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XV-M557GD/XV-M556TN (EN)
LVT0391-016A [UX, 3U, 4U, US, UT, UB]
Table of contents
Features ............................................................................. 1
Supplied accessories ........................................................ 1
About this instruction manual ........................................ 2
Notes on handling ............................................................ 3
Names of parts and controls
Front panel .............................................................................. 4
Remote control unit ............................................................... 5
Display window ...................................................................... 7
Rear panel ............................................................................... 7
Operational Principles
On-screen displays ................................................................. 8
To prevent the monitor from burning out
[SCREEN SAVER] ................................................................ 10
On-screen guide icons ......................................................... 10
How to use numeric buttons ............................................... 10
About discs
Playable disc types ............................................................... 11
Disc structure ........................................................................ 11
Connections
Before making any connections ......................................... 12
To connect to a TV ................................................................ 12
To connect to a TV with the component video jacks ..................
13
To connect to an audio amplifier or receiver .................... 13
To connect to audio equipment with a digital input .................
14
To connect the power cord ................................................... 14
Using the remote control unit
To install batteries in the remote control unit ................... 15
To use the remote control unit for TV operation .............. 16
Turning on/off the unit .................................................. 17
Inserting and removing discs ........................................ 17
Basic playback
To start playback .................................................................. 18
To stop playback completely ............................................... 18
To stop playback temporarily ............................................. 18
To advance or reverse play rapidly while monitoring ..... 19
To locate the beginning of a scene or song ...................... 19
To resume playback ............................................................. 19
Playing from a specific position on a disc
To locate a desired scene from the DVD menu ................. 20
To locate a desired scene from the menu
of the Video CD with PBC .................................................. 20
To locate a desired title or track directly ............................ 21
To locate a desired chapter or track using ¢ or 4 ..... 21
To locate a desired scene by specifying the chapter
number [CHAP. SEARCH] .................................................. 22
To locate a desired position in the current title or
track [TIME SEARCH] ......................................................... 22
To locate a desired scene from the opening scene
digest display [DIGEST] ..................................................... 23
Special picture playback
To advance a still picture frame-by-frame ......................... 24
To display still pictures [STROBE] ...................................... 24
To playback in slow-motion [SLOW] .................................. 25
To zoom a scene [ZOOM] .................................................... 25
Changing the playback order
To playback titles/tracks in the desired order
[PROGRAM] ........................................................................ 26
Introduction
Page 1
Preliminary Knowledge Page 4
Getting started Page 12
Basic operations
Page 17
Advanced operations
Page 20
To playback titles or tracks in random order
[RANDOM] .......................................................................... 27
Repeat playback
To repeat a current title, chapter or track, or all
discs [REPEAT] .................................................................... 27
To repeat a desired part [A-B REPEAT] .............................. 28
Viewing from multiple angles
To select a scene angle from the normal screen
[ANGLE] ............................................................................... 29
To select a scene angle from the angle list display
[ANGLE] ............................................................................... 30
Changing the language and sound
To select the subtitle language [SUBTITLE] ...................... 30
To change the audio language or sound [AUDIO]............ 31
Selecting the picture character
To select the picture character [THEATER POSITION] ..... 31
Enjoying virtual surround sound
To simulate surround sound [3D PHONIC] ........................ 32
Checking the status
To check the disc/time information .................................... 33
To check the DVD function status ....................................... 34
Preparation
Turning on the KARAOKE function .................................... 35
Connecting microphones .................................................... 35
Reserving songs ...................................................................... 36
Selecting audio
Selecting audio track(s) [AUDIO] ........................................ 37
Selecting Karaoke sound [KARAOKE SOUND] ................. 37
Masking the vocal recorded on a disc [VOCAL MASK] ... 38
Playing back the guide vocal only when you stop
singing [VOCAL REPLACE] ................................................ 39
Adding an effect to your voice
Adding an echo effect [ECHO] ............................................ 39
Adding various effects to the vocal [VOCAL EFFECT] ..... 40
Shifting the musical key
Operating the front panel .................................................... 40
Operating the front remote control unit ............................ 41
Selecting preferences
How to set preferences ........................................................ 42
LANGUAGE page ................................................................. 42
AUDIO page .......................................................................... 43
DISPLAY page ...................................................................... 44
SYSTEM page ....................................................................... 45
Limiting playback by children
To set Parental Lock for the first time [PARENTAL
LOCK] ................................................................................... 46
To change the settings [PARENTAL LOCK] ........................ 47
To temporarily release the Parental lock
[PARENTAL LOCK] .............................................................. 47
AV COMPU LINK remote control system
Connection and setup .......................................................... 48
Operation .............................................................................. 49
Care and handling of discs .................................................. 49
Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 50
Specifications ........................................................................... 51
Table of languages and their
abbreviations
......................................................... Appendix A
Country code list for parental lock ................... Appendix B
Initial settings
Page 42
Additional information
Page 48
KARAOKE function
Page 35
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