Sherwood VD-4500 manuale d’uso

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VD-4500 Progressive Scan DVD Player OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS[...]

Introduction 2 UNP ACKING AND INST ALLA TION READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the[...]

Safety Introduction 3 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings – All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. [...]

Precautions 4 FOR YOUR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS U.S.A and CANADA 120V Units shipped to the U.S.A and Canada are designed for operation on 120V AC only. Safety precaution with use of a polarized AC plug. However, some products may be supplied with a nonpolarized plug. CAUTION : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert[...]

Contents 5 Introduction / Safety Introduction / Precautions ............................................................................... .............. 2 Getting Started Notes on Discs ................................................................................................................. .............................. 6 Playable Discs [...]

Notes on Discs 6 This DVD Player can playback the following discs. *1 This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD format, with MP3 audio files or with JPEG image files. However, there may be some discs that cannot be played back with this unit. The causes of this impossibility include incompletion of disc finalization a[...]

Notes on Discs 7 • This unit will play CD-R, and CD-RW discs containing files saved in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) or Windows Media Audio (WMA) format with a sampling rate of 32*, 44.1 or 48 kHz, and JPEG format. Incompatible files will not play. Disc may be ejected automatically or “NO DISC” will be displayed. * This unit will not play 32[...]

• In handling a disc, hold it carefully with edges. • Do not stick paper or write anything on the printed surface. • Fingermarks and dust on the recorded surface should be carefully wiped off with a soft cloth. Wipe straight from the inside to the outside of the disc. • Always keep the discs in their cases after use to protect them from dus[...]

Control Position and Name 9 Front Panel Rear Panel POWER button Turns on the main power supply. Disc tray Toggle for standby and on. Open/Close 5 button Press to open or close the disc tray. STANDBY indicator Lights in the standby mode. Display Play/Pause button Begins to play disc (close disc tray first if it is open). Temporarily stops playback w[...]

Control Position and Name 10 Disc indicators Indicate the type of disc currently loaded. Play/Pause indicators Illuminate in play or pause mode. PROGRESSIVE indicator Illuminates when the DVD player is set to progressive mode. PBC indicator Illuminates when PBC is on for Video CD. TITLE indicator Illuminates to indicate the current title number. CH[...]

Control Position and Name 11 POWER ON button Toggle for Standby on. PROGRESSIVE button When component video connection is used to connect this player and TV is compatible with progressive, press to enjoy the progressive video image. RANDOM button Press to do random playback. REPEAT button Press to repeat playback. You can repeat a title, chapter, t[...]

Preparing the Remote Controller 12 Remove the battery compartment cover by pressing the tab and lifting up the cover. Insert the two batteries (size AAA/R3). Be sure to match the + and – ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the battery compartment. Replace the battery compartment cover. Notes • Do not mix new batteries with old batteri[...]

System Connections 13 To accommodate a wide range of home entertainment systems, this player features numerous connection types for both audio and video. Please refer to the instructions on this and the following pages to determine the best possible type of connections for your system. • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. • Don?[...]

System Connections 14 This player has 3 kinds of video output jacks. Select one of the following connections. • Video jack connection: Use the supplied audio/video Connection Cable to connect. • S-Video jack connection: For higher quality video than video jack connection. • Component jack connection: For higher quality video than S-video jack[...]

Although you can reproduce the DVD Player’s sound from the TV speakers with the connections on pages 14, connecting with an amplifier provides you high quality dynamic sounds. To reproduce Dolby Digital surround and DTS surround sound, you need to connect to an amplifier with a Dolby Digital and DTS decoder respectively. System Connections 15 ■[...]

T urning on 16 The VD-4500 is shipped with the main power ( POWER ) switch in the on position ( ON). When the power cord is plugged in for the first time, the VD-4500 will automatically enter the standby mode and the STANDBY indicator will light (same condition after step 2 below). Notes • Make sure that all appropriate connections have been comp[...]

Basic Playback 17 Before playing • Turn on the TV and set the TV to the DVD Player’s input. • Turn on the audio system and set it to the DVD Player’s input, if an audio system is connected to the DVD Player. • DVD-Video, Video CD, CD, MP3, WMA, JPEG can be played with the DVD Player (see “Notes on Discs” on page 6 and 8). Do not play [...]

Basic Playback 18 ■ T o play in fast reverse ( ) or fast forward ( ) Press SEARCH during playback. Each press of the same button changes the playback speed. To resume normal playback, press PLAY . Note The DVD Player mutes sounds and omits subtitles during fast reverse and fast forward. ■ T o skip chapters or tracks Press SKIP during playback. [...]

Basic Playback 19 The VD-4500 can play back MP3/WMA/JPEG files recorded on CD-R or CD-RW. • A certain amount of time is required for the player to confirm the media on which MP3/WMA/JPEG files have been recorded before playback will commence. ■ Playback Press PLAY For JPEG discs: Slide show starts. Press STOP ■ to display the NAVI screen. Thu[...]

Other Operations 20 The following operations can be performed directly from the remote controller. 1 Press the number buttons to select the desired title No. or track No. (Example) To select track No. 23: When playing a DVD : Select the desired title number in advance. To select a chapter, press , then use the number buttons to select the desired c[...]

Other Operations 21 You can listen to the desired tracks of the current CD or VCD in any desired order. ■ Program edit 1 During stop mode, press PROGRAM. Program edit screen appears. 2 Select specific track by pressing . 3 Select “ADD” icon on the screen to register selected value onto PROGRAM LIST, then press the ENTER button. 4 You can sele[...]

Other Operations 22 3 Press PLAY , use ▲ / ▼ to move the cursors to the “INSERT” icon, and press ENTER. The new track will be inserted after (below) the selected column. ■ Delete program During stop mode, press the PROGRAM button on the remote controller 1 Move the cursor with to the “PROGRAM LIST” and select the column to be deleted [...]

Other Operations 23 You can listen to the desired files of the current MP3/WMA/JPEG disc in any desired order. ■ Program edit 1 During stop mode, press PROGRAM. 2 Press to select the file, then press ENTER. • The selected file goes to program window. • You can select a maximum of about 100 files by repeating step 2. However, note that the max[...]

Other Operations 24 The chapters or tracks of the disc are played in random order. Press RANDOM while stopped. RANDOM indicator lights up. ■ T o cancel random play Press RANDOM while stopped so that RANDOM indicator goes off. Each time you press RANDOM , random play will be on and off. Notes • You cannot play DVDs in random order. • When play[...]

Other Operations 25 The A-B repeat function lets you mark a segment to repeat between the beginning “ A ” and the end “ B ” of the segment you want to replay. 1 Press A-B when you want to choose a scene(sound) as the beginning point. 2 Press A-B again to choose a scene (sound) as the end point. The DVD Player automatically returns to point [...]

DVD settings 26 The following operations can be performed directly from the remote controller. • Selecting a Playback Audio Setting • Changing the Subtitle Language • Changing the Camera Angle Press AUDIO on the remote controller repeatedly during playback to select the audio language. Notes • Before changing the setting, read through the e[...]

Customizing the Function Settings 27 When component video connection is used to connect this player and TV is compatible with progressive, you can enjoy the progressive video image. 1 Press PROGRESSIVE. ■ To restore the Interlace mode, press PROGRESSIVE. Note • The PROGRESSIVE function cannot be enabled when the disc containing MP3, WMA or JPEG[...]

Customizing the Function Settings 28 To return to the MAIN PAGE Press to select the main page, then press ENTER or press RETURN . To clear the setting menu Press , then select “ EXIT SETUP ” or press SETUP . Note When a TV screen is not displayed, the “ TV type ” setting may not be suitable for your TV . ■ PIC MODE This adjusts the screen[...]

Customizing the Function Settings 29 ■ DIGIT AL OUT OFF BITSTREAM PCM Selects whether the digital output of the VD-4500 will output the PCM signal only, the PCM and other signals, or no digital signals, at all. ■ D. RANGE ON OFF When the setting is [ON], soft sounds such as dialog can be heard more clearly without making loud sounds even louder[...]

Customizing the Function Settings 30 ■ AUDIO Select the audio language. American model: • ENGLISH • FRENCH • SPANISH • CHINESE • JAPANISE • OTHERS Other models: • ENGLISH • FRENCH • SPANISH • CHINESE • JAPANISE • GERMAN • ITALIAN • OTHERS To select other language 1. Select [OTHERS] and press the ENTER button. 2. Input [...]

■ PARENTAL DVD videos equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The content allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD video can be controlled may vary from disc to disc. For example, some discs allow you to edit out violent scenes unsuitable for children and replace them with more suitable scenes, or [...]

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Specifications 34[...]

DVD Menu Language Code List 36[...]