Sanyo DC-TS3900 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

PAL

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre

DC-TS3900

PAL

Only cassettes marked can be used with this DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

Please read this manual carefully before connecting your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre and operating it for the first time. Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference.

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Safety Precautions

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1

LASER PRODUKT

LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASS 1

LASER APPARAT

CLASSE 1

PRODUIT LASER

WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK

OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE

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

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

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

CAUTION:

This DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre employs a Laser System.

To ensure proper use of this product, please read this instruction manual carefully and retain it for future reference. Should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized service location-see service procedure.

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

To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure. Visible laser radiation when open. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to water, dripping or splashing, and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

CAUTION: Do not put your hand or other objects in the cassette compartment dent. Keep small children away from the unit.

Used batteries: The batteries in the remote control of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre do not contain mercury. However, SANYO recommends

that you do not dispose of used batteries with domestic refuse. Please, contact your dealer or your local authorities for information regarding the disposal of used batteries or take them to your nearest collection point.

PERSONNEL.

because of the risk of injury or an acci-

Beware of moisture condensation

Moisture in the air will condense on the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre when you move it from a cold place to a warm place, or under extremely humid conditions — just as water droplets form on the surface of a glass filled with cold liquid. Moisture condensation on the head drum will cause damage to the tape. In conditions where condensation may occur, keep the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre’s power turned on for a few hours to let the moisture dry. The system is not completely disconnected from the mains unless it is unplugged from the AC outlet.

This set complies with the EMC Directive 89/336 and with the LVD Directive 73/23.

POWER:

50Hz

This unit operates on a mains supply of 230V~,

This appliance is supplied with BS 1363 approved 13 Amp fused mains plug. When replacing the fuse always use a 5 Amp BS 1362 approved type. Never use this plug with the fuse cover omitted. To obtain a replacement fuse cover contact your supplying dealer. If the mains sockets in your home differ, or are not suitable for the type of plug supplied, then the plug should be removed and a suitable type fitted. If the mains plug becomes severed from the mains lead it must be destroyed. A mains plug with bared wires is hazardous if engaged in a mains output line socket. If a 13 Amp BS 1363 plug is not suitable or any other type of plug used, then this appliance must be protected by a 5 Amp fuse.

Should you need to change the plug

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following codes

BLUE ~ Neutral BROWN ~ Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows : The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLUE or BLACK. The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured BROWN or RED. DO NOT connect either wire to the EARTH terminal.

otes on copyrights:

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent copyright material without permission. This product features the copy protection function developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals are recorded on some discs. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

SERIAL NUMBER: The serial number is found on the back of this unit. This number is unique to this unit and not available to others. You should record requested information here and retain this guide as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model No. ___________________________________ Serial No. ___________________________________

DC-TS3900

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Notes on Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Disc Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Front Panel Control Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Display Window Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Remote Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rear Panel Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System Setup

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12

TV & Satellite Receiver Connections . . . . . . . . . 10

Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections . . . . . 11

Radio Aerial Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Speaker System Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Speaker Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Glossary for Audio Stream & Surround Mode . . . 13

VCR Operation Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-18

Video Channel Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre for

the very first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to use the Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tuning in TV Stations Automatically . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tuning in TV Stations Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Changing the order of TV Stations . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Deleting TV Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the Clock Manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

To set the Colour System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

DVD Operation Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-22

General Explanation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

On-Screen Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-22

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General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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5.1 Speaker setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Parental Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Operation

VCR Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-28

Normal Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Tracking Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Special Effects Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback . 23

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Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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CM Skip (Commercial Skip) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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DPC (Digital Picture Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Normal Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Pausing the recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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To record one TV programme while

watching another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Timer Recording using On Screen Display . . . . . 25

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If Timer record events Overlap.. . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Intelligent LP Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Change (Deleting) the Timer Programme . . . 26

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The Programme Delivery Control (PDC). . . . 26

On Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Tape Counter Memory Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Widescreen Compatibility 16:9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

DVD Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-36

Playing a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Screen Saver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Changing Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Changing Chapters/Tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback . 30

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Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Repeat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Repeat A-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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3D Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Marker Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Special DVD Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Checking the contents of DVD Video discs: Menus

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Title Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Disc Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Camera Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Changing the Audio Language . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Changing the Audio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Subtitles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Playing an Audio CD or MP3 Disc . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Notes on MP3 Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Audio CD or MP3 Disc Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Moving to another Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Repeat Track/ All/ Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Repeat A-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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3D Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Changing the Audio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

JPEG Disc Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Notes on JPEG Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Programmed Playback with Audio CDs

and MP3 Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Repeat Programmed Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Erasing a Track from the Program List . . . . . 35

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Erasing the Complete Program List . . . . . . . 35

Speaker Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Special Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Copying from DVD to VCR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Recording from Another Video Recorder . . . . . . 37

Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39

Presetting Radio Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Listening to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

To Clear the Stored Radio Stations . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tuning into a Station Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Tuning into a Station Automatically. . . . . . . . . . . 39

Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

RDS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Reference

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41

Video Head Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Country Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45

About the symbols for instructions

Indicates hazards likely to cause harm to the unit itself or other material damage.

Indicates special operating features of this unit.

Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished works. Copyright 19921997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.

INTRODUCTION

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Before Use

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ALL

Playable Discs

DVD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

In addition, this unit can play the following: DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Kodak PICTURE CD, and CD-R or CDRW discs that contain audio titles, MP3, or JPEG files.

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ment or the CD-R/RW (or DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW) disc itself, some CD-R/RW (or DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW) discs may not be played on the unit.

 Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the

labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.

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Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart-shaped or octagonal). Doing so may result in malfunctions.

otes on DVDs

Some playback operations for DVDs may be intentionally set by software manufacturers. As this unit plays DVDs according to disc content designed by the software manufacturer, some playback features of the unit may not be available or other functions may be added. Make sure to also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs. Some DVDs made for business purposes may not be able to be played on the unit.

Regional code of the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre System and DVDs

This unit is designed and manufactured for playback of Region “2” encoded DVD software. The region code on the labels of some DVDs indicates which

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre

type of System

can play those discs. This unit can only play DVDs labeled “2” or “ALL”. If you try to play any other discs, the message “Check Regional Code” will appear on the TV screen. Some DVDs that have no region code label may still be subject to area restrictions and therefore not playable.

Disc-related terms

Title (DVD only)

The main film content or accompanying feature content or additional feature content, or music album. Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling you to locate it easily.

Chapter (DVD only)

Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of one or several chapters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number, enabling you to locate the chapter you want. Depending on the disc, no chapters may be recorded.

Track (Video CD and audio CD only)

Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD or an audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number, enabling you to locate the track you want.

Scene

On a video CD with PBC (Playback control) functions, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “Scenes”. Each scene is displayed in the menu screen and assigned a scene number, enabling you to locate the scene you want. A scene is composed of one or several tracks.

Types of video CDs

There are two types of video CDs:

Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)

PBC (Playback control) functions allow you to interact with the system via menus, search functions, or other typical computer-like operations. Moreover, still pictures of high resolution can be played if they are included in the disc.

Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1)

Operated in the same way as audio CDs, these discs allow playback of video pictures as well as sound, but they are not equipped with PBC.

Remote Control Battery Installation

Detach the battery cover on the rear of the remote control, and insert two R03/AAA batteries with and aligned correctly.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

SPENT OR DISCHARGED BATTERIES MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF IN A SAFE MANNER IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY.

Remove the batteries when they are not to be used for a long period time.

Caution

Do not mix old and new batteries. Never mix different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, etc.) and different brand of batteries.

Remote Control Operating Range

Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons.

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Distance: About 7 m (23 ft) from the front of the remote sensor

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Angle: About 30° in each direction of the front of the remote sensor

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Before Use (Continued)

Precautions

Handling the unit

Shipping the unit

The original shipping carton and packing materials come in handy. For maximum protection, re-pack the unit as it was originally packaged at the factory.

Setting up the unit

The picture and sound of a nearby TV, VCR, or radio may be distorted during playback. In this case, position the unit away from the TV, VCR, or radio, or turn off the unit after removing the disc.

Keeping unit surfaces clean

Do not use volatile liquids, such as insecticide spray, near the unit. Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long period of time. They will leave marks on the surface.

Cleaning the unit

Cleaning the cabinet

Use a soft, dry cloth. If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine, or thinner, as these might damage the surface of the unit.

To obtain a clear picture

The DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre is a high-tech, precision device. If the optical pick-up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn, the picture quality will be poor. Regular inspection and maintenance are recommended after every 1,000 hours of use. (This depends on the operating environment.) For details, please contact your nearest dealer.

Cleaning discs

Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor picture quality and sound distortion. Before playing, clean the disc with a clean cloth. Wipe the disc from the center outward.

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Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static spray intended for older vinyl records.

Disc Symbols

About the symbol display

may appear on the TV screen during operation. This icon means the function explained in this owner’s manual is not available on that specific disc.

About the disc symbols on manual pages

A section whose title has one of the following symbols are applicable only to those discs represented by the symbol.

DVD

VCD2.0

Video CDs with the PBC (playback control) function

VCD1.1

Video CDs without the PBC (playback control) function

Audio CD

MP3

MP3 disc JPEG disc

JPEG

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Notes on Discs

Disc handling

Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the surface. Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

Storing discs

After playing, store the disc in its case. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat, or leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight, as there may be a considerable heat build-up inside the car.

Selecting Viewing Sources

You must select one of your output sources (DVD or VCR) to view on the TV screen.

• If you want to view DVD deck output source:

Press CD/DVD on the remote or VCR/DVD on the front panel until DVD indicator in the display window lights and output source of DVD deck is viewed on the TV screen.

• If you want to view VCR deck output source:

Press VCR on the remote or VCR/DVD on the front panel until VCR indicator in the display window lights and output source of VCR deck is viewed on the TV screen.

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• If you insert a cassette tape without prevention tab

while this system is in the DVD mode, the DVD & HiFi VCR Home Theatre will switch to VCR mode automatically.

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Front Panel Control Buttons

STANDBY/ON

Disc Tray (DVD deck)

CHANNEL (44/33)

Tunes in the desired station (Radio Mode). Scans up or down through memorized channels (VCR mode).

Forward SKIP/SCAN (

Reverse SKIP/SCAN

OPEN/CLOSE (ZZ)

Cassette Compartment (VCR deck)

PLAY (B)

SS/QQ

(

RR/TT

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EJECT(ZZ)

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Display Window

Remote Sensor

Point the remote control here.

MONO/STEREO/COPY

Selects stereo or mono mode for FM tuning. Press to copy a DVD in the DVD deck to a VHS tape in the VCR deck.

FM/AM

Switches between AM and FM bands.

Selects the DVD or VCR output

sources to view on the TV screen.

Press to copy a DVD in the DVD deck

AV3 (VIDEO/AUDIO IN (Left/Right))

Connect the audio/video output of an external source (Audio system, TV/Monitor, another VCR).

DVD/VCR Indicator

VCR/DVD (output select)

REC/ITR (zz)

Records normally or activates

Instant Timer Recording.

to a VHS tape in the VCR deck.

STOP (xx)

PAUSE/STEP(XX/CC)

VOLUME Control

Turn the knob clockwise to increase sound level,

counterclockwise to decrease sound level.

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Display Window Indicators

Indicates current audio stream.

DIGITAL

PCM

PHOTO

RADIO

VCD

Indicates the unit is in radio mode.

Indicates current surround mode.

Lights up when the FM station tuned is transmitting RDS data.

Programmed playback active

PROLOGIC II

DVD RDS

MP3 TV

A B

RPT ALL

A disc is loaded in the DVD deck. (Lights when a disc is loaded in the DVD deck.)

DVD/CD/VCR receiver is in VCR timer recording mode or a VCR timer recording is programmed.

DVD to VCR copy is in progress.

DVD/CD/VCR receiver is recording a tape.

Indicates the unit is playing back a tape recorded in Hi-Fi.

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MUTE indicator

A cassette is loaded in the VCR deck.

CHPTRK TITLE PROG

Hi-Fi

MUTE REC COPY

Indicates current title number or channel number.

Indicates the unit is in TV mode.

MP3 disc inserted.

Repeat playback mode indicators.

VCD disc inserted.

DVD disc inserted.

Lights up when a stereo broadcast is being received in radio mode.

JPEG disc inserted

Indicates current chapter or track number.

Total playing time/Elapsed time/ Frequency/remaining time/ Current deck status/Surround mode/Volume etc. indicators.

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Remote Control Buttons

FM/AM Tuner

Selects FM or AM band.

EJECT/OPEN/CLOSE

Ejects the tape in the VCR deck.

Opens and closes the disc tray.

CD/DVD/VCR select

Selects the output source (CD/DVD or

VCR) to view on the TV screen.

RDS

Checks the RDS service programme (PS).

0-9 Number buttons

Selects numbered options in a menu.

ANGLE

Selects a DVD camera angles if

available.

PROGRAM

Shows or hides Program menu.

ZOOM, CLK/CNT

Enlarges DVD video image.

between the clock, tape counter and tape

remaining modes on the display.

Switches

MARKER

Marks any point during playback.

Displays MARKER SEARCH menu.

DISPLAY

Accesses On-Screen display.

Select menu options.

PR/TRK/PRESET(

Selects VCR or Tuner channels.

Manually adjusts the tape’s picture

TUNER(b/B)

Tunes in the desired station.

v/V)

onscreen.

RETURN

Hides the Setup menu.

CM SKIP

Fast forwards picture search through 30

seconds of recording.

STOP (xx)

Stops playback.

REC/ITR (zz)

Records normally or activates Instant

Timer Recording.

REPEAT A-B/REPEAT/SPEED

Repeats chapter, track, title, all.

Repeats sequence.

Selects recording speed.

TV/VCR

Switch to view channels selected by the

This remote control uses the same buttons for VCR and DVD functions (ex. PLAY). To use the VCR, first press the VCR button. To use the DVD, first press the CD/DVD button.

VCR tuner or by the TV tuner.

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POWER

Switches DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre System ON and OFF.

MUTE

Turns the sound on and off temporarily.

SOUND MODE

Selects sound mode.

CLEAR

Clears a track number from the program menu or a mark on the MARKER SEARCH menu. Clears preset stations from the tuner memory.

AUDIO

Selects an audio language (DVD) or an audio channel (CD).

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SUBTITLE

Selects a subtitle language.

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TITLE

Displays the disc’s Title menu, if available.

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INPUT

Selects the VCR deck’s source (Tuner, AV1, AV2 or AV3).

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VOLUME (+/-)

Adjusts speaker sound.

SETUP/ i

Shows or hides DVD Setup menu and VCR menu.

MEMORY/ENTER

- Acknowledges menu selection.

- Displays functions on the TV screen.

- Stores a radio station’s frequency in the tuner’s memory.

DISC MENU

Shows DVD disc menu.

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PAUSE/STEP (XX/CC)

Pauses playback or recording. Presses repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback.

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PLAY (NN)

Starts playback.

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BACKWARD (..)

DISC: Searches backward*/goes to beginning of current chapter or track or go to previous chapter or track. VCR: Rewinds the tape from STOP mode or for fast reverse picture search.

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FORWARD (>>)

DISC: Searches forward*/goes to next chapter or track. VCR: Advances the tape from STOP mode or for fast forward picture search.

* Press and hold button for about two

seconds.

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Rear Panel Connections

S-VIDEO OUT (DVD OUT)

Connect to a S-Video Input on TV.

FOR DVD VIEWING ONLY.

EURO AV2 AUDIO/VIDEO (VCR IN+OUT/DVD OUT)

Connect to another video recorder.

SPEAKERS

Connect the six supplied speakers to

these terminals.

FRONT

CENTER

REAR

(R 4 )

( 4 )

GND

ANTENNA

(R 4 )

SPEAKERS

FM AERIAL CONNECTOR

Connect the FM aerial to this terminal.

AM AERIAL CONNECTORS

Connect the AM aerial to this terminal.

AC Power Cord

Plug into the power source.

INTRODUCTION

SUB

REAR

FRONT

WOOFER

(L 4 )

( 8 )

S-VIDEO OUT (DVD ONLY)

RF . OUT

AERIAL

DVD/VCR OUT

AERIAL

Connect the aerial using this jack.

VCR IN+OUT/DVD OUT

EURO AV2

AUDIO/

VIDEO

EURO AV1

AUDIO/ VIDEO

EURO AV1 AUDIO/VIDEO (VCR IN+OUT/DVD OUT)

Connect to your TV set or another video recorder.

RF. OUT

Connect to a TV with RF cable.

Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent damage to the unit.

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Do not forget that even in the power off state there is an electrical voltage inside the VCR as long as it is connected to a wall socket. Disconnect the mains lead from the wall socket if the VCR is not to be used for a long time.

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Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or built in cabinet.

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Connections

ANTENNA

GND

S-VIDEO OUT

DVD/VCR OUT

AERIAL

SPEAKERS

FRONT

(R 4 )

REAR

CENTER

( 4 )

REAR (L 4 )

FRONT (L 4 )

SUB

WOOFER

( 8 )

EURO AV1

AUDIO/ VIDEO

EURO AV2

AUDIO/ VIDEO

RF . OUT

VCR IN + OUT/ DVD OUT

S-VIDEO

INPUT

AERIAL

Rear of TV

SCART INPUT

TV & Satellite Receiver Connections

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Make one of the following connections, depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment.

ips

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Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect, there are various ways you could connect the

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre

. Use

one of the connections described below.

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Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections.

Caution

–

Make sure the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre is connected directly to the TV. Select the correct AV input on your TV.

– Do not connect your

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre to TV via your VCR. The DVD image could be distorted by the copy protection system.

Basic connection (AV)

Connect the EURO AV1 AUDIO/VIDEO on the rear

panel of the scart input socket on the TV using a SCART lead (E).

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre

to the

You can connect such a Satellite, Cable or Digital

set top box to the

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre

(D).

Basic connection (RF)

Connect the aerial cable (A) from your indoor/ out-

door aerial to AERIAL jack on the rear panel of DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre

Connect the supplied RF cable (R) from the

RF. OUT jack on the rear panel of VCR Home Theatre

to your television’s Aerial Input.

DVD & Hi-Fi

S-Video connection

Connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the VCR Home Theatre

to the S-VIDEO IN jack on the TV

using the S-Video cable (S).

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The signal of S-VIDEO OUT jack will output only when the function mode is selected to CD/DVD.

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When you connect the Theatre

to your TV, be sure to turn off the power and

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home

unplug both units from the wall outlet before making any connections.

DVD & Hi-Fi

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Connections (Continued)

Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections

Connect the AV3 jacks on the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre to the audio/video out jacks on your accessory component, using the optional audio/video cables.

SYSTEM SETUP

Radio Aerial Connections

Connect the supplied FM/AM aerial for listening to the radio.

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Connect the AM loop aerial to the AM aerial connector.

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Connect the FM wire aerial to the FM aerial connector.

FM Wire aerial (supplied)

GND

ANTENNA

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To prevent noise pickup, keep the AM loop aerial away from the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre and other components.

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Be sure to fully extend the FM wire aerial.

AM Loop aerial (supplied)

SUB

REAR

FRONT (R 4 )

FRONT

CENTER

REAR (R 4 )

( 4 )

SPEAKERS

WOOFER

(L 4 )

( 8 )

S-VIDEO OUT

RF . OUT

AERIAL

DVD/VCR OUT

EURO AV2

AUDIO/

VIDEO

EURO AV1

AUDIO/

VIDEO

VCR IN+OUT/DVD OUT

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Connections (Continued)

Rear(Surround) right speaker

Rear(Surround) left speaker

Front left speaker

Center speaker

Front right speaker

Passive Subwoofer

Speaker System Connections

Connect the speakers using the supplied speaker leads.

To obtain the best possible surround sound, adjust the speaker parameters, e.g., distance, level, etc.

Front Speaker (Right)

Rear Speaker (Right Surround)

ANTENNA

GND

Center Speaker

REAR

FRONT

CENTER

REAR

(R 4 )

( 4 )

(R 4 )

(L 4 )

SPEAKERS

SUB

FRONT

WOOFER

(L 4 )

( 8 )

AERIAL

S-VIDEO OUT

(DVD ONLY)

RF . OUT

DVD/VCR OUT

EURO AV2

AUDIO/

VIDEO

EURO AV1

AUDIO/ VIDEO

VCR IN+OUT/DVD OUT

Rear Speaker (Left Surround)

Front Speaker (Left)

Subwoofer

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Be sure to match the speaker cable to the appropriate terminal on the connectors: + to + and – to –. If the cables are reversed, the sound will be distorted and will lack bass.

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When making the sound louder, adjust the sound level carefully to avoid excessive volume output to the speakers.

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Only 2-channel stereo (Front Left, Front Right & Subwoofer) is available in VCR mode, thus sound might not be heard from center or rear speakers during VCR playback. (For further details about sound mode, please refer to next page.)

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Do not remove the front covers of the supplied speakers.

Speaker Positioning

For a normal setup, use 6 speakers (2 front speakers, center speaker, 2 rear speakers, and subwoofer). If you want to hear excellent bass sound or Dolby Digital surround, you should connect a subwoofer.

• Front speakers

From your listening position, place the speakers an equal distance away and with an interval of 45 degrees between speakers.

• Center speaker

It is ideal if the center speaker and front speakers are at the same height. You would normally place the center speaker above or below the television as shown.

• Rear speakers

Place left and right behind the listening area. These speakers recreate sound motion and atmosphere required for surround sound playback. For best results, do not install the rear speakers too far behind the listening position and install them at or above the level of the listener’s ears. It is also effective to direct the rear speakers towards a wall or ceiling to further disperse the sound.

• Subwoofer

This can be placed in any front position.

Speaker Positioning Example

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Glossary for Audio Stream & Surround Mode

Glossary for Audio Stream

The Dolby Digital surround format lets you enjoy up to 5.1 channels of digital surround sound from a Dolby Digital programme source. If you play DVDs with “ ” mark, you can enjoy even better sound quality, greater spatial accuracy, and improved dynamic range.

Use this mode when playing movie with Dolby Digital 2 channel, which carries the “ ” mark. This mode realistically

simulates a movie theatre or live concert house using DOLBY PRO LOGIC SURROUND technology. The front/back/left/right sound movement, as well as fixed positions in the sound image is much clearer and more dynamic than before.

(II)

Dolby Pro Logic II creates five full-bandwidth output channels from two-channel sources. This is done using an advanced, high-purity matrix surround decoder that extracts the spatial properties of the original recording without adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.

MOVIE mode:

The Movie mode is for use with stereo television shows and all programmes encoded in Dolby Surround. The result is enhanced sound field directionality that approaches the quality of discrete

5.1-channel sound.

MUSIC mode:

The Music mode is for use with any stereo music recordings.

MATRIX mode:

The Matrix mode is the same as the Music mode except that the directional enhancement logic is turned off. It may be used to enhance mono signals by making them seem “larger.” The Matrix mode may also find use in auto systems, where the fluctuations from poor FM stereo reception can otherwise cause disturbing surround signals from a logic decoder. The ultimate “cure” for poor FM stereo reception may be simply to switch the audio to mono.

3D SURROUND

This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect, using 3D Surround Sound technology, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi-channel audio from a home theatre. This feature works with DVD discs encoded with Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital audio tracks.

BYPASS

Software with multi-channel surround audio signals is played back according to its original recording specifications.

Surround Mode

You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the pre-programmed sound fields according to the programme you want to listen to.

Each time you press the SOUND MODE button, the sound mode is changed in the following order:

PRO LOGIC → MOVIE → MUSIC → MATRIX → 3D SURROUND → BYPASS

SOUND MODE icons on a TV screen

PROL

PRO LOGIC

MOVIE

MUSIC

MTRX

MATRIX

3D SUR

3D SURROUND

BYPASS

For DVD Operation

You can change the sound mode of DVD (Dolby Digital, PRO LOGIC, etc.) by pressing the AUDIO button repeatedly on the remote control during playback. Although DVD contents differ from disc to disc, the following explains the basic operation when this feature is used.

Each time you press AUDIO, the DVD&Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre sound mode is changed in the following order:

→→

For your reference

•

The DVD&Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre memorises the last mode setting for each source individually.

•

You can identify the encoding format of programme software by looking at its packaging.

- Dolby Digital discs are attached with the logo.

- Dolby Surround encoded programmes are attached with the logo.

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Sound Mode is not applicable when headphones are used.

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This unit does not perform internal (2 channel) decoding of a DTS sound track.

SYSTEM SETUP

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VCR Operation Setup

Video Channel Set

Video channel (RF output channel) is the channel on which your TV receives picture and sound signals from the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre through the RF cable.

If you have used a your TV, simply select the AV channel. The AV channel is already preset for optimum video playback on your TV.

Perform the following steps only if interference appears in the TV picture after you have moved to a different area or a new station has started broadcasting in your area, or if you change the connection from RF connection to AV connection, or vice versa.

Turn on DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre and TV.

SCART lead you will not have to tune

Set the vacant position 36 on your TV.

Press on the remote control to enter the

standby mode (the clock indicator will be dimmed).

Press and hold CHANNEL33or

Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre for more than 4 secs.

RF 36 will appear in the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home

Theatre display.

The following picture will be displayed on the TV screen.

on the DVD &

sing your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre

for the very first time

For the following steps we assume that you have just connected your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre for the very first time. To make tuning TV stations an easy task your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre incorporates the Automatic Channel Memory System (ACMS). This system will automatically tune in and store TV channels in your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre. While this is happening the clock (date & time) in the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre will be set automatically.

Make sure that you have correctly installed your

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

Press to turn on your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home

Theatre.

If the initial Menu Screen doesn’t appear on screen, make sure that you have tuned your TV to a video channel. Or if this is correct it may mean that your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre is already tuned.

ACMS

Pr-12

RF CHANNEL 36

SET

If the picture is snowy, move to step 5. If the picture is clean, press POWER on the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre to store the RF channel. The video channel is now set.

Press CHANNEL33or 44on the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR

Home Theatre to set the video channel to a vacant position between 22 and 68 which is not occupied by any local station in your area.

You can also set to ‘OFF” if there is any interference when your TV is connected to the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

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The RF channel will not change until step 6 has been executed.

Press to store the new RF channel into the

DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

Press to bring the DVD/CD/VCR from stand-

by to on and follow your TV manufacturer’s tuning instruction manual to tune a new channel to the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

Press OK to start the automatic tuning process.

01 C23 00 BBC1 02 C26 00 BBC2 03 C30 00 ITV

Pr-12

ACMS

Programme number TV Station

PR-01 BBC1 PR-02 BBC2 PR-03 ITV PR-04 CH4(S4C) PR-05 CH5 PR-06 Satellite

The TV station shown above may vary according to the area you live in.

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

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VCR Operation Setup (Continued)

REC

SYS-

TEM

SET

Pr-12

ACMS

OSD ON OFF

OSD

TIME

DATE

16:9 4:3

DPC

NIC

ACMS

Pr-12

ACMS

02 C26 00 BBC2 03 C30 00 ITV 04 C33 00 CH4 05 C35 00 CH5 06 - - - - - - - - 07 - - - - - - - - 08 - - - - - - - - -

01 C23 00 BBC1

SET

P R

,DELETE :

MOVE :

01 C23 00 BBC1 02 C26 00 BBC2 03 C30 00 ITV

Pr-12

ACMS

How to use the Main Menu

This DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre can easily be programmed by using the menus displayed on screen. The menus are controlled from the Remote Control Handset.

Turn on your TV set and DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home

Theatre by pressing .

Press i.

The main menu will appear on the TV screen.

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REC

Timer recording Using On Screen Display (see p. 25-26).

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PR SET

Tuning in TV Stations Manually (see p. 16).

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ACMS

ACMS (Automatic Channel Memory System) (see right column).

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TIME DATE

Setting the Clock Manually (see p. 18).

O SYSTEM

To set the Colour System (see p. 18).

RF-AUDIO

To select the channel of audio output according to your TV type (“B/G for PAL B/G TV, “D/K” for PAL D/K TV, “I/I” for PAL I/I TV).

O fOSD ON/OFF

To display the operational mode of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre (see p. 27).

O 16:9/4:3

To select the aspect ratio of your TV (see p. 28).

O DPC

To improve the playback picture (see p. 24).

O NIC

To activate or deactivate the NICAM digital sound (see p. 28).

Tuning in TV Stations Automatically

Should you wish to perform the Automatic Channel Memory System (ACMS) again please follow the guid-

ance given on this page. You may tune up to 88 TV stations into your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

Press to turn on your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home

Theatre.

Press i.

The main menu will appear on the TV screen.

Press 11or 22to select ACMS and press OK.

Press OK again to start the automatic tuning

process.

While automatic tuning is taking place the time and

date will set automatically. If - - : - - appears in the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre display it means that the broadcast signal is weak and the clock was not set. Please refer to "Setting the Clock Manually" on page 18.

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

SYSTEM SETUP

Press 11or 22to select the desired menu.

Press OK.

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

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VCR Operation Setup (Continued)

Tuning in TV Stations Manually

In certain areas of the country broadcast signals may be too weak for your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre’s automatic tuning process to find or assign TV stations correctly. You must tune in these weaker broadcast stations manually in order for your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre to store them.

Press i.

The main menu will appear on the TV screen.

FF orGG

Press

to select PR SET and press OK.

PR CH MFT STATION 01 00 BBC1

C23

SET

Press i and press

gramme number that you want to tune (for

DD orEE

example, PR 06). Press OK.

01 C23 00 BBC1 02 C26 00 BBC2 03 C30 00 ITV 04 C33 00 CH4 05 C35 00 CH5

- - - - - - - - -

SET

PR CH MFT STATION 06 - - - - - - -

C- -

MOVE :

to select the pro-

,DELETE :

Searching will stop when it locates a station.

If the station transmits PDC, the station name will be added automatically.

Control the fine tuning of the station by pressing or E.

PR CH MFT STATION 06 00

C40

SET

Press

The TV station name list will appear.

Press

to select STATION and press OK.

or EEto select a station name from the

list and press OK to select it.

If your station name isn’t on the list do not press

OK, but go to stage 7.

BBC1 BBC2

ITV

PR CH MFT 06 00

C40

SET

ANGLI

BORDE

CH TV

WEST GRANA

You can change a TV station name manually

rather than using the “standard” names.

Press

and press DDor EEto select letters and

numbers for the new station name.

Press

or GGto move back and forth between

characters. Press OK.

SET

Press DDor EEto find out the station that you

want to tune and press

If the frequency number is known, enter the channel number of station that you want to tune with the numerical buttons.

PR CH STATION 06 00

SET

C40

MFT

PR CH MFT STATION 06 00

C40

SET

CH TV

Press i to confirm the station placement.

01 C23 00 BBC1 02 C26 00 BBC2 03 C30 00 ITV 04 C33 00 CH4 05 C35 00 CH5

SET

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

Your new TV station has now been tuned into your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

If you wish to manually tune other stations repeat stages 1 - 8.

C40

- - - - - - - - -

MOVE :

CH TV

,DELETE :

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VCR Operation Setup (Continued)

Changing the order of TV Stations

After tuning TV stations into your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre you may wish to change the order in which they are stored without having to retune them. The instructions given on this page will show you how you can simply move them into your desired order.

Press i.

The main menu will appear on the TV screen.

FF orGG

Press

Press i.

Press

you want to move (for example, PR 03).

Press

to select PR SET and press OK.

PR CH MFT STATION 01 00 BBC1

C23

SET

or EEto select the programme number

C23 00 BBC1

01 02

C26 00 BBC2

C30 00 ITV

04 C33 05 C35 00 CH5 06 C40 00 CH TV 07 - - - - - - - - 08 - - - - - - - - -

SET

CH4

Deleting TV Stations

After tuning TV stations into your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre you may wish to delete a station. The instructions given on this page will show you how to easily delete any unwanted TV stations.

Press i.

The main menu will appear on the TV screen.

FF orGG

Press

Press i.

Press

you want to delete (for example, PR 03).

to select PR SET and press OK.

PR CH MFT STATION

01 00 BBC1

C23

SET

or EEto select the programme number

C23 00 BBC1

C26 00 BBC2

C30 00

C33

C35 00 CH5

05 06 C40 00 CH TV 07 - -

- - - -

SET

ITV

CH4

- - - - - -

- - - -

MOVE :

DELETE :

SYSTEM SETUP

Press

you want to move to (for example, PR 05).

or EEto select the programme number

C23 00 BBC1 02

C26 00 BBC2 03

C33

C35 00 CH5

C30 00 ITV

05 06 C40 00 CH TV 07 - - - - - - - - 08 - - - - - - - - -

SET

CH4

Press OK.

The selected TV station will be moved to the new programme number.

C23 00 BBC1 02

C26 00 BBC2 03

C33 04

C35 00 CH5

C30 00 ITV

06 C40 00 CH TV 07 - - - - - - - - 08 - - - - - - - - -

SET

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

If you wish to move other TV stations repeat stages

1 - 4.

CH4

MOVE :

,DELETE :

Press FF.

After a short while, the selected station will be deleted.

C23 00 BBC1

C26 00 BBC2

C33

C35 00 CH5

C40 00 CH TV

- -

SET

- -

MOVE :

CH4

- - - - -

,DELETE :

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

If you wish to delete other TV stations repeat stages 1 - 3.

How to select Stored TV stations:

Stored TV stations can be selected in either of two ways.

D or E to select different stations that are

Press tuned into your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

You may also directly select stations using the numerical buttons on the remote control.

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VCR Operation Setup (Continued)

Setting the Clock Manually

The clock in your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre controls time, day and date settings for your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

If the broadcast signal is weak the clock will not be set and will require setting manually.

Press i.

Press

or GGto select TIME DATE and press

OK.

The auto adjust mode can be set to “OFF” by

pressing

or EEif you want to set the time

manually.

AUTO ADJUST

TIME DATE

ON:

Press OK. Use the numerical buttons or press ▲/▼ or

FF/GG

on the remote control to alter the HOURS, MINUTES, DAY, MONTH and YEAR.

Please note your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre uses a 24-hour clock. e.g. 1pm will be displayed as 13:00.

The day of the week will appear automatically when you enter the year.

HH MM DD MM YY

:..- -

- -

TIME DATE

- - - -

- - - - -

If you make a mistake, press FFor GGand enter the correct details.

To set the Colour System

Your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre is equipped with dual colour standard, so you can play back a tape in PAL and MESECAM. During playback your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre detects the colour system automatically. If there is any colour problem please select the colour system manually.

Press i.

The main menu will appear on the TV screen.

FF orGG

Press

to select the SYSTEM.

Pr-12

SYS-

TIME

ACMS

REC

OSD

16:9

OFF

4:3

Press OK and press

system option to the COLOUR system used.

REC

OSD

16:9

OFF

4:3

AUTO: Allows PAL or MESECAM signals to be distinguished automatically.

PAL : Use when receiving PAL signals or use when playing back a tape recorded in PAL system.

MESECAM: Use when receiving MESECAM signals or use when playing back a tape recorded in MESECAM.

Press FFor

DD orEE

to select the RF AUDIO and press

to select according to the RF AUDIO

used.

DPC

AUTO

Pr-12

ACMS

PAL MESECAM

DPC

TEM

DATE

NIC

DD orEE

SYS-

TIME

TEM

DATE

NIC

SYS-

TEM

to select a colour

SYS-

TEM

HH MM DD MM YY

:..45 12 04 04 MON

TIME DATE

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

Your new clock settings are stored and will appear on your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre’s Display.

RF I/I

Pr-12

SYS-

TIME

ACMS

REC

RF B/G

TEM

DATE

RF D/K

OSD

OSD ON OFF

NIC

16:9

DPC

4:3

SYS-

TEM

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

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DVD Operation Setup

1 /3

1 /12

0:20:09

1 ENG

5.1 CH

OFF

1 /1

BYPASS

ABC

1 /4

0:20:09

STER.

BYPASS

General Explanation

This manual gives basic instructions for operating the unit. Some DVDs require specific operations or allow only limited operations during playback. When this occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indicating that an operation is not permitted by the unit or is not available on the disc.

On-Screen Display

General playback status can be displayed on the TV screen. Some menu options can be changed on the menu.

On-screen display operations

Press DISPLAY during playback.

Use 33/44to select a menu option.

The selected option will be highlighted.

DVD

Use 11/22to change the setting of an option.

The number buttons can also be used for setting numbers (e.g., title number). For some functions, press MEMORY/ENTER to execute the setting.

Temporary Feedback Field Icons

TITLE

Repeat Title

CHAPT

Repeat Chapter

TRACK

Repeat Track

ALL

Repeat All Tracks

A B

Repeat A-B

OFF

Repeat Off

Resume play from this point

Action prohibited or not available

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 Video CDs with PBC can repeat their tracks only when

PBC is set to off initially.

 Some discs may not provide all of the features on the

on-screen display example shown below. If no button is pressed for 10 seconds, the on-screen display disappears.

SYSTEM SETUP

Menu Options

Title Number

Chapter Number

Time search

Audio language and Digital Audio Output mode

Subtitle language

Angle

Sound

VCD2.0

Items

Track Number

Time

Audio Channel

Sound

VCD1.1

Function (Use

Shows the current title number and total number of titles, and skips to the desired title number.

Shows the current chapter number and total number of chapters, and skips to the desired chapter number.

Shows the elapsed playing time, and

searches for a point by the elapsed time.

Shows the current audio soundtrack language, encoding method, and channel number, and

changes the setting.

Shows the current subtitles language, and

changes the setting.

Shows the current angle number and total number of angles, and changes the angle number.

Shows the current sound mode, and

changes the setting.

Function (Press

Shows the current track number, total number of tracks and PBC On mode, and skips to the desired track number.

Shows the elapsed playing time (Display only)

Shows the audio channel, and

changes the audio channel.

Shows the current sound mode, and

changes the setting.

33/44

to select desired option)

33/44

to select desired item)

Selection Method

11 / 22

Numbers, ENTER

,or

11 / 22

,or

11 / 22

,or

AUDIO

11 / 22

,or

SUBTITLE

11 / 22

,or

ANGLE

11 / 22

,or

SOUND MODE

Selection Method

11 / 22

Numbers, ENTER

,or

–

11 / 22

,or

AUDIO

11 / 22

,or

SOUND MODE

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DVD Operation Setup (Continued)

Initial Settings

You can set your own Personal Preferences on the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

General Operation

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect

Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

Use 33/44to select the desired option.

The screen will show the current setting for the selected option, as well as alternate setting(s).

Press 22, then 33/44to select the desired setting.

Original

English

French

German

Spanish

Italian

Chinese

Polish

Hungarian

Other — — — —

Press MEMORY/ENTER to confirm your selection.

Some options require additional steps.

Press SETUP, RETURN, or PLAY to exit the

Setup menu.

Language

Disc Language

Select a language for the disc’s Menu, Audio, and Subtitle.

Original: The original language set for the disc is selected. Other: To select another language, use the number buttons to

enter the corresponding 4-digit number according to the language code list on page 42. If you enter the wrong language code, press CLEAR.

DVD

Menu Language

Select a language for the Setup menu. This is the menu you see when you press SETUP.

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect

Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

English

Spanish

French German

Italian

Portuguese

Picture

TV Aspect Ratio

4:3 Letterbox: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is con-

nected. Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture. 4:3 Panscan: Select when a conventional TV set is connected. The video material formatted in the Pan & Scan style is played back in that style (Both sides of the picture are cut off).

16:9 Wide: Select when a 16:9 wide TV is connected.

DVD

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

4:3

16:9

Letterbox

Panscan

Wide

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect

Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

Original

English

French

German

Spanish

Italian

Chinese

Polish

Hungarian

Other — — — —

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DVD Operation Setup (Continued)

5.1 Speaker Setup

DVD

Select speaker settings, including volume balance and delay time, or test the speaker settings. Speaker settings are only active on the Analogue MultiChannel Output. (See “Speaker Setup”, on page 36.)

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

R R

Front L

Vol ume 0 dB

Size Small

Distance 0.3m

Test

Return

Others

The DRC and PBC feature settings are adjustable.

 Use

Dynamic Range Control (DRC)

The DVD format provides programme soundtracks as accurately as possible, thanks to digital audio technology. However, you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output (the difference between the loudest sounds and the quietest ones). This allows you to listen to a movie at a lower volume without losing clarity of sound. Set DRC to On for this effect.

PBC

Set Playback Control (PBC) to On or Off.

On: Video CDs with PBC are played according to the PBC. Off: Video CDs with PBC are played the same way as Audio

33/44

to select the desired option and press

MEMORY/ENTER.

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

CDs.

DRC

PBC

SYSTEM SETUP

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DVD Operation Setup (Continued)

Parental Control

Rating

Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children. Therefore, discs may contain Parental Control information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated from 1 to 8, with more suitable alternate scenes sometimes available for selection on some discs. Ratings are country-dependent. The Parental Control feature allows you to prevent discs from being played by your children or to have certain discs played with alternative scenes.

DVD

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

Select “Rating” on the Setup menu using 33/ buttons.

Press the 22.

Unlock

Change

When you have not entered a password:

Enter the 4-digit password using the number buttons to create a personal 4-digit security password, then press MEMORY/ENTER. Enter the 4-digit password again and press MEMORY/ENTER to verify.

When you have already registered a password:

Enter the 4-digit password using the number buttons to confirm the personal 4-digit security password, then press MEMORY/ENTER.

If you make a mistake before pressing MEMORY/ENTER, press CLEAR and enter the 4-digit security password again.

Select a rating from 1 to 8 using 33/44buttons.

One (1) has the least playback restrictions. Eight (8) has the most playback restrictions.

Unlock: If you select Unlock, Parental Control is not active. The disc will play in full. Ratings 1 to 8: Some discs contain scenes not suitable for children. If you set a rating for the player, all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will be played. Higher rated scenes will not be played unless an alternative scene is available on the disc. The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one. If no suitable alternative is found, playback will stop. You must enter the 4-digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc.

Press MEMORY/ENTER to confirm your rating

selection, then press SETUP to exit the menu.

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This function may not work for some DVDs.

Country Code

Enter the code of the country/area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list (see “Country Code List”, page 43).

Select the Country Code using 33/44buttons on

the setup menu.

Press the 2.

DVD

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect

Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

Code Set

G B

Follow step 3 of “Rating” on left.

Select the first character using 33/44buttons.

Shift the cursor using 2 button and select the

second character using 33/44buttons. Press MEMORY/ENTER to confirm your country

code selection, then press SETUP to exit the menu.

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Confirmation of the 4-digit password is necessary when the code is changed (see “Changing the 4-digit code” below).

Changing the 4-digit code

1 Follow Steps 1-2 under Parental Control on this page

(Rating).

2 Enter the old code, then press MEMORY/ENTER. 3 Select Change using 33/44buttons then press

MEMORY/ENTER.

4 Enter the new 4-digit code, then press MEMORY/

ENTER.

5 Enter exactly the same code a second time and

verify by pressing MEMORY/ENTER.

6 Press SETUP to exit the menu.

If you forget your 4-digit code

If you forget your password, to clear the current password, follow the procedure below (in the NO DISC mode).

1 Press SETUP to display the Setup menu. 2 Use the number buttons to enter the 6-digit number

“210499”.

The 4-digit password is cleared.

3 Follow Step 3 under Parental Control on this page

(Rating) to enter a new code.

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VCR Operation

Normal Playback

Preparation:



Turn on the TV.



Tune the TV to the unit RF output channel (CH 36) or set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.



If a direct AV connection is made between the unit and the TV, set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.



Set the Output Source to VCR as shown in “Selecting Viewing Sources” on page 5.

Insert a prerecorded video cassette.

The indicator will light and the unit will power-up automatically.

 Make sure that the indicator in the display

window is not lit. If it is, press POWER once.

 If a tape without a safety tab is inserted, the unit will

start playback automatically.

Press PLAY ( B) once.

PLAY appears on the TV screen.

 It is not necessary to select the tape speed for

playback. It will be automatically selected by the unit.

 In playback, the TV/VCR selector switches to VCR

mode automatically.

Press STOP (xx) to stop playback.

STOP appears on the TV screen.

 If the tape reaches the end before STOP (x) is

pressed, the unit will automatically stop, rewind and eject the tape, and it will turn itself off.

Tracking Control

Auto Tracking

The automatic tracking function adjusts the picture to remove snow or streaks. The AUTO TRACKING function works in the following cases:

 A tape is played back for the first time.  Tape speed (SP, LP) changes.  Streaks or snow appear because of scratches on the tape.

Manual Tracking

If noise appears on the screen during playback, press either PR/TRK/PRESET( the remote control until the noise on the screen is reduced.

 If vertical jitter is present, adjust tracking controls very

carefully.

 Tracking is automatically reset to normal when the tape is

ejected or the power cord is unplugged for more than 3 seconds.

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Only 2-channel stereo (Front Left, Front Right & Subwoofer) is available for VCR mode, thus sound might not be heard from center or rear speakers during VCR playback. (For further details about sound mode, please refer to page 13.)

) or PR/TRK/PRESET(VV) on

Special Effects Playback

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 Horizontal lines (noise bars) may appear on the TV screen.

This is normal.

 The audio is automatically muted during special effect modes,

so there is no sound during search.

 During high-speed picture search mode, a short period is

needed to stabilize tape speed when re-entering the PLAY mode. Slight interference may be observed during this period.

This function lets you quickly and visually search for a desired tape section in either direction- forward or reverse.

1 Press BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD (>)

during playback. SEARCH mode is activated.

 If the unit is left in SEARCH mode for more than 3 minutes, the

unit will automatically enter PLAY mode to protect the tape and video heads.

2 To return to playback, press PLAY ( B).

Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) during playback.

Picture movement will stop on one frame.

 If the still picture vibrates vertically, stabilize it using

v/V on the remote control.

 If the unit is left in STILL mode for more than 5 minutes,

the unit will automatically enter STOP mode to protect the tape and video heads.

Press PAUSE/STEP (X) repeatedly to advance the video one frame at a time while viewing still pictures in Still mode.

3 To return to playback, press PLAY (

Slow Motion

1 While in Still mode, press FORWARD (>).

The tape will be played back at a speed 1/19 times slower than the normal speed.

 During slow playback, use v/V on the Remote Control to

minimize noise bands.

 If slow motion mode continues for more than 3 minutes,

the unit will automatically change to playback mode.

2 To return to playback, press PLAY ( B).

CM Skip (Commercial Skip)

This is useful for skipping commercials or short programme segments.

1 Press CM SKIP during playback.

The tape will fast forward picture search through 30 seconds of recording.

 Skipping time can be extended by pressing CM SKIP

repeatedly.

 Subsequent presses result in advancing the fast forward

picture search time by 30-second increments (maximum 3 minutes).

2 When the search is complete, the unit will go into

playback mode automatically.

B).

OPERATION

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VCR Operation (Continued)

OSD ON OFF

OSD

16:9

4:3

REC

NIC

Pr-12

ACMS

SET

TIME

DATE

SYS-

TEM

DPC

OFF SOFT SHARP

DPC (Digital Picture Control):

This feature automatically improves playback picture quality by adjusting your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre to the condition of the tape. Please note you may set DPC only when playing a tape.

Press i.

Press

to select DPC and press OK.

Press

to select OFF, SOFT or SHARP.

Press i to remove the menus from the TV

screen.

Normal Recording

Preparation:



Turn on the power of both the unit and TV.



Tune the TV to the unit RF output channel (CH 36) or set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.



If a direct AV connection is made between the unit and the TV, set the TV’s source selector to VIDEO.

Insert a video cassette with the anti erasure

safety tab intact.

Select the desired channel with vv/VV.

Press INPUT until the socket you wish to record from

is displayed. AV1 Sound and Picture recording using the lower EURO

AV1 socket on the back of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre. AV2 Sound and Picture recording using the upper EURO AV2 socket on the back of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre. AV3 Sound and Picture recording from AV3 sockets on the front of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

Set the desired recording speed (SP or LP) with

SPEED. Press REC/ITR (zz) once.

Recording will start. (The REC indicator will light in the display window.)

Press REC/ITR (zz) several times. Each successive press will increase the record time by 30 minutes until you reach a maximum of 9 hours.



The REC indicator appears only when the Output Source is set to VCR.



If a cassette with no anti erasure safety tab is loaded, the cassette will be ejected automatically.

Press STOP (xx) twice within five seconds to

stop recording.

If the tape reaches the end before STOP (x) is pressed, the unit will automatically stop, rewind, eject the tape, and turn itself off.

Pausing the recording

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause the tape during

recording.

The REC indicator will flash in the display window.

2 When you want to continue recording, press

PAUSE/STEP (X) or REC/ITR (zz).



After 5 minutes in Pause mode, the tape will be stopped automatically to protect the tape and the video heads.

To record one TV programme while watching another

1 Use TV/VCR to select the TV mode while recording.

The TV indicator appears.

2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.

Always use PAUSE/STEP (X) for best results when making changes while recording. For example: To change channels while recording, first press PAUSE/STEP (X) to put the unit in pause mode. Select the desired channel on the unit, then press PAUSE/STEP (X) again to resume recording.

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VCR Operation (Continued)

PR DATE

T I M E

- - - -

- -

- - - -

- -

- - - - - - - -~::

,DELETE:

PR DATE

T I M E

- - - -

- SP

- - - - SP

- -

- - - - - - - -~::

PR DATE T I M E

- - - -

- - - - - - - -~::

CH4 16

00 20 00~::

PR DATE

T I M E

- - - -

- SP

- - - - SP

CH4

- - - - - - - -~::

DATE

T I M E

- - - -

CH4

VPS/PDC : ON

- - - - - - - -~::

19 00 2000~::

- - - - - - - -~::

- - - -

- -

- -~::

DATE

T I M E

- - - -

CH4

- - - - - - - -~::

19 00 20 00~::

- - - - - - - -~::

- - - -

- -

- -~::

Timer Recording using On Screen

Display

You may set up to seven timer record events within one month of the current date.

PLEASE NOTE! Before setting the timer make sure that you have set the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre clock correctly and you know which channels on your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre you have tuned to TV stations.

In a stage 4, if you want to record from either of the SCART sockets or AV3 on the front, press INPUT.

Insert a video cassette with protection tab into

your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

The video cassette should have the window side facing up and the arrow facing away from you.

Press i.

Press

If all timer record events are full press

or GGto select REC and press OK.

D or E to

select the event that you wish to remove and replace.

Press

to delete the event.

If you press OK before entering the date you may select one of the following automated recording features. Press

F or G to select, then

press OK to confirm.

DLY To record every day (except Saturday and

Sunday) at the same time. SU MO TU WE TH FR SA To record at the same time every week. ex, MO To record on Monday every week.

Press the numerical buttons to enter the record-

ing start and end times of the programme that you wish to record.

Please note your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre uses a 24-hour clock. e.g. 1pm will be displayed as 13:00. You may also select the start and end times by pressing ▲ or ▼.

Press

on or off.

If you are recording from stations that do not broadcast VPS/PDC switch VPS/PDC off ( symbol will disappear on the TV screen). Remember only certain stations transmit VPS/PDC.

and press DDor EEto switch VPS/PDC

OPERATION

Press OK to start setting the timer record event.

Press the numerical buttons to enter the station

that you wish to record.

When selecting stations 1 - 9, press 0 first, then the channel number; for example Station 3 - 03. You may also select Channels by pressing ▲ or ▼. If you want to record from either of the SCART sockets or AV INPUT on the front, repeatedly press INPUT for the correct display (AV1, AV2 or AV3).

Once selected press

Press the numerical buttons to enter the date of

the programme.

Press GGto select the recording speed and

press

or EEif you wish to record in IP or LP.

• IP (Intelligent LP recording) on page 26.

Check that the timer event details are correct.

Press i to save your settings.

If PLEASE CHECK is displayed, you have entered data incorrectly and will need to re-enter the data.

Press i to remove the menus.

1100

If you want to make other timer recordings repeat stages 2 - 9.

Press to switch your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home

1111

Theatre to standby

will appear in the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre’s display while your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre waits to make the recording.

If the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre in the DVD mode, even with the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre is powered on, it will record any timer programme. press twice.

To stop the timer recording,

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VCR Operation (Continued)

If Timer record events Overlap...

Do not overlap programmes, since overlapping portions of the conflicting programmes will not be recorded. Earlier recording times have priority over later recording times as shown in the diagram.

Example:

Programme 1 will be recorded in its entirety, but only the last 30 minutes of Programme 2 will be recorded.

PROGRAMME 1

16:00

16:30

17:00

17:30

PROGRAMME 2

(This portion will not be recorded.)

Intelligent LP Recording

When you set the tape speed to “IP”, the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre automatically switches to LP mode to allow complete recording if there is not enough tape to record the entire programme while timer-recording in SP mode.

It is not possible to set the tape speed to “IP” with “VPS/PDC” set to “ON”.

Changing (Deleting) the Timer Programme

If at a later date you wish to delete or change any of the settings in timer event memory you may do so without having to enter all the timer event information again. Simply display the timer event screen. Press

D or E to

select the event that you wish to delete or change. Press

F to delete the event...or

Press OK to change the event setting, then press

G to select station, date, start and end times, VPS/PDC

or recording speed. Press

D or E to enter the correct

F or

information.

The Video Programme System (VPS)

The Video Programme System (VPS) adjusts the start and end times of a timer record event. This can be particularly useful with sports events which may run over into extra time. The VPS signal is transmitted by the broadcaster and this controls your video recorder’s timer. Currently only a limited number of TV companies transmit VPS signals.

Please make sure that when recording from channels that do not broadcast VPS that you turn VPS OFF.

The Programme Delivery Control (PDC)

The Programme Delivery Control (PDC) adjusts the start and end times of a timer record event. This can be particularly useful with sports events which may run over into extra time. The PDC signal is transmitted by the broadcaster and this controls your video recorder’s timer. Currently only a limited number of TV companies transmit PDC signals.

Please make sure that PDC is off when recording from channels that do not transmit PDC.

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VCR Operation (Continued)

STOP SP

BBC1

STEREO

NICAM

STEREO

1. 01. 03 WED 12:00

VCR Function/ Tape Speed

Day/Month/ Year/Day of Week

Clock/Tape Counter & Amount of Tape Left

Programme channel

On Screen Display

You may easily display the clock or tape counter and tape remaining, day, month, year, day of week, programme channel, tape speed and VCR function on the TV screen. If a recording is taking place these On Screen Displays will not be recorded onto the tape.

Press CLK/CNT to display.

Press CLK/CNT repeatedly to display the tape

counter.

During playback or recording, the tape remaining is displayed with the tape counter.

After 3 seconds the display will clear from the

TV screen, leaving only the clock or tape counter and tape remaining on the TV screen. Press CLK/CNT again to remove all displays from the TV screen.

The tape remaining will only be accurate for E-180 and E-240 tapes. The tape remaining indicator may not be accurate, since it depends on the type or condition of tape used. Also, the tape remaining indicator is not displayed just after a cassette has been inserted, or after playback or recording has begun.

Tape Counter Memory Stop

The Digital Tape Counter can be displayed on your TV screen instead of the time by pressing CLK/CNT on the remote control. The Digital Tape Counter indicates the relative positions of recordings on the tape.

Press CLK/CNT repeatedly until the counter is

displayed on the TV screen.

Press CLEAR to set the counter to 0:00:00.

Press PLAY ( REC/ITR (zz) to start recording.

The tape counter will display the actual play time in hours, minutes and seconds.

Press STOP when playback or recording is

complete.



Press STOP twice when recording is complete.

Press BACKWARD.

The tape will rewind and automatically stop when the counter returns to 0:00:00. Please note: If FORWARD is pressed when counter mode indicates a negative value, the tape will not stop.

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Digital Tape Counter may take a little time before it is displayed on the TV screen.

B) to start playback or press

OPERATION

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VCR Operation (Continued)

Hi-Fi Stereo Sound System

Your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre will record and play back Hi-Fi stereo sound. In addition it has a NICAM digital stereo sound decoder. This allows you to record and play back the sound in several different ways. Video cassettes recorded on your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre will have a normal mono audio track and two VHS Hi-Fi stereo audio tracks. These stereo tracks allow you to make audio recordings in Hi-Fi stereo or bilingual mode from a TV broadcast, stereo audio system, video disc or another Hi-Fi VCR.

Your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre’s NICAM digital sound decoder allows you to enjoy broadcasts with NICAM sound, as well as standard stereo NICAM, bilingual and mono sound.

The particular type of sound received or that recorded will be briefly displayed on the TV screen for a couple of seconds.

STEREO

Sound is automatically recorded on the Hi-Fi stereo and mono tracks of the video tape.

BIL NICAM

Both audio channels will be recorded on the Hi-Fi stereo tracks. The primary language channel (left) will be recorded on the mono track of the video tape.

MONO

The sound is recorded on the Hi-Fi tracks and the mono track of the video tape without any separation.

STEREO

Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired audio mode appears.

The choice is STEREO, LEFT (left channel),RIGHT (right channel) and MONO. In BIL NICAM playback the primary language is output on the left channel and the secondary language is output simultaneously from the right channel when audio output is set to STEREO. The primary language will be output from both channels when the audio setting is MONO. Please note that when adjusting the tracking control Hi-Fi stereo sound may revert to MONO.

Widescreen Compatibility 16:9

Your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre can record and play back widescreen aspect ratio programmes (16:9). To record a wide screen format programme successfully the correct type of widescreen signal must be broadcast by the TV station.

Pr-12

SYS-

TIME

ACMS

REC

OSD

OSD ON OFF

AUTO

SET

16:9 4:3

TEM

DATE

NIC

4:3

16:9

DPC

16:9 4:3

Press i and press FFor GGto select 16:9/4:3.

Press OK.

Press DDor EErepeatedly to select : AUTO, 4:3 or

16:9.

AUTO:

Automatically plays back Widescreen programmes as Widescreen and Normal programmes as normal.

4:3:

Only for playing back and recording Normal format recordings (4:3).

16:9:

Only for playing back and recording Widescreen format recordings (16:9).

Press i to remove the menus.

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To enjoy Widescreen playback you must connect your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre to the TV using a SCART lead.

ote If the quality of stereo sound being received is poor, the broadcast is automatically received in monaural with better quality. Still, if the quality of the sound is poor, set NIC in the main menu to OFF (see p. 15). NICAM broadcasts will be detected.

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DVD Operation

Playing a DVD

Playback Setup

 Turn on the TV and select the video input source con-

nected to the unit.

Press OPEN/CLOSE (ZZ) to open the disc tray.

DVD

VCD1.1VCD2.0

Load a disc in the tray, with the label facing up.

When a double-sided DVD is inserted, make sure the side you want to play is facing down.

Press OPEN/CLOSE (ZZ) to close the tray.

“READING” appears in the display window, and playback starts automatically. If playback does not start, press PLAY ( In some cases, the disc menu might appear instead.

To stop playback at any time, press STOP.

This is RESUME STOP mode. To exit RESUME STOP mode, press STOP again.

If a menu screen is displayed

The menu screen may be displayed upon loading a DVD or Video CD which offers a menu.

DVD

Use the b/B/v/V buttons to select the title/chapter you want to view, then press MEMORY/ENTER to start playback. Press TITLE or DISC MENU to return to the menu screen.

VCD2.0



Use the number buttons to select the track you want to view. Press RETURN to return to the menu screen.



Menu setting and the exact operating procedures for using the menu may differ depending on the disc. Follow the instructions on the each menu screen. You also may set PBC to Off under setup. See page

21.

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 If Parental Control is set and the disc is not within the

Rating settings (not authorized), the 4-digit password must be entered and/or the disc must be authorized (see Parental Control, on page 22).

 DVDs may have a Regional Code.  Your unit will not play discs that have a Regional

Code different from your unit. The Regional Code for this unit is 2 (two).

 Do not keep a fixed image displayed on the screen

for a long time.

Screen Saver

The screen saver picture appears when you leave the unit in stop mode for about five minutes.

B).

DVD

General Features

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Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use the remote control. Some features may also be available on the Setup menu.

Changing Titles

When a disc has more than one title, you can select another title as follows:



Press DISPLAY, then use the appropriate number button (0-9) to select a title number.



11 22

Use ENTER.

to select a title, then press MEMORY/

DVD

Changing Chapters/Tracks

DVD

When a title on a disc has more than one chapter or a disc has more than one track, you can move to another chapter as follows:

 Press BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD (>) briefly



VCD1.1

during playback to return to the beginning of the current chapter/track or to select the next chapter/ track. Press BACKWARD (.) twice briefly to step back to the previous chapter/track. To go directly to any chapter during DVD playback, press DISPLAY. Then, use 33/44to select the chapter/track icon. Then, enter the chapter/track number using the number buttons (0-9) or use to select the chapter/track, then press MEMORY/ ENTER.

Slow Motion

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) while in Playback mode.

The unit will now go into pause mode.

2 Press BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD (>)

while in pause mode.

The unit will enter SLOW mode.

3 Use BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD (>) to

select the required speed: t 1/16, t 1/8, t 1/4, t 1/2 (backward), or T 1/16, T 1/8, T 1/4, T 1/2 (forward).

4 To return to playback, press PLAY (

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Slow motion playback in reverse is not applicable for Video CD.

1 /12

DVD

1 /3

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VCD1.1VCD2.0

B).

OPERATION

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DVD Operation (Continued)

General Features (Continued)

Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback

DVD

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) while in playback mode.

The unit will go into pause mode.

2 With a disc, you can advance the picture frame by

frame by pressing PAUSE/STEP (X) repeatedly on the remote control.

3 To return to playback, press PLAY (

Press and hold BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD (>) for about two seconds while in playback mode.

The unit enters SEARCH mode.

Press and hold BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD (>) repeatedly

DVD

mX2, mX4, mX16, mX100 (backward) MX2, MX4, MX16, MX100 (forward).

VCD

mX2, mX4, mX8 (backward) MX2, MX4, MX8 (forward).

3 To return to playback, press PLAY (

Repeat

CHAPT

1 With a DVD, to repeat the currently playing chapter,

press REPEAT.

The Repeat Chapter icon appears on the TV screen.

2 To repeat the title currently playing, press REPEAT a

second time.

The Repeat Title icon appears on the TV screen.

3 To exit Repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time.

The Repeat Off icon appears on the TV screen.

Video CDs - Repeat Track/All/Off 1 To repeat the track currently playing, press REPEAT.

The Repeat Track icon appears on the TV screen.

2 To repeat the disc currently playing, press REPEAT a

second time.

The Repeat All icon appears on the TV screen.

3 To exit Repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time.

The Repeat Off icon appears on the TV screen. Off appears briefly on the TV screen.

Repeat A-B

To repeat a sequence in a title: 1 Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen start point.

A* appears briefly on the TV screen.

2 Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end point.

AB appears briefly on the TV screen, and the repeat sequence begins.

3 To cancel the sequence, press REPEAT A-B.

Off icon appears briefly on the TV screen.

VCD1.1VCD2.0

DVD

VCD1.1VCD2.0

to select the required speed:

OFF

VCD1.1VCD2.0

ALL

OFF

VCD1.1VCD2.0

DVD

TITLE

A BA *

TRACK

DVD

B).

Time Search

DVD

0:20:09

-:--:--

The Time Search function allows you to start playing at any chosen time on the disc.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The on-screen dis-

play appears on the screen.

The Time Search box shows the elapsed playing time of the current disc.

2 Within 10 seconds, use vv/VVto select the Time

Search icon in the on-screen display.

The “-:--:--” display appears in the Time Search box.

3 Within 10 seconds, use the number buttons to enter

the required start time. Enter hours, minutes and seconds from left to right in the box.

If you enter the wrong numbers, press CLEAR to remove the numbers you entered. Then enter the correct numbers.

4 Within 10 seconds, press MEMORY/ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected time on the disc. If you enter an invalid time, playback will continue from the current point.

3D Surround

BYPASS

3D SUR

DVD

VCD1.1VCD2.0

This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect, which simulates multi-channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers, instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multichannel audio from a home theatre system.

1 Press DISPLAY during playback.

2 Use v/V to select the sound icon.

The sound option will be highlighted.

3 Use b/B to select “3D SUR”.

To turn off the 3D Surround effect, select “BYPASS”.

Zoom

DVD

VCD1.1VCD2.0

The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and to move through the enlarged image.

1 Press ZOOM during playback or still playback to acti-

vate the Zoom function.

If you press ZOOM repeatedly, the magnification level increases up to six steps.

2 Use the b/B/v/V buttons to move to different areas

to be zoomed.

3 Press CLEAR to resume normal playback or return to

the paused image.

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 The Zoom function may not work for some DVDs.  The Zoom function may not work on multi-angle

scenes.

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On a Video CD with PBC, you must set PBC to Off on the setup menu to use the Repeat function. See page 21.

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DVD Operation (Continued)

General Features (Continued)

Marker Search

1/9

MARKER SEARCH

DVD

You can start playback from a memorized marker. Up to nine markers can be memorized. To enter a mark, follow these steps.

1 From Playback mode, press MARKER when playback

reaches the spot that you want to memorize.

The Marker icon will appear on the TV screen briefly.

2 Repeat step 1 to enter up to nine Marker points on a

disc.

To Recall a Marked Scene

1 From Playback mode, press SEARCH.

The Marker Search menu will appear on the screen.

2 Within 10 seconds, use 1/2 or number button to

select a Marker number that you want to recall.

3 Press MEMORY/ENTER.

Playback starts from the Marked scene.

4 To hide the MARKER SEARCH menu, press

SEARCH.

To Clear a Marked Scene

1 From Playback mode, press SEARCH.

The Marker Search menu will appear on the screen.

2 Within 10 seconds, use 1/2 or number button to

select a Marker number that you want to erase.

3 Press CLEAR.

The Marker number will be erased from the list.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase additional Marker

numbers.

5 To hide the MARKER SEARCH menu, press

SEARCH.

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All markers are erased when the disc is ejected.

VCD1.1VCD2.0

Special DVD Features

Checking the contents of DVD Video discs: Menus

DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access special features. To use the disc menu, press DISC MENU. Then, press the appropriate number button to select an option. Or, use the b/B/v/V buttons to highlight your selection, then press the MEMORY/ENTER.

Title Menu

1 Press TITLE.

If the current title has a menu, the menu will appear on the screen. Otherwise, the disc menu may appear.

2 The menu can list camera angles, spoken language

and subtitle options, and chapters.

3 To hide the title menu, press TITLE again.

Disc Menu

1 Press DISC MENU.

The disc menu is displayed.

2 To hide the disc menu, press RETURN again.

Camera Angle

If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles, the angle icon blinks on the TV screen. You can change the camera angle if you wish.

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Press ANGLE repeatedly during playback to select a desired angle.

The number of the current angle appears on the display.

Changing the Audio Language

1 ENG

5.1 CH

Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a different audio language or audio track.

DVD

1 /1

DVD

OPERATION

Changing the Audio Channel

VCD1.1VCD2.0

Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a different audio channel (STER., LEFT or RIGHT).

Subtitles

DVD

1 ENG

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback to see the different subtitle languages.

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If appears, the feature is not available on the disc.

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DVD Operation (Continued)

Program

STER. BYPASS

0: 56: 18

TRACK01

TRACK02

TRACK03

TRACK04

TRACK05

TRACK06

TRACK07

TRACK08

Clear All

TRACK 1

TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6 TRACK 7 TRACK 8

Program

MP3

OFF00:00

Clear All

TRACK 1

TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6 TRACK 7 TRACK 8

Program

MP3

OFF00:00

Clear All

MP3

JPEG

Playing an Audio CD or

MP3

Disc

MP3CD

This unit can play MP3 formatted recordings on CDROM, CD-R, or CD-RW discs. Before playing MP3 recordings, read the notes on MP3 Recordings on this page.

Insert a disc and close the tray.

Audio CD: Audio CD menu appears on the TV screen go to step 4. MP3 disc: The MP3/JPEG choice menu appears on the TV screen. Go to step 2.

Use 33/44to select the MP3 then press

MEMORY/ENTER.

The MP3 menu appears on the TV screen. Press RETURN to move to the MP3/JPEG menu.

Use 33/ ENTER.

to select a folder and press MEMORY/

A list of files in the folder appears.

Notes on MP3 Recordings

About MP3

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An MP3 file is audio data compressed by using the MPEG1 audio layer-3 file-coding scheme. We call files that have the “.mp3” file extension “MP3 files”.

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This unit cannot read an MP3 file that has a file extension other than “.mp3”.

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Some discs may be incompatible due to different recording formats or the condition of the disc.

MP3 Disc compatibility with this unit is limited as follows:

1. Sampling Frequency of 44.1kHz (MP3).

2. Bit rate within 32 - 320kbps (MP3).

3. CD-R physical format should be “ISO 9660”.

4. If you record MP3 files using software which cannot create a FILE SYSTEM, for example “Direct-CD” etc., you cannot play back MP3 files. We recommend that you use “Easy-CD Creator”, which creates an ISO9660 file system.

5. A single session disc requires an MP3 file on the first track. If there is no MP3 file on the first track, you cannot play back the MP3 files. Format all the data in the disc or use a new one.

6. File names should be named using 14 letters or less and must incorporate the “.mp3” extension e.g. “********.mp3”.

7. Do not use special letters such as “/ : * ? “ < > ” etc.

8. The total number of files on the disc should be less than 650.

Use 33/44to select a track then press PLAY or

MEMORY/ENTER.

Playback starts. During playback, the current track’s elapsed playing time will appear on the display window and menu. Playback will stop at the end of the disc.

Press TITLE to move to the next page. Press DISC MENU to move to the previous page.

Audio CD Menu MP3 Menu

If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder list, use 33/44to highlight and press MEMORY/

ENTER to return to the previous menu screen.

To stop playback at any other time, press STOP.

This is RESUME STOP mode. To exit RESUME STOP mode, press STOP again.

This unit requires discs/recordings to meet certain technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality. Pre-recorded DVDs are automatically set to these standards. There are many different types of recordable disc formats (including CD-R containing MP3 files) that require certain pre-existing conditions (see above) to ensure compatible playback.

Customers should also note that permission is required in order to download MP3 files and music from the Internet. SANYO has no right to grant such permission. Permission should always be sought from the copyright owner.

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DVD Operation (Continued)

Audio CD or MP3 Disc Operation

Pause

1 From Playback mode, press PAUSE/STEP (X) during

playback.

2 To return to playback, press PLAY, PAUSE/STEP (X)

or MEMORY/ENTER.

Moving to another Track

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From Playback mode, press BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD (>) briefly to return to the beginning of the current track or to go to the next track.



Press BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD (>) twice briefly to go back to the previous or next track.



From Playback mode for audio CDs, to go directly to any track, enter the track number using the number buttons (0-9) during playback.

Repeat Track/All/Off

1 To repeat the track currently playing, press REPEAT.

The Repeat icon and “TRACK” appear on the menu screen.

2 To repeat all tracks on a disc, press REPEAT a sec-

ond time.

The Repeat icon and “ALL” appear on the menu screen.

3 To cancel Repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time.

The Repeat icon and “OFF” appear on the menu screen.

MP3CD

3D Surround

1 Press SOUND MODE to select “3D SURR” during

playback.

2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect, press SOUND

MODE again to select “BYPASS”.

Changing the Audio Channel

From Playback mode, press AUDIO repeatedly to hear a different audio channel (STER., LEFT, or RIGHT).

OPERATION

1 From Playback mode, press and hold BACKWARD

(.) or FORWARD (>) for about two seconds during playback.

The unit enters SEARCH mode.

2 Press and hold BACKWARD (.) or FORWARD

(>) repeatedly to select the required speed: mX2, mX4, mX8 (backward) or MX2, MX4, MX8 (forward).

Search speed and direction are indicated on the menu screen.

3 To return to playback, press PLAY.

Repeat A-B

To repeat a sequence. 1 From Playback mode, press REPEAT A-B at your

chosen starting point.

The Repeat icon and “A* ” appear on the menu screen.

2 Press REPEAT A-B again at your chosen end point.

The Repeat icon and “A B” appear on the menu screen, and the sequence begins to play repeatedly.

3 To exit the sequence and return to normal play, press

REPEAT A-B again.

The Repeat icon and “OFF” appear on the menu screen.

MP3CD

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DVD Operation (Continued)

JPEG

MP3

JPEG Disc Operation

This unit can play discs with JPEG files and Kodak picture CDs. Before playing JPEG files, read the notes on JPEG Files on this page.

Insert a disc and close the tray.

The MP3/JPEG menu appears on the TV screen.

Use 33/44to select the JPEG option then press

MEMORY/ENTER.

The JPEG menu appears on the TV screen.

Use 33/

ENTER or PLAY.

A list of files in the folder appears. Press RETURN to move to the MP3/JPEG menu.

If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder list, use the 3/4 buttons on the remote to highlight “

and press MEMORY/ENTER to return to the

”

previous menu screen.

If you want to view a particular file, use 33/44to

highlight a file and press MEMORY/ENTER or PLAY.

File viewing starts. While viewing a file, press RETURN to move to the previous menu (JPEG menu).

Press TITLE to move to the next page. Press DISC MENU to move to the previous page.

to select a folder, and press MEMORY/

Selecting Files

Press BACKWARD(.) or FORWARD (>) once while viewing a picture to advance to the next file or to the previous file.

Still Picture

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) during slide show.

The unit enters PAUSE mode.

2 To return to the slide show, press PLAY again.

Flipping the picture

Press 33/44while viewing a picture to flip the picture horizontally or vertically.

To rotate picture

Press 1/2 while viewing a picture to rotate the picture clockwise or counterclockwise.

Notes on JPEG Files

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Depending upon the size and number of the JPEG files, it could take a long time for the unit to read the disc’s contents. If you don’t see an on-screen display after several minutes, some of the files are too big. Reduce the resolution of the JPEG files to less than 2 mega pixels and burn another disc.

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Total number of files and folders on the disc should be less than 650.



Some discs may be incompatible due to different recording formats or the condition of the disc.

 When you are using software such as “Easy CD

Creator” to burn the jpeg files into the CD-R, ensure that all the selected files have the “.jpg” extension when copying onto the CD.

 If the files have “.jpe” or “.jpeg” extension, please

rename them as “.jpg” files.

 File names without the “.jpg” extension will not be

read by this unit, even though the files are shown as JPEG image files in windows explorer.

There are three Slide Speed viewing options: Fast, Normal, Slow, and Stop. Use 1/2 to highlight the Slide Speed option then use 3/4 to select the speed you want to view the slides at, and press MEMORY/ENTER.

To stop viewing at any other time, press STOP.

The JPEG menu appears.

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DVD Operation (Continued)

Programmed Playback with Audio CDs and MP3 Discs

The Program function enables you to store your favorite tracks from any disc in the player memory.

Program can contain 30 tracks.

From Playback or in the Stop mode, press

PROGRAM to enter the Program Edit mode.

The mark will appear to the right of the word Program on the right side of the menu display.

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Press PROGRAM to exit the Program Edit mode. The mark will disappear.

Select a track, then press MEMORY/ENTER to

place the selected track on the Program list.

Repeat step 2 to place additional tracks on the

Program list.

Audio CD Menu MP3 Menu

TRACK 1

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

TRACK 4

TRACK 5

TRACK 6

TRACK 7

TRACK 8

0: 56: 18

Program

TRACK 12

TRACK 8

TRACK 10

TRACK 3

Clear All

STER. BYPASS

MP3

TRACK 1 TRACK 2

TRACK 3

TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6 TRACK 7 TRACK 8

Program

TRACK 8

TRACK 2

TRACK 4

TRACK 3

Clear All

OFF00:00

Repeat Programmed Tracks



To repeat the track currently playing, press REPEAT.

The Repeat icon and “TRACK” appear on the menu screen.



To repeat all tracks on the program list, press REPEAT a second time.

The Repeat icon and “ALL” appear on the menu screen.



To cancel Repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time.

The Repeat icon and “OFF” appear on the menu screen.

Erasing a Track from Program List

1 From Playback or in the Stop mode (Audio CD or

MP3 disc only), press PROGRAM to enter the Program Edit mode.

The mark will appear.

2 Press 2 to move to the Program list. 3 Use 33/44to select the track that you wish to erase

from the Program list.

4 Press CLEAR.

The track will be erased from the Program list.

Erasing the Complete Program List

1 Follow steps 1-2 of “Erasing a Track from Program

List” as above.

2 Use 33/44to select “Clear All”, then press MEMORY/ENTER.

The complete Program for the disc will be erased. The programs are also cleared when the disc is removed.

OPERATION

Press 2.

The programmed track you selected last is highlighted on

the program list.

Use 33/44to select the track you want to start

playing.

Press TITLE to move to the next page. Press DISC MENU to move to the previous page.

Press PLAY to start.

Playback begins in the order in which you programmed

the tracks and “PROG.” appears on the menu display. Playback stops after all of the tracks on the Program list have played once.

To resume normal playback from pro-

grammed playback, select a track from the CD (or MP3) list and then press PLAY.

“PROG.” indicator disappears from the menu display.

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DVD Operation (Continued)

Speaker Setup

Adjust the Speaker Setup menu option settings for the built-in 5.1 channel surround decoder. (Also refer to page 12, Speaker Positioning.)

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Rating

Country Code

TV Aspect Menu Language

5.1 Speaker Setup

Others

Select “5.1 Speaker Setup” on the Setup menu

using 33/44buttons.

Press 2 button.

R R

Front L

Volume 0 dB

Size Small

Distance 0.3m

Test

Return

Use 22button to select the desired speaker.

Select options using 33/44/11/22buttons.

Speaker Selection

Select a speaker you want to set up (Front speaker (Left or Right), Center Speaker, Rear speaker (Left or Right), Subwoofer).

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Certain speaker settings are prohibited by the Dolby Digital licensing agreement.

Volume

Use 11/ 22to adjust the Volume of the selected speaker (-6dB ~ +6dB).

Size

Speaker size settings are fixed, you cannot change the settings.

Distance

If you connected speakers to your unit, specify the Distance from each speaker to the listener. Try to position them so that the sound from each speaker reaches the listener at the same time.

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You cannot set the distance of the subwoofer speaker.

Test

Press MEMORY/ENTER to test the signals of each speaker. Adjust the volume to match the volume of the test signals memorised in the system.

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Front Left (L) → Center → Front Right (R) → Rear Right (R) → Rear Left (L) → Subwoofer

Return

Press MEMORY/ENTER to return to the previous menu.

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Special Recording

Copying from DVD to VCR

This unit is capable of copying the contents of a DVD to a VHS tape.

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If the DVD you are attempting to copy is copy protected, you will not be able to copy the disc. It is not permitted to copy Macrovision encoded DVDs. COPY LOCK is displayed in the display window.

Insert a Disc.

Insert the disc you wish to copy in the DVD deck and close the disc tray.

Insert a VHS Tape.

Insert a blank VHS video tape into the VCR deck.

Press PLAY ( B) on the DVD deck.

The DVD will go into play mode.

 If the DVD disc menu appears, you may need to press

PLAY ( B) manually to begin copying.

Press REC/ITR (zz) on the front panel or remote

control.

 The unit will go into record mode.  "COPY" and "REC" indicators will light.

Stop the Copy Process.

When the DVD is finished playing, press STOP (x) or POWER twice within five seconds to end copying.

You must stop the Copy process manually when the DVD movie ends, or the unit may replay and record over and over again.

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When you stop the DVD playback during copying, VCR recording also stops automatically.

Recording from Another Video

Recorder

With the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre you can make recordings from an external source, such as copying from another VCR or a camcorder.

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In the following description, this DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre will be the one used for recording and the other VCR will be used for playback.

The VCR should be connected to the one of the SCART sockets on the rear panel of your DVD & HiFi VCR Home Theatre or the AV3 sockets on the front panel of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

Press AV IN until the socket you wish to record

from is displayed.

AV1 Sound and Picture recording using the lower

EURO AV1 socket on the back of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre. AV2 Sound and Picture recording using the upper EURO AV2 socket on the back of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre. AV3 Sound and Picture recording from AV3 sockets on the front of your DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

Insert the recorded tape into VCR and a blank

tape into DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

OPERATION

To start recording, press REC/ITR (zz) on DVD &

Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre and press PLAY on VCR.

When you want to finish copying, press the

STOP (xx) on both appliances.

Press STOP (x) twice within 5 seconds at the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre.

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Radio Operation

Presetting the Radio Stations

You can preset 30 stations for FM and AM. Before tuning, make sure that you have turned down the volume.

Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the

front panel until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen.

RADIO 01 AM 522kHZ

, OK, CLEAR

Press 33/44on the remote control to select your

desired radio channel.

RADIO 06 FM 108. 00MHZ

, OK, CLEAR

Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the

front panel to select the desired band.

Hold down 44CHANNEL

panel or hold down control for 1 or 2 seconds, and a station is searched for automatically.

11 or22

- or + on the front on the remote

Listening to the Radio

Preset radio stations in the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre memory first (see “Presetting the radio stations” on the left).

Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the

front panel until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen.

The last received station is tuned in.

Press 33/44on the remote control repeatedly to

select the preset station you want.

Each time you press the button, the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre tunes in one preset station at a time.

Adjust the volume by rotating VOLUME on the

front panel or by pressing VOLUME + or - on the remote control repeatedly.

To Clear the Stored Radio Stations

Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the

front panel until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen.

RADIO 06 FM 108. 00MHZ

, OK, CLEAR

RADIO 06 FM 87. 50MHZ

, OK, CLEAR

Press MEMORY on the remote control.

Repeat steps 2 to 5 to store other stations.

Press 33/44on the remote control to select your

desired station.

RADIO 10 AM 522kHZ

, OK, CLEAR

Press CLEAR on the remote control to clear the

stored radio station.

RADIO 10 FM 87. 50MHZ

, OK, CLEAR

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 While in the record or record pause mode, the

CLEAR function may not be operated.

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Radio Operation (Continued)

Tuning into a Station Manually

Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the

front panel until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen.

Press FM/AM on the remote control or on the

front panel to select the desired band.

Press 44CHANNEL

or press in the desired station.

- or + on the front panel

on the remote control to tune

Tuning into a Station Automatically

Hold down 44CHANNEL hold down 1 or 2 on the remote control for 1 or 2 seconds, and a station is searched for automatically.

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 The search may not stop at a station with a very

weak signal.

- or + on the front panel or

Mute

Press MUTE to mute the unit.

You can mute the unit in order, for example, to answer the telephone, MUTING and MUTE indicator appear in the display window. To return to the Tuning, press MUTE again.

RDS Operation

This unit is equipped with RDS (Radio Data System), which brings a wide range of information from. Now in use in many countries, RDS is a system for transmitting station call signs or network information, a description of station programme type text message about the station or specifics of musical selection and the correct time.

RDS Tuning

When the FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS data, the unit will automatically display the station’s call sign and the RDS indicator will light in the display window as well as indicators for the RDS services programme (PS) if transmitted by the station.

RDS Display

The RDS system is capable of transmitting a wide variety of information in addition to the initial call sign that appears when a station is first tuned. In normal RDS operation the display will indicate the station name. Pressing RDS on the remote control enables you to show the station name.

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 If the RDS services programme (PS) is not being

transmitted, the display window will show a

PS NONE message.

OPERATION

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Troubleshooting

Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.

Symptom

No power.

The power is on, but the unit does not work.

No picture.

The playback picture is poor.

The unit does not start playback.

The remote control does not work properly.

Cause

 The power cord is disconnected.

 No disc is inserted.  No tape is inserted.

 The TV is not set to receive unit signal

output.

 TV/VCR mode for unit is set to TV.

 The video cable is not connected

securely.

 The connected TV power is turned off.

 The disc is dirty.

 Tape heads are dirty.

 Tape is a rental or was recorded on

another VCR.

 No disc is inserted.  No tape is inserted.

 An unplayable disc is inserted.

 The disc is placed upside down.

 The disc is not placed within the guide.

 The disc is dirty.

 The remote control is not pointed at the

remote sensor of the unit.

 The remote control is too far from the

unit.

 There is an obstacle in the path of the

remote control and the unit.

 The batteries in the remote control are

exhausted.

 This remote control uses the same

buttons for VCR and DVD functions (ex. PLAY).

Correction

 Plug the power cord into the wall outlet

securely.

 Insert a disc or tape. (Check that the

disc or tape indicator in the display window is lit.)

 Select the appropriate video input mode

on the TV so the picture from the unit appears on the TV screen.

 Press the TV/VCR button on the remote

control repeatedly to choose VCR mode. TV indicator disappears from the display window.

 Connect the video cable securely.

 Turn on the TV.

 Clean the disc.

 Clean the video heads.

 Use PR/TRK/PRESET (

v/V

) for manual

tracking adjustment while tape is playing.

 Insert a disc or tape. (Check that the

disc or tape indicator in the display window is lit.)

 Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc

type, colour system, and Regional code.)



Place the disc with the playback side down.

 Place the disc on the disc tray correctly

inside the guide.

 Clean the disc.

 Point the remote control at the remote

sensor of the unit.

 Operate the remote control within 7 m

(23 ft).

 Remove the obstacle.

 Replace the batteries with new ones.

 When using a VCR tape, first press the

VCR button. When using a DVD, first press the DVD button.

Moisture Condensation

Moisture condensation can occur:

• When the unit is moved from a cold place to a warm place.

• Under extremely humid conditions.

In locations where moisture condensation may occur:

•

Keep the unit plugged into an AC power outlet with POWER ON. This will help prevent condensation.

• When condensation has occurred, wait a few hours for the unit to dry before using it.

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Troubleshooting (Continued)

Symptom

The tape does not run during recording.

The tape will not rewind or fast-forward.

The playback picture does not appear while the tape is running.

Noise appears during visual search.

Noise appears during normal playback.

Breaks are noticeable in Hi-Fi soundtrack.

Recording cannot be started.

Tape-to-tape editing is not possible.

Timer recording won’t work.

No Hi-Fi sound.

No NICAM sound recording.

Cause

 The DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre is

in the RECORD PAUSE MODE.

 The tape is already fully rewound or

fast-forwarded.

 You are using only the RF aerial cable

for connection.

 This is normal.

 The automatic tracking mode is

engaged.

 The automatic tracking mode is

engaged.

 There is no tape loaded, or the tape

loaded has had its record safety tab removed.

 The source (another VCR, camcorder)

has not been properly connected.

 The clock/or the timer have been set

incorrectly.

 The timer is not engaged.

 The loaded tape has had its record

safety tab removed.

 Audio mode is not set properly.

 NICAM mode is not set properly.

Correction

 Press PAUSE/STEP (

) to resume

recording.

 Check the tape.

 Set the TV to the Video channel (see p.

14).

- - -

 Try manual tracking (see p. 23).

 Insert a tape, or using adhesive tape,

cover the hole where the tab was removed.

 Confirm that the camcorder is properly

connected.

 Re-perform the clock and/or timer set-

tings.

 Press STANDBY/ON and confirm that

the timer indicator is displayed on the DVD & Hi-Fi VCR Home Theatre’s Display.

 Cover the hole where the tab was

removed using adhesive tape, or insert a tape with the record safety tab intact.

 Select “STEREO” by repeatedly pressing

AUDIO on the remote control.

 Make sure NIC in the menu is set to

“AUTO” for the station to be recorded.

REFERENCE

Video Head Cleaning

Video head clogging

The video heads are the means by which the unit reads the picture from the tape during playback. In the unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged, no picture will be played back. This can easily be determined if, during playback of a known good tape, there is good sound, but no picture (picture is extremely snowy). If this is the case, use a high quality head cleaning system or have them cleaned professionally.

Snowy Picture

Video head cleaning

Video head cleaning is needed when the playback picture becomes unclear. This signifies that the heads are getting dirty and can occur when playing poor quality or damaged tapes. If the heads require cleaning, use an equivalent high quality chemical non-abrasive (wet) head cleaning tape or have them cleaned professionally. If playing a head cleaning tape in the unit once does not improve the picture, play it several times before requesting service.

otes

 DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR SERVICE THE UNIT BY REMOVING THE TOP COVER.  Video heads may eventually wear out and should be replaced when they fail to produce clear pictures.  To help prevent video head clogging, use only good quality VHS tapes.

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Language Code List

Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Disc Audio”, “Disc Subtitle” and/or “Disc Menu” (See page

20).

Language Code

Abkhazian 6566

Afar 6565

Afrikaans 6570

Albanian 8381

Amharic 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

Faeroese 7079

Language Code

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

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

Laothian 7679

Latin 7665

Latvian, Lettish 7686

Language Code

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

Panjabi 8065

Pashto, Pushto 8083

Persian 7065

Polish 8076

Portuguese 8084

Quechua 8185

Rhaeto-Romance 8277

Romanian 8279

Russian 8285

Samoan 8377

Sanskrit 8365

Scots Gaelic 7168

Serbian 8382

Serbo-Croatian 8372

Shona 8378

Sindhi 8368

Language Code

Singhalese 8373

Slovak 8375

Slovenian 8376

Somali 8379

Spanish 6983

Sudanese 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

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Country Code List

Enter the appropriate code number for the initial setting “Country Code” (See page 22).

Code Country

AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO Angola AQ Antarctica AR Argentina AS American Samoa AT Austria AU Australia AW Aruba AZ Azerbaidjan BA Bosnia-Herzegovina BB Barbados BD Bangladesh BE Belgium BF Burkina Faso BG Bulgaria BH Bahrain BI Burundi BJ Benin BM Bermuda BN Brunei Darussalam BO Bolivia BR Brazil BS Bahamas BT Bhutan BV Bouvet Island BW Botswana BY Belarus BZ Belize CA Canada CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands CF Central African Republic CG Congo CH Switzerland CI Ivory Coast CK Cook Islands CL Chile CM Cameroon CN China CO Colombia CR Costa Rica CS Former Czechoslovakia CU Cuba CV Cape Verde CX Christmas Island CY Cyprus CZ Czech Republic DE Germany DJ Djibouti DK Denmark DM Dominica DO Dominican Republic DZ Algeria EC Ecuador EE Estonia EG Egypt EH Western Sahara

Code Country

ER Eritrea ES Spain ET Ethiopia FI Finland FJ Fiji FK Falkland Islands FM Micronesia FO Faroe Islands FR France FX France (European

Territory) GA Gabon GB Great Britain GD Grenada GE Georgia GF French Guyana GH Ghana GI Gibraltar GL Greenland GM Gambia GN Guinea GP Guadeloupe (French) GQ Equatorial Guinea GR Greece GS S. Georgia & S. Sandwich

Isls. GT Guatemala GU Guam (USA) GW Guinea Bissau GY Guyana HK Hong Kong HM Heard and McDonald

Islands HN Honduras HR Croatia HT Haiti HU Hungary ID Indonesia IE Ireland IL Israel IN India IO British Indian Ocean

Territory IQ Iraq IR Iran IS Iceland IT Italy JM Jamaica JO Jordan JP Japan KE Kenya KG Kyrgyzstan KH Cambodia6 KI Kiribati KM Comoros KN

Saint Kitts & Nevis Anguilla KP North Korea KR South Korea KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Laos LB Lebanon

Code Country

LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldavia MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique (French) MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives MW Malawi MX Mexico MY Malaysia MZ Mozambique NA Namibia NC New Caledonia (French) NE Niger NF Norfolk Island NG Nigeria NI Nicaragua NL Netherlands NO Norway NP Nepal NR Nauru NU Niue NZ New Zealand OM Oman PA Panama PE Peru PF Polynesia (French) PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon PN Pitcairn Island PR Puerto Rico PT Portugal PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RE Reunion (French) RO Romania RU Russian Federation RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands

Code Country

SC Seychelles SD Sudan SE Sweden SG Singapore SH Saint Helena SI Slovenia SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Islands SK Slovak Republic SL Sierra Leone SM San Marino SN Senegal SO Somalia SR Suriname ST Saint Tome and Principe SU Former USSR SV El Salvador SY Syria SZ Swaziland TC Turks and Caicos Islands TD Chad TF French Southern

Te rritories TG Togo TH Thailand TJ Tadjikistan TK Tokelau TM Turkmenistan TN Tunisia TO Tonga TP East Timor TR Turkey TT Trinidad and Tobago TV Tuvalu TW Taiwan TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine UG Uganda UK United Kingdom UM USA Minor Outlying

Islands US United States UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan VA Vatican City State VC Saint Vincent &

Grenadines VE Venezuela VG Virgin Islands (British) VI Virgin Islands (USA) VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu WF Wallis and Futuna Islands WS Samoa YE Yemen YT Mayotte YU Yugoslavia ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZR Zaire ZW Zimbabwe

REFERENCE

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Specifications

General

Power requirements AC230V ~ , 50 Hz Power consumption 150 W Dimensions (approx.) 430 X 97 X 350 mm (w x h x d) Mass (approx.) 8 kg (17.6 lbs) Operating temperature 5˚C to 40˚C (41˚F to 104˚F) Timer 24-hour display type Operating humidity 5 % to 90 %

DVD Section

Laser Semiconductor laser Laser output 219 µW (Continuous wave max.) Wave length 640 nm Signal system PAL/NTSC Frequency response DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 8 Hz to 44 kHz

DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 8 Hz to 20 kHz

CD: 8 Hz to 20 kHz Signal-to-noise ratio More than 65 dB (ANALOG OUT connectors only) Harmonic distortion Less than 1.0% Dynamic range More than 60 dB (DVD)

More than 60 dB (CD)

Outputs

S-VIDEO OUT (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 ohms, negative sync, Mini DIN 4-pin x 1

VCR Section

Head system 4 heads helical scan azimuth system Television system PAL I colour system Recording format PAL RF OUT I RF Modulator UHF 22-68 (Adjustable) Tape speed PAL/MESECAM; 23.39 mm/s (SP), 16.69 mm/s (LP)

NTSC (Playback only); 35.35 mm/s (SP), 16.67 mm/s (LP),

11.12 mm/s (EP) Maximum recording time SP: 4 h (E-240 tape), LP: 8 h (E-240 tape) Rewind time About 180 minutes (E-180 tape) Input level VIDEO: 1.0 V(p-p), 75 ohms, unbalanced

AUDIO: -6.0 dBm, more than 10 kohms (SCART)

-6.0 dBm, more than 47 kohms (RCA)

Output level VIDEO: 1.0 V(p-p), 75 ohms, unbalanced

AUDIO: -6.0 dBm, less than 1k ohms

Signal-to-noise ratio VIDEO: More than 43 dB

AUDIO: More than 72 dB (Hi-Fi)

More than 42 dB (Mono)

Dynamic range AUDIO: More than 85 dB

Tuner Section

Tuning range FM: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz

AM: 522 - 1611 kHz

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Specifications (Continued)

Speakers

Center & Rear L/R(SX-TS3900S)

Type 1 Way 1 Speaker Impedance 4 Ω Frequency Response 120 - 18,000 Hz Sound Pressure Level 82 dB/W (1m) Rated Input Power 20W Max Input Power 40W Net Dimensions (W x H x D) 92 x 150 x 101 mm (36.2” x 6” x 4”) Net Weight 0.6 kg (1.3 lbs)

Passive Subwoofer (SX-TS3900W)

Type 1 Way 1 Speaker Impedance 8 Ω Frequency Response 50 - 1,800 Hz Sound Pressure Level 84 dB/W (1m) Rated Input Power 50W Max Input Power 100W Net Dimensions (W x H x D) 193 x 390 x 312 mm (7.7” x 15.6” x 12.5”) Net Weight 5.2 kg (11.4 lbs)

Accessories:

RF 75-ohm Coaxial Aerial Cable x 1, Speaker cable x 5, FM wire aerial x 1, AM loop aerial x 1, Remote control x 1, Batteries (R03/AAA) x 2

REFERENCE

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Because its products are subject to continuous improvement, SANYO reserves the right to modify product designs and specifications without notice and without incurring any obligation.

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GUARANTEE TO CUSTOMER

Sanyo Europe Ltd. (the Company) guarantees to the initial retail purchaser that if this equipment is or becomes defective and that, in the opinion of the Company, the defect is due to faulty material or workmanship the Company will, for a period of 12 calendar months from the date of sale to the original purchaser repair or replace, at its sole option, free of charge, any such defective component part of the equipment, always provided that:-

1. The equipment has at all times been used in accordance with the operating instructions issued by the Company, and has not been connected to an electrical mains supply for which it has not been adjusted.

2. Accidental damage, or damage caused by negligence or misuse by the user, including leakage from exhausted batteries, is specifically excluded.

3. Unauthorised repairs, or any modification to the equipment which has not been expressly approved by the Company, shall render this guarantee null and void.

4. Failure due to fair wear and tear of any item, such as batteries, record playing styli, and tape recording, playback and erase heads and head cleaning is specifically excluded.

This guarantee is not transferable and is only applicable within the United Kingdom (and the Republic of lreland). Nothing in this express guarantee affects the statutory rights available to the purchaser of this equipment.

Thank you for buying Sanyo. This equipment should give you many years of pleasure and faithful service but in

the event that a fault occurs, the following notes for your guidance may be helpful:-

1. PLEASE RETAIN YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SERVICE DURING GUARANTEE.

2. If your Sanyo equipment proves faulty during the period of guarantee, take it or send it back to the dealer who originally supplied it together with this guarantee and the proof of purchase. We have made arrangements with our approved dealers under which they will carry out in guarantee service repairs on our behalf. In this way, we hope to reduce to a minimum the amount of time you will be without your equipment.

3. If for some reason it is impossible to return the equipment to the original supplier, please contact our Service Administration Department at the address below for further advice.

4. Should the equipment require servicing after the expiry of the guarantee period, take or send it to the original supplier or any other Sanyo dealer. He will be pleased to give you a quotation for the repair. If you are in any doubt about what to do, write to us at the address below or telephone:

Sanyo Sanyo House Otterspool Way, Watford, Hertfordshire WD25 8JX Tel: (01923) 246363

Europe Ltd.

(UK) P/N: 83834RH0033P- (1E05/04)

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