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General information Laser safety This unit employs a laser. To prevent possible eye injury, only a qualified service person should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
Introduction DVD Video Recorder________________________________________6 Box contents_______________________________________________7 Placement _________________________________________________7 Cleaning discs ______________________________________________7 Remote control ____________________________________________7 Loading the batteries_______________________________________7 Installation Connections - back side of your DVD recorder __________________8 Connecting to the antenna____________________________
English Operation Important notes for operation________________________________21 Loading discs ______________________________________________21 Disc types _______________________________________________21 The following disc types can be used for recording and playback __21 The following disc types can be used for playback only __________21 The following disc types cannot be used at all, neither for recording nor for playback _________________________________22 On-screen display information _______________
Access control Child Lock (DVD and VCD) _________________________________44 Activating/deactivating the child lock _________________________44 Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated _________________44 Securing discs ___________________________________________44 Parental Level (DVD-Video only)______________________________45 Activating/Deactivating Parental Control ______________________45 Country__________________________________________________45 Changing the 4-digit code__________________________
Introduction English DVD Video Recorder DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is the new storage medium that combines the convenience of the Compact Disc with the latest advanced digital video technology. DVD Video uses state-of-the-art MPEG2 data compression technology to register an entire movie on a single 5-inch disc. DVD’s variable bitrate compression, running at up to 9.8 Mbits/second, captures even the most complex pictures in their original quality.
Cleaning discs First check and identify the contents of your DVD recorder package, as listed below: - DVD recorder - Remote Control Handset with separately-packed batteries - 2-core power cord - SCART cable - S-video cable - Antenna (aerial) cable - Audio cable - Video cable - DVD+RW disc - User Manual - Warranty card Some problems may occur because the disc inside the recorder is dirty.
Installation English Connections - back side of your DVD recorder S-video (Y/C) connection l - Please refer to your TV set, VCR, Stereo System and any other User Manual(s) as necessary to make the optimal connections. - Do not connect the power until all other connections are made. - Do not connect your DVD recorder to your TV set via your VCR, because the video quality could be distorted by the copy protection system.
Connecting to A/V receiver or A/V amplifier with digital Multi-channel decoder The best possible sound quality is obtained by connecting your DVD recorder to an A/V receiver with Multi-channel decoder (Dolby Digital, MPEG 2 and DTS). Connecting to a receiver equipped with two channel digital stereo (PCM) l Digital Multi-channel sound Digital Multi-channel connection provides the optimum sound quality.
English Connecting to other equipment Use the top SCART connector (EXT 2) on your DVD recorder to make connections to a: Connections - frontside of your DVD recorder - Satellite receiver or Set top box, - VCR, - DVD Video player Most pre-recorded video cassettes and DVD discs are copy protected. If you try to copy them the display shows ‘COPY PROTECT’. Camcorder connection l For installation of a decoder, see ‘User Preferences’ ‘Installation’.
First time set-up: virgin mode After switching on the DVD recorder for the very first time the ‘virgin mode screen’ will appear. In ‘virgin mode’ you may have to set your preferences for some of the recorder features. l l Make sure that all necessary connections are made before connecting the DVD recorder to the power supply. Plug the power cable supplied into the Power connector on the rear of the recorder. Plug the mains plug into an AC outlet.
English Manual setting When a menu is displayed: l Use the w v (down up cursor) keys to go through the options in the menu. The icon of the selected option will be highlighted. l Use OK to confirm your selection and to select the next menu. TV Shape Virgin mode TV Shape 4:3 letterbox 4:3 panscan 16:9 The following items may have to be set in virgin mode: Menu language The on-screen menu will be displayed in the language you choose.
Virgin mode Autom.search Autom.search complete XX c h a n n e l s f o u n d Country Austria Belgium Denmark Time Year Month Date Finland France 09: 40 2001 02 09 Press OK to continue Auto TV Channel Search Make sure the antenna is connected. See ‘Connecting to the antenna’. Your DVD recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores channels in the sequence they are found. l Confirm with OK. ‰ Auto search starts. This can take several minutes.
Quick start English Recording and playback are the basic functions of your DVD recorder. In this chapter the elementary operations for recording or playing a disc are presented separately for quick reference purposes. Detailed information on different modes, settings and features can be found in the chapter ‘Operation’. Switching on l l Switch on the TV set and select the programme number that you have chosen for video playback (see operating manual for your TV set). Press B STANDBY/ON.
Timer programming with ’VIDEO Plus+’ Timer programming without ’VIDEO Plus+’ A PlusCode is a number of up to nine digits, printed in most TV guides next to the start time of a TV programme. It contains all information you need for programming a timer. l Press TIMER on the remote control. l Select ‘VIDEO Plus+ programming’ with v (up cursor) or w (down cursor). l Press TIMER on the remote control. Select ‘Timer programming’ with v (up cursor) or w (down cursor). Press u (right cursor).
English Playing a pre-recorded DVDVideo disc Playing a recordable DVD+RW disc l l Insert a pre-recorded DVD-Video disc. ‰ When ‘Autoresume’ is set to ‘On’ (see ‘User Preferences’) playback starts automatically from the point where it was stopped, the last time the disc was played. ‰ When ‘Autoresume’ is set to ‘Off’, the disc will play from the start of the disc.
English Functional overview Front of recorder B STANDBY/ON - switches the recorder to power/standby mode Standby indicator - lights up red when the recorder is in standby mode - lights up green when the recorder is operative PANEL - to open and close the panel DISPLAY - displays the current status of the recorder 0 RECORD - direct recording of the selected programme on TV or the recorder (depending on the DIRECT RECORD setting) 2 PLAY - starts video/audio play 9 STOP - stops video/audio play or recording /
English Rear of recorder MAINS - connection to the mains TV - RF connection to TV set ANTENNA - RF connection to antenna/cable TV signal VIDEO (CVBS) - OUT: for connection to a TV, receiver or amplifier with CVBS video inputs - IN: for connecting a video source with CVBS outputs S-video (Y/C) - OUT: for connection to a TV, receiver or amplifier with S-video (Y/C) inputs - IN: for connecting a video source with S-video (Y/C) outputs AUX I/O (EXT II) - for connection to a satellite receiver, decoder, video r
English Display DVD DECODER - DVD Video disc inserted DVD+RW - DVD+Rewritable disc inserted - Decoder activated for current preset VPS/PDC - Video Programming System/Programme Delivery Control active on current preset TITLE - DVD title number CHANNEL - Preset name or number TRACK - VCD/CD track number RECORD - Recording in progress VCD - Video CD inserted TIMER CD - Timer programmed or active - Audio CD inserted TRACK TIME SVCD - Track time in minutes and seconds - Super Video CD inser
English Remote control TV/DVD switch - DVD mode/TV mode selector for TV set* TV/DVD STANDBY B REC/OTR STOP 9 - stop 0 - direct recording of the currently selected programme 2 - play Q - search backward ; - pause H - slow motion R - search forward REVERSE PAUSE PLAY FORWARD SLOW PREVIOUS NEXT EDIT CLEAR J - previous chapter, track or title EDIT - displays edit menu for DVD+RW disc STANDBY SELECT TIMER a P MUTE K - next chapter, track or title E +/– - TV volume up/down c - TV Mute ON/OFF
Important notes for operation You can switch on the DVD recorder with the B STANDBY/ON key. Keep your DVD recorder connected to the mains at all times to ensure that programmed recordings can be made and that the television functions normally. Both the DVD recorder and the remote control have an ’Emergency interrupt’ button. You can use the B STANDBY button to interrupt a function. When you have an operating problem, you can interrupt the function and start again.
English Super Audio CD Of hybrid SACD discs, the CD layer can be played. On-screen display information (Super) Video CD Depending on the material on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) these discs may have one or more tracks, and tracks may have one or more indexes, as indicated on the disc case. To make access easy and convenient, your recorder lets you move between tracks, and between indexes. System menu bar CD-R Plays if it contains Audio CD.
-- --- off on off -- --- off on off Repeat Track Repeat Chapter Repeat A to end Repeat A-B Angle Child Lock On Child Safe Resume Action prohibited User preference menu operation l Press SYSTEM MENU on the remote control. Select in the system menu bar and press w (down cursor). ‰ The user preferences menu appears. Use the t u v w (left right up down cursor) keys to toggle through the menus, sub menus and submenu options.
English Disc status icons rec recording stop stop play playing pause pause play pause record pause erasing erasing Timer info box 0 The timer info box is located above the tuner info box and is displayed in tuner mode. It displays the current status of the timer. 9 2 When a timer is programmed it shows a timer indication and the start time or date of the first programmed recording.
The Index Picture Screen displays an overview of the titles recorded on the disc. Each title is represented by an index picture. Next to the index picture the programme name, duration, recording mode and recording date of the title are shown. If no name is known, the DVD recorder will fill in the source and the time of the recording instead. Empty spaces (erased titles, or blank space at the end of the disc) are also shown as such. l At maximum three titles will be shown on the screen at once.
English User preferences Setting user preferences You can set your user preferences for some of the recorder features. (See ‘Operation’ - ‘User preferences menu operation’) Video shift Factory setting is such that the video will be centered on your screen. Use this setting to adjust the position of the picture on your TV set by scrolling it to the left or right.
Connected audio system Digital out Analogue out Amplifier or TV with two channel analogue stereo Off Stereo Amplifier or TV with Dolby Surround Off or Dolby Pro Logic Surround Amplifier with two channel digital stereo Stereo PCM only A/V receiver with Multi-channel All decoder (Dolby Digital, MPEG, DTS) Stereo or Surround Multi-channel A/V receiver with 6-ch connectors Surround Off Night Mode Night mode optimizes the dynamics of the sound with low volume playback for less disturbance in quiet
English Auto resume The Auto resume setting only applies to pre-recorded DVD-video and Video CD discs only - not only to the disc in the recorder but also to the last twenty discs you have played. If Auto resume is set to ‘On’, playback will start from the point where it was stopped the last time the disc was played. When Auto resume is set to ‘Off’, the recorder will start playing from the beginning of a disc. In this case you can still resume when appears on screen by pressing 2 PLAY.
Installation Auto TV Channel Search Your DVD recorder will search for all TV channels. It stores channels in the sequence they are found. (See ‘Installation - First time Set-up’) Note: All channels stored so far will be erased. Follow TV With Follow TV you can programme the same channel sequence on the DVD recorder as on the TV set. This only functions if the recorder socket (EXT1) and the TV set are connected with a SCART cable. Additional equipment connected to socket EXT2 must be switched off.
English Manual TV channel search You can perform a search to select and store TV channels manually. l Press SYSTEM MENU. l Select Installation. l Select Manual search. l In the line Channel/freq. select the display for: Freq. : frequency CH : channel S-CH : special channel l If you know the frequency or channel of the desired TV channel, you can enter the data in line Entry/search with the digit keys 0-9.
Before you start recording Switching on Recordings on a disc are started from the position of the so-called disc pointer, i.e. the point where the last recording was stopped. From there on earlier recordings may be overwritten without notice, unless the disc is write protected. In this respect your DVD recorder behaves just like a Video Cassette Recorder. l In the Index Picture Screen you can select the point where you want to start your recording.
English l Manual recording After a short recording on a new disc, a few minutes will be needed to complete the formatting of the disc. Checking input Normally, the DVD recorder displays the contents of the disc on screen. Use the TUNER key in order to switch to the internal tuner, or whichever other source is selected, if you want to check the input before starting a recording. Press TUNER again to go back to disc mode. Recording l Direct record l Make sure ‘Direct record’ is switched On.
CLEAR SELECT TIMER a P TV/DVD STANDBY MUTE STOP REVERSE PREVIOUS T/C l PAUSE PLAY SLOW FORWARD NEXT TUNER Insert a recordable DVD+RW disc. Use CHANNEL 3 or CHANNEL 4 (on the recorder) or P+, P- or the digit keys 0-9 (on the remote control) to select the programme number (programme name) from which you wish to record. Press RECORD (on the recorder) or REC/OTR (on the remote control) twice. ‰ A recording will be made of 30 minutes.
English Timer Timer VIDEO Plus+ programming VIDEO Plus+ programming Mo Fr Weekly Press SELECT l l l Prog. Start 09 NED 1 VPS PDC 09:35 LP/SP Press SELECT To store Press OK Enter the entire PlusCode number (up to nine digits) printed in your TV guide next to the start time of a TV programme. If you made a mistake, you can correct it with CLEAR. Confirm with OK. If the VIDEO Plus+ system does not recognize the TV channel, the message ‘Please enter programme number’ will appear on screen.
l l l l l l l l l If desired, select recording at daily or weekly intervals in the field ‘Date’ with SELECT. ‘Mo-Fr’: Recording to be made from Mondays to Fridays inclusive. ‘Weekly’: Recording at weekly intervals on the same day of the week. Press u (right cursor). Enter the programme number from which you want to record. If you want to record from an external source, select EXT1, EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, CAM1, CAM2 or CAM3 with vw (up down cursor). Press u (right cursor).
English How to check or alter a timer block l How to clear a timer block Press TIMER on the remote control. Select ‘Timer list’ with w or v (down up cursor). l Timer CLEAR SELECT TIMER VIDEO Plus+ programming Timer programming Timer list l l l l l To exit Press TIMER l l l Press u (right cursor). Timer Timer list Date 09 12 14 Prog.
Playing a pre-recorded DVDVideo disc Note: During playback you can display and enter the menu by pressing DISC MENU. l To stop play at any time, press 9 STOP. The default screen will appear, giving information about the current status of the recorder. ‰ STOP REVERSE Some DVD discs are produced in a way that requires specific operation or allows only limited operation during playback. In these cases the recorder may not respond to all operating commands.
English l Playing a DVD+RW disc l l l l l Insert a DVD+RW disc. ‰ If the inserted disc is write-protected, playback starts automatically otherwise the Index Picture Screen appears. Press ) PLAY. ‰ Playback starts automatically from the point where it was stopped the last time the disc was played or recorded. If you want to start playback from the beginning of the disc, you can do so via the Index Picture Screen (see ‘Index Picture Screen’).
STOP REC/OTR Search PLAY EDIT STOP REC/OTR PLAY EDIT REVERSE PAUSE SLOW PREVIOUS FORWARD REVERSE NEXT FORWARD NEXT EDIT l Select (Slow motion) in the system menu bar. Use the w (down cursor) key to enter the slow motion menu. ‰ The recorder will now go into pause mode. l SLOW PREVIOUS EDIT l PAUSE Select (Fast motion) in the system menu bar. Use the w (down cursor) keys to enter the fast motion menu.
English Repeat A-B Zoom ZOOM ANGLE a DIM REPEAT SUBTITLE AUDIO Z Y REPEAT SCAN EDIT A/CH T/C ZOOM ANGLE a DIM REPEAT SUBTITLE AUDIO Z Y REPEAT SCAN To repeat or loop a sequence in a title: l Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point; ‰ l The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video image and to pan through the enlarged image. l Select a Zoom in the system menu bar. l Press w v (down up cursor) to activate the Zoom function and select the required zoom factor; 1.
Menus on the disc ZOOM TUNER ANGLE a For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc. The DVD’s menu feature allows you to make selections from these menus. Press the appropriate numerical key; or use the w v u t (down up right left cursor) keys to highlight your selection, and press OK. l English T/C Special DVD-Video features SUBTITLE AUDIO Z Y Use the w v keys to select the required angle in the angle icon.
English Special VCD features Pause l Press ; PAUSE during play. To return to play, press 2 PLAY. Playback Control (PBC) STOP REVERSE REC/OTR PAUSE l PLAY SLOW Search FORWARD REC/OTR STOP PREVIOUS PLAY NEXT EDIT REVERSE l l Make sure PBC is switched On. See ‘User Preferences-features settings’. Load a (Super) Video CD with PBC and press 2 PLAY. ‰ The PBC menu appears on screen. Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage starts to play.
English Repeat track/disc ZOOM ANGLE a DIM l l l REPEAT SUBTITLE AUDIO Z Y REPEAT SCAN To repeat the currently playing track, press REPEAT. ‰ Repeat track appears on screen. To repeat the entire disc, press REPEAT a second time. ‰ Repeat disc appears on screen. To exit repeat mode, press REPEAT a third time. Repeat A-B ZOOM ANGLE a DIM REPEAT SUBTITLE AUDIO Z Y REPEAT SCAN To repeat or loop a sequence: l Press REPEAT A-B at your chosen starting point; ‰ Repeat A appears on screen.
Access control English Child Lock (DVD and VCD) Authorizing discs when Child Lock is activated When activating Child lock, only discs that are authorised can be played without PIN code. The recorder memory maintains a list of 50 authorized (‘Child safe’) disc titles. A disc will be placed in the list when ‘Play Always’ is selected in the ‘Child protect’ dialog. Each time a ‘Child safe’ disc is played it will be placed on top of the list.
Use the w v (down up cursor) keys or the numerical keys 0-9 on the remote control to select a rating from 1 to 8 for the disc inserted. Rating 0 (displayed as ‘– –’): Parental Control is not activated. The disc will be played in full. Ratings 1 to 8 (1 = childsafe - 8 = adults only): The disc contains scenes not suitable for children. If you set a rating for the recorder, all scenes with the same rating or lower will be played.
Managing disc content English l Title settings For each title on the discs the default settings can be changed to your personal preference in the title settings menu. Changing the title name l In the Index Picture Screen, select the required title with wv (down up cursor). Press u (right cursor) to enter the title settings menu. l Disc Info Screen l Settings for title BBC soccer Name BBC soccer l Play full title Erase this title Press OK to confirm. ‰ ‘Erasing title...
Erasing a disc For each disc the settings can be changed to your personal preference in the disc settings menu. l In the Disc Info Screen press u (right cursor). ‰ You will now enter the ‘disc settings’ menu. l l In the Disc Info Screen press u (right cursor). ‰ You will now enter the ‘disc settings’ menu. Select ‘Erase disc’ and press OK. ‰ The message 'This will erase all titles’ is displayed. Press OK to confirm or t (left cursor) to cancel. ‰ ‘Erasing disc’ is shown until the action is completed.
English The maximum number of chapter markers per title is 99. Per disc the maximum number of chapter markers is 254. When this maximum is reached the on-screen message ‘Too many chapters’ appears. You have to delete some, before inserting new chapter markers. Favourite Scene Selection With the EDIT key on the remote control the Favourite Scene Selection (FSS menu) for editing functionality can be called up.
STOP REVERSE REC/OTR PAUSE PLAY SLOW T/C FORWARD ZOOM REC/OTR STOP a PLAY PREVIOUS REVERSE PAUSE On the Index Picture Screen, select the title you want to divide. Press 2 PLAY. Go to the point where you want to divide the title and press ; PAUSE. Press EDIT. ‰ The Favourite Scene Selection menu is shown. Select ‘Divide title’. l l l 1 ‰ AUDIO Z Y NEXT The video recording will now be appended from this point. Video material beyond this point is overwritten.
Troubleshooting English If it appears that the DVD recorder is faulty, first consult this checklist. It may be that something has been overlooked. Under no circumstances attempt to repair the system yourself; this will invalidate the warranty. Look for the specific symptom(s). Then perform only the actions listed to remedy the specific symptom(s). Symptom The recorder does not respond to the remote control Remedy The remote control may be configured for a second DVD recorder.
Check if the maximum number of titles has been reached (message: ‘too many titles’ on screen). If so, delete a title next to a free space. Check if the disc is write protected. If so, unlock the disc in the disc settings menu (message: ‘Disc locked’ on screen). Two languages are ‘mixed’ when recording from a stereo VCR When the TV set does not automatically detect the dual-language signal, use left/right audio balance on the TV set to amplify the one or the other language.
English Diagnosis programme If the recorder is still faulty you can start the Diagnosis Programme in the recorder. You can operate the Diagnosis Programme by following the instructions step by step. System limitations A DVD+RW disc may not play on certain DVD Video players.
English Glossary This section explains most important terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in this document. Term Explanation AC-3 Audio Coding 3, also known as Dolby Digital. Multi-channel digital audio compression system from Dolby Labs. A/V Audio/Video Chapter A part of a title. Disc Bar A graphical representation of the contents of a (DVD+RW) disc. Disc Pointer An arrow indicating the current playback/recording position on the DVD+RW disc, displayed on the ‘disc bar’.
English RGB SCART Red-Green-Blue. A top-quality video connection where red, green and blue components of a video signal are carried through separate wires. cable Also known as Euro-AV cable. This standard cable is an easy way to connect various AV devices and televisions. In addition to audio and video it can carry control signals. SECAM See TV system. ShowView See VideoPlus+. ‘ShowView’ is a trademark of Gemstar Development Group. S-video Sometimes also called S-VHS or Super-VHS.
If your TV set does not respond to the remote control, you can re-programme your remote control. Below you will find a list of all available remote control codes for various TV brands. The following procedure reprogrammes your remote control: l Look up the set-up code for your TV set in the code list below. l Press and hold the RETURN and SELECT key simultaneously for at least 3 seconds. l Release both keys. l Enter, within 30 seconds, the correct three-digit code with the digit keys 0-9.
English Firstline . . . . 348, 036, 243, 244, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321 Fisher . . . . . . . . . 244, 181, 397 Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482 Formenti . . . . . . . . . . . 347, 064 Frontech . . . . . . . . . . . 458, 291 Fujitsu . . . . . . . . . 206, 099, 233 Funai . . 321, 198, 206, 207, 291 Futuretech . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 GE. . . . 048, 074, 078, 205, 478, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, 309 GEC . . . . . . . . . . 099, 064, 244 GPM . . . . . . .
Specifications DISC FORMATS SUPPORTED Disc type Playback DVD+RW • DVD-R • DVD-Video • SVCD • Video CD • Audio CD • CD-R • CD-RW • • – – – – – – – DVD+REWRITABLE DISC FORMAT Medium Phase-Change ReWritable Diameter 12 cm Capacity (single side) 4.7 Gbyte Recording time HQ 60’ 9.72 SP 120’ 5.07 LP 180’ 3.38 EP 240’ 2.
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