Table of contents
Getting started
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Useful features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 HDD (Hard disk drive) handling care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Disc and card handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Unit care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Inserting/Removing the SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Using
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 STEP 3 Set up to match your television and the unit’s
remote control/Power saving function . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Recording
Recording television programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Selecting audio to record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Recording for
Scheduled recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Using the TV Guide On ScreenTM system to make scheduled recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Manually programming scheduled recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using VCR Plusi system to make scheduled recordings. . . . 26 Check, change or delete a program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Utilizing the TV Guide On ScreenTM system . . . . . . . . .28
Playing back
Playing recorded video contents/
Playing
Operations during play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Simple editing operations during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Changing audio during play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using menus to play MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Playing still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Useful functions during still picture play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using on-screen menus/FUNCTIONS window and Status message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Using
Editing
Editing titles/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Editing titles/chapters and playing chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Title operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Useful features
Editing (continued)
Creating, editing and playing playlists | 40 |
Creating playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Editing and playing playlists/chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Playlist operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Chapter operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Editing still pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Picture and folder operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Transferring (Dubbing)
Transferring (dubbing) titles or playlists . . . . . . . . . . . 43
One Touch Transfer (dubbing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list . . . 44 Transferring (dubbing) a finalized
Recording from a video cassette recorder . . . . . . . . . 47
Manual recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 DV automatic recording (DV AUTO RECORDING). . . . . . . . . . 47
Transferring (dubbing) still pictures | 48 |
Transferring (dubbing) using the transferring (dubbing) list . . . 48 Transferring (dubbing) all the still pictures on a
Convenient functions
HDD, disc and card management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Setting the protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Providing a name for a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Erasing all titles and
Entering text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Changing the unit’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Common procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Summary of settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Channel/Clock settings when TV Guide On ScreenTM |
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system is not used | 57 |
Auto channel/clock settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Channel captions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reference
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Troubleshooting guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Product Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backcover
Getting started
This DVD Recorder records high quality images to rapid random access capable HDD (Hard disk drive) or
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.
1 Sec. Quick Start for Recording & EPG Display
From the power on, recording starts in about 1 second§ after the REC button is pressed. If the TV GUIDE button is pressed while the unit is off, the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) starts displaying in less than 1 second, with the full EPG displaying in about 1.5 seconds.
§Only when recording to the HDD or
HDD recording
You can keep on recording your favorite programs to an internal HDD that is able to record up to 355 hours when using EP (8H) mode. You can also high speed transfer (dub) your favorite programs to
SD card slot, DV input terminal
≥The SD card slot of this unit lets you play digital camera photographs and transfer (dub) them from a card to
≥The DV automatic recording function of this unit lets you easily transfer (dub) a video to the HDD by connecting only a single DV cable.
TV Guide On ScreenTM system
The TV Guide On ScreenTM system provides a handy electronic program guide (EPG) for checking what’s on. Setting up to record a broadcast is easy too. Simply select the desired program from the displayed list. You can also search for desired programs alphabetically or by displaying only the programs in a certain category.
≥This service may not be available in some areas.
Instant play
There is no need to rewind or search forward. Direct Navigator guides you to the beginning of the recorded video immediately.
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 program 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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