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Special notes
Important Instruction
CAUTION
IThis product is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product.
IThis product contains a low power laser device. To ensure continued safety
do not remove any cover or attempt to gain access to the inside of the prod-
uct. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
WARNINGS
IWhen the ON/STAND BY button is set at STAND-BY position, mains voltage
is still present inside the unit. When the ON/STAND BY button is set at
STAND-BY position, the unit may be brought into operation by the remote
control.
IThis unit contains no user serviceable parts. Never remove covers unless
qualified to do so. This unit contains dangerous voltages, always remove
mains plug from the socket before any service operation and when not in use
for a long period.
ITo prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to dripping or
splashing. No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the
apparatus.
NOTE
Audio-visual material may consist of copyrighted works which must not be recorded
without the authority of the owner of the copyright.
Please refer to the relevant laws in your country.
Accessories
Note:
Only the above accessories are included.
Please confirm that the following accessories are included.
Remote control x 1
“AAA”
(UM-4, R03, HP-16 or similar ) x 2
Audio / Video cable x 1
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General Information
Contents
HGeneral Information Page
Precautions ................................................................................... 3
Types of playable discs ............................................................... 4
Description of discs ..................................................................... 5
Controls and indicators ......................................................... 6 - 7
HSystem Connections
Connecting to a conventional TV ......................................... 8 - 11
Connecting to a TV with Progressive-Scan Capability ... 12 - 13
Additional connections ...................................................... 14 - 18
HPreparation for Use
Battery installation ..................................................................... 19
Turning the power on ................................................................. 19
Changing the system setup ............................................... 20 - 27
General control ........................................................................... 28
HDVD Operation
DVD playback
Playback .............................................................................. 29 - 30
To resume playback after stopping (resume play) .................. 30
DVD mode operation indicators ................................................ 30
Basic operation
To locate the beginning of a chapter (track) (skip) ................. 31
Fast forward/Fast backward (search) ....................................... 31
To start playback from the desired point (direct play) ............ 32
Useful operation
Still picture .................................................................................. 33
Slow-motion play ........................................................................ 33
To change the angle ................................................................... 34
To zoom images (zoom) ............................................................. 34
To play repeatedly (repeat play) ................................................ 35
To play the contents between the specified points repeatedly
(A-B repeat) ................................................................................. 36
To select a title from the top menu of the disc ........................ 36
To select a subtitle or audio language from the disc menu ... 36
Page
Various settings
To change the subtitle language ............................................... 37
To change the audio language (audio output) ........................ 37
HVideo CD and Super Video CD Operation
Video CD and Super Video CD operation
Playback of a video CD (super video CD) with P.B.C. ON ...... 38
Digest selection of discs and tracks ........................................ 39
Disc digest selection .................................................................. 39
Track digest selection ................................................................ 39
Random play ............................................................................... 40
To change the TV type ............................................................... 41
To change the audio channel .................................................... 41
To change the display on TV screen ........................................ 41
To play without activating the playback control function ...... 42
To start playback from the desired point (direct play) ............ 42
HCD, CD-R and CD-RW Operation
CD operation
To play in the desired order (programmed play) ..................... 43
JPEG disc operation
Playback on the JPEG menu screen ................................ 44 - 45
Zoom function ............................................................................. 46
HAdvanced Features
Enjoying various sounds ........................................................... 47
Playing karaoke .......................................................................... 48
Karaoke scoring ......................................................................... 48
HReferences
Troubleshooting chart ........................................................ 49 - 50
Error indicators and warnings .................................................. 51
Maintenance ................................................................................ 51
Specifications ............................................................................. 51
Copyright ..................................................................................... 52
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Precautions
General Information
HGeneral
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IPlease ensure that the equipment is positioned in a well ventilated area
and ensure that there is at least 10 cm (4") of free space along the sides,
top and back.
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IUse the unit on a firm, level surface free from vibration.
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IKeep the unit away from direct sunlight,
strong magnetic fields, excessive dust,
humidity and electronic/electrical equipment
(home computers, facsimiles, etc.) which
generate electrical noise.
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IDo not place anything on top of the unit.
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IDo not expose the unit to moisture, to temperatures higher than 60°C (140°F)
or to extremely low temperatures.
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IIf the unit does not work properly, disconnect the AC power lead from the
wall socket. Plug it back and turn on the unit.
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IIn case of an electrical storm, unplug the unit for safety.
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IHold the AC power plug by the head when removing it from the wall socket,
as pulling the lead can damage internal wires.
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IDo not remove the outer cover, as this may result in electric shock.
Refer internal service to your local SHARP service facility.
Warning:
The voltage used must be the same as that specified on this unit. Using this
product with a higher voltage other than that which is specified is dangerous
and may result in a fire or other type of accident causing damage. SHARP will
not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a
voltage other than that which is specified.
HCare of DVD/CD discs
DVD/CD discs are fairly resistant to damage, however mistracking can occur
due to an accumulation of dirt on the disc surface. Follow the guidelines below
for maximum enjoyment from your DVD/CD collection and player.
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IDo not write on either side of the disc, particularly the non-label side from
which signals are read. Do not mark this surface.
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IKeep your discs away from direct sunlight, heat, and excessive moisture.
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IAlways hold the DVD/CDs by the edges. Fingerprints, dirt, or water on the
DVD/CDs can cause noise or mistracking. If a DVD/CD is dirty or does not
play properly, clean it with a soft, dry cloth, wiping straight out from the
centre, along the radius.
10 cm (4") 10 cm (4")
10 cm (4")
15 cm (6")
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IThe ventilation should not be impeded by covering
the ventilation openings with items, such as
newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
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INo naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the
apparatus.
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IAttention should be drawn to the environmental aspects of battery disposal.
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IThis unit should only be used within the range of 5°C - 35°C (41°F - 95°F).
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General Information
Types of playable discs
The DVD player can play back discs bearing any of the following marks:
Disc type
DVD Video Disc
Super Video CD
Video CD
Audio CD
CD-R/CD-RW (*1)
Or CD-R/CD-RW recorded in
JPEG format (*2) (*3)
(*1): The CD-R/CD-RW may not be played back properly depending on the
recording equipment or the disc.
(*2): JPEG or JPG picture discs also play on this unit. However, pictures may
not be clear (depends on resolution and recording method).
(*3): JPEG maximum resolution limit at 2Mb file size.
If photo bigger than this size, a dialog box will appear to display “over file
size” and go to next picture.
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I For unplayable discs, see page 5.
Types of playable DVD discs vary depending on the region. This unit can play
back only DVDs with the same region number as written on the back of the
unit.
Icons used in this operation manual
Some functions may not be available depending on discs. The following icons
indicate the discs that can be used in the section.
... Indicates DVDs.
... Indicates Super video CDs.
... Indicates video CDs.
... Indicates audio CDs.
... Indicates CD-R/RW with JPEG recording.
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General Information
ISome operations may not be performed depending on discs even if they
are described in this manual.
IDuring operation, “INVALID KEY” may be displayed on the screen. This
means that the operations described in this manual are not possible.
Copyright Information:
IUnauthorised copying, broadcast, public display, transmission, public per
formance and rental (regardless of whether or not such activities are for
profit) of disc contents are prohibited by law.
IThis system is equipped with copy protection technology that causes sub
stantial degradation of images when the contents of a disc are copied to a
videotape.
IThis system is protected by U. S. patents and other intellectual property
rights, the copyright for which belongs to Macrovision Corporation. The use
of Macrovision’s copy protection technology in the system is authorised by
Macrovision and is intended for home use only, unless otherwise authorised
in writing by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
Disc contents
Audio and video
(movies)
Audio and video
(movies)
Audio and video
(movies)
Audio
Audio and picture
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General Information
Type of subtitles recorded Recorded subtitle languages.
Language can be selected with the
SUBTITLE button.
Description of discs
HDiscs that cannot be played
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I DVDs without the region number on
the back of the unit or “ALL”.
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I DVDs with SECAM system
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I DVD-ROM
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I DVD-RAM
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I DVD-Audio
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I CDG
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I CDV
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I Photo CD
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I CD-ROM
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I SACD
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Discs recorded in special formats, etc.
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IThe discs above cannot be played at all, or no sound is heard although
images appear on the screen or vice versa.
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IIncorrect operation may damage the speakers and can have a negative
effect on your hearing when played at high volume settings.
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IYou cannot play illegally produced discs.
Notes:
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IA disc with has scratches or fingerprints may not play properly. Refer to
“Care of DVD/CD discs (page 3)” and clean the disc.
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IDo not play the discs of special shapes (heart or octagon shaped) as they
can be ejected whilst rotating and cause injury.
Title, chapter and track
DVDs are divided into “titles” and “chapters”. If the disc has more than one
movie on it, each movie is a separate “title”. “Chapters” are subdivisions of
titles.
Audio CDs consist of “tracks”.
A “track” is each tune on an audio CD.
Note:
Title, chapter, or track numbers may not be recorded on some discs.
HIcons used on DVD discs
Check the icons on the DVD case before playing your discs.
Display Description
Region number
(playable area number)
Format recorded on the DVD
DVD discs are programmed with
region numbers indicating countries
in which they can be played. This
system can play discs with region
number on the back of the unit.
To adopt the video format to the
connected TVs (“wide-screen TV” or
“4:3 size TV”).
Recorded in 4:3.
You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV and
4:3 images with the side edges cut on the 4:3 size TV.
Example:
1: English
2: French
Number of angles recorded on the
DVD.
Angles can be selected with the
ANGLE button.
Number of camera angles
Example:
1: Original <English>
(DTS 5.1 Surround)
2: English (Dolby
Digital 5.1 Surround)
The number of audio tracks and au-
dio recording systems are indicated.
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IThe audio recorded on the DVD
can be switched by using the
AUDIO button.
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IThe number of audio tracks and
recording systems vary depend-
ing on the DVD. Check them in
the DVD’s manual.
You can enjoy wide images on a wide-screen TV, and
letterbox size images on the 4:3 size TV.
Number of audio tracks and audio
recording systems
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5
Chapter 1
Title 1 Title 2
Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
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Controls and indicators
HMain unit (front panel)
1) ON/STANDBY Button
2) Microphone Volume Controls
3) Play or Pause Button
4) Stop Button
5) Disc Tray
6) Disc Tray Open/Close Button
7) Remote Sensor
8) Microphone Sockets
9) Chapter (track) Skip down
10) Chapter (track) Skip up
HMain unit (rear panel)
1) Component Video Output Sockets
2) Video Output Socket
3) AC Power Lead
4) Digital Output Socket (Coaxial)
5) Audio Output Sockets
6) S-Video Output Socket
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Controls and indicators (continued)
Reference page
1. Remote Control Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
2. ON/STANDBY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3. Subtitle Select Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
4. Angle Select Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
5. Interlace and Progressive Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6. Direct Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7. Setup Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8. Title Select Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
9. Zoom Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 46
10. Cursor or Echo Level Up and Down Buttons. . . . . . . . . . 20, 34, 44, 48
11. Key Control Button (normal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
12. Key Control Button (lower) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
13. Fast Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
14. Fast Backward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
15. Step Button (Frame by frame advance Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
16. On screen Display On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
17. Video CD Digest Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
18. Slow Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
19. PAL/NTSC Select Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
20. Disc Tray Open/Close Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
21. Direct Number Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
22. Menu/Playback Control On/Off Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 42, 44
23. KARAOKE Scoring ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
24. A-B Repeat Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
25. Repeat Play Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 45
26. Enter Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 35, 43, 44
27. Play or Pause Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30, 31, 33
28. Key Control Button (highest) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
29. Stop Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
30. Chapter (track) Skip Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
31. Chapter (track) Skip Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
32. Sound Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
33. Mute Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
34. Volume Up and Down Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
35. Programme Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 44
36. Audio Select Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
37. Random Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Notes:
IPlease refer to your TV instruction manual.
IWhen you connect the DVD player to your TV, be sure to turn off the power
and disconnect both units from the wall socket until all the connections have
been made.
IIf your TV has one audio input socket, connect the AUDIO OUT sockets of
the DVD player to a Y-cable adaptor (not supplied), then connect it to the TV
Audio input. Please consult your local audio/video dealer.
IDo not connect the DVD player to a VCR directly. The playback picture will
be distorted because DVD discs are copy protected.
Connect the DVD player to your TV.
Connecting to a conventional TV
DVD player
To VIDEO
OUT socket
(Yellow)
TV with Audio/Video input sockets
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socket (Yellow)
To audio
input sockets
To AUDIO OUT sockets
Audio/Video cable (supplied)
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Using the S-VIDEO OUT sockets
Notes:
Please follow the steps before turn on the power.
1. If your TV has the S-video input socket, connect the DVD player with the
S-video cable (not supplied). (The VIDEO OUT socket connection is not
necessary.)
You can enjoy clearer picture playback.
2. You also need to connect the left and right audio cables to the AUDIO OUT
sockets of DVD player and the Audio input sockets of the TV.
*Please consult your local audio/video dealer.
S-VIDEO IN 1
Using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT sockets
Notes:
Please follow the steps before turn on the power.
1. If your TV has the component video input sockets, connect the DVD player
to these sockets. (The VIDEO OUT or S-VIDEO OUT socket connection is
not necessary.)
You can enjoy high quality picture playback.
2. You also need to connect the left and right audio cables to theAUDIO OUT
sockets of DVD player and the Audio input sockets of the TV.
*Component video cable (not supplied)
COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT
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Connecting to a conventional TV (continued)
System Connections
DVD player
TV
To S-video input
socket
*S-video cable
(not supplied)
To S-VIDEO
OUT socket
DVD player
TV
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Blue
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