Rotel RDV-1040 User Manual Page 1

Owner’s ManualRDV-1040DVD PlayerCOVER GRAPHIC PLACEHOLDER

10RDV-1040 DVD PlayerPlayable DiscsThis unit can play the following types of discs:DVD VideoTMVideo CD Audio CDThe RDV-1040 can also play back the fo

11EnglishGetting StartedTurning On the RDV-1040With the TV/DVD switch 1 set to DVD pressthe DVD POWER button 16 on the RR-DV96.Or press the STANDBY b

12RDV-1040 DVD PlayerBasic Disc Play 1 Press the OPN/CLS button on the frontpanel or the OPEN/CLOSE button 2 onthe remote control to open the di

13EnglishTo Resume PlaybackWhen the resume mode is ONWhile the disc that you interrupted playbackof is still on the disc tray, press (PLAY)28. The RD

14RDV-1040 DVD PlayerUsing the Numeric ButtonsFor DVD VIDEO/Audio CD: During playbackor while in stop mode –For SVCD/Video CD: During playback with-ou

15English2 Press  / to move to , then pressENTER. The pull-down menu for entering timeappears.Screen example for DVD VIDEO1/3 1/3OFF 1/58.5MbpsTI

16RDV-1040 DVD PlayerRepeat PlaybackTo Repeat the CurrentSelection or All Tracks For DVD VIDEO: During playback –For SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In an

17English1 During playback, press AUDIO 23. Theaudio selection window appears on the TVscreen.2 Press / or AUDIO to select the desiredaudio. Each ti

18RDV-1040 DVD PlayerSATURATION: Adjust this if the picture iswhitish or blackish. Available range: –16(blackest) to +16 (whitest).TINT: Adjust this i

19EnglishAudio Selection During playback, selects the audio languageor sound track.1. Open the pull-down window.2. Press / to select a desired audio

2CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADEOF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT. INSERT FULLY.APPLICABLE FOR USA, CANADA OR WHEREAPPROVED FOR THE USAGEATTEN

20RDV-1040 DVD PlayerNOTES:The RDV-1040 does not support “packetwriting (UDF format)” discs.The RDV-1040 does not support the ID3tag.The RDV-1040 supp

21English• Files which do not belong to any folder aregrouped into “group 1.”• The RDV-1040 recognizes up to 150 filesper group, and up to 99 groups p

22RDV-1040 DVD PlayerSlide Show Repeat FunctionIn the slide show mode, you can repeat play-back of JPEG files in a group or on the disc.1 While the JP

23EnglishFor details about language codes, see “Ap-pendix B: Table of languages and their abbre-viations”.You cannot change the setting during playbac

24RDV-1040 DVD Player• When playing a DVD VIDEO or Audio CDdisc with DTS, use a DTS decoder to get cor-rect signals from your speakers.ANALOG DOWN MIX

25EnglishNOTE: If you want to change the passwordat step 8, do it before pressing ENTER.To Change the SettingsYou can change the parental lock setting

26RDV-1040 DVD PlayerAudioDVD VIDEO disc playback soundlevel is lower than TV broadcastsound level.• Set the D.RANGE CONTROL preference toTV MODE (see

27EnglishMPEG MultichannelThis feature expands the 5.1 channel audioformat recorded on the disc to a 7.1 channelformat. The further expansion of the 5

28RDV-1040 DVD PlayerAD AndorraAE United Arab EmiratesAF AfghanistanAG Antigua and BarbudaAI AnguillaAL AlbaniaAM ArmeniaAN Netherlands AntillesAO Ang

29EnglishAppendix B:Table of Languages and Their AbbreviationsWhen you select the menu, audio or subtitle languagesit is sometimes necessary to enter

31 2345TV / DVD switchOPEN/CLOSE buttonREPEAT buttonNumeric buttons SUB TITLE buttonANGLE buttonTITLE / GROUP button / PREVIOUS button(STOP) / CLEAR b

082 OMRDV-1040 111003EnglishThe Rotel Co. Ltd.10-10 Shinsen-ChoShibuya-KuTokyo 150-0045JapanPhone: +81 3-5458-5325Fax: +81 3-5458-5310Rotel of Amer

4Figure 2: Front Panel Controls1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 117Figure 3: Display Window Audio Format indicators Disc indicator Group/Title/Track/Chapter indi

5EnglishAbout the RDV-1040Thank you for purchasing the Rotel RDV-1040.It will provide years of enjoyment when usedin a high-quality home theater syste

6PrecautionsPlease read this manual carefully, particularlythe Caution information on page 2. In addi-tion to basic installation and operating instruc

7TVYPB PRTHIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMF

8Amplifier or ReceiverAUDIORIGHTLEFTINTHIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS (1) TH

9EnglishConnecting the Power CordAC Input Your RDV-1040 is configured at the factory forthe proper AC line voltage in the country whereyou purchased i