Sylvania DVC860E manual

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    • Remote control (NB101UD/ NB151UD) with two AA batteries • RF cable (?????) • A udio/Video cables (?????) • Owner’ s Manual (0VMN0?????) Owner's Manual Please read before using this equipment. D VD/CD Pla yer with Video Cassette Recor der D VC860E INSTRUCCIONES EN ESP AÑOL INCLUID AS. Precautions D VD Functions Setup VCR Functions [...]

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    – 2 – EN Precautions This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified ser vice person should remove the co ver or attempt to service this device , due to pos sible eye 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 A[...]

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    – 3 – EN Precautions 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the appliance is oper ated. 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 [...]

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    – 4 – EN Precautions Unauthorized cop ying, broadcasting, public perf or- mance and lending of discs are prohibited. This product incor porates cop yright protection tech- nology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual proper ty r ights o wned b y Macrovision Corporation and other rights o wners . Use [...]

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    – 5 – EN Setup Setup If you cannot pla y back a disc which bears one of the marks abo ve, chec k the following notes. *1: This unit conforms to the NTSC color system. Discs recorded in other color systems such as P AL or SECAM cannot be pla yed bac k. *2: Cer tain D VD-Video discs do not operate as described in this manual due to the intentions[...]

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    – 6 – EN Setup Select this connection when you w ant to view or record a scram- b led channel. With this connection, channels cannot be changed on the D VD/VCR. Y ou can view or record ONL Y the channels you hav e selected on the cable bo x or the satellite box. • While you are recording, only the recorded channel can be viewed. T o select ch[...]

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    DIGITAL A UDIO OUT COAXIAL ANT-OUT ANT-IN ANT -OUT ANT -IN A UDIO OUT DVD VCR D VD/VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT L L YL RR R C B / P B C R / P R DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT COAXIAL A UDIO OUT DVD DV D/VCR VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L L Y C B / P B C R / P R L R R [...]

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    Setup – 8 – EN About the Remote Contr ol and Fr ont P anel About the Remote Contr ol and Fr ont P anel • To tur n the unit on or off. • To tur n the unit on or off. • To turn the unit on or off. • To display the current disc mode. • To display the current disc mode. • To display the current time, tape counter , and channel. • To o[...]

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    – 9 – EN Setup Because this product is a combination of a VCR and a D VD pla yer , you must select first which component you wish to oper ate with the OUTPUT button. CHANNEL DVD STOP OUTPUT DVD OPEN/CLOSE PLAY STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR VCR POWER F. FWD REW V ID EO -- A U D IO -- L R / OUTPUT DV D VCR OUTPUT button D VD OUTPUT light VCR OUTPUT lig[...]

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    Hint Hint • T o go back one step , press the s but ton (during 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 . Hint Hint • If you accidentally select Spanish or F rench and need English: Press the MENU button and choose SELEC . IDIOMA, or [...]

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    Hint Hint • When a tape with- out record tab is inser ted, the D VD/VCR will star t playbac k automati- cally . • T racking will be automatically adjusted upon play- back. T o adjust the tracking man ually , press the CHAN- NEL buttons. – 11 – EN VCR Functions Recor ding & O TR (One T ouch Recor ding) Pla ybac k CHANNEL DVD OPEN/CLOSE S[...]

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    Hint Hint • T o go back one step , press the s but t on (dur ing the steps [3] to [9].) – 12 – EN VCR Functions On-Screen Operations 1 1 To call up the main menu 4 4 To e xit the menu -MENU- B TIMER PROGRAMMING AU TO REPEA T [OFF] CHANNEL SET UP CLOCK SET LANGUA GE SELECT 2 2 To select an item -MENU- TIMER PROGRAMMING AU TO REPEA T [OFF] B CH[...]

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    VCR Functions EN W arning: Unauthorized recordings of cop yrighted video tapes may be an infringement of cop yright laws. DIGITAL A UDIO OUT COAXIAL ANT-OUT ANT-IN A UDIO OUT DVD D VD/VCR VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN L L Y C B C R L R R ANT-OUT ANT-IN VCR D VD/VCR COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A UDIO IN VIDEO IN[...]

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    – 14 – EN VCR Functions Special Features Y ou can specify the number of pro- gr ams to be skipped. • Inser t a tape into this unit. VCR VCR VCR VCR VCR 1 1 TIME SEARCH – : – – SEARCH MODE 2 2 Select the desired length of time f or fast f orwarding or rewinding TIME SEARCH 2 : 5 0 Hint f Hint f or or Timer Sear Timer Sear c c h & Ind[...]

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    – 15 – EN D VD Functions F ast Forwar d/Rever se Searc h Press the g g or h h b utton repeatedly dur- ing playbac k to select the required f orward or rev erse speed. T T o contin o contin ue pla ue pla ybac ybac k, k, press the PLA press the PLA Y Y b b utton. utton. • F or D VDs, the speed is: 1(x2), 2(x8), 3(x50), 4(x100). • F or A udio [...]

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    – 16 – EN D VD Functions 2 2 STOP MP3 Pla ybac k Inser t a MP3-format disc, then press the MENU button to call up the MP3 menu on the TV screen. DVD MP3 MP3 MP3 1 1 MP3 Playbac k ENTER ENTER ENTER • Press B when you want to go to the next hier archy . • Press s when you want to go back to the pre vious hierarch y . MENU Hint Hint • Some s[...]

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    Sear ch Function – 17 – EN D VD Functions Time Searc h DVD CD CD CD D V D - V DVD- V 1 1 2 2 Within 30 seconds 1:29:00 TOTAL 1:23:45 TOTAL SEARCH MODE PLA Y 123 456 789 0 +1 0 Notes ¡ Opening the disc tra y or turning off the power will er ase all markers. ¡ Selecting “A C” at step [2] in the sec- tion “T o set a mar ker” will also er[...]

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    – 18 – EN D VD Functions 3 3 1 1 1 1 Repeat / Random / Pr ogrammed Pla ybac k CHAPTER TITLE OFF ( current chapter repeat) ( current title repeat) (repeat off ) Each time the REPEA T button is pressed... D V D - V DVD- V Repeat function is a v ailable only during pla yback. DVD MP3 MP3 MP3 CD CD CD D V D - V DVD- V ¡ Repeat setting will be clea[...]

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    – 19 – EN D VD Functions 1 1 Note ¡ If the Vir tual Surround setting is “1’ ’ or “2’ ’, the sound mode will be fixed to STEREO , and can not be changed. Notes ¡ If your language is not sho wn after pressing the A UDIO or SUBTITLE/T - SET button se veral times, the disc may not ha ve that language. Howev er, some discs allow audio [...]

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    or or D VD Functions – 20 – EN 3 3 2 2 SETUP CUSTOM LANGUA GE DISPLA Y AUDIO P ARENT AL Select CUST OM SETUP QUICK CUSTOM INITIALIZE To select the desired item 1 1 ENTER ENTER ENTER CUST CUST OM Men OM Men u u ENTER ENTER ENTER SETUP STOP ENTER ENTER ENTER Hint Hint ∗ 1 • Language options are not av ailable with some discs. • If O THER is[...]

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    SETUP AUDIO DRC DOWN SAMPLING DOLBY DIGIT AL ON ON ON D VD Functions 5 5 – 21 – EN Hint Hint TV ASPECT : • Select “4:3 LETTER BO X”, so that blac k bars appear on the top and bottom of the screen. • Select “4:3 P AN & SCAN” for a full height picture with both sides trimmed. • Select “16:9 WIDE” if a wide- screen TV is conn[...]

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    or SETUP P ARENT AL P ASSWORD Please enter a 4-digit password. SETUP P ARENT AL P ASSWORD Please enter a 4-digit password. – 22 – EN D VD Functions 2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 5 5 Hint Hint • Record the passw ord in case you f orget it. • If you f orget the pass word, press 4, 7, 3, 7 at step 4, then enter your ne w passw ord. • P assw ord will be cl[...]

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    Tr oubleshooting Guide – 23 – EN Inf ormation If this unit does not perf or m properly when operated as instructed in this Owner's Manual, check the pla yer consulting the f ollowing checklist. V C R D V D V C R D V D PROBLEM CORRECTIVE A CTION No power . • Make sure the po wer plug is connected to an A C outlet. • Make sure the po wer[...]

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    Language List Maintenance – 24 – EN Inf ormation SER VICING ¡ Please refer to rele vant topics on the T roub leshooting Guide on page 23 before return the product. ¡ When this unit become inoperativ e, do not try to correct the problem b y yourself . There are no user-ser viceable par ts inside. T ur n off, unplug the pow er plug, and please [...]

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    – 25 – ES Español PA GE FOR SP ANISH H9600UD(EN)v1.qx33 03.12.8 10:51 AM Page 25[...]

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    – 28 – 0VMN04012 / H9600UD ★★★★★ Printed in China LIMITED W ARRANTY FUNAI CORP . will repair this SYL V ANIA product, free of charge in the USA in the ev ent of defect in mate- r ials or workmanship as follo ws: DURA TION: PA R TS: FUNAI CORP . will provide par ts to replace def ective parts without charge for one (1) y ear from the d[...]