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  • Page 1

    Precautions Setup VCR Functions DVD Functions Español Information INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAÑOL INCLUIDAS. Supplied Accessories AC outlets Plug in 4 5 F rom TV F rom D VD/VCR Please ref er to “Connections” on page 6. Cable TV signal ANT -OUT ANT -IN RF cable (supplied) (Back of D VD/VCR) (Back of TV) or Antenna 2 Connect 3 Connect (Back of TV) or [...]

  • Page 2

    Precautions – 2 – EN R IS K O F E LE C TR IC SH OC K D O N OT OP EN CA UTI ON : TO REDU CE THE RIS K OF ELEC TR IC SH OC K, DO NOT RE MOV E CO VER (O R BAC K) . NO US ER SERV IC EAB LE PAR TS IN SI DE. RE FER SE RVI CING TO QU AL IF IED SE RVI CE PER SO NNE L. CAUTION Thi s un it emp loys a las er. Onl y a qual ifi ed servi ce pers on sh oul d [...]

  • Page 3

    Precautions EN – 3 – 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions- The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4[...]

  • Page 4

    Precautions – 4 – EN Symbols Used in This Manual The following symbols appear in some headings in this manual. : Description refers to playback or recording of video cassette tapes. : Description refers to playback of DVD-Video discs. : Description refers to playback of Audio CDs. : Description refers to playback of MP3 files. : Description ref[...]

  • Page 5

    Precautions EN – 5 – About the Video Cassettes and Discs Playable Discs Unplayable Discs NEVER play back the following discs. Otherwise, malfunction may result! DVD-RAM / DVD-Audio / CD-i / Photo CD / Video CD / DVD with region codes other than 1 or ALL /DTS-CD / DVD-ROM for personal computers / CD-ROM for personal computers On the following di[...]

  • Page 6

    Setup – 6 – EN SETUP > QUICK> DOLBY DIGITAL Connecting to a Dolby Digital decod- er for Dolby Digital audio output. BITSTREAM Connecting to the other equipment (an MD deck or DAT deck etc.) with- out Dolby Digital decoder. PCM Connection Setting Hint for Cable Box or Satellite Box L R VCR DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT L R DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT or AUDIO [...]

  • Page 7

    Setup EN – 7 – Admiral: AUX Curtis Mathis: LINE1, LINE2, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93 GE: INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93 Hitachi: INPUT, AUX JVC: VIDEO, VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO3 Kenwood: AUX LXI-Series: 00 Magnavox: AUX CHANNEL Panasonic: TV/VIDEO RCA: INPUT, TV/VCR, 00, 90, 91, 92, 93 Samsung: TV/VIDEO Sanyo: VIDEO Sharp: 00 Sony: VIDEO1, VIDEO2, VIDEO[...]

  • Page 8

    Setup – 8 – EN 1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3. • If channel 3 has been already occupied for broadcasting, see “RF Output Channel” section on page 6. 2 Select your language in the first time you turn on this unit. Then press [ B ] to go to next step. 3 Press [ B ] to start Auto Set Up. or POWER 1 Press [MENU] and select “CHANNE[...]

  • Page 9

    Setup EN – 9 – Function Overview You must select which component you wish to operate with [OUTPUT] at first, as this product is a combination of a VCR and a DVD player. CHANNEL OPEN/CLOSE VCR DVD PROGRESSIVE SCAN SKIP H STOP PLAY SKIP G REV FWD OUTPUT OUTPUT D VD VCR OUTPUT button D VD OUTPUT light VCR OUTPUT light D VD button VCR button POWER [...]

  • Page 10

    Setup – 10 – EN POWER DISPLA Y VCR DVD P AUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLA Y STOP REC/OTR MENU SETUP TOP MENU MODE ZOOM SUBTITLE T -SET ANGLE ENTER RETURN SEARCH MODE REPEA T A-B OPEN/CLOSE /EJECT SPEED AUDIO CLEAR/ C. RESET 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +10 Installing the Batteries for the Remote Control Install two AA batteries (supplied) matching the pola[...]

  • Page 11

    VCR Functions EN – 11 – 1 Press [SEARCH MODE] once. 2 To select Index Mark 3 4 After searching, it automatically starts playback. 1 Press [SEARCH MODE] twice. 2 Select the desired length of time for fast forwarding or rewinding. 3 4 After searching, it automatically starts playback. POWER DISPLA Y VCR DVD P AUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLA Y STOP [...]

  • Page 12

    VCR Functions – 12 – EN 1 Press [MENU] , then select “TIMER PROGRAMMING”. 2 Select an empty program number. Then press [ B ] to go to next step. 3 Select “ONCE”, “DAILY” (Mon-Fri), or “WEEKLY”. Then press [ B ] to go to next step. 2 Press [ B ] to set “AUTO REPEAT”, “ON” or “OFF”. 4 Select the desired date. Then pres[...]

  • Page 13

    VCR Functions EN – 13 – 10 Press [SUBTITLE/T-SET] to set timer standby mode. • indicator on the front panel lights up. The unit will change to the DVD mode. 6 Select “AM” or “PM”. Then press [ B ] to go to next step. 7 Repeat the procedure in steps 5 and 6 to set the end time. 8 Select the desired channel. Then press [ B ] to go to ne[...]

  • Page 14

    VCR Functions – 14 – EN Warning: Unauthorized recordings of copyrighted video tapes may be an infringement of copyright laws. 1) Insert a pre-recorded tape into another VCR for playing. 2) Insert a tape with its record tab into this unit for recording. 3) Press [SPEED] on the remote control of the recording unit to select the desired recording [...]

  • Page 15

    DVD Functions EN – 15 – DVD ( ⇒ Page 16 ) Hint • Zooming function does not work while the disc menu is showing up. • x4 zoom is not available on some discs. • It may take several seconds to slide the zoomed picture. Hint • For DVDs, fast forward or reverse search speed is different depending on the disc. Approximate speed is 1(x2), 2([...]

  • Page 16

    DVD Functions – 16 – EN 1 When selecting the folder: 2 To cancel MP3/WMA playback, press [STOP C ] . DVD PLA Y STOP MP3/WMA Playback Insert an MP3/WMA- format disc, then the file list will automatical ly appear on the TV scree n. Press [MENU] when you want to call up the file list again while MP3/WM A-format disc is already inserted. folder nam[...]

  • Page 17

    DVD Functions EN – 17 – 1 Press [RETURN ]. 1 Press [SEARCH MODE] repeatedly until the marker display appears. 2 Select the marker. 3 Press [ENTER] at the desired marker. 1 Press [SKIP/CH. G / o , H / p ] during playback. 1 Press [SEARCH MODE] repeatedly until the marker display appears. 2 Select a marker. 3 Press [ENTER]. 1 Press [SEARCH MODE] [...]

  • Page 18

    DVD Functions – 18 – EN 1 Press [MODE] once. 2 Using [ K / L ] to select desired track. Press [ENTER] . 3 Press [PLAY B ] to start Programmed Playback. 1 Press [MODE] twice. 2 Press [PLAY B ] to start Random Playback . 1 Press [A-B] at your desired starting point (A). 2 Press [A-B] at your desired ending point (B). 1 Press [REPEAT] during playb[...]

  • Page 19

    DVD Functions EN – 19 – RETURN 1 Press [MODE] twice (once for CD and MP3/WMA) during playback. 2 Press [ENTER] for the desired effect. 3 Press [RETURN ] to exit. 1 Press [AUDIO] during CD playback. 1 Press [ANGLE] during playback. 1 Press [MODE] during playback. 2 Press [ENTER] to adjust the black level. 3 Press [RETURN ] to exit. 1 Press [AUDI[...]

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    DVD Functions – 20 – EN 1 2 ENTER AUDIO ORIGINAL SUBTITLE OFF DISC MENU ENGLISH PLA YER MENU ENGLISH LANGUA GE QUICK SETUP PLA YER MENU ENGLISH TV ASPECT 4:3 LETTER BOX PROGRESSIVE OFF DOLBY DIGIT AL BITSTREAM OK ENTER ENTER CUSTOM Menu ENTER ENTER SETUP PLA Y STOP ENTER ENTER Hint ∗ 1 • Language options are not available with some discs. ?[...]

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    DVD Functions EN – 21 – 4 AUDIO DRC ON DOWN SAMPLING ON DOLBY DIGIT AL BITSTREAM ENTER Hint STILL MODE: • Select “AUTO” usually. • If you select “AUTO”, automatically select the best resolution setting (FRAME or FIELD) based on the data characteristics of the pictures. (default). • If you select “FIELD”, the picture in the sti[...]

  • Page 22

    DVD Functions – 22 – EN 6 4 4 Hint • Record the password in case you forget it. • If you forget the password, press [4] , [7] , [3] , [7] at step 4, then enter your new password. Password will be cleared and parental levels will be set to “ALL”. ENTER P ASSWORD ENTER 5 Parental Control limits the disc viewing that exceed your settings. [...]

  • Page 23

    Information EN – 23 – 3 Select “YES”. 2 Select “INITIALIZE”. 1 Troubleshooting Guide If this unit does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Owner's Manual, check this unit consulting the following checklist. • Some functions are not available in specific modes, but this is not a malfunction. Read the descripti[...]

  • Page 24

    Information – 24 – EN Language Code List Specifications A-B Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 5471 Assamese 4765 Aymara 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 Cambo[...]

  • Page 25

    Español – 25 – ES 3 Pulse [ B ] para AJUSTE AUTO. 1 • Si no se ha ajustado el reloj, aparece la pantalla AJUSTE DE RELOJ cuando pulse [MENU] . En este caso, vaya al paso 2. 2 Seleccione el mes actual. 3 Seleccione el dia actual. 4 Seleccione el año actual. 5 Seleccione la hora actual. 6 Se lec ci on e lo s m in ut os a ct ua les . 7 Selecci[...]

  • Page 26

    Español – 26 – ES Reproducción de la grabadora de vídeo Reproducción de DVD/ CD 7 Control remoto 8 Antes: Encienda el televisor y cambie al canal 3. • Si el canal 3 se está utilizando para una transmisión, vea la sección “RF Output Channel”. 2 4 PLA Y STOP PLA Y STOP OPEN/CLOSE /EJECT Ant es: En cie nda el tele vi sor , am pli fi c[...]

  • Page 27

    EN – 27 – 1 Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3. • If channel 3 has been already occupied for broadcasting, see “RF Output Channel” section. 2 Select your language in the first time you turn on this unit. Then press [ B ] to go to next step. or POWER Quick Use Guide Please refer to “Basic TV Connection” on the front page before you[...]

  • Page 28

    1VMN22455 / E8A02UD ★★★★★ Printed in China VCR Playback DVD/CD Playback 7 Remote Control 8 Before: Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3. • If channel 3 has been already occupied for broadcasting, see “RF Output Channel” section. 2 4 PLA Y STOP PLA Y STOP OPEN/CLOSE /EJECT Bef ore: T urn on th e TV, amp lifie r and an y oth er com [...]