Hitachi DVPF3EUK User Manual

DVD/VCR Combo (DVD PLAYER with VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER)

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

VIDEO Plus+ and PlusCode are
registered trademark of Gemstar
Development Corporation.

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MODEL

The VIDEO Plus+ system is
manufactured under licence
from Gemstar Development
Corporation.

DVPF3EUK

Instruction manual

To obtain the best performance and ensure years of trouble­free use, please read this instruction manual completely.

WARNING

CAUTION - VISIBLE LASER
RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND
INTERLOCK DEFEATED.
AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
CLASSE 1 PRODUIT LASER

FUSE

BROWN

(Live)

CORD GRIP

OUTER SHEATH OF THE WIRE

BLUE

(Neutral)

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TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO
RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SER­VICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO
QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres­ence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accom­panying the appliance.

LASER SAFETY

This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to
possible eye injury.

CAUTION:

CAUTION: VISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK DEFEATED.

LOCATION:

* PRINTED ON THE BACK

USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN
THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

CONNECTION TO POWER

Before Switching on make sure that the voltage of your
electricity supply is the same as that indicated on the rating
plate.

Mains Cord

This appliance may be fitted with a non-rewireable plug. If
it is necessary to change the fuse in a non-rewireable plug
the fuse cover must be refitted. If the fuse cover is lost or
damaged, the plug must not be used until a replacement
available from the appliance manufacturer is obtained.
It is important that the colour of the replacement fuse cover
corresponds with the rating marking on the base of the
plug.
If the plug has to be changed because it is not suitable for
your socket, or becomes damaged, it should be cut off and
an appropriate plug fitted following the wiring instructions
below. The plug removed must be disposed of safely as
insertion into a 13A socket is likely to cause an electrical
hazard. For your own safety read the following instructions
carefully before attempting to connect this unit to mains.
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code:
BLUE=NEUTRAL, BROWN=LIVE

(For the area of Great Britain)

Important

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appli­ance may not correspond with the coloured markings iden­tifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:­The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured
black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to
the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured
red.
No connection is to be made to the earth terminal of the
plug.
If a 13 Amp (BS 1363) Plug is used, a 3 Amp Fuse must be
fitted, of if any other type of Plug is used a 3 or 5 Amp
Fuse must be fitted, either in the Plug or Adaptor, or on the
Distribution Board.
Mains Supply: 220 - 240 V

50 Hz - AC only

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Do not make any connection to the
larger pin marked with the letter
“E” or by the symbol or
coloured green or green and yellow.

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PRECAUTIONS

POWER SUPPLY

The main power supply is engaged when the
main plug is plugged in a 220-240V˜50Hz AC
outlet. To operate the unit, press (Standby/
Power ON) to turn on the unit.

WARNING

TO AVOID THE HAZARDS OF
ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE

1) Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.

2) Do not pull on the power cord when discon­necting it from AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the
plug.

3) If, by accident, water is spilled on your
DVD/VCR, unplug the power cord immediate­ly and take the unit to our Authorized Service
Center for servicing.

4) Do not put your fingers or objects into the
DVD/VCR cassette holder.

5) Do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

DEW WARNING

Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit
when it is moved from a cold place to a warm
place, or after heating a cold room or under con­ditions of high humidity. Do not use the
DVD/VCR Player at least for 2 hours until its
inside is dry.

CAUTION

1) Do not attempt to open the cabinet. There are
no parts you can service inside. Refer all ser­vicing to qualified service personnel.

2) Slot and openings in the cabinet and at the side
or bottom are provided for ventilation. To
ensure reliable operation and to protect the unit
from overheating these opening must not be
blocked or covered. Avoid enclosed spaces
such as book cases unless proper ventilation is
provided.

3) Keep the unit away from the direct sunlight,
the radiator heat sources, and dusty or humid
places.

4) Avoid locations subject to strong vibration or
strong magnetic fields.

5) Do not push objects of any kind into this
through the cabinet slot as they could touch
current carrying parts or short circuit parts
resulting in a fire or electric shock.

6) Never spill liquid of any kind on this unit.
If liquid is spilled into the unit, consult quali­fied service engineer.

7) Use this unit in a horizontal (flat) position
only.

8) This equipment is in Stand-by mode when it
turns off while the power cord is connected.

9) Do not place anything directly on top of the
DVD/VCR. Do not place the DVD/VCR
directly on top of the TV.

WARNING:

LIVE PARTS INSIDE.

DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS.

DECLARATION OF

CONFORMITY

This product complies with the requirement of
the directives
EMC-Directive: 89 / 336 / EEC
Low Voltage Directive: 73 / 23 / EEC
CE Marking: 93 / 68 / EEC

declare that the DVD/VCR player with video
cassette recorder

DV-PF3E(UK)

are in compliance with following norms:

EN 55013: 2001, EN55020: 2002,
EN61000-3-2: 2000,
EN61000-3-3: 1995 + A1: 2001
EN60065: 1998
EN60825-1: 1994

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This product’s packaging materials are recyclable and can be reused. Please dispose of any materials in
accordance with your local recycling regulations.

Batteries should never be thrown away or incinerated but disposed of in accordance with your local
regulations concerning chemical wastes.

The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the DVD/VCR. No others have the same serial
number as yours. You should record the number and other vital information here and retain this book as a
permanent record of your purchase to aid identification in case of theft. Serial numbers are not kept on file.

Date of Purchase

Dealer Purchase from

Dealer Address

Dealer Phone No.

Model No.

Serial No.

ABOUT COPYRIGHT

Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public performance and lending of discs are prohibited.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of
this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home
and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

Remote control

DV-RMPF3E(UK) (TS18354)

Two AA batteries

Aerial Cable

75 ohm (TE15231)

SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL

The following symbols below appear in some headings and notes in this manual, with the following meanings!

VCR

: Description refers to playback of video cassette tapes.

DVD

: Description refers to playback of DVD video discs.

CD

: Description refers to playback of audio CDs.

MP3

: Description refers to playback of MP3 discs.

QUICK

: Description refers to the items to be set in the QUICK mode.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

■ LASER SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

■

CONNECTION TO POWER (For the area of Great Britain) . . . . . . 2

■ PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

POWER SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DEW WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CAUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

■ ABOUT COPYRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

■ SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

■ SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

■ TABLE OF CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

■ FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

■ ABOUT THE DISCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

PLAYABLE DISCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

DISC TYPES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

■ OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 8

FRONT PANEL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

REMOTE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

DISPLAYS DURING OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

LOADING THE BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

■ VCR/DVD SWITCHING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

■ CONNECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

REAR VIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

DVD/VCR TO TV CONNECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

OTHER CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CONNECTION TO AN AUDIO SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

CONNECTION TO A TV (FOR DVD/VCR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

■ HI-FI STEREO SOUND SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

SELECTING THE SOUND MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

■ PRESET FOR USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

VIDEO CHANNEL SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

SETTING THE CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

■ TUNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

AUTOMATIC TUNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

MANUAL TUNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

TO SKIP A PRESET CHANNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

CHANNEL ORDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

■ PLAYBACK FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

NORMAL PLAYBACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

AUTO REPEAT PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

PICTURE SELECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

SEARCH FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

■ RECORDING FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

NORMAL RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

OTR (One Touch Recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

TIMER RECORDING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

HINTS FOR TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

TIMER RECORDING USING

THE VIDEO Plus+®SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

PDC (Programme Delivery Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

AUTO RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

COPYING A VIDEO TAPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

A STATUS DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

TV COLOUR SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

AUTO REWIND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

■ PLAYING A DISC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

BASIC PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

GENERAL FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

DISC NAVIGATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

PAUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

DISC MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

TITLE MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

STEP BY STEP PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

RESUME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

FAST FORWARD/REVERSE SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

SLOW FORWARD / SLOW REVERSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

ZOOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

TRACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

TITLE / CHAPTER SEARCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

TIME SEARCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

MARKER SETUP SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

REPEAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

PROGRAMME (CD). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

RANDOM PLAYBACK (CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

MP3 PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

ON SCREEN INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

TRACK SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

RANDOM PLAYBACK (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

PROGRAMME (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

AUDIO LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

STEREO SOUND MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

SUBTITLE LANGUAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CAMERA ANGLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CHANGING THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

PARENTAL CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

■ DVD SETUP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

AUDIO SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

VIRTUAL SURROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

DISPLAY SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

LANGUAGE SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

■ TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

■ MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

DISC HANDLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

■ SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

■ BATTERY SAFETY GUIDELINES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

■ SUBSIDIARY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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FEATURES

DVD

¡Dolby Digital sound

This DVD/VCR can handle Dolby Digital surround sound
with 5.1 channels when connected to a Dolby Digital decoder.

¡Still/fast/slow/step playback
¡Random playback for audio CD and MP3
¡Programme playback for audio CD and MP3
¡DVD menus in a desired language
¡Screen saver/Auto power-off functions

The screen saver programme starts when there is no input
from the DVD/VCR for five minutes in the stop mode. When
the screen saver programme is activated for 30 minutes, the
power is automatically turned off.

¡Subtitles in a desired language
¡Selecting a camera angle
¡Choices for audio language and sound mode
¡Parental lock
¡Automatic detection of discs

This DVD/VCR automatically detects if the loaded disc is
DVD, audio CD or MP3 on disc.

¡Playing an MP3 disc
¡Direct Search
¡On screen display

Information about the current operation can be displayed on
the TV screen, allowing you to confirm the currently active
functions (such as programme playback), on the TV screen
using the remote control.

¡DTS (Digital Theater System)

You can enjoy 5.1channel surround system developed by
the Digital Theater System co. which reproduces the origi­nal sound as truthfully as possible.

¡Search

Chapter search / Title search / Track search / Time search

¡Repeat

Chapter / Title / Track / Group / All / A-B

¡Zoom
¡Marker

The part designated by user can be called back.

Mode

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Disc Navigation

Displays the first scenes of each chapter in a title.

¡Resume Play
¡Virtual Surround
¡Bit rate indication
¡DRC (Dynamic range control)

You can control the range of sound volume.

¡MPEG sound

This player can handle a disc that supports MPEG audio
and is connected to a MPEG decoder.

VCR

Hardware specifications

¡AUDIO OUTPUT L/R jacks
¡Auto Head Cleaner
¡4 Head HiFi Stereo
¡On screen Display

¡PLL Synthesiser Tuner with 99 channels

Automatic functions

¡Auto power on system

¡Digital Auto Tracking (DTR)

Playback

¡Auto Repeat
¡2 Step Picture Search Operation
¡Index Search
¡Time Search

¡Quick-Find
¡NTSC Playback

Recording

¡1 Year, 8 events (including Daily and Weekly Timer

¡OTR (One Touch Recording)

¡PDC (Programme Delivery Control)

Mode

presettable

Automatically turns the VCR on when you insert the cassette.

Recording)

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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ABOUT THE DISCS

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Example

Title 1 Title 2

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2Chapter 3 Chapter 4

Example

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6

Example

Group 1 Group 2

Track 1 Track 2 Track 1 Track 2Track 3 Track 4

PLAYABLE DISCS

The following discs can be played back on this DVD/VCR.

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DVD video

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Audio CD

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MP3*

* Depending on the types or the writing method of the medium some

discs can not be played.

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Some DVD-R, or CD-R/RW discs made on personal computers,
or on DVD recorders may not be played back properly due to fac­tors such as scratches, dirt or special properties of the disc.

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Discs made on personal computers may not be played back prop­erly due to different environments or the settings of the application
you use. We recommend always to use the standardised, properly
formatted discs. (Please contact the sales agency for more detail).

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This player conforms to PAL / NTSC color systems. You cannot
play discs recorded in other color systems such as SECAM.

¡Some discs include region codes as shown below.

¡The number inside the symbol refers to a region of the world, and

a disc encoded in a specific region format can only be played back
on DVD/VCR with the same region code.

The following discs cannot be played back on this DVD/VCR.

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DVD with region codes other than 2 or ALL.

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DVD-ROM

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DVD-RAM

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CD-ROM

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VSD

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CDV (Only plays back the audio part.)

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CD-G (Only plays back the sound.)

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CD-I

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SACD

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Photo CD

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Video CD

Any other discs without compatibility indications.

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DVD-R*

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CD-R/RW*

DISC TYPES

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DVD

Data on a DVD is divided into sections called "titles", and
then into subsections called "chapters", each of which is
given a title or chapter number. Playback conditions are
preset on some DVD video discs, and these playback con­ditions take priority over user operations on this
DVD/VCR. If a function you selected does not run as
desired, refer to the manual accompanying the disc.

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AUDIO CD

Data on an audio CD is divided into sections called
“tracks”, each of which is given a track number.

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MP3

Data on an MP3 is divided into sections called "groups",
and then into subsections called "tracks", each of which is
given a group or track number.

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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

PROGRAM

VIDEO IN

TIMER REC

DVD OUTPUT VCR

L

(mono)

AUDIO IN R

AV 3

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18 16

FRONT PANEL

REMOTE CONTROL

22

23

24

25

26
27

28
29
30
31

32
33
34
35

36

37

38
39

40

SEARCH MODE/

OPEN/CLOSE

QUICK-FINDSURROUND

A-B REPEAT

REPEAT

RETURN

INDEX SEARCH TIME SEARCH

2

1

56

4

MODE

8

7

CLEAR/C.RESET

ZOOM

0

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

TIMER

MENU

TOP MENU/VIDEO Plus+

ENTER

DISC

NAVIGATION

DVD

SLOW SPEED REC

SKIP PROG

DAILY/WEEKLY

DISPLAY

SETUP

VCR

EJECT

+10

1. Disc loading tray

2. OPEN/CLOSE Button(DVD) [page 29]

Press to insert discs into or remove them from the tray.

3. CASSETTE COMPARTMENT

4. POWER Light

Lights up when the power is on.

5. POWER/STANDBY Button

Press to turn the power on and off.
(As to the indication of the Operate switch, “ I ” indi­cates ON and “y” indicates electrical power STAND­BY.)

6. PROGRAM

(o/p)

Buttons [page 14]

In VCR mode, press to change TV programmes on the
VCR; press to adjust the tracking during normal or slow
motion playback; press to remove vertical jitter in a Still
picture.

7. PLAY Button(VCR) [page 17]

Press to begin playback.

8. STOP/EJECT Button (VCR) [page 25]
EJECT Button

Press to remove the tape from the VCR.

STOP Button

Press to stop the tape motion.

9. AUDIO In Jacks

Connect audio cables coming from the audio out jacks of
a camcorder, another VCR, or an audio source here.

10. VIDEO In Jack

Connect a video cable coming from the video out jack of
a camcorder, another VCR, or a video source (laser disc
player, camcorder, etc.) here.

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53

3

52

9

51

50

49

48
47
46
45

44
43

42
41

11. F.FWD Button (VCR) [page 22]

Press to rapidly advance the tape, or view the picture
rapidly in forward during playback. (Forward Search).

12. REW Button (VCR) [page 22]

Press to rewind the tape, or to view the picture rapidly in
reverse during the playback mode (Rewind Search).

13. REC Button (VCR) [page 23]

Press once to start a recording. Press repeatedly to start a
One Touch Recording.

14. REC Light [page 23]

Lights up during recording.

15. TIMER Light [page 24]

This light glows when the DVD/VCR is in standby mode
for a timer recording or during a One Touch Recording. It
flashes if TIMER is pressed for a timer recording, but
there is no tape in the DVD/VCR. It flashes when all timer
recordings or One Touch Recording are finished.

16 VCR OUTPUT Light (Green) [page 12]

This light appears when the VCR output mode is selected.
You can only watch tapes when the green VCR OUTPUT
light is on. To make the green VCR OUTPUT light come
on, VCR on the remote control or OUTPUT on the front
panel.

17. OUTPUT Button [page 12]

Press to select DVD mode or VCR mode.

● You can switch the output mode either by pressing

OUTPUT on the front panel, or by pressing DVD or
VCR on the remote control. However, if you press

OUTPUT on the front panel first, you need to re­select the corresponding mode by pressing DVD or
VCR on the remote control.

18. DVD OUTPUT Light (Green) [page 12]

This light appears when the DVD output mode is selected.
You can only watch DVDs when the green DVD OUTPUT
Light is on. To make the green DVD OUTPUT light come
on, press DVD on the remote control or OUTPUT on the
front panel.

19. Display, Remote Sensor Window

20. PLAY Button (DVD) [page 29]

Press to begin playback.

21. STOP Button (DVD) [page 29]

Stops operation of the disc.

22. SURROUND Button [page 36]

Press to activate the virtual surround.

23.yy/I(POWER/STANDBY) Button

Press to turn the power on and off.
(As to the indication of the Operate switch, “ I ” shows

ON and “yy/I” shows electrical power stand-by.)

24. A-B REPEAT Button [page 32]

Repeats playback of a selected section.

25. REPEAT Button [page 32]

Repeats playback of the current disc, title, chapter or track.

26. MODE Button [page 33]

Activates programme playback or random playback mode
when playing CDs or MP3. Sets virtual surround.

27. ZOOM Button [page 31]

Enlarges part of a DVD-reproduced image.

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28. CLEAR/C.RESET Button

● DVD mode [page 31]

Press to reset the setting.

● VCR mode [page 20]

Press to reset the counter.

29. ANGLE Button [page 35]

Press to change the camera angle to see the sequence being
played back from a different angle.

30. SUBTITLE Button [page 34]

Press to select the desired subtitle language.

30. TIMER Button [page 24]

Press to put the VCR into standby mode for a timer record­ing.

31. MENU Button

● DVD mode [page 30]

Press to display the menu of the Disc.

● VCR mode [page 17]

Press to access the VCR menu.

32. Arrow Buttons

● DVD mode

32.

p / o / B/ sButtons

Move the cursor and determines its position.

● VCR mode

32.

p / o Buttons

Press to enter digits when setting programme (For exam­ple: setting clock or timer programme). Press to select the
setting modes from the on screen menu.

B Button

When setting programme (For example: setting clock or
timer programme), press to determine your selection and
proceed to the next step you want to input. Press to deter­mine the setting modes from the on screen menu.

s Button

Press to cancel a setting of timer programme. Press to cor­rect digits when setting programme (For example: setting
clock or timer programme).

33. ENTER Button (DVD) [page 30]

Press to accept a setting.

34. RETURN Button (DVD) [page 32]

Returns to the previous operation.

35. DISC NAVIGATION Button [page 29]

Press to display the first scenes of each chapter of the title
being played.

36. DVD Button [page 12]

Press to select DVD mode for the remote control.

● You can switch the OUTPUT mode either by pressing

OUTPUT on the front panel, or by pressing DVD or
VCR on the remote control. However, if you press

OUTPUT on the front panel first, you need to re­select the corresponding mode by pressing DVD or
VCR on the remote control.

37. SLOW Button [page 21]

During tape playback, press to view the video tape in slow
motion. Press again to resume normal playback. This but­ton does not affect DVD playback.

38. SKIP (

39. STOP ( C) Button

40. h Button

HG

● DVD mode [page 29]

Press to skip Chapters or Tracks.

●

INDEX SEARCH Button (VCR) [page 22]

Press to perform Index Search.

● TIME SEARCH Button (VCR) [page 22]

Press to perform Time Search.

● DVD mode [page 29]

Press to stop the disc motion.

● VCR mode [page 21]

Press to stop the tape motion.

● DVD mode [page 30]

Press to view the DVD picture in fast reverse motion or
to reverse playback of an Audio CD.

)Buttons

● VCR mode [page 22]

Press to rewind the tape, or to view the picture rapidly
in reverse during the playback mode (Rewind Search).

41. PAUSE/STEP (k) Button

● DVD mode [page 30]

Press to pause Disc playback. Press repeatedly to
advance the DVD picture step by step (or one frame at
a time).

● VCR mode [page 21]

While recording, press to temporarily stop the recording
(pause). Press a second time to resume normal recording.
You can not pause a One Touch Recording. Or, press dur­ing tape playback to freeze the picture. Press to advance
the picture one frame at a time during still mode

42. D Button

● DVD mode [page 30]

Press to fast forward the Disc. Press PAUSE/STEP, then
press this button to begin slow motion playback. Press
this button repeatedly to change the forward speed of
slow motion.

● VCR mode [page 22]

Press to rapidly advance the tape, or view the picture
rapidly in forward during playback (Forward Search).

43. PLAY (B) Button

● DVD mode [page 29]

Press to begin playback.

● VCR mode [page 21]

Press to begin playback.

44. PROG

45. REC Button (VCR) [page 23]

46. SPEED Button [page 23]

47. VCR Button [page 12]

48. SETUP Button [page 36]

49

. TOP MENU Button (DVD) [page 30]

(o/p)

Press to change TV channels on the DVD/VCR.
Press to adjust the tracking during normal or slow motion
playback; press to remove vertical jitter in a still picture.

Press once to start a recording.

Press to select the VCR’s recording speed (SP or LP)

Press to select VCR mode for the remote control.

● You can switch the OUTPUT mode either by pressing

OUTPUT on the front panel, or by pressing DVD or
VCR on the remote control. However, if you press

OUTPUT on the front panel first, you need to re­select the corresponding mode by pressing DVD or
VCR on the remote control.

Press to enter the setup mode.

Button [page 14, 21]

Press to bring up the Top Menu on a disc.

VIDEO Plus+ Button

(VCR) [page 26]

Press to programme timer recording with the
VIDEO Plus+ system.

50. DISPLAY Button

● DVD mode [page 35]

Press to access or remove the display screen during
DVD or Audio CD playback.

● VCR mode [page 28]

Press to access or remove the VCR’s On screen status
display.

51. AUDIO Button

● DVD mode [page 34]

Press to select a desired audio language or sound mode.

● VCR mode [page 16]

Press to select a desired sound mode.

52. Number Buttons

● DVD mode [page 31]

Press to directly select a Track (Audio CD) for play­back.

+10 Button:

When searching a TITLE, a CHAPTER, or a TRACK,
use this button to enter numbers 10 and above. For exam­ple when entering ‘15’, press this button first ,then ‘5’.

.

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● VCR mode [page 19]

POWER/STANDBY Button

A-B REPEAT Button

REPEAT Button

MODE Button

SUBTITLE/TIMER Button

DVD VCRCD

• Turns the DVD/VCR on and
off.

• Turns the player on and off. • Turns the DVD/VCR on and
off.

• Marks a segment
to repeat between A and B.

• Marks a segment

to repeat between A and B.

• Allows you to repeat play
a Chapter or Title.

• Allows you to repeat play
a Track or Disc.

ZOOM Button

• To set surround on/off.

• Allows you to program

a specific order or
random playback.

• To set surround on/off.

• To magnify part

of picture (x2/x4)

ANGLE Button

• Accesses various
camera angles on a disc.

• Accesses various
subtitles on a disc.

AUDIO Button

DISPLAY Button

• Accesses various
audio functions on a disc.

• To select STEREO,
L-CH or R-CH.

• Displays the current disc mode.

SURROUND Button

• Displays the current disc mode.

• Displays the current time,

tape counter, channel.

• To activate the virtual surround.

• To search chapter or time.

• To rapidly return to

a location of disc.

• Search the markers.

OPEN/CLOSE/EJECT Button

• To search track or time.

• To rapidly return to

a location of disc.

SEARCH MODE
/QUICK-FIND Button

NUMBER Buttons

• To open or close the disc tray. • To open or close the disc tray.

• To select chapter directly.

• To select track directly,

use display function.

Tour of the Remote Control

Buttons on remote control work in different ways for DVD, CD and VCR :
Refer to the following table for correct use.

• Search the markers.

• To select channel.

DAILY / WEEKLY button

• Use when you record using
VIDEO Plus+ system.

• Press to put the VCR into

standby mode for a timer
recording.

• Press to eject the video cassette

from the VCR.

• To search and confirm the

contents of the recorded
programme(s).

+10

32

98

0

56

1

7

4

DAILY/WEEKLY

• To select STEREO,
L-CH R-CH, or normal.

• To activate the virtual surround.

SEARCH MODE

QUICK-FIND

ZOOM

DISPLAY

AUDIO

A-B REPEAT

REPEAT

SUBTITLE

MODE

ANGLE

SURROUND

EJECT

OPEN/CLOSE

TIMER

Press to select TV channels on the VCR.
To select channels, enter channel numbers as a two-digit
number for the quickest results. For example, to select
channel 6, press 0 then 6.

DAILY/WEEKLY/Button

[page 26]

Press to select once, daily, everyday, or weekly
when you programme the automatic timer record­ing using the VIDEO Plus+ system.

53. OPEN/CLOSE Button (DVD) [page 29]

:

54. SEARCH MODE/QUICK-FIND Button

● DVD mode [page 31]

Press to access or remove the Search display,
which allows you to go directly to a specific
Title/Chapter/Track/Time.

● VCR mode [page 22]

Press to use Quick-Find mode.

Caution: Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the
rear panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent
damage to the DVD/VCR.

Press to open or close the disc loading tray.

57. EJECT Button (VCR)

Press to eject the video cassette from the VCR.

Notes

¡To use the remote control to operate the DVD and its features, press DVD on the remote control before pressing other

DVD. Verify that the green DVD OUTPUT Light is on.

¡To use the remote control to operate the VCR and its features, press VCR on the remote control before pressing other

VCR. Verify that the green VCR OUTPUT Light is on.

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SETUP

PROG

DVD

ENTER

SKIP

INDEX SEARCH TIME SEARCH

• The first scenes of each chapter
of the title being played will be
displayed.

• To select the VCR output mode.

• To use the remote contorol

in VCR mode.

• To view the tape
in slow motion.

• To select the recoeding speed.

• To start a recording.

VCR Button

SLOW Button

SPEED Button

REC Button

DISC NAVIGATION Button

VCR

SLOW

SPEED

REC

ENTER/Arrow Button
(UP/DOWN or LEFT/RIGHT
Button)

SEARCH Buttons

DVD VCRCD

• Moves the cursor and
determines its position.

SETUP Button

• Brings up the DVD player's
Setup menu.

SKIP Buttons (DVD)

INDEX SEARCH /

TIME SEARCH Buttons (VCR)

PROGRAM Buttons

• To skip Chapters.

• Allows you to search

forward/backward
through a disc
(×2. ×8. ×50. ×100) .

STOP Button

PLAY Button

• To stop playback.

• Begin disc play.

PAUSE/STEP Button

• Advances playback
one frame at a time.

• Advances playback
one frame at a time.

• Moves the cursor and
determines its position.

• Moves the cursor and
determines its position.

• Brings up the DVD player's
Setup menu.

• To skip Tracks. • To perform INDEX or TIME

SEARCH.

• Allows you to search
forward/backward
through a disc (×16) .

• To stop playback.

• Pause disc play.

• Pause disc play.

• Pause tape play or record.

• Press to exclusively control

the TV programmes.

• Begin disc play.

• To stop playback or record.

• Begin tape play.

DVD Button

• To use the remote contorol
in DVD mode.

• To select the DVD output mode.

• Allows you to forward/backward

through a tape.

DISC

NAVIGATION

Tour of the Remote Control

CLEAR/C.RESET Button

• Clear the makers.

• Clear the makers.

• Removes status No.

in program input.

• Clear the number that is
entered incorrectly.

• Clear the number that is
entered incorrectly.

MENU Button

• Brings up the Menu on a disc.

TOP MENU/VIDEO Plus+ Button

• Brings up the Top Menu
on a disc.

RETURN Button

• Returns to a previous menu.

• To reset the tape counter.

• Brings up the VCR Menu.

• Cannot use the ENTER button.

• To programme timer recording

with the VIDEO Plus+ system.

TOP MENU/VIDEO Plus+

RETURN

MENU

CLEAR/C. RESET

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DISPLAY DISPLAYS DURING OPERATION

Stays on when the inserted
disc is being played back.

Lights up when a
CD is inserted into
the tray.

Lights up when a DVD
is inserted into the tray.

Lights up when the
inserted disc comes
to a pause.

Stays on when the
A-B repeat function
is on.

Stays on when the
repeat function is on.

Stays on when repeat
track function is on.

Displays how long a current title
or track has been played back. When
a chapter or track has switched, the
number of the new title, chapter or
track is displayed.

Stays on when
repeat title
function is on.

Stays on when
repeat chapter
function is on.

Stays on when the inserted
cassette is being played back.

Lights up when the playback
is in a still or in a slow mode.

Stays on during playback
when the repeat function
is on.

Works as a tape counter(hour,minute only).
Also displays a channel number,
tape speed remaining time for OTR and
current time.

No disc inserted
/ can not read

Tray open

Tray closed

Loading the Disc

When a disc is being
Play back

DVD OUTPUT VCR

DVD

LOADING THE BATTERIES

1. Open the battery compartment
cover.

2. Insert two AA batteries, with each
one oriented correctly.

VCR

3. Close the cover.

Since this product comprises VCR and DVD players, it is necessary to select the correct output mode.

SWITCHING TO VCR MODE

Press VCR on the remote control.

(Verify that the VCR OUTPUT Light is lit.)

SWITCHING TO DVD MODE

Press DVD on the remote control.

(Verify that the DVD OUTPUT Light is lit.)

Notes

¡Pressing only OUTPUT on the front panel does not

switch the mode of the remote control. You always
need to select the correct mode on the remote con­trol too.

VCR/DVD SWITCHING

Notes

¡Do not mix alkaline and manganese batteries.
¡Do not mix old and new batteries.

PROGRAM

DVD OUTPUT VCR

AV 3

TIMERREC

(mono)

VIDEO IN

L

AUDIO IN R

DVD button

VCR button

VCR OUTPUT Light

OUTPUT button

DVD OUTPUT Light

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SEARCH MODE/

A-B REPEAT

2

1

REPEAT

56

4

MODE

7

CLEAR/C.RESET

ZOOM

0

ANGLE

SUBTITLE

TIMER

MENU

TOP MENU/VIDEO Plus+

ENTER

RETURN

DISC

DVD

NAVIGATION

SLOW SPEED REC

PROG

SKIP

INDEX SEARCH TIME SEARCH

DV-PMPF3E(UK)

OPEN/CLOSE

EJECT3QUICK-FINDSURROUND

9

DAILY/WEEKLY

+10

DISPLAY8AUDIO

SETUP

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AERIAL

RF OUT

AV2 (DECODER)

DVD/VCR

AV1 (TV)

DVD

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

LRCOAXIAL OPTICAL

ANALOG

AUDIO OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

VCR

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REAR VIEW

CONNECTIONS

1. AERIAL Jack

Connect your antenna, Cable Box, or Direct
Broadcast System.

2. RF OUT Jack

Use the supplied aerial cable to connect this jack
to the ANTENNA IN Jack on your TV.

3. AV2 (DECODER)

Socket

Connect 21-Pin scart cable here and to the 21-Pin
scart jack of a decoder.

4. AV1 (TV)

Socket

Connect 21-Pin scart cable here and to the 21-Pin
scart jack of a TV.

5. S-VIDEO OUT Jack (DVD only)

Connect an optional S-Video cable here and to
the S-Video In jack of a television.

6. ANALOG AUDIO OUT Jacks (DVD only)

Connect the supplied audio cables here and to the
Audio In jacks of a television or other audio
equipment.

7.

DIGITAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT

Jack

(DVD only)

Connect an optional coaxial digital audio cable
here and to the Coaxial Digital Audio In jack of a
decoder or audio receiver.

8.

DIGITAL OPTICAL AUDIO OUT

Jack

(DVD only)

Connect an optional optical digital audio cable
here and to the Optical Digital Audio In jack of a
decoder or audio receiver.

9. AC POWER CORD

Connect to a standard AC outlet to supply power
to the DVD/VCR.

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The following show examples of connections commonly used to connect the DVD/VCR to TV and other

RF OUT

AERIAL

to AERIAL

to RF OUT

(Back of the unit)

to aerial socket

(TV)

UHF

AERIAL

RF OUT

AV2 (DECODER)

DVD/VCR

AV1 (TV)

DVD

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

LRCOAXIAL OPTICAL

ANALOG
AUDIO OUT

S-VIDEO

OUT

VCR

to 21-Pin

to 21-Pin Scart Jack

Decoder (Not supplied)

(TV)

to RF OUT

to aerial

socket

Scart Jack

AV1 (TV)

components.

Notes

¡Be sure to turn off the power to all components in the system before connecting another component.

¡Refer to the Instruction Manuals for your TV, stereo system and any other components to be connected to the

DVD/VCR.

DVD/VCR TO TV CONNECTION

1. Disconnect the TV’s power cord from the AC outlet.

2.

Disconnect the UHF TV aerial cable from the TV

3. Connect the UHF TV aerial cable to the DVD/VCR.

4. Connect the DVD/VCR to the TV using the aerial cable.

5. Plug the Power cords of the DVD/VCR and TV into the

AC outlets.

.

OTHER CONNECTIONS

EURO SCART (AV) SOCKETS

Your DVD/VCR is provided with two Scart sockets which
you may connect to other external devices with Scart sock­ets. We recommend this connection to ensure a better audio
and picture quality.
NICAM stereo sound is only achieved when using a
SCART lead.

Euro Scart cables are obtainable at your dealer.

AV1 (TV) CONNECTION TO TV

If your TV has Scart sockets, you may connect your
DVD/VCR’s AV1 (TV) scart socket to the Scart socket on
the back of your TV. Please see the instruction manual for
your TV.

AV2 (DECODER) CONNECTION FOR OTHER
EXTERNAL DEVICES

The second Scart socket AV2 (DECODER) is designated
for other external devices, e.g. decoder, another VCR,
video camera and so on.

NOTE:

• If you want to connect a TV with Scart socket to your

DVD/VCR, the TV must be connected to the DVD/VCR
through AV1 (TV). A connection to AV2 (DECODER)
will not function correctly.

EXTERNAL INPUT MODE

To receive the signal from an external input (decoder, video
camera, another VCR etc.), connect to the AV2
(DECODER) socket, and press PROG (o/p) or enter
“002” with the Number Buttons to show “AV 2 ” on the TV
screen. (“L2” will appear on the DVD/VCR display panel.)
If you use the AV1 (TV) socket, press PROG (o/p) or
enter “001” with the Number Buttons to appear “AV 1 ” on
the TV screen. (“L1” will appear on the DVD/VCR display
panel.)
If you use the front AUDIO/VIDEO In Jacks, press PROG

(o/p) or enter “003” with number button to show “AV 3 ”

on the TV screen. (“L3” will appear on the DVD/VCR
display panel.)

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