Precautions IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. These labels can be found on the unit's rear panel. Note : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Important Safety Instructions • READ INSTRUCTIONS - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. • RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. • HEED WARNINGS - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. • FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS - All operating and use instructions should be followed. • CLEANING - Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning.
Table of Contents Before You Start What's in the box ................................................... 5 Putting the batteries in the remote control ..... 5 Using the remote control..................................... 5 Compatible Discs .................................................. 6 Recording Simple recording ................................................... 24 OTR (One touch Timer Recording) ................. 24 Timer Recording....................................................
Before You Start 3 What's in the box Close the cover. Thank you for buying this product. Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. Accessories Using the remote control Keep in mind the following when using the remote control : Scart cable Remote control AA dry cell batteries x 2 • Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit.
Before You Start Compatible Discs DVD Video regions Any disc that displays one of the following logos should play in this system. Other formats, including DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-Audio, SACD and CD-ROM(except those containing MP3 files) will not play. All DVD Video discs carry a region mark on the case somewhere that indicates which region of the world the disc is compatible with. Your DVD player also has a region mark, which you can find on the rear panel.
Controls & Display Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 12 11 1 DISC TRAY Put a disc to be played in here. 2 OPEN/CLOSE To open or close the disc tray. 3 PLAY/PAUSE Press to start or pause a disc playing. 4 STOP Press to stop a disc playing. 5 RECORD Press to start a disc recording. 6 FL DISPLAY Displays operation status. 7 AUDIO IN Connect to Audio Output of camcorder. 10 9 8 7 8 COMPOSITE VIDEO IN Connect to Composite Video Output of camcorder.
Controls & Display Display 1 2 3 7 8 4 5 6 9 10 1 TIMER Recording Indicator Illuminates when timer recording is on. 6 CHAPTER Indicator Chapter number for DVD playback. 2 ANGLE Indicates the current disc being played is viewed as multi angle. This function only works for discs having scenes recorded at different angles. 7 ROTATION Rotates when the disc is spinning.
Controls & Display Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 AC POWER CORD Connect to the wall outlet. 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Connect to Component Video Inputs of TV. 2 AUDIO IN Connect to Audio Output of VCR or Set-Top Box. 7 3 VIDEO IN Connect CVBS to Composite Video Output of VCR or Set-Top Box. Or connect S-VIDEO to S-Video Output of VCR or Set-Top Box. DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Connect COAXIAL OUT to Digital Audio Input (coaxial type) of Audio AMP.
Controls & Display Remote Controller Unit A A-B To repeat a certain section. ANGLE To view with a different frame angle. ARROW ( ) To select a menu item. AUDIO To select the audio language when playing a DVD disc. AV IN To select an external audio and video input to use for recording. C CHANNEL DOWN / UP Used to select the preset TV channels. CL(CLEAR) Used when discarding wrong number input. CM SKIP For moving to a scene after 30 seconds.
Controls & Display E EDIT-DISC To edit a disc : Rename disc, Erase disc, Overwrite disc. EDIT-TITLE To edit a title : Insert chapter, Remove chapter, Hide chapter. ENTER Used to select the menu item. F FWD ( ) Press for fast forward scanning during playback. G GOTO To move to a specific time in a track or title. M MENU Used to display the contents menu of the loaded DVD disc. MUTE To turn on/off audio outputs. N NEXT ( ) To skip to the next chapter or track.
Controls & Display S SETUP To change the initial settings. SLOW To play the disc contnts in slow forward. STANDBY/ON ( ) Activates the unit POWER ON or into STANDBY. STOP ( ) To stop a disc playing. SUBTITLE To select the subtitle language. T TIMER REC To set a timer recording. TITLE To display the title menu of the DVD. TV/DVD To switch between “TV mode” in which you get the picture and sound from the recorder’s tuner, and “DVD mode” in which you get the picture and sound from DVD disc.
Connection Connection for Video Output Terminals Composite Video (CVBS) Output The composite video output is supported by most televisions. The composite video jack on TV is usually yellow and may be labeled video, CVBS, composite. EURO AV Output The Euro AV terminal can be connected to TV equipped with Euro AV connector. The audio transmitted on the Euro AV is stereo sound. S-Video Output The S-Video output can be connected to the TV equipped with an S-Video input.
Connection Connection for Audio Output Terminals You can enjoy the Dolby surround sound by connecting digital audio output to the audio amplifier. Analog Audio Output Connect the Audio output to the Audio Input of TV. Digital Audio Output Use digital audio outputs for connection with Dolby Digital or DTS decoder. From the Digital Audio Output menu, select “RAW” or “LPCM” according to your decoder.
Basic Playback Playing a DVD or VCD disc Playing an Audio CD or MP3 disc 1 Press POWER button to turn on your DVD Recorder. 1 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray. Put a disc on the disc tray with logo-printed side up. 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE button again to close the disc tray. The DVDR will load the disc automatically. 4 The TV screen shows disc menu. In case of VCD 1.0, the disc is played back automatically.
Basic Playback Playing a Picture CD 1 Load a Picture CD. The JPEG file is played in order automatically. 2 Press MENU button to see the file list. You can see 9 thumbnail pictures on TV screen. 3 4 5 Playing JPEG files from USB memory Make sure your USB memory is connected to USB IN jack on the front panel. 1 Press DV IN button twice to change to USB mode. The JPEG file is played in order automatically after loading a JPEG file from USB memory.
Basic Playback Playing MPEG4 Movie 1 Load a MPEG4 disc. 2 Press Enter button after selecting the desired movie using , button. NOTE • Some of MPEG4 movie could not be played depending on encoding method.
Advanced Playback Fast Forward/Backward Slow Forward (DVD/VCD) Use this function to play the DISC contents in fast forward or fast reverse. During searching, audio will be muted (except Audio CD). Use this function to play the DISC contents in slow forward. During searching, audio will be muted. 1 2 Press or button during play mode. Each time you press button, playback speed changes as below. Press PLAY button to resume normal playback.
Advanced Playback Program Playback (Audio CD/MP3) 3 Press PROGRAM button to add the selected track to the program list. This feature lets you program the play order of folders, tracks on a disc. 1 Load a Audio CD or MP3 disc. The first track is played back automatically. The track list is displayed on the TV screen.
Advanced Playback OSD (On Screen Display) Selecting Subtitles (DVD only) You can display the playback status on TV screen as follows ; Title, Chapter number, Playing time. It is possible to change the subtitle language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings. This operation works only with discs on which multiple subtitle languages are recorded. If the loaded disc supports multiple subtitles, you can select the subtitle language.
Advanced Playback Selecting Audio Languages (DVD only) It is possible to change the audio language to a different language from the one selected at the initial settings. This operation works only with discs on which multiple audio languages are recorded. If the loaded disc supports multiple audio languages, you can select the audio language. 1 Press AUDIO button during playback. The audio information is displayed on the top of the screen.
Advanced Playback A-B Repeat (DVD only) ZOOM Screen Use this function to repeat playback of a selected segment. This is very useful for studying foreign languages because it repeats the selected segment until canceled. Enlarges DVD/VCD screen image up to 2 times. 1 Press ZOOM button during playback. The picture is zoomed. 1 Press A-B button at the point where repeat play is to start. The starting point of your selected segment is set up.
Advanced Playback Switching the Camera Angle (DVD only) When a DVD contains recorded multiple angles of a scene, you can select the Angle function. 1 2 Press ANGLE button during playing. Available angles of the current scene will be displayed on the top of screen and the angle is changed. Each time you press ANGLE button, the angle is changed. Direct Search (DVD/VCD) You can select a specific chapter or title to play. Also you can move to a specific time in a track or title.
Recording Simple recording 4 To record TV programs, you should search TV channels first. 1 Load a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc with enough free space for the recording. 2 Press AV IN button to choose the A/V input you want to record. Every time this button is pressed, A/V input is changed : 5 Press REC button to start your recording. Press PAUSE button if you want to stop the recording for a short while. Press REC button again to continue recording. Press STOP button to stop your recording.
Recording Timer Recording 5 Select the Record Frequency by pressing button, press ENTER button. Select how often you want to make the recording, for example, once, daily or weekly, by pressing or button, and press ENTER button to confirm. - If you selected the Once recording, press button and press ENTER button. Enter the date by using 0 to 9 button. - If you selected the Weekly recording, press button and press ENTER button. Enter the day of week by using 0 to 9 button.
Recording NOTE • You can switch your DVD Recorder on again if you want to set the timer to record another program. Remember to switch the DVD Recorder off when you have finished. • To stop a timer recording which has already started, press STANDBY/ON button. • You can pre-program the schedule to record up to 8 programs. • We recommend you set up the recording time over 5 minutes. Timer review - changing and erasing record settings 1 Press TIMER REC button.
Recording Recording from a digital camcorder You can record the audio and video signal from a DV camcorder via DV IN. Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to DV IN jack on the front panel. Also set the camcorder to PLAY (or VCR) mode. 1 Load a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc with enough free space for the recording. 2 Press DV IN button. 3 Press REC MODE button to select the record quality. 4 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from.
Editing Editing a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc 1 Insert a recorded DVD+RW or DVD+R disc on the disc tray. 2 Press EDIT-DISC button, the Disc Edit menu will show on the screen. Play disc (DVD+RW/DVD+R) You can play back the entire disc from the beginning to the end. 1 28 Press ENTER button after selecting “Play” by using or button. It starts to play back the beginning of the disc. Editing Rename disc (DVD+RW/DVD+R) 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Rename disc” by using or button.
Editing Erase disc (DVD+RW only) Record a new title (DVD+RW/DVD+R) 1 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Record a new title” by using or button. 2 It will be changed from DVD mode to AV input mode. 3 Press AV IN button to choose the A/V input you want to record. Every time this button is pressed, A/V input is changed : 2 Press ENTER button after selecting “Erase disc” by using or button. The pop-up menu will show on the screen.
Editing Overwrite disc (DVD+RW only) Lock disc (DVD+RW only) 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Overwrite disc” by using or button. 2 It will be changed from DVD mode to AV input mode. You can lock your current disc to play back it in other DVD recorders. If you do not lock your DVD+RW, you can only play back it in this DVD recorder. 3 Press AV IN button to choose the A/V input you want to record.
Editing Editing a title of DVD+RW or DVD+R Finalize disc (DVD+R only) If you want to make your DVD+R disc compatible with other DVD players, you should finalize the disc. 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Finalize disc” by using or button. The pop-up menu will show on the screen. 2 Press ENTER button to confirm after selecting “Yes” by using , button. It takes a few minutes to finalize the disc. 1 Insert a recorded DVD+RW or DVD+R disc on the disc tray. The menu screen is displayed automatically.
Editing Play title (DVD+RW/DVD+R) 2 To delete a chapter marker, select “Delete marker” by using or button. You can search the chapter by using or button. Press ENTER button at the chapter where you would like to delete. You can play back the selected title. 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Play title” by using or button. It starts to play back from the selected title. 3 To delete all chapter markers, select “Delete all markers” by using or button. Press ENTER button to confirm it.
Editing Rename title (DVD+RW/DVD+R) Erase title (DVD+RW only) 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Rename title” by using or button. The keyboard will show on the screen. 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Erase title” by using or button. The pop-up menu will show on the screen. 2 Select a letter which you want to input by using , , , button, and press ENTER button to confirm it. 2 3 Press ENTER button to erase the contents of a title after selecting “Yes” by using , button.
Editing Overwrite title (DVD+RW only) 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Overwrite title” by using or button. 2 It will be changed from DVD mode to AV input mode. 3 Press AV IN button to choose the A/V input you want to record. Every time this button is pressed, A/V input is changed : If you want to record the TV program, select TV IN. And choose the station you want to record by pressing CHANNEL – or CHANNEL + button. 4 Press REC MODE button to select the record quality.
Using the Setup Menu Once the initial settings have been completed, the DVD recorder can always be operated under the same conditions whenever the power is switched on. These settings are called SETUP data that are easily modified and stored using the SETUP menu. The SETUP menu includes the information for Playback, Record, Language, Channel Scan. General Basic Operations Press SETUP button during stop mode. And use , , , and ENTER button to navigate and select options.
Using the Setup Menu Playback 1 TV ASPECT RATIO If you have a widescreen TV, select the “16:9” setting. The widescreen DVD disc is shown using the full screen area. When playing the DVD disc recorded in conventional format(4:3), the settings on your TV will determine how the material is presented. (See the manual that came with your TV for details on what options are available). If you have a conventional TV, choose either “Letter Box” or “Pan Scan”.
Using the Setup Menu 4 Press ENTER button to confirm after selecting “OK”. A rating level change will be done. Record 5 If you want to change the password, press ENTER button after selecting “NEW” in above step 3. 1 AUTO CHAPTER MARKER When “Auto Chapter Marker” is ON, chapters are created automatically within a title at fiveminute intervals. Chapters can also be added or removed manually through the EDIT TITLE button features. For details, see section “Editing a title”.
Using the Setup Menu Language Channel Scan 1 1 OSD LANGUAGE This item is used to select the language for On-Screen Display messages that will be displayed on the TV screen. When your desired language is selected, all OSD messages are displayed in the selected language. 2 DISC MENU Set this value to the preferred disc menu language. If a disc menu language is selected, whenever you start playing a new disc, the selected disc menu language is played(if the selected language is contained in the disc).
Using the Setup Menu NOTE • Performing a new channel search will erase and replace all previously stored channels. Frequency If the captured signal is bad, you can search the channel again. 1 Select “Frequency” by using 3 MODIFY CHANNEL INFORMATION (If there is no captured channel, this feature is not available.) 3-1 Press ENTER button after selecting “Modify channel information” by pressing or button. The information of the current channel will show on the screen.
Using the Setup Menu 4 CHANNEL SWAPPING (If there is no captured channel, this feature is not available.) This feature lets you swap the channel assignments of different programs. Clock 1 Press ENTER button after selecting “SWAP” by pressing or button. 2 Select a preset station to swap using or button, and press ENTER or button. 3 Select the position to insert it using button, and press ENTER or or button. 4 If you want to swap more presets, repeat step 2 to 3.
Additional Information Specifications Supported disc types General Recording Timer Euro AV connectors (21-pin connector) S-Video output Video Output Audio output Audio characteristics Digital output DV input Accessories Supported video formats TV system Power requirements Power consumption Weight Dimensions Operating temperature Operating humidity Recording format Recordable discs Programs Clock Power off memory AV connector input / output x 1 AV connector output x 1 Y (luminance) - Output level C
Additional Information Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble or malfunction. If you think that there is something wrong with this component, check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Inspect the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified after checking the items below, ask your nearest authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
Additional Information Problem The remote control doesn't seem to work. Solution • The remote control is too far from the player, or the angle with the remote sensor is too wide. Use the remote within its operating range. • The batteries are exhausted. Put in new batteries. Some DVD discs do not output digital audio. • Switch your amplifier to the player's analog outputs. Dirt, dust, etc. on the disc. • Clean the disc. Interconnects are not fully inserted into the terminals (or are not connected).
WARRANTY and SUPPORT Updates Please check out regularly our web site for further updates and assistance about this product: www.hb-direct.com. Important safety information Read these instructions carefully and pay attention to all warnings and guidelines. Do not overload electrical sockets or extension cables. Overloading can result in fire or electric shock. Never insert objects into the DVD player's cabinet door.
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