Akai DV-P3410 User manual

DV-P3410
1~24
LEVEL
STANDBY
OPEN/CLOSE
MAXMIN
DVD/VCD/CD PLAYER
POWER
DV-P3410
PHONES
DVD PLAYER

DearCustomers
Maywetakethisopportunitytothankyou for
purchasing thisDVD/VIDEOCD/CD player.
Westronglyrecommend thatyou carefullystudythe
operating instructionsbeforeattempting tooperatethe
unitand thatyou notethe listed precautions
SafetyInformation
•Note:Thisunitcan beused onlywherethe powersupplyis
AC110-240V,50/60 Hz.It cannotbe used elsewhere.
• CAUTION:
• DVDPLAYERISACLASS 1LASERPRODUCT.
HOWEVERTHISPLAYERUSES AVISIBLELASER
BEAMWHICH COULDCAUSE HAZARDOUS
RADIATIONEXPOSUREIFDIRECTED.BE SURETO
OPERATETHEPLAYERCORRECTLYAS
INSTRUCTED.
• WHENTHISPLAYERISPLUGGEDTOTHEWALL
OUTLET,DONOTPLACEYOUR EYES CLOSE TO
THEOPENINGSTOLOOKINTOTHEINSIDEOFTHIS
PLAYER.
• USE OFCONTROLSORADJUSTMENTSOR
PERFORMANCEOFPROCEDURES OTHERTHAN
THOSE SPECIFIEDHEREINMAY RESULTIN
HAZARDOUSRADIATIONEXPOSURE
• DONOTOPENCOVERSAND DONOTREPAIRBY
YOURSELFREFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIED
PERSONNEL.
• WARNING:
• TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTEXPOSE THISEQUIPMENTTORAINOR
MOISTURE.
• TOREDUCETHERISK OFFIREORELECTRIC.
SHOCKAND ANNOYINGINTERFERENCE,USE THE
RECOMMENDEDACCESSORIES ONLY.
Precautions
Pleaseread theseprecautionsbeforeoperating thisunit.
•Powercordprotection
Toavoidanymalfunctionsofthe units,and toprotect
againstelectricshock,fireorpersonalinjury,please
observethe following:
•Holdthe plug firmlywhen connecting ordisconnecting
the ACpowercordtothisunit.
•Donotconnectordisconnectthe ACpowercordwhen
yourhandsarewet.
•Keep the ACpowercordawayfromheating appliances.
•Neverputanyheavy objecton the ACpowercord.
•Donotattempttorepairorreconstructthe ACpower
cordinanyway.
• Placement
Avoidplacing the unitinareasof:
• Directsunlightorheating radiators,orclosed
automobiles
•High temperatures(over35°Corhigh humidity(over
90%)
•Muchdust;
•Vibration,impactorwherethe surfaceistilted asthe
internalpartsmaybe seriouslydamaged.
• Non-use Periods
•When the unitisnotbeing used,turnthe unitoff.
•When left unused foralong period oftime,the unit
shouldbe unplugged fromthe householdACoutlet.
• Nofingersorotherobjects,inside
•Touching internalpartsofthisunitisdangerous,and
maycauseseriousdamage tothe unit. Donotattempt
todisassemblethe unit.
•Donotputanyforeign objecton the disc tray.
•Keepaway fromwater/magnet.
•Keep the unitawayfromflowervases,tubs,sinks,etc.
If liquidsaresoiled intotieunitseriousdamage could
occur.
•Neverbring magneticobjectssuchasspeakersnear
tothisunit.
•Stacking
•Placethe unitinahorizontalposition,and do notplace
anything heavy on it.
•Donotplacethe uniton amplifiersorotherappliances
whichmaybecomehot.
•Condensation
Moisturemayformon Mlensintiefollowing conditions.
•Immediatelyafteraheaterhasbeen turned on.
•Inasteamyorveryhumidroom.
•When the unitismoved fromacoldenvironmenttoa
warmone.
If moistureformsinside thisunit, itmaynotoperateproperly.
Inthiscase,turnon the powerand waitaboutone hour
forthe moisturetoevaporate.
•IfthereisnoiseinterferenceontheTVwhileabroadcast
Isbeing received
Depending on the reception condition ofthe TV,
interferencemayappearon the TVmonitorwhileyou are
watching aTVbroadcastand the unitisleft on.Thisisnot
amalfunctionoftheunitorthe TV.TowatchaTVbroadcast,
turnoff the unit.
The exclamation pointwithinthe triangleisa
warning sign alerting the userofimportantin-
structionsaccompanying the product.
The lightening flashwitharrowhead symbol
withinthe triangleisawarning sign alerting
the userof“dangerousvoltage”inside the unit.
Toreducethe risk ofelectricshock,do not
removethe cover.Nouserserviceableparts
inside the unit. Referall servicing toqualified
personnel.
Thisunitemploys alaser.Onlyaqualified
serviceperson shouldremovethe coverorat-
tempttoservicethisdevice,due to
possibleeyeinjury.
Invisiblelaserradiation when the unitis
opened orinterlocks defeated.Avoidexposure
tolaserbeam.Useofcontrols,adjustments
orproceduresotherthan thosespecified
hereinmayresultinhazardousradiation
exposure.
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Features
•96 kHz/24 bitaudioD/Aconverter
Thisplayerenables96 kHz/24 bitlinearPCMsignals,
whichconstitutethe highestspecificationsinthe DVD
standards,tobe reproduced faithfully.
•AdvancedDolbyDigital(AC-3)/5.1chsurround de-
coder
The advanced DolbyDigital(AC-3)/5.1chsurround
decoderincorporated inthisplayercomeswith
speakermode settingswhichsupportthe low-range
reproduction capabilityofthe speakers,speakerlevel
settings,delaytimesettings,audiodynamicrange
suppression,and otherfeatures.
•10 bitvideoD/Aconverter
Withits10 bitcapability,thisD/Aconverterreproduces
imagesfaithfully.
•Componentvideooutputconnectors
Theseconnectorsareprovided tosupportthe kind of
top-of-the-line monitorswhosespecificationscaterto
professionals.Afrequency band forthe colorsignals
up to3MHzissupported sothatvividlydefined colors
arereproduced faithfully.
The playercan playback discs withsignalsystemofPAL
and NTSC.
Simplybypressing the DISPLAY button on the remote
controlunit, information on the playerand disc can be
displayed on the TVscreen foreasy identification,The
player’s operationsand settingscan easilybe performed
byoperating the remotecontrolwhilemonitoring the TV
screen.
The audiosoundtrack can be heardinup to8languages.
(The numberofaudiosound languagesdependson the
disc’s software.)
Subtitlesmaybe displayed inone ofamaximumof32
languages.(dependson the disc’s software.)
Multi-Angle.
Thisfunction allowsyou tochoosethe viewing angleof
sceneswhichwereshotfromanumberofdifferent
angles.(Limited toDVDrecorded withmultiplecamera
angles.)
The playercan playback discs bearing anyofthe follow-
ing marks:
Selecting thetypeofdisc forthetypeof
connectedTV
BothDVDdiscs and video CDshavethe materialrecorded
inthe PALand NTSCsystem.Refertothe tablebelowto
selectthe correctdisc type forthe type ofconnected TV.
Accessories
Pleasecheck and identifythe sup-
plied accessories.
o Remotecontrolunit...............1
o Batteries...................................2
forremotecontrolunit[AAA]
o Video/audiocable...................1
2
[8cmdisc/
12 cmdisc]
[8cmdisc/
12 cmdisc]
[8cmdisc/
12 cmdisc]
MP3
[12 cmdisc]

GettingStarted:
Safetyinformation .............................................. 1
Precautions...................................................... 1
Features ........................................................... 2
Accessories ......................................................... 2
Index .................................................................. 3
Controlreference guide.................................... 4
BasicConnection ................................................... 5,6
OptionalAudioConnections................................. 7,8
RemoteControlpreparation ...................................... 9
Beforeusing theDVD/VCD/CD player........................ 10
BasicOperation
Basicplay ................................................................. 10
•Preparations............................................................ 10
•Basicplay.............................................................. 10
Stopping play ............................................................. 11
•Skipping ahead orback............................................. 11
•Rapidadvance(Rapidreverse).................................. 11
•Pauseorstep play................................................. 11
Enjoying VideoCDswithplayback control.............. 12
Slowmotion picture[DVDs/VCDs]............................ 13
Enjoying VideoCDswithoutusingmenus[VCD only].... 13
Remaining Timedisplay .......................................... 13
Onscreendisplay information ..................................... 13
MP3Playback .......................................................... 14
Tableofcontents
AdvancedOperation
Programplay ......................................................... 15
Repeatplay ............................................................ 16
•Repeatviewing (listening)...................................... 16
•A-Brepeatplay.................................................... 16
Changing subtitlelanguage[DVDonly]................... 17
Changing audiosoundtrack language[DVDonly]
............................................................................... 17
Viewing fromanotherangle[DVDonly].............. 17
Searchforpreferredscene..................................... 18
InitialSettings:
Zoomfunction............................................................ 18
Initialsetting............................................................ 19
•Setting language(OSD,voice,subtitleand menu)... 19
•SelectTVscreen type ............................................ 20
•Setting soundtrack output.......................................... 20
•Selecting rating level.............................................. 21
ForReference
Definition ofterms..................................................... 23
Specifications......................................................... 23
Troubleshooting.......................................................... 23
Disc handling and maintenance.................................. 24
Region ManagementInformation.......... back cover
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Controlsand positions
[5]Disc tray
[6]Display window
[7]Remotecontrolsignalsensor
[8]OPEN/CLOSEbutton
[9]PLAYbutton
[10]STOPbutton
[11]PAUSEbutton
[12]PREVIOUSSKIPbutton
[13]NEXTSKIPbutton
MainUnit
[1]POWERbutton
Press toswitchon the playerorpoweroff.
[2]STANDBYindicator
When the playerisconnected tothe ACpower
supply,thisindicatorlightsup instandbymode
and goesoutwhen the playeristurned on.
[3]HEADPHONEJACK(PHONESjack)
[4]HEADPHONELEVEL(PHONES LEVEL)control
Remotecontrolunit
[1]POWERbutton
[2]EJECTbutton
[3]ZOOMSUBTITLEbutton
[4]SUBTITLEbutton
[5]Numericbuttons
When selecting atrack,press one ofthesenu-
mericbuttons,press SELECTbutton toconfirm.
Toselect2-digitnumber,Example”23”,press
”+10”twicefirstlyand then press ”3”.
[6]PLAY button
[7]SELECTbutton
[8]PAUSE/STEP button
[9]RETURNbutton
[10]PBCbutton
[11]TITLEbutton
[12]PREV SKIPbutton
[13]NEXTSKIPbutton
[14]SETUPbutton
[15]A-BREPEATbutton
[16]REPEAT1/ALL button
[17]FUNCTIONbutton
[18]DISPLAY button
[19]ANGLEbutton
[20]AUDIO button
[21]CLEARbutton
[22]+10 button
[23]STOPbutton
[24]JOYSTICKbutton
[25]SLOWbutton
[26]F.FWDSKIPbutton
[27]F.BWDSKIPbutton
[28]MENU button
[29]SEARCH button
[30]PROGRAMbutton
8
765
4321
CLEAR
+1009
PLAY
SELECT
STEP
PAUSE/
PBC
TITLE
SEARCHPROGRAMNEXT
SETUP
PREV
MENU
F.FWDF.BWDRETURN
STOP
SLOW
POWER REPEAT
1/ALLA-B
DISPLAY
ZOOMSUBTITLE ANGLEAUDIO
FUNCTIONEJECT
6
13
16
15
1
17
24
23
11
25
19
9
18
14
21
26
27
28
29 30
20
2
3
4
12
7
8
5
22
10
1
10 11
4
5
12
2
13
8
93 6
7
OFF
ON
PHONES
STANDBY

Connecting toamonauralTVset
Connecting toastereoTVsetwithS-VHSinput
BasicConnection
•Thisplayermustbe connected toaPALTVorNTSCTVwithA/Vinlets.
•Ensurethatthisplayerand otherequipmenttobe connected aresettothe standbymode oroff and
disconnectthe ACpowercordsbeforecommencing connection.
•Donotblock ventilation holesofanyofthe equipmentand arrange themsothataircan circulatefreely.
•Read through the instructionsbeforeconnecting otherequipment.
•Ensurethatyou observethe colorcoding when connecting audioand video cables.
Note:
•During DVDplay,the TVvolumemaybe atalowerlevelthan during TVbroadcasts,etc.If thisisthe case,
adjustthe volumetothe desired level.
•If the DVD/VCD/CD playerisconnected tothe TVthrough avideo cassetterecorder,the picturemaynotbe
played back normallywithsomeDVDs.If thisisthe case,do notconnectthe playerviathe VCR.
TVset
ToS-videoinputconnector
Video/audiocableS-Videocable
To poweroutlet
(AC110-240 V,
50/60 Hz)
Acpower
cord
DVD/VCD/
CD/MP3
player
Toaudioinputconnector
Tovideo inputconnector
Audiocable
DVD/VCD/
CD/MP3
player
TVset
Video/audiocable
S-videooutputconnectors
The S(separate)video outputconnectorseparatesthe color(C)and luminance(Y)signalsbeforetransmitting themto
the TVsetinordertoachieveasharperpicture.
Usethe S-video cablewhen connecting the playertoaTVsetequipped withan S-Video inputconnectorforthe best
pictureclaritypossible.
5
ToVideo inputconnector(yellow)
Toaudioinputconnectors(red,white)

BasicConnection
ConnectingtoaTVsetormonitorwithcomponentvideoinputconnectors
TVsetormonitor
Toaudioinputconnectors(red,white)
Video/audiocable
DVD/VCD/
CD/MP3
player
•The description ofthe componentvideo inputconnectorsmaydifferdepending on the TVsetormonitor(e.g.PR/PB/
Y,R-Y/B-Y/Y,Cr/Cb/Yand soon).Refertothe instruction manualofyourTVsetfordetails.
Connectingtoaudioequipment
DVD/VCD/
CD/MP3
player
AudioequipmentTVset
Video/audiocable,
S-videocableor
Videocable
Audiocable
Toaudioinputconnectors(red,white)
6
ToVideo inputconnector(Scart)
Scartcable

OptionalAudioconnections
Connecting toanamplifierforDolbyDigital(AC-3)orDTSdecoder
When DVDrecorded inDolbyDigital(orDTS)areplayed,Dolbydigitalbitstreamisoutputfromthe player's
OPTICALdigitalaudiooutputconnectororCOAXIALdigitalaudiooutputconnector.When the playerisconnected
toaDolbyDigitalamplifier,you can enjoytheater-qualityaudioinyourhome.[Anopticaldigitalaudiocableor
coaxialaudiocable(bothoptional)isrequired when an optionalDolbydigitalamplifierorDTSdecoderareused.]
TVset
Video/audiocable,
S-videocableor
Videocable
DVD/VCD/CD
player
Opticaldigital
audiocableCoaxialaudiocable
ToopticaldigitalaudioinputconnectorTocoaxialdigitalaudioinputconnector
DTSDecoderor
Amplifierfor
DolbyDigital
(AC-3)
Frontspeaker
(Left)
Subwoofer
Surroundspeaker
(Left)
Frontspeaker
(Right)
Centerspeaker
Surroundspeaker
(Right)
OR
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OptionalAudioconnections
Concerning theaudiooutputfromtheplayer'soptical
coaxialdigitalaudiooutputconnector
*1The type ofaudiooutputfromthe connectorcan be
selected bythe initialsettings.
*2Sound having 96 kHzsampling isconverted into48
kHzsampling when itisoutputfromthe player'sopti-
cal/coaxialdigitalaudiooutputconnector.
Foryourreference:
•DolbyDigital(AC-3)isadigitalsound compression
technique developed bythe DolbyLaboratoriesLicens-
ing Corporation.
•Supporting 5.1-channelsurround sound,aswell asste-
reo (2-channel)sound,thistechnique enablesalarge
quantityofsound datatobe efficientlyrecorded on a
disc.
•LinearPCMissignalrecording formatused inaCD.
WhileaCD isrecorded in44.1kHz/16 bit, aDVDis
recorded in48 kHz/16 bitup to96 kHz/24 bit.
•If you haveaDolbyProLogicSurround decoder,you will
obtainthe full benefitofProLogicfromthe sameDVD
moviesthatprovide full 5.1-channelDolbyDigital
soundtracks,aswell asfromtitleswiththe DolbySur-
round mark.
Caution for5.1-channelspeakersetup
•Turnoff the amplifierbeforeyou connectordisconnect
the DVDvideo player'spowercord.If you havethe
amplifierpoweron,the speakersmaybe damaged.
•The outputsound ofthe DVDvideo playerhasawide
dynamicrange.Besuretoadjustthe receiver's
volumetoamoderatelistening level.Otherwise,the
speakersmaybe damaged byasudden high volume
sound.
Disc
DVD
Video
CD
CD
Sound
recording
format
DolbyDigital
(AC-3)
LinearPCM
(48/96kHz
16/20/24bit)
MPEG1
LinearPCM
Optical/coaxialdigitalaudio
outputfromconnector
DolbyDigitalbitstream
(2-5.1ch)orPCM(2ch)
(48kHz/16bit)*1
LinearPCM(2ch)
(48 kHzsampling/16 bitonly)
*2orno output*1
PCM
(44.1kHzsampling)
LinearPCM
(44.1kHzsampling)
Manufactured underlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.
"Dolby"and the double-Dsymbolaretrademarks of
DolbyLaboratories.ConfidentialUnpublished
Works.©1992-1997 DolbyLaboratories,inc.
All rightsreserved.
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Remotecontroloperation range
Pointthe remotecontrolunitfromno morethan about7
mfromthe remotecontrolsensorand withinabout60°
ofthe frontofthe player.
•The operating distancemayvaryaccording tothe
brightness ofthe room.
Note:
•Donotpointbrightlightsatthe remotecontrolsensor.
•Donotplaceobjectsbetween the remotecontrolunit
and the remotecontrolsensor.
•Donotusethisremotecontrolunitwhilesimulta-
neouslyoperating the remotecontrolunitofanyother
equipment.
Connecting headphone
1Connecttheheadphone.
•Headphoneswitha6.35mm stereo plug can be
connectecd.
2Adjustthevolume.
Caution:
Avoidlistening tosound atlevelswhichmaybe harmful
toyourears.
Note:
•Donotuserechargeable(Ni-Cd)batteries.
•Donotattempttorecharge,short-circuit,
disassemble,heatorthrowthe batteriesintothe fire.
•Donotdrop,step on orotherwiseimpactthe remote
controlunit. Thismaydamage the partsorlead to
malfunction.
•Donotmixoldand newbatteries.
•If the remotecontrolunitisnotgoing tobe used fora
long time,removethe batteries.Otherwise,electrolyte
mayleakwhichmaylead notonlytomalfunctioning
butalsotoburnsifcontactismade withthe electrolyte.
•Wipe awayanyelectrolyteleaking inside the remote
controlunit, and install newbatteries.
•If anyelectrolyteshouldcomeintocontactwithpartsof
yourbody,washitoff thoroughlywithwater.
Remotecontrolunitpreparation
Batteryinstallation
Insertthe batterieswhileobserving the correct(+)and (-)
polaritiesasillustrated atright.
Service lifeofbatteries
•The batteriesnormallylastforaboutone yearalthough
thisdependson howoften,and forwhatoperations,
the remotecontrolunitisused.
•If the remotecontrolunitfailstoworkeven when itis
operated nearthe player,replacethe batteries.
•UsesizeUM-4batteries.
A
B
C
A
1
2
C
B
REMOTE SENSOR
30 30
OFF
ON
STANDBY
PHONES LEVELPHONES