MRD500VR
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Digital Video Disc Player Video Cassette Recorder AM/FM Radio Tuner
Warranty Verification
Dear MAGNAVOX product owner
For Customer Use
Know these safetysymbols
Safety and General Information
Safety Precautions
Declaration of Conformity
Speaker and Sound Settings
4 Table of Contents
Additional VCR Features
Initial Setup
AM/FM Radio Tuner Features
VCR Features
Disc Features
Package Contents
Region Codes
6 Playable Discs and Video Cassettes
Playable Discs
Color Systems
Before you begin
Hookups
Determining the best possible connection
Remember
Simplest connection using only the supplied black RF coaxial cable
8 Hookups cont’d
System to TV only
With this connection
Connecting the Cable Box/Satellite Receiver to the System and to a TV
Hookups cont’d
Helpful Hint
10 Hookups cont’d
System to Cable Box/Satellite Receiver and TV
To watch one channel while recording another
Hookups cont’d
Connecting the System to a TV that has Audio and Video In jacks
Antenna or Cable TV Signal
red/white audio cables
Connecting the System to a TV that has Component Video In jacks
12 Hookups cont’d
Connecting the System to a TV that has an S-Video In jack
Hookups cont’d
red/white Audio Cables
Connecting the System to a TV and a Stereo
14 Hookups cont’d
Hookups cont’d
Connecting the System to a TV and a Dolby Digital-compatible Stereo
Use Digital Audio connections
Remember
FM Antenna
16 Antenna Connections
AM Antenna
Helpful Hints
Setting up Surround Sound
Speaker Setup
Connecting the speaker wires to the speaker jacks
Helpful Hints
Using the Remote Control
Speaker setup
Putting Batteries in the Remote Control
Recycling Guidelines/Battery Safety
AUTOSETUP
First-time Setup
B FRANCAISESPAÑOLNGLISH ON
LANGUAGESELECT
Helpful Hints
20 Video Cassette Playback
Other tape playback features are on pages
3 If play does not start automatically, press VCR, then press PLAY B
Remember, the DVD Player of this System will play only certain Discs
Disc Playback
See page six for details
Helpful Hints
VOLUME Buttons
22 Remote Control
SETUP/PROG Button
DISPLAY Button
STANDBY-ON y Button Press to turn the power on or off RETURN Button
Remote Control cont’d
TIMER SET Button
Helpful Hints
OPEN/CLOSE A Button DVD
24 Front Panel
STANDBY-ON Button and Light
Disc Tray
TIMER REC Light
Front Panel cont’d
VOLUME Dial
Cassette Compartment
26 Display Panel
Display Messages
Helpful Hint
Rear Panel
P/I PROGRESSIVE Switch
TV ANTENNA OUT Jack
AUTOTIMERPROGRAMMINGOFF
B MANUALAUTOSETSETUPUP
28 Channel Setup
CHANNEL UP
CHANNELMANUALADD30SETCATVUP
Channel Setup cont’d
2-5 STOP
Adding/Deleting Channels
Helpful Hints
30 Clock VCR
HOURMMONTH-03-CLOCK/DAY-20INU-TESETAM/PMYEAR
2 Press o or p to select CLOCK SET, then press B
BAM/PM
AM/PM
YEAR
HOURMINUTE
4 Press C-RESET/CLEAR to remove the menu
2-3 STOP
32 Language VCR
3 Press o or p to select ENGLISH 4 Press C-RESET/CLEAR
VCR Status Displays
SLP 01234 HIFI
SLP STEREOCHSAP02
Helpful Hints
The VCR will record in a preset volume
34 Videotape Recording
Recording Prevention
Helpful Hints
2 Press VCR/TV once to put the System in TV position
Recording One Channel/Watching Another
Helpful Hints
6 Press STOP C to stop the recording
Helpful Hints
36 One-Touch Recording
Stopping an OTR
1 Press SKIP i /CH o or SKIP j /CH p or the
1 Make the connections shown above
Rerecording Tape Duplication
Helpful Hints
6 Press MODE/SPEED to select SP or SLP at System
B ONCEDAILYWEEKLY
38 Timer Recording
PROGRAMNUMBER1
3 B. DATEPROGRAMNUMBER1
Helpful Hints
Timer Recording cont’d
7 Repeat the procedure in step 6 to set the recording’s end time
Press o or p until the month appears beside DATE
2 Press o or p to select TIMER PROGRAMMING, then press B
40 Timer Recording cont’d
Cancelling Timer Recordings
3 Press o or p to find the program you want to cancel
Helpful Hints
DVD to Videotape Duplication
A Timer Recording is not possible during DVD to Videotape duplication
This will be possible only if the DVD is not copy protected
1 Press VCR, then press DISC/MENU
42 Repeat Play
Helpful Hint
2 Press o or p to select AUTO REPEAT
SLP 00000 HIFI
Tape Counter
3 C-RESET/CLEAR to reset the counter to zero
SLP 12345 HIFI
44 Time Search, Index Search
2-3 STOP
2-3 STOP
Time Search
Super High Speed Searching LP/SLP
Special Effects Playback
Forward and Reverse Searching SP/LP/SLP
Viewing a Still Picture
Automatic Playback
46 Automatic Operation Features
Automatic Tracking Adjustment
Automatic Rewind, Eject
Helpful Hints
Multi-Channel Television Sound
Understanding Displays
Press VCR, then press DISC/MENU
Press VCR, then press DISC/MENU
48 Hi-Fi Stereo
Helpful Hints
2 Press o or p to select AUDIO OUT. Then, press B
Surround Sound
Digital Sound, Surround Sound
Digital Sound
Helpful Hint
4 Press B to select AUDIO at the top of the menu, then press OK
50 Delay Time
Press DVD to put the System in DVD mode. The red
Surround Sound effect. If you plan to sit closer to the Rear speakers
9 Press SETUP/PROG to remove the menu
Delay Time cont’d
DELAY TIME will be selected. Press OK
Press p to select 5.1CH, then press OK
5 Press p to select 5.1CH, then press OK
52 Speaker Balance
Press DVD to put the System in DVD mode. The red
DVD light will appear on the front of the System. Press STOP
Helpful Hint
Speaker Balance cont’d
11Press SETUP/PROG to remove the menu
Press p to select BALANCE, then press OK
Continue this process to set up all the features you want or
Using the Title Menu
54 DVD Disc Menus
Helpful Hints
Fast Forward/Reverse Search
2 During playback, press FF g or REW h
3 Press PLAY B to return to normal playback
Time Playback
56 Title/Chapter Playback,Time Playback
Title/Chapter Playback
Enter the Title or Chapter number using the Number
Using SKIP i /CH o or SKIP j/ CH p
Using the Number Buttons
Using SEARCH MODE
Track Playback
Resume
58 Paused and Step-by-Step Playback, Resume
Paused and Step-by-Step Playback
When playing a DVD, press PAUSE k repeatedly to
A-B Repeat
Repeat, A-B Repeat
Repeat
5 To cancel A-B Repeat, press A-B REPEAT
60 Markers
Helpful Hints
DVD example
Camera Angles
Subtitles, Camera Angles
Subtitles
Opening the disc tray will cancel your subtitle setting
Zoom
62 Slow Motion, Zoom
Slow Motion
Helpful Hints
Random Play
Programs, Random Play
Programs
Helpful Hints
7 Press SETUP/PROG to remove the menu
64 Parental Controls Password
2 Press SETUP/PROG
Helpful Hints
Helpful Hints
Parental Levels
8 Press SETUP/PROG to remove the menu
Press DVD to put the System in DVD mode. The red
Stereo Sound
66 Audio Language, Stereo Sound
Audio Language
Helpful Hints
2 Put a Disc in the DVD Player of the System
MP3/JPEG/Picture CD Playback
Helpful Hints
5 To stop playback, press STOP C
68 MP3/JPEG/Picture CD Displays
3 Press DISPLAY again to remove the display
6 Press SETUP/PROG to remove the menus
Display
When Disc play is stopped, press SETUP/PROG. The
You can change the TV Aspect,Angle Icon, and Automatic Power Off
If the DVD’s default settings for
70 Language
While playback is stopped, press SETUP/PROG. The
the default setting of the DVD
Press SETUP/PROG to remove the menu
Language cont’d
Language Codes
Press o or p to select a language, then press OK. The
7 Press SETUP/PROG to remove the menu
72 Audio
While playback is stopped, press SETUP/PROG. The
Helpful Hints
Audio CD Display
On-Screen Displays
DVD Display
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to see the following
During DVD playback, press MODE/SPEED so the Black
74 Black Level
Black Level
Within 10 seconds, press OK repeatedly to choose ON
You also can select a preset radio station by pressing
Selecting Radio Stations
Press or B to select a preset radio station
To set up preset radio stations, see page
Manual Presetting
76 Preset Radio Stations
Automatic Presetting
1 CH
Glossary, Specifications
Specifications
Glossary
Cleaning a Disc
78 Helpful Hints
Cleaning the System
The System has no power
The picture is distorted
Helpful Hints cont’d
There is no sound or sound is poor
You cannot change the camera angle of a DVD
The VCR will not perform a timer recording
80 Helpful Hints cont’d
Power Failure
Adjust the tracking. Details are on page
You cannot insert a video cassette
Cleaning the Video Heads
Helpful Hints cont’d
You cannot remove the tape
WHAT IS EXCLUDED?
82 Limited Warranty
WHAT IS COVERED?
WHERE IS EXCHANGE AVAILABLE?
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