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    Parental control setting

Some discs are specified as not suitable for children.
Such discs can be limited not to playback with the unit.

1) Press 

C

 or 

D

 to select “Parental”, then press

ENTER. 

“Enter Password” screen will appear.

2) Press “0000” using 

Number buttons (0–9)

.

(Please note, this is pre-setting password of this
unit). Then press 

ENTER

. The parental level list

will appear.

Level Off

: The parental control setting does not

function.

Level 8

:

Virtually all DVD software can be
played back.

Level 1

:

DVD software for adults cannot be
played back.

3) Press 

C

 or 

D

 to select from the level 1 to level 8.

The limitation will be more severe as the level
number is lower. Then press 

ENTER

.

4) Press 

OPEN/CLOSE

 to activate Parental control

setting.

Notes:

• Depending on the discs, the unit cannot limit

playback.

• Some discs may not be encoded with specific

rating level information though its disc jacket says
“adult.” For those discs, the age restriction will not
work.

• The password is required every time when you

change the parental level.

• If you input a wrong number, press 

CLEAR

.

Customizing the function settings

QSound

This DVD player is equipped with “QSound”. It can
produce the effect of being in a cinema or a concert hall.

Off: 

The QSound is disengaged.

On: 

The QSound operates.

Off:

It plays back at the recording level on the
disc.

On:

Loud sound such as explosion is toned
down slightly when played back. This is
suitable when it is connected to a stereo.

Notes:

This function works only when the disc recorded with
Dolby Digital is played back.

The level of Night Mode may differ depending on DVD
video disc.

Night Mode

Night Mode enables you to control the dynamic range so
as to achieve a suitable sound for your equipment.

Notes:

• The QSound setting can also be changed with 

AUDIO

on the remote control (see page 41).

• This function works only when the disc recorded with

Dolby Digital is played back.

• When this function works, the volume might change.
• When the voice is distorted, turn off QSound.

Parental

: Off

             Set Password

Output

: Interlace

              DivX(R) VOD

Menu

: English

Subtitle

: English

Audio

: English

E.B.L.

: Off

TV Screen

: 4:3 

Display

: On

Picture Mode

: Auto

JPEG Interval

: 5 Seconds

Screen Saver

: On

Night Mode

: Off

QSound

: Off

Digital Out 

: PCM

DRC

: Off

QSound

: On

Menu

: English

Subtitle

: English

Audio

: English

E.B.L.

: Off

TV Screen

: 4:3 

Display

: On

Picture Mode

: Auto

JPEG Interval

: 5 Seconds

Screen Saver

: On

Parental

: Off

Password

: Change

Output

: RGB

DivX(R) VOD

: Display

Setting details

Digital Out

You can select the digital output sound format
corresponding to your system connection.

PCM:

Change Dolby Digital to PCM for the output.
Select when connected to a 2 channel digital
stereo amplifier.

Bitstream:

Disc audio bitstream data will be output.

Off:

There is no sound output from DIGITAL AUDIO
OUT jack.

Note:

Even if you select “Bitstream”, MPEG Audio will be
output in PCM format.

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Output

You can select the video output signal of the DVD
video player to the TV from “RGB”, “Component” or
“Progressive”.

RGB:

Select when connecting to a composite TV.

Component:

Select when connecting to a TV equipped
with component video inputs but progressive
scan is not compatible.

Progressive:

Select when connecting to a TV equipped
with component video inputs and progressive
scan compatible.

Warning:

Once “Progressive” is selected when connecting to a
TV progressive scan incompatible, no image will be
seen on the video display.
In this case, you must reset the unit by pressing 

STOP

on the front panel for five seconds. The video output
will be restored to “RGB” setting, and a picture will
once again be seen on a conventional analogue
display.

Notes:

• Some discs may not be played back with the progressive

scanning mode correctly because of the disc characteris-
tics or recording condition.

• Once Progressive scan on, RGB output is disabled.

Note:
If each setup (pages 50 ~ 53) has been completed, the unit
can always work under the same condition (especially with
DVD discs).
Each setup will be retained in the memory even if you turn
the power off.

   Set the new password

1) Press 

C

 or 

D

 to select “Password”, then press

ENTER

. “Enter Current Password” screen will

appear.

2) Press 

Number buttons (0–9)

 to input the current

password (If the password has not been set yet
after you purchase this unit, it is “0000”).

3) Then press 

ENTER

. “Enter New Password” screen

will appear. Press 

Number buttons (0–9)

 to input

the new password.

4) Press 

ENTER

. Now your new password has been

set. Be sure to remember this number!

If you forget the password.

1) Press 

OPEN/CLOSE

 to open the disc tray.

2) Remove the disc.
3) Press 

OPEN/CLOSE

 again to close the disc tray.

“No Disc” appears on the screen.

4) While holding 

7

 down on the remote control and at

the same time press 

STOP

 on the front panel.

“Password Clear” appears on the screen. Now the
password has been returned to the initial value
(“0000”).

DivX(R) VOD

In order to play DivX

®

 VOD (Video On Demand)

content on this unit, you first need to register the unit
with your DivX

®

 VOD content provider. You do this by

generating a DivX

®

 VOD registration code, which you

submit to your provider.

Press

C

 or 

to select “DivX(R) VOD”. Then press

ENTER

. Your 8-character registration code is

displayed. Make a note of the code as you will need
it when you register with a DivX

®

 VOD provider.

Then press 

ENTER

.

Customizing the function settings

54

Temporary cancel the rating level by DVD disc

Load a DVD disc and press PLAY or OPEN/
CLOSE on the unit (see page 33).

Note:

This temporary cancellation of rating level will be kept
until the disc is ejected.
When the disc is ejected, the original rating level will
be set again automatically.

1

Playback will commence if the entered
password was correct.

2

4

If the DVD disc has been designed to
temporarily cancel the Rating level, the
screen which follows the “Reading” screen
will change, depending on which disc is
played. If you select “YES” with the ENTER
key, password input screen will then
appear.

Enter the password with Number buttons (0–
9). Then press ENTER.

3

Enter Password

To exit from the entry, press

RETURN

.

Depending on the DVD disc, the disc may try to temporarily cancel the rating level that you have set.
It is up to you to decide whether to cancel the rating level or not.

55

Language code list

Abkhazian

1112

Fiji

1620

Lingala

2224

Singhalese

  2919

Afar

1111

Finnish

1619

Lithuanian

2230

Slovak

  2921

Afrikaans

1116

French

1628

Macedonian

2321

Slovenian

  2922

Albanian

2927

Frisian

1635

Malagasy

2317

Somali

  2925

Amharic

1123

Galician

1722

Malay

2329

Spanish

  1529

Arabic

1128

Georgian

2111

Malayalam

2322

Sundanese

  2931

Armenian

1835

German

1415

Maltese

2330

Swahili

  2933

Assamese

1129

Greek

1522

Maori

2319

Swedish

  2932

Aymara

1135

Greenlandic

2122

Marathi

2328

Tagalog

  3022

Azerbaijani

1136

Guarani

1724

Moldavian

2325

Tajik

  3017

Bashkir

1211

Gujarati

1731

Mongolian

2324

Tamil

  3011

Basque

1531

Hausa

1811

Nauru

2411

Tatar

  3030

Bengali; Bangla 1224

Hebrew

1933

Nepali

2415

Telugu

  3015

Bhutani

1436

Hindi

1819

Norwegian

2425

Thai

  3018

Bihari

1218

Hungarian

1831

Oriya

2528

Tibetan

  1225

Breton

1228

Icelandic

1929

Panjabi

2611

Tigrinya

  3019

Bulgarian

1217

Indonesian

1924

Pashto, Pushto 2629

Tonga

  3025

Burmese

2335

Interlingua

1911

Persian

1611

Turkish

  3028

Byelorussian

1215

Irish

1711

Polish

2622

Turkmen

  3021

Cambodian

2123

Italian

1930

Portuguese

2630

Twi

  3033

Catalan

1311

Japanese

2011

Quechua

2731

Ukrainian

  3121

Chinese

3618

Javanese

2033

Rhaeto-Romance 2823

Urdu

  3128

Corsican

1325

Kannada

2124

Romanian

2825

Uzbek

  3136

Croatian

1828

Kashmiri

2129

Russian

2831

Vietnamese

  3219

Czech

1329

Kazakh

2121

Samoan

2923

Volapük

  3225

Danish

1411

Kirghiz

2135

Sanskrit

2911

Welsh

  1335

Dutch

2422

Korean

2125

Scots Gaelic

1714

Wolof

  3325

English

1524

Kurdish

2131

Serbian

2928

Xhosa

  3418

Esperanto

1525

Laothian

2225

Serbo-Croatian 2918

Yiddish

  2019

Estonian

1530

Latin

2211

Shona

2924

Yoruba

  3525

Faroese

1625

Latvian, Lettish 2232

Sindhi

2914

Zulu

  3631

Language Name Code

Language Name Code

Language Name Code

Language Name Code

Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Menu”, “Subtitle” and/or “Audio” (see page 50).

Summary of Contents for SD-38VBKB

Page 1: ...IONS SOME DOS AND DON TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but like any electrical equipment care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment DO ensure that all electrical connections including the mains p...

Page 2: ...olby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks of DTS Inc DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license Playback side DVD video disc Title 1 Title 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Video CD Audio CD 6 DIGITAL VIDEO About thi...

Page 3: ...ecording pause on off 21 25 34 35 PLAY Playback 20 33 INDEX Search for the INDEX mark of a tape 24 SKIP Skip chapter track to forward or reverse direction 35 REV Rewind Review playback 20 21 35 FWD Fast Forward Forward search playback 20 21 35 REC OTR Recording OTR 25 27 TIMER REC Timer recording On Off 27 29 SP LP Sets the tape speed for recording 25 PLAY MODE Select playback mode 38 39 A B RPT R...

Page 4: ...th less flicker INTERLACED outputs inputs Some TVs or monitors are equipped with component video inputs Connecting to these inputs allows you to enjoy the highest quality DVD picture playback Connecting to an audio system and TV equipped with component video inputs Note In connecting to TV s that are not capable of reproducing a progressively scanned video signal using the component sockets do not...

Page 5: ...ght Saving Time once you set AUTO TIME to ON Press VCR MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen 6 Press or to select AUTO TIME ON or OFF The VCR automatically corrects the clock setting every hour once you set AUTO TIME to ON 18 The Auto setup function see page 15 memorizes all broadcasts to the suit able CH positions However some broadcasts may not be memorized due to weak signa...

Page 6: ...ck During picture search mode there will be noise bars which are caused by the system The Special Playback will automati cally change to normal playback after approx 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear For example 1 press 30 seconds of tape 2 press 60 seconds of tape 3 press 90 seconds of tape Instant skip Press INSTANT SKIP during playback The DVD VCR will search forward th...

Page 7: ...P Press this button again if you want to resume the recording Attention A safety circuit turns the pause mode off automatically after 5 minutes and the DVD VCR will stop the recording mode 00 00 00 LP 26 VCR Recording a TV Program 1 2 3 VCR indicator lights VCR indicator goes off VCR indicator lights You can record a program using the TV receiver of the DVD VCR and at the same time watch another p...

Page 8: ...REC to cancel the timer program or press EJECT on the DVD VCR to remove the cassette tape During timer recording standby mode the VCR mode cannot be selected To use the VCR press TIMER REC at first then press VCR to change to VCR mode Press TIMER REC again to set the VCR into timer recording standby mode Timer Recording Special Case Weekly e g WKL TUE each Tuesday or daily e g MON SAT Monday to Sa...

Page 9: ... TV screen according to the type of loaded disc In this case check your disc again see pages 6 and 52 Some discs may take a minute or so to start playback When you set a single faced disc label downwards i e the wrong way up and press OPEN CLOSE or PLAY on the unit Reading will appear on the display for a few minutes and then Incorrect Disc will continue to be displayed Some discs may not work the...

Page 10: ...ayback is activated You may not be able to set A B Repeat during certain scenes of the DVD A B Repeat does not work with an interactive DVD MP3 JPEG In case of Video CD with PBC A B Repeat is prohibited To resume normal playback Press A B RPT again Off appears on the screen Play Mode Repeat Off Notes Some discs may not work with the repeat operation In case of Video CD with PBC Repeat function is ...

Page 11: ... play back until the desired language is selected 2 To turn off the PBC VCD see page 6 Press to select Mode then press ENTER repeatedly until Off appear 1Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode 2 Press PLAY MODE again to clear the screen 3 Follow the above steps 1 2 then press ENTER repeatedly until PBC appear To turn on the PBC 1 5 Eng Off 1 2 3 Play Mode Repeat Off Program Playback Mode Off With press ...

Page 12: ... appears Slide show playback The slide show enables you to view pictures files one after another automatically Preparation Set JPEG Interval setting to 5 Seconds 10 Sec onds or 15 Seconds see page 51 1 When PLAY is pressed after the file browser displayed playback begins automatically starting from the first file In this case if the first file is a JPEG file the first JPEG file is played back If t...

Page 13: ...ow playback To select On or Off for Screen Saver function To select On or Off for Night Mode To select On or Off for QSound To select a digital output sound format corresponding to your system connection To select a preferred parental level for the parental setting To change the password To select a preferred video output signal of RGB Component or Progressive To display your 8 character registrat...

Page 14: ...Each setup will be retained in the memory even if you turn the power off Set the new password 1 Press C or D to select Password then press ENTER Enter Current Password screen will appear 2 Press Number buttons 0 9 to input the current password If the password has not been set yet after you purchase this unit it is 0000 3 Then press ENTER Enter New Password screen will appear Press Number buttons 0...

Page 15: ...n display Set Display to On 50 51 No surround sound The setup does not match your stereo system The unit or remote operation key is not functioning Turn off the unit and unplug the AC mains lead for several minutes then replug it 14 Playback does not start when the title is selected Check the Parental control setting Audio soundtrack and or subtitle language is not changed when you playback a DVD ...

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