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Sylvania DVL500B manual

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  • Page 1

    OWNER’S MANUAL If you need additional assistance for set-up or operating after reading owner’s manual, please call TOLL FREE : 1 - 800 - 968-3429 Please read before using this equipment. 5 DISC D VD/CD PLA YER DV L 500B INSTRUCCIONES EN ESP AÑOL INCLUID AS.[...]

  • Page 2

    – 2 – EN 9F21 W ARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury . CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCED[...]

  • Page 3

    – 3 – EN 9F21 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS 1) Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the product is operated. 2) Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3) Heed W arnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be[...]

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    – 4 – EN 9F21 A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING This product’ s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling regulations. Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concerning chemical wastes. The serial nu[...]

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    – 5 – EN 9F21 T ABLE OF CONTENTS ■ LASER SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ■ IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    – 6 – EN 9F21 FEA TURES ¡ Dolby Digital sound This player can handle Dolby Digital surround sound having 5.1 channels when connected to a Dolby Digital decoder . ¡ Still/fast/slow/step pla yback V arious playback modes are available including still pic- tures, fast forward/reverse, slow motion and step frames. ¡ Random playbac k for audio CD[...]

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    – 7 – EN 9F21 ABOUT THE DISCS The following discs can be played back on this DVD player . This player conforms to the NTSC color system. Y ou can- not play discs recorded in other color systems such as PA L or SECAM. ¡ Some discs include region codes as shown below . ¡ The number inside the symbol refers to a region of the world, and a disc e[...]

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    – 8– EN 9F21 OPERA TING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS PLAY STOP POWER OPEN/CLOSE SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 1 9 2 4 3 5 10 6 8 7 FRONT P ANEL REMO TE CONTROL POWER 11 2 3 23 45 6 78 9 +10 0 OPEN/ CLOSE EXTRA CHANGE REV PLAY STOP FWD ENTER SETUP MENU RETURN TITLE ZOOM DISPLAY A - B REPEAT SEARCH MODE CLEAR SKIP PAUSE SELECT ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO MODE 6 24 25 11 1[...]

  • Page 9

    – 9 – EN 9F21 COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr CPMPONENT VIDEO OUT 40 34 35 36 37 38 39 REAR VIEW 34. CO AXIAL DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT Jack 35. Right A UDIO OUT Jack 36. Left A UDIO OUT Jack 37. VIDEO OUT Jack 38. S-VIDEO OUT Jack 39. Component Video Out Jacks 40. Po wer Cord DISPLA Y DISPLA YS DURING OPER[...]

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    – 10 – EN 9F21 HOOKUPS FOR TVs WITH S-VIDEO INPUT JACK Use an S-V ideo cable (commercially available) in place of the yellow video cable to enjoy pictures at higher quality . CONNECTING TO A TV A/V -compatible or wide screen TV COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr CPMPONENT VIDEO OUT To VIDEO OUT jack To V[...]

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    – 11 – EN 9F21 CONNECTING TO AN AMPLIFIER EQUIPPED WITH DIGIT AL INPUT JACKS, MD DECK OR DA T DECK Use audio coaxial digital cables (commercially available) for the audio connections. CONNECTING TO A TV OR A STEREO TV THA T HAS COMPONENT VIDEO IN JACKS Set Dolby Digital and DTS to OFF on the DVD Player . If you play a DVD when the settings are [...]

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    – 12 – EN 9F21 CONNECTING TO A DOLBY DIGIT AL DECODER OR DTS DECODER If using this DVD player to play back a DVD in a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital surround or DTS surround format, the DVD player outputs a Dolby Digital or DTS data stream from its COAXIAL DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT jack. By hooking the player up to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder , you can [...]

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    – 13 – EN 9F21 PLA YING A DVD VIDEO OR AN AUDIO CD Getting started T urn on the power of the TV , amplifier and any other components which are connected to the DVD player . (Change the input system to suit the DVD player , and check that the sound volume is correct.) 1 Press the PO WER button. ¡ The power will turn on. 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE b[...]

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    – 14 – EN 9F21 USING THE TITLE MENU W ith a DVD containing a title menu, you can select desired titles from the menu. 1 Press the TITLE button. ¡ The title menu will appear . 2 Select the desired title. ¡ Press the arrow buttons ( L / K / B / s ) to change the setting, and then press the ENTER button. CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLA YBACK[...]

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    – 15 – EN 9F21 F AST FOR W ARD/REVERSE 1 Press the FWD g or REV h b utton dur- ing playbac k. ¡ For DVDs, pressing the FWD g or REV h button cycles the playback speed in three steps. ¡ For audio CDs, the playback speed is × 16 fixed. 2 Press the PLA Y button to return to normal playbac k speed. CD DVD 1 Press the numeric b uttons to enter th[...]

  • Page 16

    – 16 – EN 9F21 PLA YING FROM A DESIRED TITLE OR CHAPTER Y ou can also press the SEARCH MODE button, use the numeric buttons to enter the chapter number . ¡ Perform the title search and the chapter search after setting them on the same screen at the same time. Changeover by K / L buttons. Note ¡ Playback from a desired title or chapter is not [...]

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    – 17 – EN 9F21 A-B REPEA T Y ou can define a section to be played back repeatedly . 1 Press the A-B REPEA T button during playbac k. ¡ The starting point (A) will then be selected. 2 Press the A-B REPEA T button again at the end point (B) of the desired section. ¡ The selected section will be played back repeatedly . 3 To e xit A-B repeat pla[...]

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    – 18 – EN 9F21 ZOOM PLA YBACK (enlargement onscreen) Images can be enlarged four times on the screen to your taste. Press the ZOOM button during pla yback. ¡ An image will be enlarged at the center of the screen. ¡ Press the ZOOM button again, and the image will be back to the previous size. DVD SETTINGS CHANGING THE AUDIO LANGUAGE OR SOUND M[...]

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    – 19 – EN 9F21 CHANGING THE SUBTITLE LANGUAGE The DVD player has a function which allows you to select the desired language for subtitles. Press the SUBTITLE button during pla yback, and then press the SUBTITLE button to select the desired subtitle language. ¡ The subtitle language can be changed if the subtitles are recorded in multiple langu[...]

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    – 20 – EN 9F21 CHANGING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y DISC 3 DVD Play Repeat [Chapter] Title 1 Chapter 18 Time 0:17:52 -1:38:46 Bit Rate Chapter 18 / 30 Title 1 / 5 Time 1:56:38 Audio 1.English / 4 • Picture in play back Playback Setup Window Info. Window Elapsed time of the current title and Remaining time of the current title. Current chapter numb[...]

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    – 21 – EN 9F21 1 Press the SETUP button. ¡ The setup screen appears. 2 Press the K / L b uttons to select Language , and then press the ENTER button. 3 Press the K / L b uttons to select an item, and then press the ENTER button. (V oice is played back in selected language.) (Subtitles are shown in selected language.) (The disc menu appears in [...]

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    Angle Icon (Default : On) Display or not display the Angle icon on the screen Background Color (Default : Blue) Select blue or gray . Auto Power Off (Default : On) Set or not set to turn off after the screen saver is started and no keys are pressed for 30 minutes. 4 Press the K / L b uttons to select a desired item, and then press the ENTER button.[...]

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    – 23 – EN 9F21 Dolby Surround: When the player is connected to an audio component that conforms to Dolby Surround Pro Logic STEREO: When the player is connected to a normal audio component. Down Sampling (Default : 48kHz) Set the output for the DVD recorded in PCM 96kHz (96kHz or 48kHz) 4 Press the K / L b uttons to select a desired item, and t[...]

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    – 24 – EN 9F21 5 Press the RETURN button. ¡ The setup screen will appear . CONTROL LEVELS ¡ Level 8 DVD software of any grade (adult/general/children) can be played back. ¡ Levels 7 to 2 Only DVD software intended for general use and children can be played back. ¡ Level 1 Only DVD software intended for children can be played back, with thos[...]

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    – 25 – EN 9F21 LANGUAGE CODE LIST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 [Fig. 6] No. Language Country code Afar Abkhazian Afrikaans Amharic Arabic Assamese A ymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Byelo[...]

  • Page 26

    – 26 – EN 9F21 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If the DVD player does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Owner's Manual, check the player , consulting the following checklist. Symptom Cause Remedy No power ¡ Loose power plug. ¡ Insert the power plug firmly into the wall outlet. The player does not respond to the remote contro[...]

  • Page 27

    – 27 – EN 9F21 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS SERVICING Should your DVD player become inoperative, do not try to correct the problem by yourself. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Turn of f, unplug the power cord, and please call our help line at 1-800-968- 3429, to locate an Authorized Service Center . CABINET CLEANING ¡ W ipe the front panel[...]

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    – 28 – EN 9F21 SPECIFICA TIONS Product type : DVD Player Discs : DVD video Audio CD Output signal format : NTSC color Frequency response DVD (linear sound) : 20 Hz to 22 kHz (sample rate: 48 kHz) 20 Hz to 44 kHz (sample rate: 96 kHz) CD : 20 Hz to 20 kHz Signal-to-noise ratio (S/N ratio) CD : 1 10 dB (EIAJ) Dynamic range DVD (linear sound) : 95[...]

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    – 29 – EN 9F21 CONTROLES DE OPERACIÓN Y FUNCIONES PLAY STOP POWER OPEN/CLOSE SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 1 9 2 4 3 5 10 6 8 7 P ANEL DELANTER O MANDO A DIST ANCIA POWER 11 2 3 23 45 6 78 9 +10 0 OPEN/ CLOSE EXTRA CHANGE REV PLAY STOP FWD ENTER SETUP MENU RETURN TITLE ZOOM DISPLAY A - B REPEAT SEARCH MODE CLEAR SKIP PAUSE SELECT ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO MODE [...]

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    – 30 – EN 9F21 COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT R L AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO OUT Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr CPMPONENT VIDEO OUT 40 34 35 36 37 38 39 VIST A TRASERA 34. T oma de salida de audio digital coaxial (CO AXIAL DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT) 35. T oma de salida de audio derecha (A UDIO OUT) 36. T oma de salida de audio izquierda (A UDIO OUT) 37. T oma de salida d[...]

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    – 31 – EN 9F21 CONEXIONES Consulte la figura 1 de la página 10 P ARA TELEVISORES CON TOMA DE ENTRADA DE VÍDEO S Utilice un cable de vídeo S (de venta en el comercio) en lugar del cable de vídeo amarillo para disfrutar de imágenes de más alta calidad. Consulte la figura 2 de la página 10 Consulte la figura 3 de la página 10 CONEXIÓN A U[...]

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    0VMN02760 E7860UD ★★★★★ Printed in China LIMITED W ARRANTY Funai Corporation will exchange or repair this product, at its option, in the event of defect in materials or workmanship as follows: EXCHANGE DURA TION: 1-90 DA YS: FUNAI CORPORA TION will exchange for a new unit without char ge for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of o[...]