Zenith DVD5591, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...machine number DVD5591 E N J O Y T H E V I E W o p e r a t i n g g u i d e w a r r a n t y ...

Page 2: ... a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which c...

Page 3: ...ame Advance 24 Skipping Chapters and Tracks Forward or Back 24 HDCD Playback 24 To Scan at Fast Forward or Fast Reverse Playback 25 Various Speed Playback with Shuttle Ring 26 Operation Using GUI Menu Icons General Information about GUI Menu Icons 27 Detailed Description of each GUI Menu Icon 28 Advanced Operation Using a Title Menu 29 Using a DVD Menu 29 Changing Subtitle Language 30 Changing Aud...

Page 4: ...e product and to protect it from overheating These openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 5 Heat The product shoul...

Page 5: ...und it may cause hearing damage 20 Laser Beam Do not look into the opening of the disc tray or venti lation opening of the product to see the source of the laser beam It may cause sight damage 21 Disc Do not use a cracked deformed or repaired disc These discs are easily broken and may cause seri ous personal injury and product malfunction 22 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wa...

Page 6: ...dirty or worn down the picture quality becomes poor To obtain a clear picture we recommend regular inspection and maintenance cleaning or parts replacement every 1 000 hours of use depending on the operating environment For details contact your nearest dealer Moisture condensation damages the DVD player Please read the following carefully Moisture condensation occurs for example when you pour a co...

Page 7: ...ft cloth Always keep the disc clean If you cannot wipe off the dust with a soft cloth wipe the disc lightly with a slightly moistened soft cloth and finish with a dry cloth Do not use any type of solvents such as thinner benzine commercially available cleaners or anti static spray for vinyl LPs They may damage the disc About This Owner s Manual This owner s manual explains the basic instructions o...

Page 8: ...tus indicator Chapter Track number indicator Title number indicator Angle icon indicator Disc 1 5 indicator Total playing time elapsed time indicators MP3 indicator open close disc select skip stop pause step disc skip disc exchange power scan play OPEN CLOSE button POWER indicator DISC EXCHANGE button PLAY button SKIP SCAN buttons Disc tray POWER button STOP button PAUSE STEP button DISC SELECT 1...

Page 9: ... Connect to an AC 120V 60Hz outlet only COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Remove the dust protection cap from the connector and connect the optical digital cable not supplied securely so that the configurations of both the cable and the connector match Keep the dust protection cap and always reattach the cap when not using the connector to protect against dust intrusion...

Page 10: ...n RANDOM button DISC SKIP button SLOW SCAN Shuttle Ring Directional arrow buttons up down left right for use in highlighting a selection on a GUI menu screen TITLE and MENU screen Press and hold button for about two seconds for search function marke r sea r c h power display open close play pause step stop title menu return tv input setup subtitle audio program repeat a b random angle clear disc s...

Page 11: ... HITACHI 119 131 132 JC PENNEY 102 115 124 130 133 JVC 109 141 KMC 131 KTV 115 130 131 138 LG GOLDSTAR 115 122 130 131 133 146 LODGENET 113 LOGIK 113 LXI 104 116 123 124 125 131 139 MAGNAVOX 100 106 107 109 114 115 121 122 130 131 133 158 MAJESTIC 113 MARANTZ 103 115 MEMOREX 113 MGA MITSUBISHI 103 114 115 130 MONTGOMERY WARD 103 113 114 115 121 129 130 131 139 NEC 115 130 PANASONIC 104 122 127 128...

Page 12: ...battery liquid from the battery compartment then install new batteries The batteries should last about one year with normal use This section shows you how to use the remote control Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons Distance About 23 ft 7 m from the front of the remote sensor Angle About 30 in each direction of the front of the remote sensor Do not expose the remot...

Page 13: ...re making any connections Connect the DVD player to your TV directly If you connect the DVD player to a VCR the playback picture will be distorted because DVD video discs are copy protected Warning Do not set the Digital Audio Output of this DVD player to Dolby Digital unless you are connecting the DIGITAL OUT jack of this DVD player to an AV decoder that has the Dolby Digital decoding function Hi...

Page 14: ...e scan video input To COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN Pb Pr Y To AUDIO OUT L R Audio Video cable supplied To audio inputs Video cable Y Pb Pr not supplied TV or monitor with component video or progressive scan inputs VIDEO OUTPUT SELECT switch Refer to the owner s manual of your TV for TV operating instructions Before you connect the DVD player to your TV be sure to turn off the power and unp...

Page 15: ...t sound might be distorted In this case move the DVD player away from the tuner and radio The output sound of the DVD player has a wide dynamic range Be sure to adjust the receiver s volume to a moderate listening level Otherwise the speakers may be damaged by a sudden high volume sound Turn off the receiver before you connect or disconnect the DVD player s power cord If you leave the receiver pow...

Page 16: ...o the owner s manual of your audio system for operating instructions Before you connect the DVD player to other equipment be sure to turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet before making any connections The output sound of the DVD player has a wide dynamic range Be sure to adjust the receiver s volume to a moderate listening level Otherwise the speakers may be damag...

Page 17: ...ar R Rear L To 5 1CH input Dolby Digital Surround 5 1 CH Dolby Digital is a six channel digital surround sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories for theater like surround sound reproduction DVDs supporting Dolby Digital technology feature the logo You can enjoy realistic theater like surround sound from DVD movie or music disc featuring this logo Two front one center and two rear speakers...

Page 18: ...e sound may damage your hearing as well as the speakers Refer to Selecting Digital Audio Output on page 45 Dolby Pro Logic Surround You can still enjoy the excitement of Surround Sound even if your A V receiver does not offer Dolby Digital decoding If your A V receiver has a Dolby Pro Logic decoder refer to the following connection diagram Connect one or two rear speakers The output sound from the...

Page 19: ...d left front speakers Introducing DTS Digital SurroundTM the finest technology ever invented to transform existing home theater systems into six discrete channels of exceptionally clear better than compact disc digital audio performance And DTS Digital Surround is the only 5 1 surround sound format that can deliver this revolutionary 3 dimensional experience through new music recordings on compact...

Page 20: ...tray with the playback side down There are two different disc sizes Place the disc in the correct guide on the disc tray If the disc is out of the guide it may damage the disc and cause the DVD player to malfunction Do not place anything except 3 discs or 5 discs on the disc tray Discs can be loaded one at a time by pressing DISC SKIP or DISC SELECT 1 5 to rotate the carousel Press OPEN CLOSE or P...

Page 21: ...elect the desired item Playback of the selected item begins For further information refer to the disc jacket of the disc you are playing After operation When the unit is not in use remove the disc and press POWER to turn off the DVD player Do not move the DVD player during playback Doing so may damage the disc and the DVD player Use the OPEN CLOSE button on the remote control or DVD player to open...

Page 22: ...ed in memory for use any time Switching of the audio mode etc is automatic on some discs This player does not memorize if you switch off the player when a DVD or title menu appears on the TV screen The last scene memory function will be cleared when the STOP is pressed in the STOP mode The screen saver is useful to prevent your display from becom ing damaged The screen saver picture appears when y...

Page 23: ...LOSE during playback or in the stop mode Play is stopped if pressed during playback the loading drawer opens and the disc tray which was in the play position comes to the center position Exchange the disc in the center position Press OPEN CLOSE or PLAY again The loading drawer closes the disc tray returns to the play position and playback begins from the new disc Exchanging Discs during Playback S...

Page 24: ...ecial ly encoded HDCD discs and standard CD audio discs When an HDCD encoded disc is playing the special decoder is automatically activated and the HDCD Indicator lights No user intervention is required To enjoy the benefits of HDCD your DVD Player must be connected to your A V receiver via the Analog Audio Outputs However if your A V receiver or surround processor is equipped with built in HDCD d...

Page 25: ... button is released To return to normal playback press PLAY The DVD player does not play back sound during the high speed reverse and forward playback of DVD video discs However the DVD player plays back sound during fast forward or fast reverse playback of audio CDs To Scan at fast forward or fast reverse playback Note G GG G X2 F FF F X2 marke r sea r c h power display open close play pause step...

Page 26: ...scan at fast forward or fast reverse The DVD player does not play back sound during slow motion playback the high speed reverse and forward playback of DVD video discs However the DVD player plays back sound during fast forward or fast reverse playback of audio CDs Subtitles do not appear on the screen during scan playback The DVD player provides four 4 scan speeds DVD and three 3 scan speeds CD T...

Page 27: ... frame on its GUI menu icons Press F F G G to select the desired setting When numbers are displayed e g title number the numeric buttons can also be used for setting instead of F F G G For some functions the setting will be registered immediately for others SELECT ENTER must be pressed To clear the GUI Menu Icons press DISPLAY again 2 3 1 1 1 0 16 57 1 ENG D 6 CH OFF 1 NORM 1 0 16 57 STER NORM Exa...

Page 28: ...ND and to change the setting To show the current track number and to jump to the desired track number To show the elapsed time Display only To show the current audio STEREO LEFT RIGHT and to select to the desired audio channel To show the current sound NORMAL or 3D SURROUND and to change the setting 1 1 0 16 57 1 ENG D 6 CH OFF 1 NORM 1 0 16 57 STER NORM FUNCTION Press D D E E to select desired it...

Page 29: ... If the disc has a title menu recorded on it the TITLE button can be used to select the movie title The details of operation differ depending on the disc used Selecting a title may not be possible on certain DVD discs Some DVDs have unique menu structures called DVD menus For example DVDs programmed with complex contents provide guide menus and those recorded with various languages provide menus f...

Page 30: ...sc s priority language appears Notes Changing subtitle language 2 1 OFF 1 ENG Changing audio soundtrack language It is possible to change the audio soundtrack language or encoding method channel number to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings in case of DVD disc See page 39 for further info This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio soundtrack languag...

Page 31: ... the two speakers be positioned approximately 8 to 10 apart and the listening position should be 8 to 10 away from the speakers Notes 1 2 NORM 1 2 1 2 3 3D SUR Producing a 3D SURROUND effect Some DVDs may contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from a number of different angles For these discs the same scene can be viewed from each of these different angles using the ANGLE button The re...

Page 32: ...cel repeat mode Program play To return to normal play Press REPEAT several times until OFF is displayed Repeating sections between two specific points A B repeat Press A B during play at the point where repeat play is to start A You can select OFF at this step by pressing CLEAR Press A B during play at the point where repeat play is to be concluded B Repeat play of the selection between points A a...

Page 33: ...arker Or press CLEAR to clear a marker Play resumes from the point corresponding to the selected marker or the selected marker is cleared These operations work only with discs for which the elapsed playing time appears in the DVD display window during playback or stop Some subtitles recorded around the marker may fail to appear DVD All the markers are cleared when the power is turned off or the di...

Page 34: ... DVD movie disc You can playback titles or tracks in random order Random playback The DVD player automatically selects the titles on a DVD video karaoke disc only and plays them back randomly Random play Karaoke DVD or CD Press RANDOM repeatedly until desired random mode is selected during playback or stop mode The unit automatically begins Random Playback and RANDOM 1 3 appears on the TV screen R...

Page 35: ...umber using the numerical keys 1 5 and then press SELECT ENTER Enter the track number using the numerical keys 0 9 and then press SELECT ENTER The next area is selected Repeat steps 2 to 3 Up to 20 tracks can be programmed Press PLAY to exit the screen The selected tracks are stored in the player memory and playback begins with the first programmed sequence After playback of all tracks programmed ...

Page 36: ...nglish If there is an impossible code to display it will be displayed underlined _ instead of English This unit can play up to 200 files per disc A disc recorded with more than 200 files cannot be played Disc format is compatible with ISO9660 only If you record MP3 files using the software which cannot create a FILE SYSTEM for example Direct CD etc it is impossible to playback MP3 files We therefo...

Page 37: ... MP3 1 MP3 Clear All TRACK 2 mp3 TRACK 2 mp3 TRACK 3 mp3 TRACK 4 mp3 TRACK 6 mp3 TRACK 6 mp3 TRACK 7 mp3 TRACK 7 mp3 TRACK 8 mp3 TRACK 9 mp3 TRACK 9 mp3 TRACK 5 mp3 E TRACK 1 mp3 Clearing the program To clear the program one by one In the Program Edition mode press D E F G to select the unwanted MP3 file on the program list and then press CLEAR To clear all the programs In the Program Edition mode...

Page 38: ... the respective page When the alternate setting is selected the screen returns to the Initial Settings display To exit SETUP menu Press SETUP RETURN or PLAY Once the initial settings have been completed the player can always be operated under the same conditions especially with DVD discs The settings will be retained in the memory until they are changed even if the power is switched off 2 1 Disc S...

Page 39: ...tle menus or DVD menus which will always be used for every disc to be played back When you play back a DVD video disc the DVD player automatically displays the pre selected subtitle language if it is included on the disc Note 2 1 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio Original Spanish English Chinese...

Page 40: ...ldren DVD players are equipped with a password designed to prevent children from changing the level Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Unlock Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio 8...

Page 41: ...e or Clear and press SELECT ENTER To change the rating level password follow the steps on page 40 41 again 2 3 1 2 3 1 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio New Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio C...

Page 42: ...ct when a wide screen TV set is connected Played in FULL size Setting the wide screen TV to FULL mode is also necessary Each screen shows an example when the video material for a wide screen is played This setting does not affect the video material for conventional size 1 2 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Other...

Page 43: ... Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio English Spanish French Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio English Spanish French marke r sea r c h power display open close play pause step stop title menu return tv input setup subtitle audio program repeat a b random ang...

Page 44: ...e with a pro gressive scan signal set the Progressive mode to On The Progressive function only works when VIDEO OUTPUT SELECT switch on the rear panel is set to COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN Warning Once the setting for progressive scan output is entered an image will only be visible on a progressive scan compatible video display If you change the setting to On in error you must reset the unit by fir...

Page 45: ...em is capable of decoding them If your A V receiver or surround processor is capable of handling 96kHz signals select the 96kHz option When this choice is made this unit will pass each type of signal through without any further processing 2 1 Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio DOLBY DIGITAL PCM S...

Page 46: ...eft figure set the mode as 0ms Otherwise change the setting according to the table below A DF DC Distance of A inch Setting ms 13 39 1 26 77 2 40 16 3 53 54 4 66 93 5 Setting Rear Surround Speaker If the distance of DF is equal to the distance of DS in the above set the mode as 0ms Otherwise change the setting according to the table below B DF DS Distance of B inch Setting ms 66 93 5 133 86 10 200...

Page 47: ...t appropriate audio equipment such as an amplifier to the DVD video player 2 1 The DRC and Vocal settings can be changed Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating Password TV Aspect Menu Language Progressive Scan Digital Audio Output 5 1 Speaker Setup Others Disc Audio DRC Off Vocal On Notes marke r sea r c h power display open close play pause step stop title menu return tv input setup subtitle audio progra...

Page 48: ... 7577 Cambodian 7578 Kannada 7579 Korean 7583 Kashmiri 7585 Kurdish 7589 Kirghiz 7665 Latin Code Language 7678 Lingala 7679 Laothian 7684 Lithuanian 7686 Latvian Lettish 7771 Malagasy 7773 Maori 7775 Macedonian 7776 Malayalam 7778 Mongolian 7779 Moldavian 7782 Marathi 7783 Malay 7784 Maltese 7789 Burmese 7865 Nauru 7869 Nepali 7876 Dutch 7879 Norwegian 7982 Oriya 8065 Panjabi 8076 Polish 8083 Pash...

Page 49: ...otected and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted 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 Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and ot...

Page 50: ...ayer There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the DVD player The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Correction Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Insert a disc Check that the DVD or audio CD indicator in the DVD display is lit Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the DVD player appears on the TV screen Connect the video c...

Page 51: ...0 008 Wow and flutter Below measurable level less than 0 001 W PEAK EIAJ Operating conditions Temperature 41 F to 95 F Operation status Horizontal Video output 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 S video output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 C 0 286 V p p 75 Ω Component video output Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 Pb Pr 0 7 V p p 75 Ω Audio output digital audio...

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Page 56: ...of your DVD Player and how to adjust the customer controls Carry In Service The video product must be taken to a U S or Canadian Zenith authorized service center for warranty service and must be picked up by the owner TV Set Performance It is the owner s responsibility to maintain the TV receiver with which the video product is used and the associated antenna system in proper operating condition I...