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PAGE 2 FEATURES/TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES TABLE OF CONTENTS Color TV with DVD Player - Unique FEATURES/TABLE OF CONTENTS ....2 space saving design combines a 15” color TV and a DVD player. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..3~4 LOCATION OF CONTROL ......5~6 Program Setting - TV program can be set CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT ....7...
PAGE 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION : PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL 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.
PAGE 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 15.Burden 22.Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer Do not place a heavy object on or step on the product. the object may fall, causing serious servicing to qualified service personnel under the personal injury and serious damage to the following conditions: product.
PAGE 5 LOCATION OF CONTROL Front Cabinet DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS Disc Loading slot ) Button - To insert or remove a DVD - Press to change to a higher or CD disc. numbered channel set into memory and to a lower numbered channel set into memory.
PAGE 6 LOCATION OF CONTROL Rear Cabinet REAR PANEL CONNECTORS SCART Socket 18. ANTENNA Jack - Connect the 75 ohm coaxial - Connect the SCART cable cable from the antenna. carrying audio and video signals to another TV or an analogue amplifier. Input to this socket AC POWER Cord - Connect to a ~AC 100- can be viewed on channel VIDEO 1.
PAGE 7 CONNECTING OTHER EQUIPMENT Connecting equipment to the VIDEO (audio-video) channel inputs means you do not have to tune it in and there is almost no risk of electrical interference. Press the TV/VIDEO button on the remote control repeatedly to select channel VIDEO 1 or VIDEO 2, then TV program again.
PAGE 8 REMOTE CONTROL You will find instructions for each of the remote control functions in the appropriate sections of this instruction manual. Teletext functions are described in ‘Teletext operation’, pages 19-20.
PAGE 9 REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION Open the battery Replace the cover. Insert two “AAAM or compartment cover. R03” (penlight size) batteries. BATTERY INSTALLATION • Do not mix old and new batteries or different types. • Weak batteries can leak and severely damage the remote control transmitter. Always remove batteries as soon as they become weak.
PAGE 10 NORMAL TV OPERATION CHANNEL SELECTION MAIN POWER SWITCH • The STANDBY indicator light up when the • Once you have tuned in all the TV channels you can POWER button on the TV/DVD combi is select them by pressing the numbered buttons or PR pressed.
PAGE 11 NORMAL TV OPERATION MUTE SLEEP • To set the TV/DVD to turn off after a preset amount of • Press this button to turn off the sound. The time, press the SLEEP button on the remote control. TV/DVD’s sound will be silenced and “MUTE” will The clock will count down 10 minutes for each press of briefly appear on the screen.
PAGE 12 ON-SCREEN CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS BRIGHT COLOR • Press 1 to select the COLOR menu, then press the • Press 2 to select the BRIGHT menu, then press the Cursor Left( ) or Right( ) button to adjust the Cursor Left( ) or Right( ) button to adjust the color intensity of the picture.
PAGE 13 TUNING IN TV STATIONS The unit must be in TV mode for tuning. If the DVD picture is on, press the POWER button to switch the unit off, wait a few seconds and switch back on again. • Press the number 2 button. •...
PAGE 14 TUNING IN TV STATIONS MANUAL TUNING We recommend this method for giving the TV stations the numbers you prefer. It is also convenient for tuning-in additional programs or some external equipment not tuned in by the auto-set function. Press the MENU button, then Press the cursor button Press the number 2 button to...
PAGE 15 SETTING THE TIME This clock is based on a 12-hour digital display. The clock not only serves as a digital display of your current local time, it is also essential for TV timer function. Therefore it is of the utmost importance that the clock be set accurately. You will have to re-set the clock it you switch off with the POWER button on the front panel, or there is a power cut.
PAGE 16 SETTING THE TIME SET THE ON AND OFF TIME Set the clock first : see previous page. This feature allows you to have the TV/DVD combi automatically turn on and off at a predetermined time. If you program to be ‘EVERY’ the TV/DVD combi will turn on each day at the same time to the same program. If you set to be ‘ONCE’...
PAGE 17 “INITIAL SET UP” MENU This menu is for : 1. Switching no-signal blue background on or off. INITIAL SETUP 2. Channel lock. A password is required to 1 BLUE-BACK (OFF) operate the television. 2 CH LOCK • Press the TV MENU button. •...
PAGE 18 “INITIAL SET UP” MENU CHANNEL LOCK 7. Set YES with the button to enable the lock. 8. Press ENTER to finish. • VIDEO - Lock out all video inputs • When keying in your password code to unlock the •...
PAGE 19 TELETEXT OPERATION Teletext button Press the TXT button to turn teletext on and off. Teletext function abbreviations are With teletext on, change the page by keying shown in a different colour near in a three-digit page number. the corresponding button, for If you make a mistake, just complete three digits example, the SUB-page button.
PAGE 20 TELETEXT OPERATION Reveal button Use this function on certain pages to reveal the solutions to quizzes and so on. Press the button once to reveal a hidden answer and press the button again to hide it. Sub-pages Some teletext pages contain too much information to fit on the screen at once, so they are split up into sub-pages and shown in order.
PAGE 21 BASIC PLAYBACK Stopping Playback & Switching Power Off Playing DVDs Stop & restart playback Press the POWER switch. Press STOP to end playback. The unit If there is no picture and the ST-BY will remember the stop point (depending indicator lights up, the unit is on stand-by.
PAGE 22 BASIC PLAYBACK Pause playback (CD &DVD discs) Frame advance (DVD discs only) Press PAUSE/STEP during normal Press PAUSE/STEP during still playback to pause playback. playback. The picture advances one For DVD you will see a still picture. frame each time you press the PAUSE/STEP button.
PAGE 23 USING A TITLE MENU/DVD MENU Using a DVD Menu Some DVDs have unique menu structures called DVD menus. For example, DVDs programmed with complex contents provided guide menus, and those recorded with various languages provided menus for audio and subtitle language. Although the DVD menu's contents and operation differ from disc, the following explains the basic operation when this feature is used.
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PAGE 24 Detailed description of each GUI menu icon You can check information about a disc and its operational status on the TV screen. On-screen display after FUNCTION SELECTION pressing DISPLAY/GUI (Press to select desired item) METHOD during playback To show the current title No. Press number keys and to jump to the desired title No.
PAGE 25 Changing subtitle language It is possible to change the subtitle language to a different language providing multiple subtitle languages are recorded on the disc. Press SUBTITLE during playback. When no subtitles are recorded, “OFF” will be Notes displayed instead of the language number. In some cases, the subtitle language is not changed to the selected one immediately.
PAGE 26 Repeat functions Repeating viewing (listening) Repeating sections between two points specific (A-B repeat) Press REPEAT during playback. Each time this button is pressed, the TV screen Press A-B during play at the point where changes as shown below and the disc will repeat a repeat play is to start (A).
PAGE 27 Selecting the spoken language (DVD only) This is to select the audio soundtrack language. If the disc does not include multiple languages, then this function cannot operate. Press AUDIO during play. Notes Information is displayed about the audio sound track being played back.
PAGE 28 SETUP MENU Select setup menu Level 7: NC-17 Level 6: R Level 4: PG 13 Level 3: PG Level 1: G • Press the TV/DVD button on the remote control If you change the level and enter a password, to get the DVD logo display.
PAGE 29 SETUP MENU • Press TV/DVD to get the DVD logo display, then Setting the TV Standard press SETUP. At the SETUP screen, press select “TV TYPE” and press ENTER. Selecting Display Mode At the SETUP screen, press select “TV DISPLAY” and press ENTER. Press ENTER to select the desired TV TYPE and press SETUP.
PAGE 30 MP3 PLAY There are two ways of selecting an MP3 file to play -see METHOD 1 and METHOD 2 below. METHOD 1 METHOD 2 Press TITLE button to display the folder view Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. from the root folder. Load a disc and press OPEN/CLOSE button.
PAGE 31 CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Enjoying Dolby Digital Sound You can enjoy the high quality dynamic sound of Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, and 2 Channel Digital Stereo by using a separate decoder-amplifier. Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is the surround sound technology used in the theaters showing the latest movies, and is now available to reproduce this realistic effect in the home.
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PAGE 32 CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Enjoying Dolby Surround Pro Logic Sound Dolby Surround Pro Logic You can still enjoy the excitement of Surround Sound even if your amplifier does not offer Dolby Digital decoding. If your amplifier has a Dolby Pro Logic decoder, refer to the following connecting diagram. Connect one or two rear speakers.
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PAGE 33 CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Enjoying 2 Channel Digital Stereo Sound 2 Channel Digital Stereo You can enjoy the dynamic sound of 2 Channel Digital Stereo by connecting this TV/DVD Combi to an amplifier equipped with a digital audio input and speaker system (right and left front speakers). Amplifier equipped with a Digital audio input...
PAGE 34 CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Input Selection If you connect the TV/DVD to a VCR, camcorder or video game, press the TV/DVD button to select the TV mode and then press the TV/VIDEO button repeatedly to select the VIDEO 1 (SCART socket) or VIDEO 2 (front AV input).
PAGE 35 Disc Requirements/Copyright Information Playable Discs This DVD player can play back the following discs. Disc mark Contents Disc size Maximum playback time Approx. 4 hours (single sided disc) 12 cm Approx. 8 hours (double sided disc) Audio + Video DVD video discs Approx.
PAGE 36 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Please check through the guide below before you call the store where you bought this unit. You can also phone our technical help line during normal office hours on 0113 2793520. (Calls are charged at standard rate.) Service calls cannot be booked on this number. SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS...
PAGE 37 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS Disc inserted incorrectly - check label side is up. Playback doesn’t start. The disc may be dirty. Clean the disc. The unit cannot play CD-ROMs, etc.- see page 35. Check any external equipment is connected correctly. No picture.
PAGE 38 SPECIFICATIONS TELEVISION System CCIR 625 lines, 50 field, PAL color signal Antenna Input VHF/UHF in 75 ohms coaxial Speaker 8 ohms Audio Output Power 1.5 + 1.5 watts DVD/CD Combo Signal System PAL/NTSC Applicable disc: 1) DVD (12cm, 8cm) 2) CD (12cm, 8cm) 3) CD-R and CD-RW disc with MP3 or CDA files.
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