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Additional Information

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Precautions

Use

• If your appliance has been stored in a cool

place for any length of time, during a
journey for example, wait for about 2
hours before using it.

• The openings located on the top and

bottom are for ventilation and must not
be obstructed.

• During thunderstorms, we recommend

that you isolate the appliance from the
electrical supply so that it is not damaged
by electrical or electromagnetic surges.

• This appliance is designed for continuous

use. Putting the DVD player into standby
mode does not disconnect it from the
mains supply.To completely isolate the
equipment, remove the plug from the
mains socket as some components remain
connected to the electrical supply.

• If you notice any burning or smoke,

disconnect the appliance immediately to
avoid any risk of electrocution.

• Do not attempt to look inside the

appliance through the disk tray opening or
any other opening.You may be
electrocuted or exposed to laser
radiation.

• This appliance is for domestic use only and

must not be used for industrial purposes.

• Total or partial copying of recordings

protected by copyright legislation, without
the explicit permission of the holder of
the rights, contravenes current legislation.
Copying or downloading music files for
sale or any other business purpose
constitutes or could constitute a violation
of copyright law.

Cleaning

• Use a soft, dry, clean cloth. Regularly dust

the vents at the back or sides.

• Using solvents, abrasive or alcohol-based

products risks damaging the appliance.

• If an object or liquid enters inside the

appliance, unplug it immediately and have it
checked by an authorised engineer.

Handling and caring for discs

• Handle your discs with care. Hold the disc

with your fingers at the edges or through
the hole.

• Insert the disc with the label facing up (for

a single-sided disc).

• Place the disc properly into the tray in the

allotted holder.

• Use a soft cloth to clean discs if necessary,

always wiping from the centre to the edge.

• Always put discs back in their cases after

use and store in a vertical position.

• Do not close the tray with two discs in it

or with a disc not sitting correctly in the
holder.

• Do not play cracked, chipped or warped

discs nor try to repair them with adhesive
tape or glue.

• Do not write on a disc.
• Do not move the player when a disc is

being played.

• Do not scratch discs or store them in

places exposed to direct sunlight, high
humidity or high temperatures.

• Do not use aerosol cleaners, benzene,

anti-static liquids or any other solvent for
cleaning discs.When cleaning, wipe gently
with a soft damp (water only) cloth from
the centre to the edge, avoiding circular
motions, which could cause scratches and
interference during playback.

Guarantee

• The type and production number of your

appliance are printed on the guarantee
certificate supplied with your appliance.
Keep this certificate as well as the invoice.
These documents are required in the
event of claiming your guarantee rights.

• All repairs during the guarantee period

must be carried out by an authorised
engineer for our brand. If this condition is
not met, your rights will no longer be valid.

• Never open the appliance yourself, since this

may put you at risk or damage the

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Summary of Contents for DPL933

Page 1: ...RDS for FM only 20 Player Menus Using the player s menus 21 Play 21 Play Mode selection 21 Parental Control settings 22 Display settings 23 Sound settings 24 Language settings 25 Additional Information Troubleshooting 26 Precautions 27 Guarantee 27 Technical data 28 Discs and formats you can play 28 Sound Enhancement Systems 29 In the interest of improving the quality of our products we reserve th...

Page 2: ... moving the player make sure the disc tray is empty Other important information about using and cleaning your appliance is available at the end of the booklet Accessories provided Remote control and 2 non rechargeable batteries type AAA 1 x Pig tail aerial wire 6 x Stripped wires for speakers Left and right front speakers Centre speaker Left and right rear speakers Subwoofer Caution Invisible lase...

Page 3: ...s DVD AUDIO DivX VCD WMA MP3 Type of disc loaded STEREO Tuner stereo signal detected P SCAN Progressive Scan activated DIGITAL Audio output in Dolby Digital mode PLII Audio output in Dolby PL II Movie Dolby PL II Music or Dolby Prologic Emulation mode Audio output in DTS mode Disc in playback or in pause TITLE Title number DVD TRK Track number CHP Chapter number DVD PRESET Preset station number PR...

Page 4: ...cables that are colour coded to match theY Pb Pr sockets green blue and red Note If your TV set supports Progressive Scan you can use the DVD player s progressive scan output to obtain the highest possible video resolution In that case you need to activate the Progressive Scan option in the Display menu see page 23 S VIDEO OUT socket The S VIDEO OUT socket provides better picture quality than comp...

Page 5: ...speaker and to the corresponding colour terminal at the back of the appliance Press down the tab to open the terminal and insert the wire 1 Release the tab to lock the wire in the terminal 2 Do the same for the centre speaker rear speakers and the subwoofer Note When connecting the speakers make sure the polarities speaker wire to on the player of the speaker wires and terminals match If the wires...

Page 6: ...er to prevent picture distortion Front and centre speakers supplied with this set are magnetically shielded to protect your TV set Note It is not recommended to place the rear speakers and subwoofer near the TV set Front Speaker Position Even if you cannot replicate this ideal home theatre set up exactly the following suggestions for positioning the speaker will help you achieve better results Ali...

Page 7: ...he side or rear of the viewing area directed upwards In the latter case they can go right on the floor or preferably a few feet off the floor such as on end tables B Test tone Channel balance Channel balance Your player is equipped with a test signal generator for balancing the channels As the signal travels from channel to channel adjust the level controls until each channel plays at the same vol...

Page 8: ...nu SUBWOOFER purple To select among subwoofer output levels 0 9 Number input ANGLE To access the Camera angle function in the Info menu AUDIO To access the Audio function in the Info menu REV To start reverse accelerated play or reverse slow motion PLAY To start playing a disc FWD To start forward accelerated play or forward slow motion STOP To stop play and access the main menu PAUSE To activate ...

Page 9: ...oom function with a 16 9 television only INFO yellow To obtain information about the channel TITLE GUIDE blue To display the programme guide Note The coloured buttons can also be used to access the Teletext topics indicated in colour if your television has the Teletext function available 0 9 To select a channel For 2 digit channels first press 0 Inserting batteries in the remote control Do not mix...

Page 10: ...press the STOP button to access this menu Note A function is only available if it features on the disc you have inserted For instance if you select the Subtitles function from the Info menu subtitles will only appear if subtitles have actually been provided on the disc If a menu or icon appears greyed out this means that this menu or the associated function is not available Compatible discs DVD DV...

Page 11: ...player switches off automatically Accelerated play While the disc is playing press the REV or FWD button one or more times to vary the speed and direction of the accelerated play Press PLAY to resume normal playback Still image While the disc is playing press PAUSE once for freeze frame Press PLAY to resume normal playback Frame advance 1 Press PAUSE twice FRAME is displayed 2 Press the REV or FWD...

Page 12: ... control to scroll through the options Note When one of the icons is greyed out this means that the relevant function is not available on the disc being played The invalid symbol indicates that the function selected or the button used is not available at this stage Info menu DVD Time display Chapter Audio Bookmark Sleep Title Subtitles Play mode Camera angle Info menu audio CD Time display Track P...

Page 13: ...cess a title or a chapter DVD or a track audio CD andVCD press the INFO button then select one of these icons with the and buttons and choose a number using the and buttons or enter a number directly with the numeric buttons Note Many discs only have one title Subtitles DVD and DivX Subtitles are disabled by default You enable the subtitle function as follows 1 While the disc is playing press the ...

Page 14: ...e remote control 2 Choose an option using the and buttons then press OK DVD play modes standard programme title repeat chapter repeat A B repeat Notes Repeat mode is only available with discs which display elapsed and remaining time To repeat a sequence between two points A and B choose the A B repeat option and then follow the instructions for entering the two points If during a fast forward or r...

Page 15: ...ge the camera angle press the INFO button then select the Camera angle icon with the and buttons or press the ANGLE button on the remote control 2 Choose the angle with the and buttons Note If the disc was recorded using a single camera angle this function is not available There are very few discs offering more than one angle PBC PlayBack Control VCD The PlayBack Control function offers scenes and...

Page 16: ...ts Using memory cards Your player has two memory card slots You can transfer information JPEG or mp3 or WMA files from your memory cards to the player and display the pictures on screen or play the mp3 or WMA files The upper slot can read different formats the lower slot is for Compact Flash Cards Compatible Memory Cards Upper slot Secure Digital Card MultiMedia Card Smart Media Card Memory Stick ...

Page 17: ...e listening you can use the or button to go back to the previous track or go on to the next one JPEG file the player starts the slide show with the JPEG file you have selected and proceeds to display all the JPEG files in the same folder then all the JPEG files in the subfolders located in the same folder Notes During the slide show you can use the ANGLE button to rotate the picture 90 the ZOOM bu...

Page 18: ...ns to choose an option see page 13 PLAY PLAY Angels Holidays 03 mp3 Slideshow speed Fast jpg Z Z Z 00 01 57 1 Insert the disc containing the two types of file in the player 2 Select an image file using the and buttons then press OK to confirm your selection The name of the folder where the file is located and the name of the file appear on the right in the Current selection section 3 Then select a...

Page 19: ...ing it the rental period allocated during purchasing from the website may have expired It is also possible that the recorded file is not compatible with your player because of different versions or incorrect download parameters The parameters used when copying to CD R may be another reason for this Since it is not possible here to supply all the information parameters and advice relating to the us...

Page 20: ...re stored or all 40 memory locations are full the auto preset programming function will stop Manual preset 1 Tune to a radio station see Manual tuning for details 2 Press MENU on the remote control PRESET will appear on the display 3 While the word P is still flashing input your desired preset number 1 40 using the numeric buttons then press MENU to store it Retrieving preset stations 1 Press the ...

Page 21: ...player by choosing the Random option Press OK to start random playback Press STOP to stop random playback Press PLAY to resume normal playback Program all discs except mp3 JPEG discs and JPEG With this option you choose and programme the playback order Lists vary according to the type of disc 1a DVD select a title using the and buttons and press the button to access the list of chapters and select...

Page 22: ...o confirm 2 You are asked for a new password Enter four digits using the numeric buttons and press OK to confirm You are asked for confirmation repeat the operation Note Choose a password that is easy to remember or write it down 3 To unlock select the Parental Control option Enter your password Select the Lock Player function and press OK to confirm Change Password 1 To change the password select...

Page 23: ...tness level Three settings are available Normal Dark and Light PAL NTSC In addition to PAL DVDs andVCDs you can enjoy NTSC films as well a 60Hz PAL compatible TV set is required If the pictures from the DVD being played appear in black and white on your screen try changing the colour standard Set the function to PAL or NTSC Video This option lets you select the video output of your appliance Compo...

Page 24: ...recorded in Dolby Digital Distance All the basic settings have already been preset for the speakers included in the box However to make the surround sound more effective and suit the acoustic conditions in the room where you are listening you may need to delay the signal coming from some of the speakers Channel delay compensates for centre or surround speakers that are closer to the listening posi...

Page 25: ... buttons and press OK to confirm Disc Menus To change the language of the disc menus choose the language using the and buttons and press OK to confirm Audio 1 To change the dialogue language choose the language using the and buttons and press OK to confirm Note If the selected language is not available on a disc the disc s default language will be used instead 2 To change the language during play ...

Page 26: ...es are inserted or change them Aim the remote control at the appliance The infrared beam must not be blocked or interrupted Check that the remote control is configured to control the device you are trying to operate with it Press the DVD CD button if you want to operate a DVD player the TV button to operate a television set and the TUNER button to operate the radio The subtitles do not appear Chec...

Page 27: ...ging the appliance If an object or liquid enters inside the appliance unplug it immediately and have it checked by an authorised engineer Handling and caring for discs Handle your discs with care Hold the disc with your fingers at the edges or through the hole Insert the disc with the label facing up for a single sided disc Place the disc properly into the tray in the allotted holder Use a soft cl...

Page 28: ...nd disc types DVD Video Digital video discs 12 cm and 8 cm single or double sided single or dual layer DVDs are high density optical discs on which high quality images and audio are recorded by means of digital signals DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Most DVD R and DVD R one recording only DVD RW and DVD RW discs rewritable Depending on the DVD writer and discs used Recordings using DVD R and DVD RW dis...

Page 29: ...commendations cannot be taken as a guarantee that the DVD player will play mp3 recordings or as an assurance of sound quality You should note that certain technologies and methods for mp3 file recording on CD Rs prevent optimal playback of these files on your DVD player i e degraded sound quality and even in some cases inability of the player to read the file WMA Windows MediaAudio files CD R with...

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