DVD Player with Remote Control OWNER’ S MANUAL DTE328 Copyright 2005 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktronics, Dora the Explorer and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. DTE328 Covers_072105.
Welcome...… Warning Emerson Radio Corp. has produced this audio/video product under license from Nickelodeon. We have taken great care to make sure your unit was in perfect working order when it left our factory. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only. Thank you for purchasing this Compact Audio/Video System.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) Before using the unit, be sure to read all operating instructions carefully. Please note that these are general precautions and may not pertain to your unit. For example, this unit may not have the capability to be connected to an outdoor antenna. 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instruction should be retained for future reference. 3.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) 15. OVERLOADING Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 16. OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock. Never spill or spray any type of liquid on the product. 17.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) Any use of the controls or an adjustment to the procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. PLEASE REFER ANY SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Table of Contents Warnings and Cautions Convenient Functions Welcome .......................................................................................1 UL Safety Instructions ..............................................................1-3 FCC Notice .....................................................................................4 FCC Caution ...................................................................................4 Changing Audio Soundtrack Language ................................
LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS MAIN UNIT (Front View) 1. STANDBY Button Turns the system on or off. Main Power Switch must be in the “ON” position. 2. STANDBY LED Indicator The indicator lights up to indicate standby mode. 3. SKIP REVERSE 9 Button Skip to previous chapter. 4. INFRA-RED INDICATOR(for remote) 5. SKIP FORWARD : Button Skip to next chapter. 6. REMOTE SENSOR Receives the commands from the Remote Handset. 7. STOP < Button Stop playing the disc. 8. PAUSE ; Button Press to pause playback. 9.
LOCATION OF JACK AND TERMINALS MAIN UNIT (Back Panel) 1. AC Power Cord 2. AUDIO OUT L/R Jacks 3. VIDEO OUT Jack 4. COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT Jack 6 7 Dora DTE328_engP01-12.
REMOTE CONTROL 1. KEY LOCK Button 2. NUMBER 0 TO 9 Button 3. DVD MENU Button 4. AUDIO MODE Button 5. TITLE MENU Button 6. SUBTITLE MENU Button 7. PBC Button 8. 3D Button 9. DISPLAY Button 10. NAVIGATION ( Ù / Ú / < / > ) Button 11. RETURN Button 12. BOOKMARK Button 13. STOP < Button 14. SLOW/R Button 15. PAUSE/STEP Button 16. SEARCH REVERSE 7 Button 17. RANDOM Button 18. MUTE Button 19. REPEAT Button 20. REPEAT A-B Button 21. SEARCH FORWARD 8 Button 22. SKIP FORWARD : Button 23. SKIP REVERSE 9 Button 24.
Important Safeguards and Precautions Power Cord Protection On Adjusting Volume To avoid any malfunctions of the unit, and to protect against electric shock, fire or personal injury, please observe the following: Hold the plug firmly when connecting or disconnecting the AC power cord. Keep the AC power cord away from heating appliances. Never put any heavy object on the AC power cord. Do not attempt to repair or reconstruct the AC power cord in any way.
Features of This System DVD player with Dolby Digital* Audio output. Compatible with DVD, MP3, CD-R/RW, KODAK PHOTO CDs and CD discs. DVD navigation functions. On screen display menu. Full function remote control. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “AC-3”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ã1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
TYPES of DISCS That Can be Played on This System This player can playback discs bearing any of the following marks: Note-1 Icons used on DVD discs DVD players and discs are designed with region numbers which dictate the regions in which a disc can be played. If the region number on the disc you want to play does not match the region number in your DVD player, you will not be able to play the disc. If you try to play the DVD, the message “WRONG REGION” will appear on the screen display.
Notes on Discs Disc handling precautions To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the disc, remove the glue completely before using the disc. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked indirect sunlight as there can be considerable rise in temperature inside the car. After playing, store the disc in its case.
Installation This section describes how to connect the system to a TV monitor with audio/video input jacks. You cannot connect this system to a TV monitor which does not have a video input connector. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections. Unpacking Protect Your Furniture Check that you have the following items: Main unit (1). Remote control (1). Audio/Video cable (4 feet x 1). Owner’s Manual (1).
TV and Optional Component Connections TV Connection-Audio (Connection Cables Included): Connect the Left/Right audio output jacks of your system to the Left/Right audio input jacks of the TV set. Required cords Video cord for connecting a TV set (included). External Decoder Connection-Not Required: The Coaxial Digital Audio output jack allows digital audio signals to be fed to an external Dolby Digital or DTS decoder if desired. The Coaxial digital audio connection cable is not included.
If the disc has one or more titles recorded on it, a menu screen will appear on the TV screen after a few moments. DVD Playback Preparations Switch on the TV set power and select "Video" as the TV input. Switch on the stereo system's power if the player has been connected to a stereo system. 5. Select the preferred title by using the ( < , > , Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons, followed by the ENTER button, or press the number button corresponding to the menu. Play of the seleted title now commences.
Skipping Chapters or Tracks Selecting Scenes by Chapter Number Skipping ahead Example: Starting play from Chapter 29. Press SKIP : during play. 1. Press the SEARCH button during play. A chapter is skipped each time the button is pressed. Skipping back Press SKIP 9 during play. 2. Press the Number button(s) to select the preferred chapter. Example: Press ' > ', ' > ', ' > ', ' 2 ' , ' 9 '. Slow-motion Play by Remote Control Only Press the SLOW/R or SLOW/F button(s) during play.
Selecting a Start Point using the Time Code For your reference Example: Viewing after 1 hour 3 minutes have elapsed from the title start. If an unintentional NUMBER button is pressed, you can press the CLEAR button or the RETURN button and re-enter the desired number. 1. Press the SEARCH button once during play. 2. Press the Navigation ( > ) button to enter the time digits. The cursor changes the color of the time digit.
Repeat Play 1. Press the REPEAT button once and "REP: [REP 1]" will appear on the TV screen and the unit will repeat the selected track / file continuously until the STOP < button is pressed. 2. Press the REPEAT button twice and "REP: [REP DIR]" will appear on the TV screen and the unit will repeat the selected folder continuously until the STOP < button is pressed. 3.
Program Play For CD Programmed Playback (DVD/CD) 1. Select the track to be programmed by using the Number button(s) on the Remote Control. This unit has a 16 tracks programmable memory that allows you to program up to 16 tracks on any disc for playback in any desired order. You may program 16 different tracks or you may also program certain tracks to play more than once Programmed Playback only work for CDs, it does not work on MP3 CDs. To perform programmed playback proceed as follow: For DVD 1.
CD-R/RW and MP3 Playback Selecting a Folder Menu Important Information Press the ( > ) Navigation button when stop mode, then press the ( Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons to select the desired folder, then press the ENTER button to select the folder. The DVD player in this system can play normal audio CDs, recordable CDs (CD-Rs), re-writable CD's (CD-RWs), and CDs containing compressed MP3 audio files.
Convenient Functions Changing Audio Soundtrack Language It is possible to change the audio soundtrack language from English to a different language, if available. (This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio soundtrack languages are recorded.) Clearing & Displaying of Subtitles If a disc has subtitles recorded on it, they can either be displayed or cleared on the TV screen. (This operation works only with discs on which the subtitle language is recorded.
Changing Subtitle Language Using a DVD Menu It is possible to change the subtitle language from English to a different language, if available. (This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle languages are recorded.) 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.
Audio CD Playback Preparation Switch on the TV set power and select "Video" as the TV input. Switch on the stereo system's power if the player has been connected to a stereo system. Still Picture (PAUSE/STILL) Press the PAUSE/STEP button during play. Audio CD The player will be placed in the pause mode. To return to normal play Press PLAY 4 button. Basic Play 1. Press down on the disc compartment lid (OPEN/CLOSE) to open the disc compartment. 2. Place a disc into the disc compartment.
Settings and Adjustments Once the initial setup has been completed, the player can always be operated under the same conditions. The settings will be retained in the memory, until the settings are changed. 5. Press the ENTER button. 6. Select the EXIT SETUP box using the ( < , > , Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons and press ENTER to exit and save setting. TV Type 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the Setup Menu. 2. Use the ( < , > ) Navigation buttons to select SYSTEM SETUP. 3.
Parental Control Default Notes: The password is factory preset to "1234". To unlock control and change program RATING: 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the Setup Menu. 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the Setup Menu. 3. Use the ( Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons to move the cursor to the DEFAULT box. 2. Use the ( < , > ) Navigation buttons to select SYSTEM SETUP. 3. Use the ( Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons to move the cursor to the PASSWORD box. 4.
Audio Language 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the Setup Menu. 2. Use the ( < , > ) Navigation buttons to select LANGUAGE SETUP. 3. Use the ( Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons to move the cursor to the AUDIO LANG box. 4. Use the ( > ) Navigation button followed by the ( Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons to select between ENGLISH, GERMAN, SPANISH, FRENCH, and JAPAN audio soundtrack languages*. * Actual available subtitle languages depend on the disc used. 5. Press the ENTER button. 6.
Audio Out 5. Press the ENTER button. 1. Press the SETUP button to enter the Setup Menu. 6. Select the EXIT SETUP box using the ( < , > , Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons and press ENTER to exit and save setting. 2. Use the ( < , > ) Navigation buttons to select AUDIO SETUP. 3. Use the ( Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons to move the cursor to the AUDIO OUT box. 4. Use the ( > ) Navigation button followed by the ( Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons to select between SPDIF/OFF, SPDIF/RAW, and SPDIF/PCM formats.
Other Functions Common Procedure This chapter describes how to use some functions contained in system. 1. Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly during play to display elapsed time of title, chapter, track, etc. ZOOM 1. Press the ZOOM button to change the size of the picture CD file on screen between 2x, 3x, 4x, 1/2x, 1/3x, 1/4x, and off zoom. 2. Rotating pictures During play mode, press one of the four Navigation buttons once to rotate the picture 90 degrees on TV screen. 3.
EQ KEY 1. Press the 3D button to enter the various 3D surround effect options. 1. Press the 3D button to enter the various 3D surround effect options. 2. Press the ( < , > ) Navigation buttons to select the EQ sound effect options. 2. Press the ( < , > ) Navigation buttons to select the KEY surrsound options. 3. Press the ( Ù , Ú ) Navigation buttons to select between STANDARD, CLASSIC, ROCK, JAZZ, POP, and USER sound effects. 3.
Bookmark Digest 1. Press the BOOKMARK button to display the Bookmark Bar. 1. Press the DIGEST button and the TV screen will show small pictures one by one and a maximum of nine pictures in total on the TV screen. 2. Press the ENTER botton to memorize your first desired play time into Bookmark "1" location. The Bookmark Bar will display "1" indicating your chosen first play time. 3. Repeat procedure 2 above to memorize the other 4 desired play times. A maximum of 5 Bookmark locations can be memorized. 4.
Additional Information Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the system, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest service center by calling 1-800-898-9020. No power. Is the power cord firmly plugged into the power outlet? One of the safety mechanisms may be operating. In this event, unplug the player from the power outlet briefly and then plug it in again. No picture.
Troubleshooting (Continued) The language for the subtitles cannot be changed when you play a DVD. Multilingual subtitles are not recorded on the DVD. Changing the language for the subtitles is prohibited on the DVD. The angles cannot be changed when you play a DVD. Multi-angles are not recorded on some DVDs. Change the angles when the angle marks appears on the TV screen. (see page 21) Changing the angles is prohibited on some DVDs. The subtitles cannot be turned off when you play a DVD.
EMERSON RADIO CORP. LIMITED WARRANTY What does this warranty cover? Any manufacturing defects in original material, including original parts and workmanship, under normal use and conditions. For how long? For a period of ninety (90) days for labor and for a period of one (1) year for parts, from the date of original purchase in the U.S.
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