Insignia IS-TV040918 User manual

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
1.Read theseinstructions.
2.Keep theseinstructions.
3.Heed allwarnings.
4.Followallinstructions.
5.Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.
6.Cleanonlywithdrycloth.
7.Donotblock anyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththe manufacturer’s instructions.
8.Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(including
amplifiers)thatproduceheat.
9.Donotdefeatthe safetypurposeofthe polarized orgrounding-type plug.Apolarized plug hastwo
bladeswithonewiderthanthe other.Agrounding type plughastwobladesand athirdgroundingprong.
The wide blade orthe thirdprong isprovided foryoursafety.If the provided plug doesnotfitintoyour
outlet, consultanelectricianforreplacementofthe obsoleteoutlet.
10.Protectthepowercordfrombeing walkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,conveniencereceptacles,
and the pointwheretheyexitfromthe apparatus.
11.Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspecified bythe manufacturer.
Important Safeguards
Thissymbolindicatesthatthisproductincorporates
doubleinsulation betweenhazardousmainvoltage
and useraccessibleparts.When servicing useonly
identicalreplacementparts.
Caution:Toreducethe risk ofelectricshock,do notremovecover(orback).Nouserserviceableparts
inside.Referservicing toqualified servicepersonnel.
Thissymbolindicates“dangerous
voltage”inside the productthatpre-
sentsarisk ofelectricshock or
personalinjury.
Thissymbolindicatesimportant
instructionsaccompanying the
product.
WARNING
Toreducethe risk offireorelectricshock,do notexposethisproducttorainormoisture.
The apparatusmustnotbe exposed todripping orsplashing.Objectsfilled withliquids,suchasvasesor
drinking glasses,mustneverbe placed onthe apparatus.
CAUTION
RISK OFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTOPEN

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ELECTRIC
SERVICE
EQUIPMENT
NEC-NATIONALELECTRICALCODE
POWER SERVICE GROUNDING
ELECTRODE SYSTEM
(NECART 250PART H)
GROUND CLAMPS
GROUNDINGCONDUCTORS
(NEC SECTION 810-21)
ANTENNA
DISCHARGE UNINT
(NEC SECTION 810-21)
ANTENNA
LEAD IN
WIRE
Important Safeguards
12.Useonlywiththe cart, stand,tripod,bracket, ortable
specified bythe manufacturer,orsoldwiththe apparatus.
When acartisused,usecautionwhen moving the cart/
apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.
13.Unplug thisapparatusduring lightning stormsorwhenleft unused foralong
period oftime.
14.Referallservicing toqualified servicepersonnel.Serviceisrequired whenthe
apparatushasbeendamaged inanyway,suchasadamaged powersupply
cordorplug;liquidhasspilled onorforeignobjectshavefalleninto;the appa-
ratushasbeenexposed todirectrainormoisture;the apparatusdoesnot
operatenormallyorhasbeendropped.
15. If an outside antenna orcablesystemisconnected tothe product, be sure
the antenna orcablesystemisgrounded soastoprovide someprotection
againstvoltage surgesand built-up staticcharges.Section 810 ofthe Na-
tionalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPANo.70-1984 (Section54 ofCanadian
ElectricalCode,Part1)providesinformation withrespecttoproperground-
ing ofthe mastand supporting structure,grounding ofthe lead-inwiretoan
antenna-discharge unit, sizeofgrounding conductors,locationofantenna-
discharge unit, connectiontogrounding electrode.See the illustrationbelow
fordetails.

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Contents
Overview4
Using the RemoteControl5
Basicoperation 7
Externalconnection 8
Generaldescription 9
Using the MenuSystem10
TVFunctionMenu 10
Menubasicoperation 10
Using the PICTUREmenu 10
Using the SOUND menu 10
Using the TIMERmenu 11
Using the FUNCTIONmenu 11
Using the TUNINGmenu 12
Accessing the PARENTALCONTROLmenu 12
HowtousePARENTALCONTROLmenu 13
Blocking (orViewing)TVRatings14
Blocking (orViewing)SpecificContentThemes14
Blocking (orViewing)MPAARATING15
DVDMenuSystem16
DVDMenuBasicOperation 16
LANGUAGESETUP16
SCREENSETUP18
CUSTOMSETUP20
DVDOperations22
Picturedefectsand countermeasures(VHF/UHFreception)23
Troubleshooting 24
Specificationand accessories26
Importantsafeguards
Content

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Overview
OverviewoftheFunction Key
Power
Power
indicator
Remote
sensor
Play/Pause
Stop
Re
verse
Forward
Open
Close
/
Input
Menu
Volume
Down
Volume
Up
Channel
Down
Channel
Up
Frontvideoinput
Frontaudioinput
Headphone socket
Videoinput
Audio input ()
L
Audio input ()
R
VHF/UHF Antenna

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Using the Remote Control
Inserting batteries:Removethe cover,insert2R03/AAA sizebatterieswiththe polaritiesasmarked
inside the batterycompartmentand thenreplacethe lid.
Note:
1.One setofbatterieswilllastforapproximatelyone yearundernormaluse.
2.If the remotecontrolisnottobe used foralong period oftime,removethe batteresoritmayresultin
batteryacidleakage.
TheButtonsOntheRemotecontrol
TVFunction Buttons
INPUT Press the button to switch between AV input and RF (antenna)
input.
TV Press the button to select the remote control in the TV mode.
Mute Press the button to minimize the volume level. Press again to
restore the original volume level.
BROWSE "Browse" feature. Press the button twice to start the channel
scanning. Press again to stop at the current scanned channel.
INFO Press the button to display the channel information
PIC. Press the button to display the picture preset.
SLEEP Press the button to set the sleep timer.
CCD Press the button to turn on and off the closed caption.
Go Back Press the button to return to the previous channel. If the unit is
in menu mode, press the Go Back button to return to the previous menu
screen.
POWER Press the button to turn on and turn off the TV.
VOL. (left and right) buttons Press the button to increase or decrease
the TV volume.
PROG. (up and down) buttons Press the button to scan up or down
the current channel list. Press once to select the channel up or down, press
and hold to select your desired channel.
CLEAR Press the button to hide menu or display from the screen and
returntooriginalTVscreen.Forthemenuwithdigitinput,presstheCLEAR
button to clear the last number entered.
0-9 (Number buttons) Press the buttons to select directly the channel
numbers and the time setting by using the remote control.
To enter a two-digit channel, press the two digit buttons. To enter a three-
digit channel, press and hold the first digit for two seconds . (Press and
hold 1 for two seconds until “1--”appears for the first digit and then enter
the other two digits).
Example:To tune in channel 123.
Please and hold No 1, press No 2, then No 3.
Other buttons: Thebuttons ontheremote controlother than listedabove
are not available for TV function.

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Using the Remote Control
DVD Function Buttons
DVD Press the DVD button to select DVD mode.
POWER Press the button to switch on and switch off the power.
VOL. (left and right) buttons Press the buttons to increase or decrease the TV volume.
MUTEPress the buttontominimizethe volumelevel.Press againtorestorethe originalvolumelevel.
OPEN/CLOSE Press the buttontoopenorclosethe DVDdisc tray.
PLAY/PAUSE Press thebuttontostartorpausethediscplayback.Press thebuttonagaintoresume
playback.
STOPPress the buttontostop the disc playback.
INFOPress the buttontodisplaythe title,chapterand elapsed timeinformationduring disc playback.
Press againtohide the displayinformation.
ZOOMPress the buttontozoominorzoomoutthe pictureduring DVDdisc playback.
TITLEPress the TITLEbuttontodisplayTITLEmenuduring DVDdisc playback.
REPEATPress the buttontorepeatachapterortitleonDVDoratrack onAudioCDs.
SKIPPress the button to skip to the specified chapter/track or time. See page 16 for details.
REV Press the buttontosearchbackwardthroughthe disc during disc playback.Press repeatedlyto
increasethe searching speed.
FWDPress thebuttontosearchforwardthroughthe disc duringdisc playback.Press andholdthe button
toincreasethe searching speed.
MENU Press the buttontodisplaythe menuand otheroptionsonthe currentdisc.
(onlyifthe informationisavailableonthe loaded disc)
SUBTITLEPress the button toselectasubtitlelanguage.(onlyifthe loaded disc isencoded with
multipleSubtitlelanguages)
AUDIO Press the buttontoselectaudiosoundtrack language.(onlyifthe loaded disc isencoded with
multiplelanguages)
ANGLEPress the buttontoselectthe cameraangleofmultiplescreenshots.(onlyifthe loaded disc is
encoded withmultiplecameraangles)
PBC Press thebuttontoturnthenavigationOFF and thedisc playback startsdirectlywithoutentering
the menu.Press againtoturnthe navigationON.
GUIDEPress the buttontodisplaythe DVDsetup menuwhenthe DVDplayerisinstop mode.
Arrowbuttons(up,down,left, right)Press the buttonstomovethroughthe on-screenmenusystem.
OKbutton Press the buttontoselectand highlightthe desired itemonthe screendisplay.
OtherbuttonsThe buttons on the remote control other than listed above are not available for DVD function.

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Basic Operation
Connecttopower
Connectthe powersupplycordtoa120VACconvenienceoutlet. Disconnectthe powerifthe unitisnotto
be used foralong period oftime.
Poweron/off
Turnon/off the unitbypressing the POWERbuttononthe mainunit(orthe POWERbuttononthe remote
control).
Energysaving feature
The TVwill automaticallyswitchtostandbymode ifno anysignalreceived after15 minutes.Press the
POWERbuttononthe mainunit(oronthe remotecontrol)toturnonthe power.
Changechannels
Change the TVchannelbypressing the CH/buttononthe mainunit(orthe PROG/ button onthe remote
control).WhentheANTENNAisin"AIR"mode,entertwodigitsbyusing the remotecontroltoselectthe
desired TVchannel.
Forexample,press No.0and No.2toselectchannel2.Whenthe ANTENNAisin"CABLE"mode,enter
three digitstoselectthedesired TVchannel.Forexample,press and holdNo.1fortwosecondstodisplay
"1--",thenenterthe othertwodigits.

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External connection
E
xternalconnection
The unit can be simultaneously connected to a VCR, LD player, VCD player, video camera and other audio-
video equipment for the better quality picture.
For the monaural devices, connect audio lead to Audio (L) jack.
1. Under AV1 connection, connect the external equipment to the back panel of the unit as shown in the
figure below:
2. Under AV3 mode, connect the external equipment to the side panel of the unit as shown in the figure
below:
Video Output (VCR)
Audio Output (R) (VCR)
Audio Output (L Mono) (VCR)

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General description
DVDPlayerBasics
If you turn on the DVD player for the first time, press the GUIDE button to set up the DVD menu system when
the unit is in the stop mode.
Regional coding
Both the DVD player and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must be matched accord-
ingly for the loaded disc or it may fail to play back. The regional code for this unit is Region 1.
Loading and Playing Discs
DVD disc, audio CD disc and recorded CD-R/CD-RW discs are playable for this DVD player.
Before the playback, make sure the discs are compatible with this DVD player. To load and play a disc:
1. Press the DVD button on the remote control or INPUT button on the main unit (or on the remote control)
to turn on the DVD player.
2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the main unit (or on the remote control) to open the disc tray.
3. Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up.
4. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the main unit (or on the remote control) to close the disc tray.
5. Press the PLAY button on the main unit (or on the remote control) to start the disc playback and display
the disc menu. When the disc menu appears, select your desired option and press the OK button on
the remote control to start playback.
The DVD player reads the disc’s table of contents, and then one of two things happens depending on
how the disc was programmed:
. The disc starts playing.
. The disc menu appears on the screen. One of the options will start disc play. Highlight that option
and press OK on the remote control.

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TVFunction Menu
Menu basicoperation
1.Press the MENUbuttononthe mainunit(oronthe remotecontrol)toentermenumode.Press the VOL
/ buttononthe mainunit(or/ buttononthe remotecontrol)toselectthe icon.
2.Press CH /buttononthe mainunit(or/buttonon the remotecontroltoselectyourdesired
mode.
3.Press the VOL/ buttononthe mainunit(or/ buttononthe remotecontrol)tochange the setting.
4.Press the MENUbuttononthe mainunitortheOKbuttononthe remotecontroltoreturntothe original
screen.Toexitthe menuoperationdirectly,press the MENUbuttononthe remotecontrol.
Note:Makesurethatthe remotecontrolisinthe TVmode.
Using thePICTUREmenu
The PICTUREmenuisused tomakeanadjustmenttothe picturesettingsand customizethe picture
mode based onthe currentchanneltype.
CONTRAST Toadjustthe CONTRASTofthe picture
BRIGHTNESS Toadjustthe BRIGHTNESS ofthe picture.
COLORToadjustthe COLORintensityorsaturationofthe picture.
SHARPNESS Toadjustthe SHARPNESS ofthe picture.
TINT Toadjustthe TINTbalanceofthe picture.
COLORTEMPThree defaultcoloradjustment: Cold(moreon blue picturecolor);Normal;Warm (moreon
red picturecolor).
Using theSOUND menu
The SOUND menuenhancessound effect, forexample,listening tosecond audioprogram(SAP).
Using the Menu System
PICTURE
CONTRAST 1
BRIGHTNESS 18
COLOR 50
SHARPNESS 50
TINT 0
COLOR TEMP NORMAL
PRESET USER
SOUND
BASS 50
TREBLE 50
BALANCE 0
SURROUND OFF

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PRESET Fourpresetaudiosetting.(USER/SPEECH/THEATER/MUSIC)
BASS Toadjustthe BASS effectofthe sound.
TREBLEToadjustthe TREBLEeffectofthe sound.
BALANCEToadjustthe sound balanceofthe speakersound.
SURROUND Toturnonorturnoff the surround effectofthe sound.
Using the TIMER menu
The TIMERmenuisused tosetthe sleep timer.
SLEEP TIMERToturnoff the unitautomaticallyforyourdesired time.
press the rightarrowtoadd 10 minutestothe clock(up totwohours).
Using the FUNCTION menu
The FUNCTION menu is used to set up the TV function.
LANGUAGEToselectthe menudisplaylanguage.(Three languagesavailable:English,French
and Spanish)
BACKGROUND Toturnonorturnoff the background functionwhenno anysignalreceived.
NOISE REDUCEToturnonorturnoff the noisereducefunction.
BLACKSTRETCH Toturnonorturnoff the black stretchfunction.
CLOSE CAPIONEightclosed captionmodes,including fourtextmodes.
CC ONMUTETodisplayclosecaptionautomaticallywhenthe MUTEbuttonispressed withthe unit
turned on.
Note:The BACKGROUND functionisnotavailablewhenthe unitisinRFinputmode.
Using the Menu System
TIMER
SLEEP TIMER 120
FUNCTION
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
BACKGROUND ON
BLACK STRETCH OFF
NOISE REDUCE OFF
CLOSE
CC ON MUTE
CAPTION CC1

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Using the TUNING menu
The TUNING menu is used to tune the channel.
SOURCEToselectAIRsourcetoreceiveradiobroadcastfrequency.ToselectCABLEsourceto
receiveCATVchannel.
CHANNELTopress the VOL/ buttononthemainunit(orthe / buttonontheremotecontrol)to
selectthe TVchannel.
DELETECH ToselectYES toskipthe channelabove.ToselectNOtoenterthe channelabove.
FINETUNETofine tune the scanned channel.
AUTOSEARCH Tosearchthe TVchannelautomaticallyand the scanned channelsarestored.
Using the PARENTAL CONTROL menu
The PARENTAL CONTROL menu is used to lock and limit the children from viewing certain channels and
using the control buttons on the main unit.
Using the Menu System
PASSWORD
PASSWORD

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PASSWORD The correct password is needed to enter the PARENTAL CONTROL menu.
The initial password is "1234" and you should change the password to avoid the children
from using the menu. If you happen to forget the password, enter the super password,
"5898" to create a new password.
How to use PARENTAL CONTROL menu
When you enter a correct password, the PARENTAL GUIDE menu displays as shown in the figure below.
PARENTAL GUIDE Select "ON" and "OFF" to activate or deactivate the V-CHIP function (see the figure
below).
TV RATING Select it to display the submenu (see the figure below).
Tip: view(V), block(B),”>”(selection indicator)
The TV ratings and content themes you can block are listed in the following two tables:
Using the Menu System
PARENTAL GUIDE
CHILD LOCK OFF
CHANGE PASSWORD
PARENTAL GUIDE OFF
PARENTAL GUIDE
PARENTAL GUIDE ON
TV RATING
MPAA RATING
CHILD LOCK OFF
CHANGE PASSWORD
TV RATING
RATING
FV D L S V
TV-Y >U
TV-Y7 U U
TV-G U
TV-PG U U U U U
U U U UU
TV-14 U U UUTV-MA

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Blocking(or Viewing)TV Ratings
You can block and view the program to your desired TV rating level.
1.Press the CH /button on the main unit (or /on the remote control) to select and highlight your
desired level rating.
2.Press the VOL / button on the main unit ( or / button on the remote control) to switch between V and
B. Your selected level rating automatically changes to B or V.
3.Press the MENU button on the main unit (or OK button on the remote control) to return the previous menu.
Blocking(or Viewing) Specific Content Themes
You can block or view the program to your specific Content Themes level.
1.Press the CH /button on the main unit ( or /button on the remote control) to select and highlight
your desired content theme level rating.
2.Press the VOL / button on the main unit (or / button on the remote control) to switch between status
B or V. Your selected level rating changes automatically to B or V.
3.Press the MENU button on the main unit (or OK button on the remote control) to return the previous menu.
MPAA RATING Select to set the Movie ratings as shown in the figure below.
The movie ratings you can block are listed in the following table:
Hierarchy of Age-Based Ratings
TV-Y
All Children
TV-Y7
Directed to Children 7 years and older
TV-G
GeneralAudience
TV-PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
TV-14
Parents Strongly Cautioned
TV-MA
Mature Audience Only
Content Themes
D
Sexually explicit dialogue
L
Adult language
S
Sexual situations
V
Violence
FV
Fantasy Violence
TV-Y
AllChildren
Using the Menu System
MPAA RATING
G
B
PG B
PG-13 B
R B
NC-17 B
X B

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Using the Menu System
Hierarchy of MPAA RATINGS
G
All Children
PG
Directed to old Children
PG-13
General Audience
R
Parental Guidance Suggested
NC-17
No one under17 admitted
X
No one under 17 admitted
CHANGE PASSWORD
NEW PASSWORD ----
CONFIRM ----
Blocking(orViewing)MPAARATING
You can block or view the movie to your desired MPAA rating level.
1.Press the CH /button on the main unit ( or /button on the remote control ) to select and highlight your
desired rating level.
2.Press the VOL / button on the main unit ( or / button on the remote control) to switch between status
B or V. Your desired rating level changes automatically to B or V.
3. Press the MENU button on the main unit ( or OK button on the remote control) to return the previous menu.
NOTE: Background displays on the picture in the mute mode if the movie viewing exceeds the preset rating
level or you may reset the rating level to view your movie.
CHILD LOCK Select "ON" to block all the control buttons on the main unit and all TV channels in
mute mode. The CHILD LOCK setting takes effect after your turn on the TV again.
CHANGE PASSWORD Select to change the password of the PARENTAL CONTROL menu as shown in
the following screen.
NEW PASSWORD Enter a new password. You can use number buttons to input a new password.
CONFIRMEnterthe samenumbertoconfirm the newpassword.

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DVD Menu System
DVDMenu System
The DVDplayersetup systemsetsup the featuresofthe DVDplayerinstop mode.
DVDMenu BasicOperation
1.Press the buttontostop the DVDplayback and makesurethatthe remotecontrolisinthe DVD
mode.
2.Press the GUIDEbuttononthe remotecontrol,the SETUPMENU(main)displays.
3.Press the / buttontohighlightyourdesired item,selectthe OKbuttontoentersubmenu.
4.Press the / buttontomovethepointer.Selectthe /buttontoyourdesiredoptionand pressthe OK
buttontocompletethe setup.
5.Press the SKIPbuttontolocateaspecificchapter/track ortimeduring DVDplayback.
Press the / buttons(ordigitbuttons)toselectyourdesired chapterortrack and thenpress the OK
buttontostartthe disc playback.
Press the SKIPbuttontwice,the playback timedisplays.Takenoteyourdesiredplaybacktimesetting
cannotexceed the totalplayback timeofthe chapter.During VCD/AUDIO CD playback,press the
SKIPbuttontoselectaspecifictime.(Onlythe PBCisoff during VCD playback.)
6.Toend the setup,press the GUIDEbutton.
Inthe SETUPMENU,youmaychooseanyofthe following options:
LANGUAGESETUP
The LANGUAGESETUPisused tosetthe DVDlanguage forOSD,MENU,AUDIO AND SUBTITLE.
1OSD(OnScreenDisplay)
Selecttodisplaythe language forOSD.
ENGLISH:On-screendisplay(OSD)textappearsinEnglish.
SPANISH:OSDtextappearsinSPANISH.
FRENCH:OSDtextappearsinFRENCH.
LanguageSetup

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DVD Menu System
2MENU
Selecttodisplaythe language forDVDmenu.ThisDVDplayerprovidesENGLISH,FRENCH,SPANISH
etc.asthe film’s menulanguage options.Forexample,ifyounormallywanttosee
disc menusinEnglish,selectEnglish.
3AUDIO
Toselectthe language foraudio.If multiplelanguagesareprogramed on the disc,the setting youchoose
heredeterminesthe language youhear.
ThisDVDprovidesENGLISH,FRENCH,SPANISHetc.asthe built-indisc dubbing language options.
4SUBTITLE
Toselectthe subtitling language.ThisDVDplayerprovidesENGLISH,FRENCH,SPANISHetc.asthe
built-insubtitlelanguage.WhenaDVDisplayed,the usermayhide the subtitleorchooseanyofthemas
the presetsubtitlelanguage.
LanguageSetup
LanguageSetup
LanguageSetup

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DVD Menu System
SCREENSETUP
Thisoptionisused tosetup the DVDvideo outputfunction.
1TVTYPE
Toselectthe playback picturesizetothe TVaspectratio.
4:3PS:Todisplay16:9sourceonnormal4:3aspectratioTVdisplayaspanand scan(PS).The edges
arecutoff inthismode.
4:3LB:Todisplay16:9sourceon normal4:3TVdisplayasletterbox(LB).WhenaDVDproviding
multipleanglesisused,the usermayselectaparticularangle.
WIDE:Todisplay16:9sourceonspecial16:9wide screenTV.
ScreenSetup
ScreenSetup

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DVD Menu System
2SCREENSAVER
The screensaverappearsafterthe DVDplayeristurned onorinthe stop mode.
ON:screensaverison.
OFF:screensaverisoff.
3BRIGHTNESS
Toselectthe BRIGHTNESS setting forDVDvideo output.
4CONTRAST
Toselectthe CONTRASTsetting forDVDvideo output.
ScreenSetup
ScreenSetup

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1PARENTALCONTROL
Inthe UnitedStates,categoriesgo from1G(veryrestrictivecontent)toadultcategories.However,different
geographiclocationsabide bydifferentcategoriesofprogrammaterial.Accordingly,Parentalcontroland
Localego together.Consultyourlocaltelevision and DVDauthoritiesforwhatthe ratingsmean inyour
area.If the levelsethereisbelowthe rating ofadisc,the DVDwillrequestapassword.
2PASSWORD
The defaultsuperpasswordis8888.The usermaychange itusing thisoption.
Youmustenteravalidpasswordheretogainaccess toParentalcontrols.Donotforgetthe passwordyou
enterhere,otherwise,youhavetosettheDVDback tothefactorysettings(defaultmenu)andresetallyour
setup options.
DVD Menu System
CUSTOMSETUP
Customsetup include parentalcontrol,password,anglemarkand default. Presetvaluesareessentialto
aDVDplayer.The usermaychange theseitemsasdesired.
Custom Setup
C ustom Setup
C ustom Setup
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