CONTENTS

Introduction

PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Symbols Used in this Owner's Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Front Panel Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Connections

CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL TUNER. . . . . . . . . . . 13 CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . 14 SETTINGS FOR THE VIDEO INPUT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CONNECTION TO A TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CONNECTION TO A TV WITH AN HDMI™ COMPATIBLE PORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 CONNECTION TO AN AUDIO SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Basic Setup

THE DVD / VCR RECORDER SWITCHING . . . . . . . . . . . 19

GUIDE TO ON-SCREEN DISPLAYS AND MENUS . . . . 20

On-Screen Display / Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

INITIAL SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SETTING THE CLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Clock Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Recording

INFORMATION ON DVD RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 BEFORE RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Make Recording Compatible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Setting for Auto Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

BASIC RECORDING &

ONE-TOUCH TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 TIMER RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Hints for Timer Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

SATELLITE LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 OVERWRITING UNNECESSARY TITLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Overwriting from the Beginning of the Title. . . . . . . . 34 Overwriting in the Middle of the Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Hints for Overwriting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

EXTERNAL DEVICE RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Recording from an External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

SETTING A DISC TO PROTECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

PLAYING THE DISCS IN OTHER DVD PLAYERS . . . . . 38

Finalizing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Auto Finalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

DUBBING MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Playback

INFORMATION ON PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 BASIC PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Direct Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Playback from the Title List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Playing Back an Audio CD and a CD-RW/-R with MP3 Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using the Title / Disc Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

SPECIAL PLAYBACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Resume Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Fast Forward / Fast Reverse Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Skipping TV Commercials During Playback. . . . . . . . . 48

Rapid Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Step by Step Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Slow Forward / Slow Reverse Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Marker Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

SEARCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Title / Chapter Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Track Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Time Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

REPEAT / RANDOM / PROGRAM PLAYBACK . . . . . . . 53 Repeat Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Random Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Program Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

SPECIAL SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Switching Subtitles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Switching Audio Soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Switching Virtual Surround System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Switching Camera Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Reducing Block Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Editing

INFORMATION ON DISC EDITING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Guide to a Title List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Editing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

EDITING DISCS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Deleting Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Putting Names on Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Setting Chapter Marks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Clearing Chapter Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hiding Chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Setting Pictures for Thumbnails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Dividing a Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Putting Name on Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Setting or Releasing Disc Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Erasing Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Making Edits Compatible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Function Setup

LIST OF SETTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

SETUPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Reset All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

VCR Functions

VCR FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

One-touch Timer Recording (OTR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Index Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Time Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Other Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Others

TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

LANGUAGE CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Español

ESPAÑOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back cover

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ZV427MG9 specifications

The Magnavox ZV427MG9 is a versatile and user-friendly DVD recorder and VCR combo that caters to both VHS and DVD enthusiasts. This innovative device offers multiple functionalities, making it an excellent choice for those looking to bring their home entertainment experience into the modern age while preserving their treasured VHS collections.

One of the standout features of the ZV427MG9 is its ability to record directly from VHS to DVD, making it an ideal device for users who wish to transfer their favorite home videos and movies from tape to disc. The recording quality is impressive, with options for both standard and high-quality recordings, allowing for clear and reliable playback. This feature is especially appealing for those who want to preserve memories in a more durable format.

The device supports a wide range of media formats, including DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD-R, and CD-RW, enhancing its usability across different types of discs and allowing users to customize their playback experiences. This flexibility ensures that you can enjoy various media formats without the need for multiple devices.

Another notable aspect of the ZV427MG9 is its user-friendly interface. The intuitive remote control and on-screen menus make it easy to navigate the various functions, whether you're recording, playing back, or finalizing discs. The A/V inputs and outputs also allow for seamless integration with other home theater components, including televisions and sound systems, further enhancing the overall viewing experience.

Additionally, the ZV427MG9 incorporates some advanced technologies, such as auto-dub and programmable recording features. Auto-dub allows users to set up recordings in advance, simplifying the process of capturing content. The programmable recording feature enables users to schedule recordings with ease, ensuring that they never miss their favorite shows or movies.

In terms of design, the Magnavox ZV427MG9 is sleek and compact, making it a perfect fit for any entertainment center. Its stylish black finish blends well with most home décor, while its compact size ensures easy placement without taking up too much space.

Overall, the Magnavox ZV427MG9 stands out as a reliable and multifunctional device that seamlessly merges the capabilities of a DVD recorder and a VHS VCR. With its robust features and user-friendly design, it is an excellent choice for preserving cherished memories while enjoying a diverse range of media.
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