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Model: 440 DVD VIDEO PLAYER User Manual Manuel d’utilisation Manual del usuario Benutzerhandbuch Gebruikershandleiding...
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Important notes for users in the U.K. Mains plug This apparatus is fi tted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: Remove fuse cover and fuse. Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A.
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Advarsel: Usynlig laserstråling ved åbning når sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå utsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbryderen er sekundært indkoblet og ofbryder ikke strømmen fra nettet. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder i stikkontakten. Klass 1 laseraparat Varning! Om apparaten används på...
‘CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’...
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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. DivX, DivX Certifi ed and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc.
Table of contents General General Information ... 8 Setup precautions ...8 Accessories supplied ...8 Cleaning discs ...8 About recycling ...8 Product Overview Your DVD Player ... 9 Remote Control ...10-12 Using the remote control ...12 Connections Basic Connections ...13-14 Step 1: Connecting to television ...13 Option 1: Using Scart socket (RGB) ...13 Option 2: Using Composite Video sockets (CVBS) ...13 Option 3: Using Component Video sockets (Y Pb Pr) ...14...
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Using Display menu options ... 23-25 Selecting title/chapter/track ...23 Switching camera angles ...23 Searching by time ...24 Viewing playing time ...24 Preview function (VCD/SVCD/DVD) ... 25 Selecting various repeat functions ... 25 Repeating a specfi c section (A-B) ... 25 Special Audio CD feature ...26 DivX®...
General Information WARNING! This unit does not contain any user- serviceable parts. Please leave all maintenance work to qualifi ed personnel. Setup precautions Finding a suitable location – Place this unit on a fl at, hard and stable surface. Never place the unit on a carpet. –...
STANDBY-ON – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. Disc tray OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. Display panel – Show information about the current status of this unit. IR Sensor – Point the remote control towards this sensor.
Remote Control 2 (Standby-On) – Turns on this unit or turns off to normal standby mode. DISPLAY – Displays the current status or disc information. SEARCH – Starts playback from designated point. – : Cursor buttons for moving up/ down or press up/down for a slow forward or backward search.
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OPEN/CLOSE ç – Opens/closes the disc tray. Numeric keypad 0-9 – Selects a track or title number of the disc. RETURN/TITLE – Returns to the previous menu or shows title menu. DISC MENU – Enters or exits disc contents menu. –...
Remote Control Using the remote control Open the battery compartment. Insert two batteries type R03 or AAA, following the indications (+-) inside the compartment. Close the cover. Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor (IR) on the front panel. Note: Never place any objects between the remote control and this unit while...
TV OUT DIGITAL VIDEO OUT COAXIAL AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Step 1: Connecting to television This connection enables you to view the video playback from this unit. You only need to choose one of the options below to make the video connection.
Basic Connections Video Audio DIGITAL VIDEO OUT COAXIAL AUDIO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Option 3: Using Component Video sockets (Y Pb Pr) You can connect this unit to a TV through the component video cables which provides superior picture quality. The progressive scan video quality is only available when using Y Pb Pr connection and a progressive scan TV is required.
AUDIO DIGITAL STEREO Audio (red/white cables) TV OUT DIGITAL VIDEO OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Connecting to an Analogue Stereo System You can connect this unit to a two channel stereo system (e.g. mini system, analogue receiver) in order to enjoy stereo sound output.
Getting Started Finding the correct viewing channel Press 2 to turn on this unit. Turn on the TV and switch it to the correct video-in channel. You should see the blue DVD background screen. You may go to the lowest channel on your TV, then press the Channel Down button on your TVs remote control until you see the Video In channel.
Audio, Subtitle and Disc Menu language for DVD playback You can select your preferred language settings for DVD playback. If the selected language is not available on the disc, the disc’s default language is used instead. Press Ç twice to stop playback (if any), then press SETUP.
Getting Started Setting up Progressive Scan feature (for Progressive Scan TV only) The progressive scan displays twice the number of frames per second than interlaced scanning (ordinary normal TV system). With nearly double the number of lines, progressive scan offers higher picture resolution and quality.
Playable discs This unit plays: – Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) – Video CDs (VCDs) – Super Video CDs (SVCDs) – Finalised DVD Recordable (DVD±R), DVD Rewritable (DVD±RW) – Audio Compact Discs (CDs) – MP3/ WMA discs – The fi le extension has to be ‘.mp3’, ‘.wma’...
Disc Operations Notes: – If the inhibit icon appears on TV when a button is pressed, it means the function is not available on the current disc or at the current time. – Never put any objects other than discs in the disc tray. Doing so may cause the unit to malfunction.
Helpful Hints: – For video disc, playback always resumes from the point where it was last stopped even if the disc was ejected or the unit is in standby mode. To start playback from the beginning, press . while the message ‘Play from the start, press - PREV -’...
Disc Operations Changing sound track language This operation works only on DVDs with multiple sound track languages, or VCDs/ SVCDs with multiple audio channels. For DVD Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio languages. For VCD/SVCD Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the available audio channels provided by the disc.
Using Display menu options This unit can display the disc playback information (for example, title or chapter number, elapsed playing time, audio/ subtitle language), a number of operations can be done without interrupting disc playback. DISPLAY ANGLE During playback, press DISPLAY on the remote control repeatedly.
Disc Operations Searching by time This option allows you to skip to a specifi c point in the current disc. Move to { TT Time / CH Time / Disc Time / Track Time } in the display menu and press Use the numeric keypad 0-9 to enter the time where playback should start (eg.
Selecting various repeat functions This function allows you to select the different repeat play options. For DVD/VCD/SVCD Move to { Repeat } in the display menu and press Chapter (repeat current chapter) Title (repeat current title) All (repeat entire disc) Off (exit repeat mode) VCD/SVCD Track (repeat current track)
Disc Operations Special Audio CD feature It is a time search option for audio CD playback. Playback skips to the time you input, within the disc or track. During playback, press DISPLAY repeatedly to toggle between different input options. Display Descriptions Disc Go To Time search within the...
Playing a JPEG photo disc (slide show) Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel. See ‘Finding the correct viewing channel’ for details. Load a photo CD (Kodak Picture CD/ JPEG). The picture menu appears on the TV. For Kodak disc, the slide show begins automatically.
Disc Operations Playing a MP3/ WMA disc This unit can playback most of the MP3 and WMA fi les recorded on a recordable disc or commercial CD. Before you start ... Turn on your TV to the correct Video In channel.
Playing music and photo fi les simultaneously You can create a musical slideshow playback if the disc contains both the MP3/WMA music and JPEG photo fi les. Load a disc that contains both MP3/WMA and JPEG fi les. keys to select a MP3/WMA fi le from the disc menu and press OK to start playback.
USB Operation You can play or view the data fi les (JPEG, MP3 or WMA) in the USB fl ash drive. However, editing or copying the data fi le is not possible. Connect the USB fl ash drive directly to socket on this unit.
Accessing the setup menu You can change the settings in this unit to suit your particular requirements. Press SETUP on the remote control. The setup menu appears. keys to select one of the setup menu options and press OK. If you are not able to access the { Preference Page }, press SETUP to exit the menu.
Setup Menu Options General Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Not all discs are rated or coded by the disc maker. You can Disc Lock prevent play of specifi c discs with the disc lock function. Up to 20 discs can be locked.
Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Analogue Output This setting is only required if you have connected the audio output of this unit to a stereo device or TV using the analogue output socket. { LT/RT } { Stereo } { V SURR } This setting is only required if you have connected the audio...
Setup Menu Options Audio Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Sound Mode Select the type of preset digital sound effect that can match the disc’s content or optimise the sound of the musical style you are playing. { 3D } { Movie Mode } { Music Mode }...
Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the colour system that matches the connected TV. It TV Type enables playback of a different type of disc (PAL or NTSC disc) on this unit. { PAL } { Multi } { NTSC } The picture shape can be adjusted to fi t your TV.
Setup Menu Options Video Setup Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Select the video output that matches the video connection Component between this unit and your TV. { RGB } { INTERLACED } – This unit provides three predefi ned sets of picture colour Picture Setting settings and one personal setting which you can defi ne yourself.
Preference Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Audio Select the preferred audio language for DVD playback. Select the preferred subtitle language for DVD playback. Subtitle Select the preferred disc menu language for DVD playback. Disc Menu Note: If the selected audio/subtitle/disc menu language is not available on the DVD, the disc’s default language will be used instead.
Setup Menu Options Preference Page (underlined options are the factory default settings) Mp3/Jpeg Nav Mp3/Jpeg Navigator can only be set if the disc is recorded with a menu. It allows you to select different display menus for easy navigation. { Without Menu } { With Menu } Note: This feature is not available for USB mode.
WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair this unit yourself, as this invalidates the warranty. Do not open this unit as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, fi rst check the points listed below before taking this unit for repair. If you are unable to remedy a problem by following these hints, consult your dealer for help.
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Troubleshooting Problem The remote control does not function properly. The unit does not start playback. The buttons on the unit do not work. The aspect ratio of the screen cannot be changed even though you have set the TV display. Cannot activate some features such as Angles, Subtitles, or multi-language...
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Problem Picture freezes momentarily during playback. Unable to select Progressive Scan on/off. No sound during DivX movies playback. An DivX movie does not repeat. Certain DivX files do not play or are skipped. The contents of the USB fl ash drive cannot be read.
Specifi cations TV STANDARD (PAL/50Hz) (NTSC/60Hz) Number of lines 625 Playback Multistandard (PAL/NTSC) VIDEO PERFORMANCE Video DAC 12 bit, 108 MHz Y Pb Pr 0.7 Vpp ~ 75 ohm Video Output 1 Vpp ~ 75 ohm VIDEO FORMAT Digital MPEG 2 for DVD, SVCD Compression MPEG 1 for VCD DivX®...
Analogue audio: Sound that has not been turned into numbers. Analogue sound is available when you use the AUDIO LEFT/ RIGHT sockets. These red and white sockets send audio through two channels, the left and right. Aspect ratio: Aspect ratio refers to the length to height ratio of TV.
Glossary (continued) Region code: A system allowing discs to be played only in the region designated. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can fi nd the region code of your unit by looking at the product label. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or ALL regions).