GoVideo DV1040 User Manual

GoVideo DV1040 User Manual

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  • Page 2: Important Safeguards

    MPORTANT 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. WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
  • Page 3 This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards incorporated in this unit will protect you if you observe the following procedures for installation, use and servicing. This unit is fully transistorized and does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user.
  • Page 4 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-1984 (Section 54 of Canadian Electrical Code, Part 1) provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna- discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode.
  • Page 5: Features

    EATURES • DVD, VCD, MP3 on CD-R/RW, and VHS playback • Watch DVD and Record TV at the same time • Multi-function remote control (VCR, DVD) • Video Index Search System (VISS) • Multi-channel Television Sound (MTS) playback/record • High Quality 6-Head Hi-Fi Sound •...
  • Page 6: Read Carefully Before Using

    AREFULLY Please read carefully before using this DVD player. Placement and handling • The picture and sound of a nearby TV, VCR, or radio may be distorted during playback. In this case, position the unit away from the TV, VCR, or radio, or turn off the unit after removing the disc.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS 1. PRODUCT INFORMATION Important Safeguards ... 1 Features..4 Read Carefully Before Using ... 5 Contents ... 6 Identification of Controls ... 7 Remote Control ... 10 2. INSTALLATION Connecting to a TV ... 12 Connecting a Cable Box ...13 Connecting Other Video Equipment ...
  • Page 8: Identification Of Controls

    DENTIFICATION OF Front Panel & ! √ Power button Use to power the device on/off if AC power supply is connected. @ Use to insert videotape # Disc tray $ Video input jack % Audio input jacks ^ VCR Eject button &...
  • Page 9 Operation Display Window - RECORDING MODE - Timer Recording on Standby Timer Recording Error Recording in Progress Timer Recording in Progress Recording Pause - DVD OPERATION - DVD playback Fast playback Fast reverse playback Slow playback Still picture Progressive Scan mode Interlaced Scan mode DENTIFICATION OF - REPEAT MODE -...
  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel ! Power Cord Connect to wall outlet. @ Digital Output (COAXIAL) Jack Connect to digital receiver/ amplifier or digital audio decoder. # AUDIO Out Jack $ COMPONENT Video Out Jack For best picture quality, connect the unit to TV or monitor with COMPONENT(480i) input.
  • Page 11: Remote Control

    EMOTE ONTROL Switches the DVD+VCR on or off. [DVD] Opens/closes the disc tray, Changes to VCR mode. Changes to DVD mode. Selects the devices connected to the Audio/Video sockets (AV1, AV2, VCR, DVD). [VCR] Manually reduces of streaks or picture "jitter". Number entry [DVD] Activates Progressive Scan,...
  • Page 12 Starts playing a disc or a tape. Pauses playback or recording modes. Starts fast reverse, reverses accelerated play or reverses slow motion Starts fast forward, forward accelerated play or forward slow motion Stops play, accelerated search, slow motion or recording. [VCR] Starts record mode on tapes with the safety tab intact.
  • Page 13: Connecting To A Tv

    ONNECTING TO A The default RF Output channel is CH3. If Channel 3 is used by a TV station, you must change it to Channel 4. See "To Set Output Channel" on page 23. Various methods of connecting your TV CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN...
  • Page 14: Connecting A Cable Box

    ONNECTING A How to connect Cable Box Rear Panel of DVD+VCR A/B Switch RF Cable RF Cable jack on the DVD+VCR to the IN or ANT jack on the rear of the TV. 1. Find the RF cable that goes into your cable box. Unplug it from the cable box and plug it into an RF splitter (available at your local electronics store.) 2.
  • Page 15: Connecting Other Video Equipment

    ONNECTING You can connect a wide variety of audio/video equipment to your DVD+VCR, including an additional VCR, Laser Disc Player, DVD Player, Camcorder, Satellite Receiver, or Video Game. Because these devices use all of connections, they are described together. How to Connect CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN...
  • Page 16: Connecting To A Stereo Receiver

    ONNECTING TO A How to Connect ANT INPUT 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 PRESONNEL. S-VIDEO INPUT S-VIDEO Connect audio/video cables from the AUDIO OUT jack on the rear panel of the DVD+VCR to...
  • Page 17: Dts Decoder

    ONNECTING TO A DECODER OR How to Connect ANT INPUT 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 PRESONNEL. VIDEO INPUT VIDEO Home Theater Receiver...
  • Page 18: Output Select

    UTPUT ELECT To Select DVD Press the [DVD] button. "DVD" lights on the operation display window and all remote control buttons control the DVD player. To Select VCR Press the [VCR] button. "VCR" lights on the operation display window and all remote control buttons control the VCR. To Watch TV or External Input Press the [TV VIEW] button.
  • Page 19: Dvd Playback

    DVD P LAYBACK Press [√] to turn on the unit. Press [DVD] to select DVD mode. Press [OPEN/CLOSE] to open the disc tray. Place your disc in the center of the disc tray, with the label facing upward. Press [OPEN/CLOSE] to close the tray. The disc tray is closed and many discs will start playback automatically.
  • Page 20 Selecting an audio language You may select an audio language if a disc includes multiple languages. Keep pressing [AUDIO] until your preferred Certain discs language appears in playback mode. may not support audio selection. If the DVD disc includes audio information, every time you press [AUDIO], English (ENG), French (FRE), Spanish (SPA), etc.
  • Page 21: Vcr Playback

    VCR P LAYBACK Press [√] to turn on the DVD/VCR. Press [VCR] to select VCR mode. Insert the desired tape. To start playback, press [PLAY]. If the picture is flickering or poor quality, adjust it with the [TRACKING +/–] buttons. To stop playback, press [ ].
  • Page 22: Clock Set

    LOCK Set the TV to CH 3 (or 4). Press [VCR] on the remote control to select VCR mode . Press [SETUP]. Press [ENTER] to select “CLOCK SET”. “Time and Date Set” is already selected. Press [ENTER]to set the time and date. Set the current date and time by pressing [<, >, ^ , v] keys or pressing the [0-9] keys.
  • Page 23: Memorizing Tv Channels

    EMORIZING To Automatically Memorize Channels Memorizing channels allows you to use the CH+/- button without seeing empty channels. You can manually delete channels you do not want to watch. Press [VCR], then press [SETUP]. Press [v] to move the SET”, and then press [ENTER]. Select “Auto Channel Search”.
  • Page 24 To Delete Channels Manually To delete memorized channels: Press [VCR], then press [SETUP] and select “CHANNEL SET”. Select “Add/Remove Channels”. Select the desired channel and delete it. Use the [0-9] buttons to select the desired channel to delete. When [<] is pressed, “ADDED” under the channel number changes to “REMOVED”.
  • Page 25: Recording

    ECORDING To Record With VCR Press [√] to turn on the DVD/VCR. • Press [VCR] to select VCR mode. • Turn on the TV and select Ch 3, or press [INPUT] on your TV to Insert a recordable tape. Insert a tape with recording tab. With [CHANNEL], [0-9] and [TV VIEW] buttons, select the desired channel or external input to record.
  • Page 26 To Record From DVD To Videotape during DVD playback Press [DVD] to select DVD mode. Insert the desired DVD disc. You cannot record copy-protected DVD discs. Insert a recordable tape into the VCR. Press [PLAY] to start the DVD playback and press [REC] to start the VCR recording.
  • Page 27: Timer Recording

    IMER ECORDING Timer Recording Turn on the TV. Make sure the current time is set correctly (see page 21 for instructions on setting the clock). Insert a recordable tape with recording tab. Press [VCR] to select VCR mode. Press [SETUP] and select “TIMER RECORDINGS”.
  • Page 28 Set Date and Time to Record. Select the date, start time and end time to record using [0-9]. Set "Tape Speed". Select either SP, SLP or Auto with [v] or [ ^ ]. For more information on recording speed, see “Using video cassette” on page 28. If the unit is not Press [SETUP] to complete the Timer ready (e.g., a...
  • Page 29 Timer Program Setting Press [PROGRAM] in VCR mode. This is a shortcut to view the Timer Recording menu. Before setting a Timer Recording, the clock should be set correctly and VCR mode should be selected. Types of Timer Recordings One Time: A single Timer Recording on a specific date and time. Daily : A Timer Recording that will record at the same time every day.
  • Page 30: Watching And Recording Cable Tv

    ATCHING AND To Watch and Record Cable TV Because of the nature of converter boxes, you cannot watch one Cable TV channel and record another at the same time. Turn on the cable box Turn on the DVD+VCR connected to the converter (CH03/04/EXTERNAL INPUT). Power on TV (CH03/04/VCR).
  • Page 31: Using Advanced Vcr Features

    SING DVANCED Auto Playback With Auto Play turned on (the factory default setting), the DVD+VCR player automatically starts playback when you insert a tape with its safety tab removed. Press [SETUP] and select “FUNCTIONS”. Move press [ENTER]. Press [ENTER] to switch between ON and OFF.
  • Page 32 Searching a cassette tape for programs (indexing) When you record a program, the VCR places an index mark at the start of the recording. To search for an index mark: Press [SETUP] and select “FUNCTIONS”. Select “Index Search”. If you want to scan through a certain number of index marks, use the number buttons to enter the number of marks you want to search.
  • Page 33: Set Auto Repeat

    Set Auto Repeat You can set the DVD/VCR to play the same segment of a tape over and over in a repeating loop. Press [SETUP] and select “FUNCTIONS”. Select “Set Auto Repeat”. The Set Auto Repeat menu will ask for a loop end time to be specified.
  • Page 34 Marking a tape for zero search Use PLAY, REW, or FF to locate the point on the tape you would like to mark as 0:00:00. Pause the tape at this point. Press [DISPLAY] to display the tape counter on the screen. Press [CLEAR] to reset the tape counter to 0:00:00.
  • Page 35: Hi-Fi Stereo Playback

    TEREO Playing a tape in Hi-Fi high-quality • “Hi-Fi” appears at the top of the screen. • Pressing [AUDIO] changes the audio track as follows: Hi-Fi LINEAR If there is noise in the recording, please select “Linear” to reduce it. Forced Mono •...
  • Page 36: Playing A Desired Scene

    LAYING A To skip scenes on a disc To skip to the next chapter (or track), press [ √√ ]. The current chapter (or track) skips to the next chapter (or track). To skip to the previous chapter (or track), press [ œœ ]. The current scene skips to the previous chapter (or track) or to the first scene of the current chapter (or track).
  • Page 37 Repeating chapters, titles, and tracks In playback mode, pressing [REPEAT] more than once changes the repeat action as follows: - DVD - C H A P T E R T I T L E O F F • • • •...
  • Page 38 Searching a DVD by Title, Chapter or Time If you want to search for a title number, press [SEARCH] once. The current and total number of titles are displayed. Use the [0-9] buttons to enter the desired title number. If you want to search for a chapter number, press [SEARCH] twice.
  • Page 39 Storing bookmarks in memory to be viewed (listened to) again Storing a bookmark in the DVD memory is similar to marking your page in a book. It allows you to quickly return to any point on the disc. Marks are not permanent. They are erased from the DVD memory when you eject the disc or power off the DVD.
  • Page 40: Confirming Current Play Mode

    ONFIRMING Confirming the current disc mode While in Play mode, press [DISPLAY]. The current disc mode is displayed. If you want to change the mode, select the item with [ ^ ] or [v] and enter the new settings with the [0-9], [<] or [>] buttons.. When finished with each change, press [ENTER]. To exit Display mode, press [DISPLAY] again.
  • Page 41: Zoom, Multi Angle And 3D Audio

    ULTI Using the zoom function You can enlarge the current screen 2 or 4 times. Keep pressing [ZOOM] until the preferred level of magnification In the case of appears. SVCD and Each you press [ZOOM], the zoom magnification changes 2 times (X2) VCD, only 2 times times (X4) Zoom is available.
  • Page 42: About Mp3, Jpeg Discs

    MP3, JPEG BOUT Playing a disc containing MP3 files This unit will play MP3 files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs. Press [OPEN/CLOSE] to open the disc tray. Place a disc with MP3 files on the disc tray with the label side up. Press [OPEN/CLOSE] to close the disc tray.
  • Page 43 You can program playback. Select the file or folder in LIST folder. Then press [PROGRAM]. The selected file or folder will go into PROGRAM folder. Press [PLAY] in PROGRAM folder. To move all the files selected in LIST folder to PROGRAM folder, select If you want to delete all the files in the PROGRAM folder, select and press [ENTER].
  • Page 44 Playing a disc containing JPEG (PHOTO) files This unit will play JPEG files recorded on CD-R and CD-RW discs. It will also play JPEG files recorded on DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW. Select the desired folder. Move the cursor to the desired folder by pressing [ ^ v] and press [ENTER] to confirm.
  • Page 45: Displaying Disc Menus

    ISPLAYING To display disc menus Press [TITLE] or [MENU]. • The disc menu is displayed. These menus vary by disc. (“Return” • If it is a VCD2.0, select PBC ON mode by pressing [TITLE]. Move the cursor to the desired menu item with [ < > ^ v ] and select with [ENTER] or [PLAY].
  • Page 46: Dvd Language Setup

    DVD LANGUAGE S You can set your preferred language for disc menus, audio soundtracks and subtitles. While in Stop mode, press [SETUP]. Selecting an OSD language. Select a OSD language to be displayed on DVD menus with [ENTER]. Selecting an AUDIO language. If a disc does Set your preferred audio language with not include...
  • Page 47 Table of Language and Their Abbreviations Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “AUDIO”, “SUBTITLE” and/or “DISC MENU”. Code Language 6565 Afar 6566 Abkhazian 6570 Afrikaans 6577 Ameharic 6582 Arabic 6583 Assamese 6588 Aymara 6590 Azerbaijani 6665 Bashkir 6669 Byelorussian 6671 Bulgarian 6672 Bihari...
  • Page 48: Video Setup

    VIDEO S ETUP To set the DVD+VCR to match the capabilities of your TV: While in Stop mode, press [SETUP]. Selecting TV ASPECT. If you select “4:3 LB”, you can watch the original widescreen movie, but black bars will appear above and below the picture. If you select “4:3 PS”, the picture will fill the screen but the sides of the movie will be cropped.
  • Page 49: Audio Setup

    AUDIO S ETUP To set the DVD+VCR to match the capabilities of your audio system: While in Stop mode, press [SETUP]. Selecting DIGITAL OUT. Set audio output to coaxial or optical. You can set the outgoing digital signal to BITSTREAM or LPCM: Select a Dynamic Range You can set the Dynamic Range as follows:...
  • Page 50: Others Setup

    THERS ETUP While in Stop mode, press [SETUP]. Selecting OSD. Select "ON" to have the OSD (On Screen Displays) shown on the screen. Selecting SCREEN SAVER. To protect your TV from possible damage from bright scenes over long periods of time, you can turn on the built-in screensaver.
  • Page 51: Changing A Password

    •If the password is wrong, “WRONG PASSWORD” appears instead of “CHANGE PASSWORD”. •The initial Password is “3308”. If you forget your new password, you may input this number. Selecting PARENTAL. Press [>] when the cursor highlights PARENTAL. When “INPUT PASSWORD” appears on the screen, enter your password.
  • Page 52: Playable Discs

    BOUT Playable Discs • DVD, Video CD (Version 1.1, 2.0), S-VCD and Audio CD Disc type Playable Video CD CD-G CD-ROM CD-R CD-RW DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-ROM DVD-RAM Photo CD REGION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION This unit is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management information that is recorded on a DVD disc.
  • Page 53: About Dvd

    CHAPTER Information recorded on a DVD. A title on a DVD is divided into many tracks, each of which are referred to as chapters. Each chapter is numbered and can be searched using its number. TITLE Information recorded on a DVD. A DVD can be divided into may titles. TRACK Information recorded on a video CD or audio CD.
  • Page 54: About Vcr And Videotape

    BOUT VCR Terms Automatic fine tuning, a circuit that automatically adjusts TV reception to optimum condition. CABLE Cable television. Index Search A feature of this VCR that automatically records an index mark each time recording begins. It helps you locate a particular segment of the tape quickly and easily. Super Long Play, an intermediate tape recording speed that combines most of the picture/audio quality obtainable at the standard recording speed with some of the tape economy of Extended Play.
  • Page 55: Troubleshooting (Dvd)

    ROUBLESHOOTING Symptom • The player does not play. • No sound. • A disc is playing but screen does not appear or poor screen appears. • Sound is irregular. • Remote control does not work. • Dolby Digital sound does not work •...
  • Page 56: Troubleshooting (Vcr)

    ROUBLESHOOTING Symptom • “Power On” does not work. • Unit does not work even in “Power On”. • A videotape will not insert. • On inserting a videotape, the tape is re-ejected. • A videotape is not ejected. • A channel on video and a play screen does not appear.
  • Page 57 Symptom • A screen in Pause mode is shaking or slow playback is not clear. • The unit will not record a TV program. • When [REC] is pressed, the videotape is immediately ejected. • Timer recording from Cable TV does not work.
  • Page 58: Specifications

    PECIFICATIONS Power requirement Power consumption Weight Dimensions (WxHxD) Operating temperature Installation conditions Channel coverage Signal type Antenna Input/output VIDEO input AUDIO input VHF output VIDEO output DVD/VCR AUDIO output DVD/VCR Playable tapes Playable discs Tape speed Playtime Clock display Timer Recording VIDEO S/N (VCR) Resolution AUDIO...

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