Before you start

Table of contents

Before you start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Installing batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . .9 Using a remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 VCR/DVD recorder Switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Connection to a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Connection to a cable box or satellite box . . . .11 Connection to an Audio System . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Functional overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 SETUP/DISC/CD menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 DISPLAY menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Channel settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Presetting channels automatically

.16

Adding/deleting channels

.17

Setting the clock

.18

Auto Clock Setting

.18

Manual Clock Setting

.19

Setting the daylight saving time

.21

Selecting the TV aspect ratio

.22

Selecting TV stereo or SAP

.23

RF converter output

.24

Changing the SETUP menu . . . . . . . . .25

Tour of the SETUP menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Parental control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Information on DVD play

34

Guide to displays

34

Basic playback

35

Playback

35

Playing discs using the disc menu

37

Playing discs using the title menu

38

Special playback

39

Resume play

39

Fast forward / Fast reverse

39

Skipping TV commercials during play

40

Pause

40

Step by step playback

41

Slow forward / Slow reverse play

41

Zoom

42

Marker Setup

42

Search

43

Title/Chapter search

43

Track search

44

Time search

44

Repeat/Random/Program play

45

Repeat play

45

Random play

45

Program play

46

Selecting audio and video formats

47

Switching audio soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Reducing block noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

VCR functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Recording and One-touch timer recording . . . .50 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 One-touch timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Index search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Time search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Other operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Easy DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Information on DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Recording speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Restrictions on recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Information on copy control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Making discs playable in other DVD player (Finalize) 57

Formatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Choosing the recording format of a blank disc . . . . .58 Reformatting a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Basic recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Checking the recording picture quality . . . . . . . . . . .62

One-touch timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Hints for timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Settings for an external source . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Connection to an external source

.67

Recording from an external source

.68

Dubbing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Finalizing the discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Setting a disc to protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Information on disc editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Guide to a title list

. .73

Editing discs in Video mode

. .73

Editing discs in VR mode

. .74

Editing DVD-RW discs in Video mode

. .75

Deleting titles

. .75

Putting names on titles

. .76

Setting or clearing chapter markers

. .77

Editing DVD-RW discs in VR mode (Original)

. .78

Deleting titles

. .78

Deleting parts of titles

. .79

Naming Titles

. .80

Setting or clearing chapter markers

. .82

Setting pictures for thumbnails

. .83

Title Protection

. .85

Releasing titles from protection

. .86

Editing DVD-RW discs in VR mode (Playlist) .

. .87

Deleting titles

. .87

Deleting parts of titles

. .88

Naming Titles

. .89

Setting or clearing chapter markers

. .91

Setting pictures for thumbnails

. .92

Adding titles to a Playlist

. .94

Deleting a Playlist

. .95

Editing DVD-R discs

. .96

Deleting titles

. .96

Naming Titles

. .97

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Language code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Español . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

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