Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SC724FDF Symphonic
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COLOR TV/VCR/D VD TRIPLE COMBO SC724FDF (24 inc h) O WNER’S MANU AL If you need additional oper ating assistance after reading this owner’ s manual or to order replacement accessories, please call T OLL FREE : 1-800-242-7158. Or visit our WEB SITE at http://www .
1. Read instructions - All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instruc- tions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.
- 3 - EN 13. Outdoor Antenna grounding - If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the unit, be sure the anten- na or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFP A No.
- 4 - EN The serial number of this product may be found on the back of the unit. No other unit has the same serial number as yours. Y ou should record the number and other vital information here and retain this book as a per- manent record of your purchase to aid identification in case of theft.
- 5 - EN AV OID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE LOCA TION For safe operation and satisfactory performance of your unit, keep the following in mind when selecting a place for its installation: • Shield it from direct sunlight and keep it away from sources of intense heat.
- 6 - EN T ABLE OF CONTENTS C IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . .2 C PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 LOCA TION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 A VOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE .5 W ARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- 7 - EN • Hi-Fi system – The Hi-Fi stereo recording system offers you excellent sound quality with a dynamic range of 80dB, frequency response from 20Hz to 20kHz and 0.005% wow and flutter . • Rotary 4-head Record/Pla yback System – Four heads ensure excellent picture quality and special effects playback.
- 8 - EN ¡ On-screen display Information about the current operation can be dis- played on a TV screen, allowing you to confirm the currently active functions (such as program play- back), on the TV screen using the remote control.
- 9 - EN OPERA TING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 5. C ST OP Button [TV/VCR P .25 / DVD P .37] (Front panel) Stops operation of the disc. (Remote control) Stops operation of the disc or tape contents. 6. A OPEN/CLOSE Button [DVD P .36] Hit to insert a disc into or remove it from the tray .
- 10 - EN ANT. AUDIO OUT COAXIAL 45 47 46 19. VIDEO input Jack Connect to the video output jack of a video camera or VCR. 20. A UDIO L/R input Jacks Connect to the audio output jacks of a video camera or VCR. 21. Cassette compartment 22. PICTURE Button Hit to adjust the picture.
- 11 - EN 43. MUTE Button [TV/VCR P .15] Mutes the sound. Hit it again to restore sound. 44. SLEEP Button [TV/VCR P .16] Sets the Sleep T imer . 45. ANT(ENNA). Jac k [P .12] Connect to an antenna, cable system or satellite system. 46. Po wer cord [P .
NOTE: • Before plugging the antenna into the ANT . jack of the unit, check that the pin is not bent. If it is bent, straighten the pin as illustrated, then plug the pin into the ANT .
CONNECTING TO FRONT A/V INPUT JACKS When you watch a program recorded on another source (VCR or video camera), use the AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks on the front of the unit. Connect the Audio/V ideo output jacks of another source to the AUDIO L/R and VIDEO jacks of this unit.
- 14 - EN ANT. AUDIO OUT COAXIAL F ront speaker (left) Center speaker F ront speaker (right) Surround speaker (left) Surround speaker (right) Subwoof er To A UDIO OUT COAXIAL jac k (Only D VD A UDIO OUT) To Coaxial digital A udio input jack Dolby Digital decoder A udio coaxial digital cable (commercially av ailab le) [Fig.
- 15 - EN TV/VCR SECTION TV OPERA TION AND SETTINGS DEGAUSSING This television has a degaussing circuit that will clear up color errors on the TV screen that are caused by any excess magnetism which happens to get too close to the TV . This circuit is designed to operate once when the set is first plugged in.
- 16 - EN • If the unit displays a black box on the TV screen, this means that the unit is set to the TEXT mode. To clear screen, select [CAP- TION1], [CAPTION2] or [OFF]. Make sure ... • The unit must be turned on. 1 Select “CAPTION” Hit [SETUP] .
- 17 - EN CHANNEL SET UP Make sure ... • The unit must be turned on. AUTO CHANNEL PROGRAMMING As the initial setting, this unit has memorized all channels, including the ones not available in your area. This feature automatically puts only available channels into the memory .
- 18 - EN 5 Select the year Press [ K / L ] until your desired year appears. (Example: “2005”) Then hit [ B ] . 6 Select the hour Press [ K / L ] until your desired hour appears. (Example: “5”, “PM”) Then hit [ B ] . 7 Select the minute Press [ K / L ] until the desired minute appears.
- 19 - EN DA YLIGHT -SA VING TIME Select this feature and the unit’ s clock automatically will advance one hour in April, then reverse one hour in October . When Daylight-Saving T ime is ON, the clock will change automatically as follows: • First Sunda y of April : At 2 AM the clock immedi- ately changes to 3 AM.
This feature enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV . When you try to access a program which is blocked, “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...” message appears on the TV screen. V -CHIP SET UP Make sure ... • The unit must be turned on.
CHANGE ACCESS CODE Follow steps 1 to 3 in the “V -CHIP SET UP” sec- tion on page 20. 4 Enter New code Press the Number buttons to enter your desired access code in the “NEW CODE” space, then enter the same code in the “CONFIRM CODE” space.
- 22 - EN MTS (Multi-Channel T elevision sound) SYSTEM Y ou can record or listen to a program in MTS stereo. CHECKING THE SELECTED MTS MODE By hitting [DISPLA Y] , the status shown below will appear on the display when you play a VHS tape or receive a broadcast on the unit tuner channel you are watching.
- 23 - EN SELECTING THE MTS SYSTEM WHEN RECEIVING AN MTS BROADCAST Hit [AUDIO] repeatedly to select the MTS output mode. • The output mode changes as described below every time you hit the button. STEREO SAP MONO • The current mode appears on the TV screen for about 5 seconds.
- 24 - EN VIDEO CASSETTE This unit will operate with any cassette that has the mark. For best results, we recommend the use of high-quality tapes. Do not use poor quality or damaged tapes. REMOVING A CASSETTE 1)In the stop mode, hit [ C / A STOP/EJECT] on the unit.
- 25 - EN PLA YBACK NORMAL PLA YBACK Make sure ... • The unit must be turned on. 1 Insert a prerecorded tape If the erase-prevention tab has been removed, the unit will start playback automatically . 2 To begin playbac k Hit [PLA Y O ] . 3 To stop playbac k Hit [STOP C ] .
- 26 - EN SPECIAL PLA YBACK This function enables you to improve the picture quality when playing back worn cassettes such as rented tapes. 1 Select “USER’S SET UP” Hit [SETUP] . Press [ K / L ] to point to “USER’S SET UP”, then hit [ENTER] .
- 27 - EN SEARCH Make sure ... • The unit must be turned on. • Insert a tape. This function allows you to search easily a beginning point that you want to review by rewinding or fast forwarding. NOTE: • Zero Return WILL NOT work on a blank tape or a blank portion of a tape.
This shows the elapsed recording or playback time in hours, minutes, and seconds. (The displayed time will not change on a blank tape or blank portions on the tape.) The “–” indication will appear when the tape has rewound further than “0:00:00” on the tape counter .
- 29 - EN RECORDING Make sure ... • The unit 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: • This unit will ONL Y record and view the same channel.
This function enables you to set a recording length simply by hitting [REC/OTR] on the unit. Make sure ... • The unit 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.
- 31 - EN TIMER RECORDING Y ou may set the unit to start and end a recording while you are away . Y ou can set 8 programs to record on specific days, daily or weekly within a 1 year period. In the example below , the timer is being set to r ecord: DA TE: July 4th, 2005 SETTING TIME: from 7:30PM to 8:50PM CHANNEL: CH61 T APE SPEED: SP Make sure .
- 32 - EN NOTES: • The display will not be turned on automatically at the time the programmed recording begins. T o watch the currently recorded TV program or to play a DVD disc, hit [POWER] and [SELECT] to choose the TV/VCR mode or the DVD mode.
- 33 - EN TO CONFIRM THE TIMER SETTING 1)Hit [POWER] so that the Recording indicator light goes off. 2)Hit [SETUP] . 3)Confirm “TIMER PROGRAMMING” is selected. 4)Hit [ENTER] . The details of programs appear on the TV screen. 5)Hit [SETUP] to return to TV mode.
- 34 - EN ON SCREEN DISPLA Y To check the Counter , Clock and Channel number on the TV screen, hit [DISPLA Y] . Each time you hit [DIS- PLA Y] , the TV screen will change as follows: When the Closed Caption mode is OFF: • Counter mode: After 5 seconds, only the counter remains.
- 35 - EN D VD SECTION ABOUT THE DISCS If you cannot play back a disc which bears one of the marks above, check the following notes. *1: This unit conforms to the NTSC color system. Discs recorded in other color systems such as P AL cannot be played back.
- 36 - EN PLA YING A DISC BASIC PLA YBACK Getting started ¡ T urn on the power of amplifier and any other com- ponents, if necessary . 1 Hit [PO WER]. ¡ The power will turn on. 2 Hit [ A OPEN/CLOSE] to open disc loading tray . 3 Place the chosen disc in the tra y , with the label facing up.
- 37 - EN STEP BY STEP PLA YBACK 1 During playbac k, hit [P AUSE F ]. ¡ Playback will pause and sound will be muted. 2 The disc goes forwar d b y one frame each time [P A USE F ] is hit. 3 To e xit step by step pla yback, hit [PLA Y O ]. DVD-V RESUME 1 During playbac k, hit [STOP C ].
- 38 - EN SEARCH FUNCTION TRACK SEARCH There are three ways to begin playback on an Audio CD at a specific track. Using the Number buttons 1 Press the Number buttons to enter the desired track n umber . ¡ Playback will start at the selected track. ¡ For single digit tracks (1-9), press a single number (eg.
- 39 - EN SPECIAL PLA YBACK FUNCTION REPEA T REPEA T TITLE / CHAPTER To activate the repeat function, hit [REPEA T] during playbac k. ¡ The repeat mode changes as described below every time you hit the button. DVD-V REPEA T is available only during playback.
- 40 - EN CHANGING THE SETTINGS AUDIO LANGUAGE The unit allows you to select a language during DVD disc (if multi languages are available) playback. 1 Hit [A UDIO] during playback. 2 Hit [A UDIO] repeatedly to select your desired language. NOTE: ¡ Hitting [AUDIO] may not work on some DVDs with multiple audio languages (e.
- 41 - EN CAMERA ANGLE Some DVD discs contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from various angles. Y ou can change the camera angle when the “ ” icon appears on the screen. 1 Hit [ANGLE] during playbac k. ¡ The selected angle will be displayed on the display bar at the top of the screen.
- 42 - EN For DVD-Vs 1 Hit [DISPLA Y] during playbac k to show cur- rent Chapter . ¡ The elapsed and remaining playing time of the current chapter will be displayed. 2 Hit [DISPLA Y] again to show current Title . ¡ The elapsed and remaining playing time of the current title will be displayed.
- 43 - EN CHANGING THE DVD SET UP ITEMS CUSTOM MENU Y ou can change the DVD player ’ s settings. 1 Hit [SETUP] twice in the stop mode so that the D VD SETUP menu appear s. ¡ Hit [ L ] to select “CUSTOM” then hit [ENTER] . NOTE: ¡ If the menu does not appear , hit [PLA Y O ] first, then hit [STOP C ] .
- 44 - EN AUDIO SETTING Choose the appropriate Audio settings for your equip- ment as it only affects during the playback of DVD discs. Follow steps 1 to 2 in the “CUSTOM MENU” sec- tion on page 43. 3 Press [ K / L ] to select the below items then hit [ENTER].
- 45 - EN CONTROL LEVELS ¡ ALL All parental lock is cancelled. ¡ Level 8 DVD software of any grade (adult/general/children) can be played back. ¡ Levels 7 to 2 Only DVD software intended for general use and children can be played back.
- 46 - EN Sometimes a performance problem can be easily solved by checking seemingly apparent but often overlooked possibilities. Before arranging for service, check these items. It could save your time and money . TV/VCR Mode TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION No picture or sound • Make sure the AC cord is connected to an AC outlet.
- 47 - EN CLOSED CAPTION PROBLEM POSSIBLE REMEDY Misspelling in captions • Error committed by the closed captioning production company . • Possible in a live broadcast. Not in case of a prerecorded program. T ext is not shown in its entirety or • A few seconds of delay is common for live broadcast.
- 48 - EN NOTES: • Some functions are not available in specific modes, but this is not a malfunction. Read the description in this Owner ’ s Manual for details on correct operations. • Playback from a desired track and random playback are not available during program playback.
- 49 - EN CABINET CLEANING • W ipe the front panel and other exterior surfaces of the unit with a soft cloth immersed in lukewarm water and wrung dry . • Never use a solvent or alcohol. Do not spray insec- ticide liquid near the unit. Such chemicals may cause damage and discoloration to the exposed sur- faces.
- 50 - EN Product type: DVD Player Discs: DVD video, Audio CD Output signal format: NTSC color • Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice. • If there is a discr epancy between languages, the default language will be English.
- 51 - ES INDICE ■ INDICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 ■ CONTROLES DE OPERACIÓN Y FUNCIONES . . . . . 51 P ARA INSER T AR LAS PILAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 ■ PREP ARACIÓN P ARA LA UTILIZACIÓN .
- 52 - ES 1) Abra la cubierta del compartimiento de las pilas empujando 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 (+/-).
- 53 - ES CONEXIÓN A UN DECODIFICADOR DOLBY DIGIT AL (para DVD) Si utiliza esta unidad para reproducir un disco DVD grabado en formato de sonido envolvente Dolby Digital de 5,1 canales, la unidad emitirá un flujo de datos DOLBY DIGIT AL desde su toma AUDIO OUT COAXIAL.
- 54 - ES 1 Seleccione “LANGU A GE” Presione [SETUP] . Presione [ K / L ] para apuntar a “LANGUAGE”. 2 Seleccione “ENGLISH”, “ESP AÑOL ” o “FRANÇAIS” Presione [ENTER] repetidamente para seleccionar “ENGLISH” = inglés, “ESP AÑOL” o “FRANÇAIS” = francés.
- 55 - ES SECCIÓN DE D VD REPRODUCCIÓN BÁSICA P ara empezar ¡ Conecte la alimentación del amplificador y otros componentes, si es necesario. 1 Presione [PO WER]. ¡ La alimentación se conectará. 2 Presione [ A OPEN/CLOSE] para abrir la bandeja de carga del disco.
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