Benq DE350 User Manual

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DE350 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 move or drop the device while the hard disk drive is being operated. Such circumstance might cause damage to the hard disk drive.

- 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 ................................................................................... 2

Input/output interface .....................................................................................3

Getting to know the BenQ DE350 DVD Recorder ......................................... 4

Front panel ........................................................................................................................4

Rear panel .........................................................................................................................5

The Remote Control .........................................................................................................6

Front display panel ...........................................................................................................9

On-screen display (OSD) menus ..................................................................... 11

’Setup’ menu .....................................................................................................................11

’Display’ menu ..................................................................................................................12

’Edit’ menu ........................................................................................................................13

Connecting the DVD Recorder ...............................................14

Connecting to a display device (TV or projector) ...........................14

Recording TV channels .....................................................................14

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Connecting to a sound system .........................................................14

Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using a component video cable .....15

Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an S-Video cable ...................16

Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an A/V cable .......................... 17

Connecting the DVD Recorder to the TV antenna cable ..............................18

Connecting the DVD Recorder to your surround sound system .................. 19

Connecting the DVD Recorder to your stereo sound system ........................21

Connecting an A/V device to the DVD Recorder ...........................................22

Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an S-video cable .................23

Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable .......................24

Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using a DV cable ...............25

Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable ............26

Initializing the DVD Recorder ................................................27

Manually resetting options ...............................................................27

Remote control setup .......................................................................................28

Connecting power ............................................................................................ 29

Initial startup (virgin mode) ............................................................................ 30

How to set the Time .........................................................................................................31

Manually searching for TV channels ...............................................................33

Adding/deleting TV channels ..........................................................................34

Language settings ..............................................................................................35

Setting the ’Setup’ clock ................................................................................... 36

Playing a disc ............................................................................37

General information .........................................................................37

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Loading a disc ...................................................................................................38

Playing a disc .....................................................................................................39

Playing a recordable DVD ................................................................................40

Playing a music CD ..........................................................................................41

Playing an MP3 CD ..........................................................................................43

Playing a VCD/SVCD .......................................................................................46

Operations while playing a disc .......................................................................47

Adding bookmarks ...........................................................................................................48

Searching a disc ................................................................................................................49

Still picture ........................................................................................................................50

Repeat play ........................................................................................................................51

Repeat a sequence (A-B) ..................................................................................................52

Changing the camera angle ..............................................................................................53

Zoom .................................................................................................................................54

Audio language .................................................................................................................55

Subtitle language ..............................................................................................................56

Surround sound effect ......................................................................................................57

30-second advance ...........................................................................................................58

Playing a photo CD ..........................................................................................59

Viewing a photo ................................................................................................................59

Creating and playing a slide show of selected photos .....................................................60

How to delete photos from a slide show: ........................................................................61

How to set up slide show play speed ...............................................................................61

Using the DV pass-through control function ........................ 62

Using the time shift function .................................................. 63

Recording ................................................................................. 64

Record mode ..................................................................................... 65

Changing record mode ....................................................................................................66

Manual recording .............................................................................................67

Sleep mode recording .......................................................................................69

Pausing recording .............................................................................................70

Schedule recording .................................................................. 71

General Information ......................................................................... 71

Setting up schedule recording ..........................................................................72

Changing or erasing schedule setting ..............................................................75

How to change a schedule setting: ...................................................................................75

Managing recordings ............................................................... 76

General information .........................................................................76

DVD Recording ................................................................................................................76

HDD Recording ................................................................................................................76

Managing recordings on DVD discs ................................................................77

Adding chapter markers during playback .......................................................................77

Hiding/showing chapters .................................................................................................79

Inserting hidden chapters ................................................................................................80

Deleting chapters ..............................................................................................................81

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Editing title (name) ..........................................................................................................82

Playing all titles (including hidden chapters) .................................................................83

Erasing a recording/title ...................................................................................................84

Preventing unintended erasure of a title .........................................................................85

How to protect a title: ......................................................................................................85

How to unprotect a title: ..................................................................................................85

Disc Settings ......................................................................................................................86

Managing recordings on the hard disk ............................................................90

Playing recordings ............................................................................................................90

Editing name .....................................................................................................................91

Deleting recordings ..........................................................................................................92

Dubbing recordings onto DVD discs ..............................................................................93

Erasing all recordings on the hard disk ...........................................................................94

User selectable DVD Recorder preferences ............................ 95

System Setup ....................................................................................................96

Guide Language: ...............................................................................................................96

Set Time: ...........................................................................................................................96

System Info: ......................................................................................................................96

Factory Reset: ....................................................................................................................96

Video Setup ......................................................................................................97

TV Signal: ..........................................................................................................................97

Channel Scan: ...................................................................................................................97

Channel Setup: ..................................................................................................................97

Screen Format: ..................................................................................................................97

Video Output: ...................................................................................................................97

Audio Setup .....................................................................................................99

Dolby Digital: ....................................................................................................................99

DTS: ...................................................................................................................................99

MPEG: ...............................................................................................................................99

Sampling Freq. (Frequency): ...........................................................................................100

Vocal: .................................................................................................................................100

DRC: ..................................................................................................................................100

Record Setup .....................................................................................................101

Record Quality: .................................................................................................................101

DVD Auto Chap. (Chapter): ...........................................................................................101

Schedule Rec. (Record): ...................................................................................................101

Disc Setup .........................................................................................................102

Audio Language: ...............................................................................................................102

Subtitle Lang. (Language): ...............................................................................................102

Menu Language: ...............................................................................................................102

Auto Play: ..........................................................................................................................102

Initialize DVD: ..................................................................................................................103

Finalize DVD: ...................................................................................................................103

Format HDD: ...................................................................................................................103

Scandisk HDD: .................................................................................................................103

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Parental control ....................................................................... 104

Parental control levels ......................................................................104

Activating/deactivating parental control (child-lock) ....................................106

How to activate parental control .....................................................................................106

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How to activate parental control .....................................................................................106

Changing the access control country setting ...................................................107

Changing/deleting the parent control password .............................................108

How to change parent control password ........................................................................108

How to delete parent control password ..........................................................................108

Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 109

Product Specifications ............................................................. 112

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the BenQ DE350 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 and/or the built-in hard disk. 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, DVD+R disc or the built-in hard disk

• 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

• Time shift (pause live TV) function

• Hard disk to DVD dubbing function

• 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 DE350 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

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

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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 DE350 DVD Recorder

Front panel

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No: Button Description

3 DVD/HDD Press to switch recording medium between DVD disc or hard disk.

Power

Open/Close

REC

Stop

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 or recording.

Press to play a disc.

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

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.

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channel)

Press to jump to previous chapter/track.

For connecting to the audio output (right channel) terminal of other devices.

devices.

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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/

5 Audio input (Right channel/

6 S-Video input (Black) For connecting to the S-Video output terminal of other devices.

7 Composite Video output

8 Audio Out (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)

Red)

(Yellow)

White)

of other devices.

For connecting to the audio output (left channel) terminal of other devices.

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.

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

16 Fan For dissipating heat from inside of the DVD Recorder.

17 Power For connecting the power cord.

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.

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The Remote Control

Icon Button Description

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.

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Icon Button Description

Setup Press to show/hide the ’Setup’ menu.

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.

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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.

DVD/HDD Press to toggle recording media between DVD

and the HDD.

Channel Press to select the previous or next channel.

Record Press to start recording from the presently

selected input source.

Record mode Press to select the recording mode. This affects

the video quality and possible recording length.

Time shift Press to activate or deactivate the time shift

function.

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Icon Button Description

Stop Press to stop playing or recording.

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.

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/recording in progress.

2 Lit when playing in progress.

3 Lit when TV antenna/cable input is selected.

4 Lit when playback/record paused.

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5 Displays status messages:

TV ON?: The DVD Recorder is currently in the initial setup mode. Refer to "Initializing

the DVD Recorder" on page 27 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.

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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.

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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.

Launch the ’Setup’ menu by pressing the Setup button on the remote control.

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Navigating the ’Setup’ menu

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

Press the Right button on the remote control to enter (activate) the currently selected

(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.

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’Display’ menu

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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.

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.

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’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

‘Edit’ menu by pressing the Edit button on the remote control.

Menu button on the remote control to display the disc contents, then launch the

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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 OK button on the remote control to confirm the selection.

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Connecting the DVD Recorder

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 15.

• S-Video cable: (not provided) See "Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an S-Video cable" on page 16.

• Audio/Video cable (composite video): (provided) See "Connecting the DVD Recorder to a TV using an A/V cable" on page 17.

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 18.

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 19, or see "Connecting the DVD Recorder to your stereo sound system" on page 21.

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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:

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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:

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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

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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

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

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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

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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 DE350 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 23, or See "Connecting a VCR to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable" on page 24.

Temporary connections

The BenQ DE350 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 25, or See "Connecting a Camcorder to the DVD Recorder using an A/V cable" on page 26.

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 "Connecting to a display device (TV or projector)" on page 14.

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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:

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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

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:

English

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

English

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:

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 14.

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 "Connecting to a display device (TV or projector)" on page 14.

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

selections. See "Remote control setup" on page 28.

4 See "Initial startup (virgin mode)" on page 30 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 33.

Adding/deleting TV channels

If you wish to add/delete TV channels, see "Adding/deleting TV channels" on page 34.

Languages

If you wish to reset the language played and displayed, see "Language settings" on page 35.

Date and Time

If you wish to manually readjust the clock, see "Setting the ’Setup’ clock" on page 36 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:

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

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

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

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Initial startup (virgin mode)

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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 27, and "Remote control setup" on page 28.

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 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 18 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.

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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.

See "How to set the Time" on page 31.

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.

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.

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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

Down

buttons to adjust the value.

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’.

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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’.

Down

buttons to adjust the value.

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.

Press the

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

Tip:

You can also use the Up

For example:

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

Down

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

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 37) or press

the Input button to select a suitable video input for viewing.

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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.

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Adding/deleting TV channels

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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

the Video Setup icon.

3. Press the Right button, and then press the Up

Setup

of the screen. 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.

Up or Down button to select

or Down button to select ’Channel

’. The channel list will display on the right side

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

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.

Right button to move the highlight bar

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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

Setup button on the remote control to

launch the ’Setup’ menu.

2. Press the Up or Down button to

Disc Setup icon.

select

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 Recorder ‘Setup’ menu language

4. Press the Right button to edit the category.

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

English

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

English

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’.

4. Press the Right button, and then refer to ’Set the

Time automatically’ and "Set the Time manually" on page 31 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" on page 38, and "Playing a disc" on page 39.

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.

English

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 104 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 109.

• If a ’ ’ sign displays on-screen:

- The current function is inactive.

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Loading a disc

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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.

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.

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

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Playing a disc

How to start playing a disc:

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

- the Play button on the remote control; or

Play button the DVD Recorder.

- the

How to stop playing a disc:

1. To stop playing a disc, press either:

- the Stop button on the remote control; or

Stop button on the DVD Recorder.

- the

How to eject a disc:

1. To open the disc tray, press either:

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 47.

English

Note:

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

playback, press the

close the ’Setup’ menu, press the

Display

button on the remote control. To

Display

button again.

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Playing a recordable DVD

English

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

Up or Down button on the remote

control to select the title you wish to play from the list.

How to start playing a DVD:

1. 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:

1. To stop playing a disc, press either:

- the

Stop button on the remote control; or

- the Stop button on the DVD Recorder.

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

How to eject a disc:

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

Display

button again.

Display

button on the

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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.

How to start playing a music CD:

1. 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.

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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.

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 ’

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

Note:

You can also highlight

Add’.

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.

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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 ’ from the play list.

Pressing the when the track you wish to delete from the play list is highlighted allows you to delete the track directly.

Clear

Delete All’

button on the remote control

to delete all tracks

How to stop playing a music CD:

1. 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:

1. To open the disc tray, press either:

- the Eject button on the remote control; or

- the Eject button on the DVD Recorder.

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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.

English

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How to start playing an MP3 CD:

1. 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

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

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

4. Press the Right button, and then press the Up

5. Press the to the play list.

Note:

You can also highlight play list.

OK button to mark the track.

or Down button to highlight Add.

OK button to add all marked tracks

Add All

to add all tracks to the

6. Press the Up or Down button to

highlight ’ The Play List will display on the screen.

7. Press the

8. To stop playing the play list, press the Stop button.

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Play List’ and press the OK button.

Play button to play the play list.

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.

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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 from the play list.

Pressing the when the track you wish to delete from the play list is highlighted allows you to delete the track directly.

Clear

’Delete All’

button on the remote control

to delete all tracks

How to stop playing an MP3 CD:

1. To stop playing a disc, press either:

Stop button on the remote control; or

- the

- the Stop button on the DVD Recorder.

How to eject a disc:

1. To open the disc tray, press either:

- the

Eject button on the remote control; or

- the Eject button on the DVD Recorder.

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Playing a VCD/SVCD

English

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 The PBC menu displays on-screen.

3. Press the numeric keys on the remote control to 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 Stop or Stop button to stop playing.

PBC button on the remote control.

Previous or Next button or the

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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

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.

Title icon is highlighted. If

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 Chapter

icon.

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3. Press the

different chapter.

Left or Right button to select a

How to move around within a playing disc:

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

Press the Previous button to jump to the previous title.

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Adding bookmarks

English

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.

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 screen.

Bookmark icon will display on-

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 screen.

2. Press the Left or Right button to select the

bookmark you wish to delete, and then press the

Clear button.

3. Repeat step 2 to delete other bookmarks.

Bookmark icon will display on-

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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.

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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.

Searching the disc by time

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

2. Press the

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.

Up or Down button to

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Still picture

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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.

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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 select the following repeat modes (the corresponding icon and word will display onscreen):

’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 mode button to

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Repeat a sequence (A-B)

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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’.

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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

Display button.

The ’Display’ menu will appear on-screen.

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.

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.

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Zoom

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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.

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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 95 for details). You can change the language at any time while playing a disc.

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 Up or Down button to

select the Disc Setup icon, and then press

the Right button

3. Press the select ’Audio Language’, and then press the Right

Up or Down button to

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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 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

3. Press the Left or Right button to select a

desired language.

Audio language icon.

4. Press the menu.

Display button to close the ’Display’

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Subtitle language

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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 95 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

highlight the Subtitle language icon.

3. Press the Left or Right button to select a

desired language.

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

Up or Down button to

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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

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

2. Press the Surround button again to deactivate Surround sound effect.

Surround button on the

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30-second advance

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

1. While playing a disc or recording, press the 30-

second advance

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

button on the remote control.

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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.

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

press the Right or Left button to highlight

Photo icon, and then press the OK

the

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.

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4. Press the OK button to view the selected photo full-screen.

5. When viewing a photo, you can press the Right

button to rotate it clockwise, or the Left button

to rotate it counter-clockwise.

6. To return to the directory menu, press the

Stop

or Stop button.

Note:

If the photo disc contains photo folders, you can press

the

folder in the file view area on the left side of the screen,

and then press the The files in the folder will display in the file view area on

the left side of the screen.

Down

button to select the

button to open the folder.

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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.

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 play list.

Add All

to add all tracks to the

6. Press the Up , Down , Right or

Left 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 slide show.

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

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Stop

How to delete photos from a slide show:

1. Press the Up , Down , Right or

Left button to move the highlight bar to ’Play

’ to display the play list.

list

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2. When the play list is displayed, press the

or Down button on the remote 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

OK button to delete all marked

photos from the Play List.

Note:

You can also highlight from the play list.

Pressing the when the track you wish to delete from the play list is highlighted allows you to delete the track directly.

Clear

Delete All

button on the remote control

to delete all tracks

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’.

Speed’.

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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.

1. Press the playing in the DVD Recorder.

2. Press the Input button on the remote control several times until the ’DV camcorder’ icon displays on-screen.

3. Press the DV control button.

4. Now you can use the Play , Pause/step ,

Reverse , Forward and Stop buttons on

DVD Recorder remote control to control the DV camcorder palyback.

5. To deactivate the DV pass-through control function, press the DV control button again.

Stop or Stop button if a disc is

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Using the time shift function

When you watch TV, you can activate the time shift function, take a short break elsewhere and then return to the TV without missing any part of the TV program.

When the time shift function is activated, the DVD Recorder starts recording TV signal to a buffer area on the built-in hard disk while the TV signal keeps broadcasting. When you return to the TV, you begin from the recorded data on the hard disk instead of the live TV program.

The time shift function is also available when you view video signal from other input sources.

1. Press the Stop or Stop button if a disc is playing.

2. Press the Input button on the remote control to select a desired input source. If you wish to use the time shift function when you watch TV, select ’TUNER’.

3. Press the Time shift button. The video image on the screen will become still. However, the video

signal keeps broadcasting and the DVD Recorder starts recording the signal to the buffer area on the built-in hard disk.

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4. Press the

Play or Play button to start

playing the recorded signal from the buffer area on the built-in hard disk. You will continue from the time when the time shift function is activated.

5. Press the

Display button and the icon showing

the time shifted from when the broadcasting actually takes place appears on-screen. Press the

Display button again to remove the icon.

6. During time shift playback, you can press the

Reverse button to perform reverse search, or

press the Forward button to perform forward search.

7. To deactivate the time shift function and return to live broadcasting, press the Stop or Stop

button.

Note:

The maximum time allowed for time shift is 2 hours. That is, the time shift buffer allows up to 2 hours of recording for timeshift playback.

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Recording

Recordable media types

The BenQ DE350 DVD recorder allows you to make recordings on three 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.

The built-in hard disk: The DVD Recorder is equipped with a hard disk for recording. You can

record data on the hard disk at several different times until the disk is full, including over previous recordings. However, compared to DVD+R and DVD+RW type discs, due to the physical vulnerability of the hard disk, it is comparatively fragile and not suitable to preserve data for a extended period of time. It is recommended that you back up the recordings on the hard disk onto DVD+R or DVD+RW type discs using the Dubbing function. See "Dubbing recordings onto DVD discs" on page 93 for details.

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 65 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 67 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 69 for details.

Adding bookmarks while recording

You can add bookmarks too if you want. See "DVD Auto Chap. (Chapter):" on page 101.

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 70 for details.

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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 89.

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 71 for details.

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:

Recording time (hour)

Quality Level

HQ High Quality mode for the best picture quality 34 53 85 1

Hard disk (HDD) DVD+R/

160GB 250GB 400GB

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DVD+RW

SP Standard Play mode for excellent (DVD) quality 68 106 170 2

LP Long Play mode (S-VHS quality) 102 159 255 3

EP Extended Play mode (quality better than VHS) 132 212 340 4

SLP Super Long Play mode (VHS quality) 204 318 510 6

Note:

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

The maximum allowed length of an individual recording on the hard disk is 12 hours.

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Changing record mode

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How to change the record mode using a single button:

1. Press the DVD/HDD button to select a record medium (’DVD+R’/’DVD+RW’ or ’HDD’).

2. 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 Up or Down button to

select the

press the Right button.

Record Setup icon, and then

3. Press the Right button, and then press the Up

or Down button to select the desired

record mode

4. Press the OK button to confirm your selection.

5. Press the to close the ’Setup’ menu.

Setup button on the remote control

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Manual recording

1. Press the DVD/HDD button on the remote control to select the medium for recording.

2. If DVD+RW or DVD+R is selected for recording, 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.

Should any other messages display on-screen, the disc is unreadable, unrecognized, unwritable, or is full. Refer to "Troubleshooting" on page 109 for a possible solution.

3. 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.

If ’

TUNER

’ is selected as the input source, you can press

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the

Channel

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.

button to select the channel you

4. 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.

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5. To stop recording press either the Stop button on the remote control or the Stop button on the DVD Recorder. 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.

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Sleep mode recording

While recording to DVD or hard disk 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 67) and then press

the

Record button again to activate Sleep mode recording.

How to activate the Sleep mode timer:

1. Press the DVD/HDD button on the remote control to select the medium for recording.

2. If DVD+RW or DVD+R is selected for recording, place an unfinalized suitable DVD in the disc tray.

3. Press the

Input button several times to select

the video input source you wish to record.

4. 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.

5. To activate sleep mode recording, press the Record

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

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6. 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. You can set the remaining recording time to up to 12 hours.

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Pausing recording

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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 button on the remote control.

3. To stop recording press either the Stop button on the remote control or the Stop

button on the DVD Recorder.

Pause/step

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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 medium (DVD or HDD) for the recording; and

• 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 36 for setting details.

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Setting up schedule recording

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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. 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:

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

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

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

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

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

- Wkly Sun: Start recording every Sunday The DVD Recorder will start and stop recording on the day every week.

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 2digit, 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’.

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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 67 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 65 for more information about record mode.

11. Press the Right button to move to the ’Dest.’ field, and then press the Up or

Down button to select an appropriate record medium (DVD or HDD).

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

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

the schedule setting.

14. Press the

15. Press the

Left button to close the schedule list.

Setup button to close the ’Setup’ menu.

16. If DVD is selected as the record media, load an appropriate recordable (non writeprotected) DVD into the DVD Recorder.

Note:

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

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

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

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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

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

button to select the schedule setting you wish to alter.

5. Press the

Record Setup icon, and then

Up or Down

Right button to edit the setting.

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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 Setup button to close the ’Setup’ menu.

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

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

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

4. Close the schedule list as described above.

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Managing recordings

General information

DVD Recording

When a recording is made on a disc, 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 101 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 78 and "Hiding/showing chapters" on page 79 for details.

HDD Recording

When a recording is made on the hard disk, the following additional information is also stored with the recording:

• Index picture of the recording

• Date and time of the recording

• Length of the recording

• Recording mode (Quality)

• Name of the recording You can view, delete recordings or dubbing recordings onto a DVD. See "Managing recordings on the hard disk" on page 90.

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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 79.

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 101 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.

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How to insert chapter markers during playback:

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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 ’

press the

OK button to insert a chapter

Insert Chapter’ item,

marker.

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 86.

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

2. Press the

Edit button on the remote control. The

’Edit’ menu will appear on-screen.

3. Press the Down button to select ’Hide

Chapter

’, and then press the OK button.

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 ’

Show Chapter’ in

Step 3.

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

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select the

Title or Chapter icon.

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

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Inserting hidden chapters

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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.

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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 the OK

button to delete the chapter marker.

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

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

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select the

Title or Chapter icon.

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

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Editing title (name)

English

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

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 edit.

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 OK

button to confirm.

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 the OK button to enter the selected character.

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.

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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/

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 ’Play Full Title’, and the press the OK button to confirm.

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

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Erasing a recording/title

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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.

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Preventing unintended erasure of a title

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 Up or Down button to

highlight ’Protect Title’, and the press the OK button to confirm.

How to unprotect a title:

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

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Disc Settings

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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.

Finalizing edits

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 on-screen.

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

Edit button to display the ’Edit’ menu

button to confirm.

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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 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 ’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 onscreen, there is no disc inserted or your disc is already

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finalized. Press the

Setup

button to end.

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Erasing a DVD+RW Disc

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

2. Press the

select the

Up or Down button to

Disc Setup icon, and then press

the Right button.

3. Press the Up or Down button to

select ’Initialize DVD’, and then press the Right

button to highlight ’Start’.

4. Press the

’

Yes’, and then press the OK button to start

Left or Right button to highlight

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 on the disk, (which cannot be done if a disc has been finalized). See "Finalizing a DVD+R Disc" on page 87 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 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:

Play list/menu button to display the

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

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Managing recordings on the hard disk

Playing recordings

Playing a single recording:

1. If a disc is playing, press the Stop or Stop button on the remote control to stop playing the disc.

2. Press the DVD/HDD button and make sure that the ’HDD’ icon appears on-screen momentarily.

3. Press the Play button. The HDD recording list will appear on-screen.

4. Press the

Up or Down button to

highlight a recording you wish to play. The corresponding preview picture will appear in the background.

5. Press the Play button to start playing the selected recording.

6. To stop playing the recording, press the Stop or

Stop button on the remote control.

Playing multiple recordings in a row:

1. If a disc is playing, press the Stop or Stop button on the remote control to stop playing the disc.

2. Press the the ’HDD’ icon appears on-screen momentarily.

3. Press the Play button. The HDD recording list will appear on-screen.

4. Press the highlight the recording you wish to play. The corresponding preview picture will appear in the background.

DVD/HDD button and make sure that

Up or Down button to

5. Press the check mark will appear in front of the selected

recording, indicating that the recording is selected.

To de-select a recording, move the highlight bar to a

selected recording, and then press the button.

6. Repeat step 5 to select other recordings.

7. Press the Play button to start playing all selected recordings in a row.

8. To stop playing the recording, press the Stop or

Stop button on the remote control.

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OK button to select a recording. A

Editing name

1. If a disc is playing, press the Stop or Stop button on the remote control to stop playing the disc.

2. Press the

DVD/HDD button and make sure that

the ’HDD’ icon appears on-screen momentarily.

3. Press the

Play button. The HDD recording list

will appear on-screen.

4. Press the

Up or Down button to

highlight a recording. The corresponding preview picture will appear in the background.

5. Press the

Right button. A submenu will display

on-screen.

6. Press the Up or Down button to

highlight ’

EDIT NAME’, and then press the OK

button.

7. A virtual keyboard will display on-screen. Use the

Up , Down , Right or Left

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buttons on the remote control to highlight the character you wish to enter, and then press the

button to enter the selected character.

8. Repeat step 7 to enter more characters.

Note:

You can enter up to 14 characters.

9. When you are done entering the name, highlight ’Done’ on the virtual keyboard and press the OK

button.

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Deleting recordings

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1. If a disc is playing, press the Stop or Stop button on the remote control to stop playing the disc.

2. Press the

DVD/HDD button and make sure that

the ’HDD’ icon appears on-screen momentarily.

3. Press the

Play button. The HDD recording list

will appear on-screen.

4. Press the

Up or Down button to

highlight a recording you wish to delete. The corresponding preview picture will appear in the background.

5. Press the

Right button. A submenu will display

on-screen.

6. With the ’DELETE’ item highlighted, press the OK

button.

7. Press the Left or Right button to highlight

’

Yes’, and then press the OK button.

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Dubbing recordings onto DVD discs

You can copy recordings on the hard disk onto DVD+R and DVD+RW discs. It is recommended that you use this function to regularly make backup of the recordings on the hard disk to prevent loss of data should the hard disk is damaged.

If the time of the original recording on the hard disk is longer than the length available on the disc, you will be prompted to change a disc when the space is full. Therefore, it is suggested that you use blank discs when dubbing recordings.

Note:

You can dub up to 3 hours of a single recording from the hard disk to a disc despite of the recording quality.

1. If a disc is playing, press the Stop or Stop button on the remote control to stop playing the disc.

2. Press the DVD/HDD button and make sure that the ’HDD’ icon appears on-screen momentarily.

3. Press the Play button. The HDD recording list will appear on-screen.

4. Press the Up or Down button to highlight a recording you wish to dub. The corresponding preview picture will appear in the background.

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5. Load an appropriate unfinalized and unprotected DVD+R or DVD+RW type disc into the DVD Recorder. Make sure that the remaining time for recording on the disc is sufficient for the recording to be dubbed.

6. Press the Right button. A submenu will display

on-screen.

7. Press the Up or Down button to

highlight ’

DUBBING’, and then press the OK

button.

8. Press the Left or Right button to highlight

’

Yes’, and then press the OK button.

9. The DVD Recorder will start dubbing the selected recording from the hard disk to the DVD disc. This may take a few minutes depending on the length of the recording. A progress bar will also display onscreen to indicate the progress.

Note:

The dubbed content will be added to the DVD disc as a new title.

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Erasing all recordings on the hard disk

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You can use this function to erase all recordings on the hard disk at once.

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 Disc Setup icon, and then press

the Right button.

3. Press the Up or Down button to

select ’Format HDD’, and then press the Right

button to highlight ’

4. Press the

Right button to highlight ’Yes’.

OK button, and then press the Left or

Start’.

5. Press the OK button to start formatting the hard disk.

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