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Page 1: ...DVD Player User s Guide Changing Entertainment Again Model DRC240N DRC240 cov 3 15 04 10 01 AM Page 1 ...

Page 2: ... 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 towide slot fully insert Attention Pour éviter les chocs électriques introduire la lame la plus l...

Page 3: ...ow to use DivX 20 Playing mp3 WMA and JPEG Files 22 Basic Playback 23 Musical Slide Show Playing JPEG files and mp3 or WMA files at the same time 24 Chapter 4 Menu System The DVD Player Menu System 26 Play Menu 26 Play Mode Menu 26 Start standard play 26 Random Play 26 Program Play 27 AutoPlay 27 IntroScan 27 DivX 27 Parental Control Menu 28 Locking your DVD Player 28 Unlocking your DVD Player 29 ...

Page 4: ... pickup and disc design Loading a Disc The first time you turn on the unit you might hear the internal disc compartment move into place This is normal 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 Bat...

Page 5: ...u get from an RF coaxial cable the type used to plug the cable feed into a TV Usually the video cable is bundled with the audio cables white and red S VIDEO OUT Jack and Cable The 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 ...

Page 6: ...oaxial 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 broadcast tow...

Page 7: ...5 Player front display The display on the front of your DVD player provides information about discs and playback 15 Connections and Setup Front of the DVD Player buttons appear left to right below 2 3 4 5 6 1 STANDBY ON Turns the player on and off 2 EJECT Removes disc from player 3 STOP Stops disc play 4 PREV video Goes to the beginning of the previous chapter or track When you re not playing a di...

Page 8: ...r 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 entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation For details about...

Page 9: ...VCR sometimes labeled IN FROM ANTENNA Note Connecting a VCR is optional It is only shown in this diagram because most households have a VCR connected to the TV 4 Connect a coaxial cable to the Antenna Output jack on the VCR OUT TO TV and to the Antenna Input jack CABLE ANTENNA on the TV 5 Insert the power cord into the unit and into an AC outlet Go to page 8 Note You can t load a disc into the pla...

Page 10: ... 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 Francais English Select a Menu Language Select langue de menu Selecione Idioma Men...

Page 11: ...ng If your TV is another brand check the list below Consult the instruction manual that came with your TV If you can t find the information in the manual or can t find the manual 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 ...

Page 12: ... Removes on screen menus and displays DVD Puts the remote in DVD mode so it operates the DVD player EJECT Removes the disc 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 PAUSE Pauses disc play With DVD discs p...

Page 13: ...erates theVCR RCA GE and ProscanVCRs only VOL Decreases and increases volume level 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 the on screen display the four arrow buttons and the OK button ...

Page 14: ... of the options will start playing the disc Highlight that option and press OK The DVD Player s main menu appears since the Play menu is already highlighted just press the OK button Compatible discs This DVD Player is capable of playing the following types of discs DVDs DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Audio DVDs Audio CDs CD R CD RW Video CDs VCDs SVCDs CDs with mp3 files WMA files Windows Media Audio J...

Page 15: ...ch 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 access playback fea...

Page 16: ...ing 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 Playing Discs DVD Disc ...

Page 17: ...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 be divided into ind...

Page 18: ...llow 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 Audio icon is highl...

Page 19: ...end upon the type of 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 t...

Page 20: ... 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 whenever you put a new CD into the DVD player Program Play The Program Play...

Page 21: ...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 button to highlight the B...

Page 22: ...ideo offerings and select a video to download Content can be downloaded from www divx com Go to the DivX web site for instructions on viewing free renting or purchasing content The site will also instruct you on the minimum system requirements needed to download content to your computer Burn your content onto a compatible disc such as CD ROM or DVD ROM Insert the disc in the DVD player DivX DivX i...

Page 23: ...N SPEED OPEN CLOSE ZOOM SEARCH ANGLE SUBTITLE PLAY MODE DivX Specifications Supports all resolutions up to maximum of 720 x 480 30fps 720 x 576 25fps Macroblocks per second 40500 Maximum average bitrate 4000 kbps Maximum peak bitrate during any 3 seconds of video 10000 kbps Minimum VBV buffer size kbytes 384k bytes DivX Certified devices can play back any interleaved mp3 audio at any bitrate both ...

Page 24: ...ally on the disc If nothing is displayed after a few minutes it is likely that certain files are too large In this case reduce the files resolution to less than 5 megapixels and write another disc Your player can play the following combinations mp3 files only jpeg files only WMA files only JPEG and mp3 files at the same time JPEG and WMA files at the same time This on screen arrow indicates that t...

Page 25: ...ess PLAY to play the files in the folder When a file is highlighted press PLAY to play the file Playback Details Once you ve inserted the disc and selected your file folder from the on screen list and you start playing music mp3 or WMA file the player begins by playing the selected file then all the files and subfolders contained in the same folder The player then plays the contents of the folders...

Page 26: ...play JPEG files while listening to mp3 music files recorded on the same disc 1 Insert the disc containing different types of files in the player If a choice list appears highlight the choice that matches the types of files on the disc and press OK 2 Select an image file using the and buttons then press OK to confirm your selection The name of the folder where the file is located and the name of th...

Page 27: ...f the slide show the player starts playing the mp3 files again until the slide show ends 5 Press INFO to access the Info menu during simultaneous playback You can change the slide show s projection speed and play mode options 6 During simultaneous playback 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 ...

Page 28: ...rack 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 menu system is not the same as the disc ...

Page 29: ...t 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 is inserted Highlight AutoPlay and press OK On appears next to the AutoPlay menu To turn AutoPlay off just press OK again while AutoPlay is highlighted Notes AutoPlay isn t available for mp3 discs i...

Page 30: ...ed just press the OK button on the remote the choices appear 4 Use the and buttons to select your choice and press OK the Enter Password screen appears 5 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...

Page 31: ...rget your password it can be reset Press the STOP button on the front of the DVD player Hold and press the STOP button on the remote at the same time for several seconds 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 ...

Page 32: ...ll clear bookmarks previously set 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...

Page 33: ...e options are explained below and press OK to select 4x3 Standard Choose this setting if you want the movie to fill the entire screen of your TV This might mean that parts of the picture the left and right edges won t be seen 4x3 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 ...

Page 34: ...will appear black Front Display You can change the brightness of the display on the front of the DVD player to suit the lighting of the room 1 From the Display menu highlight Front Display and press OK the choices appear Dim for Movies display dims when a disc is playing Off for Movies no display when a disc is playing Always Bright Always Dim 2 Highlight the setting you want to use and press the ...

Page 35: ...t jack page 9 has more information If that doesn t work press the PREV video button on the front of the DVD player it will go to the next video output option which is an interlace output so a picture should appear on the TV screen If that doesn t work follow the directions at the top of this page it will go to the next video output option which is an interlace output so a picture should appear on ...

Page 36: ...r choice and press OK Note The performance of the Night Mode feature varies depending upon the equipment you have connected to your DVD Player and the audio format of the disc you re playing Virtual Surround The Virtual Surround feature simulates a six speaker listening experience through just two speakers There are no adjustments for the Virtual Surround feature you turn it on or off The default ...

Page 37: ...chosen You must turn on the Subtitle feature in order for them to appear when you re playing a disc If the disc wasn t created with subtitles you won t be able to use the Subtitle feature If the disc wasn t created with the Subtitle language you choose in the Subtitles menu the discs default subtitle language will be chosen Play Languages Lock Play Mode Sound Display Disc Menus Audio English Playe...

Page 38: ...t Player turns off 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 p...

Page 39: ... 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 angles The feature...

Page 40: ...on 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 able to eject the disc during this time Wait 15 seconds and try again The disc lock feature might be set To unlock press and hold the STOP b...

Page 41: ...lean 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 cause damage to the ...

Page 42: ...rranty 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 eviden...

Page 43: ...ON 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 ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT THIS DISCL...

Page 44: ...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 4000Cp 2090 joules 100 000 Surge Equipment...

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Page 48: ...80 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 web site at www rca com DRC240 body 3 16 04 11 41 AM Page 46 ...

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