Rotel RDV-1040 owner manual Contents

Contents
Important Safety Instructions	2

5	English
About Rotel	About the RDV-1040

Contents	5
About Rotel	5
About This Manual	5
About the RDV-1040	5
Precautions	6
Audio/Video Connections	6
Connecting the Power Cord	9
RR-DV96 Remote Control	9
Playable Discs	10
Disc Care and Handling	10
Getting Started	11
Initial Setup	11
Basic Disc Play	12
Resuming Playback	12
Various Speed Playback	13
Locating the Beginning of a Scene
or Song	13
Screen Saver Function	14
Advanced Operations	14
Playing From a Specific Position	14
Changing Playback Order	15
Repeat Playback	16
Changing the Language, Sound
and Scene Angle	16
Special Picture/Sound Effects	17
Menu Bar Functions	18
Basic MP3 Operations	19
About JPEG Discs	20
Basic JPEG Operations	21
Selecting Preferences	22
Limiting Playback by Children	24
Troubleshooting	25
Glossary	26
Specifications	27
Appendix A: Country Code List
for Parental Lock	28
Appendix B: Table of Languages
and Their Abbreviations	29
Appendix C:
Digital Signal Output Chart	29

A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufacture high fidelity compo- nents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over 40 years ago. Through the years that passion has remained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of their budget, is shared by all Rotel employees.

The engineers work as a close team, listening to, and fine tuning each new product until it reaches their exacting musical standards. They are free to choose components from around the world in order to make that product the best they can. You are likely to find capaci- tors from the United Kingdom and Germany, semi conductors from Japan or the United States, while toroidal power transformers are manufactured in Rotel’s own factory.

Rotel’s reputation for excellence has been earned through hundreds of good reviews and awards from the most respected reviewers in the industry, who listen to music every day. Their comments keep the company true to its goal - the pursuit of equipment that is musical, reli- able and affordable.

All of us at Rotel, thank you for buying this prod- uct and hope it will bring you many hours of enjoyment.

About This Manual

Throughout this manual the controls and com- ponents of the RDV-1040 are identified with numbers and letters in dark gray circles and squares.

Numbers in circles such as 9 identify items on the RR-DV96 remote control. (To help you remember this think of “round equals remote”.)

Numbers in squares such as identify items on the front and rear panel of the unit.

Letters in squares such as identify items in the front panel display window.

In the operation section of the manual some function descriptions apply only to certain kinds of discs. The types of discs to which the infor- mation applies are indicated with symbols such

as .

Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RDV-1040. It will provide years of enjoyment when used in a high-quality home theater system.

The RDV-1040 is one of the most flexible com- ponents you can add to your audio/video sys- tem. In addition to DVD Video discs, the RDV-1040 can play Video and audio CD discs recorded in a variey of formats. It provides a full range of operating features and control func- tions.

Angle function*

You can select a desired angle from multiple camera angles recorded on the DVD disc.

Zoom function

You can view scenes close-up.

Parental lock*

You can restrict the playback of DVD discs with scenes which you do not want your child to see, such as adult or violent films.

Video Fine Processor (VFP) controls

You can adjust many video image character- istics to suit the type of program being played or personal preferences.

High quality digital sound

You can enjoy high quality sound with Dolby Digital or Linear-PCM, MPEG Multichannel or DTS (Digital Theater Systems).

Surround function*

The unit is compatible with Dolby Digital sur- round and DTS surround.

3D Phonic (VSS) function

You can enjoy surround sound with your 2- channel system.

Multi-language subtitles and sound*

You can select a subtitle or sound language from those recorded on the DVD disc.

Multi-disc playback

The RDV-1040 can play Audio CDs and Video CDs as well DVD Video discs.

On-screen display

User-friendly on-screen displays allow you to op- erate the unit easily.

* Functions only with DVD discs.