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    3139 246 13521 D VD VIDEO / SA CD PLA YER DV P 720SA DV P 720SA 01-34 DVP720_AP 18/03/2004, 10:38 AM 1[...]

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    3139 246 13521 General Information CAUTION (W ARNING LOCA TION: ON THE BA CKPLA TE OF THE SET) NEVER MAKE OR CHANGE CONNECTIONS WITH THE PO WER SWITCHED ON. Laser safety This unit employs a laser . Due to possible ey e injury , only a qualified service person should remo ve the cov er or attempt to service this device . NO TE: PICTURES SHO WN MA YB[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English F rançais Deutsch Nederlands 3 Index English --------------------------------------- 6 -------------------------------- 35 -------------------------------- 65 Bahasa Mela yu --------------------------- 95 Manufactur ed under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pr o-Logic” and the double-D symbol are tr ademark[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 4 Introduction Supplied accessories ....................................... 5 Care and saf ety information .......................... 5 Connections Connecting TV .............................................. 6-7 Using Composite Video jacks (CVBS) ........ 6 Using S-Video jack .......................................... 6 Usin[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 5 Supplied accessories Remote Control and two AA batteries General Information Care and saf ety information ● Po w er consumption – Check that the operating voltage indicated on the typeplate (or beside the voltage selector) is identical to the v oltage of your local po wer supply . If not, please consult your dealer . ?[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 6 Connections Connecting TV IMPOR T ANT! –Y ou only need to mak e one video connection from the f ollowing options, depending on the capabilities of y our TV system. – Connect the D VD system directly to the TV . Using Composite Video jacks (CVBS) 1 Use the composite video cable (yello w) to connect the D VD Pla yer’ s [...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 7 Connections COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/Dolby Digital CVBS S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr STEREO FRONT W L R L R AUDIO IN V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN 2 1 IMPOR T ANT! – Component Video connection pro vides higher pictu[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 8 Connections COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT PCM/MPEG2/Dolby Digital CVBS S-VIDEO Y Pb Pr ~ AC MAINS AUDIO OUT V (Pr/Cr) U (Pb/Cb) Y S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT VIDEO IN After e ver ything is connected properl y , plug in the A C po wer cord to the po wer outlet. Nev er make or change an y connections with the power swit[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 9 Connections Stereo system has Dolb y Pro Lo gic or Right / Left Audio In jack 1 Select one of the video connections (CVBS VIDEO IN, S-VIDEO IN, SCAR T , COMPONENT VIDEO IN) depending on the options a vailable on your TV . 2 Use the audio cables (white/red) to connect A UDIO OUT (L/R) jacks of the D VD Pla yer to the corr es[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 10 Functional Ov er view Fr ont and Rear P anels Multichannel Audio Out – Center speaker , subwoofer , fr ont and rear speak ers multichannel connection Audio Out (Left/Right) – Connect to AUDIO inputs of an amplifier , r eceiv er or stereo system YPbPr – Connect to YPbPr input of a TV IR COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO O[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 11 Functional Ov er view Remote Control PREVIEW MUTE MUTE SOUND SURROUND SURROUND SLEEP DIM DIM RETURN – T o go back to previous menu DISC MENU – Enters or exits the disc contents menu – Switches on or off the pla yback contr ol mode (for VCD version 2.0 only) 1 2 3 4 – Selects an item in the menu/ fast forward/backwa[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 12 IR PREVIEW PREVIEW MUTE MUTE SOU ND SUR ROU ND SLEEP DIM Getting Star ted Step 1: Inser ting batteries into the Remote Control 1 3 2 1 Open the batter y compartment. 2 Insert two batteries type R06 or AA, f ollowing the indications ( +- ) inside the compartment. 3 Close the cov er . Using the Remote Control to operate the [...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 13 Selecting the colour system that corresponds to y our TV This D VD Pla yer is compatible with both NTSC and P AL. In order f or a D VD disc to pla y on this Pla yer , the colour system of the Disc, the TV and the D VD Play er should match. 1 Pr ess SYSTEM MENU . 2 Press 2 r epeatedly to select {VIDEO SETUP P A GE}. 3 Press[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 14 Step 3: Setting language pref erence Y ou can select your o wn prefer red language settings.This D VD Pla yer will automatically switch to the language f or y ou whene ver you load a disc. If the language selected is not a vailable on the disc, the disc’ s default language will be used instead. The OSD language in the sy[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 15 Getting Star ted TIPS: To return to the pr evious menu, pr ess 1 . To remo ve the menu, press SY STEM MENU . Step 4: Setting the speak ers’ channels Y ou can adjust the dela y times (centre and surr ound only) and volume le vel for individual speak ers. These adjustments let y ou optimise the sound accor ding to your sur[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 16 Disc Operations IMPOR T ANT! – If the inhibit icon (ø or X) appears on the TV scr een when a button is pressed, it means the function is not a vailable on the current disc or at the curr ent time . – Depending on the D VD or VIDEO CD , some operations ma y be differ ent or restricted. – Do not push on the disc tra y[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 17 Disc Operations Basic pla yback controls Unless otherwise stated, all operations described are based on Remote Contr ol use. P ausing playback 1 During pla yback, press Å . ➜ Pla yback will pause and sound will be m uted. 2 Press Å again to select the next pictur e frame. 3 To resume normal pla yback, press PLA Y B . S[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 18 Operations for video pla yback (D VD/VCD/SVCD) Using the Disc Menu Depending on the disc, a menu ma y a ppear on the TV screen once y ou load in the disc. To select a pla yback feature or item ● Use 1 2 3 4 k eys or n umeric k eypad (0-9) on the remote, then pr ess OK to start playback. To access or remo v e the menu ●[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 19 Disc Operations Special D VD Featur es Pla ying a Title 1 Press DISC MENU . ➜ The disc title menu appears on the TV screen. 2 Use 341 2 keys or n umeric ke ypad (0-9) to select a pla y option. 3 Press OK k ey to confirm. Camera Angle ● Press ANGLE r epeatedly to select differ ent desired angle. Changing the Audio Langu[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 20 Pre view Function 1 Press PREVIEW . 2 Press 34 to highlight {TRA CK DIGEST}, {DISC INTER V AL} or {TRA CK INTER V AL}. 3 Press OK to open one option. SELECT DIGEST TYPE: TRACK DIGEST DISC INTERV AL TRACK INTERV AL T rack Digest This function will minimise the picture of ev ery track in order to displa y every six of these [...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 21 Disc Operations TIPS: The operating features described her e might not be possible for certain discs. Alwa ys refer to the instructions supplied with the discs. Selecting a folder and track/file 1 Press 34 to select the folder and pr ess OK to open the folder . 2 Press 34 to select a track/file. 3 Press OK to confirm. ➜ [...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 22 Special picture disc f eatures IMPOR T ANT! Y ou ha ve to turn on your TV and set to the correct Video In channel. (See page 12 “Setting the TV”). ● Load a Picture disc (K odak Picture CD , JPEG). ➜ F or K odak disc , the slide sho w will begin. ➜ F or JPEG disc, the pictur e menu a ppears on the TV screen. Press[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 23 This D VD Pla yer setup is carried out via the TV , enabling you to customise the D VD Pla yer to suit your particular requir ements. General Setup menu 1 In disc mode, press SY STEM MENU . 2 Press 1 2 to select ‘General Setup’ icon. 3 Press OK to confirm. - - GENERAL SETUP P AGE - - DISC LOCK DISPLA Y DIM PROGRAM OSD [...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 24 D VD Setup Menu Options If you want to r emo ve a track 6 Use 1 2 3 4 k eys to mov e the cursor to the track you want to r emove. 7 Press OK to r emove this track fr om the programme men u. To start programme pla yback 8 Use 1 2 3 4 k eys to highlight {ST AR T} on the programme men u, then press OK . ➜ Pla yback will sta[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 25 D VD Setup Menu Options Digital Audio Setup The options included in Digital Audio Setup are: ‘Digital Output’ and ‘LPCM Output’. 1 In ‘A UDIO SETUP P AGE’, press 34 to highlight {DIGIT AL AUDIO SETUP}, then press 2 . 2 Press the 34 k eys to highlight an option. 3 Enter its submenu by pr essing 2 . 4 Mov e the c[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 26 Night Mode - turning on/off In this mode, the high volume outputs ar e softened and low v olume outputs are brought upwar d to an audible level. It is useful for watching your fa vourite action movie without disturbing others at night. 1 In ‘A UDIO SETUP P AGE’, press 34 to highlight {NIGHT MODE}, then pr ess 2 . ON Se[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 27 D VD Setup Menu Options Pro gressiv e - turning on/off This featur e is only applicable if you ha ve connected this D VD Pla yer to a Progr essive Scan TV thr ough the Y Pb Pr jacks (see page 7). 1 In ‘VIDEO SETUP P A GE’, pr ess 34 to highlight {PR OGRESSIVE}, then press 2 . OFF To disable Progr essive Scan function. [...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 28 D VD Setup Menu Options 4 Press 34 to highlight one of the following options. BRIGHTNESS Increase the value will brighten the picture or vice v ersa. Choose zer o (0) for av erage setting. CONTRAST Increase the value will sharpen the pictur e or vice versa. Choose zero (0) to balance the contrast. TINT Increase the value w[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 29 D VD Setup Menu Options Restricting pla yback by P arental Control Some D VDs ma y hav e a parental le vel assigned to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc . This feature lets you set a pla yback limitation lev el. The rating lev els are from 1 to 8 and ar e countr y dependent. Y ou can prohibit the pla ying [...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 30 Changing the P assword The same passw ord is used for both Parental Contr ol and Disc Lock. Enter your six-digit passw ord when pr ompted on the screen. The default password is 136 900. 1 In ‘PREFERENCE P A GE’, pr ess 34 to highlight {P ASSW ORD}, then press 2 to select {CHANGE}. - - PREFERENCE P AGE - - AUDIO SUBTITL[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 31 TV ST ANDARD (P AL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 525 Pla yback Multistandard (P AL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE CVBS 1Vpp — 75 ohm YPbPr 0.7 Vpp — 75 ohm RGB (SCAR T) 0.7 Vpp — 75 ohm VIDEO FORMA T Digital Compression MPEG 2 for DVD ,SVCD MPEG 1 for VCD MPEG-4 DV D 50Hz 60Hz Horiz. resolution 720 pixels 720 pix el[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 32 W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system y ourself, as this will invalidate the war ranty . Do not open the system as ther e is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed belo w before taking the system for r epair . If y ou ar e unable to remedy a pr oblem by fo[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 33 Picture fr eezes momentarily – Check the disc for fingerpr ints/scratches and during pla yback clean with a soft cloth wiping from centre to edge . No return to start-up screen when – Reset the unit by switching the pla yer off, then on disc is remo ved again. The pla yer does not r espond to –A im the Remote Control[...]

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    3139 246 13521 English 34 Analo g: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analog sound varies, while digital sound has specific numerical values. These jacks send audio through tw o channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: The ratio of vertical and horizontal sizes of a displa yed image. The horizontal vs. vertical ratio of conv entional T[...]