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Caution: To reduce the risk of electric

shock, do not remove cover (or back). No

user serviceable parts inside. Refer

servicing to qualified service personnel.

This symbol indicates _i, This symbol indicates

important instructions "dangerous voltage" inside

accompanying the the product that presents a

product, risk of electric shock or

personal injury.

CAUTION

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES ALASER. USE OF

CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR

PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN

THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN

HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT

OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR

YOURSELF. REFERSERVICING TO QUALIFIED

PERSONNEL.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,

do not expose this product to rain or

moisture. No objects filled with liquids,

such as vases, shall be placed on the

apparatus.

Notes:

This DVD player is designed and

manufactured to respond to the Region

Management Information. If the Region

number of a DVD disc does not

correspond to the Region number of this

DVD player, this DVD player cannot play

the disc. The Region number for this DVD

player is Region No 1.

This device is protected by U.S. patent

numbers 4,631,603 and 4,577,216 and

4,819,098 and other intellectual property

rights. The use of Macrovision's copy

protection technology in the device must

be authorized by Macrovision and is

intended for home and other limited pay-

per-view uses only, unless otherwise

authorized in writing by Macrovision.

Reverse engineering or disassembly is

prohibited.

Caution: To prevent electric shock, match wide blade

of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

Attention: Pour eviter les chocs electriques, introduire

la lame la plus large de la fiche dans la borne

correspondante de la prise et pousser jusq0 au fond.

Refer to the identification/rating label located on the back panel of

your product for its proper operating voltage.

FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modifications to

this equipment may void the user's authority to operate it.

Caution: Using video games or any external accessory with

fixed images for extended periods of time can cause them to be

permanently imprinted on the picture tube (or projection TV

picture tubes). ALSO, some network/program Iogos, phone

numbers, etc. may cause similar damage. This damage is not

covered by your warranty.

Cable TV Installer: This reminder is provided to call your attention to

Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code (Section 54 of the

Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1) which provides guidelines for proper

grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be

connected to the grounding system of the building as close to the

point of cable entry as practical.

CLASS 1

LASER

PRODUCT

Product Registration

Please fill out the product registration card (packed separately) and return it immediately. Returning the card allows us to contact

you if needed.

Product Information

Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of purchase. Attach it here and record the serial and

model numbers in case you need them. These numbers are located on the product.

Model No. Serial No. Purchase Date:

Dealer/Address/Phone:

G-LINK, VCR Plus+, C3, PlusCode, GUIDE Plus+, and GUIDE Plus+ Gold are trademarks of Gemstar Development

Corporation.

The GUIDE Plus+ Gold system is manufactured under license from Index Systems Inc.

THOMSON MULTIMEDIA INC. AND GEMSTAR ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE

PROGRAM INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THOMSON

MULTIMEDIA INC. OR GEMSTAR BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT REPRESENTING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF

BUSINESS, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION

OR USE OF ANY INFORMATION EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM.

Key Features Overview

Your TV/DVD is equipped with some special features that will add to your viewing experience.

The following information summarizes some of these features.

On-screen TV Program Guide

Description: The GUIDE Plus+ system is an on-screen interactive list of

programs and information that is built into your TV/DVD and available

when in TV mode. You can scroll through the guide to see what's on

and tune directly to that program from the guide. You can also browse

programs by category with the sort feature.

When you access the News feature, MSNBC will appear in your video

window if it's available through your TV.

One-Touch VCR Recording is another benefit of the GUIDE Plus+

system. You don't have to remember to program your VCR or use the

menus in your VCR to set up a recording.

Requirements:

• Complete the on-screen interactive setup. You'll find detailed

instructions in Chapter 1.

• One-Touch VCR Recording: You must connect the G-LINK cable to

the TV/DVD and place one of the wands in front of the remote

sensor on the VCR.

• If you have a cable box, connect the G-LINK cable to the TV/DVD

and place one of the wands in front of the remote sensor on the

cable box.

V-Chip: Parental Controls

Description: You can block programs and movies by content, age-based

ratings, and/or movie ratings.

Requirements:

• Set up the Parental Controls menu in the TV's main menu (Chapter

3 has details).

• The broadcasters must use the rating system when they send the

program to your TV in order for your TV to block the program.

MP3 Audio Disc Playback

Description: Your DVD player can play back compatible MP3 audio

files recorded on CD-R discs.

Requirements:

• The discs must be recorded on compatible equipment (Chapter 2 has

details).

• The DVD player must be on.

The On-Screen DVD Information Display

Description: The Info Display is a menu bar that you can bring up to

access certain features while discs are playing. Icons represent the

different features supported by your TV/DVD when in DVD mode. By

selecting different Info Display icons, you can access features including

Repeat, Audio, Subtitles, Bookmarks and Camera Angle.

Requirements:

• Put your TV/DVD in DVD mode and insert a disc into the disc tray.

• Wait for the disc to play, then press INFO to view the Info

Display menu.

The Bookmarks Feature

You can bookmark a point on a disc that you can go to quickly with the

bookmark feature. You can store up to six bookmarks. For example, if

you have a favorite scene in a movie, you can bookmark it so you can

return to it without having to fast forward or reverse to find the exact

scene.

Requirements:

• Put your TV/DVD in DVD mode and insert a disc into the disc tray.

• Press INFO to view the Info Display menu, then highlight the

bookmark icon to use the feature.

Introduction

Key Features Overview .................................................................................................... 1

On-screen TV Program Guide .................................................................................... 1

V-Chip: Parental Controls ........................................................................................... 1

MP3 Audio Disc Playback ........................................................................................... 1

The On-Screen DVD Information Display ................................................................. 2

The Bookmarks Feature ............................................................................................. 2

Chapter 1" Connections & Setup

Things to Consider Before You Connect ..........................................................................

Protect Against Power Surges ...................................................................................

Protect Components from Overheating ...................................................................

Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference ............................................

Important Stand and Base Safety Information ........................................................

Use Indirect Light .......................................................................................................

Connection Pictures ...................................................................................................

Types of Discs Your TV/DVD will Play ........................................................................

Choose Your Connection .................................................................................................. 9

TV/DVD Only ................................................................................................................... 10

TV/DVD + VCR ................................................................................................................. 11

TV/DVD + Receiver ......................................................................................................... 13

Why You Should Connect This G-LINK Cable ............................................................... 14

How to Find the Remote Sensor ............................................................................. 14

Placing the G-LINK Wands ....................................................................................... 14

Plug in the TV/DVD ......................................................................................................... 15

Put Batteries in the Remote ........................................................................................... 15

How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the Interactive Setup ......................... 15

Turn on the TV ................................................................................................................ 15

Complete the Interactive Setup ..................................................................................... 16

Set the Menu Language .......................................................................................... 16

Complete Auto Channel Search .............................................................................. 16

The GUIDE Plus+ System Setup ................................................................................ 16

What to Expect ............................................................................................................... 21

Set the DVD Menu Language ........................................................................................ 21

Setting Other Options .................................................................................................... 21

The Buttons on the Remote Control ............................................................................. 22

Chapter 2: Playing DVDs

Regional Coding ............................................................................................................. 26

Using Different Menus ................................................................................................... 26

Loading and Playing Discs ............................................................................................. 26

To Load and Play a Disc ............................................................................................ 27

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Using a Disc Menu .......................................................................................................... 27

Using the On-Screen Info Display ................................................................................. 29

Time Display .............................................................................................................. 30

Selecting aTitle ........................................................................................................ 30

Selecting a Chapter .................................................................................................. 30

Selecting Subtitles .................................................................................................... 31

Changing the Audio Language ............................................................................... 31

Using the Repeat Feature ........................................................................................ 32

Using Bookmarks ...................................................................................................... 33

Changing the Camera Angle ................................................................................... 34

Disc Playback Features Using the Remote .................................................................... 34

Chapter 3: Using the TV's Features

About the GUIDE Plus+ System ..................................................................................... 38

Downloading Data ................................................................................................... 38

Getting In & Out of the GUIDE Plus+ System ......................................................... 39

The GUIDE Plus+ System Menus .............................................................................. 39

Grid Guide ................................................................................................................ 39

Sort ............................................................................................................................ 41

News .......................................................................................................................... 42

Schedule .................................................................................................................... 42

Messages ................................................................................................................... 43

Channels ................................................................................................................... 44

Setup ......................................................................................................................... 44

How to Get More Information About an Advertisement or aProgram ............... 45

GUIDE Plus+ Menu Items ............................................................................................... 45

Channel Banner .............................................................................................................. 46

Why You Should Use the Auto Tuning Feature ............................................................ 46

How to Set Up the Auto Tuning Feature ................................................................ 46

Parental Controls and V-Chip ......................................................................................... 48

How V-Chip Works ................................................................................................... 48

V-Chip TV Rating Limit ............................................................................................. 49

Blocking Specific Content Themes .......................................................................... 51

Viewing Specific Content Themes ........................................................................... 52

V-Chip Movie Rating Limit ....................................................................................... 53

V-Chip Unrated Program Block ............................................................................... 54

Channel Block ........................................................................................................... 54

Front Panel Block ..................................................................................................... 54

Lock/Unlock Parental Controls ................................................................................ 54

Chapter 4: Using the DVD's Menu System

The DVD's Menu System ................................................................................................ 56

Two Types of Menu Items: Path and Action ........................................................... 56

The Play/Resume Play Option ........................................................................................ 56

The Play Mode Menu ..................................................................................................... 57

Selecting aPlay Mode .............................................................................................. 57

How to Create aProgram ........................................................................................ 58

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Editing a Program .................................................................................................... 58

AutoPlay ................................................................................................................... 59

Dub Assist ................................................................................................................. 59

IntroScan ................................................................................................................... 59

The Lock Menu ................................................................................................................ 60

Locking Your DVD .................................................................................................... 60

Unlocking Your DVD ................................................................................................ 60

Changing Your Password ......................................................................................... 50

Setting the Ratings Limits ........................................................................................ 51

Unrated Titles ........................................................................................................... 52

System Test ................................................................................................................ 52

The Display Menu ........................................................................................................... 53

TV Image ................................................................................................................... 53

On-Screen Displays ................................................................................................... 54

The Sound Menu ............................................................................................................ 54

Digital Output .......................................................................................................... 54

Sound Logic .............................................................................................................. 55

The Languages Menu ..................................................................................................... 56

Glossary ........................................................................................................................... 57

Code List .......................................................................................................................... 58

Chapter 5: Using the TV's Menu System

How to Use Your TV's Menu System ............................................................................. 70

Audio Menu .................................................................................................................... 70

Picture Quality Menu ..................................................................................................... 71

Screen Menu ................................................................................................................... 72

Using Closed Captioning ................................................................................................ 72

Closed-Caption Modes ............................................................................................. 72

Channel Menu ................................................................................................................. 73

Time Menu ...................................................................................................................... 74

Chapter 6: Playing Other Types of Discs

Using the Info Display .................................................................................................... 76

Using the Time Display ............................................................................................. 77

Selecting aSpecific Track ......................................................................................... 77

Selecting aSpecific Index (Available only on Video CDs) ...................................... 77

Selecting a Play Mode (Available only on Audio CDs and MP3s) .......................... 77

Using the Repeat Feature ........................................................................................ 79

Changing the Audio Channel Output (Available only on Video CDs) .................. 80

Using IntroScan (Available only on Audio CDs and MP3s) .................................... 80

Using Bookmarks (Available only on Audio CDs) ................................................... 80

Dub Assist (Available only on Audio CDs) ............................................................... 82

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Chapter 7: Other Information

Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................. 84

Care and Cleaning .......................................................................................................... 89

Handling Cautions .................................................................................................... 89

Formation of Condensation .................................................................................... 89

Handling Discs .......................................................................................................... 90

Cleaning Discs ........................................................................................................... 90

The Front of Your TV/DVD ............................................................................................. 91

Universal Remote ........................................................................................................... 92

Test the Remote ........................................................................................................ 92

Program the Remote ...................................................................................................... 92

Automatic Code Search ........................................................................................... 92

Direct Entry ............................................................................................................... 93

Operate Components after Programming the Remote ............................................... 93

Codes ......................................................................................................................... 94

Limited Warranty ............................................................................................................ 95

Accessory Order Form .................................................................................................... 97

Index .............................................................................................................................. 100

Connections &Setup

Chapter Overview:

• Things to Consider Before You Connect

•Choose Your Connection

•Connections

•Why You Should Connect This G-LINK Cable

•Plug in theTV/DVD

•Put Batteries in the Remote

•How to Use the Remote Control to Complete the

Interactive Setup

•Turn on theTV

•Complete the Interactive Setup

•Set the DVD Menu Language

•The Remote Control

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Things to Consider Before You Connect

Protect Against Power Surges

• Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet.

• Turn off the TV/DVD and/or component before you connect or disconnect any cables.

• Make sure all antennas and cables are properly grounded. Refer to the Important Safeguards sheet packed

with your TV/DVD.

Protect Components from Overheating

• Don't block ventilation holes on any of the components. Arrange the components so that air can circulate

freely.

• Don't stack components.

• When you place components in a stand, make sure you allow adequate ventilation.

• If you connect an audio receiver or amplifier, place it on the top shelf so the heated air from it won't flow

around other components.

Position Cables Properly to Avoid Audio Interference

• Insert each cable firmly into the designated jack.

• If you place components above the TV/DVD, route all cables down the side of the back of the TV/DVD

instead of straight down the middle of the back of the TV/DVD.

• If your antenna uses 300-ohm twin lead cables, do not coil the cables. Also, keep the twin lead cables

away from audio/video cables.

Important Stand and Base Safety Information

Choose the location for your TV/DVD carefully. Place the TV/DVD on a stand or base that is of adequate size

and strength to prevent the TV/DVD from being accidentally tipped over, pushed off', or pulled off. This

could cause personal injury and/or damage the TV/DVD. Refer to the Important Safeguards sheet packed with

your TV/DVD.

Use Indirect Light

Don't place the TV/DVD where sunlight or room lighting will be directed toward the screen. Use soft or

indirect lighting.

Connection Pictures

Audio/video cables are usually bundled together. For better visibility, the connection pictures in this book

show each cable separately (audio left, audio right, and video).

Types of Discs Your TV/DVD will Play

• DVD discs - DVD discs contain high quality picture and sound content.

• Audio discs - Audio CDs contain musical or sound content only.

• Video CD discs - Like DVD video discs, Video CDs contain picture and sound content. The difference is

the amount of information that can be stored on the disc.

• MP3 discs - A disc that contains audio flies (for example, a CD-R with downloaded MP3 flies).

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Choose Your Connection

There are several ways to connect your TV/DVD. Please use the following chart to determine

which connection is best for you. Proceed to the appropriate page and connect your TV/DVD.

Components Connection Title

TV/DVD Only

TV/DVD + VCR

TV/DVD + Receiver

Cables Needed

•Coaxial

•Audio/video

•G-Link

•Coaxial

•Audio/video

•Optical

•G-Link

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page 11

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Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your TV/DVD

The pictures below show the cables needed for the connections represented in this book.

Notes: AudioNideo cables (AN cables for short) are usually sold as a bundled set, but the connection

pictures in this book show each cable separately for better visibility.

Please locate the G-LINK cable (provided) when you're getting ready to set up your TV/DVD. You need

to connect this cable to your TV/DVD, and to your VCR and/or cable box in order for all of the

features of the program guide to work properly.

This TV/DVD's optical digital output jack fully complies with the international standard governing this

type of jack (IEC958), and is designed for connection to a Dolby Digital (AC-3®or PCM) receiver or

Dolby Digital (AC-3 or PCM) decoder. Older equipment, some of which is not fully compliant with

IEC958, may not be compatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream. Such a connection using anything

other than Dolby Digital AC-3 or PCM receiver or decoder could create a high noise level, causing

damage to headphones or speakers.

G-LINK cable Audio/Video cables Coaxial cable Optical cable

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TV/DVD Only

1. Connect the TV/DVD to your cable or antenna

Connect the coaxial cable from your cable or antenna to the ANTENNA jack on the back of your

TV/DVD.

Go to page 15

2. If you're connecting a cable box, connect the G-LINK cable

Connect the G-LINK cable to the G-LINK jack on the TV/DVD. Next step, place the wands of the

G-LINK cable to the cable box (instructions are on page 14).

Go to page 14

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TV/DVD

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OFF-AIR SIGNAL

TV/DVD +VCR

1. Connect your TV/DVD to your VCR

2°

A. Connect a coaxial cable to the ANTENNA jack on your TV/DVD and to the Output Jack on

your VCR (sometimes labeled OUT TO TV).

B. Connect the audio/video cables. Connect audio cables (white and red) to the AUDIO IN jacks

on the back of the TV/DVD (R and L/MONO) and to the Audio Output Jacks on the VCR

(sometimes labeled OUT R L).

C. Connect the video cable (yellow) to the VIDEO IN jack on the back of the TV/DVD and to the

Video Output Jack on the VCR.

Connect cable or antenna to your VCR

Connect the coaxial cable from your cable outlet, cable box, or antenna to the Input Jack on your

VCR (sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA or IN FROM ANT).

Connect the G-LINK cable to the TV/DVD

Connect the G-LINK cable to the G-LINK jack on the TV/DVD. Next step, place one of the wands

of the G-LINK cable to work with your VCR (instructions are on page 14).

Go to page 14

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Note: The back of your Dolby Digital* or DTS** receiver might not

look exactly like the one shown here.

Dolby Digital ® and DTS ®

Both Dolby Digital and DTS are audio formats used to record 5.1-channel audio signals onto the

digital track of film (while the film is being made). Both of these formats provide up to six separate

channels: left, right, center, left rear, right rear, and common subwoofer.

The disc will play 5.1-channel sound only if you've connected a DTS or Dolby Digital receiver or

decoder and if the original movie the disc was recorded from was encoded in the Dolby Digital or

DTS format.

Please Read This Before Using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Jack!

This unit's digital output jack is designed for a connection to a Dolby Digital or DIS receiver or decoder.

Older digital equipment may not be compatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream. Such a connection can

create a high level of noise that may be harmful to your ears, and could damage headphones or speakers.

It is important to choose the correct Digital Output setting in the DVD Player's Sound menu, especially when

you use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack. For more information, see Chapter 4.

*Dolby Digital is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation

**DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Home Theater Systems, Inc.

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TV/DVD + Receiver

1° Connect the TV/DVD to your cable or antenna

Connect the coaxial cable from your cable or antenna to the ANTENNA jack on the back of

your TV/DVD.

2A. Connect the A/V receiver to your TV/DVD

Connect the audio/video cables. Connect audio cables (white and red) to the AUDIO OUT

jacks on the back of the TV/DVD (R and L) and to the Audio Input Jacks on the receiver

(sometimes labeled AUDIO IN L R).

2B. Connect Dolby Digital or the DTS Receiver to your TV/DVD

If you have a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver with a Digital Input jack, connect an optical

cable (not provided) to the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack on the TV/DVD and to the Digital

Input jack on the back of the receiver. You must also set the Digital Output setting in the

Sound menu (Chapter 4 has details).

°If you're connecting a cable box, connect the G-LINK cable

Connect the G-LINK cable to the G-LINK jack on the TV/DVD. Next step, place the wands

of the G-LINK cable to the cable box (instructions are on page 14).

Go to page 14

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Why You Should Connect This G-LINK Cable

The G%INK cable enables the GUIDE Plus+ system (the on-screen interactive program guide) to

work with your VCR and/or cable box.

Cable Box- If your TV/DVD is connected to a cable box you must connect the G-LINK cable to

receive TV program listings for your area, and to tune directly to a channel when the program

guide is on your TV screen.

¥CR- If your TV/DVD is connected to a VCR and you don't connect the G-LINK cable, one-touch

VCR recording won't work. The other features of the guide will work properly.

G-LINK wands

How to Find the Remote Sensor

You have to place the G-LINK wands in front of the remote sensor on the VCR and/or cable box.

Some cable boxes and VCRs have the remote sensor labeled on the unit. If the remote sensor isn't

labeled on your VCR and/or cable box, you need to use the remote control that came with the VCR

and/or cable box to locate the sensor.

1. Turn off the VCR and/or cable box.

Hold the remote control (not the one that came with your TV/DVD, but the one that came

with the cable box and/or VCR to which you're attaching the G-LINK cable) so that it is

touching the front of the component.

Slowly move the remote control across the front of the component (VCR or cable box) while

you press the power button on and off'. You must press and release the power button each

time you move the remote (holding down the button won't work).

.When the component turns on, you've located the remote sensor.

rip

If you don't have both a

cable box and a VCR

connected to your

TV/DVD,just coil the cable

of the extra G-LINK wand

with a twist tie and leave it

behind the unit.

Placing the G-LINK Wands

Place the G-LINK wands in front of the remote sensor on your VCR and/or cable box

approximately one inch away from the remote sensor (see instructions below).

TV/DVD

Connect to G-LINK jack

on the back of the TV/DVD.

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Plug in the TV/DVD

Plug the end of the power cord into the wall outlet. Match the wide blade of the plug with the

wide slot in the outlet. Insert the plug completely into the outlet.

Put Batteries in the Remote

1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the remote.

2. Insert new batteries. Match the polarities (+ and -) on the batteries with the

diagram on the remote.

3. Put the battery compartment cover back on the remote.

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Use the arrow buttons and the OK

button to move through the menu

system.

How to Use the Remote Control to

Complete the Interactive Setup

The technical term is "Navigation" - how you move through the on-screen

menus. The theory is the same throughout the menu screens: highlight your

choice and select it.

To highlight a menu item, press the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight

one of the items listed on the screen. Use the up or down arrow button to move

up or down. Use the right or left arrow button to move right or left.

To select the item that you've highlighted, press OK.

Note: Highlighted means that the menu item stands out from other menu items on

the list (appears darker, brighter, or a different color).

Turn on the TV

Press the TV button on the remote control or the POWER button on the

TV/DVD's front panel (the first screen of the Interactive Setup appears). The

menu screens "time out" after a period of time if you don't make a selection.

The tips in this section tell you how to access the Setup menu screens manually.

Note: Pressing the TV button not only turns on the TV, but puts the remote into TV

mode. "TV mode" means that the buttons on the remote control operate the TV's

functions.

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Toaccessthe setup menus manually,

press MENU and choose Setup.

Complete the Interactive Setup

The menu system in your TV allows the TV's features to work properly. In this

book, we call it the "interactive setup" because the TV asks you questions, you

answer, and the TV makes the appropriate adjustments. The first time your

TV/DVD is in TV mode, the setup screens appear automatically.

Set the Menu Language

The first part of the ,5_FTUPasks you to select your preferred language for the

menu system.

1. Highlight your preferred language for the menu system.

2. Press OK to select that language.

Complete Auto Channel Search

The next part of the 5_FTgP asks you if you want the TV to search for all

channels viewable through your antenna or cable TV system. This is sometimes

called "auto programming."

1. Press OK to tell the TV to begin searching for channels. A progress report

appears on the screen.

2. When the screen on the TV tells you the search is complete, press OK (the

first GUIDE Plus+ system setup screen appears).

Note: If you skip Auto Channel Search now, you can access it later through the

Channel menu. See Chapter 5 for more details.

Tip

If you move to a new zip or postal code,

or if any of your information changes,

you need to access the setup screens

from the TV's main menu-- press MENU,

choose GUIDE Plus+ Menu, and choose

GUIDEPlus+ Setup.

The GUIDE Plus+ System Setup

The GUIDE Plus+ system is an on-screen interactive program guide that lists

what shows are on TV in your area. In order to receive program listings, you

need to complete the following steps.

The G-LINK cable must be connected to the back of your TV/DVD, and the

wands must be placed in front of the remote sensor of the cable box and/or

VCR in order for the GUIDE Plus+ system to work (go back to page 14 for

details).

1. You should see a screen displaying the features of the Guide Plus+ system.

Press OK to continue.

2. The next screen asks you to locate setup materials and hardware. Once you

have done this, press OK to continue.

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Step 1: Identifying Your TV's Location

1. If your country is highlighted, press OK on the remote control.

If your country isn't highlighted, press the up or down arrow button on the

remote control to highlight your country and press OK.

2. Use the number buttons on your remote to enter your zip code.

Press OK when you're finished.

Note: If your postal code contains letters, press the up and down arrow buttons on

your remote to enter letters, and press the right arrow button to go to the next

space. The left arrow button moves you to the left.

Step 2: Configuring for Cable

The next series of screens asks you about your cable setup. To supply your TV

with the correct TV program listings, the GUIDE Plus+ system needs to know if

your TV/DVD is connected to cable.

1. If your TV/DVD is connected to cable, highlight Yes and press OK.

If your TV/DVD isn't connected to cable, highlight No and press OK

(STEP 3," CTmJTguringfor a VCR appears).

2. If you have a cable box connected to this TV/DVD, highlight Yes and press

OK on your remote control.

Note: The next series of screens isvery important becausethe GUIDE Plus+system

must find the correct cable box information in order to receive the correct TV

program listings.

If you don't have a cable box connected to this TV/DVD, highlight No and

press OK (STEP 3: CT)nJTguringJ'or a VCR appears).

Tip

If you're not sure which channel is the

cable box's output channel, consult the

book that came with your cable box or

contact your cable company.

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.Highlight the channel to which you have to tune your TV in order to see

cable programming, and press OK (a screen appears reminding you to

connect your G-LINK cable to your TV/DVD and cable box).

Notes: Channel 03 is the most common.

Choose Videol/AUX if your cable box is connected to your TV/DVD with audio/video

cables instead of a coaxial cable. Go to page 9 for pictures of these cables.

4. Highlight your brand of cable box, and press OK.

If your brand isn't listed, highlight Not Listed and press OK.

.Make sure your cable box is on.

Tune the cable box to channel 02 (use the remote control that came with

your cable box, or press the channel buttons on the cable box).

Press OK (the GUIDE Plus+ system starts testing codes).

Important Note: When code testing is in progress, don't touch your TV/DVD, VCR,

cable box or any of the remote controls for these products.

.Look at your cable box. If it is still on and changed to channel 09, the test

was successful. Highlight Yes, and press OK (STEP 3: (2JnJTgztring for a VCR

appears).

If your cable box didn't change to channel 09 or turned itself oft', you have

two choices: No and Test this code again.

Test Ibis code again: If you think the TV/DVD, the cable box, or any of the

remote controls might have been touched or bumped during the test,

highlight Test this code again and press OK (the GUIDE Plus+ system runs

the same set of codes).

No: If you don't think the test was interrupted, highlight No and press OK

(GUIDE Plus+ system tests the next code).

Repeat the previous instructions until the TV finds the correct cable box

code. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Note: If the TV can't find your cable box code, a troubleshooting checklist appears.

Carefully review each checklist and follow the instructions on the screen.

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Step 3: Configuring for a VCR

1. If your TV/DVD is connected to a VCR, press OK.

If it is not, highlight No and press OK (a screen will appear reminding you

to connect your G-LINK cable to your TV/DVD and VCR.).

2, Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight the brand of your VCR that

is connected to the TV/DVD and press OK.

If your brand isn't listed, highlight Not Listed and press OK.

,Tune your VCR to channel 02. Next, turn OFF your VCR. When you

complete these steps, press OK to begin testing.

Important Note: When code testing is in progress, don't touch your TV/DVD, VCR,

or any of the remote controls for these products.

,Look at the front display of your VCR. If your VCR turned on automatically

and changed to channel 09, the test was successful. Highlight Yes and

press OK.

If your VCR didn't change to channel 09, you can either choose No or Test

Ibis code again,

If you think your TV/DVD or remotes might have been touched during the

test, tune your VCR to channel 02, turn off your VCR and highlight Test this

code again.

If you don't think the test was interrupted, highlight No. Tune your VCR to

channel 02 and turn off your VCR. Press OK (the GUIDE Plus+ system starts

testing another set of codes.)

Keep following the previous instructions until the VCR finds the

correct code.

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Leave your cable box turned ON to

download program information.

Leave your VCRturned OFFto record

programs.

Note: If the GUIDE Plus+ system can't locate the correct code for the VCR, a list of

troubleshooting instructions appears to help you before you try again.

•Try VCR configuration again: repeat VCR setup.

•Test alternate codes: tests selected brands and if this fails, the test continues

with all codes in the system.

•Skip this step: the GUIDE Plus+ system won't be able to automatically schedule

programs to record on your VCR.

Step 4: Confirming Your Settings

1. Check to make sure all settings are complete and correct. If all settings are

complete, highlight Yes, end setup and press OK. If your cable box and/or

VCR code testing failed, you should see [NCOMPLET_ where the cable

box and VCR codes are listed. Once setup is complete, additional

screens appear.

If any settings are incomplete or incorrect, highlight No, repeat setup process

and press OK. Follow the instructions on the screen.

2. You can choose to view a demo of the GUIDE Plus+ features, which may

take a few minutes to load. If you don't want to see the demo right now,

press OK to watch TV.

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What to Expect

The next time you are in TV mode, the GUIDE Plus+ system will appear on the screen. The

following examples explain what you might see:

If all of the program information has been sent to your TV, the GUIDE Plus+ system

appears with all of your TV program listings.

If the program information hasn't been sent to your TV yet, an outline of the GUIDE

(without TV program listings) will appear on the screen. Program information is usually

sent to your TV at night.

If the TV detected that you have multiple cable companies in your area, STEP 5: Choosing

Your Channel Lineup appears.

Features of the GUIDE Plus+ system are explained in Chapter 3.

To clear the guide from your screen, press CLEAR or GUIDE on the remote control.

This is the Automatic Language

Selection Screen. English is the

default language, and automatically

appears highlighted when the

screen comes up.

Set the DVD Menu Language

The first time you are in DVD mode, the Automatic Language Selection Screen

appears.

By default, the DVD's on-screen displays are shown in English. If you want the

on-screen menus to appear in English, press OK on the remote.

To change the language:

1. Press the down arrow button on the remote until the appropriate language

is highlighted.

2. Press OK on the remote.

This screen sets all language preferences for on-screen displays to the same

language. You can use the DVD's menu system to set individual language

preferences (see Chapter 4).

Setting Other Options

The DVD's menu system contains many options which can enhance your disc

viewing and listening experience. These options include:

• ratings limits

• language preferences

• audio preferences

• display options

For more information on menu options, see Chapter 4.

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The Buttons on the Remote Control

0-9 (Number buttons) Enter channel numbers and time settings directly

through the remote control.

To enter a two-digit channel, press the two digits. To enter a three-digit channel,

press and hold the first digit for two seconds until two dashes appear to the

right of the number, then add the second two. Example: to tune to channel 123,

press and hold 1 for two seconds, press 2, then press 3.

Arrow buttons (up, down, left, right) Press the arrow buttons to move

through the on-screen menu system.

ANTENNA Functions as TV/VCR button in VCR mode and TV/receiver button

in SAT-CABLE mode.

AUX (auxiliary) Puts the remote in auxiliary mode to operate the component

you've programmed the remote to operate with this button. You can program

this button to control a cable box, most RCA, GE and Proscan audio

components, a laserdisc player, or a VCR. If you set up the Auto Tuning feature

(Chapter 3), pressing the AUX button automatically tunes the TV/DVD to the

correct channel.

CH (up and down) buttons In TV mode, scans up or down through the

current channel list. Press once to change the channel up or down; press and

hold to continue changing channels. In DVD mode, highlights the Chaplet Info

Display icon.

CLEAR Removes any menu or display from the screen.

DVD Puts the remote in DVD mode.

FORWARD In DVD mode, advances the disc forward.

GO BACK In TV mode, returns you to the previous channel. In DVD mode,

returns you to previous screen.

GUIDE In TV mode, press GUIDE to make the GUIDE Plus+ system appear on

the screen: press GUIDE again to remove it from the screen.

INFO In TV mode, displays channel information. In DVD mode, brings up the

Info Display screen.

L.E.D. (light-emitting diode) The little light on the remote that lights when you

are programming the remote. It also lights when you press a valid button on

the remote.

MENU In TV mode, displays the TV's Main menu. You can also press and hold

for 2 seconds to display the GUIDE Plus+ system. In DVD mode, makes the

DVD's menu system appear when a disc is not playing. If you press MENU

while playing a DVD or Video disc, the disc's menu system will appear.

MUTE Lowers the volume to its minimum level. Press again to restore volume.

OK When a menu is on the screen, press OK to select the item that

is highlighted.

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Tip

Toturn off all the RCA, GE, and Proscan

components that are connected to the

TV/DVD, press ON,OFF twice within two

seconds.

Thisfeature only works with most RCA,

GEand Proscan products.

ON-OFF Turns the TV/DVD on and off.

PAUSE In DVD mode, press PAUSE when the disc is playing to pause playback.

PLAY In DVD mode, plays the disc.

REC-VCR+ In TV mode, when the GUIDE Plus+ program guide is on the

screen, press REC-VCR+ to program your VCR to record a program.

REVERSE In DVD mode, press REVERSE to go backwards on a disc.

SAT-CABLE In TV mode, puts the remote in SAT-CABLE mode.

SKIP In TV mode, if you press this button before you change the channel, the

TV waits 30 seconds and automatically goes back to the original channel. Each

time you press SKIP, you add 30 seconds (i.e, if you press SKIP two times before

you change the channel, the TV waits 60 seconds and automatically turns back

to the original channel).

SOUND In TV mode, displays the AUDIO PROCE,5"SORmenu.

STOP In DVD mode, stops playing the disc.

TV Turns on the TV and puts the remote in TV mode. Also displays channel

information.

VCR1 Puts the remote in VCR mode.

VCR2 Puts the remote in VCR mode.

VOL (up and down) buttons Decrease or increase the TV/DVD's volume.

WHO,INPUT In TV mode, press WHO,INPUT to toggle through the available

Video Input channels (VID/FRNT and the current channel). In SAT mode, press

to select available channel lists.

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Playing DVDs

Chapter Overview:

•Regional Coding

• Using Different Menus

•Loading and Playing Discs

•Using a Disc Menu

•Using the On-Screen Info Display

•Disc Playback Features

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Regional Coding

Both the TV/DVD unit and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in

order for the disc to play. If the codes don't match, the disc won't play. This unit's code is region 1.

Using Different Menus

Each disc is programmed with different features. There are three separate menu paths that you can

use to access features:

The Disc menu - The disc menu is part of each disc and is separate from the DVD's menu

system. The contents of each disc menu vary according to how the disc was authored and what

features are included. The disc menu is turned on and off (while the disc is playing) with the

MENU button on the remote.

The DVD's Info Display - The Info Display appears as icons across the top of the screen

when a disc is playing. It can only be accessed while you are playing a disc. It's turned on and

off with the INFO button on the remote.

The DVD's menu system - The DVD's menu system is accessed only when a disc isn't

playing. It appears automatically when the STOP button is pressed.

Remember that a feature will only work if the disc was programmed with that feature. For example,

if you choose subtitles on the Info Display, the subtitles will only appear if the disc was created

with subtitles. If a menu item is "grayed out" it means that item isn't available.

Loading and Playing Discs

Your TV/DVD unit plays DVD discs, Video CD discs, Audio CD discs, MP3 discs and CD-R discs.

Before you load a disc, make sure that it is compatible with the player. The following discs

CANNOT be used with this player:

• Laserdiscs

• CD-I, CD-ROM (computer-only discs), CD-RW, DVD-ROM

• Discs recorded using other broadcast standards (i.e. PAL or SECAM)

DVDs

To Load and Play a Disc

To put the TV/DVD in DVD mode and play a disc, press the DVD button on the remote control.

This is an example 3.

of a one-sided

disc.

This is an example

of a 2-sided disc.

The title is in the

center.

Press the OPEN-CLOSE button on the front of the TV/DVD. The disc

tray opens.

Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc's label facing up

(double-sided discs have content on both sides, so you can place

either side up).

Press the OPEN-CLOSE or PLAY button. The disc tray closes.

The TV/DVD reads the disc's table of contents, and then one of

three things happens depending on how the disc was programmed:

•The disc starts playing.

• The disc menu appears on the screen. One of the options will

start disc play. Highlight that option and press OK on the remote.

• The DVD's main menu appears on the screen. Highlight the Play

option and press OK on the remote.

When you stop playing a disc, the unit remembers where you stopped.

When you start playing the disc again, the unit picks up where you left

off unless the disc is removed, the unit is unplugged, or you pressed the

STOP button twice.

Using a Disc Menu

A disc is capable of having an on-screen menu that is separate from the DVD's menu system and

on-screen Info Display. The disc menu might only contain a list of the titles and chapters, or it

may allow you to change features such as language and playback settings.

Although the content and operation of disc menus vary from disc to disc, the following example

will give you an idea of what to expect.

Tip

Many discs skip the disc

menu and start playing

automatically. To access the

disc menu when you're

playing a disc, press MENU

on the remote.

1. While the disc is playing, press the MENU

button on the remote. The disc menu

appears.

An example of a disc menu. The

menus on discs vary because the disc

menu is created by the disc's author.

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2. Press the up/down arrow buttons to highlight the section of the disc

menu you want to choose, and press OK on the remote. In the

example on the left, Language has been selected.

In this example, The Language

setting is highlighted. To select this

option, press OK on the remote.

.Press the up/down arrows to select a language, and press OK on the

remote.

4. Press MENU on the remote to resume playback.

Note: Any settings you change on the disc menu only override the default

settings in the DVD's menu system temporarily. Default settings are what

you set up in the DVD's menu system. To change the default settings, see

Chapter 4.

In the example on the left, English is

highlighted. Press OK on the remote

to play the disc with English dialog.

DVDs

Using the On-Screen Info Display

The on-screen Info Display contains many playback features. To see the Info Display, press the

INFO button on the remote while a disc is playing. The Info Display appears across the top of the

screen. Each feature is illustrated with an icon. Use the left/right arrow buttons on the remote to

move through the different icons in the Info Display.

When an icon is highlighted, use the up/down arrow buttons on the remote to scroll through the

choices displayed in the text box under the icons.

Remember, you can only access the Info Display when you're playing a disc. Also, the Info

Display features are only available if the disc was created with that particular feature (i.e., if you

select the Subtitle icon, you won't be able to change the subtitle language unless the author of the

disc created the disc with subtitles).

The invalid symbol {_ appears on the screen when you press a button that doesn't have any

function. If one of the icons is "grayed out," that Info Display feature isn't available for the disc

you're playing. To make the Info Display disappear from the screen, press INFO on the remote.

Time Display

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Title

Chapter

Subtitles

Audio

Angle

Repeat

Bookmarks

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Time Display

This feature displays the audio/video time. For DVD discs, the time displayed refers to the current

title time. For Audio CDs, it refers to the current track time.

For DVD video discs, the Time Display also acts as a Time Search feature. This lets you go to a

particular scene in a movie by entering the time that scene is played. For example, if you like the

dogfight scene in Top Gun, you can enter the elapsed time the scene plays and skip right to it. To

use Time Search:

Press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display. Highlight the Time Display and enter the

elapsed time of the scene you wish to go to. For example, enter 01:12:00 to go to the scene that

plays at 1 hour and twelve minutes into the movie.

When you've entered the time, press OK on the remote.

Selecting a Title

Some discs contain more than one title. For example, there might be four movies on one disc

(each movie might be considered a title). Each title is divided into chapters. To select a title:

1. While the disc is playing, press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display.

2. If the Tille icon on the Info Display isn't highlighted, use the left/right arrow buttons to

highlight it.

3. Use the number button(s) on the remote to enter the title number or press the up/down

arrow buttons to go to the next/previous title.

4. Press OK on the remote when the title you want to play appears in the text window.

Note: Some discs only have one title.

C'12 Selecting a Chapter

Because DVD discs use digital technology, a title can be divided into individual chapters (similar

to tracks on a CD). You can skip to a specific chapter by using the Chapter feature in the Info

Display.

1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display.

2. Press the left/right arrow buttons to highlight the Chaplet icon.

3. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the number of the chapter you want to play

or press the up/down arrow buttons to go to the next/previous title.

4. Press OK on the remote.

Notes:

The Chapter feature won't work if the disc isn't formatted with separate chapters.

By pressing CH + or CH - on the remote you can automatically highlight the Chapter icon. Then press CH

+ to advance to the next chapter or CH - to go to the preceding chapter.

DVDs

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Selecting Subtitles

By default, subtitles are off. To turn subtitles on:

1. While the disc is playing, press INFO on the remote.

2. Highlight the Subtitles icon. The Subtitle icon acts as a toggle to turn subtitles on and off.

When subtitles are on, the text box below the icons will display the current subtitle language.

Selecting the Subtitle Language

You can change the Subtitle language while you're watching a DVD disc, but only if the disc was

created with subtitles.

1. While the disc is playing, press INFO on the remote.

2. Press the left/right arrow buttons to highlight the Subtitle icon and if subtitles are off, press

OK to turn them on.

3. Use the up/down arrow buttons to scroll through the subtitle languages that are available on

the disc. If subtitles aren't available, the text in the text box will read Subtitles: NotAl_ailable.

If subtitles are available, the language currently showing in the text box is the active selection.

The subtitles will be shown in that language.

4. To make the Info Display disappear, press the INFO button on the remote.

Notes:

Changing the subtitle language with the Info Display will only affect the disc currently being played.

When the disc is removed or the unit isturned off, the subtitle language will revert to the language

setting specified through the DVD'smain menu.

The subtitle language can also be changed through the DVD's main menu.

Changing the Audio Language

If the disc was created with different language tracks (recorded in different languages), you can

use the Info Display to temporarily change the DVD's Audio Language setting.

1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display.

2. Press the left/right arrow buttons to highlight the Audio icon. The current audio language

appears in the text box below the row of icons.

3. Press the up/down arrow buttons to scroll through the audio languages that are available on

the disc until the audio language you want to use appears in the text box. Audio will be

played in that language.

4. To make the Info Display disappear, press the INFO button on the remote.

Notes:

The language feature only works if the disc was created with multiple audio tracks.

When you choose an audio language from the Info Display, you only override the audio language

setting in the DVD's main menu temporarily.

The audio language can also be changed through the DVD's main menu.

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Using the Repeat Feature

The default mode for the Repeat feature is Off'. There are four Repeat options:

• Disc - repeats the disc that is playing

• Title - repeats the title that is playing

• Chapter - repeats the chapter that is playing

• A•B - Set the beginning {point A) and the end {point B) to make this part of the movie play

repeatedly.

To Use Repeat:

1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display.

2. Highlight the Repeat icon. The text in the text box below the icons will read Repeat Mode: OJ,'/_

3. Press the up/down arrow buttons to scroll through the Repeat options until the Repeat option

you want is displayed in the text box.

4. Press OK. The selected repeat option will loop repeatedly until you turn Repeat oft'. Repeat is

turned oft"by completing steps 1 through 3 above, and selecting the Oft"option.

A,B Repeat

A•B Repeat lets you define a specific segment on the disc that you want to repeat. For example,

you might like to watch the dogfight in the movie Top Gun. To watch this scene over and over:

1. Find the spot on the disc that is a few seconds before the beginning of the scene you want to

repeat (this gives you time to access the Info Display and the Repeat feature).

2. Press INFO on the remote and select the Repeat icon from the Info Display.

3. Press the up/down arrow buttons until the A•B Repeat option is shown in the text box

underneath the icons. The text box reads Repeat Mode: A-B xDI"essOK to Set A xDoirll.

4. At the beginning of the scene you want to repeat, press OK to set the A point.

5. When you get to the part of the disc that you want to be the end of the repeated segment (the

B point), press OK. The segment will repeat until you turn Repeat oft'.

6. To make the Info Display disappear from the screen, press the INFO button on the remote.

How to Cancel Repeat

There are three ways to cancel Repeat:

• Press STOP twice.

• Go to the Repeat icon in the Info Display and select 0,l'/_

• Eject the disc.

DVDs

Using Bookmarks

The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you can go to quickly. You can store

up to 6 bookmarks per disc. When you turn the TV/DVD off or remove the disc, bookmarks are

cleared.

Storing a Bookmark

1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote.

2. Highlight the Bookmark icon and press OK.

3. The Bookmark Menu appears. An available unmarked icon will be highlighted (a disc with

two arrows).

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4. When you reach the scene you want to mark, press OK. The unmarked icon changes to two

icons (side-by-side):

• An arrow that is used to activate the bookmark.

• A trash can that is used to clear the bookmark.

Next to the icons, the bookmark start time and chapter are displayed.

5. Press the INFO button on the remote to make the Info Display disappear from the screen.

Using a Bookmark

1. While you're playing a disc, press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears.

2. Highlight the Bookmark icon and Press OK. The Bookmark menu appears.

3. Highlight the arrow next to the bookmarked scene you want to activate.

4. Press OK to return to the place you bookmarked.

5. To make the Info Display disappear from the screen, press INFO on the remote.

Clearing a Bookmark

Tile bookmarks are cleared each time a disc is removed from the disc tray or when the power is

turned off'. If you want to clear a bookmark while the disc is playing:

1. Press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display.

2. Highlight the Bookmark icon and press OK.

3. Highlight the trash can icon next to the bookmark you want to clear. Press OK.

4. The bookmark is cleared and the trash can icon changes back to the unmarked disc icon.

If all 6 bookmarks are in use, you can only mark a new scene by clearing an existing bookmark.

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Changing the Camera Angle

Some discs contain multiple angles of a particular scene or sequence. If the disc only has one

angle, this feature won't work. When multiple angles are available, the Camera Angle icon

appears in the upper right corner of the screen. To change the camera angle:

While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears.

The Camera Angle icon will display the number of angles available. For example, if there are

3 different angles, the icon will read 1 of 3. This means angle 1 is currently being played.

The text box beneath the icons displays Camera Angle.. 1. Use the up/down arrow buttons to

scroll through the camera angle choices. The camera angle number displayed in the text

window is automatically shown.

4. To make the Info Display disappear, press the INFO button on the remote.

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Disc Playback Features Using the Remote

You can use the remote control to activate disc playback features.

Playback features aren't usually available during the opening credits of a movie. If a playback

feature isn't available, the invalid symbol {_ appears on the screen when you press that button.

Fast Motion Playback (Picture Scan)

To scan quickly through the disc when you're playing it, use the Picture Scan feature.

1. Press the REVERSE or FORWARD button on the remote when you're playing a disc.

2. Press the button again to scan at a faster speed. Each time you press the button, the scanning

speed increases.

3. Press the PLAY button at any time to resume normal playback.

Note: You won't hear the sound (audio) on DVD discs when you're using the picture scan feature.

Freeze Frame and Frame Advance

1. Press PAUSE when a disc is playing to freeze the picture.

2. Each time you press the PAUSE button, the picture advances one frame.

3. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

DVDs

Slow Motion Playback (in Freeze Frame Mode)

While the disc is in freeze frame mode, you can use slow motion playback.

1. While the disc is playing, press PAUSE on the remote.

2. Press the REVERSE or the FORWARD button.

3. Press the button again to increase the slow motion playback speed.

4. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.

Chapter Advance

While a disc is playing, you can highlight the Chaplet icon by pressing CH + or CH - button. You

can then go forward or backward a chapter or track at a time by pressing CH + or CH - again.

Scene Again TM

When you're watching or listening to a DVD disc, press the GO BACK button on the remote to go

back approximately 10 seconds to see and hear missed content. Subtitles will automatically be

displayed until the end of the replayed scene (to select the subtitle options, see Chapter 4). This

feature only works if the disc is encoded with navigation control.

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Using the TV's Features

Chapter Overview:

• About the GUIDE Plus+ System

• The Channel Banner

•Auto Tuning

•Parental Controls and V-Chip

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Action Video Program Menu

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Promotional Channel

in forma tion listings

About the GUIDE Plus+ System

The GUIDE Plus+ system is an interactive on-screen program guide that lists TV

schedules for your area and allows your TV/DVD direct control of a cable box

and/or VCR. You must first set up the GUIDE Plus+ Menu system in order to

view this on-screen program guide (see Chapter 1 for details). Press GUIDE to

bring up the GUIDE Plus+ system.

There are six sections of the GUIDE Plus+ system:

• A row of Action buttons at the top of the screen (1, 2 and 3)

• Video window

• Program information

• A row of menu options ((;rid, Sorl, News, Schedule, Messages,

Channe& Setup)

• Channel listings

• Promotional information

Note: The GUIDE Plus+ system screens illustrated in this book are representations

of what you are likely to see. Not all channels, programs, and GUIDE Plus+

information depicted will be available in your area.

New features and options can be downloaded to the GUIDE Plus+ system, so these

too are subject to change.

Tip

Since the program information provided by the

GUIDEPlus+ system is based on your locale, you will

need to run Setup again if you move to a different

zip or postal code.

Downloading Data

The GUIDE Plus+ system is not available until it completes its first download of

program listings. When the power is turned off', the TV locates a "host channel"

that carries GUIDE Plus+ system data containing program schedule and channel

lineup information. A channel lineup is the list of stations and their respective

channels.

To ensure that your first download of data is complete, you should leave your

TV/DVD off overnight. Downloads occur several times a day. The TV/DVD

must be turned off for GUIDE Plus+ system data to download.

If the TV/D-VD loses power or is unplugged, GUIDE Plus+ system program

listings may be lost. When power is restored, make sure the setup information

is still correct. The GUIDE Plus+ system will receive updated program

information during the next scheduled download.

Channel Lineup

If more than one cable company services your area, you may be prompted with

STEP 5: Choosing Your Channel Lineup after the first GUIDE Plus+ system

download. You will need to identify your cable company by selecting the

correct channel numbers for the stations in question.

• Use the up and down arrow buttons to change the channel group and

press OK when the correct channel group is highlighted.

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Press GUIDE on the remote control to see

the GUIDE Plus+ system. To remove the

program guide from the screen, press

OK, GUIDE, or CLEAR.

Getting In & Out of the GUIDE Plus+ System

To enter the GUIDE Plus+ system:

• Press GUIDE on the remote.

To exit the GUIDE Plus+ system:

• Highlight a program and press OK to exit the GUIDE Plus+ system and tune

to the channel.

• Press GUIDE to exit the GUIDE Plus+ system and tune to the channel

displayed in the video window.

• Press CLEAR to exit the GUIDE Plus+ system and return to the original

channel.

The GUIDE Plus+ System Menus

The GUIDE Plus+ system offers seven different options on the Menu bar: (;rid,

Sorl, News, Schedule, Messages, Channels and Setup. To access the Menu bar:

1. Press GUIDE to access the GUIDE Plus+ system.

2. Press MENU or use the up and down arrow buttons to select the Menu bar

(the Grid Guide appears by default).

3. Use the left and right arrow buttons to access other menus.

4. Press OK, or MENU, or use the down arrow button to see the menu options.

Grid Guide

The Grid Guide appears each time you enter the GUIDE Plus+ system. It

displays the current programming for each channel. The current program is

displayed in the video window.

Press the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to browse channel

listings and the channel up and down buttons to page through the listings.

Use the right and left arrow buttons to browse future program listings.

To tune to a channel, highlight the program you want to view in the

channel listing and press OK.

Then use the Grid Guide Action Buttons as described next.

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selection I

Grid Guide Action Buttons

Action buttons will change according to where you are in the GUIDE Plus+

system. Be sure to look at the action bar before pressing the

command numbers.

When highlighting the program, the following Action buttons appear:

Watch Press 1 on the remote to place a timer in the Schedule for the TV to

turn on and tune to the program highlighted in the channel listing. When

the TV turns on, the GUIDE Plus+ system will automatically appear with the

scheduled program highlighted and tuned in the video window.

Go To Press 2 on the remote to bring up the direct dial box and enter the

number of the channel you want. Press OK to highlight the channel and

current program in the channel listing of the Grid guide. Press OK again to

tune to the highlighted channel. If the video window is unlocked, it will

automatically tune to the channel.

•Record Press 3 on the remote to place a timer in the Schedule for the VCR

to record the program highlighted in the channel listing.

If you have a cable box, changing channels on the TV will not cause the

cable box channel to change while recording.

Record will only appear if you have set up the GUIDE Plus+ system and

specified your VCR type.

The program information window will display a confirmation when you have

successfully scheduled a program to watch or record.

Note: If you have selected two programs to watch or record which begin at the

same time or overlap, you will receive a timer conflict message. You must choose

between the two programs.

When highlighting the Channel names (the left column on the channel listing),

the following Action buttons appear:

Lock/Unlock Press 1 to lock or unlock the video window to either stay at

one channel as you browse the GUIDE Plus+ system (lock) or change as

you browse through different channels (unlock).

Go To Press 2 on the remote to bring up the direct dial box and enter the

number of the channel you want. Press OK to highlight the channel and

current program in the channel listing of the Grid Guide. If the video

window is locked, press OK to tune to the highlighted channel. If the video

window is unlocked, it will automatically tune to that channel.

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Sort menu

selection

Categories

Sort

The Sorl menu lets you browse programs by category. The channel to which

you are currently tuned is displayed in the video window.

To Sort:

1. If the GUIDE Plus+ system isn't on your screen, press GUIDE on your

remote control.

2. Press MENU on the remote to select the Menu bar.

Use the arrows to highlight Sorl. When Sorl is highlighted for the first time,

the Movies category is displayed. Thereafter, the last category used becomes

the default. A listing of subcategories is displayed below the category name.

Use the left and right arrows to highlight other categories.

Use the up and down arrow buttons to highlight a subcategory. For

example, highlight All and press OK (the GUIDE Plus+ system sorts

the programs).

Press the up and down arrow buttons to review the list one program at a

time. Press the channel up and down to review the list one page at a time.

Select MENU to return to the menu bar, or press GUIDE or CLEAR to exit

the GUIDE Plus+ system.

Then use the Sort Menu Action Buttons as described next.

Sort Menu Action Buttons

When viewing the results of a Sort, the following Action buttons appear:

•Watch Press 1 on the remote to place a timer in the Schedule, and then

follow the on-line help for further options. Placing a timer in the Schedule

will cause the TV to turn on and tune to the program highlighted in the

channel listing at the predetermined time.

Record Press 3 on the remote to set the VCR to record the program

highlighted in the channel listing. If you have a cable box, changing TV

channels will not cause the cable box channel to change while recording.

The program information window will display a confirmation when you have

successfully scheduled a program to watch or record.

Notes: If you have selected two programs to watch or record which begin at the

same time or overlap, you will receive a timer conflict message. You must choose

between the two programs.

Be sure that during the GUIDE Plus+ system setup you specified that you have a

VCR.

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News menu

selection News

The News menu lets you browse current news stories by headline.

1. If the GUIDE Plus+ system isn't on your screen, press GUIDE on your

remote control.

2. Press MENU on the remote control to select the menu bar.

3. Use the arrows to highlight News (if MSNBC is available on your TV, it will

appear in the video window).

4. Use the up and down arrows to highlight a story.

• Use the up and down arrows to browse the list one story at a time.

• Use the channel up and down to browse through the list one page at

a time.

5. Press the right arrow button to see full text.

6. If there are multiple pages of text, press the right or left arrow button to

page forward or back through the pages of text. Press the down arrow to

view the next story.

7. Select MENU to return to the Menu bar, or press GUIDE or CLEAR on the

remote to exit the GUIDE Plus+ system.

Schedule menu

selection Schedule

The Schedule menu allows you to alter timers for either viewing or recording

programs. The GUIDE Plus+ system allows one-touch VCR recording if you

have connected the G-LINK cable to your VCR. See Chapter 1 for more details

on connecting the G-LINK cable.

To schedule a program to watch or record:

1. If the GUIDE Plus+ system isn't on your screen, press GUIDE on your

remote control.

2. Press MENU on the remote to select the Menu bar.

3. Highlight a program within the channel listing.

4. Select Walcb or Record from the Action buttons bar. The timer is then

automatically logged into the Scbedtde menu.

5. If you select Record, make sure to place a blank tape in the VCR and turn

it off.

Note: If you have a cable box connected to your TV/DVDand VCR, tune your VCR to

the cable box output channel prior to turning off the VCR.

The program information window will display a confirmation when you have

successfully scheduled a program to watch or record.

Note: If you have selected two programs to watch or record which begin at the

same time or overlap, you will receive a timer conflict message.You must choose

between the two programs.

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To remove or change the frequency (daily, once, or weekly) of a scheduled

event, access the Schedule menu from the Menu bar.

1. Press GUIDE to bring up the GUIDE Plus+ system.

2. Press MENU on the remote to select the Menu bar.

3. Use the arrows to highlight the Schedule menu selection.

4. Use the up and down arrows to highlight the program you want to edit.

Then use the Schedule Menu Action Buttons as described next.

Schedule Menu Action Buttons

When viewing the Schedule menu the following Action buttons appear:

•Remove Highlight the Watch or Record timer you wish to remove from

the schedule and press 1 on the remote.

•Change Highlight the Watch or Record timer you wish to change and

press 3 on the remote to toggle the frequency between the following

choices:

DAILY records the same program each day Monday through Friday.

ONCE records only on that day.

WEEKLY records the program each week at the same time.

Messages menu

selection

GUIDE Plus+ tD Number

Messages

Occasionally you will receive messages regarding your GUIDE Plus+ system, as

well as special programming information. You can access these messages from

the Messages menu on the Menu bar.

To read messages:

1. If the GUIDE Plus+ system isn't on your screen, press GUIDE on your

remote control.

2. Press MENU on the remote to select the Menu bar.

3. Use the arrows to highlight the Messages menu selection.

4. Highlight the message you want to read by using the up and

down arrow buttons.

.Press INFO to display the full text of the message. If the text continues

beyond the screen, press INFO to view the next page of text. Once you

have reached the end of the message, press INFO to close the expanded

information and return to the Messages screen.

Then use the Messages Menu Action Button as described next.

Messages Menu Action Button

When viewing the Messages menu the following Action button appears:

• Remove Highlight the message you want to delete and press 1 on

the remote.

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Channels menu Channels menu

action buttons selection Channels

You can customize the channel listing by enabling or disabling the display of

certain channels. For instance, you may disable channels that you never watch.

You can restore disabled channels at a later point in time.

1. If the Guide Plus+ system isn't on your screen, press GUIDE on your

remote control.

2. Press MENU to select the Menu bar.

3. Use the right and left arrows to highlight the Channels menu selection.

4. Use the up and down arrows to select a channel.

Then use the Channels Menu Action Buttons as described next.

Channels Menu Action Buttons

While browsing the Channels menu, the following Action buttons appear:

•Cancel Press 1 on the remote to cancel any changes you made since

entering the ChanneLs Menu.

•Change Press 2 on the remote to change the channel number for the

highlighted channel line.

•On/Off Press 3 on the remote to toggle the state of the channel between

On and O,/,7;

Setup

The 5"elttp menu allows you to access the GUIDE Plus+ system setup information. To access the

Setup option:

1. If the Guide Plus+ system isn't on your screen, press GUIDE on your remote control.

2. Press MENU to select the Menu Bar.

3. Use the right arrow to highlight the Setttp menu selection.

4. Use the up and down arrows to select Change system settings, Review options, or

View demo,

•Change system settings Confirms the settings you completed in the GUIDE Plus+

system setup are correct.

•Review options Displays the GUIDE Plus+ auto display options.

On Automatically displays the GUIDE Plus+ system when you press the ON-OFF

button on the remote control.

Off Disables the GUIDE Plus+ system from being displayed when you press the

ON-OFF button on the remote control.

•View demo Runs the GUIDE Plus+ system demonstratiol_

Note: If you have not completed your GUIDE Plus+ system setup, these options will not be available. A

screen will prompt you to complete your setup.

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Promotional information

How to Get More Information About an

Advertisement or a Program

To find out more information about a program, advertisement or special, use

the left arrow button to highlight the program or promotional

information box.

Requesting more information about a particular show displays the PlusCode

programming number and the Shows on Next for that channel.

Press the INFO button to exit the expanded information screen.

GUIDE Plus+ Menu Items

The GUIDE Plus+ Menu gives you access to features in the GUIDE Plus+ system.

To access the GUIDE Plus+ Menu:

1. Press MENU on the remote.

2. Highlight GUIDE Plus+ Menu and press OK.

Each menu and the sub-menus are listed below:

GUIDE Plus+ Setup Displays STEP 4: CbnJ'irming Your ,5"_llings screen of the

GUIDE Plus+ system setup.

Yes, everything is correct Confirms the settings you completed in the

GUIDE Plus+ system setup are correct.

Yes, but my channel lineup is incorrect Displays STEP 5: Choosing Your

Channel Lineup screen, allowing you to change your lineup if it is incorrect.

No, repeat setup process Begins the GUIDE Plus+ system setup.

GUIDE Plus+ Label Displays the GUIDE Plus+ label menu.

On Displays the station name when you change channels.

Off The station name isn't displayed when you change channels.

Continuous Demo Runs the GUIDE Plus+ system demonstration until it is

turned off. To turn off the demonstration, you must turn off the TV.

Note: If you have not completed your GUIDE Plus+ system setup, these options will

not be available. A screen will prompt you to complete

your setup.

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Channel Banner

There are several indicators that might appear when you press the TV or INFO

buttons on the remote. This display is called the Channel Banner. The following

list describes the items on the Channel Banner screen (]eft to right and top to

bottom).

12:01 Displays the current time.

The lock is displayed to indicate when the Parental Controls

are locked or unlocked.

Displayed when Closed Captioning is available on the

current channel.

ESPN

Displays the label assigned to the current channel.

Displays the current channel or input channel.

Mute is displayed when you mute the audio.

Stereo is displayed when the current channel is broadcasting

in Stereo.

SAP Displayed when the current channel is broadcasting SAP

(Second Audio Program) information.

Displayed when the Sleep Timer has been set.

00:00 Displayed to count down time left on the commercial skip

(SKIP) timer.

With the auto tuning feature, you can

set up the TV/DVD to tune to the

channel you need to watch by pressing

that component's button.

Why You Should Use the Auto

Tuning Feature

The auto-tuning feature automatically tunes the TV to the correct channel for

different components you have connected to your TV/DVD (like a VCR, satellite

receiver, etc.) When you set up auto tuning in the menu system you don't have

to remember to change your TV to channel 3, for example, when you want to

watch the tape in your VCR.

How to Set Up the Auto Tuning Feature

The way you set up the auto tuning feature in the TV's menu corresponds to

the component buttons on the remote and the way you have each component

connected to your TV/DVD. When you are in TV mode and set auto tuning,

you're telling it what channel to tune to when you press the VCR1, VCR2, or

SAT-CABLE button on the remote control.

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Press MENU (the TVMAINMENU appears).

Highlight Channel and press OK on your remote control.

Highlight Auto Tithing and press OK.

Choose which channel you would like to set:

Set VCR 1 Channel Displays a list that lets you set up the channel that the

TV/DVD tunes to when you press the VCR1 button on the remote.

Set VCR 2 Channel Displays a list that lets you set up the channel that the

TV/DVD tunes to when you press the VCR2 button.

Set SAT/CABLE Channel Displays a list that lets you set up the channel

that the TV/DVD tunes to when you press SAT-CABLE.

Highlight the choice that matches the way you have the component

connected to this TV/DVD, and press OK.

The choices and a brief explanation follow:

Not connected Choose this if you don't have this particular component

connected to the TV/DVD, or if you don't want to automatically tune to the

correct channel when you're using this component.

Channel 2(SAT/CABLE only) Component (satellite or cable box) is

connected to the ANTENNA jack on the back of the TV/DVD, and when in TV

mode you want to tune to channel 2 when you press the SAT- CABLE button

on the remote. Reminder: make sure the component's Channel 2/3/4 switch is

set to channel 2. Usually this switch is on the back of the component.

Channel 3Component is connected to the ANTENNA jack on the back of the

TV/DVD, and when in TV mode you want to tune to channel 3 when you

press the corresponding button on the remote. Reminder: make sure the

component's Channel 3/4 switch is set to channel 3.

Channel 4 Component is connected to the ANTENNA jack on the back of the

TV/DVD, and when in TV mode you want to tune to channel 4 when you

press the corresponding button on the remote. Reminder: make sure the

component's Channel 3/4 switch is set to channel 4.

Video Input Component is connected to the VIDEO jack on the back of the

TV/DVD and when in TV mode you want to tune to VID (SVID if you used an

S-Video cable) Input Channel when you press the component button.

Note: You should choose this for your VCR if you connected it to the TV/DVD with

audio/video cables.

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Parental Controls and V-Chip

The Parental (2Jntrols menu allows you to program your TV so that children

cannot see certain programs, channels, or use the front panel controls.

The first three choices in the Parental (,bntrols menu involve software inside

your TV (referred to as V-Chip) which allows you to {)lock TV programs and

movies based on violence, sex, or other content you may believe children

should not view. In other words, it lets you program your TV so it won't display

certain programs.

Once you {)lock programs, you or other adults can unblock programs by

entering a password.

By default, the software inside your TV is turned "off," so if you don't want to

use this feature, you can just ignore it.

How V-Chip Works

When turned "on," the V-Chip software reads a code that most broadcasters

send with programs. That code tells the software the program's age-based rating

(TV-MA, TV-14, etc.) and content themes [(-Violence (V), Adult Language (L),

etc.)]. If you have blocked the rating and/or content themes that the program

contains, you will receive the message, "This channel is not approved for

viewing," when you tune to that particular channel.

Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes, so programs received

with no content themes will only be blocked if you block their age-based

rating. You can also block out programs that have been given a rating of "Not

Rated," and programs that are considered "unrated" because no code has been

sent by the broadcaster. The TV age-based ratings and content themes you can

block are listed in the following table.

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Age-Based

Rating

TV-MA

TV-14

TV-PG

TV-G

TV-Y7

TV-Y

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 contains one or more of the following content themes: crude indecent language (L), explicit

sexual activity (S), or graphic violence (V).

Parents Strongly Cautioned. Contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children

under 14. Parents are strongly urged to exercise greater care in monitoring this program and are cautioned

against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended. This program contains one or more of the

following content themes: intensely suggestive dialogue (D), strong coarse language (L), intense sexual

situations (S), or intense violence (V).

Parental Guidance Suggested. Contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children. Many

parents may want to watch it with their younger children. The program contains one or more of the following

content themes: some suggestive dialogue (D), infrequent coarse language (L), some sexual situations (S), or

moderate violence (V).

General Audience. Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. It contains

little or no sexual dialogue (D) or situations (S), no strong language (L), and little

or no violence (V).

Directed to Children 7years and older. Designed for children ages 7 and above. It may be more

appropriate for children who have acquired the developmental skills needed to distinguish between make-

believe and reality. _l_emes and elements in this program may include mild fantasy violence (FV) or comedic

violence, or may frighten children under the age of 7.

All Children. Themes and elements in this program are designed for a young audience, including children

from ages 2-6. It is not expected to frighten younger children.

V-Chip TV Rating Limit

The V-Chip TVRating Limit lets you decide which TV programs can and cannot

be viewed.

To set TV programming limits:

Choose Parenlal CbntroLs from the Main menu. If Parental Controls have

previously been locked, you must enter your password. If they are not

locked, you will get a message reminding you that your limits will not be

effective until you lock Parental Controls.

Press MENU to continue.

Highlight and select V-Chip TV Rating Limit.

Once you get to the V-Chip TVRating Limit screen, use the arrow buttons

and OK on your remote to change the status of a TV program rating or

content theme from View to Block.

The following sections give you more details about how to change the status of

TV program limits.

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The V-Chip Rating Limit Screen

The following is an example of where items are located within the Rating Limit screen.

Rating Status Field

Lets you select whether the status of the ageq)ased rating limit to

the left is View or Block.

Rating Field

Lets you select fi'om a

list of age-t)ased ratings

you can block Ol"view.

Content Themes

Lists the content themes you

can block or view

Content Status Fields

Lets you select which

content themes to view for

the selected rating, and

whether the status of the

content theme is currently

View (V) or Block (B).

Rating Settings Area

Lets you see the current block/view state of age-based ratings and

associated content. The View (V) settings are coded in green, and the

Block (B) settings are coded in red.

Rating Rating Content

field status field status fields

Tip

When you change the status of a rating to Block,

the system will automatically block higher ratings

and all corresponding content themes.

Blocking Age-Based Ratings

You can automatically block all program ratings above a specified age-based

rating level. For example, if you only want your child to watch programs that

have a TV-G rating and lower (in other words, you want the child to watch

TV-G, TV-Y7, and TV-Y), then you need to block out other programming with

higher ratings.

To [)lock programs with higher ratings:

First, determine the lowest level rating you don't want the child to watch

(see chart of age-based ratings on next page).

Press the left and right arrow buttons to highlight the Rating field.

Press the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to scroll through the

age-based rating limits. Keep scrolling until the rating corresponding with

the lowest rating you do not want the child to watch appears on the screen.

In the example discussed above, you would scroll through the Rating field

until TV-PG appears, since the highest rating you want the child to watch is

TV-G.

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Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings

TV-MA Mature Audience Only

TV-14 Parents Strongly Cautioned

TV-PG Parental Guidance Suggested

TV-G General Audience

TV-Y7 Directed to Children 7 years

and older

TV-Y A II Children

Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to the

Slatus field.

Press the up or down arrow button to toggle between View and Block. The

status for the rating listed to the left and all higher ratings automatically

changes to Block (and B).

Press OK on the remote to return to the menu or exit the screen when you

are finished.

Select Lock Parental C?mtrols from the Parental CbntroL_ menu. Enter a

password, and if you have not already set your password, you will be

prompted to enter it again to confirm.

Toreset the ratings to View and V,pressthe RESET

button on the remote.

Rating Rating Content

field status field status fields

Viewing Age-Based Ratings

After you block age-based ratings, you have the option of changing some of the

ratings back to View.

1. Determine which blocked rating you want to view.

2. Use the up and down arrow buttons to select the rating with a status

of Block.

3. Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to the rating

status field.

.Press the up button to select View.

Notes: The content status fields corresponding to the unblocked rating become

View as well. They and the age-based rating status are the only fields that

automatically change back to View when you complete this process.

You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.

Content Themes

D Sexually explicit dialogue

L Adult language

S Sexual situations

V Violence

FV Fantasy Violence

TV-Y All Children

Blocking Specific Content Themes

You can block programs based on their content. (Content is represented by the

D, L, S, V, FV and TV-Y on your screen. See the beginning of this section for

details.) When you block a content theme for a particular rating, you

automatically block that content theme for higher rated programs as well.

For example, if you do not want your child to watch programs that have adult

language (L) rated TV-PG or higher, then you could [)lock out all programming

TV-PG and above containing adult language.

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Rating Rating Content

field status field themes

Content

status fields

To block program content:

Determine the lowest level of content you don't want the child to watch.

Use the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to scroll through the

age-based ratings until the rating that corresponds with the lowest content

you do not want the child to watch appears. (In the example above, you

would scroll through the ratings until the TV-PG rating appeared.)

Press the right arrow button to move the highlight to the field

corresponding with the content theme you want to block out.

Press the up or down arrow button to change content status from Vto B.

All higher ratings' content theme will automatically change to B.

5. Press OK to return to the menu or exit the screen.

Notes: Broadcasters are not required to provide content themes or age-based

ratings. Programs received with no content themes will only be blocked if you block

their age-based rating.

You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.

Rating Rating Content

field status field themes

Content

status fields

Viewing Specific Content Themes

If you block specific content themes, you have the option of going back and

changing some of the content themes back to (V) View:

1. Determine the content themes you want to change to (V) View.

2. Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll through the age-based ratings

until the rating whose content theme you want to change to View appears.

3. Press the right arrow button to move the yellow highlight to a particular

content theme status, such as the Bunder language (L) corresponding with

TV-14.

.Press the up or down arrow button to change its status back to K Your

child would then be able to watch programs with TV-14 adult language

content, but not programs with TV-PG or TV-MA language content.

Note: Only the content theme status corresponding to TV-14 (L) language changes

to (V) View. Higher rated content themes, such as that for TV-MA language, do not

change.

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V-Chip Movie Rating Limit

You set movie rating limits by blocking movies rated above a specified level.

How to block movie ratings and view movie ratings is explained in the next two

sections.

To access the V-CHIP MOI4E RA77NG LIMITmenu:

1. Press MENU on the remote control (the TVMAINMENUappears).

2. Select Parental Controls (press 6).

3. Select V-Chip Movie Rating Limit (press 2).

Rating field Rating

status field Blocking Movie Ratings

If you only want your child to watch movies that have a PG rating and lower

(in other words, movies rated PG and G), then you could automatically [)lock

out all other movies with higher ratings.

To [)lock movies:

]. Highlight the Rating field and press the up and down arrow buttons to find

the rating that is the lowest rating you don't want the child to watch. (In

the example above, you would highlight the rating status button

corresponding to PG-13, since the highest rating you want the child to

watch is PG.)

2. Press the right arrow button to highlight the rating Slatus field. Press the up

and down arrow buttons to change the button from View to Block. All

higher ratings automatically change to Block.

3. Press OK to return to the menu or exit the screen.

4. If Parental Controls are not locked, you must lock them so the movie rating

limits will take effect.

Note: Some movies may be given a Not Rated (NR) rating. After blocking movie

ratings, you must set NR to View separately to view NR movies.

Rating field Rating

status field Viewing Movie Ratings

After you block movie ratings, you have the option of changing some of the

rating status buttons back to View:

1. Highlight the Rating field and press the up and down arrow buttons to find

the rating you want to view.

2. Press the right arrow button to highlight the rating Slatus field. Press the up

and down arrows to change the button from Block to View.

For example, if movies with a rating of PG-13 and higher are [)locked, you can

change the rating status corresponding with NC-17. Your child would then be

able to watch all movies with a G, PG, and NC-17 Rating.

3. Press OK to exit the screen, and be sure parental controls are locked.

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V-Chip Unrated Program Block

Selecting this option lets you decide if programs that the V-Chip recognizes as

"unrated" can be viewed. Note that "unrated" TV programs may include news,

sports, political, religious, local and weather programs, emergency bulletins,

public announcements, and programs without ratings.

View All unrated programs are available.

Block All unrated programs are not available.

Note: You must remember to lock Parental Controls for rating limits to take effect.

Channel Block

Selecting this option lets you decide what channels can be viewed.

View Makes the selected channel viewable.

Block The front panel and remote control CH (channel) buttons will tune

only to channels that you have marked as View. The remote will still tune to

the blocked channel if you use the digits to access the channel, but the

channel will be blocked.

Don't forget to lock parental controls after you change the status of Channel

Block. If you do not, the channel [)lock will not take effect.

Note: If you have a digital cable box channels 126-999 can be blocked but will not

be removable from your scan list.

Front Panel Block

Selecting this option lets you block (disable) or unblock (enable) the TV/DVD's

front panel. The remote still tunes to any channel. Front Panel Block can:

• Keep children from watching TV when the parent is not present.

• Keep young children from playing with the buttons.

(When using this as a Parental Control method, you should remove access to

any remote that is capable of operating the television while you have the front

panel blocked.)

Don't forget to lock parental controls after you change the status. If you do not,

the front panel block will not take effect.

Lock/Unlock Parental Controls

Selecting this option lets you lock and unlock parental controls settings using a

password.

If you do not lock parental controls, none of the settings for V-Chip,

Channel Block, or Front Panel Block will take effect.

If you forget your password, simultaneously press and hold VOL - on the front

panel and VOL - on the remote for 3 seconds. Nothing appears on the screen,

Parental Controls simply unlock and you can re-enter a password via Lock

Parental ControL_.

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Menu System

Chapter Overview:

• The DVD's Menu System

•The Play Mode Menu

•The Lock Menu

•The Display Menu

•The Sound Menu

•The Languages Menu

•The Glossary

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The DVD's Menu System

The DVD's menu system is not the same as the disc menu or the Info Display. The DVD's main

menu comes up when there is no disc playing. If you are playing a disc, press STOP on the remote

control to stop playback and [)ring up the DVD's main menu.

The Sound menu is an example of a

path menu item.

Two Types of Menu Items: Path and Action

Path Items

Apath menu item has an arrow on the right side to let you know this

item is a path to MORE options. To see the path menu options, highlight

the path menu item and press OK. The next set of menu choices appears

to the right of the menu item.

The Sound menu is an example of a path menu item-- when the Sound

menu is highlighted, press OK. The Sound options appear on the screen.

The Play option is an example of an

action menu item.

Action Items

Action menu items are used in two ways:

With an action menu item, what you see is what you get. When an action

menu item is highlighted, press OK and that action is taken. Resume Play

on your DVD's menu system is an example of an action menu item. Press

OK when Resume Play is highlighted; the menu disappears and playback

is resumed.

Sometimes an action menu item is used as a "toggle." You highlight the

action menu item, press OK, and the selection (shown to the right of the

menu item) changes from one choice to another. Sound Logic in the

Sound menu is an example of an action menu item that is a toggle. If you

highlight Sound Logic and press OK, the selection changes from On to

OJ,7"andvice versa, each time you press OK. To return to the previous

screen, press the left arrow button.

Press OK to clear the screen and

resume play.

The Play/Resume Play Option

To get to the DVD's main menu, press STOP on the remote control. The

first item in the main menu is the Play/Resume Play option. If there isn't a

disc in the TV/DVD, the option reads Play with the prompt Inserl Disc to

the right. If there is a disc in the TV/DVD and it was previously playing,

the option reads Resume Play and the name of the disc is displayed on

the right.

Any time you stop playback, you will be returned to the DVD's main

menu, and the Play option will read Resume Play. To resume play,

highlight the option and press OK, or press the PLAY button on the

remote.

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The Play Mode Menu

The DVD's Play Mode menu lets you choose different ways to play the disc. To see PlayMode

menu options, a disc must be in the TV/DVD.

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP (the DVD's main menu appears).

2. Highlight the Play Mode menu option.

3. Press OK. The Play Mode menu items appear.

4. Highlight the desired option and press OK. Program Play will not work unless you have

created a program list.

Selecting a Play Mode

The first three options in the Play Mode menu determine in what order the titles or tracks will play

on a disc.

Standard Play: plays the disc's titles and chapters in their default

order (i.e., chapter 1 of Title 1 plays first, then chapter 2 of Title 1, etc.)

Random Play: plays the chapters of each title in random order.

Program Play: Plays the chapters on the disc in the order you have

programmed (you must select Edit Program and set up the order in

which you want the tracks on the disc to play).

Selecting Random Play plays the

disc's tracks in random order.

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How to Create a Program

To use the Program Play option, you must create a program list to set the order in which you

want titles and chapters on a DVD video disc to play. To create a program list for an Audio CD or

MP3 go to Chapter 6.

When the Title box is highlighted,

enter the title number you want to

place in the list.

Creating a Program List for a DVD Video Disc

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP to stop playback (the D-VD's main

menu appears).

2. Highlight Play Mode and press OK (the Play Mode menu appears).

3. Highlight Edit Program and press OK (the Edit Program screen

appears).

.The Tille box is highlighted. Use the up/down arrows or the

number buttons on the remote to enter the title you want to play

first. The title number you entered appears in the Tille box. The

number of chapters available appears under the Chaplet box.

.Highlight the Cbapler box and use the up/down arrows or the

number buttons on the remote to enter the chapter you want to

play first and press OK. The highlight jumps to the Add button.

6. Press OK to add that chapter to the Program List. The highlight

jumps back to the Title box so you can add more titles and/or

chapters. Make sure the Tille box is highlighted and enter your next

title and/or chapter.

7. Continue adding titles/chapters as explained in steps 4-6 until your

program is complete. You can play your program by highlighting

Play and pressing OK, or you can save the program by highlighting

Done and pressing OK. The program will be erased when you

remove the disc from the TV/DVD.

Editing a Program

To delete an entry from the playlist,

highlight it, then highlight Delete

and press OK.

Deleting Chapters

To delete chapters from the playlist:

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP to stop playback (the DVD's main

menu appears).

2. Highlight Play Mode and press OK (the Play Mode menu appears).

3. Highlight Edit Program and press OK (the Edit Program screen

appears).

4. Highlight the item in the playlist you want to delete.

5. Highlight Delele, and press OK.

6. When you are finished rearranging the playlist, highlight Done and

press OK.

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Inserting Chapters

To insert chapters into the playlist:

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP to stop playback (the DVD's main menu appears).

2. Highlight Play Mode and press OK (the Play Mode menu appears).

3. Highlight Edit Program and press OK (the Edit Program screen appears).

4. Use the left/right arrow keys to move the highlight to the program list. Use the up/down

arrow keys to mark the spot in the playlist where you want to insert a chapter (the inserted

chapter will be placed before the highlighted chapter).

5. Highlight the Chaplet box and use the up/down arrows or the number buttons on the remote

to enter the chapter you want to play first.

6. Once you enter the number, the Inserl box is highlighted. Press OK to insert the chapter in the

playlist.

7. When you are finished rearranging the playlist, highlight Done and press OK.

AutoPlay

You can set the AutoPlay option to play your disc automatically after you close the disc tray.

1. From the DVD's main menu (in DVD mode, no disc playing) highlight the Play Mode option

and press OK.

The Play Mode selections appear. Highlight the AutoPlay option and press OK to toggle the

option on/off.

Press the left arrow button to return to the previous menu or press GO BACK to return to the

main menu.

Dub Assist

Dub Assist helps you record a CD onto an audio cassette tape by determining the number of

tracks that will fit on one side of the tape so you have time to turn the tape over to record on the

other side. For steps on how to use Dub Assist go to Chapter 6.

IntroScan

IntroScan plays the first 10 seconds of each track on an Audio CD or MP3 file. IntroScan will not

repeat automatically. Once it has completed, the system will stop the disc and return to the main

menu.

To use IntroScan when playing a CD or MP3:

1. Highlight Play Mode and press OK.

2. Highlight IntroScan and press OK to begin the function.

3. Press STOP to stop the IntroScan function.

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The Lock Menu

The padlock icon is displayed on the DVD's main menu which shows whether your DVD is

locked or unlocked.

_Locked: needed in order discs that included in the

Apassword is to play aren't rating

limits you have set. When the DVD is locked, no one can access the Lock Menu items

without entering the password.

_Unlocked: A password isn't required to play discs.

Use the numbers on the remote to

enter a password.

Locking Your DVD

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP (the DVD's main menu appears).

2. Highlight Lock and press OK (the Lock menu items appear).

3. Highlight Lock Player and press OK. The Enter New Password

screen appears.

4. Press the number keys on the remote to enter the password you

want to use (similar to entering your PIN when you use a bank

machine).

5. After you've entered the last number in the password, press OK.

Confirm Password appears.

6. Enter the numbers you entered the first time and press OK when

you're finished.

7. Press the left arrow to return to the main menu.

Unlocking Your DVD

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP (the DVD's main menu appears).

2. Highlight Lock and press OK.

3. The Enter Password box appears. Enter your password and press OK (the Lock menu options

appear).

4. Highlight Unlock Player and press OK. The locked icon changes to unlocked.

Changing Your Password

The DVD must be locked to change the password.

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP (the DVD's main menu appears).

2. Highlight Lock and press OK. Enter Password appears on the screen. Enter your password.

3. Highlight Change Password and press OK. Enter New Password appears.

4. Press the number buttons on the remote to enter the new password you want to use and press

OK. Confirm Password appears.

5. Press the number keys to enter the password again and press OK when you're finished.

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Setting the Ratings Limits

The Ratings Limits feature is a rating limit system, sort of like movie ratings. It works with DVD

discs that have been assigned a rating. This helps you control the types of DVDs that your family

watches.

Note: When in DVD mode, the TV/DVD alerts you when you try to play a movie with a rating that

exceedsthe limit you've set. Somediscs include a rating override feature. When you play a disc with this

feature, the messageOverride Limit or Cancel Selection appears on the screen. If you choose to

override the rating limit, you will need to enter your password to begin playback.

Changing to aDifferent Country's Rating System

Some countries use different rating systems. The default for this TV/DVD is the United States.

You can change to a different country's rating system through the Lock menu.

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP (the DVD's main menu is displayed).

2. From the main menu, highlight the Lock option and press OK (the Lock menu appears).

3. Highlight Ratings Limil,_ and press OK (the Ratings Limils menu appears).

4. Highlight Country and press OK (a list of countries appears).

5. Highlight the country you want to change to and press OK (the country you selected appears

next to the Country path menu).

6. Press the left arrow key to return to the main menu.

Rated Titles

The Raled Titles option lets you determine how your DVD will react to discs that contain movies

that are rated (in the U.S.A., the Motion Pictures Association of America rates movies as G, PG,

PG-13, etc.).

You decide which ratings require a password and which ones don't. This system ranks the ratings

1 through 8 in order to accommodate different countries' ratings systems (11is considered a movie

title with the least offensive material).

In order for the Rating Level feature to work, the disc must be encoded with rating information. If

the author of the disc did not encode rating information, then this feature will not work for that

disc.

When in DVD mode, the TV/DVD must be locked in order for it to enforce the settings in the

Ratings Limils part of the Lock menu.

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The Rated Titles screen lets you set

the Rating Limit

From the Lock menu, highlight Ratings Limits and press OK (the

Ratings Limits menu is displayed).

Highlight Rated Titles and press OK (the 8-level rating limits list

appears).

3. To change the rating limit, press the up or down arrow button.

• The ratings that don't require a password (free access) appear

under the bar, in the green part of the [)lock.

• The ratings that require a password appear above the bar, in

the red part of the [)lock.

When you have moved the bar to the desired setting, press OK. You

are returned to the Rated Titles screen and the setting appears to the

right of the Rated Titles option. For example, if you set 3 as the

highest rating for Free Access (green), then the Rated Titles selection

appears as 3 (that's the DVD's number for PG in the 8qevel system)

for the movie studio's rating. This means when the DVD is locked, it

will require you to enter the password to play any discs that are

rated higher than 3 (i.e., PGq3 or NC-17).

5. Press the left arrow button to return to the main screen.

Unrated Titles

Some titles (movies) aren't rated, but may contain material that is unsuitable for children. You

decide how you want the Ratings Limits feature to handle these discs: free access or password

required. To set the Unraled Titles option:

From the Lock Menu, highlight Ratings Limits and press OK.

Highlight Unrated Titles and press OK. The Unrated Titles options

appear.

Use the up/down arrow buttons to highlight your choice: Free Access

or Password Required. Press OK. You are returned to the previous

screen, and the option you chose is displayed next to the Unrated

Titles option.

4. Press the left arrow key to return to the main menu.

Choose Unrated Titles to set free

access or require a password for

unrated titles.

System Test

There are several tests you can run from the System Test menu. If a problem is found, the text will

appear in light gray.

1. Highlight System Test within the Lock menu.

2. Press OK to display the System Test Results screen.

3. Press the left arrow key to return to the main menu.

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The Display Menu

The Display menu contains the settings that affect how disc content looks on your TV/DVD.

TV Image

The TVImage menu adjusts the way a movie appears on your TV/DVD. Standard TVs are

4 x 3 format.

From the DVD's main menu (in DVD mode, no disc playing),

highlight Display and press OK (the Display options appear).

2. Highlight TVImage. Press OK. The TVImage options appear.

4x 3 Letterbox - Choose this setting if you want to see movies in

their original aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio). You'll see the entire

frame of the movie, but it will take up a smaller portion of the

screen vertically. The movie might appear with black bars at the top

and bottom of the screen.

4x3 Letterbox

4x3 Standard

4x 3 Standard - Choose this setting if you want the movie to fill

the entire screen of your TV/DVD. 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 [)lack bars will appear at the top and the

bottom of the screen.

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On-Screen Displays

This feature lets you select whether you want certain on-screen displays to appear on the screen. It

contains three choices with check boxes next to them:

• Information Display - When turned on, displays time transport information when you are fast

forwarding or reversing playback.

• Angle Indicator - When turned on, displays camera angle icon if more than one camera angle

is available.

Scene Again TM Text - When turned on, displays subtitles when you use the Scene Again TM

feature.

The default is to show all on-screen displays. To turn one of the options on or off:

1. From the main menu, highlight the Display option and press OK

(the Display menu appears).

2. Highlight the On-Screen Displays option and press OK (the three on-

screen display options appear on the right).

3. Highlight an option and press OK. This toggles the option on or off'.

4. Press the left arrow key to return to the main menu.

The On-Screen Displays option lets you

choose which on-screen display items

appear on your TV/DVD.

The Sound Menu

The Sound menu lets you select different sound settings to match the equipment you have

connected to your unit.

Digital Output

Digital output lets you choose which type of digital audio is output from your unit. If you've used

an optical cable to connect a Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, or DTS receiver, you must adjust this

setting. There are two options:

• Dolby Digital: Choose this setting if you connected a Dolby Digital receiver.

• DTS: Choose this setting if you connected a DTS receiver or decoder to your unit.

The default is Dolby Digital. To change the digital output:

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Select the Digital Output option

from the Sound menu.

]. From the main menu, highlight and select the Sottnd option and

press OK (the Sottnd menu is displayed).

2. Highlight the Digilal Ottlpttt option and press OK.

3. Highlight the desired output and press OK.

4. Press the left arrow key to return to the main menu.

Notes: If you set Digital Output to DTS, you must have your unit connected

to a receiver or decoder with the DTS feature and the disc you play must

support the DTS audio format. If you choose DTS and your receiver or

decoder doesn't support DTS, you won't hear any audio.

If you don't want to make any changes, press CLEAR to return to the main

menu or GO BACK to return to the Speaker Setup menu.

Sound Logic

The Sound Logic feature compresses the dynamic range (quietest sound to loudest sound) of a

disc's soundtrack. For example, action scenes might be very loud, while whispered dialog is quiet.

The Sound Logic feature evens out the range of the volume by making loud sounds quieter and

soft sounds louder. The Sound Logic option is a toggle, it can be turned on or oft'.

The default setting is off. To turn the Sound Logic feature on:

1. From the DVD's main menu, highlight Sound and press OK (the

Sound menu appears).

2. Highlight the Sound Logic option and press OK.

3. Press the left arrow button to return to the main menu.

Note: The performance of the Sound Logic feature varies depending on

the type of equipment you have connected to your TV/DVD and the audio

format of the disc you're playing.

Select the Sound Logic option from the

Sound menu and press OK to toggle

Sound Logic on or off.

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The Languages Menu

The Languages menu enables you to choose different language options for audio, subtitles, Disc

Menu items and DVD main menu items. The default for all Language menu items is English.

_Eng ish

_French

_Spanish

_other

3_olo

_SubtiHes

Select the language option you

want to change.

Changing the Player Menus, Disc Menus, Audio

or Subtitles Language Preferences

You can choose one of the languages for the text that appears within the

on-screen menu system.

1. From the main menu, highlight and select the Languages option (the

Languages menu is displayed).

Highlight the language option for the language you want to change

and press OK (the language choices are displayed).

Highlight the language you want to use and press OK. The menu

appears with your selection shown next to the language option.

Press the left arrow button or press GO BACK to return to the previous

menu.

Notes: If you change the Player Menu Language, the entire DVD's menu

system will be displayed in the selected language.

The option Original in the Audio Language menu is the language in which

the audio was originally recorded.

How to Set Other in Disc Menus, Audio or Subtitles

Language

If the language you want to use isn't listed, you can use the Olher option

to select the language of your choice.

1. From the main menu, highlight and select the Languages option (the

Languages menu is displayed).

2. Highlight the language option you want to change to Other and

press OK (the language options are displayed).

3. Highlight Olher and press OK.

4. Enter the code from the Language Codes list at the end of this

chapter and press OK (the previous menu appears with your

selection shown next to the language option you changed).

5. Press the left arrow button or press GO BACK to return to the

previous menu screen.

Note: Remember, your TV/DVD can't play the disc in the language you

have chosen if the disc wasn't created with that language option.

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The Glossary explains terms used

regarding the DVD mode of the

TV/DVD and discs.

Glossary

The glossary contains definitions and information about the features and

controls when in the DVD mode.

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP (the DVD's main menu appears).

2. Highlight Glossary and press OK (the Glossary appears).

3. Use the arrow buttons on your remote to highlight different terms.

The definitions appear on the right side of the screen.

Some glossary definitions are more than one page. The scroll icon

appears in the definition box to let you know when there's a second

page.

To see the rest of the definition:

a. Press the right arrow button. The glossary definition is

highlighted.

b. Press the down arrow button. The second page of the

definition appears.

c. Press the up arrow button to return to the first page of the

definition or press GO BACK to return to the main menu.

4. Press the left arrow button to return to the DVD's main menu.

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Code List

Don't forget to press the OK button after you enter the code.

Language

Abkhazian

Afar

Afrikaans

Albanian

Mneharic

Arabic

Armenian

Assamese

Aynlara

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Basque

Bengali; Bangla

Bhutani

Bihari

Bislama

Breton

Bulgarian

Burnlese

Byelorussian

Cambodian

Catalan

Chinese

Corsican

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

English

Esperanto

Estonian

Faroese

Fiji

Finnish

French

Frisian

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Greenlandic

Guarani

Gujamti

Hausa

Hebrew

Hindi

Code

6566

6565

6570

8381

6577

6582

7289

6583

6588

6590

6665

6985

6678

6890

6672

6673

6682

6671

7789

6669

7577

6765

9072

6779

7282

6783

6865

7876

6978

6979

6984

7079

7074

7073

7082

7089

7176

7565

6869

6976

7576

7178

7185

7265

7387

7273

Language

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inupiak

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Kashmiri

Kazakh

Kinyarwanda

Kirghiz

Kirundi

Korean

Kurdish

Laothian

Latin

Latvian, Lettish

Lingala

Lithuanian

Macedonian

Malagsy

Malay

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Moldavian

Mongolian

Naru

Nepali

Norwegian

Occitan

Oriya

Oromo (Afan)

Panjabi

Pashto, Pushto

Persian

Polish

Portuguese

Quechua

Rhaero-Romance

Romanian

Code

7285

7383

7378

7365

7369

7375

7165

7384

7465

7487

7578

7583

7575

8287

7589

8278

7579

7585

7679

7665

7686

7678

7684

7775

7771

7783

7776

7784

7773

7782

7779

7778

7865

7869

7879

7967

7982

7977

8065

8083

7065

8076

8084

8185

8277

8279

Language

Russian

Samoan

Sangho

Sanskrit

Scots Gaelic

Serbian

Servo-Croatian

Sesotho

Setswana

Shona

Sindhi

Singhalese

Siswati

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tagalog

"lhjik

"lhmil

"lhtar

Telugu

"llmi

Tibetan

Tigrinya

_lbnga

Igonga

Turkish

Turkmen

Twi

Ukrainian

Urdu

Uzbek

Vietnamese

VolapOk

Welsh

Wolof

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Code

8285

8377

8371

8365

7168

8382

8372

8384

8478

8378

8368

8373

8383

8375

8376

8379

6983

8385

8387

8386

8476

8471

8465

8484

8469

8472

6679

8473

8479

8483

8482

8475

8487

8575

8582

8590

8673

8679

6789

8779

8872

7473

8979

9085

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Menu System

Chapter Overview:

• How to Use the Different Types of Menus

• Audio Menu

•Picture Quality Menu

•Screen Menu

•Using Closed Captioning

•Channel Menu

•Time Menu

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How to Use Your TV's Menu System

You use the buttons on the remote or the front of your TV/DVD to access the menu system

and make changes to the settings.

The following pages explain how to use the different types of menus to adjust the features of

your TV.

Feel free to explore the menu system. If you're ever

unsure where you are in the menu system, or you're

just plain tired of exploring, press CLEARto remove

the menus from the screen and start over again.

Menus

The first menu is called the Main menu. Press MENU on the remote or on the

front panel to [)ring up the Main menu. Note that holding MENU for 2 seconds

displays the GUIDE Plus+ system.

Menus take you to another menu or a control panel. There are two ways to

select a choice in a menu:

Use your arrow buttons on your remote control to highlight your choice,

and press OK.

Press a number button on the remote. For example, in the Main menu press

3 to go straight to the Screen menu.

Exiting a menu

There are three ways to exit a menu:

• Highlight Exit and press OK.

• Press 0 on the remote.

• Press CLEAR. The on-screen displays are cleared from the screen and you

return to TV viewing.

Audio Menu

Tone Controls Displays the slider controls for adjusting the TV's treble, [)ass

and balance.

Audio Processor Displays a choice list of available audio modes, which

control the way the sound comes through your speakers. You can also access

the AUDIO PROCESSOR menu by pressing the SOUND button on the remote.

Mono Plays the sound in mono only. Use this setting when receiving

broadcasts with weak stereo signals.

Stereo Splits the incoming stereo audio signal into left and right channels.

Most TV programs and recorded materials have stereo audio. The word

STERE() appears on the screen when you tune to a program that is

broadcast in stereo.

Sound Logic '_'Stereo Reduces the annoying [)lasts in volume during

commercial breaks, and also amplifies softer sounds in program material.

Eliminates the need to constantly adjust volume control.

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Second Audio Program (SAP) Plays the program's audio in a second

language, if one is available. The word <5_IPappears on the screen when

you tune to a program that is broadcast with SAP information. SAP audio is

broadcast in mono. SAP is also used to broadcast a program's audio with

descriptions of the video for the visually impaired.

Speakers Displays a choice list that lets you turn the TV/DVD's internal

speakers on or off'.

On This setting turns the TV/DVD's speakers on.

Off This setting turns the TV/DVD's speakers off.

Picture Quality Menu

Basic Picture Controls Displays the five slider controls for adjusting the way

the picture looks.

Contrast Adjusts the difference between the light and dark areas of

the picture.

Color Adjusts the richness of the color.

Tint Adjusts the balance between the red and green levels.

Black Level Adjusts the brightness of the picture.

Sharpness Adjusts the crispness of the edges in the picture.

When exiting this menu, the Save Personal Picture Preset choice list will appear.

You can choose either Yes or No. If you save the settings as a Personal Picture

Preset, the TV/DVD will store the settings so you can re-select them quickly if

someone changes the settings.

Picture Presets Displays a choice list that lets you select one of four preset

picture settings: Bright Lighting, Normal Lighting, <S'(_Lighting or Personal

Picture Preset. Choose the setting that is best for your viewing environment.

Color Warmth Displays a choice list that lets you set one of three automatic

color adjustments: Cool for a more blue palette of picture colors; Normal; and

Warm for a more red palette of picture colors. The warm setting corresponds to

the NTSC standard of 6500 K.

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Screen Menu

Closed-Caption Display Displays a choice list that lets you choose the way

closed captioning information is shown on the screen.

Off always No captioning information is displayed.

On always Captioning information is shown always, when available.

On when sound is muted Captioning information is shown, when

available, whenever the TV/DVD's sound is muted. (To mute the sound,

press the MUTE button.) The captioning information is not displayed when

the sound is not muted.

Closed-Caption Mode Displays a choice list that lets you choose which

captioning mode is used for displaying captioning information.

Menu Language Displays a choice list that lets you select your preferred

language for the menus: English, Spanish or French.

Using Closed Captioning

Many programs are encoded with closed-captioning information, which lets you

display the audio portion of a program as text on the screen.

Closed captioning is not available on all channels at all times. Only specific

programs encoded with closed-captioning information are applicable. When a

program is closed captioned, the CC icon is displayed in the channel banner.

See Chapter 3 for more information about the channel banner.

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If you don't know which Closed-Caption mode to

use, select CC1.CC1 isprobably the mode that is

used in your area. CC2, CC3, and CC4 are reserved

for foreign languages, but are rarely used at this

time.

Closed-Caption Modes

The TV offers eight closed-captioned modes, including four text modes.

To set the Closed-Caption Mode:

1. Select Screen from the Main menu.

2. Highlight Closed-Caption Mode and press OK (the Closed-Caption Mode

appears).

3. Highlight your choice and press OK (the Screen menu appears again).

Note: The Text modes cover nearly half of the picture on the screen to display the

closed-captioned text. Most broadcasters use the CC mode, which displays a few

lines of captions at a time.

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Turning off Closed-Caption

1. Select Screen from the Main menu.

2. Press OK to select Closed-Caption Display,

3. Highlight OJ,'/'Always and press OK. The closed captioning is turned off"and

you go back to the Screen menu.

Toenter a number greater than 99, press and hold

"1"to enter the hundreds digit, then press the two

remaining numbers.

Channel Menu

Auto Channel Search When in TV mode, searches automatically for all the

channels available through the antenna input. When the TV finds an active

channel, it places it in the Normal channel list; inactive channels {weak stations

or channels with no signal at all) will be removed from the channel list. If you

are using a cable box and have set up the GUIDE Plus+ system, this option

does not appear.

List and Labels Displays a control panel that lets you edit your Normal

channel list and choose a six-character label for each channel. Follow the on-

screen directions to enter your channels and other information.

Channel # Use the up and down arrows to scroll up and down through

the channels available via your antenna. You can enter the channel number

directly using the number buttons.

Normal List Only the channels included in the Normal list are available

when you scan up and down using channel up and down. Use the up and

down arrow buttons to indicate whether the channel number indicated is

included (Yes) or is not included (No) in the Normal channel list.

Channel Label Use the up and down arrow buttons to enter a six-

character label for each channel. Hold the button down to scroll quickly

through the characters. The TV can store up to 27 labels in memory.

Auto Tuning Displays a choice list that lets you set up the TV to automatically

tune to the correct input channel when you press a component button (VCR1,

VCR2, or SAT-CABLE) on the remote. Go to Chapter 3 for details about the

Auto Tuning feature.

Video Input Source Lets you select whether or not you have used the S-Video

jack to connect a component. If you are using the S-Video jack in this way,

select S-Video Input. If not, select Video Input.

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Time Menu

Sleep Timer Displays a control panel that lets you select the amount of time

you want to give the TV/DVD before it shuts itself off.

Schedule Displays a control panel that lets you set up a schedule for turning

the TV/DVD on and off automatically. Reminder: you must turn the schedule

On. The on-screen directions guide you through the steps needed to set the

schedule.

Playing Other Types of

Discs

Chapter Overview:

• Using the Info Display

• Using the Time Display

•Selecting a Specific Track

•Selecting a Specific Index

•Selecting a Play Mode

•Using the Repeat Feature

•Changing the Audio Channel Output

•Using IntroScan

•Using Bookmarks

•Dub Assist

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Using the Info Display

Your TV/DVD gives you many options when playing different types of discs. You can access these

features through the on-screen Info Display.

To access the Info Display while a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote. The Info Display

appears across the top of the screen. Each of the playback features is represented by an icon. To

access a feature, use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the icon. Each feature that can

be accessed from the On-Screen Info Display is described on the following pages. To clear the

Info Display from the screen, press INFO on the remote control.

Audio CD Info Display

Time Display Track

IPlay Mode

Repeat Bookmarks

IntroScan

MP3 Info Display

Track

Time Display

I IPlay Mode

Repeat IntroScan

Video CD Info Display

Time Display

Track

Ii_ PLAY

Index

Audio

Repeat

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Using the Time Display

The Clock part of the Info Display shows the current disc time. To see the current disc time:

1. Press INFO on the remote (the Info Display appears).

2. Highlight the Clocla icon. Press OK. The amount of time the track has played appears in the

time window.

3. Press INFO to clear the screen.

Selecting a Specific Track

1. Press INFO on the remote.

2. Highlight the Track icon.

3. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the track number you want to play, or use the

up/down arrow buttons to scroll through the track numbers. You may need to press the OK

button on the remote after you enter a single digit track number.

Selecting a Specific Index (Available only on Video CDs)

1. Press INFO on the remote.

2. Highlight the Index icon from the Info Display.

3. Use the number button(s) on the remote to enter the index number you want to play, or use

the up/down arrows to scroll through the index numbers. When a new index number is

entered, that index will begin playing.

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Selecting a Play Mode (Available only on Audio CDs and MP3s)

The Play Mode feature lets you set up the order in which you want the tracks on the disc to play.

There are three options:

Standard: the tracks play in the order listed on the CD (starting with track 1). MP3 files are listed

in the order they were recorded.

Random: the tracks on the disc play in random order.

Program: the tracks on the disc play in the order you've programmed. You must first create a

program list in the ,')lay menu of the DVD's main menu.

Switching between Standard and Random Play

Standard (the order listed on the disc) is the default setting for the DVD mode. To change the

default setting:

1. Press INFO on the remote while a disc is playing. The Info Display appears.

2. Highlight the ,')lay Mode icon. The current play mode appears in the text box underneath the

icons. Press the up/down arrow buttons to scroll through the play mode choices until Random

appears in the text box. The tracks on the disc will now play in random order.

Note: The TV/DVD defaults to Standard playback whenever you put a new disc into your TV/DVD.

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Using the Program Play Feature

To use the Program Play feature, you must enter the order in which you want the tracks on the

CD or MP3 to play by creating a program. This is done from the DVD's main menu.

Use the Edit Program screen to create

your own playlist.

To edit a CD:

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If the disc is playing, press STOP to stop playback (the DVD's main

menu appears).

Highlight Play Mode and press OK (the Play Mode menu appears).

Highlight Edit Program and press OK (the Edit Program screen

appears).

The Track box is highlighted. Use the number buttons on the remote

to enter the track you want to play first. The track number you

entered appears in the Track box and the cursor highlights Add.

Press OK to add that track to the Program List. The cursor jumps to

the next spot in the Program List section. Make sure the Track box is

highlighted and enter your next track.

Continue adding tracks as explained in steps 4-5 until your program

is complete. You can play your program by highlighting Play and

pressing OK, or you can save the program by highlighting Done and

pressing OK. If you save the program, you can select it from the Info

Display. The program will be erased when you remove the disc from

the disc tray or the TV/DVD is turned oft'.

To edit a MP3:

If the disc is playing, press STOP to stop playback (the DVD's main

menu appears).

Highlight Play Mode and press OK (the Play Mode menu appears).

Highlight Edit Program and press OK (the Edit Program screen

appears).

The Slandard Playlisl box is highlighted. Use the up/down arrow

buttons on the remote to enter the track you want to play first.

Highlight Add to add that track to the Program List and press OK.

Continue adding tracks as explained in steps 4-5 until your program

is complete. You can play your program by highlighting Play and

pressing OK, or you can save the program by highlighting Done and

pressing OK. If you save the program, you can select it from the Info

Display. The program will be erased when you remove the disc from

the disc tray or the TV/DVD is turned oft'.

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Editing a Playlist

1. If the disc is playing, press STOP to stop playback. The DVD's main menu appears.

2. Highlight Play Mode and press OK (the Play Mode menu appears).

3. Highlight Edit Program and press OK (the Edit Program screen appears).

4. Highlight the item in the playlist you want to delete.

5. Highlight Delete, and press OK.

6. When you've rearranged the playlist and/or deleted all the tracks necessary, press OK.

Using the Repeat Feature

The default mode for the Repeat feature is Off'. There are three Repeat options for Audio CDs:

• Disc - repeats the disc that is playing

• Track - repeats the track that is playing

• A•B - Set the beginning (point A) and the end (point B) to make this part of the CD play

repeatedly.

To Use Repeat:

1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display.

2. Highlight the Repeat icon. The text in the text box below the icons will read Repeat Mode: OJ,'/_

3. Press the up/down arrow buttons to scroll through the Repeat options until the Repeat option

you want is displayed in the text box.

4. Press OK. The selected repeat option will loop repeatedly until you turn Repeat off'. Repeat is

turned off"by completing steps 1 through 3 above, and selecting the Off"option.

A,B Repeat (Available only on Audio CDs)

A•B Repeat lets you define a specific segment on the disc that you want to repeat:

1. Find the spot on the disc that is a few seconds before the beginning of the part you want to

repeat (this gives you time to access the Info Display and the Repeat feature).

2. Press INFO on the remote and select the Repeat icon from the Info Display.

3. Press the up/down arrow buttons until the A•B Repeat option is shown in the text box

underneath the icons. The text box reads Repeat Mode: A-B xDI"eSSOK to Set A xDoirlt.

4. At the beginning of the part you want to repeat, press OK to set the A point.

5. When you get to the part of the disc that you want to be the end of the repeated segment

(the B point), press OK. The segment will repeat until you turn Repeat off'.

6. To make the Info Display disappear from the screen, press the INFO button on the remote.

How to Cancel Repeat

There are three ways to cancel Repeat:

• Press STOP twice.

• Go to the Repeat icon in the Info Display and select 0,l'/_

• Eject the disc.

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Changing the Audio Channel Output (Available only on Video

CDs)

If you are playing a stereo Video CD, you can change the channel output.

1. Press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display.

2. Highlight the A_tdio Channel icon on the Info Display.

3. The audio channel choices appear in the text box. Use the up/down arrow keys to scroll

through the choices: Slereo, Left, Right or Mono. Whatever choice is displayed becomes the

active choice.

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Using IntroScan (Available only on Audio CDs and MP3s)

IntroScan plays the first ten seconds of each track on the CD (similar to the scan feature that's on

many car radios). To use IntroScan:

1. Press INFO on the remote (the Info Display appears).

2. Highlight the IntroScan icon. Press OK. The first ten seconds of each track will play.

• After IntroScan goes through all of the tracks, it stops.

• If you want to stop IntroScan while it's in progress, press PLAY on the remote. The current

track starts playing in its entirety.

• You can also access IntroScan from the Play Mode menu in the DVD's main menu.

Using Bookmarks (Available only on Audio CDs)

The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you can go to quickly. You can store

up to 6 bookmarks per disc. When you turn the player off or remove the disc, bookmarks are

cleared.

Storing a Bookmark

1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote.

2. Highlight the Bookmark icon and press OK.

3. The Bookmark Menu appears. An available unmarked icon will be highlighted (a disc with two

arrows).

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Un marked

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Un marked

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4. When you reach the place you want to mark, press OK. The unmarked icon changes to two

icons (side-by-side):

• An arrow that is used to activate the bookmark.

• A trashcan that is used to clear the bookmark.

Next to the icons, the bookmark start time and track are displayed.

5. Press the INEO button on the remote to make the Info Display disappear from the screen.

Using a Bookmark

1. While you're playing a disc, press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears.

2. Highlight the Bookmark icon and Press OK. The Bookmark menu appears.

3. Highlight the arrow next to the bookmark you want to activate.

4. Press OK to activate the bookmark.

5. To make the Info Display disappear from the screen, press INFO on the remote.

Clearing a Bookmark

Tile bookmarks are cleared each time a disc is removed from the disc tray or when the power is

turned off. If you want to clear a bookmark while the disc is playing:

1. Press INFO on the remote to bring up the Info Display.

2. Highlight the Bookmark icon and press OK.

3. Highlight the trashcan icon next to the bookmark you want to clear. Press OK.

4. The bookmark is cleared and the trashcan icon changes back to the unmarked disc icon.

If all 6 bookmarks are in use, you can only mark new a scene by clearing an existing bookmark.

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Dub Assist (Available only on Audio CDs)

Dub Assist helps you record a CD onto an audio cassette tape by determining the number of

tracks that will fit on one side of the tape so you have time to turn the tape over to record on the

other side. Dub Assist does not have an icon on the Info Display bar. It is activated through the

DVD's Play menu.

To use Dub Assist when you're recording a CD onto an audio cassette:

Play Order Segmenttellgth 'I_1 Segment(1of 5) 1

@ °ptimized /

@Program ]

Use the Dub Assist screen to determine

how many CD tracks can fit on a

cassette.

1. Press STOP if a CD is playing (the DVD's main menu appears).

2. Highlight Play Mode and press OK (the Play Mode options appear).

3. Highlight Dub Assist and press OK (the Dub Assist screen appears).

4. The highlight should be in the Play Order window. Choose

Standard, Optimized, or Program.

Standard: This is the default mode. The tracks are recorded in

the order on the CD (track 1 is recorded first, track 2 second, etc.)

Optimized: The tracks are recorded in the order that optimizes

the number of tracks that can fit on one side of the audio

cassette so you have the least amount of dead space at the end

of the tape.

Program: The tracks are recorded in the order you program.

You must create your program in the Edit Program menu that's

in the DVD's Play menu.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the Segment Length box. When the

Segment Length box is highlighted, use the up/down arrow buttons

to enter the length of one side of the audio cassette.

The order the tracks will be recorded in appears in the Segment

Length box. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Start box and press

OK.

7. Follow the instructions on the screen to begin recording.

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Other Information

Chapter Overview:

• Troubleshooting

• Care and Cleaning

•The Front of Your TV/DVD

•The Universal Remote

•Limited Warranty

•Accessory Order Form

•Index

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Troubleshooting

If you are experiencing product operation problems, please review the troubleshooting section before yott call for serwice.

Refer to the Limited Warranty for information on how to obtain repair serz_ice.

DVD Problems

Player won't work

• Reset the TV/DVD by unplugging the AC power cord and plugging it back in.

Disc won't play

• Insert a disc with the label side facing up.

• Check the type of disc you put into the disc tray. el_is TV/DVD only plays DVD video discs, Video CDs, audio CDs and MP3s.

• If the disc is a DelB music CD, it requires a DTS decoder. If you have a DTS receiver hooked up to your TV/DVD and you are still

not getting sound, make sure the sound is set correctly (see Chapter 4).

• Both the TV/DVD and the disc are coded by region. If the regional codes don't match, the disc can't be played. This TV/DVD is

Region No. 1.

Play starts, but then stops immediately

• el_e disc is dirty. Clean it.

• Condensation has formed. Allow player to dry out.

No sound or distorted sound

• Make sure your TV/DVD is connected properly. Make sure all cables are securely inserted into the appropriate jacks.

• You may need to readjust the Digilal Oulput settings from the Sound menu (see Chapter 4).

• Sound is muted during still, frame advance, or slow-motion play.

• If you connected an audio or audio/video receiver to your TV/DVD, make sure you chose the correct input setting on the receiver.

Can't advance through a movie

• You can't advance through the opening credits anti warning information that appear at the beginning of movies because the disc is

programmed to prohibit that action.

The _) icon appears on screen

• el_e feature or action cannot be completed at this time because:

1. The disc's software restricts it.

2. The disc's software doesn't support that feature (e.g., angles).

3. The feature is not available at the moment.

4. You've requested a title or chapter number that is out of range.

The picture is distorted

• el_e disc might be damaged. Try another disc.

Picture is distorted during forward and reverse scan

• It is normal for some distortion to appear while scanning.

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A screen saver appears on the screen

• Your TV/DVD is equipped with a screen saver that appears on the screen after the DVD mode has been idle for several minutes.

Press STOP or GO BACK on the remote to make the screen saver disappear from the screen and return to the DVD's main menu.

Subtitle and/or audio language is not the one selected from the initial setting

• If the subtitle and/or audio language does not exist on the disc, the initial settings will not be seen/heard. The disc's priority

language is selected instead. Set the subtitle and/or audio language manually through the Into Display or the DVD's main menu.

The menu is displayed in a foreign language

• The Menu Language preference is set to that language. Fronl the DVD's main menu, select the Languages option (In Spanish, shown

as idiomas; in French, as Langues). From the Languages menu, select the Pla>'erMcnus option (In Spanish, shown as Men_s del

Lectog in French, as Menus Lecleur). Highlight the language you prefer and press OK.

No forward or reverse scan

• Some discs have sections that prohibit rapid scanning, or title and chapter skip.

• If you're trying to skip through the warning information and credits at the beginning of a movie, you won't be able to. This part of

the movie is often programmed to prohibit skipping through it.

Camera angle cannot be changed

• Some discs don't have the multi-camera angle system, anti some discs only have it in certain parts of the movie.

Picture is too tall and thin

• Change the aspect ratio using the TVlmage setting in the Display menu (see Chapter 4).

Picture is too short and wide

• Change the aspect ratio using the TVlmage setting in the Display menu (see Chapter 4).

Cannot copy discs to video tape

• You can't record DVD discs onto videocassettes because the discs are encoded with anti-copy protection.

Full Version of Disc Does Not Play

• The DVD might be locked, elk)unlock see Chapter 4.

Disc won't eject

• When you put a disc into the disc tray, it may take up to 15 seconds to read the disc. You won't be able to eject the disc during this

time. Wait 15 seconds and try again.

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TV Problems

TV won't turn on

• Press the TV button.

• Make sure the TV/DVD is plugged in.

• Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is "live" by plugging in something else.

• Something might be wrong with your remote control. Press the POWER button on the front of the TV/DVD. If the TV turns on,

check the remote control solutions on page 88.

• The front panel buttons may be locked (disabled). Use the remote control to unlock the front panel controls by selecting the i_>ont

Panel Block in the Parenlal Q_ntrols menu and choosing Unbloch.

Buttons don't work

• If you're using the remote control, press the TV button first to make sure the remote is in TV mode.

• The front panel buttons may be locked (disabled). Use the remote control to unlock the front panel controls by selecting the Front

Panel Block in the Parenlal (.bntrols menu and choosing Unbloch.

• Unplug the TV/DVD for two minutes and then plug it back in. Press the TV button and try again.

TV turns off while playing

• Scheduled Off function may have been activated. Go to page 74 for instructions.

• Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge. Wait 30 seconds and then turn the TV on again. If

this happens frequently, the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low.

TV turns on unexpectedly

• Scheduled On or Watch from the GUIDE Plus+ system may have been activated. Go to page 74 or 42 for instructions.

Blank screen

• Make sure the component connected to the TV/DVD is turned on.

• Try another channel.

• Press RESET, in case the picture controls are set too low.

No sound, picture okay

• Maybe sound is muted. Press the volume up button to restore sound.

• Maybe speakers are turned off. Check the Speakers control panel in the Audio menu. Go to page 71 for detailed instructions.

• If using S-VIDEO cables to connect a component, remember to also connect the component's left and right Audio Output Jacks to

the TV/DVD's left and right INPUT Jacks.

Can't select certain channel

• Channel may be blocked or not approved in the Parental Controls menu.

• If using a VCR, make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on your VCR).

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Noisy stereo reception

• The station might be weak. Press the SOUND button on your remote control to change from stereo to mono.

No picture, no sound but TV is on

• The channel might be empty -- change channels.

• If you're watching your VCR and it's connected with coaxial cable to the ANTENNA jack, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever

channel is selected on the 3/4 switch on the back of your VCR). Also check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the

correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on your VCR).

Sound okay, picture poor

• Check antenna connections. Make sure all of the cables are firmly connected to the jacks.

• Try adjusting sharpness function to improve weak signals. Go to page 71 for more instructions.

Black box appears on the screen

• Closed-captioning might be on. Check the Closed-Caplion Display' control panel in the Screen menu. Go to page 72 for more

instructions.

Every time I turn on the TV, the Guide is on the screen

• The GUIDE Plus+ system automatically appears on the screen when you use the TV button on the remote to turn on the TV. You

can turn off this feature by pressing GUIDE on your remote control and then select the Menu bar. Press the right arrow button to

select Setup. Choose Review options and select OFI_;

GUIDE Plus+ System Problems

GUIDE Plus+ setup won't switch to channel 9 for VCR and/or channel 02 cable box

• Check to see if the G-LINK wands are positioned correctly in front of components' remote sensors.

• GUIDE Plus+ system control of cable box is slower than direct control of the box itself. Keep this in mind when changing channels.

• You may have an incorrect GUIDE Plus+ Channel Lineup. The guide may get out of sync with the cable provider. Use the GUIDE

Plus+ Setup in the GUIDEPIus+ Menu to change the zip code to 99999. Turn the TV off for 10 minutes. Use Setup again to change

the zip code back to the correct value. If asked, be sure to select the correct channel lineup from the on-screen list.

Program information doesn't download

• Review your setup information ant[ make sure it's correct. Press MENU on the remote ant[ select GUIDEPIus+ Setup. Go to page 16

for detailed instructions about the GUIDE Plus+ Setup menus.

• The TV/DVD must be off to download infommtion. Leave your TV/DVD off overnight, for at least 10 hours, to receive the initial

download for your area.

• If you're using a cable box, leave it on so you can receive program information.

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Troubleshooting

Scheduled Watch or Record doesn't occur

• Check Schedule for timer conflicts. Go to page 42 for instructions.

• Make sure the wands of the G-LINK cable are placed in front of the remote sensor(s) on the component(s).

• Make sure your VCR is turned off during the time you've scheduled to record a program because the system turns the VCR on when

it starts recording (if it's already on when recording starts, the system will turn it off).

• Make sure there is a tape in the VCR and that the VCR is connected properly.

• Be sure that you set up the VCR in the GUIDE Plus+ Setup menus. If you don't complete the Cor_iguring.fi_r a V(J_ steps

successfully, the Record option won't be available. Go to page 19 for detailed instructions.

• If a cable box is attached to your TV/DVD, make sure you set it up correctly in the GUIDEPIus+ Setup menus. Go to page 17-18 for

detailed instructions.

The Remote Control Doesn't Work

Problems with

• Something might be between the remote and the remote sensor on the component. Make sure there is a clear path.

• Maybe the remote isn't aimed directly at the component that you're trying to operate.

• The remote might be in the wrong mode. To be in DVD mode, press DVD on the remote before you press any other buttons. If

you're operating the TV, press the TV button first, etc.

• Maybe batteries in remote are weak, dead or installed incorrectly. Put new batteries in the remote. (Note, if you remove the

batteries, you may have to reprogram the remote to operate other components.)

• You might need to drain the remote's microprocessor: remove batteries and press the nmnber 1 button for at least 60 seconds.

Release the 1 button, replace the batteries, and (if necessary) program the remote again.

V-Chip/Parental Controls

The rating limits don't work

• You must lock the settings. Go to the TVMA1NMENU (press MENU on your remote), select Parental Controls (press 6 on your

remote), select Lock Parenlal Controls (press 6 on your remote).

I don't remember my password and I want to unlock the TV

• If you forget your password, simultaneously press anti hold VOL - on the front panel anti VOL - on the remote for 3 seconds.

Nothing appears on the screen, Parental Controls simply unlock and you can re-enter a password via Lock Parenlal Controls.

The V-Chip won't let me watch a program even though it's not rated as violent.

• Maybe the movie was given an NR (Not Rated) status. After you block movie ratings, you must set Nil to View separately in order to

view movies with an NR rating.

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Care and Cleaning

CAUTION: Turn OFF your TV/DVD before cleaning.

You can clean the TV/DVD as required, using a soft lint-free cloth. Be sure to occasionally dust the

ventilation slots in the cabinet to help assure adequate ventilation.

The TV/DVD's screen may be cleaned with a soft, lint-free cloth as well. Take care not to

scratch or mar the screen. If necessary, you may use a cloth dampened with warm water.

Never use strong cleaning agents, such as ammonia-based cleaners, or abrasive powder.

These types of cleaners will damage the TV/DVD.

While cleaning do not spray liquid directly on the screen, or allow liquid to run down the screen

and inside the TV/DVD. Also, avoid placing drinks or vases with water on top of the TV/DVD.

This could increase the risk of fire or shock hazard or damage to the TV/DVD.

Caution: Using video games or any external accessory with fixed images for extended periods of

time can cause them to be permanently imprinted on the picture tube (or projection TV picture

tubes). ALSO, some network/program logos, phone numbers, etc. may cause similar damage. This

damage is not covered by your warran W.

Handling Cautions

• Before connecting other components to this TV/DVD, be sure to turn all components off.

• Don't move the TV/DVD while a disc is being played. The disc may get scratched or broken,

and the TV/DVD's internal parts may be damaged.

• Don't put any container filled with liquid or any small metal objects on the TV/DVD.

• Be careful not to put your hand into the disc tray.

• Don't place anything other than the disc in the disc tray.

• Exterior influences such as lightning and static electricity can affect normal operation of this

player. If this occurs, turn the TV/DVD oft" and on again with the ON-OFF button, or

disconnect and then reconnect the AC power cord to the AC power outlet. The TV/DVD will

operate normally.

• Be sure to remove the disc and turn off the TV/DVD after use.

Formation of Condensation

Due to sharp changes in temperature and humidity, condensation may form if warm air comes

in contact with any cold parts inside the TV/DVD.

When condensation forms inside the TV/DVD, it may not operate correctly. If this occurs,

leave the TV/DVD at room temperature until the inside of the disc tray becomes dry and

operational.

If condensation forms on a disc, wipe the disc with a soft, dry cloth by moving the cloth from

the center hole toward the outer edge.

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Handling Discs

• Don't touch the disc's signal surfaces. Hold by the edges or by one edge and the hole in the

center.

• Don't affix labels or adhesive tape to label surfaces. Don't scratch or damage the label.

• Do not use damaged (cracked or warped) discs.

Cleaning Discs

• Dirty discs can cause reduced video and audio performance. Always keep discs clean by

wiping them gently with a soft cloth from the inner edge toward the outer perimeter.

• If a disc becomes very dirty, wet a soft cloth in water, wring it out well. Wipe the dirt away

gently, and remove any water drops with a dry cloth.

• Do not use record-cleaning sprays or anti-static agents on discs. Also, never clean the discs

with benzene, thinner, or other volatile solvents which may cause damage to the disc surface.

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The Front of Your TV/DVD

Front Panel

If you can't find your remote control you can use the buttons on your TV/DVD to operate many of

the TV/DVD's features.

OPEN/CLOSE Press to open and close the disc tray.

STOP Stops disc play.

REW Allows you to move to the beginning of the preceding title, chapter, or track on a disc (in

effect, "skipping" the title, chapter, or track).

PLAY/PAUSE Begins disc play. If in play mode, will pause disc.

FWD Allows you to move to the beginning of the next title, chapter, or track on a disc (in effect,

"skipping" the title, chapter, or track).

CH- Scans down through the current channel list. When you're using the menu system, it acts like

the arrow down button on the remote control.

CH + Scans up through the channel list. When you're using the menu system, it acts like the arrow

up button on the remote control.

VOL- Decreases the volume. When you're using the menu system, it acts like the left arrow button

on the remote control.

VOL + Increases the volume. When you're using the menu system, it acts like the right arrow button

on the remote control.

TV/DVD Puts the TV/DVD in TV mode. If in TV mode, puts in DVD mode.

POWER Turns the TV/DVD on and off'.

Front Panel Jacks

When in TV mode, you can access the component you connected by pressing the WHO °INPUT

button on your remote until FRNT appears on the screen.

VIDEO (in) Mlows you to connect a component such as a video game console, camcorder, VCR or

Internet access device.

L/MONO (left audio) and R (right audio) Receives audio signals from another component such

as a VCR, camcorder or Internet access device.

Phones Allows you to connect headphones to listen to the sound.

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VCRI ON'OFF TV

DVD VCR2 AUX SAT.CABLE

&&°&&

MUTE SKIP

CH +0

SOUND GO BACK

GUIDE INFO

MENU CLEAR

WHO'INPUT ANTENNA

0°0 0

REVERSE PLAY FORWARD

REC'VCR+ STOP PAUSE

Universal Remote

The universal remote can be programmed to operate most brands of

remote controllable VCRs, satellite receivers and cable boxes. The remote

is already programmed to control most RCA, Proscan, and GE VCRs and

satellite receivers.

The AUX button can be programmed to operate a cable box, most RCA,

GE and Proscan audio components, a laserdisc player, or a VCR.

Note: The TV and DVD buttons cannot be programmed.

Test the Remote

To determine whether the universal remote needs to be programmed,

turn a component ON, such as a VCR. Point the remote at the VCR, and

press the VCR] button. Then press ON-OFF or CH +(channel up) or

CH -(channel down) to see if the VCR responds to the remote

commands. If the component does not respond, the remote needs to be

programmed.

Program the Remote

There are two ways to program the remote control:

• automatic code search

• direct entry

Automatic Code Search

The following instructions can be used to program the remote to operate

each of the components connected to your TV/DVD. If you want to exit

the automatic code search without programming any of your

components, press CLEAR until the light on the remote turns oft'.

1. Turn on the component you want to operate (VCR, etc.)

2. Press and hold the component button you want to program (VCR1,

VCR2, etc.). While holding the component button, press and hold

ON-OFF until the light on the remote turns on, then release both

buttons.

.Point the remote at the component. Press and release PLAY, then wait

5 seconds or until the light on the remote stops flashing.

At this point the remote is searching for the correct code to program.

If, after 5 seconds, the component you want to operate does not turn

oft', press PLAY again to tell the remote to search the next set of

codes.

Continue pressing PLAY until the component turns off or you have

searched through all of the codes. There are 20 total sets of codes. If

the component does not turn off after pressing PLAY 20 times, then

the remote cannot can't be programmed to operate that component.

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If the component you want to control does turn off:

1. Press and release REVERSE, then wait 2 seconds. Repeat this step until the component

turns back ON.

2. To finish, press and hold STOP until the light on the remote turns off'.

Direct Entry

1. Turn on the component to be programmed.

2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on the code list in this

section.

3. Point the remote at the component.

4. Press and hold the component button on the remote you want to program.

5. Enter the code from the Remote Control code list on the following pages.

6. Release the component button, and then press ON-OFF to see if the component

responds to the command. If it doesn't, try pressing the component button and then

ON-OFF again.

7. If you get no response, repeat these steps using the next code listed for your brand,

until the component responds to the remote commands.

Important Tips!

You must continue pressing the

component button while you

enter the code.

Let's say you have a Zenith VCR.

Toprogram the universal

remote to operate the VCRyou

would:

Pressand hold the VCRbutton

while you enter the first code

listed for Zenith in the VCR

Codes column.

Release the VCRbutton. Press

ON,OFF to see if the VCR

responds. If it doesn't, follow

the same steps, but enter the

second code instead of the first.

Operate Components after Programming the

Remote

Because this universal remote can operate several different components (VCR, satellite

receiver, etc.) it uses operational modes triggered by the component buttons. For example if

you want the remote to operate the TV, you would press the TV button to put the remote

into TV mode before you could operate the TV.

1. Press the appropriate component button (VCR1, VCR2, SAT-CABLE, or AUX) to set the

remote to control the component.

2. Press ON-OFF to turn the component ON or OFF.

3. Use the remote buttons that apply to that component.

Note: This remote may not be compatible with all brands and models of components.

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VCR Codes

Admiral .................................................................. 2131

Adventura .............................................................. 2026

Aiko ....................................................................... 2027

Aiwa ............................................................. 2002, 2026

Akai ................................ 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008,

........................................................... 2111, 2112, 2113

American High ...................................................... 2021

Asha ....................................................................... 2013

Audio Dynamics .......................................... 2009, 2010

Audinw)x ............................................................... 2014

Bell & Howell ....................................................... 2011

Beamnark .............................................................. 2013

Broksonic .................................................... 2012, 2025

Calix ....................................................................... 2014

Candle ..................................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016,

........................................................... 2017, 2018, 2019

Canon ................................................. 2021, 2022, 2114

Capehart ...................................................... 2020, 2110

Carver .................................................................... 2062

CCE .............................................................. 2027, 2061

Citizen ......................................................... 2013, 2014,

.............................. 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2027

Cnk)rtyme .............................................................. 2009

Colt ........................................................................ 2061

Craig ......................................... 2013, 2014, 2023, 2061

Curtis Mathes ........................... 2000, 2002, 2009, 2013,

.............................. 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2115

Cybemex ............................................................... 2013

Daewno ......................... 2015, 2017, 2019, 2025, 2026,

2027, 2028, 2110

I)aytron .................................................................. 2110

I)BX ............................................................. 2009, 2010

I)imensia ............................................................... 2000

Dynatech ..................................................... 2002, 2026

Electrnhome ................................................ 2014, 2029

Electrophonic ........................................................ 2014

Emerson..... 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2024, 2025,

................... 2026, 2029, 2030, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035,

............................. 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041,

............................ 2042, 2044, 2045, 2047, 2065, 2105

................................................ 2113, 2116, 2117, 2130

Fisher ................................................ 2011, 2023, 2048,

........................................ 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2118

Fuji ............................................................... 2021, 2119

Funai ............................................................ 2002, 2026

Garrard .................................................................. 2026

GE ..................................................... 2000, 2001, 2013,

........................................ 2021, 2022, 2053, 2115, 2120

Goldstar .......................... 2009, 2014, 2018, 2054, 2121

Gradiente ............................................................... 2026

Harley Davidson ................................................... 2026

Harman Kardon .................................................... 2009

Harwood ............................................................... 2061

Headquarter .......................................................... 2011

Hitachi .............................................. 2002, 2055, 2056,

........................................ 2057, 2107, 2111, 2120, 2122

Hi Q ....................................................................... 2023

Instant Replay ....................................................... 2021

JCL ......................................................................... 2021

JC penney ................................ 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013,

....................................... 2014, 2021, 2022, 2055, 2056,

........................................ 2058, 2059, 2060, 2107, 2118

Jensen ................................................. 2055, 2056, 2111

JVC .............. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2058, 2111, 2123

Kenwnod .......................................... 2009, 2010, 2011,

...................................... 2016, 2018, 2058, 2111, 2123

KLH ........................................................................ 2061

Kodak .......................................................... 2014, 2021

Lloyd ............................................................ 2002, 2026

Logik ...................................................................... 2061

LXI ......................................................................... 2014

Magnaw)x ......................................... 2021, 2022, 2062,

.................................................. 2063, 2104, 2108, 2124

Magnin ................................................................... 2013

Marantz ............................................. 2009, 2010, 2011,

............................ 2016, 2018, 2021, 2058, 2062, 2064

Marta ...................................................................... 2014

Masushita ............................................................... 2021

Mei ......................................................................... 2021

Memorex .......................................... 2002, 2011, 2013,

.............................. 2014, 2021, 2023, 2026, 2104, 2131

MGA ................................................... 2029, 2065, 2113

MGN Tcchnolngy .................................................. 2013

Midland .................................................................. 2053

Minolta ............................................... 2055, 2056, 2107

VCR Codes

Mitsubishi .. 2029, 2055, 2056, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2069,

......... 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2106, 2113, 2123

Montgomery '_ard ...................................... 2075, 2131

Motorola ...................................................... 2021, 2131

MTC ................................................... 2002, 2013, 2026

Multitech ............... 2002, 2013, 2016, 2026, 2053, 2061

NEC ................................. 2009, 2010, 2011,2016, 2018,

.................... 2058, 2064, 2076, 2078, 2079, 2111, 2123

Nikko ..................................................................... 2014

Noblex ................................................................... 2013

Olympus ................................................................ 2021

Optimus ....................................................... 2014, 2131

Optnnica ................................................................ 2096

Orion ..................................................................... 2035

Panasonic ............. 2021, 2022, 2109, 2125, 2126, 2127

Pentax ............................. 2016, 2055, 2056, 2107, 2120

Pentex Resemvh .................................................... 2018

Philco ........................................ 2021, 2022, 2062, 2063

Philips ....................................... 2021, 2062, 2096, 2124

Pilot ........................................................................ 2014

Pioneer ........................... 2010, 2055, 2080, 2081, 2123

Portland .................................... 2016, 2017, 2019, 2110

PROSCAN .................................................... 2000, 2001

Protec ..................................................................... 2061

Pulsar ..................................................................... 2104

Quarter .................................................................. 2011

Quartz .................................................................... 2011

Quasar ............................................... 2021, 2022, 2125

RCA ............ 2000, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2021, 2055, 2056,

........ 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2086, 2087, 2088, 2089,

.............................. 2090, 2091, 2107, 2115, 2120, 2125

Radinshack/Realistic ..... 2002, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021,

.......... 2022, 2023, 2026, 2029, 2049, 2050, 2096, 2131

Radix ...................................................................... 2014

Randex ................................................................... 2014

Ricnh ...................................................................... 2128

Runco .................................................................... 2104

Samsung ............... 2005, 2013, 2015, 2033, 2053, 2112

Sanky ........................................................... 2104, 2131

Sansui ....................................... 2010, 2092, 2111, 2123

Sanyo ................................................. 2011, 2013, 2023

Scott ............................... 2012, 2015, 2025, 2032, 2035,

2038, 2065, 2093, 2116

Sears .............................. 2011, 2014, 2021, 2023, 2048,

................... 2049, 2050, 2051, 2055, 2056, 2107, 2118

Sharp ........... 2002, 2017, 2029, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2131

Shintom .................................... 2004, 2056, 2061, 2098

Shogun .................................................................. 2013

Signature ...................................................... 2002, 2131

Singer ................................................. 2021, 2061, 2128

Sony ...................... 2002, 2004, 2098, 2099, 2119, 2128

STS ............................................................... 2021, 2107

Sylvania ............................................ 2002, 2021, 2022,

...................................... 2026, 2062, 2063, 2065, 2124

Symphonic ................................................... 2002, 2026

Tandy ........................................................... 2002, 2011

Tashiko .................................................................. 2014

Tamng .......................................................... 2058, 2111

TEAC ............................... 2002, 2026, 2058, 2085, 2111

Technics ....................................................... 2021, 2109

Tcknika ................. 2002, 2014, 2021, 2026, 2100, 2129

TMK ................................................... 2013, 2024, 2047

Toshiba ............................................. 2015, 2049, 2051,

................................................ 2055, 2065, 2093, 2116

Totevsion ..................................................... 2013, 2014

Unitech .................................................................. 2013

Vector Resemvh ........................ 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016

Victor ..................................................................... 2010

Video Concepts .............. 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2113

Videosonic ............................................................. 2013

'_:ards ............................. 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021,

........................... 2023, 2026, 2029, 2055, 2056, 2061,

................... 2096, 2101, 2102, 2103, 2107, 2116, 2131

XRq000 ............................................. 2021, 2026, 2061

Yamaha ................. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2058, 2111

Zenith ............................. 2004, 2098, 2104, 2119, 2128

Audio Codes

(For RCA and I)imensia brands only)

AM/FM ................................................................... 4003

Aux ........................................................................ 4004

Phono .................................................................... 4005

CD .......................................................................... 4007

Tape ....................................................................... 4006

Cable Boxes

ABC ............. 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5053

Antronix ....................................................... 5008, 5009

Archer ....................................... 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011

Cabletenna ............................................................ 5008

Cableview. ............................................................. 5008

Century .................................................................. 5011

Citizen .................................................................... 5011

Colour Voice ................................................ 5012, 5013

Comtrnnics .................................................. 5014, 5015

Contec ................................................................... 5016

Eastern ................................................................... 5017

Garrard .................................................................. 5011

GE Electronics ....................................................... 5009

Gemini ............................................... 5018, 5019, 5049

General Instrument ............................................... 5003

Hamlin ............................ 5020, 5021, 5022, 5035, 5045

Hitachi ................................................................... 5003

Hytex ..................................................................... 5002

Jascn ...................................................................... 5011

Jerrold ...................................... 5003, 5005, 5007, 5018,

.................................................. 5023, 5024, 5046, 5053

Magnaw)x .............................................................. 5025

Memorex ............................................................... 5026

Movie Time ....................................... 5002, 5027, 5028

NSC .................................................... 5002, 5027, 5028

Oak .................................................... 5002, 5016, 5029

Panasonic ................................................... 5048, 5052

Paragon ................................................................. 5026

Philips ............................................... 5011, 5012, 5013,

........................................ 5019, 5025, 5030, 5031, 5032

Pioneer ........................................................ 5033, 5034

Pulsar ..................................................................... 5026

RCA .................................................... 5047, 5049, 5052

Realistic ........................................................ 5009, 5049

Regal ............................................................ 5022, 5035

Regency ................................................................. 5017

Rembrandt ............................................................. 5003

Runco .................................................................... 5026

Samsung ...................................................... 5014, 5034

Scientific Atlanta ....................... 5006, 5036, 5037, 5038

Signal ........................................................... 5014, 5018

Signature ................................................................ 5003

S1Marx ................................................................... 5014

Sprucer .................................................................. 5052

Starcom .............................................. 5007, 5018, 5053

Stargate ........................................................ 5014, 5018

Starquest ................................................................ 5018

Tandy ..................................................................... 5040

Teleview ................................................................ 5014

Tocom ................................................. 5004, 5023, 5041

Toshiba .................................................................. 5026

Tusa ....................................................................... 5018

TV86 ...................................................................... 5027

Unika ................................................. 5008, 5009, 5011

United Artists ......................................................... 5002

United Cable ......................................................... 5053

Universal ................................... 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011

Videoway ............................................................... 5044

Viewstar .................................... 5015, 5025, 5027, 5040

Zenith ................................................. 5026, 5050, 5051

Satellite Receiver Codes

Chapparal ...................................................... 5006, 5057

Drake ............................................................. 5058, 5059

GE .................................................................. 5000, 5001

General Instuments ............................. 5060, 5061, 5062

Panasonic ............................................................... 5075

Primestar ................................................................. 5076

PROSCAN ...................................................... 5000, 5001

RCA ................................................................ 5000, 5001

Realistic ................................................................... 5063

Sony ........................................................................ 5072

STS1 ........................................................................ 5064

STS2 ........................................................................ 5065

STS3 ........................................................................ 5066

STS4 ........................................................................ 5067

Toshiba .......................................................... 5068, 5073

Uniden .................................................................... 5069

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Limited Warranty

What your warranty covers:

• Defects in material or workmanship.

For how long after your purchase:

• One year from date of purchase for labor charges.

• One year from date of purchase for parts.

• Two years from date of purchase for picture tube.

The warranty period for rental units begins with the first rental or 45 days from date of shipment to the rental firm

whichever comes first.

What we will do:

• Pay any Authorized RCA Television Service Center the labor charges to repair your unit.

• Pay any Authorized RCA Television Service Center for the new or, at our option, rebuilt replacement parts and picture

tube required to repair your unit.

How you get service:

• For 20" screen size: Take your RCA unit to any Authorized RCA Television Service Center and pickup when repairs are

complete.

• For screen sizes larger than 20": Request home or pick up, repair and return service from any Authorized RCA

Television Service Center, provided that your unit is located within the geographic territory covered by an Authorized

RCA Television Service Center. If not, you must take your TV/DVD to the Service Center location at your own

expense, or pay for the cost the Service Center may charge to transport your unit to and from your home.

• To identify your nearest Authorized RCA Service Center, ask your dealer, look in the Yellow Pages, or call

1-800-336-1900.

• Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence that the product is within the

warranty period must be presented to obtain warranty service. For rental firms, proof of first rental is also required.

What your warranty does not cover:

• Customer instruction. (Your Owner's Manual describes how to install, adjust, and operate your product. Any

additional information should be obtained from your dealer.)

• Installation and related adjustments.

• Signal reception problems not caused by your TV/DVD.

• Damage from misuse or neglect.

• Batteries.

• A TV/DVD that has been modified or incorporated into other products or is used for institutional or other commercial

purposes.

• Images burnt onto the screen.

• Acts of nature, such as but not limited to lightning damage.

• A unit purchased or serviced outside the U.S.A.

Product Registration:

• Please complete and mail the Product Registration Card packed with your set. It will make it easier to contact you

should it ever be necessary. The return of the card is not required for warranty coverage.

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Limitation of Warranty:

•THE WARRANTY STATED ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY APPLICABLE TO THIS PRODUCT. ALL OTHER

WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION

GIVEN BY THOMSON MULTIMEDIA INC., ITS AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A GUARANTY OR IN

ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY.

REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE

CONSUMER. THOMSON MULTIMEDIA INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL

DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY

EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITED

WARRANTY ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT

PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A

PARTICUIAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH

ABOVE.

How state law relates to this warranty:

• Some states do not allow the exclusion nor limitation of incidental or consequential damages, or limitations on how

long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

• This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you also may have other rights that vary from state to state.

If you purchased your product outside the United States:

• This warranty does not apply. Contact your dealer for warranty information.

Service calls which do not involve defective materials or workmanship are not covered by this warranty. Costs

of such service calls are the sole responsibility of the purchaser.

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VH81 (3-ft)

VH82 (6-ft)

Screw-on Cable attaches to

the l_mnd antenna

connectors (called 75-ohm

F-{ype) on the hack of your

VCR or TE The ends screw

onto the connectom.f!_r a

secure connection.

VH89 (6-ft)

Push-on Cable attaches to

the round antenna

connectom (called 75-ohm

F-{ype) on the hack of your

VCR or TV. Ends push on

.f!_ra quick connection.

Gold-Tipped cable

VH83 (6-ft)

Monaural VCR Dubbing

Cable Double cable that lets

you connect the video and

audio jacks of two I/HS VCRs

to duplicate tapes. Can also

be used to connect a VCR to

your TK dable is colo*_

coded and shielded. Has

RCA-{ype phono plugs on

each end.

Stereo VCR Dubbing Cable

THple cable that lets you

connect the VII)EO and A_mO

jacks of stereo components.

Gold-Tipped cable

VH84 (6-ft)

VH976 (6-ft)

VH913 (12-ft)

S-Video Cable has multi-

pin connectom on each

end,for connecting S-Video

components to your TIZ.

2-way Signal Splitter

Helps you connect a

second 7V or VCR.

Splitter VH47

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ANT200

Amplified Antenna

Allows you to quick(k' switcb

fi'om the antenna signal to the

cable or satellite signal without

disconnecting the antenna.

Remote Control

This is the remote contl_)l that

camepacbed with your TK

Replacements or spares can be

ordered as needed.

CRK76TW1

Optical cable

DV3 (3-ft), DV6 (6-ft)

Optical cable

Helps you connect to a

component with an Optical

Digital Audio In jack, such as

aDoff)_' Digital decoder or

l_ceiver.

To Order

To place your order by phone, have your Visa,

MasterCard or Discover Card ready and call the toll-free

number listed below.

Use this number only to place an order for accessory

items listed on this order form.

1-800-338-0376

To place your order by mail, detach and mail the

completed order form with credit card information,

money order or check in US currency (made payable to

Thomson multimedia Inc.) to the following address:

Video Accessories

PO Box 8419

Ronks, PA 17573

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Index

Symbols

4 x 3 Letterbox 63

4 x 3 Standard 63

A°B Repeat 32, 79

Accessories 97

Age-Based Ratings 48

Angle, camera 34

A_I'ENNA button 22

Arrow buttons 22

Aspect ratio 63

Audio

codes 94

Dolby Digital 12

Processor 70

Audio CD

creating a program 58

Playing 76

using Dub Asist 82

Audio channel output

changing, video CD 75, 80

Audio equipment

Dolby Digital 12

D_IB 12

AUDIO IN jacks 11, 13

Audio language 31

Audio/Video cable 9

Auto

Channel Search 16, 73

Tuning 73

S£17CABLE Channel 47

VCR Channels 47

Automatic code search 92

AutoPlay menu 58, 59

AUX (auxiliary) button 22

Basic

Picture Controls 71

Batteries for the remote 15

Black Level 71

Block

Age-Based Ratings 50

Front Panel 54

Movie Ratings 53

Specific Content _ll_emes 51

V-Chip Unrated Program 54

Bookmarks

clearing 33, 81

recalling 33, 81

storing 33, 80

using 33, 80

Cable box codes 94

CABLE/ANTENNA jack 10

Cables

Audio/Video 9

coaxial 9

G-LINK 9

Optical 9

Camera angle 34

Cancelling repeat feature 32, 79

CC (Closed Captioning) 72

CH + button 22

CH - button 22

Changing the Menu Language 66

Channel

2 47

3 47

Banner 45, 46

Block 54

Labels 73

Lineup 38

Menu 73

Search 16

Channels menu 44

Chapter advance 35

Chapter, selecting 30

Cleaning discs 90

CLEAR button 22

Clearing a bookmark 33, 81

Closed Caption

Display 72

Mode 72

Coaxial cable 9

Codes for remote

audio 94

cable box 94

satellite receiver 94

VCR 94

Color Warmth 71

Connections

TV/DVD + A/V Receiver 13

TV/DVD + Dolby Digital or D_IB

Receiver 13

TV/DVD + VCR 11

TV/DVD only 10

Content _ll_emes 48

Contrast 71

DIGFIAL AUDIO OUT jack 12

Digital Output

Dolby Digital 64

DTS 64

Direct entry 93

Discs

cleaning 90

digital video discs 27

handling 90

menu 27

Display Menu 63

Dolby Digital 12

DTS 12

Dub Assist menu 59, 82

DVD

button 22

DVD disc

programming 58

DVD Limits Menu

unrated titles 62

Edit Program menu 57

Enter New Password 60

Fast motion playback 34

Finding the sensor 14

FORWARD button 22

Frame advance 34

Freeze frame (pause) 34

Front Display menu 64

Front Panel 91

Block 54

jacks 91

G-LINK

cable 9

connecting 14

GO BACK button 22

Grayed out 29

Grid Guide menu 39

GUIDE button 22

GUIDE Plus+ system

Channel Lineup 38

Channels 45

Downloading Information 38

Setup 16

Guide Plus+ system 16, 21

Handling

cautions 89

discs 90

DVD Player 89

Icons 29

Index

selecting, video CD 77

INFO button 22

Info Display

Audio CD 76

picture of 29

using 29

INPUT1 47

Interactive setup 16

Invalid icon 29, 34

Jacks on the TV 91

L.E.D. button 22

Labels 73

Language 72

changing the menu 66

Languages

Selecting 16

Languages Menu 66

Locating remote sensor 14

Lock Menu 60

Lock, Parental Controls 54

Memory 73

Audio 70

Channel 73

Channels 44

Display 63

Grid Guide 39

Language 72

Languages 66

Lock 60

Messages 43

News 42

Picture Quality 71

Play Mode 57

Schedule 42

Screen 72

Setup 44

Sort 41

Sound 64

Time 74

MENU button 22

Menus

action 56

GUIDE Plus+ System setup 16

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Index

path 56

types 56

Messages menu 43

Modes, remote control 93

Mono 70

Motion Pictures Association of

America 61

MUTE button 22

News menu 42

Normal List 73

Number buttons 22

OK button 22

ON-OFF button 23

On-screen info display 29, 76

Operate components

after programming remote 93

Optical

cable 9

Parental Controls

Locking, Unlocking 54

menu 48

Password 60

Path menu item 56

PAUSE button 23

Picture

Presets 71

Quality Menu 71

Picture scan 34

PLAY button 23

Play Menu

standard play 56

Play Mode Menu

program play 57

random play 57

Play Mode menu

standard play 57

Playback features

audio language 31

bookmarks 33, 80

camera angle 34

chapter advance 35

fast motion 34

repeat 32, 79

slow motion 35

subtitles 35

using remote 34

Playing

audio CD 76

digital video discs 26

Program

creating audio CD 58

DVD disc 58

editing 58

Program guide

after setup 21

Program the remote 92

R and L/MONO jacks 11, 13

Rating Limits 61

movies 53

TV 49

REC-VCR+ button 23

Recalling bookmarks 33, 81

Remote

audio codes 94

buttons

cable box codes 94

component buttons 92

direct entry 93

program 92

satellite receiver codes 94

test 92

VCR codes 94

Remote, batteries 15

Remote sensor 14

Repeat 32, 79

cancelling 32, 79

REVERSE button 23

SAP 71

SAT-CABLE button 23

SK1VCable Channel 47

Satellite receiver codes 94

Schedule

menu 42

time 74

Screen Menu 72

Second Audio Program (SAP)

Set

SK17CABLE Channel 47

VCR1 Channel 47

VCR2 Channel 47

Setup

GUIDE Plus+ system menus

menu 44

Sharpness 71

SKIP button 23

Sleep Timer 46, 74

Slow motion playback 35

Sort menu 41

SOUND button 23

Sound menu 64

Stereo 70

STOP button 23

Storing bookmarks 33, 80

Subtitles 35

System test 62

Time

Current 46

Menu 74

Tint 71

Title 30

Tone Controls 70

Trashcan icon 33

Troubleshooting 84

TV button 23

TV Image menu 63

Universal remote

programming to control

other brands of compo-

nents 93

Unlock, Parental Controls 54

Using bookmarks 33, 80

V-Chip 48

Age-Based Ratings 48

Blocking Movies 53

Content _ll_emes 48

VCR

1 Channel 47

2 Channel 47

VCR codes 94

VCR1 button 23

VCR2 button 23

Video 73

VIDEO IN jack 11

VOL+ button 23

VOL- button 23

Warranty 95

WHO-INPUT button 23

Chapter ? 101

Visit the RCA web site at www.rca.com

Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton. This will only

add delays in service for your product.

Thomson multimedia Inc,

10330 North Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46290

Trademark(s)® Registered

Marca(s) Registrada(s)

Printed in Thailand

TOCOM 1569448A

THOMSON

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