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    KH 6507 DVD Player Operating Manual IB_DVD_KH6507_GB.qxd 19.10.2004 9:53 Uhr Seite 1[...]

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    T HE S IL VERCREST KH 6507 D VD PLA YER CONT AINS A TECHNOLOGY FOR COPYRIGHT PRO TECTION THA T PRO TECTS THE METHOD CLAIMS OF SPECIFIC US PA TENTS AS WELL AS O THER INTELLECTU AL PROPER TY RIGHTS OF M AC RO VISION C ORPORA TION AND OTHER COPYRIGHT O WNERS . T HE USE OF THIS TECHNOLOGY FOR COPYRIGHT PRO TECTION MUST BE APPRO VED BY M AC RO VISION C [...]

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    1. Contents 2. Notes on safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3. Use and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    9.6.8. Speaker Settings .....................................................................................................................................................18 9.6.9.1. Configuring Speaker Sizes .................................................................................................................................18 9.6.9.2[...]

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    14. General A udio Functions of the D VD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 14.1. Adjusting the Playback V olume ................................................................................................................................31 14.2. Muting the Sound [...]

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    2. Notes on safety † Danger! Do not place the D VD player ... Ú in locations that are exposed to direct sunlight. Other - wise, it may o verheat and be irreparably damaged. The risk of fire exists! Ú in the immediate vicinity of heat sources .. This includes o vens , fan heaters and similar devices as well as ventilation openings of other elect[...]

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    3. Use and Functions T he Silvercrest KH 6507 D VD player is exclusively intended ... Ú as an electronic entertainment device for playback … •… of D VD videos in the formats 12 cm (diame- ter) and 8 cm (diameter) with the country/region code 2 or , labelled with the logo . •… the standards D VD , D VD+R, D VD+R W , D VD-R and D VD-R W (c[...]

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    6. Components, Operating Elements, Connections and Displays Front of the Device q P ower button (On/ Off) w Memory card slot flap e Disc tray r Display t button (Open/Close) y  /  button (Play/Pause) u  button (Stop) i  button (Skip F orward) o  button (Skip Backward) a  button (Search F orward) s  button (Search Backward) Info[...]

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    Remote Control 2& Standby button (switch D VD player on/off) 2* Sleep button (sleep timer function) 2( Dimmer button (adjust display brightness) 3) Open/Close button (open/close disc tray) 3! Number buttons 0/10 bis 9 (input numbers 1-9) 3@ 10+ button (input numbers 10-99) 3# Menu button (show D VD menu) 3$ OK button (confirm entry) 3% Display [...]

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    7. Setting Up the DVD Player 7.1. Unpacking the Components Remove the D VD player and accessories carefully from the packaging. Always hold the D VD player with two hands . Never let the D VD player or remote fall! This could lead to irreparable damage . 7.2. Inserting the Batteries into the Remote Control 1 Open the battery compartment on the back[...]

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    11 To connect the D VD player to a television with a Scart cable: 1 Insert the supplied Scart cable into the socket on the D VD player labelled with Euro Scart. 2 Insert the Scart cable into the Scart socket of the television. Fig. 3 Connecting a television via Scart cable / RGB 3 Set the television to RGB mode in the A V channel. In case of doubt,[...]

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    4 Insert the second white plug of the audio/video RCA cable into the RC A socket for the left chan- nel on the television. 5 Insert the red plug of the audio/video RCA cable into the RCA socket FR on the D VD player. 6 Insert the second red plug of the audio/video RCA cable into the RCA socket for the right channel on the television. Fig. 5 Connect[...]

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    11 Check in the operating manual of the television whether additional settings must be configured on the television. Ô On this topic, also refer to Section 9.5. "Configuring the Video Output/ TV Mode" . 7.5. Connecting the DVD Player to a V ideo Pr ojector Y ou can also connect the D VD player to a video pro- jector instead of a televisi[...]

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    2 Insert the second plug of the coaxial cable into the corresponding socket of the digital audio compo- nent. Fig. 8 Connecting a HiFi system via coaxial cable 8.2.1.2. Connecting via Optical Cable 1 Pull off the protective cover over the optical socket of the D VD player. 2 T hen insert the plug of the optical cable into the optical socket of the [...]

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    9.1. Using the OSD Menu To call up the OSD menu of the D VD player: 1 Press the Setup button on the remote control once . T he OSD menu is displayed on the television screen. In the bar at the top of the OSD menu, you will see six symbols . The symbols – from left to right – stand for the main menu items … Ú "General Setup Page" Ú[...]

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    PA L W ith this setting, D VDs/VCDs/S-VCDs recorded with the P AL standard are played. D VDs/VCDs/S-VCDs that were recorded with the NTSC standard are auto- matically converted and played in the P AL format. Set P AL if you have connected the D VD player to a P AL television. NTSC W ith this setting, D VDs/VCDs/S-VCDs recorded with the NTSC standar[...]

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    OFF Disable the DO WNMIX and enable the 5.1ch function. 9.6.2. Configuring the Digital Output 1 Select the main menu item A udio Setup Page, then the submenu item SPDIF Setup. 2 In the Digital Output Setup Page , select the sub- menu item SPDIF Output. 3 Choose between the options … SPDIF Off Select SPDIF Off if you have not connected any digital[...]

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    STEREO: Y ou will hear the first language from the front left and the second language from the front right speaker. L-MONO: Y ou will hear the first language from the front left and right speakers . R-MONO: Y ou will hear the second language from the front left and right speakers . MIX-MONO: Y ou will hear both languages respectively from the front[...]

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    • • AUDIO SETUP P AGE• • 19 Ú Small, if small speakers are connected for the front audio channels on the audio component. Center Select the option ... Ú Large , if a large center speaker is connected to the audio component. Ú Small, if a small center speaker is connected to the audio component. Ú Off , if you would like to deactivate th[...]

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    2 Initially , the left volume control for the front left speaker is selected. Press the up/down control but- tons to set the volume level between 10 and -10 dB . 3 T hen press the left/right control buttons to select the other speakers . T he currently selected speaker is indicated at the bottom of the screen. Set the de- sired volume levels here a[...]

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    10. Using the DVD Player After you have … Ú set up the D VD player at a suitable location Ú connected the D VD player to a television (or a video projector) using one of the described connection options Ú connected the D VD player to a HiF i or surround sound system (analog/digital) or a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver, if desired Ú inserted th[...]

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    Ú Check whether you have inserted the memory card into the memory card slot in the correct direction. Ú Never try to insert memory cards into the memory card slots using force! T his could result in irreparable damage to the D VD player , memory card and the files on the memory card! ô Note: Always be sure to pull the memory car d at the stop mo[...]

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    r T he number of the current chapter or track. t T he symbols and for the playback mode . Playback of the inserted disc begins automatically . It is pos- sible that the contents will not be played immediately but a selection menu displayed on the television screen instead. In this case: Use the control buttons of the remote control to select the de[...]

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    Fig. 20 Display of the subfolders q T he number of the currently selected file/number of files in the selected folder w List of the files in the current folder To return to the folder list: Use the up/down control but- tons to select the folder with the name "..". T hen press the OK button. T he folder list is now displayed again. 9 Selec[...]

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    Ú A udio CD/CD-R or CD-R W/memory card with MP3/WMA files: you can skip backward to the start of the currently played title . The selected title is played immediately; it is not necessary to press the Play button. Ú CD-R or CD-R W/memory card with JPEG files: you can skip backward to the previous image in the image list. 11.3. Fast Forward/Rewind[...]

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    2 Press the Repeat button a second time . F or audio CDs/VCDs/S-VCDs: "All" is displayed on the screen. T he entire audio CD is now repeated. F or D VDs: T itle is displayed on the screen. T he current track is played now repeated. Fo r CD-Rs/CD-R Ws/memory cards with MP3/WMA/JPEG files: "repeat one" is displayed briefly in the [...]

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    1 Press the Mark button once during playback. T he bookmark menu is displayed on the screen Fig. 21 Display of the bookmark function 2 As soon as the playback has reached the point at which you would like to set the bookmark: Press the Play button once . The following is displayed: For Audio CDs/VCDs/S-VCDs: Ú T he number of the track that contain[...]

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    Each of the numbered fields stands for one of the available program memory positions for chapters . After these numbers , you must now enter ... Ú in the input field labelled TT : The title number under which the desired chapter is stored on the D VDs . Ú in the input field labelled CH: The number under which the desired chapter is stored on the [...]

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    If such a menu is present on the inserted disc: Y ou can call up the menu during playback by pressing the Menu button. T he individual menu items can be selected by pressing the control buttons . T o confirm the selected menu item, press the Play button or the OK button. 12.2. Selecting Chapters with the Search Function for DVD 12.2.1. Selecting Ch[...]

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    Ú five times for the second zoom out level. 1/3 is brielfy displayed on the screen. Ú six times for the third zoom out level. 1/4 is briefly displayed on the screen. To return to the normal screen size, press the Zoom button one more time . 12.6. Changing Camera Angles Many D VDs/VCDs/S-VCDs contain scenes that were recorded simultaneously from d[...]

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    Ú four times , "Display OFF" appears briefly on the screen. All information displays are now hidden. T o once again display the CD information, press the Display button again. 13.2. Selecting T rack by Time Position To select a track by entering its time position on the audio CD … 1 Press the Search button on the remote control twice d[...]

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    14.4. Activating the Equalizer Function T he sound playback can be modified by various equalizer settings . Each equalizer setting has its own characteristic emphasis in the treble , middle and bass ranges . T his allows you to adjust the sound playback to your personal liste- ning preferences . T o activate the various equalizer settings: 1 Press [...]

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    Ú Hu e: Here you can set the hue o f the image between the values of –9 and +9. Ú Luma Delay: Select here between the options 0 T and 1 T . T he settings serve to compensate for or synchronize any delays between the brightness (luminance) and color (chrominance) of the video signal. 16. Other Functions of the DVD Player 16.1. Prefer ences W ith[...]

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    16.3. Adjusting the Display Brightness T he brightness of the display can be adjusted in three levels . T o do this: 1 Press the Dimmer button once . "Hi" appears in the display . T he display is now set to the highest of the three brightness levels . 2 Press the Dimmer button a second time . "Lo" ap- pears in the display . T he[...]

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    G Only D VDs with no age limitation or with an age rating of G can be played. PG 13 No D VDs with an age rating of PG 13 or higher can be played. Adult All of D VDs can be played. If you have activated the password check, the pass- word check window is displayed. Enter the pass- word in the input field, then press the OK button. ô Note: The exact [...]

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    18. T roubleshooting The display is blank/DVD player does not function, even though it was switched on A Check whether the power cord is properly plugged into the socket. B Check whether the socket into which you have plugged the power cord of the D VD player is sup- plying electricity by plugging in another device . If necessary , plug the power c[...]

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    C Make certain that there are no obstructions between the remote control and the D VD player. D Remain within five meters of the D VD player when using the remote control. Playback language / subtitle language does not match the settings in the OSD menu T he playback language / subtitle language configured in the OSD menu is not available on the in[...]

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    Chapters are the next smaller unit of video and audio data beneath titles . If the title or titles on a D VD/VCD/ S-VCD are subdivided into chapters , they are assigned numbers that can be entered to select the chapters directly . Please note that Ú not all D VDs have titles subdivided into (numbered) chapters Ú chapters are also referred to as &[...]

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    Dolby Digital (5.1) Dolby Digital, also referred to as A C3, is a digital audio format with which up to six separate audio channels can be transmitted. On most current D VDs , the audio is stored in "Dolby Digital 5.1" format; the "5" in the name "5.1" stands for the three front and two rear sur- round sound channels ,[...]

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