Insignia NS-FSDVDR manual Contents, Introduction, Safety information

Models: NS-FSDVDR

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Insignia NS-FSDVDR

DVD recorder

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Others. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Front panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting up your recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Installing remote control batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Connecting an antenna or cable/satellite box . . . . . 9 Connecting to your TV using component cables (best picture). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting to your TV using an S-Video cable (better picture). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting to your TV using composite cables (basic connection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting your TV with an RF modulator . . . . . . 11 Connecting the basic audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting to an audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Connecting to an external source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Selecting basic options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Setting up the first time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Scanning for channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Changing channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Adding or deleting channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting the audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Automatically setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Manually setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Turning Daylight Saving Time on or off . . . . . . . . . 15 Selecting the TV aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Displaying status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Playing DVDs and CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Playable discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Color television standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Region codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Playing a DVD or CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Playing a DVD formatted in Video or VR mode . . . 17 Controlling disc playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Selecting a chapter, title, or track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Searching on a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using rapid play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using the DVD disc menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using the DVD title menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Enlarging the screen image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Adding markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Using repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Creating a playback loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Using random play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Programming a playback list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Using subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Switching the audio soundtrack or channel . . . . . . 21 Turning surround sound on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Turning the camera angle feature on or off . . . . . . 22 Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Reducing audio noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Selecting the audio language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Selecting the disc menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Selecting the Setup menu language . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Using the screen saver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Adjusting the brightness of the front panel display . 24 Adjusting the PCM audio feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Adjusting Dolby Digital audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using Dynamic Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using progressive scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Selecting the still mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Setting parental controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Recording DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Preparing to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Formatting a blank DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Reformatting a DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Recording a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using One-Touch recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting up a timer recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Cancelling or correcting a timer program recording 32 Checking a timer recording in progress . . . . . . . . . 32 Stopping a timer recording in progress . . . . . . . . . 32 Troubleshooting timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Recording from an external device . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Protecting a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Finalizing a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Automatically finalizing a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Editing DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Deleting titles (Video mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Deleting titles (VR mode/Original list) . . . . . . . . . . 35 Deleting titles (VR mode/Playlist). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Editing title names (Video mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Editing title names (VR mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Adding or deleting chapter marks (Video mode) . . 38 Adding or deleting chapter marks (VR mode) . . . . 39 Protecting titles (VR mode/Original list) . . . . . . . . . 40 Un-protecting a title (VR mode/Original list). . . . . . 40 Dividing a title (VR mode/Playlist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Combining titles (VR mode/Playlist). . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Adding titles to the Playlist (VR mode). . . . . . . . . . 42 Deleting a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Deleting parts of titles (VR mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Adding thumbnail labels to titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Maintaining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Cleaning the cabinet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Cleaning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Cleaning the disc lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Testing the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Recording,timer recording,editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Language codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Legal notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 90-day limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Français . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Insignia product. Your NS-FSDVDR represents the state of the art in DVD recorder design and is designed for reliable and trouble-free performance.

Safety information

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage constituting a risk of electric shock is present within your recorder. This label is located on the back of your recorder.

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NS-FSDVDR specifications

The Insignia NS-FSDVDR is a versatile and user-friendly device designed to enhance your home entertainment experience. This feature-rich DVD player is perfect for those who appreciate the charm of physical media while also seeking modern technological conveniences. With its sleek design and robust performance, it's an excellent addition to any home media setup.

One of the standout features of the Insignia NS-FSDVDR is its ability to play a wide range of disc formats. It supports standard DVDs, including DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and even CD formats, allowing users to enjoy their favorite movies, music, and data discs without any hassle. This versatility makes it a great choice for families with diverse media collections.

Equipped with a USB port, the Insignia NS-FSDVDR allows users to connect and play content directly from USB drives. This feature is particularly useful for viewing photos, watching stored videos, or listening to music files conveniently. It supports a variety of file formats, ensuring compatibility with many types of content.

The player also features HDMI output, which ensures superior video quality when connected to modern high-definition televisions. With support for up to 1080p video output, users can enjoy crisp, clear images that bring their favorite films to life. Moreover, composite video outputs are available for those with older television models, making this player adaptable to various home setups.

In terms of user experience, the Insignia NS-FSDVDR is designed with simplicity in mind. The remote control is intuitive and user-friendly, allowing for easy navigation through menus and settings. The device also features an on-screen display that makes it simple to access various functions, such as play, pause, and search.

Additional features, such as parental controls, enhance the overall functionality of the Insignia NS-FSDVDR, making it a great option for families. With customizable settings, parents can ensure their children are viewing age-appropriate content.

In summary, the Insignia NS-FSDVDR offers a comprehensive blend of features, technological advancements, and user-friendly characteristics. Its ability to support multiple formats, USB connectivity, high-definition output, and intuitive controls positions it as an ideal choice for anyone looking to enhance their entertainment options at home.