Contents

Introduction

DVD Video Recorder________________________________________8

Box contents_______________________________________________9

Placement _________________________________________________9

Cleaning discs ______________________________________________9

Remote control ____________________________________________9

Loading the batteries_______________________________________9

Installation

Connections - back side of your DVD recorder _________________10

Connecting to the antenna___________________________________10

Connecting to a TV set _____________________________________10

S-video (Y/C) connection __________________________________10

Video (CVBS) connection __________________________________10

Connecting to audio equipment_______________________________11

Connecting to A/V receiver or A/V amplifier with digital Multi-channel decoder_____________________________________11

Connecting to a receiver equipped with two channel digital

stereo (PCM)____________________________________________11

Connecting to a receiver equipped with Dolby Pro Logic ________11

Connecting to a TV set equipped with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder _11 Connecting to a receiver with two channel analogue stereo ______12

Connecting to other equipment ______________________________12

Connections - frontside of your DVD recorder__________________12

Camcorder connection ____________________________________12

Power supply _____________________________________________13

Switching on ______________________________________________13

First time set-up: virgin mode ________________________________13

Automatic setting ________________________________________13

Manual setting ___________________________________________14

Functional overview

Front of recorder __________________________________________16

Rear of recorder___________________________________________17

Display___________________________________________________18

Remote control ___________________________________________19

Operation

Important notes for operation________________________________20

Loading discs ______________________________________________20

Disc types _______________________________________________20

The following disc types can be used for recording and playback __20 The following disc types can be used for playback only __________20

The following disc types cannot be used at all, neither for

recording nor for playback _________________________________21

On-screen display information ________________________________21

System menu bar_________________________________________21

User preference menu operation ____________________________22

Status box ______________________________________________22

Tuner info box __________________________________________23

Timer info box __________________________________________23

Warning box ____________________________________________23

Index Picture Screen________________________________________24

User preferences __________________________________________25

Setting user preferences __________________________________25

Picture settings __________________________________________25

Sound settings ___________________________________________25

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