Initial Settings menu—Continued

Language settings

Setting

Option

What it means

 

 

 

 

English

If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be played.

 

 

 

Audio Language*1

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

Subtitle Language*2

displayed.

 

 

 

 

If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc, then it will

(See also “Displaying

Languages as displayed

DivX subtitle files” on

be displayed.

 

page 8.)

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

DVD Menu Lang.*3

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 lan-

 

guage (see above).

Subtitle Display

 

 

 

Off

Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc

 

 

(note that some discs override this setting).

 

 

 

 

 

*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

Option

What it means

 

 

 

OSD Language

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

Angle Indicator

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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Onkyo DV-SP305 instruction manual Language settings, Display settings, Options settings

DV-SP305 specifications

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