Denon DN-500BD MKII

Blu-Ray, DVD and CD/SD/USB Player

DENON PROFESSIONAL’S VERSATILE DN-500BDMKII BLU-RAY PLAYER

The Denon Professional DN-500BDMKII Blu-ray disc and media player is a compact, high performance unit that handles all popular optical video and audio CD playback formats for unrivaled capability from a single disc playback device. For even more versatility, front-loading SD and USB ports deliver access to video, audio and picture files such as AVI, MOV, MP4, MP3, WAV, FLAC, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and more.

The DN-500BDMKII offers a tremendous amount of performance and flexibility in a space-saving single rack unit (1RU) chassis. It provides the wide range of connection and control capabilities that are essential to the professional user, making it ideal for use in corporate A/V, education, theaters, house of worship, and more. These include RS-232C and IP controllability and XLR balanced audio outputs. The DN-500BD also has discrete 7.1 channel analog outputs for simple connection to powered speakers or signal management devices.

The Denon Professional DN-500BDMKII will play virtually every Blu-ray, DVD, and audio CD format, making it easy to utilize multiple disc formats within a system. Supported formats include BD25, BD50, BD-RE, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW and Audio CD (CD-R, CD-RW), DTS Music Disc, and HDCD. Using the built-in LAN port, users may optionally access additional content via BD Live.

In addition to its extremely high performance and wide range of format playback capabilities, the DN-500BDMKII anticipates your requirements and operational patterns by providing features that maximize the unit’s ease of use.

The Denon Professional DN-500BDMKII combines no-compromise performance, wide-ranging connection and control capability, and compatibility with virtually every disc and digital file format there is—all in a compact single rack space unit. Its unique combination of performance, versatility and compact size is ideally suited to the professional user.

Features: 

• Plays Blu-Ray, DVD, CD and files from SD/USB media
• Supported Blu-Ray disc formats: BD25, BD50, BD-RE, BD-ROM and BD-R
• Supported DVD formats: DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD-RW
• Supported audio disc formats: CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DTS Music Disc (DTS Audio CD, 5.1 Music Disc), HDCD, Super Video CD (SVCD) and Video CD (VCD)
• SD/USB supported video, audio and picture file formats: .3gp, .asf, .avi, .dat, .divx, .mkv, .mov, .mp4, .mpg, .m2ts, .ogm, .rmvb, .tp, .ts, .wmv, .ass, .smi, .srt, .ssa, .sub, .ape, .flac, .m4a (AAC), .mp3, .wav, .gif, .jpg (or .jpeg) and .png
• USB/SD file systems: FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS
• Discrete 7.1ch analog audio output
• XLR balanced audio output
• RS-232C and IP control capability
• Power-on Play button eliminates extra steps, and provides simplified, ultra-fast startup
• Panel lock and IR remote lock functions prevent unwanted or accidental operation
• Improved, easy-to-read OLED display
• OSD (On Screen Display) hiding mode eliminates unwanted menu items and disc transport icons
• Transport controls located conveniently on the front panel
• Repeat mode offers an uninterrupted playback loop
• Occupies only a single rack space (1RU)

Technical specifications: 

Digital System

• System
  • Digital media player (Blu-ray Disc, DVD, CD, SD, USB device [mass storage class]) AVCHD playback format
• Supported Disc Formats
  • Blu-ray Disc: BD25, BD50, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE
  • DVD: DVD, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW
  • CD: CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DTS Music Disc (DTS Audio CD, 5.1 Music Disc), HDCD, Super Video CD (SVCD), Video CD (VCD)
• Supported File Formats
  • Video: .3gp, .asf, .avi, .dat, .divx, .mkv, .mov, .mp4, .mpg, .m2ts, .ogm, .rmvb, .tp, .ts, .wmv
  • Subtitles: .ass, .smi, .srt, .ssa, .sub
  • Audio: .ape, .flac, .m4a (AAC), .mp3, .wav, .wma
  • Picture: .gif, .jpg (or .jpeg), .png
• Supported File Systems
  • FAT16, FAT32, NTFS
  • SD card with 128GB total capacity
  • USB drive (mass storage class) with 2 TB total capacity
• Video
  • Resolutions Auto, 480i/576i, 480p/576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
  • Aspect Ratios 16:9 Full, 16:9 Normal, 4:3 Pan & Scan, 4:3 Letterbox
  • System NTSC, PAL, Multi (if supported by TV)
  • HDMI Color Space: RGB PC Level, RGB Video Level, YCbCr (4:4:4), YCbCr 4:2:2
• Decoding
  • Video: DivX 3, 4, 5, 6; DivX HD; MPEG-1; MPEG-2; MPEG-4; MPEG-4 AVC (H.264); VC-1 (Windows Media Video); Xvid
  • Audio: AAC; Dolby Digital; Dolby Digital Plus; Dolby TrueHD; DTS Digital Surround; DTS-HD; WMA
• Audio
• Analog Outputs
  • Output Level (balanced XLR): +4 dBu = +1.786 dBV
  • Output Level (unbalanced RCA): +6 dBV
• Digital Output
  • Output Level (coaxial): 0.5V, 75Ω
  • Signal Format: AES/EBU
• Surround Audio
  • DTS-Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS Digital Surround, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (7.1ch)
• Frequency Response: 20 Hz – 20 kHz (+0.5 dB)
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: > 100 dB (A-weighted)
• Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.05%
• Dynamic Range: > 100 dB (A-weighted)
• Headroom: 6 dB
• Channel Separation: > 90 dB
• Outputs
  • (2) XLR audio outputs (L/R, balanced)
  • (2) RCA audio outputs (L/R, unbalanced)
  • (8) RCA audio outputs (7.1 surround sound)
  • (1) Coaxial digital audio/visual output
  • (1) HDMI audio/visual output
  • (1) RJ-45 LAN port
  • (1) 9-pin D-Sub female RS-232C port
  • (1) IEC power connection
• Communication
• Remote Control
  • Infrared protocol, > 200 mV transmission output level
• Serial Remote
  • Connector: 9-pin D-Sub female, RS-232C
  • Mode: Full duplex
  • Baud Rate: 9600 or 38400 bps (selectable)
• Ethernet
  • Connector: LAN port
  • Standards: Ethernet (10 Mbps), Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps)
• Environmental Conditions
  • Operating temperature: 41 – 95 °F (5 – 35 °C)
  • Operating humidity: 25 – 85%, no condensation
• General
• Power
  • Connection: IEC
  • Requirement: 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
  • Consumption: 15 W typical, < 0.5 W standby
• Dimensions (width x depth x height, with rack ears)
  • 19.00” x 10.75” x 1.73” (483 mm x 273 mm x 44 mm)
• Weight (with rack ears)
  • 5.9 lbs. (2.7 kg)

In the box: 

• DN-500BDMKII
• IEC power cable
• Remote control unit
• Rack ears and screws
• User guide
• Safety and warranty manual