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    BLU-RA Y DISC PLA YER LECTEUR DE DISQUE BLU-RA Y REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS BLU-RA Y OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D'EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN BD-HP50U Printed in Malaysia Imprimé en Malaisie Impreso en Malasia TINS-D547WJQZ 08P07-MA-NG BD-HP50U OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D'EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah[...]

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    1 ENGLISH ENGLISH OPERA TION MANUAL Introduction ENGLISH BD-HP50U_en.indd 1 BD-HP50U_en.indd 1 2008/07/17 19:57:15 2008/07/17 19:57:15[...]

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    2 Contents Introduction Contents ..................................................... 2 What would you like to do with this Player? ...................................................... 3 DEAR SHARP CUSTOMER ....................... 4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ... 4 – 6 About Discs .......................................... 7 – 8 About Di[...]

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    3 What would you like to do with this Player? W atching high quality movies on Blu- ray discs This Player offers full high-definition Blu-ray disc playback. BD/DVD/CD Playback (p. 24) Enjoying differ ent kinds of discs and contents Use this Player to enjoy various types of optical discs such as DVDs and CDs that contain various multimedia content. [...]

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    4 Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This pr oduct has been engineered and manufactur ed with the highest priority on safety . However , improper use can r esult in electric shock and/or fire. In or der to prevent potential danger , please observe [...]

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    5 Introduction n IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS W ater and Moisture — Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like. • Stand — Do not place the product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod or table. Placing the pr oduct on an [...]

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    6 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS T urn off the main power and unplug the AC cord fr om the wall outlet before handling. T o clean the outer cabinet, periodically wipe it with a soft cloth. Do not use chemicals for cleaning. It may damage the cabinet finish. • • • Do not place objects in front of the product. • T o prevent fire or shock haz[...]

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    7 Introduction n About Discs Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc is the ultimate next generation optical media format, offering the following key featur es: Largest capacity (25 GB single layer – 50 GB dual layer) – with over 5 times the amount of content possible with current DVDs, particularly well suited for high definition feature films with extended[...]

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    8 About Discs Structure of still images (JPEG) folders Y ou can play still images (JPEG) with this unit by making folder on disc as shown below . Root ■ 01 Folder 001.jpg 002.jpg 003.jpg 02 Folder 004.jpg 005.jpg 006.jpg 007.jpg 64 Folder 254.jpg 255.jpg 256.jpg * 2 About the JPEG file format JPEG is a type of file format for storing still-image [...]

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    9 Introduction n Icons Used on DVD Video Disc Cases The back of the case of a DVD that is commercially available usually contains various information about the contents of the disc. 1 Audio tracks and audio formats DVD discs can contain up to 8 separate tracks with a differ ent language on each. The first in the list is the original track. This sec[...]

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    10 Important Information Disc Precautions Be Careful of Scratches and Dust BD, DVD and CD discs are sensitive to dust, fingerprints and especially scratches. A scratched disc may not be able to be played back. Handle discs with care and store them in a safe place. Proper Disc Storage Place the disc in the center of the disc case and store the case [...]

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    11 Introduction n Step 1: Unpacking Make sure the following accessories ar e provided with the pr oduct. Getting Started Remote control unit “AAA” size battery ( g 2) AC cord A V cable Step 2: Selecting equipment to connect Connection varies with the equipment used. Refer to Connection. (Pages 14–19) T ur n off the devices befor e connecting.[...]

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    12 POWER (p. 22) Front panel display (p. 22) Disc tray (p. 24) OPEN/CLOSE (p. 24) Remote control sensor (p. 20) Front panel door (p. 24) DOOR (open/close) (p. 24) ON indicator (p. 22) QUICK indicator (p. 22) ST ANDBY indicator (p. 22) DVD/CD mode indicator (p. 22) BD mode indicator (p. 22) d PLA Y (p. 24) H STOP (p. 24) T SKIP (p. 26) U SKIP (p. 26[...]

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    13 Introduction n Remote Control Unit POWER (p. 22) m OPEN/CLOSE (p. 24) TOP MENU, TITLE LIST (pp. 24, 26) DISPLA Y (p. 21) Cursor buttons ( a / b / c / d ), ENTER (pp. 22, 34) EXIT (pp. 22, 34) A (Red), B (Green), C (Blue), D (Y ellow) (pp. 27, 31) AUDIO (p. 29), SUBTITLE (p. 29), ANGLE (p. 30) PinP (p. 25) REPEA T (pp. 28, 29), OFF (for REPEA T) [...]

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    14 Intr oduction to Connections This Player is equipped with the terminals/jacks listed below . Find the corresponding terminal/jack on your video equipment. Using the supplied cable or commercially available cables, connect the video first. Then connect the audio. Video terminals/jacks on this Player Higher Quality Standard Quality HDMI OUT termin[...]

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    Connection o 15 V ideo Connections Connecting to the HDMI T erminal Y ou can enjoy high quality digital picture and sound through the HDMI terminal. When you use AQUOS LINK, make sure to use a certified HDMI cable. This Player Equipment with an HDMI terminal CAUTION HDMI output and Component Video output can not be used at the same time. • Switch[...]

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    16 Y P B ( C B) P R ( C R) COMPO- NENT IN Video Connections Connecting to the Component Jacks Y ou can enjoy accurate color reproduction and high quality images thr ough the component jacks. This Player NOTE Connect the Blu-ray disc player to LCD TV directly . If you playback the image via VCR, the image may deteriorate due to the copy guard functi[...]

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    Connection o 17 S-VIDEO Video Connections Connecting to the S-video or Video Jack Y ou can enjoy the images through the S-video or video jack. This Player NOTE Connect the Blu-ray disc player to LCD TV directly . If you playback the image via VCR, the image may deteriorate due to the copy guard function. When you record the pr ogram where copyright[...]

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    18 Connecting to the Digital Audio T erminal or Jack Y ou can connect audio equipment to the DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT terminal or jack. This Player Audio equipment with a digital audio input terminal or jack Audio Connections T o OPTICAL terminal or Optical digital cable (commercially available) Coaxial digital cable (commercially available) T o COAXIAL [...]

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    Connection o 19 Audio Connections This Player Connecting the Audio Jacks Y ou can connect audio equipment or the TV to the 2CH AUDIO output jacks. Audio equipment with audio jacks STEPS Be sure to turn off this Player and the equipment befor e making any connections. Firmly connect the A V cable (supplied) to the audio jacks ( 1 and 2 ). 1: 2: T o [...]

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    20 Loading the Batteries in the Remote Control Press down on the tab in the dir ection of the arrow to r emove the battery cover . Load the two “AAA” size batteries (R-03 size, UM/SUM-4) supplied with the remote contr ol unit. Make sure that the battery poles m and n are positioned as indicated. Slide the battery cover in the direction of the a[...]

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    p Disc Playback 21 If remote contr ol does not work First, press POWER to turn on this player . Press POWER on the r emote control and check the front panel display (RC-1, RC-2 or RC-3). Set the remote contr ol code according to the display and press POWER to see if you can turn on/off the Player . Operating a SHARP TV Using the Remote Control The [...]

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    22 T ur ning the Power On T ur ning the power on Press POWER on the r emote control or on the Player to turn on the power of the Player . Entering standby Press POWER on the r emote control or on the Player to enter standby . If you press POWER again immediately after entering standby , the Player may not turn on. If this happens, wait for 10 secon[...]

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    p Disc Playback 23 Before Starting Playback T ur ning Off the LCD Backlight and Indications If you feel that the indicators on the Player are too bright when watching movies, you can turn them off except for the ON indicator . Quick operation Press LIGHT to turn the LCD backlight on or off. SETUP MENU operation Press SETUP to display the SETUP MENU[...]

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    24 This section explains playback of commercially available BD Video and DVD Video discs (like movies), CDs, and recor ded DVD-RW/R discs. Opening the front panel door This function indicates the front panel door can be opened/closed automatically . By opening the door , you can open/close the disc tray and operate the playback functions. Press DOO[...]

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    p Disc Playback 25 Using the disc menu DVD VIDEO Example: Select “SUBTITLE LANGUAGE”. Press POP-UP MENU . The disc menu screen is displayed. Press a / b to select “SUBTITLE LANGUAGE”, then press ENTER . The screen for selecting the subtitle language is displayed. MENU 1 AUDIO LANGUAGE 3 AUDIO 2 SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Press a / b to select the su[...]

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    26 DVD-R/-RW Playback DVD-R DVD-RW Y ou can play back a recorded disc (finalized disc only). Playback from the beginning Load a recor ded disc. Press d PLA Y . Playback begins from title 1. Playback by selecting a title Load a recor ded disc. Press TOP MENU . The TITLE LIST screen is displayed. NOTE If the TITLE LIST is not displayed, perform step [...]

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    p Disc Playback 27 Playback by selecting a PLA Y LIST Load a recor ded disc. Press TOP MENU . The TITLE LIST screen is displayed. Press C (Blue), then pr ess ENTER . The PLA Y LIST screen is displayed. ORIGINAL C FUNCTIONS 5/21 FRI 9:30 AM 1 PROGRAM 1 5/21 FRI 110 MIN. 2 PROGRAM 2 8/15 FRI 110 MIN. 110 MIN. PROGRAM 1 D Press a / b to select the tit[...]

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    28 BD VIDEO BD-R BD-RE DVD VIDEO DVD-R DVD-RW AUDIO CD NOTE Some operations in the following playback functions cannot be performed depending on the specifications of the disc. • Fast Forward/Reverse (Search) Fast Forward/Reverse functions when G REV or J FWD is pressed during playback. Example : When J FWD is pressed The search speed will cycle [...]

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    p Disc Playback 29 Partial Repeat Playback (Repeat Playback of a Specified Part) DVD VIDEO DVD-R DVD-RW AUDIO CD NOTE Some operations in the following playback function cannot be performed depending on the specifications of the disc. • Press REPEA T during playback. Press c / d to select “SCENE SELECTION”, then press ENTER . PLA YBACK CHAPTER[...]

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    30 Switching the Angle If multiple angles are r ecorded, you can switch between them. Press ANGLE during playback. The display indicates the angle number currently being played back. Each time you press ANGLE , the angle switches. “–” is displayed if a disc is recor ded with only one angle. 1 T o return to the previous angle, pr ess ANGLE to [...]

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    p Disc Playback 31 CD-R JPEG CD-RW JPEG NOTE This Player can play still images (JPEG files) that have been recorded on CD-RW/R discs. For details on the still images that you can play using this Player , refer to “About the JPEG file format” on page 8. During “Normal play”, still images are played one by one while during “Slide show”, t[...]

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    32 Function Control This allows you to adjust various settings at once, like subtitles, angle settings and the title selection for Direct Playback. Y ou can adjust the video and audio to suit your prefer ences. The operations are the same for BD and DVD. Function control scr een BD VIDEO 2 ENGLISH 1 OFF RETURN 00 : 20 : 30 5.1 ch 1 1/3 SELECT ENTER[...]

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    p Disc Playback 33 Functions which can be set Settings During Playback Shows the title number being played back. Y ou can skip to the start of the title. T o skip to the start of a selected title, press the Number buttons to enter the title number when this option is highlighted. • • Shows the chapter number being played back. Y ou can skip to [...]

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    34 SETTINGS Settings Common operations The “MENU” enables various audio/visual settings and adjustments on the functions using the remote contr ol unit. Y ou need to call up the OSD to perform settings for this player . The following is the explanation for the basic operations of the “MENU”. Example: Setting “FRONT DISPLA Y/LED” DISPLAY[...]

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    Settings q 35 SETTINGS AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS TV ASPECT RA TIO Y ou can set the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV , and adjust the video output. If you switch your TV (i.e. because you have bought a new one) and the screen aspect ratio of the connected TV changes, you will have to change the “TV ASPECT RA TIO” setting. WIDE 16:9: Select thi[...]

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    36 ANGLE MARK DISPLA Y This lets you turn the Angle Mark Display on or off when DVD video recor ded with multiple angles is played back. (The Angle Mark is displayed in the lower right screen.) YES, NO P ASSWORD SETTING This sets the password for setting or changing the Par ental Control Level. YES: Enter the 4 digit number . NO NOTE When you forge[...]

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    Settings q 37 SETTINGS FRONT DISPLA Y/LED If you feel that the indicators on the Player are too bright when watching movies, you can turn them off except for the ON indicator . ON, OFF VERSION When you select “VERSION”, the system software version is displayed. Country Code List USA / CANADA / JAP AN / GERMANY / FRANCE / UK / IT AL Y / SP AIN /[...]

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    38 SETTINGS USB MEMOR Y MANAGEMENT The following instructions explain how to delete data such as the Virtual Package data copied to a USB memory device. CAUTION Do not remove the USB memory device or unplug the AC cord while the erase is being performed. • Insert the USB memory device into the BD STORAGE/SERVICE terminal on rear of this player . [...]

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    Settings q 39 SETTINGS SOFTWARE UPDA TE This function allows software updates by inserting a USB memory device with the update file into the BD STORAGE/SERVICE terminal on this player . Regarding how to obtain the softwar e update file, please call 1-800-BE-SHARP . CAUTION Do not remove the USB memory device or unplug the AC cord while the software[...]

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    40 SETTINGS Press ENTER to start updating. The screen becomes dark for a while until the update screen can be displayed. Please wait for the update screen to appear . Do not unplug the AC cord. THE PICTURE WILL TEMPORARIL Y GO DARK UNTIL THE SOFTWARE UPDA TE DISPLAY APPEARS. WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES AND DO NOT UNPLUG THE AC CORD. OK NOW UPDA TING DO NO[...]

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    Appendix r 41 RS-232C port specifications RS-232C port specifications PC Control of this Player When a program is set, this Player can be contr olled from the PC using the RS-232C terminal. The power can be turned on or off (standby) and automatic programed playback is possible. Use an RS-232C cable cross-type (commer cially available) for the conn[...]

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    42 T r oubleshooting The Player power cannot be turned on. Is the power cord firmly plugged into the AC outlet? When the power cord is plugged into an AC outlet, pr ess and hold POWER on the Player until “ ” appears on the front panel display . Then, after the ST ANDBY indicator is lit, turn on the power . (Page 43) Press POWER after the ST AND[...]

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    Appendix r 43 Left and right channels of audio are r eversed, or sound comes out of only one side. Are left and right audio cables connected to the opposite terminal, or is one side disconnected? Disc does not play back automatically . Have you set a disc that has an automatic playback function? The Player heats up during use. When using this Playe[...]

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    44 Glossary BD-J application The BD-ROM format supports Java for interactive functions. “BD-J” offers content pr oviders almost unlimited functionality when creating interactive BD-ROM titles. BDMV (page 7) BDMV (Blu-ray Disc Movie, BD-MV) refers to one of the application formats used for BD-ROM which is one of the Blu-ray Disc specifications. [...]

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    Appendix r 45 Linear PCM Sound Linear PCM is a signal recor ding format used for Audio CDs and on some DVD and Blu-ray discs. The sound on Audio CDs is recor ded at 44.1 kHz with 16 bits. (Sound is recor ded between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 96 kHz with 24 bits on DVD video discs and between 48 kHz with 16 bits and 192 kHz with 24 bits on BD video di[...]

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    46 Specifications General Power supply AC 120V , 60Hz Power consumption (Normal) 24 W Power consumption (Standby) 0.5 W (When “QUICK ST ART” is set to “NO”) Dimensions Approx. 17 1 / 8 g 2 11 / 16 g 13 3 / 4 inch (W g H g D) Approx. 434 mm g 68 mm g 349 mm (W g H g D) Weight Approx. 9.5 lbs. (4.3 kg) Operating temperature 41°F to 95°F (5?[...]

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    47 CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product (the “Product”), when shipped in its original container , will be free fr om defective workmanship and materials, and agrees that it will, at its option, either repair the defect or r eplace the defective Product or[...]

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    BLU-RA Y DISC PLA YER LECTEUR DE DISQUE BLU-RA Y REPRODUCTOR DE DISCOS BLU-RA Y OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D'EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN BD-HP50U Printed in Malaysia Imprimé en Malaisie Impreso en Malasia TINS-D547WJQZ 08P07-MA-NG BD-HP50U OPERA TION MANUAL MODE D'EMPLOI MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah[...]