RCA DRC300iH Manual

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Playing a Disc

1. PresstheSTANDBY/ONbuttontoturnontheunit.

 SeeCUSTOMIZINGTHEFUNCTIONSETTINGSbeforeproceedingtostep2.

2. Pressthe OPEN/CLOSEbuttontoopenthedisctray.

3. Placeadiscontothedisctraywiththelabelsideup.

4. Pressthe OPEN/CLOSEbuttontoclosethedisctray.Ittakesashortwhileforyourunittoload

the disc. After loading, for most DVDs, the unit will automatically take you main menu or start

playing.

5. If the unit does not automatically start playing the DVD, press the PLAYbutton.

Pausing Playback (Still Mode)

Pressthe PAUSEbuttonontheremote.Eachtimeyoupressthe PAUSEbutton,thepicture

advances one frame. To resume normal playback, press the PLAYbutton.

Stopping Playback

• Pressthe STOPbuttonatthespotwhereyouwanttointerruptplayback.Toresumeplayback

at the spot where the disc was stopped, press the PLAYbutton.

• Ifyoupressthe STOPbuttontwice,theunit’smemorywillbeclearedandpressingthe PLAY

button will reset the disc to the beginning.

Fast Forward / Fast Reverse

1. PresstheSEARCH orSEARCH buttonwhenadiscisplaying.Eachtimeyoupressthe

SEARCH orSEARCH button, the playback speed changes in the following sequence:

2. Pressthe PLAYbuttonwhenyoureachthedesiredpointtoresumenormalplayback

Note:

• TheunitmutessoundandsubtitlesduringreverseandforwardscanofDVDs.

• Thefastplaybackspeedmaydifferdependingonthedisc.

Skipping to a Different Chapter/Title

• Pressthe PREVbuttontogobacktocurrentorpreviouschapters/tracks.

• Pressthe NEXTbuttontoadvancechapters/tracks.

• ForaudioCDs,usethenumberbuttonsontheremotecontroltojumpimmediatelytothedesired

track number.

Slow-motion Play

1. PresstheSLOWbuttonontheremoteinplay

mode.

• EachtimetheSLOWbuttonispressed,the

speed of slow-motion playback changes in

the following sequence:

2. Pressthe PLAYbuttontoreturntonormalplaybackspeed.

Audio Selection

On some DVDs, the sound is recorded in two or more formats. Follow the directions below to select

the preferred language and sound system.

1. While a disc is playing, press the AUDIO button to

show the current audio format (eg 5.1 or 2 channel).

2. PresstheAUDIObuttonrepeatedlytoselectthedesiredaudioformat.

Note:

• IfonlyoneaudioformatisrecordedontheDVD,theAUDIObuttonbecomesaninvalidkeyand

will be displayed.

• SomeDVDsallowyoutochangeaudioselectionsonlyviathediscmenu.Ifthisisthecase,press

theMENUbuttonandchoosetheappropriatelanguageonthediscmenu.

• Youcanselectdifferentaudiochannels(Stereo,MonoL,MonoRorMixMono)onanAudioCD

by pressing the AUDIO button repeatedly.

Subtitle Selection

1. WhileaDVDisplaying,presstheSUBTITLEbuttontodisplaythecurrentlanguagesetting,as

shown in the example.

2. PresstheSUBTITLEbuttonrepeatedlytoselectthe

desired subtitle language.

Note:

• SomeDVDsaresettodisplaysubtitlesautomatically,andyoucannotturnthemoffevenifyouset

the subtitle function to off.

• Duringsomescenes,thesubtitlesmaynotappearimmediatelyafteryouselectyourdesired

scene.

• Thenumberofsubtitlelanguagesrecordeddiffersdependingonthedisc.Ifonlyonelanguageis

recorded, the language does not change.

• Thisfunctioncanonlybeusedfordiscsonwhichsubtitleshavebeenrecordedinmultiple

languages.

• SomeDVDsallowyoutochangesubtitlesonlyviathediscmenu.Ifthisisthecase,pressthe

MENUbuttonandchoosetheappropriatesubtitleonthediscmenu.

Angle Selection

SomeDVDs containscenes whichhave beenshot

from a number of different angles. For these discs,

the same scene can be viewed from each of these

different angles.

1. While you are playing a DVD with different angles

recorded, press the ANGLE button to view the

number of current angles available.

2. PresstheANGLEbuttonrepeatedlytochangethe

scene to the next recorded angle.

• Afterapprox.twoseconds,playbackwillcontinuefromthenewangleyouselected.

• Ifnobuttonispressedwithin10seconds,playbackcontinueswithoutchangingthecurrent

angle.

Note:

• Thisfunctioncanonlybeusedfordiscsonwhichscenesshotfrommultipleangleshavebeen

recorded.

• Ifonlyoneangleisrecorded,“ OFF”isdisplayed.

Playing Videos

1.IniPod/iPhoneHomemenu,usethe / button to

select Videos and press the OK button.

2. Use the / button to select from Movies, Music

Videos, TV Shows, Video Podcasts or Rentals,

presstheOKbuttontoenter.(“NavigateyouriPod/

iPhoneVideoLibrarydirectlyfromyouriPod/iPhone”

mayappearonthescreenifyourareusinganiPod

Touch.)

3. Use the / buttontonavigatetheiPod/iPhone

menu lists and select a video, press the OK button

tobeginplayback.(YoumayalsousethecontrolwheelandkeysonyouriPod/iPhoneto

operate it.)

• Pressthe PAUSEbuttontopause,pressthe PLAYbuttontoresume.

• Pressthe / button to skip to the previous / next movie.

• Pressthe / button to begin fast reverse/forward, press the PLAYbuttonto

resume normal playback.

4.PresstheRETURNbuttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

Note:MakesureTVOutiniPodissettoONwhenyouareplayingthevideo.

Settings

1.IniPod/iPhoneHomemenu,usethe / button to

selectSettingsandpresstheOKbutton.

2. Use the / buttontoselectfromShufe,Repeat

or Lanuage. Press the OK button to enter the

settings.

3. Use the / button to a setting, press the OK

buttontoconrm.

4.PresstheRETURNbuttontogobacktotheprevious

menu.

• Shufe:SelectfromShufeOff,ShufeSongs

andShufeAlbums.

• Repeat:SelectfromRepeatOff,RepeatOneandRepeatAll.

• Language:SelectOSDlanguage.

WARNING:DuetotheiPod/iPhonelimitation,notallfunctionsofsomeiPod/iPhonemodelscan

be controlled via the remote control.

Iftheabovescreenappears,youmayneedtocontroltheiPodLibrarydirectlyfromyouriPod/

iPhone.

Note

IfyouriPhoneiscalledwhileitisdocked,playbackwillbepaused.

iPodisatrademarkofAppleComputer,Inc.,registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.

Using an iPod Touch to view photos

1.IniPodHomemenu,usethe / buttontoselectPhotosandpresstheOKbutton.“Navigate

youriPodPhotoLibrarydirectlyfromyouriPod”willappearonthescreen.

2.Touchthe“Photos”selectiononiPodpanel,andthenselectthephotoyourprefer.

3.Touchthe“ ”toconrmthephoto.

4.DependingonthevideooutputsettingofyouriPod,youmayneedtotap“yes”onyouriPod

screentoactivateiPod’svideooutput.

5.PressRETURNbuttontoendthephotoviewingandgobacktothepreviousmenu.

Using an iPod Classic / iPod Nano to view photos

1.IniPodHomemenu,usethe / buttontoselectPhotosandpresstheOKbutton.“Navigate

youriPodPhotoLibrarydirectlyfromyouriPod”willappearonthescreen.

2.Pressthe / buttontoselect“Photos”,andthenpresstheOKbuttontoconrm.

3. Use the button to select a photo, press the OK button to begin playback.

4.PressOKbuttontwicetoactivatephotoshowingtoTVscreen.

5.PressRETURNbuttontoendthephotoviewingandgobacktothepreviousmenu.

6.PresstheCLEARbuttontoexitPhotoMode.

Note:

MakesurevideooutisactivatedinthesettingofiPodClassicoriPod

Nano.

Connecting your iPod/iPhone

1.InsertyouriPod/iPhoneintotheconnectorinthedock.

2.Press the SOURCE button to select iPod/iPhone mode, the iPod/iPhone Home menu

appears.YouriPod/iPhonewillconnectautomaticallywithinafewseconds.

Note:

•YouriPod/iPhonewillbechargedautomatically(untilfullycharged)onceitisconnected,no

matterwhethertheunitisiniPod/iPhonemodeornot.

Playing Music

1.IniPod/iPhoneHomemenu,usethe / button to

select Music and press the OK button.

2. Use the / buttontoselectfromPlaylists,Artists,

Albums,Songs,GenresorComposers.Pressthe

OK button to enter.

3. Use the / buttontonavigatetheiPodmenu

lists and select songs, press the OK button to begin

playback.(YoumayalsonavigateusingyouriPod

screenafterpressing CLEARkeyto activatethe

menuontheiPodscreen.)

• Pressthe PAUSEbuttontopause,pressthe PLAYbuttontoresume.

• Pressthe / button to skip to the previous / next song.

• Pressthe / button to begin fast reverse/forward, press the PLAYbuttonto

resume normal playback.

• PressREPEATDISCbuttontoselectarepeatplaybackmode(asinglerepeatorallsongs

repeat).Pressagainrepeatedlytocancelthisrepeatplayback.

4.PresstheRETURNbuttontogobacktothepreviousmenu.

Note:

•Youcanusethe / button to quickly navigate menu lists one screen at a time.

Playing Photos

1.IniPod/iPhoneHomemenu,usethe / buttontoselectPhotosandpresstheOKbutton.

“NavigateyouriPodPhotoLibrarydirectlyfromyouriPod”willappearonthescreen.

2.PleaseusethecontrolonyouriPod/iPhonetooperate.

• Pressthe PAUSEbuttontopause,pressthe

PLAYbuttontoresume.

• Pressthe / button to skip to the previous /

next photo.

3.PresstheRETURNbuttontogobacktotheprevious

menu.

4.PresstheCLEARbuttontoexitPhotoMode.

Youcanplayaspecictitleorchapterrepeatedly.(Titlerepeat,chapterrepeat,A-Brepeat)

Repeatingachapter

Youcanplaythesamechapterrepeatedly.

1.Whilethediscisplaying,presstheREPEATDISCbuttonuntiltheREP:[CHAPTER]

indicator displays on the screen. The current chapter is played repeatedly.

Repeatingatitle

Youcanplaythesametitlerepeatedly.

2.Whilethediscisplaying,presstheREPEATDISCbuttonuntiltheREP:[TITLE]indicator

displays on the screen. The current title is played repeatedly.

To resume normal playback

3.Whilethediscisplaying,presstheREPEATDISCbuttonuntiltheREP:[OFF]indicator

displays on the screen.

Youcanplayasingletrackandwholediscrepeatedly.

Repeatingasingletrack

Youcanplaythesametrackrepeatedly.

1.Whilethediscisplaying,presstheREPEATDISCbuttonuntiltheREP:[REP1]indicator

displays on the screen. The current track is played repeatedly.

Repeatingawholedisc

2.Whilethediscisplaying,presstheREPEATDISCbuttonuntiltheREP:[REPALL]

indicator displays on the screen. The whole disc is played repeatedly.

To resume normal playback

3.PresstheREPEATDISCbuttonuntiltheREP:[OFF]indicatordisplaysonthescreen.

Youcanplayaspecicsectionrepeatedly.

Repeatingaspecicsection

1.Whilethediscisplaying,presstheREPEATA-Bbuttonatthebeginningofthesection

(REPEATA-isdisplayed)youwanttoplayrepeatedly.

2.PresstheREPEATA-Bbuttonagainattheendofthesection(REPEATA-Bisdisplayed).

3. The unit will immediately begin replaying your selection.

To resume normal playback

4.Whilethediscisplaying,presstheREPEATA-BbuttonuntiltheA-BCANCELindicator

displays on the screen.

Note:

• SomediscsmaynotpermitA-Brepeatoperation.

• A-Brepeatcanonlybeusedwithinthesametitle.Ifthestartandendofthesectiontobe

repeated are in different titles, A-B repeat is cancelled.

• Youcanspecifyasegmentonlywithinthecurrenttitleortrack.

• TheA-Brepeatfunctiondoesnotoperateinsceneswheredifferentcameraanglesare

recorded.

PLAYING A DISC

Thisusermanualexplainsthebasicinstructionsforoperatingthisunit.SomeDVDsare

producedinamannerthatallowsspecicorlimitedoperationduringplayback.Therefore,this

unitmaynotrespondtoalloperatingcommands.THISISNOTADEFECT.Pleasereferto

theinstructionsaccompanyingthespecicDVDinquestionformoreinformationaboutthe

options available on that DVD.

may appear on the screen during operation. It means that the desired operation is not

permitted by the unit or disc.

Therearefouroptionsinthemainsetupmenu:SystemSetup,LanguageSetup,AudioSetup

andVideoSetup.

InDVDmode,pressSETUPtobringupthemainmenu.Selectoneofthemenuiconsacrossthe

top of the screen using the or buttons.Themenu’soptionsaredisplayedontheleftsideof

thescreen.Pressthe , , or buttonstomovetotheoption’schoicesontheright.Then

pressOKtoselect.PressSETUPorRETURNifyouwanttoexit.

SYSTEM SETUP

1.PresstheSETUPbuttoninDVDmode.

2.SelectSystemSetupinthemainmenuusingthe , , or

buttons.

3.Selectamenuoptionusingthe or buttons and press OK

button.

VIDEO OUTPUT (HD OUTPUT / ANALOG VIDEO)

ThisallowstoyoupickthevideooutputandvideoresolutionthatbestsuitsyourTV’scapabilities.

Note:Notallvideooutputsareoperationalforallvideosettings–theCompositeVideo

Out (YELLOW jack) is active for all video settings – we STRONGLY recommend you

connect this jack to your TV using the AV cable (included with this product), even if

youintendtouseadifferentconnectionfornormalviewing.Ifyoundyoulosevideo

by enabling a particular unsupported setting when using a connection other than

CompositeVideoOut–simplyswitchyourTVtotheAVinputthatyou’veconnected

the AV cable to, then continue with your Video Menu setup activity.

If using digital HDMI connection (recommended), you should pick the resolution (480p, 720p,

1080i, 1080p) that matches the capabilities on your TV.

Ifusinganalogvideoconnection-CompositeVideo(AV),S-Video,orComponentVideo-you

must select 480p resolution under HDMI settings. There are three analog video settings:

INTERLACE-YUV:SelectifyouareconnectingtheplayerwithComponentVideooutputstoa

non-ProgressiveScanTV.

P-SCANYPbPr :SelectifyouareconnectingtheplayerwithComponentVideooutputstoa

ProgressiveScanTV.

S-VIDEO :SelectifyouareconnectingtheplayerwithS-VIDEOoutputtoaTVwith

S-VIDEOinput

TV TYPE

Depending on the format of the DVD, you can choose the picture format (aspect ratio) best

suited to the format of your TV screen:

4:3PS(PanScan)

• Whenwide-screenvideoisplayed,thismodeclipstherightandleft

sides of the image so that it can be viewed on a conventional screen.

• Somewide-screenDVDsthatdonotpermitPanScanmodeplaybackare

automatically played in letterbox mode (black bands top and bottom).

4:3 LB (Letter Box)

• Whenwide-screen video is played in this mode on a conventional

Analog TV, black bands appear at the top and bottom of the screen.

16:9 (Wide screen)

• Thisisthecorrectmodeforplayingwide-screenvideosononawide-

screenTV(mostmodernDigitalTV’s).

Note :

• ThedisplayablepicturesizeisdeterminedbytheDVDdisc.Therefore

the playback picture of some DVD discs may not conform to the picture

size you select.

• WhenyouplayDVDdiscsrecordedinthe4:3aspectratio,theplayback

picture will always appears in the 4:3 aspect ratio regardless of the TV

TYPEsetting.

DEFAULT

It takes 3-5 seconds to reset the unit to the factory default.

LANGUAGE SETUP

1.PresstheSETUPbuttoninDVDmode.

2. Use buttontoselectLanguageSetup.

3. Use , , or button to select a language, then press

the OK button. The screen will change to your selected

language immediately.

4.ToexittheSETUPMENUandreturntothenormalscreen,

presstheRETURNorSETUPbutton.

Note:

• SomeDVDsmaynotplayintheaudiolanguageselected.

A prior language may be programmed on the disc.

• SomeDVDsmaybesettodisplaysubtitlesinalanguageotherthantheoneyouselected.A

different subtitle language may be programmed on the disc.

• SomeDVDsallowyoutochangesubtitleselectionsonlyviathediscmenu.Ifthisisthecase,

presstheMENUbuttonandchoosetheappropriatesubtitlelanguagefromtheselectionon

the disc menu.

• SomeDVDsmaynotincludeyourpre-selectedlanguage.Inthiscase,theDVDplayer

automaticallydisplaysdiscmenusconsistentwiththedisc’sinitiallanguagesetting.

AUDIO SETUP

1.PresstheSETUPbuttoninDVDmode.

2.SelectAudioSetupinthemainmenuusingthe or

buttons.

3.Selectamenuoptionusingthe , , or buttons and

press OK button.

DIGITAL AUDIO

SelecttheDigitalAudioOutputformatthatmatchesyouraudiosystem’scapabilities.Ifyouraudio

systemsupportsDolbyDigital(surroundsound),youshouldselect“RAWDVDFORMAT”setting.If

yoursystemonlysupportsStereo(orifyou’reusingyourTV’sstereospeakersforaudioplayback),

thenyouselect“PCM(STEREO)”setting.Note,you’llonlyexperiencefullsurroundsoundifyou

usetheCOAXIALDigitalAudiooutput,andhaveselected“RAWDVDFORMAT”setting.

PleasealsonotethatnotallDVD’shavesurroundsoundaudiotracks.

• IfusingHDMIconnectiontoTVforVideoANDAudioplayback,youshouldselect“PCM

(STEREO)”setting,soastoensureastereo(notsurroundsound)signalispassedtoyour

TV’sspeakers.

VIDEO SETUP

1.PresstheSETUPbuttoninDVDmode.

2.SelectVideoSetupin themain menuusing the or

buttons.

3.SelectBrightness,Contrast,Hue,SaturationorSharpness

using the or buttons, highlight your selections and

press OK button.

PLAYING PICTURE FILE DISC

PROGRAMMABLE MEMORY

Locating a specic chapter / track

If you know the chapter / track number you want to play, you can locate a specifc chapter / track

by directly selecting a chapter / track number.

1.Press the GOTO button to search your

desired chapter / track.

2.Press or button to highlight a chapter /

track and press the corresponding number

button(s) for the chapter you want.

3.PresstheOKbuttontoconrm.Theunitwillstartplaybackabout3secondslater.

Locating a specic title

IfaDVDdisccontainstitlenumbers,youcanlocateaspecictitlebydirectlyselectingatitle

number.

1. In stop mode, press the GOTO button.

2.Press or buttontohighlightaspeciceldandpressthecorrespondingnumberbutton(s)

for the title you want.

3.PresstheOKbuttontoconrm.Theunitwillstartplaybackabout3secondslater.

Locating a specic time

You can move to a specic location by entering its corresponding time (hours, minutes,

seconds)

1.PresstheGOTObutton.

2.Press or button to highlight time.

3.Pressthecorrespondingnumberbuttonsforthesettingpointyouwant.

4.PresstheOKbuttontoconrm.Theunitwillstartplaybackabout3secondslater.

Note :

• Somediscsmaynotrespondtothisprocess.

• Somescenesmaynotbelocatedaspreciselyasyouspecied.

• Thismethodforaccessingspeciclocationsisavailableonlywithinthecurrenttitleofthe

DVD disc.

REPEAT PLAYBACK

The two types of programmed playback provided by this unit are title/chapter programmed

playback and track programmed playback.

Title / Chapter programmed playback

1.PresstheMEMORYbutton.

2.Enterthetitlenumbersin . Use button to move the

highlight to chapter and enter the chapter numbers in .

3. Use , , or buttontomovetotheothereld.

4.Repeatsteps2to3.

5.Press the  PLAY button to start the programmed

playback.

Note:IfyoupresstheSTOPbuttontwice,theprogrammedselectionwillbecleared.

Track programmed playback

1.PresstheMEMORYbutton.

2.Enterthetracknumbersin .

3. Use , , or buttontoothereld.

4.Repeatsteps2to3.

5.Press the  PLAY button to start the programmed

playback.

ThisunitcanplaypicturelesrecordedonCD-RandCD-RWdiscs.

Playing a Picture File Disc

1. Open the disc door.

2.Placeapicturelediscontothetraywithlabelsideup.

3.Closethediscdoor.

4. The unit will load the disc and automatically display the

contents of the disc on the screen, while playing the

beginningoftherstpicturele.Theseleswillthenbe

played back one by one.

5.Press or buttontoselectapictureletoview.

6.Pressthe , , or CURSORbuttontoviewandselect

thelesthatyouwanttoview,thenpresstheOKbuttontoconrmtheselectedle.

Note:

• Youcanpressthe PAUSEbuttontointerruptplayback,andpressthe PLAYbuttonto

resume playback.

• YoucanusetheGOTOfunctionorusethenumberedbuttonstoenterthenumberofapicture

letoquicklyselecttheimage.

• PresstheANGLEbuttonontheremotecontroltorotatethepictureorientationby90°.

Folders Files within the

current folder

LOCATING A DESIRED SECTION

PleaseNavigatedirectlyonyouriPod

PressThe[CLEAR] Key

to go back to main menu

CUSTOMIZING THE FUNCTION SETTINGS

Zooming into an image

While a disc is playing, press the ZOOM button repeatedly to enlarge the image in several levels.

• Whileanimageiszoomed,youcanusethe , , or CURSORbuttontoshifttheview

and display the part you want.

• Toreturntonormalview,presstheZOOMbuttonuntilthe“ZOOM:OFF”shows.Thescreen

will return to normal.

• Whenyoureachtheedgeoftheimage,thedisplaywillnotshiftanymoreinthatdirection.

Step2

Step3

Step4

Step2

Step3

Step4

Display Function

Whilethediscisplaying,presstheDISPLAYbuttonontheremotecontrolrepeatedlytodisplay

information on operation status.

e.g.

Specifications and external appearance are subject to change without notice.

02:01:22

00:30:15

00:12:03

ChapterRemainingtime

Total time

TitleElapsedtime

ElapsedTime:

Elapsedtimefromthebeginningofthe

chapter/title which is currently playing.

RemainingTime:

Remaining time of the chapter/title

which is currently playing.

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iPod/iPhone FEATURES

 SF1/2 SF1/3 SF1/4 SF1/5

  PLAY SF1/7 SF1/6

e.g.

PLAY FORWARD x2 FORWARD x4

FORWARD x8FORWARD x20

PLAY BACKWARD x2 BACKWARD x4

BACKWARD x8BACKWARD x20

WIDE SCREEN

LETTER BOX

PAN SCAN

Cutoffwhenawide-

screen video image is

played.

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Docking System for iPod

iPod

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Music

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Videos

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Docking System for iPod

iPod

Home

Music

Photos

Videos

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Docking System for iPod

iPod

Home

Music

Photos

Videos

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