Changing Entertainment. Again
DRC7005N
Product Registration
Important Information
Table of Contents
Unpack the Box
Position cables properly to avoid audio interference
Connection Pictures
Types of discs your DVD player can play
Components Cables Needed
Coaxial
Audio/video
To play a videotape
Either 4b, or 4c, or 4d
For video connection to
To watch one program while you record another
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
R right
Please Read This Before Using the Digital Audio Jacks
Advanced Audio Connection Information
Output Audio L left
Link cable
Remote
Select on-screen menu language
Install Batteries in the Remote
Complete the Interactive Setup
Turn on the TV and Digital Media Recorder
Connection List
Guide Plus+ setup
Time and Date
Satellite Receiver
Channel Search
Channel List
Main Menu Appears
What to Expect
Turn on the Digital Media Recorder to Watch TV
Guide Plus+ Program Guide
Other Brands of TVs
How to find your TV’s Video Input Channel
Button/Switch On the TV
RCA, GE, and Proscan 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
Cable Box
Satellite
Audio Receivers RCA and Dimensia
Using the Recorder’s Features
Watching TV Turn on the Digital Media Recorder to Watch TV
Pausing Live TV
Express Recording Feature
Stopping and/or Pausing a Recording
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
Guide Plus+ System menu bar
Using the Guide Plus+ System
About Guide Plus+ System Program Guide
Guide Plus+ System Menu Bar
Grid Guide Action Buttons
Listings Guide
Sort
Locking the Video Window
Promotions and Advertising
Setup
News
Messages
Chapter
Using Different Menus
Regional Coding
To Load and Play Discs
Playback options
Search Options
Repeat
Using the On-Screen Info Display
Time display Chapter Audio Angle Title Subtitles Repeat
Time display Track
Shortcut
Time Display DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD
Chapter Icon DVD
Subtitle Icon DVD
Audio Icon DVD and Video CD
Repeat Icon DVD, Video CD, and Audio CD
Repeating Titles, Chapters, or Tracks
AB Repeat
Program
Play Mode Icon Audio CD
Camera Angle Icon DVD
Random
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
How to navigate through on-screen menus
Overview of the Digital Media Recorder’s Menu System
Main Menu
Disc Menu
Channels
Recordings
Video
Music
Pictures
Setup
Menu System
Using Parental Controls
Password
Lock and Unlock
Rating Limits
To set Ratings
Unrated Titles
Additional Information
Troubleshooting
Play doesn’t begin
Play starts, but then stops immediately
No sound or distorted sound
Can’t advance through a movie
Remote won’t work
Lost the remote control
No listings
Won’t work with cable box
Formation of Condensation
Maintenance of Cabinet
Cleaning Discs
Handling Cautions
Explanation of Jacks from left to right
Back of the Digital Media Recorder
Underneath the door
Front Panel Controls
Video
Explanation of Input Jacks and Cables
Video Jacks and Cables
Audio/Video Jacks and Cables RCA-type
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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