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DVD/VCR COMBI RECEIVER

Combi Receiver System

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL: LH-CX245

(Main Unit: LH-CX245Y

Speakers: LHS-CX245T, LHS-CX245W

Before connecting up, operating or repairing this product,
please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely.

CD-R/RW

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LH-CX245Y.NA5HLLS-ENG

Summary of Contents for LH-CX245 Series

Page 1: ... System OWNER S MANUAL MODEL LH CX245 Main Unit LH CX245Y Speakers LHS CX245T LHS CX245W Before connecting up operating or repairing this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely CD R RW PAL LH CX245Y NA5HLLS ENG ...

Page 2: ... are recorded on some discs When recording and playing the pictures of these discs picture noise will appear This product incorpo rates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copy right protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision...

Page 3: ... Display 30 If Timer record events Overlap 31 Change Deleting the Timer Programme 31 Playing a DVD or Video CD 32 34 General Features 32 Moving to another TITLE 32 Moving to another CHAPTER TRACK 32 Search 32 Changing the Audio Channel 32 Still Picture and Frame by Frame Playback 33 Slow Motion 33 Random 33 Repeat A B 33 Repeat 33 3D Surround 33 Time Search 33 Zoom 34 Marker Search 34 Special DVD ...

Page 4: ...ot available on that specific DVD video disc Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface Never stick paper or tape on the disc Storing Discs After 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 s...

Page 5: ...me playback features may not be available or other functions may be added Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential Unpublished works Copyright 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc US Pat No s 5 451 942 5 956 674 5 974 380 5 978 ...

Page 6: ...only Playback control is available for Video CD VCD version 2 0 disc formats PBC allows you to interact with the system via menus search functions or other typical computer like operations Moreover still pictures of high resolution can be played if they are included in the disc Video CDs not equipped with PBC Version 1 1 operate in the same way as audio CDs Title DVD video discs only A title is ge...

Page 7: ...ssette Compartment VCR deck Insert a video cassette here EJECT Z Z Ejects the tape in the VCR deck PLAY B To play back a recorded tape or disc Forward SKIP SCAN R R T T DVD Go to NEXT chapter track Press and hold for two seconds for a fast forward search VCR Advances the tape during the STOP mode or for fast forward picture search Reverse SKIP SCAN S S Q Q DVD Go to beginning of current chapter tr...

Page 8: ...d in the VCR deck Indicates the unit is radio mode JPEG disc inserted Lights up when a stereo broadcast is being received in radio mode Lights up when the FM station tuned is trans mitting RDS data A disc is loaded in the DVD deck Lights when a disc is loaded in the DVD deck DVD VCR Combi receiver is in VCR timer recording mode or a VCR timer recording is programmed DVD to VCR copy is in progress ...

Page 9: ... chapter or track VCR Advances the tape in STOP mode or for fast forward picture search Press and hold button for about two seconds STOP Á Stops playback PAUSE STEP X Pause playback or recording temporarily press repeatedly for frame by frame playback PLAY G Starts playback ANGLE Selects a DVD camera angle if available CM SKIP Fast forwards picture search through 30 seconds of recording RANDOM Pla...

Page 10: ...to this terminal EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO VCR IN OUT DVD OUT Connect to your TV set or another video recorder EURO AV2 VCR IN OUT DVD OUT Connect to Set Top Box or another video recorder Remote Control Operation Range Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press the buttons Distance About 6m 20ft from the front of the remote sensor Angle About 30 in each direction of the front of the remote...

Page 11: ...onnect the EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO on the rear panel of the DVD VCR Combi receiver to the scart input socket on the TV using a SCART lead E 2 You can connect such a Set Top Box or another VCR to the DVD VCR Combi receiver D Basic connections RF 1 Connect the aerial cable A from your indoor out door aerial to ANT IN jack on the rear panel of DVD VCR Combi receiver 2 Connect the supplied RF cable R fro...

Page 12: ...scan output is entered an image will only be visible on a progressive scan compatible TV or monitor If you set Progressive Scan to On in error you must reset the unit 1 Remove any disc from the unit and close the disc tray See that NO DISC is displayed on the display window 2 Press STOP and hold it for five seconds before releasing it The video output will be restored to the standard setting and a...

Page 13: ...nnector Notes To prevent noise pickup keep the AM loop aerial away from the DVD VCR Combi receiver and other components Be sure to fully extend the FM wire aerial After connecting the FM wire aerial keep it as horizontal as possible PROG PRESET Accessory Audio Video A V Connections to DVD VCR Combi receiver Connect the AV3 jacks on the DVD VCR Combi receiver to the audio video out jacks on your ac...

Page 14: ...ed speaker cords To obtain the best possible surround sound adjust the speaker parameters distance level etc 1 2 3 a a A B A B Make the leagth here as short as possible About Ferrite Core Be sure to attach the ferrite core to the speaker cables for connecting to this unit This ferrite core can reduce noises How to attach the ferrite core 1 Push the stopper a of the ferrite core to open 2 Wind the ...

Page 15: ...ntre speaker The centre speakers and front speakers are ideally the same height But normally place it above or below the television Rear speakers Place left and right behind the listening area These speakers recreate sound motion and atmosphere required for surround sound playback For best results do not install the rear speakers too far behind the listening position and install them at or above t...

Page 16: ... is the same as the Music mode except that the directional enhancement logic is turned off It may be used to enhance mono signals by making them seem larger The Matrix mode may also find use in auto systems where the fluctuations from poor FM stereo reception can otherwise cause disturbing surround signals from a logic decoder The ultimate cure for poor FM stereo reception may be simply to force t...

Page 17: ...scribed in stages 1 4 Select a TV channel number on which you wish to watch video s Make sure that your DVD VCR Combi receiver is in standby pressing POWER on the remote control only the clock will be displayed 6 Press PROG or on the front of your DVD VCR Combi receiver for more than 4 seconds RF60 will appear in the display window The following picture will be displayed on the TV screen 7 Press P...

Page 18: ...nter the correct details 4 Press i 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 SYSTEM and press OK 4 Press 3 or 4 to select according to the COLOUR system used 5 Press 1 or 2 to select the RF AUDIO Press 3 or 4 to select according to the RF AUDIO used 6 Press i to remove the menus from the TV screen HH MM DD MM YY i 1 2 TIME DATE REC...

Page 19: ...elect 5 Press i to return to a TV picture Tuning in TV Stations Automatically If the TV broadcast signal is weak your DVD VCR Combi receiver 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 20 1 Press POWER to turn on your DVD VCR Combi receiver 2 Press i button The main menu will appear ...

Page 20: ... list Press OK to select it 7 You can change a TV station name manually rather than using the standard names Press G Press 3 or 4 to select letters and numbers for the new station name Press 1 or 2 to move back and forth between characters Press OK 8 Press i confirm the station placement Press i again Your new TV station has now been tuned into your DVD VCR Combi receiver If you wish to manually t...

Page 21: ... TV stations can be selected in either of two ways Press 3 or 4 to select different stations that are tuned into your DVD VCR Combi receiver You may also directly select stations using the numbered buttons on the remote control PR CH MFT STATION 01 00 PR 01 CHANNEL CABLE AV C 02 i PSET R C04 00 PR 03 02 C02 00 PR 01 PR 02 C03 00 04 C05 00 PR 04 05 C06 00 PR 05 06 C07 00 PR 06 07 C08 00 PR 07 08 C0...

Page 22: ...bited or not available MARKER SEARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 9 A B TITLE Example On Screen Display during playing VCD Items Title Number Chapter Number Time search Audio language and Digital Audio Output mode Subtitle language Angle Sound Selection Method b B Numbers ENTER b B Numbers ENTER Numbers ENTER b B or AUDIO b B or S TITLE b B or ANGLE b B 1 3 1 12 0 20 09 ABC 1 ENG 1 3 3D SUR Example On Scre...

Page 23: ... the selected item as well as alternate setting s 3 Use v V to select the second desired option then press B to move to the third level 4 Use v V to select the desired setting then press ENTER to confirm your selection Some items require additional steps 5 Press SETUP or PLAY to exit the Setup menu LANGUAGE Menu Language Select a language for the Setup menu and on screen display Disc Audio Subtitl...

Page 24: ...sc from the unit and close the disc tray See that NO DISC is displayed on the display window 2 Press STOP and hold it for five seconds before releas ing it The video output will be restored to the standard setting and a picture will once again be visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor TV Output Select Set this unit TV Output Select options according to the TV connection type YPbPr When you...

Page 25: ...y not work for some DVDs DivX R VOD You can display the DivX DRM Digital Rights Management Registration code for your unit only The Registration code is used for VOD Video On Demand service agent You can purchase or rent an encrypt move file Notes If you rent the DivX VOD file it has several options of viewing limits as shown below Display the number which you can watch the file The rental has bee...

Page 26: ...ating or lower are played Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found playback stops You must enter the 4 digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc 4 Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Password S...

Page 27: ... can be improved slightly by pressing 3 3 or 4 4 4 Press PLAY to continue playing your tape Picture search During playing back press either FORWARD or BACKWARD and this will enable you to rapidly wind the tape 7 times normal playback and see where you are on the tape Logic search During fast forwarding or rewinding press and hold FORWARD or BACKWARD the picture will be played back at 7 times norma...

Page 28: ...on the rear of your DVD VCR Combi receiver AV 3 for recording from VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN Left Right sockets on the front of your DVD VCR Combi receiver 5 Press SPEED 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 time as SP 6 Press REC ITR to start recording RECORD will appear on the TV screen P...

Page 29: ...ed when VPS PDC is ON Check that the timer event details are correct If you wish to record from AUDIO IN and VIDEO IN on the front or from either of the EURO SCART sockets on the back of DVD VCR Combi receiver press AV to select for correct display AV1 AV2 or AV3 8 If you want to make another ShowView recording repeat stages 2 7 Press i twice If PLEASE CHECK is displayed you have entered incorrect...

Page 30: ... times by pressing 3 3 or 4 4 7 Press 3 3 or 4 4 to switch VPS on or off Press 2 to select the recording speed Press 3 3 or 4 4 to select the desired tape speed SP IP or LP IP mode determines how much tape is left and switches speed from SP to LP if necessary to complete recording the program IP mode is not selected when VPS is ON 8 Check that the timer event details are correct Press i twice If P...

Page 31: ...r 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 Press D or E to select the event that you wish to delete or change Press F to delete the event or Press OK to change then press F or G to select Station Date Start and End times and LP Press D or E to enter t...

Page 32: ...DVD to switch to DVD mode General Features Note Unless stated otherwise all operations described use the remote control Some features may also be avail able on the Setup menu Moving to another TITLE When a disc has more than one title you can move to another title Press DISPLAY while playback is stopped then the appropriate number 0 9 or use b B to move to another title You can play any title by i...

Page 33: ...pter all track on a disc Press REPEAT during playback to select a desired repeat mode DVD Video Discs Repeat Chapter Title Off Chapter repeats the current chapter Title repeats the current title Off does not play repeatedly Video CDs Repeat Track All Off Track repeats the current track All repeats all the tracks on a disc Off does not play repeatedly Notes On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC t...

Page 34: ...on the marker search menu Special DVD Features Checking the contents of DVD discs Menus DVDs may offer menus that allow you to access special features To use the disc menu press DISC MENU Input the corresponding number or use the b B v V buttons to highlight your selection Then press ENTER Title Menu 1 Press TITLE If the current title has a menu the menu appears on the screen Otherwise the disc me...

Page 35: ... disc compatibility with this player is limited as follows Sampling frequency within 8 48 kHz MP3 within 32 48kHz WMA Bit rate within 8 320kbps MP3 32 192kbps WMA The player cannot read an MP3 WMA file that has a file extension other than mp3 wma CD R physical format should be ISO 9660 If you record MP3 WMA files using software that cannot create a file system eg Direct CD it is impossible to play...

Page 36: ...tion are indicated on the menu screen 3 To exit SEARCH mode press PLAY Random 1 Press RANDOM during playback or when playback is stopped Random Playback begins immediately and RANDOM appears on the menu screen 2 To return to normal playback press RANDOM repeatedly until RANDOM disappears from the menu screen Tip By pressing during random playback the unit selects another track and resumes random p...

Page 37: ...elect a track of CD or MP3 WMA list and then press PLAY Repeat Programmed Tracks 1 Press REPEAT when playing a disc The repeat icon appears 2 Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode Track repeats the current track All repeats all the tracks on programmed list Off No display does not play repeatedly Note If you press once during Repeat Track playback the repeat playback cancels Erasing a Track...

Page 38: ...re clockwise or counter clockwise To listen to MP3 WMA music watching picture You can display files while listening to MP3 WMA music files recorded on the same disc 1 Insert the disc containing the two types of file in the player 2 Press TITLE to display PHOTO menu 3 Press v V to select a photo file 4 Use B V to select icon then press ENTER Playback starts The playback will continue until STOP is ...

Page 39: ...Right Rear speakers Left or SubWoofer Note Certain speaker settings are prohibited by the Dolby Digital licensing agreement Size Since the speaker settings are fixed you cannot change the settings Volume Press b B to adjust the output level of the selected speaker 6dB 6dB Distance If you connected speakers to your DVD VCR Combi receiver setting the Distance lets the speakers know how far the sound...

Page 40: ...re specifically compatible with CPRM 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 not ...

Page 41: ...ity 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 subtitle is available by 56 characters If there is impossible code to express in the DivX file it may be displayed as _ mark on the display If the number of the screen frame is over 30 per 1 second this unit may not operate normally If the video and audio str...

Page 42: ...positions of recordings on the tape 1 Press CLK CNT Press CLEAR to set the counter to 0 00 00 Press PLAY or start recording The tape counter will display the actual play time in hours minutes and seconds 2 Press STOP when playback or recording is complete Press BACKWARD The tape will rewind and automatically stop when the counter returns to 0 00 00 Video Doctor Self Diagnosis This feature informs ...

Page 43: ...O LEFT RIGHT and MONO In BIL NICAM playback the primary lan guage is output onthe left channel and the sec ondary channel is output simultaneously from the right channel when audio output is set to STEREO The primary language willbe output from both channels when the audio setting is MONO Please note that when adjusting the tracking control Hi Fi stereo sound may revert to MONO Wide Screen Compati...

Page 44: ...c In this case the picture quality may be improved by changing the video mode To change the video mode press and hold DISPLAY about 3 seconds during disc playback The new video mode number selected is displayed on the TV screen Check whether the video quality has improved If not repeat the above procedure until picture quality is improved Video mode sequence MODE1 MODE2 MODE3 MODE1 If you turn off...

Page 45: ...ording from another video recorder With this video recorder you can make recordings from an external source such as copying from another DVD VCR Combi receiver or a camcorder Note In the following description this video recorder will be one used for recording and will be referred to as DVD VCR Combi receiver B The other appliance will be used for playback and will be referred to as DVD VCR Combi r...

Page 46: ... on the remote control or on the front panel until the frequency band appears on the display and TV screen The last received station is tuned in 2 Press 3 3 4 4 on the remote control repeatedly to select the preset station you want Each time you press the button the DVD VCR Combi receiver tunes in one preset station at a time 3 Adjust the volume by rotating VOLUME on the front panel or by pressing...

Page 47: ...ped with RDS Radio Data System which brings a wide range of information to FM radio Now in use in many countries RDS is a system for transmitting station call signs or network information a description of station programme type text message about the station or specifics of musical selection and the correct time RDS Tuning When a FM station is tuned in and it contains RDS data the unit will automa...

Page 48: ...lorussian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Language Code Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandic 7383 Indone...

Page 49: ... on the TV screen Press the TV VCR button on the remote control repeatedly to choose VCR mode TV indicator disappears in the display window Connect the video cable securely Turn on the TV Select the correct input mode on the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the DVD VCR Combi receiver Connect the audio cables securely Turn on the equipment connected with the audio cables Set the d...

Page 50: ...et incorrectly The timer is not engaged The loaded tape has had its record safety tab removed Audio mode is not set properly Correction Point the remote control at the remote sensor of the DVD VCR Combi receiver Operate the remote control within 23 ft 7 m Remove the obstacle Replace the batteries with new ones When using a VCR first press the VCR button When using a DVD first press the CD DVD butt...

Page 51: ...can azimuth system Television system PAL SECAM colour system Recording format PAL MESECAM RF OUT K RF Modulator UHF 22 68 adjustable Tape speed PAL MESECAM 23 39 mm s SP 16 69 mm s LP NTSC Playback only 35 35 mm s SP 16 67 mm s LP 11 12 mm s EP Maximum recording time SP 4 h E 240 tape LP 8 h E 240 tape Rewind time About 180 min E 180 tape Input level VIDEO 1 0 V p p 75 ohms unbalanced AUDIO 6 0 dB...

Page 52: ...y Response 50 1 500 Hz Sound Pressure Level 82 dB W 1m Rated Input Power 60W Max Input Power 120W Net Dimensions W x H x D 160 x 350 x 345 mm Net Weight 4 5 kg Accessories AM FM antenna Speaker cable x 5 Scart cable x 1 Remote control x 1 Batteries AAA x 2 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the doubl...

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