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Initial Setup Basic VCR DVD For Your
(Connection) Operation Operation Operation Information
LSQT0796 A
DVD/VCR DECK
Operating Instructions
PV-D4734S
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 TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, FIRE, INJURY TO PERSONS OR DAMAGE TO THIS PRODUCT, READ AND RETAIN ALL SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. HEED ALL WARNINGS IN THE MANUAL AND ON THE PRODUCT. INSTALLATION OUTDOOR ANTENNA INSTALLATION 1 SAFE ANTENNA AND CABLE CONNECTION 1 POWER SOURCE CAUTION If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the equipment, be sure the Operate only from a power source indicated on the unit or in this antenna or cable s
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Safety Precautions/Mesures de sécurité To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. 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 et pousser jusqu’a
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R R Before Using Congratulations Head Cleaning on your purchase of one of the most Playing older or damaged tapes may eventually sophisticated and reliable products on the cause video heads to become clogged. market today. Used properly, it will bring you years of enjoyment. Please fill in the information Video Head Clog Sensor below. The serial number is on the tag located V I DEO HEADS MAY During playback, this screen on the back of your DECK. NEED CLEAN I NG appears if clogging is detected
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Initial Setup Basic VCR DVD For Your (Connection) Operation Operation Operation Information Table of Contents Initial Setup (Connection) 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 F
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DECK & Cassette Information DVD-RAM discs Prevent Accidental Tape Erasure DVD-RAM discs must meet the following conditions Break off the tab to for this unit to be able to play them. prevent recording. Non-cartridge discs Record Tab Type Discs that can be removed from Screw driver their cartridges (TYPE 2 and 4) 12 cm (5”) 9.4 GB (double-sided) To record again Capacity and 4.7 GB (single-sided) Cover the hole 8 cm (3”) 2.8 GB (double-sided) with cellophane tape. Remove TYPE 2 and 4 dis
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Initial Setup (Connection) Specifications Power Source: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Power Consumption: Power On: Approx. 28 watts, Power Off: Approx. 0.85 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)
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Location of Controls Bold: VCR Function / Bold Italic: VCR and DVD Functions Remote Control Italic: DVD Function / Normal: Others EJECT / VCR/TV p. 21 OPEN / CLOSE pp. 20, 22 TV mode p. 28 POWER CHANNEL / / TRACKING / V-LOCK / 10 pp. 4, 21, 22 NUMBER keys VOLUME + / - p. 28 ADD/DELETE / CLEAR MENU / PLAY LIST pp. 19, 39 p. 38, 43 ACTION SELECT pp. 18, 52 SET DVD mode p. 28 VCR mode p. 28 PLAY pp. 20, 22 STOP pp. 20, 22 SKIP+ REWIND / SEARCH / SKIP- SLOW- p. 23 pp. 20, 23 Virtual
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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. PLAY p. 20 STOP/EJECT Over 2 inches p. 20 Cassette Disc Tray
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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 p.12 While plugged into an AC outlet, this DECK consumes 0.85 W of VHF/UHF Antenna Input Terminal electrical power in off mode. p. 12 Component Video Output Video Output Video Input Connector Connector (Y, PB, PR) Connector p. 12 (DVD Only) p. 35 p. 13 Audio Output 1 Optical Digital Audio Connector (L/R) Output Connect
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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 comes is pressed, e.g. PLAY, up in Play mode, or when the selected or you change channel has no broadcast signal with Weak channels, a 5-second Signal Display Feature (p. 33) set to OFF, display appears. 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) Speaker Speaker DVD/VCR DE
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Initial Setup (Connection) Connecting Amplifier (5.1 ch Surround system) [Digital connection] DECK Dolby Digital Decoder Amplifier Speaker or DECK DTS (Digital Theater Systems) Decoder Amplifier Speaker 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 connector. When DECK is connected to a Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder, you can enjoy theater-quality audio in your home. [
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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 complete, this screen appears. 3 EJECT If “AUTO CLOCK SET IS INCOMPLETE” appears, manually set clock (below). ACTION SELECT AUTO CLOCK SET SET IS I NCOMPLETE VCR PLEASE SET CLOCK BY PRESSING ACT I ON KEY Manual Clock Set If Auto Clock Set was incomplete. Press ACTION* on remote to di
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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 UP 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) Pres
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Basic Operation ➡ k, VCR’s Output Channel POWER *Important: If a remote control button does not work when pressed, press the VCR button NUMBER on the remote and try the button again. keys CH / ADD/DLT ACTION SELECT Time Zone Adjust VCR’s Output Channel (Only when Auto Clock is set.) SET 1) Press to select 1) Press to select VCR “VCR’S OUTPUT CH.,” “SET CLOCK,” and press SET. and press SET. MENU MENU SET UP VCR SET UP VCR SET UP CLOCK SE
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Playback/ Record on a Tape Ready Checklist EJECT VCR/TV All connections are made. (pp. 12 ~ 15) TV and DECK are plugged in. TV is on and tuned to CH 3, 4, or VIDEO. Remote is in VCR mode. (Press VCR.) CH / Playback a Tape Insert a tape. 1 DECK power comes on. If Auto VCR/TV (see p. 32) is set to “OFF,” press VCR/TV on the remote for VCR mode. VCR Press PLAY* to play a tape. FF/ DVD 2 If tape has no rec. tab (p. 6), auto play begins. SLOW+ PLAY REW/ STOP Special Features During Play SLOW- F
