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Hitachi DV-P315U Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1: Dvd Player

    HITACHI 1-800-448-2244 Hitachi has made every effort to assure you hours of trouble free operation from your unit. However, should you require service, a network of Hitachi Authorized Service Facilities has been established in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Each facility will provide you with convenient and expedient assistance. Our service "Hotline"...
  • Page 2 recautions TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. “ This symbol indicates danger- This symbol indicates important ”...
  • Page 3 ･ This unit can be used only where the power supply is AC 120V, 60Hz. It cannot be used elsewhere. ･ This DVD player is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information. If the Region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this DVD player, this DVD player cannot play the disc.

  • Page 4: Important Safeguards

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your DVD player/CD recorder safety is a major factor in the design of every instrument. But safety is your responsibility too.
  • Page 5 Never spill liquid of any kind on the DVD player/CD recorder. Safety Check - of any service or repairs to this DVD player/CD recorder, ask the service technician to perform safety checks recommended by the manufacturer to determine that the DVD player/CD recorder is in safe operating condition.
  • Page 6 NOTES ･ This remote control can operate other Hitachi DVD players. If you have two DVD players and wish to operate only the DV-P315U, turn off the other player: If two players placed side by side are turned on, using the remote control will operate the other player as well as the DV-P315U.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 7 able of Contents Try to Play Disc Immediately ... 8 Identifying Menu Screen ... 10 General Features ... 12 Disc Type and Characteristics ... 13 Choosing a Connection ... 21 ･ Connection to an Audio System ... 21 Playing a Disc ...

  • Page 8: Try To Play Disc Immediately

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 8 ry to Play Disc Immediately Connection to a TV DIGITAL AUDIO OUT MIXED AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT SELECT AUDIO Y,Pb,Pr Video/Audio Cable ENGLISH VIDEO...
  • Page 9 DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 9 ry to Play Disc Immediately To Play Press the POWER button. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. ･ The TRAY will come out. Place a disc. ･ Place the disc along the guides with the label side up. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.

  • Page 10: Identifying Menu Screen

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 10 dentifying Menu Screens Set a disc (DVD, VCD or CD), and press the STOP button to set the player to the stop mode. Then press the SETUP button on remote control. SETUP MENU 1 Player Menu English 2 Disc Menu English...
  • Page 11 DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 11 dentifying Menu Screens PARENTAL CONTROL 1 Use PasswordYes Rating Level Change Password RETURN ENTER AUDIO OPTIONS 1 Digital Output 2 DTS 3 Dynamic Compression Off RETURN DISPLAY OPTIONS 1 TV Aspect 4:3 L-Box 2 Still Mode Auto 3 Screen Messages 4 Front Display...

  • Page 12: General Features

    Copy Protection ･ Many DVD discs are encoded with copy protection. Because of this, you should only connect your DVD player directly to your TV, not to a VCR. Connecting to a VCR results in a distorted picture from copy-protected DVD ･...

  • Page 13: Disc Type And Characteristics

    Playback Region Number Both the DVD player and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will not play. The Region Number for this player is described on the rear panel of the player.

  • Page 14: Description

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 14 escription-Front Panel POWER/STANDBY Front Panel Controls POWER/STANDBY ･ When the unit is first plugged in, the indicator lights. When POWER/STANDBY pressed, the lamp goes out and the player is turned on. DISC TRAY ･ Press OPEN/CLOSE to open and close the disc tray.

  • Page 15: Front Panel Display

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 15 ront Panel Display Front Panel Display You can now select different viewing points of the scene recorded by different cameras (Multi Angle). Disc type indicators Reverse playback / Pause / Forward playback Lights when 3D sound is turned on. DVD : Title number DVD : Chapter number.

  • Page 16: Tour Of The Remote Control

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 16 our of the Remote Control How to handle the remote control ･Operate the remote control within the following area, in a straight line from the signal detecting eye of the player and an angle of 30º. Approx.
  • Page 17 ･ Accesses various audio functions on a disc. TOP MENU Button ･ Brings up the Top Menu on a disc. SETUP Button ･ Brings up the DVD player's Setup menu. SKIP Buttons ･ Skip the, Chapter, or Track. PLAY/PAUSE Button ･...
  • Page 18 DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 18 our of the Remote Control Buttons on remote control work in different ways for DVD, VCD and CD: Refer to the following table for correct use. DVD POWER Button ･Turns the player on and off (P.9). A-B REPEAT Button ･Marks a segment to repeat between A and...
  • Page 19 DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 19 our of the Remote Control SEARCH Buttons ･Allows you to search forward/backward through a disc (X2/X4/X8/X16/X32/X128) (P .25). SURROUND Button ･To activate the 3D sound (P.37). BOOKMARK Button ･To rapidly return to a location of disc (P.36). OPEN/CLOSE Button ･To open or close the disc tray (P.9).

  • Page 20: Rear Panel

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 20 escription-Rear Panel DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL Rear Panel DIGITAL AUDIO OUT JACK ･ Use either an optical or coaxial digital cable to connect to a compatible Dolby Digital receiver. Use to connect to an A/V Amplifier that contains a Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder.

  • Page 21: Choosing A Connection

    DVD player with a TV and other components. Before Connection the DVD Player ･ Always turn off the DVD player, TV, and other components before you connect or disconnect any cables. ･ Refer to owner's manual of the additional components you are connecting for more information for those particular components.

  • Page 22: Connection To A Tv

    Analog Audio out Connection to a TV (For Video) ･ Method 1 DVD Player + TV with Video Input Jack ･ Method 2 DVD Player + TV with S-Video Input Jack (If the S-Video is selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT.) ･...

  • Page 23: Playing A Disc

    DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 23 laying a Disc SELECT MENU LANGUAGE Press for English Touche pour Français Drucken fur Deutsch Pulse para Español Premere per Italiano Toets voor Nederlands ENTER RETURN RESUME function When you stop disc play, the player remembers where you stopped, so when you press PLAY again, it will pick up where you left off (unless the disc is removed, the STOP button is pressed twice or the player is unplugged.) NOTES...
  • Page 24 DV-P315U-E-P2-24 01.4.10 10:54 AM ページ 24 laying a Disc Several options are available during DVD playback. NOTE ■About Title, Chapter, and Track In a DVD, the contents are divided in titles, and the titles are devided in chapters. The contents in a Video CD or CD are divided in tracks. DISC Title 1 Title 2...

  • Page 25: Using The Search And Skip Functions

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 25 sing the Search and Skip Functions During playback, you can search quickly through a Chapter or Track or use the skip function to jump to the next selection. NOTE ･ While in search (2X/4X/8X/16X/32X/128X) on DVD or high-speed playback on VCD, no sound will be heard.

  • Page 26: Using Menu Screen On Disc For Playback

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 26 sing Menu Screen on Disc for Playback ON some DVD and VCD discs the Menu screen may be recorded. You can use the Menu screen to select the item you want to play. • item 1 •...

  • Page 27: Using Top Menu Screen On Disc To Play Dvd

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 27 sing Top Menu Screen on Disc to Play DVD With some DVDs, several Titles are recorded and the Top Menu is provided. Use the Top Menu screen to play such DVDs for convenience. • item 1 •...

  • Page 28: Using The Display Function

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 28 sing the Display Function If you want to obtain the information on the title, chapter, time, audio configuration and subtitles in DVD play, press the PLAY button.To get information on the track and time in VCD or CD play, also press DISPLAY. 0:06:54 T:01 C:04...

  • Page 29: Repeat Playback

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 29 epeat Playback Repeat the current Track, Chapter, Title, a chosen section (A-B) or all the disc (only VCD/CD). Off Chapter Title A-B VCD/CD Off Track Disc NOTES ･ DVD repeats playback by Chapter or Title, CD and VCD repeat playback by disc or Track. ･...

  • Page 30: Program Playback And Random Playback

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 30 rogram Playback and Random Playback Programmed play allows you to specify the playback order of titles, chapters or tracks on a disc. This function is only possible when playback is stopped. PROGRAM 01 Chap. (T:01) Program Order -- -- -- 01 02 03 04...
  • Page 31 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 31 sing the Disc Navigation Function By Disc Navigation you can view the first picture of each Chapter (DVD) or Track (VCD). DISC NAVIGATION NOTES ･ If you press the DISC NAVIGATION button before pressing the ENTER button to start playback in step 3, DISC NAVIGATION function will end and the original picture will be restored.
  • Page 32 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 32 sing the Disc Navigation Function You can directly access the desired music or video track without using the menu. DISC VIEW ENTER 1 Track View 2 Index View TRACK VIEW (example) INDEX VIEW (example) NOTES ･...
  • Page 33 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 33 electing the Audio Language You can select a desired language quickly and easily with the AUDIO button. ENG DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1CH STEREO NOTE ･ Subtitle languages are displayed using abbreviations. (Examples) ENG: English FRA: French ESP: Spanish Audio Subtitle...
  • Page 34 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 34 electing the Subtitle Language You can select a desired Subtitle quickly and easily with the SUBTITLE button. Audio Subtitle English Français (example) NOTES ･ This function depends on what languages are encoded on the disc and may not work with all DVDs.

  • Page 35: Changing The Camera Angle

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 35 hanging the Camera Angle When a DVD contains multiple angles of a particular scene, you can select the Angle function. (example) NOTES ･ This function is disc-dependent, and may not work with all DVDs. ･...

  • Page 36: Using The Bookmark Function

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 36 sing the Bookmark Function The Bookmark function lets you select parts of a DVD or VCD (MENU OFF mode) so that you can quickly find the section at a later time. ENTER CLEAR PLAY NOTES ･...

  • Page 37: Using The Zoom And Surround Functions

    This feature is useful when you are using the DVD player with a two channel stereo through the analog outputs. (Discs which are recorded with LPCM or DTS will not work. When the DIGITAL OUTPUT is set to BITSTREAM in the Setup Menu, the 3D Sound function will not work.)
  • Page 38 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 38 sing the Setup Menu The Setup Menu lets you customize your DVD player by allowing you to select various language preferences, set up a parental level, even adjust the player to the type of television screen you have.
  • Page 39 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 39 etting Up the Language Features If you set the Player Menu, Disc Menu, Audio and Subtitle language in advance, it will come up automatically every time you watch a movie. Setting up in ENGLISH. SETUP MENU 1 Player Menu English...
  • Page 40 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 40 etting Up the Language Features Setting up in ENGLISH. AUDIO LANGUAGE English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Nederlands Original Others RETURN ENTER Setting up in ENGLISH. SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Automatic English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Nederlands Others RETURN ENTER...
  • Page 41 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 41 etting Up the Parental Control The Parental Control function works in conjunction with DVDs that have been assigned a rating - which helps you control the types of DVDs that your family watches. There are up to 8 rating levels on a disc. PARENTAL CONTROL Use Password RETURN...

  • Page 42: Setting Up The Audio Options

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 42 etting Up the Audio Options AUDIO OPTIONS 1 Digital Output 2 DTS 3 Dynamic Compression RETURN NOTES ･ If the selected language is not recorded on the disc, the original pre-recorded language is selected. How to make the current Menu disappear and return to Setup Menu during set ･...

  • Page 43: Setting Up The Display Options

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 43 etting Up the Display Options DISPLAY OPTIONS 1 TV Aspect 4:3 L-Box 2 Still Mode Auto 3 Screen Messages 4 Front Display Auto Dim 5 Black Level ENTER RETURN NOTE ･ Depending on the Disc, TV Aspect selection may not work.
  • Page 44 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 44 etting Up the Display Options NOTES ･ Certain audio features of this product manufactured under a license from Desper Products, Inc., Spatializer trademarks owned by Desper Products Inc. ･ Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic" and the double- D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting Guide

    ･ If the problem still cannot be solved, please contact your nearest authorized service center. ENGLISH Action 1)The DVD player is connected with the proper amplifier 2)The disc is recorded with 5.1 channel sound. Page P21-22 P25-30 P34-39...

  • Page 46: Specifications

    DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 46 pecifications Power Requirements Power Consumption Weight General Dimensions Operating Temperature Range Operating Humidity Range (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC) CD : 12 cm Disc (COMPACT DISC) CD : 8 cm (COMPACT DISC) VCD : 12 cm Composite Video Video Output...
  • Page 47 DV-P315U-E-P25-46 01.4.10 10:55 AM ページ 47...

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