Onkyo DV-SP305 User's Manual

Contents
DVD Player
Overview .............................................. 2
DV-SP305
Instruction Manual
Connections ...................................... 16
Getting Started and Setting up ........ 22
Basic Playback .................................. 24
Thank you for purchasing an Onkyo DVD
Player. Read this manual carefully before using
your new DVD Player. A good understanding of
its features and operation will allow you to
achieve optimum performance and enjoyment.
Playback Techniques........................ 28
Keep this manual for future reference.
Detailed Settings ............................... 38
Miscellaneous Information............... 47
En
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
CAUTION:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER
SERVICING
TO
QUALIFIED
SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
AVIS
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE
NE PAS OUVRIR
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.
Important Safety Instructions
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Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A grounding
type plug has two blades and a third grounding
prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not
fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.
Use only with the cart, stand, PORTABLE CART WARNING
tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or
sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/
apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.
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Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
15. Damage Requiring Service
Unplug the apparatus from the wall outlet and refer
servicing to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:
A. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged,
B. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen
into the apparatus,
C. If the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
water,
D. If the apparatus does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions as an improper adjustment of other
controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a qualified technician
to restore the apparatus to its normal operation,
E. If the apparatus has been dropped or damaged in
any way, and
F. When the apparatus exhibits a distinct change in
performance this indicates a need for service.
16. Object and Liquid Entry
Never push objects of any kind into the apparatus
through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a
fire or electric shock.
The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases shall be placed on the apparatus.
Don’t put candles or other burning objects on top of
this unit.
17. Batteries
Always consider the environmental issues and follow local regulations when disposing of batteries.
18. If you install the apparatus in a built-in installation,
such as a bookcase or rack, ensure that there is adequate ventilation.
Leave 20 cm (8") of free space at the top and sides
and 10 cm (4") at the rear. The rear edge of the shelf
or board above the apparatus shall be set 10 cm (4")
away from the rear panel or wall, creating a flue-like
gap for warm air to escape.
Precautions
1. Recording Copyright—Unless it’s for personal use
only, recording copyrighted material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder.
2. AC Fuse—The AC fuse inside the unit is not userserviceable. If you cannot turn on the unit, contact
your Onkyo dealer.
3. Care—Occasionally you should dust the unit all
over with a soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft
cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild detergent and water. Dry the unit immediately afterwards
with a clean cloth. Don’t use abrasive cloths, thinners, alcohol, or other chemical solvents, because
they may damage the finish or remove the panel lettering.
4. Power
WARNING
BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE
FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY.
AC outlet voltages vary from country to country.
Make sure that the voltage in your area meets the
voltage requirements printed on the unit’s rear panel
(e.g., AC 230 V, 50 Hz or AC 120 V, 60 Hz).
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The power cord plug is used to disconnect this unit
from the AC power source. Make sure that the plug
is readily operable (easily accessible) at all times.
5. Never Touch this Unit with Wet Hands—Never
handle this unit or its power cord while your hands
are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets
inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo
dealer.
6. Handling Notes
• If you need to transport this unit, use the original
packaging to pack it how it was when you originally bought it.
• Do not leave rubber or plastic items on this unit
for a long time, because they may leave marks on
the case.
• This unit’s top and rear panels may get warm
after prolonged use. This is normal.
• If you do not use this unit for a long time, it may
not work properly the next time you turn it on, so
be sure to use it occasionally.
• When you’ve finished using this unit, remove all
discs and turn off the power.
7. Installing this Unit
• Install this unit in a well-ventilated location.
• Ensure that there’s adequate ventilation all
around this unit, especially if it’s installed in an
audio rack. If the ventilation is inadequate, the
unit may overheat, leading to malfunction.
• Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight or heat
sources, because its internal temperature may
rise, shortening the life of the optical pickup.
• Avoid damp and dusty places, and places subject
to vibrations from loudspeakers. Never put the
unit on top of, or directly above a loudspeaker.
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• Install this unit horizontally. Never use it on its
side or on a sloping surface, because it may cause
a malfunction.
• If you install this unit near a TV, radio, or VCR,
the picture and sound quality may be affected. If
this occurs, move this unit away from the TV,
radio, or VCR.
To Obtain a Clear Picture—This unit is a hightech, precision device. If the lens on the optical
pickup, or the disc drive mechanism becomes dirty
or worn, the picture quality may be affected. To
maintain the best picture quality, we recommend
regular inspection and maintenance (cleaning or
worn part replacement) every 1,000 hours of use
depending on the operating environment. Contact
your Onkyo dealer for details.
Moisture Condensation
Moisture condensation may damage this unit.
Read the following carefully:
Moisture may condense on the lens of the optical
pickup, one of the most important parts inside this
unit.
• Moisture condensation can occur in the following
situations:
– The unit is moved from a cold place to a warm
place.
– A heater is turned on, or cold air from an air
conditioner is hitting the unit.
– In the summer, when this unit is moved from
an air conditioned room to a hot and humid
place.
– The unit is used in a humid place.
• Do not use this unit when there’s the possibility
of moisture condensation occurring. Doing so
may damage your discs and certain parts inside
this unit.
If condensation does occur, remove all discs and
leave this unit turned on for two to three hours. By
this time, the unit will have warmed up and any condensation will have evaporated.
Region Numbers—The DVD standard uses region
numbers to control how discs can be played around
the world, the world being divided into six regions.
This unit will only play DVD discs that match its
region number, which can be found on its rear panel
(e.g., 1 ,
).
About this Manual—This manual explains how to
use all of this unit’s functions. Although the DVD
standard offers many special features, not all discs
use them all, so depending on the disc being played,
this unit may not respond to certain functions. See
the disc’s sleeve notes for supported features.
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Precautions—Continued
This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is
classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to
use this model properly, read this Instruction Manual
carefully. In case of any trouble, please contact the store
where you purchased the unit.
To prevent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try
to open the enclosure.
CAUTION:
CLASS 1M VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER
RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT VIEW
DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF
CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE
SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
The label on the right is
applied on the rear panel.
1. This unit is a CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT and
employs a laser inside the cabinet.
2. To prevent the laser from being exposed, do not remove the
cover. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
WARNING
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked
flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the
equipment.
When disposing of used batteries, please comply
with governmental regulations or environmental
public instruction’s rules that apply in your country/area.
For British models
Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power
supply cord of this unit should be performed only by
qualified service personnel.
IMPORTANT
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code:
Blue:
Neutral
Brown: Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as
follows:
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter L or
coloured red.
IMPORTANT
The plug is fitted with an appropriate fuse. If the fuse
needs to be replaced, the replacement fuse must
approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 and have the
same ampere rating as that indicated on the plug. Check
for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the
fuse.
If the power cord’s plug is not suitable for your socket
outlets, cut it off and fit a suitable plug. Fit a suitable
fuse in the plug.
For European Models
Declaration of Conformity
We, ONKYO EUROPE
ELECTRONICS GmbH
LIEGNITZERSTRASSE 6,
82194 GROEBENZELL,
GERMANY
declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product
described in this instruction manual is in compliance with the
corresponding
technical standards such as EN60065,
EN55013, EN55020 and EN61000-3-2, -3-3.
GROEBENZELL, GERMANY
K. MIYAGI
ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH
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Table of Contents
Basic Operation
Advanced Operation
Overview
Playback Techniques
Important Safety Instructions .............................. 2
Precautions ......................................................... 3
Introduction ......................................................... 6
Supplied Accessories...................................... 6
Features .......................................................... 6
Disc Notes....................................................... 7
Before Using the DV-SP305 ............................. 10
Installing the Batteries................................... 10
Using the Remote Controller......................... 10
Front & Rear Panels ......................................... 11
Front Panel.................................................... 11
Display .......................................................... 12
Rear Panel .................................................... 13
Remote Controller ......................................... 14
Connections
Connecting the DV-SP305................................ 16
Before Making Any Connections................... 16
AV Cables & Connectors .............................. 16
Basic Setup ................................................... 17
Connecting Your TV...................................... 19
Connecting to an AV Receiver ...................... 20
Connecting the Power/Turning on the
DV-SP305................................................... 21
Getting Started and Setting up
Getting Started.................................................. 22
Using the on-screen displays ........................ 22
Setting up the player for your TV .................. 22
Setting the language of this player’s
on-screen displays...................................... 23
Basic Playback
Playing discs ................................................. 24
Basic playback controls................................. 25
Resume and Last Memory ............................ 25
DVD-Video disc menus ................................. 26
Video CD PBC menus................................... 26
Playing discs .....................................................28
Scanning discs ..............................................28
Playing in slow motion...................................28
Frame advance/frame reverse ......................29
Viewing a JPEG slideshow............................29
Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator ...30
Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX Video and
JPEG files with the Disc Navigator .............31
Looping a section of a disc............................32
Using repeat play ..........................................32
Using random play ........................................33
Creating a program list ..................................34
Other functions available from the program menu ....35
Searching a disc ............................................35
Switching subtitles .........................................36
Switching audio language/channels ..............36
Zooming the screen.......................................37
Switching camera angles ..............................37
Displaying disc information............................37
Detailed Settings
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus ...........38
Audio Settings menu .....................................38
Equalizer .......................................................38
Virtual Surround ............................................38
Audio DRC ....................................................38
Dialog ............................................................38
Video Adjust menu ........................................39
Initial Settings menu ..........................................40
Using the Initial Settings menu......................40
Digital Audio Out settings ..............................41
Video Output settings ....................................42
Language settings .........................................43
Display settings .............................................43
Options settings.............................................43
Parental Lock ................................................44
Registering a new password .........................44
Changing your password...............................44
Setting/changing the Parental Lock...............44
Setting/changing the Country/Area code.......45
Country/Area code list ...................................45
About DivX® VOD content .............................46
Displaying your DivX VOD registration code ....46
Playing DivX® VOD content...........................46
Miscellaneous Information
Additional information........................................47
Screen sizes and disc formats ......................47
Resetting the player ......................................47
Setting the TV system ...................................47
Titles, chapters and tracks ............................48
DVD-Video regions........................................48
Selecting languages using the language code list ....48
Language code list ........................................49
Glossary ............................................................50
Troubleshooting ................................................52
Specifications ....................................................55
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Introduction
Supplied Accessories
Make sure you have the following accessories:
RC-616DV
Features
Audio / Video Processing
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Dolby*1 Digital and DTS*2 Digital Outputs
96 kHz/24-Bit D/A Converter
MP3 Playback with Onscreen Display
Progressive Scan Video Output
54 MHz/10-Bit Video D/A Converter
Connections
Remote controller & 2 batteries (AA)
• Component Video and Composite Video Outputs
• Digital Output (Coaxial)
• SCART Connector Outputs
Miscellaneous
AV cable (RCA)
Coaxial cable
Power cord
(plug type varies from country to country)
• DVD Video, VCD, DVD±R/RW*3, DVD±R DL*3,
MP3 CD, WMA*4 CD, Audio CD, CD-R/RW, JPEG
Encoded Picture CD Playback
• DivX Video*5 Playable
• Disc Navigator for Easy Browsing
• Dynamic Range Control
• Last Play Memory (Resume, Bookmark)
• TITLE/CHAPTER/TRACK Repeat
• Auto Power-Off Fuction
• Step and Slow Motion Playback
• Fast Forward/Reverse (DVD/CD/VCD: 4 Steps)
• Picture Zoom Function
• Onscreen Display (English, Spanish, French, German,
Italian, Russian)
• Aluminium Front Panel
• Available in Silver and Black
• Remote Control Supplied
The letter displayed at the end of the product name found in
catalogs and on package represents the color of the DV-SP305
DVD player. Though the color varies, the specifications and
operations are the same.
*1. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
*2. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out”
are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
*3. Discs that have not been properly finalized may only be partially playable or not playable at all
*4. Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or
registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.
*5. DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of
DivX, Inc. and are used under
license.
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Introduction—Continued
labels or stickers. Doing so may damage the DV-SP305
and you may not be able to remove the disc properly.
Disc Notes
Supported Discs
Function Support
The DV-SP305 supports the following discs.
Disc
DVD-Video
Logo
Format or file type
See page 48 for
region information.
DVD-Video
The following icons are used throughout this manual to
indicate which functions can be used with the various
disc formats and file types.
Icon
Disc format or file type
DVD-V
DVD-Video
DVD-R
DVD-RW
VCD
Video CD
DVD-Video,
VR format
CD
Audio CD
Including PBC
MP3
MP3 file
WMA
WMA file
JPEG
JPEG file
DivX
DivX®
Video CD
PCM and DTS
Audio CD
CD-R
Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG,
DivX Video
CD-RW
Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG,
DivX Video
JPEG CD
JPEG
• Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn’t
conform to the official CD standard. Since these are
nonstandard discs, they may not play properly in the
DV-SP305.
• The DV-SP305 supports CD-R and CD-RW discs
recorded in Video CD format, audio CD format, or
ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format with MP3, WMA, and
JPEG files. It also supports DVD-R and DVD-RW
discs recorded in DVD-Video format. However, some
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs may not
work properly for any of the following reasons:
incomplete disc finalization, disc burner characteristics, disc characteristics, the disc is damaged or dirty.
See the manual supplied with your disc burner for
more information. Condensation or dirt on the optical
pickup lens can also affect playback.
• The DV-SP305 supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.
• The DV-SP305 does not support disc types not listed.
• Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those
shown below, because you may damage the DV-SP305.
Discs Made on Personal Computers
Discs made on personal computers, including those of a
compatible format, may not work properly in the
DV-SP305 because of incorrect settings in the disc burning software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc
burning software for additional compatibility information.
About DualDisc playback
A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side of which
contains DVD content video, audio, etc. while the other
side contains non-DVD content such as digital audio
material.
The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not compliant
with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not
play.
The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product.
For more detailed information on the DualDisc specification, please refer to the disc manufacturer or disc
retailer.
CD-R/RW compatibility
• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660
CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files,
DivX video files
* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format:
Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems
are both compatible with this player.
• Don’t use discs that have residue from adhesive tape,
rental discs with peeling labels, or discs with custom-made
• Multi-session playback: No
• Unfinalized disc playback: No
• File structure (may differ): Up to 299 folders on a disc;
up to 648 folders and files (combined) within each
folder
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Introduction—Continued
DVD-R/RW compatibility
Displaying DivX subtitle files
• Compatible formats: DVD-Video, Video Recording
(VR)*
The font sets listed below are available for DivX external
subtitle files. You can see the proper font set on-screen
by setting the Subtitle Language (in “Language settings”
on page 43) to match the subtitle file.
This player supports the following language groups:
Group 1: Albanian (sq), Basque (eu), Catalan (ca), Danish (da), Dutch (nl), English (en), Faroese (fo), Finnish
(fi), French (fr), German (de), Icelandic (is), Irish (ga),
Italian (it), Norwegian (no), Portuguese (pt), RhaetoRomanic (rm), Scottish (gd), Spanish (es), Swedish (sv)
Group 2: Albanian (sq), Croatian (hr), Czech (cs), Hungarian (hu), Polish (pl), Romanian (ro), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl)
Group 3: Bulgarian (bg), Byelorussian (be), Macedonian (mk), Russian (ru), Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk)
Group 4: Hebrew (iw), Yiddish (ji)
Group 5: Turkish (tr)
DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.
• Some external subtitle files may be displayed incorrectly or not at all.
• For external subtitle files the following subtitle format
filename extensions are supported (please note that
these files are not shown within the disc navigation
menu): .srt, .sub, .ssa, .smi
• The filename of the movie file has to be repeated at the
beginning of the filename for the external subtitle file.
• The number of external subtitle files which can be
switched for the same movie file is limited to a maximum of 10.
* Edit points may not play exactly as edited; screen may go
momentarily blank at edited points.
• Unfinalized playback: No
• WMA/MP3/JPEG file playback on DVD-R/RW: No
DVD+R/DVD+RW compatibility
Only DVD+R/DVD+RW discs recorded in “Video
Mode (DVD Video Mode)” which have been finalized,
can be played back. However, some editing made during
the recording may not be played back accurately.
Compressed audio compatibility
• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3),
Windows Media Audio (WMA)
• Sampling rates: 32, 44.1 or 48kHz
• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)
• VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 playback: No
• VBR WMA playback: No
• WMA lossless encoding compatible: No
• DRM (Digital Rights Management) compatible: No
(DRM-protected audio files will not play in this
player—see also DRM in the “Glossary” on page 50)
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for
the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not
use for other file types)
About WMA
WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and
refers to an audio compression technology developed by
Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded
by using Windows Media® Player for Windows® XP,
Windows Media® Player 9 Series, or Windows Media®
Player 10 Series.
Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are
trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
About DivX
DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the
DivX® video codec from DivX, Inc. This player can play
DivX video files burned on CD-R/RW/ROM discs.
Keeping the same terminology as DVD-Video, individual DivX video files are called “Titles”. When naming
files/titles on a CD-R/RW disc prior to burning, keep in
mind that by default they will be played in alphabetical
order.
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DivX video compatibility
• Official DivX® Certified product.
• Plays all versions of DivX® video with standard playback of DivX® media files.
• File extensions: .avi and .divx (these must be used for
the player to recognize DivX video files). Note that all
files with the .avi extension are recognized as MPEG4,
but not all of these are necessarily DivX video files
and therefore may not be playable on this player.
DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.
Introduction—Continued
JPEG file compatibility
Handling Discs
• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2*
still image files up to a resolution of 3072 x 2048.
• Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs
by the edge, as shown.
* File format used by digital still cameras
• Progressive JPEG compatible: No
• File extensions: .jpg (must be used for the player to
recognize JPEG files – do not use for other file types)
PC-created disc compatibility
Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be
playable in this unit due to the setting of the application
software used to create the disc. In these particular
instances, check with the software publisher for more
detailed information.
Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF format) are
not compatible with this player.
Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software disc
boxes for additional compatibility information.
Underside
• Never attach adhesive tape or sticky labels to discs.
Cleaning Discs
Copyright
It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast
on cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material
without permission.
DVD-Video discs are copy-protected, and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights owned by
Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use
of this copyright-protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
• For best results, keep your discs clean. Fingerprints
and dust can affect the sound and picture quality and
should be removed as follows. Using a clean soft
cloth, wipe from the center outwards, as shown. Never
wipe in a circular direction.
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• To remove stubborn dust or dirt, wipe the disc with a
damp soft cloth, and then dry it with a dry cloth.
• Never use solvent-based cleaning fluids, such as thinner or benzine, commercially available cleaners, or
antistatic sprays intended for vinyl records, because
they may damage the disc.
Storing Discs
• Don’t store discs in places subject to direct sunlight, or
near heat sources.
• Don’t store discs in places subject to moisture or dust,
such as in a bathroom or near a humidifier.
• Always store discs in their cases and vertically. Stacking, or putting objects on unprotected discs may cause
warping, scratches, or other damage.
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Before Using the DV-SP305
Installing the Batteries
1
Open the battery compartment, as shown.
Using the Remote Controller
To use the remote controller, point it at the DV-SP305’s
remote control sensor, as shown below.
Remote control sensor
DV-SP305
2
3
Insert the two supplied batteries (AA) in
accordance with the polarity diagram
inside the battery compartment.
Close the battery compartment.
Notes:
• If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try
replacing both batteries.
• Don’t mix new and old batteries, or different types of
batteries.
• If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long
time, remove the batteries to prevent possible leakage
and corrosion.
• Flat batteries should be removed as soon as possible to
prevent possible leakage and corrosion.
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Notes:
• The remote controller may not work reliably if the
DV-SP305 is subjected to bright light, such as direct
sunlight or inverter-type fluorescent lights. Keep this
in mind when installing the DV-SP305.
• If another remote controller of the same type is used in
the same room, or the DV-SP305 is installed close to
equipment that uses infrared rays, the remote controller may not work reliably.
• Don’t put anything, such as a book, on the remote controller, because the buttons may be pressed inadvertently, thereby draining the batteries.
• The remote controller may not work reliably if the
DV-SP305 is installed in a rack behind colored glass
doors. Keep this in mind when installing the
DV-SP305.
• The remote controller will not work if there’s an
obstacle between it and the DV-SP305’s remote control sensor.
Front & Rear Panels
For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets.
Front Panel
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2
7
STANDBY/ON button [21, 24]
8 9 bk
This button is used to display the top menu on a
DVD-Video disc.
MENU button [26]
This button is used to display the menu on a
DVD-Video disc or to open the “Disc Navigator”
when using a Video CD, audio CD, DivX Video,
WMA/MP3/JPEG disc, or VR format DVD-RW
disc.
bn
(stop) button [25]
This button is used to stop playback.
(pause) button [25]
This button is used to pause playback.
(1
(play) button [24, 25]
This button is used to start playback.
(2
(open/close) button [24]
This button is used to open and close the disc tray.
Cursor & ENTER button [22]
These buttons are used to navigate onscreen menus.
bm
Discs are loaded here.
TOP MENU button [26]
bl
/
(previous/next) buttons [25]
The Previous button is used to select the previous
chapter or track. During playback it selects the
beginning of the current chapter or track.
The Next button is used to select the next chapter or
track.
Disc tray [24]
This sensor receives control signals from the remote
controller.
4 5 6
This button is used to set the DV-SP305 to On or
Standby.
Remote control sensor [10]
3
(3 SETUP button [22]
This button is used to open and close the onscreen
setup menus.
(4 RETURN button [22]
This button is used to return to the main menu without saving your changes.
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued
Display
12 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Pause
indicator
This indicator appears when playback is paused.
Play
indicator
This indicator is shown during playback.
CHP indicator
This indicator appears while the number of the current chapter is being displayed.
TITLE indicator
This indicator appears while the number of the current title is being displayed.
Camera angle
indicator
This indicator appears if the DVD-Video disc being
played features multiple camera angles.
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PRGSVE (Progressive) indicator
This indicator appears when the component video
output is outputting progressive video.
Repeat
indicator
This indicator appears when A–B playback or
repeat playback is used.
REMAIN indicator
This indicator appears while the remaining time is
being displayed.
Message & time area
Time information, such as remaining time, and so
on, is displayed here in hours, minutes, and seconds.
Other messages are also displayed.
Front & Rear Panels—Continued
Rear Panel
1
5
23 4
6
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COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [20]
This coaxial digital audio output can be connected
to a coaxial digital audio input on a hi-fi amp, AV
receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital,
DTS).
COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT [19]
These sockets output component video and can be
connected to an component video input on a TV or
projector.
VIDEO OUTPUT [17]
This RCA connector can be used to connect a TV or
projector with a composite video input.
ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT [17]
These RCA connectors can be connected to analog
audio inputs on your TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver.
AV CONNECTOR [19]
This SCART output can be connected to a TV or
projector with a SCART input. This SCART connector outputs 2-channel stereo audio, composite
video, and RGB video.
AC INLET [21]
The supplied power cord is connected here. The
other of the power cord should be connected to a
suitable wall outlet.
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Front & Rear Panels—Continued
Remote Controller
1
2
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
bk
bl
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
DISPLAY
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
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RC-616DV
STANDBY button [21]
This button is used to set the DV-SP305 to Standby.
ON button [21]
This button is used to turn on the DV-SP305.
Don’t turn on the DV-SP305 until you’ve completed, and double checked all connections
(pages 16–20).
Number buttons [25–26, 35, 44]
These buttons are used to enter title, chapter, and
track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time.
TOP MENU button [26]
This button is used to display the top menu on a
DVD-Video disc.
Cursor
/ / / buttons [22]
These buttons are used to navigate onscreen menus.
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RETURN button [22, 26]
This button is used to return to the main menu without saving your changes.
AUDIO button [36]
This button is used to select other language
soundtracks and audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital
or DTS) on DVD-Video discs.
For Video CDs you can select left-channel, rightchannel, or stereo.
ANGLE button [37]
This button is used to select camera angles on
DVD-Video discs.
Stop
button [25]
This button is used to stop playback.
(1 Fast Reverse
/(
) button [25, 28, 29]
This button is used for fast reverse, reverse slow
motion, and reverse frame-by-frame playback.
Front & Rear Panels—Continued
(2 Fast Forward
/(
) button [25, 28,
29]
This button is used for fast forward, slow motion,
and frame-by-frame playback.
(3 OPEN/CLOSE button [24]
This button is used to open and close the disc tray.
(4 PLAY MODE button [32–35]
This button is used to open and close the Play Mode
menu.
(5 DISPLAY button [37]
This button is used to display information about the
current disc, title, chapter, or track, including the
elapsed time, remaining time, total time, and so on.
Press it repeatedly to display more information.
(6 CLEAR button [34]
This button is used to cancel various functions.
(7 MENU button [26]
This button is used to display the menu on a
DVD-Video disc or to open the “Disc Navigator”
when using a Video CD, audio CD, DivX Video,
WMA/MP3/JPEG disc, or VR format DVD-RW
disc.
(8 ENTER button [22]
This button is used to start playback of the selected
title, chapter, or track, and to confirm settings.
(9 SETUP button [22, 38–40]
This button is used to open and close the onscreen
setup menus.
(: ZOOM button [37]
This button is used with the Zoom function.
)1 SUBTITLE button [36]
This button is used to select subtitles on
DVD-Video discs.
)2 Pause
button [25, 28, 29]
This button is used to pause playback.
)3 Previous/Next
/
buttons [25]
The Previous button is used to select the previous
chapter or track. During playback it selects the
beginning of the current chapter or track.
The Next button is used to select the next chapter or
track.
)4 Play
button [25]
This button is used to start playback.
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Connecting the DV-SP305
Before Making Any Connections
• Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed
all audio and video connections.
puts (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to
connect composite video inputs and outputs.
Analog audio
Right (red)
Right (red)
Left (white)
Left (white)
RCA AV Connection Color Coding
Composite video
RCA AV connections are usually color coded: red,
white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right-channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). Use
white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and out-
(Yellow)
• Push each plug in all the way to
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.
(Yellow)
Right!
Wrong!
AV Cables & Connectors
Video
Component
video
P R / CR
P R / CR
P B / CB
P B / CB
Y
Y
Component video separates the luminance (Y) and
color difference signals (PR, PB), providing the best
picture quality. Some TV manufacturers label their
component video inputs differently.
Composite
video
Composite video can be found on virtually all TVs,
VCRs, and video equipment.
Scart
SCART connections carry audio and video (composite, RGB) all in one cable.
Audio
Coaxial digital
Analog
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Coaxial digital audio connections provide better
audio quality than analog connections.
RCA analog audio connectors can be found on virtually all AV components.
Connecting the DV-SP305—Continued
Basic Setup
The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the supplied AV cable (RCA). In this
setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.
VIDEO IN
TV
L
Supplied
AV cable
R
ANALOG
INPUT
305
To power outlet
Important:
• This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR
using AV cables, as the picture from this player will
not appear properly on your TV. (This player may also
not be compatible with some combination TV/VCRs
for the same reason; refer to the manufacturer for
more information.)
• When connecting to your TV as shown above, do not
set the “Component Out” setting (page 42) to “Progressive”.
Notes:
• Before unplugging the player from the power outlet,
make sure you first switch it into standby using either
the front panel STANDBY/ON button, or the remote
controller, and wait of the “OFF” message to disappear from the player’s display.
• For the above reasons, do not plug this player into a
switched power supply found on some amplifiers and
AV receivers.
1. Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT and ANALOG
AUDIO OUTPUT L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs
on your TV.
Use the supplied AV cable (RCA), connecting the
red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match
up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.
See page 19 if you want to use a component or
SCART cable for the video connection.
2. Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC
INLET, then plug into a power outlet.
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Connecting the DV-SP305—Continued
Switching the video output to interlace
using the front panel controls
Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel
controls, press STANDBY/ON while pressing
to
switch the player back to Interlace.
STANDBY/ON
Note:
• If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive, you will not be able to see any picture at all.
Compatibility of this player with
progressive-scan and high-definition TVs
This player is compatible with progressive video Macro
Vision System Copy Guard.
Consumers should note that not all high-definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and
may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture. In case
of 525 progressive scan picture problems, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the “standard definition” output (Interlace). If there are questions
regarding our TV set compatibility with this model,
please contact our customer service center.
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Connecting the DV-SP305—Continued
Using SCART
Connecting Your TV
• Connect the DVD Player to the TV directly. If you
connect the DVD Player to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, the playback picture may be
distorted as DVD videos are copy protected.
Using Component Video
You can use the component video output instead of the
standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV
(or other equipment).
• Use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT jacks to a
component video input on your TV, monitor or AV
receiver.
If your TV has a SCART-type AV input, you can use a
SCART cable to connect this player to your TV. This
type of connection carries both the sound and the picture,
so there’s no need to connect up the AUDIO OUTPUT
L/R and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks.
• Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV
CONNECTOR to an AV input on your TV.
305
305
COMPONENT
VIDEO IN
Y
PB
TV
TV
PR
SCART
Note:
• To set up the player for use with a progressive scan
TV, see “Video Output settings – Component Out” on
page 42.
This connector can output composite video, or RGB
video. The default setting is composite, which should
work with all TVs. Consult the manual that came with
your TV to see if you can use one of the higher quality
settings. See page 42 for how to change the video output.
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Connecting the DV-SP305—Continued
Connecting to an AV Receiver
Although you can reproduce the DVD Player’s sound
from the TV speakers with the connections on page 17,
connecting with an amplifier provides you high quality
dynamic sounds.
To reproduce Dolby Digital surround and DTS surround
sound, you need to connect to an amplifier with a Dolby
Digital and DTS decoder respectively.
Before connecting
• When you connect the DVD Player to the amplifier, be
sure to turn off the power and unplug both units from
the mains before making any connections. Otherwise,
the speakers may be damaged.
• Connect the plugs securely.
To enjoy surround sound you need to connect this player
to an AV receiver using a digital output.
In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also
connecting using the stereo analog connection.
To record the audio from a CD-R disc etc. to a cassette
or CDR recorder that’s connected to the AV receiver, and
when your AV receiver has Zone2, you must connect the
DV-SP305’s analog audio outputs to the AV receiver.
You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to
your AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs
available on this player (the illustration shows a standard
(composite) connection).
1. Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack on
this player to a digital input on your AV receiver.
305
COAXIAL
AV receiver
This enables you to listen to surround sound.
For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable (supplied)
to connect the “COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” jack to a coaxial input on your AV receiver.
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2. Connect the ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT L/R
and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this player to a set
of analog audio and video inputs on your AV
receiver.
AV receiver
DVD
IN
FRONT
L
R
Supplied
AV cable
The diagram shows standard video connections, but you
can alternatively use the component video connections if
it’s available.
3. Connect the AV receiver’s video output to a video
input on your TV.
Tip:
• You usually have to connect the same kind of video
cable between your DVD player and AV receiver, and
between your AV receiver and TV.
Connecting the Power/Turning on the DV-SP305
Before connecting
• Make sure that all the connections on pages 16–20 are
complete (the connection to a TV is required).
1
Plug the supplied power cord into
the AC INLET and then into the
power outlet on the wall.
• Do not use a power cord other than the
one supplied with the DV-SP305. The
power cord supplied is designed for
use with the DV-SP305 and should not
be used with any other device.
• Never have the power cord disconnected from the DV-SP305 while the
other end is plugged into the wall outlet. Doing so may cause an electric
shock. Always connect by plugging
into the wall outlet last and disconnect
by unplugging from the wall outlet
first.
STANDBY/ON
ON
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
To a wall
outlet
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
RC-616DV
2
Remote
controller
ON
Press STANDBY/ON on the
DV-SP305 or ON on the remote
controller.
The DVD Player turns on.
• To put the DV-SP305 in the standby
mode, press STANDBY/ON on the
DV-SP305, or STANDBY on the
remote controller. Be sure to set the
volume to minimum before putting the
DV-SP305 in the standby mode for the
next use to avoid sudden loud sound
reproduction.
• Setting the STANDBY/ON button to
standby does not shut off the power
completely.
Note:
• This player features a screen saver and an auto power
off function. If the player is stopped and no button is
pressed for five minutes, the screen saver starts. If the
disc tray is closed but no disc is playing and no control
is pressed for 30 minutes, the player automatically
goes into standby.
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Getting Started
Using the on-screen displays
Setting up the player for your TV
For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).
All the screens are navigated in basically the same way,
using the cursor ( / / / ) buttons to change the
highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it.
ON
If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV, you should setup the
player so that the picture will be presented correctly. If
you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you can leave the
player on the default setting and move on to the next section.
ON
STANDBY
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
/
MENU
TOP MENU
6
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
SETUP
RETURN
SETUP
RETURN
SETUP
SETUP
AUDIO
5
8
ENTER
ENTER
RETURN
/ /
4
7
AUDIO
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
Cursor, ENTER
1
RC-616DV
SETUP
Press SETUP and select “Initial
Settings”.
Initial Settings
SETUP
RETURN
Note:
• From here on in this manual, the word “select”
generally means use the cursor buttons to highlight
an item on-screen, then press ENTER.
2
Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options
Button
Front Panel
Remote
Controller
SETUP
Display/exit the onscreen display.
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4:3 (Letter Box)
4:3 (Pan&Scan)
16:9 (Wide)
3
If you have a widescreen (16:9) TV,
select “16:9 (Wide)”.
If you have a conventional (4:3) TV, you
can change the setting from “4:3 (Letter
Box)” to “4:3 (Pan&Scan)” if you prefer.
See “Video Output settings” on page 42
for more details.
4
Press SETUP to exit the menu
screen.
ENTER
RETURN
TV Screen
Component Out
AV Connector Out
What it does
Changes the highlighted menu item.
ENTER
Select “TV Screen” from the
“Video Output” settings.
Selects the highlighted
menu item (both
ENTER buttons on the
remote work in exactly
the same way).
Returns to the main
menu without saving
changes.
SETUP
Getting Started—Continued
Setting the language of this player’s
on-screen displays
This sets the language of this system’s on-screen displays.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
SETUP
RETURN
SETUP
AUDIO
1
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
Press SETUP and select “Initial
Settings”.
Initial Settings
2
Select “OSD Language” from the
“Display” settings.
Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options
OSD Language
Angle Indicator
English
français
Deutsch
Italiano
Español
3
Select a language.
The on-screen language will change
according to your selection.
4
Press SETUP to exit the menu
screen.
SETUP
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Getting Started—Continued
Playing discs
3
Load a disc.
Load a disc with the label side facing up,
using the disc tray guide to align the disc
(if you’re loading a double-sided DVD
disc, load it with the side you want to
play face down).
4
Press
(play) to start playback.
If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, an
on-screen menu may appear. See “DVDVideo disc menus” on page 26 and
“Video CD PBC menus” on page 26 for
more on how to navigate these.
• If you’re playing a containing DivX
video files or MP3/WMA audio files,
it may take a few seconds before playback starts. This is normal.
The basic playback controls for playing DVD, CD,
Video CD, DivX Video and MP3/WMA discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next chapter.
For details on playing JPEG picture discs, see “Viewing
a JPEG slideshow” on page 29.
STANDBY/ON
ON
STANDBY
ON
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
OPEN/
CLOSE
DISPLAY
Remote
controller
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
1
Remote
controller
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
If the player isn’t already on, press
STANDBY/ON to switch it on.
If you’re playing a DVD disc containing
DivX video files or Video CD, also turn
on your TV and make sure that it is set to
the correct video input.
ON
2
Press
(open/close) to open the
disc tray.
Remote
controller
OPEN/
CLOSE
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Notes:
• You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc.
This is not a malfunction.
• If a disc contains a mixture of DivX video and other
media file types (MP3, for example), first select
whether to play the DivX video files (DivX) or the
other media file types (MP3/WMA/JPEG) from the
on-screen display.
Getting Started—Continued
Basic playback controls
Resume and Last Memory
The table below shows the basic controls on the remote
for playing discs. The following chapter covers other
playback features in more detail.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
Numbers
2
7
6
5
8
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
/
/
Button
VCD
When you stop playback of a disc, RESUME is shown in
the display indicating that you can resume playback
again from that point.
If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start playback the display shows RESUME and playback resumes
from the resume point.
With DVDs and Video CDs, if you take the disc out
of the player after stopping playback, the play position is stored in memory. If the next disc you load
is the same one, the display shows LAST MEM
and playback will resume. For DVD-Video discs,
the player stores the play position of the last five
discs. When one of these discs is next loaded, you
can resume playback.
3
DISPLAY
4
DVD-V
What it does
Starts playback.
If the display shows RESUME or LAST
MEM playback starts from the resume
or last memory point (see also
“Resume and Last Memory” on the
adjacent column.)
If you want to clear the resume point, press (stop)
while RESUME is displayed.
Notes:
• The Last Memory function doesn’t work with VR format DVD-RW discs.
• If you don’t need the Last Memory function when you
stop a disc, you can press (stop) button again to stop
playback and then press
OPEN/CLOSE to open
the disc tray.
Pauses a disc that’s playing, or
restarts a paused disc.
Stops playback.
See also “Resume and Last Memory”
on the adjacent column.
(remote
controller
only)
(remote
controller
only)
Press to start fast reverse scanning.
Press
(play) to resume normal
playback.
Press to start fast forward scanning.
Press
(play) to resume normal
playback.
Skips to the start of the current track or
chapter, then to previous tracks/chapters.
Skips to the next track or chapter.
Numbers
(remote
controller
only)
Use to enter a title/chapter/track number.
Press ENTER to select.
• If the disc is stopped, playback starts
from the selected title (for DVD) or
track (for CD/Video CD).
• If the disc is playing, playback jumps
to the start of the selected title (VR
mode DVD-RW), chapter (DVDVideo) or track (CD/Video CD)
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Getting Started—Continued
DVD-Video disc menus
Video CD PBC menus
DVD-V
VCD
Many DVD-Video discs feature menus from which you
can select what you want to watch. They may also give
access to additional features, such as subtitle and audio
language selection, or special features such as slideshows. See the disc packaging for details.
Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when
you press MENU or TOP MENU.
Some Video CD have menus from which you can choose
what you want to watch. These are called PBC (Playback
control) menus.
You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number
button to select a track, rather than the
(play) button.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
ON
PLAY
MODE
STANDBY
1
OPEN/
CLOSE
Numbers
PLAY
MODE
Numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
DISPLAY
MENU
TOP MENU
0
/
CLEAR
/ /
ENTER
MENU
TOP MENU
TOP MENU
MENU
RETURN
SETUP
RETURN
AUDIO
ENTER
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
ENTER
RETURN
SETUP
RETURN
AUDIO
ENTER
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
/
Button
Button
TOP MENU
Displays the “top menu” of a DVD
disc—this varies with the disc.
MENU
Displays a DVD disc menu—this varies
with the disc and may be the same as
the “top menu”.
/
/
/
Moves the cursor around the screen.
ENTER
Selects the current menu option.
RETURN
Returns to the previously displayed
menu screen.
Numbers
(remote
controller
only)
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What it does
Highlights a numbered menu option
(some discs only).
Press ENTER to select.
What it does
RETURN
Displays the PBC menu.
Numbers
(remote
controller
only)
Use to enter a numbered menu option.
Press ENTER to select.
Displays the previous menu page (if
there is one).
Displays the next menu page (if there
is one).
Getting Started—Continued
Hint:
• After I load a DVD disc, it ejects automatically after a
few seconds!
o Most likely, the disc is the wrong region for your
player. The region number should be printed on
the disc; check it against the region number of the
player (which you can find on the rear panel). See
also “DVD-Video regions” on page 48.
o If the region number is OK, it may be that the disc
is damaged or dirty. Clean the disc and look for
signs of damage. See also Taking care of your
player and discs on page 9.
• Why won’t the disc I loaded play?
o First check that you loaded the disc the right way
up (label side up), and that it’s clean and undamaged. See Taking care of your player and discs on
page 9 for information on cleaning discs.
o If a disc loaded correctly won’t play, it’s probably
an incompatible format or disc type, such as
DVD-Audio or DVD-ROM. See “Supported
Discs” on page 7 for more on disc compatibility.
• I have a widescreen TV so why are there black bars at
the top and bottom of the screen when I play some
discs?
o Some movie formats are such that even when
played on a widescreen TV, black bars are necessary at the top and bottom of the screen. This is not
a malfunction.
• I have a standard (4:3) TV and set the player to show
widescreen DVDs in pan & scan format, so why do I
still get black bars top and bottom with some discs?
o Some discs override the display preferences of the
player, so even if you have “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”
selected, those discs will still be shown in letter
box format. This is not a malfunction.
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Playing discs
Notes:
• Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to
DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs, DivX Video and MP3/
WMA/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of
some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.
• Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of the
disc. This is not a malfunction.
• When playing Video CD, some of the functions are
not available during PBC playback. If you want to use
them, start the disc playing using a number button to
select a track.
Playing in slow motion
DVD-V
VCD
You can play DVDs at four different slow motion speeds,
forwards and backwards. Video CD can be played at four
different forward slow motion speeds.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
Scanning discs
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
DVD-V
VCD
CD
WMA
MP3
DivX
ENTER
You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at four different speeds (DivX video only one speed).
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
/
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
1
During playback, press
2
Press and hold
or
until slow motion playback starts.
• The slow motion speed is shown onscreen.
• There is no sound during slow motion
playback.
3
Press repeatedly to change the
slow motion speed.
4
To resume normal playback, press
(play).
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when
a new chapter is reached.
(pause).
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
/
1
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During playback, press
or
to start scanning.
• There is no sound while scanning
DVDs, DivX Video and Video CDs.
2
Press repeatedly to increase the
scanning speed.
• The scanning speed is shown onscreen.
3
To resume normal playback, press
(play).
• When scanning a Video CD playing in
PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track,
playback automatically resumes at the
end or beginning of the track.
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when
a new chapter is reached on a DVD
disc.
Note:
• Backward slow-motion playback does not work with
Video CD.
Playing discs—Continued
Frame advance/frame reverse
Viewing a JPEG slideshow
DVD-V
JPEG
VCD
You can advance or back up DVD discs frame-by-frame.
With Video CD you can only use frame advance.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as
much of the screen as possible (if the aspect ratio of the
picture is different to your TV screen you may notice black
bars at the sides, or at the top and bottom of the screen).
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture
files, press
(play) to start a slideshow from the first
folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order.
• If the folder contains WMA/MP3 files, playback of
the slideshow and WMA/MP3 files repeats. During
the audio playback, you can still use the
/
(skip),
/
(scan) and
(pause) functions.
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
/
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
1
During playback, press
(pause).
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
/
/ /
MENU
TOP MENU
MENU
ENTER
RETURN
2
AUDIO
Press
or
to reverse
or advance a frame at a time.
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
ZOOM
/
While the slideshow is running:
3
To resume normal playback, press
(play).
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when
a new chapter is reached.
Button
What it does
Pauses the slideshow; press again to
restart.
Displays the previous picture.
Displays the next picture.
Note:
• Backward frame-by-frame playback does not work
with Video CD.
/
Pauses the slideshow and rotates the
displayed picture 90° (counter) clockwise. (Press
(play) to restart slideshow).
/
Pauses the slideshow and flips the displayed picture horizontally or vertically.
(Press
(play) to restart slideshow).
ZOOM
Pauses the slideshow and zooms the
picture. Press again to toggle between
1x, 2x and 4x zoom. (Press
(play)
to restart slideshow).
MENU
Displays the “Disc Navigator” screen
(see page 31).
Note:
• The time it takes for the player to load a file increases
with large file sizes.
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Playing discs—Continued
Browsing video content with the Disc
Navigator
DVD-V
• Original: Title – Original titles from a
VR mode DVD-RW disc.
• Original: Time – Thumbnails from
the Original content at 10 minute intervals.
• Play List: Title – Playlist titles from a
VR mode DVD-RW disc.
• Play List: Time – Thumbnails from
the Playlist at 10 minute intervals.
The screen shows up to six moving
thumbnail images displayed one after
another. To display the previous/next six
thumbnails, press
/
(you don’t
have to wait for all the thumbnails to finish playing to display the previous/next
page).
VCD
Use the “Disc Navigator” to browse through the contents
of a DVD or Video CD disc to find the part you want to
play.
Important:
• You can’t use the “Disc Navigator” with Video CD in
PBC mode.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
DISPLAY
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
/
/ /
3
Select the thumbnail image for
what you want to play.
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
SETUP
RETURN
AUDIO
01
02
03
04
05
06
ENTER
ENTER
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
/
Disc Navigator: Title
01- 49: - -
1
SETUP
During playback, press SETUP
and select “Disc Navigator” from
the on-screen menu.
Disc Navigator
2
Select a view option.
Disc Navigator
Title
Chapter
The options available depend on the kind
of disc loaded and whether the disc is
playing or not, but include:
• Title – Titles from a DVD-Video
disc.
• Chapter – Chapters from the current
title of a DVD-Video disc.
• Track – Tracks from a Video CD
disc.
• Time – Thumbnails from a Video
CD disc at 10 minute intervals.
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You can use either the cursor ( / / /
) buttons and ENTER to select a
thumbnail, or the number buttons.
To select using the number buttons, enter
a two-digit number then press ENTER.
Tip:
• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to
use one of the search modes. See “Searching a disc”
on page 35.
Playing discs—Continued
Browsing WMA, MP3, DivX Video and
JPEG files with the Disc Navigator
MP3
WMA
JPEG
2
DivX
ENTER
Use the “Disc Navigator” to find a particular file or
folder by filename. Note that if there are other types of
files on the same disc, these will not be displayed in the
“Disc Navigator”.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
DISPLAY
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
/
Use the cursor ( / / / ) buttons and ENTER to navigate.
Use the cursor up/down ( / ) buttons
to move up and down the folder/file list.
Use the cursor left ( ) button to return
to the parent folder.
Use ENTER or cursor right ( ) button
to open a highlighted folder.
• You can also return to the parent folder
by going to the top of the list to the “..”
folder, then pressing ENTER.
• When a JPEG file is highlighted, a
thumbnail image is displayed on the
right.
00:00/ 00:00
/ /
0kbps
MENU
TOP MENU
Folder 2
ENTER
ENTER
RETURN
File1
SETUP
SETUP
AUDIO
File2
File3
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
File4
File5
1
SETUP
Press SETUP and select “Disc
Navigator” from the on-screen
menu.
00:00/ 00:00
Folder1
Folder2
Folder3
Folder4
0kbps
3
ENTER
To play the highlighted track or
DivX Video file, or to display the
highlighted JPEG file, press
ENTER.
• When a WMA/MP3 or DivX Video
file is selected, playback begins, starting with the selected track, and continues until the end of the folder.
• When a JPEG file is selected, a slideshow begins, starting with that file,
and continues to the end of the folder.
Tip:
• To play the contents of the whole disc rather than just
the current folder, exit the “Disc Navigator” and start
playback using the
(play) button.
• You can also play a JPEG slideshow while listening to
WMA/MP3 playback. Simply select the audio file you
want to listen to followed by the JPEG from which you
want the slideshow to start. Playback of both the slideshow and the audio files repeats.
Playback controls are effective for the JPEG slideshow only.
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Playing discs—Continued
Looping a section of a disc
Using repeat play
DVD-V
DVD-V
VCD
CD
The “A-B Repeat” function allows you to specify two
points (A and B) within a track (CD, Video CD) or title
(DVD) that form a loop which is played over and over.
• You can’t use “A-B Repeat” with Video CD in PBC
mode, or WMA/MP3/DivX Video files.
ON
STANDBY
VCD
CD
There are various repeat play options, depending on the
kind of disc loaded. It’s also possible to use repeat play
together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in
the program list (see “Creating a program list” on page 34).
Important:
• You can’t use repeat play with Video CD in PBC
mode, or with WMA/MP3 discs.
• You can’t use repeat and random play at the same time.
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
DISPLAY
7
PLAY MODE
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
8
9
0
CLEAR
1
3
DISPLAY
4
MENU
TOP MENU
2
7
ENTER
PLAY MODE
6
5
8
9
0
CLEAR
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
MENU
TOP MENU
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
ENTER
SETUP
RETURN
AUDIO
1
PLAY
MODE
During playback, press PLAY
MODE and select “A-B Repeat”
from the list of functions on the
left.
1
PLAY
MODE
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
During playback, press PLAY
MODE and select “Repeat” from
the list of functions on the left.
Play Mode
Play Mode
A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode
2
A(Start Point)
B(End Point)
Off
Press ENTER on “A(Start Point)”
to set the loop start point.
ENTER
3
ENTER
4
A-B Repeat
Press ENTER on “B(End Point)” to
set the loop end point.
After pressing ENTER, playback jumps
back to the start point and plays the loop.
Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode
2
Title Repeat
Chapter Repeat
Repeat Off
Select a repeat play option.
If program play is active, select “Program Repeat” to repeat the program list,
or “Repeat Off” to cancel.
The repeat options available depend on
the kind of disc loaded. For example, for
DVD discs, you can select “Title Repeat”
or “Chapter Repeat” (or “Repeat Off”).
Play Mode
A-B Repeat
Repeat
Title Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode
Repeat Off
Chapter Repeat
To resume normal playback, select
“Off” from the menu.
• For CDs and Video CD, select “Disc
Repeat” or “Track Repeat” (or “Repeat
Off”).
• For DivX video discs, select “Title
Repeat” (or “Repeat Off”).
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Playing discs—Continued
Using random play
DVD-V
VCD
1
CD
Use the random play function to play titles or chapters
(DVD-Video) or tracks (CD, Video CD) at random.
(Note that the same track/title/chapter may play more
than once.)
You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped.
Important:
• Random play remains in effect until you select “Random Off” from the random play menu options.
• You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-RW
discs, Video CD playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3
discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.
• You can't use random play together with program or
repeat play.
PLAY
MODE
Press PLAY MODE and select
“Random” from the list of functions on the left.
Play Mode
A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random
Program
Random Off
Search Mode
2
Select a random play option.
The random play options available
depend on the kind of disc loaded. For
example, for DVD discs, you can select
“Random Title” or “Random Chapter”,
(or “Random Off”).
Play Mode
A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode
ON
Random Title
Random Chapter
Random Title
Random Chapter
Random Off
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
• For CDs and Video CD, select “On” or
“Off” to switch random play on or off.
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
PLAY MODE
Tip:
• Use the following controls during random play:
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
Button
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
/
What it does
Selects a new track/title/chapter at
random.
Returns to the beginning of the current
track/title/chapter.
RC-616DV
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Playing discs—Continued
Creating a program list
DVD-V
VCD
3
CD
This feature lets you program the play order of titles/
chapters/tracks on a disc.
Important:
• You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW
discs, Video CD playing in PBC mode, WMA/MP3
discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.
ON
ENTER
Program
STANDBY
PLAY
MODE
2
3
4
5
6
DISPLAY
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
PLAY MODE
/
AUDIO
SETUP
PLAY
MODE
Chapter 1~004
Title 01
Title 02
Title 03
Title 04
Title 05
Title 06
Title 07
Title 08
Chapter 001
Chapter 002
Chapter 003
Chapter 004
4
Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.
A program list can contain up to 24 titles/
chapters/tracks.
• You can insert steps into the middle of
a program list by just highlighting the
position where you want the new step
to appear and entering a title/chapter/
track number.
• To delete a step, highlight it and press
CLEAR.
5
To play the program list, press
(play).
Program play remains active until you
turn off program play (see below), erase
the program list (see below), eject the
disc or switch off the player.
ENTER
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
RC-616DV
1
Title 1~38
01.
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.
/ /
ENTER
RETURN
Program Step
• For a CD or Video CD, select a track to
add to the program list.
After pressing ENTER to select the title/
chapter/track, the step number automatically moves down one.
OPEN/
CLOSE
1
Use the cursor ( / / / ) buttons and ENTER to select a title,
chapter or track for the current
step in the program list.
For a DVD disc, you can add a title or a
chapter to the program list.
Press PLAY MODE and select
“Program” from the list of functions on the left.
Play Mode
A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode
2
Create/Edit
Playback Start
Playback Stop
Program Delete
Select “Create/Edit” from the list
of program options.
Tip:
• Use the following controls during program play:
Button
What it does
PLAY MODE
Save the program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback (SETUP does the same).
Skip to the next step in the program list.
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Playing discs—Continued
Other functions available from the
Program menu
There are a number of other options in the “Program”
menu in addition to “Create/Edit”.
• Playback Start – Starts playback of a saved program
list
• Playback Stop – Turns off program play, but does not
erase the program list
• Program Delete – Erases the program list and turns
off program play
3
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
Play Mode
A-B Repeat
0
VCD
Title Search
Chapter Search
Time Search
Input Chapter
0 0 1
• For a time search, enter the number of
minutes and seconds into the currently
playing title (DVD) or track (CD/
Video CD) you want playback to
resume from. For example, press 4, 5,
0, 0 to have playback start from 45
minutes into the disc. For 1 hour, 20
minutes and 30 seconds, press 8, 0, 3,
0.
CD
You can search DVD discs by title or chapter number, or
by time; CDs and Video CD by track number or time.
Important:
• Search functions are not available with Video CD in
PBC mode, or with WMA/MP3 discs.
Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode
Searching a disc
DVD-V
3
Use the number buttons to enter a
title, chapter or track number, or a
time.
4
Press ENTER to start playback.
ENTER
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
Numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
DISPLAY
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
PLAY MODE
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
RC-616DV
1
PLAY
MODE
2
Press PLAY MODE and select
“Search Mode” from the list of
functions on the left.
The search options available depend on
the kind of disc loaded.
Select a search mode.
• The disc must be playing in order to
use time search.
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Playing discs—Continued
Switching subtitles
DVD-V
Switching audio language/channels
DivX
DVD-V
Some DVD or DivX Video discs have subtitles in one or
more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which
subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle
language during playback.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
VCD
DivX
When playing a DVD or DivX Video disc recorded with
dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio
language during playback.
When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc recorded with
dual-mono audio, you can switch between the main, sub,
and mixed channels during playback.
When playing a Video CD, you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel.
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
MENU
TOP MENU
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
ENTER
SETUP
RETURN
AUDIO
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
SUBTITLE
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
AUDIO
1
SUBTITLE
Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to
select a subtitle option.
Current / Total
Subtitle
1/2
English
Notes:
• Some discs only allow you to change
subtitle language from the disc menu.
Press TOP MENU or MENUto access.
• To set subtitle preferences, see “Language settings” on page 43.
• See “Displaying DivX subtitle files” on page 8 for
more on DivX subtitle.
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1
AUDIO
Press AUDIO repeatedly to select
an audio language/channel option.
The language/channel information is
shown on-screen.
Notes:
• Some DVD discs only allow you to
change audio language from the disc
menu. Press TOP MENU or MENU to
access.
• To set DVD audio language preferences, see “Language settings” on
page 43.
Playing discs—Continued
Zooming the screen
DVD-V
VCD
JPEG
Switching camera angles
DivX
DVD-V
Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the
screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD, DivX
Video title or Video CD, or playing a JPEG disc.
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
/
Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more
angles—check the disc box for details.
When a multi-angle scene is playing, a
icon appears
on screen to let you know that other angles are available
(this can be switched off if you prefer—see “Display settings” on page 43).
0
/ /
MENU
ENTER
ENTER
RETURN
AUDIO
RETURN
SETUP
ZOOM
2
ENTER
SETUP
AUDIO
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
During playback, use the ZOOM
button to select the zoom factor
(Normal, 2x or 4x).
• Since DVD, DivX Video title, Video
CD and JPEG pictures have a fixed
resolution, picture quality will deteriorate, especially at 4x zoom. This is not
a malfunction.
Use the cursor ( / / / ) buttons to change the zoomed area.
You can change the zoom factor and the
zoomed area freely during playback.
• If the navigation square at the top of
the screen disappears, press ZOOM
again to display it.
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
ANGLE
ZOOM
1
CLEAR
TOP MENU
1
ANGLE
During playback, press ANGLE to
switch angle.
Displaying disc information
Various track, chapter and title information, such as the
elapsed and remaining playing time can be displayed onscreen while a disc is playing.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
TOP MENU
1
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
MENU
To show/switch/hide the information displayed, press DISPLAY
repeatedly.
• When a disc is playing, the information appears at the top of the screen.
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Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus
Audio Settings menu
Virtual Surround
The “Audio Settings” menu offers features for adjusting
the way discs sound.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
/
/ /
MENU
TOP MENU
ENTER
ENTER
SETUP
RETURN
SETUP
AUDIO
1
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
Press SETUP and select “Audio
Settings” from the on-screen display.
Audio Settings
2
Select and change settings using
the cursor ( / / / ) buttons,
and ENTER.
ENTER
Audio Settings
Equalizer
Virtual Surround
Audio DRC
On
Off
Dialog
Equalizer
• Settings: “Rock”, “Pop”, “Live”, “Dance”, “Techno”,
“Classic”, “Soft”, “Off (default)”
The various preset EQ curves are designed to suit various styles of music.
Note:
• 96kHz linear PCM audio is automatically downsampled to 48kHz if the “Equalizer” is switched on.
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• Settings: “On”, “Off (default)”
Switch on “Virtual Surround” to enjoy realistic
surround sound effects from just two speakers.
Notes:
• “Virtual Surround” doesn’t work with DTS, through
either the analog or digital outputs.
• 96kHz linear PCM audio is automatically downsampled to 48kHz if “Virtual Surround” is switched on.
• If the player is outputting Dolby Digital, DTS or
MPEG bitstream audio (in other words, no conversion
to PCM), “Virtual Surround” has no effect on the
audio from the digital output. See “Digital Audio Out
settings” on page 41 for how to set up the digital output formats.
• How good the surround effect is varies with the disc.
Audio DRC
• Settings: “High”, “Medium”, “Low”, “Off (default)”
When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s
easy to lose the quieter sounds completely—including
some of the dialog. Switching “Audio DRC (Dynamic
Range Control)” to on can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks.
How much of a difference you hear depends on the material you’re listening to. If the material doesn’t have wide
variations in volume, you may not notice much change.
Notes:
• “Audio DRC” is only effective with Dolby Digital
audio sources.
• “Audio DRC” is only effective through the digital output when “Digital Out” is set to “On”, and “Dolby
Digital Out” is set to “Dolby Digital > PCM” (see
“Digital Audio Out settings” on page 41).
• The effect of “Audio DRC” depends on your speakers
and AV receiver settings.
Dialog
• Settings: “High”, “Medium”, “Low”, “Off (default)”
The “Dialog” feature is designed to make the dialog
stand out from other background sounds in the
soundtrack.
Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus—Continued
Video Adjust menu
2
From the “Video Adjust” screen you can adjust various
settings that affect how the picture is presented.
Make settings using the cursor
( / / / ) buttons, and ENTER.
Video Adjust
ENTER
Sharpness
Standard
Brightness
Contrast
0
0
Gamma
Hue
Off
0
0
Chroma Level
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
You can adjust the following picture
quality settings:
• Sharpness – Adjusts the sharpness
of edges in the picture (“Fine”,
“Standard (default)”, “Soft”).
• Brightness – Adjusts the overall
brightness (–20 to +20).
• Contrast – Adjusts the contrast
between light and dark (–16 to +16).
• Gamma – Adjusts the “warmth” of
the picture (“High”, “Medium”,
“Low”, “Off (default)”).
• Hue – Adjusts the red/green balance
(green 9 to red 9).
• Chroma Level – Adjusts how saturated colors appear (–9 to +9).
Adjust the “Brightness”, “Contrast”,
“Hue” and “Chroma Level” settings
using the cursor left/right ( / ) buttons.
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
4
5
6
DISPLAY
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
/ /
ENTER
ENTER
RETURN
/
SETUP
SETUP
AUDIO
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
RC-616DV
1
SETUP
Press SETUP and select “Video
Adjust” from the on-screen display.
Video Adjust
Brightness
3
min
max
0
Press ENTER to store your settings and exit the “Video Adjust”
screen.
ENTER
Note:
• Depending on your TV, the picture may appear distorted if the brightness is set too high. If this happens,
lower the brightness.
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Initial Settings menu
Using the Initial Settings menu
The “Initial Settings” menu provides audio and video
output settings, parental lock settings, and display settings, among others.
If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be
changed at the current time. This is usually because a
disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.
ON
STANDBY
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
MENU
TOP MENU
/ /
ENTER
ENTER
RETURN
/
SETUP
SETUP
AUDIO
1
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
Press SETUP and select “Initial
Settings”.
Initial Settings
2
ENTER
Use the cursor ( / / / ) buttons and ENTER to select the setting and option you want to set.
All the settings and options are explained
on the following pages.
Notes:
• In the table on next pages, the default setting is shown
in bold.
• The “Digital Audio Out” settings only need to be set
if you have connected the digital output of this player
to an AV receiver, or other equipment.
• Check the operating instructions supplied with your
other equipment to see which digital audio formats it’s
compatible with.
• Some settings, such as “TV Screen”, “Audio Language” and “Subtitle Language” may be overridden
by the DVD disc. Often these settings can also be
made from the DVD disc menu.
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Initial Settings menu—Continued
Digital Audio Out settings
Setting
Digital Out
Option
Digital audio is output from the digital outputs.
Off
No digital audio output.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital encoded digital audio is output when playing a
Dolby Digital DVD disc.
Dolby Digital > PCM
Dolby Digital audio is converted to PCM audio before being
output.
DTS
DTS encoded digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc.
(Noise will be output if your amplifier/receiver is not compatible
with DTS audio.)
Dolby Digital Out
DTS Out
96 kHz PCM Out
MPEG Out
What it means
On
Off
No digital audio is output when playing a DTS disc.
96kHz > 48kHz
96kHz digital audio is converted to 48kHz for digital output.
96kHz
96kHz digital audio is output as is at 96kHz.
MPEG
MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is.
MPEG > PCM
MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for
digital output.
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Initial Settings menu—Continued
Video Output settings
Setting
TV Screen
(See also “Screen sizes
and disc formats” on
page 47.)
Component Out
AV Connector Out
42
Option
What it means
4:3 (Letter Box)
Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are
shown with black bars top and bottom.
4:3 (Pan&Scan)
Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are
shown with the sides cropped so that the image fills the screen.
16:9 (Wide)
Set if you have a widescreen TV.
Progressive
Set if your TV is compatible with progressive scan video (see
your TV’s instruction manual for details). See also “Switching
the video output to interlace using the front panel controls” on
page 18.
Note that progressive scan video is only output from the component video jacks and that there is no output from the composite jacks when this setting is selected.
Interlace
Set if your TV is not compatible with progressive scan video.
Video
Ordinary (composite) video output, compatible with all TVs.
RGB
If your TV is compatible, this setting gives the best picture
quality.
Note that there is no output from the component jacks when
this setting is selected.
Initial Settings menu—Continued
Language settings
Setting
Audio Language*1
Subtitle Language*2
(See also “Displaying
DivX subtitle files” on
page 8.)
DVD Menu Lang.*3
Option
What it means
English
If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be played.
Languages as displayed
If there is the language selected on the disc, then it will be played.
Other Language
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed
(see page 48).
English
If there is are English subtitles on the disc then they will be
displayed.
Languages as displayed
If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc, then it will
be displayed.
Other Language
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed
(see page 48).
w/Subtitle Lang.
DVD disc menus will be displayed in the same language as
your selected subtitle language, if possible.
Languages as displayed
DVD disc menus will be displayed in the selected language, if
possible.
Other Language
Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed
(see page 48).
On
Subtitles are displayed according to your selected subtitle language (see above).
Off
Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc
(note that some discs override this setting).
Subtitle Display
*1 This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs.
You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc during playback using the AUDIO button.
Some DVD discs set the audio language automatically when loaded, overriding the “Audio Language” setting.
Discs with two or more audio languages usually allow you to select the audio language from the disc menu. Press MENU to access
the disc menu.
*2 This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs.
You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD disc during playback using the SUBTITLE button.
Some DVD discs set the subtitle language automatically when loaded, overriding the “Subtitle Language” setting.
Discs with two or more subtitle languages usually allow you to select the subtitle language from the disc menu. Press MENU to
access the disc menu.
*3 Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages. This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should
appear. Leave on the default setting for menus to appear in the same language as your “Subtitle Language”.
Display settings
Setting
OSD Language
Angle Indicator
Option
What it means
English
On-screen displays of the player are in English.
Languages as displayed
On-screen displays are shown in the language selected.
On
A camera icon is displayed on-screen during multi-angle
scenes on a DVD disc.
Off
No multi-angle indication is shown.
Options settings
Setting
Option
What it means
Parental Lock
-
See “Parental Lock” on page 44.
DivX VOD
Display
See “About DivX® VOD content” on page 46.
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Initial Settings menu—Continued
Parental Lock
Changing your password
• Default level: “Off”; Default password: none; Default
Country/Area code: us (2119)
To give you some control over what your children watch
on your DVD player, some DVD-Video discs feature a
“Parental Lock” level. If your player is set to a lower
level than the disc, the disc won’t play.
Some discs also support the Country/Area Code feature.
The player does not play certain scenes on these discs,
depending on the Country/Area code you set.
Notes:
• Not all discs use “Parental Lock”, and will play without requiring the password first.
• If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the
player to register a new password (see “Resetting the
player” on page 47).
To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one.
1
Select “Password Change”.
2
Use the number buttons to enter
your existing password, then
press ENTER.
ENTER
3
Enter a new password and press
ENTER.
This registers the new password and you
will return to the “Options” menu screen.
ENTER
Registering a new password
You must register a password before you can change the
Parental Lock level or enter a Country/Area code.
1
Setting/changing the Parental Lock
Select “Password”.
Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options
Parental Lock
DivX VOD
Password
Level Change
Country Code
1
Select “Level Change”.
2
Use number buttons to enter your
password, then press ENTER.
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
7
2
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Use the number buttons to enter a
4-digit password.
The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*) on-screen.
0
3
ENTER
44
0
3
ENTER
Press ENTER to register the password.
You will return to the “Options” menu
screen.
Select a new level and press
ENTER.
• Press the cursor left ( ) button
repeatedly to lock more levels (more
discs will require the password); press
the cursor right ( ) button to unlock
levels. You can’t lock level 1.
This sets the new level and you will
return to the “Options” menu screen.
Initial Settings menu—Continued
Setting/changing the Country/Area
code
You can find the Country/Area code list in the adjacent
column.
1
Select “Country Code”.
2
Use number buttons to enter your
password, then press ENTER.
Country/Area code list
Country/Area
Country/Area
code
Country/Area
code letter
Argentina
0118
ar
Australia
0121
au
Austria
0120
at
Belgium
0205
be
Brazil
0218
br
Canada
0301
ca
1
2
3
Chile
0312
cl
4
5
6
China
0314
cn
7
8
9
Denmark
0411
dk
Finland
0609
fi
France
0618
fr
Germany
0405
de
Hong Kong
0811
hk
India
0914
in
Indonesia
0904
id
Italy
0920
it
Japan
1016
jp
Korea, Republic of
1118
kr
Malaysia
1325
my
Mexico
1324
mx
Netherlands
1412
nl
New Zealand
1426
nz
Norway
1415
no
Pakistan
1611
pk
Philippines
1608
ph
Portugal
1620
pt
Russian Federation
1821
ru
Singapore
1907
sg
Spain
0519
es
Sweden
1905
se
Switzerland
0308
ch
Taiwan
2023
tw
Thailand
2008
th
United Kingdom
0702
gb
USA
2119
us
0
3
ENTER
Select a Country/Area code and
press ENTER.
There are two ways you can do this:
• Select by code letter: Use the cursor
up/down ( / ) buttons to change the
Country/Area code.
• Select by code number: Press the cursor right ( ) button then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit
Country/Area code.
The new Country/Area code is set and
you will return to the “Options” menu
screen. Note that the new Country/Area
code doesn’t take effect until the next
disc is loaded (or the current disc is
reloaded).
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Initial Settings menu—Continued
About DivX® VOD content
Playing DivX® VOD content
In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content
on this player, you first need to register the player with
your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit
to your provider.
Important:
• DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM (Digital
Rights Management) system. This restricts playback
of content to specific, registered devices.
• If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not
authorized for your player, the message Authorization
Error is displayed and the content will not play.
• Resetting the player (as described in Resetting the
player in the main Operating Instructions) will not
cause you to lose your registration code.
Displaying your DivX VOD
registration code
1
SETUP
2
Press SETUP and select “Initial
Settings”.
Select “Options”, then “DivX
VOD”.
Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Parental Lock
DivX VOD
Display
Options
3
Select “Display”.
Your 8-digit registration code is displayed.
Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options
DivX (R) Video On Demand
Your registration code is: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
To learn more visit www.divx.com/vod
Done
Make a note of the code as you will need
it when you register with a DivX VOD
provider.
4
Press ENTER to exit the menu
screen.
ENTER
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Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed
number of times. When you load a disc containing this
type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of
plays is shown on-screen and you then have the option of
playing the disc (thereby using up one of the remaining
plays), or stopping. If you load a disc that contains
expired DivX VOD content (for example, content that
has zero remaining plays), the message “Rental Expired”
is displayed.
If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number
of plays, then you may load the disc into your player and
play the content as often as you like, and no message will
be displayed.
Additional information
Screen sizes and disc formats
DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect
ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally
4:3, to CinemaScope widescreen movies, with an aspect
ratio of up to about 7:3.
Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “standard” 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.
Resetting the player
Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the
factory default.
1
Switch the player into standby.
2
Using the front panel buttons, hold
down the
button and press
STANDBY/ON to switch the player
back on.
All the player’s settings are now reset.
Widescreen TV users
If you have a widescreen TV, the “TV Screen” setting
(page 42) of this player should be set to “16:9 (Wide)”.
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can
use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch
options; see the instructions that came with your TV for
details.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than
16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these
discs will still play in a “letter box” style with black bars
at the top and bottom of the screen.
Standard TV users
If you have a standard TV, the “TV Screen” setting
(page 42) of this player should be set to “4:3 (Letter
Box)” or “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”, depending on which you
prefer.
Set to “4:3 (Letter Box)”, widescreen discs are shown
with black bars top and bottom.
Setting the TV system
The default setting of this player is “AUTO”, and unless
you notice that the picture is distorted when playing
some discs, you should leave it set to “AUTO”. If you
experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV
system to match your country or region’s system. Doing
this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can
watch. The table below shows what kinds of disc are
compatible with each setting (“AUTO” , “PAL” and
“NTSC”).
STANDBY/ON
Set to “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”, widescreen discs are shown
with the left and right sides cropped.
Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see
the whole picture.
Please note that many widescreen discs override the
player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box
format regardless of the setting.
Note:
• Using the “16:9 (Wide)” setting with a standard 4:3
TV, or either of the “4:3” settings with a widescreen
TV, will result in a distorted picture.
1
If the player is on, press STANDBY/
ON to switch it to standby.
2
Using the front panel controls,
hold down
then press
STANDBY/ON to switch the TV
system.
The TV system changes as follows:
AUTO
NTSC
PAL
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Additional information—Continued
Note:
• You have to switch the player into standby (press
STANDBY/ON) before each change.
Disc
Player setting
Type
Format
NTSC
PAL
AUTO
DVD,
Video CD,
DivX video
NTSC
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
NTSC
PAL
PAL
–
NTSC
PAL
NTSC or
PAL
CD/MP3/
WMA/JPEG/
no disc
DVD-Video regions
All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case
somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world
the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a
region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs
from incompatible regions will not play in this player.
Discs marked “ALL” will play in any player.
The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of
the world.
1
5
2
6
Titles, chapters and tracks
4
DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles.
Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.
Title 1
Title 2
Title 3
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
5
2
Track 6
ON
OPEN/
CLOSE
PLAY
MODE
1
2
3
DISPLAY
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
CLEAR
.jpg
.jpg
.mp3
.mp3
.mp3
.mp3
STANDBY
MENU
TOP MENU
Folder B
Folder C
Track 1
File 1
4
Selecting languages using the
language code list
CD-ROMs contain folders and files. MP3 and WMA
files are referred to as tracks. Folders may contain further folders.
Folder A
/
ENTER
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
1
Some of the language options (such as “DVD Language”
in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your preferred
language from any of the 136 languages listed in the
“Language code list” on page 49.
CDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks.
Track 1
2
3
RETURN
File 2
AUDIO
/ /
SETUP
ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
1
Select “Other Language”.
2
Use the cursor left/right ( / )
buttons to select either a code letter or a code number.
ENTER
3
ENTER
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Use the cursor up/down ( / )
buttons to select a code letter or a
code number.
See “Language code list” on page 49 for
a complete list of languages and codes.
Additional information—Continued
Language code list
Language
code
letter
Language
code
Language
Language
code
letter
Language
code
Japanese
ja
1001
Hungarian
hu
0821
English
en
0514
Armenian
hy
0825
French
fr
0618
Interlingua
ia
0901
Language
German
Italian
de
0405
Interlingue
ie
0905
it
0920
Inupiak
ik
0911
Spanish
es
0519
Indonesian
in
0914
Chinese
zh
2608
Icelandic
is
0919
Dutch
Portuguese
nl
pt
1412
1620
Hebrew
Yiddish
iw
ji
0923
1009
Swedish
sv
1922
Javanese
jw
1023
Russian
ru
1821
Georgian
ka
1101
Korean
ko
1115
Kazakh
kk
1111
Greek
el
0512
Greenlandic
kl
1112
Afar
aa
0101
Cambodian
km
1113
Abkhazian
ab
0102
Kannada
kn
1114
Afrikaans
af
0106
Kashmiri
ks
1119
Amharic
am
0113
Kurdish
ku
1121
Arabic
ar
0118
Kirghiz
ky
1125
Assamese
as
0119
Latin
la
1201
Aymara
ay
0125
Lingala
ln
1214
Azerbaijani
az
0126
Laothian
lo
1215
Bashkir
ba
0201
Lithuanian
lt
1220
Byelorussian
be
0205
Latvian
Bulgarian
bg
0207
Malagasy
Bihari
bh
0208
Maori
lv
1222
mg
1307
mi
1309
Bislama
bi
0209
Macedonian
mk
1311
Bengali
bn
0214
Malayalam
ml
1312
Tibetan
bo
0215
Mongolian
mn
1314
Breton
br
0218
Moldavian
mo
1315
Catalan
ca
0301
Marathi
mr
1318
Corsican
co
0315
Malay
ms
1319
Czech
cs
0319
Maltese
mt
1320
Welsh
cy
0325
Burmese
my
1325
Danish
da
0401
Nauru
na
1401
Bhutani
dz
0426
Nepali
ne
1405
Esperanto
eo
0515
Norwegian
no
1415
Estonian
et
0520
Occitan
oc
1503
Basque
eu
0521
Oromo
om
1513
Persian
fa
0601
Oriya
or
1518
Finnish
fi
0609
Panjabi
pa
1601
Fiji
fj
0610
Polish
pl
1612
Faroese
fo
0615
ps
1619
Frisian
fy
0625
Pashto,Push
to
qu
1721
Irish
ga
0701
Quechua
Scots-Gaelic
gd
0704
RhaetoRomance
rm
1813
Galician
gl
0712
Kirundi
rn
1814
Guarani
gn
0714
Romanian
ro
1815
Gujarati
gu
0721
Kinyarwanda
rw
1823
Hausa
ha
0801
Hindi
hi
0809
Croatian
hr
0818
Sanskrit
sa
1901
Sindhi
sd
1904
Language
code
letter
Language
code
Sangho
sg
1907
SerboCroatian
sh
1908
Sinhalese
si
1909
Slovak
sk
1911
Slovenian
sl
1912
Samoan
sm
1913
Shona
sn
1914
Somali
so
1915
Albanian
sq
1917
Serbian
sr
1918
Siswati
ss
1919
Sesotho
st
1920
Sundanese
su
1921
Swahili
sw
1923
Tamil
ta
2001
Telugu
te
2005
Tajik
tg
2007
Thai
th
2008
Language
Tigrinya
ti
2009
Turkmen
tk
2011
Tagalog
tl
2012
Setswana
tn
2014
Tonga
to
2015
Turkish
tr
2018
Tsonga
ts
2019
Tatar
tt
2020
Twi
tw
2023
Ukrainian
uk
2111
Urdu
ur
2118
Uzbek
uz
2126
Vietnamese
vi
2209
Volapük
vo
2215
Wolof
wo
2315
Xhosa
xh
2408
Yoruba
yo
2515
Zulu
zu
2621
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Glossary
Analog audio
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File)
An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also
“Digital audio”.
A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital
still cameras. Digital cameras from various manufacturers use this compressed file format which carries date,
time and thumbnail information, as well as the picture
data.
Aspect ratio
The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost
square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the screen is
almost twice as wide as it is high).
File extension
Digital audio
International standard for the volume and file structure
of CD-ROM discs.
An indirect representation of sound by numbers. During
recording, the sound is measured at discrete intervals
(44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog-todigital converter, generating a stream of numbers.
On playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an
analog signal based on these numbers. See also “Sampling frequency” and “Analog audio”.
DivX
DivX is a media technology created by DivX, Inc. DivX
media files contain compressed video. DivX files can
also include advanced media features like menus, subtitles, and alternate audiotracks.
Dolby Digital
Using a maximum of 5.1 channels of audio, this high
quality surround system is used in many of the finer
movie theaters around the world.
The on-screen display shows which channels are active,
for example showing 3/2.1. The 3 being the two front
channels and the center channel; the 2 being the surround channels, and the .1 being the LFE channel.
DRM
DRM (digital rights management) is a type of server
software developed to enable secure distribution of paid
content over the web, recently incorporated by WMA
(Windows Media Audio).
DTS
DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has
become a popular surround sound format for movies.
Dynamic range
The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds
possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting
lost in noise).
Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a very
wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic cinema-like
effects.
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A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type
of file. For example, “.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.
ISO 9660 format
JPEG
A file format used for still images, such as photographs
and illustrations. JPEG files are identified by the file
extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”. Most digital cameras use this
format.
MP3
MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file
format. Files are recognized by their file extension
“.mp3” or “.MP3”.
MPEG audio
An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD
discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format
for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV
amplifiers. See also “PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)”.
MPEG video
The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video
CD uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses
the newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard.
PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only)
A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen
menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs
that you would normally not watch from beginning to
end all at once—karaoke discs, for example.
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
The most common system of encoding digital audio,
found on CDs and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a
lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital
and MPEG audio. For compatibility with digital audio
recorders (CD, MD and DAT) and AV amplifiers with
digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital, DTS
and MPEG audio to PCM. See also “Digital audio”.
Glossary—Continued
Progressive scan video
All the lines that make up a video picture are updated in
one pass (compared to interlace which takes two passes
to update the whole picture).
Regions (DVD-Video only)
These associate discs and players with particular areas of
the world. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can find the region code of
your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are
compatible with more than one region (or all regions).
Sampling frequency
The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into
digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the
sound quality, but the more digital information is generated. Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of
44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples (measurements)
per second. See also “Digital audio”.
WMA
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to
an audio compression technology developed by
Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by
using Windows Media Player version 8 or Windows
Media Player for Windows XP.
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Troubleshooting
If you have any trouble using your DV-SP305, check the following table for possible causes and remedies. If you still
can’t resolve the issue yourself, please contact your Onkyo dealer.
Symptoms
Causes
The power cord is not connected.
External interference is affecting the
DV-SP305’s digital circuitry.
Turn off the DV-SP305, wait five seconds, then try
turning it on again. If that fails, disconnect the
power cord from the wall outlet, wait five seconds,
reconnect it, then try turning it on again.
The disc is not centered in the disc tray.
Place the disc in the center of the disc tray
(page 24).
The disc is dirty.
Remove the disc and clean it (page 9).
No disc is loaded.
Load a disc (page 24).
The disc cannot be played because it’s
incompatible.
Use only compatible discs (page 7).
The disc is upside down.
Load the disc the correct way up (page 24).
The disc is not centered in the disc tray.
Place the disc in the center of the disc tray
(page 24).
The disc is dirty.
Remove the disc and clean it (page 9).
The disc uses parental lock and the Parental Lock function is on.
Turn off the Parental Lock function (page 44).
The DVD-Video disc is intended for use in
another region.
If the region number on the disc does not match
the region number on the DV-SP305, the disc
can’t be played (page 48).
The disc is dirty.
Remove the disc and clean it (page 9).
You’re using the Fast Forward or Fast
Reverse function.
A little picture distortion may occur when using
these functions. This is normal.
The DV-SP305 is connected to your TV
via a VCR or other video equipment and a
copy-protection system is affecting the
picture.
Connect the DV-SP305 directly to your TV
(page 17).
The wrong input source is selected on
your TV.
On your TV, select the input to which the
DV-SP305 is connected.
The video cable is not connected properly.
Check the video cable and correct as necessary
(page 17).
If there’s a power failure, or the power
cord is disconnected inadvertently, any
settings are lost.
Before you disconnect the power cord, set the
DV-SP305 to Standby by pressing the
[STANDBY/ON] button, and wait until “OFF”
has disappeared from the display.
The DV-SP305 is connected to your TV
via a VCR or other video equipment and a
copy-protection system is affecting the
picture.
Connect the DV-SP305 directly to your TV
(page 17).
Your TV doesn’t support progressive
scanning.
Reset the DV-SP305 to its initial settings
(page 40).
Chapters or tracks don’t
play in the correct
order?
You are using repeat playback, program
playback, or random playback.
Select normal playback (pages 32–34).
Buttons on the
DV-SP305 and remote
controller don’t work?
Power supply voltage fluctuations and
other anomalies, such as static electricity,
can interfere with normal operation.
Turn off the DV-SP305, wait five seconds, then
turn it on again. If that doesn’t resolve the issue,
disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet,
wait five seconds, reconnect it, then try again.
Can’t turn on the
DV-SP305?
The disc tray won’t
close properly?
DVD Player
Can’t start playback?
The picture distorts
occasionally?
Picture instability or
noise?
No picture?
Settings are not saved?
Brightness is unstable
or the picture is noisy?
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Remedies
Connect the power cord to a suitable wall outlet
(page 21).
Troubleshooting—Continued
The “96 kHz PCM Out” setting is set to
“96kHz”.
Change the “96 kHz PCM Out” setting to “96kHz
> 48kHz”, or use analog connections (page 41).
The “Digital Out” setting is set to “Off”.
Change the “Digital Out” setting to “On” (page 41).
The wrong input source is selected on
your TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver.
On your TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver, select the
input to which the DV-SP305 is connected.
The audio cable is not connected properly. Check the audio cable and correct as necessary.
No sound?
The picture appears
stretched or the wrong
shape?
The TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver connected to the DV-SP305’s audio outputs is
either not on or its volume is turned down.
Turn on the TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver and set
its volume as appropriate.
A DV-SP305 “Digital Audio Out” setting
is set incorrectly.
Check the “Digital Audio Out” settings and correct as necessary (page 41).
Playback is paused.
Resume playback (page 25).
The DVD-Video disc or CD uses the DTS
audio format and you are using the analog
outputs.
DTS audio is only output by the digital outputs. To
play DTS material you need to connect one of the
DV-SP305’s digital outputs to a digital input on a
hi-fi amp or AV receiver that has a DTS decoder
built-in (page 20).
The “TV Screen” setting is wrong.
Set the “TV Screen” setting to match the aspect
ratio of your TV (page 42).
The loaded audio CD uses copy control.
Copy-controlled CDs are special discs that don’t
conform to the audio CD standard and, therefore,
may not work properly with the DV-SP305.
MP3 files without a “.mp3” or “.MP3”
filename extension are not recognized.
Use the correct filename extension (page 8).
The MP3 disc is a multisession disc.
The DV-SP305 doesn’t fully support multisession
discs. Only files in the first session can be played
(page 7).
Audio CD playback
skips or jumps or is
noisy?
DVD Player
An audio CD is loaded
but the DV-SP305 displays “NO DISC”?
The first track doesn’t
play?
Locating a specific
point takes longer than
usual?
Playback starts in the
middle of a track?
Some sections of a
track are skipped?
Playback stops in the
middle of a track?
The DV-SP305 displays
the wrong messages?
Some MP3 files don’t
play?
Can’t play MP3/WMA/
JPEG discs?
Can’t select MP3 files?
Can’t play WMA files?
Can’t view JPEG files?
The disc is not ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 for- Correct format should be used when recording is
mat.
ISO 9660 and closed session (page 7).
The disc has not been finalized.
Finalize the disc (page 7).
MP3 files without a “.mp3” or “.MP3”
filename extension are not recognized.
Use the correct filename extension (page 8).
WMA files without a “.wma” or “.WMA”
filename extension are not recognized.
Use the correct filename extension (page 8).
The WMA file’s copyright option is on.
Don’t use the copyright option (page 8).
JPEG files without a “.jpg” or “.JPG” fileUse the correct filename extension (page 9).
name extension are not recognized.
Only Baseline JPEG files are supported.
Progressive JPEG files are not.
Use Baseline JPEG files (page 9).
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Remote Controller
Troubleshooting—Continued
Buttons on the
DV-SP305 work OK but
those on the remote
controller don’t?
There are no batteries in the remote
controller.
Install new batteries (page 10).
The batteries are flat.
Replace with new batteries (page 10).
The batteries are installed incorrectly.
Check the batteries and correct as necessary
(page 10).
You’re not pointing the remote controller
at the DV-SP305’s remote sensor.
Point the remote controller at the DV-SP305’s
remote sensor (page 10).
You’re too far away from the DV-SP305.
Use the remote controller closer to the DV-SP305
(page 10). The remote controller has a range of
approximately 5 meters.
A strong light source is interfering with
the DV-SP305’s remote sensor.
Make sure that the DV-SP305 is not subjected to
direct sunshine or inverter-type fluorescent lights.
Relocate if necessary.
If the DV-SP305 is installed in a cabinet
with colored glass doors, the remote controller may not work reliably when the
doors are closed.
Open the doors, or use a cabinet without colored
glass.
Note:
• Static electricity or other external influences may cause malfunctioning of this unit. In this case, unplug the power
cord and then plug back in. This will usually reset the unit for proper operation. If this does not correct the problem,
please consult your nearest our customer center.
The DV-SP305 contains a microcomputer for signal processing and control functions. In very rare situations, severe
interference, noise from an external source, or static electricity may cause it to lockup. In the unlikely even that this
should happen, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait at least five seconds, and then plug it back in again.
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Specifications
Signal System
PAL/NTSC
Composite Video Output/Impedance
1.0 V (p-p)/75 : negative sync, RCA
Component Video Output/Impedance
Y: 1.0 V (p-p)/75 :
PB/PR: 0.7 V (p-p)/75 : RCA
AV Connector
1.0 V (p-p)/75 :, Scart
Component Video Frequency Response
5 Hz–13 MHz
Frequency Response
DVD Linear Sound
Audio CD
4 Hz–44 kHz (96 kHz)
4 Hz–22 kHz (48 kHz)
4 Hz–20 kHz (44.1 kHz)
Signal to Noise Ratio
90 dB
Audio Dynamic Range
85 dB
THD (Total Harmonic Distortion)
0.0065 % (1 kHz)
Wow and Flutter
Below threshold of measurability
Audio Output/Impedance (Digital Coaxial)
0.5 V (p-p)/75 :
Audio Output/Impedance (Analog)
2.0 V (rms)/440 :
■ General
Power Supply
AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption
7W
Stand-by Power Consumption
0.9 W
Dimensions (W x H x D)
435 W x 61 H x 208 D mm
Weight
1.9 kg
Operation Condition Temperature/Humidity
+5 °C to +40 °C (41 °F to 95 °F) / 5 % to 80 %
Disc Compatibility
DVD-VIDEO, CD-DA, CD-R/RW, VCD, DVD-R/RW,
DVD+R/+RW (W/O VCPS), DVD-R/+R DL, DVD-R/RW (VR),
DVD-R DL (VR)
Disc that have not been property finalized may only be partially
playable or not playable at all
Specifications and features subject to change without notice.
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