LiteOn LVW-5025, LVW-5055, LVW-5045 User Manual

HDD/DVD Recorder

LVW-5025/5045/5055

SIMPL Y AMAZING !

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Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions..................1

Warnings, Cautions and Others................

2

Using the Manual

• Model Comparison Chart....................4

• Icons Used in Manual........................5

• Getting Help....................................5

Features

• Recording.......................................6

• Timer Recording.............................6

• Easy Guider....................................6

• AllWrite™ Technology..........................6

• High Storage Capacity.......................7

• MPEG-4 Videos...............................7

• DivX® VOD Support..........................7

DVD Recording: The Essen­tials

Getting Started

Setting up the DVD Recorder...................9

• Knowing Your DVD Recorder..............10

• Connecting up Your DVD Recorder........13

System Setup...................................1

6

• Setting Language.............................17

• Setting System Date.........................17

• Setting System Time.........................18

• Setting Video Output.........................18

• Setting Audio Output........................19

• Setting Aspect Ratio.........................20

• Setting TV Channels.........................20

Advanced System Setup.....................22

• Using Channel Editor........................22

• Setting the ShowView® System............26

• Setting TV MODE/SCART Bypass...........26

Easier Application & Access

Contents Menu..................................28

• Introducing Contents Menu..................29

• Using Contents Menu.........................30

On-Screen Input Keypad......................31

• Introducing On-Screen Input Keypad.....32

• Using On-Screen Input Keypad...........32

Easy Guider......................................33

• Introducing Easy Guider.....................34

• Using Easy Guider: Play....................34

• Using Easy Guider: Record.................36

• Using Easy Guider: Timer Record.........37

• Using Easy Guider: Copy...................40

• Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools............42

Recording

Recording.......................................46

• Recording from TV...........................47

• Recording from VCR/V8 Camcorder.......48

• Recording from DV (Digital Camcorder)...49

• One-Touch Recording........................50

• Adding New Recording Session(s).........50

• Playing Last Recorded Title................50

• Using Chapter Mark..........................51

Timer Recording

Timer Recording.................................52

• Introducing Timer Record Menu...........53

•

Setting Timer Program (Date/Time Mode).....

54

•

Setting Timer Program (ShowView® Mode)....

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Time Shift

Time Shift........................................58

• Pausing Live TV Broadcast.................59

• Record and Play (On Hard Drive Only)......59

Playback

Playback.......................................60

• Introducing Navigation Menu...............61

• Playing DVD-Video Disc.....................65

• Playing VCD/SVCD Disc....................66

• Playing Audio CD............................66

• Playing Video File............................66

• Playing Music File............................67

• Playing Picture File..........................68

• Playing Picture with Music..................68

Digital Video Support

MPE G -4... . ..... ..... . ..... . ..... ..... . .69

• Supporting Formats..........................70

• Playing MPEG-4 Files........................70

Navigation Menu................................7

1

• Subtitle.........................................7

1

DivX® VOD.......................................72

• Step 1: Applying for a User Account......72

• Step 2: Registering Your DVD Recorder...72

• Step 3: Selecting Video Files...............73

• Step 4: Playing Video Files.................73

Editing

Editing..........................................74

• Introducing Edit Menu.......................75

• Editing Titles..................................76

• Editing Chapters..............................79

Copying

Copying........................................82

• One-Touch Copying.........................83

• Copying through Easy Guider..............84

Troubleshooting

Specifications

Quick Reference

• Guide to Complete System Setup Menu...91

• Guide to Using the Discs....................94

• Guide to Media Files Supported............97

• Guide to Recording Options................97

Glossary

1

Important Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions

1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - Read the instruc-

tions carefully before using this product.

2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS -

Retain the

instructions for future reference.

3. HEED WARNINGS -

Observe warnings listed

in the manual.

4. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS -

Follow the

instructions when using this product.

5. CLEAN -

Use a dry cloth for cleaning.

6. VENTILATION

- Do not block any ventilation

openings of this product

7. MOISTURE -

Do not use this product near

water, and be sure to prevent this product from

being exposed to any dripping or splashing.

8. HEAT -

Do not install this product near any

heat sources, such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves or other devices (including amplifier)

which produce heat.

9. POLARIZATION -

Do not defeat the safety

purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.

A polarized plug has two blades with one wider

than the other. A grounding type plug has two

blades and a third grounding prong. The wide

blade or the prong are provided for your safety.

If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet,

consult an electrician for replacement of the

obsolete outlet.

10. POWER CORD -

Protect the power cord from

being walked on or pinched, particularly at

plugs, convenience receptacles and the point

where they exit from the product.

11. ACCESSORIES/ATTACHMENTS -

Use

only accessories/attachments specified by the

manufacturer.

12. USAGE -

Unplug this product during lightning

storms or when it is not used for long periods of

time.

13. CART -

Use only cart, stand, tripod bracket

or table specified by the manufacturer or sold

with the product. When a cart is used, operate

carefully to prevent the objects from tip-over.

14. SERVICING - Contact qualified personnel

when servicing is needed. Servicing is required

when this product has been damaged in any

way, for example, when the power cord or

plug is damaged; liquid has been spilled on the

product; objects have fallen into the product; the

product has been exposed to rain or moisture;

the product does not work normally; or the

product has been dropped.

15. BATTERY - To prevent battery leakage which

may result in bodily injury, property damage or

damage to the unit, please follow the instruc-

tions listed below when using the product’s

remote control.

• Install

all batteries correctly, with + and - signs

matching the marks indicated.

• Do not mix batteries (

old and new or carbon

and alkaline, etc.)

• Remove batteries when the remote is not used

for a long time.

16. WASTE -

This product may contain lead and

mercury. Disposal of these material may be

regulated due to environment considerations.

For disposal or recycling information, please

contact your local authorities or the Elec

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tronic Industries Alliances: www.eias.org

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Warnings, Cautions and Others

CAUTION!

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

REMOVE THE COVER OF THIS UNIT. THERE ARE NO

USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVIC

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ING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The lighting flash with arrowhead
symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated ‘dangerous
voltage’ within the product enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude
constitute a risk of electric shock to
humans.

The exclamation point within an
equilateral triangle is intended to alert
the user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the
appliance.

CAUTION!

THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER.USE OF
CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE
OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED

HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION

EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN THE COVER AND DO NOT

REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO

QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK

OR PRODUCT DAMAGE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPA

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RATUS TO MOISTURE AND ENSURE THAT OBJECTS

FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE

PLACED AWAY FROM THE APPARATUS.

CAUTION! – POWER button

Disconnect the main plug to shut the power off completely.

The POWER button in any position does not disconnect

the main line. Power can be controlled from the remote.

SHOWVIEW is a registered trademark of Gemstar Develop­ment Corporation. The SHOWVIEW system is manufactured
under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation.

PRODUCTS WITH 525P/625P PROGRESSIVE SCAN

OUTPUTS NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

“CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL
HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY
COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE
ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN
CASE OF 525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE
PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER
SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD
DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH
THIS MODEL 525P AND 625P DVD PLAYER, PLEASE
CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.”

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2.

DANGER: Visible and invisible laser radiation when
open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct
exposure to beam.

3.

CAUTION: Do not open the top cover. There are no
user serviceable parts inside the Unit; leave all servic­ing to qualified service personnel.

CAUTION!

• CD-R/RW discs recorded using a personal computer or
a CD Recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or
dirty, or if there is dirt or condensation on the player lens.

• Unfinalized CD-R/RW discs can be played, but not all
time information (playing time, etc.) will be displayed.

• Check the copyright laws in your country before record

­ing from DVD VIDEO, SVCD, Video CD, Audio CD, MP3
and JPEG discs. Recording of copyrighted material may
infringe copyright laws.

Legal Notices Regarding

Macrovision Property Rights

“U.S. Patent Nos. 4,631,603; 4,577,216; 4,819,098;
4,907,093; and 6,516,132.”

“This product incorporates copyright protection technology
that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual
property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology
must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for
home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.”

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Warnings, Cautions and Others

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
‘Dolby’ and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks
of DivXNetworks, Inc. and are used under license.

This symbol indicates that used
electrical and electronic equipment
requires special handling when
the unit is to be discarded. Please
send the unwanted unit to a waste
collection/recycling center near you
to help protect our environment.

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Using the Manual

Model Comparison Chart

Some supporting features vary depending on model types. Please check the following chart before you consult
relevant sections for your desired information.

Model

ShowView

Programming

System

MPEG-4

DivX®

VOD

AllWrite

™

Technology

Hard Drive

Double-Layer

DVD

Recording

LVW-

5025GHC+

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

(80GB)

No

LVW-

5045GHC+

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

(160GB)

No

LVW-

5045GDL+

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

(160GB)

Yes

LVW-

5055GDL+

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Yes

(250GB)

Yes

Note

• Please note that given the various compression technologies, some MPEG-4 files may not be supported by this
DVD recorder.

• DivX

®

VOD (video-on-demand) service is adopted by some digital content providers to prevent unauthorized
downloads, copying or other formats of file-sharing. To watch videos which utilizes the system, you need to
complete a registration process first.

• AllWrite

™

technology allows this DVD recorder to write on almost all types of recordable and rewritable discs
(CD-R/-RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW). For best results, please visit our website for a list of recommended
discs.

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Using the Manual

Icons Used in Manual

The following icons are used in the manual for
special notice and additional information.

Icon Text Defi nition

Before you start...

Used to indicate the
checklist section

Note

Used to indicate
exceptions and
additional notices

Reference

Used to indicate
related sections/chap­ters

About

Used to explain
particular terms in
text

Why This
Happened

Used to offer
explanation/solution
to specifi c conditions.

Important

Used to remind users
before applying a
particular function

What You Need
to Do

Used to present a
process overview

Getting Help

Using the Manual

1.

Please check the ‘Model Comparison Chart’
on the previous page to see which features are
supported by your DVD recorder.

2.

Please see the ‘Quick Reference’ section at the
end of this manual, if you need the complete
listings of system setup menu and the support­ing disc types of this DVD recorder.

3.

Please see the ‘Specifi cations’ section, if you
need a fast overview of this DVD recorder.

4.

Please see the ‘Troubleshooting’ section, if
you encounter problems when using this DVD
recorder. Solutions listed in this section might
help fi x your problems instantly.

Using the Website

Please visit our website as well at http://www.
liteonit.com/DC/english/download.htm for latest

fi rmware downloads and additional supporting
information.

Using the Hotline Service

If you still have problems or questions regarding
setting up your unit, please call our local hotline
numbers listed below:

Belgium 027001725

France 0171230455

Germany 06950073897

Ireland 1850882017

Italy 0269682194

Netherlands 0202015094

Switzerland 018009687

Spain 914533459

United Kingdom 02073652401

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Features

Recording

This DVD recorder offers a fast and easy way for
you to record your desired TV programs.

One-Touch Recording

This DVD recorder features an easy instant record­ing capability. Start recording whenever you want
by pressing RECORD on your remote control.
Pressing the button repeatedly will also give you a
choice of different recording length, further saving
you the trouble to enter specific time.

One-Touch Recording (p.50)

Flexible Recording Choices

This DVD recorder supports various recording
modes, each of which offers different recording
length and image quality. You can choose one of
these options depending on your discs and record­ing purpose.

Media Mode Rec. Time

4.7 GB
Recordable
& Rewritable
DVD

HQ (High Quality) 1 hour

SP (Standard Play)

2 hours

LP (Long Play)

3 hours

EP (Extended Play)

4 hours

SLP (Super Long
Play)

6 hours

Just Fit* Depending on the

storage capacity
available on disc

* For ‘Timer Recording’ only

Using Easy Guider: Record (p.36)

Recording (p.46)

Timer Recording

There is no need to worry about missing your
favorite TV programs. With the timer recording
function offered by this DVD recorder, you can
easily input up to 32 settings in the Timer Program
list to record your desired programs. To each set­ting, you can assign particular recording mode and
recording frequency (Once/Daily/Weekly) which
best suit your need.

Using Easy Guider: Timer Record (p.37)

Timer Recording (p.52)

Easy Guider

This DVD recorder comes with an integrated ‘Easy
Guider’ program, which is an on-screen interface
specially designed to help you complete desired
tasks step by step.

Easy Guider (p.33)

AllWrite™ Technology

Built with the AllWrite

™

technology, this DVD
recorder is able to write on almost all types of
recordable and rewritable discs (CD-R/RW,
DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW), giving users greater
recording flexibility.

Guide to Using the Discs (p.94)

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Features

High Storage Capacity

With an integrated hard drive, this DVD recorder
offers you capacity and flexibility for performing
a number of functions, such as recording, copying
and timer recording. Make use of this built-in
device to record your favorite shows; convert your
home videos to discs; or create a copy of your
digital photo albums.

MPEG-4 Videos

Now you can play MPEG-4 videos on this DVD
recorder and enjoy a better viewing experience
with your TV!

Digital Video Support (p.69)

DivX® VOD Support

This DVD recorder supports the DivX® VOD
(video-on-demand) service, a feature designed to
protect the copyrights of digital videos. You can
now easily watch videos downloaded from the
online rental shops with your TV!

DivX® VOD (p.72)

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DVD Recording: The Essentials

DVD recorders not only offer the basic recording and playback functions as the traditional VCRs (video casette

recorders) do, but also make convenient content-sharing possible. Now you could play a finalized disc on other

compatible DVD players as well as on PCs. The following sections introduce the basics of DVD recording,

which may help you make the most of your recorder.

► What to Choose

Unlike the traditional VCR, DVD recorder comes with a wider variety of recordable media to choose

from. Depending on different technologies employed, recordable DVD discs are divided into two major

categories: the ‘minus (-)’ and ‘plus (+)’ formats. Within these two groups, discs are further classified by

their ‘rewritability’. Recordable (+R or -R) discs can be used for recording only once, which means that

you will not be able to write anything into a section already used. Rewritable (+RW or -RW) discs, on the

other hand, allow users to erase recordings and then to add new ones to the same section repeatedly.

Format Rewritability Disc Type

Minus (-)

Recordable (Write-Once)

DVD -R

Rewritable

DVD -RW

Plus (+)

Recordable (Write-Once)

DVD +R

Rewritable

DVD +RW

* Before buying discs, please check what types of discs are supported by your DVD recorder.

► How to Record

Using DVDs to record is similar to what you do with videotapes, except that you may need to prepare

your blank disc in a certain format. This formatting process varies depending on your recorder and the disc

you use. To record, insert a suitable disc to the recorder, and select a recording mode if necessary. When
preparation is done, pressRECORD on the unit or the remote control to start recording.

► How to Play

When the recording is finished, press PLAY to view the recorded programs or titles. A disc menu may
appear: use  to select your desired program or title. If you would like to play the recordings on

other DVD players or PCs, you need to finalize the disc first, unless you have used a DVD+RW disc.

T

his chapter introduces basic system

setups for the DVD recorder. Please
follow the steps listed below to complete
these requirements for further application.

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Getting Started

Setting up the DVD Recorder

The following sections introduce a step-by-step
process to set up this DVD recorder. When more
than one setup option are listed at a specific stage,
please refer to the option most suitable for your
setup condition.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether all the accessories are included
in your package box.

 Remote Control (1)

 Batteries (2)

 Audio/Video Cable (1)

 Power Cord (1)

(Not available in all models)

 Antenna Cable (1)

 SCART Cable (1)

(Not available in all models)

 User’s Manual (1)

 Quick Start Guide (1)

Getting
Started

Setting up the DVD Recorder...................9

• Knowing Your DVD Recorder................10

• Connecting up Your DVD Recorder.........13

System Setup...................................16

• Setting Language.............................17

• Setting System Date.........................17

• Setting System Time.........................18

• Setting Video Output.........................18

• Setting Audio Output.........................19

• Setting Aspect Ratio.........................20

• Setting TV Channels.........................20

Advanced System Setup......................22

• Using Channel Editor.........................22

• Setting the ShowView System..............26

• Setting TV MODE/SCART Bypass..........26

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Knowing Your DVD Recorder

Front-Panel Connections

1

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8

9

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12

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3

5

6

4

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1. POWER ON/OFF button

Switches the DVD recorder on and off

2. OPEN/CLOSE button

Opens or closes the disc tray

3. Disc tray

Holds discs securely during recording or
playback

4. DISPLAY window

Shows operation information

5. HDD indicator

Shows the current target device of DVD
recorder

6. DVD indicator

Shows the current target device of DVD
recorder

7. HDD/DVD button

Changes DVD recorder’s current mode from
HDD (hard disk drive) to DVD and vice versa

8. SOURCE button

Selects equipment connected via line inputs

9. RECORD button

Starts recording

10. PLAY button

Starts playback

11. STOP button

Stops playback or recording

12. PAUSE/STEP button

Pauses playback or recording

13. DV-LINK (IEEE 1394) jack

Connects digital camcorder

14. LINE IN (S-Video/Composite VIDEO &
AUDIO L/R) jacks

Connects the outputs of external equipment via
S-Video or composite video/audio cables

Note

• When using the S-Video jack to connect your

external equipment, please check whether you
have switched on the connection mode in the
Setup menu. Make necessary adjustment through
SetupRecordingFront AV.

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Getting Started

Display Window

TIMER

DVD SVCD VCD CDDA

CD

+R

+RW

-R

-RW

FILE

12

21 3 4 5 6 7

8

13

14

15

9

10

11

1. PLAY indicator

2. DVD indicator

3. SVCD indicator

4. VCD indicator

5. CDDA indicator

6. FILE indicator

7. CD indicator

8.

DVD+R indicator

9. PAUSE indicator

10.RECORD indicator

11.

TIMER RECORD
mode indicator

12. Multi-information
window

13. DVD+RW indicator

14. CD-R/DVD-R

indicator

15. CD-RW/DVD-RW
indicator

Rear-Panel Connections

1 2

3

4

5

6 7

8

1. VHF/UHF IN/OUT jacks

Connects antenna cables

2. SCART IN jack

Connects the output of external equipment via
SCART cable

3. SCART OUT jack

Connects the input of external equipment via
SCART cable

4. AV OUTPUT (VIDEO/AUDIO L/R) jacks

Connects the inputs of external equipment via
composite video/audio cables

5. COMP OUT (COMPONENT) jacks

Connects the inputs of external equipment via
component video cables

6. DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack

Connects an amplifi er or a receiver having a
digital input jack

7. DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack

Connects an amplifi er or a receiver having a
digital input jack

8. AC IN terminal

Connects the power cord

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Remote Control

1. DISPLAY button

Press to view information

2.

OPEN/CLOSE button

Press to open or close the
disc tray

3. Alphabet and Number
buttons

Press to enter numbers and
characters

4. GUIDER button

Press to display Easy Guider
menu

5. SOURCE button

Press to select signal source

6.

 (direction) and
ENTER buttons

Press to make selection

7. TOP MENU button

Press to display disc’s top
menu

8.  STOP button

Press to stop playback or
recording

9.  REW button

Press to reverse playback

10.  PREVIOUS button

Press to go to previous
file/picture/track/title

11. NAVI. button

Press to display Navigation
menu

12.

RECORD button

Press to start recording

13. EDIT button

Press to display Edit menu

14. HDD/DVD button

Press to switch between
HDD and DVD mode

15. SETUP button

Press to display the System
Setup menu

16. POWER button

Press to switch on or off the
recorder

17. CH

/ CH buttons

Press to select channel

18. CONTENTS button

Press to display the Con­tents Menu

19. TV/MODE button

Press to switch between TV
source and SCART source

20. MENU button

Press to display disc’s menu

21.  PLAY button

Press to start playback

22. PAUSE/STEP button

Press to pause playback or
recording

23.  FFW button

Press to advance playback

24.  NEXT button

Press to go to next file/pic­ture/track/title

25. TIME SHIFT button

Press to perform the ‘Time
Shift’ function

26. TIMER button

Press to display Timer
Record menu

27. COPY button

Press to start instant
copying

28. ShowView button

Press to display the
ShowView system menu

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Getting Started

Using Remote Control

Preparing the Remote Control

Open the battery compartment and insert the
batteries. Make sure the polarities (+ and -) match
the markings inside the remote control.

Note

• Using rechargeable batteries is not recommended.

Remote Control Signal

The remote has an operating range of approxi­mately 7 M, and works best when pointed directly
at the unit horizontally at angle up to 30° from the
sensor window of the DVD recorder.

30

0

7

ENTER

1

4

7

2

5

8

3

6

9 0

Easier Application with Remote Control

Function buttons, such as GUIDER or TIMER,
are designed to offer you a quick access to intended
applications. Press these buttons to go directly to
their individual menus and complete your desired
tasks. If you would like to quit an application,
simply press the designated button again.

Connecting up Your DVD Recorder

Before you start...

1.

Do not plug the AC power cord into the outlet
until all other connections are made.

2.

It is recommended that you connect VIDEO
OUT jack of the DVD recorder directly to the
video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO
OUT jack of this recorder to a TV via a VCR
may cause a viewing problem when playing
a copy-protected disc. The same viewing
problem may also occur when connecting the
recorder to a TV/Video combo system.

What You Need to Do:

Step 1: Connecting Antenna/Satellite Cable

Step 2: Connecting the Video Cable

Step 3: Connecting the Audio Cable

Step 4: Connecting the Decoder (If Required)

Step 5: Connecting the Power Cord

Step 1: Connecting
Antenna/Satellite Cables

Wall Outlet DVD Recorder TV

1.

Use an antenna cable to connect the RF IN jack
on the DVD recorder to the antenna outlet on
the wall.

2. Use an antenna cable to connect the RF OUT
jack on the DVD recorder to the RF IN jack on
the television. (Please note that this serves as a
pass-through only.)

T V

Wall

RF IN

RF OUT

RF IN

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Step 3: Connecting the
Audio Cable

Option 1 Connecting to a TV using SCART Cable

Use a SCART cable to connect the SCART OUT
jack on the DVD recorder to the SCART IN jack on
the television.

T V

SCART O UT

SCART I N

Option 2 Connecting to a Stereo Audio Amplifi er

or Receiver

Use the audio (red and white) ends of a composite
cable to connect the AUDIO OUT jack on the DVD
recorder to the AUDIO IN jack on a stereo ampli­fi er or a receiver.

Audio cable

IN

RIGHT

DVD

LEFT

VIDEO

R

L

Stereo audio ampl ifier

or rec eiver

Option 3 Connecting to a Digital Audio Device

3.1 Using an Optical Cable

Use an optical cable to connect the DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL) jack on the DVD recorder to the digital
optical input on a stereo amplifi er or a receiver.

Step 2: Connecting the
Video Cable

Option 1 Using SCART Cable

Use a SCART cable to connect the SCART OUT
jack on the DVD recorder to the SCART IN jack on
the television.

T V

SCART O UT

SCART I N

Option 2 Using Component Cable

Use a component video (with green, blue and red
ends) cable to connect the COMPONENT OUT
jack on the DVD recorder to the COMPONENT IN
jack on the television.

Component video cable

Y

CB / PB

CR / PR

COMPONENT IN

Y

CB / PB

CR / PR

T V

Note

• If your television supports ‘Progressive Scan’
mode, you may adjust the ‘Video Output’
setting accordingly for better results. Please go
to SetupSystemVideo Output, and select
‘Progressive’. You can activate the Setup menu
directly by pressing SETUP button on your
remote control.

15

Getting Started

IN

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

Optical digital cable

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

Digital Out (Optical)

DIGITAL AUDIO DEVICE

3.2 Using a Coaxial Cable

Use a coaxial cable to connect the DIGITAL
OUT (COAXIAL) jack on the DVD recorder to
the coaxial digital input on a stereo amplifi er or a
receiver.

IN

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

OPTICAL

COAXIAL

Digital Out (Coaxial)

DIGITAL AUDIO DEVICE

Coaxial digital cable

Step 4: Connecting the
Decoder (If Required)

For PAY-TV/CANAL+ subscribers, you will
need to connect an additional decoder to your
TV and DVD recorder.

1. Use an antenna cable to connect the RF IN jack

on the DVD recorder to the antenna outlet on

the wall.

2. Use an antenna cable to connect the RF OUT
jack on the DVD recorder to the RF IN jack on
the television.

3. Use a SCART cable to connect the SCART IN
jack on the DVD recorder to the SCART OUT
jack on the CANAL+ decoder.

4. Use a SCART cable to connect the SCART OUT
jack on the DVD recorder to the SCART IN jack
on the television.

SCART OUT

Wall

RF IN

T V

SCART

IN

RF OUT

SCART

OUT

RF IN

SCART IN

CANAL+ Decoder

Note

• During recording, if you have problem watching
programs imported via decoder, you can press
TV/MODE to switch to the ‘SCART Bypass’
mode. However, you need to fi rst activate
the feature through SetupTV Tuner TV
MODE.

Setting TV MODE/SCART Bypass (p.26)

• Depending on the cable manufacturers, the
SCART cable you use may not be able to detect
all signals transferred via this connection. If
you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’ mode
through the Setup menu, and still have problem
using the feature, please try to use a new SCART
cable to connect the decoder to your DVD
recorder.

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System Setup

Use the Setup menu to quickly complete basic
system settings before using the DVD recorder. If
you wish to exit the Setup menu at any time, simply
press the SETUP button again.

Each option icon on the Setup menu represents
an entry point to more detailed system setup lists.
Please use  buttons on your remote
control to make selection, and confi rm it with the
ENTER button.

Guide to Complete System Setup Menu (p.91)

Front AV

Composite

HQ

SP

LP

EP

SLP

Recording

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the video signal from this
DVD recorder is correctly displayed on your
TV screen.

Connecting up Your DVD Recorder (p.13)

Step 5: Connecting the
Power Cord

Connect the power cord to the DVD recorder. After
all the cable connections are completed, you can
now plug the power cord of the recorder into the
outlet, and start using the recorder.

Note

• If you use a model which features attached power
cord, you only need to plug the power cord to the
outlet at this step.

17

Getting Started

Setting Language

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘Language’, then press

ENTER.

3

If you would like to change the language

displayed on the screen, press  to select
‘OSD’ (on-screen display), then press ENTER
or to go to the sub-menu.

If you would like to change the language
displayed on the menu page, press  to
select ‘Menu’, then press ENTER or to go
to the sub-menu.

If you would like to change the spoken
language in the video fi les, press  to select
‘Audio’, then press ENTER or to go to the
sub-menu.

If you would like to change the language
shown for the subtitle, press  to select
‘Subtitle’, then press ENTER or to go to the
sub-menu.

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Français

Español

4

Press  to select your desired language,

then press ENTER.

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Français

Español

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Note

• Available language versions vary depending on
model types.

• For the ‘Menu’, ‘Audio’ and ‘Subtitle’ options,
the selected preference is applicable only when
the discs being played have the desired language
versions.

Setting System Date

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘System’, then press

ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Date’, then press EN-

TER.

4

Press or number buttons (0-9) to

enter correct date, then press ENTER to
confi rm the entry.

If you decide not to change the date, pressto return
to the upper-level options.

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Note

• This DVD recorder allows users to enter date up
to 31/12/2099 (December 31, 2099). Date beyond
this day CANNOT be set.

• If you would like to change the date display
format (e.g. 2005/04/01 or 01/04/2005), please
make the adjustment through Setup  System
 Clock Format.

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Setting Video Output

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘System’, then press

ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Video Output’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘Component’, ‘SCART

S-Video’, ‘SCART RGB’, or ‘Progressive’,
then press ENTER.

If you select a video output mode which is different from
what you use to connect the DVD recorder to your TV,
there will be an instant signal loss on TV screen. If such
a condition occurs, please do not press any buttons on the
remote control or on the front panel. The DVD recorder will
return to the original mode in just a few seconds.

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Setting System Time

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘System’, then press

ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Time’, then press

ENTER.

Current Time

05:50:30PM

4

Press or number buttons (0-9) to

enter correct time, then press ENTER to
confi rm the entry.

Current Time

5:50:30PM

If you decide not to change the time, pressto return
to the upper-level options.

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Note

• If you would like to change the time display
format (e.g. 19:00 or 07:00 P.M.), please make
the adjustment through Setup  System
 Clock Format.

19

Getting Started

About ‘Progressive Scan’

‘Progressive Scan’ mode differs from the ‘Inter­laced Scan’ mode in how a video image is updated.
In ‘Progressive Scan’ mode, scan lines for an image
are refreshed in every pass and by a sequential
order. In the ‘Interlaced Scan’ mode, image is
updated by alternating sets of odd and even scan
lines.

Progressive Scan Mode:

Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

Line 5

Line 6

Line 7
etc

Interlaced Scan Mode

Line 1

Line 2

Line 3

Line 4

Line 5

Line 6

Line 7
etc

Note

• If you accidentally set ‘Progressive’ as the video
output mode when the DVD recorder is not con­nected to a progressive-scan-compatible TV, you
may lose the video signal on your TV instantly.
To recover the problem, switch off the DVD
recorder, and then switch it on again. After the
DVD recorder is switched on, which takes about
30 seconds, press (right direction button), 5, 0,
2, 0, on remote control, then press ENTER. The
recorder will then be automatically switched off.
The DVD recorder’s TV output will be restored
to default when you switch on the recorder next
time.

Setting Audio Output

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘Audio’, then press

ENTER.

3

If you would like to change digital audio

output mode, press  to select ‘Digital
Output’, then press ENTER.

♦ Select ‘PCM’ when your amplifi er does not have

an integrated Dolby Digital decoder.

♦ Select ‘Bit Stream’ when your amplifi er has an

integrated Dolby Digital decoder.

4

If you would like to enable/disable the DTS

(Digital Theater System) supporting feature
offered by your discs, press  to select
‘DTS Output’, then press ENTER.

♦ If the spoken language of your disc(s) is

recorded using the DTS format, disabling
the DTS option will result in loss of sound
when watching fi lm. Please always check the
information on disc(s) before you decide to
change options.

5

If you would like to change the surround-sound

setting, press  to select ‘Surround’, then
press ENTER.

♦ This category allows you to set the playback

priority when the disc being played offers more
than one audio format for a single language.

6

If you would like to change the TV audio

output mode, press  to select ‘TV Audio’,
then press ENTER.

♦ This category allows you to select your

preferred audio channel when watching TV pro­grams through the DVD recorder; however, your
preference is applicable only when the selected
audio channel is offered. Meanwhile, please
note that the setting will also determine which
audio channel to be recorded for your desig­nated TV programs. For bilingual programs,
only one language version will be recorded.
Always select ‘SAP (Sub)’, if you would like to
record the second language channel.

7

If you would like to change the audio output

mode for the MPEG fi les, press  to select
‘MPEG’, then press ENTER.

♦ Select ‘PCM’ when your amplifi er does not have

an integrated Dolby Digital decoder.

♦ Select ‘Bit Stream’ when your amplifi er has an

integrated Dolby Digital decoder.

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Press  to select ‘4:3 L.Box’ (4:3 Letter
Box), then press ENTER, if you connect the
DVD recorder to a normal (4:3) TV.

When you play back a DVD-VIDEO disc recorded in wide
picture format, the picture is shown with black bars at the
top and bottom.

Press  to select ‘4:3 Pan’ (4:3 Pan &
Scan), then press ENTER, if you connect the
DVD recorder to a normal (4:3) TV.

When you play back a DVD-VIDEO disc recorded in wide
picture format, the picture is zoomed to fi ll the screen verti­cally, and the left and right sides of the image are chopped
off. Please note that depending on the disc the picture will
be shown in the 4:3 L.Box (4:3 Letter Box) mode even if you
select the 4:3 Pan (4:3 Pan & Scan) mode.

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Setting TV Channels

To record the TV program you want to watch, it
is important that you set up a list of recognizable
channels for the DVD recorder. Please follow the
steps listed below to complete the process.

What You Need to Do:

Step 1: Selecting Region

Step 2: Scanning TV Channels

Step 3: Editing Listed TV Channels

8

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

9

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Setting Aspect Ratio

Aspect ratio setting affects how video images are
presented. Select 4:3 (normal) or 16:9 (widescreen)
mode which suits your television.

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘Playback’, then press

ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Aspect Ratio’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘16:9 Wide’ (16:9 Wide-

screen), then press ENTER, if you connect the
DVD recorder to a widescreen (16:9) TV.

21

Getting Started

Step 1: Selecting Region

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘TV Tuner’, then press

ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Country’, then press

ENTER.

TV MODE Not Allowed

4

Press  to select the region where you are

currently situated, then press ENTER.

TV MODE Not Allowed

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Note

• List of available countries/regions may vary
depending on model types.

Step 2: Scanning TV
Channels

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘TV Tuner’, then press

ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Utilities’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘Scan Channel’, then press

ENTER.

TV MODE Not Allowed

The DVD recorder will start searching for available
channels.

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Note

• When the ‘Scan Channel’ function is activated,
the TV channels are scanned and stored in a spe­cifi c order. If your TV content provider changes
the channel listing, or if you are reinstalling this
DVD recorder, you may need to go through this
process again.

Step 3: Editing Listed TV
Channels

The automatic scanning process will list all the
available channels in a specifi c order. If you would
like to change the sequence, you can further edit
your preference in ‘Channel Editor’. Aside from
the channel sequence, the ‘Channel Editor’ also
allows you to rename or insert channels. For more
information about the application of ‘Channel
Editor’, please see the section ‘Using Channel
Editor’.

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘TV Tuner’, then press

ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Utilities’, then press

ENTER.

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4

Press  to select ‘Edit Channel’, then press

ENTER.

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The ‘Channel Editor’ page will be displayed.

5

Press  to select a channel you would like

to edit, then press ENTER.

6

Press  to select the function you

would like to apply, then press ENTER.

Advanced System Setup

Use these options to customize your preferred
settings. You can find all these options through the
Setup menu, which can be immediately activated
by pressing the SETUP button on the remote
control.

Before you start...

1.

Please complete the basic system settings
introduced in the previous section first.

Using Channel Editor

‘Channel Editor’ offers users an easy-to-manage
interface to organize your TV channel list. Through
‘Channel Editor’, you can rearrange and rename
TV channels according to your own preference.

You can activate ‘Channel Editor’, using the
following paths.

Path 1: Using Setup Menu

1. Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2. Press  to select ‘TV Tuner’, then press

ENTER.

3. Press  to select ‘Utilities’, then press

ENTER.

4. Press  to select ‘Edit Channel’, then press

ENTER.

5. The Channel Editor menu will be displayed.

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Getting Started

Path 2: Using Edit Mode while Viewing TV

1. Press TV/MODE or SOURCE to switch to the
TV-viewing mode.

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TV

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DV

SCART

By default, pressing TV/MODE allows you to switch to TV
directly. However, if you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’
mode earlier through Setup menu, you can only press
SOURCE to switch to TV.

If you press SOURCE, you may need to press the button
more than once to switch to ‘TV’.

2. Press EDIT to activate ‘Channel Editor’.

3. The Channel Editor menu will be displayed.

Moving up/down TV
Channels

1

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

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2

Press  to select ‘Up’ or ‘Down’ , then

press ENTER.

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The order of the TV channel will be changed.

3

Each time when you press ENTER, the item

changes as follows:

CH:01

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4

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’ or another option to continue, then press
ENTER.

Inserting TV Channels

1

Press  to select a channel from the list,

press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Insert’, then press

ENTER.

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CH:01

3

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to

enter the channel number, then press ENTER.

CH:03

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The channel will be moved to the desired location.

4

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’ or another option to continue, then press
ENTER.

Note

• After you insert channel(s), numbers of other
channels will change accordingly.

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The keypad screen will be displayed.

3

Press  to select desired characters

from the keypad, then press ENTER after each
entry.

4

When completed, press  to select

‘Finish’, then press ENTER.

Note

• You can enter up to 10 characters for a name.

Enabling/Disabling TV
Channels

The automatic scanning process will list all the
available channels for your reference. You can
further edit this list by activating the ‘Enable/Dis­able’ function, which allows you to temporarily
remove unwanted channel(s) from the list or add
the previously disabled channel(s) back to the list.

1

Press  to select a TV channel which

you would like to switch on/off, then press
ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Enable’ or ‘Disable’, then

press ENTER.

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CH:01

The channel selected will then be switched on or off.

3

To switch on or off other channels, repeat steps

1-2 to complete the settings.

Swapping TV Channels

1

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Swap’, then press

ENTER.

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3

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to

enter the channel number, then press ENTER.

CH:05

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The channel will be swapped to the designated location.

4

To swap other TV channels, repeat steps 1-3 to

complete the settings.

Renaming TV Channels

This DVD recorder offers an on-screen input
keypad for users to complete the naming/renaming
process. Please use  and ENTER
buttons on your remote control to select your
desired letters, numbers or punctuation marks. For
more information about how to use the keypad,
please see the section ‘On-Screen Input Keypad’.

1

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Rename’, then press

ENTER.

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Getting Started

Setting Decoder

Use this option to switch on or off the ‘Decode’
function for particular TV channel(s).

1

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Decode’, then press

ENTER.

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CH:01

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CH:01

A key icon will appear, indicating that the ‘Decode’ function
for the selected channel is switched on.

3

To set the ‘Decode’ function on or off for other

TV channels, repeat steps 1-2.

4

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’ or another option to continue, then press
ENTER.

Setting Channel Frequency

Use this option to search for better channel signal,
or to search for a particular channel which has not
been listed after the scanning process.

1

Press  to select a channel from the list,

then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Frequency’, then press

ENTER.

3

The dialogue box for entering the channel

frequency will appear. Press  or
number buttons (0-9) to enter the channel
frequency, then press ENTER.

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4

Press  to select a suitable TV system, then

press ENTER.

5

The DVD recorder will start searching for the

channel signal.

6

When the scanning process is completed, press

 to select your desired option, then press
ENTER.

7

If the scanning result is what you want, press

 to select ‘OK’, then press ENTER.

8

If the scanning result is not what you want,

press  to select ‘Scan Next’, then press
ENTER. The DVD recorder will then start
searching for the next available channel
frequency.

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9

If you decide not to make any change, press

 to select ‘Cancel’, then press ENTER.

10

To apply the frequency setting to other chan-

nels, repeat steps 1-5.

11

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’ or another option to continue, then press
ENTER.

Note

• If you have not completed the channel scanning
process before you select this option, a dialogue
box asking you to do so will appear. Press



to select desired application, then press ENTER.
If you still choose not to scan channels, you will
need to switch on the channels one by one for
further applications.

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5

Press or number buttons (0-9) to

enter the GCN (guide channel number), which
is the channel number used by the ShowView
system, then press ENTER.

6

To set GCN for other channels, repeat steps

3-5.

7

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

Setting TV MODE/SCART Bypass

When the DVD recorder is switched on, you may
need to activate the ‘TV MODE/SCART Bypass’
feature in order to successfully watch programs
imported via the SCART connection.

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘TV Tuner’, then press

ENTER.

TV MODE Not Allowed

3

Press  to select ‘TV MODE’, then press

ENTER.

Bypass Allowed

Not Allowed

TV MODE Not Allowed

Setting the ShowView
System

The ShowView programming system is a
specially-designed feature for recording TV
programs. The system greatly simplifi es the timer
recording process, as it does not require users to
enter program information, such as date, channel
number and start/end time, which are all contained
in the ShowView programming numbers. You
can complete the timer recording setup simply by
inputting the ShowView number, which can be
found in most newspapers, TV listing magazines or
online sources.

Setting up the ShowView
System

As channel numbers may vary depending on
where you live, it is suggested that you build up
a matching channel list when you fi rst set up the
DVD recorder. This step will help you to make use
of the ShowView system for future timer recording
settings.

1

Press TV/MODE or press SOURCE to set

‘TV’ as the signal source.

By default, pressing TV/MODE allows you to switch to TV
directly. However, if you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’
mode earlier through Setup menu, you can only press
SOURCE to switch to TV.

If you press SOURCE, you may need to press the button
more than once to switch to ‘TV’.

2

Press EDIT to display the Channel Editor

menu.

3

Press  to select a TV channel, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘GCN’, then press

ENTER.

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The dialogue box for entering GCN will appear.

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Getting Started

4

Press  to select ‘Bypass Allowed’ or ‘Not

Allowed’, then press ENTER.

Bypass Allowed

Not Allowed

TV MODE Not Allowed

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Note

• You need to activate the feature before using the
TV/MODE button on remote control to switch to
the ‘SCART Bypass’ mode.

• After you press

TV/MODE to switch to the
‘SCART Bypass’ mode, buttons on the remote
control, except POWER and TV/MODE, will
not be available to use. You can only press
POWER to switch off the DVD recorder, or
press TV/MODE again to return previous
viewing mode.

• After you press

TV/MODE to switch to the
‘SCART Bypass’ mode, status indicator will light
up in the display window.

• Depending on the cable manufacturers, the
SCART cable you use to connect the decoder
to the DVD recorder may not be able to detect
all signals transferred via this connection. If
you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’ mode
through the Setup menu, and still have problem
using the feature, please try to use a new SCART
cable for the connection.

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Contents Menu

Contents Menu offers you a quick overview of
what stored in your selected medium by displaying
files according to file types. This easy-to-follow
interface can be directly activated by pressing the
CONTENTS button on your remote control.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the video signal of this DVD
recorder is correctly displayed on your TV
screen.

Connecting up Your DVD Recorder (p.13)

2.

Check whether the remote control works. Are
the batteries being installed?

Easier
Application
& Access

T

his chapter introduces three specially-

designed interfaces, which aim to offer
you a more convenient and hassle-free
operation environment. Please follow the
steps listed below for the applications.

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• Introducing Contents Menu.................29

• Using Contents Menu........................30

On-Screen Input Keypad......................31

• Introducing On-Screen Input Keypad.....32

• Using On-Screen Input Keypad............32

Easy Guider.....................................33

• Introducing Easy Guider.....................34

• Using Easy Guider: Play.....................34

• Using Easy Guider: Record.................36

• Using Easy Guider: Timer Record..........37

• Using Easy Guider: Copy....................40

• Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools.............42

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Easier Application & Access

Introducing Contents Menu

Overview of Contents
Menu

1

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu

2

Press  and ENTER to select and

confi rm specifi c application.

1. Indicates the source medium. Press to select the
source medium you wish to view.

2. Indicates a fi le catalogue containing video fi les.
Press to view all video fi les in the selected
medium.

3. Indicates a fi le catalogue containing music fi les/
albums. Press to view all music fi les/albums in
the selected medium.

4. Indicates a fi le catalogue containing picture
fi les/albums. Press to view all picture fi les/al­bums in the selected medium.

5/6. Indicates a title/fi le/album in the fi le catalogue.

Press PLAY to start playback.

With the exception of the video fi le catalogue, a ‘Default
Album’ will be automatically created in both music and
picture catalogues to accommodate media fi les which are not
grouped under particular directories in the source medium.
For example, if you organize your music and picture fi les as
follows...

Root

C

A

D1.jpg

C2.jpg

C1.jpg

B2.mp3

B1.mp3

A2.mp3

A1.mp3

... these fi les will be regrouped and displayed as follows
in the Contents Menu without changing the original data
structure.

Root

Default

C

Default

A

D1.jpg

C2.jpg

C1.jpg

B2.mp3

B1.mp3

A2.mp3

A1.mp3

Picture

Music

7. Indicates the page number.

8.

Indicates the ‘Previous Page’ function. Press to

go to the previous page. Alternatively, you can
press  button on your remote control.

9. Indicates the ‘Next Page’ function. Press to
switch to the next page. Alternatively, you can
press  button on your remote control.

10.

Indicates the page number index.

11.

Indicates the list display format. Press to switch
between ‘Thumbnail View’ (displayed in im­age/icon) and ‘Text View’ (displayed in text).

12. Indicates the ‘Exit’ function. Press to exit the

Contents Menu.

Note

• Please allow a few seconds for the DVD recorder

to display all your fi les in the Contents Menu.

• Only fi les in media formats will be displayed in

the Contents Menu. Normal data fi les will not be
shown.

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Inside the Catalogues

In the individual fi le catalogue, each title/fi le or fi le
album is also presented with detailed data informa­tion.

A. Inside the Video File Catalogue

1. Indicates a video fi le or DVD title.

2. Indicates the fi le or title name.

3. Indicates the fi le format.

4. Indicates the recording mode.

5. Indicates the length of fi le.

Note

• If the fi le or title name is too long, it will be
abbreviated.

• The fi le or title name may not be correctly
displayed, if it contains characters which use a
coding page or certain character sets not sup­ported by this DVD recorder. However, this will
not affect functions you wish to apply. You can
still play back or copy these fi les without any
problem.

B. Inside the Music or Picture File Catalogue

1. Indicates a fi le album. Press ENTER to go into

the album, or press PLAY to start playback.

2. Indicates the album name.

3. Indicates the number of fi les contained in the

album.

4. Indicates a default album, which groups together

fi les which are not included in any specifi c
folder in the source medium.

Using Contents Menu

Viewing Files on Disc

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Place the disc on the tray.

Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the tray.

3

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

4

Press  to select ‘DVD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

5

Press  to select the type of fi les (Video/

Music/Picture) you wish to view.

6

Press ENTER or  to enter the selected

catalogue.

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If you want to go to a different page, use the ,  or page
number button to make selection.

7

If you have selected the video fi le catalogue,

press  to select desired title or fi le,
then press ENTER to start playback.

8

If you have selected the music or picture fi le

catalogue, press  to select desired
album. Press  PLAY to start playback, or
press ENTER to go to the selected album.

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Easier Application & Access

9

Press  to select desired track or file,

then press ENTER to start playback.

Viewing Files on Hard
Drive

1

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

2

Press  to select ‘HDD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select the type of files (Video/

Music/Picture) you wish to view.

4

Press ENTER or  to enter the selected

catalogue.

5

If you have selected the video file catalogue,

press  to select desired title or file,
then press ENTER to start playback.

6

If you have selected the music or picture file

catalogue, press  to select desired
album. Press  PLAY to start playback, or
press ENTER to go to the selected album.

7

Press  to select desired track or file,

then press ENTER to start playback.

On-Screen Input Keypad

On-screen input keypad offers you a simple way to
enter file names. Entering your desired characters
can be easily done by pressing the  and
ENTER buttons on your remote control.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the video signal of this DVD
recorder is correctly displayed on your TV
screen.

Connecting up Your DVD Recorder (p.13)

2.

Check whether the remote control works. Are
the batteries being installed?

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Introducing On-Screen Input Keypad

1. Indicates the area for entering names.

2.

Indicates the available characters or symbols.

3.

Indicates the available input options. Press to
switch among uppercase letters [A], lowercase
letters [a], symbols [Symbol] and accented
letters [International].

You can use the corresponding shortcuts on remote control
to quickly select desired characters. When you press one of
the number buttons, available characters will be highlighted
on-screen. Press the button repeatedly until you desired
character is highlighted, then press ENTER to confi rm your
selection.

4. Indicates the backward direction button. Press to

move the cursor backwards on the entry bar.

5.

Indicates the forward direction button. Press to
move the cursor forwards on the entry bar.

6.

Indicates the function of deleting characters one
by one in a backward direction.

7.

Indicates the function of deleting all characters
shown on the entry bar.

8.

Indicates the function of discarding changes and
returning to the previous page.

9. Indicates the function of inserting space.

10.

Indicates the function of quitting the applica­tion.

Using On-Screen Input Keypad

Naming a New Title or File

1

When the keypad screen is displayed, press

 to select the input option button,
then press ENTER. Press ENTER repeatedly
to select your desired input option.

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2

Press  to select desired characters,

then press ENTER.

You can enter up to 30 characters for a title name.

3

If you want to make changes during the pro-

cess, press  to select ‘Back’, which
allows you to delete character by character in a
backward direction, then press ENTER.

If you want to delete all the characters you
have entered, press  to select ‘Clear’,
then press ENTER.

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4

When completed, press  to select

‘Finish’, then press ENTER.

Note

• The entry bar

CANNOT be left blank. If such
a condition occurs, you will not be able to exit
the keypad screen. Please follow the instruction
given in the pop-up dialogue box, and go back to
complete the process.

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Easier Application & Access

Renaming a Title or File

1

When the keypad screen is displayed, the

‘Clear’ button will be automatically high­lighted. Press ENTER to clear the entry bar, or
press  to select ‘Back’; and delete the old
name character by character.

2

Press  to select the input option

button, then press ENTER. Press ENTER
repeatedly to select your desired input option.

3

Press  to select desired characters,

then press ENTER.

You can enter up to 30 characters for a title name.

4

If you want to make changes during the pro-

cess, press  to select ‘Back’, which
allows you to delete character by character in a
backward direction, then press ENTER.

If you want to delete all the characters you
have entered, press  to select ‘Clear’,
then press ENTER.

5

When completed, press  to select

‘Finish’, then press ENTER.

Easy Guider

Easy Guider is an on-screen user interface,
designed to help you quickly operate the major
functions offered by this DVD recorder. All func­tions in Easy Guider can be conveniently selected
and activated by pressing  and ENTER
buttons on your remote control.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the video signal of this DVD
recorder is correctly displayed on your TV
screen.

Connecting up Your DVD Recorder (p.13)

2.

Check whether the remote control works. Are
the batteries being installed?

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Introducing Easy Guider

Press GUIDER to display the Easy Guider menu.

1. Indicates the function shortcuts offered by Easy

Guider.

2. Indicates the function selected. Press to confi rm
selection.

3.

Indicates the function of exiting current pro-

gram. This section also features a PIP (picture in

picture) interface, which allows you to continue

monitoring image shown on your TV.

If you have been watching TV...

Image from your selected channel will be

shown.

If you have been watching DVD-Video or

VCD...

Image of the disc being played will be shown.

If you have been listening to an audio CD...

The display window will be blank.

If you have been browsing pictures...

A ‘Picture’ icon will be shown.

Note

• Press

GUIDER, if you would like to exit the

Easy Guider menu.

Using Easy Guider: Play

Before you start...

1.

Check whether your source medium contains
displayable media fi les.

Playing Video Files

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the

source medium, then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Video’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select a title (program) you

wish to play, then press ENTER.

5

Playback will then start.

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Easier Application & Access

6

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY to resume normal playback.
Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked
stop.
Press  STOP again to bring the playback to
a full stop.

Note

• When you insert a DVD-Video disc, VCD or
SVCD, playback will begin automatically.

Playing Music Files

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the

source medium, then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Music’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select a file album you wish

to play, then press ENTER.

5

Press  to select a file or track, then

press ENTER or PLAY to start playback.

6

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY to resume normal playback.
Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked
stop.
Press  STOP again to bring the playback to
a full stop.

Note

• When you insert an audio CD, playback will
begin automatically.

• If an MP3 file name includes two-byte character,
it may not be displayed correctly.

• This DVD recorder does not support ID3 (for
MP3) and WMA tags.

• This DVD recorder does not support MP3-Pro
files.

• The MP3 file bitrates supported by this DVD
recorder are: 32Kbps - 320Kbps.

Playing Picture Files

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the

source medium, then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Picture’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select a file album you wish

to play, then press ENTER.

5

Press  to select a file, then press

ENTER or PLAY to start playback.

6

Press to rotate the picture clockwise, or

press  to rotate it counterclockwise.
Press or  to skip the picture.

7

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY to resume normal playback.
Press  STOP to stop playback.

Playing Picture with Music

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the

source medium, then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Picture with Music’, then

press ENTER.

4

Press  to select a picture album, then

press ENTER.

5

Press  to select a file, then press

ENTER to start playback.

6

The music file catalogue will then be

displayed. Press  to select a music
album, then press ENTER.

7

Press  to select a file or track, then

press ENTER to start playback.

8

Press to rotate the picture clockwise, or

press  to rotate it counterclockwise.
Press or  to skip picture.
Press  or  to skip music file.

9

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY to resume normal playback.
Press  STOP to stop playback.

Playing Last Recorded
Title (On Hard Drive Only)

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘HDD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

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3

Press  to select ‘Last Recorded’, then

press ENTER.

4

Playback of the last recorded title will then

start.

5

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY to resume normal playback.
Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked
stop.
Press  STOP again to bring the playback to
a full stop.

Using Easy Guider: Record

Before you start...

1.

Check whether you select and insert a record­able disc.

Guide to Using the Discs (p.94)

2.

Check whether there is enough space on the
disc or on the hard drive.

3.

Check whether the channel scanning process
for your TV is completed.

Setting TV Channels (p.20)

Important

• If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you will need

to format the discs before recording. Pressto
select ‘Quick Preparation’ or ‘Full Preparation’,
then press ENTER.

Recording_01_03

• If you use blank CD-R/-RW discs, you will
need to format the discs before recording. Press
 to select a suitable format, then press
ENTER.

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1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Record’, then press ENTER.

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2

Press  to select the signal source on which

the program you would like to record is being
broadcast or played, then press ENTER.

If you select ‘TV’, press  to select
the channel you want to record, then press
ENTER.

3

Press to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the

target medium, where you would like to save
the recording, then press ENTER.

4

The recorder will automatically detect the

disc you have inserted, and suggest a suitable
format for recording. If the suggested format is
not what you wish to use, press  to select
‘Change Disc, then press ENTER.

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Easier Application & Access

5

If you choose to save the recording on a DVD

disc or on hard drive, press  to select a
recording mode, then press ENTER.

6

Recording will then start.

7

Press  STOP to stop recording.

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording.
Press PAUSE/STEP again to resume
recording.

Note

• If you are using models which support double­layer DVD recording, please be reminded that
one recording session in double-layer discs
cannot exceed 8 hours. Once the session has
lasted for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will
automatically stop recording.

Using Easy Guider: Timer Record

Before you start...

1.

Check whether you select and insert a record­able disc.

Guide to Using the Discs (p.94)

2.

Check whether the system date and time of
the DVD recorder is correct.

Setting System Time (p.18)

3.

Check whether there is enough space on the
disc or on the hard drive.

4.

Check whether the channel scanning process
for your TV is completed.

Setting TV Channels (p.20)

Important

• If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you will need

to format the discs before recording. Pressto
select ‘Quick Preparation’ or ‘Full Preparation’,
then press ENTER.

Recording_01_03

• If you use blank CD-R/-RW discs, you will
need to format the discs before recording. Press
 to select a suitable format, then press
ENTER.

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Normal Timer Recording

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Timer Record’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Date/Time Setting’, then

press ENTER.

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3

Press  to select the signal source on which

the program you would like to record is being
broadcast or played, then press ENTER.

If you select ‘TV’, press  to select
the channel you want to record, then press
ENTER.

4

Press to switch on or off the PDC func-

tion, then press ENTER.

5

Press  to select ‘Once’, ‘Daily’ or

‘Weekly’.

Recording
Frequency

Suitable Applications

Once To record program broadcast during

specifi c time slot.

Daily To record program broadcast every day

during specifi c time slot.

Weekly To record program broadcast on certain

day(s) every week during specifi c time
slot.

6

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to

enter the date, then press ENTER.

7

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to

enter the time, then press ENTER.

8

Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the

target medium, then press ENTER.

9

Press  to select a recording mode, then

press ENTER.

10

If your signal source is set to ‘TV’, press

to set ‘Sound’ options, then press EN-
TER.

11

The Timer Program information will appear.

Press ENTER to exit the screen.

HDD/DVD

PDC
Sound

HDD

Turn Off
Stereo

About ‘VPS/PDC’

VPS (video programming system)/ PDC (program
delivery control) are used to control the activation
and duration of preset TV channel recordings. If
a TV program starts earlier than is scheduled, the
DVD recorder will then be automatically switched
on and off according to the updated time.

Note

• This DVD recorder allows you to set up a maxi­mum of 32 Timer Programs. If your setting list
is full, you need to delete some of the programs
before you can input new ones.

• This DVD recorder allows you to use a maximum
of 20 PDC settings for your preset Timer Pro­grams. If you have used up the quota, you need
to cancel the setting on some preset programs
before you can assign the feature to other timer
recordings. Meanwhile, please be reminded that
the PDC is applicable only when your DVD
recorder is in standby mode. If you have been
using the DVD recorder before a preset Timer
Program starts, it will not be monitored by the
PDC system, and the preset Timer Program will
begin following the original schedule.

• This DVD recorder allows users to enter date up
to 31/12/2099 (December 31, 2099). Date beyond
this day CANNOT be set.

Setting System Date (p.17)

• This DVD recorder features ‘power-on’ timer
recording: you do not need to switch off the
recorder to activate the function.

• If you are using models which support double­layer DVD recording, please be reminded that
one recording session in double-layer discs
cannot exceed 8 hours. Once the session has
lasted for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will
automatically stop recording.

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Easier Application & Access

Timer Recording through
the ShowView System

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Timer Record’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘ShowView Setting’, then

press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Once’, ‘Daily’ or

‘Weekly’.

4

Press number buttons (0-9) to enter the

ShowView number, then press ENTER.

5

The ‘Preset Channel’ dialogue box will then

appear, if the DVD recorder fails to fi nd
information of a corresponding channel. Press
 to enter the channel number shown on
your TV, then press ENTER.

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To make use of the ShowView system for timer recording,
you need to match the GCNs (guide channel numbers)
used by the ShowView system with the channel numbers
shown on your TV, so that the relevant information can
be correctly assigned to the programs you would like to
record.

6

Press to switch on or off the PDC func-

tion, then press ENTER.

7

Press  to select ‘DVD’ or ‘HDD’ as the

target medium, then press ENTER.

8

Press  to select the suitable format, if you

use a DVD disc, then press ENTER.

9

Press  to select a recording mode, then

press ENTER.

10

If your signal source is set to ‘TV’,

pressto set ‘Sound’ options, then press
ENTER.

11

The Timer Program information will appear.

Press ENTER to exit the screen.

About ‘VPS/PDC’

VPS (video programming system)/ PDC (program
delivery control) are used to control the activation
and duration of preset TV channel recordings. If
a TV program starts earlier than is scheduled, the
DVD recorder will then be automatically switched
on and off according to the updated time.

Note

• This DVD recorder allows you to set up a maxi­mum of 32 Timer Programs. If your setting list
is full, you need to delete some of the programs
before you can input new ones.

• This DVD recorder allows you to use a maximum
of 20 PDC settings for your preset Timer Pro­grams. If you have used up the quota, you need
to cancel the setting on some preset programs
before you can assign the feature to other timer
recordings. Meanwhile, please be reminded that
the PDC is applicable only when your DVD
recorder is in standby mode. If you have been
using the DVD recorder before a preset Timer
Program starts, it will not be monitored by the
PDC system, and the preset Timer Program will
begin following the original schedule.

• This DVD recorder features ‘power-on’ timer
recording: you do not need to switch off the
recorder to activate the function.

• If you are using models which support double­layer DVD recording, please be reminded that
one recording session in double-layer discs
cannot exceed 8 hours. Once the session has
lasted for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will
automatically stop recording.

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Using Easy Guider: Copy

Important

• You may only use this DVD recorder to repro­duce or copy materials for which you own the
copyright; or have obtained permission to copy
from the copyright owner; or you otherwise have
a legal right to reproduce or copy. Unless you
own the copyright; or have obtained permission
from the copyright owner; or otherwise have
a legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be
violating the law, including copyright law, and
may be subject to payment of damages and other
remedies.

• This DVD recorder complies with ISO standard
for discs; therefore, it may not be able to let
you copy every fi le to discs if the number of fi le
directory level is more than seven in your source
medium. Nevertheless, all your fi les can still be
previewed through Contents Menu.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether you select and insert a record­able disc.

Guide to Using the Discs (p.94)

2.

Check whether there is enough space on the
disc or on the hard drive.

3.

Check whether there are fi les on the disc you
insert, if you would like to make copies from
disc to the hard drive.

Copying from Disc to Hard
Drive

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Copy’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘DVD to HDD’, then press

ENTER.

3

If you have inserted an audio CD, VCD or

SVCD, press  to select ‘Go’, then press
ENTER.

The copying process will then start.

4

If you have inserted a disc which contains

video titles only, a disc menu will appear. Press
to select the title you would like to
copy, then press ENTER.

The copying process will then start.

5

If you have inserted a data disc which contains

both data and media fi les, press to
select the type of fi le you would like to copy,
then press ENTER.

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6

If you have chosen to copy all fi les, the copy-

ing process will then start.

7

If you have chosen to copy video fi les, press

to select desired fi le, then press
ENTER. The copying process will then start.

8

If you have chosen to copy music or picture

fi les, press to select desired album,
then press ENTER.

9

Press to select desired fi le, then press

ENTER. A dialogue box showing further
copying options will appear.

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Easier Application & Access

Press  to select ‘Selected File’, then press
ENTER, if you would like to copy only the
selected fi le.

Press  to select ‘Whole Album’, then press
ENTER, if you would like to copy all fi les in
the album.

Note

• The dialogue box will appear when you fi rst enter
the album. If you decide to copy the whole album
after adopting the ‘Selected File’ option, you will
need to exit the album fi rst. Press to
select ‘Return’, then press ENTER to go back to
the album level.

10

When completed, press to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the Contents
Menu.

11

Press to select ‘Exit’, then press

ENTER or press GUIDER to exit the Easy
Guider.

Note

• Materials recorded on a VCD/SVCD disc
cannot be copied to the hard drive before the
disc is fi nalized.

• The title on the DVD-Video disc cannot be
copied from DVD to hard drive.

Copying from Hard Drive
to Disc

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Copy’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘HDD to DVD’, then press

ENTER.

3

Press  to select the type of fi le you would

like to copy, then press ENTER.

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4

If you have chosen to copy video fi les, press

to select desired fi le, then press
ENTER. The copying process will then start.

5

If you have chosen to copy music or picture

fi les, press to select desired album,
then press ENTER.

6

Press to select desired fi le, then press

ENTER. A dialogue box showing further
copying options will appear.

Press  to select ‘Selected File’, then press
ENTER, if you would like to copy only the
selected fi le.

Press  to select ‘Whole Album’, then press
ENTER, if you would like to copy all fi les in
the album.

The dialogue box will appear when you fi rst enter the
album. If you decide to copy the whole album after
adopting the ‘Selected File’ option, you will need to exit
the album fi rst. Press

to select ‘Return’, then

press ENTER to go back to the album level.

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7

Press to select other fi les you would

like to copy, then press ENTER.

8

When completed, press to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the Contents
Menu.

9

Press to select ‘Exit’, then press

ENTER or press GUIDER to exit the Easy
Guider.

Note

• Video fi les with ‘DVD-Video’ in fi le names
can only be copied to an emptied or new
DVD disc (DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW).

• Video fi les with ‘VCD’ in fi le names can
only be copied to a CD disc (CD-R/-RW)
prepared in ‘VCD’ format.

• Video fi les with ‘SVCD’ in fi le names can
only be copied to a CD disc (CD-R/-RW)
prepared in ‘SVCD’ format.

• CD-R/-RW discs prepared in ‘Audio CD’
format can only be used to copy WAV music
fi les. When the copying is completed, you
need to fi nalize the disc fi rst before playing it
on other compatible devices.

• If you copy recorded titles to a blank DVD
disc (DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW), you will
not be able to use the same disc to copy data
fi les, and vice versa.

Using Easy Guider: Disc Tools

Disc Tools offers a quick access to completing
post-production tasks. With Disc Tools, you can
easily erase materials on discs and fi nalize discs
when necessary.

Tools for Hard Drive: Erase

Before you start...

1.

If you would like to use the ‘Erase’ function,
please make sure all your important fi les
are safely backed up. Once the function is
executed, all contents will be permanently
deleted.

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Tools for Hard Drive’,

then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Erase’, then press

ENTER.

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4

Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER

to start erasing.

5

The erasing process will then start.

6

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

Tools for Hard Drive:
Clean up

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

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2

Press  to select ‘Tools for Hard Drive’,

then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Clean up’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘Delete Older Files’,

‘Delete Larger Files’, ‘Delete Seldom Played
Files’, ‘Delete Album’, or ‘Delete All’, then
press ENTER.

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5

If you choose to delete fi les or albums, press

 to select ‘Delete’ or ‘Skip’, then press
ENTER.

EASY GUIDER

Exit

70 GB

Name
Date
Dimension
Format
Size

canaletto14
2000/01/12
900x542
JPEG
128 KB

Delete

Skip

6

If you choose to delete all fi les, press  to

select ‘Go’, then press ENTER.

7

The clean-up process will then start.

8

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

Note

•

The application will permanently delete selected
fi les or albums.

• Overall clean-up time may vary depending on the
original recording conditions.

Tools for Hard Drive:
Defragment

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Tools for Hard Drive’,

then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Defragment’, then press

ENTER.

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4

Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER

to start defragmenting hard drive.

5

The defragmenting process will then start.

6

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

Note

•

Materials on the hard drive will not be lost during
this process.

• Regular defragmenting is recommended, as it
helps improve overall performance of the hard
drive.

• If during the process you decide to cancel the
application, you can press  to select ‘Exit’,
then press ENTER to exit the present screen.

Tools for Disc: Erase

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Tools for Disc’, then

press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Erase’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER

to start erasing.

5

The erasing process will then start.

6

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

Tools for Disc: Finalize
(Make Compatible)

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Tools for Disc’, then

press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Finalize (Make Compat-

ible)’, then press ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘Go’, then press ENTER

to start fi nalizing.

5

The fi nalizing process will then start.

6

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

About ‘Finalization’

Finalizing a disc is a necessary step when you want
to share certain types of digital content with others.
Once a disc is fi nalized, it can be played back on
other DVD players or on PCs.

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Easier Application & Access

Disc

Content
Type

Finalization

Recording
after
Finalization

DVD-R

Data file Not required N/A

DVD+VR Required No

DVD-RW

Data file

Not required N/A

DVD+VR

Full

Prepara-

tion

Not

Required

N/A

Quick

Prepara-

tion

Required Yes

DVD+R

Data file

Not required N/A

DVD+VR Required No

DVD+RW

Data file

Not required N/A

DVD+VR Not required N/A

Note

• Only discs used to record video titles require
finalization. Discs containing other types of
media files are considered as data: there is no
need to finalize these discs.

Tools for Disc: Label Disc

1

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Disc Tools’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  to select ‘Tools for Disc’, then

press ENTER.

3

Press  to select ‘Label Disc’, then press

ENTER.

4

The on-screen keypad will then be displayed.

5

Press  and ENTER buttons to enter

the name.

On-Screen Input Keypad (p.28)

6

After finishing entering the characters, press

to select ‘Finish’, then press ENTER
to start labeling the disc.

7

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

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Recording

Recording

Make use of the recording feature to preserve your
favorite TV programs and to transfer your home
videos to DVD discs.

Important

• If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you will need

to format the discs before recording. Pressto
select ‘Quick Preparation’ or ‘Full Preparation’,
then press ENTER.

Recording_01_03

• If you use blank CD-R/RW discs, you will
need to format the discs before recording. Press
 to select a suitable format, then press
ENTER.

Recording_01_03

• This DVD recorder adopts the DVD+VR record­ing format, which enjoys a relatively greater
compatibility. However, it is still likely that
recordings made with this recorder may not be
able to be played back on other DVD recorders or
DVD players.

T

his chapter introduces the recording

function offered by this DVD recorder.
Please follow the steps listed below for the
application.

• Recording from TV...........................47

• Recording from VCR/V8 Camcorder......48

• Recording from DV (Digital Camcorder)..49

• One-Touch Recording.......................50

• Adding New Recording Session(s)........50

• Playing Last Recorded Title................50

• Using Chapter Mark.........................51

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Recording

• This DVD recorder features ‘AllWrite™’
technology, which allows users to record on
almost all types of recordable and rewritable
discs (CD-R/-RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW).
However, it is still likely that certain brands of
discs cannot be used for recording on this DVD
recorder. For best results, please visit our website
for a list of recommended discs.

• Please note that you may not be able to success­fully record a program, if the source material
is copy-protected (e.g. set in ‘Copy-Once’ or
‘Copy-Never’ modes).

• If you are using models which support double­layer DVD recording, please be reminded that
one recording session in double-layer discs
cannot exceed 8 hours. Once the session has
lasted for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will
automatically stop recording.

Recording from TV

Before you start...

1.

Make sure all the cables are correctly con­nected to the DVD recorder.

Connecting up Your DVD Recorder (p.13)

2.

Check whether the channel scanning process
for your TV is completed.

Setting TV Channels (p.20)

3.

Check whether you select and insert a record­able disc.

Guide to Using the Discs (p.94)

4.

Check whether there is enough space on the
disc or on the hard drive.

Recording on Disc

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

Press  to select ‘Recording’, then press 
to enter the sub-menu.

Press  to select a recording mode, then
press ENTER.

Recording

Guide to Recording Options (p.97)

2

When completed, press SETUP to exit the

Setup menu.

3

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

4

Carefully place the disc in the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

5

Press TV/MODE or SOURCE to select ‘TV’

as the signal source.

By default, pressing TV/MODE allows you to switch to TV
directly. However, if you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’
mode earlier through Setup menu, you can only press
SOURCE to switch to TV.

If you press SOURCE, you may need to press the button
more than once to switch to ‘TV’.

6

Press CH and CH  to select desired

channel.

You can press number buttons (0-9) to select a channel.
When completed, press ENTER for confi rmation. (For
Channel 6, press 6, then ENTER. For Channel 55, press
5, 5 and ENTER.)

7

Press  RECORD to start recording.

8

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording

Press  STOP to stop recording.

9

Press  RECORD again if you need to start

another recording session.

When the DVD recorder is switched on during
recording, you can only view the recorded channel
on screen. If you would like to watch a different
TV channel, you can do so by switching your
TV’s input source to tuner device (e.g. antenna,
cable box or satellite box). This will not affect the
recording already in progress. For further informa­tion on how to change the input source, please
check the instruction manual offered by your TV
manufacturer.

When the DVD recorder is switched on during

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Recording on Hard Drive

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

Press  to select ‘Recording’, then press 
to enter the sub-menu.

Press  to select a recording mode, then
press ENTER.

2

When completed, press SETUP to exit the

Setup menu.

3

Press HDD/DVD to select ‘HDD’ (hard drive)

as the target medium.

4

Press TV/MODE or SOURCE to select ‘TV’

as the signal source.

By default, pressing TV/MODE allows you to switch to TV
directly. However, if you have activated the ‘SCART Bypass’
mode earlier through Setup menu, you can only press
SOURCE to switch to TV.

If you press SOURCE, you may need to press the button
more than once to switch to ‘TV’.

5

Press CH and CH  to select desired

channel.

You can press number buttons (0-9) to select a channel.
When completed, press ENTER for confi rmation. (For
Channel 6, press 6, then ENTER. For Channel 55, press
5, 5 and ENTER.)

6

Press  RECORD to start recording.

7

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording

Press  STOP to stop recording.

8

Press  RECORD again if you need to start

another recording session.

Recording from VCR/V8 Camcorder

Before you start....

1.

Make sure all the cables are well connected
from external device’s AV OUTPUT jacks to
the recorder’s AV INPUT jacks.

L

R

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

OUT

Camcorder

Audio/Video Cable

Note

• When using the S-Video jack to connect your
external equipment, please check whether you
have switched on the connection mode in the
Setup menu. Make necessary adjustment through
SetupRecordingFront AV.

1

Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the correct

signal source.

TV

Front AV

DV

SCART

2

Cue the external device and start playback at

the beginning of the scene you wish to record.

3

Press HDD/DVD to select your target medium.

If you would like to record on disc, press
OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, and
place a recordable disc in the tray. Press
OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray.

4

Press  RECORD to start recording.

5

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording

Press  STOP to stop recording.

6

Press  RECORD again to start another

recording session.

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Recording

Recording from DV (Digital Camcorder)

Important

• The DV-Link INPUT jack on this recorder is for
use with DV-compatible camcorders only.

• Only DV signals can be input to the DV-Link
jack on this DVD recorder.

• Do not connect a MICRO MV format video
camcorder to the DV-Link jack.

• Despite the technology endeavour with which
this DVD recorder is built, it is still likely that
your DV may not be fully supported by the
recorder. If you still experince problem using the
DV-Link for recording, please connect your DV
via S-Video or composite cables to this DVD
recorder.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the DV is correctly connected
to the inputs of this recorder.

Camcoder

DV OUT

DV / Link

DV-Link
IEEE 1394

Recording with ‘Rec Link’

The ‘Rec Link’ feature allows you to easily record
materials from DV with the recorder’s remote
control. This function is automatically activated
when you connect your DV to the DVD recorder.

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

Press  to select ‘Recording’, then press 
to enter the sub-menu.

Press  to select a recording mode, then
press ENTER.

Guide to Recording Options (p.97)

2

When completed, press SETUP to exit the

Setup menu.

3

Press SOURCE repeatedly to select ‘DV’ as

the signal source.

The control pad will be displayed with the ‘Rec Link’ feature
enabled.

4

Press HDD/DVD to select your target medium.

If you would like to record on disc, press
OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, and place
a recordable disc in the tray. Press OPEN/
CLOSE again to close the tray.

5

Press  RECORD to start recording.

6

Press  STOP to stop recording.

Recording without ‘Rec
Link’

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

Press  to select ‘Recording’, then press 
to enter the sub-menu.

Press  to select a recording mode, then
press ENTER.

Guide to Recording Options (p.97)

2

When completed, press SETUP to exit the

Setup menu.

3

Press SOURCE repeatedly to select ‘DV’ as

the signal source.

4

Press  to select ‘Rec Link’ button on

the screen, then press ENTER to switch off the
function.

After switching off the function, you can control your DV
either through the on-screen control pad using 
and ENTER buttons, or through the control keys on DV.

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5

Press  to select your desired function,

then press ENTER. Cue the DV at the begin­ning of the scene you wish to record.

6

Press HDD/DVD to select your target medium.

If you would like to record on disc, press
OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray, and
place a recordable disc in the tray. Press
OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray.

7

Press  RECORD to start recording.

8

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording

Press  STOP to stop recording.

9

Press  RECORD again if you need to start

another recording session.

One-Touch Recording

1

When all recording settings are confi rmed,

press RECORD twice to instantly start a
30-minute recording session.

2

For longer recording hours, press RECORD

repeatedly, which will offer you a length option
of up to 6 hours in 30-minute increments.

3

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording.

Press STOP to stop recording.

4

Press RECORD again if you need to start

another recording session.

Note

• ‘One-Touch Recording’ will start with the
DVD recorder’s default settings, if you do not
make any setting changes before activating this
function.

• The overall recording time depends on the
selected recording mode and the storage capacity
available on your target medium.

• Recording will stop automatically when there is
no more space on your target medium or after 6
hours of recording (whichever happens fi rst).

Adding New Recording Session(s)

1

After the previous recording is stopped, press

RECORD again to start another recording
session.

2

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause recording

Press STOP to stop recording.

3

Press RECORD again if you need to start

another recording session.

Note

• Each new recording session is placed after the
previous session unless a certain recorded title is
set to be overwritten.

Overwriting a Title (p.77)

Playing Last Recorded Title (On Hard Drive Only)

Direct Playback

1

Press HDD/DVD to switch to HDD.

2

Press  PLAY.

3

Playback of the last recorded title will then

start.

Using Easy Guider

1

Press GUIDER to display the Easy Guider

menu.

2

On the Easy Guider menu, press  to select

‘Play’, then press ENTER.

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Recording

3

Press  to select ‘HDD’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘Last Recorded’, then

press ENTER.

5

Playback of the last recorded title will then

start.

6

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY to resume normal playback.
Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked
stop.
Press  STOP again to bring the playback to
a full stop.

Using Chapter Mark

Important

Manually or by default, this DVD recorder allows
you to add chapter marks in your recordings. De­pending on the target medium you use, allowance
for maximum chapters and titles you can add may
vary. Please see the table listed below for details.

Media

Per Title Per Disc

Maxi.

Chapter

Maxi.

Chapter

Maxi.

Title

HDD

999 NA 5994

DVD

99 254 49

CD

NA NA

99 (Music)

98 (Video)

Changing Chapter Interval

During recording, this DVD recorder can automati­cally divide a session into chapters by inserting
chapter marks. You can select a preferred interval
through the Setup menu.

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘Recording’, then press

ENTER.

HQ

SP

LP

EP

SLP

Recording

3

Press  to select ‘Chapter Mark’, then press

ENTER.

Recording

4

Press  to select your desired interval, then

press ENTER.

5

When completed, pressto return to the main

menu.

6

Press  or SETUP to completely exit the

Setup menu.

Inserting Chapter Mark
during Recording

During recording, you can manually insert extra
chapter marks in addition to those created by
system default setting.

1

Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the signal

source.

2

Press RECORD to start recording.

3

During recording, press EDIT to insert chapter

mark at your desired point.

Chpater Inserted

4

To add more chapter marks, repeat step 3.

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Timer
Recording

Timer Recording

Make use of the timer recording feature to record
programs and watch them at your leisure.

Important

• If you use blank DVD-RW discs, you will need

to format the discs before recording. Pressto
select ‘Quick Preparation’ or ‘Full Preparation’,
then press ENTER.

• If you use blank CD-R/-RW discs, you will

need to format the discs before recording. Press
 to select a suitable format, then press
ENTER.

• This DVD recorder adopts the DVD+VR record-

ing format, which enjoys a relatively greater
compatibility. However, it is still likely that
recordings made with this recorder may not be
able to be played back on other DVD recorders or
DVD players.

T

his chapter introduces the timer record-

ing function offered by this DVD record­er. Please follow the steps listed below for
the application.

• Introducing Timer Record Menu............53

• Setting Timer Program

(Date/Time Mode).............................54

• Setting Timer Program

(ShowView Mode)..........................56

53

Timer Recording

• This DVD recorder features ‘AllWrite™’
technology, which allows users to record on
almost all types of recordable and rewritable
discs (CD-R/-RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW).
However, it is still likely that certain brands of
discs cannot be used for recording on this DVD
recorder. For best results, please visit our website
for a list of recommended discs.

• If you are using models which support double­layer DVD recording, please be reminded that
one recording session in double-layer discs
cannot exceed 8 hours. Once the session has
lasted for over 8 hours, this DVD recorder will
automatically stop recording.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the system date and time of
the DVD recorder is correct.

Setting System Date (p.17)

Setting System Time (p.18)

2.

Check whether the channel scanning process
for your TV is completed.

Setting TV Channels (p.20)

3.

Check whether you select and insert a record­able disc.

Guide to Using the Discs (p.94)

4.

Check whether there is enough space on the
disc or on the hard drive.

Introducing Timer Record Menu

Press TIMER to display the Timer Record menu.

You can press

on a highlighted program to switch

between the ‘Date/Time Setting’ mode and the

‘ShowView Setting’ mode.

Date/Time Mode

14

1. Indicates the storage capacity available on the
destination disc for a particular recording mode.

2.

Indicates the current system date.

3.

Indicates the current system time.

4.

Indicates the page you are viewing.

5. Indicates the error message bar.

6. Indicates the function of canceling Timer

Program. Press to clear settings.

7. Indicates the TV channel(s) from which you
would like to record program(s).

8. Indicates the assigned target device.

9. Indicates the assigned recording frequency.

10.

Indicates the assigned date of your desired
program(s).

11.

Indicates the assigned time of your desired
program(s).

12. Indicates the status of preset Timer Program(s).

: Timer Program successfully activated.

: Timer Program not successfully activated.

13. Indicates the ‘Next Page’ function. Press to
switch to the next page.

14. Indicates the ‘Exit’ function. Press to exit the
Timer Record menu.

54

Note

• The Timer Program list is automatically sorted
by system according to the start time of each
program, regardless of its recording mode or
recording frequency.

For example, regardless of the order you enter
the timer settings, the system will automatically
list preset programs in the following sequence
according to the start time of each program.

Source Repeat Date Time

Ch. 4

Weekly (Every
Mondays)

31/01/05 07:00~08:00

Ch. 6 Once 31/01/05 13:00~14:30

Ch. 3

Daily (Monday
through Sunday)

31/01/05 19:00~20:00

Ch. 3

Daily (Monday
through Sunday)

01/02/05 19:00~20:00

Ch. 3

Daily (Monday
through Sunday)

02/02/05 19:00~20:00

Ch. 4

Weekly (Every
Mondays)

07/02/05 07:00~08:00

• This DVD recorder allows users to set up a
maximum of 32 programs for timer recording,
which will be displayed on four separate pages. If
the number of preset programs is less than eight,
only one page will be shown, and the ‘Next Page’
button will be disabled.

ShowView Mode

9

1. Indicates the storage capacity available on the

destination disc for a particular recording mode.

2.

Indicates the current system date.

3.

Indicates the current system time.

4.

Indicates the page you are viewing.

5. Indicates the ShowView number of your desired

TV program(s).

6. Indicates the assigned recording mode.

7.

Indicates the sound option selected for the
program.

8. Indicates a new Timer Program. Press to start
setting a Timer Program.

9. Indicates the ‘Exit’ function. Press to exit the
Timer Program menu.

Setting Timer Program (Date/Time Mode)

1

Press TIMER to display the Timer Record

menu.

2

Press ENTER to start new setting, or press

to select a previous setting which you
would like to modify.

3

Press  to select ‘Source’, then press

ENTER. Press  to select the signal
source, then press ENTER.

4

If you select ‘TV’ as the signal source, press

 or number buttons (0-9) to enter the
channel number, then ENTER.

5

Press  to select ‘HDD/DVD’, then press

ENTER. Press  to select the target
medium, then press ENTER.

6

Press  to select a recording mode, then

press ENTER.

7

Press to select ‘Repeat’, then press

ENTER.

Once

If you select ‘Once’, you need to set the date.
Press or number buttons (0-9) to
enter the date.

Daily

If you select ‘Daily’, you do not need to set the
date, since the Timer Record program will be
automatically set for each day until the setting
is cancelled or the target medium has no more
storage capacity.

Weekly

If you select ‘Weekly’, a weekly calendar will
appear for you to select the day.

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Timer Recording

Pressto select desired day(s), then press
ENTER to confi rm your selection. When
completed, press  to select ‘OK, then
press ENTER.

Note

• You can select more than one day for the weekly
mode. For example, if your desired programs are
broadcast every Thursdays and Fridays, you can
assign the timer setting only once by selecting
both Thursday and Friday.

• If you select ‘Daily’ or ‘Weekly’ for timer
recording, it is suggested that you use further
commands for more effective application.

Press  to select ‘Advanced’, then press
ENTER. Choose whether or not to designate a
period of time to your Timer Programs by select­ing ‘With restriction’ or ‘Without restriction’.

In ‘Daily’ mode:

Options Recording Results

With restriction

The preset program will be
recorded every day during the
designated period of time.

Without
restriction

The preset program will be
recorded every day continuously.

In ‘Weekly’ mode:

Options Recording Results

With restriction

The preset program will be
recorded on certain day(s) every
week during the designated period
of time.

Without
restriction

The preset program will be
recorded on certain day(s) every
week continuously.

8

Press to select ‘Start’, then press ENTER.

Press or number buttons (0-9) to
enter the start time, then press ENTER.

9

Press or number buttons (0-9) to

enter the end time, then press ENTER.

10

If you select ‘TV’ as the signal source, press

 to select ‘Sound’, then press
ENTER. Press  to select the TV audio
mode, then press ENTER.

11

Press  to select ‘PDC’, then press

ENTER. Press to switch on or off the
PDC function, then press ENTER.

12

Press  to select ‘OK’, then press ENTER

to save the setting and return to the Timer
Record menu.

Press  to select ‘Cancel’, then press
ENTER, if you would like to discard current
setting.

13

Press  to select another item on the list,

then press ENTER, if you would like to set up
more Timer Programs.

If not, select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER. Or
press TIMER to exit the Timer Record menu.

To stop a timer-recording session:

Press STOP to cease the timer recording. Please
note that it may take a few seconds before the
program is completely brought to an end.

To check the recording status while ‘Timer
Record’ is active:

Press DISPLAY to bring up the Timer Record
information on screen.

Note

• This DVD recorder allows you to set up a maxi­mum of 32 Timer Programs. If your setting list
is full, you need to delete some of the programs
before you can input new ones.

• This DVD recorder allows you to use a maximum
of 20 PDC settings for your preset Timer Pro­grams. If you have used up the quota, you need
to cancel the setting on some preset programs
before you can assign the feature to other timer
recordings. Meanwhile, please be reminded that
the PDC is applicable only when your DVD
recorder is in standby mode. If you have been
using the DVD recorder before a preset Timer
Program starts, it will not be monitored by the
PDC system., and the preset Timer Program will
begin following the original schedule.

• This DVD recorder features ‘power-on’ timer
recording: you do not need to switch off the
recorder to activate the function.

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Why This Happened

Why is my preset program not completely
recorded?

Incomplete recording may be resulted from:

• Insuffi cient space

If there is not enough space on the target medium,
your preset program can only be partially recorded
depending on the amount of capacity available.

• Overlapped Timer Program settings

The unfi nished recording may occur when time
settings of two Timer Programs overlap. Under
the circumstances, the DVD recorder stops record­ing the earlier program at the start time of the
later program. (The black bars represent contents
recorded.)

Setting Timer Program
(ShowView Mode)

There are two ways to set up Timer Programs using
the ShowView system. For more information on
how to set up the system, please see ‘Setting the
ShowView System’.

Path 1:

1. Press the ShowView button to display the
ShowView system menu.

Path 2:

1. Press TIMER to display the Timer Record
menu.

2.

Press ENTER to start new setting, or press 
to select a previous setting which you would like
to modify, then press ENTER.

3.

Press  to go to the ‘ShowView’ button,
then press ENTER to display the ShowView
setup menu.

1

Press  or number buttons (0-9)

to enter the ShowView number, then press
ENTER.

Details of the preset program will be displayed.

2

The ‘Preset Channel’ dialogue box will appear,

if the DVD recorder fails to fi nd information
of a corresponding channel. Press or
number buttons (0-9) to enter the channel num­ber shown on your TV, then press ENTER.

To make use of the ShowView system for timer recording,
you need to match the GCNs (guide channel numbers)
used by the ShowView system with the channel numbers
shown on your TV, so that the relevant information can
be correctly assigned to the programs you would like to
record.

3

Press  to select ‘Repeat’, then press

ENTER. Press  to select a recording
frequency (Once/Daily/Weekly), then press
ENTER.

4

Press  to select ‘HDD/DVD’, then

press ENTER. Press to select the target
medium, then press ENTER.

5

Press  to select a recording mode, then

press ENTER.

6

Press to select ‘Sound’, then press

ENTER. Press  to select the TV audio
mode, then press ENTER.

7

Press to select ‘PDC’, then press ENTER.

Press to switch on or off the PDC func­tion, then press ENTER.

8

Press  to select ‘OK’, then press ENTER

to save the setting and return to the Timer
Record menu.

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Timer Recording

Press  to select ‘Cancel’, then press
ENTER, if you would like to discard current
setting.

9

Press  to select another item on the list,

and press ENTER if you want to set up more
Timer Record programs.

If not, select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER. Or
press TIMER to exit the Timer Record Menu.

Note

• If you would like to return to the Date/Time

mode, press to select ‘Date/Time
Setting’, then press ENTER. Please note that all
the settings you have entered will be cleared once
you exit the present setup screen.

• This DVD recorder allows you to set up a maxi

­mum of 32 Timer Programs. If your setting list
is full, you need to delete some of the programs
before you can input new ones.

• This DVD recorder allows you to use a maximum
of 20 PDC settings for your preset Timer Pro

­grams. If you have used up the quota, you need
to cancel the setting on some preset programs
before you can assign the feature to other timer
recordings. Meanwhile, please be reminded that
the PDC is applicable only when your DVD
recorder is in standby mode. If you have been
using the DVD recorder before a preset Timer
Program starts, it will not be monitored by the
PDC system, and the preset Timer Program will
begin following the original schedule.

• This DVD recorder features ‘power-on’ timer
recording: you do not need to switch off the
recorder to activate the function.

Why This Happened

Why is my preset program not completely
recorded?

Incomplete recording may be resulted from:

• Insufficient space

If there is not enough space on the target medium,
your preset program can only be partially recorded
depending on the amount of capacity available.

• Overlapped Timer Program settings

The unfinished recording may occur when time
settings of two Timer Programs overlap. Under
the circumstances, the DVD recorder stops record­ing the earlier program at the start time of the
later program. (The black bars represent contents
recorded.)

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Time Shift

Time Shift

‘Time Shift’ consists of two convenient features:
program pause and simultaneous playback. The
former allows you to pause live TV broadcast,
while the latter lets you watch recorded contents
before the recording is finished.

Important

Please note that if the source materials you are

viewing are copy-protected, you will not be able to

make use of the ‘Time Shift’ function.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the video signal of this DVD
recorder is correctly displayed on your TV
screen.

Connecting up Your DVD Recorder (p.13)

2.

Check whether the channel scanning process
for your TV is completed.

Setting TV Channels (p.20)

3.

Check whether there is enough space on the
hard drive.

T

his chapter introduces the ‘Time Shift’

function offered by this DVD recorder.
Please follow the steps listed below for the
application.

• Pausing Live TV Broadcast..................59

• Record and Play..............................59

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Time Shift

Pausing Live TV Broadcast

Live program pause offers you great flexibil-

ity when watching TV. Press

TIME SHIFT to

pause the program you are viewing, and come

back later to watch from where you left off.

Important

The maximum time for live program pause is 3

hours.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the video signal source of your

TV is switched to the DVD recorder.

1

Press CH and CH  to select a desired

channel.

2

Press TIME SHIFT to pause the program you

are currently watching.

The scene displayed on the TV screen will be the last picture
shown when you press TIME SHIFT.

3

Press  PLAY when you decide to go back to

watch the program. The program will then be
played back from where it is interrupted.

4

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press PLAY again to resume playback.

5

Press TIME SHIFT to switch off the function,

and return to the normal TV-viewing mode.

Record and Play (On Hard Drive Only)

1

During recording or timer recording, press 

PLAY to start playback of contents recorded
on the hard drive.

2

Playback will then start from beginning of the

recorded session.

3

Press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback.

Press  PLAY again to resume playback.
Press  STOP to stop playback.
Press  STOP again to stop the recording
completely.

Note

• You can only use this function when the record

-

ing has been in progress for at least 10 seconds.

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Playback

Playback

With this DVD recorder, you can play back a wide
range of media files as well as various types of
discs. Make use of the features provided by the
Navigation menu too to enjoy an advanced viewing
experience.

Important

• Please note that it is likely you may not be able to
play back discs which contain contents recorded
in other DVD recorders.

• This DVD recorder can only play DVD-Video
discs marked with the same region code as printed
on its rear panel (example of region code: ), or
all-region discs which are labeled with the icon

ALL

. If you try to play discs with different region
code(s), a message saying ‘Invalid Region Code’
will appear on screen.

T

his chapter introduces the playback

function offered by this DVD recorder.
Please follow the steps listed below for the
application.

• Introducing Navigation Menu................61

• Playing DVD-Video Disc.....................65

• Playing VCD/SVCD Disc.....................66

• Playing Audio CD............................66

• Playing Video File............................66

• Playing Music File............................67

• Playing Picture File...........................68

• Playing Picture with Music..................68

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Playback

Introducing Navigation Menu

During playback, press NAVI. button on the remote
control to display the Navigation menu.

Before you start...

1.

The options shown on the Navigation menu
vary depending on the media types (e.g.
DVD, audio CD, VCD, etc.) as well as the
supporting features offered by the media being
played. Unavailable options will be disabled.

When playing DVD-Video discs or video titles ...

When playing VCD or SVCD ...

When playing video fi les...

When playing audio CDs or music fi les...

When playing pictures...

Repeat

The ‘Repeat’ feature allows you to repeat a track,
title, fi le or disc, depending on the media type.

1

Press  to select ‘Repeat’, then press

ENTER repeatedly to choose a repeat mode.

Content Type Repeat Mode

DVD-Video /
Video Title

Repeat One

Repeat Off

VCD/SVCD

Repeat All

Repeat Off

Video File

Repeat One Repeat All

Shuffle Mode

Repeat Off

Audio CD

Repeat One Repeat All

Shuffle Mode

Repeat Off

Music File

Repeat One Repeat All

Shuffle Mode

Repeat Off

Picture

Repeat One Repeat All

Shuffle Mode

2

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press  to

exit the Navigation menu.

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Zoom (For DVD-Video/
Video Title)

The ‘Zoom’ feature allows you to enlarge the
video image and to pan through the enlarged image
during playback.

1

Press  to select ‘Zoom’, then press

ENTER.

A control pad will appear.

2

Press  to select the ‘zoom in’ icon,

then press ENTER repeatedly to enlarge the
video image by 100%, 200%, 300% or 400%.
Or, select the ‘zoom out’ icon, then press
ENTER repeatedly to reduce the video image
by 400%, 300%, 200% or 100%.

3

To resume the normal video image size, press

 to select the ‘100%’ button, then
press ENTER.

4

To view different sections of the enlarged

image, go to the on-screen control pad. Press
to select the direction you would like
to apply, then press ENTER.

Press ENTER repeatedly, if necessary, to
move the image.

5

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

Picture Control (For Pic­tures)

The ‘Picture Control’ function not only allows you
to enlarge or reduce the picture image, but also
makes it possible to pan through the image for
more detailed viewing.

1

Press  to select ‘Picture Control’, then

press ENTER.

A control pad will appear.

2

Press  to select the ‘zoom in’ icon,

then press ENTER repeatedly to enlarge the
picture by 1/2X, 3/4X or 1X. Or, select the
‘zoom out’ icon, then press ENTER repeatedly
to reduce the picture by 3/4X, 1/2X or 1/4X.

3

To resume the normal picture size, press

 to select ‘Full Size’, then press
ENTER.

4

To view different sections of the enlarged

picture, go to the on-screen control pad. Press
to select the direction you would like
to apply, then press ENTER.

Press ENTER repeatedly, if necessary, to move
the picture.

5

When completed, press  to select

‘Exit’, then press ENTER.

Slow Motion

1

Press  to select ‘Slow Motion’, then press

ENTER to go to the sub-menu.

2

Press  to select from the options:

···►

1/2x,

···►

1/4x,

◄···

1/2x or

◄···

1/4x,

then press ENTER.

3

PressPLAY to resume normal playback.

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit
the Navigation menu.

Search

You can search a disc which contains video files
or titles by entering the title/chapter number or by
entering a specific time. A similar function is also
offered when you play back audio CDs or other
supported music files.

To preform the function when playing video
files/titles, press

 to select ‘Search’, then press

ENTER to go to the sub-menu.

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Playback

To search by title/chapter number:

1

To search by chapter/title number, press 

to select ‘Title/Chapter’, then press ENTER.

2

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to

enter the numbers, then press ENTER.

The bar for entering the title/chapter number will appear.

If during the process you would like to revise
the number you enter, press to re-edit the last
digit(s) when necessary.

3

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit

the Navigation menu.

Note

• If the number you enter exceeds total title/chapter
number, an invalid icon will appear, and the
recorder will keep playing back the disc.

• If you would like to see the total number of
title/chapter, please go to ‘Information’ on the
Navigation menu.

• This function will be disabled, if not available.

About ‘Title and Chapter’

For DVD-Video or other digital videos, disc
contents are usually divided into individual titles,
which you may preview using the disc menu.
Some titles may be further divided into a smaller
unit called ‘chapter’. To view the disc menu,
press MENU on the remote control to activate the
function.

To search by time:

1

To search by time, press  to select ‘Time’,

then press ENTER.

2

Press  or number buttons (0-9) to

enter the numbers, then press ENTER.

The bar for entering time will appear.

If during the process you would like to revise
the number you enter, press to re-edit the
last digit(s) when necessary.

3

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit

the Navigation menu.

Note

• If the number you enter exceeds total time, an
invalid icon will appear, and the recorder will
keep playing back the disc.

• If you would like to see the overall time, please
go to ‘Information’ on the Navigation menu.

A-B Repeat

1

Press  to select ‘A-B Repeat’, then

press ENTER to go to the sub-menu.

2

When playback reaches the beginning of your

desired session, press  to select ‘Set Point
A’, then press ENTER.

3

When playback reaches the end of the desired

session, press  to select ‘Set Point B’, then
press ENTER.

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4

Repeat from point A to point B will start.

5

To cancel the repeat mode, press  to select

‘Cancel’, then press ENTER.

6

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit

the Navigation menu.

Note

• If you exit the function, setting only point A, the
preset point A will still be valid when you enter
the ‘A-B Repeat’ function next time.

• The ‘Cancel’ function is only available when
both point A and point B are set.

• The ‘A-B Repeat’ setting will be canceled when
you bring the program to a marked stop or a full
stop.

Subtitle

Some pre-recorded DVD discs have more than one

subtitle language. The language initially selected

for playback will be the one you select when you

fi rst set up the DVD recorder. Nevertheless, you

can change the subtitle language of the disc at any

time.

Setting Language (p.17)

1

Press  to select ‘Subtitle’, then press

ENTER to go to the sub-menu.

2

Press  to select a subtitle language, then

press ENTER.

3

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit

the Navigation menu.

Note

• This function will be disabled, if not available.

Audio

Some pre-recorded DVD discs have more than one
audio language. The language initially selected for
playback will be the one you select when you fi rst
set up the DVD recorder. However, you can change
the audio language of the disc at any time.

Setting Audio Output (p.19)

1

Press  to select ‘Audio’, then press

ENTER to go to the sub-menu.

2

Press  to select an audio language, then

press ENTER.

3

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit

the Navigation menu.

Note

• This function will be disabled, if not available.

• When VCD/SVCD is selected for playback,
audio options will be: Normal, SWAP, Left and

Right.

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Playback

Angle

Some pre-recorded DVD discs contains scenes shot
from different camera angles. You can choose to
view these camera angles during playback.

1

Press  to select ‘Angle’, then press

ENTER to go to the sub-menu.

2

Press  to select a camera angle, then press

ENTER.

3

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit

the Navigation menu.

Note

• This function will be disabled, if not available.

Information

During playback, you can select to show the disc
information on the top of the screen or to hide it.

1

Press  to select ‘Information’, then press

ENTER to go to the sub-menu.

2

Press  to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’, then press

ENTER.

If you select ‘On’, disc information will be displayed on the
top of the screen.

3

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly pressto exit

the Navigation menu.

Note

• Different categories of information will be shown
depending on the media type.

Playing DVD-Video Disc

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc on the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

If playback does not start automatically, press

PLAY to begin playback.

A menu might appear when the disc is in playback mode.

4

Press  to select an item and confi rm

with ENTER.

If the titles and chapters are numbered, press number but­tons (0-9) to select a menu item and confi rm with

ENTER.

5

Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked

stop.
Press  PLAY to resume playback from a
marked stop.
Press  STOP twice to bring the playback to
a full stop.

6

To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE.

Note

• If you would like to bring up the DVD menu,
press MENU on the remote control to display it.

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Playing VCD/SVCD Disc

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc in the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

If playback does not start automatically, press

 PLAY to begin playback.

4

Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked

stop.
Press  PLAY to resume playback from a
marked stop.
Press  STOP twice to bring the playback to
a full stop.

5

To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE.

Note

• This DVD recorder supports discs recorded with
multiple sessions.

Playing Audio CD

Normal Playback

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc in the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

If playback does not start automatically, press

 PLAY to begin playback.

4

Press  STOP to stop playback.

Press  PLAY to resume playback.

5

To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE.

Programmed Playback

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc on the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

If playback does not start automatically, press

 PLAY to begin playback.

4

Press EDIT to bring up the editing bar.

5

Press the number buttons (0-9) to enter the

number of track you would like to play and
confirm with ENTER.

6

When completed, press  PLAY to begin

playback.
Press  STOP to stop playback.
Press  PLAY to resume playback.

7

To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE.

Note

• This DVD recorder supports discs recorded with
multiple sessions.

Playing Video File

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the disc you insert contains
video files.

2.

In some cases, the disc recorded on other
recorders need to be finalized before it can be
played back on this DVD recorder.

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc on the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

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Playback

4

Press to select the source medium,

then press ENTER.

5

Press to select ‘Video’, then press

ENTER.

6

Press to select a video title, then

press ENTER.

7

Playback will then start.

8

Press  PREVIOUS or  NEXT to advance

or return to the previous or next chapter.

9

Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked

stop.
Press  PLAY to resume playback from a
marked stop.
Press  STOP twice to bring the playback to
a full stop.

Note

• This DVD recorder supports discs recorded with
multiple sessions.

Playing Music File

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the disc you insert contains
music fi les.

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc on the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

4

Press to select the source medium,

then press ENTER.

5

Press to select ‘Music’, then press

ENTER.

6

Press to select a music album, then

press ENTER to go into the album.

7

Pressto select a music fi le, then press

ENTER.

8

Playback will then start.

9

Press  STOP to stop playback.

Press  PLAY to resume playback.

Note

• If an MP3 fi le name includes two-byte character,
it may not be displayed correctly.

• This DVD recorder does not support ID3 (for
MP3) and WMA tags.

• This DVD recorder does not support MP3-Pro
fi les.

• The MP3 fi le bitrates supported by this DVD
recorder are: 32Kbps - 320Kbps.

• This DVD recorder supports discs recorded with
multiple sessions.

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Playing Picture File

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the disc you insert contains
picture files.

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc on the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

4

Press to select the source medium,

then press ENTER.

5

Press to select ‘Picture’, then press

ENTER.

6

Press to select a picture album, then

press ENTER to go into the album.

7

Press to select a picture, then press

ENTER to start playback.

8

Pressto skip to the previous or next

picture.

9

Pressrepeatedly to rotate the picture clock-

wise, or press repeatedly to rotate the picture
counterclockwise.

10

Press  STOP to stop playback.

Press  PLAY to resume playback.

Playing Picture with Music

This DVD recorder allows you to play back picture
and music files at the same time. You can use this
function either through the Contents Menu or
through Easy Guider.

Using Contents Menu

1

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

2

Press to select the source medium,

then press ENTER.

3

Press to select ‘Picture’, then press

ENTER.

4

Press to select a picture album, then

press ENTER.

5

Press to select a picture, then press

ENTER. Playback will then start.

6

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

7

Press to select ‘Music’, then press

ENTER.

8

Press to select a music album, then

press ENTER.

9

Press to select a music file, then press

ENTER. Playback will then start.

10

Pressto skip to the previous or next

picture.
Pressrepeatedly to rotate the picture clock­wise, or press repeatedly to rotate the picture
counterclockwise.

Using Easy Guider

For more information on how to make use of the
simultaneous playback, please see ‘Using Easy
Guider: Play’.

Note

• This feature is only applicable when there are
both picture and music files on the hard drive or
on the disc you insert.

MPEG-4.......................................69

• Supporting Formats..........................70

• Playing MPEG-4 Files........................70

Navigation Menu................................71

• Subtitle..........................................71

DivX® VOD.......................................72

• Step 1: Applying for a User Account.........72

• Step 2: Registering Your DVD Recorder....72

• Step 3: Selecting Video Files.................73

• Step 4: Playing Video Files...................73

69

Digital Video Support

Digital
Video
Support

MPEG-4

Built with the MPEG-4 support, this DVD recorder
allows you to watch MPEG-4-based videos with
your TV.

Important

It is illegal to download and use unauthorized
copyrighted materials. Make sure you obtain the
permission or authorization from copyright owners
and related third-parties before you start using or
watching the videos or files. If you fail to do so,
you may be subject to fines and/or penalties.

Before you start...

1.

Check whether the video signal of this DVD
recorder is correctly displayed on your TV
screen.

T

his chapter introduces the playback

function offered by this DVD recorder
for users to watch the digital videos com­pressed with the new MPEG-4 technology.
Please follow the steps listed below for the
application.

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Supporting Formats

The MPEG-4 technology allows a large video
fi le, such as a two-hour movie, to be effi ciently
compressed without sacrifi cing its original video
and audio quality. If you watch an MPEG-4-based
movie, there may be subtitle fi les saved for
playback in addition to the video/audio fi les. Please
check the table listed below to see whether your
MPEG-4 fi les are supported by this DVD recorder.

MPEG-4 File Formats Supported

Category Codec

Standard

File Type

Movie Video • DivX

• XviD

AVI, DIVX,
DIV

Audio • MP3

• AC3

• LPCM

Subtitle N/A SUB, SRT, TXT

Note

• Bitmap-based subtitles, such as idx+sub, are not
supported by this DVD recorder.

Playing MPEG-4 Files

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc in the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

If playback does not start automatically, press

 PLAY to begin playback.

4

If the fi le is not supported by the DVD

recorder, a dialogue box will appear. Press
ENTER to skip the fi le.

5

If the disc contains other fi les, the DVD

recorder will start playing back the next fi le.

6

Press  STOP to stop playback at a marked

stop.
Press  PLAY to resume playback from a
marked stop.

Note

• During playback, press NAVI

to display the
Navigation menu, which features a list of options
for you to enjoy a customized viewing experi­ence.

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Digital Video Support

Navigation
Menu

Press NAVI to display additional viewing options
during playback. For more information, please see
‘Introducing Navigation Menu’.

Before you start...

1.

The options shown on the Navigation menu
vary depending on the media types (e.g.
DVD, audio CD, VCD, etc.) as well as the
supporting features offered by the media being
played. Unavailable options will be disabled.

Subtitle

This DVD recorder supports the text-based subtitles
when playing back MPEG-4 videos. Activate
the function to get the most out of your viewing
experience.

Important

If you would like the subtitle to be automatically
displayed when playback starts, please make sure
you have:

• Given a correct fi le name.

You need to give the same fi le names to video title
and subtitle fi le, so that the DVD recorder can
match one fi le with the other. For example, name
‘XXX.avi’ for the video title, and ‘XXX.txt’ for the
accompanied subtitle fi le.

• Placed the fi le in the same folder as the video

title, or under an appropriate sub-directory.

In addition, you need to save the subtitle fi le either
in the same folder as the video title, or in a sub-di­rectory which is given one of the following names:
SRT, SUB, SUBS, SUBTITLE or SUBTITLES.

Using Text-Based Subtitle

1

Press  to select ‘Subtitle’, then press

ENTER to go to the sub-menu.

2

Press  to switch on or off the subtitle

function, or to select an appropriate coding
system for displaying the subtitle correctly,
then press ENTER.

3

Press NAVI. again or repeatedly press to exit

the Navigation menu.

Note

• This function will be disabled, if not available.

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DivX® VOD

DivX® VOD (video-on-demand) allows you to
download video fi les to your PC, which you can
watch either on your computer or on your TV. To
protect copyrights of these digital videos, the ser­vice features an Internet-based copyright protection
system called DRM (digital rights management).
DRM safeguards copyrights through an online
authorization process. To watch DRM-protected
video fi les, you need to complete the registration
procedure.

What You Need to Do:

Step 1: Applying for a user account

Step 2: Registering your DVD recorder

Step 3: Selecting your desired video fi les

Step 4: Playing the fi les on your DVD recorder

Step 1: Applying for a
User Account

To watch DRM-protected video fi les, you need to
register a user account on the DivX® website fi rst.
For more information, please visit: http://www.
divx.com/vod.

Step 2: Registering Your
DVD Recorder

Checking Registration
Code

To register your DVD recorder, you will need to
acquire the recorder’s registration code.

1

Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2

Press  to select ‘Playback’, then press 

to enter the sub-menu.

3

Press  to select ‘DivX(R) VOD’, then

press ENTER.

4

Press ENTER to display the registration

information.

The registration code of your DVD recorder will appear.
(The code seen above serves as an example only.)

5

When completed, press SETUP to exit the

Setup menu.

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Digital Video Support

Registering Code Online

After you acquire the ID code, go to the DivX®
website, and enter the recorder’s registration code
in your account. When you fi nish fi lling in the
required details, you will then be directed to a fi lm
download link. Follow the instructions given on the
website, and save the short fi lm on a disc.

Playing Information Disc

To complete the registration process, you need to
play the disc which contains the downloaded fi lm
on your DVD recorder.

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc in the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

If playback does not start automatically, press

 PLAY to begin playback.

4

Your DVD recorder is then offi cially registered

when playback stops.

Step 3: Selecting Video
Files

Select the video fi les you would like to watch from
various online rental or retail shops. Normally,
users pay to get the viewing rights of these video
fi les, which are downloaded to users’ PCs. If you
would like to watch them on your TV, you need to
transfer these fi les to the recordable CD or DVD
discs.

Note

• Conditions of viewing rights vary depending on
the service providers.

Step 4: Playing Video Files

1

Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

2

Carefully place the disc in the tray with the

label side facing up, then press OPEN/
CLOSE.

3

If playback does not start automatically, press

 PLAY to begin playback.

4

If the fi le is not protected by the DRM system,

playback will then begin.

5

If the fi le is protected by the DRM system,

the system will check whether the DVD
recorder’s registration code corresponds to the
user account which holds viewing rights of the
video fi le.

6

If you have purchased the fi le, playback will

then start.

7

If you have a rental fi le, a dialogue box show-

ing the remaining number of viewing rights
will appear. Press to select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’,
then press ENTER.

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Editing

Editing

Use the editing features to create your viewing
preference and to avoid the interruption of TV
commercials.

Important

• The editing functions are not applicable to video
titles saved on recordable and rewritable CDs
(CD-R/-RW).

• For video titles saved on recordable and
rewritable DVDs (DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/
+RW), available editing functions may vary
depending on the disc format (minus or plus).

• If you do not finalize a disc before playing it on
other compatible devices, results of the editings
you have made on the disc will not be shown.

• Please finish all editings before finalizing the
discs. You

CANNOT apply the editing function
to a finalized disc, except in a DVD-RW disc
previously formatted in ‘Quick Preparation’
mode.

• Introducing Edit Menu........................75

• Editing Titles...................................76

• Editing Chapters..............................79

T

his chapter introduces the editing

function offered by this DVD recorder.
Please follow the steps listed below for the
application.

75

Editing

Introducing Edit Menu

You can activate the Edit menu either by using the
Contents Menu or by pressing the EDIT button on
your remote control during playback.

Path 1: Using Contents Menu

1. Press CONTENTS to display the Contents
Menu.

2. Press  to select the source medium,
then press ENTER.

3. Press to select ‘Video’, then press ENTER.

4. Press to select a video title.

5. Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

The Edit menu will fi rst be displayed with ‘Rename’,
‘Protect’, ‘Overwrite’ and ‘Erase’ buttons enabled.

You can use basic playback functions (shown in the bar
under the PIP window) on the Edit menu. When you press
PLAY to start playback, more function buttons will be
activated.

Path 2: Pressing EDIT Button during
Playback

1. Start playing back a title via the Contents Menu
or via DVD menu.

2. Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

9

1

2

8

3

4

5

6

7

1. Indicates the PIP window, where the last image
of video title being played is shown.

2. Indicates the editing options for titles.

3. Indicates the selected thumbnail picture.

4. Indicates the original editing markings of

current title.

5. Indicates the progress bar for current title.

6. Indicates the elapsed time for current title.

7. Indicates the total time of current title.

8. Indicates the editing options for chapters.

9. Indicates the ‘Exit’ function. Press to exit the

Edit menu.

About ‘Title and Chapter’

For DVD-Video or other digital videos, disc
contents are usually divided into individual titles,
which you may preview using the disc menu.
Some titles may be further divided into a smaller
unit called ‘chapter’. To view the disc menu,
press MENU on the remote control to activate the
function.

Important

Manually or by default, this DVD recorder allows
you to add chapter marks in your recordings. De­pending on the target medium you use, allowance
for maximum chapters and titles you can add may
vary. Please see the table listed below for details.

Media

Per Title Per Disc

Maxi.

Chapter

Maxi.

Chapter

Maxi.

Title

HDD

999 NA 5994

DVD

99 254 49

CD

NA NA

99 (Music)

98 (Video)

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Editing Titles

Naming a Title

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select

‘Rename’, then press ENTER.

On-Screen Input Keypad (p.28)

4

Press  to select ‘Clear’, then press

ENTER before starting to enter the new name.

5

Press  to select desired letters,

numbers or punctuation marks, then press
ENTER.

You can enter up to 30 characters for a title name.

6

If you want to make changes during the pro-

cess, press  to select ‘Back’, which
allows you to delete character by character in a
backward direction, then press ENTER.

If you want to delete all the characters you
have entered, press  to select ‘Clear’,
then press ENTER.

If you decide not to change the original title
name, press  to select ‘Cancel’, then
press ENTER.

7

When completed, press  to select

‘Finish’, then press ENTER.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs and hard drive only.

• The entry bar

CANNOT be left blank. If such
a condition occurs, you will not be able to exit
the keypad screen. Please follow the instruction
given in the pop-up dialogue box, and go back to
complete the process.

• Please pay extra attention when you name a title,
as the DVD recorder does not inhibit you from
entering same names for different titles.

Protecting a Title

You can protect the title from accidental erasure or
unplanned editings when you activate the ‘Protect’
function. When the function is switched on, the title
CANNOT be edited or erased. If you need to edit
it, you must unlock the fi le fi rst.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select

‘Protect’.

4

Press ENTER to switch on or off the function.

5

Press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER

to exit the setting.

6

If you switch on the function, a lock icon will

be shown next to the protected title when you
return to the disc menu or Contents Menu.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs and hard drive only.

77

Editing

Overwriting a Title

When you apply the function to a title, it will be
deleted and overwritten when you record new
title/program next time.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select

‘Overwrite’.

4

Press ENTER to switch on or off the function.

5

Press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER

to exit the setting.

6

If you switch on the function, a pen icon will

be shown next to the overwritten title when
you return to the disc menu or Contents Menu.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs only.

• After the ‘Overwrite’ function is switched on,
new recording will be saved in the slot previously
occupied by the overwritten title. If the new
program lasts longer than the old one, it will be
recorded continuously. To prevent accidental era­sure, it is suggested that you activate the ‘Protect’
function for the title immediately following the
overwritten one.

• Available recording time shown for the overwrit­ten slot may not be exact, as it is likely to be
affected by the recording mode of the overwritten
title. It is suggested that you allow some fl exibil­ity when assigning new recording to this section.

Splitting a Title

Use this function to divide a title into two parts.
After being split, the new titles can be merged
again. You can use ‘Split’ and ‘Merge’ functions to
edit out commercials or scenes you would like to
skip to enjoy an interruption-free viewing experi­ence.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Split’,

then press ENTER.

4

When the playback reaches the point where

you would like to set a dividing mark, press
 to select ‘Split’, then press ENTER.

The title will be split into two new titles at where you press
ENTER during playback.

5

To split more titles, repeat steps 1 to 4. Or

press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER
to exit the setting.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
rewritable DVD (DVD-RW/DVD+RW) discs and
hard drive only.

• The split function is only applicable to video
titles longer than 6 seconds.

• You will not be able to split titles, if there are
already 49 titles or 99 chapters on your disc.

78

Merging Two Titles into
One

Use this function to merge two titles into one, such
as two sections of programs before and after the
commercials. After being merged, the new title can
still be split again.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select

‘Merge’, then press ENTER.

4

A menu showing all titles applicable for this

function will be displayed.

5

Press  to select the title to be merged

with, then press ENTER.

6

To merge more titles, repeat steps 1 to 5. Or

press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER
to exit the setting.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
rewritable DVD (DVD-RW/DVD+RW) discs and
hard drive only.

• For video titles recorded on a DVD+RW or a
DVD-RW disc, you can only merge the title with
its previous/next title and only when the previ­ous/next title has the same recording quality, TV
signal, audio and video settings. Otherwise, the
function will not be applicable.

• Protected and deleted titles

CANNOT be

merged.

Erasing a Title

Important

Use this function to erase a title. Please note that
once erased, the title(s) CANNOT be retrieved.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Erase’,

then press ENTER.

4

The title selected will be erased.

5

To erase more titles, repeat steps 1-4. Or press

 to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER to
exit the setting.

6

After you complete the process, a deleted title

will be shown when you return to the disc
menu or Contents Menu.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs and hard drive only.

• You

CANNOT erase recorded title(s) on a DVD-

R or DVD+R disc if the disc is fi nalized.

• You

CANNOT erase protected title(s).

79

Editing

Setting a Title Thumbnail

Normally the first picture of a recording is used as
the indicating image. However, you can choose any
image from the recording as the indicator.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Set

Thumbnail’, then press ENTER.

4

When desired image appears, press ENTER to

select it as the thumbnail picture.

5

To set thumbnails for other titles, repeat steps 1

to 4. Or press  to select ‘Exit’, then press
ENTER to exit the setting.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs and hard drive only.

• You

CANNOT set thumbnail image(s) for the
recorded title(s) on a DVD+R or DVD-R disc if
the disc is finalized.

• This DVD recorder captures images on an
interval basis, rather than frame by frame. As a
result, there may be a slight discrepancy between
the image selected and the image ultimately
shown as the thumbnail.

Editing Chapters

Inserting Chapter Mark

During playback you can insert chapter mark(s)
within a title.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Insert

Chapter Mark’, then press ENTER.

4

As the playback progresses, press ENTER at

desired point to insert chapter mark.

5

To insert more chapter marks, repeat step 4. Or

press  to select ‘Exit’, then press ENTER
to exit the setting.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs and hard drive only.

• You can insert up to 99 chapter marks.

• The minimum time of a valid interval between
two chapter marks is one second. If you insert
two chapter marks within one second, only the
first command will be successfully executed.

• This DVD recorder captures images on an inter

­val basis, rather than frame by frame. As a result,
there may be a slight discrepancy between the
point selected and the point ultimately designated
as the chapter mark.

• You

CANNOT insert chapter marks in recorded
title(s) on a DVD+R or DVD-R disc if the disc is
finalized.

• Pressing

EDIT during normal recording al­lows you to add chapter marks in the recorded
session(s) manually.

80

Removing Chapter Mark

During playback you can erase chapter mark(s)
within a title.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select

‘Remove Chapter Mark’, then press ENTER.

4

As the playback progresses, press ENTER at

desired point to remove chapter mark.

5

To remove other chapter marks, repeat step

4. Or press  to select ‘Exit’, then press
ENTER to exit the setting.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs and hard drive only.

• The first chapter mark within a video title

CAN-

NOT be removed.

Hiding Chapter(s)

During playback you can hide chapters within a
title.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  to select ‘Hide

Chapter’.

4

Press  PREVIOUS or  NEXT to advance

to the previous or next chapter.

5

As the playback progresses, press ENTER at

desired point to hide a chapter.

6

To hide more chapters within the title, repeat

steps 4 to 5. Or press  to select ‘Exit’, then
press ENTER to exit the setting.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs and hard drive only.

• You

CANNOT hide chapters within recorded
title(s) on a DVD+R or DVD-R disc if the disc is
finalized.

• On the Edit menu, a hidden chapter mark is
displayed in a darker color. A message ‘hidden’ is
also displayed at the left bottom corner of the PIP
window.

Showing Chapter(s)

During playback you can choose to show chapter(s)
currently hidden within a title.

1

Start playing back desired title via Contents

Menu or via disc menu.

2

Press EDIT to display the Edit menu.

3

On the Edit menu, press  PREVIOUS or 

NEXT to select the hidden chapter you would

like to show again.

You can press PAUSE/STEP to pause playback before
you go on to step 3 and step 4 to show the hidden chapter.

4

Press  to select ‘Show Chapter’, then

press ENTER.

81

Editing

5

To show more hidden chapters within the title,

repeat steps 3 to 5. Or press  to select
‘Exit’, then press ENTER to exit the setting.

Note

• This function is applicable to titles saved on
DVD discs and hard drive only.

82

Copying

Copying

Use the copying features of this recorder to make a
CD/DVD copy of your video/audio/picture files.

Important

• You may only use this DVD recorder to repro

­duce or copy materials for which you own the
copyright; or have obtained permission to copy
from the copyright owner; or you otherwise have
a legal right to reproduce or copy. Unless you
own the copyright; or have obtained permission
from the copyright owner; or otherwise have
a legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be
violating the law, including copyright law, and
may be subject to payment of damages and other
remedies.

• This DVD recorder complies with ISO standard
for discs; therefore, it may not be able to let
you copy every file to discs if the number of file
directory level is more than seven in your source
medium. Nevertheless, all your files can still be
previewed through Contents Menu.

Before you start...

1.

Not all discs are compatible with high-speed
copying. Check with the disc manufacturer for
compatibility.

2.

Discs initialized on another recorder will not
be able to be used for copying.

3.

Check whether you select and insert a record­able disc.

Guide to Using the Discs (p.94)

T

his chapter introduces the copying

function offered by this DVD recorder.
Please follow the steps listed below for the
application.

• One-Touch Copying.........................83

• Copying through Easy Guider..............84

83

Copying

One-Touch Copying

The one-touch copying feature allows you to copy
fi les from a CD/DVD disc to hard drive and vice
versa. The DVD recorder will copy at the maxi­mum speed possible.

Copying from Disc to Hard
Drive

1

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

2

Press to select ‘DVD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

3

Press to select the fi le catalogue which

contains fi les you would like to copy, then
press ENTER.

4

Press  to select the desired album or

fi le, then press COPY.

5

The copying process will then start.

6

If you would like to cancel the application,

press  STOP.

7

When completed, press CONTENTS to exit

the Contents Menu.

Note

• Materials recorded on a VCD/SVCD disc
cannot be copied to the hard drive before the
disc is fi nalized.

• The title on the DVD-Video disc cannot be
copied from DVD to hard drive.

• The ‘One-Touch Copying’ function will not
be applicable, if any part of the title you
would like to copy is set to ‘Copy-Once’
protection.

Copying from Hard Drive
to Disc

1

Press CONTENTS to display the Contents

Menu.

2

Press to select ‘HDD’ as the source

medium, then press ENTER.

3

Press  to select the fi le catalogue which

contains fi les you would like to copy, then
press ENTER.

4

Press  to select the desired album or

fi le, then press COPY.

5

The copying process will then start.

6

If you would like to cancel the application,

press  STOP.

Once the copying is cancelled, the disc might not be able
to be used for recording again.

7

Lack of Storage Capacity

If during the process the DVD recorder
detects lack of storage capacity on your disc, a
dialogue box will appear.

Press  to select desired application, then
press ENTER.

Wrong Format

If during the process the DVD recorder
detects an incompatible format on your disc, a
dialogue box will appear.

84

Press  to select desired application, then
press ENTER.

8

When completed, press CONTENTS to exit

the Contents Menu.

Note

• Video fi les with ‘DVD-Video’ in fi le names
can only be copied to an emptied or new
DVD disc (DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW).

• Video fi les with ‘VCD’ in fi le names can
only be copied to a CD disc (CD-R/-RW)
prepared in ‘VCD’ format.

• Video fi les with ‘SVCD’ in fi le names can
only be copied to a CD disc (CD-R/-RW)
prepared in ‘SVCD’ format.

• CD-R/-RW discs prepared in ‘Audio CD’
format can only be used to copy WAV music
fi les. When the copying is completed, you
need to fi nalize the disc fi rst before playing it
on other compatible devices.

• If you copy recorded titles to a blank DVD
disc (DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW), you will
not be able to use the same disc to copy data
fi les, and vice versa.

Copying through Easy Guider

You can also copy fi les using the Easy Guider
menu. For more information, please see ‘Using

Easy Guider: Copy’.

85

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

If you experience any problem while using the DVD recorder, please consult the following troubleshooting
guide first, as it may offer immediate solution to the condition occurred. Should the problem remains, please
contact LiteOn’s service point near you. For more information, please visit www.liteonit.com/DC/english/

download.htm

Problem Possible Solution

Picture

No image shown on the
television screen.

• Make sure the TV set is connected to the appropriate AUDIO/VIDEO,
SCART, S-VIDEO, or COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on this
recorder.

• Check whether the input setting of your TV set is correct.

• Make sure a disc is properly placed on the disc tray, and is compatible
with your local TV system (NTSC or PAL).

• Check whether the recorder is set to ‘progressive mode’ with an
incompatible TV. Reset the recorder by pressing

(direction button),

‘5’, ‘0’, ‘2’, ‘0’, ENTER on the remote control.

Image shown with
noises.

• Check if the disc is distorted or scratched.

• If the video output signal from the recorder goes via VCR to your TV
set, or if you connect the recorder to a TV/VIDEO combination set,
the copyright protection code applied to some DVD programs could
affect picture quality. If you still experience this problem even when
you connect the recorder to TV, try connecting your recorder to the
TV’s S-VIDEO output.

Image imported from
an external device is
distorted.

• If the video signal from the external device is copyright-protected,
you need to connect the device directly to your TV.

Recording

Cannot record. • Check whether you have inserted a recordable disc.

• Check whether the disc you insert has been formatted or prepared for
recording.

• Check whether there is enough space on the disc.

• Check whether the disc has been finalized.

• Check whether you inserted a disc which has already been used for
recording on other DVD recorders.

Recording does not
start immediately after
pressing RECORD
button

• This occurs as disc preparation process is taking place, which will last
for a short time. (Applicable to DVD+R/RW discs)

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Problem Possible Solution

Timer
Recording

Timer recording does not
work properly.

• Check whether the system time is correct.

• Check whether the timer program is accurately set to desired time slot
or channel.

• Check whether you have inserted a recordable disc.

• Make sure you switch off the DVD recorder to activate the Timer
Record function.

Recording result is not
completed.

• Check whether there is a schedule overlap. If so, go to the Timer
Record menu to make correction.

• Check whether there is enough space on your disc.

The timer program
remains even after
recording finishes.

• The system does not delete timer program records. You have to
manually delete the records on the Timer Record menu.

Sound

No sound. • Check whether the audio cable is well connected.

• Check if the audio cable is damaged.

• Check whether the input source setting on the amplifier is correct.

• There is no sound when playback is paused or is under scanning mode
(even forwards at regular speed) or is set for slow motion.
Press PLAY to resume regular playback.

• If the audio signal does not come through the DIGITAL OUT jacks,
please check whether related settings (on System Setup menu) for the
composite audio output are correct.

The sound from the
recorder is not presented
properly or is distorted.

• Check whether the audio cable is well connected.

• Check if the audio cable is damaged.

• Make sure the amplifier/receiver or TV is set to the correct input and
the volume is switched on.

• If the sound is distorted, try cleaning the cable plugs.

Playback

Cannot play back record­ings using this recorder
or other players

• Check if the disc is required to be finalized.

• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non­CPRM compatible players.

The recorder starts
playing the disc
automatically.

• DVD-Video disc features an auto playback function.

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Troubleshooting

Problem Possible Solution

Playback

No playback on DVD
recorder.

• Check whether there is any recording on the disc.

• Check whether the disc inserted contains playable files.

• Check whether an unplayable disc is inserted.

• Check whether the way you insert the disc is correct. Insert the disc
with the label side up. If there is no label on the disc, please check
with the disc retailer.

• Check whether the disc’s region code is the same as that of the
recorder.

• Check whether the parental control function is switched on. If so, you
have to unlock it first. (Default code for the function: 0000)

• Check whether the cables between TV and DVD recorder are well
connected.

TV channels

TV channels cannot be
changed.

• Switch the input signal source of the recorder to ‘TV’.

• Check whether the antenna cables are connected correctly.

• Check whether the channel scanning process for your TV is com

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pleted.

Others

The disc tray does not
open/close.

• Contact your local dealer or local authorized service point.

The recorder stops at
‘HELLO’ status, and
does not respond to any
other commands.

• Switch the recorder off and switch it on again. If the recorder still
does not respond to any commands, unplug the power cord, reconnect
it and switch the recorder on again. Contact your local dealer or
authorized service point, if the problem remains.

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Specifications

General

Power Supply • AC 100~240V 50/60Hz

Power Consumption • Approx. 50W (operation)

Operating Temperature • +5°C to +40°C (+36°F to +104°F)

Operating Humidity • 5% to 80% RH

Dimensions (W/H/D) • 430 x 66 x 316 mm

Net Weight • Approx. 4.5 kg

Connections
(Front Panel)

Video Input • Cinch (yellow) x 1

Audio L/R Input • Cinch (white/red) x 1

S-Video Input

• Hosiden 4-pin x 1

DV Input • IEEE 1394 4-pin x 1

Connections
(Rear Panel)

RF Input • Coaxial x 1

RF Output • Coaxial x 1

SCART Input

• CVBS/RGB in, Decoder x 1

SCART Output • CVBS/S-Video/RGB out x 1

Video Output • Cinch (yellow) x 1

Audio L/R Output • Cinch (white/red) x 1

Component Video Output • Y/Pb/Pr (green/blue/red) x 1

Progressive Scan Output • 576p output

Digital Audio Output • Coaxial x 1 / Optical x 1

Tuner

TV Format • PAL-B/G, PAL-I/I or SECAM-L

Bilingual Broadcast • NICAM TV Audio

Video
Performance

DA Converter • 10-bit/27MHz

Composite Video Output • 1 Vpp 75 Ohm

Component Video Output • Y: 1 Vpp 75 Ohm

• Pb: 0.7 Vpp 75 Ohm

• Pr: 0.7 Vpp 75 Ohm

Video Recording
Format

DVD+VR (HQ/SP/LP/EP mode), SVCD • MPEG-2

DVD+VR (SLP mode), VCD • MPEG-1

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Specifications

Video Recording
Mode

Media Mode Recording Time

80 GB Hard
Drive

HQ (High Quality) • 16 hours

SP (Standard Play) • 32 hours

LP (Long Play) • 48 hours

EP (Extended Play) • 64 hours

SLP (Super Long Play) • 96 hours

Just Fit • Variable

160 GB Hard
Drive

HQ (High Quality) • 33 hours

SP (Standard Play) • 66 hours

LP (Long Play) • 99 hours

EP (Extended Play) • 132 hours

SLP (Super Long Play) • 198 hours

Just Fit • Variable

250 GB Hard
Drive

HQ (High Quality) • 52 hours

SP (Standard Play) • 104 hours

LP (Long Play) • 156 hours

EP (Extended Play) • 208 hours

SLP (Super Long Play) • 312 hours

Just Fit • Variable

4.7 GB
Recordable
& Rewritable
DVD

HQ (High Quality) • 1 hour

SP (Standard Play) • 2 hours

LP (Long Play) • 3 hours

EP (Extended Play) • 4 hours

SLP (Super Long Play) • 6 hours

Just Fit • Variable

8.5 GB
Double-Layer
Recordable
DVD

HQ (High Quality) • 115 minutes

SP (Standard Play) • 230 minutes

LP (Long Play) • 345 minutes

EP (Extended Play) • 460 minutes

SLP (Super Long Play) • 690 minutes

Just Fit • Variable

700 MB
Recordable &
Rewritable CD

VCD • 68 minutes

SVCD • 34 minutes

Audio CD • 70 minutes

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Audio
Performance

DA Converter

• 24-bit/96KHZ

Signal-Noise (1kHz) • ≥90dB

Dynamic Range (1kHz) • ≥80dB

Channel Separation (1kHz) • ≥110dB

Total Harmonic Distortion (1kHz) • ≤-65dB

Audio
Recording
Format

DVD+VR (HQ/SP/LP/EP/SLP mode) • Dolby Digital 2-channel

SVCD/VCD • MPEG-1 Layer 2

CD-DA • PCM

Audio Format
Supported

- Playback

Playable Formats • MP3

• WMA

• WAV

• LPCM

• Dolby Digital 2-channel

• Dolby Digital 5.1 channel (digital out only)

• DTS (only digital out)

Disc Types
Supported

Playback • DVD-Video

• DVD-R/-RW

• DVD+R/+RW

• DVD+R Double Layer

• Video CD (VCD)

• Super Video CD (SVCD)

• Audio CD

• CD-R/-RW

Recording • DVD-R/-RW

• DVD+R/+RW

• DVD+R Double Layer (Select models only)

• CD-R/-RW

Note

• The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice.

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Quick Reference

Quick Reference

Guide to Complete System Setup Menu

Menu Option Sub-menu Option Description

System

Video Output • SCART S-Video

• SCART RGB

• Component

• Progressive

This option allows users to select appropriate video
output mode.

Clock Format • M/D/Y-12Hr

• D/M/Y-12Hr

• Y/M/D-12Hr

• M/D/Y-24Hr

• D/M/Y-24Hr

• Y/M/D-24Hr

This option allows users to select a preferred date/time
display format.

Date This option allows users to set/reset date for the DVD

recorder.

Time

This option allows users to set/reset time for the DVD
recorder.

Auto Sleep • Off

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 90 minutes

• 120 minutes

This option allows users to set/reset desired time slot
before the DVD recorder automatically switches to an
inactive mode.

Restore This option allows users to recover default setup of the

DVD recorder.

Language

OSD Multiple

Languages

This option allows users to select a preferred language to
be displayed on screen.

Menu Multiple

Languages

This option allows users to select a preferred language, if
available, to be displayed on the menu page.

Audio Multiple

Languages

This option allows users to select a preferred language, if
available, to be adopted for the spoken language.

Subtitle Multiple

Languages

This option allows users to select a preferred language, if
available, for subtitle.

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Menu Option Sub-menu Option Description

Playback

Aspect Ratio • 16:9 Wide

• 4:3 Pan

• 4:3 L.Box

This option allows users to select appropriate viewing
mode available on users’ own television sets.

Parental Lock • Off

• 8: Adult

• 7: NC-17

• 6: R

• 5: PG-R

• 4: PG-13

• 3: PG

• 2: G

• 1: Kid Safe

This option allows users to enable the parental control
function.

Password This option allows users to set/reset password

(default: 0000).

Slide Time • Off

• Interval
(3-99 Seconds)

This option allows users to set/reset the display interval
for each picture.

VCD PBC • On

• Off

This option allows users to enable/disable playback
control function on VCD discs which adopt the VCD 2.0
standard.

DivX(R) VOD • Registration

This option allows users to obtain the registration code of
the DVD recorder.

(Select models only)

Recording

Mode • HQ

• SP

• LP

• EP

• SLP

This option allows users to select appropriate recording
mode of different quality and length.

Chapter Mark • Off

• 5 Minutes

• 10 Minutes

• 15 Minutes

• 20 Minutes

• 25 Minutes

• 30 Minutes

This option allows users to set/reset the division point for
recorded video files.

Front AV • Composite

• S-Video

This option allows users to select appropriate input
source.

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Quick Reference

Menu Option Sub-menu Option Description

Audio

Digital Out • PCM

• Bit Stream

This option allows users to select an appropriate audio
signal output mode.

DTS Out • On

• Off

This option allows users to enable/disable the DTS
(Digital Theater System) support offered by discs.

Surround • Stereo

• DOLBY

• DTS

This option allows users to preset the sound effect for
DVD playback.

TV Audio • Stereo

• Main

• SAP (Sub)

• Mono

This option allows users to preset the sound effect of TV
programs.

MPEG • PCM

• Bit Stream

This option allows users to select an appropriate signal
output mode.

TV Tuner

Country Multiple Countries This option allows users to select the appropriate area

where they are currently situated.

Utilities • Scan Channel

• Edit Channel

This option allows users to set/reset TV channels.

TV MODE • Bypass Allowed

• Not Allowed

This option allows users to enable or disable the ‘TV
MODE/SCART Bypass’ feature.

Exit

This option allows users to exit the setup program.

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Guide to Using the Discs

Disc Types Supported

Application Disc Type Disc Logo Information

Playback

DVD-Video

Preset DVD-Video discs (The region
code is printed on the rear of recorder).

DVD-R/-RW

DVD-R/-RW discs written in DVD­Video format and finalized, or with
JPEG/BMP/MP3/WMA/WAV/MPEG­4 files.

DVD+R/+RW

DVD+R/+RW discs written in DVD­Video format and finalized, or with
JPEG/BMP/MP3/WMA/WAV/MPEG­4 files.

DVD+R DL
(Double Layer)

DVD+R double-layer discs written in
DVD-Video format and finalized, or
with JPEG/BMP/MP3/WMA/WAV/
MPEG-4 files.

Video CD (VCD)

CDs for video files recorded with CD
sound, VHS quality, MPEG-1 compres

-

sion technology.

Super Video CD
(SVCD)

CDs for video files recorded with
CD sound, SVHS quality, MPEG-2
compression technology.

Audio CD

CDs for music files recorded in digital
signal, featuring better audio quality,
less distortion and less deterioration of
audio quality over time.

CD-R/-RW

Finalized CD-R-/-RW discs recorded
in Audio CD or Video CD formats, or
with JPEG/BMP/MP3/WMA/WAV/
MPEG-4 files.

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Quick Reference

Application Disc Type Disc Logo Information

Recording /
Timer Recording

DVD-R/-RW

DVD-R/-RW discs in DVD+VR format

DVD+R/+RW

DVD+R/+RW discs in DVD+VR
format

DVD+R DL
(Double Layer)

DVD+R double-layer discs in
DVD+VR format

(Select models only)

CD-R/-RW

CD-R/-RW discs in MPEG-1/MPEG-2
video format or in PCM audio mode

Note

• The DVD-Video/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW/CD-R/CD-RW/DVD+R DL (Double Layer) logos are
trademarks of the respective companies.

• For best results, use discs with the above logos. This DVD recorder may not play back other discs correctly.
Do not use irregular-shaped discs (e.g. heart-shaped), as these can damage the recorder.

• It may not be possible to play CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW in all cases due to the
type of disc or condition of the recording.

Important

Unplayable Disc Types

This DVD recorder does not play back the disc types listed below. If you try to play back these discs, excessive
noise may cause damage to your speakers. When placing an unplayable disc on the disc tray, the DVD recorder
will display ‘Invalid Disc’ on the display panel after attempts of trying to load the disc fail.

• Unfinalized discs from other DVD/CD recorders

• DVD Audio discs

• PHOTO CDs

• DVD-Video discs with a region code not supported by the recorder

• DVD-RAMs

• Data discs (e.g. CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs) without files supported by this DVD recorder

• Standard SACDs (Hybrid type of SACDs can be played as normal Audio CDs.)

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Disc Format

Disc Type Application Format

CD

CD-R

VCD

SVCD

Audio CD

Data CD*

CD-RW

VCD

SVCD

Audio CD

Data CD*

DVD

DVD-R

DVD+VR

Data Disc*

DVD-RW

DVD+VR

Data Disc*

DVD+R

DVD+VR

Data Disc*

DVD+RW

DVD+VR

Data Disc*

* For media data files

Disc Finalization

Disc

Content
Type

Finalization Recording after Finalization

DVD-R

Data file

Not required N/A

DVD+VR Required No

DVD-RW

Data file Not required N/A

DVD+VR

Full
Preparation

Not Required N/A

Quick Preparation Required Yes

DVD+R

Data file

Not required N/A

DVD+VR Required No

DVD+RW

Data file

Not required N/A

DVD+VR Not required N/A

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Quick Reference

Guide to Media Files Supported

Media File Formats Supported

Application Category Formats (extension)

Playback

Video

MPEG-1

MPEG-2 (.VOB/ .DAT/ .MPG)

MPEG-4 (.AVI/ .DIV/ .DIVX)

Music .MP3/ .WMA/ .WAV

Picture JPEG (.JPG)/ .BMP

Note

• If an MP3 file name includes two-byte character, it may be displayed correctly.

• This DVD recorder does not support ID3 (for MP3) and WMA tags.

• This DVD recorder does not support MP3-Pro files.

• The MP3 file bitrates supported by this DVD recorder are: 32Kbps - 320Kbps.

Guide to Recording Options

Recording Mode

Media Mode Recording Time

80 GB Hard
Drive

HQ (High Quality) 16 hours

SP (Standard Play)

32 hours

LP (Long Play)

48 hours

EP (Extended Play)

64 hours

SLP (Super Long Play)

96 hours

Just Fit Variable

160 GB Hard
Drive

HQ (High Quality) 33 hours

SP (Standard Play)

66 hours

LP (Long Play) 99 hours

EP (Extended Play)

132 hours

SLP (Super Long Play)

198 hours

Just Fit Variable