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    DVD AUDIO-VIDEO / SUPER AUDIO CD PLA YER DVD-2930CI OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS[...]

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    I ¢ SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence [...]

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    II ENGLISH ¢ NOTE ON USE FCC INFORMA TION (For US customers) 1. PRODUCT This product complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this product may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this product must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation[...]

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    Getting Started ENGLISH 1 ENGLISH Cable indications ············································································8 Connection to a TV ······························································?[...]

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    Getting Started ENGLISH 2 ENGLISH Fast-forwarding/Fast-reversing ··················································40 Moving to the beginning ·····························································40 Searching using the NUMBER button[...]

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    Getting Started Getting Started ENGLISH 3 ENGLISH The discs playable on the DVD-2930CI are the discs shown on the table at the right. Do not use discs with special shapes, as they could damage the player . NOTE: •D VD players and DVDs have specific region numbers (assigned by country). The disc’ s region number must be the same as the player’[...]

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    Getting Started Getting Started ENGLISH 4 ENGLISH *1 : Some DVD-Audio discs, DVD-Video discs and video CDs may be designed to by the software producer to operate in ways other than described in this manual. *2 : This player can play DVD±R/DVD±RW discs recorded in video format on DVD recorders. Depending on the recording conditions, however , the [...]

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    Getting Started Getting Started ENGLISH 5 ENGLISH Approx. 22 feet / 7 m 30° 30° About the remote control unit Inserting the batteries q Remove the cover . w Set two R6P/AA batteries in the battery compartment in the indicated direction. e Set the cover back in place. Operating range of the remote control unit • Point the remote control unit at [...]

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    Getting Started Getting Started ENGLISH 6 ENGLISH q w e r t y u i o !0 !1 !2 !5 !4 !3 !6 !7 PROGRESSIVE 1 A-B AUDIO VCD SUPER DVD GROUP TITLE TRACK CHAP ANGLE D.MIX PROG RAND TOTAL SING REM HDCD WMA MP3 HDMI MPEG JPEG L.PCMP.PCM DIGITAL LFE R SR C S L SL q w r e t y u i o !0 !1 !2 !3 !5 !4 q 1 : Displayed during playback. 3 : Displayed when in the [...]

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    Getting Started Getting Started ENGLISH 7 ENGLISH q !1 w e r t y u i o !0 q 5.1ch AUDIO OUT terminals ....................(10) w 2ch AUDIO OUT terminals ...................(9, 10) e VIDEO OUT terminal ...................................(9) r S-VIDEO OUT terminal ...............................(9) t COMPONENT VIDEO OUT terminals ........(9) y ROOM T[...]

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    Connections ENGLISH 8 ENGLISH V ideo cable Audio cable Signal direction Analog audio connections A R L R L Pin-plug cable Analog audio connections B Pin-plug cable Coaxial digital connections C Coaxial digital cable (75 Ω /ohms pin-plug) Digital connections (Optical) D Optical fiber cable V ideo connections F V ideo cable (75 Ω /ohms pin-plug c[...]

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    Connections Connections ENGLISH 9 ENGLISH Connection to a TV S VIDEO IN R L AUDIO IN VIDEO IN or R L L R L J G R L AUDIO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN Y P B P R R L L R L A H ¢ For a TV equipped with a video input or S-Video input terminal ¢ For a TV equipped with component video input terminals Digital connection to an A V amplifier with built-in decode[...]

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    Connections Connections ENGLISH 10 ENGLISH Bitstream output PCM output ¢ Audio signals output from the DVD-2930CI’ s digital audio output terminals Audio recording format With “DOWN SAMPLING” as initial setting DVD-Audio Linear PCM V ideo CD MPEG1 Music CD 44.1 kHz / 16 bit Linear PCM MP3 CD Linear PCM or Packed PCM 96 kHz / 16 ~ 24 bit MP3 [...]

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    HDMI audio setting Device to be connected Connections Connections ENGLISH 11 ENGLISH DENON LINK connections DENON LINK E When connected to a DENON LINK-compatible A V amplifier , the multi-channel signals of DVD-Audio discs, Super Audio CDs, etc., can be transferred as such in digital format. Connection to a device with an HDMI terminal HDMI IN I C[...]

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    Connections Connections ENGLISH 12 ENGLISH Digital connection to a recording device (MD recorder , etc.) COAXIAL IN OPTICAL IN or C D At “AUDIO SETUP”, set “DIGIT AL OUTPUT” to “PCM” ( page 23), “DOWN SAMPLING” to “ON” ( page 23). Playing a DVD without first making the correct settings could result in noise that is unpleasant on[...]

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    Page Item you want to set (* indicates the setting upon purchase) Description Page Item you want to set (* indicates the setting upon purchase) Description Page Item you want to set (* indicates the setting upon purchase) Description ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings 13 Language setting DIALOG Set the audio language to be output. ENGLISH*[...]

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    Page Item you want to set (* indicates the setting upon purchase) Description Description Item you want to set (* indicates the setting upon purchase) Page Description Item you want to set (* indicates the setting upon purchase) Page ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 14 DIGIT AL OUTPUT Use this procedure to set[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 15 4 5 Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then pr ess [ENTER] . 6 Use [ D D H H ] again to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 7 Once the settings are completed, pr ess [SETUP] . 8 <POWER> [ ENTER ] [ RETURN ] [ D H F G ] [NUMBER (0~9)] [HDMI FORMAT[...]

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    Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 16 ¢ Language code list Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 1 DIALOG: Set the audio language to be output. SUBTITLE: Sets the language of the subtitles displayed on the TV screen. DISC MENUS[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 17 Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 2 Use [ D D H H ] to select “HDMI RGB SETTING”, then press [ENTER] . 1 NORMAL (Upon purchase): Output as “16 (black)” to “235 (white)”. Use this procedure to set the digital RGB image range (data [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 18 1 2 3 Use [ D D H H ] to select “TEST TONE”, use [ F F G G ] again to make the settings, then press [ENTER] . 2 OFF: No test tones are output. At the HDMI speaker setting screen, use [ D D H H ] to select “CHANNEL LEVEL”, then press [ENTER] . 1 If “AUTO” is selec[...]

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    DENON LINK setting AV amplifier’ s DENON LINK version ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 19 Use [ D D H H ] to select “DIST ANCE”, use [ F F G G ] to set “METERS” or “FEET”. 2 At the HDMI speaker setting screen, use [ D D H H ] to select “DELA Y TIME”, then press [ENTER] . 1 Use [ D D H H ] to [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 20 Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 2 Use [ D D H H ] to select “TV ASPECT”, then press [ENTER] . 1 4:3 PS: Select this if the screen’ s vertical:horizontal ratio is 4:3. Software recorded in wide screen format is played in the pan & [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 21 Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 2 PROGRESSIVE (Upon purchase): Synchronizes the sound with the progressive mode. INTERLACED: Synchronizes the sound with the interlaced mode. HDMI: Synchronizes the sound with the HDMI mode. OTHERS: Select th[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 22 Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 2 Use [ D D H H ] to select “PIXEL CROPPING”, then press [ENTER] . 1 OFF (Upon purchase): Select this when a regular consumer TV is connected. Set the horizontal display range with respect to the interlac[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 23 Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 2 Use [ D D H H ] to select “DIGIT AL OUTPUT”, then press [ENTER] . 1 NORMAL (Upon purchase): Select this when an A V amplifier with built-in Dolby Digital or DTS decoder is connected to the DVD-2930CI’[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 24 Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 2 Use [ D D H H ] to select “BASS ENHANCER”, then press [ENTER] . 1 OFF (Upon purchase): No sound is output from the subwoofer . Sets the subwoofer output for when playing 2-channel or other sources witho[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 25 Use [ D D H H ] to select the setting level, then press [ENTER] . 2 Use [ D D H H ] to select “RA TING LEVEL”, then press [ENTER] . 1 0 (LOCK ALL): This restricts playback of all DVDs. 1: This restricts playback of adult and regular DVDs. Select this when you only want t[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 26 1 Use [ D D H H ] to select the playing mode, then press [ENTER] . 2 Use [ D D H H ] to select “PLA YER MODE”, then press [ENTER] . 1 AUDIO (Upon purchase): DVD-Audio discs are played as such. VIDEO: The DVD-Video contents included on DVD-Audio discs are played. Use [ D [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Making the initial settings Making the initial settings 27 Use [ D D H H ] to select the item to be set, then press [ENTER] . 2 Use [ D D H H ] to select “SCREEN SA VER”, then press [ENTER] . 1 OFF (Upon purchase): When this is set, the screensaver function does not work. ON: When this is set, the screensaver function is activat[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH 28 Other settings [ ENTER ] [ PURE DIRECT SELECT] [ D H ] [ PURE DIRECT MEMORY] About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Other settings In the stop mode, press [PURE DIRECT MEMOR Y] . • [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Other settings Other settings 29 HDMI SELECT HDMI FORMAT [ D H F G ] [ PICTURE ADJUST] [ ENTER ] HDMI SELECT HDMI FORMAT About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Making the settings for th[...]

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    Adjustment range (initial value) Description Item ENGLISH ENGLISH –6 ~ +6 (0) ON/OFF (OFF) Adjust 4 Detailed adjustment of the picture’ s brightness. 16 ~ 235 (G0=24/G1=32/G2=48 /G3=64/G4=80/G5=96 /G6=128/G7=160/ G8=192/G9=224) Adjust 3 Other settings Other settings 30 Adjusting the picture quality Storing the picture quality settings in the me[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Other settings Other settings 31 [ D H F G ] [ ENTER ] About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Gamma correction Make these adjustments using numerical tables or graphs. To adjust using th[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation 32 Basic Operation T urning the power on Press < POWER > . • “0h00m00s” is displayed if no disc is loaded. ¢ ON: The power indicator lights green. £ OFF: The power indicator turns off. The power indicator lights red if the standby mode is set by pressing < ON ST ANDBY > or [POWER OFF] . [ POWER OF[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation 33 9 1 3 [ AUDIO ] [ SUBTITLE ] [ ENTER ] [ D H F G ] [ TOP MENU ] [ ANGLE ] [ MENU ] [NUMBER (0~9, +10)] 3 1 9 About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit To [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation 34 For DVDs containing multiple titles, the desired title can be selected and played from the top menu. Some DVDs also have special menus called “DVD menu”. Press [TOP MENU] or [MENU] during playback. Use [ D D H H F F G G ] or [NUMBER] ( 0 ~ 9, +10 ) to select the desired title. • Step 3 can be[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation 35 1 [ SEARCH MODE] [ CLEAR ] [ RETURN ] SUPER AUDIO CD SETUP [ PAGE + ] [ D H F G ] [ ENTER ] [ PAGE – ] [NUMBER (0~9, +10)] SUPER AUDIO CD SETUP 1 About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on th[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation 36 STEREO: The 2-channel area of the HD layer is played. MUL TI (Upon purchase): The multi-channel area of the HD layer is played. Setting the top priority playback layer for Super Audio CDs Use this procedure to set the layer to be played when the disc is loaded. CD: The CD layer is played. Press SUP[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation 37 1 [ RETURN ] [ DISPLAY ] [ D H F G ] [RANDOM] [REPEAT] [ ENTER ] 1 About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit ¢ To change the file to be played: Use [ D D[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation 38 About discs containing DivX ® format files CD and DVD discs containing digital images recorded in DivX ® format can be played. DivX ® : A digital video compression technology with DivX ® video coding by DivX Networks Inc. Load a disc containing files in DivX ® format. Use [ D D H H F F G G ] t[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation Basic Operation 39 [ ENTER ] [ D H F G ] 2 8 9 [ MENU ] 1 [ ZOOM ] 3 9 8 3 1 2 About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit The DVD-2930CI can play Kodak Picture CDs and Fujifi[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Basic Operation 40 FOLDER REPEA T : Playback starts from the selected file, and all the files in that folder are played repeatedly . FOLDER: Playback starts from the selected file, and the other files in that folder are played in order . Repeat and random play of MP3, WMA, JPEG and DivX ® files ALL REPEA T : Playback starts from th[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Convenient operations Convenient operations 41 [ ENTER ] 3 1 [ PROGRAM/ DIRECT] [ CLEAR ] [ CALL ] [RANDOM] 7 6 [ A-B ] [REPEAT] 2 [NUMBER (0~9, +10)] [ D H ] 6 3 1 2 7 About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit an[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Convenient operations Convenient operations 42 For Video CDs / Super audio CDs / Music CDs discs Normal playback “” “” T rack played repeatedly Entire disc repeated Repeat play stopped Press [A-B] during playback. • This sets the starting point A. • The “ ” indicator appears on the display . 1 Press [A-B] again. •E[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Convenient operations Convenient operations 43 Operating using the on-screen display This function lets you display information about the disc (titles, chapters, time, etc.) and specify the part you want to play . Press [DISPLA Y] during playback. • The display on the TV screen switches each time the button is pressed. • The ite[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Convenient operations Convenient operations 44 Use [NUMBER] ( 0 ~ 9, +10 ) to input the number , then press [ENTER] . (For DVD discs) Use [NUMBER] ( 0 ~ 9, +10 ) to input the number . (For V ideo CDs / Music CDs / Super Audio CDs discs) • Playback starts from the specified point. For some discs it is not possible to specify the ti[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Convenient operations Convenient operations 45 [ D H F G ] [ DIMMER ] [ ZOOM ] [ NTSC/PAL ] < 1 > < 9 > About the button names in this explanation <> : Buttons on the main unit [] : Buttons on the remote control unit Button name only : Buttons on the main unit and remote control unit Zoomed play Setting the video f[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Others 46 Others AL24 Processing Plus is an analog waveform reproduction technology compatible even with the high bit rates and high sampling rates of next generation media. AL24 Processing Plus conducts digital data interpolation based on the digital data that is input to achieve analog waveforms near those the sounds must have had[...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Others Others 47 If a problem should arise, first check the following: 1. Are all the connections correct ? 2. Is the set being operated as described in the Operating Instructions ? If this unit is not operating properly , check the items listed in the table below . Should the problem persist, there may be a malfunction. Disconnect [...]

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    ENGLISH ENGLISH Others 48 ¢ Audio performance Signal format: NTSC / P AL Applicable discs: (1) DVD-Audio / DVD-Video discs 12 cm 1 side 1 layer , 12 cm 1 side 2 layers / 12 cm 2 sides 2 layers (1 side 1 layer) 0 8 cm 1 side 1 layer , 0 8 cm 1 side 2 layers / 0 8 cm 2 sides 2 layers (1 side 1 layer) (2) Super Audio CDs 12 cm 1 layer / 12 cm 2 layer[...]

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    Denon Brand Company , D&M Holdings Inc. Printed in China 00D 511 4451 003 TOKYO, JAP AN www .denon.com[...]