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Safety Precautions

This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within
an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the
user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous
voltage within the product’s enclosure that may
be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.

The exclamation mark within an equilateral trian-
gle is intended to alert the user to the presence
of important operating and maintenance (servic-
ing) instructions in the literature accompanying
the product.

CAUTION: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation
and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it
from over heating.
The openings should be never be blocked by placing the prod-
uct on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product
should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a book-
case or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manu-
facturer's instruction have been adhered to.

CAUTION:

This Digital Video Disc Player employs a Laser System.
To ensure proper use of this product, please read this
owner’s manual carefully and retain for future reference,
should the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized
service location-see service procedure.
Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of proce-
dures other than those specified herein may result in haz-
ardous radiation exposure.
To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to
open the enclosure. Visible laser radiation when open. DO
NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to water,
dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids,
such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

CAUTION concerning the Power Cord

Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a
dedicated circuit;

That is, a single outlet circuit which powers only that appli-
ance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits.
Check the specification page of this owner's manual to be
certain.

Do not overload wall outlets. Overloaded wall outlets, loose
or damaged wall outlets,extension cords, frayed power
cords, or damaged or cracked wire insulation are danger-
ous. Any of these conditions could result in electric shock
or fire. Periodically examine the cord of your appliance, and
if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration, unplug
it,discontinue use of the appliance, and have the cord
replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized
services.

Protect the power cord from physical or mechanical abuse,
such as being twisted, kinked, pinched, closed in a door, or
walked upon. Pay particular attention to plugs, wall
outlets,and the point where the cord exits the appliance.

To disconnect power from the mains, pull out the mains
cord plug. When installing the product, ensure that the plug
is easily accessible.

This product is manufactured to comply with the
EEC DIRECTIVE 89/336/EEC, 93/68/EEC and
2006/95/EC.

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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR 
ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 

DO NOT OPEN

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.

Summary of Contents for DC-4091

Page 1: ...DVD PLAYER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL DC 4091 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely ...

Page 2: ...re Visible laser radiation when open DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM CAUTION The apparatus shall not be exposed to water dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus CAUTION concerning the Power Cord Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit That is a single outlet circuit which powers only that appli ance and has no ad...

Page 3: ...rol 18 Vocal 18 LOCK Parental Control 18 Rating 18 Password Security Code 18 Area Code 19 OTHERS 19 PBC 19 Auto Play 19 DivX R VOD 19 Operation Operation with tape 20 23 Playing a tape 20 CM Commercial Message Skip 20 OPR Optimum Picture Response 20 Instant Timer Recording 21 Timer recording using On Screen Display 22 23 Additional Operation VCR part 24 26 Hi Fi Stereo Sound System 24 On Screen Di...

Page 4: ...playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor pic ture quality and sound distortion Before playing clean the disc with a clean cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol benzine thinne...

Page 5: ...h one or more num bers in it clearly visible on the cover This number must match your unit s regional code or the disc can not play If you try to play a DVD with a different regional code from your player the message Check Regional Code appears on the TV screen Notes on Copyrights It is forbidden by law to copy broadcast show broad cast via cable play in public or rent copyrighted materi al withou...

Page 6: ... deck is selected REC VCR recording is engaged DVD to Video tape copy is in progress TV Indicates TV mode See Notes on page 21 Indicates total playing time elapsed time current time 6 Remote Sensor Point the remote control here 7 Tape Compartment 8 VCR Tape Eject 9 m m Go to beginning of current chapter track or to PREVIOUS chapter track Press and hold for two seconds for a fast reverse search Rew...

Page 7: ...source TV PR Selects TV s channel TV VOL Adjusts TV s volume DISPLAY CLK CNT Access the On Screen Display Shows you the current time or counter F G D E left right up down Select an item in the menu PR TRK Select channel programme of VCR To adjust tracking To control vertical tremble during picture still ENTER OK Acknowledge menu selection DISC MENU Access menu of a DVD disc SETUP i Access or remov...

Page 8: ...ack COAXIAL Digital audio out jack DVD EXCLUSIVE OUT Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment RF OUT Connect to your TV using this jack S VIDEO OUT DVD EXCLUSIVE OUT Connect to a TV with S Video input VIDEO IN VCR IN AV1 Receive the video signals from an external source to VCR VIDEO OUT DVD VCR OUT Connect to a TV with video inputs AC Power Cord Connect to a power source COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SC...

Page 9: ...2 S Video connection 1 Connect the S VIDEO OUT jack on this unit to the S Video input jack on the TV using the S Video cable S 2 Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks of the DVD Player to the audio left right in jacks on the TV using the audio cables Progressive Scan connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready television you may take advantage of the DVD Player s progr...

Page 10: ...best sound quality For this you need a multi channel Audio Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your unit MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Warning Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected Notes If the audio format of the di...

Page 11: ...k indicator will be dimmed 4 Press and hold PROG v v or V V on the DVD VCR for more than 4 seconds RF 36 will appear in the display The following picture will be displayed on the TV screen If the picture is snowy move to step 5 If the picture is clean press POWER on the DVD VCR to finish 5 Press PROG v v or V V on the DVD VCR to set the video channel to a vacant position between 22 and 68 which is...

Page 12: ...ly when you enter the year 3 If you make a mistake press b b or B B and enter the correct details 4 Press i to return to a TV picture To set the colour system 1 Press i 2 The main menu will appear on the TV screen 3 Press 1 or 2 to select the SYS and press ENTER OK 4 Press 3 or 4 to select according to the COLOUR system used 5 Press 2 to select the RF AUDIO Press 3 or 4 to select according to the ...

Page 13: ...he Menu Language on page 17 3 Press 1 and 2 to select the desired menu Press ENTER OK and use 3 or 4 to select 4 Press i to return to a TV picture Tuning in TV Stations Automatically If the TV broadcast signal is weak your DVD VCR may not detect the necessary information and will not be able to store them correctly To overcome this problem please turn to the MANUAL TUNING section on page 14 1 Pres...

Page 14: ...tations Press 2 to select MFT Control the fine tuning of the station by using 3 or 4 6 Press 2 to select STATION so that you may name your TV station Press ENTER OK 7 Use 3 or 4 to select letters and numbers for the station name Use 1 or 2 to move back and forth between characters Press ENTER OK 8 Press i confirm the station placement If you wish to manually tune other stations repeat stages 3 8 9...

Page 15: ...d TV stations 1 Press i The main menu will appear on the TV screen Use 1 or 2 to select the PR SET Press ENTER OK 2 Press i 3 Press 3 or 4 to select the programme number you want to delete for example PR 01 4 Press 1 After a short while the selected station will be deleted If you wish to delete other TV stations repeat stages 3 4 5 Press i to remove the menus from the TV screen SYS 1 2 SET OSD ON ...

Page 16: ... language for the subtitles and the Setup menu among other things For details on each Setup menu item see pages 16 to 19 To display and exit the Menu Press SETUP to display the menu A second press of SETUP will take you back to initial screen To go to the next level Press B on the remote control To go back to the previous level Press b on the remote control General Operation 1 Press DVD on the rem...

Page 17: ...mponent Video jacks for connec tion to a TV or monitor that is compatible with a progres sive scan signal set Progressive Scan to On To turn On progressive scan Connect component out of this unit to the input of your monitor television set your television or monitor to Component Input 1 Select Progressive Scan on the DISPLAY menu then press B 2 Select On using the v V buttons 3 Pressing ENTER OK w...

Page 18: ...r volume without losing clarity of sound Set DRC to On for this effect Vocal Set to On only when a multi channel karaoke DVD is playing The karaoke channels on the disc mix into nor mal stereo sound LOCK Parental Control Rating Blocks playback of rated DVDs based on their content Not all discs are rated 1 Select Rating on the LOCK menu then press B 2 To access the LOCK options you must input the p...

Page 19: ...me and then play back the title automatically Note The Auto Play function may not work for some DVDs DivX R VOD We provide you the DivX VOD Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX VOD service For more informa tion visit www divx com vod 1 Select DivX R VOD option then press B 2 Press ENTER OK while Select is selected and the registration code wi...

Page 20: ...ed and without sound Press the N button to return to playback at normal speed Picture search During playing back press either BACKWARD or FORWARD to this will enable you to rapidly wind the tape see where you are on the tape Logic search During fast forwarding or rewinding press and hold m or M the picture will be played back at 7 times normal playback speed 5 Slow motion playback Shuttle During p...

Page 21: ...until the socket you wish to record from is dis played AV 1 for recording from AUDIO L R VCR IN AV1 VIDEO VCR IN AV1 terminals on the rear of your unit AV 2 for recording from AUDIO IN L MONO R VIDEO IN terminals on the front of your unit 5 Press LP if you wish to record in Long Play or Standard Play SP will produce improved picture and sound quality however LP will provide twice as much recording...

Page 22: ...to enter the date of the programme If you press ENTER OK before entering the date you may select one of the following automated recording features Press 1 or 2 to select then press ENTER OK to confirm DLY To record every day except Saturday and Sunday at the same time SU SA To record at the same time every week 6 Use v V 1 2 buttons to enter the recording start and end times of the programme that ...

Page 23: ...ER again to put the VCR into timer recording standby mode If at a later date you wish to delete or change any of the settings in timer event memory you may do so without having to enter all the timer event information again Simply display the timer event screen Use v or V to select the event that you wish to delete or change Press b to delete the event or Press ENTER OK to change then press b or B...

Page 24: ... when audio output is set to STEREO The primary language will be output from both chan nels when the audio setting is MONO Please note that when adjusting the tracking control Hi Fi stereo sound may revert to MONO On Screen Display F OSD You may easily display the current time or tape counter amount of tape left day month year day of week programme channel tape speed and operational mode of your D...

Page 25: ...t can only be operated using the remote control 1 Press LOCK and SAFE will appear in the display window None of the buttons on the front of your unit will work If any buttons on the front of your unit are pressed SAFE will flicker in the display window for a few seconds 2 Press LOCK again to switch off the child lock OFF will appear in the display window 1W Mode Power save Mode Set 1W ON OFF to ON...

Page 26: ...ding start position If your source is copy protected using CopyGuard you will not be able to record it using this unit See Copyright on page 5 for more details To record for a fixed length of time see Instant Timer Recording Copying from DVD to VCR You can copy the contents of a DVD to a Video tape 1 Insert the disc you wish to copy into the DVD deck and close the disc tray 2 Insert a blank video ...

Page 27: ...int A and point B and repeats a sequence from point A Starting point to point B End point Press CLEAR to exit ZOOM During playback or pause mode press ZOOM to enlarge the video image 4 steps You can move through the zoomed picture using b B v V buttons Press CLEAR to exit RANDOM During playback or in stop mode press RANDOM for random playback TITLE If the current DVD title has a menu the title men...

Page 28: ...s If you press once during Repeat Chapter Track playback the repeat playback cancels Zoom may not work on some DVDs When you are playing a DVD disc contains scenes recorded different camera angles the angle indicator will blink on the TV screen during scenes recorded at different angles as an indication that angle switching is possible The A B repeat function is available only in the current chapt...

Page 29: ...ss PLAY Repeat Programmed Tracks Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode Track repeats the current track All repeats all the tracks on the Program list Off No display does not play repeatedly Note If you press once during Repeat Track playback the repeat playback cancels Erasing a Track from Program List 1 During STOP mode press PROGRAM and the mark will appear 2 Use v V b B to select the tra...

Page 30: ... again Moving to another File Press or or cursor b or B once while view ing a picture to advance to the next or previous file Zoom During watching pictures press ZOOM to enlarge the video image 4 steps You can move through the zoomed picture using b B v V buttons To rotate picture Press v V during showing a picture to rotate the pic ture clockwise or counter clockwise Preview List Folder 00 Folder...

Page 31: ...seconds then press b B to select another language code until the subtitle is displayed properly List Movie Folder 1 Movie Folder 2 Movie Folder 3 Movie Folder 4 Movie Folder 5 Movie Folder 6 Movie Folder 7 Movie Folder 8 MOVIE 0 00 00 DivX disc compatibility with this player is limited as follows Available resolution size of the DivX file is under 720x576 W x H pixel The file name of the DivX subt...

Page 32: ...ve to the list menu Note Unfinalized DVD R RW discs cannot be played in this player Some DVD VR disc are made with CPRM data by DVD RECORDER Player does not support these kinds of discs What is CPRM CPRM is a copy protection system with scramble system only allowing the recording of copy once broadcast programs CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media This player is CPRM compatible ...

Page 33: ...g Set the appropriate code number again Maintenance and Service Refer to the information in this chapter before contacting a service technician Handling the Unit When shipping the unit Please save the original shipping carton and packing materials If you need to ship the unit for maximum protection re pack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory Keeping the exterior surfaces clean Do n...

Page 34: ...anskrit 8365 Scots Gaelic 7168 Serbian 8382 Serbo Croatian 8372 Shona 8378 Sindhi 8368 Language Code Singhalese 8373 Slovak 8375 Slovenian 8376 Somali 8379 Spanish 6983 Sudanese 8385 Swahili 8387 Swedish 8386 Tagalog 8476 Tajik 8471 Tamil 8465 Tatar 8484 Telugu 8469 Thai 8472 Tibetan 6679 Tigrinya 8473 Tonga 8479 Turkish 8482 Turkmen 8475 Twi 8487 Ukrainian 8575 Urdu 8582 Uzbek 8590 Vietnamese 867...

Page 35: ... disc is dirty The Rating level is set There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and this unit The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Is the cassette compartment empty Audio mode is not set properly Correction Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Insert a disc Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the this unit appears on the TV ...

Page 36: ...More than 100dB ANALOG OUT connectors only Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 Dynamic range More than 100 dB DVD More than 95 dB CD Inputs VCR Audio 6 0dBm more than 47 kohms Video 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced Outputs DVD VIDEO OUT 1 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative S VIDEO OUT Y 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms negative sync Mini Din 4 pin x 1 C 0 3 Vp p 75 ohms COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA j...

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