Player menus
Parental lock
EN This function enables you to restrict access to certain DVDs whose content may be deemed unsuitable for your children. Viewing is not possible unless a password that you have chosen is entered. The rating system ranks the ratings from 1 to 8 (1 is considered material that is least offensive and 8 is considered the most offensive).
1KID SAFE – Kid safe; it is safe even for kids.
2G – General Audience; recommended as acceptable for viewers of all ages.
3PG – Parental Guidance suggested.
4PG13 – Material is unsuitable for children under age 13.
5PG-R – Parental Guidance-restricted; recommended that parents restrict children under age 17 from viewing or allow children to view only when supervised by a parent or adult guardian.
6R – Restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
7NC17 – NO children under age 17; not recommended viewing for children under age 17.
8ADULT – Mature material; should be viewed only by adults, due to graphic sexual material, violence, or language.
To change the rating level:
1.Highlight “Level” and then press OK.
2.Select a level by pressing / and then press OK. If a password has already been created, you must enter the correct password with the numeric keys before you can change the rating level.
To change the password:
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1.Highlight “Change password” and then press OK.
2.Enter the old password and new password with the numeric keys. If you are using this feature for the first time, no old password is required.
3.Select “OK” on the menu and then press OK.
AV Setting
To change the digital output and TV shape settings.
•Digital output: RAW (Dolby 5.1 channels) or PCM (2 channels audio)
•TV shape: 4:3 Letterbox, 4:3 Pan scan and 16:9
Restore
To reset all settings to factory defaults.
Version
To display the firmware version of the unit.
More information
Troubleshooting
General Problems
Unit will not work (locks up)
•Try unplugging the power cord from the DC power jack and plugging it back in.
No power
•Plug in the unit. Make sure the power cable connections at the DC power jack, adapter and AC outlet are securely made.
•Make sure you have plugged it into a working outlet and/or a power strip that is turned on.
No picture
•Turn on the TV.
•Tune your TV to the Video Input Channel that corresponds to the jacks you used to connect the TV to the unit.
•The unit may be in progressive scan video mode. Press the VIDEO OUT button to select the available choices. Try playing the disc again. Some, but not all, High Definition Televisions (HDTVs) and multimedia monitors use progressive scan.
•Make sure your unit is connected properly.
•If you connected a satellite receiver or a cable box, make sure it is turned on.
A screen saver appears on the TV
•The unit is equipped with a screen saver that appears on the TV after it has been idle for several minutes. To make it disappear, press any button on the remote control.
The menu is displayed in a foreign language
•The OSD menu is set to that language. Follow these steps to change the language: 1) Highlight the fifth item from the player menus and then press OK. 2) Highlight the first item in the sub-menu and then press OK. 3) Highlight the first item in the sub-menu and then press OK. 4) Highlight the desired language (English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Dutch) and then press OK from the menu.
I forgot my password
•Enter “9688” as your password, this is the default password. Make sure to change it to a new one and lock the unit again before you turn it off. Store your password in a safe place.
DVD Problems | EN |
Disc will not eject |
•When you put a disc into the player, the player may take up to 1 minute to read the disc and determine the disc type. You will not be able to eject the disc during this time. Wait 1 minute and try again.
•Turn the unit off and on and try it again.
•Try unplugging the power cord from the DC power jack and plugging it back in.
Disc will not play
•Many problems encountered when playing (or recording) a disc are related to the wide variation in disc quality due to the large number of brands and manufacturers. We highly recommend using discs from a reputable manufacturer. If you encounter problems with one brand, please try another brand.
•Insert a disc with the label side facing up.
•Check the type of disc you put into the player. This player only plays DVD video discs, Video CDs (VCD and SVCD), audio CDs, and CDs with true mp3, and/or JPEG files, or WMA files. mp3 files that have been converted to MPX files (or similar types of files) will not be recognized by the unit. If you try to play an incompatible disc type, “BAD DISC” appears on the TV.
•Both the unit and pre-recorded DVD movie discs are coded by region. If the regional codes do not match, the disc cannot be played. This unit is Region No. 1 for North America. Region coding is not applicable to discs you use to record.
•If you are playing a Multisession CD, you might not have closed the session before ejecting it from your computer. Close the session and try the disc again.
•If you are trying to play a DVD±R/RW disc you recorded in this unit in another DVD player, the DVD player may not support DVD±R/RW discs. Also, if it is a DVD±R disc, make sure you finalize it.
•DVD-RAM and CD-RAM discs cannot be played on this unit.
•If the disc appears to be playing but you do not see a picture, make sure the TV is tuned to the correct Video Input Channel for how you connected it to the unit.
•If you are trying to play a disc that was recorded on a PC, it must have been
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