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8C-A VL-903-01 020401AMK-H-L U DVD PLA YER PLA TINA DVD XD -SPM823 OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES En (English) E (Español) For assistance and information, call toll free 1-800-BUY -AIW A. (United States and Puerto Rico) Model No. Serial No. (Lot No.) XD-SPM823 Owner ’ s record For your convenience, record the model number and se ...
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2 ENGLISH ENGLISH W ARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. Explanation of Graphical Symbols: 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 enc ...
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ENGLISH 3 INTRODUCTION En IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSER VE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THESE OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT . RET AIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety . Improper use can result in electric shock or fire ...
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4 ENGLISH 15.Burden Do not place a heavy object on or step on the product. The object may fall, causing serious personal injury and serious damage to the product. 16.Connecting When you connect the product to other equipment, turn off the power and unplug all of the equipment from the wall outlet. Failure to do so may cause an electric shock and se ...
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ENGLISH 5 INTRODUCTION En Features High quality digital audio and images • Including a progressive scan conversion circuit • The linear PCM sound of a 96 kHz/24 bit creates audio quality superior to that of audio CDs. • Compatible with audio CDs, as well as DVDs •M P3 playback Accessory checklist Remote control (1) Audio cord (1) Video cord ...
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6 ENGLISH Before Use Supported disc formats This unit can play discs with the following marks. DVD (8-cm and 12-cm discs) Audio CD (8-cm and 12-cm discs) In addition, the unit can play DVD-R and DVD-R W discs recorded in V ideo mode, and CD-R and CD-RW discs that contain audio titles or MP3 files. NOTES • The unit can play DVD-R/RW discs recorded ...
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ENGLISH 7 INTRODUCTION En Region code of the DVD player and DVDs This DVD player is designed and manufactured for playback of region "1" encoded DVD software. The region code on the labels of some DVD discs indicates which type of player can play those discs. This unit can play only DVD discs labeled "1" or "ALL." If y ...
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8 ENGLISH Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor picture quality and sound distortion. Before playing, clean the disc with a clean cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine, thinner , commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for analog records. Storin ...
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ENGLISH 9 INTRODUCTION En General information on progressive scan This unit includes a progressive scan conversion circuit. This generates high-resolution progressive scan video, with a lower flicker rate, allowing you to see the movie at its original quality . What is a progressive scan? The conventional television system has 525 scan lines making ...
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10 ENGLISH Parts and Controls Front panel 1 POWER button Press to turn on and off the unit. 2 6 ST ANDBY/ON indicator •L ights in red when the unit is in power-off standby mode. •L ights in green when the unit is turned on. 3 RANDOM button Press to play in random order . 4 REPEA T button Press to repeat playback. 5 CLEAR button • Press to can ...
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ENGLISH 11 INTRODUCTION En 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 @ 8 # $ % 9 0 ! ( - = ) * & ^ ; . ' , ] [ CONTINUE 7 r button • Press to return to the beginning of the current chapter/ track or skip back to the previous chapter/track. • Press and hold to fast reverse a disc. 8 ZOOM button Press to enlarge the picture. 9 s button Press to stop playback. 0 D ...
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12 ENGLISH Display window The unit shows on-screen display menus and messages on the TV screen, and LCD indications in the unit's display window . They make operations simple and easy , especially when playing DVDs. The instructions in this manual refer mainly to the on-screen display on the TV screen. 1 Operating status indicator Rotates when ...
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ENGLISH 13 PREP ARA TIONS En Notes on connecting to a TV • If picture noise appears while playing copy-protected DVDs, connect the unit directly to a TV . Do not connect through a VCR, TV/VCR or A V selector . • The unit cannot be connected to a TV which is not equipped with a video input connector . • Use a commercially available stereo-mona ...
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14 ENGLISH Connections (continued) Connecting to audio equipment Audio equipment to be connected to the unit None (only a TV is connected) •A m plifier • Stereo system • Dolby Digital decoder •A V receiver equipped with a Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic decoder • DTS decoder •A V receiver equipped with a DTS decoder Refer to A on pages ...
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ENGLISH 15 PREP ARA TIONS En S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT A UDIO OUT1 DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN COAXIAL OPTICAL L R A UDIO OUT2 L R Y P R /C R P B /C B COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN A -1 Connecting to a TV Set the setup menu correctly after connecting Set the "TV Aspect" in the setup menu accor ...
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16 ENGLISH Connections (continued) S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT A UDIO OUT1 DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN COAXIAL OPTICAL L R A UDIO OUT2 L R Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT P R /C R P B /C B S-video input connector (S1, S2) S-video cord (not supplied) to S-VIDEO OUT connector Rear of the unit to an AC outle ...
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ENGLISH 17 PREP ARA TIONS En S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT A UDIO OUT1 DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN COAXIAL OPTICAL L R A UDIO OUT2 L R Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT P R /C R P B /C B A -3 Connecting to a TV or monitor with component video input connectors Set the VIDEO OUTPUT switch before connecting Set ...
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18 ENGLISH Connections (continued) S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT A UDIO OUT1 DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN COAXIAL OPTICAL L R A UDIO OUT2 L R Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT P R /C R P B /C B B Connecting to a TV and an amplifier with a digital input jack Set the setup menu correctly after connecting Set the ...
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ENGLISH 19 PREP ARA TIONS En S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT A UDIO OUT1 DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN COAXIAL OPTICAL L R A UDIO OUT2 L R Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT P R /C R P B /C B C Connecting to a TV and a stereo system Set the setup menu correctly after connecting Set the "TV Aspect" in the ...
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20 ENGLISH Connections (continued) S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT A UDIO OUT1 DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN COAXIAL OPTICAL L R A UDIO OUT2 L R Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT P R /C R P B /C B D Connecting to a TV and an A V receiver equipped with a Dolby Digital (AC-3) decoder TV Set the setup menu correctly ...
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ENGLISH 21 PREP ARA TIONS En S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT A UDIO OUT1 DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN COAXIAL OPTICAL L R A UDIO OUT2 L R Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT P R /C R P B /C B E Connecting to a TV and an A V receiver equipped with a DTS decoder Set the setup menu correctly after connecting Set the ...
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22 ENGLISH S-VIDEO OUT DIGITAL OUT A UDIO OUT1 DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN COAXIAL OPTICAL L R A UDIO OUT2 L R Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT P R /C R P B /C B F Connecting to a TV and an A V receiver equipped with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder Set the setup menu correctly after connecting Set the " ...
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ENGLISH 23 BASIC OPERA TIONS En Getting ready to play •T urn on the TV , and set its video source (V ideo 1, Video 2, Video 3, etc.) to the one connected to the unit. •T urn on the audio equipment connected to the unit. Set its input source to the one connected to the unit. Loading discs 1 Press POWER. The unit turns on and the 6 ST ANDBY/ON in ...
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24 ENGLISH Playback (continued) s T OP MENU MENU POWER POWER DISC SKIP DISC CHANGE DISC DIRECT PLA Y (1-5) ENTER c i / k / j / l i / k / j / l SELECT/ENTER DISC SKIP z OPEN/CLOSE z OPEN/ CLOSE c s Starting playback After loading discs, you can start playback by either one of the following ways; A or B. s s s Single disc playback A Press DISC DIRECT ...
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ENGLISH 25 BASIC OPERA TIONS En When the menu screen is displayed The OSD menu for the CD is displayed on the TV screen. The menu screen may be displayed first after loading a DVD which contains a menu. Use the i / k / j / l buttons to select the title/chapter you want to view , then press ENTER or c on the unit (or SELECT/ENTER or c on the remote ...
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26 ENGLISH Playback (continued) Still (pause) Press a during playback. To return to normal playback Press c . Y ou can also press a to return to normal playback. Frame advance Press a during pause. Each time you press the button, the picture advances one frame. There is no audio during frame advance playback. To return to normal playback Press c . ...
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ENGLISH 27 BASIC OPERA TIONS En Fast forward and fast r everse Press and hold r (/ f ) or ( g /) t for about 2 seconds during playback. Each time you press and hold the button, the play speed changes as shown below . × 4 × 2 × 16 × 100 There is no audio during fast forward or fast reverse playback of a DVD. × 4 × 8 × 2 To return to normal pl ...
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28 ENGLISH Playback (continued) 1 Press DISPLA Y during playback. 2 Press i / k to select a desired menu item. A yellow frame in the OSD menu indicates the currently selected item. 3 Press j / l to change the setting of the selected menu item. The number buttons can also be used for entering numbers (for example, title number). To turn off the OSD ...
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ENGLISH 29 BASIC OPERA TIONS En Description of each OSD menu item Each menu item shows its current status/setting which can be changed on the OSD menu. For details of the functions or optional settings, refer to the page in parentheses. Menu item Current status/setting Ti tle number/total number of titles Chapter number/total number of chapters Ela ...
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30 ENGLISH This unit provides 5 disc search functions. T itle search When a disc has more than one title, you can select a desired title to start playback. T rack search Y ou can specify a desired track number. Chapter search When a title on a disc has more than one chapter , you can select a desired chapter to start playback. T ime search Y ou can ...
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ENGLISH 31 MORE FEA TURES En Chapter search 1 Press DISPLA Y during playback. 2 Press i / k to select "C" (chapter). 1/8 3 Press j / l to select a desired chapter number . 3/8 Y ou can also use the number buttons to enter a desired chapter number . Example: T o play chapter number 17 Press 1 and then 7 . Playback starts from the beginning ...
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32 ENGLISH Search (continued) Mark search Y ou can start playback from a desired marked point. Up to 9 points can be marked on the same disc. To mark a desired point During playback, press MARK at a position to be memorized as marked point. 1/9 Marked point 1 is memorized. Each time you press MARK , an additional point is marked. To start playback ...
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ENGLISH 33 MORE FEA TURES En Changing the angle When playing a DVD with multi-angle scenes (photographed from several different angles), you can select the angle you want to view . When a multi-angle scene comes on during playback, " " will blink in the display window to let you know that you can change the angle. Although the following i ...
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34 ENGLISH OFF TITLE CHAPT Random playback Press RANDOM during playback or in stop mode. The unit starts random playback and the RANDOM indicator lights up in the display window . To skip to another title or track during random playback Press ( g /) t . The unit selects another title or track and resumes random playback. Pressing r (/ f ) once make ...
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ENGLISH 35 MORE FEA TURES En TRACK: Repeats the track currently being played. TRA CK ALL OFF DISC DISC: Repeats all tracks on the disc. ALL: Repeats all discs loaded in the unit or on the program list. NOTES •T rack repeat playback is canceled when you change the track by pressing r or t . •O nly track repeat and disc repeat playback work durin ...
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36 ENGLISH Y ou can select up to 20 tracks out of 5 discs, and play them in programmed order . 1 Press PROGRAM in stop mode. The program menu screen appears on the TV screen and the PROG. indicator appears in the display window . Step 1 Program Clear All •T o turn off the menu screen, press PROGRAM again. Programmed Playback REPEA T c i / k / j / ...
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ENGLISH 37 MORE FEA TURES En 7 Press c to start playback. The selected tracks are memorized and playback begins in the programmed order . If a disc does not exist in the disc tray you programmed, the programmed playback of the disc is canceled, and playback skips to the next program. To repeat the programmed playback Press REPEA T repeatedly . Each ...
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38 ENGLISH The unit can produce a 3D surround ef fect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback with two conventional stereo speakers, instead of five or more speakers usually required to listen to multi-channel audio of a home theater system. NOTES •T urn off other surround effects of the TV and connected audio equipment when using the unit& ...
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ENGLISH 39 MORE FEA TURES En •W hen playing a DVD with soundtracks in multiple languages, the audio will automatically be played in the designated language set in the setup menu (page 47). If that language is not on the disc, the original language for the disc is selected. • The audio track can only be changed with discs which contain multiple ...
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40 ENGLISH • The subtitle is displayed in the designated language set in the setup menu (page 48). If that language is not available on the disc, the original language for the disc is selected. • Subtitles can only be changed with discs which contain more than one set of subtitles. • The number of subtitle languages differs depending on the d ...
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ENGLISH 41 MORE FEA TURES En The unit can play MP3 audio recorded on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs. Before playing an MP3 disc, read the following notes. Notes on MP3 discs An MP3 file stores audio data compressed using MPEG 1, the audio layer-3 file-coding scheme. In this manual, we refer to what, in PC terminology , are called "folders" a ...
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42 ENGLISH Playing an MP3 Disc (continued) Unlike audio CD operations, the following functions and play modes are not available when playing an MP3 disc. • Fast forward, fast reverse, random and A-B repeat playback • 3D surround and audio track selection Basic operations of MP3 playback 1 Load an MP3 disc. The OSD menu for the MP3 disc is displ ...
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ENGLISH 43 MORE FEA TURES En Repeat playback Y ou can play a track or all the tracks on the MP3 disc repeatedly . The procedure is the same as that for the audio CD. Refer to "Repeat playback" on page 35. Note, however , that the "TRACK" repeat, "ALL" repeat and "OFF" only can be selected for an MP3 disc. OSD ...
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44 ENGLISH Playing an MP3 Disc (continued) Programmed playback Y ou can select up to 60 tracks and play them in the programmed order . 1 Press PROGRAM during playback or in stop mode to enter program edit mode. The " E " mark appears on the upper right of the program list and the PROG. indicator appears in the display window . MP3 Program ...
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ENGLISH 45 MORE FEA TURES En To return to normal playback Press and hold PROGRAM for about 3 seconds. Alternatively , press the j left cursor button and i / k to select a track, then press c or SELECT/ENTER . The PROG. indicator disappears from the display window . To delete a track from the program list 1 Press PROGRAM to enter program edit mode. ...
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46 ENGLISH All the basic settings of the unit are properly preset at the factory . Check that "TV Aspect", "Progressive Scan" and "Digital Audio Output" in the setup menu are correctly set according to the type of equipment connected to the unit. For details on the setting, refer to the "Connections" section ...
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ENGLISH 47 AS NECESSAR Y En CONTINUE Disc Audio The soundtrack language on a DVD can be changed. If the selected language is not available on the disc, the original language for the disc is selected. 1 Press i / k to select "Disc Audio" in the setup menu and press the l right cursor button. Original Spanish English Chinese Po lish Hungari ...
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48 ENGLISH Disc Subtitle The subtitle language on a DVD can be changed. If the selected language is not available on the disc, the original language for the disc is selected. 1 Press i / k to select "Disc Subtitle" in the setup menu and press the l right cursor button. Original Spanish English Chinese Po lish Hungarian Russian French Germ ...
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ENGLISH 49 AS NECESSAR Y En Rating Some DVDs contain parental control information that applies to the complete disc or certain scenes on the disc. By using the parental control feature of the unit, you can specify the restriction level to prevent the unit from playing scenes not suitable for children (for example, scenes of excessive violence). The ...
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50 ENGLISH Country Code After specifying the restriction level in the previous "Rating" section, set the country code so that the set restriction level is adjusted to the cinema rating system of the country where the DVD disc was produced. 1 Press i / k to select "Country Code" in the setup menu and press the l right cursor butt ...
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ENGLISH 51 AS NECESSAR Y En CONTINUE 4:3 Letterbox: Select this when a conventional TV is connected. T itles recorded in wide-screen (16:9) format will be played in letterbox mode, with black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. 4:3 Letterbox * 4:3 Panscan: Select this to play titles that include pan-scan encoding on a conventional 4:3 screen ...
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52 ENGLISH Changing Setup Values (continued) Progressive Scan When connecting the unit to a progressive-scan compatible TV , you can take advantage of the unit's progressive scan output enabling high quality video playback with less flickers. CAUTION DO NOT set the " Progressive Scan " to " On " when connecting to a TV that ...
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ENGLISH 53 AS NECESSAR Y En 3 Press i / k to select the sample frequency and press SELECT/ENTER. DOLBY DIGITAL /PCM Stream/PCM PCM Sample Freq. 48KHz 96KHz Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Rating TV Aspect Menu Language Digital Audio Output Disc Audio Others Country Code Progressive Scan 96KHz: Select this if your audio equipment can handle 96-kHz signals. ...
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54 ENGLISH Changing Setup Values (continued) Country codes AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaidjan BA Bosnia-Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgiu ...
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ENGLISH 55 AS NECESSAR Y En Code Country Code Country Code Country MD Moldavia MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique (French) MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives MW Malawi MX Mexico MY Malaysia MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NC New Caledon ...
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56 ENGLISH Changing Setup Values (continued) Language codes 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Amharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari 6678 Bengali; Bangla 6679 Tibetan 6682 Breton 6765 Catala 6779 Corsican 6783 Czech 6789 Welsh 6865 Danish 6869 German 6890 B ...
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ENGLISH 57 AS NECESSAR Y En If something seems to be wrong with your DVD player , first check the items in the table below . Symptom The power does not come on. The disc does not play . Playback stops almost immediately . No picture The picture quality is poor . No sound The remote control does not work at all, or does not work correctly . • Is t ...
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58 ENGLISH Specifications 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 e ...
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