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Safty[B1].fm Page 1 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:22 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type, as originally fitted.
UX-P550[B]TOC.fm Page 1 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:15 PM Contents Introduction ..................................................... 2 Unique DVD/VCD Operations..................... 20 Precautions ......................................................................2 How to Read This Manual...............................................2 Selecting the View Angle..............................................20 Selecting the Subtitle Language ....................................
Introduction.fm Page 2 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:15 PM Introduction Precautions How to Read This Manual Installation To make this manual as simple and easy-to-understand as possible, we have adapted the following methods: • Button and control operations are explained as listed in the table below. • Some related tips and notes are explained later in the sections “Additional Information” and “Troubleshooting,” but not in the same section explaining the operations.
Introduction.fm Page 3 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:15 PM Getting Started Step 1:Unpack the package and check the accessories. Step 1: Unpack After unpacking, check to be sure that you have all the following items. The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied. • FM antenna (1) • AM loop antenna (1) • Remote control (1) • Batteries (2) If any item is missing, consult your dealer immediately.
Connection.fm Page 4 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:25 PM Step 3: Hook Up If you need more detailed information, see page 6. Before connecting optical digital cord Illustrations of the input/output terminals below are typical examples. When you connect other components, refer also to their manuals since the terminal names actually printed on the rear may vary. Remove the protective cap from the DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT terminal. Turn the power off to all components before connections.
Connection.fm Page 5 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:25 PM For better FM/AM reception Outdoor FM antenna (not supplied) AM loop antenna Keep it connected. Vynile-covered wire (not supplied) Extend it horizontally. Disconnect the supplied FM antenna, and connect to an outdoor FM antenna using a 75 Ω wire with coaxial type connector (IEC or DIN45325). FM antenna (supplied) Extend it so that you can obtain the best reception. AM loop antenna (supplied) Turn it until the best reception is obtained.
Connection.fm Page 6 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:25 PM To connect the AM loop antenna Selecting the Video Signal 1 Hold 3 Release 2 Insert • If the AM loop antenna wire or speaker cords are covered with vinyl, remove the vinyl to expose the tip of the antenna by twisting the vinyl. • Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals, connecting cords and power cord. Also, keep the antennas away from metallic parts of the System, connecting cords, and the AC power cord.
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Connection.fm Page 8 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:25 PM Display Indicators The indications on the display teach you a lot of things while you are operating the System. Before operating the System, be familiar with when and how the indicator illuminates on the display. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SLEEP MONO ST MP3 WMA 3DPHONIC 123 RANDOM PRGM ALL BONUS B.S.P. RDS TA News Info A.STANDBY 7 8 9 p 1 Rhythm Ax indicator • Lights when Rhythm Ax is activated.
Connection.fm Page 9 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:25 PM Indications on the main display while operating a disc While playing back a disc: While disc play is stopped: • DVD Video: • DVD Video: Current chapter no. Elapsed playing time Total title no. • By pressing DISPLAY, you can show the current title and chapter numbers for a few seconds. • DVD Audio: • DVD Audio: Track no. Current track no. Elapsed playing time Total group no. Group no.
Basic.fm Page 10 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:16 PM Daily Operations—Playback 1 1 Turn on the power. 10 keys SET MENU , , , RETURN ENTER TOP MENU 3D PHONIC 2 In this manual, the operation using the remote control is mainly explained; however, you can use the buttons and controls on the main unit if they have the same (or similar) name and marks. 8 7 1/¡ GROUP/TITLE 4/¢ 3 SHIFT The STANDBY/ON lamp on the main unit lights in green.
Basic.fm Page 11 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:16 PM 2 Activate the preset number entry mode. Listening to the Radio SET To select the band (FM or AM) FM AM 3 To tune in to a station While FM or AM is selected... Remote control: Main unit: • Finish the following process while the indication on the display is flashing. Select a preset number for the station you store. AUDIO SUB TITLE ANGLE 1 2 3 ZOOM DVD LEVEL VFP 4 5 8 7 2 sec. 6 FM MODE 9 2 sec.
Basic.fm Page 12 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:16 PM Playing Back a Disc On-screen guide icons Before operating a disc, be familiar how a disc is recorded. • DVD Video comprises of “Titles” which includes “Chapters,” DVD Audio/MP3/WMA/JPEG comprise of “Groups” which includes “Tracks,” and CD/SVCD/VCD comprise of only “Tracks.” • For JPEG playback, see “Operations on the CONTROL Screen” on page 29.
Basic.fm Page 13 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:16 PM To locate an item directly Remote ONLY You can select a title/chapter/track directly and start playback. • For DVD Video, you can select a title before starting playback, while you can select a chapter after starting playback. AUDIO SUB TITLE Examples: To select number 5, press 5. To select number 15, press +10, then 5. To select number 30, press +10, +10, then 10.
Basic.fm Page 14 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:16 PM Daily Operations—Sound & Other Adjustments Adjusting the Volume Remote control You can adjust the volume level from level 0 (VOL MIN) to level 50 (VOL MAX). Main unit: Remote control: DVD LEVEL CLOCK/ TIMER ENTER VFP VOLUME SLEEP A.STANDBY SET , , , VOLUME To drop the volume in a moment FADE MUTING Remote ONLY To restore the volume, press again, or adjust the volume level.
Basic.fm Page 15 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:16 PM Presetting Automatic DVD Video Sound 1 While playing, display VFP setting screen. Remote ONLY Increase Level To select a preset picture tone NORMAL The DVD Video sound is sometimes recorded at a lower level than for other discs and sources. You can set the increase level for the currently loaded DVD Video, so you do not have to adjust the volume every time you change the source.
Basic.fm Page 16 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:16 PM 3 Adjust the parameter. Turning Off the Power ENTER Remote ONLY Automatically To turn off the unit after playback is over—Auto Standby 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to adjust other parameters. SLEEP A.STANDBY On Canceled To erase the screen, press VFP again while holding SHIFT. Setting the Clock Remote ONLY Without setting the built-in clock, you cannot use Daily Timers (see page 31) and Sleep Timer.
AdvancedRadio.fm Page 17 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:17 PM Advanced Radio Operations To show the RDS information While listening to an FM station... Remote control DISPLAY RDS DISPLAY PS Frequency PTY RT (Non-RDS signal) (at the same time) PS Station names is displayed. “NO PS” will appear if no signal is sent. PTY The broadcast program type is displayed. “NO PTY” will appear if no signal is sent. RT Text messages the station sends is displayed. “NO RT” will appear if no signal is sent.
AdvancedRadio.fm Page 18 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:17 PM 3 Start searching. How the Enhanced Other Networks function actually works: PTY SEARCH CASE 1 (at the same time) ST ST Ex. When “NEWS” is selected The receiver searches 30 preset FM stations, stops when it finds the one you have selected, and tunes in to that station. • If no program is found, “NOTFOUND” appears on the display. • To stop searching any time during search, press PTY SEARCH (while holding SHIFT).
AdvancedRadio.fm Page 19 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:17 PM Description of the PTY codes NEWS News. PHONE IN AFFAIRS Topical program expanding or enlarging upon the news—debate, or analysis. Involving members of the public expressing their views either by phone or at a public forum. TRAVEL Travel information. LEISURE Programs about recreational activities. JAZZ Jazz music. COUNTRY Songs which originate from, or continue the musical tradition of the American Southern States.
UniqueDVD.fm Page 20 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:17 PM Unique DVD/VCD Operations SUB TITLE AUDIO ZOOM Remote ONLY Selecting the View Angle Remote control ANGLE 10 keys While playing back a chapter (of DVD Video) containing multi-view angles, you can view the same scene from different angles. • You can also select the multi-view angles using the onscreen bar (see page 26). While playing... ANGLE , , 3 , ENTER DVD/CD 3 8 7 SLOW –/+ (at the same time) Ex.
UniqueDVD.fm Page 21 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:17 PM 2 While playing a DVD video... Select the subtitle language. Ex.: 1/3 2/3 ENGLISH Ex.: FRENCH 1/3 1/3 2/3 1/3 3/3 FRENCH JAPANESE 3/3 FRENCH JAPANESE 2/3 ENGLISH JAPANESE 2/3 ENGLISH ENGLISH 3/3 3/3 FRENCH JAPANESE While playing a DVD Audio... Ex.: 1/3 2/3 1 While playing an SVCD video... 3/3 2 3 While playing a Karaoke SVCD or VCD...
UniqueDVD.fm Page 22 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:17 PM 2 2 Enter the key number. AUDIO SUB TITLE 1 2 ANGLE 3 ZOOM DVD LEVEL VFP 4 5 6 7 8 Select slow motion speed. SLOW – SLOW + Forward slow motion starts. ENTER FM MODE 9 Reverse slow motion* starts. PROGRESSIVE 0 3 SLOW + Follow the interactive instructions shown on the screen. 1/32 1/16 1/8 1/4 1/2 1/32 1/16 1/8 1/4 1/2 SLOW – To cancel the key number entry, press 7. *Not available for SVCD/VCD.
AdvancedDisc.fm Page 23 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:18 PM Advanced Disc Operations Programming the Playing Order— Remote control Remote ONLY Program Play You can arrange the playing order of the chapters or tracks (up to 99) before you start playback. 1 10 keys , DVD/CD 3 8 4/¢ Before starting playback, activate Program Play.
AdvancedDisc.fm Page 24 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:18 PM 3 Start playback. Playing at Random—Random Play Playback starts in the order you have programmed. DVD/CD You can play all chapters or tracks at random. • Random Play cannot be used for some DVDs. 1 To skip a step: To pause: Remote ONLY Before starting playback, activate Random Play. PLAY MODE To stop: PROGRAM RANDOM Canceled GROUP/TITLE To release, press DVD/CD 3. RANDOM To check the programmed contents Before or after playback...
AdvancedDisc.fm Page 25 Wednesday, February 18, 2004 12:16 AM Playing Repeatedly A-B Repeat Remote ONLY • You can also select the repeat mode using the on-screen bar (see page 27). Repeat Play You can repeat playback. • For DVD Video: While playing... REPEAT A-B REPEAT You can repeat playback of a desired portion by specifying the beginning (point A) and the ending (point B). • A-B Repeat cannot be used for MP3/WMA and for some DVDs.
OSDOperation.fm Page 26 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:18 PM On-Screen Disc Operations On-screen Bar Information Remote control You can check the disc information (except for MP3/WMA/ JPEG disc) and use some functions through the on-screen bar.
OSDOperation.fm Page 27 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:18 PM Remote ONLY Operations Using the On-screen Bar Ex.: Selecting a subtitle (French) for DVD Video For detailed operations of the following functions, see also “Operations Using the On-screen Bar” on the left. While a disc is selected as the source... To change the time information 1 You can change the time information in the on-screen bar and the display window on the main unit. Display the on-screen bar with the pull-down menu.
OSDOperation.fm Page 28 Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:56 AM Time Search 4 Select the repeat mode you want. A-B Repeats a desired portion (see below). TITLE Repeats the current title. GROUP Repeats the current group. ALL Repeats the disc (except for DVD) or program. CHAPTER* Repeats the current chapter. TRACK* Repeats the current track. OFF Cancels Repeat Play. You can move to a particular point by specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning.
OSDOperation.fm Page 29 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:18 PM 4 Enter the desired chapter/track number. AUDIO SUB TITLE ANGLE 1 2 3 ZOOM DVD LEVEL VFP 4 5 6 FM MODE 8 7 9 PROGRESSIVE 0 Operations on the CONTROL Screen Examples: To select chapter/track 5, press 5. To select chapter/track 15, press 1, then 5. To select chapter/track 30, press 3, then 0. • To correct a misentry, press the 10 keys until the desired number shown in the pop-up window. 5 Finish the setting.
OSDOperation.fm Page 30 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:18 PM To move the highlight (green) bar between group list and track list: Moves the bar to the track list. To repeat slide-show for JPEG While playing or before starting playback... REPEAT A-B REPEAT REP GRP REP ALL REP OFF (Canceled) Moves the bar to the group list. REP GRP Repeats the current group. To select a group/track in the list: Move the highlight bar to a desired item.
Timer.fm Page 31 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:19 PM Timer Operations Setting the Timer Remote control STANDBY/ON SET CLOCK/ TIMER , CANCEL Remote ONLY Using Daily Timer, you can wake up with your favorite music. You can store three Daily Timer settings; however, you can activate only one of the timers at a time. • To exit from the timer setting, press CLOCK/TIMER as required. • To correct a misentry during process, press CANCEL. You can go back to the previous step.
Timer.fm Page 32 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:19 PM 2 Set the hour then the minute for off-time. 3 Select the playback source—“TUNER FM,” “TUNER AM,” “DISC,” or “AUX.” 1 To turn on or off the Timer Since Daily Timer is activated at the same time everyday, you may need to cancel it on some particular days. 1 Select the Timer you want to activate (or select “DLY OFF” to cancel the Timer). DAILY TIMER 4 For “TUNER FM” and “TUNER AM”: Select a preset channel.
ChoiceMenu.fm Page 33 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM Setup Menu Operations . Operating Procedure Remote control Remote ONLY You can use the Setup Menus only when a disc is selected as the source and its playback is not yet started. Ex.: Selecting “STILL PICTURE” for “FILE TYPE”: 1 Display the Setup Menu. LANGUAGE 10 keys MENU SET UP SET UP , , MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH SUBTITLE ENGLISH ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH SELECT , ENTER ENTER USE TO SELECT.
ChoiceMenu.fm Page 34 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM 6 SUBTITLE Finish the setting. ENTER 7 Some discs have multiple subtitle languages. Select from—ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, AA – ZU (see “Language Code List” on page 42) or “OFF (no subtitle).” Repeat steps 3 to 4 to set other items on the same Setup Menu. Repeat steps 2 to 4 to set other items on another Setup Menu.
ChoiceMenu.fm Page 35 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM PICTURE SOURCE AUDIO Setup Menu You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting an appropriate option—picture source type (either video source or film source). You can adjust the sound settings of the System. AUDIO Select one of the following: AUTO: Normally select this.
ChoiceMenu.fm Page 36 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM D. RANGE COMPRESSION ON SCREEN GUIDE You can compress the dynamic range (the difference between the loudest sound and the softest sound) to enjoy a powerful sound even at a low volume level when listening to Dolby Digital software. This is useful at night. • The effectiveness varies depends on a software. You can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons (see page 12).
ChoiceMenu.fm Page 37 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM 5 Restricting the Review —Parental Lock Select “COUNTRY CODE,” then display the pop-up window. Remote ONLY PARENTAL LOCK ENTER You can restrict playback of DVD Video containing violent scenes and those unsuitable for your family members. Once you have set the rating level, such violent scenes (for which a higher level than you set is assigned) may be skipped or changed to another scene (depending on how the disc is programmed).
ChoiceMenu.fm Page 38 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM To change the setting To release Parental Lock temporarily 1 When you set a strict rating level, some discs may not be played back at all. When you try to play such a disc, the following screen appears on the TV. Display the PARENTAL LOCK submenu. • Follow steps 1 to 4 of “To set Parental Lock.
AdditonalInfo.fm Page 39 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM Additional Information Learning More about This System Daily Operations—Sound & Other Adjustments Daily Operations—Playback (see pages 10 to 13) Adjusting the Volume: Listening to the Radio: • If you store a new station into an occupied preset number, the previously stored station in that number will be erased. • When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs, the preset stations will be erased in a few days.
AdditonalInfo.fm Page 40 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM Timer Operations (see pages 31 to 32) • When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs, the timer will be canceled. You need to set the clock first, then the timer again. • If you set the Sleep Timer after Daily Timer starts playing the selected source, Daily Timer is canceled.
AdditonalInfo.fm Page 41 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:20 PM Troubleshooting MP3/WMA or JPEG tracks are not played back. ] The inserted disc may include both type of tracks (MP3/ If you are having a problem with your System, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. WMA files and JPEG files). In this case, you can only play back the files selected by the “FILE TYPE” setting (see page 35). ] You have changed the “FILE TYPE” setting after you inserted a disc.
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Spec&Index.fm Page 45 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:21 PM Specifications Parts Index Amplifier section Refer to the pages to see how to use the buttons and controls.
Cover[B] Safety02.fm Page 2 Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:54 PM SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “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.
