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
Restrictions on video recording
•You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video
discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recording
will pause or stop automatically and the following message will be displayed on-screen will be displayed on-
screen.
• When the program which set a timer REC was Copy Protect, recording is not possible.
• Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded using a DVD-RW disc in VR mode or DVD-RAM
disc with CPRM (see below).
• Recommend this CPRM disc to timer recording.
What is ‘CPRM’?
CPRM is a copy protection system (with scramble system) only allowing the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast
programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media.
This Recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you
cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be made on DVD-RW discs format-
ted in VR mode or DVD-RAM discs. Both types of discs must be CPRM compatible. CPRM recordings can
only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM. This unit does not support a DVD-R disc
with CPRM.
Copyright
• Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is
lawful copying in the area in which you are making a copy. Copying of copyright material such as films or
music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rights owner.
• This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S.
patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners.
Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended
for home and other limited viewing uses only, unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
Notice for Progressive Scan Use
CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPAT-
IBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE
OF 525 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH
THE CONNECTION TO THE ‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING
YOUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p DVD+VCR RECORDER, PLEASE CONTACT OUR
CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.