APEX Digital DRX9200 Quick Connection Guide

DRX-9200 Quick Connection Guide

DVD+R/RW

Recorder

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= This DVD Recorder/Player incorporates both digital and analog audio output(s). For a superior home entertainment

experience and if your equipment supports it, be sure to use the digital audio and component video outputs. (Please

refer to the enclosed Quick Connection Guide)

TV OUT jack

Transfers Antenna/
Cable signal to
your TV

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ANTENNA IN jack

Input connection for
Antenna/Cable con­nector

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Analog Audio-Out jack

Analog audio output

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Composite Video-Out jack

Composite video output

Component Video­Out jacks

YUV Component
video output

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S-Video jack

Separated video Y, C
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Digital Audio-Out
Coaxial jack

Digital Coaxial audio
output

Cooling Fan

AC Power cord

Note:

By connecting the RF coaxial cable to ANTENNA IN/TV OUT

jacks of this DVD Re cord er, you can still watch your TV

even if

this DVD Recorder is off.

INPUTPLAY

STOP

VIDEO AUDIO S-VIDEO I-LINK

STANDBY/ON

button

EJECT button

Composite Video­In S-Video jack

Separated video input

Composite Video-In

jack

Composite video input

Analog Audio-

In jack

Analog audio input

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INPUT

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PLAY

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STOP

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RECORD

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i-Link

In

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i-Link input

Back Panel

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OUTPUT
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VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”,”Dolby digital”, and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Con dential
Unpublished Works.
© 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
All rights reserved.

Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos.

4,631,603;4,577,216;4819,098 and 4,907,093

licensed for limited viewing uses only.

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OUTPUT

Front Panel

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DVD

Lights when a DVD, DVD+R or DVD+RW
disc is loaded

+RW

Lights when a DVD+RW disc
is loaded

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SVCD

Lights when a SVCD disc is loaded

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CD

Lights when an audio CD disc
is loaded

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MP3

Lights when a MP3 disc is loaded

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dts indicator

Lights when a dts encoded
DVD is playing

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Schedule REC indicator

Lights when schedule recording is set

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Pause indicator

Lights when a disc is paused

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Counter display

Displays the playback time, remaining time,
etc.

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Front Panel Display

LED Indicator

STANDBY: Red light
ON: Green light

Red light indicateds re-

cording is in progress

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Remote Control

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REPEAT (1-ALL)
button

GOTO button

MUTE button

F.BWD button

EDIT button

Cursor <(Left),
>(Right), ^(Up),
v(Down) buttons

PROGRAM button

PBC button

EJECT button

NEXT button

INPUT button

I/P button

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PAUSE button

CM SKIP button
(Commerical Skip)

REPEAT (A-B)
button

+VOLUME- button

F.FWD button

Play/Sel. button

Number buttons

AUDIO button

ZOOM button

QUALITY button

PREV. button

SETUP buttonPOWER button

MENU button

DISPLAY button

STOP button

SLOW button

CLEAR button

DVD/SOURCE
button

RETURN button

-CHANNEL+ button

SUBTITLE button

RECORD button

ANGLE button

TITLE button

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Remote Control Operation Range

Point the remote control unit approximately no more than 20 Feet from the remote sensor and approximately within 60° from

the front of the unit.

= The operating distance may vary dependant on the brightness in the room.

NOTE:

= Do not point bright lights at the remote control signal sensor.

= Do not place objects between the remote control unit and the remote control signal sensor.

= Do not use this remote control unit while operating other units at the same time.

Remote
sensor

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I/P button: This button switches the unit’s output from Interlace

NTSC to Progressive. Please see the Troubleshooting section in
the User’s Manual for more information.

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= Turn off all devices before you begin.

= Read these instructions thoroughly before attempting to connect any device.

= When connecting, match the colors from the cable ends, to the colors provided on the equipment’s rear panel.

Connections

1. Turn off the TV set and the DVD Recorder before connecting. From the rear panel on your TV, connect one end of

the audio/video cords (red, white, yellow) to the DVD Recorder and the other end to the input connector of the TV

set.

2. Connect an S-video cable (optional) to the DVD Recorder if your TV is equipped with S-video input.

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When using the S-video cable there is no need to connect the yellow video cable or YUV Component Video

cable.

3. Connect Component Video YUV cable (optional) to the DVD Recorder if your TV has newer Component Video

inputs.

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When using the YUV Component Video cable there is no need to connect the yellow video cable or S-video

cable.

Note: If your ED/HD TV has Progressive Scan, connect this DVD Recorder‘s P-SCAN Y Pb Pr jacks to your TV‘s

Pro gres si ve Scan In jacks. Toggle I/P key on remote control to set video output to progressive.

4. Connect the Recorder‘s power cord to the power outlet.

The TV set (optional)

The DVD Recorder

RF coaxial

To TV OUT connector

To RF IN connector

to ANTENNA IN connector

To Antenna or cable TV

Component Cable (optional)

To Component input connector

Video (yellow) / Audio (red, white)

cord

To audio input connectors

(red,white)

To video input connector (yellow)

S-video cord (optional)

To S-video input connector

AC power cord

To power outlet

Connecting to a Stereo TV Set

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Connecting to an ampli er with a digital coaxial output

Concerning the digital audio output

The digital output jack is used to output the digital

audio signal encoded on discs.

Depending on the disc format, either Dolby Digital or

Linear PCM sound will be transferred from the unit’s

digital audio output connector (PCM/Dolby Digital) as

shown in the table below.

For your ref er ence:

= Dolby Dig i tal is a digital sound com pres sion tech nique de vel oped by the Dolby Lab o ra to ries Li cens ing Corporation.

Sup port ing 5.1-channel surround sound, as well as ste reo (2-channel) sound, this technique enables a large quan­ ti ty of sound data to be ef  cient ly encoded on a disc.

= Lin ear PCM is a signal re cord ing format used in audio CDs. While audio CDs are recorded in 44.1 kHz/16 bit, DVDs

are re cord ed in 48 kHz/16 bit up to 96 kHz/24 bit.

= If you have a Dolby Pro Logic Sur round de cod er, you will ob tain the full bene t of Pro Log ic from the same DVD

movies that pro vide full 5.1-channel Dolby Dig i tal soundtracks, as well as from titles labled with the “Dolby Surround”
logo.

Cau tion when connecting the digital audio coaxial output.

= Do not connect an am pli  er (with an op ti cal dig i tal in put con nec tor) that does not contain a Dolby Dig i tal decoder.

Otherwise at tempt ing to play a DVD may cause such a high level of noise that it may be harmful to your ears and
dam age your speak ers.

NOTE:

= Discs encoded with 96 KHz sampling rates can be played back

on this unit, their bitstream will be transferred via the digital

coax output. Please note that your decoder/receiver must be

able to accept this signal in order for you to hear the output.

The TV set (optional)

The DVD Recorder

Dolby Digital Processing-compatible

Decoder or Ampli er (optional)

Video (yellow)

Note: Connect the yellow cable only.

To video input connector (yellow)

Digital RCA Coaxial Cable (optional)

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Connecting to Other Audio/Video Equipment

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Connecting to Standard Home Audio Equipment

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DVD Recorder

Audio Video equipment

Video/Audio cables (yellow,red, white)

TV set

Accessories

Power off all connecting eletronic devices.

Connect Video-In & Audio-In jacks from your
DVD recorder to the Video-out & Audio-out
jacks of your Audio Video equipment using the
Video/Audio cables.

Connect Video-Out & Audio-Out jacks from
your DVD recorder to the Video-in & Audio­in jacks on your TV set with another set of
Video/Audio cables.

Procedures

Accessories

DVD Recorder

Standard Home Audio Equipment (Photo may differ from your set)

TV set

Audio cable (red, white)

Video cables (yellow)

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Turn off all connecting eletronic devices.

Connect Audio-Out jacks of your DVD re­corder to the Audio-In jacks of your Audio
equipment using the audio cables (red,
white) provided.

Connect Video-Out jack on your DVD re­corder to the Video-in jack on your TV set
with the Video cable (yellow) provided.

Procedures

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ANTENNA

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Apparatus Claims of U.S. Patent Nos.

4,631,603;4,577,216;4819,098 and 4,907,093

licensed for limited viewing uses only.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby”,”Dolby digital”, and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Con dential
Unpublished Works.
© 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
All rights reserved.

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Power Off

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Input from Audio/Video Equipment

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DVD Recorder

Audio/Video Output Equipment

RF Coaxial Cable

Audio cable (red, white)

Video cable (yellow)

S-video cord (optional)

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Procedures

Connect the audio cable (red, white)
to the audio-in jacks from your DVD
Recorder to the audio-out jacks on your
output device (eg. DV, Video Game
Console, etc.).

Connect the video cable (yellow) to the
video-in jack from the DVD Recorder to
the video-out jack on your output device.

Note: If you subsitute the yellow video
cable with S-video, skip this step.

If you decide not to use the supplied
video cable (yellow), instead connect the
S-video to the S-video in jack from your
DVD to the S-video output on your video
source equipment. (Optional)

Connect the RF Coaxial Cable from
your cable box to the Antenna-in jack.
(Optional)

Connect another RF Coaxial Cable from
the TV OUT jack to your TV IN jack.
(Optional)

TV OUT

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Connecting to Record from DV or i-Link

Power off the TV set and the DVD Recorder

before connecting.

Connect one end of the i-LINK input from the

DVD Recorder to the i-Link output of the DV.

The DVD Recorder

The i-LINK cable

DV video equipment (Digital Video
Camera used here as an example)

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You can use this DVD Recorder to record from external sources or TV programs.

Preparations:

1. Connect the DVD Recorder to your TV or other equipment to record from an external source.

2. Remember to use an un nalized and recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R disc.

STEP 1. Turn on STANDBY/ON on the DVD Recorder and TV (or other equipment).

STEP 2. Press

EJECT to open the disc tray.

STEP 3. Place a recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R onto the disc tray. Label side up.

STEP 4. Press

EJECT again to close the disc tray.

STEP 5. Press

DVD/SOURCE on the remote control to switch to REC mode.

STEP 6.

Press INPUT on the remote control to view TV channels through the DVD Recorder or toggle

different external A/V input sources to record from an external source.

STEP 7. Press CHANNEL +/- or the Number buttons to select the channel you wish to record. If you

record from an external source, skip to the next step.

STEP 8. Press RECORD on the remote control.

STEP 9. Press

STOP on the remote control to stop recording.

To view your recording:

STEP 10. Press DVD/SOURCE on the remote control to switch to DVD mode.

STEP 11. Press / to choose the recordings just recorded.

STEP 12. Press

to playback the preferred recordings.

Please refer to the instruction manual for further information.

Enjoy your DVD Recorder!

1. Power on the TV set and select a video input (i.e. video 1, video 2, etc.)

2. Turn on the DVD Recorder and open the disc tray.

3. Place a disc onto the disc tray.

4. Close the disc tray.

5. Press "PLAY" and enjoy your DVD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We’ve put together a number of solutions to the most frequently asked questions for setup and initial use. Keep this
reference guide handy. FAQs are not in any particular order so we recommend reading them and your User Manual
thoroughly before using your Recorder/Player.

NOTE: This Quick Connection Guide is not intended to be a substitute for the User Manual.

Q: Why is my remote control not operating?

A: Check the batteries in the remote. You may need to replace them with new ones making certain polarity (+-) is

correct. Operate the remote about 10-20 ft. and no more than 30º from center. Otherwise, try removing batteries
then hold down one or more buttons for sixty seconds to allow remote to reset itself. Reinstall batteries making
certain polarity (+-) is correct and batteries are in good condition. Never mix old and fresh batteries together.

Q: How do I connect my DVD player if my TV has no video inputs (yellow,red,white connections)?

A: To connect the DVD player to an older TV, use an RF Modulator that can be purchased at a major home

electronics retailer. The modulator will enable you to connect the DVD player to your TV’s coaxial or cable
connection.You can then view your DVD movies on Channel 3 or 4. You may also purchase this on our online
Accessory store at www.apexdigitalinc.com.

Q: I have connected the DVD player to the TV but I get no picture?

A: When using the TV’s input you must change the TV to the correct Video or Input Mode to view the picture. Press

the “Input,” “Source,” or “TV/Video” button located on your TV or TV’s remote control to change the video source
(Video1, Video2, etc.). Some TVs also have a “Menu” button that allows you to change the source using an on­screen menu. Refer to your TV Operating Manual.

Q: Why won’t my Player read my MP3?

A: When burning MP3 format discs, make sure to burn it in an ISO 9960 type format.This option would most likely

be found in the preference or settings section of your burning software. If you’re using ADAPTEC 3.5 or higher
set to mode 1. Make sure you are burning the disc as a data and not a wave le. The player cannot play audio
tracks in MP3PRO format.

Q: Why won’t my Player read my DVD or CD?

A: It’s possible that the disc may have been placed upside down in the tray, it’s scratched, dirty or possibly the

DVD’s laser is having a problem reading the disc. Turn the power off and disconnect AC power plug from the wall
outlet for 30 seconds. Reinsert plug into wall outlet and retry again. If using a UDR (Universal Disc Recording)
format, CD-RWs will not play. If the unit is less than 14 days old, you may be able to exchange it with your
retailer. If the unit is over 30 days old, give us a call to obtain a return authorization number to have the unit sent
in for service [phone]. Mon-Fri 7am-6pm PST

Q: Why won’t my unit record?

A: The DRX-9200 will only record using DVD +R/RW discs. Do not use DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM or CDR/RW discs to

record. If your disc capacity is full, the DRX-9200 will not allow you to record until you manually erase previously
recorded material. Even if you have 30 minutes of capacity left on the disc and your recording is an hour long you
will be prevented from recording. Insert a new disc. Recheck your connections and input source used to record.
In other words, if you’re recording TV programs, verify your source is set to “CH” on the DRX-9200.

Q: Why won’t my unit playback DVD recordings I’ve previously recorded on my computer/recording device?

A: When playing back DVD+RW formatted discs, verify that you closed your recording session prior to playing back

on the DRX-9200.

Q: I have connected the DVD player to the TV but I get a discolored or black and white picture that rolls?

A: Press the I/P button on your remote control. This button converts the DVD player from progressive scan to

interlaced scan. If you connected the player using composite video or S-Video connections, you will use the
interlaced mode. If you’ve connected the player using component video connections through an ED/HDTV set,
use progressive scan mode for the best quality picture.