RCA DRC616N, User Manual

Page 1: ...DVD Player User s Guide DRC616N Changing entertainment Again DRC616Book 1 DRC616Book 1 11 4 04 10 29 56 AM 11 4 04 10 29 56 AM ...

Page 2: ...umber of this DVD player this DVD player cannot play the disc The Region number for this DVD player is Region No 1 Refer to the identification rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage Caution To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot fully insert Attention Pour éviter les chocs électriques introduire la lame la plus large de la f...

Page 3: ...e Menu 18 Chapter 3 Menu System The DVD Player Menu System 19 The LANGUAGE Menu 19 The DISPLAY Menu 20 TV Aspect 20 Display Mode 21 The AUDIO Menu 21 Dolby Digital and DTS 21 Sample Freq 22 Digital Output 22 The LOCK Parental Control Menu 23 Rating 23 Password 23 Country Code 24 Others Menu 24 PBC Playback Control 26 Auto Play 24 B L E Black Level Expansion 25 Load Default 25 Screen Saver 25 Lastp...

Page 4: ...rger Audio Video Cable User s Guide Important Graphics in this User s Guide are for representation only Your unit and its operation may differ slightly What s in the Box Thank you for purchasing the DVD Player Unpack the box completely and tear off any protection films Carrying Bag not shown Car Adapter S Video Cable Remote Control with 2 AAA Batteries DRC616Book 2 DRC616Book 2 11 4 04 10 30 01 AM...

Page 5: ...ties indicated inside the battery compartment Replace only with the type of batteries specified above Do not throw them into fire do not recharge them If you are not using the remote control unit for an extended period several weeks take the battery out Locating Pegs 1 Lay the battery down flat as shown in the illustration 2 Place the player on top of the battery so that the battery s locating peg...

Page 6: ...s Power Supply You can power your player either from the battery or power adapter The battery must first be charged using the power adapter Using the battery 1 Install the battery as explained on page 3 Charging the battery 1 Connect the output from the power adapter to the battery s DC IN socket A red warning light comes on This light goes out once the battery is fully charged DC IN DC IN Battery...

Page 7: ... listening use the headphone jacks to connect headphones not included to the player Connecting Audio Video output to the player If you want to use the player s built in LCD screen to watch pictures from an external source camcorder VCR etc use the supplied Audio Video cables and use the AV IN OUT button on the remote control to select the input signal OPTICAL AUDIO OUT VIDEO IN OUT 1 2 OPTICAL AUD...

Page 8: ...en 3 ON 4 play pause press and hold to turn on your DVD portable player until the LCD screen lights up Also used to play a disc and pause during playback 4 OFF stop stops playback and turns off DVD player To turn off the DVD player press and hold for approximately three seconds 5 SKIP REV 9 previous chapter goes to previous chapter DVD or track CD DRC616Book 6 DRC616Book 6 11 4 04 10 30 05 AM 11 4...

Page 9: ...t has VIDEO or S VIDEO jacks F DC IN jack to connect battery or power adapter 9 6 SKIP FWD next chapter goes to next chapter DVD or track CD 7 7 REV reverse reverses playback 8 8 FWD forward fast forwards playback 9 ENTER selects the adjustment or menu item 10 Navigation buttons 3456 used to highlight on screen items and make some menu adjustments 11 MODE Accesses the LCD screen video options COLO...

Page 10: ...s and track numbers A B Define a specific segment on the disc that you want to repeat See page 16 for more information ANGLE 8 In combination with SHIFT accesses the Camera Angle option of DVD disc AUDIO Accesses the Audio icon in the Info Display See page 14 for more information AV IN OUT Accesses the device that is connected to the audio video jacks on the player BOOKMARK 3 In combination with S...

Page 11: ...ccesses reverse slow motion during playback Press several times to change playback speed STEP FWD 6 In combination with SHIFT accesses frame advance in forward motion during playback STEP REV 5 In combination with SHIFT accesses frame advance in reverse motion during playback SUBTITLE Accesses the Subtitle in the Info Display TITLE Accesses the disc s Title menu if available On a CD with mp3 WMA a...

Page 12: ...on and off while the disc is playing with the MENU button on the remote 1 17 2 32 0 01 45 1 ENG D 3 2 1 OFF 1 1 Normal The DVD player s Info Display The Info Display appears as icons vertically on the left side of the screen It can only be accessed while you are playing a disc It s turned on and off with the DISPLAY button on the remote control The DVD player menu The DVD player s menu system is a...

Page 13: ... Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc s label facing up double sided discs have content on both sides so you can place the disc with either side up 2 Close the disc compartment The DVD Player reads the disc s table of contents and then one of three things happens depending on how the disc was programmed The disc starts playing The disc menu appears One of the options will start playing ...

Page 14: ... Freeze Frame and Frame Advance STEP REV 5 or STEP FWD 6 While a disc is playing press SHIFT then STEP FWD or STEP REV button each press advances the picture to the next or previous frame When using the frame advance feature you can switch to slow motion by pressing 1 or 2 buton To resume normal playback press Play Pause Note If you pause a DVD disc or VCD disc for a long period of time the video ...

Page 15: ...fo Display features are only available if the disc was created with that particular feature If one of the icons doesn t appear in the display the feature isn t available for the disc you re playing If no button is pressed within 10 seconds the Info Display disappears The invalid symbol appears on the screen when you press a button that doesn t have any function To make the Info Display disappear f...

Page 16: ... use the3and4buttons to scroll through different chapters Use the number buttons to enter a specific chapter number Note The Chapter feature won t work if the disc isn t formatted with separate chapters Time Display Icon all Info Displays This feature displays the time that has elapsed during playback For DVD discs the time displayed refers to the current title and acts as a Time Search feature Yo...

Page 17: ...e setting specified through the DVD player s main menu If the disc doesn t contain the language you select the disc s default language is automatically selected Some discs are programmed to only allow access to the subtitle feature through the disc s menu To access the disc s menu press the MENU button Camera Angle Icon DVD Info Display Some discs contain multiple angles of a particular scene or s...

Page 18: ...edly until you turn off the Repeat feature Don t fast forward the disc has to play in standard playback mode 3 To turn off the Repeat feature press the A B button a third time to cancel A B Repeat function and reutrn to normal playback Repeat is also cancelled when you eject the disc Random Playback The Random playback function is only used with VCD SVCD and CD discs when the Playback Control PBC ...

Page 19: ...called pan and scan Playing mp3 WMA and JPEG files mp3 is an audio file format which compresses recorded music It was developed by Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in collaboration with Thomson Inc The main advantage of the mp3 format is the ability to store CD quality music tracks that are user friendly and compressed on a personal computer WMA Windows Media Audio is another audio file format developed by...

Page 20: ... PAUSE or ENTER on the highlighted folder in the playback list to view the folder contents A minimized version of the picture appears in the Preview area of the menu Press Enter when the Slide Show Edit area is highlighted to view all the pictures in that folder You can mix background music with the slide show by highlighting Mix icon in the Edit area and pressing ENTER Use the Speed option to adj...

Page 21: ...Throughout the menu system text appears at the bottom of the menu to explain what to do To return to a previous menu press the3 left arrow button 5 ENU ANGUAGE ISC UDIO ISC 3UBTITLE ISC ENU NGLISH RIGINAL RIGINAL RIGINAL OVE 3ELECT 5 ENU ANGUAGE ISC UDIO ISC 3UBTITLE ISC ENU NGLISH RENCH SPANOL OVE NTER 0REV Notes For the Disc Audio Disc Subtitle and Disc Menu language you can access other languag...

Page 22: ...o highlight the setting of the item Press ENTER to select 5 To return to the previous menu press the3button if necessary To remove the menu from the screen press SETUP 4 3 Choose this option if you want the movie to fill the entire screen of your TV This might mean that parts of the picture the left and right edges won t be seen Most discs that are produced in a widescreen format can t be cropped ...

Page 23: ...een will appear black The AUDIO Menu The AUDIO menu lets you adjust the player s settings to match the equipment you connected to your DVD Player and to use the DVD Player s sound features The AUDIO settings are Dolby Digital DTS Sample Frequency and Digital Output Dolby Digital and DTS The Dolby Digital and DTS options are Bitstream and PCM Dolby Digital indicates the Dolby Digital output mode an...

Page 24: ...he digital input with sampling frequency at 96 kHz When a connected receiver or amplifier is incapable of processing digital input with sampling frequency at 96khz the DVD Player selects 48khz and automatically converts the 96khz singal into the 48khz signal On the other hand if the receiver or amplifier is capable of outputting digital signals at 96khz the DVD Player selects 96khz and processes a...

Page 25: ...tes of America USA the rating feature is based on the ratings set up by the MPAA Motion Pictures Association of America such as R PG G etc Some countries use a different rating system If the disc rating is higher than the rating you set in unit the disc cannot be played The unit alerts you when you try to play a movie with a rating that exceeds the limit that has been set If you choose to override...

Page 26: ...tem appears 2 Use the4button to highlight the OTHERS icon 3 Use the5or6buttons to highlight your choice options explained below 4 Use the4button to highlight the setting of the item Press ENTER to select 5 To return to the previous menu press the3button if necessary To remove the menu from the screen press SETUP Prev Move Select LOCK Password Country Code Rating US PBC Playback Control The PBC opt...

Page 27: ...ade at one time instead of changing each one individually Select Load Default in the OTHERS menu and press ENTER on the remote control Screen Saver Your player is equipped with a screen saver that appears when the player has been idle for several minutes The settings are ON or OFF Note To save battery power the player has a screen saver auto shutoff feature When the player is turned on and no oper...

Page 28: ... sensor The operating range of the infrared remote control is 3 or 4 meters approximately 9 to 12 feet This distance becomes less as the batteries wear out This is a handy way of checking the battery state Pay attention to any objects that might be between the remote control and your player They can obstruct the sensor causing the player to malfunction Maybe the batteries in the remote are weak de...

Page 29: ...se one that suits you if possible page 19 With a DVD there are no subtitles Read the disc jacket to see if subtitles are available on that disc Choose subtitles in a language that suits you if possible pages 15 and 30 The default language for dialogues and subtitles may be preset by the DVD To change it follow the instructions on page 15 You can also change languages while the disc is playing by p...

Page 30: ...JM Canada CA Japan JP Chile CL Kenya KE China CN Kuwait KW Colombia CO Libya LY Congo CG Luxembourg LU Costa Rica CR Malaysia MY Croatia HR Maldives MV Czech Republic CZ Mexico MX Denmark DK Monaco MC Ecuador EC Mongolia MN Egypt EG Morocco MA El Salvador SV Nepal NP Ethiopia ET Netherlands NL Fiji FJ Netherlands Antilles AN Finland FI New Zealand NZ France FR Nigeria NG Germany DE Norway NO Great...

Page 31: ...es PH Sweden SE Poland PL Switzerland CH Portugal PT Taiwan TW Romania RO Thailand TH Russian Federation RU Turkey TR Saudi Arabia SA Uganda UG Senegal SN Ukraine UA Singapore SG United States US Slovak Republic SK Uruguay UY Slovenia SI Uzbekistan UZ South Africa ZA Vietnam VN South Korea KR Zimbabwe ZW DRC616Book 29 DRC616Book 29 11 4 04 10 30 23 AM 11 4 04 10 30 23 AM ...

Page 32: ...ara 6588 German 6869 Azerbaijani 6590 Greek 6976 Bashkir 6665 Greenlandic 7576 Basque 6985 Guarani 7178 Bengali Bangla 6678 Gujarati 7185 Bhutani 6890 Hausa 7265 Bihari 6672 Hebrew 7387 Breton 6682 Hindi 7173 Bulgarian 6671 Hungarian 7285 Burmese 7789 Icelandic 7383 Byelorussian 6669 Indonesian 7378 Cambodian 7577 Interlingua 7365 Catalan 6765 Irish 7165 Chinese 9072 Italian 7384 Corsican 6779 Jap...

Page 33: ...3 Tajik 8471 Marathi 7782 Tamil 8465 Moldavian 7779 Tatar 8484 Mongolian 7778 Telugu 8469 Nauru 7865 Thai 8472 Nepali 7869 Tibetan 6679 Norwegian 7879 Tigrinya 8473 Oriya 7982 Tonga 8479 Panjabi 8065 Turkish 8482 Pashto Pushto 8083 Turkmen 8475 Persian 7065 Twi 8487 Polish 8076 Ukuainian 8575 Portuguese 8084 Urdu 8582 Quechua 8185 Uzbek 8590 Rhaeto Romance 8277 Vietnamese 8673 Rumanian 8279 Volapu...

Page 34: ...duced video and audio performance Always keep discs clean by wiping them gently with a soft cloth from the inner edge toward the outer perimeter If a disc becomes dirty wet a soft cloth in water wring it out well Wipe the dirt away gently and remove any water drops with a dry cloth Do not use record cleaning sprays or anti static agents on discs Also never clean the discs with benzene thinner or o...

Page 35: ...D RW discs but also the following specific recommendations The format of your mp3 files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET These files are compatible with DOS and Windows applications as well as with Mac OS Your mp3 files must have a name no longer than 12 characters as well as the suffix mp3 They must be recorded in the form title mp3 Ensure that you do not leave spaces or use special characters such a...

Page 36: ...S quality video associated with still pictures audio tracks and interactive menus to be recorded on a CD Super Video CD SVCD discs SVCD Super Video Compact Disc discs comply with standard IEC62107 making it possible to record up to 70 minutes of digital images and sound at standard MPEG 2 for video and MPEG 1 for audio Compatibility of SVCD discs depends on the MPEG coding software the disc design...

Page 37: ...ginal product s warranty period We will bill you a flat exchange charge to replace a defective unit This charge covers the labor cost for its repair How to make a warranty claim Properly pack your unit Include any cables etc which were originally provided with the product We recommend using the original carton and packing materials Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoi...

Page 38: ...R FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON INC ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER THOMSON INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF...

Page 39: ...locality to which the merchandise is being sent How to Order To place an order by phone have your Visa MasterCard or Discover Card ready and model number of your DVD player and call the toll free number listed below 1 800 338 0376 Use this number only to place an order for accessory items busy protected wiring reset off Surge Protector PS83202C2 8 Outlets 2100 Joules Protection 100 000 Connected E...

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