JD-VD903 DVD+R/RW Recorder User Manual Before attempting to connect, operate or adjust this product, please save and read this manual completely. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. ©1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
Contents Getting Started: 3.Initial Settings: FCC and Safety Information................................. 2 3-1 Language Setup ........................................... 18 Important Safety Instructions.............................. 3 On Screen Display (OSD) Language Setting ..................... 18 Precautions .......................................................... 4 DVD MENU Language Setting .........................................18 AUDIO Soundtrack Language Selection [DVD] ..................
FCC and Safety Information CAUTION: This unit employs a laser. Due to possible eye injury, only qualified service personnel should remove the cover or attempt to service this device. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Since it is usual for DVD movies to be released at different times in different regions of the world, all players have region codes and disc can have an optional region code.
Important Safety Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a damp cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Precautions Please read these precautions before operating this unit. !Power cord protection To avoid any malfunctions of the unit, and to protect against electric shock, fire or personal injury, please observe the following. " Hold the plug firmly when connecting or disconnecting the AC power cord. " Keep the AC power cord away from heating appliances. " Never put any heavy object on the AC power cord. " Do not attempt to repair or reconstruct the AC power cord in any way.
1-1 DVD Playback Preparations " Press on the power button of the TV set, and select “Video” as the TV input. " Press on the power button of the stereo system if the player has been connected to a stereo system. 1 2 3 Press POWER on. Press EJECT to open the disc tray. Place a disc onto the tray. 1 DVD Basic Playback Hold the disc without touching its surfaces, position it with the printed title side facing up, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper position. 4 Press EJECT.
1-1 DVD Playback-continued Stopping Playback Press STOP. 1 DVD Rapid Advance (Rapid Reverse) F.BWD or F.FWD Press during playback. " Normal playback is resumed when you press . " The speed of advance ( x2, x4, and etc) or reverse ( x2, or F.BWD button. x4, and etc.) changes for each press of the F.FWD Skipping Ahead or Back to Chapters You can skip a specific chapter or track to playback. Skipping Ahead Press NEXT during playback. Skips a chapter each time you press the button.
1-2 Direct Selection of Scenes Selecting Scenes by Title/Chapter Number Allows you to locate specific titles/chapters of scenes to playback. Press GOTO during playback. Press Press 3 4 5 / to move the cursor to the title box or chapter box. button to see other information box. Press , the title box or chapter box turns yellow. Press the number button(s) or Press / 1 DVD 1 2 to select the preferred title or chapter. . This DVD Recorder starts playback from selected title/chapter numbers.
1-3 Repeat Playback Repeat Viewing 1 1 DVD 2 3 Press 1/ALL REPEAT during playback, the repeat box show on the top left side of the screen. Press , the repeat box turns yellow. Press / to choose the preferred repeat frequency. Chapter: Repeat chapter Title: Repeat title Disc: Repeat disc Off: Repeat cancelled 4 Press . To return to normal playback Press 1/ALL REPEAT until the box disappears.
1-4 Convenient Functions Displaying the Information of the Scene Displaying the Information of the Scene Press button to see other information box. Stop Displaying the Information of the Scene 1 DVD Press INFO. during playback, the title box, chapter box, time box and other information box will show on the top left side of the screen. Press INFO. until the INFO. box disappears.
1-4 Convenient Functions-continued Clearing/Changing Subtitles If a disc provides subtitles, you can choose to hide or change them. (This operation works only with discs that provide subtitles.) 1 1 DVD Press SUBTITLE during playback, a subtitle window box will appear on the top left side of the screen. When no subtitles are recorded “ 2 3 4 Press Press ” will display. , the subtitle window box turns yellow. / Press to hide or change subtitles. . The subtitle window box will turn white.
1-4 Convenient Functions-continued Using a DVD Menu Some DVD discs have unique menu structures called DVD menus. For example, DVDs programmed with complex contents provide guide menus, and those recorded with various languages provide menus for audio and subtitle language. Although the DVD menu’s contents and operation vary from disc to disc, the following explains basic operation when this feature is used. Press TITLE. The DVD menu available on the disc now appears.
1-4 Convenient Functions-continued Playing Kodak Picture CDs and JPEG picture CDs You can play Kodak picture CDs and JPEG pictures for viewing on the screen. Basic Playback 1 DVD 1 Load a Kodak picture CD or a JPEG picture CD on the tray. After few seconds, the player starts play back the pictures in slide show automatically. You can press the number corresponding to the order of the picture. The player will begin the slide show from the selected picture. To stop slide show, press EJECT.
1-4 Convenient Functions-continued Progressive Scan Setting [DVD] The DVD player provides two scan modes: interlaced and progressive. When choosing Progressive Scan, you can have a better viewing result. This setting requires your TV also to have Progressive Scan feature. " Make sure the YUV cable are properly connected to your TV component input and your player component output. Press SETUP. Press / to switch pages to “Video Setup”.
2-1 Audio CD Playback Preparations " Power on the TV set, and then select “Video” as the TV input. " Power on the stereo system if the player has been connected to a stereo system. Basic Playback 1 2 3 Press POWER on. Press EJECT to open the disc tray. Place a disc onto the tray. 2 Audio CDs Hold the disc without touching its surfaces, position it with the printed title side facing up, align it with the guides, and place it in its proper position. 4 Press EJECT. This DVD Recorder starts playback.
2-1 Audio CD Playback-continued Pause Playback Press PAUSE during playback. The player will pause playback. To return to normal playback Press . Programming Audio CD Soundtrack You can program music to play back in your favorite order. Press STOP. Press PROGRAM. Press / to choose the preferred track and then Press Press / to select PLAY, then press . to start playing. NOTE: " The default playback order will start from the beginning to the end of the tracks if you did not set it yourself.
2-1 Audio CD Playback-continued Selecting Music by Time 1 2 Press GOTO during playback. Press Press / to move the cursor to the time box. button to see other information box. 3 Press , the time box turns yellow. 4 Press the number button(s) to specify the starting position. Example: To locate “01 hr. 30 min. 12 sec.”, press “0”,“1”, “3”, “0”, “1” and “2”. 2 Audio CDs 5 Press . This DVD Recorder starts playback from specified position.
2-1 Audio CD Playback-continued Repeat Playback You could choose to playback your audio CD repeatedly. 1 2 Press GOTO during playback. Press Press 3 4 5 / to move the cursor to the repeat box. button to see other information box. Press Press , the repeat box turns yellow. / Press to select to play repeatly . . For your reference: " When “ ” appears while you are pressing a button, it may indicate that the corresponding operation is prohib- ited by the player.
3-1 Language Setup Note: Please refer the OSD instruction to do the following setup setting. On Screen Display (OSD) Language Setting Allows you to set various languages for the on screen display (OSD). 1 2 3 4 5 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “Language” then press Press / to select “O.S.D.” then press Press / to select the preferred language. Press . . . To return to the SETUP MENU screen Press button.
3-1 Language Setup-continued AUDIO Soundtrack Language Selection [DVD] You can select a preferred soundtrack language among various languages that have been recorded on DVD discs. 1 2 3 4 5 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “Language” then press Press / to select “Audio” then press Press / to select a preferred language. Press . . . ORIGINAL: The top-priority language of each disc will always play back first. To return to the SETUP MENU screen Press button.
3-2 Video Setup Aspect Ratio Setting The kind of TV set (4:3 or 16:9) connected to this DVD Recorder can be selected. 1 2 3 4 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “Video Setup” and press Press / to select “Aspect Ratio” then press Press / to select a preferred TV display. . . 16:9 Wide Select Wide (16:9) for a wide-screen TV set. Played in “FULL” size. " Setting the wide-screen TV to “FULL” mode is also necessary.
3-2 Video Setup-continued Channel Search Setting Channel Search is a tuner search and allows a channel to be confirmed.During initial setup, this DVD Recorder will select available TV channels. Yet, if more channels become available in your area, you may need to repeat the Channel Search to update the available channels. NOTE: 1.While doing Channel Search, it will erase and replace all previously stored channels. 2.Before doing Channel Search, make sure if SOURCE is the same with your setting.
3-2 Video Setup-continued Cable/Antenna Setting This function determines how your TV is hooked up, either by Cable or Antenna. 1 2 3 4 5 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “Video Setup” and press Press / to select “Cable/Antenna” then press Press / to select “Cable” or “Antenna”. Press . . . To return to the SETUP MENU screen Press button. To finish the setup operation Press SETUP to exit from SETUP MENU screen.
3-2 Video Setup-continued OUTPUT FORMAT Setting You can choose “Progressive Scan” or “Interlaced” for output format according to your TV. 1 2 3 4 5 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “Video Setup” and press Press / to select “Output Format” then press Press / to select the preferred output format setting. Press . . . To return to the SETUP MENU screen Press button. To finish the setup operation Press SETUP to exit from SETUP MENU screen.
3-4 System Info Setup DATE AND TIME Setting If this DVD Recorder sets the date and time incorrectly, you could set the information manually. 1 2 3 4 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “System Info” and press Press / to select “Date and Time”, and then press Press / to select the preferred item. Every time you press 5 Press / . . , you could select the following items in order: hour, minute, second, month, day and year. to adjust the numbers to the exact date and time.
3-4 System Info Setup-continued PASSWORD Setting [DVD] You can change the password to your DVD by selections. 1 2 3 4 5 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “System Info” and press Press / to select “Password”and press . . Enter your old password, and then press Enter the new password, and then press . . Factory pre-set password: 99999 6 Enter the new password again, and then press . To return to the SETUP MENU screen Press button.
3-4 System Info Setup-continued SCREEN SAVER Setting If you have set the screen saver ON by the following method then you may see it functioning in the stop mode. This function will ONLY function in the stop mode. 1 2 3 4 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “System Info” and press . Press / to select “Screen Saver”, and then press Press / to select “ON” or “OFF” and press . . The waiting time of the screen saver is set to a certain time.
4-1 Before recording Before recording, please read the following instructions to have a good recording experience. 1. Before schedule recording, check the date and time setting again to make sure the information of the date and time be correct. Please refer to page 24 for further information. 2. Make sure this DVD Recorder connect to outer equipments correctly. Please refer Quick-guide for further information. 3. Make sure to use the correct disc (with free space) for recording.
4-2 Record Setup Disc Media Setup (Only works a DVD+R or DVD+RW is loaded) Finalize Setting 1 2 3 4 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “Disc Media” then press . Press / to select “Finalize” then press to confirm to excute the function of finalization. Select “Confirm” to finalize or “Cancel” to back to the current state. NOTE: " The finalization function only works once in DVD+R disc. To return to the SETUP MENU screen Press button.
4-2 Record Setup-continued Record Quality Setting 1 2 3 4 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “Recording” and press . Press / to select “Record quality” and press Press / to select the preferred record quality and press . .
4-2 Record Setup-continued Schedule Setup Setting 1 2 Press SETUP in the stop mode. Press / to select “Schedule” then press . This DVD Recorder provides with up to 8 entires for schedule recording. 3 4 Press / to select one entry to enter your information and press Press / or number buttons to choose your freq date. . Example: If you want to record a TV sport show every Friday night; then choose “Wkly Fri”. 5 Press 6 Press 7 Press 8 Press 9 Press 10 Press button to choose “start time”.
4-3 Schedule Recording You can use this DVD Recorder to record from external source or TV programs. To Record From External Source Preparations: 1. Please connect this DVD Recorder to your TV, and connect outer equipments to this DVD Recorder. (For details, please refer to Quick-guide.) 2. Remember to use an unfinalized and recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R. 1 2 3 Turn on POWER of this DVD Recorder and outer equipments. Press EJECT to open the disc tray. Place a recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R onto the disc tray.
4-3 Schedule recording-continued You could use this DVD Recorder to record TV programs with a DVD+RW or DVD+R. To Record TV Programs Preparations: 1. Please connect this DVD Recorder to your TV. 2. Then connect Cable TV signal or Antenna to the ANTENNA IN jack on the back of this DVD Recorder. (For details, please refer to Quick-guide.) 3. Remember to use an unfinalized and recordable DVD+RW or DVD+R. 1 2 3 Turn on POWER of this DVD Recorder and your TV. Press EJECT to open the disc tray.
4-4 Editing This DVD Recorder provides two ways to edit a title. One is to edit a title while the title is playing, the other is to edit a title while the title is not playing. To Edit a Title While The Title is Playing You have five options to edit a title: Insert chapter, Remove chapter, Hide chapter, Show chapter and New Picture. NOTE: " Chapters are markers inside a title and you can jump from chapter to chapter within the title by pressing or button.
4-4 Editing-continued To Edit a Title While The Title is not Playing You have three options to edit a title: Erase Title, Play full title, Make Compatible. (If using a DVD+RW disc) You have two options to edit a title: Play full title and Finalize. (If using a DVD+R disc) Erase Title 1 2 3 4 Select one title from the title menu . Press EDIT, the EDIT menu will show on the screen. Press / Press to select “Erase Title”. to erase the active title from the DVD disc.
5-1 Troubleshooting Before requesting service for the DVD Recorder, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checkups or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation. SYMPTOM (COMMON) REMEDY No power. • Insert the power plug securely into the power outlet. • Check if the ON/OFF button on the front of the player is set to on. • Check if no power at the AC outlet by plugging in another appliance for a test.
5-1 Troubleshooting-continued SYMPTOM [DVD] REMEDY PLAY does not start playback even when title is selected. • This may be a result of the parental lock function that has been set. Confirm the “PARENTAL” setup. Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language is not the one selected at the initial settings. • If the audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language does not exist on the disc, the language selected at the initial settings will not be seen/heard. No subtitles.
5-2 Disc Handling and Maintenance Handling Precautions (A) " Hold the disc by the edges so the surface will not " " " " " " be soiled with fingerprints. (A) Fingerprints, dirt and scratches can cause skipping and distortion. Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other writing utensils. Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzine, thinner, static electricity prevention liquids or any other solvent. Be careful not to drop or bend the disc. Do not install more than 1 disc on the disc tray.
5-3 Definition of Terms Angle Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side, from the right side, etc.). With such discs, the ANGLE button can be used to view the scene from different angles. Chapter Number These numbers are recorded on DVD discs.
