Govideo VR3845A User Manual

VR3845

Do you have an

Do you have a

DVD Recorder + VCR

Quick Start

Welcome to the VR3845 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 set it to channel 3.

DVD + VCR OUT

COMPONENT/

AUDIO

PROGRESSIVE

OUT

VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

COAXIAL

Antenna/Cable

Wall Outlet

AV 1

(FROM ANT.)

OUT

(TO TV)

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

S-VIDEO OUT

RLR

VIDEO

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 set it to channel 3.

3 Turn on the DVD Recorder+VCR and set it to channel 3.

4 Turn on your Cable Box/Satellite Receiver.

Cable Box/

Satellite Receiver

IN OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

S-VIDEOVIDEO

DVD Recorder + VCR

Use this cable in step 2

DVD + VCR OUT

COMPONENT/

AV 1

(FROM ANT.)

OUT

(TO TV)

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

OPTICAL

S-VIDEO OUT

RLR

VIDEO

AUDIO

PROGRESSIVE

OUT

VIDEO OUT

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

VIDEO

COAXIAL

About Antenna/Basic Cable Setup

You don’t need to set the clock (because it’s done automatically whenever you turn off the unit), however you do need to search for channels:

1 Press SETUP.

2 Select “Tuning Band”, and choose:

• “

TV” if you are using a standard antenna to receive channels.

Remote ControlAudio/Video Cables

• “CATV” if you are using basic cable to receive channels.

About Cable Box/Satellite Receiver Setup

You don’t need to search for channels (because you select channels on your cable box or satellite receiver), but you do need to set the clock:

3 Select “Start”:

• 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.

Tuning Band

CH. Add/Del

Blank Disc2 AAA Batteries

Clock Set

TV Aspect

Display Mode

Progressive Scan

PBC

Power Save Mode

Factory Set

Tuning Band

CH. Add/Del

Clock Set

TV Aspect

Display Mode

Progressive Scan

PBC

Power Save Mode

Factory Set

CATV

START

Tuning Band

CH. Add/Del

Clock Set

TV Aspect

Display Mode

Progressive Scan

PBC

Power Save Mode

Factory Set

CATV

Stop

11%Searching

1 Press SETUP.

2 Select “Clock Set” > “Manual”.

3 Use the / buttons to move and the

/ buttons to set the Date, Year, & Time.

4 When you are finished, press ENTER.

5 Press SETUP to exit.

Tuning Band

CH. Add/Del

Clock Set

TV Aspect

Display Mode

Progressive Scan

PBC

Power Save Mode

Factory Set

Prev Move Select

Auto

Manual

Date

Year

Time

01 01

2005

RF (Coax) Cable

Registration Card & User’s Guide

Note: For advanced connections, please see pages 15-19 of the User’s Guide

Record TV

Make Your First DVD Recording

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

1 Open the disc tray and load the supplied DVD-RW disc. 2 Choose whether to initialize the DVD-RW in “VR mode” or “Video mode”:

• Choose “VR mode” for maximum editing options, or “Video mode” for maximum compatibility with other DVD players.

• Blank DVD-R, DVD+R, and DVD+RW discs are initialized in “Video mode”.

3 When initialization is complete, press CH/ to select the channel you

wish to record.

• If using a cable box or satellite receiver, set the DVD recorder to Channel 3 and select the desired channel on your box/receiver.

4 Press REC to start recording. 5 When recording is complete, press STOP.

• The DVD Recorder stops recording and adds the new title to the disc menu.

6 To watch your recorded show, press DISC MENU, select the thumbnail of

the desired title, and press PLAY

.

Finalize Disc

Finalize Your Disc So it Plays on Other DVD Players

If you want your recorded discs to be compatible with

other DVD players, you will need to “finalize” them:

Initialize

Finalize

Disc Label

Disc Protect

AutoPlay

YourDVD

Finalize

Unfinalize

Other Cool Features

Copy a VHS Tape to DVD

To archive a VHS tape to DVD:

1 Load your source tape in the VCR deck. 2 Load a blank recordable disc in the disc tray. 3 Press the VCR button to switch to VCR mode. 4 Press COPY to display the “Copy to DVD” menu. 5 Select “Copy” and press ENTER.

• The DVD Recorder will start copying the VHS tape to the DVD-R disc.

6 To stop copying, press the STOP button.

• If the the VHS tape ends, copying will stop automatically.

Record from Camcorder

To record your home movies direct to DVD:

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

shown.

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

2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select “AV2” (for the front

Audio/Video or S-Video Input) or DV (for the DV Input).

3 Cue the camcorder to the start of the scene you wish to

record.

4 Load a recordable disc. 5 Press REC to start recording.

• Recording continues until you press STOP full.

6 Press STOP to stop recording.

 or the disc is

Copy to DVD

Free Space Rec. Mode

VHS/Hi8 Camcorder

01H54M

Copy

DVD Recorder+VCR

Stop

DV Digital Camcorder

IN/OUT

1 Press SETUP. 2 Select “DISC” > “Finalize”. 3 Select “Finalize”, then press ENTER. 4 Select “Yes” to confirm, then press ENTER.

• Disc finalization may take a few minutes to complete.

• The disc will now play on most DVD players.

• You can erase and reuse a DVD-RW by selecting “Unfinalize” (or selecting “Initialize” to erase a DVD+RW). However, once you finalize a DVD-R or DVD+R you cannot record anything else on the disc.

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