OPPO Digital DV-970HD manual

DVD PLAYER DV-970HD ADVANCED SETUP GUIDE A SUPPLEMENT T O THE U S E R M A N U A L[...]

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i T a ble of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................ 1 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE ................................................................... 2 Using the DVD Set up Menu System .............................................................................................. 3 SETTI[...]

2 HO W T O USE THIS GUIDE This guide is written in a very procedural manner. Unlike most User Manuals which read like dictionaries and are only slightly less interesting, OPPO was kind enough to allow us to contribute to a “kindler and gentler” Setup Guide that takes you through the setup process the way we do it – almost every week of our li[...]

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 3 Using the D VD Setup Menu System In many places of this guide, the DVD player’s Setup M enu needs to b e adjusted to mat ch your specific audio/video configu ration. To access the DV D player’s Setup Menu simply press the SETUP butt on on the remote control wh en the disc is stoppe d. When asking you to make me nu adjust[...]

4 SETTING UP THE PLA YER: B ASICS Follow these simpl e steps to su ccessfully set up your player for use in your system Use the Best A vaila ble Video Connection (Y) (Pb/Cb) (PrCr) Rear Panel Or Video Cable (yellow , included) HDMI (included) or HDMI-to-DVI Cable S-Video Cable (optional) Vide o I n S-Vi deo DVI In Component Video Cable (optional) B[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: BASICS 5 If you have a widescreen (16:9) display as pict ured on the left, select one of these options: • 16:9 Wide – 16:9 (widescreen) sou rces will be display ed in their native aspect ratio, and 4:3 sources will be stret ched. • 16:9 Wide/SQZ – 16:9 (widescreen) as well as 4:3 so urces will be displayed in their na[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: BASICS 6 Use the Best A vaila ble Audio Connection Connections for Most CD or DVD Playback A V Receiver/Integrated Amplifier Rear Panel Coaxial In Optical In Connect ONE of these digital audio cables: Coaxial S/PDIF or Optical S/PDIF BEST GOOD Analogue Audio Cables (Red/White) Audio In If at all possible you will wan[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: BASICS 7 But, Wait – I Have HDMI! A V Receiver/Integrated Amplifier Rear Panel BEST HDMI (included) or HDMI-to-DVI Cable DVI In HDMI can transmit both audio AND video sign als over a single cable. If you have an HDMI-capable display or, better yet, an HDMI-capable receiver that can sup port HDMI audio, you are in luck. Simp[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: BASICS 8 Connections for Non-Dolby Digital/ DTS Receivers, DVD-Audio and SACD Receiver/Amplifier with 5.1ch Audio Input Dolby Pro Logic Receiv ers If you have an older Dolby Pro Logic surro und receiver that d oes not support Dolby Digital o r DTS but has multi - channel input s, you wi l l want to connect the 6 a nalogue out[...]

9 SETTING UP THE PLA YER: AD V ANCED Setup Menu Options The following is an advanced tour of the Setup M enu option s which enables control over how your DV D player functions in various situations and with variou s program material and hardware. The OPPO DV- 970HD DVD player comes with a “safe” default configurat ion, so you should get perform[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 10 Gener al Setup P age 1. TV Display : This is a primary setting and is add re ssed in the Setting Up the Player: Basics section. To set the aspect ratio of the DVD play er’s output image to match your TV, select fro m the following: • 16:9 Wide – 16:9 (widescreen) sou rces will be display ed in their native a[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 11 6. DVD-Audio Mode: To select whi ch p ortion of a hybrid DVD-Audio disc to playba ck. The o ptions are: • DVD-Audio – Play the DVD-Audio po rtion of the disc with su rround audio • DVD-Video – Play the DVD-Video portion of the disc with Dolby Digital or DTS audio 7. DivX VOD: Select this to display the dev[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 12 Analogue Multi-Channel Outpu t Settings The following settings only affect the analogue multi -channel outputs, not the digital coaxial or optical outputs of the DVD player. We recommend using the analo gue mul ti-channel outputs of this player only when you are playing SACD or DV D-Au dio disc s and/or cannot uti[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 13 for your system. Your Front Right and Le ft s peakers should measure t he same distance. If they do not, please adjust them if possible. • Press the UP/DOWN ARROW buttons to se lect the first speaker to configure. • Measure the distance (i n inches) from that speaker to the listening position. If it is LESS th[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 14 7. Channel Trim: To set the volume of each individual channel. • Press the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW buttons to select the ch ann el to be adjusted. • Press the UP/DOWN ARROW buttons to raise or lower the volume of the select ed channel in 0.5dB increments. • Press the SELECT button to confir m the settings and retur[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 15 5. Audio Tone (+/-16) : This function rai se s or lo we rs the tone (key/pitch) of the audio track. Thi s is useful for playing Karaoke discs a nd should not be used for regular music listeni ng or movies. • Press the SELECT button to show the tone control window. • Press the LEFT/RIGHT ARROW buttons to lower [...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 16 7. Dolby Digital Setup: To configure the Dolby Digital decode r, press the SELECT button to enter the Dolby Digital Setup page and press the LEFT AR RO W button to exit the Dolby Digital Setup page. A. Dual Mono: To choose the output for Dolby Digital discs enco ded with two independent audio channels, such a s bi[...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 17 2. Brightness : Adjusts the brightness (black level ) of the video output. • Press the SELECT button to show the Bri ghtness scale, and then use the LEFT/ RIGHT ARROW buttons to adjust. • Press the SELECT button to confirm the new setting. 3. Contrast : Adjusts the cont rast (white level) of the video output. [...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 18 Pr ef er ence P a ge The Preference Page can only be acce ssed when play back is completely stopped, or when there is no disc in the DVD player. 1. TV Type: Sets the output video system (PAL/NTSC) to match the type of TV. The options are: • Auto – No system conversion is performed. T he output video system is [...]

SETTING UP THE PLAYER: ADVANCED 19 7. Password : Sets parental control password. To ch ange the password, enter the old password (default: 7890) and then ent er a 4-di git number as the new password. Enter the new password again to confirm, and then press the SELECT button. 8. Default : Resets all settings to the factory default va lue. The parenta[...]

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