Contents
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Foreword
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Disc Type and Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DVD-VCR Overviews
Front View of the DVD-VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rear View of the DVD-VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Display Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting Your DVD-VCR
Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control . . . . 7
Connecting DVD-VCR to the TV
using the Coaxial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting DVD-VCR to the TV
using the RCA Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting DVD-VCR to a Satellite
Receiver or Other Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Plug & Auto Set up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Tuning Your Television for the DVD-VCR . . . . 9
Deck Control Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting the Menu Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting Up Your DVD-VCR
Presetting the Stations Automatically . . . . . . . 11
Presetting the Stations Manually . . . . . . . . . . 12
Clearing a Preset Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing the Preset Station Table . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting the RF OUT Sound Mode (B/G-D/K)
(Newzealand Model only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting the DVD-VCR Output Channel . . . . . . 14
Selecting the Colour Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
NICAM (Newzealand Model only)
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(DVD-V540/DVD-V440) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Intelligent Picture Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
G-CODE Extend
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(DVD-V540 Only) . . . . . . . 16
Auto Power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Screen Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting the Cassette Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recording Television Broadcasts
Selecting the Recording Speed . . . . . . . . . . . 18
S-VHS Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recording a Programme Immediately . . . . . . 19
Protecting a Recorded Cassette . . . . . . . . . . 19
Recording a Programme with Automatic Stop 19
Using the G-CODE Feature
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(DVD-V540 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Modifying G-code Programming
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(DVD-V540 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the Timer Programming Feature . . . . . 22
Checking a Preset Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cancelling a Preset Recording . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Playing Back
Playing a Cassette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting Picture Alignment Manually . . . . . . 23
Selecting the Audio Output Mode
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(DVD-V540/DVD-V440) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Playing a Cassette in Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . 24
Playing a Sequence Frame by Frame . . . . . . 24
Playing a Sequence at Variable Speeds . . . . 24
Searching for a Specific Sequence . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Tape Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connecting an RCA Audio/Video Input Cable . 27
Using the Assemble Edit Function . . . . . . . . . 27
Recording from Another VCR or Camcorder . 28
Using the TV Buttons on the Remote Control
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(DVD-V540 Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
DVD Functions
Choosing a Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Setting Up the Language Features . . . . . . . . 29
Setting Up the Audio Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Setting Up the Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Setting Up the Parental Control . . . . . . . . . . . 33
A/V Receiver Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Special Playback Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Component Connections
(for DVD)
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(DVD-V540/DVD-V440) . . . . . . . . 35
Adjusting the Aspect Ratio (EZ View) . . . . . . 36
Using the Display Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing the Camera Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selecting the Subtitle Language . . . . . . . . . . 38
Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selecting the Audio Language . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using the Mark Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
MP3/WMA Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Program Play & Random Play . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Picture CD Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
DivX/XviD/MPEG4 Special Playback
Features
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(DVD-V540 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
DivX/XviD/MPEG4 Playback
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(DVD-V540 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Solving Problems
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Problems and Solutions (VCR) . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Troubleshooting Guide (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
