Contents
DRC7005N
Changing Entertainment. Again
Important Information
Product Registration
Table of Contents
Position cables properly to avoid audio interference
Connection Pictures
Types of discs your DVD player can play
Unpack the Box
Coaxial
Components Cables Needed
Audio/video
Either 4b, or 4c, or 4d
For video connection to
To watch one program while you record another
To play a videotape
Connection Digital Media Recorder + TV + VCR optional
Go to
To play a disc or a show you’ve
Recorded to the Digital Media Recorder
Connection Digital Media Recorder + TV + Cable Box
Connect the VCR to the TV optional
To watch TV satellite programming
Different than the one pictured here
Connection Digital Media Recorder + TV + Satellite Receiver
Connect the satellite receiver to the TV
Please Read This Before Using the Digital Audio Jacks
Advanced Audio Connection Information
Output Audio L left
R right
Remote
Link cable
Install Batteries in the Remote
Complete the Interactive Setup
Turn on the TV and Digital Media Recorder
Select on-screen menu language
Guide Plus+ setup
Connection List
Satellite Receiver
Channel Search
Channel List
Time and Date
What to Expect
Turn on the Digital Media Recorder to Watch TV
Guide Plus+ Program Guide
Main Menu Appears
How to find your TV’s Video Input Channel
Button/Switch On the TV
RCA, GE, and Proscan TVs
Other Brands of TVs
Chapter
Remote Control
Explanation of Buttons
Find out if the remote can operate your TV
Programming the Remote to Operate your TV
Television Codes
1003, 1004, 1006, 1019, 1020
VCR Codes
2009, 2014, 2018
Satellite
Cable Box
Audio Receivers RCA and Dimensia
Using the Recorder’s Features
Pausing Live TV
Express Recording Feature
Stopping and/or Pausing a Recording
Watching TV Turn on the Digital Media Recorder to Watch TV
Setting up timer recordings to record programs automatically
Recording from the Guide Plus+ on-screen programming guide
Copying music or pictures to the Digital Media Recorder
Renaming picture and/or music files
Playing programs you’ve recorded
Using the Guide Plus+ System
About Guide Plus+ System Program Guide
Guide Plus+ System Menu Bar
Guide Plus+ System menu bar
Listings Guide
Sort
Locking the Video Window
Grid Guide Action Buttons
Setup
News
Messages
Promotions and Advertising
Chapter
Regional Coding
Using Different Menus
To Load and Play Discs
Search Options
Playback options
Using the On-Screen Info Display
Time display Chapter Audio Angle Title Subtitles Repeat
Time display Track
Repeat
Time Display DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD
Chapter Icon DVD
Subtitle Icon DVD
Shortcut
Repeat Icon DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD
Repeating Titles, Chapters, or Tracks
AB Repeat
Audio Icon DVD and Video CD
Play Mode Icon Audio CD
Camera Angle Icon DVD
Random
Program
IntroScan Icon Audio CD
Playback Control PBC Icon Video CD
Playing mp3 Discs
For more help and recommendations about MP3 files, go to
Viewing Jpeg files
Saving Jpeg files to the hard disk drive
Menu System
Overview of the Digital Media Recorder’s Menu System
How to navigate through on-screen menus
Main Menu
Channels
Disc Menu
Video
Music
Pictures
Recordings
Setup
Menu System
Password
Using Parental Controls
Lock and Unlock
To set Ratings
Rating Limits
Unrated Titles
Additional Information
Troubleshooting
Play starts, but then stops immediately
No sound or distorted sound
Can’t advance through a movie
Play doesn’t begin
Lost the remote control
No listings
Won’t work with cable box
Remote won’t work
Maintenance of Cabinet
Cleaning Discs
Handling Cautions
Formation of Condensation
Back of the Digital Media Recorder
Explanation of Jacks from left to right
Front Panel Controls
Underneath the door
Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables
Video Jacks and Cables
Audio/Video Jacks and Cables RCA-type
Video
Limited Warranty
On next
If you purchased your product outside the United States
How to Order
Accessory Information
To cable or antenna
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