Contents..................................................................1
Important Safety Instructions...............................2
Precautions.............................................................5
Power Source.........................................................6
Location of Controls..............................................6
• Display ................................................................6
• Front....................................................................7
• Rear ....................................................................7
• Remote ...............................................................8
Remote Control......................................................9
• Battery Installation ..............................................9
• Effective Distance of the Remote
Control Transmitter .............................................9
Connection to Output DVD..................................10
• Connecting the Unit to a TV Using the
Audio/Video Output Jacks ................................10
• Connecting the Unit to a TV Using the
S-Video Output Jack.........................................10
• Connecting the Unit to a TV Using the
Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr Jacks .......................................11
• Progressive (Y, PB, PR)Video OUT..................11
• 525 Line Digital Progressive-Scan Component
Video Output .....................................................11
• Connecting the Unit to a Home
Theater System.................................................12
Connections..........................................................13
• Connecting the Unit to a TV Using the
Audio/Video Output Jacks ................................13
• Connecting the Unit to a TV Using the
RF Input/Output Jacks......................................13
• Outdoor VHF/UHF Antenna Connection...........14
CATV/Satellite Connections................................14
Connecting an External Unit to this Player
(Using the Rear A/V Jacks).................................15
Connecting an External Unit to this Player
(Using the Front A/V Jacks)................................15
About Discs..........................................................16
DVD Setup Menu..................................................18
• General Setup Menu.........................................19
• Speaker Setup Menu........................................20
• Dolby Digital Setup Menu .................................20
• Preference Menu ..............................................21
• TVG (TV Guardian®) Password........................21
• TV Guardian®Feature......................................22
VCR Setup Menu..................................................24
• Date and Time ..................................................24
• Timer Programming ..........................................25
• To Clear the Timer Program .............................26
• Channel Menu...................................................27
• Language..........................................................28
• Go To Zero Search ...........................................29
• Counter Search.................................................29
• Index Search +/- ...............................................30
• Index Number Search.......................................31
• VCR Options.....................................................32
VCR Operation......................................................33
• Loading/Unloading............................................33
• To Prevent Accidental Erasure..........................33
• Tape Speed and Max. Recording Time ............33
• Start/Stop Playback. .........................................34
• To Select the External Input..............................34
• Counter Reset...................................................34
• Rewind/Fast Forward in Stop/Play Modes .......35
• Pause/Step .......................................................35
• To View Another Program While Recording .....36
• Display ..............................................................36
• MTS/Audio ........................................................36
• Recording a TV Program/External A/V Input....37
• Overlapping Timer Recordings .........................37
• To Stop Recording Temporarily/
To Stop Recording ............................................38
• One-Touch Recording (OTR)............................38
• Recording From DVD to a Cassette.................39
Basic Operation....................................................40
• MTS/Audio ........................................................40
• Display ..............................................................40
DVD Basic Operation...........................................41
• Playback of a DVD............................................41
• Skip...................................................................42
• Search...............................................................42
• Slow/F...............................................................42
• Pause/Step .......................................................42
• Title/Chapter Search.........................................43
• Title/Chapter/Time Search ................................43
• Repeat Playback...............................................43
• A-B Repeat Playback........................................43
• DVD Menu ........................................................44
• Title Menu .........................................................44
• Subtitle Menu....................................................44
• Zoom.................................................................44
• Angle.................................................................44
MP3 Basic Operation...........................................45
• Playback of a MP3............................................45
• Selecting Folders/Tracks using the SKIP
Buttons..............................................................46
• Selecting Folders/Tracks using the
Number Buttons................................................46
• Forward/Reverse Search..................................46
• Repeat Play ......................................................46
• MP3 FAQs.........................................................46
CD/VCD Basic Operation.....................................47
• Playback of a CD/VCD .....................................47
• Selecting Tracks/Files using the
Number Buttons................................................47
• Selecting Tracks/Files using the SKIP
Buttons..............................................................47
• Forward/Reverse Search..................................48
• Repeat One/All Play .........................................48
• Repeat A-B Play (VCD Only) ...........................48
• PBC (VCD Only)...............................................49
PICTURE CD Basic Operation.............................50
Troubleshooting Guide (DVD).............................51
Troubleshooting Guide (VCR).............................53
Care and Maintenance.........................................54
Video Head Clogging/Cleaning...........................55
Specifications.......................................................56
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