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DV-S88A

DV-S838A

Operating Instructions

DVD PLAYER

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Summary of Contents for DV-S838A

Page 1: ...DV S88A DV S838A Operating Instructions DVD PLAYER This mark applies only to DV S88A ...

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Page 3: ...ave finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference This player is not suitable for commercial use This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be ...

Page 4: ... 3 in single sided Digital audio Digital video MPEG 2 Max 360 min Max 100 min DV S88A only The disc format logos shown above are found on disc labels or on disc jackets To prevent malfunction do not use an 8 cm 3 in adaptor for CDs Discs other than the ones indicated above cannot be played on this unit DVDs that have incompatible region numbers DVD ROM DVD RAM and CD ROM cannot be played on this u...

Page 5: ...udio outputs In addition Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG decoders are built in so you can connect the DV S88A DV S838A directly to an AV amplifier with 5 1 channel inputs to enjoy cinema like surround sound 525 line digital progressive scan component video output NTSC Compared to standard interlaced video progressive scan effectively doubles the amount of video information fed to your TV or monitor The...

Page 6: ...hen all the connections and setups have been made you are ready to play a DVD Video CD or CD with the player The section Getting Started Using Your DVD Player starting on page 24 outlines the basic player operations Enjoy the many features available Once you are comfortable using the basic player functions you are ready to take advantage of the various options DVD and this player have to offer The...

Page 7: ...36 525 line Digital Progressive Scan Compatible Video Output 37 Switching the S Video Output 38 Selecting the type of paused image to display 38 Setting the position of the on screen display 38 Viewing from a Desired Camera Angle Multi Angle 39 Selecting the type of search mode 39 Setting the Language Options 40 Setting the on screen display OSD language 40 Setting Language and Subtitle Preference...

Page 8: ...hin a 30 angle on each side of the sensor Notes Exposing the remote sensor to direct sunlight or strong light may cause faulty operation If the CONTROL IN jack on the player s rear panel is connected to the CONTROL OUT jack of another component point the remote control at the other component to operate the player Operation will not be possible when pointed at this player page 19 Before Using Check...

Page 9: ...n the fluorescent FL display is switched off 9 Display window Displays system information page 10 0 Remote sensor Point the remote control toward the remote sensor to operate the player page 8 7 0 stop open close button Press to open and close the disc tray pages 24 27 Press to stop playback Pressing once enables playback to resume from a point shortly before the location where it stopped During p...

Page 10: ...udio playback DOLBY DIGITAL indicator Indicates Dolby Digital audio playback REMAIN indicator Indicates that the remaining playback time of a title or chapter track is being displayed Counter display Displays the playback mode type of disc title and chapter track numbers playback time etc Program Format indicators During multichannel audio playback indicate which channels are present in the soundt...

Page 11: ...ideo input capability pages 14 18 6 AC IN power cord connection terminal Use to connect the power cord to the wall outlet pages 14 15 7 CONTROL IN OUT jacks Use to connect this player to another component bearing the Pioneer Î mark This lets you control this unit as though it were a component in a system Player operations are then performed by pointing the remote control at the component that the ...

Page 12: ... or stop mode to open and close the Setup screen pages 20 28 6 MULTI DIAL Use to control the rate of playback according to the speed at which MULTI DIAL is turned When the Jog Mode is on frame by frame scanning in both forword and reverse directions is possible page 52 7 LIGHTING button side panel Use to illuminate the main operation buttons on the remote control When pressed the buttons light for...

Page 13: ...button Press to implement settings selected with the cursor control joystick or to set items highlighted in a menu DIMMER FL button Press to change the brightness of the FL display and DVD indicator in four steps maximum brightness medium brightness minimum brightness and off When the FL display is turned off the FL OFF indicator on the front panel lights _ JOG MODE indicator Lights red when the p...

Page 14: ...event the video playback on DVDs from being copied If you connect the player to a TV via a VCR or record and play back the contents of a disc with a VCR the playback picture may not be normal Connecting Your DVD Player Unlike any other audiovisual media format DVD offers a wide array of audio and video output options which allows playback to be enjoyed in any number of system configurations from a...

Page 15: ...5 1 channel on the player to an AV receiver or amplifier with 6 channel discrete input often referred to as 5 1 channel ready or Dolby Digital ready This allows you to use the high quality DVD Audio Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG decoding capabilities of the player page 17 When making this kind of connection be sure to select 5 1 Channel in the Setup Navigator Analog Jacks screen page 22 Make connecti...

Page 16: ... or MPEG decoder Use a fiber optic cable not supplied to connect the DIGITAL OUT OPT digital optical output on the player to the digital optical input on an AV amplifier or receiver DIGITAL OUT Coaxial The digital signal is transmitted electronically through a coaxial cable Use to connect to an AV amplifier or receiver with built in Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG decoder Use a coaxial cable not supplie...

Page 17: ... 6 channels because the sub woofer channel or LFE channel makes up a mere fraction of the total audio soundtrack it has been designated as the 0 1 of the 5 1 system By utilizing the player s internal multichannel audio decoder the audio of DVD Audio Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG DVDs can be output from the 5 1 channel discrete outputs to an AV amplifier or receiver with 5 1 channel input capability U...

Page 18: ...VIDEO OUT 1 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Make component video connections to a TV or monitor with component inputs to produce a higher quality video image Use a component video cable or 3 video cords not supplied to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player to the component jacks on the monitor TV or monitor R L Y PB PR 525i 480i 525p 480p MENU SELECT COAX OPT AC IN AUDIO OUT FRONT REAR LS RS C...

Page 19: ...ng to the playback disc s recorded format NTSC PAL PAL NTSC conversion is possible on Video CDs PAL NTSC conversion is not possible on DVDs When the TV SYSTEM switch is set to the AUTO position the disc s format will be output as is When a CD or disc is not loaded the previous video output format will be selected Type DVD Video CD CD No disc Format NTSC PAL NTSC PAL Disc Output format Position of ...

Page 20: ...up Navigator is exited and the Setup screen General menu screen appears Please note that no settings are changed if RETURN is pressed before the Setup Navigator is finished AUDIO VIDEO Î DVD PLAYER SEARCHMODE STEP SLOW RETURN PREVIOUS NEXT REV FWD PAUSE PLAY VIDEO ADJUST DIMMER JOGMODE TOPMENU SETUP DISPLAY AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE OPEN CLOSE FUNCTION MEMORY STOP PROGRAM CONDITION MEMORY LAST MEMORY R...

Page 21: ...he TV Type screen establishes the size or more appropriately the width to height ratio of your television or monitor The width to height ratio of conventional TVs is 4 3 while the width to height ratio of wide screen and high definition TVs is 16 9 This width to height ratio is called the aspect ratio Settings Widescreen 16 9 Standard 4 3 Factory setting Note There are two screen formats that can ...

Page 22: ...oofer Not Present Prese Present Amp Connection General Setting analog audio connections to an AV amplifier or receiver The Analog Jacks screen establishes whether analog connections have been made to an AV amplifier or receiver and if connections are made whether the connections made are for 2 channel stereo or for 5 1 channel surround sound Settings 2 Channel Select if you have made 2 channel con...

Page 23: ...d If you have made no digital connections select Not Connected Settings Dolby Digital Dolby Digital DTS Dolby Digital MPEG Dolby D DTS MPEG PCM Not Connected Factory setting Setting compatibility with 96 kHz output The 96 kHz PCM Audio screen establishes whether or not the AV component the player is connected to is capable of processing an audio signal with a sampling rate of 96 kHz This screen on...

Page 24: ...trol joystick or the number buttons then press ENTER When a Video CD is loaded Use the number buttons to select the item Notes Noise is output if you make digital audio connections to a receiver or amplifier that does not have a built in decoder Check that the digital audio output format selected in the Audio 1 menu corresponds to the audio components you have made connections to pages 30 31 The T...

Page 25: ...e E MENU TOP MENU ENTER RETURN STOP 7 Number buttons NEXT PREVIOUS 4 Cursor control joystick To navigate a menu screen Although individual DVD titles may differ when a menu screen is displayed use the cursor control joystick and ENTER on the remote control The cursor contro joystick is used to move around the options on the screen and ENTER is used for selection Occasionally the number buttons may...

Page 26: ...EVIOUS 4 4 1 Î DVD PLAYER SEARCHMODE STEP SLOW RETURN PREVIOUS NEXT REV FWD PAUSE PLAY VIDEO ADJUST DIMMER JOGMODE TOPMENU SETUP DISPLAY AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE OPEN CLOSE FUNCTION MEMORY STOP PROGRAM CONDITION MEMORY LAST MEMORY REPEAT RANDOM 0 9 8 7 10 6 5 4 C 3 2 1 CLEAR MENU ENTER V ADJ FL F MEM JOG 8 7 3 A B 4 1 e E AUDIO VIDEO 1 REV 3 4 1 PLAY 3 FWD Fast forward scanning Press and hold FWD on t...

Page 27: ...disc but still want to resume playback from the last stopped position use the LAST MEMORY feature instead page 59 Resume is not possible with DVD Audio discs 0 4 1 7 0 8 3 Stopping Playback and Switching Power Off DVD Video CD CD SEARCHMODE STEP SLOW RETURN PREVIOUS NEXT REV FWD PAUSE PLAY VIDEO ADJUST DIMMER JOGMODE TOPMENU SETUP DISPLAY AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE OPEN CLOSE FUNCTION MEMORY STOP PROGRA...

Page 28: ...ons available for each setting appear to the right when the setting is selected The current setting appears with the setting indicator lit 6 Move the cursor control joystick right to enter the setting options Not all menu options can be changed while a disc is playing In these cases the options appear grayed out on the screen and cannot be adjusted To change these settings press STOP 7 first befor...

Page 29: ...ing indicator colors in the Setup screen menus When setting up the system or when making adjustments it is convenient to know what settings are applicable to the different disc formats When the settings appear for each menu option the currently selected setting appears with the setting indicator highlighted in one of two colors blue orange or green These colors correspond to what formats the menu ...

Page 30: ...o component s not equipped to decode the DTS digital bitstream be sure to select Off If a DTS signal is output without decoding the output is digital noise that could potentially cause damage to your speakers Settings Down Sample On Down Sample Off Factory setting Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video DTS Out Linear PCM Out Down Sample On MPEG Out MPEG 3 PCM Move Exit Dolby Digital 3 PCM Dolby Digi...

Page 31: ...ory setting Settings On Digital signal is output Off Digital signal is not output Factory setting MPEG Out PCM Dolby Digital Out DTS Out Linear PCM Out Down Sample On Move Exit Dolby Digital Off SETUP Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Digital Out On MPEG 3 PCM MPEG Adjusting the Dynamic Range of the Audio Soundtrack DVD Audio DRC stands for Audio Dynamic Range Compression When Audio DRC is on s...

Page 32: ...malfunction The audio channels present on the disc can be verified in the program format indicators in the display AUDIO CONTENTS OUTPUT MODE AUDIO OUT 2 CH 5 1 CH 2 CH 5 1 CH 2 CH 5 1 CH 2 CH 5 1 CH 2 CH 5 1 CH 2 CH 5 1 CH 2 CH DVD CD VIDEO CD Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Karaoke LPCM DTS DVD Audio Front Lch Rch 2 ch DOWNMIX Lch Rch 2 ch DOWNMIX Lch Rch 2 ch DOWNMIX Lch Rch MUTE Center Rear LS RS ...

Page 33: ... subwoofer SW can only be set to On or Off The graphic on the right of the screen represents your speaker setup with the currently selected speaker s name highlighted in blue and the speakers set to On highlighted in yellow 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each speaker in your system Set to distance from listening position 6 Move the cursor control joystic up to select Size and press cursor control joys...

Page 34: ...tone output is manually controlled Auto Test tone is automatically output Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video SETUP Exit ENTER Select L C R RS LS SW Return Test Tone Move On Off Off Off Off Off L R SW LS RS When On is selected Move the cursor control joystick up to the speaker selection line then Move the cursor control joystick right or left to select the speaker to output the test tone from The...

Page 35: ...through the necessary circuitry for DTS CD playback Factory setting Note If this setting is set to On when a DTS CD is played back noise is produced Audio Out 2 channel Speaker Setting Gain Setting Fix CD Digital Direct Audio DRC Off Move Exit On Off SETUP Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video By setting the CD Digital Direct setting to On internal circuitry unrelated to CD playback can be bypassed...

Page 36: ...and bottom portions of the screen to provide the full wide screen presentation of a movie on a standard TV 4 3 aspect ratio Pan Scan setting Any setting Wide screen format DVD unnatural squeezed effect If you are viewing a wide screen format DVD on a standard TV and the TV Screen setting is set to 16 9 Wide the picture may appear squeezed on the screen To remedy this condition select either 4 3 Le...

Page 37: ...rogressive scan video it s possible that the picture will appear stretched when playing discs recorded in 4 3 format This happens when the TV s aspect ratio is set at 16 9 To see the picture in its correct aspect ratio change the TV setting to 4 3 If your TV can not be switched between 4 3 and 16 9 set this player to Interlace Note If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan...

Page 38: ...he position of the on screen display Expert When watching conventional software on a wide screen TV the operation display is at the very top of the screen and may be difficult to see Changing the position of the display lets you see operation indicators clearly even on a wide screen TV Alternatively you can choose to turn them off completely with the Off setting Make changes in the On Screen Displ...

Page 39: ...This setting lets you see clearly whether the playback picture is recorded in multiple angles or not Turn the angle indicator on or off in the Angle Indicator setting in the Setup screen Video menu in the Expert menu mode page 29 Note Even when the Angle Indicator setting is set to Off the ANGLE indicator in the display panel of the player lights during multi angle playback Therefore it is possibl...

Page 40: ...français Español Factory setting Selecting an audio language preference The audio language that you normally listen to can be selected from the various audio languages on a DVD Even when the audio language is changed during playback by pressing AUDIO the language selected at this setting will be selected as the default when the DVD is changed Make changes to the Audio Language setting in the Setup...

Page 41: ...tal Out Converted appear on screen when either the AUDIO button is pressed or when playing 192 kHz source materila When changing the audio language during playback of a DVD Slideshow page 69 the sound is not output for approximately 30 seconds Audio 1 English Dolby Digital 5 1CH Audio 2 Spanish HELLO HOLA Dolby Digital 5 1CH Changing Audio Type Video CD CD For enjoyment of karaoke or similar forma...

Page 42: ...nglish Subtitle 2 Spanish Î DVD PLAYER SEARCHMODE STEP SLOW RETURN PREVIOUS NEXT REV FWD PAUSE PLAY VIDEO ADJUST DIMMER JOGMODE TOPMENU SETUP DISPLAY AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE OPEN CLOSE FUNCTION MEMORY STOP PROGRAM CONDITION MEMORY LAST MEMORY REPEAT RANDOM 0 9 8 7 10 6 5 4 C 3 2 1 CLEAR MENU ENTER V ADJ FL F MEM JOG 8 7 3 A B 4 1 e E SUBTITLE Selecting a subtitle language preference The subtitle lang...

Page 43: ...n the following screen appears A language code list can be found on page 64 1 Move the cursor control joystick to select Other and press ENTER The language selection screen appears 2 Move the cursor control joystick to select either List of Languages or Code 3 If you select List of Languages move the cursor control joystick up or down to select the language Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Aud...

Page 44: ... the currently selected audio language Select Selected Subtitle to display the subtitles in the language set in the Subtitle Language setting Make changes to the Subtitle Off setting in the Setup screen Language menu in the Expert menu mode page 29 Selecting subtitles assist subtitles or no subtitles Expert Use this function to turn the subtitles on or off Additionally some DVDs provide assist sub...

Page 45: ...TER has been pressed Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Setup Navigator Screen Saver Off Bonus Group Background Color Black Parental Lock Level 8 Setup Menu Mode Expert Move Exit SETUP Level Change Password Change Auto Disc Menu On Entering the password When you select either Level Change or Password Change it is necessary to enter the password 4 digit code number Use the following steps at any ...

Page 46: ...to save the settings for a particular disc the Parental Lock level is saved as well Because it is saved in memory Parental Lock levels can be set for individual discs according to their content rather than a set level for all DVDs 1 Select Level Change in the Parental Lock setting The screen changes to the password input screen If you have not yet set a password you will be asked to do so at this ...

Page 47: ...at you like 4 Press ENTER to set the color as the background color Turning the Screen Saver On and Off Expert As a protective function against residual images on the TV screen or monitor a phenomenon referred to as screen burn the screen saver appears when the same screen has been displayed for a length of time By default the screen saver is turned off However the screen saver function can be turn...

Page 48: ... Mode Expert Auto Disc Menu On Start Audio1 Audio2 General Language Video Bonus Group Key Number Input Move Exit Return SETUP ENTER Auto Disc Menu Expert This specifies whether the menu Top menu is automatically displayed after loading a disc Set to On if you want the menu displayed automatically or Off if you don t want it displayed Make changes to the Auto Disc Menu setting in the Setup screen G...

Page 49: ...ion is set 2 4 ENTER 3 Cursor 1 Video Memory Select Video Setup Professional TV CRT Memory1 Memory2 Memory3 Projector Adjusting the picture quality settings 1 Press VIDEO ADJUST V ADJ 2 Move the cursor control joystick down to select Video Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Move the cursor control joystick up or down to select the setting to adjust SEARCHMODE STEP SLOW RETURN PREVIOUS NEXT REV FWD PAUSE PLAY V...

Page 50: ...r is connected using the VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO OUT signals Chroma Level Adjusts how saturated colours appear Chroma Delay Compensates for misalignment of the Y brightness and the C colour components 5 Move the cursor control joystick right or left to adjust the settings If a DVD or Video CD is playing the changes will be visible on the screen as they are adjusted 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to make adju...

Page 51: ... restores normal playback operation Frame by frame advance playback Viewing one frame at a time With this function DVDs can be viewed in both forward and reverse directions Video CDs can only be moved in the forward direction 1 Press PAUSE 8 2 Press STEP SLOW e or STEP SLOW E STEP SLOW E The picture advances one frame each time the button is pressed STEP SLOW e The picture backs up a DVD a few fra...

Page 52: ...to watch at a slow speed 1 Press JOG MODE The JOG MODE indicator lights red 2 Rotate MULTI DIAL clockwise to scan frame by frame in the forward direction Rotate MULTI DIAL counterclockwise to scan frame by frame in the reverse direction Video CDs cannot be scanned in the reverse direction When MULTI DIAL is not being turned the video image is paused 3 Press JOG MODE again to turn the Jog Mode off ...

Page 53: ...ress the number buttons while the disc is stopped to select a title or group number Press the number buttons while the disc is playing to select a chapter or track number To select number 3 press 3 To select number 10 press 10 and 0 To select number 37 press 10 10 10 and 7 Notes For some discs selection can be made using the top menu on the DVD In this case press TOP MENU to display the menu scree...

Page 54: ...ed section Press REPEAT A B at the beginning and end of the section you want to repeat When REPEAT A B is pressed a second time the disc returns to the location where REPEAT A B was pressed first and plays the selected section repeatedly You can only perform A B repeat within the same title To cancel A B repeat play Press CLEAR Playback continues but the repeat function is canceled Return to a spe...

Page 55: ...of tracks Video CD CD Press RANDOM Random appears on the screen and random playback begins To change titles chapters or tracks during random play Press NEXT and the next randomly selected track starts playing Press PREVIOUS 4 and playback of the current track starts again from the beginning To stop random play Press CLEAR This returns you to normal playback of chapters tracks in order from the cha...

Page 56: ...ber to be placed after the new number and then press the number button s of the number to be inserted The new number is inserted before the previously selected number To stop program play Press STOP 7 Notes When programming chapters chapters not programmed may appear on the screen This is not a malfunction Programming may not be possible with certain DVD discs On these types of discs the mark will...

Page 57: ...rogram will be deleted even if the disc tray is open Pressing CLEAR when the disc is stopped will clear all programs Programming Video CDs CDs A program with a maximum of 24 steps can be memorized 1 Press PROGRAM The program screen appears When a Video CD or CD is loaded the cursor appears in the program window 2 Use the number buttons to enter the numbers of the tracks in the order you want to pr...

Page 58: ... On the player will save your program and recall it the next time you use the same DVD When the program memory exceeds 24 programs will be erased in chronological order from the oldest program in memory 1 Move the cursor control joystick down to highlight Program Memory and then right to select On 2 Press ENTER The program is saved in memory Notes When a DVD with a program stored in memory is load...

Page 59: ...AST MEMORY was pressed 1 Load a disc that has a Last Memory point memorized Some DVDs will start playback automatically when loaded In this case press STOP 7 to stop playback 2 Press LAST MEMORY while in the stop mode The disc begins playback at the memorized point Last Memory mode may not function for some DVDs If you register more than five DVDs details of the latest disc are memorized while det...

Page 60: ...pears on the screen 2 Move the cursor control joystick to select the item you want to adjust and press ENTER The Setup screen opens and the cursor is moved to the appropriate menu and menu item as selected in the Function Memory item list 3 Move the cursor control joystick to make setting adjustments then press ENTER The setting is changed For more information on making adjustments in the Setup sc...

Page 61: ...tly if you load a disc with erased settings the settings of the most recently played disc are used If you make changes to any of the settings memorized in Condition Memory press CONDITION MEMORY during playback to memorize new settings Switching of the multi language mode etc is automatic on some discs Condition Memory does not work with DVD Audio discs Memorizing Settings for Often Viewed DVDs Co...

Page 62: ...8 9 Play Chapter 1 1 1 19 2 18 0 59 Viewing Disc Information DVD Video CD CD Use DISPLAY to get current information about the disc currently loaded You can get information about the titles and chapters on a DVD or tracks on a Video CD or CD When viewing DVDs you can also check the digital bitstream transmission rate Press DISPLAY during while a disc is playing Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change th...

Page 63: ...D with PBC disabled Play All 5 10 20 19 22 57 2 38 Play Track 5 20 19 4 40 2 38 Play Track 5 20 19 4 40 2 02 Display off Disc information Top Row current track number total number of tracks total elapsed time of Video CD Bottom Row remaining time of Video CD total time of Video CD Track information Top Row current track number total elapsed time of Video CD Bottom Row track time total time of trac...

Page 64: ...dic kl Cambodian km Kannada kn Kashmiri ks Kurdish ku Kirghiz ky Latin la Lingala ln Laothian lo Lithuanian lt Latvian lv Malagasy mg Maori mi Macedonian mk Malayalam ml Mongolian mn Moldavian mo Marathi mr Malay ms Maltese mt Burmese my Nauru na Nepali ne Norwegian no Occitan oc Oromo om Oriya or Panjabi pa Polish pl Pashto Pushto ps Quechua qu 0721 0801 0809 0818 0821 0825 0901 0905 0911 0914 09...

Page 65: ...aces of installation or packing the unit for moving be sure to remove the disc and return the disc table to its original position in the player Then press STANDBY ON and switch the power to standby Check that the OFF indication on the display goes off then disconnect the power cord Moving this unit with the disc loaded may result in damage to this unit Installation Select a stable place to the sid...

Page 66: ...nal Do not use cords with a length of over 3 m If moisture or dust has collected on the plug wipe it with a soft cloth before connecting Troubleshooting Incorrect operations are often mistaken for trouble and malfunctions If you think that there is something wrong with this component check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Inspect the other components and electric...

Page 67: ...e control operation is not possible The rear panel control input jack on the player is being used Point the remote control at the component that the player is connected to page 19 The remote control is too far from the player or the angle with the remote sensor is too wide Be sure to operate the remote from a location within its operating range page 8 The batteries are exhausted Replace the exhaus...

Page 68: ...s called optical digital output Similarly optical digital input receives digital signals from external units such as an AV amplifier or receiver 1 R Dolby Digital Using a maximum of 5 1 channels of audio this high quality surround system is used in many of the finer movie theaters around the world DTS DTS stands for Digital Theater System DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that ...

Page 69: ...al restriction codes are built in to DVD players and DVD discs for each sales region If the regional code of the DVD player does not match one of the regional codes of the DVD disc playback is not possible The region number can be found on the rear panel of the DVD player The illustration below shows the regions and corresponding region numbers Sampling Frequency When a sound wave is converted to ...

Page 70: ... Output level Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω PB PR 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω Jacks D terminal Audio output 2 individual outputs Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Jacks RCA jack Audio output 5 1 Channel Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 6 Jacks RCA jack Digital audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 88 kHz DVD fs 192 kHz S N ratio mor...

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