RCA RC5220P - Manuals

4 Setup and Connections Unpack the Box Carefully unpack the items in the box: • DVD player • Remote control and batteries • Audio/Video cables • S-Video cable • Power cord Install Batteries in the Remote 1. Open the battery door on the back of the remote. 2. Insert fresh batteries. Make sure that th...

Setup and Connections 5 CAUTION Protect your components from overheating. • Do not stack electronic components orother objects on top of the DVD Player. • Do not block ventilation holes in any ofthe components. Arrange the componentsso that air can circulate freely. • Allow adequate ventilation when...

Setup and Connections 7 CAUTION Do not stack electroniccomponents or other objects ontop of the DVD Player. See SafetyInformation on the inside frontcover. DVD Player + TV with Audio/Video Input Jacks 1. Connect the audio cables to the AUDIO OUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back...

Setup and Connections 9 CAUTION Do not stack electronic components or otherobjects on top of the DVD Player. See SafetyInformation on the inside front cover. Don’t Connect VCR directly to YourDVD Player Many DVD discs are encoded with copyprotection. Because of this, you should onlyconnect your DVD ...

10 Setup and Connections Please Read This Before Using theDIGITAL AUDIO OUT Jack! This player’s digital output jack is designed fora connection to a Dolby Digital or DTSreceiver or decoder. Older digital equipment may not becompatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream.Such a connection can create a h...

12 Setup and Connections The buttons for navigation are shown ingray in this picture of the remotecontrol. Use the four arrow buttons: up,down, left, and right, to highlight anitem on the screen. Press the OK button to select an itemthat is highlighted. Highlight the language you want themenu items ...

Setup and Connections 13 INPUTbutton How to Find Your TV’s Video Input Channel Video Input Channel Variations Button/switch Button on the Channel # on the TV TV Remote VIDEO VID 1 00 SIGNAL LINE 90 VID 1 VID 91 VID 2 VIDEO 92 S-VID S-VID 93 S-VIDEO INPUT VID 1 S-VIDEO VID 2 SOURCEAUX You need to tun...

14 Setup and Connections Tour of the Remote Control You can use this remote to control compatible televisions. The TVbutton is programmed to operate most PROSCAN, RCA, and GEtelevisions. The remote can also operate other brands of televisions,but you must manually program it to do so (see “Programmi...

Setup and Connections 15 Other Remote Control Buttons (listed alphabetically) Note: The remote packed with your DVD Player isprogrammed to operate most RCA, GE, andPROSCAN televisions. The remote can alsooperate other brands of televisions, but youmust program it to do so (see page 86). This section...

18 Setup and Connections Componentbuttons: TV andDVD Helpful Hints about the Remote Pick the Right Mode Do you keep pressing the buttons on your remote control andnothing happens? The most common solution, according to our callcenter representatives, is putting the remote in the correct mode. The re...

A New Way of Looking At Things In this section you’ll learn how to use your DVDPlayer to play Digital Video Discs. You’ll use the on-screen Info Display while you’replaying a disc to use the different playbackfeatures of each disc. Please remember, an InfoDisplay option will only work if the disc wa...

20 Playing Digital Video Discs Loading and Playing a Disc Before you load a disc, make sure that it is compatible with theplayer. The following discs CANNOT be used with this player: • Video CDs • Laserdiscs • CD-I, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM • MiniDiscs • Discs recorded using other broadcast standards (...

22 Playing Digital Video Discs Disc Playback Features Fast Motion Playback (Picture Scan) To scan through the disc when you’re playing it, use the Picture Scanfeature. 1. Press the REVERSE or FORWARD button on the remote whenyou’re playing a disc. 2. Press the button again to scan at a faster speed....

23 Playing Digital Video Discs Slow Motion Backward Scanning backward doesn’t provide as clear ofa picture as searching forward. The picturemay appear “jumpy.” This is the nature of MPEG-2, which is thedigital video data standard of the MotionPictures Experts Group (MPEG)that allows more content to ...

24 Playing Digital Video Discs Using the On-Screen Info Display The on-screen Info Display contains many playback features. To see the Info Display, press INFO while a discis playing. Use the arrow buttons to move through the different features in the Info Display. Each feature isillustrated with an...

25 Playing Digital Video Discs INFObutton Arrowbuttons OKbutton Selecting a Chapter Because DVD discs use digital technology, a title can be divided intoindividual chapters (similar to tracks on a CD). You can skip to aspecific chapter by using the Chapter section in the Info Display. 1. Make sure y...

26 Playing Digital Video Discs Selecting Different Play Modes There are three play modes available in the Info Display: • Standard • Random • Program To change the way a disc plays: 1. Press INFO on the remote. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Play Mode icon ishighlighted, and press OK. The...

27 Playing Digital Video Discs Arrowbuttons REPEATbutton INFObutton OKbutton To Use Repeat: 1. Make sure your remote control is in DVD mode by pressing theDVD button on the remote. 2. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote. The InfoDisplay appears. 3. Press the right arrow button until th...

28 Playing Digital Video Discs REVERSEbutton Arrowbuttons FORWARDbutton REPEATbutton INFObutton OKbutton CLEARbutton A•B Repeat Deserves Some Extra Instruction A•B Repeat lets you repeat a specific segment on the disc that youdefine. For example, my son loves to watch the dogfight in the movie Top G...

29 Playing Digital Video Discs Changing the Subtitle Language You can change the Subtitle language while you’re watching a disc,but only if the disc was created with subtitles. 1. Make sure your remote control is in DVD mode by pressing theDVD button on the remote. 2. While a disc is playing, press ...

30 Playing Digital Video Discs INFObutton Arrowbuttons Changing the Audio Language If the disc was created with different language tracks, you can use theInfo Display to temporarily change the DVD Player’s Audio setting. 1. Make sure your remote control is in DVD mode by pressing theDVD button on th...

31 Playing Digital Video Discs Changing the Camera Angle Some discs contain multiple angles of a particular scene or sequence.If the disc only has one angle, this feature won’t work. 1. Make sure your remote control is in DVD mode by pressing theDVD button on the remote. 2. While a disc is playing, ...

32 Playing Digital Video Discs Storing a Bookmark (continued from previous page) 3. Use the right arrow button to highlight the Bookmark icon. 4. Press OK. The Bookmark Menu appears. 5. When you reach the scene you want to mark, press OK. 6. Press the down arrow button to highlight Done . Press OK. ...

33 Putting You In Control This section describes other features and settingsthat are accessed in your DVD Player’s mainmenu. This menu system lets you customize yourDVD player — set up rating limits, choose variouslanguage preferences, change the TV imagesetting, and more! I’ve written specific step...

34 Using the Features in the Menu System Let’s Talk About Navigation How to use your Remote to Movethrough the Player’s Menu System We use the term “highlighted” repeatedly when explaining how tomove through the menus. Highlighted means that a particular item stands out from the otheritems on the sc...

35 Using the Features in the Menu System Static menu items are used in two ways: With a static menu item, what you see is what you get. When astatic menu is highlighted, press OK and that action is taken. Disc Guide on your player’s menu system is an example of a static menu item. Press OK when Disc...

37 Using the Features in the Menu System To create a program, highlight Play andpress OK. Highlight Edit Program andpress OK. The playlist appears. Enter thetitle and chapters and select Done whenyou’re finished. How to Create a Program: 1. After selecting the Play menu, press the down arrow button ...

39 Using the Features in the Menu System How to Use the Lock Menu The padlock icon tells you whether your player is locked orunlocked. Locked: A password is needed in order to play discs that aren’t included in the rating limits you have set. Nobody can access theLock Menu items ( Unlock Player, Cha...

40 Using the Features in the Menu System To Unlock the Player: 1. Make sure your remote is in DVD mode by pressing the DVDbutton. 2. If the disc is playing, press STOP. The DVD Player’s main menuappears. 3. Press the down arrow button until Lock is highlighted. 4. Press OK. Enter Password appears on...

41 Using the Features in the Menu System How to Change Your Password The player must be locked to change the password. 1. Make sure your remote is in DVD mode by pressing the DVDbutton. 2. If the disc is playing, press STOP. The DVD Player’s main menuappears. 3. Press the down arrow button until Loc...

42 Using the Features in the Menu System Setting the Rating Limit The DVD Limits feature is a rating limit system. It works in conjunctionwith DVDs that have been assigned a rating—which helps you controlthe types of DVDs that your family watches. How to Set DVD Limits 1. Make sure your remote is in...

43 Using the Features in the Menu System Rated Titles This part of DVD Limits lets you determine how your player will react to discs that contain movies that are rated (in the U.S.A. the MotionPictures Association of America rates movies as G, PG, PG-13, etc.). You decide which ratings require a pas...

44 Using the Features in the Menu System Unrated Titles: Some Titles (movies) aren’t rated and may contain material that isunsuitable for children. You decide how you want the DVD Limits feature of your player to handle these discs: free access or passwordrequired. To choose the Unrated Titles optio...

45 Using the Features in the Menu System Changing the Audio Language Preference The Audio Language menu enables you to choose which languageyou want the discs to use. 1. From the Language Prefs menu (within the Setup menu), press the up arrow button to highlight Audio. 2. Press OK. The audio languag...

46 Using the Features in the Menu System Changing the Subtitle Language Preference The Subtitles menu enables you to choose the language of the subtitles. 1. From the Language Prefs menu (within the Setup menu), press the down arrow button to highlight Subtitles. 2. Press OK. The subtitle options ap...

47 Using the Features in the Menu System Changing the Menu Language You can choose one of three languages for the text that appearswithin the on-screen menu system. 1. From the Language Prefs menu (within the Setup menu), press the down arrow button until Menu is highlighted. 2. Press OK. The langua...

48 Using the Features in the Menu System Display The display menu contains the settings for your TV and theillumination of the front panel. TV Image The TV Image menu adjusts the way a movie appears on your TV. Standard TVs are 4 x 3 format. Depending on the type of televisionyou have, you may want ...

49 Using the Features in the Menu System Front Display This feature enables you to choose how the front panel display onyour DVD Player appears. 1. From the DVD Player’s main menu (player ON, no disc playing),press the down arrow button until Setup is highlighted. Press OK. The Setup selections appe...

50 Using the Features in the Menu System Sound The Sound menu lets you select different sound settings depending on the equipment you have connected to your DVD Player. 1. From the DVD Player’s main menu (player ON, no disc playing),press the down arrow button until Setup is highlighted. Press OK. T...

52 Using the Features in the Menu System The System Test The System Test displays information about your DVD Player. TheRCA representative may ask you to access this information if you’rehaving trouble with your DVD Player. 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP. The DVD Player’s main menuappears. If y...

Language Codes Language Code Language Code Language Code Abkhazian 6566 Afar 6565 Afrikaans 6570 Albanian 8381 Ameharic 6577 Arabic 6582 Armenian 7289 Assamese 6583 Aymara 6588 Azerbaijani 6590 Bashkir 6665 Basque 6985 Bengali; Bangla 6678 Bhutani 6890 Bihari 6672 Bislama 6673 Breton 6682 Bulgarian ...

Playing CDs 55 Just Like Your CD Player If you’ve used a CD player, you’ll probably noticethat your DVD player has many of the samefeatures as a CD player. This section explains how to play CDs and how touse the on-screen Info Display to access variousplayback features. Section Overview: • Loading a...

Playing Audio CDs 56 Loading and Playing an Audio CD Before you load a disc, make sure that it is compatible with theplayer. Note that the following discs CANNOT be used with thisplayer: • Laserdisc • CD-I, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM • MiniDisc To Load and Play an Audio CD Make sure that you have properl...

57 Playing Audio CDs Audio CD Playback Features When playing audio CDs, your DVD player has many of the same features that your CD player has, including trackskip, repeat play, and programmed playback. The on-screen Info Display lets you choose various playback features. Using the Info Display To ac...

Playing Audio CDs 58 Selecting a Specific Track 1. Press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears. 2. If necessary, press the arrow buttons to highlight the Track icon. 3. Use the number button(s) on the remote to enter the tracknumber you want to play. You may need to press the OK buttonon the ...

59 Playing Audio CDs Switching between Standard and Random Play Standard (the order listed on the CD) is the default setting for yourplayer. To change the setting: 1. Press INFO on the remote while a disc is playing. The InfoDisplay appears. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Play Mode icon i...

Playing Audio CDs 60 Program Playback To use the Program playback option, you must enter the order inwhich you want the tracks on the CD to play. 1. Make sure the CD is in the player, but not playing. 2. Make sure Play is highlighted in the DVD Player’s main menu and press OK. The Play menu items ap...

61 Playing Audio CDs Deleting and Editing a Program To edit your program or delete it, go to the DVD Player’s main menu,highlight Play, and press OK. 1. Press the down arrow button to highlight Edit Program . Press OK. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Playlist items are highlighted. 3. Use ...

Playing Audio CDs 62 REPEATbutton Repeat Play You can tell the player to repeat the entire disc, a track, or you can setA•B repeat. To repeat the disc or a track: 1. While the CD is playing, press INFO on the remote. The InfoDisplay appears. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Repeat icon is h...

Playing Audio CDs 64 Using IntroScan IntroScan plays the first few seconds of each track on the CD–similarto the scan feature that’s on many car radios. To use IntroScan: 1. Press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears. 2. Press the right arrow button to highlight the IntroScan icon. PressOK. ...

Playing Audio CDs 66 Recalling a Bookmark 1. While you’re playing a disc, press INFO on the remote. The InfoDisplay appears. 2. Press the right arrow button until the Bookmark icon ishighlighted. 3. Press OK. 4. Use the up arrow button (and right arrow button if necessary) toselect the bookmark. 5. ...

67 Playing Audio CDs Dub Assist helps you record a CD ontoan audio cassette. Dub Assist Dub Assist helps you record a CD onto an audio cassette tape bydetermining the number of tracks that will fit on one side of the tapeso you have time to turn the tape over to record on the other side. To use Dub ...

This chapter is divided into two sections: “BasicOperation” and “Advanced Features.” Playing DVDs 68 68

Playing Video CDs 70 Loading and Playing a Video CD Before you load a disc, make sure that it is compatible with theplayer. Note that the following discs CANNOT be used with thisplayer: • Laserdisc • CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM • MiniDisc • Discs recorded using other color TV systems(i.e. SECAM) To Load a...

71 Playing Video CDs If the Video CD Has Playback Control If a disc is encoded with the playback control function, a menu screenappears after the disc is loaded into the player. 1. Use the number buttons on the remote to select a title. 2. Press OK or PLAY to begin playback of the selected title. 3....

Playing Video CDs 72 Video CD Playback Features The DVD player gives you several options when playingVideo CDs, including skipping tracks and repeat play. Skipping Tracks • To skip forward to the beginning of the next track on a Video CD,press CH + on the remote (SKIP FWD on the player). • To skip b...

Playing Video CDs 74 A•B Repeat Deserves Some Extra Instruction A•B Repeat lets you repeat a specific segment on the Video CD thatyou define. 1. Press INFO on the remote. The Info Display appears. 2. Press the arrow buttons to highlight the Repeat icon, and pressOK. The Repeat menu appears. 3. Press...

Assistance Section Overview: Troubleshooting If you’re having any problems with your DVDPlayer, read the troubleshooting section to find asolution. Troubleshooting is divided into threecategories: • Common problems • Disc problems Care and Maintenance • Handling Cautions for the Player • Maintenance...

76 Assistance Section Common Problems Solutions Player won’t work Reset the DVD Player by unplugging the AC power cord and plugging it back in. No Power Plug in the DVD Player. Make sure both ends of the AC power cord are securelyplugged into the player and into an AC outlet. Power turns itself off ...

80 Assistance Section Limited WarrantyRCA Digital Video Disc (DVD) Player What your warranty covers: • Any defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days - Unit exchange, which includes parts and labor. • 91 days to 1 year - Unit exchange, which includes parts only; ...

81 Assistance Section Option II: 1. We will send a replacement unit to our exchange point. 2. The exchange location will notify you of its arrival. 3. Take your unit and evidence of purchase date, such as a bill of sale, to the exchange location and you will beprovided the new or refurbished unit. P...

Reference Section Overview: About the DVD Player • Description of the front panel • Description of front panel display lights • Basic use and care guidelines Programming the Remote This section describes how to program the remotecontrol your television. The remote automaticallyoperates most RCA, GE,...

85 Reference Display lights listed from left to right (top row first) 1. NO DISC There isn’t a disc in the disc tray. 2. DVD Lights when you play a DVD disc. 3. VIDEO Not applicable. 4. CD Lights when you play an audio CD. 5. TITLE Indicates the title that is playing. 6. PROGRAM The disc is playing ...

86 Reference Programming the Remote The remote can be programmed to control most brands of remotecontrollable TVs. The remote is already programmed to control mostRCA, PROSCAN, and GE TVs. Testing the remote To determine whether the remote needs to be programmed, turn theTV ON, point the remote at t...

87 Reference Using Direct Entry 1. Turn on the TV to be programmed. 2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the TV on the code listin this section. 3. Point the DVD Player’s remote at the TV. 4. Press and hold the TV button on the remote you want to program. 5. Enter the code from the Remote Con...

Remote Control Code List Abex ......................................................................... 1172Admiral ..................................................................... 1001Aiko .......................................................................... 1016Alleron .....................

90 Reference United States and Canada Orders To place your order by phone, have your Visa,MasterCard or Discover Card ready and call the toll-free number listed below between 8 AM and 10 PM(EST) Monday through Friday or between 9 AM and5 PM (EST) Saturday. Use this number only to place on order fora...

91 Index Symbols 16 x 9 Widescreen 484 x 3 Letterbox 484 x 3 Standard 48 A A•B Repeat 27 video CD 74 AC IN jack 6Accessories 89ANGLE button 15, 31Angle, camera 31Angle icon 85ANTENNA button 15Arrow buttons 15, 34, 84Aspect ratio 48Audio Dolby Digital 10, 51DTS 51PCM 51 AUDIO button 15, 30Audio CD lo...