MODEL VTD1420/VTD2020 USER GUIDE DIGITAL VIDEO Region discs only Combination TV and DVD Video Player TELETEXT 5J20301A Cov-In 1 23/4/03, 1:04 PM
IMPORTANT Unauthorized recording of copyright television programmes, films, video tapes and other materials may infringe on the rights of copyright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. MAINS SUPPLY This unit is designed to operate from AC 230V~240V 50Hz household mains supply. This unit is supplied with an approved 13 amp (BS 1363) fused mains plug.
FEATURES TV • Auto Channel Memory • TELETEXT Function • On-Screen Programming • Picture Control Adjustments • Auto Power Shut Off • On Screen 5 Language Display • Sleep Timer DVD Player • Digital Audio Jack (Coaxial) CONTENTS • • • • • • • • • Multi-Language Multi-Angle Repeat Playback Memory/Random Playback Zoom Video Aspect Ratio Parental Control Digital output for Dolby Digital (AC-3) and DTS Playback of DVD, Video-CD, Audio-CD and MP3-CD • PAL & NTSC DVDs playback • A-B Repeat playback ADVANCED FUCT
PRECAUTIONS DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment. DO consult your dealer if you are ever in doubt about the installation, operation or safety of your equipment. DO NOT remove any fixed cover as this may expose dangerous voltages. DO NOT place hot objects such as candles or nightlights on, or close to, the equipment. High temperatures can melt plastic and lead to fires.
LOCATION OF CONTROLS Front Disc tray STAND BY ( Power ( ) Indicator ) button Remote sensor Phones socket PLAY button OPEN/CLOSE button VOLUME / CHANNEL VIDEO/AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks (AV2) buttons / Forward SKIP button buttons Reverse SKIP button STOP button Rear Indoor Aerial Holder Mains Lead 21 pin SCART/PERITEL (AV1) COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack 3 5J20301A P01-07 3 23/4/03, 1:04 PM
REMOTE CONTROL page TV/DVD OPEN/CLOSE ON/STANDBY 0-9 Select to operate TV or DVD 8,9,13,21 Open or Close the tray 23 Power on/off 9 Direct channel selection of TV 13 Input setting 26,27 Enter a security code 33,34 VOLUME ▲/▼ Volume Up/Down 13 MUTE Mute 14 CALL Display TV or DVD operation status 14,21 0/AV Scart Input or AV-Front input 14 TEXT/MIX/TV Select teletext 18 MARKER Index for DVD 28 TOP MENU Select title of a DVD disc 30 SUBTITLE Set Subtitle of a DVD disc 29 AUDIO Change sound track language of D
REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION Open the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow. Install two “AAA/R03/UM-4” (penlight size) batteries, paying attention to the polarity diagram in the battery compartment. Replace the cover. BATTERY CAUTIONS • Use two "AAA/R03/UM-4" size penlight batteries for the remote control transmitter. • The batteries may last approximately one year depending on how much the remote control is used.
AERIAL CONNECTIONS Connect an indoor or outdoor aerial to the aerial socket at the rear panel as shown below. For all aerial circuit problems, please consult your local dealer. (A) (B) RF IN Aerial socket (A) INDOOR AERIAL A loop aerial is supplied with the unit (VTD1420 only). Insert the aerial holder into the mounting hole on the back cabinet until it locks into place. Insert the aerial adaptor (supplied with VTD1420 only) to the aerial socket.
CONNECTION TO OTHER EQUIPMENT The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the unit 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. Using an AV Amplifier with built-in digital surround If you are using an Amplifier with a built-in digital surround sound decoder (such as Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG / etc.), you can connect it as shown below.
CONNECTION TO OTHER EQUIPMENT Input Selection If you connect the unit to a VCR, camcorder or games console, you can select this input by pressing the 0/AV button. AV1(Scart socket) Press the TV/DVD button to select TV mode and AV1 then press the 0/AV button repeatedly to select AV1 or AV2. AV2(Front-AV-input) TV-program 1. To connect the unit to a VCR Press the 0/AV button to select AV2 to use the TV as a monitor.
LANGUAGE SETTING This unit has 5 different languages for MENU set up which can be selected through ON Screen Display: English, German, French, Italian or Spanish. PREPARATION Press Power ( ) on the front panel of the unit. Then press ON/ STANDBY on the remote control to turn on or off your unit. TV/DVD to select TV 1 Press mode. Then press SETUP/ MENU. MENU CHANNEL SETUP PICTURE AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: ▲ / ▼ / ENTER / MENU 2 To select the LANGUAGE mode, press or , then press SELECT/ENTER.
PRESETTING THE CHANNELS Once you have connected up this unit, you will need to tune in the channels in order to watch TV stations. There are two ways that you can do this: - Automatic tuning The stations will be preset in the order that they appear when the automatic tuning is activated. - Manual tuning In this mode the TV searches until a picture appears. If it is a station that you want to keep, you can choose which channel preset you want to store it on.
PRESETTING THE CHANNELS MANUAL TUNING How to tune a station to channel 10 position. SETUP/MENU. 1 Press or to select the Press CHANNEL SETUP mode, then press SELECT/ENTER. MENU CHANNEL SETUP PICTURE AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: ▲ / ▼ / ENTER / MENU or to select the 2 Press MANUAL mode, then press SELECT/ENTER. CHANNEL SETUP MANUAL AUTO CH ALLOCATION PRESS: ▲ / ▼ / ENTER / MENU or until the picture 3 Press appears on screen.
PRESETTING THE CHANNELS TO CHANGE THE CHANNELS EXAMPLE: Changing of channel position from CH2 and CH5. 1 Press SETUP/MENU. Press or to select the CHANNEL SETUP mode, then press SELECT/ENTER. MENU CHANNEL SETUP PICTURE AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: ▲ / ▼ / ENTER / MENU or to select the CH 2 Press ALLOCATION mode, then press SELECT/ENTER. CHANNEL SETUP MANUAL AUTO CH ALLOCATION PRESS: ▲ / ▼ / ENTER / MENU 3 Press or to select the channel position No. (broadcasting) which you want to change.
TV OPERATIONS After completing the connection and presetting the channels, follow these steps for viewing. Press Power ( ) on the front panel of the unit. Then press 1 ON/STANDBY on the remote control (STANDBY indication will goes off). Press TV/DVD to select TV mode. Channel Selection buttons (0-9) 2 Direct Press the Direct Channel Selection button on the remote control. 1-9 CH: Press your required number only. 10-80 CH: Press the two digits in accordance to the channel numbers required.
CONVENIENT FUNCTIONS The following functions are available from the remote control handset only. TV/AV Selection For receiving the desired signal: Press 0/AV to select the TV or AV mode. CH 5 AV1 AV position - to receive through the direct Video input. AV1 (from 21 pin SCART socket on the rear) or AV2 (from Audio/Video in jacks on the front) indicator appears on the screen in AV mode. TV position - to view a normal TV.
PICTURE ADJUSTMENTS The picture settings have been adjusted at the factory under optimum signal reception conditions. However, you can adjust for BRIGHTNESS, CONTRAST, COLOUR and SHARPNESS to your preference. 1 Press SETUP/MENU. or to select the 2 Press PICTURE mode, then press SELECT/ENTER. MENU CHANNEL SETUP PICTURE AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: ▲ / ▼ / ENTER / MENU 3 To adjust the BRIGHTNESS, press or , then press .
AV COLOUR ADJUSTING When connecting external equipment to the unit, the picture may become black and white. This can be corrected by selecting AV (Extension) Colour as follows. SETUP/MENU on your 1 Press remote control. The on screen display will appear. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the AV COLOUR menu. MENU CHANNEL SETUP PICTURE AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: ▲ / ▼ / ENTER / MENU SELECT/ENTER to select one of the colour options, 2 Press PAL or NTSC4.43. • Usually select the PAL option.
RECEPTION OF INTERFERENCE The most common types of television interference are as follows. IGNITION Black spots and horizontal streaks may appear, the picture may flutter or drift. This is usually caused by interference from car ignition system, neon lamps, electric drills or other electrical appliances. IGNITION GHOSTING Ghosting is caused by the TV signal following two paths. One is the direct path and the other is reflected from tall buildings, hills or similar obstruction.
TELETEXT Most broadcasting stations offer a Teletext service in addition to their standard TV program. Teletext offers news, weather forecast, winning Lotto numbers, TV listings and other interesting news. The text is received page by page, as soon as you select the broadcasting station. A single page can be displayed on the screen. The pages are numbered and broadcasted one by one. Therefore you'll have to wait a certain time until the selected page is displayed on the screen.
TELETEXT To call a teletext page Leaf through the pages with the PAGE (M M/? ?) - button (forward or backward). Note: You will not necessarily find a page for every page number you enter. E.g. you have entered page no. 116 but it does not offer this page. Available page numbers can be found on the Index page (most stations offer this page 100). Enter the three-digit page number with the number buttons. Example: You want to display page 300. Enter: 3 then 0 and 0.
DISC DVD discs must be Region 2 type to play on this unit. The loaded Disc (DVD, Video-CD and Audio-CD) will be recognized automatically. The suitable Disc-formats are: DVD, CD-R and CD-RW. Some CD-R/RW discs may be incompatible. Do not play DVD-ROM, DVD-Audio, CDV, CD-G or Photo CD to prevent accidental erasure of prerecorded material. Some DVDs are copy protected and forbid dubbing on to video tape. Picture Distortion will occur. This is not a defect of this unit.
PREPARATION/STATUS DISPLAY OF DISC The following pages describe the setup/operation in DVD mode. Preparation Before DVD/CD operation, please make preparations as follows. the AC cord plug into a standard 230V~240V 50Hz AC 1 Insert outlet. • If the AC cord plug is plugged in for the first time, wait for about 5 seconds before pressing ON/STANDBY. NOTE: When connecting to other equipment, unplug the unit from the AC outlet. 2 Press ON/STANDBY on the remote control to turn on the unit.
SETTING LANGUAGE You can change the default settings to customise performance to your preference. TV/DVD to select DVD 1 Press mode. Press SETUP/MENU in the stop mode. Press or to select “Language”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. Press or to select 2 “OSD Language”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. Main Menu Language Picture Sound Parental /Enter/Setup/Return Language OSD Language Menu Audio Subtitle English English English English /Enter/Setup/Return Press or to select de3 sired language (e.g.
PLAYBACK PROCEDURE Press 1 on the (OPEN/CLOSE) unit or OPEN/ CLOSE on the remote control. The disc tray will open. a disc onto the tray. 2 Place Position it with the printed label side up, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper position. PLAY. 3 Press The disc tray closes automatically. On the TV-screen, “ ” changes to “ ” and then playback commences. • A menu screen will appear on the TV screen, if the disc has a menu feature.
SPECIAL PLAYBACK Note: There may be a slight delay between when you press the button and the function activating. Fast Forward Playback Press SEARCH during normal playback. button will increase the speed Each press of the SEARCH of the search (x 2), (x 4), (x 8), (x 15). (x 2), (x 4), (x 8), (x 20)) (CD: • To resume normal playback, press PLAY. Review Playback Press SEARCH during normal playback. Each press of the SEARCH button will increase the speed of the search (x 2), (x 4), (x 8), (x 15).
MP3 PLAYBACK This player can play back the MP3-data which has been recorded on CD-R or CDRW. 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. Preparation: • Turn on the unit. • Press TV/DVD to select the DVD mode.
ZOOMING/LOCATING DESIRED SCENE Zooming This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image. You can then make selections by switching the position of the frame. ZOOM during play1 Press back. 1 The centre part of the image will be zoomed in. Each press of ZOOM will 1 change the ZOOM 2 (x 3) and 3 (x 2), (x 4). / or / to view a different part of the frame. 2 Press You may move the frame from the centre position to UP, DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT direction.
REPEAT/RANDOM/PROGRAM PLAYBACK AND REPEAT A-B Press PLAY MODE during playback or stop mode. Each time you press PLAY MODE, playback mode changes as follows. DVD Audio CD/MP3 CD/Video CD On screen display → On screen display Operation → Title: Repeats the current title. ↓ Chapter: Repeats the current chapter. ↓ Off: Resumes normal playback. • During stop mode, PLAY MODE key is not effective. All: ↓ Track: ↓ Random Play: ↓ *Program: ↓ (Status display): Operation Repeats entire disc.
MARKING DESIRED SCENES The unit stores the points that you want to watch again. You can resume playback from that scene. Marking the Scenes MARKER during 1 Press playback. Marker 1 2 3 C C C T T T /Enter/Cancel/Marker 2 Select the blank Marker using / , then press SELECT/ENTER at the desired scene. Marker 1 2 3 • Up to 3 scenes can be selected. • Repeat this procedure to set the other 2 scenes.
CHANGING SOUNDTRACK LANGUAGE/SUBTITLES Changing soundtrack language You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc. AUDIO during play1 Press back. 2/8 Fra Dolby Digital The current soundtrack language will appear. AUDIO repeatedly 2 Press until the desired language is selected. 1/8 Eng Dolby Digital The on-screen display will disappear after a few seconds. In case of video CD playback Audio type changes as follows each time you press AUDIO.
CHANGING ANGLES/TITLE SELECTION/DVD MENU Changing Angles When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facility, you can change the view angle. ANGLE during play1 Press back. 1/9 The current angle will appear. 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected. Title Selection Two or more titles are recorded on some discs. If the title menu is recorded on the disc, you can select the desired title. TOP MENU during playback. 1 Press Title menu appears on the screen.
SETTING THE ASPECT RATIO OF TV SCREEN/SETTING ON SCREEN DISPLAY Setting the aspect ratio of TV screen You can select the aspect ratio of the picture. SETUP/MENU in the 1 Press stop mode or No Disc. Main Menu Language Picture Sound Parental Press or to select “Picture”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. /Enter/Setup/Return Press or to select 2 “TV Screen”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. Press or to select 3 your desired screen type, then press SELECT/ENTER.
DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL DRC (Dynamic Range Control) enables you to control the dynamic range so as to achieve a suitable sound for your equipment. SETUP/MENU in the 1 Press stop mode. Press or “Sound”. Main Menu Language Picture Sound Parental to select /Enter/Setup/Return Sound Press or SELECT/EN2 TER to select “DRC”. DRC On /Enter/Setup/Return Sound Press or SELECT/EN3 TER to select “On” or “Off”. DRC Off /Enter/Setup/Return • If you want to return to the previous menu, press RETURN.
PARENTAL CONTROL SETTING Some discs are specified not suitable for children. Such discs can be limited not to play back with the unit. SETUP/MENU in the 1 Press stop mode. Main Menu Language Picture Sound Parental Press or to select “Parental”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. /Enter/Setup/Return Press or to select 2 “Parental Level”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. or to select a 3 Press level from Off or 1–8. Press or SELECT/ENTER to set the selected level.
TO CHANGE THE PARENTAL LEVEL SETUP/MENU in the stop mode or No Disc. 1 Press Press or to select “Parental”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. Press or to select 2 “Password”, then press or SELECT/ENTER. number buttons (0– 3 Press 9) to enter the password Parental Password Parental Level Password Password you have stored. On 1 1234 • If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL. Press SELECT/ENTER. 4 The password is now Off. Parental Press or to select 5 “Parental Level”.
TEMPORARY DISABLING OF RATING LEVEL BY DVD DISC 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. a DVD disc and press 1 Load PLAY (see page 23). DVD disc has been designed to temporarily cancel 2 IfthetheRating level, the screen which appears after inserting a DVD will change, depending on which disc is played.
LANGUAGE CODE LIST Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings "AUDIO", "SUBTITLE" and/or "MENU LANGUAGE" (see page 22).
BEFORE REQUESTING SERVICE If your unit does not work properly check the following before calling a service engineer. SYMPTOMS CAUSE SOLUTION PAGE POWER No power. Connect Mains lead to AC outlet. Set it to ON. 6 9 The Mains lead is disconnected. Connect the Mains lead to the AC outlet. 6 Aerial connector is not connected or wires are broken. Check aerial connections or broken wires. 6 ON/STANDBY button is off. Possibly station trouble. Press the ON/STANDBY button. Try another channel.
SPECIFICATION VTD1420 TELEVISION Picture Tube: VTD2020 14" (34 cm "V") measured diagonally 90 degree deflection UK 625 Lines 50 Fields PAL I Electronic Tuner UHF: 21 - 69 UHF 75 ohm unbalanced 1.5 W+1.5W (max) (3.8 x 6.
QUICK SET-UP GUIDE MODEL VTD1420/VTD2020 Aerial Connections Connect as follows. Loop Aerial supplied (VTD 1420 only) Aerial RF IN Aerial socket Mains lead How to install the batteries Use battery type UM-4 (AAA-Size). the cover in direction of 1 Open the arrow and take it off. the batteries as shown 3 Replace the compartment cover. 2 Install below, pay attention to polarities.
Unit Unit turning turning on on Gerät einschalten Power ( 1 Press Power ( 2 Press ON/STANDBY. The STAND BY ( ) button. The STAND BY ( ) indicator will light up. ) button ) indicator will go off. On-screen language selection 1 Press TV/DVD to select TV mode. 2 Press SETUP/MENU. If you press SETUP/MENU for the first time, the language setting menu will appear. 3 Press or to select the desired language. Then press SELECT/ENTER.
Channel preset Automatic tuning 1 Press TV/DVD to select TV mode. 2 Press SETUP/MENU. Press or to select CHANNEL SETUP. Then press SELECT/ENTER. MENU CHANNEL SETUP PICTURE AV COLOUR PAL LANGUAGE PRESS: 3 Press or ▲ / ▼ / ENTER / MENU to select AUTO. CHANNEL SETUP MANUAL AUTO CH ALLOCATION PRESS: 4 5 Then press SELECT/ENTER. The auto search starts and all channels are stored automatically, in the order that they are found.
Playback 1 2 3 Press TV/DVD to select the DVD mode. Press (OPEN/CLOSE) on the unit or OPEN/ CLOSE on the remote control. The disc tray will open. 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. PLAY. 4 Press The disc tray closes automatically. On the screen, “ ” changes to “ ” and then playback will commence. • A menu screen may appear on the TV screen, if the disc has a menu feature.
