Operating Instructions - Language - English

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Getting started

RQT5869

Dear customer

Thank you for purchasing this product.

For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions

carefully.

These operating instructions are applicable to models

DVD-RV41 and DVD-RV31.

Operations in these instructions are described mainly

with the remote control, but you can do the operations on

the main unit if the controls are the same.

[DVD-RV41]: indicates features applicable to DVD-RV41 only.

[DVD-RV31]: DVD-RV31 only.

Table of contents

Getting started

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Caution for AC Mains Lead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Disc handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Control reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connection to a television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Selecting TV screen type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Basic operations

Basic play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Resume function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Starting play from a selected title or track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Skipping chapters or tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Frame-by-frame viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Fast forward and rewind–SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Slow-motion play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Advanced operations

Changing soundtracks, subtitle languages and

angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Increasing your enjoyment of movies . . . . . . . . 14

ADVANCED SURROUND (V.S.S.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

BASS PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

DIALOGUE ENHANCER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

CINEMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

ONE TOUCH CINEMA MEMORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

A-B repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Changing the play sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Program play/Random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using GUI screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Screen for disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Shuttle screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Screen for unit information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Changing initial settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Summary of initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Speaker setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Digital output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Entering a password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Home Theater

Home Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting an amplifier with 5.1-channel

audio input terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting an amplifier with a built-in decoder or a decoder-

amplifier combination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting an analog amplifier or system component . . . . . . . 28

Connecting a digital amplifier or system component. . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting an active subwoofer (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Recording to MDs or cassette tapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Reference

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

Accessories

Please check and identify the supplied accesso-

ries. Use numbers indicated in parentheses

when asking for replacement parts.

¸ Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

(VEQ2380)

¸ Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

for remote control

¸ AC mains lead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

[For\the\United\Kingdom]

(RJA0053-2X)

[For\others]

(RJA0019-1X)

¸ Audio/video cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

(VJA0788-D)

Note

The included AC mains lead is for use with this unit only. Do not

use it with other equipment.

[For\Australia\and\N.Z.]

(RJA0035-X)