DRAFT OWNER'S MANUAL R DVD PLAYER/Hi-Fi VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER VRDVD4001A ATTENTION If you purchase a universal remote control from your local retailer, please contact the remote manufacturer for the required programming code. TV/CABLE MODE SELECTION When shipped from the factory, the TV/CABLE menu option is set to the "CABLE" (Cable Television) mode. If not using CABLE (Cable TV), set this menu option to the "TV" mode.
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. 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.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5. CLEANING Unplug this unit from the wall outlet before cleaning.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 19. DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this unit from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. b. If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the unit. c. If the unit has been exposed to rain or water. d. If the unit does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
Features DVD/CD Player/Video Cassette Recorder • DVD/CD player with Video Cassette Recorder - Unique space saving design combines a DVD/CD player and a Hi-Fi Video cassette recorder. The DVD disc has much more capacity, but is the same size as the audio CD disc. Picture quality is higher than Super VHS. Audio quality is higher than audio CD. The DVD PLAYER can play back audio CDs. • High Quality Picture - More than 500 lines (VCR mode: 230 lines) of Horizontal Resolution.
Contents Before using your unit Disc playback operation IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ............................................. 3 Features .............................................................................. 5 Contents .............................................................................. 6 Parts and functions ............................................................. 7 Remote control .................................................................... 8 Power Source ......................
Parts and functions Front OPEN/CLOSE button PLAY button STOP button VCR/DVD mode selector button Cassette Loading Slot EJECT button Disc tray Remote sensor POWER button CHANNEL VCR indicator / DVD indicator Display window buttons AUDIO (L/R)VIDEO IN jacks REC/OTR button FF (Fast Forward) button REW (Rewind) button Display window Play indicator VCR indicator Pause indicator DVD indicator REC indicator CD indicator TRK indicator PM indicator Video tape indicator Number indicator (Title, Cha
Remote control EJECT [17] OPEN/CLOSE [24] POWER [14] VCR/DVD [14] 0 – 9 [16] TIMER REC [20] INPUT SELECT [22] PROGRESSIVE [31] DISPLAY [30] CALL [15] RETURN [24] SETUP [24] VCR MENU [15] TITLE [28] CH / [16] TRK/SET + / – [14] Cursor Buttons [24] SELECT/ENTER [14] CLEAR/CANCEL [19] DVD MENU [28] PLAY [17] [24] PAUSE/STILL [18] [25] STOP [17] [24] SEARCH + / – [17] [25] SKIP [25] INDEX + / – [18] SLOW [18] [25] MARKER [28] ZOOM [25] REPEAT A-B [26] AUDIO [25] AUDIO SELECT [22] CLOCK/COUNTER [1
Remote control / Power source Inserting Batteries 1 Open the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow. two “AAA” batteries (not 2 Install supplied), paying attention to the 3 Replace the compartment cover. polarity diagram in the battery compartment. Battery precautions The precautions below should be followed when using batteries in this device: 1. Use only the size and type of batteries specified. 2.
Basic connections ANTENNA TO DVD/VCR CONNECTION DVD/VCR TO TV CONNECTION The DVD/VCR must be connected “between” the antenna and the TV. First, disconnect the antenna from the TV and connect it to the DVD/VCR. Then connect the DVD/VCR to the TV. Below are 3 common methods of connecting an antenna system to a DVD/VCR. Find the type of antenna system you are using and follow the connection diagram. After you have connected the antenna to the DVD/VCR, you must connect the DVD/VCR to the TV.
CABLE TV connections Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription channels. This DVD/ VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box, except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a special channel which is scrambled, you must have a descrambler box for proper reception.
Playback connections The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the DVD/VCR is dependent on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner's Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs. Connect to a TV with Audio/Video Output You can enjoy playback by connecting the unit to a TV. Connect the unit to a TV equipped with audio input (L/R) and video input jacks using the supplied audio/video cable.
Playback connections Connect to a Stereo Amplifier with Audio Output You can enjoy high quality audio by connecting the audio output to your amplifier. Connect the AUDIO OUT jacks to any line-level inputs (such as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier.
Setting the video channel To view playback of a recorded tape or DVD disc, or to watch a program selected by the VCR's channel selector, the TV must be set to channel 3 or 4 (video channel). Setting the language You can choose from three different languages (English, French and Spanish) for the on-screen displays. 1 Press VCR MENU. MENU TIMER REC SET The VCR menu screen AUTO REPEAT ON OFF will appear. Press SET + ON OFF SAP CH SETUP or – to select the “SYSSYSTEM SETUP TEM SETUP” menu, then press ENTER.
Auto clock setting 4 The Auto Clock function will automatically set the builtin clock (Month, Day, Year and Time) when the TV/VCR is connected to an Antenna or Cable system and it is turned off. As the TV/VCR searches for a receivable station in your area and it receives a broadcast signal for Auto Clock, the Auto Clock needs several minutes to set itself. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Connect the Antenna or Cable system. • If you use a cable box, turn it on. Plug the AC Power cord to the AC outlet.
Manual clock setting Automatic memory tuning You must set the date and time manually for Timer Recordings, ON/OFF Timer and Daylight Saving Time if the Auto Clock process did not set them correctly. EXAMPLE: Setting the clock to “8:30 AM”, 30th (SAT) October, 2004. 1 2 3 4 Press MENU. Press or to select the SYSTEM SETUP option, then press ENTER. Press or to select the CLOCK SET option, then press ENTER. MENU TIMER REC SET AUTO REPEAT ON ON SAP CH SETUP SYSTEM SETUP Press MENU.
Loading and Unloading a cassette tape Cassette tape playback Loading Load a prerecorded tape (When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab, playback will start automatically). Push the center of the tape until it is automatically retracted into the TV/VCR. To start playback Automatic power on and play Press PLAY to begin playback. “ ” will appear on the screen. Use only video cassette tapes marked .
Slow Motion ZERO RETURN function During playback press SLOW. To return to playback: Press PLAY or SLOW. This function makes tape-rewinding stop at the counter 00:00:00 position automatically. Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion, press the TRACKING + or – to reduce the noise bars. If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRACKING + or – to stabilize the still picture. 1 Press CALL.
To stop recording Recording a TV program Press STOP to stop recording. “ ” will appear on screen for about 4 seconds. Recording and viewing the same TV program. 1 Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact. The VCR will automatically turn on. 2 Press SPEED to select the desired tape speed SP or SLP. The tape counter and SP or SLP will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. Press PAUSE/STILL to avoid recording unwanted material. “ ” will appear on screen for about 4 seconds.
One-touch Timer Recording (OTR) The One-touch Timer Recording feature provides a simple and convenient way to make a timed recording. Example: One-touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes. 1 Load a cassette tape with the erase prevention tab intact. The VCR will automatically turn on. 2 Press SPEED to select the desired tape speed SP or SLP. The tape counter and SP or SLP will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds. 3 Set the TV/CABLE option to the appropriate position.
Timer recording special case Weekly (e.g. WKL-TU: each Tuesday) or daily (e.g. MO-SA: Monday to Saturday) Timer recording Follow the procedure of timer recording on the previous page. At picture 3 press SET + or – repeatedly until the desired setting appears. Then press ENTER. When you press SET – repeatedly, the indicator at DATE will change as follows, in this case the day is Friday.
Stereo recording and playback Duplicating a video tape The VHS Hi-Fi audio system permits high fidelity recording of MTS STEREO TV broadcasts. If you connect the VCR to another VCR or camcorder, you can duplicate a previously recorded tape. Make all connections before turning on the power. When a MTS STEREO broadcast is received, the word STESTEREO REO will appear on the screen and the program can be viewed or recorded in stereo. The Hi-Fi STEREO recording procedure is the same as for normal recordings.
Disc Setting setup language This unit applies to DVD discs from Region 1 or Region ALL. The loaded Disc (DVD, Audio-CD and MP3-CD) will be recognized automatically. The suitable Disc-formats are: DVD, CD-R and CD-RW. Some CD-R/RW discs may be incompatible. The setup language can be selected. 1 Press VCR/DVD to select the DVD mode. (The DVD indicator will light) “No Disc” will appear on the screen. (If a DVD disc has already loaded, the playback will start automatically.
Playback procedure Special playback 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tray will open. There may be a slight delay between pressing the button and the function activation. 2 Place a disc onto the tray. Hold the disc, position it with the printed label side up, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper position. Fast Forward Playback 3 Press PLAY or OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tray closes automatically. On the screen, changes to “Reading” and then playback will commence.
Locating desired scene Use the title, chapter and time recorded on the disc to locate the desired point to play back. To check the title, chapter and time, press DISPLAY. (see page 30) 1 Press JUMP during playback or stop mode. 2 Press or to select the “Time”, “Title” or “Chapter”. 3 Press Number keys to change the number. • If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL. • Refer to the package supplied with the disc to check the numbers. 4 Press ENTER. Playback starts.
Changing Angles When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing the scene from. 1 2 Press ANGLE during playback. The current angle will appear. 1/9 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected. NOTE: Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the angles even if multi-angles are recorded on the disc. Title Selection Two or more titles are recorded on some discs.
Repeat playback Program playback You can arrange the order of tracks on the disc. Title, Chapter, Track Playback 1 Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode. DVD Press ENTER once or twice to select “Chapter” or “Title”. 2 Press ENTER repeatedly until the program table shown at right appears. 3 Example: In case you wish to program in order of 7, 3, 11: Enter as 7 ,3 , 11. If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.
MP3 playback This player can play back the MP3-data which has been recorded on CD-R or CD-RW. To produce the MP3-data, you need a Windows-PC with CD-ROM drive and a MP3encoding Software (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-System can not be played. 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tray will open. Place a disc onto the tray. MP3 CD Information 2 Press PLAY or OPEN/ CLOSE. The disc tray closes automatically. On the TVscreen, “Reading” will appear. Reading will take as much time as the number of file.
Parental control Some discs are specified not suitable for children. Such discs can be prevented from play back with the unit. Language Picture Sound Parental Other Depending on the DVD disc, the disc may try to temporarily cancel the rating level that you have set. It is up to you to decide whether to cancel the rating level or not. Password Parental 1 Load a DVD disc and press PLAY or OPEN/CLOSE (see page 24). 2 If the DVD disc has Your disc exceeds been designed to the parental control level 1.
Setting the aspect ratio of TV screen Setting language You can select the language of the disc menu messages of DVDs. You can select the aspect ratio for your TV. 1 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press or to select “Language”. 1 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press or to select “Picture”. 2 Press or ENTER. Then press or to select desired option. 2 Press or ENTER, then press Screen”. 3 Press or ENTER. Press or to select your desired screen type, then press ENTER. 3 Press or ENTER.
Setting on screen display Progressive scan Setting on screen display On screen display can be switched on or off when you press the DISPLAY button. 1 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press or to select “Picture” 2 Press or ENTER, then press or to select “Display”. 3 The unit supports the Progressive scanning system as well as the conventional interlaced scanning system.
Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Audio”, “Subtitle” and/or “Menu” (see page 30).
Problems and troubleshooting Use the following check list for troubleshooting when you have problems with your unit. Consult your local dealer or service outlet if problems persist. Be sure all connections are properly made when using with other units. SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE DVD/VCR DVD/VCR does not operate. • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Try another AC outlet. • Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker. • Unplug unit, then plug it back in.
Problems and troubleshooting / Video head cleaning SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE No 4:3 (16:9) picture • The setup does not match your TV. 30 No on-screen display • Select Display On. 30 No surround sound • The setup does not match your stereo system. 13 The unit or remote operation key is not functioning. • Turn off the unit and unplug the AC power cord for several minutes, then replug it. – Playback does not start when the title is selected. • Check the Parental setup.
Specifications Specifications GENERAL Power supply: Power consumption: Weight: Dimensions: Inputs/Outputs: Video: Audio: Antenna: Hi-Fi frequency response: Hi-Fi dynamic range: VCR section Video head: Audio track: Tuner: AC 120V 60Hz Operation: 18W Stand by: 2W 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg) Width : 16-15/16 inches (430 mm) Height : 3-7/8 inches (99 mm) Depth : 9-3/4 inches (247 mm) RF channel output: F.
limited WARRANTY DVD PLAYER / VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER COMBINATION UNIT ORION warrants this product to be free from manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use and conditions for a period of ninety (90) days from date of original purchase in the United States only.