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® DVD PLAYER DV-981HD USER MANUAL R E A D C A R E F U L L Y B E F O R E O P E R A T I O N[...]
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i T a ble of Contents Table of Contents ...................................................................... 1 Important Information ............................................................... 1 Important Safety Instr uctio ns .................................................................................... 2 Additional Safety Instr uctio [...]
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ii Subtitle Se lection ..................................................................................................... 23 Angle Sel ection ......................................................................................................... 24 Zooming the Disp layed Frame ...................................................................[...]
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1 Impor tant Infor mation CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. NO USER-SER VICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIE D SERVICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO PREVENT DAMAGE WHICH MAY RESULT IN FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with a rrowhead symbol, within an equi[...]
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 2 Impor tant Safety Instr uctions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufa cturer’s instructions. 8) Do not in[...]
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 3 13) When smoke, abnormal smell or sound appears from the pro duct, please cut off power immediately and contact your dealer or servi ce center. 14) Never insert any metal object into the cabinet. It may create danger of electric sho ck. 15) After service and maintenance, please let the service person do sa fety check to ensu[...]
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION 4 Copyright Protection This product inco rporates copyright protection technology t hat is protected by U.S. patents and ot her intellectual pr operty rights. Us e of this copyright pr otection techno logy must be authoriz ed by Macrovision Corporation, a nd is intended for home an d other limited viewi ng uses only unles s ot[...]
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5 INST ALLA TION F r ont P anel Contr ols 1 2 35 4 6 7 1. POWER Button 2. Disc Tr ay 3. OPEN/CLOSE Button 4. IR Remote Sensor 5. Di splay Window 6. PLAY/PAUSE Button 7. STOP Button F r ont P anel Display W indow 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 1 1. DVD Disc 2. Dolby Digita l 3. DTS 4. CD Disc 5. Repeat 6. Play/Pause 7. Playback Time 8. Chapter or Track R ear Panel C[...]
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INSTALLATION 6 1. HDMI Jack 2. Mixed L/R Audio Out Ja cks 3. 5.1ch Audio Out Ja cks 4. Video Out Jack 5. S-Video Jack 6. Coaxial Digital Audio Ja ck 7. Optical Digital Audio Jack R emote Contr ol 1. POWER Button – Toggl e power STANDBY and ON 2. BOOKM ARK Button – Bookmark playing point or retrieve bookma rks 3. SF Button – Select Sound Field[...]
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INSTALLATION 7 Battery Installation 1. Remove the batt ery compartment cov er 2. Insert batteries 3. Replace the batte ry compartment cov er Using the Remote Control When using the re mote control, the front wi ndow of the re mote control should be point ed to the infrared sensor on the front panel within an angle of ±30° and a range of about 26 [...]
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INSTALLATION 8 Making the Vi deo Connection HDMI Connection Rear Panel HDMI IN HDMI Cable Video In S-Video Or Composite Video Cable S-Video Cable (Optional) (Included, Optional) Method 1 – HDMI Connection Directly to TV • If your TV has an HDMI (High-Definition Multim edia Interface) input, you can use the included HDMI cable to connect the DVD[...]
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INSTALLATION 9 DVI Connection Rear Panel Or Audio In Video In S-Video DVI HDMI-DVI Adapter Cable (not included) Audio Cables (included) Composite Video Cable (included, optional) S-Video Cable (optional) Method 2 – DVI Connection to TV • If your TV has a DVI input, you can purchase an HDMI-DVI adapter cable to con nect the DVD player to the TV.[...]
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INSTALLATION 10 Connecting to an Audio System Connecting to a Receiver/Amplif ier with HDMI Input/Output Method 3 – HDMI Connection to Receiver and TV • HDMI can transmit both audio and video signals over a single cable . If you have an HDMI- capable receiver that can suppo rt HDMI audio, you can simply run an HDMI cable from the DVD player to [...]
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INSTALLATION 11 Connecting to a Receiver/Amplif ier with 5.1c h Audio Input Method 4 – 5.1ch Analo g Audio Connection • Please use 6 RCA-style audio intercon nect cables to conne ct the FRONT L/R, SURROUND L/R, CENTER and SUBWOOFER anal og output s of the OPPO DVD player to the corresponding multi-channel analo g audio input jacks of your A/V r[...]
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INSTALLATION 12 Connecting to a Receiver/Amplifier wi th Dolby Digita l or DTS Decoder Method 5 – Digital Audi o Connection • Please use either a 75-Ohm coaxial digi tal audio cable with RCA-style connectors or an S/PDIF optical digital audio cable to con nect one of the digital audio outputs to the corresponding inp ut terminal on your A/V rec[...]
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INSTALLATION 13 Connecting to a Stereo or Surround Audio System Method 6 – Stereo Anal og Audio Connecti on • If your audio system only offers stereo audio in puts, you can connect it to the MIXED L/R audi o outputs of the DVD player using the suppli ed Red/Wh ite audio cables. Depending on the capability of your audio system, you may set up yo[...]
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INSTALLATION 14 Setting Up the Player - Initial Setup Use the Setup Menu System In many places of this guide, the DVD play er’s Setup Menu needs to be adju sted to match your specifi c audio/video configur ation. When asking you to make me nu adjustm ents, we will use the foll owing terminology to indicate the location of the desired function: Se[...]
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INSTALLATION 15 T V Display Screen Saver Light Control Angle Mark DVD-Audio Mode SACD Priority Divx(R) VOD Subtitle Font 16:9 Wide On On Off DVD-Audio Multi-Channel Fon t3 --- General Setup Page --- 2. Press the left/right ARROW buttons to select the setup page. There are 5 pages: General Setup Page, Speaker Setup Page, Audi o Setup Page, Video Set[...]
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INSTALLATION 16 playback or eject the disc before trying to c hange these setu p items. If you still cannot access the setup item, plea se check for co nf iguration conflicts and consistency. For example, if the audio “ Down-mix ” mode is set to “ Stereo ”, the center and rear speaker size settings will be grayed-out. Setting the “ Down-m[...]
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INSTALLATION 17 DVD Content TV Screen Appearance 4:3 16:9 Pan-Scan Letterbox Wide Wide/SQZ 16:9 4:3 Select the Best Output Resolution One of the major adva ntages of the OPPO DVD player is its ability to up-co nvert standard defin ition video contents stored on t he DVD discs to high definiti on video signal and o utput it to the TV throug h HDMI. [...]
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INSTALLATION 18 NOTE • Some TV sets do not support one or more HDMI output resolutions (particularly 1080p). In this case repeatedly press the HDMI butto n until a supported resolution is selected. Give your display a second or two to “grab on” to the new signal and attempt to display a picture. • In case you are not able to get a pict ure [...]
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INSTALLATION 19 o Audio Setup Page > Digital Output to “ Ra w ” o Audio Setup Page > HDMI Audio to “ Auto ” Down-mix Front Speaker Center Speaker Rear Speaker Subwoofer Channel Delay 5.1CH Large Large Large On --- Speaker Setup Page --- Digital Output LPCM Rate Audio T one Pro Logic II Dolby Digital Setup Channel T rim Audio Delay HDM[...]
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INSTALLATION 20 • Set the Audio Setup Page > Digital Output to “Ra w” . This will ensure the original Dolby Digital and DTS audio stream will be sent to the re ceiv er for decoding. Stereo audio content will also be sent in digital format. Digital Output LPCM Rate Audio T one Pro Logic II Dolby Digital Setup Channel T rim Audio Delay HDMI [...]
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21 B ASIC OPERA TIONS Disc Playback 1 . Press the POWER button to turn on the DVD player. 2 . Press the OPEN/CLOSE ( EJECT ) button to eject the disc tray. 3 . Place the disc with the label side facing up and the record side facing down. 4 . Press the OPEN/CLOSE ( EJECT ) button again to retract the tray. 5 . The DVD player reads disc inf[...]
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BASIC OPERATIONS 22 D VD Menu Playback 1. Some DVD discs contain title menu or chapter menu functions. 2. Press the MENU button on the remote control to displ ay the menu on the TV screen. 3. Make menu selections using the number buttons or navigate the menu using the ARROW buttons, and then press the PLAY/PAUSE or SELECT button to make the selecti[...]
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BASIC OPERATIONS 23 NOTE Check the MUTE status by pressing the MUTE butt on when there is no audio output. OSD (On-Scr een Display) Press the OSD button on the re mote control to show di sc information and operation function hints on the TV screen. The OSD disp lay includes the followi ngs: DVD disc: CD disc: Audio Language/Channel Selection To sel[...]
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BASIC OPERATIONS 24 Each press of SUBTITLE bu tton switches one avail able subtitle in a l ooping manner: NOTE Availability of subtitle depends on discs and contents. Angle Selectio n 1. When playing DVD discs, a n angle mark will be displayed on the screen when the player detects scenes reco rded with multiple angles: 2. Press the ANGLE button on [...]
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BASIC OPERATIONS 25 2. When the frame is mag nified, press the ARROW butt ons to move the visible area in the frame (Panning). Sound Field and EQ Mode Adjustment SF EQ When playing discs, you may adjust sound field or eq ualization mode according to your preference. 1. Press the EQ button on the remote control to set the equalization pattern type. [...]
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26 AD V ANCED OPERA TIONS TV System Selection While you will want to set the video output system (NTS C/PAL) to the sa me as that supported by your TV, reali ze that th e DVD player will convert, on-the-fly any content that is not in t he format your TV underst ands. The default output is NTSC for North Ameri ca. Press the P/N button on the remote [...]
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS 27 Slo w Playback To slow down the playback speed, please use the foll owing steps. 1. Press the SLOW button on the remote control and the player start s slow playback. Each press of the SLOW button switches the playback speed in the following sequence: 2. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button during slow playback to resume normal playbac[...]
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS 28 3. The player now rep eatedly plays back the specified section (A -B). 4. Press the A-B button for the third time to resume normal playback. NOTE Not available for all disc formats or contents. Random and Shuf fle Playback When playing an audio CD disc, you may use the ANGLE button to switch the play back mode from normal pla[...]
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS 29 1. Title and chapter se arch. For example, search for Title 6, Chapter 2: • Press the GOTO button on the remote, and the TV screen di splays: (You may need to use the ARROW butt ons to move the cursor to the “Title” location.) • Enter the title number 6 . The cursor moves to the “Chapter” lo cation and the TV scre[...]
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS 30 Memor y and Automa tic R esume 1. If you must interrupt the playback an d would like to resume from the interrupted position at a later time, you may press the EJECT butt on on the remote control to eject the di sc. While ejecting the disc the DVD player will save the current playi ng position. 2. The position i s memorized e[...]
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS 31 Vi ewing Static Pictures on DVD-Audio Discs Some DVD-Audio discs contain static pi ct ures, such as photos of the band or narration of the album. When a DVD-Audio track is playing, you may use the ANGLE button to select the previous pi cture or the ZOOM button to select the next picture. Vir tual K eyboar d While enjoying a m[...]
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS 32 Disc Br owser The disc browser enables you to conveniently view the disc information, perform disc navigation and playback control. The follo wing example shows how to use the di sc browser during DVD playback. 1. Press the BROWSER button on the remote control. The TV screen displays the following: • Video preview in the t [...]
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS 33 The Status Window contains the following element s: 1. Elapsed play time of the curre nt digital audio file 2. Total play time of the current digital audio file 3. The audio bit rate 4. Current playb ack mode indicator (play/stop/pau se) 5. Track indicator 6. Volume indicator 7. Dynamic frequen cy power spectrum meter When a [...]
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS 34 Digital Picture Pl ay Operations When a picture is displayed in full scree n slide sh ow mode, the following operations are avail able: • Press the SUBTITLE button to switch among variou s picture transition modes. • Press the ZOOM button to start the zoom in/out function. The TV screen displays “Zoom 100%” o While in[...]
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35 SETUP MENU OPTIONS The Setup Menu of the DVD player pre sents many set up and configuration optio ns. For most users, the default configuration works well eno ugh and there is no need to change the settings. However if you need to configure the DVD player to perfectly match your home the ater settings and watching preference, please refer to the[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 36 5. DVD-Audio Mode: T o select which portion of a hybrid DVD-Audio disc to playback. The options are: • DVD-Audio – Play the DVD-Audio po rtion of the disc with high-resolution audio • DVD-Video – Play the DVD-Video portion of the disc with Dolby Digital or DTS audio 6. SACD Priority : To select whi ch audio tracks to p[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 37 Speak er Setup Page Down-mix Front Speaker Center Speaker Rear Speaker Subwoofer Channel Delay Stereo Large Small Small Off --- Speaker Setup Page --- 1. Do w n-mix Mode: To set the audio down-mix mode f or converting multi-channel audio into two- channel output. This setting affects the analog and HDMI audio outputs. The opti[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 38 6. Channel Del ay: To set the delay time for the center, rear speakers and the subwoofer. The delay is to compensate for the audio propagation time difference ca used by the distance difference of the speakers to the listener. • Press the up/down ARROW buttons to select the speaker to set the dista nce difference. • Press [...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 39 Example Channel Delay Adjustment: Supported Configuration Unsupported Configuration Settings: Center Speaker – 4 Inches Subwoofer – 4 Inches Left Surround – 12 Inches Right Surround – 12 Inches Settings: Center Speaker – 0 Inch Subwoofer – 0 Inch Left Surround – 0 Inch Right Surround – 0 Inch[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 40 Audio Setup Page Digital Output LPCM Rate Audio T one Pro Logic II Dolby Digital Setup Channel T rim Audio Delay HDMI Audio Raw 48KHz 00 05 LPCM --- Audio Setup Page --- 1. Digital Outp ut: To set the bit stream type of the digital audio output for use with Dolby Di gital and DTS-compatible receivers. The options are: • Raw [...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 41 • On – Pro Logic II processing is always on • Off – No Pro Logic II processi ng • Auto – Pro Logic II processing i s on only when Dolby Pro Logic II encoded co ntent is detected. B. Mode : To set the processing mode of Pro Logi c II. The options are: • Music – The surround experience i s tailored for multi-chan[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 42 • Press the left/right ARROW buttons to select the channel to be adjusted. • Press the up/down ARROW buttons to raise or lower the volume of the selected chan nel in 0.5dB increments. • Press the SELECT button to confirm the settings and return to the Audio Setup Page . Channel trim is generally not requi red since mo st[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 43 Vi deo Setup P a ge Sharpness Brightness Contrast Saturation T rueLife CCS Noise Reduction Video Mode Off 00 00 00 On Off Off Video1 --- Video Setup Page --- 1. Sharpness: To set the sharpness of video output. Sharpness level can be se t with the following options: • High – High edge enhancement. Video details are the shar[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 44 advanced video processin g functions rely on the TrueLife feature, we reco mmend leaving this option on. 6. CCS : To turn on/off the Cross Color Suppression f eat ure of the built-in Genesis/Faroudja vide o processor. CCS helps separate contrasting co l ors and may prevent the colors from bleeding into one another. The setting[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 45 Pr ef er ence Page T V Typ e PBC Audio Subtitle Disc Menu Parental Contr ol Password Defult NTSC On English Off English Off --- Preference Page --- The Preference Page can only be acce ssed when play back is completely stopped, or wh en there is no disc in the DVD player. 1. TV Type: To set the output video system (PAL/NTSC) t[...]
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SETUP MENU OPTIONS 46 • Press the SELECT button to confirm the selection. You will be asked for the parental control password. Enter the password (default password: 7890) a nd press the SELE CT button. 7. Pass w ord : To set parental control password. To change the password, enter the old pa ssword (default: 7890) and then ent er a 4-digit number[...]
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47 REFERENCES Useful No tes • In order to prolong the service life of your DVD player, it is reco mmended to wait at least 30 seconds before you turn it on again after switching it off. • Remove disc and turn off power after operation. • Some functions of the player may not be applicable to certain di scs. • Some discs with special features[...]
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REFERENCES 48 Specificat ions Designs and specification s are su bject to change without notice. Disc Types* DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, SACD, CD, HDCD, Kodak Picture CD DivX (DivX Certified Home Theater Profile Parameters, V2.2. Covers DivX 3.11 – 5.1) CD-R/RW, D VD±R/RW, DVD+R DL Output Analog Audio: Stereo, 5.1ch Digital Audio: Coaxial, Optical Ana[...]
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REFERENCES 49 Language Code List Code Language Name 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali, Bangla 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 6765 Catalan 6779 Corsican 6783 Czech 6789 Welsh 6865 Danish 6869 German 6890 Bhutani[...]
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50 LIMITED WARRANTY OPPO Digital, I nc. Limited On e Y ear War r anty Your OPPO product has been manufactu red to prec ise standards, and with rigid quality control through every process of manufacturing. It is warrant ed by OPPO DIGITAL, INC. against defective workmanship or materials f or one (1) full year from the original date of purcha se. Thi[...]
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LIMITED WARRANTY 51 • If it is determined that your product ne eds serv ice, a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA ) number will be issued to you along with return instru ctions and address of an OPPO service center. • Pack the product securely, preferably in t he original packagi ng, with your assigned RMA number marked clearly on the outsid[...]