DVR-640H-S DVR-543H-S DVR-540H-S
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Contents
Copying and backup
Using the Jukebox
Disc Setup menu
Video Adjust menu
Putting the batteries in the remote control
Using the remote control
Before you start
Before you start Chapter
Disc / content format playback compatibility
Before you start
Compatible media
DVD/HDD Recording and playback compatibility
Is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation
HDD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R +RW RAM
Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs
About DualDisc playback
Other disc compatibility
CD-R/RW compatibility
Compressed audio compatibility
WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility
DivX video compatibility
Compatible media CD-ROM, CD-R, CD- RW
DivX VOD content
Jpeg file compatibility
File structure Up to 99 folders or 999 files
DivX
About the internal hard disk drive
PC-created disc compatibility
Symbols used in this manual
Optimizing HDD performance
Connecting up
Connecting up Chapter
Rear panel connections
Connecting up Front panel connections
USB port type B DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S only
USB port type a DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S only
Input
Connecting up Easy connections
Connecting up Using other types of video output
Input
This enables you to record scrambled TV channels
Satellite receiver
Cable box
Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver
This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound.1
Connecting a USB device
Jpeg file storage devices
Connecting up
Plugging
WMA/MP3 file storage devices
Use a PictBridge-compatible printer
Controls and displays
Controls and displays Chapter
Front panel
Controls and displays Remote control
Pause
Help
Controls and displays
Home Menu
Return
Controls and displays Display
SAP
LP / SLP
EP / SEP
Controls and displays
Switching on and setting up
Getting started
Getting started Chapter
Getting started
Select the TV screen type ‘Wide 169’ or ‘Standard 43’
Enter Press to continue after reading the HDD caution
Recording
Recording Chapter
About DVD recording
Disc type/rec Max. titles
HDD Video mode compatibility
Recording
About HDD recording
Recorded audio
Audio Audio output Setting Left L Right R
Restrictions on video recording
Recording equipment and copyright
Table below shows the different audio output possibilities
Recording Using the built-in TV tuner
Changing cable channels
Changing audio channels
ENTER.1
Recording Setting the picture quality/ recording time
Basic recording from the TV
Press repeatedly to select the recording quality
DVD VR DVD Video DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM
Setting a timer recording
Set the picture quality/recording time
Select the audio channel to record
REC Start recording
Easy Timer Recording
Set the recording quality
Timer recording using the VCR Plus+* programming system
Current time
Set the start time
Set the end time
After making the settings, select ‘Enter’ and press Enter
Select ‘Details’ from PlusCode# setting screen
Select ‘Store Program’ to save the timer program and exit
Press ‘VCR Plus+’ to display the VCR Plus+ program screen
VCR Plus+ programming with the power off
Setting a manual timer recording
Clear
Also Deleting a timer program on
Enter the timer recording settings
Buttons to select the level
Editing a timer program
Deleting a timer program
To exit the timer recording screen, press Home Menu Tip
You can delete timer programs you no longer need
Skipping a regular timer program
Extending a timer recording in progress
Stopping a timer recording
Timer recording FAQ
If the recorder is on, switch it into standby
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens when two or more timer programs overlap?
Recording from an external component
Automatic recording from a satellite tuner
Another title to play
External inputs to record from
See Audio In on page 111 for more on these settings
Set up the recorder
Set the timer on the STB
Switch on this recorder
Playing your recordings on other DVD players
Finalizing a disc
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu
Select ‘Finalize’ ‘Finalize’ ‘Next Screen’
Recorder will now start finalizing the disc
Initializing recordable DVD discs
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM
Playback
Playback Chapter
Introduction
Basic playback
Playback
Playing DVD discs
Start playback
Playing from the HDD
Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs
Playing Video CD
Prev Next Press to skip to previous/next track
Playing DivX video files
Video CD only Each press
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc
Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs
Scanning discs
Choose a view option, then press Enter
DVD-Video CD Video CD WMA/MP3 DivX
Play Mode menu
Frame advance/frame reverse
Playing in slow motion
Search Mode
Repeat
Mode menu, then ‘Input/Edit Program’
Program play
Repeat play
HDD DVD-Video CD Video CD WMA/MP3
Displaying and switching subtitles
Repeat to build up a program List
DVD-Video DivX
Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks
Switching audio channels
HDD DVD VR DVD-RAM
Playback Switching camera angles
Switch the camera angle
Displaying disc information on-screen
Display/change the on-screen information
Tip
Editing
Editing Chapter
Disc Navigator screen
Command menu panel options
VR mode
Editing
Original Play List
Editing accuracy
HDD genres
Create
Play
Erase
Select ‘Edit’ ‘Title Name’ from the command menu panel
Title Name
Highlight the title you want to name or rename
Title
Set Thumbnail
Key Characters
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ To cancel
Erase Section
Highlight the title containing Section you want to erase
HDD only Select the type Edit
Divide
Chapter Edit
DVD VR DVD-RAM HDD
Select the command you want
Enter
Select ‘Exit’ to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen
Set Genre
Lock
Move
Title to move
Insert position
Combine
Select ‘Genre Name’ from the command menu panel
Genre Name
Select another title to Combine with the first
Definable genre names
Name can be up to 12 characters Command menu panel Long
Multi-Mode
Input a name for the genre
Select ‘OK’ to enter the name Exit
Select ‘Undo’ from Command menu panel
Undo
DVD Video DVD VR DVD+R DVD+RW
Can’t edit my disc
Copying and backup
Copying and backup Chapter
Restrictions on copying
Copying and backup
Canceling One Touch Copy
One Touch Copy
Copyright
Using Copy Lists
Copying from HDD to DVD
Copying to the HDD
Load a recordable DVD
Select ‘HDD DVD’
Highlight a title and press Enter to add
Press to display the command menu panel
Display the command menu Panel
Select ‘Next’ to move on to the Title Edit screen
Copying from DVD to HDD
Select ‘Next’ to proceed
Copying
Select ‘DVD/CD HDD’
Select ‘Start Copy’ to start Copying
Recording Mode Dual Mono Audio
Copying and backup Using disc backup
Select ‘Copy’, then ‘Disc backup’ from the Home Menu
Select ‘Start’
Display
Copying and backup
Using the Jukebox
Using the Jukebox Chapter
Copying music to the HDD
Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD
Select ‘Copy Album’ from the command menu panel
Playing music from the Jukebox
Connect the USB device
Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu
Using the Jukebox
Editing Jukebox albums
Changing the album view
PhotoViewer DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S Chapter
Locating Jpeg picture files
Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the Home Menu
Select the location of the files you want to view or edit
PhotoViewer DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S Playing a slideshow
Reloading files from a disc or USB device
Prev / Next
PhotoViewer DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S
Importing files to the HDD
Zooming an image
Rotating an image
Selecting multiple files or folders
Load a blank or unfinalized Video mode DVD-R or DVD-RW disc
Copying selected files to a DVD-R/-RW
Select ‘View/Edit Photos on the HDD’ from the menu
Select the files or folders you want to copy
Editing files on the HDD
Creating a new folder
Erasing a file or folder
Copying files
Naming files and folders
Locking/Unlocking files
Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder Contents’
Select ‘Start’ to confirm, or ‘Cancel’ to cancel
Printing files
Select the files you want to lock or unlock
PhotoViewer DVR-540H-S
PhotoViewer DVR-540H-S Chapter
Locating Jpeg picture files Playing a slideshow
Select the folder containing the files you want to view
PhotoViewer DVR-540H-S
Disc Setup menu
Disc Setup menu Chapter
Basic settings
Input Disc Name
Disc Setup menu
Initialize settings
Finalize settings
Finalize
Disc Setup menu Optimize HDD
Initialize HDD
Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then ‘Start’
Progress bar indicates how long there is left to go
Video Adjust menu
Video Adjust menu Chapter
Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs
Choosing a preset
Video Adjust menu
Select the setting you want to Adjust
Adjust the currently selected Setting
Select a setting
Move the cursor down and select ‘Detailed Settings’
Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust
Professional
Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images
Initial Setup menu
Initial Setup menu Chapter
Using the Initial Setup menu
Setting Options Explanation
Next
Initial Setup menu
PCM
Mpeg
Mpeg PCM
Language OSD Language English
Français
Audio Language English
Other
Where available
DVD Menu Subtitle
Language
SEP can be set
DVD+R/+RW
Parental Lock Set Password
Playback TV Screen Size Letter Box
Tings determine how 43 material will look
Still Picture Field
Angle Indicator
Remote Control Recorder
Options On Screen Display
Mode
Selecting other languages for language options
Additional information about component video output
Select ‘Other’ from the language list
Want
Additional information
Additional information Chapter
Minimum copying times
SEP
When viewing on a standard TV or monitor
When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor
Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats
Additional information Troubleshooting
General
Ing the disc tray
No picture
ProblemRemedy
Cannot switch a dual
Additional information
No sound or sound is distorted
Problem Remedy
Shows ‘LOCK’ when a Button is pressed Can’t use One Touch
Remote control but
Front panel display
Copy HDD to DVD
Additional information Manual recording modes
Language code list
Language Language code letter, Language code
Additional information Country/Area code list
Setting up
Making a timer recording
Country/Area, Country/Area code, Code letter
Message Explanation/Action
Initializing disc. Please wait a
Moment
This disc cannot be recorded. Undo the finalization
Repairing disc
Repairing the HDD
Message
Incorrect Cprm information
Print job has been canceled
Printing has stopped because
Because
Cleaning the pickup lens
Additional information Handling discs
Damaged discs
Storing discs
Hints on installation
Resetting the recorder
Recorder turns off with all settings reset
Additional information Condensation
Additional information Specifications
Timer
Tuner
Supplied accessories
Input/Output
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