Symphonic LCD TV/DVD manual

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P RECA UTIONS The caution marking is located on the rear of the cabinet. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SER VICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN THIS SYMBOL INDICA TES THA T DANGEROUS VOL T AGE CONSTITUTING A RISK [...]

- 3 - EN IMPOR T ANT COPYRIGHT INFORMA TION Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are prohibited. 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[...]

- 4 - EN For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your unit, keep the following in mind when selecting a place for its installation: • The stand of this TV is fold- ed when you purchased. Place this TV face-down on a flat surface covered with the soft cloth. • Bend the stand slowly to forward until it clicks. • If you want to fold t[...]

- 5 - EN PRECA UTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 SUPPLIED A CCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 LOCA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 AV OID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE [...]

- 6 - EN • MTS/SAP T uner • Infrared r emote control • T rilingual on screen TV setup display available in English, Spanish or Fr ench • 181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesizer tuner with dir ect station call (A converter may be necessary to view scrambled cable channels.) • Closed Caption Decoder– Y ou may view specially label[...]

- 7 - EN 1. PO WER button (P .1 1, P .18) Press to turn the power on and off. 2. PICTURE button (P .13) Press to adjust the picture. 3. Number buttons (P .1 1, P .21) Press to select a desired channel number directly . +100 button (For TV mode) Press to select channels higher than 99. +10 button (For DVD mode) Press to enter desired numbers higher [...]

- 8 - EN 31. MENU button Press to enter or exit the setup menu of TV/DVD. 32. ST OP C button (P .18) Press to stop operation of the disc. 33. PLA Y B button (P .18) Press to playback of the disc. 34. EJECT A button (P .18) Press to remove a disc from the unit. 35. V OLUME X / Y buttons (P .1 1) Press to control the volume level for the DVD and TV .[...]

- 9 - EN IF YOU HA VE A JACK ON THE W ALL Connect the TV to the wall-mounted antenna jack with on RF cable (commercially available). IF YOU HA VE A WIRED CABLE Connect the TV to the wired antenna cable. • Before plugging the antenna into the ANT jack of the unit, check that the pin is not bent. If it is bent, straighten the pin as illustrated, th[...]

- 10 - EN • The audio source on a disc in a Dolby Digital Multi-channel surround format cannot be recorded as digital sound by an MD or DA T deck. • If connected to a Dolby Digital decoder , set “DOLBY DIGIT AL ” to “BITSTREAM” for audio output in the setup mode. (Refer to page 29.) • Unless connected to a Dolby Digital decoder , set [...]

- 11 - EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. 1 Plug the pow er cord into a standard AC outlet. • If any digits are displayed in the corner of the screen, press [PO WER] without unplugging the power cord. 2 Press [PO WER] to tur n on the unit. 3 Press [CH. K / L ] to select the desired chan- nel number . OR Press the Number butto[...]

- 12 - EN AUTO CHANNEL PROGRAMMING As the initial setting, this unit has memorized all channels, including the ones not available in your area. This feature automatically puts only available channels into the memory . 1 Press [SETUP] then press [ K ] or [ L ] to point to “CHANNEL SET UP” . 2 Press [ENTER] then press [ K ] or [ L ] to point to ?[...]

- 13 - EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. The unit’ s picture controls, brightness, contrast, color , tint and sharpness, are preset to factory speci- fications. Although they are usually the best, you may need to make some further adjustments for a more natural looking image. 1 Press [PICTURE] then press [ K ] or [ L ] to se[...]

- 14 - EN - 14 - EN Y ou can view specially labeled (cc) TV programs, movies, news and pre-recorded tapes with either a dialogue caption or text display . CAPTION mode: Y ou can watch dramas, movies and news while captioning the dialogues and the contents of news. TEXT mode: Y ou can watch half screen text informa- tion if you want. 1-2: Y ou may g[...]

- 15 - EN - 15 - EN - 15 - EN - 15 - EN - 15 - EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. V -CHIP SET UP This feature enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV . When you try to access a program which is blocked, “PRO- TECTED PROGRAM b y ... ” message appears on the TV screen. 1 Press [SET[...]

- 16 - EN - 16 - EN - 16 - EN - 16 - EN - 16 - EN - 16 - EN - 16 - EN 6 Press [SETUP] to e xit the menu. • To change the rating, the TV must be turned to an unprotected program. If “PRO TECTED PROGRAM b y ... ” appears on the screen, please change the channel to a station that is not protected. MP AA RA TING SET UP Follow steps 1 to 3 in the [...]

– 17 – EN • NEVER play back the following discs. Otherwise, the unit may result in malfunction. DVD-RAM / CD-i / Photo CD / V ideo CD / MP3 / DVD with region codes other than 1 or ALL / DTS-CD / DVD-ROM for personal computers / CD-ROM for personal computers • Never insert a disc which is br oken or whose form is abnormal (other than 5 inch [...]

– 18 – EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. GETTING ST ARTED T urn on the power of amplifier and any other compo- nents, if necessary . 1 Press [PO WER] then the power will turn on. 2 Open the disc door manually . 3 Inser t a disc with the label facing bac k of the unit to star t playing it. By simply placing the disc gently [...]

– 19 – EN 1 Press [DISC MENU] . • The DVD main menu will appear . • If the feature is not available, symbol may appear on the TV screen. • If disc menu is available on the disc, audio lan- guage, subtitle options, chapters for the title and other options will appear for selection. 2 Press [ K ] , [ L ] , [ s ] or [ B ] to select an item a[...]

– 20 – EN 1 During playbac k, press [FWD D ] or [REV E ] . • “ D 1” or “ E 1” appears on the screen. 2 To select another speed, repeat step 1 until y our required speed n umber appears on the screen. • For DVDs, fast forward/reverse search speed is different depending on the disc. Approximate speed is 1 ( × 2), 2 ( × 8), 3 ( × 20[...]

– 21 – EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. There are three ways to begin playback on an Audio CD at a specific track. Using the Number buttons 1 Press the Number buttons to enter the desired trac k number . • Playback will start at the selected track. • To select single-digit track number , press single number . (e.g. Pr[...]

– 22 – EN 1 During playbac k, press [SEARCH MODE] repeatedly to displa y the Time Search on the TV screen. 2 Within 30 seconds, enter a desired disc time using the Number buttons . • Playback will start at the specified time. • Press [CLEAR] to erase the incorrect input. • When there is no need to enter a number , “0” appears automati[...]

– 23 – EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. REPEA T is available only during playback. For DVD-Vs 1 To activ ate the repeat function, press [REPEA T] during playbac k. • The repeat mode changes as described below every time you press the button. • Repeat T itle/Chapter is not available with some scenes. • Repeat setting[...]

– 24 – EN Y ou may determine the order in which tracks will play . 1 In stop mode, press [MODE] . • The “PROGRAM” screen will appear . 2 Press [ ▲ ] or [ ▼ ] to select a trac k, then press [ENTER]. • Press [CLEAR] to erase the most recently entered track. • If the entire Program cannot be displayed at once on a screen, “ G ” a[...]

– 25 – EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. The unit allows you to select a language for subtitles during DVD disc (if available) playback. 1 Press [SUBTITLE] during playbac k. • The subtitle language will appear on the display bar at the top of the TV screen. 2 Press [SUBTITLE] repeatedly to select your desired subtitle la[...]

– 26 – EN Some DVD discs contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from various angles. Y ou can change the camera angle when the “” icon appears on the screen. 1 Press [ANGLE] during playbac k. • The selected angle will be displayed on the dis- play bar at the top of the screen. • If the “ANGLE ICON” setting is “OFF” i[...]

– 27 – EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. Y ou can check the information about the current disc by pressing [DISPLA Y] . For DVD-Vs 1 Press [DISPLA Y] during playbac k to show current Chapter . 2 Press [DISPLA Y] again to show current Title. 3 Press [DISPLA Y] again. 4 Press [DISPLA Y] again to exit. For Audio CDs 1 Press [[...]

– 28 – EN • Shaded buttons are used for following operation. Y ou can change the DVD player ’ s settings. 1 In stop mode, press [SETUP] twice , [ L ] to select “CUST OM” then press [ENTER] . • If the menu does not appear , press [PLA Y O ] first, then press [ST OP C ] . Make sure the disc is in stop mode, then slowly press [SETUP] twi[...]

3 Press [ K ] or [ L ] to select the below items then press [ENTER] . TV MODE: Y ou can change certain aspects of the DVD display screens and on-screen messages on the TV screen. • 4:3 LETTER BOX (default): T o show black bars on top and bottom of the screen. • 4:3 P AN & SCAN: T o show a full height picture with both sides trimmed. STILL M[...]

– 30 – EN 4 Press [ K ] or [ L ] to select “P ARENT AL LEVEL ” then press [ENTER] . 5 Press [ K ] or [ L ] to select the desired lev el then press [ENTER] . 6 Press [SETUP] to exit the men u. • When doing this for the first time, enter any 4 digits. (except for 4737) That number will be used as the password. (in the event you forget the p[...]

– 31 – EN – 31 – If you choose a language that has a 3 letter language code, the code will be displayed every time you change the AUDIO or SUBTITLE language setting above. If you choose any other languages, ‘---’ will be displayed instead. (3 letter language code is written in bracket.) Language Code A-B Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaa[...]

– 32 – EN Sometimes a performance problem can be easily solved by checking seemingly apparent but often overlooked possibilities. Before arranging for service, check these items. It could save your time and money . TV Mode PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION No picture or sound • Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet. • Check antenna con[...]

– 33 – EN CLOSED CAPTION PROBLEM POSSIBLE REMEDY Misspelling in captions • Error committed by the closed captioning production company . • Possible in a live broadcast. Not in case of a prerecorded program. T ext is not shown in its entirety or • A few seconds of delay is common for live broadcast. a delay occurs from what is being • Di[...]

– 34 – EN • Some functions are not available in specific modes, but this is not a malfunction. Read the description in this Owner ’ s Manual for details on correct operations. • Playback from a desired track and random playback are not available during program playback. PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION No picture • Insert a correct video disc [...]

– 35 – EN CABINET CLEANING • W ipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the unit with a soft cloth immersed in lukewarm water and wrung dry . • Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spray insecticide liquid near the unit. Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the exposed surfaces. SERVICING • Should your unit bec[...]

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