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PAL

HR-XV28S

EN

LPT1056-001A

DVD PLAYER & 
VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

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Summary of Contents for HR-XV28SEF

Page 1: ...PAL HR XV28S EN LPT1056 001A DVD PLAYER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 2: ...not available to others You should record requested information here and retain this guide as a permanent record of your purchase CAUTION When you are not using the unit for a long period of time it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the mains outlet The STANDBY ON Í I button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit but switches operating current on and off Í show...

Page 3: ...VCR part 25 27 Hi Fi Stereo Sound System NIC 25 On Screen Display F OSD 25 Tape Counter Memory Stop 25 Video Doctor Self Diagnosis 26 Wide Screen Compatibility 16 9 26 To set the decoder 26 Recording from External Components 27 Copying from DVD to VCR 27 Operation with DVD and Video CD 28 30 Playback Setup 28 General Features 28 Moving to another TITLE 28 Moving to another CHAPTER TRACK 28 Slow Mo...

Page 4: ...apter number enable you to locate the chapter you want Depending on the disc chapters may not be recorded Track Video CD and audio CD only Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD or an audio CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want Scene On a video CD with PBC Playback control functions moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sec...

Page 5: ...scs After playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat or leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight as there may be a considerable temperature increase inside the car Cleaning discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor picture quality and sound distortion Before playing clean the disc with a clean cloth Wipe the disc from the...

Page 6: ...ch 1 Starts playback of a disc or tape 6 DVD Skip to beginning of current chapter or track press twice in quick successions to go to previous chapter or track Press and hold button for about two seconds to search backward VCR Rewinds the tape during the stop mode or for fast reverse picture search To record normally or to activate One touch Timer Recording by repeated presses VCR DVD Select one of...

Page 7: ...n the DVD deck Lights when a disc is in the DVD deck and Flashes when no disc Indicates repeat mode DVD VCR is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed VCR part only A cassette is in the VCR deck The VCR deck is selected Indicates total playing time elapsed time remaining time or current deck status Playback Pause etc ...

Page 8: ...es the same buttons for VCR and DVD functions ex PLAY When using a VCR first press the VCR button When using a DVD first press the DVD button Í I Switches DVD VCR ON and STANDBY TV VCR To view channels selected by the VCR tuner or by the TV tuner DVD Select the DVD VCR function mode to DVD VCR Select the DVD VCR function mode to VCR DISPLAY Accesses On Screen Display DVD Shows you the current time...

Page 9: ...Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs AUDIO OUT Left Right DVD EXCLUSIVE OUT Connect to an amplifier receiver or stereo system EURO AV2 DECODER VCR IN OUT DVD OUT Connect to pay TV decoder Set Top Box or another video recorder EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO VCR IN OUT DVD OUT Connect to your TV set or another video recorder COAXIAL DVD EXCLUSIVE OUT Digital audio out jack Connect to digital coax...

Page 10: ...cks to the unit during transport Connections Tips Depending on your TV and other equipment there are various ways you can connect the player Please refer to the manuals of your TV VCR stereo system or other devices as necessary for additional connection information Notes The picture and sound of a nearby TV VCR or radio may be distorted during playback Position the units away from each other or tu...

Page 11: ...nd 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 output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio str...

Page 12: ...not obtain clear video playback as described in stages 1 4 Select a TV channel which you wish to watch video Make sure that your DVD VCR is in standby pressing Í I on the remote control only the clock will be displayed 6 Press PROG on the front of your DVD VCR for more than 4 seconds RF36 will appear in the display window The following picture will be displayed on the TV screen 7 Use PROG to selec...

Page 13: ...the week will appear automatically when you enter the year 3 If you make a mistake press 2 or 1 and enter the correct details 4 Press i to return to a TV picture To set the colour system 1 Press i 2 The main menu will appear on the TV screen 3 Press 2 or 1 to select the SYS and press ENTER OK 4 Press 3 or 4 to select according to the COLOUR system used 5 Press 2 or 1 to select the RF AUDIO Press 3...

Page 14: ...ress ENTER OK and use 3 or 4 to select 4 Press i to return to a TV picture Tuning in TV Stations Automatically If the TV broadcast signal is weak your DVD VCR may not detect the necessary information and will not be able to store them correctly To overcome this problem please turn to the MANUAL TUNING section on page 15 1 Press Í I to turn on your DVD VCR 2 Press i button The main menu will appear...

Page 15: ...hen it locates a stations Press 1 to select MFT Control the fine tuning of the station by using 3 or 4 6 Press 1 to select STATION so that you may name your TV station Press OK 7 Use 3 or 4 to select letters and numbers for the station name Use 2 or 1 to move back and forth between characters Press OK 8 Press i confirm the station placement If you wish to manually tune other stations repeat stages...

Page 16: ...tations 1 Press i The main menu will appear on the TV screen Use 2 or 1 to select the PR SET Press ENTER OK 2 Press i 3 Press 3 or 4 to select the programme number you want to delete for example PR 00 4 Press 2 After a short while the selected station will be deleted If you wish to delete other TV stations repeat stages 3 4 5 Press i to remove the menus from the TV screen SYS 1 2 SET OSD ON OFF OS...

Page 17: ...al steps 6 Press SETUP or 1 exit the Setup menu LANGUAGE Menu Language Select a language for the VCR and DVD s setup menu and information display Disc Audio Subtitle Menu Select the language you prefer for the audio track disc audio subtitles and the disc menu Original Refers to the original language in which the disc was recorded Other To select another language press number buttons then ENTER OK...

Page 18: ...heck the documentation for your amplifier to verify its capabilities DRC Dynamic Range Control With the DVD format you can hear a program s soundtrack 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 the loudest sounds and the quietest ones This allows you to lis...

Page 19: ...NTER OK to confirm your rating selection then press SETUP to exit the menu 5 Press OPEN CLOSE to activate parental control Note If you set a rating for the player all disc scenes with the same rating or lower are played Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found p...

Page 20: ...on to return to playback at normal speed Picture search During playing back press either 6 or 5 to this will enable you to rapidly wind the tape 7 times normal playback see where you are on the tape Notes When playing back tapes that have been over recorded with new content the original audio may be audible during auto tracking The image may be distorted during special playback in LP mode Logic se...

Page 21: ...yed AV 1 for recording from EURO AV1 SCART jacks on the rear of your unit AV 2 for recording from EURO AV2 SCART jacks on the rear of your unit AV 3 for recording from VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN Left Right jacks on the front of your unit 5 Press 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 ...

Page 22: ... settings that you wish to revise PR DATE TIME and SP Press 3 or 4 to enter the correct information 6 Press 1 to select the recording speed Press 3 or 4 to select the desired tape speed SP IP or LP IP mode determines how much tape is left and switches speed from SP to LP if necessary to complete recording the program Check that the timer event details are correct If you wish to record from AUDIO I...

Page 23: ...4 to enter the date of the programme If you press ENTER OK before entering the date you may select one of the following automated recording features Press 2 or 1 to select then press ENTER OK to confirm DLY To record every day except Saturday and Sunday at the same time SU SA To record at the same time every week 6 Use 3 4 2 1buttons to enter the recording start and end times of the programme that...

Page 24: ...dby mode If at a later date you wish to delete or change any of the settings in timer event memory you may do so without having to enter all the timer event information again Simply display the timer event screen Use 3 or 4 to select the event that you wish to delete or change Press 2 to delete the event or Press ENTER OK to change then press 2 or 1 to select Station Date Start and End times and r...

Page 25: ... right channel when audio output is set to STEREO The primary language will be 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 Note When OFF is selected in NIC only mono sound will be output On Screen Display F OSD You may easily display the current time or tape counter amount of tape left day month...

Page 26: ...16 9 AUTO Automatically plays back Wide Screen programmes as Wide Screen and Normal programmes as normal 4 3 Only for playing back and recording Normal format recordings 4 3 16 9 Only for playing back and recording Wide Screen format recordings 16 9 3 Press i to remove the menus from the TV screen To enjoy Wide Screen playback you must connect your VCR to the TV using a SCART cable To set the deco...

Page 27: ...rotected using CopyGuard you will not be able to record it using this unit See Copyright on page 2 for more details To record for a fixed length of time see One touch Timer Recording Copying from DVD to VCR You can copy the contents of a DVD to a VHS tape 1 Insert the disc you wish to copy into the DVD deck and close the disc tray 2 Insert a blank VHS video tape into the VCR deck 3 Find the place ...

Page 28: ...tes If parental control is set and the disc is not within the rating settings you must input the password See LOCK on page 19 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 In some cases playback of discs recorded in the NTSC system may be jerky General Features Notes Unless stated otherwise al...

Page 29: ...ess ENTER OK and playback starts from the marked scene Or Press CLEAR and the marker number is erased from the list 4 You can play any marker by inputting its number on the marker search menu Repeat You can repeat a title chapter all track on a disc Press REPEAT during playback to select a desired repeat mode DVD Video Discs Repeat Chapter Title Off Chapter repeats the current chapter Title repeat...

Page 30: ...o use the disc menu press DISC MENU Input the corresponding number or use the 2 134 buttons to highlight your selection Then press ENTER OK Title Menu 1 Press TITLE If the current title has a menu the menu appears on the screen Otherwise the disc menu may appear 2 The menu offers features such as camera angles spoken language and subtitle options and chapters for the title 3 Press TITLE to exit Di...

Page 31: ...the unit for maximum protection re pack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory Keeping the exterior surfaces clean Do not use volatile liquids such as insecticide spray near the unit Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the unit for a long period of time since they leave marks on the surface Cleaning the unit To clean the player use a soft dry cloth If the surfaces ...

Page 32: ... 1 Music1 3 Music3 4 Music4 5 Music5 6 Music6 7 Music7 MP3 disc compatibility with this player is limited as follows Sampling frequency within 8 48 kHz Bit rate within 32 320kbps The player cannot read an MP3 file that has a file extension other than mp3 CD R physical format should be ISO 9660 If you record MP3 files using software that cannot create a file system eg Direct CD it is impossible to ...

Page 33: ...ayback will be cancelled Search 1 Press 6 or 5 during playback 2 Press 6 or 5 repeatedly to select the required speed X2 X4 and X8 backward or forward 3 To exit SEARCH mode press 1 Random 1 Press RANDOM during playback Random Playback begins immediately and Random appears on the menu screen 2 To return to normal playback press RANDOM repeatedly until Random disappears from the menu screen Tip By p...

Page 34: ...disable Repeat Programmed Tracks 1 Press REPEAT when playing a disc The repeat icon appears 2 Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode Track repeats the current track All repeats all the tracks on programmed list Off No display does not play repeatedly Note If you press 9 once during Repeat Track playback the repeat playback will be cancelled Erasing a Track from Program List 1 During STOP mod...

Page 35: ... OK Still Picture 1 Press during slide show The player will now go into PAUSE mode 2 To return to the slide show press 1 or press again Moving to another File Press 9 or or cursor 2 or 1 once while viewing a picture to advance to the next or previous file Zoom Use zoom to enlarge the photo image see page 29 To rotate picture Press 3 4 during showing a picture to rotate the picture clockwise or cou...

Page 36: ...ian 8575 Chinese 9072 Javanese 7487 Rhaeto Romance 8277 Urdu 8582 Corsican 6779 Kannada 7578 Rumanian 8279 Uzbek 8590 Croatian 7282 Kashmiri 7583 Russian 8285 Vietnamese 8673 Czech 6783 Kazakh 7575 Samoan 8377 Volapük 8679 Danish 6865 Kirghiz 7589 Sanskrit 8365 Welsh 6789 Dutch 7876 Korean 7579 Scots Gaelic 7168 Wolof 8779 English 6978 Kurdish 7585 Serbian 8382 Xhosa 8872 Esperanto 6979 Laothian 7...

Page 37: ...y Mismatch setting between TV and this unit Select the correct Video Output in SETUP menu Wrong connection Check the connection No sound The equipment connected with the audio cable is not set to receive DVD VCR signal output Select the correct input mode of the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the DVD VCR The audio cables are not connected securely Connect the audio cable into t...

Page 38: ...ICAM in the menu is set to AUTO for the station to be recorded The remote control does not work properly There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and this unit Remove the obstacle The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Replace the batteries with new ones The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor of the DVD VCR Point the remote control at the remote sensor of t...

Page 39: ...DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 22 kHz CD 8 Hz to 20 kHz Signal to noise ratio More than 100 dB ANALOG OUT connectors only Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 Dynamic range More than 100 dB DVD More than 95 dB CD Audio 6 0 dBm more than 10 kohms SCART 6 0 dBm more than 47 kohms RCA Video 1 0 V p p 75 ohms unbalanced SCART RCA VIDEO OUT 1 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative Audio output digital audio 0 5 V p p 75 oh...

Page 40: ... 2005 Victor Company of Japan Limited HR XV28S EN Printed in Indonesia 0305MNH AL OT EZ ...

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