PYROD PDC1486 Owner's Manual

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PDC1486

34 cm color television

OWNER S MANUAL

Please read this manual carefully before using this TV set and keep it for future reference.

PDC1486

CONTENTS

Before Operation

Basic operation

Warning and cautions.................................................................................1

Installation...................................................................................................2

Aerial connection........................................................................................2

Preparation of the remote control...............................................................2

Function buttons and external sockets.....................................................3

Front panel of the TV set...........................................................................3

Rear panel of the TV set.............................................................................3

Using the remote control............................................................................4

Switching the TV set on/off........................................................................5

Watching TV ................................................................................................6

Watching TV program................................................................................6

Program swap and auto scan functions.....................................................7

Searching channel.......................................................................................8

Full automatic mode.................................................................................8

Semi-automatic search..............................................................................9

Manual fine tune......................................................................................10

Program skip ...........................................................................................11

Convenient picture and sound control functions...................................12

Multiple picture modes ...........................................................................12

Black stretch and noise reduce................................................................13

Mute and Fade ........................................................................................14

Time functions............................................................................................15

Clock setting and timer on/off functions................................................15

Sleep timer and program preset ...........................................................16

Setup function .........................................................................................17

Screen saver and Calendar.....................................................................17

AVL .........................................................................................................18

Organise function......................................................................................19

Seting the lock...........................................................................................20

DVD Operation

Basic Playback..........................................................................................22

Advanced Playback...................................................................................23

Special Function .......................................................................................24

DVD System Setup....................................................................................25

Playable Discs...........................................................................................29

Disc Protection and DVD Characteristics...............................................30

Others

Connection to the external audio and video equipment.......................31

Troubleshooting guide .............................................................................32

Specifications............................................................................................33

Warning and cautions

1. When you clean the TV set, please pull out the power plug from AC outlet. Don't clean the cabinet and the screen with petrol, paraffin or other

powerful solvents. Permanent damage will result !

4. Do not place the TV set near rain or

moisture as it may cause an electric shock, or the TV set to catch fire. The TV set must only be used in dry in door locations.

5. The back cover must only be

removed by a registered electrical service person. Removing the back cover may result in electric shock, fire or damage to the TV set.

3. Don't place the TV set in direct sunlight or near a heat source.

6. If the TV set is not going to be used for a long time, or there is a severe thunder & Lighting storm, we recommended that the TV set be disconnected you disconnect the TV

set from the AC power outlet and remove the aerial plug.

Cleaning the tube

If the picture tube require cleaning, disconnect the power and use a dry soft cotton cloth. Do not use any cleaner or abrasive cloths.

2. In order to prolong the life of the

product, please use in a well ventilated location.

Leave a 10cm gap

around it. Do not obstruct air flow with soft furnishings above or beneath.

Installation

Aerial Connection

If the picture is not clear or snowy, we recommend that you use an outdoor aerial.In different places, the suitable antenna type and position are different.

Preparation for the remote control

Battery installation

Tips for remote operation

Remove the battery cover.

! When the remote control will not be used for a long period of time or when the batteries are worn out, remove the batteries to prevent leakage.

! Do not throw the batteries into fire. Dispose of used batteries at your local

recycling centre.

! Do not drop, dampen or disassemble the remote control.

Insert two size AA batteries matching the +/-polarities of the battery to the +/marks inside the battery compartment.

300 twin-lead cable

Antenna adapter

75 coaxial cable

Plug

AC power socket

Aerial input

75 standard

coaxial type

Note: * It is recommended that a 75 ohm coaxial antenna is used to avoid interference. *To avoid interference from electrical signals, do not bind the antenna cable together with any mains lead.

(Not supplied)

Function Buttons and External Sockets

Rear panel of the TV set

Front panel the TV set

DVD component Y terminal

DVD component Cb terminal

DVD component Cr terminal

OUT

VIDEO

L R

AUDIO

Y Cb Cr

Audio left channel input terminal

Audio right channel input terminal

Audio left channel output terminal

Audio right channel output terminal

Antenna input socket

Video input terminal

Video output terminal

Power Switch

Power Indicator

Signal Receiver

Video

R/L Audio

TV/DVD Switching

Volume up/ down

Channel Position up/down

Open/close the DVD

Play the DVD

Stop the DVD

The DVD Player

COAXIAL

Using the Remote Control

Stand By

DVD Open/close

Calendar

Scan

TV Time Menu

Mute

Former Program

Call Screen Display

Program Number

(Not available)

TV/AV Exchange

Digital Selector

TV/DVD

Volume/Channel Selection

Exit Screen Display

Picture Mode

DVD STOP

(Not available)

DVD SETUP

DVD PAUSE/STEP

DVD FAST REVERSE

DVD FAST FORWARD

DVD MENU

DVD NEXT

DVD PREVIOUS

DVD REPEAT

DVD PLAY/ENTER

DVD A-B REPEAT

DVD Cursor Move button

DVD SLOW

DVD ANGLE

DVD SEARCH

DVD Audio

DVD TITLE

DVD PROGRAM

DVD CALL

DVD SUBTITLE

Zoom

DVD 10+

Child Lock

(Not available)

Buttons on the remote control

DOWN

LEFT

RIGHT

POWER TIME

OPEN/CLOSE

SCAN SWAP CALL

MUTE

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99 00

-/---/--

TV/AV

TV/DVD

P+

P-

V- V+

EXIT P.STD

STOP

SETUP

PAUSE/STEP

REV FWD . PREV NEXT

D.MENU

REPEAT

A-B

PLAY/ENTER

SLOW

ANGLE

TITLE/PBC

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

D.CALL

CALENDAR

PROGRAM

ZOOM

10+

H.LOCK

4 AUTO BG

Switching on/ off the TV set

Switching the TV set on/ off

2 If the indicator is lighting in red, press the button

on the remote control again.

Note

1 When you can't operate the TV set with a

remote control, you can turn it pressing

the P+ on the TV set (Child Lock must

be turned off).

on by

/- buttons

2 If you want to change to standby mode,

press down the button on the remote

control. Press again to switch back on.

3 If you want to fully switch off the power supply

for the TV set, please press the power switch

button on the front panel.

Auto switch off function

POWER

This section explains the use of the power button and remote handset to turn your unit on and off.

1 Press the AC power switch on the front of the TV. The power indicator will light.

If transmissions are finished for the day, the Automatic Power Off feature will put the TV to standby automatically. The Automatic Power Off feature will not operate in AV mode or when the background is set to off (see page

17).

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

Watching TV

Watching TV programs

How to select TV program

Select the desired program

Select the desired sound

You can watch a TV program on a channel which has been tuned to a broadcast.

1 Using number buttons

2 Using the P+/- buttons

Press the P+ button to increase channel number. Press the P- button to decrease channel number.

Press the V-/+ buttons on the remote or the front of the

TV set to adjust the volume level. The range is 0~100. When the volume buttons are pressed the volume level is displayed automatically on the TV screen.

Directly enter the channel number with the numeric keypad on the remote control. To select channel numbers between 10 ~ 99 press [-/--] button and enter the two digit channel number To select channel numbers between 100 ~ 218 press [-/--] button twice and enter the 3 digit channel number

How to select the menu

Press the MENU button and the menus will appear at the bottom of the screen. The PIC icon will initially be flashing. Each subsequent press of the menu button will highlight SOU (sound), FUN (function), TUN (tuning) icons respectively. Press the P- button to display the appropriate menu.Press EXIT to exit.

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5 6 7 8

99 00

18 AUTO BG

8 AUTO BG

18 AUTO BG

Watching TV continued

Press the SWAP button to select the channel you were watching previously. Auto scan function scans through all programs in memory including those with "skip" set to "off" (see "Program skip" on page 13).

Program swap and auto scan functions

Program swap

Auto program scan

1 Press the SCAN button to scan through all the memorised TV programs. The scan will pause for about 2 seconds on each channel.

2 If you want to stop the function during auto tunning, simply press the SCAN button again.

SWAP

SCAN

Press the SWAP button to select the channel you were watching previously.

1 AUTO BG BROWSE

2 BROWSE

3 BROWSE

1 AUTO BG BROWSE

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

AUTO SEARCH

152.25MHz

Searching channel

This TV set has three methods to set the channels, which are respectively full automatic, semi automatic and manual fine tune.

In this section, how to use the remote control to set the channel is explained. You can also use the buttons on the TV set to set channel.

Full automatic mode

Automatic search

1 Press the MENU button. The

MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press

the MENU button a further 3 times until the TUN (tuning) icon is flashing.Press P- to enter the TUNING menu.

2 buttons to

select "AUTO SEARCH".

Press the P+/-

3 Press the V+ button to start automatic search function operates. All channels that are locally available will be preset in the order that they are found. Depending in which location you are, this is generally not in the order you expect. Please see Page 19 (Organise).

Display function

Press the CALL button, then the channel number and the systems will be displayed on the screen.

3 AUTO I

PROG NO ORGANISE SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH

CALL

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

1 AUTO BG

Searching channel

Continued

Semi-automatic search

1 Press the P+/- buttons or the PROGRAMME NUMBER (0-9) to choose the desired channel (e.g. Channel 1).

3 buttons to

select "SEARCH".

Press the P+/-

4 Press the V- button to search downwards or the V+ button to search upwards.

152.25MHz

To turn off the on-screen menu

In general, after you press the MENU button, the menu

display (PIC, SOU, ) will automatically disappear

within 30 seconds. If you want to eliminate these contents

immediately, please press the EXIT button.

item

FUN,TUN

PROG NO ORGANISE SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH

2 Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 3 times until the TUN (tuning) icon is flashing. Press P- to enter the TUNING menu.

EXIT

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

FINE TUNE

152.25MHz

Searching channel

Continued

Manual fine tune

3 buttons to

select " FINE TUNE".

Press the P+/-

4 Use the V-/+ buttons to manually fine tune the station until the best picture and sound are obtained.

1 AUTO BG

If the picture and/or sound are poor, try using the FINE TUNE feature. Do not use this feature unless

reception is poor.

1 Press the P+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose the desired channel (e.g. channel 1).

PROG NO ORGANISE SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH

2 Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear

with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 3 times until the TUN (tuning) icon is flashing.Press P- to enter the TUNING menu.

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

Searching channel

Continued

Program skip

3 buttons to select "SKIP".

Press the P+/-

4 Press the V-/+ buttons to turn the SKIP function "ON".

5 Press the EXIT button to close the menu. When you use the P / buttons to select channel, this channel will be skipped. However, you can still use the PROGRAM NUMBER buttons to select the skipped channel numbers.

If you want to recover the skipped channel

1 Use the PROGRAM NUMBER buttons to select the channel number to be recovered. 2 Repeat steps 1-3 above. 3 Press the V-/+ buttons to turn the SKIP function "OFF".

1 Press the P+/- buttons or PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button to choose the desired channel (e.g. channel 1).

1 AUTO BG

Channels can be set so that they are skipped during program selection.

SKIP PROG NO ORGANISE SEARCH FINE TUNE

2 Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear

with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 3 times until the TUN (tuning) icon is flashing.Press P- to enter the TUNING menu.

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

Multiple picture modes

How to select picture modes

You can quickly select the desired picture mode from four preset modes and one customized mode.

Convenient picture and sound control functions

Press the P.STD button to select the desired

picture quality. Five kinds of picture modes

(i.e., RICH", "USER","LISTEN",

"SOFT" ) can be selected in turn.

"STANDARD","

USER

LISTEN

RICH

STANDARD

SOFT

How to customize your own picture status

2 Press the P+/- buttons to select the item to adjusted, then press the V-/+ buttons to obtain the desired effect.

Weak

Shallow

Dark

Soft

lean to purple

Strong

Deep

Bright

Sharp

lean to green

ITEM

Press V-

Press V+

Note:The "Hue" item only appears when the colour system is NTSC.

The 5 modes are Listen-This is a new feature that blacks out the TV screen when listening to music only channels; Soft-Designed for night time low light viewing; Standard -Designed for rooms that have good all round lighting; Rich-Designed for rooms with high ambient lighting such as daytime sport; User-A spare setting that can be adjusted to personal tastes.

CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR SHARPNESS

1 Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with

the PIC (picture) icon flashing.Press P- to enter the PICTURE menu.

P.STD

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

Black stretch and noise reduce

Convenient picture and sound control functions

Continued

How to select BLACK STRETCH

How to select NOISE REDUCE

1Press the MENU button. The

MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing.Press

the MENU button a further 2 times until the FUN (function) icon is flashing.Press P- to enter the FUNCTION menu.

2 button to select "BLACK STRETCH".Press the P+/- Press the V-/+ buttons to turn it "ON" or "OFF".

2 buttons to select "NOISE REDUCE".Press the P+/- Press the V-/+ buttons to turn it "ON" or "OFF".

Noise Reduce Picture Noise & Grain Reduction Circuit. (Use only on poor reception)

Black Stretch Automatically increases the contrast range

BACKGROUND BLACK STRETCH NOISE REDUCE FADE AVL

1Press the MENU button. The MAIN

MENU will appear with the PIC

(picture) icon flashing.Press the MENU button a further 2 times until the FUN (function) icon is flashing. Press P- to enter the FUNCTION menu.

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

Convenient picture and sound control functions

Continued

MUTE

Sound mute

1 Press the MUTE button on the remote control to turn off the sound. MUTE will appear on the top left of the display.

2 Press MUTE again to turn the sound back on.

Mute and Fade

Fade

3 Press the

V-/+ button to turn the FADE function "ON" or "OFF"

2 Press the P+/- buttons to select FADE.

FUN

BACKGROUND BLACK STRETCH NOISE REDUCE FADE AVL

1Press the MENU button.

The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 2 times until the FUN (function) icon is flashing. Press P- to enter the FUNCTION menu.

When FADE is turned on, the TV will protect the tube by fading the picture in when the TV is switched on, and fading the picture out when the TV is switched off.

MUTE

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

On/off timer On-off time setting is cleared after timer operates.

Clock setting

Time functions

Clock setting and timer on/off functions

1 Press the TIME button, and the TIME menu appears on the screen.

2 Press the P+/- buttons select "CLOCK", then press the V -/+ buttons to adjust the time in hour position; press again the P+/- buttons to select the time in minute position, then press the V-/ +buttons to adjust the value of minutes .

The clock will only work if the TV set if left turned on or in standby. When the set is disconnected from the power supply or is turned off by the main power on the front panel, the clock loses power and will need to be reset when the power is reconnected.

4 Repeat step 1-2 to set OFF TIME(take 23:00 as an example).

3 Press the P+/- buttons to select "ON PROG", then press the V-/+ or program number buttons to select your desired channel (take 8 as an example).

2 Press the P+/- buttons to select "ON TIME", then press the V-/+ buttons to set the value in hour position; press again theP+/- buttons to select the minute position and set the value of the minute(take 18:00 as an example).

Using on/off timer function, the TV set can automatically turn on to a preset program or shut down at a preset time.

TIME

ON TIME 18:00 ON PROG 1 OFF TIME --:-SLEEP TIME 0 REMIND TIME --:-REMIND PROG 1

CLOCK 17:18

TIME

ON TIME 18:00 ON PROG 1 OFF TIME --:-SLEEP TIME 0 REMIND TIME --:-REMIND PROG 1

CLOCK 17:18

TIME

ON TIME 18:00 ON PROG 8 OFF TIME 23:00 SLEEP TIME 0 REMIND TIME --:-REMIND PROG 1

CLOCK 17:18

1 Press the TIME button, and the TIME menu display on the screen.

TIME

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

Sleep timer and program preset

Sleep timer

REMIND PROG function

170

180

2 Press the P+/- buttons to select "SLEEP TIMER".

2 Press the P+/- buttons to select "REMIND TIME", then press the V-/+ buttons to set the value in hour position; press again the P+/- buttons to select the minute position, and then set the value of the minute(take 19:00 as an example).

3 Press the P+/- buttons to select "REMIND PROG", then press the V-/+ buttons or the program direct number buttons to set the desired channel (take 18 as an example).

Time functions

Continued

TIME

ON TIME 18:00 ON PROG 8 OFF TIME 23:00 SLEEP TIMER 120 REMIND TIME --:-REMIND PROG 1

CLOCK 17:18

TIME CLOCK 17:18 ON TIME 18:00 ON PROG 8 OFF TIME 23:00 SLEEP TIMER 120

REMIND PROG 1

REMIND TIME 19:00

TIME CLOCK 17:18 ON TIME 18:00 ON PROG 8 OFF TIME 23:00 SLEEP TIMER 120 REMIND TIME 19:00

REMIND PROG 18

NOTE: For

CHILD LOCK must be

turned off.

REMIND PROG to

operate

Program remind timer, that can automatically change channel when a program on a different channel is due to start.

3 press the V-/+ buttons to set the value of the SLEEP TIMER.

1 Press the TIME button, and the TIME menu appears on the screen.

1 Press the TIME button, and the TIME menu display on the screen.

The sleep timer switches the set to stand-by after the sleep time has elapsed. Sleep time can be set in 10 minute intervals up to 180 minutes, as shown in the illustration. Setting the sleep time to zero turns off the sleep timer.

TIME

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

NO SIGNAL

Set up function

Screen saver and Calendar

How to start screen saver function

1Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear

with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 2 times until the FUN (function) icon is flashing.Press P- to enter the FUNCTION menu.

2 Press the P+/- buttons to select BACKGROUND. Then press V+/- to turn the BACKGROUND function ON or OFF.

BACKGROUND BLACK STRETCH NOISE REDUCE FADE AVL

Calendar function

1 Press the CALENDAR

button. The calendar menu will be displayed on the screen.

2 Press the P+/- buttons to highlight the year, month or day number. Press the V-/+ buttons to set or change

each number.

When the background function is ON a bouncing 'NO SIGNAL' will be displayed on a blue back ground.

The date on the top line is in Year / Month / Day format.

Press EXIT or wait a minute for the calendar to disappear.

CALENDAR

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

AVL

Set up function Continued

2 Press the P+/-

button to select

"AVL"

3 Press

V-/+ button to turn the

AVL function "ON" or "OFF"

AVL function

BACKGROUND BLACK STRETCH NOISE REDUCE FADE AVL

1Press the MENU button.

The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC (picture) icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 2 times until the FUN (function) icon is flashing.Press P- to enter the FUNCTION menu.

Automatic Volume Level control reduces the effect of large volume changes. For instance, when advertisements come on.

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

P+

P-

V- V+

Organise functions

ORGANISE

This feature enables TV programmes that may be on a wrong program number to be moved to another number. This feature is very useful when Automatic Search Tuning has been used because programmes are stored in the order they are found, which is usually not the desired order. When organising, it is best to start from the lowest programme number first.

PROG NO ORGANISE SEARCH FINE TUNE AUTO SEARCH

1. Press the MENU button. The MAIN MENU will appear with the PIC icon flashing. Press the MENU button a further 3 times until the TUN icon is flashing. Press P- to enter the TUNING menu.

2. Press P+ or P- buttons to select ORGANISE. Press V+ to enter the menu.

(For Example) If the Automatic Search function has placed BBC1 on programme position 6 and you would like to move this so it appears on programme position 1.

3. Use P+ or P- to select “FROM”.

4. Press V+ or V- to change the “FORM” programme number to 6.

5. Use P+ or P- to select “TO”.

6. Press V+ or V- to change the “TO” programme number to 1.

7.Use P+ or P- to select “MOVE CHANNEL”.

8. Use V+ or V- to perform the action.

ORGANISE

FROM 6 TO 1

MOVE CHANNEL

The diagrams below explain how the ORGANISE function affects other channels when position 6 is moved to position 1.

P 01 Contents P 02 Contents P 03 Contents P 04 Contents P 05 Contents P 06 Contents

Start Position

P 01 Contents Contents P 02 Contents P 03 Contents P 04 Contents P 05 Contents P 06

Move FROM 6, TO 1

Other programmes move down to allow for space

P 01 Contents P 02 Contents P 03 Contents P 04 Contents P 05 Contents P 06 Contents

What was on programme position 6 is now on proramme position 1. All the other stored channels have now moved down 1 position so that now. What was on programme position 1 is now on proramme position 2. What was on programme position 2 is now on proramme position 3. What was on programme position 3 is now on proramme position 4. What was on programme position 4 is now on proramme position 5. What was on programme position 5 is now on proramme position 6.

Note:It needs some time to move two channels,please wait till the TV finishes the process.

P+

P-

V- V+

Setting the Lock

This TV set can set a four digit password, the original one is 0000, if you want to reset it, please follow the instructions below.

3 Press the

button and input a four-digits password.

PROGRAM

NUMBER 0-9

LOCK SET CHANGE PW. TUNING LOCK OFF PRESET PROG 1 AV LOCK OFF CHILD LOCK OFF MAX VOLUME 50 UNLOCK

CHANGE PW. NEW PASSWORD---CONFIRM ----

Changing your password

1 Press H.LOCK button, the screen will show as the form on the right.

2 Press the 0 button four times, and enter the menu of LOCK setting. Press P+/- button and move the indicator to CHANGE PW. , and press V+ button to enter the sub-menu of change password.

INPUT PASSWORD ----

4 After inputting your new password, please confirm it by keying it in again.You can now enter the lock settings using your new password.

This TV set provides the option of locking various parts of the TV to guard against unauthorised viewing.

H.LOCK

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99 00

P+

P-

V- V+

Setting the Lock(continued)

Setting the Lock

There are TUNING LOCK,AV LOCK, and CHILD LOCK, etc,you can set it due to your need.

1 Press the H.LOCK button, the screen will show as the form on the right.

2 Press the PROGRAM NUMBER 0-9 button 0 for four times(or input the password you set), and enter the LOCK menu.

3 Press P+/- button, move

the indicator to the lock function you require and press V+ or V- button to set it ON or OFF, change setting or activate it.

Description of each lock function

1.When the TUNING LOCK is set ON, if you want to enter the TUNING menu, you will have to type the password.

INPUT PASSWORD ----

LOCK SET CHANGE PW. TUNING LOCK OFF PRESET PROG 1 AV LOCK OFF CHILD LOCK OFF MAX VOLUME 50 UNLOCK

2.The PRESET PROG allows

the TV to always be on the same

channel when you turn it on.

3.When AV LOCK is set ON screen will

the AV channel cannot be used, hence the

indicate that AV has been locked.

4.When the CHILD LOCK is set ON, if the buttons on the TV are pressed, the screen will indicate that the TV set is in the status of CHILD LOCK, and the buttons won't work.

5.The MAX VOLUME allows you to set a figure for the top limit of volume. Volume control still shows 1 - 100 but volume level is scaled

down.

6.The UNLOCK allows to you to set all the lock to OFF and set the MAX VOLUME to 100.

7 If you forget your password or a password is accidentally set enter 9443 as the password. This will enable you to regain control.

H.LOCK

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5 6 7 8

99 00

Preparations

Press the DVD/TV button on the remote control or the TV to turn on the DVD player.

1. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, place a disc on the disc tray. There are two different disc sizes. Place the disc in the correct guide on the disc tray. If the disc is out of the guide, it may damage the disc and cause the DVD player to malfunction. Do not place a disc which is unplayable in this DVD player (see "Playable discs").

2. Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray, the playback will automatically start.

3. Some discs may start playback with a menu. Use the cursor buttons on the remote control to select menu options and press PLAY/ENTER to start. You may also press the digit buttons to select a menu option directly. Many DVDs will not allow this during start-up.

1. Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback (still mode). The sound will be muted during still mode.

2. Press PLAY/ENTER to resume normal playback.

Pause playback

1. Press STOP button to go to stop mode, the TV

screen will show the start logo. player can recall the location where stopped, such as DVDs and audio CDs.

2. Press PLAY/ENTER to resume play-back from the location where playback was stopped.

3. Press STOP twice to stop completely.

For some discs the

Stop playback

Previous and Next

Fast forward and Fast reverse

1. Press FWD to fast forward through the disc.

Each time the FWD button is pressed, the fast forward motion speed changes.

2. Press PLAY/ENTER to resume normal playback.

3. Press REV to fast reverse through the disc.

Each time the REV button is pressed, the fast reverse motion speed changes.

4. Press PLAY/ENTER to resume normal playback.

Basic playback

1. When paused, press PAUSE/STEP repeatedly

to single step forward frame by frame in the video.

2. Press PLAY/ENTER to resume normal playback.

Single step playback

Basic Playback

Some discs do not start automatically. Press PLAY/ENTER to start playback.

During Playing, pressing the PREV key will restart the current chapter and skip chapters backwards with each subsequent press until the start of the disc is reached. Each press of NEXT key during playing will skip the current chapter and play the next one.

Play must then resume from the title beginning.

In the case of CD audio and photo discs the next track, song or photo is selected.

PROGRAM

When playing discs, press "PROGRAM" to enter program mode. Starting with program number "01" highlighted, press the digit buttons to select the title and chapter number that you want. When finished move the cursor to select "START" . This will start the program playback.

REPEAT

Press " REPEAT " and Chapter repeat will be displayed on screen, the second press will display Title repeat, the third press will display All repeat, the fourth press will cancel this function.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

ALL DESCRIBED FUNCTIONS ARE FOR DVD DISCS. There will be some differences for other kinds of disc.

SUBTITLE

Press " SUBTITLE ", the screen will display "SUBTITLE 01/XX XXXXX", "01" indicates the ordinal number of this language; "XX" indicates total number of language; "XXXXXX" indicates the language of country. (the number of language depends on disc). This function can select up to 32 languages displayed on screen.

A-B

Advanced Playback

SLOW

Press SLOW to play a disc in slow forward. Each time the SLOW button is pressed, the slow motion speed changes. Press PLAY/ENTER to resume normal playback;

Note: This function is invalid for CD.

D.MENU

Press this key to display root menu,select item according to your preference. (This function will work with a DVD having a multi-layer menu.)

ANGLE

When enjoying sports, concert or theatre, press this key to watch same actions in different angles. (Valid for discs possessing this function) Using a disc recorded in multi-angle you can view the scene from different angles, for example, front, side, whole view and exterior scene.

Press this key can change the audio mode. such as: Audio 1/2: AC 3 2 CH English Audio 2/2: AC 3 5.1 CH English For CD audio, press this button to cycle between Mono Left, Mono Right, Mix-Mono and Stereo.

AUDIO

TITLE/PBC

Pressing this key will cycle through "title elapsed", "title remain", "chapter elapsed", "chapter remain" and "display off ". Each displays the appropriate time information.

D.CALL

Note: When press this button continuously, you must above 3 seconds interval.

Press SEARCH" " once to display Disc Go To --:--, use numeric key to enter the desired time of Disc. Press " SEARCH " twice to display Track Go To --:--, use numeric keys to enter the desired time of track. Press " SEARCH " 3 times to display Select Track

--/03, use numeric keys to enter the desired track.

Press A-B to select the Start point. Press again to select the End point. A third press will cancel the function.

With some DVD discs pressing this key will display the title menu. You can then use the digit buttons to select the item you prefer.

Users can record pictures from digital camera or scanner onto a CD-R or CD-RW disc using a personal computer, CD recording drive and suitable software. Be sure to use good quality recordable discs and trustworthy software with good instructions. Take care with recording settings: the disc must be recorded as data disc ISO9660 format, short file names (8 characters) are best, no multi-session and must be "finalised". JPEG disc contains pictures in a compact file format which can be decoded by the DVD player and output for viewing and enjoyment on the television screen. When a disc containing standard JPEG picture files is inserted into the player, a navigation menu will be displayed automatically. Use the UP and DOWN cursor buttons to select a file then press PLAY/ENTER. The slide show will commence. Press PREVIOUS or NEXT to move between pictures. Press pause to stop on the current picture. Press PLAY/ENTER to resume normal playing.

Press MENU to go back to folder and file view.

Press STOP to display thumbnail picture menu then select "Menu" on-screen with the cursor buttons, press PLAY/ENTER to step through help menu for JPEG viewing controls. "Transition Effect" changes how one picture changes to the next in the "slide show".

Program button changes between folder and file list. Some repeat functions can be used.

Zoom functions are not included.

JPEG DISC PLAYBACK

SCREEN SAVER FUNCTION

Special Function Playback

This unit employs a screen saver mode to help protect the tube during static video pictures. This can be turned off on the GENERAL SETUP PAGE (see Pg. 26)

DVD System Setup

General Setup Process

SETUP

1.Press the SETUP button, the General Setup Page,Preference Page and Password Setup Page will be displayed in turn.

2.Press CH+/- b to select,the item,then press to enter the submenu.

3.Press CH+/- bu to setup,then press PLAY/ENTER to confirm.

4.Press SETUP button to exit the menu.

General Setup Page

When using the DVD with the internal TV, select 4 3/LB.

The following information applies only when the DVD output is connected to an external TV.

4 3/PS (PS = Pan and Scan) You may select if you have a normal aspect ratio (4:3) TV, although the NORMAL/LB (letter box) is a more common choice. In PS mode, widescreen material will fill the screen, but at the expense of chopping off extreme left and right edges of the original film picture. For this feature to work, the disc must be specially coded. Such discs are uncommon. 4 3/LB (LB = Letter Box) You may select this if you have a normal aspect ratio (4:3) TV. Widescreen material will be shown in pure unaltered form, allowing the entire picture area of the original film to be viewed without any side cropping. Black bars will appear above and below the picture. 16 9 You may select this if you have a widescreen (16:9) TV. Back bars may still appear above and below the picture even if using a widescreen TV. This is because some film directors prefer to use ultra widescreen aspect ratios e.g.

2.35:1. This will normally be indicated on the DVD packaging.

ASPECT RATIO DESCRIPTION

..General Setup Page..

TV Display LB Angle Mark On OSD Lang ENG Spdif Output Caption On Screen Saver Off

4 3:Ps 4 3:Lb 16 9

TV Type Auto

Parental

Password

Default

PAL AUTO NTSC

..Preference Page..

..General Setup Page..

TV Display LB Angle Mark On OSD Lang ENG Spdif Output Caption On Screen Saver Off

4 3:Ps 4 3:Lb 16 9

PLAY/ENTER

DVD System Setup(Continued)

DVD System Setup

General Setup Page

CAPTIONS: This function allows you to display or hide the caption.

SCREEN SAVER: If the screen saver is on,then there

will be an animated picture of DVD on the screen whenever the DVD player is idle for more than 3 minutes .

..General Setup Page..

Angle Mark On

OSD Lang ENG

Spdif Output

Caption On

Screen Saver Off

Spdif Off

Spdif / Raw

Spdif / Pcm

SPDlF OUTPUT MODE: Sets the audio outputs.

This DVD player includes three kinds of audio output:

1. SPDlF OFF: An analog surround sound format is output through the back-paneI connections for 2-CH audio out or 5.1 CH audio out.

2. SPDlF/RAW or SPDIF/PCM: This surround sound format is output to a Dolby Digital/DTS decoder through the coaxial connector on the back panel of the product.

TV Display LB

..General Setup Page..

Angle Mark On

OSD Lang ENG

Spdif Output

Caption On

Screen Saver Off

Off

TV Display LB

This item allows you to set Angle Mark ON or OFF.

ANGLE MARK: Users can select a particular camera angle when playing a DVD which offers multiple angles.

On Screen Display (OSD) Language: Users can select on-screen display language.

..General Setup Page..

TV Display LB Angle Mark On OSD Lang ENG Spdif Output Captions On Screen Saver Off

On Off

..General Setup Page..

TV Display LB Angle Mark On OSD Lang ENG Spdif Output Caption On Screen Saver Off

English

French

..General Setup Page..

Angle Mark On

OSD Lang ENG

Spdif Output

Caption On

Screen Saver Off

Off

TV Display LB

The Preference Page is only available when there is no disc in the player. These settings are applied consistently to all discs which are inserted and played.

DVD System Setup(Continued)

DVD System Setup

Preference Page

SETUP

TV TYPE: This player supports different TV output, including MULTI(Auto), NTSC, and PAL systems. Usually please set to MULTI.

PARENTAL: The parental control function works in conjunction with the different censorship classes assigned to DVDs. These classes help to control the types of DVDs that the family watches, There are up to 8 censorship classes for DVDs.

Note: 1 To change this setting you must enter your password.

(Initial password is 1234) 2 When set to OFF, all discs may be viewed.

..Preference Page..

TV Type Auto

Parental

Password

Default

1 Kid Saf 2 G 3 Pg 4 Pg 13 5 Pgr 6 R 7 Nc17 8 Adult

TV Type Auto

Parental

Password

Default

PAL AUTO NTSC

..Preference Page..

PASSWORD CHANGE:

You can change your password by entering 4 digits. Your must confirm the 4 digits before the new password can be accepted.

NOTE:If you forget your password or a password is accidentally set enter 1369 as the password. This will enable you to regain control.

..Preference Page..

TV Type Auto

Parental

Password Change

Default

Old Password

New Password

Confirm PWD

PLAY/ENTER

DVD System Setup(Continued)

DVD System Setup

SETUP

DEFAULT: Resets all settings

(except password and parental lock status) for this DVD player back to the manufacturers original settings. Press ENTER to perform the reset.

Note:

Some functions may not be available depending on the type of disc.

TV Type Auto

Parental

Password

Default

..Preference Page..

Reset

The following discs can be played:

Playable Discs

You cannot play discs other than those listed above. You cannot play non-standard discs, even if they may be labelled as above. The performance of CD-R or CD-RW discs depends on the way the disc is prepared

- see under "Special function playback - JPEG disc playback".

Disc Protection and DVD Characteristics

Compare DVD disc with other discs:

DVD LD

SVCD

VCD CD

Encode method

Digital/MPEG

Analog

Digital

Digital/

MPEG

Digital

Capacity

650MB 650MB 650MB

133 minutes

242 minutes

266 minutes

484 minutes

Playing Time

Single-side 60 minutes double-side

120 minutes

45 minutes

74 minutes 74 minutes

12cm/8cm 12cm/8cm

Disc diameter

30cm/20cm

12cm 12cm

Horizontal resolution

More than 500 line

No more than

430 line

No more than

350 line

No more than

250 line

Multiple kinds

Picture proportion

One kind

Subtitle

32 kinds

16 kinds at most

4 kinds at most

4 kinds

2 kinds 2 kinds

Language

8 kinds

Sound quality

48KHz, 96KHz/

6, 20, 24bit

44.1KHz/ 16bit

Singleside singlelayer

4.7G

Double

-side single

-layer

8.5G

Singleside doublelayer

9.4G

Doubleside doublelayer 17G

Connecting the TV set to the other video and audio equipment

Connection of AV input /output terminal

To outside input

To video/audio input

DVD, VCD and other reproducing equipments

You can connect a stereo to the AUDIO output terminals on the TV set to enjoy sounds of higher quality. VIDEO and AUDIO output terminals output the video and audio signals being monitored by the TV set. The electric levels of video and audio output signals are fixed.

Troubleshooting guide

BREAKDOWN PHENOMENON

PICTURE

SOUND

CHECKING

The aerial direction and connection

Ensure that the power supply is connected to the TV set and turned on. Also ensure that the TV set is not in "Listen Mode" or that the brightness and contrast are not turned down.

Adjust colour control

Adjust channel again

Colour Purity fault which can be caused by moving the TV set, placing magnets near the TV screen or turning on/off house hold appliances such as vacuum cleaners near the TV set. Turn the TV off with the mains power switch for 15 minutes. When the power is turn on again the TV set will automatically demagnetise the screen. In severe cases you may need to repeat this process.

Picture with snow

Noise

Colour Spot

Normal volume

Scramble

Normal or Weak Volume

No colour Normal volume

No Picture No sound

No soundNormal

Normal

Disturb

Noise

Double or Triple Image

Electrical interference which can be caused by cars, motorbikes etc, Fluorescent lamps and dirty insulators on overhead power cables.

This is called ghosting which can be minimized with an outside aerial, and good quality cable and terminations. Altering the aerial direction can also minimize this effect.

Volume Sound mute

Note:

1.If the fault can not be repaired using the above guide consult with your local authorized service center.

2.The TV set must only be repaired by a qualified registered service person. Never attempt to remove the back cover as TV set has dangerous voltages inside that may cause a fatality or fire.

3. The cabinet may produce the occasional "snapping sound" This is normal and caused by the materials in the cabinet expanding with room temperature changes.

To assist in location possible faults use help guide below.

Specifications

NOTE

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. The dimension in this manual is a approximation.

PAL,NTSC

AC 240V 50Hz

70W

Picture tube

Accessories

Colour system

Sound system

Sound output power

Power requirements

Power consumption

Dimension

2X2W 10% THD

14"colour picture tube (33.5cm viewable)

Remote control X1 Owner's manual X1 Battery(AA) X2 Antenna X1

367 Width x378 Depth x371 Height mm

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