Panasonic AG-520VDH User Manual

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TV / DVD / VCR Combination

Operating Instructions

Model No.

AG-520VDH

Professional/Industrial Video

• Connection and Initial Setup Procedures are on pages 10 and 13.

MULTI FORMAT PLAYBACK

*Ability to play back may depend on recording conditions.

As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Panasonic Corporation of North America has determined that this product or product model meets the

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Please read these instructions carefully before attempting to connect, operate, or adjust this product. Please save this manual.

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InformationGetting Started TV Operation Disc Operation InformationVCR Operation TV/VCR Operation

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Before Using

Congratulations

On your purchase of one of the most sophisticated and reliable products on the market today. Used properly, it will bring you and your family years of enjoyment. Please fill in the information below. The serial number is on the tag located on the back of your unit.

Date of Purchase _____________________

Dealer Purchased From ________________

Dealer Address _______________________

Dealer Phone No. _____________________

Model No. __________________________

Serial No. ___________________________

U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,577,216; 4,819,098; 4,907,093; 5,315,448; and 6,516,132.

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

AG-520VDH

Safety Precaution

Be sure to read the following cautions carefully.

WARNING

Never pick unit up by VCR cassette opening.

This television receiver provides display of television closed captioning.

Accessories

1 Remote Control (EUR7724020R)

2 Batteries “AA”

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Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité

WARNING

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT IN WALL SOCKET. FULLY INSERT.

AVERTISSEMENT :

AFIN DE PRÉVENIR TOUT RISQUE D’INCENDIE OU DE CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES, NE PAS EXPOSER CET APPAREIL À LA PLUIE OU À UNE HUMIDITÉ EXCESSIVE.

Attention :

POUR ÉVITER LES CHOCS ÉLECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU’AU FOND.

FCC WARNING :

ANY UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT WOULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE IT.

FCC NOTICE:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when operated in a residential environment. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, use the equipment in another location and/or utilize an electrical outlet different from that used by the receiver. If necessary, consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You may find the booklet, “Something About Interference”, available from FCC local regional offices, helpful.

Getting Started

This product utilizes both a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) and other components that contain lead. Disposal of these materials may be regulated in your community due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities, or the Electronics Industries Alliance: <http://www.eiae.org.>

CAUTION:

UNIT IS A CLASS I LASER PRODUCT. HOWEVER, THIS UNIT USES A VISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED. BE SURE TO OPERATE THE UNIT CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED. WHEN THIS UNIT IS PLUGGED INTO THE WALL OUTLET, DO NOT PLACE YOUR EYES CLOSE TO THE OPENING OF THE DISC TRAY AND OTHER OPENINGS TO LOOK INTO THE INSIDE OF THIS UNIT. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE UNIT YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

RISK OFELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOTOPEN

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

This symbol warns the user that uninsulated voltage within the unit may have sufficient magnitude to cause electric shock. Therefore, it is dangerous to make any kind of contact with any inside part of this unit.

This symbol alerts the user that important literature concerning the operation and main tenance of this unit has been included. Therefore, it should be read carefully in order to avoid any problems.

This video recorder, equipped with the HQ (High Quality) System, is compatible with existing VHS equipment. Only use those tapes with the cassette tapes that have been tested and inspected for use in 2, 4, 6, and 8 hour VCR machines be used. This television receiver provides display of television closed captioning in accordance with §15.119 of the FCC rules.

mark. It is recommended that only

CAUTION:

LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

ATTENTION:

RAYONNEMENT LASER EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. NE PAS REGARDER DANS LE FAISCEAU.

(Inside of product)

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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND PRE CAUTIONS

WARNING

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, FIRE, INJURY TO PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO THIS PRODUCT, READ AND RETAIN ALL SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. HEED ALL WARNINGS IN THE MANUAL AND ON THE PRODUCT.

 INSTALLATION

1 POWER SOURCE CAUTION

Operate only from power source indicated on unit or in this manual. If uncertain, have

your Electric Utility Service Company or Video Products Dealer verify your home power source.

2 POWER CORD PLUG

For safety, this unit has a polarized type plug (one wide blade), or a three-wire

grounding type plug. Always hold the plug firmly and make sure your hands are dry when plugging in or unplugging the AC power cord. Regularly remove dust, dirt, etc.

on the plug. POLARIZED PLUG CAUTION: The plug fits into outlet only one way. If it cannot be fully inserted, try reversing it. If it

still will not fit, have an electrician install the proper wall outlet. Do not tamper with the

plug. GROUNDING PLUG CAUTION: The plug requires a three-hole grounding outlet. If necessary, have an electrician

install the proper outlet. Do not tamper with the plug.

3 POWER CORD

To avoid unit malfunction, and to protect against electrical shock, fire or personal

 USING THE UNIT

Before unit is brought out of storage or moved to a new location, refer again to the INSTALLATION section of these safe guards.

1 KEEP UNIT WELL AWAY FROM WATER OR MOISTURE,

such as vases, sinks, tubs, etc.

2 IF EXPOSED TO RAIN, MOISTURE, OR STRONG IMPACT,

unplug unit and have it inspected by a qualified service technician before use.

3 ELECTRICAL STORMS

During a lightning storm, or before leaving unit unused for extended periods of

time, disconnect all equipment from the power source as well as the antenna and cable system.

4 WHEN UNIT IS PLUGGED IN

• DO NOT OPERATE IF:

- liquid has spilled into unit.

- unit was dropped or otherwise damaged.

- unit emits smoke, odours, or noises. Immediately unplug unit, and have it

• Never drop or push any object through openings in unit. Touching internal

injury:

• Keep power cord away from heating appliances and walking traffic. Do not rest heavy objects on, or roll such objects over the power cord.

• Keep magnetic objects, such as speakers, away from unit to avoid electrical

• Do not tamper with the cord in any way.

• An extension cord should have the same type plug (polarized or grounding) and must be securely connected.

• Overloaded wall outlets or extension cords are fire hazards.

• Frayed cords, damaged plugs, and damaged or cracked wire insulation are hazardous and should be replaced by a qualified electrician.

4 DO NOT BLOCK VENTILATION HOLES

Ventilation openings in the cabinet release heat generated during operation. If

blocked, heat build-up may result in a fire hazard or heat damage to cassettes or discs.

For your protection:

5 USING ACCESSORIES

Use only accessories recommended by the manufacturer to avoid risk of fire,

shock, or other hazards.

6 CLEANING UNIT

Unplug unit. Use a clean, dry, chemically untreated cloth to gently remove dust

or debris. DO NOT USE cleaning fluids, aerosols, or forced air that could overspray, or seep into unit and cause electrical shock. Any substance such as wax, adhesive tape, etc. may mar the cabinet surface. Exposure to greasy, humid, or dusty areas may adversely affect internal parts.

a. Never cover ventilation slots while unit is ON, or operate unit while placed on a

bed, sofa, rug, or other soft surface.

b. Avoid built-in installation, such as a book case or rack, unless properly ventilated.

5 AVOID EXTREMELY HOT LOCATIONS OR SUDDEN TEMPERATURE CHANGES

Do not place unit over or near a heater or radiator, in direct sunlight, inside closed

vehicles, in high temperature locations [over 95 °F (35 °C)], or in over 75 % humidity. If unit is suddenly moved from a cold place to a warm one, moisture may con dense in unit and on the tape causing damage. Never subject unit to vibration, impact, or place it so that the surface is tilted as internal parts may be seriously dam aged.

6 TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY

• Never place unit on support or stand that is not firm, level, and adequately strong. The unit could fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and damage to the unit.

• Move any appliance and cart combination with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause objects to overturn.

• Carefully follow all operating instructions.

 OUTDOOR ANTENNA INSTALLATION

1 SAFE ANTENNA AND CABLE CONNECTION

An outside antenna or cable system must be properly grounded to provide

some protection against built up static charges and voltage. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70 (in Canada, part 1 of the Canadian Electrical Code) provides information regarding proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna discharge unit, con nection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.

2 KEEP ANTENNA CLEAR OF HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES OR CIRCUITS

Locate an outside antenna system well away

from power lines and electric light or power circuits so it will never touch these power sources should it ever fall. When installing antenna, absolutely never touch power lines, circuits or other power sources as this could

 SERVICE

1 DO NOT SERVICE PRODUCT YOURSELF

If, after carefully following detailed operating in structions, the unit does not operate

properly, do not attempt to open or remove covers, or make any adjustments not described in the manual. Unplug unit and contact a qualified service tech nician.

2 REPLACEMENT OF PARTS

Make sure the service technician uses only parts specified by the manufacturer,

or that have equal safety char acteristics as original parts. The use of unauthorized substitutes may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

3 SAFETY CHECK AFTER SERVICING

After unit is serviced or repaired, request that a thorough safety check be done as

described in the manufacturer’s service literature to ensure video unit is in safe operating condition.

be fatal.

inspected by a service technician to avoid potential fire and shock hazards.

parts may cause electric shock or fire hazard. Do not put any foreign object on the tray.

interference.

ANTENNA LEADIN WIRE

ANTENNA DISCHARGEUNIT (NECSECTION 810-20)

GROUNDINGCONDUCTORS (NECSECTION 810-21)

GROUNDCLAMPS

POWERSERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODESYSTEM (NECART 250, PART H)

ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT

NEC

-NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

GROUND CLAMP

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

TV and VCR Operation

Getting Started

Before Using ............................................................................................................................ 2

Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité .............................................................................. 3

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND PRECAUTIONS ............................................................... 4

Information ............................................................................................................................... 6

Location of Controls ............................................................................................................... 8

Connections ........................................................................................................................... 10

Tuning TV ............................................................................................................................... 13

TV Operation .......................................................................................................................... 16

MTS Broadcast / TV Stereo System ..................................................................................... 18

TV Timer Features ................................................................................................................. 19

Closed Caption System ........................................................................................................ 20

Video / Audio Setting ............................................................................................................ 22

Before using the VCR ............................................................................................................ 24

Recording Television Programs .......................................................................................... 25

Playing VCR ........................................................................................................................... 27

Copy Your Tapes (Dubbing) ................................................................................................. 30

V-Chip Control Features ....................................................................................................... 31

Display Features .................................................................................................................... 35

Disc Operation

Information

Basic Disc Operation ............................................................................................................ 36

DVD-RAM Operation .............................................................................................................. 40

Disc Operation -Using Information Screen- ........................................................................ 42

Special Disc Operation .........................................................................................................45

Settings for DVD Operation .................................................................................................. 48

Warning and Instruction Displays ....................................................................................... 52

Glossary ................................................................................................................................. 52

Before Requesting Service ................................................................................................... 53

Specifications ........................................................................................................................ 54

Index ....................................................................................................................................... 55

InformationGetting Started TV Operation Disc Operation InformationVCR Operation TV/VCR Operation

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Information

Information (Unit, Cassette)

Loading the Batteries

1 Open the cover.

2 Insert batteries as marked.

3 Close the cover.

• Insert so the poles (+ and - ) match those in the remote control.

• Do not use rechargeable type batteries.

Do not:

• Mix old and new batteries.

• Use different types at the same time.

• Heat or expose to flame.

• Take apart or short circuit.

• Attempt to recharge alkaline or manganese batteries.

• Use batteries if the covering has been peeled off.

Mishandling of batteries can cause electrolyte leakage which can damage items the fluid contacts and may cause a fire. Remove if the remote control is not going to be used for a long period of time. Store in a cool, dark place.

Head Cleaning

Playing older or damaged tapes may eventually cause video heads to become clogged.

 Head Clog Sensor

During playback this screen appears if clogging is detected. To clear message from screen, press PLAY on the remote or unit.

• Use “dry” type head cleaning cassette only. (Part No. NV-TCL30PT is

recommended.)

• Follow cleaning tape directions carefully. Excessive use of head cleaning tape can shorten the video head life.

VIDEO HEADS MAY NEED CLEANING PLEASE INSERT HEAD CLEANING CASSETTE OR REFER TO MANUAL

END:PLAY

Information (Disc)

Discs that can be played

Disc type Disc Logo

DVD-Video

Indication in these operating instructions

DVD-V

(DVD-Video)

Prevent Accidental Tape Era sure

 Break off the tab to protect.

Record Tab

Screw driver

 To record again.

Cover the hole with cellophane tape.

DST (Daylight Saving Time)

Unit auto adjusts clock for DST (Daylight Saving Time.)

■ Spring (First Sunday in April)

DST: ON ➞ Sets clock ahead one hour.

■ Autumn (Last Sunday in October)

DST: ON ➞ Turns clock back one hour.

• If your area does not observe Daylight Saving Time, select DST : OFF (see “Manual Clock Setting” on page 14).

• Keep these time changes in mind when pro gramming the unit for timer recording.

DVD-R*

DVD-RAM

Video CD

CD-R

CD-RW

Do not use irregularly shaped discs (e.g. heart-shaped), as these can damage the unit.

*1 DVD-Video formatted discs [finalized].



Note:

• The digital audio content side of DualDiscs do not meet the technical

• It may not be possible to play CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R and DVD-RAM in all

RAM

(CD-DA)

VCD

Discs recorded using Version 1.1 of the Video Recording Format.

Discs that cannot be played

DVD with Region No. other than “1” or “ALL”, DVD from PAL system, DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD-AUDIO, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-ROM, CDV, CVD, CD-G, CD-TEXT, SACD, Photo-CD.

specifications of the Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) format so may not play back in this unit.

cases due to the type of disc or condition of the recording.

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 DVDs that can be played

You can play discs with these symbols.

 Playing DVDs

The producer of these discs can control how they are played so you may not always be able to control play as described in these operating instructions. Read the disc’s instructions carefully.

 DVD-R discs

Panasonic DVD-R recorded and finalized* on a Panasonic DVD video recorder are played as DVD-Video on this unit.

DVD-RAM discs

DVD-RAM discs must meet the following conditions for this unit to be able to play them.

• Non-cartridge discs

Type

Capacity

• Remove TYPE 2 and 4 discs from their cartridges before use, then return them when you are finished. Read the instructions for the disc carefully.

• Discs that can be removed from their cartridges (TYPE 2 and 4)

• 12 cm (5Ǝ) 9.4 GB (double-sided) and 4.7 GB (single-sided)

• 8 cm (3Ǝ) 2.8 GB (double-sided)

TYPE 2 or 4 disc

Non-cartridge disc

Disc Handling

Handling precautions

• Sticking a label on the disc may impair DVDR playback.

• Do not attach sticker to disc. (Do not use discs with exposed adhesive from tape or left over peeled-off stickers.)

• Only hold disc by edges as shown at right. Fingerprints, dirt and scratches can cause skipping and distortion.

• Do not write on label side of disc.

• Never use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static electricity prevention liquids, or any other solvent.

• Do not try to close disc tray when disc is not properly placed.

Disc tray

Disc

To clean disc surface

With a soft, damp (water only) cloth, gently wipe from the center hole to the outer edge as shown below. (Wiping in a circular pattern will scratch the surface.)

DVD-RAM, DVD-R :



Clean only with DVD-RAM disc cleaner. Never use cloths or cleaners for CDs, etc.

Getting Started

• Some parts of the disc, for example where one program ends and another begins, may not play smoothly.

 CD-R and CD-RW discs

This unit can play CD-R and CD-RW if they are formatted as CDDA (digital audio) and finalized*.

* A process that allows play on compatible equipment.

Region Management Information

This unit is designed and man ufactured to respond to the Region Management Information that is recorded on a DVD disc. If the Region number described on the DVD disc does not cor respond to the Region number of this unit, this unit cannot play this disc.

For U.S.A. and Canada

• The region number of this player is “1”.

• The player will play DVD-Video marked with labels bearing “1” or “ALL”.

Example:

ALL

If disc is brought from a cold to a warm environment, moisture may form on the disc

Wipe away moisture with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth before using disc. (See above.)

Improper disc storage

Discs can be damaged if stored or left in areas:

• Exposed to direct sunlight.

• That are humid or dusty.

• Near heat (i.e. heater, radiator, etc.).

Information (MAIN MENU Screen)

In the Main Menu display, only icons which can be selected appear normally while those not available appear dark.

Example: When the unit is used for the first time, the DVD icon is dark because it cannot be selected in this condition (see right). However, when DVD is pressed to enter DVD mode, the DVD icon becomes selectable.

MAIN MENU

LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

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Location of Controls

Remote Control Buttons

1 2

12 13 14

28 29

OPEN / CLOSE /

EJECT

2 POWER Turns the unit on or off.

3 DISPLAY

4 RAPID TUNE Displays the last channel you were watching. 5 MUTE Mutes the sound instantly. 6 INPUT Changes input source. 7 ACTION Displays Main Menu. 8 SELECT ŸźŻŹ Controls navigation around on-screen menu.

CHANNEL UP/

DOWN

10 REW/SLOW-

11 STOP Stops recording or playback.

12 STILL/PAUSE

SKIP- ǿŻŻ /

14 AUDIO Selects the desired audio mode. 15 ANGLE Selects the desired angle in DVD mode. 16 REC Records a program.

17 PROGRAM

18 DVD Set to DVD mode.

When this button is pressed in TV / VCR mode, the tape is ejected. This button is inoperative if pressed during recording. If pressed in DVD mode, the disc tray opens or closes.

Displays the TV status and clock. In DVD mode, displays disc and unit information.

Selects a channel.

Rewinds tape and searches previous scene. Decreases slow motion speed in Still mode.

Pauses picture in Playback mode and frame advance picture in Still mode.

Skips back one chapter or track. Goes to previous menu screen. Goes directly to the desired recording.

Displays SET PROGRAM screen. You can set Timer Program and On-Timer.

19 TV/VCR Sets to TV/VCR mode.

TRACKING UP /

DOWN

21 NUMBER Keys Selects a channel directly.

ADD/DELETE/

CLEAR

23 MENU / PLAY LIST

24 SET Sets selected menu.

VOLUME UP/

DOWN

26 PLAY Begins playback.

27 FF/SLOW+

28 TITLE / D.NAVI

SKIP+ ŹŹǿ /

CM SKIP / ZERO SEARCH

30 SURROUND / VSS Creates a deeper, 3-D sound effect. 31 SUB TITLE Selects a different subtitle language.

ZOOM/

COUNTER RESET

33 SPEED / RETURN

Reduces picture noise during Playback and Slow Motion.

Adds or deletes a channel. Cancels an item on the screen.

Displays DVD menu. Displays Play List. (DVDRAM)

Adjusts volume.

Fast forwards tape and searches next scene. Increases slow motion speed in Still mode.

Selects the desired title by number on some DVDs. Displays Direct Navigator. (DVD-RAM).

Skips one chapter or track. Goes to next menu screen. In Stop mode, goes to counter position “0:00:00”. In Playback mode, skips over 1 to 3 minutes of tape.

Enlarges specific portions of DVD picture. Resets to “0:00:00” at desired portion of tape.

Returns to DVD and Video CD (Playback Control) menu screen. Selects recording speed of tape.

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Unit Buttons

Front View

Getting Started

23 4

78910

13 14 15161718192021

Built In Speakers Equipped with 2 front speakers.

Audio Input

Connector 2 Cassette

Compartment Disc Tray Place compatible discs here.

Phones Jack

Video Input

Connector 2 POWER Turns the unit on or of f.

Connect from other component. (LINE 2)

Insert VHS tapes here.

Connect an ear phone or headphones.

Connect from other component. (LINE 2)

Rear View

STOP/

EJECT

VCR Operation

PLAY

REWIND/

FAST FORWARD/

SEARCH REC Records a program.

VOLUME UP/

DOWN CHANNEL UP/

DOWN or

TRACKING UP/ DOWN

STOP: Stops playback. EJECT: Ejects the tape.

PLAY: Begins playback. REPEAT: Set to see a rec ording over and over.

Rewinds tape and searches previous scene. Decreases slow motion speed in Still mode.

Fast forwards tape and searches next scene. Increases slow motion speed in Still mode.

Adjusts volume.

Selects a channel. Reduces picture noise during Playback and Slow Motion.

REC Indicator

(RED)

ON TIMER Indicator

(ORANGE)

PROG TIMER Indicator

(GREEN)

Remote Sensor

DVD Operation

SKIP ŻŻ

SKIPŹŹ

STOP Stops playback.

PLAY Begins playback.

OPEN/CLOSE Opens or closes the disc tray.

Lights up during recording. In Rec Pause or OTR Pause mode, the Indicator flashes.

Lights when the On Timer is set.

Lights up when the unit is set for Timer Recording. It flashes when a Timer Recording has been set with no tape inserted, the clock is not set, or the tape is in motion. Lights up when the On Timer is set .

Receives infrared signal from remote control.

Skips back one chapter or track. Goes to previous menu screen.

Skips one chapter or track. Goes to next menu screen.

1AC Power Plug

Optical digital audio output

connector Audio Output Connector

(L/R)

When plugged into an AC outlet, this unit consumes 0.8 W of electric power in OFF condition.

Outputs audio signal. (Digital)

Outputs audio signal. (Analog)

123 45 6

4 Audio Input Connector 1

5 Video Input Connector 1

VHF/UHF Antenna

Input Terminal

Connect from other component. (LINE 1)

Input terminal for an antenna or cable box signal.

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Connections

Notes on con nections

• Turn off the power supply for all com ponents before making any connections.

• If the cables necessary for connecting a component to the system are not included with the component or available as an option, you may need to fashion a cable to suit the component concerned.

• Read the instruction manual for each system component care fully before connecting it.

Connecting the RF in Terminal

CAUTION

Overtightening “Nut type” RF coaxial cables may damage jacks. Finger tighten only.

 Antenna Connection

Connect the cable from the Antenna to the VHF/UHF terminal on the unit.

VHF Antenna

Mixer

UHF Antenna

Connecting the “1, 2” AV Input Terminals

Connects VCRs and other peripheral equipment

 AV Input terminal 1 is used

!UDIO

6IDEO

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 Cable Connection

Connect the cable supplied by your local cable company to the VHF/UHF terminal on the unit.

Cable Box

In from CABLE

Note to CABLE system installer:

This re minder is pro vided to call the CABLE (Cable TV) System Installer’s at tention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that pro vides guidelines for proper grounding and, in par ticular, specifies that the cable ground shall be con nected to the ground ing system of the build ing, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Notes:

• Similar connections are available at the “1, 2” AV input terminals.

• AV Input terminal 2 is located on the front of the unit.

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Connecting the Audio Output Terminal

Enjoy the powerful movie theater and hall-like sound available with multiple channel audio found on DVDs by connecting an amplifier and speakers. There are two types of connection, digital and analog.

WARNING

Don’t place the unit on amplifier or equipment that may become hot. The heat can damage the unit.

 Digital connection

Firmly connect the cable to the connector.

Getting Started

Connect an AV amplifier with Dolby Digital or DTS decoders

Enjoy “Dolby Digital” or “DTS” surround sound.

OPTICAL

Amplifier with built in Dolby Digital or DTS decoders.

Speakers (example)

Please see amplifier manual for speaker requirements.

Connect a Digital amplifier

Smart one-line connection is possible.

OPTICAL

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 Analog connection

Connect an analog amplifier to enjoy high-quality stereo sound with sampling frequencies of 96 kHz.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Caution for optical digital audio output connector:

• Be sure to refer to page 50 regarding output settings of Dolby Digital, DTS, and PCM.

• CDs and Video CDs can be played as usual.

• Audio from the Digital Audio Out terminal is only output during playback.

• When connecting an amplifier which contains the Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, be sure to select “Bitstream”. When connecting an amplifier which does not contain the Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, be sure to select “PCM”. (See page 50.) Otherwise, attempting to play a DVD may cause such a high level of noise that it may harm your hearing and damage your speakers.

Notes:

• Some DTS decoders which do not support DVD-DTS Interface may not work properly with the unit.

• Avoid bending/twisting the optical digital cable when connecting.

For your reference:

• Dolby Digital is a digital sound compression technique developed by the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Supporting 5.1-channel surround sound, as well as stereo (2-channel) sound, this technique enables a large quantity of sound data to be efficiently recorded on a disc.

• Linear PCM is a signal recording format used in CDs. While CDs are recorded in 44.1 kHz/16 bit, DVDs are recorded in 48 kHz/16 bit up to 96 kHz/24 bit.

• If you have a Dolby Pro Logic Surround decoder, you will obtain the full benefit of Pro Logic from the same DVD movies that provide full

5.1 channel Dolby Digital soundtracks, as well as from titles with the Dolby Surround mark. For information on Panasonic or Technics Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound Decoders please contact your local dealer.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No’s. 5,451,942, 5,956,674, 5,974,380, 5,978,762, 6,487,535 and other U.S. and world-wide patents issued and pending. “DTS” and “DTS 2.0 + Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Copyright 1996, 2003 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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

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Tuning TV

EJECT

POWER

ACTION SELECT

ŸźŻŹ/ SET

CH Ÿź

STOP

NUMBER Keys

ADD/DLT

Case 2

If setup is incomplete, the following screen appears. Check connection of Antenna/Cable to the RF in Terminal, then try to manually set the clock as follows.

AUTO CLOCK SET

IS INCOMPLETE

PLEASE SET CLOCK BY PRESSING ACTION KEY

a. Press ACTION on the Remote Control to display

SET CLOCK Menu screen.

SET CLOCK

1/ 1/2005 SAT 12:00AM

DST:ON

SELECT: SET:SET START :ACTION

b. Press Ÿź to select the month and press SET to

set. In the same manner, select and set the date, year, time, and DST (Daylight Saving Time).

• Press Ż repeatedly to move the cursor. Press Ÿź to make a correction.

SET CLOCK

10/25/2005 TUE 11:45AM

DST:ON

SELECT: SET:SET START :ACTION

TV Operation

POWER

PLAY

FFSTOP/EJECT

Initial Setup (Ready to Play)

Please make all cable or antenna connections before powering on.

Plug the unit power cord into an AC wall outlet.

1 Press POWER on the Remote Control or unit. Auto

channel and clock set start.

• If you use a cable box, turn it on and set it to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) channel in your time zone. If you use a DSS receiver, it must be turned off.

CH AUTO SET PROCEEDING

AUTO CLOCK SET

PROCEEDING

CANCEL:STOP

• Function buttons are void during Initial Setup.

• To eject a tape during Auto Set, press the unit STOP/EJECT button twice. Then, make settings manually. (See pages 14-15.)

• If Auto Clock Set takes more than 30 minutes, press STOP and perform settings manually. (See pages 14-15.)

Case 1

Settings are made automatically. When complete, this screen appears.

10/25/2005 TUE 11:45AM

DST:ON SETTING : CH 10

AUTO CLOCK SET

COMPLETED

c. Press ACTION twice to start CLOCK and exit.

Automatic Channel Setting

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “CH.”

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press SET to display SET UP CHANNEL screen.

SET UP CHANNEL

ANTENNA : CABLE

AUTO SET WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY:OFF

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “ANTENNA,” then press SET to

set your antenna system (“TV” or “CABLE”).

5 Press Ÿź to select “AUTO SET,” then press SET.

Note:

• After Channel Auto Set is finished, Clock Auto Set will be performed. (If clock is set manually, Clock Auto Set will not be performed.)

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Add or Delete a Chan nel

Manual Clock Setting

 To add channel:

Select channel with NUMBER keys and press ADD/DLT.

CHANNEL 08 ADDED

 To delete channel:

Select channel with CH Ÿź or NUMBER keys and press ADD/ DLT.

CHANNEL 08 DELETED

Automatic Clock Setting

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU.

2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “CLOCK.”

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press SET to display SET CLOCK screen.

SET CLOCK

AUTO CLOCK SET

MANUAL

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “CLOCK.”

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press SET to display SET CLOCK screen.

(“TIME ZONE ADJUST” appears only when auto clock is set.)

SET CLOCK

AUTO CLOCK SET

MANUAL

TIME ZONE ADJUST : 0

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “MANUAL,” then press SET.

SET CLOCK

10/25/2005 TUE 11:45AM

DST:ON

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

5 Press Ÿź and press SET to select and set the

month, date, year, time, and DST (Daylight Saving Time).

To Make Corrections, repeatedly press Ż to move to error, then correct.

4 Press Ÿź to select “AUTO CLOCK SET,” then

press SET.

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

6 Press ACTION twice to start the clock and exit this

mode.

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Time Zone Adjust

(Only when Auto Clock is set.)

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “CLOCK.”

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press SET to display SET CLOCK screen.

AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL

TIME ZONE ADJUST : 0

MAIN MENU

SET CLOCK

Change Language Setting

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “LANGUAGE.”

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press SET repeatedly.

English Spanish

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

French

For English

MAIN MENU

TV Operation

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “TIME ZONE ADJUST” and

press SET to subtract or add hour(s) as necessary.

SET CLOCK

AUTO CLOCK SET MANUAL

TIME ZONE ADJUST :+1

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

5 Press ACTION twice to exit.

Note:

• If set manually time zone does not appear.

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

For Spanish

MENU PRINCIPAL

DVD BLOQUEO IDIOMA

TV RELOJ CANAL

ELEGIR: FIJAR:SET TERMINAR:ACTION

-1

For French

DVD BLOCAGE LANGUE

TELE HORLOGE CANAL

SEL.: REGLER:SET FIN :ACTION

4 Press ACTION to exit.

Reset all unit Memory Func tions

Returns to factory setting. Use if relocating unit, or if Initial Setup needs to be redone.

• Make sure a tape and/or disc is not inserted in unit.

1 Turn the unit Power on. 2 Hold down both PLAY and FF on the unit for more

than 5 seconds.

• The power will shut off.

• Please ignore “NO CASSETTE” warning.

3 Perform “Initial Setup” on page 13.

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TV Operation

RAPID TUNE

MUTE

INPUT

ACTION SELECT

ŸźŻŹ/ SET

CHŸź

NUMBER keys

100 key

VOL+/-

 Method 2:

Press INPUT. The display will change as follows.

LINE1

LINE2

TUNER

 Method 3:

1 Press ACTION for MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “TV”, then press SET for

SET UP TV screen.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press Ÿź to select “INPUT SELECT,” and then

press SET to select “TUNER”, “LINE 1”, or “LINE 2.”

SET UP TV

CAPTION

INPUT SELECT :TUNER

SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO DVD VOL ADJUST :+2

AV Input Terminal 2

Selecting Input Mode

 Method 1:

Press CH Ÿź. The display will change as follows.

Notes:

• The diagram at right is an example.

• TV CH 2 and CABLE CH 1 represent the lowest channels in memory, while TV CH 69 and CABLE CH 125 represent the highest channels in memory.

(TV) CH2

(CABLE)

CH1

(TV)

CH69

(CABLE)

CH125

LINE2

LINE1

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press ACTION twice to exit this mode.

LINE 1:

Signal of source connected to AV Input terminal 1 is displayed. (Rear of the unit.)

LINE 2:

Signal of source connected to AV Input terminal 2 is displayed.

TUNER:

Signal of source connected to VHF/UHF terminal is displayed.

Using the CH/VOL Button

 Select desired channel:

Press CH Ÿź or NUMBER keys.

 Adjust desired volume level:

Press VOL + or VOL -.

Using the Number and 100 keys

When selecting CABLE channels 100 to 125 with the NUMBER keys, first press the 100 key, and then enter the remaining two digits.

Example 1:

To select channel 125, first press the 100 key, then 2, then 5.

Example 2:

To select channel 12, first press the 1 key, then 2.

Example 3:

To select channel 2, first press the 0 key, then 2.

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Rapid Tune

Press R-TUNE to display the last channel you were watching.

Audio Mute

Press MUTE to instantly mute the sound. Press again to restore the previous sound level.

Surround Sound System

You can hear a deeper, 3-D sound effect using just the unit’s two front speakers.

1 Press SURROUND.

•”SURROUND ON” is displayed.

To Cancel, press SURROUND.

Notes:

• Surround sound effect is not available for normal (mono) broadcasts.

• The surround effect (TV, VCR mode only) is not output to Audio Output L/R Connector.

Weak Signal Display Feature

When “ON” is selected, the picture is displayed even when a broadcast signal is weak or non-existent.

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “CH.”

3 Press SET to display SET UP CHANNEL screen.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY.” 5 Press SET to set “ON” or “OFF.”

SET UP CHANNEL

ANTENNA : CABLE AUTO SET

WEAK SIGNAL DISPLAY:OFF

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

ON:

Picture is displayed regardless of signal condition, and may not always be clearly visible.

OFF:

Screen turns solid blue when signal is absent or weak.

Note:

• If the unit is connected to equipment which has a blue screen feature, selecting “ON” will have no effect on the other equipment.

TV Operation

6 Press ACTION twice to return to the normal screen.

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MTS Broadcast / TV Stereo System

Receivable Broadcast Types

The following are possible audio broadcast types and on-screen

DISPLAY

AUDIO

displays. The signal being received is indicated with a “ while the selected audio mode is indicated with an arrow. To change the audio mode for these broadcasts, see the “Audio Mode for TV Viewing” section.

1 Press DISPLAY to display the broadcast signal

being received.

 MTS Stereo broadcast:

Multi-channel Television Sound Stereo broadcast. Select STEREO audio mode.

• If stereo broadcast is weak and the display flickers, select MONO audio mode for possible improvement.

12:00AM CH 08

STEREO SAP MONO

” mark

Equipped with -TV Noise Reduction for true MTS reproduction. stereo separation and audio fidelity. trademark, and is licensed by

-TV Noise Reduction is required for good is a registered

Technology Licensing.

Audio Mode for TV Viewing

1 Press AUDIO to select the desired audio mode as

described above. (Arrow shows selection.)

• Each press of AUDIO will change the audio mode as shown below.

• “SAP” is selected with first press of AUDIO.

< Example >

12:00AM CH 08

STEREO SAP MONO

12:00AM CH 08

STEREO SAP MONO

12:00AM CH 08

STEREO SAP MONO

 SAP broadcast:

Secondary Audio Program (sub language). Select SAP audio mode for the sub language.

12:00AM CH 08

STEREO SAP MONO

 MTS Stereo and SAP broadcast:

Multi-channel Television Sound Stereo (main language) and Secondary Audio Program (sub language) broadcasts are being received simultaneously. Select the STEREO or SAP audio mode.

12:00AM CH 08

STEREO SAP MONO

 MONO broadcast:

Normal monaural sound broadcast.

12:00AM CH 08

STEREO SAP MONO

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TV Timer Features

DISPLAY

SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

PROG

ADD/DLT

• Make sure a tape is inserted if Playback mode is selected.

• Make sure a disc is inserted if Disc (DVD/ CD/Video CD) mode is selected.

To Make Corrections, use Ÿź and ŻŹ to move back and correct.

Lowest channel

Highest channel

ON-TIMER mode selection order

CH01

CH125

Disc

VCR

6 Press PROG to set ON TIMER.

• “ON TIMER SET” is displayed.

• PROG TIMER Indicator lights up on the unit.

ON TIMER

10:00AM CH 05

CANCEL:ADD/DLT SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

To Cancel ON-TIMER,

Repeat steps 1-3. Then, press ADD/DLT to clear the time in steps 4-5. Now, press PROG to end. “ON TIMER END” briefly appears on-screen.

Note:

• If no button on the remote or unit is pressed within 60 minutes after unit turns itself on, it will turn itself back off.

TV Operation

ON-TIMER Indicator

ON-TIMER

This unit can be set to automatically power on in one of 3 modes (TV, VCR Playback, or Disc.)

1 Press PROG to display SET PROGRAM screen. 2 Press Ÿź to select “ON TIMER.”

3 Press SET to display ON TIMER screen.

SET PROGRAM

TIMER PROGRAMMING

ON TIMER

SLEEP TIMER: 0

SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

4 Press Ÿź to select desired settings. 5 Press SET to set the ON-TIMER time and ON-TIMER

mode.

ON TIMER

6:--AM CH --

Sleep Timer

This unit can be set for auto power off.

1 Press PROG to display SET PROGRAM screen. 2 Press Ÿź to select “SLEEP TIMER.” 3 Press SET repeatedly to select the desired time.

SET PROGRAM

TIMER PROGRAMMING ON TIMER

SLEEP TIMER: 0

SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

To cancel, press SET repeatedly until 0 appears.

30 60

0 90

4 Press PROG to return to the normal screen.

• Pressing DISPLAY with sleep timer set displays remaining time.

SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

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Closed Caption System

MUTE

ACTION

SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

4 Press Ÿź to select “CAPTION”. 5 Press SET to display CAPTION screen.

CAPTION

INPUT SELECT :TUNER SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO DVD VOL ADJUST :+2

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

6 Press Ÿź to select “CAPTION MODE.” 7 Press SET repeatedly to select mode.

CAPTION MODE : OFF

CC ON MUTE : CAP C1

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

OFF CAP C1

TEXT C2 CAP C2 TEXT C1

SET UP TV

CAPTION

Closed Caption is ...

This multi-use system not only allows the hearing impaired to enjoy selected programs, but also allows one to watch programs with the volume muted.

Closed Caption Mode Feature

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “TV.”

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

 Caption Mode: CAP C1 or C2

A narration of selected TV programs is displayed. Check TV program listings for CC (Closed Caption)

broadcasts.

 Caption Mode: TEXT C1 or C2

Most of the screen will be blocked out. When the TV station broadcasts information, such as program listings, it will appear in this space.

 Caption Mode: OFF

Closed Caption/Text narration will not be displayed.

8 Press ACTION three times to return to the normal

screen.

Notes:

• The closed caption or text signal may be broadcast over C1, C2, or both. Also, text contents can vary so you may wish to try different settings.

• The closed caption display may overlap the display of a Disc.

3 Press SET to display SET UP TV screen.

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Caption On Mute Feature

Closed Caption narration, if available, is displayed when MUTE button is pressed for silence.

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “TV.”

3 Press SET to display SET UP TV screen.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “CAPTION”. 5 Press SET to display CAPTION screen.

SET UP TV

CAPTION

INPUT SELECT :TUNER SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO DVD VOL ADJUST :+2

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

Press ACTION three times to return to the normal

screen.

Press MUTE to mute the sound and display closed

captioning.

• To cancel, press MUTE again.

Note:

• When a disc supporting closed captions is used, the subtitle and the closed caption may overlap. In this case, turn the subtitle or caption mode off. (See page 39.)

TV Operation

6 Press Ÿź to select “CAPTION MODE.” 7 Press SET repeatedly to select “OFF.”

CAPTION

CAPTION MODE : OFF

CC ON MUTE : CAP C1

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

8 Press Ÿź to select “CC ON MUTE.” 9 Press SET repeatedly to select desired mode.

• The caption may be broadcast over CAP C1 or C2.

CAPTION

CAPTION MODE : OFF

CC ON MUTE : CAP C1

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

NO CAP C1

CAP C2

 CC ON MUTE: CAP C1 or C2

A narration of selected TV programs is displayed when MUTE button is pressed for silence.

 CC ON MUTE: NO

A narration will not be displayed when MUTE button is pressed for silence.

Recording and Playing Back a Closed Caption/Text Program

 Record:

Record normally. Closed Caption/Text signal, if present, is recorded automatically.

 Playback:

Start playback. Perform steps to select desired caption mode.

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Video / Audio Setting

6 Press Ÿź to select “VIDEO MENU.” 7 Press SET repeatedly to select desired mode.

SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO

VIDEO MENU :NORMAL

VIDEO ADJUST AUDIO MENU :MUSIC AUDIO ADJUST

ACTION

SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

This feature allows easy setting of picture and sound suitable for each program source.

Video Menu

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “TV.”

3 Press SET to display SET UP TV screen.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

NORMAL Factory setting.

MOVIE Picture is adjusted for a movie-like feel.

NIGHT

Color and picture intensity are adjusted to be easier on the eyes for night viewing.

8 Press ACTION three times to end setup.

Audio Menu

1 Perform steps 1 - 5 at left. 2 Press Ÿź to select “AUDIO MENU.”

3 Press SET to select desired mode.

SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO

VIDEO MENU :NORMAL VIDEO ADJUST

AUDIO MENU :MUSIC

AUDIO ADJUST

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

MUSIC

SPEECH Sound suited to dialogue. NORMAL

AUTO

MOVIE Sound suited to movies.

Sound suited to music. (Factory setting)

[Audio AGC (Auto Gain Control)] The sound level is automatically adjusted to suit the program source.

Volume level

High

Standard

Low

TV TV

AUDIO MENU : NORMAL

Volume level

High

Standard

Low

TV TV

AUDIO MENU : AUTO

4 Press Ÿź to select “SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO.” 5 Press SET to display SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO screen.

CAPTION INPUT SELECT :TUNER

SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO

DVD VOL ADJUST :+2

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

SET UP TV

4 Press ACTION three times to end setup.

Notes:

• The effects of this feature on the signal are not output to the Audio/Video Output Connector.

• When AUDIO MENU mode is “AUTO,” the AUDIO ADJUST setting will be “STANDARD.”

• AUDIO MENU settings remain in memory.

• VIDEO MENU settings do not remain in memory.

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Video Adjustment Audio Adjustment

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU.

2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “TV.” 3 Press SET to display SET UP TV

screen.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO.” 5 Press SET to display SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO screen.

SET UP TV

CAPTION INPUT SELECT :TUNER

SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO

DVD VOL ADJUST :+2

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

6 Press Ÿź to select “VIDEO ADJUST.” 7 Press SET to display VIDEO ADJUST screen.

SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO

VIDEO MENU :NORMAL

VIDEO ADJUST

AUDIO MENU :MUSIC AUDIO ADJUST

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “TV.”

3 Press SET to display SET UP TV

screen.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO.” 5 Press SET to display SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO screen.

SET UP TV

CAPTION INPUT SELECT :TUNER

SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO

DVD VOL ADJUST :+2

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

6 Press Ÿź to select “AUDIO ADJUST.” 7 Press SET to display AUDIO ADJUST screen.

SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO

VIDEO MENU :NORMAL VIDEO ADJUST AUDIO MENU :MUSIC

AUDIO ADJUST

TV Operation

8 Press Ÿź to select an item. 9 Press ŻŹ to adjust.

COLOR Control Adjust color intensity.

TINT Control Adjust for natural flesh tones.

BRIGHTNESS Control

PICTURE Control

SHARPNESS Control

 To Reset VIDEO Controls.

Press Ÿź and SET to select and set “STANDARD.” All controls return to their factory settings.

Adjust picture brightness.

Adjust picture intensity by adjusting both contrast and color level in the proper balance.

Increases or decreases the level of detail in the image.

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

VIDEO ADJUST

COLOR

TINT BRIGHTNESS PICTURE SHARPNESS STANDARD

SELECT: ADJUST: END :ACTION

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

8 Press Ÿź to select an item. 9 Press ŻŹ to adjust.

BASS

TREBLE BALANCE STANDARD

SELECT: ADJUST: END :ACTION

BASS Control

TREBLE Control

BALANCE Control

• The levels set here do not affect other audio equipment when connected to the Audio Output L/R Connector.

 To Reset AUDIO Controls.

Press Ÿź and SET to select and set “STANDARD.” All controls return to their factory settings.

To adjust the intensity of low frequency sound.

To adjust the intensity of high frequency sound.

Controls the difference in audio level between the left and right speaker.

AUDIO ADJUST

Press ACTION four times to end setup.

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Before using the VCR

EJECT

TV/VCR

DISPLAY

NUMBER keys

ADD/DLT

CHŸź

STOP STILL/

PAUSE AUDIO

REC

PROG

SPEED

Insert a tape

EJECT

CHŸźRECSTOP /

REC Indicator

Before using VCR Functions

1 Confirm that tape is inserted. 2 Press TV/VCR.

Inserting a Tape

1 Insert a tape.

• The unit power comes on automatically.

Record tab

To prevent tape jam,

remove loose or peeling labels from tapes.

 Eject tape

Press EJECT on the remote or STOP/EJECT on the unit.

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Recording Television Programs

Record On a Tape

1 Insert a tape with record tab.

• The unit power comes on automatically.

2 Press CH Ÿź or NUMBER keys to Select Channel.

• For “LINE” input, see page 16.

3 Press SPEED to select recording speed.

• Selected speed is displayed.

SP = Standard Play SLP = Super Long Play

 Recording modes and approximate recording

times

Only use tapes with the

Tape Speed Setting

SP (Standard Play) 1 Hour 2 Hours

SLP (Super Long

Play)

mark in this unit.

Type of Video Cassette

T60 T120 T160

2 Hours

40 Minutes

3 Hours 6 Hours 8 Hours

4 Press REC to start recording.

• You cannot view another channel during recording.

Stop Recording

1 Press STOP to stop recording.

Audio Mode for Recording

VCR Operation

With the proper audio mode setting, your unit can:

• Record and playback MTS stereo broadcast (main language) in stereo Hi-Fi. Stereo sound is recorded on the left and right audio tracks and on the video portion of a tape.

• Record and playback a monaural broadcast (main language) or SAP (Secondary Audio Program, usually in a second language) on the HiFi tracks for better quality monaural sound.

• Playback non-Hi-Fi tapes in monaural.

 One Touch Recording (OTR)

Press REC repeatedly to set the recording length (30 min - 4 hours.)

• The unit stops recording at a preset time.

• PROG TIMER Indicator lights on the unit.

Normal Rec 0:30 1:00

1:302:003:004:00

 Pause a Recording

a. Press STILL/PAUSE. b. Press STILL/PAUSE to resume recording.

Notes:

• It is not possible to record from DVD/CD/Video CD to VHS tape using the unit.

• After the unit has been in Rec Pause mode for 5 minutes, it will stop automatically to protect the tape and the video head.

• The remaining recording time of an OTR can be displayed by pressing DISPLAY.

• When an OTR is paused, the pause time is also factored into the total recording length.

Choose audio mode to match recording type.

1 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the audio mode

according to the type of broadcast to be recorded.

• The Audio mode selected stays in effect until it is changed.

• Refer to “MTS Broadcast / TV Stereo System” on page 18.

STEREO SAP MONO

2 See the “Record On a Tape” section to do a

recording.

Notes:

• Refer to “Audio Mode for Playback” on page 28.

• Only tapes recorded in Hi-Fi stereo will playback with true stereo sound. Standard stereo tapes will playback with monaural sound.

• To listen to Hi-Fi stereo playback, the unit AUDIO (L/R) jacks must be connected to a stereo amp and speakers.

• There may be a difference in audio level between Hi-Fi and normal audio playback.

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Timer Recording

Set up to 8 Programs

Review, Replace or Clear Program Con tents : (Recording is not in progress)

You can set up to 8 programs to be recorded while you are away.

1 Press PROG to display SET

PROGRAM screen.

SET PROGRAM

TIMER PROGRAMMING

ON TIMER SLEEP TIMER: 0

2 Press Ÿź to select “TIMER

PROGRAMMING.”

SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

3 Press SET to display screen.

• If a program is already in memory, press Ÿź, and SET to select an unused program number.

P DT START STOP CH SPD

4 Press Ÿź to select and SET or

ŻŹ to set the recording DATE.

• 1~31 = One time

• DAILY (day) = Monday~Friday

• WEEKLY (SU~SA) = Same time once a

week

Repeat step 4 to set:

• Start time, stop time

• Channel (or LINE for outside source)

• Speed (SP, SLP)

Today’s Date

1 -- --:-- --:-- -- --

2 -- --:-- --:-- -- -3 -- --:-- --:-- -- -4 -- --:-- --:-- -- --

SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

Example:

SET PROGRAM

1 Press PROG to display SET

PROGRAM screen.

TIMER PROGRAMMING

ON TIMER SLEEP TIMER: 0

2 Press Ÿź to select “TIMER

PROGRAMMING.”

SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

3 Press SET to display screen.

P DT START STOP CH SPD

4 Press Ÿź to select the desired

program.

 To Replace program...

a. Press SET to display. b. Press Ÿź to select and press

SET or ŻŹ to set new program contents.

c. Press PROG.

 To Clear program...

Press ADD/DLT.

1 10 9:00a12:00p 08 SP

2day 11:00a11:30a125 SP 3 12 8:00p 9:30p L1 SLP 4 -- --:-- --:-- -- --

CANCEL:ADD/DLT SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

P DT START STOP CH SPD

1 10 9:00a12:00p 08 SP

2day 11:00a11:30a125 SP 3 12 8:00p 9:30p L1 SLP 4 -- --:-- --:-- -- --

CANCEL:ADD/DLT SELECT: SET:SET EXIT :PROG

P DT START STOP CH SPD

1 -- --:-- --:-- -- --

2day 11:00a11:30a125 SP 3 12 8:00p 9:30p L1 SLP 4----:----:-- -- --

WEEKLY

(SA)

WEEKLY

(MO)

WEEKLY

(SU)

DAILY

(day)

P DT START STOP CH SPD

5 Press PROG to set the

program. To Enter More Programs, press Ÿź to select and SET to set a blank program number, and then repeat step

1 10 9:00a12:00p 08 SP

2 -- --:-- --:-- -- -3 -- --:-- --:-- -- -4 -- --:-- --:-- -- --

SET COMPLETED

CANCEL:ADD/DLT SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

6 Press PROG twice to exit this mode.

• If you’re using a cable box, make sure that it is tuned to the desired

channel and the power is left on for timer recording.

• PROG TIMER indicator lights up on the unit.

SELECT: SET:SET END :PROG

5 Press PROG twice to exit this mode.

Notes:

• 2 minutes before Timer recording is performed, “PLEASE PREPARE FOR TIMER REC” appears and/or the PROG TIMER Indicator flashes. Be sure

a cassette with record tab is loaded and the unit is in Stop mode.

• If the start times of two programs overlap, the lower numbered program will have priority.

• If the start time for a Timer Recording comes up during a normal recording or One Touch Recording (page 25), the Timer Recording will not be performed.

• If there is a power interruption of more than one minute, the recording may not be performed or continued.

• If “INCOMPLETE” appears after all items have been set, check all entries and make necessary corrections.

Cancel a Timer Re cording: (Recording is in progress)

1 Hold down STOP for a few seconds to cancel the

Timer Recording.

• Any future daily or weekly recordings will be performed as programmed.

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Playing VCR

Insert a tape

EJECT

ACTION

REW/SLOW-

STOP

STILL/PAUSE

SEARCH AUDIO

EJECT

REC

TV/VCR

TRACKING

NUMBER keys

PLAY

FF/SLOW+

CM / ZERO

COUNTER RESET

CHŸźPLAYSTOP /

 Slow Motion picture

a. Press STILL/PAUSE. b. Press FF/SLOW+ (increases speed) or REW/SLOW-

(decreases speed) in Still mode.

c. Press PLAY to release.

 Frame by Frame picture

a. Press STILL/PAUSE. b. Press STILL/PAUSE in Still mode. c. Press PLAY to release.

Notes:

• These features work best in SLP mode.

• After 3 minutes in Still or Slow mode, unit stops to protect the tape and the video heads.

Stop a Tape

VCR Operation

Press STOP.

 Rapid Rewind tape

Press REW/SLOW- in Stop mode. Rewinds a T-120 tape in approx. 1 minute.

 Rapid Fast forward tape

Press FF/SLOW+ in Stop mode.

 Eject tape

Press EJECT on the Remote Control or STOP/EJECT on the unit.

Playback a Tape

1 Insert a tape with record tab. (p. 24)

• The unit power comes on automatically.

2 Press PLAY to play a tape.

• If tape has no record tab (see page 6), auto play begins.

Note:

• To reduce picture noise, see “Manual Tracking Control” on page 29.

 Forward/Reverse scene search

a. Press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW-. b. Press PLAY to release.

• FF and REW search speed may vary depending on current tape position.

• After 10 minutes in search mode, unit returns to Play mode to protect the tape and the video heads.

 Still (Freeze) picture

a. Press STILL/PAUSE. b. Press PLAY to release.

Repeat Play

Set to see a recording over and over.

PLAY REPEAT ON

 To turn “ON”

Press PLAY on the unit repeatedly in Play mode to select “REPEAT ON.”

 To turn “OFF”

Repeat above to select “REPEAT OFF.”

Notes:

• Playback repeats when tape end is reached or an unrecorded portion longer than 30 seconds is detected.

• For repeat play in disc mode, see pages 42-44.

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Zero Search

To quickly return to a specific tape counter location.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback to display the

Counter.

2 Press COUNTER RESET at the desired position to

reset to “0:00:00.”

PLAY 12:00PM

0:00:00

3 Continue to record, playback, etc. 4 Press STOP.

Index Search

Search System is ...

Each time a recording is made, an invisible index mark is placed on the tape. When timer recordings are made, program index and information are also included. These index marks can be used to access or scan recordings.

Go directly to the desired recording.

1 Press SEARCH in Playback or Stop mode to display

SLP

INDEX SEARCH screen, and then press NUMBER keys to select the recording number.

ENTER INDEX NUMBER :1 USING 1-9 KEYS

FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW

EXIT :SEARCH

INDEX SEARCH

5 Press CM/ZERO in Stop mode to start ZERO

SEARCH.

• Unit will go into FF or REW mode and stop at the last point the Counter was set to 0:00:00.

Audio Mode for Playback

Choose the type of sound track for playback.

1 See the “Playback a Tape” section on page 27 to

playback the tape.

2 Press AUDIO repeatedly (each press within 5

seconds) to select desired mode.

• Select “HIFI (L/R),” to listen to a regular Hi Fi Stereo recording. Select “HIFI (L)” or “HIFI (R)” to listen only to the left or right channel of a stereo recording. This is commonly used for Karaoke, music on one channel and vocals on the other. Select “NORMAL” for linear stereo playback from a recorded tape with Hi Fi disabled.

• This screen appears when you press AUDIO during playback.

2 Press FF or REW to start search.

Example 1:

To go to rec. 2 from rec. 4, enter 3 and press REW.

Example 2:

To go to rec. 6 from rec. 2, enter 4 and press FF.

17534 6

NOTE: Ļ indicates start points of each recording.

Note:

• If Index Search is started very close to an index mark, that index mark may not be counted in the search.

6157

3 Play begins at search end. To search forward or

back 1 index, press FF or REW while screen below is displayed (10 seconds).

INDEX SEARCH

FORWARD SEARCH :FF REVERSE SEARCH :REW

 To cancel,

press STOP.

HIFI(L/R) HIFI(L) HIFI(R) NORMAL

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Commercial Skip

By pressing CM/ZERO in Playback mode you can skip over 1, 2, or 3 minutes of recorded tape as desired.

1 Press CM/ZERO repeatedly to select skip time in

Playback mode.

Manual Tracking Control

Use during Playback and Slow Motion mode to reduce picture noise. Press the 3 or 6 number key on the remote control or CH Ÿź on the unit until the picture clears up. To return to Auto Tracking, press POWER off, then on again a few seconds later.

1st Press

1 min skip

OFF

Note:

• No indication appears.

Auto Playback

Insert a tape in Power off mode.

Power turns on, ĺ Play.

Note:

• Playback begins if tape has no record tab.

Auto Rewind

(except for Recording)

2nd Press

2 min skip

3rd Press

3 min skip

VCR Operation

V-Lock Control

In Still mode, the 3 or 6 number key on the remote control or CH Ÿź on the unit operate as a V-Lock control to reduce jitter.

VCR Lock

All operations are prohibited except Timer recording and tape eject. Useful for families with small children.

Tape reaches its end

Rewind, ĺ Stop.

Playback Auto Eject

(Repeat Play must be “OFF”)

Tape with no record tab reaches its end

Rewind, ĺ Stop, ĺ Eject.

Digital Auto Tracking

Continuously analyzes the signal and adjusts for optimum picture quality.

In Stop mode, hold down REC on the unit without a cassette inserted for 7 seconds to turn “ON.”

(Please ignore “NO CASSETTE” warning.)

VCRL

OCKAC

TIVATED

Repeat above with or without cassette to turn “OFF.”

VCRL

OCK O

Note:

• VCR Lock is canceled automatically after about 24 hours if clock is set.

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Copy Your Tapes (Dub bing)

Refer to page 10 “Connecting the “1, 2” Input Terminal” before you perform this operation.

IMPORTANT

Unauthorized exchanging and/or copying of copyrighted recordings may be copyright infringement.

Note:

• Please note that some tapes cannot be dubbed on this unit. Also, it is not possible to dub DVD/CD/Video CD to VHS tape using this unit.

Playback (Source) unit

Insert pre- recorded tape.

Recording (Editing) unit

Insert blank tape with record tab.

• Dubbing tapes protected with Copy Guard will have poor quality results.

Select “LINE” mode.

See page 16 “Selecting Input Mode”.

Press PLAY, then press PAUSE at

starting point to put in Standby mode.

Press PLAY to start dubbing.

Playing Source unit starts playback.

Press STOP to stop dubbing.

Press REC, then press STILL/PAUSE immediately to put in

Standby mode.

(Perform operation of steps 3 and 4 on both units at same time.)

Press STILL/PAUSE to start dubbing.

Editing unit starts recording.

Press STOP to stop dubbing.

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V-Chip Control Features

NUMBER keys

ACTION

SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

ADD/DLT (CLEAR)

4 Press NUMBER keys to enter your secret code.

• Take care that you are not observed entering the secret code.

LOCK

ENTER 4-DIGIT CODE

**--

ENTER :0-9 END :ACTION

5 Enter same code again for confirmation.

LOCK

CONFIRM 4-DIGIT CODE

**** ****

RECOGNIZED

CHANGE CODE:ADD/DLT CONTINUE:SET END :ACTION

 To Make Corrections

a. Press Ż repeatedly to move the cursor. b. Press NUMBER keys to make the correction.

6 Press SET to display Ratings menu (see pages

32-34). Or press ACTION twice to exit.

V-Chip Control Feature is...

This unit has a built-in V-Chip Control which allows you to block unwanted TV usage based on US MOVIES, US TV PROGRAMS Ratings, Canadian English Language Ratings and Canadian French Language Ratings.

Enter Secret Code

A 4-digit code must be entered to view a blocked program or change rating settings.

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “LOCK.”

3 Press SET to display LOCK screen.

MAIN MENU

Notes:

• Some rental movies do not include V-Chip data.

• Do not forget your secret code.

• Once ratings are set, restricted tapes or programs cannot be accessed unless the secret code is entered.

• Step 5 not necessary when changing rating.

Changing your secret code

You will need your current code.

1 While this OSD (on screen display) is displayed,

press ADD/DLT (CLEAR) to clear current code.

LOCK

ENTER 4-DIGIT CODE

****

RECOGNIZED

CHANGE CODE:ADD/DLT CONTINUE:SET END :ACTION

2 Enter new secret code.

TV/VCR Operation

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

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If LOCK menu is not displayed, perform “Enter Secret Code” steps on page 31.

US MOVIES Ratings

1 Press Ÿź to select “US MOVIES.”

• “NEXT PAGE” displays CANADIAN V-Chip settings menu. Please refer to page 33 for more details on Canadian tapes or broadcasts.

2 Press SET to set “ON” or “OFF.”

ON:

V-Chip Control is activated.

OFF:

V-Chip Control is deactivated.

LOCK

US MOVIES :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

US TV PROGRAMS :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press Ÿź to select “CHANGE SETTINGS.” 4 Press SET to display screen.

LOCK

US MOVIES :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

US TV PROGRAMS :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

5 Press Ÿź to select “VIEW NR PROGRAMS?.” 6 Press SET to set “YES” or “NO.”

 NR (Not Rated) PROGRAMS:

Some movies, such as old movies or foreign movies, have no ratings.

VIEW NR PROGRAMS? : YES

G UNLOCKED PG PG-13 R NC-17 X

CONTAINS NO RATING

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

US TV PROGRAMS Ratings

1 Press Ÿź to select “US TV PROGRAMS.”

• “NEXT PAGE” displays CANADIAN V-Chip setting menu. Please refer to page 33 for more details on Canadian tapes or broadcasts.

2 Press SET to set “ON” or “OFF.”

ON:

V-Chip Control is activated.

OFF:

V-Chip Control is deactivated.

LOCK

US MOVIES :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

US TV PROGRAMS :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press Ÿź to select “CHANGE SETTINGS.” 4 Press SET to display screen.

LOCK

US MOVIES :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

US TV PROGRAMS :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

5 Press Ÿź to select “VIEW NR PROGRAMS?.” 6 Press SET to set “YES” or “NO.”

VIEW NR PROGRAMS? : YES

 NR (Not Rated) PROGRAMS:

Some TV shows, such as news, sports, weather, bulletins, emergency information have no ratings.

TV-Y UNLOCKED TV-Y7 FV

TV-G TV-PG V S L D TV-14 V S L D

TV-MA V S L

CONTAINS NO RATING

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

7 Press Ÿź to select and SET to set ratings to be

blocked.

• See “US MOVIES Ratings Chart” on page 34.

VIEW NR PROGRAMS? : YES

GENERAL AUDIENCE

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

8 Press ACTION to redisplay LOCK menu and

continue with US TV PROGRAMS Ratings. Or, press ACTION three times to exit.

G UNLOCKED

PG PG-13 R NC-17 X

7 Press Ÿź to select and SET to set ratings to be

blocked.

• See “US TV PROGRAMS Ratings Chart” on page 34.

• You may select from standard TV ratings (chart 1), or customize to a specific content rating (chart 2).

• Ratings highlighted in green will be blocked. Ratings in white letters will not be blocked.

VIEW NR PROGRAMS? : YES

TV-Y UNLOCKED

TV-Y7 FV

TV-G TV-PG V S L D TV-14 V S L D

TV-MA V S L

FOR ALL CHILDREN

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

8 Press ACTION three times to exit this mode.

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Canadian English Language Ratings

Canadian French Language Ratings

1 Press Ÿź to select “NEXT PAGE.” 2 Press SET to display screen.

US MOVIES :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

US TV PROGRAMS :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press Ÿź to select “CANADIAN ENGLISH.” 4 Press SET to set “ON” or “OFF.”

ON:

V-Chip Control is activated.

OFF:

V-Chip Control is deactivated.

CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

5 Press Ÿź to select “CHANGE SETTINGS.” 6 Press SET to display screen.

CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

LOCK

1 Press Ÿź to select “NEXT PAGE.” 2 Press SET to display screen.

US MOVIES :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

US TV PROGRAMS :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

3 Press Ÿź to select “CANADIAN FRENCH.” 4 Press SET to set “ON” or “OFF.”

ON:

V-Chip Control is activated.

OFF:

V-Chip Control is deactivated.

CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

5 Press Ÿź to select “CHANGE SETTINGS.” 6 Press SET to display screen.

CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

LOCK

TV/VCR Operation

7 Press Ÿź to select “VIEW E PROGRAMS?.” 8 Press SET to set “YES” or “NO.”

 E (Exempt) PROGRAMS:

Some TV shows, such as news, sports, weather, bulletins, and emergency information have no ratings.

VIEW E PROGRAMS? : YES

C UNLOCKED C8+ G PG 14+ 18+

EXEMPT

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

9 Press Ÿź to select and SET to set ratings to be

blocked.

• See “Canadian English Language Ratings Chart” on page 34.

VIEW E PROGRAMS? : YES

C UNLOCKED

C8+ G PG 14+ 18+

FOR CHILDREN

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

Press ACTION to redisplay LOCK menu and

continue with Canadian French Language Ratings. Or, press ACTION three times to exit.

7 Press Ÿź to select “VIEW E PROGRAMS?.” 8 Press SET to set “YES” or “NO.”

 E (Exempt) PROGRAMS:

Some TV shows, such as news, sports, weather, bulletins, and emergency information have no ratings.

VIEW E PROGRAMS? : YES

G UNLOCKED

8ANS+ 13 ANS+ 16 ANS+ 18 ANS+

EXEMPT

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

9 Repeatedly press Ÿź to select and SET to set

ratings to be blocked.

• See “Canadian French Language Ratings Chart” on page 34.

VIEW E PROGRAMS? : YES

G UNLOCKED

8ANS+ 13 ANS+ 16 ANS+ 18 ANS+

GENERAL AUDIENCE

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

Press ACTION three times to exit this mode.

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US MOVIES Ratings Chart

GENERAL AUDIENCE:

All ages admitted.

PARENTAL GUIDANCE:

Some material may not be suitable for children.

PARENTS CAUTIONED:

PG-13

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

RESTRICTED:

Children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult.

OVER AGE 17 ONLY:

NC-17

No one 17 and under admitted.

X ADULTS ONLY:

US TV PROGRAMS Ratings Chart

Chart 1

FOR ALL CHILDREN:

TV-Y

Content specifically geared to young viewers ages 2-6.

FOR AGE 7 AND OLDER:

TV-Y7

May contain mild physical or comedic violence which may frighten children under 7.

GENERAL AUDIENCE:

TV-G

Contains little or no violence, strong language, or sexual dialogue or situations.

PARENTAL GUIDANCE:

TV-PG

May contain infrequent coarse language, limited violence, some suggestive sexual dialogue and situations.

PARENTS CAUTIONED:

TV-14

May contain sophisticated themes, sexual situations, strong language, and more intense violence.

MATURE AUDIENCE:

TV-MA

May contain mature themes, profane language, graphic violence, and sexual situations.

Chart 2

FV Fantasy Violence V Violence S Sexual Situations L Adult Language D Sexually Suggestive Dialogue

Canadian French Language Ratings Chart

G General Audience

8 ANS + Not recommended for young children

13 ANS +

16 ANS +

18 ANS + Programming restricted to adults

Programming may not be suitable for children under the age of 13

Programming is not suitable for children under the age of 16

Blocking Message

If a program or movie exceeds the ratings you have set, a message will appear on a black background and sound is muted.

CH 08

PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED

RATING:PG-13 ACCESS CODE ----

ENTER :0-9

PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED

RATING:13ANS+ ACCESS CODE ----

ENTER :0-9

CH 08

To View a Blocked Program/Movie

 Temporarily Deactivate

V-Chip Control

Press NUMBER keys to enter your secret code in the Blocking Message screen.

• V-Chip Control is reactivated when power is turned off or power failure occurs.

 Deactivate V-Chip Control

1 Enter your secret code.

(See page 31.)

PROGRAM RATING EXCEEDED

RATING:PG-13 ACCESS CODE *---

ENTER :0-9

<Example: US Rating>

LOCK

ENTER 4-DIGIT CODE

**--

ENTER :0-9 END :ACTION

CH08

Canadian English Language Ratings Chart

C Children

C8+ Children 8 years and older

G General Audience

PG Parental Guidance

14+ Viewers 14 years and older

18+ Adult Programming

2 Then, set US MOVIES and/or US TV PROGRAMS

and/or CANADIAN ENGLISH LANGUAGE and/or CANADIAN FRENCH LANGUAGE to “OFF” using Ÿź and SET. (Ratings set on pages 31-34 are retained and will be in effect when V-Chip Control is activated again.)

LOCK

US MOVIES :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

US TV PROGRAMS :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

LOCK

CANADIAN ENGLISH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

CANADIAN FRENCH :OFF

CHANGE SETTINGS

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

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Display Features

DISPLAY

TV/VCR Status & Clock Display

1 Press DISPLAY

to display or remove the overlay.

Channel & Function Display

REC 12:00PM CH 08

0:25 -0:12:34

1 Function Status 2 Rec Time Remaining

(OTR mode only, see page 25.) 3 Receivable Broadcast Types

(See page 18.)

4 Rating level

5 Current Time 6 Channel 7 Counter

8 Tape Speed (See page 25.)

STEREO SP SAP MONO

RATING:PG-13

6 7 8

TV/VCR Operation

When a function button is pressed (PLAY, FF, etc.) or you change channels, the unit mode or channel number will be displayed.

PLAY

Auto Shut Off

No broadcast signal in TV mode (Only when Weak Signal Display is set to OFF (See page 17)), or blank tape is played for 5 minutes.

Power turns off. Note:

• This feature is canceled if any button is pressed during above conditions.

Blue Screen Display

Whenever a blank section of a tape comes up in Play mode, or when the selected channel has no broadcast signal with the Weak Signal Display Feature set to “OFF” (see page 17), the screen will turn solid blue.

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Basic Disc Operation

OPEN / CLOSE

POWER DVD

DISPLAY

NUMBER keys

SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

REW / SLOWSTOP

STILL / PAUSE

SKIP- ǿŻŻ

AUDIO

PLAY

FF/SLOW+

TITLE SKIP+ ŹŹǿ

SUB TITLE

ZOOM

POWER

Insert disc

STOP

PLAY

OPEN / CLOSE

If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the DVD button on the remote and try the button again.

Play Disc

1 Press POWER on the remote or unit. 2 Press DVD to set remote to DVD mode. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE.

• If a disc is already inserted, go to step 5. (Depending on the disc, playback may start automatically.)

4 Place disc into disc tray.

• Hold disc by its edges only (page 7) with printed side up and use guides to place into tray. Use

5Ǝ (12 cm) disc.

5 Press PLAY to start

play. Disc tray closes automatically.

• You may also close the tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE.

• Data reading time differs with each disc.

3Ǝ(8 cm) or

READING

If an interactive DVD*1 or a Video CD with playback control* step 6.

*1 Interactive DVD...

While Main MENU is displayed, press SKIP+ ŹŹǿ or SKIP- ǿŻŻ to go to next or previous Main MENU of disc screen.

• SKIP function not available with all discs. Please refer to disc jacket

is used and a Main MENU of disc appears, go to

May include multiple camera angles, stories, etc.

Video CD with playback control...

Particular scenes or information can be interactively selected from a menu that appears on the screen.

for operation information.

LOVE STORY

1 MAIN STORY 2 SUBTITLE 3 AUDIO SOUNDTRACK 4 INFORMATION

6 Press ŸźŻŹ to select title and press SET to

start play. Or, pressing NUMBER keys starts play automatically.

• The number of available titles varies with each disc.

To return to Main MENU of DVD (play stops):

Press TITLE, MENU, or RETURN.

To return to Main MENU of Video CD (play stops):

Press RETURN.

7 Press STOP to stop playing. 8 Press OPEN/CLOSE to eject the disc.

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• When or the disc.

appears on the screen while a button is being pressed, it means that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the unit

Auto-Power Off function

DVD-V CD

Power turns off after unit is in stop mode with wallpaper displayed for about 5 minutes.

VCD

RAM

Using the NUMBER keys

DVD-V CD

When a NUMBER key is used in disc mode, it performs a different operation from TV mode.

Example 1:

To select 12, first press the

Example 2:

To select 2, press the 2 key.

VCD

RAM

10 key, then 1, then 2.

Enjoy Video CDs featuring playback control without using menus

VCD

1 Do steps 1-5 (previous page).

When menu appears, press STOP.

2 Press NUMBER key(s) to select desired track (play

begins).

• Check disc for track numbers.

• Press “1” to start at beginning of disc.

 To Resume Menu use,

Press STOP, and press PLAY, then the menu appears. Now, go to step 6 (previous page).

Note:

• Please read the disc jacket for operation information.

• If a single sided disc is placed in upside down, “THIS TYPE OF DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED. PLEASE INSERT A DIFFERENT DISC” is displayed.

• Remove disc and press unit POWER off when not in use.

• Disc continues to rotate with menu displayed even after play is done. Press STOP to clear menu display when finished with menu.

Forward/Reverse Chapter/Track Skip

DVD-V CD

VCD

RAM

1 Press SKIP+ ŹŹǿ or SKIP- ǿǿŻŻ during play.

DVD and CD/Video CD

• Pressing SKIP- ǿŻŻ once midway through a chapter/track returns to start of that chapter/track. Each additional press skips back one chapter/track.

• Pressing SKIP+ ŹŹǿ or SKIP- ǿŻŻ during play started from menu on Video CDs may recall menu.

Chapter/Track Chapter/Track Chapter/Track

DVD-RAM

• Pressing SKIP- ǿŻŻ once midway through a program/play list returns to start of that program/play list. Each additional press skips back one program/play list.

Program/Play List Program/Play List Program/Play List

Current playback position

Reverse Skip

Current playback position

Reverse Skip

Forward Skip

Marker

Forward Skip

2 Each press skips a chapter (DVD), track (CD/Video

CD) or Program/Play List/Marker (DVD-RAM).

• Pressing SKIP- ǿŻŻ within 3 seconds of a track/chapter/program/play list start point skips to the previous start point.

Slow Motion Picture

DVD-V

VCD

RAM

1 Press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- in Still mode.

• Slow motion speed, slow at first, is increased with each additional press of the button up to 5 levels.

• Reverse slow motion is not available for video CDs.

2 Press PLAY to release.

Still (Pause) Picture

DVD-V CD

VCD

RAM

1 Press STILL/PAUSE during play.

• DVD/Video CD:

The unit will enter Still picture mode.

• CD:

The unit will enter Pause mode.

Disc Operation

Forward/Reverse Rapid Scene Search

DVD-V CD

VCD

RAM

1 Press FF/SLOW+ or REW/SLOW- during play.

• Search speed, slow at first, increases with each additional press of the button up to 5 levels.

• Starting forward/reverse search during play started from menu on Video CDs may recall menu.

2 Press PLAY to release.

Frame by Frame Picture

DVD-V

VCD

RAM

1 Press STILL/PAUSE in Still mode.

• Each press advances picture one frame.

• Hold down for consecutive frame advance.

2 Press PLAY to release.

Note:

• Whether pictures are advanced by “FRAME” or “FIELD” is selected automatically (see page 51).

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RESUME Function

Audio Soundtrack Language

DVD-V CD

RAM

The unit memorizes the point where STOP is pressed (STOP Ź display on screen). Press PLAY to resume play from this point. Pressing STOP again or opening the tray cancels RESUME. However, RESUME is not canceled when power is turned off and on.

Notes:

• RESUME works only with discs for which elapsed play time is displayed during play.

• When a DVD-RAM still picture is played back, the counter will not be displayed; however, RESUME will function.

Main Menu of DVD

DVD-V

DVDs may offer a special menu. This menu may include guides to unique contents, audio/subtitle languages, etc. Although contents and operation may vary, the following steps show basic steps for using menus.

1 Press MENU in Play mode to display main menu of

DVD.

2 Press ŸźŻŹ or NUMBER

keys to select an item.

LOVE STORY

3 Press SET or PLAY to

access.

• Step 3 not necessary when using NUMBER keys.

Note:

• Repeat steps 2-3 if there is more than one menu.

Title Menu of DVD

DVD-V

Some DVDs have more than one title, e.g. movies. If the disc offers a title menu, you can select the desired title number. (Operation may vary according to the disc.)

1 Press TITLE in Play mode to

display title screen.

2 Press ŸźŻŹ or NUMBER

keys to select a title.

3 Press SET or PLAY to

access.

• Step 3 not necessary when using NUMBER keys.

1MAINSTORY 2 SUBTITLE 3 AUDIO SOUNDTRACK 4 INFORMATION

TITLE MENU

1 PROLOGUE

3MEETING

2 A PAINFUL

4 EPILOGUE

AGAIN

SEPARATION

TITLE MENU

AGAIN

2 A PAINFUL

SEPARATION

4 EPILOGUE

1 PROLOGUE

3MEETING

DVD-V

You can change the audio soundtrack language, selected at Settings for DVD Operation, to a different language if available. (See page 48.) (This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio soundtrack languages are recorded.)

1 Press AUDIO in Play

mode to display the audio selection on-screen.

• Display disappears after 5 seconds.

16 bit

LPCM

Dolby Digital

dts 1 ch - 5.1 ch dts disc

Note:

• With DVD-RAM, Audio Soundtrack Language cannot be set. Audio stream and Audio mode (LR/L/R) settings can be made. Audio stream operation method is the same as for Audio Soundtrack Language. Press Ź to move the cursor to Audio mode, then press AUDIO or Ÿź to select LR/ L/ R.

96 kHz or 48 kHz

1 ch - 5.1 ch Dolby Digital disc

Linear PCM disc20 bit

24 bit

2 Press AUDIO repeatedly,

Ÿź, or NUMBER keys to select desired language.

ENG English FRA French DEU German ITA Italian ESP Spanish NLD Dutch

SVE Swedish NOR Norwegian DAN Danish POR Portuguese RUS Russian JPN Japanese

Information on the audio stream currently being played back is displayed. (See page 50.)

AUDIO:1 ENG Dolby Digital 3/2.1ch

SELECT :AUDIO

AUDIO:1 LR Dolby Digital 3/2.1ch

SELECT :AUDIO/ɳɱ

Audio soundtrack language being played back.

AUDIO:3 ESP Dolby Digital 3/2.1ch

SELECT :AUDIO

CHI Chinese KOR Korean MAL Malay VIE Vietnamese THA Thai * Other

I love you.

Te amo.

Notes:

• If, after several presses of the AUDIO button, the language does not change, language selection is not offered on the disc.

• When disc is removed, language reverts to initial setting. If this language is not recorded on the disc, the language recorded will be heard.

3MEETING

AGAIN

CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4

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• When appears on the screen while a button is being pressed, it means that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the unit or the disc.

Vocal selection for Karaoke discs

DVD-V

VCD

1 Press AUDIO in Play mode to display the audio

screen.

AUDIO:

2 Press ŻŹ to select

“VOCAL.”

2 ENG VOCAL ON

Yeah !

3 Press AUDIO or Ÿź to set.

SELECT :AUDIO/ɳɱ

DVD Karaoke (1 vocal)

VOCAL ON VOCAL OFF

Video CD

LR L

Subtitle Language

DVD-V

You can select a different subtitle language (if offered) than the one set at Settings for DVD Operation. (See page 48.)

RAM

DVD Karaoke (2 vocals)

VOCAL V1 VOCAL V2

VOCAL OFF VOCAL V1 + V2

Information Display

DVD-V

When DISPLAY is pressed, On-Screen Displays show disc information and unit information.

RAM

1 Press DISPLAY in Play or Stop mode to display “On-

Screen Display.”

• Each press of DISPLAY changes the on-screen display as follows. (Please refer to pages 42-44.)

Selected disc information

TITLE : 2 CHAPTER: 12 TIME : 01:12:55

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

TRACK:12 TIME :00:00:23

SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

Selected unit information

REPEAT :OFF SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

REPEAT :OFF SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

PROGRAM: 2 TIME : 01:12:55

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

REPEAT :OFF SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

1 Press SUB TITLE in Play

mode to display the subtitle

SUBTITLE: 1 ENG

I love you.

selection on-screen.

• Display disappears after 5 seconds.

SELECT :SUB TITLE

2 Press SUB TITLE repeatedly,

Ÿź, or NUMBER keys to select desired language.

Note:

• With DVD-RAM, the subtitle can only be set to ON/OFF. The subtitle language cannot be selected.

ENG English FRA French DEU German ITA Italian ESP Spanish NLD Dutch

Notes:

• When closed captioning is used along with subtitles, they may overlap. If so, turn one function off. (See pages 20-21.)

• If, after several presses of the button, the language does not change, language selection is not offered on the disc.

• Subtitles may not change to the selected language immediately.

• When disc is removed, subtitles revert to initial setting language. If the initial language is not recorded on the disc, the disc’s priority language will appear.

SVE Swedish NOR Norwegian DAN Danish POR Portuguese RUS Russian JPN Japanese

Number of subtitle language being played back.

SUBTITLE: 3 ESP

Te amo.

SELECT :SUB TITLE

I love you.

CHI Chinese KOR Korean MAL Malay VIE Vietnamese THA Thai * Other

Normal Screen

Note:

• When DISPLAY is pressed during play of a Video CD with Play control, the NUMBER keys are not available on the displayed screen. In this case, press DISPLAY again to remove the displayed screen.

• DISPLAY button does not function while main menu of DVD, title menu of DVD, Direct Navigator, or Play List is displayed.

Picture Zoom

DVD-V

You can enlarge specific portions of a picture and select the zoom ratio using the ZOOM button on the remote during DVD playback.

1 Press ZOOM

RAM

repeatedly to change display as follows.

• You can enlarge the center portion of the image to one of 2 magnifications.

×1.0 (ORIGINAL)

×1.5 (ZOOM1)

ZOOM1 ZOOM2

1st press

3rd press

×2.0 (ZOOM2)

2nd press

2 Use the Ÿ, ź, Ż and Ź buttons to move the

position up, down, left and right.

Notes:

• The subtitle cannot be enlarged nor can its position be changed.

• During picture zoom, “ZOOM1” or “ZOOM2” appears on-screen for 5 seconds.

• Zooming, on some discs, may result in poor picture quality, or may not operate at all.

• The picture zoom feature does not work with a Video CD.

Disc Operation

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DVD-RAM Operation

OPEN /

POWER

DVD

NUMBER

keys SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

PLAYLIST

PLAY

STOP

D.NAVI

You can enjoy playing your personally recorded/edited DVDRAM discs on this unit.

6 Press PLAYLIST or D.NAVI to display Play List

or Direct Navigator menu for easy title or scene selection.

Example: Play List menu

2002/12/24 5:15:41AM

2002/12/25 4:31:49AM

2002/12/25 8:24:25AM

2002/12/25 12:45:00AM

2002/12/24 5:15:41AM

2002/12/25 4:31:49AM

2002/12/25 8:24:25AM

2002/12/25 12:45:00AM

Recorded time length

Movie Picture

00:01:00

Playback

Still Picture

00:03:12

Playback

Hybrid Playback

00:15:01

Partial Playback

00:03:00

Titles

Recorded time length

Page1/4

Drama

01:00:00

Pana NEWS

00:30:00

Tigers vs. Giants

01:30:25

Dinosaur

02:00:50

Titles

Page No.

Play List No.

Play List Page1/5 No. Date Length Title

SELECT: SET :SET END:MENU

Recording time and date

Example: Direct Navigator menu

Program No.

Direct Navigator

No. Date Length Title

SELECT: SET :SET END:TITLE

Recording time and date

Note:

• This unit was designed for playback only. DVD-RAM recording is not possible.

Play a DVD-RAM

RAM

1 Press POWER on the remote or unit. 2 Press DVD to set remote to DVD mode.

3 Press OPEN/CLOSE. 4 Place disc into disc tray.

5 Press PLAY to start play. Disc tray closes

automatically.

• Play begins from the first program title recorded on the DVD-RAM.

7 Press STOP to stop playing. 8 Press OPEN/CLOSE to eject the disc.

Notes:

• Titles in Direct Navigator and Play List cannot be changed using this unit.

• With Direct Navigator, up to 99 programs can be displayed. With Play List, up to 99 titles (999 scenes) can be displayed.

• While DVD MAIN MENU is displayed, Play List and Direct Navigator display will not appear even if PLAYLIST or D.NAVI is pressed.

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appears on the screen while a button is being pressed, it means that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the unit

Play List

RAM

If the DVD-RAM features a Play List, your preselected list of favorite scenes is displayed for easy access. (Operation can vary according to how you edited the DVD-RAM.)

1 Press PLAYLIST in Play/Stop mode to display the

Play List menu.

Play List Page1/5 No. Date Length Title

2002/12/24

5:15:41AM

2002/12/25

4:31:49AM

2002/12/25

8:24:25AM

2002/12/25

12:45:00AM

SELECT: SET :SET END:MENU

00:01:00

00:03:12

00:15:01

00:03:00

Movie Picture Playback

Still Picture Playback

Hybrid Playback

Partial Playback

2 Press ŻŹ to select a page and press Ÿź or the

NUMBER keys to select a title (Play List No.).

Play List Page1/5

No. Date Length Title

2002/12/24

5:15:41AM

2002/12/25

4:31:49AM

2002/12/25

8:24:25AM

2002/12/25

12:45:00AM

SELECT: SET :SET END:MENU

00:01:00

00:03:12

00:15:01

00:03:00

Movie Picture Playback

Still Picture

Playback

Hybrid Playback

Partial Playback

Direct Navigator

RAM

If the DVD-RAM features Direct Navigator, a list of recorded titles is displayed. Simply select a title number and start playback. (Operation can vary with disc used.)

1 Press D.NAVI in Play/Stop mode to display the

Direct Navigator menu.

Direct Navigator

No. Date Length Title

SELECT: SET :SET END:TITLE

2002/12/24 5:15:41AM

2002/12/25 4:31:49AM

2002/12/25 8:24:25AM

2002/12/25 12:45:00AM

Page1/4

Drama

01:00:00

Pana NEWS

00:30:00

Tigers vs. Giants

01:30:25

Dinosaur

02:00:50

2 Press ŻŹ to select a page and press Ÿź or the

NUMBER keys to select a title (Program No.).

Direct Navigator Page1/4

No. Date Length Title

2002/12/24

5:15:41AM

2002/12/25

4:31:49AM

2002/12/25

8:24:25AM

2002/12/25

12:45:00AM

SELECT: SET :SET END:TITLE

01:00:00

00:30:00

01:30:25

02:00:50

Drama

Pana NEWS

Tigers vs. Giants

Dinosaur

3 Press SET or PLAY to start playing.

• Pressing SET or PLAY is not necessary when using NUMBER keys.

Using NUMBER keys starts play automatically.

• The number of available titles varies with each disc.

Example 1:

To select No. 12, first press the

10 key, then 1, then 2.

Example 2:

To select No. 2, press 2.

4 Press PLAYLIST to clear Play List menu.

3 Press SET or PLAY to start playing.

• Pressing SET or PLAY is not necessary when using NUMBER keys.

Using NUMBER keys starts play automatically.

• The number of available titles varies with each disc.

Example 1:

To select No. 12, first press the

10 key, then 1, then 2.

Example 2:

To select No. 2, press 2.

4 Press D.NAVI to clear Direct navigator menu.

Disc Operation

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Disc Operation -Using Information Screen-

c.Disc currently being played:

The type of disc currently inserted is displayed.

d.Elapsed playing time:

DISPLAY

SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

NUMBER keys

Go to a different scene by entering an elapsed playing time, then SET.

• This function does not work with some discs.

• If SET is pressed while making entries, unit returns to the condition before entries were made.

Example:

12 : 34 : 56 1 ĺ 2 ĺ 3 ĺ 4 ĺ 5 ĺ 6 00 : 20 : 00 2 ĺ 0 ĺ 0 ĺ 0 ĺ SET

Unit information screen 1

DVD-V

1 Press DISPLAY twice in Play or Stop mode to

display “On-Screen Display.”

2 Press SET to enter. Change the item by pressing

Ÿź and press SET.

REPEAT :OFF

SURROUND :OFF

Disc information screen 1

DVD-V

1 Press DISPLAY in Play or Stop mode to display “On-

Screen Display.”

2 Press Ÿź to select an item.

3 Press SET to enter selected

item. Change the item by pressing Ÿź or the NUMBER keys, and press SET.

TITLE : 2

CHAPTER: 12 TIME : 01:12:55

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

TITLE : 2

CHAPTER: 12 TIME : 01:12:55

TITLE : 2 CHAPTER: 12

TIME : 01:12:55

ENTER :0-9 SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

a.REPEAT MODE:

REPEAT MODE can be selected

Example:

REPEAT: CHAPTER REPEAT:TITLE REPEAT:OFF

CURRENT PLAYBACK POSITION

TITLE chapter chapter chapter

b.SURROUND MODE:

See page 47.

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

a.TITLE:

Go directly to a preset title number.

b.Chapter:

Go directly to a preset chapter number.

• This function does not work with some discs.

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appears on the screen while a button is being pressed, it means that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the unit

Disc information screen 2

TRACK:12

1 Press DISPLAY in Play or

Stop mode to display “OnScreen Display.”

2 Press SET to enter selected

item. Change the item by pressing Ÿź or the NUMBER keys, and press SET.

a.Play mode:

When Play mode is set (see pages 45-46), the mode name is displayed.

b.TRACK:

Go directly to a preset track number.

c.Elapsed playing time:

When disc information screen 2 is displayed, it is not possible to enter an elapsed playing time.

d.Disc currently being played:

The type of disc currently inserted is displayed.

TIME :00:00:23

PROGRAM PLAY

NEXT:DISPLAY

TRACK:12

TIME :00:00:23

ENTER :0-9 SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

Disc information screen 3

VCD

1 Press DISPLAY in Play or

Stop mode to display “OnScreen Display.”

2 Press SET to enter selected

item. Change the item by pressing Ÿź or the NUMBER keys, and press SET.

a.Play mode:

When Play mode is set (see pages 45-46), the mode name is displayed.

b.TRACK:

Go directly to a preset track number.

c.Elapsed playing time:

When disc information screen 3 is displayed, it is not possible to enter an elapsed playing time.

d.Disc currently being played:

The type of disc currently inserted is displayed.

e.Playback control ON/OFF:

ON: Video CD menu play is displayed. OFF: Video CD menu play is not displayed.

TRACK:12 TIME :00:35:12

PBC OFF

PROGRAM PLAY

NEXT:DISPLAY

TRACK:12

TIME :00:35:12

PBC OFF

ENTER :0-9 SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

Unit information screen 2

1 Press DISPLAY twice in Play or Stop mode to

display “On-Screen Display.”

2 Press SET to enter. Change

the item by pressing Ÿź, and press SET.

a.REPEAT MODE:

REPEAT MODE can be selected.

Example:

CURRENT PLAYBACK POSITION

track track track REPEAT:TRACK REPEAT:DISC REPEAT:OFF

b.SURROUND MODE:

See page 47.

REPEAT :OFF

SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

Unit information screen 3

VCD

1 Press DISPLAY twice in Play or Stop mode to

display “On-Screen Display.”

2 Press SET to enter. Change

the item by pressing Ÿź, and press SET.

a.REPEAT MODE:

REPEAT MODE can be selected.

Example:

CURRENT PLAYBACK POSITION

track track track REPEAT:TRACK REPEAT:DISC REPEAT:OFF

b.SURROUND MODE:

See page 47.

REPEAT :OFF

SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

Disc Operation

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Disc information screen 4

RAM

1 Press DISPLAY in Play or Stop mode to display “On-

Screen Display.”

2 Press Ÿź to select an item.

PROGRAM: 2 TIME : 01:12:55

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

3 Press SET to enter selected item. Change the item

by pressing Ÿź or the NUMBER keys, and press SET.

PROGRAM: 2

TIME : 01:12:55

PROGRAM: 2

TIME : 01:12:55

ENTER :0-9 SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

Example: Direct Navigation (PROGRAM)

PROGRAM: 2 TIME : 01:12:55

Unit information screen 4

RAM

1 Press DISPLAY twice in Play or Stop mode to

display “On-Screen Display.”

2 Press SET to enter. Cursor moves to the right.

Change the item by pressing Ÿź and press SET.

REPEAT :OFF

SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

a.REPEAT MODE:

REPEAT MODE can be selected.

Example:

REPEAT: PROGRAM REPEAT:DISC REPEAT:OFF

Direct Navigation (PROGRAM)

CURRENT PLAYBACK POSITION

PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

Example: PLAY LIST

PLAY LIST: 2 TIME : 01:12:55

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET NEXT:DISPLAY

a.Direct Navigation (PROGRAM) or PLAY LIST No.:

Go directly to a preset title number.

b.Disc currently being played:

The type of disc currently inserted is displayed.

c.Elapsed playing time:

Go to a different scene by entering an elapsed playing time, then SET.

• This function does not work with some discs.

• If SET is pressed while making entries, unit returns to the condition before entries were made.

Example:

PLAY LIST

CURRENT PLAYBACK POSITION

PLAY LIST PLAY LIST PLAY LIST REPEAT:PLAY LIST REPEAT:ALL PLAY LISTS REPEAT:OFF

b.SURROUND MODE:

See page 47.

Example:

12 : 34 : 56 1 ĺ 2 ĺ 3 ĺ 4 ĺ 5 ĺ 6 00 : 20 : 00 2 ĺ 0 ĺ 0 ĺ 0 ĺ SET

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Special Disc Operation

NUMBER keys

CLEAR

ACTION SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

6 Press Ÿź to select “PROGRAM PLAY.” 7 Press SET to display screen.

PLAY MODE

PROGRAM PLAY

RANDOM PLAY

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

8 Press ŸźŻŹ to select a track number.

(Track numbers on disc are displayed.)

9 Press SET to set.

• Repeat steps 8-9 to select another track.

• The selected track is added on the right side.

PROGRAM PLAY

DISC PROGRAM

ɳ 1 2 3 4 12 3 5 2

5 6 7 8 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16ɱ CLEAR LAST CLEAR ALL START

SELECT :ɰɲɳɱ SET :SET END :ACTION

Program Play

VCD

You can program specific tracks and order of play.

1 Press ACTION in Stop mode to display MAIN MENU.

2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select

“DVD.”

3 Press SET to display DVD

MAIN MENU.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

Press ŸźŻŹ to select “START.”

Press SET to start play of programs in the sequence

selected.

To cancel, press STOP during play, then press CLEAR.

Notes:

• Up to 16 tracks can be programmed.

• “Ż” or “Ź” (depending on disc) indicates additional PROGRAM PLAY screen. Press ŸźŻŹ for next or previous screen.

• To clear the last programmed track, press ŸźŻŹ to move to “CLEAR LAST” and press SET. (Pressing CLEAR also clears.)

• To clear all programs, Press ŸźŻŹ to move to “CLEAR ALL” and press SET. (Programs are also cleared when the power is turned off or the disc is removed.)

PROGRAM PLAY

DISC PROGRAM

ɳ 1 2 3 4 12 3 5 2

5 6 7 8 16 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16ɱ CLEAR LAST CLEAR ALL START

SELECT :ɰɲɳɱ SET :SET END :ACTION

Disc Operation

4 Press Ÿź to select “PLAY

MODE.”

5 Press SET to display PLAY

MODE screen.

DVD MAIN MENU

DISC LANGUAGES AUDIO OUTPUT STILL MODE :AUTO TV MODE :4:3 Pan&Scan

PLAY MODE

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

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Program Repeat Play Random Play

CD CD

VCD VCD

1 Do steps 1-11 on page 45. 2 Press DISPLAY to display Disc Information screen.

(Disc Information Screen)

TRACK:12 TIME :00:00:23

Tracks are played in random order.

1 Press ACTION in Stop mode to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “DVD.”

3 Press SET to display DVD MAIN MENU.

MAIN MENU

PROGRAM PLAY

NEXT:DISPLAY

3 Press DISPLAY again to display Unit Information

screen.

(Unit Information Screen)

REPEAT :OFF SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

4 Press SET to enter Select mode.

(Unit Information Screen)

REPEAT :OFF

SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

5 Press Ÿź to select “DISC.”

(Unit Information Screen)

REPEAT :DISC

SURROUND :OFF

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “PLAY MODE.” 5 Press SET to display PLAY MODE screen.

DVD MAIN MENU

DISC LANGUAGES AUDIO OUTPUT STILL MODE :AUTO TV MODE :4:3 Pan&Scan

PLAY MODE

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

6 Press Ÿź to select “RANDOM PLAY.” 7 Press SET to begin random play.

PLAY MODE

PROGRAM PLAY

RANDOM PLAY

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

6 Press SET to set mode.To cancel, select “REPEAT

OFF” in step 5, then press SET.

(Unit Information Screen)

REPEAT :DISC SURROUND :OFF

SELECT:ɰɲ SET :SET END:DISPLAY

To cancel, press STOP during play, then press CLEAR.

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DVD Volume Adjust

DVD-V

Some DVDs are recorded at lower than average volume levels. For these DVDs, this unit can be set so that the average volume is increased automatically.

1 Press ACTION to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select

“TV.”

3 Press SET to display SET

UP TV screen.

4 Press Ÿź to select “DVD

VOL ADJUST.”

5 Press SET to set the level

(0, +1, or +2).

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

SET UP TV

CAPTION INPUT SELECT :TUNER SET UP VIDEO/AUDIO

DVD VOL ADJUST :+2

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

6 Press ACTION twice to return to the normal screen.

Note:

• DVD Volume Adjust works only when sound is in Dolby Digital.

V.S.S. (Virtual Surround Sound)

DVD-V CD

Enjoy a surround-like effect if you are using two front speakers only. The effect is broadened and sound seems to come from virtual speakers on either side if the disc has surround signals recorded on it.

RAM

1 Press VSS in Disc mode.

• The Surround sound effects can be changed by pressing VSS repeatedly as shown in the figure below.

Default

SURROUND:OFF

SURROUND:1

SURROUND:2

SURROUND:3

Notes:

• Turn off the surround effects on the other equipment.

• V.S.S. will not work, or will have less effect, with some discs.

• Turn V.S.S. off if it causes distortion.

Multiple Angle Viewing

DVD-V

DVDs may contain scenes shot from multiple camera angles allowing the same scene to be viewed from different angles. You can view these angles, if available, using the ANGLE button.

1 Press ANGLE in Play mode

to display the angle selection on-screen.

2 Press ANGLE repeatedly,

Ÿź, or NUMBER keys to select the desired angle.

• Display disappears after 5 seconds.

Notes:

• This function not available with DVD-RAM.

• ANGLE Indicator lights up on the unit when a scene recorded from different angles is detected.

• The angle number can be set beforehand so that the angle is switched whenever ANGLE Indicator lights up.

ANGLE:1/2

SELECT :ANGLE

Number of angle being played back.

ANGLE:2/2

SELECT :ANGLE

Disc Operation

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Settings for DVD Operation

6 Press Ÿź to select an item. 7 Press SET repeatedly for desired language.

NUMBER keys

ACTION

SELECT ŸźŻŹ/ SET

 AUDIO

To select the audio soundtrack language. (Factory preset: English)

English/Spanish/French/Japanese Original: Original disc language Other

 SUBTITLE

To select the subtitle language. (Factory preset: AUTO)

AUTO: Same language as selected for “AUDIO”

• If language set for “AUDIO” is used in playback, subtitles will not

• If another language is used during playback, the subtitles will

DISC LANGUAGES

AUDIO :English

SUBTITLE :AUTO MENUS :English

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

:Other language selection*

appear.

appear in the language selected at “AUDIO” setup.

Disc Languages

DVD-V

To select and set the language of the audio soundtrack, subtitles, or title/DVD menus for all discs to be played.

1 Press ACTION in Stop mode to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “DVD.”

3 Press SET to display DVD MAIN MENU.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “DISC LANGUAGES.” 5 Press SET to display DISC LANGUAGES screen.

DVD MAIN MENU

DISC LANGUAGES

AUDIO OUTPUT STILL MODE :AUTO TV MODE :4:3 Pan&Scan

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

English/Spanish/French/Japanese Other

:Other language selection*

 MENUS

To select the language used in title menus or DVD menus. (Factory preset: English)

English/Spanish/French/Japanese Other

*1 If the selected language is not offered, the original disc language is

selected.

:Other language selection*

To enter OTHER code number, Press NUMBER keys (Please refer to next page).

To make corrections, press Ż repeatedly to delete language code number, and correct.

• Once initial settings are done, they remain in memory (even after the power is off) until changed. This means the unit will always operate under the same conditions (especially DVDs) each time.

8 Press ACTION twice to exit this mode.

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Language Code List

Language Code

Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Aymara 6588 Azerbaijani 6590 Bashkir 6665 Basque 6985 Bengali;Bangla 6678 Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Breton 6682 Bulgarian 6671 Burmese 7789 Byelorussian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387

Language Code

Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378 Interlingua 7365 Irish 7165 Italian 7384 Japanese 7465 Javanese 7487 Kannada 7578 Kashmiri 7583 Kazakh 7575 Kirghiz 7589 Korean 7579 Kurdish 7585 Laotian 7679 Latin 7665 Latvian, Lettish 7686 Lingala 7678 Lithuanian 7684 Macedonian 7775 Malagasy 7771 Malay 7783 Malayalam 7776 Maltese 7784 Maori 7773 Marathi 7782 Moldavian 7779 Mongolian 7778 Nauru 7865 Nepali 7869 Norwegian 7879 Oriya 7982 Pashto, Pushto 8083 Persian 7065 Polish 8076 Portuguese 8084 Punjabi 8065 Quechua 8185 Rhaeto-Romance 8277 Romanian 8279 Russian 8285 Samoan 8377 Sanskrit 8365

Language Code

Scots Gaelic 7168 Serbian 8382 Serbo-Croatian 8372 Shona 8378 Sindhi 8368 Singhalese 8373 Slovak 8375 Slovenian 8376 Somali 8379 Spanish 6983 Sundanese 8385 Swahili 8387 Swedish 8386 Tagalog 8476 Tajik 8471 Tamil 8465 Tatar 8484 Telugu 8469 Thai 8472 Tibetan 6679 Tigrinya 8473 Tonga 8479 Turkish 8482 Turkmen 8475 Twi 8487 Ukrainian 8575 Urdu 8582 Uzbek 8590 Vietnamese 8673 Volapük 8679 Welsh 6789 Wolof 8779 Xhosa 8872 Yiddish 7473 Yoruba 8979 Zulu 9085

Disc Operation

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Selecting AUDIO OUTPUT

 DRC (Dynamic Range Compression)

DVD-V

Select the digital output to be output from the optical digital audio output connector of the unit.

1 Press ACTION in Stop mode to display MAIN MENU. 2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select

“DVD.”

3 Press SET to display DVD

MAIN MENU.

4 Press Ÿź to select “AUDIO

OUTPUT.”

5 Press SET to display AUDIO

OUTPUT screen.

6 Press Ÿź to select an item. 7 Press SET repeatedly for

desired output.

 LPCM (DVD)

OFF:

Linear PCM of less than 48 kHz/16 bit is output. When playing DVDs recorded in linear PCM of over 48 kHz/20 bit, no digital audio is output. (Factory preset)

PCM:

When playing DVDs recorded in linear PCM of 48 kHz/20 bit/24 bit or more, digital audio converted to 44.1 kHz/16 bit or 48 kHz/16 bit is output. (Digital output of PCM audio is restricted to 48 kHz/16 bit or below for copyright protection.)

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

DVD MAIN MENU

DISC LANGUAGES

AUDIO OUTPUT

STILL MODE :AUTO TV MODE :4:3 Pan&Scan

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

AUDIO OUTPUT

LPCM(DVD) :OFF

Dolby Digital :Bitstream dts :Bitstream DRC :OFF

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

OFF:

Normal audio range is selected. (Factory preset)

ON:

For dynamic sound even at low volume. This is useful for latenight listening. [Dolby Digital DVDs only].

Type of amplifier to be connected

No amplifier is connected

AV amplifier without Dolby Digital/dts decoder

AV amplifier including Dolby Digital decoder

AV amplifier including Dolby Digital/dts decoder

*1 When connecting an amplifier (with an optical digital input connector)

which does not contain the Dolby Digital or dts decoder, be sure to select “PCM.” If “Bitstream” is selected, starting DVD play may cause such a high level of noise as to be harmful to your ears and damage the speakers.

When a dts decoder is connected, please select “Bitstream” in “dts.” If

“PCM” is selected, there will be stereo sound.

When a Dolby Digital decoder is connected, please select “Bitstream”

in “Dolby Digital.” If “PCM” is selected, there will be stereo sound.

Recommended setting

LPCM (DVD)

PCM PCM*

PCM Bitstream*

Dolby

Digital

dts

PCM*

PCM

Bitstream*

Note:

• Make settings according to amplifier connected to optical audio output as shown in above table.

8 Press ACTION to redisplay DVD MAIN MENU and go

to step 4 to set up another item. Or, press ACTION three times to exit.

 Dolby Digital

Bitstream:

Dolby Digital bitstream (1ch-5.1ch) is output. (Factory preset)

PCM:

When you have connected an amplifier that doesn’t have a builtin Dolby Digital decoder.

 dts selection

Bitstream:

dts bitstream is output. (Factory preset)

PCM:

When you have connected an amplifier that doesn’t have a builtin dts decoder.

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• When appears on the screen while a button is being pressed, it means that the corresponding operation is prohibited by the unit or the disc.

Selecting STILL MODE

DVD-V

Set to reduce jitter in a displayed still picture or a motion picture.

1 Press ACTION in Stop mode to display MAIN MENU.

2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “DVD.” 3 Press SET to display DVD MAIN MENU.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “STILL MODE.” 5 Press SET repeatedly for mode.

DVD MAIN MENU

DISC LANGUAGES AUDIO OUTPUT

STILL MODE :AUTO

TV MODE :4:3 Pan&Scan

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

Selecting TV MODE

DVD-V

Set the screen display style for widescreen video material playback.

1 Press ACTION in Stop mode to display MAIN MENU.

2 Press ŸźŻŹ to select “DVD.” 3 Press SET to display DVD MAIN MENU.

MAIN MENU

DVD LOCK LANGUAGE

TV CLOCK CH

SELECT: SET:SET END :ACTION

4 Press Ÿź to select “TV MODE.” 5 Press SET repeatedly for mode.

DVD MAIN MENU

DISC LANGUAGES AUDIO OUTPUT STILL MODE :AUTO

TV MODE :4:3 Pan&Scan

SELECT :ɰɲ SET :SET END :ACTION

 AUTO:

“FIELD” (Field still) or “FRAME” (Frame still) is automatically selected during still mode. (Factory preset)

 Field:

“FIELD” (Field still) is always selected. This setting will reduce jitter when compared with “AUTO” on some discs.

 Frame:

“FRAME” (Frame still) is always selected. Some texts and fine patterns will be seen clearly when compared with “AUTO” on some discs.

6 Press ACTION twice to exit this mode.

 4:3 Pan & Scan:

Widescreen video data is played in Pan & Scan style (left and right of screen are trimmed.)

• Video data not formatted in Pan & Scan will play in letterbox style.

(Factory preset)

Disc Operation

 4:3 Letterbox:

Widescreen video data is played in Letterbox style (top and bottom of screen display a black margin).

6 Press ACTION twice to exit this mode.

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Warning and Instruction Displays

These displays will alert you to a missed operation or provide further instructions.

OSD CAUTION Page

PLEASE SET CLOCK BY PRESSING ACTION KEY

CHECK CASSETTE RECORD TAB

TO CANCEL TIMER REC HOLD DOWN STOP KEY FOR APPROX 3 SEC

NO CASSETTE

PLEASE PREPARE FOR TIMER REC

VIDEO HEADS MAY NEED CLEANING PLEASE INSERT HEAD CLEANING CASSETTE OR REFER TO MANUAL

END: PLAY

VCR LOCK ACTIVATED

PLEASE CHECK THE DISC, AND FOR STAINS OR SCRATCHES ON DISC

THIS DISC MAY NOT BE PLAYED IN YOUR REGION

THIS TYPE OF DISC CANNOT BE PLAYED. PLEASE INSERT A DIFFERENT DISC

If you attempt to set or review a Timer Recording or set the On-Timer and the Clock is not set...

If you press REC, and a cassette is inserted with no record tab... 6, 24

If you press STOP during a Timer Recording... 26

If you press PLAY, FF, REW, or REC without a cassette inserted... 24

If the unit is not in Stop mode, or cassette is not inserted, or cassette has no record tab, or tape is at its end two minutes before a Timer Recording is about to begin...

If head cleaning becomes necessary while playing back a tape... 6

If you press a function button other than STOP/EJECT or POWER while the unit is in VCR Lock mode...

If you press PLAY, or the unit reads data from a stained or scratched disc in DVD mode. Also, if the type of disc is other than DVD, CD or Video CD...

Playback of a disc with different region number was attempted. Only discs marked region “1,” “ALL,” or those that include “1” are playable on this unit.

An unusable disc is inserted in the unit, or the disc is not inserted with label side up. 7

Glossary

Angle

Some DVD discs feature scenes simultaneously shot from different angles. The ANGLE button can be used to view the scene from different angles. (ANGLE Indicator lights up on the unit when a scene recorded from different angles is detected.)

Bitstream

This is the digital form of multi-channel audio data (e.g., 5.1 channel) before it is decoded into its various channels.

Chapter Number

Titles are subdivided into numbered sections. You can quickly search for a favorite scene using these numbers.

Decoder

A decoder restores the coded audio signals on DVDs to normal. This is called decoding.

Dolby Digital

This is a method of coding digital signals developed by Dolby Laborator ies. Apart from stereo (2-channel) audio, these signals can also be multichannel audio. A large amount of audio information can be recorded on one disc using this method.

Dolby Pro Logic

A surround system where a 4-channel audio track is recorded as 2 channels and then is restored to 4 channels for play. The sur round channel is monaural and can reproduce up to 7 kHz.

DTS (Digital Theater Systems)

This surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world. There is good separation between the channels, so realistic sound effects are possible.

Dynamic range

Dynamic range is the difference between the lowest level of sound that can be heard above the noise of the equipment and the highest level of sound before distortion occurs.

DVD

A high- density optical disc on which high -quality pictures and sound have been digitally recorded. DVD incorporates new video compression technology (MPEG II) and high-density recording technology which allow entire movies to be recorded with incredible playback quality.

Film and video

DVD-Videos are recorded using either film or video. Usually, film is recorded at 24 frames per second, the rate movies are filmed at, while video is recorded at 30 frames per second.

Frame still and field still

Frames are the still pictures that go together to make a moving picture. There are about 30 frames shown each second. One frame is made up of t wo fields. A regular television shows these fields one after the other to create frames. A still is shown when you pause a moving picture. A frame still is made up of two alternating fields, so the picture may appear blurred, but overall quality is high. A f ield still is not blurred, but it has only half the information of a frame still so picture quality is lower.

Linear PCM (pulse code modulation)

These are uncompressed digital signals, similar to those found on CDs.

Playback Control

With Video CD (version 2.0), scenes or infor mation may be selected for viewing or listening from an interactive menu that appears on the TV screen.

Regional Code

This is a copyright protection measure unique to DVD-Video. There are 6 regional codes worldwide. In order to play a disc encoded with a regional code, the DVD player must be equipped with the same code.

Sampling bit number

This is the resolution shown in number of bits to deter mine how faithfully the sampled analog frequency was expressed at the time the signal was c onverted from analog to digital.

Sampling Frequency

This is the number of times sampling is performed in (1) second shown in Hz units at the time the signal is converted from analog to digital using the PCM method. The greater the number, the higher the sound quality.

Subtitles

Written dialogue which appears at the bottom of the screen.

Time Number

The elapsed play time from the start of a disc or title. Use to quickly find scenes. (May not work with some discs.)

Title Number

For DVD discs with two or more titles, the titles are numbered as title 1, title 2, etc.

Track Numb er

Numbers assigned to tracks on Video CDs and CDs to allow specific tracks to be quickly located.

Video CD

CD containing picture and sound with same quality level as video tape. This unit also supports Video CDs with playback control (version 2.0).

V.S.S. Feature

Virtual surround sound playback is possible even with only 2 speakers. For example, using this unit’s built-in speakers, the 2 speakers of a connected stereo, etc., you can enjoy a surround sound effect. If the disc was recorded in Dolby Digital 5.1 ch, with just the t wo front L/ R speakers, you will feel as if you are hearing sound from nonexistent speakers on both sides of you. This ef fect also works with Dolby Digital 2-channel discs.

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Before Requesting Service

Check the following points once again if you are having trouble with your unit.

PROBLEM CORRECTION Page

Power

No power…

Power turns itself off...

No picture or sound...

Monitor

Poor picture with normal sound...

Poor sound with normal picture... Adjust VOLUME control. 16 Poor TV reception... Adjust SHARPNESS and PICTURE controls in the SET UP Video Adjustment. 22-23 No color or poor color... Adjust TINT and COLOR controls in the SET UP Video Adjustment. 22-23 Ghost (multiple) images... Install a directional antenna. 10 TV programs cannot be watched... Make sure the selected channel is in unit’s memor y. 15 Channel cannot be selected... Only the channel being recorded can be viewed on this unit. 25

TV program cannot be recorded...

VCR

Timer recording cannot be performed…

No playback picture, or the playback picture is noisy or contains streaks...

VCR cannot be controlled... Make sure VCR LOCK is set to of f. 29

Remote Control

Unit cannot be controlled...

ACTION, PL AY, SELECT, SET POWER, etc. buttons cannot be selected...

Play fails to star t even when PLAY is pressed...

Picture is distor ted during rapid advance or rapid

DVD/CD/Video CD

reverse... No Forward/Reverse search play... Some discs may have sections which prohibit Forward/Reverse search. Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language is not

the one selected at the initial settings...

No subtitles...

Alternative audio soundtrack (or subtitle) language cannot be selected...

Angle cannot be changed...

Miscellaneous

Video cassette cannot be inser ted... Insert the cassette window side up, record tab facing you. 6 Video cassette cannot be removed... Completely insert Power Plug into an AC outlet. 9 Eject does not function or insertion cannot be done... Video cassette ejects when a recording is started,

or the power is turned off for timer recording... In Stop mode, the VCR motor (CYLINDER)

continues to rotate...

Completely insert Power Plug into an AC outlet. Set POWER button to ON. 8-9

Auto power-off (shut off) occurs after about 5 min. in DVD mode with no operation, or if there is no broadcast signal in TV or Playback mode. Turn the power back on.

Make sure your antenna system (TV or CABLE) is correctly set. 10 Completely insert Power Plug into an AC outlet. 9 Set POWER button to ON. 8-9 Adjust BRIGHTNESS, SHARPNESS, and PICTURE controls in the SET UP Video

Adjustment.

Make sure your antenna system (TV or CABLE) is correctly set. Make sure cassette record tab is intact. 6 Check that clock is set to current time and date. 35 Make sure DSS/CABLE box (if used) is left on and tuned to channel to be recorded. 10 Set recording Start/ Stop times correctly. 26 Timer recording may not be performed or continued if a power interruption of more than

1 minute occurs before or during a Timer Recording, even after power is restored. Adjust TRACKING control in either direction. 29 Try Head Cleaning. 6

Aim Remote directly at the remote sensor on the unit. Avoid any object blocking signal path.

Inspect the remote batteries. 6 Make sure VCR LOCK is set to off. 29 Exposing unit remote sensor to direct fluorescent or outdoor light may cause signal

interference. Press TV/VCR for TV-VCR mode. 9 Press DVD for DVD mode. 9 Check remote batteries. 6

This unit cannot play discs other than DVDs, CDs and Video CDs. 6 The disc may be dirty and require cleaning. 7

The picture will be somewhat distorted at times; this is normal.

The audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language selected at DVD initial settings must exist on the disc.

Subtitles appear only when available on disc. 39

Select “ON” at the “Subtitle language” section to display subtitles. 39

Alternative language cannot be selected with discs which do not contain more than one language.

For some discs, alternative language cannot be selected with the AUDIO or SUB TITLE button. Try selecting it from the DVD menu if available.

This function is dependent on software availability. Even if disc has multiple angles, they may be recorded for specific scenes only (ANGLE Indicator on unit lights up).

Turn the POWER off and then on, and try ejecting or inserting the tape again.

Make sure cassette record tab is intact. 6

To enable Quick Play mechanism, the VCR cylinder will rotate for about 3 minutes. This reduces response time from Stop to Play mode and from Play to Rewind Search mode.

35, 37

22-23

38-39

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Specifications

Display

Picture Tube 20 inch, measured diagonally pure flat Picture Tube

VCR

Video Recording System 4 rotary heads helical scanning system

Audio Track

Tun er

Broad cast Channels VHF 2 ~ 13, UHF 14 ~ 69

CA BLE Channels

General

Power Source 120 V AC, 60 Hz

Power Consumption

Tel evisio n Syste m EIA Standard NTSC color Speak er 2 pieces 3 W Op erat ing Temperature 5 °C ~ 35 °C (41 °F ~ 95 °F) Op erat ing Humidity 10 % ~ 75 % Weight 28 kg (61.7 lbs.)

Dimen sions (W × H × D)

Power On Approx. 112 W

Power Off Approx. 0.8 W

1 track (Normal) 2 channel ( Hi-Fi Audio Sound)

Midband A through I (14 ~ 22) Superband J through W (23 ~ 36) Hyperband AA ~ EEE (37 ~ 64) Lowband A -5 ~ A-1 (95 ~ 99) Special CABLE channel 5A ( 01) Ultraband 65 ~ 94, 100 ~ 125

604 mm (23-3/4Ǝ) × 520 mm (20-1/2Ǝ) × 496 mm (19-1/2Ǝ)

Discs played

12 cm (5Ǝ) single-sided, single-layer 12 cm (5Ǝ) single-sided, double-layer 12 cm (5Ǝ) double-sided, double-layer

DVD disc (DVD-Video, DVD-R)

DVD-RAM

Compact disc (CD-DA, Video CD, CD-R, CD-RW)

(one layer per side) 8 cm (3Ǝ ) single-sided, single-layer 8 cm (3Ǝ ) single-sided, double-layer 8 cm (3Ǝ ) double-sided, double-layer (one layer per side)

12 cm (5Ǝ) 9.4 GB (double-sided) and 4.7 GB (single- sided) 8 cm (3Ǝ ) 2.8 GB (double -sided)

12 cm (5Ǝ) disc 8 cm (3Ǝ ) disc

Digital audio output

Optical digital output Optical connector

Pickup

Wavelength

Note:

• Designs and spec ifi ca tions are sub ject to change without no tice.

655 nm (DVD) 790 nm (CD, Video CD) Laser power: CLASS II

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Index

Accesso ries ............................................. 2

ACTION button ........................................ 8

AC Power Plug ........................................ 9

ADD/DELETE/CLEAR button ................. 8

Add or Delete a Channel ........................14

ANGLE button ......................................... 8

Audio Adjustment .................................. 23

AUDIO button .......................................... 8

Audio Input Connector 1 ......................... 9

Audio Input Connector 2 ......................... 9

Audio Menu ........................................... 22

Audio Mode for Playback ...................... 28

Audio Mode for Recording .................... 25

Audio Mode for TV Viewing ...................18

Audio Mute .............................................17

AUDIO OUTPUT ................................... 50

Audio Output Connector (L/R) ................ 9

Audio Output Terminal ...........................11

Audio Soundtrack Language ................. 38

Auto-Power Off function .........................37

Automatic Channel Setting ....................13

Automatic Clock Setting .........................14

Auto Playback ....................................... 29

Auto Rewind .......................................... 29

Auto Shut Off ......................................... 35

AV Input Terminals .................................10

Batterie s .................................................. 6

Before Requesting Service ................... 53

Before using VCR Functions ..................24

Blocking Message ................................. 34

Blue Screen Display .............................. 35

Built In Speakers ..................................... 9

Canadian English Language Ratings .... 33

Canadian English Language Ratings Chart .

Canadian French Language Ratings .... 33

Canadian French Language Ratings Chart . Cancel a Timer Recording:

(Recording is in progress) ..................... 26

Caption On Mute Feature .......................21

Cassette Compartment ........................... 9

CH/VOL Button ......................................16

Change Language Setting .....................15

Changing your secret code ....................31

Channel & Function Display .................. 35

CHANNEL UP/DOWN button ................. 8

Cleaning disc surface .............................. 7

Clock Setting (Manual) ...........................14

Closed Caption Mode Feature .............. 20

Commercial Skip ................................... 29

Copy Your Tapes (Dubbing) .................. 30

Digital Auto Tracking ............................. 29

Direct Navigator .....................................41

Discs that can be played ......................... 6

Disc Handling .......................................... 7

Disc languages ...................................... 48

Disc Operation -Using Information Screen- ..

DISPLAY button ...................................... 8

DST (Daylight Saving Time) .................... 6

DVD button .............................................. 8

DVD Volume Adjust ................................47

Eject tape .............................................. 27

FF/SLOW+ button ................................... 8

Forward/Reverse Chapter/Track Skip [Disc]

orward/Reverse Rapid Scene Search [Disc]

.37

Forward/Reverse scene search [Tape] .27

Frame by Frame Picture [Disc] ..............37

Frame by Frame picture [Tape] ............. 27

Glossar y ................................................ 52

Head Cleaning ........................................ 6

Important Safeguards and Precautions .. 4

Index Search ......................................... 28

Information (Disc) .................................... 6

Information (MAIN MENU Screen) ......... 7

Information (Unit, Cassette) .................... 6

Information Display ............................... 39

Initial Setup (Ready to Play) ...................13

INPUT button .......................................... 8

Input Mode .............................................16

Inserting a Tape .....................................24

Language Code List .............................. 49

Location of Controls ................................ 8

Main Menu of DVD ................................ 38

Manual Tracking Control ....................... 29

MENU/ PLAY LIST button ........................ 8

Multiple Angle Viewing ...........................47

MUTE button ........................................... 8

Number and 100 keys ............................16

NUMBER Keys ........................................ 8

NUMBER Keys [Disc] ............................37

ON-TIMER ..............................................19

One Touch Recording (OTR) ................ 25

ON TIMER Indicator ................................ 9

OPEN/CLOSE/EJECT button ................. 8

Optical digital audio output connector ..... 9

Pause a Recording ................................ 25

Phones Jack ............................................ 9

Picture Zoom ......................................... 39

Playback Auto Eject .............................. 29

Playback a Tape .................................... 27

Play a DVD-RAM .................................. 40

PLAY button ............................................ 8

Play Disc ............................................... 36

Play List ..................................................41

POWER button ........................................ 8

Prevent Accidental Tape Erasure ............ 6

PROGRAM button .................................. 8

Program Play ......................................... 45

Program Repeat Play ............................ 46

PROG TIMER Indicator ........................... 9

Random Play ......................................... 46

Rapid Fast forward tape ........................ 27

Rapid Rewind tape ................................ 27

Rapid Tune .............................................17

RAPID TUNE button ............................... 8

Receivable Broadcast Types .................18

Recording and Playing Back a Closed

Caption/Text Program ............................21

Record On a Tape ................................. 25

REC button .............................................. 8

REC Indicator .......................................... 9

Region Management Information ............ 7

Remote Control Buttons .......................... 8

Remote Sensor ....................................... 9

Repeat Play ........................................... 27

Reset all unit Memory Functions ............15

RESUME Function ................................ 38

Review, Replace or Clear Program Contents :(Recording is not in progress)

REW/SLOW- button ................................ 8

RF in Terminal ........................................10

Safety Precaution .................................... 2

Safety Precautions .................................. 3

Secret Code ...........................................31

SELECT ŸźŻŹ button .......................... 8

SET button .............................................. 8

Set Up to 8 Programs ............................ 26

SKIP+/CM SKIP/ZERO SEARCH button

SKIP-/SEARCH button ........................... 8

Sleep Timer ............................................19

Slow Motion Picture [Disc] .....................37

Slow Motion picture [Tape] .................... 27

SPEED/RETURN button ......................... 8

STILL/PAUSE button .............................. 8

Still (Freeze) picture [Tape] ................... 27

Still (Pause) Picture [Disc] .....................37

STILL MODE ..........................................51

Stop a Tape ........................................... 27

STOP button ............................................ 8

Stop Recording ..................................... 25

Subtitle Language ................................. 39

SUB TITLE button ................................... 8

SURROUND/VSS button ........................ 8

Surround Sound System ........................17

Table of Contents .................................... 5

Timer Recording .................................... 26

Time Zone Adjust ...................................15

TITLE/D.NAVI button .............................. 8

Title Menu of DVD ................................. 38

TRACKING UP/DOWN button ................ 8

TV/VCR button ........................................ 8

TV/VCR Status & Clock Display ........... 35

TV MODE ...............................................51

Unit Buttons ............................................. 9

US MOVIES Ratings ............................. 32

US MOVIES Ratings Chart ................... 34

US TV PROGRAMS Ratings ................ 32

US TV PROGRAMS Ratings Chart ...... 34

V-Lock Control ...................................... 29

V.S.S. (Virtual Surround Sound) ............47

VCR Lock .............................................. 29

VHF/UHF Antenna Input Terminal .......... 9

Video Adjustment .................................. 23

Video CDs ..............................................37

Video Input Connector 1 ......................... 9

Video Input Connector 2 ......................... 9

Video Menu ........................................... 22

Viewing a Blocked Program/Movie ....... 34

Vocal selection for Karaoke discs ......... 39

VOLUME UP/DOWN button ................... 8

Warning and Instruction Displays ......... 52

Weak Signal Display Feature .................17

Zero Search .......................................... 28

ZOOM/COUNTER RESET button .......... 8

..... 26

...... 8

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Panasonic AG-520VDH User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Before Using

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS AND PRE CAUTIONS

Information

Location of Controls

Connections

Tuning TV

TV Operation

MTS Broadcast / TV Stereo System

TV Timer Features

Closed Caption System

Video / Audio Setting

Before using the VCR

Recording Television Programs

Playing VCR

Copy Your Tapes (Dub bing)

V-Chip Control Features

Display Features

Basic Disc Operation

DVD-RAM Operation

Disc Operation -Using Information Screen-

Special Disc Operation

Settings for DVD Operation

Warning and Instruction Displays

Glossary

Before Requesting Service

Specifications

Index