Hitachi DV PF74U Bedienungsanleitung

English Español POWER/ST ANDBY LINES VIDEO IN L [mode] AUDIO IN R REW F. FWD STOP/EJECT PLA Y REC/OTR REC TIMER PROGRESSIVE SCAN DIGITAL A UTO TRA CKING DV D/VCR Combo DV-PF74U MP3 / JPEG PLAY B ACK DVD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPA TIBLE STOP PLA Y OPEN/CLOSE CHANNEL VCR OUTPUT DVD INSTRUCCIONES EN ESP AÑOL INCLUID AS. D VD/VCR Combo (D VD PLA YER w[...]

– 2 – EN 1L25 W ARNING : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser . Only a qualif ied service person should remov e the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury . CA UTION: USE OF CONTR OLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF P[...]

– 3 – EN 1L25 English IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions- The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions[...]

– 4 – EN 1L25 A NO TE ABOUT RECYCLING This product’ s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of all materials in accordance with your local recycling re gulations. Batteries should nev er be thrown aw ay or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local regulations concern- ing chemical wastes. Allianc[...]

– 5 – EN 1L25 English T ABLE OF CONTENTS ■ LASER SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ■ IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 ABOUT COPYRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NO TICE FOR PROGRESSIVE SCAN OUTPUTS . . . . . . . . . 4 SUPPLI[...]

– 6 – EN 1L25 FEA TURES Mode ¡ Progressive Scan system ¡ Dolby Digital sound By hooking this D VD/VCR up to a Multi-channel Dolby Digital decoder , you can enjoy high-quality Dolby Digital 5.1ch surround sound as heard in the movie theaters. ¡ Still/fast/slow/step pla yback ¡ Random playbac k for audio CD , MP3, and JPEG ¡ Program pla ybac[...]

– 7 – EN 1L25 English ABOUT THE DISCS The following discs can be played back on this D VD/VCR. ¡ D VD video ¡ D VD-R* ¡ A udio CD ¡ CD-R/R W* ¡ MP3 disc* ¡ JPEG disc * Depending on the types or the writing method of the medium some discs may not be played. • Some D VD-R or CD-R/R W discs made on personal computers, or on D VD recorders [...]

– 8 – EN 1L25 OPERA TING CONTR OLS AND FUNCTIONS POWER/ST ANDBY LINES VIDEO IN L [mode] A UDIO IN R REW F .FWD STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR REC TIMER PROGRESSIVE SCAN DIGITAL A UTO TRACKING D VD/VCR Combo D V-PF74U MP3 / JPEG PLAY BA CK DVD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE STOP PLA Y OPEN/CLOSE CHANNEL VCR OUTPUT DVD 1 3 4 2 6 8 10 12 14 20 7 9 11 13 [...]

– 9 – EN 1L25 English 26. ZOOM Button [page 24] Enlarges a part of the D VD-reproduced image. 27. CLEAR/C.RESET Button ● DV D mode [page 24] Press to reset the setting. ● VCR mode [page 18] Press to reset the counter . Press to exit from the MENU screen. 28. ANGLE Button [page 28] Press to change the camera angle to see the sequence being p[...]

– 10 – EN 1L25 ● VCR mode [page 16] Press to select TV channels on the D VD/VCR. To select channels, enter channel numbers as a two-digit number for the quickest results. For e xample, to select channel 6, press 0 then 6. 52. OPEN/CLOSE Button Press to open or close the disc loading tray . 57. EJECT Button Press to eject the video cassette fr[...]

– 11 – EN 1L25 English T our of the Remote Control • T o use the remote control in D VD mode ENTER/Arrow Button (UP/DO WN or LEFT/RIGHT Button) SEARCH Buttons DV D VCR CD SETUP Button SKIP Buttons CH Buttons • T o skip Chapters ST OP Button PLA Y Button PA USE/STEP Button • T o skip Tracks D VD Button • T o select VCR or TV position •[...]

– 12 – EN 1L25 FR OM P ANEL DISPLA Y DISPLA YS DURING OPERA TION LO ADING THE B A TTERIES Lights up when the inser ted disc is being play ed back. Displays a type of the disc which is inser ted on the tra y . • D VD: D VD disc • CD: Audio CD , MP3, JPEG Lights up when the inser ted disc comes to a pause. Lights up when the A-B repeat functi[...]

– 13 – EN 1L25 English D VD/VCR T O TV CONNECTION 1. Disconnect the A C power cord of the TV from the A C outlet. 2. Disconnect the antenna or cable from the TV . 3. Connect the antenna or cable to the ANT -IN jack of the DVD/VCR. 4. Connect the D V D / V C R to the TV using the RF cable. 5. Plug the A C power cords of the D VD/VCR and TV into [...]

– 14 – EN 1L25 Notes ¡ When using a A V amplifier with a b uilt in decoder (A V control centre) or Dolby Digital or DTS decoder as sho wn in the Method 2, set “ DOLBY DIGIT AL ” or “ DTS ” to “ BITSTREAM” accordingly for audio output in the setup mode. (See page 29.) Set “DOLBY DIGIT AL”to "PCM" or “DTS” to “OFF[...]

– 15 – EN 1L25 English CONNECTION TO A TV (FOR VIDEO) • Method 1 D VD/VCR + TV with V ideo Input Jack • Method 2 D VD/VCR + TV with S-V ideo Input Jack • Method 3 D VD/VCR + TV with Component V ideo Jacks Notes ¡ Connect the D VD/VCR directly to a TV . If the A/V cables are connected to a VCR, pictures may be distorted due to the copy pr[...]

– 16 – EN 1L25 6 After scanning, the tuner stops on the low- est memorized channel. The TV screen returns to TV mode . ¡ If “ A UTO SET UP” appears on the TV screen again, check the cable connections. Press B once again and the D VD/VCR will begin preset again. AU T OMA TIC CHANNEL SET UP SETUP Y ou can automatically program the tuner to s[...]

– 17 – EN 1L25 English Español CLOCK SET UP 1 Select main menu b y pressing MENU. ¡ If the clock is not set, the CLOCK SET menu appears first. In this case, follo w step [3]. 2 Select "CLOCK SET" by pressing K or L . Then, press B . 3 Set the cloc k. ¡ To go back one step, press s . 4 Start the clock b y pressing CLEAR/C.RESET or B[...]

– 18 – EN 1L25 PICTURE SEARCH If you want to skip or repeat a scene during playback, press D or E . ¡ Press it again and the D VD/VCR will now search at super high speed. (in the LP/SLP modes only). INDEX SEARCH An index mark will be assigned at the be ginning of each recording you make. Y ou may skip to a specific marked point by following th[...]

– 19 – EN 1L25 English RECORDING FUNCTION It may be UNLA WFUL to record copyrighted material with- out the consent of the copyright o wner . Accidental Erasure Pr evention To prev ent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remov e its record safety tab. T o record on it later , cover the hole with cellophane tape. Before recor ding, make [...]

– 20 – EN 1L25 HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING ¡ If there is a po wer failure or the D VD/VCR is unplugged for more than 30 seconds, the clock set- ting and all timer settings will be lost. ¡ If a tape ends during timer recording, the D VD/VCR will stop, eject the tape, and switch to the D VD mode automatically as the TIMER light lights up on the D[...]

– 21 – EN 1L25 English COPYING A VIDEO T APE SPECIAL FEA TURES Y ou can make copies of video tapes made by friends or relativ es for your enjoyment. Wa r ning: Unauthorized recordings of copyrighted video tapes may be an infringement of copyright laws. Connect the recording D VD/VCR (this unit), the play- ing VCR (another source) and your TV us[...]

– 22 – EN 1L25 B ASIC PLA YBA CK Getting started ¡ Tu rn on the power of the TV , amplifier and an y other components which are connected to the D VD/VCR. ¡ Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially av ailable) are set to the correct channel. ¡ Select D VD mode by pressing D VD on the remote control or output on the front panel. The [...]

– 23 – EN 1L25 English TITLE MENU 1 Press T OP MENU . ¡ The title menu will appear . 2 If the feature is not a vailab le , symbol may appear on the TV screen. 3 Press Arro w ( L / K / B / s ) to select an item, and ENTER to confirm selection. DV D STEP BY STEP PLA YB A CK 1 During playbac k, press P A USE/STEP . ¡ Playback will pause and soun[...]

– 24 – EN 1L25 TRA CK SEARCH There are three ways to begin playback on an Audio CD, MP3 or JPEG disc at a specific Track. Using the Number buttons 1 Press the Number buttons to enter the desired T rack number . ¡ Playback will start at the selected track. JPEG MP3 CD ZOOM The Zoom function allows you to enlar ge the video image and to pan thro[...]

– 25 – EN 1L25 English REPEA T TRA CK To activate the repeat function, press REPEA T during playbac k. ¡ The repeat mode changes as described below e very time you press the button. CD TRA CK ALL OFF ( current track repeat) ( entire disc repeat) (repeat off ) Notes ¡ T rack repeat setting will be cleared by moving to other track. ¡ Repeat pl[...]

– 26 – EN 1L25 RANDOM PLA YB A CK (CD) SLIDE SHO W MODE This shuffles the play order of tracks instead of play- back of the original sequence. 1 In stop mode, press MODE repeatedly until the RANDOM screen appears. 2 Press PLA Y to star t random pla yback. Note ¡ To repeat the current track in the random selection, press REPEA T repeatedly unti[...]

– 27 – EN 1L25 English RANDOM PLA YB A CK (MP3 / JPEG) 1 In stop mode, press MODE repeatedly until the RANDOM screen appears. 2 Press PLA Y to play the trac ks in random order . JPEG MP3 This feature allows you to program an MP3 or JPEG disc to play in a desired sequence. 1 Press MODE in the stop mode. ¡ The PR OGRAM screen will appear . 2 Pre[...]

– 28 – EN 1L25 1 Press SETUP in ST OP mode . 2 Press Arro w ( s / B ) to select CUSTOM, then press ENTER. 3 Press Arro w ( s / B ) to select P ARENT AL, then press ENTER. P ARENTAL RA TING LEVEL ALL CHANGE CHANGING THE ON-SCREEN DISPLA Y Y ou can check the information about the current disc by pressing DISPLA Y on the remote control. 1 Press DI[...]

– 29 – EN 1L25 English CONTROL LEVELS ¡ ALL All parental lock is cancelled. ¡ Level 8 D VD software of any grade (adult/general/children) can be played back. ¡ Levels 7 to 2 Only D VD software intended for general use and children can be played back. ¡ Level 1 Only D VD software intended for children can be played back, with those intended [...]

– 30 – EN 1L25 Adjust the Black Lev el Settings to make the black parts of the picture as bright as you prefer . 1 Press MODE during playbac k. 2 Press ENTER to switch ON/OFF . ON: Makes the dark parts brighter . OFF: Shows the original picture as recorded. 3 Press MODE twice or RETURN to exit. ¡ The setting will be sav ed even if the player i[...]

– 31 – EN 1L25 English – 31 – EN 1L25 Language options are not av ailable on some discs. 1 Press SETUP in ST OP mode . 2 Press Arro w ( s / B ) to select CUSTOM, then press ENTER. ¡ CUSTOM mode will appear . 3 Press Arro w ( s / B ) to select LANGU AGE, then press ENTER to confirm. 4 Press Arro w ( K / L ) to select an item, then press ENT[...]

– 32 – EN 1L25 TR OUBLESHOO TING GUIDE If the D VD/VCR does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Owner's Manual, check the D VD/VCR consulting the following checklist. V C R D V D V C R PR OBLEM CORRECTIVE A CTION No power . • Make sure the po wer plug is connected to an A C outlet. • Make sure the po wer is turned [...]

– 33 – EN 1L25 English MAINTEN ANCE SERVICING ¡ Should your D VD/VCR become inoperativ e, do not try to correct the problem yourself. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. T urn off, unplug the power cord, and please call our help line at 1-800- 448-2244 to locate an Authorized Service Center . CLEANING THE CABINET ¡ Use a soft cloth sl[...]

– 34 – EN 1L25 SPECIFICA TIONS Product type: D VD/VCR Combo (D VD player with V ideo Cassette Recorder) Discs: D VD video Audio CD V ideo Cassette tape (VHS) Con verter output: VHF Channel 3 or 4. Power source: 120 V AC +/- 10%, 60 Hz +/- 0.5% Power consumption: 21 W (standby: 3.6 W) Operating temperature: 41°F (5°C) to 104°F (40°C) Dimensi[...]

POWER/ST ANDBY LINES VIDEO IN L [mode] AUDIO IN R REW F .FWD STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR REC TIMER PROGRESSIVE SCAN DIGITAL A UTO TRACKING D VD/VCR Combo D V-PF74U MP3 / JPEG PLAY BA CK DVD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE STOP PLA Y OPEN/CLOSE CHANNEL VCR OUTPUT DVD 1 3 4 2 6 8 10 12 14 20 7 9 11 13 17 15 5 18 16 19 +10 EJECT 3 2 SEARCH MODE OPEN/CLOSE [...]

– 36 – SP 1L25 24. Botón REPEA T R epite la reproducción del disco, título, capítulo o pista actual. 25. Botón MODE Activ a el modo de reproducción de progama o reproducción aleatoria cuando se reproducen CDs de audio o discos de MP3/JPEG. Ajusta el niv el del negro y el Mode de Presentación (Slide Show Mode). 26. Botón ZOOM Amplía pa[...]

– 37 – Español SP 1L25 46. Botón D VD Presione antes de utilizar el control remoto para el modo D VD. ● Usted puede cambiar el modo de salida ya sea presionando el OUTPUT en el panel delantero o el D VD o VCR en el control remoto. Sin embargo, si usted pr esiona el OUTPUT en el panel delantero primer o, usted necesita v olver a seleccionar [...]

– 38 – SP 1L25 CAMBIO DE VCR/D VD Como este producto utiliza videograbadoras y reproductores D VD, es necesario seleccionar el modo de salida correcto. +10 EJECT 3 2 SEARCH MODE OPEN/CLOSE 9 ZOOM DISPLAY 8 AUDIO 0 TOP MENU SETUP PLAY SKIP CH 56 1 A-B REPEAT REPEAT 7 CLEAR/C. RESET SUBTITLE MODE ANGLE DVD VCR/TV DISC NAVIGATION VCR SLOW SPEED RE[...]

– 39 – Español SP 1L25 CONEXION A UN SISTEMA DE A UDIO D VD/VCR A CONEXION DE TV 1. Desconecte el cable de alimentación CA de la toma de corriente CA. 2. Desconecte la antena o cable del TV . 3. Conecte la antena o cable a la toma ANT -IN del D VD/VCR. 4. Conecte el D VD/VCR al TV utilizando el cable RF . 5. Enchufe los cables de alimentació[...]

– 40 – SP 1L25 PREP ARA CION DE RELOJ 1 Seleccione el menú principal presionando MENU . ¡ Si el reloj no está ajustado, aparece priemero el menú CLOCK SET . En este caso, siga el paso (3). 2 Seleccione “CLOCK SET” presionando K o L . Luego presione B . 3 Ajuste el reloj. ¡ P ara retroceder un paso, presione { . 4 P onga en marcha el re[...]

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– 42 – Hitachi has made every eff ort to assure y ou hours of trouble free operation fr om your unit . Howe ver , should you r equire service , a network of Hitachi A uthorized Service Facilities has been established in all 50 states and Puerto Rico . Each facility will pro vide you with con venient and expedient assistance . Our service "[...]

U. S .A. ONL Y NO T V ALID IN CANAD A HIT A CHI Wa r r anty Limitations The Limited Warranty provided b y Hitachi does not cover: A. Cabinet (exterior finish items), Batter y packs , Accessor ies, Lens Cleanings, Head Cleanings, D VD Disc Damage, Video T ape Damage, or Software Modifications. B. Any def ect, malfunction, or failure caused by or res[...]

U. S .A. ONL Y NO T V ALID IN CANAD A ✄ ✄ HIT A CHI • D VD Products • VCR Products • CAMCORDER Products • A C ADAPTER CHARGER Conditions of Hitachi Limited W arranty These Hitachi Products are warranted to be free of def ects in par ts and workmanship at the time of purchase by the original o wner . If this product is found to be def ec[...]