DVD Recorder with 80GB Hard Drive
DRM-2001G
User’s Manual
20060425
Safety Instructions
Danger symbol: The lightening fl ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the user to the presence of dangerous voltage in the unit.
Warning symbol: The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the
user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions.
WARNING:
To prevent fi re or electric shock, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Never attempt to open
the cabinet; dangerous high voltages are presented in the unit. Refer servicing to qualifi ed service
personnel when necessary.
MAINTENANCE NOTICE:
Do not put the unit: near strong magnetic fi elds, somewhere exposed direct sunlight or near heat
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radiation equipment (such as a heater), on top of other heat radiation objects, in a place with
bad ventilation and dirt, somewhere subject to vibration and instability, or somewhere exposed to
moisture or rain. The unit should be installed in a smooth and dry place with good ventilation.
When the unit is moved from a cold place to a warm one, the laser head may get dewed and
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the unit may not work normally. In this case, keep the power on for an hour or two (with no disc
loaded) before playing normally.
Clean the surface of the unit with neutral detergent. Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol
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or gasoline. Never polish the unit with sand paper.
If the unit is not to be used for a long time, disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet.
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For optimum performance, do not place heavy objects on the unit.
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CAUTION:
The unit employs a laser system. To prevent direct exposure to the laser radiation, do not attempt
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to open the cabinet. Visible laser may radiate when the cabinet is opened or the interlocks are
defeated.
Do not stare at laser beams.
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To ensure the proper use of the unit, read this manual carefully.
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Keep this manual for future reference. If the unit requires servicing, please contact the seller or
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service center.
Table of Contents
Identifi cation of Controls 4
Remote Control 5
System Connections 7
System Setup 10
TVGuardian® Feature 19
Recording Mode 20
Creating a YesDVD™ 23
Timer Recording 24
Play Mode 26
Hard Disc Drive Play Mode 33
Disc Operation 37
Hard Disc Drive Editing 39
Title Editing 42
Chapter Editing 43
Troubleshooting 45
Specifi cations 46
Glossary of Terms 47
Identifi cation of Controls
FRONT PANEL
1. Power button
2. Standby LED
3. IR (Remote Sensor)
4. DVD Door
5. Display
6. Open/Close button
7. Source button
8. Play button
9. Stop button
10. Record button
11. Digital video input
12. Audio input (front left)
13. Audio input (front right)
14. Composite video input (front)
REAR PANEL
1. RF signal input
2. RF signal output
3. Composite video input (rear)
4. S-video input
5. Audio input (rear left/right)
6. 5.1Ch audio output
7. Composite video output
8. S-video output (rear)
9. Digital audio-optical output
10. Digital audio-coaxial output
11. Component videos input
12. Component videos output (Y, Pr/Cr, Pb/Cb)
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Remote Control
1. EJECT button
2. DV button
3. HDD button
4. NUMBERS (0-9) buttons
5. SETUP/EXIT button
6. LEFT DIRECTION/REPLAY button
RIGHT DIRECTION/SKIP button
(UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT)
7. OK button
8. TIMER button
9. TIME SHIFT button
10. REC/OTR button (RECORD/ONE-TOUCH
RECORD)
11. PLAY button
12. STOP button
13. REVERSE button
14. PREVIOUS button
15. FWD button
16. NEXT button
17. AUDIO button
18. MENU button
19. SUBTITLE button
20. ZOOM button
21. POWER button
22. INPUT button
23. DVD button
24. GOTO button
25. ADD/CLEAR button
26. NAVIGATION button
27. RETURN button
28. REC TO button
29. SLOW/SORT button
30. PAUSE/STEP button
31. CHANNEL+ button
32. VOLUME+ button
33. CHANNEL- button
34. VOLUME- button
35. PS/IS (PROGRESSIVE/ INTERLACE SCAN)
36. REPEAT button
37. DISPLAY button
38. MUTE button
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Remote Control
To install batteries and use remote control:
Notes:
Do not drop the remote control or leave it in places with high humidity.
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Do not leave the IR remote sensor exposed to direct sunlight or bright light.
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Do not mix old and new batteries should they need replacing.
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Do not use rechargeable batteries.
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Remote range = 16 feet.
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System Connections
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ONNECT TO A TV
Before connecting the system, be sure to turn off the power source of this unit and other devices.
There are three kinds of video outputs in this unit: component video, S-video, and composite video. You can select
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one of the available video inputs of the TV and make the connection.
In terms of picture quality, the component video is the best, followed by S-video, then composite video.
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When connecting the audio output of the unit to the TV, connect the left and right audio outputs to the TV audio inputs
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of the same group as the connected video inputs.
Component video and S-video cables not included.
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System Connections
ONNECTING TO 5.1 CHANNEL AMPLIFIER
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CONNECTING TO AN AMPLIFIER WITH DIGITAL DECODER
In audio setup, set the “Digital Output Mode” to “LPCM Output” (For details, see “System Setup: Digital Audio Output”
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section.)
When using a digital signal output (coaxial or optical), the Analog Output cable is not needed for connection.
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System Connections
ONNECTION FOR RECORDING EXTERNAL SIGNALS (FRONT PANEL SIGNAL)
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Before connecting with external signals be sure to turn off the power source of this unit and other devices.
Notes:
Refer to your user’s manual when connecting the unit.
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Turn off the power and unplug both units before setting up any connections.
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CONNECTION FOR RECORDING EXTERNAL SIGNALS (REAR PANEL SIGNAL)
From the video input terminals, select one as desired.
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In terms of picture quality, composite is good, S-video is better, and component is best.
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System Setup
Operation Interface and General Steps
This section will introduce the menu interface of the System Setup and general operation steps.
• Press the “SETUP” button to enter the System Setup mode. The system setup control bar menu will appear on the top
of the OSD, as shown in the following chart.
• Use the ▲ or ▼ button to make a selection and press the “OK” button to enter the setup menu. In the setup menu of
each item, press the arrow buttons and the “OK” button to operate the control units. The corresponding settings will be
done.
• Press the “RETURN” button to return to the upper level menu. Press the “SETUP” button to exit the system setup
mode.
NOTES:
• The steps above are general and typical operations. Some settings might not need a certain step or require more
steps.
• Please set up the system in the Eject Disc mode or No Disc mode, otherwise some settings cannot be done.
Auto Chapter Marker
1. In the Recording Settings menu, use arrow buttons to select “Automatic Chapter Marker” and press the “OK” button to
drop down a menu.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select a proper value ( 5min, 10min, 20min, 30min or off), and press the ”OK” button to
confi rm.
3. Press the “RETURN” button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.
• Use different time options to insert chapter markers at x-minute intervals during recording.
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System Setup
Recording Quality
1. In the Recording Settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼button to select the “Default Quality” item, and press the “OK” button
to drop down a menu.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼button to select a desired value and press the “OK” button.
3. Press the “RETURN” button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.
• For the differences of the six quality levels, SP, SP+, LP, SLP, EP and HQ, see the glossary for reference.
APS (Auto Program Scan)
• This is the TV channel scanning process. This should be preformed after connection to an off-air broadcast.
• The unit has a channel tuner. You can receive TV signals directly from the unit.
• Before the tuning, you must conduct a channel scan to enable the unit to tune in various channels automatically
and determine their frequencies. The tuned channels will be saved automatically. Even if the power is off, the
saved channel information will not be lost.
1. Press the “SETUP” button to enter the “System Setup” mode.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼ buttons to highlight “APS”.
3. Press OK button. The tuner will start searching through various channel frequencies and add available channels
to the system memory. This procedure may take several minutes.
4. When the scan is complete, “TOTAL CHANNELS FOUND” will appear on the screen with the number of channels
that have been stored to memory.
5. Press the “SETUP” button on the remote control to exit.
Notes:
• If you are using a set-top box (cable TV receiver or satellite broadcast receiver), set the DVD recorder to channel
3 or 4 (depending on your equipment).
• Be sure to connect the antenna properly before the channel scan operation.
• Make sure there are TV signals at the TV Signal Input.
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System Setup
Modify Channel
Use the ▲ or ▼ button to Select the “Modify Channel” item, in dialog chart select “OK”.
If you want to edit channels for the received TV programs, select the “Modify Channel” item, press “OK” button to confi rm,
in the pop up channel edit dialog box, use the ▲ or ▼ button and the “OK” button to select and confi rm. The steps of
channel edit are as follows.
• “Program Number”: Current TV program number.
• "Name” CH031: You can change the name using the ▲ or ▼ button and “OK” button. Press the ▲ or ▼ button to
move the cursor.
• Frequency: 551.3 MHz. When the search type is selected Frequency, this item will be shown as the frequency.
Press the ▲ or ▼ button to scan channels manually by frequency.
• "Fine Tuning”: Use the ▲ or ▼ and “OK” buttons to select this item and press the ▲ or ▼ button to fi ne tune the
frequency lightly.
• Skip: Yes or No, use the ▲ or ▼ and “OK” buttons to select this item, you can select Yes or No to decide whether
to skip this channel.
• After the channel to information is modifi ed, select OK and press the “OK” button to confi rm. Then return to the
Channel Scan menu.
SETUP MENU VIDEO
TV Type
The product supports two different television systems that are incompatible with each other. NTSC is the television system
that is adopted in the North America region, PAL is the television system that is adopted typically in the rest of the world
especially in Europe and Asia.
1. In the General Settings menu, select the “TV Type” item and press the “OK” button to drop down a menu.
2. Select PAL or NTSC.
3. Press the “OK” button to confi rm. This setting must be in accordance with the TV system; otherwise the video
output might not work properly.
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System Setup
TV Display
1. In the Play Settings menu, press the “OK” button to select the “TV aspect ratio” item and a drop down menu will
appear.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select a proper setting value and press the “OK” button to confi rm.
• 16:9WS is suitable for a wide screen TV.
• Pan Scan is suitable for a TV with standard screen size.
• When a wide screen picture is played, the left and right margins will be cut and the picture will occupy the
entire screen.
• 4:3 is uses for standard TV. When a wide screen picture is played, a black frame will appear at the top and
bottom of the TV screen.
• The default value is Letter Box.
3. Press the “RETURN” button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.
NOTES:
• The playing effect depends on the recorded picture size. Some pictures might not be played under the screen
format you select.
• For those discs recorded as 4:3, no matter how the screen format is set, the screen format played is always 4:3.
• The selection of screen format shall be in accordance with the TV screen.
Video Output Format
1. In the General Settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to move the cursor, select the “Video Output Format” item
and press the “OK” button.
2. Select the Progressive or Interlace option for video scan output mode, and press the “OK” button to confi rm.
Video Output
1. In the General Settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to move the cursor, select the “Video Output” item and
press the “OK” button.
2. Select Y Pb Pr, RGB or CVBS terminal according to your need and press the “OK” button to confi rm.
Close Caption
1. In the General Settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to move the cursor, select the “Close Caption” item and
press the “OK” button.
2. When you play a DVD disc or receive a TV signal with subtitle, select the “ON” state, the TV screen displays
subtitle, select the “OFF” state, the TV screen does not display subtitles.
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System Setup
YesDVD
1. In the General Settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to move the cursor, select the “YesDVD” item and press the
“OK” button.
2. When you want to create a “YesDVD disc” select “ON”. If not, select the “OFF”.
• If you want to know more about creating a YesDVD, see the “Creating a YesDVD” section of this manual.
SETUP MENU-AUDIO
1. Enter the System Setup control menu.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼button to select the “AUDIO” item.
3. Press the “OK” button to enter the Play Setting mode.
Analog Audio output
The unit can set the analog audio output at 2-CH or 5.1-CH. The output of 2-CH comes from L and R channels.
1. Enter the play settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to select “SPDIF Output” item, and press the “OK” button.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select 2-CH or 5.1-CH, and press the “OK” button to confi rm.
SPDIF Output
This unit has a digital audio output. You can enjoy music of better quality through an amplifi er with a digital audio decoder.
1. Enter the play settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to select “SPDIF Output” item, and press the “OK” button to
drop down a menu.
2. Use the arrow buttons to select a proper value (RAW, LPCM), and press the “OK” button.
3. Press the “RETURN” button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.
LPCM Output
The unit can set the LPCM96K and LPCM48K difference Audio Sampling frequency.
Dynamic Range
The unit can set the “full →3/ 4→1/ 2→1/ 4 → off” value. You can select different value to compress Audio output range.
You can feel the difference of Audio output effect under different values.
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System Setup
SETUP MENU-LANGUAGE
To satisfy the needs of consumers in different regions, the unit provides various interfaces languages.
1. Enter the system setup mode.
2. In the System Setup control bar menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to move the cursor, select the “Language” item,
and press the “OK” button to enter the Language Settings menu, which contains four items, as shown in the chart.
System Language
1. In the Language Settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼ button to select the “System Language” item, and press the “OK”
button to drop down a menu.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼button to select the language you want and press the “OK” button to confi rm. The interface
language will change immediately according to the settings.
Audio Language
1. In the Language Settings menu, use the▲ or ▼button to select the “Audio Language” item, and press the “OK”
button to drop down a menu.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select the language you want and press the “OK” button.
• If you play a DVD disc supporting the selected language, the system will adopt that language as the DVD
menu language.
• If the disc doesn't support the selected language, the system will adopt the language provided by the disc.
Subtitle Language
Some DVD discs may contain various subtitle languages. This setting is to determine the default DVD subtitle language.
1. In the Language Settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼button to select the “Subtitle Language” item, and press the “OK”
button to drop down a menu.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select the language you want and press the “OK” button.
• “Off” means the subtitle output is off.
• The system will give priority to this setting as the DVD subtitle language. If the DVD played does not support the
selected language, the setting shall be invalid.
• You can change the subtitle language at any time during playing. See “Play Mode” for details.
Menu Language
1. In the Language Settings menu, use the ▲ or ▼button to select the “Menu Language” item, and press the ”OK”
button to drop down a menu, as shown in the following chart.
2. Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select the language you want and press the “OK” button.
• The system will give priority to this setting as the DVD audio output language. If the DVD played does not
support the selected language, the setting will be invalid.
• You can change the audio language at any time during playing. See “Play Mode” for details.
3. Press the “RETURN” button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items.
Notes:
• For the DVD language settings in this section, some discs might not contain the language you set. In this case,
your settings will be invalid. The language played will be the one that is provided by the disc.
• Some discs may contain a language selection menu, your selection in this menu rather than the corresponding
settings of the unit will be effective.
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