RCA 13R400TD, User Manual

Page 1: ...TV DVD User s Guide Changing ain ...

Page 2: ...ratus CAUTION THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL Refer to the identification rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage FCC Regulations st...

Page 3: ...Different Menus 16 Types of Discs Your DVD Will Play 16 Search Options 17 Picture Scan 17 Freeze Frame and frame Advance 17 Playback Options 1 7 Chapter Advance 17 Repeat 17 Zoom 17 DVD Menu System 18 DVD Menu Navigation 18 DVD Menus 18 General Setup 18 TVDISPLAY 18 PICMODE 18 OSDLANG 18 CAPTIONS 20 SCRSAVER 20 AUDIO SETUP 21 The PREFERENCE Menu 22 AUDIO 22 SUBTITLE 22 DISCMENU 22 PARENTAL 23 DEFA...

Page 4: ...nent to your IV the IV will automatically shut off after 15 minutes to save power VIDEO Video Jacks and Cables VIDEO Jack and Cable The basic Video jack usually color coded yellow is also referred to as composite video Composite video is better than the video quality you get from an RF coaxial cable the type used to plug the cable feed into a TV Usually the video cable is bundled with the audio ca...

Page 5: ...ases the volume In the menu system acts like the right arrow button on the remote control and adjusts menu controls CH Scans down through the current channel list In the menu system acts like the down arrow button on the remote control and adjusts menu controls CH Scans up through the channel list In the menu system acts like the up arrow button on the remote control and adjusts menu controls POWE...

Page 6: ...ng CLEAR will clear the last number entered MENU Displays the TV s main menu Arrow buttons _1 I_ V Press the arrow buttons to navigate through the on screen menu system OK button When a menu is on screen press OK to toggle the item that is highlighted on or off PRESETS Brings up the picture presets SKIP Press the button twice to begin channel scan Press again to select the current channel CC Turns...

Page 7: ...er buttons Use to input information such as chapter numbers and track numbers REVERSE Searches backward through a disc while it is in play mode Press repeatedly to increase speed PLAY Begins disc play and closes disc tray if it is open FORWARD Searches forward through a disc while it is in play mode Press repeatedly to increase speed STOP Stops disc play PAUSE Pauses disc play When disc play is pa...

Page 8: ...he menu system Note Makesure that the remote control isin the TVmode PICTURE CONTRAST 1 BRIGHTNESS 18 COLOR 50 SHARPNESS 50 TINT 0 COMBFILTER ON COLOR TEMP NORMAL The PICTURE menu The PICTURE menu allows you make adjustments to your picture settings CONTRAST Use the I_ arrow buttons to adjust the contrast between the light and dark areas of the picture BRI6HTNESS Use the I_ arrow buttons to adjust...

Page 9: ...EP TIMER 20 The TIMER menu SLEEP TIMER Use the _ arrow buttons to turn the TV automatically off after a given time Press the arrow button to add 10 minutes to the clock up to two hours FUNCTION LANGUAGE ENGLISH BLACK STRETCH OFF NOISE REDUCE OFF CLOSE CAPTION CCI CC ON MUTE ON The FUNCTION menu LANGUAGE Selects the language you want the menus to be displayed in BLACK STRETCH Turns the black stretc...

Page 10: ...dren cannot see certain programs and channels The Parental Controls menu involve software inside your TV DVD V Chip which allows you to block TV programs and movies based on violence sex or other content you think children should not view It lets you program your TV so it will not display certain programs You can unbloek programs by entering a password When Parental Controls is turned ON the softw...

Page 11: ...ting children under the age of 14 watch unattended This program contains one or more of the following content themes intensely suggestive dialogue D strong coarse language L intense sexual situations S or intense violence V V P6 Parental Guidance Suggested Contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children Parents may want to watch it with their younger children The program co...

Page 12: ...selected rating and whether the status of the I content theme is currently Unblock U or Block B Rating Settings Area Letsyou seethe current block view state of age basedratings and associated content Blocking TV Ratings You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified TV rating level To block channels with higher ratings 1 Press MENU on the remote control the Main menu appears 2 P...

Page 13: ...limits to take effect The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of TV program limits Note If youforget your password youcan resetft Enter 5898 as thepasswordand then changeit to a new one Blocking Specific Content Themes You can block programs based on their content Content is represented by the FV D L S and V on your screen When you block a content theme for a pa...

Page 14: ...e PARENTAL GUIDE menu appears Press the button until MPAA RATING is highlighted then press the button the MPAA RATING screen appears Use the button to select the rating then press the button to change the status of a TV program rating or content theme from U Unblock to B Block 7 Make sure PARENTAL GUIDEis on Press the GO BACK button to return the PARENTAL CONTROLS menu 8 Press the button to highli...

Page 15: ...none of the settings for V Chip will take effect If you forget your password you can reset it Enter 5898 as the password and then change it to a new one Child Lock Selecting this option lets you lock disable or unlock enable the TV s top panel The remote still tunes to any channel When using this as a Parental Control method remove aceess to any remote that is capable of operating the television I...

Page 16: ...2 Press the button until the Parental Control icon is highlighted 3 Press the button until the bottom PASSWORD is highlighted 4 Enter your password using the numbers buttons on the remote the PARENTAL GUIDE menu appears 5 Press the button to highlight CHANGE PASSWORD then press the button to select it 6 Press the button to highlight NEW PASSWORD and use the number buttons on the remote to enter th...

Page 17: ...scs Contain video Audio discs Contain musical or sound content only such as CD CD R CD RW MP3 discs Contain audio files for example a CD R with downloaded MP3 files Before you load a disc make sure that it is compatible with the playen Note that the following discs CANNOT be used with this player Laserdisc CD I CD ROM DVD ROM MiniDise CD G discs play audio only not graphics To Load and Play a Disc...

Page 18: ...back options 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 Repeat For DVD discs press the AGAIN button on the remote to repeat a chapter Press once more to repeat a title Press three times to cancel repeat For audio CDs press...

Page 19: ...utton on the remote The SETUP MENU is displayed 3 Press the A V button to highlight an item then press the OK button to select it and move to the submenu 4 Use the q A V buttons to select an option and press the OK button 5 To exit the menu press the GUIDE button again DVD Menus General Setup This menu is used to setup TV screen format for DVD viewing and DVD other functions TV display TV DISPLAY ...

Page 20: ...ke up a smaller portion of the screen vertically The movie might appear with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Wide Wide Choose this setting if your TV DVD player is connected to a widescreen TV If you choose this setting and you don t have a widescreen TV the images on the screen may appear distorted due to vertical compression If you play a disc recorded in 4x 3 format on a widesere...

Page 21: ...APTIONS Some television programming includes captions for the hearing impaired When this feature is turned on the captions appear on the bottom of the TV screen when close captioning is available ON Close caption turned on OFF Close caption turned off SCR SAVER The screen saver is a graphic that randomly moves around the screen to guard against screen burn in ON Screen Saver turned on OFF Screen S...

Page 22: ...ivers ANALOG Always choose this option Note The5PDIF RAWAND 5PDIF PCM options hoveno function in this pmducL COMPRESSION When compression is set to Full sound is compressed to minimize variances between loud and soft sounds LPCM OUT Sets LPCM OUTPUT sampling rate LPCM 48K 48K samples per second LPCM 96K 96K samples per second 20 Playing Discs ...

Page 23: ...e discs are recorded with multiple language tracks different languages You can select a default language so discs will play in the language of your choice if the disc was recorded with multiple tracks SUBTITLE Allows you to select a language to display subtitles in if subtitles are turned on DISC MENU Allows you to select a language to display the disc menu in provided the disc menu has those lang...

Page 24: ...f you choose to reset to the default settings Parental controls must be reset along with all the other selections you have made in the Setup menus PASSWORD The default password is 5898 Once you change the password the default password will not work You must enter a valid password to gain access to Parental controls If you forget your password you can reset it by setting the TV DVD player back to t...

Page 25: ...Your DVD player has many of the same features as an audio CD player This section explains how to play audio CDs in your TV DVD player Scan Disc You can scan through the disc when you re playing it by doing the following 1 Press the REVERSEor FORWARD button on the remote 2 Press the button again to scan at a faster speed 3 Press the PLAY button at any time to resume normal playback Track Advance or...

Page 26: ...UALIZER feature Playing MP3 Discs When an MP3 disc is inserted in the player the Disc Nav screen appears automatically You can change folders and songs through Disc Nav The player plays the songs in the order they were burned onto the disc 1 Insert the MP3 disc The folder selection screen appears 2 Use the arrow buttons to select the folder you want to play and press the OK button 3 Use the arrow ...

Page 27: ... on and try again TV turns off unexpectedly Sleep timer might have been activated Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again If this happens frequently the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low Unplug TV Wait five minutes Plug it in again Blank screen Try another channel No sound picture okay Maybe the sound i...

Page 28: ...You must activate the settings I don t remember my password and I want to unlock the TV If you forget your password you can reset it Enter 5898 as the password and then change it to a new one DVD Problems Can t advance through a movie You can t advance through the opening credits and warning information that appear at the beginning of movies because the disc is programmed to prohibit that action T...

Page 29: ...sc 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 discs have sections that prohibit rapid scanning or title and chapter skip If you re trying to skip through the warning information and credits at the beginning of a movie you won t be able to This part of the movie is often programmed to prohib...

Page 30: ...o 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 rap3 files must have a name no longer than 12 characters as well as the suffix tmp3 t They must be recorded in the form title rap3 Ensure that you do not leave spaces or use special characters such as in the name...

Page 31: ... 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 other volatile s...

Page 32: ...eturn service from any Authorized RCA Television Service Center provided that your unit is located within the geographic territory covered by an Authorized RCA Television Service Center If not you must take your TV DVD to the Service Center location at your own expense or pay for the cost the Service Center may charge to transport your unit to and from your home To identify your nearest Authorized...

Page 33: ...IVE 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 OFANY BREACH OFANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THlS PRODUCT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BYAPPL1 CABLE LA V ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTA...

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