RCA RC5920P - Manuals

Connections & Setup Chapter Overview: • Things to Consider Before You Connect • Choose Your Connection • Explanation of Cables and Jacks • The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player • The Front Panel Controls • Installing Batteries in the Remote • How to Find Your TV’s Video Input Channel • How to ...

Connections & Setup 6 Chapter 1 Things to Consider Before You Connect Protect Against Power Surges • Connect all components before you plug any of their power cords into the wall outlet. • Turn off the TV and/or components before you connect or disconnect any cables. • Make sure all antennas and...

Chapter 1 7 Connections & Setup Choose Your Connection There are several ways to connect your DVD player. Please use the following chart to determine which connectionis best for you. Turn to the appropriate page and connect your DVD player. TV DVD TV Components Cables Needed Connection Go to... ...

Connections & Setup 8 Chapter 1 Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables This section describes the jacks and cables you can use to make connections (some of the cables may not provided with your DVD player).There are several ways to connect components to your DVD player. Different jacks and cables...

Chapter 1 9 Connections & Setup DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT 2 1 R L S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT L R L VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVDPLAYER CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL DVD Player + TV with Audio/Video Input Jacks 1. Connect ...

Connections & Setup 10 Chapter 1 CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL L R VIDEO AUDIO IN FROM ANT IN OUT OUT TO TV L R VCR DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO OUT 2 1 R L S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R R L VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVDPLAYER TV...

Connections & Setup 12 Chapter 1 Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R COAXIAL OPTICAL R L VIDEO IN AUDIO IN ANT IN S-VIDEO TV AUDIO OUT R L DVDPLAYER R AUDIO IN L DIGITAL IN DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS RECEIVER CABLE OR OFF-AIR SIGNAL Dolby Digital ® and DTS ® Both Dolby Di...

Chapter 1 13 Connections & Setup Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidentialunpublished works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Home Theater...

Connections & Setup 18 Chapter 1 Pr Pb Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT L R COAXIAL OPTICAL The Jacks on the Back of the DVD Player When connecting, make sure you connect Output jacks to Input jacks, Video to Video, Right Audio to Right Audio, etc. Description of Jacks (fr...

Chapter 1 19 Connections & Setup (listed alphabetically) DISC SKIP Press this button to skip the current disc and got to the next disc in the tray. Disc Selector Press the button number of the disc you want to play. Disc tray Press OPEN•CLOSE to open and close the disc tray. Front panel display ...

Connections & Setup 20 Chapter 1 Installing Batteries in the Remote 1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote. 2. Insert new batteries. Match the polarities (+ and –) on the batteries with thediagram on the remote. 3. Put the battery compartment cover back on the remote. ...

Chapter 1 21 Connections & Setup How to Find Your TV’s Video Input Channel You need to tune your TV to the Video Input Channel (or S-Video Channel if you connected the S-Video cable to your TV and to your DVD Player) to see the DVD Player’s menu and to see the content that’s on adisc. The video ...

Chapter 1 23 Connections & Setup A Quick Tour of The Remote You can use this remote to control compatible components. The componentbuttons are programmed to operate some PROSCAN, RCA and GE components.The buttons must be programmed to operate other brands of components. (Seepage 25 for instructi...

Chapter 1 25 Connections & Setup Programming the Remote to Operate Your TV The remote can be programmed to control most brands of remote controllable TVs. The remote is alreadyprogrammed to control most RCA, Proscan, and GE TVs. Testing the remote To determine whether the remote needs to be prog...

Connections & Setup 26 Chapter 1 TV Codes Admiral .............................................................. 1115, 1224Adventura .................................................................... 1224Aiko ............................................................................. 1124Aka...

Chapter Overview: • Regional Coding • Using Different Menus • Loading and Playing Discs • Using a Disc Menu • Using the On-Screen Info Display • Using the Repeat Feature • Selecting a Play Mode • Disc Playback Features Using the Remote • What is a Video CD? Chapter 2 Changing Entertainment. Again. P...

Playing DVDs 28 Chapter 2 Regional Coding Both the DVD player and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for the discto play. If the codes don’t match, the disc won’t play. This player’s code is region 1. Using Different Menus Each disc is programmed with different f...

Chapter 2 29 Playing DVDs Loading and Playing Discs Turn on the TV and your DVD Player (press ON•OFF on the player or press the DVD button on the remotecontrol). C an 't Catch Up C an 't Catch U p 1. Press the OPEN•CLOSE button on the front of the DVD Player or on theremote. The disc tray opens. 2. ...

Playing DVDs 30 Chapter 2 Using a Disc Menu A disc is capable of having an on-screen menu that is separate from the DVD player’s menu system and on-screen Info Display. The disc menu might only contain a list of the titles and chapters, or it may allow you tochange features such as language and play...

Chapter 2 31 Playing DVDs Using the On-Screen Info Display The on-screen Info Display contains many playback features. To see the Info Display, press the INFO buttonon the remote or the front of the player while a disc is playing. The Info Display appears across the top of thescreen. Each feature is...

Playing DVDs 32 Chapter 2 Selecting a Chapter Because DVD discs use digital technology, a title can be divided into individual chapters (similar to tracks on a CD).You can skip to a specific chapter by using the Chapter feature in the Info Display. 1. While a disc is playing, press INFO on the remot...

Chapter 2 33 Playing DVDs Changing the Audio Language If the disc was created with different language tracks (recorded in different languages), you can use the Info Display totemporarily change the DVD Player’s Audio Language setting. 1. While a disc is playing, press AUDIO on the remote (the audio ...

Playing DVDs 34 Chapter 2 Using Bookmarks The bookmark feature lets you mark a point on the disc that you can go to quickly. You can store up to nine bookmarksper disc. When you turn the player off or remove the disc, bookmarks are cleared. Storing a Bookmark 1. While a disc is playing, press MARKER...

Playing DVDs 36 Chapter 2 Selecting a Play Mode You can choose what order the titles or tracks will play on a disc. The standard play mode is the default. Toselect another play mode, a disc must be in the DVD player. There are three play mode options: Standard Play: plays the disc’s titles, chapters...

Chapter 2 37 Playing DVDs Editing a Program Deleting Items from the Play List To delete items from the play list: 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP once to put the player in stop mode. 2. Press PLAY MODE on the remote (the Program Edit screen is displayed). 3. Highlight the row in the play list yo...

Playing DVDs 38 Chapter 2 Freeze Frame and Frame Advance 1. Press PAUSE when a disc is playing to freeze the picture. 2. Each time you press the PAUSE button, the picture advances one frame. 3. Press PLAY to resume normal playback. Slow Motion Playback (in Freeze Frame Mode) While the disc is in fre...

Playing Audio CDs andMP3 Discs 39 Chapter 3 Changing Entertainment. Again. Chapter Overview: • Using the Info Display • Using IntroScan TM • Using Bookmarks • Using the Time Display • Selecting a Play Mode • The Repeat Feature • Playing MP3 Discs Illustrations contained in this document are for repr...

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 40 Chapter 3 Selecting a Specific Track 1. Press INFO on the remote or the front of the player (the Info Display appears). 2. Highlight the Track icon. 3. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the track number you want to play. You may need to pressthe OK butt...

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 42 Chapter 3 The Time Display The Time Display has four options: • Track elapsed – show the elapsed play time of the current track. • Track remain – shows the remaining play time for the current track. • Disc elapsed – shows the total time the current disc has played....

Chapter 3 43 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Programmed Play To use the programmed play option, you must create a play list to set the order you want the tracks on thedisc(s) to play in. Creating a Program List for an Audio Disc 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP once to put the player in stop mode...

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 44 Chapter 3 The Repeat Feature The default mode for the Repeat feature is Off. There are four Repeat options for Audio CDs: • All Discs – Repeats all discs in tray • One Disc – repeats the disc that is playing • Track – repeats the track that is playing • A•B – Set t...

Chapter 3 45 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Playing MP3 Discs What is MP3? MP3 is a format for storing digital audio. An audio CD-quality song can be compressed into MP3 format withvery little loss of quality, while taking up much less space. CD-R or a CD-RW discs that have been encoded in MP3 form...

Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs 46 Chapter 3 The MP3 Display MP3 discs contain individual songs that can be organized into folders. When youplay an MP3 disc, the MP3 screen appears. Folders and songs are displayed on theleft side of the screen. The right side of the screen is the program window. Sel...

Chapter 3 47 Playing Audio CDs and MP3 Discs Creating a Play List You can play the songs in a folder in any order you want by creating a play list. 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP to put the player in stop mode. 2. Press PLAY MODE on the remote (the Program Edit screen will appear). 2. Use the u...

Using the DVD Player’sMenu System Chapter Overview: • The DVD Player Menu System • Locking Your DVD Player • The Display Menu • The Sound Menu • The Languages Menu 49 Chapter 4 Changing Entertainment. Again. Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.

Using the DVD Player’s Menu System 50 Chapter 4 The DVD Player Menu System The DVD player menu system is not the same as the disc menu or the Info Display. If you are playing a disc,press STOP on the remote control to stop playback and press the MENU button on the remote bring up theDVD player menu....

Chapter 4 51 Using the DVD Player’s Menu System The Audio Language Preference The Audio Language menu enables you to choose which language you want to listen to a movie in. 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP and MENU (the menu appears). 2. Highlight Audio and press OK (the audio language options ar...

Using the DVD Player’s Menu System 52 Chapter 4 Changing the Subtitle Language Preference The Subtitles menu lets you choose a preferred language for the subtitles. The default is Auto . To change the subtitle language preference: 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP and MENU (the menu appears). 2. H...

Chapter 4 53 Using the DVD Player’s Menu System Creating a Password and Setting Ratings The Rating feature is a system sort of like movie ratings. It works with DVD discs that have been assigned arating. This helps you control the types of DVDs that your family watches. Once you have set the ratings...

Using the DVD Player’s Menu System 54 Chapter 4 Setting the Rating Rated Titles The Rating option lets you determine how your player will react to discs that contain movies that are rated (inthe U.S.A., the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) rates movies as G, PG, PG-13, etc.). You decide...

Using the DVD Player’s Menu System 56 Chapter 4 1. If a disc is playing, press STOP and MENU (the menu appears). 2. Highlight and select the Dynamic Range option and press the right arrow button. 3. Highlight On or Off and press OK. 4. Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the screen. Digita...

Language Code Language Code Language Code Abkhazian ..................................... 6566Afar ............................................... 6565Afrikaans ....................................... 6570Albanian ....................................... 8381Ameharic ....................................

Other Information 59 Chapter 5 Changing Entertainment. Again. Chapter Overview: • Troubleshooting • Care and Maintenance • Limited Warranty • Accessory Ordering Information Illustrations contained in this document are for representation only.

Chapter 5 63 Other Information Handling Cautions • Before connecting other components to this player, be sure to turn all components off. • Don’t move the player while a disc is being played. The disc may get scratched or broken, and the player’s internal parts may bedamaged. • Don’t put any contain...

64 Chapter 5 Other Information Limited Warranty What your warranty covers: • Defect in materials or workmanship. For how long after your purchase: • 90 days from date of purchase - Unit exchange, which includes parts and labor. • 91 days to 1 year from date of purchase - Unit exchange, which include...

Chapter 5 65 Other Information Thomson assumes no responsibility for warranty shipments from the customer to the factory if not shipped in the manner prescribed by Thomson.Return transportation, storage, handling and insurance costs are your responsibility. We accept no responsibility in case of dam...

Chapter 5 67 Other Information Total Merchandise ............................................................ Sales Tax ............................................................................ We are required by law to collect the appropriate sales tax for each individual state, country, and loc...

68 Chapter 5 Other Information ® 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 numberfrom your VISA card IMPORTANT: Copy complete account numberfrom your MasterCard My card expires: My card expires: Cop...

69 Chapter 6 Index Symbols 3-D Surround button 234 x 3 Letterbox 554 x 3 Standard 55 A A•B Repeat 34, 44Accessories 67Angle, camera 33Arrow buttons 23Aspect ratio 55Audio Dolby Digital 12 AUDIO button 23Audio CD Playing 40 Audio equipment Dolby Digital 12DTS 12 Audio language 33 B Batteries, remote ...

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