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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INTRODUCTION
Recordable and Playable Discs
DVD-RW (DVD - ReWritable)
DVD-RW discs can be formatted for VR mode recording or Video mode recording.
These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on the
same Disc.
[VR mode]
Recordings can be extensively edited
Playable only on VR mode compatible players (after finalization)
[Video mode]
Playable on regular DVD players (after finalization)
Limited editing features
DVD-R (DVD - Recordable)
These Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot record on it or edit it.
DVD-R discs can be only formatted to Video mode.
Playable on regular DVD players (after finalization)
Limited editing features
DVD-RAM (DVD - Random Access Memory)
DVD-RAM discs can be formatted for VR mode recording.
These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on the
same Disc.
Playable on DVD-RAM compatible players.
Recordings can be extensively edited.
Only DVD-RAM standard Version 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 discs can be used in this unit.
You cannot use the cartridge-type DVD-RAM disc in this unit.
DVD+RW (DVD + ReWritable)
These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on the
same Disc.
Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatic finalization)
The edited contents are playable on DVD+RW compatible players only after finalization.
Recordings can be edited.
DVD+R (DVD + Recordable)
These Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD+R, you cannot record on it or edit it any
more.
Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after finalization)
Any edited contents are not compatible on DVD+R compatible players. (Hide, chapter combine, added chapter
mark, etc.)
Limited title/chapter editing features.
Recommended recordable DVD discs
DVD-R
Mitsubishi(8x,16x)
Verbatim(8x,16x)
JVC(8x,16x)
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DVD+R
Mitsubishi(8x,16x)
Verbatim(8x,16x)
JVC(8x,16x)
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DVD-RW
Mitsubishi(4x)
Verbatim(4x)
JVC(6x,4x)
Maxell(4x)
DVD+RW
Mitsubishi(4x)
HP(4x)
Verbatim(4x)
Ricoh(4x)
DVD-RAM
Mitsubishi(3x)
Maxell(5x)
JVC(3x)
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