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1 Ta b le of Contents EN Connections and Setup Some points to check before y ou connect..................2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Inserting batteries in the remote control ............2 Fr ont panel controls ......................................................3 Fr ont panel displa y ...........[...]
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2 Connections and Setup EN Some points to check befor e you connect • Ensure that the mains supply in y our house complies with that indicated on the identification stick er located on the back of your appliance. • Install your appliance horizontall y , a wa y from an y source of heat (fir eplace) or appliances creating str ong magnetic or elec[...]
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Connections and Setup 3 EN Fr ont panel contr ols (buttons appear left to right belo w) Fr ont panel displa y Elapsed time SVCD Indicates the type of disc loaded: CD (audio CD),VCD (Video CD), SVCD (Super Video CD). Appears when a D VD is being play ed. MP3 Appears when an mp3 disc is loaded. WMA Appears when a WMA disc is loaded. Appears when the [...]
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Connections and Setup 4 EN Basic connections (D VD pla y er + TV) 1. Connect the D VD play er’ s Scart socket ( TV AUDIO VIDEO OUT ) to the television set’ s Scart socket ( AV 1 , EXT1 , A UX1 , accor ding to the make) using a Scart lead (not pro vided). 2. Connect the D VD play er to the mains socket using the mains lead. Basic connections (D [...]
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Connections and Setup 5 EN Video sock ets and cables VIDEO OUT socket This sock et (yellow) is also known as a composite video sock et. The video cable (provided) usuall y comes with two audio cables (white and black). The picture quality obtained using a video connection is poorer compar ed to that obtained using a Scart connection. Audio sock ets[...]
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Connections and setup 6 EN The remote contr ol Na vigating through menus Use the direction buttons to na vigate through the menus. Pr ess the OK button on the remote contr ol to confirm any selection y ou make. Functions in D VD mode Switch the appliance on and off. DV D Select the D VD play er . Adjust the sound volume of the tele vision set. (mut[...]
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Connections and setup 7 EN This remote contr ol can be used with some recent models of tele visions and video recorders of the following brands: Thomson, Saba, Brandt, Ferguson, T elefunken and Nor dmende. Note: The buttons descr ibed belo w operate as specified, provided that the relevant function is availab le on the television or video recorder [...]
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8 Basic Pla yback Oper ations EN Operating the D VD pla y er 1. Switch on your tele vision set. 2. Press the DV D button on the r emote control. Press the button on the remote contr ol or the ST ANDBY/ON button located on the D VD play er’ s front panel. 3. When the pla yer first comes on a menu a ppears asking you to select the pla yer menu lang[...]
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Basic Pla yback Oper ations 9 EN 3. Press OPEN . CLOSE again to close the disc tra y . • Pla y starts automatically , or • The disc menu appears. One of its options can be selected to start playing the disc. Select it and press OK , or else •T he pla yer’ s main menu appears. Select the option Play and pr ess OK . 4. Press ST OP to stop pla[...]
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10 Info Menu EN Using the Info Menu Y ou can display inf ormation about the disc during pla yback using the Info menu. It will also allow y ou to access certain functions. T o displa y the menu, press PLA Y to start playback and then pr ess the INFO button on the remote contr ol. Select the various options using the and buttons. Then follow the ins[...]
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Info Menu 11 EN Press the INFO button on the r emote control while a disc is pla ying to displa y the Info menu. Use the and buttons on the remote contr ol to select the icon you want. Then use the and buttons to select an option and press OK to confirm y our selection. Direct access (D VD) To directly access a location on the disc which does not c[...]
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Info Menu 12 EN Audio (D VD and VCD) Some discs ha ve sev eral audio tracks used for differ ent languages or different audio formats. To change the language or audio format during pla y: 1. Press the INFO button, then select the audio icon with the and buttons, or press the button on the remote contr ol. 2. Choose a language or an audio format with[...]
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Info Menu 13 EN Bookmark (D VD and audio CD) The pla yer can stor e up to 12 disc locations as long as the disc remains in the pla yer and the unit r emains switched on. Note: This function is only available with discs whose elapsed time appears in the Info menu. 1. Press the INFO button, then select the bookmark icon with the and buttons, and pres[...]
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14 Pla yback of mp3, WMA and JPEG files EN is an audio file format which compresses r ecorded music. It was developed in collaboration with . The main advantage of the mp3 format is that it means CD- quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user -friendly compr essed files. WMA (Windows Media Audio) is another audio file format [...]
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Pla yback of mp3, WMA and JPEG files 15 EN Pla ying JPEG and mp3 music files at the same time Y ou can display JPEG files while listening to mp3 m usic files recorded on the same disc. It is not possible to pla y JPEG and WMA music files at the same time. 1. Insert the disc containing the two types of file in the pla yer . 2. Select an image file u[...]
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16 Pla y er Menus EN Using the pla yer men us The pla yer’ s main menu is displa yed when ther e is no disc in the play er or when the disc has been interrupted during pla yback by pressing the ST OP button. Select a menu option using the , , and buttons. Press OK to confirm your selection. Return to a pre vious menu using the button. A menu opti[...]
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Pla y er Menus 17 EN The Pla y Mode menu 1. Load a disc and press ST OP . 2. Select the Pla y Mode option and press OK to confirm. Note: The content of the Play Mode menu v aries depending on the type of disc . 3. Select a pla y mode with the and buttons, and press OK to confirm. Start (all discs) Press OK or the PLA Y button to begin the disc’ s[...]
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Pla y er Menus 18 EN The P arental Contr ol menu Y ou can control access to the pla yer and the type of discs y our famil y can watch with the lock function. There are eight lev els of parental contr ol. Select the Pa r ental Contr ol option in the main menu and press OK . The corr esponding menu is display ed. Lock 1. To activate locking ( ) accor[...]
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Pla y er Menus 19 EN The Displa y menu Select the Displa y option in the main menu using the and buttons, and press OK to confirm. Select an option using the and buttons, and press OK to confirm. TV Imag e Depending on the format of the D VD disc , you can choose the pictur e format best suited to the f ormat of y our TV screen. 1. Select a format [...]
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Pla y er Menus 20 EN The Sound menu Y ou can adapt your pla yer to other equipment and access specific functions with the Sound menu. 1. Select the Sound option in the main menu using the and buttons and press OK to confirm. 2. Select an option using the and buttons, and press OK to confirm. Sound Logic Y ou can use this function to control the dif[...]
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Pla y er Menus 21 EN The Languag es menu With this menu, you can set the language for pla yer menus, dialogue , subtitles and the disc menus. If you chose "English" during initial set-up , the main menu is displa yed in English, any menus generated b y the disc are in English, as is the language of the dialogues (if this language is a vai[...]
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22 Additional Inf ormation EN Tr oubleshooting The appliance does not switch on. •M a k e sure it is plugged into a mains sock et. •P r ess the button on the r emote control or the ST ANDBY/ON button on the front of the a ppliance. The device switches off spontaneously . • The device switches off automaticall y when it is in ST OP mode for mo[...]
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Additional Inf ormation 23 EN Precautions Use • If your a ppliance has been stored in a cool place for an y length of time , during a journey for example, wait for about 2 hours befor e using it. • The openings located on the top and bottom are f or ventilation and must not be obstructed. • During thunderstorms, we r ecommend that you isolate[...]
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Additional Inf ormation 24 EN Guarantee • The type and production n umber of your a ppliance ar e printed on the guarantee certificate delivered with y our appliance. K eep this cer tificate as w ell as the invoice. These documents are r equired in the ev ent of claiming your guarantee rights. •A ll repairs during the guarantee period m ust be [...]
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Additional Inf ormation 25 EN Discs y ou can pla y In spite of progr ess made to ensure playability of all discs types , it is not possible to guarantee playback of discs which are not in conformity with D VD, CD, VCD or SVCD standards. This unit may not play some r ecordings or files on CD-R, CD-RW , D VD-R, D VD-RW , D VD+R, DVD+R W due to differ[...]