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DV-L55_En.book Page 1 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM
Contents
Important Safety Instructions ............2
DVD Player
Introduction .........................................6
DV-L55
Instruction Manual
Connecting the DV-L55 .....................16
Getting Started ..................................23
Playing discs .....................................28
Audio Settings and Video Adjust
menus..............................................38
Initial Settings menu .........................40
Than
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DV-L55_En.book Page 2 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM WARNING: WARNING AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within CAUTION: the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC
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DV-L55_En.book Page 3 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM Precautions 1. Region Numbers For British models The DVD standard uses region numbers to control how Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power discs can be played around the world, the world being supply cord of this unit should be performed only by divided into six regions. This unit will only play DVD qualified service personnel. discs that match its region number, which can be found IMPORTANT 1 on its rea
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DV-L55_En.book Page 4 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM Precautions—Continued • Install this unit horizontally. Never use it on its side or — In the summer, when this unit is moved from an on a sloping surface, because it may cause a malfunc- air conditioned room to a hot and humid place. tion. — The unit is used in a humid place. • Do not use this unit when there’s the possibility of • If you install this unit near a TV, radio, or VCR, the moisture condensation occurring. Doing so
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DV-L55_En.book Page 5 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM Table of Contents Basic Operation Advanced Operation Overview Playback Techniques Important Safety Instructions ..............................2 Playing discs .................................................... 28 Precautions .........................................................3 Scanning discs ............................................. 28 Introduction .........................................................6 Playing in
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DV-L55_En.book Page 6 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM Introduction Supplied Accessories Make sure you have the following accessories: RC-574DV SCART cable (1.5 m) (European model only) Remote controller & 2 batteries (AA) Power cord (2 m) (Plug type varies from country to country.) AV cable (RCA/phono) (1.5 m) S-Video cable (1.5 m) (not supplied with European model) Coaxial cable (1 m) Power-plug adapter Only supplied in certain countries. cable (0.8 m) Cable used for system connections
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DV-L55_En.book Page 7 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM Introduction—Continued DV-L55 Features Disc Notes Highlights Supported Discs *1 *2 • Dolby Digital and DTS The DV-L55 supports the following discs. •DVD-Video / Video CD / Audio CD playback Disc Logo Format or file type *3 • CD-R, CD-RW (Video CD, audio CD, MP3/WMA / See page 46 for JPEG) DVD-Video region information. •DVD-R (DVD-Video) •DVD-RW (DVD-Video, VR format) DVD-Video DVD-R Video DVD-Video, • Adva
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DV-L55_En.book Page 8 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM Introduction—Continued • Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those About WMA shown below, because you may damage the DV-L55. WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded ® by using Windows Media Player version 7, 7.1, Win- ® ® dows Media Player for Windows XP, or Windows ® Media Player 9 Series
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DV-L55_En.book Page 9 Friday, May28,2004 12:02 PM Introduction—Continued Handling Discs •Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs by the edge, as shown. Underside •Never attach adhesive tape or sticky labels to discs. Cleaning Discs •For best results, keep your discs clean. Fingerprints and dust can affect the sound and picture quality and should be removed as follows. Using a clean soft cloth, wipe from the center outwards, as shown. Never wipe in a circular directio
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STANDBY / ON STANDBY DISPLAY DV-L55_En.book Page 10 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Before Using the DV-L55 Installing the Batteries Using the Remote Controller To use the remote controller, point it at the DV-L55’s Open the battery compartment, as shown. remote control sensor, as shown below. 1 Remote control sensor DV-L55 Insert the two supplied batteries (AA) in 2 30˚ 30˚ accordance with the polarity diagram inside the battery compartment. Notes: • The remote controller may not
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DV-L55_En.book Page 11 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Front & Rear Panels For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets. Front Panel 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 STANDBY / ON STANDBY DISPLAY 8J 9 A STANDBY/ON button [22, 24] F (stop) button [25] This button is used to set the DV-L55 to On or This button is used to stop playback. Standby. G (play) button [24, 25] B STANDBY indicator [22] This button is used to start playback. This indicator lights up when the DV-L55 is
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DV-L55_En.book Page 12 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D TITLE CHP TRACK REMAIN DVD V CD PRGSV 90 AB C 7 REMAIN indicator 1 D indicator This indicator appears while the remaining time is This indicator appears when playing Dolby Digital being displayed. material. 2 Disc type indicators 8Repeat indicator These indicators show the type of disc loaded. This indicator appears when A–B playback or repeat p
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DV-L55_En.book Page 13 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Rear Panel 1 24 3 56 7 8 9 AUDIO OUTPUT DIGITAL COMPONENT L YPB REMOTE OPTICAL COAXIAL AC INLET CONTROL AUDIO OUTPUT AV CONNECTOR ANALOG R S VIDEO VIDEO PR VIDEO OUTPUT A OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [20] G jack [21] This optical digital audio output can be connected to These (Remote Interactive) connectors can be an optical digital audio input on a hi-fi amp, AV connected to the conn
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DV-L55_En.book Page 14 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued Remote Controller 1 L ON STANDBY OPEN/ 2 CLOSE PLAY MODE 123 M DISPLAY 45 6 3 N DIMMER 789 O 0 CLEAR P TOP MENU MENU 4 Q R ENTER 5 RETURN SETUP 6 S AUDIO ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM 7 T 8 U 9 V J W K X RC-574DV A STANDBY button [22] G AUDIO button [36] This button is used to set the DV-L55 to Standby. This button is used to select foreign language soundtracks and audio formats (e.g., Dolby
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DV-L55_En.book Page 15 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Front & Rear Panels—Continued K Fast Forward / ( ) button [25, 28, 29] This button is used for fast forward, slow motion, and frame-by-frame playback. L OPEN/CLOSE button [24] This button is used to open and close the disc tray. M PLAY MODE button [32–35] This button is used to open and close the Play Mode menu. N DISPLAY button [37] This button is used to display information about the current di
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DV-L55_En.book Page 16 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Connecting the DV-L55 RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding Before Making Any Connections RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded: • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect right- • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed channel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”). all audio and video connections. Use white plugs to connect
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DV-L55_En.book Page 17 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued Basic Setup The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV. VIDEO IN TV L R ANALOG INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT DIGITAL COMPONENT YPB L REMOTE AC INLET OPTICAL COAXIAL CONTROL AUDIO OUTPUT AV CONNECTOR ANALOG R S VIDEO VIDEO PR VIDEO OUTPUT To power outlet • This player is
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DV-L55_En.book Page 18 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued Switching the video output to interlace from progressive Switch the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON while pressing to switch the player back to Interlace. STANDBY/ON STANDBY / ON STANDBY Compatibility of this player with progressive-scan and high-definition TVs This player is compatible with progressive video Macro Vision System Copy Guard. Consumers should not
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DV-L55_En.book Page 19 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued Note: Connecting Your TV •To set up the player for use with a progressive scan TV, • Connect the DVD Player to the TV directly. If you see “Video Output settings – Component Out” on connect the DVD Player to a VCR, TV/VCR combina- page 41. tion, or video selector, the playback picture may be distorted as DVD videos are copy protected. Using SCART (European model only) Using S-Video If your TV has a
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DV-L55_En.book Page 20 Friday,May 28,2004 12:02PM Connecting the DV-L55—Continued This enables you to listen to surround sound. Connecting to an AV Receiver For an optical connection, use an optical cable (not sup- Although you can reproduce the DVD Player’s sound plied) to connect the “OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO from the TV speakers with the connections on page 17, OUTPUT” jack to an optical input on your AV receiver. connecting with an amplifier provides you high quality For a coaxi
