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COLOR TV/VCR/DVD TRIPLE COMBO

SSF420TR

(20 inch)

OWNER’S
MANUAL

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PART NO.

Owner’s Manual

1EMN20126

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Page 1: ...for energy efficiency ENERGY STAR is a U S registered mark If you need additional operating assistance after reading this owner s manual please call TOLL FREE 1 800 968 3429 Please read before using this equipment INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAÑOL INCLUIDAS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Batteries Remote Control Unit ACCESSORIES 2 AA Batteries NE236UD PART NO Owner s Manual 1EMN20126 ...

Page 2: ...et and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the TV VCR DVD and to protect it from over heating and these openings must not be blocked or cov ered The openings should never be blocked by placing the TV VCR DVD on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This TV VCR DVD should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This TV VCR DVD shoul...

Page 3: ... may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 19 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this TV VCR DVD from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the TV VCR DVD c If the TV...

Page 4: ...d lose the authority to oper ate this equipment if an unauthorized change or modification is made LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to ser vice this device due to possible eye injury CAUTION USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUST MENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCE DURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSUR...

Page 5: ...ce to a warm place or after heating a cold room or under conditions of high humidity If a DVD is played in a TV VCR DVD which has moisture it may damage the DVD and TV VCR DVD Therefore when the condensation occurs inside the unit turn the POWER on and allow at least 2 hours for the unit to dry out The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the unit No other TV VCR DVD has the s...

Page 6: ...EARCH 28 ZERO RETURN 28 PICTURE SEARCH 28 TIME SEARCH 28 INDEX SEARCH 29 C SPECIAL FEATURES 29 REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER 29 AUTO REWIND EJECT 29 C RECORDING 30 NORMAL RECORDING 30 SKIPPING UNWANTED SCENES DURING RECORDING 30 OTR One Touch Recording 31 COPYING A VIDEO CASSETTE Requires a VCR or camcorder 31 C TIMER 32 AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING 32 TIMER PROGRAM EXTENSION 33 HINTS FOR AUTOMATIC TIMER RE...

Page 7: ...program at a high speed or super high speed in either a forward or reverse direction in LP and SLP mode For SP mode only high speed Three different playback tape speeds SP LP SLP Two different recording tape speeds SP SLP Auto Head Cleaner Automatically cleans video heads as you insert or remove a cassette Zero Return The tape returns to counter of 0 00 00 by rewinding or fast forwarding Still Fre...

Page 8: ...You can select the desired audio language and sound mode if different languages and modes are available on a disc Parental lock You can set the control level to limit playback of discs which may not be suitable for children Automatic detection of discs This TV VCR DVD automatically detects if the loaded disc is DVD or audio CD on disc On screen display Information about the current operation can b...

Page 9: ...STOP EJECT Button TV VCR P 25 31 Press to stop the tape motion Press in the Stop mode to remove tape from the TV VCR DVD 17 Remote sensor window 18 HEADPHONE Jack To connect headphone not supplied for personal listening 19 VIDEO input Jack Connect to the video output jack of a video camera VCR video game system REMOTE CONTROL Fig 2 1 POWER Button TV VCR P 15 DVD P 37 Press to turn the power on and...

Page 10: ...setting 31 MODE Button DVD P 40 Activates program playback or random playback mode 32 SEARCH MODE Button DVD P 39 Press to locate a desired point on a DVD disc 33 AUDIO Button DVD P 41 Press to select a desired audio language or sound mode 34 SUBTITLE Button DVD P 41 Press to select a desired subtitle language 35 REPEAT Button DVD P 40 Repeats playback of the current disc title chapter or track 36...

Page 11: ...for Automatic Timer Recording NOTE This TV VCR DVD will ONLY record and view the same channel VHF UHF SEPARATE ANTENNAS In some areas it will be necessary to use an outdoor antenna Antenna Cable Connections Continued on the Next Page 1 ANT AUDIO OUT COAXIAL ANT IN OUT or VHF UHF Antenna Not supplied VHF UHF Combiner Not supplied Flat twin lead cable UHF Antenna Not supplied VHF Antenna Not supplie...

Page 12: ...vided to call the CATV sys tem installer s attention to Article 820 40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper ground ing and in particular specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding sys tem of the building as close to the point of cable entry as practical CONNECTING TO EXTERNAL INPUT JACKS When you watch a program recorded on another source VCR video camera or vide...

Page 13: ...onents in the system before connecting them together Refer to the Owner s Manuals for the components to be connected to the TV VCR DVD Set Dolby Digital to OFF for audio output in the setup mode when using this digital audio connection Playing a DVD using incorrect settings may generate noise distortion and may also damage the speakers ANT AUDIO OUT COAXIAL Receiver equipped with digital input jac...

Page 14: ... sound as enjoyed in movie theaters Use audio coaxial digital cables available at retail stores for the audio connection NOTES Be sure to turn off the power to all components in the system before connecting them together Refer to the Owner s Manuals for the components to be connected to the TV VCR DVD If connected to a receiver with a Dolby Digital decoder set DOLBY DIGITAL to ON for audio output ...

Page 15: ...o clock setting to ON which will periodically correct the setting if necessary NOTE If you cannot receive a station with time signals auto clock setting cannot be performed Use manual setting only MANUAL CLOCK SETTING Make sure The TV VCR DVD is turned on In the example below the clock is to be set to DATE May 6th 2004 SETTING TIME 5 40PM 1 Select SETTING CLOCK Press the SETUP button on the remote...

Page 16: ...or satellite box the local PBS station must be selected on the cable box itself and the TV VCR DVD must be set to the output chan nel of the cable converter box or satellite box usu ally channel 3 or 4 to be able to set up or correct the clock automatically 1 Select SETTING CLOCK Press the SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow button K or L to select SETTING CLOCK Press the ENTER butt...

Page 17: ...F using the ENTER button SETTING CLOCK AUTO CLOCK ON AUTO CLOCK CH SEARCH AUTO CLOCK CH 02 MANUAL CLOCK SET B D S T ON NOTE During Auto Clock CH Search the picture may be distorted this is normal 4 Enter the channel number that contains the Automatic Clock Setting Signal Press the SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow button K or L to select SETTING CLOCK Press the ENTER button to ent...

Page 18: ...r desired channel number appears You can also use the number buttons or the CHANNEL K or L button to enter it Example CH8 You must precede single digit channel numbers with a zero Example 02 09 When selecting cable channels which are higher than 99 press the 100 button first then press the last two digits Example to select channel 125 first press the 100 button then press 2 and 5 4 Delete or add i...

Page 19: ...iewed must be selected on the cable box or satellite box 3 Adjust sound Press the VOLUME button X X or Y Y to adjust the volume NOTES If you press the CHANNEL button K or L in the DVD mode you can change the TV channels Even if you turn off the TV VCR DVD in the DVD mode when you turn it on again it will go into the TV VCR mode TV VCR PICTURE CONTROL The TV VCR DVD s picture controls BRIGHT CONTRA...

Page 20: ...plays a black box on the TV screen this means that the TV VCR DVD is set to the TEXT mode To clear screen select CAPTION1 CAP TION2 or OFF Make sure TV VCR DVD s power must be turned on TV VCR 1 Select CAPTION Press the SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow button K or L to point to CAPTION 2 Select your desired caption menu Press the ENTER button until your desired caption menu appea...

Page 21: ... for children under 14 TV MA Mature audience only V CHIP SET UP SUB RATINGS When you select the ratings of TV Y7 TV PG TV 14 or TV MA you will have the option of selecting sub rating categories 1 Select V CHIP SET UP Press the SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow button K or L to select V CHIP SET UP Then press the ENTER button 2 Enter Access code Use the number buttons on the remote...

Page 22: ...17 requires accompa nying parent or adult guardian NC 17 No one under 17 admitted X Mature audience only V CHIP SET UP TV RATING B MPAA RATING CHANGE CODE G VIEW PG VIEW PG 13 VIEW B R BLOCK NC 17 BLOCK X BLOCK ACCESS CODE _ _ _ _ 5 Exit the V Chip setting mode Press the SETUP button on the remote control to exit the screen CHANGE ACCESS CODE To change access code follow the steps below 1 Select V...

Page 23: ... While the TV VCR DVD is set in monaural MONO mode HIFI disappears from the TV screen NOTE If you play non HIFI tapes while the TV VCR DVD is set in HIFI HIFI will disappear from the TV screen and the TV VCR DVD will play automatically in monaural MTS RECORDING MONITOR MODE Type of broadcast Display on STEREO SAP Hi Fi audio track 2 channel Normal audio the TV screen SELECTION L channel R channel ...

Page 24: ... must select the recording mode either TV AUDIO STEREO or SAP when you record a broadcast Refer to MTS RECORDING MONITOR MODE If you select second audio when second audio is not available the TV VCR DVD will record nor mal audio The TV VCR DVD records automatically MTS broadcasts in HIFI stereo sound unless you select SAP mode recording before you begin recording TV VCR SETUP TIMER PROGRAMMING SET...

Page 25: ...e has warmed to room temperature and the moisture has evaporated Avoid extreme heat high humidity and magnetic fields Do not tamper with the cassette mechanism Do not touch the tape with your fingers INSERTING A CASSETTE Insert the cassette in the direction as shown Push in gently but continuously on the center back of the cassette until it is drawn into the TV VCR DVD The TV VCR DVD will automati...

Page 26: ...e tape once and start playback again You can reduce the noise lines by pressing the CHANNEL button K or L in slow mode too Tracking adjustment in Slow mode will not be set automatically TV VCR STILL PICTURE You can view a still picture on the TV screen during playback the Still mode Press the PAUSE button during playback Only tapes recorded in the SLP mode will show the least amount of lines Press...

Page 27: ...ch is blank for more than 10 seconds 1 Select USER S SET UP Press the SETUP button on the remote control Press the Arrow button K or L to point to USER S SET UP Then press the ENTER button 2 Select ALL or BLANK Press the Arrow button K or L to point to REPEAT PLAY Press the ENTER button repeatedly until your desired selection ALL or BLANK appears 3 Exit the Repeat Play setting Press the SETUP butt...

Page 28: ...utton 3 Enter your desired time Press the Arrow button K or L until your desired time appears Example 2 50 stands for 2 hours 50 minutes If you wish to cancel the Time Search at this point press the SETUP button on the remote control 4 Begin Time Search By pressing the Arrow button s or B the TV VCR DVD will rewind or fast forward to the specified point The time counts down as the searching progre...

Page 29: ...eginning of desired program NOTE Every time an index signal is skipped the number in the program indicator decreases by one 4 After Index Search When the preset program is reached the TV VCR DVD will start playback automatically A video cassette must be inserted in the TV VCR DVD for this function to work The number of Index Searches can be set up to 20 This function will not operate in the record...

Page 30: ...cted to a cable box or satel lite box the TV VCR DVD must be on CH3 or CH4 then the channel to be recorded must be selected on the cable box or satellite box 2 Select the tape speed Press the SPEED button to select the desired tape speed SP SLP 3 Begin recording Press the RECORD button 4 Stop recording Press the STOP button when recording is completed TV VCR NORMAL RECORDING Press the PAUSE button...

Page 31: ...n the TV VCR DVD Make sure TV VCR DVD power must be turned on Insert a cassette tape with its erase prevention tab in place If necessary rewind or fast forward the tape to the point at which you want to begin recording NOTES You cannot start OTR with the remote control Recording starts immediately when the REC OTR button is pressed When the REC OTR button is pressed 18 times the TV VCR DVD returns...

Page 32: ...riod is SHADED 1 Select TIMER PROGRAMMING Press the SETUP button on the remote control Confirm TIMER PROGRAM MING is pointed by pressing the Arrow button K then press the ENTER button If you have not yet set the clock MANUAL CLOCK SET appears If so follow steps 3 to 8 on pages 15 16 Then set the timer recording 2 Select your desired program position 1 8 Press the Arrow button K or L to select the ...

Page 33: ...ress the SETUP button on the remote control to return to TV mode While recording is in progress 1 Press the POWER button 2 Press the STOP EJECT button on the TV VCR DVD TV VCR 5 Set beginning hour Press the Arrow button K or L until the desired hour appears Example 7 PM for 7 30PM Then press the Arrow button B 6 Set beginning minute Press the Arrow button K or L until the desired minute appears Ex...

Page 34: ...tton K or L to point to USER S SET UP Then press the ENTER button 2 Set AUTO RETURN to ON Press the Arrow button K or L to point to AUTO RETURN Press the ENTER button until ON appears TV VCR 3 Auto Return will begin When all the timer recordings are completed the TV VCR DVD will rewind to the beginning of the recorded program s NOTE If you press the POWER button while tape is rewinding the Auto Re...

Page 35: ...r number combinations Please check with your local cable company The following is a chart of common cable channel designations TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display TV Display CATV channel TV Display W 80 W 81 W 82 W 83 W 84 W 65 W 66 W 67 W 68 W 69 W 70 W 71 W 72 W 73 W 74 W 75 W 76 W 77 W 78 W 79 W 55 W 56 W 57 W 58 A 4 A 3 A 2 A 1 W 59 W 60 W 61 W 62 W 63 ...

Page 36: ... DVD with the same region code The following discs cannot be played back on this TV VCR DVD DVD with region codes other than 1 or ALL DVD ROM DVD RAM Never play back otherwise malfunc tion may result CD ROM VSD CDV Only plays back the audio part CD G Only plays back the sound CD I Never play back otherwise malfunction may result SACD Photo CD Never play back otherwise malfunc tion may result Video...

Page 37: ...top for a moment This happens when the 1st layer switches to the 2nd layer This is not a mal function GENERAL FEATURES DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features Press the appropriate number buttons or use the Arrow button K L s B to high light your selection in the DVD main menu and press the ENTER button to confirm NOTES Select DVD mode by pressing the SELECT button o...

Page 38: ...st forward reverse search speed is dif ferent depending on the disc Approximate speed is 1 2 2 8 3 50 and 4 100 For audio CDs approximate speed is 16 When you use buttons on the front panel use the SKIP G SEARCH g or SKIP H SEARCH h button 3 To return to normal playback press the PLAY button CD DVD V FAST FORWARD REVERSE SEARCH PAUSE 1 During playback press the PAUSE button Playback will pause and...

Page 39: ...rase the incorrect input For single digits press 0 first if the total chapter or title of the disc is more than 10 DVD V _ 2 TIME SEARCH 1 During playback press the SEARCH MODE button three times CD twice to display the Time Search on the TV screen 2 Within 30 seconds enter a desired disc time using the Number buttons on the remote control Playback will start at the specified time Press the CLEAR ...

Page 40: ...y determine the order in which tracks will play 1 In stop mode press the MODE button The PROGRAM screen will appear 2 Press the Arrow button or to select a track then press the ENTER button Press the CLEAR button to erase the most recently entered program 3 Repeat step 2 until you have selected all the tracks you want to play in the program 4 Press the PLAY button to play the pro grammed tracks NO...

Page 41: ... not shown after pressing the SUBTITLE button several times the disc does not have subtitles in that language If you choose a Language that has a 3 letter language code the code will be displayed every time you change the Subtitle language setting If you choose any other languages will be displayed instead Refer to page 43 DVD V SUBTITLE LANGUAGE CAMERA ANGLE Some DVD discs contain scenes which ha...

Page 42: ...ayer num ber will also be displayed L0 Layer 0 is playing L1 Layer 1 is playing 4 Press the DISPLAY button again to exit the display THE ON SCREEN INFORMATION For audio CDs 1 Press the DISPLAY button during playback to show the current Track The elapsed and remaining playing time of the cur rent track will be displayed 2 Press the DISPLAY button again to show current Total Track The elapsed and re...

Page 43: ...aans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 5471 Assamese 4765 Aymara 4771 Azerbaijani 4772 Bashkir 4847 Basque 5167 Bengali Bangla 4860 Bhutani 5072 Bihari 4854 Bislama 4855 Breton 4864 Bulgarian 4853 Burmese 5971 Byelorussian 4851 C E Cambodian 5759 Catalan 4947 Chinese CHI 7254 Corsican 4961 Croatian 5464 Czech 4965 Danish DAN 5047 Dutch DUT 6058 English ENG 5160 Esperanto 5161 Es...

Page 44: ...t appear press the PLAY button the STOP button then the SETUP button twice 2 Press the Arrow button L to select CUS TOM then press the ENTER button CUSTOM mode will appear 3 Press the Arrow button K L to select DIS PLAY then press the ENTER button to con firm 4 Press the Arrow button K L to select the below items then press the ENTER button TV MODE Press the Arrow button K L for an item selection ...

Page 45: ...e ENTER button 5 Press the Arrow button K L to select PARENTAL LEVEL then press the ENTER button 6 Press the Arrow button K L to select the desired level then press the ENTER button 7 Press the SETUP button to exit NOTES When doing this for the first time enter any 4 digits except for 4737 That number will be used as the password in the event you forget the password see below To change the passwor...

Page 46: ...a is being used check for broken wire Adjust COLOR control Poor Reception on Some Channels Try a new channel if OK then possible station trouble Ghosts in Picture Is antenna connected to terminal on the back of the set If outside antenna is being used check for broken wire Check for local interference Weak Picture Try a new channel if OK then possible station trouble Is antenna connected to termin...

Page 47: ...any captions The tape box company accidentally left out the captioning signals during the mentions it being closed captioned copying process My TV screen shows a black box You are in the TEXT mode Select CAPTION mode to CAPTION on certain channels OFF PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Picture OK Sound Poor Try a new channel if OK then possible station trouble Check for local interference Timer recording i...

Page 48: ... VCR DVD does not support DTS audio This is not a mal function Distorted picture There are some cases where pictures may be slightly distorted which are not a sign of a malfunction Although pictures may stop for a moment this is not a malfunction Audio or subtitle language The selected language is not available for audio or subtitles on the DVD does not match the set up This is not a malfunction T...

Page 49: ...io Video store and pur chase a good quality VHS Video Head Cleaner 2 If a Video Head Cleaner does not solve the prob lem please call our help line at 1 800 488 1222 to locate an Authorized Service Center NOTES Remember to read the instructions included with the video head cleaner before use Clean video heads only when problems occur SERVICING Should your TV VCR DVD become inoperative do not try to...

Page 50: ... notice If there is a discrepancy between languages the default language will be English TV VCR DVD GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS Sound output 2 speakers 1W 8 ohm OTHER SPECIFICATIONS Terminals Antenna input VHF UHF CATV 75 ohm unbalanced F type Video input RCA connector 1 Audio L R input RCA connector 2 Headphone 1 8 stereo 3 5 mm Coaxial digital audio output One pin jack 500m ...

Page 51: ...C OTR Panel frontal Presione para empezar la grabación manual Presione repetidamente para empezar la grabación instantánea OTR Botón RECORD Mando a distancia Presione para empezar la grabación manual 14 Botón REW para TV VCR Presione este botón para rebobinar la cinta o para ver la imagen rápidamente en dirección de retroceso durante el modo de reproducción Búsqueda en direc ción de retroceso 15 B...

Page 52: ...írelo del gancho para evitar dañarlo 48 Toma de salida de audio digital COAXIAL Conéctela solamente a la entrada digital de un amplifi cador externo o decodificador de audio de DVD PREPARACIÓN PARA LA UTILIZACIÓN CONEXIONES DE ANTENA CABLE ANTENAS SEPARADAS DE VHF UHF En algunas zonas será necesario utilizar una antena exterior TELEVISIÓN POR CABLE SIN CAJA DE CONVERTIDOR DECODIFICADOR Utilice est...

Page 53: ...o la cubierta del mando a distancia en el sentido de la flecha 2 Inserte 2 pilas AA en el compartimiento de las pilas en el sentido indicado por las marcas de polaridad 3 Vuelva a poner la cubierta PARA INSERTAR LAS PILAS CONEXIÓN A UN AMPLIFICADOR ESTÉREO EQUIPADO CONTOMAS DE ENTRADA DIGITAL PLATINA MD O PLATINA DAT Para DVD Utilice un cable digital coaxial de audio de venta en el comercio especi...

Page 54: ...ite Sólo tiene que seleccionar con el selector de canal del televisor videograbadora DVD al canal de salida de la caja de cabe o caja de satélite por ejemplo el canal CH3 Seleccione el canal a ver en la caja de cable o caja de satélite TV VCR PREPARACIÓN PARA LA UTILIZACIÓN 1 Enchufe el cordón de alimentación del televisor videograbadora DVD Enchufe el cordón de alimentación del televisor videogra...

Page 55: ...emplo de abajo el reloj va a ajustarse así FECHA 6 de mayo de 2004 HORA 5 40 PM AJUSTE DEL RELOJ 1 Pulse el botón SETUP en el mando a distancia Pulse el botón K o L para indicar AJUSTE RELOJ Luego pulse el botón ENTER 2 Pulse el botón K o L para indicar AJUSTE MANUAL RELOJ Luego pulse el botón ENTER 3 Pulse el botón K o L hasta que aparezca el mes deseado Ejemplo Mayo 05 Luego pulse el botón B 4 P...

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