Adcom GDV-870 manual

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3 GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual w w w . adcom .c om T ab le o f Co nt en ts Ch a p t e r 1 - Welco m e Int roduc tion ………………………………………………… 5 Unpacking t he GDV -870 ……………………………… 5 Key F eat ures ………………………………………………… 5 Placi n g the GDV -870 …………?[...]

4 GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Impo r tan t Saf ety Inst ruction s • Read all the safety and op erating instr uc tions b efore con- nec ting or u sing this unit. • Retain this notice and the owne r’ s manu al for future refer - ence. • All warning s on the unit and in i t s o per ating instr uc tion s shou ld be adhere d to. • All oper atin[...]

5 C ha p te r 1 - W e lc om e w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual In tr oducti on Congra tulat ions on y our decision to purch ase the Adcom GDV -870 DVD pla yer . The GDV -870 del ivers a mul titude of a udio/ v ideo output opti ons, inc luding: • Prog ressiv e scan 480 p vide o with field- adaptiv e dein terlacing f rom the component [...]

6 C ha p te r 1 - W e lc om e GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual P laci ng the GD V -8 7 0 Plac e the GDV -870 on a stable , v ibra tion- fr e e sur - fa ce awa y fr om moistur e and out of direct sunl ight . Y our Adc om dea ler w il l b e pleased to show you many di ff erent typ es of audio / v ideo equipment racks and cab inets. Be sure to le av e suf?[...]

7 C ha p te r 1 - W e lc om e w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual F r ont P ane l O v er view The fol lowing is an o verv iew of the GD V-8 70 fr o nt pane l.       ?[...]

8 C ha p te r 1 - W e lc om e GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Re mote C ont ro l O v er view The f oll ow ing is a br ief overv iew of the GDV -87 0 re- mote c ontrol bu ttons and the ir operations. 1 Tit le button Displa y s the DVD ti tle menu ( if a vai labl e). 2 Pow er but ton Pow er s the GDV -870 on and of f (Stand by mode). • The rea r pane l [...]

9 C ha p te r 1 - W e lc om e w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual 1 3 Skip Pre v/ Next butto ns Skips to the previous or next c hapter (or t rack ) during disc pla y back . 1 4 Zoom button Zooms in during pla y back . 1 5 Pr ogram button Prog rams a customi zed chap ter or trac k or - der . 1 6 Video Off but ton T urns off the video displa[...]

10 C ha p te r 1 - W e lc om e GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Re ar P ane l Ove r view The fol lowing is an ov er v iew of the GD V- 870 r ear panel .      [...]

1 1 C ha p te r 2 - Co nn ecti ons w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual C onn ectio ns Ov er v ie w Adcom pro vides every conce ivable connection to in- tegra te the GD V -870 w ith your home the ater system . W e recommend tha t you choose the best video and audio options compa tible w ith your particular dis - pla y d evice and sound syst[...]

12 C ha p te r 2 - Co nn ecti ons GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual C ompos it e/S- Vi deo Con nection s Composite Video Connections Co mpos it e video is used in nea rl y al l co nsume r video de vic es. W e r ecomm end usi ng th is outp ut onl y when S- Vid eo or Co mponen t V ideo inp uts are not a va ila ble . 1 Using a standa rd video cabl e , connec[...]

13 C ha p te r 2 - Co nn ecti ons w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual HDMI C onnect ions About H DMI HDMI, or High Definit ion Multi media Int er fac e , is an advanc e d a udio / v ideo c onnection met hod tha t trans - f er s ful l-ba nd width digi t al audio and v ideo signa ls ov er a sing le ca ble . As a resul t, digi tal sign als c[...]

14 C ha p te r 2 - Co nn ecti ons GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Digita l A udi o Con necti ons Connecting Di gital Audio The GD V-8 70 f eat ures two digi tal aud io outputs—one coaxial and one optical —to send mul ti-cha nnel D olby Digita l and DT S so und tracks f rom your DVD play er to your A V preamp / surround sound processor . 1 Connect di[...]

15 C ha p te r 2 - Co nn ecti ons w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual C on tr ol C onnecti ons T ri gger Connec tions The 1 2V D C tr igger provides a conv enient way to power on your play er in s ynch w ith the rest of your home thea ter system . • Use the tr igger input w ith your pre amp to turn the GDV -870 on and of f autom at ical [...]

16 C ha p te r 2 - Co nn ecti ons GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual P o w er C onnecti ons When al l connections ar e compl ete , you’ re ready to check the vol tage sw itc h, plug in the p ower cabl e , and power on the GD V -87 0 . Checking the V oltage Switch Befo re pluggi ng in the unit , mak e sure the volta ge is set to your c ountr y’ s vol ta[...]

17 C ha p te r 3 - Set up w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual Ch a p t e r 3 - S e tu p Set up Ove r v ie w The fol lowing is an over view of the GDV -870 Setup Menu, inc luding: • Setup Menu na v iga tion ...........................1 8 • Language sett ings ................................. 1 9 • Video sett ings .....................[...]

18 C ha p te r 3 - Set up GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Set up Menu Na v iga tion Use the f ollo w ing remot e c o ntr ol but tons to na v igat e the Setup Menu. • Setup - Press the Setup button to displa y and exit the Set up M enu. • Arrows - Press the  /  buttons to move the hi ghl ight up and down the lis t of menu it ems. Pr ess the [...]

19 C ha p te r 3 - Set up w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual Langu age Setti ngs T o ac cess the Languag e S etti ngs menu: 1 Pr ess the Setup butt o n. 2 Use the  /  buttons to sel ect L anguag e , then press the  butt on. 3 Use the  /  but tons t o choose f rom the foll ow- ing menu i tems: OSD Langua ge Sets the langua g[...]

20 C ha p te r 3 - Set up GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual V ideo Se ttings T o ac cess the V ideo Settings menu: 1 Pr ess the Setup butt o n. 2 Use the  /  buttons to se lect Video, then pr ess the  button . 3 Use the  /  but tons t o choose f rom the foll ow- ing menu i tems: As pect R atio Sets the asp ect ratio of the GDV -870 to matc [...]

21 C ha p te r 3 - Set up w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual A udio Se tti ngs T o ac cess the A udio Sett ings menu: 1 Pr ess the Setup butt o n. 2 Use the  /  buttons to select Audio , then press the  button . 3 Use the  /  but tons t o choose f rom the foll ow- ing menu i tems: Bass M anagement Enab les or disabl es bass[...]

22 C ha p te r 3 - Set up GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual A udio Se tti ngs (con t. ) Digit al Audio Output Sets the audio signal from the coaxial and optic al digi tal audio outpu ts. • Use the  /  buttons to sel e ct Off , PC M, or All . - Select “Off” if you are not u sing the digital audio out puts. - Select “PCM” (or Pulse Code Modu[...]

23 C ha p te r 3 - Set up w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual Rat ing Sett ings The GDV -870 incl udes a pa ssword -protected Paren t al Con trol fe atur e that preven t s pla y back of discs based on their MP A A rat ings. T o ac cess the Ra ting Setti ngs menu: 1 Pr ess the Setup butt o n. 2 Use the  /  buttons to select Rat ing, t[...]

24 C ha p te r 3 - Set up GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Mi sc el lane ous Set ti ngs T o ac cess the Mi scel laneous S etti ng s menu: 1 Pr ess the Setup butt o n. 2 Use the  /  butt o ns to select Misc, then press the  button . 3 Use the  /  but tons t o choose f rom the foll ow- ing menu i tems: Use Defau lt Settings Restor es the GDV[...]

25 C ha p te r 4 - O per a ti ons w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual Ch a p t e r 4 - O p e r at io n s Oper at ions Ov er v ie w Now that you’ ve connected and configu red your GDV -870 , it’ s time f or the fun part —enj oy ing the ful l power and per formanc e of your Adcom DVD play er . This c hapt er cov er s: • Basic DVD Pl[...]

26 C ha p te r 4 - O per a ti ons GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Basi c DVD P la ybac k F oll ow these steps to pla y a DVD . Pla y ing a DVD 1 Befor e you beg in: • Pow er on the GDV -870 . • Pow er on your T V or disp la y device . • Pow er on your A V preamp . • Select the input o n your T V and/ or A V pre - amp c orresponding t o the GDV -[...]

27 C ha p te r 4 - O per a ti ons w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual Speci al P la yba ck F ea tur es A to Z 1/all PBC goto a s p e c t program a u d i o angle Angle Pr ess the Angle button repeat - edl y dur ing DVD pla y back to view addi tional viewing a n gl e s (i f a vaila ble ). A DVD can hav e up to nine selectable viewing angl e [...]

28 C ha p te r 4 - O per a ti ons GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Speci al P la yba ck F ea tur es A- Z (c on t. ) prev next r e v f w d Skip Buttons Pr ess the Pr ev and Next but - tons t o skip f or ward/ back - war d one chapte r / track at a time . N ote that the pla yer w il l not skip the W A RNING se ction of a di sc. Search Buttons Pr ess repea [...]

29 C ha p te r 4 - O per a ti ons w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual A udio C D Pl ayb ack Basic Audio CD Pl ayback 1 Load the Audi o CD in the d isc tra y . • The disc will begin pla yback aut omat ica ll y . 2 Pr ess the Pr ev and Next buttons to browse the CD trac k s. 3 Pr ess the St o p button t o stop pla yback. 4 F or add iti ona[...]

30 C ha p te r 4 - O per a ti ons GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual P r o gra m Pl ayb ack DVD/ VCD Pr o gram Pla y back 1 Load a DVD or V CD . 2 Pr ess the Prog ram but ton t o displa y the P rogram menu. 3 High l ight the d esir e d titl e/ chapte r and press Se- lect to add i t to your program . • If you mak e a mistak e , press Cl ear to dele te the[...]

31 C ha p te r 5 - Hel p w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual C ustome r Support Use the T roubleshoot ing chart on page 32 to resol ve common situa tions tha t don ’t requir e prof essiona l at - ten tion. If the in fo rmati on pr ov ided does not resolv e your probl em, please con tact your Adcom dea ler or con tact the Adcom customer s[...]

32 C ha p te r 5 - Hel p GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual T r oubl eshoo ting The table below shows p ossibl e c ause s and solutions to common GDV -870 issues. If you do not s ee the a ns wers you need here , ple a se con tact your Adc om deal er or customer ser vice department ; see page 3 1 . Symptom C aus e /S olutio n No powe r • Make sure th e po[...]

33 C ha p te r 5 - Hel p w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual Compatibi lity Disc T ype s ............................. DVD/ DV D ± R/DVD± RW , CDDA, MP3 /MPE G4, Picture CD , CD-R /R W Video Formats ........................ MPEG2 /MPEG4 Audio Formats ........................ MPEG 1 , Layer 1 , L ayer 2 , L ayer 3 Signal Output Color S y [...]

34 C ha p te r 5 - Hel p GDV -870 Owner ’s Manual Inde x A Angle 27 Aspect 27 Aspect Ratio 20 Audio 19, 27 Audio Cables 11 Audio Settings 21 B Bass Management 21 Brightness 20 C CD Playback 29 Center Delay 21 Center Speakers 21 Connections 2-Channel Audio 13 5.1-Channel Audio 14 Component Video 12 Composite Video 12 Digital Audio 14 HDMI 13 IR Se[...]

35 w w w . adcom .c om GDV-870 Owner’s Manual Adcom shall not be liable f or any error s contained herein or for any damages ar ising o ut of or related to this docum ent or the informa- tion contained herein, even if Adcom has bee n advi sed of the po ssibili ty of such damage s. This docu ment is intended for informational and instruc tional pu[...]

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