Radio Shack DVD / VCR manual

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    • Remote control • RF cable • A udio/Video cables • Owner’ s Man ual Precautions D VD Functions Setup VCR Functions Inf ormation Supplied Accessory Owner's Manual AC outlets Plug in 4 5 F rom TV F rom DVD/VCR Please ref er to “Connections” on page 6. Cable TV signal (Back of TV) or Disconnect Antenna ANT -OUT ANT -IN RF cable (su[...]

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    – 2 – EN Precautions This unit employs a laser . Only a qualified ser vice person should remo ve the co ver or attempt to ser vice this de vice, due to pos - sible e ye injur y . CA UTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES O THER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE. CA UTION: VISIB[...]

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    – 3 – EN Precautions 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the appliance is oper ated. 2. Retain Instructions- The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained for future ref erence. 3. Heed W arnings - All war nings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered [...]

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    – 4 – EN Precautions Unauthorized cop ying, broadcasting, public perf or- mance and lending of discs are prohibited. This product incor por ates cop yright protection tech- nology that is protected by U .S. patents and other intellectual proper ty rights. Use of this cop yr ight pro- tection technology must be authorized b y Macrovision, and is[...]

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    About the Video Cassettes and Discs Play able Discs Unplay able Discs ¡ NEVER play bac k the following discs. Otherwise, malfunction ma y result! D VD-RAM / D VD-Audio / CD-i / Photo CD / Video CD / D VD with region codes other than 1 or ALL / DTS-CD / D VD-ROM f or personal computers / CD-ROM for personal computers ¡ On the follo wing disc, the [...]

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    – 6 – EN Setup Hint for Cab le Bo x or Satellite Box LR VCR DVD/VCR AUDIO OUT L R DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT or AUDIO OUT DVD S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L R Stereo system DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL AUDIO OUT DVD S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COAXIAL A UDIO D VD/VCR Method 1 Analog audio input jacks Digital audio input jack (Analog) A UDIO OUT DI[...]

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    DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL ANT-OUT ANT-IN ANT -OUT ANT -IN AUDIO OUT DVD VCR DVD/VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT L L Y R L R R C B/ P B C R/ P R DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL AUDIO OUT DVD DVD/VCR VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L L R L R R Y C B/ P B C R/ P R VIDEO L -[...]

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    – 8 – EN Setup Hint Hint • T o go back one step , press [ s ] (during steps 2) to 7) ). • Y our clock setting will be lost if either there is a power f ailure or this unit has been unplugged for more than 30 seconds . Hint Hint • I f you accidentally select Spanish or F rench and need English: Press [MENU] and choose SELEC. IDIOMA or SELE[...]

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    – 9 – EN Setup Because this product is a combination of a VCR and a D VD play er , you must select first which compo- nent you wish to oper ate with [OUTPUT] . VCR D VD OUTPUT POWER DISPLA Y VCR DVD P AUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLA Y STOP REC/OTR MENU SETUP TOP MENU MODE ZOOM SUBTITLE T-SET ANGLE ENTER RETURN SEARCH MODE REPEA T A-B OPEN/CLOSE /[...]

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    Setup – 10 – EN MENU TOP MENU MODE SUBTITLE T -SET ANGLE A-B 123 456 789 0 +1 0 ZOOM VCR P AUSE VCR/TV STOP Button (Alphabetical order) Disc/T ape OPEN/CLOSE /EJECT ENTER CLEAR/ C. RESET DV D AUDIO DISPLA Y REPEA T SPEED SLOW SKIP/CH. SKIP/CH. PLA Y REC/OTR SETUP SEARCH MODE RETURN POWER • T o display the current disc mode. • T o display th[...]

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    3 3 BB ss TIME SEARCH 2 : 5 0 TIME SEARCH – : – – BB INDEX SEARCH 0 3 INDEX SEARCH – – – 11 – EN VCR Functions Hint Hint • When a tape without record tab is inser ted, the unit will star t pla yback automatically . • T racking will be automatically adjusted upon playbac k. T o adjust the tracking manually , press [SKIP/CH. G G / K[...]

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    – 12 – EN VCR Functions Recor ding Accidental erasure prevention T o prevent accidental recording on a recorded cassette, remov e its record tab. T o record on it later, co ver the hole with adhesive tape . Record tab • Select the chan- nel to record. 1 1 2 2 with tab SP • Select the desired tape speed. 3 3 REC 4 4 T ype of tape T60 T120 T1[...]

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    – 13 – EN VCR Functions Hint Hint • T o go back one step , press [ s ] (during steps 3) to 9) ). 8 8 ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DA TE 1 0 / 2 3 M O N ST ART TIME 0 7 : 3 0 PM END TIME 0 8 : 3 0 PM CHANNEL 1 6 REC SPEED – – 5 5 Select the desired star t time (hour). Select the minute. ONE TIME PROGRAM PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DA TE 1 0 / 2 [...]

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    – 14 – EN VCR Functions W arning: Unauthor ized recordings of cop yrighted video tapes may be an infringement of copyright la ws. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL ANT -OUT ANT -IN AUDIO OUT DVD DVD/VCR VCR S-VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO IN L Y C B/ P B C R/ P R L R R L R R AUDIO OUT L R VIDEO OUT Connect 1 A udio/Vi[...]

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    – 15 – EN D VD Functions P aused and Step-by-Step Pla yback Press [P A USE k k ] during playbac k. T o continue playback, press [PLA Y B B ]. The disc goes forw ard by one frame each time [P A USE k k ] is pressed during the pause mode. T o continue playback, press [PLA Y B B ] . D V D - V DVD- V DVD CD CD CD D V D - V DVD- V Fast Forwar d/Reve[...]

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    – 16 – EN D VD Functions DVD CD CD CD On-Screen Displa y Y ou can check the inf or mation about the current disc by pressing [DISPLA Y] on the remote control. DVD D V D - V DVD- V DISPLA Y DISPLA Y DISPLA Y DISPLA Y DISPLA Y DISPLA Y DISPLA Y 4/12 0:03:21 - 0:02:15 T 4/12 0:13:45 - 0:45:40 T TR(T rack): Current track n umber / T otal tracks Cur[...]

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    – 17 – EN D VD Functions Sear ch Function Time Searc h DVD CD CD CD D V D - V DVD- V 1 1 2 2 within 30 seconds 1:29:00 TOTAL 123 456 789 0 Marker Setup This feature allo ws you to assign a specific point on a disc to be called back later . T T o set a marker o set a marker DVD CD CD CD D V D - V DVD- V 1 1 Press repeatedly until this marker dis[...]

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    – 18 – EN D VD Functions 2 2 1 1 1 1 Repeat / Random / Pr ogrammed Playbac k OFF CHAPTER TITLE (repeat off ) ( current chapter repeat) ( current title repeat) Each time you press [REPEA T] , repeat function changes as example belo w . D V D - V DVD- V Repeat function is a vailable only during playbac k. DVD CD CD CD D V D - V DVD- V At your des[...]

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    – 19 – EN D VD Functions 1 1 1 1 Special Settings A udio Language This unit allows y ou to select an audio language (if multiple languages are av ailable) during D VD playbac k. DVD D V D - V DVD- V 1 1 1.ENG Dolby D 3/2.1ch 48k / 3 ENG SP A FRE (English audio) (Spanish audio) (F rench audio) Each time you press [ A UDIO] , audio language chang[...]

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    – 20 – EN D VD Functions D VD Setup DVD – 20 – EN ENTER ENTER ENTER Hint Hint   1 • Language options are not av ailable with some discs. • If O THER is selected on the AUDIO , SUBTITLE or DISC MENU screen, press four-digit n umber to enter the code for the desired language . (Ref er to the language code list on page 24.) • Only [...]

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    – 21 – EN D VD Functions – 21 – EN DISPLA Y Setting Y ou can change the display functions . Follow steps 1) to 3) in the “CUSTOM Men u” section on page 20. B A UDIO Setting Choose the appropriate audio settings for y our equipment. It only affects during the playbac k of DVD discs. F ollow steps 1) to 3) in the “CUST OM Menu” sectio[...]

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    – 22 – EN 6 6 4 4 4 4 Hint Hint • Record the pass word in case you f orget it. • If you f orget the pass- word, press [4] , [7] , [3] , [7] at step 4), then enter your ne w passw ord. P assw ord will be cleared and parental lev els will be set to “ALL ”. SETUP P ARENT AL P ASSWORD Enter current password. SETUP P ARENT AL P ASSWORD Pleas[...]

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    • Make sure the power plug is connected to an A C outlet. • Make sure the power is turned on. • Check if the power plug is connected to an A C outlet. • Check the batteries in the remote control. • Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor. If necessar y , remove all the obstacles between the sensor and the remote control. • [...]

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    – 24 – EN Inf ormation Language List Specifications A-B Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 5471 Assamese 4765 A ymara 4771 Azerbaijani 4772 Bashkir 4847 Basque 5167 Bengali;Bangla 4860 Bhutani 5072 Bihari 4854 Bislama 4855 Breton 4864 Bulgarian 4853 Burmese 5971 Byelorussian 4851 C-E Cambodia[...]

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    7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 – 25 – ES ✄ Español Conexiones 1 Ajuste del reloj 5 Conmutación VCR/D VD 3 Instalación de las pilas del control remoto 2 Activación de la unidad por primera vez 4 2 3 1 VCR D VD OUTPUT POWER DISPLAY VCR DVD PAUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLAY STOP REC/OTR MENU SETUP TOP MENU MODE ZOOM SUBTITLE T-S ET ANGLE ENTER RETURN[...]

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    – 26 – Español ES Reproducción de la grabadora de vídeo 6 Reproducción de D VD/CD 7 Control remoto 8 POWER DISPLA Y VCR DVD PAUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLA Y STOP REC/OTR OPEN/CLOSE /EJECT SPEED AUDIO 123 456 789 0 +1 0 Antes: Encienda el televisor y cambie al canal 3. • Si el canal 3 se está utilizando para una transmisión, vea la secci[...]

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    2 2 3 3 4 4 7 7 5 5 6 6 – 27 – EN Quic k Use Guide ✄ Please ref er to “Basic TV Connection” on the front page bef ore you use this unit. RF Output Channel If channel 3 is already occupied f or broadcasting, 1) Set your TV to channel 4. 2)Insert a pre-recorded tape into this unit. 3)Press [OUTPUT] on the unit so that the VCR OUTPUT light i[...]

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    1VMN22991 / E8A95UD ★★★★★ 03A06 Printed in China ✄ VCR Playbac k 6 D VD/CD Playback 7 Remote Control 8 POWER DISPLA Y VCR DVD PAUSE SLOW VCR/TV SKIP/CH. PLA Y STOP REC/OTR OPEN/CLOSE /EJECT SPEED AUDIO 123 456 789 0 +1 0 Before: T urn on the TV and set it to channel 3. • If channel 3 is already occupied f or broadcasting, see “RF Ou[...]