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Introduction
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
Symbol Used in this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Notes on Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Recordable and Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Regional Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Availability of copying or moving feature . . . . . . .6
About the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Remote Control Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Hookup and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-22
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Connecting to the Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Connections to Your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Connecting to an Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections . .13-14
Using the Home Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-18
Auto Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Program Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Auto Clock Set / Manual Clock Set . . . . . . .17
TV Aspect / Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Progressive Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
AV2 Connection / Power Save Mode . . . . . .17
Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Language Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Audio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Sampling Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
DRC (Dynamic Range Control) . . . . . . . . . .18
Vocal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Lock Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
DivX Registration Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Recording Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Record Mode Set / Record Aspect . . . . . . . .19
DV Recording Audio / TV Recording Audio .19
Auto Chapter / AV2 Recording . . . . . . . . . . .19
Disc Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21
Disc Format / Finalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Disc Label / Disc Protect / PBC . . . . . . . . . .21
General Explanation of On-Screen Display . . . .22
Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-33
General Playback Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-26
Playing a DivX Movie File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Playing an Audio CD or MP3/WMAfile . . . . . . .28
Program Playback with Audio CD and
MP3/WMA file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Viewing a JPEG File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31
Editing a MP3/WMA, JPEG, DivX file . . . . . .32-33
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-41
About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
About HDD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Timeshift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Basic Recording from a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Instant Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Timer Recording with SHOWVIEW®System . . . . .38
Checking Timer Recording Details . . . . . . . . . .39
Recording from an External Input . . . . . . . . . . .39
Recording from DV Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Simultaneous recording and playback . . . . . . . .41
Playback another title during recording . . . .41
Time Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42-49
Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview . . . .42
HDD, VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing . . .43
Adding Chapter Markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Changing Title Thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Making a New Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Adding Additional Title/Chapters to the Playlist .44
Deleting an Original or Playlist Title/Chapter . . .45
Deleting a Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Naming a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Time Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Undoing/Redoing the Last Deletion . . . . . . . . . .47
Combining Two Titles Into One . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Divide One Titles Into Two . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Combining Two Chapters Into One . . . . . . . . . .48
Moving a Playlist Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Hide a Chapter/Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Protect a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-52
Before Dubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Dubbing from HDD to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Dubbing from DVD to HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . .52
One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD) . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53-57
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Overwriting Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Viewing Title List menu displayed on other
DVD Recorders or Players . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD
Players (Finalizing a Disc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Language Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-56
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57