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Recording TV programmes using the timer

To stop the DVD-VCR while recording, press SELECT VIDEO and then press 

x.

Press 

V/v to select “Standard,” then press 

ENTER.

The timer programming menu appears.

Set the programme position, date, start and 
stop times, tape speed and PDC function:

Press 

b to select each item in turn.

Press 

V/v to set each item.

To correct a setting, press 

B to return to that 

setting and reset.

• To  record the same programme every day or 

the same day every week, see “Daily/weekly recording” on page 49.

• To use the PDC function, set “PDC” to “On.”  For details about the PDC 

function, see “Timer recording with PDC signals” on page 45.

• To  record from other equipment connected to one or more of the LINE 

inputs, press INPUT SELECT to display the connected line in the “PR” 
position.

Press ENTER to confirm the setting.

To enter another setting, press 

V/v to select the next row and repeat step 3.

Press ENTER to confirm all settings.

Press 

?/1 to turn off the DVD-VCR.

The 

 indicator appears in the display window and the VCR stands by for 

recording.

To record from other equipment, leave the connected equipment switched 
on.

ENTER

PR DATE

START STOP SPEED PDC

v

V

b

B

SET UP

ENTER

INPUT

SELECT

SET UP

v

V

b

B

PR DATE

START STOP SPEED PDC

CLEAR

ENTER

ENTER

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Recording TV programmes using the timer

In step 3 above, press 

v to select the recording pattern.  Each time you press v, the 

indication changes as shown below.  Press 

V to change the indication in reverse order.

t DLY (Monday to Sunday) t W-SA (every Saturday) ..... t 

t 1 month later t (dates count down) t today

In step 3 above, press 

v to select “Auto.”  When you are recording a programme in 

the SP mode and the remaining tape length becomes shorter than the recording time, 
the recording tape speed is automatically changed to the LP mode.  Note that some 
noise will appear on the picture when the tape speed is changed.  To operate this 
function correctly, the “Tape Select” setting in the “VIDEO SETUP” menu must be 
accurate (see page 98).

Tips
• To set the line input video source, you can also use the INPUT SELECT button.
• To check, change, or cancel the programme setting, see “Checking/changing/cancelling timer 

settings” on page 50.

Notes
• When setting the timer with PDC signals, enter the start times exactly as indicated in the TV 

programme guide.  Otherwise, the PDC function will not work.

• If the PDC signal is too weak or the broadcasting station failed to transmit PDC signals, the 

VCR will start recording at the set time without using the PDC function.

• The   

indicator flashes in the display window when you press 

?/1 with no tape inserted.

Tips
• To set the channel, you can also use the 

V/v or number buttons.

• If the 

 indicator appears, this means that the VCR is currently recording this programme.

• You  can also do the following tasks while the VCR is recording:

– Reset the counter (page 37).
– Display  tape information on the TV screen (page 41).

If your TV is connected to the VCR using A/V connections, set the TV to the 
TV’s aerial input; if not, skip this step.

Select another channel on the TV.

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Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings

• Check that the DVD-VCR clock is set to 

the correct time.

• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. 

• Switch the input selector on your TV so 

that the signal from the player appears on 
the TV screen.

• Set  TV / DVD·VIDEO to DVD·VIDEO, 

then press SELECT VIDEO to control the 
VCR (page 9).

• When using a satellite or digital tuner, turn 

it on.

• Insert  a  tape with its safety tab in place.  

Make sure the tape is longer than the total 
recording time.

• If the DVD player is in play mode, you 

cannot display the setup menu.  Stop the 
DVD playback.

Press SET UP, then press 

V/v to select 

 (TIMER) and press ENTER.

The “TIMER METHOD” menu appears.

Press 

V/v to select “Standard,” then press ENTER.

• If you want to change a setting, go on to the next step.

• If you do not need to change the settings, press SET UP to exit the menu.

V/v/B/b
ENTER

SET UP

ENTER

Standard
VideoPlus

RETURN

TIMER METHOD

SET UP

ENTER

V v

ENTER

SET UP

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Checking/changing/cancelling timer settings

The programme that starts first has priority and the second programme starts 
recording only after the first programme has finished.  If the programmes start at the 
same time, the programme listed first in the menu has priority.

Press 

V/v to select setting you want to change 

or cancel.

• To change the setting, press 

B/b to select 

the item you want to change, and press 

V/v 

to change it.

• To cancel the setting, press CLEAR.

Press ENTER to confirm the setting.

Press ENTER to confirm all settings.

If any settings remain, turn off the VCR to return to recording standby.

To record from other equipment, leave the connected equipment switched 
on.

ENTER

CLEAR

CLEAR

ENTER

v

V

b

B

3 5

0 :0 0

1 : 0 0

SP

2 0

: 0 0

: 3 0

LP

6 0

:3 0

: 0 0

Auto

Off
Off
Off

MO 30
WE 02
TU  30

2

2

2

0

2

2

3

2

2

2

PR DATE

START STOP SPEED PDC

SET UP

ENTER

ENTER

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A/V Receiver hookup

A Use this hookup if your A/V receiver has a Dolby* Surround (Pro 

You can enjoy the Dolby Surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio 
or multi-channel audio (Dolby Digital) discs. 

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.  “Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the double-

D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

R

L

VIDEO

AUDIO

Front (R)

Front (L)

Rear (R)

Subwoofer

l

: Signal flow

Rear (L)

Amplifier (receiver) with Dolby 
Surround decoder

Centre

Stereo audio cord (supplied)

[Speakers]

(red)

(white)

[Speakers]

to audio input

(white)

(red)

to OUT AUDIO L/R

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A/V Receiver hookup

B Use this hookup if your A/V receiver has a Dolby Digital, MPEG audio 

This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital, MPEG audio or DTS decoder 
function of your AV amplifier (receiver).  You are not able to enjoy the surround sound 
effects of this player.  You must make connections using 

 and 

.

* “DTS”  and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Note
• After  you have completed the connection, be sure to set “Dolby Digital” to “Dolby Digital” 

and “DTS” to “On” in “AUDIO SETUP” menu (page 55).  If your AV amplifier (receiver) 
has an MPEG audio decoder function, set “MPEG” to “MPEG” in “AUDIO SETUP” menu 
(page 55).  Otherwise, no sound or a loud noise will come from the speakers.

R

L

VIDEO

AUDIO

OPTICAL

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

Front (R)

Front (L)

Rear (R)

AV amplifier (receiver) having 
a decoder

Subwoofer

Centre

[Speakers]

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

to coaxial or optical 
digital input

or

Coaxial digital 
cord (not 
supplied)

l

: Signal flow

Stereo audio cord 
(supplied)

(red)

(white)

to audio input

(white)

(red)

to OUT AUDIO L/R

and

to DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 
(COAXIAL or OPTICAL)

Optical digital cord 
(not supplied)
Remove jack cap 
before connecting

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S-Video hookup

Make audio connections using the OUT AUDIO L/R jacks or DIGITAL AUDIO OUT 
(OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jacks when you use S-VIDEO hookup.

Connect an S-VIDEO cord (not supplied).  You will enjoy high quality images.

Notes
• Set “DVD S-Video Out” to “On” in the “SCREEN SETUP” menu (page 58) to view pictures 

from the S-VIDEO jack.

• The  connection using S-VIDEO OUT jack is only for the DVD player.

INPUT

S VIDEO

l

 : Signal flow

          (DVD only)

TV or AV amplifier

S-VIDEO cord 
(not supplied)

Audio cord 
(supplied)

Coaxial digital 
cord (not 
supplied)

Optical digital cord 
(not supplied) 
Remove jack cap 
before connecting

or

or

to coaxial or optical 
digital input

to audio input

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Audio Setup

“Audio Setup” allows you to set the sound 
according to the playback and connection 
conditions.

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop 

mode, then press 

V/v to select 

 (DVD) 

and press ENTER.

Press 

V/v to select “Audio Setup,” then press 

ENTER.

Press 

V/v to select the setup item from the displayed list:

“Dolby Digital,” “MPEG,” “DTS” or “Audio DRC.”

V/v/B/b
ENTER

SET UP

ENTER

Language Setup

Screen Setup
Parental Setup

Audio Setup

RETURN

DVD SETUP

SET UP

ENTER

V v

ENTER

MPEG

Dolby Digital

DTS
Audio DRC

RETURN

AUDIO SETUP

SET UP

v

V

b

B

[ Off ]

[ PCM ]

[ Standard ]

[ D-PCM ]

ENTER

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Audio Setup

• Dolby Digital

Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal. 
The default setting is indicated in bold print. 

• MPEG

Selects the type of MPEG audio signal. 
The default setting is indicated in bold print.

• DTS

Selects whether or not to output DTS signals. 
The default setting is indicated in bold print.

Press 

B/b to select an item.

Press SET UP to exit the menu.

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component 
lacking a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. 

Dolby Digital

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component 
with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder.

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component 
lacking a built-in MPEG decoder.  If you play MPEG audio sound 
tracks, the player outputs stereo signals via the DIGITAL AUDIO 
OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack.

MPEG

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component 
with a built-in MPEG decoder.

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component 
lacking a built-in DTS decoder.

On

Select this when the player is connected to an audio component 
with a built-in DTS decoder.

ENTER

SET UP

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Audio Setup

• Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

Makes the sound clear when the volume is turned down when playing a DVD that 
conforms to “Audio DRC.”  This affects the output from the following jacks:
– OUT AUDIO L/R jacks
– DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack only when “Dolby 

Digital” is set to “D-PCM.” 

The default setting is indicated in bold print.

Notes
• If  you  connect a component that does not conform to the selected audio signal, a loud noise 

(or no sound) will come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the speakers to 
be damaged.

• Noise may occur in the LinearPCM double-speed audio. This is not a malfunction.
• If  you  set “DTS” to “On,” you cannot select surround setting (page 77).

Normally select this position.

Wide Range

Gives you the feeling of being at alive performance.

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Screen Setup

“Screen Setup” allows you to set the screen 
according to the playback and connection 
conditions.

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop 

mode, then press 

V/v to select 

 (DVD) 

and press ENTER.

Press 

V/v to select “Screen Setup,” then press 

ENTER.

Press 

V/v to select the setup item from the displayed list:

“TV Type,” “DVD LINE1 RGB Out” or “DVD S-Video Out.”

V/v/B/b
ENTER

SET UP

ENTER

Language Setup

Screen Setup
Parental Setup

Audio Setup

RETURN

DVD SETUP

SET UP

ENTER

V v

ENTER

DVD LINE1 RGB Out

TV Type

DVD S-Video Out

RETURN

SCREEN SETUP

SET UP

v

V

b

B

[ 

On

 ]

[ 

Off

 ]

 [ 

4:3 Letter Box

 ]

ENTER

ENTER

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Screen Setup

• TV Type

Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV (4:3 standard or wide).
The default setting is indicated in bold print.

• DVD LINE1 RGB Out

Selects the method of outputting video signals from the LINE-1 (EURO AV) jack on 
the rear panel of the player.
The default setting is indicated in bold print. 

• DVD S-Video Out

Selects whether or not to output S-video signals from the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the 
rear panel of the player.
The default setting is indicated in bold print. 

Press 

B/b to select an item.

Press SET UP to exit the menu.

Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV.  Displays a wide 
picture with bands on the upper and lower portions of the screen.

4:3 Pan Scan

Select this when you connect a 4:3 screen TV.  Automatically 
displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the 
portions that do not fit.

16:9

Select this when you connect a wide-screen TV or a TV with a wide 
mode function.

Select this to not output RGB signals.

On

Select this to output RGB signals.

Select this when the player is connected to a TV with S-VIDEO 
input jack.

Off

Select this when the player is connected to a TV lacking S-VIDEO 
input jack.

ENTER

SET UP

4:3 Pan Scan

4:3 Letter Box

16:9

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Screen Setup

Notes
• Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the “DVD SETUP” menu settings and 

not all the functions described may work.

• Depending on the DVD, “4:3 Letter Box” may be selected automatically instead of “4:3 Pan 

Scan” or vice versa.

• The  connection using S-VIDEO OUT jack is only for the DVD player.
• When you select “On” in the “DVD LINE1 RGB Out” setting, “DVD S-Video Out” is set to 

“Off” automatically.

• When you select “On” in the “DVD LINE1 RGB Out” setting, S-video signal will not be 

output properly.

• When you select “On” in the “DVD S-Video Out” setting, “DVD LINE1 RGB Out” is set to 

“Off” automatically.

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Setting the display or sound track language

You can set various languages for the disc’s 
menu, sound track or subtitle.

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop 

mode

, then press 

V/v to select 

 (DVD) and 

press ENTER

.

Press 

V/v to select “Language Setup,” then 

press ENTER.

The “LANGUAGE SETUP” menu appears.

V/v/B/b
ENTER

SET UP

ENTER

Language Setup

Screen Setup
Parental Setup

Audio Setup

RETURN

DVD SETUP

SET UP

ENTER

V v

ENTER

Audio

DVD Menu

Subtitle

RETURN

LANGUAGE SETUP

SET UP

: Audio Follow

ENTER

: Original

: English

V v

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Setting the display or sound track language

Tip
• If you select “Others” in step 4, an additional language 

menu appears.  Press 

V/v/B/b to select the desired 

language, then press ENTER.

Notes
• When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD in step 4, one of the recorded 

languages will be automatically selected.

• Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the DVD SETUP settings and not all the 

functions described may work.

• If you change the DVD MENU LANGUAGE setting after playing the disc, press 

Z to open 

and close the disc tray to activate the menu setting, then play the disc again.

Press 

V/v to select the language setup item from the displayed list: 

“DVD Menu,” “Audio,” or “Subtitle.” 
Then press ENTER.

Press 

V/v to select the desired language, then press ENTER.

• DVD MENU LANGUAGE

You can select the desired language for the 
disc’s menu.

• AUDIO LANGUAGE

Switches the language of the sound track.  
When you select “Original,” the language 
given priority in the disc is selected.

• SUBTITLE LANGUAGE

Switches the language of the subtitle 
recorded on the DVD.  When you select 
“Audio Follow,” the language for the 
subtitle changes according to the language 
you selected for the sound track.

Press SET UP to exit the menu.

ENTER

ENTER

RETURN

DVD MENU LANGUAGE

SET UP

ENTER

V

English
Français
Deutsch

B

Español
Italiano
Nederlands
Others

DVD Menu

v

RETURN

AUDIO LANGUAGE

SET UP

ENTER

English
Français
Deutsch

B

Español
Italiano
Nederlands
Original

Audio

Others

V v

RETURN

SUBTITLE LANGUAGE

SET UP

ENTER

English

Audio Follow

Français
Deutsch

B

Español
Italiano
Nederlands
Others

Subtitle

V v

SET UP

RETURN

DVD MENU LANGUAGE

SET UP

ENTER

v

V

Cesky
Dansk
Magyar
Svenska
Norsk
Polski

Suomi
Afrikaans
Arabic
Chinese
Greek

Hindi
Japanese
Russian
Turkish
Thai
Korean

Português

B b

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Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

Playback of some DVDs can be limited 
according to a predetermined level such as 
the age of the users.  The parental control 
function allows you to set a playback 
limitation level.

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop 

mode, then press 

V/v to select 

 (DVD) 

and press ENTER.

Press 

V/v to select “Parental Setup,” then 

press ENTER.

V/v/B/b
ENTER

H

SET UP

ENTER

Language Setup

Screen Setup
Parental Setup

Audio Setup

RETURN

DVD SETUP

SET UP

ENTER

V v

ENTER

Use Password

RETURN

PARENTAL SETUP

SET UP

[ No ]

B b