Dynex DX-R20TR manual

USER GUIDE GUIDE DE L ’UTILISA TEUR • GUÍ A DEL USUARIO A TSC 20" Round T V/DVD Co mbo Pr oduct Description [F r ench] Pr oduct Description [Spanish] D X-R20TR DX-R20TR.fm Page -1 Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:19 PM[...]

Contents 1 Dy nex D X -R20TR A TSC 20" Round T V/DVD C ombo Co n t e n t s Impor tant safet y instr uc tions ....... ..... ........ ..... ....... ...... ....... ..... ........ . 3 F eatures .... ..... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... ..... ........ ..... ....... ...... ....... ..... ...... ... 8 Front .... ....... ..... ........ ..... .....[...]

2 Conte nts Displaying closed caption s ......... ..... ........ ........ ..... ........ ..... ....... 37 Customizing closed c aptions for di gital cha nnels . ........ ..... ....... 40 Sett ing parental controls .... ....... ..... ........ ..... ........ ..... ........ ....... 42 Sett ing the A TSC parenta l lock ...... ........ ..... ....... ....[...]

Important safety instruc tions 3 Impor tant safety instruc tions War n i ng : T o r educe the risk of elec tric shock, d o not remove the cov er or back. No u ser serviceable parts inside. Refer servic ing to qua lified service personnel . T o r educ e the risk of fir e or electric shock, do not e xpose y our T V combo to r ain or moistur e . Caut [...]

4 Important saf ety instructions V entilation Slots and openings in t he cabinet and the b ack or bottom are provid ed for ventil ation, reliable operation, and pr otection from ov erheat ing. These openings must not be blocked or cover ed. Do not block the open ings by placing your TV combo on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar sur face. D o not p[...]

Important safety instruc tions 5 Stand Do not place your TV combo on an unstable ca r t, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. Y our TV combo may fall, causing se rious perso nal injur y and seriou s damag e to your TV combo . Use only with a c ar t, stand, tri pod, brack et, or table rec o mmended by the manufact urer , or sold with y our TV comb o . [...]

6 Important saf ety instructions Damage requ iring ser vice Unplug you r TV combo from the pow er outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel un der the following conditions : • When the power supply cord or plug is dama ged or frayed. • If liquid ha s bee n spilled or ob ject s have fallen into your TV combo . • If your TV comb[...]

Important safety instruc tions 7 An outside antenna system shoul d not be locate d near overhead power lines or other elect ric light or power cir cuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, ex treme care shou ld be taken to keep from touching such power lines or cir cuits, beca use cont[...]

8 Featu res Fe a t u r e s Fro n t No . Compo nent Descriptio n 1 Headphone jack Plug headphon es into this jack . 2 VIDEO jack Plug the vide o connector on a s tandard A/V cable into this jac k. 3 L -AUDIO-R jacks Plug the left and right aud io connectors on a standard A/V cable i nto these jacks. 4 P ower indicat or Lights when your TV com bo is [...]

Feature s 9 Back No . Co mponent 1D V D v i d e o Y i n p u t j a c k 2C O A X I A L O U T j a c k 3 DVD video Cb input jac k 4 VIDEO OUT jack 5V I D E O 1 I N j a c k 6D V D v i d e o C r j a c k 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 DX-R20TR.fm Page 9 Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:19 PM[...]

10 Featu res Remote control 7 Right and le ft AUDIO OUT jacks 8A N T I N j a c k 9 Right and left AUDIO IN jacks No . Co mponent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 30 34 35 36 19 20 37 38 21 8 22 23 39 40 41 42 43 44 DX-R20TR.fm P age 10 Thur sday, January 18, 2 007 3:19 PM[...]

Feature s 11 Please review th ese bu tton name s and de scri ptions. Several of the buttons on the n ew re mote are differ ent fr om the old remot e. I was not sure what some of the buttons do . I have not chang ed the bu ttons in the tasks because I am not sure what to replace them wi th. No . Button Descri ption 1 POWER Press to turn y our TV com[...]

12 Featu res 20 AUDIO Press to select the disc aud io mode. 21 PROGR AM Press to enter program mod e, then press the number b uttons for the chapter or tit le where you want playback to star t. 22 TV/ DVD Press to select T V or DVD mode. 23 EXIT Press to close the TV program gu ide. 24 OPEN/C L OSE Press to open or close the disc tray. 25 TV/ DTV P[...]

Feature s 13 Install ing re mote con trol batteries T o in sta ll rem ote co ntrol b atterie s: 1 Remove the batter y compar tm ent cover . 38 P AUSE/STEP Press to pause DVD playback. Press again to adv ance fr ame by fr ame . 39 ST OP Press to stop disc playback. 40 SL OW Press to pla y a DVD for ward slowly . Ea ch time you press this button the [...]

14 Setting up your TV combo 2 Inser t two AA batteries into the batter y compar tm ent. Make sure that the + and – symbols on the b atteries match the + and – s ymbols in the batter y compar tment. 3 Replace the batter y compa r tment cover . Caut io n: Do not thro w batteries into fir e. Dispose of batteries as hazar d ous wast e. When you do [...]

Settin g up your T V combo 15 T o connec t a VHF/UHF combination an tenna with a single 75 ohm cab le or twin-lead 300 oh m wires : • Connect the 75 ohm ca ble from the VH F/UHF antenna to th e RF IN jack on the back of your TV combo . If your antenna has a 300 ohm twin-lea d wire, u se a 300-75 ohm transformer (not included ). T o connec t a com[...]

16 Setting up your TV combo T o connec t separate VH F and UHF antenn as (75 ohm VHF and 30 0 ohm UH F twin-lead wires: 1 Connect the VHF 75 ohm cable and UHF 300 ohm tw in-lead wires to the combiner (not included). 2 Attach the combin er to the RF IN jack on the ba ck of your T V combo . Co n n ec t i n g c ab l e T V T o connect b asic cable (no [...]

Settin g up your T V combo 17 T o connec t c able with scra mbled and unscra mbled channels: • Use the fo llowing illustration to co nnec t the ca ble usi ng a sp litter ( not include d) and an A/B switch box (not included). RF IN jack Incoming 75 ohm T V cable Splitter Conver ter b ox A B 75 ohm cable RF IN jack DX-R20TR.fm P age 17 Thur sday, J[...]

18 Setting up your TV combo Connecting othe r video devices Use the following illustration to connect devices, such as a DVD player , VCR, or stereo system. COAXIAL OUT ANT IN Addi tion al TV Amp lifie r DVD player , VC D , or de vice To c o a x i a l - t y p e digita l audio inpu t VHF UHF Vid eo ou t Audio out Coaxia l cab le R e ce i v e r D V D[...]

Using the TV 19 Using the front a udio/video input jacks T o connect a camcorder or video game: • Use the following illustration to connect a camcorder or video game. U sing the T V T urning your T V combo on and off T o turn your TV combo on and off: 1 Plug t he pow er cord into a polari zed pow er outlet . Y o ur TV combo has a p olariz ed plug[...]

20 Using the TV Sel ecting the vide o mod e Note: Unless otherwise stated, all buttons in task s are r emote contr ol buttons. T o select the video mode: 1 T urn on your T V combo . 2 Press the INP UT [Is this the correc t button?] b utton one or more time s to selec t the video mode y ou want . Y ou can select: • A V1–For a device connected to[...]

Using the TV 21 4 Press the VOL+ or VOL– button to selec t the sig nal mode. Y ou can selec t: • AIR – Analog and dig ital an tenna s ignal • CABL E –Analog and d igit al cabl e signa l 5 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to sele ct AU TO S CA N . 6 Press the VOL+ button to begin scanning for channels. When the s can is complete, the smalle [...]

22 Using the TV 3 Press the OK button. DX-R20TR.fm P age 22 Thur sday, January 18, 2 007 3:19 PM[...]

Using the TV 23 Adjust in g the vo lume To a d j u s t t h e v o l u m e : •P r e s s t h e VOL+ or VOL – butt on to inc rease or de cr ease the v olume . •P r e s s t h e MUTE button to mute the sound. Pr ess this button again to restor e the sound. Y o u can al so adj ust the volu me from the TV on-screen d isplay (OSD). T o adjust the volu[...]

24 Using the TV Adj us ti n g t h e v id e o T o adjust the video: 1 Press the MENU button. The T V on -screen display (OSD) opens. 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL – but ton to selec t VIDEO , then press the CH– bu tton. The VIDEO menu opens. 3 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to selec t the op tion you want to adj ust, then press the VOL+ or VO L – bu[...]

Using the TV 25 Note: If you press the DT V Aud io button when an external A/V device is selected , nothing happens . DX-R20TR.fm P age 25 Thur sday, January 18, 2 007 3:19 PM[...]

26 Using the TV Selec ting the color system f or A T V T o selec t the color system for A T V: 1 Press the MENU button. The T V on -screen display (OSD) opens. 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL– button to select CHANNEL , then press the CH– button. T he CHA NNEL menu opens. 3 Press the CH+ or CH– button to select COL OR SYSTEM , then press the VOL+ or [...]

Using the TV 27 T o displ ay channel and progr am information for d igital T V: 1 Press the round DISPLA Y but ton. T he currently selec ted channel an d the signal mode appear in the upp er right corner of the screen. 2 Press the round DISPLA Y b utton again. Information about th e currently selec ted channel an d program app ears. 3 Press the rou[...]

28 Using the TV Setting the time T o set the time: 1 Press the MENU button. The TV on-screen display (OSD) opens. 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL– button to select TIME , then press the CH– . The TIME menu opens. 3 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to sele ct TIME , then press the CH+ or CH– b utton to selec t --:-- AM . 4 Press the VOL+ or VOL – butt[...]

Using the TV 29 Setting the timer Y o u can us e the t imer to specify w hen you want your TV combo to automaticall y turn on or off . This time r turns your T V comb o on or off ea ch day at the s ame t ime. If you want to set a timer to au tomaticall y tur n off your T V combo jus t one time, use the sleep tim er . F o r more information, see “[...]

30 Using the TV T o set the timer that turns y our T V combo off: 1 Press the MENU button. The T V on -screen display (OSD) opens. 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL– button to select TIME , then press the CH– but ton. The TIME menu opens. 3 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to selec t TIME OFF , then press the CH+ or CH – to sele ct --: -- , th en press t[...]

Using the TV 31 T urn ing off the daylight saving time feature Dayl ight sav ing ti me is auto mati cally set by speci ally b roadcast signals. If you liv e in a n ar ea that does not use daylight saving time, you can turn this feat ure off so y our T V c ombo ’ s time is not a utomatically adjusted. T o turn off the daylight savi ng time featur [...]

32 Using the TV Setting the time zo ne When you set the tim e zone, your TV combo adj u sts the time signa l from a broadcast out of y our ar ea so the cloc k displa ys your loc al time. T o set the time zone: 1 Press the MENU button. The T V on -screen display (OSD) opens. 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL – button to select DTV SETUP , then press the CH?[...]

Using the TV 33 2 Press the FAV . L I S T button. The FAV O R I T E L I S T screen opens. 3 Press the ENTER button to a dd the ch annel to the favorite l ist. T o view a favorite channel: 1 Press the FAV . L I S T button. The FAV O R I T E L I S T screen opens. 2 Press the CH+ or CH– to selec t the favorite channel you want watch. The FAV O R I T[...]

34 Using the TV V iewi ng th e prog ram guid e for D T V If the digital T V channel or program has electronic progr am guide (EPG ) informa tion, you can view this information. T o use the EPG: 1 Press the GUIDE button. The EPG op ens. 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL– button to select a program. Information about the program appea rs . 3 Press the GUIDE [...]

Using the TV 35 Selec ting the T V on-screen displa y language Y o u can selec t the language u sed for the T V on-screen disp lay ( OSD). T o selec t the T V OSD l anguage: 1 Press the MENU button. The T V on-screen display (OSD) opens. 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL – button to select FU NC TIO N , then press the CH– button. The FUNCTION menu open s[...]

36 Using the TV T urning the blue screen on or off When your TV combo is tuned to a chan nel that does not have a signal, you can specify whether you want the blank screen to be blue. T o turn the blue screen on or off: 1 Press the MENU button. The T V on -screen display (OSD) opens. 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL – button to select FU NC TIO N , then p[...]

Using the TV 37 Displayin g closed captions Closed capt ions are usually d isplayed in Captions mode or T ex t mode. Captions mode usually disp lays captio ns for th e pr ogram ’ s audio l anguage. C C1 usual ly dis play s Engl ish. CC2 usuall y displays a secondar y lang uage. T ex t mode usua lly displays other t ypes of information, such as a [...]

38 Using the TV Using closed captions in digita l channels If your TV combo is set to receiv e digital T V cha nnels, y ou can specify how you want closed capt ions to be displ ayed. Note: Yo u c a n p re s s t h e CC D button on the r emote co ntrol to tu rn closed captions on or off . T o turn closed captions on or off: 1 Press the MENU button. T[...]

Using the TV 39 3 Press the CH+ or CH+ but ton to selec t DT V CC , then pr ess th e VOL+ button. 4 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to sele ct CAPT IO N MO DE . 5 Press the VOL+ butt on, th en pr ess th e VOL+ or VOL – but ton to se lect ON or OFF . This is m y original question. “St ep 5 does no t mak e sense t o me. If I pres s the VOL+ button[...]

40 Using the TV When captions are disp layed , on-screen displays, such as volume level or mut e, may not appear . I f the OSD is opened , captions may disappear . When you close the OSD , captions will reappe ar . Some cable systems and copy protections systems may in terfer e with the closed caption sign al. If you ar e using an indoor antenna or[...]

Using the TV 41 3 Press the CH+ or CH+ but ton to selec t DT V CC , then pr ess th e VOL+ button. 4 Press the CH+ or CH– to sel e c t USER SE TTING . 5 Press the VOL+ or VOL– button to select CUST OM . 6 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to sele ct DT V CAPTION ST YLE , th en press the VOL+ button. DX-R20TR.fm P age 41 Thur sday, January 18, 2 007[...]

42 Using the TV 7 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to selec t the s tyle opt ion you want to adju st, then press the VOL+ or VOL – button to adjust the option . (The BG COL OR and BG OP ACIT Y options are not visible u ntil you press th e CH– bu tton to scroll down the l ist of options.) • ST YLE –Selec ts t he font st yle. Y ou can selec t S[...]

Using the TV 43 4 Use the numb er buttons on the remote control to enter t he password. The default pass word is 0000 . After you ente r the pass word, the PA R E N TA L LO C K menu opens. 5 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to selec t a p arental lock option . Chang ing the p assword T o change the password: 1 Press the MENU button. The T V on-screen[...]

44 Using the TV 2 Press the VOL+ or VOL – button to select FU NC TIO N , then press the CH– button. The FUNCTION menu open s. 3 Press the CH+ button to sel ect PA R E N TA L LO C K , then press the VOL + button. The PLEASE E NTER P ASSWORD screen ope ns. 4 Use the number b uttons on the remote c ontrol to enter the old pa ssword . The default p[...]

Using the TV 45 5 Press the CH– butt on t o scr oll do wn and select CHANGE P ASSWORD , then pres s the VOL+ button. ( This option is not visible unti l you scroll down the list of options.) 6 Use the numb er buttons to enter the new pas swor d, then enter the n ew password again. 7 Press the MENU button one or mor e times to close the menu. T o [...]

46 Using the TV T o block or unblock TV ratings: 1 Open the PA R E N TA L LO C K menu. 2 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to sele ct PA R E N TA L G U I D E , then press the VOL+ or VOL – button.The RA TIN G screen opens. 3 Press the CH+ or CH– button to select a T V rating, then press the VOL+ or VOL – button to block o r unblock a ra ting. So[...]

Using the TV 47 Main TV ratings are: • TV- Y –All c hil dren • TV- Y7 –Children sev en years and older • TV-G –General audiences • TV- PG –P ar enta l guidance su ggested • TV- 14 –P arental gu idance strongly s uggested for chil dren under 14 • TV- MA –Ma t ure audiences only TV sub -ratings are: • ALL –(Appl ies to TV-[...]

48 Using the TV 2 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to sele ct MP AA RA TIN G , then press the VOL+ or VOL – button. The movie rating screen opens. 3 Press the CH+ or CH– button to sele ct the movie rating you want to block or unblock, then press t he VOL+ or VOL – button to blo ck or unblock t he rating. A check mark indicates that a rating is [...]

Using the TV 49 2 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to sele ct DT V SETUP , then press the VOL – but ton. The DT V S E TU P menu open s. 3 Press the CH+ or CH– b utton to select AT S C PA R E N TA L LO C K . The ENTER C ODE screen opens. 4 Use the numb er buttons to enter the four- digit password. T he defaul t password is 0000 . ARENTAL LOCK DX-R[...]

50 Using the DVD player 5 Press the CH+ or CH– bu tton to sele ct a n option, th en press the VOL+ or VOL– button to adju st the op tion. • VERSION–Displays the V-CHIP broadcast source v e rsion. • DIMENSION–T he information displayed here varies depending on the V-CHIP signal. • CLEAR RRT –Clears the VERSION fiel d. U sing the DVD [...]

Using the D VD player 51 Contr olling disc playbac k T o control disc playback: •P r e s s t h e P AUSE/STEP but ton t o pa use pla yback. Pr ess t he PLAY /ENTER bu tton to resume pl ayback . •P r e s s t h e STOP button once t o stop pl ayback. Press the PL AY/ENT ER bu tton to resume pl ayback at t he pla ce on the disc where you stop ped. ?[...]

52 Using the DVD player Selecting the audio mod e I do not und erstand how this feature works . What ty pe of discs d o the listed options appl y to? Is this just for DVDs ? Or does it apply to audio CDs as well? T o select the audio mode: •P r e s s t h e AU D I O b utton one or more times. Button presses mus t be wit hin three seconds of each o[...]

Using the D VD player 53 Viewin g di ffere nt r eco rdi ng an gl es Some DVDs have scenes that are recorded from different viewing angles. T o view different recor ding angles: 1 Press the SETUP button. The DVD on-screen display opens at the General Setup P age. 2 Press the or button to selec t Angle Mark , then press the PLA Y/ENTER button. 3 Pres[...]

54 Using the DVD player Displaying informa tion about a disc T o display informa tion abou t a disc: • P res s th e sq u a re DI SP LAY but ton one or more time s. Each tim e you press this button, the display changes f rom: • Title Elapsed –Shows the elapsed playing ti me for t he titl e. • Title Remain –Shows the remaining pl aying time[...]

Using the D VD player 55 • If a disc i s playin g, the DVD O SD ope ns at the General Setup P age . • Or , if a disc is not playing and the disc tray is empty , pres s the SETUP butt on twice to open th e Pref erenc e Page . 2 Press the or button to sele c t an option, then press the PLAY/ ENTER button. T o view more options, pr ess the CH– b[...]

56 Using the DVD player OSD Gen eral S etu p Page Th is menu appears when a disc is pla ying. Opti on Sub - options Tv D i s p l a y F or the b uilt-in TV: 4:3 LB–Image fills the screen. F or an ext ernal TV: 4:3/PS–Pan and Scan–If the ex ternal TV has a 4:3-sized screen, widescreen content fills the screen, but the left and right sides of th[...]

Using the D VD player 57 OSD Preference Page This page appe ars wh en a di sc is not playing or wh en the d isc t ray is empt y . Playing JP EG discs JPEG is a picture format that l ets you sa ve pictures in small files siz es. JPEG files end wit h the .jpg file ex tension. T o play a JPEG di sc: 1 Inser t a JPEG di sc into the disc tray . A f ile [...]

58 Using the DVD player Playing M P3 discs T o play an MP3 di sc: 1 Inser t an M P3 disc into th e disc t ray . A fil e menu ap pears. 2 Press the or button to selec t a folde r , t hen press the PLAY/ENTER button. 3 Press the or bu tton to select a file, then press th e PLA Y /ENTER button. The file you s e le c t ed p la ys . 4 Press the PREV or [...]

Using the D VD player 59 Note: Y ou can n ot play discs oth er then those list ed . Y ou cannot play non-standard discs, even if they have the pr eceding labels. D ep en d in g o n h ow t h ey we re re co rde d, C D - R s an d C D- R Ws m a y no t pl a y. Region ma nagement i nforma tion Y o ur TV combo is designed and manufac tured to respond to t[...]

60 Maintaining Maintaining Handling dis cs • T o remove a disc from its case, hold it at the edge s while you press down gently on the center hol e. • Do not touch the shiny sur face of the disc or bend the disc. • Place the disc in the d isc tray w ith the l abel facing up. • Store discs in their cases when you are not u sing them. • Do [...]

Troubleshoot ing 61 T roubles hoot ing War n i ng : D o not try to repair you r T V combo yourself . Refer all servicing to qualified service pers onnel . Do not remo ve the back co ver . Y our TV c ombo has dang e ro us electric al voltages in side that may c ause a fir e or injury . Note: Y our TV c ombo may mak e occ asional snapping or popping [...]

62 Specifica tions Specifications Note: Design and specific ations subject to change without notic e. Dimensions are app roximate. Color is spotty . This can be caused when you move your TV c ombo, when magnets are placed too close to your TV combo, or when appliances are turned on or off. T urn off your TV combo for 15 minutes , then turn it on. Y[...]

Legal notices 63 Leg al no ti ces FC C Part 15 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Operati on of this p roduct i s subjec t to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference , and (2) this device mus t accept a ny inter ference received, includ ing inter ference that may ca use undesired operation.[...]

Legal notices 65 90- day limited warranty Dynex Prod ucts (“Dy nex”) wa rran ts to y ou, the origin al purc haser of this ne w DX-R20TR (“Product”), that the Pro duc t shall be free of defects in the original manufacture of the ma terial or w orkm anship for a period of 90 days from the da te of your pur chase o f the Pr oduct (“W arran t[...]

66 Legal notice s This warrant y also does not cover: • Dam age due to incorrect o peration or maintenance • Con nectio n to an inco rr ect v oltage s upply • Attempted repair by anyo ne other than a fa cility authorized by Dynex to serv ice the Product • Products sol d as is o r with all fa ults • Consum ables, such a s fuse s or ba tter[...]

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