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    DVD Player User's Manual Changing Entertainment. Again. RC6001P[...]

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    Important Information Product Registration Information Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for pr oof of purchase. Attach it her e and recor d the serial number in case you need it. The number is located on the player . Model No. ___________________________________________________________________________________________[...]

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    Manufactured under license fr om Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. © 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. DTS is a register ed trademark of Digital Home Theater Systems, Inc. Contents Chapter One: Setup and Connections Things to Consider [...]

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    Chapter T wo: Playing DVDs (continued) Changing the Camera Angle ................................................................................... 33 Using the Marker Feature ........................................................................................ 33 Play Mode .......................................................................[...]

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    Chapter 4: The DVD Player Menu System (continued) The Prefer ences Menu .................................................................................................... 52 Setting the Rating .................................................................................................... 53 Dimming the Front Display .........................[...]

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    Connections & Setup Chapter Overview: • Things to Consider Befor e Y ou Connect • Choose Y our Connection • The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player • Inserting Batteries in the Remote • How to Find Y our TV’ s Video Input Channel • How to Move Around the DVD Player’ s Menu System • Set the Menu Language • The Remote Control [...]

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    Connections & Setup 6 Chapter 1 Things to Consider Befor e Y ou Connect Protect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet. • Turn off the TV and/or components before you connect or disconnect any cables. • Make sure all antennas and cables are properly grounded. Refer to th[...]

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    Chapter 1 7 Connections & Setup Choose Y our Connection There are several ways to connect your DVD player . Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you. Turn to the appropriate page and connect your DVD player . TV DVD TV • Coaxial • Audio/video page12 • Coaxial • Audio/video • S-Video (optional) • C[...]

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    Connections & Setup 8 Chapter 1 Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables This section describes the jacks and cables you can use to make connections (the cables aren’t provided with your television). There are several ways to connect components to your TV . Different jacks and cables provide a different level of per formance (this book categoriz[...]

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    Chapter 1 9 Connections & Setup DVD Player + TV + VCR 1. Connect the audio cables to the 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD Player , and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on your TV . 2 . Connect the video cable. • Basic video connection – Connect the video cable (yellow) to the[...]

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    Connections & Setup 10 Chapter 1 Dolby Digital ® and DTS ® Both Dolby Digital and DTS are audio formats used to record 5.1-channel audio signals onto the digital track of film (while the film is being made). Both of these formats provide up to six separate channels: left, right, center , left rear , right rear , and common subwoofer . The dis[...]

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    Chapter 1 11 Connections & Setup DVD Player + TV + Dolby Pr o Logic, Dolby Digital or DTS Receiver T o Connect the DVD Player 1. Connect the left and right audio cables to your audio/video receiver and to the 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD Player . 2. If you have a Dolby Digital or D[...]

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    Connections & Setup 12 Chapter 1 LR VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT L R CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL DVD PLAYER VIDEO OUT 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT CENTER OPTICAL COAX. 1 2 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT SURROUND FRONT MIXED Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr R L SUBWOOFER Pb S-VIDEO PROG. SCAN COMPONENT COMPOSITE TV DVD 1 2 DVD Player + TV with Audio/Video Input Jacks [...]

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    Chapter 1 13 Connections & Setup DVD Player + TV + RF Modulator (with coaxial Jack only) If your TV doesn’t have colored component jacks, you will need an RF modulator (not included) to connect your DVD player . 1. Connect the audio cable to the 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT L (left – white) jack on the back of your DVD Player and to the correspond[...]

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    Connections & Setup 14 Chapter 1 L R VIDEO AUDIO IN FROM ANT IN OUT OUT TO TV L R VCR VIDEO OUT 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT CENTER OPTICAL COAX. 1 2 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT SURROUND FRONT MIXED Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr R L SUBWOOFER Pb S-VIDEO PROG. SCAN COMPONENT COMPOSITE LR VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT L R DVD PLAYER S-VIDEO SATELLITE SIGNAL L [...]

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    Chapter 1 15 Connections & Setup DVD Player + TV + VCR + Satellite Receiver 1. Connect the audio cables to the 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD Player , and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on your TV . 2. Connect the video cable. • Basic video connection – Connect the video [...]

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    Connections & Setup 16 Chapter 1 The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player When connecting, make sure you connect Output jacks to Input jacks, Video to V ideo, Right Audio to Right Audio, etc. VIDEO OUT 5.1 CHANNEL AUDIO OUT CENTER OPTICAL COAX. 1 2 DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT SURROUND FRONT MIXED Y Pb Pr Y Pb Pr R L SUBWOOFER Pb S-VIDEO PROG. SCAN COMPON[...]

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    Chapter 1 17 Connections & Setup power open/close skip rev stop skip fwd Fr ont Panel Contr ols POWER – Turns the player on and off. The ON•OFF indicator lights when the player is on. Disc tray – Press OPEN•CLOSE to open and close the disc tray. OPEN•CLOSE – Press to open and close the disc tray. PLA Y/P AUSE – Press to begin play[...]

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    Connections & Setup 18 Chapter 1 Install Batteries in the Remote 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote. 2. Insert new batteries. Match the polarities (+ and –) on the batteries with the diagram on the remote. 3 . Put the battery compartment cover back on the remote. Important Battery Information • If you’re not[...]

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    Chapter 1 19 Connections & Setup How to Find Y our TV’ s Video Input Channel In order to see what’s playing on your DVD recorder , you need to tune your TV to the V ideo Input Channel that corresponds to the jacks you used to hook up the recorder to the TV . The video channel on TVs varies for different brands and differ ent models. In orde[...]

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    Connections & Setup 20 Chapter 1 A Quick T our of The Remote Y ou can use this remote to control compatible components. The component buttons are programmed to operate some Proscan, RCA and GE components. The buttons must be programmed to operate other brands of components. (See “Programming the Remote” in chapter 5.) Component Buttons (fr [...]

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    Chapter 1 21 Connections & Setup GO BACK Returns you to the previous menu. GUIDE Accesses the DVD disc guide (if available). INFO Brings up the Info Display. OK/SELECT Begins disc play and selects menu items. Arrow buttons Use the arrow buttons (left, right, up, and down) to move through the on-screen menus. Y ou highlight a menu item by pressi[...]

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    Connections & Setup 22 Chapter 1 Pr ogramming the Remote to Operate Y our TV The remote can be programmed to control most brands of remote controllable TVs. The remote is already programmed to contr ol mo st RCA, Proscan, and GE TVs. T esting the r emote T o determine whether the remote needs to be programmed, turn the TV ON, point the remote a[...]

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    Chapter 1 23 Connections & Setup Admiral ............................................................... 1115, 1224 Adventura ..................................................................... 1224 Aiko .............................................................................. 1124 Akai ...................................................[...]

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    Chapter Overview: • Regional Coding • Using Differ ent Menus • Loading and Playing a Disc • Using a Disc Menu • Using the On-Scr een Info Display • Using the Marker Featur e • Disc Playback Featur es • Playing Video CDs Chapter 2 Changing Entertainment. Again. Playing DVDs 25[...]

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    Playing DVDs 26 Chapter 2 Regional Coding Both the DVD player and the discs ar e coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play . If the codes don ’ t match, the disc won ’ t play . This player ’ s code is region 1. Using Dif ferent Menus Each disc is programmed with different features. There are three separate[...]

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    Chapter 2 27 Playing DVDs T o Load and Play a Disc T urn on the TV and your D VD Player (press ON•OFF on the play er or press the PO WER button on the remote control). Ti p Many discs skip the disc menu and start playing automatically . T o access the disc menu when you’re playing a disc, press MENU on the remote. An example of a disc menu. The[...]

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    Playing DVDs 28 Chapter 2 2. P ress the up and do wn arrow buttons to highlight the section of the disc menu you want to choose, and press OK. I n the example on the left, Language has been selected. In this example, The Language setting is highlighted. T o see language options, press OK on the r emote. In the example on the left, English is highli[...]

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    Chapter 2 29 Playing DVDs Using the On-Scr een Info Display The on-screen I nfo Display contains many playback features. T o see the Info Display , press the INFO button on the remote while a disc is playing. The Info Display appears across the top of the screen. Each featur e is illustrated with an icon. U se the arrow buttons to mo ve through the[...]

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    Playing DVDs 30 Chapter 2 Time Display This feature displays the audio/video time. F or DVD discs, the time displayed refers to the curr ent title time. F or Audio CDs, it r efers to the current track time. F or DVD video discs, the T ime Display also acts as a T ime Search feature. This lets you go to a particular scene in a mo vie by entering the[...]

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    Chapter 2 31 Playing DVDs T urning Subtitles On and Off B y default, subtitles are off. T o turn subtitles on: 1. While the disc is playing, pr ess INFO on the remote. 2. H ighlight the Subtitles icon. P ress the do wn arrow to turn subtitles on. When subtitles are on, the text box below the icons will display the curr ent subtitle language. 3. T o[...]

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    Playing DVDs 32 Chapter 2 Using the Repeat Featur e The default mode for the Repeat featur e is Off. Ther e are three R epeat options: • T itle – repeats the title that is playing • Chapter – repeats the chapter that is playing • A•B – Setting the beginning (point A) and the end (point B) to make this part of the movie play repeatedly[...]

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    Chapter 2 33 Playing DVDs Using the Power -On Bookmark Featur e The Marker featur e lets you mark a point on the disc so that when you turn the player off and back on (without having ejected the disc), playback will start at the point you marked. Storing the Marker During DVD Playback 1. P ress the INFO button on the r emote (the info display will [...]

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    Playing DVDs 34 Chapter 2 Pr ogram The P rogram playback option allows you to enter the or der you want chapters to play in. 1. P ress ST OP to stop playback. 2. P ress PLA Y MODE on the remote control (the Play M ode options appear). 3. U se the arro w buttons to highlight the Progr am option. 4. P ress OK. The Program screen appears. The grid on [...]

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    Chapter 2 35 Playing DVDs Disc Playback Featur es Y ou can use the remote control to activ ate disc playback features. Playback features ar en ’ t usually available during the opening cr edits of a mo vie.. If a playback feature isn ’ t available, the invalid symbol appears on the screen when you press that button. Fast Motion Playback (Pictur [...]

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    Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 37 Chapter 3 Changing Entertainment. Again. Section Overview: • Using the Info Display • Selecting a Specific T rack • Using the Repeat Featur e • Intr oScan • Playing MP3 Discs[...]

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    Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 38 Chapter 3 Using the Time Display The clock portion of the time display shows how much time has elapsed for the curr ent track. The T ime Display also acts as a Time S earch feature. This lets you go to a particular point on the disc. T o use T ime Search: When you ’ ve entered the time, playback will begin at th[...]

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    Chapter 3 39 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Selecting a Specific T rack 1. P ress INFO on the r emote (the Info Display appears). 2. H ighlight the T r ack icon. 3. U se the number buttons on the r emote to enter the track number you want to play or use the up/down arrow buttons to scr oll through the track numbers. Using the Repeat Featur e The d[...]

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    Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 40 Chapter 3 Intr oScan The IntroScan featur e plays the first few seconds of each track on the disc. 1. While a disc is playing, pr ess INFO on the remote to bring up the Info D isplay . 2. U se the arro w buttons to highlight the IntroScan icon. 3. P ress OK. The first few seconds of each track will play . T o stop[...]

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    Chapter 3 41 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Playing MP3 Discs What is MP3? MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song can be compr essed into MP3 format with very little loss of quality , while taking up much less space. CD-R or a CD-R W discs that have been encoded in MP3 format can be played on your D VD player . In this[...]

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    Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 42 Chapter 3 The MP3 Display MP3 discs contain individual songs that can be organized into folders. When y ou play an MP3 disc, the MP3 screen appears. The Root folder is displayed on the left side of the screen. The contents of that folder are shown on the right side of the screen. The contents can either be songs o[...]

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    Using the DVD Player’ s Menu System Chapter Overview: • The DVD Player Menu • The Main Menu • The Display Menu • The Sound Menu • The Languages Menu • The Prefer ences Menu 43 Chapter 5 Changing Entertainment. Again.[...]

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    Using the DVD’ s Menu System 44 Chapter 5 The DVD Player Menu System The DVD player menu system is not the same as the disc menu or the I nfo Display . The D VD player menu comes up when there is no disc playing. If you ar e playing a disc, press ST OP on the remote control to stop playback and bring up the DVD player menu. Path Items A path menu[...]

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    Chapter 5 45 Using the DVD’ s Menu System The Display Menu The Display menu contains the settings that affect how disc content looks on y our TV and how the front panel of the DVD player looks. Image The I mage option adjusts the way a movie appears on your TV . Standard TVs are 4 x 3 format. Depending on the type of television you have, you may [...]

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    Using the DVD’ s Menu System 46 Chapter 5 Selecting the Video Output The Video Out option to select the setting that corr esponds to which video out put you have connected. If y ou have connected the player using S-V ideo, select the Composite/S-Vid. option. If you used Component Y ,PB, PR) select the Component option. 1. W ith the player on (no [...]

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    Chapter 5 47 Using the DVD’ s Menu System The Sound Menu The Sound menu lets you select different sound settings to match the equipment you hav e connected to your DVD Play er . Digital Output If you have a r eceiver with a digital signal input, use this feature to select your play er’ s type of digital output. 1. W ith the player on (no disc p[...]

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    Using the DVD’ s Menu System 48 Chapter 5 Selecting the Speakers U se the Speakers option in the Sound menu to select the speakers y ou have hooked up. 1. W ith the player on (no disc playing), press MENU (the main menu appears). 2. U se the up/down arro w buttons to highlight the Sound option. P ress the right arrow button (the sound choices app[...]

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    Chapter 5 49 Using the DVD’ s Menu System 1. W ith the player on (no disc playing), press MENU (the main menu appears). 2. U se the up/down arro w buttons to highlight the Sound option. P ress the right arrow button (the sound choices appear on the right). 3. U se the up/down arr ows to highlight the Surr ound option. P ress the right arrow butto[...]

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    Using the DVD’ s Menu System 50 Chapter 5 Language Options Changing the Audio Language Pr eference The Audio Language menu enables y ou to choose which language you want to listen to the movie in. Display Sound Language Password Preferences Preferred audio language • Audio • Subtitle • Disc menu English English English 1. W ith the player o[...]

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    Chapter 5 51 Using the DVD’ s Menu System Cr eating a Passwor d and Setting Ratings The Rating feature is a system sort of like movie ratings. I t works with D VD discs that have been assigned a rating. This helps you control the types of DVDs that your family watches. O nce you have set the ratings limit, you can lock the player so that a passwo[...]

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    Using the DVD’ s Menu System 52 Chapter 5 The Pr efer ences Menu The P references menu is only available when ther e is no disc in the player . I f the P references menu is grayed out, remo ve the disc from the tray . Setting the Rating Rated Titles The Ratings option lets you determine how your play er will react to discs that contain movies tha[...]

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    Chapter 5 53 Using the DVD’ s Menu System Dimming the Fr ont Display This feature lets you to choose ho w the front panel display on your D VD Player appears. There ar e three options: • Bright • N ormal •O f f The default is Bright. Bright Display Ratings Dimmer Defaults Bright Normal Off Display Sound Language Password Preferences OK to r[...]

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    Other Information 55 Chapter 6 Changing Entertainment. Again. Chapter Overview: • T r oubleshooting • Care and Maintenance • Limited W arranty[...]

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    ` 56 Chapter 6 Other Information How to Resolve Product Performance Pr oblems If you are experiencing product operation problems, please r eview the troubleshooting section before you call for ser vice. Refer to the Limited W arranty for information on how to obtain repair service. T roubleshooting Player won’t work • Reset the D VD Player by u[...]

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    Chapter 6 57 Other Information T roubleshooting • Insert new batteries in the remote. • Operate the remote control at a distance of no mor e than 20 feet. • Remo ve any obstacles between the remote and the D VD Player or other component. If your D VD Player is in an entertainment cabinet, the glass doors may be obstructing the remote control [...]

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    ` 58 Chapter 6 Other Information No forward or r everse scan • Some discs have sections that prohibit rapid scanning, or title and chapter skip . • If you ’ re trying to skip through the warning information and credits at the beginning of a movie, y ou won ’ t be able to. This part of the movie is often programmed to prohibit skipping throu[...]

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    Chapter 6 59 Other Information Handling Cautions • Before connecting other components to this player , be sure to turn all components off. • Don ’ t move the player while a disc is being played. The disc may get scratched or broken, and the player’ s internal par ts may be damaged. • Don ’ t put any container filled with liquid or any s[...]

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    ` 60 Chapter 6 Other Information Limited W arranty What your warranty covers: • Defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your pur chase: • 90 days from date of purchase - U nit exchange, which includes parts and labor . • 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - U nit exchange, which includes parts only; you pay the labor . •[...]

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    Chapter 6 61 Other Information • W rite the SR number on the outside of the carton used to return the unit. Make sur e you insure your shipment in case of damage or loss. • Carefully pack the unit using the original box and packing material if possible. Please retain all accessories that w ere included with your unit such as the remote control [...]

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    Chapter 6 63 Other Information Optical Plug to Optical Plug (3 ft.) DV3 $15.95 Optical Plug to Optical Plug (6 ft.) DV6 $19.95 Optical Plug to Mini Plug (3 ft.) DV3M $15.95 Optical Plug to Mini Plug (6 ft.) DV6M $19.95 Remote Control (CRK16F1) 246772 $19.95 Surge Protector SCTV160 $49.95 Optical Plug to Optical Plug D V3 (3 ft.) DV6 (6 ft.) Optical[...]

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    ` 64 Chapter 6 Other Information ® r r s TM Charge your order on your VISA, MasterCard, or Discover Card by filling in below USE YOUR CREDIT CARD IMPORTANT: Copy complete account number from your VISA card IMPORTANT: Copy complete account number from your MasterCard My card expires: My card expires: Copy Number above your name on MasterCard AUTHOR[...]

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    Chapter 5 65 Index Symbols 4 x 3 P an & Scan 45 4 x 3 Letterbox 45 16 x 9 W ide 45 A A•B Repeat 32, 39 Accessories 63 Angle, camera 33 Aspect ratio 45 ANGLE button 20 Arrow buttons 21 Audio Dolby D igital 10 DTS 10 AUDIO button 20 Audio language 31 B Batteries, remote 18 Bitstream 47 Bookmark feature 33 Buttons component 20 remote 20 C Cables[...]

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    66 Chapter 5 ` Index R Random play mode 33 Rated T itles 52 Rating Limits 52 R CA-type cables 8 Remote control 20 component buttons 20 installing batteries 18 pointing 18 programming 22 TV codes 23 Repeat A•B 32, 39 cancelling 32, 39 REPEA T button 20 REVERSE button 20 S SA TELLITE IN jack 8 Selecting a chapter 30 Selecting play modes 31 Slow mot[...]

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