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Table of contents
Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Checking the imformation on the timer
programming during the timer recording . . . .43
The priority of overlapped setings . . . . . . . . . .44
Setting a disc to protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Recording from an external component . . . . . .46

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Information on DVD play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Basic Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Playing discs using the disc menu . . . . . . . . . . .51
Playing discs using the title menu . . . . . . . . . . .52
Resume play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Step by step playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Repeat play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Title/Chapter search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Track search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Time search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Fast forward / Fast reverse search . . . . . . . . . .58
Slow forward / Slow reverse play . . . . . . . . . . .58
Skipping TV commercials during play . . . . . . . .59
Selecting the format of audio and video . . . . . .59
Switching audio soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Reducing block noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Information on disc editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Editing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Deleting titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65, 69, 77, 86
Putting names on titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66, 71, 80, 87
Setting or clearing chapter markers . . . . . . .68, 73, 81
Deleting parts of titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70, 78
Setting pictures for thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74, 83
Setting titles to protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Releasing titles from protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Adding titles to a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Deleting a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Using SETUP menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Other settings: Parental Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Setting a parental lock level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Other settings: Language settings . . . . . . . . . . .92
Choosing the menu language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Choosing the audio language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Choosing the subtitle language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Other settings: Audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Setting digital audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Compressing the range of sound volume . . . . . . . . .98
Outputting the sound during play in fast forward . .99
Other settings: Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Quick Guide to DVD disc types . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Language code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Notes about discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS . . . . . . . . 3

PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

LASER SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
About Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Easy understanding for DVD recording . . . . . . .6
Guide to Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Installing batteries in the remote control . . . . .10
Using a remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Information on this owner's manual . . . . . . . . .11
Symbol in this owner's manual . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Front display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Connection to antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
When connecting to a cable box
with only a few scrambled channels . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
When connecting to a cable box
with many scrambled channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Connection to other devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Connection to TV with a standard A/V cable . . . . .18
Connection to TV with a S-Video cable . . . . . . . . . .19
Connection to TV with a component video cable . .19
Connection to TV and VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Connection to AV amplifier
with a coaxial digital audio cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Initial setting: Channel setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Getting channels automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Adding/deleting channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Initial setting: Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Adjusting the clock automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Setting the daylight savings time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Initial setting: Selecting the TV aspect ratio . . .29
Initial setting: RF converter output
(Watching the TV programs received
by the tuner of the DVD recorder) . . . . . . . . . .30

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Information on DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Recording speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Restrictions on recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Settings for recording to a blank disc . . . . . . . .33
Formatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
One-touch timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Checking the recording picture quality . . . . . . .37
Finalizing the discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
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