Owner`s manual
Table Of Contents
- IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
- Introduction
- Hookup and Settings
- Connecting an Antenna or Cable TV
- Connections to your TV
- Connection to an Amplifier
- Accessory Audio/Video (A/V) Connections to Recorder
- Connecting a Digital Camcorder
- Initial Setup Wizard
- Using the Home Menu
- Initial Settings
- General Settings
- Language Settings
- Audio Settings
- Lock (Parental Control) Settings
- Recording Settings
- Disc Settings
- TV Viewing
- Playback
- Recording
- About DVD recording
- Notes for recording
- Recording time and picture quality
- Basic Recording from a TV
- Instant Timer Recording
- Timer Recording
- Basic Recording from a TV
- Instant Timer Recording
- Timer Recording
- Dubbing from DVD to VCR
- Dubbing from VCR to DVD
- Recording from External Components
- Recording from DV Input
- Editing
- Title List and Chapter List Menu Overview
- VR Mode: Original and Playlist Editing
- Adding Chapter Markers
- Changing the Title Thumbnails
- Making a New Playlist
- Adding Additional Title / Chapters to the Playlist
- Deleting an Original or Playlist Title/Chapter
- Deleting a Part
- Naming a Title
- Time Search
- Moving a Playlist Chapter
- Hide a Chapter/Title
- Protect a Title
- Divide One Title Into Two
- Combining Two Chapters Into One
- Overwriting Recording
- Viewing Title List menu displayed on other DVD Recorders or Players
- Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD Players (Finalizing a Disc)
- Reference
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TV VIEWING
Playing a T
Playing a T
ape
ape
1. Press VCR to control the VCR deck.
2. Insert a pre-recorded video cassette.
• If the unit is powered off, it will power on
automatically when the tape is loaded.
• If the Timer indicator lights on the front panel
display window, press STANDBY/ON once.
3. Press PLAY (N) to start playback.
• If a tape without a safety tab is inserted the
unit starts playback automatically.
4. Press STOP (x) to stop playback.
• If the tape reaches the end before you press
STOP (x) the Recorder automatically stops,
rewinds and ejects the tape.
Note:
S-VHS Quasi Playback (SQPB)
• This Recorder can play back S-VHS recorded
tapes, however, it cannot make recordings using
S-VHS format tapes.
•
SQPB is an abbreviation for S-VHS Quasi Playback.
Playing a DVD
Playing a DVD
1. Press DVD to control the DVD deck.
2. Press EJECT, OPEN/CLOSE (Z) to open the disc
tray. Load your chosen disc in the tray, with the
playback side down.
3. Press EJECT, OPEN/CLOSE (Z) to close the
tray. Playback starts automatically. If playback
does not start, press PLAY (N)orStarts play-
back using HOME menu.
4. To stop the playback, press STOP (x).
The unit records the stopped point, depending on
the disc. “
X
x” appears on the screen briefly.
Press PLAY (N) to resume playback (from the
scene point). If you press STOP (x) again or
unload the disc (“x” appears on the screen.), the
unit will clear the stopped point.
5. Press EJECT, OPEN/CLOSE (Z) to remove the
disc.
Press EJECT, OPEN/CLOSE (Z) to close disc
tray or press
STANDBY/ON (1/&)
, the disc tray
closes automatically and unit turns off.
Note:
When do not use DVD, please take out DISC.
Playback
VCR Playback Options
Buttons Operations
EJECT (Z) Ejects the tape in the VCR deck.
PAUSE (X) Pause playback.
Press repeatedly to step forward one frame at a time.
• After 5 minutes in STILL mode the Recorder stops to protect
the tape and video heads.
FORWARD (M) Scan forward. In Stop mode, fast forwards the tape.
In Pause mode, starts slow motion playback.
• After 3 minutes in SEARCH mode the Recorder returns to PLAY mode to protect the tape and
video heads
• After 3 minutes in SLOW MOTION mode the Recorder goes back to PLAY mode to protect the
tape and video heads.
BACKWARD (m) Scan backward. In Stop mode, rewinds the tape.
• After 3 minutes in SEARCH mode the Recorder returns to PLAY mode to protect the tape and
video heads.
CLEAR Resets the current tape counter position to 0:00:00. To automatically goto tape counter
position 0:00:00, press RETURN while the tape is in Stop mode or in Play mode.
CH (+/-) Manually reduces noise on the screen during tape playback. Tracking is set
automatically when a tape is inserted.
AUDIO Sets tape audio to HIFI, LEFT, RIGHT or NORMAL.
Use b/B buttons to select tape audio you want.