Slow-motion Play1. Press the SLOW button on the remote in play

mode.• Each time theSLOW button is pressed, the

speed of slow-motion playback changes inthefollowingsequence:

2. Press the PLAY button to return to normal playbackspeed.

Audio SelectionOn some DVDs, the sound is recorded in twoor more formats. Follow the directions belowto select the preferred language and soundsystem.1. While a disc is playing, press the AUDIO

button to show the current audio formatnumber.e.g.

2. Press the AUDIObuttonrepeatedlytoselectthe desired audio format.

Notes:• If only one audio format is recorded on the

DVD,thenumberdoesnotchange.• Some DVDs allow you to change audio

selectionsonlyviathediscmenu.Ifthisisthecase,presstheMENUbuttonandchoosetheappropriatelanguageonthediscmenu.

• You can select different audio channels(Stereo, Left or Right) on an Audio CD bypressingtheAUDIO button repeatedly.

Subtitle Selection1. While a DVD is playing, press the

SUBTITLE button to display the current language setting, as shown in the example.

2. Press the SUBTITLE button repeatedly to selectthedesiredsubtitlelanguage.Youcanturnsubtitlesoffbypressing theSUBTITLEbutton repeatedly until the is displayed.

Notes:• Some DVDs are set to display subtitles

automatically, and you cannot turn them offevenifyousetthesubtitlefunctiontooff.

• During some scenes, the subtitles may notappear immediately after you select yourdesiredscene.

• The number of subtitle languages recordeddiffers depending on the disc. If only onelanguageisrecorded,thelanguagedoesnotchange.

• This function can only be used for discson which subtitles have been recorded inmultiplelanguages.

• Some DVDs allow you to change subtitlesonly via the disc menu. If this is the case,press the MENU button and choose theappropriatesubtitleonthediscmenu.

Angle SelectionSome DVDs contain scenes which have beenshotfromanumberofdifferentangles.Forthesediscs,thesamescenecanbeviewedfromeachofthesedifferentangles.1. While you are playing a DVD with different

anglesrecorded,presstheANGLE button to viewthenumberofcurrentanglesavailable.

2. Press the ANGLE button repeatedly to changethescenetothenextrecordedangle.e.g.

• After approx. two seconds, playback willcontinuefromthenewangleyouselected.

• If no button is pressed within 10 seconds,playback continues without changing thecurrentangle.

Notes:• This functioncanonlybeused fordiscson

whichscenesshotfrommultipleangleshavebeenrecorded.

• If only one angle is recorded, is displayed.

Display FunctionWhile the disc is playing, press the DISPLAY button on the remote control repeatedly todisplay information on operation status.

Elapsed Time:Elapsedtimefromthebeginningofthechapter/titlewhichiscurrentlyplaying.

Remaining Time: Remaining time of thechapter/titlewhichiscurrentlyplaying.

Playing a Disc1. Press the STANDBY / ON button to turn on

the unit. See CUSTOMIZING THE FUNCTION

SETTINGSbeforeproceedingtostep2.2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open

thedisctray.3. Placeadiscontothedisctraywiththelabel

side up.4. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close

thedisctray.Ittakesashortwhileforyourunittoloadthedisc.Afterloading,formostDVDs,theunitwillautomaticallytakeyoumainmenuorstartplaying.

5. Iftheunitdoesnotautomaticallystartplayingthe DVD, press the PLAY button.

Pausing Playback (Still Mode)Press the PAUSE button on the remote. Toresume normal playback, press the PLAY button.Each timeyoupress the PAUSE button, the pictureadvancesoneframe.

Stopping Playback• Press the STOP button at the location

where you want to interrupt playback. Toresume playback at the position wherethe disc was stopped, press the PLAY button.

• If you press the STOP button twice, theunit’s memory will be cleared and pressingthe PLAYbuttonwillresetthedisctothebeginning.

Zooming into an imageWhileadiscisplaying,presstheZOOM button toenlargetheimageinseverallevels.• Whileanimageiszoomed,youcanusethe

, , or CURSORbuttontoshifttheviewanddisplaythepartyouwant.

• To return to normal view, pressthe ZOOM button until the

1 2 3 Off shows.Thescreenwillreturntonormal.

• Whenyoureachtheedgeof the image, thedisplaywillnotshiftanymoreinthatdirection.

Skipping (Forward / Reverse)• Press the PREV button to go back to

currentorpreviouschapters/tracks.• Press the NEXT button to advance

chapters/tracks.• For audio CDs, use the number buttons on

theremotecontroltojumpimmediatelytothedesiredtracknumber.

Fast Forward / Fast Reverse 1. Press the SEARCH or SEARCH

buttonwhenadiscisplaying.Eachtimeyoupress the SEARCH or SEARCH button, the playback speed changes in thefollowingsequence:

2. Press the PLAY buttonwhenyou reachthedesiredpointtoresumenormalplayback.

Notes:• The unit mutes sound and subtitles during

reverseandforwardscanofDVDs.• Thefastplaybackspeedmaydifferdepending

onthedisc.

PlayingTitles/ChaptersinaFavoriteOrderYoucancombineyourfavoritetitles/chaptersandplaythemintheorderyoudetermine.1. WhenaDVDisstopped,presstheMEMORYbuttonandthefollowingdisplayappears.2. Selecttheitemsintheorderyouwantbypressingthenumberbuttons.Eachtimeyoupressthe

Cursorbuttons( , , , ), thespace ishighlighted.Highlightwhereyouwant toenter, thenpressthecorrespondingnumberbuttons.

3. PresstheCursorbuttons( , , , )tomovethehighlightedbarto“Play”, thenpresstheOKbutton.TheDVDplayerstartsmemoryplayback.

4. Toresumenormalplaybackfrommemoryplaybacka) PresstheMEMORYbuttoninstopmode.b) PresstheCursorbuttons( , , , )tomovethehighlighted

barto“ClearAll”,thenpresstheOKbutton.Alltheinputprogramswillbecleared.

c) Pressthe PLAYbuttontoresumenormalplayback.

Note:• If thetitleorchapternumbersyouenteredisnotpermittedbytheDVD,afteryoupresstheOK

button,itwillrestoreto---.Youshouldre-entercorrectnumbers.• Somediscsmaynotpermitmemoryplaybackoperation.• If you select repeat during memory playback, the DVD player repeats the current memory

playback.• If you press the MEMORY button while the display appears on the TV screen, the display

disappears.• The programmed selections will be cleared when you open the disc tray or turn off the DVD

player.

Locating a specific chapter / track / title / timeIf you know the chapter / track / title / time number you want toplay,youcanlocateaspecificchapter/track/title/timebydirectlyselectingachapter/track/title/timenumber.

1. Press the GOTObuttontosearchyourdesiredchapter/track/title/time.

2. Press or buttontohighlightachapter/track/title/timeandpressthecorrespondingnumberbutton(s)forthechapter/track/title/timeyouwant.

3. Press the OKbuttontoconfirm.Theunitwillstartplaybackabout3secondslater.

Notes:• Somediscsmaynotrespondtothisprocess.• Somescenesmaynotbelocatedaspreciselyasyouspecified.• Thismethod foraccessingspecific locations isavailableonlywithin thecurrent titleof theDVD

disc.

Youcanplayaspecifictitleorchapterrepeatedly.(Titlerepeat,chapterrepeat,A-Brepeat)

Repeating a chapter Youcanplaythesamechapterrepeatedly.1. While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT

DISC button until the indicator displays on the screen.The currentchapterisplayedrepeatedly.

Repeating a title Youcanplaythesametitlerepeatedly.2. While the disc is playing, press

the REPEAT DISC button until the indicatordisplaysonthescreen.

Thecurrenttitleisplayedrepeatedly.Toresumenormalplayback3. While the disc is playing, press

the REPEAT DISC button until the indicatordisplaysonthescreen.

You can play a single track and whole discrepeatedly.

Repeating a single trackYoucanplaythesametrackrepeatedly.1. While the disc is playing, press

the REPEAT DISC button until the indicator displays on the

screen.Thecurrenttrackisplayedrepeatedly.

Repeating a whole disc2. While the disc is playing, press

the REPEAT DISC button until the indicatordisplaysonthescreen.

Thewholediscisplayedrepeatedly.

Toresumenormalplayback3. Press the REPEAT DISC button until the

indicatordisplaysonthescreen.

Youcanplayaspecificsectionrepeatedly.

Repeating a specific section1. While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT

A-B button at the beginning of the section ( is displayed) you want to play

repeatedly.2. Press the REPEAT A-B button again at the

endofthesection( isdisplayed).3. Theunitwill immediatelybeginreplayingyour

selection.Toresumenormalplayback4. While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT

A-B button until the indicatordisplaysonthescreen.

Notes:• Some discs may not permit A-B repeat

operation.• A-Brepeatcanonlybeusedwithinthesame

title. If the start and end of the section to berepeated are in different titles, A-B repeat iscancelled.

• You can specify a segment only within thecurrenttitleortrack.

• The A-B repeat function does not operate inscenes where different camera angles arerecorded.

PLAYING A DISC

Thisusermanualexplainsthebasicinstructionsforoperatingthisunit.SomeDVDsareproducedin a manner that allows specific or limitedoperationduringplayback.Therefore, thisunitmay not respond to all operating commands.THISISNOTADEFECT.Pleaserefertothe

instructionsaccompanyingthespecificDVDinquestionformoreinformationabouttheoptionsavailableonthatDVD.

mayappearonthescreenduringoperation.It means that the desired operation is notpermittedbytheunitordisc.

PLAYING PICTURE FILE DISC

PRoGRAmmAbLE mEmoRY

REPEAT PLAYbACK

ThisunitcanplaypicturefilesrecordedonCD-RandCD-RWdiscs.Playing a Picture File Disc 1. Openthediscdoor.2. Placeapicturefilediscontothetraywithlabelsideup.3.Closethediscdoor.4.The unit will load the disc and automatically display the

contentsofthedisconthescreen,whileplayingthebeginningofthefirstpicturefile.Thesefileswillthenbeplayedbackonebyone.Iftheunitdoesnotautomaticallystartplaying,pressthe PLAY button.

5. Press or buttontoselectapicturefiletoview.6. Press the , , or CURSORbuttontoviewandselect

thefilesthatyouwanttoview,thenpresstheOKbuttontoconfirmtheselectedfile.NOTE:• Youcanpressthe PAUSEbuttontointerruptplayback,andpressthe PLAY button to resume

playback.• Duringplayback,pressthe / buttonrepeatedlytorotatethepicture.Press torotatepicture

anti-clockwiseby90°.Press torotatepictureclockwiseby90°.

LoCATING A DESIRED SECTIoN

CUSTomIZING THE FUNCTIoN SETTINGSB. CONNECTING TO A DISPLAY (Using a HDMI cable)

ForTVs that support it, HDMI can provide thebestqualityaudioandvideooutput(dependingon media source), and so is the preferredconnection type.The HDMI cable incorporatesbothaudioand video signals, so youwill havejustonecablerunningfromtheunittoyourTV.Using the HDMI cable (not included), connecttheHDMIOUTjackonyourunittotheHDMIINjackonyourTVorHDMI-compatibledisplay.

• WhenusingtheHDMIcable,donotconnecttootheranalogvideooutputs.

• SetanoutputsignalfromtheHDMIterminalof the DVD player in accordance with yourTV’sinputsignal

• WhenusingHDMIcable,settheHDMIAudiotoPCM.

• PresstheHDMIbuttonontheremotecontroltochangeoutputsignalsasbelow:

480p(progressive) 720p(progressive) 1080I(interlace) 1080p(progressive)

Notes:• Refertoyourowner’smanualtotheconnected

TVaswell.• WhenyouconnecttheDVDplayertoyourTV,

besuretoturnoffthepowerandunplugbothunits fromthewalloutletbeforemakinganyconnections.

• If you have a HDMI (with HDCP) equippedmonitorordisplay,youcanconnectittothisplayerusingaHDMIcable.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT (AMPLIFIER)

DRC279RE

Amplifier ofstereo system, etc.

AUDIO IN

ANALOGUE CONNECTION

red

whi

te

Audio cable(red and white)

DRC279RE

Audio equipment withdigital audio input jack

DIGITALAUDIO IN

DIGITAL CONNECTION

Coaxial DigitalAudio cable

A.ANALOGUECONNECTIONUsinganaudio/videocable,connecttheleft/rightAUDIOOUTjackonyourunit totheAUDIOINjackonyourothersource.

B.DIGITALCONNECTIONUsingacoaxialdigitalaudiocable(notincluded),connect the DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT jack onyourunittotheDIGITALAUDIOINjackonyourothersource.

Notes:• Whenyouconnecttheunittootherequipment,besuretoturnoffthepowerandunplugallofthe

equipmentfromthewalloutletbeforemakinganyconnections.• Iftheexternalequipmentistelevisionandthisaudiosystemisclosetoit,youmayexperiencethe

interferenceifthetunerfunctionisselectedwhilethetelevisionisworking.• Refertotheinstructionmanualoftheconnectedequipmentaswell.

Use Default Settings1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the / buttontoselectMisc.3. Press the button, then select “Use Default

Settings”dialogueboxandpressOKbutton.4. Press the / buttontoselect“Yes”.Press

theOKbuttonand theoriginal settingwill berestored.The unit will exit the default settingmenuautomaticallyandre-loadthediscinthedisctray.

Note: Itwill take3-5 seconds to reset theDVDplayertothefactorydefault.

1/2 1/4 1/6 1/8

FilterRepeat : Off

Mode : Normal

SearchTitleChapterTime

1- - -

00. 00. 00

SearchTrackTimeDisc Time

200. 00. 00-- : -- : --

Elapsed timeRemaining time

e.g.

Title number

Chapternumber

PLAY moDES FoR CD oR JPG DISCWhenplayingCD/JPGdiscs,youcanmodifythePlayModesthroughtheToolkitwhichappearsonthepictureonthescreen.Pressthe / buttontonavigatebetweenthewindowsandthe / buttontoselectfiles/tracksorplaymodeitems.ThenpresstheENTERbutton.1. PresstheCursorbuttons( , , , )toselect“Editmode”thenpresstheENTERbutton.2. Use the Cursor buttons ( , , , ) to select tracks/files shown on the left hand side of the

window.PresstheENTERbuttontoconfirmtheselectedtracks/files.“ “ will appear in front of the selectedtracks/files.

3. Select“Addtoprogram”, thenpresstheENTERbutton.“ “willdisappearfromthescreen.Itmeansthatthetracks/filesyouhaveselectedareaddedintothe“Programview”.

4. Select“Programview” toviewprogrammedfiles.Toaddmorefilesby“Browserview” followthesteps.

5. Press the PLAYbuttontostarttheprogramplayback.

TheToolkithasthefollowingplaymodeitems:• Repeat(Off/Track/All): Off:Resumesnormalplayback. Track:Repeatsthecurrenttrack/file. All:Repeatsallfilesonthecurrentfolderoralltracksonthedisc.• Mode(Normal/Shuffle/Musicintro): Normal:Resumesnormalplayback. Shuffle:Playsbacktracks/filesinrandomorder. Music intro (for Audio CD only): Only plays back the first 10

secondsofallthetracksonthecurrentfolder/disc.• Editmode:Programoperationworksonlywhen“Editmode”isselected.• Programview:Toviewtracks/filesinthe“Programview”list.Itisdisabledwhenthe“Programview”

list is empty.• Addtoprogram:Addfiles/trackstothe“Programview”list.Itisdisabledifthe“Editmode”isnot

selected.• Browserview:Toviewfiles/tracksintheoriginalviewlist.• Clearprogram:Deletethefiles/tracksinthe“Programview”list. Selectafile/trackormoreyouwanttodeleteincompletestopmode(pressthe STOPbuttontwice).

UsetheCursorbuttons( , , , )toselecttracks/filesyouwanttodelete,a“ ” will appear besidethedeletedfile/track.Select“Clearprogram”andthenpresstheENTERbutton.Itisdisabledifthe“Editmode”isnotselected.

Note:Theprogramwillbedeletedifthediscdoorisopened,orselectedfilesaredeletedbyselecting“Clearprogram”.

Language1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the buttontoselectLanguage.3. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangetheLanguage.4. Press the OK button.5. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.Subtitle1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the button, then the / button to

selectSubtitle.3. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangetheLanguage.4. Press the OK button.5. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.Note:•SomeDVDsmaybesettodisplaysubtitlesin

adifferent languageother than theonesyouselected. A prior subtitle language may beprogrammedonthedisc.

• Some DVDs allow you to change subtitleselectionsusing thediscmenuonly. If this isthecase,presstheMENUbuttonandchoosethe appropriate subtitle language from theselectiononthediscmenu.

Audio1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the button, then the / button to

selectAudio.3. Press the OK button, then the / button

until your preferred Audio is displayed.4. Press the OK button.5. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.Note:• Some DVDs may not be played in the

languageyouselected.Apriorlanguagemaybeprogrammedonthedisc.

DVD Menu1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the button, then the / button to

selectDVDMenu.3. Press the OK button, then the / button

until your preferred DVD Menu language isdisplayed.

4. Press the OK button.5. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.Note:• SomeDVDsmaynotincludeyourpre-selected

language. In this case, the DVD playerautomatically displays disc menus consistentwiththedisc’sinitiallanguagesetting.

Aspect Ratio1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the / buttontoselectVideo.3. Press the button, then the / button to

selectAspectRatio.4. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangetheaspectratio.5. Press the OK button.6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.Note:• The displayable picture size is preset on the

DVD.Therefore, theplaybackpictureofsomeDVDsmaynotconformtothepicturesizeyouselect.

• When you play DVDs recorded in the 4:3picturesizeonly, theplaybackpicturealwaysappears in the 4:3 picture size regardless oftheAspectRatiosetting.

• Select16:9toconformtotheLCDscreenontheunit.AlwaysbesurethatyourAspectRatioconformstotheactualTVinuseifyouconnecttheunittoaTV.

View Mode1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the / buttontoselectVideo.3. Press the button, then the / button to

selectViewMode.4. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangetheViewMode.5. Press the OK button.6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Fill: Fillthescreenwithdecodedimage.Original: Display image as it original size.

“Original” is preferred for Jpegviewing.

HeightFit: Fit the screen height with imageheight.

WidthFit: Fitthescreenwidthwithimagewidth.AutoFit: Automatically fit the decoded image

onscreenwithoutdistortion.PanScan: Automaticallydisplaydecodedimage

onfullscreenwithoutdistortion.Note:DependingontheDVD,youmaynotbeabletoviewthemodeasselected.HDMI Resolution1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the / buttontoselectVideo.3. Press the button, then the / button to

selectHDMIResolution.4. Press the OK button, then the / button to

selecttheoptions(Auto,480p,720p,1080ior1080p).

5. Press the OK button.6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.Note:Select the HDMI resolution according to theperformanceoftheconnectedTV.JPEG Interval1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the / buttontoselectVideo.3. Press the button, then the / button to

selectJPEGInterval.4. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangeJPEGinterval.5. Press the OK button.6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.Off: Playsbackonefileatatime.5seconds Playsback images intheformofa

slideshowat5secondsinterval.10seconds Playsback images intheformofa

slideshowat10secondsinterval.15seconds Playsback images intheformofa

slideshowat15secondsinterval.

Digital Output1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the / buttontoselectAudio.3. Press the button, then press the /

buttontoselectDigitalOutput.4. Press the OK button, then press the /

buttontoselect theoutputsoundformat(Off,PCMorRaw).

5. Press the OK button.6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.PCM: SelectwhenconnectedtoaMulti-channel

digitalstereoamplifier.Raw: Discaudiorawdatawillbeoutput.Off: TodisableDigitalOutput.Note:IfyouconnectedtoaTVusingHDMI,makesuretoselect“PCM”.Night Mode1. PresstheSETUPbutton.2. Press the / buttontoselectAudio.3. Press the button, then press the /

buttontoselectNightMode.4. Press the OK button, then press the /

buttontochangetheOn/Offmode.5. Press the OK button.6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.Note: Night mode is Dynamic Range Control(DRC)optionforanalogaudiooutput.

Language

Video

Audio

Misc

- 5 - - 6 - - 7 - - 8 -

DRC279REENGIB.indd1 4/9/200910:30:47

1. OPEN/CLOSE Button Presstoopenorclosethedisctray.2. STANDBY/ON Button Press to turn on the unit or put it in standby

mode3. AUDIO Button Press to select one of the audio sound

tracksprogrammedonaDVDor toselecttheaudiooutputmodeonanaudioCD.

4. ANGLE Button Press to switch the camera angle of the

video presentation when scenes withmultiplecameraanglesarerecordedonaDVD.

5. MEMORY Button Presstocreateprograms.6. DISPLAY Button Press to change disc status information

displayedontheTVscreen.7. SETUP Button PresstoopenandclosetheSETUPmenu

screen8. CURSOR ( , , , ) Button Press to highlight selections on a menu

screenandadjustcertainsettings. OK Button Press to confirm selections on a menu

screen.9. CLEAR Button Clear input selections and cancel certain

playbackfunctions.10. PLAY Button Presstostartplayback.11. STOP Button Presstostopplayback.12. SEARCH Button Fastreverseplayback.13. REV Button Press to move backwards through titles,

chaptersortracksonadisc.14. Number (0-9) Buttons15. A-B REPEAT Button Press to perform point-to-point repeat

playbackonaDVDorCD.16. GOTO Button Presstoskipdirectlytoaspecificlocation

on a DVD.17. SUBTITLE Button Presstoselectoneofthesubtitlelanguages

programmedonaDVD.

18. ZOOM Button Zoominanimage.19. RETURN Button20. TITLE Button Presstoopenthetitlemenuscreen.21. MENU Button PresstoopenandclosetheDVD’smenu.22. HDMI Button Presstochangethevideooutputsignalsin

stop mode.23. PAUSE Button Presstopauseplayback.24. SEARCH Button Fastforwardplayback.25. NEXT Button Press to move forward through titles,

chaptersortracksonadisc.26. SLOW Button Presstoperformslowforwardplaybackof

DVDs.27. STEP Button Presstoadvanceframebyframe.28. DISC REPEAT Button Press to repeat chapter or title of a DVD.

PresstorepeatsingletrackorwholeCD.

1. Readtheseinstructions.2. Keeptheseinstructions.3. Heedallwarnings.4. Followallinstructions.5. Do not use this apparatus near water.6. Cleanonlywithadrycloth.7. Do not block any of the ventilation

openings. Install in accordance with themanufacturer’sinstructions.

8. Donot installnearanyheatsourcessuchas radiators, heat registers, stoves, orother apparatus (including amplifiers) thatproduceheat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of thepolarized or grounding - type plug. Apolarized plug has two blades with onewider than the other. A grounding typeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongisprovidedforyoursafety.WhentheprovidedplugdoesnotfitintoyourACpoweroutlet,consultanelectricianforreplacementoftheobsolete outlet.

10. Protect the AC power cord from beingwalkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,convenience receptacles, and the pointwhere they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessoriesspecifiedbythemanufacturer.

12. Useonlywithacart,stand,tripod,bracket,or table specified by the manufacturer, orsold with the apparatus. When a cart isused, use caution when moving the cart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightningstormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsoftime.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified servicepersonnel. Servicing is required whenthe apparatus has been damaged in anyway,suchastheACpowercordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasspilledorobjectshavefallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

DISC FoRmATS

Region Management InformationThis unit is designed and manufactured torespondtotheRegionManagementInformationthat isencodedonDVDs. If the regionnumberprintedontheDVDdoesnotcorrespondtotheregion number of this unit, it cannot play thatdisc.

Theregionnumberofthisunitis1.

Disc Function or Operation that is Not AvailableWhen the appearsonthescreen,itindicatesthat the function or operation attempted is notavailableat that time.Thisoccursbecause theDVD manufacturer determines the specificfunctions of DVDs. Certain functions may notbeavailableonsomeDVDs.BesuretoreadthedocumentationprovidedwiththeDVD.

Icons Used on DVDsSamplelcons

Note:WhenplayingbackaCD-G(Graphics)orCDEXTRAdisc,theaudioportionwillbeplayed,butthegraphicimageswillnotbeshown.

Title, Chapter and Tracks• DVDs are divided into “titles” and

“chapters”. If the disc has more than onemovieonit,eachmoviewouldbeaseparate“title”. “Chapters”aresectionsoftitles.

• Audio CDs are divided into “tracks”. A “track”isusuallyonesongonanAudioCD.

Note:Numbersidentifyeachtitle,chapter,andtrackonadisc.Mostdiscshavethesenumbersrecordedon them, but some do not.

Theunitcanplayback:

Languageselectionsforaudio

Languageselectionsforsubtitles

Screenaspectratio

Multiplecameraangles

Regioncodeindicator

SoUND SYSTEm

Dolby DigitalDolbyDigitalisatechnologydevelopedbyDolbyLaboratories.SoundtracksencodedinDolbyDigitalcanreproducefromoneto5.1discretechannelsofexcellentqualityaudio.Theunit automatically recognizes theDolbyDigital bitstreamandprovidesadownmixsuitable fortwo-channellistening.AnadditionalDolbyDigitaldecoderisrequiredforreproductionofthediscretemulti-channelsoundtracksavailableonmanyDVDs.

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.‘Dolby’andthedouble-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.

ACCESSoRIES

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.•Toorderaccessoriesvisitwebsitehttp://www.RCAav.com

RemoteControl .......................................................................................................... x 1

2xAAA batteries .......................................................................................................... x 1

AVcable ...................................................................................................................... x 1

CoNTRoL REFERENCE GUIDE

Remote Control

Using the Remote Control• Point the remote control at the REMOTE

SENSORlocatedontheunit.• Whenusingthisunitinverybrightlight,the

infraredREMOTECONTROLSENSORmaynotworkproperly.

• The recommended effective distancefor remote operation is about 16 feet (5 meters).

Battery ReplacementWhenthebatteriesbecomeweak,theoperatingdistance of the remote control will be greatlyreduced and you will need to replace thebatteries.

Notes:• Iftheremotecontrol isnotgoingtobeused

for a long time, remove the batteries toavoid damage caused by battery leakagecorrosion.

• When discarding batteries, environmentalproblems must be considered and localrulesorlawsgoverningthedisposalofthesebatteriesmustbestrictlyfollowed.

WARNING: • Donotdisposeofthebatteryinfireoritmay

explodeorleak.• Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive

heatsuchassunshine,fireorthelike.

CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectlyreplaced. Replace only with the same orequivalenttype.

REmoTE CoNTRoL

DVDs[8cm/12cmdisc]

AudioCDs[8cm/12cmdisc] Compatible

Unit

1. STANDBY/ON Button Turntheunitonorputitinstandbymode.2. Power Indicator IndicatorOn:Theunitisinstandbymode. IndicatorOff:Theunitisturnedon.3. DISC TRAY Opens or closes the tray by pressing the

OPEN/CLOSEbutton.4. REMOTE SENSOR Receivestheremotecontrolunitsignals.5. DISPLAY LENS Display units information.

6. OPEN/CLOSE Button Opensorclosesthetray.7. PLAY Button Startsorresumesplaybackofadisc.8. STOP Button Stopplayingadisc.9. OPTICAL OUT jack10. HDMI OUT jack 11. VIDEO OUT jack12. DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT jack13. LEFT/RIGHT AUDIO OUT jacks

SYMPTOM CAUSE (AND REMEDY)

• EnsuretheACpowercordisconnected.• Theunitisnotturnedon.

• Removeanyobstaclesbetweentheremoteandtheunit• Usetheremoteneartheunit.• Pointtheremoteattheremotesensorontheunit.• Replacethebatteriesintheremotewithnewone.

• MakesurethatyouselectONmode.• The system is in pause mode. Press the PLAY button to return to

normal play mode.• Theunitisinfast-forwardorfast-reversemode.Pressthe PLAY button

to return to normal play mode.• MakesuretheAUDIOoutputiscorrect.• Makesuretheaudiocableisconnectedsecurely.

• The regionnumberof thediscdoesn’tmatch the regionnumberof thisunit.

• TheTVisnotsettoreceiveDVDsignaloutput.• Thevideo/HDMIcableisnotconnectedsecurely.• TheTVisnotturnedon.• Cleanthedisc.

• CheckconnectionbetweenHDMITVandtheunit.• Replace theHDMIcablewithabetterone.BadHDMIcablecancause

data lost.• PressHDMIkeyonremotehandsetseveraltimestotoggleamongdifferent

HDOUTPUT.

• Checktheconnections.• Theplugsandjacksaredirty.Wipethemwithaclothslightlymoistened

withalcohol.• Cleanthedisc.

• Thereisnodiscinside.(“NoDisc”appearsonthescreen).• Insertthedisccorrectlywiththeplaybacksidefacingdown.• Cleanthedisc.• Theunitanddiscregionnumberareincompatible.• Condensationmayhaveformedinsidetheunitduetoasuddenchangein

temperature.Waitaboutanhourforittoclearandtryagain.

• Resettheunit,presstheSTANDBY/ONbuttontoturnofftheunit,waitforafewseconds,thenrestarttheunit.

No power.

The remote controldoesnotfunction.

No sound or only a verylow-levelsoundis heard.

No picture orabnormalcolor.

No output on your HDMITV.

Severehumornoiseis heard.

The disc does notplay.

The DVD doorcannotopen.

TRoUbLESHooTING GUIDE

SAFETY PRECAUTIoNS

The lightning flash with an arrowheadsymbol, within the equilateral triangle, isintendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceofuninsulated “dangerous voltage” within theproduct’senclosurethatmaybeofsufficientmagnitudetocauseanelectricshock.

Theexclamationpointwithintheequilateraltriangle is intended to alert the user tothe presence of important operating andmaintenance (servicing) instructions in thisuser manual.

CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED.

AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003.

On Placement• Do not use the unit in places that are

extremelyhot,cold,dusty,orhumid.• The ventilation should not be impeded by

covering theventilationopeningswith itemssuch as newspaper, table-cloths, curtains,etc.

On Safety• When connecting or disconnecting the AC

power cord, grip the plug and not the corditself. Pulling the cord may damage it andcreateahazard.

• Whenyouarenotgoingtousetheunitforalongperiodoftime,disconnecttheACpowercord.

• No naked flame sources such as lightedcandles shouldbeplacedon theACpowercordandtheunit.

• Leave a minimum of 10 cm around theapparatusforventilation.

• Attentionshouldbedrawntotheenvironmentalaspectsofbatterydisposal.

• Useofapparatusinmoderateclimates.On Condensation• Whenleftinaheatedroomwhereitiswarm

and damp, water droplets or condensationmay form inside the unit. When there is condensation inside the unit, the unit maynot function normally. Let the unit stand for1to2hoursbeforeturningthepoweron,orgraduallyheat the roomand let theunitdrybefore use.

Rating Plate Location• Theratingplateislocatedonthebackofunit.

FCC StatementsNOTE: This equipment has been tested andfound to comply with the limits for a ClassB digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of theFCC Rules. These limits are designed toprovide reasonable protection against harmfulinterference in a residential installation. Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewith the instructions,maycauseharmful interference to radio communications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewill not occur in a particular installation. If thisequipment does cause harmful interferenceto radio or television reception, which can bedetermined by turning the equipment off andon,theuser isencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterference by one or more of the followingmeasures:– Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.– Increase the separation between the

equipmentandreceiver.– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

– Consult thedealeroranexperienced radio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Shieldedcablesmustbeusedwith thisunit toensurecompliancewiththeClassFCClimits.Warning: Changesormodificationstothisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

• Shouldanytroubleoccur,disconnecttheACpowercordandreferservicingtoaqualifiedtechnician.

• Mainplugisusedasthedisconnectdevice,itshallremainreadilyoperableandshouldnotbeobstructedduringintendeduse.Tobecompletelydisconnectedtheapparatusfromsupplymains,themainplugoftheapparatusshallbedisconnectedfromthemainssocketoutletcompletely.WARNING

Notes on CopyrightIt is forbiddenby lawtocopy,broadcast,show,broadcast on cable, play in public, or rentcopyrightedmaterialwithoutpermission.

ApparatusClaimsofU.S.PatentNos.6,836,549;6,381,747;7,050,698;6,516,132;and5,583,936licensedforlimitedviewingusesonly.

This product incorporates copyright protectiontechnology that is protected by U.S. patentsand other intellectual property rights. Use ofthis copyright protection technology must beauthorized by Macrovision, and is intended forhomeandotherlimitedviewingusesonlyunlessotherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverseengineeringordisassemblyisprohibited.

Thisproductcontainsalowpowerlaserdevice.

User manual

DRC279RE

Notes on Unauthorized DiscsYou may not be able to play some DVDs on thisunit,particularlyif theywerepurchasedfromoutsideyourgeographicareaormadefor business purposes.

mAINTENANCECleaning the DiscA defective or soiled disc inserted into the unit can cause sound to drop outduringplayback.Handlethediscbyholdingitsinnerandouteredges.• DoNOTtouchthesurfaceoftheunlabeledsideofthedisc.• DoNOTstickpaperortapeonthesurface.• DoNOTexposethedisctodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.• Cleanthediscbeforeplayback.Wipethediscfromthecenteroutwardwitha

cleaningcloth.• NEVERusesolventssuchasbenzineoralcoholtocleanthedisc.• DoNOTuse irregular shapeddiscs (example:heart shaped,octagonal, etc.).Theymaycause

malfunctions.Cleaning the Unit• BesuretoturntheunitoffanddisconnecttheACpowercordbeforemaintainingtheunit.• Wipetheunitwithadrysoftcloth.Ifthesurfacesareextremelydirty,wipecleanwithacloththat

hasbeendippedinaweaksoap-and-watersolutionandwrungoutthoroughly,thenwipewithadrycloth.

• Neverusealcohol,benzine,thinner,cleaningfluidorotherchemicals.DoNOTusecompressedairtoremovedust.

Important NoteBeforetransportingtheunit,removethediscfromthedisccompartment.

CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPENCAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DO

NOTREMOVECOVER(ORBACK).NOUSER-SERVICEABLE

PARTSINSIDE.REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICE

PERSONNEL.

WARNING: THE APPARATUS SHALL NOT BEEXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING ANDTHATNOOBJECTSFILLEDWITHLIQUIDS,SUCHASVASES,SHALLBEPLACEDONAPPARATUS.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIREOR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THEAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.

CAUTION: USEOFCONTROLSORADJUSTMENTSOR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHERTHAN THOSE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT INHAZARDOUSRADIATIONEXPOSURE.

CAUTION: DANGEROFEXPLOSIONIFBATTERYIS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLYWITHTHESAMEOREQUIVALENTTYPE.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE,DO NOT PLACE ANY HEATING OR COOKINGAPPARATUSBENEATHTHISUNIT.

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,MATCHWIDEBLADEOFPLUGTOWIDESLOTOFPOWEROUTLET,THENFULLYINSERT.

ThesymbolforClassII(DoubleInsulation)

Caution Marking and rating plate was located at rear enclosure of the apparatus.

Portable Cart Warning

2. InserttwoAAAsizebatteries.

1. Open the battery door.

To Change Remote Batteries

1

161719

21

22

2325

24

2018

2627

28

2

467

9

1113 12

10

8

5

3

14

15

1 32 4 5 6 7 8

To wall outlet 910 12 13

11

SETUP AND CoNNECTIoNSCONNECTING TO A TVTheunitcanbeconnectedtoyourTVinseveraldifferentways,dependingonthedesignofyourTV.Note: Use only one of the below listed connectionmethodforconnectingtoyourTV.

A. RCA AUDIO/VIDEO JACKSUse the Audio/Video cable (supplied). Connect theVIDEOOUTandleft/rightAUDIOOUTjacksontheunittotheVIDEOINandleft/rightAUDIOINjacksonyourTV.

TV

red

whi

te

yello

w

AV cable

DRC279RE

Itisimportanttoreadthisinstructionpriortousingyournewproductforthefirsttime.

Need more help?

Please visit online help at www.RCAav.com Specificationsandexternalappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

PrintedinChina 811-727991W011

- 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 -

DRC279REENGIB.indd2 4/9/200910:30:52