RCA RC5220P manual

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1 T able of Contents Dolby Digital is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Home Theater Systems, Inc. Setup & Connections ..................................... 3 Unpack the Box ....................... . ........................................ 4 Install Batteries in th e Remote ..... .[...]

T able of Contents 2 Playing V i deo CDs ....................................... 69 Loading and Playing a Vid eo CD .. . ............................... 70 Vid eo CD Information Display ...................................... 71 Vid eo CD Playback Features ..... . ................................... 72 Skipping T racks .. . .........................[...]

P le a s e Re ad T hi s S ec ti on F i rs t This section includes key information to get you started i n the right directi on. Y ou’ll get your DVD Player set up and connected. The re st of th is User’s Guide discusses the player’ s featur es and how to use them. S e ct io n Ove rv ie w: • Unpack the Box • T ypes of D i scs Y ou Can Play [...]

4 Setup and Connections Un pa c k th e Bo x Carefully unpack the items in th e box: • DVD player • Remote control and b atteries • Audio/Vi d eo cables • S-Vi deo cable • Pow er cord I ns ta ll Ba t te ri es i n the R em ot e 1. Op en the battery door on the back of the remote. 2. Insert fresh bat teries. Make sure that the polarities (+ [...]

Setup and Connections 5 CAUTION Protect your components from o verheating. • Do not stack electronic components or other objects o n top of t he D V D Pla yer . • Do not block v ent ilation holes in any of the components. Arrange the components so that air can circulate freely . • Allow adequate ventilation when placing your components in a s[...]

6 Setup and Connections T he J ac ks o n th e Ba ck o f t he D V D P la y er ( li st ed a lp ha be tic al ly ) AC IN – Insert the AC pow er cord into the DVD Player and plug the other end i nto an AC outlet. AUDIO OUT R and L – Insert audi o cables (left and right) to these jacks on your DVD Player and to th e corresponding Audio I nput jacks ([...]

Setup and Connections 7 CAUTION Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of the D VD Pla yer . Se e Safety Inf or mati on on the inside front cov er . DV D P la ye r + T V w it h Aud io /Vi de o In pu t Ja ck s 1. Con nect the audio cables to the AUD IO OUT L (left – whi t e) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD P[...]

8 Setup and Connections RF Output Adapter Require d Y ou must buy an RF Output Adapter to use this connecti on. Y ou can order your RF Output Adapter on pag e 89, or bu y one at y ou r l oc al electronics store. CAUTION Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of t he D VD Pla yer . S ee Safety Inf or mati on on the inside front c[...]

Setup and Connections 9 CAUTION Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of t he D VD Pla yer . S ee Safety Inf or mati on on the inside front cov er . Don’t Co nnect VCR directly to Y our DVD Player Many D VD discs are encoded with copy protection. Because of this, y ou should only connect yo ur D VD Play er directly to you r T[...]

10 Setup and Connections Please Read This Befor e Using the DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT Jack! This pla yer’ s d igital output jac k is designed f or a conne ction to a Dol by D igi tal or DTS receiver or decoder . Older digital equipme nt ma y not be compatible wi t h the D olby Digi tal bitstr eam. Such a connection can create a h i gh level of noise tha[...]

Setup and Connections 11 Consult the owner’ s manuals of the additional components you are connecting f or more detailed connection information about those part icular components. CAUTION Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of t he D VD Pla yer . S ee Safety Inf or mati on on the inside front cov er . DVD P la ye r + T V + [...]

12 Setup and Connections The buttons for navigation are shown in gray in this picture o f the re mote contro l. Use the four arrow buttons: up, down, left, and right, to highlight an item on the scr een. Pre ss the OK button to select an item that is highlighted. Highlight the lan guag e you want the menu items to use and pres s OK on the remo te c[...]

Setup and Connections 13 INPUT button Ho w t o Fi nd Y ou r TV ’ s Vi de o I np ut Ch a nn el Video Input Channel V ariations Button/switch Button on the Chan n el # on the TV TV Remote VIDEO VID 1 00 SIGNAL LINE 90 VID 1 VID 91 VID 2 VIDEO 92 S-VID S-V ID 93 S-VIDEO INPUT VID 1 S-VIDEO VID 2 SOURCE AUX Y ou need to tune your TV to the V ideo Inp[...]

14 Setup and Connections T our o f th e Re m ot e C on tr ol Y ou can use this remote to control compatible televisions. The TV button is programmed to operate most P RO SCAN, RCA, and GE televi si ons. The remote can also operate other brands of televisions, but you must man u ally program it to d o so (see “Programming the Remote” o n page 86[...]

Setup and Connections 15 Ot her R emote C ont ro l But ton s (li sted a lp hab etic al ly) Note: The rem ote packed with yo ur DVD Pla yer is programmed to operat e most RCA, GE, and PROSCAN televisions. The remote can also operate other brands of televisions, bu t you must program i t to do so (see pag e 86). This section describes what each butto[...]

16 Setup and Connections FOR W ARD Allow s yo u to search forward through a disc while it is in play mode ( o r slow speed search in pause mode). FRAME- Takes you to the pr eviou s fr ame when you’re playing a disc. GO BACK When you’re using the DV D Pl ayer’s menu system, press this button to return to the preceding menu screen. GUIDE All ow[...]

Setup and Connections 17 OPEN•CLOSE Open s an d closes the disc tray. P AUSE Pauses disc play. Also used for frame advance. PLA Y B egins di sc play (and closes disc tray if it is open ) . PLA Y MODE When a disc is playing, press this button to access the play mode menu wi t hin the Info Display. REPEA T Press this b u tton to go to the Repeat me[...]

18 Setup and Connections Component buttons: TV and DVD He lp fu l Hi nt s abo ut t he R e mo te Pi ck th e Right Mod e Do you keep pressing the buttons on your remote co n trol and nothing happens? The most c o mmon solution, according to our call cent er representatives, is putting the remote in the correct mode. The remote control packed wi t h y[...]

A Ne w W ay o f L oo ki ng At T hi ngs In this section you’ll learn how to use your DVD Player to pl ay Digital Video Discs. Y ou’ll use the on-screen Info Display while you’r e playing a disc to use the differ en t playback features of each disc. Please remember , an Info Display option will only work if the disc was pr ogrammed to support t[...]

20 Playing Digital Video Disc s Lo ad in g an d Pl ay ing a Di s c Before you load a di sc , make sure that it is compatible with the player . The following discs CA NNOT be used wi th this player: • Vi deo CDs • Laserdiscs • CD-I, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM • MiniDiscs • Discs recorded using other broadcast sta n dards (i.e. P A L or SECAM) ?[...]

21 Playing Digital Video Disc s Us in g a Di sc M e nu A disc is c a pable of having a menu—its own on-screen menu system is separate from the pl ayer’s menu system. The disc menu may allow you to cha n ge features such as language and playback settings. Although the content and op er ation of disc menus vary from disc to disc, th e fo llowing [...]

22 Playing Digital Video Disc s Di sc P la yb ack F eat ur e s Fas t M otion P layba ck (Pi ctur e S can) T o scan through the disc when yo u’re playing it, use the Picture Scan feature. 1. Press the REVERSE or FOR W ARD button on the remote when you’re playing a disc. 2. Press the button again to scan at a faster speed. 3. Press the PLA Y butt[...]

23 Playing Digital Video Disc s Slow Motion Ba ckward Scanning backward does n’t provide as c lear of a picture as searc hing forward . The pi cture may ap pear “jum py . ” This is the nature o f MPEG-2, which is the digital v ideo data standard of the Motion Pictures Experts Group (MPEG) that allows more content to fit on one disc. Pla yback[...]

24 Playing Digital Video Disc s Usi ng the O n- Scre en I nfo Di spl ay The on-screen Info Display co n tains many playback features. T o see the Info Display, press INFO while a disc is pla yi ng. Use the arr ow bu ttons to move through th e differ ent features in the Info Displa y. Each feature is illustrated with an icon . Use the arrow but t on[...]

25 Playing Digital Video Disc s INFO button Arr ow buttons OK button S electi ng a Chapte r Because DVD discs use di gi tal technology, a title can be divided into individual chapters (similar to tracks on a CD). Y ou can sk ip to a speci fi c chapter by using the Chapter section in the Info Display. 1. Make sure your remote cont rol is in DV D mod[...]

26 Playing Digital Video Disc s S electi ng Di f fere nt Play M odes There are three play modes available in the Info Displa y: • Standard • Random • Program T o change the way a disc plays: 1. Press I NFO on the remote. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Play Mode icon is highlighted, an d press OK. The Play Mode menu appears. 3. Pres[...]

27 Playing Digital Video Disc s Arr ow buttons REPEA T button INFO button OK button T o Use Repea t: 1. Make sure your remote cont rol is in DV D mode by pressi ng the DVD button on the remote. 2. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears. 3. Press the right arrow button until the Repeat icon is highlighted. Press [...]

28 Playing Digital Video Disc s REVERSE button Arr ow buttons FOR W ARD button REPEA T button INFO button OK button CLEAR button A•B Repeat Deser ves Some Extra Ins tr uction A•B Repeat let s yo u repeat a specific segment on the disc that you define. For example, my son l oves to watch the dogfight in the movie Top Gun . T o watch this scene o[...]

29 Playing Digital Video Disc s C hangin g the Subt itle Langua ge Y ou can change the Sub t itle language while you’re watching a disc, but only if the disc was c r eated with subtitles. 1. Make sure your remote cont rol is in DV D mode by pressin g the DVD button on the remote. 2. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote. 3. Press the [...]

30 Playing Digital Video Disc s INFO button Arr ow buttons Changi ng th e Audi o Lang uage If the disc was created wi th different language tr acks, you c an use the Info Displ a y to temporarily change the DVD Player’s Audio setting. 1. Make sure your remote cont rol is in DV D mode by pressin g the DVD button on the remote. 2. Press I NFO on th[...]

31 Playing Digital Video Disc s C hangin g the Came ra Ang le Some discs co n tain multiple angles of a particular scene or sequence. If the disc only has one angle, thi s featur e won’t work. 1. Make sure your remote cont rol is in DV D mode by pressin g the DVD button on the remote. 2. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote. The Info[...]

32 Playing Digital Video Disc s Storing a B o okmar k (c ontinued from previous page) 3. Use the right arrow button to highlight the Bookmark icon. 4. Press OK. The B ookmark Menu appears. 5. When you r each the scen e you want to mark, press OK. 6. Press the down arrow button to highlight Done . Press OK. 7. Press C LEAR on the remote to make the [...]

33 P ut ti ng Y o u In C ont r ol This section describes other f eat ur es and settings that are accessed in your DVD Player’s main menu. This menu system lets you customize your DVD player — set up rat i ng limits, choose various language pr efer ences, change the TV image setting, and more! I’ve written specific steps for each m en u item, [...]

34 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Le t’ s T a lk Abo ut N a vi ga t io n How to us e you r R emot e to Mov e thr oug h the P laye r’ s Me nu Sy ste m W e use the term “highlighted” repeatedly when explaining how to move throu gh the menus. Highli gh ted means that a particular item stands out from the other items on th e screen. In [...]

35 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Static menu i tems are used in two ways: Wi th a static menu i t em, what you see is what you get. When a stati c menu is highlighted, press OK and that action is taken. Di sc Guide on your player’s menu system is an example o f a sta tic menu it em. Press OK when Disc Guide is highlighted and the disc gu[...]

36 Using the Feature s in the Menu System T he P la y M e nu O pt io ns The DVD Pla yer’ s Play menu enables you to choose different ways to play the disc. T o see the Play menu o ptions, a disc must be in the DVD player . 1. Make sure your remote is in DVD mode b y pr essing the DVD button. 2. If the di sc is playing, press STOP . The DVD Player[...]

37 Using the Feature s in the Menu System T o cre ate a pro gram, highlight Pla y a nd pres s OK. Highlight Edit Program and pres s OK. The playlist appears. Enter the title a nd chapt er s and select Done when you’re finished. How to Cr ea te a P r ogr am: 1. A fter selectin g th e Play menu , press the down arrow button until Edit Pr ogram is h[...]

38 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Di sc G ui de The DVD Pla yer’ s Disc Guide menu enables you to access the disc’s guide from th e D VD Player’s main menu . A disc guide list s al l of the titles on the disc, but some di sc s don’t have a disc guide. T o acc ess the disc’s guide, make sure a disc i s in the D VD player . 1. Make [...]

39 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Ho w t o Us e t he L oc k M en u The padlock icon tells you wh et her your player is locked or unlocked. Locked: A password i s needed in or der to play d i scs that aren’t inclu d ed in the rating limits you have set. Nobody can access the Lock Menu items ( Unlock Playe r , Ch an ge Password, etc.) witho[...]

40 Using the Feature s in the Menu System T o Un lo ck the P lay er: 1. Make sure your remote is in DVD mode b y pr essing the DVD button. 2. If the di sc is playing, press STOP . The DVD Player’s main menu appears. 3. Press the down arrow button until Lock is high l ighted. 4. Press OK. Enter Password appears on the screen. 5. Enter your passwor[...]

41 Using the Feature s in the Menu System How to Ch an ge Y our Passw or d The player must be locked to change th e pa ssword. 1. Make sure your remote is in DVD mode b y pr essing the DVD button. 2. If the di sc is playing, press STOP . The DVD Player’s main menu appears. 3. Press the down arrow button until Lock is high l ighted. 4. Press OK. E[...]

42 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Se tti ng th e Ra ti ng L imit The DVD Limit s feat ure is a rating limit system. It works in conjunction with DVDs that ha ve b een assigned a rating—which helps you cont r ol the types o f D VDs that yo ur family watches. How to S et DVD Limi ts 1. Make sure your remote is in DVD mode b y pr essing the [...]

43 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Rated Titles This part of DVD Limits lets you determine how your player will react to discs th a t contain movies that are rated (in the U.S.A. the Motion Pictures Association of America rates movies as G, PG, PG-13, etc .). Y ou decide which r atings requ i re a password and which ones don’t. This syst e[...]

44 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Unrated Titles: Some Titles (movies) aren’t rated and may co n tain material that is unsuitable for children. Y ou decide how you want the DVD L imits feature of your player to handl e th ese discs: free access or password required. T o choose the Unr ated Titl es options: 1. H ighli gh t DVD L imits with[...]

45 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Ch anging the Audio Lang uage Pr efer enc e The Audio Language menu en a bles you to choose which language you wa n t the discs to use. 1. Fr om the Language Pr ef s menu (within the Se tup m enu) , press the up arrow bu t ton to highlight Audio. 2. Press OK. The audio language options appear . 3. Press the[...]

46 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Ch anging the Subti tle La nguag e Pr efer enc e The Subtitl es menu enables you to choose the language of the subtitles. 1. Fr om the Language Pr ef s menu (within the Se tup m enu) , press the dow n arr ow bu tt on to highlight Subtitles. 2. Press OK. The subtitle options appear . 3. Press the up or down [...]

47 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Ch anging the Menu Lan gu age Y ou can choose one of three languages for the text that appears within the on-screen menu system. 1. Fr om the Language Pr ef s menu (within the Se tup m enu) , press the down arrow button unt i l Me nu is highlighted. 2. Press OK. The language choices for the DVD Playe r ’s[...]

48 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Dis pla y The displa y m enu contains the settings for your TV and the illumination of the front panel. TV Image The TV Image m enu ad just s the way a movie appears on your TV . Standard TVs are 4 x 3 fo rm at. Depending on the type of television you h a ve, you may want to adjust the screen setting (also [...]

49 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Fro nt Display This fea t ure enables you to choose how the front panel display on your DVD Player appea rs. 1. Fr om the DVD Player’s main menu (player ON, no disc playing), press the down arrow button until Setup is highlighted. Press OK. The Se tup selection s a ppear . 2. Press the down arrow button u[...]

50 Using the Feature s in the Menu System So und The Sound m enu let s you select different sound settings depending on the equipmen t you have connected to your DV D Pl ayer . 1. Fr om the DVD Player’s main menu (player ON, no disc playing), press the down arrow button until Setup is highlighted. Press OK. The Se tup selection s a ppear . 2. Pre[...]

51 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Aud io E quipmen t If you’ve connec t ed a Dolby Pro Logic, D olby Digi tal, or D TS receiver , you must ad just this setting. 1. Fr om the DVD Player’s main menu (player ON, no disc playing), press the down arrow button until Setup is highlighted. Press OK. The Se tup selection s a ppear . 2. Press the[...]

52 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Th e Syste m T est The System T est disp l ays info r m ation about your DVD Player . The RCA repr esentati ve may ask you to access this information if you’re having trouble with you r DVD Pl ayer . 1. If a disc is pl aying, press STOP . The DVD P layer’s main menu appears. If you ’r e not playing a [...]

53 Using the Feature s in the Menu System Some of the glossar y definitions are mor e than one pa ge. The sc roll down icon appears in the definition box to let y ou know when there’ s a second page. T o see the rest of the definition: Press the right arro w button to highlight the definition. P ress the down arrow button to see the second page. [...]

Language Codes Language Code L angua ge Code Language Code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Arm enian 7289 Assamese 6583 A ym ara 6588 Azerbaijani 6590 Bashkir 6665 Basque 6985 Bengali; Bangla 6678 Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Breton 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burm ese 7789 Byelorussian 6669 Cambodia[...]

Playing CDs 55 J us t Li ke Y o ur CD P la ye r If you ’ve used a CD player , you’ll probab ly notice that your DVD player has many of the same features as a CD player . This section explains how to pl ay CDs and how to use the on-screen Info Display to access various playback features. S e ct io n Ove rv ie w: • Loading and Playing an Audio [...]

Playing Audio CDs 56 Lo ad in g an d Pl ay in g an Aud i o CD Before you load a di sc , make sure that it is compatible with the player . Note that the following discs CANNOT be used with this player: • Laserdisc • CD-I, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM • MiniDisc T o L oa d an d Pla y an Au di o C D Make sure that you have properly conn ec ted the DV D[...]

57 Playing Audio CDs Au di o CD P la yb ac k F ea tu r e s When pl a ying audio CDs, your DV D playe r has many of th e same featu res that your CD pl ayer has, including track skip, repeat play, and programmed playb a ck. The on-screen Info Display lets you choose various playba c k features. Usi ng the I nfo Disp la y T o access the Info Display,[...]

Playing Audio CDs 58 Sel ect ing a Speci fic T rac k 1. Press I NFO on the remote. Th e Info Display appears. 2. If necessary, press the arrow bu t tons to highlight the T rack icon. 3. Use the number butt o n(s) on the remote to enter the track numb er you want to play. Y ou may need to press the OK button on the remote after you enter a sin gl e [...]

59 Playing Audio CDs Switching between Standard and Random Play Standard (the order listed on th e CD) is the default setting for your player . T o chang e the setting: 1. Press I NFO on the remote wh i le a disc is playing. The Info Display appears. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Play Mode icon is highlighted, an d press OK. The Play Mo[...]

Playing Audio CDs 60 Prog ra m Playback T o use the Program playback opt i on, you must enter the order in which yo u want the tracks on the CD to pla y. 1. Make sure the CD is in the player , but not playing. 2. Make sure Pl ay is high l ighted in the DVD Pl ayer’s m ain menu and press OK. The Play menu items appears. 3. Press the down arrow but[...]

61 Playing Audio CDs Deleting and Editing a Program T o edit your program or delete it, go to the DVD Pla yer’ s main menu, highlight Play, and press OK. 1. Press the down arrow button to highlight Edi t Progra m . Press OK. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Playlist items are highlighted. 3. Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight[...]

Playing Audio CDs 62 REPEA T button R epeat Play Y ou can tell the player to repeat the entire disc, a track, or you can set A•B repeat. T o repeat the disc or a tr ack: 1. While the CD is playi n g, press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Repeat icon is highlighted. Press OK. 3. H ighli gh t [...]

63 Playing Audio CDs A•B Repeat Deser ves Some Extra Ins tr uction A•B Repeat let s yo u repeat a specific segment on the CD that yo u define. For example, i f yo u want to listen to a particular guitar riff within a song, yo u can set the A•B Rep eat to play that part of the song over and over . 1. Press I NFO on the remote. Th e Info Displa[...]

Playing Audio CDs 64 Usi ng I ntro Scan IntroScan plays the first few second s of each track on the CD–similar to the scan feat u re that’s on many car radios. T o use IntroScan: 1. Press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears. 2. Press the right arrow button to highlight the IntroScan icon. Press OK. The first few seco n ds of each track[...]

65 Playing Audio CDs Usi ng Boo kmar ks The bookmark feature lets you mark a point o n the disc that you can go to quickly. Y ou can store up to 10 bookmark s. Storing a B o okmar k 1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears. 2. Use the right arrow button to highlight the Bookmark icon. 3. Press OK. The B ookmark[...]

Playing Audio CDs 66 Recalling a Bookma rk 1. While you’re playing a disc, press INF O on th e r emote. The Info Display appears. 2. Press the right arrow button until the B ookmark ic o n is highlighted. 3. Press OK. 4. Use the up arrow button (and right arrow button if necessary) to select th e bookmark . 5. Press OK to activate the bookmark . [...]

67 Playing Audio CDs Dub Assist helps you reco rd a CD onto an audio cassette. Dub Ass is t Dub Assist hel p s you record a CD onto an audio cassette tape by determining the number of tracks that will fit on one side of the tape so you h ave time to turn the tape over to recor d on the other side. T o use Dub Assist when you’re recording a CD ont[...]

This chapter is divided into two sections: “Basic Operation” and “ Advanced Feature s. ” Pla y ing DVDs 68 68[...]

69 Wh at ’ s a V ide o CD ? The Video CD format is similar to DVD in that Vi deo CDs can contain movies. The big differ ence is in the amount of i nfor mation that can be stored on a single Video CD. This section gives you all the information you need to know to pl ay Video CDs on your DVD player . Playing V ideo CDs 69[...]

Playing Video CDs 70 Lo ad in g an d Pl ay ing a Vid eo CD Before you load a di sc , make sure that it is compatible with the player . Note that the following discs CANNOT be used with this player: • Laserdisc • CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM • MiniDisc • Discs recorded usin g ot her color TV systems (i.e. SECAM) T o L oa d an d Pla y a V ide o CD M[...]

71 Playing Video CDs If the Video C D Has Playb ack C ontr ol If a disc i s en coded with the playback control function, a menu screen appears after the disc is l o aded into the player . 1. Use the number butt o ns on the remote to select a title. 2. Press OK or PLA Y to begin playback of the selected title. 3. Press C H + or CH – on the remote [...]

Playing Video CDs 72 Vi de o CD P la y bac k Fe at ur es The DVD player gives you several o ptions when playing Vid eo C D s , in c l u di ng s k i p pi ng tr a ck s an d r e p e a t pl ay . Sk ip ping T ra cks • T o skip forward to the beginning of the next track on a Vi deo C D, pre ss CH + on th e re mote (SK IP FW D on the pla ye r). • T o [...]

73 Playing Video CDs R ep ea t Pl ay Y ou can tell the player to repeat the entire disc, a track, index or you can set A •B repeat. T o repeat the disc, a track or index: 1. While the Video CD is playing, press INFO on the remote. The Info Displ a y appears. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Repeat icon is highlighted. Press OK. 3. H ighl[...]

Playing Video CDs 74 A•B Repeat Deser ves Some Extra Ins tr uction A•B Repeat let s yo u repeat a specific segment on the Vid eo CD that you define. 1. Press I NFO on the remote. Th e Info Display appears. 2. Press the arr ow bu t tons to highlight the Repeat icon, and press OK. The Repeat menu appears. 3. Press the arr ow bu t ton to select A?[...]

Assistance S e ct io n Ove rv ie w: T r o ub les h oot in g If you ’re having any pr ob lems w ith your DVD Player , rea d the tro ubleshooting section to find a solution. Troubleshooting i s div ided into thr ee categories: • Common pr oblems • Disc pro blems C ar e a nd Ma int ena nc e • Handling Cautions for the Player • Maintenance of[...]

76 Assistance Section Common Pr oblems Solutions Pla yer won’t work Reset the DVD Playe r by unpluggin g th e AC power cord an d plugging it back in. No Power Plug in the DVD Player . Make sure both ends of the AC power cord are securely plu gg ed into the player and into an AC outl et. Power turns itself off The power is auto mat ically turned o[...]

77 Assistance Section Remote control won ’t wo rk • Y ou m ight be i n the wrong mode. T o operate your DVD Player , press DVD on the remote before you press any ot h er buttons. If you’re operati ng the TV , press the TV bu tton first, etc. • Insert new bat t eries in the rem ote. • Operate the remote control at a distance of no m ore th[...]

78 Assistance Section Common Problems Solutions Subtitle and/or audio If the subtitl e an d/or audi o language does not exist on the disc, the language is no t the one initial setti n gs will not be seen/heard. The disc’s riority language is selected select ed from the initial setting inst ea d. Set the subtitle and/or audio language manually thr[...]

79 Assistance Section Ha nd li ng Ca ut io ns • Before connecting oth er components to this player , be sure to turn them all off. • Do not move the player while a di sc is being played, or the disc may be sc r atched or broken, and the player’s internal parts may be damaged. • Do not put a flo w er vase fill ed with water or any small meta[...]

80 Assistance Section Li mi t ed W ar ran ty RC A D i gi t al Vi de o Di sc (DV D) Pl aye r What your warr an ty covers: • Any defect i n materials or workmanship . For ho w l ong afte r your pur chase: • 90 days - Unit exchange, wh ich includes parts and labor . • 91 days to 1 year - Unit exch a nge, which includes parts only; you pay the la[...]

81 Assistance Section Option II: 1. W e will send a r eplacement unit to our ex chan ge point. 2. The exchange location will notify you of its arrival. 3. Take your un i t and evidence of purchase date, such as a bi l l of sale, to the exchange location and you will be provided the n ew or r efurbish ed unit. Please retain all accessories su c h as[...]

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Refer e nce S e ct io n Ove rv ie w: A bo ut t he DVD Pl aye r • Descript i on of the fr ont panel • Descript i on of fron t panel display lights • Basic use and care guidelines P r og ra mm ing th e R emo t e This section describes how to pro gram the remote contr ol your tel evisio n. The remote automatically operates most RC A, GE, and PRO[...]

84 Refer e nce Arrow buttons (up, right, down, left) Use these bu t tons to move through the DVD Playe r ’s on-screen menu system Disc tray Press OPEN•CLOSE to open and close the disc tray. Front panel display (See following page for details.) GO BACK Press to go back one level in the menu system. Headphones jack Y ou can attach headphones here[...]

85 Refer e nce Display li gh ts listed from left to right (top row first) 1. NO DISC There isn’t a disc in the disc tray. 2. DVD Lights wh en you play a DVD disc. 3. VIDEO Not applicable. 4. CD Lights when you play an audio CD. 5. TITLE Indicates the ti t le that is playing. 6. PROGR A M The disc is pla yi ng the chapters (or tracks) in the order[...]

86 Refer e nce P r ogr am mi ng t he Rem ot e The remote can be programmed to co n trol most brands of rem ote controllable TVs. The remote is already programmed to control most RCA, PROSCAN, an d GE TVs. T esti ng the r em ote T o determine whether the remote need s to b e programmed, turn the TV ON, poi n t the remote at the TV , and press the TV[...]

87 Refer e nce Usi ng D irec t Ent ry 1. Turn on the TV to b e programmed. 2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the TV on th e code list in this sect i on. 3. Point the D VD Player’s remote at the TV . 4. Press and hold the TV button on the remote you want to program. 5. Enter the code from the Remote Control code list (pp. 88). 6. Release[...]

Remote Control Cod e List Abex ......................................................................... 1172 Admiral ........................................ ............................. 10 01 Aiko ...... .... ................................................................ 1016 Alleron ............................................................[...]

Optical Plug to Optical Plug (3 ft.) DV3 $29.9 5 Optical Plug to Optical Plug (6 ft.) DV6 $39.9 5 Optical Plug to Mini Plug (3 ft.) DV3M $29.9 5 Optical Plug to Mini Plug (6 ft.) DV6M $39.9 5 RF Output Ada pter CRF 800 $39.9 5 Remote Con trol (CRK76DD1) 24415 7 $28.6 5 Remote Con trol (CRK76DA1) 24089 7 $28.6 5 Surge Protector SC TV160 $49.9 5 Whit[...]

90 Refer e nce U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d C a n a d a O r d e r s T o place your order by phone, have your Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card ready and cal l the toll- free number listed b e low between 8 AM and 10 PM (EST) Monday through Friday or between 9 AM and 5 PM (E ST ) Saturday . Use this number only to p l ace on order for accessory ite[...]

91 Index Symbols 16 x 9 Wi descreen 48 4 x 3 Letterbo x 48 4 x 3 Standard 48 A A•B Repeat 27 video CD 74 A C IN jack 6 Accessor ies 89 ANGLE button 15, 31 Angle, cam era 31 Angle icon 85 ANTENNA bu tton 15 Arrow buttons 15, 34, 84 Aspect ratio 48 A ud io Dolby D igital 10, 51 DTS 51 PCM 51 A UDIO but ton 15, 30 A ud io CD loading and play i ng 56[...]

92 Index I Icons 24 Index selecting, vi deo CD 72 INFO button 16 Inf o Display picture of 24 using 24 INPUT button 13, 16 Installing batteri es 4 Inv al id ic on 24 J Jac ks A C IN 6 A UDIO OUT R L 6 DIGIT AL A U DIO OUT 6 R and L 6 RF AD APTER 6 S-VIDEO 6 VIDEO OUT 6 L Languag e ch ang ing the m enu 47 subtitles 46 Languag e code li st 54 Languag [...]

93 Index T T it le 24 T rack selecting, vi deo CD 72 skipping, video CD 72 T roubleshooting 76, 77, 78 TV button 14 TV codes 88 TV Image menu 48 TV's Video Input Channel 13 T ypes o f Discs the Pla yer Can P la y 4 U Unlocked icon 39, 85 Unloc ki ng the pla yer 40 Unpac k the box 4 Unrated titles 44 Using bookmarks 31 V VCR connecting it 9 wat[...]

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