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2-584-679-12 (1) US
DVD Player/
Video Cassette
Recorder
Operating Instructions
For customers in the USA
If you have any questions about your Sony DVD-VCR, you may call Sony Customer
Information Services Company at 1-800-VHS-SONY (847-7669).
For all other Sony product questions, please call Sony Customer Information Services
Company at 1-800-222-SONY (7669).
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Boulevard Ft. Myers, FL 33913
For Customers in Canada
If this pro
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WARNING Welcome! To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing this CAUTION hazard, do not expose the Sony DVD Player/Video Cassette TO PREVENT ELECTRIC unit to rain or moisture. Recorder. Before operating this SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE To avoid electrical shock, do player, please read this manual OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, not open the cabinet. Refer thoroughly and retain it for future FULLY INSERT. servicing to qualified reference. For customers in the U.S.A personnel only. Owner’s Recor
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Important Safety DVD Precautions Instructions On safety 1 Read these instructions. Caution – The use of optical instruments with 2 Keep these instructions. this product will increase eye hazard. 3 Heed all warnings. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place 4 Follow all instructions. objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. apparatus. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. Should any solid object or liquid fall into the 7 Do not block any ven
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Table of contents 2 WARNING 2 Welcome! 2 General Precautions 3 Important Safety Instructions 3 DVD Precautions 6 About this manual 6 This player can play the following discs 8 Notes about discs Getting Started 9 Step 1 : Unpacking 10 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 13 Step 3 : Basic hookups 20 Step 4 : Selecting a language 22 Step 5 : Setting the clock 26 Step 6 : Presetting channels ® 30 Step 7 : Setting up the VCR Plus+ system (SLV-D560P only) Basic Operations Advanced Hookups 33 Pla
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DVD Additional Operations Caution 77 Using the DVD’s menu For use of the VCR Television programs, films, video tapes and 79 Zooming into a scene other materials may be copyrighted. 80 Changing the angles Unauthorized recording of such material may 81 Displaying the subtitle be contrary to the provisions of the copyright 82 Various play mode functions laws. Also, use of this recorder with cable (Program play, Shuffle play, Repeat television transmission may require authorization fr
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About this manual This player can play the following discs Check your model name The instructions in this manual are for the 2 Format of discs models: SLV-D560P and SLV-D360P. Check DVD VIDEO your model name by looking at the rear panel of your DVD-VCR. SLV-D560P is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is DVD-RW/-R clearly indicated in the text, for example, “SLV-D560P only”. This manual mainly explains operations DVD+RW/+R using the remote, but the s
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Region code Example of discs that the player Your player has a region code printed on the back cannot play of the unit and only will play DVD VIDEO discs The player cannot play the following discs: (playback only) labeled with identical region codes. CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those This system is used to protect copyrights. recorded in the formats listed on the previous page. ALL DVDs labeled will also play on this player. CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format. Data part of CD-E
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Note on playback operations of Notes about discs DVDs and VIDEO CDs Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its CDs may be intentionally set by software edge. Do not touch the surface. producers. Since this player plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Also, refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs. Do not expose the dis
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Getting Started Getting Started Step 1 : Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the DVD-VCR: Remote commander 75-ohm coaxial cable with F-type connectors Size AA (R6) batteries Note The supplied remote commander is for the exclusive use of this DVD-VCR. 9 Unpacking
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Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander Inserting the batteries Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment. Insert the negative (–) end first, then push in and down until the positive (+) end clicks into position. Remote sensor Using the remote commander You can use this remote commander to operate this DVD-VCR and a Sony TV. Buttons on the remote commander marked with an orange dot () can be used to opera
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Getting Started Controlling other TVs with the remote commander The remote commander is preprogrammed to control non-Sony TVs. If your TV is listed in the following table, set the appropriate manufacturer’s code number. Set TV / DVD·VIDEO at the top of the remote commander to TV. 1 Hold down ?/1, and enter your TV’s code number using the number buttons. 2 Then release ?/1. Now you can use the ?/1, VOL +/–, CH +/–, MUTING*, TV/VIDEO and ENTER* buttons to control your TV. You can also use t
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Notes If you enter a new code number, the code number previously entered will be erased. If the TV uses a different remote control system from the one programmed to work with the DVD-VCR, you cannot control your TV with the remote commander. When you replace the batteries of the remote commander, the code number may change. Set the appropriate code number every time you replace the batteries. 12 Setting up the remote commander
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Getting Started Step 3 : Basic hookups Before you get started Be sure to disconnect the AC power cord of each component before connecting. Turn off the power to all equipment. Do not connect the AC power cords until all of the connections are completed. If you connect the AC power cord before the connections are completed, you may not be able to use the Plug and Play function. Be sure you make connections firmly. Loose connections may cause picture distortion. If your TV does not
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Audio/video (A/V) hookup If your TV has audio/video (A/V) input jacks, you will get better picture and sound if you hook up your DVD-VCR using these connections. If your TV does not have A/V inputs, see the following pages for antenna or cable hookups. Note that “Advanced Hookups” (page 62) explains additional hookup methods that will optimize the picture and sound for a true “hometheater” experience. If you are not planning to use your DVD-VCR to record programs, you only need to make th
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Getting Started Hookup 1 (Plug and Play) Antenna hookup Make the following connections if you are using an antenna (if you do not have cable TV). A Use this hookup if you are using: VHF/UHF antenna (you get channels 2–13 and channels 14 and higher) UHF-only antenna (you get channels 14 and higher) Separate VHF and UHF antennas Rear of TV VHF/UHF Match the type of A connector on your or TV: A, B, or C. VHF DVD-VCR B UHF or VHF C UHF B Use this hookup if you are using a VHF-only antenna
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Hookup 1 : DVD-VCR setup Plug the DVD-VCR into an AC outlet. The DVD-VCR automatically presets the DVD-VCR’s clock and TV channels when the DVD-VCR is plugged into the AC outlet. to AC outlet AC power cord The DVD-VCR starts presetting the clock and channels. When Auto preset is completed, the current time appears in the display window. You have now completed DVD-VCR setup. To change the on-screen display language to French or Spanish, see “Step 4 : Selecting a language” on page 20. The clo
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Getting Started Hookup 2 (Plug and Play) You have no cable box, or a cable box with only a few scrambled channels Recommended use Use this hookup if you do not have a cable box. Also use this hookup if your cable system scrambles only a few channels. What you can do with this hookup Record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the VCR What you cannot do Record scrambled channels that require a cable box DVD-VCR Rear of TV Wall VHF/UHF A Match the type of connector on your
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Hookup 2 : DVD-VCR setup Plug the DVD-VCR into an AC outlet. The DVD-VCR automatically presets the DVD-VCR’s clock and TV channels when the DVD-VCR is plugged into the AC outlet. to AC outlet AC power cord The DVD-VCR starts presetting the clock and channels. When Auto preset is completed, the current time appears in the display window. You have now completed DVD-VCR setup. To change the on-screen display language to French or Spanish, see “Step 4 : Selecting a language” on page 20. The clo
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Getting Started Hookup 3 Connecting a cable box with many scrambled channels Recommended use Use this hookup if your cable system scrambles all or most channels. What you can do with this hookup Record any channel by selecting the channel on the cable box What you cannot do Record with the cable box turned off Record one channel while watching another channel Cable box Rear of TV Wall VHF/UHF A Match the type of connector on your TV: A, B, or C. or VHF B For connector UHF or types B an
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Step 4 : Selecting a language You can change the on-screen display language. SET UP Before you start… Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. To control the DVD-VCR, set TV / DVD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote (page 10). Set the “RF Output Channel” to “3CH” or V/v ENTER “4CH” in “OPTION SETUP” menu (page 110). If your TV is connected to the DVD-VCR using A/V connections, set the TV to video input. If the DVD player is in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. Stop the DVD pla
