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DVD PLAYER/
VIDEO CASSETTE
RECORDER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL : DC-5900

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read this instruction booklet carefully and
completely.

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Summary of Contents for DC-5900

Page 1: ...DVD PLAYER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL DC 5900 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely PAL ...

Page 2: ...and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection tech nology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited SERIAL NUMBER The serial number is found on the ...

Page 3: ...A B 25 Time Search 25 3D Surround 25 Zoom 26 Marker Search 26 Special DVD Features 26 Title Menu 26 Disc Menu 26 Camera Angle 26 Changing the Audio Language 26 Changing the Audio Channel 26 Subtitles 26 Operation with Audio CD and MP3 WMA Disc 27 28 Playing an Audio CD and MP3 WMA Disc 27 Note on MP3 WMA Recordings 27 Pause 28 Moving to another Track 28 Repeat Track All Off 28 Search 28 Random 28 ...

Page 4: ... Code will appear on the TV screen Some DVD discs may not have a region code label even though their playback is prohibited by area limits Disc related terms Title DVD only The main film content or accompanying feature content or additional feature content or music album Each title is assigned a title reference number enabling you to locate it easily Chapter DVD only Sections of a picture or a mus...

Page 5: ...urs of use This depends on the operating environment For details please contact your nearest dealer Notes on Discs Handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the surface Do not stick paper or tape on the disc Storing discs After playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of h...

Page 6: ...ng is programmed or in progress Child Lock is engaged Forward Skip Scan Fast Forward Go to NEXT chapter track Press and hold for two seconds for a fast forward search Winds the tape forwards Reverse Skip Scan Rewind Go to beginning of current chapter track or to PREVIOUS chapter track Press and hold for two seconds for a fast reverse search Rewinds the tape STOP Á Á Stops playback PAUSE Pause play...

Page 7: ... PAUSE STEP Pause playback temporarily press repeatedly for frame by frame playback STOP Á Á Stops playback 0 9 numerical buttons Select numbered items in a menu AUDIO Select an audio language DVD or an audio channel CD SUBTITLE Select a subtitle language MARKER Mark any point during playback SEARCH Display MARKER SEARCH menu ANGLE Select DVD camera angle if available CHILD LOCK Switch the Child L...

Page 8: ...VD EXCLUSIVE OUT Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment AUDIO OUT Left Right DVD EXCLUSIVE OUT Connect to an amplifier receiver or stereo system AERIAL Connect the aerial using this jack DVD VCR AUDIO OUT Left Right Connect to an amplifier receiver or stereo system EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO VCR IN OUT DVD OUT Connect to your TV set or another video recorder RF OUT DVD VCR OUT Connect to your TV usi...

Page 9: ...this unit s AUDIO OUT jack to the phono in jack record deck of your audio system Connecting to a TV Make one of the following connections depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment Basic connection AV 1 1 Connect the EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO on the rear panel of this unit to the SCART input socket on the TV using a SCART lead Basic connection RF 1 1 Connect the RF antenna cable from your...

Page 10: ...al Audio Output on page 18 Digital Multi channel sound A digital multi channel connection provides the best sound quality For this you need a multi channel Audio Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your unit MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Warning Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital ...

Page 11: ...d is clear If you have used a SCART cable you will not have to tune your TV simply select the AV channel The AV channel is already pre tuned for optimum video playback on your TV 4 4 Store this channel on your TV You will need to look at the TV instruction book if you do not know how to do this 5 5 Only carry out stages 5 8 if you cannot obtain clear video playback as described in stages 1 4 Selec...

Page 12: ... To overcome this problem please turn to the MANUAL TUNING section of this book on page 15 1 1 Make sure that you have correctly installed your VCR and tuned a video channel on your TV as described earlier in this book Press POWER to turn on your VCR If you have a satellite receiver make sure that it is connected to your VCR switched on and Sky News has been selected Initial Menu Screen If the ini...

Page 13: ...s numbers a 0 must be added first for example 1 must be entered as 01 2 as 02 etc The day of the week will appear automatically when you enter the date 3 3 If you make a mistake press 1 or 2 and enter the correct details 4 4 Press i To set the colour system Your VCR is equipped with dual colour standard you can play back a tape in PAL and MESECAM During playback your VCR detects the colour sys tem...

Page 14: ...ain please follow the guidance given on this page You may tune up to 88 TV stations into your VCR 1 1 Press POWER to turn on your VCR If you have a satellite receiver make sure that it is connected to your VCR switched on and Sky News has been selected 2 2 Press i The main menu will appear on the TV screen Press 1 or 2 to select the ACMS Press OK 3 3 Press OK again to start the automatic tuning pr...

Page 15: ...6 Press D or E to select a station name from the list Press OK to select it 7 7 You can change a TV station name manually rather than using the standard names Press G Press 3 or 4 to select letters and numbers for the new station name Press 1 or 2 to move back and forth between characters Press OK 8 8 Press i confirm the station placement Press i again Your new TV station has now been tuned into y...

Page 16: ...u want to delete for example PR 01 3 3 Press 1 After a short while the selected station will be deleted The following stations are resorted automatically 4 4 Press i If you wish to delete other TV stations repeat stages 1 4 How to select Stored TV stations Stored TV stations can be selected in either of two ways Press PROG 3 or 4 to select different stations that are tuned into your VCR You may al...

Page 17: ...Chapter Number Time search Audio language and Digital Audio Output mode Subtitle language Angle Sound Function Press 3 3 4 4 to select desired item Shows the current title number and total number of titles and skips to the desired title number Shows the current chapter number and total number of chapters and skips to the desired chapter number Shows the elapsed playing time and searches the point ...

Page 18: ... the setup menu This is the menu you see when you press SETUP Picture TV Aspect 4 3 Letterbox Select when a standard 4 3 TV is con nected Displays theatrical images with masking bars above and below the picture 4 3 Panscan Select when a conventional TV set is connected The video material formatted in the Pan Scan style is played back in that style Both sides of the picture are cut off 16 9 Wide Se...

Page 19: ...d Press 3 3 4 4 to select the desired item and press SELECT ENTER The setting of the selected item is changed between On and Off Dynamic Range Control DRC With the DVD format you can hear a program s sound track in the most accurate and realistic presentation possible thanks to digital audio technology However you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output the difference between th...

Page 20: ...must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found play back will stop You must enter the 4 digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc 5 5 Press SELECT ENTER to confirm your rating selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Country Code Enter the code of a country area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc referring to the list See...

Page 21: ... tape to prevent damaging the tape or your VCR Press D or E to reduce the vertical tremble during still picture 4 4 Press PLAY to continue playing your tape Picture search During playing back press either FORWARD or BACKWARD to this will enable you to rapidly wind the tape 7 times normal playback speed and see where you are on the tape Logic search During fast forwarding or rewinding press and hol...

Page 22: ...r VCR AV 2 Sound and Picture recording using the upper SCART socket on the back of your VCR AV 3 for recording from VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN Left Right using the sockets on the front of your unit 5 5 Press LP if you wish to record in Long Play or Standard Play SP will produce improved picture and sound quality however LP will provide twice as much recording time as SP SP or LP will be displayed in yo...

Page 23: ...w much tape is left and switches speed from SP to LP if necessary to complete recording the program IP mode is not selected when PDC is ON 8 8 Check that the timer event details are correct Press i to save your settings If PLEASE CHECK is displayed you have entered incorrect and will need to re enter the data If you want to make other Timer recordings repeat stages 3 8 Press i again to remove the ...

Page 24: ...ed see Parental Control on page 20 DVDs may have a region code Your player will not play discs that have a region code different from your player The region code for this player is 2 two To watch a DVD during timer recording standby mode press POWER and DVD to switch to DVD mode General Features Note Unless stated otherwise all operations described use the remote control Some features may also be ...

Page 25: ...ond time The Repeat All icon appears on the TV screen 3 To exit Repeat mode press REPEAT a third time The Repeat Off icon appears on the TV screen Note On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to Off on the setup menu to use the Repeat function See page 19 Repeat A B To repeat a sequence in a title 1 Press A B at your chosen starting point A appears briefly on the TV screen 2 Press A B again at you...

Page 26: ...ker number will be erased from the list 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase additional Marker numbers 5 To remove the MARKER SEARCH menu press SEARCH Special DVD Features Checking the contents of DVD Video discs Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access spe cial features To use the disc menu press DISC MENU Then press the appropriate number button to select an option Or use the 1 2 3 4 but...

Page 27: ...P3 WMA Disc compatibility with this player is limited as follows 1 Sampling Frequency only at 44 1 kHz MP3 22 05 44 1 kHz WMA 2 Bit rate within 32 320 kbps MP3 32 128 kbps WMA 3 CD R physical format should be ISO 9660 4 If you record MP3 WMA files using the software which cannot create a FILE SYSTEM for example Direct CD etc it is impossible to playback MP3 WMA files We recommend that you use Easy...

Page 28: ...reen 3 To exit SEARCH mode press PLAY 2 2 Random 1 Press RANDOM during playback or when playback is stopped The unit automatically begins Random Playback and RAND appears on the menu screen 2 To return to normal playback press RANDOM repeatedly until RAND disappears on the menu screen Repeat A B To repeat a sequence 1 During disc playback press A B at your chosen starting point The Repeat icon and...

Page 29: ...ile Still Picture 1 Press PAUSE STEP during slide show The player will now go into PAUSE mode 2 To return to the slide show press PLAY or press PAUSE STEP again To flip the picture Press 3 3 4 4 during showing a picture to flip the picture horizontally or a vertically To rotate picture Press 1 2 during showing a picture to rotate the picture clockwise or counter clockwise Notes on JPEG Recordings ...

Page 30: ...se the tray 2 2 Press PROGRAM while playback is stopped The VCD Program menu will appear Note Press RETURN or PROGRAM to exit the Program menu 3 3 Follow steps 2 6 of Programmed Playback with Audio CD and MP3 WMA disc on left 4 4 To resume normal playback from programmed playback press PROGRAM NORMAL appears on the TV screen Repeat Programmed Tracks To repeat the track currently playing press REPE...

Page 31: ...n be switched off so that your VCR can only be operated using the remote control 1 1 Press C LOCK will appear in the display window None of the buttons on the front of your unit will work except If any buttons on the front of your unit are pressed will flicker in the display window for a few seconds 2 2 Press C LOCK again to switch off the child lock will disappear in the display window Video Doct...

Page 32: ...T RIGHT and MONO In BIL NICAM playback the primary language is output onthe left channel and the secondary chan nel is output simultaneously from the right channel when audio output is set to STEREO The primary language willbe output from both channels when the audio setting is MONO Please note that when adjusting the tracking control Hi Fi stereo sound may revert to MONO Wide Screen Compatibility...

Page 33: ...or switch off the player If you load a disc that has its settings memo rized the latest stop position is automatically recalled Notes Settings are stored in memory for use any time This player does not memorize settings of a disc if you switch off the player before commencing to play it Screen Saver The screen saver picture appears when you leave the DVD Player in stop mode for about five minutes ...

Page 34: ...o recorder With this video recorder you can make recordings from an external source such as copying from another video recorder or a camcorder Note In the following description this video recorder will be one used for recording and will be referred to as VCR B The other appliance will be used for playback and will be referred to as VCR A 1 1 VCR A should be connected to the SCART socket on the rea...

Page 35: ...operly Correction Refer to page 2 Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Insert a disc Check that the DVD or audio CD indicator in the display window is lit Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the DVD player appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable into the jacks securely Select the correct input mode of the audio receiver so you can listen to t...

Page 36: ...ngua 7165 Irish 7384 Italian 7465 Japanese 7487 Javanese 7578 Kannada 7583 Kashmiri 7575 Kazakh 7589 Kirghiz 7579 Korean 7585 Kurdish 7679 Laothian 7665 Latin 7686 Latvian Lettish Code Language 7678 Lingala 7684 Lithuanian 7775 Macedonian 7771 Malagasy 7783 Malay 7776 Malayalam 7784 Maltese 7773 Maori 7782 Marathi 7779 Moldavian 7778 Mongolian 7865 Nauru 7869 Nepali 7879 Norwegian 7982 Oriya 8065 ...

Page 37: ...W Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Laos LB Lebanon Code Country LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldavia MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique French MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauri...

Page 38: ...00dB ANALOG OUT connectors only Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 Dynamic range More than 100 dB DVD More than 95 dB CD Inputs VCR Audio 6 0dBm more than 10 kohms SCART 6 0dBm more than 47 kohms RCA Video 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced SCART RCA Outputs DVD Audio output digital audio 0 5 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 1 Audio output analog audio 2 0 Vrms 1 KHz 0 dB 600 Ω RCA jack L R x2 SCART TO TV Outputs ...

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