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NEC NDH-160 User's Manual

1. 49 cet et ee eS ee Combining Two Chapters Into One 49 Language Settings 06 18 19 l Moving a Playlist Chapter 50 Audio Settings oa 2203 05 lt 45e e488 Seoiw xs 19 Hide a Chapter Title 50 Dolby Digital DTS MPEG 19 ere O waxy eae s Protecta MWe wake ea ewe eee ot shawn 50 Sampling Frequency 0 19 DRS AD Hamam Aan ge COMMON patios ep i PUDONG oradan a a a 51 53 Voca semia e eee ete has ES E t 19 Before Dubbin 51 Lock Parental Control Settings 20 21 Be Se ere ar Ben nee i Dubbing from HDD to DVD 52 Rating Set Password Area Code 20 i i Dubbing from DVD to HDD 52 DivX Registration Code 21 l i One Touch Copy HDD to DVD 53 Recording Settings 21 22 One Touch Copy DVD to HDD 53 Record Mode Set 020005 21 a ae FICCONUASDCCL aeeai oe de She ate 21 DV Recording Audio 09 Reference ee ee ett tenet ees 54 59 Additional Information 0 5 54 TV Recording Audio 22 ei Overwriting Recording 54 Auto Chapter 0000008 22 sale l Viewing Title List menu displayed on other Dise Settings 4 442 lt s 5 ide aapa NENES 22 23 l DVD Recorders or Players 54 DISC Formal oreren ir ate CA Ra Song aol 22 Hae i Playing Your Recordings on Other DV
2. 900 gt g O n w J m gt Z O Cc m e po m O m pe m O O HB O a 6 O B Bp PAUSE STEP O TIMESHIFT MARKER SEARCH SETUP OOO 0 9 numerical buttons Selects numbered options in a menu 3D SURR Selects 3D SURROUND during playback lt gt A Y left right up down Selects an option in the menu A Y up down Scans up or down through memorized channels A B Repeat sequence ANGLE Selects a DVD camera angle if available AUDIO Selects an audio language DVD or an audio channel CD AV Changes the input to use for recording Tuner AV1 2 or DV IN CHP ADD Inserts a chapter marker when playing recording CLEAR Removes a track number on the Program List or a mark on the Marker Search menu DISPLAY Accesses On Screen Display DUBBING Copies DVD to HDD or HDD to DVD ENTER Acknowledges menu selection Displays information while viewing a TV program HOME Accesses or removes the HOME menu I SKIP INSTANT SKIP Skips 15 seconds forward on the disc about the length of a typical TV commercial MARKER Marks any point during playback MENU LIST Accesses menu on a DVD disc Switches between Title List Original and Title List Playlist menu OPEN CLOSE 4 Opens and closes the disc tray OPERATE Switches the recorder ON or OFF PAUSE STEP II Pause
3. 0 5 V p p 75 Q RCA jack x 1 3 V p p 75 Q Optical connector x 1 2 0 Vrms 1 KHz 0 dB 600 Q RCA jack L R x 1 ree eh ee 1 Audio cable L R 1 ee eee 1 Remote control 1 EEEE ee re 2 e Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Sydney Newcastle Melbourne Brisbane Southport Adelaide Perth NEC NEC Australia Pty Ltd A B N 86 001 217 527 Home Electronics Group NEC Service Centres New South wales 184 Milperra Rd Revesby 2212 120 Parry Street Newcastle West 2302 Victoria Unit 1 6 Garden Road Clayton 3168 Queensland Unit 4 305 Montague Road West End 4101 Shop 1 48 Ferry Road Southport 4215 South Australia 84A Richmond Rd Keswick 5053 Western Australia 45 Sarich Court Osborne Park 6017 02 9780 8688 02 4926 2466 03 8562 6245 07 3840 5858 07 5591 3670 08 8375 5710 08 9445 5901 For service in outer areas please contact your NEC retailer for the address of the nearest NEC Australia Pty Ltd Authorized Service Centre NEC Australia Pty Ltd 244 Beecroft Road EPPING 2121 Tel 131 632 Fax 02 9877 2353 Oo cd ome cd am P NO 3834RDO066E
4. If the title s length is less than 5 seconds the dubbing is not available from HDD to DVD Restrictions on copying Some video material is copy once protected This means that it can be recorded to HDD but it cannot then be freely copied again If you want to transfer copy once protected material from HDD to DVD you ll need to use a VR mode DVD RW disc compatible with CPRM Ver 1 1 and the following restrictions apply After copying a copy once protected title to DVD it is automatically erased from the HDD It is not therefore possible to copy a locked title that is copy once protected You can identify copy once protected material during playback by displaying disc information on screen e Amedia in NTSC format cannot be copied What is CPRM CPRM is a copy protection system with scramble system only allowing the recording of copy once broadcast programs CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media This Recorder is CPRM compatible which means that you can record copy once broadcast programs but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings CPRM recordings can only be made on DVD RW discs formatted in VR mode and CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Copyright e Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the area in which you are making a copy Copying o
5. Italiano Portugu s Disc Menu Audio Subtitle e Original Refers to the original language in which the disc was recorded e Other To select another language press number buttons then ENTER to enter the corresponding 4 digit number according to the language code list in the reference chapter See page 55 If you enter the wrong language code press CLEAR e Off for Disc Subtitle Turn off Subtitle v Original Disc Menu English French German Italian a G Spanish r Portuguese F Russian Others Audio Settings Each DVD disc has a variety of audio output options Set the recorder s Audio Output according to the type of audio system you use Dolby Digital DTS MPEG a Dolby Digital e Bitstream Select Bitstream if you connect the recorder s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack to an amplifier or other equipment with a Dolby Digital DTS or MPEG decoder PCM for Dolby Digital MPEG Select when connected to a two channel digital stereo amplifier DVDs encoded in Dolby Digital or MPEG will be automatically downmixed to two channel PCM audio Off for DTS If you select Off the DTS signal is not output through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Sampling Frequency If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 48 kHz When this choice is made this unit will automatically convert any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode t
6. Turn off the progressive scan see page 18 Select the correct input mode on the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the recorder Connect the audio cable securely Turn on the equipment connected with the audio cable Replace it with new one Clean the disc Insert a disc Check that the disc indicator in the display window is lit Insert a playable disc Check the disc type color system and regional code Place the disc with the playback side down Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide Clean the disc Cancel the Rating function or change the rating level You cannot connect via this recorder Connect the component directly to your TV Restore channels See Program Edit on page 16 Tighten connections or replace cable Turn camcorder on and operate properly Use AV to select input channel AV1 AV2 DV etc Symptom Cannot play a disc recorded using this recorder on another player Cannot record or did not record successfully Timer recording is not possible Stereo Audio Record and or Playback is not present The remote control does not work properly e The disc was recorded in Video mode e Some players will not play even a finalized disc recorded in Video mode e The disc was recorded in VR mode e Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on other players e The remaining blank space on the disc is insuffic
7. The recorder will now go into SEARCH mode 2 Press SCAN lt lt or gt gt repeatedly to select the required speed 3 steps 3 To exit SEARCH mode press B PLAY Repeat A B Audio CD only To repeat a sequence in a track 1 Press A B at your chosen start point Repeat icon and A appears on the menu screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point The Repeat icon and A B appears on the menu screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To exit the sequence and return to normal play press A B again The Repeat icon disappears from the menu screen About MP3 WMA audio files MP3 WMA file compatibility with this recorder is limited as follows e Sampling frequency within 8 48 kHz MP3 within 32 48kHz WMA Bit rate within 8 320kbps MP3 32 192kbps WMA e The recorder cannot read an MP3 WMaA file that has a file extension other than mp3 wma CD R physical format should be ISO 9660 and JOLIET e DVD R RW physical format should be ISO 9660 UDF Bridge format If you record MP3 WMA files using software that cannot create a file system eg Direct CD it is impossible to playback MP3 WMA files We recommend that you use Easy CD Creator which creates an ISO 9660 file system e File names should have a maximum of 8 letters and must incorporate an mp3 or wma extension They should not contain special letters such as Bae gt etc
8. e The connected TV power is turned off e e Progressive is set to ON while the TV cannot receive progressive scan mode No sound e The equipment connected with the audio cable is not set to receive recorder signal output e The video signal from the external component is copy protected e The audio cables are not connected securely e The power of the equipment connected with the audio cable is turned off e The audio connecting cord is damaged e The playback picture is poor e The disc is dirty e No disc is inserted The recorder does not start playback e An unplayable disc is inserted e The disc is placed upside down e The disc is not placed within the guide e The disc is dirty e The Rating level is set The picture from the external input is distorted Some channels are skipped over when using A V The picture or sound of broadcasting channel is weak or missing e Those channels are not stored in the recorder e Aerial or cables are loose Camcorder image is not e Camcorder is off shown Camcorder image via e The recorder s source is incorrect A V input or DV IN to recorder is not shown on TV screen Solution Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the recorder appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable securely Turn on the TV
9. press ENTER and input the new 4 digit code then press ENTER Input it again to verify To delete the password select Delete then press ENTER If you forget your 4 digit code If you forget your password to clear the current password follow the procedure below 1 Press SETUP to display the Setup menu 2 Use the Number buttons to enter the 6 digit number 210499 3 Select Yes then press ENTER The 4 digit password is cleared Enter a new code Area Code Enter the code of an area whose standards were used to rate the DVD video disc referring to the list See Area Codes page 55 a Rating A Set Password Area Code DivX Reg Code 1 Select Area Code option then press gt 2 Follow step 2 as shown Rating 3 Select the first character using the A Y buttons 4 Shift the cursor using gt buttons and select the second character using A Y buttons 5 Press ENTER to confirm your area code selection then press SETUP to exit the menu DivX Registration Code We provide you the DivX VOD Video On Demand registration code that allows you to rent and purchase videos using the DivX VOD service For more information visit www divx com vod 1 Select DivX Reg Code option then press P 2 Press ENTER while View is selected and the registration code will appear a Your registration code is YJ3ZEDKR 3 Use the registration code to purchase or rent the videos from
10. s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder Before recording make sure that the audio input for the DV IN jack is set up see page 22 Tips e The source signal must be DVC SD format e Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote e If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD from this one e You cannot control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack e You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack See page 14 2 Select TV HDD or TV DVD option on the HOME menu then press ENTER See page 15 3 Check that the DV audio input is as you require You can choose between Audio 1 original audio and Audio 2 overdubbed audio e DV Input is set from the DV Rec Audio in sub menu of the Setup menu See DV Recording Audio on page 22 for more information 4 Press AV repeatedly to select the DV input DV appears in the display window and on the TV screen 5 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to the recording to start from For best results pause playback at the point from which you want to record e Depending on your camcorder you can use this recorder s remote to control the camcorder using the STOP PLAY and PAUSE functions 6 Press REC once to start recording e Recording is
11. search and slow motion to find the starting point 4 Press ENTER at the starting point of the section you want to delete End Point icon is highlighted The part is indicated on the Progress Bar 5 Use pause step search and slow motion to find the ending point 6 Press ENTER at the ending point of the section you want to delete You can cancel the selected point use A Y to select Cancel icon then press ENTER Tip With HDD recordings you can delete additional part Select Next Part icon on the menu then press ENTER then repeat steps 3 6 7 If you finish to edit select Done icon then press ENTER The confirm message for deleting will appear Use lt P to select Yes then press ENTER The selected part is deleted from the title and Title List menu appears Note It may not be possible to delete parts that are less than 3 seconds long Naming a Title You can name Original and Playlist titles independently Names can be up to 32 characters long 1 Choose the title you want to name on the Title List menu then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the menu 2 Use A F to select Rename Title Name option then press ENTER Keyboard menu appears TITLE 9 Alphabet Capital gt or eo TTS TS eT eee News Drama A oe e oe Fle W 1 a K L MN 0 P fa R S T W wa fy a E e fo fe m a ee lel fe fa TW cancei Space Delete lt a ANI Sports K 3 Ent
12. should be less than 1999 Some discs may be incompatible due to a different recording format or the condition of disc Ensure that all the selected files have the jpg extensions when copying into the CD layout If the files have jpe or jpeg extensions please rename them as jpg file File names without jpg extension will not be able to be read by this recorder Even though the files are shown as JPEG image files in Windows Explorer Progressive and lossless compression JPEG image files are not supported x O Fe gt a A Editing a MP3 WMA JPEG DivX file These descriptions are MP3 file s operation for example other kind s files are operated same way Notes e The MP3 WMA and DivX files on the disc or HDD cannot be copied or moved to Memory Card e The DivX file s in the memory card is not available Erasing a file s folder s from the HDD or Memory Card You can erase MP3 WMA JPEG or DivX file s folder s on the HDD or Memory Card 1 Select a file you wish to erase on the menu You can select all files and folders on the menu by pressing CLEAR button To cancel the selections press CLEAR again Selecting multiple files folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Press ENTER The menu options appear on the men
13. A J DVD RW Soi s a 1 TITLE 3 Fre 01 01 0 01 29 oa 0 02 24 01 01 0 00 09 Play Chapter Delete Protect Edit TITLE 4 Playlist Add 19 02 0 00 22 2 Use A to select Dubbing option then press ENTER Dubbing menu appears Dubbing Title Length 00 01 29 Free Space 2520 min Rec Mode 3 Use lt P gt to select record mode HQ SQ LQ EQ or a then press V on is highlighted Fast Only available when copying VR mode disc to HDD See page 51 for more information on Fast copying 4 When Start icon is highlighted press ENTER Dubbing starts 5 To stop dubbing at any other time press STOP W Notes e Depending on the conditions of the recording equipment or the disc itself the dubbing may not be capable e Stopping dubbing in Fast mode partway through will cancel the recording and any data recorded up to that point will be lost e The recording time of Fast mode can take up to 19 minutes One Touch Copy HDD to DVD The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing title from the HDD to DVD The whole title is copied regardless of where in the title you start copying The recorder copies at the maximum speed possible For One Touch Copy to work make sure that a recordable DVD disc is loaded During HDD playback press DUBBING to copy the current title to DVD The on screen display indicates that the title is being copied Playback continues while copying e You can
14. CD which contains a menu DVD Use the lt 4 gt A V buttons to select the title chapter you want to view then press ENTER to start playback Press TITLE or MENU LIST to return to the menu screen e Use the number buttons to select the track you want to view Press RETURN co 8 to return to the menu screen e Menu setting and the exact operating procedures for using the menu may differ depending on the disc Follow the instructions on the each menu screen You may also set PBC to OFF under Setup menu See page 18 3 To stop the playback press STOP W The unit records the stopped point depending on the disc HE appears on the screen briefly Press B PLAY to resume playback from the scene point If you press STOP W again or unload the disc M appears on the screen the unit will clear the stopped point Press OPEN CLOSE 4 to remove the disc Press OPEN CLOSE 4 to close disc tray or press OPERATE the disc tray closes automatically and unit turns off Notes e f Parental Control is set and the disc is not within the Rating settings not authorized the 4 digit code must be entered and or the disc must be authorized see Rating on page 20 e DVDs may have a Region Code Your recorder will not play discs that have a region code different from your recorder The region code for this recorder is 4 four e Unless stated otherwise all operations described use the remote control S
15. Cancels Repeat mode no display Erasing a Track from the Program List 1 2 3 Select the track you wish to erase from the Program List Use MARKER button to select multiple tracks Press ENTER The menu options appears Select Delete option then press ENTER Changing Track Order in the Program List 1 2 3 4 Select the track you wish to move on the Program List Use MARKER button to select multiple tracks Press ENTER The menu options appears Select Move option then press ENTER Use A V to move the yellow bar to the desired location then press ENTER Save Your Program List HDD only This recorder memorizes the user program list that you have programmed 1 Select a track on the Program List The menu options appear 2 Select Save option then press ENTER The Program List is saved in the HDD s PROGRAM folder Viewing a JPEG File The recorder can play JPEG files on the CD R RW DVD R RW HDD or Memory Card Before playing JPEG recordings read About JPEG image files on page 35 1 Press HOME The HOME menu appears Select a media that contains JPEG file then press ENTER Select PHOTO option then press ENTER The Photo menu appears on the TV screen J JPEG i lcd lc FOLDER 03 FOLDER 04 FOLDER 05 a ea k ar i N WE Mark Use lt gt A Y to select a folder then press ENTER The menu options appear on the left side of the menu S
16. HDD is similar to editing the Original content of a VR mode DVD RW with similar commands for erasing and naming titles as well as fine control over the content of chapters within titles for DVD disc Note During recording if you display the Title List menu for the HDD some of the titles may appear with a mark These titles were recorded with a Line Input setting different to the current setting of the recorder During recording these titles cannot be played 1 Press MENU LIST to display the Title List menu Playback should be stopped when you do this e You can also access it using HOME menu select TITLE LIST option then press ENTER e When selecting titles use the A Y buttons to display the previous next page if there are more than six titles e f you are editing a VR mode disc press MENU LIST to switch between Original and Playlist menu On the left side of the screen are the menu options The main part of the screen shows thumbnails of the titles or chapter on the DVD or HDD You can change these thumbnails using the THUMBNAIL button see Changing Title Thumbnails on page 45 Press DISPLAY to display the information of selected title on the Title List menu After selecting a title or chapter on the Title List or Chapter List menu then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the menu Use A to select a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 2 To exit the Title List
17. Music CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in music CD format that can be purchased DIGITAL AUDIO compact CD R CD RW 8 cm 12 cm disc e CD R CD RW discs that contain audio titles DivX MP3 WMA or JPEG files DIGITAL AUDIO Recordable ReWritable Notes Depending on the conditions of the recording equipment or the CD R RW or DVD R RW disc itself some CD R RW or DVD R RW discs cannot be played on the unit Do not attach any seal or label to either side the labeled side or the recorded side of a disc Do not use irregularly shaped CDs e g heart shaped or octagonal Doing so may result in malfunctions Depending on the recording software amp the finalization some recorded discs CD R RW or DVD R RW may not be playable DVD R RW DVD R RW and CD R RW discs recorded using a personal computer or a DVD or CD Recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty or if there is dirt or condensation on the Recorder s lens If you record a disc using a personal computer even if it is recorded in a compatible format there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc Check with the software publisher for more detailed information Regional code of the recorder and DVDs This recorder is designed and manufactured for playback of Region 4 encoded DVD software The region code on the labels of some DVD discs indicates which type of the recorder can p
18. Title List or Chapter List menu then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Select Delete option from the options on the menu Example Title List HDD SOMES TITLE 1 ete 01 01 00 01 58 Mme Mn ee ename 3 Press ENTER to confirm The confirm message for deleting will appear 4 Use lt P gt to select Yes then press ENTER The selected chapter or title is deleted After pressing ENTER the new updated menu is displayed 5 Repeat steps 1 4 to continue to delete from the menu 6 Press RETURN de repeatedly to exit the menu Notes e When DVD RW recording the deleted title s name is changed to Deleted Title e f more than two titles are repeatedly deleted the titles are combined into one e When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part GEL You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 Use 4 gt A V to choose a title you want to delete on the Title List menu then press ENTER The options appears on the left side of the menu 2 Select Delete Part option then press ENTER Title Edit Delete Part menu appears on the TV screen Start Point icon is highlighted Example Title Edit Delete Part HDD Play amp Select the Start Point ie 01 01 00 00 58 i 00 00 00 Select P Il 44 gt Move Point 3 Starts playback and use pause step
19. Video recording mode DVD RW disc BEM DVD R disc DVD R disc DVD Video disc Video CDs Audio CDs DivX files GEE MP3 files WMA files JPEG files About the Symbol Display may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the function explained in this owner s manual is not available on that specific DVD video disc Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface Never stick paper or tape on the disc O W Storing Discs After playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor picture quality and sound distortion Before playing clean the disc with a clean cloth Wipe the disc from the center out of x Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for older vinyl records Moisture Condensation Never operate this product immediately after moving it from a cold location to a warm location Leave it for two or three hours without operating it If you use this product in such a situation it may damage discs tapes and internal parts Recordable and Playable Discs DVD DVD RW Digital Video Disc ReWritable e DVD RW discs
20. and discs This format allows information to be recorded onto the DVD disc only once DVD RW and DVD RW are two standards for re writable media meaning the DVD content can be erased and re recorded Single sided discs can hold 4 38 Gigabytes and double sided discs hold twice as much VCD Video CD A VCD holds up to 74 minutes 650 MB disc or 80 minutes 700 MB disc of MPEG 1 full motion video along with quality stereo sound MPEG MPEG is an international standard for video and audio compression MPEG 1 is used in encoding video for VCD and provides for multichannel surround sound coding such as PCM Dolby Digital DTS MP3 and MPEG audio MP3 MP3 is a popular compression format used for digital audio files that yields very high near CD quality WMA Windows media audio file A type of coding decoding developed by Microsoft Corp JPEG Joint Pictures Expert Group JPEG is a compressed file format that allows you to save images with no limit on the number of colors DivX DivX is the name of a revolutionary new video codec which is based on the new MPEG 4 compression standard for video You will be able to play DivX movies using this recorder PBC Playback Control Video CD only Playback control is available for Video CD VCD version 2 0 disc formats PBC allows you to interact with the system via menus search functions or other typical computer like operations Moreover still pictures of high resolution can be
21. are already 16 timer programs set If two or more timer programs overlap e The earlier program takes priority e When the earlier program finishes the later program starts e f two programs are set to start at exactly the same time the program entered first takes priority If the disc is damaged the recording may not complete successfully In this case even though the Check field shows Rec OK it may not be Recording from an External Input Recording from External Components You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to any of the recorder s external inputs 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the recorder See page 14 2 Choose a media HDD or DVD to record using HOME menu see page 15 3 Press AV repeatedly to select the external input to record from e Tuner Built in tuner e AV1 AUDIO IN 1 VIDEO IN 1 mounted on back panel e AV2 INPUT 2 VIDEO AUDIO L R S VIDEO IN mounted on front panel e DV DV IN mounted on front panel 4 Select the recording mode as necessary by pressing REC MODE repeatedly HQ SQ LQ or EQ 5 Press REC once Recording will start The REC indicator lights in the display window e Recording continues until you press STOP W or the disc is full e To record for a fixed length of time see Instant Timer Recording on page 40 6 Press STOP W to stop recordin
22. automatically stopped if the recorder detects no signal e You can pause or stop the recording by pressing PAUSE STEP I or STOP W You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording e In Video mode the final frame of the recording may remain displayed on screen for a while after recording stops For timer recording to work properly on this recorder the digital camcorder must also be switched on and in operating Troubleshooting If you cannot get a picture and or audio through the DV IN jack check the bullet points e Make sure the DV cable is properly connected e Try switching off the connected equipment then switch back on e Try switching the audio input Note Depending on the connected camcorder you may not be able to control it using the remote control supplied with this recorder D i O D am Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview Using the Title List menu you can edit video content The editing features available in the Title List menu depend on whether you are editing video on DVD or the HDD and whether you re editing Original content or a Playlist There are two ways to edit VR mode DVD RW discs You can directly edit the Original content of the disc or you can create and edit a Playlist The Playlist doesn t actually change any of the content on the disc but just controls how the content is played back Editing material recorded on the
23. buttons 0 9 during playback Repeat Audio CDs Repeat Track All Off Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode e TRACK repeats the current track e ALL repeats the all tracks on the disc e OFF No display does not play repeatedly MP3 WMA Repeat Track Folder Off Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode e TRACK repeats the current track e FOLDER repeats the all tracks in the current folder e OFF No display does not play repeatedly Random 1 Press RANDOM during playback or in stop mode The unit automatically begins Random Playback and RANDOM appears on the menu screen 2 To return to normal playback press RANDOM repeatedly until RANDOM disappears from the menu screen Tip By pressing SKIP PI during Random playback the unit selects another track and resumes Random playback 3D Surround This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect which simulates multi channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi channel audio from a home theater system 1 Press 3D SURR during playback to select 8D SUR 2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect press 3D SURR until 3D SUR disappears from the menu screen Changing the Audio Channel Press AUDIO repeatedly to hear a different audio channel stereo left or right Search Audio CD only 1 Press SCAN lt lt or gt gt during playback
24. can be formatted for VR mode recording or Video mode recording e These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly Recordings can be erased then you can record again on the same Disc VR mode e Recordings can be extensively edited e Playable only on VR mode compatible players after finalization Video mode e Playable on regular DVD players after finalization e Limited editing features DVD DVD R Digital Video Disc Recordable e These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R you cannot record on it or edit it e DVD R discs can be only formatted to Video mode e Playable on regular DVD players after finalization e Limited editing features DVD RW Digital Video Disc ReWritable e These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly Recordings can be erased then you can record again DvD ReWritable ON the same Disc e Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalization e The edited contents are playable on DVD RW compatible players only after finalization e Recordings can be edited the title chapter DVD R Digital Video Disc Recordable e These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R you cannot record on it or edit DVD R it any more e Playable on DVD R compatible players after finalization e Any edited contents are not be compatible on DVD R compatible players Hide chapter combine added chapter mark etc e Limited title chapter editing features DVD R DL Digital V
25. digital audio Audio output optical audio Audio output analog audio Accessory Video cable RF Coaxial Cable Batteries 000 eee AC 110 240V 50 60 Hz 45W 430 X 49 X 350 mm w x h x d without foot 4 6 kg 5 C to 35 C 5 to 90 PAL I B G I I SECAM D K K1 colour system PAL DVD Video Recording DVD VIDEO HDD 160GB DVD ReWritable DVD Recordable DVD ReWritable DVD Recordable DVD Recordable Double Layer DVD 4 7GB Approx 1 hour HQ mode 2 hours SQ mode 4 hours LQ mode 6 hours EQ mode DVD R DL 8 5GB Approx 3 hour HQ mode 3 hours 40 minutes SQ mode 7 hours 10 minutes LQ mode 10 hours 30 minutes EQ mode HDD 160GB Approx 42 hours HQ mode 82 hours SQ mode 152 hours LQ mode 226 hours EQ mode 27MHz MPEG 2 VBR support 48kHz Dolby Digital 2 channel DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 20 kHz CD 8 Hz to 20 kHz DVD PCM 96 kHz 8 Hz to 44 kHz More than 100 dB AUDIO OUT connector Less than 0 008 AUDIO OUT connector More than 95 dB AUDIO OUT connector Aerial input 75 ohms 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative RCA jack x 2 0 dBm more than 47 Kohms RCA jack L R x 2 4 pin IEEE 1394 standard 1 Vp p 75 Q sync negative RCA jack x 1 Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 C 0 3 V p p 75 Q Y 1 0 V p p 75 Q negative sync RCA jack x 1 Pb Pr 0 7 V p p 75 Q RCA jack x 2
26. e Do not move the recorder while it is on Install and use the recorder on a stable level surface Do not block the rear vent cooling fan Do not use the recorder in excessively hot or humid places or in places that may be subject to sudden changes in temperature Sudden changes in temperature can cause condensation to form inside the recorder This can be a cause of HDD failure While the recorder is switched on do not unplug from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the breaker switch Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off If you need to move the recorder please follow the steps below 1 After the message OPERATE OFF is shown in the display wait at least two minutes 2 Unplug from the wall socket 3 Move the recorder If there s a power failure while the recorder is on there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost The HDD is very delicate If used improperly or in an unsuitable environment it is possible that the HDD will fail after a few years of use Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise mosaic in the picture However sometimes there will be no warning signs of HDD failure If the HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be possible In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit Card useable on this unit Secure Digital Card SD Multi Media Card MMC Memory Stick MS Compatible w
27. is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision e Young Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with appliance e f the appliance is supplied from a cord extension set or an electrical portable outlet device the cord extension set on electrical portable outlet device must be positioned so that it is not subject to splashing or ingress of moisture Contents Program Playback with Audio CD and MP3 WMA file 0 0 00 eee 33 5 Viewing a JPEG File 34 35 To Introductionis esinsin rinn aa 4 10 a eee O Symbol Used in this Manual 4 ES MSN ME P estas NON ears Hs Bek Notes ON DISCS s cccoasse ee het ae eS 4 i re Recordable and Playable Discs 5 ECOROING amzent Spe eee wt ee Re eres its ol About DVD recording s si4 lt 2s wie av eee ees 38 C Playable DISCS sasite na raeed eane 6 About HDD recording 38 Remote Control Operation 6 l l TUMES 4 8 2 coer tes 2S re h aes re e a re 39 About the internal hard disk drive 7 Basic Recording from a TV 40 Card useable on this unit 7 l l Instant Timer Recording 40 Disc related termS 0 cee eee 8 Timer Recording 0 020 ee eee 41 FIOM PANCl ito eae eae Gok Sede ece ears 9 Bemote Control 10 Simultaneous recording and playback 41 D tee iny teak Checki
28. picture during playback On and off Press PIP to switch on the sub picture press this button again to switch it off Input mode selection for sub picture Press AV to select the input mode for the sub picture Each time this button is pressed each input mode for the sub picture is displayed as shown below Tuner gt AV1 gt AV2 Program selection for sub picture Use A Y to change the program when sub picture s input is set to tuner The selected program number is displayed on the TV screen You can view the selected program by pressing STOP W Sub picture position change Press lt gt repeatedly until desired position is achieved The sub picture moves clockwise or counterclockwise Zoom Sub picture Press ZOOM repeatedly to enlarge the sub picture the magnification level increases up to three steps Playing a DivX Movie File The recorder can play Divx files on HDD CD R RW or DVD R RW discs Before playing DivX files read About DivX movie files on page 30 Note This recorder cannot play back the DivX file s in the Memory Card 1 Press HOME 2 Select a media that contains DivX file s then press ENTER 3 Select MOVIE option then press ENTER The Movie menu appears on the TV screen E rr lt E FOLDER 01 o File 02 mpeg O File 03 avi New album 4 Press A F to select a folder and press ENTER A list of files in the folder appears If you are ina file list and want t
29. played if they are included in the disc Video CDs not equipped with PBC Version 1 1 operate in the same way as audio CDs Title DVD video discs only A title is generally a distinct section of a DVD disc For example the main feature could be title 1 a documentary describing how the film was made could be title 2 and cast interviews could be title 3 Each title is assigned a reference number enabling you to locate it easily Chapter DVD video discs only A chapter is a segment of a title such as a scene ina film or one interview in a series Each chapter is assigned a chapter number enabling you to locate the chapter you want Depending on the disc chapters may not be recorded Scene VCD On a video CD with PBC playback control functions moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called scenes Each scene is displayed in the menu screen and assigned a scene number enabling you to locate the scene you want A scene is composed of one or several tracks Track A distinct element of audiovisual information such as the picture or sound track for a specific language DVD or a musical piece on a video or audio CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you to locate the track you want DVD discs allow one track of video with multiple angles and several tracks of audio Tt AHH B Front Panel HDD DVD CS vozo imporamo a s afeo EJ EJ E
30. satellite tuners or D VHS video decks DV Digital Camcorder a SS ee S 0000 D E Front of the recorder Using the Home Menu From the Home Menu screen you can access all the Media HDD DISC MEMORY CARD for playback and recording of the recorder Press HOME to display the Home Menu screen 2 Use the A WV and ENTER buttons to select a media you want Options appears 3 Use the A V and ENTER buttons to select the option you want TV HDD TITLE LIST DISC MOVIE MEMORY CARD MUSIC PHOTO 4 To exit the HOME menu press HOME e TV HDD Returns to live TV viewing for HDD recording e TV DVD Returns to live TV viewing for DVD recording e TITLE LIST Displays the Title List menu e MOVIE Plays back the movie of the DVD Video Video CD Or Displays Movie menu e MUSIC Displays Music or Audio CD menu e PHOTO Displays Photo menu Initial Settings In this menu system there are several ways to customize the settings provided Most menus consist of three levels to set up the options but some require greater depth for the variety of settings General Operation 1 Press SETUP and the Setup menu appears 2 Use A F to select the desired option 3 While the desired item is selected press to move to the second level 4 Use A to select the second desired option 5 Press gt to move to the third level 6 Use A to select the de
31. 0 titles on the HDD you cannot combine the titles The second title s thumbnail hai 1l 00 00 00 1 On the Title List HDD menu select the first title of a vel want O COMENS ANEN pios 4 Use play pause step search and slow motion to The menu options appears on the left side of the ETS POMEYOU MANITO CIVIGE TE tig screen 5 Select Divide option then press ENTER at the point Ae ROGET COmMPNSROPUONMEN PIosS EATER To reset the point select Cancel option then 13 press ENTER Repeat from step 3 6 Choose Done option then press ENTER to fix the TME 1 maze wees dividing point P The title is divided into two new titles It take up to 4 minutes to divide Note You cannot select dividing point less than 3 seconds 3 Select the second title of the two titles you want to ini combine then press ENTER Combining Two Chapters Into The confirm message appears One 4 Use lt gt to select Yes then press ENTER Use this function to combine two adjacent Playlist or After pressing ENTER the updated menu is Original chapters into one displayed Note Se This function is not available if there is only one Divide One Titles Into Two chapter within the title HDD 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second l SES l chapter of the two chapters you want to combine Use this command to split a title up into two new titles then press ENTER 1 On the Title List menu select a title you want to
32. C 3 Use A V lt P to choose a title you want to overwrite 4 Press REC to start overwrite recording Overwrite recording starts from the start point of the title 5 Press STOP W to stop the overwrite recording The new title is created and updated menu is displayed Notes e This function is not available for a protected title e If the overwrite is longer than the recording length of the current title the next title is overwritten But if next title is protected the overwriting stops at the starting point of the title e f the selected title s recording length is less than 10 seconds the next title is overwritten But if the next title is protected overwriting stops Viewing Title List menu displayed on other DVD Recorders or Players You can view the Title List menu displayed on the other DVD player that is capable of playing DVD RW or DVD R discs 1 Insert DVD R or DVD RW disc recorded already 2 Press TITLE in Play mode Title List menu will appear as shown below Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP W Nid aa EA mez TITLE 3 13 KA 0 00 34 171 0 00 05 171 Empty TITLE lt lt gt gt 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or B PLAY Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD Players Finalizing a Disc Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode finalized DVD R or DVD RWs A small number of
33. D Finalize Disc Label Disc Protect 23 R z General E xolanaionroi On Screen Diba OA Players Finalizing a Disc 54 A da aes Language Codes 00 eee 55 Playback c cccec eee eeeeeee ensues 25 37 A pete eek es aaa ee Playing a HDD DVD DivX file or Video CD 25 28 SAAC CAlONG DRE ROSES ERR DAES 58 Playing a DivX Movie File 29 30 i erg teens ate ape reat a wee Ne Playing an Audio CD or MP3 WMA file 31 32 Introduction To ensure proper use of this product please read this owner s manual carefully and retain for future reference This manual provides information on the operation and maintenance of your recorder Should the unit require service contact an authorized service location Symbol Used in this Manual The lightning flash symbol alerts you to the A presence of dangerous voltage within the product enclosure that may constitute a risk of electric shock presence of important operating and The exclamation point alerts you to the maintenance servicing instructions Indicates hazards likely to cause harm to the unit itself or other material damage Note Indicates special notes and operating features Tip Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier A section whose title has one of the following symbols are applicable only to the disc represented by the symbol GDY Titles recorded on the HDD DVD RW with VR recording mode DVD RW with
34. DVD ROM drive Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen for navigating the disc This is accessed by pressing MENU LIST or TITLE caution Once you have finalized a DVD R and DVD R disc you cannot edit or record anything else on that disc except DVD RW However you can record and edit a DVD RW disc by choosing Unfinalize option Finalize 1 Select Finalize option then press P 2 Press ENTER while Finalize is selected Finalize menu appears Finalize Do you want finalization TE Cancel 3 Select Ok then press ENTER The recorder starts finalizing the disc Note e How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc e DVD R DL disc can take up to 30 minutes to finalize Tips e f you load a DVD RW that has already been finalized you can Unfinalize it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc e You cannot unfinalize a DVD R and DVD R disc e f Disc Protect option is set to ON the finalize is not available To finalize set Disc Protect option to OFF Disc Label Use this to enter a name for the disc This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on screen e The disc name can be up to 32 characters long e For discs formatted on a different recorder you will see only a limited character se
35. Divx VOD service at www divx com vod Follow the instructions and download the video onto a disc for playback on this unit Note All the downloaded videos from DivX VOD can only be played back on this unit Recording Settings Record Mode Set You can set the picture quality for recording HQ High Quality SQ Standard Quality LQ Low Quality EQ Extend Quality E Rec Mode Set g 1 Select Rec Mode Set option then press P 2 Use A F to select a desired Record Mode HQ SQ LQ or EQ 3 Press ENTER to confirm your selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Record Aspect When DVD recording you can set the recording aspect ratio to suit the material you re recording 16 9 or 4 3 Rec Aspect pe an Q xX O O E re O pr b v DV Recording Audio You need to set this if you have a camcorder using 32kHz 12 bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN jack Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio One is recorded at the time of shooting the other is for overdubbing after shooting On the Audio 1 setting the sound that was recorded while shooting is used On the Audio 2 setting the overdubbed sound is used DV Rec Audio v Audio 1 Audio 2 TV Recording Audio When TV recording with bilingual you can choose audio channel to record Main Sub Main language and Sub language Main Main language only Sub Sub lan
36. OPERATE button Switches the recorder ON or OFF HDD DVD Set the recorder s mode to HDD or DVD p gt 11 PLAY PAUSE Starts playback Pause playback or recording temporarily press again to exit pause mode E E STOP Stops playback or recording REC Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time al CH V A Scans up or down through memorized channels Disc Tray Insert a disc here EJ OPEN CLOSE 4 Opens or closes the disc tray EJ Display window Shows the current status of the recorder T S Indicates the timeshifting mode REC The recorder is recording HDD The recorder is HDD mode DVD The recorder is DVD mode HDD lt gt DVD The recorder is dubbing Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed ni a i i maA 1 Indicates clock total playing time elapsed time title number chapter track number channel etc Remote Sensor Point the recorder remote control here INPUT 2 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder etc INPUT 2 S VIDEO IN Connect the S Video output of an external source TV Monitor VCR Camcorder etc DV IN Connect the DV output of a digital camcorder MEMORY CARD Slot Insert a memory card SD MMC MS e pr S ce oO pae Remote Control 3DSURR PIP O0 HH O
37. R 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to mark additional tracks Note If you select a folder for Programmed Playback all tracks files in the folder are added to the Program List o File 04 mp3 o File 03 mp3 5 Use to move to the Program list The programmed track you selected last is highlighted on the program list 6 Use A to select the track you want to start playing 7 Press B PLAY to start Playback stops after playing the last programmed track in the program list 8 To exit Program Playback and resume normal playback select a track on the List and press B PLAY Tip You can access or remove the Program List screen by pressing MENU LIST Program List menu options 1 Press A Y to select a track file on the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear Program list O File 04 mp3 O File 05 mp3 o File 06 mp3 a File 03 mp3 O File 07 mp3 Use A Y to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection e Play Playback begins in the order in which you programmed the tracks from the selected track e Delete Deletes the track s from the Program List menu e Move Moves the track s to change the program order x O gt ie A e Save Memorizes the program list HDD only Repeat Programmed Tracks Press REPEAT to select the desired Repeat mode e TRACK Repeats the current track e ALL Repeats all tracks on the Program List e OFF
38. R The menu options appears on the left side of the menu 2 Use A F to select Sort option then press ENTER Sort options appears amp 81H 30M AGGE 01 01 00 01 58 E A EA Cth mentee ity Play ename 3 Use A to select Date Title or Category option then press ENTER After pressing ENTER the sorted menu is displayed Undoing Redoing the Last Deletion If you make a mistake while deleting you can undo it There is one level of undo in other words you can undo the last one deletion you made Use A to select Undo option then press ENTER It doesn t matter whether you are currently in the menu screen the last deletion is undone Playlist Add v Enter CHEV Into HB Playlist Notes e You can t undo a recording e You can t undo anything after ejecting the disc from the recorder or switching the recorder into standby mode e You can still undo a deletion even after exiting the menu display Tip You can redo the last undo action using the Redo option Combining Two Titles Into One 3 Press ENTER z TEN Title Edit Divide menu appears Divide option is HDD highlighted Use this function to combine two adjacent Original Current picture HDD titles into one Play amp Select the Start Point Notes l l l 7 borai 00 00 The first title s e This function is not available if there is only one thumbnail titles within the HDD e If there are more than 6
39. RH7623CW1L_NA2ANN HDD DVD RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL NDH 160 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely ey Please Recycle reri a HARD DISK DRIVE VIDEO RW R COMPATIBLE NR oee qice OO DOLBY F DIGITAL VIDEO DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL Surround MPS n Sound CD R RW mar C CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION THESE SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR USE BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT PERFORM ANY SERVICING OTHER THAN THAT CONTAINED IN THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO DO SO Caution The apparatus should not be exposed to water dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases should be placed on the apparatus CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT CLASSE 1 PRODUIT LASER CAUTION This product employs a Laser System To ensure proper use of this product please read this owner s manual carefully and retain for future reference Should the unit require maintenance contact an authorized service center Use of controls adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure To prevent direct exposure to laser beam do not try to open th
40. Right Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder Connect to a TV with audio inputs VIDEO IN 1 Connect the video output of an external source VIDEO OUT i i Connec tora TV wih video inputs Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder COAXIAL Digital audio out jack a Sio OSNP ROGRESSNE Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs S VIDEO OUT Connect to a S Video Input on TV J OPTICAL Digital audio out jack Connect to digital optical audio equipment Cooling fan EJ AC Power Cord Plug into the power source EJ RF OUT Passes the signal from the AERIAL to your TV monitor Connecting to the Aerial Rear of TV Aerial Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and aLa ai ogoogo insert it into the aerial socket at the back of the N recorder Plug one end of the aerial cable into the TV 2 socket on the recorder and the other end into the aerial input socket on your TV set RF coaxial connection _ Connect the RF OUT jack on the recorder to the aerial input jack on the TV using the 75 ohm Coaxial Cable supplied R The RF OUT jack passes the signal through from the AERIAL jack RF OUT G S VIDEO Rear of the recorder O Connections to Your TV e Make one of the following connections depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment Tips e Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish to connect there are various w
41. See page 18 Repeat A B EPpy EN ELS Pe ie To repeat a sequence 1 Press A B at your chosen starting point A appears briefly on the TV screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point A B appears briefly on the TV screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 Press A B again to cancel Note During HDD playback you cannot select a sequence less than 5 seconds Time Search GRD Ein To start playing at any chosen time on the disc 1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback The time search box shows the elapsed playing time 3 2 Press A to select the time clock icon and 0 00 00 appears 3 Input the required start time in hours minutes and seconds from left to right If you enter the wrong numbers press lt gt to move the under bar _ to the wrong number Then enter the correct numbers 4 Press ENTER to confirm Playback starts from the selected time Zoom GPP ERGs Ei Ea Be The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and to move through the enlarged image 1 Press ZOOM during playback or still playback to activate the Zoom function Each press of the ZOOM button changes the TV screen in the sequence shown below x1 size x2 size x4 size x1 size normal size 2 Use the 4 gt A Y buttons to move through the zoomed picture 3 To resume normal playback press CLEAR or press ZOOM repeatedly until the normal picture appears Note The zoom f
42. TER to confirm The chapter s or title s thumbnail will dim Tip If you select a hidden chapter or title on the Title List or Chapter List menu you can show it by choosing Show option on the menu After doing that you are able to see the chapter or title Protect a Title Use this function to protect against accidental recording editing or deleting of the title 1 Press MENU LIST to display the Title List menu 2 Use A V 4 gt to choose a title you want to protect then press ENTER Options appear on the left side of the screen 3 Select Protect from the options 01 01 0 01 13 MRE OO ee i f 4 Press ENTER to confirm The lock mark will appears on the title s thumbnail Tip If you select a title that has already been protected on the Title List menu you can unprotect it by choosing Protect option from the Title List menu options After doing that you can edit and delete the title Dubbing Before Dubbing Use the copying features of this recorder to e Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD e Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player e Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing e Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD The simplest method of copying is to use the One Touch Copy feature Using this you can very simply copy the title that s currently playing from HDD to DVD or the other way around Note
43. The menu options appears on the left side of the divide then press ENTER screen The menu options appears on the left side of the 2 Use A F to select Combine option screen The combine indicator appears between the two 2 Select Divide option chapters you want to combine Example Title List HDD a Chapter List TITLE 2 01 01 Sa 0 02 24 AV4 amp 81H 30M MB TITLE 1 Free 01 01 00 01 58 Title Delete Playlist Add EAE et renee J ca 3 Press ENTER Moving a Playlist Chapter Use this function to re arrange the playing order of Playlist chapters on the Title List Playlist menu Note This function is not available if there is only one chapter 1 Select a chapter on the Chapter List Playlist menu 2 Press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the menu 3 Use A F to select Move option from Playlist options then press ENTER Chapter List Playlist TITLE 1 01 01 Sa 0 02 34 4 Use 4 gt A V to choose the place you want to move the chapter to then press ENTER After pressing ENTER the updated menu is displayed Hide a Chapter Title You can skip playing chapters or titles without deleting from the disc 1 Use A V lt P gt to choose a chapter or title you want to hide on the Title List or Chapter List menu then press ENTER Options appear on the left side of the screen 2 Select Hide option Example Title List DVD RW 3 Press EN
44. The total number of files and folders on the disc should be less than 1999 This recorder requires discs and recordings to meet certain technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality Pre recorded DVDs are automatically set to these standards There are many different types of recordable disc formats including CD R containing MP3 or WMA files and these require certain pre existing conditions see above to ensure compatible playback Customers should note that permission is required in order to download MP3 WMA files and music from the Internet Our company has no right to grant such permission Permission should always be sought from the copyright owner Program Playback with Audio CD and MP3 WMaA file Program Playback enables you to make custom playlists of Audio CD or MP3 WMA tracks Programs can contain up to 99 Audio CD tracks or 256 MP3 WMA files 1 Use A F to select a track file or folder on the Audio CD or Music menu You can select all files and folders on the Music menu by pressing CLEAR button To cancel the selections press CLEAR again Selecting multiple files tracks folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file track or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file track or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file track folders 2 Press ENTER The options appear on the left side of the menu 3 Use A Y to select the Program Add option then press ENTE
45. a 8378 Yoruba 8979 Faroese 7079 Latvian Lettish 7686 Sindhi 8368 Zulu 9085 Area Codes Choose an area code from this list Area Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Afghanistan AF Ethiopia ET Malaysia MY Saudi Arabia SA Argentina AR Fiji FJ Maldives MV Senegal SN Australia AU Finland Fl Mexico MX Singapore SG Austria AT France FR Monaco MC Slovak Republic SK Belgium BE Germany DE Mongolia MN Slovenia Sl Bhutan BT Great Britain GB Morocco MA South Africa ZA Bolivia BO Greece GR Nepal NP South Korea KR Brazil BR Greenland GL Netherlands NL Spain ES Cambodia KH Islands HM Netherlands Antilles AN Sri Lanka LK Canada CA Hungary HU New Zealand NZ Sweden SE Chile CL India IN Nigeria NG Switzerland CH China CN Indonesia ID Norway NO Thailand TH Colombia CO Israel IL Oman OM Turkey TR Congo CG Italy IT Pakistan PK Uganda UG qa Costa Rica CR Jamaica JM Panama PA Ukraine UA Q Croatia HR Japan JP Paraguay PY United States US T Czech Republic CZ Kenya KE Philippines PH Uruguay UY D Denmark DK Kuwait KW Poland PL Uzbekistan UZ ET Ecuador EC Libya LY Portugal PT Vietnam VN oO Egypt EG Luxembourg LU Romania RO Zimbabwe ZW El Salvador SV Russian Federation RU Troubleshooting Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service Symptom Cause No power e The power cord is disconnected e The TV is not set to receive recorder No picture signal output e The video cable is not connected securely
46. ack e Press ANGLE then press lt 4 gt repeatedly during playback to select a desired angle The number of the current angle appears on the TV screen Tip The ANGLE indicator will blink on the TV screen at scenes recorded at different angles to indicate that angle switching is possible Changing the Audio Soundtrack Press AUDIO then press lt gt repeatedly during playback to hear a different audio language or audio soundtrack if available Note Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DTS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DTS decoder via one of the digital outputs See page 13 for connection details Changing the Audio Channel HDD OR Press AUDIO then press lt 4 gt repeatedly during playback to hear a different audio channel STEREO LEFT or RIGHT With DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode and HDD that have both a main and a Bilingual audio channel you can switch among Main L Sub R or Main sub L R by pressing AUDIO x O Q gt A 3D Surround R This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect which simulates multi channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen to multi channel audio from a home theater system 1 Press 3D SURR then press lt gt repeatedly during playback to select 3D SUR 2 To turn of
47. al menu to put into the Playlist then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen TITLE 2 ioe r r 01 01 0 00 09 Chapter Delete Protect Edit 2 Use A F to select Playlist Add from menu options then press ENTER Title List Original DVD RW SOMES Free Play Select PlayList sees 01 01 0 00 09 Chapter F New Playlist Delete Protect Edit ylist 3 Choose a Title List Playlist that is already registered to insert a title or chapter then press ENTER 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to add additional title or chapter on the Playlist You can view the added chapters on the Chapter List Playlist menu ba Chapter List Playlist TITLE 1 01 01 Sa 0 02 34 5 Press RETURN o 8 to exit or MENU LIST to go back to the Title List Original menu Deleting an Original or Playlist Title Chapter When you erase a title or chapter from the Playlist menu you only remove it from the Playlist the title chapter remains in the Original menu If you choose to delete a title or chapter from the Original title chapter menu the title or chapter is actually deleted from the disc and the remaining time available for recording increases Titles chapters deleted from the Original are also removed from the Playlist Note It may not be possible to delete chapters that are less than 5 seconds long 1 Use lt A V to choose a chapter or title you want to delete on the
48. atible receiver via one of this recorder s digital audio outputs Rear of the recorder A VIDEO OUT COUPON VIDEO ct N1 ETY A Amplifier Receiver DIGITAL INPUT DIGITAL INPUT Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Hookup and Settings Accessory Audio Video A V Connections Connecting to the INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 Jacks Connect the input jacks AV1 AV2 on the recorder to the audio video out jacks on your accessory component using audio video cables Note If you use the S VIDEO IN jack on the front panel the VIDEO IN jack on the front panel is not available Jack panel of Accessory Component VCR Camcorder etc S VIDEO OUTPUT OUTPUT VOF Bie a Ca gt Ont Sr oT Ao A A c H E oA R OJO Front of the recorder Rear of the recorder Connecting a Digital Camcorder Using the front panel DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV digital camcorder and digitally transfer DV tapes to DVD Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder Note This jack is for connection to DV digital camcorder only It is not compatible with digital
49. ays you could connect the recorder Use only one of the connections described below e Please refer to the manuals of your TV VCR Stereo System or other devices as necessary to make the best connections Acao Make sure the recorder is connected directly to the TV Tune the TV to the correct video input channel Do not connect the recorder s AUDIO OUT jack to the phono in jack record deck of your audio system Do not connect your recorder via your VCR The DVD image could be distorted by the copy protection system Rear of TV Nye a Jono mal COAXIAL S VIDEO OUT Rear of the recorder Video connection Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the video in jack on the TV using the video cable V S Video connection Connect the S VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the S Video in jack on the TV using the S Video cable S Component Video connection Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks on the recorder to the corresponding input jacks on the TV using an Y Pb Pr cable C Progressive Scan connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready television you may take advantage of the recorder s progressive scan output for the highest video resolution possible If your TV does not accept the Progressive Scan format the picture will appear scrambled if you try Progressive Scan on the recorde
50. be checked whenever the recorder is turned on Press TIMER REC twice e Use A to select a timer recording e Press ENTER to edit the selected program Timer Record menu appears e Press CLEAR to delete the selected program from the Timer Record List PR Date PR 02 PR 01 Check Rec OK StartTime Duration Mode 6 1 Thu 11 12 30M 0 14 1 Fri 11 15 30M sQ Rec OK OR Zit CLEAR DARE Timer Record eClose Canceling a Timer Recording You can clear a timer setting anytime before the recording actually starts e Use A F to select a program you want to erase on the Timer Recorder List If you want to erase the program press CLEAR Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress After a timer recording has started you can still cancel the program e Press OPERATE Timer Recording Troubleshooting Even though the timer is set the recorder will not record when e There is no disc loaded and there is not free space on the HDD e Anon recordable disc is loaded and there is not free space on the HDD e Disc Protect option is set to ON in the Setup menu and there is not free space on the HDD see page 23 e Power is turned on e There are already 99 titles DVD RW DVD R 49 titles DVD R DVD RW recorded on the disc and there are already 255 titles recorded on the HDD You cannot enter a timer program when e Arecording is already underway e The time you re trying to set has already passed e There
51. bout the disc loaded on screen 1 Press DISPLAY once to show current status Example DVD RW in VR mode TITLE 4 19702 ORGESA 0 00 04 7 0 00 22 N Press DISPLAY once again to show various playback information The items displayed differ depending on the disc type or playing status O DVD VR 3 You can select an item by pressing A V and change or select the setting by pressing lt P gt For details about each item see the pages in parentheses e Title Current title or track number total number of titles or tracks page 25 e Chapter Current chapter number total number of chapters page 25 e Time Elapsed playing time page 26 e Audio Selected audio language DVD VIDEO only or audio channel page 27 e Subtitle Selected subtitle page 28 e Angle Selected angle total number of angles page 27 e Sound Selected sound mode page 28 Note If no button is pressed for 10 seconds the on screen display disappears Playback Playing a HDD DVD DivX file or Video CD Playback Setup e Turn the TV on and select the video input source connected to the recorder e Audio system Turn the audio system on and select the input source connected to the recorder 1 Load your chosen disc in the tray with the playback side down 2 Starts playback using HOME menu see page 15 If a menu screen is displayed The menu screen may be displayed first after loading a DVD or Video
52. e Move Delete 3 Use A V to select a PR number then press ENTER 4 Use A F to select the program option then press ENTER e Program Edit Sets the channel manually See Program Edit on the right e Station Rename Changes the station name The display for entering characters appears To enter characters see page 48 e Move Sorts the programme positions on the Program List Press A V to move the selected programme position to a new location e Delete Disables a programme position you do not need 5 Press RETURN 8 repeatedly to exit Program List menu Program Edit You can perform a search to select and store TV channels manually When you select Program Edit in step 4 above the display for setting channels appears 1 Use lt gt to select the item and press A FY to change the setting PR Seek Ch MFT oS om e PR indicates the selected programme position e Seek Searches for a channel automatically Searching stops when the recorder tunes ina channel e Ch Changes the channel number e MFT Fine tunes the channel to obtain a clearer picture 2 Choose OK then press ENTER to confirm the setting and returns to the Program List menu Clock Set Display Mode 1 Select Clock set option then press P Selects how to display a wide picture on the screen when 4 3 is selected in TV Aspect e Letter Box Displays a wide picture with bands on Clock Set Manua
53. e Please take proper care of your discs Disc types and recording formats modes and settings This recorder can play five different kinds of DVD discs pre recorded DVD Video discs DVD RW DVD R DVD RW and DVD R discs The disc format for DVD R DVD R DVD RW discs is always Video format the same as pre recorded DVD Video discs This means that once finalized you can play a DVD R DVD R or DVD RW in a regular DVD player By default the DVD RW disc format is Video Recording VR format though you can change this to Video format if required Reinitializing the disc will erase the contents of the disc The recording mode is closely related to the disc format If the disc format is Video Recording format then the recording mode is VR mode if the disc format is Video mode then the recording mode is Video mode except for DVD Video which is not recordable and so does not have a recording mode Within the recording modes which are fixed for them whole disc are the record settings These can be changed as required for each recording and determine the picture quality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc About HDD recording Recording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is basically similar to recording to a VR mode DVD RW disc You have the full choice of recording quality options including the manual mode and of course you can record erase and re record as many times as you like The capac
54. e enclosure Visible laser radiation when open DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM WARNING Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a bookcase or similar unit CAUTION concerning the Power Cord Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit That is a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits Check the specification page of this owner s manual to be certain Do not overload wall outlets Overloaded wall outlets loose or damaged wall outlets extension cords frayed power cords or damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire Periodically examine the cord of your appliance and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration unplug it discontinue use of the appliance and have the cord replaced with an exact replacement part by an authorized servicer Protect the power cord from physical or mechanical abuse such as being twisted kinked pinched closed in a door or walked upon Pay particular attention to plugs wall outlets and the point where the cord exits the appliance SERIAL NUMBER You can find the serial number on the back of the unit This number is unique to this unit and not available to others You should record requested information here and retain this guide as a permanent record of your purchase Model No Serial No CAUTION e The appliance
55. elect Open option then press ENTER A list of files in the selected folder appears Use lt gt A Y to select a file then press ENTER The menu options appear on the left side of the menu Tips e f you want to move to the upper directory use the A Y to highlight and press ENTER e You can also display HOME menu to select another media by pressing RETURN 0 7 Use A F to select Full Screen then press ENTER The selected image is displayed in full screen 8 To stop viewing at any time press STOP The Photo menu appears Press ENTER to appear or disappear this menu Photo menu options 1 Press A F to select a file on the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear You can select all files and folders on the menu by pressing CLEAR button To cancel the selections press CLEAR again Selecting multiple files folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders FOLDER 01 FOLDER 02 2 56 22 a S FOLDER 03 FOLDER 04 FOLDER 05 Full Screen Delete Slide Show Movo Copy 2 Use A to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection e Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears e Full Screen Shows the selected file as full screen e Delete Deletes the selected file from the media HDD Memo
56. en recorded for later viewing After the phone call or viewing interruption press PLAY or SCAN to watch the program Press STOP to return to the live broadcast Timeshift Pause Live TV Playback Operation Epp You can store a program in the HDD storage cache temporarily Press TIMESHIFT while watching a TV program The Progress Bar display appears on the screen as shown below The Progress Bar changes to timeshift icon after 5 seconds 1 2 3 4 5 Indicates playback mode Indicates current Timeshift position 1 2 3 Indicates Timeshift start time 4 Indicates Timeshift elapsed time 5 Indicates the time that is one hour from Timeshift start time Tips e You can use trick play functions Slow Scan etc during timeshift Refer to Playback Operation on pages 25 28 e You can edit the cached clip during Timeshift to retain the program on the HDD Refer to Clip Record on the right Notes e There is not free space on the HDD the oldest timeshift section of the cache will be incrementally deleted e If no button is pressed for 6 hours the Timeshift will stop automatically Marker Search in Timeshift mode You can mark one in Timeshift mode Press MARKER at the desired point during Timeshift Press SEARCH to recall the marked scene Clip Record pp You can edit during Timeshift to store the program on the HDD Hard Disk Drive l During Timeshift use pause step searc
57. en to music while slide show simultaneously You can display photo files while listening to MP3 music files recorded on HDD 1 Select Slide Show option on the Photo menu Refer to Photo menu options on page 34 2 Press ENTER The Slide Show menu appears 3 Select Simultaneous Music play option on the Slide Show menu Slide Show Object All Speed Normal Cancel 4 Press ENTER Simultaneous Music play menu appears Press MARKER to select multiple files e Select Select All option to select all tracks then press ENTER e Select Deselect All option to deselect all selected tracks then press ENTER e Select Cancel option to exit this menu then press ENTER Use lt 4 gt A F to highlight Start option then press ENTER Simultaneous Music play Select music Select All I FOLDER 00 I FOLDER 01 File 01 mp3 File 02 File 03 mp3 File 04 mp3 File 05 mp3 Deselect All Cancel Press STOP to stop the Slide Show and return to the Photo menu About JPEG image files JPEG disc compatibility with this recorder is limited as follows Depending upon the size and number of JPEG files it could take a long time for the recorder to read the files If you don t see an on screen display after several minutes some of the files may be too large reduce the resolution of the JPEG files to less than 4M pixels The total number of files and folders on the disc
58. er a name for the title Use 4 gt A Yto select a character then press ENTER to confirm your selection e Use MENU LIST button to change keyboard type e OK Select to finish e Cancel Cancels all entered characters e Space Inserts a space at the cursor position e Delete Deletes the previous character at the cursor position e lt gt Moves cursor to left or right Tip Remote control buttons for entering a name B gt PLAY Inserts a space at the cursor position Il PAUSE STEP Deletes the after character at the cursor position E STOP CLEAR Deletes the previous character at the cursor position lt lt PI Moves cursor to left or right Numbers 0 9 Enters the corresponding character at the cursor position Tip You can add the genre only for HDD title name 4 Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the previous menu screen 5 Press RETURN ce repeatedly to exit the menu Notes e Names can be up to 32 characters long e For discs formatted on a different recorder you will see only a limited character set e When recording on DVD R DVD R or DVD RW discs the entered name is displayed on the DVD player only after finalization Sort NJ This function allows you to access show listings organized by Date Title or Category on the Title List HDD menu So you can find title you want to watch easily 1 Choose any title on the Title List HDD menu then press ENTE
59. essive Scan to ON in error you must reset the recorder First remove the disc in the recorder Next press STOP W and hold it for five seconds before releasing it The video output will be restored to the standard setting and a picture will once again be visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor PBC PBC stands for Playback Control and refers to special menus and navigation features that are available on some Video CDs e ON Video CDs are played according to the PBC if available e OFF Video CDs are played the same way as Audio CDs Initialization You can reset the recorder to its original factory settings and initialize the HDD or Memory Card e Factory Set If you need to you can reset the recorder to all its factory settings Some options cannot be reset Rating Password and Area Code e HDD format Initializes the HDD Hard Disk Drive everything recorded on the HDD will be erased e M C format Initializes the M C Memory Card everything recorded on the Memory Card will be erased 1 Select Initialization option then press gt ctory Set Initialization HDD Format M C Format 2 Press A to select the desired option then press ENTER The confirm message will appear 3 Use lt P gt to select Yes or No then press ENTER Language Settings Display Menu Select a language for the Setup menu and on screen display Display Menu v English Deutsch Francais Espafiol
60. f copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rights owner 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 corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE IN CASE OF 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE STANDARD DEFINITION OUTPUT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 625p HDD DVD RECORDER PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER Fast copying Copying between DVD and HDD is a completely digital process and therefore involves no loss of quality in the audio or video This means that you can transfer back and forth without having to worry about the quality getting worse with each copy generation It also means that copying can be carried out at the maximum speed possible When copying from HDD to DVD the speed of copying de
61. f the 3D Surround effect select NORMAL Subtitles Press SUBTITLE then press lt gt repeatedly during playback to see the different subtitle languages Instant Skip ELD R Each press SKIP skips forward 15 seconds In HDD playback or Timeshift mode each press lt 4 gt skips forward or reverse 5 minutes Note f appears the feature is not available on the disc Finding Locations on a Disc You can directly access any point on a video CD using this function Use this function only while a video CD is playing Playback jumps to the point specified 1 Press SEARCH during playback The progress bar appears on the TV screen 2 Use lt gt to find a start position for playback 3 Press ENTER to confirm the selected position Playback starts from the selected position Note This function works only when no marker is memorized Last Condition Memory This recorder memorizes the user settings for the last disc that you have viewed Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the recorder or switch off the recorder If you load a disc that had its settings memorized the latest stop position is automatically recalled Notes Settings are stored in memory for use any time This recorder does not memorize settings of a disc if you switch off the recorder before commencing to play it PIP Picture in Picture GED R This function enables you to view the stored stations in sub
62. g Note If your source is copy protected using CopyGuard you will not be able to record it using this recorder See Copyright on page 51 for more details Recording from DV Input Before DV dubbing You can connect a DV equipped camcorder to this recorder using a single DV cable for input and output of audio video data and control signals e This recorder is only compatible with DV format DVC SD DV25 camcorders Digital satellite tuners and Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at a time to this recorder You cannot control this recorder from external equipment connected via the DV IN jack including two recorders It may not always be possible to control the connected camcorder via the DV IN jack Digital camcorders can usually record audio as stereo 16 bit 48kHz or twin stereo tracks of 12 bit 32kHz This recorder can only record one stereo audio track Set DV Rec Audio option to Audio 1 or Audio 2 as required See page 22 Audio input to the DV IN jack should be 32 or 48kHz not 44 1kHz Picture disturbance on the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes disconnected Recording from a Digital Camcorder You can record from a digital camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder Using the recorder
63. g a New Playlist Use this function to add an Original title or chapter to the Playlist When you do this the whole title is put into the Playlist you can delete bits you don t need later see Deleting an Original or Playlist title chapter on page 47 The title appears in the Playlist complete with the chapter markers that appear in the Original However if you add more chapter markers to the Original later these are not automatically copied over into the Playlist title You can add up to 999 chapters to one disc If you only want to add a chapter of a title use the Adding a title chapter to the Playlist on this page 1 Choose a title or chapter on the Title List Original menu or Chapter List Original menu to put into the Playlist then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the menu Title List Original DVD RW SOR et Free Play Chapter Delete Protect Edit 2 Use A F to select Playlist Add option then press ENTER Title List Original 3 Select New Playlist then press ENTER The new title appears in the updated Playlist All chapters of the title are added to the Playlist Title List Playlist DVD RW SOM Lets Adding Additional Title Chapters to the Playlist You can add an Original title or chapter to add to a Playlist title even if it is already registered 1 Choose a title or chapter on the Title List Original menu or Chapter List Origin
64. guage only TV Rec Audio Auto Chapter When recording in Video mode chapter markers are put in specified setting You can change this interval to 5 minutes 10 minutes or 15 minutes If you select None switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the None setting Auto Chapter Disc Settings Disc Format If you load a completely blank disc the recorder will initialize the disc DVD R The recorder initialize the disc to Video mode The recording mode will always be Video mode DVD RW The recorder initialize the disc to VR mode DVD R DL The Initialize menu will appears Select Yes then press ENTER DVD RW The recorder initialize the disc to DVD RW mode Also you can reformat the DVD RW DVD RW from the Setup menu as below a Disc Format 1 Select Disc Format option then press gt 2 Press ENTER while Start is selected Format Disc menu appears Disc Format Select a Mode Video Mode 3 Use lt gt to select a desired mode VR Mode or Video Mode then press ENTER Confirm message will appear For DVD RWs go to step 4 4 Use lt P gt to select Ok then press ENTER It takes a few moments to initialize the disc A caution If you want to change the disc format everything recorded on the disc will be erased Finalize Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable
65. h and slow motion to find the starting point 2 Press REC at the starting point of the section you want to record Progress of the edit is indicated in red on the Progress Bar k 17 45 18 45 3 Use pause step search and slow motion to find the ending point 4 Press REC at the ending point of the section you want to record Normal playback continues 5 Repeat steps 1 and 4 to make several Clip Records of a program PLAY gt 17 45 6 Press STOP to stop Timeshift Confirm message will appear Use lt P to select Yes then press ENTER Or press STOP again The current broadcast is displayed on the screen Notes e Selected sections are recorded on the HDD e f you want to stop Clip recording press the STOP button If you press OPERATE to stop Clip recording the program may not be recorded on the HDD e Clip records cannot be made for sections lasting less than 5 seconds Sa D i O O D am Jump to Start or End during Timeshift o_o Press ENTER during timeshift The menu will appear N Press lt and playback starts from the very beginning of the timeshift Press and jumps to the very end of the timeshift then goes to pause mode To Exit the Timeshift Press STOP to exit Timeshift function Confirm message will appear Use 4 P to select Yes then press ENTER The current broadcast is displayed on the screen o_o N Basic Recording from a TV F
66. hannels to be recorded the starting and ending time Note If you use a completely blank disc for timer recording you must format the disc before starting timer recording Refer to Disc Format on page 22 1 Press TIMER REC The Timer Record menu will appear Gi 39H 30M Free Media PR Date Start Time End Time Repeat HOD 02 371 Mon 11 12 11 42 Once c5 Duration 30 M OLL TIMER Miata mars Mode gt Close e Media Choose a media to record HDD or DVD e PR Choose a memorized program number or one of the external inputs from which to record e Date Choose a date up to 1 month in advance e Start Time Set the start time e End Time Set the end time e Repeat Choose a desired repeat Once Daily Monday Friday or Weekly 2 Enter the necessary information for your timer recording s e lt P left right move the cursor left right e A Y up down change the setting at the Current cursor position e Press RETURN 0 to exit the Timer Record menu e Press ENTER after filling in all the program information e Press TIMER REC to display Timer Record List 3 Seta recording mode as necessary by pressing REC MODE repeatedly HQ SQ LQ EQ 4 Press ENTER the program will be memorized by the recorder To check the programming the Timer Record List will appear Check field s Rec OK on the Timer Record List indicates that the timer recording is pr
67. hem If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 96 kHz When this choice is made this unit will pass each type of signal through without any further processing E Sampling Freq g Ei DRC Dynamic Range Control With the DVD format you can hear a program s soundtrack in the most accurate and realistic presentation possible thanks to digital audio technology However you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output the difference between the loudest sounds and the quietest ones Then you may listen to a movie at a lower volume without losing clarity of sound Set DRC to ON for this effect Vocal Set Vocal to ON only when a multi channel karaoke DVD is playing The karaoke channels on the disc will mix into normal stereo sound pe 4 Q xX O Oo E e O p pr b v Lock Parental Control Settings Rating Some movies contain scenes that may not be suitable for children to view Many of these discs contain parental control information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc Movies and scenes are rated from 1 to 8 depending on the area DVD video discs may or may not respond to the parental control setting if the Area code of the disc is set wrongly Some discs offer more suitable scenes as an alternative Ratings are area dependent The parental control feature allows you to block acce
68. hose listed above is not displayed on the TV screen Playable Codec format DIVI MP43 DIVX XVID DX50 Playable Audio format AC3 PCM MP2 MP3 WMA e Sampling frequency within 8 48 kHz MP3 within 32 48kHz WMA e Bit rate within 8 320kbps MP3 32 192kbps WMA Playing an Audio CD or MP3 WMA file The recorder can play audio CDs and MP3 WMA files on HDD Memory Card CD ROM DVD R RW or CD R RW discs Before playing MP3 WMA files read About MP3 WMA audio files on page 32 1 Press HOME The HOME menu appears 2 Select a media that contains MP3 WMA or audio title then press ENTER 3 Select MUSIC option then press ENTER The Audio CD or Music menu appears on the TV screen o TRACK 10 Audio CD Menu 4 Use A F to select a track then press B PLAY Playback starts During playback the current track s elapsed playing time will appear on the front panel display and menu Playback will stop at the end of the disc Tips e Press DISPLAY to view ID3 Tag information for the MP3 file If ID3 Tag information is not present Not Checked will appear If you select a folder the number of subfolders and number of MP3 WMA files in the folder are displayed Press DISPLAY again to remove the information screen If you want to move to the upper directory use the A Y to highlight and press ENTER e You can also displa
69. ideo Disc Recordable Double Layer e These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R DL you cannot record on it or DVD R DL edit it any more e Storage space is nearly doubled with double layer DVD R media allowing consumers to record up to 8 5GB of video on a single DVD R disc e Playable on DVD R DL compatible players after finalization e Any edited contents are not be compatible on DVD R DL compatible players Hide chapter combine added chapter mark etc e Limited title chapter editing features The recommendable recordable DVD discs DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DL SONY 8x 16x SONY 2 4x 4x 8x 16x Victor 1x 4x SONY 2 4x Mitsubishi 2 4x TDK 4x 8x TDK 4x Maxell 1x 2x 4x TDK 2 4x Maxell 2 4x Verbatim 4x 8x Mitsubishi 4x 8x TDK 2x Philips 4x Panasonic 2x 4x Ricoh 2x 4x 8x Mitsubishi 2x Ricoh 2 4x HP 2 4x 4x Note If a DVD RW DVD RW discs is recorded using a personal computer or other DVD recorder you cannot format the disc using this recorder So if you want to use the disc on this recorder you must format the disc using the original recorder s O p S m O im prr Playable Discs DVD 8 cm 12 cm disc e Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented compact Video CD VCD 8 cm 12 cm disc e VIDEO CDs or CD Rs CD RWs in VIDEO CD Super VIDEO CD format compact Audio CD 8 cm 12 cm disc IS e
70. ient e The source you are trying to record is copy protected e When setting the recording channel the channel is tuned on the TV s own tuner e When recording to a Video mode disc programs that are copy once protected cannot be recorded e Clock in recorder is not set to correct time e Timer has been programmed incorrectly e Timer record indicator light does not appear after programming timer e TV is not Stereo compatible e Broadcast program is not in stereo format e The recorder A V Out jacks are not connected to TV A V In jacks e The recorder Audio Video Out is not selected for viewing at the TV e The recorder s TV audio channel is set to mono e The remote control is not pointed at the remote sensor of the recorder e The remote control is too far from the recorder e There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the recorder e The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Solution Finalize the disc page 23 No solution The other player must be RW compatible in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel on the recorder s built in TV tuner Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy once material Set clock to correct time See Clock Set on page 17 Reprogram Timer See Timer Recording on page 41 Reprogram Timer No solution No solution Make A V connections Stereo
71. ikaans 6570 French 7082 Macedonian 7775 Slovenian 8376 Albanian 8381 Frisian 7089 Malagasy 7771 Somali 8379 Ameharic 6577 Galician 7176 Malay 7783 Spanish 6983 Arabic 6582 Georgian 7565 Malayalam 7776 Sudanese 8385 Armenian 7289 German 6869 Maltese 7784 Swahili 8387 Assamese 6583 Greek 6976 Maori 7773 Swedish 8386 Aymara 6588 Greenlandic 7576 Marathi 7782 Tagalog 8476 Azerbaijani 6590 Guarani 7178 Moldavian 7779 Tajik 8471 Bashkir 6665 Gujarati 7185 Mongolian 7778 Tamil 8465 Basque 6985 Hausa 7265 Nauru 7865 Tatar 8484 Bengali Bangla 6678 Hebrew 7387 Nepali 7869 Telugu 8469 Bhutani 6890 Hindi 7273 Norwegian 7879 Thai 8472 Bihari 6672 Hungarian 7285 Oriya 7982 Tibetan 6679 Breton 6682 Icelandic 7383 Panjabi 8065 Tigrinya 8473 Bulgarian 6671 Indonesian 7378 Pashto Pushto 8083 Tonga 8479 Burmese 7789 Interlingua 7365 Persian 7065 Turkish 8482 Byelorussian 6669 lrish 7165 Polish 8076 Turkmen 8475 Cambodian 7577 Italian 7384 Portuguese 8084 Twi 8487 Catalan 6765 Japanese 7465 Quechua 8185 Ukrainian 8575 Chinese 9072 Javanese 7487 Rhaeto Romance 8277 Urdu 8582 Corsican 6779 Kannada 7578 Rumanian 8279 Uzbek 8590 Croatian 7282 Kashmiri 7583 Russian 8285 Vietnamese 8673 Czech 6783 Kazakh 7575 Samoan 8377 Volapuk 8679 Danish 6865 Kirghiz 7589 Sanskrit 8365 Welsh 6789 Dutch 7876 Korean 7579 Scots Gaelic 7168 Wolof 8779 English 6978 Kurdish 7585 Serbian 8382 Xhosa 8872 Esperanto 6979 Laothian 7679 Serbo Croatian 8372 Yiddish 7473 Estonian 6984 Latin 7665 Shon
72. is available only via A V output from the recorder Select AUX or A V source as TV input Set TV audio channel mode to Stereo See Changing TV audio channel on page 40 Point the remote control at the remote sensor of the recorder Operate the remote control within 7m Remove the obstacle Replace the batteries with new ones Resetting the recorder If you observe any of the following symptoms e The unit is plugged in but the power will not turn on or off e The front panel display is not working e The recorder is not operating normally you can reset the recorder as follows e Press and hold the OPERATE button for at least five seconds This will force the unit to power off then turn the unit back on e Unplug the power cord wait at least five seconds and then plug it in again S ho Go od o Specifications General Power requirements Power consumption Dimensions approx Mass approx Operating temperature Operating humidity Television system Recording format Recording Recording format Recordable media Recordable time Video recording format Sampling frequency Compression format Audio recording format Sampling frequency Compression format Playback Frequency response Signal to noise ratio Harmonic distortion Dynamic range Inputs AERIAL IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN DV IN Outputs VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Audio output
73. ith FAT 12 FAT 16 or FAT 32 e Only use the memory cards recommended above Regarding Write Protect For cards that have a write protect switch if the switch is on it will not be possible to write erase or format the card Inserting Removing the Memory Card Inserting the card Insert straight in until it fits into place Removing the card Withdraw the card carefully Notes e Keep the memory card out of reach of children If swallowed seek medical advice immediately e Amemory card may not be used for this recorder e Do not extract the memory card in operating play copy move etc Using Memory Card 1 Insert a memory card 2 Press HOME on the remote control 3 Select MEMORY CARD option then press ENTER HDD DISC TACT MEMORY CARD MUSIC PHOTO 4 Select the TV HDD MUSIC or PHOTO option Details for the options are on page 17 f a O p S re O u Disc related terms DVD R Double Layer Double layer recording technology offers two recordable layers on a single DVD disc providing nearly double the capacity of 4 7GB single layer DVDs The greatest most valuable benefit of double layer recording technology is increased capacity Storage space is nearly doubled with double layer DVD R media allowing consumers to burn up to 8 5GB of video on a single DVD R disc DVD R DVD RW DVD R and DVD R are two different standards for recordable DVD drives
74. itle e Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears e Delete Deletes the file s or folder s from the media HDD only e Rename Edits the file name HDD only page 36 e Move Moves the file s to another folder or media HDD only page 37 e Copy Copies the file s to another folder or media page 37 About DivX movie files DivX disc compatibility with this recorder is limited as follows e Available resolution size of the DivX file is under 720x576 W x H pixel The file name of the DivX subtitle is limited to characters The file name of the DivX subtitle is limited to characters The total number of files and folders on the disc should be less than 1999 If the number of the screen frame is over 29 97 frames per second this unit may not operate normally If the video and audio structure of recorded file is not interleaved returns to the menu screen If the file is recorded with GMC the unit supports only 1 point of the record level GMC GMC is the acronym for Global Motion Compensation It is an encoding tool specified in MPEG4 standard Some MPEG4 encoders like DivX or Xvid have this option There are different levels of GMC encoding usually called 1 point 2 point or 3 point GMC Playable DivX file avi divx Playable DivX subtitle smi srt sub Micro DVD format only txt Micro DVD format only e Divx subtitle except t
75. ity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it even in the higher quality recording modes To help you organize the contents the HDD is divided into ten genre You can name and use these genres as you like for example you might have a genre for movies another for TV shows and one for camcorder recordings Note e The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 255 e Using the HDD allows you to record a maximum of 12 hours continuously Notes for recording e The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit rate video compression This means that the exact recording time will depend on the material being recorded When recording a TV broadcast if the reception is poor or the picture contains interference the recording times may be shorter If you record still pictures or audio only the recording time may be longer The displayed times for recording and time remaining may not always add up to exactly the length of the disc The recording time available may decrease if you heavily edit a disc If using a DVD RW disc make sure you change the recording format Video mode or VR mode before you record anything on the disc See page 22 Disc Format for how to do this e When using a DVD R or DVD R disc you can keep recording until the disc is full or until you finalize the disc Before you start a recording session check the amount of rec
76. k up the picture frame by frame by pressing lt 4 gt repeatedly during PAUSE mode The picture frame by frame in reverse is not available for Video CD Slow Motion GEDI R 1 Press PAUSE STEP I during playback The DVD player will now go into PAUSE mode 2 Use the SCAN lt lt or gt P to select the required speed DVD HDD 4 steps forward and backward Video CD 3 steps forward only 3 To exit Slow Motion mode press PLAY BE Random KERTIS 1 Press RANDOM during playback The unit automatically begins Random Playback and RANDOM appears on the TV screen 2 To return to normal playback press RANDOM until NORMAL appears on the TV screen Tip By pressing SKIP gt gt I during Random playback the unit selects another title track and resumes Random playback Notes e This function only works with DVD Karaoke discs or video CDs without PBC e Ona Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to OFF in the Setup menu to use the Random function See page 18 Repeat MY ERG EX Ei E Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode e Chapter repeats the current chapter DVD only e Title repeats the current title DVD HDD only e All repeats the all titles tracks on the VR mode DVD RW or Video CD e Track repeats the current track Video CD only e OFF does not play repeatedly Note On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to OFF in the Setup menu to use the Repeat function
77. l the upper and lower portions of the screen e Pan Scan Automatically displays a wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit 2 Enter the necessary information for date and time lt gt left right Moves the cursor to the previous or next column A V up down Changes the setting at the current cursor position 2 p 5 ac Tie O oJ Display Mode vV Letter Bo Pan Scan 3 Press ENTER to confirm your setting then press SETUP to exit the Setup menu TV Aspect Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 4 3 standard or wide e 4 3 Select this when connecting to a 4 3 screen TV When you select 4 3 set Display Mode below e 16 9 Select this when connecting to a wide screen TV or TV with a wide mode function IV Aspect Progressive Scan Progressive Scan Video provides the highest quality pictures with less flickering If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks but are connecting the recorder to a standard analog television set Progressive Scan to OFF If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks for connection to a TV or monitor that is compatible with a progressive scan signal set Progressive Scan to ON Progressive Scan caution Once the setting for Progressive Scan output is entered an image will only be visible on a Progressive Scan compatible TV or monitor If you set Progr
78. lay those discs This unit can play only DVD discs labeled 4 or ALL If you try to play any other discs the message Incorrect region code Can t play back will appear on the TV screen Some DVD discs may not have a region code label even though their playback is prohibited by area limits Notes on DVDs and Video CDS Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs may be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers As this unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to disc content designed by the software manufacturer some playback features of the unit may not be available or other functions may be added Refer also to the instructions supplied with the DVDs and Video CDs Some DVDs made for business purposes may not be played on the unit Remote Control Operation Point the Remote Control at the remote sensor and press the buttons Remote Control Battery Installation Remove the battery cover on the rear of the Remote Control and insert two RO3 size AAA batteries with and matched correctly caution Do not mix old and new batteries Never mix different types of batteries standard alkaline etc About the internal hard disk drive The internal hard disk drive HDD is a fragile piece of equipment Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD discs in order to protect against accidental loss
79. lder to copy 1 After selecting a media then press ENTER The album folder list appears 2 Select a folder Also you can create new album folder Select New Album option on the Copy menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created 6 Select Copy option then press ENTER to begin copying usic Hon COPY Select the album Moving a file s You can move a file s folder s to another media or folder After moving the file s folder s are deleted from the current location 1 Follow steps 1 3 as shown left 2 Press ENTER The options appear on the left side of the menu 3 Select Move option then press ENTER Move menu will appear FOLDER 00 FOLDER 01 4 You can select a album folder to move 1 After selecting a media then press ENTER The album folder list appears 2 Select a folder Also you can create new album folder Select New Album option on the Move menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created 5 Select Move option then press ENTER to begin moving Move Select the album x O Ke gt A n Recording About DVD recording Notes e This recorder cannot make recordings on CD R or CD RW discs e Our company takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power outages defective discs or damage to the Recorder e Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording performanc
80. menu press RETURN 0 repeatedly O R Ig 81H 30M f 01 01 00 01 58 ae 01 01 00 05 08 Delete Rename Edit Sort Dubbing Enter Info Se Close Menu options To display menu option select a title or chapter then press ENTER The options displayed differ depending on the disc type e Chapter Displays Chapter List of the title e Combine Combines two titles or chapters into one page 49 e Delete Deletes the title or chapter page 47 e Delete Part Deletes a part of the Title page 47 Divide Divides a title into two page 49 Dubbing Copies the title to another media page 52 Full Play Starts playback of the selected title including the hidden chapters Hide Show Hides or Shows the selected title or chapter page 50 Move Moves a chapter on the Chapter List Playlist menu to a position on the menu page 50 Play Start playback of the selected title or chapter The hidden titles and chapters on the DVD R RW cannot be play back Playlist Add Adds the title or chapter to the Playlist page 46 Protect Protects accidental recording editing or deleting of the title page 50 Rename Title Name Edits the title name page 48 Sort Lists the programs on the Title List menu by Date Title or Category page 48 Title Displays Title List of the chapter Undo Redo Un do Re do the last deletion action page 48 Indicates the reco
81. n right 7 Press STOP W to stop recording To Pause the Recording 1 Press PAUSE STEP I to pause recording 2 When you want to continue recording press PAUSE STEP IN Instant Timer Recording Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording easily of a preset length without using the program timer 1 Follow steps 1 4 as shown left Basic Recording from a TV 2 Press REC repeatedly to select the recording time length bOM Rec 81ih Omin Free Recording starts after the first press Each subsequent press increases the recording time within free space maximum 240 minutes The recording time is displayed on the TV screen At the end of the recording the recorder will stop recording and shut off Checking the Recording Time Press REC once to check the recording time The recalled setting will automatically return to the TV screen for a moment Also remaining time of recording is shown in the display window To Extend the Recording Time The recording time can be extended anytime by pressing REC Each subsequent press increases the recording time within free space maximum 240 minutes caution If the recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure while the recorder is recording the recording will be lost Timer Recording This recorder can be programmed to record up to 16 programs within a period of 1 month For unattended recording the timer needs to know the c
82. ng Timer Recording Details 42 Hookup and SettingS 05005 11 24 eCOreIng COAN Sela R UE map eerie ac Recording from DV Input 43 Beat Panel ster oak haar ete ete ead he 11 Connecting OE ARAN aa e eane sesoeae 1 EIUN sasni soe a cis a ewe es 44 50 Connections to Your TV 00005 12 l Connecting to arAtiolifier 13 Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview 44 Rita rape ete eae eens HDD VR Mode Original and Playlist Editing 45 Accessory Audio Video A V Connections 14 Adding Chapter Markers 45 Using the Home Menu 15 A Changing Title Thumbnails 45 Initial Settings 0006 15 24 l General Settings 15 18 Making a New Playlist Spa rash Aen aaeleet EE 46 a eee Adding Additional Title Chapters to the Playlist 46 Auto Programming 15 l S ra l Deleting an Original or Playlist Title Chapter 47 Program Edit ne noresi ea whan E R he 16 Deleting a Part 00005 47 CIOCK SOU odes Sitestd hoe a aan 2a et 17 Naming a WG 24 24 02 t ee ie eea eee 48 TVASPOCT esx echt eet ad 2 pale toe ake ok ead 17 Disblav Mode 17 DOME arenar SS ee a a Eade EAE aes 48 hei Na a ae ee Undoing Redoing the Last Deletion 48 Progressive Scan 0000 eee eee 18 a l PBC 18 Combining Two Titles Into One 49 Initialization A ee ee ee ee se 18 Divide One Titles Into Two
83. not use the One Touch Copy function to copy a title if any part of the title is copy once protected One Touch Copy DVD to HDD One Touch Copy from DVD to HDD copies a single title to the HDD in real time When you start copying playback jumps back to the start of the title then continues through to the end of the title when recording automatically stops The copy will be made in the recording mode HQ SQ LQ EQ that is currently set During DVD playback press DUBBING to copy the current title to HDD Playback starts again from the beginning of the current title The on screen display indicates that the title is being copied gt Notes e Video CD cannot be copied to HDD e The copying stops when then recorder detects a badly scratched or copy protected part e f some part of the title being copied is copy protected copying will start but the copy protected portions will not be copied e During Playlist title s playback One Touch Copy is not available Tip To stop dubbing at any other time press STOP W Reference Additional Information Overwriting Recording To overwrite a new video recording on a previously recorded title follow these steps This feature is not available for DVD Rs that always record at the end of the Disc 1 Select input source you want to record TV channel AV1 2 DV 2 Press MENU LIST to display the Title List menu Title List v OSelect MMM Info RE
84. o return to the Folder list use the A Y buttons on the remote to highlight and press ENTER 5 If you want to view a particular file press A V to highlight a file and press PLAY You can use variable playback functions Refer to pages 25 28 6 Press STOP to stop the playback The Movie menu appears Notice for displaying the DivX subtitle Please refer to following notice when the DivX subtitle does not display properly 1 Find a suitable language for the DivX subtitle on the figure below Disc Subtitle Language Available DivX Subtitle Original English English French German French German Italian Italian Spanish Spanish Portuguese Portuguese Dutch Swedish Russian Russian Other 6976 Greek Other 7665 Polish Hungarian Czech 2 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears Press SETUP LANGUAGE Disc Subtitle then select the language you have found Refer to Disc Menu Audio Subtitle on page 19 Tip If the subtitle still does not display properly after the steps 1 2 proceeded press and hold SUBTITLE about 3 seconds then press lt 4 gt to select another language code during playback until the subtitle is displayed properly Movie menu options 1 Press A V to select a folder file on the Movie menu then press ENTER Movie menu options appear x O Q gt fe A 2 Press A V lt gt to select an option and press ENTER e Play Start playback the selected t
85. ogrammed correctly 5 Press RETURN 8 to exit the Program List 6 Make sure that you load a recordable disc for DVD recording and press OPERATE to switch your unit to Standby Notes e The timer indicator lights in the display window when the recorder is in standby with the timer active For TV recording with bilingual set audio channel from the TV Rec Audio in sub menu of the Setup menu see page 22 You must press OPERATE to stop the timer recording If you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there isn t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the recording the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the program to the HDD for yOu Simultaneous recording and playback Playback and recording for both DVD and built in hard disk drive HDD are completely independent For example you can record to either the DVD or HDD source and play back video from the other source at the same time 1 Start recording 2 Press HOME to display the Home Menu screen 3 Use the A V lt gt and ENTER buttons to select a different media type that you want to play back 4 Start Playback The recording will continue while playing back the media from the other mode Notes e You can t use simultaneous playback and recording while copying e You cannot edit programs during simultaneous recording and playback O om O O D am Checking Timer Recording Details Programming can
86. ollow the instructions below to record a TV program Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording Note You must load a recordable disc for DVD recording 1 Press HOME The HOME menu appears 2 Select a media HDD or DISC to record TV program then press ENTER 3 Select TV HDD or TV DVD option then press ENTER Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder If you load a completely blank disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc 4 Seta recording mode as necessary by pressing REC MODE repeatedly HQ SQ LQ EQ 5 Use A V buttons to select the TV channel to record Changing TV Audio Channel You can select the audio channel language to listen by pressing AUDIO during viewing TV program The current audio channel is displayed on screen Stereo or mono broadcast Stereo Left Right gt Mono Bilingual broadcast Main Sub Main Sub e For TV recording with bilingual set audio channel from the TV Rec Audio in sub menu of the Setup menu see page 22 e f the sound is of poor quality when set to Stereo you can often improve it by changing to Mono Left or Right 6 Press REC once Recording will start The REC indicator lights in the display window e Recording continues until you press STOP W or the disc or HDD is full e To record for a fixed length of time see Instant Timer Recording o
87. ome features may also be available on the Setup menu Moving to another TITLE pp R When a disc has more than one title you can move to another title as follows e Press DISPLAY twice then use A to select the title icon Then press the appropriate numbered button 0 9 or lt gt to select a title number Moving to another CHAPTER TRACK Emi EES m ES ES Pe When a title on a disc has more than one chapter or a disc has more than one track you can move to another chapter track as follows e Press SKIP Ke or BPI briefly during playback to select the next chapter track or to return to the beginning of the current chapter track e Press SKIP Ke twice briefly to step back to the previous chapter track x O 2 ie A e To go directly to any chapter during DVD playback press DISPLAY twice and press A to select the chapter track icon Then input the chapter track number or use lt 4 P gt Search GEP R 1 Press SCAN lt lt or gt gt during playback 2 Press SCAN lt lt or gt gt repeatedly to select the required speed HDD DVD 5 steps forward and backward Video CD 3 steps forward and backward 3 To exit SEARCH mode press PLAY Still Picture and Frame by Frame Playback 1 Press PAUSE STEP I during playback Advance the picture frame by frame by pressing PAUSE STEP II repeatedly 2 To exit still motion mode press PLAY Tip You can advance or bac
88. ording time left on the disc e When using a DVD RW disc in Video mode recording time available will only increase if you erase the last title recorded on the disc The Delete Title option in the Title List Original menu only hides the title it does not actually erase the title from the disc and increase the recording time available except for the last recorded title on a DVD RW disc in Video mode Overwrite recording is available using DVD RW discs e When using a DVD R RW the recorder will execute the Menu making operation to update the new title and editing when removing the disc from the recorder So you must remove the disc after selecting the recorder s operation mode to DISC mode Recording time and picture quality There are four preset recording quality modes e HQ Highest quality setting gives about 1 hour of recording time on a DVD 4 7GB e SQ Default quality sufficient for most applications gives about 2 hours of recording time on a DVD 4 7GB e LQ Slightly lower video quality gives about 4 hour of recording time on a DVD disc 4 7GB e EQ Lowest video quality gives about 6 hour of recording time on a DVD 4 7GB Timeshift gA Do not miss a scene from a live broadcast If the telephone rings while you are watching your favorite live broadcast just press TIMESHIFT and PAUSE before answering the phone The timeshift function will be activated and the broadcast is th
89. pends on the recording mode and the kind of DVD disc you re using Dubbing from HDD to DVD 1 On the Title List HDD menu select a title you want to dub then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen Title List D HDD SAREE Free aa 00 01 58 iy 00 00 58 acer 00 05 08 a 2 Use A F to select Dubbing option then press ENTER Dubbing menu appears Dubbing Title Length 00 01 58 Free Space 59 min Rec Mode HQ Start 3 Use lt gt to select record mode HQ SQ LQ EQ or Fast then press V Start icon is highlighted Fast See page 51 for more information on Fast copying 4 When Start icon is highlighted press ENTER Dubbing starts 5 To stop dubbing at any other time press STOP W Notes e The recording time of Fast mode could be varied depending on data size of source Approximated Time Example 4x DVD disc 1 hour contents of LQ 5 6 minutes 1 hour contents of HQ 12 15 minutes e Stopping dubbing in Fast mode partway through will cancel the recording and any data recorded up to that point will be lost e f the remaining space on the disc is insufficient the Fast mode is not available e The Fast mode is not available for edited HDD title Dubbing from DVD to HDD 1 On the Title List menu select a title you want to dub then press ENTER Menu options appears on the left side of the screen Title List Original
90. playback or recording temporarily press again to exit pause mode PIP Selects PIP function on or off B PLAY Starts playback RANDOM Plays tracks in random order REC Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time REC MODE Selects the recording mode HQ SQ LQ or EQ REPEAT Repeat chapter track title all RETURN 0 Removes the menu Displays the menu of a video CD with PBC SCAN lt lt gt gt Search backward or forward SEARCH Displays Marker Search menu SETUP Accesses or removes the Setup menu SKIP K lt BPI Go to next chapter or track Returns to beginning of current chapter or track or go to previous chapter or track STOP W Stops playback or recording SUBTITLE Selects a subtitle language THUMBNAIL Selects a thumbnail picture for the current title and chapter for use in the Original and Playlist menu TIMER REC Displays Timer Record menu TIMESHIFT Activates pause live TV playback timeshift for a live TV program TITLE Displays the disc s Title menu if available ZOOM Enlarges DVD video image Hookup and Settings Rear Panel fF AUDIOOUT ET COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R L Pb v Ke AERIAL z N O W 2 DEEN TI GA DIGITAL S DIGITAL m O 9 o Ei AERIAL AUDIO IN 1 Left Right Connect the aerial to this terminal Connect the audio output of an external source Audi i AUDIO OUT Left
91. players can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode finalized or not Check the manual that came with the other player to check what formats of discs it will play Finalizing fixes the recordings and editings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen for navigating the disc The menu can be accessed by pressing MENU LIST or TITLE To finalize a disc refer to Finalize on page 23 Notes e Unfinalized DVD RW is playable on regular DVD players e The edited contents of a DVD RW disc is compatible on regular DVD players only after finalization e Any edited contents of the DVD R disc are not compatible on regular DVD players Hide chapter combine added chapter mark etc e How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc e DVD R DL disc can take up to 30 minutes to finalize Language Codes Use this list to input your desired language for the following initial settings Disc Audio Disc Subtitle Disc Menu Language Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Abkhazian 6566 Fiji 7074 Lingala 7678 Singhalese 8373 Afar 6565 Finnish 7073 Lithuanian 7684 Slovak 8375 Afr
92. r Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks on the recorder to the corresponding in jacks on the TV using the Y Pb Pr cable C Notes e Set the Progressive to ON on the setup menu for progressive signal see page 18 e Progressive scan does not work with the analog video connections yellow VIDEO OUT jack or S VIDEO connection caution Once the setting for Progressive Scan output is entered an image will only be visible on a Progressive Scan compatible TV or monitor If you set Progressive Scan to ON in error you must reset the recorder First remove the disc in the recorder Next press STOP W and hold it for five seconds before releasing it The video output will be restored to the standard setting and a picture will once again be visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor Audio Left Right Connection Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT jacks of the recorder to the audio left and right IN jacks on the TV using the audio cables A Do not connect the recorder s AUDIO OUT jack to the phono in jack record deck of your audio system Connecting to an Amplifier Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic II Pro Logic Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the recorder to the audio left and right in jacks on your amplifier receiver or stereo system using the audio cables A Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two channel digi
93. rd mode free space and elapsed time progress bar Current media Currently selected title Thumbnail Shows the selected title number and total number of titles Shows the title name recorded date and recording length HDD VR Mode Original and Playlist Editing Titles Chapters and Parts Titles in the disc s original content contain one or more chapters When you insert a disc s title into the Playlist all the chapters within that title also appear In other words chapters in the Playlist behave exactly as chapters on a DVD Video disc do Parts are sections of Original or Playlist titles From the Original and Playlist menu you can add or delete parts Adding a chapter or title to the Playlist creates a new title made up of a section ie chapter of an Original title Deleting a part removes part of a title from the Original or Playlist menu caution e When editing using the Delete Add and Move functions the start and end frames may not be exactly as set in the start and end point display e During Playlist playback you may notice a momentary pause between edits This is not a malfunction Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape No When you edit a video tape you need one video deck to play the original tape and another to record the edits With DVD you edit by making a Playlist of what to play and when to play it On playback the Recorder plays the disc according to the Playlist About
94. ry Card only e Slide Show Displays Slide Show menu e Rename Edits the file name page 36 HDD Memory Card only e Move Moves the file s to another folder album or media page 37 HDD Memory Card only e Copy Copies the file s to another folder or media page 37 Tip You can create new folder in the HDD Select New Album option then press ENTER NONAME folder is created Skip Images While viewing a picture press SKIP K lt or PI once to advance to the next file or return to the previous file Rotate Images Use A Y while viewing a picture to flip the picture clockwise or counterclockwise View Slide Shows 1 Select Slide Show option on the Photo menu Refer to Photo menu options on page 34 2 Press ENTER The Slide Show menu appears Slide Show Object All Speed Normal Simultaneous Music play Cancel 3 Use lt P gt A V to set the options Object option e Selected Views slide show only selected files Use the MARKER button to select multiple files e All Views slide show all files Speed option Sets the Slide Show speed to Slow Normal or Fast 4 Select the Start option then press ENTER to start the Slide Show 5 Press STOP to stop the Slide Show and returns to the Photo menu To Pause the Slide Show 1 Press PAUSE STEP fl to pause slide show 2 When you want to continue slide show press B PLAY To list
95. sired setting then press ENTER to confirm your selection Some items require additional steps 7 Press SETUP to exit the Setup menu Note Press lt to go back to the previous level General Settings Auto Programming This recorder is equipped with a frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 88 TV channels Preparation e Connect the recorder to the desired type of aerial as shown in Connecting to the Aerial on page 11 Auto Programming Program Edit Clock Set TV Aspect Display Mode Progressive Scan PBC Initialization 1 Select the Auto Programming option 2 Press gt to move to the third level Start icon is highlighted 3 Press ENTER to begin the channel search The tuner will automatically cycle through all available channels in the area and place them in the tuner s memory Note After you have connected your recorder for the very first time If you press SETUP for initial setting you can only set the Auto Programming option Then you can set the other options pe an Q x O Oo T re e pr v Program Edit You can edit a channel manually add delete name move etc 1 Select Program Edit option then press gt a Auto Programming a Program Edit Clock Set TV Aspect Display Mode Progressive Scan PBC Initialization 2 Press ENTER while Edit is selected The Program List menu appears Station Renam
96. ss to scenes below the rating you input thereby preventing your children from being able to view material you believe is unsuitable a Rating No Limits 8 Adult 1 Select Rating option then press P 2 To access the Rating Password and Area Code features you must input the 4 digit security code you created lf you have not yet entered a security code you are prompted to do so Input a 4 digit code and press ENTER Enter it again and press ENTER to verify If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER press CLEAR 3 Select a rating using the A Y buttons 1 8 Rating one 1 has the most restrictions and rating eight 8 is the least restrictive No Limit If you select No Limit parental control is not active and the disc plays in full 4 Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Note If you set a rating for the recorder all disc scenes with the same rating or lower are played Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found playback stops You must enter the 4 digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc Set Password Set Password Chang New Password Delete Bit 1 Select Set Password option then press P 2 Follow step 2 as shown Rating To change the password select the Change
97. t Disc Label 1 Select Disc Label option then press gt 2 Press ENTER while Edit is selected Keyboard menu appears To enter characters see page 48 Disc Protect When recording in DVD RW R disc or VR mode formatted DVD RW disc set to ON to prevent accidental recording editing or deleting of the disc loaded If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select OFF Disc Protect pe an Q xX O O T re O pr b v General Explanation of On Screen Display This manual gives basic instructions for operating the recorder Some DVDs require specific operation or allow only limited operation during playback When this occurs the symbol appears on the TV screen indicating that the operation is not permitted by the recorder or is not available on the disc Displaying Information While Watching TV During viewing the TV press ENTER or DISPLAY to display remove the information displayed on screen e g when DVD RW in VR mode is inserted Indicates channel number station name and audio signal STEREO MONO received by the tuner Indicates operational mode of the recorder HDD DVD VCD etc Indicates the record mode free space and elapsed time progress bar Indicates disc name and format DVD RW amp 1h 59min Free 3 1 2005 11 08 Indicates current date and time Displaying Disc Information on screen You can display various information a
98. tal stereo PCM or to an Audio Video receiver equipped with a multi channel decoder Dolby Digital MPEG 2 or DTS 1 Connect one of the recorder s DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jacks OPTICAL O or COAXIAL X to the corresponding in jack on your amplifier Use an optional digital optical O or coaxial X audio cable 2 You will need to activate the recorder s digital output See Audio Settings on page 19 Digital Multi channel sound A digital multi channel connection provides the best sound quality For this you need a multi channel Audio Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your recorder MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver A Caution Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected Notes If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all Six Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital connection can only be obtained if your receiver is equipped with a Digital Multi channel decoder To see the audio format of the current DVD in the on screen display press AUDIO This recorder does not perform internal 2 channel decoding of a DTS sound track To enjoy DTS multi channel surround you must connect this recorder to a DIS comp
99. u FOLDER 00 FOLDER 01 File 01 mp3 o File 02 mp3 o File 03 mp3 o File 04 mp3 O File 05 mp3 o File 06 mp3 O File 07 mp3 3 Select Delete option then press ENTER The selected file s is deleted from HDD or Memory Card Naming a file on the HDD or Memory Card You can name MP3 WMA files on the HDD or Memory Card independently Names can be up to 32 characters long 1 Select a file you wish to rename on the menu 2 Press ENTER The menu options appear on the menu 3 Select Edit option then press ENTER Edit options appears 4 Select Rename option then press ENTER Keyboard menu appears To enter characters see page 48 Alphabet Capital gt 8 H x z B 9 l S lt Copying a file s to another media or folder You can copy a file s folder s to another media or folder 1 Select a file you wish to copy on the menu You can select all files and folders on the menu by pressing CLEAR button To cancel the selections press CLEAR again Selecting multiple files folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Press ENTER The menu options appear on the menu 3 Select Edit option then press ENTER Edit options appears 4 Select Copy option then press ENTER Copy menu appears 5 You can select a album fo
100. unction may not work for some DVDs Marker Search 16 GPP BGs EE E E E DY ie To enter a Marker You can start playback from up to six memorized points To enter a marker press MARKER at the desired point on the disc The Marker icon appears on the TV screen briefly Repeat to enter up to six markers To Recall or Clear a Marked Scene 1 During disc playback press SEARCH The marker search menu appears on the screen 2 Use 4 gt A Y to select a marked scene that you want to recall or clear 3 Press ENTER and playback starts from the marked scene Or press CLEAR and the marked scene is erased from the marker search menu Checking the Contents of DVD Video Discs Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access special features To open the disc menu press MENU LIST Then press the appropriate number button to select an option Or use the P A V buttons to highlight your selection then press ENTER Title Menu 1 Press TITLE If the current title has a menu the menu will appear on the TV screen Otherwise the disc menu may not appear 2 The menu may contain camera angles spoken language and subtitle options and chapters for the title Disc Menu 1 Press MENU LIST The disc menu is displayed 2 To remove the disc menu press MENU LIST again Camera Angle If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles you can change to a different camera angle during playb
101. word Original and Playlist Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version e Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc e Playlist content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Adding Chapter Markers Ei chapter You can create chapters within a title by inserting chapter marks at the desired points Note Chapter markers are inserted at regular intervals automatically You can change this interval from the Initial Setup menu see Auto Chapter on page 22 During recording or playing back at the point you want to start a new chapter press CHP ADD A chapter marker icon appears on the TV screen Changing Title Thumbnails A ihombnat EDLY Each title displayed in the Title List menu is represented by a thumbnail picture taken from the start of that title or chapter If you prefer select a different still picture from within a title Press THUMBNAIL to make the currently displayed picture the one that appears in the Title List menu The still picture that you choose appears in both the Original or Playlist menu Tip You can also change the thumbnail picture of the title on the Chapter List menu Select a chapter on the Chapter List menu then press THUMBNAIL The thumbnail picture of the title that includes the chapter is changed Makin
102. y HOME menu to select another media by pressing RETURN 0 Music Menu 5 To stop playback at any time press STOP Tip You can create new folder Select New Album option on the Music HDD or Music Memory Card menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created Audio CD and Music menu options 1 Press A F to select a folder file on the Audio CD or Music menu then press ENTER The menu options appear FOLDER 00 FOLDER 01 File 01 mp3 O File 02 mp3 o File 03 mp3 2 Press A V 41 gt to select an option and press ENTER e Play Start playback the selected title e Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears e Delete Deletes the file s from the media e Rename Edits the file name page 36 e Move Moves the file s to another folder or media page 37 e Copy Copies the file s to another folder or media page 37 e Program Add Adds the track s to Program List page 33 x O Q gt 2 A Pause 1 Press PAUSE STEP I during playback 2 To return to playback press gt PLAY or press PAUSE STEP II again Moving to Another Track e Press SKIP k lt or BPI briefly during playback to go to the next track or to return to the beginning of the current track e Press SKIP K lt twice briefly to step back to the previous track e On an Audio CD to go directly to any track enter the track number using the numbered

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