OPPO Digital DV-980H manual

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    ® DVD PLAYER DV-980H USER MANUAL R E A D C A R E F U L L Y B E F O R E O P E R A T I O N[...]

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    i Table of Contents Important Information ............................................................... 1 Important Safety Instr uctio ns .................................................................................... 2 Additional Safety Instr uctio ns .................................................................................... 2 Cau[...]

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    ii Subtitle Se lection ..................................................................................................... 28 Angle Sel ection ......................................................................................................... 28 Zooming the Disp layed Frame ...................................................................[...]

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    1 Impor tant Infor mation CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. NO USER-SER VICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIE D SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO PREVENT DAMAGE WHICH MAY RESULT IN FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning[...]

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    IMPORTANT INFORMATION 2 Impor tant Safety Instr uctions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufa cturer’s instructions. 8) Do not in[...]

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    IMPORTANT INFORMATION 3 13) When smoke, abnormal smell or sound appears from the pro duct, please cut off power immediately and contact your dealer or servi ce center. 14) Never insert any metal object into the cabinet. It may create danger of electric sho ck. 15) After service and maintenance, please let the service person do sa fety check to ensu[...]

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    IMPORTANT INFORMATION 4 Copyright Protection This product inco rporates copyright protection technology t hat is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual pr operty rights . Use of this copyright pro tection tech nology must be authorized b y Macrovision Corporation, a nd is intended for home an d other limited viewi ng uses only unles s oth[...]

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    5 INST ALLA TION F r ont Panel Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. POWER Button 2. Resolution Indi cators 3. Disc Tray 4. OPEN/CLOSE Button 5. IR Remote Sensor 6. D isplay Window 7. Playback Control and Navigation Bu ttons 8. HDMI Button 9. USB Port F r ont Panel Display W indow 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Disc Type Indi cation – Indicate s the currently p[...]

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    INSTALLATION 6 R ear Panel Connector s 1 7 2 3 4 5 6 1. HDMI Output 2. Composite Video Out put 3. S-Video Output 4. Component Video Output 5. Coaxial Digital Audi o Output 6. Optical Digital Aud io Output 7. 7.1CH Audio Out put[...]

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    INSTALLATION 7 R emote Contr ol 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 1. POWER Button – Toggl e power STANDBY and ON 2. DVD/US B Button – Select DVD or USB device as content source 3. ON Button – Turn p ower ON 4. OFF Button – Turn po wer OFF 5. AUDIO O NLY Button – Turn off/[...]

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    INSTALLATION 8 Battery Installation 1. Remove the batt ery compartment cov er 2. Insert batteries[...]

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    INSTALLATION 9 Making the Vi deo Connection HDMI Connection HDMI Cable Composite Video Cable S-Video Cable (Optional) (Included, Optional) S-Video HDMI In Video In Rear Panel[...]

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    INSTALLATION 10 DVI Connection HDMI - DVI Cable Composite Video Cable S-Video Cable (Optional) (Included, Optional) S-Video DVI Video In Rear Panel DVI Audio Audio Cable Method 2 – DVI Connection to TV • If your TV has a DVI input, you can purchase an HDMI-DVI adapter cable to con nect the DVD player to the TV. This connection method delivers d[...]

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    INSTALLATION 11 Component Video Connection Component Video Cable Composite Video Cable S-Video Cable (Optional) (Included, Optional) S-Video Video In Rear Panel Audio Cable Component Vide o Audio Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr L R Method 3 – Component Video Connection to TV • If your TV has no digital video input but has compone nt video inputs, please use a se[...]

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    INSTALLATION 12 Connecting to an Audio System Connecting to a Receiver/Amplif ier with HDMI Input/Output HDMI Cable HDMI Cable HDMI In Rear Panel HDMI In HDMI Out[...]

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    INSTALLATION 13 Connecting to a Receiver/Amplif ier with 7.1c h Audio Input Audio Interconnect Cable Rear Panel AUD IO/VI D EO M U L TI- CHANN EL R E C EIVE R Receiver/Amplifier with 7.1ch Audio Input FRONT SURROUND SUBWOOFER S. BACK L R L R L R CENTER Method 5 – 7.1ch Analo g Audio Connection • Please use 8 RCA-style audio intercon nect cables[...]

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    INSTALLATION 14 Connecting to a Receiver/Amplif ier with 5.1c h Audio Input Audio Interconnect Cable Rear Panel AUD IO/VI D EO M U L TI- CHANN EL R E C EIVE R Receiver/Amplifier with 5.1ch Audio Input FRONT SURROUND SUBWOOFER L R L R CENTER[...]

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    INSTALLATION 15 Connecting to a Receiver/Amplifier wi th Dolby Digita l or DTS Decoder Coaxial Digital Audio Cable Rear Panel AUD IO/VI D EO M U L TI- CHANN EL R E C EIVE R Receiver/Amplifier with Dolby Digital or DTS Decoder Coaxial In Optical In Optical Digital Audio Cable Connect one of these cables Method 7 – Digital Audi o Connection • Ple[...]

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    INSTALLATION 16 Connecting to a Stereo or Surround Audio System Audio Interconnect Cable Rear Panel AUD IO/VI D EO M U L TI- CHANN EL R E C EIVE R Stereo or Surround Audio System AUDIO IN L R Method 8 – Stereo Anal og Audio Connecti on • If your audio system only offers stereo audio inputs, you can connect it to the FRONT/MIXED L/R audio output[...]

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    INSTALLATION 17 Setting Up the Player - Initial Setup Use the Setup Menu System In many places of this guide, the DVD play er’s Setup Menu needs to be adju sted to match your specifi c audio/video configur ation. When asking you to make me nu adjustm ents, we will use the foll owing terminol ogy to indicate the location of the desired function: S[...]

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    INSTALLATION 18 To access the DVD player’s Setup Menu simply pr ess the SETUP button on the remote control. Since some setup menu o ptions can be come inaccessi ble when the play er is playing a di sc, it is recomm ended that you operate the setup menu when playback is fully stop ped or when there i s no disc in the player. 1. Press the SETUP but[...]

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    INSTALLATION 19 5. To exit the SETUP menu, pre ss the SETUP button on the remote control. Determine Your Display Type Widescreen, or 16: 9 TV Standard Definition, or 4:3 TV For best performa nce, your OPPO DVD pl ayer must be co rrectly configured for playba ck even before the first disc is inserted. Th is is done un der General Setup Page > TV [...]

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    INSTALLATION 20 DVD Content TV Screen Appearance 16:9 4:3 Pan/Scan Letterbox 16:9 4:3 Wide Wide/Auto Select the Best Output Resolution One of the major adva ntages of the OPPO DVD player is its ability to up-co nvert standard defin ition video contents stored on t he DVD discs to high definiti on video signal and o utput it to the TV throug h HDMI [...]

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    INSTALLATION 21 5. The selecte d output resolution will be briefly di splayed on the upper left corne r of the TV screen as well as on the DVD player’s front panel displ ay. 6. The currently selected o utput resolution is also indicated by the front panel re solution indicators. NOTE • Some TV set s do not support one or more output resolutions[...]

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    INSTALLATION 22 To get the best possible audio via HDMI, you may need to set the following option s on the DVD player’s setup menu, depending on your HDMI-c apable re ceiver configuration: • If your receiver supports HDMI v1.1 Multi-Cha nnel PCM audio, most likely it also support DTS and/or Dolby Digital decodi ng and has surround speakers. Ple[...]

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    INSTALLATION 23 NOTE HDMI is a wonderful thing. A single cabl e can transport both audio AND video from your DV D player to your display. Be aware, however, that HDMI is an evolving standa rd, and there could be compatibility issues. The OPP O DV -980H supports HDM I v1.1 and v1.2a audio. A receiver that supports HDMI v1.1 is requi red in order to [...]

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    INSTALLATION 24 -- Audio Setup Page -- EQ Type Sound Field Digital Outupt LPCM Rate Audio T one Pro Logic II Dolby Digital Setup HDMI Audio None Off Raw 48K 00 LPCM Due to bandwidth limitation of the tech nol ogy and copyright restrictions, unfor tunately it is impossible to send high-resolution multi -channel digital audio from a source like SACD [...]

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    25 B ASIC OPERA TIONS Disc Playback DVD-A SACD POWER EJEC T STOP PLA Y 1 . Press the POWER button to turn on the DVD player. 2 . Press the OPEN/CLOSE ( EJECT ) button to eject the disc tray. 3 . Place the disc with the label side facing up and the record side facing down. 4 . Press the OPEN/CLOSE ( EJECT ) button again to retract the tray. [...]

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    BASIC OPERATIONS 26 D VD Menu Playback DVD-A TITLE NUMBERS PLA Y ARROW SELECT MENU RETURN 1. Some DVD discs contain title menu or chapter menu functions. 2. Press the MENU button on the remote control to displ ay the menu on the TV screen. 3. Make menu selections using the number buttons or navigate the menu using the ARROW buttons, and then press [...]

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    BASIC OPERATIONS 27 Mute off NOTE Check the MUTE status on the front panel disp lay of the DVD pla yer when there is no audio output. You may also press the MUTE button to verify the MUTE status. OSD (On-Scr een Displa y) DVD-A OSD Press the OSD button on the re mote control to show di sc information and operation function hints on the TV screen. T[...]

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    BASIC OPERATIONS 28 Subtitle Selection SUBTITLE When playing DV D discs or DivX programs re corded with subtitl es, press the SUBTITLE button on the remote control to select the desi red subtitle. Each press of SUBTITLE button switche s one available subtitle in a loopi ng manner: Subtitle 01/03: English Subtitle 02/03: Spanish Subtitle 03/03: Fren[...]

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    BASIC OPERATIONS 29 Zooming the Displayed F r ame ZOOM ARROW SELECT The feature zooms in or out the displayed frame. 1. To change th e zoom ratio, press the ZOOM button on the remote control. Each press of the ZOOM button will switch the zoom ratio in the following sequence: 1.0 (No zooming) Æ 1.2 Æ 1.3 Æ 1.5 Æ 2 Æ 2.5 Æ 3 Æ 3.5 Æ 4 Æ ½ ?[...]

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    30 AD V ANCED OPERA TIONS TV System Selection P/N While you will want to set the video output system (NTS C/PAL) to the sa me as that supported by your TV, reali ze that th e DVD player will convert, on-the-fly any content that is not in t he format your TV underst ands. The default output is NTSC for North Ameri ca. Press the P/N button on the rem[...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 31 Slo w Playback SL OW PLA Y To slow down the playback speed, please use the foll owing steps. 1. Press the SLOW button on the remote control and the player start s slow playback. Each press of the SLOW button switches the playback speed in the following sequence: 2. Press the PLAY button during slow pl ayback to resume normal [...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 32 R epeat the Selected Section DVD-A SACD A - B To repeatedly play a specified se ction, pl ease follow these steps: 1. During no rmal pl ayback, press the A-B button on the remote at the desired beginning point (Point A) for the repeat play. 2. When playba ck reached the desired end ing point (Point B) for the repeat play, pre[...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 33 SACD discs Insert disc. After the player begins reading the disc, enter the tra ck number directly and press t he SELECT button to select the track for playback. Playback from a Specific Location DVD-A DVD discs NUMBERS ARROW SELECT GOT O You may specify a point to start playback by entering the title, chapter or time directl[...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 34 CD discs 1. Disc time search • Repeatedly press the GOTO button until the TV screen displays the following pi cture. Use the NUMBER buttons to enter the MINUTE and SECOND. Disc Go T o: --:-- 2. Track time search • Repeatedly press the GOTO button until the TV screen displays the following pi cture. Use the NUMBER buttons [...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 35 Memor y and Automa tic R esume EJEC T POWER PLA Y STOP 1. The DVD pla yer automatically re members the current position when playback is interrupted. Operatio ns such as EJECT , STOP or turning POWER off will cause the DVD play er to save the current playing position. 2. The position i s memorized even after turning off the u[...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 36 M E N U BITRA TE 85 TITLE ELAPSED: 0:01:25 Vi d eo Typ e N T S C Video Sca le 4:3 Ti t l e 0 1 / 0 1 C h a p t e r _ 0 / 0 5 • For example, to navigate to a specific chapter, press the up/down ARROW buttons to select the “Chapter” item, and then press the SELECT button. M E N U BITRA TE 85 TITLE ELAPSED: 0:01:25 Vi d eo[...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 37 • Press the up/down ARROW buttons to select the desired director y and press the SELECT button to enter it. • To return to the previous level of directory, sele ct the [  .. ] directory in the first line, or press the left ARRO W button. • If a directory contains many files, you may press the PREV or NEXT SKIP button[...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 38 • Press the MENU button to stop the slide sho w and return to the disc navigation menu. • Press the ARROW buttons to rotate or flip the picture: o UP: Invert o DOWN: Mirror o LEFT: Rotate counter-clo ckwise o RIGHT: Rotat e clockwise Playing a Disc with Both Di gital Audio and Picture Files If the disc contains both digit[...]

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    ADVANCED OPERATIONS 39 NOTE • This unit supports “USB Mass Storage Clas s Bulk-Only Transport” devices only. Most USB thumbs drives, portable hard disk drives and card reade rs conform to this device class. Othe r USB device s such as MP 3 pl ayers, digital cameras, and mobile pho nes may not be compatible. • Supported USB drives must be fo[...]

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    40 SETUP MENU OPTIONS The Setup Menu of the DVD player pre sents many set up and configuration optio ns. For most users, the default configuration works well eno ugh and there is no need to change the settings. However if you need to configure the DVD player to perfectly match your home the ater settings and viewing preferen ce, please refer to the[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 41 • Dim - The VFD window is at reduced brightness and the resolution indicators are turned off. • Off - All front panel lights and displays are tu rned off. In this mode the display resumes momentarily when there is any user operation. 5. OSD Mode : To sele ct how long the on-screen displ ay information, such as elapsed or r[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 42 Speak er Setup Page Down-mix Front Speaker Center Speaker Surround Speaker S. Back Speaker Subwoofer Channel Delay Channel T rim -- Speaker Setup Page -- 7.1 CH Large Small Small Small Off 1. Do w n-mix Mode: To set the audio down-mix mode for convertin g multi-channel audio into two- channel output. This setting affects the a[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 43 • Small – Choose if the surround speakers are sma ll. Bass frequen cies are not passed to the surround speakers to reduce po ssible distortion. • Off – Choose if there are no surround speakers. 5. S. Back Speaker : To set the sound filtering control fo r the surround back spea kers. The options are: • Large – Choos[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 44 For example, in the above diagram, measure the distance (in feet) from the p rimary listening position to the Front Left or Front Right Speak er. Your Front Right and Left speakers should measure the same distance. If they do not, please ad just them if possible. Enter the distance o f the Front Speakers ( n in the above pictu[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 45 0.0dB • Press the left/right ARROW buttons to select the channel to be adjusted. • Press the up/down ARROW buttons to raise or lower the volume of the selected chan nel in 0.5dB increments. • Press the SELECT button to confirm the settings and return to the Audio Setup Page . Channel trim is generally not requi red since[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 46 Audio Setup Page EQ T ype Sound Field Digital Outupt LPCM Rate Audio T one Pro L ogic II Dolby Digital Setup HDMI Audio -- Audio Setup Page -- None Off Raw 48K 00 Auto 1. EQ Ty pe: To set the equali zation pattern type. Ava ilable options are: None, Rock, Pop, Live, Dance, Techno, Classic and Soft. 2. Sound Field: To set the s[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 47 Pro L ogic II Mode Panorama Dimension Center Width -- Pro Logic II Config -- Off Music Off 00 03 A. Pro Logic II: To turn on or off the Pro Logic II processi ng. The options are: • On – Pro Logic II processing is always on • Off – No Pro Logic II processi ng • Auto – Pro Logic II processing i s on only when Dolby P[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 48 A. Dual Mono: To choose the output for Dolby Digital discs enco ded with two independent audio channels, such a s bilingual programs. The opti ons are: • Stereo – Stereo output • L-Mono – Left channel output to both Left and Right spea kers. • R-Mono – Right channel output to both Left and Rig ht speakers. • Mix [...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 49 Vi deo Setup Page Sharpness Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation Gamma Color Space -- Video Setup Page -- Off 00 00 00 00 Off RGB 1. Sharpness: To set the sharpness of video output. Sharpness level can be se t with the following options: • Sharp – Enable edge enhancement. Video details are the sharper. May cause slight white[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 50 7. Color Space : To sele ct the color space for the HDMI output. The available options a re: • RGB 4:4:4 – The HDMI ou tput uses RGB color space. • YCbCr 4: 4:4 – The HDMI output uses YCbCr 4:4:4 color space. If you select this option please make sure that your TV is configured to accept YCbCr 4:4:4 sign als, otherwise[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 51 Pr eference Page T V Ty p e PBC Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental C ontrol Passwor d Default -- Preference Page -- NTSC On English Off English Off The Preference Page can only be acce ssed when play back is completely stopped, or wh en there is no disc in the DVD player. 1. TV Type: To set the output video system (PAL/NTSC) to[...]

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    SETUP MENU OPTIONS 52 • Press the up/down ARROW buttons to select the rating to allow (G/PG/PG 13/PGR/R/NC17/ADULT). The sele cted rating and below will be a llowed, and any rating above the selected will be blocked. • Press the SELECT button to confirm the selection. You will be asked for the parental control password. Enter the password (defa[...]

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    53 REFERENCES Useful No tes • In order to prolong the service life of your DVD player, it is reco mmended to wait at least 30 seconds before you turn it on again after switching it off. • Remove disc and turn power off after operation. • Some functions of the player may not be applicable to certain di scs. • Some discs with special features[...]

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    REFERENCES 54 Interference from other devices Identif y in terference by turning off other devices, and then relocate or replace the offending device 3 Some setup menu items are grayed out Some setup options cannot be changed while a disc is playing. Some setup options may be mutually exclusive with other setup options. Fully stop playback, eject t[...]

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    REFERENCES 55 Language Code List Code Language Name 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali, Bangla 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 6765 Catalan 6779 Corsican 6783 Czech 6789 Welsh 6865 Danish 6869 German 6890 Bhutani[...]

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    56 LIMITED WARRANTY OPPO Digital, I nc. Limi ted One Y ear W ar r anty Your OPPO product has been manufactu red to prec ise standards, and with rigid quality control through every process of manufacturing. It is warrant ed by OPPO DIGITAL, INC. against defective workmanship or materials f or one (1) full year from the original date of purcha se. Th[...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY 57 • If it is determined that your product ne eds serv ice, a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA ) number will be issued to you along with return instru ctions and address of an OPPO service center. • Pack the product securely, preferably in t he original packagi ng, with your assigned RMA number marked clearly on the outsid[...]