Rotel RDV-1050 Checking the Sampling Frequency and Quantization Bit Length, Menu Bar Functions

RDV-1050 DVD Player

To Adjust the Picture Quality

(VFP)

The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function al-

lows you to adjust the picture quality accord-

ing to the type of programming, picture tone

or personal preferences.

1During playback, press VFP

. The VFP

mode selection window appears on the TV

screen.

2Press /

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to select the desired

preset. Each time you press the button, the

VFP mode changes as follows. Set the video

type most suitable to the current program

or the room conditions.

USER 1

BRIGHTNESS

GAMMA

CONTRAST

SATURATION

TINT

SHARPNESS

Y DELAY

+ 4

+13

+ 3

+ 2

Selected preset

Parameter

NORMAL: for watching TV in an average

room.

CINEMA: for watching a movie in a room

with suppressed light.

USER 1 USER 2: you can adjust parameters

that affect the picture character and store the

settings as a user preset. See the next step.

3To define a user setting, press /

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to select a parameter to be edited from the

following.

GAMMA: Adjust this if the middle tones are

bright or dark. Available range: –4 (darkest)

to +4 (brightest). The dark and bright parts

of the picture are not changed by this con-

trol.

BRIGHTNESS: Adjust this if the picture is too

bright or dark overall. Available range: –16

(darkest) to +16 (brightest).

CONTRAST: Adjust this if there is too little

or too much contrast. Too little contrast pro-

duces pictures that lack very light or dark ar-

eas. Too much contrast produces pictures that

lack middle tones. Available range: –16 to

+16.

SATURATION: Adjust this if the picture is

whitish or blackish. Available range: –16

(blackest) to +16 (whitest).

TINT: Adjust this if the appearance of flesh

tones is unnatural. Available range: –16 to

+16.

SHARPNESS: Adjust this if the picture lacks

sharpness. Available range: 0 to +3.

Y DELAY: Adjust this if the red, blue and green

part of the picture looks “separated” or “over-

lapped”. This effect is sometime described as

color “ghosts” or “shadows” Available range:

–2 to +2.

4Press ENTER

. A window for setting pa-

rameters appears.

5Press /

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to adjust the level of

the parameter. The higher value enhances

the effect.

6Press ENTER. Repeat steps 3 to 6 if you want

to set other parameters.

To turn off the VFP mode selection window press

VFP

NOTE: The window for VFP mode selection

and parameter setting disappears if no

changes are made within about 10 seconds.

Simply press the VFP-PROG SCAN button

, do not hold it down. If this button is

pressed and held for a few seconds, the

Progressive/Interlaced Scanning mode is

changed. (With the U.S. version of the

RDV-1050 the Progressive/Interlaced Scan-

ning mode is changed only if the REMOTE/

PSCN/INTL selector is set to REMOTE.)

Simulated Surround Sound

(VSS)

Using the VSS function, you can get a simu-

lated surround effect from your stereo system.

1During playback, press VSS

. The VSS

window appears on the TV screen.

2Press /

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to select the desired

mode. Each time you press the button, the

VSS mode changes as follows:

ACTION: Suitable for action movies and

sports programs in which the sound source

moves.

DRAMA: Natural and warm sound. You can

enjoy movies in a relaxed mood.

THEATER: You can enjoy sound effects like

in a theater.

3Press /

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to adjust the effect level.

You can set the effect level from 1 to 5. The

higher value enhances the effect.

To turn off the VSS window press the VSS button

again.

NOTES: The VSS window disappears if no

changes are made within about 10 sec-

onds.

The VSS function works correctly only

when playing a DVD Video disc recorded

with Dolby Digital.

When playing back a DVD Video disc re-

corded with Dolby Digital that does not

contain the rear channel signal, changing

the VSS setting will not produce a true sur-

round sound effect.

The VSS function does not affect the

Dolby Digital bitstream signal from the

DIGITAL OUT jack.

When the VSS function is active, the

ANALOG DOWN MIX setting in the

AUDIO setting display is not available.

When one of the VSS modes is activated,

the 3D indicator lights in the display win-

dow.

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Checking the SamplingFrequency andQuantization Bit Length

You can check the sampling frequency and

quantization bit length of digital audio during

playback. Press and hold down the AUDIO -

fs/Rate button

for a few seconds. The

sampling frequency and quantization bit length

of the current digital audio are shown in the

display window temporarily. When the audio

is recorded using a surround audio format, the

sampling frequency and quantization bit length

are shown for the front speakers.

(Example)

Quantization bit length

Sampling frequency

The sampling frequencies indicated are as

follows: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192

(kHz). Any figure below the first decimal place

is omitted in the display window.

NOTES: With some discs, NO INFO. may

appear instead of the sampling frequency

and quantization bit length.

The sampling frequency and quantization

bit length cannot be displayed with VR for-

mat discs.

Menu Bar Functions

To Display a Menu Bar

1With a disc is loaded, press ON SCREEN

. A status bar for the type of disc in-

serted will appear on the TV screen.

2Press ON SCREEN again. A menu bar for

the type of disc inserted will appear under

the status bar.

To turn off the menu bar and status bar press

ON SCREEN again.

The indicator on the right end of the menu bar

shows the status of the player:

– Playback mode.

– Stop mode.

– Pause mode.

– Fast forward/backward playback

mode.

– Slow-motion playback mode.

Basic Operation Procedure

1 Press /

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to select the icon you

want to work with. The selected icon is in-

dicated by .

2Press ENTER

. With many icons an ap-

propriate pull-down window appears how-

ever, there are some exceptions.

NOTES: A mark or text on the menu icon

for the function or mode currently selected

is shown in green.

Some functions are not available during

playback. (You cannot move to the as-

sociated icon when it is not available.)

Menu Bar Functions for

DVD AUDIO

Time Mode Selection

During playback, selects the time mode shown

in the display window and in the status bar.

Press ENTER

to select the time mode from

the following.

TIME: Current track elapsed time

REM: Current track remaining time

TOTAL: Current group elapsed time

T.REM: Current group remaining time

Repeat Mode

Selects the repeat mode during playback.

1Open the pull-down window.

2Press /

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to select the repeat

mode from the following.

TRACK: Current track repeat

GROUP: Current group repeat

A-B: A-B repeat

OFF: Repeat mode deactivated

3Press ENTER

to make the selected re-

peat function active.

Time Search

Specifies a time from the beginning of the cur-

rent title from which to begin playback.

Track Search

TRACK

During playback, specifies a track to be played.

1Open the pull-down window.

2Press numeric buttons

(0 to 9) to enter

a desired track number. (For example, to

specify “10,” press 1, then 0.)

3Press ENTER

to begin playback from

the specified chapter.

Program Playback

PROG.

While stopped, specifies the playback order

of tracks.

Random Playback

RND.

While stopped, activates random playback.

Audio Selection

During playback, selects the audio language

or sound track.

1Open the pull-down window.

2Press /

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to select a desired audio

language or sound track.

3Press ENTER

to begin playback with

the selected audio.