Dual Deck DVD & 4 Head Hi-Fi VCR Instruction Manual Model: DVD833-2 Thank you for your purchase of this Magnasonic product. Please read this Instruction Manual carefully before using this Magnasonic product to ensure proper use. After reading this manual, please keep it in a safe place and refer to it when necessary. For additional information on this product or for help with set-up please call the Customer Help Line at 1-800-287-4871 Visit www.magnasonic.
Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an 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.
Important Safety Instructions CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS OPERATING INSTRUCTION AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard.
Precautions Notes on handling • When shipping the Player, the original shipping carton and packing materials come in handy. For maximum protection, repack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory. • Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect spray, near the player. Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the Player for a long time. They will leave marks on the finish. • The top and rear panels of the Player may become warm after a long period of use. This is not a malfunction.
Introduction Your new VCR&DVD PLAYER is designed for you to enjoy all forms of disc media and VHS Tape. Your player will allow you to enjoy full-length motion pictures with “at-the-movies” picture and cinema quality sound. Your new player also supports CD, MP3, and WMA.
Table of Contents Safety Precautions....................................................1 Important Safety Instructions.....................................2 Introduction...............................................................4 Notes On Discs..........................................................4 Identification of Controls............................................5 Remote Control.........................................................6 Connecting with TV........................................
Remote Control THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW DESCRIBE THE FUNCTIONS ON THE REMOTE CONTROL. 1. POWER 18. NUMBER BUTTONS 2. STEP 19. OPEN/CLOSE 3. 4. SUBTITLE SHUFFLE 20. 21. ANGLE I/P (INTERLACE/PROGRESSIVE SCAN) 1 19 2 20 3 21 4 22 5 23 6 7 5. REPEAT 22. ZOOM 9 6. AUDIO 23. AFF 7. A-B REPEAT 24. DISPLAY 8. DVD 25. REC 9. VCR 26. TITLE 10. SETUP 27. ENTER 11. MENU 28. STOP 12. DIRECTION BUTTONS 29. SKIP REVERSE 13. PLAY/PAUSE 30. SKIP FORWARD 14.
Remote Control Continued PREPARING THE REMOTE CONTROL To operate the Combo Player, you must first place the batteries in the remote control. 1 2 Open the cover. 3 Insert batteries ('2 x AAA size,included). Close the cover. Make sure to match the + and - on the batteries to the marks inside the battery compartment. OPERATING WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL Operating player with the remote control. The remote control must point at the remote sensor in order for the remote to function correctly.
Connecting With TV • In connecting RF cable to TV, set TV channel to CH3. How to Connect with RF cable or AV cable OUT SIDE ANTENNA OR WALL ANTENNA OUTLET REAR PANEL OF TV INPUT 1 INPUT 2 R AUDIO L ANT IN RF CABLE AUDIO&VIDEO CABLE 1 Connect antenna cable to the “ANT.IN” jack on rear panel of player. 2 Connect TV to the Combo Player by connecting the “RF OUT” jack with “ANT.IN” jack of the TV with RF cable(included).
Connecting TV With S-VIDEO/Component Jack, AMP With Digital Audio Out jack How to Connect(DVD only) DVD&VCR ANT.IN DVD ONLY DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO S-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO Y OPTICAL R AUDIO L(MONO) R RF OUT COAXIAL COMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE OUT Pr Pb L CONNECTING CABLE (NOT SUPPLIED) AMPLIFIER REAR PANEL OF TV 1 Connect S-VIDEO OUT or COMPONENT OUT to TV. 2 Connect analog AUDIO OUTPUT(L/R) jack to TV. 3 Connect COAXIAL or OPTICAL to AMP of Dolby Digital.
VCR Playback 1 Press POWER button to power on. Press VCR button to change into VCR mode. 2 Insert the desired tape. 3 If you want to start playback, press button. When the playback picture is partially noisy, adjust with TRACKING +/- button. button. 4 To stop it, press • For pause, press button in playback mode. 5 To playback forward fast or to reverse it, press or button, respectively. • Press EJECT button on the front panel or button on remote control to remove the tape.
Recording (continued) One Touch timer Recording(OTR) One-Touch Recording(OTR) allows you to record in 30-minute increments up to 4 hours at the touch of a button. 1 Start Recording Follow the instructions on “Recording”. 2 Activate OTR While in Record mode, press the REC button again to activate One-Touch Recording(OTR). 3 Add Recording Time Continue pressing REC to add recording time in 30 minute increments up to 4 hours. • The VCR&DVD PLAYER stops recording automatically when the time has elapsed.
VCR Setting Clock • Press VCR button to change into VCR Mode and follow the procedures below. 1 Press the SETUP button on the remote control. 2 Press the ENTER button, while highlighting CLOCK SET. 3 Set the current date and time with button and NUMBER buttons. For DATE SET, follow the order of Month/Day/ Year ; for TIME SET, follow the order of Hour/Minute in CLOCK SET screen. 4 Press SETUP button to confirm your selection. 5. Press SETUP button again to get out of the menu system.
VCR Setting Setting The OSD Display • This function allows you to view tape information on the TV screen when you start or stop tape playback. • Press VCR button to change into VCR mode 1 Press the SETUP button on the remote control. button to highlight and select the “Option”, and 2 Press the press ENTER button. 3 Press ENTER button until the appropriate system is selected.(“On” or “Off”) 4 Press SETUP button to quit.
AFF Function WHAT IS AFF? AFF stands for Active Full-screen Function. It allows you to fill the television screen viewing area when using a wide screen formatted DVD. Press the AFF button on your remote control,this will eliminate black bars on the top & bottom of the TV screen when viewing movies with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 and minimize (but not eliminate) black bars on movies with a wider aspect ratio (2.35:1). After AFF Before AFF Playing Back a Disc HOW TO PLAYBACK A DISC.
Playing Back a Disc Continued ABOUT DVD, CD DVD, CD icons will appear depending on the disc being played back. DVD: DVD video discs CD: Audio CDs HOW TO START PLAYBACK FROM THE MENU SCREEN 1. Press or the number buttons to select the title. 2. Press the ENTER button. The Combo Player will start playback from the title selected. HOW TO PAUSE PLAYBACK (STILL PLAYBACK) Press the Press the playback. during playback.
Playing Back a Disc Continued PLAYING IN SLOW-MOTION A disc can be played back in slow-motion. Press the Press or button while playback is paused. button to resume normal playback. NOTICE • During the slow-motion playback, the sound may not be heard. • Some discs do not utilize this feature. RESUMING PLAYBACK FROM THE SAME LOCATION This Combo Player allows you to stop playback and continue playback later from the same location on the disc. 1.
Continued Locating a Specific Title, Chapter or Track LOCATING A SPECIFIC CHAPTER OR TRACK This Combo Player allows you to locate consecutive chapters or tracks. Press the or button repeatedly to display the requested chapter or track. The Combo Player starts playback from the selected chapter or track. How to locate preceding chapters or tracks • When you press the PREV button, the Combo Player starts playback from the beginning of the preceding chapter or track.
Playing Repeatedly THIS Combo Player ALLOWS YOU TO PLAYBACK A SPECIFIC TITLE, CHAPTER, TRACK, OR SEGMENT REPEATEDLY. (TITLE REPEAT, CHAPTER/TRACK REPEAT, A-B REPEAT). HOW TO REPEAT A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK HOW TO REPEAT A SPECIFIC SEGMENT 1. PLAY the title, chapter, or track you want to repeat. 2. Press the REPEAT button. The repeat mode changes each time you press the REPEAT button. Chapter Repeats the same chapter. Title Repeats the same title. All Repeats the disc. 1.
Selecting The Camera Angles/ Language / Audio Settings THIS COMBO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES AND LANGUAGES. ANGLE 1 ANGLE 2 HOW TO CHANGE THE CAMERA ANGLE Press the ANGLE button while playing back a scene recorded with multiple angles. Each time you press the ANGLE button, the angle will change. Selecting the camera angle 1/2 2/2 NOTICE • The angle function will not work on DVD video discs that do not contain recorded multiple angles.
Playing in a Favorite Order COMBINE YOUR FAVORITE TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS AND PLAY THEM BACK IN ANY ORDER.(PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK) HOW TO SET TITLES, CHAPTERS, OR TRACKS IN A FAVORITE ORDER The program playback function will automatically playback titles, chapters or tracks in the order preprogrammed. 3. Highlight START at the bottom of the screen and press ENTER button to confirm that programmed playback will commence. The Combo Player starts memory playback. 1.
WMA Operation PLAYING A WMA FORMAT 1.To play WMA files, you must use the TV in order to be able to navigate the WMA folders (group of WMA files) and files to select which ones you want to play. Insert a WMA CD, the Combo Player will initialize the disc when the tray is closed and the directory (folder) will be shown in a WMA MENU on screen. 2.Then press then the key to select and highlight a WMA file (song). Press ENTER to commence playback of a WMA file you have selected.
Playing With Your JPEG Files PLAYING YOUR JPEG FILES Normal Slide Show Presentation When a JPEG disc is loaded into the player, a menu will appear on screen. Each picture in the current directory will be displayed consecutively in a slideshow presentation Use the buttons to select a folder or image you want to view and then press ENTER button to confirm your selection. Fifteen slideshow “transition” modes are provided. Use PROGRAM key to select.
Setting the Parental Lock YOU CAN USE THE PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DVD VIDEO DISCS EQUIPPED WITH THE PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE. SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVD video discs equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD video disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc.
Customizing the Function Settings THIS COMBO PLAYER ALLOWS YOU TO CUSTOMIZE THE PERFORMANCE TO YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE. DISPLAYING THE SETUP MENU SCREEN The SETUP MENU screen asks you to select a setting category from General Setup, Speaker Setup, Dolby Digital Setup, Video Setup and Preferences. The selected category will provide you the setting details on-screen. 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press to select category (highlight), then press ENTER. 3. Press SETUP to return to normal playback.
Troubleshooting Guide Check the following guide for a possible correction to a problem before contacting customer service. SYMPTOMS AND CORRECTION No power • Connect the power plug into the wall outlet securely. • Check if the child lock is released. D V D The player does not respond to the remote control. • Check if the power plug is connected to an AC outlet. • Check the batteries in the remote control. • Aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor.
Specifications Power supply 120V~ 60 Hz Power consumption 25W Weight (Approx.) 5.7 kg External dimensions 430 x 91 x 365 mm (W/H/D) Signal system NTSC Operative temperature +5°C~35°C Installlation condition Horizontal/Relative humidity under 80% Received channels VHF:2-13 CH /UHF:14-69CH/Cable:1-125 RF Input/output U/V-mixed:75 Video input 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Audio input -8.8 dBm,RCA JACK RF output 3 or 4 CH Video output 1.
MAGNASONIC HOME ENTERTAINMENT WARRANTY We appreciate your purchase of a MAGNASONIC Home Entertainment product. We take pride in the quality of our products and have manufactured your new Home Entertainment unit to exacting quality standards. We feel confident that in normal use, it will provide you with satisfactory performance. However, should you experience difficulty, you are protected under the provisions of this warranty.
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