Changing Entertainment. Again
DRC7005N
Product Registration
Important Information
Table of Contents
Connection Pictures
Position cables properly to avoid audio interference
Types of discs your DVD player can play
Unpack the Box
Coaxial
Components Cables Needed
Audio/video
For video connection to
Either 4b, or 4c, or 4d
To watch one program while you record another
To play a videotape
Go to
Connection Digital Media Recorder + TV + VCR optional
Recorded to the Digital Media Recorder
To play a disc or a show you’ve
Connect the VCR to the TV optional
Connection Digital Media Recorder + TV + Cable Box
Different than the one pictured here
To watch TV satellite programming
Connect the satellite receiver to the TV
Connection Digital Media Recorder + TV + Satellite Receiver
Advanced Audio Connection Information
Please Read This Before Using the Digital Audio Jacks
Output Audio L left
R right
Link cable
Remote
Complete the Interactive Setup
Install Batteries in the Remote
Turn on the TV and Digital Media Recorder
Select on-screen menu language
Connection List
Guide Plus+ setup
Channel Search
Satellite Receiver
Channel List
Time and Date
Turn on the Digital Media Recorder to Watch TV
What to Expect
Guide Plus+ Program Guide
Main Menu Appears
Button/Switch On the TV
How to find your TV’s Video Input Channel
RCA, GE, and Proscan TVs
Other Brands of TVs
Chapter
Explanation of Buttons
Remote Control
Programming the Remote to Operate your TV
Find out if the remote can operate your TV
1003, 1004, 1006, 1019, 1020
Television Codes
2009, 2014, 2018
VCR Codes
Satellite
Cable Box
Audio Receivers RCA and Dimensia
Using the Recorder’s Features
Express Recording Feature
Pausing Live TV
Stopping and/or Pausing a Recording
Watching TV Turn on the Digital Media Recorder to Watch TV
Recording from the Guide Plus+ on-screen programming guide
Setting up timer recordings to record programs automatically
Renaming picture and/or music files
Copying music or pictures to the Digital Media Recorder
Playing programs you’ve recorded
About Guide Plus+ System Program Guide
Using the Guide Plus+ System
Guide Plus+ System Menu Bar
Guide Plus+ System menu bar
Sort
Listings Guide
Locking the Video Window
Grid Guide Action Buttons
News
Setup
Messages
Promotions and Advertising
Chapter
Regional Coding
Using Different Menus
To Load and Play Discs
Playback options
Search Options
Time display Chapter Audio Angle Title Subtitles Repeat
Using the On-Screen Info Display
Time display Track
Repeat
Chapter Icon DVD
Time Display DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD
Subtitle Icon DVD
Shortcut
Repeating Titles, Chapters, or Tracks
Repeat Icon DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD
AB Repeat
Audio Icon DVD and Video CD
Camera Angle Icon DVD
Play Mode Icon Audio CD
Random
Program
Playback Control PBC Icon Video CD
IntroScan Icon Audio CD
For more help and recommendations about MP3 files, go to
Playing mp3 Discs
Saving Jpeg files to the hard disk drive
Viewing Jpeg files
Menu System
Overview of the Digital Media Recorder’s Menu System
How to navigate through on-screen menus
Main Menu
Disc Menu
Channels
Music
Video
Pictures
Recordings
Setup
Menu System
Password
Using Parental Controls
Lock and Unlock
To set Ratings
Rating Limits
Unrated Titles
Additional Information
Troubleshooting
No sound or distorted sound
Play starts, but then stops immediately
Can’t advance through a movie
Play doesn’t begin
No listings
Lost the remote control
Won’t work with cable box
Remote won’t work
Cleaning Discs
Maintenance of Cabinet
Handling Cautions
Formation of Condensation
Explanation of Jacks from left to right
Back of the Digital Media Recorder
Underneath the door
Front Panel Controls
Video Jacks and Cables
Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables
Audio/Video Jacks and Cables RCA-type
Video
On next
Limited Warranty
If you purchased your product outside the United States
Accessory Information
How to Order
To cable or antenna
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