User manual PHILIPS DVP3100V

[. . . ] DVD VIDEO PLAYER DVP 3100V User manual Thank you for choosing Philips. Need help fast? Read your User's Manual first for quick tips that make using your Philips product more enjoyable. If you have read your instructions and still need assistance, you may access our online help at www. philips. com/support Safety Precautions 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. This 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 mark 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 product. It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast via cable, play in public, or rent copyright material without permission. [. . . ] Unlock: If you select Unlock, Parental Control is not active. The disc will play in full. Note: If you set a rating for the DVD+VCR, all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will be played. Higher rated scenes will not be played unless an alternative scene is available on the disc. The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one. If no suitable alternative is found, playback will stop. You must enter the 4-digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc. Area Code DVD Enter the code of a country/area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list (See "Country/Area Code List", page 36). 3 1 2 3 4 5 Select "Area Code" on the "LOCK" menu then press 2. Shift the cursor using 2 button and select the second character using 3/4 buttons. Press OK to confirm your country code selection. 4 Press OK to confirm your rating selection, then press SYSTEM MENU to exit the menu. 20 Operation with tape Playing a tape You will only be able to load and eject video cassettes when your VCR is plugged into the mains. Getting a better picture When a cassette is inserted and playback started, the automatic tracking function works to get the best possible picture automatically. If the quality of the recording is poor, repeatedly press 3 or 4 on the remote control to manually adjust the tracking until any distortions have been removed. Press numbered 0 on the remote control to switch automatic tracking back on again. 5 6 Slow motion playback, Shuttle : During playing back or still picture press 1 or 2. (-7xplay, -3xplay, -play, still, 1/19 slow, play, 2xplay, 7xplay) To switch off the slow motion and shuttle, press the desired function. During slow motion and shuttle, the noise bars may appear on the picture according to the status of tape. If the end of the tape is reached, your DVD+VCR will stop playback automatically, rewind, stop, eject the tape. 1 2 Make sure that you have correctly connected your VCR as described earlier in this book. The video cassette should have the window side facing up and the arrow facing away from you. If you load a video cassette which has had its record protection tab removed, playback of the cassette will start automatically. OPR (Optimum Picture Response) This feature automatically improves playback picture quality by adjusting your DVD+VCR to the condition of the tape. 1 Press SYSTEM MENU. 12 REC PSET R Pr-12 OFF SOFT NIC ACMS SYS SETSHARP + - AUTO TRACKING Your DVD+VCR will automatically adjust the tracking to give the best picture quality. AUD f OSD ON OFF DECODER i 3 Press PAUSE/STEP ; to still a picture. If you press T, the picture will be slowed down at about 1/19 times the normal playback. After 5 minutes your DVD+VCR will stop the tape to prevent damaging the tape or your DVD+VCR . Press PLAY B to continue playing your tape. 2 3 4 5 Press 3 or 4 to select Press OK. . Press 3 or 4 repeatedly to select: OFF, SOFT or SHARP. Press SYSTEM MENU return to screen. 4 Double speed playback Press the "N" button during normal playback. The tape will play back at double speed and without sound. Picture search: During playing back press either S or T to this will enable you to rapidly wind the tape (7 times normal playback) see where you are on the tape. Logic search: During fast forwarding or rewinding press and hold S or T the picture will be played back at 7 times normal playback speed. 21 Operation with tape (Continued) Instant Timer Recording (ITR) Your VCR allows you to make recordings using a variety of simple methods: Instant Timer Recording (ITR) start recording immediately for a set period of time or until the video cassette runs out. Your DVD+VCR incorporates Long Play (LP) which enables you to record up to twice the amount of time on a video cassette. For example an E-180 will record up to 180 minutes using Standard Play (SP); using LP you will be able to record up to 360 minutes. [. . . ] AV 3 for recording from VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN (Left & Right) sockets on the front of your unit. 4 Stop the Copy Process. When the DVD is finished playing, press the STOP button to end the copy. q You must stop the Copy process manually when the DVD movie ends, or the unit may replay and record over and over again. 4 5 To start recording, press the RECORD on VCR B and PLAY B on VCR A. When you want to finish copying, press the STOP 9 on both video recorders. 36 Troubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service. [. . . ]