Targa DRH-5000 Owner's Manual

DVD & HDD
RECORDER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MODEL: DRH-5000

Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product,
please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely.

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Safety Precautions

This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol 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.

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
product.

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space
such as a book case or similar unit.

CAUTION:

This recorder employs a Laser System.

To ensure proper use of this product, please read this owner’s
manual 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 when open. DO NOT
STARE INTO BEAM.

CAUTION: The apparatus should not be exposed to water
(dripping or splashing) and no objects filled with liquids, such
as vases, should be placed on the apparatus.

This product is manufactured to comply with
the radio interference requirements of EEC
DIRECTIVE 89/336/EEC, 93/68/EEC and
73/23/EEC.

NOTES ON COPYRIGHTS:

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show

, broadcast
via cable, play in public, or rent copyrighted material without
permission.
This product features the copy protection function developed
by Macrovision. Copy protection signals are recorded on some
discs. When recording and playing the pictures of these discs
on a VCR, picture noise will appear.
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.

SERIAL NUMBER: The serial number is found on the back of
this unit. This number is unique to this unit and not available to
others. You should record requested information here and
retain this guide as a permanent record of your purchase.

Model No. ___________________________________

Serial No. ___________________________________

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELEC­TRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO
RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK

OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE

PERSONNEL.

POWER: This DVD Recorder operates on a mains supply of
110-240V~, 50/60Hz.

WIRING: This DVD & HDD Recorder is supplied with a BSI
1363 approved 13 amp mains plug, fused at 5 amp. When
replacing the fuse always use a 5 amp BS 1362, BSI or ASTA
approved type. Never use this plug with the fuse cover omit­ted. To obtain a replacement fuse cover contact your dealer.
If the type of plug supplied is not suitable for the mains sock­ets in your home, then the plug should be removed and a
suitable type fitted. Please refer to the wiring instructions
below:

WARNING: A mains plug removed from the mains lead of this
DVD & HDD Recorder must be destroyed. A mains plug with
bared wires is hazardous if inserted in a mains socket.
Do not connect either wire to the earth pin, marked with the
letter E or with the earth symbol or coloured green or
green and yellow.
If any other plug is fitted, use a 5 amp fuse, either in the plug,
or at the distribution board.

IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following codes:

- BLUE: NEUTRAL, BROWN: LIVE - As the colours of the
wires in the mains lead of this DVD & HDD Recorder may not
correspond with the coloured marking identifying the termi­nals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is
coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is
marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is
coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is
marked with the letter L or coloured red.

VIDEO Plus+ and PlusCode are registered trade­marks of Gemstar Development Corporation.
The VIDEO Plus+ system is manufactured under
license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

INTRODUCTION

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1 Read these instructions.

2 Keep these instructions.

3 Heed all warning.

4 Follow all instructions.

5 Do not use this apparatus near water.

6 Clean only with dry cloth.

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Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8 Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9

Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding-

type plug. If the provided plug does not fit into your
outlet,

consult an electrician for replacement of the

obsoleteoutlet.

10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience recepta­cles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by

manufacturer.

12 Use only with the cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table specified by the
manufacturer or sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use caution when
moving the cart apparatus combination
to avoid injury from tip-over.

13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or

when unused for long periods of time.

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Refer all serving to qualified service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

15 Battery usage CAUTION - To prevent battery

leakage which may result in bodily injury, property
dam age, or damage to the unit:

• Install all batteries correctly, + and - as marked on
the unit.

• Do not mix batteries (old and new or carbon and
alkaline, etc.).

• Remove batteries when the unit is not used for a
long time.

16 To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, Do

not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

17 This appliance shall not be exposed to dripping or

splashing water and that no object filled with liquid
such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus.

18 Power Lines - An outdoor antenna should be located

away from power lines.

19 Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna

is connected to the product, be sure that the antenna
system is grounded so as to provide some protection
against voltage surges and built up static charges.

20 The wall outlet must be easily accessible.

21 To completely disconnect the device from the elec-

trical power, unplug the power cord.

22 Do not use any extension cords.

Important Instructions

ELECTRICSERVICE
EQUIPMENT

GROUND CLAMPS

GROUND CLAMPS

GROUND
CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE
GROUNDING
ELECTORDE
SYSTEM

ANTENNA LEAD IN
WIDE

ANTENNA
DISCHARGE
UNIT

GROUNDING
CONDUCTORS

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Important Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

DVD & HDD Recorder Overview . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Recordable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disc-related terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Types of video CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About DVD-R and DVD-RW disc. . . . . . . . . . . . 7

• What are ‘recording modes’? . . . . . . . . . . . 7

• Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape? . 7

• About word ‘Original’ and ‘Playlist’ . . . . . . . 7

Reset the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cards capable of displaying and saving . . . . . . 8

• Regarding Write Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

• Inserting/Removing the Memory Card. . . . . 8

Notes on JPEG Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Notes on MP3 Recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

• Handling the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

• Cleaning the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

• Remote Control Operation Range. . . . . . . 10

• Remote Control Battery Installation. . . . . . 10

Notes on Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

• Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

• Storing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

• Cleaning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

About Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

• About the symbol display . . . . . . . . . . . 10

• About the disc symbols for instructions . . . 10

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Function Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Remote Control Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PREPARATION

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19

Connecting to the Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connections to Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver . .

17

Connecting an external decoder box . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting to an Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections

to Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting a Digital Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Before Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-34

Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-24

• Auto Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

• Program Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22

• Auto Clock Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

• Manual Clock Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

• TV Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

• Progressive Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

•AV1 Decoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

• PBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

• Initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

• Display Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

• Disc Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

• Dolby Digital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

• DTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

• MPEG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

• Sampling Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

•Vocal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

• DRC (Dynamic Range Control). . . . . . . . . 26

Lock (Parental Control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-28

• Set Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

• Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

• Country Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29

• Record Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

• Record Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

• Auto Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

• DV Rec Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

•Video Rec Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30

• Disc Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

• Finalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

• Disc Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

• Disc Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Home Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

General Explanation of On-Screen Display. 32-34

•

Displaying Information While Watching TV

. . 32

• Displaying Disc Information on-screen . 32-34

PLAYBACK

Operation with HDD, DVD and Video CD . . 35-38

Playing a HDD, DVD, or Video CD . . . . . . . . . 35

General Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

• Moving to another TITLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

• Moving to another CHAPTER/TRACK . . . 35

• Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

•

Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback

. 35

• Slow Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

• Random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

• Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

• Repeat A-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

•Time Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

• Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

• Marker Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

• Checking the contents of

DVD Video discs: Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

•Title Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

• Disc Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

• Camera Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

• Changing the Audio Soundtrack . . . . . . . . 37

• Changing the Audio Channel . . . . . . . . . . 38

• 3D Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

• Subtitles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

• Instant Skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

• Finding Locations on a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . 38

• Last Condition Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

• PIP (Picture in Picture) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

INTRODUCTION

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Table of Contents (Continued)

Audio CD and MP3 Operation. . . . . . . . . . . 39-41

Playing an Audio CD or MP3 file . . . . . . . . . . . 39

• Audio CD menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

• Music menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

• Erasing MP3 file(s) or folder(s)

from the HDD or Memory Card. . . . . . . . . 39

• Moving MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

• Copying MP3 files to another media . . . . . 40

• Naming an MP3 file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

• Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

• Moving to Another Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

• Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

• Random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

• 3D Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

• Changing the Audio Channel . . . . . . . . . . 41

• Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

• Repeat A-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Programmed Playback with Audio CD and MP3

. 42

JPEG File Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43-45

Viewing a JPEG File

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

• Photo menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

• Skip Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

• Rotate Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

• Erasing JPEG file(s) or folder(s)

from the HDD or Memory Card. . . . . . . . . 43

•View Slide Shows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

•To listen to music while slide show

simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

• Naming a JPEG File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

• Moving JPEG files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

• Copying JPEG files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

RECORDING

Recording Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47

About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

• Disc types and recording formats, modes,

and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

About HDD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

• Notes for recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

• Recording TV audio channels. . . . . . . . . . 46

Recording time and picture quality . . . . . . . . . 46

• Restrictions on video recording. . . . . . . . . 47

• What is ‘CPRM’? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

• Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Additional Information for Recording . . . . . . . . 47

• Clean-up Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

• Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD

Players (Finalizing a Disc) . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Timeshift (Pause, Live TV/Playback) Setup

and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Basic Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Basic Recording from a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Instant Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-52

Timer Recording with VIDEO Plus+ System . . 51

Checking Timer Recording Details . . . . . . . . . 52

• Canceling a Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . 52

• Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress. . 52

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

Recording from an External Input . . . . . . . 53-54

Recording from External Components. . . . . . . 53

Recording from a Digital Camcorder . . . . . . . . 53

What is DV? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

•DV-Related Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

•Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

EDITING

Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview 55-56

Title List-HDD menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Title List-Original menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chapter List-Original menu options . . . . . . . . . 56

Title List-Playlist menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Chapter List-Playlist menu options . . . . . . . . . 56

HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing

. 57-62

Titles, Chapters and Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Adding Chapter Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Changing Title or Chapter Thumbnails . . . . . . 57

Making a New Playlist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adding Additional Title/Chapters to the Playlist 58
Deleting an Original or Playlist Title/Chapter . . 59

Deleting a Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Naming a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Combining Two Titles Into One . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Divide One Titles Into Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Combining Two Chapters Into One . . . . . . . . . 62

Moving a Playlist Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63-64

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

• Restrictions on copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

• Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

• High-speed copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . 63

One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD) . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Dubbing from HDD to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Dubbing from DVD to HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Video Mode: Original Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Using the Title List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Deleting a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

If the disc has already been finalized . . . . . . . 65

REFERENCE

Language Code List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Country Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Controlling Your TV with the Supplied

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69-70

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

About the symbols for instructions

Indicates hazards likely to cause harm to the unit
itself or other material damage.

Indicates special operating features of this unit.

Indicates tips and hints for making the task easier.

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DVD & HDD Recorder Overview

Recordable Discs

12cm/8cm, single-sided, single layer disc
Approx. max. recording time (LQ mode):
240 minutes (4.7GB), 80 minutes (1.46GB)

12cm/8cm, single-sided, single layer disc
Approx. max. recording time (LQ mode):
240 minutes (4.7GB), 80 minutes (1.46GB)

otes

– This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.
– DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW discs recorded using a

personal computer or a DVD or CD recorder may not
play if the disc is damaged or dirty, or if there is dirt of
condensation on the recorder’s lens.

– If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if it

is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases in
which it may not play because of the settings of the
application software used to create the disc. (Check with
the software publisher for more detailed information.)

– The Recommendable DVD discs :

Playable Discs

DVD
(8 cm/12 cm disc)

Video CD (VCD)
(8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Audio CD
(8 cm/12 cm disc)

In addition, this unit can play DVD-R/DVD-RW discs;
CD-R/CD-RW discs that contain audio titles, MP3 files,
or JPEG files and SVCD.

otes

– Depending on the conditions of the recording equip-

ment or the CD-R / RW (or DVD–R / RW, DVD+R /
RW) disc itself, some CD-R/RW (or DVD–R / RW,
DVD+R / RW) discs cannot be played on the unit.

– Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the

labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.

–

Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g., heart-shaped
or octagonal). Doing so may result in malfunctions.

Regional code of the recorder and DVDs

This recorder is designed and manufactured for
playback of Region 2 encoded DVD software.
The region code on the labels of some DVD discs indi­cates which type of the recorder can play those discs.
This unit can play only DVD discs labeled 2 or ALL. If you
try to play any other discs, the message “Incorrect region
code. Can’t play back” will appear on the TV screen.
Some DVD discs may not have a region code label even
though their playback is prohibited by area limits.

otes on DVDs and Video CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and Video CDs
may be intentionally fixed by software manufacturers.
As this unit plays DVDs and Video CDs according to
disc content designed by the software manufacturer,
some playback features of the unit may not be available
or other functions may be added.
Refer also to the instructions supplied with the DVDs
and Video CDs. Some DVDs made for business pur­poses may not be played on the unit.

Disc-related terms

Title (DVD only)

The main film content or accompanying feature content
or music album. Each title is assigned a title reference
number enabling you to locate it easily.

Chapter (DVD only)

Sections of a picture or a musical piece that are smaller
than titles. A title is composed of one or several chap­ters. Each chapter is assigned a chapter number to
enable you to locate the chapter you want. Depending
on the disc, chapters may not be labeled.

Track (Video CD and audio CD only)

Sections of a picture or a musical piece on a video CD
or an audio CD. Each track is assigned a track number,
enabling you to locate the track you want.

Scene

On a video CD with PBC (Playback control) functions,
moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sec­tions called “Scenes”. Each scene available is displayed
on the Scene menu and assigned a scene number,
enabling you to locate the scene you want.
A scene may be composed of one or several tracks.

Types of video CDs

There are two types of video CDs:

Video CDs equipped with PBC (Version 2.0)

PBC (Playback control) functions allow you to interact with
the system via menus, search functions, or other typical
computer-like operations. Moreover, high resolution still
pictures can be played if they are included on the disc.

Video CDs not equipped with PBC (Version 1.1)

Operated in the same way as audio CDs, these discs
allow playback of video pictures as well as sound, but
they are not equipped with PBC.

DVD-R DVD-RW

SONY SONY

TDK TDK

Imation Imation

Verbatim Verbatim

RiDATA Memorex

Panasonic Fujifilm

LG LG

Mitsubishi Mitsubishi

That’s Samsung

Pioneer Pioneer

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DVD & HDD Recorder Overview (Continued)

About DVD-R and DVD-RW disc

How are DVD-R and DVD-RW discs different?

The essential difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW
is that DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW
is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/
erase a DVD-RW disc approximately 1,000 times.

Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD
player?

Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded in
Video mode are playable in a regular DVD player, but
they must be ‘finalized’ first. This process fixes the con­tents of the disc to make them readable to other DVD
players as DVD-Video discs.
DVD-RW discs recorded in VR (Video Recording) mode
are playable in some players.

This indicates a product feature that is capa­ble of playing DVD-RW discs recorded with
Video Recording format.

What are ‘recording modes’?

There are two recording modes available using this
recorder: VR mode and Video mode. When recording to
a DVD-R disc, recordings are always in Video mode.
DVD-RW discs can be formatted for VR mode recording
or Video mode recording.

VR mode recording

•3 different picture quality/recording time settings avail­able (HQ, SQ, LQ)

• Not playable on regular DVD players

• Recordings can be extensively edited

Video mode recording

•3 different picture quality/recording time settings avail­able (HQ, SQ, LQ)

• Playable on regular DVD players (after finalizing)

• Limited editing features

Many functions of this recorder are dependent on the
recording mode. One or more of the symbols
( , ) appear by each function explained
in this manual so that you can see at a glance whether
it’s relevant for the disc loaded.
You can find more information on disc formats and
recording modes on page 46.

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DVD-Video Format (Video mode) is a new format for
recording on DVD-R/RW discs that was approved by
the DVD Forum in 2000. You may therefore experience
problems playing recordable DVD discs in some play­ers. Symptoms include video artifacts, audio and/or
video dropouts and playback suddenly stopping.
Our company cannot take responsibility for problems
playing discs recorded on this recorder in other players.

Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape?

No. When you edit a video tape you need one video
deck to play the original tape and another to record the
edits. With DVD, you edit by making a ‘Playlist’ of what
to play and when to play it. On playback, the recorder
plays the disc according to the Playlist.

About word ‘Original’ and ‘Playlist’

Throughout this manual, you will often see the words
Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and
the edited version.

• Original: content refers to what’s actually recorded
on the disc.

• Playlist: content refers to the edited version of the
disc — how the Original content is to be played.

Reset the recorder

If you observe any of the following symptoms...

 The unit is plugged in, but the power will not turn on

or off.

 The front panel display is not working.
 The recorder is not operating normally.

...you can reset the recorder as follows:

 Press and hold the POWER button for at least five

seconds. This will force the unit to power off.
Press the POWER button again to turn the unit back
on.

 Unplug the power cord, wait at least five seconds,

and then plug it in again.

VR

Video

Disc type Disc format Recording mode Functions

DVD-Video Video format n/a Playback only

DVD-RW Video Recording VR mode Playback, recording, Original/Playlist editing

format (default)

Video format Video mode Playback, limited recording, limited editing

DVD-R Video format Video mode Playback, limited recording, limited editing

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DVD & HDD Recorder Overview (Continued)

About the internal hard disk drive

The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece of
equipment. Please use the recorder following the guide­lines below to protect against possible HDD failure.
We recommend that you back up your important record­ings onto DVD-R/RW discs in order to protect against
accidental loss.

• Do not move the recorder while it is on.

• Install and use the recorder on a stable, level surface.

• Do not block the rear vent/cooling fan.

• Do not use the recorder in excessively hot or humid
places, or in places that may be subject to sudden
changes in temperature. Sudden changes in tempera­ture can cause condensation to form inside the
recorder. This can be a cause of HDD failure.

• While the recorder is switched on, do not unplug from
the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the
breaker switch.

• Do not move the recorder immediately after switching
it off. If you need to move the recorder, please follow
the steps below:

1. After the message POWER OFF is shown in the

display, wait at least two minutes.

2. Unplug from the wall socket.

3. Move the player.

• If there’s a power failure while the recorder is on there
is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost.

• The HDD is very delicate. If used improperly or in an
unsuitable environment, it is possible that the HDD
will fail after a few years of use. Signs of problems
include playback unexpectedly freezing and notice­able block noise (mosaic) in the picture.
However, sometimes there will be no warning signs of
HDD failure.

If the HDD fails, no playback of recorded material will
be possible. In this case it will be necessary to
replace the HDD unit.

Cards capable of displaying and saving

• SD Memory Card

• Multi Media Card (MMC)

• Memory Stick (MS)

• Compatible with: FAT 12, FAT 16, or FAT 32

• Use this unit to format a memory card when using for
the first time. Note that the memory card may no
longer be usable on other equipment once formatted
on this unit.

• Only use the memory cards recommended above.

Regarding Write Protect

For cards that have a write protect switch, if the switch
is on it will not be possible to write, erase or format the
card.

Inserting/Removing the Memory Card

We recommend to insert or remove the memory card
after turning the unit off.

Inserting the card.

Insert straight-in until it fits into place.

Removing the card

Press on the center of the card.

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• Keep the memory card out of reach of children. If
swallowed, seek medical advice immediately.

•Amemory card may not be used for this recorder

Insert label side up.

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DVD & HDD Recorder Overview (Continued)

Notes on JPEG Recordings



Depending on the size and number of JPEG files, it
may take several minutes for the recorder to read the
content. If you don’t see an on-screen display after
several minutes, some of the files are too big —
reduce the resolution of the JPEG files to less than 4
megapixels.



The total number of files and folders on a media are
free but the total number of files and folders on the
folder should be less than 1999.



Some media may be incompatible due to different
recording formats or the condition of the media.

 When you are using software such as “Easy CD

Creator” to burn JPEG files on a CD-R, ensure that all
selected files have the “.jpg” extension before copying
them into the CD layout.

 If the files have “.jpe” or “.jpeg” extensions, please

rename them as “.jpg” files.

 File names without the “.jpg” extension cannot be

read by this DVD player, even though the files are
shown as JPEG image files in Windows Explorer®.

Notes on MP3 Recordings

About MP3



An MP3 file is audio data compressed using the
MPEG1 audio layer 3 file-encoding scheme. Files
that have the “.mp3” file extension are called “MP3
files”.



The recorder cannot read MP3 files that have file
extensions other than “.mp3”.

MP3 file compatibility with the recorder is lim­ited as follows:

1. CD-R/RW physical format should be “ISO 9660” and

“JOLIET”.

2. If you record MP3 files using software which cannot

create a FILE SYSTEM (e.g., Direct-CD, etc.), it is
impossible to playback MP3 files. “Easy-CD Creator”
is recommended.

3. The total number of files and folders on the media

are free but the total number of files and folders on
the folder should be less than 1999.

This recorder requires discs/recordings to meet certain
technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback
quality. Pre-recorded DVDs are automatically set to
these standards. There are many different types of
recordable disc formats (including CD-R containing MP3
files) that require certain pre-existing conditions (see
above) to insure compatible playback.

Please note that permission is required in order to
download MP3 files and music from the Internet.
Our company has no right to grant such permis­sion. Permission should always be sought from the
copyright owner.

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DVD & HDD Recorder Overview (Continued)

Precautions

Handling the unit

When shipping the unit

The original shipping carton and packing materials
come in handy. For maximum protection, re-pack the
unit as it was originally packaged at the factory.

When setting up the unit

The picture and sound of a nearby TV, VCR, or radio
may be distorted during playback. In this case, position
the unit away from the TV, VCR, or radio, or turn off the
unit after removing the disc.

To keep the surface clean

Do not use volatile liquids, such as insecticide spray,
near the unit. Do not leave rubber or plastic products in
contact with the unit for a long period of time. They will
leave marks on the surface.

Cleaning the unit

To clean the cabinet

Use a soft, dry cloth. If the surfaces are extremely dirty,
use a soft cloth lightly moistened with a mild detergent
solution. Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol,
benzine, or thinner, as these might damage the surface
of the unit.

To obtain a clear picture

The recorder is a high-tech, precision device. If the opti­cal pick-up lens and disc drive parts are dirty or worn,
the picture quality will be poor.
Regular inspection and maintenance are recommended
after every 1,000 hours of use. (This depends on the
operating environment.)
For details, please contact your nearest dealer.

Remote Control Operation Range

Point the remote control at the remote sensor and press
the buttons.

Remote Control Battery Installation

Detach the battery cover on the rear of
the remote control, and insert two R03
(size AAA) batteries with and
aligned correctly.

Caution



Do not mix old and new batteries. Never mix different
types of batteries (standard, alkaline, etc.).



Dispose worn-out batteries not with your domestic
waste. Please contact your local government for

disposal practices in your area.

Notes on Discs

Handling discs

Do not touch the playback side of the disc. Hold the
disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the
surface. Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

Storing discs

After playing, store the disc in its case.
Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of
heat, or leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sun­light, as there may be a considerable temperature
increase inside the car.

Cleaning discs

Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor pic­ture quality and sound distortion. Before playing, clean
the disc with a clean cloth. Wipe the disc from the cen­ter outward.

Do not use strong solvents such as alcohol, benzine,
thinner, commercially available cleaners, or anti-static
spray intended for older vinyl records.

About Symbols

About the symbol display

“ ” may appear on the TV screen during operation.
This icon means the function explained in this owner’s
manual is not available on that specific disc.

About the disc symbols for instructions

A section whose title has one of the following symbols
are applicable only to those discs represented by the
symbol.

Hard Disk Drive
Memory Card
DVD-R/RW with Video recording mode

DVD-RW with VR recording mode
DVD-Video disc
Video CDs
Audio CDs
MP3 Discs
JPEG Disc

JPEG

MP3

CD

VCD

DVD

VR

Video

M/C

HDD

NoYes

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Front Panel

M/>

Go to NEXT chapter/track.
Press and hold for two seconds for a fast
forward search during playback.

PAUSE (X/C)

Pause playback or

recording temporarily,

press again to exit

pause mode.

Disc Tray

Insert a disc here.

POWER button

Switches the recorder ON or
OFF.

REC (z)

Starts recording. Press repeatedly to set the recording time.

Remote Sensor

Point the recorder remote control here.

Display window

Shows the current status of the recorder.

PROG. (V/v)

Scans up or down through memorized channels.

STOP (x)

Stops playback or recording.

TIME SHIFT

Activates pause live TV/playback
(timeshift) for a live TV program.

./m

Go to beginning of current chapter/ track or to
previous chapter/track.
Press and hold for two seconds for a fast
reverse search during playback.

PLAY (N)

Starts playback.

OPEN/CLOSE (Z)

Opens or closes the disc tray.

DV IN

Connect the DV output of a digital camcorder.

INPUT 4 (S-VIDEO IN)

Connect the S-Video output of an external source (TV/ Monitor, VCR, Camcorder, etc.).

INPUT4 (VIDEO IN/AUDIO IN (Left/Right))

Connect the audio/video output of an external source

(Audio system, TV/ Monitor, VCR, Camcorder, etc.).

MEMORY CARD Slot

Insert a memory card (SD, MMC or MS).

ENTER

Acknowledges menu selection.

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Function Display Window

DVD A

SVCD -RW

-R W TITLET/S TV TRK CHP BIL ST HQ SQ LQ REC

ST Indicates a stereo broadcast is being received.

Disc type indicators

Indicates the type of disc loaded.

Character indicators

Indicates clock, total playing time, elapsed time, title number,
chapter/track number, channel, etc.

REC The recorder is recording.

Indicates when the recorder is in timer

recording or a timer recording is programmed.

HQ, SQ, LQ

Indicates recording mode.

BIL Indicates when a BILINGUAL broadcast

is being received.

TV Indicates when the

recorder is in TV tuner mode.

TITLE Indicates current title

number

T/S Indicates the
timeshifting mode.

TRK Indicates current track number.

CHP Indicates current chapter number.

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Remote Control Overview

POWER

Switches the recorder ON or OFF.

TV/DVD

To view channels selected by the

recorder tuner or by the TV tuner.

3D SURR.

Selects 3D SURROUND during

playback.

PIP

Selects PIP function on or off.

0-9 numerical buttons

Selects numbered options in a menu.

AV

Changes the input to use for recording

(Tuner, AV1-4, or DV IN).

AUDIO

Selects an audio language (DVD) or an

audio channel (CD).

SUBTITLE

Selects a subtitle language.

ANGLE

Selects a DVD camera angle,

if available.

REC (z)

Starts recording. Press repeatedly to set

the recording time.

REC MODE

Selects the recording mode:

HQ, SQ, or LQ.

TIMER REC

Displays Timer Record menu.

TIMESHIFT

Activates pause live TV/playback

(timeshift) for a live TV program.

MARKER

Marks any point during playback.

SEARCH

Displays Marker Search menu.

SETUP

Accesses or removes the Setup menu.

DUBBING

Copies DVD to HDD (or HDD to DVD).

I.SKIP (INSTANT SKIP)

Skips 15 seconds forward on the disc

(about the length of a typical TV

commercial).

TITLE

Displays the disc’s Title menu, if

available.

CHP ADD

Inserts a chapter marker when playing/

recording a VR mode DVD-RW disc.

VIDEO Plus

+

To display the programme menu for

VIDEO plus programming.

OPEN/CLOSE (Z)

Opens and closes the disc tray.

TV Control Buttons

POWER: Turns the TV on or off.
AV: Selects the TV’s source.
PR +/–: Selects TV’s channel.
VOL +/–: Adjusts TV’s volume.
MUTE: Temporarily turns TV sound

OFF, press again to restore.

SKIP (. / >)

Go to next chapter or track. Returns to
beginning of current chapter or track or
go to previous chapter or track.

SCAN (m / M)

Search backward or forward.

PAUSE/STEP (X)

Pause playback or recording temporari­ly, press again to exit pause mode.

N (PLAY)

Starts playback.

STOP (x)

Stops playback or recording.

HOME

Accesses or removes the HOME menu.

MENU/LIST

Accesses menu on a DVD disc Switches
between Title List-Original and Title List­Playlist menu.

ENTER

- Acknowledges menu selection.

- Displays information while viewing a
TV program.

b / B / v / V (left/right/up/down)

Selects an option in the menu.

v / V (up/down)

Scans up or down through memorized
channels.

DISPLAY

Accesses On-Screen Display.

RETURN (O)

- Removes the menu.

- Displays the menu of a video CD
with PBC.

THUMBNAIL

Selects a thumbnail picture for the
current title and chapter for use in the
Original and Playlist menu.

RANDOM

Plays tracks in random order.

REPEAT

Repeat chapter, track, title, all.

A-B

Repeat sequence.

ZOOM

Enlarges DVD video image.

CLEAR

Removes a track number on the
Program List or a mark on the
Marker Search menu.

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Rear Panel

Caution
Do not touch the inner pins of the jacks on the rear
panel. Electrostatic discharge may cause permanent
damage to the unit.

AERIAL

Connect the aerial to this terminal.

COAXIAL (Digital audio out jack)

Connect to digital (coaxial) audio equipment.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT / PROGRESSIVE SCAN (Y Pb Pr)

Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs.

VIDEO OUT/AUDIO OUT (Left/Right)

Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs.

VIDEO IN 3 / AUDIO IN 3 (Left/Right)

Connect the audio/video output of an external source
(Audio system, TV/Monitor, VCR, Camcorder).

AC Power Cord

Plug into the power source.

S-VIDEO OUT

Connect to a S-Video Input on TV.

OPTICAL (Digital audio out jack)

Connect to digital (optical) audio equipment.

RF. OUT

Passes the signal from the AERIAL to your TV/monitor

EURO AV 2 DECODER

Connect the audio/video output of an external source (Pay-TV decoder,
Set Top Box, VCR, etc.).

EURO AV 1 AUDIO/VIDEO

Connect to a TV with SCART jack.

VIDEO OUTPUT Switch

Select either COMPONENT VIDEO OUT / PROGRESSIVE SCAN or RGB signal of
EURO AV1 AUDIO/ VIDEO terminal depending on how you connect the recorder to
the TV.

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PREPARATION

Connections

Connecting to the Aerial

Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and
insert it into the aerial socket at the back of the
recorder. Plug one end of the aerial cable into the TV
socket on the recorder and the other end into the aerial
input socket on your TV set.

RF coaxial connection

Connect the RF. OUT jack on the recorder to the aerial
input jack on the TV using the 75-ohm Coaxial Cable
supplied (R). The RF. OUT jack passes the signal
through from the AERIAL jack.

Aerial

ANTENNA

INPUT

Rear of TV

SCART INPUT

AUDIO INPUT

VIDEO
INPUT

R

L

R

Rear of the recorder

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Connections (Continued)

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

Depending on your TV and other equipment you wish
to connect, there are various ways you could connect
the recorder. Use only one of the connections
described below.



Please refer to the manuals of your TV, VCR, Stereo
System or other devices as necessary to make the
best connections.

Caution

– Make sure the recorder is connected directly to the

TV. Tune the TV to the correct video input channel.

– Do not connect the recorder’s AUDIO OUT jack to the

phono in jack (record deck) of your audio system.

– Do not connect your recorder via your VCR. The DVD

image could be distorted by the copy protection sys­tem.

Connections to Your TV



Make one of the following connections, depending on
the capabilities of your existing equipment.



When using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT / PRO­GRESSIVE SCAN jacks, set the VIDEO OUTPUT
switch to COMPONENT. When using the SCART
jack, set the VIDEO OUTPUT switch to RGB.

SCART connection

Connect the EURO AV1 AUDIO/VIDEO scart jack on
the recorder to the corresponding in jacks on the TV
using the scart cable (T).

Video connection

Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the
video in jack on the TV using the video cable (V).

S-Video connection

Connect the S-VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the
S-Video in jack on the TV using the S-Video cable (S).

Component Video connection

Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT / PROGRES­SIVE SCAN jacks on the recorder to the corresponding
input jacks on the TV using an Y Pb Pr cable (C).

Progressive Scan (ColorStream®Pro) connection

If your television is a high-definition or “digital ready” tel­evision, you may take advantage of the recorder’s pro­gressive scan output for the highest video resolution
possible. If your TV does not accept the Progressive
Scan format, the picture will appear scrambled if you try
Progressive Scan on the recorder.

Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT / PROGRES­SIVE SCAN jacks on the recorder to the corresponding
in jacks on the TV using the Y Pb Pr cable (C).

Notes

– Set the Progressive to “On” on the setup menu for

progressive signal, see page 24.

– Set the progressive to “Off” by removing any disc

from the unit and close the disc tray. See that “no
disc” is displayed on the display window. Then press
STOP and hold it for five seconds before releasing it.

– Progressive scan does not work with the analog video

connections (yellow VIDEO OUT jack) or S-VIDEO
connection.

Audio (Left/Right) Connection

Connect the left and right AUDIO OUT jacks of the
recorder to the audio left and right IN jacks on the TV
using the audio cables (A). Do not connect the
recorder’s AUDIO OUT jack to the phono in jack (record
deck) of your audio system.

Rear of TV

SCART INPUT

S-VIDEO

INPUT

S A VT

COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT

Y

Pb

C

AUDIO INPUT

Pr

VIDEO
INPUT

R

L

Rear of the recorder

PREPARATION

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Connecting to a cable box or
satellite receiver

If you have a cable or satellite receiver with a built-in
decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as
shown on this page. If you are using a separate
decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following
the instructions on the right.
Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record any channel by selecting it on the cable
box/satellite tuner.

11

Connect RF cables as shown.
This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

22

Use the SCART cable to connect the EURO AV1
AUDIO/VIDEO connector to a SCART AV connector
on your TV.
This enables you to watch discs.

33

Use a SCART cable to connect the EURO AV2
DECODER connector to a SCART AV connector on
your satellite/cable box.
This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

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This recorder has a ‘loop through’ function. This feature
allows you to record a TV program from the built-in TV
tuner in this recorder, while watching a satellite or cable
channel (see page 49).

Caution:

Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satel­lite receiver or cable box. Always connect each compo­nent directly to your TV or AV receiver.

Connecting an external
decoder box

If you have an external, dedicated decoder box for your
satellite or cable TV system, use the setup described on
this page.

11

Connect the cable from the aerial/cable TV outlet to
the aerial input on your cable/satellite tuner.

22

Use a SCART cable to connect your decoder to
your cable/satellite tuner.
See the manual for your decoder box for more
detailed instructions.

33

Use a SCART cable to connect the EURO AV2
DECODER connector to a SCART AV connector on
your satellite/cable box.

44

Use the SCART cable to connect the EURO AV1
AUDIO/VIDEO connector to a SCART AV connector
on your TV.

Caution:

 Do not connect your decoder box directly to this

recorder.

 Information from the decoder (for example, relating to

pay TV services), is only viewable when this recorder
is off (in standby).

 For timer recording to work properly on this recorder,

the satellite/cable box must also be switched on dur­ing recording.

 It is not possible to watch one TV program and record

another using this setup.

Connections (Continued)

Aerial/Cable TV
Wall Jack

Aerial/
Cable TV
Wall Jack

Decoder

SCART AV

Cable Box or Satellite Receiver

AERIAL

INPUT

AERIAL

OUTPUT

SCART AV1 SCART AV2

Rear of the recorder

Cable Box or
Satellite Receiver

AERIAL

AERIAL

INPUT

OUTPUT

SCART AV1 SCART AV2

Rear of the recorder

Connections (Continued)

Connecting to an Amplifier

Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two
channel analog stereo or Dolby Pro Logic ll/
Pro Logic

Connect the Left and Right AUDIO OUT jacks on the
recorder to the audio left and right in jacks on your
amplifier, receiver, or stereo system, using the audio
cables (A).

Connecting to an amplifier equipped with two
channel digital stereo (PCM) or to an Audio/
Video receiver equipped with a multi-channel
decoder (Dolby Digital™, MPEG 2, or DTS)

11

Connect one of the recorder’s DIGITAL AUDIO
OUT jacks (OPTICAL O or COAXIAL X) to the cor­responding in jack on your amplifier. Use an option­al digital (optical O or coaxial X) audio cable.

22

You will need to activate the recorder’s digital out­put. (See “Audio” on page 26).

Digital Multi-channel sound

A digital multi-channel connection provides the best
sound quality. For this you need a multi-channel
Audio/Video receiver that supports one or more of the
audio formats supported by your recorder (MPEG 2,
Dolby Digital and DTS). Check the receiver manual and
the logos on the front of the receiver.

Caution:

Due to the DTS Licensing agreement, the digital output
will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is
selected.

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–

If the audio format of the digital output does not match
the capabilities of your receiver, the receiver will
produce a strong, distorted sound or no sound at all.

– Six Channel Digital Surround Sound via digital con-

nection can only be obtained if your receiver is
equipped with a Digital Multi-channel decoder.

–To see the audio format of the current DVD in the on-

screen display, press AUDIO.

– This recorder does not perform internal (2 channel)

decoding of a DTS sound track. To enjoy DTS
multi channel surround, you must connect this
recorder to a DTS compatible receiver via one of this
recorder’s digital audio outputs.

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COAXIAL

Amplifier (Receiver)

Rear of the recorder

AX O

R

L

AUDIO INPUTDIGITAL INPUT

OPTICAL

DIGITAL INPUT

PREPARATION

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Connections (Continued)

Accessory Audio/Video (A/V)
Connections to recorder

Connect the input jacks (AV3, AV4) on the recorder to
the audio/video out jacks on your accessory compo­nent, using audio/video cables.

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If you use the S-VIDEO IN jack on the front panel, the
VIDEO IN jack on the front panel is not available.

Connecting a Digital Camcorder

Using the front panel DV IN jack, it is possible to
connect a DV digital camcorder and digitally transfer DV
tapes or DVD-R/RW discs to DVD-R/RW or HDD.

Use a DV cable (not supplied) to connect the DV in/out
jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack
of this recorder.

ote

This jack is for connection to DV equipment only. It is
not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D-VHS
video decks.

Jack panel of Accessory Component

(VCR, Camcorder, etc.)

AUDIO

OUTPUT

R

L

VIDEO

OUTPUT

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

OR

DV Digital Camcorder

DV

IN/OUT

Rear of
the recorder

OR

Front of

the recorder

Front of the recorder

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Before Operation

Initial Settings

In this menu system, there are several ways to cus­tomize the settings provided. Most menus consist of
three levels to set up the options, but some require
greater depth for the variety of settings. If you press
SETUP, only the first and second level of the menu sys­tem will appear on the TV screen. The third level can be
displayed by pressing B. For navigating the menu lev­els, you will see “B” on the right side of the menu label
to help you go to the next level.

To bring up and exit the Menu:

Press SETUP to bring up the menu. A second press of
SETUP will take you back to initial screen.

To go to the next level:

Press B on the remote control.

To go back to the previous level:

Press b on the remote control.

General Operation

11

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

22

Use v / V to select the desired option.

33

While the desired item is selected, press B to
move to the second level.

44

Use v / V to select the second desired option.

55

Press B to move to the third level.

66

Use v / V to select the desired setting then
press ENTER to confirm your selection.

Some items require additional steps.

77

Press SETUP to exit the Setup menu.

General

Auto Program

This recorder is equipped with a frequency
synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 88 TV
channels.

Preparation:

Connect the recorder to the desired type of aerial, as
shown in Connecting to the Aerial on page 15.

11

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

22

Use v / V to select the General option.

33

While the General option is selected, press B to
move to the second level.

44

Use v / V to select the Auto Program option.

55

Press B to move to the third level.

“Start” icon is highlighted.

66

Press ENTER to begin the channel search.

The tuner will automatically cycle through all
available channels in the area and place them in
the tuner’s memory.

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

Searching 11%

Stop

PREPARATION

21

Before Operation (Continued)

Program Edit

You can edit a channel manually (add, delete, name,
move, etc.).

11

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

22

Use v / V to select the General option.

33

While the General option is selected, press B to
move to the second level.

44

Use v / V to select the Program Edit option then
press B to move to the third level.

“Edit” icon is highlighted.

55

Press ENTER.

Program List menu appears.

66

Use v / V to select a PR number then press
ENTER.

Program List options appears on the left side of the
menu display.

77

Use v / V to select an option then press ENTER
to confirm.

Program Edit: Edits the

selected program.

Station Rename: Edits the
station name.

Move: Moves the program’s
location on the program list.

Delete: Deletes the program
from program list.

Decoder On / Off: Set the
decoder for the program to On
or Off.

Nicam Auto / Off: Set the
NICAM function to for the
program Auto or Off.

88

Press RETURN (O) repeatedly to exit Program
List menu.

Program Edit

You can perform a search to select and store TV chan­nels manually.

1. Use v / V to select a program on the Program List

menu then press ENTER.
The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

2. Use v / V to select ‘Program Edit’ option from the

options then press ENTER.
Program Edit menu appears.

3. See the descriptions on below to use Program Edit
menu.

b / B (left/right): Moves the cursor to the previous or
next column.

v / V (up/down): Changes the setting at the current
cursor position.

PR: Indicates program number (display only)

Seek: Searches a station automatically. Use

b / B to select Seek option then press v / V.
Searching stops when the recorder tunes in a sta­tion.

Ch.: Changes the channel number to edit. Use b / B
to select Ch. option then press v / V.

MFT: Changes the frequency for fine tuning.
Use b / B to select MFT option then press v / V.

4. Choose OK then press ENTER to confirm the setting
and returns to the Program List menu.

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

Edit

Select

Move

ClosePage Up/Down

PR Ch. MFT Station

PR-01

01 C 12

C 23

C 7
C 27
C 17
C 33
C 34
C 47
C 10

+10

0
0

-10
0
0

+20

0

-60

BBC1
BBC2
ITV
CH2
CHTV
WEST
ANGLI
ABC
TV2

02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11

NICAMDecoder

Program Edit

Station Rename
Move
Delete
Decoder On / Off
Nicam Auto / Off

PR Seek Ch. MFT

OK

C 7

07

0

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Before Operation (Continued)

Program Edit (Continued)

Station Rename

You can name stations independently. Names can be
up to 5 characters long.

1. Use v / V to select a program on the Program List

menu then press ENTER.
The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

2. Use v / V to select ‘Station Rename’ option from the

options then press ENTER.
Keyboard menu appears.

3. Enter a name for the station. Use b / B / v / V to

select a character then press ENTER to confirm your
selection.

• Alphabet Capital: Switches the keyboard upper
case characters.

• Alphabet Small: Switches the keyboard to lower
case characters.

• Symbol: Switches the keyboard to symbol char­acters.

• OK: Select to finish.

• Cancel: Cancels all entered characters.

• Space: Inserts a space at the cursor position.

• Delete: Deletes the previous character at the

cursor position.

• b / B: Moves cursor to left or right.

Remote control buttons for entering a name

N (PLAY): Inserts a space at the cursor position.
X (PAUSE/STEP): Deletes the after character at the

cursor position.

x (STOP), CLEAR: Deletes the previous character

at the cursor position.

. / >: Moves cursor to left or right.
Numbers (0-9): Enters the character of correspon-

ding location on the selected column.

MENU/LIST, DISPLAY: Switches the keyboard type

(Alphabet Capital, Alphabet Small, Symbols)

4. Choose ‘OK’ icon then press ENTER to fix the name
and returns to the Program List menu.

Sort TV channels manually

You can sort the program’s position on the Program List
menu.

1. Use v / V to select a program on the Program List

menu then press ENTER.
The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

2. Use v / V to select ‘Move’ option from the options

then press ENTER.

3. Use v / V to select a desired position then press

ENTER to store.

Deleting a program

You can delete a program on the Program List menu.

1. Use v / V to select a program on the Program List

menu then press ENTER.
The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

2. Use v / V to select ‘Delete’ option from the options

then press ENTER. The Program is deleted.

Setting the Decoder On/Off

1. Use v / V to select the program you wish to link with

the decoder function on the Program List menu then
press ENTER.
The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

2. Use v / V to select ‘Decoder’ option from the options

then press ENTER. If you select On, ‘Decoder’
appears on the menu screen.

Setting the NICAM Auto/Off

This recorder can receive Hi-Fi sound transmissions in
NICAM Stereo. However, if sound distortion occurs, due
to poor reception, you can switch Off

1. Use v / V to select a program on the Program List

menu then press ENTER.
The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

2. Use v / V to select ‘Nicam Auto / Off’ option from the

options then press ENTER. If you select Auto,
‘NICAM’ appears on the menu screen.

ABC

Alphabet Capital

0123456789

ABCDEF GH I J

KLMNOPQRST

UVWXY Z

OK CancelSpace Delete

PREPARATION

23

Before Operation (Continued)

Auto Clock Set

When Channel auto search is completed the actual Time
and Date are also set automatically. If the time in the
recorder display is not correct, the clock must be set
manually.

11

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

22

Use v / V to select the General menu.

33

While the General option is selected, press B to
move to the second level.

44

Use v / V to select the Clock set option.

55

Press B to move to the third level.

66

Use v / V to select the Auto option then press
ENTER.

77

Press SETUP to exit the Setup menu.

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There are cases where the TV station does not send, or
sends wrong date and/or time information and the
recorder sets the incorrect time.
If this happens, we recommend that you set the clock
manually.

Manual Clock Set

11

Follow steps 1-5 as shown left (Auto Clock Set).

22

Use v / V to select the Manual option then
press ENTER.

33

Enter the necessary information for date and
time.

b / B (left/right): Moves the cursor to the previous
or next column.

v / V (up/down): Changes the setting at the current
cursor position.

44

Press ENTER to confirm your setting, then
press SETUP to exit the Setup menu.

ote

After manual clock setting, the clock will be updated
automatically but the date will not updated.

TV Aspect

You can choose:

- 4:3 Letter Box: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is
connected. Displays theatrical images with masking
bars above and below the picture.

- 4:3 Pan Scan: Select when a conventional TV set is
connected. The video material formatted in the Pan &
Scan style is played back in that style (Both sides of
the picture are cut off).

- 16:9 Wide: Select when a 16:9 wide TV is connected.

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

Time

Auto

Manual

- - - -Date /

- - - -Year

- - - -:

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

Time

Auto

Manual

- - - -Date /

- - - -Year

- - - -:

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

4:3 Letter Box

4:3 Pan Scan

16:9 Wide

24

Before Operation (Continued)

Progressive Scan

Progressive Scan Video provides the highest quality
pictures with less flickering.
If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT /
PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks, but are connecting the
recorder to a standard (analog) television, set
Progressive Scan to OFF.
If you are using the Component Video jacks for
connection to a TV or monitor that is compatible with a
progressive scan signal, set Progressive Scan to ON.

Note

Progressive Scan will not be displayed in the setup
menu when the VIDEO OUTPUT switch is set at RGB
position.

Caution

Once the setting for progressive scan output is entered,
an image will only be visible on a progressive scan
compatible TV or monitor. If you set Progressive Scan
to On in error, you must reset the unit.

1) Remove any disc from the unit and close the disc
tray. See that “NO DISC” is displayed on the display
window.

2) Press STOP and hold it for five seconds before
releasing it. The video output will be restored to the
standard setting and a picture will once again be
visible on a conventional analog TV or monitor.

AV1 Decoder

We have already described, how to connect a decoder
for pay-TV station on page 17. For viewing or recording
of an encoded program from EURO AV1 AUDIO/VIDEO
connector, you do not have to control anything. You just
select AV1 source by pressing AV button and wait
shortly until the decoding will start.
Choose ‘ON’ if your recorder is connected with a
decoder, otherwise leave it set to ‘OFF ’.

PBC

The PBC setting can be changed. Set Playback Control
(PBC) to ON or OFF.

- ON: Video CDs with PBC are played according to the
PBC.

- OFF: Video CDs with PBC are played the same way
as Audio CDs.

Initialization

You can reset the recorder or initialize the HDD and
Memory Card.

1. Press v / V to select the desired option then press

ENTER.
The confirm message will appear.

2. Use b / B to select “OK” or “Cancel” then press

ENTER.

- Factory Set: If you need to, you can reset the

recorder to all its factory settings. Some options can
not be reset. (Rating, Password, and Country Code)

- HDD format: Initializes the HDD (Hard Disk Drive):

everything recorded on the HDD will be erased.

- M/C format: Initializes the M/C (Memory Card):

everything recorded on the Memory Card will be
erased.

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

OFF

ON

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

OFF

ON

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

OFF

ON

Auto Program

Program Edit

Clock set

TV Aspect

Progressive Scan

AV1 Decoder

PBC

Initialization

Factory Set

HDD format

M/C format

PREPARATION

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Before Operation (Continued)

Language

Display Menu

Select a language for the Setup menu and on-screen
display.

Disc Language

Select a language for the disc’s Menu, Audio, and Subtitle.

- Original: The original language set for the disc is
selected.

- Other: To select another language, select Other
option then press ENTER. Use the numbered
and ENTER buttons to key-in the
corresponding 4-digit number according to
the language code list on page 66. If you a
mistake before pressing ENTER,
press b repeatedly to delete one by one and
correct it.

English

German

French

Spanish

Italian

Chinese

Polish

Hungarian

Other - - - -

Original

Display Menu

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Display Menu

Disc Audio

Disc Subtitle

Disc Menu

Deutsch

Italiano

English

26

Before Operation (Continued)

Audio

Each DVD disc has a variety of audio output options.
Set the recorder’s Audio Output according to the type of
audio system you use.

Dolby Digital

PCM: Select when connected to a 2-channel digital stereo

amplifier. The recorder’s digital audio outputs sounds in the
PCM 2ch format when you play a DVD video disc recorded
on the Dolby Digital recording system.
Bitstream: Select “Bitstream” if you connected the
recorder’s DIGITAL OUT jack to a Dolby Digital decoder
(or an amplifier or other equipment with a Dolby Digital
decoder).

DTS

OFF: If you select “OFF”, the DTS signal is not output

through the DIGITAL OUT jack.
Bitstream: Select “Bitstream” if you connected the
recorder’s DIGITAL OUT jack to a DTS decoder (or an
amplifier or other equipment with a DTS decoder).

MPEG

PCM: Select when connected to a 2-channel digital

stereo amplifier. The recorder’s digital audio outputs
sounds in the PCM 2ch format when you play a DVD
video disc recorded on the MPEG2 recording
system.
Bitstream: Select “Bitstream” if you connected the
recorder’s DIGITAL OUT jack to a MPEG decoder (or
an amplifier or other equipment with a MPEG decoder).

Sampling Frequency

If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of handling
96 kHz signals, select 48 kHz. When this choice is
made, this unit will automatically convert any 96 kHz
signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them.
If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling
96 kHz signals, select 96 kHz. When this choice is
made, this unit will pass each type of signal through
without any further processing.

Vocal

Set Vocal to ON only when a multi-channel karaoke
DVD is playing. The karaoke channels on the disc will
mix into normal stereo sound.

DRC (Dynamic Range Control)

With the DVD format, you can hear a program’s sound­track in the most accurate and realistic presentation
possible, thanks to digital audio technology. However,
you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the
audio output (the difference between the loudest sounds
and the quietest ones). Then, you may listen to a movie
at a lower volume without losing clarity of sound. Set
DRC to ON for this effect.

Dolby Digital

DTS

MPEG

Sampling freq.

Vocal

DRC

Bitstream

PCM

Setup

Language

Audio

Lock

Recording

Disc

Bitstream

OFF

Dolby Digital

DTS

MPEG

Sampling freq.

Vocal

DRC

48KHz

96KHz

Dolby Digital

DTS

MPEG

Sampling freq.

Vocal

DRC

OFF

ON

Dolby Digital

DTS

MPEG

Sampling freq.

Vocal

DRC

OFF

ON

Dolby Digital

DTS

MPEG

Sampling freq.

Vocal

DRC

Bitstream

PCM

Dolby Digital

DTS

MPEG

Sampling freq.

Vocal

DRC

PREPARATION

27

Before Operation (Continued)

Lock (Parental Control)

Set Password

11

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

22

Use v / V to select the Lock option.

33

While the Lock option is selected, press B to
move to the second level.

44

Use v / V to select the Set Password option.

55

Press B to move to the third level.

66

When you have not entered a password yet;

Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered but­tons to create a personal 4-digit security password,
then press ENTER. Enter the 4-digit password again
and press ENTER to verify.

When you have already entered a password;

Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered but­tons to confirm the personal 4-digit security pass­word, then press ENTER.

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If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER, press b
repeatedly to delete password numbers one by one
then correct it.

77

While “Change” is selected, press ENTER.

If you select “Delete” then press ENTER. The pass­word is deleted.

88

Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered
buttons to create a personal 4-digit security
password then press ENTER.

99

Enter the 4-digit password again and press
ENTER to verify.

ip

If you a mistake before pressing ENTER, press b
repeatedly to delete password numbers one by one
then correct it.

If you forget your 4-digit code

If you forget your password, to clear the current pass­word, follow the procedure below.

1. Press SETUP to display the Setup menu.

2. Use the Number buttons to enter the 6-digit number
“210499”.

3. Select “OK” then press ENTER. The 4-digit password
is cleared. Enter a new code as shown left.

Rating

Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for
children. Therefore, discs may contain Parental Control
information that applies to the complete disc or to
certain scenes on the disc. These scenes are rated
from Level 1 to 8, and alternatively, more suitable
scenes are available for selection on some discs.
Ratings are country-dependent. The Parental Control
feature allows you to prevent discs from being played
by your children or to have certain discs played with
alternative scenes.

11

Follow steps 1-3 as shown above to the left (Set
Password).

22

Use v / V to select the Rating option.

33

Press B to move to the third level.

44

Follow step 6 as shown above to the left (Set
Password).

55

Select a rating from 1 to 8 using the v / V but­tons. One (1) has the least playback restrictions.
Eight (8) has the most playback restrictions.

No Limit: If you select No Limit, Parental Control is
not active. The disc will play in full.
Level 1 to 8: Some discs contain scenes not suit­able for children. If you set a rating for the recorder,
all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will be
played. Higher rated scenes will not be played
unless an alternative scene is available on the disc.
The alternative must have the same rating or a
lower one. If no suitable alternative is found, play­back will stop. You must enter the 4-digit password
or change the rating level in order to play the disc.

66

Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection,
then press SETUP to exit the menu.

Rating

Set Password

Country code

Change

Delete

New Password

Rating

Set Password

Country code

No Limits
Level 8 (Adult)
Level 7
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1 (Kid)

28

Country Code

Enter the code of a country/area whose standards were
used to rate the DVD video disc, referring to the list
(See “Country Code List”, page 67.).

11

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

22

Use v / V to select the Lock option.

33

While the Lock option is selected, press B to
move to the second level.

44

Use v / V to select the Country code option.

55

Press B to move to the third level.

66

When you have not entered a password yet;

Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered but­tons to create a personal 4-digit security password,
then press ENTER. Enter the 4-digit password again
and press ENTER to verify.

When you have already entered a password;

Enter a 4-digit password using the numbered but­tons to confirm the personal 4-digit security pass­word, then press ENTER.

ip

If you a mistake before pressing ENTER, press b
repeatedly to delete password numbers one by one
then correct it.

77

Select the first character using the v / V
buttons.

88

Shift the cursor using B buttons and select the
second character using v / V buttons.

99

Press ENTER to confirm your country code
selection, then press SETUP to exit the menu.

Recording

Record Mode

You can set the picture quality for recording; HQ (High
Quality), SQ (Standard Quality), LQ (Low Quality).

11

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

22

Use v / V to select the Recording option.

33

While the Recording option is selected, press B
to move to the second level.

44

Use v / V to select the Rec Mode Set option.

55

Press B to move to the third level.

The HDD Mode option is highlighted.

66

Use v / V to select a desired Record Mode for
HDD (HQ, SQ, or LQ)

77

Press B to move to VR Mode option then use
v / V to select a desired Record Mode for

DVD-VR disc (HQ, SQ, or LQ)

88

Press B to move to Video Mode option then use
v / V to select a desired Record Mode for

DVD-Video Mode (HQ, SQ, or LQ).

99

Press ENTER to confirm your selection, then
press SETUP to exit the menu.

Record Aspect

When DVD recording, you can set the recording aspect
ratio to suit the material you’re recording (16:9 or 4:3).

Before Operation (Continued)

Set Password

Rating

Country code

U S

HDD

HQ

DVD-VR

DVD-Video

HQ

HQ

Rec Mode

Rec Aspect

DV Rec Audio

Video Rec Audio

Auto Chapter

4:3

16:9

Rec Mode

Rec Aspect

DV Rec Audio

Video Rec Audio

Auto Chapter

PREPARATION

29

Before Operation (Continued)

Auto Chapter

When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are
put in specified setting. You can change this interval to
3 minutes, 5 minutes or 10 minutes. If you select None,
switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the
No Separation setting.

DV Rec Audio

You need to set this if you have a camcorder using
32kHz/12-bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN
jack.
Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for
audio. One is recorded at the time of shooting; the other
is for overdubbing after shooting.
On the Audio 1 setting, the sound that was recorded
while shooting is used.
On the Audio 2 setting, the overdubbed sound is used.

Video Rec Audio

When DVD recording in Video mode and if the broad­cast is bilingual, the recorder records left audio (Main
language) or right audio (Bilingual language). It prevent
to listen to both language simultaneously during play­back the disc.

Disc

Disc Format

If you’re recording on a DVD-R disc, the recording
mode will always be Video mode.
If you are using a DVD-RW disc, by default it will be VR
mode. You can change this to Video mode from the
Setup menu.

11

Press SETUP.

The Setup menu appears.

22

Use v / V to select the Disc option.

33

While the Disc option is selected, press B to
move to the second level.

44

Use v / V to select the Disc Format option.

55

Press B to move to the third level.

Start icon is highlighted.

66

Press ENTER.

Format Disc menu appears.

77

Use b / B to select a desired Mode
(VR Mode or Video Mode) then press ENTER.

Confirm message will appear.

88

Use b / B to select “OK” then press ENTER.

It takes a few moments to initialize the disc.

Caution

If you want to change the disc format, everything
recorded on the disc will be erased.

99

Press SETUP to exit the menu.

Rec Mode

Rec Aspect

Auto Chapter

DV Rec Audio

Video Rec Audio

None

3 Min

5 Min

10 Min

Rec Mode

Rec Aspect

Auto Chapter

DV Rec Audio

Video Rec Audio

Audio 1

Audio 2

Disc Format

Finalize

Disc Label

Disc Protect

Start

Format Disc

Select mode

Rec Mode

Rec Aspect

Auto Chapter

DV Rec Audio

Video Rec Audio

Left

Right

VR Mode

Video Mode

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Before Operation (Continued)

Finalize

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc
can be played on a regular DVD player or computer
equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen for
navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing
MENU/LIST or TITLE.

Caution

• Once you’ve finalized a disc recording, you can’t
edit or record anything else on that disc.

11

Follow steps 1-3 as shown on page 29 (Disc
Format).

22

Use v / V to select the Finalize option.

33

Press B to move to the third level.

Finalize is highlighted.

44

Press ENTER.

Finalize menu appears.

55

Select OK then press ENTER.

The recorder starts finalizing the disc.

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How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc,
how much is recorded on the disc, and the number of
titles on the disc. A disc recorded can take up to 3-4
minutes to finalize.

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If you load a DVD-RW that has already been finalized,
you can ‘unfinalize’ it by choosing Unfinalize from the
Finalize menu. After doing this, you can edit and re­record onto the disc.

Disc Label

Use this to enter a name for the disc. This name
appears when you load the disc and when you display
disc information on-screen.

• The disc name can be up to 32 characters long.

• For discs formatted on a different recorder, you will
see only a limited character set.

11

Follow steps 1-3 as shown Disc Format on page

29.

22

Use v / V to select the Disc Label option.

33

Press B to move to the third level.

Edit icon is highlighted.

44

Press ENTER.

Keyboard menu appears.

55

Enter a name for the disc. Use b / B / v / V to
select a character then press ENTER to confirm
your selection. Refer step 3 as shown on page
22 (Station Rename).

66

Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name
and return to the Setup menu.

77

Press SETUP to exit the menu.

Disc Protect

When recording in VR mode, set to ON to prevent
accidental recording, editing or deleting of the disc loaded.
If you need to unlock the disc to make edits, select OFF.

Disc Format

Finalize

Disc Label

Disc Protect

Finalize

Unfinalize

Finalize

Do you want finalization?

Disc Format

Finalize

Disc Label

Disc Protect

Edit

DVD-VR

Alphabet Capital

0123456789

ABCDEF GH I J

KLMNOPQRST

UVWXY Z

OK

Cancel

OK CancelSpace Delete

Disc Format

Finalize

Disc Label

Disc Protect

OFF

ON

PREPARATION

31

Before Operation

Using the Home Menu

From the Home Menu screen you can access all the
Media (HDD, DISC, MEMORY CARD) for playback and
recording of the recorder.

11

Press HOME to display the Home Menu screen.

22

Use the vv/ VV/ bb/ BBand ENTER buttons to
select the option you want.

33

To exit the HOME menu, press HOME.

• TV (HDD): Returns to live TV viewing for HDD record-

ing.

• TV (DVD): Returns to live TV viewing for DVD record-

ing.

• TITLE LIST: Displays the Tile List menu.

• MUSIC: Displays Music (or Audio CD) menu.

• PHOTO: Displays Photo menu.

• MOVIE: Plays back the movie of the DVD and Video

CD.

M E D I A

HOME

HDD

DISC

MEMORY CARD

TV (HDD)

TITLE LIST

MUSIC

PHOTO

HDD

M E D I A

HOME

HDD

DISC

MEMORY CARD

TV(DVD)

TITLE LIST

VR

Video

M E D I A

HOME

HDD

DISC

MEMORY CARD

TV(HDD)

MOVIE

DVD

VCD

M E D I A

HOME

HDD

DISC

MEMORY CARD

TV(HDD)

MUSIC

CD

M E D I A

HOME

HDD

DISC

MEMORY CARD

TV(HDD)

MUSIC

PHOTO

MP3

JPEG

M E D I A

HOME

HDD

DISC

MEMORY CARD

TV(HDD)

MUSIC

PHOTO

M/C

Before Operation

General Explanation of
On-Screen Display

This manual gives basic instructions for operating the
recorder. Some DVDs require specific operation or allow
only limited operation during playback. When this
occurs, the symbol appears on the TV screen, indi­cating that the operation is not permitted by the
recorder or is not available on the disc.

Displaying Information While Watching TV

During viewing the TV, press ENTER or DISPLAY to
display/remove the information displayed
on-screen.

e.g., when DVD-RW in VR mode is inserted.

Displaying Disc Information on-screen

You can display various information about the disc
loaded on-screen.

11

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display/change the
information displayed on-screen.

22

To remove the on-screen display, press
DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears.

See the descriptions on next pages for detailed
explanation during playing a disc.

Temporary Feedback Field Icons

Resume play from this point

Action prohibited or not available

otes

 Some discs may not provide all of the features on the

on-screen display example shown on next pages.

 If no button is pressed for 5 seconds, the on-screen

display disappears.

Indicates disc name
and format.

Indicates channel number, station name, and

audio signal (NICAM, STEREO, MONO)

received by the tuner.

Indicates the record mode,

free space, and elapsed

time progress bar.

Indicates operational mode of the recorder.

(HDD, DVD, VCD, etc.)

Indicates current date and time.

32

DVD-VR

VR Mode SQ 1h 32min Free

DVD

PR-06

STEREON

ABC

28/8/2004 11:35

PREPARATION

33

Before Operation

Menu Options

Track Number

Time

Audio Channel

Sound

Function (Use v / V to select desired option)

Shows the current track number and total number of tracks
or PBC On mode, and skip to the desired track number.

Shows the elapsed playing time (Display only).

Shows the audio channel, and

changes the audio channel.

Shows the current sound mode, and

changes the setting.

Selection Method

b/ B

,or

Numbers, ENTER

–

b/ B

b

/

B

VCD

1/4

0:10:30

3D SUR.

Stereo

Shows the current

track number and total

number of tracks, or

shows PBC On mode.

Shows the current
media and playback
mode.

Shows the elapsed playing time

and total time.

Menu Options

Title Number

Chapter Number

Time search

Audio language
and Digital Audio
Output mode

Subtitle language

Angle

Sound

Function (Use v / V to select desired option)

Shows the current title number and total number of
titles, and skips to the desired title number.

Shows the current chapter number and total number of
chapters, and skips to the desired chapter number.

Shows the elapsed playing time, and

searches the point by the elapsed time directly.

Shows the current audio soundtrack language,
encoding method, and channel number, and

changes the setting.

Shows the current subtitles language, and

changes the setting.

Shows the current angle number and total number of
angles, and changes the angle number.

Shows the current sound mode, and

changes the setting.

Selection Method

b/ B

,or

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

,or

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

,

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

b

/

B

b

/

B

b

/

B

1/6

4/26

0:10:30

A

B

C

OFF

3D SUR.

1/3

5.1CHD

1. ENG

DVD

Shows the current

title/chapter number

and total number of

titles/chapters.

Shows the current
media and playback
mode.

Shows the elapsed playing time

and total time.

Displaying Disc Information on-screen (Continued)

Menu Options

Title Number

Time

Audio Channel

Function (Use v / V to select desired option)

Shows the current title number and total number of titles
and skip to the desired title number.

Shows the elapsed playing time, and

searches the point by the elapsed time directly.

Shows the audio channel, and

changes the audio channel.

Selection Method

b/ B

,or

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

,

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

HDD

1/6

0:10:30

Stereo

Shows the title name,

recording date,

recording channel,

recording mode, etc.

Shows the current
media and playback
mode.

Shows the elapsed playing time

and total time.

Title 1

16/11/04 PR-01

HQ

0:06:32 / 2:12:10

HDD

TITLE: 1/4

CHAPTER: 3/28

0:06:32 / 2:12:10

DVD

TRACK : 1/17

0:06:32 / 1:00:00

VCD

34

Before Operation

Menu Options

Title Number

Chapter Number

Time search

Digital Audio
Output mode

Subtitle language

Sound

Function (Use v / V to select desired option)

Shows the current title number and total number of
titles, and skips to the desired title number.

Shows the current chapter number and total number of
chapters, and skips to the desired chapter number.

Shows the elapsed playing time, and

searches the point by the elapsed time directly.

Shows the current audio encoding method, and chan­nel number, and changes the setting.

Shows the current subtitles language, and

changes the setting.

Shows the current sound mode, and

changes the setting.

Selection Method

b/ B

,or

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

,or

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

,

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

b

/

B

b

/

B

1/6

4/26

0:10:30

A

B

C

OFF

3D SUR.

2CHD

VR

Video

Shows the title name,

recording date,

recording mode, etc.

ORG: Original

PList: Playlist

Shows the current
media and playback
mode.

Shows the elapsed playing time

and total time.

Shows the title name,

recording date,

recording mode, etc.

Shows the current
media and playback
mode.

Shows the elapsed playing time

and total time.

Menu Options

Title Number

Chapter Number

Time search

Digital Audio
Output mode

Subtitle language

Angle

Sound

Function (Use v / V to select desired option)

Shows the current title number and total number of
titles, and skips to the desired title number.

Shows the current chapter number and total number of
chapters, and skips to the desired chapter number.

Shows the elapsed playing time, and

searches the point by the elapsed time directly.

Shows the current audio encoding method, and chan­nel number, and changes the setting.

Shows the current subtitles language, and

changes the setting.

Shows the current angle number and total number of
angles, and changes the angle number.

Shows the current sound mode, and

changes the setting.

Selection Method

b/ B

,or

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

,or

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

,

Numbers, ENTER

b/ B

b

/

B

b

/

B

b

/

B

1/6

4/26

0:10:30

A

B

C

OFF

3D SUR.

2CH1.D

Displaying Disc Information on-screen (Continued)

1/1

TITLE

20/08/04

ORG SQ

0:06:32 / 2:12:10

DVD

TITLE

TITLE : 1/17

20/08/04

CHAPTER : 3/28

SQ

0:06:32 / 2:12:10

0:06:32 / 2:12:10

DVD

PLAY BACK

35

Operation with HDD, DVD and Video CD

Playing a HDD, DVD, or Video CD

Playback Setup

 Turn the TV on and select the video input source

connected to the recorder.

 Audio system: Turn the audio system on and select

the input source connected to the recorder.

11

Choose a media (HDD or DVD) to play using
HOME menu. (see page 31).

22

Load your chosen disc in the tray, with the
playback side down.

33

Press OPEN/CLOSE (Z) to close the tray.

READING appears on the display window, and
playback starts automatically. If playback does not
start, press N (PLAY).
In some cases, the disc menu might appear
instead.

ip

If a menu screen is displayed

The menu screen may be displayed first after loading a
DVD or Video CD which contains a menu.

Use the b / B / v / V buttons to select the title/chapter
you want to view, then press ENTER to start playback.
Press TITLE or MENU/LIST to return to the menu
screen.



Use the number buttons to select the track you want
to view.
Press RETURN (O) to return to the menu screen.



Menu setting and the exact operating procedures for
using the menu may differ depending on the disc.
Follow the instructions on the each menu screen.
You may also set PBC to OFF under Setup menu.
See page 24.

otes

– If Parental Control is set and the disc is not within the

Rating settings (not authorized), the 4-digit code must
be entered and/or the disc must be authorized (see
“Rating”, on page 27).

– DVDs may have a Region Code.

Your recorder will not play discs that have a region
code different from your recorder. The region code for
this recorder is 2 (two).

General Features

ote

Unless stated otherwise, all operations described use
the remote control. Some features may also be
available on the Setup menu.

Moving to another TITLE

When a disc has more than one title, you can move to
another title as follows:



Press DISPLAY twice then use v / V to select the
title icon. Then, press the appropriate numbered

button (0-9) or b / B to select a title number.

Moving to another CHAPTER/TRACK

When a title on a disc has more than one chapter/track,
you can move to another chapter/track as follows:

 Press SKIP (. or >) briefly during playback to

select the next chapter/track or to return to the
beginning of the current chapter/track.



Press SKIP (.) twice briefly to step back to the
previous chapter/track.



To go directly to any chapter/track during playback,
press DISPLAY twice. Then, use v / V to select

chapter icon (or for a Video CD, select track icon).
Then, enter the chapter/track number using the
numbered buttons (0-9) or press b / B.

Search

1 Press SCAN (m or M) during playback.

The recorder will now go into SEARCH mode.

2 Press SCAN (m or M) to select the required

speed: b (Reverse play), mX2, mX4, mX8,

mX16, mX100 (backward) or MX2, MX4,
MX8, MX16, MX100 (forward).
With a Video CD, the Search speed changes: mX2,
mX4, mX8 (backward) or MX2, MX4, MX8

(forward).

3 To exit SEARCH mode, press N (PLAY).

Still Picture and Frame-by-Frame Playback

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) during playback.

The recorder will now go into PAUSE mode.

2 You can advance the picture frame-by-frame by

pressing PAUSE/STEP (X) repeatedly.

3 To exit PAUSE mode, press N (PLAY).

ip

With a DVD disc and Video CD, you can advance or
back up the picture frame-by-frame by pressing b / B

repeatedly during PAUSE mode.
The picture frame-by-frame in reverse is not available
for Video CD.

VCDVR

Video

DVDHDD

VCDVR

Video

DVDHDD

VCDVR

Video

DVD

VR

Video

DVDHDD

VCD

DVD

1/6

4/26

1/4

36

Operation with HDD, DVD and Video CD (Continued)

General Features (Continued)

Slow Motion

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) during playback.

The recorder will now go into PAUSE mode.

2 Press SCAN (m or M) during PAUSE mode.

The recorder will enter SLOW mode.

3 Use the SCAN (m or M) to select the required

speed: t 1/16, t 1/8, t 1/4, or t 1/2 (backward),
or T 1/16, T 1/8, T 1/4, or T 1/2 (forward).
With a Video CD, the Slow speed changes: T 1/16,
T 1/8, T 1/4 or T 1/2 (forward).

4 To exit Slow Motion mode, press N (PLAY).

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Slow motion playback in reverse is not possible with
Video CDs.

Random

1 Press RANDOM during playback.

The unit automatically begins Random Playback and
“RANDOM” appears on the TV screen.

2 To return to normal playback, press RANDOM until

“NORMAL” appears on the TV screen.

ip

By pressing SKIP > during Random playback, the
unit selects another title (track) and resumes Random
playback.

ote

 This function only works with DVD Karaoke discs or

video CDs without PBC.

 On a Video CD with PBC, you must set PBC to OFF

in the Setup menu to use the Random function. See
page 24.

Repeat

HDD - Repeat Title/Off

Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.

• TITLE: repeats the current title .

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

DVD Discs - Repeat Chapter/Title/All/Off

Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.

• TITLE: repeats the current title .

• ALL: repeats the all titles on the disc.

(VR mode DVD-RW disc only)

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

Video CDs - Repeat Track/All/Off

Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

• ALL: repeats the all tracks on the disc.

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

ote

On a Video CD with PBC, you must set PBC to OFF in the
Setup menu to use the Repeat function. See page 24.

Repeat A-B

To repeat a sequence in a title:

1 Press A-B at your chosen starting point.

Repeat icon and ‘A-’ appears on the TV screen.

2 Press A-B again at your chosen end point.

Repeat icon and ‘A-B’

appears on the TV screen, and the

repeat sequence begins.

3 To cancel the sequence, press A-B repeatedly to

select OFF.

Time Search

The Time Search function allows you to start playing at
any chosen time on the disc.

1 Press DISPLAY twice during playback. The on-screen

display appears on the TV screen.

The Time Search box shows the elapsed playing time of the
current disc.

2 Within 5 seconds, use v / V to select the Time

Search icon in the on-screen display.

The “0:00:00” appears in the Time Search box.

3 Within 5 seconds, use the number buttons to enter

the required start time. Enter hours, minutes, and sec­onds from left to right in the box.

You can not enter an invalid time.
If you enter the wrong numbers, press b/B to move the
under bar (_) to the wrong number. Then enter the correct

numbers.

4 Within 5 seconds, press ENTER to confirm the start

time.

Playback starts from the selected time on the disc.

VR

Video

DVDHDD

VCDVR

Video

DVDHDD

VCDVR

Video

DVDHDD

VCDKaraoke DVD

VCDVR

Video

DVDHDD

CHAPTER

A - B

0:10:30

PLAY BACK

37

Operation with HDD, DVD and Video CD (Continued)

General Features (continued)

Zoom

The Zoom function allows you to enlarge the video
image and to move through the enlarged image.

1 Press ZOOM during playback or still playback to acti-

vate the Zoom function.

Each press of the ZOOM button changes the TV screen in
the sequence shown below.
x1 size → x2 size → x4 size → x1 size (normal size)

2 Use the b / B / v / V buttons to move through the

zoomed picture.

3 To resume normal playback, press CLEAR or press

ZOOM repeatedly until the normal picture appears.

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The zoom function may not work for some DVDs.

Marker Search for disc

To enter a Marker

You can start playback from up to six memorized points.
To enter a marker, press MARKER at the desired point
on the disc. The Marker icon appears on the TV screen
briefly. Repeat to enter up to six markers.

To Recall or Clear a Marked Scene

1. During disc playback, press SEARCH. The marker
search menu appears on the screen.

2. Use b / B / v / V to select a marked scene that you
want to recall or clear.

3. Press ENTER and playback starts from the marked
scene. Or, press CLEAR and the marked scene is
erased from the marker search menu.

Marker Search for HDD

During HDD title playback, you can mark only one.
Press MARKER at the desired point during playback.
Press SEARCH to recall the marked scene.

Checking the Contents of DVD Video
Discs: Menus

DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access
special features. To open the disc menu, press
MENU/LIST. Then, press the appropriate number button
to select an option. Or, use the b / B / v / V buttons to
highlight your selection, then press ENTER.

Title Menu

1 Press TITLE.

If the current title has a menu, the menu will appear on the
TV screen. Otherwise, the disc menu may not appear.

2 The menu may contain camera angles, spoken lan-

guage and subtitle options, and chapters for the title.

Disc Menu

1 Press MENU/LIST.

The disc menu is displayed.

2 To remove the disc menu, press MENU/LIST again.

Camera Angle

If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera
angles, you can change to a different camera angle
during playback.



Press ANGLE then press b / B repeatedly during
playback to select a desired angle.

The number of the current angle appears on the TV screen.

ip

The ANGLE indicator will blink on the TV screen at scenes
recorded at different angles to indicate that angle switching is
possible.

Changing the Audio Soundtrack

Press AUDIO then press b / B repeatedly during play­back to hear a different audio language or audio sound­track if available.

ote

Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS sound­tracks. There is no analog audio output when DTS is
selected. To listen to the DTS soundtrack, connect this
recorder to a DTS decoder via one of the digital out­puts. See page 18 for connection details.

DVD

DVD

DVD

DVD

HDD

VCDVR

Video

DVD

VCDVR

Video

DVDHDD

Delete

CLEAR

CloseSelect

Marker Search

Move

1/6

1/3

1. ENG

5.1CHD

00:05:29

38

Operation with HDD, DVD and Video CD (Continued)

Changing the Audio Channel

With a Video CD and HDD, press AUDIO then press b /
B repeatedly during playback to hear a different audio

channel (STEREO, LEFT or RIGHT).
With DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode and HDD
that have both a main and a Bilingual audio channel,
you can switch among Main (L), Sub (R), Main+sub
(L+R), or Mono by pressing AUDIO.

3D Surround

This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect, which
simulates multi-channel audio playback from two
conventional stereo speakers, instead of the five or
more speakers normally required to listen to multi­channel audio from a home theater system.

1 Press 3D SURR. then press b / B repeatedly during

playback to select “3D SUR.”.

2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect, select “NORMAL”.

Subtitles

Press SUBTITLE then press b / B repeatedly during
playback to see the different subtitle languages.

Instant Skip

Each press I.SKIP skips forward 15 seconds.

ote

If appears, the feature is not available on the disc.

Finding Locations on a Disc

You can directly access any point on a video CD using
this function. Use this function only while a video CD is
playing. Playback jumps to the point specified.

1 Press SEARCH during playback.

The progress bar appears on the TV screen.

2 Use b / B to find a start position for playback.
3 Press ENTER to confirm the selected position.

Playback starts from the selected position.

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This function works only when no marker is memorized.

Last Condition Memory

This recorder memorizes the user settings for the last
disc that you have viewed. Settings remain in memory
even if you remove the disc from the recorder or switch
off the recorder. If you load a disc that had its settings
memorized, the latest stop position is automatically
recalled.

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– Settings are stored in memory for use any time.
– This recorder does not memorize settings of a disc if

you switch off the recorder before commencing to
play it.

PIP (Picture in Picture)

This function enables you to view the stored stations in
sub picture during playback.

On and off

Press PIP to switch on the sub picture, press this but­ton again to switch it off.

Input mode selection for sub picture

Press AV to select the input mode for the sub picture.
Each time this button is pressed, each input mode for
the sub picture is displayed as shown below.
Tuner

→

AV1→AV2→AV3→AV4

Program selection for sub picture

Use v / V to change the program when sub picture’s
input is set to tuner. The selected program number is
displayed on the TV screen. You can view the select-

ed program by pressing STOP (x).

Sub picture position change

Press b / B repeatedly until desired position is
achieved. The sub picture moves clockwise or
counterclockwise.

Zoom Sub picture

Press ZOOM repeatedly to enlarge the sub picture,
the magnification level increases up to three steps.

VCDVR

Video

DVDHDD

VR

Video

DVD

VCD

VR

Video

DVDHDD

VR

Video

DVD

VCDVR

Video

DVD

VRVCDHDD

Stereo

3D SUR.

C

B

A

OFF

33%PBC

TRK 1

33%

PLAYBACK

39

Audio CD and MP3 Operation

Playing an Audio CD or MP3 file

The recorder can play audio CDs and MP3 files on
HDD, Memory Card, CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW discs.
Before playing MP3 files, read “Notes on MP3
Recordings” on page 9.

11

Press HOME.

The HOME menu appears.

22

Select a media that contains MP3 or audio title
then press ENTER.

33

Select ‘MUSIC’ option then press ENTER.

The Audio CD or Music menu appears on the TV
screen.

Audio CD Menu Music Menu

44

Use v/V to select a track then press N (PLAY).

Playback starts.
During playback, the current track’s elapsed playing
time will appear on the front panel display and
menu. Playback will stop at the end of the disc.

ips



Press DISPLAY to view ID3-Tag information for
the MP3 file. If ID3-Tag information is not present,
“not check” will appear. If you select a folder, the
number of subfolders and number of MP3 files in
the folder are displayed. Press DISPLAY again to
remove the information sccreen.



If you want to move to the upper directory, use
the v / V to highlight and press ENTER.



You can also display HOME menu to select
another media by pressing RETURN (O).

55

To stop playback at any time, press STOP.

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You can create new folder. Select ‘New Folder’ option
on the Music-HDD or Music-Memory Card menu then
press ENTER. “NONAME##” folder is created.

Audio CD menu options

Play: Start playback the selected

title.

Prog. Add: Adds the track(s) to
Program List. (page 42)

Music menu options

Play: Start playback the selected

title.

Copy: Copies the track(s) to another
media. (page 40)

Prog. Add: Adds the track(s) to
Program List. (page 42)

Music menu options

Play: Start playback the selected

title.

Delete: Deletes the file(s) from the
media.

Edit: Selects Edit options.

• Rename: Edits the file name.

(page 40)

• Move: Moves the file(s) to another
folder or media. (page 40)

• Copy: Copies the file(s) to another
folder or media. (page 40)

Prog. Add: Adds the track(s) to
Program List. (page 42)

Erasing MP3 file(s) or folder(s) from
the HDD or Memory Card

1. Select an MP3 file you wish to erase on the Music
menu.

ip

Use the MARKER button to select multiple tracks.

2. Press ENTER.
The menu options appear on the left side of the
menu.

3. Select ‘Delete’ option then press ENTER.
The selected file(s) is deleted from HDD or Memory
Card.

M/CHDD

M/CHDD

MP3

CD

M/CHDD

MP3

CD

Audio CD

0:52:16

Duration

TRACK 1 04:47

TRACK 2

04:01
03:01
03:30
04:24
05:01
03:48
04:09
05:10
04:11

TRACK 3
TRACK 4
TRACK 5
TRACK 6
TRACK 7
TRACK 8
TRACK 9
TRACK 10

Track List

Prog.List

Close

Select

MARKER

Enter LIST

Music

FOLDER 01

FILE 2
FILE 3
FILE 4
FILE 5
FILE 6
FILE 7
FILE 8
FILE 9
FILE 10

Prog.List

Close

Select

MARKER

Enter LIST

HDD

New Folder

Play

Prog. Add

Play

Copy

Prog. Add

Play

Delete

Prog. Add

Edit

Audio CD and MP3 Operation (Continued)

Moving MP3 files

You can move MP3 files to another folder or
media. After moving, the files are deleted from the
current location.

11

Use v / V to select an MP3 file or folder on the
Music menu.

Selecting multiple tracks (folders)

1. Press MARKER.
A check mark appears on the track. Press MARKER
again to cancel the marked track or folder.
Use the MARKER button again to cancel the
marked track or folder.

2. Repeat step 1 to mark additional tracks (folders).

22

Press ENTER.

The options appear on the left side of the menu.

33

Use v / V to select the “Move” option then
press ENTER.

Move menu will appear.

44

Use v / V to select a media then press B .
Move option is highlighted.

ip

You can select a album (folder) to move.

1. After selecting a media then press ENTER.
The album (folder) list appears.

2. Select a folder.
You can create new album (folder). Select ‘New
Album’ option on the Move menu then press
ENTER.
“NONAME##” folder is created.

55

When ‘Move’ option is highlighted, press
ENTER to begin moving.

Copying MP3 files to another media

11

Follow steps 1-2 as shown left (Moving MP3
files).

22

Use vv/ VVto highlight ‘Copy’ option then press
ENTER.

Copy menu will appear.

33

Use v / V to select a media then press B .
Copy option is highlighted.

ip

You can select a album (folder) to copy.

1. After selecting a media then press ENTER.
The album (folder) list appears.

2. Select a folder.
You can create new album (folder). Select ‘New
Album’ option on the Move menu then press
ENTER.
“NONAME##” folder is created.

44

When ‘Copy’ option is highlighted, press ENTER
to begin copying.

Naming an MP3 File

You can name MP3 files independently. Names can be
up to 32 characters long.

11

Choose the file you want to name on the Music
menu, then press ENTER.

The menu options appear on the left side of the
menu.

22

Use v/V to select ‘Rename’ option then press
ENTER.

Keyboard menu appears.

33

Enter a name for the file. Use b / B / v / V to
select a character then press ENTER to confirm
your selection. Refer step 3 as shown on page
22 (Station Rename).

44

Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name
and returns to the previous menu screen.

M/CHDD

M/CHDD

40

Select the media

Copy

Copy

Cancel

New Album

HDD

MEMORY CARD

Select the media

Move

Move

Cancel

New Album

HDD

MEMORY CARD

0123456789

ABCDEF GH I J

KLMNOPQRST

UVWXY Z

Alphabet Capital

ABC

OK CancelSpace Delete

PLAYBACK

41

Audio CD and MP3 Operation (Continued)

Pause

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) during playback.
2 To return to playback, press N (PLAY) or press

PAUSE/STEP (X) again.

Moving to Another Track



Press SKIP . or > briefly during
playback to go to the next track or to return to the
beginning of the current track.



Press SKIP . twice briefly to step back to the pre­vious track.



On an Audio CD, to go directly to any track, enter the
track number using the numbered buttons (0-9) dur­ing playback.

Repeat

Audio CDs - Repeat Track/All/Off

Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

• ALL: repeats the all tracks on the disc.

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

MP3 - Repeat Track/Folder/Off

Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.

• FOLDER: repeats the all tracks in the current folder.

• OFF: does not play repeatedly.

Random

1 Press RANDOM during playback or in stop mode.

The unit automatically begins Random Playback and
“RANDOM” appears on the menu screen.

2 To return to normal playback, press RANDOM repeat-

edly until “RANDOM” disappears from the menu
screen.

ip

By pressing SKIP > during Random playback, the
unit selects another track and resumes Random play­back.

3D Surround

This unit can produce a 3D Surround effect, which
simulates multi-channel audio playback from two
conventional stereo speakers, instead of the five or
more speakers normally required to listen to multi­channel audio from a home theater system.

1

Press 3D SURR. during playback to select “3D SUR”.

2 To turn off the 3D Surround effect, press 3D SURR.

until “3D SUR” disappears from the menu screen.

Changing the Audio Channel

Press AUDIO repeatedly to hear a different audio chan­nel (stereo, left or right).

Search

1 Press SCAN (m or M) during playback.

The recorder will now go into SEARCH mode.

2 Press SCAN (m or M) to select the required

speed: mX2, mX4, mX8 (backward) or MX2,
MX4, MX8 (forward).
Search speed and direction are indicated on the
menu screen.

3 To exit SEARCH mode, press N (PLAY).

Repeat A-B

To repeat a sequence in a track:

1 Press A-B at your chosen start point.

Repeat icon and ‘A’ appears on the menu screen.

2 Press A-B again at your chosen end point.

The Repeat icon and ‘A - B’ appears on the menu screen,
and the repeat sequence begins.

3 To exit the sequence and return to normal play, press

A-B again.

The Repeat icon disappears from the menu screen.

CD

CD

MP3

CD

MP3

CD

MP3

CD

MP3

CD

MP3

CD

MP3

CD

42

Program Playback with Audio CD and MP3

Program Playback enables you to make custom
playlists of Audio CD or MP3 tracks. Programs can con­tain up to 99 Audio CD tracks or 256 MP3 tracks.

11

Use v / V to select a track (or folder) on the
Audio CD or Music menu.

Selecting multiple tracks (folders)

1. Press MARKER.
A check mark appears on the track. Press MARKER
again to cancel the marked track or folder.
Use the MARKER button again to cancel the
marked track or folder.

2. Repeat step 1 to mark additional tracks (folders).

22

Press ENTER.

The options appear on the left side of the menu.

33

Use v / V to select the “Prog. Add” option then
press ENTER.

44

Repeat steps 1-3 to mark additional tracks.

ote

If you select a folder for Programmed Playback, all
tracks in the folder are added to the Program List.

55

Use B to move to the Program list.

The programmed track you selected last is high­lighted on the program list.

66

Use v / V to select the track you want to start
playing.

77

Press N (PLAY) to start.

Playback stops after playing the last programmed
track in the program list.

88

To exit Program Playback and resume normal
playback, select a track on the List and press
N (PLAY).

ip

You can access or remove the Program List screen by
pressing MENU/LIST.

Program List menu options

1. To display menu options, select a tack on the
Program List menu then press ENTER.
The menu options appear on the left side of the menu.

2. Use v / V to select an option then press ENTER to
confirm your selection.

Play: Playback begins in the order
in which you programmed the tracks
from the selected track.

Delete: Deletes the track(s) from
the Program List menu.

Move: Moves the track(s) to change
the program order.

Save: Memorizes the program list.
(HDD only)

Repeat Programmed Tracks

Press REPEAT to select the desired Repeat mode.

- TRACK: Repeats the current track.

- ALL: Repeats all tracks on the Program List.

- OFF: Cancels Repeat mode (no display).

Erasing a Track from the Program List

1. Select the track you wish to erase from the Program
List.

ip

Use the MARKER button to select multiple tracks.

2. Press ENTER.
The menu options appear on the left side of the
menu.

3. Select ‘Delete’ option then press ENTER.
The selected track is deleted from the Program List.

Changing Track Order in the Program List

1 Select the track you wish to move on the Program

List then press ENTER.
The menu options appear on the left side of the
menu.

2 Select ‘Move’ option then press ENTER.

A yellow bar appears in the Program List.

3 Use v / V to move the yellow bar to the desired loca-

tion, then press ENTER.
The selected track is moved.

ip

Use MARKER to move multiple tracks.

Save Your Program List

This recorder memorizes the user program list that you
have programmed.

1 Select a track on the Program List then press

ENTER.
The menu options appear on the left side of the menu.

2 Select ‘Save’ option then press ENTER.

The Program List is saved in the HDD’s program folder.

HDD

TRACK 5

Audio CD

0:00:42

5/12

Track List
TRACK 1
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
TRACK 4

TRACK 5

TRACK 6
TRACK 7
TRACK 8
TRACK 9
TRACK 10

MARKER

Enter LIST

Select

Program List

TRACK 5
TRACK 2
TRACK 8
TRACK 4

Prog.List

Close

Music

HDD

9/152

02:13

New Folder

FILE 9

FILE 1
FILE 2
FILE 3
FILE 4
FILE 5
FILE 6
FILE 7
FILE 8

FILE 9

FILE 10

Select

MARKER

Enter LIST

Program List

FILE 4
FILE 2
FILE 6
FILE 9

Prog.List

Close

Play

Delete

Move

Save

PLAYBACK

43

Viewing a JPEG File

The recorder can play JPEG files on the CD-R, CD-RW,
HDD, or Memory Card. Before playing JPEG record­ings, read “Notes on JPEG Recordings” on page 9.

11

Press HOME.

The HOME menu appears.

22

Select a media that contains JPEG file then
press ENTER.

33

Select ‘PHOTO’ option then press ENTER.

The Photo menu appears on the TV screen.

44

Use bb/ BB/ vv/ VVto select a folder, then press
ENTER.

The menu options appear on the left side of the
menu.

55

Select ‘Open’ option then press ENTER.

A list of files in the selected folder appears.

66

Use bb/ BB/ vv/ VVto select a file, then press
ENTER.

The menu options appear on the left side of the
menu.

ips



If you want to move to the upper directory, use the
v / V to highlight and press ENTER.



You can also display HOME menu to select another
media by pressing RETURN (O).

77

Use v / V to select “Full Screen” then press
ENTER.

88

To stop viewing at any time, press STOP.

The Photo menu appears.

ip

You can create new folder. Select ‘New Album’ option
on the Photo-HDD or Photo-Memory Card menu then
press ENTER. “NONAME##” folder is created.

Photo menu options

Full Screen: Shows the selected

file as full screen.

Delete: Deletes the selected file
from the media. (HDD, Memory
Card only)

Slide Show: Displays Slide Show
menu.

Edit: Selects Edit options.

• Rename: Edits the file name.

(page 44) (HDD, Memory Card
only)

• Move: Moves the file(s) to another
folder (album) or media. (page 45)
(HDD, Memory Card only)

• Copy: Copies the file(s) to another
folder or media. (page 45)

Skip Images

While viewing a picture, press SKIP (.or >) once
to advance to the next file or return to the previous file.

Rotate Images

Use v / V while viewing a picture to flip the picture
clockwise or counterclockwise.

Erasing JPEG file(s) or folder(s) from
the HDD or Memory Card

1. Select an JPEG file you wish to erase on the Photo
menu.

ip

Use the MARKER button to select multiple tracks.

2. Press ENTER.
The menu options appear on the left side of the
menu.

3. Select ‘Delete’ option then press ENTER.
The selected file(s) is deleted from HDD or Memory
Card.

M/CHDD

M/C

HDD

JPEG

JPEG File Operation

Enter

MARKER

Select

Photo

JPEG

HDD

Folder 01

Folder 02

Folder 03 Folder 04

Folder 05

Folder 08

Folder 06 Folder 07

Close

New Album

Photo

JPEG

Enter

MARKER

Select

Close

HDD

New Album

4/20

File 03.jpg

90 90 StopPrev HideNext

Full Screen

Delete

Slide Show

Edit

Rename

Move

Copy

Press ENTER to appear or disappear this menu.

44

JPEG File Operation (Continued)

View Slide Shows

1. Select Slide Show option on the Photo menu options.

2. Press ENTER.
The Slide Show menu appears.

3. Use b / B / v / V to set the options.
Object:

- Selected: Views slide show only selected files.

Use the MARKER button to select multiple files.

- All: Views slide show all files.
Speed:
Sets the Slide Show speed to Slow, Normal, Fast.

4. Select the “Start” option then press ENTER to start
the Slide Show.

5. Press STOP to stop the Slide Show and returns to
the Photo menu.

To Pause the Slide Show

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause slide show.
2 When you want to continue slide show, press

N (PLAY).

To listen to music while slide show
simultaneously

You can display photo files while listening to MP3
music files recorded on HDD.

1. Follow steps 1-3 as shown above (View Slide

Shows).

2. Select “MP3 Simultaneous Play” option on the Slide

Show menu, then press ENTER.
The menu appears as below.

3. Press MARKER to select multiple tracks.

• Select “Select All” option to select all tracks then
press ENTER.

• Select “Deselect All” option to deselect all selected
tracks then press ENTER.

• Select “Cancel” option to exit this menu then press
ENTER.

4. Use b / B / v / V to highlight ‘Start’ option then

press ENTER.

5. Press STOP to stop the Slide Show and return to
the Photo menu.

Naming a JPEG File

You can name JPEG files on the HDD or Memory Card
independently. Names can be up to 32 characters long.

11

Choose the file you want to name on the Photo
menu, then press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

22

Use v/V to select ‘Rename’ option then press
ENTER.

Keyboard menu appears.

33

Enter a name for the file. Use b / B / v / V to
select a character then press ENTER to confirm
your selection. Refer step 3 as shown on page
22 (Station Rename).

44

Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name
and returns to the previous menu screen.

M/CHDD

Select MP3 to play

MP3 Simultaneous Play

Select All

Deselect All

Start

Cancel

File 1

File 2

File 3

File 4

File 5

File 6

File 7

File 8

Select

MARKER

0123456789

ABCDEF GH I J

KLMNOPQRST

UVWXY Z

Alphabet Capital

ABC

OK CancelSpace Delete

Start

Object

Speed

Slide Show

Cancel

MP3 Simultaneous Play

All

Normal

PLAYBACK

45

JPEG File Operation (Continued)

Moving JPEG files

You can move photo files to another folder or
media. After moving, the files are deleted from the
current location.

11

Press HOME.

The HOME menu appears.

22

Select a media that contains JPEG file then
press ENTER.

33

Select ‘PHOTO’ option then press ENTER.

The Photo menu appears on the TV screen.

44

Use v / V to select an JPEG files or albums on
the menu then press MARKER.

A check mark appears on the JPEG file or album.

otes



Use the MARKER button again to cancel the
marked track or folder.



Press and hold V to move quickly to the next
track or folder.



Press and hold v to move quickly to the previous
track or folder.

55

Repeat step 4 to mark additional files or folders.

66

Press ENTER.

The options appear on the left side of the menu.

77

Select ‘Move’ option on the options.

Move menu will appear.

88

Use v / V to select a media then press B .

Move option is highlighted.

ip

You can select a album (folder) to move.

1. After selecting a media then press ENTER.
The album list appears.

2. Select a folder.
You can create new album. Select ‘New Album’
option on the Move menu then press ENTER.
“NONAME##” folder is created.

99

When ‘Move’ option is highlighted, press
ENTER to begin moving.

Copying JPEG files

You can copy photo files to another folder or
media.

11

Follow steps 1-6 as shown left (Moving JPEG
files).

22

Select ‘Copy’ option on the options.

Copy menu will appear.

33

Use v / V to select a media then press B .
Copy option is highlighted.

ip

You can select a album (folder) to copy.

1. After selecting a media then press ENTER.
The album list appears.

2. Select a folder.
You can create new album. Select ‘New Album’
option on the Copy menu then press ENTER.
“NONAME##” folder is created.

44

When ‘Copy’ option is highlighted, press ENTER
to begin copying.

M/CHDD

Select the media

Copy

Copy

Cancel

New Album

HDD

MEMORY CARD

Select the media

Move

Move

Cancel

New Album

HDD

MEMORY CARD

Enter

MARKER

Select

Photo

JPEG

HDD

Folder 01

Folder 02

Folder 03 Folder 04

Folder 05

Folder 08

Folder 06 Folder 07

Close

New Album

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Recording Overview

About DVD recording

otes

• This recorder cannot make recordings on CD-R or
CD-RW discs.

• Our company takes no responsibility for recording fail­ure due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to
the recorder.

• Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect
playback and/or recording performance. Please take
proper care of your discs.

Disc types and recording formats, modes,
and settings

This recorder can play three different kinds of DVD disc:
pre-recorded DVD-Video discs, DVD-RW and DVD-R
discs. The disc format for DVD-R discs is always “Video
format”—the same as pre-recorded DVD-Video discs.
This means that once finalized, you can play a DVD-R
in a regular DVD player.

By default, the DVD-RW disc format is Video Recording
format, though you can change this to Video format, if
required. (Reinitializing the disc will erase the contents
of the disc.)

The recording mode is closely related to the disc for­mat. If the disc format is Video Recording format, then
the recording mode is VR mode; if the disc format is
Video mode, then the recording mode is Video mode
(except for DVD-Video, which is not recordable, and so
does not have a recording mode).

Within the recording modes (which are fixed for the
whole disc) are the record settings. These can be
changed as required for each recording and determine
the picture quality and how much space the recording
will take up on the disc.

About HDD recording

Recording to the internal hard disk drive (HDD) is basi­cally similar to recording to a VR mode DVD-RW disc.
You have the full choice of recording quality options,
including the manual mode, and of course you can
record, erase and re-record as many times as you like.
The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can
store many hours of video on it, even in the higher qual­ity recording modes. To help you organize the contents,
the HDD is divided into ten groups. You can name and
use these groups as you like—for example, you might
have a group for movies, another for TV shows, and
one for camcorder recordings.

ote

The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on
the HDD is 255.

Notes for recording

• The recording times shown are not exact because the
recorder uses variable bit-rate video compression.
This means that the exact recording time will depend
on the material being recorded.

• When recording a TV broadcast, if the reception is
poor or the picture contains interference, the record­ing times may be shorter.

• If you record still pictures or audio only, the recording
time may be longer.

• The displayed times for recording and time remaining
may not always add up to exactly the length of the
disc.

• The recording time available may decrease if you
heavily edit a disc.

• If using a DVD-RW disc, make sure you change the
recording format (Video mode or VR mode) before
you record anything on the disc. See page 29 (Disc
Format) for how to do this.

• When using a DVD-R disc, you can keep recording
until the disc is full, or until you finalize the disc.
Before you start a recording session, check the
amount of recording time left on the disc.

• When using a DVD-RW disc in Video mode, recording
time available will only increase if you erase the last
title recorded on the disc.

• The Erase Title option in the Title List-Original menu
only hides the title, it does not actually erase the title
from the disc and increase the recording time avail­able (except for the last recorded title on a DVD-RW
disc in Video mode).

Recording TV audio channels

This recorder can record either NICAM or regular audio.
If the NICAM setting (page 22) is set to Auto, then if the
broadcast is NICAM, you can record the NICAM audio.
If the broadcast is non-NICAM, the regular audio is
always recorded.

Recording time and picture quality

There are four preset recording quality modes:

• HQ – Highest quality setting, gives about 1 hour of
recording time on a DVD disc.

• SQ – Default quality, sufficient for most applications,
gives about 2 hours of recording time on a DVD.

• LQ – Slightly lower video quality, but doubles the
recording time on a DVD to around 4 hours.

RECORDING

47

Recording Overview (Continued)

Restrictions on video recording

•You cannot record copy-protected video using this
recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video
discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected
material is encountered during a recording, recording
will pause or stop automatically and an error message
will be displayed on-screen.

•Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded
using a DVD-RW disc in VR mode with CPRM (see
below).

• NTSC format signals from the analog or the DV
inputs is not recorded correctly with this recorder.

•Video signals in SECAM format (from the built-in TV
tuner or from the analog inputs) are recorded in PAL
format.

• VR mode DVD discs in NTSC format is not available
for this recorder.

What is ‘CPRM’?

CPRM is a copy protection system (with scramble sys­tem) only allowing the recording of ‘copy once’ broad­cast programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for
Recordable Media.
This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that
you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you
cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM
recordings can only be made on DVD-RW discs format­ted in VR mode, and CPRM recordings can only be
played on players that are specifically compatible with
CPRM.

Copyright

• Recording equipment should be used only for lawful
copying and you are advised to check carefully what
is lawful copying in the country in which you are mak­ing a copy. Copying of copyright material such as
films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal
exception or consented to by the rights owner.

• 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.

•

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 625 PRO­GRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOM­MENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION
TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE
ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATI­BILITY WITH THIS MODEL 625p DVD & HDD RECORDER,
PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.

Additional Information for Recording

Clean-up Recording

You can simply clean-up (erase) all contents on the disc
then start recording from the first section of the disc.
The disc format is not changed.

11

Load a recordable disc.

22

Press and hold REC (zz) button for more than 3
seconds.

The message will appears on the TV screen.

33

Use

bb /BB

to select “OK” then press ENTER.
Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in
the display window.)

Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD
Players (Finalizing a Disc)

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs
recorded in Video mode. A small number of players can
also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized
or not. Check the manual that came with the other play­er to check what kinds of discs it will play.

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc
can be played on a regular DVD player or computer
equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen for
navigating the disc. This is accessed by pressing
MENU/LIST or TITLE.

To finalize a disc, refer to “Finalize” on page 30.

Video

VR

Cancel

Delete all titles and record?

OK

48

Timeshift (Pause, Live TV/Playback) Setup and Operation

Introduction

Do not miss a scene from a live broadcast. If the tele­phone rings while you are watching your favorite live
broadcast, just press “TIMESHIFT” and “PAUSE” before
answering the phone. The timeshift function will be acti­vated and the broadcast is then recorded for later view­ing.
After the phone call or viewing interruption, press
“PLAY” or “SCAN” to watch the program.
Press “STOP” to return to the live broadcast.

Timeshift (Pause, Live TV/Playback)
Operation

You can store a program in the HDD storage cache
temporarily.

Press TIMESHIFT while watching a TV program.

The Progress Bar display appears on the screen as
shown below. The Progress Bar changes to timeshift
icon after 5 seconds.

1. Indicates playback mode.

2. Indicates current Timeshift position.

3. Indicates Timeshift start time.

4. Indicates Timeshift elapsed time.

5. Indicates the time that is one hour from Timeshift
start time.

ips

•You can use trick play functions (Slow, Scan, etc.)

during timeshift. Refer to Playback Operation on
pages 35-38.

•You can edit the cached clip during Timeshift to retain

the program on the HDD. Refer to Clip Record on the
right.

ote

If the timeshift operation is elapsed for more than 6
hours, the oldest timeshift section of the cache will be
incrementally deleted.

Clip Record

You can edit during Timeshift to store the program on
the HDD (Hard Disk Drive).

11

During Timeshift, use pause step, search and
slow-motion to find the starting point.

22

Press RECORD at the starting point of the sec­tion you want to record.

Progress of the edit is indicated in red on the
Progress Bar.

33

Use pause step, search and slow-motion to find
the ending point.

44

Press RECORD at the ending point of the sec­tion you want to record.

Normal playback continues.

55

Repeat steps 1 and 4 to make several Clip
Records of a program.

66

Press STOP to stop Timeshift.

Confirm message will appear.

77

Use

bb /BB

to select ‘OK’ then press ENTER. Or,

press STOP again.

The current broadcast is displayed on the screen.

otes

• Selected sections are recorded on the HDD.

• If you want to stop Clip recording, press the STOP
button. If you press POWER to stop Clip recording,
the program may not be recorded on the HDD.

• Clip records cannot be made for sections lasting less
than 5 seconds.

Jump to Start during Timeshift

1. Press ENTER during timeshift. The menu will

appear.

2. Press bband playback starts from the very beginning

of the timeshift.

Jump to End during Timeshift

1. Press ENTER during timeshift. The menu will

appear.

2. Press BBand jumps to the very end of the timeshift

then goes to pause mode.

To Exit the Timeshift

1. Press STOP to exit Timeshift function.

Confirm message will appear.

2. Use b / B to select ‘OK’ then press ENTER.

The current broadcast is displayed on the screen.

HDD

HDD

15:3714:37

PLAY

15:3714:37

CLIPREC

34 5

12

RECORDING

49

Basic Recording

Basic Recording from a TV

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the
disc is full or you stop the recording.

ote

You must load a recordable disc for DVD recording.

11

Press HOME.

The HOME menu appears.

22

Select a media (HDD or DISC) to record TV pro­gram then press ENTER.

33

Select ‘TV (HDD)’ or ‘TV (DVD)’ option then
press ENTER.

Also make sure that the TV input is set to this recorder.
If you load a completely blank disc, the recorder takes a
short while to initialize the disc.

44

Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly. (HQ, SQ, LQ)

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Use v / V buttons to select the TV channel to
record.

Changing TV Audio Channel

You can select the audio channel (language) to listen by
pressing AUDIO during viewing TV program. The cur­rent audio channel is displayed on-screen.
Stereo or mono broadcast: Stereo → Left → Right →
Mono
Bilingual broadcast: Main+Sub → Main → Sub → Mono

• When DVD recording in Video mode and if the broad­cast is bilingual, set audio channel from the Video
Rec Audio in sub-menu of the Setup menu (see page

29).

• If the sound is of poor quality when set to Stereo, you
can often improve it by changing to Mono (Left or
Right).

• This recorder can record either NICAM or regular
audio. If the NICAM setting (page 22) is set to Auto,
then if the broadcast is NICAM, the audio automati­cally changes to NICAM and you can record the
NICAM audio. If the broadcast is non-NICAM, the reg­ular audio is always recorded.
If NICAM sound distortion occurs, due to poor recep­tion, you can switch off NICAM setting of the program.

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Press REC (z) once.

Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)

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Recording continues until you press STOP (x) or
the disc or HDD is full.



To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant
Timer Recording on right.

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Press STOP (x) to stop recording.

To Pause the Recording

1 Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause recording.
2 When you want to continue recording, press

PAUSE/STEP (X).

To record one TV program while
watching another

1 Press TV/DVD to select the TV mode during record-

ing. The TV indicator appears.

2 Using the TV, select the channel to be viewed.

Instant Timer Recording

Instant Timer Recording allows you to make a recording
easily of a preset length without using the program
timer.

11

Follow steps 1-4 as shown left (Basic Recording
from a TV).

22

Press REC (z) repeatedly to select the record­ing time length.

Recording starts after the first press. Each subse­quent press increases the recording time within free
space (maximum 240 minutes).
The recording time is displayed on the TV screen.
At the end of the recording, the recorder will stop
recording and shut off.

Instant Timer Record Menu

Checking the Recording Time

Press REC (z) once to check the recording time. The
recalled setting will automatically return to the TV
screen for a moment.
Also, remaining time of recording is shown in the dis­play window.

To Extend the Recording Time

The recording time can be extended anytime by press­ing REC (z).

Each subsequent press increases the recording time
within free space (maximum 240 minutes).

Caution

If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure)
while the recorder is recording, the recording will be
lost.

10 M Rec

19h 30min Free

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Timer Recording

This recorder can be programmed to record up to 7 pro­grams within a period of 1 month. For unattended record­ing, the timer needs to know the channels to be record­ed, the starting time and length.

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Press TIMER REC.

The Timer Record menu will appear.

• Media – Choose a media to record (HDD or
DVD).

• Prog. – Choose a memorized program number,
or one of the external inputs from which to
record.

• Date – Choose a date up to

1 month

in advance.

• Start Time – Set the recording start time.

• Length – Set the recording length.

• Repeat – Choose a desired repeat (Once, Daily
(Monday - Friday), or Weekly).

• PDC – The PDC system automatically adjusts the
recording time so that even if a program is not
running to schedule, you won’t miss it. For PDC
to work properly, you must input the correct
announced time and date of the program you
want to record.
Note that PDC may not work with every station.

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• Stations that use PDC typically include PDC

information in the teletext TV guide pages.
Please refer to these pages when setting a
timer recording.

• This recorder takes approximately 1 - 2

minutes to start recording. This means that
when using PDC, there may be instances
where the beginning of the program is not
recorded.

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Enter the necessary information for your timer
recording(s).

• b / B (left/right) – move the cursor left/right

• v / V (up/down) – change the setting at the cur­rent cursor position

• Press RETURN (O) to exit the Timer Record
menu.

• Press ENTER after filling in all the program infor­mation.

• Press TIMER REC to display Timer Record List.

33

Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing
REC MODE repeatedly. (HQ, SQ, LQ)

44

Press ENTER, the program will be memorized
by the recorder.

To check the programming, the Timer Record List
will appear.
Check field’s “Rec. OK” on the Timer Record List
indicates that the timer recording is programmed
correctly.

55

Press RETURN (O) to exit the Program List.

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Make sure that you load a recordable disc for
DVD recording and press POWER to switch
your unit to Standby.

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• The timer indicator lights in the display window when
the recorder is in standby with the timer active.

• When DVD recording in Video mode and if the broad­cast is bilingual, set audio channel from the Video
Rec Audio in sub-menu of the Setup menu (see page

29).

•You must press POWER to stop the timer recording.

• If you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there
isn’t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the
recording, the Recovery Recording feature will auto­matically record the program to the HDD for you.

Timer Record

Date Start Time Length Repeat

Prog.

Media

05

C50 ABCHDD

TIMER REC

Enter

19:209/5 Fr

Timer Rec List Close

SQ

79h 30m Free

- - - - Once Off

REC MODE

Mode

PDC

RECORDING

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Timer Recording (Continued)

Timer Recording with VIDEO Plus+
System

This system makes programming timer recordings very
simple. Most TV guides publish VIDEO Plus+
programming numbers with their program details. If you
want to make a timer recording of a program, you just
input the corresponding VIDEO Plus+ programming
number. The date, start, stop and channel settings are
made automatically. All you have to do is tell the
recorder the recording mode and quality, and whether
it’s a once-only recording, or a regular recording.
Up to 7 timer programs can be stored in the recorder.

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Press VIDEO Plus+.

The VIDEO Plus+ menu will appear.
Press VIDEO Plus+ again to exit the menu.

• Number – Enter the VIDEO Plus+ programming
number.

• Repeat – Choose a desired repeat (Once, Daily,
or Weekly).

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Use the number buttons then press ENTER to
enter the VIDEO Plus+ programming number.

To check the programming, the Timer Record menu
will appear.

• b / B (left/right) – move the cursor left/right

• If you make a mistake before pressing ENTER,
press CLEAR repeatedly to delete password
numbers one by one then correct it.

33

Use b / B to move the cursor to the Repeat
column then use v / V to select Repeat option

(Once, Daily (Monday - Friday), or Weekly).

44

Press ENTER after filling in all the program
information.

The program will be memorized by the recorder.

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You can change the information as required
usingbb/ BB/ vv/ VV(Media, VPS/PDC, etc.)

Refer to “Timer Recording” on previous page.

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Choose a record mode (HQ, SQ, or LQ).

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Press ENTER, the program will be memorized
by the recorder.

To check the programming, the Timer Record List
will appear.
Check field’s “Rec. OK” on the Timer Record List
indicates that the timer recording is programmed
correctly and recordable disc inserted.

88

Press RETURN (O) to exit the Timer Record
menu.

99

Make sure that you load a recordable disc for
DVD recording and press POWER to switch
your unit to Standby.

Date Start Time Length Repeat

PDC

Timer Record

Enter

C50 ABCHDD

Timer Rec List Close

79h 30m Free

19:209/5 Fr

Prog.

05

Media

- - - - Once Off

TIMER REC

Mode

REC MODE

SQ

Repeat

VIDEO Plus+

Enter Close

Number

Once

0-9 Input

Delete

CLEAR

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Timer Recording (Continued)

Checking Timer Recording Details

Programming can be checked whenever the recorder is
turned on. Press TIMER REC twice.

• Use v / V to select a timer recording.

• Press ENTER to edit the selected program.
Timer Record menu appears.

• Press CLEAR to delete the selected program
from the Timer Record List.

Canceling a Timer Recording

You can clear a timer setting anytime before the record­ing actually starts.

• Use v / V to select a program you want to erase on
the Timer Recorder List. If you want to erase the
program, press CLEAR.

Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress

After a timer recording has started, you can still cancel
the program.

• Press POWER.

Timer Recording Troubleshooting

Even though the timer is set, the recorder will not
record when:

• There is no disc loaded and there is not free space
on the HDD.

•Anon-recordable disc is loaded and there is not free
space on the HDD.

• Disc Protect is set to On in the Setup menu and there
is not free space on the HDD. (see page 30).

• Power is turned on.

• There are already 99 titles recorded on the disc and
there are already 255 titles recorded on the HDD.

You cannot enter a timer program when:

•Arecording is already underway.

• The time you’re trying to set has already passed.

• There are already 7 timer programs set.

If two or more timer programs overlap:

• The earlier program takes priority.

• When the earlier program finishes, the later program
starts.

• If two programs are set to start at exactly the same
time, the program entered first takes priority.

If the disc is damaged, the recording may not complete
successfully. In this case even though the Check field
shows “Rec. OK”, it may not be.

Date Start Length Mode Check

Timer Record List

Edit CloseDelete

CLEAR

02/12 Sa

Prog.

05

Media

19:20 30min LQ Rec. OK

PDC

Off

Timer Rec

TIMER REC

06/12 We05 19:20 30min HQ Rec. OK Off

RECORDING

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Recording from an External Input

Recording from External Components

You can record from an external component, such as a
camcorder or VCR, connected to any of the recorder’s
external inputs.

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Make sure that the component you want to
record from is connected properly to the
recorder. See page 19.

22

Choose a media (HDD or DVD) to record using
HOME menu. (see page 31).

33

Press AV repeatedly to select the external input
to record from.

•Tuner: Built-in tuner

•AV1: EURO AV1 AUDIO VIDEO mounted on back
panel

•AV2: EURO AV2 DECODER mounted on back
panel

•AV3: AUDIO IN 3 / VIDEO IN 3 mounted on back
panel

•AV4: INPUT 4 (VIDEO, AUDIO (L/R), S-VIDEO
IN) mounted on front panel

•DV: DV IN mounted on front panel

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Select the recording mode as necessary by
pressing REC MODE repeatedly. (HQ, SQ, LQ)

HQ; High Quality, SQ; Standard Quality, LQ: Low Quality

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Press REC (z) once.

Recording will start. (The REC indicator lights in the
display window.)

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Recording continues until you press STOP (x) or
the disc is full.

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To record for a fixed length of time, see Instant
Timer Recording on page 49.

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Press STOP (x) to stop recording.

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If your source is copy-protected using CopyGuard, you
will not be able to record it using this recorder. See
Copyright on page 47 for more details.

Recording from a Digital Camcorder

You can record from a digital camcorder connected to
the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. Using
the recorder’s remote, you can control both the cam­corder and this recorder.
Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the
DV IN jack is set up (see page 29).

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• The source signal must be DVC-SD format.

• Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this
recorder’s remote.

• If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable,
you cannot control the second DVD from this one.

•You can’t control this unit remotely from a component
connected to the DV IN jack.

•You can’t record date and time information from a DV
cassette.

11

Make sure your digital camcorder is connected
to the front panel DV IN jack. See page 19.

22

Choose a media (HDD or DVD) to record using
HOME menu. (see page 31).

33

Check that the DV audio input is as you require.

You can choose between Audio 1 (original audio)
and Audio 2 (overdubbed audio).

• DV Input is set from the DV Rec Audio in sub­menu of the Setup menu. See DV Rec Audio on
page 29 for more information.

44

Press AV repeatedly to select the DV input.

DV appears in the display window and on the TV
screen.

55

Find the place on the camcorder tape that you
want to the recording to start from.

For best results, pause playback at the point from
which you want to record.

• Depending on your camcorder, you can use this
recorder’s remote to control the camcorder using
the STOP, PLAY and PAUSE functions.

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Press REC (z) once to start recording.

• Recording is automatically stopped if the recorder

detects no signal.

•You can pause or stop the recording by pressing
PAUSE/STEP (X) or STOP (x). You cannot

control the camcorder from this remote control
during recording.

• In Video mode, the final frame of the recording
may remain displayed on screen for a while after
recording stops.

• For timer recording to work properly on this

recorder, the digital camcorder must also be
switched on and in operating.

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Recording from an External Input (Continued)

What is DV?

Using DV, also known as i.LINK, you can connect a
DV-equipped camcorder to this recorder using a single
DV cable for input and output of audio, video, data and
control signals.
The i.LINK interface is also known as IEEE 1394-1995.
“i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are trademarks.

• This recorder is only compatible with DV-format
(DVC-SD) camcorders. Digital satellite tuners and
Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible.

•You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at
a time to this recorder.

•You cannot control this recorder from external equip­ment connected via the DV IN jack (including two
recorders).

• It may not always be possible to control the connect­ed camcorder via the DV IN jack.

• Digital camcorders can usually record audio as stereo
16-bit/48kHz, or twin stereo tracks of 12-bit/32kHz.
This recorder can only record one stereo audio track.
Set DV Rec Audio to Audio 1 or Audio 2 as required
(see page 29).

• Audio input to the DV IN jack should be 32 or 48kHz
(not 44.1kHz).

• Picture disturbance on the recording may occur if the
source component pauses playback or plays an
unrecorded section of tape, or if the power fails in the
source component, or the DV cable becomes discon­nected.

• Although DV Rec Audio is set to Audio 2 and Audio 2
signal is not present, DV Rec Audio will be reset to
Audio 1 automatically.

DV-Related Messages

You may see the following messages appear on your
TV screen when using the DV IN jack.

Not connected to camcorder

The camcorder is not connected properly, or the cam­corder is switched off.

Too many devices connected

The DV jack on this recorder supports connection to
just one camcorder.

Check the tape

There is no cassette loaded into the connected equip­ment.

Uncontrollable device

This recorder cannot control the camcorder.

Updating Information

Camcorder is updating information for DV.

Camera mode

Camcorder is set to camera mode.

Troubleshooting

If you can’t get a picture and/or audio through the DV IN
jack, check the bullet points:

• Make sure the DV cable is properly connected.

•Try switching off the connected equipment then
switch back on.

•Try switching the audio input.

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Depending on the connected camcorder, you may not
be able to control it using the remote control supplied
with this recorder.

EDITING

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Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview

Using the Title List menu you can edit video content on
unfinalized VR mode DVD discs, as well as video con­tent on the internal hard disk drive (HDD). The editing
features available in the Title List menu depend on
whether you are editing video on a VR mode DVD, or
the HDD, and whether you’re editing Original content, or
a Playlist.

With unfinalized Video mode DVDs, there are a limited
number of editing commands, including naming and
erasing titles. Once a Video mode disc has been final­ized, further editing is not possible. You can still use the
Title List menu to select titles for playback.

There are two ways to edit VR mode DVD-RW discs.
You can directly edit the Original content of the disc, or
you can create and edit a Playlist. The Playlist doesn’t
actually change any of the content on the disc, but just
controls how the content is played back.

Editing material recorded on the HDD is similar to edit­ing the Original content of a VR mode DVD-RW, with
similar commands for erasing and naming titles, as well
as fine control over the content of chapters within titles
for DVD disc.

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During recording, if you display the Title List menu for
the HDD, some of the titles may appear with a mark.
These titles were recorded with a Line Input setting dif­ferent to the current setting of the recorder.
During recording, these titles cannot be played.

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Choose a media (HDD or DVD) to edit using
HOME menu. (see page 31).

22

Press MENU/LIST to display the Title List menu.

Playback should be stopped when you do this.

•You can also access it using HOME menu, select
TITLE LIST then press ENTER.

• When selecting titles, use the v / V buttons to
display the previous/next page if there are more
than six titles.

• If you are editing a VR mode disc, press
MENU/LIST to switch between Original and
Playlist menu.

On the left side of the screen are the Title List menu
menu options. The main part of the screen shows
thumbnails of the titles (or chapter) on the disc or HDD.
You can change these thumbnails using the THUMB­NAIL button—see Changing Title Thumbnails on page

57.

Press DISPLAY to display the information of selected
title on the Title List menu.

After selecting a title or chapter on the Title List of
Chapter List menu, then press ENTER. The menu
options on the left side of the menu. Use v / V to select
a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection.
(Details for menu options -see page 56)

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To exit the Title List menu, press RETURN (O)
repeatedly.

Currently selected title:

Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title

information for selected title.

Thumbnail

Shows the selected title number and
total number of titles.

Shows the title name, recorded
date, and recording length.

Current media

Indicates the record mode,

free space, and elapsed time

progress bar.

Menu options:

To display menu option, select

a title then press ENTER.

Title List

HDD

1h 5min

HQ

Free

Title 1

7/12

Play

Delete

Rename

Edit

Sort

Dubbing

Title 4

13/12

Enter

0:16:00

0:08:00

DISPLAY

Info

Title 2

9/12

Title 5

16/12

0:35:00

0:10:00

Title 3

10/12

Title 6

19/12

1/12

0:30:00

0:15:00

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Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview (Continued)

Title List-HDD menu options

Play: Start playback of the selected

title.

Delete: Deletes the title. (page 59)

Rename: Edits the title name. (page

60)

Edit: Selects Edit options.

• Combine: Combines two titles into

one (page 61).

• Divide: Divides a title into two
(page 61).

• Delete Parts: Deletes a part of the
Title (page 59).

Sort: Lists the programs on the Title
List menu by Date, Title, or
Category. (page 60)

• Date: Lists the programs by
recorded date.

•Title: Lists the programs by title
name.

• Category: Lists the programs by
category.

Dubbing: Copies the title to another
media. (page 64)

Title List-Original menu options

Play: Start playback the selected

title.

Chapter: Displays Chapter List­Original menu of the title.

Rename: Edits the title name.
(page 60)

Delete: Deletes the title. (page 59)

Delete Parts: Deletes a part of the

Title. (page 59)

Playlist: Adds the title to the Playlist.
(page 58)

Dubbing: Copies the title to another
media. (page 64)

Chapter List-Original menu options

Play: Starts playback of the select-

ed chapter.

Title: Displays Title List-Original
menu of the chapter.

Delete: Deletes the chapter. (page

59)

Combine: Combines two chapters
into one. (page 62)

Playlist: Adds the chapter to the
Playlist. (page 58)

Title List-Playlist menu options

Play: Start playback the selected

title.

Chapter: Displays Chapter List­Playlist menu of the title.

Rename: Edits the title name. (page

60)

Delete: Deletes the title from the
Title List-Playlist menu. (page 59)

Delete Part: Deletes a part of the
Title. (page 59)

Chapter List-Playlist menu options

Play: Starts playback of the select-

ed chapter.

Title: Displays Title List-Playlist
menu of the chapter.

Delete: Deletes the chapter from the
Chapter List-Playlist menu.
(page 59)

Move: Moves a chapter on the
Chapter List-Playlist menu to a
position on the menu. (page 62)

Combine: Combines two chapters
into one. (page 62)

VR

VR

VR

VR

HDD

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Play

Delete

Rename

Edit

Dubbing

Sort

Combine

Divide

Delete Part

Date

Title

Category

Play

Chapter

Rename

Delete

Playlist

Delete Part

Dubbing

Play

Chapter

Rename

Delete

Delete Part

Play

Title

Delete

Playlist

Combine

Play

Title

Delete

Move

Combine

EDITING

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HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing

Titles, Chapters and Parts

Titles in the disc’s original content contain one or more
chapters. When you insert a disc’s title into the Playlist,
all the chapters within that title also appear. In other
words, chapters in the Playlist behave exactly as chap­ters on a DVD-Video disc do. Parts are sections of
Original or Playlist titles. From the Original and Playlist
menu you can add or delete parts. Adding a chapter or
title to the Playlist creates a new title made up of a sec­tion (ie., chapter) of an Original title. Deleting a part
removes part of a title from the Original or Playlist
menu.

Caution

• When editing using the Delete, Add and Move func­tions, the start and end frames may not be exactly as
set in the start and end point display.

• During Playlist playback, you may notice a momen­tary pause between edits. This is not a malfunction.

Adding Chapter Markers

You can put a chapter marker anywhere in a Playlist or
Original title during recording or playback.
Once the chapter is marked, you can use the Chapter
Search feature, as well as delete, combine and move
chapters in the Chapter List-Original or Chapter List­Playlist menu.
You can insert up to 999 chapter markers in both the
Original and Playlist contents.

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In Video mode, chapter markers are inserted at regular
intervals automatically. You can change this interval
from the Initial Setup menu (see Auto Chapter on page

29).

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Play the title (Original or Playlist).

22

At the point you want to start a new chapter,
press CHP ADD.

A chapter marker icon appears on the TV screen.

•You can also put chapter markers in during
recording.

Changing Title Thumbnails

Each title and chapter displayed in the Original or
Playlist menu is represented by a thumbnail picture
taken from the start of that title or chapter.
If you prefer, select a different still picture from within a
title.

11

Play the title (Original or Playlist).

22

Press THUMBNAIL to make the currently dis­played picture the one that appears in the Title
List menu.

The still picture that you choose appears in both the
Original or Playlist menu.

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You can also change the thumbnail picture of the title on
the Chapter List-Original or Chapter List-Playlist menu.
Select a chapter on the Chapter List-Original or Chapter
List-Playlist menu then press THUMBNAIL. The thumb­nail picture of the title that includes the chapter is
changed.

HDDVR

VR

VR

Chapter

Thumbnail

HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued)

Making a New Playlist

Use this function to add an Original title or chapter to
the Playlist. When you do this, the whole title is put into
the Playlist (you can delete bits you don’t need later —
see Deleting an Original or Playlist title/chapter on page

59).

The title appears in the Playlist complete with the chap­ter markers that appear in the Original. However, if you
add more chapter markers to the Original later, these
are not automatically copied over into the Playlist title.

You can add up to 999 chapters to one disc . If you only
want to add a chapter of a title, use the Adding a
title/chapter to the Playlist on this page.

11

Choose a title or chapter on the Title List­Original menu or Chapter List-Original menu to
put into the Playlist, then press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

Title List-Original Chapter List-Original

22

Use v / V to select ‘Playlist’ from the menu
options then press ENTER.

33

Select ‘New Playlist’ then press ENTER.

The new title appears in the updated Playlist. All
chapters of the title are added to the Playlist.

Adding Additional Title/Chapters to the
Playlist

You can add an Original title or chapter to add to a
Playlist title even if it is already registered.

11

Choose a title or chapter on the Title List­Original menu or Chapter List-Original menu to
put into the Playlist, then press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
screen.

Title List-Original Chapter List-Original

22

Use v / V to select ‘Playlist’ from menu options
then press ENTER.

33

Choose a Title List-Playlist that is already regis­tered to insert a title or chapter, then press
ENTER.

The title or chapter appears in the updated Playlist
menu.

44

Repeat steps 1-3 to add additional title or chap­ter on the Playlist.

55

Press RETURN (O) to exit, or MENU/LIST to go
back to the Title List-Original menu.

VR

VR

New Playlist

Select a Playlist.

Playlist

Delete Part

Dubbing

Chapter

Play

Rename

Delete

Playlist

Title

Play

Delete

Combine

Playlist

Delete Part

Dubbing

Chapter

Play

Rename

Delete

Playlist

Title

Play

Delete

Combine

New Playlist

Select a Playlist.

TITLE 1

TITLE 2

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EDITING

59

HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued)

Deleting an Original or Playlist
Title/Chapter

When you erase a title or chapter from the Playlist
menu, you only remove it from the Playlist; the
title/chapter remains in the Original menu.

If you choose to delete a title or chapter from the
Original (title/chapter) menu, the title or chapter is actu­ally deleted from the disc and the remaining time avail­able for recording increases. Titles/chapters deleted
from the Original are also removed from the Playlist.

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It may not be possible to delete chapters that are less
than 5 seconds long.

11

Use bb/ BB/ vv/ VVto choose a chapter or title you
want to delete on the Title List or Chapter List
menu then press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
screen.

22

Select ‘Delete’ option from the options on the
menu.

e.g., If you select “Delete” option on the Title List­HDD menu.

33

Press ENTER to confirm.

The confirm message for deleting will appear.

44

Use b / B to select ‘OK’ then press ENTER.
The selected chapter or title is deleted.
After pressing ENTER, the new, updated menu is
displayed.

55

Repeat steps 1 - 4 to continue to delete from the
menu.

66

Press RETURN (O) repeatedly to exit the
menu.

Deleting a Part

You can delete a part which you do not want in the title.

11

Use bb/ BB/ vv/ VVto choose a title you want to
delete on the Title List menu then press ENTER.

The options appears on the left side of the menu.

22

Select ‘Delete Part’ from the options on the
menu.

33

Press ENTER.

Title Edit (Delete Part) menu appears on the TV
screen.
‘Start Point’ icon is highlighted.

44

Starts playback and use pause step, search and
slow-motion to find the starting point.

55

Press ENTER at the starting point of the section
you want to delete.

‘End Point’ icon is highlighted.
The part is indicated on the Progress Bar.

66

Use pause step, search and slow-motion to find
the ending point.

77

Press ENTER at the ending point of the section
you want to delete.

You can cancel the selected point, use v / V to
select ‘Cancel’ icon then press ENTER.

ip

With HDD recordings, you can delete additional part.
Select ‘Next Part’ icon on the menu then press ENTER,
then repeat steps 4-7.

88

If you finish to edit, select ‘Done’ icon then
press ENTER.

The selected part is deleted from the title and Title
List menu appears.
When recording in VR mode, the confirm message
for deleting will appear. Use b / B to select ‘OK’
then press ENTER.

ote

It may not be possible to delete parts that are less than
3 seconds long.

VRHDD

VRHDD

Title Edit

Select Move Point

Delete Part

HDD

TITLE 1
20/8 00:35:42

0:00:00.00

Start Point

End Point

Next Part

Cancel

Done

Close

Dubbing

Sort

Delete

Play

Rename

Edit

60

HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued)

Naming a Title

You can name Original and Playlist titles independently.
Names can be up to 32 characters long.

11

Choose the title you want to name on the Title
List menu, then press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

22

Use v/V to select ‘Rename’ option then press
ENTER.

Keyboard menu appears.

33

Enter a name for the title. Use bb/ BB/ vv/ VVto
select a character then press ENTER to confirm
your selection. Refer step 3 as shown on page
22 (Station Rename).

ip

You can add the genre only for HDD title name.

44

Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name
and return to the previous menu screen.

55

Press RETURN (O) repeatedly to exit the
menu.

otes

• Names can be up to 32 characters long.

• For discs formatted on a different recorder, you will
see only a limited character set.

Sort

This function allows you to access show listings organ­ized by Date, Title, or Category on the Title List-HDD
menu. So you can find title you want to watch easily.

11

Choose any title on the Title List-HDD menu,
then press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

22

Use v/V to select ‘Sort’ option then press
ENTER.

Sort options appears.

33

Use v/V to select ‘Date’, ‘Title’ or ‘Category’
option then press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, the sorted menu is dis­played.

HDDVRHDD

01DOCU

Genre

EDU

News Drama

ANI Sports

Movie Show

AV IN etc.

23456789

ABCDEF GH I J

KLMNOPQRST

UVWXY Z

Alphabet Capital

TITLE 1

OK CancelSpace Delete

Dubbing

Sort

Delete

Play

Rename

Edit

Date

Title

Category

EDITING

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HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued)

Combining Two Titles Into One

Use this function to combine two adjacent Original-HDD
titles into one.

ote

This function is not available if there is only one titles
within the HDD.

11

On the Title List-HDD menu, select the first title
of the two titles you want to combine then press
ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
screen.

22

Select ‘Combine’ from the menu options.

33

Select the second title of the two titles you want
to combine then press ENTER.

Confirm message appears.

44

Use b / B to select ‘OK’ then press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, the updated menu is dis­played.

Divide One Titles Into Two

Use this command to split a title up into two new titles.

11

On the Title List-HDD menu, select a title you
want to divide then press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
screen.

22

Select ‘Divide’ from the Title List-HDD menu
options.

Title Edit-Divide menu appears and playback starts.
‘Divide’ option is highlighted on the left side of the
screen.

33

Use pause step, search and slow-motion to find
the starting point you want to divide the title.

44

When ‘Divide’ option is highlighted, press
ENTER at the point.

You can clear the dividing point and exit the Title
Edit-Divide menu, use v / V to select ‘Cancel’

option then press ENTER. The dividing point is
clear.

55

Choose ‘Done’ option then press ENTER to fix
the dividing point.

The title is divided into two new titles.

HDDHDD

Title Edit

Divide

HDD

TITLE 1
20/8 00:35:42

0:00:00.00

Divide

Cancel

Done

Play & Select the Start Point

Select Move Point Close

Dubbing

Sort

Delete

Play

Rename

Edit

Combine

Divide

Delete Part

HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing (Continued)

Combining Two Chapters Into One

Use this function to combine two adjacent Playlist or
Original chapters into one.

ote

This function is not available if there is only one chapter
within the title.

11

On the Chapter List menu, select the second
chapter of the two chapters you want to com­bine then press ENTER on the Chapter List­Original or Chapter List-Playlist menu.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
screen.

22

Use v / V to select ‘Combine’.

The combine indicator appears between the two
chapters you want to combine.

33

Press ENTER to confirm.

Confirm message appears.

44

Use b / B to select ‘OK’ then press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, the updated menu is dis­played.

Moving a Playlist Chapter

Use this function to re-arrange the playing order of
Playlist chapters on the Title List-Playlist menu.

ote

This function is not available if there is only one chapter.

11

Select a chapter on the Chapter List-Playlist
menu.

22

Press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
menu.

33

Use v / V to select ‘Move’ option from Playlist
options then press ENTER.

44

Use bb/ BB/ vv/ VVto choose the place you want
to move the chapter to then press ENTER.

Confirm message appears.

55

Use b / B to select ‘OK’ then press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER, the updated menu is dis­played.

VR

VR

Combine

Title

Play

Delete

Move

Combine

Title

Play

Delete

Move

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EDITING

63

Copying

Introduction

Use the copying features of this recorder to:

• Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a
DVD.

• Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play
in another player.

•Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing.

•Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD.

The simplest method of copying is to use the One
Touch Copy feature. Using this you can very simply
copy the title that’s currently playing from HDD to DVD,
or the other way around.

Restrictions on copying

Some video material is copy-once protected. This
means that it can be recorded to HDD, but it can’t then
be freely copied again. If you want to transfer copy­once protected material from HDD to DVD, you’ll need
to use a VR mode DVD-RW disc compatible with CPRM
Ver. 1.1 (see CPRM on page 47 for more on this), and
the following restrictions apply:

After copying a copy-once protected title to DVD it is
automatically erased from the HDD. It is not therefore
possible to copy a locked title that is copy-once protect­ed.

You can identify copy-once protected material during
playback by displaying disc information on-screen.

•Amedia in NTSC format can not be copied.

Copyright

Recording equipment should be used only for lawful
copying and you are advised to check carefully what is
lawful copying in the country in which you are making a
copy. Copying of copyright material such as films or
music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception
or consented to by the right owners.

High-speed copying

Copying between DVD and HDD is a completely digital
process and therefore involves no loss of quality in the
audio or video. This means that you can transfer back
and forth without having to worry about the quality get­ting worse with each copy ‘generation’. It also means
that copying can be carried out at the maximum speed
possible.
When copying from HDD to DVD, the speed of copying
depends on the recording mode and the kind of DVD
disc you’re using.

One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD)

The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently play­ing title from the HDD to DVD. The whole title is copied,
regardless of where in the title you start copying. The
recorder copies at the maximum speed possible.

For One Touch Copy to work, make sure that a record­able DVD-R/RW disc is loaded.

During HDD playback, press DUBBING to copy the
current title to DVD.

The on-screen display indicates that the title is being
copied. Playback continues while copying.

•You can’t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a
title if any part of the title is copy-once protected.

One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD)

One Touch Copy from DVD to HDD copies a single title
to the HDD in real time. When you start copying,
playback jumps back to the start of the title, then
continues through to the end of the title, when recording
automatically stops. The copy will be made in the
recording mode (HQ, SQ, LQ) that is currently set.

During DVD playback, press DUBBING to copy the
current title to HDD.

Playback starts again from the beginning of the current title.
The on-screen display indicates that the title is being copied.

otes

• The maximum title length for copying is 6 hours.

• The copying stops when then recorder detects a
badly scratched or copy protected part.

• If some part of the title being copied is copy-protect­ed, copying will start, but the copy-protected portions
will not be copied.

ip

To stop dubbing at any other time, press STOP (x).

Copying (Continued)

Dubbing from HDD to DVD

11

On the Title List-HDD menu, select a title you
want to dub then press ENTER.

The menu options appears on the left side of the
screen.

22

Use v / V to select ‘Dubbing’ from the options.

Dubbing menu appears.

33

Use b / B to select Rec.Mode (HQ, SQ, LQ,
Fast), then press V.

‘Start’ icon is highlighted.
Fast: Only available when copying Original content
to a VR mode disc. (See page 63 for more
information on high-speed copying.)

44

When ‘Start’ icon is highlighted, press ENTER.

Dubbing starts.

55

To stop dubbing at any other time, press
STOP (xx).

ote

The recording time of ‘Fast’ mode could be varied
depending on data size of source.

Approximated Time:

–1 hour contents of LQ: 7-8 minutes

–1 hour contents of HQ: 25-30 minutes

Dubbing from DVD to HDD

11

On the Title List-Original menu, select a title you
want to dub then press ENTER.

Menu options appears on the left side of the
screen.

22

Use v / V to select ‘Dubbing’ from the options.

Dubbing menu appears.

33

Use b / B to select Rec.Mode (HQ, SQ, LQ,
Fast), then press V.

‘Start’ icon is highlighted.
Fast: Only available when copying Original content
to a VR mode disc. (See page 63 for more
information on high-speed copying.)

44

When ‘Start’ icon is highlighted, press ENTER.

Dubbing starts.

55

To stop dubbing at any other time, press
STOP (xx).

ote

Depending on the conditions of the recording equipment
or the disc itself, the dubbing may not be capable.

64

Title List

HDD

1h 5min

HQ

Free

Play

Delete

Rename

Edit

Sort

Dubbing

Title 1

7/12

Title 4

13/12

Enter

0:16:00

0:08:00

DISPLAY

Info

Title 2

9/12

Title 5

16/12

0:35:00

0:10:00

Dubbing

Title Length

Free Space

Rec Mode

Start

00:30:00

47 min

HQ

Cancel

Title 3

10/12

Title 6

19/12

1/12

0:30:00

0:15:00

Close

Title List

Original

DVD-VR

1h 5min

HQ

Play

Chapter

Rename

Delete

Delete Part

Playlist

Dubbing

Free

Title 1

7/12

Title 4

13/12

Enter

00:16:00

00:08:00

DISPLAY

Title 2

00:35:00

9/12

Title 5

00:10:00

16/12

LIST

Info

Playlist

Dubbing

Title Length

Free Space

Rec Mode

Start

00:30:00

1170 min

HQ

Cancel

Title 3

10/12

Title 6

19/12

1/12

00:30:00

00:15:00

Close

DUBBING

65

Video Mode: Original Editing

Using the Title List

From the Title List display you can play, name and
delete titles.
Once a Video mode disc is finalized, the Title List
screen changes its appearance and all you can do is
select titles to play.

11

Press MENU/LIST to display the Title List.

22

Use v / V to choose a title then press ENTER.

Title List options appears on the left side of the Title
List display.

33

Use v / V to select an option then press ENTER
to confirm.

Play: Start playback the

selected title.

Rename: Edits the title name.
(page 60)

Delete: Deletes the title from the
Title List.

Dubbing: Copies the title to
another media. (page 64)

44

Press RETURN (O) repeatedly to exit Title List.

Deleting a Title

Before a disc is finalized, you can delete titles recorded
on the disc.

Caution

• If you delete a title from a DVD-R disc, the title will
disappear from the Title List, but the available record­ing time will not increase.

• When deleting a title from a DVD-RW disc, the
remaining time available for recording will only
increase if it is the last title on the disc.

11

Press MENU/LIST to display Title List

22

Use bb/ BB/ vv/ VVto choose a title you want to
delete then press ENTER.

Title List options appears on the left side of the Title
List menu.

33

Use v / V to select ‘Delete’ then press ENTER to
confirm.

After pressing ENTER, the new, updated title list is
displayed.

44

Repeat steps 2-3 to delete additional titles from
the Title List.

55

Press RETURN (O) repeatedly to remove the
Title List display.

If the disc has already been finalized

You should see a screen like the one below.

• Also you can exit the Title List display using TITLE or
MENU/LIST.

VideoVideo

Play

Rename

Delete

Dubbing

Dubbing

Play

Rename

Delete

Select

Close

DVD VIDEO

1H 5M

Free

HQ

1/12

TITLE 1

Title Date Duration

12/11 0:20:15

TITLE 2 14/11 0:43:30

TITLE 3 18/11 0:33:00

TITLE 4 20/11 0:10:00

TITLE 5 23/11 0:15:00

TITLE 6 25/11 0:17:00

1 TITLE 1

DVD-RW

12/11

1/2

0:30:21

PAGE
UP

PAGE
DOWN

EXIT

2 TITLE 2

14/11 0:20:08

3 TITLE 3

18/11 1:10:03

4 TITLE 4

20/11 0:43:21

5 TITLE 5

23/11 0:15:21

6 TITLE 6

25/11 1:13:21

Disc name

Title list

Exits the Title List screen.

Moves to the next or
previous page

Indicates total and current page number

66

Language Code List

Code Language

6566 Abkhazian

6565 Afar

6570 Afrikaans

8381 Albanian

6577 Amharic

6582 Arabic

7289 Armenian

6583 Assamese

6589 Aymara

6590 Azerbaijani

6665 Bashkir

6985 Basque

6678 Bengali; Bangla

6890 Bhutani

6672 Bihari

6682 Breton

6671 Bulgarian

7789 Burmese

6669 Byelorussian

7577 Cambodian

6765 Catalan

9072 Chinese

6779 Corsican

7282 Croatian

6783 Czech

6865 Danish

7876 Dutch

6978 English

6979 Esperanto

6984 Estonian

7079 Faeroese

Code Language

7074 Fiji

7073 Finnish

7082 French

7089 Frisian

7176 Galician

7565 Georgian

6869 German

6976 Greek

7576 Greenlandic

7178 Guarani

7185 Gujarati

7265 Hausa

7387 Hebrew

7273 Hindi

7285 Hungarian

7383 Icelandic

7378 Indonesian

7365 Interlingua

7165 Irish

7384 Italian

7465 Japanese

7487 Javanese

7578 Kannada

7583 Kashmiri

7575 Kazakh

7589 Kirghiz

7579 Korean

7585 Kurdish

7679 Laothian

7665 Latin

7686 Latvian, Lettish

Code Language

7678 Lingala

7684 Lithuanian

7775 Macedonian

7771 Malagasy

7783 Malay

7776 Malayalam

7784 Maltese

7773 Maori

7782 Marathi

7779 Moldavian

7778 Mongolian

7865 Nauru

7869 Nepali

7879 Norwegian

7982 Oriya

8065 Panjabi

8083 Pashto, Pushto

7065 Persian

8076 Polish

8084 Portuguese

8185 Quechua

8277 Rhaeto-Romance

8279 Romanian

8285 Russian

8377 Samoan

8365 Sanskrit

7168 Scots Gaelic

8382 Serbian

8372 Serbo-Croatian

8378 Shona

8368 Sindhi

Code Language

8373 Singhalese

8375 Slovak

8376 Slovenian

8379 Somali

6983 Spanish

8385 Sudanese

8387 Swahili

8386 Swedish

8476 Tagalog

8471 Tajik

8465 Tamil

8484 Tatar

8469 Telugu

8472 Thai

6679 Tibetan

8473 Tigrinya

8479 Tonga

8482 Turkish

8475 Turkmen

8487 Twi

8575 Ukrainian

8582 Urdu

8590 Uzbek

8673 Vietnamese

8679 Volapük

6789 Welsh

8779 Wolof

8872 Xhosa

7473 Yiddish

8979 Yoruba

9085 Zulu

Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “Disc Audio”, “Disc Subtitle” and/or “Disc Menu”
(See page 25).

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Code Country

AD Andorra
AE United Arab Emirates
AF Afghanistan
AG Antigua and Barbuda
AI Anguilla
AL Albania
AM Armenia
AN Netherlands Antilles
AO Angola
AQ Antarctica
AR Argentina
AS American Samoa
AT Austria
AU Australia
AW Aruba
AZ Azerbaidjan
BA Bosnia-Herzegovina
BB Barbados
BD Bangladesh
BE Belgium
BF Burkina Faso
BG Bulgaria
BH Bahrain
BI Burundi
BJ Benin
BM Bermuda
BN Brunei Darussalam
BO Bolivia
BR Brazil
BS Bahamas
BT Bhutan
BV Bouvet Island
BW Botswana
BY Belarus
BZ Belize
CA Canada
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CF Central African Republic
CG Congo
CH Switzerland
CI Ivory Coast
CK Cook Islands
CL Chile
CM Cameroon
CN China
CO Colombia
CR Costa Rica
CS Former Czechoslovakia
CU Cuba
CV Cape Verde
CX Christmas Island
CY Cyprus
CZ Czech Republic
DE Germany
DJ Djibouti
DK Denmark
DM Dominica
DO Dominican Republic
DZ Algeria
EC Ecuador
EE Estonia
EG Egypt
EH Western Sahara

Code Country

ER Eritrea
ES Spain
ET Ethiopia
FI Finland
FJ Fiji
FK Falkland Islands
FM Micronesia
FO Faroe Islands
FR France
FX France (European

Territory)
GA Gabon
GB Great Britain
GD Grenada
GE Georgia
GF French Guyana
GH Ghana
GI Gibraltar
GL Greenland
GM Gambia
GN Guinea
GP Guadeloupe (French)
GQ Equatorial Guinea
GR Greece
GS S. Georgia & S. Sandwich

Isls.
GT Guatemala
GU Guam (USA)
GW Guinea Bissau
GY Guyana
HK Hong Kong
HM Heard and McDonald

Islands
HN Honduras
HR Croatia
HT Haiti
HU Hungary
ID Indonesia
IE Ireland
IL Israel
IN India
IO British Indian Ocean

Territory
IQ Iraq
IR Iran
IS Iceland
IT Italy
JM Jamaica
JO Jordan
JP Japan
KE Kenya
KG Kyrgyzstan
KH Cambodia6
KI Kiribati
KM Comoros
KN

Saint Kitts & Nevis Anguilla
KP North Korea
KR South Korea
KW Kuwait
KY Cayman Islands
KZ Kazakhstan
LA Laos
LB Lebanon

Code Country

LC Saint Lucia
LI Liechtenstein
LK Sri Lanka
LR Liberia
LS Lesotho
LT Lithuania
LU Luxembourg
LV Latvia
LY Libya
MA Morocco
MC Monaco
MD Moldavia
MG Madagascar
MH Marshall Islands
MK Macedonia
ML Mali
MM Myanmar
MN Mongolia
MO Macau
MP Northern Mariana Islands
MQ Martinique (French)
MR Mauritania
MS Montserrat
MT Malta
MU Mauritius
MV Maldives
MW Malawi
MX Mexico
MY Malaysia
MZ Mozambique
NA Namibia
NC New Caledonia (French)
NE Niger
NF Norfolk Island
NG Nigeria
NI Nicaragua
NL Netherlands
NO Norway
NP Nepal
NR Nauru
NU Niue
NZ New Zealand
OM Oman
PA Panama
PE Peru
PF Polynesia (French)
PG Papua New Guinea
PH Philippines
PK Pakistan
PL Poland
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon
PN Pitcairn Island
PR Puerto Rico
PT Portugal
PW Palau
PY Paraguay
QA Qatar
RE Reunion (French)
RO Romania
RU Russian Federation
RW Rwanda
SA Saudi Arabia
SB Solomon Islands

Code Country

SC Seychelles
SD Sudan
SE Sweden
SG Singapore
SH Saint Helena
SI Slovenia
SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Islands
SK Slovak Republic
SL Sierra Leone
SM San Marino
SN Senegal
SO Somalia
SR Suriname
ST Saint Tome and Principe
SU Former USSR
SV El Salvador
SY Syria
SZ Swaziland
TC Turks and Caicos Islands
TD Chad
TF French Southern

Te rritories
TG Togo
TH Thailand
TJ Tadjikistan
TK Tokelau
TM Turkmenistan
TN Tunisia
TO Tonga
TP East Timor
TR Turkey
TT Trinidad and Tobago
TV Tuvalu
TW Taiwan
TZ Tanzania
UA Ukraine
UG Uganda
UK United Kingdom
UM USA Minor Outlying

Islands
US United States
UY Uruguay
UZ Uzbekistan
VA Vatican City State
VC Saint Vincent &

Grenadines
VE Venezuela
VG Virgin Islands (British)
VI Virgin Islands (USA)
VN Vietnam
VU Vanuatu
WF Wallis and Futuna Islands
WS Samoa
YE Yemen
YT Mayotte
YU Yugoslavia
ZA South Africa
ZM Zambia
ZR Zaire
ZW Zimbabwe

Country Code List

Enter the appropriate code number for the initial setting “Country Code” (See page 28).

68

Controlling Your TV with the Supplied Remote Control

You can control the sound level, input source, and
power switch of your TV with the supplied remote.

You can control your TV using the buttons below.

By pressing You can

POWER Turn the TV on or off.
AV Switch the TV’s input source

between the TV and other input
sources.

PR +/– Scans up or down through

memorized channels.

VOL +/– Adjust the volume of the TV.

MUTE Temporarily turns TV sound OFF,

press again to restore.

Controlling other TVs with the remote

You can control the sound level, input source, and
power switch of non-TVs as well. If your TV is listed in
the table below, set the appropriate manufacturer code.

1. While holding down TV POWER button, press
the number buttons to select the manufacturer
code for your TV (see the table below).

2. Release TV POWER button.

Code numbers of controllable TVs

If more than one code number is listed, try entering
them one at a time until you find the one that works with
your TV.

Manufacturer Code Number

LG / GoldStar 1 (Default), 2

Zenith 1, 3, 4

Samsung 6, 7

Sony 8, 9

Hitachi 4

otes



Depending on your TV, some or all buttons may not
function on the TV, even after entering the correct
manufacturer code.



If you enter a new code number, the code number
previously entered will be erased.



When you replace the batteries of the remote, the
code number you have set may be reset to the
default setting. Set the appropriate code number
again.

TV Control
Buttons

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69

Symptom

No power.

No picture.

No sound.

The playback picture is
poor.

The recorder does not
start playback.

The picture from the
external input is distort­ed

Some channels are
skipped over when
using v / V.

The picture or sound of
broadcasting channel is
weak or missing.

Camcorder image is not
shown.

Camcorder image via
A/V input or DV IN to
recorder is not shown
on TV screen.

Cause

 The power cord is disconnected.

 TV/DVD mode for the recorder is set to

TV.

 The TV is not set to receive recorder

signal output.

 The video cable is not connected

securely.

 The connected TV power is turned off.

 The equipment connected with the

audio cable is not set to receive
recorder signal output.

 The audio cables are not connected

securely.

 The power of the equipment connected

with the audio cable is turned off.

 The audio connecting cord is damaged.

 The disc is dirty.

 No disc is inserted.

 An unplayable disc is inserted.

 The disc is placed upside down.

 The disc is not placed within the guide.

 The disc is dirty.

 The Rating level is set.

 The video signal from the external com-

ponent is copy-protected.

 Those channels are not stored in the

recorder.

 Aerial or cables are loose.

 Camcorder is off.

 The recorder INPUT SELECT is

incorrect.

Solution

 Plug the power cord into the wall outlet

securely.

 Press TV/DVD on the remote control

repeatedly to choose DVD mode. TV
indicator disappears in the display
window.

 Select the appropriate video input mode

on the TV so the picture from the
recorder appears on the TV screen.

 Connect the video cable securely.

 Turn on the TV.

 Select the correct input mode on the

audio receiver so you can listen to the
sound from the recorder.

 Connect the audio cable securely.

 Turn on the equipment connected with

the audio cable.

 Replace it with new one.

 Clean the disc.

 Insert a disc. (Check that the disc indi-

cator in the display window is lit.)

 Insert a playable disc. (Check the disc

type, color system, and regional code.)

 Place the disc with the playback side

down.

 Place the disc on the disc tray correctly

inside the guide.

 Clean the disc.

 Cancel the Rating function or change

the rating level.

 You cannot connect via this recorder.

Connect the component directly to your
TV.

 Restore channels. See “Program Edit”

on page 21-22.

 Tighten connections or replace cable.

 Turn camcorder on and operate

properly.

 Use AV to select input channel (AV1,

AV2, DV, etc.)

Troubleshooting

Check the following guide for the possible cause of a problem before contacting service.
While any problem persist, consult the TARGA Hotline. The telephone number you will find on warranty card.

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Troubleshooting (Continued)

Symptom

Can’t play a disc
recorded using this
recorder on another
player.

Cannot record or did
not record successfully.

Timer recording is not
possible.

Stereo Audio Record
and/or Playback is not
present.

The remote control
does not work properly.

Cause

 The disc was recorded in Video mode.

 Some players will not play even a final-

ized disc recorded in Video mode.

 The disc was recorded in VR mode,

 Discs recorded with copy-once material

cannot be played on other players.

 The remaining blank space on the disc

is insufficient.

 The source you are trying to record is

copy protected.

 When setting the recording channel, the

channel is tuned on the TV’s own tuner.

 When recording to a Video mode disc,

programs that are copy-once protected
cannot be recorded.

 Clock in recorder is not set to correct

time.

 Timer has been programmed

incorrectly.

 Timer record indicator light does not

appear after programming timer.

 TV is not Stereo-compatible.

 Broadcast program is not in stereo for-

mat.

 The recorder A/V Out jacks are not con-

nected to TV A/V In jacks.

 The recorder Audio/Video Out is not

selected for viewing at the TV.

 The recorder’s TV audio channel is set

to mono.

 The remote control is not pointed at the

remote sensor of the recorder.

 The remote control is too far from the

recorder.

 There is an obstacle in the path of the

remote control and the recorder.

 The batteries in the remote control are

exhausted.

Solution

 Finalize the disc. (page 30)

 No solution.

 The other player must be RW

compatible in order to play it.

 No solution.

 Use another disc.

 You cannot record the source.

 Select the channel on the recorder’s

built-in TV tuner.

 Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-

once material.

 Set clock to correct time. See “Auto

Clock Set” or “Manual Clock Set” on
page 23.

 Reprogram Timer. See “Timer

Recording” on page 50.

 Reprogram Timer.

 No solution.

 No solution.

 Make A/V connections. Stereo is

available only via A/V output from the
recorder.

 Select AUX or A/V source as TV input.

 Set TV audio channel mode to Stereo.

See “Changing TV audio channel” on
page 49.

 Point the remote control at the remote

sensor of the recorder.

 Operate the remote control within 7 m.

 Remove the obstacle.

 Replace the batteries with new ones.

Moisture Condensation

Moisture condensation can occur:

• When the recorder is moved from a cold place to a
warm place.

• Under extremely humid conditions.

In locations where moisture condensation may occur:

•

Keep the recorder plugged into an AC power outlet
with POWER On. This will help prevent condensation.

• When condensation has occurred, wait a few hours
for the recorder to dry before using it.

Note: A firmware update is possible. Please take a look at the service sites of www.targa-online.com.
Attention: You loose warranty if you use a firmware of other sources.

REFERENCE

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Specifications

General

Power requirements AC 110-240V, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption 44W

Dimensions (approx.) 430 X 69 X 377 mm (w x h x d) without foot

Mass (approx.) 6.4 kg

Operating temperature 5˚C to 35˚C

Operating humidity 5 % to 90 %

Television system PAL I colour system

Recording format PAL

Recording

Recording format DVD Video Recording, DVD-VIDEO

Recordable media HDD (120GB), DVD-RW (DVD-Re-recordable), DVD-R (DVD-Recordable)

Recordable time DVD: Approx. 1 hour (HQ mode), 2 hours (SQ mode), 4 hours (LQ mode)

HDD: Approx. 30 hour (HQ mode), 60 hours (SQ mode), 120 hours (LQ mode)

Video recording format

Sampling frequency 27MHz

Compression format MPEG 2 (VBR support)

Audio recording format

Sampling frequency 48kHz

Compression format Dolby Digital

Playback

Frequency response DVD (PCM 48 kHz): 8 Hz to 22 kHz, CD: 8 Hz to 20 kHz

DVD (PCM 96 kHz): 8 Hz to 44 kHz

Signal-to-noise ratio More than 100 dB (AUDIO OUT connector)

Harmonic distortion Less than 0.008% (AUDIO OUT connector)

Dynamic range More than 95 dB (AUDIO OUT connector)

Inputs

AERIAL IN Aerial input, 75 ohms

VIDEO IN 1.0 Vp-p 75 ohms, sync negative, RCA jack x 2 / SCART x 2

AUDIO IN 0 dBm more than 47 kohms, RCA jack (L, R) x 2 / SCART x 2

DV IN 4 pin (i.LINK/IEEE 1394 standard)

Outputs

VIDEO OUT 1 Vp-p 75 Ω, sync negative, RCA jack x 1 / SCART

S-VIDEO OUT (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω, negative sync, Mini DIN 4-pin x 1

(C) 0.3 V (p-p) 75 Ω

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT / (Y) 1.0 V (p-p), 75 Ω, negative sync, RCA jack x 1

PROGRESSIVE SCAN (Pb)/(Pr) 0.7 V (p-p), 75 Ω, RCA jack x 2

Audio output (digital audio) 0.5 V (p-p), 75 Ω, RCA jack x 1

Audio output (optical audio) 3 V (p-p), 75 Ω, Optical connector x 1

Audio output (analog audio) 2.0 Vrms (1 KHz, 0 dB), 600 Ω, RCA jack (L, R) x 1 / SCART

Accessory:

Scart cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Video cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Audio cable (L, R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 RF Coaxial Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

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Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic” and the double-D symbol are trade­marks of Dolby Laboratories.

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DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

TARGA GmbH
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59494 Soest
Germany
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