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Summary of Contents for 24F501TDV

Page 1: ...TV DVD User s Guide ging Entertainment ...

Page 2: ...eo 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 Ele...

Page 3: ...damage or deteriorated insulation have it replaced by your service technician 7 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Pay particular attention to cords where they are attached to plugs convenience receptacles and at the point where they exit from the product Ventilation Slots and opening...

Page 4: ... to restore the product to its normal operation _1_ f _ E If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged F When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance such as the inability to perform basic functions this indicates a need for service _I_ 19 Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required have the service technician verify that the replacement parts he uses hav...

Page 5: ...7 Regional Coding 17 Using Different Menus 17 Types of Discs Your DVD Will Play 17 Search Options 18 Picture Scan 18 Freeze Frame and frame Advance 18 Playback Options 18 Chapter Advance 18 Zoom 18 DVD Menu System 19 DVD Menu Navigation 19 DVD Menus 19 General Setup 19 TV DISPLAY 19 PIC MODE 20 OSD LANG 21 CAPTIONS 21 SCR SAVER 21 AUDIO SETUP 22 The PREFERENCE Menu 23 AUDIO 23 SUBTITLE 23 DISC MEN...

Page 6: ... the type used to plug the cable feed into a TV Usually the video cable is bundled with the audio cables white and red SWmDEO S VIDEO Jack and Cable The S VIDEO separate video jack provides better picture quality than composite video the VIDEO jack because the color is kept separate from the black and white part of the video signal Note Remember to connect theaudiocaD es because theS Video cable c...

Page 7: ...ratories Confidential unpublished works 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Home Tbeater Systems Inc Front Panel Controls If you cannot locate your remote you can use the front panel buttons of your IV to operate many of the TV DVD s features INPUT Toggles the Video Input Channels from TV VID1 SVID DVD FRONT MENU Brings up the Main menu VOL...

Page 8: ...ng CLEAR will clear the last number entered MENU Displays the TV s main menu Arrow buttons _1 I_ A V Press the arrow buttons to navigate through the on screen menu system OK button When a menu is on screen press OK to select the item that is highlighted PRESETS Displays the Picture menu SKIP Press the button twice to begin channel scan Press again to select the current channel CC Turns closed capt...

Page 9: ...ormation from the screen SKIP Advances disc playback 30 seconds 0 9 Number buttons Use to input information such as chapter numbers and track numbers FORWARD Searches forward through a disc while it is in play mode Press repeatedly to increase speed PLAY Begins disc play and closes disc tray if it is open PAUSE Pauses disc play When disc play is paused press PLAYto resume playback REVERSE Searches...

Page 10: ...Note Moke sure thot the remote control is in the Wmode _ ICTURE CONTRAST 1 BRIGHTNESS 18 COLOR 50 SHARPNESS 50 TINT 0 COMBFtLTER ON COLOR TEMP NORMAL The PICTUREmenu allows you make adjustments to your picture settings CONTRAST Use the _ arrow buttons to adjust the contrast between the light and dark areas of the picture BRI6HTNESS Use the i_ arrow buttons to adjust the brightness of the picture C...

Page 11: ...round sound on or off TMER SLEEP TIMER 20 v The TIMER menu SLEEP TIMER Use the arrow buttons to turn the TV automatically off after a given time Press the arrow button to add 10 minutes to the clock up to two hours FL NCTION LANGUAGE ENGLISH BACKGROUND ON BLACK STRETCH OFF NOISE REDUCE OFF CLOSE CAPTION CC1 The FUNCTION menu LANGUAGE BACK GROUND BLACK STRETCH NOISE REDUCE CLOSE CAPTION Selects the...

Page 12: ...er content you think children should not view It letsyou program your TVso it will not display certain programs You can unblock programsby entering a password When Parental Controls is turned ONthe software reads a code that most broadcasters send with programs That code tells the software the program s age based rating IV MA IV 14 etc and content themes Violence V Adult Language L etc Broadcaster...

Page 13: ...sted 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 ILl some sexual situations S or moderate violence CV WiG General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages It contai...

Page 14: ...he remote control the Main menu appears 2 Pressthe button until the Parental Control icon is highlighted 3 Pressthe button on the remote or CH button on the front of TV until the bottom PASSWORD is highlighted then press the button to access the password entry 4 Enter your password using the numbers buttons on the remote the PARENTAL 6UIDE menu appears 5 Pressthe button until TVRATIN6 is highlight...

Page 15: ... blocking movies rated above a specified level To access the MPAA RATING Movie Rating Limit menu 1 Press MENU on the remote control the Main menu appears 2 Press the button until the Parental Control icon is highlighted 3 Press the button until the bottom PASSWORD is highlighted then press the button to access the password entry 4 Enter your password using the numbers buttons on the remote the PAR...

Page 16: ... operating the television 1 Press MENU on the remote control the Main menu appears 2 Pressthe button until the Parental Control icon is highlighted 3 Pressthe button until the bottom PASSWORD is highlighted 4 Enter your password using the numbers buttons on the remote the PARENTALGUIDE menu appears 5 Pressthe button to highlight CHILD LOCK then press the button to turn it on Change Password Select...

Page 17: ... MENU button Types of Discs Your DVD Will Play 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 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 Laserdis CD I CD ROM DVD ROM MiniDisc CD G discs ...

Page 18: ...ill disappear from the screen Press on y button on the remote to revert to the ploce on the disc where you paused playback Slow Motion in Freeze Frame Mode While a disc is playing press PAUSE Press REVERSEor FORWARD each time you press REVERSEor FORWARDthe slow motion will get even slower until you reach the slowest speed To resume normal playback press PLAY Playback options With some discs you ca...

Page 19: ...button on the remote The SETUP MENU is displayed 3 Pressthe A V button to highlight an item then press the OK button to select it and move to the submenu 4 Use the A V buttons to select an option and press the OK button 5 To exit the menu press the GUIDE button again DVD Menus 6eneral Setup This menu is used to setup TV screen format for DVD viewing and DVD other functions TV display TV DISPLAY co...

Page 20: ...ke up a smaller portion of the screen vertically The movie might appear with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Wide Choose this setting if your IV DVD player is connected to a widesereen IV If you choose this setting and you don t have a widesereen IV the images on the screen mayappear distorted due to vertical compression Ifyou play a disc recorded in 4 x 3 format on a widescreen IV ...

Page 21: ...CAPTIONS Some television programming includes captions for the hearing impaired When this feature is turned on the captions appear on the bottom of the TVscreen when close captioning is available ON Close caption turned on OFF Close caption turned off SCR SAVER The screen saver is a graphic that randomly moves around the screen to guard against screen burn in ON Screen Saver turned on OFF Screen S...

Page 22: ...AV receiver SPDIF RAW Provides surround sound through coaxial output of Dolby digital signals from the back panel SPDIF PCM The same as above but the digital signal is compressed If you select this option be sure to specify the PCM setting COMPRESSION When compression is set to Full sound is compressed to minimize variances between loud and soft sounds LPCM OUT Sets LPCM OUTPUTsampling rate LPCM 4...

Page 23: ...ome discs are recorded with multiple language tracks different languages You can select a default language so discs will play in the language of your choice if the disc was recorded with multiple tracks SUBTITLE Allows you to select a languageto displaysubtitles in if subtitles are turned on DISC MENU Allows you to select a language to display the disc menu in provided the disc menu has those lang...

Page 24: ...y time You must enter a valid password to gain access to Parental controls If you forget your password you can reset it by setting the TV DVD player back to the factory settings default menu but you will have to reset all your setup options DISC NAV When an audio CD or MP3 disc is inserted in the player the Disc Navigation menu appears automatically You can change folders and songs through Disc Na...

Page 25: ... a CD is playing or stopped Then the EQUALIZER on screen display appears 2 Pressthe PLAYto select equalizer mode This feature provides 9 equalizer modes Keep pressing the PLAY button to scroll through all equalizer modes 3 Press CLEAR button to confirm your selection and activate the feature 4 Press CLEAR button again to turn off the EQUALIZERfeature Playing MP3 Discs When an MP3 disc is inserted ...

Page 26: ...ronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again If this happens frequently the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low Unplug IV Wait five minutes Plug it in again Blank screen Tryanother channel No sound picture okay Maybe the sound is muted Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound Can t select certain channel ...

Page 27: ...ing credits and warning information that appear at the beginning of movies becausethe disc is programmed to prohibit that action The invalid icon appears on screen The feature or action cannot be completed at this time for one of the following reasons The disc ssoftware restricts it The disc ssoftware doesn t support that feature e g angles The feature is not available at the moment You ve request...

Page 28: ... information 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 eject the disc during this time Wait 15 seconds and try again Recommendations and information concerning discs CD R and CD RW discs This player can play most CD R and CD RW discs However depending on the recorder of the discs of your personal computer the t...

Page 29: ...gs or as an assurance of sound quality You should note that certain technologies and methods for mp3 file recording on CD Rs prevent optimal playback of these files on your DVD player that is degraded sound quality and even in some eases inability of the player to read the file or files Information updated in December 2002 Additional Information Maintenance of Cabinet For safety reasons when clean...

Page 30: ...hile a disc is being played The disc may get scratched or broken and the player s internal parts may be damaged Don t put any container filled with liquid or any small metal objects on the player Be careful not to put your hand into the disc tray Don t place anything other than a disc in the disc tray Exterior influences such as lightning and static electricity can affect normal operation of this ...

Page 31: ...rritory 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 visit www rca com_ or call 1 800 336 1900 Proof of purchase in...

Page 32: ...HE 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 APPLI ABLE LAW ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ON THIS PRODUCT 1S LIMITED TO THE APPLICABLE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH...

Page 33: ...ndianapolis address listed in this manual or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product Thomson Inc 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 2003 Thomson Inc Trademark s Registered Marca s Registrada s Printed in China TOCOM 16271870 THG_ GN _J_ ...

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