DVP303U HITACHI DVD PLAYER MODEL DV-P303U Instruction manual To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble-free use, please read this instruction manual completely.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Precautions .................................................................................................................................................. 4 CAUTIONS............................................................................................................................................. 4 FCC NOTE (for U.S.A.): ........................................................................................................................ 4 Handling Cautions..................
Index View (VCD) ................................................................................................................................ 21 Selecting the Audio Language .............................................................................................................. 22 Using the AUDIO Button...................................................................................................................... 22 Using the MENU Button.......................................................
Precautions CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USERSERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury. This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product. CAUTION: DVD PLAYERS USE AN INVISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED.
OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVER AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. Note: • This unit can be used only where the power supply is AC 120V, 60Hz. It cannot be used elsewhere. • This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information. If the Region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this DVD player, this DVD player cannot play the disc.
2 Insert two AA batteries. Make sure that the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly. 3 Replace the battery cover. If remote doesn't operate properly: • Check the polarity + - of the batteries (Dry-Cell) • Check if the batteries are drained. • Check if remote sensor is blocked by obstacles. • Check if there is any fluorescent lighting nearby. Setup General Features Excellent Sound The Dolby Digital system developed by Dolby Labs provides crystal clear sound reproduction.
DVD Audio + Video 8 Cm • DVD contains excellent sound and video due to Dolby Digital and MPEG-2 system. • Various screen and audio functions can be easily selected through the onscreen menu. Singlesided 80 min. Doublesided 160 min. VIDEO-CD Audio + Video 8 Cm 12 Cm Singlesided 240 min. Doublesided 480 min. 12 74 min. • Video with CD sound, VHS quality & MPEG-1 compression Cm technology. 20 min. 74 min. AUDIO-CD 12 Cm • An LP is recorded as an analog signal with more distortion.
Front Panel Controls STANDBY/ON • When the unit is first plugged in, the indicator lights. When STANDBY/ON is pressed, the lamp goes out and the player is turned on. DISC TRAY • Press OPEN/CLOSE to open and close the disc tray. DISPLAY • Operation indicators are displayed here. OPEN/CLOSE • Press to open and close the disc tray. PLAY/PAUSE • Begin or pause disc play. STOP • Stops disc play. SKIP • Use to skip a scene or music.
(2) Disc type indicators. (3) Reverse playback/Pause/Forward playback (4) Lights when 3D surround is turned on. (5) DVD: Title number (6) DVD: Chapter number. (7) Video/Audio CD: Track number (8) Repeat play mode (9) Linear PCM audio output (10) Dolby Digital audio output (11) DTS (Digital Theater System) audio output (Digital only) (12) MPEG-2 Audio output (13) Displays various messages concerning operations such as PLAY, STOP, LOAD, RANDOM, ... no DISC: No disc loaded. OPEN: The disc tray is open.
DVD Function Buttons (1) DVD POWER Button • Turns the player on and off. (2) NUMBER Buttons (3) REPEAT Button • Allows you to repeat play a title, chapter, track, or disc. (4) A-B REPEAT Button • Marks a segment to repeat between A and B. (5) SETUP Button • Brings up the DVD player's Setup menu. (6) MODE Button • Allows you to program a specific order. (7) SEARCH Buttons • Allows you to search forward/backward through a disc.
• To stop playback. (9) SKIP Buttons • Skip the, Chapter, or Track. (10) MENU Button • Brings up the Menu on a disc. (11) TOP MENU Button • Brings up the Top Menu on a disc. (12) ENTER/DIRECTION Button (UP/DOWN or LEFT/RIGHT Button) (13) STEP Button • Advances playback one frame at a time. (14) AUDIO Button • Accesses various audio functions on a disc. (15) OPEN/CLOSE Button • To open or close the disc tray. (16) 3D SOUND Button • To activate the 3D sound. (17) ZOOM Button • To magnify part of a picture.
(1) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT JACK • Use either a coaxial digital cable to connect to a compatible Dolby Digital receiver. Use to connect to an A/V Amplifier that contains a Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder. (2) MIXED AUDIO OUT JACKS • Connect to the Audio input jacks of your television, audio/video receiver, or VCR. (3) VIDEO OUT JACK • Use a video cable to connect one of the jack to the Video input on your television.
Connections Choosing a Connection The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD player with a TV and other components. Before Connection the DVD Player • Always turn off the DVD player, TV, and other components before you connect or disconnect any cables. • Refer to owner's manual of the additional components you are connecting for more information for those particular components.
Connection to a TV (For Video) • Method 1 DVD Player + TV with Video Input Jack • Method 2 DVD Player + TV with S-Video Input Jack (If the S-Video is selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT.) Basic Functions Playing a Disc Before Playback • Turn on a TV and press the TV/VIDEO button to select video mode.
When you stop disc play, the player remembers where you stopped, so when you press PLAY again, it will pick up where you left off (unless the disc is removed, the STOP button is pressed twice or the player is unplugged.) NOTE • If the player is left for an approximate 5 minutes in pause mode, it will stop. • The power is automatically turned off after approximately 30 minutes have elapsed in the stop mode (auto power-off feature).
(2X/4X/8X/16X/32X/normal speed, in order) on DVD. • Press the REVERSE or FORWARD SEARCH button on the remote and press again to search at a faster speed (4X/8X/normal speed in order) on VCD and CD. • To return to normal speed playback, press the PLAY/PAUSE button. Skipping Tracks 2 Press the NEXT SKIP or BACK SKIP button during playback. • When playing a DVD, if you press the NEXT SKIP button, it moves to next Chapter. If you press the BACK SKIP button, it moves to the beginning of the Chapter.
1 Play a VCD(version 2.0) • The Menu screen will appear. 2 Use the number buttons to select the desired item. • Simply pressing the number buttons will enter the item. • With some VCDs, you can use the PLAY/PAUSE, SKIP and RETURN buttons With some VCDs, the RETURN button operation may be displayed using the • Press the RETURN button to return to the Menu screen during play. mark.
Using the Display Function If you want to obtain the information on the title, chapter, time, audio configuration and subtitles in DVD play, press the PLAY button.To get information on the track and time in VCD or CD play, also press DISPLAY When Playing a DVD 1 During playback, press the DISPLAY button on the remote. • Current Title, Chapter number and elapsed time will be displayed. • Use the LEFT/RIGHT button to select a Title or a Chapter number.
Using the REPEAT button 1 Press the REPEAT button on the remote. Repeat screen appears. 2 • 1 2 3 4 Select Chapter, Title or A-B using the LEFT/RIGHT button. A-B Repeat Press the REPEAT button. Select A-B on screen with the LEFT/RIGHT button. Press ENTER at the point where you want the repeat play to start (A). The B is automatically highlighted. Press ENTER at the point where you want the repeat play to stop (B). The A-B Repeat that you set plays until you turn off Repeat. 3 Press ENTER.
1 Press the MODE button. 2 Use the LEFT/RIGHT button to select PROGRAM. Press the ENTER button. 3 Use the LEFT/RIGHT button to select the first Chapter (or Track) to add to program. Press the ENTER button. The selected numbers appear in the Program Order box. 4 Press the PLAY/PAUSE button. The disc will be played back in programmed order. Random Playback (DVD/VCD/CD) 1 Press the MODE button in the stop mode. 2 Use the LEFT/RIGHT button to select RANDOM. Press the ENTER button.
Advanced Functions Using the Disc View Function You can directly access the desired music or video track without using the menu. Track View (VCD) Displays the beginning view of each Track and the Track number. 1 Press the TOP MENU button during playback. 2 Press the UP/DOWN button to select TRACK VIEW. Press the ENTER button. 3 Select the desired view by pressing the UP/DOWN or LEFT/RIGHT buttons. 4 Press the ENTER button.
• When pressing the TOP MENU on DVD; The disc's Top Menu will come up. • When pressing the TOP MENU on CD ; The unit enters the INTRO mode. INTRO lets you listen to the beginning of each Track for about 10 seconds. Selecting the Audio Language You can select a desired language quickly and easily with the AUDIO button. Using the AUDIO Button 1 Press the AUDIO button. 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired language on a DVD. • The audio languages are represented by abbreviations.
When playing a VCD In disc version 2.0, the MENU button works as a conversion switch between MENU ON and MENU OFF mode. When playing a VCD 1.1 or CD, the MENU button will not work. • This function depends on what languages are encoded on the disc and may not work with all DVDs. • A DVD disc can contain up to 8 Audio languages. • How to have the same Audio language come up whenever you play back a DVD; Refer to "Setting Up the Language Features" on page 30.
4 Use the UP/DOWN /LEFT/RIGHT button to select the desired language. 5 Press the ENTER button. When playing a VCD In disc version 2.0, the MENU button works as a conversion switch between MENU ON and MENU OFF mode. When playing a VCD 1.1 or CD, the MENU button will not work. NOTE • This function depends on what languages are encoded on the disc and may not work with all DVDs. • A DVD disc can contain up to 32 Subtitle languages.
Using the Bookmark Function (DVD/VCD) 1 During playback, press the BOOKMARK button on the remote. Then a marker will be displayed. 2 Use the LEFT/RIGHT button to move to the desired bookmark icon. 3 When you reach the scene you want to mark, press the ENTER button. The icon will change to a number (1, 2, or 3). 4 Press the BOOKMARK button to turn off the display. Recalling a Marked Scene 1 During playback, press the BOOKMARK button on the remote.
2 Use the UP/DOWN or LEFT/RIGHT button to select the part of the screen you want to zoom. 3 Press the ENTER button. - During DVD playback, press ENTER to zoom in 2X/4X/normal. - During VCD playback, press ENTER to zoom in 2X/normal. Using the 3D Sound Function The simulated surround effect (SPATIALIZER N-2-2) depends on the disc contents. If you connect the unit to your stereo system, you can enhance sound quality and produce a greater surround effect.
Changing Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu The Setup Menu lets you customize your DVD player by allowing you to select various language preferences, set up a parental level, even adjust the player to the type of television screen you have. 1 Press the SETUP button on the remote in the stop mode. (1) PLAYER MENU : Setup of the Display Language (See page 30) Use the Player preference menu to select the language for the player's on-screen displays.
2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select Player Menu. 3 Press the ENTER button. 4 Use the UP/DOWN button to select 'ENGLISH'. 5 Press the ENTER button. - ENGLISH is selected and the screen returns to Setup Menu - To make the Setup Menu disappear, press the RETURN button. Using the Disc Menu Language This function changes the language only for the text on the Disc Menu screens. e.g. Setting up in ENGLISH 1 Press the SETUP button when in stop mode. 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select Disc Menu.
1 Press the SETUP button when in stop mode. 2 Press the UP/DOWN button to select Audio. 3 Press the ENTER button. 4 Press the UP/DOWN button to select 'ENGLISH'. - Select "ORIGINAL" if you want the default soundtrack language to be the original language the disc is recorded in. - Select "OTHERS" if the language you want is not listed. 5 Press the ENTER button. - ENGLISH is selected and the screen returns to Setup Menu. Using the Subtitle Language e.g.
1 With no disc playing, press SETUP. The Setup Menu screen appears. 2 Use UP/DOWN to select Parental. Press ENTER. The Parental Control screen appears. 3 Use LEFT/RIGHT to select Yes if you want to use a password. Press ENTER. The Enter Password screen appears. 4 Enter your password. The Re-enter Password screen appears to confirm the password. Enter your password again. The Parental Control screen appears. 5 About the Rating Level; The Rating Level will work only when Use Password is set to Yes.
1 Press the SETUP button when in stop mode. 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select Audio Options. Then press the ENTER button. 3 Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the LEFT/RIGHT button. (1) DIGITAL OUTPUT PCM : Converts to PCM(2CH) 48kHz/16bit audio. Select PCM when using 3D sound. BITSTREAM : Converts to Dolby Digital BITSTREAM (5.1CH). Select BITSTREAM when using the Dolby Digital Audio Output. NOTE : Be sure to select the correct Digital Output.
3 Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the ENTER button or LEFT/RIGHT button. (1) TV ASPECT Depending on the type of television you have, you may want to adjust the screen setting (aspect ratio). (2) STILL MODE Prevent picture shaking in still mode and display small text clearer. (3) SCREEN MESSAGES Use to turn on-screen messages on or off. (4) FRONT DISPLAY Adjust the brightness of the unit's front panel display. (5) BLACK LEVEL Adjust the brightness of screen.
NOTE - Certain audio features of this product manufactured under a license from Desper Products, Inc., Spatializer® 3-D Stereo, Spatializer N-2-2 and the circle-in-square are trademarks owned by Desper Products Inc. - Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the doubleD symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc. All rights reserved.
Reference Specifications General Power Requirements AC 120 V, 60 Hz Power Consumption 17 W Weight 3.3 kg Dimensions W 430 mm x D 285 mm x H 80 mm Operating Temperature Range +5`C to +35`C Operating Humidity Range 10 % to 75 % Disc DVD (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC) Reading Speed : 3.49 m/sec. Approx. Play Time (Single Sided, Single Layer Disc) : 135 min. CD: 12 cm (COMPACT DISC) Reading Speed : 1.2 to 1.4 m/sec. Maximum Play Time: 74 min. CD: 8 cm (COMPACT DISC) Reading Speed : 1.2 to 1.
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