Contents Introduction Entertainment for the new millennium ................................................. Introduction ................................................................................................. Unpacking ..................................................................................................... Placement ..................................................................................................... 6 7 7 7 Functional overview Front panel ..........................
Introduction Entertainment for the new millennium Video was never like this before! Digital video discs provide perfect digital, studio-quality pictures; three dimensional digital, multi-channel audio; story sequences screened from your choice of camera angle; sound tracks in as many as eight languages; and up to 32 subtitles (if available on disc). Whether you watch DVD-Video on wide-screen or regular TV, you always see it the way it was meant to be.
Video CD You will recognize Video CDs by the logo shown at left. Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) the disc may have one or more tracks. Tracks may have one or more indexes, as indicated on the disc case. To make playback easy and convenient, your player lets you select tracks and indexes. Super VCD SVCD discs based on the Super VCD IO Standard based on the Standard of the Electronics Industry of the People’s Republic of China.
Functional overview Front panel STANDBY-ON - switches the player to Standby mode or ON Standby indicator - lights red when the player is in Standby mode Display - shows the current status of the player T - NEXT title/chapter/track 2 PLAY - starts video/audio play S - PREVious title/chapter/track SOUND - selects Stereo, Dolby Surround or 3D-Sound DVD 711 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER STANDBY-ON SOUND PLAY VCD TITLE CHAPTER TRACK SCAN A -B REPEAT SHUFFLE TOTAL TRACK TIME CHAPTER TITLE TRACK PREV OPEN / CLOSE
Rear panel MAINS (AC) power jack - connect to the power source Digital audio out jack (optical) - connect to digital (optical) equipment Digital audio out jack (coaxial) - connect to digital (coaxial) equipment Audio / L/R (Left/Right) - connect to an amplifier, receiver or stereo system Video Out (CVBS) - connect to a TV with CVBS video inputs Video Out (S-Video) - connect to a TV with S- Video (Y/C) inputs SCART (AUX) - connect to a VCR TV OUT (TV) - connect to a TV with SCART I DIGITAL AUDIO OUT AUX
Display DVD inserted VCD Video CD or Audio CD inserted Indicates current player function: Play, Pause, Search, etc.
Remote control 0-9 numerical key pad 2 RETURN - go back to previous menu OK - acknowledge menu selection t u w v - (left/right/up/down) cursor movement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MENU 0 DVD Q O - search backward* / previous chapter or track 9 - stop MENU DVD - access menu of a DVD MENU OSD - access or remove On-screen display - bit rate indicator* OSD OK RETURN Z - subtitle language selector Y - audio language selector i 2 - play R P - search forward* / next chapter or track 9 MENU STANDBY-ON
On screen display information Menu bar/Status window V W X Y Z } a c d e Personal Preferences Title/Track Chapter/Index Audio language Subtitle language Angle Zoom Video Program Sound Picture by Picture f g h Slow motion Fast motion Time search Status window icons The status window displays the current status of the player and appears with the first part of the menu bar. (You must activate this in the Features Menu see Personal Preferences for details).
Temporary Feedback Field icons Repeat All Repeat Title Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Shuffle Shuffle Repeat Repeat A to end Repeat A-B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Action prohibited ON SCREEN DISPLAY INFORMATION 13
Preparation General notes - Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the player. Possible connections are shown in the following drawings. - Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections. - Do not connect your DVD-player via your VCR. The video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
Connecting to optional equipment Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo AMPLIFIER ● Connect the audio Left and Right out jacks of the DVD player to the audio left and right in jack on your amplifier, receiver or stereo system, using an audio cable (E). TV Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel digital stereo (PCM) 1 Connect the player’s digital audio out jack (optical G or coaxial F) to the G F E 2 corresponding in jack on your amplifier.
Connecting to an amplifier equipped with Dolby Surround™ TV Dolby Surround sound 1 Connect the player to the TV, then connect the player’s audio Left and Right out jacks to the corresponding in jacks on the Dolby Surround™ Audio/Video receiver, using the audio/video cable supplied (D). D C B A If your amplifier is equipped with a Dolby Digital™ decoder, Connect the player as described in ‘Connecting to an A/V receiver with multi-channel decoder’.
General explanation About this manual This manual gives the basic instructions for operating this DVD player. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during playback. In these cases, the player may not respond to all operating commands. When this occurs, please refer to the instructions contained with the DVD. When the symbol Ä appears on the TV screen, the operation is not permitted by the player or the disc.
Turning On the power 1 Switch on the TV and select the video input channel for your DVD-Video player. DVD 711 DVD/VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER STANDBY-ON 2 Press STANDBY-ON button. Initial Setup General Initial Setup In ‘Initial Setup’ you may have to set your preferences for some of the player’s features. (not applicable for all models) Menu language English Operation Español Français After switching on the player for the very first time, the ‘Initial Setup Screen’ will appear.
Country Select your country. This also is used as input for the ‘Parental Control’ feature (see ‘Access Control’). Note: All these items may have to be set during ‘Initial Setup’. After that, they can always be changed in the Personal Preferences Menu. Personal Preferences You can set your personal preferences for some of the player features. 4 5 6 7 8 9 MENU DVD General operation: MENU 0 ● OSD RETURN i OK ● ● ● Press MENU OSD on the remote control. Select V in the menu bar.
Sound - Digital output Factory setting: ALL. This means that both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on. If you are not connecting equipment with a digital input, change the setting to OFF. If your equipment doesn't include a digital multi-channel decoder, set the digital output to PCM (Pulse Code Modulation). Both coaxial and optical outputs are switched on. - Analog output Select Stereo, Dolby Surround or 3D sound. - Night Mode Optimizes the dynamics of the sound with low volume playback.
Access control; child lock (DVD and VCD) Activating/deactivating the child lock 1 When disc playback is stopped, select Access Control in the features 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 menu using the w/v keys. Enter a 4-digit code of your own choice. Enter the code a second time. Move to “Child Lock” using the w/v keys. Move to LOCK/UNLOCK using the u key. Select LOCK using the w/v keys. Press OK or t to confirm, then press t again to exit the menu.
Access control; Parental control (DVD-Video only) Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, disc may contain ‘Parental Control’ information which applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, and alternative, more suitable scenes are available on the disc. Ratings are country dependent.
Changing the 4-digit code 1 When disc playback is stopped, select ACCESS CONTROL in the 2 3 4 5 6 7 features menu using the w/v keys. Enter the old code. Move to CHANGE CODE using the w key. Press the u key. Enter the new 4-digit code. Enter the code a second time and reconfirm by pressing OK. Press t to exit the menu. Note: If you forget your 4 digit code, it can be cancelled by pressing 9 four times in the ‘Access Control’ dialog. You can then enter a new code (twice!) as described above.
Operation Loading discs 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player. The disc tray opens. 2 Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up (also when a double sided DVD is inserted). Make sure it is sitting properly in the correct recess. SOUND PLAY PREV OPEN / CLOSE PAUSE NEXT STOP 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE, to close the tray. ➤ READ appears in the status window and on the player display, and playback starts automatically.
Playing a Video CD Playing a disc - After inserting the disc and closing the tray, playback starts automatically and the status window and the player display show the type of disc loaded, as well as information about the disc’s contents and playing time. - The disc may invite you to select an item from a menu. If the selections are numbered, press the appropriate numerical key. - The currently playing track number is displayed in the menu bar and the player display.
Still Picture and Frame-by-frame playback ● T-C á à í REPEAT É Ç ë SHUFFLE REPEAT ● Å A-B ● ● Select e (picture by picture) in the menu bar. Use the w key to enter the picture by picture menu. ➤ The player will now go into PAUSE mode. Use the cursor keys t u to select the previous or next picture frame. To exit Picture by picture mode, press 2 or v. You can also step forward by pressing ; repeatedly on the remote control.
Shuffle T-C á à í Ç REPEAT REPEAT A-B É SHUFFLE ë SHUFFLE Å DVD-Video discs This shuffles the playing order of chapters within a title, if the title has more than one. ● Press SHUFFLE during play. ➤ SHUFFLE appears on the screen for about 2 seconds. ● To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. Video CDs This shuffles the playing order of the tracks, if the disc has more than one. ● Press SHUFFLE during play. ➤ SHUFFLE appears on the screen for about 2 seconds.
FTS-Video - The FTS-Video function allows you to store your favorite titles and chapters (DVD) and favorite tracks and indexes (VCD) for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS program can contain 20 items (titles, chapters). - Each time an FTS program is played it will be placed on top of the list. When the list is full and a new program is added, the last program in the list will be removed from the list. - The selections can be called up and played at any time.
Special DVD features Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs: Menus For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc. The DVD’s menu feature allows you to make selections from these menus. Press the appropriate numerical key; or use the w, v, u, t keys to highlight your selection, then press OK. Title menus 7 8 MENU DVD 9 ● MENU 0 OSD OK RETURN ● ● 7 8 MENU DVD i RETURN 9 Press MENU DVD. ➤ If the current title has a menu, the menu will appear on the screen.
Special VCD-Features Playback Control (PBC) ● ● ● ● ● Load a Video CD with PBC and press 2. Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC menu consists of a list of titles, you can select a title directly. Enter your choice with the numerical keys (0-9). Press RETURN to go back to the previous menu. You may also set the PBC OFF under Personal Preferences menu.
Shuffle T-C á à É í Ç REPEAT REPEAT ë ● SHUFFLE Å A-B ● Press SHUFFLE during play. ➤ The order of the tracks is changed. To return to normal play, press SHUFFLE again. Repeat track/disc T-C ● á à í Ç REPEAT REPEAT É ë SHUFFLE ● Å A-B ● To repeat the track currently playing , press REPEAT. ➤ REPEAT TRACK appears on the display. To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a second time. ➤ REPEAT appears on the display. To exit Repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time.
FTS Program - FTS Program allows you to store your favorite tracks for a particular disc in the player memory. - Each FTS Program can contain 20 tracks. Storing an FTS Program 1 Load a disc and stop playback. 2 Use w to go to the list of available tracks. 3 Use t or u to select tracks from the list. 4 To go directly to any track, enter the track number using the numerical keys (0-9). Store each track by pressing OK. ➤ The track numbers will be added to the list of selected tracks.
Before requesting service If it appears that the DVD-Video player is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. Under no circumstances attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s). Then perform only the actions listed to remedy the specific symptom(s). Symptom Remedy No power Make sure the AC cord is properly connected. Check if there is power at the AC outlet by plugging in another appliance.
Cleaning discs Some problems occur because the disc inside the player is dirty. To avoid these problems clean your discs regularly, in the following way: ● When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Caution: Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for analog discs.
Specifications PLAYBACK SYSTEM DVD-Video Video CD CD (CD-R and CD-RW) CONNECTIONS SCART S-Video Output Video Output Audio L+R output Digital Output OPTICAL READOUT SYSTEM Lasertype Semiconductor AlGaAs Numerical Aperture 0.60 (DVD) 0.
