Curtis DRC8320N User Manual

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Important Information

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RISK OF ELECTRIC

SHOCK DO NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside the product that presents a risk of electric shock or

This symbol indicates that this product incorporates double insulation between hazardous mains voltage and user accessible parts.

This symbol indicates important instructions accompanying the product.

personal injury.

FCC INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect this equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference – Causing Equipment Regulations. This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian CES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la class B est conforme á la norme du NMB-003 du Canada.

Refer to the identiﬁ cation/rating label located on the back panel of your product for its proper operating voltage.

Product Registration

Please ﬁ ll out the product registration card and return it immediately. Returning the product registration card allows us to contact you if needed.

Keep your sales receipt to obtain warranty parts and service and for proof of purchase. Attach it here and record the serial and model numbers in case you need them. The numbers are located on the back of the DVD Recorder.

Model No. __________________________ Serial No. __________________________

WARNING

To reduce the risk of ﬁ re or shock hazard, do not expose this DVD Recorder to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

FCC Regulations state that unauthorized changes or modiﬁ cations to this equipment may void the user’s authority to operate it.

Note:

This DVD Recorder is designed and manufactured to respond to the Region Management Information. If the Region number of a DVD disc does not correspond to the Region number of this DVD Recorder this DVD Recorder cannot play the disc. The Region number for this DVD Recorder is Region No 1.

Note:

This device is protected by U.S. patent numbers 4,631,603 and 4,577,216 and 4,819,098 and other intellectual property rights. The use of Macrovision’s copy protection technology in the device must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited pay-per-view uses only, unless otherwise authorized in writing by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects ﬁ lled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Purchase Date: ___________________________________________________________

Dealer/Address/Phone: ____________________________________________________

Ventilation:

You must adequately ventilate the product. Make sure there is adequate space around the DVD Recorder to provide proper air ﬂ ow for ventilation. See diagram.

The AC power cord is polarized (one blade is wider than the other) and only ﬁ ts into AC outlets one way. If the plug won’t go into the outlet completely, turn the plug over and try to insert it the other way. If it still won’t ﬁ t, contact a qualiﬁ ed electrician to change the outlet or use a different one. Do not attempt to bypass this safety feature.

IMPORTANT: The power cord can be unplugged to turn off the main power to the unit. It should also be easily accessible in an emergency.

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Table of Contents

Types of Discs ................................................................... 2

Things to consider before you connect .......................... 2

Unpack the Box ................................................................ 3

Choose Your Connection ................................................. 4

Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables ........................... 5

Back of the DVD/VCR ....................................................... 6

Explanation of Jacks .................................................. 6

Front of the DVD/VCR ...................................................... 8

Display of the DVD/VCR .................................................. 9

Connection: DVD/VCR + TV ........................................... 11

Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Basic Cable Box ............. 13

Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Satellite Receiver .......... 15

Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Basic Cable Box +

Audio Receiver ........................................................ 17

Install Batteries in the Remote ...................................... 19

Point the Remote in the Right Direction................ 19

Turn on the TV and DVD/VCR ....................................... 19

Complete the General Setup

Setting the Clock ..................................................... 20

Setting the Signal Type ............................................ 20

Searching for Channels ........................................... 20

What to Expect ............................................................... 21

Turn on the DVD recorder to Watch TV ................. 21

Discs for Recording .................................................. 21

Next Steps ...................................................................... 22

Explanation of the Remote Control Buttons ............... 23

Using the Remote’s Features ......................................... 24

Understanding the INPUT button ........................... 24

The Channel Banner ....................................................... 24

DVD Recording ............................................................... 25

DISCS THAT YOU CAN USE FOR RECORDING .........25

Express Recording .................................................... 25

Timer Recordings ........................................................... 25

Setting Up a Timer Recording .......................... 25

Watching one channel while you record another

channel (cable with no cable box or off-air

antenna only) .......................................................... 26

Copying a video cassette tape to a DVD disc .............. 26

Recording from a DV Camcorder .................................. 26

DVD Playback ................................................................. 26

Editing DVD Discs ........................................................... 27

VCR Basics ....................................................................... 28

Basic Playback .......................................................... 28

Tape Eject ................................................................... 28

Basic Recording ........................................................ 28

VCR Recording ................................................................ 28

Express Recording ............................................................. 29

Watching one channel while you record another

channel (cable with no cable box or

antenna only) ........................................................... 29

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Timer Recordings ........................................................... 29

Regional Coding ............................................................. 30

Types of discs you can play ........................................... 30

How to Load and Play Discs .......................................... 30

Using Different Menus .................................................. 31

Search Options ............................................................... 31

Playback Options ........................................................... 31

Using the On-screen Info Display ................................. 32

Title Icon ................................................................... 32

Chapter Icon ............................................................. 32

Time ......................................................................... 33

Audio Icon ................................................................ 33

Subtitles Icon ............................................................ 33

Repeat Icon .............................................................. 33

AB Repeat ................................................................ 34

Random Icon ............................................................ 34

Language Icon ......................................................... 34

Playing Discs You Recorded (DVD±R and DVD±R W) ... 34

Playing mp3, WMA, JPEG les ...................................... 35

The File Browser ...................................................... 35

Navigating and Viewing the Files .................... 36

Creating an mp3 Disc on Your Computer .............. 36

The DVD/VCR Menu System .......................................... 37

Recording ................................................................. 37

Recording Quality .............................................37

Chapter Marker ................................................. 37

Timer Recording ................................................ 37

Overwrite ........................................................... 37

Audio/Video Menu ..................................................38

Dynamic Range Control .................................... 38

Scan Mode (Progressive Scan) ................................. 39

Disc Menu ................................................................. 39

Rating .................................................................39

Change Password .............................................. 39

Parental Control (Setting the Ratings) .............39

Angle Mark ........................................................ 40

General Menu .......................................................... 40

The TVGuardian Menu ............................................ 40

How it works .....................................................40

TVGuardian Mode ............................................. 40

Word Subset Filtering ....................................... 40

TV Menu ................................................................... 41

TV Signal ........................................................... 41

Automatic Search .............................................. 41

CH Skip (Channel Skip) ......................................41

CH Fine Tune (Channel Fine Tune) ...................41

MTS Setting .......................................................41

Troubleshooting ............................................................. 42

Handling Cautions ......................................................... 45

Maintenance of Cabinet ................................................ 45

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Types of Discs

DVD+Rewritable

DVD+R

DISCS YOU CAN USE FOR RECORDING

DVD±R 2.4x, 4x, or 8x, and 16x ONLY;

DVD±RW 2.4x and 4x ONLY.

IMPORTANT: It is NOT possible to record content that is copy-protected. This is usually true for most prerecorded DVD discs and most pre-recorded VHS tapes.

TYPES OF DISCS YOU CAN PLAY

•

Some discs may not be compatible due to laser pickup and disc design.

DVD discs –

or VM); DVD-R (must be recorded using video mode or VM and must be ﬁ nalized). DVD audio discs are not compatible.

CDs (Audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, mp3 discs) –

• (CD-R or CD-RW) that contain mp3 ﬁ les. This product also plays CDs that contain JPEG and WMA ﬁ les and Multisession CDs.

•

Video CD (VCD) –

of information that can be stored on the disc. VCDs typically have lower picture and sound quality than DVD discs. You must use DVD±R or DVD±RW discs to record on your DVD recorder not VCDs.

DVD movie discs (DVD-ROM); DVD+R; DVD+RW; DVD-RW (must be recorded using video mode

Audio CDs contain musical or sound content only. mp3 discs are CDs

Like DVD video discs, VCDs contain picture and sound content. The difference is the amount

Things to consider before you connect

Protect components from overheating

• Don’t block ventilation holes on any of the components. Arrange the components so that air can circulate freely.

• Don’t stack components.

• When you place components in a stand, make sure you allow adequate ventilation.

• If you connect an audio receiver or ampliﬁ er, place it on the top shelf.

Position cables properly to avoid audio interference

• Insert each cable ﬁ rmly into the designated jack.

• If you place components above the TV, route all cables down the side of the back of the TV instead of straight down the middle of the back of the TV.

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Connection Pictures

Audio/video cables are usually bundled together. For better visibility, the connection pictures in this book show each cable separately (audio left, audio right, and video). Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only.

Unpack the Box

Your DVD/VCR came with the following items:

DVD/VCR recorder Remote control

RF Coaxial cable

and batteries

1 set of audio video cables

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Choose Your Connection

There are several ways to connect your DVD recorder. Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you. Turn to the appropriate page for speciﬁ c instructions.

Components Cables Needed Connection Go to

• Coaxial

S AU /P

Y A L P

WD F

V E R

P O T S

ORD C E

E S

O L N/C

E P

O + P

I K S

/ + H C

P KI S

C UT P N I

• Audio/video

• S-Video

• Component Video

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DVD/VCR

I K S

/ + CH

P KI S

/ HC

T U P N I

DVD/VCR

KIP

/S + H C

P KI

-/S

CH UT P N I

DVD/VCR

IP K

/S + CH

IP/SK HC

T U P N I

DVD/VCR

• Coaxial

S U A P /

Y A L P

D W F

V E R

P O T S

D OR EC

OSE L C / N

E P

O + P

• Audio/video

• S-Video

• Component Video

Cable Box

• Coaxial

E US A P /

AY PL

WD F

V E R

OP ST

D OR C E

OS L C N/

PE O

• Audio/video

• S-Video

• Component Video

Satellite Receiver

• Coaxial

S AU /P

AY PL

D FW

V E R

OP T S

ORD EC

S LO C /

PEN O

Cable Box

• Audio/video

• S-Video

• Digital Audio

• Component Video

TV + cable box

TV + satellite receiver

TV + cable box + audio receiver

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Audio Receiver

To achieve enhanced picture quality, use an S-Video cable or component video cables to connect your DVD/VCR recorder to your TV if your TV has corresponding jacks available.

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Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables

This section describes the jacks and cables you can use to make connections. Some cables are supplied with your product or you can purchase other cables by calling 1-800-338-0376, order online at www.rca.com, or go to your local electronics store). There are several ways to connect your DVD recorder to your TV depending upon the cables you have and the jacks that are on the back of your TV.

Different jacks and cables provide a different level of performance. It’s important to remember, we’re talking about degrees of picture improvement for comparison. If your TV has Component jacks (Y, Pb, Pr), S-VIDEO, and composite video (often color-coded yellow); Component (Y, Pb, Pr), would be considered excellent, S-Video would be very good, and the composite video jack (yellow) would be considered good.

Component Video (Y, Pb, Pr) Jacks and Cables

The Y, Pb, Pr jacks provide optimum picture quality because the video is separated into three signals (two signals are dedicated to the color portion of the image, and the other signal is dedicated to the black and white part of the image).

To ensure maximum picture quality, use three video-grade cables (not supplied) for the connection. You can purchase bundled component video cables that are color-coded to match the Y, Pb, Pr jacks (red, green, and blue). Component Video Input jacks are usually found on high-end TVs, such as HDTVs; multimedia monitors; and some of the “ﬂ at” LCD and Plasma TVs or monitors.

Notes:

Also, remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the Y, Pb, Pr jacks and cables carry only the picture signal, not the sound.

Use the Component Video connect (Y, Pb, Pr) for DVD playback and watching TV. You must also connect the yellow video cable or S-Video for VCR playback.

S-Video Jacks and Cables

The S-Video (separate video) jack provides better picture quality than a composite video jack

(sometimes labeled VIDEO and color-coded yellow on TVs) because S-Video keeps the color part of the picture separate from the black and white part of the picture. If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, connect the DVD recorder to the TV with an S-Video cable for a better quality picture.

Note: Remember to connect the left and right audio cables because the S-Video cable carries only the picture signal, not the sound.

Audio/Video Jacks and Cables (RCA-type)

Video

The basic Video jack (usually color-coded yellow) is also referred to as composite video. Composite video doesn’t keep color information separated (like S-Video), but it’s better than the video quality you get from an RF coaxial cable (the type used to connect a cable signal or off-air antenna).

Audio

These jacks are used to send the audio from the disc you’re playing in the DVD recorder to the TV. The audio jacks and cables (supplied) are often color-coded (red for right audio, and white for left audio). You must connect audio cables to the AUDIO L and R jacks on the DVD recorder and the corresponding Audio Input Jacks on the TV no matter which Video jack you connect (VIDEO; S-VIDEO; Y, Pb, Pr).

Note: If your TV has only one input for audio (mono), connect it to the left (white) audio jack on the DVD recorder and don’t connect the right (red) audio part of the cable.

VIDEO

AUDIO

INPUT

Digital Audio Output

Use a digital optical cable (or SPDIF cable- not supplied) to connect your DVD/VCR to a compatible Dolby Digital or PCM receiver or decoder. Dolby Digital offers theatre-quality sound (six audio channels). If you own a receiver that uses an optical cable input, you can use an optical cable to connect the DVD/VCR to that receiver for the best sound quality. Go to the Digital Audio Out screen in the System Options menu to select Dolby Digital or DTS as the output for this jack.

Note: This DVD/VCR’s optical digital output jack fully complies with the international standard governing this type of jack (IEC958), and is designed for connection to a Dolby Digital (AC-3® or PCM) receiver or decoder. Older equipment, some of which is not fully compliant with IEC958, may not be compatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream. Such a connection using anything other than a Dolby Digital (AC-3 or PCM) receiver or decoder could create a high noise level, causing damage to headphones or speakers.

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AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT

ANT INPUT OUTPUT

VIDEO AUDIO

Back of the DVD/VCR

The back of your recorder might look a little overwhelming at fi rst. This section explains what goes where and why. There are two sets of jacks on the back of your DVD recorder–INPUT jacks and OUTPUT jacks.

Each jack is explained individually below, but the basic idea is about sending and receiving information to be played on or through your DVD recorder and displaying that information on your TV screen.

INPUT

The cables connected to the INPUT jacks bring pictures and sound INTO the DVD recorder, such as the cable signal (programming) from the

cable company or satellite programming from a satellite receiver.

OUTPUT

the screen. The correct cables must be connected to the DVD recorder's Output jacks and the corresponding Input Jacks on the TV so you can see the program on the TV. You must also tune the TV to the correct channel, called a Video Input Channel (for details, go to page 22).

Explanation of Jacks (from left to right)

ANT IN:

source to the DVD/VCR.

ANT OUT

that your TV receives programming even when the DVD/VCR is turned off.

INPUT:

front of the DVD/VCR for temporarily connecting components such as a camcorder or a video game unit.

The cables connected to the OUTPUT jacks are sending pictures and sound from the DVD recorder OUT TO your TV so you can see it on

Connect an RF coaxial cable from an off-air antenna, cable box, or cable outlet to this jack. The cable is sending the programming from the

Connect an RF coaxial cable (provided) to this jack and to the Cable/Antenna Input jack on your TV. It is important to connect this cable so

These jacks receive audio and video from a compatible component, such as a satellite receiver. Another set of Input Jacks (INPUT 2) are on the

VIDEO: Color coded yellow, the video cable you use with this jack provides better quality than an RF coaxial cable but isn’

t as good as S-Video.

Connect corresponding video cable to the output jack of a compatible component, such as a satellite receiver or cable box.

AUDIO L (left): Color coded white, connect corresponding audio cable to the output jack of a compatible component, such as a satellite receiver or cable box.

AUDIO R (right): Color coded red, connect corresponding audio cable to the output jack of a compatible component, such as a satellite receiver or cable box.

S-VIDEO

IN: If your satellite receiver or cable box has an S-VIDEO output jack, connect the S-Video cable to this jack because it provides better picture

quality than standard video (the yellow jack).

OUT: If your TV has an S-Video jack, connect an S-Video cable to the TV’s S-VIDEO jack and to this S-VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD/VCR to achieve better picture quality than standard video (the yellow jack).

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OUTPUT:

the TV’s speakers.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT (Y, Pb, Pr) - DVD PLAYBACK ONLY:

that send the video signal through these Output Jacks provide the highest resolution because the video signal is divided into 3 separate parts (cables not supplied with DVD/VCR). As with VIDEO and S-VIDEO, COMPONENT VIDEO (Y, Pb, Pr) only carries the picture signal so you need to connect the audio cables so you’ll hear the sound. If your TV has COMPONENT INPUT jacks, use three video grade cables to connect the DVD/VCR to these jacks on the TV to get the best picture quality. However, make sure you also connect another video cable (either a RF coaxial cable to the CABLE/ ANTENNA OUTPUT jack; the yellow cable to the VIDEO Output jack; or an S-Video cable to the S-VIDEO OUT jack) because you can only use Component Video for DVD Playback. You’ll need to have another Video Output connected for playback of VCR tapes.

DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL/COAXIAL OUT - DVD PLAYBACK ONLY:

Optical or Coaxial Input jack, you can achieve enhanced sound quality during DVD playback by connecting a digital optical or coaxial cable (not supplied).

These jacks send the content (audio and video) from your DVD/VCR OUT to the TV so you can see it on the TV screen and hear it through

Some high-end TVs and monitors have Component Video Input jacks. The cables

VIDEO: Color coded yellow, the video cable you use with this jack provides better quality than an RF coaxial cable but isn’t as good as S-Video.

AUDIO L (left): Color coded white, connect corresponding audio cable to TV’s Audio Left Input jack.

AUDIO R (right): Color coded red, connect corresponding audio cable to TV’s Audio Right Input jack.

If you have a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver or decoder with a Digital Audio

Note: Make sure you connect regular audio cables in addition to connecting a Digital Audio cable if you want to play a VCR tape while recording on a DVD at the same time. The VCR tape playback will use the standard audio cables and not the digital output jacks.

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VCR buttons

DVD buttons

Front of the DVD/VCR

COPY –

Shortcut to transfer tapes (VCR) to disc (DVD), which is great for converting your camcorder recordings that are on videocassette tape to a DVD disc. When you have a recordable DVD±R or DVD±RW disc in the DVD disc tray and a videocassette tape in the VCR, press COPY (the VCR starts playing and the DVD/VCR starts recording automatically).

STANDBY/ON –

VCR Buttons

PLAY/PAUSE – Starts playback. During playback, pauses playback.

STOP/EJECT – When playing a tape, stops playback. When tape isn’t playing, ejects the tape.

REV – Rewinds the tape.

FWD – Fast forwards the tape.

RECORD – Records to a videocassette tape.

INPUT –

Input Channel is the “channel” to which you tune the DVD/VCR so you can see the picture and hear the sound that’s coming from the component that is connected to the DVD/VCR’s INPUT jacks. For example, if you connected your camcorder to the Audio and Video Input jacks on the front of the DVD/VCR, you would press the SOURCE button until FAV (Front audio/video jacks) appears.

DVD Buttons

CH-/SKP– (channel down/skip reverse) – Goes to the previous channel in the channel list when you’re watching TV. When playing a disc, goes to the beginning of the

current chapter or track unless you’re within the ﬁ rst minute of a chapter or the ﬁ rst 15 seconds of a track—then, you’ll skip to the beginning of the preceding chapter or track.

CH+/SKP– (channel up/skip forward) – Goes to the next channel in the channel list when you’re watching TV. When playing a disc, goes to the beginning of the next title, chapter, or track on a disc (in effect,“skipping” the title, chapter, or track).

PLAY/PAUSE – Starts playback of a disc. Pauses recording or playback.

STOP/OPEN/CLOSE – Stops playback and/or recording. Opens and closes the disc tray.

RECORD – Records content to a DVD disc (DVD+R or DVD+RW discs only).

Turns the DVD/VCR on and off.

Just like a TV has Video Input Channels (page 22), the DVD/VCR has one Video Input Channel for each set of INPUT jacks. The Video

Front Input Jacks:

INPUT 2: Audio/Video jacks – These Input jacks are provided for convenience when you’re connecting a temporary component, such as a camcorder.

S-VIDEO – If a component you’re connecting, such as a camcorder, has an S-Video Output jack connect it to this jack for picture quality that is better than regular video

(yellow). Remember, you still have to connect audio cables to hear sound.

DV IN – This jack is provided when you’re connecting a DV camcorder through a IEEE 1394 Firewire connection.

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Display of the DVD/VCR

1. Disc

2. Timer

3. Recording quality

4. Title/Track/Chapter

5. Start/stop time

6. AM/PM

7. Month / Day/ Date

8. INtro/ Digest mode

9. Audio stereo and left/right channel

10. Program mode

11. Random play

12. Multi-angle

13. Zoom

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14. Mute

15. Lock

16. Repeat A-B

17. Weekly/ Daily/Weekday

18. Repeat mode

19. Playing information/ Time/ Counter or message

20. Recording activation

21. Pause

22. Play

23. VCD play back control

24. Dolby Digial content

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DVD/VCR + TV

In from cable or antenna

DVD/VCR

VIDEO

OUT S

ANT INPUT OUTPUT

AUDIO

CABLE/ANTENNA

VIDEO AUDIO

S-VIDEO

INPUT1

INPUT2

VIDEO L

The back of your TV might look different than the one pictured here.

Details about the different kinds of cables used to connect your DVD recorder are on page 5.

Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel

To watch one program while you record another:

To play a disc or tape:

If you need help finding your TV’s various Video Input Channels, go to page 22.

Tune the DVD recorder to the channel you want to record, and press RECORD.

Use the buttons on the TV (or the TV's remote control) to tune the TV to the channel you want to watch. For example, change the channel on the TV to channel 8 to watch a program on channel 8.

Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.

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RF Coaxial cable

Red

Yellow

White

Audio video cables are usually color-coded red, white, and yellow.

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Connection: DVD/VCR + TV

Connect the signal (cable or antenna):

Note: Depending upon how you currently have your TV connected, you’ll have to disconnect the cable from your TV’s Antenna Input jack (sometimes labeled CABLE/ ANTENNA) or your VCR’s Input jack before you connect the cable as explained below.

Cable service:

cable to the ANTENNA/CABLE INPUT jack on the DVD recorder.

Note: If you have a cable box, go to page 12 for connection instructions.

Off-air antenna:

coaxial cable to the ANT IN jack on the DVD recorder.

2. Connect the DVD recorder to the TV

You need to connect cables from the DVD recorder’s OUTPUT jacks to the TV’s INPUT jacks in order to see the content from the DVD recorder.

2a. Use the RF Coaxial cable that was packed with your DVD recorder, and connect one end to the

ANT OUT jack on the DVD recorder. Connect the other end to the Cable/Antenna Input jack on the back of your TV (sometimes labeled CABLE/ANTENNA). It is important to make this connection so you can watch cable or antenna programs when the DVD recorder is off.

2b.

Connect the audio cables.

A set of audio/video cables was packed with your DVD recorder. Connect the audio cables to

the AUDIO OUTPUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD recorder, and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on your TV (sometimes labeled AUDIO IN L and R).

2c.

Connect the video cable. The cables you use for the video determine the quality of the picture

you’ll see on your TV when you’re playing DVDs. For more information about cables and signal quality, go to page 5. Connect the video cable (yellow) to the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the back of your DVD recorder, and to the Video Input jack on your TV (sometimes labeled VIDEO IN).

S-VIDEO (not shown) If your TV has an S-Video jack, use an optional S-Video cable. Connect

one end of the S-Video cable to the S-VIDEO IN jack on the back of the TV and the other end to the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the DVD recorder.

COMPONENT VIDEO Y, Pb, Pr (not shown)

Pr), you can achieve even greater picture quality (DVD playback only) by connecting the DVD recorder to the TV using these jacks (COMPONENT VIDEO OUT, Y, Pb, Pr on the DVD recorder). For more explanation, go to page 5. Component Video cables not supplied with the DVD recorder.

Notes:

If your TV is capable of progressive scan, connect the DVD recorder to the TV using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, and press the PSCAN button on the remote to toggle between progressive scan and interlace.

Plug the power cord into an AC outlet.

If you have cable service via a cable that comes out of the wall, connect the end of that

If you use an off-air antenna to get TV programming, connect the antenna’s RF

If your TV has Component Input Jacks (Y, Pb,

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DVD/VCR + TV+ Basic Cable Box

The back of your TV and/or Cable Box might look different than the ones pictured here.

DVD/VCR

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO AUDIO

OUT S

ANT INPUT OUTPUT

CABLE IN CABLE OU T

AUDI O

VIDEO

Cable Box

CABLE/ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

VIDEO L

INPUT1

INPUT2

Notes about cable boxes:

The connection diagram shown above reffl ects a basic setup. Since there are many different cable companies and types of cables boxes, your cable box may come with a different recommended connection diagram. Normally, ANALOG cable boxes are used so that the cable company can scramble the signal for premium channel programming (like movie channels). The cable box will descramble the signal if you are a premium channel subscriber. In some cases, your cable company may not scramble the signal for basic channels and the signal could be passed through the cable box so that you could receive the signal with the DVD recorder.

There are also DIGITAL cable boxes that are relatively new and are used with digital cable service. Even with digital cable service, analog signals are often carried on the same cable.

Using the connection diagram above, you won’t be able to watch one program while recording another program. This may be possible with a more sophisticated setup, using an optional signal splitter and A-B switch. We suggest you contact your cable company for help in recommending the best setup for your situation.

If you connect your components as described, you must access different Video Input Channels on your TV to see programming. If you don’t know how to access Video Input Channels on your TV, go to page 22 for help. A general explanation, based on the connection shown above, follows:

To play a disc:

Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.

If you need help finding your TV’s various Video Input Channels, go to page 22.

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RF Coaxial cable

Red

Yellow

White

Audio video cables are usually color-coded red, white, and yellow.

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Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Basic Cable Box

1. Connect the cable box signal.

Note: Before you connect the DVD recorder, you’ll need to disconnect some of the cables ﬁ rst in order to reconnect them.

1a.

Connect the RF coaxial cable that is connected to the cable box’s Output jack (sometimes labeled CABLE OUT) to the ANT IN jack on the back of the DVD recorder.

1b. If your cable box has audio/video output jacks, connect the audio cables to the Audio Output L

(left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your cable box, and to the corresponding AUDIO INPUT jacks on your DVD recorder. Then connect the video cable (yellow) to the Video Out jack on the back of your cable box, and to the INPUT VIDEO jack on your TV.

2. Connect the DVD recorder to the TV

You need to connect cables from the DVD recorder’s OUTPUT jacks to the TV’s INPUT jacks in

order to see the content from the DVD recorder (whether it’s a TV program or a disc you’re playing).

2a.

Use the RF coaxial cable that was packed with your DVD recorder, and connect one end to the

2b.

Connect the audio cables.

A set of audio/video cables was packed with your DVD recorder. Connect the audio cables to the

AUDIO OUTPUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD recorder, and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on your TV (sometimes labeled AUDIO IN L and R).

2c.

Connect the video cable. The cables you use for the video determine the quality of the picture

you’ll see on your TV when you’re playing DVDs. For more information about cables and signal quality, go to page 5.

Connect the video cable (yellow) to the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the back of your DVD

recorder, and to the Video Input jack on your TV (sometimes labeled VIDEO IN).

S-VIDEO

cable to the S-VIDEO IN jack on the back of the TV and the other end to the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the DVD recorder.

COMPONENT VIDEO Y, Pb, Pr (not shown)

Notes:

3. Plug the power cord into an AC outlet.

(not shown) If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, connect one end of an optional S-Video

If your TV has Component Input Jacks (Y, Pb,

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DVD/VCR + TV+ Satellite Receiver

The back of your satellite receiver might look different than the one pictured here.

DVD/VCR

SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA

S-VIDE O

VIDEO

OUT S

ANT INPUT OUTPUT

AUDIO

INPUT1

CABLE/ANTENNA

INPUT2

VIDEO AUDIO

VIDEO L

AUDIO OUT

DIGITAL OUT

LOW SPEED

DA TA OUT TO TV IN FROM ANT SA TELLITE IN

S-VIDE O

VIDE O

PHONE JACK

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S-VIDEO

You can't watch one satellite program and r

ecor

d another

satellite program at the same time.

The back of your TV might look different than the one pictured here.

Details about the different kinds of cables used to connect your DVD recorder are on page 5.

To watch TV (satellite programming) with the DVD Recorder turned on:

Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.

Tune the DVD recorder to the INPUT 1 channel (press the SOURCE button on the remote).

Tune the satellite receiver to the channel you want to watch.

To watch TV (satellite programming) with the DVD recorder turned off:

To play a disc

If you need help finding your TV’s various Video Input Channels, go to page 22.

Tune the TV to its CABLE/ANTENNA INPUT channel (usually channel 2, 3, or 4).

Tune the satellite receiver to the channel you want to watch.

Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.

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RF Coaxial cable

Red

Yellow

White

Audio video cables are usually color-coded red, white, and yellow.

Chapter 1: Connections and Setup

Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Satellite Receiver

The following instructions enable you to record the programs from your satellite receiver. Because the jack conﬁ guration and labels vary on different satellite receivers and televisions, the steps provided are general guidelines. Consult your satellite receiver and/or television user’s guides for additional information.

1. Satellite signal:

receiver.

2. Connect the satellite receiver to the DVD recorder

2a.

Connect a coaxial cable to the satellite receiver’s OUT TO TV jack, and to the ANT IN jack on the

DVD recorder.

2b.

Connect audio cables (red and white) to the satellite receiver’s output jacks [sometimes labeled

Audio Left (white) and Audio Right (red)]. Connect the other ends of these cables to the corresponding AUDIO INPUT L and AUDIO R jacks on the back of the DVD recorder.

2c.

Connect the video cable (yellow) to the Video Output jack on the satellite receiver (sometimes labeled VIDEO) to the VIDEO INPUT jack on the back of the DVD recorder.

2d. If your satellite receiver, has an S-VIDEO OUT jack, connect an S-Video cable to that jack and to

the S-VIDEO IN jack on the DVD recorder for improved picture quality.

3. Connect the DVD recorder to the TV

You need to connect cables from the DVD recorder’s OUTPUT jacks to the TV’s INPUT jacks

in order to see the content from the DVD recorder (whether it’s a satellite program or a disc you’re playing).

3a.

Connect an RF coaxial cable to the DVD recorder’s ANT OUT jack and to the TV’s Antenna Input

jack (sometimes labeled CABLE/ANTENNA). It is important to make this connection so you can watch satellite programs when the DVD recorder is off.

3b.

Connect the audio cables.

A set of audio/video cables was packed with your DVD recorder. Connect the audio cables to the

AUDIO OUTPUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD recorder, and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on your TV (sometimes labeled AUDIO IN L and R).

3c.

Connect the video cable. The cables you use for the video determine the quality of the picture

you’ll see on your TV when you’re playing DVDs. For more information about cables and signal quality, go to page 5.

Connect the video cable (yellow) to the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the back of your DVD

recorder, and to the Video Input jack on your TV (sometimes labeled VIDEO IN).

S-VIDEO (not shown)

Video cable to the S-VIDEO input jack on the back of the TV and the other end to the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the DVD recorder.

COMPONENT VIDEO Y, Pb, Pr (not shown)

Notes:

Plug the power cord into an AC outlet.

Leave the cable in place that comes from the satellite dish and goes to the satellite

If your TV has an S-VIDEO input jack, connect one end of an optional S-

If your TV has Component Input Jacks (Y, Pb,

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DVD/VCR + TV + Basic Cable Box + Audio Receiver

TV IN

DVD IN

VCR 1

DIGITAL AUDIO IN

OUT

AUDIO

The back of your TV and/or Cable Box might look different than the ones pictured here.

DVD/VCR

Audio Receiver

FM 75!

CENTER

R ó FRONT ó L

R ó REAR ó L

SPEAKERS (6! )

GND

SUBWOOFER (12! )

ANTENNA

(ONLY DVD)

S-VIDEO

OUT TO TV / MONITOR

SAT

VCR 1

OUT

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO AUDIO

VIDEO

OUT S

ANT INPUT OUTPUT

CH4

AUDIO

Cable Box

AUDI O

CABLE IN CABLE OU T

Notes about cable boxes:

The connection diagram shown above re-flects a basic setup. Since there are many different cable companies and types of cables boxes, your cable box may come with a different recommended connection diagram. Normally, ANALOG cable boxes are used so that the cable company can scramble the signal for premium channel programming (like movie channels). The cable box will descramble the signal if you are a premium channel subscriber. In some cases, your cable company may not scramble the signal for basic channels and the signal could be passed through the cable box so that you could receive the signal with the DVD recorder.

There are also DIGITAL cable boxes that are relatively new and are used with digital cable service. Even with digital cable service, analog signals are often carried on the same cable.

VIDEO

CABLE/ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

VIDEO L

INPUT1

INPUT2

To play a disc:

Tune the TV to its Input 1 channel or Vid 1 channel.

If you need help finding your TV’s various Video Input Channels, go to page 22.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolb y" and the double-D symbol are trademar ks of Dolby Laboratories.

DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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RF Coaxial cable

Red

Yellow

White

Audio video cables are usually color-coded red, white, and yellow.

Chapter 1: Connections and Setup

Connection: DVD/VCR + TV + Basic Cable Box + Audio Receiver

You’ll need to consult instructions that came with your audio video receiver in order to connect it properly.

information below provides general guidelines for the DVD recorder’s Audio Output Jacks.

Both Dolby* Digital® and DTS® are audio formats used to record 5.1-channel audio signals onto the digital track of ﬁ lm (while the ﬁ lm is being made). Both of these formats provide up to six separate channels: left, right, center, left rear, right rear, and common subwoofer. The disc will play 5.1-channel sound only if you’ve connected a DTS or Dolby Digital receiver or decoder, and if the disc is encoded in the Dolby Digital or DTS format.

Please Read This Before Using the DIGITAL AUDIO Jack!

This unit’s digital audio output jack is designed for a connection to a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver or decoder. Older digital equipment may not be compatible with the Dolby Digital bitstream. Such a connection can create a high level of noise that may be harmful to your ears, and could damage headphones or speakers.

1. Connect the cable box signal.

Note: Before you connect the DVD recorder, you’ll need to disconnect some of the cables ﬁ rst in order to reconnect them.

1a.

Connect the RF coaxial cable that is connected to the cable box’s Output jack (sometimes labeled CABLE OUT) to the ANT IN jack on the back of the DVD recorder.

1b. If your cable box has audio/video output jacks, connect the audio cables to the Audio Output L

(left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your cable box, and to the corresponding AUDIO INPUT L/R jacks on your DVD recorder. Then connect the video cable (yellow) to the Video Out jack on the back of your cable box, and to the VIDEO INPUT jack on your DVD recorder.

2. Connect the DVD recorder to the TV

You need to connect cables from the DVD recorder’s OUTPUT jacks to the TV’s INPUT jacks in

order to see the content from the DVD recorder (whether it’s a TV program or a disc you’re playing).

2a.

Use the RF coaxial cable that was packed with your DVD recorder, and connect one end to the ANT

OUT jack on the DVD recorder. Connect the other end to the Cable/Antenna Input jack on the back of your TV (sometimes labeled CABLE/ANTENNA).

2b.

Connect the video cable. The cables you use for the video determine the quality of the picture

you’ll see on your TV when you’re playing DVDs. For more information about cables and signal quality, go to page 5.

Connect the video cable (yellow) to the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the back of your DVD

recorder, and to the Video Input jack on your TV (sometimes labeled VIDEO IN).

S-VIDEO (not shown)

cable to the S-VIDEO IN jack on the back of the TV and the other end to the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the back of the DVD recorder.

COMPONENT VIDEO Y, Pb, Pr (not shown)

3. Connect the DVD recorder to the

3a. A set of audio/video cables was packed with your DVD recorder. Connect the audio cables to the

AUDIO OUTPUT L (left – white) and R (right – red) jacks on the back of your DVD recorder, and to the corresponding Audio Input jacks on your audio/video receiver (sometimes labeled DVD, AUX, SAT or VCR IN L and R).

The audio input jacks on the audio receiver you use to connect to the DVD recorder will

determine which source or input you need to select on the A/V receiver when you want to watch TV or play a disc.

3b. If you have a Dolby Digital or DTS receiver, connect a digital audio optical or coaxial cable to

the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack on the DVD recorder and the Digital Audio Input jack on the receiver (cable not supplied with DVD recorder).

If your TV has an S-VIDEO jack, connect one end of an optional S-Video

If your TV has Component Input Jacks (Y, Pb,

Audio/Video Receiver.

The

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Notes:

Plug the power cord into an AC outlet.

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Install Batteries in the Remote

Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote.

Insert new batteries. Match the polarities (+ and –) on the batteries with the diagram inside the remote's battery compartment.

Put the battery compartment cover back on the remote.

Important Battery Information

If you’re not going to use the remote for a month or more, be sure to remove the batteries because they can leak and cause damage.

Dispose of batteries in the proper manner, according to federal, state, and local regulations.

Any battery may leak electrolyte if mixed with a different battery type, if inserted incorrectly, if all batteries are not replaced at the same time,

if disposed of in fire, or if an attempt is made to charge a battery not intended to be recharged.

Discard leaky batteries immediately. Leaking batteries can cause skin burns or other personal injury.

Point the Remote in the Right Direction

When you want the remote to operate the DVD/VCR, point the remote at the DVD/VCR, not the TV. The remote has to be pointed in the correct direction and toward the correct component in order for the remote control's signal to communicate with the sensor on the component. Make sure there is a clear path between the remote control and the component you want to operate, so the signal isn't blocked.

Turn on the TV and DVD/VCR

Turn on the DVD/VCR - press the ON button on the remote.

Turn on the TV and tune it to the correct Video Input Channel (if you don' t know how to access the Video Input Channel on your TV, go to page

22 for help). If you used coaxial cable to connect to your TV, tune your TV to channel 3 or 4.

You'll know you are on the right Video Input Channel when you see the DVD recorder menu for the language selection (see below).

Up arrow button

Left arrow button

Down arrow button

Use the arrow buttons on the remote to move through on-screen menus and highlight different options. Press the ENTER button to select a menu item that is highlighted.

Complete the General Setup

You can access the setup screens by pressing the SETUP button on the remote control.

Use the remote control to follow the on-screen instructions. The arrow buttons move the on-screen highlight in the corresponding directions on the screen (up, down, left, right).

Press the ENTER button to select a highlighted item.

ENTER button

Right arrow button

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Setting the Clock

From the setup menu, use the arrow buttons to select "General" and then "Clock Setting" and then press ENTER.

Use the arrow buttons to enter the date and time. When fi nished, press ENTER to confirm and exit this setting menu.

Setting the Signal Type

Completing this information lets the DVD/VCR know what program signals are being sent to it. Choose the type of signal that is connected to the ANT IN jack.

From the setup menu, use the arrow buttons to select "TV" and then "TV Signal". Use again the arrow buttons to choose the setting. When finished, press ENTER to confirm and exit this setting menu.

CATV (cable service)

Antenna (no cable service, just off-air antenna)

Searching for Channels

The DVD/VCR automatically scans the signal coming through the cable connected to the ANT IN jack and prepares the channel list. The channel list determines what channels appear when you press the CH+ and CH- buttons.

From the setup menu, use the arrow buttons to select "TV" and then "Automatic Search" to start the search.

A progress indicator appears on the TV. When the Channel Search reaches 100%, press ENTER.

Notes: If you are using only a cable box or satellite receiver, there will be few, if any channels in the channel list.

If you want to change any of these settings later, press SETUP to bring up the main menu.

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What to Expect

Turn on the DVD recorder to Watch TV

In order to use the features of the DVD recorder, you’ll have to get used to turning on your DVD recorder to watch TV.

You also need to tune the TV to the Video Input Channel—instead of changing channels with the TV’s channel up and channel down buttons, you change channels via the DVD recorder’s channel up and down buttons (or number buttons). The TV stays on the Video Input Channel that corresponds to the Input Jacks on the TV you used to connect the TV to the DVD recorder. If you need help ﬁ nding the TV’s Video Input Channel, go to page 22.

Changing Channels

You might notice a slight delay when you’re changing channels because the signal goes to the DVD recorder and is then sent out to the TV.

Discs for Recording

Recording to DVD discs is new to many people. There are several different formats of DVD discs. For your DVD recorder, only DVD±R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, or 16x and DVD±RW 2.4x and 4x type discs can be used for recording. A DVD±RW disc is “rewritable” which means you can use the disc over and over again (similar to how you use VCR tapes to record). Additionally, DVD±RW discs have many “digital features” for editing the disc’s content. DVD±R discs can only be used one time—you can’t record over existing programs and you must get used to “ﬁ nalizing the disc” in order for other DVD players to be able to play DVD±R discs. Throughout this User’s Guide, you’ll notice that some features and menu options are only available for a speciﬁ c type of disc.

Make sure you use discs from a reputable manufacturer. Many problems encountered when recording (or playing) discs are related to the wide variation in disc quality due to the large number of brands and manufacturers. If you encounter problems with one brand of disc, please try another brand.

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How to ﬁ nd your TV’s Video Input Channel

In order to see what’s playing on your DVD recorder, you need to tune the TV to the Video Input Channel that corresponds to the Input Jacks on your TV that you used to connect the DVD recorder to the TV. The Video Input Channel(s) varies for different brands and different models of TVs.

Since access to a TV’s Video Input Channel varies from one manufacturer to the next, it’s difﬁ cult to provide speciﬁ c instructions for your particular brand. However, a list of suggestions is provided below.

• Consult the Instruction Manual that came with your TV.

• If you can’t ﬁ nd the information in the manual, or can’t ﬁ nd the manual, review the following list.

• There might be a button on the TV’s remote control that accesses the Video Input Channel (see table below for examples).

• You might select the Video Input Channel from the TV’s menu system.

• You might tune to it by pressing a speciﬁ c channel number (see table below).

• Press the Channel up and/or down buttons on the TV’s remote control (sometimes the Video Input Channel is stored in your TV’s channel list).

Video Input Channel Variations

Button/Switch Button on the Channel on the TV TV remote Number

VIDEO VID1 S-VID 00 93

SIGNAL LINE INPUT 90 VID 1

VID 1 VID SOURCE 91 VID 2

VID 2 VIDEO AUX 92 INPUT

SOURCE

Next Steps

This chapter is dedicated to connecting your DVD recorder and information on the remote control. Choose what you want to do next, and go to the appropriate chapter for instructions.

Chapter 2: Recording and Playback (page 25)

This chapter tells you how to record and playback programs, how to use special editing features. Instructions for copying a VHS tape to a DVD disc are also in this chapter.

Chapter 3: Playing Discs (page 30)

If you’re ready to pop in a DVD (or a CD), this chapter explains how different discs function in the DVD recorder and describes the features you can use with different types of discs.

Chapter 4: The DVD recorder’s Menu System (page 37)

Since this product is multi-functional, there are many on-screen menus to control settings and access features. Chapter 4 describes the menus and why you would want to use them.

Chapter 5: Additional Information (page 42)

This chapter includes troubleshooting information, the product’s warranty, and accessories you might want to purchase.

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VCR buttons

Chapter 1: Connections and Setup

Explanation of the Remote Control Buttons

(in alphabetical order)

You can use this remote to operate the DVD/VCR, and to access the features available.

The descriptions that follow describe how each button works when operating the DVD/VCR. Many buttons will perform different functions depending upon the type of disc and menu functions of the disc.

0-9 (Number buttons)

track numbers, to make selections on some menu screens, and/or to change channels.

Arrow buttons (up, down, left, right)

screen (the arrow buttons move the highlight in the corresponding directions—up arrow moves the highlight up; left arrow moves the highlight left, etc.).

CH. UP

Goes to the next channel in the channel list when watching TV.

CH. DOWN

ENTER

When a menu is on the screen, selects the highlighted item.

ON/STANDBY

PSCAN Toggles the available output modes for high deﬁ nition resolution (480i, 480p, 720p, and

1080i).

SETUP

Brings up the DVD/VCR’s main menu.

SOURCE

(S-video), Rear AV, Rear SV (S-video), and DV (Mini DV).

TRK +/- (Tracking)

DISC OPER

DISPLAY

COPY

Toggles the Input jacks on the Recorder (Tuner (cable/antenna), Front AV, and Front SV

Displays the on-screen Info Display (for details about the Info Display, go to page 32.)

Allows a once touch recording to transfer tape the disc and disc to tape.

Use the number buttons to input information such as chapter numbers,

Use the arrow buttons to highlight options that appear on the

When watching TV, goes to the previous channel in the channels list.

Turns the DVD/VCR on and off.

Adjusts the tracking for the tape.

This button has no function for this product.

DVD buttons

VCR Buttons

A-B Set the A and B points for A-B repeat.

COUNTER RESET Resets the tape counter to zero.

GO TO ZERO Cues the tape to the when the tape counter is zero.

FORWARD

PAUSE/STEP

PLAY

RECORD

REPEAT

SLOW FWD +/–

SKIP F. (Skip forward)

SKIP R. (Skip reverse) Searches backward through a tape.

SP/SLP Toggles the tape speed between SP and SLP.

STOP/EJECT

TIMER Displays the timer schedules.

TIMER PROG

recording.

Searches forward through the tape.

Pauses tape playback or recording. Also advances the frame when paused.

Begins tape playback.

Records programming.

Toggles the available repeat modes.

Advances the tape in slow motion.

Searches forward through a tape.

Stops playback or recording. Also ejects a tape.

Allows you to quickly access the Timer Recordings list or setup a new timer

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DVD Buttons

ANGLE

Accesses various camera angles that might have been added to a pre-recorded disc when it was created. Not available on all discs.

AUDIO

Puts the remote in audio mode to operate a component, such as an audio receiver or ampliﬁ er, that you’ve programmed to work with this

button.

BOOKMARK Creates a bookmark for the section playing on the disc.

DIGEST This button has no function for this product.

DVD MENU Brings up the DVD disc menu.

HQ/SEP Toggles the recording quality.

MUTE

Mutes the sound.

OPEN•CLOSE

PAUSE/STEP

PLAY

PROGRAM

RANDOM

RECORD

REVERSE

SKIP F. (Skip forward)

SKIP R. (Skip reverse) Goes to the previous chapter of the disc.

SLOW

STOP

SUBTITLE Accesses the available subtitles on a disc. Highlight the subtitle you want, and press ENTER.

TITLE/PBC Accesses the DVD disc’s main menu. When a DVD you recorded is loaded, pressing TITLE brings up the disc edit menu. Also turns on Play Back Control

for Video CDs.

ZOOM

Zoom feature isn’t available on all discs. Typically, it works with DVD discs and CD-Rs with JPEG ﬁ les.

Opens and closes the disc tray.

Pauses tape playback or recording. Also advances the frame when paused.

Begins disc or tape playback.

Brings up the program menu so that you can program titles or tracks in a custom order.

Toggles the available random playback modes.

Records programming.

Searches backward through a disc.

Allows you to search for a speciﬁ c point in the disc.

Goes to the next chapter of the disc.

Advances or reverse the disc in slow motion.

Stops playback or recording.

Enlarges the image on the screen so you can zoom in on details. To pan and scan after you’ve zoomed in on an image, use the arrow buttons. The

Using the Remote’s Features

Understanding the SOURCE button

Another important button is the SOURCE button. The SOURCE button selects the programming from a speciﬁ c component that is connected to one of the input jacks on the DVD recorder. We call these Video Input Channels because you are telling the component to send the video (and audio) that corresponds to the Video Input jack you used to connect the component to the DVD recorder. For example, if you connected a satellite receiver to your DVD recorder by using the S-VIDEO IN jack on the front of the unit, you would need to press and release SOURCE until the front a/v jacks Video Input Channel appears (if the satellite receiver is on, you’ll see the program it is tuned to, and FAV appears in the DVD recorder’s display to let you know which “channel” the DVD recorder has accessed.

Note: When an S-Video cable is connected, it is automatically detected. If you also have a component connected to the audio/video jacks, the S-Video jack takes priority.

The Channel Banner

While watching TV, press DISPLAY on the remote control to see the channel banner. The information that appears in the channel banner depends upon the information sent from the broadcaster. For example, the rating, the program name, and the time the program ends are not always sent by the broadcaster.

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DVD Recording

After you load a disc into the DVD recorder’s disc tray, there are several ways to record programming. When you insert a blank disc, the DVD recorder will need to format the disc so you may need to wait several seconds. The quickest way to start recording is to press the RECORD button while you’re watching a show (the recording banner appears). You don’t even need to remember to press the stop button if you use the Express Recording feature (see below).

DISCS THAT YOU CAN USE FOR RECORDING

DVD±R 2.4x, 4x, 8x, and 16x ONLY; These are write-once discs and can’t be erased.

DVD±RW 2.4x and 4x ONLY. These are rewritable discs which can be erased and reused for recording.

Notes:

This recorder is not compatible with DVD-RAM, CD-R, or CD-RW discs for recording.

Note: When you stop recording, the DVD recorder takes several seconds to save information to the disc. A still frame of the recording may appear on the screen before you are returned to TV viewing.

IMPORTANT:

When you record to a DVD±R disc, you must ﬁ nalize it before you can play it in another DVD player. The DVD recorder automatically asks you if you want to ﬁ nalize a disc when it is ﬁ nished recording.

If you need to ﬁ nalize a disc later, press TITLE, then select Finalize and press ENTER. Once the disc is ﬁ nalized you won’t be able to change the name of the disc or the name of the titles on the disc.

The ﬁ rst time you load a disc, the DVD recorder will format it. This should only take a few seconds.

Remember, if you’re using a DVD±R disc you must ﬁ nalize it if you want to play the disc in another DVD player (page 27). The DVD recorder automatically asks you if you want to ﬁ nalize a disc when it is ﬁ nished recording.

IMPORTANT: It is NOT possible to record content that is copy-protected. This is usually true for most pre-recorded DVD discs and many pre-recorded VHS tapes.

Express Recording

When you press the RECORD button on the remote or on the front of the DVD recorder, the Express Recording screen appears. Here you can choose the duration of the recording. For the duration, each time you press RECORD, the recording time increases by 30 minutes, up to the maximum limit. The DVD recorder will record for the amount of time you speciﬁ ed and then stop automatically. At anytime during the recording, you can stop the recording.

Timer Recordings

The Schedule menu allows you to schedule recordings from TV programming or components you have connected to the DVD/VCR recorder.

Note: In order for Timer Recordings to work, you must set the clock to the correct time and date.

Also make sure to leave the DVD/VCR on before the timer recording is to start and press the TIMER button on the remote. Do NOT turn off the power. It will not turn on itself!

The Timer Recording menu, with a timer recording schedule set up.

Setting Up a Timer Recording

1. Press TIMER PROG on the remote control to bring up the Timer Recording menu.

2. Press the ENTER button to start a new timer recording. The month is highlighted.

3. Use the up and down arrows or number buttons to enter the month.

4. Press the right arrow to highlight the day for the start time, then use the up and down arrows or number buttons to enter the day.

5. Press the right arrow to highlight the hour, then use the up and down arrow or number buttons to enter the hour.

6. Enter all the rest of the information for the timer recording, including the minutes, length of the recording, input channel (CH#, F-AV, F-SV, R-AV, R-SV, DV), media (DVD or VCR), mode (SP, SLP), and repeat occurrence (Once, Daily, Mon-Fri, Weekly).

7. When ﬁ nished, press ENTER. The new timer recording will appear in the list.

8. Press TIMER to put the DVD/VCR into Timer mode. Also, leave the DVD/VCR on before the timer recording starts. Do NOT turn off the power. It will not turn on itself!

• To edit a timer recording, highlight it and press ENTER. Then highlight and select Edit. Change the settings and then

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• To delete a timer recording,

• To exit at any time, press TIMER PROG.

Note: If you use a cable box, the cable box must be On and tuned to the channel you want to record, during the timer recording; if you’re recording from satellite, the satellite receiver must be On and tuned to the channel you want to record.

highlight it and press ENTER. Then highlight and select Delete. The timer recording is deleted

Watching one channel while you record another channel (cable with no cable box or off-air antenna only)

If you want to watch another channel while you’re recording, you need to make sure you’ve connected an RF coaxial cable to the ANTENNA/CABLE OUTPUT jack on DVD recorder and TV’s corresponding Cable/Antenna Input jack.

Make sure the DVD recorder and the TV are on. Tune the TV to the appropriate Video Input Channel (if you need help, go to page 22).

Using the DVD recorder’s channel buttons, tune to the program you want to record. Press the RECORD button.

Use the TV’s remote control to change the channels on the TV.

When you’re ﬁ nished recording, remember to turn the TV back to its Video Input Channel and watch TV through the DVD recorder.

Notes:

This feature might work differently if you receive programming via a cable box (a different connection may be required. See page 12 for more information). If you receive programming via a satellite receiver or digital cable box, this feature isn’t available—you can’t record one satellite or digital cable program and watch another satellite or digital cable program.

Copying a video cassette tape to a DVD disc

1. Put a DVD±R or DVD±RW disc into the disc tray (if it’s a blank disc, you’ll need to wait for the DVD/VCR to initialize the disc.

2. Put the tape you want to transfer to disc into the VCR deck and make sure it’s cued up or rewound to the beginning.

3. Press the COPY button on the front of the DVD/VCR. The unit starts recording the tape to disc.

To watch a TV while the tape is copying to disc, you’ll need to change channels on the TV because the DVD/VCR is conducting two functions — playback of the tape and recording onto a disc.

Note: You can’t copy pre-recorded videocassette tapes that are encrypted with Macrovision software.

Recording from a DV Camcorder

1. Turn on the DVD recorder and your camcorder.

2. Insert a compatible disc you want to use for the recording.

3. Connect the DV camcorder to the recorder’s DV IN jack on the front of the unit using a Mini DV cable.

4. Press the SOURCE button on the remote until the DV input appears and press ENTER.

5. Find the part of the tape you want to record using camcorder’s controls.

6. Press REC to start recording. You can also press RECORD repeatedly to set the time with Express Recording.

7. When ﬁ nished, press STOP to stop recording.

DVD Playback

To play recordings, do the following:

Turn on the TV and the DVD recorder.

Make sure the TV is tuned to the correct Video Input Channel (for help, go to page 22).

Insert the disc you want to play and press PLAY.

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decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Editing DVD Discs

You can edit a DVD±R or DVD±RW disc you recorded using the DVD recorder. Once a rewriteable disc is ﬁ nalized, it can be edited. However, writeonce discs (DVD±R) cannot be edited once they have been ﬁ nalized.

Only DVD±RW discs can be erased.

1. While playing the disc, press the TITLE button on the remote. The Edit menu appears.

2. Use the up and down arrows to highlight the title you want to edit and press ENTER.

• Erase Erases the selected title(s). Choose to erase one title or all titles.

• A-B Erase Erases the A-B points on a DVD±RW disc (or a DVD±R disc before it has been ﬁ nalized).

• Select Selects the currently highlighted title.

• Rename Renames the selected title.

• Chapter Edit From this menu, you can add, delete, hide, and show chapters.

• Index This feature allows you to choose what image frame of the title you want to use as the thumbnail image for the disc.

When selected, the title starts playing. Press RECORD when the frame you want is displayed.

• Divide You can divide a title into two separate titles. When selected, the title starts playing. Press RECORD to set the divide point.

• Finalize Only used with DVD±R discs. In order for a DVD±R disc to be played in other DVD players, you must ﬁ nalize it. Discs are automatically

ﬁ nalized before they are ejected, unless you choose to do it later through this feature.

• Protect Protects the recording on the disc from being recorded over.

• Format Formats the entire disc so that it can be recorded on.

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VCR Basics

The VCR part of your DVD/VCR has all the basic functions of other VCRs. The basic concepts are explained below.

Basic Playback

Tune the TV to your DVD/VCR viewing channel (03, 04, or the Video Input Channel).

Insert a tape in the DVD/VCR.

Press PLAY to play the tape.

• Press SKIP F. (forward) or SKIP R.(reverse) to cue the tape to the desired position during Play mode.

• Press PAUSE to stop action. For slow-motion playback, press SLOW (while picture is paused). To move one frame at a time, press PAUSE on the remote (while paused)—each time you press PAUSE, the video moves forward one frame.

• Press the TRK+/– buttons to remove any streaks from the picture, if necessary.

• Press STOP to stop playback.

Tape Eject

Press the STOP/EJECT button when stopped to eject the tape. You can also press the OPEN•CLOSE button on the remote control to eject the tape.

Basic Recording

If necessary, change the tape speed (SP or SLP) by pressing the SP/SLP button.

If you’re watching TV, press the RECORD button on the front of the DVD/VCR (the VCR’s

RECORD button that is next to the STANDBY/ON button turns on) to begin recording.

Press the STOP button to halt recording.

If you just want to pause the recording for a short time (like during a commercial), press PAUSE instead of STOP. To resume recording, press the RECORD button on the remote control.

Safety Tab

Check the Safety Tab

Make sure there is a tape in the DVD/VCR with its safety tab in place. You cannot record on a tape if the safety tab has been removed. If the safety tab is removed and you want to record, simply cover the hole with adhesive tape.

VCR Recording

After you put a videocassette tape in the VCR deck, there are several ways to record programming. The quickest way to start recording is to press the RECORD button (on the front of the DVD/VCR next to the STANDBY/ON button) while you’re watching a show.

When you press the VCR REC button on the front of the DVD/VCR, the Express Record screen appears. If you press REC again, the VCR starts recording and accepts the default length, quality, and destination set on the screen. If you want to make changes, use the remote to change the settings before pressing REC.

Note: The DVD/VCR supports Macrovision and won’t record copy-protected material.

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Express Recording

When you press the RECORD button on the remote or on the front of the DVD recorder, the Express Recording screen appears. Here you can choose the duration of the recording, the quality, and destination, or whether you want to record to tape or disc. For the duration, each time you press RECORD or the right arrow button, the recording time increases by 30 minutes, up to the maximum limit. The DVD recorder will record for the amount of time you speciﬁ ed and then stop automatically. At anytime during the recording, you can bring up the Express Recording screen by pressing RECORD again and then extending the recording time . To cancel the recording, highlight and select Cancel in the Express Recording screen.

Watching one channel while you record another channel (cable with no cable box or antenna only)

If you want to watch another channel while you’re recording, you need to make sure you’ve connected the DVD/VCR to the TV properly (both audio/ video cables and an RF coaxial cable need to be connected):

Make sure the DVD/VCR and the TV are on. Tune the TV to the appropriate Video Input Channel (if you need help, go to page 22).

Put a tape with its safety tab intact into the VCR deck.

Using the DVD/VCR’s channel buttons, tune to the program you want to record. Press the RECORD button.

If the remote that came with your DVD/VCR operates your TV, just press the TV button and use the channel up and down buttons to go to a

different channel.

If the remote doesn’t operate your TV, use the TV’s remote control to change channels.

When you’re ﬁ nished recording, remember to turn the TV back to its Video Input Channel and watch TV through the DVD/VCR.

Notes:

This feature might work differently if you receive programming via a cable box. If you receive programming via satellite receiver or digital cable, this feature isn’t available—you can’t record one satellite or digital cable program and watch another satellite or digital cable program.

Timer Recordings

Go to page 25 for instructions to set up Timer Recordings.

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DVD+Rewritable

DVD+R

Regional Coding

Both the DVD recorder and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for a pre-recorded DVD to play. This player’s code is region 1. However, discs you use for recording (DVD±R and DVD±RW) aren’t assigned region numbers.

Types of discs you can play

• DVD±R and DVD±RW discs – used to record programming. Instructions about playing and recording these discs are in Chapter 3.

• DVD Video discs – contain picture and sound [DVD-R, DVD-RW (video mode only), DVD+R, DVD+RW, and DVD ROM are compatible with this player]. DVD±R discs must be ﬁ nalized.

Note: Some discs may not be compatible due to laser pickup and design.

This is an example of a one-sided disc.

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This is an example of a two-sided disc—the title is usually in the center of the disc.

Tip

When you stop playing a disc, the player remembers where you stopped. When you start playing the disc again, the DVD recorder picks up where you left off unless the disc is removed or the player is unplugged, or you press the STOP button twice.

• CDs (Audio CDs, CD-R, CD-RW, mp3 discs) – Audio CDs contain musical or sound content only. mp3 discs are CDs that contain mp3 ﬁ les. This product also plays CDs that contain JPEG and WMA ﬁ les and Multisession CDs.

• Video CD discs – Like DVD video discs, VCDs contain picture and sound content. The difference is the amount of information that can be stored on the disc. VCDs typically have lower picture and sound quality than DVD discs.

You can’t record on the following types of discs: CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-RAM.

You can’t play the following types of discs:, Laserdiscs, CD-I, CD-ROM (computer only discs), discs recorded using other broadcast standards (i.e. PAL or SECAM), or DVD-RAM discs.

Note: Some discs may not be compatible due to laser pickup and disc design.

How to Load and Play Discs

Turn on the TV and your DVD recorder (press ON•OFF on the remote or press the STANDBY/ ON button on the DVD recorder).

Make sure the TV is tuned to its Video Input channel (if you need more information, go to

page 22).

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (the disc tray opens).

Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up (double-sided discs have content

on both sides, so you can place either side up).

Press the OPEN/CLOSE or PLAY button. The disc tray closes. The DVD recorder reads the

disc’s table of contents, and the disc starts playing.

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Using Different Menus

Each disc is programmed with different features. There are three separate types of menus that you can use to access features:

The DVD’s Disc menu –

• DVD recorder’s menu. The contents of each Disc menu vary according to how the disc was authored and what features are included.

To make the Disc menu appear, press the DVD MENU button while the disc is

playing.

•

The DVD recorder’s Info Display –

the screen when a disc is playing. It can only be accessed while you are playing a disc. It’s turned on and off with the DISPLAY button on the remote. The Info Display icons change based on the type of disc you’re playing.

•

The DVD/VCR recorder menu –

Remember: A feature will only work if the disc was programmed with that feature. For example, if you choose subtitles, the subtitles will only appear if the disc was created with subtitles.

The Disc menu is part of each disc and is separate from the

The Info Display appears as icons across the top of

If you’re playing a disc, press STOP and SETUP.

Search Options

Picture Scan

To search a disc during playback, use the SKIP F. (forward) or SKIP R. (reverse) button. Each time you press SKIP F. or SKIP R., your DVD recorder scans the disc faster until you reach the fastest scan speed. To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Note: Many DVD titles are programmed to prohibit skipping of warnings or credits in the beginning so that you can’t fast forward through them.

Freeze Frame and Frame Advance

While a disc is playing, press PAUSE to freeze the picture. To advance one frame at a time, press PAUSE again. Each time you press the PAUSE button, the picture goes to the next frame. To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Slow Motion (in Freeze Frame Mode) – DVD discs only

While a disc is playing, press PAUSE. Press SLOW up or down (each time you press SLOW the slow motion will get a little faster until you reach the fastest slow motion speed). To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

PAUSE/ STEP button

SKIP R. button

Playback options

Zoom

While you’re playing a disc, press ZOOM (the player zooms in on the image). Each

time you press ZOOM, the picture is magniﬁ ed even more (until you get to the maximum zoom level).

SKIP F. button

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To see other parts of the picture when you’ve zoomed in on the image, press the up,

down, left, and/or right arrow buttons to go in corresponding directions.

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Using the On-screen Info Display

The on-screen Info Display contains many playback features. To see the Info Display, press the DISPLAY button on the remote while a disc is playing (the Info Display appears across the top of the screen). Each feature is illustrated with an icon. Use the left and right arrow buttons to move through the different icons in the Info Display. When an icon is highlighted, use the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to scroll through the choices.

Remember, you can only access the Info Display when you’re playing a disc (or when playing a videotape via the digital path). Also, the Info Display features are only available if the disc was created with that particular feature (i.e., if you select the Angle icon, you won’t be able to change the camera angle unless the disc was created with different camera angles). If one of the icons is “grayed out,” the Info Display feature isn’t available for the disc you’re playing.

The invalid symbol appears on the screen when you press a button that doesn’t have any function. To make the Info Display disappear from the screen, press DISPLAY on the remote control.

Title

Repeat

Chapter

A-B Repeat

Time

Audio

Language

Random

Subtitles

Title Icon (on DVDs or a Track on Audio CDs or Video CDs)

Some discs contain more than one title. For example, there might be four movies on one disc (each movie might be considered a title). Each title is divided into chapters.

To select a title via the Info Display, highlight the Title icon with the right arrow button on the remote control. Press the up or down arrow button to go to the next title: When you’re playing a VCD or an Audio CD, use these instructions to go to a different Track.

Notes:

You can also use the number buttons on the remote to enter the title/track number.

Many discs only have one title.

Some DVD movies don’t allow you to select titles from the Info Display. You must use the DVD’s disc menu

Chapter Icon (DVD)

Because DVD discs use digital technology, a title can be divided into individual chapters (similar to tracks on a CD). You can skip to a speciﬁ c chapter by using the Chapter feature in the Info Display.

While a disc is playing, press DISPLAY on the remote (the Info Display appears).

Press the right arrow button until the chapter icon is highlighted.

Press the up and/or down arrow buttons to go to different chapters.

Notes:

You can also use the number button(s) on the remote to enter the chapter you want to play—you may need to enter 2 digits, depending on the number of chapter there are on the disc (for example, if there are 14 chapters, to go to chapter 4, press 0 and then press 4). The movie starts playing at the beginning of the chapter you entered.

The Chapter feature won’t work if the disc isn’t formatted with separate chapters.

When you’re recording onto DVD±R and DVD±RW discs, chapter markers are added according to how you have them set up in the Setup Menu (off, 5 minutes, or 10 minutes). See page 37 for more information about chapter markers.

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Time (DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD)

This feature displays the time that has elapsed during playback. For DVD discs, the time displayed refers to the current title and acts as a Time Search feature. For example, if you like a particular scene in a movie, you can enter the elapsed time the scene plays and skip right to it.

Highlight the Time Display and use the number buttons on the remote to enter the elapsed

time you want to go to in that title. You must use two digits for each ﬁ eld. For example, if you enter 01:35:12, playback will start one hour, 35 minutes, and 12 seconds into the title.

Notes:

For Audio CDs, the time displayed refers to the track that’s playing.

Some portions of a disc might prohibit searching or scanning, such as warnings or opening credits.

Audio Icon (DVD and Video CD)

If the disc was created with different language tracks (recorded in different languages) or different audio formats (Dolby, DTS, stereo, etc.), you can change the audio option while you’re playing the disc.

While a disc is playing, press DISPLAY (the info display appears).

Press the right arrow button until the Audio icon is highlighted.

Press the down arrow button on the remote to scroll through the available audio options.

When the option you want to use is highlighted, press the ENTER button.

Notes:

The language feature only works if the disc was created with multiple language tracks. If the disc doesn’t contain the language you selected, the disc will play in the default language.

When you choose an audio language during disc playback, you only override the audio language setting in the DVD/VCR’s Language menu temporarily.

Some discs are programmed to only allow the audio setting to be changed via the disc’s menu. If changing audio option via the Info Display doesn’t work (as described above), press DVD MENU and change the audio setting via the disc’s menu.

Subtitles Icon (DVD)

To change the subtitle language, highlight the subtitle icon and press the up or down arrow buttons to scroll through the choices (the subtitle language options appear in the box at the bottom of the Info Display).

Notes:

Changing the subtitle language with the Info Display will only affect the disc you are currently playing. When the disc is removed or the player is turned off, the subtitle language will revert to the language setting speciﬁ ed through the DVD/ VCR’s Language menu.

If the disc doesn’t contain the language you want to use, the disc’s default language is automatically selected.

Some discs are programmed to only allow you to access the subtitle feature through the disc’s menu. If changing subtitle language via the Info Display doesn’t work (as described above), press DVD MENU and change the subtitle language via the disc’s menu.

Repeat Icon (DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD)

By default, the Repeat feature is Off. There are four Repeat options:

• Chapter – repeats the chapter that is playing (track for CD or VCD).

• Title – repeats the title that is playing

• Disc – repeats the disc that is playing

For DVD discs and VCDs, play modes are also available from the Repeat Icon:

DVD and VCDs: Standard – plays the disc chapters in the order they were placed on the disc.

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AB Repeat

AB Repeat lets you deﬁ ne a speciﬁ c segment on the disc that you want to repeat. For example, you might want to watch a speciﬁ c scene from a movie repeatedly:

Follow steps 1 and 2 above.

Press the down arrow when the disc gets to the beginning point of the segment (the A point)

that you want to repeat.

Go to the end of the segment you want to repeat. Then press the down arrow again to set the B

point (the segment you marked will play repeatedly until you turn off the Repeat feature).

To turn off the Repeat feature, highlight the Repeat icon, and press the up arrow button.

Random Icon (DVD and Audio CD)

The Random option plays the tracks in a random order.

While you’re playing a disc, press DISPLAY (the Info Display appears).

Press the left or right arrow button to highlight the Random icon.

Press the down arrow button until On appears (the chapter/tracks start playing in random

order).

To switch back to turn off random play, highlight the Random icon, highlight Off, and press ENTER.

Note: The player defaults to Standard Playback whenever you put a new CD into the DVD/VCR.

Language Icon (DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD)

This feature allows you to change the language the Info Display appears in.

While a disc is playing, press DISPLAY (the info display appears).

Press the right arrow button until the Language icon is highlighted.

Press the down arrow button on the remote to scroll through the available language options.

When the option you want to use is highlighted, press the ENTER button.

Playing Discs You Recorded (DVD±R and DVD±RW)

Playback of DVD±R and DVD±RW discs that you used to record programs is explained in Chapter 2 (go to page 26).

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The File browser screen.

Playing mp3, WMA, JPEG ﬁ les

Your DVD recorder can play unprotected mp3 ﬁ les, JPEG ﬁ les and unprotected WMA ﬁ les.

mp3

is an audio ﬁ le format which compresses recorded music. It was developed by Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in collaboration with Thomson Inc. The main advantage of the mp3 format is the ability to store CD-quality music tracks that are user-friendly and compressed on a personal computer. mp3 (MPEG3, which stands for Motion Picture Experts Group-Layer 3, meaning the third layer of information) is a format used to compress digital audio. Since the audio is compressed, it takes up less space.

Note: You can only play true mp3 ﬁ les in the DVD recorder—some products use software to compress mp3 ﬁ les and convert them to other formats such as MPX. Your DVD recorder won’t recognize or play MPX ﬁ les or other types of converted mp3 ﬁ les.

WMA (Windows Media Audio) is another audio ﬁ le format developed by Microsoft.

JPEG

ﬁ les are image ﬁ les. Make sure that they have a resolution of less than 5 megapixels (approximately 2MB).

Note: The time taken for the contents of the disc to be displayed varies according to the size and number of JPEG ﬁ les actually on the disc. If nothing is displayed after a few minutes, it is likely that certain ﬁ les are too large. In this case, reduce the ﬁ les’ resolution to less than 5 megapixels (approximately 2MB) and write another disc.

The File Browser

The ﬁ le browser allows you to play all your ﬁ les. Along with the information above, here are some more areas you should be familiar with.

A. File navigation window — This lists the disc’s contents, including ﬁ les and folders.

B. File path window — Shows the directory path where the ﬁ le is on the disc.

C. Play status — Shows the playing status, play time information, bit rate, etc.

D. File information — Displays the audio and picture information.

E. Preview window — Shows a preview of the selected picture.

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Navigating and Viewing the Files

1. Use the arrow buttons to highlight a ﬁ le or folder you want to play, and press ENTER.

• To open a folder, press the right arrow button.

• When viewing pictures, you can also press the arrow buttons to rotate the picture.

Creating an mp3 Disc on Your Computer

Your DVD recorder handles MPEG-1, layer 3 audio. If you encode your own mp3 ﬁ les from an audio CD, avoid using the features of MPEG-2, such as the 22kHz sampling frequency.

Be sure to make a data CD rather than an audio CD. If you make an audio CD, you will lose the extra features and compression of the mp3 format.

Notes:

Some transport modes (reverse and fast forward) are not available for mp3 CDs.

When burning multisession CDs, make sure you close the last session.

Place the disc in the disc tray with the printed side facing up.

Press the PLAY button to display the disc’s contents.

Select a folder using the arrow buttons on the remote control, then press ENTER to display the list of ﬁ les or press PLAY to start playing all the ﬁ les

contained in the folder.

Select a ﬁ le using the up and down arrow buttons, press ENTER (the playback options appear). Use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll

through the options and press ENTER when the desired option appears.

• mp3 ﬁ le: if you press play when a ﬁ le is highlighted, the player begins by playing the selected ﬁ le, then all the ﬁ les and subfolders contained in the same folder. The player then plays the contents of the folders at the same level as the folder containing the ﬁ le selected at the start.

Notes:

While listening you can use the

button to display the disc’s contents.

Some ﬁ le names are too long to be completely displayed.

• JPEG ﬁ le: the player starts the slide show with the JPEG ﬁ le you have selected in the thumbnail screen and proceeds to display all the JPEG ﬁ les in the same folder, then all the JPEG ﬁ les in the subfolders located in the same folder.

Note: During the slide show you can use the arrow buttons to rotate the picture 90°, the ZOOM button to magnify the picture,

the or buttons to go back to the previous picture or go on to the next one, the FWD and REV buttons to change the speed of the slide show (the speed selection varies depending upon the size of the JPEG ﬁ les), and the MENU button to interrupt the slide show and display the disc’s contents.

When the player has played all the ﬁ les, the disc’s contents appear.

Press STOP to end playback.

or button to go back to the previous track or go to the next one, and press the MENU

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The DVD recorder’s Main menu.

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The DVD/VCR Menu System

The DVD/VCR menu system is not the same as the disc menu or the Info Display. The menu comes up if you press SETUP when no disc is playing. If a screensaver is on the screen, press STOP or CLEAR.

Use the arrow buttons on the remote to highlight different menu items. Use the ENTER button to select a menu that is highlighted.

To exit the main menu, press the SETUP button again or press EXIT.

Recording

The Recording menu contains the settings that deal with how content is recorded to DVD.

Recording Quality

The following are quality options when recording. Remember, the better the recording, the more recording time it requires:

• HQ (High Quality) — Best quality (approx. 1 hour recording time per disc)

• SP (Standard Play) — High quality (approx. 2 hour recording time per disc).

• LP (Long Play) — Good quality (approx. 3 hours recording time per disc).

• EP (Extended Play) — Normal quality (approx. 4 hours recording time per disc).

• SLP (Super Long Play) — Basic quality (approx. 6 hours recording time per disc).

• SEP (Super Extended Play) — Low quality (approx. 8 hours recording time per disc).

Note: By selecting a recording mode, you deﬁ ne the picture quality of recordings and the maximum recording time for a disc. For playback, the correct picture quality will be automatically selected.

Chapter Marker

Choose when to add automatic chapter markers when recording to disc.

• 5 min

• 10 min

• 15 min

• Off

Timer Recording

Timer recordings are explained in detail on page 25.

Overwrite

The feature allows you to overwrite existing recordings on a disc.

• On — Allow recordings to be overwritten.

• Off — Prevents recordings from being overwritten.

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DRC Auto

TV Display PS

Scan Mode Interlace

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The Audio/Video menu.

DRC Auto

TV Display PS

Scan Mode Interlace

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Audio/Video Menu

The Audio/Video menu contains the settings that deal with advanced audio/video options, including audio output and aspect ratio settings.

Dynamic Range Control

This feature allows you to even out the volume during playback.

• On This setting cuts down the volume dynamics when you want to watch a program or movie at night without disturbing anyone.

• Off Dynamic Range Control is off and the volume dynamics are set to normal.

• Auto Dynamic Range Control is set to be automatically controlled by the DVD/VCR.

Normal Pan & Scan

Normal Letterbox

TV Display

This setting adjusts the way a movie appears on your TV. Standard TVs are 4x3 format. Depending on the type of TV you have, you may want to adjust the screen setting (also called the aspect ratio).

• Normal/PS (Pan Scan) – Choose this setting if you want the movie to ﬁ ll the entire screen of your TV. This might mean that parts of the picture (the left and right edges) won’t be seen. Most discs produced in a widescreen format can’t be cropped in this fashion. This means the black bars will appear at the top and the bottom of the screen.

• Normal/LB (Letterbox) — Choose this setting if you want to see movies in their original aspect ratio (height-to-width ratio). You’ll see the entire frame of the movie, but it will take up a smaller portion of the screen vertically. The movie might appear with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

• Wide (Widescreen) – Choose this setting if your DVD player is connected to a widescreen TV. If you choose this setting and you don’t have a widescreen TV, the images on the screen might appear distorted due to vertical compression. If you play a disc recorded in 4 x 3 format on a widescreen TV, the left and right sides of the screen will appear black.

Widescreen

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DRC Auto

TV Display PS

Scan Mode Interlace

Chapter 4: Menu System

Scan Mode (Progressive Scan)

You can change how the video signal is output to your TV as either progressive scan or interlaced. Progressive scan is use for component video and high deﬁ nition TV inputs.

You can also toggle the scan mode by using the I/P button on the remote control.

Disc Menu

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The Disc menu.

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Change Password

Parental Control 8 Adult

Angle Mark On

Rating

You can set up ratings limits and lock your player in order to control the type of content people watch on your DVD recorder.

Explanation of Rating Limits

The Rating Limits feature lets you determine what types of discs can be played in the player, and what types of discs will require a password to override the rating limit that you’ve set. In the U.S., the ratings feature is based on the ratings set up by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) such as R, PG, G, etc.

The system ranks the ratings from 1 to 8 in order to accommodate ratings systems used in other countries (1 is considered material that is least offensive and 8 is considered the most offensive).

Note: In order for the Ratings to be enforced, the DVD recorder must be locked and the disc you’re playing must contain a movie (or a title) that is rated.

Unrated Titles

Some discs contain titles (or movies) that don’t have a rating assigned to them. Sometimes, movies you might ﬁ nd the most explicit are unrated. However, much of the new programming on discs, such as interviews with actors and directors, is also unrated. Additionally, the discs you use to record (DVD+R and DVD+RW) are considered unrated.

Change Password

1. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter your current password and press ENTER.

2. Enter your new password and press ENTER. To conﬁ rm, enter the password again and press ENTER.

Note: If you forget your password, you can reset it by using the factory default password 123456. You’ll want to then change the password to a new one and lock the parental controls again.

Parental Control (Setting the Ratings)

Use the up and down arrow buttons to choose the desired rating limit you want, and press ENTER

(all limits above that will also be locked).

Notes: You’ll need to enter the password every time you access this menu.

The player is shipped without any rating limits set. You need to set Ratings Limits in order for the player to prevent people from playing discs with certain ratings.

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Chapter 4: Menu System

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The General menu.

Notes:

Discs are created differently. The DVD player can’t override some language preferences. If a disc’s software was created to play the movie (title) in a preferred language, the preference you set might be ignored.

Also, if the language isn’t available on the movie you’re playing, the disc’s default language will be chosen. You must turn on the Subtitle feature in order for them to appear when you’re playing a disc. If the disc wasn’t created with subtitles, you won’t be able to use the Subtitle feature.

If the disc wasn’t created with the Subtitle language you chose in the Subtitles menu, the discs default subtitle language will be chosen.

Angle Mark

Some DVDs contain scenes that were ﬁ lmed from multi camera angles simultaneously. This feature allows you to see whether there are multiple angles available for the DVD you are watching.

• On If multiple angles are available on the disc, this feature shows an icon on the TV screen.

• Off Does not show any angle information, even if angles are available on the disc.

General Menu

You can adjust what language the menus, audio, and subtitles are in for the discs you play. You can also set the clock and time settings here.

• OSD Language

• Disc Menu Language

• Audio (Audio Language)

• Subtitle (Subtitle Language)

• Clock Setting — The Clock menu allows you to set the time and the date. You set this up the

ﬁ rst time you turned on the unit. See Chapter 1 for complete details.

• Time System — This allows you to set the hours format (12 or 24 hour).

• User Default — You can restore the unit to factory default settings with this feature. This does not reset the password or parental controls.

Highlight OK and press ENTER to reset the settings.

The TVGuardian Menu

This product supports TVGuardian® Technology, offering your family the very best control of objectionable language your home.

How it works

TVGuardian (TVG) ﬁ lters out objectionable language monitoring the closed captioning (CC) information contained on the DVD disc. When objectionable words or phrases are detected, TVGuardian mutes the audio and displays more appropriate ‘profanity free’ phrases. The TVGuardian technology also offers various levels of ﬁ ltering and adjustable with simple on-screen menus.

TVGuardian Mode

• Off No ﬁ ltering

• Tolerant Filters only the most offensive foul language

• Moderate Increased standards for language ﬁ ltering

• Strict Filters out all common offensive language

TVGuardian Tolerant

Hell/Damn Filtered Religious Filtered

Sexual Filtered

CC Mode On Mute

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The TVGuardian menu.

CC Channel CC2

Word Subset Filtering

In addition to the main TVGuardian modes listed above, can turn certain word subsets on or off according to preferences.

Damn and Hell Filters out variations of “Damn” and “Hell”

Religious Filters out references to deity

(To watch religious programming, turn this word subset

Sexual Filters sexually explicit language

• CC Mode

Off Captions are never displayed

On Mute (Default) Captions are displayed when offensive language is being ﬁ ltered

Continuous Captions are displayed continually

• CC Channel

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TV Signal

Automatic Search

CH Skip

CH Fine Tune

MTS Setting

Chapter 4: Menu System

To use the TVG captioning features while watching a DVD movie, your television must be capable of displaying closed captions. Make sure that your TV CC is set to CC1 or C1 (closed caption on channel 1), and that the CC channel on your DVD player is set to CC1 (this is the default setting).

Notes:

• TVGuardian monitors the closed captioning for words and phrases that are

commonly considered to be offensive. It is the parents’ responsibility to select programming with content suitable for their children. TVG will not ﬁ lter out scenes, do ‘voice overs’, or ﬁ lter all words and phrases that anyone may consider to be offensive. Errors in the CC can cause TVG to miss words or phrases. TVG works on media that includes closed captioning information. Some companies may not include CC on all of their DVDs, you can verify whether a DVD movie supports closed captioning by identifying the CC logo on the back cover of the DVD movie case.

• Replaced closed captioning phrases are provided through the TV’s closed

caption decoder. If the TV does not have a closed caption decoder, replaced phrases may not be displayed. Regardless, TVG will mute the ﬁ ltered language.

TV Menu

You can scan all available channels and edit them in the TV menu.

TV Signal

Choose the type of signal you have (antenna or cable).

Automatic Search

The unit searches for all available channels.

The TV menu.

CH Skip (Channel Skip)

To add or remove channels from the channel list, highlight the Skip box and press ENTER and then highlight and select SAVE. If you remove a channel from the channel list, you can still access it by using the number buttons on the remote.

CH Fine Tune (Channel Fine Tune)

This feature allows you to manual adjust the ﬁ ne tuning for a channel. Enter the channel using the number buttons, then use the left and right arrow to ﬁ ne tune the channel. When ﬁ nished, highlight and select Conﬁ rm.

MTS Setting

Some TV programs broadcast additional audio. In dome cases this means an additional language is available. For example, if a program is available in English and Spanish, Spanish can be broadcast as the additional audio program.

• Stereo Record programs in stereo

• SAP (Second Audio Program) Record programs in SAP mode

• Dual Record programs in both stereo and SAP

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Chapter 5: Additional Information

Troubleshooting

Most problems you encounter with your product can be corrected by consulting the following troubleshooting list.

If you still have problems or need additional help, call 1-866-775-0976 or visit www.rca.com/customersupport.

General Problems

Player won’t work (locks up)

• Try turning off the DVD recorder. The clock shows on the front of the unit to show that it is off. Then try again.

• Try unplugging the AC power cord and plugging it back in.

• Reset the DVD/VCR. Press the SETUP button to bring up the main menu. Highlight and select the General menu, and then highlight and select User Default. This will not reset the parental controls password.

No power

• Plug in the DVD recorder. Make sure both ends of the AC power cord are securely plugged into the Recorder and into an AC outlet.

• Make sure you’ve plugged it into a working outlet and/or a power strip that is turned on.

• Don’t plug the unit into an outlet that is operated by a wall switch.

No picture (or TV displays “Unusable Signal” or “Insufﬁ cient Video Signal”)

• Turn on the TV.

• Tune your TV to the Video Input Channel that corresponds to the jacks you used to connect the TV to the DVD recorder (go to page 22 for more help).

• The DVD recorder may be in progressive scan video mode. Press the PSCAN button to toggle the available choices. Try playing the disc again. Some, but not all High Deﬁ nition Televisions (HDTVs) and multimedia monitors use progressive scan.

• Make sure your DVD recorder is connected properly.

• If you connected a satellite receiver or a cable box, make sure it is turned on.

A screen saver appears on the TV

• Your player is equipped with a screen saver that appears on the TV after your player has been idle for several minutes. To make it disappear, press any button on the remote.

The menu is displayed in a foreign language

• The General menu is set to that language. Go to the Setup menu and choose General, choose the OSD Language (on-screen display) option. Highlight the language you prefer, and press ENTER.

I forgot my password

• Enter “123456” as your password, this is the default password. Make sure to change it to a new one and lock the recorder again before you turn it off.

DVD Problems

Disc won’t eject

• When you put a disc into the player, the player may take up to 15 seconds to read the disc and determine the disc type. You won’t be able to eject the disc during this time. Wait 15 seconds and try again.

• Turn the unit off and on and try it again.

• Try unplugging the AC power cord and plugging it back in.

Disc won’t play

• Many problems encountered when playing (or recording) a disc are related to the wide variation in disc quality due to the large number of brands and manufacturers. We highly recommend using discs from a reputable manufacturer. If you encounter problems with one brand, please try another brand.

• Insert a disc with the label side facing up.

• Check the type of disc you put into the player. This player only plays DVD video discs, Video CDs, audio CDs, and CDs with true mp3, and/or JPEG ﬁ les, or WMA ﬁ les. mp3 ﬁ les that have been converted to MPX ﬁ les (or similar types of ﬁ les) won’t be recognized by your DVD recorder. If you try to play an incompatible disc type, Bad Disc appears on the front of the unit.

• Both the DVD recorder and pre-recorded DVD movie discs are coded by region. If the regional codes don’t match, the disc cannot be played. This player is Region No. 1 for North America. Region coding isn’t applicable to discs you use to record.

• If you’re playing a Multisession CD, you might not have closed the session before ejecting it from your computer. Close the session and try the disc again.

• If you’re trying to play a DVD±R or DVD±RW disc you recorded in this DVD recorder in another DVD player, the DVD player may not support DVD±R or DVD±RW discs. Also, if it is a DVD±R disc make sure you ﬁ nalize it (page 27).

• If you’re trying to play a DVD±RW or DVD±R disc, it must have been recorded using the video mode (VM). Also, DVD±R discs must have been ﬁ nalized.

• DVD-RAM discs can’t be played on this unit.

• If the disc appears to be playing but you do not see a picture (or Unusable Signal or Insufﬁ cient Video Signal appears on the screen), make sure the TV is tuned to the correct Video Input Channel for how you connected it to the DVD recorder. Go to page 22 for help.

• If you are trying to play a disc that was recorded on a PC, it must have been recorded using a compatible video format. This product plays DVD video (MPEG2), MPEG4, Video CDs (MPEG1), audio CDs, or data discs (CD-R, CD-RW) with jpeg pictures, mp3s, or WMA ﬁ les.

Play starts, but then stops immediately

• The disc is dirty. Clean it.

• Condensation has formed in the DVD recorder. Allow it to dry out.

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The picture is distorted and/or fuzzy; or “jumps” during disc playback

• The disc might be damaged or scratched. Try another disc.

• It is normal for some distortion to appear during forward or reverse scan.

• The disc might be dirty. Clean it.

• Some discs have defects that cause them to jump from one scene to the next.

• If you have a progressive scan TV connected, a slight jumping of the signal is normal when you ﬁ rst play a DVD disc. A more detailed explanation follows:

If you have a progressive scan TV connected to the DVD recorder via the COMPONENT jacks (Y, Pb, Pr), the DVD recorder automatically switches between

progressive scan and regular interlace because progressive scan is only available when you play DVD discs. As the signal is converted from interlace to progressive (and vice versa), the recorder resynchronizes the signal. Depending upon your TV, this resynchronization process might cause a slight “jump” in the picture when you start playing a DVD disc and again when you return to watching TV.

No sound or distorted sound

• Make sure your player is connected properly. Make sure all cables are securely inserted into the appropriate jacks.

• Turn your TV to its Video Input Channel (go to page 22).

• Sound is muted when you’re using search features (fast forward, reverse, frame advance, etc.).

• If you connected an audio receiver to your DVD recorder, make sure you chose the correct input setting on the receiver.

Can’t advance through a movie

• You can’t advance through the opening credits and warning information that appear at the beginning of DVD movies because the disc is programmed to prohibit that action.

Subtitle and/or audio language is not the one selected from the initial setting

• If the subtitle and/or audio language does not exist on the disc, the disc’s priority language will be selected instead. Press the SUBTITLE or AUDIO buttons to access the available settings, and press ENTER to select them.

Play doesn’t begin

• The rating of the title on the disc exceeds the rating limit set in the Ratings Limits menu. Unlock the player and/or change the rating limit in those menus. Go to page 39 for more information.

No forward or reverse scan

• Some discs have sections that prohibit rapid scanning, or title and chapter skip.

• If you’re trying to skip through the warning information and credits at the beginning of a movie, you won’t be able to. This part of the movie is often programmed to prohibit skipping through it.

Desired angle cannot be changed

• Most discs don’t have the multi-camera angle system, and some discs only have multiple angles during certain parts of the movie.

Picture is too tall and thin

• Change the TV Display in the menu system. Go to page 38 for more information.

Picture is too short and wide

• Change the TV Display in the menu system. Go to page 38 for more information.

Disc I recorded won’t play in another DVD player

• If it’s a DVD±R disc, make sure you ﬁ nalize the disc (page 27).

• Some DVD players won’t play DVD±R and/or DVD±RW discs. Check the DVD player’s manual.

Recording Problems

Not enough space on the DVD+R or DVD+RW disc

• To get more recording time, you can change the Recording Quality setting (page 37). If it is a DVD±RW disc, you can delete some titles to create more space. See 25.

Won’t record

• You can’t record content that is copy-protected. If a message appears notifying you that you can’t record the material, press CLEAR on the remote to remove the message from the screen. You also can’t copy DVD movies by connecting a DVD player to the DVD recorder.

• Make sure you’ve inserted a DVD±R or DVD±RW disc. You can’t record on DVD-RAM, or any CD discs.

• Make sure the disc isn’t locked, which protects contents of disc but prevents recording. Go to page 27 for more information.

• Make sure the disc isn’t ﬁ nalized for compatibility in other DVD players. Insert the disc and press the TITLE button.

• Many problems encountered when recording (or playing) disc are related to the wide variation in disc quality due to the large number of brands and manufacturers. We highly recommend using discs from a reputable manufacturer. If you encounter problems with one brand of disc, please try another brand.

mp3 ﬁ les

The following recommendations can’t be taken as a guarantee that the DVD recorder will play mp3 recordings, or as an assurance of sound quality. Certain technologies and methods for mp3 ﬁ le recording on CD-R discs prevent optimal playback of these ﬁ les on your product.

• Make sure the ﬁ le is a true mp3 ﬁ le. You can only play true MP3 ﬁ les in the DVD recorder—some products use software to compress mp3 ﬁ les and convert them to other formats such as MPX. Your DVD recorder won’t recognize or play MPX ﬁ les or other types of converted mp3 ﬁ les. Also, if the mp3 ﬁ le is copy protected from a secure download site, it may not play.

• When naming mp3 ﬁ les, don’t exceed 12 characters, and enter .mp3 as the ﬁ le extension. When using a general name format of: Title.mp3, make sure the title is 8 characters or less, don’t use spaces, and don’t use special characters (such as, =. +, /, %, &, etc.).

• Whatever the real recording capacity of the CD-R, don’t use more than 630MB of recording space on the disc.

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• Use a decompression transfer rate of at least 128 kb/sec (kilobits/second) when recording mp3 ﬁ les. Sound quality with mp3 ﬁ les basically depends on the rate of compression you choose. Getting audio CD quality sound requires an analog/digital sampling rate, that is conversion to mp3 format, of at least 128 kb/sec and up to 160 kb/sec. However, choosing higher rates like 192 kb/sec or more, only rarely give even better sound quality. Conversely, ﬁ les with sampling rates below 128 kb/sec won’t be played.

Can’t get to DVD recorder’s main menu

• Press the STOP button until the main menu appears or press the left arrow button to return to the previous menu. If that doesn’t work, remove the mp3 disc from the disc tray.

Can’t make the Info Display appear

• The Info Display is only available when playing DVD discs, Video CDs, and watching TV. It does not appear when viewing JPEGS in browser mode.

VCR Problems

No picture or snowy picture

• Turn on the TV.

• Make sure your DVD/VCR is connected properly, and tune your TV to the Video Input Channel that corresponds to the jacks you used to connect the TV to the DVD/VCR (go to page 22 for more help).

• If you connected a satellite receiver or a cable box, make sure it is turned on.

• Some snow or streaks are normal during search, stop action, frame advance, and slow-motion playback.

• Adjust the tracking by pressing the TRK+/– buttons during tape playback.

• The tape may be worn out or poor quality.

• Press the ANTENNA button.

Tape won’t play

• Make sure your DVD/VCR is connected properly, and tune your TV to the Video Input Channel that corresponds to the jacks you used to connect the TV to the DVD/VCR (go to page 22 for more help).

• Try ejecting the tape and reinserting it.

• Make sure the tape is not broken.

• Make sure the DVD/VCR is not in pause mode. Press PAUSE or PLAY to return to normal playback.

Time counter disappears during searching

• This is normal if the tape reaches a section where there is nothing recorded on it.

• Try ejecting the tape and reinserting it.

Tape won’t record

• Make sure there is a recordable tape in the DVD/VCR.

• Make sure the tape’s safety tab is intact and has not been removed.

Timer Recordings

• Make sure the clock is set and the time is correct.

• Make sure you set up the timer recording correctly.

• If you’re recording from a satellite receiver or cable box, make sure they are turned on and tuned to the desired channel when it is time for the recording to start. Also, if you used audio/video or S-Video cables to connect your satellite receiver or cable box to the DVD recorder, tune the DVD recorder to the corresponding Video Input Channel by pressing the SOURCE button on the remote control. If you used a coaxial cable to connect your satellite receiver or cable box to the DVD recorder, tune the DVD recorder to the corresponding satellite / cable box channel (usually channel 2, 3, or 4). Remember, the DVD recorder must be tuned to the appropriate input that matches how the satellite receiver or cable box is connected before you turn off the DVD recorder.

Remote Control

Remote won’t work

• Insert new batteries in the remote.

• Operate the remote control at a distance of no more than 20 feet.

• Remove any obstacles between the remote and the DVD recorder or other component. If your DVD recorder is in an entertainment cabinet, the glass doors might obstruct the remote control from operating the DVD recorder. Open the doors.

Lost the remote control

• To order a new remote control, go to page 48. The buttons on the front of the DVD recorder operate the DVD recorder’s basic functions, but you won’t be able to use the menu system without the remote control. The buttons on the front of the unit are described on page 8. Also, if you have another RCA, GE, or Proscan brand product with a remote control that has a DVD button, some of the buttons will probably operate this product if you press the DVD button ﬁ rst.

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Handling Cautions

• Before connecting other components to this DVD recorder, be sure to turn all components off.

• Don’t move the player while a disc is being played. The disc may get scratched or broken, and the player’s internal parts may be damaged.

• Don’t put any container ﬁ lled with liquid or any small metal objects on the DVD recorder.

• Don’t put your hand into the disc tray.

• Don’t place anything other than the disc in the disc tray.

• Exterior inﬂ uences such as lightning and static electricity can affect normal operation. If this occurs, turn the unit off and on again with the

STANDBY•ON button, or disconnect and then reconnect the AC power cord to the AC power outlet. The unit should operate normally.

• Be sure to remove the disc and turn off the player after use.

Maintenance of Cabinet

For safety reasons, when cleaning the cabinet be sure to disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet.

• Do not use benzene, thinner, or other solvents for cleaning.

• Wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth.

Formation of Condensation

• Due to sharp changes in temperature and humidity, condensation may form if warm air comes in contact with any cold parts inside the player.

• When condensation forms inside the player, the player may not operate correctly. If this occurs, leave the player at room temperature until the inside

of the player becomes dry and operational.

• If condensation forms on a disc, wipe the disc with a soft, dry cloth by moving the cloth from the center hole toward the outer edge.

Handling Discs

• Don’t touch the disc’s signal surfaces. Hold by the edges or by one edge and the hole in the center.

• Don’t afﬁ x labels or adhesive tape to label surfaces. Don’t scratch or damage the label.

• Do not use damaged (cracked or warped) discs.

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LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY

This quality product is warranted to be free from manufacturer’s defects in material and workman-ship, provided that the unit is used under the normal operating conditions intended by the manufacturer.

Should you have any problem with this product, please and it is highly recommended to visit our website at

www.curtisint.com

operating manuals and trouble shooting tips on our website which gives you the answer on most of the questions you could have in operating the unit.

C.I. Service Dept. warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for 1 year on parts and 90 days on labor. If you originally purchased your product more than 90 days ago, a repair fee may apply.

Nothing within this warranty shall imply that C.I. will be responsible or liable for any damage to any items placed in this product, whether due to any defect of the product, or its use, whether proper or improper.

Save as herein provided, C.I. Service Dept. (Canada) or C.I. Service Dept. (USA), there are no other warranties, conditions, representations or guarantees, express or implied, made or intended by C.I. or its authorized distributors and all other warranties, conditions, representations or guarantees, including any warranties, conditions, representations or guarantees under any Sale of Goods Act or like legislation or statue is hereby expressly excluded. Save as herein provided, C.I. Service Dept. (Canada) or C.I. Service Dept. (USA), shall not be responsible for any damages to persons or property, including the unit itself, howsoever caused or any consequential damages arising from the malfunction of the unit and by the purchase of the unit, the purchaser does hereby agree to indemnify and save harmless C.I. from any claim for damages to persons or property caused by the unit.

before you take any other steps as we have additional copies of instruction manuals,

TERMS OF WARRANTY

EXCLUSIONS

TO OBTAIN REPAIRS UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANTY

1. The original purchaser must present a copy of the original bill of sale and the service warranty card.

2. Any alterations, abuse, misuse, battery corrosion or accidental damage voids the warranty.

3. The warranty does not cover cabinets and accessories.

4. No warranty or insurance contained or set out shall apply when damage or repair is caused by power failure; damage in transit or when moving the unit; improper power supply; use for commercial or industrial purposes; service calls resulting in customer education, etc.

5. The defective product should be mailed to:

Canada U.S.A

C.I. Service Dept. C.I. Service Dept.

315 Attwell Dr 2215 Kenmore Avenue

Ste 100

Toronto, Ontario Buffalo, N.Y.

M9W 5C1 14207

For service assistance and product information, please call: 1-800-968-9853.

If mailing the product, the freight must be prepaid and a money order for $7.00 should be included to cover the cost of insurance and the return of the product.

6. C.I. reserves the right to repair or replace the parts which have become defective.

Model No. Date Purchased Serial No.