Kenwood DV 203 Owners Manual

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KENWOOD

DVD / VCD / CD PLAYER

DV-203
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

KENWOOD CORPORATION

This playor has been unsigned to play back the DVD software which has been ancod-d lor specific
region aroas it cannm play back the DVD software encoded for other region areas than he region
arias lor which it has been designed

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:3; Units are designed for operation as follows.

This unit is intended for .

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safety precautions A Caution. Read this secrian careiuiiy to ensure safefiratinn.

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WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION fl CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR

BACKI NO USERSERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER»
VICE PERSONNEL.

$1st or ELECTRIC SHOCK
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USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED "DANGEROUS VOLTAGE" WITHIN THE PRODUCT'SENCLOSURE THAT MAY

a THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL, WITHIN AN EOUILATERALTRIANGLE, IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE
BE OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS,

IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE (SERVICINGI INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE
APPLIANCE J

0 THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN AN EOUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF

The marking of products using lasers
(Except for some areas)

CLASS1
LASER PRODUCT

The marking IS located on the rear panel and says mat the component
uses Iaser beams max have been CIassmea as Class 1, I! means mm
the unn IS UIIIIZIng Iaser beams that are of a weaker class, There IS no
danger of hazardous radlauon CUISIde the um!

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Caution Read the pages marked /i\ carefully to ensure safe operation.
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Special features
Region codes..-
Region codes of this player
Region codes of the DVD discs that can be played with this player ...............
Region codes In the world
Restrictions due to difference between discs 10
Playable Disc .........................................
Recording systems and types of playable discs
Unplayable discs
Icons on the DVD discs
Video formats .........................................................
Video for-mam of DVD discs that can be played on this an
Video formats of VCD discs that can be played on this unIt-
Examples of TV screen display of each video forrnat-

Introduction - 2

L Before applying power 2

A Safety precautions 2
Accessories 3

A. IMPUR TAN T SAFEBUAHDS --------------------------------- .- 4
Contents .......... .. 6

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Important items ................................................... 14
Maintenance 14
Reference

1!; System Connections -----

Connection with TV with S-VIDED lacks and general stereo syste
Connection with an AV receiver

Controls and indicators .................................................................................................................... 19
Display/ Main unit 19
Remote control unit to

Operation of remote control unit ..................................................................................................... 21
Loading batteries 21
Operation ......... ........................ 21
Basic operation of cursor keys 21

Playback ............................

Playing a disc from the beginning ,
Forward search and reverse search (Manual searchl ..........

Skipping tracks or chapters ..
Frame-by-frame playback
Slowplaybaek .............
Playing tracks in a random order (Random playbackl .................. 25
Letting playback pause .......... Z5
Stopping playback ...... 25
DISPLA Y key ......... 25

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Operations using the GUI screen ....................................................................................................
Basic operations on the GUI screen .......
Icons on the TVscreen ........

Storing scenes in memory (Memory function) ..
Storing a scene in memory
Recalling/clearing a scene in memory

Programming ..........................................................................................
Programming tracks in the desired order
Adding tracks (chapters) in the program
Clearing trucks (chapters) from the program
Returning to normal playback

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The following operation may not be available with certain DVD discs. 1%
Snftware with which this function is avail- 5%?
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When a DVD disc contains recording of subtitles' In multiple languages. the languages can be switched during playback.

Press the SUB TITLE key during playback.
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after turnIng power on or reptaclng dIsc H the Imttaily set
language does not exist tn the disc the pnorrtv language defined
for each dISC IS used

5 The \anguage selected tn the rnmal setup IS used trnmedIately

8 Select the subtitle language with the cursor (A, V) keys.
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Press the SUB TITLE key or ENTER key 0 switch the all the desvred language cannot be dIsplayed by pressrng a cursor keys

display off repeatedly, the deSIred language may not be recorded In the current
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Switching thesubtitle an andoff I

The subtitle display can be switched on and off with the cursor (<1, D) keys.

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a DVD recorded with Dolby Digital 5.1-channel surround audio can be played

.3 Even when your system uses only two speakers,
ly switching the Virtual Surround function on.

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Digital 5,1-channel surround audio
oSwnch IhlS function 0" when the played dlSC uses other surround

function.