Denon DVD558 16

DISC PLAYBACK

Basic Playback

Brightness of the Front Panel Display

Press the DIMMER NTSC/PAL button on the front panel

DVD

MP3

JPEG

WMA

to select the desired brightness of the front panel display.

Getting started

(BRIGHT, DIMMER or OFF)

• Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other com-

• The default setting is BRIGHT.

ponents which are connected to the DVD player.

NOTES:

• Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially avail-

• The brightness of the front panel display can be adjusted

able) are set to the correct channel.

from the setup menu. Details are on page 25.

Press the POWER ON button.

• When you turn on the power next time, the brightness of

• “P-ON” will appear briefly on the display panel.

the front panel display will be as set in setup menu.

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to

TV TYPE

open disc loading tray.

Select a suitable video system according to the format of the

Place the disc in the tray, with the label

TV you connected.

facing up.

Stop playback.

Press the PLAY button.

Press the DIMMER NTSC/PAL button on the front panel

• The tray will close automatically,

more than 3 seconds. The video system will be displayed

then playback will start from the first

chapter or track of the disc. If the playback does not

on the front panel display and TV screen.

start automatically, press the PLAY button.

• When you play back the DVD with a title menu, it may appear

MULTI

NTSC

PAL

on the screen. In this case, refer to “Title Menu” on this page.

Press the DIMMER NTSC/PAL button, and select the desired

Press the STOP button to stop playback.

video system. The video system will be changed as follows

NOTES:

every time the DIMMER NTSC/PAL button is pressed.

• A “prohibited icon” may appear at the

top-right corner on the TV screen during

MULTI

NTSC

PAL

operation, warning that a prohibited

operation has been encountered by the

• If it is left untouched for more than 5 seconds or any other but-

DVD player or the disc.

tons are pressed, the unit will switch back to the normal status.

• With DVDs that use some titles for playback program

NOTES:

signals, playback may start from the second title, or it

• If the video system setting does not fit to the TV you con-

may skip these titles.

nected, the picture will be distorted.

• During the playback of two layered disc, pictures may

• If you turn off the unit, the video system will go back to

the one set for the TV TYPE on the display menu (refer

stop for a moment. This happens when the 1st layer

to page 23).

switches to the 2nd layer. This is not a malfunction.

General Features

• The operation may vary when you play back DVDs with

disc menu. Refer to the manual accompanying the disc

for details.

DVD

HDMI Setup

DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and access spe-

cial features. Press the appropriate Numeric buttons or use the

Cursor buttons (K / L / s / B) to highlight your selection in the

Press the HDMI button on the front panel to select the

DVD main menu and press the ENTER button to confirm.

HDMI output mode.

NOTE:

The output mode changes as follows every time the

• Unless otherwise stated, all operations described in this manual

HDMI button is pressed.

are based on remote control use. Some operations can be car-

ried out using the menu bar on the TV screen.

• The HDMI indicator on the front panel lights up when

HDMI output mode is on.

Disc Menu

480P/576P

720P

1080

1080P

OFF

Press the MENU button.

DVD

• The DVD main menu will appear.

480P/576P (Default):

If the feature is not available,

symbol may appear

Video output from the HDMI OUT jack at 480p/576p.

on the TV screen.

720P : Video output from the HDMI OUT jack at 720p.

If disc menu is available on the disc, audio language,

1080 : Video output from the HDMI OUT jack at 1080i.

subtitle options, chapters for the title and other options

1080P : Video output from the HDMI OUT jack at 1080p.

will appear for selection.

OFF : No video output from the HDMI OUT connector.

Press the Cursor buttons (K / L / s / B) to select an item,

NOTES:

and the ENTER button to confirm the selection.

• Video and audio signals may distorted temporarily

Title Menu

when switching to/from the HDMI output mode.

• Use a display equipment with an HDMI-compatible port.

Press the TOP MENU button.

DVD

• The HDMI indicator on the front panel flashes when you

select the HDMI output mode but there is no HDMI cable.

• The title menu will appear.

• You can check the HDMI connection status by pressing

If the feature is not available,

symbol may appear

the DISPLAY button during playback with the HDMI

on the TV screen.

output mode (refer to page 20).

Press the Cursor buttons (K / L / s / B) to select an item,

• If the TV is not compatible with newly selected HDMI output

and the ENTER button to confirm the selection.

mode, the actual output mode will be kept the one before

• Playback will begin at the selected title.

changing the selection. When this occurs, the newly select-

CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACK

ed mode will appear on the front panel display (see page

10) while the actual output resolution will be indicated by

DVD

performing the on-screen display as described on page 20.

• Press the MENU button to call up the DVD main menu.

• Actual output signals for each HDMI mode vary with

• Press the TOP MENU button to call up the title menu.

the compatibility of the connected display device.

NOTE:

• You cannot select the HDMI output mode when the

• Contents of menus and corresponding menu opera-

setup menu is on the TV screen.

tions may vary among discs. Refer to the manual

accompanying the disc for details.

English

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