DV-L55_En.book Page 1 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Contents DVD Player DV-L55 Instruction Manual Important Safety Instructions ............2 Introduction .........................................6 Connecting the DV-L55 .....................16 Getting Started ..................................23 Playing discs .....................................28 Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus ..............................................38 Initial Settings menu .........................
DV-L55_En.book Page 2 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
DV-L55_En.book Page 3 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Precautions For British models 1. Region Numbers Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. The DVD standard uses region numbers to control how discs can be played around the world, the world being divided into six regions. This unit will only play DVD discs that match its region number, which can be found on its rear panel (e.g., 1 ).
DV-L55_En.book Page 4 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Precautions—Continued • Install this unit horizontally. Never use it on its side or on a sloping surface, because it may cause a malfunction. • If you install this unit near a TV, radio, or VCR, the picture and sound quality may be affected. If this occurs, move this unit away from the TV, radio, or VCR. 7. Care Occasionally, you should dust this unit all over with a soft cloth.
DV-L55_En.book Page 5 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Table of Contents Basic Operation Advanced Operation Overview Playback Techniques Important Safety Instructions .............................. 2 Precautions ......................................................... 3 Introduction ......................................................... 6 Supplied Accessories...................................... 6 DV-L55 Features............................................. 7 Disc Notes...............................
DV-L55_En.book Page 6 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Introduction Supplied Accessories Make sure you have the following accessories: RC-574DV SCART cable (1.5 m) (European model only) Remote controller & 2 batteries (AA) Power cord (2 m) (Plug type varies from country to country.) AV cable (RCA/phono) (1.5 m) S-Video cable (1.5 m) (not supplied with European model) Coaxial cable (1 m) Power-plug adapter Only supplied in certain countries. cable (0.
DV-L55_En.book Page 7 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Introduction—Continued DV-L55 Features Disc Notes Highlights Supported Discs • Dolby*1 Digital and DTS*2 • DVD-Video / Video CD / Audio CD playback • CD-R, CD-RW (Video CD, audio CD, MP3/WMA*3/ JPEG) • DVD-R (DVD-Video) • DVD-RW (DVD-Video, VR format) The DV-L55 supports the following discs. Disc DVD-Video Logo Format or file type See page 46 for region information.
DV-L55_En.book Page 8 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Introduction—Continued • Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those shown below, because you may damage the DV-L55. • Don’t use discs that have residue from adhesive tape, rental discs with peeling labels, or discs with custommade labels or stickers. Doing so may damage the DV-L55 and you may not be able to remove the disc properly.
DV-L55_En.book Page 9 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Introduction—Continued Handling Discs • Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs by the edge, as shown. Underside • Never attach adhesive tape or sticky labels to discs. Cleaning Discs • For best results, keep your discs clean. Fingerprints and dust can affect the sound and picture quality and should be removed as follows. Using a clean soft cloth, wipe from the center outwards, as shown. Never wipe in a circular direction.
DV-L55_En.book Page 10 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Before Using the DV-L55 Installing the Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment, as shown. Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the DV-L55’s remote control sensor, as shown below. Remote control sensor DV-L55 STANDBY / ON STANDBY DISPLAY 2 3 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA) in accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Close the battery compartment.
DV-L55_En.book Page 11 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Front & Rear Panels For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets. Front Panel 1 2 3 5 6 7 4 STANDBY / ON STANDBY DISPLAY 8 A STANDBY/ON button [22, 24] This button is used to set the DV-L55 to On or Standby. (stop) button [25] This button is used to stop playback. G (play) button [24, 25] This button is used to start playback. H Remote control sensor [10] This sensor receives control signals from the remote controller.
DV-L55_En.book Page 12 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display 1 2 D 3 TITLE 4 5 6 CHP TRACK 7 8 REMAIN DVD V CD PRGSV 9 0 AB 1 D indicator This indicator appears when playing Dolby Digital material. 2 Disc type indicators These indicators show the type of disc loaded. 3 TITLE indicator While stopped, the total number of titles on the current DVD-Video disc is displayed here. During playback, the number of the current title is displayed.
DV-L55_En.book Page 13 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 1 2 3 456 7 8 9 AUDIO OUTPUT DIGITAL COMPONENT Y OPTICAL L PB COAXIAL AUDIO OUTPUT AC INLET REMOTE CONTROL AV CONNECTOR ANALOG S VIDEO VIDEO PR R VIDEO OUTPUT A OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [20] This optical digital audio output can be connected to an optical digital audio input on a hi-fi amp, AV receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital, DTS).
DV-L55_En.book Page 14 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Remote Controller 1 2 ON L STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE 1 2 3 DISPLAY 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLEAR DIMMER MENU TOP MENU 4 5 6 7 8 9 J K Q R ENTER RETURN AUDIO M N O P SETUP ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM S T U V W X RC-574DV A STANDBY button [22] This button is used to set the DV-L55 to Standby. B ON button [22] This button is used to turn on the DV-L55.
DV-L55_En.book Page 15 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued K Fast Forward /( ) button [25, 28, 29] This button is used for fast forward, slow motion, and frame-by-frame playback. L OPEN/CLOSE button [24] This button is used to open and close the disc tray. M PLAY MODE button [32–35] This button is used to open and close the Play Mode menu.
DV-L55_En.book Page 16 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Connecting the DV-L55 RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding Before Making Any Connections RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded: red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect rightchannel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to connect composite video inputs and outputs.
DV-L55_En.book Page 17 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued Basic Setup The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.
DV-L55_En.book Page 18 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued Switching the video output to interlace from progressive Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON while pressing to switch the player back to Interlace. STANDBY/ON STANDBY / ON STANDBY Compatibility of this player with progressive-scan and high-definition TVs This player is compatible with progressive video Macro Vision System Copy Guard.
DV-L55_En.book Page 19 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued Connecting Your TV • Connect the DVD Player to the TV directly. If you connect the DVD Player to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted as DVD videos are copy protected. Note: • To set up the player for use with a progressive scan TV, see “Video Output settings – Component Out” on page 41.
DV-L55_En.book Page 20 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued Connecting to an AV Receiver Although you can reproduce the DVD Player’s sound from the TV speakers with the connections on page 17, connecting with an amplifier provides you high quality dynamic sounds. To reproduce Dolby Digital surround and DTS surround sound, you need to connect to an amplifier with a Dolby Digital and DTS decoder respectively.
DV-L55_En.book Page 21 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued Connecting Components -compatible AUDIO OUTPUT DIGITAL COMPONENT Y OPTICAL L PB REMOTE CONTROL COAXIAL AUDIO OUTPUT AV CONNECTOR ANALOG S VIDEO VIDEO PR R VIDEO OUTPUT L REMOTE CONTROL AUDIO OUTPUT ANALOG R AV receiver • The remote controller supplied with Onkyo AV receiver or amplifiers can be used to control the DV-L55. • The function of the upper and lower connectors are the same.
DV-L55_En.book Page 22 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Connecting the Power/Turning on the DV-L55 Before connecting • Make sure that all the connections on pages 16 – 21 are complete (the connection to a TV is required). 1 Plug the supplied power cord into the AC INLET and then into the power outlet on the wall. • Do not use a power cord other than the one supplied with the DV-L55. The power cord supplied is designed for use with the DV-L55 and should not be used with any other device.
DV-L55_En.book Page 23 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Getting Started Using the on-screen displays Setting up the player for your TV For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs). All the screens are navigated in basically the same way, using the cursor buttons ( / / / ) to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it. ON If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should setup the player so that the picture will be presented correctly.
DV-L55_En.book Page 24 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Getting Started—Continued Setting the language of this player’s on-screen displays This sets the language of this system’s on-screen displays. ON Playing discs The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD, Video CD and MP3/WMA discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter. For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see “Viewing a JPEG slideshow” on page 29.
DV-L55_En.book Page 25 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Getting Started—Continued 3 Load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-sided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face down). Basic playback controls The table below shows the basic controls on the remote for playing discs. The following chapter covers other playback features in more detail.
DV-L55_En.book Page 26 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Getting Started—Continued Resume and Last Memory When you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in the display indicating that you can resume playback again from that point. If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start playback the display shows RESUME and playback resumes from the resume point. With DVDs and Video CDs, if you take the disc out of the player, the play position is stored in memory.
DV-L55_En.book Page 27 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Getting Started—Continued Video CD PBC menus Some Video CD have menus from which you can choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback control) menus. You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the (play) button.
DV-L55_En.book Page 28 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs Notes: • Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs and MP3/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. • Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction. • When playing Video CD, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback.
DV-L55_En.book Page 29 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Frame advance/frame reverse Viewing a JPEG slideshow You can advance or back up DVD discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD you can only use frame advance. ON STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE 1 2 3 DISPLAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLEAR DIMMER After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture files, press (play) to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc.
DV-L55_En.book Page 30 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator • Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR mode DVD-RW disc. • Original: Time – Thumbnails from the Original content at 10 minute intervals. • Playlist: Time – Thumbnails from the Playlist at 10 minute intervals. The screen shows up to six moving thumbnail images displayed one after another.
DV-L55_En.book Page 31 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Browsing WMA, MP3 and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to find a particular file or folder by filename. ON STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE 1 2 3 3 ENTER To play the highlighted track or display the highlighted JPEG file, press ENTER. • When a WMA/MP3 file is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected track, and continues until the end of the folder.
DV-L55_En.book Page 32 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Looping a section of a disc Using repeat play The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD) or title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over. • You can’t use A-B Repeat with Video CD in PBC mode, or WMA/MP3/JPEG files. ON There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded.
DV-L55_En.book Page 33 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Using random play 1 Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video) or tracks (CD, Video CD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/chapter may play more than once.) You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped. Important: • If you press the (stop) during random playback, playback will stop and the Random function will be cancelled.
DV-L55_En.book Page 34 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Creating a program list 3 Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a title, chapter or track for the current step in the program list. For a DVD disc, you can add a title or a chapter to the program list. This feature lets you program the play order of titles/ chapters/tracks on a disc.
DV-L55_En.book Page 35 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Other functions available from the program menu There are a number of other options in the program menu in addition to Create/Edit.
DV-L55_En.book Page 36 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Switching subtitles Switching audio language/channel Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle language during playback. ON When playing a DVD disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language during playback.
DV-L55_En.book Page 37 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Playing discs—Continued Zooming the screen Switching camera angles Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD or Video CD or playing a JPEG disc. MODE 1 2 3 DISPLAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLEAR DIMMER MENU TOP MENU / Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles—check the disc box for details.
DV-L55_En.book Page 38 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus Audio Settings menu Audio DRC The Audio Settings menu offers features for adjusting the way discs sound. ON STANDBY OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY MODE 1 2 3 DISPLAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CLEAR DIMMER / / / MENU TOP MENU ENTER SETUP RETURN SETUP AUDIO 1 SETUP ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM Press SETUP and select “Audio Settings” from the on-screen display.
DV-L55_En.book Page 39 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus—Continued Video Adjust menu 2 Make settings using the / / / (cursor) buttons, and ENTER. From the Video Adjust screen you can adjust various settings that affect how the picture is presented.
DV-L55_En.book Page 40 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Initial Settings menu Using the Initial Settings menu The Initial Settings menu provides audio and video output settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others. If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be changed at the current time. This is usually because a disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.
DV-L55_En.book Page 41 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Initial Settings menu—Continued Digital Audio Out settings Setting Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96 kHz PCM Out MPEG Out Option What it means On Digital audio is output from the digital outputs. Off No digital audio output. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital encoded digital audio is output when playing a Dolby Digital DVD disc. Dolby Digital > PCM Dolby Digital audio is converted to PCM audio before being output.
DV-L55_En.book Page 42 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Initial Settings menu—Continued Language settings Setting Audio Language*1 Subtitle Language*2 DVD Menu Language*3 Option What it means English If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be played. Languages as displayed If there is the selected language on the disc, then it will be played. Other Language Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see page 47).
DV-L55_En.book Page 43 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Initial Settings menu—Continued Parental Lock Changing your password • Default level: Off; Default password: none; Default Country code: us (2119) To give you some control over what your children watch on your DVD player, some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc won’t play. Some discs also support the Country Code feature.
DV-L55_En.book Page 44 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Initial Settings menu—Continued Setting/changing the Country code You can find the Country code list in the adjacent column. 1 Select “Country Code”. 2 1 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.
DV-L55_En.book Page 45 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally 4:3, to Cinema- Scope widescreen movies, with an aspect ratio of up to about 7:3. Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “standard” 4:3 and widescreen 16:9. Resetting the player Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the factory default.
DV-L55_En.book Page 46 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Additional information—Continued Setting the TV system Titles, chapters and tracks The default setting of this player is “AUTO”, and unless you notice that the picture is distorted when playing some discs, you should leave it set to “AUTO”. If you experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV system to match your country or region’s system. Doing this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can watch.
DV-L55_En.book Page 47 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Additional information—Continued Selecting languages using the language code list Some of the language options (such as “DVD Language” in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on page 48.
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DV-L55_En.book Page 49 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Glossary Analog audio JPEG An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also “Digital audio”. A file format used for still images, such as photographs and illustrations. JPEG files are identified by the file extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”. Most digital cameras use this format.
DV-L55_En.book Page 50 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Troubleshooting If you have any trouble using your DV-L55, check the following table for possible causes and remedies. If you still can’t resolve the issue yourself, please contact your Onkyo dealer. Symptoms Can’t turn on the DV-L55? The disc tray won’t close properly? Causes The power cord is not connected. External interference is affecting the DV-L55’s digital circuitry. Turn off the DV-L55, wait five seconds, then try turning it on again.
DV-L55_En.book Page 51 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Troubleshooting—Continued Buttons on the DV-L55 and remote controller don’t work? DVD Player No sound? The picture appears stretched or the wrong shape? Power supply voltage fluctuations and other anomalies, such as static electricity, can interfere with normal operation. Turn off the DV-L55, wait five seconds, then turn it on again.
DV-L55_En.book Page 52 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Troubleshooting—Continued DVD Player Can’t play MP3/WMA/ JPEG discs? Can’t select MP3 files? Can’t play WMA files? Remote Controller Can’t view JPEG files? Buttons on the DV-L55 work OK but those on the remote controller don’t? The disc is not ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format. Correct format should be used when recording is ISO 9660 and closed session (page 8). The disc has not been finalized. Finalize the disc (page 8). MP3 files without a “.
DV-L55_En.book Page 53 Friday, May 28, 2004 12:02 PM Specifications Signal System NTSC/PAL/AUTO Composite Video Output/Impedance 1.0 V (p-p)/75 Ω negative sync, RCA/phono S-Video Output/Impedance Y: 0.7 V (p-p)/75 Ω negative sync, 4-pin mini DIN C: 0.286 V (p-p)/75 Ω Component Video Output/Impedance Y: 1.0 V (p-p)/75 Ω PB/PR: 0.7 V (p-p)/75 Ω RCA/ phono AV Connector (European model only) 1.
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