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The Auto setup function (see  page 15)
memorizes all broadcasts to the suit-
able CH positions.
However some broadcast may not be
memorized due to weak signal. In this
case, use manual tuning function.

Tuning the TV stations manually

Note:

Occasionally, the auto search might catch
a weak signal and stop. If the TV station
signal is weak, you shouldn't store this
station.

In that case restart the auto search using

 or 

.

CH 01

CH 02

CH 03

CH 04

CH 05

CH 06

BBC 1

BBC 2

ITV

CH4

CH5

SATELLITE

 

 

 

 

CH 1

EXIT : MENU

CH

:

/ 0Ð9

OK

: ENTER

CH 2

EXIT : MENU

SEARCH :

OK

: ENTER

Preparation

Turn ON the TV and set to the AV input mode.

Press 

VCR

 to select the VCR mode. (The VCR indicator will

light)

Example: 

Preset the BBC 2 on programme position 2.

1

Press 

VCR MENU

.

Press 

 or 

 to select the CH

TUNING. Then press 

ENTER

.

2

Press 

 (falling frequency) or

 (rising frequency)

once to start the search. It stops
at each broadcast automatically
(" 

 " changes to "     "). Press

 or 

 repeatedly until BBC 2

appears. Only in case of
receiving of the weak broadcast
(drifting picture), search does not
stop. If you want to stop, press 
or 

.

Press 

ENTER

 to preset. The

search menu screen will
disappear if the next mode is
not activated in less than 50
seconds.

3

Press 

 or 

 repeatedly until 2

is displayed. (Or enter 

0 2

   with

the 

Number buttons (0-9)

). Then

press 

ENTER

.

4

Repeat the steps 

2

 and 

to preset other TV stations.

5

Press 

VCR MENU

 repeatedly until the TV picture

appears on the screen.

TIMER REC SET
AUTO REPEAT

CH TUNING
SYSTEM SETUP

SELECT :
ENTER : ENTER

[OFF]

[AUTO]

MENU

EXIT

:

NICAM

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Summary of Contents for SD-37VBSB

Page 1: ...DVD PLAYER Hi Fi VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER USER S GUIDE SD 37VBSB DIGITAL VIDEO 2J50101A EN Cover 27 2 06 5 38 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...Model No Serial No Retain this information for future reference The following information applies only to the model for U K General Information If the socket outlets in your home are not suitable for the plug supplied with this unit the plug must be cut off and an appropriate one fitted The plug severed from this mains lead must be destroyed as it is hazardous if inserted into a live socket IMPORT...

Page 3: ...e requirements of traffic safety It is illegal to watch television whilst driving DON T listen to headphones at high volume as such use can permanently damage your hearing DON T leave equipment switched on when it is unattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a stand by mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your fa...

Page 4: ...use a chemical saturated cloth to clean the unit follow that product s instructions Notes on moisture condensation Moisture condensation damages the DVD VCR Please read the following carefully Moisture condensation occurs for example when you pour a cold drink into a glass on a warm day Drops of water form on the outside of the glass In the same way moisture may condense on the head drum or the op...

Page 5: ...Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries and may subject you to civil and criminal liability This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Co...

Page 6: ...me discs Playable discs This DVD VCR can play the following discs You cannot play discs other than those listed above You cannot play discs of DVD RAM DVD ROM Photo CD etc or non standardized discs even if they may be labeled as above Some CD R RWs cannot be played back depending on the recording conditions This DVD VCR uses the PAL colour system and cannot play DVD video discs recorded in any oth...

Page 7: ...ually 17 Tuning the TV stations manually 18 Setting up the VCR section Playing a disc 33 Zooming Location desired scene 36 Marking desired scenes 37 Repeat playback A B Repeat playback 38 Program playback Random playback VCD CD 39 Changing angles Title selection DVD menu 40 Changing soundtrack language Setting surround sound 41 Subtitles To turn off the PBC Disc status 42 MP3 JPEG DivX and Audio C...

Page 8: ...T Composite IN OUT L1 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB PR jacks ON STANDBY button AUDIO L R VIDEO IN LINE IN 2 jacks EJECT button Disc tray Display window REC button CHANNEL buttons OPEN CLOSE button Remote sensor VCR mode indicator DVD mode indicator Cassette loading slot VCR DVD mode selector button STOP button PLAY button REV button FWD button 2J50101A EN P08 13 27 2 06 5 38 PM 8 ...

Page 9: ... at CD Track number display for CD TV channel position display External input display Timer recording display Video tape is in the unit Track display for CD Normal recording display flashes during One touch Timer Recording OTR Note Some discs may not playback correctly or chapter number playback time etc may not be displayed Display window 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 4 6 5 Description RE...

Page 10: ...ll picture Recording pause on off 21 25 32 34 35 PLAY Playback 20 22 33 35 INDEX Search for the INDEX mark of a tape 24 SKIP Skip chapter to forward or reverse direction 35 REV Rewind Review playback 20 21 35 FWD Fast Forward Forward search playback 20 21 35 REC OTR Recording OTR 25 27 32 TIMER REC Timer recording On Off 27 29 SP LP Sets the tape speed for recording 25 27 PLAY MODE Select playback...

Page 11: ...ge the remote control handset Leak proof batteries will not leak immediately when they are flat As long as the handset is still working there is no danger of leakage To prevent damage remove the batteries if you do not use the handset for several months Damage because of leakage is not covered by the guarantee Distance of Remote Control Operation Effective angle approx 60 approx 7m Point the remot...

Page 12: ...connection can automatically switch the TV to its AV channel for playback If your TV set does not switch to video playback operation automatically please turn your TV s video switch to VIDEO position manually Note Make sure that both the television and the DVD VCR are switched off before connecting the cables Connect a TV with the Scart socket TV AC mains lead 230V 50 Hz DVD VCR Aerial Input To Sc...

Page 13: ...ts to the DVD VCR is dependent on the model and features of each component Check the Owner s Manual provided with each component for the location of SCART socket To record from Satellite Receiver press AUX on the remote control of DVD VCR L1 will appear on the front display Select the desired TV program at Satellite Receiver Satellite Aerial Satellite Receiver DVD VCR TV SCART cable not supplied 2...

Page 14: ... the highest quality DVD picture playback Connecting to an audio system and TV equipped with component video inputs Note In connecting to a TV that are not capable of reproducing a progressively scanned video signal using the component sockets do not select Progressive in Output menu If you do it the component video outputs does not feed the correct signals and you can not see any picture see page...

Page 15: ...Time see page 16 Your DVD VCR will tune the TV stations as follows CH 1 BBC 1 CH 2 BBC 2 CH 3 ITV CH 4 Channel 4 CH 5 Channel 5 CH 6 Satellite CH 7 etc Skipped channels still may be selected directly through the Number buttons 0 9 To cancel skipping select the skipped channel using the Number buttons 0 9 then press CANCEL The channel No does not blink any longer and the channel No now may be selec...

Page 16: ...to select the VCR mode The VCR indicator will light You can choose from five different languages for the on screen displays Press VCR MENU Press or to select the SYSTEM SETUP menu then press ENTER If you use the unit for the first time and press VCR MENU instead of the main menu screen on the right the LANGUAGE setup menu screen in step 3 may appear Press or to select the LANGUAGE option then pres...

Page 17: ... will begin operation You must set the date and time manually for timer recordings if Auto setup process did not set them correctly Notes In case of a power failure the clock will continue to operate for another 30 min utes with quartz controlled precision To indicate that the power failure has lasted for an excessive period of time will appear on the display In this case readjust time and date Th...

Page 18: ...ple Preset the BBC 2 on programme position 2 1 Press VCR MENU Press or to select the CH TUNING Then press ENTER 2 Press falling frequency or rising frequency once to start the search It stops at each broadcast automatically changes to Press or repeatedly until BBC 2 appears Only in case of receiving of the weak broadcast drifting picture search does not stop If you want to stop press or Press ENTE...

Page 19: ...te tape the DVD VCR power will turn ON automatically Automatic playback When loading a cassette tape without an erase prevention tab playback will start automatically Unloading Press EJECT on the DVD VCR Even if a tape is being played press this button only once Remove the cassette tape Automatic tape eject ThisVCRwillautomaticallyrewindthetapewhenthetapehasended Andwhenthetapeisrewindedtoitsbegin...

Page 20: ... video cassette playback When using a pre recorded NTSC video cassette tape the connected TV set must operate with a 60 Hz vertical frequency Otherwise the on screen picture will be affected by vertical rolling Even if your VCR set is capable of processing NTSC video signals the picture may be shortened vertically appearance of black bars at the top and at the bottom of the TV screen The dubbing o...

Page 21: ...you insert a tape and start playback automatic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback Manual tracking adjustment If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback press SET or SET to eliminate the noises MANUAL TR will appear Press it briefly for a fine adjustment or press and hold for a coarse adjustment To r...

Page 22: ...will be re peated Then press or ENTER to se lect ON or OFF If ON is selected the playback will be repeated endlessly Press VCR MENU until the menu screen is cleared To start the playback press PLAY The playback will be repeated endlessly To cancel normal repeat mode Follow the above step 2 then press or ENTER to select the OFF position Press VCR MENU to return to the TV Press VCR MENU Press or to ...

Page 23: ...er display will be reset to the 00 00 00 position e g the beginning of recording Press STOP when playback or recording is finished Press ZERO RETURN The tape will be rewinded or fast forwarded and automatically stop at the 00 00 00 position The CLOCK COUNTER button Press CLOCK COUNTER during the playback The clock and tape counter alternate with each other in the display Note You can set the tape ...

Page 24: ...d This short recording process will be sufficient to set an index mark This will result in about 10 seconds of the TV commercials to be overwritten by another recording Due to the system the end of this recording will be followed by a recording gap noise signal of approx 5 seconds Recording several Index Marks Due to the system only one index mark will be recorded at the beginning of a recording I...

Page 25: ...e erase prevention tab intact The DVD VCR will auto matically turn on Select the program e g 29 you want to record with CH or Number buttons 0 9 1 9 e g 5 press 5 10 80 e g 29 press 2 and 9 If a recording in Long Play mode is intended press SP LP to display LP Press REC OTR to start recording If the erase prevention tab is removed the tape will eject when REC OTR is pressed for recording see p 19 ...

Page 26: ... receiving module Select the TV channel you want to watch on the TV set Although the TV set now shows another program the DVD VCR will continue recording the previously selected program Using TV VCR you can switch the TV screen between the DVD VCR picture and the TV picture If the VCR indicator is lit on the display you will watch the DVD VCR picture This has no trouble on the recording To Display...

Page 27: ...ase prevention tab intact The DVD VCR will automatically turn on Select the program e g 29 you want to record with CH or number buttons 1 9 e g 5 press 5 10 80 e g 29 press 2 and 9 If a recording in Long Play mode is intended press SP LP to dis play LP Press REC OTR twice The recording will start and stop after 30 minutes Each additional press of REC OTR will increase the record ing time to a maxi...

Page 28: ...n set the feature to ON Preparation Turn ON the TV and set to the AV input mode Press VCR to select the VCR mode The VCR indicator will light Load a video cassette with the erase prevention tab intact Make sure with CALL that the time and date are correct see page 29 Example Timer recording for channel 1 13 00 to 14 30 with Tape speed LP on timer program number 1 Press VCR MENU Press or to select ...

Page 29: ...he VCR press TIMER REC at first then press VCR to change to VCR mode After you use the VCR press TIMER REC again to put the VCR into timer recording standby mode Timer Recording Special Case Weekly e g WKL TUE each Tuesday or daily e g MON SAT Monday to Saturday Timer recording Follow the procedure for timer recording on page 28 At picture 3 press or repeatedly until the desired setting appears Th...

Page 30: ...Preparation Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode Press VCR to select the VCR mode The VCR indicator will light NICAM stereo sound reception Press VCR MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears NICAM programmes are divided into 4 types as shown below NICAM STEREO broadcast NICAM ST illuminates when a NICAM STEREO broadcast signal is received NICAM MONO A broadcast NICAM M1 illuminates w...

Page 31: ...Main sound One s mother tongue dubbing Main sound Stereo Mono Right channel signal output from both loudspeakers Left channel signal output from both loudspeakers Note When playing Hi Fi cassette tapes re corded on another VCR the sound out put may be distorted This is normal and no indication of a unit malfunction Try to minimize sound distortions by using SET orchangetoMONObypressing AUDIO SELEC...

Page 32: ...er tape speed using SP LP For a pre recorded tape the correct tape speed will be set automatically during playback Duplicating a disc material onto a video tape You can record disc material in DVD Video CD Audio CD etc onto a video tape with this DVD VCR only If the DVD disc has a Copy guard feature the duplicating is not possible A symbol mark will appear on the screen for approx 4 seconds See pa...

Page 33: ...izes Place the disc in the correct guide on the disc tray If the disc is out of the guide it may damage the disc and cause the DVD VCR to malfunction Do not place a disc which is unplayable in this DVD VCR 1 3 4 5 2 6 7 8 To start playback in the stop mode Press PLAY OR Reading This section shows you the basics on how to play a disc Basic playback Preparations When you want to view a disc turn on ...

Page 34: ...ot push up on the disc tray or put any objects other than discs on the disc tray Doing so may cause the unit to malfunction In many instances a menu screen will appear after playback of a movie is completed Prolonged display of an on screen menu may damage your television set permanently etching that image onto its screen To avoid this be sure to press POWER on your remote control once the movie i...

Page 35: ...r track When you press twice in quick successions playback starts from the beginning of the preceding chapter or track Notes A prohibition symbol may appear at the upper right of the screen This symbol means either the feature you tried is not available on the disc or the DVD VCR cannot access the feature at this time This does not indicate a problem with the DVD VCR The unit is capable of holding...

Page 36: ...e case of VCD CD discs time and track are used to locate the desired point to playback To check the title chapter and time press DISPLAY 1 4 2 3 In the zoom mode press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1 1 view Off Press JUMP during playback or resume stop mode Press C C C C C or D D D D D to select the Title Track Chapter or Time Press Number buttons 0 9 to input the number If you input a wrong numb...

Page 37: ...teps 1 2 then press CLEAR Press MARKER during playback Select the blank Marker using C or D Then press ENTER at the desired scene Repeat this procedure to set the other 2 scenes Press MARKER to clear this display Press ENTER Playback starts from the marked scene Press C or D to select the Marker 1 3 The unit stores the points that you want to watch again up to 3 points You can resume playback from...

Page 38: ...n the screen Play Mode Repeat Off Notes Some discs may not work with the repeat operation In case of Video CD with PBC Repeat functions are prohibited during playback Chapter Track repeat function is canceled whenever SKIP or is pressed DVD Press ENTER to select Chapter or Title The unit automatically starts repeat playback after finishing the current title or chapter Video CD Press D D D D D to s...

Page 39: ...u cannot set Program playback The program is canceled when you open the disc tray or turn the power off Press C C C C C D D D D D to select Mode then press ENTER to select Program Press B B B B B A A A A A to select the programming position Use Number buttons 0 9 to input the track numbers on sequentially If you input a wrong number press CLEAR Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode If you s...

Page 40: ...menu continues to another screen Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the item completely 3 2 Press TOP MENU during playback Title menu appears on the screen Press DVD MENU during playback The DVD menu appears on the screen PressDVDMENUagaintoresume playback at the scene when you pressed DVD MENU Note Depending on the DVD you may not be able to resume playback from the scene point when you press DVD MENU 1...

Page 41: ...reen display will disappear after a few seconds 1 Setting surround sound This DVD video player equipped with a QSound It can produce the effect of being in a cinema or a concert hall 2 To cancel Surround mode Follow the left steps 1 2 then press B or A to select the Off position Notes The QSound is effective only for the sound of disc The QSound setting can also be changed in the function setting ...

Page 42: ...ed language is selected 2 To turn off the PBC see page 6 Press to select Mode then press ENTER repeatedly until Off appear 1Press PLAY MODE in the stop mode 2 Press PLAY MODE again to clear the screen 3 Follow the above steps 1 2 then press ENTER repeatedly until PBC appear To turn on the PBC 1 5 Eng Off 1 2 3 Play Mode Repeat Off Program Playback Mode Off With each press of DISPLAY the status of ...

Page 43: ...ons The CD R RW that has no music data or non MP3 JPEG DivX files cannot be played back Standard sampling frequency and the bit rate MP3 MPEG 1 Audio 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 32kbps 320kbps constant bit rate or variable bit rate The recommend recording setting for a high quality sound is 44 1kHz of sampling frequency and 128kbps of constant bit rate DivX video DivX version DivX 3 4 5 and 6 specifically...

Page 44: ...P3 files have been recorded onto the disc tray 1 A file browser screen will appear on the screen 2 3 Press ENTER The selected file starts playing back 4 Press STOP to end playback The unit records the stopped point appears on the screen Press PLAY to resume playback from the scene point If you press STOP again or unload the disc the unit will clear the stopped point About file browser Notes The th...

Page 45: ...l it s right side up or appears on the screen Press PLAY or SKIP again to resume the slide show When the slide show playback finished the file list appears To stop the slide show press STOP The file list ap pears Slide show playback The slide show enables you to view pictures files one after another automatically Preparation Set JPEG Interval setting to 5 Seconds 10 Sec onds or 15 Seconds see page...

Page 46: ... no file at a root directory playback does not begin automatically 4 DivX CD playback Playing DivX VOD content DivX VOD content is protected by DRM Digital Rights Management system This restricts playback of content to specific registered devices If the incorrect DRM file is loaded Authorization Error This player is not authorized to play this video will appear on the screen When you attempt to pl...

Page 47: ...finishing the current track Random playback CD To resume normal playback Select Repeat Off in step 2 In the file browser press B A or C D to select Mode during stop mode Press ENTER to select Random Press PLAY The Random playback will start To resume normal playback Select Mode Off in step 2 Notes The program is canceled when you open the disc tray or turn the power off In case of Audio CD the fun...

Page 48: ...ss ENTER to release edit mode Folder 1 Folder 2 MP3 1 MP3 2 MP3 3 Repeat Off Mode Off Edit Mode Program playback CD Press C D to select Program View then press ENTER Program View shows only the programed files that you have added step 2 Browser View In the Program View press PLAY The files start to playback in programmed order that were added by you To remove file from program list In the Edit Mod...

Page 49: ...icture Mode Auto JPEG Interval Off Screen Saver On Parental Off Set Password Output Interlace DivX R VOD DRC Off QSound On Menu English Subtitle English Audio English E B L On TV Screen 4 3 Display On Picture Mode Auto JPEG Interval Off Screen Saver On You can change the default settings to customize performance to your preference Setting procedure Setting details Section Option Menu Subtitle Audi...

Page 50: ...ing screen sizes to choose from 4 3 Letter box Select this mode when connecting to a conven tional TV When playing back a wide screen DVD disc it displays the wide picture with black bands at the top and bottom of screen 4 3 Pan scan It displays the wide picture on the whole screen with left and right edges automatically cut off 16 9 Wide Select this mode when connecting to a wide screen TV A wide...

Page 51: ...t signal in the progressive output format in an appropriate method Film The DVD player converts film content pictures in the progressive output format appropriately Suitable for playback of film content pictures The progressive output feature will be most effective under this selection Video The DVD player filters video signal and converts it in the progressive output format appropriately Suitable...

Page 52: ...as not been set yet after you purchase this unit it is 0000 3 Then press ENTER Enter New Password screen will appear Press Number buttons 0 9 to input the new password 4 Press ENTER Now your new password has been set Be sure to remember this number Customizing the function settings QSound This DVD video player equipped with a QSound It can produce the effect of being in a cinema or a concert hall ...

Page 53: ... S video output is disabled Note If each setup pages 50 53 has completed the unit can always work under the same condition especially with DVD discs Each setup will be retained in the memory even if you turn the power off If you forget the password 1 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 2 Remove the disc 3 Press OPEN CLOSE again to close the disc tray No Disc appears on the screen 4 While holdin...

Page 54: ...ct 2 4 If the DVD disc has been designed to temporarily cancel the Rating level the screen which follows the Reading screen will change depending on which disc is played If you select YES with the ENTER key password input screen will then appear Enter the password with Number buttons 0 9 Then press ENTER 3 To exit from the entry press RETURN Depending on the DVD disc the disc may try to temporaril...

Page 55: ...bi 2611 Tigrinya 3019 Bulgarian 1217 Indonesian 1924 Pashto Pushto 2629 Tonga 3025 Burmese 2335 Interlingua 1911 Persian 1611 Turkish 3028 Byelorussian 1215 Irish 1711 Polish 2622 Turkmen 3021 Cambodian 2123 Italian 1930 Portuguese 2630 Twi 3033 Catalan 1311 Japanese 2011 Quechua 2731 Ukrainian 3121 Chinese 3618 Javanese 2033 Rhaeto Romance 2823 Urdu 3128 Corsican 1325 Kannada 2124 Romanian 2825 U...

Page 56: ...d correctly The video input selector of the TV is not set to VIDEO Set to VIDEO or equivalent Channel is set to the external mode No sound Check the unit is connected correctly Check the input selector of the amplifier is set properly The unit is in the Special playback mode 12 15 12 14 12 14 21 35 Select proper language in the menu options Display is not shown in your language 50 Playback doesn t...

Page 57: ...ed when you playback a DVD Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc 16 52 50 Video head clogging The video heads are the means by which the DVD VCR reads the picture from the tape during playback In the unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged no picture will be played back This can easily be determined if during playback of a known good tape there is good sound...

Page 58: ...k 1 Vp p 75 Ω SCART socket VIDEO 1 Vp p 75 Ω AUDIO 500 mV 1 k Ω Audio OUT jack 500 mV 1 k Ω 20Hz to 20kHz More than 75dB PAL 4 Rotary Heads Hi Fi Sound 2 Tracks MONO Sound 1 Track IreE2 E12 X Z 2 S1 S41 E21 E69 Approx 1minute and 48 seconds with E 180 Cassette Tape PAL NTSC DVD 12cm 8cm CD 12cm 8cm DVD 4Hz 22KHz CD 4Hz 20KHz 90dB 0 06 Below Measurable Level Audio RCA 12dB 1 k Ω Digital Audio 0 5Vp...

Page 59: ...59 2J50101A EN P56 Back 27 2 06 5 41 PM 59 ...

Page 60: ...you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact you local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product 2J50101A EN P56 Back 27 2 06 5 41 PM 60 ...

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