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14" Color Television/DVD Player

TDM-1421C

20060421

Summary of Contents for TDM-1421C

Page 1: ...14 Color Television DVD Player TDM 1421C 20060421 ...

Page 2: ... cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has twoblades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug...

Page 3: ...has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Section 810 of the National Electrical Code...

Page 4: ...pes of Discs Your DVD Will Play 11 Picture Scan 12 Chapter Advance 12 Repeat 12 Zoom 12 Setup Menus 15 Playing Audio CDs 18 Playing mp3 Discs 19 Playing Picture CDs 19 Playing CD files JPEG or mp3 19 Other Information General Setup Page 15 TV Display 15 Angle Mark 15 OSD Lang 15 Screen saver 16 Last Memory 16 Speaker Setup Page 16 Downmix 16 Dual Mono 16 Dynamic 17 Preference Page 17 PBC 17 Audio ...

Page 5: ...tton Menu Button Power Indicator Stop Button Power Switch FWD Button Input Button Volume Down Button Channel Down Button Channel Up Button Volume Up Button Video Input Jack Audio Input Jack L Audio Input Jack R Headphone Overview of the function keys ...

Page 6: ...list Press once to select the channel up or down press and hold to select your desired channel If your TV is in standby mode press these buttons to turn on TV In AV mode press these two buttons to switch to TV mode Displays the TV s Main menu See page 7 for details Press number buttons to select channel and to set time setting directly Press 0 9 to select a channel for example to select channel 10...

Page 7: ...or time See page 16 for details Advances to the next chapter or track Reverses to the preceding chapter or track Same to TV function Press the button to select a subtitle language only if the loaded disc is encoded with multiple Subtitle languages Press the button to select audio soundtrack language only if the loaded disc is encoded with multiple languages Press the button to select the camera an...

Page 8: ...SHARPNESS Adjusts the sharpness of the picture TINT Adjusts the balance between the red and green levels COLOR TEMP Provides three color adjustments NORMAL COLD for more blue in the picture and WARM for more red in the picture Using TV Menus TV Menus TV Menus let you control picture quality and features available for TV viewing There is a different menu system for DVD features described on page 16...

Page 9: ...ant to add a description for in the CHANNEL option 3 Select the LABEL option 4 Press the VOL button then enter the first character of your description within one second After you enter the first character the cursor moves to the next character 5 Enter the rest of characters After you enter the fifth character you description is saved You must enter the five characters or the label will not be save...

Page 10: ...ORD Press four digital buttons on the remote control V CHIP menu can not be displayed without inputting the right password The initial word is 0358 V CHIP Adjusts V CHIP function on or off LANGUAGE ENGLISH SCREEN SAVER CHILD LOCK CCD OFF V CHIP FUNCTION V CHIP V CHIP V CHIP ON MPAA N R TVPG SETTING RETURN CONFIRM PASSWORD RETURN Using TV Menus Using TV Menus LANGUAGE ENGLISH SCREEN SAVER CHILD LOC...

Page 11: ...ence Adult language Sexual situations Violence FV L S V TV Y All Children TV Y7 Directed to Children 7 years and older TV G General Audience TV PG Parental Guidance Suggested TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned TV MA Mature Audience Only Using TV Menus Using TV Menus MPAA Select the MPAA ratings When select a movie rating the system will automatically block all other movies with higher ratings N R ...

Page 12: ...ENU button DVD discs Contain video Audio discs Contain musical or sound content only such as CD CD R CD RW MP3 discs Contain audio files for example a CD R with downloaded mp3 files VCDs JPEG files Before you load a disc make sure that it is compatible with the player Note that the following discs CANNOT be used with this player Laser disc CD I CD ROM DVD ROM MiniDisc CD G discs play audio only no...

Page 13: ...ontrol Repeat For DVD discs press the REPEAT button on the remote to repeat a chapter Press once more to repeat a title Press three times to repeat the entire disc disc and press four times to cancel repeat For audio CDs press REPEAT to repeat a TRACK Press REPEAT twice to repeat the entire ALL disc and three times to cancel repeat Zoom 1 While you re playing a disc press ZOOM the player zooms in ...

Page 14: ...nguage your choice of language is only applicable to the disc being played When you eject the disc or switch off the player the dialogue language will revert to the one you selected in the Preferences menu see page 17 Subtitles are disabled by default To enable the subtitle function while the disc is playing 1 2 Choose a language your desired When you change the language of the subtitles your choi...

Page 15: ...mm ss To select a playback mode while the disc is playing Press REPEAT button on the remote control repeatedly to select a repeat playback mode Press the INFO button repeatedly during playback to show DVD Title elapsed time Title remaining time Chapter elapsed time Chapter remaining time Display Off VCD SVCD and audio CD Single elapsed time Single remaining time Total elapsed time Total remaining ...

Page 16: ...s have this feature Use the ANGLE button on the remote control to access the Angle Mark ON Select if the DVD disc contains camera angles An angle symbol appears on the screen OFF Select if the DVD disc does not contain angles The OSD Lang controls the language used to display text in the DVD system menus The default setting is English Language options available are English French Italian Portugues...

Page 17: ...at you are playing Select this option to output audio from the left and right channels to the left and right speakers Select this option to output audio from the left channel to the two front speakers Select this option to output audio on the right channel to the two front speakers Select this option to hear a mixture of the left and right channels on each of the two speakers Stereo L Mono R Mono ...

Page 18: ...ges You can select a default language so discs will play in the language of your choice if the disc was recorded with multiple tracks Language choice are English French German Spanish Chinese Japanese Korean Note Discs are created differently and not all discs are recorded with multiple languages The DVD player cannot override some langauge preferences If a disc s software was created to play the ...

Page 19: ...n at any time to resume normal playback 1 Press the or button on the remote when you re playing a disc 2 Each time you press the button the CD advances or reverses one track 1 Press the PLAY PAUSE button when a disc is playing to pause the disc 2 Press it again to resume normal playback Playing Audio CDS n Parental Control You can control access to the player and the type of discs your family watc...

Page 20: ... STOP button to stop playback Note When you play an audio CD or mp3 disc you can also use number buttons to select tracks files and folders Insert a picture CD into the disc tray The pictures on the CD are played in a slide show 1 To stop on a certain picture press PLAY PAUSE 2 Press the arrow keys to rotate the picture When a CD with JPEG or mp3 files is inserted a File Manager window is displaye...

Page 21: ...tly the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low Unplug the TV and wait five minutes then plug it in again Try another channel Maybe the sound is muted Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound Channel may be blocked or not approved through the V CHIP Parental Control Maybe a weak station Access the SOUND menu see page 7 highlight MODE and then choose MONO Maybe the signal type...

Page 22: ...sc s software restricts it Th The rating limits don t work I don t remember my password and I want to unlock the TV Can t advance through a movie The invalid icon appears on screen e disc s software doesn t support that feature e g angles The feature is not available at the moment You ve requested a title or chapter number that is out of range The disc might be damaged Try another disc If you re u...

Page 23: ... 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 Disc won t eject When you put a disc into the player the player might take up to 15 seconds to read the disc You won t be able to e...

Page 24: ...CD RW discs but also the following specific recommendations The format of your mp3 files should be IS0 9660 or JOLIET These files are compatible with DOS and Windows applications as well as with Mac applications Your mp3 files must have a name no longer than 12 characters as well as the suffix mp3 They must be recorded in the form title mp3 Ensure that you do not leave spaces or use special charac...

Page 25: ...udio 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 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 sol...

Page 26: ...r video camera and other audio video equipments for the better quality picture For the monaural devices connect audio lead to Audio L jack 1 Under AV1 connection connect the external equipment to the back panel of the unit as shown in the figure below 2 The side A Vjacks correspond to AV2 video mode External connection VIDEO AUDIO R L 1 2 3 4 TV DVD combo External device ...

Page 27: ...hannels Quarts PLL F requency synthesized Remote type Infrared direct access 43 keys two batteries of AAA 1 5VX2 C hannel coverage VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 C ATV 1 125 Antenna i nput impedance 75ohm VHF UH F C ATV Dimensions LXWXH Weig ht TDM 1421C 17 2 X16 6 X 14 6 TV 7 4 X2 0 X0 9 Remote Control 28 6lbs TV 0 24lbs Remote Control Specifications ...

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