Sylvania SSC727B, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...this owner s manual or to order replacement accessories please call TOLL FREE 1 800 968 3429 Please read before using this equipment INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAÑOL INCLUIDAS This Owner s Manual is made of recycled paper SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Batteries Remote Control Unit ACCESSORIES 2 AA Batteries N0288UD PART NO ...

Page 2: ...et and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the TV DVD VHS and to protect it from over heating and these openings must not be blocked or cov ered The openings should never be blocked by placing the TV DVD VHS on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This TV DVD VHS should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This TV DVD VHS shoul...

Page 3: ...ring Service Unplug this TV DVD VHS from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the TV DVD VHS c If the TV DVD VHS has been exposed to rain or water d If the TV DVD VHS does not operate normally by follow ing the operating ins...

Page 4: ... FCC WARNING This equipment may gener ate or use radio frequency energy Changes or modifications to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the modifications are expressly approved in the instruction man ual The user could lose the authority to oper ate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Unauthorized copying broadcasting pu...

Page 5: ...t put your fingers or objects into the TV DVD VHS disc loading tray Do not place anything directly on top of the unit WARNING Moisture condensation may occur inside the unit when it is moved from a cold place to a warm place or after heating a cold room or under conditions of high humidity If a DVD is played in a TV DVD VHS which has moisture it may damage the DVD and TV DVD VHS Therefore when the...

Page 6: ...EARCH 28 INDEX SEARCH 29 C SPECIAL FEATURES 29 REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER 29 AUTO REWIND EJECT 29 C 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 C TIMER 32 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 32 TIMER PROGRAM EXTENSION 33 HINTS FOR AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 34 AUTO RETURN 34 SLEEP TIMER 34 C ON SC...

Page 7: ...SLP Auto Head Cleaner Automatically cleans video heads as you insert or remove a cassette Zero Return The tape returns to counter of 0 00 00 by rewinding or fast forwarding Still Freeze the picture at any time for close viewing of a particular scene Digital Auto Tracking DTR Automatically adjusts the tracking for each tape you play Rental play mode Improves playback picture quality from worn tapes...

Page 8: ... on a TV screen allowing you to confirm the currently active functions such as program playback on the TV screen using the remote control DTS Digital Theater System Sound system different from Dolby Digital sound system Search Chapter search Search for the chapter designated by user is possible Title search Search for the title designated by user is possible Track search Search for the track desig...

Page 9: ...o remove tape from the unit 17 Remote sensor window 18 HEADPHONE jack To connect headphone not supplied for personal listening 19 VIDEO input jack Connect to the video output jack of a video camera or VCR REMOTE CONTROL Fig 2 1 POWER button Press to turn the power on and off 2 VOLUME K L buttons Press to control the volume level for the DVD and TV 3 SKIP buttons for DVD Skip chapters or tracks to ...

Page 10: ...etup mode 29 TITLE button Displays the title menu 30 CLEAR button Resets a setting 31 MODE button Activates program playback or random playback mode 32 SEARCH MODE button Press to locate a desired point 33 AUDIO button Press to select a desired audio language or sound mode 34 SUBTITLE button Press to select a desired subtitle language 35 REPEAT button Repeats playback of the current disc title cha...

Page 11: ...ew the same channel VHF UHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor antenna Antenna Cable Connections Continued on the Next Page ANT IN OUT 1 ANT L AUDIO OUT R COAXIAL or VHF UHF Antenna Not supplied VHF UHF Combiner Not supplied Flat twin lead cable UHF Antenna Not supplied VHF Antenna Not supplied From Cable System 75 ohm Coaxial Cable Not supplied 75 ohm Coaxial C...

Page 12: ...ided to call the CATV sys tem installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper ground ing and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding sys tem of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL INPUT JACKS When you watch a program recorded on an another source VCR or video camera us...

Page 13: ...tal surround format cannot be recorded as digital sound by an MD or DAT deck Be sure to turn off the power to all components in the system before connecting another component Refer to the Owner s Manuals for the components to be connected to the TV DVD VHS Set DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to OFF for audio output in the setup mode Playing a TV DVD VHS using incorrect settings may generate noise distortion...

Page 14: ...put in the setup mode If connected to a DTS decoder set DTS to ON for audio output in the setup mode Unless connected to a Dolby Digital decoder or a DTS decoder set DOLBY DIGITAL and DTS to OFF for audio output in the setup mode Playing a TV DVD VHS using incorrect settings may generate noise distor tion and may also damage the speakers When DOLBY DIGITAL is set to OFF and VIRTUAL 3D to ON for au...

Page 15: ...ter scanning The tuner stops on the lowest memorized channel If you want to recall the selected channels you can select the desired channel directly with the remote control number buttons or CHANNEL K or L DELETING OR ADDING CHANNEL The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory Of course you can add the deleted channel into the memory again 1 Select CHANNEL SET ...

Page 16: ...cally will advance one hour in April then reverse one hour in October When Daylight Saving Time is ON the clock will change automatically as follows First Sunday of April At 2 AM the clock imme diately changes 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 immediately changes to 1 AM Make sure Press the POWER butto...

Page 17: ...he SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow K or L button to point to SETTING CLOCK Then press the Arrow B button 2 Set AUTO CLOCK to ON Press the Arrow B or s button repeatedly until ON appears 3 Enter the channel number for the PBS station Press the Arrow K or L button to point to AUTO CLOCK CH Then press the Arrow B or s but ton until the channel number for your local PBS station appe...

Page 18: ...nds are not displayed they begin counting from 00 when you press the SETUP button on the remote control Use this feature to synchronize the clock with the correct time NOTE When unplugging the AC cord or if there is a power failure for more than 30 seconds you may have to reset the clock TO CHANGE CLOCK SETTING If you want to change the clock 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 2 Select where you want to chang...

Page 19: ...ST to decrease to increase contrast contrast COLOR to pale to brilliant TINT to purple to green SHARPNESS to soft to clear PICTURE CONTROL The TV DVD VHS s picture controls BRIGHT CONTRAST COLOR TINT and SHARPNESS are preset to factory specifications Although they are usually the best you may need to make some further adjustments for a natural looking image NOTES Procedures must be followed within...

Page 20: ...splays a black box on the TV screen this means that the TV DVD VHS is set to the TEXT mode To clear screen select CAPTION1 CAPTION2 or OFF Make sure TV DVD VHS power must be turned on 1 Select CAPTION Press the SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow K or L button to point to CAPTION 2 Select your desired caption menu Press the Arrow B or s button until your desired caption menu appears...

Page 21: ...en under 14 TV MA Mature audience only When you select the rating category and turn it BLOCK the higher rating will turn BLOCK automatically Also the lower rating will turn VIEW automatically When you turn TV Y to VIEW the all ratings will turn to VIEW automatically TV VCR SETUP TIMER PROGRAMMING SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP USER S SET UP B V CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE ENGLISH CAPTION OFF ZERO RETURN TI...

Page 22: ... B V CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE ENGLISH CAPTION OFF ZERO RETURN TIME SEARCH INDEX SEARCH V CHIP SET UP TV RATING B MPAA RATING CHANGE CODE G VIEW PG VIEW PG 13 VIEW B R BLOCK NC 17 BLOCK X BLOCK ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ CHANGE ACCESS CODE To change access code follow the steps 1 Press the SETUP button so that the TV VCR SETUP display appears on the TV screen 2 Press the Arrow K or L button to point to V CHIP...

Page 23: ...screen While the TV DVD VHS is set in monaural MONO mode HIFI disappears from the TV screen NOTE If you play non HIFI tapes while the TV DVD VHS is set in HIFI HIFI will dis appear from the TV screen and the TV DVD VHS will play automatically in monaural MTS RECORDING MONITOR MODE Type of broadcast Display on STEREO SAP Hi Fi audio track 2 channel Normal audio the TV screen SELECTION L channel R c...

Page 24: ... appears 4 To return to TV mode Press the SETUP button on the remote control to return to TV mode NOTES You must select the recording mode either TV AUDIO STEREO or SAP when you record a broadcast Refer to MTS RECORDING MONITOR MODE If you select second audio when second audio is not available the TV DVD VHS will record normal audio TV VCR SETUP TIMER PROGRAMMING SETTING CLOCK CHANNEL SET UP B USE...

Page 25: ... humidity and magnetic fields Do not tamper with the cassette mechanism Do not touch the tape with your fingers INSERTING A CASSETTE Insert the cassette in the direction as shown Push in gently but continuously on the center back of the cassette until it is drawn into the TV DVD VHS The TV DVD VHS will automatically turn on TWO DIFFERENT TAPE SPEEDS Before recording select the tape speed from SP m...

Page 26: ...ful in finding or skipping over a particular scene on a tape In this mode the sound will be muted 1 You may view a video tape at a high speed in either a forward or reverse direction by pressing the F FWD or REW button in the SP LP SLP modes 2 Press it again and the TV DVD VHS will now search in super high speed in the LP SLP modes only NOTE Tapes recorded in the SP or LP mode will display a noise...

Page 27: ...a blank part which is blank for more than 10 seconds 1 Select USER S SET UP Press the SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow K or L button to point to USER S SET UP Then press the Arrow B button 2 Select ALL or BLANK Press the Arrow K or L button to point to REPEAT PLAY Press the Arrow B or s button repeatedly until your desired selec tion ALL or BLANK appears 3 Exit the Repeat Play se...

Page 28: ...s function will not operate in recording mode This function is not operative when a cassette tape is not inserted in the TV DVD VHS In the example below To watch a program after 2 hour 50 minutes from the present position in either direction 1 Insert a tape 2 Select TIME SEARCH mode Press the SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow K or L button to point to TIME SEARCH Then press the Ar...

Page 29: ... beginning of desired program NOTE Every time an index signal is skipped the number in the program indicator decreases by one 4 After Index Search When the preset program is reached the TV DVD VHS will start playback automatically A video cassette must be inserted in the TV DVD VHS for this function to work The number of Index Searches can be set up to 20 This function will not operate in the reco...

Page 30: ...cted to a cable box or satellite box the TV DVD VHS must be on CH3 or CH4 then the channel to be recorded must be selected on the cable box or satellite box 2 Select the tape speed Press the SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP SLP 3 Begin recording Press the RECORD button 4 Stop recording Press the STOP button when recording is completed NORMAL RECORDING Press the PAUSE button to tem ...

Page 31: ...he SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP SLP 3 Begin OTR Press the REC OTR button on the TV DVD VHS as many times as needed The recording length will be determined by the number of times you press the REC OTR button Each addition al push will increase the recording time by 30 min utes It is set up to 8 hours OTR One Touch Recording Push es Display Recording length 1 push normal recordin...

Page 32: ... 9 00AM 10 00AM Program 3 9 30AM 12 00PM 11 00AM Recording Sequence Recording period is SHADED pressing the Arrow K button And press the Arrow B button If you have not yet set the clock MANUAL CLOCK SET appears If so follow stops 3 to 8 on page 18 Then set the timer recording 2 Select your desired program position 1 8 Press the Arrow K or L button to select the desired program position Then press ...

Page 33: ... Press the SETUP button on the remote control to return to TV mode While recording is in progress 1 Press POWER button 2 Press the STOP EJECT button on the TV DVD VHS 5 Set beginning hour Press the Arrow K or L button until the desired hour appears Example 7 PM for 7 30PM Then press the Arrow B button 6 Set beginning minute Press the Arrow K or L button until the desired minute appears Example 30 ...

Page 34: ...O RETURN to ON Press the Arrow K or L button to point to AUTO RETURN Press the Arrow B or s button until ON appears 3 Auto Return will begin When all the timer recordings are completed the TV DVD VHS will rewind to the beginning of the recorded program s NOTE If you press the POWER button while tape is rewinding the Auto Return will stop 4 Watch the recorded program Press the PLAY button TO CANCEL...

Page 35: ... number combinations Please check with your local cable company The following is a chart of common cable channel designations TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display CATV channel TV Display W 80 W 81 W 82 W 83 W 84 W 65 W 66 W 67 W 68 W 69 W 70 W 71 W 72 W 73 W 74 W 75 W 76 W 77 W 78 W 79 W 55 W 56 W 57 W 58 A 4 A 3 A 2 A 1 W 59 W 60 W 61 W 62 W 63 W...

Page 36: ...on may result Video CD Never play back otherwise malfunction may result Any other discs without compatibility indications PLAYABLE DISCS DVD Video 12 cm 12 cm Approx 4 h single sided Approx 8 h double sided Approx 80 min single sided Approx 160 min double sided 20 min 8 cm 8 cm singles Logo Maximum Playback Time Contents Disc Type Sound and Pictures Audio CD Disc Size Sound 74 min DVD Data on a DV...

Page 37: ...y and playback will then start from the first chapter or track of the disc You need to press the PLAY button only when the tray has been closed by pressing the OPEN CLOSE button When you play back the DVD which a title menu is recorded the menu may appear on the screen In this case refer to USING THE TITLE MENU 5 Press the STOP button to stop play CD DVD Notes A prohibited icon may appear at the t...

Page 38: ...ous playback session was stopped Notes Resuming playback is not available with some discs It is possible to switch from the DVD play mode to the TV mode Even if the power is turned off the resume function enables to playback on from the previously interrupted point But note that the Marker commands are not saved The resume function can be reset by pressing the STOP button twice or by opening the d...

Page 39: ... with audio CDs The reverse of slow playback is not available If you press the g button and release immediate ly during playback is paused or slow it returns to normal playback DVD 1 16 1 8 1 2 D Button STARTING FROM A DESIRED TRACK CD TRICKS WITH THE SKIP BUTTONS H G If the SKIP button G is pressed during playback or while playback is paused the current track is skipped and the next track is play...

Page 40: ...am random playback is performed repeatedly If the REPEAT button is pressed again the current track is played back repeatedly Notes Repeat playback is not available with some discs The REPEAT setting will be cleared when moving to other title chapter or track A B REPEAT You can define a section to be played back repeatedly 1 Press the A B REPEAT button during playback The starting point A will then...

Page 41: ...Program continued Press the STOP button twice and then the PLAY button again playback will restart from the first tune in the program in the usual way Program continued Press the STOP button three times and then the PLAY button again playback will restart from the track in the usual way Program cleared Notes Adding programs is not possible during program playback You must stop the current playback...

Page 42: ...allow audio language setting on the disc menu Operation varies between discs so refer to the manual accompanying the disc If a desired language is not shown after pressing the Audio button several times the disc does not have an audio source in that language The audio language resets to the one which has been selected in the setup mode every time the power is turned on or discs are replaced If tha...

Page 43: ...ed in the setup mode every time the power is turned on or discs are replaced If that language is not available on a disc a language defined by the disc is selected It may take time to display the subtitles in the selected language The screen display will disappear after about 5 seconds When Subtitle Not Available appears onscreen it means no subtitle is recorded on the scene DVD CHANGING THE CAMER...

Page 44: ...and press the ENTER button Clear the marker Using K L button position the cursor on to the marker number to be cleared and press the CLEAR button To clear all markers place the cursor on All Clear Markers and press the ENTER button Chapter Current chapter number the number of total chapters Title Current title number the number of total titles Audio Audio No audio language the number of available ...

Page 45: ...E SETUP ITEMS LANGUAGE SETTINGS Language Display Audio Parental Select Set ENTER Cancel Exit SETUP Language Controls Audio English Subtitle English Disc Menu English Player Menu English Select Set ENTER Cancel Exit SETUP Language Display Audio Parental Audio Irish Portuguese Dutch Other _ o Language Controls Audio English Subtitle English Disc Menu English Player Menu English Language Display Audi...

Page 46: ...d no keys are pressed for 30 minutes DISPLAY SETTINGS Language Display Audio Parental Select Set ENTER Cancel Exit SETUP Display Controls TV Aspect 4 3 Pan Scan On Screen Info On Panel Display Bright Angle Icon On p Language Display Audio Parental Select Set ENTER Cancel Exit SETUP Display Controls TV Aspect 4 3 Pan Scan On Screen Info On Angle Icon On Background Color Gray TV Aspect 4 3 Pan Scan ...

Page 47: ... When the unitis connected to an audio component that conforms to Dolby Surround Pro Logic Stereo When the unit is connected to a normal audio component AUDIO SETTINGS Language Display Audio Parental Select Set ENTER Cancel Exit SETUP Audio Controls Digital Audio Out Dynamic Range On Downmix Mode Dolby Surround Down Sampling 48kHz Language Display Audio Parental Select Set ENTER Cancel Exit SETUP ...

Page 48: ...ss the ENTER button 3 Press the numeric buttons to enter the 4 digit password and then press the ENTER button When doing this for the first time enter any 4 digits That number will be used as the password from the second time onward By entering the password you can then change the control level and password settings 4 Press the K L buttons to select an item and then press the ENTER button When Par...

Page 49: ... 8 4 7 66 Lingala 5 8 6 0 67 Laothian 5 8 6 1 68 Lithuanian 5 8 6 6 No Language Country code 69 Latvian Lettish 5 8 6 8 70 Malagasy 5 9 5 3 71 Maori 5 9 5 5 72 Macedonian 5 9 5 7 73 Malayalam 5 9 5 8 74 Mongolian 5 9 6 0 75 Moldavian 5 9 6 1 76 Marathi 5 9 6 4 77 Malay 5 9 6 5 78 Maltese 5 9 6 6 79 Burmese 5 9 7 1 80 Nauru 6 0 4 7 81 Nepali 6 0 5 1 82 Dutch DUT 6 0 5 8 83 Norwegian 6 0 6 1 84 Occi...

Page 50: ...ture If outside antenna is being used check for broken wire Check for local interference No Color Try a new channel if OK then possible station trouble Is antenna connected to terminal on the back of the set If outside antenna is being used check for broken wire Adjust COLOR control Poor Reception on Some Channels Try a new channel if OK then possible station trouble Ghosts in Picture Is antenna c...

Page 51: ...show Broadcasters may at times use a time compression process to speed as being closed captioned but none up the actual program so that additional advertising time can be of the captions were displayed given Since the decoder cannot read the compressed information captions will be lost My prerecorded video tape does not The video tape was either an illegal copy or the tape duplicating show any cap...

Page 52: ...ettings on the audio connected audio component component Distorted picture Immediately after playing There are some cases where pictures may be press fast forward or in reverse slightly distorted which are not a sign of a malfunction Audio or subtitle The selected language is not No malfunction language does not available for audio or subtitles match the setup on the DVD The camera angle The DVD d...

Page 53: ...er to read the instructions included with the video head cleaner before use Clean video heads only when problems occur SERVICING Should your TV DVD become inoperative do not try to correct the problem by yourself There are no user serviceable parts inside Turn off unplug the power cord and please call our help line at 1 800 968 3429 to locate an Authorized Service Center IF THE LASER OPTICAL PICKU...

Page 54: ...r Below the measurement limitation 0 001 W PEAK EIAJ Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice and without our legal obligation If there is a discrepancy between languages the default language will be English TV VCR DVD GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Sound output 2 speakers 1W 8 ohm OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Terminals Antenna input VHF UHF CATV 75 ohm unbalanced ...

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Page 56: ... del DVD 9 Botón SELECT Púlselo para cambiar a un modo de televisor modo de entrada externa o modo de DVD 10 Indicador del televisor la videograbadora TV VCR Parpadea durante el modo del televisor la videograbadora 11 Botones CHANNEL K L Púlselo para seleccionar el canal memorizado Púlselo para cambiar a un modo de televisor cuando modo de DVD 12 Indicador de grabación RECORD Parpadea durante la g...

Page 57: ...biar el ángulo de la cámara y verde desde un ángulo diferente la secuencia que está siendo reproducida 37 Botón A B REPEAT Repite la reproducción de una sección seleccionada 38 Botón RETURN Para volver a la operación anterior 39 Botón ENTER Púlselo para establecer un ajuste 40 Botones de flechas Modo de televisor Púlselo para seleccionar un modo de ajuste desde el menú que aparece en la pantalla d...

Page 58: ...nsulte la figura 7 de la página 13 CONEXIÓN A UN AMPLIFICADOR EQUIPADO CON TOMAS DE ENTRADA DIGITAL PLATINA MD O PLATINA DAT Para DVD Consulte la figura 6 de la página 13 CONEXIÓN A UN SISTEMA ESTÉREO Para DVD MODO DE ENTRADA EXTERNA Consulte la figura 5 de la página 12 ANTENAS SEPARADAS DE VHF UHF En algunas áreas será necesario utilizar una antena exterior TELEVISIÓN POR CABLE SIN CAJA DE CONVER...

Page 59: ...D VHS dará salida a un flujo de datos Dolby Digital o DTS desde su toma de salida de audio digital COAXIAL Conectando el reproductor a un decodificador Dolby Digital o DTS usted podrá disfrutar de un ambiente más convincente y real con un sonido ambiental potente y de alta calidad de tipo profesional tal como el que se oye en salas de cine Utilice cables digitales coaxiales de venta en el com erci...

Page 60: ...os usted podrá seleccionar directamente el canal deseado con los botones numerados del mando a distancia o con los botones CHANNEL K o L PREPARACIÓN DE CANALES POR PRIMERA VEZ TV SECTION PREPARACIÓN PARA LA UTILIZACIÓN Cerciórese La alimentación del televisor videograbadora deberá estar conectada En el ejemplo de abajo el reloj va a ajustarse así FECHA 1 de mayo de 2001 HORA 5 40 PM 1 Pulse el bot...

Page 61: ...Ponga un disco en la bandeja Asegúrese de que el disco esté correctamente asen tado en el hueco correcto con el lado de la etiqueta hacia arriba 4 Pulse el botón PLAY La bandeja se cerrará automáticamente y la repro ducción empezará desde el primer capítulo o pista del disco Necesitará pulsar el botón PLAY sólo cuando la bandeja haya sido cerrada pulsando el botón OPEN CLOSE Cuando reproduzca un D...

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Page 64: ...ulty installation improper maintenance commercial use such as hotel rental or office use of this product or damage which results from fire flood lightning or other acts of God THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER PACKING MATERIALS ANY ACCESSORIES EXCEPT REMOTE CONTROL ANY COSMETIC PARTS COMPLETE ASSEMBLY PARTS DEMO OR FLOOR MODELS FUNAI CORP AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FO...