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    D VD-558 D VD VIDEO PLA YER[...]

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    – 2 – EN W ARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous v oltage” within the product’ s enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnit[...]

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    – 3 – EN English PRECA UTIONS This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified ser vice person should remove the co v er or attempt to service this device, due to possible e ye injury . CA UTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. CA UTION: VI[...]

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    – 4 – EN T ABLE OF CONTENTS ■ IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ■ PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Impor tant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Po w er[...]

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    A NO TE ABOUT RECYCLING This product’ s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling regulations. Batteries should nev er be thrown a wa y or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concerning chemical wastes. – 5 – EN English The se[...]

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    – 6 – EN ABOUT THE DISCS Play able Discs D VD-Video *1, 2, 4 *2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 *2, 4 *2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 *2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or D VD-R D VD-RW Audio CD CD-R CD-RW Digital video (MPEG2) MP3 WMA *8 Digital picture (JPEG) - - - Region code Mark (logo) Play able discs Recorded signals Disc size Disc types 12 cm or 8 cm Example Title 1 Title 2 Chapter 1[...]

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    – 7 – EN English FEA TURES ¡ Progressive Scan system The progressiv e scan system provides less flic kering and images in higher resolution than that of traditional 480i (525i), 576i(625i) or multi tele vision signals through the interlace scan system. ¡ TV T ype Use this to set your TV’ s video f ormat. (MUL TI, NTSC or P AL) ¡ Dolby Digi[...]

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    – 8 – EN FUNCTIONAL O VER VIEW FRONT P ANEL REMO TE CONTROL The buttons with circled n umbers can only be operated with the remote control. 1 3 4 5 6/24 7/25 12 13 11 10 9 8 2 RC-1018 14 9 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 5 1 32 3 29 30 28 27 26 25 11 7 4 31 17 6 22 24 1. ON/ST ANDBY (PO WER ON/OFF) Buttons [page 15] 2. Disc loading tray 3. OPEN/CLOSE Butt[...]

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    – 8 – EN FUNCTIONAL O VER VIEW FRONT P ANEL REMO TE CONTROL The buttons with circled n umbers can only be operated with the remote control. 1 3 4 5 6/24 7/25 12 13 11 10 9 8 2 RC-1018 14 9 15 16 18 19 20 21 23 5 1 32 3 29 30 28 27 26 25 11 7 4 31 17 6 22 24 1. ON/ST ANDBY (PO WER ON/OFF) Buttons [page 15] 2. Disc loading tray 3. OPEN/CLOSE Butt[...]

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    – 9 – EN English Buttons on remote control work in different w a ys f or D VD , Audio CD , MP3, JPEG and WMA: Refer to the f ollowing table f or correct use. T our of the Remote Control FUNCTIONAL O VER VIEW PO WER ON/OFF Buttons A-B REPEA T Button REPEA T Button MODE Button SUBTITLE Button DV D • To switch the power betw een on and standby .[...]

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    – 10 – EN Loading the Batteries Using a Remote Control Front Panel Displa y Displays During Operation FUNCTIONAL O VER VIEW 1. Open the battery compar tment cov er . 2. Insert two “AA” (R6P) batter ies, with each one oriented correctly . 3. Close the co ver . K eep in mind the f ollowing when using the remote control: • Make sure that the[...]

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    – 11 – EN English CONNECTIONS 1. A C IN T erminal Connects the AC cord to supply the po wer . 2. DIGIT AL OUT Jacks (OPTICAL/CO AXIAL) Use either an optical or coaxial digital cable (commercially a v ailable) to connect to an A V amplifier with a built-in decoder (A V control center). 3. HDMI OUT Jack Use a HDMI connection cable (commercially a[...]

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    – 12 – EN Connection to an Audio System Stereo system NO TES (f or Method 2 only): • When using an A V amplifier with a b uilt in decoder (A V control center), Dolby Digital, or DTS decoder as shown in the Method 2, set “DOLBY DIGIT AL ” or “DTS” to “BITSTREAM” accordingly for audio output in the setup mode (ref er to page 24). Se[...]

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    – 13 – EN English NO TES: • Connect the D VD play er directly to a TV . If the Audio/Video cab les are connected to a VCR, pictures may be distor ted due to the copy protection system. • S-Video output connector The video signals are divided into color (C) and brightness (Y) signals, achieving a clearer picture . If the TV is equipped with [...]

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    – 14 – EN Connection to a TV with an HDMI Compatible Port CONNECTIONS A simple 1-cable connection (using a commercially a v ailable cab le) with a device having an HDMI (High- Definition Multimedia Interf ace) connector allows digital transf er of the digital images of D VD-Video and other sources. Connecting the A C Cord After you made all nec[...]

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    – 15 – EN English Getting started •T urn on the power of the TV , amplifier and any other com- ponents which are connected to the D VD play er . • Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially a vail- able) are set to the correct channel. Press the PO WER ON b utton. • “P-ON” will appear briefly on the display panel. Press the OPE[...]

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    – 16 – EN DISC PLA YBA CK During playbac k, press the STILL/P AUSE b utton. Press the h or g butt on. • Slow motion pla ybac k will begin and sound will be muted. Press the h or g b utton repeat- edly to select a desired speed. • Slow f orward or re verse speed is diff er- ent depending on the disc. Approximate speed is 1 (1/16), 2 (1/8), a[...]

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    – 17 – EN English To activ ate Repeat function, press the REPEA T bu tton during playbac k. • The repeat mode changes as described below ev er y time y ou press the b utton. CD REPEA T TRA CK / GROUP / ALL To activ ate Repeat function, press the REPEA T bu tton during playbac k. • The repeat mode changes as described below ev er y time y ou[...]

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    – 18 – EN This function allows y ou to program a pla yback order of A udio CD , MP3, JPEG or WMA in a desired sequence. In stop mode, press the MODE bu tt on. • The program screen will appear . Press the Cursor b uttons ( ▲ or ▼ ) to select a track, then press the ENTER but t on. • Press the CLEAR but t on to erase the most recently ent[...]

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    – 19 – EN English DISC PLA YBA CK Applicable WMA file Remarks Sampling frequency 44.1kHz 48kHz • Those frequencies are applicable to WMA version 9. Bit rate 48–192kbps • Ensure that the copyright function is set to off when preparing a WMA disc. T ype WMA version 9 • A prohibition “disable” sym- bol will appear if the user attempts [...]

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    – 20 – EN DISC PLA YBA CK Press the DISPLA Y bu tton during playbac k. • Current file name will be dis- play ed. <Example: MP3> Press the DISPLA Y but t on. • Current track n umber/total tracks and elapsed time (MP3) will be display ed. • Current repeat setting appears only when the Repeat setting is active . (T :T ra ck repeat/ A: [...]

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    – 21 – EN English DISC PLA YBA CK The D VD play er allows y ou to select a subtitle language (if m ultiple languages are av ailable) during D VD playback. Press the SUBTITLE bu tton dur ing pla ybac k. Press the SUBTITLE b utton repeatedly to select y our desired subtitle language . • The selected language will be display ed on the display ba[...]

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    – 22 – EN Y ou can enjoy stereo phonic virtual space through your exist- ing 2 channel stereo system. During playbac k, press the MODE b utton repeatedly until the Vir tual Surround setting appears. Press the ENTER b utton to set it 1(Natur al eff ect), 2(Emphasized eff ect) or OFF . Press the RETURN b utton to e xit. NO TES : • Select Vir tu[...]

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    •A UT O: Automatically selects the best resolution setting (FRAME or FIELD) based on the data character- istics of the pictures. • FIELD: Select FIELD when the pictures are still unstable ev en if A UT O is selected. FIELD stabilizes the pictures, although the picture quality ma y become coarse due to the limited amount of data. • FRAME: Sele[...]

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    – 24 – EN D VD SETUP IF Y OU FORGET THE P ASSWORD Press 4 , 7 , 3 , 7 at step . •P assword will be cleared and r ating le vel will be set to ALL. Repeat steps to to re-establish the parental lock. 7 4 2 4 1 Ratings Control Ratings Control allows y ou to set a limit, which pre vents y our children from viewing inappropriate materials on D VDs.[...]

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    AU TO PO WER OFF (Default : ON) • Press the ENTER b utton repeated- ly to turn ON or OFF . • It will turn off the D VD pla yer auto- matically after 30 minutes of no use. P ANEL DISPLA Y (Default : BRIGHT) • Press the Cursor bu ttons ( K or L ) to select a setting (BRIGHT , DIM- MER and A UT O), then press the ENTER but t on. • When A UT O [...]

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    – 26 – EN TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE If the D VD play er does not perf orm proper ly when operated as instructed in this Operating Instruction, check the pla yer , con- sulting the follo wing chec klist. NO TES: • Some functions are not av ailab le in specific modes, b ut this is not a malfunction. Read the descr iption in this Operating Instruct[...]

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    – 27 – EN English SIGNAL SYSTEM NTSC/P AL color APPLICABLE DISCS (1) D VD-Video Discs 1-lay er 12cm single-sided discs, 2-lay er 12cm single-sided discs, 2-la y er 12cm double-sided discs (1 la yer per side) 1-lay er 8cm single-sided discs, 2-lay er 8cm single-sided discs, 2-la y er 8cm double-sided discs (1 la yer per side) (2) D VD-R/D VD-RW [...]

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