Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION
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........................13-15
ConnectingtotheAerial.................13
ConnectionstoYourTV.................13
ConnectingtoanAmplifier...............14
Accessory
Audio/Video
(A/V)
Connections
toRecorder..........................15
ConnectingaDigitalCamcorder.
. . . . . . . . . .15
BeforeOperation.....................16-27
AutoSetUp..........................16
UsingtheHomeMenu..................16
GeneralSettings....................16-20
?AutoProgramming...............16-17
?ProgramEdit....................17-18
?ClockSet.........................19
?TVAspect........................19
?VCRPlaySystem...................20
?PowerSaveMode..................20
?FactorySet.......................20
LanguageSettings.....................20
?DisplayLanguage..................20
?DiscLanguage.....................20
AudioSettings........................21
?DolbyDigital.......................21
?DTS.............................21
?MPEG...........................21
?SamplingFrequency................21
?DRC(DynamicRangeControl).
. . . . . . . .21
Lock
(Parental Control) Settings.
. . . . . . . . 22-23
?SetPassword......................22
?Rating...........................22
?AreaCode........................23
RecordingSettings..................23-24
?DiscRecordMode..................23
?VCRRecordMode..................23
?VCRRecordSystem................23
?DVRecordAudio...................24
?AutoChapter......................24
DiscSettings.......................24-26
?Initialize..........................24
?Finalize..........................25
?DiscLabel........................25
?DiscProtect.......................26
?PBC.............................26
?AutoPlay.........................26
?AboutDivX(R).....................26
General
Explanation
of On-Screen
Display
. . . 27
PLAYBACK
Operation
with
DVD and Video CD. . . . . . . 28-31
PlayingaDivXMovieDisc................32
Audio CD and MP3/WMA
Operation
. . . . . . 33-34
PlayinganAudioCDorMP3/WMADisc.
. . . .33
Musicmenuoptions....................33
JPEGFileOperation....................35
VCRModeTapePlayback................36
RECORDING
BasicRecording.....................37-38
BasicRecordingfromaTV...............37
InstantTimerRecording.................37
CopyingfromDVDtoVCR...............38
CopyingfromVCRtoDVD...............38
TimerRecording.....................39-40
Recording
from an
External
Input
. . . . . . . 41-42
Recording
from External
Components
. . . . . . . 41
Recording
from a
Digital
Camcorder . . . . . . . . 41
WhatisDV?..........................42
EDITING
TitleListandChapterListMenu
. . . . . . . .43-46
TitleandChapterEditing.
. . . . . . . . . . . . .47-52
Titles,ChaptersandParts................47
AddingChapterMarkers.................47
ChangingTitleThumbnails...............47
MakingaNewPlaylist...................48
Adding
Additional
Title/Chapters
to the
Playlist
48
DeletingaTitle/Chapter.................49
DeletingaPart........................49
NamingaTitle........................50
CombiningTwoChaptersIntoOne.
. . . . . . . .50
MovingaPlaylistChapter................51
ProtectaTitle.........................51
HideaTitle/Chapter....................51
DivideOneTitleIntoTwo................52
TimeSearch..........................52
AdditionalInformation...................53
OverwriteRecording....................53
Viewing
Title List menu
displayed
on other
DVDrecordersorplayers................53
Playing
Your
Recordings
on other
DVDPlayers(FinalizingaDisc).
. . . . . . . . . .53
REFERENCE
LanguageCodeandAreaCodeList.
. . . . . . .54
Controlling
Your TV
with the
Supplied
Remote
. 55
Troubleshooting.....................56-57
Specifications.........................58