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Initial Settings menu

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En

Video Output settings

Language settings

MPEG Out

MPEG > PCM

MPEG encoded digital audio is converted to PCM audio for 
digital output.

MPEG

MPEG encoded digital audio is output as is.

Setting

Option

What it means

TV Screen

(See also 

Screen sizes 

and disc formats

 on 

page 36.)

4:3 (Letter Box)

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are 
shown with black bars top and bottom.

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

Set if you have a conventional 4:3 TV. Widescreen movies are 
shown with the sides cropped so that the image fills the screen.

16:9 (Wide)

Set if you have a widescreen TV.

Component Out

Interlace

Set if your TV is not compatible with progressive scan video.

Progressive

Set if your TV is compatible with progressive scan video (see 
your TV’s instruction manual for details). See also 

Switching 

the video output to interlace using the front panel controls

 on 

page 10.

Note that progressive scan video is only output from the 
component video jacks.

AV Connector Out

Video

Ordinary (composite) video output, compatible with all TVs.

RGB

If your TV is compatible, this setting gives the best picture 
quality.

Note that there is no output from the component jacks when  
this setting selected.

Setting

Option

What it means

Setting

Option

What it means

Audio Language

English

If there is an English soundtrack on the disc then it will be 
played.

Languages as displayed

If there is the language selected on the disc, then it will be 
played.

Other Language

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see 
page 37).

Subtitle Language

(See also 

Displaying 

DivX subtitle files

 on 

page 7.)

English

If there are English subtitles on the disc then they will be 
displayed.

Languages as displayed

If there is the subtitle language selected on the disc, then it will 
be displayed.

Other Language

Select to choose a language other than the ones displayed (see 
page 37).

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Summary of Contents for DVD-S559

Page 1: ...G DVD S559 DVD PLAYER LECTEUR DE DVD OWNER S MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI ...

Page 2: ...n tässä esitettyjen toimintojen säädön tai asetusten muutto saattaa altistaa vaaralliselle säteilylle tai muille vaarallisille toiminnoille DK Advarsel Usynlig laserstråling ved åbning når sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af funktion Undgå utsættelse for stråling Bemærk Netafbryderen STANDBY ON er sekundært indkoblet og ofbryder ikke strømmen fra nettet Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lys...

Page 3: ...E E INVISIBLE AL ESTAR ABIERTO EVITAR EXPOSICIÓN AL RAYO CUIDADO The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if this unit itself is turned off This state is called the standby mode In this state this unit is designed to consume a very small quantity of power L appareil n est pas isolé de la source d alimentation aussi longtemps qu il res...

Page 4: ... excessive force on switches knobs and or cords 10 When disconnecting the power cord from the wall outlet grasp the plug do not pull the cord 11 Do not clean this unit with chemical solvents this might damage the finish Use a clean dry cloth 12 Use only the voltage specified on this unit Using this unit with a higher voltage than specified is dangerous and may cause fire damage to this unit and or...

Page 5: ...t panel 12 Remote control 13 04 Getting started Switching on 14 Using the on screen displays 14 Setting up the player for your TV 15 Setting the language of this player s on screen displays 15 Playing discs 16 05 Playing discs Scanning discs 20 Playing in slow motion 20 Frame advance frame reverse 21 Viewing a JPEG slideshow 21 Browsing DVD or Video CD Super VCD disc with the Disc Navigator 21 Bro...

Page 6: ...g languages using the language code list 37 Language code list 38 Country Area code list 38 Glossary 39 Specifications 40 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by ...

Page 7: ...r chapter in a thumbnail image on screen DSP effects for enhanced playback See Audio Settings and Video Adjust menus on page 28 Picture zoom See Zooming the screen on page 27 MP3 and WMA compatibility See Compressed audio compatibility on page 6 JPEG compatibility See JPEG file compatibility on page 7 DivX video compatibility See DivX video compatibility on page 7 Energy saving design An auto powe...

Page 8: ...ill or a place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight Use in an excessively dusty or damp environment Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna Use in a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed...

Page 9: ...bps or higher recommended VBR variable bit rate MP3 playback No VBR WMA playback No WMA lossless encoding compatible No DRM Digital Rights Management compatible Yes DRM protected audio files will not play in this player see also DRM in the Glossary on page 39 File extensions mp3 wma these must be used for the player to recognize MP3 and WMA files do not use for other file types About WMA The Windo...

Page 10: ... external subtitle file The number of external subtitle files which can be switched for the same movie file is limited to a maximum of 10 DivX video compatibility Official DivX Certified product Plays DivX 5 DivX 4 DivX 3 and DivX VOD video content in compliance with DivX Certified technical requirements File extensions avi and divx these must be used for the player to recognize DivX video files N...

Page 11: ...equipped with copy protection technology Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR using audio video or S video cables as the picture from this player will not appear properly on your TV This player may also not be compatible with some combination TV VCRs for the same reason refer to the manufacturer for more information To power outlet DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO PR CR Y PB CB COAXIAL PCM...

Page 12: ...player into a switched power supply found on some amplifiers and AV receivers Connecting using a SCART AV cable A SCART type AV connector is provided for connection to a TV or AV receiver The video output is switchable between ordinary composite and RGB See AV Connector Out on page 31 for how to set it The SCART AV connector also outputs analog audio so there is no need to also connect the AUDIO O...

Page 13: ...with a progressive scan TV see Video Output settings on page 31 When the player is set to output progressive scan video the PRGSVE indicator lights in the front panel display Important If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive you will not be able to see any picture at all In this case switch everything off and reconnect using th...

Page 14: ...he digital audio output In addition to a digital connection we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection You ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV receiver You can use any of the video outputs available on this player the illustration shows a standard composite connection 1 Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack on this player to a coaxial digital input ...

Page 15: ...ontrols and displays 03 12 En English Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY ON page 14 2 Disc tray 3 page 17 4 page 17 5 and page 17 6 page 16 7 Display 8 page 17 DVD S559 1 2 5 3 4 6 7 8 ...

Page 16: ... remote and the remote sensor on the unit The remote has a range of about 7m Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating r...

Page 17: ...d for about 30 minutes the player automatically goes into standby Using the on screen displays For ease of use this player makes extensive use of graphical on screen displays OSDs All the screens are navigated in basically the same way using the cursor buttons to change the highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it Note From here on in this manual the word select generally means use the cur...

Page 18: ...o Output settings on page 31 for more details 4 Press HOME MENU to exit the menu screen Setting the language of this player s on screen displays This sets the language of the player s on screen displays 1 Press HOME MENU and select Initial Settings 2 Select OSD Language from the Display settings 3 Select a language The on screen language will change according to your selection 4 Press HOME MENU to...

Page 19: ...e side you want to play face down 4 Press play to start playback If you re playing a DVD or Video CD Super VCD an on screen menu may appear See DVD Video disc menus on page 18 and Video CD Super VCD PBC menus on page 18 for more on how to navigate these If you re playing a containing DivX video files or MP3 WMA audio files it may take a few seconds before playback starts etc This is normal Note Yo...

Page 20: ...ed you can resume playback Note The Last Memory function doesn t work with VR format DVD RW discs If you don t need the Last Memory function when you stop a disc you can press OPEN CLOSE to stop playback and open the disc tray Button What it does Starts playback If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last memory point see also Resume and Last Memory below Pauses...

Page 21: ...ries with the disc and may be the same as the top menu Moves the cursor around the screen ENTER Selects the current menu option RETURN Returns to the previously dis played menu screen Numbers remote only Highlights a numbered menu option some discs only Press ENTER to select STANDBY ON CLEAR CLEAR OPEN CLOSE ENTER ENTER PLAY MODE PLAY MODE SURROUND SURROUND ON SCREEN ON SCREEN MENU MENU TOP MEN TO...

Page 22: ...ayer and discs on page 35 for information on cleaning discs If a disc loaded correctly won t play it s probably an incompatible format or disc type such as DVD Audio or DVD ROM See Disc content format playback compatibility on page 5 for more on disc compatibility I have a widescreen TV so why are there black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when I play some discs Some movie formats are su...

Page 23: ... Super VCDs 2 Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed The scanning speed is shown on screen except when playing a WMA MP3 track using the Disc Navigator 3 To resume normal playback press play When scanning a Video CD Super VCD playing in PBC mode or a WMA MP3 track playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically re...

Page 24: ...lideshow is running Note The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes Browsing DVD or Video CD Super VCD disc with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD or Video CD Super VCD disc to find the part you want to play Important You can t use the Disc Navigator with Video CD Super VCDs in PBC mode 1 During playback press HOM...

Page 25: ...r what you want to play You can use either the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a thumbnail or the number buttons To select using the number buttons enter a two digit number then press ENTER Tip Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use one of the search modes See Searching a disc on page 26 Browsing WMA MP3 DivX video and JPEG files with the Disc Navigator Use the Disc Navigato...

Page 26: ...D or title DVD that form a loop which is played over and over You can t use A B Repeat with Video CD Super VCDs in PBC mode or WMA MP3 DivX video files 1 During playback press PLAY MODE and select A B Repeat from the list of functions on the left 2 Press ENTER on A Start Point to set the loop start point 3 Press ENTER on B End Point to set the loop end point After pressing ENTER playback jumps bac...

Page 27: ...ns in effect until you select Random Off from the random play menu options You can t use random play with VR format DVD RW discs Video CD Super VCDs playing in PBC mode WMA MP3 discs DivX video discs or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed You can t use random play together with program or repeat play 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Random from the list of functions on the left 2 Select a random ...

Page 28: ...hapter track the step number automatically moves down one 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list A program list can contain up to 24 titles chapters tracks You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want the new step to appear and entering a title chapter track number To delete a step highlight it and press CLEAR 5 To play the program lis...

Page 29: ... a time search enter the number of minutes and seconds into the currently playing title DVD DivX video or track CD Video CD Super VCD you want playback to resume from For example press 4 5 0 0 to have playback start from 45 minutes into the disc For 1 hour 20 minutes and 30 seconds press 8 0 3 0 4 Press ENTER to start playback Switching subtitles Some DVD and DivX video discs have subtitles in one...

Page 30: ...on to select the zoom factor Normal 2x or 4x Since DVD Video CD Super VCD DivX video title and JPEG pictures have a fixed resolution picture quality will deteriorate especially at 4x zoom This is not a malfunction 2 Use the cursor buttons to change the zoomed area You can change the zoom factor and the zoomed area freely during playback If the navigation square at the top of the screen disappears ...

Page 31: ...io DRC is only effective through the digital output when Digital Out is set to On and Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital PCM see Digital Audio Out settings on page 30 The effect of Audio DRC also depends on your speakers and AV receiver settings Virtual Surround Settings On Off default Switch on Virtual Surround to enjoy realistic surround sound effects from just two speakers Tip You can al...

Page 32: ...djust from the on screen display 2 Make settings using the cursor buttons and ENTER You can adjust the following picture quality settings Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of edges in the picture Fine Standard default Soft Brightness Adjusts the overall brightness 20 to 20 Contrast Adjusts the contrast between light and dark 16 to 16 Gamma Adjusts the warmth of the picture High Medium Low Off defaul...

Page 33: ...r other equipment Check the owner s manual supplied with your other equipment to see which digital audio formats it s compatible with Some settings such as TV Screen Audio Language and Subtitle Language may be overridden by the DVD disc Often these settings can also be made from the DVD disc menu Digital Audio Out settings Initial Settings Setting Option What it means Digital Out On Digital audio ...

Page 34: ... interlace using the front panel controls on page 10 Note that progressive scan video is only output from the component video jacks AV Connector Out Video Ordinary composite video output compatible with all TVs RGB If your TV is compatible this setting gives the best picture quality Note that there is no output from the component jacks when this setting selected Setting Option What it means Settin...

Page 35: ...according to your selected subtitle language see above Off Subtitles are always off by default when you play a DVD disc note that some discs override this setting Setting Option What it means Setting Option What it means OSD Language English On screen displays of the player are in English Languages as displayed On screen displays are shown in the language selected Angle Indicator On A camera icon ...

Page 36: ...ange 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password then press ENTER 3 Enter a new password and press ENTER This registers the new password and you will return to the Options menu screen Setting changing the Parental Lock 1 Select Level Change 2 Use number buttons to enter your password then press ENTER 3 Select a new level and press ENTER Press the cursor left repeatedly to lock more le...

Page 37: ...lect Display Your 8 digit registration code is displayed Make a note of the code as you will need it when you register with a DivX VOD provider Playing DivX VOD content Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content the remaining number of plays is shown on screen and you then have the option of playing the disc ther...

Page 38: ...bility arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on discs can affect playback performance Clean using a soft dry cloth wiping the disc lightly from the center to the outside edge as shown below If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cl...

Page 39: ...o about 7 3 Televisions too come in different aspect ratios standard 4 3 and widescreen 16 9 Widescreen TV users If you have a widescreen TV the TV Screen setting page 31 of this player should be set to 16 9 Wide When you watch discs recorded in 4 3 format you can use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch options see the instructions that...

Page 40: ...n and press STANDBY ON to switch the player back on All the player s settings are now reset DVD Video regions All DVD Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region s of the world the disc is compatible with Your DVD player also has a region mark which you can find on the rear panel Discs from incompatible regions will not play in this player Discs marked ALL wil...

Page 41: ...22 Malagasy mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw ...

Page 42: ...te time and thumbnail information as well as the picture data File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file For example mp3 indicates an MP3 file ISO 9660 format International standard for the volume and file structure of CD ROM discs JPEG A standard file format used for still images JPEG files are identified by the file extension jpg MP3 MP3 MPEG1 audio layer 3 ...

Page 43: ...ut level 1 Vp p 75 Ω C color Output level 286 mVp p 75 Ω Connection S video Mini DIN 4 pins Video output Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Connection RCA Audio output 1 stereo pair Output level During audio output 200 mVrms 1 kHz 20 dB Number of channels 2 Connection RCA Digital audio characteristics Frequency response 4 Hz to 44 kHz DVD fs 96 kHz S N ratio 115 dB Dynamic range 101 dB Total harmonic distor...

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