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Troubleshooting guide

Sound

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Unit displays

Television displays

Bitstream
This is the digital form of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 channel)
before it is decoded into its various channels.
Decoder
A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal. This is
called decoding.
Dolby Digital
This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby
Laboratories. Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can also
be multi-channel audio. A large amount of audio information can be
recorded on one disc using this method.
Dolby Pro Logic
A surround system where a 4-channel audio track is recorded as
2 channels and then is restored to 4 channels for play. The surround
channel is monaural and can reproduce up to 7 kHz.
DTS (Digital Theater Systems)
This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world.
There is good separation between the channels, so realistic sound effects
are possible.
Dynamic range
Dynamic range is the difference between the lowest level of sound that
can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest level of
sound before distortion occurs.

Frame still and field still
Frames are the still pictures that go together to make a moving picture.
There are about 30 frames shown each second.
One frame is made up of two fields. A regular television shows these fields
one after the other to create frames.
A still is shown when you pause a moving picture. A frame still is made up
of two alternating fields, so the picture may appear blurred, but overall
quality is high. A field still is not blurred, but it has only half the information
of a frame still so picture quality is lower.
I/P/B
MPEG 2, the video compression standard adopted for use with DVD-
Video, codes frames using these 3 picture types.
I:

Intra coded picture
This picture has the best quality and is the best to use when adjusting
the picture.

P: Predictive coded picture

This picture is calculated based on past I or P-pictures.

B: Bidirectionally-predictive coded picture

This picture is calculated by comparing past and future I and
P-pictures so it has the lowest volume of information.

Linear PCM (pulse code modulation)
These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on CDs.
Playback control (PBC)
If a Video CD has playback control, you can select scenes and information
with menus (called menu play in these instructions).

No sound.
Distorted sound.

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Check the connections.

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Check the volume on the equipment you have connected.

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Ensure that the input settings on the other equipment are correct.

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Turn Advanced Surround off if it causes distortion.

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Output from this unit will be in stereo (two channels) when Advanced Surround is on. Turn Advanced
Surround off if you are using three or more speakers.

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If you have connected this unit to an amplifier through the 6CH DISCRETE terminals, go to the Audio
menu in the SETUP menu, and change “Speaker Setting” to suit to your speakers. Select the large
or small icon for all the speakers you have connected.

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Due to the specifications on some types of televisions, both video and audio may be cut off when you
turn the VIDEO OFF feature on.

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If the “D.MIX” indicator on the display goes out while playing a multi-channel DVD-Audio disc, sound
will only be output from speakers specified by the disc. Read the disc's instructions for details.

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Piercing noise comes from the
speakers.

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If you have connected this unit to other equipment through the DIGITAL OUT terminal, ensure you
have selected the correct settings for “Dolby Digital”, “DTS Digital Surround” and “MPEG” in the
SETUP menus’ Audio menu.

“NoPLAY”

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You inserted a disc the unit cannot play: Insert one it can.

“CHECK”

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Disc is dirty: Wipe it clean.

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stands for a number.

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