Benq DE325 User Manual
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DE325
DVD Recorder
User’s Manual
Welcome
English
Copyright
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respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or
fitness for any particular purpose. Furthermore, BenQ Corporation reserves the right to revise
this publication from time to time and to make changes in the contents hereof without
obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
All trademarks or product names used in this document are the registered property of their
respective owners.
Precautions
Please read these precautions carefully before use. Keep this document for future reference.
- Only ever place the device on a stable, level and flat surface.
- Do not expose the device to extreme temperatures, humidity, dust, direct sunlight, rain, or
spray.
- Do not block the vents on the rear panel of the device, as poor ventilation over a long
period may result in damage to internal components and device failure.
- Do not change the mains plug to a different type or allow the power cable to be damaged.
- The mains plug on the power cable can used as a power disconnection device, and must
remain readily accessible at all times. Disconnect and isolate the device from the power
supply when it isn’t going to be used for an extended period of time (e.g. holidays away).
- Follow the battery instructions for the remote. Make sure the batteries are correctly and
properly installed. Do not use batteries of different types or different brands at the same
time. Remove batteries when it isn’t going to be used for an extended time (e.g. holidays
away).
- Use only BenQ approved accessories and recording media. Incorrect media types may not
work as expected, and could cause damage to the device.
- Do not attempt to repair the device under any circumstances. There are no user-servicable
parts in this device. Refer all servicing only to suitably qualified and experienced personnel.
Safety Information
Laser warning
The laser component in this device is rated Class 1 – capable of emitting invisible laser
radiation which can cause eye damage. To avoid exposure to the laser beam, do not remove any
covers and look into the device whilst it is turned on.
High Voltage warning
This device uses high voltage capable of causing burns and possible death should you come
into contact with live parts. To avoid exposure to high voltage, do not remove any covers and
reach into the device whilst it is turned on.
Refer all servicing only to suitably qualified and experienced personnel.
Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................1
Features ..............................................................................................1
Compatible media types ...................................................................1
Input/output interface ......................................................................2
Getting to know the BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder .........................3
Front panel ........................................................................................................................3
Rear panel .........................................................................................................................4
The Remote Control .........................................................................................................5
Front display panel ...........................................................................................................7
On-screen display (OSD) menus .....................................................8
’Setup’ menu .....................................................................................................................8
’Display’ menu ..................................................................................................................9
’Edit’ menu ........................................................................................................................10
Connecting the DVD Recorder ...............................................11
Select a suitable position for the DVD Recorder .............................11
Connecting to a display device (TV or projector) ...........................11
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Recording TV channels .....................................................................11
Connecting to a sound system .........................................................12
Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using a component video ca-
ble .......................................................................................................12
Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an S-Video cable ...................13
Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an A/V cable .......................... 14
Connecting the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable ..............................15
Connecting the DVD Recorder to your surround sound system ...16
Connecting the DVD Recorder to your stereo sound system ........................18
Connecting an A/V device to the DVD Recorder ...........................................19
Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an S-video cable ................. 20
Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable .......................21
Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using a DV cable ...............22
Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable ............ 23
Initializing the DVD Recorder ................................................24
Manually resetting options ...............................................................24
Remote control setup .......................................................................................25
Connecting power ............................................................................................26
Initial startup (virgin mode) ............................................................................ 27
How to set the Time .........................................................................................................27
Manually searching for TV channels ...............................................29
Adding/deleting TV channels ...........................................................29
Language settings ..............................................................................30
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Setting the ’Setup’ clock ...................................................................................31
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Playing a disc ............................................................................ 32
General information .........................................................................32
Loading a disc ...................................................................................32
Playing a disc .....................................................................................33
Playing a recordable DVD ................................................................ 34
Playing a music CD ........................................................................... 34
Playing an MP3 CD ..........................................................................36
Playing a VCD/SVCD ....................................................................... 38
Operations while playing a disc .......................................................38
Adding bookmarks ...........................................................................................................38
Searching a disc ................................................................................................................39
Still picture ........................................................................................................................40
Repeat play ........................................................................................................................40
Repeat a sequence (A-B) ..................................................................................................40
Changing the camera angle ..............................................................................................40
Zoom .................................................................................................................................41
Audio language .................................................................................................................41
Subtitle language ..............................................................................................................42
Surround sound effect ......................................................................................................42
30-second advance ...........................................................................................................42
Playing a photo CD ........................................................................... 43
Viewing a photo ................................................................................................................43
Viewing all photos on the photo CD as a slide show .....................................................43
Creating and playing a slide show of selected photos .....................................................43
How to delete photos from a slide show: ........................................................................44
How to set up slide show play speed ...............................................................................44
Using the DV pass-through control function ........................ 45
Recording ................................................................................. 46
Record mode .....................................................................................47
Changing record mode ....................................................................................................47
Manual recording .............................................................................47
Sleep mode recording ....................................................................... 48
Pausing recording ............................................................................. 49
Schedule recording .................................................................. 50
General Information ......................................................................... 50
Setting up schedule recording .......................................................... 50
Changing or erasing schedule setting ..............................................52
How to change a schedule setting: ...................................................................................52
Managing recordings ............................................................... 54
General information .........................................................................54
Managing recordings on DVD discs ................................................54
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Adding chapter markers during playback .......................................................................54
Hiding/showing chapters .................................................................................................55
Inserting hidden chapters ................................................................................................55
Deleting chapters ..............................................................................................................55
Editing title (name) ..........................................................................................................56
Playing all titles (including hidden chapters) .................................................................56
Erasing a recording/title ...................................................................................................57
Preventing unintended erasure of a title .........................................................................57
How to protect a title: ......................................................................................................57
How to unprotect a title: ..................................................................................................57
Disc Settings ......................................................................................................................57
User selectable DVD Recorder preferences ............................ 60
How to navigate through the ’Setup’ menu: ...................................................................60
System Setup ....................................................................................61
Guide Language: ...............................................................................................................61
Set Time: ...........................................................................................................................61
System Info: ......................................................................................................................61
Factory Reset: ....................................................................................................................61
Video Setup ......................................................................................................62
TV Signal: ..........................................................................................................................62
Channel Scan: ...................................................................................................................62
Channel Setup: ..................................................................................................................62
Screen Format: ..................................................................................................................62
Video Output: ...................................................................................................................62
Audio Setup ......................................................................................63
Dolby Digital: ....................................................................................................................63
DTS: ...................................................................................................................................64
MPEG: ...............................................................................................................................64
Sampling Freq. (Frequency): ...........................................................................................64
Vocal: .................................................................................................................................64
DRC: ..................................................................................................................................64
Record Setup .....................................................................................................65
Record Quality: .................................................................................................................65
DVD Auto Chap. (Chapter): ...........................................................................................65
Schedule Rec. (Record): ...................................................................................................65
Disc Setup .........................................................................................................66
Audio Language: ...............................................................................................................66
Subtitle Lang. (Language): ...............................................................................................66
Menu Language: ...............................................................................................................66
Auto Play: ..........................................................................................................................66
Initialize DVD: ..................................................................................................................67
Finalize DVD: ...................................................................................................................67
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Parental control ....................................................................... 68
Parental control levels ......................................................................68
Activating/deactivating parental control (child-lock) ....................................70
How to activate parental control .....................................................................................70
How to deactivate parental control .................................................................................70
Changing the access control country setting ................................... 70
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Changing/deleting the parent control password ............................. 71
How to change parent control password ........................................................................71
How to delete parent control password ..........................................................................71
Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 72
Product Specifications ............................................................. 75
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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder. With the DVD Recorder, you can
either:
• play your prerecorded DVDs and CDs, or
• record TV programs or video device (VCR or Camcorder) recordings onto DVDs.
The easy menu system also provides you with ready access to its advanced features, such as
programmed recording, disc content editing and more.
This manual describes all the features of the DVD Recorder. Refer to it whenever you need
assistance, and please pay attention to all notes, cautions and warnings.
Features
• Real-time recording using a DVD+RW or DVD+R disc
• Built-in TV tuner for recording from TV/CATV programs
• Recorded discs can be played on most DVD players
• Schedule recording
• Records two-channel audio in MPEG-1, Layer II or Dolby Digital formats
• Multiple recording modes (for recording time of up to 6 hours on one DVD)
• Disc write protection
• On-screen display (OSD) ‘Setup’ menu
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Compatible media types
Recording and Playback
DVD+R
Recordable digital video discs (DVD), which means you can record data on the disc once,
however, you can record at several different times until the disc is full, and cannot erase them
after recording.
DVD+RW
ReWritable digital video discs (DVD), which means you can erase data previously recorded on
the disc and record new data on the disc.
Playback
DVD
The BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder is equipped with a region code copyright protection
mechanism appropriate for the region where you purchased the unit. In some countries, you
can only play DVDs with a region code which matches that of your DVD Recorder.
DVD-R
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DVD-RW
DVD-R and DVD-RW must be recorded and finalized in Video Mode.
Audio CD
VCD, VCD2.0
SVCD
CD-R music/MP3 music
CD-RW music/MP3 music
Photo CD
Input/output interface
Inputs for Recording
•TV Antenna
• DV input: IEEE 1394 (Firewire)
• S-Video input
• Analog (composite) video input
• Analog audio input
Outputs
• TV Antenna (loop through)
• S-Video output
• Analog (composite) video output
• Component video output
• Digital audio output
• Analog audio output
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Getting to know the BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder
Front panel
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No: Button Description
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Power
Open/Close
REC
Next
Stop
Pause
Play
Previous
Press to turn the DVD Recorder On or Off (standby).
Press to open and close the disc tray.
Press to start recording from an audio/video source
(e.g. TV program).
Press to jump to next chapter/track.
Press to stop playing.
Press to pause playing or recording.
Press to play a disc.
Press to jump to previous chapter/track.
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2
1
9 Disc tray Place disc face down (label side up) here.
10 DV input For connecting to a DV or other devices using IEEE 1394 FireWire.
11 Audio input (right
channel)
12 Audio input (left channel) For connecting to the audio output (left channel) terminal of other
13 Video input For connecting to the video output terminal of other devices.
For connecting to the audio output (right channel) terminal of other
devices.
devices.
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Rear panel
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14
13
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No. Button Description
1
2 Antenna output For connecting to the antenna input terminal of your TV.
3 Composite Video input
4 Audio input (Left channel/
Antenna input For connecting the TV antenna or a CATV cable.
For connecting to the video output or component output terminal
(Yellow)
White)
of other devices.
For connecting to the audio output (left channel) terminal of other
devices.
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5 Audio input (Right channel/
Red)
6 S-Video input (Black) For connecting to the S-Video output terminal of other devices.
7 Composite Video output
(Yellow)
8 Audio Out (Left channel/
White)
9 Audio output (Right channel/
Red)
10, 11, 12Component output (Red/
Blue/Green)
13 S-Video output (Black) For connecting to the S-Video input terminal of other devices.
14 Digital audio output (coaxial) For connecting to the digital audio input terminal on other
15 Digital audio output (optical) For connecting to the digital audio input terminal on other
For connecting to the audio output (right channel) terminal of
other devices.
For connecting to the composite video input terminal of other
devices.
For connecting to the audio input (left channel) terminal of other
devices when using component output.
For connecting to the audio input (right channel) terminal of other
devices when using component output.
For connecting to the component/progressive scan video input
terminal of other devices.
devices (e.g. receivers or amplifiers) with digital multi-channel
sound decoders.
devices (e.g. receivers or amplifiers) with digital multi-channel
sound decoders.
16 Power For connecting the power cord.
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The Remote Control
Icon Button Description
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Power on/
standby
Eject Press to open or close disc tray.
Display Press to display the current operation status.
P-SCAN When playing a DVD, press to switch DVD
DV control Press to toggle the DV control function on or
Input Press to switch between signal sources.
Surround Press to turn toggle surround sound effect on or
MTS Press to switch audio between Stereo, SAP,
Press to turn the DVD Recorder ON or OFF
(standby).
For example, when playing a DVD disc, press
this button to display current chapter, title and
time..., etc.
Recorder video output between progressive
scan and interlaced scan modes.
off.
off.
and Mono modes when viewing TV/CATV
programs.
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Bookmark Press to insert a bookmark when viewing a
disc.
Hide Press to hide newly inserted chapter.
A-B repeat Press to access the A-B repeat function.
Repeat
mode
Zoom Press to zoom in on the video image.
30-second
advance
Numbered
buttons
Clear Press to clear settings in a menu.
Recall Press to toggle between the current and
Press to select a repeat mode.
Press to skip the media content 30 seconds
forward.
Use for numeric inputs.
previously viewed TV or CATV channels.
Setup Press to show/hide the ’Setup’ menu.
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Icon Button Description
Play list/menu Press to show/hide the play list or menu screen.
Up Press to move the highlight bar upward in the
’Setup’ menu.
Down Press to move the highlight bar downward in the
’Setup’ menu.
Left Press to move the highlight bar to the left in the
’Setup’ menu.
Right Press to move the highlight bar to the right in the
’Setup’ menu.
OK Press to confirm a selected item in the ’Setup’
menu.
Edit Press to show/hide the ’Edit’ menu.
PBC Press to display the ’PBC’ disc menu of the VCD
that is being played.
Volume Press to increase or decrease audio volume.
Mute Press to turn off sound temporarily. Press again to
resume sound.
Channel Press to select the previous or next channel.
Record Press to start recording from the presently
selected input source.
Record stop Press to stop recording.
Record mode Press to select the recording mode. This affects
the video quality and possible recording length.
Stop Press to stop playing.
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Play Press to start playing the disc or selected media
content.
Pause/step Press to pause the currently playing content.
Press this button again to display the video image
frame by frame.
Icon Button Description
Reverse Press to fast reverse the media content at different
rewind rates.
Forward Press to fast forward the media content at different
forward rates.
Previous Press to jump to the previous title/chapter while
playing a DVD.
Next Press to jump to the next title/chapter while playing a
DVD.
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Front display panel
The front panel features a multifunction display located on the right. Information displayed
and their respective meanings are shown in the table below:
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2
1
6
No. Description
1 Lit when playing in progress.
2 Lit when playing in progress.
3 Lit when TV antenna/cable input is selected.
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8
7
10
9
11
12
5
13
14
15
16
17
18 19
20
21
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4 Lit when playback/record paused.
5 Displays status messages:
TV ON?: The DVD Recorder is currently in the initial setup mode. Refer to "Initializing
the DVD Recorder" on page 24 for initial setup details.
TRAY OPEN: Disc tray open.
CLOSING: Disc tray closing.
READING: Disc being read.
NO DISC: No disc has been inserted for recording. If a disc has been inserted, perhaps
it cannot be read.
INFO: Information on the inserted DVD is displayed on-screen.
ERASING: The entire disc is being erased.
BLANK DISC: The disc inserted is either new or has been completely erased (no
recordings).
PROTECTED: The disc is protected against recording.
CHxx: Current TV channel where xx represents the channel number.
DISC FULL: The disc is full. There is no space for new recordings.
DISC ERR: An error occurred when the title was being written.
BLOCKED: It is not possible to close/open the disc tray.
6 Lit when recording is in progress.
7 Various segments lit to indicate the type of inserted DVD disc: DVD, DVD+R, DVD+RW.
(disc types DVD-R and DVD-RW are shown as DVD.)
8 Various segments lit to indicate the type of CD inserted: SAVCD, VCD, CD.
9 Lit when the number displaying above it is the selected title number of the DVD.
10 Lit when a recording timer has been programmed (and other functions are disabled).
11 Lit when the number displaying above it is the selected track number of the CD.
12 Lit when receiving a Nicam audio signal (in regions using PAL systems only).
13 Lit when the number displaying above it is the currently selected/playing chapter.
14 Lit when a remote control signal is being received.
15 Lit when a Dolby digital audio signal is available on the digital audio output.
16 Lit when an alternate camera angle is available/selected.
17 Lit when an MPEG audio signal is available on the digital audio output.
18 Lit when the number displaying above it is the remaining playback time of the disc being
played.
19 Lit when a PCM audio signal is available on the digital audio output.
20 Lit when a DTS audio signal is available on the digital audio output.
21 Lit when 2 channel (stereo) audio is available on the analog audio outputs.
On-screen display (OSD) menus
’Setup’ menu
You can define the initial setup of the DVD Recorder from the ’Setup’ menu or change the
settings of other items to suit your preferences.
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Launch the ’Setup’ menu by pressing the Setup button on the remote control.
Navigating the ’Setup’ menu
Press the Down or Up button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to
the desired item.
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Press the
(highlighted) menu item.
Press the Left button on the remote control to return to the parent menu.
Press the OK button on the remote control to confirm the selection.
Right button on the remote control to enter (activate) the currently selected
’Display’ menu
When playing a disc, the ’Display’ menu allows you to perform certain operations such as
searching the disc or changing audio settings.
Launch the ’Display’ menu by pressing the Display button on the remote control.
Navigating the ’Display’ menu
Press the Down or Up button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to
the desired item.
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Press the Right or Left button on the remote control to select an option.
Press the OK button on the remote control to confirm the selection.
’Edit’ menu
When playing a recordable DVD+RW disc, you can use the ‘Edit’ menu to edit the disc
contents. For example, erasing a tile/chapter or changing title names.
Press the Menu button on the remote control to display the disc contents, then launch the
‘Edit’ menu by pressing the Edit button on the remote control.
When playing an unfinalized DVD+R or DVD+RW disc, the following title/chapter ‘Edit’
menu will display on-screen if you press the Edit button
Navigating the ’Edit’ menu
Press the Down or Up button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to
the desired item.
Press the
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OK button on the remote control to confirm the selection.
Connecting the DVD Recorder
Select a suitable position for the DVD Recorder
• Place the DVD Recorder on a solid and flat surface or table.
• Leave at least 3cm clear space at all sides for ventilation.
• Leave at least 15cm clear space in front of the DVD Recorder to allow for disc tray operation.
• Do not place any objects on top of the DVD Recorder.
• Keep the DVD Recorder out of direct sunlight, rain, moisture and away from heat sources.
Connecting to a display device (TV or projector)
The DVD Recorder needs to be connected to a display device so that you can view a DVD being
played, and so that you can use the DVD Recorder On-Screen Display (OSD) menus.
You can connect the DVD Recorder to a display device using one of these possible methods:
• Component video cable: (not provided)
See "Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using a component video cable" on page 12.
• S-Video cable: (not provided)
See "Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an S-Video cable" on page 13.
• Audio/Video cable (composite video): (provided)
See "Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an A/V cable" on page 14.
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You need only connect the DVD Recorder to your display device using just one of the above
methods, as each provides a different level of video quality. The method you choose will most
likely depend upon the availability of terminals provided on the display device itself.
Best video quality
The best available video connection method is component video (not to be confused with
composite video). Digital TVs and projectors use component video natively, so if available on
your display device, this should be your connection method of choice.
Better video quality
The S-Video method provides a better quality analog video than standard A/V. If you have
both A/V and S-Video input terminals on your display device, you should elect to use the SVideo option.
Least video quality
You at least need a display device (TV or projector) with A/V compatibility. This is a composite
analog video and will result in a perfectly acceptable, but less than optimal result from your
DVD player, being the least video quality of the available methods described here.
Recording TV channels
The DVD Recorder also needs to be connected to the TV antenna cable so that it can record TV
signals onto DVD for you. The TV RF (fly-lead) cable allows you to select and view a TV
channel on the TV, even while the DVD Recorder is recording another channel, or is turned
off. See "Connecting the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable" on page 15.
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Connecting to a sound system
You can connect the DVD Recorder to a digital or analog audio device (such as a sound
system) using an appropriate audio cable (not provided).
See "Connecting the DVD Recorder to your surround sound system" on page 16, or
see "Connecting the DVD Recorder to your stereo sound system" on page 18.
Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using a component video cable
Examine your TV to determine if it has unused component video sockets available:
- If so, you can continue with this procedure.
- If not, you will need to reassess which cables you can use to connect to the TV.
How to connect the DVD Recorder to a TV using a component video cable
1 Take a suitable component video cable (not provided) and connect one end to the OUT
terminals on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled ’COMPONENT’.
2 Connect the other end of the component cable to the appropriate component video sockets on
the TV.
3 Take a suitable stereo audio cable (not provided) and connect one end to the OUT terminals
on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled ’AUDIO’.
4 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the appropriate audio input sockets on the TV (or
sound system).
The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:
Component video cable
Connect the component video cable to
the component video input terminals on
the TV
Audio cable
Connect the audio cable to the
audio input terminals on the TV
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Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an S-Video cable
Examine your TV to determine if it has an unused S-Video socket available:
- If so, you can continue with this procedure.
- If not, you will need to reassess which cables you can use to connect to the TV.
How to connect the DVD Recorder to a TV using an S-Video cable
1 Take an S-Video cable (not provided) and connect one end to the OUT terminal on the rear of
the DVD Recorder labelled ’S-VIDEO’.
2 Connect the other end of the S-Video cable to the appropriate S-Video socket on the TV.
3 Take a suitable stereo audio cable (not provided) and connect one end to the OUT terminals
on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled ’AUDIO’.
4 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the appropriate audio input sockets on the TV (or
sound system).
The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:
S-Video cable
Connect the S-Video cable to the S-Video
input terminal on the TV
Audio cable
Connect the audio cable to
the audio input terminals
on the TV
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Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an A/V cable
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Examine your TV to determine if it has unused composite Video A/V sockets available:
- If so, you can continue with this procedure.
- If not, you will need to reassess how you can connect to the TV.
How to connect the DVD Recorder to a TV using the A/V cable
1 Take the provided A/V cable and connect one end to the OUT terminals on the rear of the
DVD Recorder labelled ’VIDEO’.
2 Connect the other end of the A/V cable to the appropriate composite Video A/V sockets on the
TV.
The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:
A/V cable
Connect the A/V cable to the A/V
input terminals on the TV
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Connecting the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable
You should connect the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable between the antenna and the
TV. The DVD Recorder has an Antenna input socket and a TV output socket on the rear panel
for this purpose. This is a loop-through terminal, provided so that the DVD Recorder can
record TV signals onto DVD for you. This also allows you to select and view a TV channel on
the TV, even while the DVD Recorder is recording another channel, or is turned off.
How to connect the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable
1 Locate the TV antenna cable on the rear of the TV, and unplug it from the TV.
2 Plug this cable into the rear of the DVD Recorder in the socket labelled ’ANTENNA’.
3 Take the separate TV RF (fly-lead) cable (supplied), connect one end to the DVD Recorder in
the socket labelled ’TV’, and the other end into the appropriate socket on the rear of the TV
(where you removed the antenna cable from in step 1 above.
The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:
Antenna
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Antenna cable from antenna
TV RF (fly-lead) cable to TV
Connect the antenna fly-lead cable to the
antenna input terminal on the TV
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Connecting the DVD Recorder to your surround sound system
You can connect the DVD Recorder to a digital audio multi-channel decoding device (such as
an amplifier or device equipped with MPEG2, Dolby Digital, DTS, or 2-channel PCM decoding
function) using the digital audio outlet. This requires a digital coaxial audio cable terminated
with an RCA connector (which is usually orange colored), or an optical digital TOSLINK type
cable.
Digital audio will only be available when a DVD is being played which contains suitable digital
audio tracks.
How to connect to a digital audio decoding device using a coaxial digital cable
1 Take a suitable coaxial digital audio cable (not provided) and connect one end to the
COAXIAL terminal on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled ’DIGITAL AUDIO OUT’.
2 Connect the other end of the digital coaxial audio cable to an appropriate audio input socket
on your surround sound system decoding device.
You will need to select this input on the sound system when playing DVDs.
The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:
Digital coaxial audio cable
Connect the digital coaxial
audio cable to the digital audio
input socket on the digital
audio decoding device.
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How to connect to a digital audio decoding device using a digital optical cable
1 Take a suitable optical digital audio cable (not provided) and connect one end to the OPTICAL
terminal on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled ’DIGITAL AUDIO OUT’.
2 Connect the other end of the digital optical audio cable to an appropriate audio input socket
on your surround sound system decoding device.
You will need to select this input on the sound system when playing DVDs. The final
connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:
Digital optical audio cable
Connect the digital optical
audio cable to the digital audio
input socket on the digital
audio decoding device.
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17 Connecting the DVD Recorder
Connecting the DVD Recorder to your stereo sound system
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You can connect the DVD Recorder to an analog audio device (such as a stereo) using a stereo
audio cable.
How to connect to a stereo system using a stereo audio cable
1 Take a suitable stereo audio cable (not provided) and connect one end to the OUT terminals
on the rear of the DVD Recorder labelled ’AUDIO’.
2 Connect the other end of the audio cable to appropriate audio input sockets on the rear of your
stereo sound system.
You will need to select this input on the sound system when playing audio DVDs or CDs.
The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:
Audio cable
Connect the audio cable to the
audio input terminals on the
analog audio device
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Connecting an A/V device to the DVD Recorder
You can connect an A/V device like a Video Cassette Recorder (VCR), Digital Video (DV)
camera or Digital-8 Video camera to the DVD Recorder so that you can copy your videos onto
DVDs.
Permanent connections
The BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder has two video input connectors on the rear panel for
permanent connection to Audio Video (A/V) equipment like a VCR using either:
• S-Video, or
• Composite video (A/V).
See "Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an S-video cable" on page 20, or
See "Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable" on page 21.
Temporary connections
The BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder also has two video input connectors on the front panel for
temporary connection of Audio Video (A/V) equipment like a video camera using either:
• Digital Video (IEEE 1394 – Firewire), or
• Composite video (A/V).
See "Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using a DV cable" on page 22, or
See "Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable" on page 23.
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Video quality
You need only connect the A/V device to your DVD Recorder using just one of the above
methods, as each provides a different level of video quality. The method you choose will most
likely depend upon the availability of terminals provided on the A/V device itself.
For a description of video quality using these methods, see "Keep the DVD Recorder out of
direct sunlight, rain, moisture and away from heat sources." on page 11.
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