Aiwa XD-DV270 manual

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    8A-A V5-902-01 010130AMK-Y -T HEJ DVD PLA YER CCC XD-DV270 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS CCC En (English) HRJ CCC CCC[...]

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    2 ENGLISH ENGLISH W ARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. This DVD player is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PROD[...]

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    ENGLISH 3 INTRODUCTION En TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Precautions ............................................................... 2 Before Use ................................................................. 4 Supported disc formats .................................... 4 Disc-related terms .............................................. 4 T ypes[...]

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    4 ENGLISH BEFORE USE Please read the following before operating the DVD player . Supported disc formats This DVD player can play discs with the following marks only . DVDs (8 cm disc/12 cm disc) Super video CDs (SVCDs) Video CDs (VCDs) (8 cm disc/12 cm disc) Audio CDs (8 cm disc/12 cm disc) In addition, this unit can be played back a CD-R or CD-R W[...]

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    ENGLISH 5 INTRODUCTION En Notes on MP3 An MP3 file stores audio data compressed using MPEG1, the audio layer-3 file-coding scheme. In this manual, we refer to what are called “folder” and “file” in PC terminology as “album” and “track”. Notes on playing MP3 • An MP3 track must be recorded on a disc in the format compliant with ISO[...]

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    6 ENGLISH Handling the unit When shipping the this unit The original shipping carton and packing materials come in handy . For maximum protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory . When setting the this unit The picture and sound of a nearby TV , VCR or radio may be distorted during DVD playback. In this case, position t[...]

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    ENGLISH 7 INTRODUCTION En PA R TS AND CONTROLS The instructions in this manual refer mainly to the buttons on the remote control. Buttons on the main unit with the same names as those on the remote control can be used as well. Front panel 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @ 1 POWER button Press to switch on and off the main power of this unit. 2 6 ST ANDBY/ON i[...]

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    8 ENGLISH Remote control 6 7 8 9 ! # $ % ^ & * = ( ) 5 - 2 3 1 4 ] [ ' ; , 1 POWER button Press to turn on and off the unit. 2 ON SCREEN DISPLA Y ON/OFF button Press repeatedly to display the On Screen Display information. 3 a button Press to pause a playback. 4 v RETURN button Press to display the video CD menu itself while playing back[...]

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    ENGLISH 9 INTRODUCTION En Display window 1 Audio CD indicator Lights when an audio CD is loaded. 2 TITLE Number indicator •D isplays the number of the title being played while playing back a DVD. Displays the total number of the titles on the DVD when stopped. 3 c PLA Y indicator Lights when playing back. 4 KARAOKE indicator Lights while Karaoke [...]

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    10 ENGLISH Referring Letter See A . See B . See C . See D . See E . CONNECTIONS Before making connections • Connect the AC cords of the unit and external equipment at the end, after finishing the other connections. •I nsert the plugs completely into the jacks. Loose connections may produce a humming sound or other noise interference. • When u[...]

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    ENGLISH 11 PREP ARA TIONS En NOTE When the picture noise appears while copy-protected DVDs are played, connect the unit directly to a TV set. Do not connect through a VCR, TV/VCR or AV selector . A Connecting to a TV set only Audio cord (supplied) Rear of TV set to an AC outlet Rear of the unit When your TV set is equipped with an S-video input ter[...]

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    12 ENGLISH CONNECTIONS (CONTINUED) B Connecting to a TV set and an amplifier with a Digital In jack Use either the commercially available optical cord or 75 ohm coaxial cord when connecting this unit to an amplifier with a Digital In jack. The supplied video cord is also available instead of the coaxial cord. Set the setup menu correctly after conn[...]

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    ENGLISH 13 PREP ARA TIONS En white C Connecting to a TV set and an audio system Audio cord (supplied) TV set to an AC outlet Rear of the unit When your TV set is equipped with an S-video input terminal, see page 16. Set the setup menu correctly after connecting! According to the audio equipment and TV set to which this unit is connected, set the ?[...]

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    14 ENGLISH CONNECTIONS (CONTINUED) D C onnecting to an A V receiver equipped with a Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS decoder Use either the commercially available optical cord or 75 ohm coaxial cord when connecting this unit to an AV receiver with a Digital In jack. The supplied video cord is also available instead of the coaxial cord. TV set Rear of th[...]

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    ENGLISH 15 PREP ARA TIONS En NOTE When the picture noise appears while copy-protected DVDs are played, connect the unit directly to a TV set. Do not connect through a VCR, TV/VCR or AV selector . E Connecting to a TV set and an A V receiver with the Dolby Pro Logic Surround system When your TV set is equipped with an S-video input terminal, see pag[...]

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    16 ENGLISH CONNECTIONS (CONTINUED) Connecting to a TV set equipped with S-video jack Rear of TV set S-video input connector (S1, S2) S-video cord (not supplied) Rear of the unit to an AC outlet to S-VIDEO OUT connector Set the setup menu correctly after connecting! Set the “TV TYPE” of the setup menu correctly referring to the following below .[...]

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    ENGLISH 17 PREP ARA TIONS En Installing batteries Detach the battery cover on the rear of the remote control, and insert two R6 (size AA) batteries with 0 and 9 aligned correctly . When to replace the batteries The maximum operational distance between the remote control and the sensor of the units should be approximately 7 meters. If this distance [...]

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    18 ENGLISH 3 2,4 c 2,4 c TOP MENU i / k / j / l /ENTER v RETURN POWER MENU PLA YBACK Getting ready to play •T urn on the television, and set its video source (V ideo 1, Vi deo 2, V ideo 3, etc.) to the one connected to this unit. •T urn on the audio device connected to this unit. Set its input source to the one connected to this unit. 1 Press P[...]

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    ENGLISH 19 En When the menu screen is displayed The menu screen may be displayed first after loading a DVD, super video CD or video CD (version 2.0) which contains a menu. Use ikjl to select the program you would like to view , then press ENTER to begin playback. Press TO P MENU or MENU to return to the menu screen. Use the numbered buttons to sele[...]

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    20 ENGLISH PLA YBACK (CONTINUED) r t c a Numbered buttons i / k / j / l / ENTER r c g t f SLOW Still (Pause) Press a during playback. To return to normal playback Press c or ENTER . Frame advance Press a while the disc is paused. Each time you press the button, the program advances one frame. There is no audio when doing Frame advance. To return to[...]

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    ENGLISH 21 En Fast Forward, Reverse Press g or f during playback. Each time you press the button, the playback speed becomes faster as shown below . To return to normal playback Press c or ENTER . NOTE There is no audio while playing DVD, super video CD or video CD. Slow playback 1 Press SLOW during playback. “SLOWF 1/7” appears on TV screen an[...]

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    22 ENGLISH MARK CLEAR i / k / j / l / ENTER c 3 Press ENTER or c to mark your desired scene or track. The total elapsed time of the marked point is memorized and displayed. 4 Repeat the step 2 and 3 above to mark. To turn off the MARK menu Press MARK . Mark playback 1 Press MARK either while playing or when stopped. The MARK menu appears on TV scre[...]

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    ENGLISH 23 En Changing the angle When playing a DVD which has been recorded in multi- angle (photographed from several different angles), you can select which angle you would like to view the action from. When a multi-angle scene comes on during playback, “ANGLE” lights in the display window to let you know that you can change the angle. 1 Pres[...]

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    24 ENGLISH RANDOM AND REPEA T PLA YBACK A-B RANDOM t Random playback 1 Press RANDOM once either while playing or when stopped. “SHUFFLE: [OFF]” appears on TV screen. 2 Within 2 seconds, press RANDOM again. “SHUF” lights in the display window and random playback starts. The random menu also changes to “SHUFFLE: [On]”, then it will disapp[...]

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    ENGLISH 25 MORE FEA TURES En PROGRAMMED PLA YBACK 2 Press the numbered buttons to select the desired track number . Example : T o select track 3, press 3. To select track 12, press 1 and 2. 3 Press i / k / j / l to move the cursor on the program menu in accordance with the number of programming order . Then press the numbered buttons to select the [...]

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    26 ENGLISH CREA TING A 3D SURROUND EFFECT This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi-channel audio from a home theater system. 1 Press SURROUND once either while playing or when stopped. “S[...]

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    ENGLISH 27 MORE FEA TURES En Some discs have more than one audio track, such as soundtracks with different languages. While playing such a disc, the audio track can be changed to hear the different soundtracks. 1 Press AUDIO SELECT once during playback. For example: when playing back the DVD, “AUDIO : [1 ENG PCM 2CH]” appears on TV screen. when[...]

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    28 ENGLISH DISPLA YING AND CHANGING SUBTITLES When playing DVD discs which contain subtitles, the subtitles can be displayed on the screen and the language of them can be changed. 1 Press SUBTITLE SELECT once during playback. “SUBTITLE : [OFF]” appears on TV screen. 2 Within 2 seconds, press SUBTITLE SELECT repeatedly until the desired language[...]

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    ENGLISH 29 MORE FEA TURES En ON SCREEN DISPLA Y (OSD) General playback status can be displayed on TV screen. 1 Press ON SCREEN DISPLA Y ON/OFF once either while playing or when stopped. The total elapsed time of title and the total remaining time of title are displayed on TV screen. The elapsed time of current track and the remaining time of curren[...]

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    30 ENGLISH PLA YING KARAOKE i / k / j / l / ENTER c KARAOKE MIC 1 MIC 2 MIC 1 VOLUME Microphone Before enjoying Karaoke •Y our singing voice through a microphone is only output from AUDIO OUT of this unit. T o enjoy Karaoke, connect the unit to an audio system or A V receiver with the supplied audio cord (See page 13). • Use microphones with st[...]

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    ENGLISH 31 En V1+V2 OFF V1 V2 STEREO LEFT RIGHT R P ARTNER L P ARTNER 3 Press i / k to select MIC 1 VOL or MIC 2 VOL in correspond with connecting the microphone. 4 Press j / l to adjust the microphone volume. The default setting of the microphone volume is 08. Each time you press l , the microphone volume increases up to 16. Each time you press j [...]

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    32 ENGLISH CHANGING SETUP V ALUES Basic operations 1 Press SETUP when stopped. The setup menu is displayed. SETUP i / k / j / l / ENTER This unit comes from the factory with all the basic items set properly . • Check the “AUD OUT” and “TV TYPE” settings to make sure they are correct for the type of equipment connected to this unit. For mo[...]

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    ENGLISH 33 En SUBTITLE The subtitle language on a DVD can be changed. If the language selected is not available on the disc, the original designated by each disc will be selected. The default setting is [CHINESE]. 1 Press i / k to select SUBTITLE, then press j / l . Each time you press j / l , the menu option changes. [CHINESE]: The subtitle langua[...]

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    34 ENGLISH CHANGING SETUP V ALUES (CONTINUED) AUD OUT (Digital Audio Output) Each DVD has a variety of audio output options. Set the unit's digital audio output according to the type of audio system you use. The default setting is [DIGIT AL PCM]. CAUTION If the A V receiver is not equipped with a Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder , do not s[...]

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    ENGLISH 35 En P ASSWORD A 4-digit password can be set to prevent playback of discs with higher ratings which you set the parent lock level at the next “RA TING”. 1 Press i / k to select P ASSWORD. 2 Input a 4-digit password using the numbered buttons. Example : T o set the 4-digit password as1234, press 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 . When inputting a wrong [...]

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    36 ENGLISH TERMINOLOGY • ISO 9660 ISO stands for the “International Organization for Standardization”. ISO 9660 determines the file structure for the CD-ROMs. This unit can play MP3 files recorded in the format compliant with ISO 9660. • Nesting of folders (albums) To organize data files stored in a PC, you can store related files in a fold[...]

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    ENGLISH 37 AS NECESSAR Y En TROUBLESHOOTING If something seems to be wrong with this unit, first check the items in the table below . Symptom Check See page The power does not come on. A disc does not play . Playback stops almost immediately . No picture. The picture is bad. No sound. The remote control does not work, or does not work correctly . ?[...]

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    38 ENGLISH SPECIFICA TIONS Power supply 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption 20 W (Standby: 10 W) We ight 3.2 kg External dimensions 430 × 85 × 300 mm (w × h × d) Laser Semiconductor Laser , wavelength 655/780 n m Signal format P AL/NTSC Supported discs DVD video discs 12 cm (single-sided single-layer , single-sided double-layer , double- s[...]

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    ENGLISH 39 AS NECESSAR Y En[...]