RCA TV/DVD manuale d’uso

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Important Safety Information 2 Important Safety Information This symbol indicates "dangerous voltage" inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury . WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REM[...]

Important Safety Information Important Safety Information 3 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your product, safety is a major factor in the design of every product. However , safety is your responsibility too. This sheet lists important information that will help to assure [...]

Important Safety Information 4 Important Safety Information IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS TO USE AC POWER SOURCE Use the AC polarized line cord provided for operation on AC. Insert the AC cord plug into a standard 120V 60Hz polarized AC outlet. NOTES: •N ever connect the AC line cord plug to other than the specified voltage (120V 60Hz). Use the attached [...]

Safety Information ........................................... 2 Explanation of Jacks and Cables .................... 6 Video Jacks and Cables ......................................................... 6 Audio Jacks and Cables ......................................................... 6 Digital Audio Optical and Coaxial cables .......................[...]

Connections and Setup 6 Connections and Setup T V ( b a ck p a n e l ) A N T E NN A I N S - V I D E O O U T P U T I N P U T D I G I T A L A UD I O C O A X I A L O P T I CA L V I D E O L ( M O N O ) R A UD I O s i d e p a n e l ( r i gh t ) V I D E O L ( M O N O ) R Explanation of Jacks and Cables Y our can connect other components to your TV/DVD pl[...]

Connections and Setup Connections and Setup 7 Front P anel Controls If you cannot locate your remote, you can use the fr ont panel buttons of your TV to operate many of the TV/DVD’s featur es. INPUT T oggles the Video Input Channels fr om TV, VID1 (SVID), DVD, FRONT . MENU Brings up the Main menu. VOL- Decreases the volume. In the menu system, ac[...]

The Remote Contr ol 8 The Remote Control The Buttons On the Remote control TV Function Buttons TV Puts the remote in TV mode. When the set is off, pr ess to turn on the TV. Mute Lowers the volume to the minimum level. Pr ess again to restore volume. ON•OFF Tu rns the TV on and off. VOL ( + / - ) button s Decreases or increases the volume. CH ( + [...]

The Remote Contr ol The Remote Control 9 DVD Function Buttons DVD Puts the remote in DVD mode. CH+/CH- ( , ) advances to the next chapter or track. r everses to the preceding chapter or track. CLEAR Used for EQUALIZER function (see page 27). MENU Displays menus and other options that are available on the curr ent disc (if the disc contains this inf[...]

Using TV Menus 10 Using TV Menus PICTURE CONTRAST 1 BRIGHTNESS 18 COLOR 50 SHARPNESS 50 TINT 0 COMBFILTER ON COLOR TEMP NORMAL The PICTURE menu allows you make adjustments to your picture settings. CONTRAST Use the / arr ow buttons to adjust the contrast between the light and dark areas of the pictur e. BRIGHTNESS Use the / arr ow buttons to adjust[...]

Using TV Menus Using TV Menus 11 The SOUND menu The SOUND menu offers differ ent audio options. MODE Provides thr ee available audio modes (AUTO/MONO/STEREO/SAP). PRESET Provides four pr eset audio settings (USER /SPEECH/THEATER/MUSIC). BASS Use the / arrow buttons to decease/incr ease low-pitched sound. TREBLE Use the / arrow buttons to decease/in[...]

Using TV Menus 12 Using TV Menus The TUNING menu SOURCE Selects AIR or CABLE. Select AIR to receive a br oadcast signal. Select CABLE to receive a CA TV signal. CHANNEL Use the / buttons on the remote ( or the VOL + / - button on the front of the TV) to scr oll through the channels available via your antenna. Y ou can enter the channel number direc[...]

Using TV Menus Using TV Menus 13 Rating TV-MA TV-14 TV-PG TV-G TV-Y7 TV-Y Description and Content Themes for Age-Based Ratings Mature Audience Only . Specifically designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. It contains one or more of the following content themes: crude indecent language (L), explicit sexual activity[...]

Using TV Menus 14 Using TV Menus PASSWORD PASSWORD The TV Rating Limit Screen Rating Screen Rating Field Lets you select from a list of age-based ratings you can block or unblock. Rating Status Field Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating limit to the left is Unblock or Block. Content Themes Lists the content themes you can bloc[...]

Using TV Menus Using TV Menus 15 Blocking Specific Content Themes Y ou can block progr ams based on their content. (Content is represented by the FV, D, L, S, and V on your screen.) When you block a content theme for a particular r ating, you automatically block that content theme for higher rated pr ograms as well. To b l ock progr am content: 1. [...]

Using TV Menus 16 Using TV Menus P arental Guide On (Activate V-Chip) Selecting this option lets you activate and deactivate parental contr ol settings. 1. Pr ess MENU on the remote contr ol (the Main menu appears). 2. Pr ess the button until the P arental Contr ol icon is highlighted. 3. Pr ess the button until the bottom P ASSW ORD is highlighted[...]

Playing DVD Discs Playing DVD Discs 17 DVD Basics Regional Coding The DVD player and the discs are coded by r egion. These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play . This unit’s code is region 1. Discs with other r egional codes can’t be played in this unit. Using Different Menus Each disc is progr ammed with different featur es.[...]

Playing DVD Discs 18 Playing DVD Discs Search Options To search a disc, you can use the FORWARD button or the REVERSE button. Y ou can also use the following search features: Picture Scan - When you’r e playing a disc, each time you press FORW ARD or REVERSE, your DVD Player scans the disc faster until you reach the fastest scan speed. T o resume[...]

Playing DVD Discs Playing DVD Discs 19 DVD Menu System The DVD player menu system lets you set up features for your DVD player . There is a differ ent menu system that controls TV feat ur es (see page 8). The DVD setup menu is accessed when the DVD player is stopped. DVD Menu Navigation 1. Pr ess STOP twice to stop playback. Make sur e that the rem[...]

Playing DVD Discs 20 Playing DVD Discs Normal/PS – Choose this setting if you want the movie to fill the entire screen. This might mean that parts of the picture (the left and right edges) won’t be seen. Most discs produced in a widescr een format can’t be cropped in this fashion. This means the black bars will appear at the top and the botto[...]

Playing DVD Discs Playing DVD Discs 21 OSD LANG This setting controls the language used to display text in TV and DVD system menus. ENGLISH: On-screen display (OSD) text appear s in English. SPANISH: OSD text appears in SP ANISH. FRENCH: OSD text appears in FRENCH. -- GENERAL P AGE -- SET OSD LANGUAGE TV DISPLA Y PIC MODE OSD LANG CAPTIONS SCR SA V[...]

Playing DVD Discs 22 Playing DVD Discs AUDIO SETUP The Audio setup options control sound featur es. AUDIO OUT This feature pr ovides three kinds of audio output for r eceivers. ANALOG: Choose this option if you are connecting speaker s. Connect the audio jacks on the back panel of the TV/DVD player to an AV receiver . SPDIF/RAW: Provides surr ound [...]

Playing DVD Discs Playing DVD Discs 23 The PREFERENCE Menu To access the PREFERENCE menu, make sure there is no disc in the player . If there is a disc in the player , the menu will be grayed out and you will no be able to select it. AUDIO LANGUAGE Some discs are r ecorded with multiple language tracks (differ ent languages). Y ou can select a defa[...]

Other Information 24 Other Information P ARENT AL In the United States, categories range fr om 1G (very restrictive content) to adult categories. If the level set here is below the r ating of a disc the DVD will request a password. -- PREFERENCES P AGE -- CHANGE P ASSWORD AUDIO SUBTITLE DISC MENU PA R ENT AL DEF AUL TS PA SSWORD DISC NA V CHANGE DE[...]

Other Information Other Information 25 Playing Audio CDs Y our DVD player has many of the same features as an audio CD player . This section explains how to play audio CDs in your TV/DVD player . Scan Disc Y ou can scan through the disc when you’r e playing it by doing the following: 1. Pr ess the REVERSE or FORWARD button on the r emote. 2. Pr e[...]

Other Information 26 Other Information T roubleshooting Most problems you encounter with your TV/DVD can be corr ected by consulting the following troubleshooting list. TV Problems TV won’t turn on •P r ess the TV button. •M ake sure the TV is plugged in. • Check the wall receptacle (or extension cor d) to make sure it is “live” by plug[...]

Other Information Other Information 27 The Remote Control Doesn’t W ork • Something might be between the remote and the r emote sensor on the component. Make sure there is a clear path. •M aybe the remote isn’t aimed dir ectly at the component (DVD, TV, VCR) that you’re trying to operate. •M aybe batteries in remote ar e weak, dead, or [...]

Other Information 28 Other Information The menu is displayed in a foreign language •T h e Language menu (Player Menus) is set to that language. Go to Languages in the main DVD player menu and select the Player Menus option. Highlight the language you prefer , and press OK. Play doesn’t begin •T he rating of the title on the disc exceeds the r[...]

Other Information Other Information 29 CD-R and CD-RW discs with mp3 format “Sound” files In the case of discs that include mp3 files, follow not only the general r ecommendations for CD-R and CD- RW discs, but also the following specific recommendations: •T he format of your mp3 files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET . These files are compatible[...]

Other Information 30 Other Information •I f a disc becomes dirty , wet a soft cloth in water , wring it out well. Wipe the dirt away gently , and re move any water drops with a dry cloth. • Do not use recor d-cleaning sprays or anti-static agents on discs. Also, never clean the discs with benzene, thinner , or other volatile solvents which may [...]

Other Information Other Information 31 RCA TV/DVD Combination Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: •D efects in material or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days from date of pur chase for labor charges. • One year from date of pur chase for parts. •T w o years fr om date of purchase for picture tube. The warranty[...]

Other Information 32 Other Information Product Registration: •P lease complete the online Product Registr ation on www .r ca.com or complete and mail the Pr oduct Registration Card packed with your unit. It will make it easier to contact you should it ever be necessary . The return of the card is not r equired for warr anty coverage.Limitation of[...]

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