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DVD PLAYER &
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER
HR-XVC18BUS
HR-XVC19SUS
INSTRUCTIONS
LPT1086-001A
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REGULATORY INFORMATION: FCC Part 15 CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer- ence when the product is operated in a residential CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK installation. This product generates, uses, and can OF ELECTRIC SHOCK radiate radio frequency energy and, if not install
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANU- AL. AND THOSE MARKED ON THE PRODUCT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFER- ENCE. This product has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this product will protect you if you observe the following proce- dures for installation, use, and servicing. This product does not contain
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VCR Tape Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-25 Contents Basic Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Instant Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Moisture Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Recording from External Components . .24 Symbols Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . .5 Copying from DVD to VCR . . . . . . . . . . .25 About the Symbol
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Introduction To ensure proper use of this product, please read About the Symbol Display this owner’s manual carefully and retain for future “ ” may appear on your TV display during oper- reference. ation and indicates that the function is not permit- ted by this unit or the disc or not available at that This manual provides information on the operation time. and maintenance of your DVD+VCR. Should the unit require service, contact an Authorized Service Center. Notes on Discs Handling Discs Moist
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Types of Playable Discs Disc-related terms JPEG DVD Joint Pictures Expert Group. JPEG is a com- (8 cm / 12 cm disc) pressed file format that allows you to save images with no limit on the number of colors. Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc) Title (DVD only) Audio CD A title is generally a distinct section of a DVD disc. (8 cm / 12 cm disc) For example the main feature could be title 1, a documentary describing how the film was made could be title 2, and cast interviews could be title In additi
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Regional Code About the Remote Control This DVD+VCR is designed Operation Range and manufactured for playback 1 ALL Point the Remote Control at the remote sensor of region “1” encoded DVD and press the buttons. software. This unit can play only DVD discs labeled “1” or “ALL”. Distance: About 23 ft (7 m) from the front of the remote sensor. Notes on Regional Codes Angle: About 30° in each direction of the front of the remote sensor. • Most DVD discs have a globe with one or more numbers in it cle
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Front Panel a Disc Tray (DVD deck) Indicates when the Progressive scan is [P] active. Insert a disc here. Indicates repeat mode. b Cassette Compartment (VCR deck) Insert a video cassette here. DVD+VCR is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed (VCR c POWER 1/: part only). Switches the DVD+VCR ON and OFF. A cassette is in the VCR deck. d REW (m) - DVD: Skip to beginning of current chapter or The VCR deck is selected. VCR track, press twice in quick successions to go to DVD+VCR i
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DISPLAY Accesses On-Screen Display. Remote Control Switches between the clock, tape counter and tape remaining modes on the display. DVD Select the DVD+VCR function mode to DVD. EJECT (Z) Ejects the tape in the VCR deck. ENTER/OK Confirms menu selections. Displays functions on the TV screen. MARKER Marks any point during playback. OPEN/CLOSE (Z) Opens and closes the disc tray. PAUSE (X) Pause playback or recording. Press repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback. PLAY (N) Starts playback. POWER
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Rear Panel abcde f gh a ANT.IN e AUDIO OUT (Left/Right) (DVD OUT) Connect the VHF/UHF/CATV antenna to this ter- Connect to a TV or other equipment with audio minal. inputs. b VCR IN LINE 1 (VIDEO/AUDIO f AC Power Cord (Left/Right)) Plug into the power source. Connect the audio/video output of an external g RF. OUT source (Audio system, TV/Monitor, VCR, Connect to a TV with RF coaxial inputs. Camcorder). h COAXIAL (DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack) c DVD/VCR OUT (VIDEO/AUDIO (DVD OUT) (Left/Right)) Conn
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To view or record a CATV channel when Connecting an Antenna Connecting an Antenna using cable box or Cable TV or Cable TV 1. Tune the TV to the DVD+VCR output channel (CH 3 or 4). a Antenna: Disconnect the antenna from the rear of the TV 2. Set the DVD+VCR channel selector to the and identify the antenna cable. If it is a round 75 cable output channel. (Example: CH3) ohm coaxial cable connect it directly to the jack 3. Select a channel using the cable converter. marked ANT.IN on your DVD+VCR. I
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RF coaxial connection Optional TV Connections Optional TV Connections Connect the RF.OUT jack on the DVD+VCR to These connections support only DVD playback. the antenna in jack on the TV using the supplied The tuner and VCR still output through the 75-ohm Coaxial Cable (R). RF.OUT (R) or DVD/VCR OUT (A, V) jacks. How to set the DVD+VCR’s RF output Component Video / Progressive Scan channel connection 1. When the DVD+VCR is turned off, press and If your television is a high-definition or “digit
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Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two Connecting External Audio/Video (A/V) channel digital stereo (PCM) or to an source to DVD+VCR Audio/Video receiver equipped with a multi- Connect the VCR IN LINE 1 or LINE 2 jacks on channel decoder (Dolby Digital™, MPEG 2, or the DVD+VCR to the audio/video out jacks on DTS) your accessory component, using the optional 1. Connect the DVD+VCR’s DIGITAL AUDIO audio/video cables. (Refer to page 24 for OUT jacks (COAXIAL X) to the corresponding “Recording
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• AUTO CLOCK SET Initial Settings - VCR Initial Settings - VCR The Auto Clock Set feature is set to ON at the factory. In the ON setting, the DVD+VCR looks By using the VCR Setup menu, you can make for a channel carrying XDS (Extended Data various adjustments to items such as clock set- Services) information. XDS updates the clock ting, and timer recordings. using the Coordinated Universal Time. Your DVD+VCR allows Remote Control adjust- - Use b / B to choose ON or OFF. ment of several featur
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TUNING SETUP This DVD+VCR is equipped with a frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 181 channels. These include VHF channels 2-13, UHF channels 14-69 and CATV channels 1-125. Auto Channel Programming FUNCTION OSD The on-screen display can be turned on or off. AUDIO MODE The DVD+VCR has two separate audio playback systems, the high quality VHS Hi-Fi system and standard NORMAL mono system. The same audio is generally recorded on both systems. The 1. Choose the SOURCE SELECT opti
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LANGUAGE Initial Settings - DVD Initial Settings - DVD By using the DVD Setup menu, you can make LANGUAGE various adjustments to items such as picture and Menu Language English sound. You can also set a language for the subti- Disc Audio Original tles and the Setup menu, among other things. For Disc Subtitle Original Disc Menu Original details on each Setup menu item, see pages 16 to 19. Move Select To display and exit the Menu: Press SETUP MENU to display the menu. A sec- ond press of SETUP MEN
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4. When the confirm menu appears on your DISPLAY screen “Cancel” is highlighted as default. Use the b button to highlight “Enter”. DISPLAY TV Aspect 4 : 3 Display Mode Letterbox Progressive Scan Off Move Select 5. Pressing ENTER O will set this unit to pro- DVD TV Aspect gressive scan mode. 4:3 : Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected. Notes: 16:9 : Select when a 16:9 wide TV is connected. • If you set Progressive Scan to ON in error, you must reset the DVD+VCR. Press STOP (x) and ho
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AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) DVD Each DVD disc has a variety of audio output With the DVD format, you can hear a program’s options. Set this unit’s AUDIO options according soundtrack in the most accurate and realistic to the type of audio system you use. presentation possible, thanks to digital audio tech- nology. However, you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output (the difference AUDIO between the loudest sounds and the quietest Dolby Digital Bitstream ones). This allow
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B.L.E. (Black Level Expansion) OTHERS To select the black level of playback pictures. The Auto Play, and B.L.E. settings can be changed. Set your preference and monitor’s ability. On: Expanded grey scale. (0 IRE cut off) OTHERS Off: Standard grey scale. (7.5 IRE cut off) PBC On Auto Play On B.L.E. Off Move Select PBC VCD Set Playback Control (PBC) to On or Off. On: Video CDs with PBC are played according to the PBC. Off: Video CDs with PBC are played the same way as Audio CDs. Auto Play DVD You
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Operation This chapter describes how to operate the VCR Manual Tracking and DVD. To manually adjust the tracking use the CH -/+ buttons during playback. VCR T VCR Tape Playback ape Playback Notes: Press the VCR button to select the device to be operated. • Vertical jitter requires a very fine adjustment. • Tracking is automatically reset to normal when the tape is ejected or the power cord is unplugged for Basic Instructions more than 3 seconds. 1. Turn on the TV. 2. Tune the TV to the DVD+VCR
