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chapter 1

Connections and Setup

The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player

When connecting, make sure you connect Output jacks to Input jacks, Video to Video, Right Audio to Right
Audio, etc.

AUDIO OUT R and L

Insert audio cables (left and
right) from these jacks on your
DVD player to the
corresponding Audio Input
jacks (left and right) on your
TV or receiver.

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

Use a digital optical cable (not
provided) to connect your
DVD Player to a compatible
Dolby Digital or DTS receiver
or decoder.

S-VIDEO

If your TV has an
S-Video jack, you can
connect an S-Video cable
for increased video quality.
The S-Video cable only
carries the picture signal;
remember to connect the
left and right audio cables.

VIDEO OUT

(Composite Video Output)

Connect a video cable
to this jack and to the
Video Input jack on
your TV.

S-VIDEO

VIDEO OUT

1

2

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

AUDIO OUT

L

L

R

R

1

2

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

Y

P

B

P

R

Component Video (Y
P

B

 P

R

) Jacks

If your TV has an component
video jacks, you can connect
component video cables for
optimum video quality. To
ensure maximum picture
quality, use three video-grade
cables for the connection.
Remember to connect the left
and right audio cables because
the Y P

B

 P

R

 jacks and cables

carry only the picture signal.

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Summary of Contents for P1-850S-CAB9

Page 1: ...he specific codes for the brand of TV you have 1 Turn on the TV to be programmed 2 Look up the brand and code number s for the TV on the code list on the reverse side of this sheet 3 Point the DVD Player s remote at the TV 4 Press and hold the TV button on the remote 5 Enter the code from the Remote Control code list see reverse 6 Release the TV button and then press ON OFF to see if the TV respon...

Page 2: ...19 1022 1051 1079 1080 1082 Midland 1054 1151 1171 1172 1181 Minutz 1052 Mitsubishi 1004 1005 1006 1019 1022 1051 1079 1080 1081 1082 1125 Montgomery Ward 1083 Motorola 1003 1173 MTC 1004 1005 1006 1105 1176 1178 Multitech 1038 1178 Multivision 1084 NAD 1006 1071 1072 1185 NEC 1003 1004 1005 1006 1089 Nikko 1006 1016 NTC 1016 Onwa 1038 Optimus 1185 Optonica 1095 1173 Orion 1035 1191 Panasonic 1003...

Page 3: ...ress PLAY to begin random playback To resume normal playback press STOP twice and PLAY or press STOP and PLAY MODE If you are playing a CD or MP3 disc press STOP twice to stop playback When using Program Play Mode after you have entered the tracks you want press PLAY to begin Program Playback To resume normal playback press STOP twice and PLAY or press STOP and PLAY MODE page 40 Pressing the MENU ...

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Page 5: ...DVD Player User s Manual Changing Entertainment Again RC5240P ...

Page 6: ...to operate it FCC NOTE for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance wit...

Page 7: ...by Pro Logic or Stereo Receiver 13 DVD Player TV VCR Satellite Receiver 15 The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player 16 Front Panel Controls 17 Install Batteries in the Remote 18 Important Battery Information 18 Point the Remote in the Right Direction 18 How to Find Your TV s Video Input Channel 19 Remote Control Buttons 20 Chapter 2 Playing DVDs Regional Coding 24 Using Different Menus 24 Loading a...

Page 8: ...e Video CD Has Playback Control 40 Bypassing Playback Control 40 Resuming Playback Control 41 Using the Time Search Feature 41 The Index Feature 41 Chapter 5 The Menu System The Display Menu 44 Image 44 Video Out 45 Menu Language 45 The Sound Menu 46 Selecting Digital Output Type 46 Range 46 Speakers 47 The Password Menu 48 Creating a Password 48 Changing the Password Mode 48 The Preferences Menu ...

Page 9: ...3 Table of Contents Chapter 6 Other Information Troubleshooting 54 Warranty 56 Accessories Order Form 59 Index 61 ...

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Page 11: ...erview Things to Consider Choose your Connection The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player Front Panel Controls Installing the Batteries How to Find Your TV s Input Channel The Remote Control 5 Chapter 1 Changing Entertainment Again ...

Page 12: ...nterference Insert each cable firmly into the designated jack If you place components above the TV route all cables down the side of the back of the TV instead of straight down the middle of the back of the TV If your antenna uses 300 ohm twin lead cables do not coil the cables Also keep the twin lead cables away from audio video cables Connection Pictures Audio video cables are usually bundled to...

Page 13: ... DVD VCR page 9 Coaxial Audio video S Video optional Optical connector optional TV DVD Dolby Digital pages 10 13 DVD TV DVD VCR Dolby Digital Receiver TV Coaxial Audio video S Video optional TV DVD VCR Satellite page 14 15 DVD VCR Satellite Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your TV The pictures below show the cables needed for the connections represented in this book Note Audio Video cables A...

Page 14: ...video connection Connect the video cable yellow to the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the Video Input jack on your TV OR S Video optional If your TV has an S Video Input jack connect the S Video cable to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the S Video jack on your TV If your TV doesn t have S Video use the basic video connection listed above Note Your c...

Page 15: ...video cable Basic video connection Connect the video cable yellow to the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the Video Input jack on your TV OR S Video optional If your TV has an S Video Input jack connect the S Video cable to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the S Video jack on your TV If your TV doesn t have S Video use the basic video connection listed...

Page 16: ...el sound only if you ve connected a DTS or Dolby Digital receiver or decoder and if the original movie the disc was recorded from was encoded in the 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 Do...

Page 17: ...nnect the video cable Basic video connection Connect the video cable yellow to the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the Video Input jack on your TV OR S Video optional If your TV has an S Video Input jack connect the S Video cable to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the S Video jack on your TV If your TV doesn t have S Video use the basic video connect...

Page 18: ...OUT 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L L R R 1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R L VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVD PLAYER CABLE OR OFF AIR SIGNAL R AUDIO IN L PRO LOGIC OR STEREO RECEIVER Y PB PR TV DVD Dolby Pro Logic or Stereo Receiver 3 1 2 ...

Page 19: ...ur TV has an S Video Input jack connect the S Video cable to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the S Video jack on your TV If your TV doesn t have S Video use the basic video connection listed above 3 Down Mix Audio optional Connect the second set of AUDIO OUT jacks on the back of the DVD player to the AUDIO IN jacks on the back of the TV This allows you to listen to discs...

Page 20: ... VIDEO OUT 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L L R R 1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R L VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVD PLAYER S VIDEO SATELLITE SIGNAL L R VIDEO IN FROM ANT OUT OUT TO TV SATELLITE RECEIVER S VIDEO CABLE OR OFF AIR SIGNAL SATELLITE IN Y PB PR 1 2 3 TV DVD VCR Satellite 4 ...

Page 21: ...yer and to the Video Input jack on your TV OR S Video optional If your TV has an S Video Input jack connect the S Video cable to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the S Video jack on your TV If your TV doesn t have S Video use the basic video connection listed above 3 Connect a coaxial cable to the antenna output jack on the VCR and to the Antenna Input jack on the televis...

Page 22: ...TV has an S Video jack you can connect an S Video cable for increased video quality The S Video cable only carries the picture signal remember to connect the left and right audio cables VIDEO OUT Composite Video Output Connect a video cable to this jack and to the Video Input jack on your TV S VIDEO VIDEO OUT 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L L R R 1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Y PB PR Component Video Y PB ...

Page 23: ...pter 6 SCAN FWD Press and hold to scan through a DVD or CD each press of the button increases the speed from 2X to 8X then cycles back to PLAY 7 PLAY Begins disc play and closes disc tray if open 8 SCAN REV Press and hold to reverse through a DVD or CD each press of the button increases the speed from 2X to 8X then cycles back to PLAY 9 PAUSE Pauses disc play 10 STOP Stops disc play 11 Front Panel...

Page 24: ...ced at the same time if disposed of in fire or if an attempt is made to charge a battery not intended to be recharged Discard leaky batteries immediately Leaking batteries can cause skin burns or other personal injury Point the Remote in the Right Direction When you want the remote to operate the DVD Player point the remote at the DVD Player not the TV The remote has to be pointed in the correct d...

Page 25: ...utton on theremote Then press the INPUT button on the remote If you have another brand consult your TV s Owner s Manual If those options don t work try one of the following options Press a button on the remote see table below Select it from the TV s menu system Tune directly to the DVD input channel by pressing a specific number see table below Go through all the channels in the channel list by pr...

Page 26: ...dby mode when power is on SUBTITLE When a disc is playing press this button to show the Subtitle display if the disc was created with subtitles AUDIO Press this button to select a different language to play a DVD disc in provided the disc was authored with multiple languages ANGLE Press this button to access various camera angles on a disc if the disc contains multiple camera angles ZOOM Zooms in ...

Page 27: ...se the number buttons to input information such as chapter numbers track numbers or to make selections on some menu screens REVERSE Press this button during playback to reverse through the disc PLAY Begins disc play FORWARD Press this button during playback to advance through the disc OPEN CLOSE Press and hold to open and close the disc tray STOP Stops disc play PAUSE Press this button to pause di...

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Page 29: ...Chapter Overview Regional Coding Using Different Menus Loading and Playing Discs Using a Disc Menu DVD Playback Features Special Features Chapter 2 Changing Entertainment Again Playing DVDs 23 ...

Page 30: ...ed only when a disc isn t playing Press MENU on the remote to bring up the DVD player menu Remember that a feature will only work if the disc was programmed with that feature For example if you have subtitles turned on the subtitles will only appear if the disc was created with subtitles If a menu item is grayed out it means that item isn t available Information Banners Banners are a type of infor...

Page 31: ...u appears on the screen Press the PLAY OK button on the remote When you stop playing a disc the player remembers where you stopped When you start playing the disc again the DVD Player picks up where you left off To begin the title over press STOP twice C a n t C a t c h Up Widescreen V e r s i o n This is an example of a one sided disc This is an example of a 2 sided disc The title is in the cente...

Page 32: ...s OK on the remote In the example on the left English is highlighted Press OK on the remote to play the disc with English dialog 3 Press the up down arrows to select a language and press OK 4 Press MENU to resume playback Note Any settings you change on the disc menu only override the settings in the DVD Player s menu temporarily Default settings are the settings that you set up in the DVD Player ...

Page 33: ...of the button the search speed increases If you press the button five times Picture Scan cycles back to normal playback 3 Press the PLAY button on the remote to resume normal playback Freeze Frame and Frame Advance 1 Press pause once to freeze playback 2 Press of the pause button again to advance the picture one frame at a time 3 Press PLAY OK to resume normal playback Skipping Chapters Use the CH...

Page 34: ...tton until the Random option is displayed 4 Press OK To stop Random playback press STOP and PLAY to resume normal playback Program The Program playback option allows you to enter the order in which you want chapters to play PROGRAM P01 05 1 Press STOP to stop playback 2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote control the Play Mode info banner appears 3 Press the PLAY MODE button until the Program option is ...

Page 35: ... want to play 4 Press INFO again to clear the Info banner from the screen Note These features won t work with a DVD without title and chapter numbers Entering an Elapsed Time You can use the Time Search feature to go to a specific point in a Title 1 Press the INFO button to bring up the info banner 2 Press the INFO button twice more to bring up the Time option Use the number buttons to enter the e...

Page 36: ...udio feature to temporarily change the audio language the language of the soundtrack 1 During disc playback press AUDIO on the remote the audio language info banner appears 2 Press the down arrow key to scroll through available languages 3 When the highlight is on the desired language press OK to select it Note When you play a disc the player s default audio language is selected If the disc does n...

Page 37: ...F is displayed AB Repeat AB Repeat lets you repeat a specific segment on the disc that you define 1 A few minutes before the start of the segment you want to repeat Press the REPEAT button on the remote until REPEAT AB OK is displayed 2 When the disc is at the beginning point of the segment you want to repeat press OK to set the A point 3 REPEAT A will be displayed Allow the disc to play to the en...

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Page 39: ...Playing Audio CDs and MP3 discs 33 Chapter 3 Changing Entertainment Again Chapter Overview Loading and Playing an Audio CD Audio CD Playback Features Playing MP3 Discs ...

Page 40: ...isplays the total number of tracks and the total playing time 4 Press PLAY to begin playback 5 Press STOP to stop playback Audio CD Playback Features When playing audio CDs your DVD player has many of the same features that your CD player has including track skip repeat play and programmed playback Skipping Tracks The info banner shows the current track and the elapsed playing time of that track U...

Page 41: ...r the order in which you want tracks to play 1 Press STOP to stop playback 2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote control the Play Mode info banner appears 3 Press the PLAY MODE button until the Program option is displayed 4 Use the number buttons to enter the first track you want to play As soon as you enter a number The info banner shows the order number followed by a colon and the track number 5 Enter...

Page 42: ...Repeat A B Repeat lets you repeat a specific segment on the disc that you define TRACK 03 03 15 REPEAT A 1 At the start of the segment you want to repeat Press the REPEAT button on the remote until REPEAT AB OK is displayed 2 Press OK 3 REPEAT A will be displayed When the disc is at the beginning point of the segment you want to repeat press OK to set the A point 4 REPEAT AB will be displayed Allo...

Page 43: ...d at the top of the screen The Track List option is highlighted 4 Press PLAY Track 1 begins playing 5 Press STOP to stop playback Selecting Tracks Once you load an MP3 disc press PLAY to bring up the list of tracks available on that disc The track list is displayed in two columns Use the arrow buttons on the remote to select different tracks As you highlight a track in the track list that track wi...

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Page 45: ...Playing Video CDs Chapter Overview What is Video CD The Video CD Disc Menu Loading and Playing a Video CD Video CD Playback Features 39 Chapter 4 Changing Entertainment Again VIDEO CD ...

Page 46: ... Press OK on the remote to begin playback of the selected track 3 Press CH or CH on the remote to scroll through the tracks 4 Press the STOP button on the remote to stop playback and return to the disc menu To bring up the disc menu during disc play press the MENU button on the remote If the Video CD Has Playback Control If a disc is encoded with the playback control function a menu screen appears...

Page 47: ... 2 Press the GUIDE button the index may take a moment to load 3 The Index menu is displayed The options are numbered Use the number buttons on the remote to select an option Intro plays the first few seconds of the title Disc Index shows thumbnails of the titles available on the disc Track Index shows thumbnails of the tracks of the currently selected title 4 If you select Disc Index or Track Inde...

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Page 49: ...The Menu System Chapter Overview The Display Menu The Sound Menu The Password Menu The Preferences Menu 43 Chapter 5 Changing Entertainment Again ...

Page 50: ...ht the Main Menu option and press OK 4 x 3 P S 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 LB Choose this setting if you wan...

Page 51: ...uttons to highlight the Display option Press OK to select The Display menu appears 3 Use the up down arrow buttons to highlight the Language option The language choices appear on the right 4 Press the right arrow button to move to the language choices Use the up down arrow buttons to highlight the desired language 5 Press OK to select the language The menu will immediately change to the selected l...

Page 52: ...When an option is highlighted the option description appears at the bottom of the screen 5 Press OK to select the choice 6 Press the left arrow button to return to the Sound menu options on the left To return to the main menu highlight the Main Menu option and press OK Range This feature compresses the dynamic range quietest sound to loudest sound of a disc s soundtrack For example action scenes m...

Page 53: ...p down arrow buttons to highlight the Speakers option The speaker choices appear on the right 4 Press the right arrow button to move to the speaker choices Use the up down arrow buttons to highlight the desired choice When an choice is highlighted it s description appears at the bottom of the screen 5 Press OK to select the choice 6 Press the left arrow button to return to the Display menu options...

Page 54: ...s 99999 6 You will be prompted for a new password Enter a 5 digit number this is your password 7 To confirm the new password you will be prompted to re enter it Re enter the new password If you ve re entered the new password incorrectly the message New password not confirmed appears at the bottom of the screen Re enter the new password 8 Press OK to return to the Password menu Changing the Passwor...

Page 55: ...s for the soundtrack Some discs may not contain the language you selected as your initial language in that case the disc will use its own default language setting Selecting the Subtitle Language Use the Subtitle Language menu to select the subtitle language you prefer If the disc you are playing has that language available it will display subtitles in that language If your preferred subtitle langu...

Page 56: ...ks with DVD discs that have been assigned a rating This helps you control the types of DVDs that your family watches This option lets you determine how your player will react to discs that contain movies that are rated in the U S A the Motion Pictures Association of America rates movies as G PG PG 13 etc You decide which ratings require a password and which ones don t This system ranks the ratings...

Page 57: ...ighlight the desired setting 5 Press OK to select the option 6 Press the left arrow to return to the Preferences menu Defaults Use the Default feature to reset ALL options to the factory defaults 1 With no disc playing press MENU the main menu appears 2 Use the down arrow to highlight Preferences the Preferences menu appears 3 Highlight the Defaults option 4 Use the right arrow to move to the Rese...

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Page 59: ...Other Information 53 Chapter 6 Changing Entertainment Again Chapter Overview Troubleshooting Limited Warranty Accessory Ordering Information ...

Page 60: ...ected properly Ensure that the input settings and the volume adjustment for the TV and or receiver are correct No sound is heard during still frame advance or slow motion play No operations can be The batteries in the remote may need replacing performed with remote Operate the remote control closer to the DVD player Remove any obstacles between the remote and the DVD player or other component Remo...

Page 61: ...red angle cannot be changed Some DVDs do not have the multi camera angle system and some discs have it only on certain portions Picture is not displayed Make sure the TV SCREEN feature in the Setup menu is set correctly for with correct aspect ratio your television Forgot Rating Limit Password With the power on press and hold the STOP and PLAY PAUSE buttons on the player This resets the password f...

Page 62: ...ust be presented to obtain warranty service For rental firms proof of first rental is also required To receive a replacement unit before you return yours Option I 1 Provide your Discover MasterCard or Visa account number and expiration date to your phone representative This is for security purposes only and your account will not be charged at this time 2 We will send you a replacement unit 3 If yo...

Page 63: ...rged by the exchange point if you fail to pickup the replacement unit in a timely manner Product Registration Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your DVD product It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage Limitation of Warranty THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABL...

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Page 65: ...Plug to Mini Plug 3 ft DV3M 15 95 Optical Plug to Mini Plug 6 ft DV6M 19 95 Coaxial Digital Audio Cable 3 ft DT3A 9 95 Coaxial Digital Audio Cable 6 ft DT6A 14 95 Surge Protector SCTV160 49 95 Accessory Order Form for Your DVD Player Price Part No Description 5 00 Qty Prices are subject to change without notice All accessories are subject to availability Detach Here Please complete other side also...

Page 66: ...iscover Card ready and call the toll free number listed below Use this number only to place an order for accessory items listed on this order form 1 800 338 0376 To place your order by mail detach and mail the completed order form with credit card information money order or check in US currency made payable to Thomson multimedia Inc to the following address Video Accessories PO Box 8419 Ronks PA 1...

Page 67: ... Discs digital video discs 24 types you can t play 24 Display dimming 51 Dolby Digital 11 Dolby Pro Logic 11 13 DTS 10 DVD playback features 27 F Fast motion playback 27 FORWARD button 21 Frame Advance 27 Freeze frame pause 27 Front panel controls 17 G GO BACK button 20 GUIDE button 20 I Index 41 INFO button 21 Input channel 19 Installing batteries 18 J Jacks AUDIO OUT R L 16 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 16 ...

Page 68: ...40 Sound Menu 46 Speakers 47 STOP button 21 Subtitles turning on off 30 selecting a language 30 codes 52 SUBTITLE button 20 T Time Search feature 41 Title repeating 31 Title Number selecting 29 Troubleshooting 54 TV s Video Input Channel 19 Types of Discs the Player Can Play 18 V VCDs 40 Video CDs 40 Video Input Channel 19 VIDEO OUT jack 16 VOL button 20 VOL button 20 Z ZOOM button 20 ...

Page 69: ...IN 46290 2001 Thomson multimedia Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in China TOCOM 15739290 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 ...

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