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Rotel RDV-1050 User's Manual

1. EXIT J SELECT 4 SS NEW PASSWORD PRESS 0 9 KEY enteR lt TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 9 Press ENTER The parental lock feature is set S moves to EXIT Pressing ENTER again returns to the OTHERS menu of the prefer ence display NOTE If you want to change the pass word at step 8 do it before pressing EN TER 32 To Change the Settings DVD You can change the parental lock settings at any time 1 Press CHOICE One of the preference on screen displays appears on the TV screen If necessary press 4 gt EB to bring up the OTHERS menu 2 Press A V D to move S to select PA RENTAL LOCK and press ENTER The parental lock on screen display appears on the TV screen 3 While S is pointing to PASSWORD press the numeric buttons to enter your cur rent 4 digit password then press ENTER IS moves to COUNTRY CODE if you en ter the correct password If you enter a wrong password WRONG RETRY appears on the TV screen and you cannot go to the next step If you forget your pass word enter 8888 The current password is deleted and you can set a new password 4 To change the COUNTRY CODE or SET LEVEL press ENTER to bring up the asso ciated pull down menu when L is point ing to the desired item 5 Press A V to select the desired option then press ENTER If you change the country code you must reselect the parental lock level 6 While is pointing to PA
2. erret USE NUMERIC KEYS TO PROGRAM TRACKS CANCEL DELETES THE LAST STEP Ml DELETES A Selected track number To correct the program press A V e e to move S to the track to be corrected then press TV VIDEO CANCEL The track is erased and the subsequent programmed tracks move up Pressing liil STOP T clears all the programmed tracks 5 Press p gt PLAY e to start program play back With an Audio CD disc the program table remains on the TV screen during pro gram playback Pressing ON SCREEN brings up the status bar When all of the programmed tracks have finished playback the RDV 1050 stops and the program table appears again Note that the program remains NOTE During program playback you cannot edit the program contents To Check the Program Contents During playback press Ii STOP ET Playback stops and the program table is shown When the RDV 1050 is playing back an Au dio CD and the program table is not shown you can bring up the table by carrying out steps to 3 During DVD Audio SVCD Video CD play back you can check the program contents via the menu bar To stop program playback Press BI STOP To clear the program While stopped and the program table is shown press Bil STOP To exit the program mode After clearing the program press ON SCREEN e NOTES When the disc tray is opened or the RDV 1050 is turned off the program is cleared If y
3. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you want to set other speakers When you use the small speakers which do not fully reproduce the low frequency range you can boost up the low frequency signal of the subwoofer or front speakers by setting the BASS REDIRECT function 6 Press A V to select BASS REDIRECT and press ENTER 7 Press A V to select SUB WOOFER or FRONT L R and press ENTER SUB WOOFER The low frequency signal from the subwoofer output is boosted FRONT L R The low frequency sig nals from the front speaker outputs are boosted There is no signal from the subwoofer output To return to the SPK SETTING page press A Y to move hS to RETURN and press ENTER NOTES The BASS REDIRECT setting works only when at least any one of the speaker sizes is set to SMALL No audio is output from the SUB WOOFER jack when FRONT L R is se lected If the front speaker size is set to SMALL the BASS REDIRECT setting is automatically set to SUBWOOFER DVD AUDIO discs may not play correctly depending on the settings of the RDV 1050 or the disc itself Setting the Delay Time Often in multi channel systems it is not pos sible to locate all the speakers at an equal dis tance from the listener The Delay Time set ting of the RDV 1050 can compensate for the differences in the distance from the front left right speakers the center speaker and the sur round speakers to the listener NOTE This setting can only compensate for dif
4. About This Manual Throughout this manual the controls and com ponents of the RDV 1050 are identified with numbers and letters in dark gray circles and squares Numbers in circles such as identify items on the RR DV96 remote control To help you remember this think of round equals remote Numbers in squares such as EJ identify items on the front and rear panel of the unit Letters in squares such as EN identify items in the front panel display window In the operation section of the manual some function descriptions apply only to certain kinds of discs The types of discs to which the infor mation applies are indicated with symbols such as pvp About the RDV 1050 Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RDV 1050 It will provide years of enjoyment when used in a high quality home theater system The RDV 1050 is one of the most flexible com ponents you can add to your audio video sys tem In addition to DVD Video discs the RDV 1050 can play Video and audio CD discs recorded in a variety of formats It provides a full range of operating features and con trol functions Angle function You can select a desired angle from multiple camera angles recorded on the DVD disc Zoom function You can view scenes close up Parental lock You can restrict the playback of DVD discs with scenes which you do not want your child to see such as adult or violent films Video Fine Processor VFP controls You can adjust man
5. Basic JPEG Operations To See a Specific Picture When inserting a JPEG disc after the disc con tents are read the JPEG CONTROL display automatically appears on the TV screen You can select a file for viewing with this display JPEG CONTROL Group 01 10 File 01 06 Total 28 Spring begonia jpg 1 Make sure that the black cursor bar is in the left group column If it is in the right column press p gt PLAY e to move it to the left column Press A Y D to move the bar to a desired group On the right column files NO in the selected group are shown Press 4 lt 4 PPI to select a file then press ENTER D The selected file still pic ture is shown on the TV If the selected file Co is unplayable a black screen appears NOTES You can also select a desired file by pressing p gt PLAY e lo move the black bar to the right file column then us ing A Y D If the selected file is unplayable a black screen appears To display another picture press I PI or A V to select it To dismiss the picture press lii STOP f or MENU The TV screen returns to the JPEG CONTROL display NOTES The RDV 1050 supports the baseline JPEG format The RDV 1050 does not support packet writing UDF format discs The RDV 1050 supports discs recorded with multiple sessions The RDV 1050 may not be able to read some discs or may take a long time to dis play a picture on
6. DVD POWER button TV POWER button Press to turn the RDV 1050 or your TV on or off standby TV DVD switch TA PAL NTSC button OPEN CLOSE button 9 Infrared signal output window iF4 DVD POWER button TV POWER button if RETURN button REPEAT VSS C REPEAT button CO o Numeric buttons SUBTITLE button 21 DIMMER button 74 VSS button 27 10 MUTING button iude ZE TV VIDEO CANCEL button AUDIO CANCEL C ANGLE button 774 AUDIO fs RATE button PAGE button pI ZOOM button Q TITLE GROUP button 124 4 PREVIOUS button m STOP CLEAR button D lt lt SLOW button D TOP MENU button D VOLUME CURSOR lt button D CHANNEL CURSOR Y button D CHOICE button RETURN button Returns to the previous menu for SVCD Video CD 1 DIMMER button Adjusts the brightness or turns off the display VSS button Turn on off the simulated Virtual Surround Sound system CD 10 MUTING button Used when selecting or programming numbered tracks or scenes above 10 Also used to mute the TV sound 5 TV VIDEO CANCEL button Used to switch inputs when controlling the TV Used fo remove bani items when setting up programmed track play Also used when setting up the RR DV96 to control the TV 2 AUDIO fs RATE button Press and release to select
7. PAGE button Lets you select from the available still pictures when playing an DVD AUDIO disc TITLE GRouP button Used to select a Title when playing a DVD VIDEO disc and to select a Group when playing a DVD AUDIO disc I 4 PREVIOUS button Skips back a chapter title or track Also used for the page selection a a menu screen for DVD VIDEO Video CD Holding down this button during play back rapidly scans to earlier scenes 1 M STOP CLEAR button Stops playback Also used to erase all the programmed tracks for the program play 4 SLOW button During playback lets you reverse disc play at 1 5 to 60 times normal speed When disc B is paused press to reverse disc play at 1 2 to 1 32 normal speed TOP MENU button Press to display a menu to select specific scenes on a disc VOLUME CURSOR 4 Button When in TV mode press to reduce volume When in DVD mode press to select an item from a menu or on screen display or to change the setting of an item in the on screen display CHANNEL CURSOR Y Button When in TV mode press to go to a lower channel When in DVD mode press to select an item from a menu or on screen display or to change the setting of an item in the on screen display 15 CHOICE button Displays the DVD set up menu Is also used when selecting parental lock settings e Infrared signal output window Point this toward the remote sensor on the front panel when pressing buttons
8. S video A video signal which improves picture qual ity over standard composite connections Used on Super VHS DVD high end TV monitors etc Track The smallest division on SVCD Video CD and Audio CD discs Composite Input TV Connection Connect the COMPOSITE VIDEO RJ output to the composite video input of your TV Con nect the ANALOG AUDIO EE outputs to the audio inputs of your TV A cable for these con nections is supplied If your TV has a single monaural audio input instead of a pair of stereo inputs you need to use a Y cable adapter to connect the two output channels of the RDV 1050 to the single input You can improve the sound quality of the sys tem by connecting the audio outputs to a sepa rate hi fi audio system See the following sec tion S Video Input TV Connection IF your TV has an S video input you should connect it to the S VIDEO output of RDV 1050 using an S video cable This will produce better picture quality Component Input TV Connection If your TV has component video signal input jacks you will get better video performance by using the COMPONENT VIDEO EE ovt put jacks of the RDV 1050 The required cable is not provided Be sure to connect the Y out put to the Y input PB output to the Pe input and the Pr output to the PR input NOTES The component signal inputs on some TV s have BNC type connectors BNC connectors are coaxial connectors that h
9. When you press OPN CLS EJ while pressing down BI STOP EQ when the RDV 1050 in standby mode the tray lock function is activated The disc tray cannot be opened or closed in this state To release the LOCK press while pressing down Is when the RDV 1050 is in standby mode TV cannot be operated with the remote control unit e Set the correct manufacturer code for your TV See the Programming the RR DV96 Remote to Control a TV section of this manual Set the TV DVD switch on the remote control unit to TV Setting cannot be changed in the LANGUAGE preference display e Stop playback and change the setting in the LANGUAGE preference display english The audio language and subtitle cannot be changed Only one language is recorded on the disc currently being played back e The disc being played back does not ac cept the AUDIO fs Rate button and SUBTITLE button operation Change the subtitle using SUBTITLE in the LANGUAGE preference display No subtitle is diplayed No subtitle is recorded on the disc currently being played back e OFF is selected in SUBTITLE in the LAN GUAGE preference display Select the de sired language in SUBTITLE e Subtitle may not be displayed correctly during A B repeat playback Picture Picture is noisy e The RDV 1050 is connected to a VCR di rectly and the copyguard function is acti vated Connect the RDV 1050 directly to the
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11. KJ OPN CLS OPEN CLOSE button Opens and closes the disc tray EJ DVD AUDIO indicator Lights when a DVD Audio disc is playing Figure 3 Display Window EY Audio Format indicators Ly Disc indicator WEHEMHIWNPHESHWTE topa udu s MEAE 1 KJ Group Title Track Chapter indicators DJ Repeat Mode indicator Group 3 Program Random indicators EJ Total Time Remaining Time indicators KJ NTSC Video indicator European version only Ll Play II Pause indicators E Resume indicator FI Multi information window LPCMVCDVD GRP TITLE TRK CHAP C51 PRGM RND TOTAL REM MPEG LL a ee aWEHEF a ed LIVE LI L y HE AH Track or or Title Chapter Haa i STOP PAUSE TRACK O O O O T g STOP button Stops playback Also used to erase all pro grammed tracks for the program play EH 11 PAUSE button Pauses playback F I lt gt gt I SKIP buttons Used to skip a chapter title or track Also used for the page selection of a menu screen for DVD Video Video CD Holding down K lt 9 during playback re verses or advances playback rapidly Nr sas C rC a EHE a PPL Lay ud BEP ORE ONE ER b 1 1 adibi PAD Sd Pi Sd cani ay y Vanna q Vanuma 8 amuma VP amuma 8 anuma anna Minute Second Appendix B Table of Languages and Their Abbreviations When you select the menu audio or subtitle languages it is sometimes necessary to enter a two l
12. portions such as a part between two programs may not be played back smoothly 2 Press A V e e to move S to DELAY and press ENTER amp The DELAY display page appears on the TV screen CENTER SPEAKER 0 0m Oft SURROUND SPEAKER 1 5m oft RETURN SELECT x USE V2 gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER Died TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 3 Press A V to select the speaker to be set and press ENTER CENTER SPEAKER center speaker SURROUND SPEAKER surround speakers 4 Press A Y to select the appropriate dis tance and press ENTER When you select CENTER SPEAKER you can select the appropriate distance from 0 0m to 1 5m 4 9 ft in 30 cm 1 ft increments When you select SURROUND SPEAKER you can select the appropriate distance from 0 0m to 4 5m 4 75 ft in 30 cm 1 ft increments 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you want to set other speakers To return to the SPK SETTING page Press A Y to move S to RETURN and press ENTER Ifthe distance from the front speakers and the other to the listener is the same select 0 0m IF there is a difference between them refer to the following diagram to set the delay time correctly Subwoofer Center speaker Front speaker L speaker R 3 0m 27m l Surround S 7 Surround speaker L _ Speak r R In the above senior set the CENTER SPEAKER to 0 3m and the SURROUND SPE
13. EXIT SELECT 4 2 USE AV TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM enter 22 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE See the Parental Lock section for more infor mation about the function 30 Fine Tuning for Your Speakers You can fine the outputs of the RDV 1050 to match your speaker system Before you start set ANALOG OUT in the AUDIO preference display to MULTI CHAN NEL and MODE in the SPK SETTING prefer ence display to EXPERT Setting the Speaker Size and BASS REDIRECT Function 1 Press CHOICE One of the preference on screen displays appears on the TV screen If necessary press 4 p EB to bring up the SPK SETTING menu 2 Press A V ED to move lS to SIZE and press ENTER D The SIZE display page appears on the TV screen AN x FRONT SPEAKER LARGE K CENTER SPEAKER SMALL SURROUND SPEAKER SMALL BASS REDIRECT SUB WOOFER RETURN SELECT P AS USE AV 4 lt gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER A TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 3 Press A V to select the speaker to be set and press ENTER FRONT SPEAKER front speakers CENTER SPEAKER center speakers SURROUND SPEAKER surround rear speakers 4 Press A Y to select the size and press ENTER LARGE large speaker s which can fully reproduce the low frequency range SMALL small speaker s which can not fully reproduce the low frequency range NONE no speaker s connected
14. MU Mauritius TH Thailand BM Bermuda GT Guatemala MV Maldives TJ Tajikistan BN Brunei Darussalam GU Guam MW Malawi TK Tokelau BO Bolivia GW Guinea Bissau MX Mexico TM Turkmenistan BR Brazil GY Guyana MY Malaysia TN Tunisia BS Bahamas HK Hong Kong MZ Mozambique TO Tonga 13 Audio ANALOG OUTPUT jacks ID External Remote Input European Version Na 1 44 LA 2 a Island i ay wl uc Mee a T ma 2 naso Bude Spes l a In TEE 23 NTSC PAL Output Selector y This feature is useful when the unit is installed BW Botswana FHN Bonduras NE Niger IT Trinidad and Tobago T DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack ss raat teed ihe troni sanel i sensori Changes the output signal between PAL and BY Belarus HR Croatia NF Norfolk Island TV Tuvalu LE DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack blocked P NTSC or allows the setting to be changed with BZ Belize HT Haiti NG Nigeria TW Taiwan Provide digital output signals The output you ico the RR DV96 remote CA Canada pU Hungary NI Nicaragua TZ Tanzania United Republic of use Optical or Coaxial must be set in the Pref ET AC power cord receptacle PZ RGB C ite Y C Sel E Cocos Reeling Isang D noo A u Dun erence on screen menu For the power cord connected to the wall outlet Pmpesus l aes CF Central African Republic IE Ireland NO Norway UG Uganda Selects the appropriate type of signal when CG Congo IL Israel NP Nepal UM United States Minor I3 COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT iack US Version the SCART connector is used and the CH Switze
15. Open the pull down window 2 Press A Y to select the repeat mode from the following PG Current title repeat ALL All titles repeat OFF Repeat mode deactivated Original Program Title Search PG During playback specifies a desired title for original playback to be played back from 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press numeric buttons 0 to 9 O to enter a desired title or play list number For ex ample to specify 10 press 1 then O 3 Press ENTER e to begin playback from the specified title play list 3 Press ENTER D Subtitles are displayed in the selected language The subtitle se lection window disappears NOTES An SVCD disc can have up to four subtitles Pressing A V D cycles through those channels regardless of whether the subtitles are recorded or not The subtitle selection window will auto matically disappear if you do not change the subtitle for several seconds For DVD VIDEO the selected language may be abbreviated on the TV screen See Appendix B Table of languages and their abbreviations Changing the Audio Language or Sound AUDIO DVD Super Video The audio selection setting allows you to change the audio language of a movie or to listen to karaoke with or without the vocal At the be ginning of the part where multiple audio tracks are recorded C appears on the TV screen except when the ON SCREEN GUIDE pref erence is set to OFF 1 During playbac
16. Rear Panel Connections Appendix A Country Code List for Parental Lock U S AD Andorra EH Western Sahara LB Lebanon RW Rwanda Version j j j AE United Arab Emirates ES Spain LC Saint Lucia SA Saudi Arabia I e ooo AF Afghanistan ET Ethiopia LI Liechtenstein SB Solomon Islands CLASS 1 ppa us Claims of US i ERFEREN desse nae SE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION a O v AG Antigua and Barbuda Fl Finland LK Sri Lanka SC Seychelles n e i jJ ET rca aye Geil 2 OP SUBCHAPTER Jn rttr nr Al Anguilla FJ Fiji LR Liberia SD Sudan AUDIO OI CAUTION AL Albania FK Falkland Islands Malvinas LS Lesotho SE Sweden AF2 A DVD AUDIO PLAYER m Mid um EGER HAZARD DON EAS AM Arm
17. SERVICE PERSONNEL APPLICABLE FOR USA CANADA OR WHERE APPROVED FOR THE USAGE CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT INSERT FULLY ATTENTION POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU AU FOND This symbol is to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages inside the product s enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock This symbol is to alert the user to important operating and maintenance service instructions in this manual and literature accompanying the product 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 protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment gene rates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commu nications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular instal lation 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 cor rect the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate t
18. TV e With some discs the picture may be blurred when PICTURE SOURCE is set to FILM or AUTO Set PICTURE SOURCE to VIDEO NORMAL or VIDEO ACTIVE Picture is distorted or no picture is displayed e The PAL NTSC setting does not match your TV No picture is displayed on the TV screen or the screen is blurred or divided into two parts US Version The RDV 1050 is in the pro gressive scanning mode but is connected to a TV via the VIDEO or S VIDEO jack Set the VIDEO SIGNAL SELECTOR El on the rear panel to INTL or set it to RE MOTE and make the Progressive scanning mode inactive by using the VFP PROGRES SIVE SCAN button C9 European Version The RDV 1050 is in the progressing scanning mode but is connected to the TV via the composite VIDEO S VIDEO or SCART connectors Set the Remote NTSC PAL selector EX to RE MOTE and activate the progressive scan ning mode by using the VFP PROGRESSIVE SCAN button T Audio DVD VIDEO disc playback sound level is lower than TV broadcast sound level Set the D RANGE CONTROL preference to TV MODE see the D Range Control infor mation in the Preferences Setting section Analog audio output is distorted e Set the OUTPUT LEVEL preference to LOW see the Output Level information in the Pref erences Setting section MULTI CH is shown in the display window when playing back a DVD AUDIO disc e The track is prohibited from down mixing to 2 chann
19. TV has a SCART connec for you can use a SCART cable for stereo audio and video connections See the following sec tion for information on setting the Video Sig nal Selector Switches NOTE The SCART connector cannot out put a progressive scan signal Video Signal Selector Switches US Version by NTSC PAL Output Signal Selector Switch Set to NTSC for television sets in North America Set to PAL for television sets in Eu rope El Remote PSCN INTL Output Signal Selector Switch Set this switch to INTL Interlace Scan mode for normal TV Set it to PSCN Progressive Scan mode for HDTV The Progressive Scan mode produces a picture with less flicker than the Interlaced Scan mode If you want to se lect the scanning mode with the RR DV96 re mote control set the switch to REMOTE NOTES The setting of this switch should be changed only when the RDV 1050 is in Stop mode or when no disc is loaded Some progressive scan TV sets and HDTV sets are not fully compatible with the RDV 1050 To change the Interlace Progressive scanning setting with the RR DV96 the RDV 1050 must be turned on Then press and hold PROG VFP button gt for a few seconds NOTE The Progressive setting can be used with NTSC North American and PAL European TV sets but only when connected via the Component Video out puts english European Version FE Remote NTSC PAL Output Signal Selector Switch Set this switch to PAL or NTS
20. The pull down menu of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT is already open DVD PLAYER SET UP DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT PCM ONLY LANALOGDOWNMIX noi y DIGITAL PCM D RANGE CONTROL STREAM PCM LS OUTPUT LEVEL J SELECT 4 x USE AV lt gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER 22 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT options 8 Press A V to select a desired digital out put signal type If you connect the RDV 1050 to an external surround decoder or D A converter set this as needed e When connecting to a Dolby Digital decoder select DOLBY DIGITAL PCM e When connecting to a DTS decoder select STREAM PCM e When connecting to other digital devices select PCM ONLY 9 Press ENTER The TV screen returns to the opening display VIDEO NORMAL select when playing back a video source disc with few movements VIDEO ACTIVE select when playing back a video source disc with a lot of movement FILM select when playing back a film source disc AUTO select when playing back a disc con taining both video and film source materials The RDV 1050 recognizes the picture type film or video source of the current disc accord ing to the disc information Normally select this option Screen Saver You can turn the screen saver ON or OFF Setting options ON OFF MP3 and WMA JPEG The RDV 1050 can play MP3 WMA and JPEG files recorded on a CD R CD RW disc How ever if a disc contains both MP3 WMA and JPEG files you can on
21. again Press TOP MENU or MENU D or Press II STOP T to stop playback then press p gt PLAY To Check Playback Status Press ON SCREEN e to see the current se lection number the title chapter number for DVD VIDEO or track number for SVCD Video CD Audio CD time information the track or chapter time while stopped or elapsed track or chapter time during playback and the trans port status stop playback pause etc on the TV screen Example for DVD VIDEO Current chapter Current transport Transfer rate number status Current title number Current chapter time Pressing ON SCREEN again brings up the menu bar under the status bar from which you can access various functions See the Menu Bar section of this manual for more information To turn off the status bar press ON SCREEN repeatedly until the status bar goes off RDV 1050 DVD Player Resuming Playback The RDV 1050 can remember the position on a disc where you interrupt playback and re sume playback from that position later There are three resume modes ON OFF and DISC RESUME The mode is set at the factory to ON You can select the mode using the Preference settings See the Selecting Preference section When the Resume Mode is ON During playback if you press Iii STOP HJ the RDV 1050 stops playback and remembers the position where playback was interrupted The TV screen shows RESUME STOP and the display window shows RESUME
22. connect the unit to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder or an ampli fier with built in decoder by using an optional digital cable you can enjoy high quality sur round sound When you make the digital connection also make the analog connection because depend ing on the disc type no audio may be repro duced from the DIGITAL OUTPUT With the digital connection the Preference menu settings for COMPRESSION and DOWN MIX are disabled Settings for these items must be made from the decoder IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT DIGITAL SIGNAL CONNECTION The Digital Audio Output setting in the Au dio Preferences on screen display must be properly set for the type of output being used when using an optical or coaxial digi tal signal connection If this preference set ting is not done correctly loud noise may be generated which can damage the speakers Before using the RDV 1050 with a digital signal connection be sure the proper type of Digital Audio Output has been selected See the Audio Menu information in the Prefer ences Setting section of this manual Connecting to an Audio Amplifier or Receiver You will get better sound quality if you con nect the audio outputs of the RDV 1050 to a high quality amplifier or receiver and use com ponent loudspeakers rather than those built into the television You can connect the front left and right AU DIO OUTPUTS of the RDV 1050 to any high level input such as AUX DVD CD etc of an a
23. disc does not have the selected language the disc s default language will be used For details about language codes see Ap pendix B Table of languages and their ab breviations You cannot change the setting during play back 28 SUBTITLE You can select the default subtitle language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO disc Setting options OFF ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH CHINESE GERMAN ITALIAN JAPANESE language code from AA to ZU If the disc does not have a subtitle in the se lected language the disc s default language will be used For details about language codes see Ap pendix B Table of languages and their ab breviations You cannot change the setting during play back ON SCREEN LANGUAGE You can select the on screen display language of the RDV 1050 Setting options ENGLISH FRENCH GERMAN Some on screen messages are shown in En glish regardless of the setting You cannot change the on screen language shown on the MP3 WMA display PICTURE Menu MONITOR TYPE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play back DVD VIDEO discs re corded for wide screen televisions Setting options 16 9 NORMAL 16 9 AUTO 4 3 LB 4 3 PS 16 9 NORMAL Wide television screen select when you connect the RDV 1050 to a wide screen 16 9 TV whose as pect ratio is fixed to 16 9 the RDV 1050 au tomatically adjusts the screen width of the output si
24. largest division on DVD Video A chapter is a division of a title and similar to a track for Video CD or Audio CD Component video Video signals with three separate channels of information that make up the picture There are several types of component video such as R G B and Y CB PB CR PR Composite video A single video signal commonly used in most consumer video products that contains all lu minance color and synchronization informa tion Dolby Digital AC3 A six channel system consisting of left cen ter right left rear right rear and LFE Low Frequency Effect channel for use with a sub woofer channels All processing is done in the digital domain Not all Dolby Digital discs contain six 5 1 channels of information Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Surround records four channels of front and rear audio in two channels in a way that allows a decoder to recover the original four channels for playback Because the audio is recorded in two channels it can be played back by a two channel stereo system Dolby Pro Logic introduces directional circuits in decoder side processing increasing the level of specific channels and lowering the level of silent channels for greater spatial perspec tive and adds a center speaker used prima rily for dialog The result is enhanced chan nel separation 34 Down mix Internal stereo mix of multichannel surround audio by a DVD player The down mix sig nals ar
25. press PPI COLE To skip backward press I4 OIB Using the Numeric Buttons For DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO Audio CD Dur ing playback or while in stop mode For SVCD Video CD During playback with out PBC function or while in stop mode Press the numeric buttons o to specify the number Examples To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 10 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 then 10 The RDV 1050 starts playback from the be ginning of the selection Depending on the disc type and the status of the RDV 1050 what is specified differs unit status Disc type What is specified stopped SVCDIVideo CD Audio CD During DVD AUDIO playback VCD Video CD Audio CD track Pressing the numeric buttons simply selects a track To select a group when a disc con tains more than one group press TITLE GROUP Q before pressing the numeric buttons During DVD VIDEO playback if a menu is shown on the TV screen the numeric buttons may be used for selecting an item in the menu Screen Saver Function If a static image is displayed on a television monitor for a long period of time the image can be burned into the screen To prevent this the RDV 1050 automatically activates the screen saver function if a static image such as an on screen display or menu is displayed for over 5 minutes When the screen saver func tion is activated the TV screen gets darker Pressing any control button will res
26. the disc due to disc char acteristics recording conditions or numbers of groups folders etc Programmed and random playback func tions do not work with JPEG discs The screen saver function will be activated if the same picture is displayed for more than 5 minutes except during slide show playback The RDV 1050 only can play back files with the following file extensions jpg jpeg JPG JPEG and any other combination of upper case and lower case letters such as Jpg If a JPEG file name includes any 2 byte character the RDV 1050 may not show the file name correctly If a picture has been saved at greater than 640 x 480 pixel resolution it may take some time to display the picture The RDV 1050 does not support pictures of more than 2400 pixels in horizontal resolution Make sure that the horizontal resolution of the picture is 2400 pixels or less To Zoom In on a Picture 1 While in pause mode press ZOOM D Each time you press ZOOM the magnifi cation is doubled 1 8 4 8 16 32 and 64 times 2 Press A V 4 gt amp e to move the zoomed position Viewing Pictures Continuously Slide Show Mode You can see files still pictures one after an other automatically To start the slide show p gt PLAY The slide show starts from the beginning of the disc Each file still picture is displayed for approximately 3 seconds To stop slide show playback in the middle pre
27. various audio options during disc play Press and hold for a few seconds to select the sampling frequency and bit length e ZOOM button When viewing video discs allows the image on the screen to be enlarged from 1 8 to 64 times normal size 19 VFP PROG SCAN button Press and release to select the VFP function which sets video play properties Press and hold for a few seconds to zen progressive or interlace scan out ut With U S version the Video Signal Selector switch Eri must be set to Remote to use this function See the Audio Video Connections section P I NEXT button Skips forward a chapter title or track Holding down this button during playback advances playback rap idly 919 VFP PROG SCAN button 27 WI NEXT button 21 I PAUSE button 9 W PLAY SELECT button amp pp SLOW button 1 MENU button 9 CHANNEL CURSOR A button amp VOLUME CURSOR button 7 ON SCREEN button EL ENTER button M PAUSE button Pauses playback gt PLAY SELECT button Starts playback SELECT function is not used P SLOW button During playback lets you advance disc play at 1 5 to 60 times normal speed When disc play is paused press to advance disc play at 1 2 to 1 32 normal speed MENU button Displays various menus that let you select items from the disc CHANNEL CURSOR A Button When in TV mode press to go to a higher channel When in DVD ae press to select a
28. window 2 Press A V to select the repeat mode from the following TRACK Current track repeat GROUP Current group repeat A B A B repeat OFF Repeat mode deactivated 3 Press ENTER to make the selected re peat function active Time Search Specifies a time from the beginning of the cur rent title from which to begin playback Track Search TRACK During playback specifies a track to be played 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press numeric buttons o O to 9 to enter a desired track number For example to specify 10 press 1 then O 3 Press ENTER e to begin playback from the specified chapter Program Playback PROG While stopped specifies the playback order of tracks Random Playback _RND While stopped activates random playback Audio Selection C During playback selects the audio language or sound track 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A V e e to select a desired audio language or sound track 3 Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected audio
29. 0 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 then 10 The RDV 1050 starts playback from the se lected track You can also select a desired track by press ing EE to move the black bar to the right track column then using A Y D D NOTES If an MP3 WMA file name in cludes any 2 byte character the RDV 1050 cannot show the file name correctly Only MP3 WMA files are shown on the MP3 WMA CONTROL display The order of groups tracks shown in the MP3 WMA CONTROL display may differ from the order shown on your personal computer when you access the disc on your computer Direct Selection You can select a desired group directly by speci fying the group number 1 During playback or while stopped press TITLE GROUP group display area of the display window is shown in the 2 Press the numeric buttons to specify a de sired group number Examples To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 10 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 then 10 Specify the group number within several sec onds after pressing TITLE GROUP i e while the display window shows The RDV 1050 starts playback from track 1 of the selected group 3 Press the numeric buttons to specify a track number The RDV 1050 starts playback from the specified track Repeat Playback During playback or while stopped press RE PEAT Each time you press REPEAT the repeat mode changes as follows MP3 WMA Display CONTROL win
30. 3 Using MP3 you can achieve a data reduction of about 1 10 MPEG MPEG stands for Moving Picture coding Ex perts Group MPEG is a family of standards for compressing audio visual information MPEG standards include MPEG 1 MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 Video CD and MP3 are based on MPEG 1 while DVD is based on MPEG 2 MPEG Multichannel This feature expands the 5 1 channel audio format recorded on the disc to a 7 1 channel format The further expansion of the 5 1 chan nel audio makes it easy for you to reproduce the movie theater experience in your own home NTSC National television system committee U S version A black and white and color television sys tem format used in the U S A Canada Mexico and Japan PAL Phase Alternation by Line A color television system format used exten sively in Western Europe PBC PBC stands for Playback control and is a method of controlling disc play for Video CDs VCD You are able to interact with the disc through menus Progressive scanning Progressive scanning displays all the horizontal lines of a picture at one time as a single frame A progressive scanning DVD unit converts the interlaced video from DVD into progressive format for connection to a progressive display It dramatically increases the vertical resolu tion RGB An abbreviation for Red Green and Blue Color monitors and color television sets dis play different hues by mixing these three col ors
31. AKER to 0 9m sS EN English Setting the speaker level You can adjust the output level of each speaker 1 Press CHOICE One of the preference on screen displays appears on the TV screen If necessary press 4 p EB to bring up the SPK SETTING menu 2 Press A V e e to move hS to LEVEL and press ENTER D The LEVEL display page appears on the TV screen FRONT SPEAKER CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND SPEAKER SUB WOOFER TEST TONE RETURN SELECT X USE AY lt gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM enter lt 2 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 3 Press A to select the speaker to be set and press ENTER FRONT SPEAKER front speakers This item cannot be selected The level is fixed to 0 dB CENTER SPEAKER center speaker SURROUND SPEAKER surround speakers SUB WOOFER subwoofer 4 Press A Y to set the level and press ENTER The selectable level ranges from 6 to 6 dB in 1 dB unit 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you want to set other speakers To return to the SPK SETTING page Press Y to move to RETURN and press ENTER NOTE For the speaker s whose size is set to NONE in the SPEAKER SIZE menu the speaker level cannot be set To Generate Test Tone Signals You can check the level setting by monitoring the test tone 1 Press A V D to select TEST TONE and press ENTER D 2 Press A V to select ON and press EN
32. AL OUT jack with the 48 kHz sampling frequency When playing a DVD VIDEO or Audio CD disc with DTS use a DTS decoder to get cor rect signals from your speakers ANALOG OUTPUT To correctly play the audio on a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround multichannel audio you must set this item properly according to your audio system configuration This func tion does not work when the VSS function is activated Setting options 2 CH DOLBY SURROUND 2 CH STEREO MULTI CHANNEL 2 CH DOLBY SURROUND select when listening to multichannel surround audio with the analog AUDIO OUT terminals of the RDV 1050 connected to a surround decoder 2 CH STEREO select when listening to con ventional two channel stereo audio with the AUDIO OUT terminals of the RDV 1050 con nected to a stereo amplifier receiver or tele vision set or in case you want to record the audio from a DVD VIDEO disc to MiniDisc cassette etc MULTI CHANNEL select when listening to multichannel surround audio in a system where the 5 1 audio outputs of the RDV 1050 are connected to an amplifier equipped with 5 1 channel inputs NOTE With some DVD AUDIO discs the track is prohibited from downmixing to 2 channel stereo audio With such discs even if you select 2 CH DOLBY SURROUND or 2 CH STEREO the downmixing function does not work In this case MULTI CH ap pears on the display window for about 2 to 3 seconds D RANGE CONTROL This setting provides opti
33. C to match the other components of your system If you want select the scanning mode with the RR DV96 remote control set the switch to REMOTE NOTES The setting of this switch should be changed only when the RDV 1050 is in Stop mode or when no disc is loaded When the NTSC mode is selected the NTSC J indicator shows in the display window To select the PAL NTSC setting with the RR DV96 the RDV 1050 must be turned on Then press and hold PAL NTSC button T for a few seconds FF RGB COMP Y C Selector Switch This switch is used to select the video output signal when you use the SCART connector to connect the RDV 1050 to the TV If your TV has an RGB or Composite input set the switch to the RGB COMP position If your TV has S Video inputs set the switch to the Y C position NOTES When the SCART connector is used set the Video Output Selector switch BE to the PAL position When you want a Progressive Scan out put signal set the Video Output Selector switch to the Remote position and use the Component Video outputs LE Connecting the Power Cord AC Input ET Your RDV 1050 is configured at the factory for the proper AC line voltage in the country where you purchased it USA 115 volts 60Hz AC or CE 230 volts 50Hz AC The AC line configuration is noted on a decal on the back of your unit After all the audio video connections have been made plug the supplied power cord into the AC INPUT receptacle on the back
34. CT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER Vel TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE continued RDV 1050 DVD Player OTHERS Menu RESUME You can select the resume playback mode See the Resuming Playback section for more in formation Setting options ON OFF DISC RESUME ON when selected the RDV 1050 can re sume playback of the disc from the position where playback was last interrupted if the disc is still in the disc tray OFF when selected the resume function is deactivated DISC RESUME when selected the RDV 1050 can resume playback of the last 30 discs played The RDV 1050 retains a memory of the interrupted positions of the last 30 discs played even though they have been removed from the disc tray ON SCREEN GUIDE The RDV 1050 can display on screen guide icons or characters on the picture which show what is happening to the disc or the RDV 1050 Example of on screen guide icons C3 O 3 Setting options ON OFF ON when selected the on screen guide is activated AUTO STANDBY When the RDV 1050 is stopped for more than 30 minutes or 60 minutes it enters standby mode automatically Setting options 60 30 OFF PARENTAL LOCK When this option is selected pressing ENTER e on the remote control unit brings up the PARENTAL LOCK display shown below This allows you to restrict children from playing DVD Video discs PARENTAL LOCK COUNTRY CODE SET LEVEL PASSWORD DOR
35. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT STREAM PCM K ANALOG OUT MULTI CHANNEL J D RANGE CONTROL NORMAL J OUTPUT LEVEL STANDARD J SELECT 4 ay USE AY 4 gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER lt 2 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE SPK SETTING SELECT lt A USE V2 gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM enteR S TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE OTHERS RESUME ON SCREEN GUIDE AUTO STANDBY AV COMPULINK MODE DVD1 PARENTAL LOCK SELECT 4 A USE AV 4 gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM enteR 22 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE How to Set Preferences Press CHOICE One of the preference on screen displays appears on the TV ull screen There are five icons at the top right of the on screen display A LANGUAGE menu LJ PICTURE menu 9p AUDIO menu 4 amp 5 SPEAKER SETTING menu ZZ OTHERS menu 2 Press lt gt EB to select one of the icons The corresponding display appears on the TV screen 3 Press A Y EX to select the item you want to edit The color of the selected item changes 4 Press ENTER A pull down menu ap pears over the selected item aV 2 g MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH J AUDI0 LANGUAGE ENGLISH J SUBTITLE OFF ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH LS SPANISH FRENCH SELECT P a gt USE AV gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER lt 2 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE Sele
36. O Korean KOR KS Kashmiri KU Kurdish KY Kirghiz LA Latin LN Lingala LO Laothian LT Lithuanian LlV Latvian Lettish MG Malagasy MI Maori G English MK Macedonian SM Samoan ML Malayalam SN Shona MN Mongolian SO Somali MO Moldavian SQ Albanian MR Marathi SR Serbian MS Malay MAY SS Siswati MT Maltese ST Sesotho MY Burmese SU Sundanese NA Nauru SV Swedish NE Nepali SW Swahili NL Dutch TA Tamil NO Norwegian TE Telugu OC Occitan TG Tajik OM Afan Oromo TH Thai OR Oriya TI Tigrinyo PA Panjabi TK Turkmen PL Polish TL Tagalog PS Pashto Pushto TN Setswana PT Portuguese TO Tongan QU Quechua TR Turkish RM Rhaeto Romance TS Tsonga RN Kirundi TT Totor RO Rumanian TW Twi RU Russian UK Ukrainian RW Kinyarwanda UR Urdu SA Sanskrit UZ Uzbek SD Sindhi VI Vietnamese SG Sangho VO Volapuk SH Serbo Croatian WO Wolof SI Singhalese XH Xhosa SK Slovak YO Yoruba SL Slovenian ZU Zulu 48 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM Dolby Digital bitstream PCM ONLY DOLBY DIGITAL PCM STREAM PCM DTS bitstream MPEG bitstream SVCD Video CD Audio CD 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM Audio CD with DTS 48kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM Linear PCM CD R RW with MP3 WMA DTS bitstream RDV 1050 DVD Player 36 Figure 4
37. OL display is shown then press REPEAT until the repeat mode indication goes off NOTE You can change the repeat mode us ing ON SCREEN e on the remote control unit Press ON SCREEN and the repeat mode selection window appears on the TV screen Press then A W D to select the desired repeat mode and finally press ENTER E to make the selected repeat mode active 7 SEEN English Selecting Preferences This section tells you how to change the Pref erence Settings Read this section when you want to connect the RDV 1050 to a wide vi sion TV set or when you want to otherwise change the settings according to your pref erences and viewing environment About the Preference Display The Preference display consists of the LAN GUAGE PICTURE AUDIO SPK SETTING and OTHERS setting displays Make sure that the TV DVD switch O on the remote control unit is set to DVD when using the A W lt 4 gt D amp and TV VIDEO CANCEL e buttons for con trolling the RDV 1050 LANGUAGE A gt fa MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH x AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH J SUBTITLE OFF ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH J SELECT 4 p USE AY4 lt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM enter S ro EXIT PRESS CHOICE PICTURE SCREEN SAVER ON MP3 amp WMA JPEG MP3 amp WMA J SELECT 2 USE Vo gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER 22 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE AUDIO N i aH g
38. SSWORD press the numeric buttons to enter a 4 digit pass word The password entered in this step be comes the new password If you want to keep the same password as before enter the same password 7 Press ENTER S moves to EXIT Pressing ENTER again returns to the OTHERS menu of the preference display NOTE If you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 3 above S moves to EXIT automatically and A W do not work To Temporarily Release the Parental Lock DVD If the parental level is set to a strict value some discs may not play at all When you insert such a disc and try to play it the following paren tal lock on screen display appears on the TV screen asking you whether you want the pa rental lock to be temporarily released or not 1 Press A veo e to move to TEMPORARY RELEASE then press ENTER PARENTAL LOCK TEMPORARY RELEASE HS NOT RELEASE PASSWORD _ J SELECT USE AV TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM q gt ENTER v 2 Press the numeric buttons O to 9 O to enter your 4 digit password The parental lock is released and the RDV 1050 starts playback If you enter a wrong password WRONG RETRY appears on the TV screen Enter the correct password NOTE When you enter the wrong pass word 3 times at step 2 above l S moves to NOT RELEASE automatically and Y do not work Using the SCART Connector If you have the European version of the RDV 1050 and your
39. TER The test tone will be generated when you select the speaker s in the LEVEL page NOTE The test tone sound is not output from the subwoofer Limiting Playback by Children DVD This function restricts playback of DVD VIDEO discs which contain violent and other scenes according to the level set by the user For ex ample if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock feature such scenes which you do not want to let children view can be cut or replaced with other scenes To Set Parental Lock for the First Time 1 Press CHOICE One of the preference on screen displays appears on the TV screen If necessary press 4 gt EB to bring up the OTHERS menu 2 Press A Y D to move S to select PA RENTAL LOCK then press ENTER The Parental Lock on screen display appears on the TV screen PARENTAL LOCK COUNTRY CODE SET LEVEL PASSWORD n EXIT J SELECT ar USE AY TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM enter 22 TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 3 While is pointing to COUNTRY CODE press ENTER to bring up the pull down menu 4 Press A V to select the country code Se lect the code of the country whose standards were used to rate the DVD Video disc con tent See Appendix A Country Area code list for Parental Lock PARENTAL LOCK COUNTRY CODE SET LEVEL NONE PASSWORD mM EXIT SELECT JAN USE AV TO SELE
40. VCD uUa 330 TIME Coorr PROG RND O gt sr for Audio CD cD LTRACK33 TIME 25 58 O EE 0 Ov enoe Ane for DVD RAM DVD RW written in the VR format VR 8 5Mbps PG 33 CHAP33 GS C EM oo Pa OD ST GJ OFF To turn off the menu bar and status bar press ON SCREEN again The indicator on the right end of the menu bar shows the status of the player 3 Playback mode 3 Stop mode Pause mode C Fast forward backward playback mode 3 Slow motion playback mode Basic Operation Procedure 1 Press lt gt to select the icon you want to work with The selected icon is in dicated by S 2 Press ENTER With many icons an ap propriate pull down window appears how ever there are some exceptions NOTES A mark or text on the menu icon for the function or mode currently selected is shown in green Some functions are not available during playback You cannot move l S to the as sociated icon when it is not available Menu Bar Functions for DVD AUDIO Time Mode Selection TIME During playback selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar Press ENTER amp e to select the time mode from the following TIME Current track elapsed time REM Current track remaining time TOTAL Current group elapsed time T REM Current group remaining time Repeat Mode C2 Selects the repeat mode during playback 1 Open the pull down
41. ange 16 blackest to 16 whitest TINT Adjust this if the appearance of flesh tones is unnatural Available range 16 to 16 SHARPNESS Adjust this if the picture lacks sharpness Available range 0 to 3 Y DELAY Adjust this if the red blue and green part of the picture looks separated or over lapped This effect is sometime described as color ghosts or shadows Available range 2 to 2 4 Press ENTER A window for setting pa rameters appears SATURATION Selected parameter 5 Press Y D to adjust the level of the parameter The higher value enhances the effect 6 Press ENTER Repeat steps 3 to 6 if you want to set other parameters To turn off the VFP mode selection window press VFP NOTE The window for VFP mode selection and parameter setting disappears if no changes are made within about 10 seconds Simply press the VFP PROG SCAN button e do not hold it down If this button is pressed and held for a few seconds the Progressive Interlaced Scanning mode is changed With the U S version of the RDV 1050 the Progressive Interlaced Scan ning mode is changed only if the REMOTE PSCN INTL selector El is set to REMOTE Simulated Surround Sound VSS DVD Using the VSS function you can get a simu lated surround effect from your stereo system 1 During playback press VSS The VSS window appears on the TV screen 2 Press lt gt 5
42. ave keyed locking collars In such in stances adapters or a special cable may be needed A Progressive Scanning signal can be produced with both PAL 576p and NTSC 480p outputs depending on the setting of the Video Output Selector switches European Version Note When Pro gressive Scanning is used with a PAL output signal set the Video Signal Selector Switch EX to REMOTE AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO COMPONENT Y PB PR Audio video cable NOTE See the Video Signal Selector Switches section for information on setting the switch for the various types of connections AUDIO OUT DIGITAL OUT VIDEO White mm T LEFT coa O o o G9 E JO M a oY m gt m z o z o o Component video cable S video cable TV cmt iJ L S VIDEO Y Ps Ph VIDEO Red om ak mj o RIGHT AUDIO conf T IP gt o LEFT White Audio Cable NOTE See the Video Signal Selector Switches section for information on setting the switch for the various types of connections RDV 1050 DVD Player 8 Connecting to Audio Equipment with a Digital Input You can enhance the sound quality by con necting the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUTPUT LE or COAXIAL DIGITAL OUTPUT Z of the RDV 1050 to the digital input of an amplifier DAT or MD by using an optional digital cable The digital stereo audio signal from a disc is directly transferred If you
43. ay is shown you can perform the following operations e Start playback of a desired title by desig nating it using A Y D T on the ORIGI NAL PROGRAM display Go to the next title or return to the previ ous title by pressing PPI ED or Ma Turn off the ORIGINAL PROGRAM display by pressing TOP MENU playback contin ues Stop playback by pressing IB STOP T gt T9 the ORIGINAL PROGRAM display disap pears RDV 1050 DVD Player Page Selection PACE During playback selects the subtitle language 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A Y to select a page 3 Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected page Menu Bar Functions for DVD VIDEO Time Mode Selection TIME During playback selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following TOTAL Current title elapsed time T REM Current title remaining time TIME Current chapter elapsed time REM Current chapter remaining time Repeat Mode Selects the repeat mode during playback 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A Y to select the repeat mode from the following CHAPTER Current chapter repeat TITLE Current title repeat A B A B repeat OFF Repeat mode deactivated 3 Press ENTER to make the selected re peat function active Time Search Specifies a time from the beginning of the cur rent title fr
44. case and lower case letters such as Wma Time required for reading the disc con tents may vary for different discs depend ing on the number of groups folders and tracks files recorded etc You cannot advance or reverse playback by pressing P gt or lt lt or by hold ing down P e or I 4 during MP3 WMA disc playback The RDV 1050 supports WMA files re corded with a bit rate of 48 kbps or higher The RDV 1050 cannot play back WMA files recorded with a bit rate under 48 kbps Selecting a Group and Track When inserting an MP3 WMA disc after the disc contents are read the MP3 WMA CON TROL display automatically appears on the TV screen You can select a group track from the display using the following procedure 1 Make sure that the black cursor bar is in the left group column If it is in the right column press to move it to the left column Current track elapsed time MP3 WMA CONTROL Time 00 03 08 Track 01 06 Total 28 begonia mp3 Track column of the Selected track current group Group column wm 2 Press A Y D to move the bar to a desired group On the right column tracks in the selected group are shown 3 Press PPI Z or kea to select a de sired track then press ENTER PPI Z or l44 or p gt PLAY e or Press the numeric buttons C to directly specify a desired track number Examples To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 1
45. correct key number the unit memorizes it until you turn off the power or open the disc tray If you specify a track in the bonus group for the program playback you will also be prompted to enter the key number during program play In the random playback tracks in the bo nus group are not played back riw Changing Playback Order Playing Tracks in a Specific Order Program Play By programming tracks you can play up to 99 tracks in any order You may program the same track more than once 1 In stop mode press ON SCREEN twice The menu bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press lt gt 5 to move lS to PROG Screen example for Audio CD DVD AUDIO Mbps LGROUPT TRACK1 STOP NI TIME OFF gt Rack G RND OD 1 PAGE 3 Press ENTER The program table ap pears The PRGM El indicator lights up in the display window 4 For DVD Audio Press the numeric but tons to specily selections in the desired order by group and track numbers For each program step specify a group first then a track To specify track 14 in group 2 press 2 10 then 4 For SVCD Video CD Audio CD Press the numeric buttons to specify the tracks in the desired order To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 10 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 then 10 Example of DVD Audio Programming Table The total program time PROGRAM Total Program Time
46. cted item 5 Press A Y to select from the options then press ENTER The selected option is set See the following sections for details about each setting To turn off the preference display press CHOICE continued RDV 1050 DVD Player About JPEG Discs The RDV 1050 can play back JPEG files on a home recorded CD R RW disc We refer to a disc that contains JPEG files as a JPEG disc in this manual Note that if a disc contains both of MP3 WMA files and JPEG files you can only play back files of the type selected by the MP3 amp WMA JPEG setting in the PICTURE preference dis play On a JPEG disc each picture is recorded as a file Files are sometimes grouped into fold ers by category etc e A folder which has one or more files is re garded as a group e A folder which does not directly contain any files is ignored e Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into group 1 e The RDV 1050 recognizes up to 150 files per group and up to 99 groups per disc IF there are files other than JPEG files they also count against the 150 file total Max 99 groups per disc File 1 jpg File 2 jpg Group 1 File 3 jpg File 4 jpg File 5 jpg File 6 jpg Max 150 files per group Notes for Making JPEG Disc Using a CD R CD RW Disc e Select ISO 9660 as the disc format e Record your material at a 640 x 480 pixel resolution e The RDV 1050 supports the baseline JPEG format 26
47. de sym bol on the rear panel Examples of playable DVD discs for a unit with n Region Code 123 1 5 2 5 Examples of playable DVD discs for a unit with Region Code 2 123 o 2 5 52 NOTE With some DVD and Video CD discs you may not be able to control them accord ing to the instructions described in this manual because of the contents of the disc The European version of the RDV 1050 ac commodates the PAL system and also can play back discs recorded with the NTSC system if its Region Code numbers include 2 Note that the NTSC video signal on a disc is con verted to a PAL signal and output The US version of the RDV 1050 accommo dates the NTSC system and also can play back discs recorded with the PAL system if its Re gion Code numbers include 1 Note that the PAL video signal on a disc is converted to a NTSC signal and output Unplayable Discs The RDV 1050 does not play back discs listed below If you try to play back these discs noise may generate causing damage to speakers e 2 6GB 5 2GB DVD RAM cartridge type 1 DVD RAM version 1 0 DVD RW re corded only in the VR format DVD ROM CD ROM PHOTO CD SACD In addition the RDV 1050 does not play e Unfinalized discs e Discs of irregular shape or discs with tape seals or adhesives on either the label side or playback side Playing back these discs may damage the RDV 1050 Digital Audio Formats The RDV 1050 supports
48. dow display REPEAT TRACK c Repeats the current 1 track REPEAT GROUP c Repeats all tracks in the current group REPEAT ALL C Repeats all tracks on the disc The repeat mode is off On Screen Display Selected repeat mode MP3 WMA CONTROL REPEAT TRACK Group 01 10 Track 01 06 Total 28 Spring begonia mp3 If you press REPEAT while stopped you need to press ENTER e or p gt PLAY q to start repeat play To stop repeat playback press Ii STOP Tp Note that the repeat mode remains active To Quit Repeat Playback During playback press REPEAT until no repeat icon is shown on the display window While stopped press REPEAT until repeat mode indication on the MP3 WMA CONTROL dis play goes off Checking the Sampling Frequency and Quantization Bit Length You can check the sampling frequency and quantization bit length of digital audio dur ing playback using the AUDIO fs Rate but ton RDV 1050 DVD Player Repeat Playback To Repeat Title or Play List During playback press REPEAT GJ Each time you press REPEAT one of the following repeat mode is selected PG Repeats the current title ALL Repeats all titles on the disc OFF Deactivates the repeat mode A window which indicates the current repeat mode will be displayed on the TV screen The mode indication on the window is the same as the one on the menu bar Repeat mode example on the TV screen acs IE On the display wi
49. e AUDIO fs Rate button for a few seconds The sampling frequency and quantization bit length of the current digital audio are shown in the display window temporarily When the audio is recorded using a surround audio format the sampling frequency and quantization bit length are shown for the front speakers Example Quantization bit length Sampling frequency The sampling frequencies indicated are as follows 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 and 192 kHz Any figure below the first decimal place is omitted in the display window NOTES With some discs NO INFO may appear instead of the sampling frequency and quantization bit length The sampling frequency and quantization bit length cannot be displayed with VR for mat discs Menu Bar Functions To Display a Menu Bar 1 With a disc is loaded press ON SCREEN CD A status bar for the type of disc in serted will appear on the TV screen 2 English 2 Press ON SCREEN again A menu bar for the type of disc inserted will appear under the status bar for DVD AUDIO DVD AUDIO 85Mbps GROUP 3 TRACK 33 TOTAL 1 25 58 gt EE or TRACK PROG RND OD 1 8 PAGE 32 32 for DVD VIDEO for DVD R RW written in the DVD VIDEO format DVD VIDEO BaNips TITLE 33 CHAP 33 TOTAL 1 25 58_ O IM o O9 cHaP 9 OD 1 3 G 1 5 By 1 3 for SVCD SVCD TRACK 33 33 TIME 25 58 25 58 O M o O9 PRoc RN D sti G 4 for Video CD
50. e VFP mode selection window appears on the TV screen 2 Press lt gt to select the desired preset Each time you press the button the VFP mode changes as follows Set the video type most suitable to the current program or the room conditions u NORMAL lt gt CINEMA 4 gt USER 14 gt USER a Selected preset n GAMMA ES BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SATURATION TINT SHARPNESS Y DELAY Parameter NORMAL for watching TV in an average room CINEMA for watching a movie in a room with suppressed light USER 1 USER 2 you can adjust parameters that affect the picture character and store the settings as a user preset See the next step 3 To define a user setting press A Y ED to select a parameter to be edited from the following GAMMA Adjust this if the middle tones are bright or dark Available range 4 darkest to 4 brightest The dark and bright parts of the picture are not changed by this con trol BRIGHTNESS Adjust this if the picture is too bright or dark overall Available range 16 darkest to 16 brightest 20 CONTRAST Adjust this if there is too little or too much contrast Too little contrast pro duces pictures that lack very light or dark ar eas Too much contrast produces pictures that lack middle tones Available range 16 to 16 SATURATION Adjust this if the picture is whitish or blackish Available r
51. e output from stereo output connectors DTS DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems a Digital Surround audio encoding format configured with six 5 1 channels similar to Dolby Digital It requires a decoder either in the player or in an external receiver Not all DTS discs con tain six 5 1 channels of information Dynamic range The difference between the loudest and soft est sounds Group The largest division on DVD AUDIO Interlaced scanning In a conventional video system a picture is shown on the display monitor in between lines of two halves The Interlaced scanning system places lines of the second half of the picture in between lines of the first half of the picture JPEG A popular file format for still image compres sion and storage JPEG stands for Joint Pho tographic Experts Group There are three sub types of the JPEG format as follows baseline JPEG used for digital cameras the web etc progressive JPEG used for the web lossless JPEG an old type rarely used now Linear PCM audio PCM stands for pulse code modulation Lin ear PCM is the usual method for digitally en coding audio without compression and is used for the audio tracks on DVD Video discs Au dio CDs etc MLP MLP stands for Meridian Lossless Packing A lossless audio compression system that can completely recreate the PCM signal MP3 MP3 is an audio data compression format which stands for MPEG 1 Audio Layer
52. ecily the elapsed time from the be ginning of group 1 The time search function cannot be used during program playback Selecting a DVD AUDIO Disc Still Picture Audio Most DVD AUDIO discs include still pictures which appear in turn during playback When there are other page s of the current still picture and you can change the picture turn the page manually At the beginning of a part where there are selectable pictures PAGE appears on the TV screen except when the ON SCREEN GUIDE preference is set to OFF 1 During playback except when the status bar is shown press PAGE Q The page se lection window appears on the TV screen PAGE 1 32 2 Press PAGE or A V e to select the desired page 3 Press ENTER The selected page picture is shown and the page selection window disappears NOTES The RDV 1050 does not support packet writing UDF format discs The RDV 1050 does not support the ID3 tag and WMA tag The RDV 1050 supports discs recorded with multiple sessions Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or recording conditions Programmed and random playback func tions do not work with MP3 WMA discs For MP3 the RDV 1050 only can play back tracks with the following file exten sions MP3 Mp3 mp3 and mP3 For WMA the RDV 1050 only can play back tracks with the following file exten sions WMA wma and any other combination of upper
53. ectable AC 110 V 240 V 50 60 Hz AC 230 V 50 Hz 16 W Power On 2 0 W Standby mode 12 35 lbs 5 6 Kg 17 x 3 i5 x 133 8 inches 432 x 93 x 340 mm 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm 0 7 Vp p 75 ohm 1 0 Vp p 75 ohm 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms 286 mVp p 0 7 Vp p 75 ohm 500 lines or more 2 0 Vrms 10 k ohm 0 5 Vp p 75 ohm termination 21 dBm to 15 dBm peak 2 Hz to 20 kHz 2 Hz to 22 kHz 4 Hz to 20 kHz for DTS and Dolby Digital bitstream signals 2 Hz to 44 kHz 2 Hz to 88 kHz More than 98 dB More than 100 dB Unmeasurable less than 0 002 Less than 0 006 Specifications and appearance subject to change without prior notice DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation All rights reserved RDV 1050 DVD Player Glossary Aspect ratio A ratio which defines the shape of the rect angular picture in a TV It is the width of the picture relative to the height A conventional TV picture has 4 3 in aspect ratio Bit rate Shows the number of digital information needed to play back sound for 1 second The bit rate is expressed in bits per second Bitstream The digital form of multichannel audio data e g 5 1 channel before it is decoded into its various channels Chapter title Chapter is the smallest division and title is the
54. el stereo audio Listen in multi channel surround audio MP3 WMA No sound comes out e MP3 WMA disc is recorded with the packet writing UDF format It cannot be played Files tracks are not played in the recorded order e The RDV 1050 plays the files in alphabetic order So the playback order can vary WMA files cannot be played back e The file is copy protected e The file is recorded with a bit rate under 48 kbps The RDV 1050 does not support such WMA files JPEG No picture is played back or the screen turns black e Format of the files is not baseline JPEG The unit supports only the baseline JPEG for mat The preference display cannot be turned on You cannot turn on the preference display when a JPEG disc is inserted RDV 1050 DVD Player 5 Press ENTER S moves to SET LEVEL 6 Press ENTER to bring up the pull down menu In the pull down menu NONE and levels 8 to 1 are available NONE does not re strict playback Level 1 is the strictest level Discs rated higher than the selected level are restricted PASSWORD s EXIT J SELECT 4 USE AV TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER A TO EXIT PRESS CHOICE 7 Press A Y to select a desired parental lock level then press ENTER S moves to PASS WORD 8 Press the numeric buttons G O to 9 to enter a 4 digit password PARENTAL LOCK COUNTRY CODE SET LEVEL NONE PASSWORD 1234 i
55. enia FM Micronesia Federated States of IT Lithuania SG Singapore AYS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PIS QU 1 RT AN Netherlands Antilles FO Faroe Islands LU Luxembourg SH Saint Helena m PTTITTSTTITTIUTTUTE STET ETE ETT AO Angola FR France IV Latvia SI Slovenia sna ine an Si T i ri a AQ Antarctica FX France Metropolitan LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen r AR Argentina GA Gabon MA Morocco SK Slovakia AS American Samoa GB United Kingdom MC Monaco SL Sierra Leone AT Austria GD Grenada MD Moldova Republic of SM San Marino European AU Australia GE Georgia MG Madagascar SN Senegal Version AW Aruba GF French Guiana MH Marshall Islands SO Somalia j Qo EE j C C _ m AZ Azerbaijan GH Ghono ML Mali SR Surinome sr les Coon ROTEL PETE _ BA Bosnia and Herzegovina GI Gibraltar MM Myanmar ST Sao Tome and Principe EN RD BB Barbados GL Greenland MN Mongolia SV El Salvador Q Q CAUTION i 4 BD Bangladesh GM Gambia MO Macau SY Syrian Arab Republic AE A m VSSLECTOR BE Belgium GN Guinea MP Northern Mariana Islands SZ Swaziland nispan DE CAA ELEA AEPS OUER BF Burkina Faso GP Guadeloupe MQ Martinique TC Turks and Caicos Islands ren I G9 to ut BG Bulgaria GQ Equatorial Guinea MR Mauritania TD Chad Du SETA an ter art tei ana percing DIS ia ed BH Bahrain GR Greece MS Montserrat TF French Southern Territories Bl Burundi GS South Georgia and the MT Malta TG Togo AE BJ Benin South Sandwich Islands
56. epeat mode 18 CD Repeats the current group for DVD AUDIO the current title for DVD VIDEO or all tracks for SVCD Video CD Av dio CD C 1 Repeats the current chapter for DVD VIDEO or the current track for DVD AUDIO SVCD Video CD Audio CD No indication The repeat mode is off A window which indicates the current repeat mode will be displayed on the TV screen The mode indication on the window is the same as the one on the menu bar Repeat mode example on the TV screen C CHAP To Stop Repeat Playback Press W STOP 10 iT When a DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO disc is set the RDV 1050 stops playback and quits the repeat mode When an SVCD Video CD or Audio CD disc is set the RDV 1050 stops playback but does not quit the repeat mode To Quit Repeat Playback Press REPEAT until the repeat mode in dicator goes off in the display window NOTES When the program playback mode is active with an SVCD Video CD or Audio CD the repeat mode changes in the same manner Note however that in the J mode the RDV 1050 repeats all the programmed tracks instead of all tracks on the disc The repeat playback may not work with some discs even if you select one of the re peat modes To Repeat a Specified Part A B repeat playback DVD Super Video Audio First make sure The RDV 1050 is in play back mode except SVCD Video CD playback with PBC 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The menu bar appears on the TV sc
57. etter language code Enter one of the codes below to select the corresponding language AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese AY Aymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali Bangla BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Esperanto ET Estonian EU Basque FA Persian FI Finnish FJ Fiji FO Faroese FY Frisian GA Irish GD Scots Gaelic Appendix C Digital Signal Output Chart DVD with 48 44 1 kHz 16 20 24 bit linear PCM DVD with 96 kHz 16 22 24 bit linear PCM 48kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM Down sampling DVD with DTS 48kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM DVD with Dolby Digital 48 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM DVD with MPEG Multichannel 48 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM GL Galician GN Guarani GU Gujarati HA Hausa HI Hindi HR Croatian HU Hungarian HY Armenian IA Interlingua IE Interlingue IK Inupiak IN Indonesian IS Icelandic IW Hebrew JI Yiddish JW Javanese KA Georgian KK Kazakh KL Greenlandic KM Cambodian KN Kannada K
58. ext frame Press p gt PLAY 29 8 to return to normal play back 2 Press A V e e to move the bar to a desired group 3 Press I P 27 Oro select a file 4 Press p gt PLAY The slide show starts from the specified file Direct Selection 1 During playback or while stopped press TITLE GROUP 2 Press the numeric buttons to specify a group number Examples To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 10 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 then 10 3 Press the numeric buttons to specify a file number The RDV 1050 starts slide show playback from the specified file If you do not specify a file the RDV 1050 starts slide show playback from the first file in the group Slide Show Repeat Function In the slide show mode you can repeat play back of JPEG files in a group or on the disc 1 While the JPEG CONTROL display is shown press REPEAT Pressing REPEAT switches the repeat mode When the repeat mode is turned on the C indicator lights in the display window The selected repeat mode is shown on the JPEG CONTROL display REPEAT ALL All files on the disc are re peated REPEAT GROUP All files in the current group are repeated No indication The repeat mode is off 2 Press p gt PLAY e to start repeat play back To stop repeat playback Press ll STOP The repeat mode remains active To quit repeat playback Press W STOP or MENU while the JPEG CONTR
59. f the RDV 1050 it is not disconnected from the AC power source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet This state is called standby mode In this state the unit consumes a very small amount of power NOTE Invalid Operation Icon With some discs the RDV 1050 may not be able to perform certain operations For ex ample some discs may not allow rapid ad vance reverse or slow motion playback When you press a remote control or front panel button if the RDV 1050 cannot per form the operation the Q Invalid Opera tion icon appears on your TV screen Operations are occasionally unacceptable even if it is not displayed Initial Setup When you turn on the RDV 1050 for the first time the following message appears on the TV screen EXECUTE DVD PLAYER SETUP BASIC PICTURE AUDIO SETTING YES PRESS ENTER NO CANCEL You can set the display language TV moni tor type and digital output before using the RDV 1050 by using the following procedures 1 Press ENTER D The first page of the DVD PLAYER SET UP display appears The pull down menu of the ON SCREEN LAN GUAGE is already open DVD PLAYER SET UP a 2 MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH J AUDI0 LANGUAGE ENGLISH J SUBTITLE ENGLISH J ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH KS FRENCH GERMAN SELECT 4 AD USE AVY lt gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER A ON SCREEN LANGUAGE options 2 Press A V to select the desired language You can select the o
60. ferences in speaker distance when the front speakers left right are farther from the listener than the other speakers Check the difference in the distance from the listener to the front speakers left right and the speakers and then set that value as de scribed in the procedure below 1 Press CHOICE One of the preference on screen displays appears on the TV screen If necessary press lt gt EB to bring up the SPK SETTING menu DVD RAM discs created using a personal computer and which do not comply with the video recording standard cannot be played back DVD RAM and DVD RW discs that com ply with the CPRM and on which material that may be copied only once is recorded cannot be played back CPRM is a picture source encryption technology developed to protect copyrights When playing back a DVD RAM disc of type 2 or type 4 first remove the disc from the cartridge and place it in the disc tray Take care not to scratch the disc or let it get dirty After playing back the disc be sure to return it to its cartridge See the instruc tions supplied with the disc DVD Video Disc Region Codes All DVD players and DVD discs have a Region Code number The US version of the RDV 1050 can play DVD discs whose Region Code num 7 n bers include the number 1 The European version can play DVD discs whose region codes include the number 2 The region code for your unit is indicated on the region co
61. following buttons to control MP3 WMA disc playback ENTER Starts playback while stopped p Starts playback while stopped or paused B Stops playback II Pauses playback Plor Skips back or forward a track I 4 during playback Selects the previ ous or next track while stopped If you press B PLAY during playback or press ll STOP T to stop playback fol lowed by Be the RDV 1050 starts playback from the beginning of the current track Playing a Bonus Group on a DVD AUDIO disc Audio Some DVD AUDIO discs contain a special group called bonus group whose contents are not opened to the public The bonus group is assigned to the last group of a disc To play back a bonus group you have to enter a specific key number for the bonus group A way of getting the key number depends on discs 1 In stop mode press the numeric buttons to select the bonus group number the last group The display window and on screen display prompt you to enter the key num ber The following box shows on the TV screen KY 2 Press the numeric buttons to enter the key number If you enter the correct key num ber and press ENTER the RDV 1050 starts playback of the bonus group If you entered a wrong key number you are prompted to enter the correct key number To turn off the key number entry display Press I STOP T gt IT open the disc tray or turn the power off Once you enter the
62. for DVD Audio or Video discs RESUME for SVCD Video CD discs The remembered po sition is not lost if the RDV 1050 is turned off When you turn off the RDV 1050 after set ting the resume function simply press p gt PLAY E The RDV 1050 is turned on and play back starts from the interrupted position If you turn on the RDV 1050 by pressing STANDBY button Ki then press p gt PLAY playback starts from the beginning of the disc Note that the remembered position is cleared if you open the disc tray When the Resume Mode is DISC RESUME When you press B STOP II the RDV 1050 stops playback and remembers the interrupted position The TV screen shows RE SUME STOP and the display window shows RESUME for DVD Audio or Video discs RESUME for SVCD Video CD discs The remembered position where play back was interrupted is not cleared if you open the disc tray or turn off the RDV 1050 NOTE The RDV 1050 memorizes inter rupted positions for the last 30 discs played Storing a new interrupted position will erase the interrupted position stored for the first disc To clear the memory Press m STOP f while disc play is stopped To Resume Playback When the resume mode is ON While the disc that you interrupted playback of is still on the disc tray press B PLAY WEJ The RDV 1050 resumes playback from the position where playback was inter rupted The TV screen shows RESUME PLAY T
63. gnal correctly when playing back a 4 3 source If you play a 4 3 DVD VIDEO source using the 16 9 NORMAL mode the picture char acter changes slightly due to the process for converting the picture width 16 9 AUTO Wide television screen select when you connect the RDV 1050 to a wide screen 16 9 TV 4 3 LB Letter Box conversion select when you connect the RDV 1050 to a normal 4 3 TV When playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in wide picture format the picture is shown with black bars at the top and bottom 4 3 PS Pan Scan conversion select when you connect the RDV 1050 to a normal 4 3 TV When playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in wide picture format the picture is zoomed to fill the screen vertically and the left and right sides of the image are cut off Note however that the picture will be shown in the 4 3 LB mode even if you select the 4 3 PS mode depending on the disc Picture Source This mode selects whether the content on the disc is processed by field video source or by frame film source You can obtain optimal picture quality according to the source type to be played back by selecting an appropri ate option This setting is available for both interlaced mode and progressive scanning mode Setting options VIDEO NORMAL VIDEO ACTIVE FILM AUTO Recalling the DVD PLAYER SET UP menu Press CHOICE 15 for a few seconds until the DVD PLAYER SET UP display appears C
64. h a cartridge that can be removed from their cartridge Type 2 and Type 4 Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or recording conditions www Basic Operations Original Playback In original playback contents on a VR format disc are played back in the order the contents are recorded When inserting a VR format disc after the disc contents are read the original playback starts When the last title has been played back the unit stops playback automatically To stop in the middle of playback Ig STOP DE Playback is interrupted If the resume mode is set to ON the unit memorizes the interrupted position NOTE The DISC RESUME mode is not available for VR format discs Even if you set RESUME to DISC RESUME the resume mode will be the same as when RESUME is set to ON To Resume Playback Press p gt SELECT If RESUME is set to ON and an interrupted position is memorized playback restarts from the interrupted posi tion If no interrupted position is memorized or RESUME is set to OFF playback restarts from the beginning of the title 1 To Select the Next or Previous Title in Stop Mode Press PPI Z or kea The next or pre vious title will be selected In this case press p gt D SELECT to start playback of the se lected title To Select the Next or Previous Chapter Title During Playback Press PP to skip to the next chapter if a title is divided into chapters or to the
65. hanging the Display Window Brightness Press DIMMER a on the remote control unit You can select the display window brightness from three levels or off If the brightness is set to off nothing will be shown on the dis play Basic Disc Play Super Video Audio 1 Press the OPN CLS button EJ on the front panel or the OPEN CLOSE button on the remote control to open the disc tray 2 Place a disc in the disc tray With the label side i Place 8 cm discs in the inner recess 3 Press B gt D E The RDV 1050 starts play back from the beginning of the disc To stop disc play press Ii STOP T gt IJ To pause disc play press II PAUSE ELI To resume playback press p gt PLAY AE NOTES Do not insert an unplayable disc See Playable Discs section When placing a disc on the disc tray be sure fo set it in the recess Otherwise the disc may be damaged when the disc tray is closed or you may not be able to remove the disc from the RDV 1050 When a DVD Audio disc is played the DVD AUDIO indicator ZY lights With double sided DVD discs the side of the disc facing down is the side that is played waww On Screen Menu After loading a DVD VIDEO SVCD or Video CD disc a menu may appear on the TV screen From the menu you can select an item to be played For DVD VIDEO 1 Press AY 4 p e to select an Item 2 Press ENTER The RDV 1050 starts play back of the selected item F
66. he receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 DANGER Visible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or bypassed Avoid direct exposure to beam 3 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the player leave all servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING To reduce the risk of electrical shock fires etc 1 Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expose the unit fo rain or moisture 3 Do not touch the power cord or plug with wet hands Important Safety Instructions WARNING There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose the unit to moisture or water Do not allow foreign objects to get into the enclosure If the unit is exposed to moisture or a foreign object gets into the enclosure immedi ately disconnect the power cord from the wall Take the unit to a qualified ser vice person for inspection and necessary repairs Read all the instructions before connecting or operating the component Keep this manual so you can refer to these safety instructions Heed all warnings and safe
67. k press AUDIO e The audio selection window appears on the TV screen J 1 3 a ENGLISH x 4 2 Press Y D or AUDIO to select the desired audio Each time you press A V or AUDIO the audio changes For DVD VIDEO example K 1 3 ENGLISH 4 gt 2 3 FRENCH 3 3 e For SVCD p ST2 ee eae For Video CD D Stereo L Tu 3 Press ENTER e The selected audio is heard and the audio selection window dis appears waww NOTES The audio selection window will automatically disappear if you do not change the audio within several seconds For DVD VIDEO the selected language may be abbreviated on the TV screen See Appendix B Table of languages and their abbreviations Simply press the AUDIO fs Rate button e do not hold it down If this button is pressed and held for a few seconds the sampling frequency and quantization bit length is shown in the display window Selecting a Scene Angle ANGLE DVD You can view a variety of scene angles if the DVD VIDEO disc contains multi angle parts where multiple cameras were used to shoot the same scene from different angles At the beginning of a multi angle part ap pears on the TV screen except when the ON SCREEN GUIDE preference is set to OFF 1 During playback press ANGLE The angle selection window appears on the TV screen Cy 1 3 d 1 7 2 Press A Y D or ANGLE to select the desired angle Each time you
68. l dealer for information on ex ternal receivers and the proper wiring of a jack to fit the mini jack receptacle Playable Discs This unit can play the following types of discs DVD Video DVD Audio LE uu VIDEO AUDIO Video CD MSE DIGITAL VIDEO VIDEO Vi d p 0 C lI SVCD Audio CD Se DIGITAL AUDIO tlt SUPER VIDEO VIDEO The RDV 1050 can also play back the following discs 9 4GB 4 7GB DVD RAM with no cartridge recorded with the video recording standard version 1 9 4GB 4 7GB DVD RAM with cartridge but can be removed from the cartridge recorded with the video recording standard e DVD R RW discs written in the DVD VIDEO format and finalized e DVD RW version 1 1 discs written in the VR Video Recording format and finalized e CD R and CD RW discs written in the SVCD Video CD or Audio CD format and final ized e CD R and CD RW discs written in MP3 or WMA in accordance with the ISO 9660 format e CD R and CD RW discs written in JPEG in accordance with the ISO 9660 format The RDV 1050 can play back audio signals recorded in MIX MODE CD CD G CD EX TRA and CD TEXT NOTES If a disc is dirty scratched or warped or has unusual disc or recording characteristics it may take considerable time for the RDV 1050 to read the disc contents In some instances the RDV 1050 may not be able to play certain discs With some DVD RAM and DVD RW discs recorded in VR format
69. ls are recorded onto a DVD RW or DVD RAM disc This mode allows to edit record ing for example the VR mode enables a programmed recording and a manual record ing in which recording time can be adjusted WMA WMA is an abbreviation of Windows Me dia Audio and is an audio data compres sion format developed by Microsoft Corpo ration Sound quality of data compressed using WMA is the same as that of MP3 though the WMA file size is smaller than that of MP3 english Specifications General Readable Discs Video Format Other Power Requirements U S Version European Version Power Consumption Weight Dimension W xH x D Video Outputs Component pin jacks Y Output Pb Pr Output Video Out pin jack S Video Out S jack Y Output C Output RGB Out 21 pin connector Horizontal Resolution Audio Outputs Analog Out pin jack Digital Out Coaxial Digital Out Optical Audio Characteristics Frequency Response CD sampling frequency 44 1 kHz DVD sampling frequency 48 kHz DVD sampling frequency 96 kHz DVD sampling frequency 192 176 4 kHz Dynamic Range 16 bit 20 24 bit Wow and Flutter Total Harmonic Distortion DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO DVD R Video format DVD RW Video format VR format DVD RAM VR format SVCD Video CD Audio CD CD DA MP3 WMA format JPEG CD R RW CD DA SVCD Video CD MP3 WMA format JPEG 480i 576i Interlaced scan 480p 576p Progressive scan sel
70. ly play files of the type selected in this menu Setting options MP3 amp WMA JPEG MP3 amp WMA when selected only MP3 WMA files can be played back JPEG when selected only JPEG files can be played back AUDIO menu DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT When you connect the digital output of the RDV 1050 to an external device equipped with a digital input this item must be set correctly See Appendix C Digital Output Signal Chart for details about the relation between the setting and output signals Setting options PCM ONLY DOLBY DIGI TAL PCM STREAM PCM PCM ONLY select when you connect the DIGITAL OUT jack of the RDV 1050 to the linear PCM digital input of other audio equip ment DOLBY DIGITAL PCM select when you connect the DIGITAL OUT jack of the RDV 1050 to the digital input of a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with a built in Dolby Digital decoder When this option is selected play ing back a disc recorded by the MPEG Mul tichannel format outputs a linear PCM digi tal signal waww STREAM PCM select when you connect the DIGITAL OUT jack of the RDV 1050 to the digital input of an amplifier with a built in DTS MPEG Multichannel or Dolby Digital decoder or the stand alone unit of such a decoder e With some DVD VIDEO discs that are not fully copy protected a 20 or 24 bit digital signal may be output Asignal recorded with the 96 kHz or higher sampling frequency is output from the DIGI T
71. mal audio quality from the analog AUDIO OUT terminals when lis tening to DVD VIDEO discs recorded in Dolby Digital format at low or middle volume Setting options WIDE RANGE NORMAL TV MODE WIDE RANGE when selected audio is played back with the widest dynamic range so that you can enjoy powerful playback sound NORMAL normally select this option TV MODE select if DVD Video disc sound level is lower than TV program sound level This lets you clearly hear sound at lower vol ume levels OUTPUT LEVEL This setting allows you to attenuate the level of the signal output from the analog AUDIO OUT terminals of the RDV 1050 Setting options STANDARD LOW If the sound output from the speaker is dis torted select LOW SPK SETTING menu This menu can be selected only when ANA LOG OUT in the AUDIO preference display is set to MULTI CHANNEL MODE You can select the speaker configu ration type according to your speaker systems Setting options 5 1 CH EXPERT 5 1 CH select when you connect the unit to a 5 1 channel amplifier and use the front surround center and subwoofer speakers EXPERT Select when you want to adjust the audio output of the RDV 1050 to match the characteristics of your speakers The SIZE DE LAY and LEVEL setting items are available See the Fine Tuning for Your Speakers section that follows for information on how to adjust these three items NOTE If you connect the digital o
72. mplifier or receiver The RDV 1050 also has rear channel left and right outputs and outputs for a center chan nel and a subwoofer If your receiver ampli fier or surround processor has 5 1 channel in puts you can connect these to the outputs of the RDV 1050 Optical Connection COMPONENT SO Coaxial Connection COMPONENT GG Coaxial Digital Cable Digital equipment IN IN Audio Connection VIDEO OUT VIDEO Pee 7 Y PB PR o o SG Troubleshooting Power Power does not come on Power plug is not inserted securely Plug in securely Operation REGION CODE ERROR is shown on the TV screen Region code of the inserted disc does not match the RDV 1050 Check the region code of the disc printed on the disc jacket The RDV 1050 does not work e Microcomputer malfunction due to lightning or static electricity Turn off the power and unplug the power cord then connect the power cord again Moisture condensation caused by a sudden change of temperature or humidity Turn off the power then turn it on a few hours later The disc does not allow the operation or an unplayable disc is inserted Check and replace the disc See the Playable Discs section The RDV 1050 does not support the play back by play list of VR format discs LOCK appears in the display window and the disc tray does not open
73. n item from a menu or on screen display or to change the setting of an item in the on screen display VOLUME CURSOR P Button When in TV mode press fo increase volume When in DVD mode press to select an item from a menu or on screen display or to change the setting of an item in the on screen display CD ON SCREEN Button Displays various menus on the screen that let you select control and programing functions CD ENTER button Press to accept various selections such as channels selected with the numeric buttons or in some program ming steps PAL NTSC button European Version Only Select a PAL or NTSC out put signal when the Video Signal Selector switch PE is set to REMOTE RDV 1050 DVD Player 4 Figure 2 Front Panel Controls J Dolby D DTS3DRESUME 34 Pu FJ Disc tray Used to load discs E STANDBY button Turns the unit on or off standby F3 Display Window Shows various indicators and information about the operation of the RDV 1050 FJ STANDBY indicator This indicator is always lit when the power cord is connected EJ PROGRESSIVE indicator Lights when the Progressive Scan feature has Remote sensor Receives the signal from the remote control unit been activated for use with HDTV monitors The indicator lights in RED for Video source and GREEN for Film source EJ gt PLAY button Starts playback Also used as a SELECT button for PBC of Video CDs
74. n screen lan guage for the preference displays etc from among ENGLISH FRENCH and GERMAN 3 Press ENTER The second page is shown The pull down menu for the MONITOR TYPE is already open DVD PLAYER SET UP MONITOR TYPE 16 9 NORMAL PICTURE SOURCE 16 9 AUTO SCREEN SAVER 4 3 LB 4 3 PS MP3 amp WMA JPEG SELECT 4 PAS USE AV4 gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER R MONITOR TYPE options 4 Press to select the desired monitor type For a normal conventional TV se lect 4 3 LB or 4 3 PS For a wide screen TV select 16 9 NORMAL or 16 9 AUTO 5 Press ENTER The third page is shown in which the pull down menu of the ANALOG OUT is already open DVD PLAYER SET UP DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT STREAM PCM ANALOG OUT C 2 CH DOLBY SURROUND 2 CH STEREO MULTI CHANNEL SELECT 4 AS USE AV lt gt TO SELECT USE ENTER TO CONFIRM ENTER Z ANALOG OUT options 6 Press A Y to select a desired analog output signal type Set this item correctly when you play back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded with surround multichannel audio When connecting to a surround decoder select 2 CH DOLBY SURROUND When connecting to a stereo amplifier re ceiver or TV select 2 CH STEREO When connecting the unit s 5 1 channel output select MULTI CHANNEL Note that you can perform fine tuning for your speak ers when MULTI CHANNEL is selected 7 Press ENTER The third page is shown
75. ndow the following indication appears 1 When PG or PL repeat mode is selected QC When ALL repeat mode is selected To stop repeat playback press REPEAT to select OFF Alternatively press ll STOP ET to stop playback The repeat mode will be deactivated NOTE You can change the repeat mode using the menu bar See the Menu Bar sec Hon Changing the Sound The audio selection setting allows you to change the audio track s to be played back from among stereo L left channel and R right channel 1 During playback press the AUDIO fs Rate button Z The audio selection window ap pears on the TV screen OD ST y N ST 4 2 Press A V e e or the AUDIO fs Rate button to select the audio output you want M Stereo L UR 3 Press ENTER You will hear the selected audio output The audio selection window disappears 24 Turning the Subtitles On Off You can turn on or off the subtitle recorded on a VR format disc 1 During playback press SUBTITLE Q The subtitle selection window appears on the TV screen 2 Press A V e e or SUBTITLE to select ON or OFF 3 Press ENTER The subtitle is turned on or off according to the selection you made at step 2 The subtitle selection window dis appears MP3 WMA Disc Playback Make sure that the TV DVD switch on the remote control is set to DVD when using the AY 4 b numeric and TV VIDEO CANCEL butto
76. next title Press k d to return to the beginning of the cur rent chapter title Press I repeatedly to skip back to the pre vious chapter title Various Speed Playback For Rapid Forward or Reverse Playback During playback press gt gt G or aA You can select from 1 5 times 5 times 20 times and 60 times normal speed When you se lect 1 5 times normal speed playback the disc is played back with sound For forward or reverse playback at 5 times nor mal speed hold down Pl or Kt For forward play back in slow motion first press HE PAUSE a to enter the pause mode and then press P The forward slow motion play back will be activated You can select from 1 32 times 1 16 times 1 4 times and 1 2 times normal speed NOTE The actual playback speed may be different from the speed shown on the TV screen depending on the recording condi Hon To Start Playback of a Specific Title Press the numeric buttons O to select the num ber of the title To Call Up the ORIGINAL PROGRAM Display During playback press TOP MENU The ORIGINAL PROGRAM display appears on the TV screen ORIGINAL PROGRAM REC DATE REC TIME 2003 01 23 02 51 AM 2003 01 23 03 20 AM 2003 01 23 03 50 AM 2003 01 23 04 15 AM 2003 01 23 05 00 AM 2003 01 23 05 38 AM 2003 01 23 06 50 AM 2003 01 23 07 28 AM 2003 01 23 09 05 AM 2003 01 23 10 50 AM 2003 01 23 11 08 AM 2003 01 23 11 51 AM Whilethe ORIGINALPROGRAM displ
77. ns for controlling the RDV 1050 The RDV 1050 can play back MP3 files and WMA files on a home recorded CD R RW disc or commercially available CD We refer to a disc that contains MP3 and or WMA files as an MP3 WMA disc in this manual If a disc contains both of MP3 WMA files and JPEG files you can only play back files of the type selected by the MP3 amp WMA JPEG set ting in the PICTURE preference display About MP3 WMA Discs On an MP3 WMaA disc each song is recorded as a file track Files are sometimes grouped into folders by artists album etc e Each file is regarded as a track e A folder which has one or more files is re garded as a group A folder which does not directly contain any tracks is ignored Files which do not belong to any folder are grouped into group 1 The RDV 1050 recognizes up to 150 tracks per group and up to 99 groups per disc IF there are files other than MP3 WMA files they also count in the 150 file total Max 99 groups per disc Max 150 tracks per group Notes For Making Your Own MP3 WMA Disc Using a CD R CD RW Disc e Select ISO 9660 as the disc format e For MP3 files we recommend you record your material at a 44 1 kHz sampling rate using the 128 kbps data transfer rate e For WMA files make sure that the copy right feature is set to off e For WMA files we recommend you record your material at a bit rate of 64 kbps or higher Basic operations Use the
78. o heat or damaged in any way Pay particular attention to the power cord at the plug and where it exits the back of the unit The power cord should be unplugged from the wall outlet if the unit is to be left unused for a long period of time Immediately stop using the component and have it inspected and or serviced by a qualified service agency if e The power supply cord or plug has been damaged e Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit e The unit has been exposed to rain e The unit shows signs of improper operation e The unit has been dropped or damaged in any way Place the unit on a fixed level surface strong enough to support its weight Do not place it on a moveable cart that could tip over english Figure 1 RR DV96 Remote Control TV DVD switch Switches the RDV 1050 between TV control mode and the DVD player control mode OPEN CLOSE button Opens and closes the disc tray e Repeat button Switches the RDV 1050 among no repeat mode repeat 1 mode and to repeat all mode Numeric buttons In DVD CD mode use these to select a title or track number to enter a time for the Time search In TV mode they are used to select a TV channel SUBTITLE button Used to activate the on screen subtitle selection dis play and to turn the subtitle on or off for DVD VIDEO 9 ANGLE button Changes camera angles during playback of a DVD VIDEO disc containing multiple camera angles
79. o play back from the beginning of the disc B STOP Og before pressing B PLAY When the resume mode is DISC RESUME Press the OPN CLS button KA on the front panel or the OPEN CLOSE button on the remote control to open the disc tray and in sert a disc for which the RDV 1050 has stored an interrupted position The TV screen shows RESUME STOP Press p gt PLAY en The TV screen shows RESUME PLAY and the RDV 1050 resumes playback from the position where playback was interrupted To play back from the beginning after inserting the disc press Bl STOP 10 10 before press ing p gt PLAY to start playback NOTES If you change the RESUME setting from DISC RESUME to OFF or ON you cannot resume playback of a disc whose resum ing position is stored However when you reset RESUME to DISC RESUME you will then be able to resume playback of the disc If you interrupt the playback of a disc for which an interrupted position has already been stored the memory will be updated with the new interrupted position For a double sided DVD VIDEO disc the RDV 1050 regards each side as a different disc Therefore to resume playback of such a disc the disc must be inserted with the same side down When the RDV 1050 memorizes an inter rupted point for a disc it also memorizes Audio Subtitle and Angle settings The RDV 1050 may not resume playback exactly from the interrupted point In the case of an SVCD Video CD di
80. of the unit Then insert the power plug into an AC wall outlet The STANDBY indicator lights and setup is complete Note that a small amount of power 2 watts is always used while the power cord is connected to the wall outlet Observe the following precautions Do not connect or disconnect the power cord with wet hands Disconnect the power cord if you are not going to use the unit for a long time When unplugging the player from the wall outlet always pull the plug not the power cord Disconnect the power cord before clean ing the unit Disconnect the power cord before moving the unit e Do not damage alter twist or pull the power cord This may damage the cord and cause fire electric shock or other accidents Con tact your authorized Rotel dealer and get a new power cord if the cord is damaged Do not put anything heavy on the unit or the power cord as this may cause fire elec tric shock or other accidents RR DV96 Remote Control Installing the Batteries The battery compartment is located on the back of the remote control unit Press down on the point shown by the arrow at the top of the compartment cover and pull up the cover 2 Place two R6P SUM 3 AA 15F batteries in the remote control according to the polarity markings and inside the compartment and on the batteries 3 Place the cover over the com partment and press down lightly The batterie
81. om which to begin playback Chapter Search CHAP During playback specifies a desired chapter to be played back from 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press numeric buttons O to 9 to enter a desired chapter number For example to specify 10 press 1 then 0 3 Press ENTER e to begin playback from the specified chapter Audio Selection gt During playback selects the audio language or sound track 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A veo to select a desired audio language or sound track 3 Press ENTER D to begin playback with the selected audio 22 MENS Subtitle Selection During playback selects the subtitle language 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press V ED to select a desired sub title language 3 Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected subtitle Angle Selection CX During playback selects a scene angle in a multi angle part 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A Y D to select a scene angle 3 Press ENTER D to begin playback with the selected scene angle Menu Bar Functions for SVCD Video CD Audio CD Time Mode Selection TIME Selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar Press ENTER e to select the time mode from the following TIME Current track elapsed time REM Current track remaining time while in stop mode current track total time TOTAL Disc elapsed time T REM Disc
82. op mode For SVCD Video CD In any condition except SVCD Video CD playback with PBC 1 Press ON SCREEN e twice The menu bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press lt gt 5 amp to move to then press ENTER The pull down menu for entering time appears Screen example for DVD VIDEO DVD VIDEO 85Mbps TITLE 33 CHAP 33 O TIME OFF 9 CHAP gt OD 1 3 GJ 1 5 amp amp 1 3 Screen example for Audio CD cD LIRACK33 TIME 25 58 TIME amp orF PRoc AND mw Ld 3 Press the numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter the desired time The specified time is dis played in the pull down menu Example for DVD AUDIO or VIDEO TIME 2 34 _ To playback from 2 H 34 M 00 S press 2 3 then 4 Example for SVCD Video CD Audio CD TIME 23 4_ To playback from 23 M 40 S press 2 3 then 4 You do not have to press 0 to enter the trailing zeros for the last two digits in the example above To correct a mistake press lt repeatedly to move back to the digit where you entered a wrong number and reenter the correct one 4 Press ENTER The RDV 1050 starts playback from the specified time To dismiss the menu bar press the ON SCREEN button again NOTES 10 and 10 buttons are not used with this function Some DVD VIDEO discs do not contain time information and the time search func tion cannot be used When a DVD AUDIO disc is stopped you can sp
83. or SVCD Video CD Press the numeric buttons to select an item The RDV 1050 starts playback of the selected item On Screen Icons During disc playback you may see icons dis played over the picture These have the fol lowing meanings 3 Appears at the beginning of playback mode IJ Appears at the beginning of pause mode C C3 Appears at the beginning of fast for ward backward playback with the current speed O Appears at the beginning of slow motion playback with the current speed o0 Is displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles See the Select ing a Scene Angle section Q ls displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages See the Changing the Audio Language or Sound section C Is displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages See the Selecting the Subtitle Language section You can choose to not have these icons dis played See the Selecting Preference section About PBC Playback Control Some SVCD Video CD discs support the PBC function The PBC function allows you to en joy menu driven operation and high resolu tion still images which have a resolution four times greater than moving pictures To play a PBC compatible SVCD Video CD disc without activating the PBC function press the Numeric buttons instead of p gt PLAY to start playback To activate the PBC function
84. ou are going to program a track in the bonus group of an AUDIO DVD you will be prompted to enter the key number for the bo nus group RDV 1050 DVD Player To Play Tracks in Random Order Random Play UID ie Cee Kas 1 In stop mode press ON SCREEN D twice The menu bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press lt gt amp to move lS to FIND Screen example for Audio CD cp TRACK 33 TIME 25 58_ O TIME o0FF PROG ane 3 Press ENTER The RDV 1050 starts ran dom playback With a DVD AUDIO SVCD Video CD disc the menu bar is automatically tuned off During random playback the RND indicator EJ lights up in the display window After playing all tracks of the disc the RDV 1050 stops the disc and exits the ran dom playback mode To stop and quit random playback Press Il STOP T gt T The RDV 1050 stops playback and exits the random playback mode NOTE In the Random Play mode the tracks in a bonus group are not played Repeat Playback To Repeat the Current Selection or All Tracks DVD Super J Video Audio For DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO During playback For SVCD Video CD Audio CD In any con dition except SVCD Video CD playback with PBC Press REPEAT If you press REPEAT in stop mode press p gt PLAY e to start playback Each time you press REPEAT the repeat mode cycles among All Repeat Repeat 1 and Off The indication on the display window shows the selected r
85. press A V or ANGLE the angle changes 3 Press ENTER You will see the picture from the selected angle The angle selection window disappears NOTE The angle selection window will automatically disappear if you do not change the angle for several seconds Special Picture Sound Effects To Zoom In On Pictures D 1 During playback or while paused press ZOOM D Pressing ZOOM causes the RDV 1050 to zoom in on the image At the top left of the screen the information for the current magnification appears for about 5 seconds Each time you press ZOOM the magnification is doubled 1 8 4 8 16 32 and 64 times When a picture of a DVD VIDEO disc is viewed on a normal TV screen 4 3 Letter Box black bars may appear at the top and bottom of the screen In this case if you select the ZOOM x1 8 mode the black bars be come almost invisible When a 1 2 35 or 1 1 85 DVD VIDEO source is played back however the black bars are visible on the screen 2 Press A Y 4 D b to move the zoomed position To return to the normal playback press ENTER NOTE When you are zoomed in on a pic ture the image may look coarse RDV 1050 DVD Player To Adjust the Picture Quality VFP DVD Super Video The VFP Video Fine Processor function al lows you to adjust the picture quality accord ing to the type of programming picture tone or personal preferences 1 During playback press VFP 13 Th
86. re is more than one code listed for the manufacturer of your TV try them one by one until you succeed Manufacturer No Manufacturer No Aiwa 36 NEC 20 Beijing 22 Noblex 22 CCE 02 Nokia 3 Changhong 34 Panasonic 04 11 Daewoo 17 37 Peony 34 38 Ferguson 27 39 Finlux 30 Philco 10 17 Funai 32 21 Gradiente 15 20 Philips 02 Grundig 19 RCA 05 Hitachi 10 Samsung 12 33 ITT 28 34 35 Jinxing 38 Sanyo 13 16 JVC 01 23 Sears 13 24 25 Shorp 0 Konko 40 Sony 07 LG Goldstor 18 TCL 41 Magnavox 02 Thomson 26 Mitsubishi 03 Toshiba 08 14 Mivar 29 Zenith 09 Remote Control TV Operation When the TV DVD switch eo is in the TV po sition the following buttons can be used to con trol the TV TV POWER Turns the TV on or off CH and CH emo Changes the TV channels VOL and VOL e Adiusts the TV volume TV VIDEO button Switches the TV input between TV and Video 0 10 and Numeric Buttons 4 Selects the TV channels Note For some TVs pressing 10 functions as the 100 The 10 button functions as ENTER if your TV re quires pressing the ENTER after selecting a channel number MUTING button e Mutes the TV sound External Remote In LI The 3 5mm mini jack labeled EXT REM IN receives command signals from an industry standard infrared receiver This feature is useful when the unit is installed in a cabinet and the front panel sensor is blocked Consult your au thorized Rote
87. reen 2 Press lt gt B to move lS to _ then press ENTER The pull down menu for repeat mode selection appears DVD VIDEO 85Mbps TITLE 33 CHAP 33 TOTAL 1 25 58 P TIME CHAP 9 OD 1 3 15 Bq 1 3 LS CHAPTER L 3 Press A V e e to select A B 4 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat point A The pull down menu disappears The repeat icon COA shows 5 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat point B The repeat icon CO A B shows The RDV 1050 locates A and starts repeat playback between A and B The C indicator lights in the dis play window To Quit A B Repeat Playback Press lt gt to move to 8 and press ENTER D The A B repeat mode turns off then normal playback continues NOTE The A and B points must be set in the same title track Changing the Language Sound and Scene Angle Selecting the Subtitle Language SUBTITLE Super Some DVD VIDEO and SVCD discs contain more than one subtitle language You can choose a desired one from them At the be ginning of the part where the subtitles are recorded appears on the TV screen ex cept when the ON SCREEN GUIDE preference is set to OFF 1 During playback press SUBTITLE o The subtitle selection window appears on the TV screen m 1 3 a ENGLISH 4 2 Press A Y D or SUBTITLE to select the subtitle Each time yo
88. remaining time while in stop mode disc total time Repeat Mode Selects the repeat mode 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A Y to select the repeat mode from the following TRACK Current track repeat ALL All track repeat A B A B repeat OFF Repeat mode deactivated 3 Press ENTER D to make the selected re peat function active Time Search Specifies a time from the beginning of the disc as the point from which to begin playback Program Playback PROG While stopped specifies the playback order of tracks Random Playback _RND While stopped activates random playback Audio Selection QD During SVCD Video CD playback selects the audio channel s 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A veo e to select a desired audio channel s 3 Press ENTER to play back with the se lected audio channel s Subtitle Selection During SVCD playback selects the subtitle 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press V ED to select a desired sub title 3 Press ENTER D to begin playback with the selected subtitle Menu Bar Functions for DVD RAM DVD RW Written in the VR Format Time mode selection TIME Selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following TIME Current title play list elapsed time REM Current title play list remaining time Repeat Mode Selects the repeat mode 1
89. rland IN India NR Nauru Outlying Islands Outputs a composite video signal NTSC PAL OUTPUT Selector switch 23 is set CI C te d lvoire IO British Indian Ocean Territory NU Niue US United States 21 Video Signal Selector to PAL CK Cook Islands IQ Iraq NZ New Zealand UY Uruguay S VIDEO OUTPUT jack Changes the output signal between Interlaced a ae Republic of oe i d Saye Outputs an S video signal and Progressive scanning or allaws the set 25 SCART Output Connector qmeroon celan anama atican City otate Holy See i CN China dy PE Peru Ce oe E COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT jacks fing tobe changes with the RR DV96 remote ows for easy one connector hook up lo TVs CO Colombia JM Jamaica PF French Polynesia Grenadines Outputs component video signals PY NTSC PAL Output Selector dd CR Costa Rica JO Jordan PG Papua New Guinea VE Venezuela Selects NTSC and PAL output signals CU Cuba JP Japon PH Philippines VG Virgin Islands British CV Cape Verde KE Kenya PK Pakistan VI Virgin Islands U S CX Christmas Island KG Kyrgyzstan PL Poland VN Vietnam CY Cyprus KH Cambodia PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon VU Vanuatu CZ Czech Republic KI Kiribati PN Pitcairn WF Wallis and Futuna Islands DE Germany KM Comoros PR Puerto Rico WS Samoa DJ Djibouti KN Saint Kitts and Nevis PT Portugal YE Yemen DK Denmark KP Korea Democratic PW Palau YT Mayotte DM Dominica People s Republic of PY Paraguay YU Yugoslavia DO Dominican Republic KR Korea Republic of QA Qatar ZA So
90. s petrol alcohol or any anti static agents NOTES ON COPYRIGHT Check the copyright laws in your country before re cording from DVD VIDEO SVCD Video CD Audio CD MP3 WMA and JPEG discs Recording of copyrighted material may infringe copyright laws This product incorporates copyright pro tection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited RDV 1050 DVD Player Getting Started Turning On the RDV 1050 With the TV DVD switch set to DVD press the DVD POWER button on the RR DV96 Or press the STANDBY E button on the front panel The display window will light indicat ing the RDV 1050 is on The STANDBY in dicator is always lit when the power cord is connected to the wall outlet The opening display appears on the TV screen The following messages may appear at the bottom of the opening display e NOW READING The RDV 1050 is read ing the disc information e REGION CODE ERROR The region code of the DVD VIDEO disc does not match the RDV 1050 The disc cannot be played e OPEN e CLOSE e NO DISC NOTE Even if you turn of
91. s will last about six months with normal use If the func tions of the remote control become erratic re place the batteries RDV 1050 DVD Player Precautions for the Safe Use of Batteries Observe the following precautions for the safe use of batteries If they are used improperly their life will be shortened they may burst or their contents may leak e Remove the batteries from the remote con trol if it will not be used for a long period of time Remove dead batteries and dispose of them properly Never leave dead batteries lying around Do not take them apart mix them with other refuse or throw them into an incinerator Never touch liquid that has leaked out of a battery e Do not mix new and old batteries or bat teries of different types Programming the RR DV96 Remote to Control a TV After it is programmed the RR DV96 can op erate your TV set 1 Set the TV DVD switch to TV 2 Press and hold down the TV VIDEO CAN CEL e button Then enter the manvfac turer code of your TV listed in the follow ing table using the numeric buttons 0 9 Do not release TV VIDEO CANCEL button until the next step is completed Ex ample To enter code 01 press and re lease the 0 button then press and release the 1 button 3 Press the ENTER 35 button then release the TV VIDEO CANCEL button 10 4 Test the program setting by pressing the TV POWER e button to see if it turns your set on If the
92. sc with PBC function the RDV 1050 may resume play back from a point slightly earlier or later than the point where playback was inter rupted Various Speed Playback To Rapidly Advance or Reverse Playback BOSS During playback press P or lt lt 5 on the remote control unit You can select from 1 5 times 5 times 20 times and 60 times nor mal speed Pressing B PLAY DE re turns the RDV 1050 to normal playback During playback hold down kea or PPI Playback is advanced or reversed at 5 times normal speed During rapid playback the sound is muted except when playing an Audio CD or Audio DVD and when playing a DVD VIDEO or Video CD at 1 5 times normal speed For Audio CD discs the sound is heard intermittently 1 5x Quick Playback With Sound Video ovo When you select 1 5 times normal speed play back the disc is played back with sound For DVD VIDEO discs the subtitles remain on If the sound of a DVD VIDEO disc is recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS format stereo lin ear PCM signals are output With some DVD VIDEO discs the sound quality and volume may be altered or the sound may be out of tune To switch from rapid reverse playback to x1 5 Quick Playback first press p gt PLAY ern then press P amp q once To Advance a Still Picture Frame by Frame 226 With disc play paused press II PAUSE iil Each time you press I PAUSE the still picture advances to the n
93. ss E STOP 10 or MENU e The TV screen returns to the JPEG CONTROL display Pressing B PLAY resumes slide show play back from the last picture displayed To keep showing the current picture press II PAUSE or ENTER 9 Pressing B PLAY resumes the slide show playback To Select the Start Point of the Slide Show From the JPEG CONTROL Display 1 Make sure that the black cursor bar is in the left group column If it is in the right col umn press 4 to move it to the left col umn To Play Disc in Slow Motion Super Video You can select from 1 32 times 1 16 times 1 4 times and 1 2 times normal speed During playback press II PAUSE Z then press P to play forward slow motion or to play reverse slow motion for DVD VIDEO disc only Pressing p gt PLAY WE returns to normal playback e During slow motion playback the sound will be muted e Reverse slow motion playback is not pos sible for an SVCD and Video CD Locating the Beginning of a Scene or Song DVD Super Video Audio For DVD AUDIO During playback or while playback is stopped you can skip a group or track For DVD VIDEO During playback you can skip a chapter or title depending on the disc configuration For SVCD Video CD During playback with out PBC function you can skip a track For Audio CD During playback or while in stop mode you can skip a track To skip forward
94. the following digital audio formats see the Glossary for descrip tions of each audio format Linear PCM MPEG Multichannel Dolby Digi tal DTS Digital Theater Systems NOTE Depending on the Digital Audio Output setting of the RDV 1050 digital au dio signals may not be output as they are recorded on the disc See Digital Audio Output section of this manual for details Notes on Discs e With some DVD VIDEO discs the RDV 1050 starts playback automatically after insert ing the disc The image may be sometimes poor or noisy due to defects in the disc itself e With some discs operations described in this manual may not be possible Disc Care and Handling Proper handling and storage of discs is very important If a disc gets dirty dusty scratched or warped playback sound and picture will be adversely affected Handling To avoid damage do not touch the surface of the disc e Do not apply labels or use any adhesive on either the label side or playback side Storing discs e Keep discs in their cases If discs are piled on top of one another without their protective cases they can be damaged Do not put discs where they may be exposed to direct sunlight or high temperatures or humidity Avoid leaving discs in a car Cleaning discs Wipe with a soft dry cloth moving from the center outwards If a disc is difficult to clean wipe with a cloth moistened with water e Never use record cleaner
95. to select the desired mode Each time you press the button the VSS mode changes as follows foe lt gt DRAMA THEATER lt gt NONE Ab NACTION 7 4 Z Selected effect mode ACTION Suitable for action movies and sports programs in which the sound source moves DRAMA Natural and warm sound You can enjoy movies in a relaxed mood THEATER You can enjoy sound effects like in a theater 3 Press A V EQ D to adjust the effect level You can set the effect level from 1 to 5 The higher value enhances the effect To turn off the VSS window press the VSS button again NOTES The VSS window disappears if no changes are made within about 10 sec onds The VSS function works correctly only when playing a DVD Video disc recorded with Dolby Digital When playing back a DVD Video disc re corded with Dolby Digital that does not contain the rear channel signal changing the VSS setting will not produce a true sur round sound effect The VSS function does not affect the Dolby Digital bitstream signal from the DIGITAL OUT jack When the VSS function is active the ANALOG DOWN MIX setting in the AUDIO setting display is not available When one of the VSS modes is activated the 3D indicator lights in the display win dow Checking the Sampling Frequency and Quantization Bit Length You can check the sampling frequency and quantization bit length of digital audio during playback Press and hold down th
96. tore nor mal operation Advanced Operations Make sure that the TV DVD switch on the remote control is set to DVD when using the AV 4b numeric and TV VIDEO CANCEL buttons for controlling the RDV 1050 Playing From a Specific Position Locating a Scene From the DVD Menu DVD DVD VIDEO discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents These menus contain various items such as titles of movies names of songs or artist information and display them on the TV screen You can locate a desired scene using the DVD menu 1 While a DVD video disc is loaded press TOP MENU or MENU D The menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press AY 4 p gt e e e to select an item then press ENTER The RDV 1050 starts playing the selected item The MENU button does not work while stopped NOTES Some DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO discs may also have a different menu which ap pears when MENU is pressed See the instructions of each DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO disc for its particular menv With some discs you can select items by entering the corresponding number using the numeric buttons which may cause the RDV 1050 to automatically start playback RDV 1050 DVD Player Locating a Scene From the Menu of a SVCD Video CD with PBC Video VcDi CD Some SVCD Video CD discs support the PBC function PBC is an abbreviation of Playback Control Some SVCD Video CD discs re corded with PBC have their own men
97. ty information in these instructions and on the product itself Fol low all operating instructions Clean the enclosure only with a dry cloth or a vacuum cleaner Do not use benzene thinner or other organic solvents and disinfectants These may cause deformation or discoloring You must allow a minimum of 10 cm 46 inches of unobstructed clearance around the unit Do not place the unit on a bed sofa rug or similar surface that could block the ventilation slots If the component is placed in a bookcase or cabinet there must be ventilation of the cabinet to allow proper cooling Keep the component away from radiators heat registers stoves or any other appliance that produces heat The unit must be connected to a power supply only of the type and voltage specified on the rear panel of the unit Connect the component to the power outlet only with the supplied power supply cable or an exact equivalent Do not modify the supplied cable in any way Do not attempt to defeat grounding and or polarization provisions Do not use extension cords The main plug of the power cordset is a disconnect device of the apparatus In order to com pletely disconnect the apparatus from the supply mains the main plug of the power cordset should be unplugged from the mains outlet The stand by LED indicator will not be lit up to show the power cord is unplugged Do not route the power cord where it will be crushed pinched bent at severe angles exposed t
98. u press A Y or SUBTITLE the subtitle language changes Audio Selection During playback selects the audio channel 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A V e e to select a desired audio track 3 Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected audio Ga OFF Subtitle On Off During playback turns on or off the subtitle display 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press A ve to select ON or OFF 3 Press ENTER e VR Format Disc Playback NOTE Make sure that the TV DVD switch on the remote control unit is set to DVD when using the A W 4 and numeric buttons for controlling the unit About VR Format Discs The unit can play back DVD RAM and DVD RW discs written in the VR format We refer to such discs as a VR format disc in this manual What You Cannot Do With VR Format Discs Note that the following operations cannot be done with VR format discs e Resuming playback with the resume mode set to DISC RESUME e Advancing a still picture frame by frame Reverse slow motion playback Replaying the previous scenes one touch replay function Locating a desired position by specifying the time time search NOTES The RDV 1050 does not support playback by play list There are two types of commercially available DVD RAM discs one with a car tridge and the other without a cartridge The RDV 1050 can play back DVD RAM discs without a cartridge and discs wit
99. us such as a list of the songs on the disc You can lo cate a specific scene by using the PBC menu 1 In stop mode press p gt PLAY e or TOP MENU A disc menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press the numeric buttons ED to select the desired item Examples To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 10 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 then 10 The RDV 1050 starts playback of the selected item To return to the menu press RETURN NOTE If something like NEXT or PREVIOUS appears on the TV screen pressing PPI Z advances to the next page and pressing F lt lt returns to the previous page Specifying a Title Group DVD 1 During playback press TITLE GROUP is shown in the title display area of the display window 2 Press the numeric buttons C to specify a title to be played Examples To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 10 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 then 10 The RDV 1050 starts playback from the speci tied title NOTE This function may not work with some DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO discs Locating a Position in the Current Title or Track Time Search DVD Super Video Audio You can play a disc from a certain position by specifying the time from the beginning of the current group for DVD AUDIO the cur rent title for DVD VIDEO or the disc for SVCD Video CD Audio CD For DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO Audio CD Dur ing playback or while in st
100. uth Africa DZ Algeria KW Kuwait RE R union ZM Zambia EC Ecuador KY Cayman Islands RO Romania ZR Zaire EE Estonia KZ Kazakhstan RU Russian Federation ZW Zimbabwe EG Egypt LA Lao People s Democratic Republic RDV 1050 DVD Player 6 About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manufacture high fidelity compo nents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over 40 years ago Through the years that passion has remained undiminished and the family goal of providing exceptional value for audiophiles and music lovers regardless of their budget is shared by all Rotel employees The engineers work as a close team listen ing to and fine tuning each new product until it reaches their exacting musical standards They are free to choose components from around the world in order to make that product the best they can You are likely to find ca pacitors from the United Kingdom and Ger many semi conductors from Japan or the United States while toroidal power transform ers are manufactured in Rotel s own factory Rotel s reputation for excellence has been earned through hundreds of good reviews and awards from the most respected reviewers in the industry who listen to music every day Their comments keep the company true to its goal the pursuit of equipment that is musi cal reliable and affordable All of us at Rotel thank you for buying this product and hope it will bring you many hours of enjoyment
101. utputs of the RDV 1050 to an external Dolby Digital or DTS decoder and set DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT in the AUDIO preference display to STREAM PCM the three Expert settings do not affect the output signal Adjust the speaker settings of the external decoder in stead RDV 1050 DVD Player NOTES While an MP3 WMA or JPEG disc is inserted you cannot bring up the preference displays When a preference display is shown on a wide TV screen the upper and lower parts of the preference display sometimes may be cut off If this happens adjust the picture size control of the TV The SPK SETTING display can be dis played only when ANALOG OUT in the AUDIO preference display is set to MULTI CHANNEL LANGUAGE Menu MENU LANGUAGE You can select the default menu language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO disc Setting options ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH CHINESE GERMAN ITALIAN JAPANESE language code from AA to ZU If the disc does not have a menu in the selected language the disc s default language will be used For details about language codes see Ap pendix B Table of languages and their ab breviations You cannot change the setting during play back AUDIO LANGUAGE You can select the default audio language to be played if it is contained on a DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO disc Setting options ENGLISH SPANISH FRENCH CHINESE GERMAN ITALIAN JAPANESE language code from AA to ZU If the
102. ving the RDV 1050 in anything other than the original packing material may result in severe damage Be sure to keep the original sales receipt It is your best record of the date of purchase which you will need in the event warranty service is ever required Placement Place the RDV 1050 on a surface that is level dry and neither too hot nor too cold between 5 C and 35 C 41 F and 95 F Do not place the unit where it will be exposed to direct sun light Avoid locations that are dusty Do not place the unit too close to the television set Do not place the RDV 1050 where it will be exposed to vibrations such as near a sub woofer To ensure proper ventilation observe the minimum clearance specifications listed in the safety information on page 2 Audio Video Connections NOTE Do not plug in the power cable un til all audio video signal connections are complete Do not change any audio video cable connections until the RDV 1050 has been unplugged from the power outlet Carefully read the instructions supplied with the components you are going to connect to the RDV 1050 to be sure they are compatible If you have questions contact your authorized Rotel dealer NOTE Connect VIDEO OUT W of the unit directly to the video input of your TV Connecting VIDEO OUT to a TV via a VCR may result in unacceptable video quality because many discs are copy protected VR mode A recording mode which is applied when video signa
103. y video image character istics to suit the type of program being played or personal preferences High quality digital sound You can enjoy high quality sound with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM MPEG Multichannel or DTS Digital Theater Systems Surround function The unit is compatible with Dolby Digital sur round and DTS surround 5 1 Outputs Supplies multi channel analog signals to au dio systems that have 5 1 channel inputs 3D Phonic VSS function You can enjoy surround sound with your 2 channel system Multi language subtitles and sound You can select a subtitle or sound language from those recorded on the DVD disc Multi disc playback The RDV 1050 can play Audio CDs and Video CDs as well DVD Video and Audio discs On screen display User friendly on screen displays allow you to op erate the unit easily Functions only with DVD discs Precautions Please read this manual carefully particularly the Caution information on page 2 In addi tion to basic installation and operating instruc tions this manual provides valuable informa tion on various system configurations as well as general information that will help you get the most from your system Please contact your authorized Rotel dealer for answers to any ques tions you might have In addition all of us at Rotel welcome your questions and comments Save the RDV 1050 shipping carton and all enclosed packing material for future use Ship ping or mo

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