User manual GRUNDIG GDP 1550

[. . . ] DVD-PLAYER GDP 1550 ENGLISH CONTENTS ____________________________________________ 4 4 4 4 DVD Player GDP 1550 Special features of your DVD player Scope of delivery Disc formats 5 6-9 6 7 8-9 Set-up and safety Overview The front of the DVD player The back of the DVD player The remote control 10-13 10-11 12 13 13 13 Connection and preparation Connecting a television or flat screen Connecting a multi-channel amplifier or digital two-channel audio system Connecting an audio system with analogue two-channel stereo sound Connecting the power cord Inserting batteries in the remote control 14-15 14 14 14-15 Getting started Switching on the DVD player Selecting the language of the screen menus Adapting the DVD player to the television set 16 16 16 16 Before playback Preparation Inserting a disc Removing discs 17-22 17 17 18 18 19 19 19 20-21 22 22 DVD playback DVD features Special DVD features DVD playback Selecting titles or chapters Calling up information Interrupting/resuming playback (resume) Ending playback Additional playback functions Repeat functions Selecting and playing scenes 23-24 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 VCD/S-VCD playback S-VCD/VCD features PBC (playback control) Switching PBC (playback control) on/off Playing back a track Selecting a track Frame search Ending playback 2 CONTENTS ____________________________________________ 25-26 25 25 26 26 26 26 MP3 CD playback MP3 CD features Playback Selecting files Ending playback Random play Removing the MP3 CD 27-28 27 27 27-28 28 28 28 28 Picture CD playback JPEG CD features Features of the KODAK picture CD Displaying JPEG pictures Selecting pictures Adjusting the picture display Enlarging the picture (zoom) Random play 29-30 29 29-30 30 30 Audio CD playback Audio CD features Audio CD playback Random play Repeat functions 31 32 32 32 Creating a program Audio settings Selecting the digital output Setting the sampling rate 33 33 Child lock Authorising the contents of a DVD 34-35 34 35 35 35 Personal settings Setting the language Resetting the DVD player to its original condition Selecting the viewing time for a JPEG picture Calling up software information 36 37-39 37 37 38 38 38 39 Television remote control Information Technical data General instructions for laser devices Troubleshooting Cleaning discs Software information Additional information for units sold in the UK. ENGLISH 3 DVD PLAYER GDP 1550 ____________________ Special features of your DVD player Your DVD player provides you with perfect digital video playback of studio quality. It also provides superb cinema-quality audio playback ­ in stereo or with digital multi-channel sound ­ depending on the type of DVD and the audio system or stereo television. Other features of DVD video include the choice of audio channel and language, choice of subtitle language, and various camera recording angles. Your DVD player is suitable for DVDs with regional code 2. [. . . ] You can control and direct playback of the S-VCD/VCD using the menu of the DVD player on the television screen. You cannot select some of the functions on the DVD player (slow motion, camera angle, marking scenes) when you are playing an SVCD/VCD. This depends on how the S-VCD/VCD was created. Depending on how they were created, S-VCDs can have various subtitles and dubbed languages. PBC (playback control) PBC is a navigation option for S-VCD/VCDs. PBC information is burned onto the disc when it is made. PBC uses a playlist structure in the menu on the S-VCD/VCD. PBC is activated by default on delivery. PBC and the program info on the S-VCD/VCD predetermine the navigation options. If the disc has PBC, »PBC« appears in the display of the DVD player. If PBC is not available, the S-VCD/VCD behaves like an audio CD as regards navigation (with a track structure). 0« or »5« or »6« start playback using »8 « and end playback with »7« (press twice). Switching PBC (playback control) on/off 1 PBC Off 2 PBC On To deactivate the PBC function, press ». « twice during playback. To activate the PBC function, press ». « twice during playback. ­ Display: »PBC On«. 23 ENGLISH S-VCD/VCD PLAYBACK ______________________ Playing back a track Play 1 2 3 Step IIs 7 After the disc compartment closes and the S-VCD/VCD is scanned, playback starts automatically. To pause playback (freeze-frame), press »!«. Press »!« repeatedly to switch through individual frames. Press »8 « to resume playback. End playback with »7« (press twice). II Pause 4 5 Stop Selecting a track If an S-VCD/VCD has several tracks, you can select them even if the PCB function is switched off. If an S-VCD/VCD has several tracks, you can see them in the info line. s Next 6 1 Select the desired track directly using »1 . . . 0«; or select the track step-by-step with »5« or »6«. Frame search Several different speeds are available. 4 x2 1 2 Select the desired playback speed during playback with »m« or », «. To return to playback press »8 «. Ending playback 7 Stop You can stop playback at any time, by pressing »7« twice. 24 MP3 CD PLAYBACK_______________________________ MP3 CD features MP3 stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 and arises from the Motion Picture Expert Group (MPEG) Standard which was developed for compressing film data. The MP3 format enables audio files to be saved on a computer with a sound quality similar to that of a CD. The standard encoding bit rate for MP3 files is 128 kbps. [. . . ] Set the scanning rate to 48 kHz as described on page 32. Ensure that the audio connections have not been connected to the phono input on the amplifier. Open the child lock with the master code ­ »8888« identity number (see page 33). Cleaning discs Wipe the dirty disc with a cloth from the centre outwards in a straight line. Do not use any solvents such as benzene, thinners, conventional cleaner or anti-static spray for vinyl records. Software information We wish to point out explicitly that only operating software authorised by GRUNDIG is permissible for the DVD player. [. . . ]