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... 2 WARNING 2 Notes about discs 3 Precautions 7 About this manual 7 This player can play the following discs Getting Started 10 Step 1 : Unpacking 11 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 14 Step 3 : Basic hookups 20 Step 4 : Selecting a language 22 Step 5 : Setting the clock 26 Step 6 : Presetting channels Advanced Hookups 30 S-Video/Component Video hookup...-screen display 41 Playing a tape 45 Recording TV programs 48 Recording TV programs using the timer 51 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings 53 Locking the DVD-VCR (Child Lock) continued Table of contents 5US
... 2 WARNING 2 Notes about discs 3 Precautions 7 About this manual 7 This player can play the following discs Getting Started 10 Step 1 : Unpacking 11 Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 14 Step 3 : Basic hookups 20 Step 4 : Selecting a language 22 Step 5 : Setting the clock 26 Step 6 : Presetting channels Advanced Hookups 30 S-Video/Component Video hookup...-screen display 41 Playing a tape 45 Recording TV programs 48 Recording TV programs using the timer 51 Checking/changing/canceling timer settings 53 Locking the DVD-VCR (Child Lock) continued Table of contents 5US
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... format, Joliet - KODAK Picture CD format * A logical format of files and folders on the DVD-VCR having the same or similar names. • "DVD" may be performed using the remote, but the same operations can play DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs recorded in the following formats: - The player can play the following formats: - MP3...
... format, Joliet - KODAK Picture CD format * A logical format of files and folders on the DVD-VCR having the same or similar names. • "DVD" may be performed using the remote, but the same operations can play DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs recorded in the following formats: - The player can play the following formats: - MP3...
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Getting Started Step 1 : Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the DVD-VCR: • Remote commander • 75-ohm coaxial cable with F-type connectors • Size AA (R6) batteries Note • The supplied remote commander is for the exclusive use of this DVD-VCR. 10US Unpacking
Getting Started Step 1 : Unpacking Check that you have received the following items with the DVD-VCR: • Remote commander • 75-ohm coaxial cable with F-type connectors • Size AA (R6) batteries Note • The supplied remote commander is for the exclusive use of this DVD-VCR. 10US Unpacking
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Insert the negative (-) end first, then push in and down until the positive (+) end clicks into position. on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment. continued Setting up the remote commander Inserting the batteries Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the + and - Getting Started Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 11US Reattach the cover after inserting the battery.
Insert the negative (-) end first, then push in and down until the positive (+) end clicks into position. on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartment. continued Setting up the remote commander Inserting the batteries Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the + and - Getting Started Step 2 : Setting up the remote commander 11US Reattach the cover after inserting the battery.
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... near the remote sensor, this DVD-VCR and a Sony TV. Doing so may cause a malfunction. 12US Setting up the remote commander Remote sensor TV / DVD·VIDEO switch SELECT VIDEO SELECT DVD To operate the DVD player the VCR a Sony TV Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO, then press SELECT DVD and point at the remote sensor at the DVD-VCR DVD·VIDEO...
... near the remote sensor, this DVD-VCR and a Sony TV. Doing so may cause a malfunction. 12US Setting up the remote commander Remote sensor TV / DVD·VIDEO switch SELECT VIDEO SELECT DVD To operate the DVD player the VCR a Sony TV Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO, then press SELECT DVD and point at the remote sensor at the DVD-VCR DVD·VIDEO...
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... with the muting function TV/VIDEO Switches a Sony TV's input source To control the DVD-VCR, reset TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO. Setting up the remote commander 13US When the TV / DVD·VIDEO switch is set to operate your Sony TV. Selects the channel on a Sony TV Number buttons and ENTER Selects the channel...
... with the muting function TV/VIDEO Switches a Sony TV's input source To control the DVD-VCR, reset TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO. Setting up the remote commander 13US When the TV / DVD·VIDEO switch is set to operate your Sony TV. Selects the channel on a Sony TV Number buttons and ENTER Selects the channel...
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... on page 20. DVD-VCR setup (Hookup 1 continued) Plug the DVD-VCR into the AC outlet. When Auto preset is set . The clock is completed, the current time appears in the display window, see "Step 4 : Selecting a language" on the DVD-VCR or remote commander during Auto preset.... • Auto preset starts automatically only when you purchase the DVD-VCR. • Auto preset can be incorrectly set using your DVD-VCR, go to AC outlet AC power cord The DVD-VCR starts presetting the clock and channels...
... on page 20. DVD-VCR setup (Hookup 1 continued) Plug the DVD-VCR into the AC outlet. When Auto preset is set . The clock is completed, the current time appears in the display window, see "Step 4 : Selecting a language" on the DVD-VCR or remote commander during Auto preset.... • Auto preset starts automatically only when you purchase the DVD-VCR. • Auto preset can be incorrectly set using your DVD-VCR, go to AC outlet AC power cord The DVD-VCR starts presetting the clock and channels...
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The "LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE" menu appears. 3 Press V/v to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the DVD player is in play mode, you start... • Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on -screen ... to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select "Language", then press ENTER. Stop the DVD playback. Step 4 : Selecting a language You can change the on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to select the desired language, English, Spanish or French, then press ENTER. 20US Selecting a...
The "LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE" menu appears. 3 Press V/v to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the DVD player is in play mode, you start... • Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on -screen ... to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to select "Language", then press ENTER. Stop the DVD playback. Step 4 : Selecting a language You can change the on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to select the desired language, English, Spanish or French, then press ENTER. 20US Selecting a...
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... it on. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to use the timer features properly. The "CLOCK SET/ADJUST" menu appears. 22US Setting the clock Step 5 : Setting the clock You must... set the clock on the DVD-VCR and your area are not sending time signals, set the clock. Stop the DVD playback. If broadcasters in play mode, you start... • Turn on the DVD-VCR to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the DVD player is broadcasting a time signal. Before you ...
... it on. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to use the timer features properly. The "CLOCK SET/ADJUST" menu appears. 22US Setting the clock Step 5 : Setting the clock You must... set the clock on the DVD-VCR and your area are not sending time signals, set the clock. Stop the DVD playback. If broadcasters in play mode, you start... • Turn on the DVD-VCR to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the DVD player is broadcasting a time signal. Before you ...
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...press V/v to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the DVD player is turned off. Using Manual Clock Set Before you wait about 20 minutes. If nothing happens even after you start... • Turn on the DVD-VCR and your area. The "CLOCK SET/ADJUST" menu appears... automatically if you leave the cable box on. • The clock display appears when VIDEO mode is selected with no tape inserted or when the DVD-VCR is in your TV. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. •...
...press V/v to select (OPTION) and press ENTER. 2 Press V/v to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. • If the DVD player is turned off. Using Manual Clock Set Before you wait about 20 minutes. If nothing happens even after you start... • Turn on the DVD-VCR and your area. The "CLOCK SET/ADJUST" menu appears... automatically if you leave the cable box on. • The clock display appears when VIDEO mode is selected with no tape inserted or when the DVD-VCR is in your TV. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. •...
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...we recommend that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO on the DVD-VCR and your area using automatic presetting methods. Stop the DVD playback. SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to preset, set them manually...input so that you start... • Turn on the remote. • If the DVD player is capable of receiving VHF channels 2 to 13, UHF channels 14 to 69 and unscrambled CATV channels 1 to 125. Step 6 : Presetting channels This DVD-VCR is in your TV. If you have already decided which...
...we recommend that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO on the DVD-VCR and your area using automatic presetting methods. Stop the DVD playback. SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to preset, set them manually...input so that you start... • Turn on the remote. • If the DVD player is capable of receiving VHF channels 2 to 13, UHF channels 14 to 69 and unscrambled CATV channels 1 to 125. Step 6 : Presetting channels This DVD-VCR is in your TV. If you have already decided which...
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Presetting/disabling channels manually Before you start... • Turn on the remote. • If the DVD player is in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. CH +/- When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to video ...input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to select "Channel Setup", then press ENTER. Number buttons SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) and...
Presetting/disabling channels manually Before you start... • Turn on the remote. • If the DVD player is in play mode, you cannot display the setup menu. CH +/- When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to video ...input so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to select "Channel Setup", then press ENTER. Number buttons SET UP V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN 1 Press SET UP, then press V/v to select (OPTION) and...
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... the scratch. • Playback of play X PAUSE If you pause the DVD player for more than 10 hours recorded in continuous play mode Go back to the previous chapter, track, . PREV on the remote or m on the unit continuous play mode Basic Operations continued Playing discs 35US... For DVDs, see page 88. For VIDEO CDs, see page 65. Additional operations To Press Stop play x...
... the scratch. • Playback of play X PAUSE If you pause the DVD player for more than 10 hours recorded in continuous play mode Go back to the previous chapter, track, . PREV on the remote or m on the unit continuous play mode Basic Operations continued Playing discs 35US... For DVDs, see page 88. For VIDEO CDs, see page 65. Additional operations To Press Stop play x...
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... down m or M on the unit) The playback speed changes as follows each time you press the button on the remote (or depending on how long you press the button on the unit): • DVD fast forward: PLAY t ×1.4 ••N•*1 t 1M t 2M t 3M t 4M t 5M t 6M fast reverse: PLAY t 1m t 2m... t 1M t 2M t 3M fast reverse: PLAY t 1m t 2m t 3m When you find the point you want, press H PLAY. Watch slow motion in continuous play mode (DVD and VIDEO CD only) Replay the previous scene for 10 seconds in continuous play list (PL) within a disc recorded in total. This allows you press...
... down m or M on the unit) The playback speed changes as follows each time you press the button on the remote (or depending on how long you press the button on the unit): • DVD fast forward: PLAY t ×1.4 ••N•*1 t 1M t 2M t 3M t 4M t 5M t 6M fast reverse: PLAY t 1m t 2m... t 1M t 2M t 3M fast reverse: PLAY t 1m t 2m t 3m When you find the point you want, press H PLAY. Watch slow motion in continuous play mode (DVD and VIDEO CD only) Replay the previous scene for 10 seconds in continuous play list (PL) within a disc recorded in total. This allows you press...
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... Custom AV Mode Note • You cannot select disc information items when the disc is stopped. 38US Guide to the on the remote. The displayed contents differ according to the type of disc, current title/ track, chapter, counter position, voice language, subtitle language ...and Custom AV Mode setting. Before you start... • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO on -screen display Refer to "DVD Audio/Subtitle Language" on -screen display You can check disc information during playback. Number buttons V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN...
... Custom AV Mode Note • You cannot select disc information items when the disc is stopped. 38US Guide to the on the remote. The displayed contents differ according to the type of disc, current title/ track, chapter, counter position, voice language, subtitle language ...and Custom AV Mode setting. Before you start... • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO on -screen display Refer to "DVD Audio/Subtitle Language" on -screen display You can check disc information during playback. Number buttons V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN...
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CLEAR / m/M y ./> X PAUSE x STOP H PLAY Basic Operations DISPLAY 1 Press SELECT VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. Hour Minute Second continued Playing a tape 41US When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically. Playing a tape Before you insert a tape with ...its safety tab removed. 3 Press H PLAY. The display window shows the playback time. Z ?/1 SELECT VIDEO TRACKING +/- The VCR starts playing automatically if you start ... • Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the...
CLEAR / m/M y ./> X PAUSE x STOP H PLAY Basic Operations DISPLAY 1 Press SELECT VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO on the remote. Hour Minute Second continued Playing a tape 41US When the tape reaches the end, it will rewind automatically. Playing a tape Before you insert a tape with ...its safety tab removed. 3 Press H PLAY. The display window shows the playback time. Z ?/1 SELECT VIDEO TRACKING +/- The VCR starts playing automatically if you start ... • Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. • Set the TV to video input so that the signal from the player appears on the...
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...VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the remote commander's function switches to find later. there may show noise when playing at high speed in the VCR...the display window resets to "On" in the VCR, the enhanced resolution will not be guaranteed. When...Stop disc playback while playing back a video. • The VCR can display the setup menu, but the picture quality cannot be...in LP mode on other special playback modes. The VCR will not record in S-VHS mode on an S-...S-VHS mode. continued Playing a tape 43US The VCR will automatically identify the type of S-VHS tapes ...
...VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the remote commander's function switches to find later. there may show noise when playing at high speed in the VCR...the display window resets to "On" in the VCR, the enhanced resolution will not be guaranteed. When...Stop disc playback while playing back a video. • The VCR can display the setup menu, but the picture quality cannot be...in LP mode on other special playback modes. The VCR will not record in S-VHS mode on an S-...S-VHS mode. continued Playing a tape 43US The VCR will automatically identify the type of S-VHS tapes ...
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... source from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO on the DVD-VCR and your TV. to select the channel or line input video source you start ... • Turn on the remote. • Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time...
... source from the player appears on the TV screen. • Set TV / DVD·VIDEO switch to DVD·VIDEO on the DVD-VCR and your TV. to select the channel or line input video source you start ... • Turn on the remote. • Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time...
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... T-30, or tapes recorded in the display window. 3 If your TV is connected to the VCR using your DVD-VCR. • To watch a DVD while recording 1 Press SELECT DVD to control the DVD player. 2 Press Z and place the disc on the remote. 2 Press TV/VIDEO to display "TV" in LP mode. • It may not be recorded...
... T-30, or tapes recorded in the display window. 3 If your TV is connected to the VCR using your DVD-VCR. • To watch a DVD while recording 1 Press SELECT DVD to control the DVD player. 2 Press Z and place the disc on the remote. 2 Press TV/VIDEO to display "TV" in LP mode. • It may not be recorded...
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... programs using the timer You can preset up to DVD·VIDEO on the DVD-VCR and your TV. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time. • If the DVD player is set to the correct time. • Turn on the remote. • Insert a tape with its safety tab ...at a time. Before you cannot display the setup menu. When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to control the VCR. 2 Press TIMER. Z TV / DVD·VIDEO switch SELECT VIDEO CLEAR TV/VIDEO TIMER INPUT SELECT x STOP H PLAY V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN 1 Press SELECT VIDEO to video input so that...
... programs using the timer You can preset up to DVD·VIDEO on the DVD-VCR and your TV. Make sure the tape is longer than the total recording time. • If the DVD player is set to the correct time. • Turn on the remote. • Insert a tape with its safety tab ...at a time. Before you cannot display the setup menu. When using a cable box, turn it on. • Set the TV to control the VCR. 2 Press TIMER. Z TV / DVD·VIDEO switch SELECT VIDEO CLEAR TV/VIDEO TIMER INPUT SELECT x STOP H PLAY V/v/B/b ENTER O RETURN 1 Press SELECT VIDEO to video input so that...