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Product Type DVD Player
Brand DENON
Model DVD-556
Dimensions (W x H x D) 435 mm x 75 mm x 310 mm (including protruding parts)
Weight 2.3 kg
Power Supply AC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption 10 W (standby: 1.0 W)
Compatible Disc Formats DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, Audio CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, JPEG, WMA
Color System NTSC
Video Outputs Composite (1 Vc-c), S-Video (Y: 1 Vc-c, C: 0.286 Vc-c), Component (Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr: 0.7 Vc-c)
Analog Audio Outputs 2 channels (L, R): 2 Vrms
Digital Audio Outputs Optical (Toslink) and Coaxial (RCA)
Main Functions Progressive scan, Dolby Digital, DTS, parental control, zoom (x2/x4), repeat (chapter/title/track/all/A-B), programmed and random playback, search by time/chapter/track, audio and subtitle language selection, camera angle, picture adjustment (brightness, contrast, color, gamma, sharpness), on-screen display, freeze frame, slow motion, step motion, screen saver, auto power off, display dimmer
Supplied Accessories Remote control (RC-1009), 2 AA batteries (R6P), audio cable, video cable, instruction manual, list of service stations, warranty card
Cleaning the Cabinet Soft cloth slightly moistened with mild soapy water; avoid alcohol, gasoline, ammonia or abrasives
Cleaning Discs Soft cloth from center to outer edge; do not use solvents
Safety Laser class 1, condensation protection (wait 2 hours after temperature change), unplug before cleaning or during storm
Repairability No user-serviceable parts; refer all servicing to qualified personnel
Operating Temperature 5°C to 35°C (estimated)

Frequently Asked Questions - DVD-556 DENON

What types of discs can I play on the DENON DVD-556?
You can play DVD-Video (including DVD-R/RW), Audio CD, CD-R/RW containing MP3, JPEG or WMA files. Discs must bear the appropriate logos and be finalized if they are recordable discs. DVDs with region code 1 or ALL are compatible.
How do I set the subtitle or audio language?
During DVD playback, press the SUBTITLE button to change the subtitle language, or AUDIO for the audio language. You can also preset them in the setup menu (SETUP > LANGUAGE). Not all languages are available on all discs.
What should I do if the remote control does not work?
First check the batteries: insert two new AA batteries respecting polarity. Point the remote at the sensor on the front panel, within 7 meters. If the problem persists, replace the batteries or check that no obstacle is blocking the signal.
How to clean the player and discs?
For the cabinet, use a soft cloth slightly damp (mild soapy water), never alcohol or abrasives. For discs, wipe gently from the center outward with a soft cloth. Do not use solvents, commercial cleaners, or antistatic sprays.
Can I play MP3 or JPEG files on CD-R/RW?
Yes, the player reads MP3, JPEG and WMA files recorded on CD-R/RW. Insert the disc, press MENU to display the file list, then navigate with the cursor buttons. Files must be in ISO 9660 level 1/2 or Joliet format.
How to use the parental control (lock)?
In the SETUP menu, select CUSTOM then RATINGS. Enter a 4-digit code (except 4737) for the first time. Choose the control level (1 to 8, or ALL to disable). To reset a forgotten password, enter 4737 to clear the old code.
What does the 'Dew Warning' message mean?
This message appears when condensation occurs inside the player (e.g., after moving from cold to warm). Wait at least 2 hours for the unit to dry before using it to avoid damaging the laser lens.
How to connect the player to an audio amplifier?
Use the analog audio outputs (RCA L/R jacks) for a stereo amp, or the optical/coaxial digital outputs for an amp with Dolby Digital or DTS decoder. In that case, set DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to BITSTREAM in the SETUP > AUDIO menu.
How to use the Zoom function?
During playback of a DVD or JPEG image, press ZOOM repeatedly to select the magnification factor (x2, x4 for DVD, x2 only for JPEG). Use the cursor buttons to move within the image. Press ZOOM again to exit.
Why is the image unstable or blurry in pause or slow motion?
In the SETUP > DISPLAY menu, set STILL MODE to FIELD instead of AUTO or FRAME. This stabilizes the image in pause and slow motion modes, although the quality may be slightly reduced.

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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

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CAUTION:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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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.

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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.

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

1) Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated.

2) Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

3) Heed Warnings - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

4) Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be followed.

5) Cleaning - Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

6) Attachments - Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

7) Water and Moisture - Do not use this product near water - for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.

8) Accessories - Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer's instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

9) A product and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn.

10) Ventilation - Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and

PORTABLE CART WARNING (Symbol provided by RETAC)

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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.

11) Power Sources - This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company. For products intended to operate from battery power, or other sources, refer to the operating instructions.

12) Grounding or Polarization - This product may be equipped with a polarized alternating-current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

13) Power-Cord Protection - Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product.

14) Lightning - For added protection for this product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

15) Power lines - An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

16) Overloading - Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

17) Object and Liquid Entry - Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

18) Servicing - Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

19) Damage Requiring Service - Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

a) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged,
b) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product,
c) If the product has been exposed to rain or water,
d) If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation,

e) If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.

f) When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance - this indicates a need for service.

20) Replacement Parts - When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

21) Safety Check - Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

22) Heat - The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

Laser Safety

This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury.

CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

CAUTION: VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK DEFEATED. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

LOCATION: INSIDE, NEAR THE DECK MECHANISM.

FCC WARNING- This equipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could lose the authority to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made.

RADIO-TV INTERFERENCE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in 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 can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
3) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
4) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

Non-use periods - Turn off the unit when it is not in use. Unplug the unit from the household AC outlet if it is not to be used for a long time. Unplug the unit during lightning storms.

Please read this operating instructions carefully before using your DVD player, and keep it for future reference.

Important

Use only discs marked with logos listed on page 6.

Power Supply

The main power supply is engaged when the main plug is plugged in a 120V, 60Hz AC outlet. To operate the unit, press the ON/STANDBY button to turn on the unit.

Warning

To avoid fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

WARNING:

LIVE PARTS INSIDE.

DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS.

Installation Location

For safety and optimum performance of this unit:

  • Do not stand the unit up vertically. Install the unit in a horizontal and stable position. Do not place anything directly on top of the unit. Do not place the unit directly on top of the TV.
  • Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat. Avoid dusty or humid places. Avoid places with insufficient ventilation for proper heat dissipation. Do not block the ventilation holes on the sides of the unit. Avoid locations subject to strong vibration or strong magnetic fields.
  • Be sure to remove a disc and unplug the AC power cord from the outlet before carrying the unit.

Cautions on Installation

Noise or disturbance of the picture may be generated if this unit or any other electronic equipment using microprocessors is used near a tuner or TV.

If this happens, take the following steps:

• Install this unit as far as possible from the tuner or TV.
- Set the antenna wires from the tuner or TV away from this unit's power cord and input/output connection cords.
- Noise or disturbance tends to occur particularly when using indoor antennas or 300/ ohms feeder wires. We recommend using outdoor antennas and 75/ ohms coaxial cables.

NOTE:

- For heat dispersal, do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit.

10 cm or more Wall

Dew Warning

Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place, or after heating a cold room or under conditions of high humidity. Do not use the DVD Player at least for 2 hours until its inside is dry.

Avoid the Hazards of Electrical Shock and Fire

  • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.
  • Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug.
  • If, by accident, water is spilled on this unit, unplug the power cord immediately and take the unit to our Authorized Service Center for servicing.

Caution

1) Do not attempt to open the cabinet. There are no parts you can service inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
2) Slot and openings in the cabinet and at the side or bottom are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation and to protect the unit from overheating these opening must not be blocked or covered. Avoid enclosed spaces such as book cases unless proper ventilation is provided.

3) Keep the unit away from the radiator heat sources.
4) Avoid using near strong magnetic fields.
5) Do not push objects of any kind into this through the cabinet slot as they could touch current carrying parts or short circuit parts resulting in a fire or electric shock.
6) Never spill liquid of any kind on this unit. If liquid is spilled into the unit, consult qualified service engineer.
7) Use this unit in a horizontal (flat) position only.
8) This equipment is in Stand-by mode when it turns off whilst the power cord is connected.
9) Keep the set free from moisture, water and dust.
10) Handle the power cord carefully. Hold the plug when unplugging the code.
11) All the safety cautions and operating instructions should be read before the DVD player is operated.
12) Use caution not to pinch your finger in the disc slot.
13) Do not put heavy objects on the AC power cord.
14) Keep the AC power cord away from heat appliances.
15) Be sure to remove a disc and unplug the AC power cord from the outlet before carrying the DVD player.
16) Do not put any pressure to the DVD player when carrying.
17) Do not use the DVD player outdoors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

■ IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS .... 2
■ PRECAUTIONS .... 3
Laser Safety 3
Important 3
Power Supply 3
Warning. 3
Installation Location....3
Cautions on Installation 3
Dew Warning....4
Avoid the Hazards of Electrical Shock and Fire ..... 4
Caution 4

■ INTRODUCTION....5
About Copyright. 5
Notice for the Progressive Scan Outputs .... 5
Supplied Accessories 5
Symbols Used in this Manual....5

■ ABOUT THE DISCS 6
playable Discs....6

■ FEATURES....7

■ FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW 8

FRONT PANEL 8
REMOTE CONTROL....8

Tour of the Remote Control 9

Front Panel Display 10

Displays During Operation....10

Loading the Batteries....10

■ CONNECTIONS 11
Description - Rear Panel 11
Connection to an Audio System....12
Connection to a TV (for video) 13

■ DISC PLAYBACK 14

Basic Playback 14

Brightness of the Front Panel Display....14

General Features....14

Disc Menus 14

Title Menu 14

CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING
PLAYBACK 14

Still / Pause 14

Resume....14

Fast Forward / Reverse Search 14

Slow Forward / Slow Reverse 15

Step by Step Playback....15
Zoom....15
Title / Chapter Search 15
By using the SEARCH MODE button ..... 15
By using the SKIP buttons ◀◀◀▶▶I ..... 15
Track Search 15
By using the SEARCH MODE button ..... 15
By using the SKIP buttons ◀◀◀▶▶I ..... 16
Time Search 16
Marker Setup Screen....16
Repeat 16
REPEAT TITLE / CHAPTER....16
REPEAT TRACK / GROUP / ALL 16
A-B REPEAT 16
Program Playback 17
Random Playback 17
MP3 / JPEG / WMA Playback 17
Changing the On-Screen Display....18
Slide Show Mode....19
Dialog Speed....19
Audio Language 20
Subtitle Language 20
Camera Angle 20
Picture Control....20
Stereo Sound Mode....21
Virtual Surround 21
Black Level Setting 21

■ DVD SETUP .... 21

Language Setting 21

Display Setting. 22

Audio Setting....22

Ratings Control 23

RATING LEVEL 23

IF YOU FORGET THE PASSWORD....23

CONTROL LEVELS....23

Others Setting 23

Reset to the Default settings

(except for Ratings Control) 23

Language Code List 24

■ TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE....25

■ SPECIFICATIONS....26

■ MAINTENANCE 26

The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the DVD player. No others have the same serial number as yours. You should record the number and other vital information here and retain this book as a permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in case of theft. Serial numbers are not kept on file.

Date of Purchase
Dealer Purchase from
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone No.
Model No.
Serial No.

Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are prohibited.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

U. S. Patent Nos, 4,631,603, 4,819,098, 4,907,093, 5,315,448 and 6,516,132.

Notice for the Progressive Scan Outputs

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 picture problems with 525 progressive scan output, it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the ‘standard definition’ output. If there are questions regarding your TV set compatibility with this 525p DVD player, please contact our customer service center.

Supplied Accessories

Please check to make sure the following items are included with the main unit in the carton.

Remote control......1“AA” (R6P) batteries....2Audio cable ...... 1Video cable...... 1Operating Instructions..1Service Station List...... 1Warranty Card...... 1
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Symbols Used in this Manual

The following symbols appear below in some headings and notes in this manual, with the following meanings.

DVD : Description refers to playback of DVD-Video discs. (including DVD-R/RW discs)

CD : Description refers to playback of Audio CDs.

MP3 : Description refers to playback of discs formatted with MP3.

JPEG : Description refers to viewing of JPEG discs.

WMA : Description refers to playback of discs formatted with WMA.

A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING

This product's packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling regulations.

Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concerning chemical wastes.

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Make your contribution to the environment!!!

• Used up batteries do not belong in the dust bin.
- You can dispose of them at a collection point for used up batteries or special waste. Contact your council for details.

playable Discs

Playable discsMark (logo)Region codeRecorded signalsDisc sizeDisc types
DVD-Video*1,2,3,5DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 2VIDEODENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 3orDigital video(MPEG2)12 cm or 8 cmDENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 4
DVD-RWDVD-R*1,3,4,5,6,7,8DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 5RWDENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 6
DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 7RDENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 8
Audio CD*4,5DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 9DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 10-Digital audio12 cm or 8 cmDENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 11
CD-RWCD-R*4,5,7DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 12DIGITAL AUDIO(ReWritable)DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 13DIGITAL AUDIO Recordable-Digital audio MP3 WMA*9 Digital picture(JPEG)DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 14JPEG,DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 15
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[REWritable][RE Zwritable]
Picture CDDENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 18DENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 19-JPEG12 cmDENON DVD-556 - A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING - 20
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is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.

Kodak

Picture CD

COMPATIBLE

is trademark of Eastman Kodak Company.

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Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

This unit is not compatible with Multiple Bit Rate (MBR: a file that contains the same content encoded at several different bit rates).

If you cannot play back a disc which bears one of the marks above, check the following notes.

*1: This unit conforms to the NTSC color system. Discs recorded in other color systems such as PAL cannot be played back.
*2: Certain DVD discs do not operate as described in this manual due to the intentions of the disc's producers.
*3: Scratched or stained discs may not be played back.
*4: Some discs cannot be played back because of incompatible recording conditions, characteristics of the recorder or special properties of discs.
*5: You can play back discs which bear the marks above. If you use nonstandardized discs, this unit may not play them back. Even if they are played back, the sound or video quality will be compromised.
*6: Only the discs recorded in the video format and finalized can be played back.

Unfinalized discs cannot be played back. Depending on the recording status of a disc, the disc may not be played back at all or normally (the picture or sound may be distorted, etc.).

*7: If there is too much recording space left on a disc (the used portion is less than 55mm across), it may not play back properly.
*8: Do not glue paper or put stickers on to the disc. These may damage the disc, and the unit may not read it correctly.
*9: This player cannot play the disc contents protected by Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM).

- NEVER play back the following discs. Otherwise, malfunction may result!

DVD-RAM / CD-I / Photo CD / Video CD / DVD with region codes other than 1 or ALL /

DVD-ROM for personal computers / CD-ROM for personal computers

- On the following disc, the sound MAY NOT be heard.

Super Audio CD

NOTES:

  • Only the sound recorded on the normal CD layer can be delivered.
  • The sound recorded on the high density Super Audio CD layer cannot be delivered.

- Any other discs without compatibility indications

CAUTION:

  • Use caution not to pinch your finger in the disc slot.
  • Be sure to remove a disc and unplug the AC power cord from the outlet before carrying the DVD player.

- Progressive Scan system

Unlike conventional interlace scanning, the progressive scan system provides less flickering and images in higher resolution than that of traditional (525i/480i) television signals.

• Dolby Digital Sound

By hooking up this player to a Multi - Channel Dolby Digital decoder, you can enjoy high-quality Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound as heard in the movie theaters.

• DTS (Digital Theater System)

When this player is connected to the DTS decoder, you can enjoy 5.1 channel surround system which reproduces the original sound as truthfully as possible. 5.1 channel surround system is developed by the Digital Theater System, Inc.

- Dialog Speed

Playback in slightly faster or slower speed while keeping the sound quality as in the normal playback. Dialog speed is available only on discs recorded in the Dolby Digital format.

- Still/Fast/Slow/Step playback

Various playback modes are available including still pictures, fast forward/reverse, slow motion and step frames.

- Still Mode

The resolution of pictures while in the still (pause) mode can be adjusted.

- Random Playback for Audio CD, MP3, JPEG and WMA

This player can shuffle the playback order of tracks in random order.

- Program Playback for Audio CD, MP3, JPEG and WMA

You can program the playback order of tracks in a desired order.

• DVD menus in a desired language

You can display DVD menus in a desired language, if available on a DVD.

- Auto Power Off

The power turns off automatically if there is no activity at the player or its remote for more than 30 minutes (refer to page 23).

- Subtitles in a desired language

You can select a desired language for subtitles if that language is available on a disc.

- Selecting a camera angle

You can select a desired camera angle if a disc contains sequences recorded from different angles.

- Choices for audio language and sound mode

You can select a desired audio language and sound mode if different languages and modes are available on a disc.

● Ratings Control (Parental lock)

You can set the control level to limit playback of discs which may not be suitable for children.

● Automatic detection of discs

This player automatically detects if a loaded disc is DVD-Video, Audio CD, MP3, JPEG or WMA.

- Playing back an MP3 disc

You can enjoy MP3 files which are recorded on CD-R/RW.

You can search the desired title, chapter, and track with numeric button during playback or in stop mode.

- On-screen display

Information about the current operation can be displayed on a TV screen, allowing you to confirm the currently active functions (such as program playback) using the remote control.

- Dimmer

The brightness of the display can be adjusted.

- Screen Saver

The screen saver program starts if there is no activity at the player or its remote for more than 5 minutes. The brightness of the display is darken by 75%. The program is disactivated when there is any activity.

- Picture Control

Picture Control adjusts Brightness, Contrast, Color, Gamma Correction and Sharpness of the specific display.

Chapter search: Search for a desired chapter.

Title search: Search for a desired title.

Track search: Search for a desired track.

Time search: Search for a desired time point or a title or a track.

- Repeat

Chapter: Repeated playback of a chapter of the disc.

Title: Repeated playback of a title of the disc.

Track: Repeated playback of a track of the disc.

All: Repeated playback of the entire disc. (exclude DVD)

A-B: Repeated playback of a part between two points.

Group: Repeated playback of a folder of the MP3/JPEG/WMA disc being played is possible.

- Zoom

2-time or 4-time magnified screen can be displayed.

- Marker

Electric reference points designated by user can be called back.

- Resume Playback

User can resume playback from the point at which the playback has been stopped even if the power is turned off.

- Component Video Out Jacks

Jacks located on the back of the DVD Player which are used to send high-quality video to a TV via Component Video In Jacks.

- Bit rate indication

• DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

You can control the range of sound volume.

- Displaying a JPEG picture

Kodak Picture CDs can be played back. Still images stored in JPEG format on CD-R/RW can also be played back.

● Reproducing WMA data

You can enjoy WMA files which are recorded on CD-R/RW.

"WMA" (Windows Media Audio) is a new audio codec developed by Microsoft® in the United States of America.

FRONT PANEL
PANEL 1 DENON 2 3 4 5 6/22 7/23 ON / STANDARD DVD WMA Progressive Scan STILL / PAUSE REPEAT RANDOM DINVER DIGITAL MP3 WMA 10 9 8

REMOTE CONTROL

POWER ON OFF MODE OPEN/ CLOSE A-B REPEAT 1 2 3 REPEAT 4 5 6 RANDOM 7 8 9 ZOOM CLEAR 0 +10 ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO DISPLAY MENU TOP MENU ENTER RETURN SETUP DVD VIDEO SEARCH MODE SKIP STOP PLAY STILL/PAUSE DENON RC-1009 13 10 9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5 22 30 3 29 28 27 26 25 24 7 4 23 11

The buttons with circled numbers can only be operated with the remote control.

  1. ON/STANDBY (POWER ON/OFF) Buttons [page 14]
  2. Disc loading tray
  3. OPEN/CLOSE Button [page 14]
  4. PLAY Button [page 14]
  5. STOP Button [page 14]
  6. ◀◀◀(SKIP DOWN) Button [page 15]
  7. ▶▶▶(SKIP UP) Button [page 15]
  8. DIMMER Button [page 14]
  9. RANDOM Button [pages 17]
  10. REPEAT Button [page 16]
  11. STILL/PAUSE Button [page 14]
  12. Display, Remote Sensor Window
  13. A-B REPEAT Button [page 16]
  14. ZOOM Button [page 15]
  15. CLEAR Button [page 15]
  16. ANGLE Button [page 20]
  17. MENU Button [page 14]
  18. ENTER Button [page 14]
  19. Cursor Buttons [page 14]
  20. RETURN Button [page 16]
  21. SEARCH MODE Button [page 15]
  22. ◀◀(Fast Reverse SEARCH) Button [page 15] Press more than 2 seconds when you use the front panel button for this function.
  23. ▶▶(Fast Forward SEARCH) Button [page 15] Press more than 2 seconds when you use the front panel button for this function.
  24. SETUP Button [page 21]
  25. SUBTITLE Button [page 20]
  26. TOP MENU Button [page 14]
  27. DISPLAY Button [page 18]
  28. AUDIO Button [page 20]
  29. Numeric Buttons [page 14]
  30. MODE Button [page 18, 19]

Tour of the Remote Control

Buttons on remote control work in different ways for DVD, Audio CD, MP3, JPEG and WMA :

Refer to the following table for correct use.

DVDCD/MP3/JPEG/WMA
POWER ButtonsDENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 1To switch the power between on and standby.Press this to switch the power between on and standby.
A-B REPEAT Button[1Y3B]To mark a segment between A and B for repeated playback.To mark a segment between A and B for repeated playback. (CD)
REPEAT Button[4E7T]To repeat playback of a title or chapter.To repeat playback of a track or disc. (CD)To repeat playback of a track, group or disc. (MP3, JPEG, WMA)
RANDOM Button[4G8W]To play back tracks in random order.
MODE ButtonMODE[4T4A]To set Picture Control.To set Black Level on/off.To activate the 3D sound (Virtual surround system).To set Dialog Speed.To program a specific playback order.To activate the 3D sound (Virtual surround system). (CD, MP3, WMA)
ZOOM Button[1TOH]To magnify part of the picture (x2/x4).To magnify part of the picture (x2). (JPEG)
ANGLE Button[4X9C2]To access various camera angles on the disc.
SUBTITLE ButtonSUBTITLE[5x60s]To access various subtitles on the disc.
AUDIO ButtonAUDIO[C2Y7]To access various audio functions on the disc.To select STEREO, L-ch or R-ch. (CD)
DISPLAY ButtonSEPLAN[6x60n]To display the current disc mode.To display the current disc mode.
SEARCH MODE ButtonSEARCHMINTS[1Y128]To search for a chapter, title, time or marker.To rapidly return to a location on the disc.To search for a track.To search for time or a marker. (CD)To return to a location on the disc rapidly.
OPEN/CLOSE Button[4X9U]DENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 2To open or close the disc tray.To open or close the disc tray.
Numeric Buttons1[6x60i]245687[12x6V]39[10]To select a chapter or title directly.To select a track directly.
CLEA[6x60g]CALL[6x60H]To clear the markers.To clear the numbers entered incorrectly.To cancel the A point for A-B Repeat.To clear the markers. (CD)To clear the numbers entered incorrectly.To cancel the A point for A-B Repeat. (CD)
MENU ButtonMETHI[1X60G]To call up the menu on a disc.To call up the FILE LIST. (MP3, JPEG, WMA)
TOP MENU ButtonTOP MENI[1Y138]To call up the top menu on a disc.To return to the first item in the highest hierarchy of the FILE LIST. (MP3, JPEG, WMA)
ENTER, Cursor Buttons[6x60A]To move the cursor and determine its position.To move the cursor and determine its position.
RETURN buttonRETURN[4X9A]To return to the previous operation in the setup menu.To return to the previous operation in the setup menu.
SETUP ButtonSETUP[4=1]To call up the setup menu.To call up the setup menu.
SKIP Buttons[4X9P]To skip chapters/titles.To skip tracks.
SEARCH Buttons[1X60C]To begin fast forward/reverse search or slow forward/slow reverse.To begin fast forward/reverse search. (CD, MP3, WMA)
STOP ButtonSTOPDENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 3To stop playback.To stop playback.
PLAY Button[1YW72]To begin playback.To begin playback.
STILL/PALISE ButtonSTRAWHOUSE[11]To pause playback.To advance playback frame by frame.To pause playback.

DENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 4

Front Panel Display
Lights up when the A-B repeat function is on. Lights up when the ALL repeat function is on. Lights up when the disc playback comes to a pause. Lights up when playing back in slow mode. (DVD) Lights up when the inserted disc is being played back. Lights up when the repeat function is on. REPEAT TITLE GROUP CHP. TRK. PSCAN DVD CD Lights up when the progressive scan system is activated. Displays a type of the disc which is on the tray. • DVD: DVD • CD: Audio CD, MP3, JPEG, WMA Displays the elapsed time of the title or track. The number of a new title, chapter, group or track is displayed when a chapter or track is switched.

Displays During Operation

DENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 6Power on
DENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 7No disc inserted or cannot read
DENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 8Tray open
DENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 9Tray closed
DENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 10Loading the Disc
DENON DVD-556 - Tour of the Remote Control - 11Power off

Loading the Batteries

  1. Open the battery compartment cover.

  2. Insert two "AA" (R6P) batteries, with each one oriented correctly.

  3. Close the cover.

DENON DVD-556 - Loading the Batteries - 1

DENON DVD-556 - Loading the Batteries - 2

DENON DVD-556 - Loading the Batteries - 3

Cautions On Batteries

  • Use "AA" (R6P) batteries in this remote control unit.
  • Replace the batteries with new ones approximately once a year, though this depends on the frequency with which the remote control unit is used.
  • If the remote control unit does not operate within a close proximity of the main unit, replace the batteries with new ones, even if less than a year has passed.
  • The included batteries serve only for verifying operation. Replace them with new batteries as soon as possible.
  • When inserting the batteries, be careful to do so in the proper direction, following the and marks in the remote control unit's battery compartment.
  • To prevent damage or battery fluid leakage:
  • Do not mix a new battery with an old one.
  • Do not mix two different types of batteries such as alkaline and manganese.
  • Do not short-circuit, disassemble, heat or dispose of batteries in flames.
  • Remove the batteries when not planning to use the remote control unit for a long period of time.
  • If the batteries should leak, carefully wipe off the fluid from the inside of the battery compartment, then insert new batteries.

Description - Rear Panel

DIGITAL OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM) OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y Pb C8 R VIDEO OUT Pb C8 S-VIDEO OUT 1 2 3 4 5

1. DIGITAL OUT Jacks

Use either an optical or coaxial digital cable to connect to an AV amplifier with a built-in decoder (AV control center).

2. AUDIO OUT Jacks

Connect to the Audio input jacks of A/V-compatible TV or wide screen TV, Stereo system.

3. VIDEO OUT Jack

Use a video cable to connect one of the jacks to Video input on your A/V-compatible TV, wide screen TV, or Stereo system.

4. COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Jacks

Use these jacks if you have a TV with Component Video in jacks. These jacks provide C_R/P_R , C_B/P_B and Y video. Along with S-Video, Component Video provides the best picture quality.

5. S-VIDEO OUT Jack

Use the S-Video cable to connect this jack to the S-Video jack on your A/V-compatible TV or wide screen TV for a higher quality picture.

Selecting Progressive Scan (525p/480p or Interlaced 525i/480i) Playback

  • If your TV is compatible with progressive scanning (525p/480p), connect the TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks of the DVD player and set “PROGRESSIVE” to “ON” in the display setting. Next, set your TV to the progressive scan mode. Refer to page 22 for instructions on changing the display setting. P.SCAN will appear on the display of the unit.
  • If your TV is not compatible with progressive scanning, set “PROGRESSIVE” to “OFF” (refer to page 22). Make sure that P.SCAN on the display of the unit lights off.
  • Use a commercially available adaptor if the video input jacks of your TV or monitor is the BNC type.

What is Progressive Scanning?

- Unlike conventional interlace scanning, the progressive scan system provides less flickering and images in higher resolution than that of traditional (525i/480i) television signals.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

The following shows examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player to TV and other components.

If using this DVD player to play back a DVD in a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround or DTS surround format, the DVD player outputs a Dolby Digital or DTS data stream from its OPTICAL or COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jacks. By hooking up the player to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, you can enjoy more convincing, realistic ambience with powerful and high-quality surrounding sound of a professional standard which can be heard in movie theaters. Use a commercially available audio optical or coaxial digital cable (not included) for the audio connections.

NOTES:

  • Be sure to turn off the power of all components in the system before connecting another component.
  • Refer to the Instruction Manuals for your TV, stereo system and any other components to be connected to the DVD player.

Connection to an Audio System
Method 1 Stereo system Method 2 AV amplifier with a built in decoder (AV control center), Dolby Digital decoder, DTS decoder, MD deck or DAT deck AUDIO Audio Input Jacks Audio cable (supplied) Digital Audio Input Jacks Optical Cable (OPTICAL) COAXIAL Audio Coaxial Digital cable (commercially available) DVD AUDIO OUT (analog) DIGITAL OUT (DIGITAL OUT (PCM/BITSTREAM) OPTICAL COAXIAL

• Method 1 DVD Player + Stereo system
- Method 2 DVD Player + AV amplifier with a built in decoder (AV control center), Dolby Digital decoder, DTS decoder, MD deck or DAT deck

NOTES (for Method 2 only):

  • When using an AV amplifier with a built in decoder (AV control center), Dolby Digital, or DTS decoder as shown in the Method 2, set “DOLBY DIGITAL” or “DTS” to “BITSTREAM” accordingly for audio output in the setup mode (refer to page 22). Set it to “PCM” or “OFF” for the decoder that is not used currently. Playing back a DVD using incorrect settings may generate noise distortion, and may also damage the speakers.
  • The audio source on a disc in a Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround format cannot be recorded as digital sound by an MD deck or DAT deck.
  • Set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “PCM” and “DTS” to “OFF” for audio output in the setup mode for connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck (refer to page 22).
  • Harsh noise that could harm your ears or the speakers is generated when a DVD recorded in DTS is played while using a decoder, etc., that is not DTS-compatible.
  • When playing a copyright-protected 96kHz PCM DVD, the digital sound will be down sampled at 48kHz, even if you set “LPCM SELECT” to “OFF” (refer to page 22).

Optical cable (commercially available)

  • Optical cable (commercially available) may be damaged when bent at sharp angles. Ensure cables are coiled in loops with a diameter of 15 cm or more when storing them.
  • Use a cable which is 3m or shorter.
  • Insert cable plugs firmly into the connectors when making connections.
  • If a plug has dust or is dirty, clean it with a soft cloth before inserting it into a connector.

DENON DVD-556 - Optical cable (commercially available) - 1

flowchart
graph TD
    A["TV"] --> B["Basic audio"]
    B --> C["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    B --> D["VIDEO OUT"]
    B --> E["VIDEO OUT"]
    B --> F["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    B --> G["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    H["TV"] --> I["Basic audio"]
    I --> J["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    I --> K["VIDEO OUT"]
    I --> L["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    I --> M["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    N["TV"] --> O["Basic audio"]
    O --> P["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    O --> Q["VIDEO OUT"]
    O --> R["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    O --> S["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    T["TV"] --> U["Basic audio"]
    U --> V["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    T --> W["VIDEO OUT"]
    T --> X["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    T --> Y["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    Z["TV"] --> AA["Basic audio"]
    AA --> AB["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    Z --> AC["VIDEO OUT"]
    Z --> AD["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    Z --> AE["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    AF["TV"] --> AG["Basic audio"]
    AG --> AH["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    AG --> AI["VIDEO OUT"]
    AG --> AJ["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    AG --> AK["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    AL["TV"] --> AM["Basic audio"]
    AM --> AN["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    AL --> AO["VIDEO OUT"]
    AL --> AP["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    AL --> AQ["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    AR["TV"] --> AS["Basic audio"]
    AS --> AT["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    AR --> AU["VIDEO OUT"]
    AR --> AV["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    AR --> AW["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    AX["TV"] --> AY["Basic audio"]
    AY --> AZ["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    AX --> BA["VIDEO OUT"]
    AX --> BB["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    AX --> BC["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    BD["TV"] --> BE["Basic audio"]
    BE --> BF["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    BD --> BG["VIDEO OUT"]
    BD --> BH["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    BD --> BI["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    BJ["TV"] --> BK["Basic audio"]
    BK --> BL["Audio Cable (supplied)"]
    BJ --> BM["VIDEO OUT"]
    BJ --> BN["S-VIDEO OUT"]
    BJ --> BO["COMPONENT VIDEO OUT"]

    BP["DVD"] --> BQ["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    BP --> BR["L"]
    BP --> BS["R"]

    BT["DVD"] --> BT1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    BT --> BT2["L"]
    BT --> BT3["R"]

    BU["DVD"] --> BU1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    BU --> BU2["L"]
    BU --> BU3["R"]

    BV["DVD"] --> BV1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    BV --> BV2["L"]
    BV --> BV3["R"]

    BW["DVD"] --> BW1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    BW --> BW2["L"]
    BW --> BW3["R"]

    BX["DVD"] --> BX1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    BX --> BX2["L"]
    BX --> BX3["R"]

    BY["DVD"] --> BY1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    BY --> BY2["L"]
    BY --> BY3["R"]

    CA["DVD"] --> CA1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CA --> CA2["L"]
    CA --> CA3["R"]

    CB["DVD"] --> CB1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CB --> CB2["L"]
    CB --> CB3["R"]

    CC["DVD"] --> CC1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CC --> CC2["L"]
    CC --> CC3["R"]

    CE["DVD"] --> CE1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CE --> CE2["L"]
    CE --> CE3["R"]

    CF["DVD"] --> CF1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CF --> CF2["L"]
    CF --> CF3["R"]

    CG["DVD"] --> CG1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CG --> CG2["L"]
    CG --> CG3["R"]

    CH["DVD"] --> CH1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CH --> CH2["L"]
    CH --> CH3["R"]

    CI["DVD"] --> CI1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CI --> CI2["L"]
    CI --> CI3["R"]

    CJ["DVD"] --> CJ1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CJ --> CJ2["L"]
    CJ --> CJ3["R"]

    CK["DVD"] --> CK1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CK --> CK2["L"]
    CK --> CK3["R"]

    CL["DVD"] --> CL1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CL --> CL2["L"]
    CL --> CL3["R"]

    CM["DVD"] --> CM1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CM --> CM2["L"]
    CM --> CM3["R"]

    CN["DVD"] --> CN1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CN --> CN2["L"]
    CN --> CN3["R"]

    CO["DVD"] --> CO1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CO --> CO2["L"]
    CO --> CO3["R"]

    CP["DVD"] --> CP1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CP --> CP2["L"]
    CP --> CP3["R"]

    CR["DVD"] --> CR1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CR --> CR2["L"]
    CR --> CR3["R"]

    CS["DVD"] --> CS1["AUDIO OUT (analog)"]
    CS1 --> CS2["L"]
    CS1 --> CS3["R"]

    CKT["DVD"] --> CK1
    CKT --> CK2

• Method 1 DVD Player + TV with Video Input Jack
• Method 2 DVD Player + TV with S-Video Input Jack
• Method 3 DVD Player + TV with Component Video Jacks

NOTES:

  • Connect the DVD player directly to a TV. If the Audio/Video cables are connected to a VCR, pictures may be distorted due to the copy protection system.
    • S-Video output connector

The video signals are divided into colour (C) and brightness (Y) signals, achieving a clearer picture.

If the TV is equipped with a S-Video input connector, we recommend connecting it to this unit's S-Video output connector using a commercially available S-Video connection cord.

HOW TO CONNECT TO A TV WITHOUT AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT JACKS

If your TV does not have RCA type audio and video input jacks it is still possible to connect this DVD player to your TV's 75-ohm coaxial antenna terminal using an optional Stereo Audio/Video RF Modulator, not included. Connect the audio and video outputs of the DVD player to the audio and video inputs on the RF Modulator, and then connect the coaxial output of the RF Modulator (usually marked "TO TV") to the 75 ohm coaxial antenna terminal on your TV. Follow the instruction supplied with the RF Modulator for more details.

If your TV's 75 ohm coaxial antenna terminal is already occupied by an antenna or cable box connection, remove that cable from your TV's antenna terminal and reconnect it to the coaxial antenna input terminal of the RF Modulator (usually marked "ANT IN"), then connect the RF modulator to your TV's antenna terminal as described above.

NOTE:

- The picture quality from DVD discs will not be as good if the DVD player is connected to the TV's antenna terminal through an RF Modulator.

Basic Playback

DVD

CD

MP3

JPEG

WMA

Getting started

  • Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other components which are connected to the DVD player.
  • Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially available) are set to the correct channel.

1 Press the POWER ON button.

- "P-ON" will appear briefly on the display panel.

2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open disc loading tray.
3 Place the disc in the tray, with the label facing up.
4 Press the PLAY button.

- The tray will close automatically, then playback will start from the first chapter or track of the disc. If the playback does not start automatically, press the PLAY button.

- When you play back the DVD with a title menu, it may appear on the screen. In this case, refer to "Title menu".

5 Press the STOP button to stop playback.

NOTES:

  • A “prohibited icon” may appear at the top-right corner on the TV screen during operation, warning that a prohibited operation has been encountered by the DVD player or the disc.
  • With DVDs that use some titles for playback program signals, playback may start from the second title, or it may skip these titles.
  • During the playback of two layered disc, pictures may stop for a moment. This happens when the 1st layer switches to the 2nd layer. This is not a malfunction.
  • The operation may vary when you play back DVDs with disc menu. Refer to the manual accompanying the disc for details.

Brightness of the Front Panel Display

1 Press the DIMMER button on the front panel to select the desired brightness of the front panel display. (BRIGHT, DIMMER or OFF)

- The default setting is BRIGHT.

NOTES:

  • The brightness of the front panel display can be adjusted from the setup menu. Details are on page 23.
  • When you turn on the power next time, the brightness of the front panel display will be as set in setup menu.

General Features

DVD

DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features. Press the appropriate Numeric buttons or use the Cursor buttons (▲ /▼/ ◀/ ▶) to highlight your selection in the DVD main menu and press the ENTER button to confirm.

NOTE:

- Unless otherwise stated, all operations described in this manual are based on remote control use. Some operations can be carried out using the menu bar on the TV screen.

Disc Menus

DVD

1 Press the MENU button.

• The DVD main menu will appear.

2 If the feature is not available, symbol may appear on the TV screen.
3 If disc menu is available on the disc, audio language, subtitle options, chapters for the title and other options will appear for selection.
4 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ / ▼/ ◀/ ▶) to select an item, and the ENTER button to confirm the selection.

Title Menu

DVD

1 Press the TOP MENU button.

• The title menu will appear.
2 If the feature is not available, symbol may appear on the TV screen.
3 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ / ▼/ ◀/ ▶) to select an item, and the ENTER button to confirm the selection. - Playback will begin at the selected title.

CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACK

DVD

  • Press the MENU button to call up the DVD main menu.
  • Press the TOP MENU button to call up the title menu.

NOTE:

- Contents of menus and corresponding menu operations may vary among discs. Refer to the manual accompanying the disc for details.

Still / Pause

DVD

CD

MP3

JPEG

WMA

1 During playback, press the STILL/PAUSE button.

- Playback will pause and sound will be muted.

2 To continue playback, press the PLAY button.

NOTE:

- Set "STILL MODE" to "FIELD" on the display menu if pictures in the pause mode are blurred (refer to page 22).

Resume

DVD

CD

MP3

JPEG

WMA

1 During playback, press the STOP button.

- Resume message will appear on the TV screen.

2 Press the PLAY button, play-back will resume from the point at which playback was stopped.

- To cancel résume, press the STOP button twice.

NOTES:

  • The resume information be saved even when the power is turned off.
  • For MP3, JPEG or WMA, playback will resume from the beginning of the current track.

DVD

CD

MP3

WMA

1 During playback, press the ◀◀ or ▶▶ button repeatedly to select a desired forward or reverse speed.

- For DVDs, fast forward or reverse search speed is different depending on the disc. The approximate speed is 1 (x2), 2(x8), 3 (x20), 4 (x50), and 5 (x100).

DENON DVD-556 - Fast Forward / Reverse Search - 1

flowchart
graph LR
    Button1["◀1"] --> Button2["◀2"]
    Button2 --> Button3["◀3"]
    Button3 --> Button4["◀4"]
    Button4 --> Button5["◀5"]

DENON DVD-556 - Fast Forward / Reverse Search - 2

flowchart
graph LR
    A["Button"] --> B["1"]
    B --> C["2"]
    C --> D["3"]
    D --> E["4"]
    E --> F["5"]
  • For Audio CDs, MP3 and WMA, the approximate speed is 1 (x2), 2 (x8), and 3 (x16).
  • For Audio CDs, MP3 and WMA, sound will be output at any speed of fast forward and reverse search.

2 To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button.

Slow Forward / Slow Reverse

DVD

1 During playback, press the STILL/PAUSE button.
2 Press the ◀◀ or ▶▶ button.

- Slow motion playback will begin and sound will be muted.

3 Press the ◀◀ or ▶▶ button repeatedly to select a desired speed.

- Slow forward or reverse speed is different depending on the disc. Approximate speed is 1 (1/16), 2 (1/8), and 3 (1/2).

4 To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button.

NOTE:

- Set “STILL MODE” to “FIELD” on the Display menu if pictures in the slow playback mode are blurred (refer to page 22).

DENON DVD-556 - NOTE: - 1

flowchart
graph TD
    A["Button"] --> B["1"]
    B --> C["Downward Arrow"]
    C --> D["1"]
    D --> E["Downward Arrow"]
    E --> F["1"]
    F --> G["Downward Arrow"]

Step by Step Playback

DVD

1 During playback, press the STILL/PAUSE button.
- Playback will pause and sound will be muted.
2 The disc advances frame by frame each time the STILL/PAUSE button is pressed.
3 To exit step by step playback, press the PLAY button.

NOTE:

- Set “STILL MODE” to “FIELD” on the display menu if pictures in the pause mode are blurred (refer to page 22).

Zoom

DVD | JPEG

This function allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the zoomed image.

1 Press the ZOOM button during playback.
- Playback will continue.
2 Press the ZOOM button repeatedly to select a desired zoom factor: x2, x4 or off.
- Only x2 zoom is available for JPEG.

DENON DVD-556 - Zoom - 1

flowchart
graph LR
    A["x2"] --> B["x4"]
    B --> C["Child Icon"]

3 Use the Cursor buttons (▲ / ▼ / ◀ / ▶) to move the zoomed picture across the screen.

DENON DVD-556 - Zoom - 2

flowchart
graph TD
    A["Step 1: Data Input"] --> B["Step 2: Processing"]
    B --> C["Step 3: Feedback Loop"]
    C --> D["Step 4: Output"]
    D --> E["Step 5: Display"]
    E --> F["Step 6: Return"]
    F --> A

4 To exit zoom mode, press the ZOOM button.

NOTES:

  • Zoom function does not work while disc menu is shown.
  • x4 zoom is not available on some discs.
  • Navigation screen is not available on JPEG.
  • You cannot pan through the zoomed picture on some JPEG files.

DVD

By using the SEARCH MODE button

1 Press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly until the chapter search or the title search display appears during playback.
2 Enter the desired chapter/title number with the Numeric buttons.

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By using the SKIP buttons ◀◀▶▶

During playback, press the SKIP ▶▶▶I button to move to the next chapter. Press it repeatedly to skip to subsequent chapters. Press the SKIP I◀◀ button to go back to the beginning of the current chapter. Press it repeatedly to go to the previous chapters.

  • Chapter number will appear briefly on the front display panel.
  • If the SKIP ◀◀ or ▶▶ button is pressed while the playback is paused, the playback after skipping to the next chapter will be also paused.

NOTES:

  • Depending on the disc being played, the Numeric buttons can be used to search for a desired chapter by entering the chapter number directly. Refer to the manual accompanying the disc.
  • The SKIP ◀◀◀ and ▶▶◀I buttons are not available when playback is stopped.
  • A disc that does not contain chapters within titles, the SKIP ◀◀ and ▶▶buttons change the titles.

CD

MP3

JPEG

WMA

There are two ways to begin playback an Audio CD, MP3, JPEG or WMA disc at a specific track.

By using the SEARCH MODE button

1 Press the SEARCH MODE button.

- The track search display appears.

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2 Within 30 seconds, select a desired track number using the Numeric buttons.

  • For the disc with less than 10 tracks, press the track number directly.
  • For discs with 10 or more but less than 100 tracks, to play back a single-digit track, press 0 first, then the track number (e.g. for track 3, press 0, 3). To play back a double-digit track, press the track number.
  • For discs with 100 or more tracks, to play back a single- or a double-digit track, press 0 first, then the track number (e.g. for track 3, press 0, 0, 3, and for track 26, press 0, 2, 6). To play back a triple-digit track, press the track number.
  • Press the CLEAR button to erase the incorrect input.

NOTE:

- The +10 button can also bring up the track search display except for the disc with less than 10 tracks. For such a disc, track search can be done by just pressing the track number.

By using the SKIP buttons ◀◀▶▶

During playback, press the SKIP ▶▶▶ button to move to the next track. Press it repeatedly to skip to subsequent tracks. Press the SKIP ◀◀◀ button to go back to the beginning of the current track. Press it repeatedly to go to the previous tracks.

  • Track number will appear briefly on the front panel display.
  • If the SKIP ◀◀ or ▶▶ button is pressed while the play-back is paused, the playback will be paused again after skipping to the next track.

NOTE:

- The SKIP ◀◀◀ and ▶▶◀I buttons are not available when playback is stopped.

DVD CD

1 Press the SEARCH MODE button until the time

search screen appears on the TV screen.

2 Within 30 seconds, enter a desired disc time point on the disc with the Numeric buttons.

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  • Playback will start at the specified time.
  • For Time Search, "0" appears automatically when there is no need to enter a number. For example, "0:0_:_" appears in the time search screen if the total time of the disc is less than 10 minutes.

3 Press the CLEAR button to erase an incorrect input.

Marker Setup Screen

DVD | CD

You can use markers to memorize your favorite places on a disc.

1 Press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly until the display screen and Markers appear during playback.

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2 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 and ensure that “_ : _ : _” appears in the display.
3 When the disc reaches the point you want to remember, press the ENTER button.

- The title or track and elapsed playback time will appear in the TV screen.

4 To return to the Marker later, press the SEARCH MODE button repeatedly during playback and the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to choose a desired marker, then press the ENTER button.
5 Press the SEARCH MODE or RETURN button to exit.

NOTES:

  • Opening the disc tray, turning off the power or selecting AC at step 2 and pressing the ENTER button will erase all Markers.
  • To clear a marker, using the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶), position the cursor on to the marker number to be cleared and press the CLEAR button.
  • You can mark up to 10 points.

Repeat

- The REPEAT button is available only during playback.

REPEAT TITLE / CHAPTER

DVD

To activate Repeat function, press the REPEAT button during playback.

- The repeat mode changes as described below every time you press the button.

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flowchart
graph LR
    A["OFF (repeat off)"] --> B["CHAPTER (current chapter repeat)"]
    B --> C["TITLE (current title repeat)"]
    C --> A

NOTES:

  • The Repeat Title/Chapter setting will be cleared when moving to other title or chapter.
  • Repeat playback does not function during A-B repeat playback.
  • Repeat Title/Chapter is not available with some scenes.

REPEAT TRACK / GROUP / ALL

CD

To activate Repeat function, press the REPEAT button during playback.

- The repeat mode changes as described below every time you press the button.

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flowchart
graph LR
    A["OFF (repeat off)"] --> B["TRACK (current track repeat)"]
    B --> C["ALL (entire disc repeat)"]

NOTES:

  • In the track repeat, the repeat setting will be cleared when moving to other track.
  • Repeat playback does not function during A-B repeat playback.

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flowchart
graph LR
    A["OFF (repeat off)"] --> B["TRACK (current track repeat)"]
    B --> C["GROUP (current folder repeat)"]
    C --> D["ALL (entire disc repeat)"]

NOTE:

- In the track or group repeat, the repeat setting will be cleared when moving to other track or group.

A-B REPEAT

DVD CD

1 Press the A-B REPEAT button at your chosen starting point.

- A- appears briefly on the TV screen.

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2 Press the A-B REPEAT button again at your chosen end point.

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- A-B appears briefly on the TV screen, and the repeat sequence begins.

3 To exit the sequence, press the A-B REPEAT button.

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NOTES:

  • The A-B Repeat section can only be set within the current title (for DVD), or current track (for Audio CD).
  • A-B Repeat is not available with some scenes on DVD.
  • To cancel the A point which was set, press the CLEAR button.
  • A-B Repeat playback does not function during title, chapter, track or all repeat playback.

Program Playback

This function allows you to program a playback order of Audio CD, MP3, JPEG or WMA in a desired sequence.

CD

1 In stop mode, press the MODE button.

• The program screen will appear.

2 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select a track, then press the ENTER button.

- Press the CLEAR button to erase the most recently entered track.

3 Press the PLAY button to start programmed playback.

PROGRAM CD-DA TOTAL 0:03:30 1 3:30 2 4:30 3 5:00 4 3:10 5 5:10 6 1:30 7 2:30 1/2 1/1 1 3:30

MP3

JPEG

WMA

1 In stop mode, press the MODE button.

• The program screen will appear.

2 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select a group, then press the ENTER button.

- A track selection screen appears.

3 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select a track, then press the ENTER button to save it in a program.

  • Press the CLEAR button to erase the most recently entered track.
  • The programmed track is displayed in the right-hand screen.
  • If the entire program cannot be displayed on the screen, “▼” appears.
  • Pressing the Cursor button (◀) will show a list of folders that belong to the hierarchy which is one-level higher than the currently

4 Press the PLAY button to start programmed playback.

- Press the RETURN button, and the stop screen will show up with the program contents in memory.

NOTES:

  • Press the STOP button once and then the PLAY button again, playback will restart from the point where the STOP button was pressed. (Program continued.)
  • Press the STOP button twice and then the PLAY button again, playback will restart from the first track in the usual way. Your program is still stored until either the disc tray is open or power is turned off.
  • Up to 99 tracks can be entered.
  • To erase tracks in the program all together, select ALL CLEAR at the bottom of the list at step 2.
  • To repeat the current track in the program, press the REPEAT button repeatedly until 📄 TRACK appears during playback. To repeat the entire program press the REPEAT button repeatedly until 📄 ALL appears during playback.
  • If eight or more tracks were set in a program, use the SKIP ◀◀ or ▶▶ button to see all the tracks.
  • When selecting the folder:

-Press the Cursor button (▶) when you want to go to the next hierarchy.

-Press the Cursor button (◀) when you want to go back to the previous hierarchy (except for the top hierarchy).

- Even if an inserted disc contains mixed MP3, JPEG and WMA files, Program function allows 99 tracks in combination of MP3, JPEG and WMA files.

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Random Playback

CD

MP3

JPEG

WMA

This function shuffles the playback order of tracks instead of playback in the original sequence.

1 In stop mode, press the RANDOM button.

- The random screen will appear.

2 Press the PLAY button to start random playback.

RANDOM CD-DA TOTAL 0:45:55 RANDOM PROGRAM --no indication--

NOTES:

  • To repeat the current track in the random selection, press the REPEAT button repeatedly until TRACK appears during playback. To repeat the entire random selection press the REPEAT button repeatedly until ALL appears during playback.
  • You cannot go back to the previous track during random playback.
  • For a disc containing mixed MP3, JPEG and WMA files, random playback of those files will be performed.

MP3 / JPEG / WMA Playback

MP3

JPEG

WMA

When a CD-R or CD-RW disc with MP3, JPEG or WMA files is inserted in the DVD player and the MENU button is pressed, the file list will appear on display. The number of tracks is also displayed on the front panel.

1 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select the desired group (folder) or track.

  • To return to the previous screen, press the Cursor button (◀).
  • If a group (folder) is selected, press the Cursor button (▶) or ENTER button to go on to the track selection screen. Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to choose a track, then press the PLAY or ENTER button.
  • If a track is selected, press the PLAY or ENTER button to start playing back tracks. The selected track and the subsequent tracks will be played back.
  • When selecting the folders

-Press the Cursor button (▶) when you want to go to the next hierarchy.

-Press the Cursor button (◀) when you want to go back to the previous hierarchy (except for the top hierarchy).
- Press the TOP MENU button to return to the first item.

2 Press the STOP button to stop playback.

NOTES:

  • Folders are known as Groups; files are known as Tracks.
  • A symbol of 📄 is shown on the top of the group name.
  • A symbol of 3D is shown on the top of MP3 files
  • A symbol of 📄 is shown on the top of JPEG files.
  • A symbol of ♪ is shown on the top of WMA files.
    • Maximum of 255 folders can be recognized.
    • Maximum of 999 files can be recognized.
  • Up to 8 hierarchies can be recognized.
  • If the track extends beyond the scope of screen, a down arrow “▼” appears, indicating that the user can view another part on the previous page. The current page number and the number of total pages are shown on the left of the down arrow “▼”.
  • If no MP3, JPEG or WMA files are found in the group, the group is not displayed.
  • The DVD player can reproduce data recorded as per ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet on the disc.
  • It can also run a disc on which data is recorded in a multi-session.
  • For more details of recording systems, refer to the instruction manual for the CD-R / CD-RW drive or the writing software.
  • For MP3 and WMA files recorded in Variable Bit Rate (VBR), the unit may not display the actual elapsed time.

This player recommends the use of files recorded at the following specifications:

Applicable MP3 fileRemarks
Sampling frequency44.1kHz48kHz• It is prohibited to record MP3 sound on a digital device when the connection is made digitally.
TypeMPEG1audio layer 3• MP3 files recorded at fixed bit rate of 32 kbps or higher are recommended.
Applicable JPEG fileRemarks
Size of imageUpper limit: 6300x5100 dotsLower limit: 32x32 dots• A JPEG image that extends beyond the screen is reduced so that it will be displayed within the screen.
Applicable WMA fileRemarks
Sampling frequency44.1kHz48kHzThose frequencies are applicable to WMA version 9.
Bit rate48–192kbpsEnsure that the copyright function is set to off when preparing a WMA disc.
TypeWMA version 9A prohibition “disable” symbol will appear if the user attempts to run a non-reproducible file such as copyright-protected.Recorded in 5.1 channel format cannot be played back.

Information on MP3, JPEG and WMA discs

  • This DVD player can play back images and sounds from data recorded in MP3 and JPEG formats on CD-R and CD-RW discs.
  • A file with an extension of “.mp3 (MP3)” is called an MP3 file.
  • A file with an extension of “.jpg (JPG)” or “.jpeg (JPEG)” is called a JPEG file.

The DVD player can run an image file conforming to the Exif specification. Exif is a file format, Exchangeable Image File format established by Japanese Electronic Industry Development Association (JEIDA).

  • A file with an extension of “.wma (WMA)” is called a WMA file.
  • Files whose extension is other than “.mp3 (MP3)”, “.jpg (JPG)” and “.jpeg (JPEG)” or “.wma (WMA)” will not be listed on the MP3, JPEG or WMA menu.
  • If the file is not recorded in MP3, JPEG or WMA format, noise may be produced even if the file extension is either ".mp3 (MP3)", ".jpg (JPG)", ".jpeg (JPEG)" or ".wma (WMA)".
  • The name of group and track can be displayed up to 25 characters. Unrecognisable characters will be replaced with asterisks. The ninth and deeper hierarchies cannot be displayed.
  • Unplayable groups or tracks may be displayed depending on the recording conditions.
  • If the TOP MENU button is pressed when a file list is displayed, the first item will be highlighted.

Kodak Picture CD

The DVD player can also run JPEG files stored on Kodak Picture CDs. You can enjoy picture images on the television set by playing back the Picture CDs.

For details of Kodak Picture CD, contact a shop that provide developing service of Kodak Inc.

1 In stop mode, press the MENU button. Kodak

Picture CD menu appears.

- If all menu items cannot be displayed on the screen scope,

“▶▶” appears at the right bottom of the screen, indicating that the user can view remaining items on the next page.
“I◀◀” appears, it indicates that the user can view other items on the previous page. The

track number of the currently h tracks are shown at the center

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flowchart
graph TD
    A["Picture1"] --> B["Picture2"]
    C["Picture3"] --> D["Picture4"]
    E["Picture5"] --> F["Picture6"]
    G["1/32"] --> H["Current track number / the number of total tracks"]

- If “▶▶” is shown at the right bottom, use the SKIP ▶▶ button to view the next page. If “◀◀” is shown at the left bottom, use the SKIP ◀◀ button to view the previous page. - It may take some time until all menu items are displayed on the menu screen.

2 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ / ▼ / ◀ / ▶), select a desired track to be played back, then press the PLAY or ENTER button.

- If a Kodak Picture CD file is selected, an image will be played back from the selected track and go to the next one in turn.

3 Press the STOP button, to stop playback.

NOTES on JPEG and Kodak Picture CD:

  • A track is displayed for 5 or 10 seconds and then the next track is displayed.
  • Every press on the Cursor button (▶) will turn the image clockwise by 90 degrees when an image is displayed. A press on the Cursor button (◀) will turn the image counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
  • To change the size of the playback image, press the MODE button twice. The size change mode appears on top of the TV screen during playback. Then press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) or ENTER button to switch between NORMAL (100%) and SMALL (95%).
  • Progressive JPEGs (JPEG files saved in the progressive format) will not be played back on this DVD player.
  • High resolution JPEG files take longer to be displayed.
  • The size change mode may have no effect on some files (e.g. files with a small picture size).

NOTES on WMA:

  • The DVD player can reproduce data recorded as ISO 9660 level 2 with 31 characters file name included punctuation marks. The name of file can be displayed up to 25 characters.
    • Maximum of 8 subfolders can be recognized.
  • It can also be displayed tag information of WMA at least 64 characters.
  • A file with an extension of Joliet as Unicode format in up to 64 characters can be recognized.
  • This unit cannot play back copyright protected WMA files.

Changing the On-Screen Display

You can check information about the current disc by pressing the DISPLAY button on the remote control.

DVD

1 Press the DISPLAY button during playback.

- Current chapter number/total chapters, elapsed time and remaining time of the current back status will be displayed.

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2 Press the DISPLAY button again.

- Current title number/total titles, elapsed time and remaining time of the current title, and current playback status will be displayed.

3 Press the DISPLAY button for the third time.

- The bit rate (the amount of video data currently being read) and current playback status will

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  • Current repeat setting appears on the right side of the display bar only when the repeat setting is active. (C: Chapter repeat/ T: Title repeat/A B: A-B repeat)
  • If you are playing back a two-layered disc, the layer number will also be displayed. (L0: Layer 0 is played back. L1: Layer 1 is played back.)

4 Press the DISPLAY button again to exit.

CD

1 Press the DISPLAY button during playback.

  • Current track number/total tracks, elapsed time and remaining time of the current track, and current playback status will be displayed.
  • Current repeat setting appears on the right side of the display bar only when the Repeat setting is active. ( T: Track repeat/ A: All tracks repeat/A B: A-B repeat)

2 Press the DISPLAY button again.

  • Current track number/total tracks, elapsed time and remaining time of the entire disc, and current playback status will be displayed.
  • Current repeat setting appears on the right side of the display bar only when the Repeat setting is active. ( T: Track repeat/ A: All tracks repeat/A B: A-B repeat)
  • When you are playing back a disc in program or random mode, TR PROGRAM (or RANDOM) will be displayed.

3 Press the DISPLAY button again to exit.

1 Press the DISPLAY button during playback.

- Current file name will be displayed.

2 Press the DISPLAY button.

  • Current track number/total tracks and elapsed time (MP3) will be displayed.
  • Current repeat setting appears only when the Repeat setting is active.
    ( T: Track repeat/ A: All (disc) repeat/ G: Group repeat).
  • When you are playing back a disc with MP3 or JPEG files in program or random mode, TR PROGRAM (or RANDOM) will be displayed.

3 Press the DISPLAY button to exit.

- During program or random playback, each playback status will be displayed when you press the DISPLAY button. Then press the DISPLAY button to exit.

MP3 JPEG TRACK 01 Example: MP3> TR 1/36 0:01:15 CT

WMA

1 Press the DISPLAY button during playback.

- Current file name will be displayed.

2 Press the DISPLAY button again.

- Title name based on tag information of currently played-back file will be displayed.

3 Press the DISPLAY button for the third time.

- Artist name based on tag information of currently played-back file will be displayed.

4 Press the DISPLAY button again.

  • Current track number/total tracks and elapsed time will be displayed.
  • Current repeat setting appears only when the Repeat setting is active.
    ( ⊙ T: Track repeat/ ⊙ A: All (disc) repeat/ ⊙ G: Group (folder) repeat).

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- When you are playing back a disc in program or random mode, TR PROGRAM (or RANDOM) will be displayed.

5 Press the DISPLAY button to exit.
- During program or random playback, each playback status will be displayed when you press the DISPLAY button. Then press the DISPLAY button to exit.

NOTE:

- If the file does not contain tag information, NOT AVAILABLE will be displayed.

Slide Show Mode

JPEG

You can switch to the slide show mode during playback.

1 Press the MODE button during playback.

  • The slide show mode screen will appear.
  • You cannot change to the slide show mode in stop mode or from the file list screen or the Picture CD menu screen.

2 Press the ENTER button.

• The slide show mode will change.
CUT IN/OUT: The entire image appears in one time.
FADE IN/OUT: The image appears and disappears gradually.

3 Press the MODE button to exit.

Dialog Speed

DVD

Available only on discs recorded in the Dolby Digital format, Dialog Speed plays back in slightly faster or slower speed while keeping the sound quality as in the normal playback.

1 During playback, press the MODE button repeat-

edly until the Dialog Speed setting appears.

- "OFF" appears on the TV screen.

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2 Press the ENTER button or the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to switch among ♪ (x1.3), ♪ (x0.8) and OFF.

♪: Plays back approximately at 0.8 times of normal playback.
♪♪ : Plays back approximately at 1.3 times of normal playback.

3 To return to normal playback, press the PLAY button.

NOTES:

  • Every time you press the STOP button, the setting will be turned OFF.
  • Subtitle can be viewed during this function.
  • Picture Control, Black Level and Audio Language setting cannot be changed while using this mode.
    • Virtual Surround does not function while using this mode.
  • This feature may not work at some point on a disc.
  • When using digital audio connection (COAXIAL or OPTICAL), the LPCM sound will be output.
  • When using the Dialog Speed function with 5.1 channel digital outputting, the analog output sound will be fixed at 2 channel.
  • When using digital audio connection, only the Dolby Digital sound will be available.

Audio Language

DVD

The DVD player allows you to select a language (if multiple languages are available) during DVD disc playback.

1 Press the AUDIO button during playback.
2 Press the AUDIO button repeatedly to select your desired language.

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flowchart
graph TD
    A["1.ENG Dolby D 3/2.1ch 48k/3"] --> B["2.FRE Dolby D 3/2.1ch 48k/3"]
    B --> C["..."]
    C --> D["3.JPN Dolby D 3/2.1ch 48k/3"]
    E["HELLO"] --> F["Bon jour"]
    F --> G["..."]

NOTES:

  • The sound mode cannot be changed during playback of discs not recorded in double sound.
  • Some discs allow to change audio language setting on the disc menu. (Operation varies between discs. Refer to the manual accompanying the disc.)
  • Pressing the AUDIO button may not work on some DVDs with multiple audio languages (e.g. DVDs which allow to change audio language setting on the disc menu).
  • If you choose a language that has a three-letter language code, the code will be displayed every time you change the Audio Language setting. If you choose any other Languages, ‘---’ will be displayed instead (refer to page 24).
  • Audio Language selection cannot be made during Dialog Speed.
  • If the disc has no audio language, 'NOT AVAILABLE' will be displayed.

Subtitle Language

DVD

The DVD player allows you to select a subtitle language (if multiple languages are available) during DVD playback.

1 Press the SUBTITLE button during playback.
2 Press the SUBTITLE button repeatedly to select your desired subtitle language.

- The selected language will be displayed on the display bar at the top of the screen.

- Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to turn on or off subtitles during playback.

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flowchart
graph TD
    A["1.ENG/6"] --> B["2.FRE/6"]
    B --> C["..."]
    C --> D["OFF"]
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style D fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    note1["Subtitle 1"] --> A
    note2["Subtitle 2"] --> B
    note3["OFF"] --> D

3 To turn off subtitles, press the SUBTITLE button repeatedly until OFF appears.

NOTES:

  • Some discs allow subtitle language setting on the disc menu. (Operation varies between discs. Refer to the manual accompanying the disc.)
  • Pressing the SÜBTITLE button may not work on some DVDs with multiple subtitle languages (e.g. DVDs which allow subtitle language setting on the disc menu).
  • If your desired language is not shown after pressing the SUBTITLE button several times, the disc does not have subtitles in that language.
  • If you choose a language that has a three-letter language code, the code will be displayed every time you change the Subtitle Language setting. If you choose any other Languages, ‘---’ will be displayed instead (refer to page 24).
  • If the disc has no subtitle language, 'NOT AVAILABLE' will be displayed.

Camera Angle

DVD

Some DVD discs contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from various angles. You can change the camera angle when the ( ) mark appears on the screen.

1 Press the ANGLE button during playback.

- The selected angle will be displayed on the display bar at the top of the screen.

2 Press the ANGLE button repeatedly to select your desired angle.

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flowchart
graph TD
    A["Block 1/8"] --> B["Arrow"]
    C["Block 2/8"] --> D["Arrow"]
    E["Block 8/8"] --> F["Arrow"]
    G["Angle 1"] --> A
    H["Angle 2"] --> C
    I["Angle 8"] --> E

NOTE:

- If the "ANGLE ICON" setting is "OFF" in the Display menu, the (☐) will not appear.

Picture Control

DVD

Picture Control adjusts Brightness, Contrast, Color, Gamma Correction and Sharpness of the specific display.

1 During playback, press the MODE button.
2 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to switch among items.
3 Press the ENTER button or the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to adjust the selected item to a desired level. - 6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6 can be selected.
4 To return to normal playback, press the RETURN button.

NOTES:

  • The default settings for all items in Picture Control are "0".
  • The setting display will disappear in 10 seconds of no use.
  • This function cannot be used during Dialog Speed (refer to page 19).

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Stereo Sound Mode

CD

1 Press the AUDIO button repeatedly during play-back to select your desired sound mode.

STEREO - both right and left channels are active (stereo)

L-ch - only left channel is active

R-ch - only right channel is active

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flowchart
graph TD
    A["STEREO"] --> B["L-ch"]
    B --> C["R-ch"]
    D["Both right and left channels are active (stereo)."] --> E["Only the left channel is active."]
    F["Only the right channel is active."] --> G["Only the right channel is active."]

NOTE:

- The STEREO can only be output when playing back DTS CD.

Virtual Surround

DVD

CD

MP3

WMA

You can enjoy surround-sound effect with two speakers.

1 During playback, press the MODE button repeatedly until the Virtual Surround setting appears.

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2 Press the ENTER button to set it 1(Natural effect), 2(Emphasized effect) or OFF.

3 Press the RETURN button to exit.

NOTES:

  • Select Virtual Surround OFF or lower the volume if the sound is distorted.
  • Virtual Surround will not be effective if the sound mode is set to something other than “STEREO” (for Audio CD playback only).
  • This function cannot be used during Dialog Speed (refer to page 19).

Black Level Setting

DVD

Adjust the Black Level Setting to make the black parts of the picture as bright as you prefer.

1 During playback, press the MODE button repeatedly until Black Level setting appears.

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2 Press the ENTER button to switch ON/OFF. ON (Default) : Makes the dark parts brighter. OFF : Shows the original picture as recorded.
3 Press the RETURN button to exit.

NOTE:

- This function cannot be used during Dialog Speed (refer to page 19).

DVD SETUP

In Setup menu, QUICK mode, CUSTOM mode and INITIALIZE mode (refer to pages 21-23) are available. QUICK mode consists of the setting menus frequently used, and they are accompanied with QUICK mark. You can make all settings in CUSTOM mode.

Language Setting

Language options are not available with some discs.

1 Press the SETUP button in stop mode.
2 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select CUSTOM, then press the ENTER button.

- The custom mode will appear.

3 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select LANGUAGE, then press the ENTER button to confirm.
4 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select an item, then press the ENTER button.

DIALOG (Default : ORIGINAL)

- Sets the audio language.

SUBTITLE (Default : OFF)

- Sets the subtitle language.

DISC MENU (Default : ENGLISH)

- Sets the language for DVD Menu.

OSD (Default : ENGLISH) QUICK

- Sets the language for the On-Screen display.

LANGUAGE DIALOG ORIGINAL SUBTITLE OFF DISC MENU ENGLISH OSD ENGLISH

5 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select a setting, then press the ENTER button.

  • If OTHER is selected in the DIALOG, SUBTITLE or DISC MENU, press four-digit number to enter the code for the desired language (refer to the language code list on page 24).
  • Only the languages supported by the disc can be selected.
    6 Press the SETUP button to exit and activate the new settings.

NOTE:

- Language Setting for DIALOG and SUBTITLE may not be available with some discs. Then use the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons. Details are on page 20.

Display Setting

You can change certain aspects of the DVD display screens, still mode setting, the display panel on the front of the DVD player and Progressive settings.

1 Press the SETUP button in stop mode.
2 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select
CUSTOM, then press the ENTER button.
- The custom mode will appear.
3 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select DISPLAY, then press the ENTER button to confirm.
4 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select an item, then press the ENTER button.

TV ASPECT (Default : 4:3 LETTER BOX)

QUICK

  • Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) for an item selection, then press the ENTER button.
  • Select 4:3 LETTER BOX for a black bars appears on top and bottom of the screen.
  • Select 4:3 PAN & SCAN for a full height picture with both sides trimmed.
  • Select 16:9 WIDE if a wide-screen TV is connected to the DVD player.

STILL MODE (Default : AUTO)

  • Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) for an item selection (AUTO, FIELD, or FRAME), then press the ENTER button.
  • This function allows you to adjust picture resolution and quality in still mode.
  • An individual picture on TV screen is called as “frame”, which consists of two separate images called as “field”. Some pictures may be blurred at the AUTO setting in still mode due to their data characteristics.
  • AUTO: Automatically selects the best resolution setting (FRAME or FIELD) based on the data characteristics of the pictures.
  • FIELD: Select FIELD when the pictures are still unstable even if AUTO is selected. FIELD stabilizes the pictures, although the picture quality may become coarse due to the limited amount of data.
  • FRAME: Select FRAME to display relatively motionless pictures in higher resolution. FRAME improves the picture quality, although it may unstabilize the pictures due to simultaneous output of two field data.

PROGRESSIVE (Default: OFF) QUICK

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  • Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) for set PROGRESSIVE to ON or OFF, then press the ENTER button.
  • The setting will be effective when you exit the setup screen by pressing SETUP.
  • When PROGRESSIVE is ON, P.SCAN appears on the DVD player's display after you exit the setup screen.
    • Refer to page 11 for more details.

PROG.MODE (Default: AUTO1)

  • Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select a setting (AUTO1, AUTO2, or VIDEO), then press the ENTER button.
  • This function allows you to select the image output, depending on the base material (video or film) of the recorded DVD images, when VIDEO OUT is set to COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE.
  • AUTO1: Automatically selects the best image output (AUTO2 or VIDEO) based on the information of data stream.
  • AUTO2: A combination of the top and bottom fields is output as one-frame image.

DISPLAY TV ASPECT 4:3 LETTER BOX STILL MODE AUTO PROGRESSIVE OFF PROG.MODE AUTO1

DISPLAY TV ASPECT 4:3 LETTER BOX 4.3 PAN & SCAN 16:9 WIDE

DISPLAY STILL MODE AUTO FIELD FRAME

DISPLAY TV ASPECT 43 LETTER BOX STILL MODE AUTO PROGRESSIVE OFF PROG.MODE AUTO1

DISPLAY PROG. MODE AUTO1 AUTO2 VIDEO

• VIDEO: Either of top or bottom field is output for one-frame image.

5 Press the SETUP button to exit and activate the new settings.

Audio Setting

You can change some Audio settings. It only affects during the playback of DVD discs.

1 Press the SETUP button in stop mode.
2 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select CUSTOM, then press the ENTER button.

- The custom mode will appear.

3 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select AUDIO, then the ENTER button to confirm.
4 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) button to select an item, then press the ENTER button.

- This menu display contains 2 pages. Press the Cursor button (▼) repeatedly to show the next page.

AUDIO DRC ON LPCM SELECT OFF DOLBY DIGITAL BITSTREAM DTS BITSTREAM

DRC (Dynamic Range Control) (Default : ON)

  • DRC function compresses the range of sound volume.
  • DRC function is available only on the discs that are recorded in the Dolby Digital format.

LPCM SELECT (Default : OFF)

  • Set to ON when outputting in 48kHz (or 44.1kHz).
  • This function is available only on digital outputting of a disc recorded in over 96kHz (or 88kHz).

AUDIO LPCM SELECT ON DOLBY DIGITAL OFF BITSTREAM DTS BITSTREAM

AUDIO DRC ON LPCM SELECT OFF DOLBY DIGITAL BITSTREAM DTS BITSTREAM

- The sound will be down sampled at 48kHz, even if you set to OFF.

DOLBY DIGITAL

(Default: BITSTREAM)

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  • Set to BITSTREAM when the player is connected to a Dolby Digital decoder.
  • This function is effective only for the COAXIAL and OPTICAL connections.

BITSTREAM:

DOLBY DIGITAL signals are output as Bitstream.

PCM: Convert Dolby Digital to PCM.

DTS

(Default: BITSTREAM)

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- Set to BITSTREAM when the unit is connected to a DTS decoder.

BITSTREAM:

DTS signals are output as Bitstream.

AUDIO DRC ON LPCM SELECT OFF DOLBY DIGITAL BITSTREAM DTS BITSTREAM

OFF: No DTS sound will be output.

- DTS sound is output only from digital audio outputs.

5 Press the SETUP button to exit and activate the new settings.

AUDIO DRC ON LPCM SELECT OFF DOLBY DIGITAL BITSTREAM DTS BITSTREAM

Ratings Control

Ratings Control allows you to set a limit, which prevents your children from viewing inappropriate materials on DVDs. A four-digit password that you establish will give you the control.

RATING LEVEL

You can set a viewing limit through Rating Level. Playback of the discs will stop if the disc's general rating exceeds the limit you set.

1 Press the SETUP button in stop mode.
2 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select CUSTOM, then press the ENTER button.
3 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select RATINGS, then press the ENTER button.
4 Press the Numeric buttons to enter your four-digit password.

- When doing this for the first time, enter any four-digit number by pressing the Numeric buttons (express the ENTER button. That nu the password from the second tin your password in case you forget

- If you forget the password, press 4, 7, 3, 7. The original password will be cleared and rating levels will be set to ALL. Enter a new four-digit password, then press the ENTER button.

5 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select RATING LEVEL, then press the ENTER button.
6 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select a desired level, then press the ENTER button.
7 Press the SETUP button to exit and activate the new settings.

NOTE:

- This function may not work on some DVDs. Be sure if the RATINGS operates in the way you have set.

To Change the Password:

1) Follow the steps 1 to 4 above.
2) Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select PASSWORD CHANGE, then press the ENTER button.
3) Enter a new four-digit password, then press the ENTER button.
4) Press the SETUP button to exit.

1 Press 4, 7, 3, 7 at step 4.
- Password will be cleared and rating level will be set to ALL.
2 Repeat steps 4 to 7 to re-establish the parental lock.

CONTROL LEVELS

• ALL
Parental lock is cancelled.
- Level 8
DVD software of any grade (adult/general/children) can be played back.
- Levels 7 to 2
Only DVD software intended for general use and children can be played back.
- Level 1

Only DVD software intended for children can be played back, with those intended for adult and general use prohibited.

Others Setting

This function allows you to adjust Angle Icon availability, Auto Power off, brightness of the Player's display panel and slide show mode.

1 Press the SETUP button in stop mode.
2 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select CUSTOM, then press ENTER.

• The custom mode will appear.

3 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select Other, then press the ENTER button to confirm.
4 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select an item, then press ENTER.

ANGLE ICON (Default : ON)

- Press the ENTER button repeatedly to turn ON or OFF.

OTHERS ANGLE ICON ON AUTO POWER OFF ON PANEL DISPLAY BRIGHT SLIDE SHOW 5sec

OTHERS ANGLE ICON ON AUTO POWER OFF ON PANEL DISPLAY BRIGHT SLIDE SHOW 5sec

AUTO POWER OFF (Default : ON)

  • Press the ENTER button repeatedly to turn ON or OFF.
  • It will turn off the DVD player automatically after 30 minutes of no use.

PANEL DISPLAY

(Default : BRIGHT)

  • Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select a setting (BRIGHT, DIMMER and AUTO), then press the ENTER button.
  • When AUTO is selected, the display dims only during playback.

SLIDE SHOW (Default : 5sec)

  • This adjusts the playback speed of the JPEG SLIDE SHOW.
  • Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select between 5 sec and 10 sec, then press the ENTER button.

5 Press the SETUP button to exit.

OTHERS ANGLE ICON ON AUTO POWER OFF ON PANEL DISPLAY BRIGHT SLIDE SHOW 5sec

OTHERS PANEL DISPLAY BRIGHT DIMMER AUTO

OTHERS SLIDE SHOW 5sec 10sec

Reset to the Default Settings (except for Ratings Control)

This allows you to return all selections of SETUP (except for RATINGS) to their default settings.

1 Press the SETUP button in stop mode.
2 Press the Cursor buttons (◀ or ▶) to select INITIALIZE, then press the ENTER button.
3 Press the Cursor buttons (▲ or ▼) to select YES, then press the ENTER button.
4 Press the SETUP button to exit.

NOTE:

- If you like to cancel initializing, select NO at step 3.

Language Code List

LanguageCodeLanguageCodeLanguageCodeLanguageCode
A-BFrisian5271Malay5965Somali6561
Abkhazian4748Galician5358Malayalam5958Spanish [SPA]5165
Afar4747Georgian5747Maltese5966Sundanese6567
Afrikaans4752German [GER]5051Maori5955Swahili6569
Albanian6563Greek [GRE]5158Marathi5964Swedish [SWE]6568
Amharic4759Greenlandic5758Moldavian5961T
Arabic4764Guarani5360Mongolian5960Tagalog6658
Armenian5471Gujarati5367Nauru6047Tajik6653
Assamese4765Hausa5447Nepali6051Tamil6647
Aymara4771Hebrew5569Norwegian [NOR]6061Tatar6666
Azerbaijani4772Hindi5455O-RTelugu6651
Bashkir4847Hungarian [HUN]5467Occitan6149Thai6654
Basque5167I-KOriya6164Tibetan4861
Bengali;Bangla4860Icelandic [ICE]5565Oromo(Afan)6159Tigrinya6655
Bhutani5072Indonesian5560Panjabi6247Tonga6661
Bihari4854Interlingua5547Pashto;Pushto6265Tsonga6665
Bislama4855Interlingue5551Persian5247Turkish [TUR]6664
Breton4864Inupiak5557Polish6258Turkmen6657
Bulgarian4853Irish [IRI]5347Portuguese [POR]6266Twi6669
Burmese5971Italian [ITA]5566Quechua6367U-Z
Byelorussian4851Japanese [JPN]5647Rhaeto-Romance6459Ukrainian6757
C-EJavanese5669Romanian [RUM]6461Urdu6764
Cambodian5759Kannada5760Russian [RUS]6467Uzbek6772
Catalan4947Kashmiri5765SVietnamese6855
Chinese [CHI]7254Kazakh5757Samoan6559Volapuk6861
Corsican4961Kinyarwanda6469Sangho6553Welsh4971
Croatian5464Kirghiz5771Sanskrit6547Wolof6961
Czech4965Kirundi6460Scots Gaelic5350Xhosa7054
Danish [DAN]5047Korean [KOR]5761Serbian6564Yiddish5655
Dutch [DUT]6058Kurdish5767Serbo-Croatian6554Yoruba7161
English [ENG]5160L-NSesotho6566Zulu7267
Esperanto5161Laothian5861Setswana6660
Estonian5166Latin5847Shona6560
F-HLatvian; Lettish5868Sindhi6550
Faroese5261Lingala5860Singhalese6555
Fiji5256Lithuanian5866Siswat6565
Finnish [FIN]5255Macedonian5957Slovak6557
French [FRE]5264Malagasy5953Slovenian6558

If you choose a language that has a three-letter language code (written in bracket), the code will be displayed every time you change the Audio or Subtitle Language setting on page 20. If you choose any other languages, ‘---’ will be displayed instead.

If the DVD player does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Operating Instruction, check the player, consulting the following checklist.

ProblemSolutionPage
No power-Check if the AC power cord is properly connected.-Unplug the AC power cord once, and wait for 5-10 seconds and then plug it in again.-
No sound or picture-Check if the TV is turned on.-Check the video connection.-Check the VIDEO/AUDIO cable connections to the TV.-Check if the PROGRESSIVE mode is set correctly.-131322
Distorted picture-Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear. This is not a malfunction.-Connect the player directly to the TV.-13
Completely distorted picture or black/white picture with DVD-Connect the DVD player directly to the TV.-Make sure the disc is compatible with the DVD player.136
No sound or distorted sound-Adjust the volume.-Check that the speakers are connected correctly.-12
No audio at digital output-Check the digital connections.-Check the audio settings.1222
No DTS sound output-Use a DIGITAL OUT jack when outputting the DTS sound.12, 22
Picture freezes momentarily during playback-Check the disc for fingerprints/scratches and clean with a soft cloth during playback wiping from center to edge.-Clean the disc.2626
Disc cannot be played-Clean the disc.-Ensure the disc label is facing up.-Check if the disc is defective by trying another disc.-Cancel Ratings control or change the control level.-Insert a correct disc that plays on this player.2614-236
No return to start-up screen when disc is removed-Reset the player by turning it off, then on again.-
The player does not respond to the remote control-Aim the remote control directly at the sensor on the front of the player.-Reduce the distance to the player.-Replace the batteries in the remote control.-Re-insert the batteries with their polarities (+/- signs) as indicated.8-1010
Buttons do not work or player stops responding-To completely reset the player, unplug the AC cord from responding the AC outlet for 5-10 seconds.-
Player does not respond to some operating commands during playback-Operations may not be permitted by the disc.Refer to the instructions of the disc.6
DVD player cannot read CDs/DVDs-Use a commonly available CD/DVD cleaner to clean the lens before sending the DVD player for repair.26
Angle does not switch-The angle cannot be switched for DVDs which do not contain multiple angles. In some cases multiple angles are only recorded for specific scenes.20
Playback does not start when the title is selected-Check the “RATINGS” setting.23
The password for rating level has been forgotten-Enter the default password “4737”, then your forgotten password will be cleared.23

NOTES:

- Some functions are not available in specific modes, but this is not a malfunction. Read the description in this Operating Instruction for details on correct operations.

- Playback from a desired track and random playback are not available during program playback.

- Some functions are prohibited on some discs.

SIGNAL SYSTEM

NTSC color

APPLICABLE DISCS

(1) DVD-Video Discs

1-layer 12cm single-sided discs, 2-layer 12cm single-sided discs, 2-layer 12cm double-sided discs (1 layer per side) 1-layer 8cm single-sided discs, 2-layer 8cm single-sided discs, 2-layer 8cm double-sided discs (1 layer per side)

(2) DVD-R/DVD-RW
(3) Compact discs (Audio CD) 12cm discs, 8cm discs
(4) CD-R/CD-RW

S-VIDEO OUTPUT

Y output level: 1Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)

C output level: 0.286Vp-p

Output connectors: S connectors, 1 set

VIDEO OUTPUT

Output level: 1Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)

Output connector: Pin jacks, 1 set

COMPONENT OUTPUT

Y output level: 1Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)

P_B / C_B output level: 0.7Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)

PR/CR output level: 0.7Vp-p (75Ω/ohms)

Output connector: Pin jacks, 1 set

AUDIO OUTPUT

Output level: 2Vrms

2 channel (L, R) output connector: Pin jack, 1 set

AUDIO OUTPUT PROPERTIES

(1) Frequency response

1 DVDs (linear PCM) : 4Hz to 22kHz (48kHz sampling)

: 4Hz to 44kHz (96kHz sampling)

2 CDs : 4Hz to 20kHz

(2) S/N ratio : 115dB

(3) Total harmonic distortion : 1kHz CD: 0.004%

(4) Dynamic range : DVD: 100dB

CD: 98dB

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

Optical digital output: Optical connector, 1 set

Coaxial digital output: Pin jack, 1 set

POWER SUPPLY

AC 120V, 60Hz

POWER CONSUMPTION

10W (Standby: 1.0W)

MAXIMUM EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS

W: 17-3/32" (435mm)

H: 2-61/64" (75mm)

D: 12-13/64" (310mm)

(including protruding parts)

MASS

5.06 lbs (2.3 kg)

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

RC-1009

Infrared pulse type

Supply: DC 3V, 2 R6P/AA batteries

MAINTENANCE

Cleaning the Cabinet

- Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives.

Cleaning Discs

  • When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Do not wipe in a circular motion.
  • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, detergent, abrasive cleaning agents or antistatic spray intended for analogue records.

Cleaning the disc lens

- If the player still does not perform properly when it is operated while referring to the relevant sections and to “TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE” in this Operating Instruction, the laser optical pickup unit may be dirty. Consult your dealer or an Authorised Service Center for inspection and cleaning of the laser optical pickup unit.

Disc Handling

  • Use discs which have the following logos on them.
  • Handle the discs so that fingerprints and dust do not adhere to the surfaces of the discs.
    • Always store the disc in its protective case when it is not used.
  • Note that discs with special shapes (heart-shaped discs, octagonal discs, etc.) cannot be played on the this product. Do not attempt to play such discs, as they may damage the player.

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VIDEO

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R

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R W

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Recordable

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ReWritable

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DIGITAL AVOCIO

MP3

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ADVERTENCIA: PARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIO O DESCARGA ELÉCTRICA, NO EXPONGA ESTE APARATO A LA LLUVIA NI A LA HUMEDAD.

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PRECAUCIÓN

RIESGO DE DESCARGA ELÉCTRICA. NO ABRIR

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PRECAUCIÓN:

natural_image Silhouette of a person climbing a ladder inside a circle with a diagonal line (no text or symbols)

S3125A

natural_image Line drawing of two speakers with front and back views, no text or symbols present
flowchart
graph LR
    A["x2"] --> B["x4"]
    B --> C["Child Icon"]

DIMENSIONES EXTERNAS MÁXIMAS

Ancho: 17-3/32" (435mm)

Alto: 2-61/64" (75mm)

Prof: 12-13/64" (310mm)

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The Ground Truth image displays a single, solid horizontal line. According to Rule 2 (UNDERSCORE & LINE RULES), this is a stylistic or background line, not a placeholder underscore. Therefore, the OCR result must ignore it and output nothing or only meaningful text. The provided OCR content is "____", which consists of four underscores. This is an incorrect interpretation of the line as a placeholder, violating the rule that stylistic lines must be ignored. The OCR has hallucinated underscores where none should exist based on the GT's visual context. Hence, the OCR result is inconsistent with the Ground Truth.

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Recordable

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[EMPTY]

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ReWritable

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[Non-Text]

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