Benq DE325 User Manual

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DE325 DVD Recorder User’s Manual

Welcome

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Disclaimer

BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with 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

Power

Open/Close

REC

Stop

Pause

Play

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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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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No. Button Description

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.

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.

and Mono modes when viewing TV/CATV programs.

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:

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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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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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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Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an S-video cable

How to connect a VCR using an S-Video cable:

1 Locate a suitable S-Video cable (not supplied) and connect one end to the IN terminal on the

rear of the DVD player labelled ’S-VIDEO’.

2 Connect the other end of the S-Video cable to the appropriate S-Video socket on the rear of the

VCR.

3 Take a suitable stereo audio cable (no supplied) and connect one end to the IN terminal on the

rear of the DVD Recorder labelled ’AUDIO’.

4 Connect the other end of the audio cable to the appropriate audio output socket on the rear of

the VCR.

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

output socket on the VCR.

Audio cable

Connect the audio cable to

the audio output terminals

on the VCR.

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Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable

How to connect a VCR using an A/V cable:

1 Locate a suitable A/V cable (only one is supplied) and connect one end to the IN terminals on

the rear of the DVD player labelled ’VIDEO’.

2 Connect the other end of the A/V cable to the appropriate A/V sockets on the rear of the VCR.

The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:

A/V cable

Connect the A/V cable to the composite video output

terminals on the VCR

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Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using a DV cable

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By connecting a Digital Video (DV) or Digital-8 Camcorder to the DVD Recorder, you can copy your movies from the camcorder onto DVDs.

How to connect a DV Camcorder using a DV cable:

1 Locate a suitable DV (IEEE 1394) cable (not supplied), and connect one end of it to the

appropriate socket in the front panel of the DVD Recorder.

2 Connect the other end of the DV cable to the appropriate DV socket on the Digital Camcorder.

The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:

DV (IEEE 1394) cable

Connect the DV cable to

the DV output terminal on

the DV camcorder

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Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable

If your Camcorder has A/V sockets, you can use an A/V cable to connect it to the DVD Recorder.

How to connect a Camcorder using an A/V cable:

1 Locate a suitable A/V cable (only one is provided), and connect one end of it to the appropriate

A/V sockets in the front panel of the DVD Recorder.

2 Connect the other end of the A/V cable to the appropriate A/V sockets on the Camcorder.

The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagram:

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A/V cable

Connect the A/V cable to the

audio output and video output

terminals on the Camcorder

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Initializing the DVD Recorder

When you first connect power to the DVD Recorder, it will automatically display an initial setup screen (virgin mode), and won't operate normally until it is setup. This startup behavior only ever needs to take place once, as the DVD Recorder permanently remembers its settings once set. You can use the system menus to alter these settings at any time in the future.

When in virgin mode, the DVD Recorder requires you to select the On-Screen Display (OSD) language, set the built-in clock, and let it search for and store any TV channels it finds on the antenna connection.

IMPORTANT

1 BEFORE you plug the power cord into the DVD Recorder or turn the power point on, you

should connect the display device (TV or projector) and turn that on so that you will be able to view the OSD menu of the DVD Recorder when it first starts. See "Connecting the DVD Recorder" on page 11.

2 If you intend to record TV programs onto DVDs using the DVD Recorder, you will also need

to connect the TV antenna cable to the DVD Recorder BEFORE proceeding any further. The DVD Recorder initial startup will attempt to search for and store all TV channels it finds on the antenna connection. You can sort and edit this list using the OSD ’Setup’ menu commands at any later time that suits you. See "Keep the DVD Recorder out of direct sunlight, rain, moisture and away from heat sources." on page 11.

3 You will need to setup the remote control for use before you can make any initialization

selections. See "Remote control setup" on page 25.

4 See "Initial startup (virgin mode)" on page 27 for the initial setup instructions.

You can always manually readjust these initialization settings at any time in the future.

Manually resetting options

TV Channel Searching

If you wish to reset and re-search for TV channels, see "Manually searching for TV channels" on page 29.

Adding/deleting TV channels

If you wish to add/delete TV channels, see "Adding/deleting TV channels" on page 29.

Languages

If you wish to reset the language played and displayed, see "Language settings" on page 30.

Date and Time

If you wish to manually readjust the clock, see "Setting the ’Setup’ clock" on page 31 for details.

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Remote control setup

How to install the batteries in the remote control

1 Locate the two AA (UM3) batteries and the remote control unit.

2 Unpack the remote control and turn it over to expose its back side. Open the battery

compartment cover by sliding it as indicated in the following picture:

3 Unpack and install the batteries into the battery compartment, paying attention to the correct

alignment of polarities (+/-) as indicated in the battery compartment:

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4 Refit the cover of the battery compartment by aligning the lugs and sliding it into position:

Tips for using the remote control

• Point the front end of the remote control directly towards the front panel of the DVD Recorder, not the TV screen. If you can't see the front panel of the DVD Recorder, the remote control will likely not work properly with it.

• Do not use the remote control when something (people, furniture, etc.) is blocking the direct line-of-sight between the remote control and the front panel of the DVD Recorder. In cases like this, either remove the obstruction or move the remote control to a clear line-of-sight position.

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Connecting power

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1 Locate the power cord from the package. 2 Connect the DVD Recorder to mains power using the power cord.

3 Press the power button on the front panel to turn on the DVD Recorder.

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Initial startup (virgin mode)

This procedure is only required when the DVD Recorder is plugged in and powered up for the first time ever. Before you proceed, you must have already connected the DVD Recorder to a display device and turned that device on so that you can see the OSD ’Setup’ menu of the DVD Recorder. You must also have connected the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna (if required), and have assembled the remote control (i.e. fitted the batteries correctly). For details, see "Initializing the DVD Recorder" on page 24, and "Remote control setup" on page 25.

1. The initial setup menu will display on-screen starting with language setup. This is the

language which will be displayed on screen in the ’Setup’ menu by the DVD Recorder. The default is ’English’.

If you wish to retain ’

English’ as the OSD language, press the OK button on the remote

control.

Should you wish to change to another language, press the Down or Up

button on the remote control to select your desired language, then press the OK button to make the selection.

2. You will then be asked to select a TV input source.

This step allows you to select the correct type of TV antenna cable you have connected to the DVD Recorder.

If TV signal is connected to the DVD Recorder, press the

OK button on the remote

control. If CATV cable is connected to the DVD Recorder, press the Up or Down

button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to ’CATV’ and then press

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the OK button to make the selection. The DVD Recorder will automatically search for and store TV or CATV Channel

frequencies that it finds on the ’ANTENNA’ cable connection. Even if no antenna cable is connected, you must proceed with this step so that the DVD Recorder can complete initialization. You can always use the ’Setup’ menu to search for TV channels at a later time.

If you wish to record TV programs onto DVDs using the DVD Recorder, you should connect the antenna cable to the DVD Recorder before continuing with the initialization process. See "Connecting the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable" on page 15 for details.

3. This may take several minutes because the DVD Recorder searches all TV frequencies and

tests for a station signal. The progress is displayed on screen.

4. After the channels are scanned and stored, you will be asked to perform time setup.

The time will be used by the DVD Recorder when it saves video files onto DVD, and for determining timer functions. It is also displayed on the front panel when the DVD Recorder is in standby mode after initialization.

How to set the Time

Set the Time automatically

If your local broadcasting system supports automatic time setup, you can let the DVD Recorder set up current time automatically using the information broadcast from the system.

1. Select the ’Auto’ option by pressing the OK button on the remote control.

2. Press the numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the number of the channel

that transmits time information.

Tip:

Consult your local TV/CATV system service provider for more information about the channel that transmits time information.

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3. Press the Right button to highlight ’Start’ and then press the OK button.

Set the Time manually

Note:

The clock settings do not take effect until you select Save at the end of this procedure.

Press the Up or Down button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to

’Manual’ and then press the OK button. Now you are ready to set the Month.

How to set the Month

Press the numbered buttons to enter the month in 2 digit format, so enter a leading zero (0) for the months 1 to 9.

Tip:

You can also use the Up

For example:

To enter the month of February, press ’0’ and ’2’.

Down

buttons to adjust the value.

How to set the Date

Press the Right button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to the ’D (Date)’

item, and then press the numbered buttons to enter the date in 2 digit format, so enter a leading zero (0) for the dates 1 to 9.

Tip:

You can also use the Up

For example:

To enter the date for the 9th of the month, press 0’ and ’9’. To enter the date for the 25th of the month, press 2’ and ’5’.

Down

buttons to adjust the value.

How to set the Year

Press the Right button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to the ’Y (Year)’

item, and then press the numbered buttons to enter the year in 2 digit format.

Tip:

You can also use the Up

For example:

To enter the year 2005, press ’0’ and ’5’.

How to set the Hour and Minute

Press the Right button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to the ’h (Hour)’

item, and then press the numbered buttons to enter the hour in 24 hour format, so enter a leading zero (0) for the hours 1 to 9.

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Down

buttons to adjust the value.

Press the Right button on the remote control to move the highlight bar to the ’m (Minute)’

item, and then press the numbered buttons to enter the minute, so enter a leading zero (0) for the minutes 1 to 9.

Tip:

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You can also use the Up

For example:

To enter the time 4:15, press ’0’, ’4’, ’1’ and ’5’. To enter the time 12:34, press ’1’, ’2’, ’3’ and ’4’.

Down

buttons to adjust the value.

How to save the settings

Press the Right button to move the highlight bar to ’Save’ and then press the OK

button to store the time settings.

How to start using the DVD Recorder

To start using the DVD Recorder, either insert a DVD (see "Playing a disc" on page 32) or press

Input button to select a suitable video input for viewing.

the

Manually searching for TV channels

You can make the DVD Recorder reset and replace its previously stored channel data with new channel data by running the channel scan command.

CAUTION

This will erase all previously stored channel settings.

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control to launch the ’Setup’ menu.

2. Press the Up or Down button to select the Video Setup icon.

3. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to select

’Channel Scan’.

4. Press the Right button to highlight ’Start’, and then press the OK button to begin

channel searching. The DVD Recorder will store all channels that it finds. This may take several minutes.

5. Press the

Setup button to close the menu.

Adding/deleting TV channels

How to view a listing of stored TV channels:

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control to launch the ’Setup’ menu.

2. Press the Up or Down button to select the Video Setup icon.

3. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to select

’Channel Setup’. The channel list will display on the right side of the screen.

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This is a scrolling list which can store up to 99 channel frequencies. All the channel frequencies found during the automatic channel search will be listed in order of being found (by frequency).

The position of each channel frequency in the list is indicated by the position number ’CH xxx’ where ’xxx’ represents the three digit channel position number. This number is recorded in the name of a video when a DVD recording is being made from the ’ANTENNA’ input.

How to add/delete channels:

1. Display the channel frequency list. See "How to view a listing of stored TV channels:"

above.

2. Press the Right button to move the highlight bar on the channel frequency list.

3. Press the Up or Down buttons to move the highlight bar to the channel

frequency you wish to add or delete.

4. Press the

OK button to toggle the highlighted channel between added (a checkmark

appears beside the channel number) or deleted (no checkmark appears beside the channel number).

5. Repeat the above step to add or delete other channels on the channel frequency list.

6. Press the Setup button to close the menu.

Language settings

You can select a default language other than English for playback of audio and subtitles on appropriate DVDs which have been authored to include more than one language. You can also select a language for the DVD Recorder OSD (On-Screen Display) ’Setup’ menus. The default for all is ’English’ (unless a different default language was selected during the initial setup).

1. Press the

2. Press the

3. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to select

a category.

Language categories:

Audio Language:DVD playback audio language Subtitle Lang.: DVD playback subtitle language Menu Language:DVD menu language

Setup button on the remote control to launch the ’Setup’ menu.

Up or Down button to select Disc Setup icon.

4. Press the Right button to edit the category.

5. Press the Up or Down button to select a language for this category.

6. Press the

OK button to confirm the selection.

7. Press the Setup button to exit and close the ’Setup’ menu.

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Setting the ’Setup’ clock

The ’Setup’ clock is used by the DVD Recorder when it saves video files onto DVD, and for determining timer functions. The time is also displayed on the front panel when the DVD Recorder is in standby mode (after initialization).

Should you need to manually alter the ’Setup’ clock, you can use the numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the time and date directly into the DVD Recorder.

1. Press the

Setup button on the remote control to launch the ’Setup’ menu.

2. Press the Up or Down button to select System Setup icon.

3. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to select

Set Time’.

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4. Press the

Right button, and then refer to ’Set the Time automatically’ and "Set the

Time manually" on page 28 for information about how to set the time.

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Playing a disc

General information

The DVD Recorder supports playback of the following types of discs:

• DVD (prerecorded)

• VCD/SVCD

•DVD+RW

• DVD+R (video mode, finalized)

• DVD-RW (video mode, finalized)

• DVD-R (video mode, finalized)

• CD-RW

• CD-R

• Music CD

•MP3 CD

• Photo CD

You can play a loaded disc on the DVD Recorder by pressing the Play button on either the remote control or the front panel. See "Loading a disc" below, and "Playing a disc" on page 33.

Note:

When turning on the DVD Recorder, please wait (approximately 10 seconds) for the unit to initialize before it outputs a signal to your display device.

Once a disc has been loaded

• If the word ’PIN’ displays on the front display panel:

- The disc is locked for adults only. See "Parental control" on page 68 for details.

• If the disc won’t play and region code information displays on-screen:

- Playback is not possible. Refer to "The disc may be the wrong region code for your region:" on page 72.

• If a ’ ’ sign displays on-screen:

- The current function is inactive.

Loading a disc

1 To open the disc tray, you can press either:

-the Eject button on the remote control; or

-the Eject button on the DVD Recorder.

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While the tray is opening, the message ’OPENING’ shows on the DVD Recorder's display panel. Once the disc tray is open, and while the tray remains open, the message ’TRAY OPEN’ displays.

2 Place the disc on the tray with the label side facing upward—with disc recording surface down.

3 To close the disc tray, press the Eject button once more.

The message ’CLOSING’ and then ’READING’ will display.

The DVD Recorder will read the disc automatically:

- If the disc is a recordable DVD which is still editable (has not been protected or finalized), the DVD Recorder will display the Picture Index list on screen, open for editing or playback.

- If the disc is a recordable DVD which is not editable (has been protected or finalized), the DVD Recorder will play the Picture Index list on screen, only for playback. Editing will be disabled.

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- If the disc is a new DVD+R disc, you will be prompted to format the disc. Press the

button on the remote control to start formatting the disc.

- If the disc is a prerecorded DVD, the DVD Recorder will play the DVD on screen.

- If the disc is a prerecorded VCD, the DVD Recorder will play the VCD on screen.

- If the disc is a music CD or MP3 CD, the DVD Recorder will play the CD output from the audio output sockets and if appropriate, display the CD music information on screen.

- If the disc is a photo CD, the directory information will display on screen.

Note:

Double-sided discs are readable on both sides and have only very small labels around the central rim of the disc. Place the side you want to play face down on the disc tray.

Playing a disc

How to start playing a disc:

To start playing a stopped or paused disc, press either:

- the Play button on the remote control; or

- the Play button the DVD Recorder.

How to stop playing a disc:

To stop playing a disc, press either:

Stop button on the remote control; or

- the

Stop button on the DVD Recorder.

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How to eject a disc:

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To open the disc tray, press either:

- the Eject button on the remote control; or

- the Eject button on the DVD Recorder.

Tip:

To navigate around a playing disc, see "Operations while playing a disc" on page 38.

Note:

To view disc information (title, chapter, play time) during playback, press the

the remote control. To close the ’Setup’ menu, press the

Display

button again.

Display

button on

Playing a recordable DVD

If a recordable DVD is protected against recording or has been finalized, the DVD Recorder will play the disc automatically. If it doesn’t, you can manually start play. See below.

If a recordable DVD can be edited (it is either unprotected or not finalized), then the Picture

Index list will display. In that case, use the control to select the title you wish to play from the list.

How to start playing a DVD:

Up or Down button on the remote

To start playing a stopped or paused disc, press either:

- the Play button on the remote control; or

- the Play button on the DVD Recorder.

The current title/chapter and playing time information will display momentarily on screen.

How to stop playing a DVD:

To stop playing a disc, press either:

Stop button on the remote control; or

- the

- the Stop button on the DVD Recorder.

The current title/chapter and playing time information will display on screen.

How to eject a disc:

To open the disc tray, press either:

- the Eject button on the remote control; or

- the

Eject button on the DVD Recorder.

Note:

To view disc information (title, chapter, play time) during playback, press the

the remote control. To close the ’Display’ menu, press the

Display

button again.

button on

Playing a music CD

You can play a music CD on the DVD Recorder, and the audio will be output to the audio out terminals on the rear of the DVD Recorder.

After a music CD is loaded, the DVD Recorder will start playing the disc automatically. If you play a CD+G music disc (a music disc that has image data associated with the music), the image will also display on the screen.

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How to start playing a music CD:

To start playing a stopped or paused disc, press either:

- the

Play button on the remote control; or

- the Play button on the DVD Recorder.

If the screen is on, the Track and Length information will display on screen.

How to play a specific track on the music CD:

Note:

To be able to select the track you wish to play, the screen must be turned on.

1. Press the Up or Down button on the remote control to highlight the track you wish to play.

2. Press the OK button.

How to create and play a play list:

Note:

To be able to create and play a play list, the screen must be turned on.

1. Press the Up or Down button on the remote control to highlight the track you wish to add to the play list.

2. Press the button to mark the track.

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3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to mark multiple tracks.

4. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to

highlight ’Add’.

5. Press the

Note:

You can also highlight

OK button to add all marked tracks to the play list.

Add All

to add all tracks to the play list.

6. Press the Up or Down button to highlight ’Play List’ and press the OK button. The Play List will display on the screen.

7. Press the Play button to play the play list.

8. To stop playing the play list, press the

Stop button.

How to delete tracks from a play list:

1. When the play list is displayed, press the Up or Down button on the remote control to highlight the track you wish to delete.

2. Press the

3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to mark multiple tracks.

OK button to mark the track you wish to delete.

4. Press the

Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to

highlight ’Delete’.

5. Press the OK button to delete all marked tracks from the Play List.

Note:

You can also highlight ’

Delete All’

to delete all tracks from the play list.

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Pressing the list is highlighted allows you to delete the track directly.

Clear

button on the remote control when the track you wish to delete from the play

How to stop playing a music CD:

To stop playing a disc, press either:

Stop button on the remote control; or

- the

Stop button on the DVD Recorder.

How to eject a disc:

To open the disc tray, press either:

Eject button on the remote control; or

- the

Eject button on the DVD Recorder.

Playing an MP3 CD

MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3) is a highly compressed media file format. This technology can compress data to a tenth of its original size. You can record about 10 hours of CD quality music on a single CD.

If you want to play an MP3 CD on the DVD Recorder, please note the following requirements when making an MP3 CD:

• File system: ISO9660

• Directory levels: no more than 16

• File format: *.mp3

• Filename length: no more than 256 characters

• Albums (folders) and tracks: 32 albums and 999 titles, max.

• Sampling frequency: 32, 44.1 and 48 Hz (music recorded with other sampling frequencies will be skipped)

• Bit per second: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192 and 256 kbps ID3 label: Ver. 1 and 1.1. In later versions, directory names will be displayed as album names and filenames as tracks.

Important note for playback:

According to the SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative) regulations, digital output will be disabled while playing MP3 music. Only the first segment of a CD with multiple segments will be played.

How to start playing an MP3 CD:

To start playing a stopped or paused disc, press either:

- the Play button on the remote control; or

- the Play button the DVD Recorder.

If the screen is on, the Track and Length information will display on screen.

How to play a specific track on the MP3 CD:

Note:

To be able to select the song you wish to play, the screen must be turned on.

1. Press the Up or Down button on the remote control to highlight the track

you wish to play.

2. Press the

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OK button.

How to create and play a play list:

Note:

To be able to create and play a play list, the screen must be turned on.

1. Press the Up or Down button on the remote control to highlight the track

you wish to add to the play list.

2. Press the OK button to mark the track.

3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to mark multiple tracks.

4. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to

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highlight

5. Press the

Note:

You can also highlight

Add.

OK button to add all marked tracks to the play list.

Add All

to add all tracks to the play list.

6. Press the Up or Down button to highlight ’Play List’ and press the OK

button. The Play List will display on the screen.

7. Press the

8. To stop playing the play list, press the

Play button to play the play list.

Stop button.

How to delete tracks from a play list:

1. When the play list is displayed, press the Up or Down button on the remote

control to highlight the track you wish to delete.

2. Press the OK button to mark the track you wish to delete.

3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to mark multiple tracks.

4. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to

highlight ’Delete’.

5. Press the OK button to delete all marked tracks from the Play List.

Note:

You can also highlight

Pressing the list is highlighted allows you to delete the track directly.

Clear

’Delete All’

button on the remote control when the track you wish to delete from the play

to delete all tracks from the play list.

How to stop playing an MP3 CD:

To stop playing a disc, press either:

- the Stop button on the remote control; or

- the Stop button on the DVD Recorder.

How to eject a disc:

To open the disc tray, press either:

- the Eject button on the remote control; or

Eject button on the DVD Recorder.

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Playing a VCD/SVCD

Some VCDs/SVCDs are equipped with PBC (Play Back Control) function, which means that it supports special playback functions (e.g. menu function). VCDs must be compatible with PBC (see instructions on the VCD package).

1. Load a VCD/SVCD into the DVD Recorder. If the DVD Recorder does not play the disc

automatically, press the Play or button to start playing.

2. Press the

3. Press the

select an item on the menu.

If the PBC menu includes a title list, you can select the desired title directly from the menu.

You can press the PBC button to return to the previous menu.

4. Press the

PBC button on the remote control. The PBC menu displays on-screen.

Previous or Next button or the numeric keys on the remote control to

Stop or Stop button to stop playing.

Operations while playing a disc

If a DVD contains many titles or chapters, you can jump to a different title or chapter by following the instructions below:

How to select a title on a DVD:

1. While playing a DVD, press the Display button. The ’Display’ menu displays on-screen.

2. Make sure the Title icon is highlighted. If not, press the Up or Down

button on the remote control to highlight it.

3. Press the

Left or Right button to select a different title.

How to select a chapter on a DVD:

1. While playing a DVD, press the Display button. The ’Display’ menu displays on-screen.

2. Press the Down button to highlight the

3. Press the Left or Right button to select a different chapter.

Chapter icon.

How to move around within a playing disc:

1. While playing a DVD, press the Next button to jump to the next title.

2. Press the Previous button to jump to the previous title.

Adding bookmarks

While playing a DVD disc, you can use the bookmark function to mark your favorite scenes and navigate to these scenes quickly.

Adding bookmarks

1. Play the DVD.

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2. When your favorite scene starts, press the Bookmark button on the remote control.

The Bookmark icon will display on-screen, indicating that the scene has been bookmarked.

3. Repeat step 1 if you wish to add more bookmarks. You can add up to 8 bookmarks.

Note:

Bookmarks cannot be saved. If the disc is removed from the DVD Recorder, or the DVD Recorder is turned off, bookmarks will be erased automatically.

Skipping to bookmarked scenes

1. Press the Bookmark button on the remote control. The Bookmark icon will

display on-screen.

2. Press the

Left or Right button to select a bookmark, and then press the OK

button to confirm.

Deleting bookmarks

1. Press the Bookmark button on the remote control. The Bookmark icon will

display on-screen.

2. Press the

Left or Right button to select the bookmark you wish to delete, and then

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press the

Clear button.

3. Repeat step 2 to delete other bookmarks.

Searching a disc

You can use the fast forward or fast reverse function to find a certain passage while playing a disc. The DVD Recorder offers fast forward and fast reverse functions at 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 30x, 60x or 100x. If you want to play a passage in slow motion, the DVD Recorder offers slow forward and reverse function at 1/16x 1/8x, 1/4x or 1/2x. Besides, you can search the disc by entering the time when the desired scene is played.

Fast forward and reverse

1. While playing a disc, press and hold the Forward button for fast forward, or Reverse

button for fast reverse.

Press the button again to select a speed.

2. Press the Play button to resume normal speed.

Slow forward and reverse

1. While playing a disc, press the Pause/step button once to pause.

2. Press the Forward button for slow forward or press the Reverse button for slow

reverse.

Press the button again to select a speed.

3. Press the Play button to resume normal speed.

Note:

Audio is disabled when a disc is playing either in fast or slow mode.

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Searching the disc by time

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1. While playing a disc, press the Display button. The ’Display’ menu will display on-

screen.

2. Press the Up or Down button to highlight the Search by time icon.

3. Enter the time when the desired scene begins using the numbered buttons. For example, if

the desired scene begins approximately 1 hour, 20 minutes and 10 seconds after the disc starts playing, enter ’0’, ’1’, ’2’, ’0’, ’1’, ’0’.

4. The disc will start playing from the time you entered.

Still picture

1. To pause disc playing or recording, press the Pause/step button on the remote

control.

2. To resume playing or recording a paused disc, press the Play button on the remote

control.

Repeat play

You can mark entire sections or the whole disc for repeated playback. Depending on the type of disc (DVD video, DVD+RW, video CD) you can select a chapter, title or the entire disc.

1. Select the desired chapter, title or disc and start playing it.

2. While playing, press the

corresponding icon and word will display on-screen):

Repeat mode button to select the following repeat modes (the

’Chapter’: Repeat a chapter (for DVD only) ’Title’: Repeat a track or a title ’Off ’: no repeat

3. To switch off the repeat and resume normal playback, press the

Repeat mode button

repeatedly until the repeat icon is displayed together with the word ’Off’.

Repeat a sequence (A-B)

You can repeat a certain sequence within a title or chapter.

1. While playing a disc, press the

A-B repeat button at the position you wish to start the

repeat sequence. The icon ’A’ will display on-screen.

2. When you reach the position you wish to stop the repeat sequence, press the

A-B repeat

button again. The ’A-B’ icon will display on-screen. The sequence will start playing

repeatedly.

3. To stop repeat play, press the

A-B repeat button until the repeat icon is displayed

together with the word ’OFF’.

Changing the camera angle

If a DVD contains video recorded from different angles, you can view the different angles during playback.

1. While playing a disc, press the

screen.

Display button. The ’Display’ menu will appear on-

2. Press the Down button to select the Camera angle icon.

If you are unable to select the Camera angle icon:

The scene you selected was recorded with only one camera, and the camera angle function is unavailable. Refer to your DVD cover for availability and details of multiple camera angles.

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3. Press the Left or Right buttons to select the desired angle.

4. After a short delay, the DVD Recorder will start playing the selected scene from the

selected angle.

Zoom

You can enlarge and pan a paused video image with the zoom function.

1. While playing a disc, press the Zoom button on the remote control.

2. Press the Zoom button several times to select the zoom-in rate (200%, 400% or 800%).

3. Press the Up , Down , Left and Right buttons to pan the enlarged

image.

4. Press the Zoom button several times to switch off zoom.

Audio language

Pre-recorded DVD videos often come with multiple audio languages. The DVD Recorder will play the disc with the language you have selected in the ’Setup’ menu (refer to "User selectable DVD Recorder preferences" on page 60 for details). You can change the language at any time while playing a disc.

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You can change the audio language from the DVD disc menu by pressing the

Play list/menu

button. The language options on the disc menu and the DVD Recorder ’Setup’ menu can

be different. For some DVDs, you can only change the language from the disc menu.

Changing audio language in the ’Setup’ menu

1. While playing a disc, press the Setup button on the remote control, and the ’Setup’

menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the

then press the Right button

3. Press the

Right button

4. Press the

press the

5. Press the Setup button on the remote control to close the ’Setup’ menu.

Up or Down button to select the Disc Setup icon, and

Up or Down button to select ’Audio Language’, and then press the

Up or Down button to select the desired audio language, and then

OK button.

Changing audio language in the ’Display’ menu

1. While playing a disc, press the Display button on the remote control. The ’Display’

menu will appear on-screen.

2. Press the Up or Down button to highlight the Audio language icon.

3. Press the

Left or Right button to select a desired language.

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4. Press the Display button to close the ’Display’ menu.

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Subtitle language

Pre-recorded DVD videos often come with subtitles in several languages. The DVD Recorder will play the disc with the subtitle language you have selected in the ’Setup’ menu (refer to "User selectable DVD Recorder preferences" on page 60 for details) or the default subtitle language of the disc. You can also change the subtitle language at any time in the ’Display’ menu while playing a disc.

Changing subtitle language in the ’Setup’ menu

1. While playing a disc, press the Setup button on the remote control, and the ’Setup’

menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the Up or Down button to select the Disc Setup icon, and

then press the Right button

3. Press the Up or Down button to select ’Subtitle Lang.’, and then press the

Right button

4. Press the

Up or Down button to select the desired audio language, and then

press the

OK button.

5. Press the Setup button on the remote control to close the ’Setup’ menu.

Changing subtitle language in the ’Display’ menu

1. While playing a disc, press the Display button on the remote control. The ’Display’

menu will appear on-screen.

2. Press the

3. Press the

Up or Down button to highlight the Subtitle language icon.

Left or Right button to select a desired language.

4. Press the Display button to close the ’Display’ menu.

Surround sound effect

Some DVD videos provide Surround sound effect. You can set the DVD Recorder to play the sound effect following the steps below.

1. While playing a disc that provides Surround sound effect, press the Surround button

on the remote control. The appearance of a ’Surround’ icon indicates that the Surround sound effect has been activated.

2. Press the

30-second advance

You can use this function to skip commercials when playing a recording or disc.

1. While playing a disc or recording, press the

control.

2. Press the 30-second advance button again if you wish to skip another 30 seconds

forward.

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Surround button again to deactivate Surround sound effect.

30-second advance button on the remote

Playing a photo CD

You can use the DVD Recorder to play photo CDs. If you want to play a photo CD on the DVD Recorder, please note the following requirements when making a photo CD:

• Directory levels: no more than 16

• File format: *.jpg

• Filename length: no more than 256 characters

• Albums (folders) and tracks: 32 albums and 999 titles, max.

Viewing a photo

1. Load a photo CD into the DVD Recorder. If the DVD Recorder does not play the disc

automatically, press the Play or button to start playing.

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2. The photo CD directory menu displays on-screen, press the

to highlight the

Photo icon, and then press the OK button.

Right or Left button

3. The highlight bar will appear in the file view area on the left side of the screen

automatically. Press the

Up or Down button to select a photo. The

thumbnail of the selected photo will appear in the preview area on the right side of the screen.

4. Press the

5. When viewing a photo, you can press the

Left button to rotate it counter-clockwise.

6. To return to the directory menu, press the

Note:

If the photo disc contains photo folders, you can press the Up

select the folder in the file view area on the left side of the screen, and then press the open the folder. The files in the folder will display in the file view area on the left side of the screen.

OK button to view the selected photo full-screen.

Right button to rotate it clockwise, or the

Stop or Stop button.

Down

button to

Viewing all photos on the photo CD as a slide show

1. In the photo CD directory menu, press the Up , Down , Right or Left

button to highlight ’Slide’.

2. Press the

OK button. The DVD Recorder will start playing the photos on the CD one-

by-one as a slide show.

3. To stop playing, press the Stop or Stop button.

Creating and playing a slide show of selected photos

1. In the photo CD directory menu, press the Up , Down , Right or Left

button to highlight the photo you wish to add to the slide show.

2. Press the button to mark the photo.

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3. Repeat step 1 and 2 to mark multiple photos.

4. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to

highlight ’Add’.

5. Press the OK button to add all marked photos to the slide show.

Note:

You can also highlight

Add All

to add all tracks to the play list.

6. Press the Up , Down , Right or Left button to highlight ’Play List’ and

press the

7. Press the

OK button. The Play List will display on the screen.

Play button to play the slide show.

8. To stop playing the slide show, press the Stop button.

How to delete photos from a slide show:

1. Press the Up , Down , Right or Left button to move the highlight bar

to ’Play list’ to display the play list.

2. When the play list is displayed, press the

control to highlight the photo you wish to delete from the slide show.

3. Press the

OK button to mark the photo you wish to delete.

4. Repeat step 1 and 2 to mark multiple photos.

5. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to

highlight ’Delete’.

6. Press the

Note:

You can also highlight

OK button to delete all marked photos from the Play List.

Delete All

to delete all tracks from the play list.

Up or Down button on the remote

Pressing the list is highlighted allows you to delete the track directly.

How to set up slide show play speed

1. In the photo CD directory menu, press the Up , Down , Right or Left

button to move the highlight bar to ’

2. Press the Left or Right button to select a speed: ’Slow’, ’Normal’, ’Fast’ or ’Off’.

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Clear

button on the remote control when the track you wish to delete from the play

Speed’.

Using the DV pass-through control function

With the DV pass-through control function, you can use the remote control of the DVD Recorder to control the basic playback function of a DV camcorder connected to the CAM2 input terminal on the front panel of the DVD Recorder.

1. Make sure that the DV camcorder has been connected to the CAM2 input terminal on the

front panel of the DVD Recorder and the power has been turned on.

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2. Press the

3. Press the

icon displays on-screen.

4. Press the

5. Now you can use the Play , Pause/step , Reverse , Forward and Stop

buttons on DVD Recorder remote control to control the DV camcorder palyback.

6. To deactivate the DV pass-through control function, press the

again.

Stop or Stop button if a disc is playing in the DVD Recorder. Input button on the remote control several times until the ’DV camcorder’

DV control button.

DV control button

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Recording

Recordable media types

The BenQ DE325 DVD recorder allows you to make recordings on two different types of media:

DVD+RW: ReWritable Digital Versatile Discs (DVD), which means you can record data on the

disc at several different times until the disc is full, including over previous recordings.

DVD+R: Recordable Digital Versatile Discs (DVD), which means you can record data on the

disc at several different times until the disc is full, but cannot record over previous recordings.

For DVD+R type discs, every new recording will be appended serially to the end of the exiting recordings on the disc (as previous recordings cannot be written over with this type of disc).

Likewise, DVD+RW type discs can be used to record video serially just like a DVD+R type disc, however, DVD+RW type discs also allow you to recordings on the disc, that is, at a position in the play list other than at the end of the existing recordings on the disc.

With both types of discs, recording stops when the disc is full.

Note:

You can record up to 49 titles on a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc.

insert

a new recording to the existing

Record mode

Before recording, you should check and set the record mode of the DVD Recorder. The record mode determines the record/play length of the DVD. See "Record mode" on page 47 for details.

Manual recording

You can start recording video as soon as a video source has been selected and an appropriate recordable media has been set and loaded into the DVD Recorder. When you stop recording, the title is closed, and the file details are written to the disc. See "Manual recording" on page 47 for details.

Sleep mode recording

Sleep mode allows you to start recording manually and set a timer to stop recording and shutdown the recorder automatically. See "Sleep mode recording" on page 48 for details.

Adding bookmarks while recording

You can add bookmarks too if you want. See "DVD Auto Chap. (Chapter):" on page 65.

Pausing recording

You can pause and resume recording at any time, which will keep the segments together in the same title. See "Pausing recording" on page 49 for details.

Preventing unintended erasure of discs

When recording on a DVD+RW disc, you can set the DVD Recorder to protect an entire disc from further recording by using the ’Disc Lock’ function. See "Preventing unintended erasure of a DVD+RW Disc" on page 59.

Schedule recording

You can program the DVD Recorder to make a recording at some time in the future using the ’Schedule recording’ function. See "Schedule recording" on page 50 for details.

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Record mode

The Record mode setting determines the recording quality and the total disc playing time of your DVDs recorded using the DVD Recorder. You should set the record mode before starting a recording, as the mode cannot be changed during a recording session. The possible record

modes are:

Quality Level Recording time (hour)

HQ High Quality mode for the best picture quality 1

SP Standard Play mode for excellent (DVD) quality 2

LP Long Play mode (S-VHS quality) 3

EP Extended Play mode (quality better than VHS) 4

SLP Super Long Play mode (VHS quality) 6

Note:

is the default record mode when you use the record function.

Changing record mode

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How to change the record mode using a single button:

Press the Record mode button on the remote control to select an appropriate record mode.

Each subsequent press of the button will cycle through the possible record modes.

The record mode and available time for record on the selected medium will display momentarily on screen.

How to change the record mode using the ’Setup’ menu:

1. Open the ’Setup’ menu by pressing the Setup button.

2. Press the

then press the

3. Press the Right button, and then press the Up or Down button to select

the desired record mode

4. Press the

Up or Down button to select the Record Setup icon, and

Right button.

OK button to confirm your selection.

5. Press the Setup button on the remote control to close the ’Setup’ menu.

Manual recording

1. Place an unfinalized suitable DVD in the disc tray.

If a video source was being displayed, it will stop being displayed while the DVD Recorder checks the newly inserted disc. The message ’READING’ will show on the front display panel. When read, the OSD (on screen display) will display, listing any previous recordings on the disc.

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Should any other messages display on-screen, the disc is unreadable, unrecognized, unwritable, or is full. Refer to "Troubleshooting" on page 72 for a possible solution.

2. Press the Input button several times to select the video input source you wish to

record.

TUNER:

Selects the TV/CATV signal source connected to ANTENNA terminal on the rear panel.

TUNER

If ’

channel you wish to record. You can also select a channel directly by using the numeric keys (two digits: 01–99) on the remote control.

EXT1:

Selects the signal source from the device connected to the Composite input terminals on the rear panel.

EXT2:

Selects the signal source from the device connected to the S-Video input terminal on the rear panel.

Tips

Should you have multiple input devices connected using separate video inputs (Composite Video or SVideo) you should switch on and use only the video input source device you wish to have the DVD Recorder record onto DVD, and turn off all other video input source devices not in use.

When both S-Video and Composite Video inputs are present, the DVD Recorder will automatically select the S-Video input.

CAM1:

Selects the signal source from the device connected to the Composite Video input terminals on the front panel.

DV (CAM2):

Selects the signal source from the device connected to the DV input port on the front panel.

’ is selected as the input source, you can press the

Channel

button to select the

3. When you're ready to start recording, press either:

Record button on the remote control; or

- the

- the button on the DVD Recorder. The ’Record’ icon will display on-screen.

4. To stop recording, press the

Record stop button on the remote control.

When you stop recording, the title is closed, and the file details are written to the medium. The DVD Recorder creates the table of contents of the recording.

Sleep mode recording

While recording to DVD after a manual recording start (not schedule recording start), the DVD Recorder allows you to set the remaining recording time, which will make the DVD Recorder automatically stop recording and turn itself off (go to standby mode) at the end of that time. This is known as Sleep mode recording.

You manually start recording (as explained in "Manual recording" on page 47) and then press

the Record button again to activate Sleep mode recording.

How to activate the Sleep mode timer:

1. Place an unfinalized suitable DVD in the disc tray.

2. Press the

record.

3. When you're ready to start recording, press either:

- the Record button on the remote control; or

- the button on the DVD Recorder. The ’Record’ icon will display on-screen.

Input button several times to select the video input source you wish to

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4. To activate sleep mode recording, press the Record button again.

The total remaining recording time (until sleep) will be displayed on-screen.

5. To increase the remaining recording time by 30 minutes increments, press the Record

button again. If the remaining recording time is set to 3 hours or more, pressing the

Record button will increase the remaining time by 1 hour increments.

Pausing recording

1. During recording, you can pause at any time by pressing the Pause/step button on

the remote control. The Pause icon will display on-screen.

2. To resume recording, press the Pause/step button on the remote control.

3. To stop recording, press the Record stop button on the remote control.

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Schedule recording

General Information

The schedule recording function will start and stop recording the video you've selected at the time and date you set.

The DVD Recorder allows you to program it to record up to 8 recordings in the future. You can program for single event recordings at a specific date and time, or for repeated daily weekday recordings (Monday through Friday), or for weekly recordings to occur on the same day each week.

If not previously done, to program a recording, you must set:

• the date for the recording; and

• the video input you want to record; and

• the start time of recording; and

• the length of the recording; and

• the recording mode.

Note:

Before programming a recording, please make sure the system clock has been correctly set.

Tip:

If not previously done, to set the system clock on the DVD Recorder, see "Setting the ’Setup’ clock" on page 31 for setting details.

Setting up schedule recording

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the

then press the Right button.

3. Press the Up or Down button to select ’Schedule Rec.’, and then press the

Right button. The schedule list will appear on-screen.

4. The ’Date’ column is highlighted automatically. There are three options when selecting the

’Date’ as explained further below:

- a single date – enter an actual date value; or

- a daily (weekday) repeat – enter an actual date for the first occurrence, and select ’Mo-Fr’; or

- a weekly repeat – enter an actual date for the first occurrence, and select ’Weekly’.

Single date recording:

Should you wish to program a once only recording, you need only enter the actual date (as follows) to set the date for the recording to take place.

- Enter the date directly by using the numbered buttons on the remote control.

Tip:

The date format is Month/Day/Year.

Daily repeat recording:

Up or Down button to select the Record Setup icon, and

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Should you wish to program a daily repeated recording, press the Up or Down

button while in the ’Date’ column to choose Daily from the options listed.

The DVD Recorder will start and stop recording everyday.

Daily (weekday) repeat recording:

Should you wish to program a daily weekday repeated recording, press the Up or

Down button while in the ’Date’ column to choose Mo-Fr (Monday through Friday)

from the options listed. The DVD Recorder will start and stop recording on every weekday (from Monday through

Friday).

Weekly repeat recording:

Should you wish to program a weekly repeated recording, press the Up or Down

button while in the ’Date’ column to choose from the following:

- Wkly Mon: Start recording every Monday

- Wkly Tue: Start recording every Tuesday

- Wkly Wed: Start recording every Wednesday

- Wkly Thu: Start recording every Thursday

- Wkly Fri: Start recording every Friday

- Wkly Sat: Start recording every Saturday

Wkly Sun: Start recording every Sunday

The DVD Recorder will start and stop recording on the day every week.

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5. Once the date has been set, press the Right button to move to the hour column in the

’

Start’ field. Press the numered buttons on the remote control to enter the start hour in 2-

digit, 24-hour format. For example, to set the start hour at 4 PM, enter ’1’, ’6’.

6. Press the

Right button to move to the minute column in the ’Start’ field. Press the

numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the start minute in 2-digit format. For example, to set the start minute as 30, enter ’3’, ’0’.

7. Press the

Right button to move to the hour column in the ’Length’ field. Press the

numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the length hour in 2-digit format. For example, to set the length as 2 hours, enter ’0’, ’2’.

8. Press the Right button to move to the minute column in the ’Length’ field. Press the

numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the length minute in 2-digit format. For example, to set the length as 20 minutes, enter ’2’, ’0’.

9. Press the

Right button and move to the ’Source’ field. Press the Up or Down

button to select an appropriate video input for the recording.

Tip:

See "Manual recording" on page 47 for details of how to select a video source.

10. Press the Right button to move to the ’Mode’ field. Press the Up or Down

button to select an appropriate record mode.

Tip:

See "Record mode" on page 47 for more information about record mode.

11. Check all timer information as displayed in the list.

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12. Press the Right button to highlight ’Save’, and then press the OK button to store

the schedule setting.

13. Press the Left button to close the schedule list.

14. Press the Setup button to close the ’Setup’ menu.

15. Load an appropriate recordable (non write-protected) DVD into the DVD Recorder.

Note:

The schedule function will only become active while the DVD Recorder is in standby mode.

16. Press the Power/standby button to turn off the DVD Recorder (so that the timer programming can take effect).

17. When the schedule recording function is triggered, the message ’TIMER’ will show on the front display panel.

Changing or erasing schedule setting

How to change a schedule setting:

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the

Up or Down button to select the Record Setup icon, and

then press the Right button.

3. Press the Up or Down button to select ’Schedule Rec.’, and then press the

Right button. The schedule list will appear on-screen.

4. If more than one schedule setting is displayed in the list, press the

Down button to select the schedule setting you wish to alter.

Up or

5. Press the Right button to edit the setting.

6. Press the

Left or Right button to select a column. Press the Up or Down

or the numbered buttons to change the column value appropriately if required,

7. Press the

Right button to highlight ’Save’, and then press the OK button to store

the schedule setting.

8. Press the Left button to close the schedule list.

9. Press the

10. Press the Power/standby button to turn off the DVD Recorder (so that the timer programming can take effect).

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Setup button to close the ’Setup’ menu.

How to delete a schedule setting from the schedule list:

1. Open the schedule list as described above, and select the schedule setting program you wish to delete.

2. Press the Clear button.

3. Press

4. Close the schedule list as described above.

Left button to highlight ’Yes’, and then press the OK button to confirm.

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Managing recordings

General information

The following additional information is also stored at the beginning of the recording:

• Index picture of the recording

• Name of the recording

• Input source of the recording

• Date of the recording

• Length of the recording

• Recording mode (Quality) DVD recordings consist of titles (recorded video clips) and chapters (different scenes in a clip). A chapter bookmark will be inserted if the ’DVD auto chapter’ function is activated in the ’Record Setup’ menu (Refer to "Record Setup" on page 65 for details). These bookmarks can be changed when the recording has finished.

The scenes you do not want to see during playback (e.g. commercials), can be hidden or skipped. During playback you can watch your recording as a continuous sequence without the hidden chapters. See "How to insert chapter markers during playback:" on page 54 and "Hiding/showing chapters" on page 55 for details.

Managing recordings on DVD discs

Adding chapter markers during playback

Using this function, you can adjust a title to your personal preferences. You can insert/erase chapter markers, hide chapters or delete all markers from the title.

Tips

The chapter marker function is useful as it can be used to locate chapters for hiding later on if you wish. See "Hiding/showing chapters" on page 55.

You can mark chapters on DVD+RW type discs at any later time before the disc if finalized or full. However, you can not mark chapters on DVD+R type discs.

You can set the DVD Recorder to mark chapters automatically when recording. Refer to "DVD Auto Chap. (Chapter):" on page 65 for details.

while playing a suitable unprotected and unfinalized recordable DVD+RW type disc, you can set and erase chapter markers within a title as detailed by the following procedure.

Each disc can have a maximum of 124 chapters, and 99 per title. When one of these values is

reached, the message ’ ’ will display on-screen. If you wish to add more markers or to

make new recordings (which add their own markers) to a disc which has reached its chapter limit, you will need to erase some existing chapter markers before you can continue.

How to insert chapter markers during playback:

1. While playing a suitable unprotected and unfinalized recordable DVD+RW type disc, go to

the scene where you wish to insert a chapter marker.

2. Press the Edit button on the remote control to open the ’Edit’ menu.

3. With the highlight on the ’Insert Chapter’ item, press the OK button to insert a

chapter marker.

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4. Repeat step 2 and 3 to add another chapter marker.

5. When you’ve finished inserting your chapter bookmarks, press the Edit button to close

the menu.

Notes:

If a ’ ’ displays on-screen, the disc is write-protected or has been finalized. Further changes cannot

be made. Once a disc has been edited, the disc edits must be finalized before they become available for play in a

normal DVD player. See "Finalizing edits" on page 58.

Hiding/showing chapters

By default all chapters on a disc are visible. You can hide chapters for playback (e.g. commercial skipping) or make them visible again. In editing mode, hidden chapters are displayed in grey.

1. Press the

being played.

2. Press the Edit button on the remote control. The ’Edit’ menu will appear on-screen.

3. Press the

4. Press the Edit button, and then the Play button to end. This chapter will be

skipped while playing.

5. To view the chapter again, select ’

How do I select other chapters?

Pause/step button on the remote control while the corresponding chapter is

Down button to select ’Hide Chapter’, and then press the OK button.

Show Chapter’ in Step 3.

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1. Press the Display button on the remote control. The ’Display’ menu will display on-

screen.

2. Press the

Up or Down button to select the Title or Chapter

icon.

3. Press the numbered buttons to select the title or chapter you want to edit.

Inserting hidden chapters

With this function, you can mark commercials in a recording as chapters and hide these chapters directly, so the commercials will be skipped when playing the title.

1. Play the disc.

2. At the beginning of the commercial, press the

Hide button on the remote control.

3. At the end of the commercial, press the Hide button again. A new chapter will be

created and it will be skipped when playing the title.

Deleting chapters

Within a title, you can either erase individual chapter markers or all markers.

1. While playing a suitable unprotected and unfinalized recordable DVD+RW type disc, go to

the chapter you wish to delete.

2. Press the

Edit button on the remote control to open the ’Edit’ menu.

3. Press the Up or Down button to highlight ’Delete Chapter’, and then press

OK button to delete the chapter marker.

the

4. Repeat step 2 and 3 to delete another chapter marker.

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5. When you’ve finished inserting your chapter bookmarks, press the Edit button to close

the menu.

How do I select other chapters?

1. Press the Display button on the remote control. The ’Display’ menu will display on-

screen.

2. Press the

Up or Down button to select the Title or Chapter

icon.

3. Press the numbered buttons to select the title or chapter you want to delete.

Editing title (name)

In general, the input source (or the TV channel number) used when recording will be stored as the name of title. This can only be changed after the recording has been completed.

1. While playing a suitable unprotected and unfinalized recordable DVD+RW type disc, press

Play list/menu button on the remote control to display the disc content menu.

the

2. Press the

3. Press the Edit button to display the ’Edit’ menu on-screen.

4. Press the Up or Down button to highlight ’Edit Title Name’, and the press

the

5. A virtual keyboard will display on-screen. Use the Up , Down , Right or

Left buttons to highlight a desired character on the virtual keyboard, and then press

Up or Down button to select the title you wish to edit.

OK button to confirm.

OK button to enter the selected character.

the

6. Repeat step 5 to enter more characters.

Note:

You can enter up to 17 characters.

7. Use the Up , Down , Right or Left buttons to highlight ’Done’ on the

virtual keyboard, and then press the

OK button when you are done entering the

name.

Playing all titles (including hidden chapters)

If you have hidden certain chapters of a title, you can view the entire title, including the hidden chapters, by following the steps below:

1. While playing a suitable disc, press the Play list/menu button on the remote control to

display the disc content menu.

2. Press the Edit button to display the ’Edit’ menu on-screen.

3. Press the

OK button to confirm.

Up or Down button to highlight ’Play Full Title’, and the press the

4. The DVD Recorder will play the full title including the hidden chapters.

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Erasing a recording/title

You can add to or erase contents from any unfinalized suitable recordable DVD. Once erased however, those programs cannot be recovered and reused again.

You can erase individual recordings from a disc as shown below:

1. While playing a suitable unprotected and unfinalized recordable DVD+RW type disc, press

the

Play list/menu button on the remote control to display the disc content menu.

2. Press the Up or Down button to select the title you wish to erase.

3. Press the Edit button to display the ’Edit’ menu on-screen.

Press the Up or Down button to highlight ’Erase Title’, and the press the OK

button to confirm.

Can titles be erased from a DVD+R disc?

Titles on DVD+R discs are only marked as erased. While playing a disc, the ’erased’ title will be skipped.

The space used for a title cannot be used again as the disc format does not support files being re-written over. You must use DVD+RW type discs if you wish to rewrite over previously recorded files.

Preventing unintended erasure of a title

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To prevent a recording from being accidentally erased, you can set the DVD Recorder to protect individual recording from erasure.

How to protect a title:

1. While playing a suitable unprotected and unfinalized recordable DVD+RW type disc, press

the

Play list/menu button on the remote control to display the disc content menu.

2. Press the

Up or Down button to select the title you wish to protect.

3. Press the Edit button to display the ’Edit’ menu on-screen.

4. Press the

OK button to confirm.

Up or Down button to highlight ’Protect Title’, and the press the

How to unprotect a title:

To unprotect the title, repeat the above steps, but select ’Unprotect Title’ in step 4.

Disc Settings

The disc settings screen displays above the first title in the disc play list and contains general information about the current disc.

You can:

• finish editing (make edits DVD player compatible) for DVD+RW only;

• finalize a disc (for DVD+R disc only, so that you can play the disc on general DVD players);

• enable or disable write protection on the disc;

• erase all content on a DVD+RW.

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Finalizing edits

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Even if one or more titles have been edited, a DVD player may still show the original title. You can prepare your disc so that a DVD player will read the edited title instead.

1. While playing a suitable unprotected and unfinalized recordable DVD+RW type disc, press

the

Play list/menu button on the remote control to display the disc content menu.

2. Press the Edit button to display the ’Edit’ menu on-screen.

3. Press the Up or Down button to highlight ’Make Compatible’, and the press

the OK button to confirm.

Finalizing a DVD+R Disc

You must finalize a DVD+R disc before playing it on general DVD players, however, you do not have to finalize a disc if you want to play it only the DVD Recorder.

Once the disc has been finalized no further recordings or changes can be made to that disc.

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the

then press the Right button.

Up or Down button to select the Disc Setup icon, and

3. Press the Up or Down button to select ’Finalize DVD’, and then press the

Right button to highlight ’Start’.

4. Press the OK button to start finalizing the DVD+R disc.

Tips:

If the ’Finalizing disc’ message does not display on-screen, there is no disc inserted or your disc is

already finalized. Press the

Setup

button to end.

Erasing a DVD+RW Disc

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the

then press the

3. Press the

Right button to highlight ’Start’.

Up or Down button to select the Disc Setup icon, and

Right button.

Up or Down button to select ’Initialize DVD’, and then press the

4. Press the

Left or Right button to highlight ’Yes’, and then press the OK button

to start initializing (erasing) the DVD+RW disc.

Tip:

You cannot erase an empty disc.

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Preventing unintended erasure of a DVD+RW Disc

To prevent a recording from being accidentally erased, you can set the DVD Recorder to protect the entire disc from further recording. This is useful as it can be undone at a later time for further recording, (which cannot be done if a disc has been finalized). See "Finalizing a DVD+R Disc" on page 58 for details of finalizing discs.

How to protect a disc:

1. Load the disc you want to protect into the DVD Recorder.

2. Press the

Play list/menu button to display the disc content menu.

3. Press the Edit button to display the ’Edit’ menu on-screen.

4. Press the Up or Down button to highlight ’Protect Disc’, and the press the

OK button to confirm.

If you attempt to record on this disc, the message ’Disc protected’ will display on-screen.

How to unprotect a disc:

When you wish to record onto the disc again, repeat the above steps, but select ’Unprotect Disc’ in Step 4.

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User selectable DVD Recorder preferences

In this section you will learn how to personalize (set your preferences) the DVD Recorder. Meanings of the symbols below are as follows:

System Setup (See "System Setup" on page 61)

Video Setup (See "Video Setup" on page 62)

Audio Setup (See "Record Setup" on page 65)

Security Setup (See "Parental control" on page 68)

Record Setup (See "Record Setup" on page 65)

Disc Setup (See "Disc Setup" on page 66)

How to navigate through the ’Setup’ menu:

1 Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2 Press the Up or Down button to select corresponding settings.

3 Press the

4 Press the

5 Press the Left button to return to the previous menu layer.

6 Press the

Right button to enter the submenu or highlight corresponding features.

OK button to confirm new settings.

Setup button to close ’Setup’ menu.

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System Setup

Guide Language:

Select the language for DVD Recorder ’Setup’ menus. Refer to "Language settings" on page 30 for details.

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Set Time:

Set up the time for DVD Recorder. Refer to "Setting the ’Setup’ clock" on page 31 for details.

System Info:

Displays the firmware version number of the DVD Recorder.

Factory Reset:

Allows you to reset all DVD Recorder settings to the original factory values.

Note:

This will erase time, schedule record and all other user customizable settings.

To perform reset:

1 Select the ’Factory Reset’ item from the ’Setup’ menu.

2 Press the

3 Press the Left or Right button on the remote control to highlight ’Yes’, and then press

Right button on the remote control to highlight ’Start’, and then press the OK

button.

the OK button.

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English

Video Setup

TV Signal:

Select the TV signal input between TV or CATV.

Channel Scan:

Set the DVD Recorder to perform automatic channel scan and store found channels. Refer to "Manually searching for TV channels" on page 29 for details.

Channel Setup:

Allows you to remove unwanted chanels from the DVD Recorder channel storage. Refer to "Adding/deleting TV channels" on page 29 for details.

Screen Format:

You can adjust the video output for the playback of pre-recorded widescreen movies to suit your display screen shape.

Note:

This option will only have effect with pre-recorded movies which were recorded in a widescreen mode.

1 Select the ’Screen Format’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

2 Press the

Up or Down button to select a screen format:

4:3 Letter Box

4:3 Pan Scan

16:9 Wide

- full screen.for viewing 4:3 aspect ratio movies on a 4:3 aspect ratio screen

- full screen for viewing a 16:9 aspect ratio movie in full height on a 4:3 aspect ratio screen. This scales the whole picture to a larger size until the 4:3 screen height is reached, then crops the left and right edges to the width of the 4:3 screen.

- for viewing a 16:9 ratio movie on a 16:9 ratio screen. Has no effect on a 4:3 ratio screen.

3 Press the OK button to confirm.

Video Output:

You may have a pre-recorded DVD in NTSC format, and a display device (TV or projector) which has component NTSC (progressive scan) input terminals.

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In cases like this, the DVD Recorder can be set to read the disk and output component video in ’Progressive Scan’ mode. To do so, you need to select

’Progressive Scan’ for ’Video output’.

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1 Select the ’

Video Output’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

2 Press the Up or Down button to select ’Interlace’ and ’Progressive’.

3 Press the OK button to confirm.

Notes:

’Progressive scan’ is only applicable for NTSC format discs and only when being displayed on a display device which has independent component video progressive scan inputs. PAL format discs will not display properly using the ’Progressive scan’ setting for ’Video output’ on the DVD Recorder.

If your display device has independent component inputs, they may not switch inputs automatically. In this case, you must select the appropriate input on the device yourself to view the video.

Tip:

When playing a DVD disc, you can press the P-SCAN button to instantly toggle DVD Recorder video output between progressive and interlaced scan modes.

Audio Setup

If digital audio equipment is connected to the digital output terminal on the rear panel of the DVD Recorder, you can select the appropriate setting in this menu:

Note:

The settings in this menu only applies to digital audio output.

Dolby Digital:

Set the DVD Record to process Dolby Digital contents in PCM or Bitstream mode. It is recommended that you select ’Bitstream’ mode when playing DVD movies that supports Dolby Digital audio.

1 Select the ’Dolby Digital’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

2 Press the

3 Press the

Up or Down button to select ’Bitstream’ or ’PCM’.

OK button to confirm.

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DTS:

English

Set the DVD Record to process DTS (Digital Theater System) contents in PCM or Bitstream mode. It is recommended that you select Bitstream mode when playing DVD movies that supports DTS audio.

1 Select the ’DTS’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

2 Press the

3 Press the OK button to confirm.

Up or Down button to select ’Bitstream’ or ’PCM’.

MPEG:

Set the DVD Record to process MPEG contents in PCM or Bitstream mode. It is recommended that you select Bitstream mode when playing DVD movies that supports MPEG audio.

1 Select the ’MPEG’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

2 Press the Up or Down button to select ’Bitstream’ or ’PCM’.

3 Press the OK button to confirm.

Sampling Freq. (Frequency):

Select a sampling rate for the DVD Recorder when processing digital audio. The higher the sampling frequency, the better the sound quality.

1 Select the ’

2 Press the Up or Down button to select ’48KHz’ or ’96KHz’.

3 Press the OK button to confirm.

Sampling Freq.’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

Vocal:

Vocal is a feature that works with karaoke DVDs. If this feature is set to ’Off’, the additional vocal track on the karaoke DVD is not played. If it is set to ’ played simultaneously.

1 Select the ’Vocal’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

2 Press the Up or Down button to select ’Off’ or ’On’.

3 Press the OK button to confirm.

On’, the vocal and music tracks are

DRC:

DRC (Dynamic Range Compression) is a technique that reduces the range between loud and soft sounds. This makes dialogue more audible, especially when listening at low volume levels.

1 Select the ’DRC’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

2 Press the

3 Press the

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Up or Down button to select ’Off’ or ’On’.

OK button to confirm.

Record Setup

You can select the following functions in this menu:

Record Quality:

Select a default record mode for recording. For more information about record modes, refer to "Record mode" on page 47.

English

To selete a default record mode:

1 Select the ’

2 Press the

3 Press the

Record Quality’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

Up or Down button to select a record mode.

OK button to confirm.

DVD Auto Chap. (Chapter):

A chapter marker will be inserted at the set frequency when recording on a DVD+R or DVD+RW type disc if this function is activated.

- Off: Disable the Auto chapters function.

- 5 Min: Insert a chapter marker every 5 minutes.

- 10 Min: Insert a chapter marker every 5 minutes.

- 15 Min: Insert a chapter marker every 5 minutes.

1 Select the ’

2 Press the

3 Press the

DVD Auto Chap.’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

Up or Down button to select an option.

OK button to confirm.

Schedule Rec. (Record):

Refer to "Schedule recording" on page 50 for details.

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English

Disc Setup

You can select the following functions in this menu:

Audio Language:

Selects the default audio language to be used when playing a DVD.

1 Select the ’

2 Press the

3 Press the

Audio Language’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

Up or Down button to select a language.

OK button to confirm.

Subtitle Lang. (Language):

Selects the default subtitle language to be used when playing a DVD.

1 Select the ’

2 Press the

3 Press the

Subtitle Lang.’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

Up or Down button to select a language.

OK button to confirm.

Menu Language:

Selects the language for DVD Recorder ’Setup’ menus.

1 Select the ’

2 Press the

Menu Language’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

Up or Down button to select a language.

3 Press the

OK button to confirm.

Auto Play:

If this function is activated, the disc inserted into the DVD Recorder will start playing automatically.

1 Select the ’Auto Play’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

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2 Press the Up or Down button to select ’On’ or ’Off’.

3 Press the OK button to confirm.

Initialize DVD:

You can use this function to initialize a new DVD+R type disc, or erase all contents on a DVD+RW type disc.

Note:

This option is only available if a non-initialized DVD+R type disc or unprotected DVD+RW type disc is inserted.

1 Make sure that you have inserted a non-initialized DVD+R type disc or unprotected

DVD+RW type disc.

2 Select the ’Initialize DVD’ item from the ’Setup’ menu, and then press the Right button.

3 Press the Up or Down button to select ’On’ or ’Off’.

4 Press the OK button to confirm.

Finalize DVD:

Finalizes a DVD+R type disc. See "Finalizing a DVD+R Disc" on page 58 for details.

Note:

This option is only available if a non-finalized DVD+R type disc is inserted.

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Parental control

Movies on pre-recorded DVDs may contain scenes that are unsuitable for children. Some discs may contain parental control level information that applies to the entire disc or to certain scenes on the disc.

The appropriate scenes have filter levels that range from 1 ~ 8. 8 is the most restrictive level (adults only) and 1 is the least restrictive (all ages). If such a scene is detected while a disc is being played, the filter value set on the DVD recorder is compared to the scene. If the filter value is higher than the setting, an alternative scene will be played (if available), or the original scene will be skipped.

Most DVDs apply the same parental control level to the entire disc. Therefore, if the filter value of some scenes is higher than the setting, the entire disc will be locked.

In the United States the values usually map to the rating system of the MPAA (Motion Pictures Distributors Association of. America).

In Canada the values usually map to the rating system of the CMPDA (Canadian Motion Pictures Distributors Association).

Parental control levels

The table below shows the filter levels in different countries:

Filter level

1 All ages admitted. Suitable for viewing by all

2 (Not used) (Not used) (Not used)

3 Some material may not be

MPAA Rating (United States)

suitable for children.

CMPDA Rating(Canadian English)

ages.

Parental guidance advised. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children.

CMPDA Rating(Canadian French)

Approprié aux spectateurs de tous âges.

Surveillance parentale recommandée. Le thème ou le contenu ne convient pas à tous les enfants.

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4 Some material may be

inappropriate for children under 13.

5 (Not used) (Not used) (Not used)

Suitable for people 14 years of age or older. Those under 14 should view with an adult. No rental or purchase by those under 14. Parents cautioned. May contain violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scenes.

Approprié pour les personnes de 14 ans et plus. Les jeunes de moins de 14 ans devraient voir ce film avec un adulte. Pas de location ou de vente aux moins de 14 ans. Avis parental. Peut contenir de la violence, un langage grossier et/ou des scènes sexuellement suggestives.

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6 Under 17 requires

accompanying parent or adult guardian.

7 No one 17 and under

admitted.

Suitable for people 18 years of age or older. Persons under 18 should view with an adult. No rental or purchase by those under

18. Parents strongly cautioned. Will likely contain explicit violence, frequent coarse language, sexual activity and/or horror.

Restricted to 18 years and older. No rental or purchase by those under 18. Contents not suitable for minors. Contains frequent sexual activity, brutality/graphic violence, intense horror, and/or other disturbing content.

Approprié aux personnes de 18 ans et plus. Les jeunes de moins de 18 ans devraient voir ce film avec un adulte. Pas de location ou de vente aux moins de 18 ans. Avis parental impératif. Contient probablement de la violence explicite, des échanges fréquents de grossièretés, de l'activité sexuelle et/ou des scènes d'horreur.

Réservé aux personnes de 18 ans et plus. Pas de location ou de vente aux moins de 18 ans. Ontenu

qui ne convient pas aux mineurs. Contient des

activités sexuelles fréquentes, de la brutalité, de la violence explicite, des scènes d'horreur intense, et/ou d'autre contenu impressionnant.

8 Exempt. Contains material

not subject to classification, such as documentaries, nature, travel, music, arts and culture, sports and leisure, educational and instructional information.

Exempte. Contient des elements qui ne font pas l'objet d'une classification, par exemple: voyages, musique, art et culture, sports et loisirs et materiel educatif.

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Activating/deactivating parental control (child-lock)

How to activate parental control

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the Up or Down button to select the Security Setup icon, and

then press the Right button.

3. Press the Up or Down button to select ’Rating’, and then press the Right

button.

4. Press the Up or Down button to select a filter level, and then press the OK

button.

5. You will be prompted to enter a 4-digit password. Use the numbered buttons on the remote control.

Note:

The default password is ’1’, ’2’, ’3’, ’4’.

If no password has been previously set, you will be prompted to enter the password again to verify.

6. A check mark will appear in front of the level item if successfully set.

Tip:

If a DVD scene contains a higher level than the rating set, and the DVD Recorder does not find a suitable alternative, it will stop playing and you must enter the four-digit child-lock code to continue viewing.

7. Press the Setup button to exit the ’Setup’ menu.

How to deactivate parental control

To deactivate parent control, repeat the above steps, but select ’Unlock’ in step 4.

Changing the access control country setting

The set filter levels are different in different countries. Therefore, you must enter the country to which these filter levels apply.

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the Up or Down button to select the Security Setup icon, and

then press the Right button.

3. Press the Up or Down button to select ’Country Code’, and then press the

Right button.

4. Press the

button.

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Up or Down button to select a filter level, and then press the OK

5. Press the Right button to highlight the first contry code, and then press the Up

or Down button to change it.

6. If necessary, repeat the same process to change the second country code.

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7. Press the

Setup button to exit the ’Setup’ menu.

Changing/deleting the parent control password

How to change parent control password

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the

then press the Right button.

3. Press the Up or Down button to select ’Set Password’, and then press the

Right button.

4. With the ’

5. Enter the 4-digit password using the numbered buttons.

Note:

The default password is ’1’, ’2’, ’3’, ’4’.

6. You will be prompted to enter the new password. Enter a new 4-digit password using the numbered buttons.

Up or Down button to select the Security Setup icon, and

Change’ item highlighted, press the OK button.

7. Verify the new password by entering it again using the numbered buttons.

8. Press the

Setup button to exit the ’Setup’ menu.

How to delete parent control password

1. Press the Setup button on the remote control. The ’Setup’ menu will display on-screen.

2. Press the Up or Down button to select the Security Setup icon, and

then press the

3. Press the

Right button.

4. Press the Up or Down button to select ’Delete’, and then press the OK button.

5. Enter the 4-digit password using the numbered buttons.

6. Press the

Note:

If you forget your password, please perform system reset (Refer to "Factory Reset:" on page 61 for details) and set the password again.

Right button.

Up or Down button to select ’Set Password’, and then press the

Setup button to exit the ’Setup’ menu.

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Troubleshooting

If you have any problems with the BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder, please check the following questions and solutions before calling your local BenQ customer service centre for assistance.

The DVD Recorder is not responding when you press a button, and the ’TV ON?’ message is

showing on the front display panel:

The DVD Recorder has not been properly initialized and is still in initial installation mode. Please refer to "Initializing the DVD Recorder" on page 24 to complete initialization.

The remote control does not work:

There are a number of possibilities. Check each of the following until a resolution is found:

• The DVD Recorder cannot see the remote control:

- Point the remote control at the DVD Recorder. See if the ’ ’ icon shows on the front display panel briefly every time you press a remote control button. If it does, the DVD Recorder is receiving information from the remote control correctly. If not, move the remote control to a clear line of sight position in front of the DVD Recorder and try again. Refer to "Tips for using the remote control" on page 25 for details.

• The batteries are low or have been inserted incorrectly:

- Check or replace the batteries. Refer to "Remote control setup" on page 25 for details.

• Timer recording is active:

- Refer to "Changing or erasing schedule setting" on page 52 for details.

• The DVD Recorder has become confused:

- Disconnect the DVD Recorder from the power supply for 30 seconds, then reconnect it to the power supply again.

If the problem persists, reset the DVD Recorder to the default factory settings.

The DVD Recorder cannot play a disc:

• The child lock my be enabled:

- Refer to "Parental control" on page 68 for details.

• You may have selected the wrong video input for the DVD Recorder on the display device:

- Select the correct video input for the DVD Recorder on the display device.

• A cable connecting the TV and the DVD Recorder may be loosened:

- Check that all cables remain undamaged and are fully inserted into their respective sockets.

• You may have inserted an empty disc. There is no recording on the disc:

- Change the disc to one known to contain a recording to check that the player works.

• You may have inserted the wrong type of disc:

- The DVD Recorder only supports the following disc types for playback: DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, VCD, SVCD, Audio-CD, MP3-CD and Photo-CD.

• You may have inserted the disc in the wrong way:

- Insert the disc with the label facing up.

• The disc may be dirty:

- Check the disk and carefully wipe clean all dirt and fingerprints off the disc.

• The disc may be the wrong region code for your region:

- The region codes of the DVD and the DVD Recorder must match before the DVD can be decoded and played. The region code scheme was designed to prevent DVDs designated for

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a particular region from being able to be played in any other regions. Under this scheme, the world has been divided into six regions (as shown in the figure below) with all compliant DVD players and DVD titles sold in those regions containing the appropriate region code for the region. Only when the region codes of the player and disc match can playback proceed.

Region Code Geographical Region

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1 US, Canada

2 Europe, Middle East, Japan, South Africa

3 Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea

4 Australia, New Zealand, Latin America

5 Africa, Russia, India, Pakistan

6 China

No recording possible:

• The TV channel you want to record is not stored in the DVD Recorder:

- Check TV channels stored. Refer to "Manually searching for TV channels" on page 29.

• Disc is write-protected (cannot be recorded on):

- Remove write-protection or change the disc. For more information, refer to "Preventing unintended erasure of a DVD+RW Disc" on page 59.

• A finalized DVD+R has been inserted:

- Change disc.

Schedule recording does not work:

• You have set the wrong time or date:

- Check the System clock. Refer to "Setting the ’Setup’ clock" on page 31.

• You have not set the timer properly:

- Check the timer settings. Refer to "Setting up schedule recording" on page 50.

• A locked disc was inserted:

- Remove disc lock. Refer to "Preventing unintended erasure of a DVD+RW Disc" on page

59.

• A finalized DVD+R has been inserted:

- Change disc.

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No audio signal at the digital output:

• The correct audio input on the decoding device may not be selected:

- Check whether the appropriate audio input on the connected decoding device is selected.

• In accordance with SDMI (Secure Digital Music Initiative), the digital audio output is turned off during MP3 playback.

- Check whether you have inserted an MP3 CD.

A DVD+RW type disc cannot be played on other DVD players:

If a recording is too short, it is possible that a standard DVD player will not be able to detect it. Please observe the following ’Minimum recording times’ when recording DVDs:

Recording mode Minimum recording time (minute)

HQ 5 min.

SP 10 min.

LP 15 min.

EP 20 min.

SLP 30 min.

Some DVD players cannot playback DVD+RW recordings.

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Product Specifications

Item Description

Model name BenQ DE325 DVD Recorder

Supported playback disc types DVD

DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW VCD SVCD CD (audio) CD-R (audio) CD-RW (audio) CD (photo)

Supported recordable disc types DVD+R

DVD+RW

Audio signal compression format MPEG2

MPEG1 MP3

Video signal recording format PAL 4:3 (Interlaced)

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Video signal playback format PAL (Progressive scan, Interlaced)

NTSC (Progressive scan, Interlaced)

Record mode/Max playing/recording time HQ 1 hour

SP 2 hours

LP 3 hours

EP 4 hours

SLP 6 hours

Signal input terminals Analog audio input

TV antenna RF input Composite analog video input S-Video input IEEE 1394 FireWire input

Signal output terminal Analog audio output

Digital audio output TV antenna RF output Composite analog video output S-Video output Component video output

Power source AC 100-240V, 50~60 Hz

Size 430 mm x 330 mm x 59 mm

Weight 4.3 Kg

Operating temperature

Operating humidity 25% ~ 75%

Specifications may be changed without notice due to constant product improvements.

5~ 35

°C ° C

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