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IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SET-UP OR OPERATING AFTER READING OWNER’S MANUAL, PLEASE CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-242-7158 OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT http://www.Symphonic.us 20 inch DVD TRIPLE COMBO Owner’s Manual SC720FDF FEATURES • Auto Channel Programming • Timer Recording 1 year 8 events programmable Daily/Weekly recording •...
RECAUTIONS WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. 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.
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14. Lightning - For added protection for this unit receiver during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the unit due to lightning and power-line surges.
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LASER SAFETY This unit employs a laser. Only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. CAUTION: VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK DEFEATED.
REPARATION FOR USE ANTENNA/CABLE CONNECTIONS Plug the incoming cable into the ANT. jack on the rear of the unit. If your cable service supplies you with a converter box or if you use a satellite system, connect the box with this unit as shown below.
CONNECTING TO A DIGITAL AUDIO DEVICE (REAR) You can connect this unit to a digital audio device to enjoy the digital audio of DVD. Connect to an amplifier equipped with digital input jacks, such as MD deck or DAT deck. To play a DVD disc in a Dolby Digital Multi- channel surround format in this unit, connect to a Dolby Digital decoder.
PERATING CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS - FRONT PANEL - SEARCH - REMOTE CONTROL - POWER PICTURE/ SELECT SLEEP DISPLAY +100 SET-UP SPEED TV/VCR Audio PLAY STOP SLOW PAUSE TITLE CLEAR ENTER MODE [FRONT PANEL] POWER Button [TV/VCR P.9 / DVD P.23] VOLUME Buttons [P.9] SKIP...
TV/VCR SECTION V OPERATION AND SETTINGS WATCHING A TV PROGRAM After antenna or cable connection is completed, connect the power cord into a standard AC outlet. Press [POWER] to turn on the unit. Use [CH. ] or the Number buttons to select your desired channel number.
TV/VCR SECTION TV OPERATION AND SETTINGS CLOCK SET UP Set the unit clock correctly for VCR timer recording. We suggest that you should set the clock manually when you first set up the unit, then set the auto clock setting to "ON" to cor- rect the time periodically.
DAYLIGHT-SAVING TIME Select this feature and the unit clock will automatically advance one hour in April, then reverse one hour in October. • First Sunday of April : At 2 AM, the clock imme- diately changes to 3 AM. Any timer programming you have set to occur between 2 AM and 3 AM will be canceled.
TV/VCR SECTION TV OPERATION AND SETTINGS V-CHIP SET UP This feature enables parents to prevent their children from watching inappropriate material on TV. When you try to access a blocked program, “PROTECTED PROGRAM by ...” mes- sage appears on the TV screen. NOTE: •...
MPAA RATING SET UP Use [ ] to point to your desired item, then press [ENTER] to select "BLOCK" or "VIEW". Selection Rating Category Explanations General Audience Parental Guidance suggested. PG-13 Unsuitable for children under 13 Restricted; under 17 requires acco- mpanying parent or adult guardian NC-17 No one under 17 admitted...
IDEO CASSETTE This unit will operate with any cassette that has the mark. For best results, we recommend the use of high-quality tapes. Do not use poor quality or damaged tapes. SELECTING TAPE SPEEDS Before recording, select the tape speed from : SP mode (Standard Play) or SLP mode (Super Long Play).
TV/VCR SECTION PECIAL PLAYBACK RENTAL PLAYBACK This function enables you to improve the picture quality when playing back worn cassettes such as rented tapes. Press [SET-UP]. Use [ ] to point to "USER’S SET UP", then press [ENTER]. Use [ ] to point to "RENTAL".
PICTURE SEARCH This function is useful in finding or skipping over a particular scene on a tape. In this mode, the sound will be muted. During playback, press [REV E E ] or [FWD D to view at a high speed (in forward/reverse). Press [REV E E ] or [FWD D D ] again to view at...
TV/VCR SECTION ECORDING NOTES: • Insert a cassette tape with its erase-prevention tab in place. • This unit cannot record the contents from the built-in DVD. • You can ONLY watch the same TV program that is being recorded. NORMAL RECORDING Use [CH.
AUTOMATIC TIMER RECORDING You can set 8 programs to record on specific days, daily or weekly within 1 year period. In the example below, the timer is being set to record: DATE: July 3rd, 2006 SETTING TIME: from 7:30PM to 8:50PM CHANNEL: CH61 TAPE SPEED:...
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TV/VCR SECTION RECORDING ABOUT OVERLAP OF PROGRAMS When programs overlap, a program may not be recorded. • The program with an earlier start has priority. • Once the earliest program finishes, the overlapping pro- grams will begin recording in sequence. •...
AUTO RETURN This function allows you to automatically search the beginning of the recorded program(s) after timer recording finishes. Press [SET-UP]. Use [ ] to point to "USER’S SET UP", then press [ENTER]. Use [ ] to point to "AUTO RETURN", then press [ENTER] to select "ON".
DVD SECTION BOUT THE DISCS PLAYABLE DISCS Playable Mark (logo) discs DVD-Video * 1,2,4,6, 10,11 DVD-RW DVD-R * 1,3,4,5, 6,7,9,10 DVD+RW DVD+R * 1,3,4,5,6,8,9,10 Audio CD * 4,6,10 CD-RW CD-R * 4,5,6,9,10 is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. If you cannot play back a disc which bears one of the marks above, check the following notes.
LAYING A DISC BASIC PLAYBACK Press [POWER] to turn on the unit. Press [OPEN/CLOSE A A ] on the unit. Place the disc in the tray, with the label facing up. Press [PLAY B B ]. • The tray will close automatically and playback will start.
DVD SECTION PECIAL PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS & SETTINGS FUNCTION TABLE Setting menu switches as below every time you press [MODE] during playback. See the reference page for how to set each menu. Some functions are not available in specific modes, but this is not a malfunction. DVD-V Press [MODE] AUDIO MENU (p25)
AUDIO MENU AUDIO LANGUAGE You can select audio language during DVD playback (if multi languages are available). Press [MODE] during playback. Use [ ] to select your desired language. NOTES: • This function may not work on some DVDs with mul- tiple audio languages.
DVD SECTION SPECIAL PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS & SETTINGS BLACK LEVEL MENU You can adjust the Black Level to make the black parts of the picture brighter. During playback, press [MODE] repeatedly until BLACK LEVEL menu appears. Use [ ] to select "ON" or "OFF". •...
TIME SEARCH During playback, press [MODE] repeatedly until SEARCH menu appears. Use [ ] repeatedly to display TIME SEARCH menu. Within 60 seconds, use the Number buttons to enter a desired disc time. Playback will start at the specified time. •...
DVD SECTION SPECIAL PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS & SETTINGS PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK You can determine the playing order of tracks. In the stop mode, press [MODE]. • The PROGRAM screen appears. Use [ ] to select a track, then press [ENTER]. NOTES: • Up to 99 tracks can be entered. •...
HANGING THE DVD SET UP ITEMS You can change the DVD player’s settings by pressing [SET-UP] in DVD mode. The set up items are shown in the diagram below. QUICK TV MODE DOLBY DIGITAL CUSTOM MENU In the stop mode, press [SET-UP] twice to display the DVD SETUP menu.
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DVD SECTION CHANGING THE DVD SET UP ITEMS DISPLAY SETTING Use [ ] to select an item, then press [ENTER]. • TV MODE: QUICK You can change certain aspects of the DVD display screens and on-screen messages on the TV screen. •...
Use [K K / L L ] to select the desired level, then press [ENTER]. Press [SET-UP] to exit the menu. CONTROL LEVELS • ALL: All parental locks are canceled. • 8 [ADULT]: DVD software of any grade (adult/general/children) can be played back. •...
ROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE f the unit does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this Owner’s Manual, check the following guide for the possible remedy of a problem before contacting the Customer Service. Sometimes a perfor- mance problem can be easily solved by checking seemingly apparent but often overlooked possibilities. It could save your time and money.
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SYMPTOM Misspelling in captions Text is not shown in its entirety or a delay occurs from what is being said Captions scrambled with white boxes No captions in a program which must contain closed caption No captions in a pre-recorded videotape with indicated closed captions included Black box in the TV screen...
AINTENANCE DEGAUSSING A degaussing circuit in this unit clears up color errors on the TV screen. Color errors occur when there is any excess magnetism close to the unit. This circuit is designed to operate once when the unit is first plugged in. If you see minor color errors on the screen, unplug the unit for approx- imately 30 minutes.
PPENDIX CABLE CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS If you subscribe to cable TV, the channels are displayed as 1-125. Cable companies often designate channels with letters or letter-number combinations. Please check with your local cable company. The following is a chart of common cable channel designations. CATV channel TV Display CATV channel...
Í NDICE DE CONTENIDO PREPARATIVOS PARA EL USO ... .37 CONEXIONES DE ANTENA/CABLE ...37 CONEXIÓN A UN DISPOSITIVO EXTERNO (FRONTAL) ......38 CONEXIÓN A UN DISPOSITIVO DE AUDIO DIGITAL (TRASERA) .
PREPARATIVOS PARA EL USO CONEXIÓN A UN DISPOSITIVO EXTERNO (FRONTAL) Cuando vea un programa grabado en otra fuente (videograbadora o videocámara), utilice las tomas de entrada AUDIO/VIDEO en la parte frontal de la unidad. Conecte las tomas de salida de Audio/Vídeo de otra fuente a las tomas AUDIO L/R y VIDEO de esta unidad.
SECCIÓN TV/VCR UNCIONAMIENTO Y AJUSTES DEL TELEVISOR PARA VER UN PROGRAMA DE TELEVISIÓN Después de finalizar la conexión de la antena o del cable, conecte el cable de alimentación a una toma estándar de Presione [POWER] para encender la unidad. Utilice [CH.
SECCIÓN TV FUNCIONAMIENTO Y AJUSTES DEL TELEVISOR AJUSTE DE CANAL Es necesario preseleccionar el canal al principio o en caso de haber movido el televisor a una zona distinta. AUTOPROGRAMACIÓN DEL CANAL Presione [SET-UP]. Utilice [K K / L L ] para ir hasta "AJUSTE DE CANAL", y presione [ENTER].
EPRODUCCIÓN REPRODUCCIÓN BÁSICA Inserte una cinta pregrabada para encender la unidad automáticamente (Auto Power On/Actividad automática). Seleccione el modo TV/VCR presionando [SELECT]. NOTA: • Si se ha quitado la lengüeta de protección contra bor- rado, la unidad cambiará en el modo VCR y empezará la reproducción automáticamente.
SECCIÓN TV/VCR GRABACIÓN GRABACIÓN CON TEMPORIZADOR AUTOMÁTICO Puede ajustar ocho programas para grabar en días concretos, diariamente o semanalmente, dentro de un periodo de un año. En el siguiente ejemplo, el temporizador está ajustado para grabar: FECHA: 3 de julio de 2006 HORA DE AJUSTE: de7:30PM a 8:50PM CANAL:...
SECCIÓN DVD REPRODUCCIÓN BÁSICA Presione [POWER] para encender la unidad. Presione [OPEN/CLOSE A A ] en la unidad. Coloque el disco en la bandeja, con la etiqueta hacia arriba. Presione [PLAY B B ]. • La bandeja se cerrará automáticamente y se empezará...
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