Marantz DV8300 manual

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    Model DV8300 User Guide SACD/DVD Player R CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT[...]

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    2 CONGRA TULA TIONS ON YOUR PURCHASE OF THIS FINE MARANTZ PRODUCT . MARANTZ is on the leading edge of SACD DVD research for consumer products and this unit incorporates the latest technological developments. We are sure you will be fully satisfied with the SACD DVD player . Thank you for your support. W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRI[...]

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    3 English Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly . After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. • This player is not suitable for commercial use. READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read befo[...]

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    4 On the bonnet of the unit. W ARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet ar e provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the prod- uct and to protect it from overheating, to prevent fire haz- ard, the openings should never be blocked and covered with items, such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also do not put the appara[...]

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    5 English T able Of C ont ent s 1 Befor e Y ou Start F e atures .................................................................................... 6 What’ s in the box ................................................................... 7 Put ting the bat teries in the r emot e control .................... 7 Using the remot e control ...........[...]

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    Befor e Y ou St ar t 1 6 F eatur es 5 2 5 line digital progr essiv e-scan component video output Compar ed to standar d int erlaced video, progr es- sive scan effectivel y doubles the amount of video information fed to your TV or monitor . The result is a stable, flick er -free image. (Check your TV/ monitor for compatibilit y with this featur e.) [...]

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    1 Befor e Y ou Start 7 English What’ s in the bo x Thank y ou for buying this MAR ANTZ prod- uct. Please confirm tha t the following acce ssories are in the bo x when y ou open it. • R emot e control • AA/R6P dry cell bat teries x2 • Audio/V ideo cable (y ellow/r ed/whit e) • Sy st em contr ol cable • P ower cable • These oper ating i[...]

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    Befor e Y ou Start 1 8 Discs compatible with this pla y er An y disc that displa ys one of the follo wing logos should play in this pla yer . Other formats, including D VD-RAM, D VD-R OM, CD-R OM (ex cept those that cont ain MP3 files) and Phot o CD will no t play . D VD Video compa tibilit y: • Logos: • Single-sided or double-sided discs • S[...]

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    1 Befor e Y ou Start 9 English Caution! • D VD-R/R W and CD-R/R W discs r ecorded using a per sonal comput er or a D VD or CD recor der ma y not pla y if the disc is damaged or dir t y , or if there is dirt or condensation on the pla yer’ s lens. • If you recor d a disc using a per sonal comput er , ev en if it is r ecorded in a compatible fo[...]

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    Connecting Up 2 10 Eas y Setup This eas y setup is the minimum set of connec- tions you need to start watching D VD video discs. Both sound and picture ar e fed dir ectly t o your TV using the supplied audio and video cables. F or other possible connections, see pages 1 1 and 1 2 . Connecting audio and video cables Be sure t o insert each plug full[...]

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    2 C onnec ting Up 11 English Home theat er video connec tions This play er outputs video in a number of differ ent wa y s. Choose the one most suitable for y our s yst em using the guide below . Connecting S- V ideo cables S- V ideo cables will only plug in one wa y , so make sur e the plug is correctl y lined up with the jack befor e inser ting. B[...]

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    Connecting Up 2 12 REMOTE CONTROL DIGITAL OUTPUT VIDEO OUTPUT R 1 AUDIO OUTPUT COMPONENT OUT R IN L INTERNAL 2 CENTER 1 S1/S2 2 SUB W. SURR. L EXTERNAL COAXIAL VIDEO OPTICAL Y C B /P R /P C R B FRONT 34 1 2 C O A X O P T IC A L Connecting analog audio cables Be sure t o fully insert each plug for the best connection. The plugs and jacks are colour [...]

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    3 C ontrols & Displa y s 13 English Displa y 1 3 – Lights when a disc is pla ying 2 V -P AR T – Lights during pla yback of the video part of D VD discs 3 Lights during a multi-angle section of a D VD- V ideo disc 4 V OFF – Indicat es that video output is turned off 5 Lights during r epea t play 6 VCD – Lights when a Audio CD/V ideo CD i[...]

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    Contr ols & Displa y s 3 14 R emot e control $ % ) + ™ £ _ ^ & * ( ¡ 2 1 3 4 5 - = ~ ! 8 6 7 9 0 @ # 1 VIDEO ON/OFF – pr ess t o turn video output off and on ( page 5 1 ) 2 OPEN/CL OSE – Disc tr ay open/close 3 Number but t ons – page s 2 1, 2 2 4 RETURN – R eturn 5 PR OGR AM – pages 2 7 , 3 8 6 SETUP – pages 1 7 , 3 9 7 Jo [...]

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    3 C ontrols & Displa y s 15 English F r ont panel 1 PO WER ON/OFF 2 Disc tr ay 3 8 – P ause 4 7 – St op 5 3 – Pla y 6 Displa y – page 1 3 PLAY FL OFF STANDBY ON/OFF POWER SACD/DVD PLAYER DV8300 OPEN/CLOSE STOP PAUSE V - PART GRP TITLE 192kHz 96kHz CHP SURROUND LAST TOTAL COND REMAIN 5.1CH DOWN MIX VCD TRK D OFF P R O G R E S S IV E D O [...]

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    Get ting Star t ed 4 16 Using the FL menu The FL menu has been de signed to se t “DISP MODE” , “ AUT O P OFF” and “REMO T CODE” . The FL menu can no t be used if a disc is pla ying. It is r ecommended to se t the FL menu befor e loading a D VD. If a D VD ha s been loaded, be sure t o pr ess ST OP 7 t wice before pr oceeding. (If “ RES[...]

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    4 Ge t ting Start ed 17 English Using the Setup Na vigat or Before pla ying any discs, w e strongl y r ecommend using the Setup Na vigat or . This make s all the basic D VD play er set tings for you. 1 Pr ess PO WER but t on on the fr ont panel to switch on. Also turn on your TV and mak e sure that it is se t to the corr ect video input. • The PO[...]

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    Get ting Star t ed 4 18 7 If y ou selec t ed 5.1 Channel audio connec- tions in st ep 6, confirm which speak er s ar e connected t o your amplifier . General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit Move Select Center speaker is connected to an amplifier Setup Navigator Center Speaker Amp Connection Present Dolby Digital/DTS Not Present SETUP ENTER Genera[...]

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    4 Ge t ting Start ed 19 English 9 Confirm whe ther your amplifier is compat - ible with 96kHz audio. General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit Move Select Digital jack not compatible with 96kHz Setup Navigator 96kHz PCM Audio Amp Connection No Ye s Don't Know SETUP ENTER • Y ou won’t see this screen if y ou select ed Not Connect ed in st e[...]

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    Get ting Star t ed 4 20 Pla ying discs The basic pla yback controls for pla ying discs are co v ered her e. F urther functions are det ailed in the ne xt chapt er . Not e Thr oughout this manual, the t erm ‘D VD’ means D VD- V ideo, D VD- Audio and D VD-R/R W . If a function is specific to a particular kind of D VD disc, it is specified. 1 Swit[...]

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    4 Ge t ting Start ed 21 English Basic pla yback controls But t on Wha t it does 3 St ar ts pla yback. D VD and Video CD: if the displa y sho ws RESUME , pla yback st arts from the re sume point. 8 P auses a disc that’ s pla ying, or r est ar ts a paused disc. 7 St ops pla yback. D VD and V ideo CD: Displa y show s RESUME . Pr ess 7 again t o canc[...]

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    Get ting Star t ed 4 22 Na vigating D VD disc menus Man y D VD discs contain men us. Sometimes the se are displa y ed aut omatically when y ou start playback; o thers onl y appear when y ou pre ss MENU or T OP MENU . F or D VD Audio discs, use T OP MENU . Not e Some D VD-Audio discs feature a ‘bonus gr oup’ . T o access this gr oup you ha v e t[...]

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    5 Pla ying Discs 23 English Intr oduc tion • Man y of the functions cov er ed in this chapt er apply t o D VD discs, V ideo CDs, S ACDs and CDs, although the e xact opera- tion of some varie s slightly with the kind of disc loaded. • When pla ying D VD discs, if the or icon appear s on- screen when y ou try and use a par ticular function, eithe[...]

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    Pla ying Discs 5 24 Still F r ame/Slow Pla y/Fr ame Ad vance Pla yback The video images on D VD and V ideo CD can be vie wed a s a still frame, pla yed back a t slow speeds and e ven ad vanced fr ame b y fr ame. V iewing a still fr ame Pr ess 8 . When vie wing a D VD, if the paused picture shak es, select the [Field] set ting in the Setup scr een V[...]

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    5 Pla ying Discs 25 English Switching camer a angles Some D VD V ideo discs featur e scenes shot fr om t w o or more angles—check the disc bo x for de tails: it should be mark ed with a icon if it contains m ulti-angle scenes. • T o switch the camer a angle, pre ss ANGLE. If the disc wa s paused, pla yback starts again with the new angle. • T[...]

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    Pla ying Discs 5 26 Switching audio language When playing a D VD V ideo disc r ecorded with dialog in tw o or mor e languages, y ou can switch audio language anytime during playback. • T o display/switch the audio language, press A UDIO r epeat edly . The current audio language is shown on-screen. • T o set audio language prefer ence s, see pag[...]

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    5 Pla ying Discs 27 English Making a pr ogr am list This featur e lets you progr am the play or der of titles/groups/chap- t ers/tr acks on a disc. Y ou mak e a progr am list via an on-screen displa y , using the cur sor but tons to na vigat e and the number but tons t o enter titles/chap ter s/tr acks. Not e that progr ammed playback is not av ail[...]

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    Pla ying Discs 5 28 6 Pre ss ENTER or 3 to start playback immedi- at ely , or PR OGRAM t o e xit if y ou want to st ar t playback lat er . During progr am play , you ma y occasionall y see the start of a chapt er that was not pr ogr ammed when the chapt er number changes. This is not a malfunction. Not e Y ou can’ t progr am tr ack numbers o ver [...]

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    5 Pla ying Discs 29 English Using r andom pla y Use the r andom play function to play titles/chap ter s/gr oups/tr acks (D VD) or tr acks (CD or V ideo CD) in a r andom order . Y ou can’ t use r andom pla y with D VD-R W discs, SA CD or Video CD pla ying in PBC mode. 1 Pre ss RANDOM repeat edly t o selec t a random play mode. The mode is display [...]

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    Pla ying Discs 5 30 Using r epeat pla y Y ou can set the play er to r epeat individual tracks on CDs or V ideo- CDs, chapt ers/tr acks or titles/group on D VD discs, or the whole disc. It's also possible to loop a section of a disc. Y ou can use the repea t toge ther with the progr amming mode t o repea t the tr acks/chapt ers in the progr am [...]

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    5 Pla ying Discs 31 English Bookmarking a place in a disc (LAS T MEMOR Y) If y ou wa tch only part of a D VD Video disc with the int ention of picking up lat er where y ou left off, y ou can bookmark the place then r esume pla yback at a lat er dat e without having t o manually sear ch for the right place. Y ou can use this featur e for up t o five[...]

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    Pla ying Discs 5 32 Memorizing disc set tings (CONDITION MEMOR Y) If you ha ve a par ticular set of prefer ences for a disc, you can memorize them using the Condition Memory function. Once memorized, your set tings will be recalled aut omatically whenev er you load that disc. The pla yer can stor e set tings for 1 5 discs; aft er this, memorizing a[...]

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    5 Pla ying Discs 33 English Using setup menu shortcuts (FUNCTION MEMOR Y) Y ou can creat e a shortcut menu of up to 5 se tup menu it ems that y ou oft en access. Ra ther than naviga te thr ough the whole setup men u each time you w ant t o alter a set ting, you can acce ss the set ting straight fr om the shor tcut. T o add a menu it em t o the shor[...]

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    Pla ying Discs 5 34 Displa ying disc information V arious tr ack, chapt er and title information, as w ell a s the video tr ansmission r at e for D VD discs, can be display ed on-scr een while a disc is playing, or while it’ s st opped. • T o show/switch the information displa yed, pr ess DISPLA Y . When a disc is playing, the informa tion appe[...]

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    6 Pla ying MP3s 35 English Pla ying MP3s This pla yer can pla y MP3 files on a CD-R OM disc. MP3 is a popular audio format on comput ers and the Int ernet because file sizes ar e small (compar ed t o uncompre ssed CD audio), while the sound qualit y r emains surprisingly good. 1 Switch the pla yer on. 2 Pr ess OPEN/CL OSE but t on t o open the disc[...]

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    Pla ying MP3s 6 36 Sear ching for folder s and tr acks 1 Use the SEAR CH t o choose bet ween: • F older search • T rack sear ch • Off 2 Ent er the folder/tr ack number . F or ex ample, for folder 4, press 4 . F or tr ack 1 2, pre ss 1 , 2 . 3 Pr ess ENTER or 3 t o star t/r estart play - back. Using r andom pla y Files can be mono or st er eo.[...]

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    6 Pla ying MP3s 37 English Using the MP3 Navigat or Use the MP3 Navigat or to mak e searching for the tr ack(s) y ou want t o play easier . Y ou can also use it to add or clear tr acks fr om the progr am list. 1 Load a CD-ROM containing MP3 tr acks. 2 Press MENU t o ent er the MP3 Navigat or screen. • The left side of the screen show s a list of [...]

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    Pla ying MP3s 6 38 Making a progr am list of MP3 tr acks 1 Pre ss PROGR AM t o enter the MP3 Progr am screen. If you added tr acks t o the progr am list from the Using the MP3 navigat or on page 3 7 , the tr acks are displa yed here. ENTER PROGRAM MP3 Program Exit Play Move Folder : 001~25 – – – : – – –– – – : – – –– – ?[...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 39 English Using the Se tup menu The Setup menu giv es y ou access t o all the play er’ s set tings. Pr ess SETUP t o display/lea v e the menu and the Jo y stick and ENTER but t ons on the remo t e to na vigat e and select options. In some scr eens you can pr e ss RETURN to lea ve the scr een with- out making an y changes. The c[...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 40 OSD Set tings OSD Language • Set in Setup Navigat or (default: English ) Choose the language you w ant the OSDs in. — — — Language A2 V2 General Audio1 Video1 Exit Move OSD Language Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Language Subtitle Display Subtitle Off English fran ç ais Deutsch Italiano Espa ñ ol O[...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 41 English Dolb y Digit al Out • Default: Dolby Digit al Y ou only need to make this setting if y ou connected this sy stem to another component (A V amplifier , etc.) using one of the digital outputs. If y our AV amplifier (or o ther connect ed compo- nent) is Dolb y Digital compa tible, set t o Dolb y Digital , o therwise set [...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 42 MPEG Out • Default set ting: MPEG 3 PCM Y ou only need to make this setting if y ou connected the player t o another component (AV amplifier , etc.) using one of the digital outs. If your A V amplifier (or other connect ed compo- nent) is compatible with MPEG audio, se t this t o MPEG , otherwise se t it to MPEG 3 PCM (MPEG a[...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 43 English Audio Out • Set in Setup Navigat or (Default: 2 Channel ) If you connected this pla yer t o y our amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs (front, surr ound, cent er and subwoofer outs), set this t o 5.1 Channel ; if you connect ed only the ster eo outs, set to 2 Channel . — — — Audio2 Video1 Language Gene[...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 44 Speak er Set ting • Set in Setup Navig ator (default: Cent er: Large | Sub: On | Surround: Large | Distance: all 3.0m ) Y ou only need to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. This setting does not affect digit al audio output. F ollow the on-scr een displa y s [...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 45 English Gain Set tings • Default set ting: Fi x Y ou may want to make this setting if you connected this player to your amplifier using the 5.1 channel analog outputs. Under the default set ting, all channels ar e output at the relativ e volumes the y were r ecorded at. Change the set ting to V ariable if you want t o adjust [...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 46 CD Digital Dir ec t • Default set ting: Off Set ting this t o On incr eases CD audio qualit y b y b ypassing cert ain audio circuit s in the pla yer that audio signal would o therwise pass thr ough. How e ver , this must be se t to Off for pr oper pla yback of D TS encoded CDs. — — Audio2 Video1 Language General A1 V2 Exi[...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 47 English V ideo set tings TV Scr een • Set in Setup Navig ator (Default: 1 6:9 (W ide) ) If y ou hav e a wide screen TV , select the 16 : 9 (W ide) set ting—widescr een D VD soft war e is then shown using the full scr een area. When pla ying soft war e r ecorded in con ventional (4:3) forma t, the set tings on your TV will d[...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 48 Backgr ound • Default set ting: Black This specifies what the scr een sho ws when the pla y er is stopped. — — — — — Video2 A2 Language General Audio1 V1 Exit Move Background Video Adjust Still Picture On Screen Display Angle Indicator Gray Black Auto On On SETUP Component V ideo Compared t o a standar d int erlaced[...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 49 English V ideo Adjust Ther e are se ver al pre set pictur e qualit y set tings that suit differ ent kinds of displa y device (TV , Plasma displa y , etc.). Alt ernativel y , set up y our own and sa ve them in the pla yer’ s memory . — — — — — Video2 A2 Language General Audio1 V1 Exit Move Background Video Adjust Sti[...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 50 • Det ail – Adjusts ho w sharp edges appear in the pictur e. • Whit e Lev el – Adjusts the int ensit y of whit e in the picture. • Black Lev el – Adjust s the intensit y of black in the picture. • Black Setup – F or correction of floating black colour . • Gamma – Adjusts the brightne ss of the darker images [...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 51 English Cr eating your o wn set ting (2) 1 Selec t ‘Star t’ . Y ou can also access these set tings by pre ssing VIDEO ADJ .. 2 Selec t ‘V ideo Setup’ 3 Press DISPLA Y . Prog. Motion PureCinema YNR CNR MNR BNR Sharpness High Sharpness Mid Memory On Auto1 Auto2 Off off max off off max max off max fast slow soft fine soft [...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 52 Language set tings Audio Language • Default Set ting: English This set ting is your pr eferred audio language for D VD discs. If the language y ou specify her e is recor ded on a disc, the s y stem aut omatically pla ys the disc in that language (although this depends on the Aut o Language set ting—see page 5 4 ). Language [...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 53 English Subtitle Language • Default Set ting: English This set ting is your pr eferred sub title language for D VD discs. If the language you specify her e is recor ded on a disc, the sy st em aut omatically pla ys the disc with those subtitle s (although this depends on the Aut o Language se t ting—see page 5 4 ). Language[...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 54 Aut o Language • Default Set ting: On When set t o On , the pla y er alwa y s selects the default audio language on a D VD disc (Fr ench dialog for a Fr ench movie, for e xample), and displa y s subtitles in y our preferr ed subtitle language only if tha t is set t o something differ ent. In other w ords, mo vies in y our nat[...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 55 English Gener al se t tings Setup Na vigat or Use the Setup Na vigat or to mak e the basic set tings for your D VD play er . See page 1 7 for det ailed instructions. — — — — General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit Move Setup Menu Mode Setup Navigator Parental Lock Bonus Group Auto Disc Menu Group Playback Expert Start[...]

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    D VD Setup Menu 7 56 R egist ering a new passw or d Y ou must r egister a passwor d before you can change the Par ental Lock le vel or enter a Coun- try Code. 1 Selec t ‘P asswor d’ . General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit +/ – Move Return Parental Lock: Register Code Number SETUP 2 Use the number but t ons t o enter a 4-digit passw ord. I[...]

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    7 D VD Setup Menu 57 English Aut o Disc Menu • Default se t ting: On This specifies whether the menu (T op menu) is aut omatically displa yed aft er loading a disc. Set t o On if you want the menu displa yed aut omatically , or Off if you don’t want it displa yed. — — — General A2 V2 Language Audio1 Video1 Exit Move Setup Menu Mode Setup [...]

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    Additional Information 8 58 Handling discs When holding discs of any t ype, tak e care not t o leav e fingerprints, dirt or scr atches on the disc surface. Hold the disc b y its edge or by the cent er hole and edge. Damaged or dir t y discs can affect pla yback perfor - mance. T ake car e also not t o scr atch the label side of the disc. Although n[...]

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    8 Additional Informa tion 59 English Hints on inst allation W e want you t o enjoy using this unit for y ears to come, so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it: Do... ✓ Use in a well-v entilat ed room. ✓ Place on a solid, flat, lev el surface, such as a table, shelf or st ereo r ack. Don’ t... ✗ U[...]

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    Additional Information 8 60 DT S R D TS st ands for Digital Thea ter S y stem. D TS is a surr ound sy stem differ ent from Dolb y Digital tha t has become a popular surr ound sound format for movie s. Dynamic r ange The differ ence bet w een the quiet est and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal (without dist orting or get ting lost in noise)[...]

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    8 Additional Informa tion 61 English PureCinema (D VD- Video onl y) V ideo on a D VD discs ma y be either video mat erial (originally shot on video) or film ma t erial (origi- nally shot on film). V ideo ma terial ha s a fr ame r at e of 3 0 frame s/sec.(NTSC), compar ed with 2 4 fr ames/sec. for film. This pla yer conv erts film mat erial t o 6 0 [...]

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    Additional Information 8 62 Pic tur e playback st ops and the operation but t ons cannot be used. • Pr ess 7 , then start playback again ( 3 ). • Switch the pow er off once using the front panel PO WER ON/OFF and then switch on again using the fr ont panel PO WER ON/OFF . Ne w set tings made in the Setup scr een menus while a disc is pla ying a[...]

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    8 Additional Informa tion 63 English Screen is suddenl y stre tched when the Setup screen is opened. • If the Setup scr een is opened during pla yback of a D VD being vie wed in the let ter box format, the screen may switch t o the wide screen forma t. This is not a malfunction. The scr een will r eturn t o normal when the Setup scr een is closed[...]

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    Additional Information 8 64 The disc containing the MP3 tr acks w on’ t play . • If the disc is a recor dable CD, make sur e that the disc is finalized. If the message ‘UNPLA Y ABLE MP3 FORMA T’ is displa yed when y ou try t o play a disc/tr ack: Check that the tr ack(s) are in the MPEG1 Audio La yer 3 forma t. Check that the sampling r at [...]

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    8 Additional Informa tion 65 English R ese t ting the Pla y er R eset ting the play er re turns all menu, picture and pa ssw ord se t tings to their factory default s. T o rese t the pla yer , pr ess and hold 7 (st op) on the fr ont panel when pre ssing P ow er switch t o turn the po wer on. Not e St atic electricit y or o ther ext ernal influences[...]

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    Additional Information 8 66 Countr y Code List Language code list Language Code Japanese/japonais ( ja ) 1 00 1 English/anglais ( en ) 0 5 1 4 Fr ench ( fr) 0 6 1 8 German ( de ) 04 0 5 It alian ( it ) 0 9 2 0 Spanish ( es ) 0 5 1 9 Dutch ( nl ) 1 4 1 2 Russian ( ru ) 1 8 2 1 Chinese ( zh ) 2 6 08 K or ean ( ko ) 1 1 1 5 Gr eek ( el ) 0 5 1 2 Afar [...]

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    8 Additional Informa tion 67 English Language Code Hausa ( ha ) 0 8 0 1 Hindi ( hi ) 0 8 0 9 Croa tian (hr ) 0 8 1 8 Hungarian ( hu ) 0 8 2 1 Armenian ( h y ) 0 8 2 5 Interlingua ( ia ) 0 9 0 1 Interlingue ( ie ) 0 90 5 Inupiak ( ik ) 09 1 1 Indonesian ( in ) 0 9 1 4 Icelandic ( is ) 0 9 1 9 Hebr ew ( iw ) 0 9 2 3 Y iddish ( ji ) 1 00 9 Ja vane se [...]

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    Additional Information 8 68 When vie wing on a standar d TV or monit or 16:9 4:3 4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan & Scan) The picture is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. The sides of the picture are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen. Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16:9 (Wide) 4:3 (Lett[...]

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    8 Additional Informa tion 69 English Specifications Gener al Sy st em D VD- Vi deo, D VD-Audio, D VD-R/R W , Video-CD, S A CD, CD and MP3 files P ow er requir ements ............................................... 1 2 0 V , 60 Hz P ow er consumption .............................................................. 1 8 W P ow er consumption in standb y[...]

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    Additional Information 8 70 Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the[...]

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    8 Additional Informa tion 71 English[...]

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