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chapter 3

Playing Discs

Creating a Bookmark

1. Highlight the Bookmark icon on the Info Display. Press OK (the Bookmark Banner

appears).

2. Highlight an unused bookmark. When the disc reaches the scene you want to mark, press

the OK button on the remote (the bookmark icon changes to two icons side-by-side: an
arrow and a trash can).

To play the disc from the bookmarked scene, highlight the arrow and press the OK
button.

To delete the bookmark, highlight the trash can and press OK.

3. To remove the Info Display and/or Bookmark Banner, press the INFO button on the

remote.

This is the Bookmark Banner. The disc with two arrows represents an available bookmark.

Select the arrow icon to start playback from the bookmarked place on the disc.

Select the trashcan icon to delete the bookmark.

The icon that shows a disc with two arrows represents an available bookmark.

Using the Bookmark Feature

The Bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc so that when you
turn the player off and back on (without having ejected the disc), you can
quickly start playing the disc from a bookmarked point. There are 6
bookmarks.

Unused bookmark icon

Play arrow icon

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Summary of Contents for DRC480N

Page 1: ...DVD Player User s Guide Changing entertainment Again DRC480N ...

Page 2: ...ses only unless otherwise authorized in writing by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information If the Region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this DVD player this DVD player cannot play the disc The Region number for this DVD player is Region No 1 Refer to t...

Page 3: ...udio Cd Info Display 16 Video Disc Info Display 16 Time Display 17 Selecting a Title 17 Selecting a Chapter 17 Selecting Subtitles 18 Changing the Audio Language 18 Using the Repeat Feature 19 Using the Bookmark Feature 20 Changing the Camera Angle 21 chapter 3 continued Using the Play Mode feature 22 Introscan 22 Virtual Light 22 Playing MP3 Discs 23 The MP3 Display 23 Virtual Light 24 Displaying...

Page 4: ... typically have lower picture and sound quality than DVD discs Some discs may not be compatible due to laser pickup and disc design VIDEO CD Install Batteries in the Remote 1 Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote 2 Insert new batteries Match the polarities and on the batteries with the diagram on the remote 3 Put the battery compartment cover back on the remote Important B...

Page 5: ...to determine which connection is best for you Turn to the appropriate page and connect your DVD Player Component Cables Needed Connection Go to Coaxial DVD TV VCR 4 Audio video S Video optional Coaxial DVD TV 5 Audio video S Video optional Coaxial DVD TV 6 Audio video Audio Receiver S Video optional DVD TV VCR DVD TV DVD TV Audio Receiver ...

Page 6: ...e video cable A Basic video connection Connect the video cable yellow to the TV VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the Video Input jack on your TV sometimes labeled VIDEO IN OR B S Video optional If your TV has an S Video jack connect the S Video cable not provided to an S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the S VIDEO jack on your TV Note If your TV has progres...

Page 7: ...ressive scan Y Pb Pr jacks use video grade cables not provided to connect the TV to the DVD player progressive scan Y to Y Pb to Pb etc It is essential to match the color coded connectors with a compatible TV If your TV has component video Y Pb Pr jacks use video grade cables not provided to connect the TV to the DVD player Y to Y Pb to Pb etc It is essential to match the color coded connectors wi...

Page 8: ... Dolby Digital or DTS format Please Read This Before Using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Jack This player s digital output jack is designed for a connection to a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver or decoder Older digital equipment may not be compatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream Such a connection can create a high level of noise that may be harmful to your ears and could damage headphones or speakers It...

Page 9: ...requency RF interference from household appliances nearby power lines and or broadcast towers If you would rather use the OPTICAL jack connect an optical digital cable to the DVD player and to the corresponding digital optical input jack on the receiver 3 Connect the video cable A Basic video connection Connect the video cable yellow to the TV VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to t...

Page 10: ...t jacks to Input jacks Video to Video Right Audio to Right Audio etc A description of each jack follows Y Pb Pr COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Pb Pr PROGRESSIVE SCAN Progressive Scan Jacks Your DVD Player is equipped to work with Faroudja Directional Correlational Deinterlacing DCDiTM progressive scan progressive scan This technology produces smoother and more natural images while eliminating jagged edges ...

Page 11: ...cable TV Video Out The basic Video jack usually color coded yellow is also referred to as composite video Composite video is better than the video quality you get from an RF coaxial cable the type used to plug the cable feed into a TV STANDBY ON Turns the player on and off The ON OFF indicator lights when the player is off OPEN CLOSE Press to open and close the disc tray PLAY Press to begin playba...

Page 12: ...n t blocked Make sure the remote is in DVD mode press the DVD button Turn on the TV and DVD Player 1 Turn on your TV and tune it to the correct Video Input Channel if you don t know which channel is your the Video Input channel go to page 41 for help 2 Press the ON OFF button to turn on the DVD Player Next Steps Before you start playing discs you might want to get familiar with the remote control ...

Page 13: ...AY Begins disc play RECORD Used with some TVs that have an on screen programming guide that enables automatic recording when connected to a VCR REVERSE Searches backward through the disc STOP Stops playback Press and hold to open and close the disc tray In order to see the DVD Player menu press the STOP button 0 9 Number buttons Use to input information such as chapter numbers track numbers or to ...

Page 14: ...to tune the TV to the correct video input channel Tune to the TV s Video Input Channel To watch DVDs the TV needs to be tuned to the Video Input channel that corresponds with the jacks you used to connect the DVD Player to the TV 1 Press the TV button on the remote 2 Press the INPUT button until you see the picture from the DVD Player the DVD main menu or if a disc is playing you ll see the movie ...

Page 15: ... of the screen It can only be accessed while you are playing a disc It s turned on and off with the INFO button on the remote The DVD player menu The DVD player s menu system is accessed only when a disc isn t playing It appears automatically when you press the STOP button on the remote Remember A feature will only work if the disc was programmed with that feature For example if you choose subtitl...

Page 16: ... Player picks up where you left off unless the disc is removed or the player is unplugged or you press the STOP button twice C an t Catch Up Can t Catch Up C a n t C a t c h Up Widescreen V e r s i o n On a two sided disc the title is usually in the center of the disc An example of a one sided disc Search Options To search a disc you can use the FORWARD button or the REVERSE button You can also ut...

Page 17: ... that was viewed on the player the player remembers the last three points when playback was stopped As soon as the player reads the disc the Smart Resume menu will appear It has 4 options Start The beginning of the disc 1 The first place you stopped playback the last time the disc was played 2 The second place you stopped playback the last time the disc was played 3 The third place you stopped pla...

Page 18: ... isn t available for the disc you re playing The invalid symbol appears on the screen when you press a button that doesn t have any function To make the Info Display disappear from the screen press INFO on the remote Time display Chapter Audio Bookmark Title Subtitles Repeat Angle Time display Track Play Mode Repeat IntroScan Bookmark Time display Track PlayBack Audio Repeat Control Video Disc Inf...

Page 19: ...a title 1 While the disc is playing press INFO on the remote the Info Display appears 2 If the Title icon on the Info Display isn t highlighted press the right left arrow buttons to highlight it 3 Use the number button s on the remote to enter the title number or press the up down arrow buttons to go to the next or previous title Note Some discs only have one title Selecting a Chapter A title can ...

Page 20: ...uage you want to use the disc s default language is automatically selected Some discs are programmed to only allow you to access the subtitle feature through the disc s menu Changing the Audio Language If the disc was created with different language tracks recorded in different languages you can change the language while you re playing the disc 1 While a disc is playing press INFO the info display...

Page 21: ... feature highlight the Repeat icon and press the up arrow button on the remote until Repeat Mode Off appears at the bottom of the Info Display Note Repeat is also cancelled when you eject the disc from the player Using the Repeat Feature By default Repeat feature is Off There are three Repeat options Title repeats the title that is playing Chapter repeats the chapter that is playing A B repeats a ...

Page 22: ...ess OK 3 To remove the Info Display and or Bookmark Banner press the INFO button on the remote This is the Bookmark Banner The disc with two arrows represents an available bookmark Select the arrow icon to start playback from the bookmarked place on the disc Select the trashcan icon to delete the bookmark The icon that shows a disc with two arrows represents an available bookmark Using the Bookmar...

Page 23: ...er appears 3 Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the trashcan icon that s next to the bookmarked scene you want to delete and press OK the bookmark is cleared and the trashcan icon changes back to an unused bookmark icon Changing the Camera Angle Some discs contain multiple angles of a particular scene or sequence If the disc only has one angle this feature won t work Currently very f...

Page 24: ...lay the tracks start playing in random order To switch back to Standard Playback follow steps 1 through 3 above until Play Mode Standard appears underneath the Info Display icons Note The player defaults to Standard Playback whenever you put a new CD into the DVD player Program The Program Play Mode is only available after you set up a program Go to page 27 for instructions Playing Discs Using the...

Page 25: ...n Your Computer Your DVD player handles MPEG 1 layer III audio and MP3PRO audio If you encode your own MP3 files from an audio CD avoid using the features of MPEG 2 such as the 22kHz sampling frequency Be sure to make a data CD rather than an audio CD If you make an audio CD you will lose the extra features and compression of the MP3 format Notes Help For more information regarding MP3 encoding so...

Page 26: ...ht This feature is turned on and off through the DVD player s menu system When Virtual Light is on random colored patterns move on the screen in time to the music being played See page 33 Displaying JPEG files during MP3 Playback Use the JPEG Slide Show function to display JPEG files during MP3 playback The disc must have both MP3 and JPEG files on it 1 Follow the previous steps to start playing a...

Page 27: ...icture appears upside down or sideways press the ANGLE button until it s right side up 5 To magnify the picture press the ZOOM button To zoom in press the CH button on the remote Each time you press CH the player zooms in closer To zoom out press the CH button To see other parts of the picture when it s magnified press the up down left and or right buttons 6 To see the picture at its regular size ...

Page 28: ...set of menu choices appears to the right of the menu item Use the arrow buttons on the remote to navigate through the menu system Press the OK button to select highlighted items To make the menu disappear from the screen press CLEAR Play Mode Menu Discs are formatted to play chapters or tracks on audio CDs in a certain standard order If you d like to play chapters in a different order you can use ...

Page 29: ...me normal playback press PLAY Program Play You must create your program playlist in the Edit Program menu before you can access the Program Play menu By selecting Program Play in the Play Mode menu you re telling the DVD Player to play the disc in the order you created in the Edit Program menu Edit Program 1 If you re playing a disc press STOP the main menu appears 2 Press the down arrow button to...

Page 30: ...n t available for MP3 discs the MP3 menu will appear when you insert the disc The Lock Menu You can set up ratings limits and lock your player in order to control the type of content people watch on your DVD Player The padlock icon on the Lock menu indicates whether the player is locked or unlocked Locked You need to enter the password in order to play discs that have a higher rating than what you...

Page 31: ...d to enter the password everytime you access the Lock menu Note The player is shipped without any rating limits set You need to set Ratings Limits go to page 30 for instructions in order for the player to prevent people from playing discs with certain ratings Unlocking your DVD Player 1 If you re playing a disc press STOP the DVD Player s main menu appears 2 Press the down arrow button until Lock ...

Page 32: ...ompted to enter your new password again to confirm Enter your password and press OK Setting Ratings Limits The Rating Limits feature lets you determine what types of discs can be played in the player and what types of discs will require a password to override the rating limit that you ve set In the U S the ratings feature is based on the ratings set up by the MPAA Motion Pictures Association of Am...

Page 33: ...e left arrow button until the main menu appears on the screen Unrated Titles Some discs contain titles that don t have a rating assigned to them Sometimes movies you might find the most explicit are unrated You can restrict access by requiring a password for unrated titles or allow free access 1 From the main menu use the arrow buttons to highlight Lock and press OK enter your password if asked 2 ...

Page 34: ...n Choose this setting if you want the movie to fill the entire screen of your TV This might mean that parts of the picture the left and right edges won t be seen Most discs produced in a widescreen format can t be cropped in this fashion This means the black bars will appear at the top and the bottom of the screen 4 x 3 Letterbox Choose this setting if you want to see movies in their original aspe...

Page 35: ...K the Display menu appears with your choice listed next to the Front Display menu The Sound Menu The Sound menu lets you adjust the player s settings to match the equipment that you connected to your DVD Player and to use the Sound features of the player Sound Logic The Sound Logic feature compresses the dynamic range quietest sound to loudest sound of a disc s soundtrack For example action scenes...

Page 36: ...light your selection Press OK to select 5 Press the left arrow button to return to the Sound menu or press MENU to exit the menu system Virtual Surround The Virtual Surround feature simulates a six speaker listening experience through just two speakers There are no adjustments for the Virtual Surround feature you turn it on or off The default setting is Off To turn the Virtual Surround feature on ...

Page 37: ...es appear 3 Press the down or up arrow buttons to highlight the language in which you want the menus to appear and press OK the Languages menu appears with your choice next to the Player Menus option Disc Menus You can set your language preference for disc menus a disc s menu is separate from the DVD player menu 1 From the Main Menu player on no disc playing highlight Languages and press the OK bu...

Page 38: ...t the language in which you want movies titles to play and press OK the Languages menu appears with your choice next to the Audio option Subtitles You can set your language preference for the subtitles you see on the screen while playing a disc Notes You must turn on the Subtitle feature in order for them to appear when you re playing a disc If the disc wasn t created with subtitles you won t be a...

Page 39: ...Plug in the DVD Player Make sure both ends of the AC power cord are securely plugged into the player and into an AC outlet Disc won t play Insert a disc with the label side facing up Check the type of disc you put into the player This player only plays DVD video discs Video CDs and audio CDs Both the player and the disc are coded by region If the regional codes don t match the disc cannot be playe...

Page 40: ...to the DVD Player Disconnect it and connect the VCR directly to the TV and the DVD Player directly to the TV See chapter 1 for correct setup and connection information The disc might be damaged Try another disc Picture is distorted during forward and reverse scan It is normal for some distortion to appear while scanning A screen saver appears on the TV Your player is equipped with a screen saver t...

Page 41: ...ou can t record DVD discs onto videocassettes because the discs are encoded with anti copy protection Disc tray won t open The tray lock feature might be set To unlock the disc tray press the STOP key on the front of the DVD player and press the ON OFF button on the remote at the same time Disc won t eject When you put a disc into the player the player may take up to 15 seconds to read the disc Yo...

Page 42: ...ation of Condensation Due to sharp changes in temperature and humidity condensation may form if warm air comes in contact with any cold parts inside the player When condensation forms inside the player the player may not operate correctly If this occurs leave the player at room temperature until the inside of the player becomes dry and operational If condensation forms on a disc wipe the disc with...

Page 43: ... the manual review the following list of ways to access Video Input Channels on TVs There might be a button on the TV s remote control that accesses the Video Input Channel see table below for examples You might select the Video Input Channel from the TV s menu system You might tune to it by pressing a specific channel number see table below Press the Channel up and or down buttons on the TV s rem...

Page 44: ...y and call the toll free number listed below Use this number only to place an order for accessory items 1 800 338 0376 You can also buy some accessories on line at www rca com Optical Plug to Mini Plug 3 feet DV3M price 15 95 6 feet DV6M price 19 95 busy protected wiring reset off Surge Protector SCTV 160 price 49 95 DVD TV ON OFF GO BACK AUDIO SUBTITLE INFO GUIDE ANGLE MENU VOL CH ZOOM AGAIN INPU...

Page 45: ...ill troubleshoot your problem over the phone If the representative determines that you should receive a replacement unit you will be provided with a Service Request SR number and the location of a nearby exchange point if one exists No returns will be accepted without the SR number Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the...

Page 46: ...no responsibility for warranty shipments from the customer to the factory if not shipped in the manner prescribed by Thomson Return transportation storage handling and insurance costs are your responsibility We accept no responsibility in case of damage or loss To receive a replacement unit after we have received your unit Write the SR number on the outside of the carton used to return the unit Ma...

Page 47: ...AIMED NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON MULTIMEDIA INC ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER THOMSON MULTIMEDIA INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT ...

Page 48: ...hina TOCOM 15970830 Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product Thomson multimedia Inc 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 THOMSON Visit our website at www rca com ...

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