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TV/DVD
User's Guide
Changing Entertainment. Again.
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Important Safety Information WARNING CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT OPEN CAUTION CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION
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Important Safety Information IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS In addition to the careful attention devoted to quality standards in the manufacture of your product, safety is a major factor in the design of every product. However, safety is your responsibility too. This sheet lists important information that will help to assure your enjoyment and proper use of the product and accessory equipment. Please read them carefully before operating and using your product. Installation 1Read and Follow Instructions—Al
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Important Safety Information IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 13 Power Lines —An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines, other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching or approaching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. Installing an outdoor antenna can be hazardous and should be left to a pro
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Table of Contents Safety Information...........................................2 DVD Menus .................................................... 19 General Setup ........................................................................19 Explanation of Jacks and Cables ....................6 TV DISPLAY..............................................................................19 Video Jacks and Cables ......................................................... 6 PIC MODE............................
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Connections and Setup TV (back panel) side panel (right) VIDEO ANTENNA IN VIDEO L (MONO) COAXIAL OPTICAL L (MONO) AUDIO R R S-VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT DIGITAL AUDIO Explanation of Jacks and Cables Your can connect other components to your TV/DVD player such as a VCD, video camera or audio receiver. There are several ways to connect your other components to your TV/DVD player depending upon the cables you have and the jacks that are on the back of the components. Different jacks and cables provide a di
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Connections and Setup DIGITAL AUDIO OUT/OPTICAL and COAXIAL Use one of these jacks to connect your TV/DVD Player to a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver or decoder. Some COAXIAL receivers have either the COAXIAL or OPTICAL type of 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
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The Remote Control The Buttons On the Remote control ON OFF DVD TV Function Buttons TV Puts the remote in TV mode. When the set is off, press to turn on the TV. VCR TV Mute Lowers the volume to the minimum level. Press again to restore volume. ON•OFF Turns the TV on and off. CH VOL + - VOL ( / ) buttons Decreases or increases the volume. MUTE GO BACK + - CH ( / ) buttons Scans up or down through the current channel list. Press once to change the channel; press and hold to continue chan
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The Remote Control DVD Function Buttons ON OFF DVD Puts the remote in DVD mode. DVD CH+/CH- ( , ) advances to the next chapter or track. reverses to the preceding VCR TV chapter or track. CLEAR Used for EQUALIZER function (see page 27). MENU Displays menus and other options that are available on the current disc (if the CH VOL disc contains this information). MUTE GO BACK Arrow buttons ( / / / ) Press the arrow buttons to move through the on-screen menu system. OK button
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Using TV Menus TV Menus TV Menus let you control picture quality and features available for TV viewing. There is a different menu system for DVD features, described on page 19. TV Menu Navigation 1. To bring up the TV menu, press the MENU button. + - 2. Use the arrow buttons ( / ) on the remote (or the VOL / buttons on the front of TV) to highlight a submenu icon at the top of the menu. + - 3. Press the / buttons on the remote (or CH / on the front of TV) to select the option. + - 4. Use the
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Using TV Menus The SOUND menu The SOUND menu offers different audio options. MODE Provides three available audio modes (AUTO/MONO/STEREO/SAP). SOUND PRESET Provides four preset audio settings (USER /SPEECH/THEATER/MUSIC). MODE AUTO PRESET USER BASS Use the / arrow buttons to decease/increase low-pitched sound. BASS 50 TREBLE Use the / arrow buttons to decease/increase high-pitched sound. TREBLE 50 BALANCE
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Using TV Menus The TUNING menu SOURCE Selects AIR or CABLE. Select AIR to receive a broadcast signal. Select CABLE to receive a CATV signal. + - CHANNEL Use the / buttons on the remote ( or the VOL / button on TUNING the front of the TV) to scroll through the channels available via SOURCE AIR your antenna. You can enter the channel number directly using the CHANNEL 10 number buttons. CH NAME DELETE CH OFF CHANNEL NAME Allows you to name channels from
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Using TV Menus Rating Description and Content Themes for Age-Based Ratings Mature Audience Only. Specifically designed to be viewed by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. It TV-MA contains one or more of the following content themes: crude indecent language (L), explicit sexual activity (S), or graphic violence (V). TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned. Contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14. Parents are strongly urged to exercise g
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Using TV Menus The TV Rating Limit Screen Rating Screen Rating Status Field Lets you select whether the status of the age-based rating limit to the left is Unblock or Block. Content Themes Lists the content themes you can block or unblock. Rating Field TV RATING Lets you select from a Content Status Fields RATING FV D L S V list of age-based Lets you select which TV-Y >U ratings you can block content themes to view for or unblock. TV-Y7 U U the selected rating, a
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Using TV Menus Blocking Specific Content Themes 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 particular rating, you D Sexually Explicit Dialogue automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well. To block program content: L Adult Language 1. Determine the content themes you want to block. S Sexual Situations 2. Press and hold the button until the conten
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Using TV Menus Parental Guide On (Activate V-Chip) Selecting this option lets you activate and deactivate parental control settings. 1. Press MENU on the remote control (the Main menu appears). 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 PARENTAL GUIDE OFF, then press the button
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Playing DVD Discs DVD Basics Regional Coding The DVD player and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the disc to play. This unit’s code is region 1. Discs with other regional codes can’t be played in this unit. Using Different Menus Each disc is programmed with different features. There are two separate menu systems that you can use to access DVD features: the disc’s menu and the TV/DVD’s DVD menu (separate from the TV’s menu system). Remember that a featur
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Playing DVD Discs Search Options To search a disc, you can use the FORWARD button or the REVERSE button. You can also use the following search features: Picture Scan - When you’re playing a disc, each time you press FORWARD or REVERSE, your DVD Player scans the disc faster until you reach the fastest scan speed. To resume normal playback, press PLAY. Freeze Frame and Frame Advance – While a disc is playing, press PAUSE to freeze the picture. To advance one frame at a time, press PAUSE again (the
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Playing DVD Discs DVD Menu System The DVD player menu system lets you set up features for your DVD player. There is a different menu system that controls TV features (see page 8). The DVD setup menu is accessed when the DVD player is stopped. DVD Menu Navigation 1. Press STOP twice to stop playback. Make sure that the remote is in the DVD mode. 2. Press the GUIDE button on the remote. The SETUP MENU is displayed. 3. Press the / button to highlight an item, then press the OK button to select it a
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Playing DVD Discs Normal/PS – Choose this setting if you want the movie to fill the entire screen. This might mean that parts of the picture (the left and right edges) won’t be seen. Most discs produced in a widescreen format can’t be cropped in this fashion. This means the black bars will appear at the top and the bottom of the screen. Normal/PS (Pan & Scan) Normal/LB – Choose this setting if you want to see movies in their original aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio). You’ll see the entire f
