Pioneer dvr-rt500, DVR-RT300 User Manual

DVD Recorder &VCR

DVR-RT500
DVR-RT300

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Operating Instructions

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead, within
an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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.

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IMPORTANT NOTICE – THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR.

PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND
KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY.

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Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s right to operate
the equipment.

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

–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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CAUTION : USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE

SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

CAUTION : THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD.

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WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the

unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and
televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.

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This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the
product is operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and

operating instructions should be retained for
future reference.

HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product

and in the operating instructions should be
adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use

instructions should be followed.

CLEANING — The product should be cleaned only

with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never
clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides
or other volatile liquids since they may corrode
the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not

recommended by the product manufacturer as
they may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this

product near water — for example, near a
bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry
tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming
pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table.
The product may fall, causing serious injury to a
child or adult, and serious damage to the
product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,
bracket, or table recommended by the
manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any
mounting of the product should follow the
manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a
mounting accessory recommended by the
manufacturer.

CART — A product and cart combination should be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force,
and uneven surfaces may cause the product
and cart combination to overturn.

VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet

are provided for ventilation and to ensure
reliable operation of the product and to protect
it from overheating, and these openings must
not be blocked or covered. The openings should
never be blocked by placing the product on a
bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This
product should not be placed in a built-in
installation such as a bookcase or rack unless
proper ventilation is provided or the
manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered
to.

POWER SOURCES — This product should be

operated only from the type of power source
indicated on the marking label. If you are not
sure of the type of power supply to your home,
consult your product dealer or local power
company.

LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a

stable location.

NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the

appliance should be unplugged from the outlet
when left un-used for a long period of time.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

• If this product is equipped with a polarized
alternating current line plug (a plug having one
blade wider than the other), it will fit into the
outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If
you are unable to insert the plug fully into the
outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should
still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace
your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety
purpose of the polarized plug.

• If this product is equipped with a three-wire
grounding type plug, a plug having a third
(grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding
type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you
are unable to insert the plug into the outlet,
contact your electrician to replace your obsolete
outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the
grounding type plug.

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply

cords should be routed so that they are not likely
to be walked on or pinched by items placed
upon or against them, paying particular
attention to cords at plugs, convenience
receptacles, and the point where they exit from
the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an

outside antenna or cable system is connected to
the product, be sure the antenna or cable
system is grounded so as to provide some
protection against voltage surges and built-up
static charges. Article 810 of the National
Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides
information with regard to proper grounding of
the mast and supporting structure, grounding of
the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit,
size of grounding conductors, location of
antenna-discharge unit, connection to
grounding electrodes, and requirements for the
grounding electrode. See Figure A.

LIGHTNING — For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it is
left unattended and unused for long periods of
time, unplug it from the wall outlet and
disconnect the antenna or cable system. This
will prevent damage to the product due to
lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES — An outside antenna system

should not be located in the vicinity of overhead
power lines or other electric light or power
circuits, or where it can fall into such power
lines or circuits. When installing an outside
antenna system, extreme care should be taken
to keep from touching such power lines or
circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience
receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or
electric shock.

ELECTRIC
SERVICE
EQUIPMENT

Fig. A

OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push

objects of any kind into this product through
openings as they may touch dangerous voltage
points or short-out parts that could result in a
fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any
kind on the product.

SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing covers
may expose you to dangerous voltage or other
hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing
to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:

• When the power-supply cord or plug is
damaged.

• If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen
into the product.

• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

• If the product does not operate normally by
following the operating instructions. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating
instructions as an improper adjustment of other
controls may result in damage and will often
require extensive work by a qualified technician
to restore the product to its normal operation.

• If the product has been dropped or damaged in
any way.

• When the product exhibits a distinct change in
performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts

are required, be sure the service technician has
used replacement parts specified by the
manufacturer or have the same characteristics
as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions
may result in fire, electric shock, or other
hazards.

SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service

or repairs to this product, ask the service
technician to perform safety checks to
determine that the product is in proper
operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product

should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — The product should be situated away from

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
stoves, or other products (including amplifiers)
that produce heat.

GROUND
CLAMP

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING
ELECTRODE SYSTEM
(NEC ART 250, PART H)

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

ANTENNA
LEAD IN
WIRE

ANTENNA
DISCHARGE UNIT
(NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
(NEC SECTION 810-21)

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DANGER

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN
OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the
plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power
cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a
short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a

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

piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the
cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other
cords. The power cords should be routed such that they
are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord
can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check
the power cord once in a while. When you find it
damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized
service center or your dealer for a replacement.

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This product is for general household purposes. Any
failure due to use for other than household purposes

CAUTION – PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO

NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG
WITH AN EXTENSION CORD.

RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET

(such as long-term use for business purposes in a
restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which
requires repair will be charged for even during the
warranty period.

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UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE
FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT

ATTENTION –

BLADE EXPOSURE.
POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS
ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER
CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN
PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE
COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE
DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or
cords associated with accessories sold with the
product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to
the State of California and other governmental
entities to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.

Wash hands after handling

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PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND
SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE
A DECOUVVERT.

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his product contains mercury. Disposal of this
material may be regulated due to environmental
considerations. For disposal or recycling information,

NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER

THIS REMINDER IS PROVIDED TO CALL THE CATV

please contact your local authorities or the Electronics
Industries Alliance : www.eiae.org.

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SYSTEM INSTALLER’S AT TENTION TO ARTICLE 820­40 OF THE NEC THAT PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR
PROPER GROUNDING AND, IN PARTICULAR,
SPECIFIES THAT THE CABLE GROUND SHALL BE
CONNECTED TO THE GROUNDING SYSTEM OF THE
BUILDING, AS CLOSE TO THE POINT OF CABLE
ENTRY AS PRACTICAL.

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Recording equipment and copyright: You may use

this product only to reproduce or copy materials for
which you own the copyright or have obtained
permission to copy from the copyright owner or for
which 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.

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MOISTURE CONDENSATION
DO NOT OPERATE THIS DVD/VCR FOR AT LEAST TWO OR
THREE HOURS WHEN MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONDENSES
ON THE DVD/VCR.
WHAT IS MOISTURE CONDENSATION?

When cold liquid is poured into a glass, for example, water
vapour in the air will condense on the surface of the glass. This
is called moisture condensation.

MOISTURE WILL CONDENSE ON THE UNIT IN THE FOLLOW­ING CASES;

• When you move this DVD/VCR from a cold to a warm place.

• After heating a cold room or under extremely humid condi­tions.

WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE THE ABOVE CONDITIONS;

Plug the power cord into an AC outlet, set the STANDBY/ON
switch to ON and leave the unit at room temperature until
moisture condensation disappears. Depending on the
surrounding conditions, this may take from two or three hours.

Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit
you’ve just purchased is only the start of your
musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how
you can maximize the fun and excitement your
equipment offers. This manufacturer and the
Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer
Electronics Group want you to get the most out of
your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that
lets the sound come through loud and clear without
annoying blaring or distortion-and, most importantly,
without affecting your sensitive hearing.

Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing
“comfort level” adapts to higher volumes of sound.
So what sounds “normal” can actually be loud and
harmful to your hearing. Guard against this by
setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your
hearing adapts.

To establish a safe level:

• Start your volume control at a low setting.

• Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it

comfortably and clearly, and without distortion.

Once you have established a comfortable sound
level:

• Set the dial and leave it there.

We Want You Listening For A Lifetime

Used wisely, your new sound equipment will
provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment. Since
hearing damage from loud noise is often
undetectable until it is too late, this manufacturer
and the Electronic Industries Association’s
Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid
prolonged exposure to excessive noise. This list of
sound levels is included for your protection.

Decibel
Level Example

30 Quiet library, soft whispers
40

Living room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffic
50 Light traffic, normal conversation, quiet office
60 Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine
70 Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant
80

Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock

at two feet.

THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS
UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE

90

Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower

100 Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill
120 Rock band concert in front of speakers,

thunderclap

140 Gunshot blast, jet plane
180 Rocket launching pad

Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.

Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent
hearing damage or loss in the future. After all, we
want you listening for a lifetime.

CAUTION:

THIS PRODUCT EMPLOYS A LASER SYSTEM.

TO ENSURE PROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT, PLEASE READ THIS USER’S GUIDE CAREFULLY AND
RETAIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, CONTACT AN
AUTHORIZED SERVICE LOCATION-SEE SERVICE PROCEDURE.

USE OF CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS OR THE PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE
SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

TO PREVENT DIRECT EXPOSURE TO LASER BEAM, DO NOT TRY TO OPEN THE ENCLOSURE.
VISIBLE LASER RADIATION MAY BE PRESENT WHEN THE ENCLOSURE IS OPENED. DO NOT STARE
INTO BEAM.

Location of the required Marking
The rating sheet and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit.

CERTIFICATION: COMPLIES WITH FDA RADIATION PERFORMANCE
STANDARD, 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J.

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Contents

01 Before you start

Features ............................................................................. 8

Discs which can be played back ..................................... 9

Discs on which video can be recorded ........................ 10

Recording format ........................................................... 10

Disc playback in other players ...................................... 11

02 Controls and Displays

Front panel ...................................................................... 12

Rear panel....................................................................... 12

Display window .............................................................. 13

Remote control ............................................................... 14

Putting the batteries in the remote control ................. 15

Remote control basics ................................................... 15

Using the remote control .............................................. 15

Power Source ................................................................. 15

03 Connecting up

Antenna connection ...................................................... 16

CATV (CABLE TV) connections ..................................... 18

Connections with the TV or audio component ............ 20

04 Getting started

Auto clock setting / Setting the video channel ........... 22

SETUP MENU ................................................................. 23

Using the SETUP MENU ............................................... 23

Setting the language ..................................................... 24

OSD LANGUAGE ............................................................ 24

DVD MENU ..................................................................... 24

AUDIO ............................................................................. 24

SUBTITLE ........................................................................ 24

Setting the parental control .......................................... 25

Selecting parental control ............................................. 25

Temporarily cancelling parental control ...................... 25

Setting the clock ............................................................ 26

CLOCK (manually).......................................................... 26

AUTO CLOCK.................................................................. 26

STANDARD TIME (Time zone) ....................................... 26

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ............................................... 26

Setting the disc .............................................................. 27

REFORMAT ..................................................................... 27

NEW DISC FORMAT ...................................................... 27

FINALIZE ......................................................................... 28

PROTECT DISC ............................................................... 28

UNDO FINALIZE ............................................................. 28

DIMMER (Brightness of the display window) .............. 29

DISPLAY/CALL (Turning the screen display

“ON” or “OFF”) ............................................................... 29

Setting the screen .......................................................... 29

TV SCREEN ..................................................................... 29

STILL MODE .................................................................... 29

LINE1 INPUT / LINE2 INPUT ......................................... 30

Setting the image quality .............................................. 30

BRIGHTNESS ................................................................. 30

Setting the audio ............................................................ 30

DRC ................................................................................. 30

EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT ............................................. 31

SAP (Second Audio Program) ...................................... 31

Setting the recording ..................................................... 31

INITIAL REC TO .............................................................. 31

INITIAL REC MODE ........................................................ 31

AUTO CHAPTER ............................................................. 31

INDEX PICTURE ............................................................. 31

Setting the channel ....................................................... 32

TV/CATV SELECT ............................................................ 32

AUTO CH MEMORY ....................................................... 32

ADD/DELETE (channels) ............................................... 32

Setting other items ........................................................ 32

JPEG INTERVAL.............................................................. 32

05 Playback

Playback procedure ....................................................... 33

Playback by selecting a title .......................................... 34

Checking media information ........................................ 35

Special playback ............................................................ 36

Fast forward playback .................................................... 36

Review playback ............................................................. 36

Still playback .................................................................. 36

Frame advance ............................................................... 36

Slow motion playback .................................................... 36

Locating a chapter or track ........................................... 36

Commercial skip / Locating a specific scene .............. 37

Repeat playback ............................................................. 38

One touch repeat ........................................................... 38

A-B repeat playback ....................................................... 38

Title, Chapter repeat playback ...................................... 38

Title selection / DVD menu ............................................ 39

Changing angles / Zooming .......................................... 40

Changing soundtrack language ................................... 41

Changing the subtitle language ................................... 41

The CD Track Info screen............................................... 42

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Playing back a selected track ....................................... 42

Random playback .......................................................... 43

Repeat playback of selected track ................................ 43

Repeat playback of all tracks ........................................ 43

Playing back programs .................................................. 43

Playing back track by specifying the time ................... 43

MP3/WMA*/JPEG playback .......................................... 44

Using the BROWSER screen ........................................ 44

When the file to be displayed is selected..................... 44

Playing back MP3/WMA files........................................ 45

Playing back JPEG files ................................................. 46

Progressive scan ............................................................ 47

Different scanning modes ............................................. 47

Loading and unloading a cassette tape ....................... 48

Loading ........................................................................... 48

Unloading ....................................................................... 48

Cassette tape playback .................................................. 49

Forward/Reverse picture search mode ........................ 49

Special playback ............................................................ 50

Picture search ................................................................ 50

Still picture ..................................................................... 50

Slow motion .................................................................... 50

Frame by frame picture ................................................. 50

Adjusting tracking condition ........................................ 50

Repeat playback ............................................................. 50

Commercial skip ............................................................ 50

To display VCR operation status ................................... 50

ZERO RETURN function / Video index search system.....

51

06 Recording

Read this before recording on disc .............................. 52

Recording a TV program ............................................... 54

One-touch Timer Recording (OTR) ............................... 56

VCR Plus+

Timer recording .............................................................. 59

Stereo recording and playback ..................................... 62

®

programming system .............................. 57

Erasing a scene (Edit title) ............................................ 66

Combining the title ........................................................ 68

Erasing a playlist ............................................................ 69

Editing an original title .................................................. 70

Adding a chapter mark .................................................. 70

Combining chapters ...................................................... 72

Changing an original title name ................................... 72

Erasing a scene (Edit title) ............................................ 73

Erasing an original title ................................................. 74

Changing a disc name .................................................. 75

Using the keyboard screen ........................................... 76

08 Dubbing

Dubbing a tape onto a disc ........................................... 78

Dubbing a disc onto a tape ........................................... 79

Dubbing only the specified titles or the playlist .......... 79

Dubbing using other equipment .................................. 80

When a video is recorded using this unit .................... 80

09 Additional information

Language code list ......................................................... 81

Screen sizes and disc formats ...................................... 81

Glossary .......................................................................... 82

Error/Warning message list .......................................... 84

Troubleshooting .............................................................. 86

Handling discs ............................................................... 88

Storing discs ................................................................... 88

Damaged discs .............................................................. 88

Cleaning the pickup lens ............................................... 88

Handling video tapes ..................................................... 88

Storing video tapes ........................................................ 88

Video head cleaning ...................................................... 89

Moving the recorder ...................................................... 89

Hints on installation ...................................................... 89

Specifications ................................................................. 90

07 Editing

Editing the disc .............................................................. 63

Editing a playlist ............................................................. 64

Creating a playlist .......................................................... 64

Changing a title name ................................................... 65

Media mark

Each applicable media are indicated using the symbol shown below.

DVD-Video

VR mode

Video mode

: DVD-Video : DVD-R

: DVD-RW in VR mode : Audio CD and CD-R/CD-RW

: DVD-RW in Video mode : Video tape

TM

* WMA (Windows Media

Audio) compatibility

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are
trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other coun­tries.

DVD-R

CD

VCR

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Chapter 1

Before you start

Features

Not only can you playback and record video tapes, but
you can also playback DVD discs or make recordings
using DVD-RW, DVD-R discs with this unit. In addition,
you can enjoy editing the programs you record.

Playback function

•A realistic, powerful, Movie Theater sound

When connected to Dolby Digital and DTS compliant
devices, you can enjoy realistic, powerful surround
sound.

• Playback the scene you want to see immediately

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

As DVD’s do not require rewinding like video tapes, you
can get to the scene you wish to watch immediately. A
variety of search functions allow you to find the scene
you wish to watch.

DVD-Video

• One-touch Timer Recording (OTR)

VR mode Video mode DVD-R VCR

The One-touch Timer Recording feature provides a
simple and convenient way to make a timed recording.

Edit function

• Editing recorded material without changing the
original titles

You can create a playlist based on the original titles. The
playlist won’t affect the original titles. If you erase the
playlist, the original titles remain. It is recommended to
create and edit the playlist to prevent important titles
from being erased accidentally.

• Chapter mark

You can add (or delete) a chapter mark to (from) the
original title. This function is useful when searching for
the scene you wish to watch that you have marked with
the Chapter mark function.

VR mode

VR mode

• Title menu

As thumbnail images are displayed in the title menu,
you can find the title you want to play back quickly.

• The title list appears on finalized DVD-RW disc
(recorded in the Video mode) and DVD-R disc.

• MP3/WMA/JPEG playback

MP3 and WMA files can be played back. Also, you can
display JPEG files on the TV screen and enjoy them as a
slide show.

•Progressive scan

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

This unit supports the progressive scanning system. If
your TV is equipped with component video input jacks
which support the progressive video input, you can
enjoy high quality picture.

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

CD

Recording function

•Timer recording

You can program the recorder to record up to 8
programs, up to a month in advance, using the
VCR Plus+® system
As well as single programs, you can specify daily or
weekly recordings, too.

*1 VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are registered trademarks

of Gemstar Development Corporation.
The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under
license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

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VR mode Video mode DVD-R

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for easy programming if you want.

• Erasing scenes

You can erase an unnecessary scene from the created
playlist or the original titles.

• Combining titles

You can combine several original titles or playlists to a
separate playlist.

VR mode

VR mode

Dubbing function

• Dubbing a tape onto a disc or a disc onto a tape

VR mode Video mode DVD-R VCR

With just this one unit, you can dub however you like,
from video tape to disc, or from disc to video tape.

• Dubbing cannot be carried out when attempting to
copy a “copy guarded” video tape or disc.

VCR

Discs which can be played back

In this unit, use only discs that meet the standard, such
as those bearing the below logo marks on the disc label
surface. If you use a non-standard disc, we cannot
guarantee playback. Even if such a disc can be played
back, we cannot guarantee the image or sound quality.
The DVD logo is a registered trademark.

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Logo mark

Recordable

No

No

Media type

DVD-Video

DVD-RW Ver.1.0 Ver.1.1 Ver.1.2

Ver.1.1CPRM support

DVD-R Ver.2.0 (Ver.2.0/4x/8x)

Audio CD*

CD-R/CD-RW

* This unit is designed to playback music Compact

Discs (CD) that conform to the CD standard. CDs
that contain (copy-restriction) signals to protect
copyrights cannot be played back.

Older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may
reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. If you want to share
DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older
recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs.

The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorder
compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs.

Model

DVR-7000
DVR-810H/DVR-57H
DVR-210/DVR-310/DVR-510H

1 Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized
VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.
2 Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display
when you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback.
3 Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

Playable

Yes

Yes

Region management information

This unit is designed and manufactured to support the
region management information that is recorded on a
DVD disc. If the region number written on the DVD disc
does not correspond to the region number of this unit,
this unit cannot play that disc.

• The region number of this unit is “1”.

• The unit will play DVD-Video discs marked with
labels containing “1” or “ALL”.

Example:

1

Operating DVD-Video

• Some operations of DVD-Video may be prohibited
by the manufacturer, or some operation methods or
functions of the DVD-Video may be different from
the description in this manual.

• If you attempt an operation that is prohibited by
either the disc or the unit, a “

” mark will appear

on the TV monitor. For operations prohibited by the
disc, see the information that came with the disc.

• When the menu screen or the operation guide
appears during disc playback, follow the displayed
information.

Discs which cannot be played back

The discs listed below cannot be played back in general.
Even if one of these can be played back, it may not be
played back correctly. If a disc is played back by
mistake, extensively loud sounds may blow the speakers
or may damage the hearing of those in hearing range.
Do not playback the discs listed below.

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CDG, Photo-CD, CD-ROM, CD-TEXT, CD-EXTRA,
VCD, SVCD, SACD, PD, CDV, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM,
DVD+R/RW, DVD audio, etc.

The below DVD-Video may not be played back.

• DVD-Video that do not have the region number “1”
or “ALL”.

•PAL or SECAM DVD-Video.

•Prohibited or business-use DVD-Video.

CD-R/CD-RWs cannot be played back for the
following reasons.

• Compatibility of the disc and this unit.

• Compatibility of the disc and the recorder used.

• Unfinalized discs.

Do not playback the following discs. Playback of
these discs may cause a failure.

• Discs on which paper, labels or stickers are affixed.

• Discs that have sticky areas left by adhesive tape.

• Special-shaped discs.

PC-created disc compatibility

Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be
playable in this unit due to the setting of the application
software used to create the disc. In these particular
instances, check with the software publisher for more
detailed information.

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Before you start

Discs on which video can be recorded

To record video with this unit, use the discs below:

Media type

DVD-RW Ver.1.0 Ver.1.1 Ver.1.2

Ver.1.1CPRM support

DVD-R Ver.2.0 (Ver.2.0 /4x /8x)

DVD-RW

• The disc can be erased and used again about 1,000
times.

• Only the VR mode can be used for Ver.1.0 discs.

•With Ver.1.1/1.2 discs, you can record by selecting
the VR mode or Video mode.

• When you record in the VR mode, you can
repeatedly record and erase. By erasing
unnecessary titles, you effectively increase
remaining time.

• When you record in the Video mode, you can
record until the disc becomes full.

• When you use the Video mode, you can newly
record on the disc by formatting the disc. However,
if the disc is formatted, all the recorded contents
will be erased.

DVD-R

•You can record on the disc only in the Video mode.

•You can record until the disc becomes full.

•Finalizing the discs allows playback on other DVD
players. However, the finalized discs can no longer
be recorded.

• Discs can be recorded to repeatedly until they are
finalized.

Note

• There are some players that cannot playback discs
that were recorded with this unit. We cannot
guarantee the playback with other units.

• This unit cannot record on DVD-R and DVD-RW
discs that are 8 cm in diameter.

• This unit cannot record on CD-R or CD-RW.

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Recording format

This unit has two modes for formatting discs for
recording: VR mode and Video mode.
When a blank, new disc is loaded into this unit, the
automatic format function starts to format the disc. (For
the disc format setting in this step, see page 27.)

VR mode

• This mode can be used for DVD-RW.

• In this mode, the discs can be recorded and edited
repeatedly.

• The disc recorded in this mode can be played back
with other DVD-RW-compatible players.

• When a Ver.1.1 CPRM or Ver. 1.2 disc is used, you
can record a “Copy Once” program (see page 53).

Video mode

• This mode can be used for DVD-R and DVD-RW
(Ver.1.1/1.2).

• When you finalize the disc after recording, the disc
recorded with this unit can be played back with
other DVD players.

•Recording, editing or playback of an unfinalized
disc can be done only with this unit. However, there
is some limitation to editing operations.

• In this mode, you cannot record a “Copy Once”
program (see page 53).

• When you record a TV program of a bilingual
broadcast, only one of the audio modes can be
recorded. You have to select it.

Format modes that can be used each disc

The usable format depends on the media type as shown
in the below table.

Media type

DVD-RW
Ver.1.0
DVD-RW
Ver.1.1 and

1.2

DVD-R
Ver.2.0
(Ver.2.0/4x/8x)

Format

VR mode

VR mode

Video mode

Video mode

Available functions

Playback, recording and
editing (Original/playlist)
Playback, recording and
editing (Original/playlist)
Playback and recording
Editing (with limitation)
Playback and recording
Editing (with limitation)

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Title/Chapter/Track

A DVD-Video has large partitions called “Titles”, and
smaller partitions within them called “Chapters”.
A music CD has other partitions called “Tracks”. A
number is allotted to each partition and these numbers
are called “title numbers”, “chapter numbers” or “track
numbers”.

DVD DISC

TITLE1 TITLE2

CHAPTER 1

TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5

CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3CHAPTER 1

Audio-CD

When recording in the VR mode

One-time recording is set to 1 title (1 chapter). However,
if you stop recording temporarily or erase scenes by
editing, the chapter will automatically be partitioned.
The interval between chapters can be specified. (See
page 31.)

When recording in the Video mode

One-time recording is set to 1 title. In recording,
chapters are set automatically. The interval between
chapters can be specified. (See page 31.)

Note

• The title, chapter and track are numbered, but
some discs may not record the numbers.

•Recording on DVD-R/RW in the Video mode is a
new standard approved at the 2000 DVD forum.
Conformity to this standard varies with each DVD
player manufacturer. Some models of DVD player
or DVD-ROM drive, therefore, will not playback
recorded videos.

Disc playback in other players

A disc recorded in this unit can be finalized. The disc
can be played back in other players that can playback
DVD-RW and DVD-R.
For more information on finalization, see “FINALIZE” in
“Setting the disc” (page 28).

When recording in the VR mode

Even if a disc recorded in the VR mode is finalized, you
can record or edit by cancelling the finalization. (See
“UNDO FINALIZE” on page 28.)
When you playback the disc with another player, make
sure that the DVD player supports DVD-RW and bears
the following mark.

When recording in the Video mode

When a disc recorded in the Video mode is finalized, it
cannot be recorded onto any more. Therefore, before
finalization, be sure to perform all desired recording.
After finalization, a title list that can be used by the DVD
player is automatically created.

Note

• The finalization process may require from a few
minutes up to 1 hour depending on the disc type
and the amount of free space on the disc.

•A DVD-RW Ver.1.1/1.2 recorded in the Video mode
cannot be recorded or edited after finalization, but
if you format the disc by erasing all the content, you
can again record on this disc.

•A finalized disc may not play because of the
condition of the DVD or the compatibility with the
player used for playback.

• Some players may not playback the discs recorded
with this unit. We cannot guarantee the playback
using other players.

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Controls and displays

Chapter 2

Controls and displays

Front panel

VCR indicator

IR Remote senser

FF (Fast Forward) button

Disc tray REC button

PLAY buttonCassette Loading Slot

DVD indicator

STANDBY/ON
button

DVD/VCR common
AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO
IN (LINE 2) jacks

Rear panel

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AC power cord

Display window

VCR/DVD button

VCR EJECT button

DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL

FAN

Make sure that when installed
the fan is not obstructed.

AUDIO OUT jack

STOP button

OPEN/CLOSE buttonDVD S-VIDEO IN (LINE 2) jack

DVD COMPONENT
OUT jacks

DVD COAXIAL DIGITAL
AUDIO OUT jack

DVD S-VIDEO
OUT jack

DVD AUDIO (L/R)
OUT jacks

CHANNEL –/+ buttons

REW (Rewind) button

RF OUT jack

RF IN jack

DVD S-VIDEO
IN (LINE 1) jack

DVD/VCR common
AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO
IN (LINE 1) jacks

DVD/VCR common
AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO OUT

acks

Controls and displays

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Display window

No. Display Description

1

P

XP/SP/LP/SLP

SP/SLP

2

CD

CD-R

CD-RW

DVD

DVD-R

DVD-RW

VR

VCR

10:00

3

01H00M00S

C 36CH

2CH

TRK 002

PM

L1/L2

Err

4

Lights during video tape playback.

Video tape is temporarily stopped.

Lights during video tape recording.

Progressive scanning mode.

Timer recording display.

4 DVD recording modes. XP, SP, LP or SLP is selected in turn by pressing the REC MODE/SPEED repeatedly.

2 VCR recording modes. SP or SLP is selected in turn by pressing the REC MODE/SPEED repeatedly.

Appears when a CD is inserted.

Appears when a CD-R is inserted.

Appears when a CD-RW is inserted.

Appears when a DVD-Video is inserted.

Appears when a DVD-R is inserted.

Appears when a DVD-RW is inserted.

Appears when a DVD-RW in VR mode is inserted. When the disc is set to video mode, VR does not appear.

Appears when the tuner built into this unit is selected. When you press TV/VCR, VCR disappears.

Video tape is in the unit.

Clock display (Colon [ : ] flashes).

Counter display in hour/minute/second for VCR/DVD, minute/second for CD.

CATV channel display.

TV channel display.

Track number display for CD.

Display for afternoon (out in the morning).

The external input channel (L1 or L2) display.

Error display.

Lights during playback of DVD and CD. Flashes in auto resume.

DVD or CD is temporarily stopped.

Lights during DVD recording.

2

4

P

1 3

Note

• Some discs may not playback correctly, or chapter number, playback time, etc may not be displayed.

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Controls and displays

Remote control

1STANDBY/ON (page 22)

Turns power on/off.
2 VCR EJECT (page 48)

Ejects the cassette tapes.
3 DVD OPEN/CLOSE (page 33)

Opens or closes the tray.
4 DVD/VCR (page 78, 79)

Switches to operation between VCR
and DVD.

5 0-9

Use for direct TV channel selection of
TV (page 54); setting the input (page
37, 76); entering a password (page

25); entering a Pluscode for VCR
Plus+ timer programming (page 58).

6 TIMER REC (page 59, 61)
Sets the unit to start recording at a
preset time.

7 INPUT SELECT (page 80)
Switches between the external
inputs.

8 VCR Plus+ (page 58)
Display the VCR Plus+ program
screen.

9 RETURN (page 23, 45)
Closes the menu window.

10 CLEAR/CANCEL

Cancels input data in the setting
mode (page 25); deletes the timer
recording program (page 59, 61).

11 TITLE MENU/TOP MENU (page 34,
39, 42, 64)
Selects titles of a DVD disc.

12 CH +/– (page 54)
Use to select TV channels.





 /

 (page 23, 33, 37, 60)





Up/down cursor buttons
13 TRK +/– (page 50)

Use to adjust the VCR manual
playback tracking.



 

 /

 (page 33, 37, 60)



 

Left/right cursor buttons
14 ENTER/SELECT (page 23, 33, 37, 58,

60)
Use to select menu options.

15 DVD MENU (page 39)
Displays the menu of the DVD disc.

16 SETUP (page 23, 58, 60)
Displays the setup menu.

17 STOP (page 33, 49, 55)
Stops playback or recording.

18 PLAY (page 33, 49)
Starts playback.

19 PAUSE/STILL (page 36, 50)
Pauses recording or playback (press
again to restart).



20 SKIP

Skips forward or back chapters.

21 INDEX –

Searches for INDEX marks on a tape
22 REW/SEARCH – (page 36, 49, 50)

Rewind/review playback
23 F.FWD/SEARCH + (page 36, 49, 50)

Fast forward/forward search playback
24 ONE TOUCH REPEAT (page 38)

Repeats playback of the last 10
seconds of video.

25 CM SKIP (page 37, 50)
Skips commercial breaks.



 /

 (page 36)







 / +





 (page 51)



26 SLOW (page 36, 50)
Starts slow motion playback.

27 REC (page 54, 56, 80)
Starts recording.

28 REC MODE/SPEED (page 54, 56)
Selects the recording mode.

29 DUBBING (page 78)
Copies VCR to DVD or DVD to VCR.

30 AUDIO/AUDIO SELECT

Switches sound between mono and
stereo (page 62); changes the
language of the DVD (page 41).

31 DISPLAY/CALL (page 35, 51)
Displays VCR or DVD operation
status.

32 ZOOM (page 40)
33 REPEAT A-B (page 38)

Repeats playback between A and B.
34 ZERO RETURN (page 51)

Stops the tape when the counter
reaches 00H00M00S.

35 COUNTER RESET (page 51)
Resets the counter to 00H00M00S.

36 ANGLE (page 40)
Changes the DVD playback angle.

37 SUBTITLE (page 41)
Selects subtitles of the DVD disc.

38 ATR (page 50)
Digital auto tracking for VCR
playback.

39 PLAY MODE (page 37)
Selects the playback mode.

40 REPEAT (page 38, 50)
Selects the repeat playback mode.

41 CLOCK/COUNTER (page 51)
Changes the front panel display
mode.

42 TV/VCR (page 22, 55)
Switches input between the TV and
VCR.

43 PROGRESSIVE (page 47)
Activates the progressive scanning
mode.

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Controls and displays

Putting the batteries in the remote
control

1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of
the remote control.

2 Insert two AAA/R03 batteries into the battery
compartment following the indications (+,–) inside the
compartment.

3 Close the cover.

 

 

 

• The

 /

 /

 

 

screen menu system.

•You can directly access specific channels using
numeric keys.

• Each press of DVD/VCR, switches the screen
between the DVD screen (DVD mode) and the VCR
screen (VCR mode).

 

 /

 are also used to navigate on-

 

 

Using the remote control

Keep in mind the following when using the remote
control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles between the
remote and the remote sensor on the unit.

•Remote operation may become unreliable if strong
sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit's
remote sensor.

•Remote controllers for different devices can
interfere with each other. Avoid using remotes for
other equipment located close to this unit.

•Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in
the operating range of the remote.

• Use within the operating range and angle, as
shown.

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Note

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as
leakage and bursting. Please observe the following:

• Don't mix new and old batteries together.

• Don't use different kinds of battery together­although they may look similar, different batteries
may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each
battery match the indications in the battery
compartment.

•Remove batteries from equipment that isn't going
to be used for a month or more.

• Do not try to recharge batteries not intended to be
recharged; they can overheat ant rupture. (Follow
battery manufacturer’s directions.)

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply
with governmental regulations or environmental
public instruction's rules that apply in your country
or area.

Remote control basics

•Press STANDBY/ON to turn the DVD/VCR on or off.

•Press CH + or CH – to move through the channels
one channel at a time.

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15ft

Power Source

TO USE AC POWER SOURCE

Use the AC polarized line cord provided for operation on
AC. Insert the AC cord plug into a standard 120V 60Hz
polarized AC outlet.

Note

• Never connect the AC line cord plug to other than
the specified voltage (120V 60Hz). Use the attached
power cord only.

• If the polarized AC cord does not fit into a non­polarized AC outlet, do not attempt to file or cut the
blade. It is the user’s responsibility to have an
electrician replace the obsolete outlet.

• If you cause a static discharge when touching the
unit and the unit fails to function, simply unplug
the unit from the AC outlet and plug it back in. The
unit should return to normal operation.

and Blade

AC OutletWider Hole

Polarized AC Cord Plug
(One blade is wider than the other.)

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Connecting up

Chapter 3

Connecting up

Important

• Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all components are switched off and
unplugged from the wall outlet.

Antenna connection

If you are using an antenna system, follow these instructions. If you are a cable (CATV) subscriber, skip ahead to
page 18 for the proper connections.

ANTENNA TO DVD/VCR CONNECTION

The DVD/VCR must be connected “between” the antenna and the TV. First, disconnect the antenna from the TV and
connect it to the DVD/VCR. Then connect the DVD/VCR to the TV. Below are 3 common methods of connecting an
antenna system to a DVD/VCR. Find the type of antenna system you are using and follow the connection diagram.

Combination UHF/VHF antenna with
75 Ω coaxial cable

1

DVD/VCR

75 Ω coaxial cable

Separate UHF and VHF antennas

3

VHF

• If both UHF and VHF antennas have 300 Ω twin lead
(flat) wires, use a combiner having two 300 Ω inputs
and one 75 Ω output.

UHF

300 Ω twin lead (flat) wire

2

Note

75/300 Ω input

75 Ω output

(not supplied)

Combination UHF/VHF antenna with
300 Ω twin lead (flat) wire

Combiner

Matching transformer

DVD/VCR

300 Ω twin lead (flat)
wire

DVD/VCR

300 Ω input
75 Ω output

(not supplied)

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75 Ω coaxial cable

Connecting up

DVD/VCR TO TV CONNECTION

After you have connected the antenna to the DVD/VCR, you must connect the DVD/VCR to the TV.
Below are 3 common methods of connecting your DVD/VCR to a TV. Find the type of TV you are using and follow the
connection diagram.
This DVD/VCR has a single 75 Ω output for connection to a TV. If your TV has separate UHF and VHF antenna inputs
(numbers 2 and 3 below), use a splitter to connect the DVD/VCR to the TV for UHF and VHF reception.

Note

• If a UHF or VHF antenna is used, set the TV/CATV menu option to the “TV” mode.

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TV with single 75 Ω UHF/VHF antenna input

1

RF antenna cable (supplied)

To DVR/VCR

TV with 300 Ω UHF and 75 Ω VHF antenna inputs

2

RF antenna cable (supplied)

To DVR/VCR

TV with 300 Ω UHF and 300 Ω VHF antenna inputs

3

RF antenna cable (supplied)

To DVR/VCR

Splitter

75 Ω input

75/300 Ω outputs

(not supplied)

Splitter

75 Ω input

300 Ω outputs

(not supplied)

TV

TV

TV

Note

• If both UHF and VHF antennas have 300 Ω twin lead (flat) wires, use a combiner having two 300 Ω inputs
and one 75 Ω output.

Note

•A clear picture will not be obtained by the DVD/VCR unless the antenna signal is good. Connect the antenna to
the DVD/VCR properly.

•For better quality recording, an indoor antenna or a telescopic antenna is not recommended. The use of an
outdoor type antenna is required.

• If you are not sure about the connection, please refer to qualified service personnel.

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CATV(CABLE TV) connections

Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription chan-

nels. This DVD/VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable
company supplied converter box, except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled. If you subscribe to a
special channel which is scrambled, you must have a descrambler box for proper reception.

Allows

DVD/VCR

1

Incoming cable

2

DVD/VCR

Converter/
descrambler

Incoming cable

Note

•To record from converter/descrambler, DVD/VCR

tuner must be tuned to the converter output
channel, usually channel 3 or 4.

TV

TV

•Recording of
nonscrambled channels.

• Use of the programmable
timer.

•Recording of one channel
while watching another.

Allows

•Recording of channels
through the converter box
(scrambled and un­scrambled).

• Using the programmable
timer to record only the
channel selected at the
converter box.

Prevents

•Recording one channel
while watching another.

• Using the DVD/VCR tuner
to select channels.

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Incoming
cable

Note

• If you are playing a tape or using the tuner built into
the DVD/VCR, the converter must be set to the video
channel output of the DVD/VCR (either 3 or 4).

Note

• Whenever a converter/descrambler box is placed before the DVD/VCR, you must tune the DVD/VCR to the
output of the converter/descrambler box, usually channel 3 or 4.

DVD/VCR

Converter/
descrambler

TV

•Recording of
nonscrambled channels.

• Use of the programmable
timer.

•Recording an un­scrambled channel while
watching any channel
selected at the converter
box.

Prevents

•Recording scrambled
channels.

Connecting up

Important

• Make sure the TV/CATV menu option is set to the “CATV” mode.

This DVD/VCR cannot receive scrambled programs since it does not contain a descrambler. In order to receive scrambled
programs, your existing descrambler must be used. Descrambler boxes are available from cable companies. Consult
your local cable company for more information concerning connection to their descrambler equipment. There are
many ways to connect your DVD/VCR to a cable system. Below are six common methods of connection.

Allows

4

Incoming
cable

Splitter

Converter/
descrambler

DVD/VCR

A/B switch

TV

•Recording of one channel
while watching another.

• Using the programmable
timer to record only the
channel selected at the
converter box.

•Recording of all channels
through the converter box.

Prevents

•Watching scrambled
channels while recording
another channel.

• Using the DVD/VCR tuner
to select channels.

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5

Incoming
cable

6

Incoming
cable

Splitter

Converter/descrambler

Splitter

Converter/
descrambler

DVD/VCR

A/B switch

DVD/VCR

A/B switch

TV

TV

Allows

•Recording of
nonscrambled channels.

•Recording of one channel
while watching another.

•Watching premium
channels through the
converter while recording
nonscrambled channels.

• Using the programmable
timer.

Prevents

•Recording scrambled
channels.

Allows

•Recording of all channels
through the converter box.

•Recording a scrambled or
unscrambled channel
while watching another
(scrambled or
unscrambled) channel.

• Using the programmable
timer to record only the
channel selected at the
converter box.

Prevents

• Using the DVD/VCR tuner
to select channels.

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Connecting up

Connections with the TV or audio component

The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the DVD/VCR is dependent
on the model and features of each component. Check the Owner’s Manual provided with each component for the
location of video and audio inputs and outputs.

Connect to a TV with Audio/Video output

You can enjoy playback by connecting the unit to a TV.
Connect the unit to a TV equipped with audio input (L/R) and video input jacks using the supplied audio/video cable.

Video output

DVD/VCR

Audio (L) output

Audio (R) output

To Video input

Audio/video cable
(supplied)

To Audio (R) input

To Audio (L) input

TV

Connect to a TV with S-Video output (for DVD/CD playback)

If your TV has an S-Video input, you can get higher quality by connecting it with the S-Video output of the unit using
an S-Video cable (not supplied) instead of connecting the video input of the TV to the video output jack of the unit.

DVD audio (L) output

DVD/VCR

DVD audio (R) output

To Audio (L) input

Audio cable (not supplied)

S-Video cable (not supplied)

S-Video output

To Audio (R) input

TV

To S-Video input

Connect to a TV with Component video output (for DVD/CD playback)

You can enjoy the highest quality picture by connecting the unit’s component video out jacks to the component
video input jacks of your TV, with component video cables (not supplied).

DVD audio (L) output

DVD/VCR

Component
video output

To Audio (L) input

To Audio (R) input

TV

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Audio cable (not supplied)

DVD audio (R) output

Component video cable
(not supplied)

To Component
video input

Note

• When connecting to a TV using the video or S-Video jack, make sure that the progressive indicator on the display
window is not lit. If it is lit, the video and S-Video outputs do not feed the correct signals and you cannot see any
picture. To turn off the progressive indicator, make the progressive scanning mode inactive (see page 47).

• If the component video input jacks on a TV are the BNC type, use an adapter to convert the RCA jacks from the
component video cables to BNC (not supplied).

Connecting up

Connect to a stereo amplifier with audio output

You can enjoy high quality audio by connecting the audio output to your amplifier.
Connect the audio output jacks to any line-level inputs (such as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier.

DVD/VCR

Audio (L) output

Audio cable (not supplied)

Audio (R) output

Connect to an AV Amplifier with built-in digital surround (for DVD/CD playback)

If you are using an Amplifier with a built-in digital surround as follows, you can enjoy the various audio systems such
as Dolby Digital and DTS by using the optical or coaxial digital output.

Use this connection to connect an:

• AV amplifier with built-in *Dolby Digital
decoder

• AV amplifier with built-in *DTS decoder

Note

•You may connect to a TV with a component video
cable (not supplied) or S-Video cable (not supplied)
instead of a video cable (not supplied).

Stereo Amplifier

To Audio (R) inputTo Audio (L) input

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DVD/VCR

Coaxial digital
audio output

Video output

Video cable (not supplied)

Coaxial digital
cable (not supplied)

To Video intput

TV

AV Amplifier with
built-in decoder

Connecting the optical digital cable (for DVD/CD playback)

You may connect to an AV Amplifier with an optical digital cable (not supplied) instead of a coaxial digital
cable.

When you connect the optical digital cable (not supplied), remove the dust protection cap from the rear panel.
When not using the optical digital cable, attach the dust protection cap to protect against dust.

Note

• The DVD OUTPUT jacks (OPTICAL, COAXIAL, AUDIO L/R, S-VIDEO and COMPONENT) are useful only for

DVD section. The VHS signal is output only from the composite jacks (DVD/VCR OUTPUT) and UHF/VHF
OUT.

• When you make the connections above, do not set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS to ON on the AV
amplifier. If you do, a loud noise will suddenly come out from the speakers, affecting your ears or causing the
speakers to be damaged.

• Caution for the optical digital audio output connector: Do not connect to an amplifier (with an optical digital input
connector) which does not contain a Dolby Digital or DTS decoder. Otherwise, any attempt to play DVDs may
cause such a high level of noise that it may be harmful to your ears and damage your speakers.

• If you use an optical or a coaxial connection, when you play a DVD-RW (VR mode) which was recorded from a
bilingual broadcast, you can only hear the audio mode that was selected when it was recorded. See page 10.

• DTS audio will be output only from the COAXIAL or OPTICAL output. To hear DTS audio, DTS-Decoder is necessary.

• When playing DTS-encoded CDs, only noise will be heard from the speakers or analogue stereo outputs.

• Some DTS decoders which do not support DVD-DTS interface may not work properly with the unit.

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Chapter 4

Getting started

Auto clock setting

Preparation:

You must connect the antenna or cable before connect­ing the AC cord to the power source.

Wait 30 minutes with the power turned off, after the
antenna or cable is connected, for the auto clock
feature to activate.
After the clock is set automatically, you may have to set
the time zone and daylight saving time. (See page 26.)
Press STANDBY/ON to turn on the DVD/VCR after the
auto clock operation completed.

• When shipped from the factory, the “AUTO CLOCK”
option is set to “ON” position.

• If you turn the DVD/VCR on during auto clock
setting, the clock is not set.

•After a power failure or disconnection of the power
plug, the clock setting will be lost. In this case, wait
30 minutes before turning the DVD/VCR on.

•With cable box connection, if the auto clock setting
is unsuccessful, select the PBS channel carrying
the XDS information, then turn the DVD/VCR off.
After 30 minutes, turn the DVD/VCR on.

• If the clock is not set automatically, set the clock
manually. (See page 26.)

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Note

• If the unit does not operate properly, or there is
no key operation from the unit and/or the
remote control: Static electricity, etc., may affect

the operation. Disconnect the AC power cord once,
then connect it again.

Setting the video channel

To view playback of a recorded tape or DVD disc, or
to watch a program selected by the VCR’s channel
selector, the TV must be set to channel 3 or 4 (video
channel).

When a TV is connected with the 75 Ω coaxial cable
only:

1Press and hold 3 or 4 on the remote control for 3
seconds in the standby mode to select CH 3 or 4.
The selected channel number will flash on the
display for about 4 seconds.

2Turn ON the TV and set to CH 3 or 4 to corre­spond with the channel selected in step 1.

3Press STANDBY/ON to turn on the DVD/VCR.

4Press TV/VCR to select the VCR position.

The VCR indicator will appear in the display.

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5 Select any channel to receive a TV station in
your area.

The channel number will appear on the screen for about
4 seconds.

For a push-button TV tuner

If CH 3 or 4 corresponding to the video channel cannot
be tuned on your TV, proceed as follows: set the VCR 3/4
channel selector and the TV to CH 3 or 4, playback a
prerecorded tape and tune the TV to receive a sharp
color picture from the video cassette recorder. Refer to
your TV owner’s manual for details.

Note

• When shipped from factory, the video channel
is set to CH 3.

SETUP MENU

The SETUP MENU consists of several menus where you
can make various settings concerning language, audio
functions, and images. In addition, this menu includes a
clock, channel and other things that require setting just
after purchase.
For details of each menu, see the corresponding section
in this chapter.

Using the SETUP MENU

The following example shows the basic setting proce­dure of the SETUP MENU. The remote control keys that
operate the SETUP MENU are displayed at the bottom of
the screen.

1Press SETUP while the DVD and video tape is
stopped.

The SETUP MENU screen will appear.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

2Press  or  to select the desired menu and
press ENTER.

The submenu screen of the selected menu will appear.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

LANGUAGE

PARENTAL

CLOCK

DISC SETUP

OTHER

3Press  or  to select the desired submenu and
press ENTER.

The screen for the selected submenu will appear.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

OSD LANGUAGE

AV SETUP

DVD MENU

AUDIO

REC SETUP

SUBTITLE

CH SETUP

OTHER

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

AUTOMATIC

Note

•For items that require different operations from the
basic setting procedure, the setting procedure is
described in each individual section.

• The item which is indicated by green color cannot
be selected.

4Press  or  to select the desired item you
want, and press ENTER.

Selectable items will be listed.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

OSD LANGUAGE

AV SETUP

DVD MENU

AUDIO

REC SETUP

SUBTITLE

CH SETUP

OTHER

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

AUTOMATIC

ENGLISH
FRANCAIS
ESPANOL
OTHER

---­AUTOMATIC
OFF

5Press  or  to select the desired item and press
ENTER.

This completes the setting procedure.

•To return to the previous screen, press RETURN.

•To close the SETUP MENU, press SETUP.

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Setting the language

You can choose the language of the menu screen, DVD
menu, DVD audio and subtitles.

Preparation:

• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “LANGUAGE” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For

the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

OSD LANGUAGE

AV SETUP

DVD MENU

AUDIO

REC SETUP

SUBTITLE

CH SETUP

OTHER

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

LANGUAGE

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

ENGLISH

AUTOMATIC

Selectable languages:

ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, ESPANOL

The language you have selected will play if it is
recorded on the disc.

ORIGINAL

The unit will select the first priority language of each
disc.

OTHER

If you want to select another language, before
pressing ENTER, input the language code by using
the numeric keys. (See the Language code list on
page 81). Then press ENTER.

• If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.

Note

• If the selected language is not recorded on the
disc, the first-priority language is selected.

OSD LANGUAGE

You can set the language for on screen display.
Select “OSD LANGUAGE” and select the language from
the list below.

Selectable languages:

ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, ESPANOL

DVD MENU

When several menu languages are recorded on a DVD,
you can select the language to be used for the DVD
menu.
Select “DVD MENU” and select the language from the
list below.

Selectable languages:

ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, ESPANOL

The selected language is the first priority menu
language.

OTHER

If you want to select another language, before
pressing ENTER, input the language code by using
the numeric keys. (See the Language code list on
page 81). Then press ENTER.

• If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.

AUDIO

When several audio languages are recorded on a DVD,
you can select the audio language to be played back.
The selected language remains in effect after the power
is turned off or the disc is replaced.
Select “AUDIO” and select the audio language from the
list below.

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SUBTITLE

When several subtitles languages are recorded on DVD,
you can select the language to be used for the subtitles.
The selected language remains in effect after the power
is turned off or the disc is replaced.
Select “SUBTITLE” and select the menu language from
the list below.

Selectable languages:

ENGLISH, FRANCAIS, ESPANOL

The subtitle is displayed with the selected language
if it is recorded on the disc.

OTHER

If you want to select another language, before
pressing ENTER, input the language code by using
the numeric keys. (See the Language code list on
page 81). Then press ENTER.

• If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.

AUTOMATIC

• The unit will automatically select the same lan-

guage in the AUDIO setting.

• When the unit selects the same language as the

AUDIO setting, the subtitles will not appear during
playback.

• When you do not use the same language as the

AUDIO setting, the subtitles will appear during
playback.

OFF

Subtitles do not appear.

Note

• If the selected language is not recorded on the
disc, the first-priority language is selected.

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Setting the parental control

Some discs are specified as not suitable for children.
This unit can prevent playback of such discs.

Preparation:

• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “PARENTAL” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For the
procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

Selecting parental control

Select “PARENTAL” and select the parental control level.
If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc, it will
require you to enter a password before the disc will play.

To lock the selected parental control level

1To lock the selected parental control level, press
 or  to select “PASSWORD”.

2 Use the numeric keys to input a 4-digit pass­word.

• If you input a wrong number, press CANCEL.

• Be sure to remember this number!

3Press ENTER.

1234

change to

To cancel the locked parental control level

1 Select “PASSWORD” shown in step 1 of the
above section and use the numeric keys to input
the password.

2Press ENTER.

The locked mark “
mark “ ”.
Then, you can change the parental control level, or
enter a new password.

LANGUAGE

PARENTAL

PARENTAL

PARENTAL

PASSWORD

CLOCK

PARENTAL

DISC SETUP

OTHER

09

INPUT NO.

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

----

CLEAR/

CANCEL

- - - -

OFF

DELETE

” will change to an unlocked

Note

• The selected level will apply to operations executed
after this.

• The unit cannot restrict playback of some discs.

• Some discs may not be encoded with specific
rating level information though its disc jacket says
“adult”. Parental control will not work with those
discs.

• Do not forget the password. If you forget the
password, contact customer service.

Temporarily cancelling parental control

Parental control can temporarily be cancelled with
some DVDs.

1 Playback a DVD. (See page 33.)

2 If the DVD disc has been designed to tempo­rarily cancel the rating level, the screen that follows
the “READING” screen will change. If you select
“YES” with the ENTER, the message “YOUR DISC
EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1.” (for
example) will then appear.

YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL

CONTROL LEVEL 1.

PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL

CANCEL PICTURE

3 If you wish to cancel the set rating level tempo­rarily, select “PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL” with  or
 , then press ENTER. If the password has been
selected, the password input screen will appear.

Alternatively, if the password has not been set, playback
will commence. If you don’t know (or have forgotten) the
password, select “CANCEL PICTURE”.
The setting screen will disappear. Press OPEN/CLOSE to
remove the disc.

4 Use the numeric keys to input the password.

•To interrupt the input process, press RETURN.

5Press ENTER.

6 Playback will commence if the entered pass­word was correct.

Note

• This temporary cancellation of the rating level will
remain active until the disc is ejected.
When the disc is ejected, the original rating level
will be set again automatically.

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Setting the clock

The clock is set to the correct time automatically, but it
can also be set manually. The clock can be set for
daylight saving time and time zone.

Preparation:

• Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “CLOCK” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For the
procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 23.

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CLOCK (manually)

You can manually set the date, year and present time
with the remote control.
Ex.: Setting the clock to “10:20AM” October, 30th, 2004.

1 Select “CLOCK” and press ENTER.

/01/04 12:00AM 01

2 Select the desired items using  or  (month,
date, year, hour, minute and AM/PM) then press
ENTER.

3Press  or  to set the value of the selected
item.

•For the minutes, press  or  once to set the time

minute by minute, or hold down either of buttons
for several seconds to set the time in 10-minute
intervals.

10/30/04 10:20AM

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the date, year and
present time, and press ENTER. The SETUP MENU
will close.

This completes clock time setting.

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STANDARD TIME (Time zone)

In the rare event that you live within the broadcast range
of two stations in two different time zones, the DVD/VCR
may recognize the wrong station for the auto clock set.
To correct the situation:

Select “STANDARD TIME” and select the time zone from
the list below.

Selectable time zones and correction times

ATLANTIC: GMT – 4 hours

(GMT: Greenwich Mean Time)

EASTERN: GMT – 5 hours

CENTRAL: GMT – 6 hours

MOUNTAIN: GMT – 7 hours

PACIFIC: GMT – 8 hours

ALASKA: GMT – 9 hours

HAWAII: GMT – 10 hours

AUTOMATIC: AUTO SET

Note

• When shipped from the factory, the “TIME ZONE” is
set to “AUTOMATIC”.

•After making the auto clock setting, in some cases
the clock may display another time zone. You can
correct the clock by selecting your time zone
setting above.

• When the clock is not set or you set the clock
manually, the time zone setting is not available.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

You can set the clock to daylight saving time automati­cally or manually.
To select daylight saving time, select “DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME” and select “ON”, while to cancel the
daylight saving time, select “OFF”.

ON: For manual setting (forward 1 hour)

OFF: For manual setting (back 1 hour)

AUTOMATIC: For automatic setting (read XDS in

the signal)

AUTO CLOCK

You can automatically set the clock by turning “ON” the
AUTO CLOCK function.
When you want to set the auto clock function to “OFF”,
select “AUTO CLOCK”, press ENTER and select “OFF”
from the list.
For more information see page 22.

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Note

• When you want to set daylight saving time, on the
first Sunday in April you set it to “ON”, and on the
last Sunday in October you set it to “OFF”.

• When shipped from the factory, the “DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME” option is set to “AUTOMATIC”.

• When the clock is not set, the daylight saving time
setting is not available.

• When there is no daylight saving time in your area,
always select “OFF”.

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Setting the disc

You can format, protect, or finalize a disc.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “DISC SETUP” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For
the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the
SETUP MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

REFORMAT AS DVD VIDEO

AV SETUP

REFORMAT AS DVD VR

NEW DISC FORMAT

REC SETUP

FINALIZE

CH SETUP

PROTECT DISC

OTHER

UNDO FINALIZE

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

REFORMAT

You can format a recorded DVD-RW.
Check the content of the disc before format. If you
format the disc, the recorded content of the disc will be
erased.
To format a DVD in the Video mode, select “REFORMAT
AS DVD VIDEO”, and to format it in the VR mode, select
“REFORMAT AS DVD VR”.
The screen below will appear.

DISC SETUP

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

PROCEED

PROCEED

VR

PROCEED

OFF

PROCEED

NEW DISC FORMAT

If you insert an unused disc, the disc is automatically
formatted.
If you use the DVD-RW (Ver.1.1/1.2), you can select the
mode to be used for automatic format.
Select “NEW DISC FORMAT” and select the mode from
the list below.

VR: Format the disc in the VR mode.

VIDEO:Format the disc in the Video mode.

When you insert an unused disc, the following message
screen will appear.

NEW DISC FORMAT

START CANCEL

• When you select “START” and press ENTER,

formatting will start. The screen below will appear.

INITIALIZING DISC

• When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER, the

normal TV screen will appear.

REFORMAT

START CANCEL

• When you select “START” and press ENTER, format
will start. The screen below will appear.

REFORMAT

• When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER, the
DISC SETUP screen will appear.

Note

•You cannot reformat Ver. 1.0 DVD-RW and DVD-R.

•You cannot reformat a disc if the disc protection is
“ON”.
In such a case, be sure to cancel the disc protec­tion (see page 28) before formatting.

Note

• If a recorded disc has scratches or contamination
on it, the “NEW DISC FORMAT” screen may appear.
If this happens, select “CANCEL”.

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FINALIZE

To play a DVD disc recorded on this unit you must
finalize the disc to insure compatibility with other DVD
players. In addition if you are using a DVD-RW disc you
must record in Video mode.

When “FINALIZE” is selected, the screen below will
appear.

FINALIZE

START CANCEL

• When you select “START” and press ENTER, final-

ization will start. The screen below will appear.

FINALIZING

PLEASE WAIT

• When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER, the
DISC SETUP screen will appear.

Note

• During the finalization the cursor will move
repeatedly. When the finalization finished, “DISC
FINALIZED” will appear.

• The finalization process may require a few minutes
to about 1 hour according to disc type or the
amount of free space on the disc.

•You can record or edit a finalized DVD-RW (in VR
mode) by cancelling the finalizing, but you cannot
do these operations with a DVD-RW (Video mode),
or with a DVD-R.

•For a DVD-RW (in VR mode) which was finalized by
another unit, you can record or edit on this unit by
cancelling the finalization.

•You cannot playback a disc recorded on VR mode
on a unit that does not support DVD-RW.

• Even if you finalize a disc in the Video mode, the
disc cannot be played back in some DVD players.

•A DVD-R disc cannot be named after it is finalized.

PROTECT DISC

You can protect a disc to prevent the content recorded
on it from being erased, edited or re-recorded.
Only DVD-RW (in VR mode) can be protected.
Select “PROTECT DISC” and select “ON” to protect the
disc.
To cancel the disc protection, select “OFF”.

UNDO FINALIZE

You can cancel the finalization of a finalized DVD-RW (in
VR mode).
You cannot cancel the finalization for discs other than
above. You can record or edit on a disc whose finaliza­tion has been cancelled.
Select “UNDO FINALIZE”, and the screen below will
appear.

UNDO FINALIZE

START CANCEL

• When you select “START” and press ENTER, the

cancelling finalization will start. The screen below
will appear.

UNFINALIZING

PLEASE WAIT

• When you select “CANCEL” and press ENTER, the

DISC SETUP screen will appear.

Note

• During the cancelling finalization the cursor will
move repeatedly.

• The cancelling finalization process may require a
few minutes to about 1 hour according to disc type
or the amount of free space on the disc.

• When the disc’s finalization cannot be cancelled,
you cannot select “UNDO FINALIZE”.

You can turn the display window and screen
display “ON” or “OFF”.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “OTHER” from “SYSTEM SETUP”. For the
procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

LANGUAGE

OTHER

PARENTAL

DIMMER

CLOCK

DISPLAY/CALL

DISC SETUP

OTHER

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

AUTOMATIC

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DIMMER (Brightness of the display window)

You may adjust the brightness or turn off the display on
the front panel of the unit.
Select “DIMMER” and select the display window status
from the list below.

AUTOMATIC:

When the power is on, the display window appears
bright. When the power is off, it appears dark.

DIM:

The window display always appears dark.

OFF:

When the power is on, the display window appears
dark. When the power is off, it is turned off.

DISPLAY/CALL (Turning the screen display “ON”
or “OFF”)

You can turn off the screen display that is output to the
TV screen by this unit. Select “DISPLAY/CALL”, and
select “ON” or “OFF”.

ON:

The screen display appears.

OFF:

Nothing but the SETUP MENU and error messages
appear.

Setting the screen

This section describes settings about the screen.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “AV SETUP 1” from “AV SETUP”. For the
procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

TV SCREEN

AV SETUP

STILL MODE

LINE1 INPUT

REC SETUP

LINE2 INPUT

CH SETUP

OTHER

AV SETUP 1

4:3 Letter box

AUTOMATIC

VIDEO

VIDEO

TV SCREEN

You can select the TV screen size to suit the screen
image.
Select “TV SCREEN” and select screen size from the list
below.

4:3 Pan scan

It displays a wide picture across the whole screen
with left and right edges automatically cut off.

4:3 Letter box

Select this mode when connecting to a conventional
TV. When playing back a wide screen DVD disc, it
displays a wide picture with black bands at the top
and bottom of screen.

16:9

Select this mode when connecting to a wide-screen
TV. A wide-screen picture is displayed in full size.

Note

• If the DVD disc is not formatted in the pan scan
format, it displays a 4:3 aspect ratio.

STILL MODE

You can set the type of image displayed on the TV
screen when the playback of the DVD is stilled.
Select “STILL MODE” and select the image to be
displayed from the list below.

AUTOMATIC

The field still or frame still is automatically selected.
(For normal use.)

STILL BY FRAME

The frame still is set.

Note for the field still and frame still:

(with 480i interlaced scanning mode)

•Field* still (240 lines)
Since only one field (half of the video information)
is shown on the TV screen, the picture appears
rough but does not shake.

•Frame* still (480 lines)
Two fields are alternatively shown on the TV screen.
The picture shakes but the resulting picture quality
is superior to the field still pictures.

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

Field*: A field refers to the video information in

one-half of a frame. 1 frame (screen)
consists of 2 fields.

Frame*: A frame refers to the total area occupied

by each picture on the TV screen.

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LINE1 INPUT/LINE2 INPUT

This unit comes with an S-Video input jack and Video
input jack. When you use an S-Video or Video input jack,
you must select the input mode.
Select “LINE1 INPUT” (“LINE2 INPUT”) and select the
mode from the following list.

S-VIDEO

The video signal is input only from the S-Video input
jack.

VIDEO

The video signal is input only from the video input
jack.

Note

•You can’t record the S-video input signal to video
tape.

Setting the image quality

This section describes image quality settings.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “AV SETUP 2” in “AV SETUP”. For the
procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP
MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

BRIGHTNESS

AV SETUP 2

STD

Setting the audio

This section describes audio settings.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “AUDIO” from “AV SETUP”. For the proce­dure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU”
on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

DRC

AV SETUP

EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT

SAP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

DRC

DRC (Dynamic Range Control) enables you to control
the dynamic range so as to achieve a suitable sound for
your equipment.
Select “DRC” and select the level from the list below.

MAX: Full dynamic range is maintained.

STD: Full dynamic range is reduced.

TV: Dynamic range is reduced.

Note

• This function works only during playback of Dolby
Digital recorded discs.

• When you listen to the sound from TV’s speaker, we
recommend that you select “TV”.

• The level of Dynamic Range Reduction may differ
depending on the DVD.

AUDIO

RETURNENTER BACK END

SETUP

STD

STEREO

OFF

BRIGHTNESS

You can control the brightness level of the image.
Select “BRIGHTNESS” and select the level from the list
below.

MAX: The image becomes brighter.

STD: The image is of standard brightness.

MIN: The image becomes darker.

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EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT

The audio mode for the audio input jack can be se­lected, choosing either stereo or monaural.
Select “EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT” and select from the
list below.

STEREO:

The sound is treated as stereo sound.

L CH:

The sound is treated as the monaural sound of the
left channel.

R CH:

The sound is treated as the monaural sound of the
right channel.

SAP (Second Audio Program)

This unit is fitted with a SAP broadcast system that
enables you to switch to a second audio program while
viewing a selected channel.
This function applies only when the program is broad­cast in multiple languages through the SAP broadcast
system.
Select “SAP” and select “ON” to use SAP, and to not use
it, select “OFF”.

Listening to SAP

When the unit is turned on or a channel selection is
made, make certain the letters “SAP” appear on the
screen. This means that “Second Audio Program”
broadcasting is available.

Setting the recording

This section describes recording settings.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “REC SETUP”. For the procedure, see steps 1
to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP
INITIAL REC TO

AV SETUP

INITIAL REC MODE

AUTO CHAPTER

REC SETUP

INDEX PICTURE
CH SETUP

OTHER

REC SETUP

DVD

SP

10MIN

0 SEC

INITIAL REC TO

You can select the recording media that is first dis­played in the item “REC TO” on the timer recording
screen.
Select “INITIAL REC TO” and select “DVD” or “VCR”.

INITIAL REC MODE

You can select the recording mode that is first displayed
in the item “REC MODE” on the timer recording screen.
Select “INITIAL REC MODE” and select XP, SP, LP, or SLP.

Note

•For the DVD recording mode, see page 52. And for
the VCR recording mode, see page 48.

AUTO CHAPTER

You can automatically make chapter marks on the DVD
to be recorded.
Select “AUTO CHAPTER” and select the interval
between chapter marks from the list below.

OFF: Automatic chapter marking is not used.

5 MIN: The interval is set to 5 minutes.

10 MIN: The interval is set to 10 minutes.

15 MIN: The interval is set to 15 minutes.

30 MIN: The interval is set to 30 minutes.

INDEX PICTURE

You can set the time that the thumbnail image is
registered in the title menu of DVD-RW (VR mode).
Select “INDEX PICTURE” and select from the list below.

0 SEC:

The image of a recording start point is registered.

1 MIN:

The image 1 minute after a recording start is
registered.

3 MIN:

The image 3 minutes after a recording start is
registered.

Note

•You cannot select the thumbnail image for Video
mode.

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

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Setting the channel

This DVD/VCR is equipped with a channel memory
feature that allows you to skip channels up or down to
the next channel set in memory, hence skip over
unwanted channels.
Before selecting channels, they must be programmed
into the DVD/VCR’s memory. In addition to normal VHF
and UHF channels, this DVD/ VCR can receive up to 113
Cable TV channels. To use this DVD/VCR with an
antenna, set the TV/CATV menu option to the TV mode.
When shipped from the factory, this menu option is in
the CATV mode.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “CH SETUP”. For the procedure, see steps 1
to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

TV/CATV SELECT

AUTO CH MEMORY

ADD/DELETE

GUIDE CH SET

CH SETUP

RETURNENTER BACK END

SETUP

CATV

PROCEED

PROCEED

PROCEED

ADD/DELETE (channels)

You can add the channels you want or delete the
channels you do not want manually.
Select “ADD/DELETE” and select “ADD” or “DEL.” for
each channel.

•Press  or  to select the channel.

The numeric keys can also be used for selection.

• When you want to delete the selected channel,

press  to select “DEL” and press ENTER.

• When you want to use the selected channel, press

 to select “ADD” and press ENTER.

Setting other items

You can set the switching interval between played back
images in the slide show mode.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Select “OTHER”. For the procedure, see steps 1 to 3

in “Using the SETUP MENU” on page 23.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

JPEG INTERVAL

OTHER

OFF

TV/CATV SELECT

Select “TV/CATV SELECT” and select “TV” or “CATV”.

TV: VHF/UHF channels

CATV: CABLE TV channels

AUTO CH MEMORY

The VCR can receive a maximum of 181 channels by
presetting the channels into memory.
When you select “AUTO CH MEMORY” and press
ENTER.
The AUTO CH MEMORY function will be activated.
The channel display will count up and, when finished,
the screen returns to normal.

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ENTER/
SELECT

RETURN SETUPENTER BACK END

JPEG INTERVAL

You can select the interval time for JPEG slide show
(page 46).
Select “JPEG INTERVAL” and select the switching
interval between images from the list below.

OFF: The slide show mode is not used.

5 SEC: The interval is set to 5 seconds.

10 SEC: The interval is set to 10 seconds.

15 SEC: The interval is set to 15 seconds.

Playback

Chapter 5

Playback

playback procedure

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

05

3Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

“READING” appears on the screen and some discs start

CD

playback automatically.

•A menu screen may appear on the TV screen, if the
disc has a menu feature. In this case, press  , ,

 ,  or ENTER to operate a menu feature.

4Press PLAY to start playback.

5Press STOP to end playback.

• The DVD/VCR memorizes the stopped point, depending
on the disc. “
seconds. “” keeps blinking in the display until the
playback is stopped completely. Press PLAY to resume
playback (from the scene point).

• If you press STOP again (“  ” appears on the
screen), the DVD/VCR will clear the stopped point.

6 Then press OPEN/CLOSE.

The disc tray opens. Remove the disc and press
STANDBY/ON.
The disc tray closes automatically and the DVD/VCR
turns off.

” appears on the screen for approx. 4

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

1Press OPEN/CLOSE.

The disc tray will open.

2 Place a disc onto the tray.

Hold the disc, position it with the printed label side up,
align it with the guides, and place it in its proper
position.

Note

• If a non-compatible disc is loaded, “INCORRECT
DISC”, “REGION CODE ERROR” or “PARENTAL
ERROR” will appear on the TV screen according to
the type of loaded disc. In this case, check your
disc again (See pages 9 and 25).

• Some discs may take a minute or so to start playback.

•A prohibition symbol “
right of the screen. This symbol means either the
feature you tried is not available on the disc, or the
DVD/VCR can not access the feature at this time.
This does not indicate a problem with the DVD/VCR.

• When you set a single-faced disc label downwards
(ie. the wrong way up) and press PLAY or OPEN/
CLOSE, “READING” will appear and then it will
change to “NO DISC”.

• Some playback operations of DVDs may be
intentionally fixed by software producers. Since this
DVD/VCR plays DVDs according to the disc
contents the software producers designed, some
playback features may not be available. Also refer
to the instructions supplied with the DVDs.

• When playing DTS-encoded Audio CDs, excessive
noise will be heard from the analog stereo outputs.
To avoid possible damage to the audio system, the
consumer should take proper precautions when
the analog stereo outputs of the DVD/VCR are
connected to an amplification system.

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Playback by selecting a title

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

When playing back a recorded disc, you can display the
title menu and select the title to be played back.

2Press  or  to select the title you want to
playback.

In case the disc includes more than 10 titles, you can
turn to the next or the previous page. Press , then
press  or  to display next/previous page. To return to
normal use, press .

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP PL

REC DATE :11/29/2003

TIME :11:30AM

LENGTH :00:59:45

CHANNEL :009

REC MODE :SP

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load a recorded DVD.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

1Press TITLE MENU.

The title menu will appear.

Playlist

Original titles

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP PL

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK

Thumbnail image

Recording information

REC DATE :11/23/2003

TIME :08:41AM

LENGTH :00:30:17

CHANNEL :006

REC MODE :SLP

SET

TITLE

END

MENU

If there are many original titles and playlists...
Before pressing TITLE MENU, press DVD MENU until
“VR ORG” or “VR PL” will appear on the upper right of
the TV screen, then press TITLE MENU.
The first original title or playlist will be highlighted.

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK

SET

TITLE

END

MENU

3Press ENTER.

The selected title is played back.

Note

• If you don’t display the title menu and press PLAY,
the first title is played back.

•For a disc recorded in the Video mode, the “REC
DATE”, “TIME”, “CHANNEL” and “REC MODE” will
not appear in the title menu.

• When a disc that has been recorded in the Video
mode is finalized, a title list is automatically created
that can be played back even with other DVD
players. Consequently, the menu before finalizing is
different from that of after finalizing.

– – – –

1/1

Title1

Title2

Title3

Title4

Title5

PREV

NEXT

• The title menu is used not only for playing back
titles but also for editing various discs and titles.
For details of editing operation, see page 63.

• If you create a playlist, an original title and playlist
appear in the title menu. For creating a playlist, see
page 64.

•You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the title
menu is showing. Press TITLE MENU to clear the
title menu, then press DVD/VCR to switch to the
VCR mode.

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Checking media information

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1Press DISPLAY/CALL.

Media information will appear.

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

CD

Various information on the loaded disc can be displayed
on the TV screen.

The number of titles and present title number

Playback condition
(playback, stop,
pause and record)

CLOCK 10:27 AM CH 03

TITLE 01/35 TIME 00:25:41
CHAPTER 08/38 SUBTITLE OFF
ANGLE 01/01 REC MODE SP
AUDIO 01/03ENG Dolby Digital

The number of
audio languages
and present
language

The number of angles and present angle number

The number of chapters and
present chapter number

Playback elapsed time

present time

present channel

Current
subtitles
language

Recording mode

2Press DISPLAY/CALL while the media informa­tion above is displayed. The next media informa­tion will appear.

Title

Media type

Disc name

DISC NAME ––––
MEDIA TYPE DVD VIDEO
TITLE ORIGINAL35
REMAINING TIME ––––/SP
DISC PROTECT NO
FINALIZED YES

Finalize

Disc protect

Remaining time*

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Load the disc.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

*The remaining time displayed during recording
may be different from the actual remaining time.
When you want to check the remaining time, stop
recording and display the media information again.

3Press DISPLAY/CALL again while the media
information above is displayed. The media informa­tion will disappear.

Note

• The displayed information varies with the type of
media.

• Some information may not appear due to media
type or operating conditions.

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Special playback

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

Note

• There may be a slight delay between pressing

the button and the function activation.

• The unit is capable of holding a still video image or
On screen display image on your television screen
indefinitely. If you leave the still video image or On
screen display image displayed on your TV for an
extended period of time, you risk permanent
damage to your television screen. Projection
televisions are very susceptible.

•Fast forward and review playback does not work
with a MP3/WMA/JPEG-CD.

•Frame advance and slow motion does not work with
a CD.

CD

Fast forward playback

Press F.FWD during normal playback.
Each press of F.FWD will increase the speed of the
search (x2), (x12), (x24),
(x60).
(The speed of the serch is increased up to only 2 steps
in Audio CD.)

•To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Review playback

Press REW during normal playback.
Each press of REW will increase the speed of the search

(x2), (x12), (x24), (x60).
(The speed of the serch is increased up to only 2 steps
in Audio CD.)

•To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Still playback

Press PAUSE/STILL during normal playback.
To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

Frame advance

Press PAUSE/STILL during still playback.
One frame is advanced each time you press PAUSE/
STILL.
To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

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Slow motion playback

Press SLOW during normal playback or still playback.
Each press of SLOW will change the speed of the slow

“

1/2”, “ 1/4”, “ 1/8”.

•To resume normal playback, press PLAY.

•To resume the still playback, press PAUSE/STILL.

Locating a chapter or track

Press SKIP () Forward or SKIP () Reverse during
playback to locate a chapter that you want to watch.
Each time you press the button, a chapter or track is
skipped.

Playback

05

Commercial skip / Locating a specific
scene

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

Commercial skip

Use this function to skip commercials while you
playback.

Press CM SKIP during playback.
The time jumps to a point approximately 30 seconds
later and playback resumes.

Note

•With some DVD-Video, the Commercial skip
operation may not work.

Locating a specific scene

Specify the time recorded on the disc, chapter or title to
playback.

1Press PLAY MODE.

The play mode screen will appear.

TIME

SEARCH

CHAPTER

SEARCH

2Press  or  to select “TIME SEARCH”, “CHAP­TER SEARCH” or “TITLE SEARCH”, and press ENTER.

TIME SEARCH:

Input the time until the playback is restarted.

CHAPTER SEARCH:

Select the chapter number to be played back.

TITLE SEARCH:

Select the title number to be played back.

CHAPTER1

CHAPTER2

CHAPTER3

TIME

SEARCH

CHAPTER

SEARCH

The screen above is displayed when “CHAPTER
SEARCH” is selected.

3 When selecting “TIME SEARCH”, input the time
until the playback is restarted with the numeric
keys. When selecting “CHAPTER SEARCH” or “TITLE
SEARCH”, press  or  to select the chapter
number or title number.

4Press ENTER.

The playback starts at the point you selected.

Note

•You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the play
mode screen is showing. Press PLAY MODE to
clear the play mode screen, then press DVD/VCR
to switch to the VCR mode.

•For “REPEAT”, see “Title, Chapter repeat playback”
(page 38).

TITLE

SEARCH

TITLE

SEARCH

REPEAT

REPEAT

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A

A

B

Playback

Repeat playback

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

One touch repeat

This feature can be used to repeat the last 10 seconds of

CD

viewed material, then playback as normal.

Press ONE TOUCH REPEAT during playback.
The video returns to a point 10 seconds before and
playback resumes.

A-B repeat playback

A-B repeat playback allows you to repeat material
between two selected points.

1Press REPEAT A-B during playback.

The start point is selected.

2Press REPEAT A-B again.

The end point is selected. Playback starts at the point
that you selected. Playback stops at the end point,
returns to point A automatically, then starts again.

To resume normal playback press REPEAT A-B again.
“OFF” appears on the screen.

Title, Chapter repeat playback

1Press REPEAT.

The play mode screen will appear.

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Note

• Some discs may not work with the repeat opera­tion.

• If the time from the title top is less than 10 seconds
when ONE TOUCH REPEAT is pressed, the title top
is repeated and then the video is played back.

•With some DVD-Video, the one touch repeat
operation may not work.

• In A-B repeat mode, subtitles near point A or B may
not appear.

• A-B repeat does not work during the Title and the
Chapter repeat playback.

•You may not be able to set A-B repeat, depending
on the scenes of the DVD.

• A-B repeat and Title, Chapter repeat does not work
with an MP3/WMA/JPEG-CD.

•You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the play
mode screen is showing. Press REPEAT to clear the
play mode screen, then press DVD/VCR to switch
to the VCR mode.

• One touch repeat and Title, Chapter repeat
playback does not work with a CD.

TIME

SEARCH

CHAPTER

SEARCH

TITLE

SEARCH

REPEAT

2Press  or  to select “REPEAT” and press
ENTER.

OFF

CHAPTER

TIME

SEARCH

CHAPTER

SEARCH

TITLE

SEARCH

TITLE

REPEAT

3Press  or  to select “OFF”, “CHAPTER” or
“TITLE” from the list.

OFF:

Playback is not repeated.

CHAPTER:

The chapter in playback is repeatedly played back.

TITLE:

The title in playback is repeatedly played back.

4Press ENTER.
To cancel the repeat playback, select “OFF” in step 3.

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Title selection / DVD menu

DVD-Video

DVD menu

Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using
the menu. When you playback these DVDs, you can
select the subtitles language, soundtrack language, etc.
using the DVD menu.

1Press DVD MENU during playback.

The DVD menu appears on the screen.

•Press DVD MENU again to resume playback at the
scene when you pressed DVD MENU.

2Press  /  or  /  to select the desired item.

3Press ENTER.

The menu continues to another screen. Repeat steps 2
and 3 to set the item completely.

Title selection

Two or more titles are recorded on some discs. If the
title menu is recorded on the disc, you can select the
desired title.

1Press TITLE MENU/TOP MENU during playback.

The title menu appears on the screen.

•Press TITLE MENU/TOP MENU again to resume
playback at the scene when you pressed TITLE

MENU/TOP MENU.

2Press  /  or  /  to select the desired title.

3Press ENTER.

The playback of the selected title will start.

Note

• Depending on the DVD, you may be unable to
select the title, and a “title menu” may simply be
called a “menu” or “title” in the instructions
supplied with the disc.

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Playback

Changing angles / Zooming

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

Changing angles

When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle
facility, you can change the angle that you are viewing
the scene from.

1Press ANGLE during playback.

The current angle will appear.

2Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle
is selected.

Zooming

This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image.
You can then make selections by switching the position
of the frame.

1Press ZOOM during playback.

The center part of the image will be zoomed in.
Each press of ZOOM will change the ZOOM “x2” , “x3”
and “x4”.

x2

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Note

• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to
change the angles even if multi-angles are re­corded on the disc.

•You can use the Pause, Slow, Search or Skip
feature in the zoom mode.

2Press  /  or  /  to view a different part of
the frame.

You may move the frame from the center position to UP,
DOWN, LEFT or RIGHT direction.

3 In the zoom mode press ZOOM repeatedly to
return to a 1:1 view “x1”.

Playback

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Changing soundtrack language / Sub­titles

DVD-Video

Changing soundtrack language

You can select the language when you play a multilin­gual disc.

1Press AUDIO during playback.

The current soundtrack language will appear.

2Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired
language is selected.

The on-screen display will disappear after a few
seconds.

Turning the subtitles On and Off

When playing back a disc recorded with subtitles, you
can turn the subtitles on or off.

Press SUBTITLE during playback until “Subtitle OFF”
appears.

Changing the subtitle language

You can select the language when playing back a disc
recorded with multilingual subtitles.

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback until your
desired language appears.
The on-screen display will disappear after a few
seconds.

Note

• If the desired language is not heard after pressing
the button several times, the language is not
recorded on the disc.

• Changing soundtrack or subtitle language is
cancelled when you open the disc tray. The initial
default language or available language will be
heard and seen if the disc is played back again.

• Depending on the DVD you may be unable to turn
on, turn off, or change the subtitles, even if they are
recorded on the disc. While playing the DVD, the
subtitles may change while opening or closing the
disc tray, or while changing the title.

• In some cases, the subtitles language is not
changed to the selected one immediately.

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Playback

The CD Track Info screen

Press TITLE MENU/TOP MENU.
The TRACK INFO screen will appear.

CD

This section describes the TRACK INFO screen where
music CDs can be played back using the various
operations.

The elapsed time and
total time of the music
data (during playback)

Scroll bar

TRACK INFO

TRACK 01

TRACK 02

TRACK 03

TRACK 04

TRACK 05

TRACK 06

TRACK 07

TRACK 08

TRACK 09

TRACK 10

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

The music data
recorded on the CD

SET

RETURNPLAY BACK END

Current playback mode

The elapsed time and
total time of the whole CD

Press . The menu list will appear.

TRACK INFO

ENTER/
SELECT

TRACK 01

TRACK 02

TRACK 03

TRACK 04

TRACK 05

TRACK 06

TRACK 07

TRACK 08

TRACK 09

TRACK 10

SELECT

PLAY

PLAY

HIDE/SHOW

RANDOM PLAY

REPEAT TRACK

REPEAT ALL

PROGRAM PLAYBACK

TIME SEARCH

SET

RETURNENTER BACK END

The track number
during playback

TRACK 01

00:00:19/00:03:54

00:00:19/00:45:28

MODE: NORMAL

REPEAT: OFF

TITLE
MENU

Track 01

00:00:19/00:03:54

00:00:19/00:45:28

Mode: NORMAL

REPEAT: OFF

TITLE

MENU

Menu list

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Note

• In case the disc includes more than 10 tracks, you
can turn to the next or the previous page. Press ,
then press  or  to display next/previous page. To
return to normal use, press .

•You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the
TRACK INFO screen is showing. Press TITLE
MENU/TOP MENU to clear the TRACK INFO
screen, then press DVD/VCR to switch to the VCR
mode.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load the music CD.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

Playing back a selected track

1Press  or  to select the track number you
want to playback and press .

2Press  or  to select “PLAY” from the menu list
and press ENTER.

The selected track will be played back.

Excluding specified track

1 During stop, press  or  to select the track
number you do not want to playback and press .

2Press  or  to select “HIDE/SHOW” from the
menu list and press ENTER.

The selected track will not be played back. (“H” appears
at the side of the track number.)

When you want to cancel the exclusion, press  or  to
select the track number with “H” and press .
Press  or  to select “HIDE/SHOW” from the menu
list and press ENTER, “HIDE” will be cancelled.

Playback

05

Random, repeat and program play

CD

Note

• “RANDOM PLAY” and “TIME SEARCH” will not
appear in the menu list for CD-R/CD-RW discs
containing MP3 or WMA files.

Random playback

1Press  or  to select “RANDOM PLAY” from the
menu list and press ENTER.

2Press PLAY.

Music is played back in random order.

To cancel random playback, select “RANDOM PLAY”
from the menu list again, and press ENTER.

Repeat playback of selected track

1Press  or  to select the track number you
want to repeat playback and press .

2Press  or  to select “REPEAT TRACK” from the
menu list and press ENTER.

3Press PLAY.

The selected track will be played back repeatedly.

To cancel repeat track playback, select “REPEAT
TRACK” from the menu list again, and press ENTER.

Repeat playback of all tracks

1Press  or  to select “REPEAT ALL” from the
menu list and press ENTER.

2Press PLAY.

All tracks on CD will be played back repeatedly.

To cancel the repeat all playback, select “REPEAT ALL”
from the menu list again, and press ENTER.

See also A-B Repeat on page 38.

Playing back programs

You can specify the playback order yourself.

1Press  or  to select “PROGRAM PLAYBACK”
from the menu list and press ENTER.

2Press  or  to select to the track number that
you want to change the order of and press ENTER.

The “” mark will appear at the right side of the track
number.

3Press  or  to select to the track number that
you want to specify and press ENTER.

The track number that you select in step 2 moves to the
position that you specified.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to change the playback
order.

5Press PLAY.

The tracks will be played back in the changed order.

To cancel program playback, select “EXIT PROGRAM
MODE” from the menu list and press ENTER.

Playing back track by specifying the time

1Press  or  to select “TIME SEARCH” from the
menu list during playback and press ENTER.

2Press  /  or  /  to specify the elapsed time
of the track (this will be the starting point of
playback) and press ENTER.

Playback will start from the specified elapsed time.

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MP3/WMA/JPEG playback

CD

MP3 and WMA files can be played back. Also, you can
display JPEG files on the TV screen and enjoy them as a
slide show.
Some discs may not play due to the condition of the
recording.

Limitations on MP3/WMA/JPEG CD playback:

• MP3/WMA/JPEG CD is a disc that is standardized
by ISO9660.

• The directory and file names of the MP3/WMA/
JPEG CD must correspond to the ISO standardized
file names.

• This unit can read 200 files per disc. If one directory
has more than 200 files, it reads up to 200 files, the
remaining files will be omitted.

• The unit is able to recognize up to a maximum of 50
directories per disc.

• MP3/WMA CDs cannot be used for playback for the
purpose of recording.

• MP3/WMA/JPEG CDs may be used for playback,
but not for recording.

• If the CD has both audio tracks and MP3/WMA/
JPEG files, only audio tracks are played.

• It may take more than one minute for this unit to
read MP3/WMA/JPEG files depending on its
structure.

• Music recorded by “Joliet Recording Specification”
can be played back. Long file names will be cut.

• The music files recorded by “Hierarchical File
System” (HFS) cannot be played.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load the disc storing MP3, WMA or JPEG.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

Using the BROWSER screen

1Press TITLE MENU.

The BROWSER screen will appear.

BROWSER

Toulouse-Lautrec

popArt

Grammy03_01.mp3

Grammy03_02.mp3

Grammy03_03.mp3

Grammy03_04.mp3

Grammy03_05.mp3

Grammy03_06.mp3

Grammy03_07.mp3

Grammy03_08.mp3

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK

SET

TITLE

END

MENU

2 The MP3, WMA and JPEG files and folders
stored in the disc are displayed on the BROWSER
screen.

• Select a folder and press ENTER. The files in the
folder appear.

When the file to be displayed is selected

You can select the file types to be displayed on the
BROWSER screen.

1Press  to select “SELECT FILES” and press
ENTER.

The following list will appear.

BROWSER

Toulouse-Lautrec

popArt

Grammy03_01.mp3

Grammy03_02.mp3

Grammy03_03.mp3

Grammy03_04.mp3

Grammy03_05.mp3

Grammy03_06.mp3

Grammy03_07.mp3

Grammy03_08.mp3

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK END

MUSIC ONLY:

Only the MP3 and WMA files appear.

PICTURES ONLY:

Only the JPEG files appear.

ALL:

All files and folders appear.

2 Select one item in the above list and press
ENTER.

The display will be changed to the selected display type.

SET

PLAY

SELECT FILES

MUSIC ONLY

MUSIC ONLY

PICTURES ONLY

ALL

TITLE
MENU

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Playing back MP3/WMA files

MP3 CD

• MP3 files must have the extension letters “.mp3”.

• Standard, sampling frequency, and the bit rate:
MPEG-1 Audio
32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz
32kbps to 320kbps (constant bit rate or variable bit
rate)

• The recommended recording setting for high
quality sound is 44.1kHz sampling frequency and
128kbps of constant bit rate.

WMA CD

• When creating a WMA disc, make sure that the
copyright function is off. DRM (Digital Rights
Management) files cannot be played back.

• WMA files must have the extension letters “.wma”.

• Standard, sampling frequency, and the bit rate:
WMA version 7 and 8
32kHz, 48kbps

44.1kHz, 48kbps to 192kbps
48kHz,128kbps to 192kbps

• Music files recorded as mono, 48kHz, 48kbps
cannot be played back in this unit.

1Press  or  to select MP3 or WMA file.

• In case the disc includes more than 11 files, you
can turn to the next or the previous page. (See page

42.)

BROWSER

Grammy03_01.mp3

Grammy03_02.mp3

Grammy03_03.mp3

Grammy03_04.mp3

Grammy03_05.mp3

Grammy03_06.mp3

Grammy03_07.mp3

Grammy03_08.mp3

Grammy03_09.mp3

Grammy03_10.mp3

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK

SET

TITLE

END

MENU

2 Carry out either of the item a or b below.

a: Press ENTER.

b: Press  to select “PLAY” and press ENTER.

The TRACK INFO screen appears to playback the
selected file. For the details of the TRACK INFO screen,
see “The CD Track Info screen” on page 42.

TRACK INFO

Grammy03_01.mp3

Grammy03_02.mp3

Grammy03_03.mp3

Grammy03_04.mp3

Grammy03_05.mp3

Grammy03_06.mp3

Grammy03_07.mp3

Grammy03_08.mp3

Grammy03_09.mp3

Grammy03_10.mp3

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK END

SET

Grammy03_01.mp3

00:00:19

MODE: NORMAL

REPEAT: OFF

TITLE

MENU

3To return to the BROWSER screen, press RE­TURN.

•To stop playback of the MP3 or WMA files, press

TITLE MENU.

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Playing back JPEG files

JPEG CD

JPEG files must have the extension letters “.jpe”, “.jpeg”
or “.jpg”.

1Press  or  to select JPEG file.

• In case the disc includes more than 11 files, you can
turn to the next or the previous page. (See page 42.)

BROWSER

/popArt

Alfred Ia Guigne.jpg

Alone.jpg

Ambassadeurs-Aristide_Bruant.jp

Arlstide Bruant.jpg

At_the_Moulin_Rouge.jpg

Clown Cha-U-Kao.jpg

Dancer Seated.jpg

EI Dorado.jpg

Galerie 65 Cannes.jpg

Jane Avril-1893.jpg

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK

SET

TITLE

END

MENU

2 Carry out either of the item a or b below.

a: Press ENTER.

b: Press  to select “PLAY” and press ENTER.

The thumbnail images of the JPEG files stored in the
route directory or the folder appear.
Press , ,  or  to select the pages of the thumbnail
images, or select the JPEG file to be displayed at first for
the slide show.

Saxophone.jpg Waltz.jpg Drive.jpg

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SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK END

TITLE

MENU

3Press ENTER to play the selected picture.

If you have set the interval time for JPEG slide show, the
pictures will be played back one after another automati­cally. (See page 32.)

•Press ZOOM to enlarge the displayed image.

•Press ANGLE to rotate the image by 90 degrees
each time.

4To return to the thumbnail screen, press RE­TURN.

•To stop the slide show, press TITLE MENU.

Playback

Progressive scan

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2Press PLAY to start playback.

DVD-Video VR mode Video mode DVD-R

The unit supports the progressive scanning system as
well as the conventional interlaced scanning system. If
your TV is equipped with component video input jacks
which support the progressive video input, you can
enjoy higher picture quality by making the progressive
scanning mode active.

P

•To make the progressive scanning mode inactive,
press PROGRESSIVE in the stop mode. The
PROGRESSIVE indicator “

” on the display

P

window will go off.

Different scanning modes

Interlaced scan

Technology that alternately displays odd-numbered
scanning lines and even-numbered scanning lines. Also
called “480i”, “i” meaning “interlace”.

Progressive scan

Technology that simultaneously displays odd-numbered
scanning lines and even-numbered scanning lines from
top to bottom. Also called “480p”, “p” meaning “progres­sive”.

Note

• Some discs may not be played back with the
progressive scan mode correctly because of the
disc characteristics or recording condition.

• There are some progressive TV and High-Definition
TV sets that are not fully compatible with the unit,
resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back
a DVD disc in the progressive scan mode. In such a
case, use the interlaced scanning mode.

•You cannot activate the progressive scan mode in
the following cases:

- the unit is in the VCR mode.

- a DVD disc is currently playing. You must stop
playback first.

Preparation:

• Connect to a TV equipped with component jacks
which support progressive video input.

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the corresponding
video input mode.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

1Press PROGRESSIVE in the stop mode. The
PROGRESSIVE indicator “

” on the display win-

P

dow will light.

• The unit recognizes the picture source (film or
video) of the current disc according to the disc
information.

Compatibility of this unit with progressive-scan TVs

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 progres­sive scan picture problems, it is recommended that the user
switch the connection to the `standard definition' output (In­terlace). If there are questions regarding our TV set compat­ibility with this model, please contact our customer service
center.
This recorder is compatible with the following Pioneer displays
and monitors

Plasma display

PDP-505HD, PDP-5030HD, PDP-4330HD, PDP-5040HD, PDP­4340HD, Pro-1000HD, Pro-800HD, Pro-1000HDI, Pro-800HDI,
Pro-1110HD, Pro-910HD, PDP-4300, PDP-5031, PDP-502MX

Projection monitor receiver

SD-641HD5, SD-582HD5, SD-532HD5, SD-533HD5, SD­643HD5, Pro-710HD, Pro-610HD, Pro-510HD, Pro-720HD, Pro­620HD, Pro-520HD, Pro-730HD, Pro-630HD, Pro-530HD, Pro­730HDI, Pro-530HDI, Pro-700HD

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Loading and unloading a cassette tape

VCR

Use only video cassette tapes marked and

.

• Cassettes marked “VHS” (or “S-VHS”) can be used

with this video cassette recorder. However, S-VHS
recording is not possible with this model.

• This model is equipped with SQPB (S-VHS QUASI

PLAYBACK) that makes it possible to playback S­VHS recordings with regular VHS resolution.

• HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equip-

ment.

Loading

Push the center of the tape until it is automatically
inserted.

P

Insert the cassette tape with its labeled side facing up
and the erase prevention tab positioned at your left. An
inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted.

Unloading

You can eject the video tape while the unit is turned off.

1Press EJECT on the unit or the remote control.

2 Remove the cassette tape.

Automatic tape eject

This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the
tape has ended. And when the tape is rewound to its
beginning, the cassette tape will be ejected automati­cally.

To prevent accidental erasure

Remove the erase prevention tab with a screwdriver.

Screwdriver

Erase prevention tab

To record again

Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape.

Erase prevention tab

Automatic power ON

When you insert a cassette tape the VCR power will turn
ON automatically.

Automatic playback

When loading a cassette tape without an erase preven­tion tab, playback will start automatically.

Tape speed and maximum recording time

We do not recommend using video tapes longer than 160 minutes.

Tape Speed

SP (Standard Play)

SLP (Super Long Play)

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T-160 T-120 T-90 T-60 T-30

2-2/3 hours 2 hours 1-1/2 hours 1 hour 30 minutes

8 hours 6 hours 4-1/2 hours 3 hours 1-1/2 hours

Adhesive
Tape

Video cassette tape

Playback

Cassette tape playback

VCR

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1 Load a prerecorded tape

(When loading a cassette tape without the erase
prevention tab, playback will start automatically).

2To start playback

Press PLAY. Playback will start. “ ” will appear on the
screen for about 4 seconds.

To stop playback

Press STOP once. The tape will stop but remain fully
loaded and ready to play. “  ” will appear on the screen
for about 4 seconds.

To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly

Press STOP.

To rewind the tape:
Press REW.

To forward the tape:
Press F.FWD.

Note

• This VCR selects the playback tape speed SP, LP or

SLP automatically.

•A cassette tape and DVD disc can be played back

simultaneously. If you press DVD/VCR, the tape
playback and DVD playback alternate with each
other on the screen.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the VCR mode. (The VCR

indicator will light.)

To stop the tape-winding, press STOP. To switch to
playback directly (without STOP), press PLAY.

Forward/Reverse picture search mode

When the tape is being wound, you can switch to
picture search mode (see next page). To do this, press
REW or F.FWD and hold it down. The unit will resume
the tape winding as soon as the button is released.

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Special playback

VCR

Note

• The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH,

STILL, FRAME ADVANCE and SLOW MOTION.

• During picture search mode there will be noise

bars which are caused by the system.

• The Special Playback will automatically change to

playback after approx. 5 minutes to protect the
video tape against excessive wear.

Picture search

Reverse picture search function
Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
Forward picture search function
Press F.FWD x 1 or x 2 during the playback.
To return to playback: Press PLAY.

SPEED SEARCH TIMES

TAPE SPEED

SP (Standard Play)

LP (Long Play)

SLP (Super Long Play)

PRESS ONCE

PICTURE SEARCH SPEED

PRESS TWICE

3 X

7 X

9 X

5 X

9 X

15 X

Manual tracking adjustment

If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well
during playback, press TRK + / – to eliminate the noises.
“MANUAL TR.” will appear. Press it briefly for a fine
adjustment, or press and hold for a coarse adjustment.

•Press ATR to reactivate automatic tracking again.
“AUTO TR.” will appear.

Repeat playback

The entire video tape will be played until its end. The
tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and
the playback will be repeated.

1Press REPEAT while the VCR is playing back.

2 By pressing REPEAT each time, “REPEAT ON” or
“REPEAT OFF” is selected in turn.

3 When “REPEAT ON” is selected, the tape is
played back to the end, and then, it is automatically
rewound to the starting point and played back
again.

The display “REPEAT ON” goes out in about 3 seconds.
To cancel repeat playback: Press REPEAT to select
“REPEAT OFF”.

Commercial skip

Press CM SKIP during playback.
The video is rapidly forwarded for approx. 30 seconds
and playback resumes.
You may press the button up to six times in a row to
move 180 seconds ahead.

Still picture

Press PAUSE during playback.
To resume normal playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.

Slow motion

During playback press SLOW.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or SLOW.

Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment

If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion,
press the TRK + or – to reduce the noise bars.
If the still picture jitters excessively, press TRK + or – to
stabilize the still picture.

Frame by frame picture

Press PAUSE during playback.
Press SLOW one by one: The picture advances frame by
frame.
To return to playback: Press PLAY or PAUSE.

Adjusting tracking condition

Automatic tracking adjustment

Whenever you insert a tape and start playback, auto­matic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes
the signal to enable optimum picture quality during
playback.

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To display VCR operation status

Press DISPLAY/CALL. The clock, day of the week and
more information will be indicated.

While watching TV

CLOCK

STEREO AND

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STEREO SAP

CH 125

AM

MON

SECOND

AUDIO

PROGRAM

00 : 00 : 00 SP

(SAP)

While operating a tape

8 : 30AM MON

HI-FI

HI-FI

STEREO

AUTO

REPEAT

00 : 15 : 12 SP

To cancel the display:

Press DISPLAY/CALL until all indicators disappear.

DAY OF THE
WEEK

CHANNEL

TAPE SPEED
REAL TIME
COUNTER

OPERATING
MODE

TAPE IN

Playback

CH 001

INDEX

ZERO RETURN function / Video index
search system

VCR

ZERO RETURN function

This function makes tape rewinding stop at the counter
“00:00:00” position automatically.

Note

• If you rewind the tape beyond “00:00:00”, a minus
sign (“–”) will be displayed in front of the time.

• When you load a tape, the counter will reset to
“00:00:00”.

• The counter does not function on nonrecorded
(blank) sections of the tape. When you rewind, fast
forward or play tapes through blank sections, the
counter stops.

1Press DISPLAY/CALL.

The counter display shows the tape running time during
playback or recording.

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Switching the display between clock and counter

Press CLOCK/COUNTER. The clock and tape counter
alternate with each other in the display.

Video index search system

This function enables you to locate the beginning of any
recording made on the VCR.

Note

• When you record an INDEX mark at the very
beginning of the tape, the mark may not be found.

• During INDEX search, the tape may stop and begin
to play at a slightly different location.

• INDEX may not function properly with old or worn
out video tapes.

• INDEX marks may not be found if it is extremely
close to the point where the search began.

• In recording, if you stop recording temporarily, the
INDEX mark is not recorded on the tape.

Recording an INDEX MARK

The Index search function automatically records an
INDEX mark on the tape whenever a recording is
initiated.

8 : 47AM MON
HI-FI

00 : 04 : 38 SP

2Press COUNTER RESET at the desired tape
position. The counter display will be reset to the
“00:00:00” position (e.g. the beginning of recording).

8 : 47AM MON
HI-FI

00 : 00 : 00 SP

3Press STOP when playback or recording is
finished. Press ZERO RETURN.

The tape will be rewound or fast forwarded and auto­matically stop at the “00:00:00” position.

Index search

Press INDEX  or  during stop or play mode.
For Succeeding programs: Press INDEX  .
For Preceding programs: Press INDEX  .
(Additional press increases the INDEX NO. up to 9.)
When the INDEX INDEX  or  is pressed, the unit
starts searching the INDEX NO. selected and finds the
portion, then playback starts automatically.
To stop the Index Search, press STOP.

4 or ¢ is
displayed

INDEX NO.
(up to 9)

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Chapter 6

Recording

Read this before recording on disc

This section explains things you must know to record
onto a disc. Read it before attempting to record.

Types of disc

You can use DVD-RW and DVD-R discs to record video.

DVD-RW discs

•Ver 1.1/1.2 discs can be formatted for recording in
either of the two modes: the VR mode or the Video
mode. Ver.1.0 discs can only be formatted for
recording in the VR mode.

• High quality images and sound can be repeatedly
recorded about 1,000 times.

•A disc formatted in the VR mode can have as many
as 99 original titles and playlist titles each. Discs
formatted in the Video mode can have up to 99
original titles.

DVD-R discs

• Discs can only be recorded in the Video mode.

• Discs can be recorded only once.

• Up to 99 titles can be created.

For more information on recording format, see
“Recording format” (page 10).

Notes on recording in the Video mode

• The Video mode cannot be selected for Ver. 1.0
DVD-RW discs.

• The remaining available area on the disc decreases
as recording progresses. Additional contents can
be recorded in the remaining time area, but it
cannot be overwritten into the recorded area.

•To format a new DVD-RW in the Video mode, set
the automatic format feature to the Video mode.
(See page 27.)

Note

• Should a power failure occur or should the AC cord
plug be disconnected while recording, editing,
initializing, finalizing or any other function, the
program being recorded will be lost or the disc may
not be playable. We can not guarantee against loss
of program or disc should this occur. To start
recording again, re-format the disc or use a new
disc and follow the instruction on recording.

Recording modes

There are 4 modes for recording on disc. Recording
time and quality vary according to mode.

Recording
mode

XP

SP

LP

SLP

•Recording time above is based on a 4.7GB disc.

Since DVD recording is performed using VBR (Variable
Bit Rate), recording time varies according to the
recorded content.
To know the correct recording time, stop recording and
check the media information. (See page 35.)

* Approximately 60 mins. is theoretical (when recording

continues at the maximum bit-rate). For this recorder
to use VBR recording the remaining recordable time
should show around 80 mins. after initialization. Note
that the actual recordable time depends on what is
being recorded.

Note

•Recording time can change for the following
reasons.

- When image quality is poor as during poor TV
reception.

- When recording on a disc that has been edited
before.

- When the video is followed with recordings of still
images or just audio.

Recording time

Approx. 60 min*

Approx. 120 min

Approx. 240 min

Approx. 360 min

Quality

Can record high quality
images.

Can record normal
quality images.

Quality deteriorates
slightly, but recording
time is longer.

Recording time is
prioritized over quality.

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Disc remaining time

VR mode

•Recording is possible as long as there is available
space on the disc. (Finalized discs can be recorded
by cancelling the finalization, see “UNDO FINAL­IZE” on page 28.)

• Erasing unnecessary title frees up available space
on the disc. (Titles can be erased from finalized
discs by first undoing the finalization. See “UNDO
FINALIZE” on page 28.)

Video mode

• Up until the disc is finalized, recording is possible
as long as there is available space on the disc.
(Once the disc has been finalized, additional
recording and erasing are not possible.)

• The remaining time cannot be increased, nor can
recorded title be overwritten.

•Titles cannot be erased nor can recorded titles be
overwritten.

Images that cannot be recorded

Some DVD-Video and broadcasts contain copy-restric­tion signals to protect copyrights. There are 3 types of
copy-restriction signals: “Copy Free”, “Copy Never” and
“Copy Once”.

“Copy Free” (unrestricted recording)

Land-based TV broadcasts and images you record
yourself with a video camera allow unrestricted record­ing. There are no restrictions on recording.

“Copy Never” (recording prohibited)

• Images that contain the recording prohibited signal
cannot be recorded.

• If the recording prohibited signal appears halfway
through an image you are recording, recording is
paused at that instant. When the recording
prohibited signal ends, recording resumes.

• This unit incorporates a built-in copy guard. It
cannot record software or broadcasted programs
that contain copy restriction signals designed to
protect copyright, etc.

“Copy Once” (one-time recordable)

Programs (images) that contain the one-time recordable
signal can be recorded only in the VR mode using a
DVD-RW disc that supports CPRM Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 1.2.

Note

• When using one touch timer recording to record on
a DVD disc, it takes some time from when you
press REC until recording actually starts.
Press REC a little before your preferred starting
point.

• Even if STOP is pressed during recording, record­ing does not stop instantly. Recording may con­tinue for as long as 5 seconds maximum in the VR
mode or 30 seconds maximum in the Video mode.

• Because of characteristics peculiar to digital video
compression technology, scenes with fast motion
may appear as a matrix of larger blocks.

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Recording a TV program

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

You can record programs you watch on TV onto video
tapes or DVDs.

VCR

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode.

• Load a recordable DVD or video tape into the unit.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the appropriate mode.

1Press REC MODE/SPEED to select the recording
mode.

The recording mode will appear on the TV monitor and
change every time REC MODE/SPEED is pressed.

Video recording modes: SP/SLP

DVD recording modes: XP/SP/LP/SLP

SP is the normal recording mode for video tapes. SLP
offers 3 times the recording time as SP. For more
information on DVD recording modes, see page 52.

2 Set the TV/CATV option to the appropriate
position (page 32).

TV - VHF/UHF channels
CATV - CABLE TV channels

3Press the numeric keys or CH +/– to select the
channel to be recorded.

1-9 Press 0 twice and then 1-9 as required.

Example: To select 2, Press “002”.

10-12 Press 0 first and then the remaining 2

digits in order from left to right.
Example: Press 012 for “12”.

13-99 Press 2 digits in order.

Example: Press 22 for “22”.

100-125 Press the 3 digits in order.

Example: Press 110 for “110”.

VHF/UHF/CATV CHANNELS

TV

VHF
2-13

UHF

14-69

CATV

VHF
2-13

STD/HRC/IRC

14-36 (A) (W)

37-59 (AA) (WW)

60-85 (AAA) (ZZZ)

86-94 (86) (94)

95-99 (A-5) (A-1)

100-125 (100)(125)

01 (5A)

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4Press REC.

When recording starts, “  ” appears on the screen for
about 4 seconds.

Note

• When recording onto a DVD, it takes some time
from when you press REC until recording actually
starts.
Press REC a little before your preferred starting
point.
With a video tape, recording starts almost at the
same time you press REC.

• If the erase prevention tab of video tapes is
removed, the tape will eject when REC is pressed
for recording.

Auto Rewind feature

This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the
tape has ended (except during OTR and TIMER REC). It
will also eject the tape.

Note

• If the disc space become full, the recording is
stopped and “RECORDING INTERRUPTED” will
appear on the screen.

To stop recording

Press STOP to stop recording.
“  ” will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds.

Recording one program while watching another

While the unit is recording, press TV/VCR to select the
TV position.
The “VCR” will go off and recording will continue.
Select the TV channel you want to watch by using the TV
channel selector.

Note

• Some CATV hookups do not permit viewing one
channel while recording another. See pages 18, 19.

Note

• When recording onto a DVD, even if STOP is
pressed during recording, recording does not stop
instantly. Recording may continue for as long as 5
seconds in the VR mode or 30 seconds in the Video
mode.

To stop recording temporarily

Press PAUSE/STILL to avoid recording unwanted
material.
“¶8” will appear on screen for about 4 seconds.
Press again to resume recording.

Note

• In video recording, the pause function will be
released after 5 minutes to prevent damage the
video tape. The unit will change to the STOP mode.

• When recording onto a video tape, you can select a
recording channel in the recording pause mode
(You cannot change a recording channel in the
DVD recording pause mode.).

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One-touch Timer Recording (OTR)

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

The One-touch Timer Recording feature provides a
simple and convenient way to make a timed recording.

VCR

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load a recordable DVD or video tape into the unit.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the appropriate mode.

Example:

One-touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes.

1Press REC MODE/SPEED to select the recording
mode.
For the recording mode, see the step 1 on page 54.

2 Set the TV/CATV option to the appropriate
position (See page 32).

TV - VHF/UHF channels
CATV - CABLE TV channels

3Press numeric keys or CH +/– to select the
channel to be recorded.

4Press REC. Each additional press of REC will
increase recording time as shown in the chart
below, up to a maximum of 6 hours. The OTR and
recording time will appear on the screen for about
4 seconds.

Note

• If you wish to watch the DVD playback during the
VCR OTR, press DVD/VCR to change to DVD mode
and perform the DVD playback. You can also
playback the VCR during DVD OTR.

Press

once
twice
3 times
4 times
5 times
6 times

To cancel OTR

Press STOP or turn off the power.
“  ” will appear on screen for about 4 seconds.

Recording time

NORMAL REC
OTR - : - ­OTR 0:30
OTR 1:00
OTR 1:30
OTR 2:00

Press

7 times
8 times
9 times
10 times
11 times

Recording time

OTR 3:00
OTR 4:00
OTR 5:00
OTR 6:00
NORMAL REC

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VCR Plus+® programming system

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

VCR

06

2Press  or  to select “GUIDE CH SET” and press
ENTER.

A window appears to set a guide channel number and
the corresponding tuner channel number.

What is the VCR Plus+ programming system?

VCR Plus+ system is a timer programming system
which simplifies timer recording programming. Instead
of entering the date, channel and recording time, you
simply enter a PlusCode® programming number that
you can find in your TV listings.

Checking the channel setup to use the VCR Plus+
system

Before you can use the VCR Plus+ system you need to
set up the channel mapping. This ensures that the VCR
Plus+ system uses the correct channels for recording by
matching up the preset channels in the recorder with
‘guide channels’. You can find these guide channel
numbers in your local TV guide or newspaper TV listings.

1Press SETUP and press  or  to select “CH
SETUP” and press ENTER.

The Channel Setup menu will appear.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

TV/CATV SELECT

AV SETUP

AUTO CH MEMORY

ADD/DELETE

REC SETUP

GUIDE CH SET

CH SETUP

OTHER

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

CH SETUP

RETURNENTER BACK END

SETUP

CATV

PROCEED

PROCEED

PROCEED

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

TV/CATV SELECT

AV SETUP

AUTO CH MEMORY

ADD/DELETE

REC SETUP

GUIDE CH SET

CH SETUP

OTHER

ENTER/
SELECT

GUIDE CH NO.

TUNER CH NO.

SELECT

CH SETUP

OK

INPUT NO.

0

-

9

RETURNENTER BACK END

CATV

001

PROCEED

---

PROCEED

PROCEED

SETUP

3 Enter a GUIDE CH NO. (guide channel number).

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

TV/CATV SELECT

GUIDE CH NO.

AV SETUP

AUTO CH MEMORY

TUNER CH NO.

ADD/DELETE

REC SETUP

GUIDE CH SET

CH SETUP

OTHER

CH SETUP

OK

CATV

001

PROCEED

---

PROCEED

PROCEED

There are two ways to do this:

•To select numbers you can either use the number
buttons and then ENTER, or you can press ENTER
first then use the / buttons to select a number,
followed by ENTER.

• When using the number buttons, enter using three
digits—use leading zeros for numbers less than

100.

4Press  to highlight TUNER CH. NO., then enter
the corresponding tuner channel number.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

TV/CATV SELECT

AV SETUP

AUTO CH MEMORY

ADD/DELETE

REC SETUP

GUIDE CH SET

CH SETUP

OTHER

ENTER/
SELECT

GUIDE CH NO.

TUNER CH NO.

SELECT

CH SETUP

0

-

9

RETURNENTER

001

PROCEED

---

CLEAR/
CANCEL

SETUP

PROCEED

PROCEED

OK

INPUT NO.

BACK END

CATV

DELETE

• Select a tuner channel number in the same way as
you selected the guide channel number.

•You can also select one of the LINE inputs (LINE 1
or LINE 2) instead of a channel number if some
channels are received via an external receiver.

5 Repeat steps 3 – 4 to input the rest of the
channel list.

6Press  to highlight OK and press ENTER.

7 When you’re done, press SETUP to exit.

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Setting the timer program using the VCR Plus+
system

The VCR Plus+ system simplifies timer recording so
that you just enter a PlusCode number (which you can
find in your TV listings guide) for the program you want
to record, tell the recorder whether you want to record it
just once or regularly, and then select the DVD or the
VCR for recording.
Note that for the VCR Plus+ system to work correctly,
the clock must be set to the right time and the guide
channels must be setup (see Checking the channel
setup to use the VCR Plus+ system above).

1Press VCR Plus+.

If a PROGRAM FULL message appears then you’ll need
to delete one of the existing timer programs before
continuing. Select a timer program from the list and
press CLEAR/CANCEL.

2 Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode
number.

VCR Plus+

PlusCode#

TYPE

3Press  to select “TYPE”.

PlusCode#

TYPE

ENTER/
SELECT

Here you can set whether you want to record the
program ONCE, DAILY or WEEKLY. If you want to change
it, press ENTER then use the / buttons to select,
then press ENTER again.

SELECT

VCR Plus+

SELECT

ENTER

1 - - - - - - - -

ONCE

OK

INPUT NO.

0

-

9

BACK END

RETURN

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ONCE

ONCE

OK

OK

DAILY

WEEKLY

RETURN BACK

CLEAR/
CANCEL

VCR

Plus+

VCR

Plus+

DELETE

END

4Press  to highlight OK, then press ENTER.

VCR Plus+

PlusCode#

TYPE

ENTER/
SELECT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

OK

SELECT

RETURN BACK

ENTER

ONCE

Plus+

VCR

END

If you’ve entered a valid PlusCode number, a summary
of the timer recording appears. You can edit any of this
information as necessary. Use the / buttons to
select the item you want to edit, press ENTER, then use
the / or / buttons as appropriate to select, then
press ENTER again.

VCR Plus+

TYPE

DATE (MM/DD)

START

END

CH

REC TO

REC MODE

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

ENTER

ONCE

09/27(SA)

01:54AM

02:54AM

07

DVD

XP

OK

RETURN BACK END

Plus+

VCR

• TYPE – select the frequency of the recording (more
options available here than in the previous screen,
such as every weekday)

•DATE (MM/DD) – the recording date

•START – recording start time

• END – recording end time

• CH – the channel to be recorded, or one of the
external inputs (L1 or L2)

• REC TO – record to the DVD or the VCR

• REC MODE – recording quality

• Note that If you haven’t set a guide channel for the
selected TV channel, the CH field will be blank (—).
In this case, set the channel number manually.

5 Highlight OK and press ENTER.

The TIMER REC SET screen appears and you should see
the new timer recording in the list.

SETUP MENU

TYPE DATE START END CH



NEW

ONCE

MON-SAT

SUN 17:00 18:00 12 XP

ONCE

TIMER REC SET

09/27(SA) 01:35 02:35 80 DVD SLP

15:00 16:00 08 VCR SP

09/27(SA) 01:54 02:54 07 DVD XP

RECTOREC

DVD

MODE

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6Press SETUP to exit.

Recording

06

7 Press TIMER REC. The timer indicator “

” will
appear on the display and the unit stands by for
recording.

• If the program is DVD recording only, the unit will
change to VCR mode automatically. (The DVD
mode cannot be selected.)

• If the program is VCR recording only, the unit will
change to DVD mode automatically. (The VCR
mode cannot be selected.)

• If the programs are DVD and VCR recording, the
unit will turn off. If you want to use the unit, press

TIMER REC again to deactivate the timer.

Checking or changing the timer recording

When you want to check the selected timer recording,
follow the steps 1 and 2 of “Setting timer recording” and
display the TIMER REC SET screen.
To change the timer recording, select the program to be
changed and press ENTER. The changing method is the
same as that for the recording a program for the first
time.

Cancelling the timer recording

Display the TIMER REC SET screen.
Select the program you want to cancel and press
CLEAR/CANCEL, then the selected program will be
erased from the timer recording list.

In case timer programs-overlap

Do not overlap timer programs as portions of the
conflicting programs will be lost. The first recording
time has priority over the next recording time as shown
in the diagram below.
In this case, the next recording time is delayed a
maximum of about 1 minute.

Timer recording

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

The timer recording system allows you to select the
date, time and channel and record the desired pro­grams. Up to 8 timer programs within a month can be
stored in this unit.

VCR

Program 1

8 : 00

Program 2

Program 3

Recording
Control Settings

Prog.1

9 : 00

Deleted Parts

Non Recorded Portion Parts

Prog.2 Prog.3

10 : 00

11 : 00

Note

•Recording starts a few seconds before the preset
starting time.

•You cannot use the timer recording for the both
DVD and VCR at the same time.

•You can playback the DVD during the VCR timer
recording, and you can playback the VCR during
the DVD timer recording.

• If a recordable tape is not inserted or no disc space
is available, the timer record indicator “

” flashes.

Replace the tape or disc to allow recording.

Setting timer recording

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load a recordable DVD or video tape.

•Press DVD/VCR to select the appropriate mode.

• Confirm that the clock is indicating the correct
time.

Example:

Set the recording mode to LP; the TV program is on
channel 12 starting at 8:00 PM and stopping at 9:30 PM
on a date of 20th.

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1Press SETUP.

The SETUP MENU screen will appear.

SETUP MENU

TIMER REC SET

SYSTEM SETUP

AV SETUP

REC SETUP

CH SETUP

OTHER

2Press  or  to select “TIMER REC SET” and
press ENTER.

The TIMER REC SET screen will appear.

SETUP MENU

NEW

ENTER/
SELECT

TIMER REC SET

SELECT

RETURN BACK END

ENTER

REC REC

TO MODECHENDSTARTDATETYPE

SETUP

3Press  or  to select “NEW” and press ENTER.

The program screen will appear.

SETUP MENU

TYPE

DATE (MM/DD)

START

END

CH

REC TO

REC MODE

ENTER/
SELECT

TIMER REC SET

ONCE

11/19(WE)

03:17PM

04:17PM

01

DVD

SP

OK

SELECT

RETURN BACK END

ENTER

REC REC

TO MODE

SETUP

4Press  or  to select “TYPE” and press ENTER.
Press  or  to select “ONCE” from the list and
press ENTER.

SETUP MENU

TYPE

DATE (MM/DD)

START

END

CH

REC TO

REC MODE

ENTER/
SELECT

TIMER REC SET

ONCE

ONCE
11,08,03(--)

EVERY SUN
02:17

EVERY MON
EVERY TUE

03:17
EVERY WED

000

EVERY THU
EVERY FRI

DVD

EVERY SAT

SP

MON-FRI

OK

SELECT

RETURN BACK END

ENTER

REC REC

TO MODE

SETUP

Note

• If you select timer recording on a specified date
only one time, select “ONCE” in the “TYPE” for
recording. You can record same days of every week
or from Monday to Friday using the item “TYPE”.
The items you can select are as follows:

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ONCE: Recording on the selected “DATE”
EVERY SUN: Recording every Sun.
EVERY MON: Recording every Mon.
EVERY TUE: Recording every Tue.
EVERY WED: Recording every Wed.
EVERY THU: Recording every Thu.
EVERY FRI: Recording every Fri.
EVERY SAT: Recording every Sat.
MON-FRI: Recording from Mon. to Fri.
MON-SAT: Recording from Mon. to Sat.
EVERYDAY: Recording everyday.

5Press  or  to select “DATE” and press ENTER.
Press  or  to select the date to be recorded from
the list and press ENTER.

6Press  or  to select “START” and press ENTER.

Set the time when the recording is started.

•To switch over the selection item (hour or minute),
press  or , then press ENTER.

•Press  or  to adjust the time.

•After setting the time, press ENTER.

SETUP MENU

TYPE

DATE (MM/DD)

START

END

CH

REC TO

REC MODE

ENTER/
SELECT

TIMER REC SET

ONCE

11/20(TH)

08:17PM

04:17PM

01

DVD

SP

OK

SELECT

ENTER

SELECT

RETURN BACK END

REC REC

TO MODE

SETUP

• The starting and stopping times for the recording
are displayed on the 12-hour (am/pm) clock. Twelve
o’clock midnight is displayed as “12:00AM ”,
whereas twelve o’clock noon is displayed as
“12:00PM”.

7Press  or  to select “END” and press ENTER.

Set the stopping time in the same manner for setting
the starting time of timer recording.

8Press  or  to select “CH” and press ENTER.

•Press  or  to select the channel to be recorded.

•You can select the external input (L1 or L2) by
pressing  or .

9Press  or  to select “REC TO” and press
ENTER.

Select the media (DVD or VCR) to be recorded from the
list and press ENTER.

• The initial setting of “REC TO” and “REC MODE” can be
changed using “Setting the recording”. (See page 31.)

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06

10 Press  or  to select “REC MODE” and press
ENTER.

The recording modes for the media selected in “REC
TO” item are listed.
Select the recording mode and press ENTER.
For the recording modes in VCR, see page 48, and for
the recording modes in DVD, see page 52.

SETUP MENU

TYPE

DATE (MM/DD)

START

END

CH

REC TO

REC MODE

ENTER/
SELECT

TIMER REC SET

ONCE

11/20(TH)

08:00PM

09:30PM

12

DVD

LP

OK

SELECT

RETURN BACK END

ENTER

REC REC

TO MODE

SETUP

11 Select “OK” and press ENTER.

The timer program is determined and the TIMER REC
SET screen appears again.

12 When you enter the other program for the
timer recording, repeat the steps 3 to 11.

13 Press SETUP.

The TIMER REC SET screen disappears and the display
will return to the normal screen.

14 Press TIMER REC. The timer indicator “

” will

appear on the display and the unit stands by for

recording.

• If the program is DVD recording only, the unit will
change to VCR mode automatically. (The DVD
mode cannot be selected.)

• If the program is VCR recording only, the unit will
change to DVD mode automatically. (The VCR
mode cannot be selected.)

• If the programs are DVD and VCR recording, the
unit will turn off. If you want to use the unit, press

TIMER REC again to deactivate the timer.

In case timer programs-overlap

Do not overlap timer programs as portions of the
conflicting programs will be lost. The first recording
time has priority over the next recording time as shown
in the diagram below.
In this case, the next recording time is delayed a
maximum of about 1 minute.

Program 1

8 : 00

Program 2

Program 3

Recording
Control Settings

Prog.1

9 : 00

Deleted Parts

Non Recorded Portion Parts

Prog.2 Prog.3

10 : 00

11 : 00

Note

•Recording starts a few seconds before the preset
starting time.

•You cannot use the timer recording for the both
DVD and VCR at the same time.

•You can playback the DVD during the VCR timer
recording, and you can playback the VCR during
the DVD timer recording.

• If a recordable tape is not inserted or no disc space
is available, the timer record indicator “

” flashes.

Replace the tape or disc to allow recording.

Checking or changing the timer recording

When you want to check the selected timer recording,
follow the steps 1 and 2 of “Setting timer recording” and
display the TIMER REC SET screen.
To change the timer recording, select the program to be
changed and press ENTER. The changing method is the
same as that for the recording a program for the first
time.

Cancelling the timer recording

Display the TIMER REC SET screen.
Select the program you want to cancel and press
CLEAR/CANCEL, then the selected program will be
erased from the timer recording list.

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Stereo recording and playback

VCR

The VHS Hi-Fi audio system permits high fidelity
recording of MTS STEREO TV broadcasts.

When a MTS STEREO broadcast is received, the word
“STEREO” will appear on the screen and the program
can be viewed or recorded in stereo.
The Hi-Fi STEREO recording procedure is the same as
for normal recordings.

Note

• When using a CATV system, stereo TV programs
may be transmitted over a mono cable channel. In
this case the word “STEREO” will not appear and
the sound will be in mono.

Output selection

When viewing an MTS STEREO TV program, or playing a
prerecorded Hi-Fi STEREO on video tape or disc, press
AUDIO SELECT to select how the audio will be heard
through the speakers. Normally set to the Hi-Fi STEREO
position, this button can be set to the MONO position if
the stereo audio is of poor quality. The “R” and “L”
positions allow the audio from the Right or Left Hi-Fi
channel to be heard over both TV speakers. This button
has no effect when viewing a monaural audio program.
Each time when you press the button, output selection
display appears on the screen for several seconds. Refer
to the chart below.

Note

• When playing back a video tape or disc that is not
recorded in Hi-Fi stereo mode, the audio will
automatically be monaural.

• When listening to a Hi-Fi video tape, disc or MTS
broadcast through the RF OUT (UHF/VHF) jack
(Audio/Video cord not connected), the sound will
be monaural.

OUTPUT
SELECTION

STEREO
L ch
R ch
MONO

SOUND HEARD ON
BOTH SPEAKERS

STEREO
LEFT CHANNEL AUDIO
RIGHT CHANNEL AUDIO
MONO

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Chapter 7

Editing

Editing the disc

This section explains how to edit the recorded contents
on DVD-RWs. However, the items that you can edit vary
with the recording formats. In VR mode, you can edit
various title menus, whereas in Video mode, you can
edit only a few items.

Title menu

For the disc in VR mode, when the content is recorded,
a title name that includes the date, time, channel
number and other information is created automatically.
For the disc in Video mode, when you record a content
first time on the disc where nothing is recorded, the
recorded content is automatically set to Title 1. Then,
the second recorded content is set to Title 2, and so on.
Therefore, the title is numbered according to the
recording order. The maximum number of titles per disc
is 99. The title menu lists these titles.
The title menu can be used when you playback after
confirming the contents (see page 34), or when you
check the contents recorded on the disc.

Original title

The titles explained above are called original titles; these
will be added with every recording. In VR mode you can
do various editing operations – renaming titles, adding
chapter marks, etc. In addition, you can erase the
unnecessary titles to increase the disc space.

Playlist

You can create a playlist based on the original titles.
You can combine or erase undesired scenes.
If you create a playlist it will become the primary list
used by the disc.
If you create a playlist to customize your viewing
preferences, and choose to delete it, the original titles
will not be affected. It is recommended to create and
edit the playlist to prevent important titles from being
erased accidentally.
If you create a playlist, both the original title and playlist
will be displayed on the title menu.

Editable items

The items that can be edited are different between
original title and playlist. For the disc in Video mode,
only the title name can be edited.
The items can be edited in each are as follows:

Editing items

Playback

Adding chapter mark

Combining chapters

Erasing scenes

Erasing titles

Renaming titles

Creating playlist

Combining titles

If you finalize the disc in Video mode, the title list will be
created and you cannot use the title menu.

Note

• This unit can not record or edit a disc which was
recorded or edited using another DVD recorder.

•You cannot edit or record the disc on which disc
protection is set. In such a case, be sure to cancel
the disc protection (see page 28) before starting the
operation.

• When a scene has been erased, the selected
position for erasing may vary slightly from the
actual erased position.

VR mode

Original Playlist

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Video mode

Original

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

07

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Editing a playlist

VR mode

You can create and edit the playlist based on the
original title.

Creating a playlist

VR mode

1Press TITLE MENU.

The title menu will appear.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

Title 1

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK

2Press  or  to select the original title which
will be used as the base of a playlist.

3Press .

The editing menu of original title will appear.

4Press  or  to select “NEW PLAYLIST”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

Title 1

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

REC DATE :11/23/2003

TIME :08:41AM

LENGTH :00:30:17

CHANNEL :006

REC MODE :SLP

SET

TITLE
MENU

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

ADD CHAPTER MARK

TIME : 08:41AM

COMBINE CHAPTERS

LENGTH : 00:01:17

EDIT TITLE

DELETE TITLE

RENAME TITLE

NEW PLAYLIST

NEW PLAYLIST

END

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Note

•A playlist can only be created with a DVD-RW in VR
mode. You cannot create a playlist with a DVD-RW
in Video mode, nor with a DVD-R.

• In case the disc includes more than 10 titles, you
can turn to the next or the previous page. (See page

34.)

•You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the title
menu is showing. Press TITLE MENU to clear the
title menu, then press DVD/VCR to switch to the
VCR mode.

Preparation:

• Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load the recorded DVD-RW (VR).

• Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK

SET

TITLE

END

MENU

5Press ENTER.

The editing menu closes and the created playlist
appears at the bottom of the list.

Created playlist

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

Title 1

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP PL

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK

REC DATE :11/23/2003

TIME :08:41AM

LENGTH :00:30:17

CHANNEL :006

REC MODE :SLP

SET

TITLE
MENU

END

Editing

07

Changing a title name

VR mode

3Press ENTER.

The keyboard screen will appear.

4 Use the keyboard screen to enter the title name.

Family

RETURN

Letters

Exit

Numbers

Signs

1

( .< > #2a b c3d e f

4

DISPLAY

g h i5j k l6m n o

OK

7

qp r s8t u v9w x y z

0

Space bar

CLEAR

Back

DISPLAY

OK

STOP

Caps

5Press DISPLAY/CALL to return to the title menu.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK

REC DATE :11/23/2003

TIME :08:41AM

LENGTH :00:30:17

CHANNEL :006

REC MODE :SLP

SET

TITLE

MENU

END

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the playlist where you want to change
the title name.

• Press  or  to select the playlist.

• Press  to display the editing menu of the
playlist.

• Press  or  to select “RENAME TITLE”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP PL

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

SET

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

EDIT TITLE

TIME :08:41AM

DELETE TITLE

LENGTH :00:30:17

RENAME TITLE

RENAME TITLE

CHANNEL :006

TITLE COMBINE

REC MODE :SLP

TITLE

MENU

END

Note

• The title name can be a maximum of 64 characters.
Long names will be shortened in the title menu.

•For using the keyboard screen, see “Using the
keyboard screen” (page 76).

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Erasing a scene (Edit title)

VR mode

You can erase an unnecessary scene from the created
playlist.
When you erase the scene from the playlist, the scene is
not erased from the original title.

3Press ENTER.

The EDIT TITLE screen appears.

EDIT TITLE

NAME Family

CHAPTER

LENGTH

ENTER/
SELECT

1/3

00:00:00/00:30:17

00:00:00 00:00:00

RETURNENTER BACK END

00:00:00

Press

SELECT

to start

Preview

TITLE
MENU

4Press ENTER to playback the playlist on the EDIT
TITLE screen.
Use each operation button (F.FWD, REW, SKIP +, SKIP -,
PLAY, PAUSE/STILL, SLOW, CM SKIP) for the playback

to search the starting point of the scene you want to
erase.

EDIT TITLE

NAME Family

CHAPTER

LENGTH

ENTER/
SELECT

1/3

00:08:28/00:30:17

00:00:00 00:00:00

SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK END

00:08:28

SET START

SET END

Finish

Preview

TITLE
MENU

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the playlist where a scene you want to
erase is included.

• Press  or  to select the playlist.

• Press  to display the editing menu of the playlist.

• Press  or  to select “EDIT TITLE”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

SET

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

EDIT TITLE

EDIT PROGRAM

TIME :08:41AM

DELETE TITLE

LENGTH :00:30:17

RENAME TITLE

CHANNEL :006

TITLE COMBINE

REC MODE :SLP

TITLE

MENU

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5Press  or  to select “SET START” at the start
point of the scene that you want to erase and press
ENTER. (To set the start point easily, search the start
point while “SET START” is selected)

The still image at the start point appears at the left small
screen.

EDIT TITLE

NAME Family

CHAPTER

LENGTH

ENTER/
SELECT

END

2/3

00:11:42/00:30:17

00:10:20 00:11:42

SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK END

00:11:42

Adjust start

SET END

Finish

Preview

TITLE
MENU

Editing

6Press  or  to select “SET END” at the end
point of the scene you want to erase and press
ENTER.

The still image at the end point appears at the right
small screen.

EDIT TITLE

07

NAME Family

CHAPTER

LENGTH

ENTER/
SELECT

2/3

00:15:58/00:30:17

00:10:20 00:15:58

SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK END

00:15:58

Adjust start

Adjust end

Finish

Preview

TITLE
MENU

7 Check the erased scenes.

• Select “Preview” and press ENTER. Then the video
where the scenes between the start and end points
are erased is played back.

• Each operation button (F.FWD, REW, SKIP +, SKIP -,

PLAY, PAUSE/STILL) for playback also can be used.

8 Adjust the start and end points.

• To adjust the start point, select “Adjust start” and
press ENTER. You can change the start point every
one frame by pressing  or .

• To adjust the end point, select “Adjust end” and
press ENTER. You can change the end point in the
same way as the start point.

9 If you determine the scene to be erased, press
 or  to select “Finish” and press ENTER.

• A chapter mark is automatically added at the
location of the erased scene.

Note

• It is no problem to omit the procedures for confirm­ing the scene or adjusting start and end points.

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Combining the title

VR mode

You can create a playlist by combining the several
original titles or playlists.
To combine the titles, it is necessary to create a playlist
at first. By combining the titles in the playlist, a playlist
where several titles are combined is created.

3Press ENTER.

Select the title that you want to combine from the title
menu.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK END

REC DATE :11/25/2003
TIME :10:03PM
LENGTH :00:20:00
CHANNEL :011
REC MODE :SP

TITLE
MENU

4Press ENTER.

Following the playlist, the selected title is combined.
The several titles were combined so that the total
recording time is displayed.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

Title 1 PL

REC DATE :11/23/2003

TIME :08:41AM

LENGTH :00:50:17

CHANNEL :006

REC MODE :SLP

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the playlist where you want to combine
the titles.

• Press  or  to select the playlist.

• Press  to display the editing menu of the playlist.

• Press  or  to select “TITLE COMBINE”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Title 1 PL

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

SET

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

EDIT TITLE

TIME :08:41AM

DELETE TITLE

LENGTH :00:30:17

RENAME TITLE

CHANNEL :006

TITLE COMBINE

TITLE COMBINE

REC MODE :SLP

TITLE

MENU

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SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

END

RETURNPLAY BACK

SET

TITLE

END

MENU

Editing

Erasing a playlist

VR mode

You can erase the created playlist. Even if you erase the
playlist, the original title will not be erased.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

REC DATE :12/01/2003

TIME :06:52PM

LENGTH :00:30:07

CHANNEL :006

REC MODE :XP

07

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the playlist that you want to erase.

• Press  or  to select the playlist.

• Press  to display the editing menu of the playlist.

• Press  or  to select “DELETE TITLE”.

ENTER/
SELECT

SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK

SET

TITLE

END

MENU

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

SET

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

EDIT TITLE

TIME :08:41AM

DELETE TITLE

DELETE PROGRAM

LENGTH :00:30:17

RENAME TITLE

CHANNEL :006

TITLE COMBINE

REC MODE :SLP

3Press ENTER.

The selected playlist will be erased.

TITLE

MENU

END

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Editing an original title

VR mode

In VR mode, you can edit various items, whereas in
Video mode, you can edit the title names only.

Adding a chapter mark

VR mode

You can add a chapter mark to the original title. You
can add up to 999 chapter marks to one disc, and up to
99 chapter marks to one title.

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the original title where a chapter mark is
added.

• Press  or  to select the original title.

• Press  to display the editing menu of the original
title.

• Press  or  to select “ADD CHAPTER MARK”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

3Press ENTER.

The ADD CHAPTER MARK screen will appear.

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

ADD CHAPTER MARK

TIME :08:41AM

COMBINE CHAPTERS

LENGTH :00:30:17

EDIT TITLE

CHANNEL :06

DELETE TITLE

REC MODE :EP

RENAME TITLE

NEW PLAYLIST

SET

TITLE

MENU

END

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Note

•You can automatically add a chapter mark in
recording. For more information, see page 31.

• In case the disc includes more than 10 titles, you
can turn to the next or the previous page. (See page

34.)

Preparation:

• Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load the recorded disc.

• Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

ADD CHAPTER MARK

NAME

11/23/2003 08:41 AM

CHAPTER

LENGTH

ENTER/
SELECT

1/3

00:00:00/00:30:17

RETURNENTER BACK END

TITLE

MENU

4Press PLAY to search a scene where you want
to add the chapter mark.

• Search the scene by using each operation button
(F.FWD, REW, SKIP +, SKIP -, PAUSE/STILL, SLOW, CM
SKIP) for the playback.

ADD CHAPTER MARK

NAME

11/23/2003 08:41 AM

CHAPTER

LENGTH

ENTER/
SELECT

1/3

00:02:03/00:30:17

RETURNENTER BACK END

7%

TITLE

MENU

Editing

5 At the point in the scene you want to add the
chapter mark, press ENTER.

The playback is paused and the position of the added
chapter mark appears green.

ADD CHAPTER MARK

NAME

11/23/2003 08:41 AM

CHAPTER

LENGTH

6 If you want to continue to add chapter marks,
repeat step 5.

• To display the title menu, press RETURN.

• To return to the normal screen, press TITLE MENU.

2/4

00:03:08/00:30:17

The added chapter mark

17%

07

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Combining chapters

VR mode

By erasing the added chapter marks, the chapters can
be combined.

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the original titles where you want to
combine the chapters.

• Press  or  to select the original title.

• Press  to display the editing menu of original title.

• Press  or  to select “COMBINE CHAPTERS”.

4Press SKIP + or SKIP - to select the chapter marks
to be erased.

5Press ENTER.

The chapter marks are erased and 2 chapters are
combined into 1 chapter.

6To continue erasing chapter marks, repeat steps
4 and 5.

• To display the title menu, press RETURN.

• To return to the normal screen, press TITLE MENU.

Note

• Chapter marks that have been added automatically
in the erasing of a scene procedure (page 73)
cannot be erased.

Changing an original title name

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

You can only add title names to DVD-R and Video mode
discs before they have been finalized.

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the original title that you want to
rename.

• Press  or  to select the original title.

• Press  to display the editing menu of original title.

• Press  or  to select “RENAME TITLE”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

SET

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

ADD CHAPTER MARK

TIME :08:41AM

COMBINE CHAPTERS

LENGTH :00:30:17

EDIT TITLE

CHANNEL :06

DELETE TITLE

REC MODE :EP

RENAME TITLE

NEW PLAYLIST

TITLE
MENU

3Press ENTER.

The COMBINE CHAPTERS screen will appear. At the
beginning, the top still image in the chapter 2 is
displayed.

COMBINE CHAPTERS

NAME

11/23/2003 10:03 PM

CHAPTER

LENGTH

ENTER/
SELECT

2/4

00:02:03/00:30:17

SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK END

TITLE
MENU

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TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/

END

SELECT

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

ADD CHAPTER MARK

TIME :08:41AM

COMBINE CHAPTERS

LENGTH :00:30:17

EDIT TITLE

CHANNEL :06

DELETE TITLE

REC MODE :EP

RENAME TITLE

RENAME TITLE

NEW PLAYLIST

SET

TITLE
MENU

END

3Press ENTER.

The keyboard screen will appear.
The entering method of the title name is the same as for
the playlist. See the steps 4 and 5 of “Changing a title
name” in “Editing a playlist” (page 65) and enter the title
name.

Note

• The title name can be a maximum of 64 characters
in VR mode and a maximum of 30 characters in
Video mode.
Long names will be shortened in the title menu.

• “RENAME TITLE” can only be used with DVD-R
discs and video mode DVD-RW discs before they
have been finalized.

Editing

07

Erasing a scene (Edit title)

VR mode

You can erase an unnecessary scene from the original
title.
Erase the scene after checking the title. You cannot
restore the erased scene.
When you erase the scene, you can increase the disc
space.

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the original title where a scene you want
to erase is included.

• Press  or  to select the original title.

• Press  to display the editing menu of original title.

• Press  or  to select “EDIT TITLE”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

SET

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

ADD CHAPTER MARK

TIME :08:41AM

COMBINE CHAPTERS

LENGTH :00:30:17

EDIT PROGRAM

EDIT TITLE

CHANNEL :06

DELETE TITLE

REC MODE :EP

RENAME TITLE

NEW PLAYLIST

TITLE

MENU

END

3 By pressing ENTER, the following message
screen will appear.

4Press  or  to select “YES” and press ENTER,
then the EDIT TITLE screen will appear.

• By selecting “NO”, the title menu appears.

5 The method for erasing a scene is the same as
for the playlist. See the steps 4 to 9 of “Erasing
scenes (Edit title)” in “Editing a playlist” (page 66).

Note

• If the scene is erased from the original title, the
created playlist is erased.

• Disc space will only be freed up if scenes lasting
several minutes are deleted.

•A chapter mark is automatically added at the
location of the erased scene. Chapter mark added
by erasing scene cannot be erased.

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Erasing an original title

VR mode

You can erase an original title. Erasing the title deletes
both the title and the recording saved under that title
name. Since the erased title cannot be restored, please
make sure that it contains nothing you want to keep.
When you erase the title, you can increase the disc
space.

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2 Select the original title you want to erase.

• Press  or  to select the original title.

• Press  to display the editing menu of original title.

• Press  or  to select “DELETE TITLE”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

SET

RETURNENTER BACK

PLAY

REC DATE :11/23/2003

ADD CHAPTER MARK

TIME :08:41AM

COMBINE CHAPTERS

LENGTH :00:30:17

EDIT TITLE

CHANNEL :06

DELETE TITLE

DELETE TITLE

REC MODE :EP

RENAME TITLE

NEW PLAYLIST

TITLE
MENU

END

3 By pressing ENTER, the following message
screen will appear.

4Press  or  to select “YES” and press ENTER,
then the original title will be erased.

• Erasing the title will be cancelled by selecting “NO”.

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Note

• If the original title is erased the created playlist is
also erased.

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07

Changing a disc name

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

You can change a disc name from the title menu.

Changing a disc name

1Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu.

2• Press  or  to select “DISC NAME”.

• Press  to display the editing menu.

• Press  or  to select “RENAME DISC”.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:––––

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

3Press ENTER.

The keyboard screen will appear.

4 Use the keyboard screen to enter the disc name.

Drama_Family

RETURN

Letters

Exit

Numbers

Signs

DISPLAY

OK

PLAY

RENAME DISC

LENGTH :

CHANNEL :

REC MODE :

SET

RETURNENTER BACK

1

( -< > #2a b c3d e f

4

g h i5j k l6m n o

7

qp r s8t u v9w x y z

Space bar

TITLE

MENU

0

END

CLEAR

Back

DISPLAY

OK

STOP

Caps

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load the recorded DVD disc.

• Press DVD/VCR to select the DVD mode. (The DVD
indicator will light.)

5Press DISPLAY/CALL to return to the title menu.

TITLE MENU

DISC NAME:Drama_Family

11/23/2003 08:41AM 006 SLP

11/25/2003 10:03PM 011 SP

11/29/2003 11:30AM 009 SP

12/01/2003 06:52PM 006 XP

Family

SELECT

ENTER/
SELECT

RETURNPLAY BACK

SET

REC DATE :
TIME :
LENGTH :
CHANNEL :
REC MODE :

TITLE

MENU

END

Note

• The disc name can be a maximum of 30 characters.
Long names will be shortened in the title menu.

•For using the keyboard screen, see “Using the
keyboard screen” (page 76).

•A DVD-R disc cannot be named after it is finalized.

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Editing

Using the keyboard screen

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

This section explains the function of the keyboard
screen and how to input characters. The disc name and
the title name can be changed using the keyboard
screen.

Keyboard screen types

The keyboard screen has three types of “Letters”,
“Numbers” and “Signs”. The type can be switched over
by pressing REW or F.FWD.

Letters:

This is mainly used for inputting alphabetical letters.
For the keyboard screen of Letters, see the previous
page.

Numbers:

This is used for inputting numbers.

Live Show

RETURN

Letters

Exit

Numbers

Signs

< >

DISPLAY

OK

1

2 3

4 5 6

7 8

0

Signs:

This is used for inputting symbols.

CLEAR

Back

DISPLAY

OK

9

Inputting characters

There are two methods for inputting characters.

Character input 1

1Press , ,  or  to select the character to be
input.

2Press ENTER.

The selected character will be input.

Character input 2

Example: Explained here is the procedure when you
input “F” and “J”.

1Press the numeric keys continuously and select
the character to be input.

To input F, press 3 three times.

3

d

e f

Note

• When the interval between the pressing numeric
keys is 2 seconds or more in selecting the input

character, the selected character will automatically
be input.

2 Stop the key operation when you select the
character to be input.

The selected character will automatically be input.

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Live Show

Letters

Numbers

Signs

RETURN

Exit

1

) !< > ,2? @ #3& % /

4

DISPLAY

OK

. * _5- + =6[ ] :

7

¨; \ ‘8< > $9:·) :·( ;-/ :·}

Space bar

F

CLEAR

Back

DISPLAY

OK

0

3Press the numeric keys where the following
character is assigned.

5

j

k l

4 When the character to be input is selected, stop
the key operation.

The selected character is automatically input.

Fj

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07

Erasing a character

You can erase the input character.

Erasing method 1

1Press , ,  or  to select “Back”.

2Press ENTER.

The last input character will be erased.

3To erase the characters continuously, press
ENTER.

The input characters will be erased from the last to the
top one by one.

Erasing method 2

1Press CLEAR.

The last input character is erased.

2To erase the characters continuously, press
CLEAR.

The input characters will be erased from the last to the
top one by one.

Erasing method 3

Use the cursor to select the character and erase it.

1Press SKIP – or SKIP + to move the cursor after
the character you want to erase.

2Press CLEAR.

Erase the character before the cursor position.

Selecting between uppercase and lowercase letters

You can select either uppercase or lowercase letters
when modifying your titles, using the keyboard screen
with the “Letters” tab.

1Press STOP.

(Or, press , ,  or  to select “Caps”, then press
ENTER.)

Live Show

RETURN

Letters

Exit

Numbers

Signs

1

( -< > #2a b c3d e f

4

DISPLAY

g h i5j k l6m n o

OK

7

qp r s8t u v9w x y z

0

Space bar

CLEAR

Back

DISPLAY

OK

Auto caps

Upper

Lower

STOP

Caps

2Press  or  to select the type of letters in the
list below and press ENTER.

Auto caps:

Determines uppercase and lowercase automatically.

Upper:

Inputs all with uppercase letters.

Lower:

Inputs all with lowercase letters.

Determining a name

To determine the entered disc name and title name,
press DISPLAY/CALL. Or, press , ,  or  to select
“OK”, then press ENTER.

The keyboard screen disappears and the display will
return to the title menu.
The entered disc name and title name are displayed in
the title menu.

Cancelling character input

When you want to cancel the input and changed
characters, press RETURN. Or, press , ,  or  to
select “Exit”, then press ENTER.
The input and changed characters are cancelled and
the title menu will appear.

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CONFIRM DUBBING FROM VCR TO DVD

YES NO

Dubbing

Chapter 8

Dubbing

Dubbing a tape onto a disc

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

You can record video or audio on a video tape onto a
disc.

VCR

2Press REC MODE/SPEED and select the recording
mode.

• When REC MODE/SPEED is pressed each time,
“SP”, “LP”, “SLP” or “XP” is selected in this order.

• The recording mode is indicated on both the TV
screen and the display window.

•For the details of the recording mode, see page 52.

3Press DVD/VCR and set the unit to VCR mode.

Confirm that the VCR indicator lights.

4Press DUBBING.

• The unit is changed to DVD mode automatically.

• The VCR is waiting for playback and the DVD is
waiting for recording. Then the following message
will appear.

5Press  or  to select “YES” and press ENTER.

Dubbing starts.

•To cancel dubbing, select “NO” and press ENTER.

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load a source video tape and a disc for recording.

•Remove the erase-protection tab of the source
video tape to prevent the data from accidentally
being erased.

• Confirm the disc space before operation.

1Press DVD/VCR to set this unit to DVD mode.

The DVD indicator will light.

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During dubbing, VCR playback, DVD recording and
“dub” (dubbing) indicator appear on the display window.

Video playback DVD recording

6To stop dubbing, press STOP.

Note

• Dubbing cannot be accomplished when

- a copy protected tape is used.

- disc protection is set.

- a disc has no recording space.

• Dubbing stops when

- the video tape is played back to the end and stops.

- recording space becomes full.

• The videos recorded from TV programs or movies
can be used only for your personal enjoyment
without permission of the copyright holder.

Dubbing

CONFIRM DUBBING FROM DVD TO VCR

YES NO

Dubbing a disc onto a tape

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

You can record both video and audio from a disc to a
video tape. When a disc with a copy guard is used, a
distorted image is recorded onto the video tape.

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Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode.

• Load a source disc and a video tape for recording.

• Confirm the remaining tape for recording before
operation.

1Press DVD/VCR to set this unit to VCR mode.

The VCR indicator will light.

2Press REC MODE/SPEED and select the recording
mode.

• When REC MODE/SPEED is pressed each time,
“SP” or “SLP” is selected.

• The recording mode is indicated on both the TV
screen and the display window.

•For the details of the recording mode, see page 48.

3Press DVD/VCR and set the unit to DVD mode.

Confirm that the DVD indicator lights.

4Press DUBBING.

The DVD is waiting for playback and the VCR is waiting
for recording. Then the following message appears.

5Press  or  to select “YES” and press ENTER.

Dubbing starts.

•To cancel dubbing, select “NO” and press ENTER.

Note

• Dubbing cannot be accomplished when

- a copy protected disc is used.

- the erase prevention tab of video tape is removed.

• Dubbing stops when

- the disc is played back to the end and stops.

- no recording space on the Video tape remains

• During dubbing, the unit is changed to interlaced
scan mode automatically, if it has been previously
set to progressive scan mode.

• If no special permission is obtained from the
copyright owner, videos recorded from TV programs
or movies can only be used for your own personal
enjoyment.

In dubbing, DVD playback, VCR recording and “dub”
(dubbing) indicator appear on the display window.

Video recording DVD playback

6To stop dubbing, press STOP.

Dubbing only the specified titles or the playlist

When you want to dub only specific titles or playlists
recorded on the disc, start the playback of the desired
title or playlist, and then immediately press DUBBING,
STOP or PAUSE/STILL. If you press DUBBING, proceed
from step 5 above. If you press STOP or PAUSE/STILL,
proceed from step 4 above. The first few seconds of the
title or playlist may not be recorded. When playback of
the title or playlist is completed, the dubbing stops.

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Dubbing

Dubbing using other equipment

VR mode Video mode DVD-R

You can connect another VCR or camcorder for
dubbing.

Preparation:

•Typical connection: When using this unit as a
recording device

Playback VCR

AUDIO/VIDEO cord (supplied)

Recording DVD/VCR

To Video IN

You can also connect to the audio/video input jack (L1)
at the rear side of this unit. In addition, each S-Video
input jack at the front and rear sides can be used for
recording on the disc. (The S-Video input jack cannot be
used for recording on the video tape.)

Playback Camcorder

To Video OUT

To Audio (R) IN

To Audio (L) IN

VCR

To Audio (R) OUT

To Audio (L) OUT

To AV jack

When a video is recorded using this unit

Preparation:

•Turn ON the TV and set the unit to the video input
mode.

• Select the input mode in LINE1 (LINE2) INPUT
setting on page 30.

• Load a video tape where the erase-protection tab is
not activated or a disc with enough recording
space.

•To record onto a video tape, set the unit to VCR
mode, whereas to record onto a disc, set it to DVD
mode.

1Press INPUT SELECT and set the channel to L2 (or
L1).

L1 (LINE 1):on the rear panel

L2 (LINE 2):on the front panel

Confirm that L2 (or L1) appears on the display
window.

2Press REC MODE/SPEED and select the recording
mode.

VCR: SP or SLP (See page 48)

DVD: SP, LP, SLP or XP (See page 52)

3Press REC on this unit, then press PAUSE/STILL.

4Press the PLAY button on the playback device,
then press the PAUSE/STILL button.

5 Release the recording pause and the playback
still simultaneously to begin the duplicating
process.

6To stop dubbing, press STOP.

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To Video IN

Recording DVD/VCR

To Audio (R) IN

To Audio (L) IN

AUDIO/VIDEO cord (not supplied)

Note

• When this unit is used as a playback device, a mark
or a character displayed on the screen is also
dubbed as an image. When the screen display is
set to OFF, see “DISPLAY/CALL” on page 29.

• If no special permission is obtained from the
copyright owner, videos recorded from TV programs
or movies can only be used for your own personal
enjoyment.

•You may not dub a copy protected video or DVD
disc.

Additional information

Chapter 9

Additional information

Language code list

Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “DVD MENU”, “AUDIO” and/or “SUBTITLE” (see page 24).

Language(Lamguage code letter), Language Code

Abkhazian, 1112
Afar, 1111
Afrikaans, 1116
Albanian, 2927
Amharic, 1123
Arabic, 1128
Armenian, 1835
Assamese, 1129
Aymara, 1135
Azerbaijani, 1136
Bashkir, 1211
Basque, 1531
Bengali; Bangla, 1224
Bhutani, 1436
Bihari, 1218
Breton, 1228
Bulgarian, 1217
Burmese, 2335
Byelorussian, 1215
Cambodian, 2123
Catalan, 1311
Chinese, 3618
Corsican, 1325
Croatian, 1828
Czech, 1329

Danish, 1411
Dutch, 2422
English, 1524
Esperanto, 1525
Estonian, 1530
Faroese, 1625
Fiji, 1620
Finnish, 1619
French , 1628
Frisian , 1635
Galician , 1722
Georgian , 2111
German, 1415
Greek, 1522
Greenlandic, 2122
Guarani , 1724
Gujarati, 1731
Hausa, 1811
Hebrew, 1933
Hindi, 1819
Hungarian, 1831
Icelandic, 1929
Indonesian, 1924
Interlingua, 1911
Irish , 1711

Italian, 1930
Japanese , 2011
Javanese, 2033
Kannada , 2124
Kashmiri , 2129
Kazakh , 2121
Kirghiz, 2135
Korean , 2125
Kurdish , 2131
Laothian, 2225
Latin, 2211
Latvian, Lettish, 2232
Lingala, 2224
Lithuanian, 2230
Macedonian, 2321
Malagasy, 2317
Malay, 2329
Malayalam, 2322
Maltese, 2330
Maori, 2319
Marathi, 2328
Moldavian, 2325
Mongolian, 2324
Nauru, 2411
Nepali, 2415

Norwegian, 2425
Oriya, 2528
Panjabi, 2611
Pashto, Pushto, 2629
Persian, 1611
Polish, 2622
Portuguese, 2630
Quechua, 2731
Rhaeto-Romance, 2823
Romanian, 2825
Russian, 2831
Samoan, 2923
Sanskrit, 2911
Scots Gaelic , 1714
Serbian, 2928
Serbo-Croatian, 2918
Shona, 2924
Sindhi, 2914
Singhalese, 2919
Slovak, 2921
Slovenian, 2922
Somali, 2925
Spanish, 1529
Sundanese, 2931
Swahili, 2933

Swedish, 2932
Tagalog, 3022
Tajik, 3017
Tamil, 3011
Tatar, 3030
Telugu, 3015
Thai, 3018
Tibetan, 1225
Tigrinya, 3019
Tonga, 3025
Turkish, 3028
Turkmen, 3021
Twi, 3033
Ukrainian, 3121
Urdu, 3128
Uzbek, 3136
Vietnamese, 3219
Volapük, 3225
Welsh, 1335
Wolof, 3325
Xhosa, 3418
Yiddish, 2019
Yoruba, 3525
Zulu, 3631

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Screen sizes and disc formats

When viewing on a standard TV or monitor

Screen format of disc

16:9 4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 16:9

Setting Appearance

The program is shown
in widescreen with
black bars at the top
and bottom of the
screen.

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

widescreen discs override the player's
settings so that the disc is shown in letter
box format regardless of the setting.

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

The sides of the
program are cropped
so that the picture fills
the whole screen.
Please note that many

The program appears
squashed. Set to either
4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3
(Pan & Scan).

The program is
presented correctly on
either setting.

When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor

Screen format of disc

16:9 16:9

4:3 16:9

Setting Appearance

The program is
presented in
widescreen.

Your TV will determine
how the picture is
presented-check the
manual that came
with the TV for details.

Note

• Using the 16:9 (Wide) setting with a standard 4:3
TV, or either of the 4:3 settings with a widescreen
TV, will result in a distorted picture.

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Additional information

Glossary

A-B Repeat Playback

Playback that repeats between two set points, A and B.

angle

Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have
been simultaneously shot from a number of different
angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the
left side, from the right side, etc.). With such discs you
can select the angle to view the scene from different
angles.

auto chapter

Feature that automatically makes chapter marks on a
DVD disc during recording.

auto clock

Feature that automatically sets the internal clock.

blue background

Feature that automatically changes unpleasant noise
images to a blue screen when a channel without a
broadcast or a channel on which the broadcast has
ended has been selected.

BROWSER screen

Screen that appears when TITLE MENU is pressed
during MP3, WMA or JPEG CD is inserted.

CATV

Cable television.

chapter

A section within a title is called a “chapter”.

DTS

DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS is a
surround system different from Dolby Digital that has
become a popular surround sound format for movies.

"DTS" and "DTS Digital Out" are registered trademarks of
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

DVD menu

Menu recorded on a DVD-Video that enables the user to
select subtitles language, dubbing, etc.

finalize

Operation that enables discs recorded or edited with
this unit to be played back on other DVD players.

interlaced scanning

Technology that alternately displays odd-numbered
scanning lines and even-numbered scanning lines. Also
called “480i”, “i” meaning “interlace”.

letter box

Feature that displays black bands above and below the
playback images during playback of a disc recorded in
wide (16:9) format on a 4:3 TV connected to this unit.

MP3

One type of audio compression that uses MPEG1. This
format compresses the sound to use up about 1/10 of
the original file space, with minimal loss of sound
quality.

one touch repeat

If ONE TOUCH REPEAT is pressed during playback,
playback returns to a point 10 sec earlier and resumes.

CM Skip

When pressed during playback, playback jumps 30 sec
ahead and resumes.

copy guard

Copyright protection signal. Software and broadcasts
that contain this signal cannot be recorded.

Dolby Digital

With multichannel audio, this high quality surround
system is used in many movie theaters around the
world.

Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories.
"Dolby" and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.

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original title

The file created by recording something is called an
“original title”.

OTR

One-touch Timer Recording. Start a timed recording by
pushing just one button (up to 6 hours).

pan scan

Feature that cuts the left and right edges of playback
images to a 4:3 size during playback of a disc recorded
in wide (16:9) format on a 4:3 TV connected to this unit.

parental control

Some discs control viewing according to the age of the
viewer. A control level can be set for those types of
discs.

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PBS

Acronym for Public Broadcast System. The PBS
channel transmits data for auto clock setting.

playlist

User-created titles based on each original title.

Progressive scan

Technology that simultaneously displays odd-numbered
scanning lines and even-numbered scanning lines from
top to bottom. Also called “480p”, “p” meaning
“progressive”.

Regions (DVD only)

ALL

(example region code marks)

1

Regions associate discs and players with particular
areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that
have compatible region codes. You can find the region
code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some
discs are compatible with more than one region (or all
regions).

SETUP MENU

Menu that contains settings for various features of this
unit, such as recording and playback. Timer recording is
also set from the SETUP MENU.

Video mode

This recording format is compatible with commercially
available DVD players.

VR mode

This recording format is the basic DVD-RW recording
format, and lets you enjoy the various editing functions
available with this unit.

slide show

Technique for flipping through and viewing many
images (JPEG files).

subtitle language

Language used for subtitles of movies, etc. Viewers can
watch in a language of their choosing.

title

A program recorded on a disc is called a “title”.

title menu

Menu that lists titles and tracks recorded on the disc. It
is used for playback and disc editing.

top menu

Menu on a DVD-Video for selecting chapters for
playback, subtitle language, etc. Some DVD-Video call
this top menu “Title”.

track

A song on a music CD is called a “track”.

TRACK INFO screen

The screen that appears when TITLE MENU is pressed,
if a music CD disc is in the unit.

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Additional information

Error/Warning message list

ERROR/WARNING CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE
MESSAGE

Power ON

Playback

Recording

SYSTEM ERROR
PLEASE WAIT

SYSTEM ERROR
PLEASE WAIT
DISC CHECKING

SYSTEM ERROR
DISC MIGHT BE FAILED
PRESS ENTER/SELECT

NO DISC

REGION CODE ERROR

INCORRECT DISC - C104,
C105, C106, C107

NO DISC

PROCESSING
PLEASE WAIT

RECORDING INTERRUPTED

- C204

CANNOT RECORD - C203

CANNOT RECORD - C206

CANNOT RECORD - C207

CANNOT RECORD - C208

CANNOT RECORD - C209

CANNOT RECORD - C210

DISC ERROR - C205, C211,
C212, C213

CANNOT RECORD, EX­CEEDS LIMITED NUMBER
OF TITLES

CANNOT RECORD, EX­CEEDS LIMITED NUMBER
OF CHAPTERS

The power was shut down with­out completing the termination
process due to a power failure or
disconnection of the AC cord
plug. (Abnormal termination)

The power was abruptly turned off
before writing to the disc was
completed.

The data restoration was com­pleted.

When a disc was not loaded in the
unit, PLAY was pressed.

A disc specified other than “Re­gion 1” or “Region ALL” was
loaded.

The disc cannot be identified.

When a disc was not loaded into
the unit, REC was pressed.

The recording termination is pro­cessing.

Disc became full during record­ing.

Recording was tried onto the disc
having no space.

Recording was tried onto the disc
which does not support record­ing.

Disc erase-protection is applied.

Recording was tried onto the fi­nalized disc.

Adding data was tried onto the
disc recorded in the other unit.

Adding data was tried to the disc
where PC data was recorded.

A scratch or contamination was
found on the disc.

99 titles were recorded on the
disc.

999 chapters exist on the disc.

Wait until the message disap­pears.

The data is now restoring.

Press ENTER/SELECT, then the
screen returns to the normal dis­play. The data may not be restored
even if the restoration process is
performed.

Load a disc.

A disc specified other than “Re­gion 1” or “Region ALL” cannot be
played back.

Check the disc and load a proper
disc.

Load a disc.

Wait until the process is com­pleted.

Erase unnecessary titles or load
another disc and restart record­ing.

Check the disc space.

Load a recordable disc.

Set “Protect disc” to “OFF”.

Undo finalization or load another
disc for recording.

Load another disc for recording.

Load another disc for recording.

Check the disc and reload it, or
use another disc for recording.

Erase unnecessary titles or load
another disc.

Erase unnecessary chapters or
load another disc.

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ERROR/WARNING CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE
MESSAGE

CANNOT RECORD
PROTECTED IMAGE

RECORDING INTERUPTED
PROTECTED IMAGE

CANNOT RECORD IN VIDEO
MODE.
COPY IMAGE ONCE ONLY.

CANNOT RECORD ON DISC.
THIS IS NOT CPRM DISC.

Dubbing

Disc setup

Title Menu

SWITCHING TO INTERLACE
OUTPUT FOR COPYING

CANNOT COPY DATA ­C251

CANNOT COPY DATA ­C254, C255

COPYING INTERRUPTED

DISC ERROR - C302, C303

DISC ERROR - C304, C305

DISC ERROR - C306

DISC ERROR - C307, C308

CANNOT EDIT

Recording was attempted on a
copy protected video.

The video was changed to a copy­guard format in recording.

Recording was attempted of a
“Copy Once” program onto a disc
(Video mode).

Recording was attempted of a
“Copy Once” program onto a disc
without CPRM.

Dubbing was initiated from a disc
to a video tape in the progressive
scan mode.

No video tape or disc is inserted
as a source for the recording.

The source video or disc to be cop­ied is copy-guarded.

The video tape or disc became full
during dubbing.

Cannot Format disc due to a
scratch or contamination on the
disc.

Cannot Finalize disc due to a
scratch or contamination on the
disc.

Cannot Undo Finalize disc due to
a scratch or contamination on the
disc.

Cannot Protect disc ON/OFF due
to a scratch or contamination on
the disc.

Editing cannot be performed due
to a scratch or contamination on
the disc.

You cannot record a copy pro­tected video.

You cannot record a copy pro­tected video.

Load a DVD-RW Ver. 1.1/1.2(VR
mode) with CPRM.

Load a DVD-RW Ver. 1.1/1.2(VR
mode) with CPRM.

The mode is automatically
changed to interlaced mode if
dubbing from a disc to a video
tape.

Load a video tape or disc into the
source drive.

You cannot dub a video contain­ing copy-guarded material.

Load another video tape or disc
for recording and restart.

Check the disc and reload it, or
use another disc for recording.

Check the disc and reload it, or
use another disc for recording.

Check the disc and reload it, or
use another disc for recording.

Check the disc and reload it, or
use another disc for recording.

Check the disc and reload it, or
use another disc for recording.

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PROCESSING
PLEASE WAIT

Combining chapters cannot be
performed.

A process requiring a longer time
such as editing is being per­formed.

Chapter marks that have been
added automatically in the eras­ing of a scene procedure cannot
be erased.

Wait until the process is com­plete.

Note

• Any error/warning message other than those above might appear. Take measures against such a message by
seeing the possible solutions above.

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Additional information

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with this
component, please check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the
other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the
points below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

Note

• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect the power plug
from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.

DVD/VCR

SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE

DVD/VCR does not operate.

No picture.

No sound.

The remote control does not func­tion.

No CATV reception

• Make sure the power cord is plugged in.

• Try another AC outlet.

• Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker.

• Unplug unit, then plug it back in.

• Select the DVD or VCR mode before operating.

• Antenna connection is not correct or antenna cable is disconnected.

• The video channel is not in the correct position or the TV is not set to the
video channel 3 or 4.

• Check the unit is connected correctly.

• The video input selector of the TV is not set to VIDEO. Set to VIDEO (or
equivalent).

• Channel is set to the external mode.

• Check the unit is connected correctly.

• Check the input selector of the amplifier is set properly.

• The unit is in the Special playback mode.

• Aim at the remote control at the remote sensor.

• Operate within Approx. 5 meters or reduce the light in the room.

• Clear the path of the beam.

• The batteries are weak. Replace the batteries.

• Check the batteries are inserted correctly.

• Check all CATV connections.

• Station or CATV system problems, try another station.

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SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE

Display is not shown in your lan­guage.

Playback doesn’t start.

Stopping playback, search, slow­motion play, repeat play, or program
play, etc. cannot be performed.

Recording does not work.

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• Select proper language in the SETUP MENU.

• No disc is inserted.

• The disc may be dirty. Clean up the disc.

• The unit cannot play DVD-ROMs, etc.

• Some discs may not do some of the functions.

• Check the disc space, using the disc information.

• Check the disc for protection.

• Check if the video to be recorded is not “copy-guarded”.

• Check that the number of recorded titles is 99 or less, using the disc
information.

• Check the number of the total chapters for the recorded titles is 999,
using the disc information.

• In a DVD-RW of Ver.1.0, recording in Video mode does not work. Check
the disc type.

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SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE

A disc recorded using this recorder
cannot be played back in other
players.

VCR

SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE

TV recording does not work.

Timer recording does not work.

Noise bars on screen.

OTHER

SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE

No picture, or screen is blurred or
divided into two parts.

No 4:3 (16:9) picture

No on-screen display

Nothing appears in the display
window

No surround sound

The unit or remote operation key
is not functioning.

Playback does not start when the
title is selected.

Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle
language is not changed when you
playback a DVD.

No subtitles

Angle cannot be changed.

“ ” appears on the screen.

• Check that the disc is finalized.

• Some DVD players will not play even if the disc has been finalized.

• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be RW com­patible in order to play the disc.

• The erase prevention tab of the video cassette is broken off.

• The unit is in the external input mode.

• The time is not set correctly.

• The recording start/end time is not set correctly.

• TIMER REC has not been pressed ( is not lit).

• Tracking adjustment beyond range of automatic tracking circuit. Try
Manual tracking adjustment.

• Video heads are dirty.

• The tape is worn or damaged.

• The progressive scan mode is active through the unit is connected to a
TV via the VIDEO OUT jack.

• The setup does not match your TV.

• Select Display “ON”.

• Check the DIMMER setting for SETUP.

• The setup does not match your stereo system.

• Turn off the unit and unplug the AC power cord for several minutes, then
replug it.

• Check the Parental setup.

• Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc.

• Some discs have no subtitles.

• Subtitles are cleared. Press SUBTITLE.

• Multi-angles are not recorded on the DVD disc.

• The function is prohibited with the unit or the disc.

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Additional information

Handling discs

When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave
fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold
the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge.
Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback and recording
performance. Take care also not to scratch the label side
of the disc. Although not as fragile as the recorded side,
scratches can still result in a disc becoming unusable.
Should a disc become marked with fingerprints, dust,
etc., clean using a soft, dry cloth, wiping the disc lightly
from the center to the outside edge as shown in the
diagram below.

If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a
commercially available CD/DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc
more thoroughly. Never use benzine, thinner or other
cleaning agents, including products designed for cleaning
vinyl records.

Storing discs

Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than
vinyl records, you should still take care to handle and
store discs correctly. When you're not using a disc,
return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving
discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments
(including under direct sunlight).
Don't glue paper or put stickers onto the disc, or use a
pencil, ball-point pen or other sharp-tipped writing
instrument. These could all damage the disc.

For more detailed care information see the instructions
that come with discs.
Do not load more than one disc into the recorder.

Damaged discs

Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder. If you can
see that a disc is cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise
damaged, don't risk using it; you could end up damaging
the recorder.
This recorder is designed for use with conventional, fully
circular discs only. Use of shaped discs is not recommended
for this product. Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in
connection with the use of shaped discs.

Cleaning the pickup lens

The DVD recorder's lens should not become dirty in normal
use, but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust
or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer-authorized service
center. Although lens cleaners for CD players are
commercially available, we do not recommend using them
since some may damage the lens.

Handling video tapes

Please do not use the following kinds of video tape:

- Dusty or mouldy tape

- Tape on which liquid has been spilled

- Tape which has been broken and then repaired

- Tape which has become unwound from the
spools in the cassette

• Dirty heads and very long length, thin video tape
can cause problems such as uneven playback.

• When using a new video tape, fast-forward to the
end, then rewind it back to the start before using.

• Avoid dropping video tapes or exposing them to
severe vibration.

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Storing video tapes

•After using a video tape, rewind it back to the
beginning and return to its case.

• Do not store tapes:

- in excessively dusty places

- in excessively hot or humid places

- in direct sunlight

- near air-conditioners or heaters

- near strong magnetic fields

Additional information

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Video head cleaning

Video head clogging

The video heads are the means by which the DVD/VCR reads
the picture from the tape during playback. In the unlikely
event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged, no
picture will be played back. This can easily be determined if,
during playback of a known good tape, there is good sound,
but no picture (picture is extremely snowy). If this is the case,
have the DVD/VCR checked by qualified service personnel.

Normal When head is dirty

Note

• DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR
SERVICE THE UNIT BY REMOVING THE TOP COVER.

•Video heads may eventually wear out and should be
replaced when they fail to produce clear pictures.

•To help prevent video head clogging, use only good
quality VHS tapes. Discard worn out tapes.

•We do not recommend using wet-type head­cleaning cassettes as they may damage the unit.

Moving the recorder

If you need to move the recorder, first remove the disc
and the cassette, if they are loaded, and close the disc
tray. Next press STANDBY/ON to switch the power to
standby. Lastly, disconnect the power cord.

Hints on installation

We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come,
so please bear in mind the following points when
choosing a suitable location for it:

Do...

 Use in a well-ventilated room.
 Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table,

shelf or stereo rack.

Don't...

 Use in a place exposed to high temperatures or

humidity, including near radiators and other heat­generating appliances.

 Place on a window sill or other place where the

recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight.

 Use in a dusty or damp environment or in a room where

it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke.

 Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other component

in your stereo system that becomes hot in use.

 Use near a television or monitor as you may

experience interference-especially if the television
uses an indoor antenna.

 Use in a kitchen or other room where the recorder

may be exposed to smoke or steam.

 Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with cloth-

this may prevent proper cooling of the unit.

 Place on an unstable surface, or one that is not

large enough to support all four of the unit's feet.

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Additional information

Specifications

GENERAL

Power supply ..................................................... AC 120V 60Hz

Power consumption ....................................... Operation: 27W

Weight ............................................................. 12.1 lbs (5.5 kg)

Dimensions ....................... Width:16-15/16 inches (430 mm)

Operating temperature .................. 41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)

Operating humidity ................................... Less than 80% RH

Inputs/Outputs:

Video ............................................................In: 1Vp-p/75 ohm

Audio ...................................................... In: –8dBm/50k ohm

Antenna .......................... UHF/VHF IN/OUT: 75 ohm coaxial

VCR section

Video head ...................................................... 4 Rotary Heads

Audio track ........................................... Hi-Fi Sound - 2 Tracks

Hi-Fi frequency response............................ 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Hi-Fi dynamic range ...................................... More than 90dB

Tuner ...................................... 181 Channel Freq. Synthesized

VHF ................................................................................... 2-13

UHF ................................................................................. 14-69

CATV ... 14-36 (A)-(W) 37-59 (AA)-(WW) 60-85 (AAA)-(ZZZ)

86-94 (86)-(94) 95-99 (A-5)-(A-1) 100-125 (100)-(125)

RF channel output ...................... Channel 3 or 4, Switchable

F.FWD/REW Time ............. Approx. 1minute and 48 seconds

Standby: 2.5W (if display window is off.)

Height:3-7/8 inches (99 mm)

Depth:12-13/16 inches (325 mm)

Out: 1Vp-p/75 ohm

Out: –8dBm/1k ohm

MONO Sound - 1 Track

(with T-120 Cassette Tape)(at+25˚C)

Audio characteristics

frequency response .................................... DVD: 4Hz - 22kHz

CD: 4Hz - 20kHz

S/N Ratio ...........................................................................90dB

Harmonic distortion ........................................... Less than 1%

Wow and flutter ..................................Less than 0.01% Wrms

Dynamic range .............................................. More than 90dB

Output ........................................ Video: (RCA) 1 Vp-p/75 ohm

Audio : (RCA) –12 dB/1k ohm

Digital Audio : 0.5Vp-p/75 ohm

Pickup ............................................ CD : Wavelength: 780 nm

Maximum output power: 8.5 mW

DVD : Wavelength: 660 nm

Maximum output power: 120 mW

ACCESSORIES

Remote control ........................................................................1

Dry cell batteries (AAA/R03) .................................................. 2

Audio / Video cable (red/white/yellow) ..................................1

RF antenna cable ....................................................................1

Warranty card ..........................................................................1

Operating Instructions

Note: The specifications and design of this product are subject
to change without notice, due to improvement.

01 (5A)

DVD section

Signal system .................................................................. NTSC

Applicable disc ..............DVD (12cm, 8cm), CD (12cm, 8cm)

Recording format .............. DVD-Video Recording (VR mode)

Recording discs ........................................... DVD-RW, DVD-R

Recording time (based on a 4.7GB disc)

XP .................................................................. Approx. 60 min

SP ................................................................. Approx. 120 min

LP .................................................................. Approx. 240 min

SLP ............................................................... Approx. 360 min

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