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DVD Player
DV-566K-s
Operating Instructions
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The lightning flash with arrowhead
symbol, within an equilateral
triangle, 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.
IMPORTANT
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER
(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO
QUALIFIED
SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the user to the presence of
important
operating
and
maintenance
(servicing)
instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
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RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION
[For Taiwanese model]
WARNING: THE APPARATUS IS NOT
WATERPROOFS, TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARUTUS TO
RAIN OR MOISTURE AND DO NOT PUT ANY
WATER SOURCE NEAR THIS APPARATUS, SUCH
AS VASE, FLOWER POT, COSMETICS CONTAINER
AND MEDICINE BOTTLE ETC.
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CAUTION: THE STANDBY/ON BUTTON IS
SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE
DOES NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINS
POWER IN STANDBY POSITION. therefore install
the unit suitable places easy to disconnect the
MAINS plug in case of the accident. The MAINS
plug of unit should be unplugged from the wall
socket when left unused for a long period of
time.
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CAUTION
This product contains a laser diode of higher class
than 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove
any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside
of the product.
Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
The following caution label appears on your unit.
Location: rear of the unit
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WARNING: Slot and openings in the cabinet are
provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable
operation of the product and to protect it from
overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings
should never be blocked and covered with items,
such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also
do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed,
sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.
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WARNING: BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT
FOR THE FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING
SECTION CAREFULLY. THE VOLTAGE OF THE
AVAILABLE POWER SUPPLY DIFFERS
ACCORDING TO COUNTRY OR REGION. BE SURE
THAT THE POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE OF THE
AREA WHERE THIS UNIT WILL BE USED MEETS
THE REQUIRED VOLTAGE (E.G., 230V OR 120V)
WRITTEN ON THE REAR PANEL.
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WARNING: NO NAKED FLAME SOURCES,
SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLE, SHOULD BE
PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. IF NAKED FLAME
SOURCES ACCIDENTALLY FALL DOWN, FIRE
SPREAD OVER THE APPARATUS THEN MAY
CAUSE FIRE.
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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 other limited viewing
uses only unless otherwise authorized by
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering
or disassembly is prohibited.
This product is for general household purposes.
Any failure due to use for other than household
purposes (such as long-term use for business
purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship)
and which requires repair will be charged for
even during the warranty period.
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This product includes FontAvenue® fonts
licenced by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is
a registered trademark of NEC Corporation.
Operating Environment H045_En
Operating environment temperature and
humidity:
+5ºC ­ +35ºC (+41ºF ­ +95ºF); less than 85%RH
(cooling vents not blocked)
Do not install in the following locations
÷ Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong
÷ artificial light
÷ Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly
ventilated location
On the bonnet of the unit
[Except and Taiwanese model]
[For Taiwanese model]
ENERGY STAR® and the
ENERGY STAR
certification mark are
registered US marks.
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For Australian and New Zealand models:
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Contents
01 Before you start
Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What's in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Putting the batteries in the remote control
. 7
Using the remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Disc / content format playback compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General disc compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CD-R/RW compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DVD-R/RW compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PC-created disc compatibility
. . . . . . . . . 9
Compressed audio compatibility
. . . . . . . 9
JPEG file compatibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
02 Connecting up
Rear panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Easy connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using other types of video output
. . . . . . . 13
Connecting using the S-video output
. . . . 13
Connecting using the component video
output
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Taiwanese model only: Connecting using the
D1/D2 video output
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting to an AV receiver
. . . . . . . . . . 15
03 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
04 Getting started
Switching on
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Let's Get Started
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the on-screen displays
. . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting up with the Setup Navigator
. . . . . 23
Playing discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Basic playback controls
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Resume and Last Memory
. . . . . . . . . . . 28
DVD disc menus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Video CD/Super VCD PBC menus
. . . . . . 30
Singing Your Favorite Songs Along with
Karaoke Discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
05 Playing discs
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the
contents of a disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Scanning discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Playing in slow motion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Frame advance/frame reverse
. . . . . . . . . . 34
Looping a section of a disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using repeat play
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using random play
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Creating a program list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Editing a program list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Other functions available from the program
menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Searching a disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Switching subtitles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Switching DVD-Video audio language
. . . . 42
Switching VR format DVD-RW audio
channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching Video CD/Super VCD audio
channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Zooming the screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching camera angles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Displaying disc information
. . . . . . . . . . . . 43
06 Viewing JPEG discs
Viewing JPEG discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Using the JPEG Disc Navigator and Photo
Browser
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Zooming the screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
07 Audio Settings menu
Audio DRC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Virtual Surround
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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08 Video Adjust menu
Video Adjust
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Creating your own presets
. . . . . . . . . . . 49
09 Initial Settings menu
Using the Initial Settings menu
. . . . . . . . 51
Digital Audio Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Digital Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Dolby Digital Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
DTS Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
96kHz PCM Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
MPEG Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Video Output settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
TV Screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Component Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
S-Video Out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Language settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Audio Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Subtitle Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
DVD Menu Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Subtitle Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Display settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
OSD Language
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
On Screen Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Angle Indicator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Parental Lock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
PhotoViewer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
10 Additional information
Taking care of your player and discs
. . . . . 61
Handling discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Storing discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Discs to avoid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cleaning the unit's exterior
. . . . . . . . . . 62
Cleaning the pickup lens
. . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Problems with condensation
. . . . . . . . . 62
Hints on installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Moving the player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power cable caution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Screen sizes and disc formats
. . . . . . . . . 63
Widescreen TV users
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Standard TV users
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Resetting the player
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Titles, chapters, groups and tracks
. . . . . . 64
DVD-Video regions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Selecting languages using the language code
list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Language code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Country code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Glossary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Taiwanese model only:
Changing the on-screen display language to
English
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setting the TV System
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Watching NTSC on a PAL TV
. . . . . . . . . . . 71
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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