RCA LDR611 User Manual

USER’S GUIDE

LDR611

LASERDISC PLAYER

Introduction

Important Information

Please fill out the product registration card and return it immediately. Returning this card allows us to contact you if needed.

Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of purchase. Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in case you need them. The numbers are located on the back of the player.

Model No._____________________________________________________________________

Serial No. _____________________________________________________________________ Purchase Date: ________________________________________________________________ Dealer/Address/Phone: ________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________

LDR611

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or personal injury.

This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product.

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

ATTENTION: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise et pousser jusqú au fond.

Cautions

FCC regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it.

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances, such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

Information To User

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect this equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set

out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Product Registration

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this LaserDisc player to rain or moisture.

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

Introduction

Important Information

Warning, Cautions, and Information to User _____________________________i Product Registration__________________________________________________ i

Setting Up the Player

Startup

Check Accessories with Player___________________________________ 2 Insert Batteries in Remote_______________________________________ 2 Connect Player ________________________________________________ 2 Turn on TV ___________________________________________________ 2 Turn on Player ________________________________________________ 3 Load a Disc ___________________________________________________ 3 Play a Disc____________________________________________________ 4 Pause Playback Temporarily ____________________________________ 4 Remove Disc from the Player____________________________________ 4 Turn off Player ________________________________________________ 4

Using the Remote Control

Buttons_____________________________________________________________ 5

Playing a Disc

On-Screen Displays ________________________________________________ 6-7 Display On/Off Feature ______________________________________________ 8 Theatre Mode _______________________________________________________ 8 Last Memory Feature_________________________________________________ 9 Search by Chapter (Track), Time, or Frame __________________________ 10-11 Intro and Hi-Lite Scan _______________________________________________12 Variable-Speed Playback_____________________________________________ 13 Still Frame and Frame Advance_______________________________________ 13 Manual (Visual) Scanning____________________________________________ 14 Random Playback __________________________________________________ 15 Repeat Playback _________________________________________________ 16-17 Program Playback________________________________________________ 18-19 Select Audio on Laser Discs __________________________________________ 20 Select Audio on Compact Discs_______________________________________ 21 CX Noise Reduction System__________________________________________ 21 Listening for a Lifetime______________________________________________ 21

References

Location of Controls

Front Panel __________________________________________________ 22 Display Panel ________________________________________________ 23

Back Panel ___________________________________________________ 24 Choosing a Hookup _________________________________________________24 Connect Player to TV Monitor (or VCR) With

AUDIO/VIDEO IN Jacks ______25

Connect Player to TV Without Audio/Video Inputs _____________________26 Connect Player to Amplifier/Receiver _________________________________27 Types of Discs that Can be Played_____________________________________ 28 Glossary___________________________________________________________ 29 Care of Player and Discs _____________________________________________ 30 Trouble Checks __________________________________________________ 31-33 Customer Assistance and Service _____________________________________ 34 Limited Warranty ________________________________________________ 34-35 Specifications ______________________________________________________ 36 Index______________________________________________________________ 37

Table of Contents

Setting Up the Player

1. Check accessories with player.

Contact your dealer if any items are missing.

Remote

(Stock No. 221365)

2 3

CLEAR

SCANSCAN PLAY

PROGRAM CHAP•TIME DISPLAY

CHAP•TRACK SRCH

DISC SIDE

AUDIO

REPEAT

STOP

4 5 6 +10

7 8 9

A•B

FRAME ADVANCE

PAUSE

POWER

SPEED SELECT

A B

SCAN

•

RANDOM

HI - LITE

INTRO

Video Cable

(Stock No. 221367)

11111

Audio Cable

(Stock No. 221366)

2 “AAA” Batteries

Startup

2. Insert batteries in remote.

3. Connect player.

• Connect the player to a TV monitor (or VCR) with AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks. Details on

page 25

• Connect the player to a TV that does not have audio/video inputs using an optional

RF adapter. Details on page 26.

• Optional: You also may want to connect the audio from the player to an

amplifier/receiver – especially for playing CDs. Details on page 27.

4. Turn on the TV.

A. Turn on the TV (or TV and VCR). B. If you connected your player to the AUDIO/VIDEO IN jacks, tune the TV (or VCR) to

its video input channel. If you connected your player using an optional RF adapter, tune the TV to the same

channel as the CH3/CH4 switch on the adapter.

Setting Up the Player

5. Turn on the player.

A. Press POWER on player or remote.

6. Load a disc.

A. Press OPEN•CLOSE CD or LD on the player to open the appropriate disc table

— CD (compact disc) or LD (laser disc).

appears in the display panel when

the disc table is opening or closing. Pressing OPEN•CLOSE CD or LD on the player will also turn on the player

when the power is turned off.

B. Load a disc as shown.

CAUTIONS

Loading more than one disc or loading a disc incorrectly may cause damage to the disc and disc player.

Center the disc properly in the groove corresponding to the size of the disc. Place only one disc on the disc table at a time. Do not use adapters with this disc player. Do not place any objects other than a disc on the disc table. Do not move the player while a disc is playing. This may cause the disc to be

scratched. Do not let children put their hands into the disc player when the table is open.

This may cause injury.

8-Inch LD

12-Inch LD

Place side up you want to play.*

Load a Laser Disc

* On two-sided disc, the side facing up

will play first and then the other side

5-Inch CD (CDV)

3-Inch CD

CD (CDV) – Place label side up.

Load a CD

Startup

continued on next page

Setting Up the Player

Startup

7. Play the disc.

A. Press OPEN•CLOSE CD or LD on the player to close the disc table. B. Press PLAY. appears along with information about the disc

that is playing in the display panel. You can also press PLAY to close the disc table and start playing

the disc. To play only one side of the disc, press DISC SIDE A or B . The

side selected will be played, and then playback will stop.

8. Pause playback temporarily.

A. Press PAUSE. appears in the display panel when a disc is

paused.

B. Press PLAY or PAUSEto return to normal playback from that

point on the disc.

9. Remove the disc from the player.

A. Press STOP to stop playing the disc. B. Press OPEN•CLOSE CDor LD on the player to open the

appropriate disc table.

C. Remove the disc, place it in its jacket, and store upright away from

heat and humidity.

D. Press OPEN•CLOSE CD or LD on the player or PLAY to close the

disc table.

10. Turn off the player.

A. Press POWER. The STANDBY indicator on the player lights.

Remote Control

Buttons

2 3

CLEAR

SCANSCAN PLAY

PROGRAM CHAP•TIME DISPLAY

CHAP•TRACK SRCH

DISC SIDE

AUDIO

REPEAT

STOP

4 5 6 +10

7 8 9

A•B

FRAME ADVANCE

PAUSE

POWER

SPEED SELECT

SCAN

•

RANDOM

HI - LITE

INTRO

AUDIO

Selects type of audio (digital, analog, stereo, left channel, or right channel).

CHAP•TIME

(Chapter•Time)

Allows you to search for a particular frame, chapter (track), or time location depending on the type of disc.

CHAP•TRACK SRCH

Searches forward or in reverse for a chapter (track) on a disc that is playing.

CLEAR

Clears repeat, program, random, and intro scan features.

Allows you to change entries during programming.

DISC SIDE A or B

Plays side A or B of a laser disc. Used for programming two-sided disc.

DISPLAY

Displays information about the disc that is playing in the display panel and on the TV screen.

FRAME ADVANCE / Lets you view one frame of a CAV disc either

forward or reverse with each press of the button.

HI-LITE INTRO

Starts hi-lite scan on CDs and audio portion of CDVs.

Starts intro scan on laser discs and video portions of CDVs.

Number Buttons (0 Through 9 and +10)

Use these buttons to direct search for a chapter (track).

Also used during programming.

PAUSE

Pauses action during playback.

PLAY

Plays a disc. Closes disc table . Starts player searching.

POWER

Turns the player on or off.

PROGRAM

Used to program player to playback chapters (tracks) in certain order.

RANDOM

Plays the chapters (tracks) of a disc back in random order.

REPEAT

Repeat plays a specified chapter (track), one side, or both sides of a two-sided disc.

Also repeats a program or random playback.

REPEAT A•B

Repeat plays a portion of the disc from a specified memory point or repeats a specified section of a disc.

SCAN

55/66

Searches visually forward or in reverse at faster than normal speed.

SCAN Shuttle

Searches at three faster-than-normal speeds in forward or reverse.

SPEED SELECT 5/

Selects playback speed and direction — reverse or forward.

STOP

Stops the normal functions, such as playback and search of the player.

Playing a Disc

On-Screen Displays

Status displays appear automatically on the TV screen whenever the disc player is turned on, changes functions, or performs special functions. More information can be displayed about the disc that is playing. The type of disc determines the information and number of displays. This information also appears in the player’s display panel.

Playback Features

3 05782 A PLAY

3 12.49 A PLAY

DIGITAL STEREO

Laser Disc – No Table of Contents (TOC)

1. Press DISPLAY while disc is playing.

Standard play (CAV): Displays chapter number, frame number, side of disc (A or B), and audio mode.

Extended play (CLV): Displays chapter number, time in minutes and seconds, side of disc (A or B), and audio mode.

2. Press DISPLAY again to remove the display.

3 12.49 A PLAY

REMAIN TIME

ALL 31.08

3 12.49 A PLAY

TOTAL TIME

12 43.57

DIGITAL STEREO

3 5782 A PLAY

DISC TIME

12.08

3 5782 A PLAY

REMAIN TIME

ALL 23.45

3 5782 A PLAY

TOTAL TIME

9 35.53

DIGITAL STEREO

Laser Disc – Extended Play (CLV) with Table of Contents (TOC) and Video Portion of Compact Video Disc (CDV)

1. Press DISPLAY while disc is playing. Displays

chapter number, elapsed play time, side of laser disc (A or B), and audio mode.

The table of contents must be read before information can be displayed.

2. Press DISPLAY again to display remaining play time (ALL) on the disc.

3. Press DISPLAY again to display the total number of chapters and total play time of the disc.

4. Press DISPLAY again to remove the display.

Laser Disc – Standard Play (CAV) with Table of Contents (TOC)

1. Press DISPLAY on remote while disc is playing. Displays chapter, frame numbers, and sound mode.

2. Press DISPLAY again to display elapsed play time on the disc.

The table of contents must be read before information can be displayed.

3. Press DISPLAY again to display remaining play time (ALL) on the disc.

4. Press DISPLAY again to display the total number of chapters and play time of the disc.

5. Press DISPLAY again to remove the display.

Playing a Disc

On-Screen Displays

Playback Features

Display Function

OPEN Opening of the table CLOSE Closing of the table STOP Stop mode SEARCH Searching CHAPTER Indicates chapter number FRAME Indicates frame number OFF Power turned off COMPACT DISC Compact disc playing LASERDISC Laser disc playing CLV CLV disc playing CAV CAV disc playing A Side A play B Side B play A

B Changing from side A to B B 6A Changing from side B to A PLAY Play mode LAST MEMORY MODE1 Last memory turned on LAST MEMORY MODE2 Last memory mode 2 selected 1/2,1/8,1/30 Slow-speed play X2 High-speed play MEMORY Point selected to repeat play REPEAT MEMORY Repeat playing from memory point

Display Function

REPEAT A-B Repeat play section A–B REPEAT CHAPTER (TRACK) Chapter or track repeat REPEAT SIDE A (B) One-side repeat REPEAT ALL Two-side repeat REPEAT OFF Repeat off REPEAT PROGRAM Repeat the program playing REPEAT RANDOM Repeat random playback PROGRAM Program playback PROGRAM STEP- Program step number RANDOM Random play HILITE Hilite scan mode INTRO Intro scan mode DIGITAL Digital audio setting ANALOG Analog audio setting STEREO Stereo audio setting 1/L Main audio/left channel 2/R Sub audio/right channel CX ON CX noise reduction system on CX OFF CX noise reduction system off PSC ON Picture stop cancel function on PSC OFF Picture stop cancel function off

Other Displays That Appear on TV Screen

Compact Disc (CD) and Audio Portion of Compact Video Disc (CDV)

4 2.49 PLAY

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

DIGITAL STEREO

1. Press DISPLAY while the disc is playing

to display the current track number, elapsed play time of current track, and audio mode.

The track numbers appear on the screen. differently indicating which ones have been played.

2. Press DISPLAY again to display remaining play time (TRK) of the track that is playing.

3. Press DISPLAY again to display remaining play time (ALL) of the disc.

4. Press DISPLAY again to display the total number of chapters and play time of the disc.

5. Press DISPLAY again to remove the display.

8 2.42 PLAY

REMAIN TIME

TRK 1.45

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

DIGITAL STEREO

05 06

09 10

08 09 10

10 2.42 PLAY

TOTAL TIME

10 31.45

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

DIGITAL STEREO

9 3.42 PLAY

REMAIN TIME

ALL 6.45

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

DIGITAL STEREO

09 10

Playing a Disc

Theatre Mode – Laser Disc (LD)

This feature reduces the time required to start a laser disc playing or to change sides on a laser disc during playback.

1. Press THEATRE MODE on the player to activate the theatre feature.

The indicator in the button lights. The table of contents is not read. Random playback does not

function. The elapsed, total, and remaining time functions on a CAV disc and the total and remaining time functions on a CLV disc do not operate unless you play the disc back once before using the theatre feature.

The theatre function does not operate during CD play.

2. Press THEATRE MODE on the player to turn off the theatre mode for

normal operation. The indicator in the button turns off.

Display On/Off Feature

The DISPLAY OFF button turns the fluorescent display panel and on-screen displays on and off. Turning off the display panel may prevent low levels of noise from affecting the audio.

1. Press DISPLAY OFF on the player to turn off the display panel and on-

screen displays. The indicator in the button lights. If a function button is pressed, the displays will appear briefly. The

screen background will turn from blue to black while a CD is playing, the player is changing sides, or the player is stopped.

2. Press DISPLAY OFF again to turn the display panel and on-screen

displays back on. The indicator in the button turns off.

Playback Features

MEMORY

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

DISPLAY

OFF

THEATRE

MODE

STANDBY

POWER

HI-LITE INTRO

OPEN•CLOSE

DISC SIDE

Playing a Disc

Last Memory Feature – Laser Disc (LD)

The player remembers where you are on the laser disc that is playing when you press STOP or POWER. The player must be plugged into an outlet that has power to it at all times for the last

memory feature to operate. The STANDBY indicator lights when power is turned off. There are two last memory modes. Mode 1 starts playback from the point on the disc where

playback was stopped. Mode 2 reviews the portion that has been played and then starts playback slightly before the point where playback was stopped.

Mode 1: Start Playback From the Point Where Playback Was Stopped

1. While a disc is playing, press STOP to stop playback or POWER to turn the player off.

2. Press MEMORY once on the player. Playback starts slightly before the point on the disc where playback was stopped.

LAST MEMORY MODE1 appears briefly while the player searches for the ”last memory“ point.

If PLAY is pressed while the player is stopped, playback starts at the beginning of the disc.

Mode 2: Review Highlights of the Played Portion and Start Playback Slightly Before the Point Where Playback Was Stopped

1. While a disc is playing, press STOP to stop playback or POWER to turn the player off.

2. Press MEMORY twice on the player. The player will scan and play brief segments of the portion of the laser disc previous played. Playback will then start at a point slightly before the point where playback was stopped.

Press MEMORY on the player during the scan and play to start playback slightly before the point where playback was stopped.

LAST MEMORY MODE2 appears briefly on the TV screen while the player searches for the ”remembered“ point.

If PLAY is pressed while the player is stopped, playback starts at the beginning of the disc.

Playback Features

SEARCH TIME 12.49

LAST MEMORY MODE2

SEARCH TIME 12.49

LAST MEMORY MODE1

STANDBY

POWER

THEATRE

MODE

DISPLAY

DISC SIDE

OFF

OPEN•CLOSE

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

MEMORY

HI-LITE INTRO

Search For a Particular Chapter (Track) on Laser (LD) and Compact (CD) Discs

1. Direct Search: Enter the chapter (track) number by pressing the

corresponding number(s) on the remote. For example, press 3 to play chapter (track) 3. For chapters (tracks) 10 or above, press number +10. Example: Press

+10, then 6, to play chapter (track) 16. Press +10, then +10, then 6, to play chapter (track) 26.

Normal Search: Repeatedly press CHAP•TIME on the remote until CHAPTER or TRACK appears on the TV screen and a flashing 0

appears in the player’s display panel. Enter the chapter (track) number by pressing the corresponding number(s) on the remote. Press PLAY.

Direct search and normal search are not available on all discs. A still frame will be displayed at the beginning of the chapter on a

CAV disc when you normal search by pressing PLAY on the remote.

2. Press CLEAR on remote while player is searching to cancel the

search.

Search for Beginning of Chapter (Track) on Laser (LD) and Compact (CD) Discs

1. Press on the player or CHAP•TRACK SRCH on the remote

to return to the beginning of the chapter (track) that is playing. Repeatedly press the button to return to the beginning of a previous chapter (track). Each press advances you back one chapter (track).

2. To advance to the beginning of a chapter (track) following the one playing, press on the player or CHAP•TRACK SRCH on the remote. Each press advances you one chapter (track).

Playing a Disc

Playback Features

Search by Chapter (Track), Time, or Frame

MEMORY

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

DISPLAY

OFF

THEATRE

MODE

STANDBY

POWER

HI-LITE INTRO

OPEN•CLOSE

DISC SIDE

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