Hitachi DV-P303U manual

1 DVP303U HITACHI DVD PLAYER MODEL DV-P303U Instruction manual To obtain the best perform ance and en sure years of trouble-free u se, please read this in struction m anual com pletely.[...]

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Precautions .................................................................................................................... .............................. 4 CAUTIONS ....................................................................................................................... ...................... 4 FCC NOTE (for [...]

3 Index View (VCD) ............................................................................................................... ................. 21 Selecting the Audio L anguage ................................................................................................... ........... 22 Using the AUDIO Button ..............................[...]

4 Precautions CAUTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER- SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This sym bol indicat es "dangerous volt age" inside t he product that pres ents a ris k of electric shock or personal injury. This sym bol indicat es im port an[...]

5 OF PROCEDURES OTHER T HAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZA RDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OP EN COVER AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. Note: • This unit can be u sed only wh ere the pow er supply is AC 120V, 60Hz. It cannot be u sed elsew here. • This DVD player is desig ned and manuf actured to r[...]

6 2 Insert tw o AA batteries. Make sure th at the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly. 3 Replace the battery cover. If remote doesn't operate properly: • Check the polarity + - of th e batteries (Dry-Cell) • Ch eck if the batteries are drain ed. • Ch eck if rem ote sen sor is blocked by obstacles . • Ch eck if there is any fluor[...]

7 DVD Au dio + Video 12 Cm Single- sided 240 mi n. Double- sided 480 mi n. • DVD contains excellent sound and video due to Dolby Digital an d MP EG-2 system . • Vario us screen a nd audio functio ns c an be ea sily selecte d thro ugh t he on- screen m enu. 8 Cm Single- sided 80 mi n. Double- sided 160 mi n. VI DEO-CD Audio + Video 12 Cm 74 min.[...]

8 Front Panel Co ntrols  STANDBY/ON • When the uni t i s first p l ugge d in, the indica t o r lights. When ST ANDBY/ O N is pr e ssed, the lamp goes o ut and the player is turned on.  DISC TRAY • Press OPEN/CL OSE to open and close the disc tray .  DISPLAY • Operation in dicators are displayed h ere.  OPEN/CLOSE • Press to open[...]

9 (2) Disc ty pe indicators . (3) Reverse play back/Pause/Forw ard playback (4) Ligh ts w hen 3D surrou nd is turned on . (5) DVD: Title number (6) DVD: Chapter num ber. (7) Video/A udio CD: Track n umber (8) Repeat play mode (9) Lin ear PCM audio out put (10) Dolby Digital audio output (11) DTS (Digital T heater System) au dio o utput (Digital onl[...]

10 DVD Function Buttons (1) DVD POWER Button • Turns the player on and off. (2) NUMBER Buttons (3) REPEAT Bu tton • A llows y ou to repeat play a title, chapter, track, or disc. (4) A-B REPEAT Bu tton • Marks a segm ent to repeat between A and B. (5) SETU P Button • Brings up the DVD player' s Setup menu . (6) MODE Button • A llows y[...]

11 • To stop play back. (9) SKIP Button s • Skip th e, Chapter, or Track. (10) MENU Button • Brings up the Menu o n a disc. (11) TOP MENU Button • Brings up the T o p Menu o n a disc . (12) ENTER/DIRECTION Butt o n (UP/DOWN o r LEFT/RIGHT But t on) (13) STEP Button • A dvances play back one fram e at a time. (14) AUDIO Button • A ccesse[...]

12 (1) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT JACK • Use eith er a coaxial digital cable to connect to a com patible Dolby Digital receiv er. Use to connect to an A/V A mplif ier that contains a Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder. (2) MIXED AUDIO OUT JACKS • Con nect to the Au dio input jacks of y our televisi on, audio/video receiv er, or VCR. (3) VIDEO OUT JACK[...]

13 Connections Choosing a Connection The followin g show ex amples of connections commonl y used to connect th e DVD player w ith a TV and other components. Before Connectio n the DVD Player • A lway s turn off the DVD player, TV, and other com ponents before you conn ect or disco nnect any cables. • Refer to ow ner's m anual of the additi[...]

14 Connection to a TV (For Video) • M ethod 1 DVD Play er + TV with Video Input Jack • Method 2 DVD Player + TV w ith S-Video Input Jack (If the S- Video is selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT .) Basic Functions Playing a Disc Before Playback • Turn on a TV and press the TV/VID EO button to se lect video m ode.[...]

15 When y ou stop disc play , the player rem embers where y ou stopped, so w hen y ou press PLA Y again, it w ill pick up w here you left o ff ( unless the d isc is re moved, the STOP butto n is pre ssed twice o r the p l a yer is unplugge d.) NOTE • If th e player is left for an appr o ximate 5 min utes in pause m ode, it will stop. • The pow [...]

16 (2X/4X/8X/16X/3 2 X/norm al speed, in ord er) on DVD. • Press th e REVERSE or FORWARD SEA RCH button on the rem ote and press again to s earch at a faster speed (4X/8X/n ormal speed i n order) on VCD an d CD. • To return to norm al speed playback , press the PLA Y/PAUSE button. Sk ipping Track s 2 Press th e NEXT SKIP or BACK SKIP button dur[...]

17 1 Play a VCD(v ersion 2.0) • The Menu screen will appear. 2 Use the num ber buttons to select the desired item. • Sim ply pressing the n umber buttons w ill enter the item . • With s ome VCDs, y ou can use th e PLAY/PAUSE, SKIP and RETURN bu ttons With som e VCDs, the RETURN button operation may be display ed using the mark . • Press th [...]

18 Using the Display Function If y ou want to obtain the inf ormation on the title, chapter, tim e, audio configuration and subtitles in DVD play, press the PLAY button.To get information on the track and time in VCD or CD p lay, also press DISP LAY When Play ing a DVD 1 During play back, press th e DISPLAY button on the remote. • Curren t T itle[...]

19 Using the REPEAT butto n 1 Press the REPEAT b utton on the remote. Repeat screen appears . 2 Select Chapter, Title or A-B using the L EFT /RIGHT button. • A -B Repeat 1 Press the REPE AT b utton. Select A- B on screen with th e LEFT/RIGHT button. 2 Press ENTER at the point w here you want the repeat play to start (A ). The B is automatically h[...]

20 1 Press the MODE button. 2 Use the LEFT/RIGHT b utton to select PROGRAM. Press the ENTER button. 3 Use the LEFT/RIGHT b utton to select the first Chapter (or Tr ack) to ad d to program. Press the ENTER button. T he selected nu mbers appear in th e Program Order box. 4 Press the PLAY/PAUSE button. The disc will be play ed back in programmed order[...]

21 A d vanced Functions Using the Disc View Function You can directly access the desired m usic or v ideo track w ithout usin g the men u. Track View (VCD) Displays the beginni ng view of each Track and th e T rack number. 1 Press the TOP MENU button durin g playback. 2 Press the UP/DOWN b utton to select TRACK VIEW. Press the ENTER b utton. 3 Sele[...]

22 • When pressing the TOP MENU on DVD; The disc's Top Menu w ill come up. • When pres sing the TOP MENU on CD ; The un it enters the INTRO mode. INTRO lets y ou listen to the beg inning of each Track for about 10 secon ds. Selecting the Audio Language You ca n select a desir e d langua ge quickly and e asily with the AUDIO b utton. Using [...]

23 When play ing a VCD In disc v ersion 2.0, th e MENU button w orks as a conversion s wit ch betw een MENU ON and MENU OFF mode. When playin g a VCD 1.1 or CD, the MENU button will not w ork. • This function depe nd s on wh at languages are enco d ed on the disc and may not work w ith all DVDs. • A DVD disc can contain up to 8 Audio languages.[...]

24 4 Use the U P/DO W N /LEFT /RIGH T butt o n to sel e ct the d e sired l a nguage. 5 Press the ENT E R b utton. When playing a VCD In disc v ersion 2.0, th e MENU button w orks as a conversion s wit ch betw een MENU ON and MENU OFF mode. When playin g a VCD 1.1 or CD, the MENU button will not w ork. NOTE • This function depe nd s on wh at langu[...]

25 Using the Bookm ark Function (DVD/VCD) 1 During play back, press the BOOKMARK button on the rem ote. Then a marker w ill be displayed. 2 Use th e LEFT/RIGHT button to move to t he desired bookm ark icon . 3 When y ou reach the scene y ou wan t to mark, press the ENTER button. The icon will ch ange to a num ber (1, 2, o r 3 ). 4 Press the BOOKMAR[...]

26 2 Use the UP/DOWN or LEFT /RIGHT button to select the part of the screen y ou wan t to zoo m. 3 Press the ENT E R b utton. - During DVD playback, press ENTER to zo om in 2X/4X/normal. - Duri ng VCD pl ayback, pres s ENTER to zoom i n 2X/norm al. Using the 3D Sound Function The sim ulated surroun d effect (SPATIALIZ ER N-2-2) depen ds on the disc[...]

27 Changing Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu The Setup Me nu lets you customize your DVD player by allow ing you to select vario us language p r eferences, set up a parental level, ev en adjust the play er to the type of television s creen you h ave. 1 Press the SETUP b utton on the rem ote in the stop mode. (1) PLAYER MENU : Set up of the D isplay [...]

28 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select Play er Menu. 3 Press the ENTER b utton. 4 Use the UP/DOWN button to select 'ENGLISH' . 5 Press the ENT E R b utton. - ENGLISH is selected and the screen retu rns to Setup Menu - To mak e the Setu p Menu disappear, pres s the RETURN bu tton. Using the Disc Menu Language Thi s func tion cha nges the la[...]

29 1 Press th e SETUP button w hen in stop m ode. 2 Press the UP/DOW N b utton to select Au dio. 3 Press the ENT E R b utton. 4 Press the UP/DOWN b utton to select 'ENGL ISH'. - Selec t "ORI GINAL" if you want the defa ult sound t r ack la ngua ge to b e the or iginal l a nguage the d isc is r e cord ed in. - Selec t " OT H[...]

30 1 With no disc play ing, press SETUP. The Setup Menu s creen appears. 2 Use UP/DOWN to select Parental. Press ENTER. The Parental Control screen appears . 3 Use LEFT/RIGHT to select Yes if y ou w ant to use a pass word. Press ENTER. The Enter Passw ord screen appears. 4 Enter y our passw ord. The Re-e nter Passw ord screen appears to confirm the[...]

31 1 Press th e SETUP button w hen in stop m ode. 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select Audio Options. Then press the ENT ER button. 3 Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the LEFT/RIGHT button. (1) DIGITAL OUTPUT PCM : Con verts t o PCM(2CH) 48kH z/16bit audi o. Select PCM when u sing 3D soun d. BITST REAM : Conv erts to Do l[...]

32 3 Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the ENT E R b utton or LEFT/RIGHT b utton. (1) TV ASPECT Depe nding on t he type of tel evision you have , you may w ant to adj ust the scr e en setting (aspect ratio). (2) STILL MODE Prevent picture shaking in still mode and display sm all text clearer. (3) SCREEN ME SSAGES Use to [...]

33 NOTE - Certain audio features of this product m anufactu red under a license from Desper Products, Inc., Spatializer® 3- D Stereo, Spatializer N-2-2 an d the circle-in- square are tradem arks ow ned by Desper Products Inc. - Manu factured under licen se from Dolby Laboratories . "Dolby", "P ro Logic" and the doubleD sy mbol [...]

34 Referenc e Specifications General Pow er Requirem ents AC 120 V , 60 Hz Po wer Co nsumption 17 W Wei ght 3.3 kg Dim ensi ons W 430 mm x D 285 mm x H 80 m m Operating Temperatu re Range +5` C to +35`C Operating Hum idity Range 10 % to 75 % Disc DVD (DIGITAL VERS ATILE DISC) Reading Speed : 3.49 m/sec. A pprox. Play Tim e (Sing le Sided, Sin gle L[...]

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