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DVD VIDEO PLAYER

OWNER'S MANUAL

Jun., 2001 

SD-1700

SD-1750

Summary of Contents for SD-2700

Page 1: ...DVD VIDEO PLAYER OWNER S MANUAL Jun 2001 SD 1700 SD 1750 ...

Page 2: ...ructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications 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 reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re...

Page 3: ...t perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so In the spaces provided below record the Model and Serial No located on the rear panel of your DVD video player Model No Serial No Retain this information for future reference Location of the required label PRODUCT IS CERTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO COMPLY WITH DHHS RULE 21 CFR SUBCHAP...

Page 4: ...azard The safeguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation use and servicing This unit is fully transistorized and does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user DO NOT REMOVE THE CABINET COVER OR YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO DANGEROUS VOLTAGE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep the...

Page 5: ...d grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the ...

Page 6: ...xposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 When you use headphones keep the volume at a moderate level If you use the headphones continuously with high volume sound it may cause hearing damage 16 Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock 17 Never insert objects of any kind...

Page 7: ...erious personal injury 19 Do not place a heavy object on or step on the apparatus The object may fall causing serious personal injury and serious damage to the apparatus 20 Do not use a cracked deformed or repaired disc These discs are easily broken and may cause serious personal injury and apparatus malfunction ...

Page 8: ...e DVD video player is a high technology precision device If the optical pick up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn down the picture quality becomes poor To obtain a clear picture we recommend regular inspection and maintenance cleaning or parts replacement every 1 000 hours of use depending on the operating environment For details contact your nearest dealer Notes on moisture condensation...

Page 9: ... Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Structure of disc contents Normally DVD video discs are divided into titles and the titles are sub divided into chapters VIDEO CDs and audio CDs are divided into tracks DVD video disc VIDEO CD audio CD Each title chapter or track is assigned a number which is called title number chapter number or track number respectively There may be di...

Page 10: ...ot equipped with PBC function Version 1 1 Sound and movie can be played on this DVD video player in the same way as an audio CD VIDEO CD equipped with PBC function Version 2 0 In addition to operation of a VIDEO CD not equipped with the PBC function you can enjoy playback of interactive software with search function by using the menu displayed on the TV screen Menu Playback Some of the functions d...

Page 11: ...fic Title Chapter or Track 24 Locating a title using the top menu 24 Locating a title by entering the title number 24 Locating a specific chapter or track directly 25 Locating a specific chapter or track 25 Advanced playback Accessing a Specific Location Directly 26 Entering the time of the desired location 26 Playing Repeatedly 27 Repeating a title chapter or track 27 Repeating a specific segment...

Page 12: ...PEN CLOSE button 20 SKIP buttons 25 STOP button 21 PLAY button 20 PAUSE button 21 POWER indicator 20 Disc tray 20 BITSTREAM PCM L ANALOG DIGITAL R VIDEO Y PB PR S AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AC IN AC inlet Power cord VIDEO OUT Y PB PR Component video jacks ANALOG AUDIO OUT L R jacks 16 18 19 16 S VIDEO OUT jack VIDEO OUT jack 17 BITSTREAM PCM DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack 16 17 ...

Page 13: ...cators vary depending on the kinds of discs you play DVD video disc Audio CD Some discs may not display chapter numbers or elapsed time During playback Playing chapter 3 of title 2 Example During playback Example Playing track 6 VIDEO CD During playback Example Playing track 6 Some discs may not display track numbers or elapsed time DVD TITLE CHP VCD TRK CD TRK Track number indicator Random playba...

Page 14: ... AUDIO SETUP SLOW ZOOM DISPLAY MEMORY SEARCH SKIP REV STOP PLAY PAUSE STEP FWD OPEN CLOSE FL SELECT E A M E P M FL DIM OPEN CLOSE button 20 PAUSE STEP button 21 22 SETUP button 38 ANGLE button 33 34 SUBTITLE button TOP MENU button 24 CLEAR button 25 REV button 22 FWD button 22 21 E A M button 32 E P M button 31 STOP button RANDOM button 29 MEMORY button 28 MENU button RETURN button 38 ENTER button...

Page 15: ...ent Close the cover Notes on batteries Improper use of batteries may cause battery leakage and corrosion To operate the remote control correctly follow the instructions below Do not insert batteries into the remote control in the wrong direction Do not charge heat open or short circuit the batteries Do not throw batteries into a fire Do not leave dead or exhausted batteries in the remote control D...

Page 16: ... TV as well When you connect the DVD video player to your TV be sure to turn off the power and unplug both units from the wall outlet before making any connections If your television set has one audio input connect the DVD video player to a Y cable adapter not supplied and then connect to your TV Connect the DVD video player directly to your TV If you connect the DVD video player to a VCR TV VCR c...

Page 17: ...nect the DVD video player s power cord If you leave the amplifier power on the speakers may be damaged Connecting to an audio system and TV equipped with component video inputs Signal flow To wall outlet To audio inputs of the amplifier red white red white To Y VIDEO OUT To PB VIDEO OUT To Y video input To PB video input To PR video input TV or monitor with component video inputs Audio system Comp...

Page 18: ...ing setting DTS and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc On screen display Select Page Bitstream Audio Out Select Recording system On screen display Select Page Bitstream Audio Out Select Recording system DTS On screen display Select Page Analog 2ch Audio Out Select With an amplifier equipped with Dolby Digital Connect the equipment the same way as described in Connec...

Page 19: ...e DVD video player to the AC 3 RF input of a Dolby Digital Receiver This input on your A V Receiver is reserved for Laserdisc use only and is incompatible with the BITSTREAM PCM DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack of the DVD video player Connect the BITSTREAM PCM DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack of the DVD video player to the DIGITAL COAXIAL input of a Receiver or Processor Refer to the owner s manual of the connected e...

Page 20: ...D video player turns on and the POWER indicator on the player illuminates When the DVD video player is turned on for the first time a message appears Press ENTER and make the proper settings before proceeding to step 2 45 Press OPEN CLOSE The disc tray opens Place the disc on the disc tray With the playback side down There are two different disc sizes Place the disc in the correct guide on the dis...

Page 21: ...ush the disc tray while it is moving Doing so may cause the DVD video player to malfunction Do not push up on the disc tray or put any objects other than discs on the disc tray Doing so may cause the DVD video player to malfunction In many instances a menu screen will appear after playback of a movie is completed Prolonged display of an on screen menu may damage your television set permanently etc...

Page 22: ... Press PLAY Notes The DVD video player mutes sound and omits subtitles during reverse and forward scan of DVD video discs However the DVD video player plays sound during fast forward or fast reverse play of audio CDs The playback speed may differ depending on the disc Playing frame by frame Press PAUSE STEP during still playback Each time you press the PAUSE STEP button the picture advances one fr...

Page 23: ...ideo disc open and close the disc tray once with the OPEN CLOSE button before pressing the PLAY button Notes The DVD video player s memory is also cleared when you change the parental lock setting 43 or select a disc menu language 41 you open the disc tray There may be a difference in the location where playback resumes depending on the disc Settings you changed using the on screen displays while ...

Page 24: ...V screen follow those instructions If you display the top menu during playback and press the TOP MENU button again without selecting any title the DVD video player may resume playback from the point where you first pressed the TOP MENU button depending on the actual DVD video disc This method of locating a title is available only on a disc that contains a top menu Instruction notes of discs may re...

Page 25: ...peatedly to display the chapter or track number you want Playback starts from the selected chapter or track To locate succeeding chapters or tracks Playback starts from the beginning of the current chapter or track When you press twice playback starts from the beginning of the preceding chapter or track Notes Some titles may not display chapter numbers If you press and hold the SKIP or button on t...

Page 26: ... Directly You can access a specific location by entering its corresponding time hours minutes seconds Entering the time of the desired location 2 1 Notes Some discs may not respond to this process Some scenes may not be located precisely as you specified This method for accessing specific locations is available only within the current title of the DVD video disc or within the current track of the ...

Page 27: ...To resume normal playback Press CLEAR Notes Some discs may not permit A B repeat operation You cannot set the A B repeat function for a segment that includes multiple camera angles 33 You can specify a segment only within the current title or track VIDEO CD There may be a slight difference between point A and the location where playback actually resumes depending on the disc A B RPT REPEAT CLEAR P...

Page 28: ...s on the TV screen The DVD video player starts memory playback 1 2 3 To change the programmed selections 1 While the display appears on the TV screen press to move the highlighted bar to the item you want to change 2 Change the selection following the instructions in step 2 To cancel the programmed selections 1 While the display appears on the TV screen press to move the highlighted bar to the ite...

Page 29: ...ck function in conjunction with the memory playback function CLEAR 2 1 CLEAR RANDOM PLAY DVD VCD CD If you press the RANDOM button during playback the DVD video player automatically starts random playback after finishing the current title chapter or track Press PLAY The DVD video player starts random playback Press the PLAY button within about 5 seconds after you press the RANDOM button DVD DVD VC...

Page 30: ...on restores the zoom point to the center of the picture To resume normal playback While ZOOM is selected press ZOOM repeatedly to turn off the icon Picture restores the size when the icon disappears The ENTER button cannot cancel zoom playback if you have turned off the icon by selecting EXIT To restore normal picture size press the ZOOM button to display the icon then further press the ZOOM butto...

Page 31: ... P M Enhanced Picture Mode ENTER 2 1 2 Selecting the picture enhancement Press E P M The picture enhancement selection appears 2 1 To turn off the picture enhancement selection Press ENTER Alternatively leave the DVD video player unoperated for about 5 seconds after having made the selection Note Actual effects to pictures may vary depending on the TV Make the selection to your preference Select t...

Page 32: ...press the button the sound enhancement changes 2 1 To turn off the audio enhancement selection Press ENTER Alternatively leave the DVD video player unoperated for about 5 seconds after having made the selection Notes Actual effects to sounds may vary depending on the speakers Make the selection to your preference Actual effects to sounds may vary depending on the disc When the DVD video player is ...

Page 33: ...or while the angle number is displayed on the TV screen Each time you press the ANGLE button the camera angle changes You can change the camera angle directly by pressing the number buttons corresponding to its angle number instead of using the buttons To turn off the angle number display Press CLEAR Notes You can change the camera angle during still playback The camera angle changes to the new se...

Page 34: ... 2 Press while the subtitle setting is displayed on the TV screen to select On or Off Notes When you turn on the DVD video player or replace a disc the player returns to the initial default setting 42 When you select a subtitle language which is not included on the disc the DVD video player plays a prior language programmed on the disc During some scenes the subtitles may not appear immediately af...

Page 35: ...48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 20 bit 48 kHz 24 bit 96 kHz 16 bit 96 kHz 20 bit 96 kHz 24 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 20 bit 48 kHz 24 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 20 bit 48 kHz 24 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 44 1 kHz 16 bit 44 1 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 20 bit 44 1 kHz 16 bit 44 1 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit 48 kHz 16 bit MPEG1 44 1 kHz 16 bit 44 1 k...

Page 36: ...Track number To locate a title or track using the number 24 Chapter number To locate a chapter using the number 25 Elapsed time of the current title To enter the time to locate a desired location 26 Audio setting 35 Subtitle setting 34 Angle setting 33 To turn off the display Title number Track number To locate a title or track using the number 24 Chapter number To locate a chapter using the numbe...

Page 37: ...etters may not be displayed properly depending on the disc The on screen display turns off Title number Track number To locate a title or track using the number 24 Chapter number To locate a chapter using the number 25 To stop playback 21 Playback starts from the beginning of the current chapter or track 25 Fast reverse playback 22 To start playback 20 Fast forward playback 22 To locate succeeding...

Page 38: ...you press the SETUP button The SETUP button can function even during normal playback however some operations may be inaccessible and a message will appear In this case try again after playback is stopped Press to select the setting you want to change then press ENTER Change the selection by or other buttons by referring to the corresponding pages 39 then press ENTER Repeat steps 3 and 4 to change ...

Page 39: ...ect a preferred language for on screen displays To select a preferred language for disc menus To select a preferred language for the sound track To select a preferred language for subtitles To turn on or de activate the operational status display on the TV screen To select the background color or background picture To turn the screen saver on or off To select the resolution of still pictures Field...

Page 40: ...tomizing the Function Settings continued Audio Out Select Select the output sound format corresponding to your system connection For details of sound recording systems see 35 Bitstream Select when connected to an amplifier equipped with a Dolby Digital DTS MPEG1 or MPEG2 decoder 18 19 The DVD video player outputs digital audio information in the bitstream format when you play a DVD video disc reco...

Page 41: ...in English French To display disc menus in French Spanish To display disc menus in Spanish Others To make a further choice After pressing the ENTER button follow steps 1 4 below 1 Obtain the abbreviation of the preferred language from the list 46 2 Select the first character by pressing the buttons 3 Press the buttons to shift and select the second character by pressing the buttons 4 Press the ENT...

Page 42: ...f the preferred language from the list 46 2 Select the first character by pressing the buttons 3 Press the buttons to shift and select the second character by pressing the buttons 4 Press the ENTER button Note Some DVD video discs may be played in a different language than you selected A prior language may be programmed on the disc Subtitle Language English To display subtitles in English French T...

Page 43: ...unction are rated according to their content The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD video disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc For example if the disc allowed you could edit out violent scenes unsuitable for children and replace them with more suitable scenes or lock out playback of the disc altogether DVD video discs may or may not respond to the parental loc...

Page 44: ...parental lock level is equivalent to the following USA movie ratings Level 7 NC 17 Level 6 R Level 4 PG 13 Level 3 PG Level 1 G The parental lock levels for other countries areas than U S are included for future use Check the appropriate parental lock level when you buy a DVD video disc equipped with the parental lock feature in the future To change the parental lock level Follow steps 1 3 To chan...

Page 45: ...ing a PBC featured VIDEO CD DVD VCD Initial Setup 1 Press the buttons to select On Screen Language and press the ENTER button 2 Select a language pressing the buttons and press the ENTER button See page 41 On screen Language 3 Make your selection in the same manner as step 1 then step 2 See page 40 TV Shape See page 40 Audio Out Select DVD VCD CD Initial Setup TV Shape Audio Out Select On Screen L...

Page 46: ... RN RO RU RW SA SD SG SH SI SK SL SM SN SO SQ SR SS ST SU SV SW TA TE TG TH TI TK TL TN TO TR TS TT TW UK UR UZ VI VO WO XH YO ZU Guarani Gujarati Hausa Hindi Croatian Hungarian Armenian Interlingua Interlingue Inupiak Indonesian Icelandic Hebrew Yiddish Javanese Georgian Kazakh Greenlandic Cambodian Kannada Kashmiri Kurdish Kirghiz Latin Lingala Laotian Lithuanian Latvian Lettish Malagasy Maori M...

Page 47: ...ointed at the remote sensor of the DVD video player The remote control is too far from the DVD video player The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Correction Connect the power plug securely into the wall outlet Press the PLAY button Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the DVD video player appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable securely into th...

Page 48: ... Less than 0 002 Wow and flutter Below measurable level less than 0 001 W PEAK Operating conditions Temperature 5 C to 35 C Operation status Horizontal Outputs Video output 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync pin jack 1 S video output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin 1 C 0 286 V p p 75 Ω Component video output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync pin jack 1 PB PR 0 7 V p p 75 Ω pin jack 2 Audio ou...

Page 49: ...ranty for rental units begin with the first rental or thirty 30 days from the date of shipment to the rental firm whichever comes first Commercial Units Products sold and used for commercial use have a limited ninety 90 day warranty for all parts and labor Owner s Manual You should read the owner s manual thoroughly before operating this product You should complete and mail the enclosed Demographi...

Page 50: ...pair or replacement of any parts In no event shall TACP THI be liable for consequential or incidental damages No person agent distributor dealer or company is authorized to change modify or extend the terms of these warranties in any manner whatsoever The time within which an action must be commenced to enforce any obligation of TACP THI arising under the warranty or under any statute or law of th...

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