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Owner’s Manual
Please read before using this unit.
DVD/CD Player with Video Cassette Recorder
INSTRUCCIONES EN
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DVC865G
Supplied Accessories
Remote control (NB177UD) RF cable
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Audio/Video cables Owner’s Manual
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Precautions Precautions : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS WARNING APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within CAUTION an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous volt- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK age” within the product’s enclosure that may be of DO NOT OPEN sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. : CAUTION The exclamation point within an equ
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instruc- grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding tions should be read before the appliance is operated. of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of 2. Retain Instructions- The safety and operating instructions grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, should be retained for future reference. connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for 3. Heed Warnings - All wa
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Precautions Location and Handling Symbols Used in This Manual Do not stand this unit up vertically. Install this unit in a hori- The following symbols appear in some headings in this zontal and stable position. Do not place anything directly on manual. top of this unit. Do not place this unit directly on top of the TV. : Description refers to playback or recording of Depending on the TV, noise or disturbance of the picture video cassette tapes. and/or sound may be generated if this unit
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About the Video Cassettes and Discs Playable Video Cassettes Use only cassettes marked with this unit. Playable Discs Playable Recorded Mark (logo) Region code Disc size Disc types discs signals DVD-Video or *1, 2, 3, 5, 9 DVD-RW Example 12 cm Title 1 Title 2 DVD-R Digital video or Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 *1, 3, 4, 5, 6, (MPEG2) 8 cm 8, 9, 10 DVD+RW DVD+R *1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 Audio CD Audio CD Digital audio Example *3, 5, 9 Tr
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Setup IN OUT Setup Connections Please refer to “Basic TV Connection” on the front page before you use this unit. RF Output Channel If channel 3 has been already occupied 5) After a few seconds, press and hold Hint for broadcasting, [PLAY B] on the unit for 3 seconds. The RF output channel may not 1) Set your TV to channel 4. The RF output channel will change to change when you adjust tracking dur- 2) Insert a pre-recorded tape into this unit. channel 4 from channel 3 and you will ing pla
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Connection to a TV Basic Audio Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 TV AUDIO IN LR Good picture Better picture Best picture COMPONENT VIDEO IN VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN Y Y PB CB or Audio cable PR CR (supplied) S-Video cable Video cable (commercially (supplied) available) DVD/VCR DVD/VCR VCR AUDIO OUT Component Video cable L (commercially available) DVD DVD/VCR VCR DIGITAL AUDIO S-VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT OUT OUT ANT-IN Y L L L CB/ RR R PB COAXIAL R VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN ANT-OUT CR/
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Setup Preparation for Use To Preset the Channel Again Turn On the Unit for the First Time 1) Press [MENU] until the main menu appears. V VCR CR Operation described in this manual are 2) Select “CHANNEL SET UP” by using [K//L], then press [B]. mainly based on the remote control. 3) Select “AUTO SET UP” by using [K//L], then press [B]. After Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3. scanning, the tuner stops on the lowest memorized channel. 1 If channel 3 has been already occupied for broadcas
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VIDEO L -- AUDIO -- R VIDEO L - AUDIO - R Function Overview Front Panel Indicator Lights up when the PROGRESSIVE SCAN system is activated. Lights up when power is on. Lights up when the inserted Lights up during a recording. Lights up when this unit disc is being played back. Blinks when a recording is paused. is in the DVD mode. Blinks when an unacceptable disc is inserted. OPEN/CLOSE OUTPUT POWER VCR DVD PROGRESSIVE SCAN REW F.FWD STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR STOP PLAY SKIP H G SKIP CHANNEL R
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Setup Remote Control DVD mode VCR mode Disc/Tape OPEN/CLOSE Button POWER /EJECT SPEED AUDIO (Alphabetical order) 12 3 To select channel. 45 6 12 3 To select chapter or title To select track directly. The +10 button has no SKIP/CH. 78 9 directly. effect in VCR mode. 45 6 0 +10 VCR/TV 78 9 To search forward/backward SLOW through a disc. To search forward/backward 0 +10 To forward/backward a tape. To begin slow forward/reverse through a disc. DISPLAY VCR DVD PAUSE playbac
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VIDEO L - AUDIO - R VCR Functions Playback Before: Turn on the TV and set it to channel 3. If channel 3 has been already occupied for broadcasting, see “RF Output Channel” section on page 6. V VCR CR Hint 4 1 When a tape without record tab is inserted, 1 Insert a video cas- 2 To start playback OPEN/CLOSE POWER /EJECT SPEED AUDIO the unit will start play- sette into this unit. back automatically. 12 3 Tracking will be PLAY SKIP/CH. automatically adjusted 45 6 POWER VCR/TV RE
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VCR Functions VIDEO L - AUDIO - R Auto Repeat This function will playback a tape repeatedly from the beginning when the tape reaches the end. V VCR CR Press [B] for Press [MENU], and choose - M E N U - - M E N U - 2 1 TIMER PROGRAMMING TIMER PROGRAMMING “AUTO REPEAT”, “ON” or “OFF”. “AUTO REPEAT” during playback. B AUTO REPEAT [OFF] B AUTO REPEAT [ON] CHANNEL SET UP CHANNEL SET UP MENU CLOCK SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE SELECT LANGUAGE SELECT AUDIO
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Select “AM” or “PM”. Press [SUBTITLE/T-SET] to set timer standby mode. 6 10 SUBTITLE Then press [B] to go to next step. ONE TIME PROGRAM T-SET PROGRAM NUMBER 1 DATE 1 0 / 2 3 MON START TIME 0 7 : 3 0 PM END TIME – – : – – – – or CHANNEL – – indicator on the front panel lights up. The unit will change to the REC SPEED – – AM DVD mode. B PM Hint Repeat the procedure in steps 5 and 6 to set the end time. To go back one step, press [s] during steps 3 to 9. 7 To Che
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VCR Functions Copying a Video Tape Warning: Unauthorized recordings of copyrighted video tapes may be an infringement of copyright laws. (Back of TV) (Back of another source) (Back of DVD/VCR*) AUDIO OUT L DVD/VCR VCR 2 COMPONENT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN DVD DVD/VCR VCR VIDEO OUT 1 ANT-IN DIGITAL AU S-VIDEO DIO COMPONENT AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VIDEO OUT or Y L L AUDIO OUT OUT OUT ANT-IN Y L L Connect R L CB R R Connect CB R R VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT ANT-OUT COAXIAL VIDEO OUT VIDEO IN R ANT-OUT CR CR
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AUDIO - R DVD Functions Playback Before: Turn on the TV, amplifier and any other components which are connected to this unit. Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially available) are set to the correct channel. 2 OPEN/CLOSE ( ⇒Page 16 ) POWER /EJECT SPEED AUDIO OPEN/CLOSE D DV VD 1 12 3 SKIP/CH. OUTPUT 45 6 POWER VCR DVD PROGRESSIVE SCAN VCR/TV REW F.FWD STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR SKIP H STOP PLAY G SKIP CHANNEL 78 9 SLOW REV FWD Insert a disc with 12 0 +10 DISPLAY VCR DVD PAUS
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DVD Functions MP3 Playback MP3 is a method of compressing files. You can copy MP3 files on CD-R/RWs from the computer and play the files on this unit. D DV VD Hint Some selections may take a while to be recognized. Insert an MP3-format disc, then the file list will automatically appear on Press [TOP MENU] to return to the first item. the TV screen. Press [MENU] when you want to call up the file list again Folders are known as Groups; files are known as Tracks. while MP3-format disc is
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Search Functions SEARCH MODE does not work during Programmed or Random Playback. Using Track Search Using Time Search D DV VD D DV VD Press [SEARCH MODE]. Press [SEARCH MODE] repeatedly until the Time Search 1 1 display appears. SEARCH SEARCH MODE /29 TOTAL 1:29:00 MODE PLAY Select a desired disc time by using the Number buttons within 30 Select track number by using the Number buttons within 30 seconds. 2 2 seconds. 12 3 12 3 45 6 45 6 TOTAL 1:29:00 /29 78 9 78 9 0 0 +10 F
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DVD Functions Repeat / Random / Programmed Playback Repeat Playback Random Playback DV DVD D DV VD Repeat function is available only during playback. This function shuffles the playing order of tracks instead of playback in the sequence. Press [REPEAT] during playbck. 1 Press [MODE] twice. 1 RANDOM REPEAT CD-DA TOTAL 0:45:55 PLAY MODE RANDOM PROGRAM --no indication-- STOP PLAY Each time you press [REPEAT] repeat function changes as Press [PLAY B] t
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Special Settings Subtitle Language Camera Angle D DV VD DV DVD This unit allows you to select a subtitle language (if available) Some DVD discs may contain scenes which have during DVD playback. been shot simultaneously from various angles. You can change the camera angle if the angle Press [SUBTITLE/T-SET] during playback. 1 icon appears on the screen. If the “ANGLE ICON” SUBTITLE 1.ENG/6 setting is “OFF” in the OTHERS menu, the angle icon will not T-SET appear. (Refer to pages 20-22.)
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DVD Functions D DV VD DVD Setup QUICK SETUP Menu You can select the “PLAYER MENU”, “TV ASPECT”, “PROGRESSIVE” or “DOLBY DIGITAL” from the QUICK SETUP menu quickly. 1 Press [SETUP] in the stop mode. 2 Select the desired item. SETUP STOP or SETUP QUICK ENTER E ENTER NTER Confirm that “QUICK” is selected. P20 A Step 5 PLAYER MENU ENGLISH TV ASPECT 4:3 LETTER BOX SETUP P21 Step 5 B PROGRESSIVE OFF DOLBY DIGITAL BITSTREAM QUICK P21 Step 5 C CUSTOM ENTER ENTER ENTER INITIALIZE Ref
