Memorex MVUC821 manual

Befor e operating this pr oduct, please r ead these instructions completely . User’ s Guide 8” TFT DVD Player with AM/FM Radio MVUC821[...]

Contents ......................................................................1 Important Safety Instructions ...................................2 Precautions .................................................................5 Power Source .............................................................5 Installation ..................................[...]

2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CA UT IO N: T O RE DUCE TH E RI SK O F ELEC TRIC S HOC K, D O NO T RE MO VE C OVER ( OR BAC K). N O US ER -S ER VIC EABL E P ART S INSI DE. RE FE R SER VIC ING T O QU AL IF IE D SER VI CE PE RS ON NE L. T hi s Cau ti on Ma rk in g wi th Rat ing La bel i s lo ca te d at t he r ea r encl osur e of th e un it . CAUTION[...]

3 B efor e using t he unit , be sure t o read al l operat ing ins truct ions ca reful ly . Pleas e note tha t these a re gene ral preca ution s and may n ot pert ain to you r unit. F or exam ple, th is unit m ay not ha ve the ca pabil ity to be c onnect ed to an outd oor ant enna. 1. R EAD INS TRUCTI ONS All the s afety a nd oper ating in struc tio[...]

16. OBJE CT AND L IQUID E NTR Y Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out p arts that could result in fire or electric shock. Never spill or spray any type of liquid on the product. 17. OUTD OOR ANT ENNA GRO UNDIN G If an out side an tenna is connec ted to th e produ ct[...]

5 PRECAUTIONS POWER SOURCE AC CONNECTION Insert the small end of the AC adapter into the jack on the rear of the unit. Insert the other end (with the 2 blades) into a conveniently located AC outlet having 120V AC, 60Hz. AC ADAPTER SPECIFICA TIONS: DC 12V Z NOTES: • T o disconnect the AC adapter , remove it from the DC IN jack as well as from the [...]

INST ALLING THE UNIT UNDER A CABINET The suggested mounting position of the unit is under a wall cabinet, but it can be installed under many areas. There should be at least 2-1/2” distance between the unit and the wall to allow for connections and ventilation. 6 INST ALLA TION Cut the template and place inside the cabinet with the template border[...]

1. Disc Compartment 2. Screen 3. ST ANDBY Indicator 4. SOURCE Button 5. BAND Button 6. SETUP Button 7. Display 8. EXIT Button 9. MENU Button 10. VOLUME Up/Down Buttons 1 1. Open/Close Button 12. Play/Pause ( ®p ) Button 13. Stop ( X ) Button 14. Navigation √ /Skip o Button 15. Navigation π Button 16. Power Button 17. Remote Sensor 18. CLOCK But[...]

8 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) 1. Speakers (Sides of Unit) 2. DC 12V Input Jack z (AC ADAPTER P ART NO. 0251-207200-90005*) 3. VIDEO Input Jack 4. ANT INPUT Jack 5. AUDIO Left/Right Input Jack 6. FM Wire Antenna 7. AM Antenna T erminals ( AM LOOP ANTENNA P ART NO. 129E-000271 1-00*) SP ACER P ART NO. 31 1 1-001005-30000* SCREW P ART NO. 0431-1[...]

2 3 1 4 14 15 16 17 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 33 32 31 30 19 20 21 22 6 8 9 7 5 11 10 13 12 9 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) 1. AUX Button 2. Power Button 3. Direct Channel Selection/Number (0-9, –) Buttons 4. Repeat A-B Button 5. Channel Up/Skip ( n ) Button 6. Repeat Button 7. Channel Down/Skip ( o ) Button 8. Navigation √ /Search m Button 9[...]

10 REMOTE CONTROL BA TTER Y INST ALLA TION EFFECTIVE DIST ANCE OF THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER 30 30 20ft NOTES: • Wh en t h er e is a n o bs ta c le be t we en t h e un i t an d th e transmitter , the transmitter may not operate. • Wh en d i re ct s u nl ig h t, a n incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp or any other strong light sh i ne s on [...]

11 ANTENNA CONNECTIONS OUTDOOR VHF/UHF ANTENNA CONNECTION (ANTENNA NOT INCLUDED) Follow the instructions for the type of antenna system you intend to use. Co mbi nati on VHF /U HF An ten na (Si ngle 7 5 oh m ca ble or 3 00 oh m twin -lea d wi re ) Separate VHF/UHF Antennas Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm twin-leads) Connec[...]

12 CONNECTIONS 1. Connect the cable, satellite or incoming antenna to the VHF/UHF IN jack on the rear of the VCR. 2. Connect the left and right audio cable from the external unit’s Audi o OUT jacks to this unit’ s AUDIO IN jacks. Connect the external unit’s V ideo OUT jack to this unit’s VIDEO IN jack. 3. Press the AUX button on the remote [...]

13 ABOUT DISCS PLA Y ABLE DISCS: The following discs can be played back on this DVD player: DISC TYPES: DVD Data on most DVDs is divided into sections called “titles” and then into subsections called “chapters”, each of which is given a title or chapter number . Some features of this DVD player will not operate with some DVD discs as they a[...]

Notes on Copyright: It is forbidden by law to copy , broadcast, show , broadcast on cable, play in public and rent copyrighted material without permission. DVD video discs are copy protected, and any recordings made from these discs will be distorted. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of ce[...]

15 SETTING THE TIME With the power on, press and hold the CLOCK button; the hours digits will blink in the display . 1 Within five seconds, press the Navigation π 1 and/or † 2 button to set the current hour . Make sure to set the correct AM/PM setting. 2 1 2 SETTING THE TIME Press the CLOCK button again; the minute digits will blink. 3 Press the[...]

16 SETTING THE TIMER With the power on, press and hold the TIMER button; the 000 MIN will blink in the display . 1 Within three seconds, press the Navigation π 1 and/or † 2 button to set the desired timer time (0 to 180 minutes). 2 1 2 SETTING THE TIMER This unit has a convenient countdown timer , set a s shown below . P r e s s t h e T I M E R [...]

17 RADIO OPERA TION Press the Power button to turn the unit on; the ST ANDBY indicator will turn off. 1 Press the TUNER/BAND button on the remote control to select the Radio mode. Note: Y ou can also p ress the SOURCE button on the main unit until the display shows an AM or FM reception. Press the CLOCK button to show the time in the display and pr[...]

18 RADIO OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press the Power button to turn the unit on; the ST ANDBY indicator will turn off. 1 Press the TUNER/BAND button on the remote control to select the Radio mode. Select a radio station as described on the previous page. NOTE: Y ou can also press the SOURC E button on the main unit until the display shows an AM or FM re[...]

19 CLOSED CAPTIONS WHA T IS CLOSED CAPTIONING? This unit has the capability to decode and display Closed Ca p ti on e d te le v is io n p ro gr a ms . Cl o se d Ca p ti on i ng w il l display text on the screen for hearing-impaired viewers or it w ill translate and display text in another language. CLOSED CAPTIONING WITH A VCR Closed Captioned prog[...]

20 SETTING THE DTV MENUS SETTING THE CLOSED CAPTIONS (A TSC) Press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 to enter the Setup menu. Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to s ele ct t he Cl os ed Ca pti on o pti on , the n pr ess t he ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 again. 2 With the power on and the DTV mode selected (see page 32), press t[...]

21 SETTING THE DTV MENUS (CONTINUED) SETTING THE LANGUAGE Press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 to enter the Setup menu. Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to s e le ct t h e LA N GU AG E o pt io n , th en p r es s th e ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 again. 2 With the power on and the DTV mode selected, press the SE T UP b ut t [...]

22 SETTING THE DTV MENUS (CONTINUED) SETTING THE TIME ZONE AND THE (DST) DA YLIGHT SA VING TIME Press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 to enter the Setup menu. Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to s e le ct t h e TIM E Z ON E op t io n, t h en p re s s th e ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 again. D ayli ght saving O 2 With the [...]

23 SETTING THE DTV MENUS (CONTINUED) T his unit is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels to skip up or down to the next channels set into memory , skipping over unwanted channels. Before selecting channels, they must be programmed into the unit’s memory . F AQs: How many channels will I actually receive? The actual number o[...]

24 SETTING THE DTV MENUS (CONTINUED) With the power on and the DTV mode selected, press the SE T UP b ut t on 1 ; th e m en u wi l l ap p ea r . P r es s th e Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to select the Channel menu. 1 3 1 2 Press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 to enter the Channel menu. Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to[...]

25 SETTING THE DTV MENUS (CONTINUED) With the power on and the DTV mode selected, press the SE T UP b ut t on 1 ; th e m en u wi l l ap p ea r . P r es s th e Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to select the Channel menu. 1 3 1 2 Press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 to enter the Channel menu. Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to[...]

26 SETTING THE DTV MENUS (CONTINUED) With the power on and the DTV mode selected, press the SE T UP b ut t on 1 ; th e m en u wi l l ap p ea r . P r es s th e Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to select the Channel menu. 1 3 1 2 Press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 to enter the Channel menu. Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to[...]

27 TV P ARENT AL CONTROL V -Chip enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV . V -Chip reads the ratings for programming (except for news, sports, unedited movies on premium cable and Emergency System signals), then denies a ccess to programming if the program’s rating meets the limitations you select. In [...]

28 TV P ARENT AL CONTROL (CONTINUED) With the power on and the DTV mode selected, press the SETUP button; the menu will appear . Please refer to the previous page to enter the Parental Control menu. 1 Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to select the TV P AR E NT A L GU I DE o pt i on , th e n pr e ss t he ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button [...]

29 TV P ARENT AL CONTROL (CONTINUED) With the power on and the DTV mode selected, press the SETUP button; the menu will appear . Please refer to page 27 to enter the Parental Control menu. 1 Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to select the MP AA option, then press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 1 again. 2 Press the Navigation π 1 a[...]

30 TV P ARENT AL CONTROL (CONTINUED) With the power on and the DTV mode selected, press the SETUP button; the menu will appear . Please refer to page 27 to enter the Parental Control menu. 1 Press the Navigation π 2 and/or † 3 button to select the CANADIAN ENGLISH RA TING or CANADIAN FRENCH RA TING option, then press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p )[...]

31 TV P ARENT AL CONTROL (CONTINUED) With the power on and the DTV mode selected, press the SETUP button; the menu will appear . Please refer to page 27 to enter the Parental Control menu. 1 Pr ess t he N av iga ti on π 1 and /or † 2 b ut ton t o se le ct th e PI N op tio n, t he n pre ss t he E NTE R/ Pla y/ Pa use ( ®p ) bu tt on 3 . 2 1 3 2 [...]

32 DTV OPERA TION Adjust the volume level by pressing the VOLUME Up 1 or Down 2 button. 1 2 3 1 3 4 5 2 4 P r es s t h e D T V b u t to n o n t h e r e m ot e t o s e l e c t th e D T V option. Make sure the channels have been set into memory , see page 23. NOTE: Y ou can also press the SOURC E button on the main unit until the display shows A TSC [...]

33 DTV OPERA TION (CONTINUED) MUTE P re s s t h e M U TE b u t t o n to t u r n o ff t h e s ou n d ; t h e T V ’s sound will be silenced and “MUTE” will appear on the screen. The sound can be turned back on by pressing this button again; “MUTE” will disappear form the screen. 1 OSD/INFO Press OSD/INFO key on remote, a sub menu will displ[...]

34 DTV OPERA TION (CONTINUED) GUIDE Press the MENU/GUIDE button; the existing signal will be reduced to a small size and move to the top left coner . The Program List will appear on the screen. 1 AUDIO While using DTV , press the AUDIO button repeatedly to scroll through all available language programs. 1 SCALE MODE While using DTV , press the SCAL[...]

35 SETTING THE DVD MENUS The Setup menu lets you customize the DVD player by allowing you to select various language preferences, set-up a parental level, turn screen saver on and off, adjust what type of television screen you have and more. Pages 36 to 41 describe the individual menus in detail. 1. Press the Power button 1 to turn on the unit; the[...]

36 DVD SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) GENERAL SETUP MENU (Must be in the DVD mode): S elect GENERAL SETUP using the Navigation ( √ , ® ) buttons, then select/change the setup option as described on page 35. When this option is set to ON, the screen saver will come on when the unit stops for approximately three minutes. When this option is OFF , the scre[...]

37 DVD SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) When this option is set to ON, during playback of a DVD or CD, if you o pen the d isc co mpar tmen t with out pre ssin g the STOP ( ■ ) button, when you playback the disc again or if you change the unit to another source (i.e. switch to A V OUT), when you playback the disc again, it will resume to the last segment be[...]

38 DVD SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) S e l e c t t h e l a n g u a ge t h e s u b t i t l e s w i l l b e i n ( E N G L I S H , SP ANISH OR FRENCH). The DVD must be recorded in the selected language, otherwise the default language of the DVD will be shown. Select OFF to turn the subtitles off. 1 Se le ct t he l an g ua ge t he d is c me nu w il l be i n ([...]

39 Press the SETUP button 1 to enter the Setup Menu. Scroll to TVG using the Navigation ( √ , ® ) buttons 2 , then press the Navigation ( † ) button 3 . 3 1 2 1 The Activation screen will appear and the Registration key will be shown on the screen; you will need the Registration key to activate the TVGuardian ® feature. T o activate the TVG ?[...]

40 DVD SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) Activate the TVG ® function and enter the menu as described on t he p re vio us p ag e. S el ect TV G MO DE u si ng th e Navigation ( π , † ) buttons 1 , then press the Navigation ( ® ) button 1 to enter the mode selection. Press the Navigation ( π , † ) bu tto ns 1 t o se lec t be twe en t he f our m od es des[...]

41 DVD SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) 1 3 2 1 TVG HELP While the TVG MODE is set to Of f, you can press the Navigation ( π , † ) buttons 1 to select TVG HELP . Press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 2 and a TVG Help screen will appear . The TVG Help page will display the TVGuardian Web site, as well as some additional information. Press the SETUP but[...]

42 BASIC OPERA TION (GENERAL) IMPORT ANT : When “Invalid Key” appears while pressing a button, this means that the corresponding function cannot be performed either on the disc inserted, or in the selected mode. MUTE Press the MUTE button 1 to turn off the sound; the TV’ s sound will be silenced and “MUTE” will appear on the screen. The s[...]

1 2 After loading, the menu screen of the DVD should appear . Us e th e Na vi gat io n ( √ , ® , π , † ) b ut to ns 1 t o sel ec t th e desired option and the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 2 to select it. 3 43 DVD OPERA TION P r e s s t h e P o w e r b u t t o n 1 t o t u r n o n t h e u n i t ; t h e ST ANDBY indicator will go out. Press t[...]

44 DVD OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Pre ss th e Cha nne l Up/ Ski p ( n ) Bu tto n 1 to ad van ce th e DVD to the beginning of the next chapter . Pr ess t he C ha nne l Do wn/ Sk ip ( o ) B ut ton 2 t o mo ve th e DVD to the beginning of the current or previous chapters. 2 1 1 During playback, press either the Navigation ® /Search l 1 or Navigation √ [...]

45 DVD OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press the GOTO button 1 once. Press the Navigation ( √ , ® ) buttons 2 to select TITLE (TT), then use the Number (0-9) buttons 3 to select the desired title number . Then press the ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 4 ; playback will start immediately . OR Press the Navigation ( √ , ® ) buttons 2 to select CHAPTER ([...]

46 DVD OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Press the TITLE button 1 , and the T it le Menu of the disc will a ppear . Use the N aviga tion ( √ , ® , π , † ) bu ttons 2 to s e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d o p t i o n , a n d t h e n p r e s s t h e ENTER/Play/Pause ( ®p ) button 3 . This is not available on all discs. 2 1 3 1 Press the SUBTITLE MENU button[...]

47 DVD OPERA TION (CONTINUED) 1 2 Repeat step 2 until all desired chapters have been programmed (up to 16). Use the Navigation ( √ , ® , π , † ) buttons 1 to select "PLA Y" at the bottom of the Program menu; then press the ENTE R/P lay/P aus e ( ®p ) but ton 2 to begin Programmed playback. Playback will begin on the first chapter t[...]

48 CD OPERA TION Press the Power button 1 to turn on the unit; the ST ANDBY indicator will go out. Press the DISC button 2 to select the DVD mode. 2 1 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the compartment. Inse rt an au dio CD wi th the la bel si de faci ng up int o the d i s c t r a y . P r e s s t h e O P E N / C L O S E b u t t o n t o c l o s e[...]

49 CD OPERA TION (CONTINUED) During playback, press either the Navigation ® /Search l 1 or Navigation √ /Search m2 button to move the disc forward or backward at double (x2) speed to locate a specific section. Repeatedly press these buttons and the speed will increase to x2, x4, x8, x20 and resume normal playback. The disc will move forward or b[...]

50 MP3 OPERA TION Press the Power button 1 to turn on the unit; the ST ANDBY indicator will go out. Press the DISC button 2 to select the DVD mode. 2 1 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to make sure there is not a disc in the compartment. Insert an MP3 CD with the label side facing up into the disc tray . Press the OPEN/CLOSE b u t t o n t o c l o s e [...]

51 MP3 OPERA TION (CONTINUED) Pr ess t he C han ne l Up/ Sk ip ( n ) b ut ton 1 t o ad van ce t he disc to the beginning of the next file. Pr es s th e Ch an ne l Do wn /Sk ip ( o ) bu tt on 2 t o mo ve t he disc to the beginning of the current or previous files. 2 1 1 During playback, press either the Navigation ® /Search l 1 or Navigation √ /S[...]

52 PICTURE CD OPERA TION Press the Power button 1 to turn on the unit; the ST ANDBY indicator will go out. Press the DISC button 2 to select the DVD mode. 2 1 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the compartment. Insert an picture CD with the label side facing up into the d is c t r ay . P re s s t he O P E N/ C L OS E b ut t o n to c l o se t h e[...]

53 A V FUNCTION Press the POWER button 1 to turn on the unit. Press the AUX button 2 to select the A V mode and then start playback of the A V un it. NOTE: For the A V unit connection, please refer to page 12. Press the CLOCK button to show the time in the display and press again to show the AUX IN. 2 1 1 PLA YBACK OF A UNIT CONNECTED TO THE A V JA[...]

54 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check the following before requesting service: SYMPTOM GENERAL No power . P ower on, but unit not functioning properly . No picture. No sound. Playback picture rolls. The playback picture is poor . The Search feature is not working. The picture is not fitting properly . The remote control is not working. POSSIBLE SOLUTION P[...]

55 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONTINUED) SYMPTOM DVD T he unit does not start playback. Some functions do not operate as stated. Selected language is not being shown in the subtitles, or spoken. Subtitles are not working properly . The Rating Level password has been forgotten. POSSIBLE SOLUTION E nter your password, and/or change the rating level. Inse[...]

Caring for Discs • T re at t he di sc c ar efu ll y . Han dl e the d is c on ly by i ts e dg es. N ev er al lo w yo ur fin ge rs t o com e in c on tac t wi th th e sh in y , unp ri nte d si de of t he d is c. • Do not attach adhesive tape, stickers, etc. to the disc label. • Clean the disc periodically with a soft, lint-free, dry cloth. Neve[...]

57 SPECIFICA TIONS Power Requirements .........................................................................................DC IN 12V/2000mA (Center Positive z ) Power Consumption .......................................................................................................................................................<25W W eight [...]

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