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Basic Playback Options

Search

-

When you’re playing a disc, each time you press SEARCH

°

or SEARCH

±

, your DVD player

scans the disc faster until you reach the fastest scan speed. To resume normal playback, press

ENTER/PLAY or continue to press SEARCH

°

or SEARCH

±

.

Each press of the SEARCH

±

or

°

button will increase the search as follows:

1st press:

x 2

2nd press:

x 4

3rd press:

x 8

4th press:

x 16

5th press:

Resume Normal Playback

Pause and Step

-

While a disc is playing, press PAUSE to pause the picture. To advance one frame at

a time, press PAUSE/STEP repeatedly. To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Note:

After approximately one minute in PAUSE with no user interaction, the player goes into screen

saver mode.

Skip

-

While a disc is playing, you can skip forward or backward a chapter or track at a time by pressing

the SKIP

²

or SKIP

³

.

Zoom

-

While a disc is playing, press ZOOM (the player zooms in on the image). Each time you press

ZOOM, the picture is magnified even more (until you get to the maximum zoom level). To see other

parts of the picture when you’ve zoomed in on the image, try pressing the

´

,

µ

,

¶

,

·

buttons to go in

corresponding directions. This feature is called pan and scan.

Note:

Zoom Function is for VCD/SVCD/DVD disc only Zoom function is not available for jpeg disc.

Slow/F

-

Press the

PAUSE/STEP button to pause the playback, then repeatedly press the Search

±

button to move the DVD forward in slow motion speeds of 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16 and resume normal

playback. The sound will be muted. Press the ENTER/PLAY (

µ

) button to resume normal playback.

TITLE/CHAPTER SEARCH -

Press the SEARCH button once. Press the Navigation (

´

,

µ

) buttons to

select the Title (“TT”), then use the Number buttons to select the desired title number (i.e. for number 5,

press “0”, “5”). Playback will start immediately.

OR

Press the Navigation (

´

,

µ

) buttons to select the Chapter (“CH”), then use the Number buttons to

select the desired chapter number (i.e. for number 2, press “0”, “2”). Playback will start immediately.

TITLE/CHAPTER/TIME SEARCH -

Press the SEARCH button twice. Press the Navigation (

´

,

µ

)

buttons to select the Title (“TT”), then use the Number buttons to select the desired title number

(i.e. for number 5, press “0”, “5”). Playback will start immediately.

OR


´

,

µ

) buttons to select the Title Time (“T”), then use the Number buttons to select

the desired Title Time (Hour/Minutes/Seconds); playback will start immediately. Press the SEARCH

button a third time. Press the Navigation (

´

,

µ

) buttons to select the Chapter (“CH”), then use the

Number buttons to select the desired chapter number (i.e. for number 5, press “0”, “5”). Playback will

start immediately.

OR


´

,

µ

) buttons to select the Chapter Time (“T”), then use the Number buttons to

select the desired Chapter Time (Hour/Minutes/Seconds); playback will start immediately.

Location of Controls

Front of the DVD Player (buttons appear left to right below)

1. PLAY (

µ

) Button

5. STANDBY/POWER ON Indicator

2. OPEN/CLOSE Button

6. Display

3. Disc Tray

7.

Remote Sensor

4. STANDBY/STOP Button

To return to the Standby mode while the unit is on, press and hold the STANDBY/STOP button for two

seconds then release; the unit will be turned off and the Standby indicator will light on.

Setup and Connections

Replace Battery in the Remote

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

•

Remove the Battery Compartment cover by pressing in on the tab

and then llifting the cover off.

•

Insert a CR2025 button-type battery with “+” facing up to the battery

comparment and replace the battery compartment cover.

•

Do not use rechargeable batteries.

•

Dispose of batteries in the proper manner, according to federal,

state, and local regulations.

Picture CD

Picture CD are image files (make sure they have a resolution of less than 5 megapixels

Note:

The time taken for the contents of the disc to be displayed varies according to the size and

number of Picture CD actually on the disc. If nothing is displayed after a few minutes, it is likely

that certain files are too large. In this case, reduce the files resolution to less than 5 megapixels

and write another disc.

Picture CD Basic Operation

•

Press the STANDBY ON/OFF button to turn on the unit; the STANDBY indicator will go out.

•

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray, “OPEN” will appear on the screen. Insert a

picture disc with the label side facing up on the disc tray.

•

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray. “LOADING” will appear on the TV screen.

After loading, playback will start automatically. Press the Skip (

³

) or (

²

) button to skip through the

pictures. The unit will playback all the pictures on the disc then the menu will appear on the TV

screen. Press the Navigation (

¶

,

·

) to select the desired picture and press the ENTER button to

playback the desired picture again. If the screen saver option is set to on, the screen saver will turn

on in about one minute when the menu appears on the TV screen.

To select a photo during playback:

press the Number buttons corresponding to the picture that you

would like to view (i.e. for the first picture on the disc, enter “0”,

“0”, “1”).

To pause the photo slideshow:

press the PAUSE/STEP button.

To resume playback:

press the ENTER/PLAY button.

To stop playback of the picture CD:

press the STOP button.

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Playing Discs

Compatible Discs

This DVD Player is capable of playing the following types of discs: DVDs, Audio CDs, Video CDs, and

CDs with MP3 files, and Kodak Picture CD on them. Before you put a disc in the player, make sure it is

compatible.

You can’t play the following types of discs: Laser discs, CD-I, CD-ROM (computer - only discs), DVD-

ROM, or discs recorded using other broadcast standards (i.e., PAL or SECAM); CD-G discs.

Notes:

Some discs may not be compatible due to laser pickup, recording formats, and software used.

Some technologies and methods used for mp3 file recording on CD-Rs can prevent optimal

playback of these files on your DVD player by degrading the sound quality and/or the ability of

the player to read the file.

Regional Coding

Both the DVD Player and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for

the disc to play.

The region code for this DVD player is listed on the back of the player.

DVD/CD/VCD Basic Operation

1. Plug the power cord into the outlet once the DVD player is connected to your TV.

2. Turn on the TV and tune to its Video Input Channel, if necessary.

3. Press the should be STANDBY ON/OFF on the DVD player or the STANDBY ON/OFF button on the

remote control to turn it on.

4. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front of the player or remote control to open the disc try.

5. Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up (double-sided discs have content on

both sides, so you can place the disc with either side up.)

6. Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray. Play starts automatically. If a menu appears, use

the Navigation (

´

,

µ

,

¶

,

·

) buttons to select the desired option and the ENTER/PLAY (

µ

) button to

select it.

7. Press STOP to stop playback. The player will stop completely. If the player is left in STOP mode for

more than one minute without any user interaction, the screen saver is activated.

There will be no resume function for playing CDs.

Audio (DVD, VCD and CD)

Some discs have several audio tracks used for different languages or different audio formats. To change

the language or audio format during play, press the AUDIO button one or more times to select one of

the available audio formats or languages. For CD/VCD select (Mono-left, Mono-right, Mix-mono, Stereo).

Note:

This option is only available if the disc offers a number of languages or formats.

Display

The Display appears across the top of the screen when you press the DISPLAY button on the remote

while playing a disc. Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly to scroll through playback information.

Playback Control (PBC)

The Playback Control feature is available only on Video CDs. Press the DVD MENU/PBC button to turn

the PBC feature on and off. The Playback Control feature supports the menus of the VCD format similar

to a DVD menu.

Mute

To temporarily mute the playback sound, press the MUTE button.

Subtitle Menu

Press the SUBTITLE menu button to select a subtitle language and the turn the subtitle menu on/off if

your subtitle feature is available on the disc.

Title Menu

To display the title menu if available on the disc press the TITLE menu button. Then use the Navigation

buttons to select your desired option and press Enter.

Menu System

The DVD Player Menu System

The DVD player menu system is not the same as the disc menu. The DVD player menu appears when

there’s no disc playing.

To access the DVD player menus:

•

Press the SETUP button to display the main menu.

•

Select a menu icon using the

´

and

µ

buttons.

• Use the

¶

and

·

buttons to select one of the

options in the menu.

• Press

the

µ

button to access the submenu.

• Use the

¶

and

·

buttons select one of the options

in the submenu.

•

Press ENTER/PLAY to confirm your selection.

•

Return to a previous menu using the

´

button.

•

To exit from the player menus, press the SETUP

button repeatedly.

The General Setup Menu (shown above)

TV DISPLAY

Your can choose a display that affects how a disc’s content appears on your TV screen.

Normal/PS (4:3 Standard): reproduces a 4:3 picture with some distortion.

Normal/LB (4:3 Letterbox):gives best reproduction of pictures recorded in this format (i.e., with

horizontal bands at the top and buttom of the screen)

Wide (16:9 Widescreen):

reproduces 16:9 format films in full, on a 16:9 screen.

TV TYPE

NTSC: Select when using an NTSC TV.

PAL:

Select when using a PAL TV.

IMPORTANT:

In the USA, the standard is NTSC.

Playback Modes

Repeat Playback

While the disc is playing, press REPEAT/A-B button repeatedly to select a play mode:

DVD play modes: Chapter repeat, Title repeat, A-B repeat;

CD play modes: Track repeat, All track repeat.

OFF Mode: No repeat function

VCD Mode: Track repeat, All track repeat, A-B repeat (Make sure PBC is OFF for tracks and all tracks

repeat.)

A-B Repeat

To repeat a segment between two points (A and B), press the REPEAT/A-B button three times to define

the segment you want to repeat. Allow the disc to play to the end of the segment or use FORWARD to

advance to the end point(B). Press the REPEAT/A-B button again at the end of the segment. The

segment. The segment plays repeatedly until you press REPEAT/A-B to resume normal playback.

Advanced Playback Features

Angle

Anglemarks are not available on all DVDs.

To select Angle, press ANGLE button during playing DVD which show the Angle mark.

Playback of MP3

Playing MP3

MP3

is an audio file format which compresses recorded music. The main advantage of the mp3 format

is the ability to store CD - quality music tracks on a personal computer in a user - friendly, compressed

files.

Before inserting a disc, check that it is compatible with the player:

1. Turn on the DVD and open the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE.

2. Place the disc in the tray with the printed side facing up and close the tray.

3. Select a folder using the

·

and

¶

buttons on the remote control; press ENTER/PLAY to see the

folder’s contents.

4. Select a track using the

·

and

¶

buttons on the remote control; press ENTER/PLAY to start

playback.

5. Press the STOP button to stop playback.

6. To go back to the folder list, press the

´

button in stop mode.

7. Skip & Search function, please refer to the basic playback options.

Connecting the DVD to a home theater system

DVD Connection For Home Theatre System Connect the Coaxial Digital Out terminal to the Home

Theatre Amplifier has the corresponding digital input terminal. Then connect your amplifier 5.1 channel

speaker outputs to the front, centre, rear speakers and subwoofer respectively to produce the surround

sound effect. Also connect

the video out or S-video out of this DVD player to TV video input respectively

to see the picture.

Location of Rear Jack

1. AC Power Cord

5. S-Video Output Jack

2. PROGRESSIVE SCAN ON/OFF Switch

6. Coaxial Digital Audio Output Jack

3. Stereo Audio Left/Right Output Jacks

7. Component Video (Pr, Pb, Y) Output Jacks

4. Video Output Jack

Connection: DVD + TV

Note:

Whenever you are connecting your system cables, turn off the power and make certain that the

power cord has been removed from the wall outlet.

1. Connect the audio cables to the AUDIO OUT L and R jack on the back of your DVD player and to the

corresponding AUDIO INPUT jacks on your TV.

2. Connect the video Cable.

2a. Basic connection - Connect the video cable to the VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the your DVD

player, and to the VIDEO INPUT jack on your TV

2b. S-Video (not shown) - If your TV has an S-Video jack, connect the S-Video cable (not provided) to

the S-VIDEO on the DVD to the S-VIDEO of your TV.

Note:

If your TV doesn’t have Audio and Video input jacks and only has an RF jack, you need to

connect an FR modulator (not provided).

If your TV has a Component input, connect the DVD player with the component cable or the best

result, otherwise use the S-Video or Video OUT jack on the DVD player.

Other Connection Options

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Pr, Pb, Y) jacks

The Pr, Pb, Y jacks provide optimum picture quality because

the video signal is separated into three parts.

To ensure maximum picture quality use three video-grade

cables (yellow) for the connection. You can also buy bundled

component video cables that are color - coded to match the

Pr, Pb, Y jacks (red, blue, and green).

When using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

(Pr, Pb, Y) jacks of the DVD to connect to another component

with the same type jacks, remember to change the Video Out

setting in the General Setup Page menu to YUV (Component).

The default setting is S-Video.

Note:

Remember to connect the audio cables because the

component cable carries only the picture signal, not the

sound.

DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL

Use this jack to connect your DVD player to a Dolby Digital

receiver or decoder. If the DVD player is connected to a DTS

receiver through DIGITAL OUT and DTS track is selected,

there will be no sound.

Note:

Some receivers have either the Coaxial / Optical type

digital audio input jack and some have both. Under most

conditions, optical and coaxial connections work equally

well-the only difference is the type of cable you connect

to the jack.

PROGRESSIVE - SCAN

Use these jacks connect to a TV with progressive video

input jacks and set the progressive scan switch to on.

If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive

scan signal and the progressive scan switch is in on position,

“PSCAN” will disappear from the screen.

Note:

Consumers should note that not all high definition TV

are fully compatible with this product in case of 525

progressive Scan picture problems, it is recommend that

the user set the progressive scan switch to “OFF”.

Component Video Cables

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Coaxial Cable

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

Select Video Output

General

Audio

Dolby

Preference

- - General Setup Page - -

PS

NTSG

ON

ENG

ON

S-Video

YUV

TV Display

TV Type

Video Out

Angle Mark

OSD Lang

Screen Saver

TVG

DVD Player

Red

Yellow

White

INPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

L

R

TV

4

3

2

1

5

6

7

4

5

2

3

1

7

6

8

To Digital

Audio Input

Coaxial Cable

(Not Included)

Video Cable (Included)

From

Video Cable

To Video

Input

9

From

Digital Out

Effective Distance of the Remote Control Transmitter

Notes:

•

When there is an obstacle between the DVD

and the transmitter, the transmitter may not

operate.

•

When direct sunlight, an incandescent lamp,

fluorescent lamp or any other strong light shines

on the REMOTE SENSOR of the DVD, the

remote operation may be unstable.

Set TV Display Mode

General

Audio

Dolby

Preference

- - General Setup Page - -

TVG

TV Display

TV Type

Video Out

Angle Mark

OSD Lang

Screen Saver

Normal/PS

Normal/LB

Wide

PS

NTSG

ON

ENG

ON

Remote

1.

CLEAR Button

2.

STANDBY ON/OFF Button

3.

NUMBER 0-9 Button

4.

SEARCH

°

Button

5.

OPEN/CLOSE Button

6.

NAVIGATION (

¶

) Button

7.

ANGLE Button

8.

ENTER/PLAY (

µ

) Button

9.

NAVIGATION (

´

) / SKIP (

³

) Buttons

10. NAVIGATION (

·

) Button

11.

SEARCH Button

12. TITLE/RETURN Button

13. SUBTITLE Button

14. DISPLAY Button

15. MUTE Button

16. REPEAT/A-B Button

17. PAUSE/STEP Button

18. SEARCH

±

Button

19. STOP

¸

Button

20. ZOOM Button

21. NAVIGATION (

µ

) / SKIP (

²

) Buttons

22. SETUP Button

23. AUDIO Button

24. DVD MENU/PBC Button

Part Number of the Consumer Replaceable Part:

1. Remote Control [Part No. HS-R635PB-BLK-320]

2. Remote Control Battery Cover [Part No. 111-70040-010]

3. AV Cable [Part No. 043-26102-533]

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