SYLVANIA SREC427 - Manuals

5 AVOID THE HAZARDS OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.• Do not pull on the power cord when disconnecting it from an AC wall outlet. Grasp it by the plug.• If, by accident, water is spilled on your unit, unplug the power cord immediately and take the unit to a...

6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . .2PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4SYMBOLS USED IN THIS MANUAL . . . . . . . . . .5CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6COMPONENT NAMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Main Unit . . . . ...

C OMPONENT NAMES 7 0 1 Cassette compartment (VCR): Insert a tape here. 0 2 Disc tray (DVD): Place a disc on the tray when open. 0 3 S-VIDEO input jack (DVD only): Use to connect the S-Video output of external video components with anS-Video cable. 0 4 VIDEO input jack: Use to connect external video ...

C ONNECTIONS 10 Connection of Main Unit Plug in the AC power cord of this unit. or Cable Signal Connect Antenna 1 2

11 Connection to Audio System • Before changing the connections or installing the unit, all devices should be turned off. • Refer to each owner's manual for further information on other devices.

12 Audio Setting Choose the appropriate audio setting when con-necting the unit to an external audio system (soldseparately). NOTE: DVD & CD Audio Only • Only DVD and CD audio will be available to be amplified through the external audio system. NOTE: • Dynamic Range Control function is available...

13 [B] Settings for Dolby Digital (Default : Stream) • Select a setting using K / L buttons, then press ENTER button. Your setting will be activated. PCM : Convert the Dolby Digital into PCM 2 channel (stereo).When your amplifier/receiver is NOTcompatible with Dolby Digital, set to"PCM". Str...

O SD DISPLAY SETTING 14 1 Press POWER button to turn on the unit. 2 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP/DISC menu will appear. 3 Select "SETUP" using s / B buttons, then press ENTER button. SETUP menu will appear. 4 Select "Display" using K / L / s / B buttons, then ...

O SD LANGUAGE SETTING 15 You can select the language for on-screen display(OSD). 1 Press POWER button to turn on the unit. 2 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP/DISC menu will appear. 3 Select "SETUP" using s / B buttons, then press ENTER button. SETUP menu will appear. 4 Se...

C HANNEL SETTING 16 Auto Preset 5 Press SETUP button to exit. You can select only the channels memorized inthis unit by using the CHANNEL K / L buttons. To select a channel : You can select a channel by directly enteringchannel using the Number buttons on the remote control. Notes for using the Numb...

17 CHANNEL SETTING Add/Delete Function The channels you no longer receive or seldomwatch can be deleted from the memory. You canalso add channels into memory. Selecting TV Stereo or SAP You can select stereo or SAP (Secondary AudioProgram). "Stereo" has been selected as the default. from the...

C LOCK SETTING 18 Auto Clock Setting NOTE: • Make sure that the antenna or cable are connected to the unit. • If the TV/VCR/DVD is connected directly to a cable converter box or satellite box, the local PBS station must be selectedon the cable box itself, and the TV/VCR/DVD must be set tothe output ...

19 CLOCK SETTING Manual Clock Setting NOTE: • Your clock setting will be lost if either there is a power failure or this unit has been unplugged for more than 3 secondswhen you set the clock manually. 7 Press K / L buttons to select AM or PM, then press ENTER button. Clock menu will appear. The sett...

D AYLIGHT SAVING TIME When Daylight Saving Time is ON, the clock willautomatically move forward one hour on the firstSunday in April and move back one hour on the lastSunday in October. 1 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP/DISC menu will appear. 2 Select "SETUP" using s / B...

S ELECTING TV DISPLAY MODE 21 DA YLIGHT SA VING TIME / SELECTING TV DISPLA Y MODE / GUIDE T O DISPLA Y MENUS You can select the TV display mode to your viewingpreference for DVD viewing. "4:3 Letter Box" has been selected as the default. 1 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP...

T V FUNCTIONS OPERATING TV Watching TV Program 1 Press POWER button to turn on the unit. 2 Select the desired channel using CHANNEL K / L buttons or the Number buttons on the remote control. If the TV/VCR/DVD is connected to a cable boxor satellite box, the TV/VCR/DVD must be onchannel 3 or channel ...

23 OPERA TING TV TV FUNCTIONS Adjusting Picture 1 Press PICTURE button. 2 Select the setting item using K / L buttons. NOTE: • You can use also PICTURE button to select the setting item. Adjust using s / B buttons. PICTURE / / / COLOR TINT SHARPNESS BRIGHT CONTRAST to pale to purple to soft to decre...

24 Setting V-CHIP V-CHIP enables parents to prevent their childrenfrom watching inappropriate material on TV. V-CHIP reads the ratings for programming (exceptfor news and sports programs, unedited movies onpremium cable channels, and EmergencyBroadcast System signals), then denies access toprogrammi...

25 OPERA TING TV TV FUNCTIONS Setting TV Rating 1 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP/DISC menu will appear. 2 Select "SETUP" using s / B buttons, then press ENTER button. SETUP menu will appear. 3 Select "Display" using K / L / s / B buttons, then press ENTER button...

26 Setting V-CHIP Access Code ENTER SETUP / / / Number To change the access code, follow the procedurebelow. 1 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP/DISC menu will appear. 2 Select "SETUP" using s / B buttons, then press ENTER button. SETUP menu will appear. 3 Select "Disp...

27 OPERA TING TV TV FUNCTIONS Selecting Closed Caption You may view specially labeled (cc) TV programs,movies, news, prerecorded tapes, etc. with eitherdialogue captions or text added to the display. 1 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP/DISC menu will appear. 2 Select "SETUP...

V CR FUNCTIONS Playback VCR 1 Press POWER button on the remote control or the main unit. 2 Insert a prerecorded tape, then press PLAY B (VCR) button to begin playback. NOTE: • When a tape without record tab is inserted, the unit will start playback automatically. • Tracking will be automatically adj...

29 OPERA TING VCR VCR FUNCTIONS One-Touch Timer Recording This feature allows you to set the recording lengthsimply by pressing I RECORD (VCR) button on the main unit. VCR 1 During normal recording, press I RECORD (VCR) button on the main unit to begin one-touch timerrecording. You can select a fixe...

30 Other Functions VCR To cue or review picture during playback(Picture Search): Press g or h buttons during playback. Press it again and the unit will search in super highspeed. (in the SLP mode only) To freeze the picture on TV screen during play-back (Still mode): Press PAUSE F button. Each time ...

OPERATING DVD RECORDER P LAYING 31 OPERA TING D VD RECORDER VCR FUNCTIONS / PLA YING Playable discs This unit is compatible to play the following discs. To play a DVD, make sure that it meets the requirementsfor Region Codes and Color Systems as described below.Discs with the following logos can be ...

PLAYING 32 Language Setting NOTE: • Only the languages supported by the disc can be selected. 1 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP/DISC menu will appear. 2 Select "SETUP" using s / B buttons, then press ENTER button. SETUP menu will appear. 3 Select "Playback" using...

33 Basic Playback Playback DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video)

34 CD DVD-V 1 Press POWER button. 2 Press A OPEN/CLOSE button on the main unit to open the disc tray. The disc tray will open. 3 Place the disc onto the disc tray with its labelfacing up and make sure to align the disc to thedisc tray guide. 4 Press PLAY B (DVD) button to start playing. Playback wil...

36 Special Playback Resume You can resume play from where you stopped play-ing the disc last. NOTE: • For MP3 files, playback will resume from the beginning of the track at which playback was stopped. 1 During playback, press STOP C (DVD) button. The resume message will appear. 2 Press PLAY B (DVD) ...

37 Step by Step DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video) DVD-R DVD-V 1 During playback, press PAUSE F button. Playback will pause and sound will be muted. 2 Press CHANNEL K button repeatedly. Every time you press the button, the playbackwill go forward by one frame (or step) with thesound muted. Press CHANNEL L b...

Search Title/Chapter Search DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video) DVD-R DVD-V Using CHANNEL KL buttons 1 During playback, press CHANNEL K button to skip the current title or chapter and move to thenext. The title or chapter will move forward by one titleat a time. To go back to the previous title or chapter, p...

39 Track Search MP3 CD Using CHANNEL KL buttons 1 During playback, press CHANNEL K button to skip the current track and move to the next. The track will move forward one at a time. To go back to the previous track, press CHAN- NEL L button. The track will move backward one track at a time. Using DIS...

Repeat/Random/Program Play Repeat Play MP3 CD DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video) DVD-R DVD-V 1 During playback, press DISPLAY button repeated- ly until the DVD status display menu appears. 2 Select icon using s / B buttons, then press ENTER button. Repeat menu will appear. NOTE: • To cancel the repeat playb...

41 OPERA TING D VD RECORDER PLA YING Program Play You can program tracks on a disc to be played inyour desired order. NOTE: • You can make program up to 50 tracks. CD 1 In the stop mode, press SETUP button to display SETUP/CD menu. SETUP/CD menu will appear. 2 Select "CD" using s / B buttons...

43 OPERA TING D VD RECORDER PLA YING Switching Subtitles Many DVD Video discs have subtitles in one ormore languages. The case usually tells you whichsubtitle languages are available. You can switch sub-title languages anytime during playback. NOTE: Top Menu / Disc Menu • Some discs allow you to cha...

Reducing Block Noise This function reduces noise in the playback picture. DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video) DVD-R DVD-V 1 During playback, press DISPLAY button repeated- ly until the DVD status display menu appears. 2 Select icon using s / B buttons, then press ENTER button. NR menu will appear. 3 Select a...

G UIDE TO DISPLAYS ON SCREEN MENU 45 PLA YING / GUIDE T O DISPLA YS ON SCREEN MENU 1. Playback: To set up the unit to play discs toyour preference. 2. Recording: To set up the unit to record todiscs or VHS tape. 3. Display: To set up the OSD screen. 4. Select Video: To choose a line input to record ...

E ASY DVD RECORDING 46 The following will help you to understand easily how to record to DVD discs. NOTE: • Make sure that you have completed connections and batteries should be inserted in the remote control. Step 1: Choose a disc type There are several types of DVD discrecordable to choose from. C...

47 Step 5: Press DVD RECORDbutton Step 4: Select the desiredchannel Step 6: Stop the Recording CH 1 I DISC Writing to Disc 58% DISC Playing the recorded contents You can select the title you want to play from a displayed menuand immediately start to play. Recorded contents are very accessi-ble on a ...

R ECORDING 48 Recording Speed You can select a recording speed among 6 options.The recording time depends on the recording speedyou select as follows: * This table is designed for a new single-sided 12cm disc as the standard. The recording time shownabove may differ from actual recording time. * The...

49 Copy Control Some satellite broadcasts include copy-protectedcontents. Refer to the following condition on copycontrol. Disc type / format Copy-free Copy-once Copy-prohibited RecordableNot Recordable DVD-RW DVD-RW VR DVD-RW DVD-RW Video DVD-R DVD-R ver. 1 . 1 ver. 1 . 1 CPRM compatible ver. 1 . 1...

50 5 Select "Video mode" or "VR mode" using K / L buttons, then press ENTER button. The recording mode will be set. 6 Select "Auto Chapter" using K / L buttons, then press ENTER button. Option window will appear. "10 minutes" has been selected as the default. 7 Select...

51 Basic Recording Recording TV Programs Follow the steps below to record TV programs. DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video) DVD-R 1 Turn on the unit and load a recordable disc. NOTE: • This operation may take a few minutes to complete. 2 Press REC SPEED button, then change the recording speed using K / L butt...

52 4 Select a desired channel to record using CHAN- NEL K / L buttons or Number buttons. 5 Press DVD RECORD button to start recording. NOTE: • Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop recording. I mark will be displayed for 5 seconds. To pause the recording, pres...

53 When the unit reaches the specified time, it willturn off automatically. NOTE: Automatic Turn Off • The unit will turn off automatically under the following condi- tions:1) No space remained on the disc.2) When a power failure occurs. • If One-Touch Timer Recording finishes in DVD during play- ba...

54 Finalizing Discs You must "Finalize" all recorded discs before theycan be played on other DVD players. Without final-ization, Video mode discs cannot be played back onother DVD players, and VR mode discs cannot beplayed back on other VR compatible players. *You cannot finalize discs in ot...

55 Protecting Discs To prevent accidental recording, editing or erasingthe titles, you can protect them. DVD-RW (VR) 1 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. SETUP/DISC menu will appear. 2 Select "DISC" using s / B buttons, then press ENTER button. DISC menu will appear. 3 Select ...

56 Connecting to External Video Products Connections Connect the external video products properly to theunit by using input jacks on the front of this unit. Use S-Video or video cable, and an audio cable forthis connection. 1 Press SETUP button to display SETUP/DISC menu. 2 Select "SETUP" us...

D UBBING 57 VCR DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video) DVD-R You can copy a DVD disc to a videotape or copy avideotape to a DVD disc. This function will be possi-ble only if the DVD disc or the tape is not copy pro-tected. Before starting this function, prepare for therecording on the DVD-R/RW disc or the video...

T IMER RECORDING 58 Timer Recording You can program up to 7 programs 1 year inadvance. Daily or weekly program recordings arealso available. NOTE: Time must be set • Be sure to set the clock before making a timer programming. • Insert a recordable disc or a tape with a safety tab. VCR DVD-RW (VR) DV...

60 Suggestions for Timer Recording • If there is a power failure or this unit has been unplugged for more than 3 seconds, the clock setting and all timer settings will be lost. • If a disc is not on the tray, timer recording cannot be performed. Please insert a recordable disc. • If a tape with a re...

E DITING DISCS 61 About Disc Editing Title List Title list allows you to check the titles recorded onthe disc easily. You can choose a title to edit fromthis screen and easily edit the titles as you prefer. 1. Titles recorded on the disc can be selected to edit by pressing ENTER button with the curs...

62 Editing Discs in Video Mode Deleting Titles Caution: You can delete titles that you do not need anymore.The titles once deleted cannot be recovered to thedisc. When the last title in the title list in Video modeis deleted, the disc space to record will beincreased. For DVD-R disc, the disc space ...

63 OPERA TING D VD RECORDER EDITING DISCS Setting Chapter Markers You can put chapter markers in each title. Once achapter is marked, you can use it for the chaptersearch. You can set chapter markers at a specifiedtime you selected for titles with more than 5 minutes. NOTE: • You cannot select a tim...

65 OPERA TING D VD RECORDER EDITING DISCS Follow the steps [1] to [4] on page 64 to display theOriginal menu. 1 Select "Edit Title Name" using K / L buttons, then press ENTER button. A window for entering a title name will appear. 2 To enter a title name, follow the steps shown in"Guide ...

66 Setting Chapter Markers You can put chapter markers in each title. Once a chap-ter is marked, you can use it for chapter search. You can put a chapter marker anywhere you want. NOTE: • When the number of chapter markers in the original list comes to 999 in total, you cannot add any more chapter m...

67 OPERA TING D VD RECORDER EDITING DISCS Protecting Titles To prevent accidental editing or erasing the titles,you can protect them from the original menu. DVD-RW (VR) Follow the steps [1] to [4] on page 64 to display theOriginal menu. 1 Select "Protect OFF ➔ ON" using K / L buttons, then p...

71 OPERA TING D VD RECORDER EDITING DISCS Adding Titles to Playlist You can add or delete a title in the playlist as youprefer. You can add titles to a Playlist up to 99. DVD-RW (VR) Follow the steps [1] to [3] on page 68 to display thePlaylist. 1 Select "Add New Title" using K / L / s / B b...

P ARENTAL LOCK LEVEL SETTING 72 OPERATING DVD RECORDER Some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Locklevel. Playback will stop if the ratings exceed the lev-els you set, it will require you to enter a passwordbefore the disc will playback. This feature preventsyour children from viewing inappropriate ...

CHANGING SETUP MENU S ETUP MENU LIST 73 CHANGING SETUP MENU P ARENT AL LOCK LEVEL SETTING / SETUP MENU LIST The following table shows the contents you can set, including the default settings. Refer to the following table for useful operation. 1.Language setting Page 32 Pages 14-15, 24-27 Pages 12-13...

OTHERS T ROUBLESHOOTING 74 Before requesting service for this unit, check the table below for a possible cause of the problem you areexperiencing. Some simple corrections may solve the problem and restore the proper operation. Symptom Remedy Power The power does not turn on. • Check that the AC powe...

76 Symptom Remedy Remote control The remote control does not function. • Batteries are weak.• There are obstacles between the remote control unit and the main unit. • The remote control unit is far from the main unit.• There are no batteries in the remote control unit.• The remote control is not poi...

77 O THERS TR OUBLESHOO TING Disc Error Recording Error Recording Error Region Error Parental Lock On Recording Error --- Please eject the disc. --- Playback feature may not be available on this Disc. --- Please eject the disc. --- Playback is not authorized in your region. --- Please eject the disc...

M AINTENANCE 78 OTHERS Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code (Afan) Oromo 6159 Abkhazian 4748 Afar 4747 Afrikaans 4752 Albanian 6563 Amharic 4759 Arabic 4764 Armenian 5471 Assamese 4765 Aymara 4771 Azerbaijani 4772 Bashkir 4847 Basque 5167 Bengali;Bangla 4860 Bhutani 5072 Bihari 48...

G LOSSARY 79 O THERS MAINTENANCE / LANGU A GE CODE / GLOSSAR Y Analog audio An electrical signal that directlyrepresents sound.Compare this to digital audiowhich can be an electrical signal,but is an indirect representation ofsound. See also "Digital audio". Aspect ratio The width of a TV sc...

S PECIFICATIONS 80 OTHERS GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS CRT 27 inch in-line gun, 90˚ deflection tube Television system : NTSC-M Closed caption system :§15.119/FCCVideo Heads : Rotary four-head Tape width : 1/2 inch Tape speed SP : 33.40mm/sec. LP : 16.67mm/sec. (playback only) SLP : 11.12mm/sec. Tuner chan...

C ONEXIONES ESPAÑOL 82 Conexión de la Unidad Principal Enchufe el cable de alimentación CA de esta unidad. o Señal de Cable Conecte Antena 1 2 AUDIO OUTCOAXIAL (Trasera de la unidad principal) Conexión al Dispositivo de cable o alDispositivo de satélite Seleccione esta conexión cuando quiera visuali...

A JUSTE DEL IDIOMA DE LOS OSD 83 Puede seleccionar el idioma de los menús en pan-talla (OSD). 1 Pulse el botón POWER para encender la unidad. 2 Pulse el botón SETUP para acceder al menú SETUP/DISC. Aparecerá el menú SETUP/DISC. 3 Seleccione "SETUP" utilizando los botones s / B , después puls...

F UNCIONES DE TELEVISIÓN 84 Visualización de un programa detelevisión 1 Pulse el botón POWER para encender la unidad. POWER CHANNEL K / L VOLUME X / Y Numéricos 2 Seleccione el canal deseado utilizando losbotones CHANNEL K / L o los botones numéri- cos del mando a distancia. Si la unidad TV/VCR/DVD ...

F UNCIONES DE DVD 85 Reproducción MP3 CD DVD-RW (VR) DVD-RW (Video) DVD-R DVD-V 1 Pulse el botón POWER . 2 Pulse el botón A OPEN/CLOSE de la unidad principal para abrir la bandeja de discos. La bandeja de discos se abrirá. 3 Coloque el disco en la bandeja de discos con laetiqueta hacia arriba y aseg...

G RABACIÓN FÁCIL DE DVD 86 Lo que sigue a continuación de ayudará a comprender fácilmente cómo grabar discos DVD. NOTA • Asegúrese de haber completado las conexiones y de haber colocado pilas en el mando a distancia. Paso 1: Escoja el tipo de disco Existen varios tipos de discos de DVDgrabables entr...

87 Paso 5: Pulse el botón DVDRECORD Paso 4: Seleccione el canaldeseado Paso 6: Detenga la Grabación CH 1 I DISC

Printed in Malaysia 1EMN20100 T2020UA ★★★★★ 90 Day Full Warranty If this (product) experiences any failure due to a defect in material or workmanship within 90 days from the dateof purchase, return it to your nearest Sears Parts & Repair Center, and Sears will repair it free of charge.After 90 d...