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Rotel RDV-985 Owner`s manual

1. PRESS ENTER gt EXECUTE Selected Repeat Mode T REPEAT current title repeat C REPEAT current chapter repeat V No Indication off For Audio CD Video CD SVCD the current track or all tracks is are played repeatedly Audio CD Repeat Play CD CONTROL TIME SELECT mN sec TRACK 08 TIME 0 58 REPEAT ALL REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM INTRO Selected Repeat Mode Video CD SVCD Repeat Play VCD CONTROL AUDIO SUB TITLE REPEAT ALL REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PBC CALL Selected Repeat Mode REPEAT ALL all tracks repeated REPEAT 1 current track repeated V No Indication off To stop repeat playback press M STOP When a DVD disc is loaded the RDV 985 stops playback and quits repeat mode When an Audio Video CD or SVCD is set the RDV 985 stops playback but remains in re peat mode To quit repeat playback when S points at REPEAT press ENTER repeatedly until RE PEAT returns to its original color To turn off the on screen display press ON SCREEN amp IF appears when ENTER is pressed dur ing DVD SVCD play you cannot repeat the title or chapter because of the disc contents Repeat Play of a Specified Part of a Disc While playing a disc press ON SCREEN The on screen di
2. AVCOMPULINKMODE DVDt b AUTO STANDBY OFF b PRESS 4 KEY Use the Cursor Buttons 0O to turn com pression on or off When set to ON the au dio dynamic range compressed When set to OFF audio is played back as it was recorded The Compression function works only when playing back a disc recorded with DOLBY DIGITAL 1CH or 2CH The setting is not ef fective for other discs The Compression func tion does not work when the 3D PHONIC VSS function is activated Screen Saver A television monitor screen may be burned out if the same picture is displayed for a long time To prevent this the RDV 985 automati cally activates the screen saver function if the same picture such as an on screen display or menu is displayed for over 5 minutes DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT lt _PCMONLY_ gt DOWN MIX 4L um COMPRESSION lt ON gt SCREEN SAVER 4C vopE AV COMPULINK MODE lt __DVD1 M AUTO STANDBY q OFF b PRESS 4 KEY Use the Cursor Buttons lt gt to change the SCREEN SAVER setting MODE 1 The screen saver picture appears and scrolls MODE 2 The screen saver picture appears and does not scroll DIMMER The current picture gets dark OFF The screen saver function is off When the screen saver mode is set to DIM MER the display window on the front panel also gets dark FL Dimmer To return to nor
3. Use the Cursor Buttons 4 W to move to PROGRAM and press ENTER amp The color of PROGRAM changes Select the tracks in the desired order using the Numeric Buttons amp Up to 16 tracks can be programmed You may select the same track more than once STOP E PRESS NUMERIC KEY 1 2 3 A 5 6 7 9 Selected Track Numbers If you make a mistake press the CANCEL button QD The last track programmed is erased Press PLAY 20 to begin playing the pro grammed tracks When all ofthe programmed tracks have finished playback the RDV 985 stops The selected tracks remain programmed To Clear the Programmed Tracks Press ll STOP to stop playback then press STOP again All the programmed tracks are erased To Quit Program Playback Press ENTER when points to PRO GRAM on the on screen display PROGRAM returns fo its original color When playing back a Video CD or SVCD you have to press STOP and then press ON SCREEN to display the on screen display RDV 985 DVD Player 18 Random Track Playback While disc play is stopped press the ON SCREEN button The on screen display appears on the TV screen Audio CD Random Play CD CONTROL TRACK 01 TIME SELECT REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM ANDO INTRO Video CD SVCD Random Play VCD CONTROL TIME SELECT REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PRO
4. 17 Repeat Play sss 18 Multiple Angle Viewing 19 Subtitle Language Selection 20 Audio Language Selection 21 Selecting Picture Quality 2 Using 3D PHONIC VSS 22 Time Display Functions 22 Setting Preferences 23 Parental Lock Feature 25 Care and Handling of Discs 26 Troubleshooting susss 27 Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations 28 Specifications sss 29 5 EEEEENSSSISIIIIPERGLbL OOonnULOL 8E IR About Rotel A family whose passionate interest in music led them to manvfacture high fidelity compo nents of uncompromising quality founded Rotel over 30 years ago Over the years that pas sion has remained undiminished and has expanded to include the goal of providing ex ceptional equipment for audio video systems as well as dedicated audio systems The engineers work as a close team listen ing to and fine tuning each new product until it reaches their exacting performance stan dards They are free to choose components from around the world in order to make that product the best they can Rotel s reputation for excellence has been earned through hundreds of good reviews and awards from the most respected reviewers in the industry Their comments keep the com pany true to its goal to
5. PAL NTSC L component S video cable LEFT PCM STREAM supplied OPTICAL Ei DIGITAL OUTPUT NS S VIDEO VIDEO RIGHT AUDIO LEFT Component video cable not supplied S VIDEO VIDEO RDV 985 DVD Player Connecting to Audio Equipment with a Digital Input You can enhance the sound quality by con necting the DIGITAL OUTPUT L optical of the RDV 985 to the digital input of an ampli fier DAT or MD by using an optional digital cable The digital stereo audio signal from a disc is directly transferred If you connect the unit to a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder or an amplifier with built in decoder by using an optional digital cable you can enjoy high quality surround sound When you make the digital connection also make the analog connection because de pending on the disc type no audio may be reproduced from the DIGITAL OUTPUT With the digital connection the unit s settings for COMPRESSION and DOWN MIX are disabled Settings for these items must be made from the decoder Connecting to an Audio Amplifier or Receiver You will get better sound quality if you con nect the audio outputs of the RDV 985 to a high quality amplifier or receiver and use component loudspeakers rather than those built in to the television Connect the ANALOG OUTPUTS EZ of the RDV 985 to any high level input such as AUX DVD CD etc of an amplifier o
6. REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PBCCALL H nd TRK 03 me 4 58 PRESS ENTER gt EXECUTE Display Details Current relative position of title Current track number St cooocoodocEnd TRK 03 o MM o000010Mb TIME 4 58 Elapsed time from beginning of current track Transmission rate To display the VCD CONTROL display press ON SCREEN when a Video CD is loaded Screen Saver A television monitor screen may burn in an image if a picture that does not change is dis played for a long time To prevent this the unit activates the screen saver function if a picture such as an on screen display or menu is displayed for over 5 minutes OBES o o 2 pvb Super VCD Video CD CD PLAYER e AMO 3 og Pressing any button on the unit or the remote control unit will release the screen saver func tion and return to the previous display You can select one of several screen saver modes See page 25 for more information On Screen Icons During DVD playback you may see icons displayed over the picture These have the following meanings Po Is displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles For more in formation see page 19 OD Is displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages For more information see page 21 C Is displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple su
7. F Chapter Title Track Indicator Displays chapter title or track number 3 Speaker Indicator gt lights during disc playback when sig nals are output from the video output jacks mz zw lights when the VSS function is turned on EJ it PAUSE button Pauses playback IT 144 gt gt I SKIP buttons Performs skipping a chapter title or track Also used for the page selection of a menu screen for DVD E SHUTTLE knob Performs rapid advance reverse playback operations Also used for slow motion play back of a picture for DVD Video CD CHAP TRACK LL E Linear PCM Indicator Lights only when the playback disc contains linear PCM data This indicator also lights when an Audio CD is placed in the unit Ell channel Indicator Displays the currently selected audio playback format Contents About Rotel sss isinira 5 About This Manual 5 About the RDV 985 n se 5 Precautions ocrni nettes 6 Audio Video Connections 6 Connecting the Power Cord 9 RR DV91 Remote Control 9 On Screen Displays s 10 Screen Saver sse 11 On Screen Icons sse 11 About discs ee 12 Using Numeric Buttons 12 Getting Started 12 Disc Play Basics 13 Advanced Operations 14 Special Playback Features 16 Changing the Track Order
8. to change the preference settings mmm 7773 To return to the normal screen press the ON SCREEN button again See the following sec tions for details about the various settings Preference 1 Screen Options Menu Language You can select a different menu language if it is contained on the disc MENULANGUAGE L IENGLISH SUBTITLE oNscREENLANGUAGE lt oNscREENGUIDE d MONITOR TYPE PRESS 4 KEY Selected Language Each time you press CURSOR button the language setting changes in the follow ing order ENGLISH SPANISH amp FRENCH b CHINESE GERMAN p ITALIAN p JAPANESE p Language Code AA to ZU See Table of languages and their abbreviations at the end of this manual Pressing CURSOR lt changes the lan guage setting in the reverse order If the se lected language is not recorded the disc s default display language is displayed Audio Language You can select a different menu language if it is contained on the disc Each time you press CURSOR gt button the language setting changes in the follow ing order ENGLISH SPANISH amp FRENCH b CHINESE GERMAN p ITALIAN JAPANESE Language Code AA to ZU See Table of languages and their abbreviations at the end of this manual Pressing CURSOR lt changes the lan guage setting in the reverse order of the above If the selected language is not recorded the disc s default audi
9. 04 Panasonic 05 RCA 06 Sharp 07 Sony 08 Toshiba 09 Zenith 10 Hitachi 11 Panasonic 12 Samsung 13 Sanyo 14 Sanyo 15 Samsung 3 Test the program setting by pressing the TV POWER 17 button to see if it turns your set on If there is more than one code listed for the manufacturer of your TV try them one by one until you succeed Remote Control TV Operation The following buttons can be used for oper ating the TV The numbers in brackets are those shown on figure 1 on page 3 TV POWER Turns the TV on or off TV CH Changes the TV channels TV VOL Adjusts the TV volume O 9 Numeric Buttons Selects the TV channels while holding down the SHIFT button Note For some TVs pressing 10 while holding down SHIFT functions as the RETURN and pressing 10 while hold ing down SHIFT functions as the but fon TV VIDEO D Switches input mode either TV or VIDEO RDV 985 DVD Player 10 On Screen Displays The unit provides several on screen displays as shown below for choosing preferences for initial settings and functions which are not frequently used To Access On Screen Displays Press ON SCREEN Note that operation for accessing the PARENTAL LOCK on screen displays is different The display that appears depends on whether or not a disc is loaded and what kind of disc DVD CD etc it is On Screen Display Operation S appears at the on sc
10. is stored it remains stored until it is replaced by a new location or the disc is removed A disc location can also be stored by press ing the DVD ON OFF button on the remote control Q or the STANDBY button on the front panel E 5 Resuming Playback at a Stored Location While the RDV 985 is on with play stopped press the RESUME button Q on the remote control Playback is resumed at the stored location If the RDV 985 is in standby mode press the RESUME button on the remote con trol The unit will turn on and resume play back at the stored location NOTE When you store a location while playing a Video CD or SVCD disc with PBC function playback may resume at a point slightly earlier than the location you stored RDV 985 DVD Player 14 Advanced Operations Selecting a Scene From a Menu DVD discs generally have menus which show the disc contents These menus contains various items such as titles of a movie names of songs or artist information which can be displayed on the TV screen You can locate a desired scene by using the menu Insert the DVD disc Press the TITLE button or MENU button The menu appears on the TV screen Use the CURSOR buttons 4 W 4 to select a desired item then press ENTER The RDV 985 starts playing the selected item With some discs you can also select items by entering the corresponding number using the Numeric Buttons B This may cause the RDV 985 to automatically sta
11. OUTPUT SERIAL NO IE VIDEO OUT jack Outputs a composite video signal El s viDEO OUT jack Outputs an S video signal IZ COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks Y PB PR Outputs component video signals EI NTSC PAL Output Switch Switches the video output signal between NTSC and PAL formats IJ AUDIO OUT jacks LEFT RIGHT Outputs stereo analog audio signals 4 DIGITAL OUT jack OPTICAL Outputs digital audio signals Only an opti cal connector is provided A Ac power cord Connects to the wall outlet Composite Input TV Connection Connect the COMPOSITE VIDEO IE output to the composite video input of your TV Con nect the ANALOG AUDIO LZ outputs to the audio inputs of your TV A cable for these connections 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 985 to the single input You can improve the sound quality of the system by connecting the audio outputs to a separate hi fi audio system See the follow ing section If your TV has an S video input you should connect it with the S VIDEO EE output of RDV 985 using the supplied S video cable in addition to the standard video cables 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 th
12. Temporary then use Cursor Buttons lt gt to select YES or NO then press EN TER TI PARENTAL LOCK This DISC can t play now Temporary YES Level Change NO PASSWORD me PRESS ENTER EXECUTE If you select YES moves to the PASS WORD field When selecting NO press the OPEN CLOSE button 2 or EJ to remove the disc Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons 0 to 9 If you enter the wrong password lt WRONG RETRY gt appears on the TV screen and you cannot go to the next step After you enter the correct password the Pa rental Lock is released and the RDV 985 starts playing the disc NOTE If you enter the wrong password more than 3 times move to NO auto matically and the Cursor Buttons 4 W do not work Care and Handling of Discs How to Handle Discs When handling a disc do not touch its sur face Since discs are made of plastic they are easily damaged If a disc gets dirty dusty scratched or warped the images and sound will not be picked up correctly A damaged disc may cause the player to malfunction Label side Do not damage the label side stick paper to or use any adhesive on its surface Storage Make sure that discs are kept in their cases If discs are piled on top of one another with out their protective cases they can be dam aged Do not put discs in a location where they may be exposed to direct s
13. 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 Theater position You can select the picture character accord ing to the lighting of your room High quality digital sound You can enjoy high quality sound with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM Surround function The unit is compatible with Dolby Digital sur round and DTS surround 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 On screen display User friendly on screen displays allow you to operate the unit easily Functions only with DVD discs RDV 985 DVD Player 6 Precautions Please read this manual carefully In addition to basic installation and operating instructions it provides valuable information on various system configurations as well as general in formation that will help you get the most from your system Please contact your authorized Rotel dealer for answers to any questions you might have In addition all of us at Rotel wel come your questions and comments Save the RDV 985 shipping carton and all en closed packing material for future use Ship ping or moving the RDV 985
14. and COM PRESSION settings in the PREFERENCE 2 display are disabled Time Display Functions ee Cee Qe When using audio or video CD discs various modes of time display can be shown on the front panel Multi Information Display Bland in the on screen display While an audio CD is playing or stopped or when a video CD is stopped press the ON SCREEN button The on screen display appears on the TV screen Use the Cursor Buttons A W Q move S to TIME SELECT Audio CD Time Display CD CONTROL TIME SELECT Tun SEE TRACK 08 TIME 0 58 c REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM INTRO Time Display Video CD SVCD Time Display VCD CONTROL TIME SELECT TRACK 01 TIME REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM INTRO Time Display Press ENTER D Each time you press EN TER the time mode changes in the sequence illustrated below During playback for audio CD EACH Elasped time of the current track V EACH REMAIN Remaining time of current track V TOTAL Total elasped time of the disc 4 TOTAL REMAIN Total remaining time of the disc While stopped EACH REMAIN Recorded time of the current track V TOTAL 0 00 V TOTAL REMAIN Total time of the disc b EACH 0 00 When you select EACH REMAIN while s
15. be set correctly DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT DOWN MIX q COMPRESSION q SCREEN SAVER AV COMPULINKMODE 4 AUTO STANDBY NESSUN PRESS 4 KEY PCM ONLY When you connect the DIGITAL OUT jack EZ of the unit with the linear PCM digital input of other audio equipment STREAM PCM When you connect to the digital input of an amplifier with built in DTS Dolby Digital and MPEG audio decoder DOLBY DIGITAL PCM When you connect to the digital input of a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier with built in Dolby Digital decoder The table below shows the relationship be tween types of playback discs and output sig nals Playback discs Output STREAM PCM DOLBY DIGITAL PCM PCM ONLY DVD with 48 kHz 48 kHz c c 16 bit linear PCM 16 bit linear PCM DVD with 48 kHz 48 kHz c 20 24 bit linear 20 bit linear PCM PCM DVD with 96 kHz No output e c linear PCM DVD with DTS DTS No output e bitstream DVD with Dolby Dolby Digital e 48 kHz 16 bit Digital bitstream linear PCM DVD with MPEG MPEG 48 kHz 16 bit e audio bitstream linear PCM Video CD 44 1 kHz c SVCD 16 bit linear PCM Audio CD 44 1 kHz c c 16 bit linear PCM Audio CD with DIS e c DIS bitstream NOTE The RDV 985 does not provide the DTS decoding function When playing a DVD or Audio CD disc with DTS use a DTS decoder to get correct signals from your
16. in anything other than the original packing material may re sult 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 ser vice is ever required IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 5 1 CHANNEL OPERATION Before using the RDV 985 in a 5 1 channel system see the instructions on page 8 re garding the correct setting of the Digital Audio Output preferences Figure 4 Rear Panel Connections Placement Place the RDV 985 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 sunlight Avoid locations that are dusty Do not place the unit too close to the television set Do not place the RDV 985 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 985 has been unplugged from the power outlet Carefully read the instructions supplied with the component you are going to connect to the RDV 985 to be sure they are compatible If you have questions contact your authorized Rotel dealer NTSC PAL Switch LE Set the NTS
17. on a moveable cart that could tip over For U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential in stallation This equipment gene rates uses and can radiate radio fre quency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to ra dio communications However there is no guarantee that in terference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or tele vision 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 mea sures Reorient or relocate the 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 inter lock 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 REP
18. press the SUBTITLE button D If the disc is recorded with sub titles the G symbol appears on the screen along with selection options Use the Cursor Buttons lt gt to select a subtitle option About 10 seconds after the last subtitle selection is made the selection display is turned off Selecting the Subtitle Language with the On Screen Display Press the ON SCREEN button The on screen display appears on the TV screen DVD Subtitle Selection Display SVCD display is similar Number of Subtitles Available A B REPHAT TIME SEACH CHAP SEARCH sndonend TITLE 03 CHAP 03 me 1 34 58 SELECT 4 KEY ENGLISH Selected Subtitle Number Selected Subtitle Use the Cursor Buttons lt gt Q to select a subtitle option For DVD Discs Use the lt P to cycle among the subtitles re corded on the disc Example 1 3 ENGLISH 2 3 FRENCH V 3 3 SPANISH V 3 off The selected language may be abbreviated on the TV screen See Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations in this manual FO appears on the screen you cannot se lect the subtitle For SVCD Discs Using the Cursor Buttons t u cycle among four subtitles channels even if subtitles are not recorded on the disc Example 1 4 off V 1 4 M 2 4 V 3 4 M 4 4 off An SVCD disc can have up to four subtitles recor
19. sample the tracks of an Audio CD Video CD or SVCD playing back the first 10 seconds of each track While disc play is stopped press ON SCREEN The on screen display appears on the TV screen Use the Cursor Buttons A V to move ho to INTRO Audio CD Intro Scan Video CD SVCD screen is similar TIME SELECT REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM INTRO Press ENTER The first 10 seconds of each track on the disc are played in order from the first track When all tracks have been played once INTRO scan mode quits To quit INTRO scan press M STOP The RDV 985 stops and quits INTRO scan mode During playback pressing ENTER e when JAS points to INTRO quits Intro scan mode and continues playback x Multiple Angle Viewing Dvo Some DVD discs contains multi angle parts where multiple cameras were used to shoot the same scene from different angles You can select one of these viewing angles from the normal screen or on screen display At the beginning of a multi angle scene Ph appears on the TV screen Selecting a Scene Angle From the Normal Screen While the disc is playing press ANGLE g Then press ANGLE again or the Cursor But tons lt gt Each time you press one of these buttons the scene angle changes Selecting a Scene Angle From the Normal Screen While playing a disc press ON SCREEN The on screen display appe
20. show the next nine frames To resume normal play the STROBE button again Options Pressing and holding PAUSE for more than 1 second also activates the Strobe function If you press STROBE during playback nine still pictures also appear but they advance in real time Slow Motion Playback Using the Remote Control While a disc is playing press PAUSE D A still picture of the frame that was playing when you pressed the button is shown on the screen Then press the PP or lt 4 button To play forward slow motion press To play reverse slow motion for DVD discs only press lt 4 The first time you press one of the button the RDV 985 plays the slowest speed 1 32 Each time you press the button again the playback speed increases To return to normal play press gt PLAY f To pause slow motion play press Ill PAUSE Using the Front Panel Shuttle Control While a disc is playing press M PAUSE D A still picture of the frame that was playing when you pressed the button is shown on the screen To play forward slow motion turn the SHUTTLE control L to the right To play re verse slow motion for DVD discs only turn it to the left The more you turn the knob the more the slow motion speed increases To return to normal play press PLAY Q To pause slow motion play press Ill PAUSE NOTE Sound is muted during slow motion playback Zoom In Feature While a disc is play
21. supply equipment that provides exceptional performance reli ability and affordability All of us at Rotel thank you for buying this product and hope it will bring you many hours of enjoyment About This Manual Throughout this manual the controls and com ponents of the RDV 985 are identified with numbers and letters in dark gray circles and squares Numbers in circles such as identify items on the RR DV91 remote control To help you remember this think of round equals remote Numbers in squares such as E 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 in ek are indicated with symbols such as About the RDV 985 Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RDV 985 It will provide years of enjoyment when used in a high quality home theater system The RDV 985 is one of the most flexible com ponents you can add to your audio video system In addition to DVD Video discs the RDV 985 can play Video and audio CD discs It provides a full range of operating features and control functions Strobe function The unit can display nine continuous still pic tures on the TV screen Digest function You can select the desired title from the opening scenes displayed on the TV screen Angle function
22. the TV volume TV CH buttons Change the TV channels RDV 985 DVD Player 4 Figure 2 Front Panel Controls ROTEL DVD PLAYER RDV 985 STANDBY O e n DO i z 3 REMAN Ly Saag we Ten Disc Ss G1 G2 Cus FY HU SHUTTLE STOP PAUSE TRACK Ri OPEN CLOSE D DVD VIDEO CD CD Ell POWER button Turns the unit on or off standby El STANDBY indicator Lights when the power cord is connected and the unit is on standby When the unit is turned on the STANDBY indicator goes off EI vss button Produces a simulated surround effect EJ Remote sensor Receives the signal from the remote control unit H Disc tray Used to load discs El OPEN CLOSE button Opens and closes the disc tray gt PLAY button Starts playback Also used as a SELECT button for PBC of Video CDs EJ m STOP button Stops playback Figure 3 Display Window Indicators and Functions E Disc Indicator Lights when a disc is in the unit When a DVD disc is in the unit DVD also appears 3 Multi Information Display Displays time and status information 3 Time Selection Indicator Shows which time display mode is selected LJ Function Indicator Lights when one of the programmable play functions is selected EF i 1 ich Disc LINEAR PCM H Resume Indicator Lights when a location on the disc has been stored Play can be resumed at the stored lo cation
23. 985 can display on screen guide icons or characters on the picture These in clude the Multi Angle icon geo the Subtitle icon MENULANGUAGE lt ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE lt ENGLISH SUBTITLE 4L ENGLISH ONSCREENLANGUAGE lt ENGLISH q ON SCREEN GUIDE ON 4 3 LB C3 MONITOR TYPE PRESS 4 KEY Use the Cursor Buttons lt gt to turn the guide display on or off Monitor Type You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you playback DVD discs recorded for wide screen televisions 4 3 LB BL Letter Box Conversion When you connect a normal TV to the unit and play a wide picture recorded on a DVD disc the picture is displayed with bands across the upper and lower portions of the screen 4 3 PS When you connect a normal TV to the unit Pan scan Conversion and play a wide picture recorded on a DVD disc a portion of the picture is automatically cut off from the left and right sides of the image Depending on the disc it may not be possible to playback in this mode In this case the picture is played back as in 4 3 LB mode 16 9 WIDE Wide Television screen When you connect a wide screen TV to the unit ka Lo Preference 2 Screen Options Digital Audio Output To connect the unit s digital output to an ex ternal device equipped with a digital input this item must
24. C PAL switch to the proper set ting for your TV Television systems in North America use the NTSC standard Set the NTSC PAL switch before the RDV 985 is turned on It cannot be changed when the unit is on NOTE Connect VIDEO OUT IA 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 ViDEG GUT 5 LO 5 r OU 1 ROTEL Manufactured under license from Dolby cowesm svioeo m GU DVD PLAYER Laboratories Dolby and the THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 CAUTION GAEONTSO MODEL NO RDV 985 double D symbol are trademarks of Se eer TO THE TOLLANE TNO RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 0 0 0 o aL iNT AC 110V 240V 50 60Hz 23W Dolby Laboratories Confidential CONDITIONS 1 THIS DEVICE MAY NOT WARMING SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT OPEN m Unpublished Works 1992 1997 CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE AND WARNING SHOCK HAZARD coke tye OFEN usted Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights 2 THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY E L coMPONENT dms d INTERFERENCE RECEIVED INCLUDING c US GUIPMENT reserved INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE Apparatus Claims of UNDESIRED OPERATION iy ie POMISTREAM CLASS PRODUCT CONPLIES WITH DHHS RULES A at aei 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J IN EFFECT AT DATE for limited view LASER PRODUCT OF MANUFACTURE uses only ANALOG OUTPUT DIGITAL
25. GRAM INTRO Use the Cursor Buttons 4 W to move LS to RANDOM and press ENTER D The color of RANDOM changes When all tracks have been played once ran dom play ends The same track will not be played back more than once during random play To quit random playback press I STOP The RDV 985 stops playback and quits ran dom mode During Audio CD playback pressing ENTER when LS points to RANDOM on the on screen display stops random play The disc continues to play the remaining tracks on the disc in their normal order Repeat Play Dvo Veo You can repeatedly play the current title or chapter for DVD or current or all tracks for Audio Video CD SVCD You can also repeat edly play a specific part of a title chapter or track Repeat Play of the Current Title Chapter or Track or All Tracks While playing a DVD or Audio CD or while playing a Video CD SVCD without the PBC function press ON SCREEN The on screen display appears on the TV screen Use the Cursor Buttons A V to move ES to REPEAT then press the ENTER button e Each time you press ENTER the repeat mode changes as follows For DVD the current title or chapter will be repeated DVD Repeat Play ANGLE 4 1 3 AUDIO 4 2 3 gt SUP LEAL 173 I gt A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP SEARCH Stamm End TITLE 03 CHAP 03 Mom ime 1 34 58
26. OTEL DVD Video CD CD PLAYER c gs PREFERENCE displays To show the PREFERENCE display press the ON SCREEN button when no disc is loaded or a DVD disc is loaded and play has been stopped Preference Display 1 appears PREFERENCE1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT DOWN MIX COMPRESSION q SCREEN SAVER q AV COMPULINK MODE AUTO STANDBY q PRESS 4 KEY To switch between Preference Display 1 and Preference Display 2 use the lt gt Q but tons to move the LS ENGLISH ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ALL ENGLISH ONSCREENLANGUAGE lt _ENGLISH ONSCREENGUIDE lt 4 ON lt MONITOR TYPE 4 3 LB C2 PRESS 4 KEY To select the various options on the Preference Displays use the A V buttons to move the S Then use the lt P gt buttons to change the settings For more information on Preferences see page 23 PARENTAL LOCK display You can set the parental lock from this dis play To access the PARENTAL LOCK display press the ENTER button while holding down the SHIFT button For more information see page 23 fl PARENTAL LOCK Country Code lt US NC 17 ExT b gt Set Level lt PASSWORD NEW PASSWORD PRESS 0 9 KEY DVD CONTROL display You can select and set various options and functions for DVD playback To access the DVD CONTROL screen press ON SC
27. REEN while a DVD disc is playing This display appears only during DVD playback DVD CONTROL ANGLE lt AUDIO lt SUB Tre 4 3 REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH _CHAP SEARCH nd TITLE 03 CHAP 03 TME 1 34 58 PRESS ENTER EXECUTE Display Details Current Current Current relative title chapter position of title number number St nannnnnollnn End o EE coocc10Mb I Transmission rate TITLE 03 CHAP 03 34 58 TIME 1 Elapsed time from beginning of current title CD CONTROL display You can select and set various options and functions for CD playback To access the DVD CONTROL screen press ON SCREEN while a CD is playing This display appears only during CD playback CD CONTROL TIME SELECT i REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM INTRO 4 cis VCD CONTROL display for Video CD and SVCD When a Video CD or SVCD disc is stopped a display similar to the CD CONTROL display appears During Video CD playback the display shown below appears VCD CONTROL AUDIO re d REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PBC CALL hoo End TRK 03 me 4 58 PRESS ENTER gt EXECUTE During SVCD playback the display shown below appears VCD CONTROL AUDIO lt re
28. RODUCTION OF LABELS 1 Classification label placed on rear enclo sure CLASS 1 PRODUCT LASER 2 Warning label placed inside unit CAUTION LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN 0 NOT STARE INTO BEAM ATTENTION RAYONNEMENT LASER EN CAS D OUVERTURE NE PAS REGARDER DANS LE FAISCEAU VORSICHT LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GE FFENET NICHT IN DEN STRAHL BLICKEN ADVARSEL LASERSTRALING VED ABNING SE IKKE IND STR LEN ADVARSEL LASERSTRALING NAR DEKSEL PNES STIRR IKKE INN I STR LEN VARNING LASERSTR LNING N R DENNA DEL AR PPNAD STRRA EJ IN STRALEN VARO AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA LASERSATEILYLLE ALA TUNIOTA S TEESEEN HE MARES HB WTREAMBK EB cctBCD U KbBkT V F HEOESARAUTS EAU Figure 1 RR DV91 Remote Control RETURN button Returns to the previous menu OPEN CLOSE button Opens and closes the disc tray lt lt gt gt buttons Perform rapid advance reverse playback operations Also used for slow motion play back of a picture for DVD Video CD SVCD m STOP button Stops playback Also used to erase all the pro grammed tracks for the program play for Audio CD Video CD SVCD lt gt gt I buttons Perform skipping a chapter title or track Also used for the page selection of a menu screen for DVD Video CD SVCD TITLE button Displays a title menu of DVD on the TV scr
29. a bed sofa rug or similar sur face 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 fo the power outlet only with the sup plied power supply cable or an exact equivalent Do not modify the supplied cable in any way Do not attempt to defeat ground ing and or polarization provisions Do not use extension cords Do not route the power cord where it will he crushed pinched bent at severe angles exposed to 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 The power supply cord or plug has been damaged Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit The unit has been exposed to rain The unit shows signs of improper operation The unit has been dropped or damaged in any way Place the unit on a fixed level surface strong enough to sup port its weight Do not place it
30. able above may generate noise and damage speakers DVD Disc Structure A DVD disc is comprised of titles while an Audio CD Video CD or SVCD is comprised of tracks Each title may be divided into some chapters For example if a DVD disc con tains some movies each movie may have its own title number and each movie may be divided into some chapters In a DVD karaoke disc each song usually has its own title number and does not have chapters Example DVD Disc Title 1 Title 2 fe Chapter 1 gt Chapter 2 gt Chapter 3 gt Chapter 1 gt Chapter 2 Example Audio CD Video CD SVCD Disc Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Using Numeric Buttons Selecting Track Title Numbers To select a number between 1 and 10 press the corresponding button for the number To select a number higher than 10 use the 10 button Examples To select 13 41023 To select 34 4102 4102 41024 To select 40 41024102 410210 Entering a Time or Chapter Number The method for entering a time for Time search or chapter number for Chapter search is dif ferent from above See the corresponding sections in this manual for the details To select a TV channel Press the corresponding numeric buttons be tween O and 9 while holding down the SHIFT button Getting Started Most of the time you will be operating the RDV 985 with the RR DV91 remote cont
31. and the remote con trol switches the unit between On and Standby modes They do not disconnect the power mains The power cord must be unplugged from the wall to shut power off completely Caution Proper Ventilation To avoid the risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage observe the following minimum clearance require ments Front No obstructions open access Sides 1 4 30mm minimum clearance Top 2 50mm minimum clearance Back 6 150mm minimum clearance Bottom No obstructions place on a level surface WARNING There are no user serviceable parts in side Refer all servicing to qualified service person nel 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 immediately 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 safety information in these instruc tions and on the product itself Follow all operating instruc tions Clean the enclosure only with a dry cloth or a vacuum cleaner You must allow adequate unobstructed clearance around the unit Do not place the unit on
32. ars on the TV screen Number of Angles Available AUDIO q SUB TITLE REPEA A B REPHAT TIME SEAI ICH CHAP SEARCH nd TITLE 03 cHaP 01 me 0 08 52 A0 00 03 B0 08 52 Currently Selected Angle Use the Cursor Buttons lt gt switch from one angle to another To turn off the on screen display press the ON SCREEN button e IF appears when you try to select a scene angle it indicates the current scene is not re corded with multiple angles RDV 985 DVD Player 20 Selecting a Scene Angle From the Angle Display List While the disc is playing press and hold ANGLE for more than 1 second Up to nine camera angles recorded on a disc ap pear on the TV screen Selected Scene Angle Use the Cursor Buttons A W P 4 to select a scene angle Press ENTER D The selected angle appears on the TV screen When selecting a scene angle the sound is muted IF appears when you try to select a scene angle it indicates the current scene is not re corded with multiple angles Subtitle Language Selection For DVD and SVCD discs you can select the subtitle language as well as the audio lan guage sound included on a disc For Video CD discs you can select from the available audio channel s Selecting the Subtitle Language with the Remote Control SUBTITLE Button While the disc is playing
33. btitle languages For more information see page 20 You can set the unit not to display on screen icons above via the preference settings de scribed on page 24 About Invalid Operation Icon If you try to do an operation that is not allowed or select an option that is not available Q appears on your television screen Operations are occasionally unacceptable even if S is not displayed Note that some operations may not be accepted For example some discs may not allow rapid forward reverse or slow motion playback RDV 985 DVD Player 12 About discs Playable Disc Types This unit can play the following types of discs DVD Video VIDEO CD Audio CD OSE DIGITAL AUDIO All DVD players and DVD discs have a Re gion Code number This unit only can play back DVD discs whose Region Code numbers include the unit s Region Code which is in dicated on the region code symbol on the rear panel Examples of playable DVD discs for a unit with Region Code O G NOTE With some DVD and Video CD discs you may not be able to control them according to the instructions described in this manual because of the contents of the disc Non Playable Discs DVD ROM DVD RAM DVD Audio DVD R DVD RW CD R CD ROM PHOTO CD CD RW CD EXTRA CD G CD TEXT This unit can play back audio recorded on CD G CD EXTRA and CD TEXT discs NOTE Playing back discs listed as Non playable discs in the t
34. c Press the PLAY button on the remote con trol amp or on the front panel EA The disc starts playing from the beginning With Video CD and SVCD discs with PBC Play Back Control function or some DVD discs the menu display may appear on the TV screen after pressing PLAY In such a case select an item to be played back from the menu With some DVD discs playback starts auto matically after a disc is loaded Stopping Disc Play Press the liL STOP button on the remote control or on the front panel Dnm Pausing Disc Play Press the B PAUSE button on the remote control 19 or on the front panel E To re sume disc play at the point where it was paused press the PLAY button on the remote control 20 or on the front panel EA d Forward or Reverse Scanning When a disc is playing you can quickly scan forward or backward while monitoring the output of the disc Using the Remote Control Press the P gt or lt 4 button The gt gt button scans forward The lt 4 button scans backward Each time you press the button forward or reverse playback speed increases To return to normal playback press PLAY Using the Front Panel Shuttle Knob Turn the SHUTTLE knob ILI to the right to scan forward Turn the knob to the left to scan backward The playback speed changes ac cording to the amount you turn the shuttle knob engi Skipping to the Beginning of a Song or Scene You can skip to the beginni
35. der on it If no subtitles are recorded on the channel selected subtitles will not appear on the screen Audio Language Selection z CD J Qe You can choose the audio language of video discs recorded with multiple language tracks movies or play a karaoke disc with or with out the vocal track While a disc is playing press the ON SCREEN button GB Use the Cursor Buttons A V to move RS to AUDIO DVD Language Select Display Total number A B REPI AT TIME SEARCH CHAP SEARCH St onosnnndinend TITLE 03 CHAP 03 0 Mom me 1 34 58 SELECT 4 KEY Selected audio number Selected audio language VCD Language Select Display SVCD display is similar VCD CONTROL AUDIO SUB TITLE REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PBC CALL St ooooooosffonend TRK 03 me 4 58 SELECT lt gt KEY Use the Cursor Buttons lt P to select the audio language or sound track For DVD Discs Pressing the Cursor Buttons lt P gt cycles among the audio languages or sound tracks recorded on the disc Example 1 3 ENGLISH 2 3 FRENCH V 3 3 SPANISH FO appears on the screen you cannot se lect the audio track glich For Video CD Discs Pressing the Cursor Buttons lt gt cycles among t
36. e COMPONENT VIDEO EZ out put jacks of the RDV 985 The required cable is not provided Be sure to connect the Y output to the Y input Ps output to the Pe input and the Pr output to the PR input If your TV has an S video input you should connect it with the S VIDEO EE output of RDV 985 using the supplied S video cable in addition to the standard video cables This will produce better picture quality NOTE If you do not connect the S Video cable between the two components some functions of your TV may not work You can improve the sound quality of the system by connecting the audio outputs to a separate hi fi audio system See the follow ing section NOTE The component signal inputs on some TV s have BNC type connectors BNC connectors are coaxial connectors that have keyed locking collars In such in stances adapters or a special cable may be needed Yellow White 5 Yellow Audio video cable supplied Green Blue VIDEI COMPSITE_ eo SO ES ABABA ow msc a L component S video cable supplied LEFT PCM STREAM el DIGITAL OUTPUT OPTICAL ANALOG OUTPUT au 1 Red Audio Cable White not supplied 4 VIDEO OUT VG 5 ri pu x amp
37. e current title of a DVD disc being played is divided into chapters you can skip to an other chapter using the on screen display While the disc is playing press the ON SCREEN button The on screen display appears on the TV screen ANGLE 4 173 AUDIO q 2 3 SUB fme Sass REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH nd TITLE O3 cHAP 03 we r me 1 34 58 GO TO CHAPTER Message Area Use the CURSOR buttons 4 W to move K to CHAP SEARCH then press ENTER e GO TO CHAPTER appears in the message area and the color of CHAP SEARCH changes Use the Numeric Buttons 0 9 to enter a chapter number The selected chapter number will appear in the message area Press the ENTER button e The RDV 985 starts playing the selected chapter The 10 and 10 buttons are not used in this function Example To select chapter number 8 Press 8 gt ENTER To select chapter number 37 Press 3 gt 7 gt ENTER With some discs the RDV 985 will automati cally start playing after you enter the chap ter number To return to the regular screen press the ON SCREEN button again NOTE If the O symbol appears when you press ENTER you have selected a chapter that is not on the disc or chapter search does not work on the disc SY Time Search 2558 dB Qe With the TIME SEARCH function you can speci
38. een or monitor 4 Y 4 Cursor buttons Used to select an item from a menu or on screen display or to change the setting of an item in the on screen display etc o THEATER POSITION button Selects a picture character from 4 settings 3D PHONIC VSS button Produces a simulated surround effect SUBTITLE button Turns subtitles on or off D CANCEL button Cancels the previous settings D RESUME button Stores the location to resume playback from later B Numeric buttons Mainly used to select a title track number or a TV channel Also used to enter a time for the Time search and a chapter number for the Chapter search D TV VIDEO button Switches the TV input mode D SHIFT button When pressing and holding this button the numeric keys 0 9 select the TV channels Also used to display the PARENTAL LOCK display RETURN button OPEN CLOSE button 4 4 button E STOP button o laa button TITLE Q tie Be qn c Q A VW gt lt 4 Cursor buttons THEATER POSITION THEATER POSITION button 17 Qo Infrared output window Jare TV ON OFF button my DVD ON OFF button 8 ry EAD POWER POWER cCOCSKC S5S o gt gt button EE STOP 9 m p MO I1 PAUSE button PAUSE PLAY cL 9 bP button C2 r amp b gt PLAY buttons rN MENU ST 1 8 MENU button 2 ENTER button EC 312 7 ON SCREEN but
39. fy the place on the disc you play Note that some DVD discs do not contain time in formation and the TIME SEARCH function cannot be used Whether or not the disc can be playing when you use the TIME SEARCH function depends on the type of disc DVD Discs During playback Audio CD During playback or while stopped Video CD SVCD During playback without PBC function Press the ON SCREEN amp button The on screen display appears on the TV screen DVD Time Search Display DVD CONTROL ANGLE 4 173 AUDIO 4 273 SUBTITLE lt 173 REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP SEARCH nd TITLE 03 CHAP 03 te 1 34 58 GO TO 1 34 00 gt ENTER Video CD and SVCD displays are similar Message Selected Area Time Audio CD Time Search Displa CD CONTROL TIME SELECT REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM INTRO Selected Area Time Message Use the CURSOR buttons A V to move to TIME SEARCH then press ENTER e GO TO appears in the message area The color of TIME SEARCH changes Use the numeric buttons 0 9 amp to enter the time The specified time appears in the message area Press the ENTER button amp The RDV 985 starts playback at the selected time The 10 and 10 buttons are not used in this function You can specily
40. g down the SHIFT button The Parental Lock display screen appears PARENTAL LOCK Country Code cs Set Level lt LEEvELT PASSWORD en B EXIT PRESS 4 KEY ENTER Enter your current 4 digit password using the numeric buttons 0 to 9 and press EN TER amp If you enter the wrong password WRONG RETRY appears on the TV screen and you cannot go to next step Use the Cursor Buttons A V to move S to Set Level then use Cursor Buttons lt gt to select the parental lock level Press ENTER PARENTAL LOCK Country Code 4 Set Level 4 PASSWORD PRESS 4 KEY ENTER Selected Level Enter your new 4 digit password using the numeric buttons O to 9 and press ENTER The new setting is effective NOTE When you enter the wrong pass word more than 3 times in step 2 above S moves to EXIT automatically and CURSOR A Y does not work If you forget your password enter 8888 Temporarily Release Parental Lock When you set Parental Lock at a low level some discs may not be played back ot all When you insert such a disc and try to play it the Parental Lock on screen display appears on the TV screen and the unit will ask you whether you want the parental lock to be tem porarily released or not Use the Cursor Buttons A YvO to move to
41. gEZI oe SY GG S GGG U283 COOQVIOO DOO OOOO LIES LcEH S 7 C218 2244 eoo o TYf0o 0 te EIKE TOTOO Shc3 Bhec3 BScEM d zu es OO K N gt SY GGG W208 Owner s Manual RDV 985 DVD Player ROTEL sonans nnns O Ld RDV 985 DVD Player CAUTION DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED 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 YN 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 symbolis to alert the user to important operating and maintenance service instructions in this manual and literature accompanying the product WARNING To reduce the risk of electrical shock fires etc 1 Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture 3 Do not touch the power cord or plug with wet hands Caution POWER Button Operation The POWER buttons on the front panel
42. he audio languages on the disc Example L R V L V R For CVCD Discs Pressing the Cursor Buttons lt gt cycles among the audio languages on the disc Example a 7a rm N r N 2 An SVCD disc has a pair of stereo channels Sound 1 and Sound 2 In the above options 1 indicates Sound 1 while 2 indicates Sound 2 Some SVCD discs may not contain audio on Sound 2 When playing back such a disc no audio is reproduced by selecting 2 L R 2 or 2 R above To turn off the on screen display press the ON SCREEN button e Selecting Picture Quality You can select the quality of the image from among four options You may prefer one setting over another depending on the type of pro gramming picture tone or personal prefer ences While a disc is playing press the THEATER POSITION button A window such as i will appear on the screen Each time you press the THEATER POSITION button again the next option is selected The available options are 1 2 3 and OFF OFF is the nor mal setting Selecting a higher number tones down the picture quality RDV 985 DVD Player 22 Using 3D PHONIC VSS Q2 5 E3 E53 The 3D PHONIC button activates the Virtual Surround Sound VSS system This feature produces a simulated surround sound effect through an audio system connected to the RDV 985 While a disc is playing press the 3D PHONIC VSS but
43. i VI Vietnamese HR Croatian PL Polish vo Volapuk HU Hungarian PS Pashto Pushto wo Wolof HY Armenian PT Portuguese XH Xhosa IA Interlingua QU Quechua YO Yoruba IE Interlingue RM Rhaeto Romance ZU Zulu nish Specifications General Readable Discs Video Format Video Output VIDEO OUT pin jack S VIDEO OUT S jack Y Output C Output Horizontal Resolution Signal to Noise Ratio Audio Output ANALOG OUT pin jack DIGITAL OUT optical Audio Characteristics Frequency Response CD sampling frequency 44 1 kHz DVD sampling frequency 48 kHz DVD sampling frequency 96 kHz Dynamic Range 16 bit 20 bit 24 bit Wow and Flutter Total Harmonic Distortion Physical Power Requirements USA Version European Version Power Consumption Weight Dimensions W x H x D DVD VIDEO Audio CD Video CD Super Video CD PAL or NTSC selectable 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms 286 mVp p 75 ohms 500 Lines 65 dB 2 0 Vrms 10 k ohms 21 to 15 dBm peak 2 Hz to 20 kHz 2 Hz to 22 kHz 2 Hz to 44 kHz More than 100 dB More than 108 dB More than 108 dB Unmeasurable less than 0 002 Less than 0 002 AC 120V 60 Hz AC 230V 50 Hz 23 W POWER ON 2 W STANDBY mode 4 7 kg 10 4 lbs 445 x 112 x 338 mm 171 2 x 47 16 x 135 16 inch Specifications and appearance subject to change without prior notice Rotel and the Rotel HiFi logo are registered trademarks of The Ro
44. ing or while paused press the ZOOM button 5 ZOOM appears on the TV screen and the center part of the im age on the screen is enlarged to twice nor mal size m ll 4 You can use the Cursor Buttons A V gt lt 4 to move the part of the enlarged scene you can see to a different area The Pause Frame by Frame Viewing and Slow Motion Playback features work as previously described while the Zoom feature is being used To return to normal playback press the ZOOM button again NOTE When using the Zoom in feature with some discs the picture may be garbled or noisy ects Changing the Track Order Veo You can program the RDV 985 to play tracks on a Audio CD Video CD or SVCD in a spe cific order or in random order Programing For Playback in a Specified Order While disc play is stopped press the ON SCREEN button The on screen display appears on the TV screen Audio CD Programming Display CD CONTROL TIME SELECT a REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM TRACK 01 PRESS NUMERIC KEY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Video CD SVCD Programming Display VCD CONTROL TIME SELECT TRACK 01 REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM PRESS NUMERIC KEY 1 2 3 4 858 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
45. ion when a PBC com patible Video CD or SVCD disc is being played back without the PBC function press ill STOP then press e PLAY You can also activate the PBC function using the on screen display Press the ON SCREEN button Use the Cursor Buttons A Y buttons to move K to PBC CALL then press ENTER e If you want to play a PBC compatible Video CD or SVCD disc without activating the PBC function start playback by using the numeric buttons instead of the PLAY button See the next section Selecting a Scene or Track With the Numeric Buttons 2558 ee KB Qe You can select a scene or track by number using the Numeric Buttons Whether or not the disc can be playing when you start to select the track or scene depends on the type of disc DVD Discs Play is stopped Audio CD During playback or while stopped Video CD SVCD During playback without PBC function or while stopped Use the numeric buttons to select the title or track number See page 12 for information about how to use the numeric buttons The selected title or track number appears in the indicator Ell in the front panel display win dow on the front panel The selected track begins playing NOTES If the Q symbol appears on the screen when you make a selection with the numeric buttons the selected track is not on the disc This function does not work with Video CD SVCD playback with PBC function DVD Chapter Search If th
46. layed If the scene you want is not in the first nine press PPI O to display the next nine scenes You may also press I4 to dis play the previous nine scenes Use the Cursor Buttons 4 W 4 to move the highlighting box to the scene you want Then press ENTER 2 The selected scene will begin playing When you press DIGEST while playing a DVD that has more than one chapter the RDV 985 displays the opening scene of each chapter You can then select the desired chapter The procedure for selecting a chapter is the same as for selecting a scene Special Playback Features The RDV 985 provides several special picture playback functions including Frame by Frame Strobe Slow motion and Zoom e J Gey Wie Frame by Frame Viewing While a disc is playing press PAUSE D A still picture of the frame that was playing when you pressed the button is shown on the screen Each time you press PAUSE again the still picture advances to the next frame Press PLAY to return to the normal playback mode Multiple Still Frame Strobe Viewing While a disc is playing press PAUSE B A still picture of the frame that was playing when you pressed the button is shown on the screen Then press STROBE e Nine consecutive still frames are shown EN hA NOTE With some discs depending on the content it may take some time until all the scenes appear on the screen i A A amp A Press the PAUSE button to
47. mal brightness set to another mode The TV screen may be garbled when you set the screen saver mode to MODE 1 In this case set to another mode NOTE The screen of a projector or pro jection TV is easily burned out if a static picture is displayed for a long time Be careful not to allow the monitor screen to be burned out when you set the screen saver mode to OFF AV Compulink Mode NOTE This operation does not function on the RDV 985 nish Auto Standby When the unit is in stop mode for more than 30 minutes or 60 minutes the unit enters standby mode automatically PREFERENCE1 DIGITAL AUDIO ouTPUT lt _ PCM ONLY DOWN MIX ALTER COMPRESSION q ON SCREENSAVER lt MODE AV COMPULINK MODE lt __DVD1 AUTOSTANDBY q PRESS 4 KEY Use the Cursor Buttons lt gt to change the AUTO STANDBY setting 60 Time is set to 60 minutes 30 Time is set to 30 minutes OFF The auto standby function is off Parental Lock Feature This function restricts playback of DVD discs which contain violent and other scenes ac cording 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 Setting Parental Lock for the First Time While a DVD is stopped or no disc is loaded press the ENTER b
48. nding the language you want to AA Afar IK Inupiak RN Kirundi AB Abkhazian IN Indonesian RO Rumanian AF Afrikaans IS Icelandic RU Russian AM Ameharic IW Hebrew RW Kinyarwanda AR Arabic JI Yiddish SA Sanskrit AS Assamese JW Javanese SD Sindhi AY Aymara KA Georgian SG Sangho AZ Azerbaijani KK Kazakh SH Serbo Croatian BA Bashkir KL Greenlandic SI Singhalese BE Byelorussian KM Cambodian SK Slovak BG Bulgarian KN Kannada SL Slovenian BH Bihari KO Korean KOR SM Samoan Bl Bislama KS Kashmiri SN Shona BN Bengali Bangla KU Kurdish SO Somali BO Tibetan KY Kirghiz SQ Albanian BR Breton LA Latin SR Serbian CA Catalan LN Lingala SS Siswati co Corsican LO Laothian ST Sesotho cs Czech LT Lithuanian SU Sundanese CY Welsh LV Latvian Lettish SV Swedish DA Danish MG Malagasy SW Swahili DZ Bhutani Ml Maori TA Tamil EL Greek MK Macedonian TE Telugu EO Esperanto ML Malayalam TG Tajik ET Estonian MN Mongolian TH Thai EU Basque MO Moldavian TI Tigrinya FA Persian MR Marathi TK Turkmen FI Finnish MS Malay MAY TL Tagalog FJ Fiji MT Maltese TN Setswana FO Faroese MY Burmese TO Tonga FY Frisian NA Nauru TR Turkish GA Irish NE Nepali TS Tsonga GD Scots Gaelic NL Dutch TT Tatar GL Galician NO Norwegian TW Wi GN Guarani OC Occitan UK Ukrainian GU Gujarati OM Afan Oromo UR Urdu HA Hausa OR Oriya UZ Uzbek HI Hindi PA Panjab
49. ng of another chapter title or track Whether or not the disc can be playing when you use this feature de pends on the type of disc DVD Discs During playback Audio CD During playback or while stopped Video CD SVCD During playback without PBC function Using the Remote Control Press the PPI or 44 button Press the PPI button once to skip forward to the next chapter title or track Press the PPI button repeatedly to skip forward more than one chapter title or track Press the kad button once to skip back to the beginning of the chapter title or track that is playing Press the I button repeatedly to skip back to the beginning of a previous chapter title or track Using the Front Panel Buttons Press the PP or I amp button IT on the front panel These buttons work the same way as those on the remote control NOTE When you play a Video CD or SVCD disc with the PBC function or a DVD disc the unit may not always skip to the beginning of the title or chapter or track Resume Playback Function The RDV 985 can store a location on a disc It can then return to the location and resume playback at a later time To Store a Location on a Disc While a disc is playing press the RESUME button Q on the remote control The current location on the disc is stored and the Resume indicator El appears in the display window If a disc location had previously been stored the new location replaces it Once a location
50. nnecting the Power Cord When all the connections have been made insert the power plug into the wall outlet firmly The STANDBY indicator lights and setup is complete Observe the following precautions Disconnect the power cord if you are not going to use the unit for a long time Disconnect the power cord before clean ing the unit Disconnect the power cord before moving the unit Do not connect or disconnect the power cord with wet hands Do not pull the power cord when discon necting it as this may damage the cord and cause fire electric shock or other accidents Donot damage alter twist or pull the power cord as this may cause fire electric shock or other accidents Contact a dealer and get a new power cord if the cord is damaged A damaged cord may cause fire electric shock or other ac cidents Do not put anything heavy or the unit on the power cord as this may cause fire elec tric shock or other accidents RR DV91 Remote Control Installing the Batteries The battery compartment is located on the back of the remote control unit 1 Press down on the point shown by the ar row at the top of the compartment cover and pull up the cover to open the compart ment gt DE 7773 2 Place the two accessory R6P SUM 3 AA 15F batteries in the remote control ac cording to the polarity markings and inside the compartment and on the bat teries 3 Place the co
51. o language is played MONITOR TYPE PRESS lt gt KEY Selected Language Subtitle Language You can select a different subtitle language when it is contained on the disc Each time you press CURSOR the lan guage setting changes in the following order MENU LANGUAGE AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ON SCREEN GUIDE MONITOR TYPE PRESS 4 KEY Selected Language ENGLISH b SPANISH FRENCH CHINESE GERMAN p ITALIAN JAPANESE P Language Code AA to ZU See Table of languages and their abbreviations at the end of this manual Pressing CURSOR lt changes the lan guage setting in the reverse order If the se lected language is not recorded the disc s default subtitle language is displayed On Screen Language You can select the on screen display language ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ri ON MENU LANGUAGE AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ON SCREEN GUIDE MONITOR TYPE PRESS 4 KEY Selected Language Each time you press the Cursor Buttons lt gt the language changes in the se quence illustrated below ENGLISH ESPANOL Spanish HA Chinese English ON SCREEN LANGUAGE lt ENGLISH b Spanish IDIOMA EN PANTALLA ESPANOL b Chinese 385 4 3 b RDV 985 DVD Player 24 On Screen Guide The RDV
52. onnect the unit so that the picture signal flows directly to the TV No audio is reproduced Connection is incorrect Check the connections Input selection of amplifier is incorrect Select correctly No audio is reproduced when playing back a DVD disc recorded with 96 kHz linear PCM audio The audio signal derives from the unit s DIGITAL OUT Use the AUDIO OUT when playing back such discs Sound is distorted or noise is generated Disc is dirty Wipe the disc surface Picture is garbled The screen saver mode is set to MODE 1 and the screen saver function is activated Set the screen saver mode to the other mode Picture does not fit the television screen MONITOR TYPE is not correctly set Select monitor type correctly See page 24 Television is not correctly set Set the television correctly Operation is not possible Microcomputer malfunctions due to lightning or static electricity Turn off the power and unplug the power cord then connect the power cord again Moisture condensation occurs by a sudden change of temperature or humidity Turn off the power then turn it on a few hours later RDV 985 DVD Player 28 Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations When you select the subtitle language or sound the languages shown below are displayed as abbreviations To select the desired language select the abbreviation correspo
53. r receiver 8 a VIDEo our _ 5 COMPSITE pi Y Es OR L component LEFT PCM STREAM Optical Digital Cable OPTICAL supplied o lt m um m E y Digital equipment DIGITAL OPTICAL Audio Cable not supplied White IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 5 1 CHANNEL OPERATION If the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT is not set correctly loud noise may be generated from speakers possibly damaging them Before using the RDV 985 in a 5 1 channel system be sure the proper type of Digital Audio Output has been selected Use the following procedure While a DVD disc is loaded but not playing press the ON SCREEN button amp to access the Preference display screen Use the 4 Cursor Buttons to move LAS to select PREFERENCE 2 Use the amp W Cursor Buttons to select DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Use the lt Cursor Buttons to select STREAM PCM Press the ON SCREEEN button again to close the Preferences display screen See page 24 for more inofrmation R VIDEO OUT v8 y COMPSITE SVIDEO G9 D ABADA a mse L COMPONENT LEFT PCM STREAM OPTICAL ANALOG OUTPUT 9l DIGITAL OUTPUT Amplifier or Receiver Red amt Audio Cable White not supplied Co
54. reen display You can move RS using A W P lt cursor but tons to select items you want to work with With an item like 1 3 you can change the setting by using the cursor but tons when LS is on the item To operate on screen items such as place the LS on the item and press ENTER e The information in the on screen display message box changes depending on the func tion selected with the S Numbers are entered using the NUMERIC BUTTONS B Some functions are operated by pressing EN TER e after you have made a selection with the LS or with the numeric buttons Pressing the ON SCREEN button again exits the on screen display PLAY ko CO A 9 4 Cursor buttons RAS Er ENTER button CREEN COs VJ COLON SCREEN button SUB VSS TITLE STROBO ANGLE CANCEL RESUME ZOOM DIGEST Ce Cs Numeric buttons Co mvvipEo TVCH TVvvOL C39 C SHIFT Start Up Displays A Start Up display appears automatically without pressing the ON SCREEN amp but ton in some conditions The display shown below appears when the RDV 985 is turned on with no disc loaded ROTEL DVD Video CD CD PLAYER 5 Other types of opening displays will appear when a disc is loaded when the RDV 985 is turned on For DVD DVD Video CD CD PLAYER w ps For CD ROTEL DVD Video CD CD PLAYER For Video CD SVCD R
55. rol The front cover of this manual folds out so you can see the control identification diagram on page 4 while reading the operating informa tion on the following pages Power On Off Press DVD ON OFF Q on the remote or the SIANDBY E button on the front panel You can also turn on the unit by pressing the PLAY button on the front panel EA or the Re mote control If a disc is loaded the RDV 985 will start playing If a disc is not loaded the disc tray opens You can also turn on the unit by pressing the OPEN CLOSE button on the front panel EJ or the remote control In this case the disc tray opens NOTE When you turn off the RDV 985 it is not disconnected from the AC power source It goes into a standby state In this state the unit consumes a very small quan tity of power Loading Discs Press the OPEN CLOSE button on the front panel n or the remote control Place a disc in the disc tray with the label side up Press one ofthe OPEN CLOSE buttons to close the tray You can also open and close the disc tray from the opening on screen display Use the CUR SOR buttons A V to move LS 2 then press ENTER NOTE When loading a disc in the tray be sure to center the disc in the tray recess Otherwise the disc may be damaged when the tray is closed and the disc may not be removed from the unit Do not use any stabilizer when playing back a disc Disc Play Basics DEBE Playing a Dis
56. rt playing the selected item About menus Normally a DVD disc which contains more than one title will have a title menu which is displayed when you press the TITLE button Some DVD discs may also have a different menu which appears by pressing the MENU button See the instructions of each DVD disc for its particular menu NOTE When C appears on the TV screen when you press TITLE button it indi cates the disc does not have a menu listing the titles When O appears on the TV screen when you press MENU button it in dicates the disc does not have a menv Selecting a Scene From the Menu of a Video CD with PBC Playback Control BS e Jj Aee Some Video CD and SVCD discs are compat ible with the PBC PlayBack Control func tion A Video CD or SVCD disc recorded with PBC has menus which list the items recorded on the disc You can select specific items by using this menu When the menu appears on the TV screen while playing a disc with PBC use the Nu meric Buttons 13 to select the number of the desired item See page 12 for information about how to use the numeric buttons Play back starts from the selected item You can return to the menu by pressing the RETURN button When Next or Previous appears on the TV screen usually you can press PP or Kd to go to the next page or previous page The method of the operation may be differ ent depending on the disc To activate the PBC funct
57. speakers Never use the unit s analog out put jacks which output incorrect signals that may damage your speakers If you connect the analog outputs and digital outputs simultaneously be sure to select the source of the amplifier correctly or set the level control of the amplifier connected to the analog outputs fo minimum Down Mix By setting DOWN MIX correctly you can get the optimum stereo mix for your audio sys tem from DVD discs recorded with Dolby Digital surround multichannel audio DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT PCMONLY p DOWN MIX ALTER COMPRESSION q ON SCREEN SAVER moner gt AV COMPULINK MODE DVDt b AUTO STANDBY OFF b PRESS 4 KEY Use the Cursor Buttons lt gt to change the DOWN MIX setting Lt Rt Dolby Digital disc only For monitoring the unit s 2 channel audio output signals via a Dolby Pro Logic decoder Lo Ro For monitoring the unit s 2 channel audio output signals via a TV or an amplifier with no built in Dolby Pro Logic decoder Also for record ing DVD audio to a cassette tape MD etc The DOWN MIX function does not work when the 3D PHONIC VSS function is activated Compression You can compress the dynamic range of the sound if needed Using this function you can listen to sound at low volumes easily DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT PCMONLY DOWN MIX 4L cum 1D COMPRESSION 4 ON SCREEN SAVER 4L woDE
58. splay appears on the TV screen Use the Cursor Buttons A V to move LS to REPEAT Then press ENTER D at the be ginning of the part you want to repeat point A The color of A B REPEAT changes Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat point B The RDV 985 locates A and starts repeat playback between A and B DVD A B Repeot Play DVD CONTROL ANGLE 4 1 3 AUDIO lt 2 3 SUB TITLE SL 1 3 REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP SEARCH nundonend TITLE 03 CHAP 01 tme 0 08 52 PointA Point B Audio CD A B Repeat Play CD CONTROL H TIME SELECT REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PROGRAM RANDOM INTRO Point A Point B Video CD SVCD A B Repeat Play VCD CONTROL AUDIO 4 2 3 SUB Time 17s REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP SEARCH Point A Point B Dench To quit A B repeat playback press MI STOP The RDV 985 stops playback and quits A B repeat mode During playback pressing ENTER e when RS points to A B REPEAT quits A B repeat mode and continues playback To turn off the on screen display press ON SCREEN IF appears when ENTER is pressed dur ing DVD you cannot repeat the selected portion because of the disc contents Intro Scan You can
59. tel Co Ltd Tokyo Japan DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems Manufactured under license from Dolby Laborato ries Licensing Corporation Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights r eserved COVI OOOH OO Oooo 082 OMRDV 985 122999 Ec pras ira OIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO W208 The Rotel Co Ltd 10 10 Shinsen Cho Shibuya Ku Tokyo 150 0045 Japan Phone 81 3 5458 5325 Fax 81 3 5458 5310 Rotel of America 54 Concord Street North Reading MA 01864 2699 USA Phone 1 978 664 3820 Fax 1 978 664 4109 Rotel Europe Meadow Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 2RX England Phone 44 0 1903 524 813 Fax 44 0 1903 524 831 Rotel Deutschland Kleine Heide 12 D 33790 Halle Westf Germany Phone 49 05201 87170 Fax 49 05201 73370 www rotel com STEN a tu m LTES ZEN AO LEXO 2 BZEN z T
60. the time in hour minute sec ond format for DVD discs and in minute second format for Audio Video CD and SVCD discs Example for DVD To playback from 2 H 34 M 00 S GO TO _ Press 2 GOTO2 Press 3 GOTO2 3 Press 4 GOTO2 34 Press ENTER It is not necessary to specify the seconds part of the time you want to select although you may if you wish If you make a mistake when enter a time se lection digit use the Cursor Buttons lt gt to re enter a new number Example to change 2 35 to 2 34 GOTO2 35 Presst GOTO2 35 Press 4 GOTO2 34 Press ENTER To return to the regular display press ON SCREEN D NOTE If the O symbol appears the time you have selected is not contained on the disc or the time search function does not work on the disc Also note that the time search function does not work during Video CD SVCD playback with the PBC function RDV 985 DVD Player 16 Selecting a Scene From the Digest Display dB Qe The RDV 985 can display the opening scene of each title on a DVD or each track of a Video CD SVCD You can then select a title or track Whether or not the disc can be playing when you use the DIGEST function depends on the type of disc DVD Discs While stopped Video CD SVCD During playback without PBC function Press the DIGEST button e The opening scene of each title or track appears on the TV screen Up to nine opening scenes can be disp
61. ton a 3D PHONIC VSS wien gum TITLE stRoBe ANGLE 5 9 STROBE button SUBTITLE button 13 Numeric buttons D TV VIDEO button SHIFT button Euren c SHIFT c 2 ROTEL CANCEL RESUME a 3 D CANcEL e T e qoc RESUME button i Le ANGLE button DIGEST buttons ZOOM button TV VOLUME buttons D TV CHANNEL button RR DV91 Infrared signal emitting window Point this window toward the remote sensor on the front panel when pressing buttons p TV ON OFF button Turns the TV on or off DVD ON OFF button Turns the unit on or off standby D MH PAUSE button Pauses playback PLAY button Starts playback Also used as a SELECT but ton for PBC of Video CDs SVCDs MENU button for DVD Displays a DVD menu on the TV screen or monitor CD ENTER button Executes the selected item in a menu or on screen display when pressing the button ON SCREEN button Displays an on screen display of the unit on the TV screen or monitor STROBE button for DVD Video CD SVCD Displays nine continuous still pictures ANGLE button for DVD Changes camera angles during playback of a DVD containing multiple camera angles DIGEST button for DVD Video CD SVCD Displays beginning scenes of each title chap ter or track on the TV screen ZOOM button for DVD Video CD SVCD Zoom in for a close up view of the scene TV VOL buttons Adjust
62. ton C A window appears on the screen showing the currently selected setting Selected Mode and Setting Each time you press the 3D PHONIC VSS button the next mode is selected The avail able modes are ACTION DRAMA THEATER and OFF When playing a DVD disc recorded in Dolby Digital with more than 2 channels the ACTION mode option does not appear Use the Cursor Buttons lt P to adjust the level of surround sound effect The level is indicated by the bar graph on the display Pressing the gt button increases the level of the surround sound effect pressing the lt decreases the level of the effect Press the ENTER button e to turn off the 3D PHONIC VSS on screen display The display screen turns off automatically if no adjustments are made over a 10 second span of time NOTES The 3D PHONIC VSS system provides the proper decoding when play ing discs recorded in the Dolby Surround or Dolby Digital 5 1 Channel format It also works when playing discs that are not recorded with the two Dolby encoding system mentioned above but produces a synthesized surround sound effect The 3D PHONIC VSS system does not affect the DTS or Dolby Digital bitstream signal from the DIGITAL OUT jack The 3D PHONIC VSS system will not ef fect the sound output of a DVD disc re corded in Linear PCM no matter how the operating controls are set When you set the 3D PHONIC VSS function to on the DOWN MIX
63. topped you can change the track by press ing Ke or DPI Setting Preferences The Preference selection function allows you to set a number of options including language preferences on screen icon display screen aspect ratios digital audio functions analog audio functions screen saver options and auto standby settings Using the Preferences Display While a DVD disc is loaded but not playing or while no disc is loaded press the ON SCREEN button The Preference display appears on the screen The Preference dis play consists of two pages When you ac cess the display Preference 1 is always se lected Use the Cursor Buttons lt P gt to move S to switch between the two pages ENGLISH ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE 4L ENGusH ONSCREENLANGUAGE lt ENGLISH ONSCREENGUIDE lt ON MONITOR TYPE L435 PRESS 4 KEY PREFERENCE1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT DOWN MIX q COMPRESSION lt SCREEN SAVER q AV COMPULINK MODE lt AUTOSTANDBY lt IFFY PRESS 4 KEY Use the Cursor Buttons A W Q to select the item you want to adjust PREFERENCE1 PREFERENCE2 MENU LANGUAGE 4 ENGLISH AUDIOLANGUAGE lt L_ ENGLISH SUBTITLE lt LZeEneush p ONSCREENLANGUAGE ENGLISH ONSCREENGUIDE d ON MONITOR TYPE Dass p PRESS 4 KEY Selected Item Use the Cursor Buttons lt gt
64. unlight or in a place where the humidity or temperature is high Avoid leaving discs in your car Maintenance of discs If there are fingerprints or other dirt adher ing to a disc 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 Never use record cleaners petroleum products alcohol or any anti static agents 2 Eh Troubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious Please go through the following list before requesting service Symptom Possible case Remedy Power does not come on Power plug is not inserted securely Plug in securely Remote control does not work Too far from the unit More closer to the unit The tip of the remote unit is not pointed in the right direction Point the infrared light emitting window toward the remote sensor on the front panel Batteries are exhausted Replace the batteries with new ones Battery polarity is incorrect Take out the batteries and insert them again in the correct direction No picture is displayed on the monitor Connection of video cable is incorrect Connect the cable correctly Input selection of TV is incorrect Select correctly Disc is not playable Use a playable disc See page 12 Picture is noisy The unit is connected to a VCR directly and the copyguard function is activated C
65. utton e while holding down the SHIFT button The Parental Lock display screen appears Use the Cursor Buttons A Y to move S to Password Enter 8888 with the Numeric Buttons B Press ENTER Use the Cursor Buttons A V to move to Country Code Then use Cursor Buttons lt P gt to select US Press ENTER 1 PARENTAL LOCK Country Code Set Level PASSWORD PRESS 4 KEY ENTER Country Code Use the Cursor Buttons A V to move LS to Set Level Then use Cursor Buttons lt P gt to select the parental lock level Each time you press Cursor P the level changes as follows None No restriction G NC17 v PG m PG13 n T PARENTAL LOCK Country Code cs Set Level 4C Tes PASSWORD EXIT PRESS 4 KEY ENTER Selected Level G is the lowest rating Discs rated higher than the level you select are restricted Press ENTER Enter your 4 digit password using the Numeric Buttons 0 9 Press ENTER The parental level and password are set T PARENTAL LOCK Country Code cs Set Level KESE PASSWORD fe EXIT PRESS 4 KEY ENTER RDV 985 DVD Player 26 Changing the Parental Lock Settings While a DVD is stopped or no disc is loaded press the ENTER button while holdin
66. ver over the compartment and press down lightly The batteries will last about six months with normal use If the functions of the remote control become erratic replace the batteries 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 Remove the batteries from the remote control if it is not going to be used for a long pe riod of time Remove dead batteries and dispose of them properly Never leave dead batteries lying around take them apart mix them with other refuse or throw them into an incinerator Never touch liquid that has leaked out of a battery Do not mix new and old batteries or bat teries of different types when replacing them Programming the RR DV91 Remote to Control a TV You can operate your TV from the remote control unit The remote must first be pro grammed to operate your TV set 1 Press and hold down the TV VIDEO D button Then enter the manufacturer code of your TV listed below by using the nu meric buttons 0 9 Do not release TV VIDEO Keep holding it until the next step is completed Example To enter code 01 press and release the 0 button then press and release the 1 button 2 Press the STOP button then release the TV VIDEO button No Manufacturer 01 JVC 02 Magnavox 03 Mitsubishi

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