Onkyo Dvd Player Dv Sp501 Users Manual SP501_En

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Contents
DVD Player

DV-SP501
Instruction Manual

Important Safety Instructions ............2

Introduction .........................................7

Connecting the DV-SP501 ................18

Getting Started ..................................24

Playing discs .....................................29

Viewing JPEG discs ..........................40

Thank you for purchasing the Onkyo DV-SP501
DVD Player. Read this manual carefully before
using your new DVD Player. A good understanding of its features and operation will allow you to
achieve optimum performance and enjoyment.
Keep this manual for future reference.

Audio Settings menu ........................42
Video Adjust menu............................43

Initial Settings menu .........................44

Additional information ......................50
Using the RC-524DV Remote controller
with TVs from Other Manufacturers
(North American model only)............... 54

Troubleshooting ................................57

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

WARNING

AVIS

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE
NE PAS OUVRIR

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an
equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
persons.

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

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in
the literature accompanying the appliance.

Important Safety Instructions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

10.

11.
12.

13.
14.

Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A grounding
type plug has two blades and a third grounding
prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not
fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.
Use only with the cart, stand, PORTABLE CART WARNING
tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or
sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/
apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.
S3125A
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

15. Damage Requiring Service
Unplug the apparatus form the wall outlet and refer
servicing to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:
A. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged,
B. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen
into the apparatus,
C. If the apparatus has been exposed to rain or
water,
D. If the apparatus does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions as an improper adjustment of other
controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a qualified technician
to restore the apparatus to its normal operation,
E. If the apparatus has been dropped or damaged in
any way, and
F. When the apparatus exhibits a distinct change in
performance this indicates a need for service.
16. Object and Liquid Entry
Never push objects of any kind into the apparatus
through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a
fire or electric shock.
The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing and no objects filled with liquids, such as
vases shall be placed on the apparatus.
Don’t put candles or other burning objects on top of
this unit.
17. Batteries
Always consider the environmental issues and follow local regulations when disposing of batteries.
18. If you install the apparatus in a built-in installation,
such as a bookcase or rack, ensure that there is adequate ventilation.
Leave 20 cm (8") of free space at the top and sides
and 10 cm (4") at the rear. The rear edge of the shelf
or board above the apparatus shall be set 10 cm (4")
away from the rear panel or wall, creating a flue-like
gap for warm air to escape.

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Precautions
This unit contains a semiconductor laser system and is
classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT”. So, to
use this model properly, read this Instruction Manual
carefully. In case of any trouble, please contact the store
where you purchased the unit.
To prevent being exposed to the laser beam, do not try
to open the enclosure.

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

CAUTION:
THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF
CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE
SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
The label on the right is
applied on the rear panel
except for USA and Canadian
models.
1. This unit is a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT and employs a
laser inside the cabinet.
2. To prevent the laser from being exposed, do not remove the
cover. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.

For U.S. model
The laser is covered by a housing which prevents exposure during operation or maintenance. However, this
product is classified as a Laser Product by CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) which is a
department of the Food and Drug Administration.
According to their regulations 21 CFR section 1002.30,
all manufactures who sell Laser Products must maintain
records of written communications between the manufacturer, dealers and customers concerning radiation
safety. If you have any complaints about instructions or
explanations affecting the use of this product, please
feel free to write to the address on the back page of this
manual. When you write us, please include the model
number and serial number of your unit.
In compliance with Federal Regulations, the certification, identification and the period of manufacture are
indicated on the rear panel.
FCC INFORMATION FOR USER

CAUTION:
The user changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
•
•
•
•
•

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.

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Precautions—Continued
For Canadian model

For European Models

NOTE: This class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.
For models having a power cord with a polarized plug:

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

Modèle pour les Canadien
REMARQUE: Cet appareil numérique de la classe B
est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Sur les modèles dont la fiche est polarisee:

Declaration of Conformity
We, ONKYO EUROPE
ELECTRONICS GmbH
LIEGNITZERSTRASSE
6, 82194 GROEBENZELL,
GERMANY
declare in own responsibility, that the ONKYO product described
in this instruction manual is in compliance with the corresponding
technical standards such as EN60065, EN55013, EN55020 and
EN61000-3-2, -3-3.
GROEBENZELL, GERMANY
I. MORI

ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH

ATTENTION: POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS
LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER
JUSQU’AU FOND.

For British models
Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power
supply cord of this unit should be performed only by
qualified service personnel.
IMPORTANT
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code:
Blue:
Neutral
Brown: Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as
follows:
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter L or
coloured red.
IMPORTANT
A 5 ampere fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse
need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement
fuse has a rating of 5 amperes and that it is approved by
ASTA or BSI to BS1362. Check for the ASTA mark or
the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.
IF THE FITTED MOULDED PLUG IS UNSUITABLE
FOR THE SOCKET OUTLET IN YOUR HOME
THEN THE FUSE SHOULD BE REMOVED AND
THE PLUG CUT OFF AND DISPOSED OF SAFELY.
THERE IS A DANGER OF SEVERE ELECTRICAL
SHOCK IF THE CUT OFF PLUG IS INSERTED
INTO ANY 13 AMPERE SOCKET.
If in any doubt, consult a qualified electrician.

1. Region Numbers
The DVD standard uses region numbers to control how
discs can be played around the world, the world being
divided into six regions. This unit will only play DVD
discs that match its region number, which can be found
on its rear panel (e.g., 1 ).

2. About this Manual
This manual explains how to use all of this unit’s functions. Although the DVD standard offers many special
features, not all discs use them all, so depending on the
disc being played, this unit may not respond to certain
functions. See the disc’s sleeve notes for supported features.
When you attempt to use a DVD feature that is
not available, this logo may appear onscreen,
indicating that the feature is not supported by
the current disc or this unit.

3. Recording Copyright
Unless it’s for personal use only, recording copyrighted
material is illegal without the permission of the copyright holder.

4. Power

WARNING
BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE
FIRST TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION
CAREFULLY.
AC outlet voltages vary from country to country. Make
sure that the voltage in your area meets the voltage
requirements printed on this unit’s rear panel (e.g., AC
120 V, 60 Hz).

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Precautions—Continued
5. Never Touch this Unit with Wet Hands

9. To Obtain a Clear Picture

Never handle this unit or its power cord while your
hands are wet or damp. If water or any other liquid gets
inside this unit, have it checked by your Onkyo dealer.

This unit is a high-tech, precision device. If the lens on
the optical pickup, or the disc drive mechanism
becomes dirty or worn, the picture quality may be
affected. To maintain the best picture quality, we recommend regular inspection and maintenance (cleaning or
worn part replacement) every 1,000 hours of use
depending on the operating environment. Contact your
Onkyo dealer for details.

6. Installing this Unit
• Install this unit in a well-ventilated location.
Ensure that there’s adequate ventilation all around
this unit, especially if it’s installed in an audio rack. If
the ventilation is inadequate, the unit may overheat,
leading to malfunction.
• Do not expose this unit to direct sunlight or heat
sources, because its internal temperature may rise,
shortening the life of the optical pickup.
• Avoid damp and dusty places, and places subject to
vibrations from loudspeakers. Never put the unit on
top of, or directly above a loudspeaker.
• Install this unit horizontally. Never use it on its side or
on a sloping surface, because it may cause a malfunction.
• If you install this unit near a TV, radio, or VCR, the
picture and sound quality may be affected. If this
occurs, move this unit away from the TV, radio, or
VCR.

7. Care
Occasionally, you should dust this unit all over with a
soft cloth. For stubborn stains, use a soft cloth dampened with a weak solution of mild detergent and water.
Dry the unit immediately afterwards with a clean cloth.
Do not use abrasive cloths, thinners, alcohol, or other
chemical solvents, because they may damage the finish
or remove the panel lettering.

8. Handling Notes
• If you need to transport this unit, use the original
packaging to pack it how it was when you originally
bought it.
• Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect sprays, near
this unit. Do not leave rubber or plastic items on this
unit for a long time, because they may leave marks on
the case.
• This unit’s top and rear panels may get warm after
prolonged use. This is normal.
• When you’ve finished using this unit, remove all discs
and turn off the power.
• If you do not use this unit for a long time, it may not
work properly the next time you turn it on, so be sure
to use it occasionally.

10. Moisture Condensation
Moisture condensation may damage this unit.
Read the following carefully:
When you take a glass containing a cold drink outside
on a summer’s day, drops of water, called condensation,
form on the outside of the glass. Similarly, moisture
may condense on the lens of the optical pickup, one of
the most important parts inside this unit.
• Moisture condensation can occur in the following situations:
— The unit is moved from a cold place to a warm
place.
— A heater is turned on, or cold air from an air conditioner is hitting the unit.
— In the summer, when this unit is moved from an
air conditioned room to a hot and humid place.
— The unit is used in a humid place.
• Do not use this unit when there’s the possibility of
moisture condensation occurring. Doing so may damage your discs and certain parts inside this unit.
If condensation does occur, remove all discs and
leave this unit turned on for two to three hours. By
this time, the unit will have warmed up and any condensation will have evaporated. To reduce the risk of
condensation, keep this unit connected to a wall outlet.

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Table of Contents
Basic Operation
Overview
Important Safety Instructions...............................2
Precautions .........................................................3
Introduction..........................................................7
Supplied Accessories ......................................7
DV-SP501 Features ........................................7
Disc Notes .......................................................8
Before Using the DV-SP501..............................11
Installing the Batteries ...................................11
Using the Remote Controller .........................11
Front & Rear Panels ..........................................12
Front Panel ....................................................12
Display...........................................................13
Rear Panel (Other than European
model) .........................................................14
Rear Panel (European model).......................15
Remote Controller .........................................16

Connections
Connecting the DV-SP501 ................................18
Before Making Any Connections ...................18
AV Cables & Connectors...............................18
Basic Setup ...................................................19
Connecting Your TV ......................................20
Connecting to an AV Receiver ......................21
Connecting
-compatible Components .....22
Connecting the Power/Turning
on the DV-SP501...........................................23

Getting Started and Setting up
Getting Started ..................................................24
Using the on-screen displays ........................24
Setting up with the Setup Navigator ..............24

Basic Playback
Playing discs..................................................26
Basic playback controls .................................27
Resume and Last Memory ............................27
DVD-Video disc menus .................................28
Video CD PBC menus ...................................28

Advanced Operation
Playback Techniques
Playing discs .....................................................29
Using the Disc Navigator to browse
the contents of a disc ..................................29
Scanning discs ..............................................30
Playing in slow motion ...................................30
Frame advance/frame reverse ......................31
Looping a section of a disc ............................31
Using repeat play...........................................32
Using random play.........................................33

Creating a program list.................................. 34
Editing a program list .................................... 35
Other functions available
from the program menu.............................. 36
Searching a disc ........................................... 36
Switching subtitles ........................................ 37
Switching DVD audio language .................... 37
Switching VR format DVD-RW
audio channel ............................................. 37
Switching audio channel when playing
a Video CD ................................................. 37
Zooming the screen ...................................... 38
Switching camera angles .............................. 38
Displaying disc information ........................... 39
Viewing JPEG discs.......................................... 40
Viewing JPEG discs...................................... 40
Using the JPEG Disc Navigator
and Photo Browser..................................... 40
Using the Photo Browser .............................. 41
Zooming the screen ...................................... 41

Detailed Settings
Audio Settings menu......................................... 42
Audio DRC .................................................... 42
Video Adjust menu............................................ 43
Video Adjust.................................................. 43
Initial Settings menu ......................................... 44
Using the Initial Settings menu ..................... 44
Digital Audio Out settings.............................. 44
Video Output settings.................................... 45
Language settings......................................... 46
Display settings............................................. 47
Options.......................................................... 48
PhotoViewer.................................................. 49

Miscellaneous information
Additional information ....................................... 50
Screen sizes and disc formats ...................... 50
Resetting the player ...................................... 50
Setting the TV system................................... 50
Titles, chapters and tracks ............................ 51
DVD-Video regions ....................................... 51
Selecting languages using the language
code list ...................................................... 51
Country code list ........................................... 52
Language code list........................................ 53
Using the RC-524DV Remote controller
with TVs from Other Manufacturers
(North American model only) ........................ 54
Glossary............................................................ 56
Troubleshooting ................................................ 57
Specifications.................................................... 60

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Introduction
Supplied Accessories

DV-SP501 Features

Make sure you have the following accessories:
North American models:
RC-524DV

Other models:
RC-523DV

Highlights
• Dolby*1 Digital and DTS*2
• DVD-Video / Video CD / Audio CD playback
• CD-R, CD-RW (Video CD, audio CD, MP3/WMA*3/
JPEG)
• DVD-R (DVD-Video)
• DVD-RW (DVD-Video, VR format)
• Vector Linear Shaping Circuitry
Video

Remote controller & 2 batteries (AA)

AV cable (RCA/phono) (59-1/16" / 1.5 m)

S-Video cable (59-1/16" / 1.5 m)

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Advanced 54 MHz/10-bit video D/A converter
Component video output
S-Video and composite video outputs
Frame-by-frame playback
Slow motion playback
Fast forward and reverse
Repeat playback
Random playback
Supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio TVs
Multiple camera angle support
Parental Lock function
Screen Saver function

Audio
cable (31-7/16" / 0.8 m)

• Direct digital path for signal purity
• 192 kHz/24-bit D/A converter
• Optical / Coaxial digital output
Others

SCART cable (European models only)
(59-1/16" / 1.5 m)

Power cord (78-3/4" / 2 m)
Shape may vary depending on the area which it was purchased.

Power-plug adapter
Only supplied in certain countries. Use this adapter if
your AC outlet does not match with the plug on the
DV-SP501’s power cord. (Adapter varies from country to
country.)

•
•
•
•

Dynamic Range Control setting
Adjustable display brightness
Full-function remote controller
Use the remote controller to control your TV (North
American models only)

The letter displayed at the end of the product name found in
catalogs and on package represents the color of the DV-SP501
DVD player. Though the color varies, the specifications and
operations are the same.

*1. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
*2. “DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
*3.
Windows Media, and the Windows logo are
trademarks, or registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.

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Introduction—Continued
• Don’t use discs with an unusual shape, such as those
shown below, because you may damage the
DV-SP501.

Disc Notes
Supported Discs
The DV-SP501 supports the following discs.
Disc
DVD-Video

Logo

Format or file type
See page 51 for
region information.

DVD-Video,
VR format

• Don’t use discs that have residue from adhesive tape,
rental discs with peeling labels, or discs with custommade labels or stickers. Doing so may damage the
DV-SP501 and you may not be able to remove the disc
properly.

Including PBC

Discs Made on Personal Computers

DVD-Video
DVD-R

DVD-RW

Video CD
PCM and DTS
Audio CD

CD-R

Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG

CD-RW

Video CD, audio CD,
MP3, WMA, JPEG

JPEG CD

JPEG

• Some audio CDs feature copy protection that doesn’t
conform to the official CD standard. Since these are
nonstandard discs, they may not play properly in the
DV-SP501.
• The DV-SP501 supports CD-R and CD-RW discs
recorded in Video CD format, audio CD format, or
ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format with MP3, WMA, and
JPEG files. It also supports DVD-R and DVD-RW
discs recorded in DVD-Video format. However, some
CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs may not
work properly for any of the following reasons:
incomplete disc finalization, disc burner characteristics, disc characteristics, the disc is damaged or dirty.
See the manual supplied with your disc burner for
more information. Condensation or dirt on the optical
pickup lens can also affect playback.
• The DV-SP501 supports 8 cm and 12 cm discs.
• The DV-SP501 does not support disc types not listed.

Discs made on personal computers, including those of a
compatible format, may not work properly in the
DV-SP501 because of incorrect settings in the disc burning software. Check the manuals supplied with your disc
burning software for additional compatibility information.
About WMA
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to
an audio compression technology developed by
Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by
using Windows Media Player version 8 or later or Windows Media Player for Windows XP.
Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.

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Introduction—Continued
MP3/WMA Compatibility

JPEG Compatibility

• This unit will play CD-R, and CD-RW discs containing files saved in the MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)
or Windows Media Audio (WMA) format with a sampling rate of 32*, 44.1 or 48 kHz. Incompatible files
will not play and the message “Can’t play this format”
will be displayed (“NO PLAY” in the front panel display).
* This unit will not play 32 kHz WMA files encoded
at 20 kbps.
• Fixed bit-rate MP3 files are recommended. Variable
bit-rate (VBR) MP3 files are playable, but playing
times may not be shown correctly.
• This player is compatible with WMA data encoded
using Windows Media Player version 8 (or less) or
Windows Media Player for Windows XP.
• This player is not compatible with lossless-encoding
or variable bit-rate (VBR) WMA files.
• WMA files encoded with DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy protection will not play and the message “Can’t play this format” will be displayed (“NO
PLAY” in the front panel display).
• WMA/MP3 discs must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA
Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this player.
• Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your files.
The disc must be finalized (i.e. the session must be
closed) in order to play in this unit. This player is not
compatible with multi-session discs. Only the first session of a multi-session disc will be recognized.
• This player only plays tracks that are named with the
file extension .mp3, .MP3, .wma, or .WMA.
• When naming MP3 and WMA files, add the corresponding file name extension (.mp3 or .wma). Files
are played according to the file extension. To prevent
noise and malfunctions, do not use these extensions
for other kinds of files.
• This player can recognize up to 999 files (WMA/MP3/
JPEG) and up to 499 folders. If a disc exceeds these
limits, only files and folders up to these limits will be
playable. Files and folders are read/displayed in alphabetical order. Note that if the file structure is very complex, you may not be able to read/play all files on the
disc.
• Folder and track names (excluding the file extension)
are displayed.
• There are many different recording bit rates available
to encode MP3 files. This unit was designed to be
compatible with all of them. Audio encoded at
128 Kbps should sound close to standard audio CD
quality. This player will play lower bit-rate files, but
please note that the sound quality becomes noticeably
worse at lower bit-rates.

• Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.1* still image files up to 8
mega-pixels are supported (maximum vertical and
horizontal resolution is 5120 pixels).
(*File format used by digital still cameras)
• JPEG discs must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant.
CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1.
Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible
with this player.
• This player only displays files that are named with the
file extension .jpg or .JPG.
Copyright
It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast
on cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material
without permission.
DVD-Video discs are copy-protected, and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights owned by
Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use
of this copyright-protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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Introduction—Continued
Handling Discs
• Never touch the underside of a disc. Always hold discs
by the edge, as shown.

Underside

• Never attach adhesive tape or sticky labels to discs.

Cleaning Discs
• For best results, keep your discs clean. Fingerprints
and dust can affect the sound and picture quality and
should be removed as follows. Using a clean soft
cloth, wipe from the center outwards, as shown. Never
wipe in a circular direction.

✔
• To remove stubborn dust or dirt, wipe the disc with a
damp soft cloth, and then dry it with a dry cloth.
• Never use solvent-based cleaning fluids, such as thinner or benzine, commercially available cleaners, or
antistatic sprays intended for vinyl records, because
they may damage the disc.
Storing Discs
• Don’t store discs in places subject to direct sunlight, or
near heat sources.
• Don’t store discs in places subject to moisture or dust,
such as in a bathroom or near a humidifier.
• Always store discs in their cases and vertically. Stacking, or putting objects on unprotected discs may cause
warping, scratches, or other damage.

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Before Using the DV-SP501
Installing the Batteries

Open the battery compartment, as shown.

Using the Remote Controller
To use the remote controller, point it at the DV-SP501’s
remote control sensor, as shown below.
Remote control sensor
DV-SP501
STANDBY
/ON

STANDBY

POWER

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

DIMMER
OFF

CLEAR

PAUSE

TOP MENU

CURSOR

STOP

PLAY
RETURN
SETUP
PU
SH
T

Insert the two supplied batteries (AA) in
accordance with the polarity diagram
inside the battery compartment.

30˚

O ENTER

)

5
.(

30˚
6

1
x.
ro

Close the battery compartment.

Notes:
• The supplied batteries should last for about six
months, although this will vary with usage.
• If the remote controller doesn’t work reliably, try
replacing both batteries.
• Don’t mix new and old batteries, or different types of
batteries.
• If you intend not to use the remote controller for a long
time, remove the batteries to prevent possible leakage
and corrosion.
• Flat batteries should be removed as soon as possible to
prevent possible leakage and corrosion.

Notes:
• The remote controller may not work reliably if the
DV-SP501 is subjected to bright light, such as direct
sunlight or inverter-type fluorescent lights. Keep this
in mind when installing the DV-SP501.
• If another remote controller of the same type is used in
the same room, or the DV-SP501 is installed close to
equipment that uses infrared rays, the remote controller may not work reliably.
• Don’t put anything, such as a book, on the remote controller, because the buttons may be pressed inadvertently, thereby draining the batteries.
• The remote controller may not work reliably if the
DV-SP501 is installed in a rack behind colored glass
doors. Keep this in mind when installing the
DV-SP501.
• The remote controller will not work if there’s an obstacle between it and the DV-SP501’s remote control
sensor.

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Front & Rear Panels
For detailed information, refer to the pages in brackets.

Front Panel
A B

D E F

H I J

PAUSE

STOP

PLAY

STANDBY/ON

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

TOP MENU

DIMMER

CLEAR

RETURN

RSOR

STANDBY

POWER

SETUP
PU

S R
A POWER switch [23]
This is the main power switch. When set to OFF, the
DV-SP501 is completely shutdown. When set to
ON, the DV-SP501 can be set to On or Standby.
Don’t turn on the power until you’ve completed,
and double checked all connections (pages 18–22).

B STANDBY/ON button [23, 26]
This button is used to set the DV-SP501 to On or
Standby. For models with a POWER switch, this
button has no effect unless the POWER switch is set
to ON.

C STANDBY indicator [23]
This indicator lights up when the DV-SP501 is in
Standby.

D DISPLAY button [39]
This button is used to display information about the
current disc, title, chapter, or track, including the
elapsed time, remaining time, total time, and so on.
Press it repeatedly to display more information.

E PLAY MODE button [31–36]
This button is used to open and close the Play Mode
menu.

F Remote control sensor [11]
This sensor receives control signals from the remote
controller.

G Disc tray [26]
Discs are loaded here.

H TOP MENU button [28]
This button is used to display the top menu of a
DVD-Video disc.

I Cursor

/ / / & ENTER buttons [24]
The four cursor buttons located around the central
[ENTER] button are used to navigate DVD-Video
menus and the onscreen setup menus.
The central [ENTER] button is used to start playback of the selected title, chapter, or track and to
confirm settings.

TO E N TE

OFF

J MENU button [28]
This button is used to display a menu on a
DVD-Video disc or to open the Disc Navigator
when using a Video CD, audio CD, WMA/MP3/
JPEG disc, or VR format DVD-RW disc.

K Open/Close

button [26]
This button is used to open and close the disc tray.

L PAUSE

button [27]
This button is used to pause playback.

M STOP

button [27]
This button is used to stop playback.

N PLAY

button [26, 27]
This button is used to start playback.

O Previous/Next

/
buttons [27]
The Previous button is used to select the previous
chapter or track. During playback it selects the
beginning of the current chapter or track.
The Next button is used to select the next chapter or
track.

P SETUP button [24]
This button is used to open and close the onscreen
setup menus.

Q RETURN button [24, 28]
This button is used to return to the main menu without saving your changes.

R CLEAR button [35]
This button is used to cancel various functions.

S DIMMER button
This button is used to adjust the display brightness.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued
Display
1

DVD
D

V CD
TITLE

456

8 9 0

GUI

TRACK CHP

TOTAL REMAIN

PROGRESSIVE

A B C D
1

D indicator
This indicator appears when playing Dolby Digital
material.

2 Disc type indicators
These indicators show the type of disc loaded.

3 TITLE indicator
While stopped, the total number of titles on the current DVD-Video disc is displayed here. During
playback, the number of the current title is displayed.

E
C Pause

indicator
This indicator appears when playback is paused.

D PROGRESSIVE indicator (not European
models)
This indicator appears when the Progressive Scanning function is on.

E Message & time area
Time information, such as total time, remaining
time, and so on, is displayed here in hours, minutes,
and seconds. Other messages are also displayed.

4 TRACK indicator
This indicator appears while track numbers are
being displayed. While stopped, the total number of
tracks on the current Video CD, audio CD, or MP3/
WMA disc are displayed. During playback, the
number of the current track is displayed.

5 GUI (Graphical User Interface) indicator
This indicator appears when the onscreen setup
menu is open.

6 CHP indicator
This indicator appears while the number of the current chapter is being displayed.

7 TOTAL indicator
This indicator appears while the total time is being
displayed.

8 REMAIN indicator
This indicator appears while the remaining time is
being displayed.

9 Repeat

indicator
This indicator appears when A–B playback or
repeat playback is used.

0 Camera angle

indicator
This indicator appears if the DVD-Video disc being
played features multiple camera angles.

A DTS indicator
This indicator appears when playing DTS material.

B Play

indicator
This indicator is shown during playback.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued
Rear Panel (Other than European model)
12

3 4

AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL

56 7

MONO

VIDEO
OUTPUT

AUDIO
OUTPUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

COAXIAL

ANALOG

DVD PLAYER

MODEL NO. DV-SP 501

VIDEO

S VIDEO

COMPONENT

A OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [21]
This optical digital audio output can be connected
to an optical digital audio input on a hi-fi amp, AV
receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital,
DTS).

B COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [21]
This coaxial digital audio output can be connected
to a coaxial digital audio input on a hi-fi amp, AV
receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital,
DTS).

jack [22]
These
(Remote Interactive) connectors can be
connected to the
connectors on your other
Onkyo AV components for interactive control.
For remote control operation, you must make an
analog RCA/phono connection between your
DV-SP501 and the other AV component, even if
they are connected digitally.

D ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT [19]
These RCA/phono connectors can be connected to
analog audio inputs on your TV, hi-fi amp, or AV
receiver.

E COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT [20]
These RCA/phono connectors can be used to connect a TV, projector or AV reciever with component
video inputs.

F VIDEO OUTPUT [19]
This RCA/phono connector can be used to connect
a TV, projector or AV reciever with a composite
video input.

G S VIDEO OUTPUT [20]
This connector can be used to connect a TV, projector or AV reciever with an S-Video input.

H AC INLET [23]
The supplied power cord is connected here. The
other of the power cord should be connected to a
suitable wall outlet.

AC INLET

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued
Rear Panel (European model)
12

3 4

AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL

MONO

VIDEO OUTPUT

AUDIO
OUTPUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

COAXIAL

AC INLET

ANALOG

AV CONNECTOR

VIDEO

DVD PLAYER

MODEL NO. DV-SP 501

S VIDEO

A OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [21]
This optical digital audio output can be connected
to an optical digital audio input on a hi-fi amp, AV
receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital,
DTS).

B COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT [21]
This coaxial digital audio output can be connected
to a coaxial digital audio input on a hi-fi amp, AV
receiver, or surround sound decoder (Dolby Digital,
DTS).

jack [22]
These
(Remote Interactive) connectors can be
connected to the
connectors on your other
Onkyo AV components for interactive control.

D ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT [19]
These RCA/phono connectors can be connected to
analog audio inputs on your TV, hi-fi amp, or AV
receiver.

E AV CONNECTOR [20]
This SCART output can be connected to a TV or
projector with a SCART input by using the supplied
SCART cable. This SCART connector outputs 2channel stereo audio, composite video, S-Video,
and RGB video.

F VIDEO OUTPUT [19]
This RCA/phono connector can be used to connect
a TV or projector with a composite video input.

G S VIDEO OUTPUT [20]
This connector can be used to connect a TV or projector with an S-Video input.

H AC INLET [23]
The supplied power cord is connected here. The
other of the power cord should be connected to a
suitable wall outlet.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued
Remote Controller
North American model

1
2
3
4

STANDBY

A-B

REPEAT

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

CLEAR

DIMMER

6
7

ENTER

SETUP

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO
ON/
STANDBY

STANDBY

A-B

REPEAT

V
W
X
Y
Z
a

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

CLEAR

DISPLAY

DIMMER

T
U

ENTER

RETURN

AUDIO

P
Q
R
S

6
8
9
J
K
L
M

PLAY MODE

TOP MENU

T
U

RETURN

AUDIO

P
Q
R
S

1
2
3
4

TOP MENU

8
9
J
K
L
M

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

Other models

SETUP

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

V
W
X
Y
Z
a

CHANNEL

VOLUME

b
TV CONTROL
on North American models only

RC-524DV

A STANDBY button [23]
This button is used to set the DV-SP501 to Standby.

B ON button [23]
This button is used to turn on the DV-SP501.
Don’t turn on the DV-SP501 until you’ve completed, and double checked all connections
(pages 18–22).

C REPEAT button [32]
This button is used to set the repeat playback functions.

D A-B button [31]
This button is used to set the A–B Repeat Playback
function.

E Number buttons [36]
These buttons are used to enter title, chapter, and
track numbers and to enter times for locating specific points in time.

RC-523DV

F TOP MENU button [28]
This button is used to display the top menu on a
DVD-Video disc.

G Cursor

/ / / buttons [24]
These buttons are used to navigate onscreen menus.

H RETURN button [24, 28]
This button is used to return to the main menu without saving your changes.

I AUDIO button [37]
This button is used to select foreign language
soundtracks and audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital
or DTS) on DVD-Video discs.
For Video CDs you can select left-channel, rightchannel, or stereo.

J ANGLE button [38]
This button is used to select camera angles on
DVD-Video discs.

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Front & Rear Panels—Continued
K Stop

button [27]
This button is used to stop playback.

L Fast Reverse

/(
) button [27, 30,
31]
This button is used for fast reverse, reverse slow
motion, and reverse frame-by-frame playback.

M Fast Forward

/(
) button [27, 30,
31]
This button is used for fast forward, slow motion,
and frame-by-frame playback.

b TV CONTROL buttons (North American
models only) [54]
TV/VIDEO button
Used to select TV or VCR on your TV.
CHANNEL –/+ buttons
Used to select channels on your TV.
ON/STANDBY button
Used to set your TV to On or Standby.
VOLUME / buttons
Used to adjust your’s TV’s volume.

N OPEN/CLOSE

button [26]
This button is used to open and close the disc tray.

O RANDOM button [33]
This button is used with the Random Playback function.

P PLAY MODE button [31]
This button is used to open and close the Play Mode
menu.

Q DISPLAY button [39]
This button is used to display information about the
current disc, title, chapter, or track, including the
elapsed time, remaining time, total time, and so on.
Press it repeatedly to display more information.

R DIMMER button
This button is used to adjust the display brightness.

S CLEAR [35]
This button is used to cancel various functions.

T MENU button [28]
This button is used to display the menu on a
DVD-Video disc or to open the Disc Navigator
when using a Video CD, audio CD, WMA/MP3/
JPEG disc, or VR format DVD-RW disc.

U ENTER button [24]
This button is used to start playback of the selected
title, chapter, or track, and to confirm settings.

V SETUP button [24]
This button is used to open and close the onscreen
setup menus.

W ZOOM button [38]
This button is used with the Zoom function.

X SUBTITLE button [37]
This button is used to select subtitles on
DVD-Video discs.

Y Pause

button [27]
This button is used to pause playback.

Z Previous/Next

a Play

button [27]
This button is used to start playback.

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Connecting the DV-SP501
RCA/phono AV Connection Color Coding

Before Making Any Connections

RCA/phono AV connections are usually color coded:
red, white, and yellow. Use red plugs to connect rightchannel audio inputs and outputs (typically labeled “R”).
Use white plugs to connect left-channel audio inputs and
outputs (typically labeled “L”). And use yellow plugs to
connect composite video inputs and outputs.

• Read the manuals supplied with your AV components.
• Don’t connect the power cord until you’ve completed
all audio and video connections.
Optical Digital Inputs
The DV-SP501’s optical digital connectors have a shutter-type cover that opens when an optical plug is
inserted, and closes when it’s removed. Push the plug in
all the way.

Right (red)

Analog audio

Left (white)
(Yellow)

Right (red)
Left (white)

Composite video

• Push each plug in all the way to
make a good connection (loose
connections can cause noise or
malfunctions).
• To prevent interference, keep
audio and video cables away from
power cords and speaker cables.

(Yellow)
Right!

Wrong!

AV Cables & Connectors
Video
P R / CR

Component
video

P R / CR
Y

P B / CB
Y

S VIDEO

S-Video provides better picture quality than composite video.

VIDEO

Composite video can be found on virtually all
TVs, VCRs, and video equipment.

S-Video
Composite
video
Scart
(European
models only)

Component video separates the luminance (Y)
and color difference signals (PR, PB), providing
the best picture quality. Some TV manufacturers
label their component video inputs differently.

AV CONNECTOR

SCART connections carry audio and video (composite, S-Video, RGB) all in one cable.

Audio
Optical
digital

OPTICAL

Optical digital audio connections provide better
audio quality than analog connections.

Coaxial
digital

COAXIAL

Coaxial digital audio connections provide better
audio quality than analog connections.

AUDIO

Analog

RCA/phono analog audio connectors can be
found on virtually all AV components.

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Connecting the DV-SP501—Continued
Basic Setup
The setup described here is a basic setup that allows you to play discs using just the cables supplied with the player. In
this setup, stereo audio is played through the speakers in your TV.

VIDEO IN

TV
L

R
ANALOG
INPUT

AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL

COAXIAL

MONO

VIDEO
OUTPUT

AUDIO
OUTPUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

AC INLET

ANALOG

DVD PLAYER

MODEL NO. DV-SP 501

VIDEO

S VIDEO

COMPONENT

To power outlet

• This player is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this player to your TV via a VCR
using AV cables, as the picture from this player will
not appear properly on your TV. (This player may also
not be compatible with some combination TV/VCRs
for the same reason; refer to the manufacturer for more
information.)
• If your TV only has a mono audio input, connect it to
the DV-SP501’s MONO ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT.
Other than European model
• When connecting to your TV as shown above, do not
set the “Component Out” setting (page 45) to “Progressive.” (Other than European models.)
1. Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT and AUDIO OUTPUT ANALOG L/R jacks to a set of A/V inputs
on your TV.
Use the supplied audio/video cable, connecting the
red and white plugs to the audio outputs and the yellow plug to the video output. Make sure you match
up the left and right audio outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.
See the following page if you want to use a component or S-Video cable for the video connection.
2. Connect the supplied AC power cord to the AC
INLET, then plug into a power outlet.

Notes:
• Before unplugging the player from the power outlet,
make sure you first switch it into standby using either
the front panel STANDBY/ON button, or the remote
controller, and wait of the “GOOD BYE” message to
disappear from the player’s display.
• For the above reasons, do not plug this player into a
switched power supply found on some amplifiers and
AV receivers.
Other than North American model and European
models
• When TV System is set to “AUTO” or “NTSC”, and
playing an NTSC disc only: When “Component Out”
(page 45) is set to “Progressive”, there is no video output from the “VIDEO OUTPUT” (composite) and
“S VIDEO” jacks. If you want to display video on
more than one monitor simultaneously, make sure that
it is set to Interlace. Switch the player to standby then,
using the front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON
while pressing
to switch the player back to
“Interlace.”
North American model
• When “Component Out” (page 45) is set to “Progressive”, there is no video output from the “VIDEO
OUTPUT” (composite) and “S VIDEO” jacks. If you
want to display video on more than one monitor simultaneously, make sure that it is set to Interlace. Switch
the player to standby then, using the front panel controls, press STANDBY/ON while pressing
to
switch the player back to “Interlace.”

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Connecting the DV-SP501—Continued
Using SCART (European models only)

Connecting Your TV
• Connect the DVD Player to the TV directly. If you
connect the DVD Player to a VCR, TV/VCR combination, or video selector, the playback picture may be
distorted as DVD videos are copy protected.
Using S-Video
If your TV (or other equipment) has an S-Video input,
you can use this instead of the standard (composite) output for a better quality picture.
• Use an S-Video cable (supplied) to connect the SVIDEO OUTPUT to an S-Video input on your TV (or
monitor or AV receiver).
Line up the small triangle above the jack with the same
mark on the plug before plugging in.
Y

VIDEO

S VIDEO

AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL

COAXIAL

MONO

AUDIO
OUTPUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

ANALOG

AV CONNECTOR
DVD PLAYER

MODEL NO. DV-SP 501

AV CONNECTOR

AC INLET

VIDEO
OUTPUT

If your TV has a SCART-type AV input, you can use a
SCART cable to connect this player to your TV. This
type of connection carries both the sound and the picture,
so there’s no need to connect up the AUDIO OUTPUT
L/R and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks.
• Use a SCART cable (supplied) to connect the AV
CONNECTOR (RGB) - TV/AV Receiver to an AV
input on your TV.

COMPONENT

S VIDEO

TV
S VIDEO IN

Using Component Video (not European models)
You can use the component video output instead of the
standard video out jack to connect this player to your TV
(or other equipment).
This should give you the best quality picture from the
three types of video output available.
• Use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT jacks to a
component video input on your TV, monitor or AV
receiver.
Y

AC INLET

VIDEO
OUTPUT

Y
PB

VIDEO

S VIDEO

COMPONENT

COMPONENT
VIDEO IN
Y

Note:
• To set up the player for use with a progressive scan TV,
see “Component Out (Ohter than European models)”
on page 45.

SCART

This connector can output composite video, S-Video, or
RGB video. The default setting is composite, which
should work with all TVs. Consult the manual that came
with your TV to see if you can use one of the higher quality settings. See page 46 for how to change the video output.

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Connecting the DV-SP501—Continued
Connecting to an AV Receiver
Although you can reproduce the DVD Player’s sound
from the TV speakers with the connections on page 19,
connecting with an amplifier provides you high quality
dynamic sounds.
To reproduce Dolby Digital surround and DTS surround
sound, you need to connect to an amplifier with a Dolby
Digital and DTS decoder respectively.
Before connecting
• When you connect the DVD Player to the amplifier, be
sure to turn off the power and unplug both units from
the mains before making any connections. Otherwise,
the speakers may be damaged.
• Connect the plugs securely.
To enjoy surround sound you need to connect this player
to an AV receiver using a digital output. This player has
both coaxial and optical digital jacks; use whichever is
convenient.
In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also
connecting using the stereo analog connection.
To record the audio from a CD-R disc etc. to a cassette
or CDR recorder that’s connected to the AV receiver, and
when your AV receiver has Zone2, you must connect the
DV-SP501’s analog audio outputs to the AV receiver.
You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to
your AV receiver. You can use any of the video outputs
available on this player (the illustration shows a standard
(composite) connection).
1. Connect one of DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jacks
on this player to a digital input on your AV
receiver.

AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL

COAXIAL

MONO

AUDIO
OUTPUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

ANALOG

AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

For a coaxial connection, use a coaxial cable (similar to
the supplied video cable) to connect the “COAXIAL
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” jack to a coaxial input on
your AV receiver.
2. Connect the analog AUDIO OUTPUT L/R and
VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this player to a set of
analog audio and video inputs on your AV
receiver.
AV receiver

DVD

VIDEO
OUTPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO
OUTPUT

FRONT

ANALOG

AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL

COAXIAL

MONO

VIDEO
OUTPUT

AUDIO
OUTPUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

AC INL

ANALOG

VIDEO

S VIDEO

COMPONENT

The diagram shows standard video connections, but you
can alternatively use the S-Video or component video
connections if they’re available.
3. Connect the AV receiver’s video output to a video
input on your TV.
Tip:
• You usually have to connect the same kind of video
cable between your DVD player and AV receiver, and
between your AV receiver and TV.

COAXIAL

AV receiver

This enables you to listen to surround sound.
For an optical connection, use an optical cable (not supplied) to connect the “OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT” jack to an optical input on your AV receiver.

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Connecting the DV-SP501—Continued
Connecting
Components

REMOTE
CONTROL

-compatible

AUDIO
OUTPUT
AUDIO
OUTPUT
DIGITAL
OPTICAL

COAXIAL

ANALOG

MONO

AUDIO
OUTPUT

REMOTE
CONTROL

ANALOG

L
REMOTE
CONTROL

R
VIDEO 2

AV receiver

• The remote controller supplied with Onkyo AV
receiver or amplifiers can be used to control the
DV-SP501.
• The function of the upper and lower
connectors are
the same. Connect to either one.
• Connecting an
cable only does not make the system operational. You must also connect the audio
cables as well.
• For remote control operation, you must make an analog RCA/phono connection between your DV-SP501
and the other AV component, even if they are connected digitally.

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Connecting the Power/Turning on the DV-SP501
Before connecting
• The DV-SP501 is shipped with the POWER switch in
the on position ( ON). When the power cord is
plugged in for the first time, the DV-SP501 will automatically enter the standby state and the STANDBY
indicator will light (same condition after step 2
below).
• Make sure that all the connections on pages 18 – 22
are complete (the connection to a TV is required).
STANDBY/ON

STANDBY/ON

PAUSE

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

TOP MENU

DIMMER

CLEAR

RETURN

RSOR

STOP

PLAY

STANDBY

POWER

SETUP
PU

ER
SH T
O ENT

OFF

POWER

Plug the supplied power cord
into the AC INLET and then into
the power outlet on the wall.
• Do not use a power cord other than
the one supplied with the DV-SP501.
The power cord supplied is designed
for use with the DV-SP501 and
should not be used with any other
device.
• Never have the power cord disconnected from the DV-SP501 while the
other end is plugged into the wall
outlet. Doing so may cause an electric shock. Always connect by plugging into the wall outlet last and
disconnect by unplugging from the
wall outlet first.

3
STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

Press STANDBY/ON on the DVD
Player or ON on the remote controller.
The DVD Player turns on and the
STANDBY indicator turns off.
• To put the DVD Player in the standby
mode, press STANDBY/ON on the
DVD Player, or STANDBY on the
remote controller. Be sure to set the
volume to minimum before putting
the DVD Player in the standby mode
for the next use to avoid sudden loud
sound reproduction.
• While the STANDBY indicator
lights up, the DVD Player can
receive signals from the remote controller. However, if you press
POWER on the DVD Player to
switch off the main power, the
remote controller cannot be used to
turn on the DVD Player.
• Setting the STANDBY button to
standby does not shut off the power
completely.

Note:
• This player features a screen saver and an auto power
off function. If the player is stopped and no button is
pressed for five minutes, the screen saver starts. If the
disc tray is closed but no disc is playing and no control
is pressed for 30 minutes, the player automatically
goes into standby.

AC INLET

To a wall outlet

2
POWER

OFF

Press POWER to switch on the
main power.
The DVD Player enters standby mode.
The STANDBY indicator lights up.
• The buttons on the remote controller
do not operate if the POWER switch
is set to OFF.
• To switch off the main power, press
POWER again.

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Getting Started
Using the on-screen displays

Setting up with the Setup Navigator

For ease of use, this player makes extensive use of graphical on-screen displays (OSDs).
Make sure that you select the input on the TV (by using
the TV remote) to view the on-screen displays.
You should get used to the way these work as you’ll need
to use them when setting up the player, using some of the
playback features, such as program play, and when making more advanced settings for audio and video.
All the screens are navigated in basically the same way,
using the cursor buttons ( / / / ) to change the
highlighted item and pressing ENTER to select it.

Using the Setup Navigator you can make a number of
other initial settings for this player. We recommend
using the Setup Navigator, especially if you connected
this player to an AV receiver for playing surround sound.
To answer some of the questions about digital audio formats you may need to look at the instructions that came
with your AV receiver.
DISPLAY

DIMMER

CLEAR

TOP MENU

/ /

ENTER

RETURN

SETUP

SETUP
AUDIO
ON

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

CLEAR

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

DIMMER

TOP MENU

/ /

If a disc is playing, press

Turn on your TV and make sure
that you select the input on the TV
(by using the TV remote) to view
the setup navigator.

SETUP

RETURN

SETUP

Press SETUP.
The on-screen display (OSD) appears.

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

Note:
Throughout this manual, “Select” means use the cursor buttons to highlight an item on-screen, then press
ENTER.
Button

(stop).

ENTER

RETURN

AUDIO

SETUP

HOME MENU
DVD
Audio Settings

Video Adjust

Play Mode

Disc Navigator

What it does
Setup Navigator

Initial Settings

SETUP

Display/exit the on-screen display.

Select “Setup Navigator.”
HOME MENU
DVD

ENTER

RETURN

Changes the highlighted menu item.

Selects the highlighted menu item
(both ENTER buttons work in exactly
the same way).
Returns to the main menu without saving changes.

Audio Settings

Video Adjust

Play Mode

Disc Navigator

Initial Settings

Setup Navigator

Select a DVD language.
Some DVD discs feature on-screen
menus, soundtracks and subtitles in several languages. Set your preferred language here.
Setup Navigator

Language Settings
Audio Out Settings
AV Receiver Func.

DVD Language

English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Other Language

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Getting Started—Continued
The available languages vary between
models.

• North American and European models:
English, French, Spanish, German, Italian,
Other Language.
• Australian, Asian and South American
models: English, French, Spanish, Chinese
(traditional), Other Language.
• Chinese model: English, Chinese (simplified), Other Language.

Setup Navigator

Language Settings
Audio Out Settings

Setup Navigator

AV Receiver

Connected
Not Connected

• If you selected “Not Connected” here,
that completes setup using the Setup
Navigator. Press ENTER to exit.

Compatible
Not Compatible
Don't Know

Notes:
• If you set the player to DTS on a nonDTS compatible disc, you will have no
sound outputting because the disc is
not have a DTS soundtrack.
• When a DVD disc is loaded into the
DVD player, the disc would default to
Dolby digital format. For DTS playback you would need to select DTS in
the table of contents of the movie.
Usually in “Language” or in “Audio
Setup”.

Did you connect this player to an
amplifier or AV receiver?
Select “Connected” or “Not Connected.”

Language Settings
Audio Out Settings
AV Receiver Func.

Dolby Digital
DTS

AV Receiver Func.

• Note that the language you choose
here may not be available on all discs.
• If you want to select a language other
than those listed, select “Other Language.” See “Selecting languages
using the language code list” on
page 51 for detailed information.

Is your AV receiver DTS compatible?
Select “Compatible,” “Not Compatible”
or “Don’t Know.”

Is your AV receiver MPEG compatible?
Select “Compatible,” “Not Compatible”
or “Don’t Know.”
Setup Navigator

Language Settings

Dolby Digital

Audio Out Settings
AV Receiver Func.

DTS
MPEG

Compatible
Not Compatible
Don't Know

Did you connect this player to an
AV receiver using a digital output?
Select “Connected” or “Not Connected.”

Setup Navigator

Language Settings
Audio Out Settings
AV Receiver Func.

AV Receiver
Digital Audio Out

Connected
Not Connected

Is your AV receiver compatible
with 96 kHz Linear PCM audio?
Select “Compatible,” “Not Compatible”
or “Don’t Know.”
Setup Navigator

Language Settings

• If you selected “Not Connected” here,
that completes setup using the Setup
Navigator. Press ENTER to exit.

Is your AV receiver Dolby Digital
compatible?
Select “Compatible,” “Not Compatible”
or “Don’t Know.”
Setup Navigator

Audio Out Settings
AV Receiver Func.

Dolby Digital
DTS
MPEG
96kHz Linear PCM

Compatible
Not Compatible
Don't Know

Press ENTER to complete the
setup, or press SETUP to quit the
Setup Navigator without making
any changes.
Setup Navigator

Language Settings
Audio Out Settings
AV Receiver Func.

Dolby Digital

Compatible
Not Compatible
Don't Know

Language Settings
Audio Out Settings
AV Receiver Func.

Dolby Digital
Compatible
Not Compatible
DTS
Settings complete
Unknown
MPEG
Press ENTER to exit
96kHz Linear PCM
ENTER

Congratulations, setup is complete!

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Playing discs

Load a disc.
Load a disc with the label side facing up,
using the disc tray guide to align the disc
(if you’re loading a double-sided DVD
disc, load it with the side you want to
play face down).

Press
(play) to start playback.
If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD, a
menu may appear. See “DVD-Video disc
menus” on page 28 and “Video CD PBC
menus” on page 28 for more on how to
navigate these.
If you’re playing an WMA/MP3 disc, it
may take a few seconds before playback
starts, depending on the complexity of
the file structure on the disc.
If you loaded a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEGs, a slideshow will start. See
“Viewing JPEG discs” on page 40 for
more on playing these discs.
• See also “PhotoViewer” on page 49 if
the disc contains both WMA/MP3
audio files and JPEG picture files (by
default, you will not be able to play the
WMA/MP3 files).

The basic playback controls for playing DVD,
CD, Video CD and WMA/MP3/JEPG discs are covered
here.
STANDBY/ON

PLAY

STANDBY/ON

PAUSE

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

TOP MENU

DIMMER

CLEAR

RETURN

RSOR

STOP

PLAY

STANDBY

POWER

SETUP
PU

ER
SH T
O ENT

OFF

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

OPEN/
CLOSE

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

DIMMER

TOP MENU

PLAY

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Remote
controller
TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

ON/

1
STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

Remote
controller

If the player isn’t already on, press
DVD player’s STANDBY/ON or the
remote controller’s ON to switch it
on.
If you’re playing a DVD or Video CD,
also turn on your TV and make sure that
it is set to the correct video input.

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the
disc tray.

Remote
controller

OPEN/
CLOSE

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Getting Started—Continued
Front panel controls

Basic playback controls
The table below shows the basic controls on the remote
controller for playing discs.

PAUSE
PLAY
STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

PAUSE

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

TOP MENU

DIMMER

CLEAR

RETURN

RSOR

STOP

PLAY

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

POWER

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

SETUP
PU

ER
SH T
O ENT

OFF

PLAY MODE

Numbers

DISPLAY

STOP

DIMMER

CLEAR

TOP MENU

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

/
TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

Button

CHANNEL

What it does
Starts playback.
DVD and Video CD: If the display shows
RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts
from the resume or last memory point
(see also “Resume and Last Memory”
right colum.)
Pauses a disc that’s playing, or restarts a
paused disc.
Stops playback.
DVD and Video CD: Display shows
RESUME. Press (stop) again to cancel
the resume function (see also “Resume
and Last Memory” right colum).
Press to start fast reverse scanning.
(play) to resume normal playPress
back.
Press to start fast forward scanning.
Press
(play) to resume normal playback.
Skips to the start of the current track or
chapter, then to previous tracks/chapters.
While the Resume function is active,
pressing this button starts playback from
the beginning of the title (DVD) or the first
track (VCD).
Skips to the next track or chapter.

Numbers

Use to enter a title, chapter, or track number.
Press ENTER to select (or wait a few seconds).
• If the disc is stopped, playback starts
from the selected title (for DVD) or track
number (for CD/Video CD/WMA/MP3 ).
• If the disc is playing, playback jumps to
the start of the selected chapter or track.

The
PLAY, STOP, and PAUSE buttons on the
front panel work in exactly the same way as their remote
control equivalents. The combined
/
buttons on
the front panel work slightly differently from the remote
buttons. Press and hold for fast scan; press for track/
chapter skip.
See Front panel on page 12 for the location and description of all the front panel controls for your model.
Notes:
• You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc.
This is not a malfunction.
• Track skip and number buttons for track selection do
not work with unfinalized CD-R/RW discs.

Resume and Last Memory
When you stop playback of a DVD or Video CD disc,
“RESUME” is shown in the display indicating that you
can resume playback again from that point.
If the disc tray is not opened, the next time you start playback the display shows “RESUME” and playback
resumes from the resume point.
For DVD discs only: If you take the disc out of the
player, the play position is stored in memory. When you
load the disc next time, the display shows “LAST MEM”
and you can resume playback (this works for up to five
discs).
If you want to clear the resume/last memory point, press
(stop) while “RESUME” or “LAST MEM” is displayed.
Notes:
• When a Video CD is loaded, the Resume point is lost
if the player is switched off or the disc tray opened.
• For the Last Memory function to work, you must press
(stop) to stop playback before opening the disc tray.
• The Last Memory function doesn’t work with VR format DVD-RW discs.

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DVD-Video disc menus

Video CD PBC menus

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

PLAY MODE

Numbers

DISPLAY

Numbers

DISPLAY

DIMMER

CLEAR

/ /

CLEAR

TOP MENU

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

MENU
ENTER

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

RETURN
AUDIO

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

RETURN
AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

ENTER

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

/
TV CONTROL

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

Button
TOP MENU

Displays a DVD disc menu—this varies with the disc and may be the same
as the “top menu.”

Moves the cursor around the screen.

ENTER

Selects the current menu option.

RETURN

Returns to the previously displayed
menu screen.

Numbers

Highlights a numbered menu option
(some discs only). Press ENTER to
select.

CHANNEL

Some Video CDs have menus from which you can
choose what you want to watch. These are called PBC
(Playback control) menus.
You can play a PBC Video CD without having to navigate the PBC menu by starting playback using a number
button to select a track, rather than the
(play) button.
Button

What it does

RETURN

Displays the PBC menu.

Numbers

Use to enter a numbered menu option.
Press ENTER to select.

What it does
Displays the “top menu” of a DVD
disc—this varies with the disc.

TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

Many DVD-Video discs contain menus from which you
can select what you want to watch. They may give access
to additional features, such as subtitle and audio language selection, or special features such as slideshows.
See the disc packaging for details.
Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when
you press MENU or TOP MENU.

Displays the previous menu page (if
there is one).
Displays the next menu page (if there
is one).

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Playing discs
Introduction
Most of the features described in this chapter make use
of on-screen displays. For an explanation of how to navigate these, see “Using the on-screen displays” on
page 24.
Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to
DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs and WMA/MP3/JPEG
discs, although the exact operation of some varies
slightly with the kind of disc loaded.
Some DVD discs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example). This is not a malfunction.
When playing Video CDs, some of the functions are not
available during PBC playback. If you want to use them,
start the disc playing using a number button to select a
track.

Using the Disc Navigator to browse
the contents of a disc
Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents
of a disc to find the part you want to play. You can use the
Disc Navigator when a disc is playing or stopped.
4

CLEAR

Disc Navigator

DVD

Title 1-10

Chapter 1-3

Title 01
Title 02
Title 03
Title 04
Title 05
Title 06
Title 07
Title 08

Chapter 001
Chapter 002
Chapter 003

For a VR (Video Recording) mode DVDRW disc select beween the “Playlist” and
“Original” areas of the disc, or a title.
Press
(cursor right) to preview the
title.
• It’s not possible to switch between
“Original” and “Playlist” during playback.
• Not all VR format DVD-RW discs
have a Playlist.
Disc Navigator
DVD-RW
Original
Play List

Title(1-03)
01. 3/31 FIRST LEAGUE
02. 4/28 SECOND LEAGUE
03. 4/29 FINAL ROUND

DIMMER

TOP MENU

SETUP

SETUP
AUDIO

1
SETUP

The screen for CDs and Video CDs
shows a list of tracks.

ENTER

RETURN

/ /

Disc Navigator
Track 1-10
CD

Track 01
Track 02
Track 03
Track 04
Track 05
Track 06
Track 07
Track 08

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Press SETUP and select “Disc
Navigator” from the on-screen display.
Alternatively, if a VR format DVD-RW,
CD, Video CD or WMA/MP3/JPEG disc
is loaded, you can press MENU, which
takes you straight to the Disc Navigator
screen.

The screen for an WMA/MP3 disc shows
the folder names on the left and the track
names on the right (note that if there are
more than 16 folders or names that contain accented or non-roman characters,
tracks and folders may show up with
generic names “-F_033”, “T_035”, etc.).
Select a folder, or a track within a folder.
Disc Navigator

HOME MENU
DVD

WMA/MP3

Audio Settings

Video Adjust

Play Mode

Disc Navigator

Initial Settings

Folder 1-17

Track 1-10

001. ACP
002. Nth Degree
003. Pfeuti
004. Live
005. Glitch music
006. CodHead
007. Thermo
008. Missing Man

001. Gravity deluxe
002. Tesla's patent
003. Border dispute
004. Delayed by rain
005. Accident incident
006. Pigeon post
007. Outernational
008. Vacuum tube

Setup Navigator

Playback starts after you press ENTER.

Select what you want to play.
Depending on the type of disc you have
loaded, the Disc Navigator looks slightly
different.
The screen for DVD discs shows the
titles on the left and the chapters on the
right. Select a title, or a chapter within a
title.

Tips:
• The Disc Navigator is not available unless there is a
disc loaded.
• It’s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when playing a Video CD in PBC mode, or an unfinalized CDR/RW disc.
• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to
use one of the search modes. See “Searching a disc”
on page 36.

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Scanning discs

Playing in slow motion

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at various
different speeds.

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

You can play DVDs and Video CDs at four different forward slow motion speeds. DVD-Video discs can also be
played at two reverse speeds. (With Video CDs and VR
format DVD-RWs, you can only use forward slow
motion playback.)

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY
ON

STANDBY

DIMMER
REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

PLAY MODE
MENU

TOP MENU

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

DISPLAY

DIMMER
ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

TOP MENU
AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

/
AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

ON/

During playback, press
to start scanning.

Press repeatedly to increase the
scanning speed.
• WMA/MP3 tracks can only be
scanned at one speed.
• The scanning speed is shown onscreen (i.e., Scan1
).
To resume normal playback, press
(play).
• Sound can be heard while scanning
audio CDs and MP3 discs.
• There is no sound while scanning
DVDs, Video CDs and WMA discs,
and no subtitles while scanning DVDs.
• When scanning a Video CD or WMA/
MP3 track, playback automatically
resumes at the end or beginning of the
track.
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when
a new chapter is reached on a DVD
disc.

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

During playback, press

Press and hold
or
or
until slow motion playback starts.
• The slow motion speed is shown
onscreen.
• There is no sound during slow motion
playback.

Press repeatedly to change the
slow motion speed.
• The slow motion speed is displayed
onscreen.

To resume normal playback, press
(play).
Notes:
• The picture quality during slow
motion playback is not as good as during normal playback.
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when
a new chapter is reached.

(pause).

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Frame advance/frame reverse

Looping a section of a disc

You can advance or back up a DVD disc frame-byframe. With Video CDs and VR format DVD-RWs, you
can only use frame advance.
DIMMER

CLEAR

TOP MENU

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two
points (A and B) within a track (CD and Video CD) or
title (DVD) that form a loop which is played over and
over.
Note:
• You can’t use A-B Repeat with WMA/MP3 discs,
Video CDs in PBC 1mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW
discs.

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

PLAY MODE

ON/

DISPLAY

During playback, press

(pause).

CLEAR

A-B
PLAY MODE

DIMMER

TOP MENU

/ /

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

Press
or
to reverse
or advance a frame at a time.

AUDIO

ENTER

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

To resume normal playback, press
(play).
Tips:
• The picture quality when using frame
reverse is not as good as frame
advance.
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when
a new chapter is reached.
• When changing direction with a DVD
disc, the picture may “move” in an
unexpected way. This is not a malfunction.

1
PLAY MODE

CHANNEL

During playback, press PLAY
MODE and select “A-B Repeat”
from the list of functions on the
left.
Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random

A(Start Point)
B(End Point)
Off

Program
Search Mode

Press ENTER on “A (Start Point)”
to set the loop start point.
Play Mode
ENTER

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random

A(Start Point)
B(End Point)
Off

Program
Search Mode

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Press ENTER on “B (End Point)” to
set the loop end point.

1
PLAY MODE

Play Mode
ENTER

Play Mode
A-B Repeat
Repeat

A(Start Point)
B(End Point)

Random
Program
Search Mode

Off

After pressing ENTER, playback jumps
back to the start point and plays the loop.
• The minimum loop time is 2 seconds.

During playback, press PLAY
MODE and select “Repeat” from
the list of functions on the left.

To resume normal playback, select
“Off” from the menu.

Using the A-B button
With the A-B button you can qucikly set the A-B Repeat
function. Simply press the A-B button to set the A point.
“A” appears on the display. Pres the A-B button again to
set the B point. “B” appears on the display and A-B
repeat playback starts. To cancel A-B repeat playback,
press the CLEAR button.

Using repeat play
There are various repeat play options, depending on the
kind of disc loaded. It’s also possible to use repeat play
together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters
in the program list (see “Creating a program list” on
page 34).
Note:
• You can’t use Repeat play with Video CDs in PBC
mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW discs.

A-B Repeat
Repeat

Title Repeat
Chapter Repeat

Random
Program
Search Mode

Repeat Off

Select a repeat play option.
If program play is active, select “Program Repeat” to repeat the program list,
or “Repeat Off” to cancel.
For DVD discs, select “Title Repeat” or
“Chapter Repeat” (or “Repeat Off”).
Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode

Title Repeat
Chapter Repeat
Repeat Off

For CDs and Video CDs, select “Disc
Repeat” or “Track Repeat” (or “Repeat
Off”).
Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random

Disc Repeat
Track Repeat
Repeat Off

Program
Search Mode

For WMA/MP3 discs, select “Disc
Repeat”, “Folder Repeat” or “Track
Repeat” (or “Repeat Off”).
Play Mode

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

REPEAT

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode

Disc Repeat
Folder Repeat
Track Repeat
Repeat Off

DIMMER

TOP MENU

/ /

ENTER

RETURN

AUDIO

SETUP

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

ENTER

Using the REPEAT Button
With the REPEAT button you can quickly set the Repeat
Playback function. Press REPEAT repeatedly to select
one of the repeat options. Repeat playback starts when
the current title, chapter, or track has finished playing.
To cancel repeat playback, press CLEAR.
Notes:
• You can’t use repeat and random play at the same
time.
• If you switch camera angle during repeat play, repeat
play is canceled.

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Using random play
Use the random play function to play titles or chapters
(DVD-Video) or tracks (CD, Video CD and WMA/MP3
discs) in a random order.
You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped.
• You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-RW
discs, Video CDs playing in PBC mode, or while a
DVD disc menu is being displayed.

For WMA/MP3 discs, select “Random
All” (all folders) or “Random Track”
(current folder only), (or “Random Off”).
Play Mode

A-B Repeat

Random All

Repeat
Random

Random Track
Random Off

Program
Search Mode

Using the RANDOM Button
ON

STANDBY

A-B

REPEAT

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

CLEAR

DISPLAY

RANDOM
PLAY MODE

DIMMER

CLEAR
MENU

TOP MENU

/ /

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

1
PLAY MODE

ENTER

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Press PLAY MODE and select
“Random” from the list of functions on the left.
Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat

Random Title
Random Chapter

Random
Program
Search Mode

Random Off

With the RANDOM button you can quickly set the Random Playback function. Press RANDOM repeatedly to
select one of the random options. Pess ENTER, the random playback starts.
To cancel random playback, press CLEAR.
Tips:
• To stop the disc and cancel random playback, press
(stop).
• To cancel random playback without stopping playback, press CLEAR. The disc will play to the end, then
stop.
• During random play, the
and
buttons function a little differently to normal:
returns to the
beginning of the current track/chapter. You can’t go
back further than this.
selects another track/chapter at random from those remaining.
• You can’t use random play together with program or
repeat play.

Select a random play option.
For DVD discs, select “Random Title” or
“Random Chapter,” (or “Random Off”).
Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random

Random Title
Random Chapter
Random Off

Program
Search Mode

For CDs and Video CDs, select “On” or
“Off” to switch random play on or off.
Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random

On
Off

Program
Search Mode

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Playing discs—Continued
Creating a program list
This feature lets you program the play order of titles/
chapters/folders/tracks on a disc.
• You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-RW
discs, Video CDs playing in PBC mode, or while a
DVD disc menu is being displayed.

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

For a DVD disc, you can add a whole
title, or a chapter within a title to the program list.
• To add a title, select the title.
Program
Program Step

Title 1~38

Chapter 1~4

01. 01
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.

Title 01
Title 02
Title 03
Title 04
Title 05
Title 06
Title 07
Title 08

Chapter 001
Chapter 002
Chapter 003
Chapter 004

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

DIMMER

CLEAR

TOP MENU

/ /

• To add a chapter, first highlight the
title, then press
(cursor right) and
select a chapter from the list.
Program

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

ENTER

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

PLAY MODE

Press PLAY MODE and select
“Program” from the list of functions on the left.
Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random
Program
Search Mode

Create/Edit
Playback Start
Playback Stop
Program Delete
Program Memory

Off

Select “Create/Edit” from the list of
program options.
Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random

Create/Edit
Playback Start
Playback Stop

Program

Program Delete

Search Mode

Program Memory

Off

The Program edit screen that appears
depends on the kind of disc loaded.
On the left side is the program list, then
to the right is a list of titles (if a DVD disc
is loaded), tracks (for CDs and Video
CDs), or folder names (for WMA/MP3
discs). On the far right is a list of chapters
(for DVD) or track names (for WMA/
MP3).

Title 1-38

Chapter 1-4

01. 01-003
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.

Title 01
Title 02
Title 03
Title 04
Title 05
Title 06
Title 07
Title 08

Chapter 001
Chapter 002
Chapter 003
Chapter 004

For a CD or Video CD, select a track to
add to the program list.

CHANNEL

ON/

Program Step

Select a title, chapter, folder or
track for the current step in the
program list.

Program
Program Step

Track 1~12

01. 04
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.

Track 01
Track 02
Track 03
Track 04
Track 05
Track 06
Track 07
Track 08

For an WMA/MP3 disc, you can add a
whole folder, or a track within a folder to
the program list.
• To add a folder, select the folder.
Program
Program Step

Folder 1-6

Track 1-10

01. 001
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.

001. ACP
002. Nth Degree
003. Pfeuti
004. Live
005. Glitch music
006. CodHead

001. Gravity deluxe
002. Tesla's patent
003. Border dispute
004. Delayed by rain
005. Accident incident
006. Pigeon post
007. Outernational
008. Vacuum tube

• To add a track, first find the folder, then
press
(cursor right) and select a
track name from the list.
Program
Program Step

Folder 1-6

Track 1-10

01. 001-003
02.
03.
04.
05.
06.
07.
08.

001. ACP
002. Nth Degree
003. Pfeuti
004. Live
005. Glitch music
006. CodHead

001. Gravity deluxe
002. Tesla's patent
003. Border dispute
004. Delayed by rain
005. Accident incident
006. Pigeon post
007. Outernational
008. Vacuum tube

After pressing ENTER to select the title/
chapter/folder/track, the program step
number automatically moves down one.

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Playing discs—Continued

Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.
A program list can contain up to 24 titles/
chapters/folders/tracks.

Editing a program list
After creating a program list, you can add, delete and
change steps.

To play the program list, press
(play).
Program play remains active until you
turn off program play (see below), erase
the program list (see below), eject the
disc or switch off the player.

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

DIMMER

CLEAR
MENU

TOP MENU

Tips:
• To save your program list and exit the program edit
screen without starting playback, press PLAY MODE
or SETUP. (Don’t press RETURN—your program list
won’t be saved.)
• During program play, press
to skip to the next
program step; press
to go back to the previous
program step.
• Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program
play. Press while stopped to erase the program list.

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

/ /

ENTER

RETURN

AUDIO

1
PLAY MODE

SETUP

ENTER

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Press PLAY MODE and select
“Program” from the list of functions on the left.

Select “Create/Edit” from the list of
program options.

To clear a step, highlight the step
number and press CLEAR.

CLEAR

To insert a step in the middle of the
program list, highlight the step
where you want the new step to
appear, then select a title/chapter/
folder/track to add.
After pressing ENTER, the new step is
inserted into the list.

To add a step to the end of the program list, highlight the next free
step then select a title/chapter/
folder/track to add.

Tips:
• To save your program list and exit the program edit
screen without starting playback, press PLAY MODE
or SETUP.
• If you want to exit the program edit screen without
saving the changes you made, press RETURN.

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Playing discs—Continued
Other functions available from the
program menu
As well as creating and editing a program list, you can
start program play, cancel program play, erase the program list, and memorize a program list from the Play
Mode menu.

Searching a disc
You can search DVD discs by title or chapter number, or
by time. CDs can be searched by track number, and
Video CDs by track number or time. WMA/MP3 discs
can be searched by folder or track number.
ON

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

Numbers
ON

DISPLAY

A-B

REPEAT

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

CLEAR

DISPLAY

CLEAR

ENTER

/ /

ENTER

AUDIO

SETUP

ENTER

AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

PLAY MODE

1
PLAY MODE

Press PLAY MODE and select
“Program” from the list of functions on the left.

Create/Edit

Program
Search Mode

Program Delete
Program Memory

Title Search
Chapter Search
Time Search

Program
Search Mode

Playback Start
Playback Stop
Off

Select a program play function.
• Create/Edit—See above
• Playback Start—Starts playback of a
saved program list
• Playback Stop—Turns off program
play, but does not erase the program
list
• Program Delete—Erases the program
list and turns off program play
• Program Memory (DVD only)—
Select “On” to save the program list
for the disc loaded. (Select “Off” to
cancel the program memory for the
disc loaded)

Notes:
• Program lists are saved for the DVD disc loaded.
When you load a disc with a saved program list, program play is automatically turned on.
• You can save program lists for up to 24 discs. After
that, the oldest one is replaced with the new one saved.

Select a search mode.

Use the number buttons to enter a
title, chapter, folder or track number, or a time.

Play Mode

A-B Repeat
Repeat

Title Search
Chapter Search

Random
Program
Search Mode

Time Search

Input Chapter
0 0 1

• For a time search, enter the number of
minutes and seconds into the currently
playing title (DVD) or track (Video
CD) you want playback to resume
from. For example, press 4, 5, 0, 0 to
have playback start from 45 minutes
into the disc. For 1 hour, 20 minutes
and 30 seconds, press 8, 0, 3, 0.

Press ENTER to start playback.

ENTER

Press PLAY MODE and select
“Search Mode” from the list of
functions on the left.
The search options that appear depend on
the kind of disc loaded. The screen below
shows the DVD search options.

A-B Repeat
Repeat
Random

ENTER

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Play Mode

SETUP

RETURN

TOP MENU

/ /

TOP MENU

PLAY MODE

DIMMER

RETURN

PLAY MODE

DIMMER

STANDBY

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Playing discs—Continued
Notes:
• The disc must be playing in order to use time search.
• Search functions are not available with Video CDs in
PBC mode, or unfinalized CD-R/RW discs.

Switching subtitles
Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle
languages are available.
You can switch subtitle language during playback.

Switching VR format DVD-RW audio
channel
When playing a VR format DVD-RW disc recorded with
dual-mono audio, you can switch between the main, sub,
and mixed channels during playback.
ENTER

RETURN

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

AUDIO

TOP MENU

TV CONTROL

ENTER

TV/VIDEO

RETURN

AUDIO

SETUP

AUDIO

CHANNEL

SETUP

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select
an audio channel option.
Audio

Dolby Digital 1+1CH

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

SUBTITLE

CHANNEL

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to
select a subtitle option.
Current / Total
Subtitle
1/2

Switching audio channel when
playing a Video CD

English

Notes:
• Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language
from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to access.
• To set subtitle preferences, see “Subtitle Language”
on page 46.

When playing a Video CD, you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel.
MENU

TOP MENU

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

AUDIO

Switching DVD audio language
When playing a DVD disc recorded with dialog in two or
more languages, you can switch audio language during
playback.

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

AUDIO

CHANNEL

Press AUDIO repeatly to select an
audio channel option.

ENTER

Audio
RETURN

AUDIO

Stereo

SETUP

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

AUDIO

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

AUDIO

CHANNEL

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select
an audio language option.
Audio

Current /Total
1/2

French

Dolby Digital 3/2.1CH

Notes:
• Some discs only allow you to change audio language
from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to access.
• To set audio language preferences, see “Audio Language” on page 46.

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Playing discs—Continued
Zooming the screen

Switching camera angles

Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the
screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while watching a DVD or
Video CD.
MENU

TOP MENU

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more
angles—check the disc box for details.
When a multi-angle scene is playing, a
icon appears
on screen to let you know that other angles are available
(this can be switched off if you prefer—see “Angle Indicator” on page 47).
MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

ZOOM

ENTER

RETURN

AUDIO

SETUP

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

ANGLE
TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

1
ZOOM

CHANNEL

During playback, use the ZOOM
button to select the zoom factor.
• Normal
• 2x
• 4x
Normal

Zoom 2

Zoom 2x

Zoom 4x

• Since DVD and Video CD have a fixed
resolution, picture quality will deteriorate, especially at 4x zoom. This is not
a malfunction.

Use the cursor buttons to change
the zoomed area.
You can change the zoom factor and the
zoomed area freely during playback.
• If the navigation square at the top of
the screen disappears, press ZOOM
again to display it.

Notes:
• We do not recommend using DVD disc menus when
the screen is zoomed as menu options will not be highlighted.
• If you are displaying subtitles, these will disappear
when the screen is zoomed. They will reappear when
you return the screen to normal.

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

ANGLE

CHANNEL

During playback (or when
paused), press ANGLE to switch
angle.

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Playing discs—Continued
Displaying disc information
Various track, chapter and title information, as well as
the video transmission rate for DVD discs, can be displayed on-screen while a disc is playing.

Note:
• You can see disc information (number of titles/chapters, tracks, folders and so on) from the Disc Navigator
screen. See “Using the Disc Navigator to browse the
contents of a disc” on page 29.

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

DIMMER

TOP MENU

DISPLAY

To show/switch the information
displayed, press DISPLAY.
When a disc is playing, the information
appears at the top of the screen. Keep
pressing DISPLAY to change the displayed information.
• DVD displays
Play

DVD

Current / Total
Elapsed
Remain
11/38
2.05
4.57
1. French
1. English
Audio Dolby Digital 3/2.1CH
Subtitle
Title

Play
Chapter
Tr. Rate

Total
7.02
1
Angle

DVD
Current / Total
11/38

Elapsed
2.05

Total
Remain
4.57
7.02
8.6Mbps

• VR format DVD-RW displays
Play
Title

DVD-RW
Current / Total
1/32

1
Audio Dolby Digital
Play
Chapter
Tr. Rate

Original

Elapsed
0.08

2/0CH

Remain
30.22
--

Total
30.30

Subtitle

DVD-RW

Original

Current / Total
1/1
4.3Mbps

• CD and Video CD displays
Play
Track

CD
Current / Total
2/16

Play

Elapsed
1.07

Remain
4.40

Total
5.47

Elapsed
28.00

Remain
30.20

Total
58.20

Disc

• WMA/MP3 disc displays
Play

MP3

Current / Total
Elapsed
Track
1/17
0.18
Track Name
Outernational
Play
Folder

Remain
12.42

Total
13.00

MP3
Current / Total
2/7

Folder Name

ACP

• JPEG disc displays
Play

JPEG

Current / Total
File
1/40
File Name
FL000001

Play

JPEG

Current / Total
Folder
1/40
Folder Name Holiday

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Viewing JPEG discs
Viewing JPEG discs
After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG pictures, press
to start a slideshow from the first folder/
picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in
each folder in alphabetical order.
Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as
much of the screen as possible (if the aspect ratio of the
picture is different to your TV screen you may notice
black bars at the sides, or at the top and bottom of the
screen).

Using the JPEG Disc Navigator and
Photo Browser
Use the JPEG Disc Navigator to find a particular folder
or picture by filename; use the Photo Browser to find a
picture within a folder by thumbnail image.

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

DIMMER

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

ENTER

DISPLAY

CLEAR

/ /

TOP MENU

SETUP

RETURN

ENTER

DIMMER
AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TOP MENU

MENU
ENTER

TV CONTROL
SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

TV/VIDEO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

ANGLE

ZOOM

CHANNEL

Press MENU to display the Disc
Navigator screen.
MENU

Disc Navigator
Folder 1-2

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

JPEG

ON/

While the slideshow is running:
Button

What it does
Pauses the slideshow; press again to
restart.

Displays the next picture.

ANGLE

ZOOM

Pauses the slideshow and zooms the
screen (see below). Press
(play) to
restart slideshow).

Displays the Disc Navigator screen
(see below).

Notes:
• The , ANGLE and ZOOM buttons do not work
while the display shows “LOADING.”
• The time it takes for the player to load a file increases
with large file sizes.
• Up to 999 files are viewable on a disc. If there are more
files than this on a disc, only the first 999 files are
viewable.

File 1-40
001. FL000001
002. FL000002
003. FL000003
004. FL000004
005. FL000005
006. FL000006
007. FL000007
008. FL000008

The left column shows the folders on the
disc, the right column shows the files in a
folder.

Displays the previous picture.

Pauses the slideshow and rotates the
currently displayed picture 90˚ clockwise. Press
(play) to restart slideshow).

001. F_001
002. F_002

2
ENTER

Use the cursor buttons ( / / /
) to navigate.
When a file is highlighted, a thumbnail
image is displayed.
• When a folder is highlighted you can
press ENTER to open the Photo
Browser screen for that folder. See
below for more on using the Photo
Browser.
To resume the slideshow from the
highlighted file, press ENTER.

ENTER

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Viewing JPEG discs—Continued
Using the Photo Browser

Zooming the screen

The Photo Browser displays nine thumbnail images at a
time from the current folder.

Using the zoom feature you can magnify a part of the
screen by a factor of 2 or 4, while viewing pictures from
a JPEG disc.

STANDBY

A-B

REPEAT

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

PLAY MODE

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE
DISPLAY

DISPLAY
DIMMER

CLEAR

DIMMER

/ /

TOP MENU

/ /

TOP MENU
ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN
AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM
AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

ZOOM
/
TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

CHANNEL

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

1
ENTER

From the Disc Navigator screen,
highlight a folder to display then
press ENTER.
The Photo Browser screen opens with the
first nine pictures displayed as thumbnails.
Photo Browser

2 / 40

1
ZOOM

CHANNEL

During slideshow playback, use
the ZOOM button to select the
zoom factor.
• Normal
Normal
• 2x
• 4x

Live at Soft

Zoom 2x

Zoom 4x

2
ENTER

3
ENTER

Use the cursor buttons ( / / /
) to highlight a thumbnail picture.
• Use the track skip buttons (
and
) to see the previous / next page of
thumbnails. Keep the button pressed if
you want to skip several pages; release
when you reach the page you want.
• To return to the Disc Navigator screen,
press RETURN.

• The slideshow is paused when the
screen is zoomed.
• Since JPEG pictures have a fixed resolution, picture quality may deteriorate,
especially at 4x zoom. This is not a
malfunction.

Press ENTER to display the
selected thumbnail full size on
screen.
The slideshow resumes from the selected
picture.

ENTER

Use the cursor buttons ( / / /
) to change the zoomed area.
You can change the zoom factor and the
zoomed area freely.
• When you change the zoom area, this
becomes the new “default” zoom area
for the disc loaded.
To resume the slideshow, press
(play).

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Audio Settings menu
Audio DRC
■ Default setting: Off

When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume, it’s
easy to lose the quieter sounds completely—including
some of the dialog.
Switching Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) to On
can help by bringing up the quieter sounds, while controlling loud peaks.
How much of a difference you hear depends on the material you’re listening to. If the material doesn’t have wide
variations in volume, you may not notice much change.

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

DIMMER

TOP MENU

ENTER
ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

SETUP
AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

1
SETUP

CHANNEL

Press SETUP and select “Audio
Settings” from the on-screen display.
HOME MENU
DVD
Audio Settings

Video Adjust

Play Mode

Disc Navigator

Initial Settings

2
ENTER

Setup Navigator

Highlight Audio DRC, then use the
/ (cursor left/right) buttons to
change to “On” or “Off”, as
required.
Audio Settings
Audio DRC

Press ENTER to make the setting
and exit the Audio Settings screen.
ENTER

Off

Notes:
• Audio DRC is only effective with Dolby Digital audio
sources.
• Audio DRC is only effective through the digital output
when “Digital Out” (see page 44) is set to “On”, and
“Dolby Digital Out” (see page 44) is set to “Dolby
Digital > PCM”.
• The effect of Audio DRC depends on your speakers
and AV receiver settings.

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Video Adjust menu
Video Adjust

Adjust the picture quality settings.

■ Default setting: Standard

Memory1

From the Video Adjust screen you can select the standard
video presentation or define presets of your own.

Recall Settings
min

max

Brightness

min
min

max
max

Chroma Level

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

• Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a setting.
• Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to adjust the current setting.
• Press DISPLAY to switch between full
and single view.
• You can change the preset number
from the “Recall Settings” menu item.
You can adjust any or all of the following
picture quality settings:
• Contrast—Adjusts the contrast
between light and dark.
• Brightness—Adjusts the overall
brightness.
• Chroma Level—Adjusts how saturated colors appear.

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

DIMMER

CLEAR

TOP MENU

ENTER
ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

SETUP
AUDIO

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO

1
SETUP

CHANNEL

Press SETUP and select “Video
Adjust” from the on-screen display.
HOME MENU
DVD
Audio Settings

Video Adjust

Play Mode

Disc Navigator

Press ENTER to save the preset
and exit the Video Adjust screen.
ENTER

Setup Navigator

Initial Settings

Memory1

Contrast

Use the / (cursor left/right)
buttons to select a preset.
Video Adjust
ENTER

Standard

• With the Standard option, the default
settings are used. If you choose this
option, go to step 5.
• With the Memory 1-2 options, you can
store and recall your own settings. If
you select this option, go to step 3.

Press
(cursor down) to select
“Detailed Settings” then press
ENTER.
ENTER

Video Adjust
Memory1
Detailed Settings

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Initial Settings menu
Using the Initial Settings menu
The Initial Settings menu gives you complete control in
setting up your DVD player, including audio, and video
output settings, audience limitation settings, among others.
If an option is grayed out it means that it cannot be
changed at the current time. This is usually because a
disc is playing. Stop the disc, then change the setting.

1
SETUP

While playback is stopped, press
SETUP and select “Initial Settings”
from the on-screen display.
HOME MENU
DVD
Audio Settings

Video Adjust

Play Mode

Disc Navigator

Setup Navigator

Initial Settings

Select the setup category from the
list on the left, then select an item
from the menu list to the right.

Make the setting you want.

Note:
• The language options shown in the onscreen display
illustrations on the following pages may not correspond to those available in your country or region.

Digital Audio Out settings
Digital Out
You only need to make this setting if you connected this
player to an AV receiver (or other component) using one
of the digital outputs.

Initial Settings

Digital Out
Dolby Digital Out
DTS Out
96 kHz PCM Out
MPEG Out

On
Off

If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio
output, set this to “Off”, otherwise leave it “On”.
Note that you can’t switch on/off the optical and coaxial
outputs individually.

You only need to make this setting if you connected this
player to an AV receiver (or other component) using one
of the digital outputs.
■ Default setting: Dolby Digital
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Digital Out

Dolby Digital

Video Output
Language

Dolby Digital Out
DTS Out

Dolby Digital > PCM

Display
Options

96 kHz PCM Out
MPEG Out

If your AV receiver (or other connected component) is
Dolby Digital compatible, set to “Dolby Digital”, otherwise set to “Dolby Digital > PCM”.
DTS Out
You only need to make this setting if you connected this
player to an AV receiver (or other component) using one
of the digital outputs.
■ Default setting: DTS
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display

Digital Out

DTS

Dolby Digital Out

Off

Options

MPEG Out

DTS Out
96 kHz PCM Out

If your AV receiver (or other connected component) has
a built-in DTS decoder, set this to “DTS”, otherwise set
to “Off”. Check the manual that came with the other
component if you’re unsure whether it is DTS compatible.
Note:
• If you set to DTS with a non-DTS compatible amplifier, noise will be output when you play a DTS disc.
96kHz PCM Out
You only need to make this setting if you connected this
player to an AV receiver (or other component) using one
of the digital outputs.

■ Default setting: On

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options

Dolby Digital Out

■ Default setting: 96 kHz > 48kHz
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Digital Out

96 kHz > 48kHz

Video Output
Language

Dolby Digital Out
DTS Out

96 kHz

Display
Options

96 kHz PCM Out
MPEG Out

If your AV receiver (or other connected component) is
compatible with high sampling rates (96 kHz), set this to
“96 kHz,” otherwise set it to “96 kHz > 48 kHz” (96 kHz
audio is converted to a more compatible 48 kHz). Check
the manual that came with the other component if you’re
unsure whether it is 96 kHz compatible.

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Initial Settings menu—Continued
■ Default setting: Interlace

MPEG Out
You only need to make this setting if you connected this
player to an AV receiver (or other component) using one
of the digital outputs.
■ Default setting: MPEG > PCM

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

TV Screen

Progressive

Video Output
Language

Component Out
S-Video Out

Interlace

Display
Options

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Digital Out

MPEG

Video Output
Language
Display

Dolby Digital Out
DTS Out
96 kHz PCM Out

MPEG > PCM

Options

MPEG Out

If your AV receiver (or other connected component) is
compatible with MPEG audio, set this to “MPEG”, otherwise set it to “MPEG > PCM” (MPEG audio is converted to more compatible PCM audio). Check the
manual that came with the other component if you”re
unsure whether it is MPEG audio compatible.

Video Output settings
TV Screen
■ Default setting: 4:3 (Letter Box)
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display

TV Screen
Component Out
S-Video Out

4:3 (Letter Box)
4:3 (Pan&Scan)
16:9 (Wide)

Options

If you have a widescreen TV, select the “16:9 (Wide)”
setting—widescreen DVD software is then shown using
the full screen area. When playing software recorded in
conventional (4:3) format, the settings on your TV will
determine how the material is presented—see the manual that came with your TV for details on what options
are available.
If you have a conventional TV, select either “4:3 (Letter
Box)” or “4:3 (Pan & Scan)”. In Letter Box mode, widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and
bottom of the screen. Pan & Scan chops the sides off
widescreen material to make it fit the 4:3 screen (so even
though the image looks larger on the screen, you’re actually seeing less of the picture). See also “Screen sizes
and disc formats” on page 50. Pan & Scan only works
with DVD-Video discs that support Pan & Scan.
Component Out (Ohter than European models)

If you have a progressive-scan compatible TV, set this to
“Progressive” for flicker-free video output. If your TV is
not compatible with progressive-scan video, set to Interlace.
Check the operating instructions that came with your TV
if you’re unsure about its compatibility.
• When setting to “Progressive”, you have to press
ENTER once more to confirm. See also below for
important information on progressive scan video.
About progressive scan video
Compared to interlace video, progressive scan video
effectively doubles the scanning rate of the picture,
resulting in a very stable, flicker-free image. Progressive
scan video is available only from the component video
output.
Notes:
• Other than U.S. & Canadian models and when TV system is set to “AUTO” or “NTSC” only: When Component Out (see above) is set to “Progressive”, there is no
video output from the VIDEO OUT (composite) and
S (S-video) jacks. If you want to display video on
more than one monitor simultaneously, make sure that
it is set to “Interlace.” See also “Setting the TV system” on page 50.
• If you connect a TV that is not compatible with a progressive scan signal and switch the player to progressive, you will not be able to see any picture at all. In
this case, switch everything off and reconnect using
the supplied video cable (see “Basic Setup” on
page 19), then switch back to Interlace. Switch the
player to standby then, using the front panel controls,
press STANDBY/ON while pressing
to switch
the player back to “Interlace.”
• Other than U.S. & Canadian models and when TV system is set to “AUTO” or “NTSC” only: When set to
“Progressive”, PAL and NTSC discs are both output as
progressive NTSC video. When TV System is set to
“PAL” only: Progressive cannot be selected. See
page 50.

You only need to make this setting if you connected this
player to a progressive scan compatible TV using the
component video outputs.

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Initial Settings menu—Continued
Compatibility of this unit with progressive-scan TVs.
This player is compatible with progressive video Macro
Vision System Copy Guard.
CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL
HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY
COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY
CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE
PICTURE. IN CASE OF 525 PROGRESSIVE SCAN
PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO
THE “STANDARD DEFINITION” OUTPUT. IF
THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV
SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p
DVD PLAYER, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.
AV Connector Out (European models only)
You only need to make this setting if you connected this
player to your TV using the AV SCART-type connector.
■ Default setting: Video

Notes:
• If you make a setting here that is incompatible with
your TV, the TV may not display any picture at all. If
this happens either switch everything off and reconnect to the TV using either the supplied audio/video
cable, or an S-Video cable (see page 18 and page 20
for more on this).
• SCART cables come in various configurations. Make
sure you use the correct one for your TV/monitor.
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language

TV Screen
AV Connector Out
S-Video Out

Video
S-Video
RGB

Display
Options

• Video—Standard video, compatible with all TVs.
• S-Video—Higher quality, but check your TV for compatibility.
• RGB—Best quality, but check your TV for compatibility.

Language settings
Audio Language
■ Default setting: English
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Audio Language

English

Video Output
Language

Subtitle Language

French

DVD Menu Lang.

German

Display

Subtitle Display

Italian
Spanish

Options

Other Language

This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD
discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a
disc, the player automatically plays the disc in that language.
The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages.
Select “Other Language” if you want to specify a language other than those listed. See also “Selecting languages using the language code list” on page 51.
The available languages vary between models.
• North American and European models: English, French,
Spanish, German, Italian, Other Language.
• Australian, Asian and South American models: English,
French, Spanish, Chinese (traditional), Other Language.
• Chinese model: English, Chinese (simplified), Other Language.

Tips:
• You can switch between the languages recorded on a
DVD disc during playback using the AUDIO button.
(This does not affect this setting.) See “Switching
DVD audio language” on page 37.
• Some DVD discs set the audio language automatically
when loaded, overriding the “Audio Language” setting.
• Discs with two or more audio languages usually allow
you to select the audio language from the disc menu.
Press MENU to access the disc menu.
Subtitle Language
■ Default setting: English
Initial Settings

S-Video Out
You only need to make this setting if you connected this
player to your TV using an Svideo cable.
■ Default setting: S2
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options

TV Screen
Component Out
S-Video Out

S1
S2

If you find that the picture is stretched or distorted on the
default “S2” setting, try changing it to “S1”.

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options

Audio Language
Subtitle Language
DVD Menu Lang.
Subtitle Display

English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Other Language

This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD
discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a
disc, the player automatically plays the disc with those
subtitles.
The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages.
Select “Other Language” if you want to specify a language other than those listed. See also “Selecting languages using the language code list” on page 51.

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Initial Settings menu—Continued
The available languages vary between models.
• North American and European models: English, French,
Spanish, German, Italian, Other Language.
• Australian, Asian and South American models: English,
French, Spanish, Chinese (traditional), Other Language.
• Chinese model: English, Chinese (simplified), Other Language.

Tips:
• You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD
disc during playback using the SUBTITLE button.
(This does not affect this setting.) See “Switching subtitles” on page 37.
• Some DVD discs set the subtitle language automatically when loaded, overriding the “Subtitle Language”
setting.
• Discs with two or more subtitle languages usually
allow you to select the subtitle language from the disc
menu. Press MENU to access the disc menu.
DVD Menu Language

■ Default setting: On
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Audio Language

Video Output
Language

Subtitle Language
DVD Menu Lang.

Display
Options

Subtitle Display

On
Off

When set to “On”, the player displays subtitles according to the “Subtitle Language” setting. Set to “Off” to
switch subtitles off altogether.

Display settings
OSD Language
■ Default setting: English
Initial Settings

■ Default setting: w/Subtitle Lang.
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output

Audio Language
Subtitle Language

w/Subtitle Lang.
English

Language
Display

DVD Menu Lang.
Subtitle Display

French
German

Options

Subtitle Display

Italian
Spanish
Other Language

Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages. This setting specifies in which language the disc
menus should appear. Leave on the default setting for
menus to appear in the same language as your “Subtitle
Language”—see above.
The DVD format recognizes 136 different languages.
Select “Other Language” if you want to specify a language other than those listed. See also “Selecting languages using the language code list” on page 51.
The available languages vary between models.
• North American and European models: English, French,
Spanish, German, Italian, Other Language.
• Australian, Asian and South American models: English,
French, Spanish, Chinese (traditional), Other Language.
• Chinese model: English, Chinese (simplified), Other Language.

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options

OSD Language
On Screen Display
Angle Indicator

English
français
Deutsch
Italiano
Español

This sets the language of this player’s onscreen displays.
The available languages vary between models.
• North American and European models: English, Français,
Español, Deutsch, Italiano.
• Australian, Asian and South American models: English,
Français, Español,
.
• Chinese model: English,
.

On Screen Display
■ Default setting: On
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display

OSD Language

On Screen Display

Off

Angle Indicator

Options

This sets whether operation displays are shown onscreen (“Play”, “Resume”, “Scan” and so on.)
Angle Indicator
■ Default setting: On
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options

OSD Language
On Screen Display
Angle Indicator

On
Off

If you prefer not to see the camera icon onscreen during
multi-angle scenes on DVD discs, change this setting to
“Off”.

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Initial Settings menu—Continued
Options

Parental Lock
■ Default level: Off
■ Default password: none
■ Default Country code: us (2119)

Some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If
your player is set to a lower level than the disc, the disc
won’t play. This gives you some control about what your
children watch on your DVD player.
Some discs also support the Country code feature. The
player does not play certain scenes on these discs,
depending on the Country code you set.
Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country
code you must register a password.
As the password owner, you can change the Parental
Lock level or Country code whenever you like. You can
also change the password.
Notes:
• Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for
your children use the Parental Lock feature. These
discs will always play without requiring the password
first.
• If you forget your password, you’ll need to reset the
player to its factory settings (see “Resetting the
player” on page 50), then register a new password.

Press ENTER to register the password
and return to the Options menu screen.
If you forget your password, you can reset the
player then register a new one. See “Resetting the
player” on page 50 for how to reset the player.

Changing your password
To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one.

Select “Password Change”.
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Parental Lock

Password Change

Video Output
Language

PhotoViewer

Level Change
Country Code

Display
Options

Use the number buttons to enter your
existing password, then press ENTER.
The numbers appear as asterisks as you enter
them.
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options

Registering a new password

Parental Lock: Password Change
Password

* * * *

New Password

You must register a password before you can change the
Parental Lock level or enter a Country code.

Select “Password”.

Enter a new password.
Initial Settings

Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out
Digital Audio Out

Parental Lock

Password

Video Output

PhotoViewer

Level Change

Language
Display
Options

Country Code

Use the number buttons to enter a 4-digit
password.
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options

Parental Lock: Register Code Number

* * * *

The numbers you enter show up as asterisks (*)
on-screen.

Parental Lock: Password Change

Video Output
Language

Password

* * * *

Display
Options

New Password

* * * *

Press ENTER to register the new password and return to the Options menu
screen.

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Initial Settings menu—Continued
Setting/changing the Parental Lock level

Select “Level Change”.
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Parental Lock

Password Change

Video Output
Language

PhotoViewer

Level Change
Country Code

Select a Country code.
There are two ways you can do this.
• Select by code letter: Use / (cursor up/
down) to change the Country code.
Initial Settings
Parental Lock: Country Code

Digital Audio Out

Display
Options

Video Output

* * * *

Password

Language
Display

Country Code List

Code

2 1 1 9

Options

Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.

• Select by code number: Press
(cursor right)
then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit
Country code (you can find the “Country code
list” on page 52.)

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language

Parental Lock : Level Change

* * * *

Password

Display
Options

Initial Settings

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off

Parental Lock: Country Code

Digital Audio Out
Video Output

Select a new level.

* * * *

Password

Language
Display
Options

Country Code List
us

Code
2 1 1 9

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language

Parental Lock : Level Change

* * * *

Password

Display
Options

Press ENTER to set the new Country code
and return to the Options menu screen.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 off

Press
(cursor left) repeatedly to lock more levels (more discs will require the password);press
(cursor right) to unlock levels. You can’t lock
level 1.
To cancel the Parental Lock function, select “Off.”

Press ENTER to set the new level and
return to the Options menu screen.

Setting/changing the Country code

Note:
• Changing the Country code does not take effect until
the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded).

PhotoViewer
■ Default setting: On
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language

Parental Lock
PhotoViewer

On
Off

Display
Options

You may also want to refer to the “Country code list” on
page 52.

Select “Country Code”.
Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out

Parental Lock

Password Change

Video Output
Language

PhotoViewer

Level Change
Country Code

Display
Options

Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.

This setting is important if you load a disc that contains
both WMA/MP3 audio files and JPEG picture files.
The default “On” setting allows you to view only the
JPEG files on this kind of disc. Set to “Off” to be able to
play the WMA/MP3 audio files.
Note:
• Changing the PhotoViewer setting does not take effect
until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is
reloaded).

Initial Settings

Digital Audio Out
Video Output
Language
Display
Options

Parental Lock: Country Code
Password

* * * *

Country Code List

Code

2 1 1 9

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Additional information
Screen sizes and disc formats
DVD-Video discs come in several different screen aspect
ratios, ranging from TV programs, which are generally
4:3, to Cinema- Scope widescreen movies, with an
aspect ratio of up to about 7:3.
Televisions, too, come in different aspect ratios; “standard” 4:3 and widescreen 16:9.

Resetting the player
Use this procedure to reset all the player’s settings to the
factory default.

Switch the player into standby.

Widescreen TV users
If you have a widescreen TV, the TV Screen setting
(page 45) of this player should be set to “16:9 (Wide)”.
When you watch discs recorded in 4:3 format, you can
use the TV controls to select how the picture is presented. Your TV may offer various zoom and stretch
options; see the instructions that came with your TV for
details.
Please note that some movie aspect ratios are wider than
16:9, so even though you have a widescreen TV, these
discs will still play in a “letter box” style with black bars
at the top and bottom of the screen.
Standard TV users
If you have a standard TV, the “TV Screen” setting
(page 45) of this player should be set to “4:3 (Letter
Box)” or “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”, depending on which you
prefer.
Set to “4:3 (Letter Box)”, widescreen discs are shown
with black bars top and bottom.

Using the front panel buttons, hold
down the STOP button and
press STANDBY/ON to switch the
player back on.

STOP

STANDBY/ON

STANDBY

Setting the TV system
(Not North American model)
The default setting of this player is “AUTO”, and unless
you notice that the picture is distorted when playing
some discs, you should leave it set to “AUTO”. If you
experience picture distortion with some discs, set the TV
system to match your country or region’s system. Doing
this, however, may restrict the kinds of disc you can
watch. The table below shows what kinds of disc are
compatible with each setting (“AUTO” , “PAL” and
“NTSC”).
STANDBY/ON
STANDBY/ON

PAUSE

DISPLAY

PLAY MODE

TOP MENU

DIMMER

CLEAR

RETURN

RSOR

STOP

PLAY

STANDBY

POWER

SETUP
PU

Set to “4:3 (Pan&Scan)”, widescreen discs are shown
with the left and right sides cropped.
Although the picture looks larger, you don’t actually see
the whole picture.

ER
SH T
O ENT

OFF

1
STANDBY/ON

If the player is on, press STANDBY/
ON to switch it to standby.

STANDBY

2
Please note that many widescreen discs override the
player’s settings so that the disc is shown in letter box
format regardless of the setting.
Note:
• Using the “16:9 (Wide)” setting with a standard 4:3
TV, or either of the “4:3” settings with a widescreen
TV, will result in a distorted picture.

STANDBY/ON

Using the front panel controls,
hold down
then press
STANDBY/ON to switch the TV system.
The TV system changes as follows:
AUTO

NTSC

PAL

STANDBY

Note:
• You have to switch the player into standby (press
STANDBY/ON) before each change.

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Additional information—Continued
Disc
Type

Player setting

Format

NTSC

PAL

AUTO

DVD

NTSC

MOD.PAL

NTSC

Video CD

NTSC

MOD.PAL

NTSC

PAL

NTSC

PAL

–

NTSC

PAL

NTSC or
PAL

CD/no
disc

Selecting languages using the
language code list
Some of the language options (such as “DVD Language”
in the Setup Navigator) allow you to set your prefered
language from any of the 136 languages listed in the language code list on page 53.

Titles, chapters and tracks

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

DISPLAY

DVD discs are generally divided into one or more titles.
Titles may be further subdivided into chapters.

CLEAR

DIMMER

TOP MENU

ENTER

Title 1

Title 2

RETURN

Title 3

AUDIO

/ /

SETUP

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2

CDs and Video CDs are divided into tracks.

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 1

Select “Other Language”.

Use the / (cursor left/right)
buttons to select either a code
letter or a code number.

Track 2

ENTER

CD-ROMs contain folders and files. MP3 and WMA
files are referred to as tracks. Folders may contain further
folders.

Folder A
Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Folder B

Folder C

Track 1

File 1

.jpg

.mp3

3
ENTER

File 2

Use the / (cursor up/down)
buttons to select a code letter or
a code number.
See “Language code list” on page 53
for a complete list of languages and
codes.

DVD-Video regions
All DVD-Video discs carry a region mark on the case
somewhere that indicates which region(s) of the world
the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a
region mark, which you can find on the rear panel. Discs
from incompatible regions will not play in this player.
Discs marked “ALL” will play in any player.
The diagram below shows the various DVD regions of
the world.

1
5
2
6

3
4

5
2

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Additional information—Continued
Country code list
Country

Country code

Country code
letter

Argentina

0118

Australia

0121

Austria

0120

Belgium

0205

Brazil

0218

Canada

0301

Chile

0312

China

0314

Denmark

0411

Finland

0609

France

0618

Germany

0405

Hong Kong

0811

India

0914

Indonesia

0904

Italy

0920

Japan

1016

Korea, Republic of

1118

Malaysia

1325

Mexico

1324

Netherlands

1412

New Zealand

1426

Norway

1415

Pakistan

1611

Philippines

1608

Portugal

1620

Russian Federation

1821

Singapore

1907

Spain

0519

Sweden

1905

Switzerland

0308

Taiwan

2023

Thailand

2008

United Kingdom

0702

USA

2119

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Additional information—Continued
Language code list
Language

Language
code
letter

Language
code

Language

Language
code
letter

Language
code

Language

Language
code
letter

Language
code

Japanese

1001

Croatian

0818

Sindhi

1904

English

0514

Hungarian

0821

Sangho

1907

French

0618

Armenian

0825

1908

German

0405

Interlingua

0901

SerboCroatian

0920

Interlingue

0905

Sinhalese

1909

1911

Italian
Spanish

0519

Inupiak

0911

Slovak

Chinese

2608

Indonesian

0914

Slovenian

1912

Dutch

1412

Icelandic

0919

Samoan

1913

Portuguese

1620

Hebrew

0923

Shona

1914

1009

Somali

1915

1023

Albanian

1917

1918

Swedish
Russian

sv
ru

1922
1821

Yiddish
Javanese

ji
jw

Korean

1115

Georgian

1101

Serbian

Greek

0512

Kazakh

1111

Siswati

1919

1112

Sesotho

1920

1921

Afar

0101

Greenlandic

Abkhazian

0102

Cambodian

1113

Sundanese

Afrikaans

0106

Kannada

1114

Swahili

1923

Amharic

0113

Kashmiri

1119

Tamil

2001

1121

Telugu

2005

2007

Arabic

0118

Kurdish

Assamese

0119

Kirghiz

1125

Tajik

Aymara

0125

Latin

1201

Thai

2008

1214

Tigrinya

2009

1215

Turkmen

2011

2012

Azerbaijani
Bashkir

az
ba

0126
0201

Lingala
Laothian

ln
lo

Byelorussian

0205

Lithuanian

1220

Tagalog

Bulgarian

0207

Latvian

1222

Setswana

2014

Bihari

0208

Malagasy

1307

Tonga

2015

Bislama

0209

Maori

1309

Turkish

2018

2019

Bengali

0214

Macedonian

1311

Tsonga

Tibetan

0215

Malayalam

1312

Tatar

2020

2023

Breton

0218

Mongolian

1314

Twi

Catalan

0301

Moldavian

1315

Ukrainian

2111

2118
2126

Corsican

0315

Marathi

1318

Urdu

Czech

0319

Malay

1319

Uzbek

Welsh

0325

Maltese

1320

Vietnamese

2209

2215

Danish

0401

Burmese

1325

Volapük

Bhutani

0426

Nauru

1401

Wolof

2315

2408

Esperanto

0515

Nepali

1405

Xhosa

Estonian

0520

Norwegian

1415

Yoruba

2515

1503

Zulu

2621

Basque

0521

Occitan

Persian

0601

Oromo

1513

Finnish

0609

Oriya

1518

Fiji

0610

Panjabi

1601

Faroese

0615

Polish

1612

Frisian

0625

1619

0701

Pashto,Push
to

Irish
Scots-Gaelic

0704

Quechua

1721

RhaetoRomance

1813

Kirundi

1814

Romanian

1815

Kinyarwanda

1823

Sanskrit

1901

Galician

0712

Guarani

0714

Gujarati

0721

Hausa

0801

Hindi

0809

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Using the RC-524DV Remote controller with TVs
from Other Manufacturers (North American model
only)
Learning a pre-programming code

Press some operation buttons
for the component that you want
to operate to check if the system
operates properly.
If the system operates properly, the
code is correct. If the component does
not operate properly, return to step 2.

STANDBY

REPEAT

A-B

CLEAR

OPEN/
CLOSE
RANDOM

PLAY MODE

Numbers

DISPLAY

DIMMER

TOP MENU

/ /

ENTER

SETUP

RETURN

AUDIO

ENTER

ANGLE SUBTITLE ZOOM

TV CONTROL
TV/VIDEO
ON/
STANDBY

ON/
STANDBY

CHANNEL

VOLUME

TV CONTROL

RC-524DV

You can make RC-524DV remote controller to operate a
TV from other brand than Onkyo by storing the pre-programming code of the brand in the RC-524DV.

Find the 3-digit number for the
brand name of the component
that you want to operate in the
table on page 55.

2
3

Turn on the TV that you want to
operate.
ON/
STANDBY

ENTER

4
1

Within 10 seconds, enter the 3digit code number.
2

While holding down the ON/
STANDBY on the RC-524DV that
you want to program, press
ENTER, and then release both
buttons.
(Make sure you press ON/STANDBY
before ENTER.)

Notes:
• With some brand’s components, some buttons may not
work correctly.
• If more than one code is given in the table, try the code
one by one until you reach the code for your component (i.e. if the first code does not work, then try the
next).
• The code can be retained by changing the batteries
within 1 minute. If the code is lost, store the pre-programming code again.
Controlling a TV

ON/
STANDBY

2
CHANNEL

VOLUME

TV/VIDEO

Press ON/STANDBY to turn on
the device.

Press the desired operation button.
+
: Changes the TV channel
upward.
–
: Changes the TV channel downward.
: Increases the TV volume.
: Decrease the TV volume.
TV/VIDEO: Switches the TV/VCR
inputs.

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Using the RC-524DV Remote controller with TVs from Other Manufacturers
(North American model only)—Continued
Pre-programming Code List
Brand

Brand
Code

SABA

Code
201, 182, 183

AIWA

100. 101

SAMSUNG

202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208

AKAI

102, 103, 104

SANYO

209, 210, 211, 212

AUDIO SONIC

105

SCHNEIDER

103

BELL&HOWELL

106

SEARS

213

BLAUPUNKT

107

SELECO

214, 215

BRIONVEGA

108, 109

SHARP

216, 217

CENTURION

110

SONY

218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223

COLTINA

111, 112, 113

SYMPHONIC

224, 225

CORONAD

114

TELEFUNKEN

201, 226, 227

CROWN

115, 116

THOMSON

228

DAEWOO

117, 118, 119, 120, 121

TOSHIBA

213, 229

DUAL

122

UNIVERSUM

230

EMERSON

123, 124, 125, 126, 127

ZENITH

231, 232

FENNER

128, 129

FERGUSON

130, 131

FISHER

132

FUNAI

133, 134, 135

FUJITSU GENERAL

136, 137,138

GE • PANA

139, 140

GE • RCA

141

GOLD STAR

142, 143

GOODMANS

144

GRUNDIG

145, 146

HITACHI

147, 148, 149, 150

HYPER

151

INNO-HIT

152

IRRADIO

103

JVC

153, 154, 155, 156, 157

KENDO

158

KTV

159, 160

LUXOR

161

MAGNAVOX

162, 163

MARANTZ

164

MARK

165

MATSUI

166, 167, 168, 169

MITSUBISHI

170, 171, 172, 173

MIVAR

174, 175

NEC

176, 177

NOKIA

178, 179, 180, 181

NOKIA OCEANIC

181

NORDMENDE

182, 183

OKANO

152

ORION

184, 185, 186

PANASONIC

187, 188, 189, 190

PHILIPS

162, 191, 152

PIONEER

192, 193

PROSCAN

194

QUASAR

195

RADIOSHARK

196

RCA

141, 197, 198, 110, 199, 200

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Glossary
Analog audio

JPEG

An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also
“Digital audio”.

A file format used for still images, such as photographs
and illustrations. JPEG files are identified by the file
extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”. Most digital cameras use this
format.

Aspect ratio

MP3

The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost
square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the screen is
almost twice as wide as it is high).

MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file
format. Files are recognized by their file extension
“.mp3” or “.MP3”.

Digital audio

An indirect representation of sound by numbers. During
recording, the sound is measured at discrete intervals
(44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog-todigital converter, generating a stream of numbers.
On playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an
analog signal based on these numbers. See also “Sampling frequency” and “Analog audio”.

MPEG video

The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video
CD uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses
the newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard.

Dolby Digital

PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only)

Using a maximum of 5.1 channels of audio,
this high quality surround system is used in many of the
finer movie theaters around the world.
The on-screen display shows which channels are active,
for example showing 3/2.1. The 3 being the two front
channels and the center channel; the 2 being the surround
channels, and the .1 being the LFE channel.

A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen
menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs
that you would normally not watch from beginning to
end all at once—karaoke discs, for example.

DRM

DRM (digital rights management) is a type of server
software developed to enable secure distribution of paid
content over the web, recently incorporated by WMA
(Windows Media Audio ).

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

The most common system of encoding digital audio,
found on CDs and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a
lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital
and MPEG audio. For compatibility with digital audio
recorders (CD, MD and DAT) and AV amplifiers with
digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital, DTS
and MPEG audio to PCM. See also “Digital audio”.

DTS

Regions (DVD-Video only)

DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems. DTS is
a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has
become a popular surround sound format for movies.

These associate discs and players with particular areas of
the world. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can find the region code of
your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are
compatible with more than one region (or all regions).

Dynamic range

The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds
possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting
lost in noise).
Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a very
wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic cinema-like
effects.
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File)

A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital
still cameras. Digital cameras from various manuafcturers use this compressed file format which carries date,
time and thumbnail information, as well as the picture
data.
File extension

A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type
of file. For example, “.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.
ISO 9660 format

International standard for the volume and file structure
of CD-ROM discs.

MPEG audio

An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD
discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format
for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV
amplifiers. See also “PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)”.

Sampling frequency

The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into
digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the
sound quality, but the more digital information is generated. Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of
44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples (measurements)
per second. See also “Digital audio”.
WMA

WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to
an audio compression technology developed by
Microsoft Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by
using Windows Media Player version 8 or Windows
Media Player for Windows XP.

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Troubleshooting
If you have any trouble using your DV-SP501, check the following table for possible causes and remedies. If you still
can’t resolve the issue yourself, please contact your Onkyo dealer.
Symptoms

Can’t turn on the
DV-SP501?

The disc tray won’t close
properly?

Causes
The power cord is not connected.

Connect the power cord to a suitable wall outlet
(page 23).

The [POWER] switch is set to OFF.

Set the [POWER] switch to ON (page 23).

External interference is affecting the
DV-SP501’s digital circuitry.

Turn off the DV-SP501, wait five seconds, then try
turning it on again. If that fails, disconnect the
power cord from the wall outlet, wait five seconds,
reconnect it, then try turning it on again.

The disc is not centered in the disc tray.

Place the disc in the center of the disc tray
(page 26).

The disc is dirty.

Remove the disc and clean it (page 10).

No disc is loaded.

Load a disc (page 26).

The disc cannot be played because it’s
incompatible.

Use only compatible discs (page 8).

The disc is upside down.

Load the disc the correct way up (page 26).

The disc is not centered in the disc tray.

Place the disc in the center of the disc tray
(page 26).

The disc is dirty.

Remove the disc and clean it (page 10).

The disc uses parental lock and the Parental Lock function is on.

Turn off the Parental Lock function (page 48).

The DVD-Video disc is intended for use in
another region.

If the region number on the disc does not match
the region number on the DV-SP501, the disc
can’t be played (page 51).

The disc is dirty.

Remove the disc and clean it (page 10).

You’re using the Fast Forward or Fast
Reverse function.

A little picture distortion may occur when using
these functions. This is normal.

The DV-SP501 is connected to your TV
via a VCR or other video equipment and a
copy-protection system is affecting the
picture.

Connect the DV-SP501 directly to your TV
(page 19).

The wrong input source is selected on
your TV.

On your TV, select the input to which the
DV-SP501 is connected.

The video cable is not connected properly.

Check the video cable and correct as necessary
(page 19).

If there’s a power failure, or the power
cord is disconnected inadvertently, any
settings are lost.

Before you disconnect the power cord, set the
DV-SP501 to Standby by pressing the [STANDBY/
ON] button, and wait until “GOOD BYE” has disappeared from the display.

The DV-SP501 is connected to your TV
via a VCR or other video equipment and a
copy-protection system is affecting the
picture.

Connect the DV-SP501 directly to your TV
(page 19).

Your TV doesn’t support progressive scanning.

Reset the DV-SP501 to its initial settings
(page 45).

You are using repeat playback, program
playback, or random playback.

Select normal playback (pages 32–35).

DVD Player

Can’t start playback?

The picture distorts occasionally?

Picture instability or noise?

No picture?

Settings are not saved?

Brightness is unstable or
the picture is noisy?

Chapters or tracks don’t
play in the correct order?

Remedies

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Troubleshooting—Continued
Buttons on the DV-SP501
and remote controller don’t
work?

DVD Player

No sound?

The picture appears
stretched or the wrong
shape?

Power supply voltage fluctuations and
other anomalies, such as static electricity,
can interfere with normal operation.

Turn off the DV-SP501, wait five seconds, then
turn it on again. If that doesn’t resolve the issue,
disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet,
wait five seconds, reconnect it, then try again.

The 96 kHz PCM Out setting is set to
“96 kHz.”

Change the 96 kHz PCM Out setting to “96 kHz >
48 kHz,” or use analog connections (page 44).

The Digital Out setting is set to “Off.”

Change the Digital Out setting to “On” (page 44).

The wrong input source is selected on
your TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver.

On your TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver, select the
input to which the DV-SP501 is connected.

The audio cable is not connected properly.

Check the audio cable and correct as necessary
(page 21).

The TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver connected to the DV-SP501’s audio outputs is
either not on or its volume is turned
down.

Turn on the TV, hi-fi amp, or AV receiver and set
its volume as appropriate.

A DV-SP501 Digital Audio Out setting is
set incorrectly.

Check the Digital Audio Out settings and correct
as necessary (page 44).

Playback is paused.

Resume playback (page 27).

The DVD-Video disc or CD uses the DTS
audio format and you are using the analog
outputs.

DTS audio is only output by the digital outputs. To
play DTS material you need to connect one of the
DV-SP501’s digital outputs to a digital input on a
hi-fi amp or AV receiver that has a DTS decoder
built-in (page 21).

The TV Screen setting is wrong.

Set the TV Screen setting to match the aspect ratio
of your TV (page 45).

Your TV is connected with an S-Video
cable.

If you’ve used an S-Video cable to connect your
TV, in some cases the picture may appear
stretched. In this case, try changing the S-Video
Out setting to “S1” (page 46).

The loaded audio CD uses copy control.

Copy-controlled CDs are special discs that don’t
conform to the audio CD standard and, therefore,
may not work properly with the DV-SP501.

MP3 files without a “.mp3” or “.MP3” filename extension are not recognized.

Use the correct filename extension (page 9).

The MP3 disc contains over 499 folders
and 999 files.

The DV-SP501 recognizes only the first 499 folders and 999 files. Folders in excess of this aren’t recognized and cannot be played (page 9).

The MP3 disc is a multisession disc.

The DV-SP501 doesn’t fully support multisession
discs. Only files in the first session can be played
(page 9).

Audio CD playback skips or
jumps or is noisy?
An audio CD is loaded but
the DV-SP501 displays “NO
DISC”?
The first track doesn’t play?
Locating a specific point
takes longer than usual?
Playback starts in the middle of a track?
Some sections of a track are
skipped?
Playback stops in the middle of a track?
The DV-SP501 displays the
wrong messages?

Some MP3 files don’t play?

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Troubleshooting—Continued

DVD Player

Can’t play MP3/WMA/
JPEG discs?
Can’t select MP3 files?

Can’t play WMA files?

Remote Controller

Can’t view JPEG files?

Buttons on the DV-SP501
work OK but those on the
remote controller don’t?

The disc is not ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 format.

Correct format should be used when recording is
ISO 9660 and closed session (page 9).

The disc has not been finalized.

Finalize the disc (page 9).

MP3 files without a “.mp3” or “.MP3” filename extension are not recognized.

Use the correct filename extension (page 9).

WMA files without a “.wma” or “.WMA”
filename extension are not recognized.

Use the correct filename extension (page 9).

The WMA file’s copyright option is on.

Don’t use the copyright option (page 9).

JPEG files without a “.jpg” or “.JPG” filename extension are not recognized.

Use the correct filename extension (page 9).

Only Baseline JPEG files are supported.
Progressive JPEG files are not.

Use Baseline JPEG files (page 9).

There are no batteries in the remote
controller.

Install new batteries (page 11).

The batteries are flat.

Replace with new batteries (page 11).

The batteries are installed incorrectly.

Check the batteries and correct as necessary
(page 11).

You’re not pointing the remote controller
at the DV-SP501’s remote sensor.

Point the remote controller at the DV-SP501’s
remote sensor (page 11).

You’re too far away from the DV-SP501.

Use the remote controller closer to the DV-SP501
(page 11). The remote controller has a range of
approximately 16 ft. (5 meters).

A strong light source is interfering with
the DV-SP501’s remote sensor.

Make sure that the DV-SP501 is not subjected to
direct sunshine or inverter-type fluorescent lights.
Relocate if necessary.

If the DV-SP501 is installed in a cabinet
with colored glass doors, the remote controller may not work reliably when the
doors are closed.

Open the doors, or use a cabinet without colored
glass.

The DV-SP501 contains a microcomputer for signal processing and control functions. In very rare situations, severe
interference, noise from an external source, or static electricity may cause it to lockup. In the unlikely even that this
should happen, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wait at least five seconds, and then plug it back in again.

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Specifications
Video system

North American model: Standard NTSC,
Other models: PAL/AUTO

Region code

North American model: 1, European model: 2,
Australian and South American models: 4,
Asian model: 3, Chinese model: 6

Laser

Semiconductor laser, wavelength 650 nm (DVD), 780 nm (CD)

Frequency response

DVD linear audio

4 Hz–20 kHz @ 48 kHz sampling rate
4 Hz–44 kHz @ 96 kHz sampling rate

CD audio

4 Hz–20 kHz

Signal-to-noise ratio (digital audio)

106 dB

Audio dynamic range (digital audio)

96 dB

Harmonic distortion (digital audio)

0.008%

Wow and flutter

Below measurable level (±0.001% (W. PEAK) or less)

Operating conditions

Video outputs

Audio outputs

General

Temperature

5˚ to 35˚ C (41˚ F to 95˚ F)

Installation

Install horizontally

COMPONENT VIDEO
(Other than European
models)

Y: 1.0 V (p–p), 75 Ω, negative sync, RCA/phono x1
PB/PR: 0.7 V (p–p), 75 Ω

AV CONNECTOR (European model only)

0.7 V (p-p), 75 Ω, Scart x1

S VIDEO (S-Video)

Y: 1.0 V (p–p), 75 Ω, negative sync, 4-pin mini DIN x1
C: 0.286 V (p–p), 75 Ω

VIDEO (composite video)

1.0 V (p–p), 75 Ω, negative sync, RCA/phono x1

OPTICAL

–22.5 dBm, optical connector x1

COAXIAL

0.5 V (p–p), 75 Ω, RCA/phono x1

ANALOG

2.0 V rms, 470 Ω, RCA/phono x1

Power supply

North American model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Other models: 100–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption

15 W

Power consumption in
Standby mode

North American model: 1.6 W
Other models: 2.5 W

Weight

3.3 kg (7.3 lbs.)

Dimensions (W x H x D)

435 X 81 X 307 mm (17-1/8" X 3-3/16" X 12-1/16")

Specifications and features subject to change without notice.

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