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Rotel RDV-1050 manual

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    Owner’ s Manual RDV -1050 DVD Player 082 OM RCD1050-US 020404 The Rotel Co. Ltd. 10-10 Shinsen-Cho Shibuya-Ku T okyo 150-0045 Japan Phone: +81 3-5458-5325 Fax: +81 3-5458-5310 Rotel of America 54 Concord Street North Reading, MA 01864-2699 USA Phone: +1 978-664-3820 Fax: +1 978-664-4109 Rotel Europe Dale Road Wo r thing, W est Sussex BN11 2BH Eng[...]

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    2 RDV -1050 DVD Player Important Safety Instructions W ARNING: There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer all ser vicing to qualified service personnel. W ARNING: T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to moisture or water . Do not allow foreign objects to get into the enclosure. If the unit is exposed to moist[...]

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    3 English 1 36 2 3 4 5 TV / DVD switch PAL/NTSC button OPEN/CLOSE button REPEAT button Numeric buttons SUBTITLE button ANGLE button PAGE button TITLE / GROUP button / PREVIOUS button (STOP) / CLEAR button / SLOW – button TOP MENU button VOLUME – / CURSOR button CHANNEL – / CURSOR button CHOICE button 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 [...]

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    4 RDV -1050 DVD Player Figure 2: Front Panel Contr ols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 8 Figure 3: Display Window Audio Format indicators Disc indicator Group/Title/T rack/Chapter indicators Repeat Mode indicator Program/Random indicators T otal Time/Remaining Time indicators NTSC Video indicator (European version only) (Play)/ II (Pause) indicators Resum[...]

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    5 English Figure 4: Rear Panel Connections Audio ANALOG OUTPUT jacks 5.1 analog audio outputs. DIGIT AL OUT – COAXIAL jack DIGIT AL OUT – OPTICAL jack Provide digital output signals. The output you use (Optical or Coaxial) must be set in the “Pref- erence” on-screen menu. COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT jack Outputs a composite video signal. S VIDEO[...]

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    6 RDV -1050 DVD Player About the RDV -1050 Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RDV-1050. It will provide years of enjoyment when used in a high-quality home theater system. The RDV-1050 is one of the most flexible com- ponents you can add to your audio/video sys- tem. In addition to DVD Video discs, the RDV -1050 can play Video and audio CD discs re[...]

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    7 English Compo site 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 con- nections 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 adapte[...]

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    8 RDV -1050 DVD Player Connecting to Audio Equipment with a Digital Input Y ou can enhance the sound quality by con- necting the OPTICAL DIGIT AL OUTPUT or COAXIAL DIGIT AL OUTPUT of the RDV -1050 to the digital input of an amplifier , DA T or MD by using an optional digital cable. The digital stereo audio signal from a disc is directly transferred[...]

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    9 English Using the SCART Connector If you have the European version of the RDV -1050 and your TV has a SCART connec- tor you can use a SCART cable for stereo audio and video connections. See the following sec- tion for information on setting the Video Sig- nal Selector Switches. NOTE: The SCART connector cannot out- put a progressive scan signal. [...]

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    10 RDV -1050 DVD Player Precautions for the Safe Use of Batteries Obser ve the following precautions for the safe use of batteries. If they are used improperly their life will be shortened, they may burst or their contents may leak. • Remove the batteries from the remote con- trol if it will not be used for a long period of time. • Remove dead [...]

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    11 English DVD-RAM discs created using a personal computer and which do not comply with the video recording standard cannot be played back. DVD-RAM and DVD-RW discs that com- ply with the CPRM, and on which material that may be copied only once is recorded, cannot be played back. (CPRM is a picture source encr yption technology developed to protect[...]

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    12 RDV -1050 DVD Player Getting Started Tu r ning On the RDV -1050 With the TV/DVD switch 1 set to DVD, press the DVD POWER button 17 on the RR-DV96. Or press the ST ANDBY button on the front panel. The display window will light indicat- ing the RDV-1050 is “on”. The ST ANDBY in- dicator is always lit when the power cord is connected to the wal[...]

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    13 English Recalling the DVD PLA YER SET UP menu Press CHOICE 15 for a few seconds until the DVD PLA YER SET UP display appears. Changing the Display Window Brightness Press DIMMER 20 on the remote control unit. Y ou can select the display window brightness from three levels, or off. If the brightness is set to off, nothing will be shown on the dis[...]

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    14 RDV -1050 DVD Player Resuming Playback The RDV -1050 can remember the position on a disc where you interrupt playback and re- sume playback from that position later . There are three resume modes; ON, OFF and DISC RESUME. The mode is set at the factor y to ON. Y ou can select the mode using the Preference settings. See the Selecting Preference s[...]

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    15 English To Play Disc in Slow Motion Y ou can select from 1/32 times, 1/16 times, 1/4 times and 1/2 times normal speed. During playback, press II (P AUSE) 28 , then press 30 (to play for ward slow motion), or 11 (to play reverse slow motion, for DVD VIDEO disc only). Pressing (PLA Y) 29 returns to normal playback. • During slow motion playback,[...]

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    16 RDV -1050 DVD Player Locating a Scene From the Menu of a SVCD/Video CD with PBC Some SVCD/Video CD discs support the PBC function. PBC is an abbreviation of “Playback Control.” Some SVCD/Video CD discs re- corded with PBC have their own menus, such as a list of the songs on the disc. Y ou can lo- cate a specific scene by using the PBC menu. [...]

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    17 English Playing a Bonus Group on a DVD AUDIO disc Some DVD AUDIO discs contain a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not opened to the public. The bonus group is assigned to the last group of a disc. T o play back a bonus group, you have to enter a specific “key number” for the bonus group. A way of getting the key numb[...]

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    18 RDV -1050 DVD Player To Play T racks in Random Order (Random Play) 1 In stop mode, press ON SCREEN 34 twice. The menu bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  /  13 33 to move to RND . . Screen example for Audio CD OFF PROG. RND . TIME 25:58 TRACK 33 3 Press ENTER 35 . The RDV -1050 starts ran- dom playback. With a DVD AUDIO/SVCD/Video CD di[...]

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    19 English 3 Press ENTER 35 . Subtitles are displayed in the selected language. The subtitle se- lection window disappears. NOTES: An SVCD disc can have up to four subtitles. Pressing  /  32 14 cycles through those channels regardless of whether the subtitles are recorded or not. The subtitle selection window will auto- matically disappear if[...]

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    20 RDV -1050 DVD Player To Adjust the Picture Quality (VFP) The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function al- lows you to adjust the picture quality accord- ing to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences. 1 During playback, press VFP 26 . The VFP mode selection window appears on the TV screen. 2 Press  /  13 33 to select the d[...]