GB SAFETY To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner manual carefully and retain for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service location.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use and servicing. This unit does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user. • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. apparatus.
Contents Introduction Safety ................................................................................................................... Important Safety Instructions ................................................................................... Contents, Packing ................................................................................................... Player Zones, Anti-copy Disc Protection, Installation .....................................................
Player Zones For the purpose of distribution of DVD Discs, the world has been separated into 6 zones. The zone your unit is intended for is indicated on the Zone Label. This should be the same as the label on discs available in your region. If you have any difficulties in playing a disc, make sure that the disc is for the same zone as your player. Region 1 Anti-copy Disc Protection Some DVD discs have anti-copying devices.
Remote Control 1. 2. 3. turns unit on/off. sets the sleep (auto-off) timer function. V.SELECT toggles between progressive scan and switching different video output modes. 4. AV SEL selects external AV inputs (press repeatedly). 5. DVD selects DVD/CD/VCD mode. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. TUNER selects Tuner mode, switches between AM and FM bands. TITLE (ROTATE) 1) displays the Title Menu if present on disc (DVD mode only), 2) rotates pictures when playing Picture CDs.
Front Panel 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 13 8 9 Standby Indicator 2. Standby On / Off 3. 16 12 17 frequency in tuner mode. When the preset function applied, you can search downwards to select the channel you want or start the preset programming mode. Opens or closes the disc loading tray 12. E6 11 15 14 1. 10 SKIP 1) skips to next chapter/track in DVD/VCD/CD mode, 2) tunes up frequency in tuner mode.
Rear Panel 17 6 4 16 15 12 13 2 14 3 5 1 8 7 9 10 11 IMPORTANT! Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antenna and all optional equipment have been connected. Never make or change any connections with the power switched on. The rating plate is located at the rear panel of the system. 1. FM Antenna Input Connections For FM reception, connect the FM antenna to the FM jack. Move the antenna in various directions until the clearest signal is received.
Rear Panel 7. Digital Coaxial Input For connecting external equipment that has a digital coaxial output jack. 8. Digital Coaxial Output For connecting external equipment that has digital audio input jack, such as a CD Recorder. 9. S - Video Output For connecting the S-VIDEO IN jack on the TV using an optional S-Video cable. This type of connection will provide superior picture quality. However, your TV must be equipped with an S-Video input socket. 10.
Setup and Installation The following setup and installation diagrams show the different video and audio connections to TV, VCR or CD Recorder. Important Make sure the AC Voltage matches your local voltage. Connect the AC cord only after the speakers, antennas, and all optional equipment have been connected.
(2) Audio Connections Example: CD RECORDER (OPTIONAL) VCR AUDIO OUT VCR AUDIO IN OPTICAL OUT COAXIAL IN COAXIAL OUT TV AUDIO OUT (3) Speaker connections Before Connecting This DVD Receiver is designed to reproduce optimum sound quality when the supplied speakers are used. If you wish to connect other speakers to the system instead of the supplied speakers, they should be 4 ohms impedance with a minimum power handling of 95 watts each.
The above connections can be expressed by the below table: SPEAKERS FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT CENTER Unit Terminals C+ L+ L- R+ R- C- SURROUND BACK PASSIVE SURROUND LEFT (REAR) RIGHT (REAR) SURROUND SUBWOOFER SL+ SL - SR+ SR - SB+ SB- + - Use Wires White Black Red Black Green Black Blue Black Grey Black Brown Black Purple Black Speakers Terminals White Black Red Black Green Black Blue Black Grey Black Brown Black Purple Black Note: always connect colored wire to colored speaker t
Speaker Placement Placement of speakers play an important role in the reproduction of surround sound. Particular attention should be taken when designing the speaker layout. For the best surround effects, all speakers should be installed.
Function Setup Proper setup of the unit will let you enjoy better sound and picture quality as well as many useful features. The selections are the preferred options that will be chosen, provided they are available on the disc. NOTE: If the disc loaded does not have the preferred option then the disc’s own preference should be used. BASIC OPERATIONS To access the setup menu the unit must be in STOP mode.
PLAY Play No menu is available without disc loaded. (See under “When DVD is stopped” or “When CD is stopped”) PLAY MODE Play Mode Play Mode No menu available without disc loaded. (See under “When DVD is stopped” or “When CD is stopped”) LOCK Lock Player Enter New Password OK Enter New Password OK Create your password here using the numeric keys. The player is delivered without a password.
The Unit The unit’s behavior depends on the setting in the parental menu. Parental Level Set between 2 & 4 Parental Level Set to 5 or 6 Parental Level Set to 7 or 8 A section of the disc can have several different sequences which vary in parental control level. In the above example of a disc with parental control, the player will show a different section depending on the parental control level set in the player menu.
Progressive Scan The setting will change to Progressive Scan ON. Incorrect setting of this item can distort the picture or no video can be observed after proceeding this step. To retrieve correct video output, you can press V.SELECT key several times. Do you want to continue? No, switch to Component output. Yes, switch to Progressive Scan output.
Front Speaker Size - Small Center Speaker Size - None, Small Subwoofer Speaker - None or Yes Surround Speaker Size - None, Small Back Surround Speaker size - None, Small Note: Absent speakers are shown with dotted outline. Distance You can specify the distance (changing the sound delay) between speakers (front, center and surround speakers) and the listener for optimal stereo sound. The default distance is 10 feet for front and center speakers and 5 feet for surround speakers.
Panorama Extends the front stereo image to include the surround speakers for an exciting “wraparound” effect with side-wall imaging. Center Width Control With Pro Logic decoding, dominant center signals can come only from the center speaker. If no center speaker is present, the decoder splits the center signals equally to the left and right speakers to create a “phantom” center image.
General Operation Selecting the source Press one of the input selector buttons (on the front panel or remote control) to select the below input source: - AV SEL (press AV1/ AV2 or AV SEL) - TUNER M Hz - OPTICAL/ANALOG/COAXIAL INPUT SELECTIONS 1. In AV1 / AV2 or TUNER, press MENU button. 2. Press 3. until Input Mode is selected. Press OK, select AV1 or AV2, and press OK again. Then use to choose amongst OPTICAL, ANALOG and COAXIAL inputs. 4. Press OK to save.
Selecting Surround Output Modes The number of output modes varies according to the system setup and the input sources.
Dolby Digital Surround The Dolby Digital Surround system requires connections of all 5 speakers (front left, center, front right, surround right, surround left) for the correct surround sound reproduction. This 5.1 channel digital surround format enables five individual full-range (20Hz-20KHz) channels plus an LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for the low-range (20Hz-120Hz) effects. It creates a realistic sound similar to the theaters and cinemas. A large proportion of DVD discs use this system for sound.
Automatic tuning 1. Press TUNER to select tuner mode. 2. After two seconds the display will change to show the current band and frequency. 3. If necessary, press TUNER again to switch between AM and FM band. or for more than one second to activate auto tuning mode. When a 4. Press and hold station is reached, auto tuning will stop. Note: Press “Pause” button on the Front Panel can toggle between the frequency tune up & down and preset channel up & down.
5. Press OK once more to store into memory when “SAVED” icon flashes. M Hz Clock & Timer Clock Setting the Clock 1. Start in either AV or TUNER mode (Timer cannot be set in DVD mode). 2. Press MENU button (Remote Control only) and also press until Clock SETUP Mode is selected. to change between 12 and 24 hour mode. 3. Press OK, use 4. Press OK. When the two hour digits flash, use 5. Press 6. Use 7. Press OK to confirm the setting. to set the hour.
5. Press to set the function ON or OFF. 6. Press OK for confirmation. Clock / Sleep Timer Displaying the Current Time When in DVD/AV1/AV2/TUNER modes, press SLEEP on the remote control to select SHOW CLK to display again to SLEEP OFF to resume normal the current time. The clock will stay displayed. Press SLEEP display. When some keys such as MODE, TONE are pressed, it will display their corressponding options. The clock will display again, once the options disappear automatically.
Playing DVD Discs 1. 2. 3. To play DVD disc, press to open the disc tray. Load disc onto the tray with the label side facing upward. Press to close the tray. The disc will start playing automatically. There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc. When DVD Disc is playing Pause, Slow Motion and Frame-by-Frame Advance Press to freeze playing temporarily. Press repeatedly to select between “Pause” and “Freeze” modes.
Press to select audio output mode according to the availability on disc. repeatedly to select among “Standard”, “Program”, “Random”, “Disc Press Repeat”, “Title Repeat ”, “Chapter Repeat ”, and “Repeat A-B”. Press OK to confirm. The feature “Repeat A-B” allows a section to be repeated continuously. Press OK at the start of the required passage. Then press OK again at the end of the passage. The passage will then be repeated continuously.
Program Press OK to create or edit program. Create Program - Example shows how to add Title 1, and Chapter 1 in Title 2 to the program then save and start playing.
Edit Program - Example shows how to delete the last selection from the program. Press “Clear” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to save the “Program List” Playing Music CDs 1. 2. 3. E 28 To play music CDs, press to open the disc tray. Load disc on the tray with label side facing upward. Press to close the tray. The disc will start playing automatically. There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads menu from the disc.
When Music CD is playing Pause Press to stop playing temporarily. Press again to resume playing. Skip Press to skip forward or backward a track. Fast search To search through disc forward or backward quickly by pressing . Press pressing . Increase or decrease speed by to resume normal playing. Stop and Resume Stop Press Press once to Resume Stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from the stop point by pressing twice to stop playing completely and press will start playing from the beginning. .
When CD Disc is stopped The following special menus will display when playing is stopped. For other menus, please refer to “Function Setup”. To select options, use Active Navigation keys (see under “Function Setup - Basic Operations” for detailed operations). Play Resume Play You can resume play from the point where you have stopped previously (Multi Disc Resume). To resume play, . Otherwise, press once more and then to start playing from the beginning.
Press to select “Done” or press to save the “Program List” and start playing Edit Program - Example shows how to delete the last selection in the program.
Playing VCDs 1. 2. 3. To play VCD disc, press to open the disc tray. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. Press to close the tray. The disc will start playing automatically. There may be a short delay before playing while the player reads the menu from the disc. When VCD is playing Pause, Slow Motion and Frame-by-Frame Advance Press to freeze playing temporarily. Press repeatedly to select between “Pause” and “Freeze” modes.
Playing MP3 / WMA / JPEG Disc 1. To play MP3/WMA/JPEG disc, press to open the disc tray. 2. Load disc onto the tray with label side facing upward. to close the tray, then the files in disc will be detected. 3.
MP3 files along with JPEG files More items available in menu, press A root menu exist, press A parent menu exist, press Current Selection Folder Name Track Name Track name Track Name Folder Name Mp3 Track Name Folder Name Picture name Picture Name Track Name Folder Name Picture Name To open this folder, press OK. To start playing press PLAY.
Stop and Resume Stop Press Press once to Resume Stop. In this mode playing can be resumed from the stop point by pressing twice to stop playing completely and press will start playing from the beginning. . Quick keys (ROTATE, MENU, ZOOM) Press corresponding keys to go into respective disc menu. Select options in menus with navigation keys and confirm selection by pressing OK. Each press of ROTATE will rotate the picture by 90 degrees.
Play Mode Standard Press OK to set unit playing tracks in default order. Random Press OK to set unit playing tracks in random order. Program Press OK to create or edit program. Create Program - Example shows how to add Folder 1 and Track 1 in Folder 2 to the program list then save and start playing .
Edit Program-Example shows how to delete the last selection from the program list Press “Clear” to delete the last selection Press to select “Done” to GB save the “Program List” E 37
DISC YOU CAN PLAY While advances have been made to ensure that your disc player is compatible with the largest number of discs possible, however it cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to play discs which might not be compliant with audio CD standards. In the case of writable and rewritable discs, compatibility with this player depends on the CD/DVD writer, the right software and the disc used. DVD-Video Digital video discs - 12 cm and 8 cm, single or double sided, single or dual layer.
PROBLEMS If it appears that your DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something simple has been overlooked. Under no circumstances should you try to repair the player yourself; as this will invalidate the warranty. Only qualified service personnel can remove the cover or service this player. * When the unit is switched on the first time, S-Video will be the defaulted video output. Press the V-SELECT button to select the correct output modes.
