Sony SLV-D900E manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

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    3-079-775- E1 (1) GB D VD Pla yer/ Video Cassette Recor der Oper ating Instructions SL V - D 900E © 2002 Sony Cor poration PA L[...]

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    2 W ARNING WARNIN G T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the u nit to rain or moi sture. T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cab inet. Refer servicing to qualifi ed per sonnel on ly . Mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service sho p. This applia nc e is cla ssified as a CLASS 1 LASER produ ct. The CLASS 1 LASER PROD[...]

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    3 Caution Caution For use of the VCR Television programm es, films, video tape s an d other materi als may be copyright ed. Unau thorized rec or ding of such material may be co ntrary to t he prov isi ons of the copyright laws. Also, use of this r ecorder wit h cable televi sion transmission ma y require authoriza tion from th e ca ble telev i sion[...]

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    4 T able of contents T ab le of contents 2 WA R N I N G 2 We l c o m e ! 3 Caution 6 About this manual 6 This player can pla y the fol l owing disc s 7 Notes ab out discs Getting Started 8 Step 1 : Unpacking 9 Step 2 : Setting up the re mote commander 11 Step 3 : Connecting the D V D-VCR 14 Step 4 : Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A uto Set Up fun[...]

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    5 T abl e of contents D VD Additi onal Operations 67 Using the DVD’ s menu 69 Zooming into a scene 70 Cha nging the angles 71 Displaying the subtitle 72 Pictur e navigat ion 73 V arious pl ay mode functions (Prog r amme play , Rand om play , Repeat play) 77 Chan ging the sound 78 V irtu al surround setting 80 Playing an MP3 audio track 83 Playing[...]

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    6 About th is manual • The mean in g of th e ic ons use d in thi s man ua l is described be low: * MP3 (MPE G 1 Audio Laye r 3) is a sta ndard form at defi ned by ISO /MPEG whic h compre sses aud io data. This player c an pla y the foll ow in g di sc s The “D V D V ID E O” logo is a tr ad emark. Region code Your pl aye r has a region c ode pr[...]

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    7 Note Some CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD -Rs, or DVD-RWs (in video m ode) cannot be p layed on this pl ayer due to th e record ing qu ality or physica l con dition of the disc, or the charact eristics of the recordi ng device. Furth er m ore, the disc w ill not play if it has not been correctly final iz ed . For more inform at ion, see the operati ng ins tru[...]

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    8 Unpacking Getting Started Step 1 : Unpac king Check that you have recei ved the foll owing items with the DVD-VCR: • Remote com mander • R6 (siz e AA) batter ie s • Aerial c able •A u d i o c o r d (pinpl ug ×2 y pinpl ug ×2) •V i d e o c o r d (pinpl ug ×1 y pinpl ug ×1)[...]

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    Getting Started 9 Setting up the remot e commander Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Notes • W i th norm a l use, the batteries should la st abou t three to six months. • If you do not use the rem ote comman der for an extende d period of time , remove the batteries to avoid possible dam age from ba ttery leak ag e. • Do not use a new [...]

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    10 Setting up the remot e commander Contr olling other TVs with the remote commander The re mote command er is prepr o grammed to co ntrol n on-Sony TVs. If yo ur TV is listed in t he following table, set the ap prop riate manufacturer’s code number . Now you can use the ? / 1 , VOL +/ –, PR OG +/–, MUTING*, TV/VIDEO , 0-9 and -/--* buttons t[...]

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    Getting Started 11 Connecting the DV D-VCR Step 3 : Connectin g the D VD-VCR Note t hat “ Adv anced Ho okups” (p age 53) e xplai ns addition al hooku p methods th at will optimiz e the picture a nd sound for a tru e “hometheater” e xperience. If your TV has a Scart (EURO-A V) connector, see page 12. If y our TV does not have a Scart (EUR O-[...]

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    12 Connecting the D VD-VCR If y our TV has a Scar t (EUR O-A V) connector 1 Disconne ct the aerial cable from your TV and conn ect it to on the rear panel of the DVD-VCR. 2 Connect of the D VD-VCR and the aerial in put of your TV usin g the supp lied a erial ca ble. 3 Connect LINE-1 (EUR O A V) on t h e D VD-VCR and the S cart (EUR O-A V) connecto [...]

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    Getting Started 13 Connecting the DV D-VCR Additional connecti ons T o a satelli te or digital tuner with Line Th rough Usin g the L ine Thr ough funct ion, y ou can watch programmes from a satellite or digital tune r connec te d to this D VD- VCR on t he TV e ven when the D VD-VCR is turn ed off. When you turn on the satellite or digital tune r, t[...]

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    14 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function Step 4 : Setting u p th e D VD-VCR with the A uto S et Up functi on Before using the D VD-VCR for the first time, set up the DVD-VCR using the Auto Set Up functi on. With this func tion, yo u can set TV channels, guide channels for the ShowV iew system, and DVD-VCR clock automa tically . 1 [...]

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    Getting Started 15 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function 3 Press V/v to select th e de sired language, then press ENTER repeatedly . The “COUNTR Y SE LECTION” menu appears on the TV screen . The abbrevia tions of the countries are as follows: 4 Press V/v/B/b t o se lect the abbreviation of your co untry from t he table in step[...]

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    16 Setting up the D VD-VCR with the A ut o Set Up function T o cancel the A uto Set Up fun ction Press O RETURN. T o change th e RF channel If the pictur e do es not appear cl earl y on the TV , cha nge the RF channel on the D VD- VCR and TV . Select (INST ALLA T I ON) from the menu, then press V/v to select VIDEO OUTPUT CH. Select the RF chan nel [...]

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    Getting Started 17 Selecting a language Step 5 : Selecting a langua g e Y ou can c hange the on-screen d isplay langua ge. Bef ore you st ar t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • If the D VD play er is in play mode , you cannot display th[...]

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    18 Setting the cloc k Step 6 : Setting the cloc k Y ou must set the tim e and dat e on the D VD- VCR to use the timer features properly . The Auto Clock Set functio n wo rk s only if a station in your area i s broadca s t ing a time signal. Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set yo ur TV to the vid e o ch a nn e l so[...]

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    Getting Started 19 Setting the clock Tips • If you se t “ A UTO CLOCK” to “ON”, the Auto Clock Set fun ction is acti vated whene ver the D VD- VCR is turned of f. The time is adjusted a utomaticall y b y making r ef er e nce to the ti me signal fro m the stat ion. • T o change th e di gi ts w hi le set ting, pre ss B to return to the it[...]

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    20 Presetting channels Step 7 : Presetting channel s If som e chan nels c oul d not be pr eset usin g the Auto S et Up functio n, you can pr eset them manu ally . Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set yo ur TV to the vid e o ch a nn e l so that the signal from t he player appears on the TV screen. • If the D VD pl[...]

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    Getting Started 21 Presetting channels 3 Pre ss V/v to select “MANU AL SET UP , ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h yo u w ant to preset, the n pres s b . T o disp lay oth e r pages for pro gramme positions 6 to 80, press V/v repe at edly . 5 Press B/b repeated ly until the ch annel you want is dis play ed . 6 Press V/v to [...]

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    22 Presetting channels If the picture is not clea r If the pic ture is not cl ear, you may use t he Manual F in e T uning (MFT) functi on. After step 5, press V/v to select “MF T . ” Press B/b to ge t a clear picture, then press O RETURN to ex it the menu . Tips • T o set th e p rog ram me p osi ti on f or t he de code r , see “ Set ti ng t[...]

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    Getting Started 23 Presetting channels 1 Press SET UP. The “SETUP MENU” appears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (INST ALLA TION), then press ENTER . The “INST ALLA TION” menu appea r s. 3 Press V/v to select “MANU AL SET UP , ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select t he ro w con taining the progr am me positi on you want to change . T o di[...]

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    24 Presetting channels Disabli ng unwanted programme posi tions After presett in g ch annels, you can di sabl e unus ed pr ogramme po sitions . The disa bl ed positions will be skipped later whe n you press the PR OG +/– butto ns. Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set yo ur TV to the vid e o ch a nn e l so that th[...]

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    Getting Started 25 Presetting channels Note • Be sure to se lect the programm e posit io n you want to disable co rre ctly . If you disab le a program me position by mistake, you need to reset that channe l manually . 3 Press V/v to select “MANU AL SET UP , ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h yo u w ant to disable. T o di[...]

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    26 Presetting channels Changing the s t ation names Y ou can change or enter the st ation names (up to 4 characters). The D VD-VCR must receiv e chann el information for station names to appear auto matically . Bef ore y ou star t… • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set yo ur TV to the vid e o ch a nn e l so that the signal from t he pla[...]

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    Getting Started 27 Presetting channels 3 Press V/v to select “MANU AL SET UP , ” then press ENTER. 4 Press V/v to select the row whic h yo u w ant to change or ent e r the station na me, then press b . T o disp lay oth e r pages for pro gramme positions 6 to 80, press v/V repe at edly . 5 Press V/v to select “NAME, ” then press b . 6 Enter [...]

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    28 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder Setting th e P A Y-TV/Canal Pl us decoder Y ou can w atch or re cord P A Y -TV /Canal Pl us progra mmes if yo u connect a decode r (not supp lied ) to th e D V D -VCR . Connecting a decoder LINE-3 AERIAL IN LINE-1 (EURO A V ) Aerial c able (supplied) Sc art cabl e (not supp lied) Scart (EUR O-A V) Scart c[...]

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    Getting Started 29 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal P lus decoder Setting P A Y-TV/Canal Pl us channels T o wa t ch or rec or d P A Y - T V/Canal Plus progra mmes, set your DVD-VCR to receive the channels using the on- scree n displa y . In order to set the channels c orrec tly , be sure to follo w all of the steps belo w . Bef ore you st ar t… • T [...]

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    30 Setting the P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decoder Notes • The DVD-VCR does not suppo rt RG B input from P A Y -TV/Canal Plus decord ers. • When you watch P A Y -TV/Canal Plus program mes through the RFU i nput of t he TV , press TV/V IDE O so that th e V CR ind icator a ppear s in the d i splay w indow . 4 Press V/v to selec t th e row wh ich yo u wa[...]

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    31 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Basic O perations Playing disc s Dependi ng on the disc, some operati ons may be different or restricted. Refer to th e opera ting instr uc tions su pp lied with your disc . Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player app[...]

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    32 Play ing discs Additio nal task s T o Resume p layback for the cur rent disc (Resume Play) The D VD player re me m be r s the poin t wh e r e yo u st opped the disc e ven if the D VD player en ters stand by mode by pressing ?/1 . T o locate a point quic kl y by pla yi ng a disc in fast f orwar d or fa st rever se in continu ous play mode Press m[...]

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    33 Playing discs Basic Oper ations Tip • Y ou can listen to the sou nd during × 2 fast forward playba ck. Howe ver, you cann ot list en to DTS (Only D ig it al O ut ), MPEG au dio and LPC M so und . • T o make a video ti m er reservation duri ng DVD playba ck , we recomm en d per forming the oper at io ns under “Se t ti ng th e recordi ng du[...]

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    34 Guide to the on-screen displa y Guide to the on-screen di spla y Press DISPLA Y. The followin g informa tion app ears; type of di sc, current title /track , chapter , counter position, v oice langua ge and subtitle lang uage. Refer to “D VD A UDIO/SUB TITLE LANGUA GE” on page 114 f or the ab breviation o f the lang uage. Y ou can playba ck t[...]

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    35 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Playing a tape Bef ore you st ar t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Set your TV t o t he video channe l so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR. 1 Insert a tape. The VCR starts pla y ing automatically if you insert a tape with its safet[...]

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    36 Play ing a tape Additio nal task s T o turn off the po wer while rewind ing (Rewind Shut Off) Press ? / 1 while th e tape i s re winding. The power wil l turn of f but the ta pe will keep rewi nding until it re a ches the end. T o pla y/searc h at variou s speeds T o resume normal pla yback Press H . T o use the ti me counter Press CLEAR at th e[...]

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    37 Play ing a tape Basic Oper ations Tip • Adjust the picture u sing the T RA C KING +/– buttons if: – S tr ea ks appear whi le playing in slo w moti on . – Bands ap pea r at the top or bot tom while pa using. – The picture shakes du ring pause. Notes • T apes rec or ded in the L P mo de on other VC Rs ca n be played back on this VCR bu[...]

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    38 Recording TV programmes Recor ding TV pr ogrammes Bef ore y ou star t... • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and you r TV . • Switch th e input se lector on your TV so that the signal from the player app ears on the TV screen. • Press SELECT VIDEO to control the VCR. • T o record from a decoder , turn it on. • Make sure th e ta pe is longer than t[...]

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    39 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding Press x . T o chec k the remaining t ime Press DISPLA Y twice. With the display on , press DISPLA Y again to check t he remaining ti me. 2 • T o recor d a normal channel , press PR OG +/– until the p rogramme positi on numbe r you want appea rs in th e displa y wind o w . • T o [...]

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    40 Recording TV programmes In orde r to get an accura te remaining tim e ind ication, be su re “T a pe Se lect” in the “VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP” menu is set accordin g to the tape type you use (see page 95 ). Maxim um Record ing Time T o watch an other TV program me while recor ding T o watch a DVD while r ecording T o save a rec ording T o pr[...]

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    41 Recording TV programmes Basic Oper ations Notes • The DISPLA Y informatio n doe s not app ea r duri ng still (pause ) mode or slow-motion playba ck. • If a tape has po rtions recorded in both P AL and NT SC systems, the tim e counter reading w ill not be cor rect. This disc re pancy is due to the di fferenc e between th e counting cycl es of[...]

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    42 Recording TV programmes using the ShowVie w ® s ystem Recor ding TV pr ogrammes usin g the Sho wVie w ® system The ShowV iew system is the feature that simplif ie s prog ra mmin g the VCR to mak e timer record ings. Just enter the ShowV iew number listed in the TV programme guid e. The date , times, and pro gramme position of that prog ra mme [...]

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    43 Recording TV progr ammes using the ShowView ® system Basic Oper ations 1 Press TIMER. • Whe n yo u set “TIMER MET H OD ” to “V ARIABLE”: The “TIMER METHOD” menu appears on the TV screen. Press V/v to select “SHO W VIE W , ” then press ENTER. • Whe n yo u set “TIMER MET H OD ” to “SHO WVIE W”: The “SHO WVIEW” menu[...]

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    44 Recording TV programmes using the ShowVie w ® s ystem T o stop recor ding T o stop the D VD-VCR while record ing, press SELECT VI DEO an d t he n press x . Dail y/weekly reco rding In step 4 above, press v to s elec t the recording p attern. Ea ch time you press v , the indica tion ch ang es as sho wn be lo w . Press V to chang e the indica tio[...]

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    45 Recording TV progr ammes using the ShowView ® system Basic Oper ations T o watch an other TV programme after setting the tim er T o watch a D VD after settin g the timer Tips • T o set the channe l , you can also use the V/v or number buttons. • If th e ind icator appea rs, this means t hat the VCR is currentl y recordin g this pro gramme. [...]

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    46 Recording TV programmes using the ShowVie w ® s ystem Notes • If the VPS/PDC signal i s too we ak or the broadcasting station failed to transm it VPS/PDC signals, the V CR will start recordi ng a t the set time withou t usi ng th e V PS/ PD C fu nction. • The indicator flashe s in t he di spl ay window when you press ? / 1 wi th no tap e in[...]

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    47 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations Recor ding TV pr ogrammes us ing the ti mer Y ou can preset up to eight programmes at a time. Bef ore you st ar t… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from th[...]

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    48 Recording TV programmes using the timer 1 Pre ss TIMER. • When you set “TIMER METHOD” to “V ARIABLE”: The “TIMER METHOD” menu appears on the TV screen. Press V/v to select “ST AND ARD”, then pre ss ENTER. • When you set “TIMER METHOD” to “ST AND AR D”: The “TIMER PR OGRAMMING” menu appears on the T V screen . 2 Se[...]

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    49 Recording TV programmes using the timer Basic Oper ations T o stop recor ding T o stop the DVD-VCR while recording, press SELE CT VIDEO a nd t hen press x . Daily /w eek l y recor ding In st e p 2 ab ove, pre s s v to select the recordi n g pattern. Each time you press v , the indicat ion change s as shown below . Press V to chang e the indica t[...]

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    50 Recording TV programmes using the timer T o watch a D VD after setti ng the timer Tips • T o set the chan n el, you can also use t he V/v or number buttons. • If th e indic ator appear s, this means th at the VCR i s currently r ecording thi s programme. • Y ou can also do the fo llo wing tas ks while the VCR is recording: – Reset the co[...]

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    51 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings Basic Oper ations Chec king/ changin g/ cancellin g timer settings Bef ore you st ar t… • Check that the D VD-VCR clock is set to the correct time. • T ur n on the DVD-VCR and your TV . • Switch the input selector on yo ur TV so that the sig na l from the player appears on the T V sc r e en . ?[...]

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    52 Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings When the tim e r settings overl ap The program me that starts f irst has priority and the seco nd programme starts recording only after the f irst program me has finished. If the programmes start at the same time, the programme listed f irst in the m enu has prio rity . 2 Press V/v/B/b to sele ct (TIME[...]

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    53 A/V Receiver hookup Adv anced Hookups Adv anced Hookups A/V Receiv er hookup A Use this h ookup if your A/V receiver has a Dolby* Surrou nd (Pro Logic) decode r and 3 to 6 spea kers Y ou can enjoy the Do lby Surround ef fects onl y when playi ng Do lby Surround aud io or multi-ch a nnel audio (Dolby Digital) discs. ∗ Manufact ured under li cen[...]

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    54 A/V Receiver hookup B Use this hookup i f yo ur A/V r eceiver h as a Dolb y D igital, MPEG audio or D T S* de c oder, a digi t al in put jack a nd 6 sp eake rs This connectio n will allo w you to use the Do lby Digita l, MPEG audio or DTS decoder fun ct i on of your A V amplifier (receiver). Y ou are not able to enjoy the surro und sound effe ct[...]

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    55 S-Video hookup Adv anced Hookups S-Vid eo hookup Make audio connections using the L INE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks or DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL or CO AXIAL) jacks on the right si de of the D VD-VCR when you use S-VIDEO hooku p. Use this hook up if your T V has an S VIDEO input ja ck • Conn e ct an S VIDEO cord (not sup plied). Y ou will enjo y hi[...]

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    56 A udio Set up D VD Settings and Adjustments A udi o Se tu p “ Audio Setu p” allo ws you to set the sound accordi ng to the playback and c onnection condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup), then press ENTER. The “D VD S ETUP ” menu appears. 3 [...]

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    57 A u dio Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Menu choice s • Dolb y Digital Selects the type of Dolb y Digital signal. The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold p rint. •D T S Selects whe ther or not to output DTS signals. The def ault setting is i n dicated in bold p rint. • Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) Makes the soun d clear when [...]

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    58 A udio Set up •M P E G Selects t he type of MPEG audi o si gnal. The def ault setting is ind icated in b o ld print. Notes • If you select t he surroun d setting whil e play ing a D VD , the playe r does not output the foll o w ing si g n a ls fro m t he DIG I T AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL o r CO AXIAL) jack. – Dolby Digital signals (wh en you [...]

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    59 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Scre en Setup “Screen S et up” allows you to set the screen accordi ng to the playback and connectio n condition s. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD player is in stop mode. The “SETUP MENU” appears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD SETUP) , then press ENTER. The “D VD S E TUP” menu appe ars. 3 P[...]

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    60 Screen Setup Men u ch oices •T V T y p e Selects th e aspect ra tio of the conn ected TV (4:3 standa rd or wide). The def ault setting is ind icated in b o ld print. • D VD V ideo Out Selects the m e thod of o u tpu ttin g vid e o sig nals fro m th e L INE (RGB)-TV j ack on th e rear p anel of t he play er . The def ault setting is ind icate[...]

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    61 Screen Setup D VD Settings and Adjus tments Notes • Playback sett in gs stored in the disc ta ke priori ty over the “DVD SETUP” menu settings a nd not all the func ti ons de scr ibed may work. • Depen ding on t he D VD, “4:3 Lett er Box” may b e selected automatical ly instead o f “4:3 Pa n Scan ” or vi ce versa. • The connecti[...]

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    62 Setting the displa y or sound track language Setting the displ ay or so und trac k lang uage You ca n se t various languag es for th e disc’s menu, so und track o r subtitle. 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode . The “SETUP MENU” ap pears. 2 Press V/v/B/b to se lect (DVD SETUP) , then press ENTER. The “D VD S ETUP ” me[...]

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    63 Setting the display or sound t r ac k language D VD Settings and Adjus tments Tip • If y ou sel ect “O thers” in st ep 4, an add itional langu age menu ap pe ars. Press V/v/B/b to selec t the desired language , then press ENT ER . Notes • When you select a l anguage t hat is not rec orded on the D VD in step 4, one o f the record ed lang[...]

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    64 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) P arental Contr ol (lim iting playback by children ) Playba c k of so m e D V Ds ca n be li m ite d accordi ng t o a predeterm i ned lev el suc h as the age of the users. The “P ARENT AL CONTR OL” function allows you to se t a playbac k limitation le vel. 1 Press SET UP when the DVD player i[...]

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    65 P arental Control (limiting pla yback b y children) D VD Settings and Adjus tments 2 Press V/v/B/b to select (D VD Setup) , then press ENTER. The “D VD S E TUP” menu appe ars. 3 Press V/v to select “Paren t al , ” then pres s ENTER. 4 Press b to select “Y es. ” • If yo u ha ve not en te re d a pa s s w o r d The disp lay for r egis[...]

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    66 P arental Control (limiting pla yback by children) T o change th e passw ord T o turn off the P arental Contr ol function Set “Use P assword” to “No” in St e p 4. T o play a disc for whic h Parental Co ntrol is set If yo u forget y our pass wor d Notes • When you p lay DVDs whic h do no t have t he Paren tal Co ntrol functi on, play b [...]

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    67 Using the D VD’s m enu D VD Additional Op erations D VD Additio nal Operations Using the D VD’ s menu A D VD is divi ded into lon g sections of a picture o r a music feature call ed “titles. ” When yo u pl ay a D VD whi ch contains sev eral titles, you can select the title you want usin g t he T O P MENU button. When yo u play DVDs that [...]

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    68 Using the D VD’s menu T o turn off the D VD’ s menu Press x . Note • Dependi ng on the D VD, you m ay not be ab le to use the TOP MENU button. 3 Press ENTER. ENTER[...]

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    69 Zooming into a scene D VD Additional Op erations Zooming into a sc ene Notes • Y ou cannot use 4 × magnif ication when you p lay VIDEO CDs. • The zoo m func ti on m ay not work de pending on the DVD. • Y ou cannot use t he z oom function on sti ll ima ges. Y ou can zoom into a scen e during playback or still mode. 1 Press ZOOM. “ ” ap[...]

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    70 Changing the angles Changing the angles Note • Depending on the D VD, you may no t be able to chang e th e angles e ven if multi -angles ar e recorde d on t he DVD. If v a rious angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on th e DVD, “ ” appears in the disp la y wh e n yo u pr e ss ANG LE du r ing playb ack. This means that yo u can ch[...]

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    71 Display ing the subtitle D VD Additional Op erations Displa ying the subtitle T o turn off the subtitl es Select “Of f” in step 3 , then press ENTER. Note • Dependi ng on the D VD , you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are re corded on it. Y ou also ma y not be able to turn the m off. If subtitles are [...]

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    72 Picture navigation Pict ur e navig at ion Notes • If the DVD has more than 9 chapters, press . / > to view the following subscre ens. • The p icture navigat ion functi on may n ot work d epending o n the D VD . • The pictu re navigation func tion do es not work with DVD-R W . • When DTS is selec ted, you cannot listen to the audio. Y [...]

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    73 V ar ious pla y mode functions ( Progr am me play , Ra ndom play , Rep eat play ) D VD Additional Op erations V arious pla y mode functions (Programme pla y , Random play , Repeat pla y) Y o u can set the f ollowing p lay modes: • Pro gr a m m e pla y (pag e 73) • Random pl ay (page 75) • Repeat pl ay (page 76) Note • The pla y m ode is [...]

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    74 V ar ious play mode functions ( Progr amme pla y , R andom play , R epeat play ) T o stop pr ogramme pla y Press CLE AR during prog ramme play . T o change o r cancel a pr ogramme 1 Press PR OGRAM when the D VD player is in stop m ode. 2 Press B / b to select “PROGRAM, ” then press ENTE R. 3 Press V/v/B/b to select the chapter/tra ck numb er[...]

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    75 V ar ious pla y mode functions ( Progr am me play , Ra ndom play , Rep eat play ) D VD Additional Op erations Playi ng in random or der (Random play) T o return to normal pla y Press CLEAR during random play . Y o u can shuf fle the playback order of titles, chapte rs, or trac ks. Subs equent “s huffling” may pro duce a different pl aying or[...]

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    76 V ar ious play mode functions ( Progr amme pla y , R andom play , R epeat play ) Playi ng repeatedly (Repeat pla y) T o return to normal pl ay Select “Off” or press CLEAR during repea t play in step 2. Tip • When pl ay ing a D A T A CD, pre ss RE PEA T again to ca nc el repeat pl ay . Y ou can play all of the t itles or tracks on a disc or[...]

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    77 Changing the sound D VD Additional Op erations Changi ng the s ound When playin g a D VD rec orded in multipl e audio formats (PCM, Dolb y Dig ital, MPEG or DTS) , you can change t he audio fo rmat. If the D VD is recorded with mu ltilingual tracks, you can also chang e the language. W ith CDs, DA T A CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select th e sound[...]

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    78 Vir tual surround setting Virtual surr ound sett in g T o cancel the s etting Select “Of f” in step 2. When you co nnect a stere o TV or 2 front speakers, SURROUND lets you enjoy surroun d sound effects by using sou nd imaging t o create virtual rea r speakers from the sound of the fron t speakers withou t using actual rear spe akers. This f[...]

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    79 Vir tual surround setting D VD Additional Op erations Notes • Surrou nd effects ca nno t be obtained for DT S, line a r PCM or MP3 a udi o. • When th e pl ay ing signal doe s not c ont ai n a signal for the rea r spea kers, the surround ef f ects will be di fficult to he ar. • When yo u activ at e t he sur roun d effect, turn off the surro[...]

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    80 Play ing an MP3 audio track Pla ying a n MP3 audi o trac k Y ou can play back DA T A CDs (CD-R OM s/ CD-Rs/CD-R Ws) recorded in MP3 (MP EG1 Audio Layer 3) format. 1 Press Z and place a DA T A CD on th e disc tray , then press Z to clo se the tray . 2 Press V / v to select the d esired track, th en press ENTER. The select e d track starts playin [...]

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    81 Playi ng an MP3 audio trac k D VD Additional Op erations T o go to the n ext or pre vious page Press b or B . T o return to the pr evious displa y Press O RETURN. T o turn off the d isplay Press x , then press O RETURN. Notes • Only the letters in the a lphabet and n umbers can be used for album or tra ck names. Anythi ng else is displaye d as[...]

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    82 Play ing an MP3 audio track The Pla yback or der of MP3 audio tracks The playback order of albums and tracks record ed on a D A T A CD is as follows. • Struc tu r e of disc cont e nt s When yo u i nsert a D A T A CD and p ress H , the numbe r ed tracks are play ed sequentially , from 1 thro ugh 7 . An y sub-al bum s/trac ks cont ained wi thin [...]

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    83 Pla y ing VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Functions D VD Additional Op erations Pla y ing VIDEO CDs wi th “MENU ON/O FF” Functi ons The PBC (Pla yback control) functio n allows you to sear c h an d perf o r m othe r oper a tio ns interactively . PBC playb ack follows a sele ct ion menu di splayed o n yo ur TV screen . The “MENU ON” fu n[...]

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    84 Pla ying VIDEO CDs with “MENU ON/OFF” Func tions T o return to the men u Press O RETURN. T o play us ing “MENU OFF” Press MENU to select “MENU OFF . ” When “MENU OFF ” is selected, the D VD p layer starts continu ous play . Y ou cannot play still p icture s such a s a men u. T o return to “MENU ON, ” press MENU to select “M[...]

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    85 Playing a tape with SQPB function VCR Additional Operation s VCR Ad ditional Operatio ns Playing a tape w ith SQPB function Notes • Y ou cannot use t he SQ PB function for record ing. • The playb ack display will be di stor ted if you use the SQPB func ti on with a normal VHS format tape. • When y o u eject th e tape, the VC R automati cal[...]

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    86 Setting the recording duration time Setting the recor d ing duration ti me After yo u hav e starte d recordi ng , you can have the VCR stop re c ording au tomatica lly after a specified durat io n. 1 While record ing, pre ss z REC. 2 Press z REC repeatedly to set the duration time. In SP mode Each press advances the time in increments of 30 minu[...]

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    87 Setting the recording duration ti me VCR Additional Operation s T o extend th e duration Press z REC repeatedly to set a new durati on time. T o cancel the du ration Press z REC repeatedly until the indicat or disappe ars and the VCR returns to normal rec ording mode. T o stop wh ile re cording Press x . Note • Y ou cannot disp la y th e curre[...]

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    88 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ams Recording s tereo an d bili ngual program s In the ZWEIT ON (German stereo ) system This VCR autom atically receives and records st ereo and bilin gual programm es based on the ZWEITON sy stem . W hen a stereo or bilingual programme is recei ved, the STEREO indi cator appears in the display windo w . T o [...]

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    89 Recording stereo and bilingual programs VCR Additional Operation s T o select the so und while recor ding Press A UDIO to select the sou nd you want. * Usu ally the m ixed sound o f left and right cha nnels * Usually th e main sound ( monaural) Selecting t he sound during Hi-fi playbac k Press A UDIO to select the sou nd you want. * The mi xed s[...]

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    90 Recording stereo and bilingual progr ams How sound i s recorde d on a video tape The VCR rec ords soun d onto two separat e tracks. Hi-fi au dio is recor ded onto th e main tr ack along wi th the pictur e. Monau ral sound is re corded ont o the normal a udio track al on g the edge of th e ta pe. Notes • T o listen to playback sounds in stereo,[...]

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    91 Searching using inde x function VCR Additional Operation s Sear ch ing using in de x funct ion T o find a specific recor ding by scanning (I ndex scan) The VCR autom a ticall y marks the tape with an index sign al at the point where eac h record ing begins. Use these signals as references to find a spec ific recordi ng . 1 Insert an indexed tape[...]

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    92 Searching using inde x function T o sear c h a specific recordi ng (Ind ex searc h) T o stop sea rching Press x . Note • No index signa l will be added wh en recording star ts from recordi ng pause. However , an index signal wil l be ma rked if you change th e pro gramme positi on du ring recor din g pa use. 1 Insert an ind exed tap e into the[...]

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    93 Adjusting the picture (tracking) VCR Additional Operation s Adju s tin g th e picture (tracking) Adjusting t he tracking Although th e VCR automatically a djusts th e trackin g when play ing a tape, d istortion m ay occur if th e recording is in poor condi tion. In this case, manu ally adjust the trac king. During playb ack , press TRA CKING +/?[...]

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    94 Adjusting the picture (t rac king) 2 Press V/v to select “S MART TR IL OGIC, ” then press b . 3 Press V/v to set “SMA R T TRILOGIC” to “ON” or “OFF . ” • ON: Picture sharpn ess i s automaticall y adjusted. • OFF: Adjust the picture shar pn ess manua lly . T o soft en the pi cture, press B . T o s harpen the p icture, pres s b[...]

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    95 Changing menu options VCR Additional Operation s Changi ng menu option s 1 Press SET UP wh en the D VD player is in stop mode. 2 Press V / v / B / b to select (V ideo F unction Setup) , then press ENT ER. The “VIDEO FUNCTION SETUP” menu appears. 3 Press V / v to select t he o ption to chan ge. V/v/B/b ENTER SET UP O RETURN SET UP DVD SETUP R[...]

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    96 Changing menu options Men u ch oices The defau lt sett ing s are indic a ted in bo ld prin t. 4 Press B / b to change the setti ng . 5 Press O RETURN repeated ly to e x it the menu . Menu opt ion Set thi s op ti on to Ta p e S e l e c t • E180 to u se an E -180 or shorter type tape. • E240 to use a n E-2 40 type tape. • E260 to use a n E-2[...]

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    97 Editing VCR Additional Operation s Editi ng How to connect to recor d on this VCR Connect t h e line outputs of the other VCR to th e input connecto r of this VCR. Refer to the examples A throu gh C and choose the conne ction that best sui ts your VCR. Example A Example B TV LINE-1 (EURO A V) VMC-2121HG S cart cable (not supplied) Scart (EURO-A [...]

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    98 Editing Example C How to connect to a stereo system Connect t he LINE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks on this D VD-VCR to the a udio output jacks on the stereo system , using the RK-C5 10 HG audio cable (not su pplied). Notes • Make sure you c onn ect the plugs t o jack s of the same colour. • If the other V CR is a monaural t ype , leave the red plugs[...]

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    99 Editing VCR Additional Operation s T o stop editing Press the x butt o ns on both VCRs. Tip • T o cut out unwant e d sce nes w h ile editin g, press X o n th is VCR when an u n w a nted s ce ne begins. When it ends, pr ess X again to resu me re co r ding. 1 Insert a sou rce tape with its saf e ty tab remove d into the other (playback ) VCR. Se[...]

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    100 General setup inf orm ation Additional Inf ormation General setup inf ormation Changing setup options 1 Press SET UP when the D VD pla yer is in stop mode. 2 Press V / v / B / b to select (US ER SET), then press ENTER. The “USE R SET” menu appears. 3 Press V / v to select the optio n to change . V/v/B/b ENTER SET UP O RETURN SET UP DVD SETU[...]

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    101 General setup information Additiona l Information Menu choice s Initial settin gs are indicated in bold print. 4 Press B / b to change the setting. 5 Press O RET URN repe atedly to exit the menu. Menu opt ion Set this opt i on to COLOUR SYSTEM • AU TO to se lect the co lour system aut o matically . • P AL to use th e ta pe recorded in th e [...]

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    102 T r oub leshooting T ro ublesh ooting If you have any questi on s or probl e ms not covered below , please co nsult your n earest Sony service f ac ility . General T r oubleshooting D VD T rouble shooting Symptom Remedy Pow e r The ? / 1 (on/standby) switch does not func tion. • Connect th e mains lead to the mains sec ur e ly . The po we r i[...]

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    103 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information Pict ure Even thou gh you set the a spect ratio in “TV T ype” of the “SC REEN SETUP” menu the picture do es not fil l t h e s cr e e n. • The aspect ra ti o of t he di sc is fixe d on you r DVD. There is no pi cture fro m yo ur V CR conne cted t o the LINE IN jac ks. • The D V D player mus[...]

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    104 T r oub leshooting VCR T roub leshooting Operation Play back stops automa tically . • While pla ying discs with an au to pause s ignal, th e player stops pla yba ck at the aut o pau se signal. Y ou cannot perfo rm some function s such as stop, s earch, slo w-motio n play , re peat play, random play , or programm e play . • Depe nd ing on th[...]

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    105 T r oub lesh ooting Additiona l Information Play ba ck The pict ure has no sound . • The tape is defective. • If you made A/ V connect ions, che ck the aud io cord co nnect ion. The so und from a tape recorded with the VCR is not in ste re o or th e STERE O indicator i n the displa y window is f lashing. • Adjust the t rac king. • The v[...]

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    106 T r oub leshooting P A Y-TV/Canal Plus Y ou canno t watc h P A Y -TV /C anal Plus programm es whe n th e VCR is in standby mode. • Check th at DEC is set t o ON for this channel in the TV ST A TION T ABLE menu. • Make sure the P A Y -TV/Can al Plus Scar t cable is pl ugged securel y . A P A Y -TV/Can al Plus p ro g r amme is always recorde [...]

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    107 Specifications Additiona l Information Specification s System Laser Semiconduc tor la s e r Signa l form at system PA L / ( N T S C ) Channel cover age PA L ( B / G ) VHF E2 to E12 VHF Italian channel A to H UHF E21 to E69 CA TV S01 to S05 , S1 to S20 HYPER S21 to S41 RF output signal UHF channels 21 to 69 Aerial out 75-ohm asymmetrical aerial [...]

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    108 Specifications General Po wer requi r ements 220 – 240 V A C, 50 Hz Power consumption 29 W Operating temperature 5 ° C to 40 ° C Storage temperature –20 ° C to 60 ° C Dimensions including projecti ng parts and controls (w/h/d) Approx. 430 × 100 × 330 mm Mass Approx. 4 .5 kg Supplied access ories Remote comm ander (1) R6 (size AA) batt[...]

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    109 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Inde x to parts and contr ols Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) fo r details. Front panel A ? / 1 (on/s tandby ) switch (10 ) (36) B Disc tray (31) C A (ope n/close) butto n ( 31) (32) D T ape com partment (35 ) E A (eject) button (36) F LINE-2 IN t / o L/R jacks (97) G SELECT [...]

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    110 Inde x to par ts and controls Displa y window A D VD indicat or (3 2) B Disc i ndicator (32) C Playin g t ime/clock/ cu rrent status indi cator (3 2) D T ape indi cator (35) E VCR indic ator (35) F RECORD indicator (39) G TIMER i nd icator (4 4) H STEREO in dicator (88) I CHAPTER indicator J TITLE indic ator K DTS in dicato r (57) L SURR OUND i[...]

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    111 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Rear panel D V D player a nd VCR A (out to tv) connector (11) B (in from aer ial ) connector (11) C LINE-1 (EUR O A V) connector (12) D LINE-3 connector (13) E LINE OUT VIDEO/A UDIO L/R jacks (53) D VD playe r only F Mains lead (11) G LINE OUT A UDIO L/R jacks (55) H S VIDEO OUT jacks (55) I[...]

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    112 Inde x to par ts and controls Remote commander for D VD A TV / DVD•VIDEO swit c h (9) B Z (open/cl o se) button (31) ( 32) C SELECT D VD bu tton (9) D Number b uttons* (10) (65 ) E CLEAR bu tton (74) F SURR OUND button (78) G SET UP butto n (16 ) H SUBTITLE b utton (71) I A UDIO b u t ton* (77 ) J PR OGRAM b utton (74) K C PICTUR E N A VI b u[...]

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    113 Index t o par ts and controls Additiona l Information Remote commander for VCR A TV / DVD•VIDEO sw i t ch (9) B Z (eject) button ( 36) C SELECT VIDEO b u tton (9) D Number buttons* 1 (10) E CLEA R b u tton (25) F SET UP b utton (16) G TIMER b utton (48) H A UDIO button* 1 (88) I INDEX button (91) J C STEP b utton (36) K z REC ( re cord) butto[...]

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    114 D VD AUDIO/ SUBTITLE LANGU AGE D VD A U DI O/SUBT ITLE LA NG U A GE Language Abbreviation Ko r e a n KO R Engli sh ENG Chinese CHI Japanese JPN Russian R US Fren ch FRA Spanish ESP German DEU Dutch NLD Italian IT A Hindi IND Arabic ARA Danish D AN Finish FIN Icel andic ISL Hebrew IWR Norwegia n NOR Portuguese PO R Swedish SVE T urqui sh TUR Afr[...]

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    115 Index Inde x Numerics 16: 9 60 4:3 Lette r Bo x 60 4:3 Pan Scan 60 A Adju stin g pict ure 93 tracki ng 93 Aerial hookup 11 Angle 70 Audio t rack 90 Auto Clock Se t 15 Auto S e t Up 14 C Cana l P l u s 28 Changi ng m en u option 95 Changi ng t he programm e posi tion 22 Changi ng t he station nam e 26 Clo ck sett in g 18 Conn ecting the DVD-VCR [...]

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