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2 SAFETY FIRST
The rating plate and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit
WARNING: DANGEROUS VOLTAGE INSIDE
CAUTION:
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
SAFETY FIRST
MOISTURE CONDENSATION
For Italy:
ATTENTION:
To mobile phone users:
SAFETY FIRST
DISC INFORMATION
INDEX
INSTALLING YOUR NEW UNIT
INITIAL SETTINGS
Recordable/Playable Discs
6 DISC INFORMATION
Discs For Playback Only
DVD VIDEO
Audio CD
CD-R
CD-RW
Recording Medium And Format
Audio CD/Video CD/SVCD
Typically, Audio CD discs are divided into separate tracks each
DVD-RAM
containing one song. Each track is assigned a number. For
DVD VIDEO Marks
Marks related to video
Marks related to audio
Placing A Disc
Opening the disc tray
Care And Handling Of Discs
How to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc
picked up correctly, and such a
disc may cause the unit to malfunction
Label side
Front View
E F G H
M N O P
AInfrared Beam Receiving Window
BFront Display Panel A pg
Rear View
A B C D E F G H
I J K LM
AAntenna Input Connector [ANTENNA IN] A pg
BComponent Video Output Connectors [COMPONENT VIDEO OUT (Y/PB/PR)] A pg
Front Display Panel
A B C D E F G H I J
K L
AVPS/PDC Indicator A pg
Appears when checking if the station being received transmits a VPS/PDC signal
Remote Control
14 EN INDEX
On-ScreenDisplay
When pressing REC MODE
ON SCREEN twice
When playing back a recorded title
When recording
On-ScreenDisplay (DV Dubbing)
When capturing images from the external DV equipment
ARecording speed
BHDD capacity graph
CHDD time counter
Basic Connections
INITIAL SETTINGS EN
Auto Channel Set/Auto Clock Set/Auto Guide Programme Number Set
for the first time to turn on the unit
to select the language of your choice, then press
. The AUTO SET
T-V
Auto Channel Set by Downloading from TV/Auto Clock
Results Of Auto Set Up/Preset Download Appearing
Menu/Audio/Subtitle Language Set (DVD deck only)
MONITOR TYPE
4:3LB (Letter Box conversion):
4:3PS (Pan&Scan):
16:9AUTO (Wide television conversion):
16:9FIX (Wide television conversion):
Installing Satellite Controller
Be sure to connect the unit’s
When connecting your satellite receiver, refer to its instruction manual
Setting Satellite Receiver’s Brand And Channel
●Turn on the unit
SAT CONTROL SET EN
If the satellite receiver’s channel number has not been changed correctly
BRAND NAME
CODE
24 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK
To play back an MP3/JPEG disc, see APlayback With MP3/WMA
JPEG NavigationB (A pg. 57)
1 Load a disc
● For details, refer to APlacing A DiscB (A pg. 8)
Locating The Start Point Of The Item Or Skip The Item
26 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK
Resume Function
2Press SLOW – (O) or SLOW + (N) for 2 or more seconds
Skip Search
During playback, press
Jump Search
Marking Positions To Play Back Again Later
To mark positions:
To delete the marked positions:
Checking The Time Information
8DVD-RAM/DVD-R/DVD-RW
Subtitle Selection
Audio Language/Sound Selection
1Press SUBTITLE during
playback. The subtitle
selection display appears on
Using The On-screenBar
OFF:
ALL REPEAT:
TITLE REPEAT:
TRACK REPEAT*:
Locating The Beginning Of A Desired Selection
You can locate the beginning of a title, chapter, group or track
For DVD-RAM/RW/R,DVD VIDEO
For JPEG, MP3
AGROUP SEARCHB or ATRACK SEARCHB is selectable
connectors
Select The Switching Interval Of The Slide Show
34 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON DVD DECK
6 Press the number keys to enter your desired four-digitnumber
then press
To Set Parental Lock For The First Time
3Press selection keys
to select APARENTAL
LOCKB, then press G
4Press selection keys
Basic Recording
7 Press o twice to stop recording
● It takes about 10 seconds to end the writing session when you
stop recording
Recording Mode
Instant Timer Recording (ITR)
Watch Another Programme While Recording On The Unit
TV AV/VIDEO
Elapsed Recording Time And Disc Remaining Time Indication
Receiving Stereo And Bilingual Programmes
38 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON HDD DECK
Pause recording on HDD deck
It is not possible to pause recording. Pressing W initiates Live
Memory Playback
However, it is still possible to pause recording only when recording
Watch Another Programme While Recording On The Unit
40 EN BASIC OPERATIONS ON HDD DECK
●Press HDD so that the HDD lamp lights up on the unit
2Press I to start playback
3Press W to pause playback
4Press o to stop playback
1.5x Speed Playback
1Press O to locate the point to start 1.5x speed playback from
2Press I to resume playback
3Press N once
●Pressing ON SCREEN displays AX1.5B on the top right corner of the screen
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RetroActive Recording (HDD deck only)
1Press S or O to locate the point to start recording from
●Each press of O increases the reverse search speed
3Press o to stop RetroActive Recording
●The on-airscreen resumes
TIMER RECORDING EN
7 The anumber you entered and the matching timer
recording information are displayed on the TV screen. Check
the programme data
You can programme this unit to timer record as many as
ONCE
MON-SUN(OVERWRITE)/ MON-SAT(OVERWRITE)
MON-FRI
(OVERWRITE)
WEEKLY
Manual Timer Programming
48 EN TIMER RECORDING
Check Programmes
To check the whole list of programmes
1Press PROGRAMME
to access the
programme top screen
Automatic Satellite Programme
IN/DECODER] connector
● Make sure the satellite receiver is connected to the unit’s [L-2
SAT
receiver. The unit starts or stops recording by the signals input
Library Database Navigation
NAVIGATION EN
Scan For Beginning Of Title
Modify Index
1Press EDIT. The Editing screen appears
3Press selection keys to select AMODIFYB under AORIGINALB, then press ENTER
4Press selection keys to select a title you want to modify, then press
Protect Title (DVD-RAM& DVD-RW(VR mode) only)
Delete Unwanted Part Of The Title
Divide Title (HDD deck only)
(DVD-RAM& DVD-RW(VR mode) only)
You can delete unwanted part of the title
1 Press EDIT. The
Create Play List
Play List
Edit Scenes
3Press selection keys to select AMODIFYB under APLAY LISTB, then press ENTER
4Press selection keys to select a play list to modify, then press
Add scenes
Perform steps 1 – 5 of AEdit ScenesB (A pg. 54) before
Delete Play List
Move Scenes
3Press selection keys to select ADELETEB under APLAY LISTB, then press ENTER
Scan For Title From Library
ADATEB: Sort by date
ADISC No.B:
Sort by disc number
ACATEGORYB:
Locating The Desired Group And Tracks
● Press DVD to select the DVD deck
2Press NAVIGATION
SELECT
58 EN EDITING
High Speed Dubbing (From HDD To DVD)
After accessing the Dubbing Menu screen, it is not possible to take out a disc
●It is not possible to dub copy-oncetitles in Video mode
When dubbing a
When you cancel dubbing a
Manual Dubbing (From HDD To DVD)
About Disc Remaining Display
When dubbing from HDD to DVD, the unit displays the time
It is possible to perform dubbing in the desired transfer rate
information for dubbing by bar meter. By comparing the disc
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Digital Audio Dubbing
Example: Dubbing to an MD
When you dub from DV equipment other than a
camcorder
To skip unwanted part of the source picture
62 EN EDITING
A If the camcorder has no S-VIDEOoutput connector:
BIf the camcorder has an S-VIDEOoutput connector:
Edit To Or From Another Recorder
A When using your unit as the source player
OUTPUTB to ASCART S-VIDEOB.(A pg. 64)
^ when using your unit as the recording deck, set AL-2
SELECTB to AS-VIDEOB.(A pg. 65)
INPUT
F-1Input Setting
DECODER
VIDEO:
SAT VIDEO:
SAT S-VIDEO:
DECODER:
8F-1INPUT ^ VIDEO / S-VIDEO VIDEO:
Remote Control 1/2/3/4 Code Switching
4signals
number key
TV Multi-BrandRemote Control
●Turn off the TV using its remote control
Satellite Receiver Multi-BrandRemote Control
68 EN SYSTEM CONNECTIONS
Perfect Connections (Recommended)
This is an example of recommended connections if your TV
Simple Connections
has two 21-pinAV input (SCART) connectors
Connect the decoder to the satellite receiver’s connector if you
Connecting To A Dolby Digital Decoder
Connecting/Using A Decoder
PCM / PCM ONLY
DVD VIDEO SET UP
HDD/DVD SET UP
FUNCTION SET UP
INITIAL SET UP
DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM:
RESUME
ON:
DISC RESUME:
8LIVE MEMORY ^ OFF / 30 MIN / 1 HR / 3 HR
LIVE MEMORY
8 SUPERIMPOSE ^ OFF / AUTO
AUTO:
8BLUE BACK ^ OFF / ON
/ DIMMED
BRIGHT:
Guide Programme Number Set
3Press selection keys to select ATUNER SETB, then press G
4Press selection keys to select AGUIDE PROG SETB, then press ENTER
5Press selection keys to select AGUIDE PROGB, then press
AUX
Auto Channel Set
4 Press selection keys
Manual Channel Set
ENTER. The
7 Press selection keys
8 Press selection keys
9 Press selection keys
Set Stations (A)
SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS EN
5 Press selection keys to select AJUST CLOCKB, then press
● The default setting is AOFFB
Just Clock
to select ACLOCK
Format A DVD-RAMDisc
Format A DVD-RWDisc
Finalise A DVD-R/RWDisc
1Perform steps 1 to 3 of AFormat A DVD-RAMDiscB (A pg. 78) before continuing
2Press selection keys to select AFINALISEB, then press
Before finalising
●It is possible to record on a blank space
80 EN SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS
Use this function if you encounter problems while operating this unit
To lock tray
To unlock tray
3Press ? to return to the normal screen
Initialising (DVD Deck Only)
Malfunction occurs on the unit
General
No power is supplied to the unit
(A pg. 16)
Recording (HDD Deck)
TV broadcasts cannot be recorded
Camcorder recording is not possible
●The input mode is not correct
NSet the input mode to AF-1B.(A pg. 62)
On-screenMessage
CAN NOT FINALISE THIS DISC
DISC NOT REGISTERED IN THE LIBRARY
REGISTER DISC
INSERT DISC
84 EN SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
Power requirement
Power consumption
Temperature
Language Code List
86 EN APPENDIX
Country/Area Code List for Parental Lock
APPENDIX EN
88 EN APPENDIX
TV Station And ID List
STATION NAME
Adjusting The Picture Quality
Angle Selection
Audio Channel Selection
Auto Channel Set
Cancel And Change Programmes
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