RCA RC5231Z - Manuals

4 Setup and Connections The Telephone Jack Splitter Makesit Easy to Keep Your DVD PlayerConnected without InterruptingRoutine Phone Use You must connect the telephone linecord to your DVD Player and to atelephone jack in order to use all of theDivx features. We’ve provided a telephone jack splitters...

Setup and Connections 5 CAUTION Protect your components fromoverheating. • Do not stack electronic components or other objects on top of the DVDPlayer. • Do not block ventilation holes in any of the components. Arrange thecomponents so that air can circulatefreely. • Allow adequate ventilation when ...

Setup and Connections 7 CAUTION Do not stack electroniccomponents or other objectson top of the DVD Player.See Safety Information on theinside front cover. 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...

8 Setup and Connections RF Output Adapter Required You must buy an RF OutputAdapter to use thisconnection. You can orderyour RF Output Adapter onpage 89, or buy one at your localelectronics store. CAUTION Do not stack electronic components orother objects on top of the DVD Player.See Safety Informat...

Setup and Connections 9 CAUTION Do not stack electronic components orother objects on top of the DVD Player.See Safety Information on the insidefront cover. Don’t Connect VCR directly to YourDVD Player Many DVD discs are encoded with copyprotection. Because of this, you shouldonly connect your DVD P...

10 Setup and Connections Please Read This Before Using theDIGITAL AUDIO OUT Jack! This player’s digital output jack isdesigned for a connection to a DolbyDigital or DTS receiver or decoder. Older digital equipment may not becompatible with the Dolby Digitalbitstream. Such a connection can createa hi...

12 Setup and Connections STOP PAUSE TV ON OFF AUX DVD SAT CABLE RECORD PLAY FORWARD REVERSE REPEAT GO BACK CH + CH - V O L V O L PLAY MODE MUTE INFO MENU OK CLEAR GUIDE ANTENNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT VCR1 VCR2 SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE FRAME SELECT The buttons for navigation are shown ingray in this p...

Setup and Connections 13 Do You Need a Dial Prefix? If you must dial a prefix (such as 9),press the arrow buttons on the remoteto highlight Dial Prefix on the Divx Registration screen and press OK. Usethe number button on your remote thatmatches your dial prefix number, andpress OK. To access the Di...

14 Setup and Connections STOP PAUSE TV ON OFF AUX DVD SAT CABLE RECORD PLAY FORWARD REVERSE REPEAT GO BACK CH + CH - V O L V O L PLAY MODE MUTE INFO MENU OK CLEAR GUIDE ANTENNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT VCR1 VCR2 SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE FRAME SELECT INPUTbutton How to Find Your TV’s Video Input Channel...

18 Setup and Connections STOP PAUSE TV ON OFF AUX DVD SAT CABLE RECORD PLAY FORWARD REVERSE REPEAT GO BACK CH + CH - V O L V O L PLAY MODE MUTE INFO MENU OK CLEAR GUIDE ANTENNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT VCR1 VCR2 SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE FRAME SELECT Componentbuttons: VCR1,TV, DVD, VCR2,AUX, SAT•CABLE H...

A New Way of Looking At Things Playing Digital Video Discs 19 In this section you’ll learn how to use your DVDPlayer to play Digital Video Discs. Detailedinformation about Divx discs in the next section. You’ll use the on-screen Info Display while you’replaying a disc to use the different playback f...

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 (...

21 Playing Digital Video Discs Using a Disc Menu A disc is capable of having a menu—its own on-screen menu systemis separate from the player’s menu system. The disc menu may allowyou to change features such as language and playback settings. Although the content and operation of disc menus vary from...

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 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...

24 Playing Digital Video Discs STOP PAUSE TV ON OFF AUX DVD SAT CABLE RECORD PLAY FORWARD REVERSE REPEAT GO BACK CH + CH - V O L V O L PLAY MODE MUTE INFO MENU OK CLEAR GUIDE ANTENNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT VCR1 VCR2 SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE FRAME SELECT INFObutton Arrowbuttons OKbutton Selecting a Ch...

25 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 arrow right button until the Play Mode icon ishighlighted, and press OK (the...

26 Playing Digital Video Discs STOP PAUSE TV ON OFF AUX DVD SAT CABLE RECORD PLAY FORWARD REVERSE REPEAT GO BACK CH + CH - V O L V O L PLAY MODE MUTE INFO MENU OK CLEAR GUIDE ANTENNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT VCR1 VCR2 SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE FRAME SELECT REVERSEbutton Arrowbuttons FORWARDbutton REPEAT...

27 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, pre...

28 Playing Digital Video Discs STOP PAUSE TV ON OFF AUX DVD SAT CABLE RECORD PLAY FORWARD REVERSE REPEAT GO BACK CH + CH - V O L V O L PLAY MODE MUTE INFO MENU OK CLEAR GUIDE ANTENNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 INPUT VCR1 VCR2 SUBTITLE AUDIO ANGLE FRAME SELECT INFObutton Arrowbuttons Changing the Audio Lang...

29 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...

30 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 arrow down button to highlight Done . Press OK....

All About Divx 31 Your Divx 1 -enhanced DVD Player provides you with the newest in home entertainmenttechnology. The Divx feature enables you to enjoyyour favorite movies at home with convenience,flexibility, and affordability. To use the Divxfeature, please make sure that you have connecteda workin...

All About Divx 32 How to Play Divx Discs 1. Turn on your DVD Player. 2. Press OPEN•CLOSE on your DVD Player. 3. Place the Divx disc into the tray (Divx logo facing up and makesure the disc lays flat). 4. Press PLAY on your remote (the disc tray closes). If YOUR PLAYER HAS NEVER PLAYED this disc befo...

33 All About Divx The View Movie Settings option showsyou the rating level and format of thedisc. Press MENU on the remote whilethe disc is playing and select View MovieSettings. Some discs might be formatted withChange Movie Settings instead of ViewMovie Settings. View Movie Settings View Movie Set...

All About Divx 34 View Movie Status View Movie Status shows you how much time, if any, is remaining on the Divx disc’s viewing period. To see Movie Status : 1. While you’re playing a Divx disc, press MENU on the remote. 2. Press the appropriate arrow button(s) on the remote to highlight View Movie S...

35 All About Divx Prices Vary The fee to convert a Divx disc toDivxSilver may vary from title to title. $15.00 If you agree to the price of the Divx disc,press OK on the remote. If you don’twant to convert the disc at this time,highlight Cancel and press OK. The Select Chapter menu. Press the upor d...

All About Divx 36 All About Divx Mail Divx Mail provides you with general information about your Divxaccount, coming attractions, and Divx retailers in your area. Thetelephone line cord you connected to your player enables yourplayer to update Divx mail. How to View a Divx Mail Message You access Di...

37 All About Divx How to Erase A Mail Message There are two ways to erase a mail message: • from the first mail menu screen (the Mail summary screen) • when the entire message is on the screen To erase the message from the Mail summary screen: 1. Press the arrow up or down button on the remote to hi...

All About Divx 38 Viewing a Specials Message Specials messages describe special promotions, special offers, maybeeven contests. 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP (The DVD Player’s main menuappears). 2. Press the arrow down button to highlight Divx and press OK (the Divx choices appear). 3. Press t...

39 All About Divx Viewing Your Divx Statement Your Electronic Statement can be viewed on your TV screen, for up tothree months after the statement date. (If you prefer, you may call theDivx Customer Service Center to request a printed copy of yourstatement.) To see your statement: 1. If a disc is pl...

All About Divx 40 How to Set a Dialing Prefix If you have to dial a special number to get an outside line, then youneed to tell your Divx Player what that number is so it cancommunicate with Divx. 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP (The DVD Player’s main menuappears). If you’re not playing a disc, ...

All About Divx 42 How to Set Divx Limits Divx Limits enables you to set rating limits for Divx discs, restrict purchases of Divx discs (DivxSilver), and restrict purchases ofadditional viewing periods ( Rentals ). All of the settings for Divx Limits are in the Lock section of the DVD Player’s main m...

43 All About Divx To Restrict Rentals You can purchase an additional viewing period after you’ve usedyour initial viewing period. To restrict purchases, you can setyour player to require a password before an additional viewingperiod can be purchased. 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP (the DVD Play...

All About Divx 44 Important Account Information If you move or change your phone number If you move to another residence or change phone numbers, pleasecall Divx at 1-888-456-DIVX (1-888-456-3489) so your accountinformation can be updated properly. If you dispose of your player If you dispose of you...

45 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...

46 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...

47 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...

48 Using the Features in the Menu System The Play Menu Options The DVD Player’s Play menu enables you to choose different ways to play the disc. To see the Play menu options, a disc must be in the DVD player. 1. Make sure your remote is in DVD mode (press the DVD button). 2. If the disc is playing, ...

49 Using the Features in the Menu System How to Delete or Edit a Program: 1. After selecting the Play menu, press the arrow down button until Edit Program is highlighted. 2. Press OK (the Playlist menu appears). Press the appropriatearrow buttons to highlight the entry in the playlist that you wantt...

50 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...

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

52 Using the Features in the Menu System How to Set Divx Limits All of the Divx features are explained in the section called “All AboutDivx.” How to set Divx Limits is on page 42. Setting the Rating Limit The DVD Limits feature is a rating limit system. It works in conjunctionwith DVDs that have bee...

53 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 pass...

55 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 arrow up button to highlight Audio. 2. Press OK (the audio languag...

56 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 arrow down button to highlight Subtitles. 2. Press OK (the subtitle options ap...

57 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 arrow down button until Menu is highlighted. 2. Press OK (the langua...

58 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 ...

59 Using the Features in the Menu System 4. Press the arrow up and down buttons to highlight the setting youwant to use. 5. Press OK (the previous menu appears with your selection next tothe Front Display path menu). 6. Press CLEAR to return to the main menu or press GO BACK toreturn to the previous...

60 Using the Features in the Menu System Audio Equipment If you’ve connected a Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, or DTS receiver,you must adjust this setting. 1. From the DVD Player’s main menu (player ON, no disc playing),press the arrow down button until Setup is highlighted. Press OK (the Setup sel...

Language Codes Code Language Code Language Code Language 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 63 Just Like Your CD Player If you’ve used a CD player, you’ll probablynotice that your DVD player has many of thesame features as a CD player. This section explains how to play CDs andhow to use the on-screen Info Display toaccess various playback features. Section Overview: • Loading a...

Playing Audio CDs 64 Loading and Playing an Audio CD Before you load a disc, make sure that it is compatible with the player.Note that the following discs CANNOT be used with this player: • Laserdisc • CD-I, CD-ROM, CD-R, DVD-ROM • MiniDisc To Load and Play an Audio CD Make sure that you have proper...

65 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 66 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...

67 Playing Audio CDs 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...

Playing Audio CDs 68 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 arrow right button until the Repeat icon is ...

Playing Audio CDs 70 Using Bookmarks The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you cango to quickly. You can store up to 10 bookmarks. Storing a Bookmark 1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remote (the InfoDisplay appears). 2. Use the right arrow button to highlight the B...

71 Playing Audio CDs Using the Clock The Clock part of the Info Display shows you how much time is leftand how much time has elapsed. 1. Press INFO on the remote (the Info Display appears). 2. Press the arrow right button to highlight the Clock icon. Press OK(the amount of time the track has played ...

Playing Audio CDs 72 The Play Menu Items All of the items in the Play menu (of the DVD Player’s main menu), except Dub Assist, have already been explained in the section “Usingthe Features in the Menu System.” Standard Play: page 66 Random Play: page 66 Edit Program: page 67 IntroScan: page 70 To ac...

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 • Divx problems Care and Maintenance • Handling Cautions for the Play...

74 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 ...

77 Assistance Section Player won’t play Divx discs, • If you haven’t set up an account with Divx, call 1-888-NEW-DIVX. but it plays regular discs • Make sure you’ve connected the telephone line cord.• Follow any instructions that appear on the screen. Can’t connect to Divx • Make sure phone service ...

79 Assistance Section 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; you pay the labor. • The warranty for rental units b...

80 Assistance Section To receive a replacement unit before you return yours: Direct to Consumer Exchange 1. Provide your Discover, MasterCard or Visa account number and expiration date to your phone representative. Thisis for security purposes only and your account will not be charged at this time. ...

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 theremote control to operate other components(TV, VCR, etc.) The remote automatic...

82 Reference Disc Tray Press OPEN•CLOSE to open and close the disc tray. Front Panel Display (See following page for details.) Headphones Jack You can attach headphones here for private listening. ON•OFF Button and ON•OFF Indicator Light Turns the player on and off. The ON•OFF indicator lights when ...

84 Reference Programming the Remote The universal remote can be programmed to control most brands ofremote controllable TVs, VCRs, satellite receivers and cable boxes.The remote is already programmed to control most RCA, PROSCAN,and GE TVs, VCRs, DVD players and satellite receivers. Testing the remo...

85 Reference Using Direct Entry 1. Turn on the component to be programmed. 2. Look up the brand and code number(s) for the component on thecode list in this section. 3. Point the DVD Player’s remote at the component. 4. Press and hold the component button on the remote you want toprogram. 5. Enter t...

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

Admiral .......................................................................... 2131Adventura ...................................................................... 2026Aiwa ..................................................................... 2002, 2026Akai .........................................

FCC Registration Information Your DVD Player is registered with the Federal Communications Commission and is in compliance with parts 15B and 68, FCCRules and Regulations. 1. Notification to the Local Telephone Company/REN Number On the bottom of this equipment is a label indicating among other info...

Universal RemoteControl (CRK76DA1) Optical Plug to Optical Plug DV3 (3 ft.) DV6 (6 ft.) Optical Plug to Mini Plug DV3M (3 ft.) DV6M (6 ft.) RF Output Adapter(CRF 800) STOP PAUSE TV ON OFF AUX DVD SAT CABLE RECORD PLAY FORWARD REVERSE REPEAT GO BACK CH + CH - V O L V O L PLAY MODE MUTE INFO MENU OK C...

90 Reference ® r r s TM Charge your order on your VISA, MasterCard, or Discover Card by filling in below USE YOUR CREDIT CARD IMPORTANT: Copy complete account number from your VISA card IMPORTANT: Copy complete account number from your MasterCard My card expires: My card expires: Copy Number above y...

91 Index Symbols 16 x 9 Widescreen 584 x 3 Letterbox 584 x 3 Standard 58 A A•B Repeat 25AC IN jack 6Accessories 89Adapter, telephone jack 4Additional viewing period 43ANGLE button 16, 29Angle, camera 29Angle icon 83ANTENNA button 16Arrow buttons 16, 46Aspect ratio 58Audio Dolby Digital 10, 60DTS 60P...