RCA DRC285 DRC285 Product Manual - Page 2

Repeat

Playback

While

the

disc

is

playing,

press

REPEAT

button

repeatedly

to

select

a

play

mode:

DVD

play

modes:

Title

repeal,

Chapter

repeat

A

-B

re

peal:

CD

play

modes:

All

tracks

repeat.

Track

repeat.

A

-B

repeal:

A-8

Repast

To

repeat

a

segment

between

Iwo

points

(A

and

B).

press

the

REPEAT

A-11.

button

three

ernes

at

the

beginning

of

the

segment

you

want

to

repeat.

Allow

the

disc

to

play

to

the

end

of

the

segment

or

use

FORWARD

to

advance

to

the

end

point

(B).

Press

the

REPEAT

A

-B

button

a

fourth

times

al

the

end

of

the

segment.

The

segment

plays

repeatedly

until

you

press

REPEAT

A-8

once

more

to

resume

normal

playback.

Program

Playback

(all

discs

except

WMA

and

mp3)

With

this

option

you

can

program

the

playback

order

1.

Insert

a

disc.

2.

In

Stop

mode.

press

the

PROGRAM

button.

The

Program

menu

appears.

3.

Use

the

number

buttons

to

enter

the

title

and/or

chapter

number

(for

DVD)

or

track

number

(for

VCD

and

Audio

CD).

Repeat

Step

3

as

often

as

necessary.

4.

Use

the

4

and

•

buttons

10

select

Start.

5.

Press

the

PLAY

button

to

start

playback.

Tracks

are

played

in

the

order

of

the

playback

list.

Playback

stops

once

all

tracks

have

been

played.

6.

Press

the

STOP

button

to

stop

program

playback.

Press

the

STOP

button

twice

or

the

OPEN/CLOSE

button

to

cancel

program

playback.

Note:

The

playback

list

remains

until

the

disc

is

removed

from

the

player.

Press

PROGRAM

repeatedly

to

take

you

back

to

the

beginning

or

toggle

between

the

lists.

Random

Playback

(VCD,

Audio

CD,

mp3

&

DivX

is

available)

MI

the

tracks

are

played

in

random

order

(chosen

by

the

DVD

player).

1.

Press

the

RANDOM

button

after

loading

a

disc

(Random

appears

on

the

screen).

2.

The

random

playback

will

start

once

the

random

button

is

pressed.

3.

Once

all

the

track

on

the

current

disc

have

been

randomly

played,

the

player

slops

automati-

cally.

Press

the

RANDOM

button

again

to

exit

the

random

mode

(off

appears

on

the

screen).

11111W,

JPEG

and

DivX

Files

Playing

of

mp3,

WMA.

JPEG

and

DivX

flies

mp3

is

an

audio

Me

format

which

compresses

recorded

music.

II

was

developed

in

coNaboration

with

THOMSON.

The

main

advantage

of

the

mp3

format

is

that

it

means

CD

-quality

music

can

be

stored

on

a

personal

computer

in

a

user-friendly.

compressed

files.

WMA

(Windows

Media

Audio)

is

another

audio

file

format.

developed

by

Microsoft.

JPEG

files

are

image

tiles

(make

sure

they

have

a

resolution

of

less

than

5

megapixels.)

Your

player

is

an

Official

DivX

Centlied"

product

that

plays

Div)(03

1

5.

DivX64.

DivXe3

and

DivX0V00

video

content,

in

compliance

with

DivX

Certified"'

technical

requirement.

Repeat

Playback

While

the

disc

is

playing,

press

the

REPEAT

button

repeatedly

to

select

a

play

mode

JPEG.

mp3

end

WMA:

Repeal

One.

Repeat

Folder.

Folder

(=al),

DivX:

Repeal

One,

Repeat

All.

Repel

ON.

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TVG

Setup

Menu

[

.

2!)

TVGumaan

s•

TVG

Mode

HeII/Damn

Religious

Sexual

CC

Mode

CC

Chemed

Sew

Hoe

!t$__

STR

OFF

ocr

;r

17

GC2

Go

To

TVG

Setup

Rage

TV

Guardian

(TVG)

filters

out

objectionable

language

by

monitoring

the

dosed

captioning

(CC)

Information

contained

on

th

e

DVD.

It

also

offers

various

levels

of

littering

and

is

easily

adjustable

with

simple

on-

screen

menus.

TVG

Mode

You

can

select

various

levels

of

offensive

language

filtering.

Oft

No

filtering.

Tolerant

Fillers

only

the

most

offensive

foul

language.

Moderate

Increased

standards

for

language

filtering.

Strict

Filers

out

all

common

offensive

language.

Word

Subset

Filtering

in

addition

to

the

main

TV

Guardian

Modes

listed

above,

you

can

turn

certain

word

subsets

on

or

off

according

to

your

preferences.

Hell/Oamn

Filters

out

variations

of

-

Damn'

and

'Her

Religious

Filters

out

re

ference

to

deity.

(To

watch

religious

programming,

turn

this

word

subset

off.)

Sexual

Filters

sexually

explicit

language.

CC

Mode

On

Mute

(Delauft)

Captions

are

displayed

when

offensive

language

is

being

filtered.

On

Always

Captions

are

displayed

continuously.

CC

Channel

To

use

the

TVG

captioning

features

while

watching

a

DVD

Movie,

your

television

must

be

capable

of

displaying

closed

captions.

Make

sure

that

your

TV

CC

is

set

to

'CC?

or

'CC2'

(Close

caption

on

channel

1

or

2).

and

that

the

CC

channel

on

your

DVD

player

is

set

to

'CC?

or

•CCY

respectively

(CC2

is

the

default

setting).

About

TVG

iActivate

function

1.

Power

on

the

unit.

the

following

dialog

shows.

'Start

using

your

TVGuardian

loul

language

lifter

today'

Press

the

SET

UP

button

and

select

TVGuardlan

to

enable

fitter.

This

message

will

be

displayed

five

times'.

2.

Press

SET

UP,

move

the

cursor

to

the

tab

'TVG'

and

press

ENTER

button.

A

dialog

and

display

registration

key

appears.

You

can

access

the

TVG Menu

after

entering

the

correct

Activation

Code.

Displaying

JPEG

files

or

playing

mp3

or

WMA

or

DivX

files

(and

DivX

Ultra)

Before

inserting

a

disc.

check

that

is

compatible

with

the

player.

t

Open

the

tray

by

pressing

the

OPEN/CLOSE

button.

Place

a

disc

with

the

printed

side

lacing

up

end

close

the

tray.

The

disc's

contents

are

displayed.

2

Select

a

folder

using

the

.

and

•

buttons,

then

press

OK

to

see

the

folder's

contents.

3

Select

a

hie

using

the

-

and

•

buttons.

then

press

OK

to

start

playback.

4.

Press

the

STOP

button

to

stop

playback.

To

go

back

to

the

folder

list,

press

the

4

button

in

slop

mode.

Note:

During

playback

you

can

use

the

SKIP

N4

or

SKIP

in

button

to

go

back

to

the

previous

file

or

go

on

to

the

next

one.

DivX

subtitle

During

DivX

playback,

press

several

times

the

TITLE

MENU

button

on

the

remote

control

to

choose

a

character

set:

Czech,

Slovak,

Hungarian,

Polish

or

Default.

Playing

JPEG

and

mp3

music

files

at

the

same

time

You

can

display

JPEG

files

while

listening

to

mp3

music

files

recorded

on

the

same

disc.

I.

Insert

a

disc

containing

the

Iwo

types

of

file

in

the

player.

2

Select

an

mp3

music

file

using

the

-

and

•

buttons.

then

press

OK

to

confirm

your

selection.

S

Select

a

JPEG

image

tile

using

the

and

•

buttons.

then

press

OK

to

confirm

your

selection.

4.

Press

OK

to

start

playback

the

two

files

at

the

same

time.

Press

the

STOP

button

to

stop

PlaYbiffil

To

rent

(or

purchase)

DivX0DVOD

files

DivX

VOD

Res

are

downloaded

atter

paying

rental

from

certain

commerical

websites.

Prior

to

downloading

a

VOD

you

need

to

input

the

registration

number

of

your

DVD

player

on

the

pur-

chase

loom

on

the

site.

Follow

the

instructions

below

to

find

the

registration

number

of

your

player,

press

the

SET

UP

button.

Select

the

VOD

option

from

the

General

Setup

Menu

and

press

OK.

Write

down

this

VOD

8-charader

registration

number

so

that

you

can

fill

in

the

form

on

the

webelte

you

purchase

your

DivX

VOD

files

from.

Note:

If

you

cannot

play

a

DivX

VOD

file

recorded

on

a

CD

-R

disc

after

downloading

it,

the

rental

period

allocated

during

purchasing

from

the

webslte

may

have

expired.

It

is

also

poss-

ible

that

the

recorded

hie

is

not

compatible

with

your

player

because

of

different

versions

or

incorrect

download

parameters.

The

parameters

used

when

copying

to

CD•R

may

be

another

reason

for

this.

Since

it

is

not

possible

here

to

supply

all

the

information.

parameters

and

advice

relating

to

the

use

of

DivX

VOD

files,

we

recommend

that

you

visit

specialist

websites

such

as

www.divx.com/vod.

Note

on

DivX

flies

Before

playing

DivX

or

mpeg4

files,

please

be

sure

of

their

origin

and

that

you

have

legally

purchased

or

rented

the

contents.

Pirate

copying

Is

MOW

and

may

result

in

sanctions

Private

copies

of

your

own

material

for

your

own

use

may

be

legal

in

some

countries.

Make

sure

you

are

aware

01

any

applicable

laws.

Programme

playback

(mp3

and

WMA)

1.

Insert

a

disc.

Use

the

I ,

►

,

and

•

buttons

to

select

the

file

you

want

to

add

to

the

play

back

list

and

press

the

PREVIEW

button.

Repeat

this

step

as

often

as

necessary.

2.

Press

the

PROGRAM

button

to

display

the

playback

list

and

press PLAY

to

start

playback.

Files

are

played

in

the

order

of

the

playback

list.

Playbadc

stops

once

all

files

have

been

played.

To

delete

a

file

from

the

list•

press

the

PROGRAM

button,

use

the

and

•

buttons

to

select

the

fi

le

from

the

playback

list

and

press

PREVIEW

to

delete

it

.

3.

Press

the

OREN/CLOSE

button

10

delete

the

playback

list.

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You

can

correct

most

problems

you

have

with

your

product

by

consulting

the

Trouble-

shooting

list

that

lollows.

Player

won't

work

or

no

power

•

Try

unplugging

the

AC

power

cord,

wail

two

minutes.

and

plug

it

back

in.

The

remote

control

does

not

work

•

Remember

to

point

the

remote

control

at

the

front

of

your

player

(towards

the

infrared

remote

sensor).

Make

sure

there

are

no

objects

between

the

remote

and

the

player.

•

Maybe

the

batteries

in

the

remote

are

weak,

dead,

or

installed

incorrectly.

Replace

the

batteries

and

make

sure

the

polarity

of

the

terminals

(4

and

-)

Is

correct.

•

Operate

the

remote

control

at

a

distance

of

no

more

than

20

feel.

Disc

won't

play

•

Insert

a

disc

with

the

label

side

lacing

up.

•

Check

the

type

of

disc

you

put

into

the

disc

tray.

Refer

to

Compatible

Disc

section.

•

Make

sure

the

regional

code

of

the

disc

is

Region

No.

1.

Forgot

password

•

Open

the

tray

and

press

CLEAR.

0.0.0.0,1.

Turn

oft

DVD

player

and

then

turn

it

on

by

pressing

the

OWOFF

key,

or

you

can

unplug

the

unit,

wait

a

few

seconds

and

plug

it

in

again.

Lock/Unlock

DVD

player

•

To

lock

pl

ayer,

press

SET

UP.

0. 0. 0.

8.

3

(an

on

-screen

message,

'Key

Lock

On'

is

displayed).

•

To

unlock,

press

SET

UP.

0.

0. 0.

8.

3.

Play

starts,

but

then

stops

Immediately

•

The

disc

is

dirty.

Clean

it.

•

Condensation

has

formed.

Allow

player

to

dry

out.

Picture

format

does

not

match

the

screen

format

•

The

picture

format

is

adjustable.

refer

to

GENERAL

SETUP

menu

section.

Some

discs

dictate

the

lormat

In

which

case

no

adjustment

is

possible.

Picture

is

distorted

•

The

disc

might

be

damaged.

Try

another

disc.

•

When

using

FORWARD

or

REVERSE

buttons,

it

is

normal

for

some

distortion

while

scanning.

•

Make

sure

you've

selected

the

correct

option

for

VIDEO

OUT

feature.

The

DVD

Player

Menu

System

The

DVD

Player

Menu

System

is

not

appears

when

there

is

no

disc

playing

Dolby

Digital

Setup

Preferences

Setup

General

Salop

I

ITVGeerd'n6etup

0

iti

0

'MG

General

Setup

Menu

TV

MOW

PS

Video

Oul

Menu

Language

ENO

HDMI

Setup

Off

HDMI

Audio

PCM

VOD

VOD

General

Setup

Menu.

Prows

OK.

the

cala

as

the

disc

menu.

The

DVD

player

menu

To

access

the

DVD

player

menus:

•

Press

the

SET

UP

button

to

display

the

main

menu.

Select

a

menu

icon

using

the

4

and

.

buttons.

•

Use

the

and

•

buttons

to

select

one

of

the

options

in

the

menu.

•

Press

the

r

button

to

access

the

submenu.

•

Use

the

and

•

buttons

select

one

of

the

options

in

the

submenu.

•

PreSS

OK

to

confirm

your

selection.

•

Return

to

*previous

menu

using

the

e

button.

•

To

exit

from

the

player

menus,

press

the

SET

UP

button

repeatedly

General

Setup

Menu

(shown

above)

TV

Display

You

can

choose

a

display

option

that

affects

how

a

disc's

content

appears

on

your

TV

screen.

•

Normal/PS

(4:3

Standard):

reproduces

a

4:3

picture

with

some

distortion.

•

Normal/LB

(4:3

Letterbox):

gives

best

reproduction

of

pictures

recorded

in

this

format

(i.e..

with

horizontal

bands

at

the

top

and

bottom

of

the

screen)

•

Wide

Screen

(16:9

Widescreen):

reproduces

16:9

format

films

in

lull.

on

a

16:9

screen.

Video

Out

Lets

you

choose

between

progressive

scan

and

interlaced

video

output.

•

YUV

Interlace:

Choose

YUV

Interlace

It

your

TV

uses

the

traditional

technology

known

as

interlace

scan.

•

YUV

Progress:

Choose

this

option

if

your

TV

has

progressive

scan

and

you

have

connected

the

DVD

player

COMPONENT

OUT

jacks

to

the

COMPONENT

IN

jacks

of

the

TV.

Progressive

scan

gives

you

a

sharper,

cleaner

picture.

Note:

if

the

picture

is

lost

while

using

progressive

scan,

you

can

toggle

P

-SCAN

on

and

off

by

pressing

the

OPEN/CLOSE

button

simultaneously

with

PLAY

button

on

the

front

panel

of

the

player.

Menu

Language

The

Menu

Lang

feature

enables

you

to

set

the

preferred

on

-screen

menu

language:

English.

Spanish.

or

French.

HDMI

Setup

If

you

are

using

the

DVD

player's

HOMI

output

to

connect

to

your

TV,

set

the

HDMI

Setup

option

to

the

resolution

that

matches

your

TV.

See

the

user

manual

that

came

with

your

TV

for

information

on

the

highest

reSOlutiOn

your

TV

supports.

HOMI

Audio

To

change

the

HOMI

audio

mode.

Select

-

SPDIP

if

your

TV

system

is

with

bolt

-In

5.1

channel

digital

audio

decoder

or

'PCM'

if

your

N

supports

2

channel

digital

audio

output.

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Sound

problems

•

If

a

TV

Is

used,

check

whether

the

sound

is

muted

or

turned

down

low.

•

You

may

need

to

read

just

the

settings

in

the

AUDIO

menu.

•

Sound

is

muted

during

still,

frame

advance,

or

slow-motion

play.

Menu

problems

•

With

a

DVD:

the

disc

menus

are

not

displayed

in

your

language.

Read

the

disc

jacket

to

see

what

languages

are

available

on

that

disc.

Choose

one

that

suits

you,

if

possible.

•

With

a

DVD:

there

are

no

subtitles.

Read

the

disc

jacket

to

see

If

subtitles

are

available

on

that

disc.

Choose

subtitles

In

a

language

that

suits

you

if

possible.

•

If

the

player's

setup

menus

are

not

displayed

in

the

language

you

want,

check

that

your

language

is

among

those

listed

in

the

MENU

LANG

menu.

If

necessary,

choose

another

language.

•

To

clear

a

menu

from

the

screen,

press

a

button

or

repeatedly

press

SET

UP.

The

invalid

icon

(

)

appears

on

screen

•

The

action

cannot

be

completed

at

this

time

for

one

of

the

following

reasons:

the

disc's

software

restricts

the

disc's

software

doesn't

support

that

feature

(e.g..angles);

the

feature

is

not

available

at

the

moment:

you've

requested

a

title

or

chapter

number

that

is

out

of

range.

Ratings

problems

•

II

you

forget

your

password,

go

to

'Forget

Password'

information

in

this

section.

•

The

default

language

for

dialogues

and

subtitles

may

be

preset

by

the

DVD.

Dobly

Digital

Setup

Menu

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•

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Setup

•

•

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OK

Dynamic

TN'

feature

monitors

the

audio

track

and

controls

the

different

sound

levels

via

dynamic

compression.

It

minimizes

sudden

volume

increases

such

as

when

a

commercial

starts.

Select

a

range

using

the

and

•

buttons

and

press

OK.

Preferences

Setup

Menu

The

menu

gives

you

options

to

change

some

aspects

of

your

DVD

player

to

fit

your

personal

preferences.

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g

TVO

Awl)

MOM

Our

Mom

Rang

Password

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ENG

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Setup.

Press

OK.

Audio:

Selects

the

dialogue

language:

English.

French.

Spanish.

German,

Italian.

Swedish

or

Portuguese.

Subtitle:

Selects

the

subtitle

language:

English.

French,

Spanish,

German.

Italian.

Swedish.

Portuguese

or

off.

Disc

Menu:

Selects

the

disc's

menu

language:

English.

French,

Spanish.

German,

Italian,

Swedish

or

Portuguese.

Note:

Discs

are

created

differently.

The

DVD

player

cannot

override

some

language

preferences.

If

a

disc's

software

was

created

to

play

the

movie

(bale)

in

a

Pederred

language.

the

preference

you

set

might

be

ignored.

Also.

if

the

language

is

not

available

on

the

disc

you

are

playing

the

disc's

default

language

will

be

chosen.

If

the

disc

was

not

created

with

subtitles,

you

won't

be

able

to

use

the

Subtitle

feature.

Ratings

(Parental

Control)

You

determine

the

types

of

discs

played

and

what

types

require

a

password

to

override

the

rating

limit.

Ratings

are

ranked

from

Level

1

to

B.

Level

1

is

least

offensive

material

and

Level

8

is

most

offensive.

When

adjusting

Ratings

for

the

first

time:

1.

Press

SET

UP

on

the

remote

control

to

display

the

main

menu.

2.

Select

the

Preferences

menu

and

highlight

Ratings.

When

asked

to

enter

an

old

password.

enter

any

number.

3.

Enter

your

new

password;

t

is

saved.

4.

Select

Ratings

and

select

a

level.

Note:

To

enforce

Rating

Limits.

the

disc

you're

playing

must

contain

a

rated

movie

(or

title).

Password

Password

is

not

defined

until

you

set

it

Should

you

select

a

password

and

then

forget

it.

go

to

the

Troubleshooting

section

for

instructions

on

resetting.

Note:

There

is

a

lock

feature

on

your

DVD

player

it

you

want

to

prevent

your

child

from

watching

DVDs

(don't

forget

to

remove

the

remote

control).

Follow

the

directions

for

locking

and

unlocking

in

the

Troubleshooting

section.

Thomson

multimedia

Ltd.

warrants

to

the

purchaser

or

gift

recipient

that

II

any

manu-

facturing

defect

becomes

apparent

in

this

product

within

1

year

from

the

original

date

of

purchase,

it

will

be

replaced

tree

of

charge,

including

return

transportation.

This

warranty

does

not

include

damage

to

the

product

resulting

from

accidents.

misuse

or

leaking

batteries.

Should

your

product

not

perform

properly

during

the

warranty

period,

either:

1.

Return

II

to

the

selling

dealer

with

proof

of

purchase

for

replacement.

OR

2.

Remove

the

batteries

(where

applicable),

and

pack

product

complete

with

accessories

in

the

original

carton

(or

equivalent).

Mall

prepaid

(with

proof

of

purchase)

and

insured

to:

Thomson

multimedia

Ltd.

6200

Edwards

Blvd.,

Mississauga.

Ontario

L5T

2V7

Canada.

The

provisions

of

this

written

warranty

are

in

addition

to

and

not

a

modification

of

or

subtraction

from

the

statutory

warranties

and

other

rights

and

remedies

contained

In

any

applicable

legislation,

and

to

the

extent

that

any

such

provisions

purport

to

disclaim.

exclude

or

limit

any

such

statutory

warranties

and

other

rights

and

remedies,

such

provisions

shall

be

deemed

to

be

amended

to

the

extent

necessary

to

comply

therewith.

ti

you

are

unable

to

find

a

qualified

servicer

for

out

of

warranty

service,

you

may

write

to:

Thomson

Inc.

P.O.

Box

0944

Indianapolis,

Indiana.

U.S.A.,

46206-0944

Setup

Help

Select

this

option

and

press

OK

to

enter

the

Setup

Help

of

TVG

Menu

to

look

for

more

information

on

N

Channel

Selection

and

TVG

Websile

address.

Press

OK

to

exit

this

option.

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