DVD PLAYER INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Instruction manual
To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble-
free use, please read this instruction manual completely.
MODEL
DV-P745E(UK)
DVD PLAYER DV-P745E
MP3 PLAYBACK DVD / DVD-R / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE
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PRECAUTIONS
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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.
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.
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.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
This player employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to pos-
sible eye injury.
CAUTION:
USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECI-
FIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
CAUTION:
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK DEFEATED. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.
LOCATION:
* PRINTED ON THE BACK
Laser Safety
Declaration of Conformity
This product complies with the requirement of the
directives
EMC-Directive:
89 / 336 / EEC
Low Voltage Directive: 73 / 23 / EEC
CE Marking:
93 / 68 / EEC
declare that the DVD player
DV-P745E(UK)
are in compliance with following norms:
EN 55013:2001
EN 55020:2002
EN 61000-3-2: 2000
EN 61000-3-3:1995+A1:2001
EN 60065:1998
EN 60825:1994+A2:2001
Power Supply
The main power supply is engaged when the main plug is plugged in a 220-240V~ 50Hz AC outlet. To operate
the unit, press the STANDBY button to turn on the unit.
Warning
To avoid fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.
Dew Warning
Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place, or after heating
a cold room or under conditions of high humidity. Do not use the DVD Player at least for 2 hours until its inside is dry.
WARNING: LIVE PARTS INSIDE. DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS.
Caution
1) Do not attempt to open the cabinet. There are no parts you can service inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
2) Slot and openings in the cabinet and at the side or bottom are provided for ventilation. To ensure reliable operation and to
protect the unit from overheating these opening must not be blocked or covered. Avoid enclosed spaces such as book
cases unless proper ventilation is provided.
3) Keep the unit away from the radiator heat sources.
4) Avoid using near strong magnetic fields.
5) Do not push objects of any kind into this through the cabinet slot as they could touch current carrying parts or short circuit
parts resulting in a fire or electric shock.
6) Never spill liquid of any kind on this unit.
If liquid is spilled into the unit, consult qualified service engineer.
7) Use this unit in a horizontal (flat) position only.
8) This equipment is in Stand-by mode when it turns off whilst the power cord is connected.
A NOTE ABOUT RECYCLING
This product's packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in accordance with your local recycling regulations.
Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concerning chemical wastes.
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
CLASSE 1 PRODUIT LASER
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PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Dew Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
CONNECTION TO POWER
(For the area of Great Britain) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notice for the progressive scan outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Supplied Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Symbols Used in this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ABOUT THE DISCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Unplayable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
FRONT PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
REAR PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Displays During Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Loading the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tour of the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connection to an audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connection to a TV (for video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
PLAYING A DISC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Basic Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
General Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Disc Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Disc Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Title Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING
PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step by Step Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fast Forward / Reverse Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Slow Forward / Slow Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Track Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Title / Chapter Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
REPEAT TITLE / CHAPTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
REPEAT TRACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
A-B REPEAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Program Playback (CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Random Playback (CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
MP3 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
On-Screen Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Program Playback (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Random Playback (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audio Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stereo Sound Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Subtitle Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Camera Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Changing the On-Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ratings Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PARENTAL LEVEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
IF YOU FORGET THE PASSWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CONTROL LEVELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Marker Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DVD SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Audio Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Virtual Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Display Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
To Return All Selections of SETUP (except for RATINGS
CONTROL and VIDEO OUT) to their Default Settings . 18
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
BATTERY SAFETY GUIDELINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DO'S AND DON'TS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
About Copyright
PRECAUTIONS
Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are prohibited.
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 tech-
nology 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.
Before Switching on make sure that the voltage of your electricity
supply is the same as that indicated on the rating plate.
Mains Cord
This appliance may be fitted with a non-rewireable plug. If it is neces-
sary to change the fuse in a non-rewireable plug the fuse cover must
be refitted. If the fuse cover is lost or damaged, the plug must not be
used until a replacement available from the appliance manufacturer is
obtained. It is important that the colour of the replacement fuse cover
corresponds with the rating marking on the base of the plug. If the
plug has to be changed because it is not suitable for your socket, or
becomes damaged, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted
following the wiring instructions below. The plug removed must be
disposed of safely as insertion into a 13A socket is likely to cause an
electrical hazard. For your own safety read the following instructions
carefully before attempting to connect this unit to mains. The wires in
this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
BLUE=NEUTRAL, BROWN=LIVE
Important
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance 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 con-
nected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured
red. No connection is to be made to the earth terminal of the plug. If
a 13 Amp (BS 1363) Plug is used, a 3 Amp Fuse must be fitted, of if
any other type of Plug is used a 3 or 5
Amp Fuse must be fitted, either in the
Plug or Adaptor, or on the Distribution
Board. Mains Supply: 220 - 240 V ~50 Hz
- AC only Do not make any connection to
the larger pin marked with the letter "E"
or by the symbol
or coloured green or
green and yellow.
FUSE
BROWN
(Live)
CORD GRIP
OUTER SHEATH OF THE WIRE
BLUE
(Neutral)
CONNECTION TO POWER (For the area of Great Britain)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Notice for the progressive scan outputs
Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause arti-
facts to be displayed in the picture. In case of 625 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
625p (576p) DVD player, please contact our customer service center.
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· Remote control
DV-RM745E (TS18854)
· Two AA batteries
· VIDEO/AUDIO cables
approx.3 feet (100cm) long (TE14751)
Supplied Accessories
Symbols Used in this Manual
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE DISCS
Playable Discs
The following discs can be played back on this DVD player.
· Depending on the types or the writing method of the medium some discs can not be played.
· Some DVD-R or CD-R/RW discs made on personal computers, or on DVD recorders may not be played back properly due
to factors such as scratches, dirt or special properties of the disc.
· Discs made on personal computers may not be played back properly due to different environments or the settings of the
application you use. We recommend always to use the standardized, properly formatted discs. (Please contact your Hitachi
dealer for more detail).
· Some discs include region codes as shown below.
· The number inside the symbol refers to a region of the world, and a disc encoded in a specific region format can only be
played back on DVD player with the same region code.
DVD-Video
* 1,2,4,6
* 1,2,3,4,5,6
* 4,6
* 4,5,6
or
DVD-R
Audio CD
CD-R
CD-RW
Digital video
(MPEG2)
_
_
Digital audio
or
MP3
12 cm
or
8cm
Region code
Mark (logo)
Playable
discs
Recorded
signals
Disc size
Disc types
12 cm
or
8cm
Example
Title 1
Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Chapter 3 Chapter 4
Example Group 1
Group 2
Track 1
Track 2
Track 5
Track 6
Track 3
Track 4
Example
Track 1
Track 2
Track 5
Track 6
Track 3
Track 4
Digital audio
MP3
If you cannot play back a disc which bears one of the marks above, check the following notes.
*1: This unit conforms to the PAL colour system. Also you can play discs recorded with the NTSC colour systems via a PAL
system TV set.
*2: Certain DVD-Video discs do not operate as described in this manual due to the intentions of the disc's producers.
*3: Only the discs which have been recorded in the video format and finalized can be played back.
Discs unfinalized or recorded in the video recording format cannot be played back.
Depending on the recording status of a disc, the disc may not be played back at all or normally
(the picture or sound may be not be smooth, etc.).
*4: Scratched or stained discs may not be played back.
*5: Some discs cannot be played back because of incompatible recording conditions, characteristics of the recorder or spe-
cial properties of discs.
*6: You can play back discs which bear the marks above. If you use nonstandardized discs, this unit may not play them back.
Even if they are played back, the sound or video quality will be compromised.
: Description refers to playback of DVD video discs.
: Description refers to playback of audio CDs.
: Description refers to playback of MP3 discs.
: Description refers to the items to be set in the QUICK mode.
QUICK
MP3
CD
DVD
As shown on the right symbols appear below in some head-
ings and notes in this manual, with the following meanings!
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ABOUT THE DISCS
Unplayable Discs
FEATURES
¡Progressive Scan system
¡Dolby Digital sound
By connecting this player to a Multi-channel Dolby Digital
decoder, you can enjoy high-quality 5.1ch Dolby Digital
surround sound as heard in the movie theatres.
¡Pause/fast/slow/step playback
¡Random playback for Audio CD and MP3
¡Program playback for Audio CD and MP3
¡DVD menus in a desired language
¡Screen saver/Auto power-off functions
The screen saver program starts when there is no input from
the player for five minutes in the stop mode. When the
screen saver program is activated for 30 minutes, the power
is automatically turned off.
¡Subtitles in a desired language
¡Selecting a camera angle
¡Choices for audio language and sound mode
¡Ratings Control
¡Automatic detection of discs
This player automatically detects if a loaded disc is DVD,
Audio CD, MP3 on disc.
¡Playing an MP3 disc
¡Direct Search
¡On-screen display
Information about the current operation can be displayed
on the TV screen, allowing you to confirm the currently
active functions (such as program playback) by the remote
control.
¡DTS (Digital Theater System)
You can enjoy 5.1channel surround system developed by
the Digital Theater System co. which reproduces the origi-
nal sound as truthfully as possible.
¡Search
Chapter search / Title search / Track search / Time search
¡Repeat
Chapter / Title / Track / Group / All / A-B
¡Zoom
¡Marker
Electronic references point designated by user can be
called back.
¡Disc Navigation
Displays the first scenes of each chapter in a title.
¡Resume Play
¡Virtual Surround
¡EURO A/V (SCART)
You can set SCART OUTPUT to RGB or S-VIDEO for
video output.
¡MPEG sound
This player can handle a disc that supports MPEG audio
and the DVD player is connected to a MPEG decoder.
¡Dimmer
Dim the display brightness.
¡Bit rate indication
¡DRC (Dynamic range control)
You can control the range of sound volume.
For Customer Use:
Read carefully the information located on the back of your DVD player and enter below the Serial No.Retain this information
for future reference.
Model No. DVD player __________________________
Serial No. __________________________
Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
"DTS" and "DTS Digital Out" are trademarks of
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
¡ On the following discs, only the sound can be heard (picture cannot be viewed).
¡ NEVER play back the following discs. Otherwise, malfunction may result!
¡ On the following disc, the sound MAY NOT be heard.
Super Audio CD
Note: Only the sound recorded on the normal CD layer can be delivered.
The sound recorded on the high density Super Audio CD layer cannot be delivered.
¡Any other discs without compatibility indications.
CD-I
DVD-RAM
Photo CD
Video CD
DVD with region codes other than 2 or ALL
DVD-ROM for personal computers
CD-ROM for personal computers
CDV
CD-G
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