RCA DRC6338 DRC6338 Product Manual - Page 2

Playing a disc (basic playback) This owner's manual explains the basic instructions for operating this unit. Some DVDs are produced in a manner that allows specific or limited operation during playback. Therefore, this unit may not respond to all operating commands. THIS IS NOT A DEFECT. Please refer to the instructions accompanying the specific DVD in question for more information about the options available on that DVD. " " may appear on the screen during operation. A " " means the desired operation is not permitted by the unit or disc. Playing a disc 1. Slide the CHARGE / STANDBY / ON switch on the left side of the unit to the ON position. See Customizing the function settings before proceeding to step 2. 2. Press the PUSH OPEN fovea on the disc door to open the disc door. 3. Hold the disc by its sides and carefully place it onto the spindle with the label side facing up, pushing gently until you hear a "click". 4. Press the PUSH OPEN fovea to close the disc door. It takes a short while for your unit to load the disc. After loading, the unit will automatically bring you to the main menu of the DVD or start playing the DVD. 5. If the unit does not automatically start playing the DVD, press the PLAY button. Pausing playback (still mode) Press the PAUSE button. To resume normal playback, press the PLAY button. For a DVD, each time you press the PAUSE button, the picture advances one frame. Stopping playback Press the STOP button at the location where you want to interrupt playback. To resume playback at the position where the disc was stopped, press the PLAY button. If you press the STOP button twice, the unit's memory will be cleared and pressing the PLAY button will reset the DVD to the beginning. Fast forward / Fast reverse 1. Press the SEARCH or SEARCH button when a disc is playing. Each time you press the SEARCH or SEARCH button, the playback speed changes in the following sequence: x2 x4 x8 x 16 x2 x4 x8 x 16 2. Press the PLAY button when you reach the desired point to resume normal playback. Notes: • The DVD player mutes sound and subtitles during reverse and forward scan of DVDs. • The fast playback speed may differ depending on the disc. Skip (forward / reverse) • Press the NEXT button to advance chapters/ tracks. • Press the PREV button to go back to current or previous chapters/tracks. • For Audio CDs, use the number buttons on the remote control to jump directly to the desired track. Audio selection On some DVDs, the sound is recorded in two or more formats. Follow the directions below to select the preferred language and sound system. 1. While a disc is playing, press the AUDIO button to show the current audio format number. 2. Press the AUDIO button repeatedly to select the desired audio format. Notes: • If only one audio format is recorded on the DVD, the number does not change. • Some DVDs allow you to change audio selections using the disc menu only. If this is the case, press the MENU button and choose the appropriate language on the disc menu. • You can select different audio channels (Stereo, Left or Right) on an Audio CD by pressing the AUDIO button repeatedly. Subtitle selection 1. While a DVD is playing, press the SUBTITLE button to display the current language setting, as shown in the example. 1/4 2. Press the SUBTITLE button repeatedly to select the desired subtitle language. You can turn subtitles off by pressing the SUBTITLE button repeatedly until " Off " is displayed. Notes: • Some DVDs are set to display subtitles automatically, and you cannot turn them off even if you set the subtitle function to off. • During some scenes, the subtitles may not appear immediately after you select your desired scene. • The number of subtitle languages recorded differs depending on the disc. If only one language is recorded, the language does not change. • This function can only be used for discs on which subtitles have been recorded in multiple languages. • Some DVDs allow you to change subtitles using the disc menu only. If this is the case, press the MENU button and choose the appropriate subtitle on the disc menu. Angle selection Some DVDs contain scenes which have been shot from a number of different angles. For these discs, the same scene can be viewed from each of these different angles. 1. While you are playing a DVD with different angles recorded, press the ANGLE button to view the number of current angles available. 2. Press the ANGLE button repeatedly to change the scene to the next recorded angle. • After approx. two seconds, playback will continue from the new angle selected. • If no button is pressed within 10 seconds, playback continues without changing the current angle. 1/3 Sequence of angle shots (Example) Notes: • This function can only be used for discs on which scenes shot from multiple angles have been recorded. • If only one angle is recorded, " 1/1 " is displayed. Display function While the disc is playing, press the DISPLAY button repeatedly to display information on operation status. Elapsed Time: Elapsed time from the beginning of the title which is currently playing. Remain Time: Remaining time of the title which is currently playing. Sequence of Display (Example) Elapsed Time 00:05:18 Remain Time 00:30:28 Title 1/3 Chapter 1/5 Audio Subtitle 1/4 Eng Angle 1/3 Adjust the LCD screen You can adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Color or View Mode of the LCD screen. 1. Press the VIDEO MODE button. 2. Press the / button to select Brightness, Contrast, Color or View Mode. 3. Then press the / button to change the setting (For View Mode, press the ENTER button to change the setting). 4. Press the VIDEO MODE button to exit the menu. Repeat playback You can play a specific title or chapter repeatedly. (Title repeat, chapter repeat, A-B repeat) Repeating a chapter 1. While the DVD is playing, press the REPEAT DISC button until the " Repeat Chapter " indicator displays on the screen. The current chapter is played repeatedly. Repeating a title 2. While the DVD is playing, press the REPEAT DISC button until the " Repeat Title " indicator displays on the screen. The current title is played repeatedly. To resume normal playback 3. While the DVD is playing, press the REPEAT DISC button until the " Repeat Off " indicator displays on the screen. Repeating a single track 1. While the CD is playing, press the REPEAT DISC button until the " Repeat single " indicator displays on the screen. The current track is played repeatedly. Repeating a whole disc 2. While the CD is playing, press the REPEAT DISC button until the " Repeat all " indicator displays on the screen. The whole disc is played repeatedly. To resume normal playback 3. P r e s s t h e R E P E AT D I S C b u t t o n u n t i l t h e " Repeat off " indicator displays on the screen. Repeating a specific section You can play a specific section repeatedly. 1. While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT A-B button at the beginning of the section (" Rep A" is displayed) you want to play repeatedly. 2. Press the REPEAT A-B button again at the end of the section (" Rep A-B " is displayed). 3. The unit will immediately begin replaying your selection. To resume normal playback 4. While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT A-B button until the " " indicator displays on the screen. Notes: • Some discs may not permit A-B repeat operation. • You can not set the A-B repeat function for a segment that includes multiple camera angles. • You can specify a segment only within the current title or track. • There may be a slight difference between point A and the location where playback actually resumes depending on the disc. Locating a desired section Locating a specific title If a DVD contains title numbers, you can locate a specific title by directly selecting its title number. 1. Press the GOTO button. 2. Press the corresponding number button(s) for the title you want. Title --- 3. Press the ENTER button to confirm. Playback starts from the selected section. Locating a specific chapter If you know the chapter number for the chapter that you want to play, you can locate it by directly selecting that number. 1. Press the GOTO button. Chapter --- 2. Press the or button to display Chapter and press the corresponding number button(s) for the chapter you want. 3. Press the ENTER button to confirm. Playback starts from the selected section. Locating a specific time You can move to a specific location by entering its corresponding time (hours, minutes, seconds). 1. Press the GOTO button. 2. Press the or button to display Time and press the corresponding Time --:--:-- number buttons for the setting point you want. 3. Press the ENTER button to confirm. Playback starts from the selected section. Notes: • If the numbers you entered is not permited by the DVD, after you press the ENTER button, it will restore to "- - -". You should re-enter correct numbers. • Some discs may not respond to this process. • Some scenes may not be located as precisely as you specified. • This method for accessing specific locations is available only within the current title of the DVD. DVD programmable memory Playing titles/chapters in a favorite order You can combine your favorite titles/chapters and play them in the order you determine. 1. When a DVD is stopped, press the MEMORY button. The following display appears. 2. Select the items in the order you want by pressing the number buttons. Each time you press the Cursor buttons ( , , , ), the space is highlighted. Highlight where you want to enter, then press the corresponding number buttons. 3. Press the Cursor buttons ( , , , ) to move the highlighted bar to "Play", then press the ENTER button. The DVD player starts memory playback. 4. To resume normal playback from memory playback Title Chapter number number 1). Press the MEMORY button in stop mode. 2). Press the Cursor buttons ( , , , ) to move the highlighted bar to "Clear All", then press the ENTER button. All input programs will be cleared. 3). Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback. Notes: • If the title or chapter numbers you entered is not permited by the DVD, after you press the ENTER button, it will restore to "- - -". You should re-enter correct numbers. • Some discs may not permit memory playback operation. • If you select repeat during memory playback, the DVD player repeats the current memory playback. • If you press the MEMORY button while the display appears on the TV screen, the display disappears. • The programmed selections will be cleared when you open the disc tray or turn off the DVD player. Viewing JPEG files This unit can play JPEG files recorded on a CD-R or CD-ROM disc (CD-RW is not recommended). Viewing JPEG files 1. Press the PUSH OPEN fovea on the disc door to open the disc door. 2. Hold the disc by its edges and gently push it onto the spindle with label side facing towards you until you hear a "click". 3. Press the PUSH OPEN fovea to close the disc door. A list of folders/files will appear on the screen. 4. Press the or button to select your desired file. The selected picture will appear in the lower right corner. Press the PLAY button to start playback. Press the STOP button to display a folder list. Notes: • You can press the PAUSE button to freeze the picture, and press the PLAY button to resume slide show. • You can press the STOP button to quit playback. • You can press the PREV or NEXT button to change the picture. Press the PREV button to view the previous picture. Press the NEXT button to view the next picture. • You can use the number buttons on the remote control to jump immediately to the desired picture. • You can press the ANGLE buttonon on the remote control to rotate the direction of the picture by 90°. • Some discs may not permit this operation. Play modes for CD or JPEG disc Play modes for CD or JPEG disc When playing CD / JPEG discs, you can modify the Play Modes through the Toolkit which appears on the bottom right of the screen. Press the / button to navigate between the windows and the / button to select files/tracks or play mode items. Then press the ENTER button. 1. In Stop mode, press the Cursor buttons ( , , , ) to select "Edit mode" then press the ENTER button. 2. Use the / button to select tracks/files shown on the left hand side of the window. Press the ENTER button to confirm the selected tracks/files. " " will appear in front of the selected tracks/files. 3. Select "Add to program" then press the ENTER button. " " will disappear from the screen. It means that the tracks/files you have selected are added into the "Program view". 4. Select "Program view" to view programmed files. To add more files by "Browser view" repeat the above steps. 5. Press the PLAY button to start the program playback. The Toolkit has the following play mode items: • Repeat (Off/Single/All): Off: Resumes normal playback. Single: Repeats the current track/file. All: Repeats all files on the current folder or all tracks on the disc. • Mode (Normal / Shuffle / Music Intro): Normal: Resumes normal playback. Shuffle: Playbacks track/file in random order. Music Intro (for Audio CD only): Only plays the first 10 seconds of all the tracks on the current folder/disc. • Edit mode: Program operation works only when "Edit mode" is selected. • Program view: To view tracks/files in the "Program view" list. It is disabled when the "Program view" list is empty. • Add to program: Add files/tracks to the "Program view" list. It is disabled if the "Edit mode" is not selected. • Browser view: To view files/tracks in the original view list. • Clear program: Delete the files/tracks in the "Program view" list. Select a file/track you want to delete in complete stop mode (press the STOP button twice). " " will appear besides the deleted file/track. Select "Clear program" and then press the ENTER button. It is disabled if the "Edit mode" is not selected. Note: The program will be deleted if disc door is opened or selected files are deleted by selecting "Clear program" in "Edit mode". Customizing the function settings Language 1. Press the SETUP button in stop mode. 2. Press the button, then the / button to select the option (OSD Language, Subtitle, Audio or DVD Menu). 3. Press the ENTER button, then the / button to shift and change the Language. 4. Press the ENTER button. 5. Press the SETUP or RETURN button to exit the menu. Notes: • Some DVDs are programmed with a specific language. You may not be able to change this feature. • Some DVDs allow you to change languages using the disc menu only. If this is the case, press the MENU button and choose the appropriate languages from the selection on the disc menu. Video 1. Press the SETUP button in stop mode. 2. Press the / button to select Video. 3. Press the button, then the / button to select the option (Aspect Ratio or View Mode). 4. Press the ENTER button, then the / button to shift and change the selection. 5. Press the ENTER button. 6. Press the SETUP or RETURN button to exit the menu. Aspect Ratio • The displayable picture size is preset on the DVD. Therefore, the playback picture of some DVDs may not conform to the picture size selected. • When you play DVDs recorded in the 4:3 picture size only, the playback picture always appears in the 4:3 picture size regardless of the Aspect Ratio setting. • Select 16:9 to conform to the LCD screen on the unit. Always be sure that your Aspect Ratio conforms to the actual TV in use if you connect the unit to a TV. View Mode Fill Fill the screen with decoded image. Original Display image as it's original size. Auto Fit Automatically fit the decoded image on screen without distortion. Black bars will be present on top/ bottom or left/right of screen. Pan Scan Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. Displays pictures cropped to fill your TV screen. Sides of the picture are cut off. Note: Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to view the mode as selected. Misc Use Default Settings 1. Press the SETUP button in stop mode. 2. Press the / button to select Misc. 3. Press the button, then press the / button to select Use Default Settings. 4. Press the ENTER button followed by the / button to select "Yes", then press the ENTER button again. The original setting will be restored. The unit will exit the menu automatically and re-load the disc in the disc tray. Note: It will take 3-5 seconds to reset the DVD player to the factory default. Screen Saver 1. Press the SETUP button in stop mode. 2. Press the / button to select Misc. 3. Press the button, then press the / button to select Screen Saver. 4. Press the ENTER button, then press the / button to change the On/Off mode. 5. Press the ENTER button. 6. Press the SETUP or RETURN button to exit the menu. Sound system Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. Soundtracks encoded in Dolby Digital can reproduce from one to 5.1 discrete channels of excellent quality audio. The unit automatically recognizes the Dolby Digital bitstream and provides a downmix suitable for twochannel listening. An additional Dolby Digital decoder is required for reproduction of the discrete multi-channel soundtracks available on many DVDs. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Maintenance Cleaning the disc A defective or soiled disc inserted into the unit can cause sound to drop out during playback. Handle the disc by holding its inner and outer edges. • Do NOT touch the surface of the unlabeled side of the disc. • Do NOT stick paper or tape on the surface. • Do NOT expose the disc to direct sunlight or excessive heat. • Clean the disc before playback. Wipe the disc from the center outward with a cleaning cloth. • NEVER use solvents such as benzine or alcohol to clean the disc. • Do NOT use irregular shaped discs (example: heart shaped, octagonal, etc.). They may cause malfunctions. Cleaning the unit • Be sure to turn the unit off and disconnect the AC power adapter before cleaning the unit. • Wipe the unit with a dry soft cloth. If the surfaces are extremely dirty, wipe clean with a cloth that has been dipped in a weak soap-and-water solution and wrung out thoroughly, then wipe with a dry cloth. • Never use alcohol, benzine, thinner, cleaning fluid or other chemicals. Do NOT use compressed air to remove dust. Important note • Before transporting the unit, remove the disc from the disc compartment. Troubleshooting guide Symptom Cause (and remedy) No power. • Ensure the AC power adapter is connected. • The unit is not turned on. The remote control does not function. • Make sure the infrared remote sensor is not blocked. • Make sure the plastic sheet has been removed from the remote control. • Point the remote directly at the infrared remote sensor on the unit. • Replace the battery in the remote control with a new one. No sound or only • Make sure DVD mode is selected. a very low-level • The system is in pause mode. Press the PLAY button to return to normal play mode. sound is heard. • The unit is in fast-forward or fast-reverse mode. Press the PLAY button to return to normal play mode. • Make sure the AUDIO/VIDEO output connections are correct. • The DTS DVD cannot be decoded to have speaker output. • The unit is too hot; shut off the unit for 30 minutes to cool it down. No picture. • The region number of the disc doesn't match the region number of this unit. The picture is not • Clean the disc. clear. • The disc is scratched. • Adjust the LCD's brightness, contrast and color using the VIDEO MODE button on the remote control. Severe hum or noise is heard. • The plugs and jacks are dirty. Wipe them with a cloth slightly moistened with alcohol. • Clean the disc. The disc does not • There is no disc inside ("No Disc" appears on the screen). play. • Insert the disc correctly with the playback side facing down. • Clean the disc. • A non-NTSC disc has been inserted. The unit and disc region number are incompatible. • Condensation may have formed inside the unit due to a sudden change in temperature. Wait about an hour for it to clear and try again. Printed in China 811-633891W011