Toshiba RD-XS32SC, RD-XS32SU User Manual

TOSHIBA HDD/DVD VIDEO RECORDER

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DIGITAL VIDEO

Introduction

HDD/DVD VIDEO RECORDER

RD-XS32SU/RD-XS32SC

RD-XS32SU

RD-XS32SC

OWNER’S MANUAL

OPERATIONS

Read “INSTALLATION GUIDE” first.

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Others

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Introduction

Table of contents

Introduction

Caution for safety ................................................ 4

About this product .............................................. 5

Compatible discs ................................................ 6

Index to parts and controls .............................. 12

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

Rear panel ............................................................ 14

Remote control ..................................................... 16

Display ................................................................. 18

Before operating this recorder ........................ 20

Key operation - EASY NAVI & QUICK MENU .. 23

Recording

Before recording ............................................... 26

Initializing a DVD-RAM/RW disc (Logical format) ... 28

DVD-RAM physical format .................................... 29

Entering characters ............................................... 30

Recording a TV program .................................. 32

Recording an external source .......................... 37

Programming a recording (REC MENU) .......... 40

VCR Plus+ Recording ....................................... 46

Others ................................................................. 48

Relay recording .................................................... 48

A-B recording ....................................................... 48

Reservation Disc (“Lock program record”) .............. 49

To delete recorded content .................................... 50

To protect recorded content ................................... 50

Technical information ............................................ 51

Playback

Information on playback ................................... 54

Playing recorded contents

(CONTENT MENU) ............................................. 55

Playing a DVD video disc ................................. 60

Locating a title using the top menu ........................ 61

Pausing a TV broadcast to resume later ......... 62

Playing a TV program currently being

recorded ............................................................. 63

Playing at various speeds ................................ 64

Playing in fast reverse or fast forward .................... 64

Skipping to the next/previous chapter or track ........ 65

Playing in slow-motion .......................................... 65

Playing frame by frame ......................................... 66

Viewing still pictures
(Playing a disc that contains still pictures)

Locating by entering the number .................... 67

Locating by entering the number of a desired
section
Locating a specific point by entering its elapsed time
(Time Search)

Watching a TV broadcast in the sub window

(P in P Playback) ............................................... 69

Selecting the camera angle .............................. 70

Selecting Subtitles ............................................ 71

Zooming a picture ............................................. 72

Selecting the Sound .......................................... 73

Viewing JPEG files ............................................ 76

Playing MP3/WMA files ..................................... 78

Checking the current status and settings ...... 80

Operational status and setting details .................... 80

Using the time bar ................................................. 81

Functions in the Quick Menu ........................... 82

................................................................. 67

....................................................... 68

.............. 66

Editing

Before editing .................................................... 86

Creating chapters.............................................. 90

Playlist editing

(Collecting desired scenes) ............................. 95

Creating thumbnails
(Changing the picture on the

CONTENT MENU) ............................................ 100

Before dubbing ................................................ 103

High speed Library dubbing

(Dubbing only a specified part) ..................... 105

Dubbing selected Items

(Deleting specified parts together) ................ 108

Rate conversion dubbing

(Dubbing at a modified bit rate) ..................... 112

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Introduction

Line-U dubbing

(Recording pictures while viewing them) ..... 116

Deleting Selected Items

(Deleting multiple specified parts) ................ 118

Combine Original Titles

(Combine two titles into one) ......................... 120

Creating a DVD-Video using DVD-R/RW ....... 122

DVD-Video finalizing process ........................ 132

DV Recording

(Recording from a digital video camera) ...... 136

Library

Using Library data........................................... 140

Basic operation of the Library system .................. 140

Searching for a desired title ........................... 141

Changing the listing order ...................................... 141

Searching ........................................................... 141

Jumping ............................................................. 142

Viewing Library data ....................................... 143

Viewing title information ...................................... 143

Viewing disc information...................................... 143

Maintenance of Library data ................................ 144

Checking the disc space ................................ 146

Viewing a number and space of a disc .................. 147

Viewing remaining space .................................... 147

Others

Before calling service personnel ................... 166

Error codes on the display window ............... 169

Recording duration ......................................... 170

Language Code List ........................................ 171

Specification .................................................... 172

Limited Warranty DVD PLAYER/RECORDER ....

CANADIAN WARRANTY INFORMATION ....... 176

Recording

174

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Function Setup

Customizing the function settings ................ 150

DVD Player settings ............................................ 154

Picture/Audio settings ......................................... 157

Display settings .................................................. 159

Operational settings ............................................ 160

DVD recorder operation ...................................... 161

Management settings .......................................... 163

Setting of picture and sound quality for
recording

............................................................ 164

Others

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Introduction

Introduction

Caution for safety

Read “SAFETY PRECAUTIONS”, “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS”,
“Precautions” and others of the “INSTALLATION GUIDE” first.

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Introduction

About this product

Introduction

Some differences

This DVD recorder is more similar to a computer than it
is to a standard DVD player. In addition to a
microprocessor, it contains a hard disc drive (an HDD),
an operating system, random access memory (RAM),
and a DVD-RAM/R/RW drive. The operating system
includes software stored on the HDD that is transferred
to the RAM when the machine is turned on and at other
times during operation. This transfer can take time.
Thus, when you turn on the DVD recorder, it may be a
minute or so before it is ready to use. Likewise, other
functions may not be performed as quickly as they would
on other AV equipment. In addition, because programs
stored on the DVD-RAM/R/RW drive cannot be accessed
as quickly as those stored on the HDD, accessing those
programs (or deleting a program from a DVD-RAM or
DVD-RW disc) may take more time. Please take these
factors into consideration as you use the DVD recorder.

About the hard disc drive (HDD)

Like any HDD, the HDD in the DVD recorder is a fragile
device that is susceptible to partial or complete failure if it
is jarred or as a result of use over time. It will not last
forever. Therefore, do not use the HDD for longer term
storage of programs you wish to retain. [If portions of the
HDD become damaged, programs recorded on those
portions may exhibit pixelization or block noise when
played back. Repeated playback of the program may
cause the problem to get worse and, eventually, the
program may become unplayable. Accordingly, if you
notice such noise in a program that you want to save,
you should transfer to a recordable DVD disc as soon as
possible.] Recordable DVD discs are also susceptible to
damage if not handled and stored carefully and some or
all of the programs on them may become unplayable.
You can reduce these risks by using high quality DVD
recordable discs and checking their playability from time
to time. If it becomes necessary to service your DVD
recorder, it may be necessary to delete some or all of the
programs on the HDD.

Playback Restrictions

This owner’s manual explains the basic instructions for
this recorder. Some DVD video discs are produced in a
manner that allows specific or limited operation during
playback. As such, the recorder may not respond to all
operating commands. This is not a defect in the
recorder. Please refer to the notes on compatible discs
later in this Introduction and to the discussion of DVD
playback and features later in this manual.

” may appear on the TV screen during operation.

“

” means that the operation is not permitted by the

“

recorder or the disc.

Recording Restrictions

Copy-protected contents of DVD-Video disc, VIDEO
CDs or audio CDs on the market cannot be copied on
this recorder.
Contents without copy protection should be copied or
edited only in accordance with applicable copyright
laws, which may restrict copying or editing. Contents
that permit single copying (copy once contents) can be
recorded onto DVD-RAM discs, with some dubbing and
editing restrictions. DVD-R/RW discs cannot record
these contents.

Compatiblity

In isolated cases, a disc bearing the DVD or CD logo
may not fully and properly play back all features. This
can be due, among other reasons, to problems and
errors that can occur during the creation or recording of
DVD and other software and the manufacture of
software discs (including blank discs). Moreover,
because of variations in the quality of discs, this
recorder may not be able to record on all discs that
bear a DVD-RAM, DVD-R or DVD-RW logo, but you
should not encounter difficulty if you use only high
quality recordable DVD discs. If you happen to
encounter difficulties playing or recording a DVD disc or
playing a CD disc, please feel free to call our Customer
Service Hotline at 1-800-319-6684.

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Editing

Library

Function setup

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Introduction

Compatible discs

When you want to play DVD or CD software or copy programs from the HDD to a recordable DVD, load an
appropriate disc into the recorder. There are many types and formats of discs. Please use the following
information to select an appropriate disc.

Notes

• Handle the disc according to the disc instruction manual.

• Depending on the data recording method or the disc status, playback or recording on this recorder may not be possible, even

if the disc is labeled as below. Toshiba cannot assure that all discs bearing the DVD or CD logos will operate as expected.
Please see the discussion of compatibility on page 5.

For recording / playback

Disc

DVD-RAM

DVD-R

DVD-RW

Mark Specification Remarks

• Single sided 4.7GB (12cm (43/4 in.))

• Double sided 9.4GB (12cm (4

• 4.7GB For General Ver.2.0

(12cm (4

• Ver. 1.1 or later (12cm
(4

3

/4 in.))

3

/4 in.))

3

/4 in.))

Read carefully the section “On DVD-RAM
discs” (

Select a DVD-RAM disc that shows a
statement on its package such as “this disc
can be used with video recorders and drives
compatible with 4.7GB DVD-RAM discs” or
“this disc can copy images that permit single
copying.”

Read carefully the section “On DVD-R discs”

page 9).

(
Depending on the disc status or the
recording equipment, playback of the disc
may not be possible on this recorder.

Read carefully the section “On DVD-RW
discs” (
Depending on the disc status or the
recording equipment, playback of the disc
may not be possible on this recorder.

page 8).

page 9).

Using different disc types for different purposes

DVD-RAM discs for your personal library

DVD-RAM discs comply with the global standard DVD-VR (Video Recording) format, and are optimized for recording of
TV programs. You can rewrite repeatedly without deterioration of an image quality, erase unnecessary parts, divide a
chapter, or specify playback area by frame. Its cartridge is suitable for a longer-term storage and family use, and its
large capacity of 9.4 GB allows more recording space.

DVD-R discs when creating your own original discs for distribution

DVD-R discs are designed to comply with the global standard DVD-Video format, and can be recorded only once.
DVD-R discs are convenient when you edit your original content (recorded personal events such as a wedding party)
with this recorder, transfer them to the recorder and make copies to send to your friends or relatives. The discs can be
played on other compatible DVD players. DVD-RW discs, which are rewriteable, can be used as well.
* DVD-R and DVD-RW may not be the best suited format for recording TV programs. Because of the way the discs

are formatted, it may not be possible to edit or divide the program as you may prefer, to record secondary languages,
or programs that are copy protected in a way that allows only one copy. (NOTE: “Copy once” protected programs

generally can be recorded to DVD-RAM discs.)
* This recorder records on a DVD-R/RW disc in DVD-Video format only. In DVD-VR format, recording is not possible.
* On DVD-R/RW discs, direct recording, copying or the method “Creating a DVD-Video” (

We cannot guarantee that DVD-RAM/R/RW discs recorded on this recorder will be playable on all DVD recorders/
players. Similarly, there is no guarantee that all DVD-RAM/R/RW discs recorded on other recorders will be playable on
this recorder.

page 122) are available.

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For playback only

Disc

DVD video
disc

DVD-RW

VIDEO CD

Audio CD

Mark Specification Remarks

• 12cm (43/4 in.) / 8cm (31/4 in.)

ALL

1

• Region number

or

• Color system: NTSC

The region number of this DVD recorder is 1.
If region numbers, corresponding to a
specific playable area, are printed on your
DVD video disc and you do not find

ALL

, or the disc is encoded to permit
playback only in regions other than Region 1,
disc playback will not be allowed by the
recorder.

• 12cm (43/4 in.)

• DVD-VR mode

It is not possible to play contents recorded
from programs which are not copy-free
Depending on the disc status, playback may
not be possible.

• 12cm (43/4 in.) / 8cm (31/4 in.)

• Color system: NTSC

DIGITAL VIDEO

• Version 1.1 and 2.0

3

• 12cm (4

/4 in.) / 8cm (31/4 in.)

Recording

1

or

Playback

Editing

Library

CD-R

• 12cm (43/4 in.)

• CD-DA (audio CD) format

Depending on the disc status, playback may
not be possible.

CD-RW

• You cannot play discs other than those listed above.

• You cannot play non-standardized discs even if they may be labeled as above.

• You cannot play discs with specialized encoding (such as SACD discs) or the DVD audio portions of DVD Audio

discs.

• This recorder uses the NTSC color system, and cannot play DVD video discs recorded in any other color system
(PAL, SECAM, etc.), even if they have region marks

• Toshiba cannot assure that all discs bearing the DVD or CD logos will operate as expected. Please see the
discussion of compatibility on page 5.

ALL

1

or

.

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Introduction

Compatible discs (Continued)

On DVD-RAM discs

Use only DVD-RAM discs that comply with DVD­RAM standard Version 2.0 or 2.1.

The recorder cannot record on a disc formatted in any
other standard. When using such a disc, initialize it by
using the disc-format function of this recorder.
The recorder may not record, dub, or edit some DVD­RAM discs, because they are edited/recorded with
another manufacture’s equipment or PC, contain a
large number of titles, or have little remaining capacity.
Also, a DVD-RAM disc may not be edited or recorded
if its title contains still pictures.
DVD-RAM discs formatted in UDF2.0 on a PC are not
compatible with this recorder. Before using these
discs, initialize them on this recorder.
This recorder complies with current copyright
protection technology and can copy a disc only when
the disc permits copying once. When there is no
indication on the disc, copying will not be allowed.
Such an indication on a disc is required also for the
Library Management database.

DVD-RAM discs with cartridges are
recommended for recording.

Two types of DVD-RAM discs are
available: ones with cartridges and ones
without cartridges. You can use either of
them with this recorder, but the former
ones are recommended.
In order to record highly detailed data, make sure the
disc is clean. DVD-RAM discs with cartridges are
easier to handle in this regard.
Do not open the cartridge shutter. The disc may not
play, or may not be recorded or edited once it
becomes dirty.
There are two types of DVD-RAM cartridges;
removable (TYPE 2/4) and not removable (TYPE 1). It
is recommended you do not remove the disc even
when you can.
Refer to the instruction manual that comes with the
disc if it is absolutely necessary to remove the disc.
Some commercially available cartridge discs cannot
be recorded or edited once the inside discs are
removed.

To protect recorded contents

Slide the write-protect tab to
“PROTECT” with something small
enough. The disc can play, but
cannot be edited or erased. Refer
to the instructions that come with
the disc.

When using a disc without a
cartridge (commercially
available discs)

Discs without cartridges can easily
attract fingerprints and dust, which
is the reason they are not recommended. If you
cannot avoid using them, handle with proper care.
When you write in a title column on a disc, use a pen
with a soft tip. Do not use a pen with a hard tip, such
as a ballpoint pen.

Recommended discs

The following discs have been tested with this recorder:

9.4 GB double-sided cartridge: Panasonic LM-AD240U

4.7 GB single-sided cartridge: Panasonic LM-AB120U

PROTECT

The company does not hold any responsibility to compensate the contents which should have been recorded,
and any losses or damages (e.g. losses of business profit, or business intermission) that may arise from
malfunction of this recorder (not recording/editing as intended).
Problems arising in the following situations are included.

• When a DVD disc recorded on this recorder is used in a DVD recorder of another manufacturer, or used
(insertion, playback, recording or editing) in a personal computer DVD drive.

• When a DVD that has been used as above is used again in this recorder.

• When a DVD disc recorded in a DVD recorder of another manufacturer, or in a personal computer DVD drive

is used.

Some functions such as Library may not work with PC discs.

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Introduction

On DVD-R discs

Standards

DVD-R for General Ver.2.0/2.1 discs can be used for
recording and playback.
Discs compatible with 2X speed recording (labeled
Ver.2.1/2X etc.) and discs compatible with 4X speed
recording (labeled Ver.2.1/4X etc.) can also be used.
Select discs labeled “for video,” “for recording,” “120
min.” etc.
DVD-R for authoring Ver.1.1 cannot be used.

Recording conditions

Images for which copying is prohibited or restricted
(copy once or copy prohibited) cannot be recorded.
Even if the disc is labeled as CPRM compatible, this
recorder can only be used to record copy-free
material.

Recommended discs

Taiyo-Yuden 4x

Tested discs

Panasonic LM-RF120 (4.7GB/120 min.)

On DVD-RW discs

Standards

Discs labeled DVD-RW Ver.1.1 can be used.
Discs compatible with 2X speed recording (labeled
Ver.1.1/2X etc,) can also be used.
Select discs labeled “for video,” “for recording,” “120
min.” etc.

Recording conditions

Images for which copying is prohibited or restricted
(copy once or copy prohibited) cannot be recorded.
Even if the disc is labeled as CPRM compatible, this
recorder can only be used to record copy-free
material.
DVD-VR mode recording is not possible.

Recommended discs*

Victor/JVC VD-RW47BU

Note

• Each disc has a limitation of its rewriteability.

*Operation has been confirmed with recommended discs

and tested discs, but some other discs may not be
usable.

Marks on DVD video discs

The following are examples of marks and the meanings.

Mark Meanings

2

2

3

4:3

LB

16:9 LB

16:9 PS

Number of audio streams
recorded in the disc.
(2 streams such as English and
Japanese in this example.)

Number of subtitle languages
recorded in the disc.
(2 subtitle languages are
recorded in this example.)

Number of camera angles
recorded in the disc.
(3 camera angles are recorded in
this example.)

Pictures are recorded in the
standard picture shape
(4:3 aspect ratio).

Pictures are recorded in the letter
box picture shape (4:3 aspect
ratio with horizontal black bars in
the top and bottom of pictures).

Pictures are recorded in the 16:9
wide picture shape.
TVs with 4:3 aspect ratio will
display them in the letter box
style.

Pictures are recorded in the 16:9
wide picture shape.
TVs with 4:3 aspect ratio will
display them in the pan scan style
(one or both sides of pictures
are cut).

Actual picture shape may vary
depending on the aspect ratio or
mode selection of the TV.

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Introduction

Compatible discs (Continued)

Structure of disc contents

Normally, DVD video discs are divided into titles, and the
titles are subdivided into chapters.
VIDEO CDs/audio CDs are divided into tracks.

DVD video disc

Title 1 Title 2

Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3Chapter 1

VIDEO CD / audio CD

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

Title: Divided contents of a DVD video disc.

Roughly corresponds to a story title in short
stories.

Chapter: Divided contents of a title. This corresponds

to a chapter in a story.

Track: Divided contents of a VIDEO CD or an audio

CD.

Each title, chapter, or track is assigned a number, which
is called “title number”, “chapter number”, or “track
number” respectively.
Some discs may not have these numbers.

On handling discs

Do not touch the playback side of the disc.

Yes

Playback side

Do not stick paper or tape to discs.

No

On cleaning discs

Fingerprints and dust on the disc cause picture and
sound deterioration. Wipe the disc from the center
outwards with a soft cloth. Always keep the disc clean.

Yes No

When you record on the HDD or a DVD-RAM disc, one
recording will always equal one title. You can divide a title
into several chapters by marking borders in it to facilitate
scene search.

10

If you cannot wipe off the dust with a soft cloth, wipe
the disc lightly with a slightly moistened soft cloth and
finish with a dry cloth.
Do not use any type of solvent such as thinner,
benzine, commercially available cleaners or antistatic
spray for vinyl LPs. It may damage the disc.

On storing discs

Do not store discs in a place subject to direct sunlight
or near heat sources.
Do not store discs in places subject to moisture and
dust such as a bathroom or near a humidifier.
Store discs vertically in a case. Stacking or placing
objects on discs outside of their case may cause
warping.

Discs and purposes

The table shows main functions which are available on this recorder per disc category.
This will help you choose discs.

Introduction

Characteristics on this
recorder

For the first use

Recording a TV program

Erasing recorded contents

Recording additional content
on a recorded disc

Indexing recorded contents
Naming a title
Creating a thumbnail

DVD-RAM disc

Suitable for repeat use of the
disc, and data storage for
video library. Copy once
contents can be recorded
using a compatible disc.

No preparatory steps
required, however initializing
is recommended.

Ye s

Ye s

Ye s

Ye s
Ye s

DVD-RW disc

Suitable for saving data in
DVD-Video format to play on
compatible devices.

You can erase recorded
contents to use the disc
repeatedly.

Initialize the disc.

Ye s

If the disc has been executed
DVD-Video finalizing
process, first cancel the
process then delete contents

If the disc has been executed
DVD-Video finalizing
process, first cancel the
process then delete contents

After you execute DVD-Video
finalizing process on a recorded
disc, you cannot name a title or
create a thumbnail.

Ye s

.

Ye s

.

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DVD-R disc

Suitable for saving data in
DVD-Video format to play on
compatible devices.

Once you execute DVD­Video finalizing process on a
recorded disc so that it can
be played on other players,
you cannot make addition,
correction and deletion of
contents on the disc.

No preparatory steps
required.

Ye s

Ye s
Deleting contents cannot
restore the disc space.
After you execute DVD­Video finalizing process on a
recorded disc, you cannot
delete contents of the disc.

Ye s
After you execute DVD­Video finalizing process on a
recorded disc, you cannot
add contents to the disc.

Ye s

Ye s
After you execute DVD-Video
finalizing process on a recorded
disc, you cannot name a title or
create a thumbnail.

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Collecting favorite scenes
(Playlist Editing)
Making a new title from a Playlist
containing favorite scenes
(Copy within the same disc)

Playing contents recorded on
this recorder, on other devices

When a message appears and
the loaded disc cannot be
used:

Ye s

Ye s

Contents can be played on
any devices compatible with
DVD-RAM discs. Follow the
instruction of the device to
play.

Initialize the disc.
If it is still unusable, try to
execute DVD-RAM physical
format.

No

No

Execute DVD-Video
finalizing process on this
recorder. This process
makes the disc playable on
other compatible devices.
(Some models excepted.)

Initialize the disc.

No

No

Execute DVD-Video
finalizing process on this
recorder. This process
makes the disc playable on
other compatible devices.
(Some models excepted.)

–

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Introduction

Index to Parts and Controls

See pages with arrows for details.

Front panel

Front panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 87 9

10

11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

* The above illustration displays the front panel with the cover open. See the following page on how to open or close the cover.

1 ON/STANDBY button pages 20, 21

Turns the power on/restores the unit in the
standby mode.

2 Three mode button (HDD, TIMESLIP, DVD)

page 32, 55, 60

Selects recording/playback media.

3 INPUT SELECT button

Pressing repeatedly selects between various input
sources.

page 38

8 (STOP) button page 35, 60

Stops playback or recording.

9 PICTURE SEARCH (

Scans the picture backwards.

10 PICTURE SEARCH (

Scans the picture forward.

11

(PLAY) button page 60

Starts playback.

) button page 64

) button page 64

4 CHANNEL buttons

Selects the channel.
(This is not avaialble to select set top box
channels regardless of the IR control cable
connection and the set top box setting.)

(OPEN/CLOSE) button page 20

5

Opens and closes the disc tray.

6

(PAUSE) button page 35, 60

Stops playback or recording momentarily.

7

(REC) button page 34

Starts recording.

page 20, 33

12

12 ON/STANDBY indicator

Displays the operational state of the recorder.

13 Remote sensor

GUIDE”

14 DV IN connector

Use this when recording from a digital video
camera.

15 INPUT 2 jacks

Use this when recording from other input source
such as a VTR or a camcorder.

page 12 in “INSTALLATION

page 37

page 20, 21

page 136

Introduction

Recording

Playback

Editing

16 Three mode indicator page 32, 55, 60

Indicates the selection by the three mode button.

17 Media indicator

Indicates the current media.

18 Operation Status Indicator (HDD)

Indicates the operation status of the HDD.

: Recording
: Playing
: Copying within the disc

19 HDD indicator

Illuminates in the HDD mode.

20 Operation Status Indicator (DVD)

Indicates the operation status of the DVD.

: Recording
: Playing
: Copying within the disc

21 Disc tray

Place a disc to play or record.

22 Front panel display

page 20

page 18

To open or close the cover on the front panel

Put your finger on the left edge of the cover and pull it
down to open.

Note

• Do not place a heavy object on the cover while it is
open. Doing so may damage the recorder.

Library

Function setup

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Index to Parts and Controls (Continued)

Rear Panel

1 4 52 3 6

RF IN
(FROM ANT.)

RF OUT

1 AC IN socket

(TO TV)

VHF/UHF

page 15 in “INSTALLATION

CHANNEL
CHANGE

GUIDE”

Connects to the supplied power cord.

2 Ventilation fan

3 VHF/UHF RF IN (FROM ANT.) input socket

page 14 in “INSTALLATION GUIDE”

Connects to an antenna or cable signal.

4 VHF/UHF RF OUT (TO TV) output socket

page 14 in “INSTALLATION GUIDE”

Connects the supplied coaxial cable to a TV.

5 INPUT1/INPUT3 jacks

page 37

Use this to connect the recorder to output jacks of
external devices such as another player or
camcorder.

6 COMPONENT OUTPUT jacks

page 20 in

“INSTALLATION GUIDE”

Ouptuts video signals to a connected TV or
monitor.
Connects to a TV or monitor equipped with
component video jacks.

P

R

PBY

VIDEORL

10

COMPONENT OUTPUT

S-VIDEOVIDEOLRVIDEO

OUTPUT1

OUTPUT2

S-VIDEO

INPUT1

L VIDEO

R

INPUT3

L

R

IR

VIDEO

7

S-VIDEO

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

BITSTREAM/PCM

OPTICALCOAXIAL

98

7 CHANNEL CHANGE IR jack page 19 in

“INSTALLATION GUIDE”

Connect the supplied IR control cable to control
cable/satellite channels according to timer
programs.

8 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT BITSTREAM/PCM

COAXIAL jack

page 22, 23, 24 in

“INSTALLATION GUIDE”

Use this to connect the recorder to an audio
receiver equipped with a coaxial digital audio input
jack.

9 DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT BITSTREAM/PCM

OPTICAL jack

page 22, 23, 24 in

“INSTALLATION GUIDE”

Use this to connect the recorder to an audio
receiver equipped with an optical digital audio
input jack.
When connecting the optical digital cable, remove
the cap and fit the connector into the jack firmly.
When not using the jack, keep the cap inserted to
protect it from dust intrusion.

14

10 OUTPUT1/OUTPUT2 jacks page 15, 17, 20

in “INSTALLATION GUIDE”

Outputs video and audio signals to a connected
TV or amplifier.

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Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Others

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Introduction

Index to Parts and Controls (Continued)

Remote control

1
2
3

4
5
6

7
8

9
10
11

12

13
14

15
16

17

18
19

20
21

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

J

REC

REMAIN

DIMMER

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

INSTANT REPLAY
EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

ENTER

U

S

T

TIME BAR

DISPLAY

FL SELECT

ZOOM P in P

TV

VOLUME

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIP

CONTENT MENU

S

K

I

P

H

C

R

A

E

S

E

R

U

T

C

I

P

PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

CHP DIVIDE

PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

22
23
24

25
26
27
28
29

30
31

32
33
34

35
36
37
38

39
40
41
42
43

44

45

46

47

VCR Plus+

123

456

789

SETUP ENTER

EXTEND

0

REC MODE

+

10

TV CODE

T.SEARCH

CLEAR

DELETE

48
49
50
51

52

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1

OPEN/CLOSE button page 20, 21

2

MENU button*

TOP MENU button page 61

3

ANGLE button page 70

4

5

SUBTITLE button page 71

HDD button page 32, 55, 60

6

TIMESLIP button page 62, 63

7

8

EASY NAVI button page 23

9

LIBRARY button page 140

10

REC MENU button page 40

SLOW button page 65

11

12

FRAME/ADJUST button page 40, 66

Direction buttons ( / / / ) page 55, 150

13

14

PAUSE buttton page 35, 56

15

REC button page 34

button page 55

16

DISPLAY button page 81

17

REMAIN button page 27

18

DIMMER button page 19

19

20

FL SELECT button page 19

1

31

SKIP button page 65

32

PICTURE SEARCH button page 55, 64

33

ENTER button page 55, 150

34

PLAY button page 60

35

QUICK MENU button page 24, 82

button page 150

36

37

STOP button page 35

38

TIME BAR button page 81

39

CHP DIVIDE button page 90

40

P in P button page 69

41

ZOOM button page 72

42

PROGRESSIVE buttton page 20 in
“INSTALLATION GUIDE”

43

INPUT SELECT button page 38

44

VCR Plus+ button page 46

45

EXTEND button page 43, 45

46

Number buttons page 46, 67

47

SETUP button page 150

48

REC MODE button page 34

49

TV CODE button page 46 in
“INSTALLATION GUIDE”

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Buttons for TV operation page 46 in

21

“INSTALLATION GUIDE”

ON/STANDBY button page 20, 21

22

RETURN button*

23

CHANNEL buttons page 20, 33

24

AUDIO button page 73

25

DVD button page 32,55,60

26

INSTANT SKIP button page 64

27

INSTANT REPLAY button page 64

28

CONTENT MENU button page 55, 95

29

EDIT MENU button page 108

30

2

50

T.SEARCH button page 67

51

CLEAR button page 67

52

DELETE button page 50

*1MENU

Use this to display a menu screen that is recorded on
a DVD video disc.
Operate the menu screen as the same manner as
“Locating a title using the top menu (
A menu screen is not recorded on some discs.

2

*

RETURN
Returns to the previous screen (the screen may be
specified depending on the disc).
Refer to the instructions of the disc.

page 61)”.

Others

17

Introduction

Index to Parts and Controls (Continued)

Display

1 4 5 6 7 8 92 3

14

1 PBC indicator

Illuminates when PBC function is “On” (

156) and a PBC-controllable VIDEO CD is loaded.

2 Angle icon

Illuminates when playing a scene recorded with
multi angles.

3 Program recording indicator

Illuminates when the recorder holds a timer
program.

4 Bit rate indicator

Illuminates when displaying the bit rate selected
for recording, or when displaying the actual bit
rate.

5 REMAIN (Remaining space) indicator

Illuminates when an available recording time is
displayed.

6 VCD/CD indicator

VCD : Illuminates when a VIDEO CD is loaded.
CD : Illuminates when an audio CD is loaded.

page 70

page

10

7 Title indicator

Illuminates when a title number is displayed.

8 TRK (Track) indicator

Illuminates when a track number is displayed.

9 CHP (Chapter) indicator

Illuminates when a chapter number is displayed.

10 SAP indicator

Illuminates when receiving a SAP broadcast.

11 DUBBING indicator

Illuminates when copying.

12 PROGRESSIVE indicator

Illuminates when video signals are output in the
progressive format.

13 Picture quality mode indicator

The current picture quality mode lights up.
The modes are: MN (Manual)/SP (Standard Play)/
LP (Long Play)/SP+LP+MN (Auto)

page 157

1611 12 13 15

18

Dimming the display

Pressing the DIMMER button on the remote control changes the brightness of the display (normal/dimmed/off).

Switching the display

Every time you press the FL SELECT button, the display changes between the channel, title number, and time.
The display may not change, depending on the disc or recording conditions.

14 Channel indicator

Displays the current channel or other numbers
such as a title number, track number, bit rate or
input selection.

Introduction

Recording

Playback

Editing

15 Multi display

Displays the current time, elapsed time, remaining
time, starting time of programmed recording, chapter
number or message, etc

16 Analog output level indicator

Displays the analog output level.
L+R: Stereo and bilingual (left (main) channel and

right (sub) channel)
L : Left (main) channel
R : Right (sub) channel
Off : Mono
Level indicator may not show exact sound level. It
only shows the average level.

.

Library

Function setup

Others

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Introduction

Before operating this recorder

Is your recorder ready?

• Refer to the supplied “INSTALLATION GUIDE”
manual and finish the necessary preparations.

• Turn on the connected equipment such as a TV or
audio system and select the input from the recorder.

Turning the power on

(This owner’s manual instructions are based on
the assumption that all proper connections have
been completed and the TV is turned on.)

Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel of the
recorder or on the remote control.

ON/STANDBY button

ON/STANDBY indicator

ON/STANDBY button

CHANNEL buttons

Loading a disc

Check disc compatibility beforehand ( page 6, 7)
and use a proper playable disc.

Caution

• Keep your fingers well clear of the disc tray. Neglecting this
may cause serious personal injury. Keep a close watch on
children.

• Do not use a cracked, deformed, or repaired disc.

1 Open the disc tray.

Press
button on the remote control.

on the front panel or the OPEN/CLOSE

button

OPEN/CLOSE button

When the power turns on, the ON/STANDBY indicator
changes from red (standby mode) to green (operation).
After a few seconds, a start-up screen appears.
The following icon appears at the top right corner of
the screen.

e.g.

When this icon disappears, the recorder is ready to
operate. If the disc drive contains a disc, it takes a
little longer to start up.

Loading

Viewing TV channels through this recorder

After turning the power on, the recorder will output TV
channel signals to the connected TV (also in the stop
mode).
You can select a desired channel by pressing the
CHANNEL or the number buttons.
(These buttons can select channels of a connected
cable box or satellite system, if “IR control” (
37, in “INSTALLATION GUIDE”) is set to “On”.)

page

2 Insert a disc.

Disc without a cartridge

Insert with the playback side down.

There are two kinds of disc size. Place a disc to fit
the guide. If a disc is out of the guide, it may result
in damage to the disc or malfunction.

Place a disc in the
inside hollow.

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Introduction

DVD-RAM disc with cartridge (TYPE1/TYPE2/TYPE4)

Single sided

Turn the printed side up, and insert the cartridge
into the tray frame following the direction of the
arrow on the cartridge.

Double sided

Turn the desired recording/playback side up, and
insert the cartridge into the tray frame following the
direction of the arrow on the cartridge.

3 Close the disc tray.

Press

on the front panel or the OPEN/CLOSE

button on the remote control.

Notes

• Use the button on the front panel or the remote control to
open and close the disc tray. Do not push or hold the disc
tray while it is moving. Doing so may cause the recorder to
malfunction.

• Do not insert a disc which is unplayable, or any object
other than a playable disc.

• Do not apply downforce to the disc tray. Doing so may
cause the recorder to malfunction.

• If the disc tray stops while closing, the mechanical
protection system of this recorder will open it. Do not force
it to close. Doing so may cause malfunction.

• If the disc tray will not open, turn the recorder off, and
press the button on the front panel or the OPEN/
CLOSE button on the remote control. This may turn the
recorder on and open the disc tray. If it still won’t open,
contact your nearest TOSHIBA dealer.

Turning the power off

Press ON/STANDBY on the front panel of the
recorder or on the remote control.

Caution

• If the power fails or the power cord is disconnected from a
wall outlet while the recorder is in operation (ON/STANDBY
indicator lit in green), the HDD or a loaded disc may
become recording disabled. In such a case, executing an
initialization of the disc using the formatting function of the
recorder may refresh it. However, all contents stored on the
disc will be completely erased by this initialization process.

• This recorder may indicate alert messages with some
DVD-RAM discs right after insertion. If such a disc is used
for playback or recording on other equipment, all data in
the disc may be damaged and the disc will not be played.
By executing an initialization of the disc using the
formatting function of the recorder, the disc will become
operational.

• If the recorder freezes and does not respond at all, leave it
alone for about 15 minutes or longer. This may restore the
recorder. After the recorder has recovered, turn it off once
and turn it on again to use as usual. If the recorder is still
inoperable after more than 15 minutes have passed, press
and hold the ON/STANDBY button on the front panel or the
remote control for about 10 seconds or longer. The
recorder is forced to quit and the power turns off. Turn the
recorder on again and use it as usual. (This is an
emergency measure, which may cause losses and/or
damages of data. Avoid casual use of this measure. If you
try this while the recorder is working properly, especially
while the “Loading” or “Unloading” icon is flashing, it may
result in initializing of the HDD.) (This 15-minute measure
is available only when “Screen protector” is set to “On.”
( page 159))

Note

• If there are any performance malfunctions of the HDD or
the DVD-RAM drive, immediately discontinue use of this
recorder, and disconnect the power cord from a wall outlet,
then contact your dealer. Continuous use of the recorder in
such a condition will aggravate the condition and result in
increased cost and repair time.

Disc tray lock

You can lock the disc tray.

Press and hold

on the front panel or PAUSE on
the remote control for longer than about 3
seconds.

To unlock, during stop press the button for longer than
about 3 seconds.

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Others

The “Unloading” icon appears at the top right corner of
the screen, and the ON/STANDBY indicator turns red,
then the power turns off (Standby mode.)

Note

• Turning the power off also unlocks the disc tray.

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Introduction

DVD-RDVD-RW

HDD

DVD-RAM

Before operating this recorder (Continued)

Start-up/Shutdown (closing) icons

These icons are displayed at the top right corner of the
screen when startup or finishing. While they are
flashing, the recorder is operating as follows:

Start-up, reading a disc, finishing the

Loading

recording

Unloading a disc, finishing the

Un
loading

Open

Close

operation

Opening a disc tray

Closing a disc tray

Status display

Each time you operate the recorder, the following
displays appear on the TV screen to indicate the
status of the recorder.

Status display

e.g.

Main on-screen displays
(Depending on the disc, some of these may not
appear.)

: Playback
: Pause
: Stop
: Fast-forward
: Fast-reverse
: Forward skip*
: Reverse skip*

x1/2

: Forward slow-motion

x1/2

: Reverse slow-motion
: Forward frame by frame playback
: Reverse frame by frame playback
: Recording
: Recording pause

Title

: When title playback is completed

End

: Instant skip
: Instant replay

Chapter

Divide

: Chapter division
: Forward skip by 1/20
: Revers skip by 1/20

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* Accompanied with the followings:

:

Title number/title name and chapter number/
chapter name

:

DVD-VIDEO

Title number and chapter number

VCD

CD

:

Track number

Notes

• To disable the status display, set “On screen display”
( page 159) to “Off.”

• You can add the current status of the settings to this
display. See page 80.

Introduction

Key operation - EASY NAVI & QUICK MENU

The EASY NAVI button opens the “EASY NAVI Main Menu”, a main gate to the functions of this recorder.
From this menu, you can access the desired functions while viewing a current picture.
Additionally, the QUICK MENU button provides you a sub menu of the current function.

EASY NAVI

Press EASY NAVI.

Sound is muted and the following GUI appears. (Actual displays vary depending on operational status.)

Appears when the finder shows
the current broadcast.

e.g.

EASY

Main Menu

NAVI

HDD/DVD

EASY NAVI

ENTER

/ / /

PLAY

STOP

Finder

Cursor

TV Viewing

Timer Recording

Delete Title

Finalize (R/RW)

Operating the finder (For the HDD, DVD-RAM discs, DVD-R/RW
discs recorded on this recorder and not finalized yet)

1) When the cursor is on the finder, press / .

You can view thumbnails of recorded contents.

• You can select the drive by pressing the HDD or DVD button.

2) When you find a desired content, press PLAY or ENTER.

The content is played.

• Pressing the ENTER button enlarges the finder’s playback picture to
the full of the screen.

• You can change playback speed. See

3) To stop, press STOP.

A current channel broadcast appears. (“TV:xxxch” accompanies.)

• Pressing the REC button starts recording. On recording, see

25.

Item selection

Press / / / to select an item, then press ENTER.

(Unavailable features are grayed out.)

Item

TV Viewing

A current channel’s broadcast returns.

TV:12ch

005 2004/04/03 07:00am TV:18

Format (RAM/RW)

Function

Play Time

Play Contents

DV Recording

00:10:15

(00:54:30)

Original

HDD

TR

Time Slip

Dubbing

Setup

page 64.

Disc

HDD

Recorded title
last selected

Functions

page

page

–

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Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Play Contents

Timer Recording

DV Recording

Delete Title

Dubbing

Finalize (R/RW)

Format (RAM/RW)

Setup

Recorded contents are listed in a thumbnail view.

A list of timer programs appears.

The setting menu for recording contents from equipment
connected to the DV terminal.

You can delete the current content.
Operate according to the message.

You can access a menu to dub the current content.

You can execute the DVD-Video finalizing process on the
loaded disc.

You can format the loaded disc.

A setup menu appears.

55

40

136

50

106

132

28

150

(Continued)

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Introduction

Key operation - EASY NAVI & QUICK MENU (continued)

To exit the EASY NAVI

Press EASY NAVI again.

Note

• For a disc other than the specified one, the finder cannot
be operated. To play the disc, exit the EASY NAVI then
press the PLAY button, or select the “Play Contents”
function.

Quick Menu operation

To access various optional functions of this recorder,
open the Quick Menu. The Quick Menu displays a list
of selections relevant to your current mode.

Opening a Quick Menu

1) Press QUICK MENU.

The following menu (“Quick Menu”) appears.
(Actual selections vary depending on operational
status.)

e.g.

Quick Menu

Restart title

Title information

Bit rate

Special playback mode

Exit

2) Press

/ to select an item, then press

ENTER.

To exit the Quick Menu

Press QUICK MENU again.

Alternatively

Select “Exit” with

/ , then press ENTER.

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Hint on reading this manual

The following icons show the playable discs for each
function described on this instruction manual.

HDD

: HDD

DVD-RAM

: DVD-RAM disc

DVD-RW

: DVD-RW disc

DVD-R

: DVD-R disc

DVD-VIDEO

: DVD video disc

VCD

: VIDEO CD

CD

: Audio CD

(For CD containing JPEG or MP3/WMA files,
see

page 76, 78.)

Most instructions are based on remote control operation,
unless otherwise noted. You can use the buttons on the
remote control and those on the main unit as well when
they have the same function.

Recording

Recording variations for many types of programs or
situations.

Before recording

Recording a TV program

Recording an external source

Programing a recording (REC
MENU)

VCR Plus+ Recording

Others

If copy protection signal is detected during
recording on this recorder, the recording
automatically pauses and a message appears. In
this case, the PAUSE button cannot release the
recording. (It is possible to end the recording by
pressing the STOP button.) If the copy protection
signal continues, the recording will terminate.

Recording

Before recording

Please be sure to read this critical background information prior to making a recording.

This recorder is equipped with a built-in HDD. Conventional video cassette recorders have required
tapes to record, while this recorder enables recording on the HDD whenever you want, without
selecting an available tape or confirming its recording time or tape remaining.
Further, the DVD-RAM drive on this recorder can record on a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc in the same way as
a tape. You can also copy contents recorded on the HDD to a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc to create your
own library.

Is your recorder ready?

Before recording a TV program on this recorder,
insure that channels you want to record are correctly
tuned in on this recorder.
If not tuned in, read the separate “INSTALLATION
GUIDE” volume again, and confirm all the necessary
connections and settings have been done.
Also, insure the clock is set precisely for program
recording. Set the clock using the “Initial settings”
menu (

Disc initializing
Whenever you use a new DVD-RAM/RW disc on this
recorder, be sure to initialize the disc. For DVD-RAM
disc, initialization is indispensable to the database
system of this recorder.
Normally, the HDD does not need to be formatted. If
the HDD does not work normally due to a problem,
format the HDD for possible recovery. Once you
format the HDD, all the recorded titles and Library
information are deleted. Before formatting, be sure to
write library information to a DVD-RAM disc and check
any titles to be deleted.
DVD-RW discs can be emptied by initializing.
DVD-R discs can be used on this recorder without
initializing.

For details of initialization of DVD-RAM/RW discs, see

If an initialized DVD-RAM disc is still unusable, it may
become usable by executing “DVD-RAM physical
format” in the “Management settings” menu.
For “DVD-RAM physical format”, see

Note on recording on a DVD-RAM disc

Confirm disc compatibility and prepare an available
DVD-RAM disc to record on (

page 31, INSTALLATION GUIDE).

page 28.

page 29.

page 6, 8).

Note

• This recorder records on a DVD-RAM disc if it complies
with DVD-RAM standard Version 2.0 or 2.1. However, you
may not record on some DVD-RAM discs that have
complicated contents (often, to protect the recorded data).
When you select a DVD-RAM discs that has already been
recorded, check that the disc is suitable for recording or the
remaining time of the disc is displayed. It is recommended
to use a new DVD-RAM disc for an important recording.

Note on recording on a DVD-RW disc

Confirm disc compatibility and prepare an available
DVD-RW disc to record on (

Some discs may need to be initialized for use on the
recorder. A message will appear asking you to execute
disc initializing. Follow the procedure displayed on­screen for initialize the DVD-RW disc compatible with
this recorder.
Some DVD-RW discs initialized on a PC may not be
usable.

To play a DVD-RW disc recorded on this recorder on
other devices, finalize the DVD-RW disc on this
recorder. (
The finalization disables the disc’s rewritability. To
rewrite a finalized DVD-RW disc, cancel the
finalization (

• On DVD-RW discs recorded on other devices, you
cannot execute DVD-Video finalize process or
cancel the finalize process, or add recordings on
this recorder.

• You cannot rewrite or edit a DVD-RW disc if
recorded in DVD-VR mode.

• DVD-RW discs which are recorded on other
devices and not finalized yet, cannot be read on this
recorder. Do not rush to initialization. Check that the
contents can be erased or not.

page 132)

page 135).

page 6, 9).

Some discs may need to be formatted for use on this
recorder. A message will appear asking you to execute
disc formatting. Follow the procedure displayed on­screen to format the DVD-RAM disc compatible with
this recorder.
Some DVD-RAM discs formatted on a PC may not be
usable.

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Introduction

Note on recording on a DVD-R disc

Confirm disc compatibility and prepare an available
DVD-R disc to record on (

To play a DVD-R disc recorded on this recorder on
other devices, finalize the DVD-R disc on this
recorder. (
The finalization permanently disables the disc’s
writeability. (Canceling the finalization is not possible.)

• DVD-Video finalize process cannot be canceled if
once executed on a DVD-R disc.

• On DVD-R discs recorded on other devices, you
cannot execute DVD-Video finalize process or add
recordings on this recorder.

• DVD-R discs with the method of ”DVD-Video
Creation” have been alreadly executed the DVD­Video finalize process. Therefore, they cannot be
added the contents.

If you want to record contents which will be copied
to a DVD-R/RW disc later on

See

To check space remaining on a disc

1) Press the REMAIN button.

The current capacity per disc is displayed at the
bottom of the screen. The current capacity of the
selected drive is displayed on the front panel display.

2) After checking the capacity, press the button
again to turn off the display.

Note

• You can also check the capacity of the disc by selecting
“Disc budget calculation” from the Quick Menu within the

REC MENU ( page 44).

When “HDD recording is not possible due to...”
appears

The HDD is full. To record new content, delete
unnecessary titles or transfer some content to a DVD­RAM disc.

page 132)

page 36.

page 6, 9).

Programmed recording and operational status

The recorder gives priority to programmed recordings
in every operating mode. Even if the recorder is
playing, recording or editing, or even in standby mode,
at a starting time of a programmed recording the
recorder will make itself ready or stop those
operations and start the recording.
However, “Creating a DVD-Video” (
“DVD-Video finalizing process” (
operations may have priority over programmed
recordings.

When the programmed settings overlap

Before the first recording is completed, the second
program is scheduled to begin recording. When using
a DVD-RAM disc, the recording of the previous
program stops 15 seconds before the next program
starts. (If you have been recording over 9 hours on the
same drive, the current recording stops approximately
2 minutes before the next programme starts.)
When using a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc, the recording
of the previous program stops about 2 minutes before
the next program starts, to complete data process. In
this 2 minutes, you cannot operate the loaded DVD-R
or DVD-RW disc.

On a programmed recording across the change­over of Daylight-saving time

• When the clock gains across Daylight-saving time
during a programmed recording, it means that the
recording completion time is consequently set one­hour earlier. In this case, set the programmed
recording one-hour longer in advance. If not set
accordingly, the programmed recording stops one­hour shorter.

• When the clock loses across Daylight-saving time
during a programmed recording, it means that the
recording completion time is consequently set one­hour later. In this case, as the programmed
recording continues one-hour longer, delete
unnecessary chapters by chapter dividing after the
completion of recording.

page 122) and

page 132)

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Notes

• The “Loading” icon appears in the top right of the screen after recording. This indicates that the unit is executing
the final recording process (writing managing information). Operations other than changing channels cannot be
done until this icon disappears. The time for executing this process differs depending on the recording time or
capacity of the disc.

• Note that all recording content may be deleted if the unit is disconnected from a wall outlet, or a power failure
occurs, during recording.

• If a power failure occurs within 5 minutes prior to the programed recording start time, the programmed recording
may not be executed.

• A programmed recording may not be executed correctly if scheduled when Daylight-Saving time starts or ends.

Others

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Recording

Before recording (Continued)

Initializing a DVD-RAM/RW disc (Logical Format)

Be sure to read this section prior to using a DVD-RAM/RW disc on this recorder for the first time.
For DVD-R, initializing is not necessary.

A disc should be initialized in the following cases: (The
recorder may display a message to request you to do
so.)

e.g.

When you use a DVD-RAM/RW disc on this recorder
for the first time.
If data fragments produced by repeated recording or
erasing have accumulated.
If a disc error has occurred.
When you want to record on a DVD-RAM disc for PC.

page 8)

(

Initializing formats a disc logically and insures that it will
perform to its full capability. However, this erases all data
on the disc, so make sure that it does not matter if data
on the disc is erased whenever you initialize a disc.

How to initialize a disc

To initialize a DVD-RAM disc, load it in the recorder.

page 20 for loading a disc.

See

1) During stop, press QUICK MENU.

The following menu appears. (The actual contents
depends on the operational status of the recorder.)

e.g.

Quick Menu

Bit rate

Special playback mode

Disc management

DVD compatible mode

Aspect ratio(Video mode)

DVD-Video:CHP create

AV record quality

SAP

Exit

e.g.

Quick Menu

3) Press

Bit rate

Special playback mode

Disc management

DVD compatible mode

Aspect ratio(Video mode)

DVD-Video:CHP create

AV record quality

SAP
Exit

/ to select “DVD format,” then press

Disc information

DVD format

ENTER.

e.g.

DVD format

Edit

0 0 1 –

Start Cancel

Edit

%

0

Format

Disc Number
Disc Name

Numbering a disc

The recorder automatically numbers discs when
initializing. However, you can assign a desired number
(using 3 digits) and designate sides A and B on a double­sided disc. (DVD-RW discs cannot be numbered.)
(1) Press the

/ buttons to select “Edit” of “Disc

Number” then press the ENTER button.
(2) Press the
(3) Press the

/ buttons to select a digit.

/ buttons to shift.
(4) Repeat steps (2) and (3).
(5) Press the ENTER button.

2) Press

/ to select “Disc management,” then

press ENTER.

A sub menu appears on the right side.

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Naming a disc

You can name a disc.
(1) Press the

/ buttons to select “Edit” of “Disc

Name,” then press the ENTER button.
The character input window appears.

(2) Enter a disc name following the procedure of

“Entering characters” (

(3) Press the

button to eliminate the window.

page 30).

Introduction

Yes

No

Warning: It will take approximately
70 minutes to format a 4.7GB
DVD-RAM and all data will be erased.
Confirm t

hat timer programing is not

scheduled.

Proceed?

e.g.

HDD auto stop
All HDD titles delete

Eco. mode

Off
Off

Management settings

DVD-RAM physical format

Software version
DVD drive software

HDD format

Genre setting

4) Press / to select “Start,” then press ENTER.

e.g.

DV D format

Entire disc contents excluding

library data will be erased

if disc is formatted. Proceed?

Start

Cancel

%

0

5) Press

Format

/ to select “Start,” then press ENTER.

Initialization starts.

e.g.

DV D format

DVD

Formatting

Format

%

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When initialization is completed, the setup window
disappears.

1) During stop, press SETUP.

2) Press / to select “Management settings”
then press ENTER.

3) Press

/ to select “DVD-RAM Physical

Format,” then press ENTER.

4) Press

/ to select “Yes,” then press ENTER

to execute.

To cancel, select “No”, then press the ENTER
button.

5) Read the message, and press

/ to select

“Yes ” or “No”, then press ENTER.

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DVD-RAM physical format

Physical formatting is a simple execution for a disc which
cannot be used or read (or which is becoming hard to
read). It may refresh such a disc for recording and
playback. (There is no guarantee that all such discs will
be recovered.)
“DVD-RAM logical format” process only rewrites certain
data on file system and management information,
however, “DVD-RAM physical format” rewrites all data on
a disc, therefore it takes a much longer time to complete.
For a 4.7GB single sided DVD-RAM, about 70 minutes
will be necessary. While processing, all recorder
operations and functions including program recording will
not work until the process is finished. Also this process
erases all data stored on the DVD-RAM disc.

Notes

• The physical format process may fail if executed to a dirty
DVD-RAM disc. Also, the disc may be difficult to record,
even if it finished. Before executing DVD-RAM physical
format process, be sure to confirm the disc is not dirty.

Function setup

Clean it if necessary. If the disc has scratches or dust
beyond cleaner’s efficacy, do not execute DVD-RAM
physical format process on the disc.

• The following DVD-RAM discs require physical formatting:
– A disc which is not formatted correctly.
– The disc which has errors during writing because of dirt

on the disc, and cannot be further recorded, or cannot
initialize normally.

• You need to start physical formatting from the first step
again when you use a failed disc.

Others

• Physical formatting does not work if the disc contains a lot
of voids beyond the limitation of this recorder.

• If an error occurs in physical formatting, “ERR-01” appears
in the front panel display. To turn off the message, press
the DISPLAY button on the remote control.

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CLEAR

DELETE

CLEAR

DELETE

Before recording (Continued)

Entering characters

e.g.

CONTENT

Cursor

An entered character
will appear here.

Language

MENU

Chapter

English

Spanish
French
German
Italian
etc...

Cursor

Title information

003

Select

/

12345678 0

-

=/’9
qwe r t y u i p [ ]o
asdf ghjk : BkSpl
zxcvbnm, / Delete

Space Space Space

1
4 5 6
7 8 9

2 3

Input

,

.

#

;

Direct(0-9)

-

.

Clear All

DELETE

Caps Lock : Space

CLEAR

CLEARDELETE

Indicates the end of the
first line on the
CONTENT MENU.

Indicates the limit of
Characters displayable
on the CONTENT
MENU.

The character being
selected appears.

All ClearBkSp

Operation guide

ReturnSave

Operation guidance of the remote control

To enter the character, normally use the direction

/ / / buttons on the remote. About the other

buttons to be used are shown on the operation guide.

: Shifts a cursor.

1

2 3

: Enters the number.

4 5 6
7 8 9

DELETE

DELETE

: Erases one character immediately to the left

side of the cursor.

CLEAR

CLEAR

: Erases all the characters on the input column.

: Caps Lock

: Saves the changes on the input column and

returns to the previous screen.

: Cancels the changes on the input column and

returns to the previous screen.

: Enters a space.

/

,

-

.

#

;

: Enters a symbol.

Switching a language

Before entering a character, move a cursor to the
language selection area by pressing the
Then press the

/ buttons to select a language,

/ buttons.

then press the ENTER button.

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Entering characters

The cursor may be followed by unwanted characters.
You can erase them if necessary by either of the
following measures:

Introduction

Erasing characters

• Erasing all the characters on the writing board
Select “Clear All” by pressing the
then press the ENTER button.
Alternatively, open the lid of the remote control and
press the CLEAR button.

• Erasing one character before the cursor
Select “BkSp” by pressing the
then press the ENTER button.
Alternatively, open the lid of the remote control and
press the DELETE button.

(1) Press the
(2) Press the

then press the ENTER button.

The selected character is input on the cursor.
(3) Repeat steps (1) and (2) to enter characters.
(4) When finished, press

The characters you entered appears.

Notes

• You can enter up to 64 characters.

• When unnecessary information appears, or when you want

to alter the input character, press the CLEAR button to
erase all, or press the DELETE button to erase an
unnecessary character.

button to select an input mode.

/ / / buttons to select a character,

to save the characters.

/ / / buttons,

/ / / buttons,

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Recording

HDD

DVD-RAM

DVD-RDVD-RW

Recording a TV program

To record a TV program currently being broadcast, follow the procedures of this chapter.

Preparation

• When you record on a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc, load it into the recorder.

- Load a disc which has sufficient space available to record the program.

- Make sure the loaded disc is not write-protected.

• If you record on a DVD-R or a DVD-RW disc, set “DVD compatible mode” (

R/RW recording, “Off” setting is regarded as “Main.”

• If you record on a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc, set “Aspect Ratio(Video mode)” (

sources.

Press HDD or DVD to select a media to record

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
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REC MENU EDIT MENU

CHANNEL

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CONTENT MENU

S

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on.

1

HDD

DVD

HDD : To record on the HDD.
DVD : To record on a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc.

Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select a
recording source.

2

page 162) to “Main” or “SAP.” In DVD-

page 162) according to recording

F

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PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

INPUT SELECT

Each time you press the button, the indicator alternates.

Ch-: To record a TV program or cable program with

recorder tuner.

L-1: To record a source connected to the INPUT1

jacks on the rear panel (

page 37).

L-2: To record a source connected to the INPUT2

jacks on the front panel (

page 37).

L-3: To record a source connected to the INPUT3

jacks on the rear panel (

L-U: To record pictures currently played (

page 37).

page

116).

To record a program from a connected set top box, set
the channel to “Ch-3”, “Ch-4”, “L-1” or “L-3” according to
the connection (the same as

page 40 on

“INSTALLATION GUIDE”).

If the connection of the supplied IR control cable and
the necessary settings are all done, you can select
channels of the connected set top box with the
recorder’s remote control.
If not, select the proper channel on the set top box to
receive the desired program.

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OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

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REC

REC

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RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

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ENTER

S

T

REC MODE

EXTEND

+10

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CONTENT MENU

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CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

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CLEAR

Press the number buttons to select a channel
to record.

3

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The CHANNEL buttons ( / ) are also available.

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Playback

Press QUICK MENU to display the Quick
Menu.

4

Quality,” skip to step 8.)

H

C

R

A

QUICK MENU

(If you want to use the default setting for “AV Record

Editing

Press / to select “AV record quality,” then
press ENTER.

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ENTER

Function setup

Press / to select a media to be recorded,
then press ADJUST to select the setting

6

number.

Open the lid.

e.g.

ENTER

F

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AV record quality

Setting 1 – – –

HDD

L-PCM

Manual

6.6

Custom setting

Mode

Setting

Manual1

2

SP

LP

3

Manual

4

Manual

5

Total recording time: 71min.

(with 4.7 GB unused)

Rate

6.6

4.6

2.2

6.0

3.2

SP

DVD

4.6

Audio quality

L-PCM

D/M1

D/M1

D/M2

D/M1

D/M1

Others

See page 41 for details on “Mode”, “Rate” and
“Audio Quality”.

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Recording

Recording a TV program (Continued)

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INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

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Press ENTER.

7

The menu disappears.

ENTER

F

R

A

M

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/

A

D

J

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S

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REC

R

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PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

H

C

Press REC.

8

Recording starts.

REC

Selecting the recording mode

Before recording, you can select the setting of picture and sound quality. During stop mode, press the REC MODE
button. By pressing the button repeatedly, you can select one from 5 settings of “AV record quality” appearing in
the front panel display.

Notes

• During recording, you cannot change the recording parameters, such as modes, channels, etc.

• The number of titles cannot exceed 99 for a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc or 396 for the HDD.

• One continuous recording cannot exceed in any case 9 hours. Recording automatically stops at 9 hours.

• During normal recording, you can set the programmed recording using the REC MENU.

• You cannot start recording immediately before a programmed recording starts.

• For recorded sound, see page 74.

• During monaural sound recording, the same sound is recorded on both the left and right channels.

• When “Audio” is set to “L-PCM”, multi-channel sound is recorded as stereo sound. When playing this recorded sound, you

will hear MAIN and SAP sounds simultaneously. Press the AUDIO button to select a desired sound.

•

When “DVD compatible mode” is set to “Main” or “SAP”, the unit records the same sounds on both the left and right
channels when receiving monaural sound. When receiving the multi-channel sound, the selected sound, Main or SAP, is
recorded on both the left and right channels

.

• Depending on the disc contents, pressing the REC button may take a longer time to start recording.

•

When a starting time of a programmed recording comes, a recording in execution is stopped and the programmed recording
starts. If you do not want to stop the recording, cancel the timer program before it starts

.

• Even if you set “Aspect ratio(Video mode)” ( page 162) to “16:9”, images are recorded in 4:3 aspect ratio when using a

DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with “Rate” set to “1.4” (Mbps).

• Be careful of a programmed recording across the change-over of Daylight-saving time ( page 27).

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Introduction

To stop recording

Press STOP.

To pause recording (to omit an unnecessary
portion)

During recording, press PAUSE.

To resume recording, press it again.

Note

• Pausing recording automatically creates a new chapter

division at that point.

To change a TV channel to be recorded

1) During recording, press PAUSE.

Recording pauses.

2) Press CHANNEL to change the channel.

3) Press PAUSE to resume recording.

To view a TV program while recording another

1) Start recording on this recorder.

2) On a connected TV, select the TV mode.

3) Using the channel selector of the TV, select a
desired channel on the TV.

To reduce noise on recordings (Rec DNR)

Before recording, set “Rec DNR” ( page 162).

To record and play at the same time

To start recording while playing a disc

Stop playback, then select the other disc by
pressing the HDD or DVD button, and start
recording on that disc.

To play a disc while recording on another disc

Select the disc that is not being recorded by
pressing the HDD or DVD button, and start
playback on the disc.

Note

• During a dubbing job, the unoccupied drive is available for
recording or playback, however, cannot perform a function
which records and plays simultaneously.

To set an end time of a recording which is in
progress

1) During recording, press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

2) Press

/ to select “End time” then press

ENTER .

The display changes as follows:

e.g.

3) Press

2:13

End time

pm

/ to select an item then press

ADJUST to change the value.

4) Press ENTER.

Notes

• By setting an end time, it is memorized as a programmed
one, and the indicator in the front panel display
illuminates to indicate that t he recorder holds a timer
program of recording.

• The programmed end time must be set for 5 minutes later
than the current time.

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Others

Recording

Recording a TV program (Continued)

To play a recorded title while recording another
on the same disc (Recorded Title Play)

HDD

DVD-RAM

During recording, you can play a title recorded on the
same disc.

1) While recording, press CONTENT MENU.

2) Press
press the ENTER.

Playback of the selected title starts.

Pressing the STOP button stops playback, and the
content currently recorded returns. If you press the
PLAY button, playback resumes from the location
you last stopped.

Notes

• The playback picture may appear after a delay of several
seconds.

• While you are using this function, the following operations/
functions are not available.

- Programmed playback (repeat playback, intro scan etc.)

- Editing (Playlist programming, dubbing, title/chapter

naming, title thumbnail setting, etc.)

• This function is not available at a 10 minutes overlapped
portion of the relay recording or A-B recording ( page

48).

• Depending on the data condition, playback may pause.

• During a dubbing job, this function is not available.

/ / / to select a desired title, then

When recording contents which will be copied
to a DVD-RW/R disc later on

Before recording, set “DVD compatible mode” (
page 162) to “On”.
Each timer program must to be set its “DVD
compatible mode” from the Quick Menu.

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Recording

E

HDD

DVD-RAM

DVD-RDVD-RW

Recording an external source

You can record programs from connected equipment on the HDD or a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc.

Connect according to A or B.

• To record a clearer picture,
use the S video jack.

To video
output jack

External equipment

To video
output jack

To audio
output jacks

Video cable

Audio cable

A: Using the input jacks on the rear of the recorder

Video cable

Audio cable

To audio
output jack

RF IN
(FROM ANT.)

RF OUT
(TO TV)

VHF/UHF

Red

CHANNEL
CHANGE

IR

White

L VIDEO

R

R

INPUT1

INPUT3

L

VIDEO

Yellow

S-VIDEO

S-VIDEO

DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT

BITSTREAM/PCM

OPTICALCOAXIAL

B: Using the input jacks on the front of the recorder

INPUT1 (L-1)

INPUT3 (L-3)

Rear of the
recorder

R

P

PBY

VIDEOLRVIDEO

VIDEORL

COMPONENT

S-VIDEO

S-VID

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Recording

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Yellow

White Red

For recording from a digital video
camera recorder, etc. connected to
the DV input terminal on the front
panel, see

page 136, “DV

recording.”

INPUT 2 (L-2)

Preparation

• When you record on a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc, load it into the recorder.
– Load a disc which has sufficient remaining space to record the program.
– Make sure the loaded disc is not write-protected.

Notes

• Even if a source of high quality sound track such as DVD audio is recorded with this recorder, the sound quality becomes

regular audio CD’s one. Refer to the instructions of the connected equipment.

• When you record an external source onto a DVD-R/RW disc or a contents which will be copied to a DVD/R/RW disc later on,

set the connected equipment to output sound you want to record (if selectable such as multiplex broadcasting), as the
recorder records sounds of external source in the stereo type onto a DVD-R/RW disc, neglecting the setting of “DVD
compatible mode” ( page 162).

• DVD-R/RW discs cannot record contents with copy restriction signal embedded (copy-protected or copy once contents),

DVD-RAM discs can record copy once contents.

• Some satellite programs via a connected tuner may contain both 4:3 pictures and 16:9 pictures. DVD-R/RW discs cannot

record such contents, under restriction of DVD-Video standard. To record them, use the HDD or DVD-RAM discs.

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Recording

Recording an external source (Continued)

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

SUBTITLE

RETURN

AUDIO

CHANNEL

TOP MENU

ANGLE

Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly so that “L-1,”
“L-2,” or “L-3” appears on the front panel

1

display, corresponding to the input in which
the device is connected.

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DISPLAY

REMAIN

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ZOOM P in P

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TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

VOLUME

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

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PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

INPUT SELECT

Each time you press the button, the indicator changes.

L-1: To record pictures from equipment connected to

the INPUT 1 jacks on the rear panel.

L-2: To record pictures from equipment connected to

the INPUT2 jacks on the front panel.

L-3: To record pictures from equipment connected to

the INPUT3 jacks on the rear panel.

L-U: To record pictures currently played (

Press HDD or DVD to select a recording
media.

2

HDD : To record on the HDD.

HDD

DVD

DVD : To record on a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc.

Start playback of the source content on the
connected equipment.

3

page 116).

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Press REC of this recorder to start recording.

4

REC

When recording is completed, press STOP.

5

STOP

Notes on recording from a connected VCR or camcorder

Check the condition of the source equipment before playing.

Set the equipment in good condition, e.g. clean the head or adjust the tracking, etc. to obtain optimum playback.
Bad condition may produce noises in playback. These noises may be detected as copy protection signals,
resulting in stop of recording on this recorder.
Play a source in an usual mode. Avoid using any correcting or enhancing features, as they may add signals
which can be detected as copy protection signals.
Source quality or tape condition beyond adjustments on the source equipment may stop a recording on this
recorder.

Do not operate the source equipment during recording on this recorder.

Operations such as pausing, resuming, fast-forwarding (CUE) and fast-reversing (REVIEW), etc. may produce
noises, which may be detected as copy protection signals. Therefore, first start playback on the source
equipment to confirm that the desired source can be played properly, and then start recording on this recorder.
Do not operate the source equipment during recording. After completing the desired scene, stop the recording on
the recorder, and then stop the playback on the source equipment. Delete unnecessary scenes using editing
functions (
recording. After operating the source equipment, resume the recording as above.

page 118). If you want to operate the source equipment during recording, pause or stop the

Introduction

Recording

Playback

When recording from a camcorder

Follow the above notes. Be sure to power the camcorder by its AC adapter, not batteries. If batteries are used,
the recording may be finished on the way.

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Recording

HDD

DVD-RAM

DVD-RDVD-RW

Programing a recording (REC MENU)

Use the REC MENU to program a recording. It will take less time to prepare, as it provides all necessary
information for recording, including estimated disc space remaining.
For more information, see “Before recording” (
Be careful when you program a recording across the change-over of Daylight-saving time (

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

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REC

RETURN

SUBTITLE

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3

page 26).

During stop, press REC MENU.

The REC MENU appears.

e.g.

REC

REC MENU

Timer Programing

MENU

CH Date Start

Exec

--- -- --

------- -----

1/ 1

amam

MediaEnd

HDD

4/3 (Sa)

Video

4.6

SP

Audio

D/M1

Press ENTER.

“CH” is ready for setting.

e.g.

REC

ENTER

Timer Programing

MENU

CH Date Start

Exec

--- -- --

------- -- --

1/ 1

amam

MediaEnd

HDD

4/3 (Sa)

Video

4.6

SP

Audio

D/M1

Select an item by pressing / , then press
ADJUST (

ENTER

/ ) to set the item.

e.g.

REC

Timer Programing

MENU

CH Date Start

Exec

23

4/10 (Sa

)

7

00

pm8 00 pm

1/ 1

MediaEnd

DVD

4/3 (Sa)

Video

4.6

SP

Audio

D/M1

page 27).

9:00 pm

Disc

9:00 pm

Disc

9:00 pm

Disc

40

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• Refer to the setting items on the next page.

• You can also set the item by pressing the

•“CH” can be input by the number buttons.

When complete, press ENTER.

4

To programme another recording, press the button to

ENTER

move to the top of the next line, then repeat steps 2 to

4.

Press REC MENU to exit.

5

Your programme is entered.

REC MENU

• If you want to turn off the power, press the power
button.

/ buttons.

Setting items

Exec

CH

Date

Start*

End*

Media

Video

(Bit Rate)

Audio

Disc

* If you set summer time on the clock of the recorder, see the notes on page 32 in the “INSTALLATION GUIDE”.
** See page 37 in “INSTALLATION GUIDE”.
*** The digital recording technology for consumer products of Dolby Laboratories is used for D/M1 and D/M2. Dolby

Digital 192 kbps is set for D/M1 and Dolby Digital 384 kbps for D/M2.

Notes

• See page 51, 161 for details on “Mode”, “Video”, and “Audio”.

• If you record with setting the bit rate to about 4.0 Mbps or below, the recorded pictures may not be played properly if change

the playback speed. There will be noise, and the picture quality is lower than other rate settings.

√

2-69 (TV), 1-125 (Cable),
0-999 (When “IR control”**is
“On”), L1-L3

Specified date (from today to 2
month later)
Every Sunday to Saturday, Monday
to Thursday, Monday to Friday,
Monday to Saturday, everyday.

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

12:00 am - 11:59 pm

DVD

HDD

A–B

SP

LP

MN(Manual)

AT (Auto)

1.4, 2.0-9.2

D /M1 ***

D /M2 ***

L-PCM

A timer program with this mark will be executed, To disengage, remove
this indicator.

Select a channel you want to record.
(While “L1” - “L3” is selected, the number buttons are not available to
select channels.)

Select a date of a TV program you want to record.

Enter a starting time of recording. (An initial setting is 10 minutes later.)
You can also use the number buttons under the lid.

Enter an end time. (Set the timer to begin recording no sooner than 2
minutes past the current time. Recording must not exceed 9 hours.)
You can also use the number buttons under the lid.

When you record on a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc.

When you record on the HDD.

When you use A – B (double-side) recording ( page 48). “Video” is
automatically set to “AT ”.

Standard setting of recording time and picture quality. (Not applicable
when “L-PCM” is selected.)

For longer recording, but inferior to “SP” in picture quality. (Not
applicable when “L-PCM” is selected.)

Customized setting of rate (bit rate).

To set a rate automatically according to the remaining volume of the
disc. (If the disc does not have room for the TV programme, the
programme cannot be recorded to the end.)
When you select an HDD, the recorder records for a length of time
corresponding to that of a blank DVD-RAM disc (4.7GB). Not
applicable to a recording for 2.5 hours or longer.

Not applicable when “SP”, “LP” or “Auto” is selected. You can set a
rate at intervals of 0.2Mbps from 2.0 to 9.2. (The upper limit of the
value depends on the “Audio” setting.)

Standard setting.

Superior to D/M1.Recommended for recording music programs.

Uncompressed original digital audio. Equal quality to audio CD, but
recordable time will be shorter.

A programmed recording onto a Reservation Disc is marked with an
icon.

Suggestions for the picture quality setting

• For normal recording or when you cannot decide which mode to choose.

Select “SP”.

• When you need a longer recording time and video quality is not important

Select “LP”. Inferior to “SP” in picture quality, but it can record longer.

• To record a high picture quality

Select “MN (Manual)” to set a desired bit rate. The higher the bit rate, better the picture quality is, but shorter the
recording length becomes. We recommend that you set about 6.0 Mbps to 6.8 Mbps.

• To fill the disc

Select “AT (Auto)”. A bit rate is calculated automatically according to the remaining volume of the disc. Some
contents may not be recorded on the disc even if you select this function. This is not the function to make full use
of the remaining space capacity.

(Continued)

Introduction

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Others

41

Recording

High rate save

Chap. mute

Programming a recording (REC MENU) (Continued)

Notes

• The disc tray does not close automatically, even when the recording start time arrives. Set the recorder loaded an available
DVD-RAM/R/RW disc beforehand.

• It it not possible to record the same contents onto both the HDD and a DVD-RAM/RW/R disc simultaneously.

• When there is little time before a programmed recording starts, you may not be able to start another recording.

• Playback of the DVD drive pauses when a programmed recording onto the HDD starts.

• Do not change the “TV/Cable” selection of the Initial settings while a recording is programmed. If you want to change it,

cancel the program recording. After then, make the programing again if necessary.

• Confirm the “DVD compatible mode” ( page 162) setting. “Main” or “SAP” records main sound or sub-sound of multiplex
broadcasts respectively, and does not record the other. Therefore, select “Main” or “SAP” only when you record onto a DVD-
R/RW disc.

• When recording onto a DVD-R/RW disc, set “DVD compatible mode” ( page 162) to the desired recording sound for each
timer program.

Setting the details for every timer program

You can specify detail items for each of your timer
program.

1) Press QUICK MENU at step 3 on

page 40.

The Quick Menu is displayed.

e.g.

REC

MENU

2) Press

Timer Programing

Quick Menu

CH Date Start

Exec

AV record quality

)

7

4/10 (Sa

Chap. mute

Exit

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Edit title name

DVD compatible mode

Aspect ratio(Video mode)

DVD-R Broadcast Record

High rate save

AV Record Quality

Genre setting

00

pm8 00 pm

1/ 1

MediaEnd

DVD

/ to select an item and press ENTER.

4/3 (Sa)

Video

4.6

SP

Audio

D/M1

9:00 pm

Disc

AV record quality

Use this feature when you want to save space
while using the best picture quality rate for
recording. This will use 9.2 Mbps for recording and
reduce the rate temporarily for the portion where
the high rate is not required where picture is fairly
constant.
Off : This feature is disabled and the normal

recording is performed.

On : This feature is enabled.

Notes

• When the audio quality is set to “L-PCM”, the picture
quality is set to “Manual 8.0 Mbps”. When the audio
quality is set to any other selection, the picture
quality is set to “Manual 9.2 Mbps”.

• While this is set to “On,” you cannot change the
mode or rate.

• The space used may not change, depending on the
picture contents.

Select an item from registered selections (1-5) for
the picture and audio quality.

Edit title name

Enter a name for the timer program.
Use the input screen to enter a name (

30).

page

This feature automatically creates divisions for
chapters when no audio (no audible sound) portion
is found.
For example, when you have recorded a program
of music clips, you can use this feature to jump to
the beginning of a clip during playback. It does not

DVD compatible mode

When recording onto a DVD-R/RW disc or
recording a content which will be copied to a DVD/
R/RW, make this selection (

page 162) for each
timer program.
“Off” setting is neglected and regarded as “Main” in
DVD-R/RW recording.

create completely independent chapters or
automatically divide into chapters when no audio
portion is found.
Off : This feature is disabled.
On : Division for chapters when no audio portion is

found.

Notes

• Divisions for chapters may not be created,
depending on the contents of the program or the

Aspect ratio(Video mode)

Select the aspect ratio when recording onto a DVD­R/RW disc. (

page 162)

condition of no audio portion, or it may be created at
different positions. A division for a chapter may be
created within a music clip.

• Depending on the specification made for the
recording sound level, a division for a chapter may
not be created or it may be created at different
positions.

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• Setting “On” may create many chapters, and their
number may reach the maximum allowed. At that
point, no more chapters can be created. In this case,
decrease the chapters, for example by combining
chapters ( page 95).

• This feature is not available on DVD-R/RW discs. To
create chapters automatically during recording on
DVD-R/RW discs, set “DVD-Video:CHP create.” (
page 162).

Genre setting

You can set a genre before setting programmed
recording.
To see the registered list, refer to Genre setting

page 163).

(
Set the genre according to recording contents.

The selection you have made for the timer program
is shown at the bottom of the display.

Shifting a time period of a recording (Time
Shift)

If a prior TV program extends beyond its scheduled
time and into one that you programmed, you can shift
the programmed start and end time of the recording.

1:00pm 1:54pm

Time Shift

20 minutes
extend

1:20pm

2:14pm

2) Press

to select a blank line, then press

ENTER.

3) Press

/ to select the item, then press

ADJUST to set the item.

4) When complete, press ENTER.

5) Press REC MENU to exit.

Note

• While the recorder is preparing for or executing a
programmed recording, you cannot add a timer program
which will start within 5 minutes and 15 seconds from the
current time.

Deleting a timer program

1) Press REC MENU.

The REC MENU appears.

2) Press

/ to select a timer program you want

to delete.

3) Press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

4) Press

/ to select “Program cancel”, then

press ENTER.

Check the message, then delete the entry.

5) Press REC MENU to exit.

Note

• You cannot delete a timer program while another is
executed.

Introduction

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

1) Press REC MENU.

The REC MENU appears.

2) Press

/ to select a timer program you want

to shift the time period.

3) Open the lid of the remote control and press
EXTEND.

“Start time” and “End tme” are ready to be input.

4) Press EXTEND repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, “Start time” and
“End time” is shifted in 10 minutes intervals to, up

to 60 minutes later.

5) Press ENTER.

6) Press REC MENU to exit.

Note

• After you shifted the time of a timer program which will be
repeated daily or weekly, you should restore the original
start/stop time for future recordings.

Adding a timer program

1) Press REC MENU.

The REC MENU appears.

Correcting a timer program

1) Press REC MENU.

The REC MENU appears.

2) Press

/ to select a timer program you want

to change, then press ENTER.

3) Press

/ to select an item, then press

ADJUST to set the item.

4) Press ENTER.

The modification is registered.

5) Press REC MENU to exit.

Important

• You cannot correct a timer program within 5 minutes before
the recording start time. You can only delete the timer
program.

Note

• You can program a timer recording whose start time has
already passed, unless the another program recording will
start within 5 minutes. The portion of the program before
the recording starts cannot be saved.

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Function setup

Others

Recording

Programming a recording (REC MENU) (Continued)

Elapsed programing (using past data for
programing)

1) Press REC MENU.

The REC MENU appears.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

3) Press

/ to select “Elapsed programing”,

then press ENTER.

The “Elapsed programing” list appears.

4) Press

/ to select a program, then press

ENTER.

5) Press

/ to select an item to correct, then

press ADJUST to change the value.

6) When complete, press ENTER.

7) Press REC MENU to exit.

Note

• Up to 36 past programs are saved. Additinn of a new one
deletes the oldest one.

Elapsed programing (using past data for
programing)

1) On the REC MENU, press QUICK MENU.

2) Press

/ to select “Elapsed programing”,

then press ENTER.

The “Elapsed programing” list appears.

3) Press

4) Press QUICK MENU, then

/ to select a program to delete.

/ to select
“Elapsed programing delete”, and press
ENTER.

The selected data is deleted.
If you want to delete all data at once, select “All
elapsed programing delete”.

Remaining volume

1) Press REC MENU.

The REC MENU appears.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

3) Press

/ to select “Disc budget calculation”

then press ENTER.

The Disc budget calculation menu appears.

4) Press

/ to select a timer program, then

press ENTER or press ADJUST.

The recorder calculates on a bar graph how much
a specific program (identified by a check mark) will
occupy on the disc.

Pressing the ADJUST button can display or remove
the check mark.

e.g.

REC

Disc budget calculation

MENU

CH

Date Start

)

11

3

4/10 (Sa

(Tu)

10
42

9

4/13

)

10

4/16 (Fr

)

8

4

4/16 (Fr

()

Elapsed AvailableSelected(current)

Selected program

MediaEnd

30 ::–

pm

11 50

pm

HDD

:

:

30

pm

10 00

pm

–

DVD

:

:

30

pm11 30pm

–

HDD

:

:

30

pm11 30pm

–

DVD

Available disc space

4/3 (Sa)

Video

6.6

MN

6.6

MN

2.2

LP

4.6

SP

Audio

9:00 pm

Result

D/M2

D/M2

D/M1

D/M2

DVDHDD

DVDHDD

When the entry item is marked X, the
recording does not fit. Change the setting.

5) Correct the parameters of the timer program if
necessary.

(Skip to step 7 if you do not need this.)

You can change “Media”, “Video” and “Audio”.

Select an item you want to modify and press the
ENTER button. The item will be ready to be altered.
Press the ADJUST button to modify. When
complete, press the ENTER button.

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You can adjust to a lower mode (SP to LP) and/or
lower the rate to reduce the quality of the recording,
and thus provide more disc capacity (space).

6) Press

.

Program modification is registered.

7) Press REC MENU to exit the GUI.

Introduction

Notes

• When a Reservation disc ( page 49) is inserted in the
recorder, you cannot check the remaining volume of other
discs.

• The nearest 8 programs are calculated at a time.

• While the recorder is preparing for or executing a

programmed recording, any program modification cannot
be registered. Only programs which will start after 5
minutes or later can be modified.

• Available disc volume is not displayed for a DVD-R/RW
disc on which DVD-Video finalize process was executed.

To stop a programmed recording

To finish,

Press

When you press it once, a message appears. While
the message is displayed, press the
again.

To pause recording,

Press

To resume recording, press it again.

on the front panel twice.

button once

on the front panel.

Turning the power off automatically after
completing a programmed recording

1) While executing a programmed recording, press
QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

2) Press
press ENTER.

/ to select “Auto power off” then

Delaying the end time of a programmed
recording while it is recording

While a programmed recording has started, open
the lid of the remote control and press EXTEND.

The first press displays the programmed end time (in
the front panel display).

Each time you press the button, it is delayed 10
minutes, up to 60 minutes.

Notes

• Pressing a button except EXTEND in the above procedure
will set the currently selected delay.

• You cannot delay the end time of a programmed recording
which will end within 1 minute from the current time.

• Even if you delay the end time of a programmed recording,
the recording will stop when the disc is exhausted. Also it
will stop if 9 hours elapsed.

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Keeping the power on even after the
programmed recording finished

If the recorder turns itself on to execute a programmed
recording, it will turn itself off after finishing the
recording. You can restrict this and keep the recorder
powered on.

1) While executing a programmed recording, press
QUICK MENU.

2) Press
then press ENTER.

/ to select “Continuous power on”

Others

45

Recording

HDD

DVD-RAM

DVD-RDVD-RW

VCR Plus+ Recording

You can program a recording simply by entering the corresponding PlusCode® numbers.

Preparation

• Make sure that “Time & date setting”, “Channel setting” and “Guide channel setting” are set correctly ( page 28,

“INSTALLATION GUIDE”).

• When you record on a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc, load it into the recorder.

– Load a disc which has space available to record the program.
– Make sure the loaded disc is not write-protected.

For cable box or satellite receiver users:

• Finish the set top box setting ( page 36, “INSTALLATION GUIDE”), and turn on the cable box or satellite receiver.

e.g.

5PM

FAM

POPEYE

HBO

MAKING OF A CHAMPION

A look at gymnast and Olympic hopeful Kim
Zmeskal from novice to seasoned competitor.

NIK

HEY DUDE

One of Ted’s teachers stays at the ranch.

USA

5:35

MY TWO DADS

TBS

GOOD TIMES

Cartoon

Children

Comedy

Comedy

725692

793571

237945

586858

2261858

PlusCode
number

®

TIMESLIP

HDD DVD

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

ENTER

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

J

U

S

T

REC

REC

VCR Plus+

456

789

SETUP ENTER

EXTEND

0

REC MODE

312

+

10

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

K

I

P

H

C

R

A

E

S

E

R

U

T

C

I

P

PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

TV CODE

T.SEARCH

CLEAR

DELETE

Open the lid of the remote control, and press
VCR Plus+.

1

The “REC MENU Timer Programing” with the PlusCode

VCR Plus+

input window appears.

e.g.

REC

Timer Programing

MENU

CH Date Start

Exec

)

3

4/10 (Sa

(Tu)

10

4/13

---

------ -- -- -- --

PLUS CODE:

1/ 1

MediaEnd

:

11

30

pm50pm

11

-

HDD

:

:

9

30

pm00pm

10

DVD

-

::

am am

-

HDD

VCR PLUS+

– – – – – – – – –

Video

MN
MN
SP

Press the appropriate number buttons to enter
the PlusCode.

2

• Refer to newspapers or TV magazines to obtain

123

456

789

0

PlusCodes.

• To correct entered digits, press the CLEAR button to
erase them and press the number buttons to re-enter
again.

Note

• When you enter the number starting from 0, a 9-digit
number is entered.

Press ENTER.

3

The entered program is highlighted.

4/3 (Sa)

Audio

D/M2

6.6

D/M2

6.6

D/M1

4.6

9:00 pm

Disc

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ENTER

Open the lid.

CLEAR

Introduction

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

J

U

REC

REC

VCR Plus+

456

789

SETUP ENTER

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

ENTER

S

T

REC MODE

EXTEND

+

0

CONTENT MENU

C

I

P

PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

TV CODE

T.SEARCH

312

DELETE

10

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

S

K

I

P

E

S

E

R

U

T

CLEAR

Select an item by pressing / , then press

4

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

ADJUST (

ENTER

J

U

S

T

/ ) to set the item, if necessary.

For details about items, see page 40.

Recording channels and “IR control” setting (
page 37, INSTALLATION GUIDE):

When set to “Off”, make sure “CH” shows the channel
you want to record.
When set to “On”, select a channel on the set top box
connected to the input you selected, and keep the set
top box powered on.

Recording

Playback

Press ENTER.

5

H

C

R

A

ENTER

To enter another program, repeat steps 1 to 5.

6

After completing all your entries, press REC
MENU.

7

The REC MENU disappears.

REC MENU

To confirm your data, it is recommended to turn on the
REC MENU again.

Editing

Library

Function setup

Notes

• The maximum timer program capacity is 32. Any new program will be rejected if the recorder is full. To enter a new program,
you must cancel an existing one ( page 43).

• Depending on the program, an actual recording may continue a few minutes longer than programmed.

• Entries made under the following conditions will be rejected.

– when an entry is for a non existing program.
– when the digit order of an entry is in error.
– when the guide channel has not yet been set.

• To erase a timer program, press the QUICK MENU button to display a Quick Menu on the REC MENU. For details, see
“Deleting a timer program” ( page 43).

• When recording onto a DVD-R/RW disc, set “DVD compatible mode” ( page 42) to the desired recording sound for each

timer program.

• In the event of a broadcast delay, the next program starts even if when the start time arrives prior to the end of the previous
program.

Others

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Recording

Others

HDD

Relay Recording

This function automatically diverts a recording to the
HDD if a DVD-RAM disc is near capacity.

When the remaining time of the DVD-RAM disc has
reached about 10 minutes, the recorder starts
recording the same content on the HDD as well as
DVD-RAM. The chapter marks are automatically made
at the start and end points of the overlapped recording
portion. You can delete the unnecessary overlapped
portion afterwards by referring to the chapter marks.

DVD-RAM disc

10min.

Recording start

To engage the Relay Recording function, set “Relay
recording” to “On” (

Notes

• When the capacity of the HDD is not sufficient, the
operation is canceled.

• While recording the overlapped portion, you cannot pause
the recording.

• While recording the overlapped portion, you cannot play a
recorded title on the same disc.

• When another programmed recording is set just after the
relay recording, the relay recording stops about 2 minutes
before the next programmed recording starts.

A–B Recording

This function records one programme at the highest
possible rate onto a double sided DVD-RAM disc
(9.4GB) or 2 single sided DVD-RAM discs (4.7GB).
You can record a long programme with a clearer
picture on a DVD-RAM disc.

The A–B recording function records the first half of the
programme on the DVD-RAM disc and second half of
the programme on the HDD. After the recording, copy
the second half recorded on the HDD to the DVD­RAM disc. You can create a DVD-RAM library that has
each half of a programme recorded at the highest
possible quality.

DVD-RAM

Recording end

HDD

page 163).

HDD

DVD-RAM

To use the A–B recording function

At step 3 (
is automatically set to “AT ”.

When the timer setting is completed, “
on the front panel display.

When recording starts

The same content is recorded on the HDD and the
DVD-RAM disc 10 minutes before the unit exchanges
the recording media.
Chapter marks are automatically made at the start and
end points of the overlapped recording portion, so you
can delete the unnecessary overlapped portion
afterwards.
If no DVD-RAM disc is loaded, or the loaded disc
contains recorded content, all of the recording is made
entirely on the HDD. The recording will contain one
title with a chapter mark at a dividing point.

During A–B recording, the picture quality mode is set
to “AT ” and the unit automatically calculates the
picture rate from the disc capacity. Even if the picture
rate is set to “AT”, the picture quality of the A–B
recording is lower than that of the recording on the
HDD, because the unit adds 10 minutes of the
overlapped portion to the recording time for capacity
calculation. Therefore, the picture rate will remain
when the unit cannot record onto a DVD-RAM disc
and records on the HDD instead.

After recording

Copy the second half of the programme recorded on
the HDD to the alternate side of the double sided
DVD-RAM disc, or another single sided DVD-RAM
disc. See
you want to delete the overlapped portion, perform the
procedure detailed on
overlapped portion either on the HDD or the DVD­RAM disc.

If the entire programme has been recorded on the
HDD, copy both parts of programme onto both sides
of a blank double sided DVD-RAM disc or two single
sided DVD-RAM discs by referring to the chapter mark
at the dividing point.

page 40), set “Media” to “A–B”. “Video”

” illuminates

page 106 for dubbing operations. When

page 50 to delete the

Notes

• For A–B recording, use a 12 cm DVD-RAM disc (4.7GB
single sided or 9.4GB double sided) that is formatted on
this unit just before recording. Do not use an 8-cm disc.
Check that the total available space of the HDD is sufficient
for the recording one DVD-RAM disc.

• DVD-RW/R discs are not available on the A-B recording.

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Introduction

Reservation Disc (“Lock program record”)

DVD-RAM

This function is convenient when you wish to record
multiple serial related programs on the same disc.

The disc on which you write the reservation data is
called “Reservation Disc.” A Reservation Disc may
contain only one reservation.

Once a Reservation Disc is created, you cannot use
other discs to record the same serial program. The
Reservation Disc can be used only for recording a
program reserved for the Reservation Disc.

As an example, if you create a Reservation Disc for a
serial broadcast from 9 pm to 10 pm on Monday, then
you can use that disc only for that program. When you
attempt to make a reservation or record that serial, the
recorder will ask you to insert that Reservation Disc.

1) Load a DVD-RAM disc.

2) Press REC MENU.

The REC MENU appears.

3) Press
record.

/ to select the program you want to

Make sure that “Media” shows “DVD”.

To delete the information of a Reservation Disc

If you lose a Reservation Disc, delete the information
of the Reservation Disc.
Press the QUICK MENU button to select the program
of which data you want to delete, and press the
QUICK MENU button. Select “Program record unlock”
and then “Unlock selected program.”
If no programmed recording is set on the loaded disc,
press the QUICK MENU button to select “Program
record unlock” and then “Unlock prog. rec. disc”.

If you schedule a date for programmed recording on
the Reservation Disc, the recording information is
automatically deleted after the programmed recording
is completed.

To stop the Reservation Disc recording

Press the STOP button on the front panel once. The
message appears.
While it is displayed, press the STOP button again.
Recording stops.

If the start time of a programmed recording of a
Reservation Disc comes while recording

A recording start time has priority. The current
recording stops about 15 seconds before the start
time, and a recording of a Reservation Disc starts on
time.

e.g. When a start time of a programmed recording of a
Reservation Disc comes during recording on the HDD:

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

4) Press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

5) Press
“Yes ” and press ENTER.

After the recording data is entered, a Reservation
disc icon appears on the REC MENU.
If the Reservation Disc is not loaded, the entry data
and icon are displayed in gray.

To cancel the Reservation Disc setting

Load the disc you want to cancel and select the
recording option on the REC MENU. Press the QUICK
MENU button to select “Unlock program record” then
“Ye s ”, and press the ENTER button.

/ to select “Lock program record” then

10:00
(Start)

Not recorded.

HDD

10:44:45

11:00
(End)

Reservation Disc

10:45:00
(Start)

Function setup

11:55
(End)

Others

49

To delete recorded content

HDD

DVD-RAM

HDD

DVD-RAM

Important note

Any deleted title/chapter (original) cannot be restored.
Before deleting, be sure to check contents on the disc.

DVD-RDVD-RW

To protect recorded content

You can protect recorded content from unexpected
deletion.
Protection is provided for each title (original).

ENTER

/ / /

DELETE

1) Perform steps 1 and 2 in “Playing recorded

contents (CONTENT MENU)” (

page 55) to

select a title (chapter).

2) Open the lid of the remote control and press the

DELETE button.

Alternate method:

Press the QUICK MENU button, then press the

/ buttons to select “Title delete” (“Chapter

delete”) and press the ENTER button.

3) Read the message and press the

/ buttons

to select “Yes,” then press the ENTER button.

1) Perform steps 1 and 2 in “Playing recorded
contents (CONTENT MENU)” (

page 55) to

select a title.

2) Press the QUICK MENU button, and press the

/ buttons to select “Title information”. Then

press the ENTER button.

3) Press the QUICK MENU button, and press the

/ buttons to select “Lock” and then press

the ENTER button.

The mark

Notes

• To cancel protection, repeat this procedure.

• Disc initialization erases all titles on a disc even if they are

protected.

• Executing “All HDD titles delete”( page 164) erases all
titles on the HDD even if they are protected.

appears.

Notes

• Deleting a title (a chapter) decreases the numbers of the
succeeding titles (chapters).

• A chapter of about 5 seconds or shorter may not be
deleted. Deleting a short chapter may not change the
display of the available disc volume.

• Deleting a playlist ( page 87) title/chapter does not
affect the original title/chapter.

• Deleting an original ( page 87) title/chapter affects all
the corresponding playlist title/chapters.

• Deleting all chapters in a title erases the title itself.

• Title and chapter which contains still pictures cannot be

deleted.

• On a DVD-R/RW disc, deleting is not possible if the disc is
finalized ( page 132).

• Chapters in a DVD-R/RW disc cannot be deleted.

•

On a DVD-RW disc, only
the disc capacity by being deleted.
On a DVD-R disc, deleting cannot restore the disc capacity

•

a title last recorded can restore

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Technical Information

About recording time

The recording time of a typical VCR (Video Cassette
Recorder) is determined by the length of a video tape
and recording speed (SP, LP, etc.). Video tapes with
various recording times are available in the market.
On the other hand, the recording time of a DVD-RAM/
R/RW depends on the bit rate (Mbps: amount of data
transmitted per second), which can be varied in
MPEG2 (Moving Picture Experts Group2)
compression technology.
As an example, when you pour water into a bucket
from a faucet, the faster the water flows, the sooner
the bucket is filled with water. On the other hand, the
slower the water flows, the more slowly the bucket is
filled. The DVD-RAM/R/RW is, so to speak, such a
bucket, and the degree you turn the faucet is bit rate,
the time required to fill the bucket with water is the
recording time available for a disc. The higher you set
the bit rate (making much more water flow), the
sooner a disc is filled. Consequently, the recording
time becomes shorter. The lower you set the bit rate,
the longer time it takes to fill a disc.

About picture quality (SP, LP, Auto, Manual mode)

The higher you set the bite rate, the more the volume
of information for the picture. The lower the bit rate,
the less the volume of picture information.
However a high bit rate does not always mean that the
picture quality is high. The difference between the 1.4
Mbps and 9.2 Mbps is obvious, but when comparing
similar bit rates, the difference may be insignificant.
Generally when you set the bit rate low for longer
recording time, the data volume shortage will result in
a lack of detail information. As a result, the picture
quality is decreased (more noticeable with dynamically
moving images). For example, square noises (block
noise) may occur in a scene with fast action or a
scene with light and shadows, such as a water
surface.
This recorder has a two settings, 2 hour recording at
“SP” mode or 4 hour recording at “LP” mode (both
assume a blank 4.7 GB DVD-RAM). It is
recommended to consider the “SP” mode as a
standard mode and use the “LP” mode when you want
to record for long time regardless of the picture quality.
If you want to record for about 2 hours or are uncertain
which one to select, select the “AT ” mode.

On a blank 4.7 GB DVD-RAM disc, the “Auto” mode
automatically sets the appropriate bit rate
corresponded to the recording time from about 1 hour
to up to 2 and a half hours so that you can achieve the
best picture quality. If a part of a DVD-RAM disc has
already been recorded, the “AT” mode sets the bit rate
suitable for the remaining space on the disc. (The
picture quality is determined referring the remaining
space just before recording. When the remaining
space is scarce in the disc, the picture quality may
decrease from what you set beforehand or the
recording may stop halfway.) “AT” mode is available
also on DVD-R/RW recordings.
When you want to record a music program or
animation with high picture quality, it is recommended
that you select the “Manual” mode. If you select more
than 6 Mbps, you can usually record with considerably
higher picture quality. However the higher you set the
bit rate, the shorter the recording time.

D /M1, D /M2

Sound recording format onto DVD-RAM discs. When
recording, sounds are converted into digital signals
and compressed. In playback, they are extracted to
the original sound. The standard differenciates
M1 and
and
technology for consumer products of Dolby
Laboratories. Dolby Digital 192 kbps is set for
M1 and Dolby Digital 384 kbps for

D /M2 in data volume to use. D /M1

D /M2 are applied the digital recording

D /M2.

D /

D /

L-PCM (Linear PCM)

Sound recording format, like Dolby Digital. However,
sounds are converted into digital signals and recorded
as they are without compression. This process
requires more data than Dolby Digital.

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Play your favorite contents.

Information on playback

Playing recorded contents
(CONTENT MENU)

Playing a DVD video disc

Pausing a TV broadcast to
resume later

Playing a TV program currently
being recorded

Playing at various speeds

Locating by entering the number

Watching a TV broadcast in the
sub window (P in P Playback)

Selecting the camera angle

Selecting Subtitles

Zooming a picture

Selecting the Sound

Viewing JPEG files

Playing MP3/WMA Files

Checking the current status and
settings

Functions in the Quick Menu

Playback

Information on playback

The operation procedure depends on the kind of disc. See the respective pages for basic procedure to
play the disc.

To play contents recorded onto the HDD or DVD-RAM discs

Playing recorded contents (CONTENT MENU) ( page 55)

To play a DVD video disc

Playing a DVD video disc ( page 60)

To play a DVD-R/RW disc

DVD-R/RW discs recorded on this recorder

Playing recorded contents (CONTENT MENU) (

DVD-R/RW discs recorded on other devices

Playing recorded contents (CONTENT MENU) (
Playing a DVD video disc (

DVD-R/RW discs recorded in DVD-VR mode

Playing a DVD-RW disc recorded in DVD-VR mode (

To switch the drive to play

Press the STOP button to stop playback. Then press the HDD or DVD button to select the drive.

To switch the picture to view TV broadcasts

Press the STOP button to stop playback.

To start recording

Press the STOP button to stop playback.
Then press the HDD or DVD button to select a recording media, and press the REC button to start recording.

Screen Protection

If you pause playback or display a menu and leave it still for about 15 minutes, the recorder switches the output
picture source to a TV broadcast or connected equipment.
A still picture may be displayed after all titles are played. In this case, the screen protection activates after about 10
seconds.

page 60)

page 55)

page 55)

page 59)

Notes

• Do not move the recorder during playback. It may damage the disc.

• Occasionally the picture may stop at the last scene, or the main menu may appear after playing.

If you display a still picture such as the main menu on the TV screen for a prolonged period, the TV may be damaged (image
burn). To prevent this, press the STOP button to stop playback.

• A still picture for about 15 minutes while the TIMESLIP indicator illuminates, will return to normal playback. If the playback is
completed, a still picture of the title end will continue unless you press the TIMESLIP button.

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(0:53:45)

Original

2004/06/08 11:00
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(0:29:50)

Original

2004/07/11 07:00
am TV:8

(0:54:30)

Original

2004/07/12 09:00
pm TV:10

(0:51:28)

Original

2004/06/12 09:00
pm TV:3

(0:52:40)

Original

2004/07/12 11:00
pm TV:4

(0:30:08)

HDD

DVD-RAM

DVD-RDVD-RW

Playing recorded contents (CONTENT MENU)

Introduction

Titles and chapters recorded on the HDD or a DVD-RAM/R/RW disc are displayed in thumbnail view, so
that you can easily locate a desired one.

OPEN/CLOSE

TOP MENU

ANGLE

DVD

MENU

SUBTITLE

RETURN

AUDIO

CHANNEL

During stop or playback, press CONTENT
MENU.

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The following CONTENT MENU (Title List) appears.

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(original/playlist)

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You can switch between HDD and DVD drives by
presing the HDD or DVD button.

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Press / / / to select a title (chapter).

REC

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REMAIN

DIMMER

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TV

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

QUICK MENU

TIME BAR CHP DIVIDE

ZOOM P in P

PROGRESSIVE

VOLUME

INPUT SELECT

2

ENTER

Press ENTER.

You can view succeeding or prior pages by pressing the
PICTURE SEARCH (

/ ) button.
To select a chapter, select a title and press the
button.
The Chapter List appears.
By pressing the

button again, you can return to the

Title List.

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Playback starts from a selected title (chapter).

QUICK MENU

ENTER

PICTURE SEARCH

SKIP

Notes

• In a CONTENT MENU, titles (Original) precede titles (Playlist), in order from the oldest one respectively.

• To turn off the CONTENT MENU, press the CONTENT MENU button. Absence of operations for longer than about 15

minutes also turns off the CONTENT MENU.

• The mark is displayed in every thumbnail when “HDD/RAM title play” ( page 160) is set to “Title resume”. When set to
“Serial playback”, it is displayed in a thumbnail last operated.

• You can change a thumbnail picture. See page 100.

• You cannot display the CONTENT MENU for DVD-R/RW discs recorded on other devices.

• For playing a recorded title while recording another, see page 36.

• A black thumbnail with “Recording” means that the title is being recorded or its recording will start within 15 seconds. This

thumbnail cannot start playback.

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Playback

Playing recorded contents (CONTENT MENU) (Continued)

To stop playback

Press STOP.

STOP

To pause playback (still playback)

Press PAUSE.

PAUSE

To resume normal playback, press the PLAY button or
the PAUSE button.

Note

• Sound is muted during still mode.

Resuming playback from the location last
stopped (Title resume)

The recorder memorizes the location you last stopped
playback to resume there.

To use this function, set “HDD/RAM title play” (
page 160) to “Title resume.” The recorder will
memorize the location you last stopped at in each title,
so you can resume playback there. For example, if
there are 6 titles, you can start each of them as if you
had stored 6 video tapes in the recorder.

• To return to the beginning of the title

During playback, press the QUICK MENU button,
then press the

/ buttons to select “Restart title,”

then press the ENTER button.

Notes

• Depending on the status or the contents, playback may not
start from the location last stopped, but instead another
location. For example, from the beginning of the disc or
title.

• Depending on the disc, there may be a slight difference
between the location the recorder memorized and the
actual location where playback starts.

• This function is not available on DVD-R/RW discs.

• The resuming function will not work if the write-protect tab
is set to “PROTECT” ( page 8).

Playing the digest (Skip Search)

This feature repeats playback of about 5 seconds and
skip of 1 minute from the beginning to the end of a
recorded title, so that you can view the digest of it.

1) Perform steps 1 and 2 on

page 55, and

select a title that you want to view the digest.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu is displayed.

3) Press

/ to select “Special playback mode”,

then press ENTER.

4) Press

/ to select “Skip search”, then press

ENTER.

The Skip Search starts.

Notes

• This feature can be used only one title (original) recorded
on the HDD or a DVD-RAM disc.

• While using this feature, you cannot use speed-related
functions such as fast forward or fast reverse.

• If you press the ENTER button while using this feature, the
normal playback starts.

• To cancel this feature, press the STOP button twice.

• To play another title

Press the CONTENT MENU button to display
“CONTENT MENU Title List,” then select a title.

You can make the recorder memorize only the very
last point, regardless of the number of titles. Set
“HDD/RAM title play” (

page 160) to “Serial

playback.”

• To return to the beginning of the title

Press the SKIP (

) button repeatedly until the

beginning of the title appears.

• To play the other title

Press the SKIP (

/ ) button repeatedly.

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Viewing the first scenes of titles (Original)
(Intro scan)

1) After step 1 on page 55, press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

2) Press

/ to select “Special playback mode”,

then press ENTER.

3) Press

/ to select “Intro scan”, then press

ENTER.

The recorder plays the first 5 seconds of each title
beginning from title 1.

You can go forward or back by pressing the SKIP
buttons.

: to go to the next title.

: to go back to the current title.

Press twice to go back to the previous title.

4) When you find a desired title, press ENTER.

The selected title is played.

Notes

• To stop Intro Scan, press the STOP button twice.

• This feature can be used only titles (Original) recorded on

the HDD or a DVD-RAM disc.

Playing all titles (original/playlist) in a disc

Set “HDD/RAM title play” ( page 160) to “Serial
playback”. You can play all titles in the HDD and DVD­RAM disc in the order of the thumbnails on the
CONTENT MENU, as if they were recorded in one
video tape.

Playing all titles (original) in a disc
(Play All ORG Titles)

You can play all Original titles in the HDD or a DVD­RAM disc in the order of the thumbnails on the
CONTENT MENU, as if they were recorded in one
video tape.

1) During stop, press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

2) Press

/ to select “Special playback mode”,

then press ENTER.

e.g.

Quick Menu

3) Press

Bit rate

Special playback mode

Disc management

DVD compatible mode

Aspect ratio(Video mode)

DVD-Video:CHP create

AV record quality

SAP

Exit

/ to select “Play all ORG titles”, then

Intro scan

Skip search

Repeat all ORG titles

Play all ORG titles

press ENTER.

e.g.

Quick Menu

Bit rate

Special playback mode

Disc management

DVD compatible mode

Aspect ratio(Video mode)

DVD-Video:CHP create

AV record quality

SAP

Exit

Intro scan

Skip search

Repeat all ORG titles

Play all ORG titles

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Playback starts from the beginning of title 1.

Notes

• To stop “Play all ORG titles”, press the STOP button twice.
(However, doing this when you are playing a title recorded
in the HDD or a DVD-RAM disc while recording ( page

36) will stop the recording.)
Alternatively, press the QUICK MENU button to display the
quick menu, and press the / buttons to select “Cancel
play all ORG titles” and press the ENTER button.

• When the last title is complete, All ORG Title Play stops.

• If you select “Repeat all ORG titles” at step 3), “Play all
ORG titles” repeats.

• This function is available only for titles recorded on the

HDD or DVD-RAM discs.

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Playing recorded contents (CONTENT MENU) (Continued)

Checking the background information on a
selected title

1) At step 2 on page 55, select a title (chapter)
then press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

2) Press

/ to select “Title information”, then

press ENTER.

Detailed information of a selected title (chapter)
appears. You can switch the chapters in the title by
pressing the PITURE SEARCH (

/ ) buttons.

Notes

• From the Quick Menu on the ”CONTENT MENU Title
Information”, you can change the details such as name,
genre or time, which will help sorting and searching on
Library system ( page 140).
Also you can protect the title from unexpected erasure (
page 50).

• To return to the previous display, press the button.

• To cancel the procedure, press the CONTENT MENU

button.

Changing the order of the titles

You can change the order or sort the titles by genre.

1) Press CONTENT MENU.

The CONTENT MENU appears.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

3) Press

/ to select “Display changeover”, then

press ENTER.

e.g.

4) Press

CONTENT

Title List Page

MENU

Quick Menu

HDD :

Title information

2004/06/08 07:00

Create thumbnail

am TV:4

High speed dubbing

Rate conversion dubbing

Chapter function

Edit functon

2004/06/12 09:00

Special playback mode

pm TV:3

Save chaptures images

Disc information

Display changeover

2004/07/12 11:00

Specific page jump

pm TV:4

Title delete

Exit

/ to select the item, then press

(0:53:45)

Original

(0:52:40)

Original

(0:30:08)

Original

1/ 2

Arrange

Sort by genre
Sort by original
Sort by playlist

HDD

2004/06/08 11:00
pm TV:6

(0:29:50)

Original

2004/07/11 07:00
am TV:8

(0:54:30)

Original

2004/07/12 09:00
pm TV:10

(0:51:28)

Original

ENTER.

• Arrange

The titles are rearranged along with the selected
order.
Press the

/ buttons to select the order, then

press the ENTER button.

• Sort by genre

Titles of the selected genre are sorted.
Press the

/ buttons to select the genre, then

press the ENTER button.

• Sort by original

Titles (Original) are sorted.

• Sort by playlist

Titles (Playlist) are sorted.

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• The recorder holds your selection until the power is turned
off. To cancel, select “Display changeover” then “Cancel
Arrange/Narrowing” from the Quick Menu.

Jumping to a specified page

1) Press CONTENT MENU.

The CONTENT MENU appears.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

3) Press

/ to select “Specific page jump”, then

press ENTER.

4) Enter the page number you want by pressing
ADJUST,

e.g.

/ or the number buttons.

CONTENT

Title List Page

MENU

HDD :

2004/06/08 07:00
am TV:4

(0:53:45)

Original

Specific Page Jump

2004/06/12 09:00
pm TV:3

Page Number

(0:52:40)

Original

2004/07/12 11:00
pm TV:4

(0:30:08)

Original

1/ 2

– – –

HDD

2004/06/08 11:00
pm TV:6

(0:29:50)

Original

2004/07/11 07:00
am TV:8

(0:54:30)

Original

2004/07/12 09:00
pm TV:10

(0:51:28)

Original

To clear the number, press the CLEAR button.

5) Press ENTER.

The specified page appears.

Introduction

Recording

Playback

Editing

Playing a DVD-RW disc recorded in DVD-VR
mode

See page 55.

Notes

• Some disc’s conditions or discs which contain copy once
contents may not permit proper playback.

•“Title resume” ( page 160) is not available.

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DVD-RDVD-RW

DVD-VIDEO

VCD CD

Playing a DVD video disc

You can also play VIDEO CDs, audio CDs or finalization processed DVD-R/RW discs in the same manner.
To play recorded contents, follow the instructions on

page 55.

Preparation

• Turn on a TV or audio system and select the corresponding input source that the recorder is connected to.

• Load a disc you want to play. (

MENU

SUBTITLE

RETURN

AUDIO

CHANNEL

TOP MENU

ANGLE

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The DVD indicator on the front panel illuminates.
This status indicates that the recorder is ready to play a
disc in the disc tray (DVD mode).

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To stop playback

Press STOP.

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Playback starts.

• Depending on the disc, playback starts automatically
by loading the disc.

• The recorder may take a short time to start playback.
This occurs because the recorder is reading the data
of a disc.

To pause playback (still playback)

Press PAUSE.

PAUSE

To resume normal playback, press the PLAY button or
the PAUSE button.

Note

• Sound is muted during still mode.

Note

• DVD video disc provides high resolution pictures and a lot of information. Because of this, you may notice some fine picture
noises on TV screen, which you have never seen with regular broadcast TV program. While the amount of noise depends on
the TV you use with the recorder, you should generally reduce the sharpness adjustment on your TV when viewing DVD
video discs.

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ENTER

TOP MENU

/ / /

Resuming playback from the location last
stopped (Resume Play)

DVD-RDVD-RW

DVD-VIDEO

VCD CD

You can resume playback from the location where you
stopped.

If you press the PLAY button after stopping playback,
playback resumes from the location you have stopped.

If you stop playback by pressing the STOP button
twice, the resume playback feature will be cancelled.

Notes

• Resume feature cannot function when:

– you select a disc menu language ( page 154) or change

the parental lock setting ( page 155).

– you play a PBC-featured VIDEO CD while “PBC” ( page

156) is set to “On”.

– you open the disc tray.
– you cancel the DVD-Video finalizing process of a DVD-RW

disc.

• There may be a difference in the location where playback
resumes depending on the disc.

• While the recorder retains a location in memory, initial
setting changes with GUI may function only after the
memory is cleared.

Locating a title using the top menu

DVD-RW

Some DVD video discs may include a top menu, on
which you can view the structure of contents or select
a scene. Most of the top menus automatically appear
in certain scenes, and also are displayed on demand.
Actual operation of the top menu depends on the disc.
This section explains a general example of how to
operate a top menu. Also refer to the instructions of
the disc itself.

1) Press TOP MENU.

2) Press

If the titles in the top menu are assigned a number,
you can directly locate a specific title by pressing its
designated number with the number buttons.

3) Press ENTER.

DVD-VIDEO

DVD-R

/ / / to select the title you want.

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• The instructions above describe basic procedures which
may vary depending on the contents of the DVD video
disc. If different instructions appear on the TV screen,
follow those instructions.

• If you display the top menu during playback and press the
TOP MENU button again without selecting any title, the
recorder may resume playback from the point where you
first pressed the TOP MENU button. (depending on the
actual DVD video disc.)

• This method of locating a title is available only on a disc
that contains a top menu.

• Instruction notes of discs may refer to the button that
displays the top menu as the TITLE button.

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Pausing a TV broadcast to resume later

This function enables you to pause a TV broadcast and resume viewing at a later, more convenient time,
by storing the TV broadcast temporarily on the HDD.

OPEN/CLOSE

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TOP MENU

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While viewing a TV broadcast via this recorder
or immediately before it starts, press TIMESLIP

1

The current picture pauses.

TIMESLIP

The recorder begins to store the broadcast on the HDD
the moment you press the TIMESLIP button.

Resume playback by pressing PAUSE or PLAY

2

PAUSE

PLAY

Locate a scene you want by the following
methods.

3

Fast-forward/fast-reverse:

Press the PICTURE SEARCH button.

Forward/reverse Slow-motion:

Press the SLOW button.

Forward/reverse frame by frame play:

First press the PAUSE button then press the FRAME button.

• To resume normal playback, press the PLAY button.

• You can play in fast-forward to within 10 seconds prior to the

• You can confirm how far you are from the current

broadcast by pressing the TIME BAR button.

• Playback may not resume immediately after you press
the PLAY or PAUSE button.

current broadcast.

.

.

Press TIMESLIP to exit this mode.

FRAME
SLOW

TIME BAR

PICTURE SEARCH

Notes

• This function is not available during recording.

• Pause TV recording stops when the HDD is filled up. It will not begin if the HDD is full.

• While using this pause TV recording, you cannot program a recording.

• Playback may jump a few seconds back or pause depending on the disc or data condition.

4

TIMESLIP

The recorder stops storing the broadcast on the HDD.
A message appears and asks you whether you will save
the stored data or erase it.
Press the

/ buttons to select, then press the ENTER

button.

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Playing a TV program currently being recorded

You can begin playback from the beginning of a program currently being recorded.
You will find this function of great advantage on long programs, as you do not have to wait for the end of
recording to begin playback.

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

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TOP MENU

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While recording a TV program on the HDD or a
DVD-RAM disc, press TIMESLIP.

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The recorder displays a TV program as it is being

TIMESLIP

recorded.

Go back to the beginning of the TV program
using SKIP.

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automatically.

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You can confirm how far you are from the current
broadcast by pressing the TIME BAR button.

Locate a scene you want through the
following operations if necessary.

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Fast-forward/fast-reverse:

Press the PICTURE SEARCH button.

Forward/reverse Slow-motion:

Press the SLOW buttons.

Forward/reverse frame by frame play:

First press the PAUSE button then press the FRAME button.

• To resume normal playback, press the PLAY button.

• You can play in fast-forward to within 10 seconds prior to the

current broadcast.

Press TIMESLIP to exit.

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TIME BAR

PLAY

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SLOW

PICTURE SEARCH

Notes

• Time slip recording/playback stops when the disc is filled up. You can play up to a location where the recorder stopped the
recording. The time slip recording/playback cannot begin if the disc is full.

• The playback picture may appear after a delay of several seconds.

• The playback location will never be identical to the record location in the program. It will always trail the record location by a

few seconds.

• While using time slip recording/playback, you cannot program a recording.

• While the TIMESLIP indicator is on, you cannot change the setting of the feature that turns off the recorder after a

programmed operation has finished.

• Even while “Auto power off” is selected, the recorder does not turn off if the recording end time comes during playback of a
program being recorded.

• This function is not available on a DVD-RAM disc while the A-B recording is executing or when “Relay recording” is set to
“On.”

• Playback may jump a few seconds back or pause depending on the disc or data condition.

The current broadcast returns.

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Playing at various speeds

Playing in fast reverse or fast forward

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Notes

• The playback speed may vary depending on the disc.

• Depending on the disc or data condition, picture and sound
in fast forward playback at “ ” speed may be disturbed.

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DVD-RDVD-RW

DVD-VIDEO

VCD CD

: Fast forward playback

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: Fast reverse playback

Each time you press the button, the playback speed
changes.
During fast forward playback at “

” speed, sound is

reproduced. (Not available on VIDEO CD.)

• This function is not available when you play a title
recorded on a DVD-RAM disc while recording
another.

Time bar display

Fast-forward or fast-reverse playback automatically
displays a time bar.

e.g.

To resume normal playback

Press PLAY.

To skip the contents in pre-determined
increments

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During playback, press INSTANT SKIP.

Each time you press the button, you can skip by the
specified time.
You can select the interval per press of the button.
See “Instant skip interval”(

page 160).

To skip by 1/20 of whole

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VCD CD

During playback, press / .

Each time you press the button, you can skip by 1/20
of the current title or track if it is longer than 1 minute.

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To skip back in pre-determined increments

During playback, press INSTANT REPLAY.

Each time you press the button, you can go back by
the specified time to resume playback.
You can select the interval per press of the button.
See “Instant replay interval” (

page 160).

Notes

• Some discs may not permit this operation.

• Depending on disc structure, some operations may be

limited.

• Depending on playback status, some operations may not

work.

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Playback starts from the selected chapter or track.

: Playback starts from the beginning of the next

chapter or track.

: Playback starts from the beginning of the current

chapter or track.
When you press twice, playback starts from the
beginning of the previous chapter or track.

VCD CD

Notes

• Some titles may not display chapter numbers.

• When playing the HDD or a DVD-RAM disc, you can access chapters only in the current title if “HDD/RAM title play” (
page 160) is set to “Title resume”. To access chapters in other titles, set to “Serial playback”.

• When playing a DVD video disc or a DVD-R/RW disc, you can locate chapters only in the current title if “DVD title stop” (

page 156) is set to “On”. To access chapters in other titles, set to “Off”. However, in this instance even though you press the
SKIP button ( ) to go back to the previous title, playback starts not from the last chapter of the title but from the first
chapter.

Playing in slow-motion

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Notes

• Slow-motion does not provide smooth playback.

• When playing a VIDEO CD, reverse slow-motion playback

is not available.

• The speed level displayed is approximate.

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: Forward slow-motion
: Reverse slow-motion

Each time you press the SLOW button, the slow-motion
speed changes.

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To resume normal playback

Press PLAY.

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Playing at various speeds (Continued)

Playing frame by frame

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To resume normal playback

Press PLAY or PAUSE.

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During playback, press PAUSE.

A still picture is displayed.

Press FRAME ( / ).

: Playback direction
: Opposite direction

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• Sound is muted during frame by frame playback.

• Frame by frame playback cannot provide smooth playback.

• Picture may advance more than 1 frame at a time.

• Depending on the scene, some frames may not be played.

• When playing a VIDEO CD, reverse frame by frame

playback is not available.

Viewing still pictures (Playing a disc that contains still pictures)

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Some DVD video discs may allow you to change the

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: Displays the next still picture.
: Displays the previous still picture.

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VCD CD

Locating by entering the number

Locating by entering the number of a desired section

Normally titles, chapters, and tracks are numbered. By entering these numbers, you can access a desired section.

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1

If you are using a VIDEO CD/audio CD, skip step 2.

T.SEARCH

Press / to select a section (title or chapter)
you want to locate.

2

ENTER

e.g.

Search

Title

0001Chapter

001

e.g. When you want to locate a chapter.

001

Title

Search

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Chapter

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Press the number buttons to enter a number
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e.g. To enter 25, press “2”, then press “5”.

Press ENTER.

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Playback starts from the selected location.

Open the lid.

CLEAR

Notes

• Pressing the CLEAR button resets the numbers. To clear the display, press the T.SEARCH button several times (depending
on the disc).

• This method of locating a title is available only on a disc that contains title numbers.

• If a title is erased, the numbers of the following titles decrease respectively.

• When you record a new title (Original) on the HDD or a DVD-RAM disc, it is added prior to current titles (Playlist), and each

following title (Playlist) reference number will advance by a factor of 1.

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Locating a specific point by entering its elapsed time (Time Search)

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T.SEARCH

You may have to press repeatedly, depending on the
disc. Press the button until the following display
appears.

e.g.

Search

Title
Time

001

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the desired time location on the disc.

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ENTER

e.g. To enter 1 hour, 25 minutes, and 30 seconds

“0” → “1” → “ ” → “2” → “5” → “ ” → “3” → “0”

hour minute second

Press ENTER.

3

Playback starts from the selected location.

ENTER

Notes

• Some discs may not respond to this process.

• Some scenes may not be accessed precisely as you specified.

• This method for accessing specific locations is available only within the current title of the HDD or a DVD-RAM/R/RW/DVD

video disc or within a current track of a VIDEO CD/audio CD.

• Pressing the CLEAR button resets the numbers.

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Watching a TV broadcast in the sub window (P in P Playback)

During playback, you can watch a TV broadcast in the sub window. (P in P : Picture in Picture)

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During playback, press P in P.

1

A sub window (program on the air or on the recording)

P in P

Press / / / to select the position of the
sub window.

2

appears.

e.g.

You can shift the sub window in following 4 directions.

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↑ / ↓ / ← / → is the moving range.
To turn off the sub window, press the P in P button.

CHANNEL

Notes

• You can change the channel of the sub window by pressing the CHANNEL / button.

• The P in P function is available only during playback.

• You cannot swap the playback picture with the picture within the sub window, or change the audio settings.

• Press the P in P button during “Chase Play” or “Pause TV”, the actual broadcast appears on the sub window in real time.

• If this function is stopped after shifting the sub window, before you press the P in P button again, the sub window will appear

in the last position you set. However, if you turn off the power, the sub window re-appears in the lower right (default) position.

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Selecting the camera angle

If the scene was recorded with multiple angles, you can easily change the camera angle of the scene you
are watching.

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Press ANGLE while playing a scene recorded
with multiple angles.

1

While playing a scene recorded with multiple angles, the

ANGLE

angle icon appears on the TV screen and on the front
panel. Press the ANGLE button while the angle icon is
displayed.

e.g.

Angle

1 / 6

Total number of angles

Current selection

Press ADJUST while the angle number is
displayed on the TV screen.

2

You can also select the camera angle by pressing the

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Angle

1 / 6

2 / 6

3 / 6

6 / 6

• The angle icon disappears after about 3 seconds if no
further selections are made.

Angle icon

Notes

• You can also change the camera angle during still playback. The camera angle changes to the new setting when you resume
normal playback.

• If you pause a picture immediately after changing a camera angle, the resumed playback picture may not display the new
camera angle.

• Depending on the disc, the camera angle may not change even though the angle number changes.

To turn off the angle icon

Set “On screen display” in the setup menu to “Off” ( page 159).
Most of the on-screen display including the angle icon will not appear.
While the angle icon is flashing on the front panel display, you can change the camera angle.

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Good evening!

Bonsoir!

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Selecting Subtitles

You can display subtitles on the TV screen and select a subtitle language from those included on the
disc.

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Press SUBTITLE during playback.

1

The current subtitle setting appears.

SUBTITLE

SUBTITLE

Press to select “Status,” then press ADJUST
to select “On.”

2

ENTER

e.g.

Subtitle
Status

1 – –

Off

Setting number and language

The language code appears instead of the language
name. Refer to the list of languages and their
abbreviations. (

page 171)

Skip to step 3 if “On” is already displayed.

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• Some DVD video discs are set to display subtitles
automatically.

• Depending on the scene, subtitles may not appear
immediately after you set the subtitle function to on.

• Some DVD video discs will allow you to change subtitle
languages and turn subtitles on or off only via the disc
menu.

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The subtitles of recorded languages appear.

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The display turns off after about 3 seconds if you do not
make a selection.

To turn the subtitles on or off

At step 2, select “Off” by pressing the ADJUST
button.

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Zooming a picture

You can magnify areas within a picture.

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1

A zoom scope appears.

ZOOM

e.g.

Select a zoom point and magnification level.

2

:

Raises the magnification level.

:

Lowers the magnification level.

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CLEAR

DELETE

/ / / :

ENTER

CLEAR

Moves the zoom point. (only after the image has been
magnified)

CLEAR :
Returns the zoom point to the center of the picture.

Notes

• Some discs may not respond to zoom feature.

• During some scenes, the buttons may not work as described.

• The zoom feature is canceled when the disc menu is operated.

• The magnification level varies depending on the picture size you select
( page 44, in “INSTALLATION GUIDE”).

• The zoom feature is not available while displaying a GUI.

• The zoom feature is canceled when you stop playback or start playback.

To cancel the zoom

Press ZOOM.

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Selecting the sound

You can select a preferred language and a sound format.

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Press AUDIO during playback or while
receiving a broadcast.

1

The current audio setting appears.

AUDIO

AUDIO

The language code appears instead of the language
name. Refer to the list of languages and their
abbreviations. (

Press ADJUST while the audio setting is
displayed on the TV screen.

2

Variation of channels depends on the disc or the type of

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→ “Stereo” (left channel and right channel)
→ “Stereo L” (left channel)
→ “Stereo R” (right channel)

(→ Back to “Stereo”)

SAP sound
“Main” → “SAP” → “Main + SAP” (→ Back to “Main”)

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DVD-R

Language name / sound recording system / No. of
channels

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page 171)

, TV channel signals

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The display turns off if you do not operate for more than
3 seconds.

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If you press the
select the audio output setting (

/ buttons to select “Output,” you can

page 158) by using

the ADJUST buttons.

MTS Broadcast Compatibility

This recorder can receive or record MTS (Multichannel TV sound) broadcast.
By connecting the recorder to your stereo system or stereo TV, you will experience the SAP or stereo sound.

SAP (Second Audio Program broadcast)

A separate audio program, usually broadcast in a second language with the main language.

Sounds in playback

You can play SAP and/or stereo broadcasts with this recorder. Refer to steps 1 and 2 to select a desired audio.

Desired sound
SAP sound
Stereo sound

L, R indicators on the front panel
R (right) is on.
Both R (right) and L (left) are on.

Sound output
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Recorded sounds

According to your setting of “SAP” on the setup menu screen, ( page 158), the sound is recorded onto different
channels of the disc below. Set “SAP” to “On” or “Off” appropriately.

Setting on the setup screen Type of receiving broadcast Contents of recorded sound Type of record

DVD Compatible Mode SAP Lch Rch

Off Off Stereo + SAP L R Stereo

Main Off Stereo + SAP L R Stereo

SAP Off Stereo + SAP L R Stereo

Mono + SAP Mono Mono Stereo
Stereo L R Stereo
Mono Mono Mono Stereo

On Stereo + SAP L + R SAP Dual Mono*

Mono + SAP Mono SAP Dual Mono*
Stereo L R Stereo
Mono Mono Mono Stereo

Mono + SAP Mono Mono Stereo
Stereo L R Stereo
Mono Mono Mono Stereo

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Mono + SAP Mono Mono Stereo
Stereo L R Stereo
Mono Mono Mono Stereo

Mono + SAP Mono Mono Stereo
Stereo L R Stereo
Mono Mono Mono Stereo

On Stereo + SAP SAP SAP Stereo

Mono + SAP SAP SAP Stereo
Stereo L R Stereo
Mono Mono Mono Stereo

* This will be “Stereo” when a recording is made with “L-PCM” selected.

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Notes

• Some discs allow you to change audio selections only via the disc menu. If this is the case, press the MENU button and
choose the appropriate language from the selections on the disc menu.

• When you turn on the recorder or replace a disc, the recorder returns to the initial default setting. ( page 154)
Depending on the disc, the sound that is specified the disc is played back.

• Immediately after you have switched sounds, there may be a temporary discrepancy between the display and actual
sound.

• The BITSTREAM/PCM jack may not output SAP sound you select. In this instance, set “Audio out select” to “PCM”.
( page 158)

• You cannot change SAP sound if recorded with “DVD compatible mode” ( page 162) set to “Main”. Even when “DVD
compatible mode” ( page 162) is set to “Off,” the recorder regards it as “Main” when recording to a DVD-R/RW disc.

Output sound conversion table

page 158) and output in the default setting display

BITSTREAM/

PCM jack

Bitstream
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit

—
—
—

Bitstream

Bitstream

44.1 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit
Bitstream
Bitstream

48 kHz/16 bit

Bitstream

48 kHz/16 bit

Bitstream

44.1 kHz or 32 kHz or 48 kHz / 16 bit

Analog (L/R)

jacks
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/24 bit
96 kHz/16 bit
96 kHz/20 bit
96 kHz/24 bit

—

48 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit
(Noise)

48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit

BITSTREAM/

PCM jack
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit

—

48 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit
Bitstream

48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit

Analog (L/R)

jacks
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/24 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/24 bit

48 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit
(Noise)

48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit

Disc

DVD­video
disc*

VIDEO CD

Audio

CD

HDD

DVD-RAM/

R/RW

CD-R/RW

Sound format

Dolby Digital

48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/24 bit

Linear

PCM

96 kHz/16 bit
96 kHz/20 bit
96 kHz/24 bit

DTS
MPEG2
MPEG1

Linear PCM 44.1 kHz/16 bit

DTS

Dolby Digital

Linear PCM 48 kHz/16 bit

Dolby Digital

Linear PCM 48 kHz/16 bit

MPEG2

MP3/WMA

BITSTREAM/

48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit

48 kHz/16 bit

48 kHz/16 bit

Audio setting (

Bitstream Analog 2ch PCM

PCM jack

Bitstream

Bitstream
Bitstream

Bitstream
Bitstream

Bitstream

Bitstream

Analog (L/R)

jacks
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/24 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/24 bit

—

48 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit

44.1 kHz/16 bit
(Noise)

48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/20 bit
48 kHz/16 bit
48 kHz/16 bit

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* “DVD video disc” above does not include DVD-R/RW discs recorded on this recorder.

• Do not select a connection or setting indicated as “Noise” in the above list.

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

Others

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Playback

Viewing JPEG files

You can play JPEG files that have been recorded on a CD-R or CD-ROM on the recorder.

Preparations

• Prepare a compatible disc ( page 77) that contains JPEG files you want to view.

• Set “Priority contents” (

page 160) to “Photo”.

• Make your TV shape conform to the 4:3 picture size. Only 4:3 pictures can be played regardless of the function

settings via the on-screen displays of the recorder (

page 44, “INSTALLATION GUIDE”). If the TV is adjusted
to other sizes, e.g. “WIDE,” images will appear to be horizontally expanded. For details, refer to the owner’s
manual of your TV.

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

K

I

P

Press DVD.

1

DVD

Load a CD that contains JPEG files.

2

ENTER

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

J

U

S

T

REC

REC

A

E

S

E

R

U

T

C

I

P

PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

H

C

R

OPEN/CLOSE

Each photo appears for about 3 seconds (slide show).

If a slide show does not start, press the PLAY button.

Depending on the disc, the “CONTENT MENU Picture
List” appears. See “On the “CONTENT MENU Picture
List”” (

page 77) to operate.

Notes

• Some files may not display their own entire images depending on the size.

• JPEG picture playback is not available during recording on the HDD.

• Operation to JPEG file will be disabled at about 5 minutes before a programmed recording starts.

To stop playback (slide show)

Press STOP.

If you press the PLAY button after pressing the STOP
button, playback will start from the photo you stopped.

To rotate a picture

Press ANGLE repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the picture rotates by
90° degree.

Notes

To pause playback (slide show)

Press PAUSE.

To resume, press the PAUSE button again or press
the PLAY button.

• The rotated image is displayed after its original posture
appears momentarily.

To magnify a picture

Follow the procedure on page 72.

To skip photos

During playback, press the SKIP button repeatedly.

: To skip forward.
: To skip backward.

Notes

• The magnified image is displayed after its original posture
appears momentarily.

• For small pictures, the reduction level may be limited.

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Viewing a specified photo (single view)

Full screen still view.
2 ways are available:

On the “CONTENT MENU Picture List”

1) Press CONTENT MENU.

The “CONTENT MENU Picture List” appears.

Depending on the disc, the recorder creates either
temporary folder, “Auto” or “All”.

“Auto”: For CD of which compatibility confirmed by

TOSHIBA. Only playable files are listed.

e.g.

CONTENT

Picture List Page

MENU

Auto

001

DH100001

004

DH100004

007

DH100003

010

DH100006

013

DH100009

File number

016

DH100012

If you select this icon and press the ENTER button,

019

DH100015

upper folders appear.

022

DH100018

002

005

008

011

014

017

020

023

1/ 3

DH100002

DH100001

DH100004

DH100007

DH100010

DH100013

DH100016

DH100019

003

006

009

012

015

018

021

024

DH100001

DH100002

DH100005

DH100008

DH100011

DH100014

DH100017

DH100020

“All”: For CD other than above. All files are listed.

e.g.

CONTENT

Picture List Page

MENU

All

001

DH100001

004

DH100004

002

005

1/ 3

DH100002

DH100001

003

006

DH100001

DH100002

Direct input of a photo number

1) During playback or stop, press T.SEARCH.

An input window appears.

e.g.

Search

Photo

001

Introduction

2) Input a photo number using the number buttons
or ADJUST.

3) Press ENTER.

The selected photo appears in full screen.

CD

Recording

To change the playback order

1) During playback (slide show) or stop, press
QUICK MENU.

2) Press

To shift the cursor, press the

CD

/ to select an item, then press ENTER.

/ buttons.

Reverse

Repeat

: To reverse the order.

: To repeat the current folder.

Playback

3) Press ENTER.

Playback in the selected mode starts.

Editing

• Some CDs may not comply with the above.

2) Press

Pressing the PICTURE SEARCH (

/ / / to select a folder or photo.

/ ) button

turns the pages.

If you press the

button, the list changes to

thumbnail view (“CONTENT MENU Pictures”).

e.g.

CONTENT

Picturs Page

MENU

/ / JPEG

1/ 8

CD

Pressing the ANGLE button rotates the picture. The
rotation of pictures is kept until the CD is ejected.

To return to the previous list, press the

button

again.

3) Press ENTER.

If you select a folder at step 2), repeat steps 2) and

3) until your favorite file appears.

The selected photo appears in full screen.

Notes

• The “CONTENT MENU Picture List” cannot show all the
files in a disc, but only ones regarded as objects of regular
play of the disc.

• The larger the file size is, the longer the thumbnail takes
time to appear.

• Letters of a file/folder name overflowing the given space
are not displayed.

JPEG files compatibility

Discs whose compatibility with this recorder has been
confirmed by TOSHIBA are as follows.

CANON QuickCD
FUJICOLOR CD
Kodak Picture CD
NORITSU QSS CD

JPEG disc compatibility with this recorder is limited as
follows:

• Playable discs:
CD-ROM, CD-R
CD-RW is not recommendable.

• CD physical format:
Mode 1, Mode 2 XA Form 1

• File system:
ISO9660 Level 1, 2 or Joliet

• File name:
A file name should be in alphabet and
numerals only, and must incorporate “JPG”
extension.
e.g.“********.JPG”

• Total number of folders:
Less than 256

• Total number of files:
Less than 1000

Some files may not display their own entire image
depending on the size.

Some discs may not permit this operation. Especially,
the following conditions of included files will increase
the disc’s disability.

1. Pixels over 5000 x 5000 in height and/or width

2. File format except Exif

Library

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Playback

Playing MP3/WMA files

You can play MP3/WMA files that have been recorded on a CD-R or CD-ROM on this recorder.

Preparations

• Make sure that a disc you want to play is compatible with this recorder. See page 79.

• Set “Priority contents” (

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

page 160) to “Audio”.

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

K

I

P

Press DVD.

1

DVD

Load a CD that contains MP3/WMA files.

ENTER

2

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

J

U

S

T

REC

REC

A

E

S

E

R

U

T

C

I

P

PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

H

C

R

OPEN/CLOSE

Playback starts from the first track of a current folder.

Notes

• WMA tracks copy-protected cannot be played.

• The DIGITAL AUDIO OUT BITSTREAM/PCM jack outputs MP3/WMA sounds in the linear PCM format regardless of the
current “Audio out select” ( page 158) selection.

• You cannot change the playback speed of MP3/WMA playback.

To stop playback

Press STOP.

If you press the PLAY button after pressing the STOP
button, playback will start from the the beginning of the
track.

To pause playback

Press PAUSE.

To resume, press the PAUSE button again or press
the PLAY button.

To skip tracks

During playback, press SKIP repeatedly.

: To skip forward.
: To skip backward.

Selecting a track in the disc

2 ways are available:

On the “CONTENT MENU Audio List”

1) Press the CONTENT MENU button.

The “CONTENT MENU Audio List” appears.

e.g.

CONTENT

MENU

001

004

007

010

File number

If you select this icon and press the ENTER button,
upper folders appear.

e.g.

CONTENT

MENU

JPG_MP3

003

Disc name

Current folder

Audio List Page

MP3

MP3_0001

MP3_0004

MP3_0007

MP3_0010

Audio List Page

MP3

MP3c
MP3_0003

1/ 1

002

MP3_0002

005

MP3_0005

008

MP3_0008

011

MP3_0011

1/ 1

MP3a MP3b

001

MP3_0001

004

MP3_0004

The recorder creates temporary
folder “All”, which contains all
playable files.

002

003

006

009

012

MP3_0003

MP3_0006

MP3_0009

MP3_0012

All

MP3_0002

CD

CD

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2) Press / / / to select a track or folder.

Pressing the PICTURE SEARCH (

/ ) button

turns the pages.

3) Press ENTER.

If you select a folder at step 2), repeat steps 2) and

3) until your favorite file appears.

Notes

• The “CONTENT MENU Autio List” cannot show all the
tracks in a disc, but only ones regarded as objects of
proper play of the disc.

• Letters of a file/folder name overflowing the given space
are not displayed.

Direct input of a track number

1) During playback or stop, press T.SEARCH.

An input window appears.

e.g.

Search

Track

001

2) Input a track number using the number buttons
or the ADJUST button.

3) Press ENTER.

To change the playback order

1) During playback or stop, press QUICK MENU.

2) Press

/ to select “Special playback mode”,

then press ENTER.

e.g.

Playable files

MP3/WMA disc compatibility with this recorder is
limited as follows:

• Playable discs:
CD-ROM, CD-R
CD-RW is not recommendable.

• Sampling Frequency / Bitrate:
WMA: 32 kHz / 48 Mbps (CBR), VBR

44.1 kHz / 48-192 Mbps (CBR), VBR
48 kHz / 128-192 Mbps (CBR), VBR

MP3: 8 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 12kHz, 16 kHz,

22.05 kHz, 24 kHz / 8-160 kbps (CBR),
VBR

32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz / 32-320 kbps
(CBR), VBR

• CD physical format:
Mode 1, Mode 2 XA Form 1

• File system:
ISO9660 Level 1, 2 or Joliet

• File name:
A file name should be in alphabet and
numerals only, and must incorporate “MP3” or
“WMA” extension.
e.g.“********.MP3”, “********.WMA”

• Total number of folders:
Less than 256

• Total number of files:
Less than 1000

• WMA codec version:
V7, V8, V9

* This recorder supports ID3v2 (ID3 Tag Version 2) of MP3,

to display text data such as names of title and artist.
Some characters may be displayed properly.

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Quick Menu

3) Press

Memory list

Special playback mode

Exit

/ to select an item, then press ENTER.

: To play favorite tracks only in

Memory

Memory list

Folder repeat

Track repeat

Track random

a favorite order.

Input a track number by using the number buttons
or the ADJUST button.

To shift the cursor, press the

Folder repeat

Track repeat

Track random

: To repeat the current folder.

: To repeat the current file.

: To play files in the current

/ buttons.

folder in a random order.

Notes

• To cancel these modes, stop the playback or select the
cancel command from the Quick Menu.

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/WMA files). Given the fact that technology in this
area is still maturing, Toshiba cannot guarantee that all
genre of recordable discs will produce optimal playback
quality. The technical criteria set out in this owner’s
manual are meant as a guide only.

Customers should also note that permission is required in
order to download MP3/WMA files and music from the
internet. Toshiba has no right to grant such permission.
Permission should always be sought from the copyright
owner.

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

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HDD

DVD-RAM

DVD-RDVD-RW

DVD-VIDEO

VCD CD

Checking the current status and settings

You can confirm operational status and setting details.

Operational status and setting details

Press DISPLAY.

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

J

U

REC

REMAIN

DIMMER

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

RETURN

SUBTITLE

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

ENTER

S

T

TIME BAR CHP DIVIDE

DISPLAY

FL SELECT

ZOOM P in P

TV

VOLUME

AUDIO

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

K

I

P

H

C

R

A

E

S

E

R

U

T

C

I

P

PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

1

The following on-screen display appears. (The actual

DISPLAY

display varies depending on the disc.)

e.g. while playing a DVD-RAM disc

Elapsed time of a title/
Elapsed time of a chapter

Status display

e.g.

Press DISPLAY again.

2

An expanded display appears.

DISPLAY

(Actual display varies depending on the disc.)

e.g.

Title No./
Chapter No.

Title

Chapter

Title
Chapter

Virtual surround
DNR (Recording
Picture Quality
Audio Quality
Audio
Audio Output
Subtitle

Mode indicator

Playback
mode

:

00:10:29

002

0005

:

00:05:15

Title

repeat

Remaining time

:

-00:22:01

002

0005

)

:

-00:00:07

:
:
:
:
:
:
:

Title

repeat

Off
Off
SP

D/M1

1 Stereo R Original
Bitstream
– – – Off

Operating disc

Receiving
channel

3

HDD

Stereo

3

HDD

Stereo

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Press DISPLAY again to turn the display off.

3

DISPLAY

Using the time bar

The time bar shows the current progress in playback or recording.

Introduction

Recording

ENTER

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

J

U

S

T

REC

DISPLAY

REMAIN

DIMMER

FL SELECT

TV

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

TIME BAR CHP DIVIDE

ZOOM P in P

VOLUME

C

R

A

E

S

E

R

U

T

C

I

P

PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

Note

• Time display is an approximation.

During playback or recording, press
TIME BAR.

H

1

TIME BAR

Chapter division

The time bar appears. (The actual display varies
depending on the disc.)

e.g. Playback

Elapsed time

Locator (Shows the current location.)

00:55:00:00FLocation

01:30:0000:00:00

Total playing time of a current title
(In the case of a VIDEO CD or
audio CD, it shows the total
playing time of the disc.)

e.g. Recording

Elapsed time

Locator (Shows the current location.)

00:18:00Location

00:30:0000:00:00

Elapsed recording time (per 30 minutes)
(Recording end time if it comes within 30
minutes.)

Changing the location of the time bar

While the time bar is displayed, press / .

The time bar shifts up and down.

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Turning off the time bar

Press TIME BAR.

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Playback

Repeat all ORG titles

Repeat all PL titles

Cancel repeat

Special playback mode

Title random

Chapter random

Track random

Functions in the Quick Menu

Besides these examples, various other ones are introduced on respective pages for your convenience.
See

page 24 on how to operate the Quick Menu.

To play repeatedly (Repeat playback)

HDD

DVD-RAM

You can repeat a desired section.

1) During playback, press QUICK MENU.

2) Press
then press ENTER.

/ to select “Special playback mode”,

DVD-RDVD-RW

DVD-VIDEO

VCD CD

Special playback mode

The sub menu appears. Select the next item by
pressing the / buttons and the ENTER button.

A-B repeat

You can designate a portion in a title or track to repeat
continuously.
If you select “A-B repeat” and press the ENTER
button, the following display appears. Perform steps 1
and 2 below.

e.g.

To cancel the procedure, press the

1) Press ENTER at the beginning of the segment

A

B

Set A

repeat

button.

(point A) you want to repeat.

The location of point A is memorized.
The display changes to “Set B”.

To repeat all original titles in a disc.

To repeat all playlist titles in a disc.

(in Repeat playback
mode)
To resume normal playback.
Playback of the HDD or a DVD-RAM disc stops.

Notes

• Some discs may not permit repeat operation.

• You cannot use the epeat playback function n conjunction

with the random playback function.

• If you press the STOP button during repeat playback, this
operation is canceled.

• While you are performing repeat playback on the HDD or a
DVD-RAM disc, other operations ( pages 64 to 66)
except pause play are not available.

To play in random order (Random play)

DVD-RW

You can play sections in random order.

1) During playback or stop, press QUICK MENU.

2) Press
then press ENTER.

The sub menu appears. Select the next item by
pressing the / buttons and the ENTER button.

DVD-VIDEO

DVD-R

/ to select “Special playback mode”,

VCD CD

2) Press ENTER at the end of the segment
(point B).

The location of point B is memorized, and repeat
playback begins between point A and B.

Title repeat

To repeat the same title.

Chapter repeat

To repeat the same chapter.

Track repeat

To repeat the same track.

Disc repeat

To repeat the entire disc.

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Plays all titles in a loaded disc in random order.
Each title is played beginning from chapter 1.

Plays all chapters in a current title in random order.

Plays all tracks on a loaded disc in random order.

Introduction

Memory

Memory release

Memory repeat

Cancel random

(in Random play mode)

Resumes normal playback.

Notes

• Some discs may not permit random playback operation.

• You cannot use the random playback function in

conjunction with the memory playback function.

• You cannot use the random playback function in
conjunction with the repeat playback function.

• Pressing the STOP button during operation cancels
random playback.

To play in favorite order (Memory playback)

DVD-RW

DVD-R

DVD-VIDEO

VCD CD

You can select 30 titles, chapters, or tracks and play
them in favorite order.
(To play contents in the HDD or a DVD-RAM disc in
favorite order, make a playlist. For details, see
“Editing” on

page 86.)

1) During playback or stop, press QUICK MENU.

2) Press

/ to select “Special playback mode”,

then press ENTER.

Special playback mode

The sub menu appears. Select the next item by
pressing the / buttons and the ENTER button.

Memory list

If you select this and press the ENTER button, the
following display appears. Perform the steps below.

e.g.

2) Press / to select the next box, then perform
step 1).

To select another chapter in the same title, you do
not need to select the title number.
Repeat these steps if necessary.
You can program up to 30 selections into memory.

3) Press ENTER.

Memory playback starts.

(in normal playback
mode)
To display an entry box for one program selection.

(in memory playback
mode)
To resume normal playback.

(in memory playback
mode)
To repeat a current memory playback.

Notes

• Some discs may not permit memory playback operation.

• Inputting numbers of titles, chapters or tracks that a disc

does not contain will result in error.

• You cannot program/change selections during memory
playback. To change selections, cancel memory playback
by pressing the STOP button.

• When you turn off the power, the selected memory is
erased.

• You can exit the memory playback display by pressing the
O button.

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01 T CT 11 T CT 21 T CT
02 T CT 12 T CT 22 T CT
03 T CT 13 T CT 23 T CT
04 T CT 14 T CT 24 T CT
05 T CT 15 T CT 25 T CT
06 T CT 16 T CT 26 T CT
07 T CT 17 T CT 27 T CT
08 T CT 18 T CT 28 T CT
09 T CT 19 T CT 29 T CT
10 T CT 20 T CT 30 T CT

1) Input numbers of titles, chapters, or tracks by
using the number buttons, in favorite order.

Input each 3-digit number.
To input a 1- or 2-digit number, first input 0.
(e.g. “0”, “0”, “3”.)
To cancel the numbers, press the CLEAR button.
To input a chapter number, press the

to shift the cursor.

Function setup

Others

/ buttons

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Functions in the Quick Menu (Continued)

To display the current bit rate

HDD

DVD-RAM

1) During playback, press QUICK MENU.

2) Press

ENTER.

/ to select “Bit rate”, then press

DVD-RDVD-RW

DVD-VIDEO

VCD

Bit rate

Note

• To turn off the bit rate display, select this item again.

To check information on a title

HDD

DVD-RAM

1) During playback, press QUICK MENU.

2) Press

press ENTER.

/ to select “Title information”, then

DVD-RDVD-RW

Title information

To exit the Quick Menu

HDD

DVD-RAM

Press QUICK MENU again.

or

Press

/ to select “Exit”, then press ENTER.

DVD-RDVD-RW

DVD-VIDEO

VCD CD

Exit

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Editing

You can create your own movie from your assembled
scenes. Save your favorite videos in DVD discs.

Before editing

Creating chapters

Playlist editing

Creating thumbnails

Before dubbing

High speed Library dubbing

Dubbing selected items

Rate conversion dubbing

Line-U dubbing

Deleting selected items

Combine Original titles

Creating a DVD-Video using
DVD-R/RW

DVD-Video finalizing process

DV recording

Editing

Before editing

Be sure to read before performing any editing.

For better use the HDD of this recorder

When you save necessary scenes from recorded contents, it may not be a good method to delete unnecessary
portions from a recorded title in the HDD, then copy the remainder to a DVD-RAM disc.

Repeating this method increases blank spaces in the HDD, on which contents will be recorded discontinuously
(fragmentation in the HDD), resulting in slowdown of the system or incomplete deleting operation, in the worst case,
the system may refuse any commands for play or recording, to protect the damaged HDD.

To delete unnecessary scenes from a title to save, first make a Playlist (virtual title) by collecting necessary scenes,
then copy the Playlist to change it into a new title, finally delete the original one. This method is more simple and can
save your time and reduce possibility of such fragmentation troubles of the HDD.

To avoid HDD fragmentations, it is also recommended that you execute periodically deletion of all titles in the HDD or
initialization of the HDD. Before initializing the HDD, be sure to copy necessary contents to DVD-RAM discs, because
initializing erases all data in the HDD. Library (
erase them, copy them into DVD-RAM discs before initializing the HDD. Load the backup DVD-RAM disc into the
recorder after initializing the HDD, copy the data back to the HDD.

page 140) data are also recorded in the HDD. If you do not want to

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Editing on this recorder

Basic steps of editing

Creating chapters ➔ Programming a Playlist ➔ Dub (Copy) the Playlist (this will create an Original

title of the desired scenes)

Editing is executed by a title and a chapter. Titles and chapters are classified into “Original” and “Playlist.” First, specify
a desired scene by dividing a title (Original) into chapters. Then compile the necessary chapters (Original) in desired
order by programming a Playlist. Then dub (copy) the Playlist on the same disc. This creates a title (Original).
Refer to the following examples about “Playlist” and “Original.”

Example: Creating your own music compilation by collecting songs from music programs you record from Monday
to Friday.

You can create one title for one recording.

Monday

Segment of

songs

Introduction

Recording

Playback

Editing

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

(including one Original chapter)

In the example above, five titles are created, as you recorded programs five times from Monday to Friday. The
content you recorded is called “Title (Original)”

All chapters in a title (Original) are chapters (Original).

Specify the range (a favorite song) you need in
each title (Original).

To specify the range, create a chapter. A segment of
a song becomes one chapter by creating divisions in
a chapter at the beginning and end of a song. In the
example to the right, three chapters (Original) are
created in one title (Original).

Monday

Original title 1

Division of chapter Division of chapter

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

Title (Original) 1

(including three chapters (Original))

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Before editing (Continued)

Compile chapters in a desired order.

You can select any chapter or order of chapters, as
you want. Also you can assign a title to multiple

(including three chapters (Original))

Title (Original) 1

chapters.

Each element to be compiled is called a part. In the
example to the right, the three chapters in
Wednesday, Friday, and Monday are the parts.
When compiled, the source chapter (Original)

Chapter 1

Monday

Tuesday

Chapter 2 Chapter 3

3

remains as it is in the title (Original).

Wednesday

1

A new part is not created by copying the source
chapter (Original). It does not contain actual recorded

Thursday

content but only exists as an informational sub-set of
the chapter name and the playback order (in the right
example, the chapter names are “Monday,

Friday

2

Wednesday, and Friday” and the playback order is
“Wednesday→Friday→Monday”).
For actual playback, the contents of the source
chapter (Original) are played. Basically, it is a list for
the recorder to go and find the content.

You can create a part from the Original as many
times as you want and you can make different titles
with the same parts by changing the combination or

Chapter
(Playlist) 1

(including three chapters (Playlist))

Chapter
(Playlist) 2

Title (Playlist) 1

Chapter
(Playlist) 3

order.
For parts, you can use not only chapters like in the
example, but also titles (Original) and other Playlist.

When title (Playlist) 1 is played, ,
and are played in order.

2 3

1

You can play the actual recorded content, such as titles (Original) and chapters (Original), or by managing the
Originals and parts, you can virtually create a variety of titles without increasing the use of disc space.

These virtual titles or chapters are called “Title (Playlist)” or “Chapter (Playlist)” respectively.
In order to differentiate titles (Playlist) from titles (Original), an Original is displayed on screen as “ORG” and a Playlist
is displayed as “PL”.

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Introduction

Make the compiled chapters into a title (Original).
(Dubbing)

Playlist

If you just want to play the compiled chapters in
desired order, you only play the Playlist. If you want to
delete a title (Original) which contains unnecessary
chapters, be sure to dub (copy) the Playlist and make
it into a title (Original).

You are now converting the virtual file (playlist) into an
actual file that will become a new original file.

Notes

• A title (Playlist) or a chapter (Playlist) is based on a title (Original) or a chapter (Original). Therefore changing or deleting a
title (Original) or a chapter (Original) will affect the related title (Playlist) or chapter (Playlist).

• Some recorded content cannot be edited (for example, a title including still images).

• The boundary of the title with unnecessary part deleted and titles (Playlist) having different parts cannot be played back

seamlessly (without break).

Chapter
(Playlist) 1

Title

Chapter
(Original) 1

Chapter
(Playlist) 2

Title (Playlist) 1

Dubbing (Copying)

Chapter

Original

) 2

(

Title (Original) 1

Chapter
(Playlist) 3

Chapter

Original

) 3

(

Proceed to the practical operations.
See “Creating chapters” (
For the dubbing procedure, see “High speed Library dubbing” (

page 90) and “Playlist editing (Collecting desired scenes)” ( page 95).

page 106).

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

Function setup

Others

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Editing

HDD

DVD-RAM

Creating chapters

A recording makes 1 title, which includes 1 chapter. By dividing it into several chapters, it will be easier
to access a desired scene, and your editing or playback will be much easier.

To create chapters in a title, insert a chapter mark. Playback the content, locate a point where you want to divide, then
press the CHP DIVIDE button. You can insert a chapter mark also while recording, by pressing the CHP DIVIDE
button. (A chapter will also be placed in the recording when you pause.)
The point divides the chapter (into two). You can create multiple chapters by repeating the above operation.

Notes

• Chapters cannot be created in the following modes:
Dubbing / Fast-reverse, Fast-forward / Slow-motion

• You cannot divide a title of a DVD-R/RW disc into chapters. It is possible to create chapters in a DVD-R/RW disc by pressing
the CHP DIVIDE button during recording at the desired points, or by selecting an option that inserts chapter marks
automatically during recording at regular intervals. ( page 162)

If you want to modify the chapter division, or want to place a chapter mark more precisely monitoring the
frame counter, follow the procedures below.

During stop, playback or recording, press

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

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F

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/

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REC

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

ENTER

S

T

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

K

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PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

CONTENT MENU.

1

The CONTENT MENU Title List appears.

CONTENT MENU

Pressing the HDD or DVD button can switch the drives.

Press / / / to select a title.

2

• To go to the next or previous page, press the
PICTURE SEARCH (

ENTER

Press QUICK MENU.

• To select a chapter, first highlight the title that contains
the chapter you want, then press the
The display changes to “CONTENT MENU Chapter
List”.
To go back to the title display, press the
again.

/ ) button.

button.

button

90

TIME BAR CHP DIVIDE

DISPLAY

REMAIN

DIMMER

FL SELECT

ZOOM P in P

TV

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

VOLUME

PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

PICTURE SEARCH

HDD/DVD

3

QUICK MENU

The Quick Menu appears.

e.g.

CONTENT

Title List Page

MENU

Quick Menu

HDD :

Title information

2004/06/08 07:00

Create thumbnail

am TV:4

High speed dubbing

Rate conversion dubbing

Chapter function

Edit functon

Special playback mode

Save captured images

Disc information

Display changeover

Specific page jump

Title delete

Exit

Original

2004/06/12 09:00
pm TV:3

Original

2004/07/12 11:00
pm TV:4

Original

1/ 2

(0:53:45)

(0:52:40)

(0:30:08)

HDD

2004/06/08 11:00
pm TV:6

(0:29:50)

Original

2004/07/11 07:00
am TV:8

(0:54:30)

Original

2004/07/12 09:00
pm TV:10

(0:51:28)

Original

Introduction

Fishing Guide

e.g.

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

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F

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/

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REC

REMAIN

DIMMER

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

ENTER

S

T

TIME BAR CHP DIVIDE

DISPLAY

FL SELECT

ZOOM P in P

TV

VOLUME

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

K

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PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

Press / to select “Chapter function”, then
press ENTER.

4

The Submenu appears.

e.g.

ENTER

CONTENT

Title List Page

MENU

Quick Menu

HDD :

Title information

2004/06/08 07:00

Create thumbnail

am TV:4

High speed dubbing

Rate conversion dubbing

Chapter function

Edit functon

2004/06/12 09:00

Special playback mode

pm TV:3

Save captured images

Disc information

Display changeover

2004/07/12 11:00

Specific page jump

pm TV:4

Title delete

Exit

(0:53:45)

Original

(0:52:40)

Original

(0:30:08)

Original

1/ 2

Chapter editing

Auto chapter create

Press / to select “Chapter editing”, then
press ENTER.

5

The EDIT MENU Chapter Editing display appears.

EDIT

Chapter Editing

MENU

ENTER

00:00:00

Original

00:00:00:03F

Location

To create new chapter, select
desired start point via remote.
To set, press enter.

Title:004 Chapter:0001

Press PLAY to start playback.

2004/06/08 11:00
pm TV:6

(0:29:50)

Original

2004/07/11 07:00
am TV:8

(0:54:30)

Original

2004/07/12 09:00
pm TV:10

(0:51:28)

Original

Aspect Ratio

Divide

00:54:30

HDD

4:3

Recording

Playback

Editing

HDD

Library

Function setup

PICTURE SEARCH

PAUSE
FRAME

SLOW

SKIP

6

PLAY

Locate a scene where you want to insert a chapter mark.

You can use the following buttons.
PICTURE SEARCH, SLOW, SKIP, PAUSE,
FRAME/ADJUST, etc.

The locator shows the current position on the time bar.
And the live video plays in the upper left.

• To access other chapters:
Press the
display, then press the

/ buttons to move to the thumbnail

/ buttons to select a
desired thumbnail.
To go to the next page, press the PICTURE SEARCH
button.

• You can confirm the first and last scenes of a chapter.
Select a thumbnail and press the ENTER button.
3 seconds of the first and last scenes are played.

Others

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Fishing Guide

e.g.

Fishing Guide

e.g.

Creating chapters (Continued)

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

F

R

A

M

E

/

A

D

J

REC

REMAIN

DIMMER

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

ENTER

U

S

T

TIME BAR CHP DIVIDE

DISPLAY

FL SELECT

ZOOM P in P

TV

VOLUME

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

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PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

At a point where you want to make a chapter
division, press PAUSE.

7

The picture pauses.

PAUSE

EDIT

MENU

00:00:00

Chapter Editing

Title:004 Chapter:0001

Original

Aspect Ratio

00:00:21:24F

Location

To create new chapter, select
desired start point via remote.
To set, press enter.

Press / / / to select “Divide,” then press
ENTER.

8

A chapter division is created at the selected location,
and the first scene of the new chapter is registered as a

ENTER

chapter thumbnail.

EDIT

Chapter Editing

MENU

00:00:00

Original

00:00:21:24F

Location

To create new chapter, select
desired start point via remote.
To set, press enter.

Title:004 Chapter:0001

Aspect Ratio

Divide

00:54:30

Divide

00:54:30

HDD

4:3

HDD

4:3

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Repeat steps 6 to 8.

9

Locations of chapter division are indicated by the markers on the
time bar.

To erase a chapter division, see “Merging chapters” ( page 94).

When all chapter divisions have been made,
press

10

.

The recorder displays a message, and starts saving the
chapter divisions on the time bar.

When complete, the CONTENT MENU returns.

Introduction

Notes

• This recorder supports a limited number of chapters on a
disc. If exceeded, a message appears. In this event,
reduce the number of chapters by merging chapters. (
page 94)

• The “EDIT MENU Chapter Editing” can also be viewed by
selecting “Chapter Editing” from the “EDIT MENU Main
Menu”.

e.g.

EDIT

Main Menu

MENU

Chapter Editing

Chapters can be divided on frame
basis. Chapters can be merged and
assigned names.

Title

1

Divide

1

Merge

HDD

Source

DV Recording

Chapter Editing

Edit Functions

Playlist editing

Dub Selected Items

5432

Rate Conv. Items

Combine ORG Title
DVD-Video Creation
DVD-Video Finalizing

Del Selected Items

• To exit the “EDIT MENU Main Menu”, press the EDIT
MENU button.

• Making chapters in a title (Original) does not affect the
related titles (Playlist).

• There may be a small difference between a location you
marked and a chapter division actually played.

• Pausing a recording automatically creates a chapter
division.

• During relay recording ( page 48), a chapter division is
automatically created at the start point of relay record.

• During an A-B recording ( page 48), if the recorder
has to record all content onto the HDD, a chapter division
is automatically created at a point that corresponds to the
beginning of side of a DVD-RAM disc.

• If you create chapters in a title which is stored in the HDD
and copy the title to a DVD-R/RW, the chapter divisions
may shift.

Creating chapters automatically when
recording

You can create chapter marks from the beginning of
a title at regular intervals automatically. (Chapter
marks are added to those already existing.)
This is convenient for long programs, such as live
sports games.

1) Perform steps 1 to 4 on

2) Press

/ to select “Auto chapter create”,

pages 90 to 91.

then press ENTER.

3) Press

/ to select a chapter division

interval, then press ENTER.

Chapter divisions are automatically marked at the
selected intervals.

Editing chapter break

You can adjust positions of chapter marks. You can
shift the beginning of a chapter currently selected.

1) Perform steps 1 to 5 on

page 90 to 91.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

3) Press

/ to select “Chapter break edit

mode”, then press ENTER.

4) Press

/ to select the item, then press

ENTER.

“by frame (VR mode)”

The chapter mark shifts by one frame.
For contents which will be copied to DVD-RAM
discs.

“by GOP (Video mode)”

The chapter mark shifts by a GOP (about 0.5
second), which is a unit of editing in DVD-Video
format.
For contents which wiil be copied to DVD-R/RW.

5) Press

/ to select a chapter whose

beginning you want to shift.

6) Press FRAME (II

/ II) repeatedly until a

desired scene appears.

Select a point while monitoring the thumbnail,
which changes as you press the button.
To operate other chapters, press the

/ buttons

to select another, then follow the above steps.

7) When complete, press QUICK MENU, and
select “Chapter break edit mode off (by
frame)” or “Chapter Break Edit Mode off (by
GOP)” then press ENTER.

The recorder exits the adjusting mode.

Notes

• You cannot shift a chapter mark beyond the adjacent
chapter marks or a logical gap on recorded data within a
chapter.

• Shifting a chapter mark restores a thumbnail to the
beginning of a chapter. This may occur also on the
previous chapter depending on the data condition.

Recording

Playback

Editing

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Function setup

Others

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Editing

Creating chapters (Continued)

Merging chapters

1) Perform steps 1 to 5 on pages 90 to 91, to
view the EDIT MENU Chapter Editing display.

2) Press

/ / / to highlight a chapter.

Pressing the PICTURE SEARCH button can
access preceding or following pages.

3) Press QUICK MENU.

e.g.

4) Press

EDIT

Chapter Create

MENU

Quick Menu

Chapter break edit mode

Merge with previous cptr

Merge with following cptr

Merge all chapters

Auto chapter create

Edit chapter name

Exit

Title: 002 Chapter: 0004

/ to select an item.

2003/06/10 05:09pm CH:3

Original

Aspect Ratio

Location

00:00:00:03F

To create new chapter, select
desired start point via remote.
To set, press enter.

4:3

Divide

00:54:3000:00:00

HDD

Merge with previous cptr:

To delete the chapter division between the selected
chapter and the previous one.

Merge with following cptr:
To delete the chapter division between the selected
chapter and the succeeding one.

Merge all chapters:
To merge all chapters in the title.

5) Press ENTER.

e.g. When “Merge with previous cptr” is selected:
The selected chapter is merged into the previous

chapter and its thumbnail is erased.

e.g.

EDIT

MENU

Chapter Editing

Title: 002 Chapter: 0004

2003/06/10 05:09pm CH:3

Original

Aspect Ratio

Location

00:00:00:03F

To create new chapter, select
desired start point via remote.
To set, press enter.

4:3

Divide

00:54:3000:00:00

HDD

Notes

• To turn off the EDIT MENU Main Menu, press the EDIT
MENU button.

• When chapters are merged, the numerical value of
following chapters will decrease correspondingly.

• Merging chapters does not affect the related titles
(Playlist). You can also merge chapters in the title (Playlist).
In this case, the title (Original) is not affected.

• You can access the feature of merging chapters also from
the Quick Menu on the CONTENT MENU Chapter List.

Naming a chapter

1) From the EDIT MENU Chapter Editing, select a
chapter which you want to name.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

3) Press

/ / / to select “Edit Chapter

Name”, then press ENTER.

A keyboard appears.
Enter a name following the on-screen icon guides.

Notes

• There is a limit to the number of chapters which can be
named. If exceeded, a message appears.

• You can also access the keyboard to enter a chapter name
by selecting a chapter with the PICTURE SEARCH button
on the CONTENT MENU Title Information, and by
selecting “Edit chapter name” from the Quick Menu on the
CONTENT MENU Chapter List.

• You can change chapter names also on a DVD-R/RW disc,
if the disc is not finalized yet.

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Editing

HDD

DVD-RAM

Playlist editing (Collecting desired scenes)

Create a “Playlist” to omit unnecessary scenes for dubbing, or compile desired scenes.

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

K

I

P

During stop, playback or recording, press
CONTENT MENU.

1

The CONTENT MENU Title List appears.

CONTENT MENU

Pressing the HDD or DVD button can switch the drives.

Press QUICK MENU.

2

ENTER

F

R

A

M

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D

J

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REC

R

A

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S

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PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

H

C

QUICK MENU

The Quick Menu appears.

e.g.

CONTENT

Title List Page

MENU

Quick Menu

HDD :

Title information

2004/06/08 07:00

Create thumbnail

am TV:4

High speed dubbing

Rate conversion dubbing

Chapter function

Edit functon

Special playback mode

Save captured images

Disc information

Display changeover

Specific page jump

Title delete

Exit

Original

2004/06/12 09:00
pm TV:3

Original

2004/07/12 11:00
pm TV:4

Original

1/ 2

(0:53:45)

(0:52:40)

(0:30:08)

HDD

2004/06/08 11:00
pm TV:6

(0:29:50)

Original

2004/07/11 07:00
am TV:8

(0:54:30)

Original

2004/07/12 09:00
pm TV:10

(0:51:28)

Original

Introduction

Recording

Playback

Editing

Library

DISPLAY

REMAIN

DIMMER

FL SELECT

TV

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

TIME BAR CHP DIVIDE

ZOOM P in P

PROGRESSIVE

VOLUME

INPUT SELECT

HDD/DVD

Press / to select “Edit function”, then
press ENTER.

3

ENTER

The sub menu appears.

e.g.

CONTENT

Title List Page

MENU

Quick Menu

HDD :

Title information

2004/06/08 07:00

Create thumbnail

am TV:4

High speed dubbing

Rate conversion dubbing

Chapter function

Edit functon

Special playback mode

Save captured images

Disc information

Display changeover

Specific page jump

Title delete

2004/06/12 09:00
pm TV:3

2004/07/12 11:00
pm TV:4

Exit

(0:53:45)

Original

(0:52:40)

Original

(0:30:08)

Original

1/ 2

Original title combination

Playlist(everyweek)

Playlist editing

Playlist(Mon-Fri)

HDD

2004/06/08 11:00
pm TV:6

(0:29:50)

Original

2004/07/11 07:00
am TV:8

(0:54:30)

Original

2004/07/12 09:00
pm TV:10

(0:51:28)

Original

(Continued)

Function setup

Others

95

Editing

Playlist editing (Continued)

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

SUBTITLE

TIMESLIP

HDD DVD

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

LIBRARY

W

O

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ENTER

F

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TIME BAR CHP DIVIDE

DISPLAY

REMAIN

DIMMER

FL SELECT

TV

TV/VIDEO CHANNEL

VOLUME

RETURN

AUDIO

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

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PLAYSTOPPAUSE

QUICK MENU

ZOOM P in P

PROGRESSIVE

INPUT SELECT

Press / to select “Playlist editing”, then
press ENTER.

4

The “EDIT MENU Playlist editing” appears.

e.g.

EDIT

Playlist editing

MENU

ENTER

K

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Press / / / to select a title or chapter

H

C

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5

ENTER

To select between titles and chapters, press the button

e.g.

EDIT

Playlist editing

MENU

HDD

Entire time:

HDD

Entire time:

Source:Title

Object :Title

Source:Title

Object :Title

Original

PlayList

StartTitle:

.

.

Original

PlayList

StartTitle:

Press ENTER.

96

6

ENTER

A cursor appears, indicating the point where the
selected item will be inserted.

e.g.

EDIT

MENU

Playlist editing

HDD

Source:Title

Object :Title

Cursor

Entire time:

Original

PlayList

StartTitle:

OPEN/CLOSE

DVD

MENU

TOP MENU

ANGLE

HDD DVD

LIBRARY

W

O

L

S

RETURN

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

TIMESLIP

EASY
NAVI

REC MENU EDIT MENU

CHANNEL

INSTANT SKIPINSTANT REPLAY

CONTENT MENU

S

K

I

P

Press / to select a point where you want to
insert the item, then press ENTER.

7

If there are no parts in the lower area, leave the cursor
to the left and press the ENTER button.

ENTER

The selected part is inserted at the location of the
cursor.

e.g.

EDIT

MENU

Playlist editing

HDD

Source:Title

Original

Introduction

Recording

Playback

ENTER

F

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Repeat steps 5 to 7 to insert items.

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Notes

• You can access the “EDIT MENU Playlist Editing” also by selecting “Playlist editing” on the EDIT MENU.

• If you delete titles and chapters (Original), the corresponding titles and chapters (Playlist) are also deleted. Contrarily, if you

delete titles and chapters (Playlist), the corresponding titles and chapters (Original) are not deleted.

• Playback may pause if a gap between the content is played.

• There may be a small difference between the chapter boundary and the actual playback picture.

• A title or chapter which is being edited cannot be selected as an item.

• You cannot add a title of still pictures, or a title or a chapter which contains both still and moving pictures, to a playlist.

• By copying (dubbing) a Playlist, a title (Original) of the same contents is created.

• You cannot program a Playlist of contents recorded on a DVD-R/RW disc. To make a Plailist using contents of DVD-RW

discs, copy them to the HDD beforehand.

• Down arrow on the thumbnails means: Orange: This title already selected. Green trimmed: Some chapters in this title already
selected. Green: This chapter already selected.

• A black thumbnail with “Recording” means that the title is being recorded or its recording will start within 15 seconds. This
thumbnail cannot start playback.

QUICK MENU

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To cancel the selection, see “Canceling selection of a part”

page 98).

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When all items have been inserted, press .

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The recorder displays a message, and starts saving the
Playlist.

When complete, the CONTENT MENU returns.

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Function setup

Others

Editing

Playlist editing (Continued)

Canceling selection of a part

1) From the EDIT MENU Playlist editing, press
/ / / to select a part to cancel.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

The Quick Menu appears.

3) Press

then press ENTER.

The part you have selected is canceled.

/ to select “Cancel selected title”,

Confirming the first and last scenes of a part or
a Playlist

You can play the first and last 3 seconds of a scene
(Preview). (If a title contains several chapters, the first
and last scenes of the chapters are also played.)

Preview of a part:

1) At step 5 on

chapter, then press QUICK MENU.

2) Press

ENTER.

Preview of all parts:

1) Move the cursor to an any part (in the lower

area), then press the QUICK MENU button.

2) Press

press ENTER.

/ to select “Preview”, then press

/ to select “Preview all playlists”, then

page 96, select a title or a

Confirming the title information

1) At step 5 on page 96, select a title or a

chapter, then press QUICK MENU.

2) Press

press ENTER.

/ to select “Title information” then

Correcting a Playlist

You can add or delete parts to correct a Playlist.

1) From the CONTENT MENU, select a Playlist to

correct.

2) Press QUICK MENU.

3) Press

then press ENTER.

The EDIT MENU Playlist editing appears.

Follow the procedure from steps 5 on
add or delete parts as necessary.

/ to select “Playlist re-editing” and

page 96,

Note

• You cannot edit a title (Playlist) of still pictures, or a title
(Playlist) which contains both still and moving pictures.

Using a part in a Playlist also in another Playlist

1) In play or stop mode of a Playlist title, press
EDIT MENU.

The EDIT MENU Main Menu appears.

2) Press
then press ENTER.

The EDIT MENU Playlist editing appears.

3) Press
ENTER.

The areas of title name and part selection become
blank.

4) Following the procedures outlined on
96, make a Playlist.

/ / / to select “Playlist editing,”

/ / / to select “Start” then press

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Naming a title (Playlist)

1) From the EDIT MENU Playlist editing, move a
cursor to the lower side (selected parts) then
press QUICK MENU.

2) Press
press ENTER.

A keyboard appears.

3) Following the procedures outlined on
30, enter a title name.

Note

• You can name a title also while viewing its information.
From the CONTENT MENU Title List, select a title and
press the QUICK MENU button then select “Title
Information” by the / buttons and the ENTER button.
Further press the QUICK MENU button, and select “Edit
title name” by the / buttons and the ENTER button.

/ to select “Edit title name,” then

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Making a Playlist of recorded contents where
starting times are the same (i.e. daily or weekly
recordings)

This will help to sort serials.

1) From the CONTENT MENU Title List, press
QUICK MENU.

2) Press
ENTER.

3) Press

“Playlist(Mon-Fri)”

To sort out programs recorded on the same time on
Monday to Friday to make a Playlist.

“Playlist(every week)”

To sort out programs recorded on the same time of
the same day of the week to make a Playlist.

4) Press ENTER.

Notes

• Only titles (Original) can be sorted.

• The maximum number of sorted titles is 99.

• If you modify the recording start time or date of one of the

recorded serials, the title will not be sorted out. Contrarily,
any program can be sorted if its channel, recording start
time and date are modified as the same as others.

•“Playlist(Mon-Fri)” can sort titles even if they are not
complete 5 collections of Monday to Friday, on condition
that they have the same channel and recording start time,
and any recording date except Saturday and Sunday.

/ to select “Edit function”, then press

/ to select the item.

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Creating thumbnails

(Changing the picture on the CONTENT MENU)

You can register your favorite scene as a thumbnail displayed on the CONTENT MENU.
On a finalized DVD-R/RW disc, this feature is not available.

During stop or playback, press CONTENT

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2004/06/12 09:00
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2004/07/12 11:00
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Pressing the HDD or DVD button can switch the drives.

Press / / / to select a title whose
thumbnail you want to change.

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• To go to the next or previous page, press the

ENTER

PICTURE SEARCH (

/ ) button.

• To select a chapter, select a title and press the
button. The Chapter List appears.

By pressing the

button again, you can return to the

Title List.

Press QUICK MENU.

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The Quick Menu appears.

QUICK MENU

e.g.

CONTENT

MENU

Title List Page

Quick Menu

HDD :

Title information

2004/06/08 07:00

Create thumbnail

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High speed dubbing

Rate conversion dubbing

Chapter function

Edit functon

Special playback mode

Save captured images

Disc information
Display changeover
Specific page jump

Title delete

2004/06/12 09:00
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2004/06/08 11:00
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2004/07/11 07:00
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2004/07/12 09:00
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2004/07/12 09:00
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