RCA RC5920P Bedienungsanleitung

DVD Player User's Guide Changing Entertainment. Again. RC5 920P[...]

Important Information Product Registration Information Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty par ts and service and for proof of pur chase. Attach it here and r ecord the serial number in case you need it. The number is located on the player . Model No. ___________________________________________________________________________________________[...]

Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. DTS is a register ed trademark of Digital Home Theater Systems, Inc. Table of Contents 1 Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to[...]

2 T able of Contents Chapter 2: Playing DVDs (continued) Time indicator ................................................................................................................. 34 The Repeat Feature ........................................................................................................ 34 T o Use Disc or T rack Repeat: ...[...]

T able of Contents 3 Chapter 4: Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System (continued) Creating a Passwor d and Setting Ratings .................................................................... 53 Creating a Password ................................................................................................. 53 Changing your Password ...........[...]

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Connections & Setup Chapter Overview: • Things to Consider Befor e Y ou Connect • Choose Y our Connection • Explanation of Cables and Jacks • The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player • The Fr ont Panel Contr ols • Installing Batteries in the Remote • How to Find Y our TV’ s Video Input Channel • How to Move Around the DVD Playe[...]

Connections & Setup 6 Chapter 1 Things to Consider Befor e Y ou Connect Protect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their power cor ds into the wall outlet. • T urn off the TV and/or components before you connect or disconnect any cables. • Make sure all antennas and cables are pr operly grounded. Refer to[...]

Chapter 1 7 Connections & Setup Choose Y our Connection There are sev eral ways to connect your DVD play er . Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you. T urn to the appropriate page and connect y our DVD play er . TV DVD TV Components Cables Needed Connection Go to... • Coaxial • Audio/video • S-Video ?[...]

Connections & Setup 8 Chapter 1 Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables This section describes the jacks and cables you can use to make connections (some of the cables may not pro vided with your DVD player). There are sev eral ways to connect components to your DVD play er . Differ ent jacks and cables provide a differ ent level of performance ([...]

Chapter 1 9 Connections & Setup DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT 2 1 R L S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L 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/Video Input Jacks 1. Connect the audio cables to the AUDIO OUT L (left – whi[...]

Connections & Setup 10 Chapter 1 CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL L R VIDEO AUDIO IN FROM ANT IN OUT OUT TO TV L R VCR DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT 2 1 R L S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R RL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVD PLAYER TV DVD VCR 1 3 4 5 2B 2A[...]

Chapter 1 11 Connections & Setup DVD Player + TV + VCR 1. Connect the audio cables to the AUDIO OUT L (left – white) and R (right – r ed) jacks on the back of your D VD Player , and to the corresponding A udio Input jacks on your TV . 2. Connect the video cable. A. Basic video connection – Connect the video cable (yello w) to the VIDEO OU[...]

Connections & Setup 12 Chapter 1 Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R COAXIAL OPTICAL RL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVD PLAYER R AUDIO IN L DIGITAL IN DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS RECEIVER CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL Dolby Digital ® and DTS ® Both Dolby D igital and DTS are audio formats used to r ecord[...]

Chapter 1 13 Connections & Setup Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Home Theater Systems, Inc. DVD Player + TV + Dolby Digi[...]

Connections & Setup 14 Chapter 1 Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R COAXIAL OPTICAL RL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVD PLAYER R AUDIO IN L PRO LOGIC OR STEREO RECEIVER CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL 1 3 TV DVD Dolby Digital or DTS System 2B 2A[...]

Chapter 1 15 Connections & Setup DVD Player + TV + Dolby Pr o Logic or Ster eo Receiver T o Connect the DVD Player 1. Connect the left and right audio cables to your audio/video receiv er and to the AUDIO OUT FR ONT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your D VD Player . 2. Connect the video cable. A. Basic video connec[...]

Connections & Setup 16 Chapter 1 L R VIDEO AUDIO IN FROM ANT IN OUT OUT TO TV L R VCR DVD PLAYER S-VIDEO SATELLITE SIGNAL L R VIDEO IN FROM ANT OUT OUT TO TV SATELLITE RECEIVER S-VIDEO CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL SATELLITE IN RL VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R COAXI[...]

Chapter 1 17 Connections & Setup DVD Player + TV + VCR + Satellite Receiver 1. Connect the audio cables to the A UDIO OUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your D VD Player , and to the corresponding Audio I nput jacks on your TV . 2. Connect the video cable. A. Basic video connection – Connect the video cable (y e[...]

Connections & Setup 18 Chapter 1 Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R COAXIAL OPTICAL The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player When connecting, make sure you connect Output jacks to Input jacks, Video to Video, Right A udio to Right Audio, etc. Description of Jacks (fr om left to right) COMPONENT (Y , P B , P R ) VID[...]

Chapter 1 19 Connections & Setup (listed alphabetically) DISC SKIP P ress this button to skip the curr ent disc and got to the next disc in the tray . Disc S elector Pr ess the button number of the disc you want to play . Disc tray P ress OPEN•CLOSE to open and close the disc tray . F ront panel display (See follo wing page for details.) PO W[...]

Connections & Setup 20 Chapter 1 Installing Batteries in the Remote 1. Remo ve the batter y 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. 3. P ut the batter y compartment cover back on the remote. Important Battery Information • If you ?[...]

Chapter 1 21 Connections & Setup How to Find Y our TV’ s Video Input Channel Y ou need to tune your TV to the Video Input Channel (or S-Video Channel if you connected the S-Video cable to your TV and to your DVD Play er) to see the DVD Player ’ s menu and to see the content that’ s on a disc. The video channel on TVs varies for different [...]

Connections & Setup 22 Chapter 1 How to Move Ar ound the DVD Player’ s Menu System The technical term for how you mo ve through the D VD Player ’ s menu system is “Navigation.” This book tells you how to select differ ent menu items, but you can explore the menu system on your own by follo wing a few “ navigational rules.” Pr ess th[...]

Chapter 1 23 Connections & Setup A Quick T our of The Remote Y ou can use this remote to control compatible components. The component buttons are programmed to operate some PR OSCAN, R CA and GE components. The buttons must be programmed to operate other brands of components. (S ee page 25 for instructions.) Component Buttons (Buttons listed in[...]

Connections & Setup 24 Chapter 1 GO BACK When you ’ re using the D VD Player’ s menu system, press this button to return to the preceding menu scr een. GUIDE Allows you to see the titles that ar e available on the current disc (if the disc contains a guide menu). INFO P ress this button while you ’ re playing a disc to see the on-scr een [...]

Chapter 1 25 Connections & Setup Pr ogramming the Remote to Operate Y our TV The remote can be programmed to control most brands of r emote controllable TVs. The remote is already programmed to control most R CA, P roscan, and GE TVs. T esting the r emote T o determine whether the remote needs to be pr ogrammed, turn the TV ON, point the remote[...]

Connections & Setup 26 Chapter 1 TV Codes Admiral .............................................................. 1115, 1224 Adventura .................................................................... 1224 Aiko ............................................................................. 1124 Akai .............................................[...]

Chapter Overview: • Regional Coding • Using Differ ent Menus • Loading and Playing Discs • Using a Disc Menu • Using the On-Scr een Info Display • Using the Repeat Featur e • Selecting a Play Mode • Disc Playback Featur es Using the Remote • What is a Video CD? Chapter 2 Changing Entertainment. Again. Playing DVDs 27 Illustrations[...]

Playing DVDs 28 Chapter 2 Regional Coding Both the DVD player and the discs ar e 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 . This player’ s code is region 1. Using Dif ferent Menus Each disc is programmed with different featur es. There are three separate[...]

Chapter 2 29 Playing DVDs Loading and Playing Discs T urn on the TV and your DVD P layer (press ON•OFF on the player or pr ess the DVD button on the r emote control). C a n ' t C a t c h U p  C a n ' t C a t c h U p 1. P ress the OPEN•CLOSE button on the front of the D VD Player or on the remote. The disc tray opens. 2. Place a dis[...]

Playing DVDs 30 Chapter 2 Using a Disc Menu A disc is capable of having an on-screen menu that is separate from the D VD player’ s menu system and on- screen Info D isplay . The disc menu might only contain a list of the titles and chapters, or it may allow you to change features such as language and playback settings. Although the content and op[...]

Chapter 2 31 Playing DVDs Using the On-Scr een Info Display The on-screen I nfo Display contains many playback features. T o see the Info Display , press the INFO button on the remote or the front of the play er while a disc is playing. The Info Display appears across the top of the screen. Each featur e is represented by an icon. U se the left/rig[...]

Playing DVDs 32 Chapter 2 Selecting a Chapter Because DVD discs use digital technology , a title can be divided into individual chapters (similar to tracks on a CD). Y ou can skip to a specific chapter by using the Chapter feature in the Info Display . 1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote or the front of the play er to bring up the [...]

Chapter 2 33 Playing DVDs Changing the Audio Language If the disc was created with different language tracks (r ecorded in different languages), you can use the I nfo Display to temporarily change the DVD P layer’ s Audio Language setting. 1. While a disc is playing, press A UDIO on the remote (the audio display appears). Note: Y ou can also brin[...]

Playing DVDs 34 Chapter 2 Using Bookmarks The bookmark feature lets you mar k a point on the disc that you can go to quickly . Y ou can store up to nine bookmarks per disc. When you turn the play er off or remov e the disc, bookmarks are cleared. Storing a Bookmark 1. While a disc is playing, press MARKER on the r emote (the bookmark display appear[...]

Chapter 2 35 Playing DVDs T o Use Disc, Title or Chapter Repeat: 1. While a disc is playing, press REP EA T on the remote to bring up the r epeat display . 2. P ress OK to scroll through the Repeat options until the option you want is displayed in the text bo x. 3. P ress OK. The selected repeat option will loop continually until you turn R epeat o[...]

Playing DVDs 36 Chapter 2 Selecting a Play Mode Y ou can choose what order the titles or tracks will play on a disc. The standard play mode is the default. T o select another play mode, a disc must be in the DVD play er . There are thr ee play mode options: Standar d Play: plays the disc’ s titles, chapters, or tracks (depending on the type of di[...]

Chapter 2 37 Playing DVDs Editing a Pr ogram Deleting Items fr om the Play List T o delete items from the play list: 1. If a disc is playing, press ST OP once to put the player in stop mode. 2. P ress PLA Y MODE on the remote (the Pr ogram Edit screen is displayed). 3. H ighlight the row in the play list you want to delete. U se the arrow buttons t[...]

Playing DVDs 38 Chapter 2 Freeze Frame and Frame Advance 1. P ress PA USE when a disc is playing to freeze the picture. 2. Each time you press the P AUSE button, the picture adv ances one frame. 3. P ress PL A Y to resume normal playback. Slow Motion Playback (in Fr eeze Frame Mode) While the disc is in freeze frame mode, you can use slo w motion p[...]

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 39 Chapter 3 Changing Entertainment. Again. Chapter Overview: • Using the Info Display • Using IntroScan TM • Using Bookmarks • Using the Time Display • Selecting a Play Mode • The Repeat Feature • Playing MP3 Discs Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.[...]

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 40 Chapter 3 Selecting a Specific T rack 1. P ress INFO on the remote or the front of the player (the I nfo Display appears). 2. Highlight the T rack icon. 3. U se the number buttons on the remote to enter the track number you want to play . Y ou may need to press the OK button on the remote after y ou enter a single[...]

Chapter 3 41 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Using Intr oScan TM The IntroScan system plays the first ten seconds of each track on the CD (similar to the scan featur e that’ s on many car radios). T o use the IntroScan system: 1. P ress INFO on the remote or the front of the player (the Info D isplay appears). 2. Highlight the I ntroScan icon. P [...]

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 42 Chapter 3 The Time Display The Time D isplay has four options: • T rack elapsed – show the elapsed play time of the current track. • T rack remain – shows the r emaining play time for the current track. • Disc elapsed – shows the total time the current disc has play ed. • Disc remain – sho ws the r[...]

Chapter 3 43 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Pr ogrammed Play T o use the programmed play option, you must create a play list to set the or der you want the tracks on the disc(s) to play in. Creating a Pr ogram List for an Audio Disc 1. If a disc is playing, press ST OP once to put the player in stop mode. 2. P ress PLA Y MODE on the remote (the Pr[...]

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 44 Chapter 3 The Repeat Featur e The default mode for the Repeat featur e is Off. There are four R epeat options for Audio CDs: • All Discs – Repeats all discs in tray • One Disc – repeats the disc that is playing • T rack – repeats the track that is playing • A•B – Set the beginning (point A) and t[...]

Chapter 3 45 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Playing MP3 Discs What is MP3? MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song can be compr essed into MP3 format with very little loss of quality , while taking up much less space. CD-R or a CD-R W discs that have been encoded in MP3 format can be played on your D VD player . In this[...]

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 46 Chapter 3 The MP3 Display MP3 discs contain individual songs that can be organized into folders. When you play an MP3 disc, the MP3 screen appears. F olders and songs are displayed on the left side of the screen. The right side of the screen is the program windo w . Selecting Folders and Songs Playback begins auto[...]

Chapter 3 47 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Creating a Play List Y ou can play the songs in a folder in any order you want by creating a play list. 1. If a disc is playing, press ST OP to put the player in stop mode. 2. Pr ess PL A Y MODE on the remote (the P rogram Edit screen will appear). 2. U se the up/down arrow buttons to select a song and p[...]

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Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System Chapter Overview: • The DVD Player Menu System • Locking Y our DVD Player • The Display Menu • The Sound Menu • The Languages Menu 49 Chapter 4 Changing Entertainment. Again. Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.[...]

Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System 50 Chapter 4 The DVD Player Menu System The DVD player menu system is not the same as the disc menu or the I nfo Display . If you are playing a disc, press ST OP on the remote control to stop playback and press the MENU button on the remote bring up the DVD play er menu. Path Items A path menu item has an arrow[...]

Chapter 4 51 Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System The Audio Language Pr eference The Audio Language menu enables y ou to choose which language you want to listen to a movie in. 1. If a disc is playing, press ST OP and MENU (the menu appears). 2. Highlight Audio and press OK (the audio language options ar e displayed). 3. Highlight the language y o[...]

Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System 52 Chapter 4 Changing the Subtitle Language Pr eference The Subtitles menu lets you choose a pr eferred language for the subtitles. The default is Auto . T o change the subtitle language preference: 1. If a disc is playing, press ST OP and MENU (the menu appears). 2. Highlight S ubtitles and press OK (the Subti[...]

Chapter 4 53 Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System Cr eating a Password and Setting Ratings The Rating feature is a system sort of like movie ratings. I t works with DVD discs that hav e been assigned a rating. This helps you control the types of DVDs that y our family watches. Once you have set the ratings limit, you can lock the player so that a [...]

Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System 54 Chapter 4 Setting the Rating Rated Titles The Rating option lets you determine how your play er will react to discs that contain movies that ar e rated (in the U.S.A., the Motion P ictures Association of America (MP AA) rates movies as G, PG, PG-13, etc.). Y ou decide which ratings require a password and whi[...]

Chapter 4 55 Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System TV Aspect The TV Aspect adjusts the way a movie appears on your TV . Standard TVs are 4 x 3 format. Depending on the type of television you have, y ou may want to adjust the screen setting (also called the aspect ratio). 1. If a disc is playing, press ST OP and MENU (the menu appears). 2. Highlight[...]

Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System 56 Chapter 4 1. If a disc is playing, press ST OP and MENU (the menu appears). 2. Highlight and select the Dynamic Range option and press the right arr ow button. 3. Highlight O n or Off and press OK. 4. P ress the MENU button to remove the menu fr om the screen. Digital Audio Out Digital output lets you choose[...]

Language Code Language Code Language Code Abkhazian ..................................... 6566 Afar ............................................... 6565 Afrikaans ....................................... 6570 Albanian ....................................... 8381 Ameharic ....................................... 6577 Arabic ...........................[...]

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Other Information 59 Chapter 5 Changing Entertainment. Again. Chapter Overview: • T roubleshooting • Care and Maintenance • Limited W arranty • Accessory Or dering Information Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.[...]

60 Chapter 5 Other Information T r oubleshooting If you ar e experiencing product oper ation problems, please review the troubleshooting section befor e you call for ser vice. Refer to the L imited W arranty for information on how to obtain r epair ser vice. Player won’t work • Reset the D VD Player by unplugging the A C power cord and plugging[...]

Chapter 5 61 Other Information T r oubleshooting Remote control won’ t work • If you are using a universal r emote, you might be in the wrong mode. T o operate your DVD Player , press DVD on the remote befor e you press any other buttons. If you ’ re operating the TV , press the TV button first, etc. • Insert new batteries in the remote. ?[...]

62 Chapter 5 Other Information T roubleshooting No forward or r everse scan • Some discs have sections that prohibit rapid scanning, or title and chapter skip . • If you ’ re trying to skip through the warning information and credits at the beginning of a mo vie, you won ’ t be able to. This part of the movie is often programmed to prohibit[...]

Chapter 5 63 Other Information Handling Cautions • Before connecting other components to this player , be sur e to turn all components off. • Don ’ t move the player while a disc is being play ed. The disc may get scratched or broken, and the player’ s internal parts may be damaged. • Don ’ t put any container filled with liquid or any [...]

64 Chapter 5 Other Information Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: • Defect in materials or workmanship . For how long after your pur chase: • 90 days from date of purchase - U nit exchange, which includes parts and labor . • 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - U nit exchange, which includes parts only; you pay the labor . • [...]

Chapter 5 65 Other Information Thomson assumes no responsibility for warranty shipments fr om the customer to the factor y if not shipped in the manner prescribed b y Thomson. Return transportation, storage, handling and insurance costs ar e your responsibility . W e accept no responsibility in case of damage or loss. T o receive a replacement unit[...]

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Chapter 5 67 Other Information T otal Merchandise ............................................................ Sales T ax ............................................................................ We are required by law to collect the appropriate sales tax for each individual state, country , and locality to which the merchandise is being sent. S[...]

68 Chapter 5 Other Information ® r r s TM Charge your order on your VISA, MasterCard, or Discover Card by filling in below USE YOUR CREDIT CARD IMPORTANT: Copy complete account number from your VISA card IMPORTANT: Copy complete account number from your MasterCard My card expires: My card expires: Copy Number above your name on MasterCard AUTHORIZ[...]

69 Chapter 6 Index Symbols 3-D Surr ound button 23 4 x 3 Letterbox 55 4 x 3 S tandard 55 A A•B Repeat 34, 44 Accessories 67 Angle, camera 33 Arrow buttons 23 Aspect ratio 55 Audio Dolby D igital 12 AUDIO button 23 Audio CD Playing 40 Audio equipment Dolby D igital 12 DTS 12 Audio language 33 B Batteries, remote 20 Bookmarks recalling 34, 41 stori[...]

Index Chapter 6 70 Motion P ictures Association of America 54 N Navigation 22 Number buttons 24 O OK button 24 ON•OFF button 23 On-screen info display 31, 40 OPEN•CL OSE button 24 Optical cable 8 Order form, accessories 67 P P ath menu item 50 P AUSE button 19, 24 Picture scan 37 PLA Y button 19, 24 Play Menu program play 36, 42 random play 36,[...]

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