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Note:In most cases these two types of connection give similar results;the only difference lies in the type of
cable used and the cost of these cables,the coaxial cable being the least expensive one to buy.However it
sometimes happens that some coaxial cables are parasitised by high frequency interference caused by
household electrical appliances,high voltage electric cables or radio transmitters.
Note :when connecting the optical audio digital cable:
1.Remove the protection cap from the connector and connect it firmly as shown on the drawing.
2.Keep the protection cap and always reattach the cap when the connector is not in use,to keep it dustfree.
Basic Playback Operations
Regional coding
Your DVD player has been designed to process regional management information that is stored
on DVD discs.DVD discs that have different regional codes to that of your player cannot be
played.The regional code for your player is 2 (Europe,the Middle East,South Africa,Japan).ALL
means all regions.When you buy a disc check that it bears the correct logo.
Operating the DVD player
1.
Switch on your TV set.
2. Press the button on the remote control or the ON/STANDBY button located on
the DVD player’s front panel.
Playback
1.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front of the appliance or on the remote control
to open the disc tray.
2. Put the disc in with the printed side upwards (in the case of a single-sided disc).
3. Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray.Play starts automatically.If a menu
appears,one of its options can be selected to start playing the disc.Select it and press
OK.
4. Press STOP to stop playback.
Notes:The player stores the point where playback was interrupted.If you press PLAY again,playback resumes
from this point.To stop playback completely or to start again from the beginning,press STOP twice.
If the player is left in STOP mode for more than one minute without any user interaction,a screen saver is
activated.
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.
Still image
While the disc is playing,press PAUSE once for freeze frame.
Note:After one minute in PAUSE with no user interaction,the player goes into screen saver mode.
Frame advance (all discs except audio CD, mp3,WMA and DivX)
1.
While the disc is playing,press PAUSE once.
2. Press the PAUSE button a number of times to advance forward image by image.
3. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.
Variable slow motion (DVD and VCD only)
1.
While the disc is playing,press PAUSE once.
2. Press the REV or FWD button a number of times to vary the speed and direction of the
slow motion.
3. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.
Note:Reverse slow motion is not possible with a Video CD.
Changing chapter/track
While the disc is playing,press the SKIP or SKIP button to go immediately to the
next or previous chapter,or to the next or previous track.
For audio CD and VCD only:enter the track number with the number buttons and then
press
OK.
Zoom (DVD,VCD and DivX only)
1.
While a disc is playing,press the ZOOM button until you reach the zoom size you
require.
2. Move from one area to another using the , , and buttons.
Memory card readers
Your DVD player comes with two built-in memory card readers.
The bottom reader takes Compact Flash 1,Compact Flash 2,and Microdrive cards.The top
reader takes SD,MMC,Memory Stick,Memory Stick Pro,and Smartmedia cards.You can
read MP3,WMA,JPEG,or JPEG-4 files stored on these cards.
1. Insert a memory card into the reader.
2. Press the SELECT button on the front of the DVD player to display the memory card's
contents.
Note :cards can be inserted in both readers at the same time as well as having a disc (CD or DVD) in your
DVD player.To switch between playback sources (Card 1,Card 2,or Disc),press the SELECT button.
Play modes
Repeat playback
While the disc is playing,press the REPEAT button repeatedly to select a play mode:
DVD:Repeat Chapter,Repeat Title,Repeat Off;
VCD and audio CD: Repeat Track, Repeat All,Repeat Off;
A-B repeat
To repeat a sequence between two points A and B,press the A-B button at the beginning of
the sequence you want to repeat.Then press the
A-B button again at the end of the sequence.
Then the sequence is played repeatedly until you press
A-B to resume normal playback.
Programme playback (DVD,VCD and audio CD)
With this option,you choose and programme the playback order.You can store up to 20 tracks.
1. Insert a disc.
2. In Stop mode,press the PROGRAM button.The Program menu appears.
3. Use the number buttons to enter the title number and then the chapter number (for
DVD) or the track number (for VCD and Audio CD).Repeat Step 3 as often as necessary.
4. Use the , , and buttons to select Start and press OK to start playback.
Tracks are played in the order of the playback list.Playback stops once all tracks have
been played.
5. Press the STOP button to stop the programme playback.Press the STOPbutton twice
or the
OPEN/CLOSE button to cancel the programme playback.
Random playback (all discs except DVD)
You can play all the tracks on the disc in a random order (chosen by the player).
1. Insert a disc.
2. Press the RANDOM button during playback.“Random” appears.Once 20 tracks have
been randomly played,the player automatically stops playback.
3. Press the RANDOM button again to stop random playback.“Off” appears on the TV
screen.
Advanced functions
Audio (DVD,VCD and audio CD)
Some discs have several audio tracks used for different languages or different audio formats.
To change the language or audio format during play,press the
AUDIObutton one or more
times to select one of the available audio formats or languages.
Note:This option is only available if the disc offers a number of dialogue languages or audio formats.
Bookmarks
The player can store up to 12 disc locations as long as the disc remains in the player and the
unit remains switched on.
1. Press the BOOKMARK button during play.A menu is displayed.
2. To create a bookmark,select a free bookmark using the and buttons and press the
PLAY button.
3. Repeat Step 2 as often as necessary.
4. To start playback from a bookmark,press the BOOKMARK button,select the bookmark
using the and buttons and then press the
PLAYbutton.
5. To delete a bookmark,press the BOOKMARK button,select the bookmark using the
and buttons and then press the
CLEAR button.
To exit the bookmark function,press the
BOOKMARK button again.
Status menu
Press the DISPLAY button a number of times during playback to show in turn:
DVD:Title elapsed time,Title remaining time,Chapter elapsed time,Chapter remaining
time,Display Off.
VCD and audio CD:Single elapsed time,Single remaining time,Total elapsed time,Total
remaining time,Display Off.
mp3 and DivX:Single elapsed time,Single remaining time.
PBC (VCD)
The PlayBack Control function offers scenes and information which can be selected interactively
via a menu.It can also be used to display high-resolution pictures,if the disc contains any.
Press the
DISC MENU button to access the PBC menu and the TITLE MENU button to
turn the PBC function on and off.
Preview (DVD and VCD)
1.
Press the PREVIEW button during playback to display the Digest menu.It includes
various options depending on the type of disc:
DVD:Title Digest,Chapter Digest,Title Interval,Chapter Interval and Bookmark Digest;
VCD:Track Digest,Disc Interval and Track Interval.
2. Select one of the digest types:
- Title Digest/Chapter Digest/Track digest:shows a digest of all titles/chapters/
tracks available on the disc.
- Title/Chapter/Disc/Track Interval:shows a digest of the current title/chapter/disc/
track in 10 minutes interval.
- Bookmark Digest:shows a digest of all bookmarks created on the disc.
3. To display the next page,press the button or select Next in the menu and press OK.
To start playback from a particular title,chapter,track,interval or bookmark,select it
using the , , and buttons and press
OK,or input the corresponding number
in the Select box and press
OK.
To return to the digest menu,select the Menu button,and press
OK.
To leave the digest menu,select the Exit button and press
OK or press the PREVIEW
button again.
Introscan (audio CD)
This option plays the first six seconds of each track.
Press PLAY to start playback,then the DISPLAY button to display the Single elapsed time
and then the
PREVIEW button to start the Introscan.Press PLAY to continue playing the
current track.
Playback of mp3,WMA, JPEG and DivX files
mp3 is an audio file format which compresses recorded music.It was developed in
collaboration with .The main advantage of the mp3 format is that it means CD-
quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user-friendly compressed files.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) is another audio file format developed by Microsoft.
JPEG files are image files.Make sure that they have a resolution of less than 5 megapixels.
Your player is an Official DivX Certified™ product that plays DivX
®
5,DivX
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4,DivX
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3,and
DivX
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VOD video content,in compliance with DivX Certified™ technical requirements.
Displaying JPEG files or playing mp3 or WMA or DivX files
Before inserting a disc,check that it is compatible with the player.
1. Open the tray by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button.
2. Place the disc with the printed side facing up and close the tray.The disc’s contents are displayed.
3. Select a folder using the and buttons on the remote control,then press OK to
see the folder’s contents.
4. Select a file using the and buttons on the remote control,then press OK to start
playback.
5. Press the STOP button to stop playback.
6. To go back to the folder list,press the button in stop mode.
Note:During playback you can use the SKIP or SKIP button to go back to the previous file or go on
to the next one.
DivX subtitles
In order to display properly subtitles in some Eastern European languages,you need to select the correct
character set.
During DivX playback,press several times the
TITLE/MENU button on the remote control to choose a
character set:Czech,Slovak,Hungarian,Polish or Default (for Western European languages).
Playing JPEG and mp3 music files at the same time
You can display JPEG files while listening to mp3 music files recorded on the same disc.
1. Insert the disc containing the two types of file in the player.
2. Select an mp3 music file using the and buttons,then press OK to confirm your
selection.
3. Then select a JPEG image file using the and buttons,then press OK to confirm
your selection.
Note:To delete your selection,press the CLEAR button.
4. Press OK to start playing the two files at the same time.
5. Press the STOP button to stop playback.
To rent (purchase) DivX®VOD files
DivX VOD files are downloaded after paying a rental from certain commercial websites.Prior
to downloading a VOD you need to input the registration number of your DVD player on the
purchase form on the site.
Follow the instructions below to find the registration number of your player:insert a disc and
press the
SET UP button and then the ZOOM button.Write down this VOD 8-character
registration number so that you can fill in the form on the website you purchase your DivX
VOD files from.
Note:If you cannot play a DivX VOD file recorded on a CD-R disc after downloading 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 use of DivX VOD files,we recommend that you visit
specialist websites such as www.divx.com/vod.
Repeat playback
While the disc is playing,press the REPEAT button repeatedly to select a play mode:
mp3 and WMA:Repeat One,Repeat Folder,Folder (=Off),
JPEG and DivX:Repeat One,Repeat All,Repeat Off.
Programme playback (mp3 and WMA)
1.
Insert a disc.
2. Use the , , and buttons to select the file you want to add to the playback list
and press the BOOKMARK button.Repeat this step as often as necessary.
3. Press the PROGRAM button to display the playback list and press PLAY to start playback.
Files are played in the order of the playback list.Playback stops once all files have been
played.To delete a file from the list,press the
PROGRAM button,use the and
buttons to select the file from the playback list and press
BOOKMARK to delete it.
4. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to delete the playback list.
Player menus
Using the player’s menus
Press the SET UP button to display the player’s main menu.Select a menu icon using the
and buttons.Then select one of the available options using the and buttons.Press
the button to access the submenu and use the and buttons to select an option.Then
press
OK to confirm your selection.Return to a previous menu using the button.
To exit from the player menus,press the
SET UP button again.
The General Setup menu (see Appendix)
TV Display
Depending on the format of the DVD disc,you can choose the picture format best suited to
the format of your TV screen.
Select a format using the and buttons and press OK to confirm:
Normal/PS: reproduces a 4:3 picture without distortion,
Normal/LB: gives best reproduction of pictures recorded in this format (i.e.with
horizontal bands at the top and bottom of the screen) or in 16:9,
Widescreen: reproduces 16:9 format films in full on a 16:9 screen.
TV Type
In addition to PAL DVDs and VCDs,you can enjoy NTSC films as well (a 50Hz or 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 and press
OK to confirm.
Video Out
Choose the type of video signal that the TV or monitor connected to the back of your
player will accept.
RGB :this gives the best quality picture output from the TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT SCART socket.
YUV Interlace :used when a YCrCb monitor is connected to the 3 component video sockets.
YUV Progress. :used when a YPrPb monitor is connected to the 3 component video sockets.
Note :the composite (CVBS) video signal output from the TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT SCART socket remains
available whatever selection has been made.
Menu Language
To change the language of the player menus,choose the language using the and
buttons and press
OK to confirm.
The Dolby Digital Setup menu ( see Appendix)
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.Manufactured under
license from Dolby Laboratories.
Dynamic
You can use this function to control the different sound levels via dynamic compression.It
improves the quality of the sound track at a low volume and quietens the loudest sounds.
Select an option using the and buttons,and press OK to confirm.
Note:This function is available only on DVD discs recorded in Dolby Digital.
The Preferences Setup menu
Note:The Preferences Setup menu is not available when there is a disc in the player.
Audio
To change the dialogue language,choose the language using the and buttons and
press
OK to confirm.
Subtitle
To change the subtitle language,choose the language using the and buttons and press
OK to confirm.
Disc menu
To change the language of the disc menus,choose the language using the and buttons
and press
OK to confirm.
Ratings
You can control access to the player and the type of discs your family can watch with the
rating function.There are eight levels of parental control.
Note:The disc publisher is responsible for coding scenes according to the rating limits.In Europe,very few discs
have coded scenes.
1. Select the rating level using the and buttons.
2. Press OK to enter the Password Setup menu.
Note:To access the Ratings submenu,you must input a four-digit password.If you have not chosen one yet,you
are prompted to do so when you try to access it (see option Password).
3. Enter your four-digit password and press OK.If you have not chosen one yet,the factory
preset password is 1390.
Password
This option allows you to set or change the password.
1. Press OK to enter the Change Password menu.
2. To change the password,enter the current four-digit password in the “Old Password”
box.Then enter the new password in the “New Password” box.You are then prompted
to enter it again in the “Confirm Password” box to confirm and press
OK.
Additional Information
Troubleshooting
The appliance does not switch on.
• Make sure it is plugged into a mains socket.
• Press the button on the remote control or the
ON/STANDBY button on the front
of the appliance.
It is impossible to read the disc.
• Insert the disc with the printed side facing up.
• Check that the disc can actually be played by this device (see below).
• Check that the disc’s regional code matches the player’s regional code.This player’s
regional code is 2.
• Clean the disc (see below).
There is no picture.
• Check you have switched on the TV set.
• Check the connections.
• Select the AV input assigned to the player on the TV.
The picture is of poor quality (with snow or lines).
• Check the connections.
There is no sound or the sound is of poor quality.
• Check the connections.
• Turn on the audio equipment connected to the player,if any.
The remote control does not work or works only intermittently.
• Check that batteries are inserted or change them.
• Aim the remote control at the appliance.The infrared beam must not be blocked or
interrupted.
The subtitles do not appear.
• Check that the DVD disc provides subtitles.
• Refer to the section on how to display subtitles.
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