User manual GRUNDIG LIVANCE GDP 3100

[. . . ] DVD-PLAYER LIVANCE GDP 3100 DEUTSCH ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ITALIANO CONTENTS 4 ________________________________________________________________________ GDP 3100 DVD player Special features of your DVD player Packing contents Guarantee 5 6 Set-up and safety Overview The front of the DVD player The back of the DVD player The display elements of the DVD player The remote control 9 Connection and preparation Connecting the television Connecting to a HiFi system with analog two-channel stereo sound Connecting the power cord Inserting batteries in the remote control 11 Operation Setting the language Adapting the DVD player to the television set 12 DVD/VIDEO CD playback DVD and video CD features Special DVD features Before playback Playing back a title Calling up information Selecting titles or chapters Selecting chapters Interrupting and resuming playback Ending playback Removing the DVD/video CD Additional playback functions Selecting and playing scenes 18 AUDIO CD playback Audio CD features Before playback Audio functions Locking and releasing the disc tray of the DVD player Authorising the contents of a DVD 2 CONTENTS __________________________________________________________________________________ 20 23 Parental lock Picture settings Selecting the picture format for your television Selecting filter functions 27 Custom settings Settings in the »Player menu« menu Selecting the language of the screen menu Setting the TV system Setting the screen menu and the display of the DVD player Language settings 30 Using external devices Connecting to a digital multi-channel amplifier Connecting to a HiFi system with digital two-channel stereo sound (PCM) Adapting the digital output to the digital multi-channel amplifier Adapting the analogue output to the HiFi system 34 35 Television remote control INFORMATION Technical data General instructions for laser devices Rectifying minor problems Cleaning CDs and DVDs GRUNDIG Service ENGLISH 3 GDP 3100 DVD PLAYER _____________________________________ Special features of your DVD player Your DVD player gives you perfect digital video playback in 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 HiFI 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. In addition to DVDs, your DVD player can also play video and audio CDs. [. . . ] The bookmark is retained when you remove the DVD. Setting a mark gen c 1 During playback, press »c«. Note: This mark is deleted automatically when you set a new mark. Playing selected scenes gen c8 1 During playback, press and hold down »c«. ­ Playback starts at the point marked. 17 ENGLISH AUDIO CD PLAYBACK Audio CD features ________________________________________________ An audio CD is identified by this logo. They can be played in the normal manner on a HiFi system. Before playback Preparation 1 Switch on the television and select the channel for the DVD player. ­ With this you can see the DVD player's displays. 2 If a HiFi system is connected to the DVD player, switch on the HiFi system and select the appropriate audio input for the DVD player. 3 Press » 9« to switch on the DVD player. gen no disc ­ Display on the DVD player and television »no disc«. Inserting an audio CD 1 Press » « on the DVD player. gen ­ The disc tray opens. 5 2 Insert the audio CD in the disc tray, with the labelling facing upwards. ­ The DVD player displays the number of tracks and the total playing time of the CD. Calling up the info line CD-DA Track: Einstellungen 1 /18 00:00:01 00:03:24 Mbit/s 1 Press »OK« to call up the info line. ­ The info line is displayed. Here you find information about the CD, including the number of tracks, the playing time of the tracks, the playing time remaining, the audio system and the data flow. F LDCD PCM 2. 0 Audio functions Playing back a track gen 1 Start playback with »8 «. ­ Playback stops automatically at the end of the CD. gen II 2 To pause playback, press »!«. 3 Press » 8 « again to resume playback. 4 You can search for a passage of a track during playback with » m« or » , «. gen genm gen, 18 AUDIO CD PLAYBACK ______________________________________________________________ Selecting a different track gen T 2 2 4 1 To select the next track, press »6« during playback. 2 Return to the beginning of the track by pressing » 5« once. 3 To select previous track, press » 5« twice. ­ Playback begins with the track selected. gen T gen T 4 To select a track directly, enter the one or two-digit number of the track with »1 . . . 0 « and press »OK« to confirm. Interrupting and resuming playback The playback of a CD can be interrupted at any point and then resumed from the same place. gen I 1 Interrupt playback by pressing »7« once only. 2 Resume playback at the same point by pressing »8«. gen Ending playback gen I Playback of the CD stops automatically at the end of the last track. You can stop playback at any point by pressing »7« twice. Repeating a title or an audio CD These functions repeat the track currently being played or the entire audio CD. 1 Press and hold down »b« during playback. gen b T ­ »bT« appears on the television screen, the track is repeated. 2 During playback, press »b« and afterwards press again. gen b . ­ »b . « appears on the television screen, the audio CD is repeated. gen b ­­ 3 To quit this function, press »b« again. 19 ENGLISH PARENTAL LOCK _________________________________________________________ With the parental lock you can: ­ Lock the disc tray of the DVD player. ­ Block scenes which are not appropriate for children from DVDs or video CDs, or select alternative scenes. Locking and releasing the disc tray of the DVD player Locking the disc tray of the DVD player Player Menu 1 Picture 2 Sound 3 Disc preferences 4 Child lock 5 Installation select and choose exit back 1 Press »i« to call up the main menu. **** 2 Select the »Child lock« line with »S« or »A« and activate with »OK«, or select directly with »1 . . . 0«. 3 Enter »1« »9« »9« »9« with the number keys. ­ The »Child lock« menu is displayed, the parental lock status (»On« or »Off«) is shown. Child lock 1 Content control 2 Player lock Off 4 Select the »Player lock« line with »S« or »A« and activate with »OK«. 5 Lock the DVD player with »A« or »S« (»On«) and confirm with »OK«. select and choose exit back 6 Press »i« to quit the menu. Note: The » « button on the DVD player is locked and »D« is displayed each time it is pushed. A disc in the DVD player can be played. Releasing the disc tray of the DVD player Player lock Off On 1 To release the disc tray, repeat steps 2 to 5 in the "Locking the disc tray on the DVD player" chapter, select the »Off« display with »A« or »S« and confirm with »OK«. select and choose 20 PARENTAL LOCK ________________________________________________________________________ Authorising the contents of a DVD Films on DVD may be wholly or partially unsuitable for children. Such DVDs contain information which identifies these scenes, providing them with ratings from 1 to 8. You can select one of the ratings and thereby authorise alternative scenes for playback. Child lock 1 Content control 2 Player lock Off 1 Press »i« to call up the main menu. 2 Select the »Child lock« line with »S« or »A« and activate with »OK«, or select directly using »1 . . . 0«. select and choose exit back 3 Enter »1« »9« »9« »9« with the number keys. ­ The »Child lock« menu is displayed, the parental lock status (»On« or »Off«) is shown. Content control 1 Country 2 Access level USA None 4 Activate the »Country control« line with »OK«. 5 Activate the » Country« line with »OK«. select and choose exit back 6 Select the country with »S« or »A« and activate with »OK«. 7 Select the » Access level« line with »S« or »A« and activate with »OK«. 8 Select the desired rating (from »1« to »8«) using »S« or »A«, and activate with »OK«. Access level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Press »i« to quit the menu. select and choose 21 ENGLISH PICTURE SETTINGS ___________________________________________________ Selecting the picture format for your television This setting is dependent on the chosen TV format, see the "Selecting the screen format for your television" chapter on page 11. If 4:3 format is selected, you can set: »Pan&Scan« for wide-screen playback using the full height of the screen, but with the left and right edges of the picture cropped. [. . . ] When playing DTS-encoded CD's & DVD's, excessive noise will be exhibited from the analog stereo outputs. To avoid possible damage to the audio system, the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo outputs of the DVD player is connected to an amplification system. To enjoy DTS Digital Surround playback, an external 5. 1 channel DTS Digital Surround decoder system must be connected to the digital output (S/PDIF) of the DVD player. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Out" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. 31 ENGLISH INFORMATION __________________________________________________________________________ Rectifying minor problems Not every picture or sound problem is caused by a defect in your DVD player. [. . . ]