Sharp DV-AT4000 manual

DV-A T4000 DVD PLAYER OPERA TION MANUAL MODEL Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product. To obtain the best per - form ance from this product, please read this manual carefully. It will guide you in operating your SHARP product.[...]

2 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 Impor tant Instruction - SPECIAL NO TES - SPECIAL NO TES NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B dig- ital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferenc e in a residential installation[...]

3 D V -A T4000 Impor tant Instruction - IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS - IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1 Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions 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 warnin[...]

4 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 Impor tant Instruction - IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS - IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS (continued) 15 Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-u[...]

5 D V -A T4000 General Inf ormation - Contents - Contents Pag e " Gene ra l Inf o rmation Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 T ypes of pla yabl e discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Precautions[...]

6 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 General Inf ormation - Acces sories / Opt ional accessor ies / T ypes of pla y able discs - Access ories Please confir m that the follo w ing accessor ies are included. Note: Only the above accessories are included. T ypes of pla y able discs The unit can play back discs bear ing any of the follo wing mar ks: Remote[...]

7 D V -A T4000 General Inf ormation - Precau tions - Precautions " General W arning: The voltage used must be the same as that spec ified by this unit. Using this product with a higher v olt age other than that specified i s dangerous and ma y result in a fire or other types of accident, causing damage. SHARP will not be held respons ible f or[...]

8 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - Contr ols and indicator s " Main unit (fr o nt panel) Reference page 1. P ower Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2. Stand-b y Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

9 D V -A T4000 General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - " Main unit (rear panel) Reference page 1. Compone nt Video Output J acks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2. Video Outp ut Jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 3. A udio Output Jac ks . . . . . . . . . .[...]

10 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 General Inf ormation - Contr ols and indica tor s - Controls and indicators (continued) " Remote contr ol Reference page 1. Remote Control T ransmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2. Disc Number Se lect Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2[...]

11 D V -A T4000 General Inf ormation - Description of discs - Description of discs " Discs that cannot be pla y ed ! When playing a DTS d isc on this unit , images appear but the sound d oes not pla y . Selec t other audi o output i n "Aud io Langua ge Setting" to li sten to the sound (see page 29). ! This unit adopt s the NTSC syste[...]

12 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 Preparation f or Use - System connections - System connections " Digital connection to a surr ound amplifier , etc. Connect the unit to a DTS digital surround amp lifier , etc. to enjo y D VD/CD so unds through other equipment. " Digi tal connect ion to a digi tal a udio recor der , etc. Caution: Turn off[...]

13 D V -A T4000 Preparation f or Use - System connections - " Connecting to a TV with a video input jack Y ou can enjoy D VD images b y connecting your TV and this unit with a video cab le. " Connecting to a TV with an S-video input jack If your TV has an S-video input jack, y ou can enjo y clearer D VD images by connect- ing an S-video c[...]

14 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 Preparation f or Use - System connections - System connection s (continued) " Connecting to a TV with compo nent video input ja c k s If the connected TV supp or ts progressive scanning, set the video mode selector s wit ch to PROGRESS IVE to enjoy high-density images. If not, swit ch bac k to INTER- LA CE. No[...]

15 D V -A T4000 Preparation f or Use - Remote control - Remote contr ol " Battery installati on 1 Remo ve the batte ry cover . 2 Insert the batteries accor ding to the direc tion indicate d in the bat- tery compartment. When inser ting or removing the batter ies, push them toward the batter y ter minals. 3 Replac e the co ver . Precautions for[...]

16 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 Preparation f or Use - Changing the initial setting of D V D - Changing the initial setting of D VD T urn on the TV , and switch the input to the " VIDEO 1 " or "VIDEO 2" etc. accord- ingl y . Settings are retained e ven if the unit is set t o the stand-by mode. Note: Y ou cannot display the set[...]

17 D V -A T4000 Preparation f or Use - Changing the initial setting of D V D - Setting Selectable parameters (* indicates initial settings.) Description Langu age OSD Language E nglish* Selects the initial or playback setting language. French Spanish German Italian Audio Language English* Selects the language audible from the speaker s. Chinese Sub[...]

18 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 Preparation f or Use - Changing the initial setting of D V D - Changing t he initial se tting of D VD (c ontinued) Setting Selectable pa rameters (* indicates initial settings.) Description Video T V Screen 4:3 LB* The screen mode should be set according to the connect- ing TV type (for details, see page 20). 4:3 P[...]

19 D V -A T4000 Preparation f or Use - Changing the initial setting of D V D - " Disc language Indic ator Set ting OSD Lan- guage A language for screen display can be s et, such as for initial settings or messages. Audio Lan- guage A language for audio can be set. You can specify a language for conversation and narration. English F rench Load [...]

20 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 Preparation f or Use - Changing the initial setting of D V D - Changing t he initial se tting of D VD (c ontinued) " Video f ormat Note: When playing t he disc with a fix ed video format, it will not change e ven if the TV screen size is changed. " Rating le vel setting Notes: ! T o change the rati ng lev[...]

21 D V -A T4000 Preparation f or Use - General contro l - General contr ol " T o turn th e power on " T o change the d ispla y brightness (3 levels) Y ou can switch the displa y br ightn ess by pressing the DIMMER but ton. Each time the button is pressed, the display brightness changes in the follo wing order . 1 Set the POW ER switch on [...]

22 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 D VD Oper ation - Pla ying a disc - Pl ayin g a d i sc T urn on the TV , and switch the input to the "VIDEO 1" or "VIDEO 2" etc. accordingly . 1 Press the POW ER switch on the main unit to turn the power on. While the stand-by indicat or is lit (in the stand-by mode), the unit can be turned on w[...]

23 D V -A T4000 D VD Oper ation - Pla ying a disc - " T o interr upt playbac k Press the P LA Y ( / ) button. T o resume pla yback from the same point, press the PLA Y ( / ) button. " T o stop playbac k DV D : Press the STOP ( ) b utton twice. Resume pla y star ts when you press it once. SVCD/VCD/CD/MP3/JPEG: Press the ST O P ( ) button. [...]

24 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 D VD Oper ation - Bas ic op erati on - Basic operation " T o select the disc " T o locate the beginning of a chapter/ trac k (ski p) Y ou can sk ip the current chapter (track) to the ne xt. Notes: ! The skip f eature is disabled on some discs. Some discs do not displa y the chapter (track). ! On a D V D ,[...]

25 D V -A T4000 D VD Oper ation - Bas ic op erati on - " F ast f orwar d/F ast re ver se (s ear c h) Y ou can search t he desired point as you play the disc. Notes: ! On some discs, the search function is disab led. ! On a D VD , search does not operate betw een titles. ! While searching on a D VD or video CD the sound is not heard and the sub[...]

26 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 D VD Oper ation - Useful operation - Useful operation " Stil l pictur e/Frame ad v ance Y ou can freeze the image and adv ance frame b y frame. Notes: ! Still and frame advance feat ures are disabled on some discs. ! The b utton does not allow you to oper ate Still picture and F rame adv ance on SVCD/ VCD . &q[...]

27 D V -A T4000 D VD Oper ation - Useful operation - " T o play repeatedl y (repeat pla y) Y ou can play a chapter (track) or a t itle repeatedly by specifying it during playbac k. Caution: After perf or ming repeat pla y , be sure t o press the button. Ot herwise, the disc will pla y continuously . Notes: ! Y ou ma y not be able to us e this [...]

28 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 D VD Oper ation - Useful operation - Useful operation (continued) " T o change the angle Y ou can ch ange the angle of view when play ing a D VD disc that contains scenes recorded from multiple angles. Notes: ! Some D VDs prohibit changing t he angle. ! Refer to the manual of the disc as the operation may vary[...]

29 D V -A T4000 D VD Oper ation - V arious settings - V arious settings The subtitle language and the audio l anguage you select are reset each time y ou set this unit to t he stand-by mode or change the disc. T o k eep your pref erred languages, set them in the init ial setting screen (see page 16). " T o chang e the subtitle la ngu ag e Y ou[...]

30 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 D VD Oper ation - V arious settings - V arious settings (contin ued) " Switching sequential pla y mode The unit is capable of sequent ial pla yback using the 5-disc changer. If a D VD and/or VCD is mixed in the discs to be played sequentiall y , the sequential playback ma y stop in the middle. The menu remains[...]

31 D V -A T4000 D VD Oper ation - V arious settings - " T o change the displa y on TV screen Y ou can display or hide t he operation indicators on the TV screen. While the disc is pl aying, press the ON SCREEN button. (Th e display is changed at each pr ess of this button.) When pla ying SVCD/VCD/Audio CD , the display changes as follo ws: &qu[...]

32 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 Video CD and Super Video CD Operation - Video CD and Super Video CD playbac k - Video CD and Super Video CD pla ybac k The f ollo wing pla ybac k functions a re the same a s D VD or CD opera- tions. Pag e Pla ying a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

33 D V -A T4000 Video CD and Super Video CD Operation - Video CD , Super Video CD pla yback - " T o play in the desired or der (programmed p l a y ) Y ou can play bac k the desired trac ks in the sequence you want. Maximum of 19 trac k s can be programmed. T o change th e progra mmed conten ts: Notes: ! Programming cannot be performed while pa[...]

34 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 CD , CD-R and CD-R W Operation - CD operation - CD operation The f ollow ing pla ybac k functions a re the same a s D VD or VCD opera- tions. Pag e Pla ying a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 T o select the disc . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

35 D V -A T4000 CD , CD-R and CD-R W Operation - MP3 and JPEG disc opera tion - MP3 and JPEG disc operation The f ollow ing pla yback functio ns are the sa me as D VD , VCD or CD operat ions. Pag e Playing a dis c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 T o select the disc . . . .[...]

36 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 CD , CD-R and CD-R W Operation - MP3 and JPEG disc opera tion - MP3, JPEG disc operation (con tinued) " T o zoom images (zoom) Y ou can zoom in and zoom out images. T o shift the vie w and dis play the desired part of a z oomed image. When images are larger than the TV screen, you can shift the view . Press th[...]

37 D V -A T4000 References - Err or indicators and warnings / Mainten ance - Err or indicators and warnings When you load an unplay a ble disc or f ail to perf orm operations proper ly , the follo wing messages are displa yed on the TV screen. Maintenance " Cleaning the cabinet " Cleaning the laser pic k up lens In order to ensure proper [...]

38 D V -A T4000 SHARP 9HX55769150 References - T roub leshooting chart - T r oubleshooting c har t Many potential prob lems can be resolv ed by the owner without calling a service tech- nician. If something is wrong with this product, check the fol lo wing before calling your autho- rized SHARP dealer or ser vice cen ter . " DV D p l a y e r &[...]

39 D V -A T4000 References - Specifi cations - " Bef ore transpor ting the unit " Condensation Sudden temperature changes, storage or operation in an e xtremely humid environ- ment may cause condensation inside the cabinet (laser pickup, etc.) or on t he trans- mitter on the remot e control. Condensation can caus e the unit to malf unctio[...]

9HX55769150 03E R YT 1 DV-AT4000 DVD PLAYER SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Sharp Plaza, Mahwah, New Jersey 07430-2135 SHARP CORPORATION 9910 CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY This warranty does not apply to any appearance items of the Product nor to the additional excluded item(s) set forth below nor to any Product the exterior of which has been damaged or [...]