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Information (Unit, Cassette, Disc)
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Playing older or damaged tapes may eventually
cause video heads to become clogged.
Head Cleaning
Unit auto adjusts clock for DST (Daylight Saving Time.)
DST (Daylight Saving Time)
• If your area does not observe Daylight Saving Time,
select DST : OFF (see “Clock” on pages 16 and 17).
• Keep these time changes in mind when pro gram ming
the unit for timer recordings.
Features for a Quality Picture
Digital Auto Tracking
Continuously analyzes the signal and adjusts for
optimum picture quality.
Manual Tracking Control (to reduce picture noise)
Use during Playback and Slow Motion mode to
reduce picture noise. Press the 3 or 6 NUMBER
keys on the remote control or CH
on the
unit until the picture clears up. To return to Auto
Tracking, press POWER off, then on again a few
seconds later.
V-Lock Control
In Still mode, the 3 or 6 NUMBER keys on the
remote control or CH
on the unit operate as a
V-Lock control to reduce jitter.
PanaBlack™ Picture Tube (PV-DM2793 only)
This unit uses a PanaBlack™ picture tube for better
color reproduction and picture contrast.
• Use “dry” type head cleaning cassette only.
(Part No. NV-TCL30PT is recommended.)
• Follow cleaning tape directions carefully. Excessive use
of head cleaning tape can shorten the video head life.
During playback this
screen appears if clogging
is detected. To clear
message from screen,
press PLAY on the remote
or unit.
Head Clog Sensor
Display
Picture Tube
20 inch measured diagonal 90°
defl ection Picture Tube (PV-DM2093)
27 inch measured diagonal 100°
defl ection Picture Tube (PV-DM2793)
VCR
Video Recording
System
4 rotary heads helical scanning
system
Audio Track
1 track (Normal)
2 channel (Hi-Fi Audio Sound)
Tuner
Broad cast Channels VHF 2 ~ 13, UHF 14 ~ 69
CA BLE Channels
Midband A through I (14 ~ 22)
Superband J through W (23 ~ 36)
Hyperband AA ~ EEE (37 ~ 64)
Lowband A-5 ~ A-1 (95 ~ 99)
Special CABLE channel 5A (01)
Ultraband 65 ~ 94, 100 ~ 125
FM Radio
Band Range 87.5 MHz ~ 108.1 MHz
General
Power Source 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Power
Consumption
Power
On
Approx. 134 W (PV-DM2093)
Approx. 170 W (PV-DM2793)
Power
Off
Approx. 3.5 W
Television System EIA Standard NTSC color
Speak er
2 pieces 3 W (PV-DM2093)
2 pieces 5 W (PV-DM2793)
Op er at ing
Temperature
5 °C ~ 35 °C (41 °F ~ 95 °F)
Op er at ing Humidity 10 % ~ 75 %
Weight
27 kg (59.4 lbs.) (PV-DM2093)
42 kg (92.5 lbs.) (PV-DM2793)
Di men sions
(W x H x D)
604 mm (23-13/16
″
) x 523
mm (20-9/16
″
) x 508 mm (20
″
)
(PV-DM2093)
772 mm (30-3/8
″
) x 654 mm (25-3/4
″
)
x 533 mm (21
″
) (PV-DM2793)
Discs played
DVD disc
(DVD-Video, DVD-R)
12 cm (5
″
) single-sided, single-layer
12 cm (5
″
) single-sided, double-layer
12 cm (5
″
) double-sided, double-layer
(one layer per side)
8 cm (3
″
) single-sided, single-layer
8 cm (3
″
) single-sided, double-layer
8 cm (3
″
) double-sided, double-layer
(one layer per side)
Compact disc
(CD-DA, VIDEO CD,
CD-R, CD-RW)
5
″
(12 cm) disc
3
″
(8 cm) disc
MP3, WMA, JPEG
Digital audio output
Optical digital output Optical connector
Pickup
Wavelength
655 nm (DVD)
790 nm (Video CD/CD)
Laser power: CLASS II
Specifi cations
• Designs and spec i fi ca tions are sub ject to change
without no tice.
■ Spring (First Sunday in April)
DST: ON
➞
Sets clock ahead one hour.
■ Autumn (Last Sunday in October)
DST: OFF
➞
Turns clock back one hour.
Note
Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603,
4,577,216, 4,819,098, and 4,907,093, licensed for
limited viewing uses only.
This product incorporates copyright protection
technology that is protected by method claims of
certain U.S. Patents and other intellectual property
rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other
rights owners. Use of this copyright protection
technology must be authorized by Macrovision
Corporation, and is intended for home and other
limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized
by Macrovision Cor po ra tion. Reverse engineering or
dis as sem bly is prohibited.