Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1101P GE
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DVD User’s Guide GE1101P W e bring good things to life..
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________________________________________________________________________ 1 T able of Contents Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works.
T able of Contents 2 ________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 3: Pla ying Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Loading and Playing an Audio CD .................................................................................
________________________________________________________________________ 3 T able of Contents Chapter 5: The Men u System (continued) Passwor d Setup .....................................................................................................
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Chapter Overview • Things to Consider • Choose your Connection • The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player • Front Panel Controls • Front Panel Display • Installing the Batteries • How to .
6 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 1 Connections and Setup Things to Consider Before Y ou Connect Protect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet.
chapter 1 _______________________________________________________________ 7 Connections and Setup Choose Y our Connection There are several ways to connect your DVD player . Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you.
8 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 1 Connections and Setup S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L L R R 1 2 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVD PLAYER CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL DVD Player + TV with Audio/V ideo Input Jacks 1.
chapter 1 _______________________________________________________________ 9 Connections and Setup CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL L R VIDEO AUDIO IN FROM ANT IN OUT OUT TO TV L R VCR S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L L R R 1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVD PLAYER DVD Player + TV + VCR 1.
10 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 1 Connections and Setup S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L L R R 1 2 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN AN.
chapter 1 _______________________________________________________________ 11 Connections and Setup DVD Player + TV + Dolby Digital or DTS Receiver T o Connect the DVD Player 1. Connect the left and right audio cables to your audio/video receiver and to the AUDIO OUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD Player .
12 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 1 Connections and Setup S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT L L R R 1 2 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT RL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN A.
chapter 1 _______________________________________________________________ 13 Connections and Setup DVD Player + TV + Dolby Pro Logic or Stereo Receiver T o Connect the DVD Player 1.
14 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 1 Connections and Setup L R VIDEO AUDIO IN FROM ANT IN OUT OUT TO TV L R VCR S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT 1 2 OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT .
chapter 1 _______________________________________________________________ 15 Connections and Setup DVD Player + TV + VCR + Satellite Receiver 1. Connect the audio cables to the AUDIO OUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD Player , and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on your TV .
16 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 1 Connections and Setup The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player When connecting, make sure you connect Output jacks to Input jacks, Video to Video, Right Audio to Right Audio, etc.
chapter 1 _______________________________________________________________ 17 Connections and Setup ON•OFF CLOSE OPEN• MIC1 MIC LEVEL MIC2 ECHO MIN MAX MIN MAX SEARCH PLA Y/OK GO BACK SOUND REPEAT P .B.C. KEY CONTROL Front Panel Controls 1. ON•OFF Use to turn the power on and off.
18 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 1 Connections and Setup Install Batteries in the Remote 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote. 2. Insert new batteries. Match the polarities (+ and –) on the batteries with the diagram on the remote.
chapter 1 _______________________________________________________________ 19 Connections and Setup How to Find Y our TV’ s Video Input Channel Y ou need to tune your TV to the Video Input Channel (o.
20 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 1 Connections and Setup Remote Control Buttons (from left to right) This section describes what each button does when the remote is operating the DVD Player . INFO Brings up the Info Display .
chapter 1 _______________________________________________________________ 21 Connections and Setup PLA Y/OK Begins disc play and selects menu items. Allows you to search backward through a disc while it is in play mode. Advances backward one chapter at a time.
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Chapter Overview • Regional Coding • Using Different Menus • Loading and Playing Discs • Using a Disc Menu • DVD Playback Features • Using the On-Screen Info Banner • Special Features Pl.
24 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 2 Playing DVDs Regional Coding 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 don’ t match, the disc won’ t play .
chapter 2 _______________________________________________________________ 25 Playing DVDs T o Load and Play a Disc T urn on the TV and your DVD player (press ON•OFF on the player or the remote control). Ti p Many discs skip the disc menu and start playing automatically .
26 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 2 Playing DVDs 2. Press the up/down arrow 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.
chapter 2 _______________________________________________________________ 27 Playing DVDs DVD Playback Features Fast Motion Playback (Picture Scan) Y ou can search in forward or reverse mode. 1. Press the REV or FWD button on the remote during playback to search through a disc.
28 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 2 Playing DVDs Play Mode Random The Random option plays a disc’ s chapters in random order .
chapter 2 _______________________________________________________________ 29 Playing DVDs Selecting a T itle Number 1. Press the TIME SEARCH button on the remote control to bring up the Info Display . 2. Use the left/right arrow keys to highlight the Title number .
30 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 2 Playing DVDs The Index Feature The index feature displays small pictures or “thumbnails” of each chapter on the disc. 1. Press STOP twice. 2. Press the INDEX button (the index may take a moment to load).
chapter 2 _______________________________________________________________ 31 Playing DVDs Changing the Camera Angle Some DVDs contain multiple angles of a particular scene or sequence. 1. During disc playback, press ANGLE on the remote. (The angle icon appears.
32 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 2 Playing DVDs Use A-B Repeat to set a specified segment to repeat. A-B Repeat A-B Repeat lets you repeat a specific segment on the DVD that you define. 1. At the start of the segment you want to repeat, Press the A-B button on the remote.
Chapter Overview • Loading and Playing an Audio CD • Audio CD Playback Features • Playing MP3 discs • Karaoke Playing Audio CDs and MP3 discs ______________________________ Chapter 3.
34 ______________________________________________________________ chapter 3 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Loading and Playing an Audio CD Before you load a disc, make sure that it is compatible with the player .
chapter 3 _________________________________________________________________ 35 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Remaining Play T ime Y ou can use the REMAIN button on the remote to see the remaining time of a track. 1. Press the REMAIN button on the remote.
36 ______________________________________________________________ chapter 3 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Using the Repeat Feature There are three repeat options: • Disc – repeats the entire disc • T rack – repeats the track that is playing • A-B Repeat – repeats a selected segment of the disc T o Repeat a T rack or Disc: 1.
chapter 3 _________________________________________________________________ 37 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Playing MP3 discs When you play a MP3 disc, the MP3 menu will be displayed instead of the DVD player menu. The DVD player menu is not available when playing MP-3 discs.
38 ______________________________________________________________ chapter 3 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Karaoke Y our DVD player can be used to play Karaoke. 1. Load a Karaoke disc. 2. T urn the volume on the microphone to the lowest level. 3. Connect the microphone to the MIC1 and MIC2 jacks on the front of the player .
VIDEO CD Chapter Overview • What is a Video CD? • The Video CD Disc Menu • Loading and Playing a Video CD • Video CD Playback Features • Disc View Playing V ideo CDs ________________________.
40 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 4 Playing Video CDs What is a V ideo CD? Like DVD video discs, Video CDs contain picture and sound content. Video CDs (VCDs) are encoded in a different format. VCDs don’ t hold as much information as DVD discs and the picture quality is not as high.
chapter 4 _______________________________________________________________ 41 Playing Video CDs Resuming Playback Control T o resume the Playback Control mode, press MENU (the disc’s menu appears).
42 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 4 Playing Video CDs The Index Feature The index feature displays small pictures or “thumbnails” of each title and track on the disc. 1. Press STOP twice. 2. Press the INDEX button (the index may take a moment to load).
Chapter Overview • The Display Menu • The Sound Menu • Password Setup • The Preferences Menu The Menu System ______________________________ Chapter 5.
44 ________________________________________________________________ chapter 5 The Menu System The Setup Menu The Display Menu Image Depending on the type of television you have, you may want to adjust the screen setting (aspect ratio). The default setting is 4x3 (pan & scan).
chapter 5 _________________________________________________________________ 45 The Menu System Standard This feature can be used to select a different color system according to the type of TV being used. The TV T ype is preset for you and should not be changed.
46 ________________________________________________________________ chapter 5 The Menu System Subtitles Subtitles can be turned on or off. 1. With no disc playing, press SETUP (the main menu appears). 2. Use the arrow buttons to highlight the Display option.
chapter 5 _________________________________________________________________ 47 The Menu System The Sound Menu Compression This feature compresses the dynamic range (quietest sound to loudest sound) of a disc ’ s soundtrack. For example, action scenes might be very loud, while whispered dialog is quiet.
48 ________________________________________________________________ chapter 5 The Menu System Speakers The Front Speaker feature has two options: • STEREO+ If you have a Dolby Pro Logic receiver hooked up, select this option so the receiver can decode the signals and reproduce a surround sound effect.
chapter 5 _________________________________________________________________ 49 The Menu System Password Setup Creating a Password Y ou can use a password to control what types of movies your family watches.
50 ________________________________________________________________ chapter 5 The Menu System The Preferences Menu Selecting the Audio Preference Use the Audio menu to select the soundtrack language that you prefer . If the disc you are playing has that language available, it will play in that language.
chapter 5 _________________________________________________________________ 51 The Menu System Changing the Disc Menu Language Use the Disc Menu option to select the language you want a DVD ’ s disc menu to be displayed in (not the same as the player menu).
52 ________________________________________________________________ chapter 5 The Menu System Defaults Use the Default feature to reset ALL options to the factory defaults. 1. With no disc playing, press SETUP (the main menu appears). 2. Use the down arrow to highlight Prefer ences (the Preferences menu appears).
Chapter Overview • T roubleshooting • GE Digital Video Disc (DVD) Limited W arranty • Accessories and Order Form Other Information ______________________________ Chapter 6.
54 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 6 Refer ence Common Problem Solution No Power Insert the power cord’ s plug securely into the outlet. Power turns itself off The power is automatically turned off after approx 30 minutes have elapsed in the stop mode (auto power -off feature).
chapter 6 _________________________________________________________________ 55 Refer ence DVD Problem Solution No on-screen display The OFF setting is selected for OSD Display; select ON in the Setup menu. Play doesn’ t begin when The rating level has been set and the disc is subject to that restriction.
56 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 6 Refer ence GE DIGIT AL VIDEO DISC (DVD) LIMITED W ARRANTY What your warranty covers: • Any defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days - Unit exchange, which includes parts and labor .
chapter 6 _________________________________________________________________ 57 Refer ence 4. If the repairs are covered by your warranty , you will not be billed. Thomson assumes no responsibility for warranty shipments from the customer to the factor y if not shipped in the manner prescribed by Thomson.
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chapter 6 _________________________________________________________________ 59 Refer ence T otal Merchandise ............................................................ Sales T ax ......................................................................
60 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 6 Refer ence ® r r s TM Charge your order on your VISA, MasterCard, or Discover Card by filling in below USE YOUR CREDIT CAR.
chapter 6 _________________________________________________________________ 61 Refer ence Index Symbols 16 x 9 wide 44 4 x 3 Letterbox 44 4 x 3 Standard 44 A A-B repeat Audio CD 36 DVD 32 VCD 41 Acces.
62 _______________________________________________________________ chapter 6 Refer ence R R and L jacks 16 Range 47 Rating Limit 51 REMAIN button 20 Remaining play time 29, 35 Regional coding 24 Remot.
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