Symptom

Check/Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audio language and

Audio language and subtitles will not work for DVDs not containing

subtitles do not work.

them. And depending on the disc, they may work differently.

Menu screen does not appear even

Are you using a disc that does not contain menus?

when the menu function is selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspect ratio cannot be

You can play 16:9 DVDs in 16:9 WIDE mode, 4:3 LETTER BOX

changed.

mode, or 4:3 PAN SCAN mode. Refer to the DVD disc jacket and

then select the appropriate function.

 

 

 

Can't receive radio

Is the antenna connected properly?

broadcast.

If the antenna's input signal is weak, install an external FM

antenna in an area with good reception.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The main unit is not working.

Turn off the power and hold the STOP

 

button on the main unit or

(Example: The power goes out or

 

 

strange noise is heard.)

on the remote control for longer than 5 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The DVD player is not

Using the RESET function will erase all stored settings.

working normally.

Do not use this unless necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

The password for rating

While the player is in the No Disc mode, hold the main unit's STOP

 

 

 

 

 

button for longer than 5 seconds. “INITIAL” appears on the display and

level has been forgotten.

all settings will return to the default values.

Press the POWER button.

 

 

Using the RESET function will erase all stored settings.

 

Do not use this unless necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes on Terminology

ENG

 

 

 

ANGLE

Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot

 

 

 

from a number of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

left , from the right , etc.).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With such discs, the Angle button can be used to change the angle of view for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

specific scenes.

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER

These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. A Title is subdivided into many

 

 

 

sections, each of which is numbered, and specific parts of the video can be

 

 

 

NUMBER

 

 

 

searched quickly using these numbers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A high-density optical disc on which high-quality pictures and sound have been

 

 

 

 

DVD

recorded by means of digital signals. Incorporating a new video compression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

technology (MPEG-2) and high-density recording technology, a DVD disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

comprises two 0.6 mm thick discs bonded together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCM

An acronym for Pulse Code Modulation - another name for digital audio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PBC

This is recorded on a video CD (version 2.0). Selected scenes or information can

 

 

(PLAYBACK

be chosen from the menu displayed on the TV monitor.

 

 

CONTROL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Both the DVD player and DVD discs are encoded with a region number.

 

REGION NUMBER

If the region number on the DVD disc does not correspond to the region number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of the DVD player, the player cannot play the disc.

 

 

SUBTITLES

Translated appearing at the bottom of the screen. A DVD disc can contain up to

 

 

32 subtitle languages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TITLE NUMBER

These numbers are recorded on DVD discs. When a disc contains two or more

 

movies, these movies are numbered as Title 1, Title 2, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRACK NUMBER

These numbers are assigned to the tracks which are recorded on video and

 

audio CDs. They enable specific tracks to be located quickly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIDEO CD

Contains recordings of pictures and sound whose quality is roughly comparable

 

 

to that of video tape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This player also supports video CDs with playback control (version 2.0).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1 (or 6) Channel Digital Surround sound reproduced from DVDs and LDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorded as a digital signals (with

 

 

disc marking). With better sound quality,

MISCELLANEOUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dynamic range, and directionality than traditional Dolby surround technology, you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can enjoy dynamic, realistic sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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