Wintal DVDRX160 User Manual

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VDRX160

ER MAN

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Safety Instructions

dang



stare

aser beams.

DANGER SYMBOL

 e lightning ﬂ ash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intende

o alert the user to the presence of

erous voltage in the unit.

 is symbol indicates there is a dangerous voltage within the

DD+DVD RECORDER, which may have suﬃ cient magnitude

o constitute a risk of electric shock if not handled correctly. To

void the risk of electric shock, do not open the housing at any time.

is product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. Patents and other

ights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorised by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended

or home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorised by Macrovision corporation. Reverse engineering or

isassembly is prohibite

ARNIN

o prevent ﬁ re or electric shock, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Never attempt to open the cabinet, dangerous high

voltages are presented in the unit. Refer servicing to qualiﬁ ed service personnel when necessary.

AINTENANCE NOTI

o not put the unit: near strong magnetic ﬁ eld, somewhere exposed to direct sunlight or near heat radiation equipment

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such as a heater), at top of other heat radiation objects, in a place with bad ventilation and much dirt, somewhere subject to

vibration and instability, somewhere exposed to moisture or rain.  e unit shall be installed in a smooth and dry place with good

ntilation.

When the unit is moved from a cold place to a warm one, the laser head might collect condensation and the unit might not

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work normally. In this case, keep the power on for an hour or two (with no disc loaded) before playing normally

lean the surface of the unit with some neutral detergent. Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol or gasoline. Never polish

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e unit with sand paper.

If the unit is not to be used for a long time, disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet. Note: Do not pull the power cord

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when you disconnect the unit from the wall outlet For optimum performance, do not place heavy objects on the unit

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ARNING SYMBOL

e exclamation point within an equilateral riangle is intended to alert the user to he presence of important operation and

aintenance (servicing) instructions in the anual accompanying the unit.

CAUTIO

e unit uses a laser system. To prevent direct exposure to the laser radiation, do not attempt to open the cabinet. Visible laser

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ay radiate when the cabinet is opened or the interlocks are defeated.

not

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Keep this manual properly for future reference. If the unit requires servicing, please contact the seller or our service centre

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o naked ﬂ ame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the apparatus.

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Attention should be drawn to environmental aspect of battery disposal

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1. READ THIS MANUAL

SOURCES

eat

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bathtub

osol cleaners

esult

fter unpacking this product read the

manual carefully and follow all the

perating instructions.

. POWER

is product should be operated only

rom the type of power source indicated

n the unit. If you are not sure of the type f power supply to your home, consult

your product dealer or local power

ompany.

. GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the

ther), it will ﬁ t into the outlet only one

ay.  is is a safety feature. If you are

unable to insert the plug fully into the

utlet, try reversing the plug. If the plu

hould still fail to ﬁ t, contact your

lectrician to replace your obsolete

utlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose f the polarized plug.

¡ If this product is equipped with a three-

ire grounding type plug, it will only ﬁ t nto a grounding type power outlet.  is s a safety feature. If you are Unable to nsert the plug into the outlet, contact

your electrician to replace your obsolete

utlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose f the grounding type plu

4. VENTILATION

ots and openings in the cabinet are

rovided for ventilation and to ensure

peration of the product and to protect it from overheating. Do not block or cover these openings.

. HEA

osition the unit away from heat sources

uch as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or

other products (including ampliﬁ ers) that

roduce

6. WATER AND M

Do not use this product near water such as near a

ink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement,

near a swimming pool or the like.

7. C LEANIN

Unplug this product from the A/C outlet before cleaning. Use a damp cloth to clean the unit. Do not use liquid or

. POWER CORD PROTECTION

ower supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them. Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the

oint where they exit from the product.

. OVERLOADIN

Do not overload wall outlets or extension

rds as this can r

electric shoc

0. LIGHTNIN

Unplug the unit from the wall outlet

uring storms to prevent damage from

ightning and power surges.

TURE

, wash bowl, kitchen

in a risk of ﬁ re or

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11. OBJECTS AND LIQUID

could result

ectric shoc

SCS

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ove batteries when the unit is

Never push objects into this product as

hat

Never spill liquids on the product.

12 . ATTA

Do not use attachments not

ecommended by the product

manufacturer as they may cause hazards

13. ACCESSORIES

Do not place this product on an unstable platform.  e product may fall, causing

erious injury or serious damage to the

product.

14. DISC TRA

Keep your ﬁ ngers clear of the disc tray as it is closing. Neglecting to may cause

erious personal injury.

15. BURDE

Do not place heavy objects on the product.  e object may fall causing

erious personal injury and serious

amage to the product.

16. DI

Do not use a cracked, deformed or

epaired disc.  ese discs are easily broken

and may cause serious personal injury an

roduct malfunction.

in a ﬁ re or el

HMENT

8. SERVICIN

o not attempt to service this product

ourself as this may expose you to

dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer

ll servicing to qualiﬁ ed service personnel.

. REPLACEMENT PART

e sure the service technician has

sed authorized replacement parts. Unauthorized substitutions may result in ﬁ re, electric shock, or other hazards.

0. SAFETY CHECK

Upon completion of any service or repairs, ask the service technician to

erform safety checks to determine

hat the product is in proper operating

condition.

1. BATTERY USAGE

attery leakage may result in bodily injury or damage to the unit. In order to avoid

attery problems, please follow  ese

nstructions.

nstall all batteries correctly, with +

nd - aligned as marked on the unit.

o not mix batteries (old/new,

carbon/ alkaline, etc.

ot used for a long time

17. DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE

nplug the unit from the A/C outlet and refer servicing to qualiﬁ ed service personnel under the following conditions:

hen the power cord or plug is

amage

If liquid has been spilled into or

bjects have fallen into the product.

If the product has been exposed to

ain or water

If the product does not operate

normally. If the product has been dropped or

amaged in any way

en the product exhibits a distinct

hange in performance.

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NTENT

FILE MANAGER

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1

BASIC INFORMATION 6

EATURES OF THE RECORDER

TERM

IDENTIFICATION OF CONTROLS 8

REMOTE CONTROL 9

REMOTE CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS 10

SYSTEM CONNECTION 11

NNECTING THE VIDEO OUTPUT TO YOUR TV 1

OMPOSITE VIDEO TYPICAL CONNECTION 1

VIDEO CONNECTION

MPONENT VIDEO CONNECTION

AUDIO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS 1

ANTENNA & TV CONNECTIONS 13

YSTEM CONNECTION FOR RECORDING EXTERNAL SIGNALS REAR PANEL SIGNAL INPUT

FRONT AV INPUTS VIDEO IN, SVIDEO IN

YSTEM CONNECTION FOR RECORDING EXTERNAL DIGITAL SIGNALS FRONT PANEL 1

RECORDING MODE 15

INTRODUCTION 1

MANUAL RECORDING 1

ELECTING TUNER CHANNEL

RECORDING TO DVD OR HDD

RECORDING QUALITY

NE TOUCH RECORDING OTR

V DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING 1

HDDTODVD RECORDING 1

IMER RECORDING

CHAPTER EDITING 20

HAPTER EDITING MODE

MENU DESCRIPTION

EXIT THE CHAPTER EDITING

HDD EDITING 21

HDD EDIT

DISC OPERATION 24

INTRODUCTION

MENU DESCRIPTION

EDIT DISC DVD

TITLE EDITING 25

ENTER THE TITLE EDITING MODE

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DVD PLAY MODE 25

ENTER THE PLAY MODE 2

MENU DESCRIPTION

ISPLAY OSD

B PLAYBACK 2

HDD PLAY MODE 28

HDD PLAYBACK 2

TIME SHIFT 2

SYSTEM SET UP 32

PERATION INTERFACE AND GENERAL STEPS

AUTO CHAPTER MARKER 3

RECORD QUALITY

APS AUTO PROGRAM SCAN

MODIFY CHANNEL

PROGRAM TABLE 3

ET UP MENU  VIDEO

V TYPE

ET UP MENU  AUDIO

ET UP MENU  LANGUAGE

ETUP MENU  DATE/TIME 3

ETUP MENU  PREFERENCES 3

BASIC INFORMATION 41

ETUP MENU  TIME SHIFT

APPENDIX (TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE) 42

ISC TYPES SUPPORTED

RECORDING 4

IDEO PERFORMANCE

AUDIO PERFORMANCE

TPUT CONNECTIONS 4

INPUT CONNECTIONS

PHYSICAL

SPECIFICATIONS 43

ATTACH MENT 44

UPPORTED MEDIA DVD

UPPORTED MEDIA DVDW

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Basic Information

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Features of the Recorder

e machine is capable of processing and recording various video signals into high quality DVD disc and HDD, such as the input signals

TV, ordinary disc player and DV.

In addition, the machine can be used as a DVD player of excellent performance. It has all the functions of an ordinary DVD player.

LTIP LE SIGNAL INP

Composite Video Inpu

-Video Inpu nalog Audio Input

TV Tuner Input

V Input

B Input

MULTIPLE DVD RECORDING QUALIT

e machine provides users with 6 recording qualities.  e resolution and recording time will vary according to diﬀ erent recording uality and you can decide to make a high quality recording or lower quality with a longer recording time

MULTIPLE RECORDING MODE

e machine permits 3 modes of recording such as normal manual recording, timer recording and OTR (One Touch Recording).

IMPLE MENU OPERATION

e machine employs a user friendly-friendly menu operation. Most of operations use only several key presses

ITABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING DI

e DVDRX160 supports the following discs and ﬁ le types:

DVD, DVD±R/RW, VCD, SVCD, CD-DA, Mixed CD-DA, MPEG4, DIVX, MP3, JPEG multi-format discs.

Recording:

ingle Layer DVD±R and DVD±RW discs

MULTIP LE SIGNAL OUTPUT

omposite Video Outpu

S-Video Outpu

omponent Video Output

5.1ch Outpu

4. tical/ Coaxial Outpu

Terms

DD HARD DRIVE DISC & DVD DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC

HDD and DVD disc are highly compact devices for storage. Video information is stored in MPEG-II format.

torage capacity on your DVDRX160 is 160GB.

W DIS

DVD±RW disc is also called DVD Rewri

DISC

DVD±R disc is also called write-once DVD disc, it can be recorded to only once.  e recorded disc can be played on other DVD players

nly after being ﬁ nalised, then it can not be recorded to again.

RASING THE DI

Erasing the disc means removing information stored on the DVD or hard disc.

OMPATIBILITY FINALISE

Compatibility (Finalise) means to process the disc so as to make it compatible with other DVD players. Without this process, the disc can

nly be played on this machine.  is function is relevant to DVD R or DVD-RW discs.

. It can be r

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ECORDING QUALITY

GOOD

For DVD R/RW disc with the capacity of 4.7GB and HDD disc with capacity of 160GB, there are 6 diﬀ erent recording qualities available to the user with lower

ualities allowing for longer recording times.  e recording modes available are:

.7GB DVD 160GB HD

Super Long Play)

Extended Play):

Long Play): 3HRS 90HRS NORMAL

P+

Standard Play Plus):

Standard Play):

High Quality):

TITLE

Each diﬀ erent recording is called a “Title.” Titles are assigned a number for easy access and identiﬁ cation.

HAPTER

Each title can contain one or more “Chapters.” And each chapter is numbered so that it can be found easily

TRACKS

Music on an audio disc is split up into “Tracks.” Tracks are also numbered for ease of use.

MULTIPLE ANGLES FUNCTION

ome DVD’s allow certain scenes to be viewed from diﬀ erent angles.  is function is available only if it is featured on the DVD you are

atching.

MULTIPLE LANGUAGES FUNCTION

ome DVD’s are recorded in several diﬀ erent languages.  e diﬀ erent languages can be accessed by selecting the language menu.

180HR

120HR

75HR

60HR

0HR

QUALIT

DERATE

VERY

BTITLE FUNCTION

ome DVDs contain subtitles in diﬀ erent languages. By pressing the SUBTITLE key on your remote while watching your DVD, you may ycle through the diﬀ erent subtitles

ROGRESSIVE AND INTERLACED

Interlaced picture mode displays only half of the resolution of progressive mode at once. Making progressive scan a better option for

ompatible televisions. Make sure your television supports Progressive Scan before selecting this option

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Identiﬁ cation of Control

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OUT

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Front Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

TAND B

LAY/ PAUSE

ISC TRAY

PEN/ CLOSE

DD/DU

RCE

357

3 55

VIDEO INPUT

TEREO AUDIO INPUT

14.

R RECEIVE

15.

Rear Panel

V IN 1394 MINI FIREWIRE

MPOSITE VIDEO INPUT

B INPUT

ISPLAY

F I

TEREO AUDIO INPUT

IDEO INPUT

4. MPOSITE VIDEO OUTP

OAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO

TPUT

46 789

.1CH AUDIO OUTPUT

FL, FR, SL, SR, CEN, SW

OMPONENT/ PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO

TPUT

VIDEO OUTP

PTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPU

10.

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Remote Control

820

1. STANDBY - Turn the unit on or set the unit to Standby mode.

2. DVD - Press to view or play optical disc content. While in DVD playback, pressing DVD will bring up the DVD menu

. HDD/DUB - Press to view HDD title list or the dubbing menu

4. FILE/USB - Press to enter File Manage

5. DV-Press to select DV IN as input source

6. TIMER - Access the timer menu for scheduled recording setup . FUNCTION

8 / 9. FWD/REV - Scan in fast reverse or forward on DVD or CD.

10. NUMBER KEYS - Enter numeric values while setting options.

11. SELECT - Select option in menus. Play a disc, chapter or track with some discs. For

other discs, press PLAY key

12. SETUP - Access the on-screen setup Menu for settings adjustment.

13. EDIT - Access the edit menu for DVD + R/RW editing options

14. OSD - Bring up the on-screen display showing information for the playback

session

15. CH(-/+) - Adjust Channels.

16. VOL(-/+) - Press to turn the volume -/+.

17. ANGLE - Select between multiple angles with DVD discs that support this feature

18. MUTE - Temporarily cancel audio playback

19. ZOOM - Press to magnify the screen with DVD JPG or other disc

20. AUDIO - Select an audio track on DVD disc or other discs

21. OPEN / CLOSE - Open /Close the disc tray.

22. TV / REC MODE – Switch to TV mode, change between Timeshift and Manual

recording modes.

23. SOURCE - Press to select through audio/video input sources.

24. QUALITY- Select the recording quality mode: HQ, SP, SP+, LP, EP, SLP.

25. REC - Press to begin a live recordin

26. PLAY/PAUSE- playback a disc, chapter or track. Press again during playback to

pause. Playback or Pause the disc.

27. STOP - Press once to stop playback and hold the last position in memory.

Playback can be resumed where it was left oﬀ by pressing PLAY. Press twice to clear the last playback position. 28/29. PREV/NEXT - Advance to the next track or play previous track on DVD or other disc.

0. GOTO - To Select your desired time, chapter of the disc to play

1. ADD/CLEAR - Use to delete characters when entering words, further more, you

can use it to program your playback order

2. MENU - Access DVD or other disc’s menu, and can turn PBC function ON/OFF

when playing VCD/SVCD.

3. (UP/DOWN/RIGHT/LEFT)- Use direction keys to highlight the item you desired

4. RETURN - Resume playback for DVD discs or other discs

5. SLOW/SORT - During playback, press to scan in slow forward. If in Title list .Press to sort the HDD titles.  e Sort can be based on ascending or descending record time, or the sort can be based on title name.  e switch cycles through these options

6. STEP - Step by step playback.

7. SUB-T - Select an available Subtitle

8. TITLE - Access the title screen on DVD discs, displaying a graphical representation of the recordings and providing easy Navigation

9. REPEAT - Select to repeat chapter, Title or Disc.

40. A-B RPT - Set the beginning and end points of a section to repeat.

41. PSCAN - Select the video out format for progressive scan mode or Interlace Scan

42. PAL/NTSC - Set the video system to PAL, NTSC or multi system

14 1

1 1

2 24

2 27

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Remote Control Instruction

ocated on the unit

Notes

Do not drop the remote controller or leave it in places of high humidity.

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Do not leave the Infrared receiver exposed to direct sun light or bright light

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Do not use new and old batteries together. Try not to use rechargeable batteries.

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EMOTE CONTR

You r remote control wi

perate from a 30º angle. However you will always get the best result when you direct the remote to the IR sensor l

0º

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System Connectio

eads to the back of

Connecting the video output to your TV

In order to use the DVD Recorder, you’ll need to make a video connection to your TV.  e capabilities of your TV and the cables you have on hand will determine the connections

ere are 3 possible connection types

omposite Video

-Video: A higher quality connection that requires a special S-Video cable and an S-Video capable TV.

Component Video: e highest quality video connection. Supported on high-end TVs and requires a special cable.

 e most widely used connection.  is unit includes an A/V cable for Composite Video

Composite Video (Typical Connection)

is unit ships with a composite video (A/V) cable for connection to TV with a standard video input as shown below .  is is the most

idely used type of connection. On most TV’s, this connector is coloured yellow, and is normally accompanied by stereo audio inputs,

oloured red and white for stereo channels right and left respectively

First, use the supplied A/V cable to connect to the composite video input on your TV, this is normally a yellow coloured connector that matches the video output on the back of this unit. If you wish to hear sound through the TV, connect the red and white stereo audio connections as well Turn on the TV and DVD recorder and select the AV mode on your television.  is is usually done by pressing ‘TV/AV’ or ‘Mode’ on

our television remote. Consult your TV manual for further instructions on how to do so.

ou can use.

TELEVISI

DRX1

MPOSITE VIDE

onnect the Yellow Video

ead and the Red and White

Audio L

our TV, using the supplied

AV Cable.

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S-Video Connection

the remote

ect

ode

uctions o

is is a higher quality connection than standard composite video, and requires a special S-Video cable (not included). e S-Video connector is distinguishable by its 4 pins, as shown below. If your

V has an S-Video input jack, it’s recommended that you use this type of connection for better picture quality.

SVIDEO CONNECTION

Use a S-Video Cable, connecting the

TELEVISIO

S-Video output from your DVDRX160 to

he corresponding input on your TV

rn on the unit and sel

On your TV select the S-Video Input.

 is is normally done by pressing ‘TV/AV’ or ‘MODE’ on the remote. Consult your

manual for further instr

ow to do so.

‘DVD M

’

VDRX160

Component Video Connection

e highest quality connection, Component video, requires three separate cables for the video connection (red green and blue).

Component video can output in two modes: YCrCb (interlaced) and YPrPb (progressive scan). Progressive scan will yield a higher quality

mage, however, some televisions will not support this mode (consult your manual before attempting to output progressive mode).

TELEVISI

MPONENT CONNECTION

First, connect a component lead (not included)

rom the YCb/Pb Cr/Pr terminals on the

DVDRX160 to the component input on your

V. If you wish to use progressive scan, ensure

hat you connect to a YPbPr input.

Select the component input on your TV

consult your manual for more information)

To switch between interlaced and progressive

scan modes, press PSCAN on the remote, then

ELECT.

VDRX160

PROGRESSIVE SCAN: RESETTING THE VIDEO OUTPUT

f you inadvertently switch the OUTPUT FORMAT setting to PROGRESSIVE while using a

tandard TV not capable of PSCAN, you will lose video. If this happens, reset the recorder to its

default video settings by pressing

SCAN and SELECT on

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Audio Output Connections

out to connect to a TV

OUGH CO

is unit features a variety of audio outputs for connection to a receiver or other audio equipment. Use the included A/V cable to connect the stereo audio outputs for connection to a TV or stereo receiver. Optical and Coaxial digital audio outputs send an encoded digital bitstream, suitable for receivers with Dolby decoding capability.

 ese outputs require special cables not included

ELEVISI

AV RECEIVER WITH

IGITAL AUDIO INP

DVDRX160

Antenna & TV Connections

our DVDRX160 is available with an antenna pass through connection. Use an antenna or cable TV connection to connect the RF input

nd RF

ELEVISION

NTENNA OR CABLE CONNECTION

ITHOUT PASSTHR

NNECTOR

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System Connection for recording external signals (Rear Panel Signal Input)

udio/ Video inputs are provided on the front and back side of your DVDRX160 for connection of outside audio/ video sources such

as VCRs, Camcorders, DVD Players etc. External sources must support Composite Video and S-Video or stereo audio to be suitable for

ecordin

MPOSITE VIDEO INPUT CONNECTION

DVD PLAYER, VCR, STB ETC.

FRONT AV Inputs (Video In, S-Video In)

DVDRX1

S-VIDEO or

COMPOSITE

DVD PLAYER, VCR, STB ETC.

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System Connection for recording external digital signals (Front Panel)

)

usb device fo

hen connecting external signals, be sure to switch oﬀ the power source of the unit and other devices

VDRX160

DV AND USB INPUT

Refer to the manual of your

ini ﬁ rewire or

urther instructions on how

o connect

B FLASH DRIVE

IN/OUT

AMCORDER WITH IEEE1394 OUTPUT

Recording Mo

Introduction

ere are various external signal inputs in the unit, including

S-Video

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omposite Vide

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V tunin

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V input

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Stereo audio input

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ou can select any group of audio and video signals from these inputs for recordin

NSERTING A NEW DI

pon inserting a new disc, the unit needs to initialise the disc.

lease wait until this is ﬁ nished to start recording

Manual Recording

Recording Source

ou can select which video input the unit should record from.  e following options are available

Tuner

■

Front CVBS (Composite

■

Front S-VIDE

■

V Input

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Press the SOURCE button (repeatedly) to change the video source and select one of the above.

Note: If you are recording from a rear source, make sure your audio connections are connected to the rear audio inputs If you are recording from a front source, make sure your audio connections are connected to the front audio inputs.

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Selecting Tuner Channel

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ecord

)

;

GOOD

In Tuner Mode:

ress the button CH+/- on remote control to select the channe

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ress the number keys and then press SELECT button to select the channe

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Recording to DVD or HDD

elect recording target drive (DVD or HDD

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ress Source button once to switch to manual recording mode, and press DVD or HDD/DUB button to switch between DVD or

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HDD R If you have a recordable media in the tray, you can press REC and start recording (OTR) to DVD. Press Stop to ﬁ nish recording.

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To pause the recording, press the PLAY/PAUSE button on the remote control . Press the PLAY/PAUSE button or the REC button to

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esume recording. Recording will continue until the STOP button on the remote control or the product front panel is pressed

ote

. In SOURCE status for Manual Recording, the procedures for recording to common DVDs: (please refer to the illustrations for the

ositions of OPTICAL DISC and HARD DISC

hen the TV displays OPTICAL DISC, press REC button to record to the optical disc

en the TV displays Hard DISC, press DVD button, and then press REC button to record to the optical disc

Recording Quality

ou can select from up to six record quality settings to deﬁ ne the amount of space you want to use on the DVD/HDD.

Higher quality recordings will consume more space and low quality recordings will consume less space on the DVD/HDD.

NOTE: Use the QUALITY button to switch between diﬀ erent record quality options

.7GB DVD 160GB HD

Super Long Play)

Extended Pla

Long Play): 3HRS 90HRS NORMAL

P+

Standard Play Plus):

Standard Play):

High Quality):

180HR

120HR

75HRS GOOD

60HR

0HRS

UALIT

DERATE

VERY

One Touch Recording (OTR)

is function enables you to set up the timer during the recording process. Once the scheduled time is reached, the system will stop ecording automatically

Enter the Recording Mode and start recordin For desired timer recording, press the REC button once or several times.

 e recording time will increase by 30 minutes with every press of the REC button. If the scheduled time exceeds the

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recordable time of the disc, normal recording mode will restore.

f the timer recording is paused or stopped, the system will cancel the timer recording process.

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DV (Digital Video) Recording

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OUS

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is unit can perform real-time monitoring and recording for a DV through the IEEE 1394 serial port (DV).

onnect the DV to the unit (for details, see System Connection: System Connection for Recording).

■ Switch on the

ower of the unit.

ress the Source button until DV Input is selected.

Switch on the Power button of the DV, set it to CAMERA mode, and start monitorin

■

ress the REC button to start recording. (Other operations is the same as in the Recording Mode

is unit can also record the VCR content of the DV

■  e connection method is the same as stated in the ﬁ rst 3 steps of step 1 above. Switch on the Power button of the DV unit to enter Playback mode

ress the REC button to start recordin

During the recording process, press the PAUSE button to suspend recording of the unit, and press again to suspend the DV unit. To restore play of the DV unit, press the PLAY button; if you press the REC button, the play of the DV unit and the recording will resume at the same time. While paused the FWD, REV buttons operate the DV; if you press the STOP button, the recording of the unit will stop ﬁ rst, press again to stop the play of the DV

File Manager

File manager allows you to browse, play and copy ﬁ les across the three storage devices (DVD, HDD and USB). Press FILE/USB to

nter the ﬁ le manager.

To navigate the ﬁ le manager, use the arrow keys to select a ﬁ le or folder. Pressing select on a compatible media ﬁ le will start playback.

ressing Right on a ﬁ le will call up the ﬁ le submenu, with the options as follows:

opy: allows you to copy a ﬁ le to another destination. Selecting copy brings up the destination window, navigate to select the copy

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estination. Once you have selected the drive and folder to copy to, press right and select Complete to begin the copy.

elete: will delete the ﬁ le. Note that some ﬁ les may be copy protected and unable to delete

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ename: will call up a keyboard to rename the ﬁ le. Take care to preserve the extension of the ﬁ le. (xxxx.mp3, xxxx.jpg, etc

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Move: similar to copy, however the ﬁ le is removed from the source directory.

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reate dir: will create a sub directory in the current directory, enter using the keyboar

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Select all: selects all the ﬁ les in the current directory. Any actions, such as copy, move or delete apply to the selected ﬁ les.

■

Unselect all: unselects all ﬁ les in director

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Note: pressing add/clear will select/unselect individual ﬁ les

NOTE

HDD-to-DVD Recording

ress the HDD/DUB button to enter into the HDD mode ress ADD/CLEAR to select the titles that you desire to

opy to DV

ress the HDD/DUB button again toto copy the

ONLY USE A BLANK REWRITABLE DVD DISC

R A DISC PREVI

LY USED ONLY FOR

RCHIVING FROM HDD.

HEN RECORDING FROM HDD TO

VD±R DISC, THERE WILL BE A FLASHING ICON ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN TO

NDICATE THE RECORDING PROCESS.

elected ﬁ les to DVD.

File Manager

../ 1 kendachi01.ﬂ ac 2 crossley.

4 cocoa_overd.

Right Operation menu Select Play highlighted ﬁ le Menu Return Previous menu Add Select/Unselect ﬁ le

kendachi.ﬂ ac

00:00:00 -

File Size: 12MB Modify Date: 27 /03/ 2007

HDD

No. CH Date Time Title

02-COMP 03F-

For other options Press DVD, TV/Video, USB, SETUP or TIMER keys

0/09/06 13:42itle

06 10:41itle

itle

P PA

Press Add/Clear key to select program(s)

Press Dub key to copy selected program(s) to DVD

Press Sort key to sort programs by name, date or time

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Timer Recording

the source

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ou can set up your DVDRX160 to schedule recordings to begin and

nd at speciﬁ c times. To do this

ress the TIMER button to enter the timer recording menu,

as shown.

ou can set up to 8 diﬀ erent scheduled recordings at once.

In the timer recording menu, use the UP or DOWN buttons

to select a record, then press the SELECT button

et up the input source In the Timer Recording Setup box, select “SOURCE” from the menu and use the UP or DOWN and SELECT buttons to

Record to

ou may select hard drive or DVD (Optical Disc) as the estination for the recordin

Set Recording Quality:

elect Quality from the menu and use the UP or DOWN and

ELECT buttons to select the quality value (see Recording Quality for more information).

Set up Recording Time:

elect ‘Mode’ from the menu and select one of the options in the list

Wee

: Record Once a Wee

Record Daily Monday to Friday

nce: Record for one time on the speciﬁ ed date and

Set up Recording Date

For weekly recordings > move the cursor to the right control unit in the row and press the SELECT button to pop up a week

ist. Select a proper value according to your need.

For Once only recordings > Select ONCE and press the SELECT

utton.  e date input editor box will appear on the right. Highlight the box and the SELECT button, then use the number buttons to enter the date in the form of DD/MM/YY, press the

ELECT button to conﬁ rm. If the input is invalid, the system

ill prompt an input error message. At the same time, the Date

Input Editor Box will be left empty. Please enter the date again

Timer Recording

No. Source Quality Date Start

Press Select to review a scheduled recording or create a new one, press Functions for other options.

Timer Recording Setup

rd t

ualit

tar

Titl

UP/ DOWN or 0~9 to change the value, SELECT to conﬁ rm the value.

H02

ront S-VIDE

H02 H02 n

0 0 : 2 4

0 : 2 4

Titl

ncel

Timer Recording Setup

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tar

Titl

H02 D

nc n

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0 0 : 2 4

0 : 2 4

Titl

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End Record

Record expedites only on the date set

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Set up the start time of the recording:

ghligh

In the timer recording set up box, use the arrow buttons and then press the SELECT button to hi

t the Start option. Enter a time between 0:00 and 23:59 with the number buttons and press SELECT to conﬁ rm.

Set up the end time of the recording:

et the recording end time following the instructions above

after having highlighted the End option.

et up the record title:

o change letters and then press the SELECT

n to enter i

fter completing setup, highlight the OK button and press

ELECT

ress the TIMER button to exit the timer recording setup

If the system is operating ﬁ ve minutes before the scheduled

time for recording, an information box will pop up, prompting you whether to start recording or not. To record, hi and press the SELECT button to conﬁ rm. If the information box is left unattended, the unit will automatically record and will continue according to the set

chedule.

If the system is in standby status, it will enter the recordin

mode automatically 3 minutes in advance and start recordin to schedule

t OK

Timer Recording Setup

rd t

ualit

Dat

tar

Titl

UP/ DOWN or 0~9 to change the value, SELECT to conﬁ rm the value.

H02

nc 21/09/06

0 0 : 2 4

0 : 2 4

Tit

ancel

ELETING A TIMER RECORDIN

ELECT ANY TIMER RECORDING ITEM AND

PRESS THE ADD/CLEAR BUTTON TO DELETE IT

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hapter Editin

cture

Chapter Editing Mode

In DVD mode, press ‘DVD’ to enter the DVD title menu. Select a title and

Edit Title’ to enter the Edit Menu.

ress the RIGHT button to show the Title Menu and select

Edit Mode

Title : 04/04

HAPTER EDITIN

THE CHAPTER EDITING FUNCTION IS ONLY

VAI LABLE ON UNFINALISED DV

Menu Description

EY:

itle:  e 1 number is the title to be edited; the 2

number of the titles on the disc.

apter:

total number of chapters in the title

Play:  e function is the same as the Play Mode

apter Mark: Split or Combine Chapter function.

Hide Chapter: Hide or Show Chapter function.

Index Pi

Split Title: Split the title in two at current position.

me:

e 1

umber is the current chapter; the right is the

: Set current picture for displayed in disc menu

ime Selection Play.

Exit the Chapter Editing

W DISCS

is the total

Chapter : 01/01

Play

Chapter Marker

Hide Chapter

Index Picture

Split Title

Time : 0:00:02

Edit Mode

ress the STOP button to exit this mode

hen exiting, please wait while the system writes information

to the disc.

Title : --

Chapter : 01/01

Play

Chapter Marker

Hide Chapter

Index Picture

Split Title

Time : 0:00:02

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HDD Editin

popup

00:40:00:00:00

03411/30/99:07

/30/99

HDD Edit

In HDD mode editing options for each title are accessed from the Title List menu. Press the RIGHT ARROW to access the menu. Note: You can access the Edit Menu whilst recording.

hile editing an icon appears next to the title in the title list

ELET

If a title is not Protected or Locked, select this option to delete it.

Be careful, once deleted, titles cannot be retrieved

HDD

No. CH Date Time Title

h h04

11/30/9

h04

11/30/9

h04

h05

Play the program

00:2

:2 :2

Title Title Title

Title

Title SBCNN

Play Delete

Split

Segment

Change Index Pic

Rename

Lock

Protect

PLI

To split a program, select SPLIT and navigate through the program (similar to Playback) and mark a location at which the program will be cut into 2 separate programs.

Title Spli

:00:

ou can use all navigation features, (press OSD to bring up the keys on the bottom of the screen, pressing Info again will remove the help

nformation

plit is irreversible. Once the program has been split, the 2 titles can not be put back together.

Split screen can only be accessed if the title you want to split is not Protected or Locked

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 e Return Key will cancel back to HDD title list without splittin

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Accuracy of Split location is within 0.5 second

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EGMEN

saved

egment mode allows you to hide segments from the recording. Such as ad breaks. Segments will be skipped when played back from the

Hard Drive and will not be copied to DVD using DUB.

egments can be re-edited.

en you enter the Segment Mode the title will automatically start playing. You can use the playback navigation keys to move to

anywhere in the title and apply a segment.

egments are deﬁ ned in Purple

:00:

Select

DToggles between:

ear Clear all Start/ End point

lay, FF, FR etc

Sto

ote: Segment mode can only be accessed if the title you want to edit is not protected or locked

: Accuracy of segment boundaries is within 0.5 second

Function

ark the Segment Deﬁ ne Your Segment

rogress bar > help text > title info > o info

Back to HDD li

avigate within the titl

Back to the title list Do not save the result

ll segments must be entered correctly

(i.e. there is a segment end for each

egment beginning). Otherwise the result

1:40:

ote

ill not be

:00:

HANGE INDEX PICTUR

is option allows you to change the Index Picture displayed for the title in the title screen. You can navigate the program (similar to layback mode) and when the desired picture is display on the screen press SELECT to change the Index picture.

hange Index Pictur

0:00:0

:40:

:  is operation is available only if the title is not protected or locked

:00:00

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ENAME

st.

is option brings up the on-screen keyboard,. Here, you can enter a title name. Use the ARROWs to highlight the desired key, and use

ELECT to enter that key. When you have entered the title name, select OK to ﬁ nish.

Title name:

TITLE

A B C D E F G H I J K 0 1 2

L M N O P

W X Y Z

Space

rograms can be “locked” with a parental password. To do so:

Highlight the program on the HDD title list, bring up the Popup menu by pressing the Right Arrow. Make sure Lock is highlighted (use

p and Down arrows to navigate if needed) and press Select. When you lock a program, the parental password selected in the Setup

menu will be applied (default value is 3308).

e user will then need to unlock the program before Playback or any Editing function. To unlock a program, highlight a program on the HDD title list, bring up the Popup menu by pressing the Right Arrow. Highlight unlock (use Up and Down arrows to navigate if needed) and press Select. You will be requested to enter the password. A locked title will have a Lock icon next to its index picture on the HDD

itle li

ROTECT

rotect is a feature to safeguard against accidental erasure or editing that allows for playback only and no editing. To protect a title, highlight the program on the HDD title list, bring up the Popup menu by pressing the Right Arrow. Highlight ‘Protect’ (use Up and Down arrows to navigate if needed) and press Select. When you Protect a program, the user can Play the title or Dub it to DVD, but can not perform any edit operations (split, segment, change index picture and delete). In order to Highlight Unprotect (use Up and Down arrows to navigate if needed) and press Select. A Protected title wil have a Safe Box icon next to its index picture on HDD title list.

Aa Backspace Clear Exit OK

nprotect, highlight the program on the HDD title list and bring up the Popup menu by pressing the Right Arrow.

R S T U V 3 4 5

( ) - :

:  is operation is allowed only if the title is not protected or locked

6 7 8 9

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sc Operatio

ecord new title



Disc

Introduction

DVD disc operations include browsing disc information, ﬁ nalising a disc, removing disc content, deleting the last title, setting

ompatibility and write protection, etc.

Menu Description

Play:

lay the content of the current disc.

Rename Disc:

ename the disc (default name: MY DVD).

Erase Optical Disc: All content in the disc will be removed completely.

e disc index will appear as blank on the screen (only for DVD±R/RW).

Record a new title:

verwrite Disc: An operation on a recorded DVD RW disc to overwrite

a new title to record.

ts previous content.

Lock Disc: is function prevents the deletion of recorded content.

Edit Disc (DVD)

To enter Disc operation mode, press UP in the disc title menu. Press RIGHT to enter edit mode (provided the disc is not ﬁ nalised

LAY

is item is selected to play the disc.

ENAME DI

ress SELECT to rename the disc.

ECORD A NEW TITL

PAL

DVD

EDIT

PAL

DVD

EDIT

name Di

rase Optical Disc

rd a New Titl

verwrite Disc

Rename Di

rd a New Tit

Finalize Di

INALISE DISC DVD

R/DVDRW

Remember, until a DVD±R/DVD-RW disc is ﬁ nalised, it can be recorded to, played back and edited on the DVD recorder, but it will not be compatible

ith any other DVD player, ﬁ nalisation makes the disc compatible for

playback on standard DVD players. Once a disc is ﬁ nalised, no more recordings can be added.

Remark for Finalisation: It will take some time for ﬁ nalisation, please wait

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Title Editin

tle

ecord a new title and overwrite the current one.

sed discs ca

ted

Enter the Title Editing Mode

In the DVD Title Display mode, press the RIGHT ARROW to pop up the following dialog box.

Play Title:

Edit Title: Enter the Title Editing mode, similar to the Chapter Editing mode. Rename Ti

Erase Title: Delete the current title.

verwrite Title: R

verwrite Disc: Overwrite Disc Operation.

: Finali

lay the current title.

:  e operation is the same as that for Rename Disc.

n not be edi

VD Play Mod

Enter the Play Mode

ress the DVD button on the remote control to switch to DVD mode. In the DVD Mode, the unit serves as a high quality DVD player. To enter the Play Mode, do as follows

urn on the TV and switch to AV input status.

■

the unit is working with other inputs, press the PLAY button to enter the Play Mode.

■

ote:

f you insert a disc, the DVDRX160 will start playback automatically.

there is no disc in the drive or an unsupported or seriously damaged disc is inserted, the PLAY button will not function.

Menu Description

: Press the DISPLAY button to show or hide the control bar menu.

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Display (OSD)

hile playing DVD, press OSD for menu.

MODE:  e mode option adjusts the playback modes.  e options are: Normal, A-B Repeat, Chapter Repeat, Title Repeat, Program

nd Random

RICK:  e Trick option gives you your transport options: Play, Prestop, Stop, Pause, Step, Fast Forward x2, Fast Forward x4, Fast

Forward x16, Fast Forward x32, Fast Rewind x2, Fast Rewind x4, Fast Rewind x16, Fast Rewind x32, Slow Forward ½, Slow Forward ¼,

low Forward 1/8, Slow Rewind ½, Slow Rewind ¼, Slow Rewind 1/8

ITLE: Option to skip available titles

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hapter: Option to skip available chapters

AUDIO: Adjust to desired audio setting.

Note: For options such as Dolby Digital, a compatible audio system must be used)

UBTITLE: Select desired subtitle language (supported by the disc).

ANGLE: Select your desired camera angle, if available on disc.

-TIME: Allows you to skip to any point in the title.

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 e GOTO Button

;

ess the

)

e GOTO feature allows you to jump easily to any point on the disc. With GOTO, you can make jumps of time, chapters, and titles. Just

ycle through the diﬀ erent steps with the GOTO button and use the number buttons to enter the plact you want to skip to

 e following is an example of a DVD playing.  e operation of a VCD playback is similar to this case

■

or Audio CDs, the GOTO function will not work.

USB Playback

To play ﬁ les from a USB device

nsert the USB device into the USB drive and the DVDRX160

■

ill automatically detect it and will display the “USB” symbol hile loading in the lower right corner of your TV screen.

ress the “USB” button on your remote to switch to USB

■

layback mode.

 e unit will automatically identify the ﬁ les on the USB drive.

■

our DVDRX160 is able to playback the following ﬁ le formats ﬀ of a USB drive: .MP3 audio and .JPG images

■

play

ress the

■

program play mode

picture ﬁ les such as .JPG cannot be programmed at the same time.  at is, if the program includes audio ﬁ les, the picture ﬁ les can not be programmed.

hen playback is ﬁ nished, you can safely remove the USB drive from your DVDRX160

■

Note: Do not unplu your USB drive while it is playing!

andand SELECT buttons to select an item to

and

n the program play mode, audio ﬁ les such as .MP3 and

and ADD/CLEAR buttons to select the

HDD Play Mo

HDD Playback

ress the HDD/DUB button to switch to HDD Playback. During HDD playback, the following remote control keys are valid

e zoom feature allows you to enlarge an image that is currently displayed on the screen and pan through to speciﬁ c areas on the

oomed image.  ere are two zoom levels available (150% + 200%) which will be indicated on the screen

During pause, press the ZOOM button to zoom the image on the screen to 150%.

se the ARROW buttons to pan (select the part of the image you want to zoom in on ress the ZOOM button again to zoom the image on the screen to 200%. ress the ZOOM button again to return the image on the screen to normal.

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Time Shift

)

ast Reverse

Timeshift allows you to pause and rewind live television.  e unit continuously records an hour “buﬀ er,” which can be rewound or paused without missing any of the program.

imeshift only works in TV mode.

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imeshifting begins recording only when the unit is switched on.

■

f the unit is paused for 60 minutes, it will automatically resume TV viewin

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Remote Control On-Screen Display

SD (pressed once

SD (pressed twice

SD (pressed three times

Timeshifting buﬀ er information, Channel/ Source information, Dubbing Indicator (if dubbing is on-going) - see above diagram

Hot keys and navigation information

Removes all On-Screen Displa

Pause

ress PLAY/PAUSE button to pause, press PLAY/PAUSE once again to resume to play

Slow Playback:

ress SLOW/SORT button for slow motion

low motion is not available in LIVE TV viewing

ress PREV button to skip back for 5 minutes. Press the LEFT button to fast reverse 10 seconds; Press REV button repeatedly to fast

everse for 1X, 2X, 3X to NORMAL speed.

Note:  e Fast Reverse function is only available for the programs stored in the timeshift buﬀ er memory of the Hard Disc.

Fast Forward:

ress NEXT button to fast forward 5 minutes. Press the RIGHT button to fast forward 30 seconds. Press FWD button repeatedly to

ast forward for 1X, 2X, 3X to NORMAL speed.

Note:  e Fast Forward function only works in the pre-recorded buﬀ er, you cannot fast forward LIVE TV.

Recordin

ress REC button to record to the Hard Disc Note: Because the programs are stored in buﬀ er memory of the Hard Disc in TIMESHIFT, the programs can only be recorded to the Hard Disc not DVD.

uit:

ress DVD button to quit TIMESHIFT mode

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hen your DVDRX160 is turned on, the system will start in Tuner

)

pti

mode.  e timeshift buﬀ er will start recording. If the timeshift buﬀ er mode is set to refresh (See System Setup) and you change channels, the timeshift buﬀ er will be lost. No message will be provided prior to

oing so. However if the timeshift buﬀ er is set to “PRESERVE” the time

hifting buﬀ er will be maintained

Note: If you change the input source and the video standard is diﬀ erent

NTSC vs PAL), the timeshifting buﬀ er will be erased During timeshifting, a Timer recording (pre-programmed recording may come up. As you can not watch one program in Timeshifting and

ecord another channel, the DVDRX160 will ask you to conﬁ rm if you

ant to keep the current channel or proceed with Timer recording. If

there is no response, the unit will assume Timer recording should start.

e message will appear 2 minutes before the timer recording is due.

AVE

In order to save part or all o

the timeshifting buﬀ er, two options are available:

Save O

hile viewing a program using timeshift, press REC, this will mark the start of the segment to be recorded.

ou can navigate forward and back using the “transport” keys. By pressing REC, you will increase the length of the program you are

aving by 30 minutes, up to a mmaximum of 3 hours. Press stop to indicate the end of the segment to record.  e save part of the

timeshifting buﬀ er will be tagged in RED

on 1

Save Option

hile viewing a program, press Rec and hold down for 3 seconds.  is will save the entire Time shifting buﬀ er. If Stop is pressed, the

ave will terminate at that point in the buﬀ er. Press Stop and hold for 3 seconds if you want to cancel the save operation.

ote: You cannot change the channel or source while in the process of saving (the end of the recording segment is either not

ntered, or in case of a long recording, it has not been reached). Saving has to be manually stopped ﬁ rst (by pressing STOP ).  e

egment will be Saved on HDD and then channel or source change can be performed

nly one segment in the Time shifting buﬀ er can be identiﬁ ed for Saving. It is not possible to identify multiple segments.

Once the segment has been Saved and registered on the Title list, this segment will be removed from the Time shifting buﬀ er

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hile in Timeshifting mode, you can use the following keys for other operations

Key Function Note

File/US

OPEN/CLOSE Open/ Close the disc tra

TAND -B Y

ETUP Bring up the Set Up Menu

TIME

PSCA

Note: Timeshift Recording will not record from DV!

HDD Title Lis

ay Disc recording continues unless you want to

B Mode To play slideshow from USB drive or copy

Display Information Lis

ower Oﬀ

Bring up the Timer Menu

Change the Video Output mode to Interlaced/ Progressive Sca

ecording Continue

record to DVD

from USB to DVD - Recording Continue

ecording Continue

ecording Stops

ecording Continue

ecording Stops

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stem Set U

Operation Interface and General Steps

is section will introduce the menu interface of the System Setup and general operation

ress the SETUP button to enter the System Setup mode. Now the system setup menu will appear on the top of the OSD, as shown

n the following chart.

se the

arrow buttons and SELECT to navigate the menu.

ress the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu. Press the SETUP button to exit the System setup mod

Note: System setup is best used with no disc in the drive. Otherwise some settings may become unaccessible

uttons to select submenus in the control bar and press the SELECT button to enter. In the submenu, press the

Auto Chapter Marker

In the Recording Settings menu, use the arrow buttons to select Automatic Chapter Marker, and press the SELECT button to drop

n a men

se the

ress the SELECT button to conﬁ rm. You can also turn oﬀ chapter markers. ress the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other options

uttons to select a value to insert chapter markers at 5min, 10min, 20min or 30min intervals during recording an

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Record Quality

In the Recording Settings menu, use the to drop down a menu.

se the

ress the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other options

Note: For the diﬀ erences of the six quality levels; HQ, SP, SP+, LP, EP, and SLP, see RECORDING MODES for reference.

uttons to select a desired value and press the SELECT button

uttons to select the Default Quality of recordings and press the SELECT button

APS (Auto Program Scan)

our DVDRX160 has a built-in TV tuner. You can receive TV signals directly from the unit, but ﬁ rst, you must conduct a channel scan to tune in various channels automatically and determine their frequencies.  e tuned channels will be saved automatically. Even if the power is oﬀ , the saved channel information will not be lost. Press the SETUP button to enter the System Setup mode.

buttons, highlight APS, select it, and the following menu will be displayed.

Select the OK button, then the tuner will start searching through various channel frequencies and add available channels to the

■

ystem memory.  is procedure may take several minutes.

hen the scan is complete ‘TOTAL CHANNELS FOUND’ will appear on the screen with the number of channels that have been

■

tored to memory. Press the SETUP button on the remote control to exit.

Modify Channel

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If you want to edit the channels stored, select ‘Modify Channel then press SELECT button to conﬁ rm,. In the channel edit dailog box, use

(

)

location will move to the next location.

or ▼ button and the SELECT button to select and conﬁ rm.  e options are as follow

rogram Number! Current TV program numbe

■

Name: You can edit the program name displayed on screen using the

■

ound Mode: Use the

■

Search type: You can change the scan mode used during scanning. Frequency scans all frequencies in a manual scan; Channel: scans

■

y preset allocated channel in a manual scan

requency: 551.3 MHz. When the search type is set to Channl, this item will be shown as the channel. Press the

■

can channels manually channel by channel.

annel: CH006. When the serach type is set to ‘Channel’, this item will be shown as the channel. Press the

■

hannels manually by channel

ine Tuning: Use the

■

elete: Press OK delete current progra

■

ter the channel to information is modiﬁ ed, select OK and press the SELECT button to conﬁ rm.  en return to the Channel Scan

utton to move the cursor

and SELECT buttons to select the local sound mode.

and SELECT buttons to select this item and press the

utton to change the letter and SELECT button. Press

In Australia use PAL B/G

utton to tune the frequency lightly

utton to scann

Program Table

If you want to sort the order of various channels: select the Sort-option

n program table and operate as follows.

In the dialog box box, press the

to be changed.

Use ► arrow button to access the right dialog box then press SELECT to conﬁ rm Press the Press the SELECT button to insert the channel.  e original channel

this

Repeat as necessary when ﬁ nished.

NOTE: Be sure to connect the antenna properly before the channel scan operation. Please see the Basic Information: System Connection for Recording External Signals for reference.

button to move this channel to the desired location.

or utton to locate the channe

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Set Up Menu - Video

TV TYPE

e unit supports two diﬀ erent television systems. NTSC is the

evision system that is adopted in the North American region.

AL is the television system this is adopted typically in the rest of

the world especially in Europe, and Australasia

In the General Setting menu, select the TV Type item and

ress the SELECT button to drop down menu.

elect PAL or NTS

ress the SELECT button to conﬁ rm. Check your TV system

rst otherwise you may lose picture from the unit.

TV DISPLA

sers are able to adjust the TV aspect ratio se the UP and DOWN button to select a option.  e

ptions are: 16:WS suitable for wide screen TV. 4:3PS

an+scan) is suitable for a standard TV with ordinary ratio

4:3).

hen wide screen pictures are played, the left and right

margin will be cut and the picture will occupy the entire

4:3 LB (Letterbox) for ordinary TV. When a wide screen

icture is played, a black frame will appear at the top and

m of the TV screen.

ress the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu

and set up other items

NOTE:

 e playing eﬀ ect depends on the recorded picture size.

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ome picture might not be played under the screen format ou select.

or those discs recorded as 4:3, no matter how the screen

■

format is set, the screen format played is always 4:3

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IDEO OUTPUT FORMAT

)

orn to select

In the General Setting menu, use the move the cursor, select the Video Output Format item and press the SELECT button

elect the Progressive or Interlace option for video scan

utput mode, and press the SELECT button to conﬁ rm. is function can do by pressing PSCAN button on the

emote controller.

NOTE:Only use progressive with a compatible TV. Failure to do so

ill cause loss of picture. ( If this happens, press ‘PSCAN’

If unsure consult your TV manual.

utton to

Set Up Menu - Audio

OWN MI

e unit can set the analog audio inputer output at 2-CH or 5.1-CH

tereo surroun

nter the play setting menu, use the

■

ownmix, and press the SELECT button.

se the

ELECT button to conﬁ rm

utton to select 2-CH or 5.1-CH, and press the

NOTE: Only use 5.1 ch if you hav connect to a surround amp via analog cables.

PDIF OUTPU

is unit has digital audio outputs. You can enjoy better qulity audio through an appropriate ampliﬁ er with a digital audio

ecoder. (such as DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS by connecting a digital cable. Optical or digital coax

Enter the play settings menu, use the men

se the arrow buttons to select an option (RAW, LPCM), and press the SELECT button

ress the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items

NOTE:Refer to your ampliﬁ ers manual for information on what digital format your amp requires

button to select SPDIF Output item, and press the SELECT button to drop down a

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PCM OUTP

e unit can set LPCM96K and LPCM 48K as the audio sampling frequency.

NOTE:

ee your ampliﬁ er manual if unsure

Set Up Menu - Language

YSTEM LANGUAGE

To sati sfy the needs of consumers in diﬀ erent countries, the unit provides various menu language settings.

Enter the system setup mode In the System Setup control bar menu, use the

utton to move the cursor, select the Language item, and press the SELECT button to enter the Language Settings menu, which contains four items, as shown in the chart In the Language Setting menu, use the

elect the Language option and press the SELECT button to

rop down a menu

ote: Adjusting the system language changes the language used

n all the menus. Careful! Do not set to languages you cannot

understan

DIO LANGUAGE

se the

ress the Select button.

utton to select the language you want and

utton to

If you play DVD disc supporting the selected language, the system

ill adopt that language as the DVD audio language

If the disc doesn’t support the selected language, the system will adopt the language provided by disc

UBTITLE LANGUAGE

ome DVD discs may contain various subtitle languages. Adjustin

this will determine the default subtitle language.

se the

press the SELECT button

■

button to select the language you want and

ﬀ means no subtitle output.

 e system will give priority to this setting as the DVD subtitle language. If the DVD played does not support the selected language

the DVD default will be displayed.

ou can change the subtitle language at any time during playback by pressing the subtitle button on the remote

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ISC MENU LANGUA

ghlighted b

ual

se the

press the SELECT button

■

button to select the language you want and

e system will give priority to this setting as the DVD menu language. If the DVD played does not support the selected language, the setting will be invalid

ou can change the disc menu language at any time during playing. See Play Mode for details

ress the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items

NOTE:

ny selections made here will override unit settings.

Setup Menu - Date/Time

ATE  TIME SETTIN

e time and date have to be set before using timer record. ere are two ways to set the product clock: AUTO setting and

MANUAL setting.

ress the SETUP button on the remote control to display the

YSTEM SETUP MENU. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight

Date-Time Setting bar and press the SELECT button. Use the

r uttons on the remote control to move the hi to Date-Time setting and press SELECT button to select Auto or Man

If a Public Broadcasting Station (ABC channel in Australia) is available in your area, the clock will set itself automatically by tuning to this

annel.

Manual

If the clock does not automatically set itself, the clock will need to be manual set

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ROGRA

yyyy

)



If you select Auto in the Date-Time setting optical bar, you must

elect a Public Broadcasting Station (PBS channel in USA) which

s available in your area, the clock will set itself automatically by

tuning to this channel

ATE DD/MM/YYYY

se the CURSOR buttons of the remote control to select the Date (dd/mm/yyyy) and press the SELECT button to conﬁ rm. Enter the correct date in dd/mm/ using the 0...9 keys

TIMEHH/MM

se the CURSOR button of the remote control to select TIME and press SELECT to conﬁ rm. Enter the correct time in hh:mm format (Hour: Minute) using the 0...9 Keys

ter the date and time have been entered, press the SETUP buttong on the remote control to exit.

format (Day/month/Year

SETUP MENU - PREFERENCES

ARENTAL LEVEL

etting authorisation level and password of the unit renders some

iscs which contain restricted content playable only after the assword has been entered.  is function enables you to restrict lay of discs which are not suitable for children

. In the Play Setting menu, use the

the cursorm select the Parental Level item, and press the SELECT

2. Using 0...9 keys enter the password and press the SELECT button.

e TV screen will display the dialog box as shown in the right

arts.  e standard password is 3308

3. Select the Parental Level list box, and press the SELECT button to drop down a menu as shown in the right chart

4. Use the or button to select an authorization level (Oﬀ , 8:

dult...Safe) and press the SELECT button to conﬁ rm.

5. When ﬁ nished, use arrow buttons to select OK and press the SELECT button.

or utton to move

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HANGE PASSWOR

ect

. Tt modify a password, use arrow button to Change password.

ress the SELECT button and a dialog box will pop up as shown in

the right chart.

2. Use arrow buttons to select the ‘Enter password here’ box and

nter the password with number buttons

3. Use arrow buttons to select the ‘Input new password’ box, input the new password with the number buttons  en input the new password again with the number buttons in the ‘Input new again’

4. Use the arrow buttons to select the OK button. After setting the authorisation level, each time the unit plays a disc of that level, a password is required. If you forget the password, you can enter the

efault password.

ESET TO FACTORY DEFAUL

. In the General Settings menu, use the ▲ or

the Reset to Factory Default item and press the SELECT button.

e OSD will display as follows.

2. Use the

3. Press the SELECT button to restore all default settings.

NOTE: If your unit suddenly doesn’t work properly, it is possibly

ue to incorrect settings. Please try the Reset to Factory Default

function to see if the unit restores to its normal working status.

button to select OK.

n to sel

CREEN SAVER

hen the unit is idle (or without monitored output) for some

time, interesting pictures will appear automatically as a screen

. In the General Settings menu, use the ▲ or utton to move the cursor and select Screen Saver.

2. Press the SELECT button and the Screen Saver item will drop down a list as shown in the chart

3. Use the

4. Press the RETURN button to return to the upper level menu and set up other items

or utton to move the cursor, and select ON or OFF.

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Basic Information

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SETUP MENU - Time shift

ARD DISK INF

hows the information on HDD size

PACE MANAGEMENT

utomatic: When Space Management is ‘Automatic’ and the HDD

s full, the system will overwrite unprotected titles in a FIFO (First In First Out) scheme ( the exception is when the title is selected to be dubbed - in which case, the case, the title shall be kept until

ubbing is over

hen Space Management is set to ‘Manual’ and the HDD is full

ystem displays ‘  e hard disk drive is full. Please erase some

programs to perform further recordin

MPTY HARD DI

Erase all programs on HDD. A message will be shown: ‘All video programs on the hard disk drive will be lost.  e system must be

RASE OPTICAL DI

Erase all programs on an optical disc. A message will be shown: All

ideo programs on the optical disc will be lost. Continue? OK. No

default

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Appendix (Troubleshooting Guide

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ected one

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Before contacting service personnel, please check possible causes according to the following instruction

ympto

o Power 1. Power Supply disconnected

2.  e power of the socket is switched oﬀ

o Soun

o Picture 1. Incorr

o Colou

isc can’t be played1. No disc in the drive

emote Controller

alfunctio

udden malfunction 1. Bad disc quality;

icture dividing 1.  e selected system is incompatible with the disc ;

xternal signal can’t

o monitoring

signa

Timer recordin

n’t be don

ecording aborted alfwa

nly display HELLO

n VF

ome DIVX discs an’t be rea

1. Incorr

2.  e disc is deformed or dirty; .  e system is in cable mute statu

2. Incorr . Unit video-out mode is Progressive but your TV ystem accepts interlace only

1. Selection of TV system

2. Improper colour adjustment . Incorrect video output settings

2. Disc placed incorrectly . Moisture has condensed in the unit.

4. Not in play mode.

5. Wrong disc format

6. Disc is dirty.

1.  e remote controller is not directed at the sensor;

2.  e distance to receiver is more than 8 metres . Low voltage of the RC batteries;

4.  is is an obstacle between the unit and RC

2. Press other buttons by mistake; . Static from the outside

1. Incorrect system connection

2. No disc or non-recordable disc; .  e disc has been ﬁ nalised.

4.  ere is no free space in the disc

1. Input source incorrect.

2. Wrong video output system. .  e actual input source is not consistent with the

1.  e disc does not meet the requirements

2. Wrong time settings (System Clock or Recording

Time

1.  ere is no free space on the disc

2. Bad disc quality.

1. Signal connection between the decoder board an

HDD is loose

2. HDD is damaged.

1. Reads for a long tim

2. Can be read, but can’t be playe . Can be viewed, but with image defects or

isordered subtitle.

ossible Caus

emedy

. Connect to the power supply . Try again or replace the socket with a new one . Switch on the wall switc

. Connect the cable properly. . Clean or ﬁ x the disc . Press the mute button.

. Connect the cable properly. . Adjust the TV/AV mode (see TV instructions) . Press PSCAN to change the mode.

. Change the system by pressing the System button on the remote

ontroller

. Readjust the colour. (See TV instructions . Check if the video output settings are correct.

. Insert a disc. . Put the disc on the tray proper . Leave the unit on for about an hour (without disc) before using it

gain.

. Press the play button to switch to play mode . Replace it with a supported disc . Clean the disc with a soft cloth from the centre to the edge.

. Direct the remote controller at the sensor. . Reduce the distance . Replace all the batteries . Remove the obstacle

. Wait for 5-10 seconds and the playing will be restored . Operate again . Shut oﬀ the unit for 1-2 minutes and turn on again.

. Set up the correct system (interlaced vs progressive

. Connect properly . Insert a r . Change a disc . Change a disc.

. Select the input source . Switch the video output system . Select a proper input source . When input AV or S-video and there is sound but not picture, lease conﬁ rm PSCAN mode.

. Replace it with a new DVD±R or DVD±RW disc . Set up the time again. . Reset the system.

. Replace it with a blank dis . Replace it with a high quality disc

. Follow warranty instruction

is player is only compatible with standard MPEG4 discs including hose with format of SMI, SRT, SSA, SUB, TXT, etc. And is not ompatible with those discs, which are labelled as MPEG4 but ctually are in format of Real video or the other proprietary format. for example, rm/ ra/ ram/ wmc/ ast, etc) and such discs can only be

layed on computer with special software.

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JPEG

eter

7GB

SC/

odes

esolution

aser

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Speciﬁ cation

DISC TYPES SUPPORTED

D±R

VD±

VD -Vide

VCD

D-Audi

D-R/R

Koda

ayback, Recordin

layback

ecordin

layback

aybac

layback

aybac

layback

RECORDING

edia DVD±R, DVD±RW

apacity 4.

Recording Tim

V System

igital Compressio

Recording Types Live, Timer

ax Simultaneous

imer Recording

Recording Features Pause, Record, Auto-Insert Chapter,

Editing Features Erase Disc, Show Chapter, Edit Title

pprox. 6 hours

PAL

MPEG3, MPEG

Index Screen Navigator, Multi Record M

PLAYBACK

AUDIO PERFORMANCE

DA Converte

AD Converter

VD Linear Soun

8 kHz Samplin

6 kHz Samplin

Audio CD 4Hz to 20kHz

ignal to Noise Ratio > 90

Audio Dynamic Range > 80dB

Harmonic Distortio

24bi

6bit

4Hz to 22kH

4Hz to 44kH

< 0.001% (W.PEAK)

OUTPUT CONNECTIONS

Component Video Ou

Y 0.7±0.14Vp -p (75 Ohm),

Negative Sync

Pb/P

-Video Ou

Composite Video Ou

Coaxial Digital Ou

Optical Digital Ou

Analog Audio Out 2.0+0.2/2.0-1.0 VRMS (47K Ω

0.7±0.14Vp-p (75 Ohm)

Mini DIN 4-Pi (Y = 0.7±0.14 Vp-p C = 0.3±

0.06 Vp-p 75 Ohm)

ne Pin Jack

±0.2Vp-p (75 Ω)

ne Pin Jack

0.5V+0.1V/-0.2V (75 Ω

Standard TOSLINK Connector

INPUT CONNECTIONS

P3 & JPG Navigato

Fast Forward / Reverse to 32X

Slow Motion Playback

Repeat Playback ( Chapter / Disc & A-B)

ommercial Skip Function 150% or 200

VIDEO PERFORMANCE

A Converte

AD Converte

Video Output

Scannin

9bit

Composite, S-Video, Componen

20x480 NTSC, 720x576 AL in HQ Mode

rogressive Scan, Interlaced

0nm

-Video In

FRONT

Composite Video In

FRONT/ REAR)

tereo Audio In

FRONT

Mini DIN 4-Pin (75 Ω

Cinch, 1Vp-p (75 Ω

.8VRMS (47K Ω

PHYSICAL

Operating Conditions0° C to 40°

Power Supply ~110V-240V, 50/60H

Power Consumptio

Dimension

Weight

5mmX430mmX250mm (HXWXL

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Attachment

ite

502S

ite

CPTODISC

Supported Media (DVD±R)

RECOMMENDE

DVD -

Max Writ

eed: 8x

VD +

NOT RECOMMENDED MEDI

DVD -

Max Wr

peed: 8x

VD +

Supported Media (DVD±RW)

RECOMMENDE

DVD -

Max Writ

eed: 8x

VD +

MEDI

RINC

FUSI

UJIFILM

MEDI

PEE

xYU

PEE

xTDK

MANUFACTURER ID

ICOH JP

MANUFACTURER ID

RINC

EN00

Op1

MANUFACTURER ID

TDK502SAKUM

AKUM

NOT RECOMMENDED MEDI

Max Wr

DVD -

peed: 8x

VD +

RISHEN

IMATI

RISHEN

PEE

2.4

MANUFACTURER ID

PTODI

PTODISCW00

PTODI

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