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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.
• 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
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: ON
➞
Turns clock back one hour.
Note
Display
Picture Tube
20 inch measured
diagonal pure fl at
Picture Tube (PV-DF203)
27 inch measured
diagonal pure fl at
Picture Tube (PV-DF273)
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
General
Power Source 120 V AC, 60 Hz
Power
Consumption
Power
On
Approx. 134 W (PV-DF203)
Approx. 161 W (PV-DF273)
Power
Off
Approx. 3.5 W
Television System EIA Standard NTSC color
Speak er 2 pieces 5 W
Op er at ing
Temperature
5 °C ~ 35 °C (41 °F ~ 95 °F)
Op er at ing Humidity 10 % ~ 75 %
Weight
30 k
g
(66.1 lbs.) (PV-DF203)
52 k
g
(114.4 lbs.) (PV-DF273)
Di men sions
(W x H x D)
604 mm (23-3/4
″
) x 523 mm (20-5/8
″
) x
503 mm (19-3/4
″
) (PV-DF203)
760 mm (29-7/8
″
) x 651 mm (25-5/8
″
) x
503 mm (19-3/4
″
) (PV-DF273)
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
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.