Rotel RDV-1093 manual

Owner’ s Manual RDV - 1 0 93 DVD Audio/Video Player               Register your product at www .Rotel.com[...]

2 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Ro tel prod ucts ar e de sign ed to co mpl y wit h int erna tio nal d irec tive s on the R estr icti on of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment and the dispo sal of W aste Ele ctrical and Elec tronic Equipme nt (WEEE ). The cro ssed whe elie bin symbol indicates compliance and that th[...]

3 English 1: Front Panel Contr ols and Display                           ?[...]

4 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 3: Rear Panel Connections                        ?[...]

5 English 5: Digital HDTV connection (DVI)                        ?[...]

6 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player 7: Analog TV connection (S-Video/Composite V ideo)                 ?[...]

7 English                 [...]

8 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Contents 1: Front Panel Controls and Display 3 2: RR-DV98 Remote Control 3 3: Rear Panel Connections 4 4: Digital HDTV connection (HDMI) 4 5: Digital HDTV connection (DVI) 5 6: Analog HDTV connection (Component Video) 5 7: Analog TV connection (S-Video/Composite Video) 6 8: Stereo Analog Audio Connections 6 9: Mul[...]

9 English USING THE RDV-1093 .......................... 16 About Discs .......................................... 16 Disc Formats 1 6 DVD Region Codes 1 7 Disc Structure 1 7 Digital Audio Formats 1 7 Basic Features ....................................... 17 ON/OFF Functions 17 Changing Display Brightness 17 Inserting a Disc 18 Playing a Disc 18 Sto[...]

10 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player About Rotel A fam ily whos e passi ona te inter est in music led them to manufacture high fidelity components of uncompromising quality founded Rotel 45 years ago. Through the years that passion has remained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptiona l value for audiophiles and music lovers regardl[...]

11 English CONNECTIONS This section describes the back-panel connec- tions and settings that must be made during ins tall ation of the RDV -109 3. The se includ e the power connection, audio output connections, video output connections, and selecting of the video standard for your TV . In addition, there are optional connections for an external IR [...]

12 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Sta ndar d defini tion TV monit ors shou ld be con- nected with one of three types of video output co nn ect io ns – RC A com po sit e vi de o, S-V ide o, or Co mp on en t Vi de o. On sta ndar d tel ev is io ns, the S-Video output provides better picture quality than the composite video output. NOTE: In most s[...]

13 English NTSC/P AL Switch There are two different standards for video monitors: NTSC in US and Japan, P AL in Europe. The output of the RDV-1093 should be set to match the standard your TV accepts. Put the switch in the NTSC positi on for use with NT SC vid eo equ ipm en t. Put it in the P AL po sit ion for the use with P AL equipment. This switc[...]

14 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Menu Screens A number of menu screens can appear during configuration of the RDV-1093 such as the sample below: DVD playback MENU system setup video setup high def. setup audio setup speaker setup parental control exit menu audio track camera angle Dolby Digital 5.1 subtitle DVD auto play subtitle pref. audio la[...]

15 English Remote Control Over view See Figure 2 The RDV-1093 is supplied with an RR-DV98 remote control that duplicates the front-panel functions and provides additional features. Remote Control Batteries Th re e R03( LR0 3) /A AA siz e bat te ri es (s up pl ie d) must be installed before the remote can be used. Remove the cover on the back of the[...]

16 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player SUBTITLE Button Press the SUBTITLE button to select a subtitle language (if available on the disc). NOTE: “Operation not possible” displayed in the status bar indicates that this feature is not available on the current disc. AUDIO Button Pr es s t h e AU DI O b ut t on to se l ec t a lt e r na te audio tracks[...]

17 English DVD Region Codes DV D- Vi de o dis cs ar e en co de d wi th reg io n cod es which also appear on the packaging: 4 2 3 1 2 2 1 ALL 1 A disc can only be played if its region code matches the code printed on the back-panel of the RDV -1093. Th e RDV -1 093 can pl ay di scs enc oded in eith er the NTSC or P AL video formats, outputting the c[...]

18 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Inserting a Disc A disc drawer slides out to accept a disc and retracts for playback. Place the disc in the drawer label-side up and program side down. Make sure the disc is properly centered in the tray . The OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel or the remote opens or closes the drawer . Playing a Disc Press the[...]

19 English T o zoom in , press the ZOOM button on the remote. Each press of the ZOOM button changes the size of the picture: 1.8x, 4x, 8x, and back to normal size. T o move the zoomed-in video image , press the CURSOR t / u / p / q buttons in the desired direction. The zoomed image moves up, down, left, or right to show the desired portion of the f[...]

20 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Entering a Chapter or T rack Number Y ou can directly access a Chapter or T rack by entering the number using the GOTO button and the NUMERIC buttons on the remote. Pressing the GOTO button steps through three direct access options: Time , Title , Chapter . In or der to en ter th e num ber of a Cha pte r or T rac[...]

21 English • On DVD-Video discs, playback stops but repeat mode remains active. T o cancel repeat mode, press the REPEA T button repeatedly until the setting is cleared. NOTE: If the Status Bar does appear , RE- PEA T play is not available for the current disc. REPEA T Play cannot be used on some DVD-Video discs. A-B Repeat A- B Rep ea t Pla y is[...]

22 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player SETUP Th e RD V -1 09 3 ha s a co mp reh en siv e On -S cr een Menu system that provides access to operat - ing features and user-configured preferences. These include language preferences, video display options, hardware configuration set - tings, and speaker settings to match the unit to your system. On-Scree[...]

23 English Options include: • Auto (default): Plays the disc’ s own default language • English • Français • Español • Deutsch • Italiano Audio Fmt. Pref. Select an audio format as the default audio sou ndtr ack for DVD s when it is avai labl e on the disc. Y ou can still override the preference and select a dif ferent audio format w[...]

24 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Video Setup Menu DVD playback MENU system setup video setup high def. setup audio setup speaker setup parental control exit menu output format auto format black level lip sync aspect ratio ccir clipping The Video Setup menu provides six set- tings that customize the video output of the RDV -1093: Output Format Th[...]

25 English Audio Setup Menu DVD playback MENU system setup video setup high def. setup audio setup speaker setup parental control exit menu digital audio output compression The Audio Setup menu provides two settings: the format of digital audio output and a compression mode optimizing Dolby Digital playback for quiet listening. Digital Audio Output[...]

26 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Speaker Distance This item allows you to specify the distance fro m each spea ker to the liste ning pos iti on. The RDV-1093 uses these distances to delay the signals so that the sound from each speaker location arrives at the listener simultaneously . The maximum distance is 40 feet in 1 foot steps; 12 meters in[...]

27 English H i g h D e fi n i t i o n S e t u p M e n u DVD playback MENU system setup video setup high def. setup audio setup speaker setup parental control exit menu output format HDMI color space enhancement There are three user-adjustable items on the High Definition Setup Menu which set video options for DVD playback. Three more items provid[...]

28 RDV -1093 DVD Audio/Video Player Picture Picture is noisy . • The player is connected to a VCR directly and the copy guard function is activated. Connect the player directly to the TV . Cannot get correct picture on TV . • Connect the RDV-1093 to the TV with the correct kind of cable. • Make sure that the Video Output setting matches the c[...]

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