Model DV8300 User Guide
For Canadian model
Important Safety Instructions
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Table Of Contents
Before You Start
Features
What’s in the box
Putting the batteries in the remote control
Close the cover
Use within the operating range and angle, as shown
Discs compatible with this player
CD-ROM must be ISO 9660 compatible
DVD Video regions
MP3 compatibility information
Easy Setup
Connecting Up
Connecting audio and video cables
Connecting system control connections
Video or composite video?
Connecting S-Video cables
Home theater video connections
Connecting optical cables
Connecting analog audio cables
Connecting coaxial cables
Home theater audio connections
Character display
Controls & Displays
Display
Random pages 29
Remote control
Angle Last Memo
Clear Clear TOP Menu Search
Display
Front panel
Disc tray
Getting Started
Using the FL menu
Press Power button on the front panel to switch on
Using the Setup Navigator
Press Setup
Select ‘Start’
Select the type of TV you have
Choose an OSD menu language
Congratulations, set up is complete
Select ‘Save Changes’ to make the settings
Press Setup to exit
Playing discs
Switch the player on
Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray Load a disc
Press 3to start playback
Button
Basic playback controls
Navigating Video CD PBC menus
Navigating DVD disc menus
Navigating DVD-RW discs menus
Press Menu
Introduction
Playing Discs
Finding what you want on a disc
Press Search repeatedly to choose between
Frame by frame advance playback Viewing one frame at a time
Viewing a still frame
Viewing slow playback
Switching subtitles
Switching camera angles
To switch the camera angle, press Angle
Current subtitle language is shown on-screen
Switching audio channel
Switching audio language
To switch the audio channel, press Audio repeatedly
To set audio language preferences, see
Enter the title/chapter numbers for your program list
Making a program list
Press Program
Enter the track numbers for your program list
Programming tips
Press Random repeatedly to select a random play mode
Using random play
Random Title/Group
DVD only Press Enter or 3to start random play
Press Repeat during playback to select a repeat mode
Using repeat play
Looping a section of a disc
To resume normal playback, press Clear Tip
If the disc starts auto playback, stop it first
To resume playback, load the disc and press Last Memo
Press 7 if you want to stop playback here
Memorizing disc settings Condition Memory
To add a menu item to the shortcut list
Using setup menu shortcuts
To use the shortcut menu
To delete an item from the shortcut menu
Displaying disc information
To show/switch the information displayed, press Display
Playing MP3s
Playing MP3s
Displays when stopped
Displays when playing
Searching for folders and tracks
Displaying MP3 information
Menu Exit the MP3 Navigator
Using the MP3 Navigator
Total number of Track
Press Program to enter the MP3 Program screen
Making a program list of MP3 tracks
Use the number buttons to enter a three-digit folder number
Use the number buttons to enter a three-digit track number
Using the Setup menu
DVD Setup Menu
Setup Menu Mode
Default setting Expert
Audio settings
OSD Settings
OSD Language
On Screen Display
Dolby Digital Out
Default Dolby Digital
DTS Out
Linear PCM Out
Digital Out
Mpeg Out
Sacd Playback
Virtual Surround
About source audio output
If you connected this player to your amplifier using
Audio Out
This setting does not apply to Sacd playback
Speaker Setting
Sub On Surround Large Distance all 3.0m
Subwoofer SW can only be set to On or Off
Default setting Fix
Gain Settings
CD Digital Direct
TV Screen
Video settings
Video Out
Frame Search
Component Video
Background
Select a preset
Selecting a preset
You can also access these settings by pressing Video ADJ
Memory 1, 2, 3 User presets see page 51 for more on these
Press Enter to save your changes
Creating your own setting
Select ‘Video Setup’
Select ‘Video Setup’ Press Display
Angle Indicator
Default setting Auto
Still Picture
Audio Language
Language settings
Default Setting English
Subtitle Language
Subtitle Language
Auto Language
Default Setting w/Subtitle Language
DVD Language
For Auto Language to work, the Audio Language
Setup Navigator
General settings
Subtitle Display
Subtitle Off
Changing your password
Registering a new password
Setting/changing the Parental Lock level
Setting/changing the Country Code
Bonus Group
Auto Disc Menu
Group Playback
Press Enter twice
Additional Information
Power cord caution
Hints on installation
Moving the player
Don’t
Glossary
Multi-session
Mpeg video
Optical digital output
Packed PCM DVD-Audio only
Troubleshooting
Remote control doesnt seem to work
Some settings in the Setup Menu do not appear
Picture disturbance during playback or dark
No audio, or audio is distorted
No digital audio output
Cannot play multi-channel audio
Cannot output 192kHz or 176.4kHz digital audio
Cannot output 96kHz or 88.2kHz digital audio
To reset the player, press and hold
Resetting the Player
Language code list
Country Code List
Additional Information
When viewing on a standard TV or monitor
General
Specifications
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