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OWNER’S
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EC520E (20 inch)
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Remote Control Unit Batteries Owner’s Manual
Owner's Manual
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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT DAN- CAUTION GEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRESENT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK WITHIN THIS UNIT. DO NOT OPEN THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THERE CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC- ARE IMPORTANT OPERATING AND TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SER- LITERATURE ACCOMPANY
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FIGURE A EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GROUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ELECTRI C SERVICE EQUIPMENT GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS NEC - NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H) S2898A 12.Power-Cord Protection-Power-supply cords should be 19.Damage Requiring Service-Unplug this unit from the wall routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or
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PRECAUTIONS LASER SAFETY IMPORTANT COPYRIGHT INFORMATION This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service Unauthorized copying, broadcasting, public perfor- person should remove the cover or attempt to ser- mance and lending of discs are prohibited. vice this device, due to possible eye injury. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUST- other intellectual property rights. Use of this MENTS OR PERFORMANCE
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LOCATION SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL The following symbols below appear in some head- For safe operation and satisfactory performance of ings and notes in this manual, with the following your TV/DVD, keep the following in mind when meanings selecting a place for its installation: Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from • TV sources of intense heat. : Description refers to TV operation (in the TV mode). Avoid dusty or humid places. • DVD-V Avoid places with insufficient ventilation f
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TABLE OF CONTENTS C IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 C SEARCH FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 TRACK SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 TITLE / CHAPTER SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 TIME SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL MARKER SETUP SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . .
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FEATURES TV Mode DVD Mode ¡Dolby Digital sound 181 channel capability PLL frequency synthesiz- • This unit can handle Dolby Digital surround sound er tuner with direct station call having 5.1 channels when connected to a Dolby Digital (A converter may be necessary to view scrambled cable decoder. channels.) ¡Still/fast/slow/step playback Infrared remote control • Various playback modes are available including still pic- Trilingual on screen menu display selectable in • tures, fast forward/rev
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OPERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS [Fig. 1] FRONT PANEL OPEN/ POWER VOLUME CHANNEL STOP SKIP PLAY SKIP PAUSE CLOSE VIDEO L – AUDIO – R –SEARCH– HEADPHONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8910111213 14 7. Remote Sensor Window [Fig. 2] REMOTE CONTROL 8. STOP Button [page 20] Stops operation of the disc. 9.SKIP H Button [page 21] Plays back from the beginning of the current OPEN/ chapter or track. POWER PICTURE SELECT CLOSE 4 13 SEARCH E Button (Front Panel) 34 36 [page 21] 123 During playback or in the pause mode, pr
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[Fig. 3] REAR VIEW ANT. COAXIAL 37 38 39 32. Arrow Buttons 17. SLEEP Button [page 16] TV Mode: [page 13] Press to display the sleep timer and start the func- Press to select a setting mode from the menu on the tion. The shut off time can be determined by the TV screen. number of times you press this button. (0, 30, 60, 90 Press to select or adjust from a particular menu. or 120 minutes) DVD Mode: [page 20] 18. REV h Button [page 21] Press to select a menu item. Press to view the DVD picture in f
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OUT IN PREPARATION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS Satellite Box or VHF/UHF Antenna From Cable System or Cable Box (Not supplied) Satellite Dish (Not supplied) VHF Antenna (Not supplied) UHF Antenna From (Not supplied) Cable System ANT. COAXIAL VHF/UHF Combiner or (Not supplied) ANT. or 75-ohm Coaxial Cable (Not supplied) Flat twin-lead cable [Fig. 4] or Note to CATV system installer: This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that pro
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CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL INPUT JACKS When you watch a program recorded on another [Front of the unit] source (VCR or video camera), use the Audio/Video To the VIDEO L–AUDIO–R input jacks on the front panel. audio out- [Another source] Connect the Audio/Video output put jacks jacks of another source to the AUX AUDIO L/R and VIDEO jacks of this unit. Then press SELECT until “AUX” appears on the screen. VIDEO L–AUDIO–R Audio/Video NOTE: cables (not supplied) When you connect a monaural VCR to this un
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CONNECTING TO A DOLBY DIGITAL DECODER (for DVD) If using this unit to play a DVD disc in a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital surround format, the unit outputs a DOLBY DIGITAL Data stream from its COAXIAL digital audio out jack. By hooking the unit up to a Dolby Digital decoder, you can enjoy a more convincing, realistic ambience with powerful and high-quality surround sound as enjoyed in movie theaters. Use audio coaxial digital cables available at retail for the audio connections. Center speaker ANT.
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TV SECTION SET UP FOR USE SELECTING THE LANGUAGE CHANNEL SET UP TV TV You can program the tuner to scan all the channels 1 Plug in the unit power cord you receive in your area. Plug the unit power cord into a standard NOTE: Channel memory programming is NOT AC outlet. needed when connected to a cable box or satellite NOTE: box. Just select the unit channel selector to the output If any digits appear in the corner of • channel of the cable box or satellite box the screen, press POWER without (Ex
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DELETING (OR ADDING) CHANNEL(S) TV 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 UP” - TV SETUP - Press SETUP on the remote control. Press Arrow (K/L) to point to B CHANNEL SET UP V-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] “CHANNEL SET UP”. CAPTION [OFF] Then press ENTER. – CHANNEL SET UP – 2 Select “ADD/DELETE CH” B ADD / DELETE CH (CATV) Press Arrow (K/L) to point to AUTO CH P
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TV OPERATION WATCHING A TV PROGRAM PICTURE CONTROL TV TV 1 Turn on the unit The unit’s picture controls – BRIGHT, CON- Press POWER to turn on the unit. TRAST, COLOR, TINT and SHARPNESS – are preset to factory specifications. Although they are usually the best, you may need to make some further 2 Select the channel number adjustments for a more natural looking image. Press CHANNEL(CH.) K/L to select your desired Make sure ... channel number or press the number buttons. The unit power must be turn
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NOTE: SLEEP TIMER If the unit displays a black box on the TV screen, this means that the TV unit is set to the TEXT mode. To clear screen, select [CAPTION1], This function enables you to shut off the unit without [CAPTION2] or [OFF]. pressing POWER after a desired time period. Make sure ... 1 Set “SLEEP TIMER” The unit must be turned on. • Press SLEEP on the remote control. You may change the sleep time by pressing SLEEP repeatedly. Each 1 Select “CAPTION” - TV SETUP - time SLEEP is pressed, the
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V-CHIP SET UP When you select a rating category and change it to • [BLOCK], the higher rating will change to TV [BLOCK] automatically. Also, the lower rating will change to [VIEW] automatically. V-CHIP enables parents to prevent their children When you change “TV-Y” to [VIEW], all ratings from watching inappropriate material on this unit. • will change to [VIEW] automatically. V-CHIP reads the ratings for programming (except for news and sports programs, unedited movies on Selection Rating Categ
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MPAA RATING SET UP CHANGE ACCESS CODE Make sure ... To change access code, follow the steps below. The unit must be turned on. • 1 Select “V-CHIP SET UP” - TV SETUP - 1 Select “V-CHIP SET UP” Press SETUP on the remote con- - TV SETUP - CHANNEL SET UP Press SETUP on the remote control. trol. B V-CHIP SET UP LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CHANNEL SET UP CAPTION [OFF] B V-CHIP SET UP Press Arrow (K/L) to point to Press Arrow (K/L) to point to “V- LANGUAGE [ENGLISH] CAPTION [OFF] “V-CHIP SET UP”. CHIP SET U
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DVD SECTION ABOUT THE DISCS PLAYABLE DISCS DISC TYPES The following discs can be played back on this unit. [DVD] Data on a DVD is divided into sections called “titles” and ¡DVD video ¡DVD-R/RW* then into subsections called “chapters”, each of which is ¡DVD+R/RW* ¡Audio CD given a title or chapter number. Playback conditions are pre- ¡ ¡ CD-R/RW* MP3* set on some DVD video discs and these playback conditions * Depending on the types or the writing method of the take priority over user operations
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PLAYING A DISC BASIC PLAYBACK GENERAL FEATURES DVD-V CD MP3 DVD-V DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and Getting started access special features. Press appropriate numerical key ¡Turn on the power of amplifier and any other com- or use Arrow (K/L/s/B) to highlight your selection in ponents, if necessary. the DVD main menu and press ENTER to confirm. 1 Press POWER. NOTES: ¡The unit will turn on. ¡Select DVD mode by pressing SELECT on the remote control. Then press PLAY or OPEN/CLOSE 2
