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Grundig GDR 5550 HDD DVR User Manual

1. Manufactured with permission from Dolby Laboratories The Dolby label and the double D logo oo are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Confidential unpublished material 1992 1997 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved During playback of DTS coded CDs and DVDs a high noise level is produced at the analogue stereo outputs In order to avoid damaging the audio system always take appropriate preventive measures when connecting the stereo outputs of the HDD DVD recorder to an amplification system For DTS Digital Surround playback an external 5 1 channel DTS Digital Surround decoder must be connected to the digital output S PDIF of the HDD DVD recorder DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc All rights reserved YesDVD is a trademark of YesVideo Inc All rights reserved 102 INFORMATION Troubleshooting Not every picture or sound problem is caused by a defect in your HDD DVD recorder Impairment can also be caused by leads having been accidentally pulled out damaged DVDs CDs and worn out bat teries in the remote control If the following measures do not rectify the problem consult an authorised dealer Possible cause remedy The HDD DVD recorder does not Point the remote control directly at the HDD DVD recorder respond to the remote Remove all obstacles which may interfere with the path of control recorder the remote control signal Check or replace the rem
2. and press OK to confirm Selecting the language of the DVD menus If the DVD has menus in several languages you can select your language of choice 1 Select Disc menu language with W or and press OK to confirm 2 Select the language for the DVD menus using W or A and press OK to confirm Finishing the settings 1 Press SET UP to finish the setting CUSTOM SETTINGS Switching the screen saver on and off E Rating level of Change Password OK IL Restore factory settings bie On SORT ap x T Default Source Remote Control Type DVD Recorder When this function is activated the screen saver starts when no function has been selected on the HDD DVD recorder for some time 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES C333 with W or Ah and press OK to confirm 3 Select Screensaver with W or and press OK to confirm 4 Select the function with W or A ON or OFF and confirm with O K 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting Setting the signal type for the video output socket CAH Rating Level ot 1 Change Password iK Restore factory settings Screensaver Default Source Remote Control Type DVD Recorder The video output of your HDD DVD recorder was set at the factory to RGB If you connect your HDD DVD recorder to a television f
3. DVDs have a title menu which provides an overview of the available titles and the passages they contain Some of the HDD DVD recorder s functions such as slow motion freeze frame and auto play can also be controlled by the DVD itself Because of this you may not be able to select these functions during certain scenes Many DVDs have audio tracks recorded in up to eight languages You can select the language you prefer Many DVDs are recorded by the manufacturer with subtitles in up to thirty two languages You can select the subtitles you prefer Playback 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by press ing i 2 Selectthe gt DVD menu item with W or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected 3 When you select disc mode playback starts automatically If playback does not start automatically press gt Notes Depending on the DVD you are using you may have to select a title or chapter from its table of contents Press A Y 4 or P to select the chapter or title and gt or OK to start playback If DVD access has not been authorised you must change the access level code 1 to 8 see the section on authorising the content of the DVD on page 91 If the G2 symbol appears on the television screen then the selected function is not possible with this DVD 4 Press Bll to pause playback freeze frame ENGLISH FORD Re A R
4. You can quickly create a back up by copying the data from the HDD archive to disc Copying from the USB input to disc page 90 Connect a digital camera or memory stick to the USB input and copy the data to disc Timer recording on a disc or the HDD archive from page 63 Open the timer menu and enter the data for the television pro gramme you want to record Recording starts at the time you select The television programme is stored on disc or in the HDD archive ENGLISH OVERVIEW Menus and navigation You can access the various menus of your HDD DVD recorder directly using the main menu or with individual buttons on the remote control 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by press ing i 2 Press W or A to select the menu item HDD switches to the HDD archive You can also open the menu directly by pressing yellow GRUNDIG TimeShift switches to time shift mode E gt te Play and Edit video programs DVD switches to the contents menu of the disc J Timer list switches to the timer menu where you can programme up to eight recordings You can also open this menu directly by pressing green Setup you can use this menu to make various device settings You can open this menu directly by pressing SET UP USB opens the file browser when you connect an external data device to the USB interfa
5. 10 11 12 13 15 16 select Search Type with W or A and press OK to confirm Select the search parameter with W or A and press OK to confirm Select Band to set the antenna signal the HDD DVD receives IF the HDD DVD recorder is connected to a terrestrial antenna select the Standard setting If it is connected to a cable system select the Cable setting Select Band by pressing W or A and confirm with OK Make the setting with W or amp and press OK to confirm Select Channel or Frequency depending on the setting in step 9 with W or A and press OK to confirm The cursor is positioned at the first input field Enter channel number Press W or A to choose between S special channel and C channel Press gt to switch to the next input position and select W or A to switch up and down the channel numbers Repeat this for the second position Press OK to confirm your entry or enter frequency Enter the frequency in five digits with W or A Press to go to the next space Press OK to confirm your entry To fine tune the picture select Fine Tuning with Y or A Set the picture with 4 or P If you want to skip a channel when using the Y and A buttons select Skip with W or
6. A ES 42 DISC PLAYBACK Random playback 1 Press RN Dx during playback All the pictures on the JPEG CD are shown in a random order 2 Press RN D to quit the function Selecting slide transition style 1 During playback press P repeatedly The type of slide transition style is displayed Adjusting the picture display The pictures can be rotated or reversed 1 During playback press 4 or P to rotate the pictures by 90 2 During playback press A or W to reverse 180 the pictures 3 Press ll to end playback Enlarging the picture zoom This function allows you to enlarge or reduce pictures and move them on the screen 1 Press QJ during playback or during a pause 2 To enlarge or reduce the size of a picture section press qJ repeatedly The zoom factor is displayed 3 Pres 4 P A or Y to move the picture section on the screen Note You cannot move pictures which have been reduced in size 4 Press QJ to switch back to full picture DISC PLAYBACK KODAK picture CD features This method was developed for archiving analogue photographs After they are developed small photographs are scanned with a resolution of 1536 x 1024 pixels and burnt onto a CD in JPEG format A KODAK picture CD can contain up to 40 pictures In addition to the picture files a KODAK picture CD can also contain imaging software which enables the us
7. A programmed recording is due to start shortly Press to switch off the HDD DVD recorder Timer starts in 3 minutes press OK to start A programmed recording is due to start shortly Press the OK button No recording possible No disc in the disc compartment There is no disc in the compartment or the disc is unsuitable for recording Put in another disc Recording due to start please insert a disc with sufficient record ing capacity The disc is write protected or there is not enough playing time left on it Remove the write protection or put in another disc Input error Check the recording data for the programme date start time and stop time and change if necessary Input error Clashes with another timer recording The recording times of two programmes overlap Change the recording data for one of the programmes or delete it ENGLISH 66 TIMER RECORDING Checking modifying or deleting recording data Preparation Switch on the television Select the AV channel on the television for the HDD DVD recorder Checking recording data 1 2 3 Open the Timer list menu by pressing green The Timer list menu appears displaying the current data Press W or A to select the timer position Close the Timer list menu by pressing 2 Editing recording data 1 5 Open the Timer list menu by pressing green The
8. Ds En When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro ramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded g y oue in the time shift memory tit Note Please select the recording quality before starting the recording See the section on custom settings and selecting the recording quality on page 96 3 Press SOURCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown 4 Press A or W or use the numerical buttons 1 0 to select the TV channel or open the programme list with OK press A or W to select the TV channel and switch off the programme list with 5 Start recording on the HDD archive with Note The recording is continued in the background 6 Press amp on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down lll on the remote control Put the disc in the disc compartment with the label facing upwards Press amp on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down Bll on the remote control 7 Press S to switch to disc mode The index screen is displayed 8 Select the title by pressing V or A 9 Press B to start playback of the disc 10 Press Bll to end playback of the disc 11 Switch to recording mode with blue 12 End recording on the HDD archive with Ei A message appears Press OK to acknowledge You can see t
9. the disc compartment opens Put a disc in the compartment with the label facing upwards 3 Press amp on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down I lt on the remote control 4 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by press ing i 5 Select the gt DVD menu item with W or A and press OK to confirm or select disc mode with directly Disc mode is selected Notes You cannot operate the device as long as LOADING is showing in the display If a recorded DVD RW DVD R is inserted the index screen appears Select the title with V A 4 or and press P or OK to start playback Playback of a DVD VCD S VCD MP3 CD WMA CD or audio CD CD DA starts automatically If playback is not started automatically start it by pressing gt If the CS symbol appears on the television screen the selected function is not possible with this disc Removing discs 1 Press amp on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down E on the remote control The disc compartment opens DISC PLAYBACK DVD playback DVD features You can recognise a DVD by the logo on the label Depending on the content of the DVD the discs contain one or more titles Each title may contain one or more chapters You can control and direct playback of a DVD using the menu of the HDD DVD recorder on the television screen Special DVD features
10. Country Selection Name Standard Search Type Band Channel Fine Tuning Decoder Skip OK Co Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i Select the TimeShift menu item with W or A and press OK to confirm Press SET UP to open the setup menu Select SETUP MENU RECORDING CEF with W or A and press OK to confirm Select Modify Channel with w or A and press OK to confirm Press 1 0 to enter the channel To change or enter the name of the TV station select Name with Y or A and press OK to confirm Select the input position with 4 or enter letters or numbers with W or A and press OK to confirm To change the colour system select Standard with W or A and press OK to confirm Select the colour system with W or A and press OK to confirm ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTINGS Modify channel information PAL B G Channel cT ToTs 1 Channel number Name Band Channel Fine Tuning Decoder Skip OK C Ok Cancel Modify channel information Channel number Name Standard Search Type Fine Tuning Decoder Skip Cu Modify channel information Channel Number Name Standard Search Type Band Channel Decoder Skip OK 98 9 To enter the channel number or frequency of the TV station
11. You can use the I P button to select whether the video signal is provided in progressive mode or interlace mode Depending on the model of television or projector you have to activate the relevant input sockets on the device 1 Plug a standard cinch cable in the Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr sockets of the HDD DVD recorders and in the corre sponding socket e g VIDEO IN or COMPONENT Y Ps Ce Pr Ca on the television or projector 2 Plug standard cinch cables into the L AUDIO OUT R sockets on the HDD DVD recorder and in the corresponding sockets AUDIO IN on the television or projector ENGLISH N E CONNECTION AND PREPARATION Connecting an audio system with analogue two channel stereo sound As an alternative to using the television s speakers the sound can also be played back through an audio system This can improve the sound quality 1 Plug a standard cinch cable into the L AUDIO OUT R socket on the HDD DVD recorder and the corresponding sockets on the audio system Caution 22 Do not connect the L AUDIO OUT R sockets on the HDD DVD recorder to the PHONO record player input socket on the audio system CONNECTION AND PREPARATION Connecting a digital multi channel
12. encoded programs from a private broadcaster Ask your dealer about the decoder Connection hannel number gm Name Standard 1 1 5 Modify channel information 6 Connect the EURO AV2 DECO DER socket on the HDD DVD recorder to a suitable socket on the decoder using a EURO AV SCART cable Setting the channel position for a decoder Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i Select the gt DVD menu item with W or A and press OK to confirm Press SET UP to open the setup menu Select SETUP MENU RECORDING GE with Y or A and press OK to confirm Select Modify Channel with w or A and press OK to confirm Select Channel number by pressing W or A Enter the preset channel for the television station which requires the decoder using the numerical buttons 1 0 and confirm with OK Select Decoder with W or amp and press OK to confirm Press W or A to select On and press OK to confirm The channel is marked in the station list with a D in front of its name Press SET UP to complete the setting USING A DECODER Recording pay TV programmes Preparation Switch on the television Select the AV channel on the television for the HDD DVD recorder Put a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW into t
13. 4 or P to select OK and confirm with OK Note The HDD DVD player sets up new folders on the disc for this recording D YYYY MM DD the date of creation T HH MM SS the time then the folder for the files Press blue to end copying PARENTAL LOCK Authorising the content of a DVD Films on DVD may be wholly or partially unsuitable for children These DVDs contain information which marks the content or scenes They are assigned access levels 1 to 8 which may differ from coun try to country You can select one of the access levels and a certain country and thus authorise alternative scenes for playback 1 Place any disc in the tray hh 2 Press SET UP to open the setup menu T BD Change Password OK or ues 3 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES C333 with W or d e A and press OK to confirm Rob om SCART output rcp 4 Select Rating level with W or amp and press OK to ETE Default Source confi rm j Remote Control Type 5 Press W or A to select the rating level and OK to confirm 6 Enter the password 3 3 O 8 using the number buttons 1 0 and press OK to confirm Press OK to confirm Press SET UPK to finish the setting Changing the access code password 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu A Rating Level CE 2 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES G35 with W or Change
14. File List USB DRIVER C USB MODE Copying content from external data devices to disc Q Delete mw Recording HDD Target 90 This function allows you to copy files from an external data device onto a DVD R RW or DVD R RW DVD RW RWs can be recorded on several times If you use DVD R Rs for copying burning is only possible once Preparation Switch on the television Select the AV channel on the television for the HDD DVD recorder Put a DVD R RW or DVD R RW into the disc compartment Note There may not be any film data on the DVD R RW or DVD R RW Read the section on page 76 to find out how to delete the data on the disc Recording 1 Press 0 on the remote control to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode Press i to open the main menu Select P USB with W or A and press OK to activate The file browser appears Open Edit menu by pressing blue Press W or to select the folder file and use green to copy The file is copied into the Selected File List Note To delete a file from the Selected File List press gt select the file using W or and delete with X red Press 8 to start recording Note If you do not want to copy the file folder confirm Cancel by pressing OK Confirm the security query by using
15. HDD DVD RECORDER GDR 5550 HDD Scope of delivery vo o 40Ui RUN H e e e 12 HDD DVD recorder GDR 5550 HDD Remote control 2 batteries 1 5 V type AA EURO AV SCART cable Power cord Antenna cable Cinch cable video Cinch cable audio DVD RW CD with operating instructions Instruction manual Overview a Ss GRUNDIG GRUNDIG SETUP AND SAFETY This HDD DVD recorder is designed to record and play back video and audio signals Any other use is expressly prohibited If the HDD DVD recorder is subjected to a sudden change in temperature for example if it is brought in from the cold to a warm room connect it to the mains supply and let it stand for at least two hours before you use it The HDD DVD recorder is designed for use in dry rooms If you do use it in the open please ensure that it is protected from moisture such as rain or water splashes Place the HDD DVD recorder on a hard level surface Do not place any objects such as newspapers on the HDD DVD recorder or any cloth or simi lar items underneath it Do not place the HDD DVD recorder directly on top of an AV receiver or a subwoofer Do not put any other appliances on top of the HDD DVD recorder The laser optics are sensitive to temperature and shocks Do not place the HDD DVD recorder close to heating units or in direct sunlight as this wi
16. Press to resume recording Press I to end the recording A warning message appears Press OK to acknowledge it The HDD DVD recorder updates the contents table of the disc Note If this message is not acknowledged the HDD DVD recorder continues the recording After a short while the YesDVD menu appears only DVD R RW Notes If you wish to use the YesDVD function please read the section on executing the YesVideo function on the next page If you do not wish to use the YesDVD function select No with V in the menu and confirm it with OK The YesDVD function cannot be used with recorded discs This disc must be deleted before recording Finalising a disc DVD R R RW If you want to play programmes recorded on your HDD DVD recorder on a DVD player you must first finalise the disc as described in the section on finalising discs DVD R R RW on page 76 Note Once the disc has been finalized no further recording is possible Error messages The HDD DVD recorder displays messages showing how to deal with any errors which might occur YES DVD FUNCTION The YesDVD function allows you to make professional home videos from your recordings At the end of recording the HDD DVD recorder automatically cre ates a chapter overview which is displayed as thumbnail images in the disc menu At the same time a music video is created using three scenes from the recording Yo
17. Protected recordings in the HDD archive are not deleted 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu CHI Hord aise no 2 Select SETUP MENU ARCHIVE SETTINGS with W LEPTZDITURDT E or and press OK to confirm IL Erase hard disc CD me 3 Select Hard disc Space Management with W or A and activate with O K 4 Select Automatically or Manually and press O K to con firm Press OK to confirm the function Press SET UP to quit the menu 82 EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE Deleting data in the HDD archive This function deletes all the data in the HDD archive Caution Even the protected recordings in the HDD archive are deleted 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu Cah Hard ds 2 Select SETUP MENU ARCHIVE SETTINGS with W ier dee Noon or and press OK to confirm Erose hard dise Gol GUN Ss 3 Select Erase hard disc with W or A and activate with OK 4 Enter the password 3 3 O 8 or your personal password with the numerical buttons 1 0 and confirm with OK 5 Select OK with 4 or P and press OK to confirm Display The contents of the hard drive are deleted Empty appears in the index screen in the HDD archive Note We recommend that you pull out the plug and then plug it in again after you have deleted something ENGLISH COPYING Not
18. Title 1 01 Chapter 01 04 PLAY Bm Chapter marker x a v s Index picture VSZ Split tile 68 5 EDITING DATA ON A DISC During playback select Chapter marker with W or A and activate with gt To add your own markers select Insert marker with W or amp and press OK to insert the marker at the selected scene Quit the function by pressing 2 or 9 Deleting chapter markers You can delete individual chapter markers or all the chapter markers on the disc 5 Select Title with W or A and press OK to activate Press 1 0 to enter the title and press OK to confirm Select Chapter marker with W or A and press gt to confirm To delete the current chapter marker select Delete marker with Y or A and press OK to delete it or To delete all the chapter markers select Delete all markers with W or 4 and press OK to delete them Quit the function by pressing 2 or 8 Skipping chapters You can mark chapters to be skipped during playback 1 2 3 Select Title with W or A and press OK to activate Press 1 0 to enter the title and press OK to confirm Select Chapter with W or A amp and press 1 0 to select a chapter Select Skip chapter with W or A and press OK to
19. You can hide the Program play list by press ing 50 Depends on the disc in use DISC PLAYBACK CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS Repeating a chapter a title or a disc Depending on the type of disc you can repeat chapters titles folders or the entire disc 1 To repeat the chapter press 9 during playback until Repeat chapter appears in the display The chapter currently playing is repeated or To repeat the title press during playback until Repeat title appears in the display The current title is repeated or To repeat the entire disc press during playback until Repeat disc appears in the display The disc is repeated 2 To quit the function keep pressing until Normal appears in the display Repeating a selected section A B Repeat You can mark the beginning and end of a section and play it repeatedly 1 Press A B during playback Display Set A the start of the section is marked 2 Press A B again to mark the end of the scene Display Repeat A B the marked section is constantly repeated 3 Press A B again to quit the function Display NORMAL ENGLISH Ui E RECORDING GENERAL INFORMATION Recording options You can record television programmes on the HDD archive of the HDD DVD recorder or on a DVD RW RW and DVD R R Immediately with one touch recording which means you sel
20. i medialely disposed of An approved 13A 3 pin UK plug should then ke fitted by a qualified electrician Note The severed Euro plug must be destroyed to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a socket elsewhere If a non rewireable 3 pin plug or a rewireable 13A BS1363 3 pin plug is used it must be fitted with a 5A ASTA or BSI approved BS1362 fuse If any other type of plug is used it must be protected by a 5A fuse either in the plug or at the distribution board If this type of plug becomes defective Rus er the fuse is removed before disposal to eliminate potential shock azard If it is necessary to change the fuse in the non rewireable plug the correct Ves and rating 5A ASTA or BSI approved BS1362 must be used and the use cover must be refitted If the fuse cover is lost or damaged the lead and plug must not be used until a replacement is obtained Replacement fuse covers should be obtained from your dealer Important The wires in the mains lead are colour coded in accordance with the follo wing code BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of your appliance may not cor respond with the coloured marking identifying terminals in your plug pro ceed as follows Connect the BLUE coloured wire to plug terminal marked with the letter N or coloured black Connect the BROWN coloured wire to the plug terminal marked with the let ter L or coloured red I
21. menu 2 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES C333 with W or Ah and press OK to confirm 3 Select Remote Control Type with W or A and press OK to activate 4 Select the remote control type with W or A and press OK to confirm The HDD DVD recorder can now be operated with another remote control The HDD DVD recorder no longer responds to its own remote control 5 Press SET UP to complete the setting Note If you want to operate the HDD DVD recorder with its own remote control again you have to open the main menu with gt press and hold down on the device Activate the setup menu using the menu buttons 4 D PROG PROG and Bi on the device and set the remote control type to HDD DVD recorder ENGLISH SPECIAL SETTINGS DivX Video registration a Default TV system 4 TV aspect radio ad Progressive Interlace Interlaced 7 es DivX R Video OnDemand OK J YesDVD Set Bf 1 2 Press SET UP to open the setup menu Select SETUP MENU VIDEO 25 with W or A and press OK to confirm Select DIVX R Video On Demand with W or A and activate with OO K The menu shows the registration code for the internet Press SET UP to exit the menu Resetting the HDD DVD recorder to its original condition Rating Level Change Password OK SE CUT c NN C NN KO g
22. of a computer 6 Open the Index document and follow the instructions of the program 7 Print the cover for the disc ENGLISH RECORDING ON THE HDD ARCHIVE Preparing for recording 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the HDD DVD recorder 2 Switch the HDD DVD recorder to and from standby with on the remote contro Note Please select the recording quality before starting the recording See the section on custom settings and selecting the recording quality on page 96 Recording from a satellite receiver If the television programme is being recorded from a satellite receiver switch on the satellite receiver and select the satellite channel you want Select the channel position for the satellite receiver with SOURCE or 0 AV Manually recording television programmes Dos EE 1 When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro E gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in TEC NN EE DOT the time shift memory e Qo Qu bit ag 2 Press SOURCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown 3 Press A or W or use the numerical buttons 1 0 to select the TV channel or open the programme list with OK press A or W to select the TV channel and switch off the programme list with 2 4 Press 8 to start recording ma
23. of the DVD during playback Switches from time shift mode to disc mode Switches from HDD archive to disc mode Depends on the disc in use SELECT SETUP SOURCE OVERVIEW SELECT SET UP red green blue Q SET SOURCE et Switches between external USB source and HDD archive Opens and closes the setup menu of the HDD DVD recorder al Adjust the volume Selects different functions depending on the mode Selects different functions depending on the mode yellow Selects different functions depending on the mode Selects different functions depending on the mode Starts the recording and sets the switch off time in 30 minute steps Marks a starting point in time shift mode Selects the recording quality Selects input sources Switches the HDD DVD recorder to and from mute during playback CONNECTION AND PREPARATION Note Do not connect any other equipment while the device is switched on Switch off the other equipment as well before connecting it Only plug the device into the mains socket after you have connected the external devices Connecting a rooftop antenna or cable feed UL LL HL HH TL MUI H HHI f TIMI ME HHL ss L3 LLL H H HI JUUA LLL LLL HHI 1 Plug the cable of the rooftop antenna or cable feed into the antenna socket AN TEN NA IN on the HDD DVD recorder 2 Plug
24. on page 96 Press SO URCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown Press A or W or use the numerical buttons 1 0 to select the TV channel or open the programme list with OK press A or W to select the TV channel and switch off the programme list with 2 Press amp to start recording Note The recording is continued in the background Open the HDD archive by pressing yellow Select the title by pressing W or A The thumbnail index of the selected recording is displayed in the contents table Press P to start HDD archive playback Press I to end HDD archive playback The contents table of the HDD archive is displayed 10 Switch to recording mode with blue and end the recording with Bi A message appears Press OK to acknowledge You can see the data for the recording in the HDD archive Note If this message is not acknowledged the HDD DVD recorder continues recording ENGLISH E D LIVE SIMULTANEOUS OPERATING MODES Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneous playback from disc 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the HDD DVD recorder 2 Press to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby Sz Select TimeShifting s0 25 wo Q Record mw 60 mode
25. playing position When starting playback of the title again a message appears to ask you if you would like to play the title from the last playing position Yes or from the beginning of the title No This function is only possible if you have not marked any scenes see page 47 ENGLISH HDD ARCHIVE PLAYBACK ZDF 12 00 So 19 09 Tile 44 D 00 00 10 aa Seed HDD Pla HDD HDD Tar do mi 6 mm gt Choose DVD Qi ZDF 12 00 So 26 03 06 D 003010 ws FS Selec oo z HOD Play too Q Hod Target bi ZDF 12 00 So 26 03 06 D 00 00 10 S Select ef ad UEM HOD Play too w b aget bit 46 Displaying the info line 1 Press DISPL or O K once or twice to display the info line You will see information about the title total running time and playback time elapsed The info line automatically disappears after a short time Frame search 1 2 Select the playback speed during playback by pressing 4 or D gt Press gt to resume normal playback Selecting chapters SKIP 1 2 Select the next chapter by pressing P during playback Select the previous chapter by pressing 4 during playback Playback begins with the selected chapter Note You can set the duration of each chapter in the setup menu Enlarging the picture zoom This function allows you to e
26. rate of the digital output The sampling rate indicates how many samples can be read in per time interval Use 96 K for DVDs with a 96 kHz audio signal for optimum analogue audio output at the L AUDIO OUT R sockets Use 48 K for DVDs with a 48 kHz audio signal The signal is emitted at the L AUDIO OUT R and DIGITAL AUDIO OUT sockets 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU AUDIO G0 with W or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select PCM Output using V or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select the value LPCM 48 K or LPCM 96 K with W or A and confirm with OK 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting Cr ero Gg PCM Output C a Dynamic Range OK E C271 LS AUDIO SETTINGS Switching the dynamic range volume range on and off Dolby digital soundtracks have a very large dynamic volume range hence there is a great difference in volume between quiet and loud tones The dynamic range function optimises this at low volume 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU AUDIO G2 with W or A and press O K to confirm 3 Select Dynamic Range with W or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select ON or OFF with W or A and confirm with OK 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting CUSTOM SETTINGS Language settings CREE t
27. wide screen playback with the left and right edges of the picture cropped depending on the DVD used or 4 3 LB for wide screen playback with black bars on the top and bottom edges of the screen If you have a 16 9 format television select the 16 9 setting 4 3 LB is the default setting 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU VIDEO 25 with W or amp and press OK to confirm 3 Select TV aspect ratio with W or and press OK to activate it 4 Select the picture format 4 3 LB 4 3 P amp S or 16 9 WS with Y or 4 and press OK to confirm 5 Press SET UPK to finish the setting ENGLISH TIME SHIFT FUNCTIONS Time shift watching a current television programme with a delay When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in the time shift memory If a digital receiver is connected to the HDD DVD recorder select SETUP MENU gt PREFERENCES Default Source gt EURO AV 2 The signal of the digital receiver is then recorded in the time shift memory The time shift memory has space for up to 3 hours of recordings which means that after 3 hours of recording the HDD DVD recorder continues recording but the start of the recording is lost The data in the time shift memory can be partially or completely copied into the HDD archive at any time Th
28. with OK 6 Select OK with 4 or gt and press OK to confirm EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE In the HDD archive menu there are many options for editing the recorded programmes You can select titles and copy them to disc or delete or sort titles You can start playback in a sub menu delete a title split the title in two parts mark certain parts of the title and block their playback change the title picture index change the name of the title secure the title against inadvertent deletion and prohibit playback of the title Preparation 1 To make a copy put a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW into the disc compartment Press i to open the main menu 3 Select HDD with W or A and activate with No CH Date Time OK Wi am WO wo As The HDD archive is displayed i Note You can also open the HDD archive by pressing yellow Note The rest of the process is described in the following sections starting from step 1 Copying a title to disc 1 Select the title by pressing W or A 2 Mark the title by pressing A status line is displayed above the index screen This line shows the space required by the title on the disc as a graph and in percent 3 Start copying the title with The S symbol is displayed during the copying process Notes You can mark and skip over several titles If the length of the title is greate
29. 80 nm for CD Audio format Digital MPEG2 Dolby Digital PCM DTS MP3 WMA Analogue Stereo sound Dolby Pro Logic Audio Signal Analogue DVD 48 96kHz 4 Hz 22 44 kHz Video CD 44 1 kHz 4 Hz 20 kHz Audio CD 44 1 kHz 4 Hz 20 kHz Signal to noise ratio at 1 kHz 2 90 dB Sound volume at 1 kHz gt 85 dB Dimensions and weight Dimensions W x H x L 430 x 55 x 320 mm Weight 4 5 kg ENGLISH o E INFORMATION General information on laser devices Your system is a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This means that the laser is designed in such a way as to ensure that the maximum permissible emission value cannot be exceeded under any circumstances CLASS 1 Caution LASER PRODUCT This device emits laser radiation Because of the danger of eye injuries the unit may only be opened or serviced by trained personnel If settings other than those specified here are employed or other procedures are carried out this may lead to dangerous radiation exposure This product contains components which are covered by certain U S patents or for other reasons are considered intellectual property of the Macrovision Corporation and other proprietors Use of this protected technology must be approved by the Macrovision Company and is only permissible for private presentation at home or for other limited applications where no special permission has been granted by Macrovision Reproduction or disassembly of the device is prohibited
30. ANTENNA ANTENNA IN OUT TV VIDEO OUT VIDEO OUT S VIDEO OUT Y Pb Cb Pr Cr AUDIO OUT L AUDIO OUT R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Antenna input socket for the rooftop antenna Antenna output socket to the television Video output socket for connecting a television or AV receiver with a cinch socket Video output socket for connecting a television or AV receiver with an S Video socket Video output sockets for connecting a television flat screen or projector YUV standard Audio output sockets left right analogue channel for connecting an audio system Audio output sockets coaxial for PCM Dolby digital DTS signals For connecting to a digital multi channel audio video amplifier or AV receiver Audio output sockets optical for PCM Dolby digital DTS signals For connecting to a digital multi channel audio video amplifier or AV receiver ENGLISH 14 OVERVIEW VIDEO IN VIDEO IN S VIDEO IN AUDIO IN LR EURO AV1 TV EURO AV2 DECODER AC 110 240V 50 60 Hz 50W max Caution Video input socket for connecting a video recorder DVD player or AV receiver with a cinch socket Video input socket for connecting an SVHS video recorder or AV receiver with an S VIDEO socket Audio input sockets left right analogue channel for connecting a video recorder DVD player or an audio system Euro AV SCART socket input output for the television Euro AV SCART socket input o
31. ARATION Connecting a televisionusing cinch cables UL DEBE BE I UL BM HII HII UL a MUIA HIHI E 1 Plug the cinch cable supplied into the VIDEO OUT socket on the HDD DVD recorder and the corresponding socket VIDEO IN on the television 2 Plug standard cinch cables into the L AUDIO OUT R sockets on the HDD DVD recorder and the corresponding sockets AUDIO IN on the television Connecting a television using a Y C S VIDEO cable and cinch cables pU AMAA DEBIDA DEBE HH aL BEBE U HIHIHI p HIII HI HIHI JUL MUHE HHHH HI 1 Plug the standard S Video cable into the S VIDEO OUT socket on the HDD DVD recorder and the corresponding socket S VIDEO IN on the television 2 Plug standard cinch cables into the L AUDIO OUT R sockets on the HDD DVD recorder and the corresponding sockets AUDIO IN on the television 20 CONNECTION AND PREPARATION Connecting a television using cinch cables pro gressive scan Caution This connection transmits video signals at a high frequency range Before you first switch on the device please check whether your television or projector is suitable for this use GRUNDIG accepts no liability for damage resulting from negligent use Notes The video output must be set to YUV under SETUP PREFERENCES gt Video Output
32. E The amount of recording time available is shown NUS e Ska domm Qm Qa Notes jj ul H Gos m Qm During the recording you can press 8 to enter the switch off time 30 to 690 minutes in 30 minute increments The HDD DVD recorder automatically switches off the recording after this time Press CL to stop the recording the data will not be saved Press Bl to pause Press P gt to resume recording Note that this is no longer a LIVE recording 7 Press ll to end the recording A message appears Press OK to acknowledge You can see the data for the recording in the HDD archive Note If this message is not acknowledged the HDD DVD recorder continues the recording 58 SIMULTANEOUS OPERATING MODES Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneous playback from the HDD archive gt ive S gt Select TimeShifing Record C DVD Target 19 the Om Om Qe No CH Date Time 001 ARD Tu 01 11 20 00 Title MyTitle 1 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the HDD DVD recorder Press to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in the time shift memory Note Please select the recording quality before starting the recording See the section on custom settings and selecting the recording quality
33. Enter the four digit stop time with 1 0 and press OK to confirm Select Title with Y or A and press OK to confirm Enter a name for the title up to eight letters characters Select letters characters with W or A Switch to the next previous letter or character with 4 or b Press OK to confirm the setting Select VPS with W or A and press OK to confirm Switch on VPS PDC control W or A On if required For VPS On the starting time must be entered to the nearest minute according to the TV guide TIMER RECORDING 13 Select OK with W or amp and press OK to confirm 5 u the recording data The Timer list menu appears on the screeen Note If you do not want to save the timer data select Cancel with V or A and press OK to confirm 14 To make further recordings repeat the instructions from step 3 or exit the Timer list menu with green 15 Switch the HDD DVD recorder to standby by pressing on the remote control Display on the HDD DVD recorder O Caution Remember that the HDD DVD recorder can only record after you press on the remote control to switch it to standby Note The timer recordings can be cancelled by pressing Bil Messages during or after programming a recording Recording due to start switch off the HDD DVD recorder
34. HDD DVD RECORDER GDR 5550 HDD y A X J ENGLISH CONTENTS 5 6 HDD DVD recorder GDR 5550 HDD 5 Special features of your HDD DVD recorder 5 Disc formats Scope of delivery 7 Set up and safety 8 17 Overview 8 9 The main functions 10 Menus and navigation 11 The front of the HDD DVD recorder 12 The displays of the HDD DVD recorder 13 14 The back of the HDD DVD recorder 15 17 The remote control 18 24 Connection and preparation 18 Connecting a rooftop antenna or cable feed 19 21 Connecting a television 22 Connecting an audio system with analogue two channel stereo sound 23 Connecting a digital multi channel amplifier or digital two channel audio system 24 Connecting the power cord 24 Inserting batteries in the remote control 25 27 Initial setup 25 Switching on the HDD DVD recorder 25 26 Initial setup 26 Sorting television stations 27 Setting the TV norm 27 Selecting the screen format of your television set 28 31 Time shift functions 28 29 Time shift watching a current television programme with a delay 30 Watching programmes with a time shift 31 Searching for scenes in the time shift memory 31 Copying sections of the programme stored in the time shift memory into the HDD archive 32 44 Disc playback 32 Preparation 32 Inserting discs 32 Removing discs 33 34 DVD playback 34 DVD RW R RW R playback 35 36 S VCD VCD playback 37 40 Playing audio and video files 41 43 Picture data CD pl
35. LISH a mE 30 09 2004 10 05 12 SP 01 15 00 Play title Edit title 7 Rename title v Erase title Overwrite title Overwrite disc 70 EDITING DATA ON A DISC Editing the names of recordings You can give recordings a name 1 Put a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW in the disc com partment Press i to open the main menu Select gt DVD by pressing W or amp and activate with OK The index screen appears Press W or A to select the title and activate the title menu with gt The Title menu is displayed Select Rename title by pressing V or A amp and press OK to confirm Press 4 or to select the input position and W to switch to the keyboard Press W A 4 or P lt to select letters characters and OK to confirm Notes The buttons at the bottom of the keyboard are function keys Press cC to switch between uppercase and lowercase Press BkSp to delete a character and Clear to delete a word Press Exit or 7 to quit the keyboard Any changes are not saved When you have entered the new name press W A or P to switch to the OK button and press OK to confirm Display Updating disc Please wait Press 4 to complete the setting EDITING DATA ON A DISC Deleting titles recordings from the disc 1 Puta DVD
36. Password OKC A and press OK to confirm Restore factory settings OK r 3 Select Change Password with W or A and press Screensaver OK to confirm SCART output Default Source 4 Enter the code number 3 3 O 8 with the numerical buttons Remote Control Type 1 0 5 Select Enter new password with W and enter a new four digit password with the numerical buttons 1 0 6 Select Enter new password again with W and enter the same password again with the numerical buttons 1 0 Select OK with Y and confirm with OK Press SET UP to finish the setting ENGLISH AUDIO SETTINGS Selecting the digital output Digi audi ouput RW PO Ou 4 Dynamic Range es Here you select whether the audio signal is emitted from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT socket in the original data format All or in PCM format Pulse Code Modulation 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU AUDIO G2 with W or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Digital audio output with W or A and press OK to confirm 4 Select the mode RAW or LPCM by pressing W or A and press OK to confirm 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting Setting the sampling rate CF Digital audio output CITNENENNNUT I NN IL 4 Dynamic Range es 92 This setting is used to adjust the sampling
37. R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW in the disc com partment Press i to open the main menu me s SE EE m s 100812 3 x oso Select gt DVD by pressing W or amp and activate with OK The index screen appears 4 Press V or A to select the title and activate the title menu with P The Title menu is displayed Play fille 5 Select Erase title with W or A and press OK to Edit title confirm Rename fille P Display Warning this operation will irreversibly delete the Erase tile O O current title on the disc Do you want to continue Overwrite title M z Cae 6 Select Yes with 4 or gt and press OK to confirm Display Erasing The title overview now shows a blank title Notes Deleted titles on a DVD R R are only marked as deleted The playing time of these titles cannot be used for further record ings The title is simply skipped during playback Once a DVD R R is finalised deleting is no longer possible Overwriting titles This function allows you to use free recording space on the disc Note that only the playing time of the title to be overwritten is avail able for recording ms 1 Puta DVD RW or DVD RW in the disc compartment NOR ban 2 Press i to open the main menu tee 3 Select gt DVD by pressing W or A and activate ial with OK The index screen appears 4
38. RCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown Select the television channel with A or W Press amp to start recording The available recording time is displayed The recording stops automatically at the end of the disc Hoidoy 30 09 2004 100512 Play P Rename disc Y Erase disc Record title Overwrite disc Lock disc Holdoy 30 09 2004 100512 EDITING DATA ON A DISC Entering the name of the disc You can enter a name for each disc the name is shown on the index screen 1 Put a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW in the disc com partment Press i to open the main menu Select gt DVD by pressing W or amp and activate with OK The index screen appears Select the disc information MY DVD by pressing V or A and activate with gt The disc menu is displayed Select Rename disc with W or A and press OK to confirm Select the input field with gt and press W to activate the input keyboard Press W A 4 or to select letters and num bers and O K to confirm Notes The buttons at the bottom of the keyboard are function keys Press cC to switch between uppercase and lowercase Press BkSp to delete a chracter and Clear to delete a word Press Exit or 2 to qui
39. RW 34 DISC PLAYBACK 5 6 7 Advance frame by frame by pressing Il Press gt to resume playback To stop playback press ll twice Opening the playback menu 1 2 You can open the playback menu by pressing DISPL twice You can select repeat functions in Mode DVD RW R RW R playback Features of DVD RW R RW R You can recognise a disc by the logo on the label If programmes were recorded on these discs your HDD DVD recorder can play them back If you want to play a DVD R R on a DVD player it must first be finalised Playback 1 vn OU A Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i Select the gt DVD menu item with W or 4 and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected When you select disc mode playback starts automatically if the disc is copy protected or has been finalised Note If playback does not start automatically press A or Y to select the title you want from the index and OK to start playback Press ll to pause playback freeze frame Advance frame by frame by pressing Il Press gt to resume playback To stop playback press il twice aise DIGITAL VIDEO DISC PLAYBACK S VCD VCD playback S VCD VCD features You can recognise S VCD VCDs video CDs by the logo on the label Depending on the contents of the S VCD VCD films music videos etc
40. Screensaver SCART output Default Source m CD e Remote Control Type DVD Recorder 100 All custom settings are restored to the original status 1 2 Press SET UP to open the setup menu Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES CE with W or A and press OK to confirm Select Restore factory settings with W or and press OK to confirm Select OK with 4 or gt and press OK to confirm Press SET UPK to finish the setting cE INFORMATION Technical data This product fulfils the European directives 89 336 EEC 73 23 EEC and 93 68 EEC This device conforms to the safety regulation DIN EN 60065 VDE 0860 and thereby the interna tional safety regulation IEC 60065 Never open up the HDD DVD recorder The manufacturer will not accept any liability for damage resulting from improper handling Mains voltage 110 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption Operation approx 50 W Standby x 4 W Ambient temperature 10 C to 35 C Playback standard PAL 50 Hz 625 lines NTSC 60 Hz 525 lines Disc formats DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Media formats DVD Video audio CD video CD VCD 1 0 1 1 2 0 S Video CD CD ROM DivX Video MP3 WMA JPEG Kodak Picture CD DVD ROM DivX Video MP3 WMA JPEG Kodak Picture CD HDD archive 160 GB 5400 rpm 2M Buffer Laser Semiconductor laser Wavelength 650 nm for DVD Wavelength 7
41. Select the title to overwrite by pressing W or A4 and press gt to open the title menu Bee The title menu is displayed Edit title Rename title 5 Select Overwrite title with W or A and press OK Erase title to confirm a Overwrite title v Overwrite disc ENGLISH N a i3 30 09 2004 1 10 05 12 E SP 01 15 00 Wags Play Rename disc Erase Erase title Overwrite title 72 EDITING DATA ON A DISC 6 Press SOURCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown Select the television programme by pressing A or Y Press to start recording The available recording time is displayed The recording stops automatically at the end of the title Overwriting discs This function allows you to overwrite the disc from the start to the end of the recording If you no longer need any of the titles on the disc use the Delete disc function in the disc menv 1 Puta DVD RW or DVD RW in the disc compartment 2 Press i to open the main menu 3 Select gt DVD by pressing W or A and activate with OK The index screen appears 4 Select any title with W or A and press P to open the title menu The title menu is displayed 5 Select Overwrite disc with W or A and press OK to confirm 6 Press SOU
42. The DVD R RW or DVD R RW is automatically initialised before recording this can take a few minutes Only then is recording possible RECORDING GENERAL INFORMATION Recording quality and time For the disc You can set the quality of the recording The table below shows the relationship between quality and recording time Quality Time HQ Very high quality 60 minutes on a 4 7 GB blank DVD SP High quality 120 minutes on a 4 7 GB blank DVD SP Good quality 150 minutes on a 4 7 GB blank DVD LP S VHS picture quality 180 minutes on a 4 7 GB blank DVD EP Better than VHS picture quality 240 minutes on a 4 7 GB blank DVD SLP VHS picture quality 360 minutes on a 4 7 GB blank DVD SEP Longest recording time 480 minutes on a 4 7 GB blank DVD For the HDD archive You can set the quality of the recording The table below shows the relationship between quality and recording time Quality Time HQ very high recording quality 35 hours SP high recording quality 67 hours SP good recording quality 83 hours LP S VHS picture quality 101 hours EP better than VHS picture quality 133 hours SLP VHS picture quality 203 Stunden SEP longest recording time 272 hours Notes The quality and recording time are interdependent The better the quality the more memory the recording requires This means that the recording time is shorter in high quality mode than in standard quality mode The record
43. Timer list menu appears displaying the current data Press W or A to select the timer position and activate with OK The ltem editor menu appears Press Y or A to select the recording data press OK and then Y or A or 1 0 to edit the data Press OK to confirm each change Select OK with W or A and press OK to save the recording data Close the Timer list menu by pressing 3 Deleting recording data 1 Open the Timer list menu by pressing green The Timer list menu appears displaying the current data Press W or A to select the timer position Press CL to delete the recording data Close the Timer list menu by pressing 3 hme 30 09 2004 10 05 12 SP 01 15 00 Play title P bd Rename title Erase title Overwrite title Overwrite disc EDITING DATA ON A DISC The index screen of the DVD R DVD RW DVD R and DVD RW shows the title length quality and date of the recording The first frame of the recording is also displayed If the Automatic chapter marking is activated the HDD DVD recorder makes chapter markings during the recording You can set the time intervals by referring to the chapter on Inserting chapter markers in recordings on page 96 You can edit delete or add new ones later on You can also edit the name of the recording rename the dis
44. V socket on the back of the HDD DVD recorder 2 Plug the power cord into the wall socket Caution The only way to disconnect the HDD DVD recorder from the mains is to pull out the plug Note Do not connect any other equipment while the device is switched on Switch off the other equipment as well before con necting it Only plug the device into the mains socket after you have con nected the external devices and the antenna Inserting batteries in the remote control 1 To open the battery compartment press the catch and remove the lid 2 When inserting the batteries Mignon type e g RO6 or AA 2 x1 5 V observe the polarity marked on the battery compart ment 3 Close the battery compartment Note If the HDD DVD recorder no longer reacts properly to remote control commands the batteries may be flat Always remove used batteries The manufacturer accepts no liability for dam age resulting from leaking batteries Environmental note Batteries including those which contain no heavy metal should not be disposed of with household waste Please dispose of used batteries in an environmentally responsible manner Find out about the legal regulations which apply in your area 24 Initial setup Select OSD language Select country INITIAL SETUP Switching on the HDD DVD recorder 1 Switch the HDD DVD recorder to standby mode by pressing O on the device and press on the remote contro
45. W please is not possible delete it At the end of the recording Use a new or empty disc the YesDVD function is not provided Forgotten password Go to the SETUP menu PREFERENCES Change pass word Enter the password 8600 and then enter your new password ENGLISH 103 INFORMATION Possible causes remedy The inserted disc continues to rotate for approx ten mini utes before switching off Press 4 and remove the disc from the disc compartment Disc drive noises during HDD archive playback The HDD DVD recorder does not work with the buttons on the recorder or with the remote control Press on the remote control and hold down for five seconds The HDD DVD recorder is initialised again No data is lost from the HDD archive INFORMATION Environmental note This product has been made from high quality parts and materials which can be re used and recycled Therefore do not throw the product away with normal household waste at the end of its life Take it to a collection point for recycling electrical and electronic devices This is indicated by this symbol on the product in the operating manual and on the packaging Please find out about collection points operated by your local authority Help protect the environment by recycling used products Cleaning discs Wipe the dirty disc with a cloth from the centre outwards in a straight line Do not use any solvents such as benzene thinner
46. am Table Country Selection This function allows you to specify whether and how often chapter markers are automatically set during recording 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU RECORDING CS with V or A and press OK to confirm Select Auto Chapter Marker with W or and press OK to confirm Press W or A to select the marker sequence and OK to confirm Note If you do not want to set any chapter markers repeat the setting and select Off 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting Selecting the recording quality HE 3 Auto Chapter Marker Scan Channels SCAN Modify Channel CD sor Program Table Country Selection The function allows you to select the recording quality e g SP 1 2 Press SET UP to open the setup menu Select SETUP MENU RECORDING GE with Y or A and press OK to confirm Select Recording Quality with W or 4 and press OK to confirm Select the recording quality using W or 4 and press OK to confirm Press SET UP to finish the setting Selecting the input source for recording Rating Level Change Password Restore factory settings Screensaver SCART output ise heer Remote Control Type This function allows you to select the input source e g Tuner for recording TV programmes 1 2 Press SET UP t
47. amplifier or digital two channel audio system A multi channel audio video amplifier Dolby digital decoder or DTS Digital Theatre System decodes the digital multi channel sound of the DVD to provide optimum sound quality 1 Plug the cinch cable supplied into the cinch socket DIGITAL AUDIO OUT coaxial on the HDD DVD recorder and into the corresponding socket on the digital multi channel amplifier or plug a standard optical cable into the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT socket optical on the HDD DVD recorder and the corre sponding socket on the digital multi channel amplifier Note Even if you are using a digital connection you should still make an analogue audio connection see page 22 because depend ing on the disc type the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT socket may not be able to transfer the signal Manvfactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpo ration Dolby Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Digital and the double D symbol on are trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Cor poration Copyright 1992 Dolby Laboratories Inc All rights reserved DTS and DTS Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theatre Systems Inc All rights reserved ENGLISH N Uu CONNECTION AND PREPARATION Connecting the power cord 1 Plug the mains cable supplied into the 110 240
48. and press OK to confirm Press W or A to select Yes and press OK to con firm The channel is marked in the station list with a in front of its number Select OK with Y and confirm with OK Note Set further television stations by repeating steps 6 to 15 Press SET UP to complete the setting SPECIAL SETTINGS Setting the time and date SETUP MENU DATE TIME E Date Time Setting Program Date dd mm yyy UA Time hh mm If you do not want to use the date and time broadcast by a tele vision station you can set it manually 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU DATE TIME with w or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Date with w or amp and press OK to confirm Enter the date in six digits with 1 0 and press OK to confirm 4 Select Time with w or A and press OK to confirm Enter the time in four digits with 1 0 and press OK to confirm 5 Press SET UP to complete the setting Switching the HDD DVD recorder to another Grundig remote control Rating Level Change Password Restore factory settings SONT gt P Default Source n S L Remote Control Type DVD Recorder You can adjust the HDD DVD recorder so that it can be operated with a remote control from another Grundig device 1 Press SET UP to open the setup
49. ar button you can delete the entire title name use BkSp to delete individual characters P Note Protect 3 Press W A 4 or to select characters and press OK to confirm Notes The buttons at the bottom of the keyboard are function keys Press cC to switch between uppercase and lowercase Press BkSp to delete a character and Clear to delete a word Press Exit or 2 to quit the keyboard Any changes are not saved 4 When you have entered the new name press W A or P to switch to the OK button and press OK to confirm You will see the new name in the contents table 80 EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE Blocking playback of a title You can only start playing back the title once you have entered a password 1 Select Lock with W or A and confirm with OK Play i MPA f Delete Title is blocked fi is indicated next to the title picture Split index Segment Note Change Index Pic To undo the block select Unlock with W or amp and Rename confirm with O K a Enter the password 3 3 O 8 or your personal password Protect M with the numerical buttons 1 0 and confirm with OK Protecting titles against accidental deletion and editing This protects titles on the hard disc from being accidentally deleted You can only delete the title after you have remov
50. arately Selecting tities and chapters step by step 1 During playback select the title or chapter by pressing gt or 4 Selecting tides and chapters directly 1 During playback press e to open the input option title or chapter you want 2 Enter the title or chapter using 1 0 and press OK to confirm Playback starts with the selected title or chapter Selecting a section to the nearest minute 1 During playback press e several times to open the time display 2 Enter the playing time in five digits hours minutes and seconds using 1 0 and press OK to confirm The HDD DVD recorder locates the section and starts play back Selecting functions in the playback menu 1 During playback press DISPL or OK twice The playback menu appears 2 Select the item by pressing A or W and activate it with 3 Select the function you want by pressing A or Y and press OK to confirm 4 Switch off the repeat menu with 4 or DISPL Pausing and resuming playback You can pause the playback of a DVD at any point and then resume from the same place 1 To pause playback press Bil once 2 Press gt to resume playback at the point where it was pause 48 DISC PLAYBACK CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS Frame search You can choose amongst various speeds forwards or backwards 1 Select the forward or reverse playback
51. ate with OK The index screen appears Select the disc information MY DVD by pressing W or A and activate with The disc menu is displayed Select Make compatible with W or A and press OK to confirm Display Working followed by the index screen The titles and chapters on the disc are now correctly dis played on a DVD player Note This can take some time Locking a disc This protects the disc from being accidentally recorded over Put a DVD RW or DVD RW in the disc compartment Press i to open the main menu Select gt DVD by pressing W or A and activate with OK The index screen appears Select the disc information MY DVD by pressing W or A and activate with gt The disc menu is displayed Select Lock disc with W or amp and press OK to confirm Display Working followed by the index screen You can no longer record on the disc Note To unlock the disc select Unlock disc in the disc menu and press OK to confirm ENGLISH EDITING DATA ON A DISC Finalising a disc DVD R R RW only gt Holiday 30 09 2004 100512 Play Rename disc Record title pe If you want to play a DVD R R on a DVD player you must first finalise it The HDD DVD recorder is able to play the unfinalised disc Note that after a disc is finalised no changes or a
52. ayback 44 Audio CD playback 45 47 HDD archive playback 45 Preparation 45 46 Playback 47 Selecting and playing scenes 48 51 Disc playback convenience functions 48 Selecting titles and chapters 48 Selecting functions in the playback menu 48 Pausing and resuming playback CONTENTS Frame search Slow motion Frame by frame playback Selecting camera angles for scenes Enlarging and moving a screen section zoom Switching the dubbed language or the audio format Selecting and displaying subtitles Creating and playing a playlist Repeating a chapter a title or a disc Repeating a selected section A B Repeat Recording general information Recording options Suitable discs for recording Unsuitable discs Initialising discs Recording quality and time Recording on disc Preparing for recording Manually recording television programmes Finalising a disc DVD R R RW Error messages YesDVD function Activating and deactivating the YesDVD function Executing the YesDVD function Recording on the HDD archive Preparing for recording Manually recording television programmes Simultaneous operating modes Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneous playback from the HDD archive Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneous playback from disc Recording on disc and simultaneous playback from the HDD archive Copying Timer recordings Programming recordings by entering the data for the television programme Messages
53. c and delete individual recordings or all recordings Editing tities Opening the editing menu 1 Puta DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW in the disc com partment Press i to open the main menu 3 Select gt DVD by pressing W or A and activate with OK The index screen appears Select the title by pressing Y or A Activate the DVD menu with gt The DVD menu is displayed 6 Select Edit title with W or A and press OK to confirm The Edit mode menu appears Notes The rest of the process is described in the following sections starting from step 1 Adding chapter markers You can add chapter markers within a title to allow you to find scenes quickly during playback You can add up to 99 markers on each disc After the 99th marker the HDD DVD recorder displays the message Too many chapters To insert new markers old ones must first be deleted You cannot add markers if the disc is write protected or finalised 1 Select Title with Y or A and press OK to activate 2 Press 1 0 to enter the title and press OK to confirm ENGLISH fSeormooe Yea Tite 1 01 Chapter 01 04 ips PA bbe X To o Skip chapter X Yad Index picture VSZ Split tile AEDT MODE O Yom Tiie 1 01 E Chapter 01 04 xis PAY NAE A os ou Skip chapter E Yad Index picture YSZ Split title 3 EDIT MODE
54. ce You can also open the file browser directly by pressing SELECT bj Edit in this menu you can edit the contents of a home recorded disc If an external data device is connected to the USB inter face the copying menu USB gt DVD is displayed Press OK to activate the menu item 4 Select individual menu options with 4 W or A and press OK to confirm Press S to exit individual menu options Press i to quit the main menu 10 OVERVIEW The front of the HDD DVD recorder lt IN VIDEO IN LAUDIO INR i DV IN gt n m Id Dl PROG SOURCE e Switches the HDD DVD recorder in and out of standby mode In standby mode the current time and day of the week appear on the display USB interface for connecting an external data medium under the cover panel Video audio input sockets for connecting a camcorder under the cover panel Video audio input socket Fire Wire IEEE 1394 for connecting a digital camcorder under the cover panel Compartment for disc media Recording display Display Opens and closes the disc compartment Starts playback Confirms the options selected in the menus Interrupts playback and recording Press twice to stop Activates the selected menu During playback press briefly to select the previous or next section Move t
55. ck up copy of special recordings you can copy the data from the HDD archive onto a disc 1 To make a copy put a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW into the disc compartment Press i to open the main menu Select HDD with W or A and activate with OK The HDD archive is displayed Note You can also open the HDD archive by pressing yellow Press W or A to select the title Mark the title by pressing lt A status line is displayed above the index screen This line shows the space required by the title on the disc as a graph and in percent Start copying the title with 6 The S symbol is displayed during the copying process Notes You can mark and skip over several titles If the length of the title is greater than the space left on the disc the message DVD is full appears To copy the title you must split it see the section on splitting titles in two on page 79 TIMER RECORDING Programming recordings by entering the data for the television programme Notes You can store the television programme on a disc or in the HDD archive The time and date on the HDD DVD recorder must be accurate If all the timer positions are occupied and you want to program a new recording you must delete one as described in the sec tion on deleting recording data on page 66 Preparation Switch on the television Select the AV channel on the telev
56. confirm The chapter is skipped during playback Note If you want to see the chapter again select it with 1 0 select Show chapter with W or A and press OK to confirm Quit the function by pressing 2 or 9 Title 1 01 Chapter 01 04 cus PLAY Chapter marker Skip chapter x Yay Vis Spine x Chapter 01 04 xata PAY EBBX Chapter marker o Skip chapter 2 Index picture vag T elapsed 0 00 20 m a EDITING DATA ON A DISC Creating a new tite thumbnail You can select and save any scene as a new index thumbnail picture for the title Uu BP W N Select Title with W or A and press OK to activate Press 1 0 to enter the title and press OK to confirm Select Index picture by pressing V or A Press O K at the scene you want to use as an index thumbnail Quit the function by pressing 2 or 9 Splitting titles in two DVD RW and DVD RW only You can split a title into two You can then delete these two titles sep arately so that you can use the memory space on the disc again Select Title with W or A and press OK to activate Press 1 0 to enter the title and press OK to confirm Select Split title with W or amp and press OK to confirm The title is split Note Depending on the length of the title this can take some time ENG
57. d ange E ste Lng CR tiem gs Cy E SETUP MENU LANGUAGE OSD Language Ud Subtitle Language K 4 Disc Menu Language CaF SETUP MENU LANGUAGE quan 05D Language Audio Language Q Disc Menu Language Ca E Ca language Dubbed language ma Subtitle language c emm gh Cas E 94 You can choose between various languages 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU LANGUAGE MEJ with Y or and press OK to confirm Note The rest of the process is described in the following sections starting from step 1 Selecting the dubbing language If several languages are available on the current DVD the sound is played back in the language you have selected If the language you select is not on the DVD the HDD DVD recorder automatically selects the first audio language ovailable 1 Select Audio Language with W or A and press OK to activate it 2 Select your language using V or and press OK to confirm Selecting the language for the subtitles If subtitles are available on the current DVD they are shown in the language you have selected If the language you have selected for the subtitles is not on the DVD the HDD DVD recorder automatically selects the first language available 1 Select Subtitle Language by pressing V or 4 and press OK to confirm 2 MH a language using V or
58. disc recording mode the time shift recording is ended The programme can then be recorded on disc Switches the time shift menu off ENGLISH TIME SHIFT FUNCTIONS Watching programmes with a time shift D NUS A Sha TimeShifing Reod GS Torget Dl those Om Qu pit 30 1 When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in the time shift memory The time shift menu is displayed briefly Note You can view the time shift menu with DISPL or OK Pausing a live programme You can pause the programme you are watching This is a useful function for example if the telephone rings while you are watching a film and you don t want to miss anything A freeze frame display of the last scene appears on the screen and the programme is recorded in the time shift memory 1 Press Ili to pause the current programme The LIVE display disappears Press gt to continue the programme Instead of LIVE the relative playing position is shown The time display in the right of the time shift menu shows the cur rent time Note Switch back to live recording by pressing 9 or pe repeatedly If you catch up with the scene currently being broadcast LIVE appears again in the display Note for operation with a digital receiver If the television programme is coming from a digital receiver conn
59. during or after programming a recording Checking modifying or deleting recording data Editing data on a disc Editing titles Editing the names of recordings Deleting titles recordings from the disc Overwriting titles Overwriting discs Entering the name of the disc Deleting the content of the disc DVD RW RW Recording titles Finalising title editing Locking a disc Finalising a disc DVD R R RW only Deleting the content of the disc DVD RW RW W ENGLISH 101 106 101 102 103 104 105 106 CONTENTS Editing data on the HDD archive Preparation Copying a title to disc Deleting titles in the HDD archive Sorting titles in the HDD archive Functions in the HDD archive sub menu Viewing information via the HDD archive Organising the hard disc Deleting data in the HDD archive Copying Connection and preparation Recording from external devices Operation with a decoder Connection and preparation Recording pay TV programmes USB mode Connection and preparation Playing content from external data devices Creating and playing back a playlist Copying content from external data devices to disc Parental lock Authorising the content of a DVD Changing the access code password Audio settings Selecting the digital output Setting the sampling rate Switching the dynamic range volume range on and off Custom settings Language settings Switching the screen saver on and off Setting the signal type for
60. e Do not connect any other equipment while the device is switched on Switch off the other equipment as well before connecting it Only plug the device into the mains socket after you have connected the external devices and the antenna Connection and preparation Connecting a camcorder 1 Connect the VIDEO IN and L AUDIO IN R sockets on the front of the HDD DVD recorder to the corresponding sockets on the camcorder using standard cinch cables or Connect the DV IN socket on the front of the HDD DVD recorder to the corresponding socket on the digital camcorder using a standard cable Connecting a video recorder DVD player or set top box 1 Connect the EURO AV2 DECODER socket on the HDD DVD recorder to the corresponding socket on the video recorder DVD player or set top box using a standard EURO AV SCART cable 84 COPYING Recording from external devices Preparation Switch on the television Select the AV channel on the television for the HDD DVD recorder Put a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW into the disc compartment Please select the recording quality before starting the recording See the section on custom settings and selecting the recording quality on page 96 Recording 1 When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current p
61. e a malfunction on the part of the HDD DVD recorder You must finalise your own recordings on DVD R R so that they can be played on a DVD player PARALLEL y 9 SIGOIN OVERVIEW The YesDVD function from page 57 The YesDVD function allows you to make professional home videos from your recordings At the end of recording the HDD DVD recorder automatically cre ates a chapter overview which is displayed as thumbnail images in the disc menu Using a PC you can then create a sleeve cover for the disc Only the DVDs that have been automatically finalised are suitable for this function This function cannot be used for the USB and HDD archive input sources Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneous playback from the HDD archive from page 59 You can record on the HDD archive and simultaneously play back a title from it Recording on the HDD archive and simultaneous playback from a disc page 60 Select HDD archive recording mode to record programmes in the HDD archive At the same time you can play back a title from the disc Recording on disc while playing back from the HDD archive page 61 Select disc recording mode select the television channel or external input source and start recording The recording is stored on the disc At the same time you can choose a title from the HDD archive and play it back Copying from the HDD archive to disc page 62
62. e time shift menu When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the time shift menu is displayed briefly The time shift menu can be hidden and displayed again with DISPL or OK Press DISPL twice to hide the dialog line and buttons Select TimeShifting Record DVD Target 9 00 and 4x2 Choose DVD S HDD Exit Start of time shift recording earliest possible playing position Visual display of the time shift memory Current playing position h WN H LIVE indicates that you are watching the programme without a time shift If you rewind the programme the display shows the playing position of the current scene Current time Animated symbol for recording in the time shift memory TIME SHIFT FUNCTIONS ie Select and Choose TimeShifting 9 Record DVD Target DVD HDD Exit 7 Dialog line with buttons and their functions E gt 1o TimeShifting 4 or W select the television station or the AV channel to be recorded in the time shift memory 4 or gt select scenes from the time shift recording 4 10 seconds backwards 10 seconds forwards Operating mode display Switches to disc playback the time shift recording is continued in the background The programme is being recorded in the HDD archive Switches to the HDD archive the recording in the time shift memory is continued Switches to
63. ect the channel on the HDD DVD recorder and start recording straight away At a later stage by entering data for the TV channel With option 2 you can program up to eight programmes up to a year in advance or record programmes at the same time every day or week You can also record films from external devices such as cam corders connected to the DV IN or VIDEO IN and L AUDIO IN R sockets on the HDD DVD recorder Suitable discs for recording You can use DVD R R and DVD RW RW discs for recording DVD R Rs can only be recorded on once If you want to play these discs on a DVD player you first have to finalise them Once they have been finalised they can no longer be recorded on If you only want to play them on your HDD DVD recorder you do not have to finalise them You can add more recordings and delete them as necessary Note that any playing time you delete is no longer available for recording DVD RW RWSs rewritable can be recorded on very often up to a thousand times and deleted You may have to delete recordings made by other devices on DVD RW RWs before you can record on them Unsuitable discs Damaged discs cannot be recorded on Finalised discs cannot be recorded on This can only be done with unfinalised discs Full discs cannot be recorded on Very rarely discs are defective and therefore cannot be recorded on Try recording on another disc Initialising discs
64. ected to the EURO AV2 socket and you want to make the setting using the menu of the digital receiver LIVE must be shown in the time shift menu If not then the settings in the menu of the digital receiver are displayed with a time shift Repeating the last scene of the programme 1 By pressing B you can repeat the last seven seconds of the programme Playback then continues with a time shift Switch back to live recording by pressing P TIME SHIFT FUNCTIONS Searching for scenes in the time shift memory You can search for scenes in the current recording The programme continues to be recorded in the time shift memory 1 By pressing you can rewind the programme Three different speeds are available By pressing 4 you can switch back to the start of each chap ter You can set the duration of each chapter in the setup menu If you view past scenes in the time shift memory you can fast forward the programme with p Three different speeds are available If you view past scenes in the time shift memory you can fast forward the programme in chapters with P Note If LIVE is displayed it is not possible to move any further forward in the programme Copying sections of the programme stored in the time shift memory into the HDD archive You can copy sections of the programme which are currently stored in the time shift memory into the HDD archive No
65. ed this protection 1 Select Protect with W or A and press OK to con firm Title is protected is indicated next to the title picture index Play Delete Split Segment Change Index Pic Rename Note Lock a To remove the protection select Unprotect with W or A and confirm with OK ENGLISH EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE _ Viewing information via the HDD archive This function tells you about the HDD archive memory total memory memory already assigned and the memory still available and the number of titles stored SETUP MENU ARCHIVE SETTINGS 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU ARCHIVE SETTINGS with W Id Sac or and press OK to confirm I5 Erase hard disc Go Co 3 Select Hard disc info with W or A and activate with OK The information appears Press OK lt to switch off the information Press SET UP to quit the menu Organising the hard disc This setting allows you to specify whether you delete old recordings automatically or manually if there is not sufficient memory for new recordings in the HDD archive Select Automatically and the oldest recordings stored will be automatically deleted to make space for new ones Select Manually and before new recordings can be saved those already stored in the HDD archive are deleted manually Note
66. er to play the CD on a PC edit the pictures or view a slide show Playing back a KODAK picture CD 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i 2 Select the gt DVD menu item with W or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected 3 When you select disc mode playback starts automatically The slide show proceeds automatically If playback is not started automatically start by pressing gt 4 To view the picture for longer press f Press P to continue picture playback Adjusting the picture display The pictures can be rotated or reversed 1 During playback press 4 or P to rotate the pictures by 90 During playback press A or W to reverse the pictures 3 Press ll to end playback Enlarging the picture zoom This function allows you to enlarge or reduce pictures and move them on the screen 1 Press QJ during playback or during a pause 2 To enlarge or reduce the size of a picture section press qJ repeatedly The zoom factor is displayed 3 Pres 4 A or W to move the picture section on the screen Note You cannot move pictures which have been reduced in size 4 Press QJ to switch back to full picture ENGLISH DISC PLAYBACK Audio CD playback COMPACT Audio CD features ohisie You can recognise audio CDs by this logo DIGITAL AUDIO Audio CDs only contain sound recordin
67. f a CD This only requires about 10 of the original data quantity The standard encoding bit rate for MP3 files is 128 kbps Generally the higher the bit rate of an MP3 file the better the sound quality Most MP3 files on the Internet are encoded at 128 or 160 kbps 160 kbps is considered CD quality MP3 files can be downloaded from the Internet and then burned onto a CD ROM Your HDD DVD recorder can read the ID3 tag from the file header which contains information on the song and the artist and displays this in the info menu status display MP3 CDs contain sound recordings They can be played in the normal manner on an audio system The digital signals transmitted during MP3 playback are PCM encoded regardless of the audio output setting The signals are output with the same data rate as the music source possibilities are 32 kbps 320 kbps usually 128 kbps MP3 files can be organised into folders and subfolders similar to files on a computer ENGLISH DISC PLAYBACK Note You cannot playback from the DivX video disc whilst recording on the HDD archive End the recording to play the DivX video disc Playback 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i 2 Select the gt DVD menu item with W or and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected OP 0 00 00 0 00 00 The file browser table of contents of the CD is displayed SEREG Select the folder or ti
68. f the time and date are correct select NEXT OK to con firm ENGLISH INITIAL SETUP Initial setup Set system date dd mm yy Initial setup finished SETUP MENU RECORDING FINISHED Entering a new time and date 6 Select the date line with W or amp and press OK to activate it Enter the date as six digits using 1 0 and press OK to confirm the setting Select NEXT by pressing O K Select the time line with Y or amp and press OK to activate it Enter the time as six digits using 1 0 and press OK to confirm the setting Select NEXT by pressing O K Ending initial setup 1 Select FINISHED by pressing OK Initial setup is complete YesDVD information 1 Information about the YesDVD function appears Press OK to switch off the display Sorting television stations You can sort the TV stations in any order you like 4 Timer Setting Menu Auto Chapter Marker Record Quality Scan Channels suN Modify Channel DT Program Table SN Country Selection dM 26 Press SET UP to open the setup menu Select SETUP MEN RECODING i with W or A and press OK to confirm Select Program Table with W or and press OK to confirm Press OK to confirm the message The Sort menu appears Press V or A to se
69. gs They can be played in the normal manner via an audio system just as on a CD player The individual tracks are stored in a sequence There are no folders Playback 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i 2 Selectthe gt DVD menu item with W or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected 3 When you select disc mode playback starts automatically If playback is not started automatically start it by pressing gt Display Track playing time and total playing time Playback stops at the end of the CD Press ll to pause playback Press gt to resume playback Note Press DISPL to open the playback menu The Mode menu item allows you to select repeat functions 6 Press ll to end playback Selecting tracks directly with the numerical buttons 1 During playback press 1 0 to enter the one or two digit track number and press OK to confirm Playback begins with the selected track Selecting a track in steps SKIP 1 Select the next track by pressing gt during playback 2 Press 4 to select the previous track Playback begins with the selected track Fast search Various speeds are available 1 To select the playback speed press during playback or D repeatedly 2 Press gt to resume normal playback 44 HDD ARCHIVE PLAYBACK Preparation 1 Switch on the televis
70. he cursor to the left or right in the menus Hold down to open the main menu Move the cursor to the left or right in the menus Press 4 to exit the selected menu Select TV channels down up Move the cursor up and down in the menus Selects input sources Starts recording Press repeatedly to enter the switch off time in 30 minute steps ENGLISH B OVERVIEW The displays of the HDD DVD recorder REPEAT ALL A B CHANNEL dts DODIGITAL REC ANGLE PROGRAM MP3 PN RANDOM SVCD gt II SuMoTuWe DVD PBC Th Fr Sa 12 REPEAT ALL Repeat functions activated REPEAT A B MP3 Disc mode with MP3 CD PN PAL or NTSC standard is selected SVCD Disc mode with S Video CD video CD or audio CD p Playback uu Pause freeze frame DVD Disc mode with DVD Hold HDD mode PBC PBC function playback control for S Video CD or video CD is activated CHANNEL Selected channel dts Information on the type of audio signal DO DIGITAL REC Recording Timer recording ANGLE The DVD provides various camera angles PROGRAM Function is activated UR Stereo audio signal selected RANDOM Random function is activated Current day of the week Alphanumerical display for various information such as the title chapter playing time etc OVERVIEW The back of the HDD DVD recorder TURO AV 1 TV DO Nor MOVE OJOS HAARD LFE PARTS Mode in Chine
71. he data for the recording in the HDD archive Note If this message is not acknowledged the HDD DVD recorder continues recording SIMULTANEOUS OPERATING MODES Recording on disc and simultaneous playback from the HDD archive uso eso BG 6 NUT ETE MEINE 39 v m m Sys stote STOP 3 Record To Optical Disc as 25min 6B Hopsed Time 0 00 00 Remain Space 02 05 00 Sp at Mime ro HOO Target UU d Om Om Qso 4 Sys state STOP Record To Optical Disc as 25min 6B Elapsed Time 00 00 00 Remain Space 02 05 00 je Sha DVD Target Q eod GHD Target f 9 Choose Om Qu i Sys stote RECORDING Record To Optical Disc as 25min GB Hopsed Time 00 00 05 Remain Space 02 04 55 9 952 y u A nes Om Qs 10 Sys stote STOPPING 14 Record To Optical Ds s 25min 6B Hapsed Time 0 00 05 Remain Space 02 05 00 CY 1 1o om Qm Qe Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the HDD DVD recorder Press to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in the time shift memory Note Please select the recording quality before starting the recording See the section on custom settings and selecting the recording quality on page 96 Switch to disc mode with 9 blue A message appears Press OK to ackn
72. he disc compartment Please select the recording quality before starting the recording See the section on custom settings and selecting the recording quality on page 96 1 When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in the time shift memory 2 Press SOURCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown 3 Select the required pay TV station with W or or with the numerical buttons 1 0 4 f the programme is to be recorded on the HDD archive start the recording with 6 or if the programme is to be recorded on disc press blue to switch to disc mode confirm with O K and start the record ing with Note After starting the recording you can press 8 to enter the switch off time 30 to 690 minutes in 30 minutes increments The HDD DVD recorder automatically switches off the recording after this time 5 Press Bll to end the recording A message appears Acknowledge it with OK Note If this message is not acknowledged the HDD DVD recorder continues the recording 6 When recording onto a disc the YesDVD menu appears after a short while Note If you wish to use the YesDVD function please read the section on executing the YesDVD function on page 57 If you do not wish to use the YesDVD function select No wi
73. iie S Program E HOD Target Press on the remote control to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode Press i to open the main menu Select P USB with W or A and press OK to activate The file browser appears Select the folder using W or and open with OK Press W or A to select the file you want and press OK or gt to start playback Creating and playing back a playlist This function allows you to copy selected files from an external data device into a playlist and then to play back this list Playback 1 Press on the remote control to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode 2 Press i to open the main menu 3 Select P USB with W or A and press OK to File play STOP 0 00 00 0 00 00 FILES amp DIRECTORY FAVORITE PROGRAM USB DRIVER C S Seled Add Q Delete to uM Active Normal S HDD Target activate The file browser appears Select the File play menu with D yellow Press W or A to select the folder file and use green to copy it to the Favorite Program Note To delete a file from the Favorite Program press gt select the file using W or and delete with X red Press gt to start playback ENGLISH ISB to DVD Archiving Select Source File Selected
74. ing quality HQ SP SP LP EP SLP or SEP is selected automatically during playback Playback is viewed with the recording quality that was selected for the recording ENGLISH 54 Property PTY Record title RECORDING GENERAL INFORMATION Note on recording quality Pay attention to the recording quality whether you set it manually or with the timer when you want to record a program in the HDD archive and then transfer it to a disc at a later point If you select a very high recording quality a 90 minute film might not fit onto the disc To record the film you will have to divide the film into two parts You cannot subsequently reduce the quality of the recording Remaining recording time You can find information about the remaining recording time in the EMPTY field in the index screen 1 Press P gt to select the index screen 2 Select the EMPTY field with W and activate by pressing b 3 Select Properties with Y and press OK to confirm The recording time still available depending on recording quality is displayed Recording settings You can make settings such as adding chapter markers selecting the input source and setting the recoding quality in the setup menu The settings are described on page 96 Data management in the HDD archive If you want to record programs manually in the HDD archive that are longer than three hours they will be displayed i
75. ion and select the preset channel for the HDD DVD recorder 2 If an audio system or an AV receiver is connected to the HDD DVD recorder switch it on and select the audio input for the HDD DVD recorder 3 Press to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode The television station of the first preset channel is dis played and the current programme is buffered in the time shift memory Playback 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i 2 Select the HDD menu item with V or amp and confirm with O K or ote lee We open the HDD archive by pressing B yellow I MD ROT 190 Miel The HDD archive is displayed and the first eight recordings are displayed 3 Select the programme you want by pressing W or A The thumbnail index and the length of the selected recording are displayed in the contents table The symbols mean A Title is blocked You can only play back the title by entering a password Title is protected This title cannot be edited 4 Press gt to start playback 5 Press Illl to pause playback freeze frame 6 Advance frame by frame by pressing ii lt 7 Press gt to resume playback Note Playback stops automatically at the end of the programme Afterwards the contents table of the HDD archive is displayed 8 Press fl to end playback Note The HDD DVD recorder remembers the last
76. isc com partment Press i to open the main menu Select gt DVD by pressing W or A and activate with OK The index screen appears Select the disc information MY DVD by pressing V or A and activate with P The disc menu is displayed Select Record title with Y or 4 and press OK to confirm Press SO URCE to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 ARD the current TV station is shown Select the television channel with A or W Press amp to start recording The available recording time is displayed The recording stops automatically at the end of the disc D gt Holidoy 30 09 2004 100512 Play Rename disc Erase disc Record title Overwrite disc v Make compatible Lock disc M Holiday 30 09 2004 100512 Play Rename disc Erase disc Record title Overwrite disc Make compatible M EDITING DATA ON A DISC Finalising tite editing If you have edited titles or chapters a DVD player may not be able to display this properly This function allows you to eliminate this problem If Make compatible does not appear in the menu the disc is already compatible and the setting is not necessary 1 Put a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW in the disc com partment Press i to open the main menu Select gt DVD by pressing W or amp and activ
77. ision for the HDD DVD recorder Insert a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW in the disc compart ment When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in the time shift memory Example 1 2 Press i to open the main menu Select Timer list by pressing V or and activate with OK The Timer list is displayed Note You can also open the Timer list by pressing green Activate the ltem editor with OK The ltem editor menu appears Select Source with w or and press OK to confirm Select the TV channel with Y or and press OK to confirm Note If you want to record the video and audio signal from an exter nal device instead of the TV channel select Front CVBS Rear CVBS Rear S VIDEO EURO AV EURO AV 2 or EURO AV 2 SV as the input source by pressing W or a Recording from a satellite receiver If you want to record programmes from a connected satellite receiver press W or A to select the EURO AV 2 channel and select the TV station on the satellite receiver The satellite receiver must be switched on at the selected recording time and for the duration of the timer recording ENGLISH TIMER RECORDING e ltem editor Tim 5 Source Hoo sl Quality 5 Once 01 02 06 6 18 00 18 30 MyTitle oF 7 lte
78. isplay for example AUDIO 02 03 GER 2 Press 9 to select the audio language you want Note The structure of the DVD itself may stop you from switching the audio language In this case you can usually make the setting in the DVD menu Selecting and displaying subtitles If the DVD provides subtitles they can be displayed on your TV screen If subtitles are available in several languages you can select the ones you want 1 Press during playback Display for example SUBTITLE 02 10 GER 2 Press to select the subtitle language Notes To switch off the subtitles keep pressing until Off appears in the display The structure of the DVD itself may stop you from activating and deactivating subtitles In this case you can usually make the set ting in the DVD menu Creating and playing a playlist You can compile titles or chapters into a playlist The titles in the Playlist are played back in sequence 1 Press PROG during playback mm i 2 In the TITLE or Files and folders list depending on the disc in use select the title chapter or picture with A or Teo n V and press CL to add it to the Playlist 3 Press P to select Playlist and p to start playback Notes Individual titles in the Playlist can be deleted with CL The whole list is deleted if you switch off the HDD DVD recorder or take out the disc
79. l to switch on from standby Display HELLO flashes Initial setup When you first switch on the HDD DVD recorder the lnitial setup menu always appears This guides you step by step through each setting Selecting the screen menu language This is how to set the language of the HDD DVD recorder s Screen menus 1 Select your language using A or W and press OK to confirm 2 Select NEXT by pressing OK Selecting the country location This setting determines the sort order of the TV stations 1 Press W or A to select the country and press OK to confirm 2 Select NEXT by pressing OK Tuning television stations The HDD DVD recorder has its own receiver unit It can receive and record from television stations independently of the television This means the TV channels have to be tuned on the HDD DVD recorder During this setting the clock is automatically updated However this is only possible if you find a television station with teletext and valid time information 1 Select SCAN with W or A and press OK to start This step will scan for TV signals Please check that antenna or cable has been connected correctly the search The HDD DVD recorder searches all channels for television stations then sorts and saves them The automatic search may take several minutes 2 Select NEXT by pressing OK Setting the time and date 1 I
80. lat screen or projector using cinch cables Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr of the HDD DVD recorder you must set the video output correctly so that the television receives the video signal and therefore the picture 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES CEA with W or Ah and press OK to confirm 3 Select SCART output with W or and press OK to confirm 4 Selectthe video output with W or A and press OK to confirm RGB for the EURO AV1 TV socket YUV for the sockets Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr Y C for the EURO AV1 TV sockets or S VIDEO OUT Video for the EURO AV2 TV or VIDEO OUT sockets 5 Press SET UP to finish the setting Notes The YUV setting is a precondition for interlace and progres sive mode If it has been selected you can use 1 P to switch between the two output formats You can also do this using the setup menu In progressive mode the VIDEO OUT and S VIDEO OUT sockets are switched off ENGLISH SETUP MENU RECORDING i 4 Timer Setting Menu eS ae hes SETUP MENU RECORDING lt Timer Setting Menu I ES C SETUP MENU PREFERENCES CEK D ES Cl E 96 CUSTOM SETTINGS Inserting chapter markers in recordings K Record Quality Scan Channels SCAN Modify Channel or Progr
81. lect the station to move and mark it with P Select a new preset with Y or A and then press OK to confirm Press 4 to move to OK and press OK to confirm the setting Note To sort the other television channels repeat steps 3 to 7 Press SET UP to complete the setting INITIAL SETUP Setting the TV norm Dela sytem PAL lt TV aspect ratio Progressive Interlace amp 2 CD DivX R Video On Demant YesDVD The colour norm of the HDD DVD recorder s screen menus has to be adapted to the format of your television Select PAL for televisions with the PAL standard or NTSC for those with the NTSC standard PAL is the default setting 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU VIDEO amp x with W or A and press OK to confirm 3 Select Default TV system using W or A and press OK to activate it 4 Select the setting NTSC or PAL with W or A and press OK lt to confirm 5 Press SET UPK to finish the setting Selecting the screen format of your television set SETUP MENU VIDEO Exi nnam COPI ICHENENHDET NN ma Progressive Interlace Interlaced t_ 1 DivX R Video On Demant YesDVD This setting depends on your television and on the information on the DVD If you have a 4 3 format television the following settings are avail able 4 3 P amp S for
82. lects the playlist Switches to the DV Digital Camera input source When stopped Switches the video signal between progressive and interlace mode In the SCART output menu the video output must be set to YUV Selects various camera angles for certain scenes or passages on the DVD during playback Depends on the disc in use ENGLISH L 006 0000 6000 00000 0600 60 ee0000C00 oo gt sf f 9 0 O GRUNDIG Tele Pilot 88 D OO O0 OVERVIEW I v4b OK MENU TOP MENU Switches to forwards slow motion at various speeds during playback Freeze frame pause Advances the picture frame by frame Interrupts playback Press twice to stop Hold down to open the disc compartment Starts playback Select the previous next chapter or section during playback Switch to forwards or reverse picture search at various speeds during playback Opens the main menu for the HDD DVD recorder Select various functions in the menus Select TV channels Y down A up Press once to display various information on the television screen during playback Press twice to display the playback menu Confirms selected options in menus Switches up one menu level Opens the disc menu of a DVD during playback Switches from time shift mode to disc mode Switches from HDD archive to disc mode Closes the disc compartment Opens the title menu
83. ll impair cooling Do not insert objects in the disc compartment of the HDD DVD recorder Never open the HDD DVD recorder casing under any circumstances No warranty claims are accepted for damage caused by incorrect handling Do not place any vessels filled with liquid such as vases on the HDD DVD recorder as they may spill liquid thus presenting a safety risk Thunderstorms are a danger to all electrical devices Even if the HDD DVD recorder is switched off it can be damaged by a lightning strike to the mains Always disconnect the mains and antenna plugs during a storm If the HDD DVD recorder fails to read a DVD or CD properly clean the disc with a soft cloth Wipe the disc from the centre outwards Do not use clean ing CDs to clean the laser optics This can damage the optics Always keep the disc compartment of the HDD DVD video recorder closed to prevent dust from collecting on the laser optics Please note when deciding where to put the device that furniture surfaces are covered by various types of lacquer and plastic most of which contain chemical additives These may cause corrosion to the feet of the device thus resulting in stains on the surface of the furniture which can be difficult or impossible to remove Note Do not connect any other equipment while the device is switched on Switch off the other equipment as well before connecting it Only plug the device into the mains socket after you have connected the ex
84. m editor Time 18 00 05 Source Record To Quality Mode 8 9 10 11 12 Record To Quality Mode Date Start End Select Record To with W or amp lt and activate with OK Select the recording medium HDD HDD archive DVD disc with W or A and confirm with OK Select Quality with W or A and press OK to con firm Select the recording quality with W or amp and press OK to confirm Select Mode with W or amp and press OK to con firm Once the recording is made once Daily the recording is made at the same time every day from Monday to Sunday Weekly the recording is made at the same time on the same day every week Mon Fri the recording is made at the same time every day from Monday to Friday Mon Sat the recording is made at the same time every day from Monday to Saturday Weekend the recording is made at the same time every weekend Select the recording mode with W or amp and press OK to confirm Select Date with W or and press OK to confirm Enter the recording date in six digits with 1 0 and confirm with OK Select Start with W or and press OK to confirm Enter the four digit start time with 1 0 and press OK to confirm Select End with W or A and press OK to confirm
85. n no circumstance must any of the wires be connected to the terminal mar E with the letter E earth symbol 37 coloured green or green amp yellow Technical changes and errors reserved Grundig Multimedia B V e Atrium Strawinskylaan 3105 e NL 1077 ZX Amsterdam http www grundig com 06 15
86. n the HDD archive separately As an example you record something for 4 30 hours In the HDD archive the first entry with 02 59 hours will be displayed and then the second entry with 01 31 hours If you want to avoid this record the program s in timer mode Sys state ST OP Record To Optical Disc as 25min GB Elapsed Time 00 00 00 Remain Space 02 05 00 RECORDING ON DISC Preparing for recording 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the HDD DVD recorder Press to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode Briefly press amp on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down lll on the remote control Display the disc compartment opens Put a disc in the disc compartment with the label facing upwards Press amp on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down Bill on the remote control Recording from a satellite receiver If the television programme is being recorded from a satellite receiver switch on the satellite receiver and select the satellite channel you want Select the channel position EURO AV 2 for the satellite receiver on the HDD DVD recorder with SO URCE or 0 AV Manually recording television programmes T skd O mi 19 DVD Target w Record too Hoo Target bit 1 When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the current pro gramme that you can see on the television screen i
87. ned to compress picture files JPEG files can be burned onto a CD along with other file types These CDs are known as file CDs or mixed mode CDs For example the CD could contain MP3 files audio and JPEG files for example to display album covers The files on a JPEG CD can be organised in directories This struc ture is similar to that of an MP3 CD JPEG CDs only contain data in the compressed JPEG format This is mostly data from digital cameras or from imaging programs Displaying pictures on a J PEG CD 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i 2 Select the gt DVD menu item with W or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected The file browser table of contents of the JPEG CD is displayed 3 Press A or W to select the folder or pictures A list of sub directories appears 4 Press OK to open the folder Note Press to go back one level 5 Press A or W to select the picture you want to see and then O K to start playback Playback appears on the screen and the slide show begins Notes To view the picture for longer press llli Press 9 to resume playback Press DISPL once to display the file browser table of con tents of the JPEG CD Press DISPL twice to open the playback menu You can select repeats and other additional functions in this menu 6 Press Bi to end playback ENGLISH
88. ng or pb 2 Press gt to resume normal playback Switching PBC playback control on and off 1 During playback press DISPL or OK twice 2 Select PBC with W or A and press OK to confirm 3 Activate the PBC function with W or On and con firm with OK Note To deactivate the PBC function repeat the setting but at step 3 select Off DISC PLAYBACK Playing audio and video files DivX Video CD features DivX9Video is an encoder decoder based on the MPEG 4 com pression system which is used to encrypt and display compressed video data This enables the HDD DVD player to play back videos compressed in the DivX format This results in playback quality with fewer arte facts and higher compression DivX9Video files have for example the suffix AVI DivX9 Video data is packaged in the AVI file along with audio data compressed in MP3 format This means DivX9Video and MP3 audio form the AVI file Further information on DivX9Video and how to create AVI files can be found under www divx com You can see the registration code in the VIDEO gt DIVX regis tration menu on page 100 MP3 CD features MP3 stands for MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 and comes from the Motion Picture Expert Group MPEG standard which was developed for compressing film data The MP3 format enables audio files to be saved on a computer with a sound quality similar to that o
89. ng time in 1 0 five digits hours minutes and seconds and press OK to confirm The HDD DVD recorder locates the section and starts play back Frame search DivX Video CD only Several different speeds are available 1 Select the playback speed during playback by pressing lt or pP 2 Press gt to resume normal playback Switching to the dubbed language or sound format DivX Video CD only A DivX9Video CD can contain various dubbed languages or audio formats 1 Press 9 during playback 2 Select the Language line with W or 4 and press P to confirm 3 Select the dubbing language or the audio format with W or A and press OK to confirm ENGLISH DISC PLAYBACK Selecting and showing subtitles DivX Video CD only DivX9Video CDs provide two types of subtitles There are the familiar subtitles available on a conventional DVD and also subtitles shown as a separate file in the browser 1 Press during playback or 2 Select the subtitles file in the file browser the file name has an extension such as TXT then press OK Display External subtitle selected briefly appears In the file browser select the DivX9Video file and press OK to start playback The subtitles are displayed DISC PLAYBACK Picture data CD playback JPEG CD features JPEG stands for Joint Picture Experts Group This process was desig
90. nlarge various picture sections 1 3 During playback press QJ Display for example QJ 1 5 the HDD DVD player enlarges a picture section Move the picture section around the screen with 4 P gt A or WV Press QJ to return to normal picture size Repeating a track 1 2 Press during playback Display C5 the current track being played will be repea ted To quit the function press again IDF 12 00 So 26 03 06 D 0000 10 HDD ARCHIVE PLAYBACK Selecting and playing scenes EM Select HOD Play too w HD Target tit You can make a bookmark for a scene of a recording in the HDD archive This bookmark can be selected directly for playback You can set one bookmark per recording Setting bookmarks 1 Press 7 3 during playback Display CF Note This bookmark is automatically overwritten if you create a new one Playing bookmarked scenes 1 During playback press and hold down 7 Playback starts at the point marked Deleting bookmarks 1 Press CL during playback ENGLISH DISC PLAYBACK CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS The sound is muted for the picture search slow motion and freeze frame functions Depending on the disc in use some of these functions may be unavailable Selecting titles and chapters If a disc has multiple titles or chapters you can select them sep
91. ny new record ings can be made on it IF Finalising disc does not appear in the menu the disc has already been finalised or it is a DVD RW 1 Puta DVD R DVD R or DVD RW in the disc compartment 2 Press i to open the main menu 3 Select f DVD by pressing W or A and activate with OK The index screen appears 4 Select the disc information MY DVD by pressing W or A and activate with gt The disc menu is displayed 5 Select Finalise disc with W or and press OK to confirm Display Working followed by the index screen Deleting the content of the disc DVD RW RW Hard disk Info Show Harddisc Space Management I Erase hard disk Sm 76 If you cannot switch to the disc menu on a DVD RW RW to delete the disc the disc is not compatible with the HDD DVD recorder you can delete the disc using the function in the System Setup menu 1 Puta DVD RW RW in the disc compartment 2 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 3 Select SETUP MENU ARCHIVE SETTINGS with W or 4 and press OK to confirm 4 Select Erase disc with W or A and press OK to confirm 5 Press OK to delete the contents of the disc Display Warning This operation will erase all data on the disc Are you sure you want to continue Note To cancel the deletion select CANCEL and confirm
92. o open the setup menu Select SETUP MENU PREFERENCES CEA with W or A and press OK to confirm Select Default Source with W or A and press OK to confirm Select the input source with W or and press OK to confirm Press SET UP to finish the setting SPECIAL SETTINGS Tuning television channels automatically 1 4 g fiA 4 Timer Setting Menu CD Auto Chapter Marker Record Quality Scan Channels SCAN Modify Channel EDIT Program Table SORT Country Selection Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i Select the TimeShift menu item with Y or A and press OK to confirm Press SET UP to open the setup menu Select SETUP MENU RECORDING Gi with V or A and press OK to confirm Select Scan Channels with W or A and press OK to confirm A security query is displayed Select Ok and confirm with OK The HDD DVD recorder searches all channels for television stations then sorts and saves them The automatic search may take several minutes Note You can stop the search by pressing B lt Tuning television channels manually If you have information on a new TV station you can tune to it manually in this menu 1 mg 4 Timer Setting Menu oid Auto Chapter Marker Record Quality Scan Channels GN a n Program Table sor
93. ote control batteries Check whether the recorder has been set to operate with a different remote control The disc compartment does not Pull the mains cable plug of the HDD DVD recorder out of open Picture sound problems the socket and plug it in again No picture Check the video connection Distorted picture Make sure that there are no fingerprints on the DVD CD follow the cleaning instructions on the next page The DVD CD cannot be played Check if the label on the DVD CD is facing upwards Clean the DVD CD Check if the DVD CD is damaged by testing out another DVD CD No sound Check the volume setting Check the audio connections Try another playback source Use an external decoder for DTS audio formats No sound at the digital output Select the RAW mode see setting on page 92 Distorted sound from the Make sure that the audio connections are not connected to hi fi system the phono input on the amplifier Recording from TV stations Antenna cable not connected please connect it not possible The TV station is not tuned on the HDD DVD recorder Tune the television station The selected TV channel has copy protection Station not transmitting or antenna defective Timer recording was not The HDD DVD recorder was not switched off after timer performed programming The VPS PDC time was incorrectly entered for VPS PDC programmed recordings Copying from the USB port There is film data on the DVD R R
94. owledge Open the disc compartment insert the disc with the label facing upwards and close it Display The recording time and the amount of recording time still available Press SO URCE to select the input source for example TV Press A or W or use the numerical buttons 1 0 to select the TV channel or open the programme list with OK press or W to select the TV channel and switch off the programme list with If you would like to change the recording quality press Q SET until the recording quality you want appears in the display Press to start recording on the disc The amount of recording time available is shown Open the HDD archive by pressing yellow Select the title by pressing W or A The thumbnail index of the selected recording is displayed in the contents table Press gt to start HDD archive playback Press I to end HDD archive playback Press amp blue to switch back to disc mode Press lll to end recording on the disc A message appears Press OK to acknowledge You can see the recording data in the table of contents on the disc Note If this message is not acknowledged the HDD DVD recorder continues recording on the disc ENGLISH o E No CH Date Time 001 ARD Tu 01 11 20 00 62 MyTitle 1 COPYING If the HDD archive is full up or you want to make a ba
95. p and press OK to confirm Display Do you want to delete this title 2 Select Yes with 4 or P and press OK to confirm EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE Play Splitting titles in two Del pos You can split a title into two Afterwards you can then delete these titles separately so that you can use the memory space on the hard gmen Change Index Pic disc qgan Rename 1 Select Split with W or A and confirm with OK Lock Playback of the title starts Protect i 2 At the scene where the title is to be split press OK nU Display Do you want to split this title from current point EE Note FEES To cancel the process select the CANCEL button with 4 meas ii or gt and confirm with OK 3 Select OK and confirm with OK The title is split both parts can be seen as titles in the contents table Editing titles hiding scenes You can bookmark several parts in a track for example to remove Play the commercial breaks Delete Split 1 Select Segment with W or 4 amp and confirm with OK Change Index Pic m Playback of the title starts pee 2 Search for the scene which is to be removed in playback E mode or in picture search mode Then press the green Protect button 3 Atthe end of the scene you wish to remove press X red oL LM This scene is marked in
96. r than the space left on the disc the message DVD is full appears If the length of the title is greater than the space left on the disc the message DVD is full appears To copy the title you must split it see the section on splitting titles in two on page 79 ENGLISH Delete Y Split Segment Change Index Pic Rename Lock Protect Play z Split T Segment Change Index Pic Rename Block Protect 78 EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE Deleting titles in the HDD archive 1 Select the title to be deleted with W or A 2 Press X red to delete the titles Display Do you want to delete this title 3 Select Yes with 4 or P and press OK to confirm Sorting titles in the HDD archive You can sort titles by recording date recording time and title name 1 Press green once The Date display is marked 2 Press green to select the sort term Functions in the HDD archive sub menu 1 Press i to open the main menu 2 Select HDD with W or A amp and activate with OK The HDD archive is displayed Select the title by pressing Y or AX 4 Press P to activate the selection menu The Selection menu is displayed Playing titles 1 Select Play with W or A and confirm with OK Playback of the title starts Deleting titles 1 Select Delete with W or A am
97. red in the information bar Notes Sm Seed Segment de 1998 Ouh Que Qu Repeat the process as often as required for other scenes Press CL to delete the markings 4 Press ll to end playback The contents table is displayed Notes During playback of the title the marked scenes will be skipped but not deleted on the HDD archive When you copy the title from the HDD archive to disc the marked scenes will not be recorded over ENGLISH EDITING DATA ON THE HDD ARCHIVE Creating a new index thumbnail for a tite You can select and save any scene as a new index thumbnail for the title 1 Select Change Index Pic with W or A Playback of the title starts Play Delete Split 2 At the scene you want to use as a new index picture press Segment A OK Display Do you want to use current picture as index pic v Rename ture E Note page To cancel the process select the CANCEL button with 4 or gt and confirm with OK 3 Select OK and confirm with OK You will see the new title picture index in the contents table Editing the names of recordings 1 Select Rename with W or A and confirm with OK nd The keyboard is displayed Delete Split 2 Move the cursor 4 to the title line and select the input field Segment with lt q or gt lt Change Index Pic Rename Lock x With the Cle
98. ro gramme that you can see on the television screen is recorded in the time shift memory 2 Select the channel on the HDD DVD recorder Press SOURCE or 0 AV to select the EURO AV 2 channel for a video recorder DVD player or set top box or the VIDEO IN channel for a camcorder or press DV to select the DV channel for a digital camcorder 3 If the programme is to be recorded on the HDD archive start the recording with 6 or if the programme is to be recorded on disc press blue to switch to disc mode confirm with O K and start the record ing with 6 Note After starting the recording you can press 8 to enter the switch off time 30 to 690 minutes in 30 minutes increments The HDD DVD recorder automatically switches off the recording after this time 4 Press ll to end the recording A message appears Acknowledge it with OK Note If this message is not acknowledged the HDD DVD recorder continues the recording 5 When recording onto a disc the YesDVD menu appears after a short while Note If you wish to use the YesDVD function please read the section on executing the YesDVD function on page 57 If you do not wish to use the YesDVD function select No with V in the menu and confirm it with OK ENGLISH 86 OPERATION WITH A DECODER Connection and preparation A decoder is necessary when the HDD DVD recorder receives
99. s conventional cleaner or anti static spray for vinyl records Do not use a cleaning CD as it might damage the laser of your HDD DVD recorder Softw are information We wish to point out explicitly that only operating software authorised by GRUNDIG is permissible for the HDD DVD recorder This operating software is available from specialist dealers or will be avail able shortly on the Grundig websites www grundig com and www grundig de Any instance of oper ating software from a dubious Internet source being loaded to the device will impair functioning and also since it is an unauthorised intervention invalidate any claims under the guarantee GRUNDIG will refuse to refund any costs resulting in such cases Any repair costs in such cases even those occurring within the guarantee period are to be paid by the customer ENGLISH 105 106 INFORMATION Additional Information for units sold in the UK Units sold in the UK are suitable for operation from a 240V ac 50Hz mains supply The range of multi system receivers is built to work in most European coun tries However the mains plug and socket system for the UK differs from many European countries This appliance has been supplied with a fitted non removable approved E plug for use in the UK This converter plug is fitted with a 5A rated Use In case this appliance is supplied with a moulded 2 pin Euro plug only which is unsuitable for UK operation this must be cut off and
100. s recorded in the time shift memory Switch to disc mode by pressing blue A message is displayed to quit timeshift mode by pressing OK Afterwards the disc type the selected recording quality the current and remaining playing time available depending on the recording quality are displayed Press SOURCE lt to select the input source for example TV Display for example P1 BBC the current TV station is shown Press A or W or use the numerical buttons 1 0 to select the TV channel or open the programme list with OK press A or W to select the TV channel and switch off the programme list with Note If you want to change the preset recording quality press Q SET until the quality you want appears in the display ENGLISH Sys state RECORDING Record To Optical Disc as 25min GB Elapsed Time 00 00 10 Remain Space 02 04 50 oo a Goose too pi 56 RECORDING ON DISC 5 Press lt to start recording The amount of recording time available is shown Notes During the recording you can press 8 to enter the switch off time 30 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes none The switch off time depends on the playing time left on the disc The HDD DVD recorder automatically switches off the recording after this time The info line can be hidden by pressing 2 Press lll to pause recording
101. s suitable for DVDs with regional code 2 In addition to DVDs the device can also play back DivX Video CDs MP3 CDs video CDs S Video CDs JPEG photo CDs KODAK Picture CDs WMA CDs and audio CDs DivX MP3 WMA and JPEG data can be played back from both CD ROM and DVD ROM PARALLEL ela SIGOINS Disc formats DVD RW RWs and DVD R Rs are suitable for recording and playback DVD video DVD RW RW DVD R R audio CD video CD Super Toroi pore Video CD CD R and CD RW are all suitable playback formats Due to the difference in quality of the recording media and the quality of DVD the recording itself it can occasionally happen that some recorded nia O DVDs or CDs cannot be read This does not indicate a malfunction on the part of the HDD DVD recorder You must finalise your own recordings on DVD R R so that they can be played on a DVD player When MP3 CDs are played back individual tracks or pictures may be skipped or incorrectly played back This can be due to the disc configu ration the encoder software or the hardware used for the recording COURT Audio CDs CD DA meet the specification and bear the corresponding il logo Copy protected CDs do not meet this specification and do not DIGITAL AUDIO bear the logo These CDs can cause playback errors ul ENGLISH o 0600 coco 99566009 L 00000000 oo op Oooo o i G600L 00000000 oco 000
102. speed during playback by repeatedly pressing or DP gt 2 Press gt to resume normal playback Slow motion Different forward playback speeds are available 1 Press gt during playback 2 Press gt to select the slow motion speed 3 Press gt to resume normal playback Frame by frame playback 1 Press l during playback 2 Advance frame by frame by pressing 3 Press gt to resume normal playback Selecting camera angles for scenes Some DVDs contain scenes or passages which were filmed several times from different camera locations camera angles You can choose amongst these different angles 1 Press P9 during playback to select the camera angle function Display Angle 2 4 in this example 2 of 4 2 Press P9 to select a different camera angle Enlarging and moving the screen section zoom 1 Press QJ during playback or pause 2 Press QJ to select the zoom factor The HDD DVD recorder enlarges a screen section 3 Move the picture section around the screen with 4 A or WV 4 Press Q1 to return to normal playback ENGLISH Depends on the disc in use DISC PLAYBACK CONVENIENCE FUNCTIONS Switching the dubbed language or the audio format These settings allow you to listen to a dubbed language other than the default one if the DVD provides alternatives 1 Press Q during playback D
103. t the keyboard Any changes are not saved When you have entered the new name press W A 4 or P to switch to the OK button and press OK to confirm Display Updating disc Please wait Press 4 to complete the setting Deleting the content of the disc DVD RW RW Put a DVD RW or DVD RW in the disc compartment Press i to open the main menu Select gt DVD by pressing W or A and activate with OK The index screen appears ENGLISH Play Rename disc v Record title Overwrite disc Lock disc gt Holiday 30 09 2004 100512 Play Rename disc Erase disc a Record title T Overwrite disc Lock disc 74 EDITING DATA ON A DISC Select the disc information MY DVD by pressing W or A and activate with gt The disc menu is displayed Select Erase disc with W or A and press OK to confirm Press OK to delete the disc Display Warning This operation will erase all data on the disc Are you sure you want to continue Note To cancel the deletion select No with OK Select Yes with 4 or P and press OK to confirm Display Erasing You can no longer open the index screen Recording titles This function allows you to record new titles A new title is added to the disc 1 Put a DVD R DVD RW DVD R or DVD RW in the d
104. te that the recordings in the time shift memory before the starting point marker and the selected section will be deleted from the time shift memory The sections after the end point marker are retained 1 2 Press DISPL or OK to open the time shift menu Using 4 or 4 select the start of the scene that is to be copied Once you reach the start of the scene mark the starting point with 6 Using p or P search for the end of the scene that is to be copied The section that is to be copied is marked red in the time shift menu Note The markings can be deleted with CL Once you reach the end of the scene mark the end point with N The marked section is automatically copied into the HDD archive This section and the recordings before this section are deleted from the time shift memory ENGLISH UJ ES DISC PLAYBACK Preparation 1 Switch on the television and select the preset channel for the HDD DVD recorder 2 f an audio system or an AV receiver is connected to the HDD DVD recorder switch it on and select the audio input for the HDD DVD recorder 3 Press to switch on the HDD DVD recorder from standby mode Display i flashes followed by the channel position and the recording quality Inserting discs 1 Briefly press amp on the HDD DVD recorder or press and hold down lill on the remote control Display
105. ternal devices and the antenna vM ENGLISH OVERVIEW The main functions This section briefly describes the main functions of your HDD DVD recorder Time shift watching a current television pro gramme with a delay from page 28 When you switch on the HDD DVD recorder the programme you are currently watching is recorded in the time shift memory This memory has space for around 3 hours of recordings After this time the oldest recording is deleted and the new scenes are recorded Disc playback from page 32 You can play back DVDs as well as DivX Video CDs MP3 CDs video CDs S Video CDs JPEG photo CDs KODAK Picture CDs WMA CDs and audio CDs DivX MP3 WMA and JPEG data can be played back from both CD ROM and DVD ROM HDD archive playback from page 45 Manually started recordings or timer recordings which are stored on the hard disc can be played back We recommend making a back up copy of programmes that you wish to keep permanently on DVD RW RW or DVD R R Recording on the HDD archive from page 58 Select the television channel or an external input source and start recording The television programme is stored in the HDD archive Recording on discs from page 55 DVD RW RWs and DVD R Rs are suitable for recording Due to the difference in quality of the recording media and the quality of the recording itself it can occasionally happen that a recorded DVD cannot be read This does not indicat
106. th W in the menu and confirm with OK ENGLISH USB MODE Connection and preparation To connect a digital camera or an external storage medium switch the HDD DVD recorder into standby with and switch it on only after connecting Even if you disconnect the USB the HDD DVD recorder must first be switched to standby otherwise files can be damaged Connecting external data devices 1 Connect the USB interface IN on the HDD DVD recorder to the corresponding socket on the data device digital camera card reading device or MP3 player using a USB cable 88 or insert the USB plug of the USB memory stick into the USB inter face IN on the HDD DVD recorder Note You can connect several devices to the USB interface IN on the HDD DVD recorder at the same time using a USB hub Preparation Switch on the television Select the AV channel on the television for the HDD DVD recorder Note A bi directional data transfer as defined for ITE Information Technology Equipment devices in EN 55022 EN 55024 is not possible USB transfer is not in itself an operating mode It is only an additional function USB MODE Playing back content from external data devices Playback 1 File play STOP 0 00 00 0 00 00 FILES amp DIRECTORY DAY AFTER TOMORROW AVI s gt Seed 1e rum
107. the antenna cable into the OUT gt TV socket on the HDD DVD recorder and the antenna socket on the television set 18 CONNECTION AND PREPARATION Connecting a television You have four options depending on the sockets you have on your television or flat screen For the best picture quality make the connection at the EURO AV socket using a fully assigned EURO AV SCART cable The simplest option which still offers sufficient quality is to connect the VIDEO OUT socket and AUDIO OUT sockets using cinch cables The standard connection for many devices and one which pro vides good quality is via the S VIDEO OUT socket and the AUDIO OUT cinch sockets Connection via the cinch sockets Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr video sig nals and the AUDIO OUT cinch sockets audio signals This connection progressive scan can also be used for projectors Connect the HDD DVD recorder directly to the television If you con nect a video recorder in between the HDD DVD recorder s copy protection may impair the picture quality Connecting a television using a EURO AV SCART cable UL BTE HIH UL DEBBIE BAIE HIII p HIA HUA HIL TULL HII HI HIHIHI LLL HUL HHH H 1 Plug the EURO AV cable supplied into the EURO AV1 TV socket on the HDD DVD recorder and into the correspond ing socket on the television ENGLISH CONNECTION AND PREP
108. the discs may carry one or more tracks You can create S VCDs VCDs using the PBC playback control system for track navigation This depends on the editing and burning software used You cannot select some of the functions on the HDD DVD recorder slow motion camera angle marking scenes when you are playing an S VCD VCD This depends on how the S VCD VCD was created Playback 1 Open the MAIN MENU of the HDD DVD recorder by pressing i 2 Selectthe gt DVD menu item with W or A and press OK to confirm Disc mode is selected 3 When you select disc mode playback starts automatically If playback is not started automatically start it by pressing B Display Tracks and elapsed playing time Note Depending on the type of S VCD VCD used you may have to press P or 4 or 1 0 to select the disc title from a list Press 2 to switch back to the previous menu with PBC ON 4 Press Bll to pause playback freeze frame Advance frame by frame by pressing 6 Press gt to resume playback Notes Press DISPL twice to open the playback menu The Mode menu item allows you to select repeat functions In PBC you can switch the PBC function on and off 7 To stop playback press lll once if the PBC is ON press fll twice if the PBC is OFF ENGLISH DISC PLAYBACK Frame search 1 Select the playback speed during playback by pressi
109. the video output socket Inserting chapter markers in the recordings Selecting the recording quality Selecting the input source for recording Special settings Tuning television channels automatically Tuning television channels manually Setting the time and date Switching the HDD DVD recorder to another Grundig remote control DivX Video registration Resetting the HDD DVD recorder to its original condition Information Technical data General information on laser devices Troubleshooting Environmental note cleaning discs software information Additional information for units sold in the UK HDD DVD RECORDER GDR 5550 HDD Special features of your HDD DVD recorder Your HDD DVD recorder provides you with perfect digital video record ing and playback in studio quality You can record television programmes on the built in hard disc of the HDD DVD recorder a DVD RW RW or DVD R R With the time shift function you can watch television programmes with a time shift which are stored in the time shift memory You can stop these programmes and continue playback at the same point It also provides superb cinema quality audio playback in stereo or with digital multi channel sound depending on the type of disc and audio system or stereo television Other features of DVD video include the choice of audio channel and lan guage choice of subtitle language and various camera recording angles Your HDD DVD recorder i
110. tle with A or W 1 DAY_AFTERTOMORROWA B 4 Press OK to open the folder i e e 6 A A list of sub directories appears Note Press to go back one level gt eet 5 Start playback of the title with OK 19 m ome Qm The number of the title and the playing time appears in the display on the HDD DVD recorder Note Press DISPL twice to open the playback menu Under Mode you can select repeat functions 6 Press Bll to pause playback 7 Press to resume playback 8 Press Bi to end playback Viewing title information Information about the DivX9Video title you have selected can be viewed by pressing DISPL You can view the contents of the DivX9Video CD file browser by pressing l Information about the MP3 title you have selected can be viewed by pressing DISPL You can view the contents of the MP3 CD file browser by pressing DISPL Selecting certain titles 1 You can view the titles during playback by pressing e 2 Enter the title by pressing 1 0 and press OK to confirm The HDD DVD recorder locates the title and starts playback 38 DISC PLAYBACK Selecting a title in steps SKIP 1 Select the next title by pressing P during playback 2 Press 4 to select the previous title Playback begins with the selected title Selecting a section to the minute 1 During playback enter the playi
111. u can put the finished disc into a computer make a cover for the sleeve and print it out The YesDVD function can only be used with DVD Rs and DVD RWs There may not be any recordings on the DVD Rs and DVD RWs The discs are finalised with the YesDVD function and cannot be used for further recordings However DVD RWs can be deleted again Activating and deactivating the YesDVD function Cc Default TV system EEBB ert Ea Progressive Interlace cS DivX R Video On Demant Yes Sot Ca 1 Press SET UP to open the setup menu 2 Select SETUP MENU VIDEO with W or A and press OK to confirm Select YesDVD with W or A and activate with OK 4 Select YesDVD or Music Video with W or amp and activate with OK 5 Activate the function by pressing Y or A ON and press OK to confirm 6 Press SET UP to exit the menu Executing the YesDVD function 1 Activate the YesDVD function in the setup menu 2 Make the recording on the disc 3 Atthe end of the recording a menu is displayed requesting you to activate the YesDVD function 4 Confirm the YesDVD function with OK The YesDVD disc is created This can take some time for example fifteen minutes for a two hour recording 5 Acknowledge the message The YesDVD has been by pressing OK remove the disc from the HDD DVD recorder and insert it into the disc compartment
112. utput for an external device Power cord socket Do not connect any other equipment while the device is switched on Switch off the other equipment as well before connecting it Only plug the device into the mains socket after you have connected the external devices and the antenna Never touch the inside of the sockets and plugs of the connecting cables Electrostatic discharge can damage the HDD DVD recorder oO o L 06060006 oooo 0000 e Ee 00000 6 9 0808 60 o f x gt e Ok oo GRUNDIG Tele Pilot 88 D Q o OVERVIEW The remote control RND PROG DV I P Switches the HDD DVD recorder in and out of standby mode In standby mode the current time and day of the week appear on the display Opens the time shift menu or the playback menu of a disc For selecting and displaying subtitles on the DVD during playback Switches between the original and dubbed language during DVD playback Switches between the various sound formats Zooms in on scenes during playback For setting bookmarks Numerical buttons for entering various data 0 Selects programme sources Selects a search by title chapter or time Selects various repeat functions For marking selected sections for repeated playback Deletes a programmed timer recording Adds and deletes chapters and sections in the playlist Selects the RANDOM PLAY function Se

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