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Setting the on-screen language

3

1

2

4

Turn on your TV and select the AV
input mode. So you can follow the
setting on TV screen.

Notes:

If the unit does not operate properly,
or No key operation (by the unit and/
or the remote control): Static elec-
tricity, etc., may affect the player's
operation. Disconnect the AC mains
lead once, then connect it again.

• If no buttons are pressed for more than

60 seconds, the VCR menu screen will
return to normal TV-operation auto-
matically.

Preparation:

• Press 

POWER

 button to turn on the DVD/VCR.

• Press 

VCR

 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

press

 ENTER

.

Press

 or 

 to select the

desired language:
English (ENGLISH),
German (DEUTSCH),
French (FRANCAIS),
Italian (ITALIANO),
Spanish (ESPANOL),
then press 

ENTER

.

Press

VCR MENU

 repeatedly until the TV picture appears on

the screen.

SELECT :

CH TUNING

ENTER

EXIT

: ENTER

: MENU

NICAM

AUTO REPEAT

OFF

AUTO

SYSTEM SETUP

TIMER REC SET

LANGUAGE/SPRACHE/LANGUE

ENGLISH

DEUTSCH

FRANCAIS

ITALIANO

ESPANOL

SELECT :

OK : ENTER

LINGUA/LENGUA

SELECT :

SYSTEM  SETUP

LANGUAGE/SPRACHE/LANGUE

LINGUA/LENGUA

ENTER
EXIT

: ENTER
: MENU

CLOCK  SET

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LANGUAGE/SPRACHE/LANGUE

LINGUA/LENGUA

TIMER REC SET

AUTO REPEAT

CH TUNING

SYSTEM SETUP

SELECT :

ENTER : ENTER

[OFF]

[AUTO]

MENU

EXIT

:

NICAM

4

Setting the time and date manually

2

3

1

5

7

CLOCK SET

DAY

SAT

31

MONTH
YEAR

TIME

  3

2007
11:30

SELECT :
SET :
OK

: ENTER

EXIT : MENU

AUTO TIME

ON

8

VCR

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:

Setting the clock to "11:30" March, 31 (SAT), 2007.

Press

VCR MENU

. The VCR menu screen will appear.

Press

 or 

 to select SYS-

TEM SETUP, then press 

 EN-

TER

.

Press

 or 

 to select CLOCK

SET, then press 

 ENTER

.

Press

 or 

 repeatedly until

“31” appears. Then press 

.

Set the 

month

,

 year

,

hour

 and

minute

 as in step 

4

.

Then press 

ENTER

.

• In case of an erroneous input,

press

 to go back to previ-

ous step and enter again.

The clock will begin operation.

CLOCK SET

DAY

WED

AUTO TIME

ON

31

MONTH
YEAR

TIME

1

2007

0:00

SELECT :
SET :
OK

: ENTER

EXIT : MENU

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.

• The AUTO TIME function adjusts the

clock only if the error is within 5
minutes.

• The VCR automatically adjusts the

clock setting for Daylight Saving Time
once you set AUTO TIME to ON.

Press

VCR MENU

 repeatedly until the TV picture appears on

the screen.

6

Press

 or 

 to select AUTO TIME ON or OFF.

The VCR automatically corrects the clock setting every hour
once you set AUTO TIME to ON.

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The Auto setup function (see  page 15)
memorizes all broadcasts to the suit-
able CH positions.
However, some broadcasts 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

SEARCH :

EXIT

: MENU

CH 1

CH    2

EXIT : MENU

CH           :       / 0–9
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 

3

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

CH   1

EXIT : MENU

SEARCH :
OK           : ENTER

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VCR

VCR

VCR

Loading and unloading a cassette tape

Erase prevention tab

Screwdriver

Adhesive tape

Erase prevention tab

1

2

Use only video cassette tapes marked 

.

Loading

Push the centre of the tape until it is automatically
inserted.

Insert the cassette tape with its labeled side facing up and
the erase prevention tab positioned at your left. An in-
verted cassette tape cannot be inserted.

Automatic power ON

When you insert a cassette 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

This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the tape has ended and when the tape has rewound to it’s
beginning, the cassette tape will be ejected automatically.

To prevent accidental erasure

Remove the erase prevention tab with a screw-
driver.

To record again

Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape.

Tape speed and maximum recording/playback time

VIDEO CASSETTE TAPE

LP (Long Play)

TAPE SPEED

SP (Standard Play )

E-30

30 minutes

1 hour

1 hour

2 hours

E-60

E-90

1-1/2 hours

3 hours

E-180

3 hours

6 hours

4 hours

8 hours

E-240

5 hours

10 hours

E-300

Summary of Contents for SD-38VBKB

Page 1: ...IONS SOME DOS AND DON TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but like any electrical equipment care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment DO ensure that all electrical connections including the mains p...

Page 2: ...olby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks of DTS Inc DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license Playback side DVD video disc Title 1 Title 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Video CD Audio CD 6 DIGITAL VIDEO About thi...

Page 3: ...ecording pause on off 21 25 34 35 PLAY Playback 20 33 INDEX Search for the INDEX mark of a tape 24 SKIP Skip chapter track 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 TIMER REC Timer recording On Off 27 29 SP LP Sets the tape speed for recording 25 PLAY MODE Select playback mode 38 39 A B RPT R...

Page 4: ...th less flicker INTERLACED outputs inputs Some TVs or monitors are equipped with component video inputs Connecting to these inputs allows you to enjoy the highest quality DVD picture playback Connecting to an audio system and TV equipped with component video inputs Note In connecting to TV s that are not capable of reproducing a progressively scanned video signal using the component sockets do not...

Page 5: ...ght Saving Time once you set AUTO TIME to ON Press VCR MENU repeatedly until the TV picture appears on the screen 6 Press or to select AUTO TIME ON or OFF The VCR automatically corrects the clock setting every hour once you set AUTO TIME to ON 18 The Auto setup function see page 15 memorizes all broadcasts to the suit able CH positions However some broadcasts may not be memorized due to weak signa...

Page 6: ...ck During picture search mode there will be noise bars which are caused by the system The Special Playback will automati cally change to normal playback after approx 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear For example 1 press 30 seconds of tape 2 press 60 seconds of tape 3 press 90 seconds of tape Instant skip Press INSTANT SKIP during playback The DVD VCR will search forward th...

Page 7: ...P Press this button again if you want to resume the recording Attention A safety circuit turns the pause mode off automatically after 5 minutes and the DVD VCR will stop the recording mode 00 00 00 LP 26 VCR Recording a TV Program 1 2 3 VCR indicator lights VCR indicator goes off VCR indicator lights You can record a program using the TV receiver of the DVD VCR and at the same time watch another p...

Page 8: ...REC to cancel the timer program or press EJECT on the DVD VCR to remove the cassette tape During timer recording standby mode the VCR mode cannot be selected To use the VCR press TIMER REC at first then press VCR to change to VCR mode Press TIMER REC again to set 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 Sa...

Page 9: ... TV screen according to the type of loaded disc In this case check your disc again see pages 6 and 52 Some discs may take a minute or so to start playback When you set a single faced disc label downwards i e the wrong way up and press OPEN CLOSE or PLAY on the unit Reading will appear on the display for a few minutes and then Incorrect Disc will continue to be displayed Some discs may not work the...

Page 10: ...ayback is activated You may not be able to set A B Repeat during certain scenes of the DVD A B Repeat does not work with an interactive DVD MP3 JPEG In case of Video CD with PBC A B Repeat is prohibited To resume normal playback Press A B RPT again Off appears on the screen Play Mode Repeat Off Notes Some discs may not work with the repeat operation In case of Video CD with PBC Repeat function is ...

Page 11: ... play back until the desired language is selected 2 To turn off the PBC VCD 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 press ...

Page 12: ... appears 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 51 1 When PLAY is pressed after the file browser displayed playback begins automatically starting from the first file In this case if the first file is a JPEG file the first JPEG file is played back If t...

Page 13: ...ow playback To select On or Off for Screen Saver function To select On or Off for Night Mode To select On or Off for QSound To select a digital output sound format corresponding to your system connection To select a preferred parental level for the parental setting To change the password To select a preferred video output signal of RGB Component or Progressive To display your 8 character registrat...

Page 14: ...Each setup will be retained in the memory even if you turn the power off Set the new password 1 Press C or D to select Password then press ENTER Enter Current Password screen will appear 2 Press Number buttons 0 9 to input the current password If the password has 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...

Page 15: ...n display Set Display to On 50 51 No surround sound The setup does not match your stereo system The unit or remote operation key is not functioning Turn off the unit and unplug the AC mains lead for several minutes then replug it 14 Playback does not start when the title is selected Check the Parental control setting Audio soundtrack and or subtitle language is not changed when you playback a DVD ...

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