Setting Preferences

The Preference selection function allows you to set a number of options including language preferences, on screen icon display, screen aspect ratios, digital audio functions, analog audio functions, screen saver options and auto standby settings.

Using the Preferences Display

While a DVD disc is loaded but not playing, or while no disc is loaded, press the ON SCREEN button 23 . The Preference display appears on the screen. The Preference dis- play consists of two “pages”. When you ac- cess the display “Preference 1” is always se- lected. Use the Cursor Buttons τ/υ 7 to

move to switch between the two pages.

PREFERENCE1 PREFERENCE2

MENU LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

AUDIO LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

SUBTITLE

 

ENGLISH

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ON SCREEN GUIDE

ON

MONITOR TYPE

4:3 LB

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS

KEY

 

 

 

PREFERENCE1

PREFERENCE2

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

 

PCM ONLY

DOWN MIX

 

 

L0 / R0

COMPRESSION

ON

SCREEN SAVER

MODE1

AV COMPULINK MODE

DVD1

AUTO STANDBY

OFF

PRESS

KEY

 

Use the Cursor Buttons π/θ 7 to select the item you want to adjust.

PREFERENCE1 PREFERENCE2

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To return to the normal screen press the ON SCREEN button again. See the following sec- tions for details about the various settings.

Preference 1 Screen Options

Menu Language

You can select a different menu language if it is contained on the disc.

PREFERENCE1

PREFERENCE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

 

 

 

AUDIO LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

SUBTITLE

 

 

ENGLISH

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ON SCREEN GUIDE

ON

MONITOR TYPE

4:3 LB

 

 

 

 

PRESS

KEY

 

 

 

Selected Language

Each time you press CURSOR υ 7 button, the language setting changes in the follow- ing order:

ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH CHINESE GERMAN ITALIAN JAPANESE [Language Code AA to ZU]. See “Table of languages and their abbreviations” at the end of this manual.

Pressing CURSOR τ 7 changes the lan- guage setting in the reverse order. If the se- lected language is not recorded, the disc’s default display language is displayed.

Audio Language

You can select a different menu language if it is contained on the disc.

Each time you press CURSOR υ 7 button, the language setting changes in the follow- ing order:

ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH CHINESE GERMAN ITALIAN JAPANESE [Language Code AA to ZU]. See “Table of languages and their abbreviations” at the end of this manual.

Pressing CURSOR τ 7 changes the lan-

English

Subtitle Language

You can select a different subtitle language when it is contained on the disc.

Each time you press CURSOR υ 7 , the lan- guage setting changes in the following order:

PREFERENCE1

PREFERENCE2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

AUDIO LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

SUBTITLE

 

 

ENGLISH

 

 

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

ON SCREEN GUIDE

ON

MONITOR TYPE

4:3 LB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS

KEY

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Language

ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH CHINESE GERMAN ITALIAN JAPANESE [Language Code AA to ZU]. See “Table of languages and their abbreviations” at the end of this manual.

Pressing CURSOR τ 7 changes the lan- guage setting in the reverse order. If the se- lected language is not recorded, the disc’s default subtitle language is displayed.

On Screen Language

You can select the on screen display language.

PREFERENCE1 PREFERENCE2

MENU LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

AUDIO LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

SUBTITLE

 

 

ENGLISH

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

 

 

ON SCREEN GUIDE

 

ON

MONITOR TYPE

 

4:3 LB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS

KEY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected Language

Each time you press the Cursor Buttons

τ/υ 7 the language changes in the se- quence illustrated below.

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL (Spanish)

MENU LANGUAGE AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ON SCREEN GUIDE MONITOR TYPE

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ON

4:3 LB

guage setting in the reverse order of the above. If the selected language is not recorded, the disc’s default audio language is played.

(Chinese)

PRESS KEY

Selected Item

PREFERENCE1 PREFERENCE2

MENU LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

AUDIO LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

 

 

SUBTITLE

 

ENGLISH

ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

 

ENGLISH

ON SCREEN GUIDE

 

ON

MONITOR TYPE

 

4:3 LB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

English ON SCREEN LANGUAGE

Spanish IDIOMA EN PANTALLA

Chinese

ENGLISH

ESPAÑOL

Use the Cursor Buttons τ/υ 7 to change the preference settings.

PRESS

KEY

Selected Language

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Rotel RDV-985 owner manual Using the Preferences Display, Preference 1 Screen Options

RDV-985 specifications

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