RCA DRC277B manual Digital Connection preferred, Stopping Playback, Zooming into an image, Audio

SETUP and connections

PLAYING A DISC

PLAYING A DISC

LOCATING A DESIRED SECTION

CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT (AMPLIFIER)

A. ANALOG CONNECTION		B. DIGITAL CONNECTION (preferred)
Using an audio/video cable (included), connect		Using a coaxial digital audio cable (not included),
the left/right AUDIO OUT jack on your unit to		connect the DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT jack on
the AUDIO IN jack on your other source.		your unit to the DIGITAL AUDIO IN jack on your
ANALOG CONNECTION		other source.
		DIGITAL CONNECTION (preferred)
Amplifier of stereo
system, etc.		Audio equipment with
		digital audio input jack
White	Red	DIGITAL
		AUDIO IN
Audio Cable		Coaxial Digital
(Red and White)

Stopping Playback

• Press the STOP button at the location where you want to interrupt playback. To resume playback at the position where the disc was stopped, press the PLAY button.

•If you press the STOP button twice, the unit’s memory will be cleared and pressing the PLAY button will reset the disc to the beginning.

Zooming into an image

While a disc is playing, press the ZOOM button to enlarge the image in several levels.

• While an image is zoomed, you can use the , , or CURSOR button to shift the view and display the part you want.

•To return to normal view, press the ZOOM button until the 1 2 3 Off shows. The screen will return to normal.

•When you reach the edge of the image, the display will not shift anymore in that direction.

Skipping (Forward / Reverse)

•	Press the	PREV button to go back to current or previous chapters/tracks.
•	Press the	NEXT button to advance chapters/tracks.

•You can select different audio channels (Stereo, Left, Right or Mix) on an Audio CD by pressing the AUDIO button repeatedly.

Subtitle Selection

1.While a DVD is playing, press the SUBTITLE button to display the current language setting, as shown in the example.

2.Press the SUBTITLE button repeatedly to select the desired subtitle language. You can turn

subtitles off by pressing the SUBTITLE button repeatedly until the Off is displayed. Notes:

• Some DVDs are set to display subtitles automatically, and you cannot turn them off even if you set
	the subtitle function to off.
•	During some scenes, the subtitles may not appear immediately after you select your desired scene.
•	The number of subtitle languages recorded differs depending on the disc. If only one language is
	recorded, the language does not change.

Locating a specific chapter / track / title / time

If you know the chapter / track / title / time number you want to play, you can locate a specific chapter / track / title / time by directly selecting a chapter / track / title / time number.

1.Press the GOTO button to search your desired chapter / track / title / time.

2. Press , , or button to highlight a chapter / track / title

/ time and press the corresponding number button(s) for the chapter / track / title / time you want.

3.Press the OK button to confirm. The unit will start playback about

3 seconds later.

Notes :

•Some discs may not respond to this process.

•Some scenes may not be located as precisely as you specified.

Search
Title	1
Chapter	- - -
Time	00. 00. 00
Search
Track	2
Time	00. 00. 00
Disc Time	-- : -- : --

Audio Cable

White

Red

Notes:

•When you connect the unit to other equipment, be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections.

•If the external equipment is television and this audio system is close to it, you may experience the interference if the tuner function is selected while the television is working.

•Refer to the instruction manual of the connected equipment as well.

PLAYING A DISC

This user manual explains the basic instructions	instructions accompanying the specific DVD in
for operating this unit. Some DVDs are produced	question for more information about the options
in a manner that allows specific or limited	available on that DVD.
operation during playback. Therefore, this unit	may appear on the screen during operation.
may not respond to all operating commands.	It means that the desired operation is not
THIS IS NOT A DEFECT. Please refer to the	permitted by the unit or disc.

Playing a Disc

1.Press the STANDBY / ON button to turn on the unit.

See CUSTOMIZING THE FUNCTION SETTINGS before proceeding to step 2.

2.Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray.

3.Place a disc onto the disc tray with the label side up.

4.Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray. It takes a short while for your unit to load the disc. After loading, for most DVDs, the unit will automatically take you main menu or start playing.

5. If the unit does not automatically start playing the DVD, press the PLAY button.

Pausing Playback (Still Mode)

Press the PAUSE button on the remote. To resume normal playback, press the PLAY button.

Frame Advance

Each time you press STEP button, the picture advances one frame. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

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REPEAT PLAYBACK

• For audio CDs, use the number buttons on the remote control to jump immediately to the desired

track number.

Fast Forward / Fast Reverse

1.Press the SEARCH or SEARCH button when a disc is playing.Each time you press the SEARCH

or SEARCH button, the playback speed changes in the following sequence:

2.Press the PLAY button when you reach the desired point to resume normal playback.

Notes:

• The unit mutes sound and subtitles during reverse and forward scan of DVDs.

• The fast playback speed may differ depending on the disc.

Slow-motion Play

1.Press the SLOW button on the remote in play mode.

•Each time the SLOW button is pressed, the speed of slow-motion playback changes in the following sequence:

1/2 1/4 1/6 1/8

2.Press thePLAY button to return to normal playback speed.

Audio Selection

On some DVDs, the sound is recorded in two or more formats. Follow the directions below to select the preferred language and sound system.

1.While a disc is playing, press the AUDIO button to show the current audio format number. e.g.

2.Press the AUDIO button repeatedly to select the desired audio format.

Notes:

•If only one audio format is recorded on the DVD, the number does not change.

•Some DVDs allow you to change audio selections only via the disc menu. If this is the case, press the MENU button and choose the appropriate language on the disc menu.

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pLAY MODES FOR CD OR JPG DISC

•	This function can only be used for discs on which subtitles have been recorded in multiple languages.
•	Some DVDs allow you to change subtitles only via the disc menu. If this is the case, press the
	MENU button and choose the appropriate subtitle on the disc menu.

Angle Selection

Some DVDs contain scenes which have been shot from a number of different angles. For these discs, the same scene can be viewed from each of these different angles.

1.While you are playing a DVD with different angles recorded, press the ANGLE button to view the number of current angles available.

2.Press the ANGLE button repeatedly to change the scene to

the next recorded angle.

• After approx. two seconds, playback will continue from the new angle you selected.

• If no button is pressed within 10 seconds, playback continues without changing the current angle.

Notes:

•This function can only be used for discs on which scenes shot from multiple angles have been recorded.

•If only one angle is recorded, is displayed.

Display Function	e.g.	Elapsed time
While the disc is playing, press the DISPLAY button on
		Remaining time
the remote control repeatedly to display information on
operation status.

Elapsed Time: Elapsed time from the beginning of the chapter/title which is currently playing.

Remaining Time: Remaining time of the chapter/title which is currently playing.

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CUSTOMIZING THE FUNCTION SETTINGS

•This method for accessing specific locations is available only within the current title of the DVD disc.

PLAYING PICTURE FILE DISC

This unit can display picture files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs.

Playing a Picture File Disc

1. Open the disc door.

2.	Place a picture file disc onto the tray with label side up.			1/3
3.	Close the disc door.
4.	The	unit	will load the disc and automatically display the	Repeat : Off
	contents of the disc on the screen, while playing the beginning			Mode : Normal
	of the first picture file. These files will then be played back one
	by one. If the unit does not automatically start playing, press
	the	/	CURSOR and OK button to select a picture file to
	view.			W: 515 H:770

5.Now the picture slideshow begins with the selected picture.

Notes:

•	You can press the	PAUSE button to interrupt playback, and press the PLAY button to resume
	playback.
•	During playback, press the		/ button repeatedly to rotate the picture. Press to rotate picture
	anti-clockwise by 90°. Press		to rotate picture clockwise by 90°.

•Press STOP button to return the contents of the disc.

Need to troubleshoot?

See section 6 on other side of this sheet.

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CUSTOMIZING THE FUNCTION SETTINGS

You can play a specific title or chapter repeatedly. (Title repeat, chapter repeat, A-B repeat)

Repeating a chapter

You can play the same chapter repeatedly.

1.While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT DISC button until the indicator displays on the screen. The current chapter is played repeatedly.

Repeating a title

You can play the same title repeatedly.

2.	While		the		disc	is	playing,	press
	the REPEAT				DISC	button until		the
				indicator displays on the screen.
		The current title is played repeatedly.
To resume normal playback
3.	While		the		disc	is	playing,	press
	the		REPEAT		DISC		button until	the

indicator displays on the screen.

You can play a single track and whole disc repeatedly.

Repeating a single track

You can play the same track repeatedly.

1. While	the	disc is	playing,	press
the	REPEAT	DISC	button until	the
		indicator	displays on the

screen. The current track is played repeatedly.

Repeating a whole disc
2. While	the	disc is	playing,	press
the	REPEAT	DISC	button until	the

indicator displays on the screen.

The whole disc is played repeatedly.

To resume normal playback

3.Press the REPEAT DISC button until the

indicator displays on the screen.

You can play a specific section repeatedly.

Repeating a specific section

1.While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT A-Bbutton at the beginning of the section (

is displayed) you want to play repeatedly.

2.Press the REPEAT A-Bbutton again at the

end of the section ( is displayed).

3.The unit will immediately begin replaying your selection.

To resume normal playback

4. While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT

A-Bbutton until the indicator

displays on the screen.

Notes:

•Some discs may not permit A-B repeat operation.

•A-B repeat can only be used within the same title. If the start and end of the section to be repeated are in different titles, A-B repeat is cancelled.

•You can specify a segment only within the current title or track.

•The A-B repeat function does not operate in scenes where different camera angles are recorded.

When playing CD / JPG discs, you can modify the Play Modes through the Toolkit which appears on the

screen. Press the / button to navigate between the windows and the					/	button to select files/
tracks or play mode items. Then press the OK button.
1.	Press the Cursor buttons (	,	, , ) to select “Edit mode” then press the OK button.
2.	Use the Cursor buttons ( ,	,	, ) to select tracks/files shown on the left hand side of the window. Press
	the OK button to confirm the selected tracks/files.			“ will appear in front of the selected tracks/files.
3.	Select “Add to program”, then press the OK button. “ “ will disappear from the screen. It means that
	the tracks/files you have selected are added into the “Program view”.

4.Select “Program view” to view programmed files. To add more files by “Browser view” follow the steps.

5.Press the PLAY button to start the program playback.

The Toolkit has the following play mode items:

• Repeat (Off / Track / All):

Off: Resumes normal playback.

Track: Repeats the current track/file.

All: Repeats all files on the current folder or all tracks on the disc.

• Mode ( Normal / Shuffle / Music intro ):

Normal: Resumes normal playback.

Shuffle: Plays back tracks/files in random order.

Music intro (for Audio CD only): Only plays back the first 10 seconds of all the tracks on the current folder/disc.

•Edit mode: Program operation works only when “Edit mode” is selected.

•Program view:To view tracks/files in the “Program view” list. It is disabled when the “Program view” list is empty.

•Add to program: Add files/tracks to the “Program view” list. It is disabled if the “Edit mode” is not selected.

•Browser view: To view files/tracks in the original view list.

•Clear program: Delete the files/tracks in the “Program view” list.

Select a file/track or more you want to delete in complete stop mode (press the STOP button twice). Use the Cursor buttons ( , , , ) to select tracks/files you want to delete, a “ ” will appear beside the deleted file/track. Select “Clear program” and then press the OK button. It is disabled if the “Edit mode” is not selected.

Note: The program will be deleted if the disc door is opened, or selected files are deleted by selecting “Clear program”.

CUSTOMIZING THE FUNCTION SETTINGS

Audio

1.Press the SETUP button.

2.Press thebutton, then the/button to select Audio.

3.Press the OK button, then the/button until your preferred Audio is displayed.

4.Press the OK button.

5.Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

Note:

•Some DVDs may not be played in the language you selected. A prior language may be programmed on the disc.

DVD Menu

1.Press the SETUP button.

2.Press thebutton, then the/button to select DVD Menu.

3.Press the OK button, then the/button until your preferred DVD Menu language is displayed.

4.Press the OK button.

5.Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

Note:

•Some DVDs may not include your pre-selected language. In this case, the DVD player automatically displays disc menus consistent with the disc’s initial language setting.

Video

Aspect Ratio

1. Press the SETUP button.

2. Press the / button to select Video.

3. Press the button, then the / button to select Aspect Ratio.

4. Press the OK button, then the / button to shift and change the aspect ratio.

5. Press the OK button.

6.	Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.
Notes:
•	The displayable picture size is preset on the DVD. Therefore, the playback picture of some DVDs
	may not conform to the picture size you select.

5.Press the OK button.

6.Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

Note: Select the HDMI resolution according to the performance of the connected TV.

JPEG Interval

1.	Press the SETUP button.
2.	Press the	/ button to select Video.
3.	Press the	button, then the	/ button to select JPEG Interval.
4.	Press the OK button, then the		/ button to shift and change JPEG interval.

5.Press the OK button.

6.Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

Off	Plays back one file at a time.
5 seconds	Plays back images in the form of a slide show at 5 seconds interval.
10 seconds	Plays back images in the form of a slide show at 10 seconds interval.
15 seconds	Plays back images in the form of a slide show at 15 seconds interval.

Audio

Digital Output

1.	Press the SETUP button.
2.	Press the	/	button to select Audio.
3.	Press the	button, then press the		/	button to select
	Digital Output.
4.	Press the OK button, then press the			/	button to select the
	output sound format: PCM or Raw.
5.	Press the OK button.
6.	Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

PCM : Select this when connected to a stereo amplifier.

Raw: Disc audio raw data will be output. Select this when connected to a multi-channel (eg home theater) “surround sound” amplifier.

Note: If you connected to a TV using HDMI, and you are using the TV’s speakers for your audio source, then make sure to select “PCM”.

Night Mode

1. Press the SETUP button.

Programmable memory

Playing Titles/Chapters in a Favorite Order

You can combine your favorite titles/chapters and play them in the order you determine.

1.Press the MEMORY button and the following display appears.

2.	Select the items in the order you want by pressing the number
	buttons. Each time you press the Cursor buttons ( , , , ), the
	space is highlighted. Highlight where you want to enter, then press
	the corresponding number buttons.
3.	Press the Cursor buttons (	,	,	,	) to move the highlighted bar to
	“Play”, then press the OK button.The DVD player starts memory playback.
4.	To resume normal playback from memory playback						Chapter
a)	Press the MEMORY button.
b)	Press the Cursor buttons (	,	,	,	) to move the highlighted bar to	Title number	number
	“Clear All”, then press the OK button. All the input programs will be cleared.

c)Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback.

Notes:

•If the title or chapter numbers you entered is not permitted by the DVD, after you press the OK button, it will restore to - - -. You should re-enter correct numbers.

•Some discs may not permit memory playback operation.

•If you select repeat during memory playback, the DVD player repeats the current memory playback.

•If you press the MEMORY button while the display appears on the TV screen, the display disappears.

•The programmed selections will be cleared when you open the disc tray or turn off the DVD player.

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Language

Language

1. Press the SETUP button.

2. Press the button to select Language.

3.Press the OK button, then the / button to shift and change the Language.

4. Press the OK button.

5. Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

Subtitle

1.Press the SETUP button.

2.Press the button, then the / button to select Subtitle.

3.Press the OK button, then the / button to shift and change the Language.

4.Press the OK button.

5.Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

Notes:

•Some DVDs may be set to display subtitles in a different language other than the ones you selected. A prior subtitle language may be programmed on the disc.

•Some DVDs allow you to change subtitle selections using the disc menu only. If this is the case, press the MENU button and choose the appropriate subtitle language from the selection on the disc menu.

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• When you play DVDs recorded in the 4:3 picture size only, the playback picture always appears in
	the 4:3 picture size regardless of the Aspect Ratio setting.
•	Always be sure that your Aspect Ratio conforms to the actual TV in use if you connect the unit to a TV.
View Mode
1.	Press the SETUP button.
2.	Press the	/ button to select Video.
3.	Press the	button, then the	/ button to select View Mode.
4.	Press the OK button, then the		/ button to shift and change the View Mode.
5.	Press the OK button.
6.	Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

Fill	Fill the screen with decoded image.
Original	Display image as its original size.
Height Fit	Fit the screen height with image height.
Width Fit	Fit the screen width with image width.
Auto Fit	Automatically fit the decoded image on screen without distortion.
Pan Scan	Automatically display decoded image on full screen without distortion.

Note: Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to view the mode as selected.

HDMI Resolution

1.Press the SETUP button.

2.Press the / button to select Video.

3.Press the button, then the / button to select HDMI Resolution.

4.Press the OK button, then the / button to select the options (Auto, 480p, 720p, 1080i or 1080p).

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2.	Press the	/ button to select Audio.
3.	Press the	button, then press the	/	button to select Night Mode.
4.	Press the OK button, then press the		/	button to change the On/Off mode.
5.	Press the OK button.
6.	Press the SETUP button to exit the menu.

Note: Night mode is Dynamic Range Control (DRC) option for analog audio output. It limits the volume of louder passages of a movie (such as action sequences), while keeping quieter passages at normal volume level.

Misc

Use Default Settings

1.	Press the SETUP button.
2.	Press the	/	button to select Misc.

3.Press the button, then select “Use Default Settings”

dialogue box and press OK button.

4. Press the / button to select “Yes”. Press the OK button and the original setting will be restored. The unit will exit the default setting menu automatically and re-load the disc in the disc tray.

Note: It will take 3-5 seconds to reset the DVD player to the factory default.

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