User manual HITACHI DV-PF74U

[. . . ] DVD/VCR Combo (DVD PLAYER with VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER) INSTRUCTION MANUAL MODEL DV-PF74U MP3 / JPEG PLAY BACK DVD / CD / CD-R / CD-RW COMPATIBLE POWER/STANDBY DIGITAL AUTO TRACKING OPEN/CLOSE PROGRESSIVE SCAN REC TIMER LINES VIDEO IN L [mode] AUDIO IN R VCR CHANNEL OUTPUT DVD STOP PLAY DVD/VCR Combo DV-PF74U REW F. FWD STOP/EJECT PLAY REC/OTR HITACHI AMERICA, LTD. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 900 Hitachi Way Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 Service Hotline: 1-800-HITACHI INSTRUCCIONES EN ESPAÑOL INCLUIDAS. Instruction manual To obtain the best performance and ensure years of troublefree use, please read this instruction manual completely. Español English WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. [. . . ] The remote control might affect the playing VCR's operation. STEREO SAP TV STEREO* Main audio Main audio program program Sub audio Sub audio SAP* program program TV STEREO* L R Sub audio Sub audio SAP* program program ­ 21 ­ EN 1L25 English COPYING A VIDEO TAPE RCA-type connectors. ¡You can use a video disc player, satellite receiver, camcorder or other audio/video component with A/V outputs in place of the playing VCR. AUTO REWIND When a tape reaches the end during recording, playback, or fast-forward, the tape will automatically rewind to the beginning. After rewinding finishes, the DVD/VCR will eject the tape and switch itself off. ¡The DVD/VCR will not rewind the tape automatically during timer recording or One Touch Recording. REAL TIME TAPE COUNTER ¡ The elapsed recording or play time (in hours, min- utes, and seconds) will be displayed on the TV display. No time is displayed when playing back the blank portion of the cassette. PLAYING A DISC BASIC PLAYBACK DVD Getting started ¡Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other ¡If a disc is dirty or has scratches, the pictures may CD MP3 JPEG appear distorted and the playback operation may stop. In such cases, clean the disc and unplug the power cord and then plug it again before resuming playback. GENERAL FEATURES DVD DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features. Press appropriate Number button or use Arrow (L/K/B/s) to highlight your selection in the DVD main menu and press ENTER to confirm. Note ¡Unless stated, all operations described are based on remote control use. Some operations can be carried out using the menu bar on the TV screen. components which are connected to the DVD/VCR. ¡Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially available) are set to the correct channel. ¡Select DVD mode by pressing DVD on the remote control or output on the front panel. ¡"Load" will appear briefly in the front panel display. If not, press DVD on the Remote control to switch to DVD mode. DISC NAVIGATION DVD 1 Press DISC NAVIGATION. DURING TITLE PLAYBACK OR WHEN RESUME IS ON: ¡A shot from each chapter including the one currently being played will be displayed on the screen. IN STOP MODE (RESUME OFF): ¡The first scene of each chapter of the first title will be displayed. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open disc loading tray. 3 Place the chosen disc in the tray, with the label facing up. 2 Press Arrow (K/L/s/B) to select your 4 Press PLAY. ¡The tray will close automatically, and playback will desired chapter. ¡When you playback the DVD with a title menu, it may appear on the screen. In this case, refer to "TITLE MENU" on page 23. the title has more than 6 chapters, press SKIP G to go to the next page. ¡You can change the title by moving up to the field where the title number is shown with Arrow (K), and entering a title number of your choice. 5 Press STOP to stop playback. Notes ¡A prohibited icon " " may appear at the top-right on the TV screen during operation, warning that a prohibited operation has been encountered by the DVD/VCR or the disc. ¡With DVDs that use titles for playback program signals, playback may start from the second title, or it may skip these titles. ¡During the playback of a two layered disc, pictures may stop for a moment. ¡Playback of the selected chapter will start. Notes ¡Pressing DISC NAVIGATION before pressing ENTER or PLAY at step 3 will cease the DISC NAVIGATION function, and the playback will be stopped. ¡When a disc menu is shown, the DISC NAVIGATION feature does not function. ¡With some discs, part of the DISC NAVIGATION screen may not be displayed properly. ¡While the DISC NAVIGATION is on the screen, the sound is muted. [. . . ] Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. HOME ELECTRONICS DIVISION 900 Hitachi way, Chula Vista, CA 91914-3556 Tel: 619-591-5200 ­ 42 ­ Warranty Limitations The Limited Warranty provided by Hitachi does not cover: A. Cabinet (exterior finish items), Battery packs, Accessories, Lens Cleanings, Head Cleanings, DVD Disc Damage, Video Tape Damage, or Software Modifications. Any defect, malfunction, or failure caused by or resulting from improper service, maintenance, repair, use of DVD Cleaning Disks, use of Video Cleaning Cassettes, software, or from abuse, neglect, accident or any other cause beyond the control of Hitachi C. [. . . ]