Sylvania SECD427P, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...GY STAR _ s _ Partner our company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark S A hIIESSO HiS ACCESSORIES PART NO RemoteControl Unit NE204UD Batteries 2 AA Batteries OwIler s Manual 1EMN20050 ...

Page 2: ...c urer s iustrL ctious and _I IL should use a ulouutiug accessory recommeuded by tile mauutactureL Au appliauce aud cart combiuatiou should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force_ aud Lu eveu sm_aces Ynaycause tile appHauce aud cP_rtcolr biuatiou to overtNru_ AMEUBLES Cet apparei ne doit 8YMBOLE D AVERTISSEMENT POUR 8ire p_ac8 que sur UNmeuble avec LESCOMPOSANTES APRAREIL ET MEUBLE A ROULE...

Page 3: ...daugerous vohage poh ts or short out parts that couM result h a fire or electric shock Never spill Ikluid of any kind ou the TV VCR DVD l Servking Do not atttempt to service this TV VCR DVD yourseK as opening o_ lemoviug covers may expose you to daugewus voltage or other hazards Re r all serviciug to qualified service persouuel POWER SERVICE GROUNDING _ 41I ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEO ART 250 PART R 19 D...

Page 4: ...he Hstruct ous may cause harm uH interlerence to radio communications Howevm liere is no guarantee ilia h_ter_erence will not occur in a pagicular installation If this equipment does cause hamffuI hltefference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning lie equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer ence by one or more of tlie Iollowh_g meas...

Page 5: ...conditions of high humidity If a DVD is played in a unit which has moisture it may damage the DVD trod the unit Therel_re when the condensation occurs inside the unit turn the POWER on and allow at least 2 hours for the unit to dry out The following symbols below appear in some head ings and notes in this manual with the following meanings TV VCR 1 Description refers to TV VCR operation in the TV ...

Page 6: ...RCH 28 INDEX SEARCH 29 SPECIAL FEATURES 29 REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER 29 AUTO REWIND EJECT 29 RECORDING 30 NORMAL RECORDING 30 SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING 30 OTR One Touch Recording 31 COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE Requires a VCR or camcorder 31 TIMER 32 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 32 TIMER PROGRAM EXTENSION 33 HINTS FOR AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 34 AUTO RETURN 34 SLEEP TIMER 34 ON SCREEN DISPL...

Page 7: ...r a forwaN or reverse direction M LP and SLP mode For SP mode only high speed applies Three different Nayback tape speeds SP LP SLP Two different recording tape speeds SP SLP Auto Head Cmeaner AutomaticaHy deans video heads when you meet o17remove a cassette Zero Return The tape returns to the counter posi tion of 0 00 00 by rewinding or itst forwarding StiH Freezes the picture at any time for clo...

Page 8: ...You can set lie control level to Bimit playback of DVD discs which may aot be suitable br diildren Automatic detection of discs Thi s unit aurora ad call y detect s it lie 1oaded d isc is a DVD audk CD or MP3 Playback MP3 disc You can play back CD CD R or CD RW discs widi MP3 files stored on diem On screen disney hi tree ion about die current opera ion can be dis played on a TV screen allowing you...

Page 9: ... tray 8 DVD Indicator Illuminates during DVD mode 9 SELECT Button Press to ch_mge to TV VCR mode A V input or DVD mode 10 TV VCR Indicator Illuminates during TV VCR mode 11 CHANNEL CH A V Buttons Press to select memorized channel 12 Recording Indicator Flashes during recording Illuminates in the Stand by mode for Timer Recording 13 REC OTR Button Front Panel TV VCRP30 311 Press to start manual rec...

Page 10: ... Button TV VCRR15 DVDP 44 46 Press to enter or exit the TV menu or DVD setup mode 29 TITLE Button DVDP 371 Displays the title menu 30 CLEAR Button Resets a setting 31 MODE Button IDVDP 41 Activates program playback or random playback mode 32 SEARCH MODE Button DVDR39 Press to locate a desired point on a DVD disc 33 AUDIO Button DVDR421 Press to select a desired audio language or sound mode 34 SUBT...

Page 11: ...na Not supplied Fig 41 WTI i W I SL J _A77_ A 7 7_ _ AS In some areas it will be necessary to use tm outdoor alltellna 4AL_ LL 07_ W k 7 7 JU ESCEAi_H LE _ OX Use this connection if your cable system connects directly to your unit without a conveller box By using this connection you can 1 Use the unit remote to select channels 2 Program one or more unscrambled channels for Automatic Timer Recordin...

Page 12: ...the arrow 2 Inserl 2 AA penlight batteries into the battery compartment in the direction indicated by the polarity markings 3 Replace the cover When you watch a program recorded on _m another source VCR video camera video game system use the audio video input jacks on the front of the unit Connect the audio video output jacks of another source to the AUDIO L R and VIDEO jacks of this unit Then pre...

Page 13: ...corded as digital sound Be sure to turn off the power to all components in the system before connecting them together Refer to the Owner s Manuals for the components to be connected to the unit Set Dolby Digital to OFF for audio output in the setup mode when using this digital audio connection Playing a DVD using incorrect settings may generate noise distortion and may also damage the speakers Thi...

Page 14: ...em together Refer to the Owner s Mtmuals for the components to be connected to the unit If connected to receiver with a Dolby Digital decoder set DOLBY DIGITAL to ON for audio output in the setup mode See page 45 to set DOLBY DIGITAL to ON Unless connected to a receiver with a Dolby Digital decoder set DOLBY DIGITAL to OFF for audio out put in the setup mode Playing a DVD using incorrect settings ...

Page 15: ...dio source 3 fb eC _ s_ _ _ _ Select ENGLISH ESPAI qOL Spanish or FRAN _AIS French using the ENTER button DATE May 6tfi 2004 SETTING TIME 5 40PM Press the Arrow button or to point to SETTING CLOCK Then press the ENTER button S ec S 771 q c_ CLOCK Press the SETUP button on the I TIMER P_OGRAMMING remote control _r _o_o_ GHANNEL SET IJp USER S S_T UP V GH_P SET OP LANGDAG E EN L_SH GAPT_OIq FF ZERO ...

Page 16: ...ke sure it is powered oil You must use tile TV VCR DVD remote control to perform tile clock setting procedure If tile unit is connected directly to a cable converter box or satellite box tile local PBS station must be selected oil tile cable box itself and tile unit must be set to tile output channel of tile cable converter box or satellite box usually chmmel 3 or 4 to be able to set up or correct...

Page 17: ... VCR 1 Select this feature and the unit s clock automatically will advance one hour in April then reverse one hour in October When Daylight Saving Time is ON the clock will change automatically as tk llows First Sunday of April At 2 AM the clock imme diately chtmges to 3 AM Any timer programming you have set to occur between 2 AM and 3 AM will not record Last Sunday of October At 2 AM the clock im...

Page 18: ...ion conditions are better and then try it again ITV VCRI Tile channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from tile memory Of course you ctm add tile deleted channel into tile memory again Seect C _A_ SEL SEf UP Press the SETUP button on the TIMER pFtOGI tAM M _N remote control s_m_cuo_ CHANNEL SET UP USER S SET UP Press tile Arrow button or to _ _ _ LAN UAGE _NGUSH CAPTION OFF p...

Page 19: ...shielded speaker systems might affect the color of the TV pic ture If this happens move this unit away from the appli mace f the color is still not con ect unplug the power cord then plug it in again 30 minutes late_ ITV VCRI The unit s picture controls BRIGHT CON TRAST COLOR TINT and SHARPNESS are preset to factory specifications Although they are usually the best you may need to make some furthe...

Page 20: ...eception on TV screen Multiplex signal reception displaying picture ghosts or airplane flutter Playback of poorly recorded or worn VCR tapes NOTE If the unit displays a black box on the TV screen this metros that the unit is set to the TEXT mode To clear screen select CAPTION I1 CAPTION21 or OFFI Make sure The unit is turned on 2 S ctyou_des ed cas s _ _ u Press the ENTER button until your TV VG _...

Page 21: ...r 14 TV MA Mature audience only Press the SETUP button on the remote control to exit the screen 7 _ g _ I _ _ When you select the ratings of TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 or TV MA you will have the option of selecting sub rating categories _ I I ii v i i I W VOI IITUI Press the SETUP button on the _rr_NG CLOCK renlote control c _ c_ uP USEr S SET UP V GH_p _T Up Press the Arrow button or to _ CAPTION OFF Z_RO...

Page 22: ... Restricted under 17 requires accompa nying parent or adult guardima NC 17 No one under 17 admitted X Mature audience only When you select the rating category trod set it BLOCKI the higher rating will change to BLOCKI automatically Also the lower rating will change to VIEW automatically When you set G to VIEW all ratings will chtmge to VIEWI automatically _ x V_Ch _ s n_ too Press the SETUP button...

Page 23: ...second audio you c_mnot record in both stereo and second audio at the same time 4 While the unit is set in HIFI stereo mode _md playback mode HIFI appears on the TV screen While the unit is set in monauml MONO mode HIFI disappears from the TV screen NOTE If you play non HIFI tapes while the unit is set in HIFI HIFI will disappear from the TV screen mad the unit will play automatically in monaural ...

Page 24: ...n on the remote control to return to TV mode s _ s 7 s t t 9 _ _ ct fSTc fVS _ _ _ _ If7 s Press the SETUP button on the TIMER pROGam 4M_N_ renlote control s_m_c_oo_ CHANNEl S_T UP _ useR s S_T UP Press the Arrow button or to vo _o_ LANOUAGE ENOUSH CAPTION OF_ point to USER S SET UP _ _ARO INDEX8_ARCH 2 SeecS TVAU O Press the Arrow button or to point to TV AUDIO NOTES For everybody operation HIFI ...

Page 25: ...i PE SPE I S Before recording select tile tape speed from SP mode Standard Play or SLP mode Super Long Play Tile table below shows tile maximum recording play back time using T60 T120 or T160 tapes in each mode Tape Speed Recording Playback Time Type of T60 T120 T160 tape SP mode 1 llour 2 llours 2 2 3 llours SLP mode 3 hours 6 hours 8 hours NOTE You cml play back a tape recorded in LP mode Long P...

Page 26: ...layback again You ctu_ reduce the noise lines by pressing the CHANNEL button or in slow mode too Tracking adjustment in Slow mode will not be set automatically ITV VCR Press the PAUSE button then press the F FWD I_1_ button to start the playback in slow motion The unit mutes the sound during slow motion Press the PLAY button to return to normal playback NOTE If it is left in the Slow mode for more...

Page 27: ... RENTAL PLAY I_ appears Once you select the Rental mode it stays in effect even al er you turn off the unit 7 HL E_ 7 iWO E Repem steps 11 to 21 select OFFI using the ENTER button on the remote control Press the SETUP button on the remote control to return to TV mode If there is a power failure of any kind the unit will retain its memory for this feature return to the TV mode _ Stas t p ayback Pre...

Page 28: ... This featureis very usefulin findingor skippingovera partic ular scene on a tape In thismode the sound will be muted 1 Youmayviewa videotapeat a highspeedineithera forward or reversedirection by pressing the F FWD _ or REW buttonduringplayback intheSP LP SLPmodes NOTE If you press the EFWD _1_ or REW _ button on the front panel in the DVD mode the VCR forward or reverse will start Please press th...

Page 29: ...t you want to skip appears Example 03 for 3 programs The Index Search mode will be canceled if the procedures are not activated in 30 seconds Press the Arrow button _l or _ The unit begins rewinding or fast forwarding to the beginning of desired program NOTE Every time m_ index signal is skipped the number in the program indicator decreases by one d _f er r_dex S _ _ch When the preset program is r...

Page 30: ... c _ o be c o_ d ton to resume recording Press the number buttons o13the NOTES _ GH 10 remote control or the CHANNEL button or V Remember If the unit is connected to a cable box or satellite box it must be on CH3 or CH4 then the ch_mnel to be recorded must be selected on the cable box or satellite box TV VCR After 5 minutes the unit will automatically switch to the Recording mode to prevent tape d...

Page 31: ...d Press the SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP SLP 2 i_ B_gs_ OFY_ Press the REC OTR button on the unit as mtmy times as needed The _ _ recording length will be determined by the number of times you press the REC OTR button Each addi tional push will increase the record _ ing time by 30 minutes It is set up to a maximum of 8 hours Push es Display Recording length 1 push normal record...

Page 32: ...I 9 30AM 12 OOPM I 9 00AM 10 00AM 11 00AM 12 00PM Recordlng pedod ls SHADED Press the SETUP button on the T_DIER pFtOGRAMMING remote control _T_ c_oc_ CHANNEL SET UP USER S SB_r UP Confirm TIMER PROGRAM v LANGUAGE E_C_L_SH CAPTION FF MING is pointed by pressing the M_ _o INDEXSEARCH Arrow button _ and press the ENTER button If you have not yet set the clock MANUAL CLOCK SET appears If so follow st...

Page 33: ...RD button and select the desired program using the Arrow button A or _ 4 Press the RECORD button agah_ Each additional push will shift forward the begin end time tbr recording by l0 minutes When the recording is ah eady in progress each additional push will shift brwaN the end time only f you want to cancel while setting press the PAUSE but ton on d_e remote control The recording time returns to t...

Page 34: ...t before the end time the unit will switch to the Stop mode immediately trod the tape will be ejected TV VCR With this feature after timer recording is finished the beginning of the recorded program s c_m be searched for automatically _ _ ci E_ IY _ SEY L_P Press the SETUP button on the _ _ _o_oo_ GHANNNL 8_T _p remote control os_ ss_ up V GHIp SET UP LAN UAO ENGMSH GAPTION OFF Press the Arrow but...

Page 35: ...our local cable company The following is a chart of common cable channel designations CATVchannel 5A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 A B TV Display 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 CATVchannel C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q TV Display 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CATVchannel R S T U V W W l W 2 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 9 TV Display 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 CATVch...

Page 36: ...wing d_scs cannot be played back on tb_s TV VCR DVD o DVD with regien cedes ether than 1 er ALL o DVD ROM DVD41AM Never play back otherwise maffunc tien may resuR o CD ROM oVSD o CDV Onmy pmays back the audio part CD G ONy pmays back the sound CD4 Never play back etherwise malfunctien may resuR o SACD o Photo CD Never pmay back etherwise maffunc tien may result o Video CD Never play back otherwise...

Page 37: ...s o_ Set a_dothe ep osss_ s appea fo seecto s g esstseAiow buto A I 1o sect a_ evs asd the KIUTKB bu ea to co st_ n s cot o_r NOTES When the DVD mode has beeu switched to _lte TV VCR mode the DVD mode shuts down first and theu TV picture and sound appears in about 4 seconds Simlarly wheu the POWER button is pressed to turn off hr the DVD mode this mode shuts down first and then the unit s power is...

Page 38: ... p_ess _ ie PLAY butch Du_ _gp sybsck p ess the PLAUS_ iL b_ tte _ Playback will pause and sound will be muted 3 x 4 _ by s_s _syb_ck prowls tse PLAY be_os Dur g p aybssk p_ _ss s_d hod the SKP _ 1 or _ F appears ou tt_e screen s s 2 _ _ seectsn_se speed pest st l _s you _eq_ s_ed speed sppes_ s os the semen For DVDs __st forward reverse search speed is dif ferent depending on the disc Appmxh_mte ...

Page 39: ... display if the torah time of the disc is less than 10 minutes Use markers to memorize your avorite places on a disc Pr _ the 8E F C_ f_I ODE tin t k J t r s The display screen a_d Markers will appear m the TV screen 3 4 5 t7 7 8 9 e SOa sder_st ethat a _pea_i _t ed psy If the SKIP button is pressed wMle tile pho back is paused the playback will be paused agahl after skip ping to the next track NO...

Page 40: ...m continued Press the STOP buttontwice a_d enthe PLAY bulon again playbad_ wiII restart rom e tlTackil the LISLK I way Program clea ed Up to 99 programs call be entered To erase aII tracks ii the prograHl at lice selec_ ALL CLEAR at tile bottom of the list a step 1210 If you like to repeat tl_ecurrent _rack 11d_e program press the REPEAT button repeatedly until TRACK appears during playback If you...

Page 41: ...uence Tile PROGRAM screen will appear 2 S_ _ _ _ _ de_ _r_ _drack u_ n9 Be Arrow D_t I _ Ai_J i_W h_ i pre_i s _ EH ER Press the Arrow button _ when you want to go to the next llierarclly Press e Arrow bmou _ wheu you waut to go back to the previous llierarchy Press the CLEAR buttou to erase the most receutly eutered program _f_ F_e _ _ step 2 7 st h_ve _ eeeed a I he 1acts 7 _ wats_ l o pay l p_ ...

Page 42: ...io h_guages e g DVDs which allow audio language setting on the disc menu Some DVD discs contain scenes wMch have been shot simultaneously rom various angles You can change the camera angle when the icon appears on the screem P_ _ m_ he ANGLE b xm ps_y _ck The selected angle will be displayed on the display bar at the top of the screen 2 P s he ANGl l_ b__h_r_ epeab d y b_ Adjust the Black Level Se...

Page 43: ...L0 Layer 0 is playing LI Layer 1 is playing d P es_ beDSP_ AYb_ o_ _gan oex w The Napsed and remai ng Naying time of d_e cur rein track will be displaye 2 Preqs lw SP _ _ buKou ag_ _ r o uhow c t e _ O _ s _sck The elapsed and remaining playing time o the cur rent m_ck will be dis aye S Pvuq l he DgRt _Y _b_ _l ou _ _ga_ o ex he d sp _y For MP3 m_ f e _ 3P A b_a o 5_ n _p _ back The name of the fi...

Page 44: ...JPN 5647 Javanese 5669 Kannada 5760 5765 5757 6469 5771 6460 5761 5767 _ _ Bess t se SETUf bettos to exi NOTE Language Setting _br Audio and Subtitle is not avail able wid_ some discs Then use the AUDI O and the SUBTITLE butt ms I etails are on page 42 70 O_ _NGE Y4 _ OI_4 SOR _ MENUS You can access the TV VCR SETUP menu by pressing die SETUP button from the DVD mode Retcr to SELECTING THE LANGUAG...

Page 45: ...turn Angle icon ON or OFR The defimit setdug is ON AUTO POWER OFR Prcss the ENTER button repeatedly to turn Auto Power off ON or OFE Tile default setting is ON and the screen saver pro gram struts when there is no input from the unit Rw 5 minutes h_ the stop mode _ dlen die screen saver program is activated for 15 minutes the power auto Choose the appropriate Audio settings fbr your equip meut as ...

Page 46: ...7 ut _tep 4 _e _ e_e ye_ hew ps_H_we_d Password win be cleared and parental _evel will be set to ALL P si t e A Iow hltloI iW to select y PARF_ TA _ _ess t_e E_ SETUp IOUSTOM i_ LANGUAGE DISPLAY AUDIO 4 D_ e you e _ dgtpasewedthen p_ees s eAte_ x to _ V ose c PA_ENDsd VII T ben preoe he _iHT R betto _ des ed eve the piece the NT _ R h_A o L j7 P_ese the S N UP b_A e_ to e_ This allows you to remm ...

Page 47: ...o souud or poor souud Adjust volume coutrol on remote control or mahl uuit Press tlle MUTE buttou to restore souud Bars Ou Screeu f outside ameuua is beh_g used check or brokeu wire Check fl r local interfereuce Picture Distorted or Blurred Try a uew channel if OK then possible stafiou trouble f outside auteuua is beiug used check or brokeu wire Picture Rolls Vertically Try a uew channel if OK the...

Page 48: ...said My captious are scrambled with white boxes o13the TV screen My program guide listed a TV show as being closed captioned but none of the captions were displayed My prerecorded video tape does not show troy captions The tape box mentions it being closed captioned My TV screen shows a black box on certain channels POSSIBLE REMEDY You are watching a Bive broadcast and spelling errors made by the ...

Page 49: ...ubtitBe language The sdected Janguage is not available br audio or subtitBes on does not match the set up tlle DVD This is not a mMfunctkm The camera angle cmmot be changed The DVD does not contain sequences recorded from dif erem camera angles This is not a mMfunctkm The DVD does not comahl audio source or subtitJes hi the selected Banguage This is not a ma_Nnction Thai operation is prohibited by...

Page 50: ...rob kin please call our help line at 1 800 488 1222 to k care an Authorized Service Center NOTES Remember to read fi_eh_strucdons hlcluded wifll the vkleo head cleaner before use Clean video lleads only when problems occm Should your uui_ become iuoperadve do not try to correct die problem by yourself There are no user serviceable parts inside Turn off unplug the power cord and please call our lld...

Page 51: ...Sou_ld outptff 2 speakers 1W 8 ohm Terminals Antemm input Video inpm Audio L R h3put Headphone Coaxial digital audio omput Remote contr 4 Operating temperature Power requireme_lts Power consumption Maximum Pbture tube Dimensiol3s Weight 75 ohm unbalaJ3ced F4ype RCA c mnector 1 RCA com_ector X 2 l 8 stereo 3 5 ram One pin jack 500m Vpp 75 ohm Digital e_coded h3frared ligl 3tsystem to 4 C 5 C _ 41 F...

Page 52: ...a OTR Botdn RECORD Mando a distancia lTV VCR R301 Presione para empezar la grabaci6n manual 14 Boton NEW para TV VCR Presione este bot6n para rebobinar la cinta o para ver la inmgen r idamente en direcci6n de retroceso durante el modo de reproducci6n Btisqueda en direc ci6n de retroceso 15 Botdn F FWD para TV VCR Presione este botdn para adehmtar r idamente la cinta o para ver la inmgen r idamente...

Page 53: ...su sistema de televisidn pot cable se conecta directamente a su televisor videogmbadom DVD sin una caja de converfidor Con esta conexi6n podrfi 1 Utilizar el mmldo a distmlcia del televisor vkleograbadom DVD para seleccionar canales 2 Pmgramar uno o mils canales decodificados para gmbaci6n automfitica contmlada por temporjzador NOTA Este televisor videograbadora DVD SOLO puede grabar e canal que s...

Page 54: ...formato de sonido envolvente Dolby Digital de 5 1 canales no se puede grabar como sonido digital mediaute una plati na MD o DAT Asegt rese de desconectar la alimentaci6n de todos los compoueutes del sistema antes de conectar otto componente Consulte los mauuales de instrucciones de los compo nentes que va a conectar al televisor videograbadora DVD Ajuste la funci6n Dolby Digital a OFF para salida ...

Page 55: ...horn deseada Ejemplo 5 PM Luego pulse el botdn ll_ 7 Pulse el botdn o hasta que aparezca el minu to deseado Ejemplo 40 8 Pulse el botdn SETUP en el mando a distancia Aunque los segundos no se visualizan dstos empiezan a contar desde 00 cutmdo se pulsa SETUP en el mtmdo a disttmcia Utilice esta fun ci6n pare sincronizar el reloj con la horn correcta Pulse el botdn o pare serialar AUTOPROGRA MACION ...

Page 56: ...R Mc 1 888 SU HOGAR sM 1 888 784 6427 TM SM Registered Trademark Trademark Sewice Mark of Sears Roebuck and Co TM SM Mama Regislrada Mama de Fabrica Marca de Servicio de Sears Roebuck and Co MC MD Marque de commerce Marque deposee de Sears Roebuck and Co Sears Roebuck and Co 90 Day FulI Warranty If this product experiences any failure due to a defect in materia or workmanship within 90 days from t...