 4 PG13 3 PG OK When you try to play a DVD whose rating exceeds the level you set an on screen message will indicate the DVD cannot play Remove the DVD then set PARENTAL LEVEL to ALL Reload the DVD and begin playback Some DVDs may let you enter your four digit password to begin playback Fol...

Page 36: ...o remember press OK The Title number and elapsed playing time DVD or Track number and its elapsed playing time Audio CD will appear A checkmark will replace the Marker number The Marker display will disappear in about 30 seconds or press MARKER again to remove the Marker display 4 To return to a Marker during playback press MARKER until you see the Markers Press s or B to choose the Marker you wan...

Page 37: ...L Digital Audio Out jack to connect the DVD Player to a stereo that is Dolby Digital compatible Details are on page 14 Otherwise choose OFF If you selected DOWN SAMPLING press OK repeatedly to choose ON or OFF Choose ON to set downsampling to 48 kHz Choose OFF to set down sampling to 96 kHz 6 Press SETUP to remove the menu AUDIO DRC OFF DOLBY DIGITAL ON DOWN SAMPLING ON OK Dolby Digital AUDIO DRC ...

Page 38: ...CT then press OK Press o or p to choose a setting then press OK Press SETUP to remove the menu Helpful Hints 38 Display 1 2 3 You can adjust TV Aspect Panel Display brightness Angle Icon and Automatic Power Off in the Display menu 1 When play is stopped press SETUP The QUICK SETUP screen will appear DISPLAY TV ASPECT 4 3 LETTER BOX PANEL DISPLAY DIMMER ANGLE ICON ON AUTO POWER OFF ON OK 3 Press B ...

Page 39: ...at Choose 16 9 WIDE if you connected a widescreen TV to the DVD Player If you selected PANEL DISPLAY press o or p to choose BRIGHT DIMMER or AUTO then press OK This adjusts the brightness of the display panel on the front of the Player The default setting is BRIGHT Choose BRIGHT to keep the display panel at 100 of its available brightness Choose DIMMER to reduce the display s brightness Choose AUT...

Page 40: ...E OFF ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH GERMAN ITALIAN SWEDISH OK LANGUAGE DISC MENU ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH GERMAN ITALIAN SWEDISH DUTCH OK LANGUAGE PLAYER MENU ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL OK 2 Press B to select CUSTOM at the top of the menu then press OK If the DVD s default settings for Audio and Subtitle are the same language the subtitles may not show unless you turn them on Use the AUDIO and SUBTITLE butto...

Page 41: ...6058 English 5160 Esperanto 5161 Estonian 5166 F H Faroese 5261 Fiji 5256 Finnish 5255 French 5264 Frisian 5271 Gaelic Scots 5350 Galician 5358 Georgian 5747 German 5051 Greek 5158 Greenlandic 5758 Guarani 5360 Gujarati 5367 Hausa 5447 Hebrew 5569 Hindi 5455 Hungarian 5467 I K Icelandic 5565 Indonesian 5560 Interlingua 5547 Interlingue 5551 Inupiak 5557 Irish 5347 Italian 5566 Japanese 5647 Javane...

Page 42: ...or MP3 files recorded in Dolby Digital or Pulse Code Modulation PCM Check the Disc case for details on availability 1 During Disc play press MODE so the Virtual Surround icon appears in the top left corner of the TV screen 2 While the Virtual Surround icon appears press OK to choose 1 2 or OFF The default set ting is OFF The icon will disappear after about 10 seconds Virtual Surround is available ...

Page 43: ...Video Produces a clearer picture by sending separate signals for the lumi nance and the color If you connect an optional S Video cable you will not need to use the supplied yellow video cable You can use S Video only if your TV has an S Video In jack VIDEO OUT Jack Yellow jack on the rear of the DVD Player that sends video to a TV Use the supplied yellow video cable to make this connection Wide A ...

Page 44: ...e Audio Settings of the DVD Player Details are on page 37 Turn on the power of the audio equipment or TV and make sure it is set to the correct Audio In channel or sound source usually Auxiliary IN Refer to the owner s manual of the audio equipment for details Check the Audio Settings of the Disc For example you may have selected soundtrack playback on a DVD Only the music of the movie will play n...

Page 45: ...K JEITA Power Requirement 120V AC 10 60 Hz 0 5 Connections S Video out Mini DIN 4 pin jack 75 Ω Video out One pin jack 1 Vpp 75 Ω Coaxial digital out One pin jack 500m Vpp 75Ω Audio out Two pin jacks one left channel one right channel 2 Vrms 100 kΩ Component video out One pin jack Y 1 Vpp 75Ω Two pin jacks Pb Cb and Pr Cr 700m Vpp 75Ω Power Consumption Power on 11 W Power off 3 9 W Operating Tempe...

Page 46: ...ere the product is officially distributed by Magnavox In countries where Magnavox does not distribute the product the local Magnavox service organization will attempt to exchange the product although there may be a delay if the appropriate product is not readily available MAKE SUREYOU KEEP Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof of date of purchase Attach it to the owner s m...

Page 47: ...ht prepaid to the address provided by Magnavox For details call 1 800 705 2000 A replacement will be sent to you via UPS within 48 business hours of Magnavox receipt of the product When it is necessary for you to ship the product to Magnavox for exchange you will pay the shipping costs for shipment to Magnavox Magnavox will pay the shipping costs when returning a product to you EXCHANGE INSTRUCTIO...

Page 48: ...de button 17 27 28 42 MP3 29 30 number buttons 17 24 ok button 16 open close A button 15 16 18 parental 34 35 password 34 pause k button 16 21 23 play B button 15 16 18 playing 15 power cord 19 program 27 progressive scan 8 12 44 random 28 rear panel 19 region codes 6 remote control buttons 16 17 sensor 18 using 7 repeat button 17 26 repeat playback 26 resume on 21 return button 16 reverse E butto...

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