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TV/CABLE MODE SELECTION

When shipped from the factory, the TV/CABLE menu option is set to the “CABLE” (Cable Television)
mode. If not using Cable TV, set this menu option to the “TV” position.

ATTENTION

If you purchase a universal remote control from your local retailer, please contact the remote
manufacturer for the required programming code.

20” STEREO TELEVISION / VCR / DVD COMBINATION

USER MANUAL

ENGLISH

20ET202V

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly.

5W90601A [En] Cover

18/5/06, 2:49 PM

Summary of Contents for 20ET202V

Page 1: ...is menu option to the TV position ATTENTION If you purchase a universal remote control from your local retailer please contact the remote manufacturer for the required programming code 20 STEREO TELEVISION VCR DVD COMBINATION USER MANUAL ENGLISH 20ET202V Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly 5W90601A En Cover 18 5 06 2 49 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna In...

Page 3: ...vided and or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 10 POWER SOURCES This unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating plate If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your appliance dealer or local power company For units intended to operate from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions 11 GROU...

Page 4: ...covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 19 DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this unit 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 b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the unit c If the unit has been expo...

Page 5: ...ource IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS continued 21 SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this unit ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the unit is in proper operating condition 22 HEAT The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other products including amplifiers that produce heat 23 DISC TRAY Keep you...

Page 6: ...ible with a wide range of DVD audio outputs Digital Audio Jack When a component with a built in Dolby Digital decoder is connected Dolby Digital sound can produce the effect of being in a movie theater or a concert hall The MPEG audio of DVD discs recorded in this format can be enjoyed The Linear PCM sound of a 48 kHz 16 bit through 96 kHz 24 bit exceeds audio CD sound Multi Language Since this DV...

Page 7: ...ference 27 Stereo recording and playback 28 Second Audio Program SAP 28 TV operation Disc 39 Preparation 40 Status display of disc 40 Playback procedure 41 Special playback 42 Zooming 43 Locating desired scene 43 Repeat playback 44 Program playback only CD 45 Random playback only CD 45 Changing soundtrack language 46 Subtitles 46 Changing angles 47 Title selection 47 DVD menu 47 Disc playback oper...

Page 8: ...jacks Rewind button VCR Fast Forward button VCR Rec OTR button VCR Play button VCR Stop Eject button VCR Stop button DVD Play button DVD Open Close button DVD Disc tray Skip buttons DVD POWER button CH buttons POWER indicator Remote sensor REC OTR indicator VCR TIMER REC indicator VCR Cassette loading slot 5W90601A En 06 11 18 5 06 2 49 PM 8 ...

Page 9: ...he unit to start recording at a preset time 36 TV MONITOR Temporarily view a TV channel select on the VCR while in the playback mode 31 SLOW Slow motion playback 31 42 SLEEP Sleep timer 20 CLOSED CAPTION Switch between TV Caption Text in Closed Caption mode 21 AUDIO SELECT Switches sound between mono and stereo 28 Change sound track language of DVD 46 CM SKIP Skip the unwanted short material of a ...

Page 10: ...the battery compartment Reversed batteries may cause damage to the device To avoid a potential short circuit insert the end first 3 Do not mix different types of batteries together e g Alkaline and Carbon zinc or old batteries with fresh ones 4 If the device is not to be used for a long period of time remove the batteries to prevent damage or injury from possible battery leakage 5 Do not try to re...

Page 11: ...nas 75 ohms VHF cable and 300 ohms UHF twin lead wires RF IN jack RF IN jack RF IN jack Combiner RF IN jack Combiner Connect the 75 ohms cable from the combination VHF UHF antenna to the RF IN jack If your combination VHF UHF antenna has a 300 ohms twin lead wire the use of the 300 75 ohms matching transformer may be necessary Connect the UHF 300 ohms twin lead wire to the combiner not supplied Co...

Page 12: ...basic channels are unscrambled and premium channels require the use of a Converter Descrambler box you may wish to use a signal splitter and an A B switch box available from the Cable TV company or an electronics supply store Follow the connections shown below With the switch in the B position you can directly tune any nonscrambled channels on your unit With the switch in the A position tune youru...

Page 13: ...vided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs NOTES When you make the connection above on the AV Amplifier do not set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL ON If you do a loud noise will emit from the speakers possibly causing damage to your hearing or to the speakers This unit does not apply to DTS audio out There will be no sound output if connected to AV amplifier wi...

Page 14: ...e for many video games However due to the wide variety signals generated by these devices and subsequent hook up variations required they have not all been included in the suggested connection diagrams You ll need to consult each component s Owner s Manual for additional informa tion LINE NOTE In the DVD mode this key will not operate TV Channel LINE Front Connections to other equipment continued ...

Page 15: ...ETUP TV MENU until the menu screen is cleared LANGUAGE IDIOMA LANGUE PICTURE SAP PICTURE PREFERENCE MENU CH OFF ENTER MENU CH LANGUAGE IDIOMA LANGUE PICTURE SAP PICTURE PREFERENCE OFF MENU CH Setting the on screen display language You can choose from three different languages English Spanish and French for the on screen displays NOTE If no buttons are pressed for more than 60 seconds the MENU scre...

Page 16: ...lock adjustment to be performed the cable box must be left on The Auto clock adjustment won t work if there is more than 5 minutes between the built in clock time and the actual time To set Auto clock to off When shipped from factory AUTO CLOCK is set to ON But if you do not want Auto clock set Adjustment 1 Turn on the unit 2 Press SETUP TV MENU in the TV VCR mode The TV VCR menu screen will appea...

Page 17: ...ylight Saving Time automatically or manually 1 Press SETUP TV MENU Press or to select option 2 Press or to select DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME then press 3 Press or to select one of the options then press ENTER Press SETUP TV MENU until the menu screen disappears ON for manual setting forward one hour OFF for manual setting back one hour AUTO for automatic setting DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ON OFF AUTO ENTER ME...

Page 18: ...ime starts functioning automati cally CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR TIME ENTER MENU 10 1 SUN 2006 12 00AM CH CLOCK SET MONTH DAY YEAR TIME ENTER MENU 10 28 SAT 2006 8 30AM CH 8 30 AM SAT MENU CLOCK SET ON OFF TIMER AUTO CLOCK ON STANDARD TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME CH CLOCK SET ON OFF TIMER AUTO CLOCK ON STANDARD TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME MENU CH Manual clock setting NOTE After a power failure or disconn...

Page 19: ...ple to select channel 2 press 0 then 2 If you press only 2 channel selection will be delayed for a few seconds For channels 10 and above press the 2 digits in order CABLE Mode Direct Channel Selection When the TV CABLE menu option is in the CABLE position channels can be selected as follows 1 9 Press 0 twice then 1 9 as needed Example to select channel 2 press 002 10 12 Press 0 then the remaining ...

Page 20: ...reen The sound can be switched back on by pressing this button again or one of the VOL or buttons SLEEP To set the unit to turn off after a preset amount of time press SLEEP on the remote control The clock will count down 10 minutes for each press of the SLEEP button 120 110 10 0 After the sleep time is programmed the display will appear briefly every ten minutes to remind you that the sleep timer...

Page 21: ...re with the picture usually on the bottom of the screen News programs will usually show three line closed captions which scroll onto the screen Most other shows provide two or three lined captions placed near the character who is speaking so the viewer can follow the dialogue Words in italics or underlined describe titles words in foreign languages or words requiring emphasis Words that are sung u...

Page 22: ...de When shipped from the factory this menu option is in the CABLE mode TV CABLE selection 1 Press SETUP TV MENU in the TV VCR mode The TV VCR menu screen will appear 2 Press or to select CH option 3 Press or to select TV CABLE 4 Press or to select TV or CABLE 5 Press SETUP TV MENU until the menu screen is cleared Cable TV chart The chart below is typical of many Cable TV system channel allocations...

Page 23: ...E then press 4 Select the desired channel to be memorized or deleted using Direct Channel Selection 0 9 or 5 Press or to select ADD or DELETE whichever function you want to perform 6 Press SETUP TV MENU until the menu screen is cleared TV CABLE AUTO CH MEMORY ADD DELETE MENU CABLE CH TV CABLE AUTO CH MEMORY ADD DELETE MENU CABLE CH TV CABLE AUTO CH MEMORY ADD DELETE MENU CABLE CH TV CABLE AUTO CH ...

Page 24: ...later after the ON TIMER turns on if no OFF TIMER has been set To continue watching the TV press any button to cancel the one hour automatic shut off To cancel the ON TIMER follow above steps 1 6 then press or to select CANCEL Press SETUP TV MENU repeatedly to return to the normal screen After setting the ON TIMER the arrow moves to OFF TIMER position If you wish to set the OFF TIMER press then fo...

Page 25: ...s or to select CANCEL Press SETUP TV MENU to return to the normal screen To confirm the ON OFF TIMER Press PROGRAM twice to indicate the program on the screen This feature allows you to program the unit to turn off at a predetermined time If you program the OFF TIMER to DAILY the TV will turn off at the same time everyday ON TIMER 12 00AM CH 001 SUN SAT OFF TIMER 11 00PM CANCEL CANCEL ENTER MENU C...

Page 26: ...or to select the item you want to adjust Press or to adjust the setting 5 After your desired setting press SETUP TV MENU until the menu screen is cleared CANCEL Pressing CANCEL while making picture adjustments will return all adjustments to the factory preset levels BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST COLOR TINT SHARPNESS decrease brightness decrease contrast be pale color be reddish color increase brightness inc...

Page 27: ...EFERENCE MENU CH OFF Adjusting the picture preference You can select four picture modes STANDARD SPORTS MOVIE and MEMORY as described in the following table ENTER MENU PICTURE PREFERENCE STANDARD SPORTS MOVIE MEMORY CH Mode Picture Quality STANDARD Standard picture quality factory set SPORTS Bright and dynamic picture factory set MOVIE Movie like picture setting factory set MEMORY Your personal pr...

Page 28: ...video tape or TV program Each time when you press the button OUTPUT SELECTION display appears on the screen for several seconds Refer to the chart below Second Audio Program SAP Your unit is fitted with a SAP broadcast system which enables you to switch to a second audio program when viewing a selected channel This function applies only when the program is broadcast in multi languages through the ...

Page 29: ...e with its labeled side facing up and the erase prevention tab positioned at your left An inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted Erase prevention tab Automatic power ON When you insert a cassette tape the unit power will turn ON automatically Automatic playback When loading a cassette tape without an erase prevention tab playback will start automatically Unloading 1 Press EJECT on the unit or t...

Page 30: ...the erase prevention tab playback will start automatically 2 To start playback Press PLAY Playback will start will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds To stop playback Press STOP once The tape will stop but remain fully loaded and ready to play will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly Stop the playback or recording with STOP To stop the tape windi...

Page 31: ...ure Search mode there will be noise bars which are caused by the system The Special Playback will automatically change to playback after approx 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear Repeat playback The entire video tape will be played until its end The tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be repeated 1 Press SETUP TV MENU Press or to selec...

Page 32: ...NDEX NO up to 9 When the INDEX or is pressed the unit starts searching the INDEX NO selected and finds the portion then playback starts automatically To stop the Index Search press STOP NOTES for Counter Display If you rewind the tape beyond 00 00 00 a minus sign will be displayed in front of the time When you load a tape the counter will reset to 00 00 00 The counter does not function on nonrecor...

Page 33: ... erase prevention tab intact The unit will automatically turn on 2 Press SPEED to select the desired tape speed SP or SLP The tape counter and SP or SLP will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds 3 Set the TV CABLE option to the appropriate position see page 22 4 Press Direct Channel Selection 0 9 or CH to select the channel to be recorded 1 9 Press 0 twice and then 1 9 as required Example To s...

Page 34: ...TOP mode You can select a recording channel in the recording pause mode To Display VCR operation Status Press DISPLAY CALL The clock day of the week and more information will be indicated While watching TV While operating a tape To cancel the display Press DISPLAY CALL until all indicators disappear Auto Rewind feature This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the tape has ended except duri...

Page 35: ...ecording for 30 minutes 1 Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact The unit will automatically turn on 2 Press SPEED to select the desired tape speed SP or SLP The tape counter and SP or SLP will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds 3 Set the TV CABLE option to the appropriate position see page 22 4 Press Direct Channel Selection 0 9 or CH to select the channel to be recorded ...

Page 36: ...the cassette may have been removed see page 29 ENTER MENU TIMER REC SET DATE 23 THU START 8 30AM END CH 012 SPEED MENU SP CH TIMER REC SET DATE START END CH 125 SPEED ENTER MENU SLP 23 THU 7 00PM 9 30PM CH 2 3 T H 7 0 0PM 9 3 0PM 1 2 5 ENTER CANCEL MENU SLP TIMER REC SET AUTO REPEAT OFF MENU CH Timer recording Timer recording can be programmed on screen with the remote control The built in timer a...

Page 37: ...he daily weekly recording can be made continu ously until the recording is canceled or the tape reaches the end During timer recording the automatic rewinding mechanism does not function The current day Friday SUN SAT Sunday to Saturday MON SAT Monday to Saturday MON FRI Monday to Friday WKL WED WKL THU Weekly Thursday Weekly Wednesday One month later minus one day once twice To confirm the settin...

Page 38: ...ease the recording pause and the playback still simultaneously to begin the duplicating process Connection with second Video recorder Connection with Video camera Duplicating a video tape If you connect the unit to another VCR or camcorder you can duplicate a previously recorded tape Make all connections before turning on the power For duplicating a previously recorded tape from a camcorder follow...

Page 39: ...be subdivided into many sections Each section is called a CHAPTER Track An Audio CD can contain several items These are assigned to a TRACK Removing disc from case Be sure to hold the edge of disc Do not touch the surface of the disc Pick up the disc gently from the case Do not scratch the disc Do not get dirt on the surface of the disc Do not stick a label or adhesive tape on the disc Do not drop...

Page 40: ...me you press POWER the TV DVD starts from TV mode When using an amplifier switch on the amplifier 3 Press DVD to select DVD mode The DVD startup screen will appear on the screen The following pages describe the setup operation in DVD mode No Disc 00 03 13 01 30 32 1 1 00 03 13 01 30 32 1 2 1 1 Eng 1 2 Fra D 1 2 C T DVD Audio CD Status display of disc Press DISPLAY CALL The status display of the di...

Page 41: ...R The disc tray closes automatically and unit turns off NOTES If a non compatible disc is loaded Incorrect Disc Region Code Error or Parental Error will appear on the TV screen according to the type of loaded disc If these appear check your disc again see pages 39 and 51 Some discs may take a minute or so to start playback A Prohibition symbol may appear at the upper left of the screen This symbol...

Page 42: ...low motion Playback Press SLOW during normal playback or still playback Each press of SLOW will change the speed of the slow x1 2 x1 4 x1 6 x1 7 To resume normal playback press PLAY To resume the still playback press PAUSE STILL Locating a chapter or track Press SKIP 7 7 7 7 7 Forward or SKIP 6 6 6 6 6 Reverse during playback to locate a chapter that you want to watch Each time you press the butto...

Page 43: ... part of the frame You may move the frame from the center position UP DOWN LEFT or RIGHT 3 In the zoom mode press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1 1 view Off Locating desired scene Use the title chapter and time recorded on the disc to locate the desired point to play back 3 Press Number buttons 0 9 to input the number If you input a wrong number press CANCEL Refer to the package supplied with the...

Page 44: ...ed Playback starts at the point that you selected Playback stops at the end point returns to Point A automatically then starts again To resume normal playback press REPEAT A B again Off appears on the screen 2 Press ENTER to select Chapter or Title In case of Audio CD first press to select Repeat and then press ENTER to select Track or All 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode 3 Press PLA...

Page 45: ...ng number press CANCEL 4 Press or to select Program Playback and press ENTER Program Playback will appear on the screen The program you selected will begin to playback in the order set To return to normal playback select Play Mode Off at step 2 above Program playback only CD You can arrange the order of tracks on the disc 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode Random playback only CD 2 Pre...

Page 46: ...le language is not changed to the selected one immediately Changing soundtrack language You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc 1 Press AUDIO SELECT during playback The current soundtrack language will appear 2 Press AUDIO SELECT repeat edly until the desired language is selected The on screen display will disappear after a few seconds Subtitles Turning the subtitles on and o...

Page 47: ...VD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the menu When you play back these DVDs you can select the sub title language and sound track language etc using the DVD menu 1 Press MENU during playback The DVD menu appears on the screen Press MENU again to resume playback at the scene when you pressed MENU 2 Press to select the desired item 3 Press ENTER The menu continues to another...

Page 48: ...ys the wide picture on the whole screen with left and right edges automatically cut off 4 Press SETUP TV MENU or RETURN to remove the Menu screen Setting on screen display On screen display can be switched on or off when you press the any button 1 Press SETUP TV MENU in the stop mode or No Disc Press or to select option 2 Press or ENTER then press or to select Display 3 Press or to select On or Of...

Page 49: ...ayback source Film Suitable for playback of film content pictures Video Suitable for playback of video content pictures Press SETUP TV MENU or RETURN to remove the menu screen 1 2 3 Press SETUP TV MENU in the stop mode or No Disc Press or to select option Press or ENTER then press or to select Screen Saver Press or to select On or Off TV Screen Display Picture Mode On Setup Return 4 3 Auto Screen ...

Page 50: ...C Setup Return On Enter Setup Return DRC Setup Return Off 1 Press SETUP TV MENU in the stop mode or No Disc Press or to select option 2 Press or ENTER to select DRC 3 Press or to select On or Off then press ENTER On Loud sound such as explosion or similar is toned down slightly when played back This makes it suitable for when it is connected to a stereo Off It plays back at the recording level on ...

Page 51: ...ENTER Press to select Parental then press or until the level you require appears Level Off The parental control setting does not function Level 8 Virtually all DVD software can be played back Level 1 DVD software for adults cannot be played back Select from level 1 to level 8 The limitation will be more severe as the level number decreases 3 Press to select Password Press Number buttons 0 9 to inp...

Page 52: ...press or to change the parental level 5 Press to select Password then press Number buttons 0 9 to enter the password NOTE You can change the password at this time if you want 6 Press ENTER The parental level is changed and locked 7 Press SETUP TV MENU or RETURN to remove the menu screen Password Parental 5 0 9 Enter Cancel Setup Return 1234 Password Parental 3 0 9 Enter Cancel Setup Return Passwor...

Page 53: ...layback will commence If you don t know or have forgotten the pass word select Cancel Picture The setting screen will disappear Press OPEN CLOSE to remove the disc 4 Enter the password with Number buttons 0 9 Then press ENTER If you interrupt the entering press RETURN 5 Playback will commence if the entered password was correct Depending on the DVD disc the disc may try to temporarily cancel the r...

Page 54: ... selected even if you replace the disc or turn the power off Press SETUP TV MENU in the stop mode Press or to select option English Francais Espanol The selected language will be heard or seen Other Other language can be selected see the Language code list on page 55 Off Subtitle Subtitles do not appear Original Audio The unit will select the first priority language of each disc Enter Setup Return...

Page 55: ... 2425 Thai 3018 Bihari 1218 Hungarian 1831 Oriya 2528 Tibetan 1225 Breton 1228 Icelandic 1929 Panjabi 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 ...

Page 56: ...ble local interference TV station experiencing problems Antenna or Cable TV connector is not connected or possible local interference Cable TV channel is scrambled Cable TV connector is not connected TV CABLE Mode menu option is set to the TV mode Cable TV service interrupted TV CABLE Mode menu option is not set to the appropriate mode UHF antenna is not connected TV station experiencing problems ...

Page 57: ...e The disc is dirty The parental lock function is set It is in the mode of repeat playback memory playback etc The function is prohibited with the unit or the disc Eject the disc and clean it Some times a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a malfunction Insert a disc Insert a playable disc Check the disc type and color system Place the disc with the playback side down Place ...

Page 58: ... such as drills or hair dryers SNOW If the unit is located far from the TV station in a fringe reception area where the signal is weak small dots may appear in the picture If the signal is extremely weak the installation of a larger external antenna may be necessary RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE RFI Caused by two way radios this type of interference produces moving ripples or diagonal streaks in th...

Page 59: ... 95 99 A 5 A 1 100 125 100 125 01 5A VHF UHF In 75 ohms coaxial 1 13 16 inches 46 mm x 3 7 8 inches 99 mm 8 ohms x 2 1 0 W 1 0 W 4 Rotary Heads Hi Fi Sound 2 Tracks MONO Sound 1 Track Approx 1 minute and 48 seconds with T 120 Cassette Tape NTSC DVD 12 cm 8 cm CD 12 cm 8 cm Video RCA 1 Vp p 75 ohms Audio RCA 8 dBm 50K ohms Digital Audio 0 5 Vp p 75 ohms CD Wavelength 780 790 nm Maximum output power...

Page 60: ...oduct fail to operate during the warranty period warranty service may be obtained upon delivery of the Electrohome product together with proof of purchase and a copy of this LIMITED WARRANTY statement to an Authorized Electrohome Service Centre In home warranty service may be provided at RGC Redmond Group s discretion on any Electrohome television with the screen size of 27 or larger This warranty...

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