Sylvania 6520FDD manual

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    COLOR TV/D VD 6520FDD (20 inch) O WNER’S MANU AL As an E NERGY S TAR Partner, our company has determined that this product meets the E NERGY S TAR guidelines for energy efficiency. E NERGY S TAR is a U.S. registered mark. ® ® ® If you need additional assistance f or set-up or operating after reading owner’ s manual, please call TO LL FREE : [...]

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    – 2 – EN 0C28 1.Read instructions- All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2.Retain Instructions- The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3.Heed W arnings -All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.Follow Instr[...]

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    – 3 – EN 0C28 GR O UND CL AMP S NEC - NATIONAL EL EC TR I C AL C O DE EX AMPLE OF ANT ENNA GRO UNDING AS P ER NAT IONAL E LECT RICAL CO DE S 2898A WI RE DI SCHARGE UNI T (NEC SE CTI ON 810-20 ) GR OUND ING CONDUCTORS (NEC SE CTI ON 810-21 ) ELEC TRODE SYSTEM (NEC AR T 25 0, PA RT H) SERV I CE EQUI PMEN T CLAM P ANTE NNA L EAD I N AN TENN A PO W[...]

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    – 4 – EN 0C28 RADIO-TV INTERFERENCE This equipment has been tested and found to com- ply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur- suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radi[...]

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    – 5 – EN 0C28 AV OID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE LOCA TION For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your TV/DVD, keep the following in mind when selecting a place for its installation: • Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat. • A void dusty or humid places. • A void places with[...]

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    – 6 – EN 0C28 T ABLE OF CONTENTS C IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 LOCA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 A VOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 W ARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    – 7 – EN 0C28 TV Mode DV D Mode ¡ Dolby Digital sound This player can handle Dolby Digital surround sound having 5.1 channels when connected to a Dolby Digital decoder . ¡ Still/fast/slow/step pla yback V arious playback modes are available including still pic- tures, fast forward/reverse, slow motion and step frames. ¡ Random playbac k for [...]

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    – 8 – EN 0C28 8. ST OP Button [page 20] Stops operation of the disc. 9. SKIP H Button [page 22] Plays back from the beginning of the current chapter or track. SEARCH (REV) E Button (Front P anel) [page 21] During playback or in the pause mode, press and hold button down for a few seconds to change reverse playback speed. 10. PLA Y Button [page [...]

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    – 9 – EN 0C28 39 38 37 32. Arro w Buttons TV Mode: [page 13] Press to select a setting mode from the menu on the TV screen. Press to select or adjust from a particular menu. D VD Mode: [page 20] Use when making settings while watching the display on a TV screen. 33. DISC MENU Button [page 20] Displays the menus in the DVD. 34. SELECT Button [pa[...]

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    – 10 – EN 0C28 NOTE: Before plugging the an antenna into the ANT . IN jack of the TV/DVD, check that the pin is not bent. If it is bent, straighten the pin as illustrated, then plug the pin into the ANT . IN jack of the TV/DVD. PREP ARA TION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS CABLE WITH CONVERTER/DESCRAM- BLER BOX OR SA TELLITE BOX If your cable[...]

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    – 11 – EN 0C28 CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL INPUT JACKS When you watch a program recorded on an another source (VCR or video camera), use the audio/video input jacks on the front of the TV/DVD. Connect the audio/video output jacks of another source to the AUDIO L/R and VIDEO jacks of this TV/DVD. Then press SELECT until "AUX" appears on the[...]

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    – 12 – EN 0C28 CONNECTING TO A DOLBY DIGIT AL DECODER (for DVD) If using this TV/DVD to play a DVD disc in a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital surround format, the TV/DVD out- puts a DOLBY DIGIT AL Data stream from its COAXIAL digital audio out jack. By hooking the player up to a Dolby Digital decoder , you can enjoy a more convincing, realistic ambien[...]

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    – 13 – EN 0C28 Y ou can program the tuner to scan all the channels you receive in your area. NOTE: Channel memory programming is NOT needed when connected to a cable box or satellite box. Just select the TV/DVD channel selector to the output channel of the cable box or satellite box (Ex CH3). Then select the channel to be viewed on the Cable Bo[...]

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    – 14 – EN 0C28 CHANNEL SET UP AGAIN 1 Select “CHANNEL SET UP” Press SETUP on the remote control. Press K or L to point to “CHAN- NEL SET UP”. Then, press ENTER. 2 Begin auto preset Press K or L to point to “AUTO PRESET”. Then, press ENTER. The tuner scans and memorizes all the active channels in your area. NOTES: • The TV/DVD dist[...]

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    – 15 – EN 0C28 DEGAUSSING Magnetism from nearby appliances and speakers might affect the color of the TV picture. If this happens, move this unit away from the appli- ance. If the color is still not correct, disconnect power cord from AC outlet then reconnect it after 30 minutes. WA TCHING A TV PROGRAM 1 T urn on the TV/DVD Press POWER to turn [...]

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    – 16 – EN 0C28 CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM Y ou can view specially labeled (cc) TV programs, movies, news, etc. with either a dialogue caption or text display . CAPTION mode: By choosing the caption mode, you can watch dramas, movies and news while captioning the dialogues and the contents of news. TEXT mode: By choosing the text mode, you can watch [...]

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    – 17 – EN 0C28 V -CHIP SET UP V- CHIP enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV . V- CHIP reads the ratings for programming (except for news and sports programs, unedited movies on premium cable channels, and Emergency Broadcast System signals), then denies access to programming if the program’ s rat[...]

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    – 18 – EN 0C28 4 Select your desired item Press K or L to point to your desired item. Then, press ENTER to select [BLOCK] or [VIEW]. • When you select the rating cate- gory and turn it [BLOCK], the higher rating will turn [BLOCK] automatically . Also, the lower rat- ing will turn [VIEW] automatically . • When you turn “G” to [VIEW], the[...]

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    – 19 – EN 0C28 D VD SECTION ABOUT THE DISCS The following discs can be played back on this TV/DVD. ¡ D VD video ¡ D VD-R/RW* ¡ D VD+R/RW* ¡ A udio CD ¡ CD-R/R W* ¡ MP3* * Depending on the types or the writing method of the medium some discs can not be played. • Some DVD-R/R W , DVD+R/R W , or CD-R/R W discs made on personal computers, o[...]

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    – 20 – EN 0C28 BASIC PLA YBACK Getting started ¡ T urn on the power of amplifier and any other com- ponents, if necessary . 1 Press PO WER. ¡ The power will turn on. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open disc loading tray . 3 Place the chosen disc in the tra y , with the label facing up. CD DVD-V PLA YING A DISC 4 Press PLA Y . ¡ The tray will close au[...]

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    – 21 – EN 0C28 STEP BY STEP PLA YBACK 1 During playbac k, press P A USE. ¡ Playback will pause and sound will be muted. 2 The disc goes forwar d by one frame each time P A USE is pressed. 3 To e xit step by step playbac k, press PLA Y . DVD-V RESUME 1 During playbac k, press ST OP . ¡ Resume message will appear on the TV screen. 2 Press PLA Y[...]

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    – 22 – EN 0C28 TRACK SEARCH There are three ways to begin playback on an Audio CD at a specific T rack. Using Number on the remote control 1 Press Number to enter the desired T rack num ber . ¡ Playback will start at the selected track. ¡ For single digit tracks (1-9), press a single number (eg. track 3, press 3). ¡ To play track 26, press +[...]

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    – 23 – EN 0C28 REPEA T REPEA T TITLE / CHAPTER To activate the repeat function, press REPEA T during playbac k. ¡ The repeat mode changes as described below every time you press the button. DVD-V REPEA T is available only during playback. CHAPTER TITLE OFF ( current chapter repeat) ( current title repeat) (repeat off ) NOTES ¡ Repeat T itle/C[...]

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    – 24 – EN 0C28 When a CD with MP3 files is in the TV/DVD, the MP3 menu will appear on the TV screen in stop mode. 1 In stop mode, press Arro w ( K / L ) to select the desired group trac k. ¡ If a group is selected, press B or ENTER to go on to the track selection screen. Press Arrow ( K / L ) to choose a track, then press ENTER. ¡ If a track [...]

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    – 25 – EN 0C28 AUDIO LANGUAGE The TV/DVD allows you to select a language during DVD disc (if multi language available) playback. 1 Press A UDIO during playbac k. 2 Press A UDIO repeatedly to select y our desired language. NOTE ¡ Pressing AUDIO may not work on some DVDs with multiple audio languages (e.g. DVDs which allow audio language setting[...]

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    – 26 – EN 0C28 For DVD-Vs 1 Press DISPLA Y during playback to sho w current Chapter . ¡ The elapsed and remaining playing time of the current chapter will be displayed. 2 Press DISPLA Y again to show current Title. ¡ The elapsed and remaining playing time of the cur- rent title will be displayed. 3 Press DISPLA Y again. ¡ The BIT RA TE and t[...]

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    – 27 – EN 0C28 CHANGING THE DVD SETUP ITEMS Language options are not available with some discs. 1 Press SETUP twice in ST OP mode so that the D VD SETUP menu appears. ¡ If the menu does not appear , press PLA Y , STOP , then SETUP twice. 2 Press B to select CUSTOM, then press ENTER. ¡ CUSTOM mode will appear . 3 Press Arro w ( s / B ) to sele[...]

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    – 28 – EN 0C28 AUDIO SETTINGS Choose the appropriate Audio settings for your equip- ment as it only affect during the playback of DVD discs. 1 Press SETUP twice in ST OP mode so that the D VD SETUP menu appears. ¡ If the menu does not appear , press PLA Y , STOP , then SETUP twice. 2 Press B to select CUSTOM, then press ENTER. ¡ CUSTOM mode w[...]

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    – 29 – EN 0C28 CONTROL LEVELS ¡ ALL All parental lock is cancelled. ¡ Level 8 DVD software of any grade (adult/general/children) can be played back. ¡ Levels 7 to 2 Only DVD software intended for general use and children can be played back. ¡ Level 1 Only DVD software intended for children can be played back, with those intended for adult a[...]

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    – 30 – EN 0C28 If the TV/DVD does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Owner’ s Manual, check the player , consulting the following checklist. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Problem Corrective Action No Picture or Sound • T ry a new channel, if OK, then possible station trouble. • Make sure the power is turned on. • Press SEL[...]

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    – 31 – EN 0C28 NOTES: • 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. Closed Caption Problem Possible Remedy My TV is showing c[...]

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    – 32 – EN 0C28 CABINET CLEANING • W ipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the TV/DVD with a soft cloth immersed in luke- warm water and wrung dry . • Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spray insec- ticide liquid near the TV/DVD. Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the exposed surfaces. SERVICING • Should [...]

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    – 33 – EN 0C28 CR T : 20 inch in-line gun, 90˚ deflection tube T elevision system: NTSC-M TV Standard Closed caption system: §15.1 19/FCC Channel coverage: VHF: 2 ~ 13 UHF: 14 ~ 69 CA TV : 2 ~13, A ~ W , W+1 ~ W+84, A-5 ~ A-1, 5A T uning System: 181 channel frequency synthesized tuning system Channel access: Direct access keyboard, programmab[...]

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    Printed in China 0EMN02321 TD810HA ★★★★★ LIMITED W ARRANTY FUNAI CORP . will repair this SYL V ANIA product, free of charge in the USA in the event of defect in materials or workmanship as follows: DURA TION: PA R TS: FUNAI CORP . will provide parts to replace defective parts without charge for one (1) year from the date of original retai[...]