RCA DRC277 User manual

Brand: RCA

Model: DRC277

Category: Portable DVD/Blu-Ray players

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

DRC279RE

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

number.e.g.

2. Press the AUDIObuttonrepeatedlytoselect

the desired audio format.

Notes:

• If only one audio format is recorded on the

DVD,thenumberdoesnotchange.

• 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, Left or Right) 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.Youcan

turn subtitles off by pressing the SUBTITLE

button repeatedly until the is

displayed.

Notes:

• 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.

e.g.

• 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.

Notes:

• This function can only be used for discs on

whichscenesshotfrommultipleangleshave

beenrecorded.

• If only one angle is recorded, is

displayed.

Display Function

While the disc is playing, press the DISPLAY

button on the remote control repeatedly to

display information on operation status.

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.

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. To

resume normal playback, press the PLAY

button.

Each time you press the PAUSE button, the

pictureadvancesoneframe.

Stopping Playback

• Press the STOP button at the location

where you want to interrupt playback. To

resume playback at the position 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.

Zooming into an image

Whileadiscisplaying,presstheZOOM button

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

123Oﬀ

 shows. The

screenwillreturntonormal.

• Whenyoureach theedgeoftheimage,the

displaywillnotshiftanymoreinthatdirection.

Skipping (Forward / Reverse)

• 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.

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.

Notes:

• The unit mutes sound and subtitles during

reverseandforwardscanofDVDs.

• Thefastplaybackspeedmaydifferdepending

onthedisc.

PlayingTitles/ChaptersinaFavoriteOrder

Youcancombineyourfavoritetitles/chaptersandplaythemintheorderyoudetermine.

1. WhenaDVDisstopped,presstheMEMORYbuttonandthefollowingdisplayappears.

2. Selecttheitemsintheorderyouwantbypressingthenumberbuttons.Eachtimeyoupressthe

Cursorbuttons( , , , ),thespaceishighlighted.Highlightwhereyou wanttoenter,then

pressthecorrespondingnumberbuttons.

3. PresstheCursorbuttons( , , , )tomovethehighlighted

barto“Play”,thenpresstheOKbutton.TheDVDplayerstarts

memoryplayback.

4. Toresumenormalplaybackfrommemoryplayback

a) PresstheMEMORYbuttoninstopmode.

b) PresstheCursorbuttons( , , , )tomovethehighlighted

barto“ClearAll”,thenpresstheOKbutton.Alltheinputprograms

willbecleared.

c) Pressthe PLAYbuttontoresumenormalplayback.

Note:

• Ifthetitle orchapternumbersyouenteredis notpermittedbythe DVD,afteryoupresstheOK

button,itwillrestoreto---.Youshouldre-entercorrectnumbers.

• Somediscsmaynotpermitmemoryplaybackoperation.

• If you select repeat during memory playback, the DVD player repeats the current memory

playback.

• If you press the MEMORY button while the display appears on the TV screen, the display

disappears.

• The programmed selections will be cleared when you open the disc tray or turn off the DVD

player.

Locating a speciﬁc chapter / track / title / time

If you know the chapter / track / title / time number you want to

play,youcanlocateaspecicchapter/track/title/timebydirectly

selectingachapter/track/title/timenumber.

1. Press the GOTObuttontosearchyourdesiredchapter/track/

title/time.

2. Press or buttontohighlightachapter/track/title/timeand

pressthecorrespondingnumberbutton(s)forthechapter/track/

title/timeyouwant.

3. Press the OKbuttontoconrm.Theunitwillstartplaybackabout

3secondslater.

Notes:

• 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.

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

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

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

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

 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

indicatordisplaysonthescreen.

Thewholediscisplayedrepeatedly.

Toresumenormalplayback

3. Press the REPEAT DISC button until the

indicatordisplaysonthescreen.

Youcanplayaspecicsectionrepeatedly.

Repeating a speciﬁc section

1. While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT

A-B button at the beginning of the section (

 is displayed) you want to play

repeatedly.

2. Press the REPEAT A-B button again at the

endofthesection( 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 indicator

displaysonthescreen.

Notes:

• 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.

PLAYING PICTURE FILE DISC

PRoGRAmmAbLE mEmoRY

REPEAT 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.Iftheunitdoesnotautomaticallystartplaying,press

the PLAY button.

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.

• Duringplayback,pressthe / buttonrepeatedlytorotatethepicture.Press torotatepicture

anti-clockwiseby90°.Press torotatepictureclockwiseby90°.

LoCATING A DESIRED SECTIoN

CUSTomIZING THE FUNCTIoN SETTINGS

B. CONNECTING TO A DISPLAY (Using a

HDMI cable)

ForTVs that support it, HDMI can provide the

bestqualityaudio andvideooutput(depending

on media source), and so is the preferred

connection type.The HDMI cable incorporates

both audio and video signals, so you will have

justonecablerunningfrom theunittoyourTV.

Using the HDMI cable (not included), connect

theHDMIOUTjackonyourunittotheHDMIIN

jackonyourTVorHDMI-compatibledisplay.

• WhenusingtheHDMIcable,donotconnect

tootheranalogvideooutputs.

• SetanoutputsignalfromtheHDMIterminal

of the DVD player in accordance with your

TV’sinputsignal

• WhenusingHDMIcable,settheHDMIAudio

toPCM.

• PresstheHDMIbuttonontheremotecontrol

tochangeoutputsignalsasbelow:

 480p(progressive)

 720p(progressive)

 1080I(interlace)

 1080p(progressive)

Notes:

• Refertoyourowner’smanualtotheconnected

TVaswell.

• WhenyouconnecttheDVDplayertoyourTV,

besuretoturnoffthepowerandunplugboth

unitsfromthewalloutletbeforemaking any

connections.

• If you have a HDMI (with HDCP) equipped

monitorordisplay,youcanconnectittothis

playerusingaHDMIcable.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Deﬁnition Multimedia

Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of

HDMI licensing LLC.

CONNECTING TO OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT (AMPLIFIER)

DRC279RE

Amplifier of

stereo system, etc.

AUDIO IN

ANALOGUE CONNECTION

red

white

Audio cable

(red and white)

DRC279RE

Audio equipment with

digital audio input jack

DIGITAL

AUDIO IN

DIGITAL CONNECTION

Coaxial Digital

Audio cable

A.ANALOGUECONNECTION

Usinganaudio/videocable,connecttheleft/right

AUDIOOUTjackonyourunittothe AUDIOIN

jackonyourothersource.

B.DIGITALCONNECTION

Usingacoaxialdigitalaudiocable(notincluded),

connect the DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT jack on

yourunittotheDIGITALAUDIOINjackonyour

othersource.

Notes:

• Whenyouconnecttheunittootherequipment,besuretoturnoffthepowerandunplugallofthe

equipmentfromthewalloutletbeforemakinganyconnections.

• Iftheexternalequipmentistelevisionandthisaudiosystemisclosetoit,youmayexperiencethe

interferenceifthetunerfunctionisselectedwhilethetelevisionisworking.

• Refertotheinstructionmanualoftheconnectedequipmentaswell.

Use Default Settings

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the / buttontoselectMisc.

3. Press the  button, then select“Use Default

Settings”dialogueboxandpressOKbutton.

4. Press the / buttontoselect“Yes”.Press

the OK button and the original setting will be

restored. The unit will exit the default setting

menuautomaticallyandre-loadthediscinthe

disctray.

Note:  It will take 3-5 seconds to reset the DVD

playertothefactorydefault.

1/2 1/4 1/6 1/8

Filter

Repeat : Off

Mode : Normal

Title

Chapter

Time

- - -

00. 00. 00

Track

Time

Disc Time

00. 00. 00

-- : -- : --

Elapsed time

Remaining time

e.g.

Title number

Chapter

number

PLAY moDES FoR CD oR JPG DISC

WhenplayingCD/JPGdiscs,youcanmodifythePlayModesthroughtheToolkitwhichappearson

thepictureonthescreen.Pressthe / buttontonavigatebetweenthewindowsandthe /

buttontoselectles/tracksorplaymodeitems.ThenpresstheENTERbutton.

1. PresstheCursorbuttons( , , , )toselect“Editmode”thenpresstheENTERbutton.

2. Use the Cursor buttons ( , , , ) to select tracks/les shown on the left hand side of the

window.PresstheENTERbuttontoconrmtheselectedtracks/les.“ “ will appear in front of the

selectedtracks/les.

3. Select“Addtoprogram”,thenpresstheENTERbutton.“ “willdisappearfrom thescreen.It

meansthatthetracks/lesyouhaveselectedareaddedintothe“Programview”.

4. Select“Programview”toviewprogrammed les.Toaddmorelesby“Browserview”followthe

steps.

5. Press the PLAYbuttontostarttheprogramplayback.

TheToolkithasthefollowingplaymodeitems:

• Repeat(Off/Track/All):

 Off:Resumesnormalplayback.

 Track:Repeatsthecurrenttrack/le.

 All:Repeatsalllesonthecurrentfolderoralltracksonthedisc.

• Mode(Normal/Shufe/Musicintro):

 Normal:Resumesnormalplayback.

 Shufe:Playsbacktracks/lesinrandomorder.

 Music intro (for Audio CD only): Only plays back the rst 10

secondsofallthetracksonthecurrentfolder/disc.

• Editmode:Programoperationworksonlywhen“Editmode”isselected.

• Programview:Toviewtracks/lesinthe“Programview”list.Itisdisabledwhenthe“Programview”

list is empty.

• Addtoprogram:Addles/trackstothe“Programview”list.Itisdisabledifthe“Editmode”isnot

selected.

• Browserview:Toviewles/tracksintheoriginalviewlist.

• Clearprogram:Deletetheles/tracksinthe“Programview”list.

 Selectale/trackormoreyouwanttodeleteincompletestopmode(pressthe STOPbuttontwice).

UsetheCursorbuttons( , , , )toselecttracks/lesyouwanttodelete,a“ ” will appear

besidethedeletedle/track.Select“Clearprogram”andthenpresstheENTERbutton.Itisdisabled

ifthe“Editmode”isnotselected.

Note:Theprogramwillbedeletedifthediscdoorisopened,orselectedlesaredeletedbyselecting

“Clearprogram”.

Language

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the buttontoselectLanguage.

3. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangetheLanguage.

4. Press the OK button.

5. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Subtitle

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the button, then the / button to

selectSubtitle.

3. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangetheLanguage.

4. Press the OK button.

5. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Note:

•SomeDVDsmaybesettodisplaysubtitlesin

a different language other than the ones you

selected. A prior subtitle language may be

programmedonthedisc.

• Some DVDs allow you to change subtitle

selectionsusing the disc menu only.Ifthis is

thecase,presstheMENUbuttonandchoose

the appropriate subtitle language from the

selectiononthediscmenu.

Audio

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the button, then the / button to

selectAudio.

3. Press the OK button, then the  / button

until your preferred Audio is displayed.

4. Press the OK button.

5. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Note:

• Some DVDs may not be played in the

languageyouselected.Apriorlanguagemay

beprogrammedonthedisc.

DVD Menu

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the button, then the / button to

selectDVDMenu.

3. Press the OK button, then the  / button

until your preferred DVD Menu language is

displayed.

4. Press the OK button.

5. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Note:

• 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.

Aspect Ratio

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the / buttontoselectVideo.

3. Press the button, then the / button to

selectAspectRatio.

4. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangetheaspectratio.

5. Press the OK button.

6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Note:

• The displayable picture size is preset on the

DVD.Therefore,theplaybackpictureofsome

DVDsmaynotconformtothepicturesizeyou

select.

• When you play DVDs recorded in the 4:3

picture size only, the playback picture always

appears in the 4:3 picture size regardless of

theAspectRatiosetting.

• Select16:9toconformtotheLCDscreen on

theunit.AlwaysbesurethatyourAspectRatio

conformstotheactualTVinuseifyouconnect

theunittoaTV.

View Mode

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the / buttontoselectVideo.

3. Press the button, then the / button to

selectViewMode.

4. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangetheViewMode.

5. Press the OK button.

6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Fill: Fillthescreenwithdecodedimage.

Original: Display image as it original size.

“Original” is preferred for Jpeg

viewing.

HeightFit: Fit the screen height with image

height.

WidthFit: Fitthescreenwidthwithimagewidth.

AutoFit: Automatically t the decoded image

onscreenwithoutdistortion.

PanScan: Automaticallydisplaydecodedimage

onfullscreenwithoutdistortion.

Note:DependingontheDVD,youmaynotbeable

toviewthemodeasselected.

HDMI Resolution

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the / buttontoselectVideo.

3. Press the button, then the / button to

selectHDMIResolution.

4. Press the OK button, then the / button to

selecttheoptions(Auto,480p,720p,1080ior

1080p).

5. Press the OK button.

6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Note:

Select the HDMI resolution according to the

performanceoftheconnectedTV.

JPEG Interval

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the / buttontoselectVideo.

3. Press the button, then the / button to

selectJPEGInterval.

4. Press the OK button, then the / button to

shiftandchangeJPEGinterval.

5. Press the OK button.

6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Off: Playsbackoneleatatime.

5seconds Playsbackimagesinthe formofa

slideshowat5secondsinterval.

10seconds Playsbackimagesinthe formofa

slideshowat10secondsinterval.

15seconds Playsbackimagesinthe formofa

slideshowat15secondsinterval.

Digital Output

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the / buttontoselectAudio.

3. Press the button, then press the  /

buttontoselectDigitalOutput.

4. Press the OK button, then press the  /

buttonto select theoutputsoundformat(Off,

PCMorRaw).

5. Press the OK button.

6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

PCM: SelectwhenconnectedtoaMulti-channel

digitalstereoamplier.

Raw: Discaudiorawdatawillbeoutput.

Off: TodisableDigitalOutput.

Note:IfyouconnectedtoaTVusingHDMI,make

suretoselect“PCM”.

Night Mode

1. PresstheSETUPbutton.

2. Press the / buttontoselectAudio.

3. Press the button, then press the  /

buttontoselectNightMode.

4. Press the OK button, then press the  /

buttontochangetheOn/Offmode.

5. Press the OK button.

6. PresstheSETUPbuttontoexitthemenu.

Note: Night mode is Dynamic Range Control

(DRC)optionforanalogaudiooutput.

Language

Video

Audio

Misc

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1. OPEN/CLOSE Button

 Presstoopenorclosethedisctray.

2. STANDBY/ON Button

Press to turn on the unit or put it in standby

mode

3. AUDIO Button

 Press to select one of the audio sound

tracksprogrammedonaDVDortoselect

theaudiooutputmodeonanaudioCD.

4. ANGLE Button

 Press to switch the camera angle of the

video presentation when scenes with

multiplecameraanglesarerecordedona

DVD.

5. MEMORY Button

 Presstocreateprograms.

6. DISPLAY Button

 Press to change disc status information

displayedontheTVscreen.

7. SETUP Button

 PresstoopenandclosetheSETUPmenu

screen

8. CURSOR ( , , , ) Button

 Press to highlight selections on a menu

screenandadjustcertainsettings.

OK Button

 Press to conrm selections on a menu

screen.

9. CLEAR Button

 Clear input selections and cancel certain

playbackfunctions.

10. PLAY Button

 Presstostartplayback.

11. STOP Button

 Presstostopplayback.

12. SEARCH Button

 Fastreverseplayback.

13. REV Button

 Press to move backwards through titles,

chaptersortracksonadisc.

14. Number (0-9) Buttons

15. A-B REPEAT Button

Press to perform point-to-point repeat

playbackonaDVDorCD.

16. GOTO Button

 Presstoskipdirectlytoaspeciclocation

on a DVD.

17. SUBTITLE Button

 Presstoselectoneofthesubtitlelanguages

programmedonaDVD.

18. ZOOM Button

 Zoominanimage.

19. RETURN Button

20. TITLE Button

 Presstoopenthetitlemenuscreen.

21. MENU Button

 PresstoopenandclosetheDVD’smenu.

22. HDMI Button

 Presstochangethevideooutputsignalsin

stop mode.

23. PAUSE Button

 Presstopauseplayback.

24. SEARCH Button

 Fastforwardplayback.

25. NEXT Button

 Press to move forward through titles,

chaptersortracksonadisc.

26. SLOW Button

 Presstoperformslowforwardplaybackof

DVDs.

27. STEP Button

 Presstoadvanceframebyframe.

28. DISC REPEAT Button

 Press to repeat chapter or title of a DVD.

PresstorepeatsingletrackorwholeCD.

1. Readtheseinstructions.

2. Keeptheseinstructions.

3. Heedallwarnings.

4. Followallinstructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Cleanonlywithadrycloth.

7. Do not block any of the ventilation

openings. Install in accordance with the

manufacturer’sinstructions.

8. Donotinstallnear anyheatsourcessuch

as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or

other apparatus (including ampliers) that

produceheat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

polarized or grounding - type plug. A

polarized plug has two blades with one

wider than the other. A grounding type

plughastwobladesandathirdgrounding

prong.Thewidebladeorthethirdprongis

providedforyoursafety.Whentheprovided

plugdoesnottintoyourACpoweroutlet,

consultanelectricianforreplacementofthe

obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the AC power cord from being

walkedonorpinchedparticularlyatplugs,

convenience receptacles, and the point

where they exit from the apparatus.

11. Only use attachments/accessories

speciedbythemanufacturer.

12. Useonlywithacart,stand,tripod,bracket,

or table specied by the manufacturer, or

sold with the apparatus. When a cart is

used, use caution when moving the cart/

apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfrom

tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning

stormsorwhenunusedforlongperiodsof

time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualied service

personnel. Servicing is required when

the apparatus has been damaged in any

way,suchastheACpowercordorplugis

damaged,liquidhasspilledorobjectshave

fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has

been exposed to rain or moisture, does not

operate normally, or has been dropped.

IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

DISC FoRmATS

Region Management Information

This unit is designed and manufactured to

respondtotheRegionManagementInformation

thatisencodedonDVDs.Iftheregionnumber

printedontheDVDdoesnotcorrespondtothe

region number of this unit, it cannot play that

disc.

Theregionnumberofthisunitis1.

Disc Function or Operation that is Not

Available

When the appearsonthescreen,itindicates

that the function or operation attempted is not

available at that time.This occurs because the

DVD manufacturer determines the specic

functions of DVDs. Certain functions may not

beavailableonsomeDVDs.Besuretoreadthe

documentationprovidedwiththeDVD.

Icons Used on DVDs

Samplelcons

Note:WhenplayingbackaCD-G(Graphics)or

CDEXTRAdisc,theaudioportionwillbeplayed,

butthegraphicimageswillnotbeshown.

Title, Chapter and Tracks

• DVDs are divided into “titles” and

“chapters”. If the disc has more than one

movieonit,eachmoviewouldbeaseparate

“title”. “Chapters”aresectionsoftitles.

• Audio CDs are divided into “tracks”. A

“track”isusuallyonesongonanAudioCD.

Note:

Numbersidentifyeachtitle,chapter,andtrackon

adisc.Mostdiscshavethesenumbersrecorded

on them, but some do not.

Theunitcanplayback:

Languageselectionsforaudio

Languageselectionsforsubtitles

Screenaspectratio

Multiplecameraangles

Regioncodeindicator

SoUND SYSTEm

Dolby Digital

DolbyDigitalisatechnologydevelopedbyDolbyLaboratories.SoundtracksencodedinDolbyDigital

canreproducefromoneto5.1discretechannelsofexcellentqualityaudio.

The unit automatically recognizes the Dolby Digital bitstream and provides a downmix suitable for

two-channellistening.AnadditionalDolbyDigitaldecoderisrequiredforreproductionofthediscrete

multi-channelsoundtracksavailableonmanyDVDs.

ManufacturedunderlicensefromDolbyLaboratories.

‘Dolby’andthedouble-DsymbolaretrademarksofDolbyLaboratories.

ACCESSoRIES

Please check and identify the supplied accessories.

•Toorderaccessoriesvisitwebsitehttp://www.RCAav.com

RemoteControl ..........................................................................................................x 1

2xAAA batteries ..........................................................................................................x 1

AVcable ......................................................................................................................x 1

CoNTRoL REFERENCE GUIDE

Remote Control

Using the Remote Control

• Point the remote control at the REMOTE

SENSORlocatedontheunit.

• Whenusingthisunitinverybrightlight,the

infraredREMOTECONTROLSENSORmay

notworkproperly.

• The recommended effective distance

for remote operation is about 16 feet (5

meters).

Battery Replacement

Whenthebatteriesbecomeweak,theoperating

distance of the remote control will be greatly

reduced and you will need to replace the

batteries.

Notes:

• Iftheremotecontrolisnotgoingtobeused

for a long time, remove the batteries to

avoid damage caused by battery leakage

corrosion.

• When discarding batteries, environmental

problems must be considered and local

rulesorlawsgoverningthedisposalofthese

batteriesmustbestrictlyfollowed.

WARNING:

• Donotdisposeofthebatteryinreoritmay

explodeorleak.

• Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive

heatsuchassunshine,reorthelike.

CAUTION:

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced. Replace only with the same or

equivalenttype.

REmoTE CoNTRoL

DVDs

[8cm/12cmdisc]

AudioCDs

[8cm/12cmdisc] Compatible

Unit

1. STANDBY/ON Button

 Turntheunitonorputitinstandbymode.

2. Power Indicator

 IndicatorOn:Theunitisinstandbymode.

 IndicatorOff:Theunitisturnedon.

3. DISC TRAY

 Opens or closes the tray by pressing the

OPEN/CLOSEbutton.

4. REMOTE SENSOR

 Receivestheremotecontrolunitsignals.

5. DISPLAY LENS

Display units information.

6. OPEN/CLOSE Button

 Opensorclosesthetray.

7. PLAY Button

 Startsorresumesplaybackofadisc.

8. STOP Button

 Stopplayingadisc.

9. OPTICAL OUT jack

10. HDMI OUT jack

11. VIDEO OUT jack

12. DIGITAL COAXIAL OUT jack

13. LEFT/RIGHT AUDIO OUT jacks

SYMPTOM CAUSE (AND REMEDY)

• EnsuretheACpowercordisconnected.

• Theunitisnotturnedon.

• Removeanyobstaclesbetweentheremoteandtheunit

• Usetheremoteneartheunit.

• Pointtheremoteattheremotesensorontheunit.

• Replacethebatteriesintheremotewithnewone.

• MakesurethatyouselectONmode.

• The system is in pause mode. Press the PLAY button to return to

normal play mode.

• Theunitisinfast-forwardorfast-reversemode.Pressthe PLAY button

to return to normal play mode.

• MakesuretheAUDIOoutputiscorrect.

• Makesuretheaudiocableisconnectedsecurely.

• Theregionnumberofthediscdoesn’tmatch the region number of this

unit.

• TheTVisnotsettoreceiveDVDsignaloutput.

• Thevideo/HDMIcableisnotconnectedsecurely.

• TheTVisnotturnedon.

• Cleanthedisc.

• CheckconnectionbetweenHDMITVandtheunit.

• Replacethe HDMI cablewitha better one. Bad HDMI cablecan cause

data lost.

• PressHDMIkeyonremotehandsetseveraltimestotoggleamongdifferent

HDOUTPUT.

• Checktheconnections.

• Theplugsandjacksaredirty.Wipethemwithaclothslightly moistened

withalcohol.

• Cleanthedisc.

• Thereisnodiscinside.(“NoDisc”appearsonthescreen).

• Insertthedisccorrectlywiththeplaybacksidefacingdown.

• Cleanthedisc.

• Theunitanddiscregionnumberareincompatible.

• Condensationmayhaveformedinsidetheunitduetoasuddenchangein

temperature.Waitaboutanhourforittoclearandtryagain.

• Resettheunit,presstheSTANDBY/ONbuttontoturnofftheunit,waitfor

afewseconds,thenrestarttheunit.

No power.

The remote control

doesnotfunction.

No sound or only a

verylow-levelsound

is heard.

No picture or

abnormalcolor.

No output on your

HDMITV.

Severehumornoise

is heard.

The disc does not

play.

The DVD door

cannotopen.

TRoUbLESHooTING GUIDE

SAFETY PRECAUTIoNS

The lightning ash with an arrowhead

symbol, within the equilateral triangle, is

intendedtoalerttheusertothepresenceof

uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the

product’senclosurethatmaybeofsufcient

magnitudetocauseanelectricshock.

Theexclamationpointwithintheequilateral

triangle is intended to alert the user to

the presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in this

user manual.

CAUTION

INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN

OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED.

AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS

COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003.

On Placement

• Do not use the unit in places that are

extremelyhot,cold,dusty,orhumid.

• The ventilation should not be impeded by

covering the ventilation openings with items

such as newspaper, table-cloths, curtains,

etc.

On Safety

• When connecting or disconnecting the AC

power cord, grip the plug and not the cord

itself. Pulling the cord may damage it and

createahazard.

• Whenyouarenotgoingtousetheunitfora

longperiodoftime,disconnecttheACpower

cord.

• No naked ame sources such as lighted

candles should be placed on the AC power

cordandtheunit.

• Leave a minimum of 10 cm around the

apparatusforventilation.

• Attentionshouldbedrawntotheenvironmental

aspectsofbatterydisposal.

• Useofapparatusinmoderateclimates.

On Condensation

• Whenleftinaheatedroomwhereitiswarm

and damp, water droplets or condensation

may form inside the unit. When there is

condensation inside the unit, the unit may

not function normally. Let the unit stand for

1to2hoursbeforeturningthepoweron,or

graduallyheattheroomandlettheunitdry

before use.

Rating Plate Location

• Theratingplateislocatedonthebackofunit.

FCC Statements

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and

found to comply with the limits for a Class

B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. These limits are designed to

provide reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation. This

equipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradio

frequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandused

inaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause

harmful interference to radio communications.

However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference

to radio or television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off and

on,theuserisencouragedtotry tocorrectthe

interference by one or more of the following

measures:

– Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

– Increase the separation between the

equipmentandreceiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiver

isconnected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TVtechnicianforhelp.

Shielded cables must be used with this unit to

ensurecompliancewiththeClassFCClimits.

Warning: Changesormodicationstothisunit

notexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsible

forcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto

operatetheequipment.

• Shouldanytroubleoccur,disconnecttheACpowercordandreferservicingtoa

qualiedtechnician.

• Mainplugisusedasthedisconnectdevice,itshallremainreadilyoperableand

shouldnotbeobstructedduringintendeduse.Tobecompletelydisconnectedthe

apparatusfromsupplymains,themainplugoftheapparatusshallbedisconnected

fromthemainssocketoutletcompletely.

WARNING

Notes on Copyright

Itisforbidden bylawto copy,broadcast,show,

broadcast on cable, play in public, or rent

copyrightedmaterialwithoutpermission.

ApparatusClaimsofU.S.PatentNos.6,836,549;

6,381,747;7,050,698;6,516,132;and5,583,936

licensedforlimitedviewingusesonly.

This product incorporates copyright protection

technology that is protected by U.S. patents

and other intellectual property rights. Use of

this copyright protection technology must be

authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for

homeandotherlimitedviewingusesonlyunless

otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse

engineeringordisassemblyisprohibited.

Thisproduct

containsalowpower

laserdevice.

User manual

DRC279RE

Notes on Unauthorized Discs

You may not be able to play some DVDs on

thisunit,particularlyiftheywerepurchased

fromoutsideyourgeographicarea ormade

for business purposes.

mAINTENANCE

Cleaning the Disc

A defective or soiled disc inserted into the unit can cause sound to drop out

duringplayback.Handlethediscbyholdingitsinnerandouteredges.

• DoNOTtouchthesurfaceoftheunlabeledsideofthedisc.

• DoNOTstickpaperortapeonthesurface.

• DoNOTexposethedisctodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.

• Cleanthediscbeforeplayback.Wipethediscfromthecenteroutwardwitha

cleaningcloth.

• NEVERusesolventssuchasbenzineoralcoholtocleanthedisc.

• Do NOT use irregular shaped discs (example: heart shaped, octagonal, etc.).They may cause

malfunctions.

Cleaning the Unit

• BesuretoturntheunitoffanddisconnecttheACpowercordbeforemaintainingtheunit.

• Wipetheunitwithadrysoftcloth.Ifthesurfacesareextremelydirty,wipecleanwithacloththat

hasbeendippedinaweaksoap-and-watersolutionandwrungoutthoroughly,thenwipewithadry

cloth.

• Neverusealcohol,benzine,thinner,cleaninguidorotherchemicals.DoNOTusecompressedair

toremovedust.

Important Note

Beforetransportingtheunit,removethediscfromthedisccompartment.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DO

NOTREMOVE COVER(OR BACK).NO USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTSINSIDE.REFER SERVICINGTOQUALIFIED SERVICE

PERSONNEL.

WARNING: THE APPARATUS SHALL NOT BE

EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND

THATNOOBJECTSFILLEDWITHLIQUIDS,SUCH

ASVASES,SHALLBEPLACEDONAPPARATUS.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE

OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THE

APPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.

CAUTION: USEOFCONTROLSORADJUSTMENTS

OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER

THAN THOSE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

HAZARDOUSRADIATIONEXPOSURE.

CAUTION: DANGEROFEXPLOSIONIFBATTERY

IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY

WITHTHESAMEOREQUIVALENTTYPE.

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE,

DO NOT PLACE ANY HEATING OR COOKING

APPARATUSBENEATHTHISUNIT.

CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,

MATCHWIDEBLADEOFPLUGTOWIDESLOTOF

POWEROUTLET,THENFULLYINSERT.

ThesymbolforClass

II(DoubleInsulation)

Caution Marking and rating plate was located at

rear enclosure of the apparatus.

Portable Cart Warning

2. InserttwoAAAsizebatteries.

1. Open the battery door.

To Change Remote Batteries

13 12

13245678

To wall outlet 9

10 12 13

SETUP AND CoNNECTIoNS

CONNECTING TO A TV

TheunitcanbeconnectedtoyourTVinseveraldifferent

ways,dependingonthedesignofyourTV.

Note: Use only one of the below listed connection

methodforconnectingtoyourTV.

A. RCA AUDIO/VIDEO JACKS

Use the Audio/Video cable (supplied). Connect the

VIDEOOUTandleft/rightAUDIOOUTjacksontheunit

totheVIDEOINand left/rightAUDIOINjacksonyour

T V.

red

white

yellow

AV cable

DRC279RE

Itisimportanttoreadthisinstructionpriortousingyournewproductforthersttime.

Need more help?

Please visit online help at www.RCAav.com

Specicationsandexternalappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

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