Rotel RDV-985 manuale d’uso

Owner’ s Manual RDV -985 DVD Player DVD ch Disc REMAIN REPEAT TITLE CHAP. SUB S C L LS R RS[...]

2 RDV-985 DVD Player W ARNING: There ar e no user serviceable parts in- side. Refer all servicing to qualified service person- nel. W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fir e or electric shock, do not expose the unit to moistur e or water . Do not allow foreign objects to get into the enclosure. If the unit is exposed to moisture, or a foreign object g[...]

3 English Figure 1: RR-DV91 Remote Contr ol 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 RETURN button OPEN/CLOSE button button (STOP) button button TITLE button / / / (Cursor) buttons THEATER POSITION button 3D PHONIC (VSS) button SUBTITLE button CANCEL button RESUME button Numeric buttons TV/VIDEO button SHIFT button 1 6 17 18 3 19 5 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 [...]

4 RDV-985 DVD Player Figure 2: Front Panel Controls B C A D I F G H E Figure 3: Display Window Indicators and Functions DVD ch Disc REMAIN REPEAT TITLE CHAP . SUB S C L LS R RS 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 10 11 9 Disc Indicator Lights when a disc is in the unit. When a DVD disc is in the unit “DVD” also appears . Multi-Information Display Displays time and[...]

5 English About the RDV-985 Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RDV-985. It will provide years of enjoyment when used in a high-quality home theater system. The RDV-985 is one of the most flexible com- ponents you can add to your audio/video system. In addition to DVD Video discs, the RDV-985 can play Video and audio CD discs. It provides a full ran[...]

6 RDV-985 DVD Player Precautions Please read this manual carefully . In addition to basic installation and operating instructions, it provides valuable information on various system configurations as well as general in- formation that will help you get the most from your system. Please contact your authorized Rotel dealer for answers to any questio[...]

7 English Composite Input TV Connection Connect the COMPOSITE VIDEO output to the composite video input of your TV . Con- nect the ANALOG AUDIO outputs to the audio inputs of your TV . A cable for these connections is supplied. If your TV has a single monaural audio input instead of a pair of stereo inputs, you need to use a “Y” cable adapter t[...]

8 RDV-985 DVD Player COMPSITE S VIDEO LEFT P AL NTSC COMPONENT RIGHT ANALOG OUTPUT DIGIT AL OUTPUT PCM/STREAM OPTICAL VIDEO OUT YP B P R Audio Cable (not supplied) White Red Red White Optical Digital Cable (supplied) Digital equipment IN OPTICAL DIGITAL IN AUDIO RIGHT LEFT COMPSITE S VIDEO LEFT P AL NTSC COMPONENT RIGHT ANALOG OUTPUT DIGIT AL OUTPU[...]

9 English Connecting the Power Cord When all the connections have been made, inser t the power plug into the wall outlet firmly . The ST ANDBY indicator lights and setup is complete. Obser ve the following precautions. • Disconnect the power cord if you are not going to use the unit for a long time. • Disconnect the power cord before clean- ing[...]

10 RDV-985 DVD Player On Screen Displays The unit provides several on-screen displays as shown below for choosing preferences for initial settings and functions which are not frequently used. T o Access On-Screen Displays Press ON SCREEN 23 . (Note that operation for accessing the “P ARENT AL LOCK” on screen displays is dif fer ent.) The displa[...]

11 DVD CONTROL display Y ou can select and set various options and functions for DVD playback. T o access the DVD CONTROL screen press ON SCREEN while a DVD disc is playing. This display appears only during DVD playback. CD CONTROL display Y ou can select and set various options and functions for CD playback. T o access the DVD CONTROL screen press[...]

12 RDV-985 DVD Player Using Numeric Buttons 13 Selecting T rack/Title Numbers T o select a number between “1” and “10” press the corresponding button for the number . T o select a number higher than 10 use the “+10” button. Examples: T o select 13 +10 g 3 T o select 34 +10 g +10 g +10 g 4 T o select 40 +10 g +10 g +10 g 10 Entering a Ti[...]

13 Disc Play Basics Playing a Disc Press the u (PLA Y) button on the remote con- trol 20 or on the front panel . The disc starts playing fr om the beginning With Video CD and SVCD discs with PBC (Play Back Control) function, or some DVD discs, the menu display may appear on the TV screen after pressing PLA Y . In such a case, select an item to be p[...]

14 RDV-985 DVD Player Advanced Operations Selecting a Scene From a Menu DVD discs generally have menus which show the disc contents. These menus contains various items such as titles of a movie, names of songs, or artist infor mation, which can be displayed on the TV screen. Y ou can locate a desir ed scene by using the menu. Inser t the DVD disc. [...]

15 DVD Chapter Search If the current title of a DVD disc being played is divided into chapters, you can skip to an other chapter using the on-screen display . While the disc is playing press the ON SCREEN 23 button. The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. Use the CURSOR buttons p / q to move to [CHAP . SEARCH], then press ENTER 22 . “GO T[...]

16 RDV-985 DVD Player Selecting a Scene From the Digest Display The RDV-985 can display the opening scene of each title on a DVD or each track of a Video CD/SVCD. Y ou can then select a title or track. Whether or not the disc can be playing when you use the DIGEST function depends on the type of disc. DVD Discs: While stopped Video CD/SVCD: During [...]

17 Zoom In Feature While a disc is playing or while paused press the ZOOM button 27 . “ZOOM” appears on the TV scr een and the center part of the im- age on the screen is enlarged to twice nor- mal size. Y ou can use the Cursor Buttons p / q / u / t 7 to move the part of the enlar ged scene you can see to a differ ent area. The Pause, Frame-by-[...]

18 RDV-985 DVD Player Random T rack Playback While disc play is stopped press the ON SCREEN button 23 .The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. Use the Cursor Buttons p / q 7 to move to [RANDOM] and press ENTER 22 . The color of [RANDOM] changes. When all tracks have been played once, ran- dom play ends. The same track will not be played bac[...]

19 Repeat Play of a Specified Par t of a Disc While playing a disc, press ON SCREEN 23 .The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. Use the Cursor Buttons p / q to move t o [REPEA T]. Then press ENTER 22 at the be- ginning of the part you want to r epeat (point A). The color of [A-B REPEA T] changes. Press ENTER at the end of the par t you want[...]

20 RDV-985 DVD Player Selecting a Scene Angle From the Angle Display List While the disc is playing press and hold ANGLE 25 for more than 1 second. Up to nine camera angles recorded on a disc ap- pear on the TV screen. Use the Cursor Buttons p / q / u / t 7 to select a scene angle. Press ENTER 22 . The selected angle appears on the TV screen. When [...]

21 Audio Language Selection Y ou can choose the audio language of video discs recorded with multiple language tracks movies, or play a karaoke disc with or with- out the vocal track. While a disc is playing press the ON SCREEN button 23 . Use the Cursor Buttons p / q 7 to move to [AUDIO]. Use the Cursor Buttons t / u to select the audio language or[...]

22 RDV-985 DVD Player Using 3D PHONIC (VSS) The 3D PHONIC button activates the V irtual Surround Sound (VSS) system. This feature produces a simulated surround sound effect through an audio system connected to the RDV-985. While a disc is playing press the 3D PHONIC (VSS) button 9 . A window appears on the screen showing the currently selected sett[...]

23 Setting Preferences The Preference selection function allows you to set a number of options including language preferences, on screen icon display , scr een aspect ratios, digital audio functions, analog audio functions, screen saver options and auto standby settings. Using the Preferences Display While a DVD disc is loaded but not playing, or w[...]

24 RDV-985 DVD Player On Screen Guide The RDV-985 can display “on-scr een guide” icons or characters on the picture. These in- clude the Multi-Angle icon , the Subtitle icon . Use the Cursor Buttons t / u 7 to turn the guide display on or of f. Monitor T ype Y ou can select the monitor type to match your TV when you playback DVD discs recorded [...]

25 Screen Saver A television monitor screen may be “burned out” if the same picture is displayed for a long time. T o prevent this, the RDV-985 automati- cally activates the screen saver function if the same picture, such as an on-screen display or menu, is displayed for over 5 minutes. Use the Cursor Buttons t / u 7 to change the SCREEN SA VER[...]

26 RDV-985 DVD Player Changing the Parental Lock Settings While a DVD is stopped or no disc is loaded press the ENTER button 22 while holding down the SHIFT button 15 . The Parental Lock display screen appears. Enter your current 4-digit password using the numeric buttons (0 to 9) 13 and press EN- TER 22 . If you enter the wrong password, "WRO[...]

27 T roubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. Please go thr ough the following list befor e requesting ser vice. Symptom Power does not come on. Remote control does not work. No picture is displayed on the monitor. Picture is noisy. No audio is reproduced. No audio is reproduced when playing back a DVD disc recorde[...]

28 RDV-985 DVD Player Appendix A: T able of languages and their abbreviations When you select the subtitle language or sound, the languages shown below are displayed as abbr eviations. T o select the desir ed language, select the abbreviation corresponding the language you want to. AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese[...]

29 Specifications General Readable Discs: DVD VIDEO, Audio CD, V ideo CD, Super V ideo CD Video Format: P AL or NTSC selectable Video 0utput VIDEO OUT (pin jack): 1.0 Vp-p (75 ohms) S-VIDEO OUT (S jack): Y Output: 1.0 Vp-p (75 ohms) C Output: 286 mVp-p (75 ohms) Horizontal Resolution: 500 Lines Signal to Noise Ratio: 65 dB Audio Output ANALOG OUT ([...]

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