Govideo VR1940 User Manual

VR1940

Do you have an

Do you have a

DVD Recorder+VCR

Quick Start

Welcome to the VR1940 Quick Start Guide—the fastest way to get started using your DVD Recorder+VCR. Just follow these easy steps, from unpacking and setting up to making your first recording.

If for some reason you need additional help, please make sure you have followed every step in this Quick Start and have referred to the User’s Guide before calling customer service.

Unpack

Antenna or

Basic Cable?

Follow the instructions

on this panel.

1 Connect the unit to your TV and antenna/cable as shown.

2 Turn on the DVD Recorder+VCR.

3 Turn on your TV and select the TV’s Video or Line input.

4 Follow Initial Setup below.

Connect

...OR...

Antenna/Cable

Wall Outlet

Cable Box or

Satellite Receiver?

Follow the instructions

on this panel.

1 Connect the unit to your TV and cable box/satellite receiver as shown.

2 Turn on your TV and select the TV’s Video or Line input.

3 Turn on your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.

4 Turn on the DVD Recorder+VCR and select channel 2, 3 o4 4.

5 Follow Initial Setup below.

Cable Box/

Satellite Receiver

IN OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

S-VIDEOVIDEO

POWER

VCR

ONE•TOUCH COPY

INPUT

DVD

DVD Recorder+VCR

POWER

EJECT

DISPLAY

INPUT

VCR

DVD

REW

PAUSE

PLAY

STOP

ENTER

PLAY OPTIONS

GUIDER

DISC

SETUP

EDIT

TIMER

ONE

TITLE

TOUCH COPY

TRACKING

REC

–

Remote Control &

AAA Batteries (2)

Blank DVD+RW

D•VCR

CH – CH +

Power Cable

RF Cable

DVD RECORDER+VCR VR1940

AV 1

VIDEO

Antenna/

Cable

Wall

Outlet

DVD

L - AUDIO - RDV IN

DVD Recorder+VCR

Search for Channels Set the Clock

1 Press SETUP.

2 Select TV Tuner > TV Signal, and choose:

• “

Antenna” if you are using a standard antenna to

receive channels.

• “Cable” if you are using basic cable to receive

channels.

3 Select TV Tuner > Utilities > Start Scan:

• The unit scans for all available channels and stores them in memory. This may take several minutes. When scanning is complete, the DVD Recorder+VCR tunes to the lowest channel found.

If you are using a Cable/Satellite Receiver...

Auto Search will detect the output channel of your receiver. Select channel 2, 3, or 4 on the DVD Recorder+VCR to view the receiver, and then use your receiver’s remote to select the desired channels.

SSETUPETUPSETUPSETUP

System

Clock

Language

Playback

Record

Audio

TV Tuner

Exit

TV Signal Cable

Uilities

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CH:15

Setup

Start Scan

Add/Delete

Swap

The Clock is set automatically when the DVD Recorder+VCR is powered off. If the date and time are set incorrectly, follow these steps:

1 Press SETUP.

2 Select Clock > Auto

Clock and choose “Off”.

3 Select Clock > Date.

4 Use the / and

SSETUPETUPSETUPSETUP

System

Clock

Language

Playback

Record

Audio

TV Tuner

Exit

Auto Clock

Off

11/14/2004

Date

Time 11:32:55AM

Time Zone Eastern

Daylight Sav. Auto

Month/Day/Year

09/17/2004

/ buttons to set the month, day, and year, then press

ENTER

5 Select Clock > Time.

6 Use the / and / buttons to

set the time, then press ENTER.

7 Press SETUP to exit.

Use this cable in step 2

Audio/Video Cable

User’s Guide/

Registration Card

Note: For advanced connections, please refer to pages 16-19 of the User’s Guide

S-Video

D V

AV1

AV2

DVD RECORDER+VCR VR1940

DVD

D•VCR

CH – CH +

VIDEO

AV 1

L - AUDIO - RDV IN

Record TV

Other Cool Features

Make Your First DVD Recording

Follow these steps to make your first DVD recording using the supplied disc:

1 Insert the supplied blank DVD+RW disc into the disc tray. 2 Press GUIDER to display the “Easy Guider” menu. 3 Select “Record”, then press ENTER. 4 Select “Record Disc” or “Record Tape” then press ENTER. 5 Select “TV”, then press ENTER. 6 Select the channel you want to record, then press ENTER.

• If you are using a cable box/satellite receiver, set the DVD Recorder+VCR to the receiver’s output channel (2, 3 or 4) and select the desired channel on the cable box/receiver.

7 Select the desired recording quality and press ENTER.

• HQ - Best quality (1 hr/disc)

• SP - Better quality (2 hrs/disc)

• EP - Good quality (4 hrs/disc)

• SLP - Average quality (6 hrs/disc)

8 Press ENTER to start recording.

• To pause recording, press PAUSE.

• To resume recording, press PAUSE or REC.

• To view the status of your recording, press DISPLAY.

9 When finished, press STOP to stop recording.

• The disc is updated with the new recording. This may take a few minutes to complete.

10 To watch your recording, press PLAY, select the thumbnail for the

desired show, then press ENTER

GUIDER

Record Disc

Record Tape

1hr HQ

2hr SP

Record

Copy

Erase

Playback

Finalize

T V

EXITEXIT

Copying a VHS Tape to DVD

To archive a VHS tape to DVD:

1 Insert the tape you wish to copy in the VCR deck. 2 Insert a recordable disc in the DVD deck. 3 Press VCR to control the VCR deck. 4 Press PLAYto start playing the tape. 5 When playback reaches the point from which you

want to start copying, press ONE TOUCH COPY on the remote control or front panel.

• Playback will pause at the starting point.

6 Press ONE TOUCH COPY again to start copying. 7 When finished, press STOP to stop copying.

Recording from a Camcorder

To record your home movies directly to DVD:

1 Connect your camcorder to the front panel A/V jacks as shown.

• Choose DV cable or RCA cables, whichever your camera supports.

2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select “DV” (for the DV Input) or

“AV1 Front” (for the front Audio/Video Input).

3 Cue the camcorder to the start of the scene you wish to record. 4 Load a blank recordable disc. 5 Start playing the camcorder. 6 Press REC to start recording. 7 Press STOP to stop recording.

Playback

Record

Copy

Erase

Finalize

You can also use the Easy Guider feature to copy

tapes and discs. Press GUIDER , select “Copy”,

and follow the on-screen instructions.

If the VHS videotape you are attempting to copy is copy-protected, you will not be able to copy the tape. It is not permitted to copy Macrovision encoded tapes.

DV Digital Camcorder

IN/OUT

EXITEXIT

VHS/Hi8 Camcorder

Finalize Your Disc So it Plays on Other DVD Players

4hr EP

6hr SLP

EXITEXIT

You can also press GUIDER to record from a camcorder. Follow the steps at left, but on Step 4, select “DV” or “AV1” instead of “TV”.

DVD Recorder+VCR

If you want your recorded discs to be compatible with other DVD players, you will need to “finalize” them. (Note: You do not need to finalize DVD+RW discs.)

1 Press GUIDER to display the “Easy Guider” menu. 2 Select “Finalize”, then press ENTER. 3 Press ENTER to start finalizing.

• Once you finalize a DVD+R you cannot record anything

Go!Go!

EXITEXIT

else on the disc.

• Disc finalization may take a few minutes to complete.

• The disc will now play on most DVD players.

The “Easy Guider” makes features like

recording, copying and finalizing a snap.

If you would like personal

assistance making your first

recording, call us and we'll walk

you through it. Free.

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