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OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS VD-4500 Progressive Scan DVD Player
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Introduction UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CAUTION: ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT This symbol is intended to alert the REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). user to the presence of important NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS operating and maintenance (servicin
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Safety Introduction 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings – All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instructions – All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5. Cleaning – Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not u
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Precautions FOR YOUR SAFETY Units shipped to the U.S.A and Canada are designed for operation on 120V AC only. Safety precaution with use of a polarized AC plug. However, some products may be supplied with a nonpolarized plug. U.S.A and 120V CAUTION : To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, CANADA fully insert. ATTENTION : Pour éviter chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqu’ au fond. The av
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Contents Introduction / Safety Introduction / Precautions ............................................................................................. 2 Getting Started Notes on Discs............................................................................................................................................... 6 Playable Discs / Notes on DVD Videos / About Video CDs / MP3/WMA/JPEG Compatibility / Care and Handling Discs / Differences in Disc Composition / Notes on Copyright Facil
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Notes on Discs • Avoid using heart-shaped or octagonal discs. Playing Playable Discs irregularly shaped discs may damage the internal mechanism of the DVD receiver. This DVD Player can playback the following discs. • Do not use discs that have residue from adhensive tape, rental discs that have peeling labels, or discs that have custom labels or stickers. Otherwise, you may not be able to eject the discs or the DVD receiver may become inoperative. About playing copy-controlled CDs Some audio CDs
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Notes on Discs To prevent noise and malfunctions, do not use these About Video CDs extensions for other kinds of files. • Folder and track names (excluding the file extension) This DVD Player supports Video CDs equipped with the are displayed. PBC(Version 2.0) function (PBC is the abbreviation for • There are many different recording bit rates available Playback Control). to encode MP3 files. This unit was designed to be You can enjoy two playback variations depending on the compatible with all
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Notes on Discs Care and Handling of Discs Differences in Disc Composition • In handling a disc, hold it carefully with edges. DVD All discs are divided up into smaller, more manageable sections so that you can find specific content more easily. DVDs are divided into one or more titles. Each title may be further divided into several chapters. Occasionally, a chapter may contain index points, effectively dividing the • Do not stick paper or write anything on the printed chapter up into several p
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Control Position and Name Front Panel POWER button Stop button Turns on the main power supply. Stops playing a disc. When disc is playing, if you press Disc tray Stop and Play , the disc will start resume play. Toggle for standby and on. When Stop is pressed again during stop mode, the Open/Close 5 button resume function is canceled. Press to open or close the disc tray. Skip buttons STANDBY indicator Allow you to move to the previous chapter or track / the Lights in the standby mode. next chapt
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Control Position and Name Display Disc indicators Time indicator Indicate the type of disc currently loaded. Indicate playing time. Play/Pause indicators MEM. indicator Illuminate in play or pause mode. Illuminates during memory playback. PROGRESSIVE indicator REPEAT indicator Illuminates when the DVD player is set to progressive Illuminates during repeat playback. mode. RESUME indicator PBC indicator Illuminates when the player is ready for resume Illuminates when PBC is on for Video CD. playba
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Control Position and Name Remote Controller TITLE / PBC button If some DVD Videos which contain more than one title may have the menu like as a list of the titles, the TITLE button can be used to select the desires title. (The details of operation differ depending on the disc used.) When playing a Video CD equipped with PBC function, DVD Player will automatically enter the PBC on mode. Press once to turn PBC off and press again to turn on. Number buttons(0~9) Select numbers by pressing these but
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Preparing the Remote Controller Inserting the Batteries Using the Remote Controller Point the remote controller toward the remote control Remove the battery compartment cover by sensor. pressing the tab and lifting up the cover. Insert the two batteries (size AAA/R3). Be sure to match the + and – ends of the batteries with the diagram inside the battery compartment. Notes • Place the unit away from strong light such as direct sunlight or inverted fluorescent light which can prevent Replace the b
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System Connections To accommodate a wide range of home entertainment systems, this player features numerous connection types for both audio and video. Please refer to the instructions on this and the following pages to determine the best possible type of connections for your system. Before Making Any Connections • Read the manuals supplied with your AV components. • Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed and double-checked all audio and video connections. Optical digital terminals
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System Connections If yourTV has S-Video input connector Connecting to a TV Video connection This player has 3 kinds of video output jacks. Select one Using an S-video cable (sold separately), Connect the of the following connections. VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO jack to the corresponding • Video jack connection: Use the supplied audio/video S-video input jack on the TV. Connection Cable to connect. • S-Video jack connection: For higher quality video than Audio connection video jack connection. Using
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System Connections Connecting to A/V Amplifier or Receiver (To enjoy the sound advantage of the DVD Player) Although you can reproduce the DVD Player’s sound from the TV speakers with the connections on pages 14, connecting with an amplifier provides you high quality dynamic sounds. To reproduce Dolby Digital surround and DTS surround sound, you need to connect to an amplifier with a Dolby Digital and DTS decoder respectively. Digital connection Analog connection If your amplifier has a digi
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Turning on Connecting the POWER Notes • Make sure that all appropriate connections have been The VD-4500 is shipped with the main power (POWER) completed as described on page 13 to 15. switch in the on position ( ON). When the power cord • Turning on the DVD Player may cause a momentary is plugged in for the first time, the VD-4500 will power surge, which might interfere with other electrical automatically enter the standby mode and the STANDBY equipment such as computers. To prevent indicator w
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Basic Playback Before playing Warning • Turn on the TV and set the TV to the DVD Player’s input. If the DVD Player is connected to the TV or • Turn on the audio system and set it to the DVD Player’s input, amplifier through the analog audio jacks, do if an audio system is connected to the DVD Player. not play DTS-encoded discs. Excessive noise • DVD-Video, Video CD, CD, MP3, WMA, JPEG can be played may be output from the analog stereo jacks, with the DVD Player (see “Notes on Discs” on page 6 an
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Basic Playback Various Playback To play in fast reverse ( ) or fast forward ( ) Press SEARCH during playback. Each press of the same button changes the playback speed. SLOW To resume normal playback, press PLAY . Note The DVD Player mutes sounds and omits subtitles during fast reverse and fast forward. PAUSE/STEP To skip chapters or tracks Press SKIP during playback. The chapter (track or file) in the direction of the button pressed is skipped, and the selected chapter (track or file) wi
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Basic Playback The VD-4500 can play back MP3/WMA/JPEG files Various Play Modes recorded on CD-R or CD-RW. During stop mode, press REPEAT on the remote 1 Playing Back MP3/WMA/JPEG controller to select the play mode. • A certain amount of time is required for the player to confirm the media on which MP3/WMA/JPEG files Each press switches the play mode. have been recorded before playback will commence. FOLDER Playback the folder that is selected. Playback REPEAT ONE Press PLAY Repeat the file th
