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Playing discs

Notes
• You can change the screen type using the “SCREEN SETUP” menu.  (See “Screen Setup” on 

page 61.)

• Do not perform VIDEO playback while playing back a disc.
• If you play a DVD or VIDEO CD that has scratches, the player may stop playback at the 

point of the scratch or skip to the next track.

• Except for during normal play or FF1 play, no sound is output.
• Discs recorded in VR mode with Once Copy signal cannot be played because of copyright 

protection.

• Playback of play lists longer than 10 hours recorded in VR mode is not guaranteed.

Notes on playing DTS* sound tracks on a CD
• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, no audio out will be output from the analogue stereo jacks.  

To avoid possible damage to the audio system, the consumer should take proper precautions 

when the analogue stereo jacks of the DVD player are connected to an amplification system.

• Do not play DTS sound tracks without first connecting the DVD player to an audio 

component having a built-in DTS decoder.  The DVD player outputs the DTS signal via the 

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack even if “DTS” is set to “Off” in 

“AUDIO SETUP” menu (page 59), and may affect your ears or cause your speakers to be 

damaged.

Notes on playing DVDs with a DTS sound track
• DTS audio signals are output only through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL or 

OPTICAL) jack.

• When you play a DVD with DTS sound tracks, set “DTS” to “On” in “AUDIO SETUP” 

menu (page 59).  You cannot select DTS audio stream when “DTS” is set to “Off.” 

• If you connect the player to audio equipment without a DTS decoder, do not set “DTS” to 

“On” in “AUDIO SETUP” menu (page 59).  A loud noise may come out from the speakers, 

affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged.

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

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Guide to the on-screen display

Press DISPLAY during playback.  The following information appears; type of disc, 

current title/track, chapter, counter position, voice language, subtitle language and 

Custom AV Mode setting.  Refer to “DVD Audio/Subtitle Language” on page 124 for 

the abbreviation of the language. 

Note
• You cannot select disc information items when the disc is stopped.

You can check disc information during 

playback.
The displayed contents differ according to 

the type of disc being played.

V/v/B/b
ENTER

O RETURN

ENTER

1/3

1/36

Standard

N

v

V

b

B

~

0

9

ENG (3/5)

ENG 5.1CH

T 0:01:09

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Guide to the on-screen display

To playback the desired title/track or chapter
You can playback the desired title/track or chapter using 

this menu. 

The title/track or chapter icon will appear on the DVD playback screen followed by 

the current title/track or chapter number and the counter position.

To playback from the desired title/track counter position
You can playback the desired title/track counter position 

using this menu.

Tip
• You can change the counter position information (playing time or remaining time) using 

B/b

 (DVD and CD only).

Press V/v during playback to select the desired item.

Press B/b to change the item. 

Press ENTER to start playback.

Press DISPLAY or O RETURN to turn off the 

menu.

Press V/v during playback to select the counter 

position icon.

Enter the desired elapsed playing time of the current 

title/track using the number buttons.

Press ENTER to start playback.

Press DISPLAY or O RETURN to turn off the 

menu.

T

∗ 

:

∗∗ 

:

∗∗

Elapsed playing time of the current title

T–

∗ 

:

∗∗ 

:

∗∗

Remaining time of the current title

C

∗ 

:

∗∗ 

:

∗∗

Elapsed playing time of the current chapter

C–

∗ 

:

∗∗ 

:

∗∗

Remaining time of the current chapter

T

∗ 

:

∗∗ 

:

∗∗

Elapsed playing time of the current track

T–

∗ 

:

∗∗ 

:

∗∗

Remaining time of the current track

D

∗ 

:

∗∗ 

:

∗∗

Elapsed playing time of the disc

D–

∗ 

:

∗∗ 

:

∗∗

Remaining time of the disc

ENTER

1/3

1/36

Standard

N

v

V

b

B

~

0

9

ENG (3/5)

ENG 5.1CH

T 0:01:09

ENTER

1/3

1/36

Standard

N

v

V

b

B

~

0

9

ENG (3/5)

ENG 5.1CH

T 0:01:09

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Guide to the on-screen display

Notes
• The  display may not change as operated depending on the disc.
• The  display window continue indicating the playing time even when the counter position 

information on the on-screen display is being changed.

• The remaining time of the current track and the disc may not be indicated correctly for Copy 

Control CDs, CD EXTRA or CDs with jacket pictures on the disc, etc.

To adjust the playback picture (Custom AV Mode)
You can adjust the video signal of the DVD or VIDEO CD (with PBC function off) 

from the player to obtain the picture quality you want. Choose the setting that best 

suits the programme you are watching.

Tip
• When you watch a movie, “Cinema1” or “Cinema2” is recommended.

Press V/v during playback to select the Custom AV 

Mode icon.

Press B/b to change the setting.

ENTER

1/3

1/36

Standard

N

v

V

b

B

~

0

9

ENG (3/5)

ENG 5.1CH

T 0:01:09

Dynamic2

Produces a more dynamic 

picture than Dynamic1 by 

further increasing the picture 

contrast and the colour intensity.

Full (modulated) sound with 

even clearer treble and bass than 

Dynamic1.

Dynamic1

Produces a bold dynamic picture 

by increasing the picture contrast 

and the colour intensity.

Full (modulated) sound with 

clear treble and bass.

Standard

Off (Default setting)

Displays a standard picture.

Standard sound.

Cinema1

White colours become brighter 

and black colours become richer, 

and the colour contrast is 

increased.

Powerful sound with strong bass.

Cinema2

Enhances details in dark areas by 

increasing the black level.

Powerful sound with even 

stronger bass than Cinema1.

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Locking the disc tray (Child Lock)

You can lock the disc tray so that the disc tray 

is not opened by mistake.

To lock the disc tray
When the DVD-VCR is turned on, press x, X and SELECT DVD on the unit at the 

same time.  “LOCK” appears in the display window.  The disc tray is locked.

To unlock the disc tray
Press x, X and SELECT DVD on the unit at the same time.  The disc tray is 

unlocked.

Notes
• If you lock the disc tray while open, the disc tray will be locked after closing.
• You cannot lock the disc tray when the DVD-VCR is turned off. If the DVD-VCR is turned 

on, you can lock the disc tray either in play mode or stop mode.

x

X

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Playing a tape

Before you start...
• Turn on the DVD-VCR and your TV. 
• Set your TV to the video channel 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).

Insert a tape.
The VCR starts playing automatically if 

you insert a tape with its safety tab 

removed.

Press H.
The display window shows the 

playback time.
When the tape reaches the end, 

it will rewind automatically.

Z

H

X

x

/

?/1

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m/M y!

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Playing a tape

* If you pause the VCR for more than 5 minutes, the VCR will automatically resume play.

To turn off the power while rewinding (Rewind Shut Off)
Press ?/1 while the tape is rewinding.  The power will turn off, but the tape will keep 

rewinding until it reaches the end.

*

1

You can change the slow motion playback speed by pressing M or m.

*

2

For 10 seconds in SP or LP mode/for 15 seconds in EP mode

*

3

You can press 

SKIP up to 4 times.  This allows you to fast forward up to 2 minutes in 

total.

*

4

“REW” flashes in the display window.

*

5

“FF” flashes in the display window.

Stop play

x

Pause play

∗

X

Resume play after pause

X or H

Fast-forward the tape

M during stop

Rewind the tape

m during stop

Eject the tape

Z

View the picture during fast-

forward or rewind

During fast-forward, hold down M.  During rewind, hold 

down m.

Play at high speed

• During playback, briefly press M or m.  The tape 

continues to play at 5 times normal speed.

• During playback, hold down M or m.  The tape 

continues to play at 5 times normal speed.  When you 

release the button, normal playback resumes.

Play in slow motion*

1

During pause, press y.

Replay the previous scene in 

continuous play mode*

2

(Instant Replay)

During playback, press 

REPLAY.

Fast forward the current scene 

for 30 seconds in continuous 

play mode*

3

(Instant Skip)

During playback, press 

SKIP.

Play at various speeds
(Shuttle play)

During playback, press .or >.  You can change the 

playback speed as follows.
REW*

4

y 

–PLAY2 y –PLAY y –SLOW y STILL 

y 

SLOW y PLAY  y PLAY2 y FF*

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Playing a tape

To play a recently watched scene
You can immediately rewind and playback the scene you want to watch again.
During playback, press 

REPLAY (see “To play/search at various speeds” above).

To skip playback
You can skip a scene that you do not want to watch and restart playback.
During playback, press 

SKIP (see “To play/search at various speeds” above).

To resume normal playback
Press H.

To set the colour system
If the playback picture has no colour, or streaks appear during playback, set “Colour 

System” in the “USER SET” menu to conform to the system that the tape was 

recorded in (see page 108).  (Normally set the option to “Auto.”)

To use the time counter
Press CLEAR at the point on the tape that you want to find later.  The counter in the 

display window resets to “0:00:00.”

To display the counter on the TV screen, press DISPLAY during normal playback.

Tip
• Adjust the picture using the TRACKING +/– buttons if:

– Streaks appear while playing in slow motion.
– Bands appear at the top or bottom while pausing.
– The picture shakes during pause.

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Playing a tape

Notes
• Tapes recorded in the LP mode on other VCRs can be played back on this VCR but the 

picture quality cannot be guaranteed.

• The  counter  resets to “0:00:00” whenever a tape is reinserted.
• The  counter stops counting when it comes to a portion with no recording.
• Depending on your TV, the following may occur while playing an NTSC-recorded tape:

– The picture becomes black and white.
– The picture shakes.
– No picture appears on the TV screen.
– Black  streaks appear horizontally on the TV screen.
– The  colour density increases or decreases.

• When 10 hours have passed, the counter in the display window returns to “0:00:00” and the 

count starts over again.

• The sound is muted during playback at various speeds.
• The picture may show noise when playing at high speed in reverse.
• While playing a tape, you can display the setup menu, but the remote commander’s function 

switches to DVD automatically.  Press SET UP to exit the menu.

• Stop disc playback while playing back a video.
• The picture returns to normal playback from slow motion in reverse in 30 seconds.

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Recording TV programmes

Before you start...
• 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).

• To record from a satellite or digital tuner, 

turn it on.

• Make sure the tape is longer than the total 

recording time.

Insert a tape with its safety tab in place.

z REC
SP/LP

x

-/--

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Recording TV programmes

To stop recording
Press x.

• To record a normal channel, press PROG +/– until the programme 

position number you want appears in the display window.

• To  record from a decoder or other source connected to one or more of the 

LINE inputs, press INPUT SELECT until the connected line appears in 

the display window.

Press SP/LP to select the tape speed, SP or LP.
LP (Long Play) provides recording time twice as long as SP.  However, SP 

(Standard Play) produces better picture and audio quality.

Press z REC to start recording.
The recording indicator lights up red in the display window.

• PROG/

TRACKING

INPUT

SELECT

SP / LP

REC

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Recording TV programmes

To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY three times.  With the display on, press DISPLAY again to check the 

remaining time.

In order to get an accurate remaining time indication, be sure “Tape Select” in the 

“VIDEO SETUP” menu is set according to the tape type you use (see page 103).

To save a recording
To prevent accidental erasure, break 

off the safety tab as illustrated.  To 

record on the tape again, cover the tab 

hole with adhesive tape.

Tips
• To  select  a programme position, you can use the number buttons on the remote commander.  

For two-digit numbers, press -/-- (ten’s digit) followed by the number buttons.

• If  you connect additional equipment to a LINE connector or jack, you can select the input 

signal using the INPUT SELECT or PROG +/– buttons.

• The display appears on the TV screen indicating information about the tape, but the 

information will not be recorded on the tape.

• If  you do not want to watch TV while recording, you can turn off the TV.  When using a 

satellite or digital tuner, make sure to leave it on.

Notes
• If a tape has portions recorded in both PAL and NTSC systems, the time counter reading will 

not be correct.  This discrepancy is due to the difference between the counting cycles of the 

two video systems.

• The remaining tape length may not be indicated accurately for short tapes such as T-20 or 

T-30, or tapes recorded in LP mode.

• The remaining time is intended for rough measurement only.
• About 30 seconds after the tape begins playback, the tape remaining time will be displayed.
• You  cannot record a DVD to a VCR tape.
• To  watch a TV programme during video recording, stop disc playback.

E-180

3 hrs

6 hrs

E-240

4 hrs

8 hrs

E-260

4 hrs 20 mins

8 hrs 40 mins

E-300

5 hrs

10 hrs

2

0 : 0 0 : 2

STEREO
PAL
AUTO

PR  1

BBC 1

SP

6

1 : 4

R E M A I N

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Recording TV programmes using the timer

You can preset up to six programmes at a 

time.

Before you start…
• 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 TIMER.
The timer programming menu appears.

V/v/B/b
ENTER

x

?/1

SUBTITLE/

TIMER

PR DATE

START STOP

SPEED

v

V

b

B

SET UP

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Recording TV programmes using the timer

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

Daily/weekly recording
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.
today t DLY (Monday to Sunday) t W-SA (every Saturday) ..... t

W-SU (every Sunday) t 1 month later t (dates count down) t today

Set the programme position, date, start and 

stop times and tape speed:

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 45.

• To  record from a decoder or other source 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 2.

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 a decoder or other source, leave the connected equipment 

switched on.

ENTER

INPUT

SELECT

SET UP

v

V

b

B

PR DATE

START STOP

SPEED

CLEAR

ENTER

ENTER

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Recording TV programmes using the timer

To use the Auto Tape Speed function
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 103).

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 52.

Note
• The 

 indicator flashes in the display window when you press ?/1 with no tape inserted.

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Recording TV programmes using EASY TIMER

The Easy Timer function allows you to make 

timer recordings of programmes without turning 

on your TV.  Set the recording timer to record up 

to six programmes that will be broadcast within 

a month using EASY TIMER.  The recording 

start time and recording stop time can be set at 

one minute intervals.

Before you start…
• Turn on the DVD-VCR. 
• 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.

• Stop the DVD-VCR.

Press EASY TIMER.
DATE indicator appears and the current date flashes in the display window.
If the date and time are not set, MONTH indicator will appear.  To set the 

date and time, see “To set the clock” on page 50.

Turn EASY TIMER to set the recording date.

EASY TIMER X

EASY TIMER

EASY TIMER