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Initial Setup VCR DVD For Your
Basic
(Connection) Operation Operation Information
Operation
DVD/VCR DECK
Operating Instructions
PV-D4753S
Model No.
Connections and Initial Setup Procedures are on pages 12 to 17.
MULTI FORMAT PLAYBACK
Ability to play back may depend on recording conditions.
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Important Safeguards and Precautions FOR YOUR SAFETY, READ AND RETAIN ALL SAFETY OUTDOOR ANTENNA INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. HEED ALL 1 SAFE ANTENNA AND CABLE CONNECTION WARNINGS IN THE MANUAL AND ON THE UNIT If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the equipment, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded INSTALLATION so as to provide some protection against built up static NEC - NATIONAL charges and voltage surges. ELECTRICAL CODE 1 POWER SOURCE CAUTION ANTENN
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Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité WARNING: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert. Avertissement: Afin de prévenir tout risque d’incendie ou de chocs électriques, ne pas exposer cet appareil à la pluie ou à une humidité excessive. Attention: Pour éviter les chocs électriques, introduire la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne correspondante de la prise
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Before Using Disc formats supported by this DECK Congratulations DECK can play back discs bearing any of the following on your purchase of one of the most marks: [Discs Played 8cm (3") or 12cm (5")] sophisticated and reliable products on the Logo Disc type market today. Used properly, it will bring you DVD (DVD-Video) years of enjoyment. Please fill in the information below. The serial number is on the DVD-R (DVD-Video formatted tag located on the back of your DECK. discs [finalized]) Date of
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Initial Setup VCR DVD For Your Basic (Connection) Operation Operation Information Operation Table of Contents DVD / VCR Important Safeguards and Precautions ............................ 2, 3 Before Using ............................................................................ 4 DECK & Cassette Information ........................................... 6 , 7 Location of Controls ....................................................... 8 ~ 10 Displays (On Screen Displays and Multi Function Displa
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R R DECK & Cassette Information Head Cleaning Prevent Accidental Tape Erasure Playing older or damaged tapes may eventually Break off the tab to cause video heads to become clogged. prevent recording. Video Head Clog Sensor Record Tab During playback, this screen appears if V I DEO HEADS MAY NEED CLEAN I NG Screw driver clogging is detected. PLEASE I NSERT HEAD CLEAN I NG CASSETTE To remove screen, OR REFER TO MANUAL press PLAY on the END : PLAY remote or DECK. To record
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Initial Setup (Connection) Specifications Power Source: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power Consumption: Power On: Approx. 32 watts, Power Off: Approx. 4 watts Video Signal: EIA Standard NTSC color Video Recording System: 4 rotary heads helical scanning system Audio Track: 1 track (Normal), 2 channel (Hi-Fi Audio Sound) Tuner: Broadcast Channels: VHF 2 ~ 13, UHF 14 ~ 69 CABLE Channels: Midband A through I (14 ~ 22), Superband J through W (23 ~ 36) Hyperband AA ~ EEE (37 ~ 64), Lowband A-5 ~ A-1 (95 ~ 99) Spec
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Location of Controls Bold: VCR Function Remote Control Italic: DVD Function Bold Italic: VCR and DVD Functions Normal: Others EJECT / DISPLAY OPEN / CLOSE p. 11, 42 pp. 20, 22 TV mode POWER p. 28 VCR mode DVD mode p. 28 p. 28 DSS / CABLE mode INPUT p. 35 p. 28 PLAY FAST FORWARD / pp. 20, 22 SEARCH / SLOW+ pp. 20, 23 REWIND / SEARCH / PAUSE / STILL SLOW- pp. 20, 23 pp. 20, 23 STOP VCR/TV pp. 20, 22 p. 21 ADD/DELETE / CLEAR NUMBER keys pp. 19, 39, 48 RETURN / SEARCH Virtual Surround Sound (V.S.S.)
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Initial Setup (Connection) If the disc cannot be removed... Front View of DECK Front View of DECK First, unplug DECK. Then, prepare a rigid Bold: VCR Function wire (e.g. an extended paper clip) and, Italic: DVD Function applying moderate force, insert it straight Bold Italic: VCR and DVD Functions into the hole at the base of the tray. Normal: Others The tray will eject a little. Now, pull the tray all the way out and remove the disc. STOP/EJECT p. 20 FAST FORWARD/SEARCH p. 20 PLAY Over 2 inches
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Location of Controls (continued) Bold: VCR Function Italic: DVD Function Rear View of DECK Bold Italic: VCR and DVD Functions AC Power Plug VHF/UHF Antenna Output Terminal While plugged into an AC outlet, p.12 this DECK consumes 4 W of VHF/UHF Antenna Input Terminal electrical power in off mode. p. 12 Component Video Output Video Output Video Input Connector (Y, PB, PR) (DVD Only) Connector Connector p. 13 p. 12 p. 35 5.1ch Analog Audio Output Connector (CENTER, SUB WOOFER, SURROUND L/R, FRONT
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Initial Setup (Connection) Displays (On Screen & Multi Function) On Screen Displays (VCR) Function & Channel Displays Blank Tape/ No Video Signal Indications When a function button CH 0 8 Whenever a blank section of a tape is pressed, e.g. PLAY, comes up in Play mode, or when the or you change selected channel has no broadcast channels, a 5-second signal with Weak Signal Display display appears. Feature (p. 33) set to OFF, the TV screen will turn solid blue. Current Time Function Status Channel
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Connections Basic Connections If your TV has AUDIO and VIDEO IN terminals, connect them to DECK for higher quality picture and sound. You can enjoy stereo sound even if your TV is not stereo by connecting a stereo amplifier to DECK. a Connect DECK and TV with an RF Coaxial Cable (supplied) or an AV Cable b (not supplied) as shown in the figure below. DSS Receiver DECK TV DECK TV Cable Box DECK TV Antenna or Cable DSS Receiver IN IN Cable
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Initial Setup (Connection) Other Connections You Can You Cannot With a Cable Box (DECK Cable Box TV) view any record (including scrambled DVD/VCR DECK ANT or CATV scrambled) TV channels. channel. IN FROM ANT. IN 1 OUT IN OUT R Cable Box use Remote VHF/ AUDIO VHF/UHF L UHF OUT TO TV IN OUT Control to select VIDEO channels without using Multi-brand control feature. Connect With Two Cable Boxes You Can You Cannot DVD/VCR DECK ANT record and view view a
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Connections (continued) Audio Connections Ready Checklist Turn down the volume, then turn DECK, as well as other equipment to be connected, off before proceeding with connection. Do not block ventilation holes of any of the equipment and arrange them so that air can circulate freely. Read through the instructions before connecting other equipment. Ensure that you observe the color coding when connecting audio and video cables. Connecting Amplifier (2ch stereo system) DVD/VCR DECK Speaker Ampli
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Initial Setup (Connection) Connecting Amplifier (5.1 ch Surround system) Enjoy the powerful movie theater and hall-like sound available with multiple channel audio found on DVDs by connecting an amplifier and speakers. There are two types of connection, digital and analog. A.Digital connection (DECK OPTICAL Digital Audio Output Connector) When DVDs recorded in Dolby Digital or DTS are played, Dolby Digital bitstream or DTS bitstream is output from the DECK OPTICAL Digital Audio Output Connecto
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Initial Setup for Basic Connections (Ready to Play) Before doing Initial Setup Turn TV on. 1 a b See connections RF Coaxial Cable Connection and AV Cable Connection on page 12. 2 Set TV to channel 3. Set TV to VIDEO. [DECK ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ TV] 3 Go to “Initial Setup (Ready to Play).” (See below.) [Cable Box ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ DECK ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ TV], [DSS ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ DECK ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ ➛ TV] Turn on Cable Box and set it to your Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) c
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Initial Setup (Connection) *Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, dy to Play) press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again. Settings are made automatically. When setup is done, this screen appears. 3 6 / 8/ 20 03 SUN 2 : 20PM DST : ON EJECT SETT I NG : CH 10 AUTO CLOCK SET VCR COMPLETED If “AUTO CLOCK SET IS INCOMPLETE” appears, manually set clock. See below. AUTO CLOCK SET IS ACTION I NCOMPLETE PLEASE SET CLOCK BY PRESSING ACT I O
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➡ ➡ Reset Language, Channels, Clock, VCR’s O MENU Press ACTION* PROGRAM functions are not available SET UP VCR 1 when using COMPONENT Video Output SET CLOCK to display MENU. SET UP CHANNEL and S-VIDEO OUT. Please set TV to IDIOMA/LANGUE : ENGLISH VCR’S OUTPUT CH:3 either RF INPUT or VIDEO INPUT, and then press PROGRAM. SELECT : SET:SET EXIT : ACTION Language Channels Clock 2 1) Press to select 1) Press to select 1) Press to s
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Basic Operation ➡ k, VCR’s Output Channel *Important: If a remote control button does not work POWER when pressed, press the VCR button on the remote and try the button again. VCR NUMBER Time Zone Adjust VCR’s Output keys Channel (Only when Auto Clock is set.) 1) Press to select 1) Press to select ACTION “VCR’S OUTPUT CH.,” “SET CLOCK,” and ADD/DLT press SET. and press SET. MENU MENU SELECT SET UP VCR SET UP VCR SET CLOCK SET CLOCK SET UP
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Playback/ Record on a Tape EJECT DVD Ready Checklist All connections are made. (pp. 12 ~ 15) TV and DECK are plugged in. PLAY VCR TV is on and tuned to CH 3, 4, or VIDEO. Remote is in VCR mode. (Press VCR.) FF/SLOW+ REW/SLOW- Playback a Tape VCR/TV PAUSE/ Insert a tape. STILL STOP 1 DECK power comes on. If Auto VCR/TV (see p. 32) is set to “OFF,” press VCR/TV on the remote to be VCR mode. Press PLAY* to play a tape. 2 If tape has no rec. tab (p. 6), auto play begins. Special Features During
