Table of contents
Getting started
Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Control reference guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 STEP 1 Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 STEP 2 Channel reception settings . . . . . . . . . . . 10 STEP 3 Set up to match your television
and remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
To enjoy progressive video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HDD and Disc information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Recording
Recording television programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Recording modes and approximate recording times . . . . . . . . 17 Direct TV Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playing while you are recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Flexible Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Recording from an external equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Using SHOWVIEW number to make timer recordings. . . . . . . . . 19 Manually programming timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Check, change or delete a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Linked timer recordings with external equipment (EXT LINK) . . 21
Playing back
Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Operations during play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Editing operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Changing audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using menus to play MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using
Useful features
This DVD Video recorder records high quality images to rapid random access capable HDD (Hard disk drive) and
Instant recording
You no longer need to search for empty disc space. By pressing the recording button, the unit finds available recording space and begins recording right away. There is no need to worry about overwriting already recorded content.
HDD recording
You can keep on recording your favorite programmes to an internal HDD that is able to record up to 142 hours [EP (8 Hour) mode].
You can also high speed transfer (dub) your favorite programmes to
Instant play
There is no need to rewind or search forward. Direct Navigator guides you to the beginning of the recorded video immediately.
Editing
Editing titles/chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Creating, editing and playing play lists. . . . . . . . 30
Creating play lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Editing and playing play lists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Play list operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Transfer (Dubbing) |
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One Touch Transfer (dubbing) | 34 |
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Transferring (dubbing) titles or play lists | 33 |
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Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list . . . | 34 |
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Transferring (dubbing) a finalized | 35 |
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Convenient functions
FUNCTIONS window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 DISC MANAGEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Disc Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Disc Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Format Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Top Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Finalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Summary of settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 TV System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Reference
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Frequently asked questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chasing playback
There is no need to wait until recording is complete. Without stopping recording, you can play the video currently being recorded from its beginning.
Simultaneous Recording
and Playback
While recording, you can play another video programme that was recorded previously.
Time Slip
During play and also while recording, you can jump to the scene you wish to view by specifying the skip time.
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