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Accessory Information

There are accessories available to complement your DVD Player. Prices are subject to change
without notice. All accessories are subject to availability.

A shipping and handling fee will be charged upon ordering, and we are required by law to collect
the appropriate sales tax for each individual state, country, and locality to which the merchandise
is being sent.

How to Order

To place an order by phone, have your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover Card ready and call the toll-
free number listed below.

1-800-338-0376 (Use this number only to place an order for accessory items.)

You can buy some accessories on-line at www.rca.com/accessories (subject to availability)

Note: Products shown might not be available from www.rca.com web site.

Optical Plug to Mini Plug 
3 feet (DV3M); price $15.95
6 feet (DV6M); price $19.95

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Surge Protector (SCTV 4000C),
2090 joules, $100,000 Surge
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price $49.95

Remote Control (RCR311DA1)
part number 260607

Optical Plug to Optical Plug for Optical Audio
connection to a compatible receiver.
3 feet (DV3); price $15.95      6 feet (DV6); price $19.95

Component Video  to VPORT
cable (GP650XB), price $29.95

Additional Information

Summary of Contents for DRC212N

Page 1: ...DVD Player User s Guide Changing entertainment Again DRC212N ...

Page 2: ...ot 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 Refer to the identification rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage Caution To prevent electric shock match wide blade of plug to wide slot fully insert Attention Pour éviter les chocs électriques introduire ...

Page 3: ...r WMA files at the same time 22 Chapter 4 DVD Menu System The DVD Player Menu System 23 Play Menu 23 Play Mode menu 23 Standard Play 23 Random Play 23 Program Play 24 AutoPlay 24 IntroScan 24 Parental Control Menu 25 Locking your player 25 Unlocking your player 26 Changing your password 26 Explanation of Ratings Limits 26 Rated Titles 27 Unrated Titles 27 Display menu 28 TV Image 28 Black Level 29...

Page 4: ...s away from audio video cables Note Some discs may not be compatible due to laser pickup and disc design Install Batteries in the Remote 1 Remove the battery compartment cover 2 Insert the batteries provided by matching the diagram in the battery compartment to make sure and are in the proper position 3 Put the battery cover back in place Important Battery Information If you re not going to use th...

Page 5: ... S VIDEO OUT separate video jack provides better picture quality than composite video the VIDEO OUT jack because the color is kept separate from the black and white part of the video signal If your TV has an S Video jack connect the DVD Player to the TV with an S Video cable Note Remember to connect the audio cables because the S Video cable carries only the picture signal not the sound COMPONENTV...

Page 6: ... optical and coaxial connections work equally well the only difference is the type of cable you connect to the jack If you want to use a less expensive cable connect a coaxial cable to the COAXIAL jack if your receiver has a Coaxial Input Jack Rarely but sometimes coaxial digital cables especially long ones pick up radio frequency RF interference from household appliances nearby power lines and or...

Page 7: ...or track 5 NEXT Skips to next chapter or track 6 PLAY PAUSE Begins disc play and closes disc tray if open or pauses disc play L E D s Light Emitting Diodes One light corresponds to the STANDBY ON button described above The other light corresponds to playback status For connection example go to the next page Connections and Setup 5 STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE PLAY PAUSE STOP PREV NEXT Front of the DVD Pl...

Page 8: ...etails about the different kinds of cables used to connect your DVD player are on page 3 Don t connect the DVD player to the VCR or through the VCR Doing so could negatively affect the picture quality and or disable the DVD player For U S customers If you prefer we can provide you with the name of an Authorized Service Representative who will visit your home for a fee to install your electronic en...

Page 9: ...to Pb R to R It is essential to match the color coded connectors with a compatible TV Note If your TV or monitor has progressive scanning capability you need to turn the VIDEO SELECTION switch to the PROGRESSIVE SCAN ONLY position 3 Connect the antenna or cable to the Antenna Input jack on the VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA Note Connecting a VCR is optional It is only shown in this diagram ...

Page 10: ...cessed only when a disc isn t playing It appears automatically when you press the STOP button on the remote Remember 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 or icon is grayed out it means that item or feature isn t available Español F...

Page 11: ...ual review the following list There might be a button on the TV s remote control that accesses the Video Input Channel see table below for examples You might select the Video Input Channel from the TV s on screen menu system You might tune to it by pressing a specific channel number see table below Press the Channel up and or down buttons on the TV s remote control sometimes the Video Input Channe...

Page 12: ...LEAR Removes on screen menus and displays DVD Puts the remote in DVD mode so it operates the DVD player FORWARD Searches forward through the disc INFO Displays the on screen Info Display when playing discs MENU When playing a disc displays the disc s menu ON OFF Turns DVD player on and off OK Selects the setting or menu that is highlighted OPEN CLOSE Opens and closes disc tray PAUSE Pauses disc pl...

Page 13: ...ProscanTVs only TV VCR Functions as a TV VCR button inVCR mode VCR Puts the remote inVCR mode so it operates theVCR RCA GE and ProscanVCRs only Using the remote to Navigate through On Screen Menus No matter what on screen display you re using the DVD player s menu the Info Display that appears during playback or a disc s menu you ll use the same buttons on the remote control to navigate through th...

Page 14: ...es so you can place the disc with either side up 3 Press the OPEN CLOSE or PLAY button The disc tray closes The DVD Player 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 One of the options will start playing the disc Highlight that option and press OK The DVD Player s main menu appears s...

Page 15: ...VERSE or FORWARD each time you press REVERSE or FORWARD the slow motion will get even slower until you reach the slowest speed To resume normal playback press PLAY Playback options Many of your DVD Player s playback features are accessed through the Info Display the banner at the top of the screen that appears during playback for more information go to page 14 Additionally with some discs you can ...

Page 16: ...laying a disc Also the Info Display features are only available if the disc was created with that particular feature If one of the icons is grayed out that feature isn t available for the disc you re playing The invalid symbol appears on the screen when you press a button that doesn t have any function To make the Info Display disappear from the screen press INFO on the remote DVD Disc Info Displa...

Page 17: ...discs contain more than one title Each title is divided into chapters CDs are divided into separate tracks To select a title track After you highlight the Title Track icon use the number button s on the remote to enter the title number track number and press OK or press the or buttons to scroll through the titles tracks Note Many discs only have one title Chapter Icon DVD Info Display A title can ...

Page 18: ...rogrammed to only allow access to the subtitle feature through the disc s menu To access the disc s menu press the MENU button Audio Language Icon DVD Info Display If the disc was created with different language tracks recorded in different languages you can change the language while you re playing the disc 1 While a disc is playing press INFO the Info Display appears 2 Press the button until the ...

Page 19: ... disc you re playing With DVD discs you can repeat the title chapter or use A B Repeat With Audio CDs you can repeat the disc a track or create a program that plays repeatedly Repeating Discs Titles Chapters or Tracks 1 While a disc is playing press INFO the Info Display appears 2 Press the button until the Play Mode icon is highlighted 3 Press the or button to scroll through the different options...

Page 20: ...con highlighted in the Info Display press the button until Play Mode Random appears in the text at the bottom of the Info Display and press OK the tracks start playing in random order To switch back to Standard Playback press the or button repeatedly until Play Mode Standard appears in the text bar underneath the Info Display icons and press OK Note The player defaults to Standard Playback wheneve...

Page 21: ...nd buttons on the remote to highlight the play arrow icon that s next to the bookmarked scene you want to activate 4 Press OK the disc starts playing from the bookmarked scene Clearing a Bookmark The bookmarks are erased each time you remove a disc from the player or when the power is turned off 1 While you re playing a disc press the INFO button on the remote the Info Display appears 2 Press the ...

Page 22: ...ressed on a personal computer WMA Windows Media Audio is another audio file format developed by Microsoft JPEG files are image files Make sure that they have a resolution of less than 5 megapixels Note The time taken for the contents of the disc to be displayed varies according to the size and number of JPEG files actually on the disc If nothing is displayed after a few minutes it is likely that c...

Page 23: ...older then all the JPEG files in the subfolders located in the same folder Note During the slide show you can use the ANGLE button to rotate the picture 90 the ZOOM button to magnify the picture the or buttons to go back to the previous picture or go on to the next one and the MENU button to interrupt the slide show and display the disc s contents 6 Press the INFO button to display the Info menu d...

Page 24: ... using the and buttons then press PLAY In this case the player starts playing the pictures and music at the same time beginning with the first file of each type The player starts the slide show with the JPEG file selected and proceeds by displaying all the JPEG files in the same folder and then all the JPEG files in the subfolders located in the same folder At the same time the player plays the se...

Page 25: ...d on the disc starting with chapter track 1 Random Play The Random Play option plays a disc s tracks in random order Use the arrow buttons to highlight Random Play and press the OK button To stop Random playback press the STOP button twice To resume normal playback press PLAY Play Play Mode Parental Control Display Sound Languages Chapter 4 Menu System The DVD Player Menu System The DVD player men...

Page 26: ... selected to the list Press the CLEAR button to remove the last track file from the list Press PLAY to start program play Repeat steps 1 and 2 as often as necessary 3 Use the button to highlight Done and press OK AutoPlay You can set up the DVD Player so a disc automatically starts playing whenever the disc tray is closed Highlight AutoPlay and press OK On appears next to the AutoPlay menu To turn...

Page 27: ... OK the Parental Control menu items appear 3 Since Lock is highlighted just press the OK button on the remote the Enter Password screen appears 4 Use the number buttons on the remote control to enter your password and press OK Confirm Password appears Enter the same numbers you entered before and press OK if necessary press the button to return to the previous menu Notes Once the player is locked ...

Page 28: ...at you want to use as your new password and press OK you will be prompted to enter your new password again to confirm Enter your password and press OK Explanation of Ratings Limits The Rating Limits feature lets you determine what types of discs can be played in the player and what types of discs will require a password to override the rating limit that you ve set In the United States of America U...

Page 29: ...the screen UnratedTitles Some discs contain titles that don t have a rating assigned to them Sometimes movies you might find the most explicit are unrated You can restrict access by requiring a password for unrated titles 1 From the main menu use the and buttons to highlight Parental Control and press OK enter your password if asked 2 Press the button until Unrated Titles is highlighted and press ...

Page 30: ...highlight your choice the options are explained below and press OK to select 4 x 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 4 x 3 Standard Choose this se...

Page 31: ...vertical compression If you play a disc recorded in 4 x 3 format on a widescreen TV the left and right side of the screen will appear black Black Level The Black Level menu lets you adjust the brightness of the picture 1 From the Display menu highlight Black Level and press OK the choices appear 2 Highlight the setting you want to use and press the OK button 3 To return to the previous menu press ...

Page 32: ...gh just two speakers There are no adjustments for the Virtual Surround feature you turn it on or off The default setting is Off 1 From the Main Menu player on no disc playing highlight Sound and press the OK button on the remote the Sound options appear 2 Press the button on the remote control to highlight Virtual Surround Each time you press the OK button the setting changes from Off to On and vi...

Page 33: ...ry Notes Discs are created differently The DVD player can t override some language preferences If a disc s software was created to play the movie title in a preferred language the preference you set might be ignored Also if the language isn t available on the movie you re playing the disc s default language will be chosen You must turn on the Subtitle feature in order for them to appear when you r...

Page 34: ...f automatically The power automatically turns off after the player has been in stop mode for approximately 30 minutes Turn power back on Disc won t play Insert a disc with the label side facing up Check the type of disc you put into the player This player only plays DVD video discs Video CDs CDs with mp3 files WMA files and or JPEG files on them and audio CDs If you re trying to play a disc with J...

Page 35: ...n t advance through a movie You can t advance through the opening credits and warning information that appear at the beginning of movies because the 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 s software restricts it The disc s software doesn t support that feature e g...

Page 36: ...ure is too short and wide Change the aspect ratio go to the main menu select Display and select TV Image Go to page 28 for more information Cannot copy discs to video tape You can t record DVD discs onto videocassettes because the discs are encoded with anti copy protection 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 abl...

Page 37: ...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 solvents which may c...

Page 38: ...D RW discs but also the following specific recommendations The format of your mp3 files should be ISO 9660 or JOLIET These files are compatible with DOS and Windows applications as well as with Mac OS 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 characters such a...

Page 39: ...S quality video associated with still pictures audio tracks and interactive menus to be recorded on a CD Super Video CD SVCD discs SVCD Super Video Compact Disc discs comply with standard IEC62107 making it possible to record up to 70 minutes of digital images and sound at standard MPEG 2 for video and MPEG 1 for audio Compatibility of SVCD discs depends on the MPEG coding software the disc design...

Page 40: ...y period We will bill you a flat exchange charge to replace a defective unit This charge covers the labor cost for its repair How to make a warranty claim Properly pack your unit Include any cables etc which were originally provided with the product We recommend using the original carton and packing materials Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice which is evidence th...

Page 41: ...LAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED NO VERBAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY THOMSON 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 INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISIN...

Page 42: ...free number listed below 1 800 338 0376 Use this number only to place an order for accessory items You can buy some accessories on line at www rca com accessories subject to availability Note Products shown might not be available from www rca com web site Optical Plug to Mini Plug 3 feet DV3M price 15 95 6 feet DV6M price 19 95 busy protected wiring reset off Surge Protector SCTV 4000C 2090 joules...

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Page 44: ... China TOCOM 16164820 Please do not send any products to the Indianapolis address listed below or on the carton This will only add delays in service for your product Thomson Inc 10330 North Meridian Street Indianapolis IN 46290 THOMSON Visit the RCA website at www rca com ...

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