Getting Started

Contents

 

Getting Started

 

■ Warning

2

■ Precaution

3

Important Safety Instructions

3

Handling Cautions

3

Maintenance of Cabinet

3

Disc Handling

3

Disc Storage

4

Disc Specifications

4

■ General Features

8

■ Before Reading the Instruction Manual

9

■ How to use the DVD Recorder

9

■ Unpacking

10

Accessories

10

Preparing the Remote Control

10

Tour of the Remote Control

12

■ Description

13

Front Panel

13

Front Panel Display

13

Rear Panel

14

Connecting & Setting Up

 

■ Step 1: Connecting the Antenna Cable

15

Antenna + Set Top Box Controller + DVD Recorder +

 

TV : Cable box with a video/audio output or a satellite

 

receiver

15

■ Step 2 : Connecting HDMI/DVI to a TV

16

Connecting to a TV with HDMI Jack

16

Connecting to a TV with DVI Jack

17

■ Step 3 : Connecting the Video Cable

18

Connecting to a Video input jack

18

Connecting to an S-Video input jack

19

Connecting to Component video input jacks

 

(Y,PB,PR)

20

■ Step 4 : Connecting the Audio Cable

21

Connecting to your TV

21

Connecting to a stereo amplifier with analog input

 

jacks

22

Connecting to an AV amplifier with a digital input jack

23

■ Step 5 : Connecting External Devices

24

Connecting a VCR, Set Top Box(STB) or DVD Player

 

to the AV 1 IN or S-VIDEO IN jacks

24

Connecting a Camcorder

25

System Setup

 

■ Initial Setup

26

OSD Language Setup

26

■ Using the Setup Menu

26

■ Setting Up the System Options

27

Set Top Box Control

27

CM Skip Time Setting

28

EP Mode Time Setting

29

Automatic Chapter Creation

29

Quick Recording Setting

30

Anynet+(HDMI-CEC)

30

■ Clock Set

31

■ Language Setting

31

■ Setting Up the Audio Options

32

■ Video(Display) Setting

33

TV Aspect

33

Input Level

33

Black Level

33

3D Noise Reduction

33

HDMI/DVI Resolution

34

DivX(R) Registration

34

■ Parental Control

35

Setting the Rating Level

35

Changing the Password

35

Recording

 

■ Recordable discs

36

Compatibility between Samsung and Other manufacturer's Recorders..

36

■ Recording Formats

37

DVD-RW(Video mode)/-R

37

DVD-RAM/-RW(VR mode)

37

DVD+RW

37

■ Recording Mode

38

■ Unrecordable video

38

About the INFO Button

39

■ Recording from External Equipment

40

■ Copying from a Camcorder

41

■ Making a One Touch Recording (OTR)

42

■ Setting a Timer Recording

43

■ Flexible Recording (for Timer Recording only)

44

■ Editing the Scheduled Record List

44

■ Deleting the Scheduled Record List

45

■ Recording the Scheduled Record List

45

Recording on Free Space

45

■ EZ REC MODE

46

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