Salora DVD226M User manual

USER MANUAL

Table Of Contents
Table of contents 1
Safety instructions 2
Package 3
Main features 4
Main unit control 5
Remote control 6
System connection 8
Basic operation 10
System setup 16
Specifications 19
Troubleshooting 20
Safety Instructions
Warning: this mark is awarning sign alertingyou of dangerous voltage
inside the product.
Caution: this markis a warningsign alerting youof important operation and
maintanance instructions accompanyingthe product
The design andmanufacture of the appliance have fully considered the safety of
human body. However inappropriatehandling of it may cause such accidents as
electric shocks andfire. So, the following safety instruction should be fully observed.
Notice: the appliancecannot be handled with wet hand. It should be kept at dry
place with properventilation.
Power sources
The power cordis connected to the jack, which
means when theappliance is shut, it still connects
to the powersource.
The power cordof the appliance should be unplugged
from the jackwhen left unused for a long period of time.
When unplugging thepower cord, hold tight the plug
contact and drawout. Please do not draw the power cord directly.
Change the powercord in a qualified shop ifnecessary.
Location
The appliance shouldbe kept in a place with
proper ventilation toprevent being overheated.
For example, theappliance should not be put
on a bed,sofa, rug, or similar surface that may
block the ventilationopenings.
The appliance shouldbe situated away from
any heat sources,or any place subjected to direct sun radiation, dust-plagued,
or mechanical percussion.
Heavy weight goodsshould be removed from the top of the appliance.
If there isanything other than disc drop into the play, please switch off the power
source, and resumeusing it after being checked by qualified maintenance staff.
There is highvoltage inside the player. Do not remove the cover of the set.
Qualified service personnelshould do all the maintenance operations.
There is lasersystem inside the set. This player is classifiedas CASS 1LASER
PRODUCT.Do not let the laser lightgo direct to you eyes, which may harm you
eyes.
Precautions
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If the playeris subject to sharp temperature
change, or warmair affected any components,
moisture may condenseon the lens inside(the
so call “sweltering”).For example, if the player
is brought directlyfrom a cold to a warmlocation
in winter.With the ensuing condensation, the
player may notoperation properly. Should this
occur, putthe player in warm room, andturn the
POWER button toON and wait about an houror two (the duration) is environment
related) for themoisture to evaporate. The player will resume working after the
condensation evaporates.
Cleaning
Clean the cabinet,panel and controls with a softcloth slightly moistened with a
mild detergent solution.Do not use any type ofabrasive pad, scouring powder, or
solvent, such asalcohol or benzene, to avoid damagingthe surface or removing
the prints onthem.
Do not playany cracked, broken ,or deformed disc.
Because the discshould be rotated with high speed,so it is very dangerous toplay
any broken ordeform disc. Do not apply anytape or glue on the disc.Otherwise, it
may damage theplayer.
Notice if thereis any strange noise or vibrationwhile playing. If the picture orsound
skip or thepicture distorted, please stop the playerimmediately.
Cracked Broken Deform
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Condensation inside theplayer
Precaution about thedisc
Package
Remote Control
User Manua
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Audio/Video cable
DVD player 1
AAA 1.5Vbattery
Main Features
Full compatibility withMPEG4, DVD, CD, Mp3, KODAK PictureCD, CD-RW
(finalized)
Component (Y, Pb, Pr),S-videoand composite videooutput
Progressive Scan
Scart Output
Disc format supported by this player:
You can help protectthe environment!
Please remember torespect the local regulations:
hand in thenon-wroking electrical equipments to an
appropriate waste disposalcenter.
This product incorporatescopyright protection technology that is protected by
method claims ofcertain U.S.patents and other intellectual property rights owner
by Macrovision Corporationand other rights owners. Use of this copyright
protection technology mustbe authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is
intended for homeand other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized
by Macrovision Corporation.
The product complieswith KODAK Picture CD format and will display KODAK
Picture CDs. The "KODAK Picture CD Compatible "logo is a trademark of Eastman
Kodak Company andis used with permission.
Manufactured under licensefrom Dolby laboratories."Dobly" and the double-D
symbol are trademarksof Dolby laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works.
1992-1997 Dolby laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Front panel instruction
Main Unit Control
Back panel instruction
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1. Power
2. DISC tray
3. Open/close
4. Play/Pause
5. Stop
6. L/R audio
7.LED display
8.USB port
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1. AudioL/R output
2. Y, Pb, Proutput
3. Scart output
4. Coaxial output
5. Video output
6. S-video output
7. Optical
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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
AVIS:RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR.
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SERIAL NO.
RCOAXIAL VIDEO S-VIDEO OPTICAL
Pb Pr
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DC IN: 110-240V~50/60 Hz
POWER: 12W
SCART OUTPUT
Remote Control
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Remote control instruction
MUTE OPEN/CLOSE
SETUP TITLE/PBC
ZOOM MENU
REV FWD
STOP PAUSE
RESET DISPLAY
AUDIO ANGLE V-MODE
SLOW PROGRAM CLEAR N/P
REPEAT A-B RETURN USB
ENTER
POWER
PLAY
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1. Power
2. Mute
3. Number button
4. Setup
5. Direction button
6. Zoom
7. Fast backward
8. Fast forward
9. Stop
10. Play
11. Reset
12. Display
13. Subtitle
14. Audio
15. Slow
16. Program
17. Repeat
18. A-B
19. Open/close
20. Search
21. Title/PBC
22. Menu
23. Next
24. Previous
25. Pause
26. Volume+/Volume-
27. V-mode
28. Angle
29. N/P
30. Clear
31. USB
32. Return
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To video input(yellow)
To audio inputs(red, white)
To S-video input
If the TV has an S-video input, connect the DVD player with an S-video cable.
When using an S-video cable, do not connect the yellow videocab le.
To S-video output
DVD player
Television
To audio inputs of the amplifier
To Y video input
To PB video input
To PR video input
To Y video output
To CB/ PB video output
To CB/ PR video output
DVD player Television
Audio system
Connecting to a TV with Audio/Video cable
Connecting to a Audio/system and TV equipped with YUV video input
System Connection
Coaxial cable
To Y video input
To CB/PB video input
To CR/PR video input
To Y video output
To CB/PB video output
To CR/PR video output
ToCOAXIAL
type digital
audio input
Amplifier DVD player Television
Connecting to TV and an amplifier equipped with Coaxial or Optical input
Optical Cord
To Optical
type digital
audio input
To OPtical output
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REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION:
CARE OF REMOTECONTROL
Aim remote control at remote sensor of DVD.
Do not drop the unit from a high position or
cause high impact.
Do not place the remote control in hot or moist
environments.
Do not splash water or any other liquid on
remote control.
Do not pull the remote control.
*point remote control directly to the remote sensor.
Pay attention to batteries in the remote control:
if the remote control is idle too long, please take
out the batteries inside.
Distance:
the remote control work best within 7 metres from
the DVD player.
Do not expose the remote control sensor directly to
a heat source or it will be malfunction.
Within 7 meters
The use ofremote control
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MUTE OPEN/CLOSE
SETUP TITLE/PBC
ZOOM MENU
REV FWD
STOP PAUSE
RESET DISPLAY
AUDIO ANGLE V-MODE
SLOW PROGRAM CLEAR N/P
REPEAT A-B RETURN USB
ENTER
POWER
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DVD player
Television
Scart cable
Connecting to TV with Scart cable
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Basic Operation
After complete connectingthe appliances, it can be used with the power switch on.
Before using theplayer, the following work shouldbe done:
1.Switch on theTV, and selectAV state of audioinput. If itis S-terminal connection,
then select Saudio mode.
2.If the poweramplifier is connected, switch on the power of the amplifier, and
select “ DVD”.
3.Connect the playerto the power source.
Step 1:press “OPEN/CLOSE”button,thedisc
tray will slideout automatically.
Step 2: loadthe disc tray with disc, and press
“OPEN/CLOSE”key, the screen will indicate “closing”, the player will identify
the format ofdifferent disc, and the indicate it on the upper left of the TV
screen. The display of the player will alsoindicate the type of the disc.
How to playthis DVD player
Turn on the TV, player andamplifier.
1.press the “TV/AV”buttonon the TV, select video mode
*if connect withS-video,choose S-video mode
*if connect withY Cb Cr select YUV mode
2.Select the correctaudio output on the amplifier
*Maybe some amplifieris different, please refer tothe manual ofthe amplifier.
After reading thedisc, the player will go directly to play it:
when playing DVDdisc, it will go to themenu or the title menu ofDVD;
when playing VCD2.0 disc, it will go tothe PBC control display;
when playing CDdisc, it will play in thesequence specified chapter number.
Play:
When the playerstop or pause, press “PLAY” button to resume normal play.
Pause :
During DVD play, press the“PAUSE”button, play will be pause.
Stop:
During DVD play, the firstpress of the“STOP” button is memory stop, press “PLAY”
button to resumememory play. Press the “STOP” button for the secondtime to stop
it completely.
Previous chapter,next chapter:
Press “PREV” button,the previous chapter will be played.
Press “NEXT”button, thenext chapter will be played.
Forward and backward:
press the “FWD”button continuously to search forward at a faster speed X2,X4,
X8,X16,X32, and thenreturn to normal.
Press the “REV”buttoncontinuously to search backward at a faster speed X2,X4,
X8 X16,X32.and thenreturn to normal.
OPEN/CLOSE
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Disc play
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Press the "VIDEO"button, the switchbetween YUV /S-video can beavailable.
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Notice:
when the PBCfunction is enabled, the player will only search within a signal song.
OSD
When the followingdiscs are played, press “OSD” button on the remote control,
the screen willdisplay the pictures.
When DVD discis displayed: press “OSD” button, the screen will display the
following picture a.
Press “OSD” buttonfor the second time, the screen will display the following
picture b.
Press “OSD” buttonfor the third time, the screen will have the following
picture c.
Press “OSD” buttonfor forth time, the screen will have the following picture d.
When play VCD,SVCD,
Press “OSD” buttonfor the fifth time, the indication will be cleared.
press “OSD” forthe first time, the screen display as picture a;
press “OSD” forthe second time, the screen display as picture b..
In the stateof “PBC off”:
press “OSD” forthe first time, the screen display as picture a;
press “OSD” forthe second time, the screen display as picture b.
press “OSD” forthe third time, the screen display as picture a;
press “OSD” forthe forth time, the screen display as picture b.
press “OSD” forthe fifth time to shut the display
Chapter
OSD
Current chapter
Current title title
abcd
Subtitle
You can select adesired subtitle from available ones ( this operation worksonly
with DVD discswith this function) by pressing the “subtitle” button continuously.
For example: thesecond one of the 8 choices is Chinese.
1)Power-on the unit.
2)Make sure nodisc has been inserted.
3)Insert a USBor memory card inside the connector.
4)Press USB&Card buttonthe player will read the multimedia files located on the
USB key ormemory card.
Notice: depending oncapacity of the device, the reading can take more then 1
minute before lauching the video.
USB&card
Press "TIME" buttonduring playback, you can play a disc from the desired position
by specifying thetime from the beginning of the current title (for DVD VIDEO) or the
disc (Video CD/Audio CD). Press “TIME” twice, the menu bar appears on the TV
screen. Press thenumeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter the desired time.
TIME
PROG
Press this buttonand the screen will display info window, press numeric buttons to
input the programnumber what you want, when finished, move the cursor to select
the "Start" logo,at this time the unit will start program playback and the screen will
display"Program" logo.
You can press" CLEAR" button to clear the programmed contents.
CLEAR
When the DVDdisc is played, such as sport events, music concerts or dramas,
press “ANGLE” buttonon the remote control, you can enjoy a certain action from
different angles (this operation works only with DVD discs with this function).
VIDEO
ANGLE
In the stateof “PBC” on:
OSD

Volume and mute
Press “volume +/-”buttons to get to the main volume menu, and adjust the main
volume with the“volume +/-” buttons.
Press “MUTE” buttonto close the sound, at this time, the audio signal stop outputting;
press “MUTE” againto resume the output of audio signal.
Zoom function
When enjoying amotion or still picture, press “ZOOM” for once, 2 times or 3 times to
enlarge the pictureby 2 times,3 times or 4 times.
Slow motion
Press “SLOW” buttonto enjoy slow motion, slow for Forward 1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16.
When playing DVD,press “REPEAT” button continuously, the screen will show
circularly as followings:
Repeat play a title Repeat play a chapter Cancel the repeat
play function
When SVCD/VCD isplayed, press “REPEAT” button continuously, the screenwill
show circularly asfollowings, only when the PBC are shut.
Repeat playing one song Cancel the repeat
play function
Repeat playing the
whole disc
Notes: the functionis valid when the PBC is OFF.
AUDIO
Audio
When playing DVDdisc, press "AUDIO" button, the playerwill display as the figure
below.
When playing DVDdisc, press “TITLE” button to godirectly to the title menu, and
press “MENU” buttonto return to the main menu.You can choose to select with
direction button ornumeric buttons.
(This operation worksonly with DVD discs with thisfunction)
TITLE
Direction button
When playing thedisc, in the menu mode ,direction button “ ”, , ,
can be appliedto realize sections .
Set the formatof this player according to the color format of your TV, to match the
setting of yourTV.
Press “N/P” buttonto switch within the cycle of NTSC, PAL ,PAL-N,PAL-M and Auto.
Numeric buttons
When playing thedisc, select a program or a chapter by pressing one of the numeric
button. You can select title, chapter with the left and right button. And then select
desired section withnumeric button, the selected will be played automatically.
N/P
MENU
REPEAT
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Press this buttonand the screen will display" Root Menu", select item according to
your preference.(This keyis valid to DVD disc possessing multi-layer menu.)
PBC
Press this buttonto turn the PBC on oroff when playing SVCD VCD2.0 disces.
R/L
When playing VCD/CDdisc, press "R/L" button to switch between Left Vocal/
Right Vocal/NoLocal Assist.
STEP
Press"STEP" button toadvance the program from frame to frame. Each operation
will advance onepicture. Press "PLAY" button toresume to normal play.

MP3 disc isdisplay by menu selection.
Press repeat buttonto select repeat one ,repeat all,
repeat off mode and play.
Basic operation
Disc play
Follow the normalbasic operation steps, load the
disc, and theplayer will start to search for disc info
and enter intoMp3 menu mode
MP3 operation
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When playing JPEGdisc, a navigation menu will be displayed automatically if the
disc is loadedin succession. In the menu, useUP or DOWN to movethe cursor to
select a file,then press "ENTER/PLAY", the filewill be played with a slide-show.
Press PREV orNEXT to select the previousor the nextpicture. Press PAUSE to
pause the current picture for enjoying, when press ENTER/PLAY, it willreturn to
normal playing.
JPEG disc playback System Setup
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This chapter explainsa complete setup of the appliance: settings of screen display,
audio setup andvideo setup.
The following actionshave to be carried out withthe remote control.
Press the SETUPbutton.
Press the arrowbuttons (left and right) to select a submenu.The submenu is
displayed directly.
Press the arrowbuttons (up and down) to scroll through the submenu.
Press the ENTERbutton to select a setting, or the left arrow button to cancel the
selection.
Press the SETUPbutton to storethe settings and exit.
In the OSDLANG section, choose the language for the On Screen Display (OSD).
In the SUBTITLEsection, choose the subtitle language.
In theAUDIO section, choose the audio language.
In the DISCMENU section, choose the language for the disc menu.
Notice:If the selectedlanguage is not available on the disc, the default setting will
remain enabled.
Language setup page
TV DISPLAY
Select 4:3 PANSCAN or 4:3LETTERBOX for aconventional TV set.
Select 16:9 orWIDE SQUEEZE for a wide screen TV set.
TV TYPE
Select the videooutput format to match the appliance to the TV system: PAL,
AUTO or NTSC.
ANGLE MARK
Switch this functionON or OFF.
CAPTIONS
Switch this functionON or OFF. When switchedON, the appliance shows hidden
text when itis available.
SCREEN SAVER
Switch this functionON or OFF.
VIDEO OUTPUT
OFF: Select S-Video mode ofthe S-Video connection.
YUV: Setthe video output in analog componentvideo format.
RGB: Set thevideo output in RGB format when SCART output is used.
Notice:
This menu can only be accessed when thedisc tray is empty.
If the videooutput results in a poor image, then press the V-Mode button until the
image is good.
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If the screenblinks, your TV is set to the wrong system, Press the N/P button to
return to normal.
Also referto the instructions of your TV.
SPDIF OUTPUT
Select SPDIF/OFF toswitch off the digital audio signal output.
Select RAW to set the digital audio signal output to its raw format (DTS/Dolby
Digital 5.1).
Select SPDIF/PCM toset the digital audio signal output to PCM format.
Notice: When SPDIF/PCM isset, the LPCM OUT feature sample rating for
the analog audioinput (48 kHz or 96 kHz).
DOWNMIX
Select LT/RT to mix 5.1-channel audiointo left channel and right channel.
Select STEREO tomix 5.1 channel audio into signal stereo.
Notice: This function isonly available for 5.1-discs with Dolby AC-3 encoding.
DUAL MONO
Stereo: both channelsas is. STEREO is the default setting.
L-Mono: left channelonly.
R-Mono: right channelonly.
Mix-Mono: the averageof both the left and right channel.
DYNAMIC
Select the valuefor the dynamic range compression.
Audio setup page
Preference setup page
Notice: The preference menucan only be accessed when thedisc tray is
open or empty, or when the disc inthe disc tray is stopped.
PASSWORD
Enter the currentpassword in the first box.
Enter the newpassword in the second box. Enter the new password again
in the thirdbox to confirm.
Notice: The default password(0000) is always active. Even if the password
has been reset.
PARENTAL
Set a ratingfor movies played by the appliance. Movies rated higher than
the level setfor the parental lock can not be viewed.
The password to reset the rating is 0000.
Notice: This function isonly available with discs that have parental rating encoded.
DEFAULT
Restore all defaultsettings of the appliance, except the settings for the menu items
PARENTAL and PASSWORD.
Notice: This function canalso be executed with the RESET button on the remote
control.