Getting Started

Contents

 

Getting Started

 

■ Warning...........................................................................................

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■ Precaution ......................................................................................

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Important Safety Instructions.................................................

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Handling Cautions ......................................................................

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Maintenance of Cabinet............................................................

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Disc Handling................................................................................

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Disc Storage...................................................................................

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Disc Specifications ......................................................................

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■ Contents..........................................................................................

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■ General Features ..........................................................................

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■ Before reading the user’s manual ..........................................

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■ How to use the DVD Recorder ................................................

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■ Unpacking......................................................................................

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Accessories.....................................................................................

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Preparing the Remote Control................................................

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■ Description.....................................................................................

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Front Panel.....................................................................................

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Front Panel Display .....................................................................

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Rear Panel (DVD-R150) ..............................................................

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Rear Panel (DVD-R155) ..............................................................

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Tour of the Remote Control .....................................................

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Connecting & Setting Up

 

■ Connecting the DVD Recorder ...............................................

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■ Additional connections .............................................................

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■ Antenna + DVD Recorder + external decoder box + TV......

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■ Other type of connecting the Video output cable ..........

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Case 1 : Connecting to a Video(Composite) output jack.....

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Case 2 : Connecting to an S-Videooutput jack..................

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Case 3 : Component Video output jacks .............................

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■ Other type of connecting the Audio output cable..........

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Case 1 : Connecting to your TV...............................................

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Case 2 : Connecting to a stereoamplifier with AV output

jacks...................................................................................................

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Case 3: Connecting to an AVamplifier with a digital

 

output jack......................................................................................

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■ Connecting HDMI/DVI to a TV (DVD-R155 only) ..............

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Case 1: Connecting to a TV withHDMI Jack........................

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Case 2: Connecting to a TV withDVI Jack............................

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■ Connecting to AV3 IN, DV input jack ....................................

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Case 1: Connecting a VCR, Set-Top Box(STB), DVD player or

 

Camcorder to the AV3 IN jacks .............................................................

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Case 2: Connecting a Camcorder tothe DV IN jack .........

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System Setup

 

■ On-Screen Menu Navigation ...................................................

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■ Plug & Auto Setup .......................................................................

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■ Setting the Clock..........................................................................

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■ Presetting Channels with the Auto Setup function ........

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■ Presetting Channels with the Manual Setup function...

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■ Setting up the Language Options.........................................

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■ Setting up the System Options...............................................

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EP Mode Time Setting................................................................

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Automatic Chapter Creation ...................................................

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Quick Recording Setting...........................................................

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Anynet+(HDMI-CEC) (DVD-R155 only) ................................

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■ Setting up the Audio Options.................................................

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Digital Output...............................................................................

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DTS....................................................................................................

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Dynamic Compression ..............................................................

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NICAM..............................................................................................

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■ Setting up Video Options..........................................................

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TV Aspect........................................................................................

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3D Noise Reduction (motion adaptive noise reduction) ....

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Video output .................................................................................

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Progressive scan...........................................................................

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HDMI/DVI Resolution (DVD-R155 only)...............................

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DivX(R) Registration....................................................................

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■ Setting up the Parental Control..............................................

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About the Rating Level..............................................................

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About the Change Password...................................................

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Recording

 

■ Recordable discs ..........................................................................

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Compatibility between Samsung and Other Company’s

Recorder...........................................................................................

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■ Recording Formats......................................................................

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DVD-RW(Video mode)/-R .........................................................

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DVD-RAM/-RW(VR mode).........................................................

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DVD+RW.........................................................................................

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■ Recording Mode...........................................................................

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■ Unrecordable video ....................................................................

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About INFO Button .....................................................................

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■ Recording immediately .............................................................

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Recording the current TV programme you are watching.....

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Recording from external equipment you are watching......

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■ Copying from a Camcorder......................................................

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■ Making a One Touch Recording (OTR) .................................

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