Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION
3
Table
of
Contents
INTRODUCTION
SafetyPrecautions.......................2
TableofContents........................3
Overview.............................4-9
RecordableandPlayableDiscs.
. . . . . . . . . .
.4
Disc-relatedterms......................5
AboutSymbols.........................5
About
DVD-R(-RW)
and
DVD+R(+RW)
disc
. . .
6
AboutDVDrecording....................7
Precautions...........................9
NotesonDiscs.........................9
FrontPanel............................10
RemoteControlOverview................11
RearPanel............................12
HOOKUP
Connections........................13-16
ConnectingtotheAerial.................13
ConnectionstoYourTV.................13
Connecting
to
a
cable
box
or
satellite
receiver
. .
14
Connecting
an
external
decoder
box
. . . . . . . .
14
ConnectingtoanAmplifier...............15
Accessory
Audio/Video
(A/V)
Connections
toRecorder..........................16
ConnectingaDigitalCamcorder.
. . . . . . . . .
.16
BeforeOperation.....................17-28
AutoSetUp..........................17
UsingtheHomeMenu..................17
GeneralSettings....................17-21
?AutoProgramming...............17-18
?ProgramEdit....................18-19
?ClockSet.........................20
?TVAspect........................20
?VCRPlayAspect...................20
?VCRPlaySystem...................21
?AV2Connection....................21
?PowerSaveMode..................21
?FactorySet.......................21
LanguageSettings.....................21
?DisplayLanguage..................21
?DiscLanguage.....................21
AudioSettings........................22
?DolbyDigital.......................22
?DTS.............................22
?MPEG...........................22
?SamplingFrequency................22
?DRC(DynamicRangeControl).
. . . . . . .
.22
Lock
(Parental
Control)
Settings.
. . . . . . . .
23-24
?SetPassword......................23
?Rating...........................23
?AreaCode........................24
RecordingSettings..................24-25
?DiscRecordMode..................24
?VCRRecordMode..................24
?VCRRecordSystem................24
?DVRecordAudio...................25
?AV2Recording.....................25
?AutoChapter......................25
DiscSettings.......................25-27
?Initialize..........................25
?Finalize..........................26
?DiscLabel........................26
?DiscProtect.......................27
?PBC.............................27
?AutoPlay.........................27
?AboutDivX(R).....................27
General
Explanation
of
On-Screen
Display
. . .
28
PLAYBACK
Operation
with
DVD
and
Video
CD.
. . . . . .
29-32
PlayingaDivXMovieDisc................33
Audio
CD
and
MP3/WMA
Operation
. . . . . .
34-35
PlayinganAudioCDorMP3/WMADisc.
. . .
.34
Musicmenuoptions....................34
JPEGFileOperation....................36
VCRModeTapePlayback................37
RECORDING
BasicRecording.....................38-39
BasicRecordingfromaTV...............38
InstantTimerRecording.................38
CopyingfromDVDtoVCR...............39
CopyingfromVCRtoDVD...............39
TimerRecording.....................40-41
Recording
from
an
External
Input
. . . . . . .
42-43
Recording
from
an
External
Components
. . . .
42
Recording
from
a
Digital
Camcorder
. . . . . . . .
42
WhatisDV?..........................43
EDITING
TitleListandChapterListMenu
. . . . . . .
.44-47
TitleandChapterEditing.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
.48-53
Titles,ChaptersandParts................48
AddingChapterMarkers.................48
ChangingTitleThumbnails...............48
MakingaNewPlaylist...................49
Adding
Additional
Title/Chapters
to
the
Playlist
49
DeletingaTitle/Chapter.................50
DeletingaPart........................50
NamingaTitle........................51
CombiningTwoChaptersIntoOne.
. . . . . . .
.51
MovingaPlaylistChapter................52
ProtectaTitle.........................52
HideaTitle/Chapter....................52
DivideOneTitleIntoTwo................53
TimeSearch..........................53
AdditionalInformation...................54
OverwriteRecording....................54
Viewing
Title
List
menu
displayed
on
other
DVDrecordersorplayers................54
Playing
Your
Recordings
on
other
DVDPlayers(FinalizingaDisc).
. . . . . . . . .
.54
REFERENCE
LanguageCodeandAreaCodeList.
. . . . . .
.55
Controlling
Your
TV
with
the
Supplied
Remote
.
56
Troubleshooting.....................57-58
Specifications.........................59