RCA DVD/VCR, User Manual

Page 1: ...DVD VCR User s Guide Changing Entertainment Again ...

Page 2: ...n it immediately For U S customers You RCA Consumer Electronics product may also be registered at www rca com productregistration Registering this product allows us to contact you if needed Product Information Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of purchase Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in case you need them The numbers are located on...

Page 3: ...t numbers 4 631 603 and 4 577 216 and 4 819 098 and other intellectual property rights The use of Macrovision s copy protection technology in the device must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited pay per view uses only unless otherwise authorized in writing by Macrovision Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited This product incorporates copyright protecti...

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Page 5: ...tion and Put it in DVD or VCR Mode 9 Turn on the TV and DVD VCR 9 Using the Remote Control to Choose On screen Menu Items 10 Complete the VCR setup 10 Language Select 10 Auto Channel Search 11 Time and Date 11 Next Steps 13 What to Expect 13 DVD and VCR Modes 13 Menu Systems 13 User s Guide 13 Chapter 2 Remote Control Button Descriptions for DVD and VCR Modes 14 DVD and VCR function buttons listed...

Page 6: ...peat 23 Repeating Discs Titles Chapters or Tracks 23 AB Repeat 24 Random Audio CD and mp3 24 Program Play DVD and Audio CD Info Displays 24 IntroScan Audio CD Info Display 24 Bookmark Icon DVD Info Display 25 Creating a Bookmark 25 Using a Bookmark 25 Clearing a Bookmark 26 Changing the Camera Angle DVD Info Display 26 PBC Playback Control Video CD Info Display 26 Playing mp3 and WMA music files a...

Page 7: ...ge Select 36 Audio Mode 36 Broadcast Type 37 Audio Output 37 VCR Output Channel 37 Child Lock 37 Chapter 5 DVD Menu System The DVD Player Menu System 38 The Play Menu 38 The Play Mode Menu 38 Start 38 Program Play 38 AutoPlay 39 The Parental Control Menu 39 Locking your DVD VCR 39 Unlocking your DVD VCR 40 Changing Your Password 40 Resetting Your Password 40 Explanation of Rating Limits 41 To Set ...

Page 8: ...g Cautions 54 Maintenance of Cabinet 54 Formation of Condensation 54 Handling Discs 54 Cleaning Discs 54 Back of the DVD VCR 55 Front of the DVD VCR 56 Front Panel Display 57 Display Messages 57 Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables 58 FCC Declaration of Conformity and Industry Canada Information 59 Limited Warranty 60 How to find your TV s Video Input Channel 62 Accessories 63 ...

Page 9: ...freely Don t stack components When you place components in a stand make sure you allow adequate ventilation If you connect an audio receiver or amplifier place it on the top shelf so the heated air from it won t flow around other components Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference Insert each cable firmly into the designated jack If you place components above the TV route all cables do...

Page 10: ...dio cable Audio Video cables Component Video cables Coaxial digital audio cable Compatible Discs This DVD player is capable of playing the following types of discs DVDs audio CDs Video CDs CDs with mp3 files WMA files Windows Media Audio and CDs with JPEG files on them Before you put a disc in the player make sure it is compatible You can t play the following types of discs Laserdiscs CD I CD ROM ...

Page 11: ...an S Video cable not provided to the S VIDEO OUT jack on the back of your DVD VCR player and to the S VIDEO IN jack on your TV This connection is only for DVD signal For the VCR signal you must also connect the standard video cable C Component video optional connection not pictured If your TV has component video jacks Y Pb Pr connect component video cables not provided to the COMPONENT OUT jacks o...

Page 12: ... Digital Audio Input jack and some have both Under most conditions optical and coaxial connections work equally well the only difference is the type of cable you connect to the jack If you want to use a less expensive cable connect a coaxial cable to the COAXIAL jack Rarely but sometimes coaxial cables especially long ones pick up radio frequency RF interference from household appliances nearby po...

Page 13: ...the DVD VCR not the TV The remote has to be pointed in the correct direction and toward the correct component in order for the remote control s signal to communicate with the sensor on the component Make sure there is a clear path between the remote control and the component you want to operate so the signal isn t blocked Turn on the TV and DVD VCR 1 Turn on your TV and tune it to the correct Vide...

Page 14: ...ant menu items the first time you turn on the unit CLOCK PROGRAM TUNING SETUP SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ENTER FUNCTION OSD ON LANGUAGE SELECT ENGLISH AUDIO MODE HI FI BROADCAST TYPE STEREO AUDIO OUTPUT STEREO SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST Language Select The language setting determines the language in which the on screen displays and menus appear You can choose from English Spanish or French The default ...

Page 15: ...ignal 1 Press MENU to display the VCR Main Menu 2 CLOCK should already be highlighted so press OK the Clock menu appears 3 AUTO CLOCK SET should already be set to ON If it s not use the arrow buttons to highlight it and then press the right arrow button to choose ON 4 Press the down arrow button until DAYLIGHT SAVING is highlighted and press the right arrow button until the desired setting is show...

Page 16: ...ton to highlight DAY and press the right arrow button until the correct day is shown The day of the week displays automatically 5 Press the down arrow button to highlight YEAR and press the right arrow button until the correct year is shown 6 Press the down arrow button to highlight TIME and press the right arrow button until the correct time is shown 7 Press the down arrow button until DAYLIGHT S...

Page 17: ... Expect DVD and VCR Modes As you familiarize yourself with this product keep in mind that you need to tell the remote which part of the unit you want to operate the DVD part of the unit or the VCR part To operate the DVD part of the DVD VCR press the DVD button on the remote To operate the VCR part press the VCR button You can also change modes on the front of the unit by pressing the DVD VCR butt...

Page 18: ...nnel in the channel list and adjusts tracking In DVD mode selects the next preceding chapter or track when playing a disc CLEAR Removes on screen menus and displays or clears menus In VCR mode resets the time counter DVD Turns on the DVD VCR and puts the remote in DVD mode Likewise you can change to the VCR mode by pressing the VCR button FORWARD Fast forwards the tape when the VCR is in stop mode...

Page 19: ...d STOP Stops the current DVD VCR function record playback rewind etc Also opens closes the disc tray when you press and hold In order to see the DVD player menu press the STOP button SUBTITLE In DVD mode accesses the Subtitle part of the on screen Info Display and turns Subtitles on and off if subtitles are available on the disc you are playing TIMER In VCR mode accesses the timer recording menu T...

Page 20: ...acks and LINE2 represents the front A V jacks 3 To tune back to the broadcast signal you were previously watching through the DVD VCR press the INPUT button again ON OFF MUTE GO BACK RETURN INPUT PLAY MODE TV VCR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 VOL CH VCR TV DVD MENU CLEAR INFO ANGLE TITLE GUIDE AUDIO LOCK SUBTITLE TIMER REVERSE PLAY FORWARD PAUSE STOP RECORD AGAIN SPEED OPEN CLOSE ZOOM SEARCH Using the remot...

Page 21: ...ENU button on the remote The DVD player s Info Display The Info Display appears as icons across the top of the screen when a disc is playing It can only be accessed while you are playing a disc It s turned on and off with the INFO button on the remote The DVD player menu The DVD player s menu system is accessed only when a disc isn t playing It appears automatically when you press the STOP button ...

Page 22: ... VCR picks up where you left off unless the disc is removed or the unit is unplugged or if you press the STOP button twice C an t Catch Up C an t Catch Up C a n t C a t c h Up Widescreen V e r s i o n This is an example of a one sided disc This is an example of a two sided disc the title is usually in the center of the disc Search Options To search a disc you can use the FORWARD button or the REVE...

Page 23: ... with some discs you can access playback features directly from the remote control Chapter Advance While a disc is playing you can skip forward or backward a chapter or track at a time by pressing the CH and or CH buttons also labeled and Zoom 1 While you re playing a disc press ZOOM the player zooms in on the image Each time you press ZOOM the picture is magnified even more until you get to the m...

Page 24: ...fo Display features are only available if the disc was created with that particular feature If one of the icons is grayed out that feature isn t available for the disc you re playing The invalid symbol appears on the screen when you press a button that doesn t have any function To make the Info Display disappear from the screen press INFO on the remote Text will appear here as you highlight differ...

Page 25: ...econds into the title Note For Audio CDs the time displayed refers to the track that s playing Title Track Icon all Info Displays Some DVD discs contain more than one title Each title is divided into chapters CDs are divided into separate tracks To select a title track Highlight the Title Track icon and use the number buttons on the remote to enter the title number or track number and press OK or ...

Page 26: ...re through the disc s menu During playback press MENU to access the disc s menu Audio Language Icon DVD Info Display If the disc was created with different language tracks recorded in different languages you can change the language while you re playing the disc Highlight the Audio icon and press the up or down arrow buttons to scroll through the available languages the language options appear in t...

Page 27: ...oscan Audio CDs Plays the first few seconds of each track Repeat By default the Repeat feature is Off The options available depend upon the type of disc you re playing With DVD discs you can repeat the title chapter or use AB repeat With Audio CDs you can repeat the disc a track or create a program that plays repeatedly With mp3s you can repeat the disc a track or create a program that plays repea...

Page 28: ...mp3 1 With the Play Mode icon highlighted in the Info Display press down arrow button until Play Mode Random appears in the text at the bottom of the Info Display Press OK the tracks start playing in random order To switch back to Standard Playback press the up or down arrow button repeatedly until Play Mode Standard appears in the text bar underneath the Info Display icons Note The player default...

Page 29: ...k icon and press OK the Bookmark Banner appears 3 Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the play arrow icon that s next to the bookmarked scene you want to activate 4 Press OK the disc starts playing from the bookmarked scene Creating a Bookmark 1 Highlight the Bookmark icon on the Info Display Press OK the Bookmark Banner appears 2 Highlight an unused bookmark When the disc reaches the...

Page 30: ...While a disc is playing press ANGLE on the remote If the disc wasn t created with multiple angles the invalid symbol appears If the disc contains multiple angles the Angle icon appears with the current angle number and the number of angles available For example 1 4 indicates that Angle 1 is displayed and there are 4 different angles available 2 Press the up or down arrow button again to go to the ...

Page 31: ...le of folder list and mp3 files 4 Select a folder using the up and down arrow buttons on the remote control then press OK to display the list of files or press PLAY to start playing all the files contained in the folder 5 Select a file using the arrow buttons then press PLAY to start playback Note When a music file mp3 or WMA is selected for more than two seconds the player lets you hear the first...

Page 32: ...le appear on the right in the Current selection section Note To delete your selection press the CLEAR button 4 Press the PLAY button to start playing the two files at the same time Note You can also select a folder containing JPEG and mp3 files using the arrow buttons then press PLAY In this case the player starts playing the pictures and music at the same time beginning with the first file of eac...

Page 33: ...Press CHANNEL or CH on the remote to remove any streaks from the picture if necessary Press STOP to stop playback Automatic Rewind The DVD VCR automatically rewinds the tape if it reaches the end of the tape during playback While rewinding you can press the ON OFF button the DVD VCR will turn off after it rewinds the tape If the tape has no safety tab it will be ejected Tape Eject Press the EJECT ...

Page 34: ...f a sporting event that has run into overtime or a live broadcast that runs long ITR works in 30 minute increments You can capture the last 30 60 90 etc minutes of programming depending on tape length up to 9 hours total To Activate ITR 1 Turn on the DVD VCR and tune it to the channel with the desired programming 2 Insert a tape with its safety tab in place into the DVD VCR Make sure it is cued to...

Page 35: ... the left and right arrow buttons to choose the program number you want 1 8 4 Enter the data for the program with the arrow buttons The data includes the channel number and start and end times including AM or PM The start date is automatically entered based on the DVD VCR s clock Both the recording date and speed can be changed 5 Select how often you want the program to record 6 Review the informa...

Page 36: ...g a tape The time counter helps locate the beginning or end of recorded events It resets to 0 00 00 whenever a tape is ejected from the DVD VCR For example if you record a 30 minute program at the beginning of a tape rewind it and then want to go to the end of the first program to start another recording 1 Press the INFO button twice to display only the time counter 2 Press the CLEAR button to res...

Page 37: ...isplayed in the DVD VCR s front panel for a short time No displays will appear useful for dubbing 2 3 Time counter only does not time out STOP May 20 TUE SP CH2 6 14PM 1 On screen display times out 2 Press INFO again to display just the time counter on the TV screen The time counter remains in the DVD VCR s display panel This is useful for dubbing tapes 3 Press the INFO button again to have no dis...

Page 38: ...isplay on the front of the unit 3 If you want to search through a certain number of index marks press two number buttons to enter the number of marks you want to search Press CLEAR to correct an entry 4 Press the FORWARD button to search forward or REVERSE to search in reverse The VCR will locate your index mark and begin playback If you did not enter a specific index number the VCR will locate th...

Page 39: ...CK PROGRAM TUNING SETUP SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ENTER Clock Menu The CLOCK menu options were set the first time you turned on the DVD VCR and are explained on page 11 MONTH JANUARY DAY 1 WED YEAR 2003 TIME 12 00 AM SELECT TO EXIT PRESS ADJUST AUTO CLOCK SET ON DAYLIGHT SAVING AUTO TIME ZONE AUTO Program Menu The PROGRAM menu options are explained in detail on page 31 PROGRAM 1 MONTH JULY DAY 6 FRI ST...

Page 40: ...ny additional channels you want to edit Setup Menu Use the Setup menu to change any of the settings in the initial setup procedure such as language Press the VCR button on the remote then press MENU to bring up the Main menu Press the down arrow button to highlight SET UP and press OK the SETUP menu appears Function OSD Function OSD allows you to turn on or off the on screen displays Use the right...

Page 41: ...s done from the front panel and is displayed on the front of the unit Use this option to change the VCR s output channel The default channel is 3 To change the output channel to channel 4 follow the steps below 1 Make sure the DVD VCR is off no indicators lit on the display 2 Press and hold the CHANNEL or button on the front of the unit for 5 seconds RF3 appears on the front of the DVD VCR 3 Press...

Page 42: ...ears as Resume Play if you haven t started playing the disc the title of the disc appears next to the Play menu The Play Mode Menu Discs are formatted to play chapters or tracks on audio CDs in a certain standard order If you d like to play chapters in a different order you can use the Play Mode menu You must have a disc in the player with the disc tray closed in order to access all of the Play Mo...

Page 43: ... VCR The padlock icon indicates whether the player is locked or unlocked Locked You need to enter the password in order to play discs that have a higher rating than what you ve allowed When the player is locked nobody can access the Parental Control menu without entering the password Unlocked No password required to play discs Even if you ve set ratings limits they won t be enforced when the playe...

Page 44: ...P the main menu appears 2 Press the down arrow button until Parental Control is highlighted and press OK If asked enter your current password the Parental Control menu items appear 3 Press the down arrow button to highlight Password and press OK the Enter New Password screen appears 4 Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the four digit number that you want to use as your new password and ...

Page 45: ...d the DVD VCR must be locked and the disc you re playing must contain a movie or a title that is rated To Set Ratings for Rated Titles The Rating Limits menu enables you to block discs that contain movies with a rating assigned to them R PG 13 PG G etc from being played unless you enter the password you created in the Password menu 1 From the main menu highlight Parental Control and press OK enter...

Page 46: ...ain menu highlight Parental Control and press OK enter your password if asked 2 Highlight Unrated Titles and press OK another screen appears 3 Press the down arrow button to highlight Password Required and press OK Now your password will be required to play unrated titles as long as you make sure to lock the player 4 To return to the main menu press the left arrow button until the main menu appear...

Page 47: ...ge is the first submenu it s already highlighted Press the OK button the TV Image options appear 4 Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight your choice the options are explained below and press OK to select 4 x 3 Letterbox Choose this setting if you want to see movies in their original aspect ratio height to width ratio You ll see the entire frame of the movie but it will take up a smaller p...

Page 48: ...g the PAUSE button when a disc is not playing Important If you lose the picture signal when connected to your TV with component video cables toggle the progressive scan interlace mode as mentioned above Sound Menu The Sound menu lets you adjust the player s settings to match the equipment you connected to your DVD VCR and to use the DVD player s Sound features Sound Logic The Sound Logic feature c...

Page 49: ...nder license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Home Theater Systems Inc The Languages menu Languages Menu The Languages menu enables you to set preferred language options for Player Menus the DVD Player s menu system D...

Page 50: ...c wasn t created with subtitles you won t be able to use the Subtitle feature If the disc wasn t created with the Subtitle language you chose in the Subtitles menu the discs default subtitle language will be chosen Child Lock You can lock the buttons on the front of the DVD VCR to prevent children from using them To lock the buttons Press the LOCK button on the remote SAFE appears on the front of ...

Page 51: ...the player has been in stop mode for approximately 30 minutes Turn power back on No picture Turn your TV to its Video Input Channel go to page 62 Turn on the TV Make sure your player is connected properly If you re using component video cables to connect to your TV toggle the progressive scan interlace mode see page 44 No sound or distorted sound Make sure your player is connected properly Make su...

Page 52: ...Disc won t play Insert a disc with the label side facing up Check the type of disc you put into the player This player only plays DVD video discs DVD audio discs Video CDs CDs with mp3 files discs with WMA files and or JPEG files on the them and audio CDs If you re trying to play a disc with JPEG files on it the player might not read the disc if it has larger files on it Both the player and the di...

Page 53: ...ench as Langues in the main DVD player menu and select the Player Menus option In Spanish shown as Menús del Lector in French as Menus Lecteur Highlight the language you prefer and press OK Play doesn t begin The rating of the title on the disc exceeds the rating limit set in the Ratings Limits menu Unlock the player and or change the rating limit in those menus No forward or reverse scan Some dis...

Page 54: ...ct channels over 69 Cable channels over 69 can only be selected if TUNING BAND is set to CATV in the TUNING menu Go to page 11 for instructions The timer indicator flashes on the DVD VCR front panel The clock is not set Go to page 11 for instructions Make sure there is a tape in the DVD VCR when a timer recording is set Rewind does not operate Make sure the tape isn t already rewound Make sure the...

Page 55: ...ure the tape s safety tab is intact Timer recording was not made or the wrong program was recorded Make sure the program was entered correctly the wrong channel or times may be entered Make sure the cable box or satellite receiver was turned on when recording was to begin There may have been a power interruption Reset the time and date Check to see if time and date are correct including AM PM Make...

Page 56: ... count until recorded material is detected again A minus will appear in front of the time if you rewind the tape farther back than a counter reading of 0 00 00 The time counter disappears during search this is normal Tape won t play Make sure there is a tape in the DVD VCR Try ejecting and reinserting the cassette Make sure the tape is not broken Make sure the DVD VCR is not in pause mode Press PA...

Page 57: ...ecord DVD discs onto videocassettes because the discs are encoded with anti copy protection Disc won t eject When you put a disc into the player the player may take up to 15 seconds to read the disc You won t be able to eject the disc during this time Wait 15 seconds and try again I get an Incompatible file message when I try to play JPEG files Some JPEG files might be too large to be displayed or...

Page 58: ...ndensation Due to sharp changes in temperature and humidity condensation may form if warm air comes in contact with any cold parts inside the player When condensation forms inside the player the player may not operate correctly If this occurs leave the player at room temperature until the inside of the player becomes dry and operational If condensation forms on a disc wipe the disc with a soft dry...

Page 59: ...deo signal as three separate signals through these three jacks This connection provides optimum quality To ensure maximum picture quality use three video grade cables for the Y Pb and Pr connections It is essential to match the color coded connectors with a compatible TV This connection is only for DVD signal For the VCR signal you must also connect the standard video cable AUDIO OUT Use these jac...

Page 60: ...ss to begin recording on a tape CHANNEL Press to change the VCR channel EJECT Ejects a tape Audio Video Input jacks Allows you to connect an external video component such as a camcorder or video game system Found behind the door on the right side on the front of the unit Description of Jacks continued OPTICAL connect an optical cable SPDIF to the OPTICAL jack on the DVD VCR and Digital Audio Optic...

Page 61: ...gress 9 PM Time is PM AM is not displayed 10 TV The TV mode is selected Display Messages The following are some messages you might see in the DVD VCR display DVD VCR REC PM TV 1 2 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 10 CUE Tape is searching forward during playback Disc with Disc icon flashing No disc is loaded EJEC Tape is ejecting FF Tape is fast forwarding L1 L2 The front or back video input channel is selected Open ...

Page 62: ...tal Televisions HDTV Note Also remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the Y Pb Pr jacks and cables carry only the picture signal not the sound S Video Jacks and Cables The S Video separate video jack provides better picture quality than a composite video jack sometimes labeled VIDEO and color coded yellow because S Video keeps the color chrominance also called chroma part of t...

Page 63: ...uency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try t...

Page 64: ...oduct 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 invoice which...

Page 65: ...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 THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR...

Page 66: ...the manual review the following list of ways to access Video Input Channels on TVs There might be a button on the TV s remote control that accesses the Video Input Channel see table below for examples You might select the Video Input Channel from the TV s menu system You might tune to it by pressing a specific channel number see table below Press the Channel up and or down buttons on the TV s remo...

Page 67: ...le VH83 6 ft Gold Tipped cable VH84 6 ft Splitter VH47 ANT200 VH976 6 ft VH913 12 ft RCR311DA1 ON OFF MUTE GO BACK RETURN INPUT PLAY MODE TV VCR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 9 VOL CH VCR TV DVD MENU CLEAR INFO ANGLE TITLE GUIDE AUDIO LOCK SUBTITLE TIMER REVERSE PLAY FORWARD PAUSE STOP RECORD AGAIN SPEED OPEN CLOSE ZOOM SEARCH HOW TO ORDER ON LINE Accessories may also be purchased at www rca com accessories s...

Page 68: ...ot send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product 2003 Thomson Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in Indonesia TOCOM 16166400 Visit the RCA website at www rca com ...