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Remote Control Overview Safety Instructions RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of fire or electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
Feature Summary Disc Type and Characteristics Front Panel Overview 1 DVD DVD-VCR Features Disc Size This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
Front Panel Display 1 2 Basic Connections/Auto Setup You will need to connect the DVD-VCR to a TV and run Auto Setup. The Auto Setup will automatically search for channels and then set your DVD-VCR's internal clock. 3 NOTES: • See page 7 for Advanced Connections. 4 1 2 3 4 5 • Standard RF or Line connection between your TV and DVD-VCR are required to run DVD-VCR setup menu, even if you connect S-Video or Component Video Output for a better picture quality.
2 When using a Component video cable Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y,Pb,Pr) on the rear panel of your DVD-VCR to the Component Video input on your TV. S-Video/Component Video acxz Connections (for DVD) Use the S-Video or Component Video connection method only for the DVD player. The VCR can still be viewed through RF or line input mode on your TV. To activate your alternative (S-Video or Component) video selection, follow the “Alt Video Out” instructions on page 21.
acxzReceiver Connections A/V To take full advantage of the movie theater experience that DVD offers, you may want to connect your DVDVCR to a complete Surround Sound system, including an A/V Receiver and six Surround Sound speakers. Before You Begin... • If your A/V receiver is equipped with a Dolby Digital Decoder, you have the option to bypass the DVD-VCR’s built-in Dolby Digital Decoder. Use the Digital Audio Out connection below.
acxz Language Menu Auto acxz Clock Set acxz Clock Set Auto To change the on-screen MENU language to English, French or Spanish, follow these steps. This menu is used to set the current time. You need to set the time to use timer recording. 1 Open “MENU” Press the MENU button while the DVD is in Stop or Play mode. 1 Open “MENU” Press the MENU button while the DVD is in Stop mode. 2 Select “SETUP” Using the UP/DOWN buttons, move the selection bar to “SETUP” then press ENTER to select.
Tuner acxz Band Setting RF acxzOutput Channel This feature allows you to manually set the DVD-VCR’s tuner band to Antenna or Cable, whichever you connected to the Antenna In jack during initial setup. • Use this setting only if Auto Setup detected the incorrect tuner band, i.e. channels are coming in on the wrong channel numbers. 1 Open “MENU” With the DVD in Stop or Play mode, press the MENU button. 2 Select “SETUP” Using the UP/DOWN buttons, move the selection bar to “SETUP” then press ENTER to select.
acxz Panel Dimmer Front Auto acxz Power Off acxz Disc Menu Language You can set the Front Panel Display to be bright all the time, dim all the time, dim during power off. 1 Open “MENU” With the DVD in Stop or Play mode, press the MENU button. 1 Open “ MENU” With the DVD in Stop or Play mode, press the MENU button. 2 Select “SETUP” Using the UP/DOWN buttons, move the selection bar to “SETUP” then press ENTER to select.
acxz Subtitle Language To set the Subtitle Language to your preferred language, follow these steps. If your preferred language is available on a DVD, your Subtitle Language will automatically be set to the language you choose. 1 Open “MENU” Press the MENU button while the DVD is in Stop mode. 2 Select “DVD” Use the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight “DVD” then press the ENTER button. 3 Select “Language” Move the selection bar to “Language” then press ENTER to select.
acxz PCM Down Sampling TV acxz Aspect Ratio If your amplifier is not capable of reproducing a 96kHz signal, PCM downsampling should be set to on. 1 Open “MENU” Press the MENU button while the DVD is in Stop mode. 2 Select “DVD” Use the UP/DOWN buttons to highlight “DVD ” then press the ENTER button. 3 Select “Audio” Highlight “Audio”, then press the ENTER button. Set the aspect ratio (length x width) of your TV screen so the DVD player will display movies at the appropriate size for your television.
acxz Alt Video Out acxz Parental • Press the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel in stop mode if you have a Progressive scan TV only. Otherwise, the picture will be disturbed. Display Setup acxz Parental Rating Control is a password protected system that allows you to block playback of DVDs based on their content. The system uses an eight level rating system. • If you try to play a DVD that exceeds the selected rating, an error message will appear. • Not all discs are rated.
acxz Special Playback Features 5 Stop/Resume • Press the STOP button once to stop playback. To resume the DVD/CD from the point where the disc stopped, press the ❿ll (PLAY/PAUSE) button. • Press the ■ (STOP) button twice to completely stop playback. The next time you press ❿ll (PLAY/PAUSE), the disc will start over from the beginning. Disc Menu Navigation EZ acxzView 1 Press the EZ VIEW button on the front panel. • The screen size changes when the button is pressed repeatedly.
Subtitle acxz acxz Title/Chapter/Time Selection ➢ To make the screen disappear, press the INFO Some DVDs provide subtitles in one or more languages. You can use the SUBTITLE button to quickly view and change settings. button again. TITLE To access the desired title when there is more than one in the disc. For example, if there is more than one movie on a DVD, each movie will be identified. 1 Open Subtitle Menu During playback, press the SUBTITLE button.
acxz Audio acxz Bookmarks Multiple audio language setup options, such as Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Pro Logic, or LPCM 2 Channel audio, are available on some DVDs. You can use the AUDIO button to quickly view and select the options available on a disc. Up to three Bookmarks can be inserted for a given DVD, allowing you to quickly jump to your favorite scene or song. 1 Open Bookmark Menu During playback, press the MARK button on the remote control. The “MARK” header will be displayed on the screen.
acxz Tracking S-VHS acxz Playback The Tracking adjustment removes the white lines that sometimes appear during playback because of slight differences in recording decks. The TRK button will automatically align the recorded tracks with the playback heads to solve this problem. You may also set tracking manually.
acxz Basic Recording You can record a TV show in progress by inserting a blank tape and pressing the (REC) button. You can even add time in 30-minute increments up to 4 hours by pressing the (REC)button repeatedly; see page 33. NOTE: Be sure your videotape has a Record Safety Tab. If the tab is missing, you can cover the opening with a small piece of tape. Warning: Do not cover this opening unless you are sure you want to record over the tape. Before You Begin...
acxz How to Set a Timer Recording Function acxz (VCR) 4 Set “Time/Date/Speed” Repeat Step 3 above to set start time, end time, date and record speed. Date can be set for one time, daily or weekly recording. 1 Open “MENU” In the DVD in Stop or Play mode, press the MENU button. 5 Save “Timer Recording” Press the RETURN button to finish setting the timer recording. Stop the VCR or turn the power off. Then the VCR will automatically turn on and begin recording at the time you set.
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