User Guide MD68HCS DIGITAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM MANUFACTURED FOR MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
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INDEX Ä2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL ......................................................................................................... 4 SAFETY INFORMATION ...................................................................................................... 4 WARNING ............................................................................................................................. 4 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ................................................................................................
INDEX VIDEO OUTPUT ................................................................................................................. AUDIO SETUP .................................................................................................................... DOWNMIX MODE .............................................................................................................. DYNAMIC (DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION ) ............................................................ LPCM OUTPUT ................
Ä4 ABOUT THIS MANUAL Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player. You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player. Dear Customers We would like to thank you for purchasing this DVD / VIDEO CD* / S-VCD / Audio CD / MP3 / JPEG player and with built-in amplifier and integrated tuner.
Ä5 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Power Source: The unit should be operated only from a 220-240V~ 50 Hz outlet. Please do not open the cover by yourself. There is high voltage in the set, which will endanger your life. Please contact local service agent for help and advice. Repairs to be carried out by a qualified technician only. The player is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the player itself has been turned off.
Ä6 GENERAL PROPERTIES 1) DVD/VCD*/S-VCD/CD/MP3/JPEG playback 2) NTSC/PAL playback (according to disc content) 3) User-friendly multilanguage OSD menu control 4) Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) 5) Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG Multichannel, LPCM audio via analog audio outputs ( 5.
Ä7 DISC TYPES COMPATIBLE WITH THIS UNIT This player can play the following discs.
Ä8 NOTES ON DISCS On handling discs: To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. Discs that should not be used: Only the discs including the marks shown on page 7 can be played. Note, however, that discs with special shapes (heartshaped discs, hexagonal discs, etc.) cannot be played. Do not attempt to play such discs, as they may damage the player. Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.
Ä9 FITTING BATTERIES IN YOUR REMOTE CONTROL First open the battery cover on the underside of the remote control. Fit both batteries 1.5Volt (R03/AAA) referring to the imprinted symbols (+/-) in the battery case and put on the battery cover again. While using the remote control, direct it towards the front of the AV receiver. If the remote control does not work or the chosen function could not be made, the batteries are most probably exhausted and they should be replaced as soon as possible.
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Ä11 1. STANDBY button 16. ANGLE button Using this button player is changed into Standby or normal mode. Changes the angles when playing a DVD. 2. OPEN/CLOSE button 17.SEARCH MODE button Opens or closes the disc tray. Press to select the unit for search (title, chapter, track, time etc.) 3. TITLE button 18. PROGRAM button Displays the title menu on the TV screen. Press to enter the program menu in stop mode for audio CD and MP3 CD. 4. SETUP button 19.
Ä12 FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS 1. STANDBY button Turns on and off the standby of the player. 2. STOP button Stops playing disc. 3. PLAY/PAUSE button Plays/Pauses the disc. For any DVD title that has a root menu with still picture, this button functions as button select (selects highlighted item) in the root menu. Otherwise the disc will prohibit this functioning of play/pause button on the root menu, and symbol will appear on screen.
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Ä15 CONNECTION OF YOUR AV RECEIVER WITH TV Be sure to turn off the standby of each component before making the connections. 5 ( . $ 7 ( + 3 6 ,* 7 5 1 2 5 ) 5 ( . $ 7 ( 3 + ,* 6 5 5 $ ( 5 5 ( . $ ( 3 6 5 ( 7 1 ( & 5 )( 2 2 : % 8 6 6 8 ) 2 6 0 , $ / & 6 78 $ 5 $ 3 3 $ $5( )7( 5/ 17 7 25 () )/ 5( 17( & 5 %8 () 6 22 : 7 7 215 +,* )5 5 +7 ($5 *, 5 6 . 5 $ 0 ( ' $ 5 7 ( 5 $ / 2 % 0 < 6 ' ( / % 8 2 ' 6 .
Ä16 SCART SOCKET Connecting your DVD player to TV via scart socket with a scart cable gives you the best picture performance. If your DVD player will not be connected to a hi-fi set or A/V amplifier to hear better sound, scart is enough for both audio & video connections. :$ 51,1* 0$18)$&785(' 81'(5 /,&(16( )520 72 35(9(17 ),5( 25 6+2&. +$=$5' '2 127 (;326( 7+,6 $33/,$1&( 72 5$,1 25 02,6785( :$ 51,1* 6&$57 ,1387 $/:$<6 5(029( 0$,1 3/8* )520 :$// 62&.
Ä17 S-VIDEO OUTPUT SOCKETS S-Video Output socket can be used to have a better picture quality than the video output. Your TV set must have S-video input connector for this type of connection. This socket is used for only video connection. For audio, red & white output sockets must be used. S-video picture quality is not as good as Scart connection. TV :$51,1* 72 35(9(17 ),5( 25 6+2&. +$=$5' '2 127 (;326( 7+,6 $33/,$1&( 72 5$ ,1 25 02,6785( 9,'(2 :$51,1* $/:$<6 5(029( 0$,1 3/8* )520 :$// 62&.
Ä18 CONNECTION OF YOUR AV RECEIVERS SPEAKERS You can connect 5.1 speaker set to the AV receiver as shown in the figure below. )URQW 6SHDNHU /HIW &HQWHU 6SHDNHU )URQW 6SHDNHU 5LJKW 6XEZRRIHU 5HDU 6SHDNHU /HIW 5($5 5,*+7 5HDU 6SHDNHU 5LJKW &$87,21 5,6. 2) (/(&75,& 6+2&.
Ä19 BEST SPEAKER CONNECTION OF YOUR ROOM To get the best performance form your AV receiver system you have to arrange your speaker set according to your room shape as shown in the figures below. )URQW 6SHDNHU 5LJKW &HQWHU 6SHDNHU )URQW 6SHDNHU /HIW 5HDU 6SHDNHU 5LJKW 6XEZRRIHU 5HDU 6SHDNHU /HIW After finishing the speaker connection use Test Tone button to test if the speaker connection is right or not.
Ä20 CONNECTION OF YOUR AV RECEIVERS AM/FM ANTENNAS To get the best radio performance connect the AM and FM antenna as shown in the figure below. (Optional) AM ANTENNA FM ANTENNA )0 $17(11$ &/$66 /$6(5 352'8&7 $0 237,&$/ &2$;,$/ ',*,7$/ $8',2 ,13876 You can switch to Radio Mode by using MODE button. CONNECTION OF YOUR VIDEO SOURCES (AV OR SCART) You can connect your Video Sources (DVB, VCR, VDP etc) to your AV receiver as shown in the figure below.
Ä21 SELECTING THE MODE You can select the DVD player, Radio, AV, TV or SCART using the Mode button. Radio To get the best performance be sure that AM and FM antenna is connected to the AV receiver. AUDIO VFD grid will be highlighted in radio mode. Adjusting the frequency : Press on the left arrow for AM and Right Arrow for FM. Band name text and MHz, kHz grids will be displayed on the VFD. Press Search Forward or Search Backward to increase or decrease the frequency till you reach the desired channel.
Ä22 RADIO DATA SYSTEM (RDS)* In TUNER mode, use DISPLAY key to change following RDS modes : Notes : RDS is available only in FM Tuner Mode. RDS information will be displayed if available. cant get RDS information plase check your antenna performance station may not be sending data RDS OFF Frequency information is displayed. PROGRAMME SERVICE NAME (PS) This field is 8 characters long. Generally it is used for static station name.
Ä23 AUDIO FUNCTIONS Volume +/You can increase or decrease the total or each speakers volume using these buttons. You can use volume control in all modes. Speaker Volume If you want to adjust any of the speakers volume; Select the speaker that you want to change the volume setting. Use Volume +/- button to adjust the selected speaker volume You can use speaker volume control in all modes. Test Tone If you want to test the operation of speakers press this button to apply test tone to each speaker.
Ä24 DVD PLAYBACK After operation When the unit is not in use, remove the disc and press STANDBY to turn off the unit. Preparations Press on the standby button of your audio system if the player has been connected to an audio system. Basic Play 1. Press on the standby button 2. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. 3.
Ä25 SKIPPING AHEAD OR BACK TO CHAPTERS SLOW- MOTION PLAY FORWARD Skipping ahead The screen suspends. Press SKIP/ FRAME control or SKIP (Next) on the remote on the main unit during play. A chapter is skipped forward each time the button is pressed. Press PLAY/PAUSE once during play. on the remote control Press SEARCH/SLOW or Search on the main unit The unit starts playing the movie at four different 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16). speeds ( Skipping back You can increase or decrease the speed of the .
Ä26 Enter the number of the chapter using number buttons. The selected chapter is played just after you enter the chapter number. If you wait five seconds without pressing any key for selecting scenes by title number, the operation is cancelled. You can press RETURN key to cancel title search. For your convenience: Selecting Scenes by Time If the chapter number you entered is between 0 and 9, player will automatically jump to the related chapter.
Ä27 REPEAT PLAY Repeat Viewing Press REPEAT during play. Each time this button is pressed, a different repeat box is displayed on the screen. CHAPTER is displayed, the current chapter If will be played again. TITLE is displayed, the current title will be If played again. ALL is displayed, all titles and chapters will be If played again. NOTE: Repeat play may be prohibited by some DVD titles. Repeating sections between two specific points.
Ä28 Displaying / Changing Subtitle Language For your convenience: It is possible to change the subtitle language from the one selected at the initial settings to a different language, if available. When the preferred language is not selected even after pressing the button several times, it means that the language is not available on the disc. (This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle languages are recorded.
Ä29 USING A DVD MENU VIDEO CD PLAYBACK* Some DVD discs have unique menu structures called DVD menus. For example, DVDs programmed with complex contents provide guide menus, and those recorded with various languages provide menus for audio and subtitle language. Although the DVD menus contents and operation differ from disc to disc, the following explains basic operation when this feature is used. Preparations Press TITLE or MENU on the remote control or on your unit during play. 3.
Ä30 What is playback control? For your reference: If a video CD has playback control written on the jacket of disc, it means that particular scenes or information can be selected for viewing interactive with TV screen using the menu screen. When symbol appears while a button is being operated on up-left corner of OSD, it means that the player prohibits the corresponding operation. Press stop twice. NOTE: TITLE button is dedicated to PBC playback control during VCD* playback.
Ä31 SKIPPING AHEAD OR BACK TO CHAPTERS SLOW- MOTION PLAY Skipping ahead The screen suspends. Press SKIP/ FRAME control or SKIP (Next) on the remote on the main unit during play. A track is skipped each time the button is pressed. Skipping back (Previous) on the remote Press SKIP/ FRAME control or SKIP on the main unit during play. When the button is pressed once midway through a track, play returns to the start of previous track. When it is pressed again, a track is skipped.
Ä32 For your convenience: CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS If you attempt to enter a number greater than the total time of the current title, the time search box disappears and message appears on up-left corner of screen. Displaying the time information If you give up entering the time simply press RETURN button, and the operation is cancelled. Each time this button is pressed, a different time information box is displayed on the screen.
Ä33 AUDIO CD PLAYBACK Preparations Press on the power button of your audio system if the player has been connected to an audio system. Basic Play To stop the play permanently, press STOP twice. When the STOP button is pressed for the first time, a message PRESS SELECT TO CONTINUE will appear on the screen to remind you if you want to continue the play. To stop the play, press the STOP button again or you can press PLAY/ PAUSE to continue. RAPID ADVANCE / RAPID REVERSE 2.
Ä34 DIRECT SELECTION OF TRACKS REPEAT PLAY Selecting by Time Press REPEAT during play. You can play the audio CD starting from any time point you want. Each time this button is pressed, a different repeat box is displayed on the screen. Press SEARCH MODE on the remote control once time during playback. Track is displayed, the current track will be If played again. The time search box is displayed on the screen as DISC GOTO:_: _ _ : _ _ If again. Player goes to entered time of the disc.
Ä35 If Time Display: Total elapsed is displayed, the VFD display on the unit shows the elapsed time for the disc which is being played. If Time Display: Total remain is displayed, the VFD display on the unit shows the remaining time for the disc which is being played. Program Function Press PROGRAM to select program mode Program list appears. Enter numbers of tracks that you want to add to program list. Select NEXT to go to the next program page. Select PREV to go to the previous program page.
Ä36 CD MENU 7. Press SELECT on a file to play MP3 File : Selected MP3 starts to play. To see the directory structure(menu) of JPEG/MP3 CDs you should set CD MENU option to WITH MENU in setup page. Elapsed or Remaining Time is displayed according to DISPLAY Mode. JPEG File : Selected JPEG is displayed in full screen. Slide Show starts automatically. PAUSE Press PLAY/PAUSE once during play. If CD MENU option is set to NO MENU, MP3 or JPEG content is automatically played without displaying menu.
Ä37 IMAGE TRANSFORMATION DIGEST MODE Only for JPEG : Only for JPEG : Press PLAY to start slide show Press PLAY to start slide show There are four modes of transformation: press STOP button during JPEG slide show. Unit goes into digest mode. 12 pictures are displayed on screen. Invert Using the arrow keys select menu icon on the screen. Press select button. Mirror Left Remote key Function screen appears. You can see help information for digest mode.
Ä38 Play Modes PROGRAM FUNCTION 1. Press STOP. 2. Press RIGHT to go to Play Modes menu. Press PROGRAM to select program mode in stop mode 3. Press UP/DOWN to change play mode. PROGRAM LIST Message appears. Press UP/DOWN keys to select files in the disc. The options available are: Press LEFT/RIGHT to change column. REPEAT ONE: Press SELECT to add selected file into the program list. If this option is chosen, the selected track will be repeated continuously.
Ä39 USING SETUP MENU In Play or (Pre-Stop) mode, some pages and some items can not be accessed. On the MAIN page, you can not access VIDEO SETUP and PARENTAL SETUP pages in RESUME mode. Press SETUP button on the remote control. Note: The setup menu-main page appears. This is the menu, where you can change the devices settings. In any submenu, to return to main page, select MAIN PAGE and press SELECT button. To close the setup menu, press SETUP. USING MAIN PAGE Select items using buttons.
Ä40 MENU ITEMS The options available are: Normal/PS Pan & Scan (4x3) Allows the movie to fill the entire screen of your TV, but not the right and left edges. VIDEO SETUP VIDEO SETUP page will not be available if the player is Play or (Pre-Stop) mode. TV DISPLAY The aspect ratio of the picture provided by the DVD player can be varied in line with the features available on the TV in use. Normal/LB Letterbox (4x3) Allows you to see movies in their original aspect ratio.
Ä41 TV TYPE The video standard of the DVD player output can be selected from MULTI, NTSC or PAL. If MULTI is selected, the output standard will be either NTSC or PAL depending on the DVD being played. If PAL is selected, the video output will be converted to PAL standard irrespective of disc standard. VIDEO OUTPUT The video output of the DVD player can be selected as S-VIDEO or RGB. If S-VIDEO is selected, RGB output via scart will be disabled, only CVBS will be active via Scart.
Ä42 AUDIO SETUP DOWNMIX MODE This mode allows the DVD player analog audio outputs to be matched to the features available on the TV in use. Analog audio outputs can be selected as DYNAMIC (DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION ) Boosts frequency response. This item can be selected between OFF and FULL. LPCM OUTPUT This item can be selected as LPCM 96K or LPCM 48K. SURROUND: Surround sound output. STEREO: Two channels stereo. Use this option if you have a stereo TV or a stereo HIFI system.
Ä43 SURROUND MODE This mode allows to activate the speakers beyond the left/right with two channel input. Matrix: Six channel output with surround effect. PL2 Music: Dolby Prologic II music mode. PL2 Movie: Dolby Prologic II movie mode. Off: Surround mode off. NOTE: Matrix and Pro Logic modes can be enabled only if the downmix mode is off.
Ä44 SPEAKER SETUP CENTER DELAY Center speaker surround time delay. You can adjust the delay times or you can disable delay for center speaker. CENTER This item allows you to enable/disable the CENTER speaker. REAR DELAY You can adjust the delays of rear speakers or you can disable delay for rear speakers. REAR This item allows you to enable/disable the REAR (Left surround, right surround) speakers. TEST TONE You can test all your speakers using test tone function.
Ä45 LANGUAGE SETUP OSD LANG You can select the default OSD language of the player menus. AUDIO You can select the default audio language if supported by the DVD disc. DISC MENU You can select the DVDs disc menu language among these languages. Disc menu appears in the selected language, if supported by the DVD disc. SUBTITLE You can select the default subtitle language if supported by the DVD disc.
Ä46 PARENTAL SETUP CHANGE PASSWORD Using this item you can change the current password. Playing some DVDs can be limited depending on the age of users. The Parental Control function allows playback limitation level to be set by the parent. To change the password you will be prompted to enter your old password. After you have entered your old password, you can now enter the new 4-digit password. PARENTAL (PARENTAL LEVEL) Entering the new password once is not enough, it should also be confirmed.
Ä47 PREFERENCES CD MENU This option allows you to enable or disable the CD MENU which is used for playing MP3 or JPEG CDs. ANGLE MARK This option allows you to turn on /off the angle mark on the screen, which is displayed to indicate that a multi angle scene has started. It also shows which angle you are currently watching. DEFAULT If you choose RESET and press SELECT, the factorypresets are loaded. Parental level and parental password does not change.
Ä48 TROUBLESHOOTING 7KH SLFWXUH TXDOLW\ LV SRRU '9' Make sure the disc surface is not damaged. (Scratch, fingerprint etc.) Clean the disc and try again. -See instructions described in page 6 to clean your disc properly. Ensure that the disc is in the drawer with the label uppermost. A damp disc or condensation may effect the equipment. Wait for 1 to 2 hours in Stand-by to dry the equipment. 'LVF GRHV QRW SOD\ No disc in the machine. -Place a disc onto the tray. Disc incorrectly loaded.
Ä49 SPECIFICATIONS DVD / VIDEO CD* / CD player/ Radio / Amplifier 3RZHU 5HTXLUHPHQWV 7\SHV RI 'LVFV 6XSSRUWHG 9LGHR 7\SH 9LGHR ,QSXW 2SWLRQDO 9LGHR 2XWSXW $XGLR 7\SH $XGLR 2XWSXW $XGLR ,QSXWV 'LJLWDO $XGLR 2XWSXW 2SWLRQDO 3RZHU DPSOLILHU 7XQHU VHFWLRQ 'LPHQVLRQV *This feature is only available in some models
Ä50 DEFINITION OF TERMS Angle Recorded onto some DVDs are scenes, which have been simultaneously shot from a number of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side, from the right side, etc.). With such discs, the ANGLE button can be used to view the scene from different angles. Chapter Number These numbers are recorded on DVDs.
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