Curtis DVD2100 User Manual

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DVD2100

DVD RECORDER

STANDBY/ON

DVD2100

DVD RECORDER

OPEN/CLOSE

RECORD

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories."Dolby",

"Pro Logic"and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby

Laboratories.Confidential Unpublished Works. 1992-1997

Safety Instructions

Technical Specifications

Danger Symbol

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of dangerous voltage in the unit

WARNING

To prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Never attempt to open the cabinet,

dangerous high voltages are presented in the unit. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel when necessary.

Maintenance Notice

Do not put the unit: near strong magnetic field, somewhere exposed to direct sun or near heat radiation

equipment (such as a heater), at top of other heat radiation objects, in a place with bad ventilation and much

dirt, somewhere subject to vibration and instability, somewhere exposed to moisture or rain. The unit shall be

installed in a smooth and dry place with good ventilation.

When the unit is moved from a cold place to a warm one, the laser head might get dewed and the unit might

not work normally. In this case, keep the power on for an hour or two (with no disk loaded) before playing

normally.

Clean the surface of the unit with some neutral detergent. Do not use organic impregnant such as alcohol and

gasoline. Never polish the unit with sand paper.

If the unit has not been used for a long time, disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet. Note: do not

pull by the power cord.

Do not place heavy objects on the unit to avoid the influence on normal playing.

Warning Symbol

The exclamatory point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the manual accompanying the unit.

Technical Specifications

Audio level:1.0~2.0 Vrms (10k ohm load)

Output

Audio Specifications

Input

Power supply

AC 110V 60Hz

Power consumption: 35W

Standby power consumption: 3W

General specifications

Working humidity Relative humidity: 15~75%(without water condensate)

Size: 430mmX48mmX308mm

Weight

Net: 4.0kg

Gross: 4.5kg

Frequency response: 4Hz~44KHz (2dB)

S /N ratio 90dB

Audio distortion+noise -65dB(1KHz)

Audio Level 2.0 Vrms (10k ohm Load)

Caution

The unit employs a laser system. To prevent direct exposure to the laser radiation, do not attempt to open the

cabinet. Visible laser may radiate when the cabinet is opened or the interlocks are defeated. Do not stare into

the laser beams.

To ensure the proper use of the unit, read this manual carefully.

Keep this manual properly for future reference. If the unit requires servicing, contact the seller or our service

center

Technical Specifications

Table of Contents

Technical Specifications

Supported disc formats

Supported recordable disc formats

Recording format

Recording quality

Input

Output

Input RF Features

Video Features

DVD,DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, SVCD, VCD, CD-DA, MP3, JPEG

DVD+R DVD+RW

DVD MPEG-II

SP(Standard Play), SLP(Standard Long Play), EP(Extend Play), HQ(Perfect Quality)

Composite Video Input S-Video Input (Y+C) DV Input(1394) RF Input Analog Audio Input

Composite Video Output S-Video Output(Y+C) Component Video Output Analog 5.1-Channel Audio Output Digital Audio Coaxial Output Digital Audio Optical Output

System: PAL SECAM Impedance: 75 imbalance coaxial cable

Composite Video System: NTSC/PAL Video Level: 1.00.2Vp-p 75

Output

Input

S-Video Y Output Level: 1.0 Vp-p 75 C Output Level: 0.3 Vp-p 75 Video Horizontal resolution: 500 lines Y S/N 65dB

Composite Video System: NTSC/PAL Video Level: 1.00.2Vp-p 75 S-Video Y Input Level: 1.0 Vp-p 75 C Input Level: 0.3 Vp-p 75

Basic Information

Features the machine

Terms

Front and Rear Panels

Remote Control

Installation and Use of Remote Control

System Connections

Connected to a TV

Connected to an ordinary stereo system

Connected to an device with digital decoder

System connection for recording external signals

Monitoring Mode

Introduction

Selection of monitor signals

Navigation Mode

Recording Mode

Introduction

Entering the Recording Mode and menu description

General Steps

Manual Recording Start Recording Recording Process Control

One Touch Record (OTR)

DV Controlled Recording

Timer Record

Chapter Editing

Introduction

Enter the Chapter Editing mode

Menu Description

Operation Steps

Select the title to be edited

Split title

Chapter Marker

Hide/Unhide title

Index Picture

Play

Exit the Chapter Editing

Disc Operations

Introduction

Enter the Disc Operation mode

Menu Description

Operation Steps

Table of Contents

Appendix (Troubleshooting Guide)

Erase Disc

Lock Disc

Rename Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite Disc

Finalize Disc

Exit

Title Edit

Introduction

Enter the Title Editing mode

Play Mode

Enter the Play Mode

Menu Description

Operation Direct Play

Enter the title before playing

Enter Menu before playing

End Play

Play Mode Control Normal Play

Repeat Play

Program Play

Random Play

Play Process Control Menu Control

Forward Play

Back Play

Pause/Step Play

Volume Control

Selected Play Mode Title Selection

Chapter Selection Track Selection

Track Selection play for Audio Discs

Time Selection

The Use of GOTO Button

Audio Selection

Audio Channel Selection

Subtitle Selection

Multi-angle Switch

PBC On/Off

Picture ZOOM Function

Play a USB DISC

Before contacting service personnel, please check possible causes according to the following instructions.

Symptom

No Power

No sound

No picture

No color

Disc cannot be played

Remote controller malfunction

Sudden malfunction

Picture dividing

External signals cannot be recorded

No monitoring signal

Timer recording cannot be done

1.Power supply not connected;

2.Bad contact between the power plug and the receptacle;

3. The power of the receptacle is off.

1.Incorrect signal connection;

2.The disc is deformed or get dirty;

3. The system is in the mute status.

1. Incorrect signal connection;

2. Incorrect TV status.

3.TV system out mode is Progressive. But your TV system is Interlace mode.

1. Wrong selection of TV system;

2. Improper color adjustment;

3. Incorrect video output settings

1. No disc in the drive;

2. Disc placed wrongly;

3. Moisture has condensed in the unit;

4. Not in a playing status;

5. Wrong disk format;

6. Disc is dirty.

1. The remote controller is not directed at the censor;

2. The receiving distance is more than 8 meters;

3. Low voltage of the RC batteries;

4. There is an obstacle between the unit and RC.

1. Bad disc quality;

2. Press other buttons by mistake;

3. Static from the outside.

1. The selected system is incompatible with the disc;

1. Incorrect system connection;

2. No disc or non-recordable disc;

3. The disc has been finished;

4. There is no free space in the disc.

1. Input source not prepared;

2. Wrong video output system;

3. The actual input source is not correspondence with the selected one.

1.The disc does not meet the requirement;

2. Wrong time settings (System Clock or Recording Time);

3. The input source doesn't work properly at the recording time;

4. System power failure.

Possible Cause

Remedy

1. Connect to the power supply.

2. Plug again or replace a receptacle.

3. Switch on the receptacle.

1. Connect the signals properly.

2. Clean or fix the disc.

3. Press the Mute button again.

1. Connect the signals properly.

2. Adjust the TV/AV status.

3.Press PS/IS change to Interlace.

1. Set up the system by pressing the System button of the remote controller.

2. Readjust the color.

3. Check if the video output settings are correct.

1. Insert a disc;

2. Put the disc on the disc tray properly with the label side up.

3. Leave the unit on for about an hour (without disc) and before using it again.

4. Press the Play button to switch to Playing status.

5. Replace it with a supported disc.

6. Clean the disc with a soft cloth from the centre to the edge.

1. Direct the remote controller at the censor.

2. Reduce the receiving distance.

3. Replace all the batteries.

4. Remove the obstacle.

1. Wait for 5~10 seconds and the playing will be restored.

2. Operate again.

3. Shut off the unit for 1-2 minutes and open it again.

1. Set up the correct system.

1. Connect properly.

2. Insert a recordable disc.

3. Replace a disc.

4. Replace a disc.

1. Prepare the input source.

2. Switch the video output system.

3. Select a proper input source.

1. Replace it with a new DVD+R or DVD+RW disc.

2. Set up the time again.

3. Ensure the inputs source work properly at the recording time.

4. Set the system to standby status.

Recording aborted halfway

1. There is no free space in the disc;

2. Bad disc quality.

1. Replace it with a blank disc.

2. Replace it with a high quality disc.

System Setup

Table of Contents

System Clock Settings

1.Enter the System Setup mode.

2.In the system setup control bar menu, use the or button to move the cursor to the CLOCK item and

press the SELECT button. OSD will display the Time Settings dialog box, as shown in the following chart.

System Setup Time

Date (mm/dd/yy) 01/01/00 Time (HH: MM: SS) 14:06:11

3.Press the SELECT button to select the Date (MM/DD/YY) item and highlight the input field. Use the

number buttons to enter the date as MM/DD/YY and press the SELECT button to confirm.

4.Press the and SELECT buttons to select the Time (HH: MM: SS) item and highlight the input field.

Use the number buttons to enter the time as HH: MM: SS and press the SELECT button to confirm

System Setup Time

Date (MM/DD/YY) 01/01/00

Time (HH: MM: SS) 14:06:11

5.Press the Return button to return to the upper level menu and setup other items. Or, press the Setup

button to finish the settings and exit.

* The correct setup of system clock is the prerequisite for timer recording.

System Setup

Operation Interface and General Steps

GENERAL Settings Screen Save

Progressive/Interlase

Video Output Format

Restore Factory Settings

PLAYBACK Settings TV aspect ratio resttings

Rating level

Digital Audio Output

Analog Audio Output

RECORD Settings Automatic Chapter Marker

Recording Quality

LANGUAGE Settings OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

CHANNEL SCAN

SYSTEM CLOCK Settings

Other Operations

Standby

Appendix

Troubleshooting Guide

Technical Specifications

Other Operations

Standby

1.In the normal working status, press the red button STANDBY/ON of the remote controller to enter

the Standby status.

In the Standby status, the VFD will display current time as a clock. For the clock adjustment, please see

System Setup: System Clock Settings

In the Standby status, the red Standby LED on the front panel is ON.

To prevent damage, the operation is disabled when the unit is writing or erasing a disc.

2.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the front panel or the remote controller again, the system will

resume working.

In the normal status, the red Standby LED is OFF.

Basic Information

System Setup

Features the Machine

The machine is capable of processing and recording various video signals into high quality DVD disks, such as the input signals of TV, ordinary disk player and DV.

In addition, the machine can be used as a DVD player of excellent performance. It has all the functions of an ordinary DVD player. The two-in-one function of the machine will increase your life quality and enhance your sense of life.

Permit multiple-signal input Supply multiple-signal output

1 Composite Video input 2 S-Video input 3 TV TUNER input 4 DV input 5 Analog audio input

1 Composite Video output 2 S-video output 3 Component Video output 4 5.1 CH output 5 Optical / Coaxial output

Multiple DVD recording quality

The machine provides users with 4 recording qualities. And the resolution and recording time varies according to different recording qualities. Even if you choose between the high resolution and long recording time.

3. If you want to edit channels for the received TV programs, select the Modify Channel Information item,

press the or button and the SELECT button, in the pop up channel edit dialog box, use the or button

and the SELECT button to select and confirm. The steps of channel edit are as follows.

Name : Chool. You can change the name using the SELECT button and the or button. Press

the or button to move the cursor.

Frequency: 551.3 MHz. When the Scan Mode is Frequency,

this item will be shown as the frequency. Press

the or button to scan channels manually by frequency.

CHANNEL EDIT

Name

Frequency

Skip

Fine tune

P001/S-008

55.25MHz

Channel: CH006. When the Scan Mode is Channel, this item

will be shown as the channel. Press the or button to scan

channels manually by channel.

Skip : Yes/No. Use the or and SELECT buttons

to select this item. You can select Yes or No to decide whether

UP/DOWN to change Item, 0~9 or CH+/CH- to change Channel

OK Cancel

to skip this channel .

Fine Tune : Use the or and SELECT buttons to select this item and press the or button to tune

the frequency lightly.

After completing the sorting, press the RETURN button to exit.

Multiple recording modes

The machine permits 3 modes of recording such as normal manual recording, timing recording and OTR, so as to facilitate your use.

Simple menu operation

The machine uses interface-friendly menu operation. You do not have to memorize the complicated functional keys and can finish most of operations using only several direction and confirm keys.

Stand-by Function

Remote control stand-by function will make you use the machine more easily and freely. And it can help you finish timing recording in condition of saving electricity.

Highly intellectualized upgrading function

The machine can be upgraded automatically. And you can upgrade the machine to the latest edition of our company at any time according to our upgrading disk.

Suitable for the following disks:

Note

Be sure to connect the antenna properly before the channel scan operation. Make sure there are TV signals at the

TV Signal Input. For the connection chart, please see the Basic Information: System Connection for Recording

External Signals for reference.

It can play DVD, DVD+R/RW, VCD, SVCD, CD-DA, Mixed CD-DA, MP3, JPEG and so on multi format discs. It can record DVD+R and DVD+RW disks.

System Setup

Basic Information

Audio Language

1. In the Language Settings menu, use t he or button to select the Audio Language item, and press the SELECT

button to drop down a menu, as shown in the following chart.

2. Use the or button to select the language you want and

press the SELECT button.

* The system will give priority to this setting as the DVD

audio output language. If the DVD played does not support

the selected language, the setting is invalid.

System Setup Language

OSD Language Menu Language Subtitle Language Audio Language

English English

Off

English

Chinese

Danish

* You can change the audio language any time during playing. See Play Mode for details.

3. Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.

Note

For the DVD language settings in this section, some discs might not contain the language you set. Then your

settings will be invalid. The language played will be that provided by the disc.

Some discs may contain a language selection menu, your selection in this menu rather than the corresponding

settings of the unit will be effective.

Channel Scan

The unit has a channel tuner. You can receive TV signals directly from the unit. Before the tuning, you must conduct

a channel scan to enable the unit to tune in various channels automatically and determine their frequencies. The

tuned channels will be saved automatically. Even if the power is off, the saved channel information will not be lost.

Press the SETUP button to enter the System Setup mode, press the or button to select the Channel Scan

item; or you can also press the SCAN button and the SELECT button to enter the Channel Scan

submenu, as shown in the chart.

SYSTEM SETUP - CHANNEL SCAN

Terms

DVD disk

DVD disk is a highly compact device for storing. The high quality audio and video information is shored in it after being compiled in MPEG-II format. There are 4 types of DVD disks such as bosseyed single-layer DVD-5 with capacity of 4.7 GB, bosseyed bi-layer DVD-9 with capacity of 8.5GB, double-faced singled-layer DVD-10 with capacity of 9.46GB and double-faced bi-layer DVD-18with capacity of 17GB.

DVD+RW disk

DVD+RW disk is also called DVD + Rewritable disk. It can be recorded for about 1000 times.

DVD+R disk

DVD+R disk is also called Write-one DVD disk. It can be recorded for only one time. The recorded disk can be played on other DVD player after being closed and then it can not be recorded again.

Erasing the disk

Erasing the disk means removing information stored on the disk.

Compatibility (Finalize)

Compatibility (Finalize) means processing the content information of the disk so as to make it can be used on other DVD players. Without this process, the disk can only be played on this machine. It only refers to creating compatibility of the DVD+R disk.

Preparation for recording

Formal preparation for recording includes examining the eligibility of the disk and the recording format, doing necessary optical adaptation and prewriting the content area.

Tuner input source

Scan channels

Modify channel information

Select source of TV program.

Cable

SCAN

EDIT

The meanings of the icons:

1)Tuner input source(Cable air)

2)Scan channels:scan(scanning channels by frequency mode).

3)Modify channel information.When seleted, the channel editor box will appear as shown in the chart.

2. Use the or button to select Scan Channel , and press the SELECT button to start scanning. When the

system detects a channel in scanning, it will assign a channel number for it and save the channel. To receive a TV

program in the monitoring status, just enter the corresponding channel number. (The scanning process may take

several minutes.)

Recording quality

For DVD+R/RW disk with capacity of 4.7 GB, there are 4 different recording quality in accordance with the compressing program.

SLP: Ordinary resolution, a bosseyed recordable DVD disk can record 6-hour programs Ep: Good resolution, a bosseyed recordable DVD disk can record 4-hour programs Sp: Better resolution, a bosseyed recordable DVD disk can record 2-hour programs Hq: Best resolution, a bosseyed recordable DVD disk can record 1-hour programs

Title

The images and music in the DVD disk are divided into several parts and the biggest unit for each part is title. For ordinary image of video software, it is film. And for ordinary music of audio software, it is music. Each title corresponds with a serial number so that it can be easily searched

Basic Information

System Setup

Terms(continued)

Chapter

It refers to the subtitle of the title of each division of the DVD image or music. Normally one title contains several chapters. And each chapter has its own mark number so that it can be searched easily.

Track

Music or image in CD-DA or VCD is divided into several areas. Each area is an track.. Each track has its own mark number so that it can be searched easily.

Multiple angles function

Some DVDs record the different images of one view taken from different angles. User can view the different images by touching the angle key.

Multiple languages function Some DVDs record sound in several different languages. And the different languages can be released according to the corresponding function on the menu.

Multiple Subtitle function Some DVDs record the picture description in multiple languages. Press the SUBTITLE key while watching, and record of subtitle in different languages will appear.

Region code In order to protect intellectual property, concerning organization sorted the world into 6 regions. And each region can only use DVD players and DVD disks with certain region code. The illustration on the right in troduces the symbols of the six regions. The DVD players of one region cannot play the DVD disks of another one. The six regions are: 1 Canada, USA and its possessions.

1 2

2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East ( including Egypt) 3 Southeast Asia, East Asia (including Hong Kong) 4 Australia, New Zealand, Central America, Mexico, South America, Caribbean Sea 5 Former USSR region, India, Africa (including South Korea and Mongolia) 6 Mainland China

Progressive and Interlace Interlace means a frame picture be scanned to two field, first scan odd field, then scan even field, the images of resolution is ordinary. Progressive means a frame picture be scanned at one field, the images of resolution is higher, The machine supply Progressive and Interlace modes.

3 4 5 6

Language Settings

1. To satisfy the needs of consumers in different regions, the unit provides various interface languages.

2. Enter the system setup mode.

In the System Setup control bar menu, use the or button to move the cursor, select the Language

item, and press the SELECT button to enter the Language Settings menu, which contains four items,

as shown in the chart.

OSD Language

System Setup Language

OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English

Off

English

1. In the Language Settings menu, use the or but ton to selec t t he OSD Langu age ite m, and pr ess th e

SELECT button to drop down a menu, as shown in the

following chart.

2. Use the or button to select the language you want and

press the SELECT button to confirm. The interface

language will change immediately according to the settings.

Menu Language

System Setup Language

OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English

English English

Chinese OFF

1. In the Language Settings menu, use the or button to select the Menu Language item, and press the

SELECT button to drop down a menu, as shown in the

following chart.

2. Use the or button to select the language you want

and press the Select button.

* If you play a DVD disc supporting the selected language,

the system will adopt that language as the DVD menu

System Setup Language

OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English

English English

Chinese Danish

language.

* If the disc doesn't support the selected language, the system will adopt the language provided by the disc.

Subtitle Language

Some DVD discs may contain various subtitle languages. This setting is to determine the default DVD subtitle

language.

1. In the Language Settings menu, use the or button to select the Subtitle Language item, and press the

SELECT button to drop down a menu, as shown in the

following chart.

2. Use the or button to select the language you want and

press the ELECT button.

* Off means the subtitle output is off.

* The system will give priority to this setting as the DVD

subtitle language. If the DVD played does not support the

System Setup Language

OSD Language

Menu Language

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

English English

OFF English

Chinese

selected language, the setting is invalid.

* You can change the subtitle language any time during playing. See Play Mode for details.

System Setup

Identification of Controls

Recording Setting

After completing various settings in this section, further recording operations will take these settings as default

value.

1. In the system setup control bar menu, use the or button to select the RECORD item, and press the

SELECT button to confirm. Then the Recording Setting menu will appear as shown in the chart.

System Setup Recording

Automatic Chapter Marker

Default Quality

Automatic Chapter Marker

1.In the Recording Settings menu, use arrow buttons to select Automatic Chapter Marker , and press the

SELECT button to drop down a menu.

Automatic Chapter Marker

Default Quality

ON OFF

FRONT PANEL

DV INPUTUSB

1211

1.STANDBY/ON BUTTON

2.STANDBY LED

3.IR(REMOTE SENSOR)

4.DVD DOOR

5.OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON

6. VFD DISPLAY

.PLAY BUTTON

STANDBY/ON

162

OPEN/CLOSE

RECORD

8. PAUSE BUTTON

9.SOURCE BUTTON

10.RECORD BUTTON

11.USB INPUT

12.DIGITAL VIDICON INPUT

13.

STOP BUTTON

2. Use the or button to select a proper value (ON or OFF), and press the SELECT button to confirm.

3. Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.

* This setting is to determine whether to insert a chapter label automatically in recording.

Recording Quality

1. In the Recording Settings menu, use the or button to sel ect th e Def aul t Q ual ity item, and pr ess the

SELECT button to drop down a menu.

2. Use the or button to select a desired value and press

the Select button.

3. Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level

menu and set up other items.

* For the differences of the four quality levels, SP, SLP, EP

System Setup Recording

Automatic Chapter Marker

Default Quality

SP HQ

SP EP

SLP

and HQ, see the glossary for reference.

REAR PANEL

AUDIO OUTPUT

5.1CH

SRSW

VIDEO

S-VIDEO OPTICALCOAXIAL

S-VIDEO

INPUT

VIDEO

OUT

TV75 ANTENNA

2 3 4 5 7 8

1. RF SIGNAL INPUT

2. RF SIGNAL OUTPUT

3. COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT(REAR)

4.S-VIDEO INPUT

5. AUDIO INPUT (REAR LEFT/RIGHT)

6. 5.1CH AUDIO OUTPUT

(L, R, SL, SR, C, SW )

VIDEO OUTPUT

Cb/Pb

Cr/Pr

DIGITAL

Y L

OUTPUT

911

7. COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT

8. S-VI DEO OUTPUT(REAR)

9. DIGITAL AUDIO-COAXIAL OUTPUT

10. DIGITAL AUDIO- OPTICAL OUTPUT

11. COMPONENT VIDEOS OUTPUT

(Y, Cr/Pr, Cb/Pb)

Remote Controller

System Setup

1. OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON

2. NUMBER BUTTONS (0-9)

3. ZOOM BUTTON

4. ADD/CLEAR BUTTON

5. ARROW BUTTON ( )

6. FINALIZE BUTTON

7. ARROW BUTTON ( )

8. EDIT BUTTON

9. DISC OPER BUTTON

10. AUDIO BUTTON

11. ANGLE BUTTON

12. SUBTITLE BUTTON

13. TITLE BUTTON

14. REPEAT BUTTON

15. PROG BUTTON

16. PREV BUTTON

17. NEXT BUTTON

18. REV BUTTON

19. PLAY BUTTON

20. REC/OTR BUTTON

21. STOP BUTTON

22. PS/IS BUTTON

23. SCAN BUTTON

24. MUTE BUTTON

25. STANDBY/ON BUTTON

26. GOTO BUTTON

27. DISPLAY BUTTON

28. MENU BUTTON

29. NAVIGATION BUTTON

30. TIMER BUTTON

31. ARROW BUTTON ( )

32. SELECT BUTTON

33. QUALITY BUTTON

34. ARROW BUTTON ( )

35. ERASE BUTTON

36. SETUP BUTTON

37. SLOW BUTTON

38. VOL + BUTTON

39. VOL - BUTTON

40. RETURN BUTTON

41. RANDOM BUTTON

42. SOURCE BUTTON

43. TV BUTTON

44. DV/USB BUTTON

45. CHANNEL BUTTON ( )

46. FWD

47. CHANNEL BUTTON ( )

48. PAUSE/STEP

3. Select the Rating Level list box, and press the Factory button to drop down a menu as shown in the right

chart.

4. Use the or button to select an authorization level (Off, 8: Adult...Safe) and press the SELECT button to

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confirm.

5. If the original password is not to be modified, use arrow buttons to select the OK button and press the

OPEN/CLOSE

STANDBY/ON

SELECT button.

6. To modify a password, use arrow buttons to select the New Password button. Press the SELECT button

ZOOM

AUDIO

1 2

ALIZE

DIT

ANGLE

REV

REC/OTR

PS/IS SCAN MUTE

D/CLE

SELECT

DISC O

PER

SUBTITLE

TITLE

PROGREPEAT

RANDOM

PLAY

STOP

DISPLAY

ERASE

SLOW

RETURN

P P

FWD

PAUSE/STEP

/ /

ATION

GOTO

MER

QUALI

SETUP

VOL

SOURCETVDV/USB

CHANNEL

and a dialog box will pop up as shown in the right chart.

7. Use arrow buttons to select the New Password editor box, enter the new password with the number buttons.

8. Use arrow buttons to select the Confirm editor box, enter the password again with the number buttons.

The input password of New Password editor box must be identical with that of Confirm Password editor box.

9. Use the arrow buttons to select the OK button.

After the setting of authorization level is done, when the unit play a disc of such level, a password is required.

If you forget the password, you can enter the super password.

Digital Audio Output

This unit has a digital audio output. You can enjoy music of better quality through an amplifier with a digital audio

decoder.

System Setup PLAYBACK

1.Enter the play settings menu, use the or button to select

Digital Audio Input item, and press the SELECT button

to drop down a menu.

2.Use the arrow buttons to select a proper value (RAW, LPCM),

TV aspect ratio Pan Scan Rating level Off Digital Audio Output RAW Analog Audio Output 5.1 CH

and press the SELECT button.

3.Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu

and set up other items.

Analog Audio Output

The unit can set the analog audio output as 2-CH or 5.1-CH. The

output of 2-CH comes from L and R channels.

1.Enter the play settings menu, use the or button to select

System Setup PLAYBACK

TV aspect ratio Pan Scan Rating level Off Digital Audio Output RAW Analog Audio Output 5.1 CH

Analog Audio Output item, and press the SELECT button.

Use the or button to select 2-CH or 5.1-CH, and press the

SELECT button to confirm.

System Setup

PLAYBACK Settings

1. Enter the System Setup control menu.

2. Use the or button to select the PLAYBACK item.

3. Press the SELECT button to enter the Play Setting

mode. The following chart is the Play Setting main menu.

How to install and use the remote controller

System Setup PLAYBACK

TV aspect ratio Pan Scan Rating level Off Digital Audio Output RAW Analog Audio Output 5.1 CH

Note

This setup can be done only in the No Disc or stop mode.

TV aspect ratio Settings

1.In the Play Settings menu, press the SELECT button to select the TV aspect ratio item and drop down a

menu, as shown in the above chart.

2.Use the or button to select a proper setting value, and press the SELECT button to confirm.

The values to be selected in this setting are explained as follows.

16:9 is suitable for a wide screen TV.

Pan Scan is suitable for a TV with ordinary screen size. When a wide screen picture is played, the left and right

margin will be cut and the picture will occupy the entire screen.

Letter Box, use this for ordinary TV. When a wide screen picture is played, a black frame will appear at the top

and bottom of the TV screen.

The default value is Letter Box.

3.Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.

Note

The playing effect depends on the recorded picture size. Some picture might not be played according to the

screen format you select.

For those discs recorded as 4:3, no matter how the screen format is set, the screen format played is always 4:3.

The selection of screen format shall be in accordance with the TV screen.

Notes:

Do not drop the remote controller or leave it in places of high humidity.

Do not leave the infrared ray receiver barely in sunlight or bright light.

Please change the batteries of low electricity in time. And do not mix new and old batteries together. Try not to

use rechargeable batteries.

DV INPUTUSB

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/CLOSE

RECORD

Rating Level

With the setting of the authorization level and password of

the unit, some discs which contain restricted content are only

playable after the input of password. This function enables you

to restrict the unit to play some discs which are not suitable for

System Setup PLAYBACK

TV Screen Format

Parental Off

Enter the password:

Digital Audio Output

****

Analog Audio Output

Pan Scan

Onglnal Code Value

5.1 Channels

CancelOK

children.

1. In the Play Settings menu, use the or button to move the cursor, select the Rating Level item, and press

the SELECT button. Then the OSD displays:

2. Enter the password, and press the SELECT button. The TV screen will display the dialog box as shown in

the right chart.

The super password is 3308.

OPEN/CLOSE

ZOOM

AUDIO

ANGLE

REC/OTR

1 2

Z LI A

N I F

E DI

REV

PS/IS SCAN MUTE

A LE C

OPE

SUBTITLE

PROGREPEAT

PLAY

STOP

STANDBY/ON

DISPLAY

GOTO

T IO

T I M

E R

SELECT

Y T I L

A U

S RA E

SETUP

SLOW

TITLE

VOL

RETURN

RANDOM

P P

SOURCETVDV

FWD

CHANNEL

PAUSE/STEP

/ /

System Connection

System Setup

Connected to a TV

Before the system connection, be sure to switch off the power source of this unit and other devices.

Cr Cb Y

Rear Panel of the Unit

Screen Saver

The Screen Saver function means that when the unit is idle (or without monitored output) for some time, some

interesting picture screen saver pictures will appear automatically.

1. In the General Settings menu, use the or button to move the cursor and select the Screen Saver item.

2. Press the SELECT button and the Screen Saver item will drop down a list as shown in the chart.

3. Use the or button to move the cursor, and select ON or

OFF .

4. Press the SELECT button to enable or disable the Screen Saver

function.

System Setup (General)

Screen Saver Progressive/Interlace Video Output Format Restore Factory Settings

ON ON OFF OK

When the screen saver appears, press any button to exit it.

7. Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu

and set up other items.

Progressive/Interlace

1. In the General Settings menu, use the or button to move the

ursor, select the Progressive/Interlace item and press the

SELECT button.

System Setup (General)

Screen Saver Progressive/Interlace Video Output Format Restore Factory Settings

On Interlace Progressive Interlace

2. Select the Progressive or Interlace option for video scan output

mode, and press the SELECT button to confirm.

* This function can do by press PS/IS button in the remote controller.

S-video

S-Video /Input

Video Input

Video input

Audio input

lThere are three kinds of video outputs in the unit, namely component video, S-Video and composite video. You can select one of the available video outputs of the TV and then make the connection. lIn terms of picture quality, the component video is the best; S-Video comes next, while the composite video is less satisfying. lWhen connecting the audio output of the unit to the TV, connect the left and right audio outputs to the TV audio inputs of the same group as the connected video inputs.

Video Output Format

1. In the General Settings menu, select the Video Output Format

item and press the SELECT button to drop down a menu.

2. Select PAL or NTSC.

3. Press the SELECT button to confirm.

This setting must be in accordance with the TV system, Otherwise the

video output might not work properly.

Restore Factory Settings

1. In the General Settings menu, use the or button to select

the Restore Factory Settings item and press the SELECT

button. The OSD will display as follows.

2. Use the or button to select OK .

3. Press the SELECT button to restore all default settings.

When your unit doesn't work properly, it may probably result

from some wrong settings. Please try the Restore Factory

Setting function to see if the unit can restore to its normal

working status.

System Setup (General)

Screen Saver Progressive/Interlace Video Output Format Restore Factory Settings

System Setup (General)

Screen Saver Progressive/Interlace Restore Factory Settings System will reset all setup item to the default values.OK to confirm.Cancel to exit.

OK Cancel

On Interlace NTSC PAL NTSC

On Interlace NTSC OK

System Setup

To satisfy customers with different characteristics and suit related devices of different qualities, the unit provides

various functions. You can setup the system of the unit and regulate its operations to meet your taste and suit well

with other related devices of yours. But if you think it's too complex, you may also use the default settings, which

can meet your basic demand.

Operation Interface and General Steps

This section will introduce the menu interface of the System Setup and general operation steps.

1.Press the SETUP button to enter the System Setup mode. Now the system setup control bar menu will appear

on the top of the OSD, as shown in the following chart.

The meanings of the icons are as follows.

1)GRNERAL Settings

2)PLAYBACK Settings

3)RECORD Settings

4)LANGUAGE Settings

5)CHANNEL SCAN

6)CLOCK Settings

System Setup (General)

Screen Saver Progressive/Interlace Video Output Format Restore Factory Settings

On Interlace PAL OK

System Connection

Ordinary Cable

(Analog Output)

5.1 Channel

The Rear Panel of the Unit

Amplifier 1

2.Use the or button to select items to be setup in the control bar and press the SELECT button to enter the

setup menu of the item. In the setup menu of a certain item, press the arrow buttons and the SELECT button

to operate some control units, and the corresponding setting will be done.

3.Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu. Press the SETUP button to exit the System

etup mode.

Note

The above steps are general and typical operations. Some settings might not need a certain step, or require more

steps.

Please set up the system in the Eject Disc mode or No Disc mode, or some settings cannot be done.

General Settings

1.Enter the System Setup mode.

2.In the System Setup control bar menu, use the or button to select the General item.

3.Press the SELECT button to enter the General Settings menu, as shown in the chart.

System Setup (General)

Screen Saver Progressive/Interlace Video Output Format Restore Factory Settings

On Interlace PAL OK

Connected to an amplifier with digital decoder

The Rear Panel of the Unit

Audio Source Cable

Amplifie

In Audio Setup, set the Digital Output Mode to LPCM Output (For details, see System Setup-Digital

Audio Output for reference).

When using a digital signal output (coaxial or optical), the Analog Output cable is not needed for connection.

System Connection

System connection for recording external signals (front panel signal

Play Mode

When connecting with external signals, be sure to switch off the power source of the unit and other devices.

The connection with front panel inputs

The thick side is downward

DIGITAL

Vidicon

RECORDER FRONT

DV INPUTUSB

STANDBY/ON

OPEN/CLOSE

RECORD

NOTE

Refer to the manual of the connected system. Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections.

System connection for recording external signals (rear panel signal input)

Play a USB DISC

Insert the USB disc, the unit will detect it automatically and display a symbol in the lower right corner

of the TV screen for a second.

In the DV Mode, press the DV button, or in the NAVIGATION Mode, to switch to USB Play Mode.

The unit will automatically identify the files in the USB DISC. The playable formats of the unit include:

*.MP3, *.WMA, *.JPG.

Press the , and SELECT buttons to select an item to play.

Press the , and ADD/CLEAR buttons to select the Program Play. (Note: In the Program Play mode,

audio files such as *.MP3 and *.WMA and video files such as *.JPG cannot be programmed at the same time.

That is, if the program includes audio files, the video files cannot be programmed).

When finishing playing, the USB DISC can be unplugged directly. (Note: Do not unplug the USB disc while

it is playing).

File Play Stop 0 00 08-0 01 48

File Favorite/Program

01.MP3

02.MP3

03.MP3

04.MP3

05.MP3

06.MP3

07.MP3

08.MP3

09.MP3

MP3

RF Input

Connection using rear panel inputs

npu

Audio lnput

DVD Player

From the video input terminals, select one as desired. In terms of picture quality, CVBS stands for good,

S-VIDEO for better and Y/CB/CR for best.

Play Mode

Monitoring Mode

Subtitle Selection

Some DVD discs may have more than one kind of subtitle. You can select one of them as the output.

1. In the play control bar menu, select the Subtitle item. There are some digits under the icon. The number on the right is the total number of subtitle languages provided by the disc; the one on the left is the current selection. The default value can be set in the System Setup . If there is a word Off under the icon, it indicates that the subtitle is off. This value can be set in the System Setup .

2. Press the SELECT button to make the Subtitle item available for selection.

3. Press the or button of the remote controller to select the subtitle language, and press the SELECT button to confirm.

4. this function enables you to switch differe subtitle by pressing the SUBTITLE button directly.

Multi-angle Switch

For some DVD discs, the pictures are shot from different angles at the same time. While playing, you can view from different angles.

1.In the play control bar menu, select the Angle item.

2.Press the SELECT button to make the Angle item available for selection. Enter a number and press the SELECT button to confirm. Then the angle will be changed. There are some digits under the icon. The number on the right is the angle of subtitle languages provided by the disc; the one on the left is the current selection

3.Press the ANGLE button to switch angles directly.

PBC ON/OFF (Available only for VCD 2.0 or above versions)

1.In the play control bar menu, select the PBC ON/OFF item.

2.Select the On or Off value and press the SELECT button to enable or disable PBC function. Press the MENU button to enable or disable PBC function directly.

DVD MODE TRICK TITLE CHAPTER AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE T- TIME

Normal Play 01/01 02/14 01/03-OTH 01/01-OTH 01/01 00:02:48-00:51:25

Introduction

In Monitoring Mode, the system only displays external signals (CVBS,S-VIDEO,DV,TV) selected by the

user on the TV screen directly without conducting other operations. You can review the content of the external

signals in Monitoring Mode. This mode is for selecting the recording input source.

The Selection of Monitoring

Use the SOURCE to select monitoring signals.

1) In Monitoring Mode, press the SOURCE button repeatedly to cycle through various input sources as shown in

the following chart:

TV monitor

1) Press the TV button directly to enter the TV Input Signal Mode.

2) Press the DV button directly to enter the DV Input Signal Mode, press twice DV button directly enter

USB mode.

3) To select a TV channel, enter the channel number directly.

4) For example, the channel number is 008, press 8 once, and then press SELECT to enter, or wait for 5 seconds

to enter automatically

Rear AV

Rear S

DVD Play

Press8

5) Press the Channel +/- button to switch channels.

Use the menu to select monitoring signals

Note:

Before receiving TV signals for the first time, please conduct the Channel Scan operation. For details, see System

Setup: Channel Scan for reference.

NAVIGATION Mode

Note

The so-called PBC function indicates the menu play mode of VCD 2.0. When the PBC is on, the system will provide a list of all tracks. You can select to play any of these tracks using the number buttons of the remote controller. When the PBC is off, the system will play the disc in the normal order. Not all VCD discs support PBC play.Picture Zoom Function

Picture Zoom Function

In the playing status, the unit has the function of zoom in pictures. (Available for DVD, VCD and JPEG)

1.In the playing status, press the ZOOM button, and the picture may enlarge by 150% or 200%.

2.After the picture is enlarged, use the arrow buttons , , or to move the picture so that you can view different parts of the enlarged picture.

VCD

MODE:

TRICK:

TRACK:

AUDIO:

PBC:

TR-TIME:

Normal

Play

01/01

Stereo

00:02:48-00:51:25

The NAVIGATION Mode can realize all functions of the unit.

Mode Selection

Switch to Mode Play

1 2 3 4 5 6

Press the NAVIGATION button of the remote

controller to display the screen on the left.

1 Switch to Playback Mode;

2 Switch to Recording Mode;

3 Switch to Editing Mode;

4 Switch to Disc Operation Mode;

5 Switch to System Setup Mode;

6 Switch to Timer Recording Setup Mode;

7 Switch to USB operation Mode.

Recording Mode

Introduction

There are various external signal inputs in the unit, including S-Video, composite video, TV tuning , DV input

and stereo audio input. You can select any group of audio and video signals from these inputs for recording.

The recording discs of the unit include DVD+RW and DVD+R. There are four available recording modes of

different quality, including SLP (6 hours), EP (4 hours), SP (2 hours) and HQ (1 hour).

The unit has a function of timer recording. You can set up a recording schedule in advance. The unit will record

the programs that you select automatically. If the unit is connected with a DV camera, you can also conduct a long

time recording to monitor a certain location in an automatic and intelligent way.

Play Mode

The Use of the GOTO Button

1. In the playing status, press the GOTO button to cycle through various options in the play control bar menu.

With the above-mentioned operations, you can use the remote controller to enter the corresponding value and skip

to the corresponding location directly.

The following is an example of DVD playing. The operation of VCD playing is similar to this case.

For CD and MP3 discs, it is no use pressing the GOTO button.

TITLE:-- TIME:--:--:--

CHAPTER:--

Entering the recording mode and menu description

To enter the recording mode, take the following steps:

1. In the Non-rewritable Disc mode, press the SOURCE button to enter the Monitoring Mode.

The Monitoring Mode can be regarded as a sub-mode of the Recording Mode.

2.The system will automatically enter the Recording Mode when the setup time is reached.

For details about timer recording, see Timer Recording for reference.

3.In the Recording Mode, press the DISPLAY button to show or hide the recording control bar menu.

The meanings of various options in the recording control bar menu are as follows.

1) The disk format must be DVD+RW or DVD+R.

2) Mode.

3) Recording Input Source.

4) Recording Quality.

5) REC TO: DVD+VIDEO.

6) Recording Process Control (STOP, PAUSE and RECORD).

7) Number of Recorded Titles.

8) Number of Recorded Chapters.

9) Recordable Time Left.

General Steps

Record (DVD+R)

Mode New Title

Source DV

Quality SP

REC TO DVD+VIDEO

TRICK Record

Title 04/04

Chapter 02

Time 0:06:02/1:57:18

DVD

D-TIME:--

TR-TIME:--:--:--

VCD

Audio Selection

Some DVD discs may have more than one OSD language. You may select one of them as the output.

1. In the play control bar menu, select the Audio item.

There are some digits under the icon. The number on the

right is the total number of OSD languages; the one on the

left is the number of the current mode.

2.Press the SELECT button, use the or button

to select the Audio item, and press the SELECT

button of the remote controller to confirm.

3.This function enables you to switch between different

languages by pressing the AUDIO button directly.

Audio Channel Selection

DVD

MODE Normal

TRICK Play

TITLE 01/01

CHAPTER 02/14

AUDIO 01/03-OTH

SUBTITLE 01/01-OTH

ANGLE 01/01

T- TIME 00:02:48-00:51:25

The general steps for recording external signals are as follows.

1. Complete the system connection.

2. Select the signal source to be recorded.

3. Enter the recording control bar menu.

4. Select the recording quality.

5. Start recording.

6. Stop recording

This function is available for CD, VCD and MP3 discs.

1.In the play control bar menu, press the or button

to select the Audio item, press the SELECT

button to confirm and enter the input mode.

2.Use the or button to select Stereo , Right

or Left, and press the SELECT button to confirm.

3.This function enables you to switch between different

channels by pressing the AUDIO button directly

VCD

MODE: Normal

TRICK: Play

TRACK: 01/01

AUDIO: Stereo

PBC: ON

TR-TIME: 00:02:48-00:51:25

Play Mode

Recording Mode

Selection Play

Track Selection

VCD

Available for VCD, SVCD CD, etc.

1. In the play control bar menu, select the Track item.

2. Press the SELECT button to enter the input

mode.

3. Press the number buttons to enter the number of

tracks to be selected.

4. Press the SELECT button to start playing.

While the PBC is on, the track cannot be selected

MODE: Normal

TRICK: Play

TRACK: 01/01

AUDIO: Stereo

PBC: ON

TR-TIME: 00:02:48-00:51:25

for SVCD and VCD discs.

If the SELECT button is not pressed for a few seconds, the system will automatically play the selected track.

Track Selection Play for Audio Discs

For audio discs like Mp3, you can select

a trackfrom the Disc Content List and play it.

1.Press the or button to move the cursor to

the Disc Content List box, as shown in the right

chart.

2.Press the or button to select a track, press

the SELECT button, and the system will start

File Play Stop 0 00 08-0 01 48

File Favorite/Program

01.MP3

02.MP3

03.MP3

04.MP3

05.MP3

06.MP3

07.MP3

08.MP3

09.MP3

MP3

playing the selected track.

Time Selection

1.In the play control bar menu, select the Track Time item.

The time shown under the icon is the time played of the current chapter (for DVD discs) or the current track

(non-DVD discs).

The Time Selection function is not available for some discs. In this case, this icon cannot be selected. Press the

SELECT button to enter the Edit Mode. Press the number buttons to enter the time and press the SELECT

button to confirm. If the input time is valid (less than

the total length of the current chapter or track), the

system will start playing from the input time.

VCD

MODE: Normal

TRICK: Play

You can only select any time point in the current

chapter or disc for playing.

If the input time exceeds the total length of the

current chapter or disc, the system will remain its

TRACK: 01/01

AUDIO: Stereo

PBC: ON

TR-TIME: 00:02:48-00:51:25

previous play mode.

Manual Recording

Start Recording

1. Connect the system properly (see System Connection: System Connection for Recording External Signals ),

switch on the power, insert a recordable DVD+R or an non-finalized DVD+RW, and start playi ng t he i nput

source to output the signals to be recorded.

2. Press the SOURCE button to enter the Monitoring Mode.

3. According to the steps stated in the pervious chapter (see Monitoring Mode: t he Selection of Monitoring

Signals ), select the suitable input source.

The input source shall be in correspondence with the actual connection, otherwise the input source signals

cannot be displayed on the monitor and the recording cannot be done, either. It is recommended to press the

SOURCE button until the input source interface appears. If you have pressed the button more than 8 times,

but the input source interface is still not available, the cause might be that the input source is not connected

properly.

4. In the recording control bar menu, press the or button to select the Quality menu. Press the SELECT

button to select the option, use the or button to select

the recording quality value and press the SELECT

button to confirm.

5. In the recording control bar menu, use the or button

to select the Record option, press SELECT button

to enter the input mode, use the or button to select

the Record value, and press the SELECT button

to confirm.

Recording(DVD+R)

MODE New Title

SOURCE DV

QUALITY SP

RECTO DVD+VIDEO

TRICK Record

TITLE 04/04

CHAPTER 02

The recording process starts after the above 5 steps.

Recording Process Control

TIME 0:06:02/1:57:18

1. Use the or button to move the cursor, select the Record option, press the SELECT button to enter,

use the or button to select a value, and then press the SELECT button.

You can select the corresponding value to complete the operations such as RECORD , PAUSE and STOP .

RECORD(DVD+R)

MODE New Title

SOURCE DV

QUALITY SP

REC TO DVD+VIDEO

TRICK Record STOP

TITLE 04/04 PAUSE

Chapter 02 RECORD

Time 0:06:02/1:57:18

Recording Mode

Play Mode

2. Use the corresponding function keys of the remote controller, such as RECORD , PAUSE/STEP and

STOP to select from Record , Pause and Stop functions in the recording process.

When a Stop operation is done, the system will write some information into the disc. The system will

not respond to any button pressing at that time.

When you resume recording after the Stop operation, the system will add a title. If there is no

interruption in the recording process from the beginning to the end, then only one title is available for the

entire disc.

One Touch Recording (OTR)

This function enables you to set up the timer during the recording process. Once the scheduled time is reached, the

system will stop recording automatically.

1. Enter the Recording Mode and start recording.

2. For desired timer recording, press the REC/OTR button once or several times.

The recording time will increase by 30 minutes with every pressing of the REC/OTR button. If the

scheduled time exceeds the recordable time of the disc, normal recording mode will restore.

If the timer recording is paused or stopped, the system will cancel the timer recording process.

DV Controlled Recording

1. This unit can realize real-time monitoring and recording for a DV through the IEE 1394 serial port (DV).

Connect the DV to the unit (for details, see System Connection: System Connection for Recording

External Signals ) by the front panel inputs.

Switch on the power of the unit.

Press the DV button.

Switch on the Power button of the DV, set it to the CAMERA mode, and start monitoring.

Press the REC/OTR button to start recording. (Other operations is the same as in the Recording Mode)

2. This unit can also record the VCR content of the DV.

The connection method is the same as stated in the first 3 steps of 1.

Switch on the Power button of the DV to enter the VCR status, and the VCR status is Stop .

Use the remote controller of the unit to complete the operations of the DV, including STOP, PLAY, PAUSE,

FB, FF, etc.

Press the REC/OTR button and then press the PLAY button to start recording.

During the recording process, press the PAUSE button to suspend recording of the unit, and press the

button again to suspend the DV. To restore play of the DV, press th e PLAY button; if you press the

REC/OTR button, the play of the DV and the recording of the unit will resume at the same time; press

the FWD , REV button to complete forward or rewind operation for the DV, while it reports Pause

status to the unit; If you press the STOP button, the recording of the unit will stop first, and press again

to stop the play of the DV.

Caution:

lDo not move the unit or switch off the power during the recording process.

lThe finalized DVD+R disc shall not be recorded.

Be sure to switch off the power of the unit and the DV before connecting the DV cables.

Pause/Step Play

1. While playing a supported disc, press the PAUSE/STEP button, and the system will suspend playing.

2. Press the PAUSE/STEP button again, and the picture will move one frame forward.

3. Press the PLAY button, and the system will restore normal playing.

While playing CD-DA and MP3, press the PAUSE/STEP button again, and the system will restore normal

playing.

Volume Control

1. Press the MUTE button, and the system sound is mute.

2. Press the VOL + button, and the sound volume will increase.

3. Press the VOL - button, and the sound volume will decrease.

Note

Some of the operations stated in this section can be done with function buttons of the remote controller or the menu

Their effect will be the same.

DVD

Selection Play Mode

Title Selection

Only available for DVD discs

1. Enter the play control bar menu.

2. Press the or button to select the Title

item, and press the ELECT button to enter the

input mode.

3. Press the number buttons to enter the Title Number

to be selected.

4. Press the SELECT button to play the selected

title.

Chapter Selection

1. Only available for DVD discs.

In the play control bar menu, select the Chapter

item.

2. Press the SELECT button to enter the input

mode.

3. Press the number buttons to enter the Chapter

Number to be selected.

4. Press the SELECT button to play the selected

chapter.

MODE Normal

TRICK Playing

TITLE 01/01

CHAPTER 02/14

AUDIO 01/03-OTH

SUBTITLE 01/01-OTH

ANGLE 01/01

T-TIME 0:02:48-00:51:25

DVD

MODE Normal

TRICK Playing

TITLE 01/01

CHAPTER 02/14

AUDIO 01/03-OTH

SUBTITLE 01/01-OTH

ANGLE 01/01

T-TIME 0:02:48-00:51:25

Play Mode

Timer Recording

Play Process Control

In this section, we will introduce how to control the play process.

Menu Operation

Most of the play process control operations can be done through the menu. The operations are as follows.

1. Enter the play control bar menu, use the arrow buttons to select the status-play item and press the SELECT

button.

DVD

MODE Normal

TRICK Play

TILTE 01/01

CHAPTER 02/14

AUDIO 01/03-OTH

SUBTITLE 01/01-OTH

ANGLE 01/01

T-TIME 00:02:48-00:51:25

2. Use the arrow buttons to select corresponding values according to your need, and press the SELECT button.

The Process Control Item has the following values. Each value corresponds with an operation. Some discs might

not contain all the values as follows.

Play, FFx2~FFx32 (The numbers indicate the speed of fast forward play),

Stop, FBx2~FBx32 (The numbers indicate the speed of fast back play),

Pre-stop, Slow 1/2~ Slow 1/8(The fractions indicate the speed of slow play),

Pause,

Forward Play

1. Press the button, the system will go forward to the next chapter (DVD) or the next track (VCD, etc.) and start

playing.

For DVD discs, only the forward operation within a title is allowed.

2. Press the button, and the system will play fast forward. With every press, the forward play speed will gai n. F or

MP3 discs, such operation is invalid.

Back Play

1. Press the button of the remote controller, the system will go back to the previous chapter (DVD) or the previous

track (VCD, etc.) and start playing.

2. Press the button, and the system will play fast backward. With every press, the backward play speed will reduce

gradually.

This function enables the unit to start recording according to the preset requirement once the scheduled time is

reached. After the recording is done, the unit is in standby status. To start timer recording, set up a recording

schedule at first and configure the system according to the requirement.

If you are busy and you don't want to miss interesting programs, the unit can satisfy your need. Before setting

up the timer recording, set the system clock first.(For instructions, see ystem Setup: System Clock Setting ).

1. Press the TIMER button to enter the timer recording schedule setup menu, as shown in the chart to the

right.

There are 8 records in this menu. Each

record represents a recording schedule.

2. In the timer recording setup menu, use the

or button to select a record, and press

the Select button.

3. Setup the input source

In the Item Editor dialog box, use the , and Select

buttons to select the value of SOURCE .

Record scheduler

Signal Source Quality Date Start End

Ch007 SP 12/01/03 14:41 15:11

1 2

Item Editor

Source Quality Mode Date Start End

OK Cancel

Ch009 Rear CVBS

Rear S-VIDEO SCART Ch009

1 2 : 5 3 1 3 : 2 3

4. Set up the recording quality

In the Item Editor dialog box, use the , and SELECT

buttons to select the quality value. For more in formation about

recording quality, see Basic Information: Terms for reference.

HQ, SP, EP, SLP.

5. Setup the recording date

Item Editor

Source Quality Mode Date Start End

OK Cancel

Ch009

SP HQ SP EP SLP

1 3 : 2 3

This setting is done with the third control unit in Item Editor

dialog box. Move the cursor, select the row, and press the SELECT

button to initiate the drop-down menu, as shown in the chart.

The setting may arrange a timer recording everyday, or on

some day of every week, or on a certain day of the year.

There are three options in the list. Their meanings are as

follows.

Weekly: recording every week.

Daily: recording everyday

Item Editor

Source Quality Mode Date Start End

OK Cancel

Ch009

SP Once

Once Daily

Weekly

1 3 : 2 3

Once: recording on a certain date

Timer Recording

Play Mode

a. If you select Weekly , press the SELECT button to confirm.

Move the cursor to the right control unit in the row, and press the

SELECT button to pop up a week list, as shown in the chart. Select

a proper value according to your need.

b. If you select Daily press the SELECT button, the date input

Item Editor

Source Quality Mode Date Start End

Ch029

Weekly

0 1 / 0 1 / 0 5 1 2 : 3 1 1 3 : 0 1

editor box will appear on the right. Highlight the box and press the

SELECT button, then use the number butt ons to enter the date in

OK Cancel

the form of MM/DD/YY , press the SELECT button to confirm.

If the input is illegal, the system will prompt an input error message. At the same time, the Date Input Editor

Box will be left empty. Please enter the date again.

6. Set up the starting time of recording: In the Item Editor dialog box, use the arrow buttons and the SELECT button to highlight the Start option and the input box. Enter a value between 0:00 and 23:59 with the number buttons and press the SELECT button to confirm. This function is used to set up the starting time of the recording. If the input value is beyond the range of 0:00-23:59, the system will give an invalid message..

Item Editor

7. Setup the end time of recording. The operation is similar to Step 8. This setting means: when the end time is reached, the recording process will be stopped and the unit turns to standby status.

8. After completing setup of various parameters of timer recording, highlight the OK location, press the SELECT button, and finish setting up a timer

Source Quality Mode Date Start End

OK Cancel

Ch029

Weekly

0 1 / 0 1 / 0 5 1 2 : 3 1 1 3 : 0 1

recording schedule.

Item Editor

9.Press the TIMER button to exit the timer recording setup menu.

10.After setting up the timer recording schedule, configure the system according to the schedule and make sure the system is in standby or working status.

Source Quality Mode Date Start End

Ch029

Weekly

0 1 / 0 1 / 0 5 1 2 : 3 1 1 3 : 0 1

11.If the system is conducting another operation five minutes before the schedule time, it will pop up an information box, prompting you whether

OK Cancel

to start recording or not. If the recording condition is met, highlight the OK button and press the SELECT button to confirm.If the information box is left attended, the system will take it as a consent to record. After a while, it will start the recording according to the set schedule.

Program Play

This function enables the system to play designated title,

chapter or track according to the order you set.

1. Select the Play Mode Control value as Program ,

and press the SELECT button.

Press the or button to move the cursor between

File an Favorite/Program .

File Play

File Type: Audio

Mode: Program

Trick: Play

Audio: Stereo

Time: 00:02:48-00:51:25

Press the or button to move the cursor up and down within a certain list box.

1) In the Program Play List Box, you can add your favorite content.

2) This is the Disc Content List Box.

2. Press arrow buttons to move the cursor in the Disc Content List Box to your favorite item.

3. Press the ADD/CLEAR button and the item will appear in the Program List Box.

If the item you select in the Disc Content List Box contains sub items, such as a title of a DVD disc, press the

SELECT button and the sub item list will pop up in the Content List Box. If you select the first item in the list,

press the SELECT button and the Content List Box will restore its original content. For detailed operations,

see the following charts

MP3

File Play - Stop 0:00:08-0:01:48 Edit Program List

File Play

01.MP3

02.MP3

03.MP3

04.MP3

05.MP3

06.MP3

07.MP3

08.MP3

VCD

VCD Edit Program List

Track Favorite/Program

Track01 Track 01 Track02 Track 02 Track03 Track04 Track05 Track06 Track07 Track08

Favorite/Program

01MP3 04MP3

12 12

DVD

Title Favorite/Program

Title01 Title01 Chapter01 Title02 Title02 Chapter02 Title03 Title04 Title05 Title06 Title07 Title08

CD DA.....Play 00:00:18-00:02:34

FilePlay Favorite/Program

Track 1 Track 1 Track 2 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8

4. Press the arrow buttons to select an item in the Program List Box, and press the ADD/CLEAR button to

delete the item.

1.After adding the content you desired to the Program List Box, move the cursor to the Program List Box, and

press the SELECT or PLAY button. The system then will play the content in the Program List Box in

Normal Play mode.

2.Pressing the PROG button directly is another way program play operation.

12.If the system is in standby status, it will enter the recording mode automatically 2 minutes in advance and start recording to the set schedule.

13.After completing the recording, the system will restore the status before the recording automatically.

Note

The system must be properly configured with the set values before completing expected recording jobs. Select any timer recording item and press the ADD/CLEAR button to delete it. Do not use the finalized DVD+R disc

Random Play

1. Set the value of the menu control item as Random . The system will start Random Play.

2. Press the RANDOM button and the system will alternate between Random Play and Normal Play.

In this mode, the system will randomly play the chapters or tracks of the disc.

Play Mode

Chapter Editing

Play Mode Control

There are four playing modes for the unit, including Normal Play, Repeat Play, Prog ram Play and Ran dom Play.

The operations are as follows.

Normal Play

1. Enter the control bar menu.

2. Press the , and SELECT buttons to select the first item in the control bar, Play Mode.

File Play

File Type: Audio

Mode: Program

Trick: Playing

Audio: Stereo

Time: 00:02:48-00:51:25

3. Press the or button to select the Normal Play value, and then press the SELECT button to enter the

Normal Play mode.

4. Pressing the PLAY button directly is another way realizing Normal Play.

Repeat Play

There are various Repeat Play modes, including Repeat Title (DVD only), Repeat Chapter (DVD only), Repeat

Disc (DVD/SVCD/VCD), A-B Repeat, etc.

1. In the play control bar menu, press the , and SELECT buttons to select the first item, Play Mode

Control.

2. Use or button to select a proper value, press the SELECT button and the system will play with the corre

sponding Repeat Play mode.

3. Pressing the REPEAT button directly is another way repeat play operation.

4. If the value selected is A-B Repeat , press the SELECT button and the system will prompt that Point A

is set, please set the next point. Press the SELECT button again to set the next point, i.e. Point B. After that,

the system will conduct a section repeat play, that is, repeat from A to B.

The values of Play Mode Control Item are as follows. The values may vary for different discs.

1. Normal Play. 4. Title Repeat 7. DIR Repeat

2. A-B Repeat 5. Disc Repeat 8. Program Repeat

3. Chapter Repeat 6. Track Repeat 9. Random Repeat

Introduction

For finalized discs, every title is made of only one chapter. There is no such function as selected chapter play or

random programmed play of disc segments for such discs. The index icon of each title is determined by the system.

As every title is made of only one chapter, it is inconvenient to browse the disc and satisfy your need for individualized

appreciation. The chapter editing function is to solve such defect.

Enter the Chapter Editing Mode

When the disc in the drive is DVD+RW and the system is in the DVD Monitoring mode, press the EDIT button

to enter the Chapter Editing mode and the Chapter Editing control bar menu will appear.

Note

The Chapter Editing function is only available for DVD+RW discs.

If the DVD+RW disc is write-protected or the current mode does not allow the entrance of Chapter Editing mode,

the remedy for the former is to cancel the write protection with

disc operation, and in the latter case, just exit the mode.

Menu Description

The chapter editing control bar menu is as shown in the

following chart and the meanings for each item are as

follows:

1. Title:. The left number under the icon is the current

titleto be edited; the right is the total number of the

titles in the disc.

2. Chapter. The left number is the current chapter; the

right is the total number of chapters in the title.

3. Play:. The function is the same as the Play Mode.

4. Chapter Mark:. Split or Combine Chapter function.

5. Hide Chapter:. Hide or Show Chapter function.

6. Index Picture: Change the index picture.

7. Split Title: Split the title in two.

8. T-Elapsed: Time Selection Play.

Operation Steps

Select the title to be edited

1. Enter the Editing Mode.

2. In the Editing Mode control bar menu, use the or

button to select the title.

Editing Mode

Title 04/04

Chapter 01/01

Play

Chapter Marker

Hide Chapter

Index Picture

Split Title

T-Elapsed 0 00 02

Title --

Chapter 01/01

Play

Chapter Marker

Hide Chapter

Index Picture

Split Title

T-Elapsed 0 00 02

Chapter Editing

3.Press the SELECT button to make title selection option editable.

4.Enter the number of the title to be edited with number buttons, and then press the SELECT button, the system

will play the title. At this time, various operations can be done for this title.

Split Title

1.In the Editing Mode control bar menu, use the or button to split the title, and press the “SELECT' button.

Editing Mode

Play Mode

Enter the Title before Playing

1. This function is only available with DVD discs.

Press the TITLE button, and the title directories will

appear on the screen.

2. Press the arrow buttons to move the cursor to a desired

title. For some discs, you can press digit(s) to select a

title directly. For example, to select Title 2, press 2; to

select Title 20, press 2 0.

3. Press the SELECT button to play the selected title.

2.When playing to a certain position, press the SELECT

button, and the system begins to split the current chapter.

The chapter is divided into two titles at this position, and the

current picture will be the title picture of the second title.

When the split operation is under way, you may need to wait

for some time.

Chapter Marker

1.Insert a mark: Mark the chapter in the title.

2.Delete a mark: Delete a playing chapter and joint it with the

previous chapter. But it won't delete the previous chapter.

3.Delete all marks: Delete all chapters in the title. But the first

chapter cannot be deleted.

Hide/Unhide Chapter

1. In the Chapter Editing control bar menu, use the or button to move the cursor and select the Hide Chapter

item, and then press the “SELECT” button.

If the value is Hide Chapter, the current chapter will be hidden during playing.

If the value is Unhide Chapter, the current chapter will not be hidden during playing.

Index Picture

1.In the Program Mode control bar menu, use the or button to move the cursor and select the Index Picture

item.

2.If you find a favorite picture during playing, press the SELECT button and the picture will become the index

picture of the title.

Play

Play, Pause, FFx2, FFx4, FFx16, FFx32, FBx2, FBx4, FBx16, FBx32, Slow 1/2, Slow 1/4, Slow 1/8, Step.

Title 04/04

Chapter 01/01

Play

Chapter Mark

Hide Chapter

Title Picture

Split Title

Title Playing 0 00 02

Note:

Title directories of different DVD discs may vary somewhat.

.Some DVD discs might not have any title directory. For such discs, it is no use pressing the SELECT button.

Enter Menu before Playing

1. Press the MENU button.

The TV screen will display the Menu Picture of the DVD disc.

For SVCD and VCD discs, this button realizes PBC ON/OFF function.

This function realizes only in the Pre-stop status for some discs.

2. For DVD discs, press the arrow buttons to select a chapter; for SVCD and VCD 2.0 discs, press the number

buttons to select a track.

The SELECT button must be pressed before playing for some discs.

3. Press the RETURN button during playing.

For SVCD and VCD 2.0 discs, system will return to menu while PBC is on; the function will not be available

while PBC is off.

End Play

1.Press the STOP button;

The system will change to the Pre-stop status.

In the Pre-stop status, the unit will automatically record the stopping time. Now if you press the PLAY

or RETURN button, the unit will resume playing from the recorded stopping time. (For MP3 discs, the

playing will start from the beginning of the track at pre-stop time.) Press the STOP button again, the system

will change to Stop status and the memory will be cleared then.

2.Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray.

3.Take out the disc.

4.Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray.

Exit the Chapter Editing

1.Press the EDIT button to exit this mode.

When exiting, the system will write information to the disc. So the system might not respond for some time.

Caution

Press the STANDBY/ON button to standby the unit.

Play Mode

Disc Operation

The following charts are control bar menus for DVD, VCD, CD and MP3 respectively. Please note that the menu

may vary somewhat between different discs.

Play a DVD

DVD

The meanings for the icons are as follows.

1. This icon shows the disc type.

2. MODE. Options include Normal Play, A-B

Repeat , Chapter Repeat , Title Repeat , Disc

Repeat, Program Play, etc.

MODE: Normal Normal

TRICK: Play A-B Repeat

TITLE: 01/01 Chapter Repeat

CHAPTER: 02/14 Title Repeat

AUDIO: 01/03-OTH Program

SUBTITLE: 01/03-OTH Random

ANGLE: 01/01

T-TIME: 00:02:04-00:51:25

3. TRICK. Options include Play, Stop, Pre-stop,

Pause, FF/FB, Slow, etc.

4. TITLE. The DVD title playing and the total

number of titles.

5. CHAPTER. The chapter of the DVD title

playing and the total number of chapters.

6. AUDIO. Select the DVD language.

7. SUBTITLE. Select the DVD subtitle.

8. ANGLE. Select the DVD shooting angle.

9. T-TIME. Displays the time played and left.

10. TRACK. Track being played of the VCD/CD

and the total number of tracks.

11. AUDIO. Channel selection when playing VCD,

CD and MP3.

12. PBC ON/OFF. Play menu control. This function

is available only for 2.0 and above versions.

13. File Type: Such as Audio rideo.

Operation

Direct Play

Play a VCD

VCD

MODE: Normal Normal

TRICK: Play A-B Repeat

Track: 01/01 Track Repeat

Audio: Stereo Disc Repeat

PBC: PBC ON Program

TR-TIME: 00:02:04-00:51:25 Random

Play a MP3

File play

File Type: AUDIO Normal

MODE: Normal A-B Repeat

TRICK: Playing Song Repeat

AUDIO: Stereo Disc Repeat

TIME: 00:02:48-00:51:25 Program

Random

Play a CD

CDDA PLAY

File Type: AUDIO Normal

MODE: Normal Play A-B Repeat

TRICK: Playing Song Repeat

AUDIO: Stereo Disc Repeat

TRACK 01/10 Program

TIME 00:02:48-00:51:25 Random

1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the

disc tray.

2. Insert the available disc.

3. Do not put the disc on the wrong side. The smooth side should face downward, while the printed side should

face upward.

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray. The system will start playing.

Introduction

The Disc Operation means something done to recordable discs in the drive, including browsing disc information,

finalizing a disc, removing disc content, deleting the last title, compatibility and write protection, etc.

Enter the Disc Operation Mode

When the system detects DVD+R or DVD+RW disc in the drive, press the DIS C O PER button to enter

the mode.

Menu Description

The control bar menu under this mode is as shown in the chart.

The meanings for the icons are as follows.

1. Play: Play the content of the current disc.

2. Erase Disc: Once this operation is done, all content in the disc will

be removed completely. The disc index will appear as blank on the screen.

3. Rename Disc: Rename the disc (default name: MY DVD).

4. Record a new title: Add a new title to record.

5. Overwrite Disc: An operation on a recorded DVD+RW disc to

Play

Rename Disc

Erase Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite Disc

Finalize Disc

Lock Disc

overwrite its previous content

6. Lock Disc:. This function prevents the deletion of recorded content.

7. Finalize disc: This function enables the DVD+RW disc to be played in other DVD players. Once the disc is

finalized, no further writing or change is allowed. (Such operation applies only to DVD+R discs)

Operation Steps

Erase Disc

This operation is effective for DVD+RW discs. In the Disc Operation

control bar menu, use the button to select the Erase Disc option,

press the SELECT button and a warning message pops up, This aperation

will erase all duta on the disc. Are you sure you want to continue .

Press the button to select Yes , and then press the SELECT button

to confirm. Then the system will start erasing the disc.

The Erase Disc operation may take some time. During the operation, do

Play

Rename Disc

Erase Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite Disc

Finalize Disc

Lock Disc

not conduct any other operation, including standby; once the operation starts,

it cannot be cancelled midway. Never switch off the power during the

operation; otherwise the disc may be damaged.

Lock Disc

This operation will cancel the write protection of a locked disc. This

function is available only for DVD+RW discs.

1. In the Disc Operation control bar menu, use the button to select

the Lock Disc item, and then press the SELECT button.

To judge if a disc is write-protected, try the Browse Disc Information

Play

Rename Disc

Erase Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite Disc

Finalize Disc

Lock Disc

operation. A write-protected disc cannot be recorded, erased or edited unless

the write pr1tection is canceled.

Disc Operation

Title Editing

Rename Disc

In the Disc Operation control bar menu, use the or button to select the

Rename Disc item, and press the SELECT button to pop up a dialog

box; in the given keyboard layout, use arrow buttons and the SELECT

button to enter desired letters.

Space: add a blank position, Caps: capital change , BkSp: delete a character

forward , Delete: delete a character backward, Clear: delete all character,

Exit: exit opration, OK: confirm operation.

DISC NAME

MY DVD

Clear

1 2

678 9

Exit

A B C D E F G H I J K L M NOPQR S TUV34

W X Y Z

Space Caps BkSp

( )

Delete

Record a New Title

In the Disc Operation control bar menu, use the or button to select the

Record a New Title item , press the SELECT button , and then the

system will change to TV status. Press the SOURCE button to switch to

other input source. Press the REC/OTR button to enter a new title. Othe

operations are similar to those in Manual Recording.

Overwrite Disc

In the Disc Operation control bar menu, use the or button to select the

Overwrite Entire Disc item, press the SELECT utton, and then the

system will change to TV status. Press the SOURCE button to switch to

other input source, and then press the REC/OTR button to start recording

and overwriting all other information in the disc. Other operations are similar

to those in Manual Recording.

Finalize disc

This function is only available for DVD+R discs.

In the Disc Operation control bar menu, use the or button to select the

Finalize item , press the SELECT button to pop up a dialog box,

select Yes and the compatibility process will be under way.

You can also press the FINALIZE button directly to start the

compatibility process.

This operation enables the recorded DVD+R discs to be played in other

DVD players. But it is impossible to add new content to such discs.

Do not switch off the power during the finalizing process, otherwise the

discs might be damaged.

Exit

Press the DISC OPER button to exit the mode.

Play

Rename Disc

Erase Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite the Entire Disc

Compatibility Treatment

Lock Disc

Play

Rename Disc

Erase Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite Disc

Finalize Disc

Lock Disc

Play

Rename Disc

Erase Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite Disc

Finalize Disc

Lock Disc

Play

Rename Disc

Erase Disc

Record a New Title

Overwrite Disc

Finalize Disc

Lock Disc

Introduction

Different recorded programs make different titles. The titles may be edited

Enter the Title Editing Mode

In the Title Display mode, press the button to pop up the following dialog box.

1.TITLE 1 01/04/2004 2 13:09:58 3 SP 00:01:00 4

1. Title Name.

2. Recording Date.

3. Starting Time of the Recording.

4. The Length of the Recording.

5. Recording Quality.

Play Title

Edit Title

Rename Title

Erase Title

Overwrite Title

Overwrite Disc

Append Title

1. Play Title. Play the current title.

2. Edit Title. Enter the Title Editing mode, same as the Chapter Editing mode.

3. Rename Title. The operation is the same as that for Rename Disc .

4. Erase Title. Delete the current title.

5. Overwrite Title. Record a new title and overwrite the current one.

6. Overwrite Disc. Operation same as disc operation of the overwrite disc.

7.Append Title. This function is only available when editing the last title in the disc.

Add a new title. The operation is the same as that in Record a New Title

Play Mode

Enter the Play Mode

In the Play Mode, the unit serves as a high quality DVD player. To enter the Play Mode, do as follows.

Connect the TV and the unit properly (See System Connection for relevant information). Turn on the TV

and switch to AV input status.

Switch on the power of the unit, and press the STANDBY/ON button to start the unit. Insert a disc, and the

system will enter the Play Mode automatically.

If the unit is working with other inputs, press the PLAY button to enter the Play Mode.

Note

During Writing or Erasing operation, it is no use pressing the PLAY button.

If there is no disc in the drive or an unsupported or seriously damaged disc is inserted, it is no use pressing the

PLAY button.

Menu Description

1. In the Play Mode, the system control is done through the menu operations or function keys. Enter the Play Mode,

and press the DISPLAY button twice to show or hide the control bar menu.

In the Stop status, it is no use pressing the DISPLAY button.

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