
BeforeYou Start
Table of Contents
Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Laser Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Information on Recording (DVR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Information on Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Front Panel Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Connection to a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Connection to a Cable Box or Satellite Box . . . . .17 Connection to an Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
DVR (Initial Setups) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
OSD Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Turn on the Unit for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 To change the 
Channel Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
| Getting Channels Automatically | .20 | 
| Adding / Deleting Channels | .21 | 
| Clock Setting | .22 | 
| Auto Clock Setting | .22 | 
| Manual Clock Setting | .23 | 
| Setting Daylight Saving Time | .24 | 
| TV Audio Setting | .25 | 
| DVR (Recording) | 26 | 
| Basic Recording | .26 | 
| One Touch Recording (OTR) | .27 | 
| Timer Recording | 28 | 
| Editing the Timer Programming Information | .30 | 
| Hints for Timer Recording | .31 | 
Recording & Playback Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Guide to the Programmed Recordings Screen . . . . . . . .32 Programming a Recording with
the Recording & Playback Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 To Change or Cancel the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Playback and Edit with Programmed Recordings . . . . . .33
Settings for the External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Dubbing from the External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . .35
| DVR (Playback) | .36 | 
| Basic Playback | . .36 | 
| Direct Playback | . .36 | 
| Playback from the Title List | . .36 | 
| Playback from the Title List Menu | . .37 | 
| Resume Playback | . .37 | 
| Special Playback | . .38 | 
| Fast forward / Fast reverse | . .38 | 
| Slow forward / Slow reverse | . .38 | 
| Time Shift Playback | . .39 | 
| Simultaneous Playback and Recording | . .39 | 
| Pause | . .40 | 
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| Repeat Playback | . .41 | 
| Search | . .42 | 
| Title / Chapter Search | . .42 | 
| Using SKIP H / G | . .42 | 
| Using DISPLAY | . .42 | 
| Time Search | . .43 | 
| Series Search | . .44 | 
| Selecting a Format of Audio and Video | . .46 | 
| Audio Status | . .46 | 
| Visual Noise Reduction | . .47 | 
DVR (Editing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
| Deleting Titles | .48 | 
| Deleting Selected Titles | .48 | 
| Deleting all Titles in DVR | .49 | 
| Protecting / Undo Protecting Titles | .50 | 
DVR (Other Setups) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Tour of the Setup Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Playback Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 TV Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Audio Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Recording Setting (Auto Chapter) . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Reset to Factory Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
DVD (Disc Playback) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
About the Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
| Playable Discs | .56 | 
| Unplayable Discs | .56 | 
| Playback | .57 | 
| Basic Playback | .57 | 
| Disc Menus | .58 | 
| Title Menus | .58 | 
| Resume Playback | .59 | 
| Pause | .60 | 
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| Special Playback | .61 | 
| Fast Forward / Fast Reverse | .61 | 
| Slow Forward / Slow Reverse | .62 | 
| Zoom | .63 | 
| Playing back MP3 / WMA Discs | .64 | 
| Search | .65 | 
| Track Search | .65 | 
| Using SKIP H / G | .65 | 
| Using SEARCH | .65 | 
| Title / Chapter Search | .66 | 
| Using SKIP H / G | .66 | 
| Using SEARCH | .66 | 
| Time Search | .67 | 
| Marker Setup | .68 | 
| Repeat / Random / Programmed Playback | .69 | 
| Repeat Playback | .69 | 
| Repeat  | .70 | 
| Random Playback | .71 | 
| Programmed Playback | .72 | 
| Special Settings | .73 | 
Subtitle Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 To set subtitle ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Audio Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Camera Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Black Level Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Stereo Sound Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Virtual Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
DVD (Setups) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
DVD SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
LANGUAGE Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
DISPLAY Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
AUDIO Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
PARENTAL Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
OTHERS Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Language Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
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