Yamakawa DVD-238 User manual


TableofContents
ImportantSafetyInstructions.......................................................................................................... 01
Notes on Discs............................................................................................................................. 02
Introduction
FrontPanel................................................................................................................................... 03
RearPanel..................................................................................................................................... 03
DisplayWindow........................................................................................................................... 04
RemoteControlFunctions............................................................................................................... 05
Preparethe remoteControl............................................................................................................ 05
Getting Started
Video Connection ........................................................................................................................ 06
AudioConnection ......................................................................................................................... 06
Operating DVDplayerwiththe remotecontrol.................................................................................. 07
BasicOperation
Playing aDVD............................................................................................................................... 08
FrontPanelOperation .................................................................................................................. 08
RemoteControlOperation............................................................................................................. 09
SpecialOperation
WhatisMP3................................................................................................................................ 12
MP3Operation.............................................................................................................................. 12
WhatisJPEG................................................................................................................................ 13
Playing YourJPEGFiles................................................................................................................ 13
WhatisWMA............................................................................................................................... 14
WhatisPROGRESSIVE SCAN...................................................................................................... 14
WhatisDVD-Audio....................................................................................................................... 14
SystemConfiguration
GeneralSetup Page ........................................................................................................................ 15
AudioSetup Page ........................................................................................................................... 16
Video Setup Page ........................................................................................................................... 20
PreferencePage.............................................................................................................................. 22
PasswordSetup Page.................................................................................................................... 23
ExitSetup Menu........................................................................................................................... 23
Warranty and Service....................................................................................................................24

WARNING
Caution!-Thissymbolisintended toalertyou tothe
presenceofimportantoperating and maintenancein-
structionsinthe literatureaccompanying the appliance.
Refertothe User’s ManualorOperator’s Manualfor
precautionaryinstructions.
Caution!
Toreducethe risk ofelectricshock,do notremovecover(front
orback).Nouser-serviceablepartsinside.Referservicing to
qualified serviceprofessional.
THISPRODUCTAPPLIES U.S.PATENTNOS.4,631,603,
4,577,216,4,819,098,AND 4,907,093 LICENSEDFOR
LIMITEDVIEWINGUSES ONLY.
Warning!-Thissymbolisintended toalertyou tothe
presenceofdangerousvoltage withthe product’s en-
closurethatmaybe ofsufficientmagnitude,toreduce
arisk ofelectricalshock orfire.Donotexposethe unit
torainormoisture.Refertothe warning labelortag
included,and exercisewithextremecaution.
Statement
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15 ofthe FCC Rules.Op-
eration issubjecttothe following twoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and
(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received;including interferencethatmay
causeundesired operation.
Copyright
Thisproductincorporatescopyrightprotection technol-
ogythatisprotected bymethod claimsofcertainU.S.
patentsand otherintellectualpropertyrightsowned by
Macrovision Corporation and otherrightsowners.Use
ofthiscopyrightprotection technologymustbe autho-
rized byMacrovision Corporation,and isintended for
homeand otherlimited viewing usesonlyunless oth-
erwiseauthorized byMacrovision Corporation.Reverse
engineering ordisassemblyisprohibited.
Manufactured underlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-Dsymbolaretrademarks of
DolbyLaboratories.
Thisproductisclass 1laserproduct,
Warnings
Useonlyshielded cablestoconnectI/Odevices
tothisequipment.
Reorientorrelocatethe receiving antenna.
Increasethe separation between the equipmentand
receiver.
Connectthe equipmentintoan outleton acircuit
differentfromthattowhichthe receiverisconnected.
Consultthe dealeroran experienced radio/TV
technician forhelp.
ThisEquipmenthasbeen tested and found tocomplywith
the limitsforaClass Bdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15 of
the FCC rules.Theselimitsaredesigned toprovide rea-
sonableprotection againstharmfulinterferenceinaresi-
dentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesand
can radiateradiofrequency energyand,ifnotinstalled and
used inaccordancewiththe instructions,maycauseharm-
fulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,there
isno guarantee thatinterferencewill notoccurinaparticu-
larinstallation.If thisequipmentdoescauseharmfulin-
terferencetoradioortelevision reception,whichcan be
determined byturning the equipmentoff and on,the user
isencouraged totrytocorrectthe interferencebyone or
moreofthe following measures:

ImportantSafetyInstructions
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01.Read theseinstructions.
02.Keep theseinstructions.
03.Heed all warnings.
04.Followall instructions.
05.Donotusethis
apparatusnearwater.
06.Clean onlywithadamp
cloth.
07.Donotblock anyofthe ventilation openings.Install
inaccordancewiththe manufacturer’s instructions.
08.Donotinstall itnearanyheatsourcessuchas
radiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus
(including amplifiers)thatproduceheat.
09.Donotdefeatthe safetypurposeofthe polarized-
type plug:Apolarized plug hastwobladeswithone
widerthan the other.The widerblade isprovided
foryoursafety.When the provided plug doesnotfit
intoyouroutlet, consultan electrician forreplacement
ofthe obsoleteoutlet.
10.Protectthe powercordfrombeing walked on or
pinched (particularlythe plug ,co nvenience
receptacles,and the pointwheretheyexitfromthe
apparatus).
11.Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecified bythe
manufacturer.
12.Useonlywithacart, stand,tripod,bracket, ortable
specified bythe manufacturer,orsoldwiththe
apparatus.When acartisused,usewithcaution.
13.Unplug thisapparatusduring lightning,storms,or
when unused foralong period oftime.
14.Referall servicing toqualified servicepersonnel.
Servicing isrequired when the apparatushasbeen
damaged inanyway:ex.power-supplycordor
plug isdamaged,liquidhasbeen spilled or
objectshavefallen intothe apparatus,the apparatus
hasbeen exposed torainormoisture,doesnot
operatenormally,orhasbeen dropped.
Please readall ofthese instructionsthoroughlybe-
foreoperating theDVDPlayer.
Unplug the connectorfromDVD-Playertothe
systemunitbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidor
aerosolcleaners.
Useadampclothforcleaning.
Useonlyattachmentsrecommended bythe
manufacturer;un-approved attachmentsmaybe
hazardous.
Donotplacethe DVD-Playernearwater,forexample
nearabathtub,washbowl,kitchen sink,orlaundry
tub,inawetbasement, ornearaswimming pool.
Donotplacethe DVD-Playeron an unstablecart,
stand ortable.If the DVD-Playerfalls,itcouldinjure
aperson orcauseseriousdamage tothe appliance.
Useonlyacartorstand recommended bythe manu-
facturerorsoldwiththe mounting kitapproved bythe
manufacturerand followthe kitinstructions.
Donotallowanything toreston the powercord.
Donotlocatethe DVD-Playerwherepeoplemay
walkon the cord.
Inordertoavoidthe damage ofthe DVD-Playerfrom
lightning and powersurges,pleaseunplug all the
connectorsfromthe systemunitwhen the DVD
Playerisunderasparetimeorlightning storm.
Donotoverload poweroutletand extension cords.
Electricpoweroverload will causefireorelectric
shock.
Neverpushanyobjectsintothe slotinthe DVD-Player
cabinet. It couldtouchdangerousvoltage pointsor
shortoutpartsresulting inafireorelectricshock.
Neverspill liquidon the DVD-Player.
If yourDVD-Playerdoesnotoperatenormally,un-
plug itimmediatelyand contactan authorized
technician.
Toavoidelectricshock,do notattempttoopen the
cabinetand repairanydamaged parts.Unplug the
DVD-Playerfromthe systemunitand referservic-
ing toqualified servicepersonnelunderthe
following conditions:

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ImportantSaftey InstructionsNotes on Discs
When the powercordorplug isdamaged orfrayed.
If liquidhavebeen spilled ontothe DVD-Player..
If the DVD-Playerhasbeen exposed torainor
moisture.
If the DVD-Playerdoesnotoperatenormallyafter
you havefollowed the operating instructions.Ad
justonlythosecontrolscovered bythe operating
instructions;improperadjustmentstoothercon
trolsmayresultindamage and mayrequireex
tensiveworkbyaqualified technician torestore
the DVD-Playertonormaloperation.
If the DVD-Playerhasbeen dropped orthe cabi
nethasbeen damaged.
When the video and audioofDVD-Playerexhibits
adistinctchange inperformance.
Toreducethe risk ofelectricshock,do notremove
the cover(frontorback).Nouser-serviceable
partsinside.Referservicing toqualified service
professional.
ThisproductappliestoU.S.PatentNos.4,631,
603,4,577,216,4,819,098 and 4,907,093 Li-
censed forlimited viewing usesonly.
DVD-Playerisahigh qualitylaserproduct. This
playerusesavisiblelaserbeamthatcouldcause
hazardousradiation exposureifdirected tothe
eyes.
Handling precautions
Holdthe disc bythe edgessothe surfacewill notbe
soiled withfingerprints.Fingerprints,dirtand
scratchescan causeskipping and distortion.
Donotwriteon the labelside withaball-pointpen or
otherwriting tools.
Donotuserecordcleaning sprays,benzene,thinner,,
staticelectricityprevention liquidsoranyother
solvent.
Becarefulnottodrop orbend the disc.
Donotinstall morethan 1disc on the disc tray..
Donottrytoclosethe disc traywhen the disc isnot
installed properly.
Besuretostorethe disc initsexclusivecase.
IftheSurface issoiled
Wipe gentlywithasoft, damp(wateronly)cloth.
When wiping discs,always movethe clothfromthe
centerholetowardthe outeredge.
If you wipe the discs using acircularmotion,circular
scratchesarelikelytooccur,whichwill causenoise
whileplaying.
If the disc isbroughtfromcoldtowarmenvironment,
moisturemayformon the disc.
Wipe thismoistureoff withasoft, dry,lint-free cloth
beforeusing the disc.
Improperdisc storage
You candamagediscs ifyou storetheminthefollow-
ing places:
Areasexposed todirectsunlight.
Humidordustyareas.
Areasdirectlyexposed toaheatoutletorheating
appliance.
Theplayercannotplay discs
Maintenance
Besuretoturnthe powerbutton OFF and discon-
nectthe powerplug beforemaintaining the unit.
Wipe thisunitwithadrysoft cloth.
If the surfaceisextremelydirty,wipe clean witha
cloththathasbeen dipped inwaterand then wipe
againwithadrycloth.
Neverusealcohol,benzene,thinner,cleaning fluid
orotherchemicals.And do notusecompressed air
toremovedust.
DVDregion code isnotsuitableforyourplayer..

Thissection describesafull-fuction high performanceDVDPlayerthatismicroprocessor-controlled and alsoallowsusersto
placetheirownsettingsintomemoryviaexternalsetting.The setting statusisindicated on the screen.
FrontPanel
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Introduction
RearPanel
(1)POWERSWITCH
(2)PLAY BUTTON
(3)STOPBUTTON
(4)OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON
(5)REMOTERECEIVER
(6)DISCTRAY
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90-260V~50/60Hz 30W
(1)OPTICALOUTPUT
(2)COAXIALOUTPUT
(3)COMPOSITEOUTPUT
(4)S-VIDEOOUTPUT
(5)STEREO(L/R)OUTPUT
(6)5.1CHANNELSOUTPUT(for5.1channelmode)
(7)COMPONENT/P-SCANOUTPUT
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Introduction
Display Window(optional)
(1)PLAYING
(4)ANGLE
(7)REPEATCHAPTER
(10)TIME
(13)KARAOKE (Option)
(2)CURRENTDISC(Option)
(5)PAUSE
(8)TITLENUMBER
(11)PROGRAM
(14)DTS(Option)
(3)PLAY
(6)REPEATALL
(9)CHAPTERNUMBER
(12)DOLBY DIGITAL
(15)DIVIDINGCONTROL
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Introduction
(3)DISPLAY
(8)LANGUAGE
(13)RESUME
(16)STOP
(20)1/ALL
(23A)RESUME(FORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
(25)PROGRAM
(27)MUTE(FORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
RemoteControlFunctions
Tooperatethe DVDplayer,you mustplacethe batteriesinthe remotecontrolfirst.
PreparetheRemoteControl
(1)POWER
(6)SEARCH
(11)MENU
(14)PAUSE
(18)PREVIOUS/NEXT.
(22)VOL+/VOL-
(24)P-Scan(Option)/VOCAL-ASSIST(Option)
(26)KARAOKE (FORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
(28)KEY SHIFT (FORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
(FORKARAOKEFUNCTION)
(4)EJECT
(9)SETUP
(13A)NTSC/PAL(FORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
(17)PLAY/ENTER
(21)A-B
(5)SUBTITLE
(10)TITLE
(2)PBC
(7)ANGLE
(12)ZOOM
(15)SLOW
(19)F.F./F.R.
(23)MUTE
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1.Openthecover.3.Close thecover.
2.Insertbatteries (size
AAA).Make surethe
position of+and -on the
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VideoOutput
If yourdisplaydevicesupportsS-Video terminal,
you can alsoconnectyourdisplaydevicetoDVD
player’s S-Video Outputconnectoron the rearpanel.
Connectthe DVDplayer’s video output(RCAconnec-
tororS-Video)on the rearpaneltothe TV’s video input
(orotherdevices)using AV,S-Video orComponent.
S-VideoOutput
Notes:
1.Refertothe instructionssupplied withthe componentto
be connected.
2.Donotconnectthisplayertoavideo deck.If you do,
noisemayappearinthe picture.
VideoConnection VCR
TV
X
Connect
directly
CD /DVD
PLAYER
AudioConnection
StereoConfiguration
ConnectyourTVstereo audioinputs(Lforleft channel
and Rforrightchannel)tothe DVDplayer’s stereo au-
diooutputLand Rrespectively.
Analog 2/5.1ChannelOutput
Foryourconvenienceand costconcern,DVD-Player
supportsDolby2/5.1Channelaudiooutputdirectly.
However,you still need toconnectthe 2/5.1Channel
audiooutputtoyouraudioamplifierrelativelyas
following.
Note:
When you connectthe DVDplayertoanotherdevice,be sureto
turnoff the powerand unplug all ofthe equipmentfromthe wall
outletbeforemaking anyconnections.The outputsound ofthe
DVDplayerhasawide dynamicrange.Besuretoadjustthe
receiver’s volumetoamoderatelistening level.Otherwise,the
speakersmaybe damaged byasudden high volumesound.Turn
off the receiverbeforeyou connectordisconnectthe DVDplayer’s
powercord.If you leavethe receiverpoweron,the speakers
maybe damaged.
Getting Started
COMPONENT
COMPONENT
CB/PB
CR/PR
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GREEN
BLUE
RED
YE LLOW
White
Red
WhiteRed
You can connectthe DVDReceivertoadevice
having COMPONENTvideo inputconnetors
bythree terminalVideo cables.
RearofTVset
S-video cord
(notsupplied)
S-videoinput
terminal(S1,S2)
ToS-video terminal

Getting Started
Then setthe SPDIF“on”on OSD.you can usethe opticaldigitalaudiooutputtoenjoythe originalaudio.The instruction
isasfollows:
Operating DVDplayerwiththeremotecontrol
*Donotexposethe remotesensordirectlytodirectsunlightorlighting apparatuses.The DVDplayerwill be malfunctioned ifyou do so.
Whenusing theremotecontrol, pointtotheremotesensoron theDVDplayer.
Distance:
Maximumof7m
Angle:
Approximately300fromeachdirection.
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DigitalAudioOutput
If you haveanotheraudiodecoderwhichcan decode DolbyDigital/Dts,connectthe opticaljack ofthe DVDplayerto
the audiodecoder(suchasamplifier)viaopticalcable.
Surround left
speaker
Opticalorcoaxial
Audiodecoder
Surround right
speaker
Centerspeaker
Speakeramplifier
Subwoofer
speaker
DVDplayer
Frontright
speaker
Frontleft
speaker
90-260V~50/60Hz30W

Playing aDVD
FrontPanelOperation
1.POWER
Turnon orturnoff the player.
3.STOP
Stop playing.
BasicOperation
1.Press the Powerbutton toturnon the player.
3.Insertadisc.
2.PLAY
Playthe programon the disc.
4.OPEN/CLOSE
Open orclosethe tray.
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2.Press the Ejectbutton ()toopen the traydoor.
4.Press the Ejectbutton ()toclosethe traydoor.
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BasicOperation
(FORKARAOKEFUNCTION)
1.POWER
Turnon orturnoff the player.
Playback control.Press PBC(on)toprogramselected chapter.The rootmenu
will appear.Press “PBC”(off)toplaymovieuninterrupted.
4.EJECT
Press “EJECT”toopen the disc tray.PlaceaDisc on the traydish.Holdthe
disc withouttouching the surface,position itwiththe printed titleside facing
up,align itwiththe guides,and placeitinitsproperposition.
Press “EJECT”tostartplaying.The disc traywill automaticallycloseand start
playing .If the disc hasone ormoretitlesrecorded on it, the menu screen will
appearon the TVmonitor.
RemoteControlOperation
3.DISPLAY
5.SUBTITLE
If the disc hastwoormoresubtitlesrecorded on it, theycan eitherbe dis-
played orcleared on the screen.
1.Press “SUBTITLE”during play.It will showasmanysubtitlesasthe disc has.
2.Keep on pressing,selected subtitle(including subtitleoff)will
appearinturn.
3.Stop pressing the button afterthe selected subtitleappears.
Note:Insomecases,the subtitlelanguage isnotchanged immedi
atelytothe selected one.When the selected language isnotworking,
even afterpressing the button severaltimes,itmeansthat
the language isnotavailableon the disc.Thisfunction isonlyfor
DVDdiscs.
2.PBC
Eachtimeyou press the Displaybutton,the on-screen displaychangesas
follows:
Title,Chapterand Elapsed time
Titletime
Titleremaintime
ChapterElapsed time
Chapterremaintime
Displayoff
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6.SEARCH
This description is divided into 3 parts,
When you are playing a “DVD”
Press “SEARCH” while a disc is playing and a menu will be shown on the
screen. There are 9 modes can be chosen, including: “Title”, “Chapter”,
“Audio”, “Subtitle”, “Angle”, “TT Time”, “Ch Time”, “Repeat” and “Time Disp.”.
Press “5/6” to select different modes, press “Enter” to select the detail
information.
When you are playing a “VCD”
Press “SEARCH” while a disc is playing and a menu will be shown on the
screen. There are 5 modes can be chosen, including: “Track”, “Disc Time”,
“Track Time”, “Repeat” and “Time Disp.”. Press “5/6” to select different
modes, press “Enter” to select the detail information.
When you are playing a “CD”
Press “SEARCH” while a disc is playing. There are 3 modes can be chosen,
including: “Disc Go To”, “Track Go To” and “Select Track”.

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(FORKARAOKEFUNCTION)
7.ANGLE
SomeDVDdiscs maycontainscenesthathavebeen filmed simultaneously
fromanumberofdifferentangles.Forthesediscs,the samescene can be
viewed fromvariousanglesusing the “ANGLE”button.(The recorded angles
variesdepending on the disc.)
Thisfunction isonlyforDVDdiscs.
8.LANGUAGE
It ispossibletochange the audiosoundtrack language fromthe one se-
lected atthe initialsetting toadifferentlanguage,ifavailable.(Thisopera-
tion works onlywithdiscs on whichmultipleaudiosoundtrack languages
arerecorded.)
Press “Language”during play.The optionswill appearon the screen.
Continue pressing the “Language”button until yourdesired language is
displayed.The language will be back tothe initialsetting if“Language Off”
appearson the TVscreen.
Access the SystemSetup Menu.
9.SETUP
10.TITLE
Press “TITLE”toselectpreferred options.Usedirection keys toselect.
Press “PLAY”toenterthe selection.
11.MENU
Somediscs withmovies,forexample,comewithtwoormoretitles.If the
disc hasatitlemenu recorded on it, the “MENU ”button can be used to
selectthe movietitle.(The detailsofthisoperation differdepending on the
disc used.)Thisfunction isonlyused forDVDdisc.
1.Press “MENU ”during play.Alistofthe titleson the
disc will be displayed.
2.Press direction keytoselectthe preferred title.
3.Press “PLAY”.The selected titlenowstartstoplay
12.ZOOM
Eachtimethisbutton ispressed,the enlarged image changesasfollowed:
2xà3xà4xà1/2xà1/3xà1/4xàrestoreimage’snormalsize
You can movethe scene withdirection key.
14.PAUSE
Press “PAUSE ”during playtogetastill picture.Press “PLAY”againto
returntonormalplay.
13/(23A).RESUME(PS:23AFORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
Press “RESUME”toexitthe menu systemofthe DVDreturning tonormal
playback mode.
13A.NTSC/PAL(FORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
Choosing TVmode from“NTSC”,“PAL”and “Auto”.
15.SLOW
Press “SLOW”inthe playmode.The slowmotion changeseachtimethis
button ispressed asfollowed,
3:1/2xà1/4xà1/8xà1/16xà,4:1/2xà1/4xà1/8xà1/16xàrestorenor-
malplaymode.
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25.PROGRAM
You can arrange the ordersofthe titles,chapters,ortracks on the disc and
createyourownprogram.Thisfunction isonlyactiveinPBC(PlayBack
Control)OFF mode.
24.VOCAL-ASSIST(Option)
you can selectLeft channeloutputonlyorRightchanneloutputonlyorStereo
output.
24.P-Scan(Option)
You mayselectthe P-SCANTVmode togetbetterresolution and picture.
Note:If yourTVdoesn’tsupportP-SCANmode,the screen will disappear,press itagaintosolve
the problem.
23/27.MUTE(PS:27 FORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
Press thisbutton tomutesound.Press itagaintorestoresound.
22.VOLUME
Use“VOL+”or“VOL-”button toadjustthe outputvolume.
21.A-B
RepeatA-B
1.Press “A-B”during playatthe pointwhererepeatplayistosetpointA.
Press“A-B”againatthe pointwhererepeatplayistobe setpointB.Repeat
playofthe selection between pointsAand Bstatus.
2.Press “A-B”again.(Standardplayback appearson the TVmonitor.)
Note:A-Brepeatplayworks onlywithdiscs forwhichthe elapsed playing timeappearson the
unit’s displayduring playback.Thisfunciton isnotavailableforMP3discs.Somesubtitles
recorded around pointAorBmayfail toappear.
Note:Repeatplayworks onlywithdiscs forwhichthe elapsed playing timeappearsinthe unit’s
displayduring playback.RepeatplaymaynotworkcorrectlywithsomeDVDs.ForMP3disc,
therearethree modestorepeatthe contents:Folder(defaultvalue),Rep-one and FolderRep.
RepeatChapter
RepeatAll
20.1/ALL
RepeatChapter
Press “1/ALL”during play.Eachtimethisbutton ispressed,repeatoptions
areshownasfollows:
RepeatTitle
CancelRepeatMode
16.STOP
Stop playing adisc.
17.PLAY/ENTER
Startplaying the programon the disc.
18.PREVIOUS,NEXT
Press NEXTduring play
Gotothe nextchapterortrack.
Press PREVIOUSduring play
19.F.R.and F.F.
The speed changeseverytimewhen you press “7”,“8”during playas
follows:2xà4xà8xà16xà32x.Press againtorestorenormalplaymode.
7:Reverse Direction 8:ForwardDirection
26.KARAOKE(FORKARAOKE FUNCTION)
Press“KARAOKE”button oncetocontrolKARAOKE function on ,press
itagaintocontrol.

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WhatisMP3
MP3isanewmusicformatwhichiscapabletoplaythe musicon the internet.
MP3Operation
1.Turnon the TVand insertan MP3CD,the MP3menu folderwill be shownon the screen when the trayisclosed.(picture1)
2.Press “5/6”toselectthe desired folder.(picture1)
3.Press “PLAY/4”tosee the MP3listunderthe selected folder.Press “PLAY/4”toreturntothe previouspage.(picture2)
4.Press “5/6”toselectthe desired MP3file.(picture2)
5.Press “PLAY”toplaythe selected MP3file.(picture3)
6.Select“0”markand press “PLAY/4”toreturntothe previouspage.
7.You can alsopress “PROGRAM”tosee all the MP3filesinthe disc and press “5/6”toselectthe desired MP3fileand press
“PLAY”toplaythe selected MP3file.(picture4)
8.Press “9”or“:”togo tothe next/previouspage.
9.Press “1/ALL”toselectdifferentplaymodesincluding:Single,RepeatFolder,Folder,Shuffle,Randomand Repeat
One.
•The “0”sign infrontofafilenameindicatesthatthisisafolder,notan MP3file.
•The“MP3”sign infrontofafilenameindicatesthatthisisan MP3file.
(picture1) (picture2)
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SpecialOperation
WhatisJPEG
JPEGisshortforthe “JointPhotographicExpertsGroup”,agroup ofexpertsnominated toproducestandardsfor
continuoustone image coding.
The bestknownstandardfromJPEGisIS10918-1(ITU-TT.81),whichisthe firstofamulti-partsetofstandards
forstill image compression.Thisallowsyou tocreatefiles(suchasphotographs,drawings,and mostclip-art)
thatcan be archived on aCD-Rforviewing on the RDV650,computer,orthe web.
Playing YourJPEGFiles
NormalSlideShowPresentation
When aJPEGdisc isloaded intothe player,amenu will appearon screen.(the sameasthe on screen menu of
MP3)Eachpictureinthe currentdirectorywill be displayed consecutivelyinaslideshowpresentation and will be
automaticallydisplayed using the largestsizethatfitsinyourtelevision screen.Sixteen slideshow“transition”
modesareprovided.Usethe “PROGRAM”button toselectone ofthe following transition effects:
Press “1/ALL”button toselectdifferentplaymodesincluding:Random,RepeatOne,RepeatAll,RepeatOff,
Singleand Shuffle.
ImageRotation
Therearefourmodestorotateapicture:Invert,Mirror,Left,and Right.Theseoperationsareallowed onlywhen a
pictureisbeing displayed normally,and will be cancelled automaticallywhen the nextpictureisdisplayed (press”next”
or“prev”)The arrowkeyareused toselectthe differentrotation modes:
Up-Mirror/Vertical
Down-Mirror/Horizontal
Left -Turnleft
Right-Turnright
Zoom
Thisfeaturesallowsyou toviewapictureat50%-200%inseveralincrements.Press the “ZOOM”button.Anon
screen message (“Zoom100%”)will verifyyourselection.Use“F.F”and “F.R”keys tocontrolthe amountofzoomin
and out. Press the direction keys tomovethe pictureinanydirection.Press “Zoom”button againtoexitthe “Zoom”
mode and back tonormaloperation.
Note:When inthe “ZOOM”mode,the slideshowtransition and image transformation featuresaredisabled.
Menu
When JPEGCD isplayed,the “MENU”keyisused todisplayJPEGfoldersand the corresponding files.During the
playback,press “STOP”toaccess thumbnail menu.
mode 1:Wipe Top (bydefault)
mode 3:Wipe Left
mode 5:DiagonalWipe Left Top
mode 7:DiagonalWipe Left Bottom
mode 9:Extend FromCenterH
mode 11:Compress ToCenterH
mode 13:WindowH
mode 15:Wipe FromEdge ToCenter
mode 2:Wipe Bottom
mode 4:Wipe Right
mode 6:DiagonalWipe RightTop
mode 8:DiagonalWipe RightBottom
mode 10:Extend FromCenterV
mode 12:Compress ToCenterV
mode 14:WindowV
mode 16:MoveInFromTop

SpecialOperation
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WhatisWMA(Option)
WMA,shortforWindowsMediaAudio,isalsoadigitalaudiofilesimilartoaMP3.WMAsaremoreefficientthan
MP3sbecausetheycan be compressed toan even smallersizethan MP3s.ThissimplymeansthataWMA
takesup less spaceon yourharddrivethen aMP3ofthe samesong does.It alsohashigh sound qualityand
can be played on yourcomputerlikeaMP3butonlyworks withWindowsMediaPlayer.
WhatisPROGRESSIVE SCAN (Option)
ProgressiveScan isascanning process used indescribing howthe electronics ofsuchdeviceswork,butalso
describesaprocess used byimage processorsand decodesinterpolateMPEG-2formats.
Application
The sameasMP3operation.(PleaserefertoPage 12)
WhatisDVD-Audio(Option)
DVD-Audioisaformatspecificallydesigned toprovide the highestpossibleaudiofidelitycapableon DVD.The
audiofidelityofDVD-Audiofarexceedsthe qualityofconventionalCD'sand audioon DVD-Video.
DVD-Audiotakesadvantage ofthe large storage capacity,speed and flexibilitypossiblewithDVD.DVD-Audio
providesforaudioinstereo and inmulti-channelsurround inawide range ofspecifications.Inaddition to
audio,aDVD-Audiodisk can containalimited amountofvideo,whichcan be used todisplaytext, suchaslyrics
ornotes;orstillssuchasaphotoalbum.Upto16 graphicstillscan be associated witheachtrack and on-
screen displays can be used forlyrics and disc navigation.Asan option,aDVD-Audiodisc can alsoinclude
audiotracks recorded inthe DVD-Video specification (DolbyDigitaland DTS)forcompatibilitywithDVD-Video
players.
Application
1.Thisfunction onlyworks when the TVsupportsProgressiveScan function.
2.PleaserefertoPage 6“ComponentOutput”tounderstand the waytoconnectthe
TVset.
3.PleaserefertoPage 20 “TVMode”tounderstand the systemsetting.
4.You can alsopress the “P-Scan”button on the remotecontroltoswitchtoP-SCAN
TVmode.
Note:If yourTVdoesn’tsupportP-Scan mode,the screen will disappear,press itagaintosolvethe problem.

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SystemConfiguration
GeneralSetup Page
TVDisplay
Note:SomeDVDmaynotinclude the pre-selected languages.Inthiscase,the player
automaticallydisplays menu whichisconsistentwiththe disc’s initiallanguage setting.
AngleMark
Normal/PS
Selectthisoption when you connectanormalTVtothe player.
Displays the wide picturewithaportion automaticallycutoff (the
left and rightedges).
Normal/LB
Wide
Selectthisforawide-screen TVset, played infull size.Setting the
side-screen TVtoFULL mode isalsonecessary.
Priority(option)
The deluxeversion modelwhichsupportsDVD-Audio.You haveto
set“DVD-Audio”asthe first“Priority”whileplaying “DVD-Audio”
disc.
Selectthisforaconventionalsized TVset. Black bandsappearinboth
upperand downsides.(Letter-BoxStyle)
The type TVset(4:3or16:9)connected tothe playerand the wide screen
picturetype fora4:3TVcan be set. Select“GeneralSetup Page”.You
will see the following tableon the screen.Press “5/6”toselect“TV
Display”.Press “PLAY”toconfirmyourchoice.Thissetting can onlybe
changed on the setup menu.
Press “5/6”toselect“AngleMark”.Thisfunction can be setto“On”
or“Off.”Thisfunction onlyworks on the discs thatsupportthe multiple
angleviewfeature.
OSDLang
The setup menu can be showninotherlanguages.You can choose
anotherlanguage bypressing “5/6”toselect“OSDLang”.Turning
the poweroff will noteffectthe setting.The setting can onlybe
changed on the setup menu.
Captions
Press “”toselect“Captions”.Thisfunction allowsyou toturnthe sub-
titleson oroff.
ScreenSaver
Press “5/6”toselect“ScreenSaver”.Thisfunction can be setto
“On”or“Off.”
LastMemory
Press “5/6”toselect“LastMemory”.When the setting is“On”,the
playerstartsmemorizing the lastmemoryofthe lastdisk.Thisfunction
onlyworks when the playerispowered on.
Usethe Setup Menu displaytochange the systemconfiguration.Inthissection,eachitemon the Setup Menu displaywill be
described.Use“5/6/3/4”buttonstoselectthe itemthatyou wantand press “PLAY”or“ENTER”button toconfirm.

AudioSetup Page
Downmix
FrontSpeaker
CenterSpeaker
RearSpeaker
Subwoofer
TestTone
Dialog
PostDRC
Audiosetup optionsshouldonlybe changed ifthe DVDplayer
isconnected toaLEFT orRIGHTsurround sound processor.Switchesthe mixing downmethods
when you playaDVDwithrearsig-
nalcomponents.Thisfunction can
be setto“LT/RT”,“Stereo”,“V
SURR ”,“Off”.
Note:If you wanttohave5.1chan-
neloutput, pleaseselect“Off”.
Thesefunctionsallowyou todeter-
mine the front, center,re aror
subwooferspeakeris“Large”or
“Small”dependson yourneed.
Thesefunctionsallowyou todeter-
mine the front, center,re aror
subwooferspeakeris“Large”,
“Small”or“Off”dependson your
need.
Thesefunctionsallowyou todeter-
mine the front, center,re aror
subwooferspeakeris“Large”,
“Small”or“Off”dependson your
need.
Thesefunctionsallowyou todeter-
mine the front, center,re aror
subwooferspeakeris“On”or“Off”
dependson yourneed.
Thisitemallowsyou toopen orclose
the testtone function.Downmixhad
tobe setas“Off”.And thereisno
disc inthe player.
Thisisselected toadjustpostdy-
namicrange compression function
toobtainthe differentcompression
results.
SystemConfiguration
SpeakerSetup
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Press “5/6”toadjustthe dialog
volumewhilesetting Downmixas
“LT /RT”or“Stereo”.

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SPDIFOutput
CD
DolbyDigital
DTS
MPEG
LPCMOut
SPDIFSetup
Press “5/6”toselect“SPDIF
Output”.
Press “5/6”toselect“CD”digital
outputwhile“SPDIFOutput”issetto
“Manual”.
Press “5/6”toselect“DolbyDigi-
tal”outputwhile“SPDIFOutput”is
setto“Manual”.
Press “5/6”toselect“DTS”digital
outputwhile“SPDIFOutput”issetto
“Manual”.
Press “5/6”toselect“MPEG”digi-
taloutputwhile“SPDIFOutput”isset
to“Manual”.
Press “5/6”toselect“LPCMOut”
frequency.The 2channelmodelcan
afford48Kand 96K.The 5.1channel
modelcan afford48K,96Kand 192K.
SystemConfiguration
PCMChannel
Thisfunction onlyworks when “SPDIF
Output”issetto“Manual”
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