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CH-DVD 500
USA Version 1.1
DVD Player
Owner’s Manual
Welcome to the Digital Video Revolution!
Your Cyber Home DVD Player is designed to provide a great Home Theater
experience with super-crisp Video and thundering Digital Sound. Please retain
this User Manual for future reference. Remember to read the manual carefully
before connecting and powering on the unit.
www.cyberhome.com
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Important Safety Precautions WARNING: CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR ANNOYING R RI IS SK K O OF F E EL LE EC CT TR RI IC C S SH HO OC CK K D DO O N NO OT T O OP PE EN N INTERFERENCE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AND ONLY USE THE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of not isolated dangerous voltage within the inside o
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Table of Contents General Information Safety Precautions ................................................................2 Table of Contents..................................................................3 DVD Player Features & Supported Discs ...............................................4 Caring for Optical Discs.............................................................5 Player Layout, Controls and Functions Preparing and Using the Remote Control .........................................
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DVD Player Features & Supported Discs Welcome to the Digital Video Revolution! Your new DVD Player opens the door to a much richer home entertainment experience than you’ve ever seen before. Enhanced Video and Sound quality, as well as greater flexibility and options are just some of the benefits of Digital Video over conventional formats such as VHS. And your DVD Player also doubles as a superior Music machine, playing CD Audio or “Compact” Discs, as well as discs containing MP3 Music Files
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Caring for Optical Discs Handling of Discs: Please hold the disc by gripping the rim or by placing the index finger in the central hole. Never touch the signal surface, which is shiny. This applies to both sides of double sided discs. Cleaning of Discs: Finger prints or stains on the surface of the disc may cause signal loss. Depending on the degree of the stain, the reflected luminosity from the signal Labeling Side surface may be weakened, resulting in degraded picture quality. Therefore,
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R03 1.5V Preparing and Using the Remote Control Installing the Batteries If the remote control only operates when you get closer to the DVD Player, it may mean the batteries are weak. Please replace the two batteries simultaneously with two new batteries (Size AAA, R03, 1.5V) of the same type. Please note the positive (+) and negative (-) polarity shown inside the battery compartment on the remote. 1. Push down and then outwards to 2. Insert Batteries following polarity 3. Slide Cover back
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Remote Control Functions (1 of 2) Understanding the Buttons on the Remote The Remote Control provides access to the DVD Player’s advanced functions, such as searching, repeating video segments, accessing the Setup Menu, choosing subtitle mode, muting the volume and pausing the action, just to name a few. The remote is also used to put the unit into “standby” mode, and power it on again. SETUP With playback stopped, press to enter the DVD Player’s On-Screen Setup Menu. POWER OPEN/CLOSE Pres
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Remote Control Functions (2 of 2) *See previous page for upper buttons. POWER SETUP OPEN/CLOSE TITLE MENU GOTO DISPLAY PBC MUTE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE PLAY STOP RETURN ENTER When navigating disc menus, press to ZOOM return to the previous menu accessed. Press to zoom in on picture during SLOW PAUSE BOOKMARK playback or on a still frame. Press to store the current point on the ZOOM PROG BOOKMARK RETURN disc as a bookmark that can be PROG accessed quickly without searching. Create a custom pla
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DVD Front Panel Functions Previous Track/Fast Reverse & Next Track/Fast Forward The front Function Knob allows the control of skip ahead and skip back functions, as well as multi- speed scanning in forward or reverse at 2x, 4x and 8x speeds. To advance to the next track, turn the knob to the right and hold for about one second. To return to the previous track, turn to the left and hold one second. Forward and Reverse Scanning are controlled by turning and releasing the knob quickly to cycle t
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DVD Display Functions Display Functions The DVD Player Display shows current operation, disc type, elapsed playback time and other useful information. Some functions require specific disc formats or features. Random / Shuffle Mode Active Program Mode Active Zoom Function Active Repeat Function Active Multi-Angle Mode Active Audio Mode Indicator Disc Type PBC Active (VCDs) 1 1 A A L LL L A A- -B B T TIIT TL LE E C CH HA AP PT TE ER R P PB BC C A AN NG GL LE E Z ZO OO OM M P P P PR R R RO O
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Back Panel Connectors Connections on the Back Panel The back panel is where you’ll find all the physical connections for the DVD Player. You will only use one Video and one Audio connection at any given time. For instance, if you’re using the Composite Video jack to connect to your TV, the S-Video and Component connectors will be unused. Dolby/DTS 5.1 Channel Outputs Component Video Connectors Connect to Dolby-Ready Receiver or Y, Pr & Pb connectors for use with TVs Speaker System. compat
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Connecting the DVD Player to your TV / Receiver Determining the Video & Audio Connections You Will Use The first step to using your new DVD Player is to make the cable connections that will allow you to see the video and hear the audio on your TV and optional Stereo Receiver. Your DVD Player has multiple Video and Audio outputs. Generally, you will only use one Video and one Audio output and any one time. The type of outputs you use will be determined by the capabilities of your Television or
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Composite / S-Video & Stereo Audio Connections 1 Typical Connection - Connecting to a TV with Composite Video In and Stereo Audio In If your TV has only a single Video Input jack, typically a yellow-colored plug, you will use the Composite Video output of the DVD Player for the Video Connection. We’ll also assume your TV has Red and White Stereo Audio In connectors. You will use these for the Audio Connection. Use the included Video Cable (Yellow) to connect the Video Out of the DVD Player
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Component Video & Progressive Scan Connections Component Video 3 Connecting to a TV with Component Video Inputs Connectors Component Video separates the Video Signal into three separate “components”, resulting in a higher Y quality picture than S-Video or Standard Composite Video. In order to use Component Video, you must use a TV equipped with Component Video Inputs. You’ll also need (3) Component Video Cables Cb (not included) and a Composite (included) or S-Video Cable used for setup onl
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Dolby/DTS 5.1 Channel & Digital Audio Connections 4 Using the Dolby/DTS 5.1 Channel Analog Outputs Your DVD Player also features a set of 5.1 Channel Outputs for Dolby Ready Receivers, Amplifiers and Speaker Systems. When you use the 5.1 Channel Outputs, you’re taking advantage of the DVD Player’s built-in Dolby Decoder, which decodes the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack on DVD discs to 6 separate analog signals - left front, center front, right front, left rear, right rear, and a sub-woofer (”
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Getting Started - Powering On & Playing a Disc After Video and Audio Cables are Connected and Power is Applied Once the DVD Player is properly connected to your TV and possibly your receiver also, turn on your TV and make sure it’s set to the correct input channel. The video input is usually configured as channel 0 or 1 on most TVs, but may be referred to as “Input 1” or “Aux In” or similar names. These procedures assume you are using a NTSC- compatible TV - standard for North and South Americ
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Stopping and Pausing Play To Stop Disc Play STOP Press the STOP button to stop playback of the disc. With Audio CDs, VCDs and DVDs, after the STOP button is pressed, the POWER 1 SETUP OPEN/CLOSE message HOLD will be displayed. The stop point is now saved TITLE MENU GOTO DISPLAY and you can resume playback by pressing PLAY. Press the PBC STOP key again to reset the play position to the beginning of MUTE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE the disc. PLAY STOP ENTER Pausing Disc Play PAUSE With DVDs and VCD
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Navigating Disc Menus Using the MENU and TITLE Buttons to Access Menus on DVD and VCD Discs Most DVDs and some VCD discs feature menus that will allow you to navigate the various Chapters, Special Features and Setup Options available on the disc. Some menus will automatically be displayed when you insert a disc. To access menus at any time, use the MENU and TITLE buttons. If you see the symbol below when attempting to select a Title or Menu, it means that this type of menu is not available on
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Fast Forward/Reverse & Slow Motion Scanning Finding a Position on the Disc Using the Search Function Your DVD Player features a Search function that will allow you to scan through video POWER SETUP OPEN/CLOSE at fast or slow speeds to find a specific position. The scan functions available will depend on the type of disc you are using. With DVD discs, you may utilize all the TITLE MENU GOTO DISPLAY PBC available scanning functions, including Fast Forward and Fast Reverse, both at x2, MUTE SUB
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Jumping to a Specific Chapter/Track or Time Position You may Choose a Specific Track or Time Position to Playback There are many options available to choose the beginning playback point on DVDs, VCDs and Audio CDs. You may use the GOTO button, or enter a Track Number directly POWER SETUP OPEN/CLOSE using the NUMBER buttons (CD-Audio, VCD). TITLE MENU GOTO DISPLAY PBC Select the GOTO Button GOTO MUTE SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE When a DVD is playing, press GOTO to select the Title, 1 PLAY STOP Cha
