Q9. Why do some recorded CD-R/W discs have mosaic video or overlay video effect after a few erase and re-write cycles?
It’s because the erase operation was not completed; you may double erase the disc in VDR-3000 to resolve the problem.
Q10. What is the right setting for Power MAC G4 or iMAC to output video to VDR- 1000/3000DV for producing Video CD disc?
a). Require MAC O.S. 9.0.4 and QuickTime V4.1.2 for Power MAC G4 or iMAC
b). Please use the Final Cut Pro or iMovie software utility in the G4 for video capture b). To disable the "remote function" in the Apple fire wire device control and treat the VDR-1000DV interface as a video capture card, which means you need to "click"
on capture video manually as soon as the video is showing on the screen.
c). Online Un-plug the VDR-1000/3000DV fire wire cable from the G4 and re-plug it back again to initialize the cable link and the G4 will find the correct protocol to work with VDR-1000/3000DV.
Q11. Why am I getting the error message "Vencmpeg did not start"?
The VDR-3000 needs to have a signal to synchronize to before it records. This error message is usually given when a user enables recording on the VDR-3000 before playing back source material. When recording from DV(IEEE/1394) you must play your source before pressing record on the VDR-3000. Running 10 seconds of black should allow for a smooth recording entry.
Q12. Why isn't the DV input working?
When connecting to your unit make sure that you have switched the selector switch in the back of the VDR-3000 to "DV". Once the DV selector switch is changed to DV, a red led will appear on the front panel of the VDR-3000. Play your source video and watch to see that the video is appearing on your monitor.
Q13. Why doesn't the S-video input work?
If you want to record from an S-video input source the selector button on the remote control must be pressed when the unit is powered up. On the lower right corner of the remote control there is a button marked "I/P" this is the button that must be pressed. The default input for video is composite (RCA type connectors) if you don't change the input the S-video input will roll and the video signal will not pass through.
Q14. Why doesn't the CD-R disc that was written by the VDR-3000 play back in my home DVD player?
Not all consumer dvd players are compatible with the VCD or SVCD formats. Some consumer dvd players are unable to read CD-R and CD-RW discs.
