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    1 Ta b le of Contents EN Connections and Setup Some points to check before y ou connect..................2 Accessories pro vided ....................................................2 Fr ont panel controls ......................................................3 Fr ont panel displa y ........................................................3 The remot[...]

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    2 Connections and Setup EN Some points to check befor e you connect • Ensure that the mains supply in y our house complies with that indicated on the identification stick er located on the back of your appliance. • Install your appliance horizontall y , awa y from an y source of heat (fir eplace) or appliances creating str ong magnetic or elect[...]

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    Connections and Setup 3 EN DVD VCR REC TV P ON/ST ANDBY - Switch the appliance on and off. PREV/ REV - Directly access the pre vious chapter or track; start fast rev erse search; r ewind the tape. PLA Y - Star t pla ying a disc or a cassette . NEXT/ FWD - Directly access the next chapter or track; start fast forward search; wind the ta pe . ST OP -[...]

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    Connections and Setup 4 EN The remote contr ol Na vigating through menus Use the direction buttons to na vigate thr ough the menus. Press the OK button on the remote contr ol to confirm any selection y ou make. General functions Switch the appliance on and off. DV D Select the D VD pla yer . VCR Select the video recor der . Adjust the sound volume [...]

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    Connections and Setup 5 EN Functions in VCR mode PR+ / PR- Change channel. CLEAR Set the counter to zero . Access the VCR main menu. Exit a men u. TIMER (green) Displa y the S HO W V IEW menu (see page 15). 0-9 Select a channel, enter numbers. AV Select the devices connected to the Audio/Video sockets (A V1, A V2, ...). PLA Y MODE W atch one TV cha[...]

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    Connections and Setup 6 EN Basic connections (D VD/VCR + TV) 1. Disconnect the aerial cable from y our television set and r econnect it to the AERIAL socket of the D VD/VCR. 2. Using the coaxial cable supplied, connect the RF OUT socket of the D VD/VCR to the aerial sock et of the television set. 3. A Scart lead connection between the appliance and[...]

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    Connections and Setup 7 EN Back panel audio sock ets D VD/VCR AUDIO OUT L (left) and R (right) sock ets - D VD EXCLUSIVE AUDIO OUT L (left) and R (right) sockets These are analogue audio output sock ets. The AUDIO L sock et and cable are white, while the AUDIO R sock et and cable are r ed. Connect the D VD/VCR AUDIO L and R sock ets to the televisi[...]

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    Connections and Setup 8 EN VIDEO IN and AU DIO IN L and R sockets Audio/video cable COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT socket S-VIDEO OUT socket S-Video cable Component cable DV D EXCLUSIVE COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT sock et The Y , Pb, Pr sock ets pro vide optimum picture quality because the video signal is separated into three parts.[...]

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    Connections and Setup 9 EN T uning in a video channel on your TV If your tele vision is not fitted with a Scar t sock et, you w ere unable to connect it to the A V1 sock et of the D VD/VCR using a Scart cable as shown on page 6, step 3. In this case, you must mak e below settings before y ou start the automatic channel set-up (page 10). The output [...]

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    Connections and Setup 10 EN T uning in TV channels The first time you use the D VD/VCR, y ou will see the A CMS (Automatic Channel Memor y System) displa yed on the scr een. This system automatically tunes and stores TV channels. If you want to return to ACMS after y our initial set-up, access it via the menu ( A CMS ). Automatic channel search 1. [...]

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    Connections and Setup 11 EN Manual installation To complete the set-up of your video r ecorder when the automatic channel set-up has not stor ed all the channels or when you wish to stor e a new channel. 1. T urn on your tele vision and your D VD/VCR. Select the A V channel on y our television, press the VCR button and then press to access the main[...]

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    12 Basic pla yback oper ations EN VCR Description of the VCR main menu 1. T urn on your tele vision and your D VD/VCR. Select the A V channel on y our television, press the VCR button and then press to access the main menu. 2. The VCR main menu includes the f ollowing options: REC : Timer recor ding settings (see page 16) PR SET : Manual installati[...]

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    Basic pla yback oper ations 13 EN VCR F ast F orwar d / Rewind Press ST OP then press either REV f or re wind or FWD f or fast forwar d. Whilst you ar e re winding or fast forwarding y ou can view the section you ar e passing. Press and hold (for a fe w seconds) either REV or FWD . Releasing the button will return the video r ecorder to normal re w[...]

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    14 Recor ding EN VCR Recording options Recording fr om an A V socket If you wish to r ecord fr om the A V2 sock et located on the back panel of the D VD/VCR or fr om the A V3 sockets located on the fr ont panel, press the AV button to select the appr opriate audio/video mode (A V2 or A V3). SP (Standard Pla y) /LP (Long Pla y) The video recor der i[...]

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    Recor ding 15 EN VCR Pr ogramming a r ecording Programming a r ecording can be done up to one month in advance with up to se ven recor dings being pre-pr ogrammed. Ensur e the television channels ha ve been tuned and stor ed correctly and that the clock is set to the correct time. Pro gramming a recor ding using the S HO W V IEW ® nu mbers Each te[...]

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    Recor ding 16 EN VCR 8. Press the button to store y our settings. If the message PLEASE CHECK a ppears, you ha ve entered a wr ong data. Please corr ect the data. 9. Press the button to exit the menu. 10. Put the D VD/VCR into standby mode by pr essing the button on the remote control. a ppears on the fr ont displa y to show that the video recor de[...]

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    Recor ding 17 EN VCR Changing or deleting timer e vents To change a recor ding event: 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Use and to select REC . 3. Press OK . 4. Press and to select the timer slot that you wish to change. 5. Press to delete an entry . 6. Press OK to edit that entry . Use the and buttons to select the section you wish to change an[...]

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    18 Adv anced functions EN VCR Languag e selection To change the language of the VCR menus, please r efer to the Languag e menu of the D VD pla yer on page 31. Auto tracking The video recor der automatically adjusts the tracking to pro vide the best picture quality . The message A.TRA CKING is displa yed when this function is in operation. If the qu[...]

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    Adv anced functions 19 EN VCR Video Doctor The video doctor will show the status of various featur es of the video recorder . 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select Dr . with the and buttons. 3. Press OK . 4. Use the and buttons to check the following featur es: HEAD ST A TUS PLEASE CLEAN: The tape heads need cleaning. T APE ST A TUS NO T RECO[...]

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    Adv anced functions 20 EN VCR 2. Select fOSD ON OFF using the and buttons and then press OK . 3. Select OFF using the and buttons. Press to sav e the setting. F ormat F or 16:9 scr een pla yback the video recorder m ust be connected to your television using a SCAR T cable. 1. Press to enter the main menu. 2. Use the and buttons to select 16:9/4:3 a[...]

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    Adv anced functions 21 EN VCR BIL NICAM : Both audio channels are r ecorded on the Hi-Fi stereo tracks.The primar y language channel (left) is recor ded on the mono track of the video tape. MONO :T he sound is recor ded on the Hi-Fi tracks and the mono track of the video tape without any separation. 1. Press to access the main menu. 2. Select NIC w[...]

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    22 Basic pla yback oper ations EN DV D Compatible discs •D V D •D VD-R, DVD+R, D VD-R W , D VD+R W •C D • CD-R, CD-R W Note: Do not tr y to play ir regularly-shaped CDs (e.g. hear t-shaped or octagonal). Compatible formats •D VD ,VCD (Video Compact Disc), SVCD (Super Video Compact Disc), JPEG, K odak Pictur e CDs. •C D, mp3, WMA, DivX. [...]

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    Basic pla yback oper ations 23 EN DV D 3. Press OPEN . CLOSE again to close the disc tra y . • Pla y starts automatically , or • The disc menu appears. One of its options can be selected to start pla ying the disc. Select it and press OK , or else •P r ess the PLA Y button. 4. Press ST OP to stop playback. Notes: The player stores the point w[...]

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    Basic pla yback oper ations 24 EN DV D Scene repla y (D VD) While the disc is pla ying, press the A GAIN button on the remote contr ol to repla y the last sec- onds of the film or sequence shown. Pla y modes While the disc is pla ying, press the PLA Y MODE button repeatedl y to select a pla y mode: D VD pla y modes: Chapter , Title, Off, karaok e D[...]

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    25 Info menu EN DV D Using the Info menu Y ou can displa y information about the disc during pla yback using the Info menu. It will also allo w y ou to access certain functions. To displa y the menu, pr ess PLA Y to start playback and then pr ess the INFO button (yellow) on the r emote control. Select the various options using the and buttons. Then[...]

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    Info menu 26 EN DV D Press the INFO button on the r emote control while a disc is pla ying to displa y the Info menu. Use the and buttons on the remote control to select the icon you want. Then use the and buttons to select an option, or the numeric buttons if appr opriate, or the OK button to execute the setting. Title/Chapter (D VD) / T rack (VCD[...]

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    Info menu 27 EN DV D 1 / 3 Angle Subtitles (D VD and DivX) Subtitles are disabled by default.T o enable the subtitle function while the disc is pla ying: -p r ess the INFO button, then select the Subtitle info using the and buttons. Select a language using the and buttons, or -p r ess the button repeatedly to select the subtitle language. Note: Whe[...]

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    28 Audio CDs, mp3, WMA, DivX and JPEG discs EN DV D Pla ying an audio , mp3 or WMA CD mp3 is an audio file format which compresses r ecorded music. It was dev eloped in collaboration with . The main advantage of the mp3 format is that it means CD-quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user -friendly compressed files. WMA (Wind[...]

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    Audio CDs, mp3, WMA, DivX and JPEG discs 29 EN DV D Accelerated pla y 1. While the disc is pla ying, press the REV or FWD button one or mor e times to var y the speed and direction of the accelerated pla y . 2. Press PLA Y to resume normal pla yback. Pro gram pla yback With this option, you choose and pr ogram the pla yback order . Y ou can store u[...]

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    Audio CDs, mp3, WMA, DivX and JPEG discs 30 EN DV D 5. To choose a projection speed, select the icon using the , , and buttons and then select one of the a vailable options using the and buttons: Fast ( >>> ), Normal ( >> ) and Slow ( > ). Press and then to move back to the list. 6. Press PLA Y , OK to display the selected file or[...]

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    31 Pla y er Menus EN DV D Using the pla y er menus 1. Press the MENU button to displa y the pla y er’ s main men u. When a disc is playing, pr ess the ST OP button first. 2. Select a menu option using the and buttons, then press the button to access the submenu. The submenu shows the curr ent setting and the alternate setting(s). 3. Select a subm[...]

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    Pla y er Menus 32 EN DV D The Displa y menu 1. Select the Displa y option in the main menu using the and buttons and press button to access the submenu. 2. Select one of the options using the and buttons, and press button to access the various options. TV Aspect (D VD) 1. Select a format using the and buttons: 4:3 or 16:9 depending on the type of T[...]

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    Pla y er Menus 33 EN DV D The Audio menu Y ou can adapt y our play er to other equipment and access specific functions with the Audio menu. 1. Select the Audio option in the main menu using the and buttons and press button to access the submenu. 2. Select one of the options using the and buttons, and press button to access the various options. Dolb[...]

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    Pla y er Menus 34 EN DV D The Lock menu Y ou can control access to the pla y er and the type of discs y our famil y can watch with the lock function. There ar e eight lev els of parental contr ol. 1. Select the Lock option in the main menu using the and buttons and press button to access the submenu. 2. Select one of the options using the and butto[...]

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    Pla y er Menus 35 EN DV D The Others menu 1. Select the Others option in the main menu using the and buttons and press button to access the submenu. 2. Select one of the options using the and buttons, and press button to access the various options. PBC (Pla yBack Control) (VCD) The Pla yBack Control function off ers scenes and information which can[...]

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    36 Additional inf ormation EN Tr oubleshooting The appliance does not switch on. •M ak e sure it is plugged into a mains sock et. •P r ess the button on the remote control or the ON/ST ANDBY button on the front of the a ppliance. The remote contr ol does not work or works only intermittently . • Check that batteries are inserted or change the[...]

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    Additional inf ormation 37 EN •C heck that channels are tuned on the video recor der . •C heck the protection tab of the ta pe is not brok en. • Check the quality of the signal receiv ed by the television. It is impossible to inser t a tape . • Check a cassette is not already inserted in the video recor der . • Is the video cassette the r[...]

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    Additional inf ormation 38 EN Handling and caring for discs • Handle your discs with car e. Hold the disc with your fingers at the edges or thr ough the hole. • Insert the disc with the label facing up (for a single-sided disc). • Place the disc properl y into the tra y in the allotted holder . • Use a soft cloth to clean discs if necessar [...]

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    Additional inf ormation 39 EN T echnical data General Pow er requirements: AC 200-240V , 50 Hz - Pow er consumption: 19W - Dimensions (appr ox.): 430 x 78.5 x 270 mm (w/h/d) - Mass (appr ox.): 4.2 kg - Operating temperature: 5˚C to 35˚C (41˚F to 95˚F) - Operating humidity: 5 % to 90 % System Laser : Semiconductor laser , wav elength 650 nm - Vi[...]

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    Additional inf ormation 40 EN DivX files DivX is the name of a revolutionar y new video codec which is based on the new MPEG-4 compression standard for video. The correct playback of DivX files on this player depends on the preparation and production of the audio and video files, the codec used, the type of recording equipment used and the paramete[...]