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    • Remote control (NB177UD) with two AA batteries • RF cable (WPZ0901TM002) • A udio/Video cables (WPZ0102TM015 or WPZ0102L TE01) • Owner’ s Man ual (1VMN20370) Owner’s Manual Please read before using this unit. D VD/CD Pla yer with Video Cassette Recorder D VC840F INSTRUCCIONES EN ESP AÑOL INCLUIDAS. Precautions D VD Functions Setup VC[...]

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    – 2 – EN Precautions This unit emplo ys a laser . Only a qualified service person should remove the co ver or attempt to service this de vice, due to pos sib le ey e injury . CA UTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECI- FIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. CA UTION: VISIBLE[...]

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    – 3 – EN Precautions 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions- The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained for future ref erence. 3. Heed W ar nings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered t[...]

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    – 4 – EN Precautions Unauthorized cop ying, broadcasting, public perf or- mance and lending of discs are prohibited. This product incor por ates copyright protection tech- nology that is protected by U .S. patents and other intellectual proper ty rights. Use of this cop yr ight pro- tection technology must be authorized b y Macrovision, and is [...]

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    Setup About the Video Cassettes and Discs Play able Discs Unplay able Discs ¡ NEVER play bac k the follo wing discs. Otherwise, malfunction may result! D VD-RAM / CD-I / Photo CD / Video CD / D VD with region codes other than 1 or ALL / DTS-CD / D VD-ROM f or personal computers / CD-ROM for personal computers ¡ On the follo wing disc, the sound M[...]

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    – 6 – EN Setup Select this connection when you w ant to view or record a scrambled channel. With this connection, channels cannot be changed on the unit. Y ou can view or record ONL Y the chan- nels you ha ve selected on the cab le box or the satellite box. • While you are recording, only the recorded channel can be viewed. T o select c hanne[...]

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    DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL ANT-OUT ANT-IN ANT -OUT ANT -IN AUDIO OUT DVD VCR DVD/VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT L L Y R R C B / P B C R / P R DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL AUDIO OUT DVD DVD/VCR VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L L R R Y C B / P B C R / P R STOP/EJ POWER[...]

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    – 8 – EN Setup 3 3 Hint Hint • If you accidentally select Spanish or F rench and need English: Hit [MENU] and choose SELEC. IDIOMA or SELECTION LANGUE. Hit [ B ] and select ENGLISH. Finally , hit [CLEAR/C.RESET] . T o Preset the Channel Again 1) Hit [MENU] until the main menu appears. 2) Select “ CHANNEL SET UP ” by pressing [ K K / L L ][...]

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    – 9 – EN Setup Hint Hint • T o go back one step , hit [ s ] (dur ing the steps 2) to 7) ). • Y our clock setting will be lost if either there is a power f ailure or this unit has been unplugged for more than 30 seconds. 6 6 CLOCK SET MONTH DA Y YEAR 1 0 / 0 3 MON 2 0 0 5 HOUR MINUTE AM/PM 0 5 : 4 0 – – 7 7 CLOCK SET MONTH DA Y YEAR 1 0 [...]

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    Setup – 10 – EN • T o turn the unit on or off. • T o turn the unit on or off. • T o turn the unit on or off. • T o displa y the current disc mode. • T o displa y the current disc mode. • T o displa y the current time, tape counter , and channel. • T o open or close the disc tray . • T o open or close the disc tray . • T o ejec[...]

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    3 3 BB ss TIME SEARCH 2 : 5 0 TIME SEARCH – : – – BB INDEX SEARCH 0 3 INDEX SEARCH – – – 11 – EN VCR Functions Hint Hint • When a tape without record tab is inser ted, the unit will star t playbac k automatically . • T rac king will be automatically adjusted upon playbac k. T o adjust the tracking manually , press [SKIP/CH. G G / [...]

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    – 12 – EN VCR Functions Recor ding Accidental erasure prevention T o prev ent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remov e its record tab. T o record on it later , cover the hole with adhesive tape . Record tab • Select the chan- nel to record. 1 1 2 2 with tab SP • Select the desired tape speed. 3 3 REC 4 4 T ype of tape T60 T120 T[...]

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    – 13 – EN VCR Functions Hint Hint • T o go back one step , hit [ s ] (dur ing steps 3) to 9) ). 8 8 ONE TIME PR OGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DA TE 1 0 / 2 4 MO N ST ART TIME 0 7 : 3 0 PM END TIME 0 8 : 3 0 PM CHANNEL 1 6 REC SPEED – – 5 5 Select the desired star t time (hour). Select the minute. ONE TIME PR OGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DA TE 1 0 / 2 [...]

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    – 14 – EN VCR Functions W arning: Unauthor ized recordings of cop yr ighted video tapes ma y be an infr ingement of cop yr ight la ws. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL ANT-OUT ANT-IN AUDIO OUT DVD DVD/VCR VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L Y C B C R L R R ANT-OUT ANT-IN VCR DVD/VCR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN [...]

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    – 15 – EN D VD Functions P aused and Step-by-Step Pla yback Hit [P A USE k k ] during playback. T o continue pla yback, hit [PLA Y B B ]. The disc goes forw ard by one frame each time [P AUSE k k ] is hit during the pause mode. T o continue pla yback, hit [PLA Y B B ] . D V D - V DV D-V DVD MP3 MP3 CD CD D V D - V DV D-V Fast Forwar d/Reverse S[...]

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    – 16 – EN D VD Functions DVD CD CD 2 2 STOP MP3 Pla ybac k Inser t an MP3-f or mat disc, then hit [MENU] to call up the file list on the TV screen. DVD MP3 MP3 1 1 folder name 4 folder name 1 folder name 3 folder name 2 folder name 1 DISC NAME FILE LIST FOLDER MP3 ENTER PLAY fi le name 3 fi le name 2 fi le name 1 1/ 2 ENTER ENTER When selecting[...]

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    – 17 – EN D VD Functions Sear ch Function Time Searc h DVD CD CD D V D - V DV D-V 1 1 2 2 Within 30 seconds 1:29:00 TOTAL 123 456 789 0 Marker Setup This f eature allows y ou to assign a specific point on a disc to be called bac k later . T T o set a marker o set a marker DVD CD CD D V D - V DV D-V 1 1 Hit repeatedly until this marker displa y [...]

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    – 18 – EN D VD Functions 2 2 1 1 1 1 Repeat / Random / Pr ogrammed Pla ybac k CHAPTER TITLE OFF ( current c hapter repeat) ( current title repeat) (repeat off ) Each time you hit [REPEA T] , repeat function changes as example belo w. D V D - V DV D-V Repeat function is a vailable only during pla yback. DVD MP3 MP3 CD CD D V D - V DV D-V at your[...]

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    – 19 – EN D VD Functions 1 1 1 1 Special Settings A udio Language This unit allows y ou to select an audio language (if multiple languages are av ailable) during D VD pla yback. DVD D V D - V DV D-V 1 1 1.ENG Dolby D 3/2.1ch 48k / 3 A UDIO ENG SP A FRE (English audio) (Spanish audio) (F rench audio) Each time you hit [ A UDIO] , audio language [...]

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    – 20 – EN D VD Functions D VD Setup DVD – 20 – EN ENTER ENTER Hint Hint ∗ 1 • Language options are not av ailable with some discs. • If O THER is selected on the AUDIO , SUBTITLE or DISC MENU screen, press four-digit n umber to enter the code for the desired language . (Refer to the language code list on page 24.) • Only the languag[...]

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    – 21 – EN D VD Functions – 21 – EN DISPLA Y Setting Y ou can change the display functions. Follow the step 1) to 3) in the “ CUSTOM Menu ” section on page 20. B A UDIO Setting Choose the appropriate audio settings for y our equipment. It only affects during the playbac k of D VD discs. F ollow the step 1) to 3) in the “ CUST OM Menu ?[...]

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    – 22 – EN D VD Functions 6 6 4 4 4 4 Hint Hint • Record the pass word in case you f orget it. • If you f orget the password, hit [4] , [7] , [3] , [7] at step 4), then enter your ne w password. • P assw ord will be cleared and parental lev els will be set to “ ALL ” . SETUP P ARENT AL P ASSWORD Enter current password. SETUP P ARENT AL[...]

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    – 23 – EN Inf ormation T r oubleshooting Guide If this unit does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Owner's Manual, check this unit consulting the f ollo wing checklist. Inf ormation Hint Hint • When you cancel to initialize at step 3),select “ NO ” . 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 Reset to the Default Setting (Except for P AR[...]

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    – 24 – EN Inf ormation Language List Specifications A-B Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 5471 Assamese 4765 Aymar a 4771 Azerbaijani 4772 Bashkir 4847 Basque 5167 Bengali;Bangla 4860 Bhutani 5072 Bihari 4854 Bislama 4855 Breton 4864 Bulgarian 4853 Burmese 5971 Byelorussian 4851 C-E Cambodia[...]

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    – 25 – Espa ñ ol ES ✄ Espa ñ ol Conexiones 1 Ajuste del reloj 5 Conmutaci ó n VCR/D VD 3 Instalaci ó n de las pilas del control remoto 2 Activaci ó n de la unidad por primera vez 4 2 3 1 OUTPUT DV D VCR Bot ó n OUTPUT Luz D VD OUTPUT Luz VCR OUTPUT Bot ó n D VD Bot ó n VCR POWER DISPLAY VCR DVD P AUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLAY STOP RE[...]

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    – 26 – Espa ñ ol ES ✄ Reproducci ó n de la grabadora de v í deo 6 Reproducci ó n de D VD/CD 7 Control remoto 8 POWER DISPLA Y VCR DVD P AUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLA Y STOP REC/OTR OPEN/CLOSE /EJECT SPEED AUDIO 123 456 789 0 +1 0 Antes: Encienda el televisor y cambie al canal 3. • Si el canal 3 se est á utilizando para una transmisi ó[...]

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    – 27 – EN Quic k Use Guide ✄ Please ref er to “ Basic TV Connection ” on the front page bef ore you use this unit. RF Output Channel If channel 3 is already occupied f or broadcasting, 1)Set y our TV to channel 4. 2)Insert a pre-recorded tape into this unit. 3)Hit [OUTPUT] on the unit so that the VCR OUTPUT light is lit. • I f “ VCR ?[...]

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    1VMN20370 / H9801UD ★★★★★ Printed in China ✄ VCR Playbac k 6 D VD/CD Playback 7 Remote Control 8 POWER DISPLA Y VCR DVD P AUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLA Y STOP REC/OTR OPEN/CLOSE /EJECT SPEED AUDIO 123 456 789 0 +1 0 Before: T urn on the TV and set it to channel 3. • If channel 3 is already occupied for broadcasting, see “ RF Output [...]