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HD DVD Player User’ s Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. HDV5000 cover.indd 2 3/8/06 5:08:14 PM ...
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Model No. ___________________________________________Serial No._______________________ Purchase Date: ________________________________________________________________ Dealer/Address/Phone: __________________________________________________________ Important Information Pr oduct Registration Please fill out the product r egistration card and r etur ...
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15. Do not ov erload wall outlets; e xtension cords, or integral con v enience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 16. Apparatus should not be e xposed to dripping or splashing and objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on the apparatus. 17. K eep y our fingers well clear of the disc tra y a ...
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i T able of Contents Chapter 1: Connections and Setup Accessories Included with your HD DVD Player ............................................................................. 4 Things to Consider Before Y ou Connect .......................................................................................... 4 T ypes of Discs Y our HD DVD Player wil ...
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T able of Contents ii Chapter 3: The Menu System The Setup Menu ............................................................................................................................. 32 The Picture Menu ..................................................................................................................... 33 TV Shape .......... ...
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Connections and Setup Chapter Overview: • Accessories Included with your HD DVD Player • Things to Consider befor e you Connect • System Requir ements • Choosing the Best Connection to your TV • The Jacks on the Back of the HD DVD Player • Fr ont Panel Controls • The Display Panel • The Remote Contr ol 3 Chapter 1 Changing Entertain ...
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4 Setup and Connections Things to Consider Befor e Y ou Connect Pr otect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their po wer cords into the wall outlet. • T urn off the TV and/or components before you connect or disconnect any cables. • Make sure all antennas and cables ar e properly grounded. R efer to the Impor ...
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chapter 1 5 Connections and Setup T ypes of Discs Y our HD DVD player will Play • HD DVD video discs – because this is a new format, disc compatibility issues are possible. I f you experi- ence a disc compatibility problem, contact R CA C ustomer Support. N ote: Some content providers may use an I mage Constr aint T oken (ICT) for HD D VD movie ...
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6 chapter 1 Connections and Setup Other Featur es Internet connection feature (LAN port) Y ou can connect to a network with an always-on broadband connection and access special HD DVD sites. System Requir ements F or high definition video playback: • High definition display (720p and 1080i input capable). • HD DVD disc with high definition c ...
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chapter 1 7 Connections and Setup Choosing the Best Connection to Y our TV In or der to view high definition content from a disc, you will need to connect the HD DVD play er to a TV with an HDMI cable or component video (Y , Pb, P r) cables. T o view 480, 720, or 1080 resolution video, use the HDMI connection or the Component video connection. Som ...
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8 chapter 1 Connections and Setup Install Batteries in the Remote 1. R emov e the battery compar tment co ver on the back of the remote. 2. I nsert new batteries. Match the polarities (+ and –) on the batteries with the diagram on the remote. 3. P ut the batter y compartment cover back on the remote. Important Battery Information • If you ’ r ...
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chapter 1 9 Connections and Setup Connecting to a TV with an HDMI Input Jack (recommended) 1. U se an HDMI cable with the HDMI logo ( ) to connect an HDMI compatible display . 2. T urn on the display and your HD DVD player . 3. When y ou turn the unit on for the first time, a setting menu appears. U se the arrow buttons and the OK button to select ...
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10 chapter 1 Connections and Setup TV Video cable (not supplied) Connect to audio input jacks on your TV using the audio cable. Component video input 1. Connect the audio cables to the ANAL OG AUDIO OUTPUT 2CH L (left – white) and R (right – r ed) jacks on the back of your HD DVD P layer , and to the corresponding Audio I nput jacks on your TV ...
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chapter 1 11 Connections and Setup 1. Connect the audio cables to the ANALOG A UDIO OUTPUT 2CH L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your HD DVD P layer , and to the corresponding Audio I nput jacks on your TV . 2. Connect the video cable. • Basic video connection – Connect the video cable (yellow) to the VIDEO OUTPUT ja ...
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12 chapter 1 Connections and Setup Connecting an Audio System Y ou can enjoy multichannel surround-sound by connecting to an amplifier compatible with D olby® Digital and DT S® sound. Caution When you ar e connecting an A V decoder via the DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT BITSTREAM/PCM jack that does not have Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG decoding capability ...
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chapter 1 13 Connections and Setup HDMI compatible device HDMI cable (supplied) HDMI cable (not supplied) Y ou may need to adjust the HDMI audio output to match the capabilities of your A V amplifier . • Set Digital out HDMI A V amplifier HDMI input HDMI input HDMI output Via HDMI Output Caution When you ar e connecting an A V decoder via the HDM ...
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14 chapter 1 Connections and Setup The Jacks on the Back of the HD DVD Player When connecting, make sure you connect Output jacks to I nput jacks, V ideo to Video, Right A udio to Right A udio, etc. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. CONTR OL jack U sed for custom control devices 2. LAN port U se this to connect to a network with an always-on broadband connectio ...
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chapter 1 15 Connections and Setup Fr ont Panel Contr ols Note Do not place a heavy object on the cover while it is open. Doing so may damage the player . 2 3 1 4 1 1 10 5 6 7 8 9 * The above illustration displays the front panel with the cover open. See below on how to open the cover. 1. ON/ST ANDBY T urns the unit on or puts it in ST ANDBY mode ( ...
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16 chapter 1 Connections and Setup 1. Status indicator Shows whether disc is playing or paused. 2. Disc indicator HD DVD is display ed when an HD DVD disc is loaded. DVD is display ed when a DVD disc is loaded. 3. TITLE indicator Lights when a title number is displayed. 4. CHP (Chapter) indicator Lights when a chapter number is displayed. 5. CD ind ...
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chapter 1 17 Connections and Setup A Quick T our of The Remote This remote may not operate some or all features of y our TV or monitor , so it may be necessary to use your original remote. The buttons must be programmed to operate other brands of TVs (see page 19). Buttons that operate your TV In or der to use this remote with your TV , you first ...
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18 chapter 1 Connections and Setup P A USE/STEP Pr ess this button to pause disc play . For HD D VD discs, press again to play forward a frame at a time. PLA Y B egins disc play . ST OP S tops disc play . (skip forward) During playback, advances to the beginning of the next title, chapter or track. CURSOR P ress this button to use a cursor on discs ...
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chapter 1 19 Connections and Setup Pr ogramming the HD DVD Remote to Operate Y our TV This remote is already pr ogrammed to work with R CA TVs. If you have a TV that is another brand, the re- mote can be programmed to control most brands of remote contr ollable TVs. Entering Codes T o control a TV that is not an R CA TV , you ’ll need to enter th ...
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20 chapter 1 Connections and Setup TV Codes RCA 0501 0621 0661 071 1 0051 0221 0871 0921 0941 1001 1241 1301 1041 1071 1461 1521 1091 1 181 1531 2481 4361 4861 4881 5681 6641 Bell & Howell 0081 0431 Emerson 0051 01 1 1 0121 0141 0151 0161 0201 021 1 0351 0381 0431 0521 0561 0621 0691 1241 1291 1371 1561 2481 4861 Fisher 0251 0401 0431 1 151 245 ...
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Chapter Overview: • Regional Coding • T ypes of Discs your HD DVD Player will Play • Using Dif ferent Menus • Loading and Playing Discs • Using a Disc Menu • Playback Featur es • Playing mp3/WMA files • Connecting Game Contr ollers Chapter 2 Changing Enter tainment. Ag ain. Playing Discs 21 playing2.indd 21 3/8/06 4:46:45 PM ...
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22 chapter 2 Playing Discs Regional Coding Both the HD DVD play er and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play . If the codes don ’ t match, the disc won ’ t play . This player ’ s code is region 1. Image Constraint W ar ning Labels Some content pro viders may use an Image Constraint T oken ...
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chapter 2 23 Playing Discs Loading and Playing Discs T urn on the TV and your HD D VD player (press ON/ST ANDBY on the player or the remote control). 1. Pr ess the OPEN/CL OSE button on the remote control or the front of the HD DVD play er . 2. Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’ s label facing up (double-sided discs have conte ...
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24 chapter 2 Playing Discs 2. Pr ess the up/down arro w buttons to highlight the menu item you want to choose, and press OK. In the example on the left, Language has been highlighted. In this example, The Language setting is highlighted. T o see language op- tions, press OK on the r emote. In the example on the left, English is highlighted. Press O ...
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chapter 2 25 Playing Discs OK Advancing frame-by-frame During playback, press to pause the picture. If you press while a picture is paused, you can advance one frame at a time. T o resume normal playback, press PLA Y . Playback Featur es Playing at Dif ferent Speeds (DVDs and CDs) Fast reverse or Fast Forwar d During normal playback, press ...
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26 chapter 2 Playing Discs Selecting a Title Number 1. Pr ess the T . SEAR CH button on the remote control to bring up the sear ch display . The T itle field is highlighted. 2. Use the number buttons to enter the number of the title y ou want to play and press OK. 3. T o clear the banner from the screen, pr ess T . SEAR CH three mor e times. Selec ...
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chapter 2 27 Playing Discs Changing the Audio Language When a DVD is r ecorded with multiple soundtracks, you can use the A udio feature to temporarily change the audio language (the language of the soundtrack). 1. During disc playback, press A UDIO on the remote (the audio language info banner appears). The current audio setting is shown as a code ...
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28 chapter 2 Playing Discs Using the Repeat Featur e (DVDs and CDs) There are fiv e repeat options: • Chapter – repeats the chapter that is playing • Title – r epeats the title that is playing • T rack – repeats the track that is playing • All – repeats entire disc • Off – turns the repeat function off 1. While a disc is playin ...
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chapter 2 29 Playing Discs Playing mp3/WMA Files mp3/WMA is an audio file format which compresses recor ded music. The main adv antage of the mp3/WMA format is that CD-quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user-friendly compressed files. 1. Pr ess the OPEN/CL OSE button to open the disc tray . Insert the disc with mp3 or WM ...
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30 chapter 2 Playing Discs Connecting Game Contr ollers Some HD D VD discs include game software and drawing software. Y our HD DVD player has two ports where y ou can connect two game controllers to play games. USB compatible controllers are r equired. Some disc functions may not wor k with all controllers. OK 1. Open the cover on the fr ont panel ...
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The Menu System Chapter Overview: • The Pictur e Menu • The Audio Menu • The Language Menu • The Ether net Menu • The General Manu 31 Chapter 3 Changing Enter tainment. Ag ain. menu5.indd 31 3/8/06 4:49:58 PM ...
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32 chapter 3 The Menu System The Setup Menu The Setup menu lets you customize the settings of y our HD DVD play er . The v arious settings are described on the following pages. T o change settings: SET UP MENU Picture Audio Language Dialog Enhancement Dynamic Range Control Speaker Setting Digital out HDMI Digital out SPDIF Audio Output Setting cate ...
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chapter 3 33 The Menu System The Pictur e Menu TV Shape Depending on the type of television you have, you may want to adjust the scr een setting (aspect ratio). 4:3 Choose this setting if you want the movie to fill the entir e screen of your TV . This might mean that parts of the picture (the left and right edges) won ’ t be seen. Most discs pr ...
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34 chapter 3 The Menu System The Audio Menu Digital out SPDIF U se this option to select the output sound format when an audio device, such as an amplifier , is connected to the DIGIT AL AUDIO OUTPUT BITSTREAM/PCM jack on y our player . F or details about output sound selection, see page 50. • Bitstream Select this when an amplifier equipped wi ...
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chapter 3 35 The Menu System Left, Right (Front Speakers) F ront speakers carry primarily music and sound effects. Center In surround mode, the center speaker carries most of the dialog as w ell as music and effects. It should be set between the left and right speakers. Surround (Rear Speakers) The rear speakers ’ overall sound balance should be ...
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36 chapter 3 The Menu System Front Speaker Placement Alignment Align the center speaker evenly with (A) or slightly behind (B) (the left and right speakers), but not ahead of them. Angle Place the left and right speakers to form a 45-degree angle with your fav orite viewing position to duplicate the soundtrack mixer ’ s perspective. Height The mi ...
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chapter 3 37 The Menu System Front Left / Fr ont Right Small: I f the speaker cannot output low frequency , select the appropriate Crosso ver S etting. Large: If the speaker can output low fr equency , select the appropriate Crossover S etting. Center / L Surround / R Surr ound Small: I f the speaker cannot output low frequency , select the appropr ...
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38 chapter 3 The Menu System Subtitle Language This option lets you select which language you want subtitles displayed in. Y ou can select a language from the list, or , if the language you want isn ’ t listed, you can input the language of your choice by using the Language Code List. 1. Get the language code of your preferred language fr om the ...
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chapter 3 39 The Menu System The General Menu Par ental Lock Creating a Passwor d Y ou can use the P arental Lock feature to contr ol what types of movies your family watches. When P ar ental Lock is on, a password is requir ed to watch movies with certain ratings (you can set which ratings r equire a password). When you use your HD D VD player for ...
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40 chapter 3 The Menu System Clock Set T o set the clock of the player . 1. Pr ess the arrow buttons to select the field y ou want to change. 2. Pr ess the number buttons to change the digits to set the date and time. 3. Pr ess the up/down arro w buttons to select AM or PM and your time zone. 4. Select OK and press the OK button. The clock starts. ...
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Using an Inter net connection Chapter Overview: • Befor e Y ou Connect to the Inter net • Connecting to the Inter net • Inter net Settings 41 Chapter 4 Changing Enter tainment. Ag ain. internet.indd 41 3/8/06 5:05:54 PM ...
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42 chapter 3 Using an Inter net Connection Befor e you Connect to the Inter net If you connect the player to the I nternet via an always-on broadband connection, you can directly access spe- cial HD DVD sites. F or example, if an HD DVD site includes content such as movie trailers, you can watch the content on the player via the Internet. Y ou will ...
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chapter 3 43 Using an Inter net Connection Connecting to the Inter net with an RJ 45 connector (not supplied) Category 5/CA TS or better internet.indd 43 3/8/06 5:05:55 PM ...
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44 chapter 3 Using an Inter net Connection Inter net Settings DHCP setting 1. Pr ess the SETUP button on the remote. The Setup menu appears. 2. Use the arr ow buttons to highlight the E thernet option, then press OK. 3. Use the arr ow buttons to highlight the DHCP option, then press OK. 4. Set the DHCP option to On, then press OK. 5. Set the DNS op ...
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chapter 3 45 Using an Inter net Connection Clock Adjustment Setting 1. On the Ethernet menu, pr ess the up/down buttons to select the NTP Server option, then press OK. 2. Select On or Off by pr essing the up/down arro w buttons. Refer to the table below . 3. Select OK then press the OK button. Notes Please contact the router manufactur er when the ...
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Other Information 47 Chapter 5 Changing Enter tainment. Ag ain. Chapter Overview: • T roubleshooting • Language Code List • Output Sound Conversion T able • Limited W arranty • Information on Softwar e Updates other4.indd 47 3/8/06 5:07:13 PM ...
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48 chapter 5 Other Information T r oubleshooting to the player , i.e., the audio amplifier input Is the HD DVD player installed in a place with poor ventilation, or are its ventilation holes on the back covered? If the inside temperatur e raises, the HD DVD player turns itself off. Make sur e the HD DVD player is in a well ventilated area. Power tu ...
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50 chapter 5 Other Information Output Sound Conversion T able Notes Some discs allow you to change audio selections only via the disc menu. If this is the case, press TOP MENU button and choose the appropriate language fr om the selections on the disc menu. When you turn on the player or replace a disc, the player returns to the initial default set ...
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chapter 5 51 Other Information Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: • Defect in materials or workmanship . For how long after your purchase: • 90 days from date of purchase - U nit ex change, which includes parts and labor . • 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - U nit exchange, which includes parts only; you pay the labor . • ...
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52 chapter 5 Other Information How state law r elates to warranty: • Some states do not allow the ex clusion nor limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or ex clusions may not apply to you. • This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you also may ...
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©2006 Thomson Inc. T rademark(s) ® Registered Mar ca(s) Registrada(s) Printed in Japan T OCOM 16669540 Please do not send any pr oducts to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only add delays in service for your pr oduct. Thomson Inc. 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46290 Visit our website at www ...
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