SETTING THE VIDEO OUTPUT FORMAT SELECTOR (TV MODE) SWITCH

(See figure 9 on page 8.)

The Video CD player on this unit is designed for use with the NTSC and PAL television formats. Set this switch to the position for the format your monitor TV employs.

PAL: Outputs signals in the PAL format no matter which format (PAL or NTSC) the currently playing disc employs.

Set to this position if your monitor TV employs the PAL format.

AUTO: Outputs signals in the same format as the currently playing disc employs.

Set to this position if your monitor TV can be switched in between the PAL and NTSC formats automatically.

NTSC: Outputs signals in the NTSC format no matter which format (PAL or NTSC) the currently playing disc employs.

Set to this position if your monitor TV employs the NTSC format.

Note

Make sure to play back a disc which employs the same format that your monitor TV employs, otherwise a picture will not be played back normally.

TURNING THE POWER TO THIS UNIT ON OR IN THE STANDBY MODE

(See figure 0 on page 8.)

If the AC supply lead is connected to the AC outlet, this unit can be turned on and turned into the standby mode by pressing the POWER switch on the front panel or the POWER switch on the remote control transmitter.

•While the power is on, the display shows the name of currently selected input source or other information. In the standby mode, the display shows only the time.

Automatic function to turn this unit into the standby mode

The power of this unit will be automatically turned into the standby mode if there is no operation on the control parts of this unit, no illumination on the graphic equalizer level indicators and no playback of Video CD (CD) for about 30 minutes.

*This function is not available unless time setting is made on the built-in clock.

Standby mode

While the power is on, pressing the POWER switch (or the POWER switch on the remote control transmitter) switches this unit to the Standby mode. (In this mode, the display shows only the time.) In this mode, main voltage is still present inside this unit. If you want to switch off this unit completely, disconnect the AC power plug from the AC outlet.

SETTING THE CLOCK

(See figure A on page 8.)

1 While the power is on, press the DISPLAY button to display the time. If this unit is into the standby mode, you can proceed to the next step.

2 While holding the TIME ADJ button pressed, press the HOUR button and set the hour.

*Press the HOUR button once to advance the time by 1 hour. Press and hold to advance continuously.

3 While holding the TIME ADJ button pressed, press the MIN button and set the minute.

*Press the MIN button once to advance the time by 1 minute. Press and hold to advance continuously.

Singapore model uses a 24-hour display. China and General models use either a 24-hour display or a 12-hour display [shown by “AM (PM) 12:00”] is selected depending on the setting of the FREQUENCY STEP switch on the rear panel, so you cannot select a desired type freely.

In the event of a power failure or when the AC supply lead is disconnected.

The time display will go out, however, the clock will function for about 5 minutes without power supply. So you do not have to reset the time if the AC power supply is resumed within about 5 minutes.

When the AC power supply is resumed after more than 5 minutes pass without power supply, the time display will flash on and off to indicate that the time must be reset.

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