Thomson DTH-8560 User Manual

DTH8560E

User manual

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CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

To begin

About your device

Your appliance is a digital video player/recorder. It has a built-in tuner so you can record TV programmes directly onto DVD+R and DVD+RW discs or onto the built-in 250 Go hard disk. It can play the majority of 8 cm and 12 cm discs, with the exception of DVD Rom, DVD Ram, and DVD audio.

Precautions to take

• Ensure that the mains supply in your house complies with that indicated on the identification sticker located at the back of your device • Install your device horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (7 to 10 cm) • Ensure that the ventilation slots, and the device itself, are not covered by objects such as a mat, newspapers, curtain, etc. • Do not stack any other equipment on top of your DVD recorder • Do not place the device on top of an amplifier or any other equipment that gives off heat • The appliance should not be in contact with liquids or exposed to the risk of dripping or splashing.Therefore be careful not to place any object containing a liquid (vase, glass, bottle,...) on or near your appliance • The DVD recorder must not be near or exposed to a flame. For instance, do not place a candle on or near the device • Protect the DVD recorder from moisture and excess heat (e.g. fireplace) or equipment creating strong magnetic or electric fields (i. e. speakers ...). Before moving the device, ensure the disc tray is empty. Switching off the DVD recorder to the stand-by mode does not disconnect the electricity supply. In order to separate the device completely from the mains, it has to be disconnected by unplugging the mains plug.When connecting, ensure that the plugs of the various cables are pushed securely into their corresponding sockets.Your DVD recorder is not intended for industrial use but for domestic purposes only. Use of this product is for personal use only. Copying CDs or downloading music files for sales or other business purpose is or may be a violation of copyright law.

Important: Please take the time to read the further recommendations at the end of this handbook.

The content in brief...

• Connections and initial set up ..........2

Basic connections - Other Audio - Video connections The front of your player recorder - Main messages on display panel - About other displays (menus and banners)

• Recording functions...........................7

To watch TV Programmes - Taking a break (Time Shift function) - Record the current programme - Programming a recording or a transfer - Programming a transfer Automatic programming (Naviclick) - Recording from a connected device - Library

THIS DVD RECORDER LETS YOU RECORD TV PROGRAMMES

IN DIGITAL QUALITY AND ARCHIVE YOUR OWN VIDEOS FROM VIDEO CAMERAS

OR VHS CASSETTES TO DVD DISCS.

YOU CANNOT COPY PRE-RECORDED FILMS

TO DVD IF THEY HAVE BEEN COPY PROTECTED.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU BUY DISCS

WITH THE «+» SYMBOL ON THE PACKAGING.

• Playing a disc....................................15

Readable discs - Interactive banners - Loading and playing a disc - Displaying the information banner - Playing image and audio (JPEG,mp3,wma) - To play DivX files

• Menus ...............................................22

Disc menu - Playlist - Title functions - Disc options Recording Options Menu - Selecting Languages - Parental control - System Options - Naviclick Settings

• Further information ........................34

Recommendations and information concerning discs Troubleshooting guide - Other important informations Technical data

Connections and initial set up

Basic connections

Consult the Quick Set-up Guide (A) supplied with this handbook.

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There are several ways you can incorporate your DVD player into its audio-video surroundings. The simplest of these is described in detail in the Quick Set-up Guide supplied with this handbook. This uses Scart-Peritel cables that combine Audio analogue connections for sound, and Video for the RGB image.This connection ensures the optimum image quality (like Y, U,V). If you cannot use Scart-Peritel sockets, the explanations on this and the followings pages should enable to you to choose the method of connection best suited to the sockets and appliances you have. Sound and image quality depend to a large extent on the types of connections used.

Consult the

Quick Set-up

Guide (B).

Peritel socket (scart)

1 - AV1 (audio - video Outputs)

This socket allows you to transfer Audio and Video (sound and images) from your DVD recorder to a television set or other device (flat screen, audiovideo amplifier, etc.) that is fitted with the same type of socket. In order to benefit from the best image quality, ensure that the is positioned on

Note: if you use Y, Pb/Cb Pr/Pb sockets also known as YUV), select the Component Interlaced or Component Progressive position depending on the possibilities of

the television set or monitor:

RGB (AV1).

• Component Interlaced for interlaced scan,

• Component Progressive for progressive scan.

OUTPUT SEL selector

2 - AV2 (audio - video Input and Output)

This socket allows the sending of Audio Video (sound and images) from your DVD recorder to another device (satellite or cable receiver, …) fitted with the same type of socket.

If you have connected a cable or satellite receiver to this connector, in the system Options menu select the RGB (AV1) setting in order to benefit from the best image quality for your recordings.

Note: the Péritel socket is also known by the name of Péritélévision or Scart.The latter is an abbreviation of « Syndicat des Constructeurs d’Appareils Radioélectriques et de Télévision ».

Connections and initial set up

Other Audio - Video connections

If there is no Peritel-Scart socket available on the television, check to see if there are any other Video sockets (Components, S-Video or Composite) to connect your player by using the corresponding sockets. In this case, do not forget to also connect the player’s Audio outputs (AUDIO OUT) to the Audio input sockets (AUDIO IN) on your television.

3 - Audio - Video Input

Audio (INPUT L, R) Video - Composite (CVBS) (COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT) inputs

The analogue sound of an operating device (television set or amplifier) can be input via the 2 Audio sockets L and R of your DVD recorder.

The yellow video socket is also called composite video, or CVBS. the image quality provided by this socket is less than all the other video sockets. Only use this socket if all the other sockets are already in use.

4 - Audio - Video Output

Audio outputs (OUTPUT L, R) Composite Video Out socket (CVBS) (COMPOSITE VIDEO OUTPUT)

Analogue sound output and composite images (CVBS) from the disc being played are constantly available at your DVD recorder's two audio sockets (L & R) and video socket.

5 - Composite Video Outputs (Y,Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr) (YUV)

The Y,Pb/Cb,Pr/Cr sockets deliver an optimum image quality due to the separation of the video signal into three separate components (comparable with RGB separation in a Scart-Peritel cable).

Note: the available video signal on these 3 sockets depends on the selection made at the rear (Component Interlaced or Component Progressive) of your player.The available signal can be Y, Cb, Cr (Component Interlaced) for a progressive interlaced or Y, Pr, Pb (Component Progressive) for a non interlaced progressive signal (no frame interleave).

In order to obtain the best possible image quality, always use very high quality cables for the connections.Your dealer can provide YUV cables that are sold together and come in the standard colour codes (red, green and blue) used for these types of sockets and cables.

Note: do not forget to also connect the audio cables, because Component cables only transmit images, and not sound.

Connections and initial set up

6 - S-Video Input and Output

S-Video input/output (Y/C) (S-VIDEO IN)

The S-Video signal is of a lesser quality than that of the RGB signal supplied by the Peritel (Scart) socket.An S-Video signal however provides a better quality image than a composite Video (CVBS) socket, because colour (C) is separated from black and white (Y) in the video signal.

Note: do not forget to connect the audio cables since the S-Video cable transmits only images, not sound.

7 - Optical Audio Output (digital sound)

The digital sound of a DVD Video disk when played is permanently available on the optical socket of your player. Use this socket by connecting it to a decoder or Dolby Digital amplifier or DTS.

8 - Digital Audio Video outputs

The HDMI socket permanently delivers very high quality digital sound and pictures.This connection is strongly recommended with a digital television which is fitted with the same socket and is compatible.

HDMI connection, image adjustment

If you connect your DVD recorder to a TV set using the HDMI OUT socket, make sure the selector at the rear of your recorder is set to Component Progressive.

If no image comes up on your TV screen and you're sure its set to HDMI (via the on-screen menu or other means), try the following resolution adjustment:

- In STOP mode (with no disc in the appliance), press the ZOOM button on the remote control several times to adjust the resolution of the HDMI OUT socket output signals to 480p,720p, or 1080i.These changes are displayed on your recorder’s read-out.

Note: for an S-video or normal video connection (yellow socket), leave the selector set to RGB.

HDMI connection, sound adjustment

The sound available from the HDMI OUT output socket can be adjusted in the Digital Audio Out menu (Dolby Digital, DTS, MPEG).

Connections and initial set up

The front of your player recorder

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On/Off.

Fast forward or reverse.

Play or Pause (freeze frame) (DVD).

To record to the DVD+R/+RW disc. Stop playing or recording.

To open and close the disc tray.

To record to the hard disc.

To select the audiovisual sources (channels or devices connected to the AV sockets):

PR 1 ,2 ,3 - Channel 1, 2, 3. AV 1 - Device connected to AV1

(television set).

AV 2 - Device connected to AV2 (satellite

receiver, decoder, …).

AV 3 - Sockets AUDIO/VIDEO on the

front.

AV 4 - Sockets AV (S-VIDEO or

AUDIO/VIDEO) at the back.

Change channel or skip chapter.

DV IN (input) socket, also called IEEE 1394, for viewing and/or copying images and sound from a digital camcorder.

Note: to display the images, select DV-CAM in the main menu.

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USB socket for opening and copying JPEG image files or mp3 files from a compatible appliance.

Note: Recognised players: USB 1.1 MASS STORAGE CLASS.

AUDIO-VIDEO

viewing and/or copying your video sequences from a camcorder or any other AV appliance that has a composite video signal output and analogue stereo sound.

Note:View the images using the AV key.

S-Video socket (input) For the connection of a Camcorder or other S-Video device.

Note: do not forget to connect the audio cables since the S-Video socket handles only images and not sound.View the images using the AV key.

Displays your DVD recorder’s modes of

operation.

• Adjusting the time. Disc tray.

(input) sockets for

Connections and initial set up

Main messages on display panel

- Main menu of the recorder on the screen (device stopped). No function selected.

LIVE PR 1

LIVE AV, LIVE SAT, LIVE CABLE

RECORD

LIVE AV3

CAM, LIVE DV

About other displays (menus and banners)

• The disc menus – Each DVD video disc offers menus and for which the presentation and

organisation depends on the disc’s editor.The disc menu is displaye don te screen when a DVD disc is loaded and it starts to play.You can also, at any time, display the main menu of the disc by using the

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Player banners – while a disc is playing back you can display or remove banners using the

INFO key on the remote control unit.The banners appear in the form of a succession of

icons at the top of the screen (page 42).

Player menus – your DVD recorder has menus enabling you to use functions that are not

• accessible using the remote control unit keys.The main Menu of the player is displayed when there is no disc playing (in STOP mode). Browse through the menus with the navigation buttons and confirm your choice with the OK button.

MENU button.

- Channel 1 being watched ( ).

- Channel 1 currently being recorded ( ).

- Example of a device connected to the AV1 or AV2

(SAT ou CABLE if a satellite installation has been carried out).

- Start of recording of TV program on selected channel.

- Indication of the selected source:

AUDIO/VIDEO input connector at the rear.

• AV 2:

AUDIO/VIDEO input sockets on the front.

• AV 3:

AV/ S-VIDEO or AUDIO/ VIDEO input

• AV 4:

sockets at the rear.

- Display of digital video from a video camera connected

to the DV-IN socket on the front.

UpConfirmation/OK

Left

Note: settings will only function if the corresponding function has been provided by the editor. For instance, if you select the subtitle icon in the banner, subtitles will only appear if they actually exist on the disc. Check the sleeve to see what subtitles are provided. Check the jacket to see whether there are any subtitles. If a menu or icon appears in “grey” it means that the function is not available.

Function indicator not available elapsed is shown on the banner.

A question mark in the counter zone indicates an input error. LThis symbol is sometimes displayed. It indicates that the function is not available or that the key used is

incorrect .

with certain discs, direct access to a scene is not possible even if the time

Right Down

Recording functions

To watch TV Programmes

1. Turn on your TV set.

2. Turn on your DVD recorder using the ON/STANDBY. The time displayed on your DVD

recorder is replaced by the word

• After a few seconds the main menu of the player appears on the television screen.

• The Watch TV function is already selected.

3. Press the OK key of the remote control or one of the PR+/PR-,keys on the front panel.

• The images of the last watched channel appear.

• Encrusted within the image for a few seconds is information on the current channel and programme.This disappears after several seconds.

Note: when the information banner is displayed at the top of the screen you have the possibility of choosing an audio channel (if this is provided by the channel) using the B key on the remote control.

To display information again, press the

MENU.

Note: turn off non used devices to avoid problems of selecting sockets or other types.

If the main menu of the player is not displayed on the television screen, check and/or select the Scart socket to which you connected your DVD recorder (see page 4 - AV1 selection). Generally the selection is carried out using the AV key on the television set remote control.

If the THOMSON logo temporarily appears, it is because the screen saver has been triggered; press the the menu.

INFO key of the remote control.

OK button to display

To change channel

Change the channel with the PR+/PR- - key or the remote control number keys.To select the channel of a device connected to your DVD recorder (satellite reciever) or to view images from a video recorder, use the AV button on the remote control or press the PR+/PR- button several times to select one of the three connectors (AV1, AV2, AV3) to which the device is connected.

Note: refer to the connection diagrams in the Quick Set-up Guide (A) if necessary.

No. and name of the channel selected on the DVD recorder

Current time

Indications concerning the channel sound and the selection of audio channels. Selection is possible with the

B key on the remote control.

Recording functions

Taking a break (Time Shift function)

Your recorder can save in its memory images of the last 60 or 120 minutes of the programmes viewed. Use the scroll keys (

Note:This function, associated with the Save Buffer function lets you save a programme for which you missed the start to the DVR hard disc.

Record the current programme

Recordable discs

PAUSE, PLAY, REVG/F...) to use this function.

DVD+R

DVD+Rewritable

• DVD+R,DVD+RW - The majority of DVD+R (write once) and DVD+RW

(write many) of 4.7 Gb capacity with the following characteristics.

Recommended brands and types

Certain brands of discs have been “approved” for your player. Other brands can be used but the discs must be good quality to produce successful recordings. Recommended brands: Imation,

Maxell,Philips, Ricoh,Verbatim,TDK,Sony,etc.

The DVD discs are certified for certain recording speeds.These speeds must correspond to the capabilities of your player, i.e.:

Note:The brands mentioned in this manual are registered trademarks.

Configured recording (on hard disc, DVR or DVD+R,+RW discs)

Configured recording lets you record the programme after a quick adjustment of the duration, the quality and the destination of the programme to be recorded (to the hard disc or to a DVD+R, +RW disc).

1. Load a disc - Open the disc tray by pressing OPEN/CLOSE. Put in a disc with the printed

side upwards. Close the tray using the

2. Press and release the REC button.

3. You can choose a duration using the Bkey. Each time you press the B key the duration is

increased by 30 minutes up until the maximum time remaining on the disc is attained.When the maximum duration is reached, pressing again on B displays --h--min which indicates the precise time remaining, for example 1 hour 12 min.

OPEN/CLOSE key.

4. The time remaining on the disc is indicated next to Recording quality. If you modify the

quality you will also modify the duration, which may be useful with a DVD+R,+RW disc which has little space. Select Recording Quality with the recording quality using the B key, this will increase the amount of time available on the disc. However, for a recording to the hard disc that you can copy later to a DVD+R, +RW disc, increase the quality.

▼ key, then select a lower

Recording functions

5. Destination

The default recording destination is set for the DVR hard disc.To record to a DVD+R/+RW disc, change the setting with the key B.

6. Start the recording by choosing Start record with the ▼ key then by pressing OK.

• Recording starts.

• The indication

The red lamp on the front lights up. It confirms that recording has started.

• The information banner appears for several seconds on the screen of your television.The

information that is displayed confirms the channel,the programme being recorded and the time remaining on the disc.

Note: after several seconds the information banner disappears. You can redisplay it using the INFO key on the remote control. Changing the channel during recording is not possible.To watch another channel during the recording session, select it directly on the television set, using its own remote control handset

Save Buffer

This function lets you start to record a programme to the DVR hard disc even if you missed the start thanks to the Time Shift function.

Return to the start of the programme with the press

REC.

In the recording menu which appears, select Save Buffer and confirm with is recorded to the hard disc and its references (name, times, etc.) are stored in the video library.

Stop recording

RECORD is displayed for a few moments on the display of the DVD recorder.

REV key, change to play mode with PLAY then

OK.The programme

Press the STOP button twice.

• With a DVD+R disc, if you do not have another recording to make, you need to «Finalize» the disc in order that it can be read by other DVD+R compatible players. Closing a DVD+R disc is described in detail below.If you do not close a DVD+R disc, it will still be possible to make other recordings on it later on,providing there is enough disc space.You can therefore safely store it.You may also erase recordings but the corresponding duration will be lost.You may not record other titles in their place

• With D

Note: if you only press once on the STOP key, the confirmation window appears. Press a second time to definitively stop the recording or select continue using the▲ and OK keys. At the end of each recording, your DVD recorder takes a few seconds to prepare the disc welcome menu.This menu is made up of pictures which represent the first images of each title.

VD+RW discsdiscs this function does not exist.It is replaced by a function that renders the disc compatible in such cases where you have added or removed chapter bookmarks using the edit menu. For some players, it is necessary to render the disc compatible even though you haven’t carried out modifications to the chapters.

Recording functions

Programming a recording or a transfer

Your DVD recorder lets you program recordings or transfer. Programming several recordings is really useful when it uses the high capacitu of the hard disc, thereby enabling you to go beyond the limited capacities of DVD+R /+RW discs. You can programme recordings using the manual 9 step method or by choosing, for channels which broadcast the programme guide, the Navclick programming.

Manual programming

MENU è Timers è OK è OK.

Note: your DVD recorder can memorise the parameters of 8 different programmings. In the case of double programming, a warning message is displayed.

Name - Press the INFO button to access the character table. Enter the name of the recording,

one letter at a time, then confirm.

Channel - a) Enter the channel number using the digit keys of the remote control (Pr -- must

be displayed) or browse the list of channels in the memory of the DVD recorder using the

PR+/PR-key.

b) Or select one of the Audio-Video (AV2,AV3,AV4) sockets to which is connected a device (satellite receiver or other) using the B key.

Note: selecting the AV2 connector allows you to program the recording of a satellite reciever programme (either left switched on or also programmed) connected to this connector.The selecting of the AV2 connector is activated by default by the AV Timer function (triggering of programming via the AV connector).

Day(s) -Type in the date using the number buttons on the remote control handset (if the

recording is not scheduled for the same day) and/or choose a repeat period with the B button.

Once: to record the selected programme according to the parameters you have defined. Each Tue: to record the same programme the same day every week starting from today (supposing today

is Tuesday).

MON-FRI: to record the same programme, everyday at the same time from Monday to Friday.

Time - Enter the recording start time and then the stop time.

To this end,and according to the features of the receivers, you must:

- either program the receiver with the same beginning and end times,then switch off the DVD recorder and the receiver,

- or leave the satellite receiver switched on, on the channel to record, program the DVD recorder, then switch it off.

Note: if you selected AV2 during step 4, you do not need to enter the start and stop times, since it is the device that is connected that triggers the start and stop of the recording at the times set via its programming menu.

Recording functions

VPS/PDC - If the channel also broadcasts VPS/PDC signals, activate the VPS/PDC function to

ensure recording begins at the actual time the programme starts.

Record destination - Select the disc where the programme will be recorded (DVD+R/+RW

or internal DVR).

Recording quality - choose the recording quality you want.

Note: selecting the quality enables you to adapt the recording time on the DVD disc.The lower the quality, the longer the time available on the disc. For example, the time available with a clean 4.7 Gb disc with “Low” quality will be approximately 8 hours while in “Best” quality the time will be approximately 60 minutes.The figure 1 to 6 is displayed in the information banner when playing the recording. The quality selection will only be valid for this programming. For an automatic quality selection according to the time remaining on the disc, activate the SmartRecord™ function.

Save your settings by selecting Keep Timer and confirm. Return to the main menu using the

or turn it off using the remaining time compatible with your programming.

ON/STANDBY key, after having loaded a DVD+R or DVD+RW disc with

Programming a transfer

MENU è Timers è OK è Set transfer è OK.

• The Timers screen appears. It contains the list list of the recordings and transfers you have

already programmed. If you didn’t programme anything, the screen displayed only indicated

Timers and Set transfer.

MENU key in order to continue to use your DVD recorder

1. Select Set transfer and confirm.

The transfer programming menu appears.This menu allows you to define all the parameters necessary for a deferred transfer.

Note: your DVD recorder can memorise the parameters of 8 different programmings, but only one transfer. In the case of double programming, a warning message is displayed.

2. Select Copy from / to then choose the source and destination of the recordings to copy.

3. Select Day(s) then type in the transfer date.

4. Select Star t time then type in the time you want the transfer to begin.

5. Memorise your settings by selecting Keep Timer and press OK to confirm.

Recording functions

Automatic programming (Naviclick)

For certain channels your DVD recorder offers a daily and sometimes following day TV programme guide.The information that it provides come from the Teletext and NexTView services broadcast by certain channels.The updating of Naviclik information is carried out once every 24 hours. Naviclick allows you to display on your screen the programmes of those channels and to select the broadcasts you wish to record simply by clicking on them.

Consulting the TV guide with Naviclick

Channel è GUIDE

Use the C, B keys to move from one channel to another or to move around the list of programmes for the channel (

(FWD, REV

To consult the programs of the channels at a given time, choose a program from the list (e.g.: 9 o’clock news) and use the (C, B) keys to move on to the programs of the other channels.

move from 10 to 10 programmes).

➔

▲, ▼

Recording through the Naviclick TV guide

Select a channel on your DVD recorder.

2. Press the GUIDE key and wait for the Naviclick page to appear.

3. Go to the programme you want to record. Move between channels with PR+/PR- or C, B.

4. Confirm with OK.

5. You can turn off your DVD recorder or leave it turned on (don’t forget to load a DVD+R or

DVD+RW disc). In this case the DVD recorder will automatically seek the channel to automatically record at the correct recording time.

Note:for the correct downloading of the programme guide, the clock of your DVD recorder must be set.

move from one programme to another)

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Recording from a connected device

1. Satellite or cable receiver - When you are watching a channel,select the AV2,AV3,or AV4

socket on the DVD recorder using the CABL appears in the information banner and on the display panel on the recorder (

AV2

) for the SCART socket.

2. Camcorder or other appliance - When you are watching a channel, use AV to select

which sockets to use:AV3 if your camcorder is connected at the front of your DVD recorder or AV4 if it is connected to the S-VIDEO IN or COMPOSITE INPUT sockets at the back. Record with Stop the recording by pressing twice on the

REC (RECORD).

AV button on the remote control handset. AV2-SAT-

LIVE

STOP key.

Recording functions

Library

The library lets you locate the various recordings present on the DVR hard disc or the different DVD+R/+RW discs in your DVD library.The library groups together the recording names and parameters and lets you look for them using the search functions.

The recording names are distributed according to the nature of the files and titles in four sublibraries. Each one will let you access functions specific to the nature of the recordings.The contents of the library are not lost even if the recorder is no longer connected to the mains supply for a while.

MENU è Library è OK.

The library screen comes up.This gives access to four sub-libraries and to the following functions: Video librar y, Library (disc), Music library, Image library, Export.

Depending on the recording you are looking for, select the library and confirm with The screen specific to the library appears.

Video library (on the hard disc)

To look for a video or DivX title. The video library brings together all the names of titles of DivX files saved to the hard disc (TV programmes or films in DivX format).

Note: Playing a Video and PIP title (picture in picture) Select a title with the While a video title (from a video DVD, DVD+R/+RW or DVR hard disc) is playing, you can superpose TV

pictures from your recorder’s tuner using the while you are watching a video recording.You can change channel with the

Functions for managing your recordings (on the hard disk)

Select a title and press OK to confirm.. Among other things, the management functions let you rename, copy or delete a title.To access them, when a title in the Video library is selected, press title appear:

• Pla

y title, to play the title except for the hidden chapters.

• Pla

y all chapters, to play the title, even the hidden chapters.

Note: Indispensable if you want to split a recording up using the Edit menu.

• Modify the title to give it the name of your choice letter by letter using the character

grid.

• Delete the title

• Lock the title

• Cop

y to disc to conserve (archive) a title to a DVD+R/+RW disc and then erase it from

the hard disc.

• Erase cha

intervals in order to define others.

Note: Useful for copying only those chapters you wish to store on a DVD+R/+RW disc. Note: Jpeg, mp3, wma and DivX files cannot be copied using this menu.To do this, use the library’s Export

function (see below).

▼ key and change to play mode with the PLAY key.

LIVE key.This will let you monitor programmes on a channel

PR+/PR- key.

OK.The functions to manage the chosen

to free up space on the hard disc.

(or unlock it) to avoid (or enable) its erasure.

pter to delete all the electronic bookmarks positioned automatically at regular

OK.

Recording functions

Library (disc)

The (disc) library brings together the names of all the titles recorded to the different DVD+R/+RW discs in your DVD collection.

Note: if a disc appears in front of the name of a title it means that the disc is loaded in your DVD recorder. Note: For recordings that you have made directly or for those you have programmed, without providing them

with names, appear along with the name of the channel, the time and date. Note: the Library may be accessed even if there is no disc in the recorder. Note:The titles and names of programmes (Pr1, Pr2,AV2, ..) and times correspond to those recordings that

you have not renamed (Modify title function). Note: Depending on the duration of the recordings, the number of titles and/or the number of discs, we may

estimate that the library may contain the names of 400 titles created on the different discs in your DVD collected (DVD+R or +RW discs only) on the internal DVR hard disc. In order to assist you to find a title, the library offers a range of functions (sort by title, sort by type, etc.).

Musical library (on the hard disc)

The musical library brings together the names of all the MP3 or WMA files recorded on the hard disc.When the musical library screen is displayed, you can play a title or file, create or edit playlists, rename a title, delete it or sort titles.

Picture library (on the hard disc)

The picture library lets you look for and view photos one by one or look at them using a slideshow.The library displays the last six photos recorded on a screen which brings together the six snapshots with selection buttons.The other photos can be accessed using the photo using the C, B,

▲, ▼ keys and confirm with OK or start the slideshow with the PLAY key.

Export

You can copy one or more titles to a DVD+R/+RW disc.

Note: EXPORT Function Your recorder has separate adjustments for the recording quality on the DVR hard disk and on the DVD+R/+RW discs you use.This means you can copy titles that have been recorded with very high quality on the hard disk (e.g., *1: Best), and make sure they fit on the DVD+R/+RW disc by selecting a lower quality for the copy (e.g., *3: Good).

Title and disc management functions

The management functions let you sort titles according to the criteria proposed by your recorder.To access them, when a title in the Video library is selected, press manage the chosen title appear:

Note: If you delete a disc, it is still possible to “reload” the titles of the disc by adding a new recording. Note: Deleting a title or a disc is not immediate, it may take several seconds.Wait until the «Please wait»

message at the bottom of the screen disappears. Note:The number of the disc to load may appear in a superimposed window.To remove the window press

the

EXIT/CLEAR or OK.key..

The management functions can be accessed by selecting the button in the frame with the B key then by displaying another choice with this same key. Confirm your choice with

Other disc managemetn functions

Access: Main Menu, Disc, OK, Disc action and OK.You can:

• Rename the title

• Erase the disc

• Unlock or Lock the disc to enable or avoid an accidental erasure. e the disc compatible to enable it to be read by other players.

• Mak y to DVR to copy one or more titles on the hard disc.

• Cop

Copying to DVR

To copy one or all the titles to the hard disc.

to give it the name of your choice letter by letter using the character grid.

▼ key. Select a

OK.The functions to

OK.

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