VIDEO DISK RECORDER VDR-3000 CO MP AT IB LE INSTRUCTION MANUAL http://www.datavideo-tek.
CONTENTS Introduction Packing list --------------------------------------------------------------------------Front & Rear Panel ---------------------------------------------------------------Display Panel ----------------------------------------------------------------------Remote Control Handset -------------------------------------------------------- 3 4 7 8 Connections Connection a TV/Monitor --------------------------------------------------------Connecting an analog video source --------------------
PACKING LIST VDR-3000 is supplied with the following accessories: Main Power Cord S-Video Cable 3 Phono (RCA) to 3 Phono (RCA) Audio/Video Cable IEEE1394 “Firewire” Cable (DV Model only) 3 VDR-3 00 0 REC ERASE F. F PAU SE STOP PLAY 2 x “AAA” Batteries for Handset ST P STEP I/ P I/ P REW VI DEO AUD IO BM RECALL BOOK MARK RC LAN G P/ N TS CL LANG O/ P O SD TI ME S ET PAL/ N TSC TM PL OW SL CLEAR C COM P.
CD-RW Rewritable CD. Rear Panel 1 3 4 I N PUT SOURCE I NP UT COMP ONEN T VI DEO OUTP UT Y/ G P B/ B P R/ R OUTPU T AC I N PUT DIGITAL INPUT RI GHT LEFT AUDI O S VI DEO VI DEO 2 30 VAC AC VOLTS 2 7 6 5 1. Main Power Cord connecting socket To connect to the main power supply 2. AC Main voltage selector Sets the voltage input to 115 VAC or 230VAC. Note: This setting does not need to be changed under normal conditions.
7. Digital Audio Input To connect a audio digital signal from a CD player to duplicate an audio CD without sound quality loss. Please note: The Audio Digital Duplicate is only available with Audio CD-R due to copyright protection. Front Panel 8 9 10 17 18 19 22 20 24 21 R Video Di sk Recorder CD DVD / S-VCD/ VCD/ CD VDR-3000 MENU / ENTER POWER EJECT REC 11 N EX T ERA SE 12 13 14 F. F. DV FI NALI ZE VOL. A P REV IO US REW MI C. A VOL. B MI C. B PBC 15 16 23 25 26 27 28 8.
15. PBC Button Playback control button for commercially produced VCD’s 16. CD Tray To load discs into the unit 17. Display Panel (see separate illustration) Shows current status of unit. 18. Eject Button To Open the CD Tray for loading or removing CD 19. REC Button To start recording 20. REW Button To picture search backward through a track. Several speeds are available each press of the button will increase the speed. 21. F.F. Button To picture search forward through a track.
Display Panel 1 2 3 CD 6 7 REPEAT 1 8 9 A - B TRK PBC Super VC D 4 5 10 11 1. Infrared receiver Receives signals from the Infrared Remote Control Handset 2. DV on LED Indicates the DV source is selected 3. CD/Super/VCD Indicates the format of the loaded disk or the selected recording format 4. Play Indicator Indicates that the disk is playing 5. Pause Indicator Indicates that the disk is paused 6. Repeat Indicates that Repeat function is activated 7.
Infrared Remote Control Handset 36 MUTE POWER 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 +1 0 CE 35 RE TU B A/ AT PE RE 34 3 4 RN 5 33 28 27 RE PE AT ENT OW SL 32 31 30 29 PB PLAY LI ST TI ME MODE DI SPLAY PL TM CLEAR 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 1 OSD TI ME SET PAL/ NTSC CL TS P/ N AUDI O VI DEO I/ P I/ P C VI DEO BOOK MARK O/ P BM LANG RECALL LAN G RC REW P LAY F. F ST EP PAUSE STOP ERASE REC ST P VDR-30 00 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1.
7. REPEAT Button Offers repeat playback options. Press once to repeat a single track, twice to repeat the entire disk or three times to turn repeat function off. 8. DOWN Arrow Navigates down through on screen menu options. Also with on screen controls reduces the setting 9. PBC Button (Playback Control) Offers playback control options for commercially produced VCD’s 10. Video Output Button To select video output format: Composite, S (Y/C), Y.U.V. or RGB video 11.
22. PLAY Button To start the disk playing 23. REW Button To picture search backwards through a track. Several speeds are available each press of the button will increase the speed 24. Audio Input Button To select the digital audio or analog audio input source 25. TS Button (Time Set) To jump to any point on a disk enter the time in minutes and seconds 26. CL Button (Clear) Clears entries from the user programmable Play List 27.
CONNECTIONS Connecting to a TV Monitor NOTE: While connecting please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting to are switched off. The VDR 3000 should be connected to the video and audio inputs of a TV Monitor. The TV Monitor may have a SCART socket, PHONO (RCA) sockets or S-Video socket.
Connecting an analog video source NOTE: While connecting please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting to are switched off. TV/ Moni tor Source Audi o/ Vi deo R L S Sel ects the input source to Vi deo Sel ects the AC i nput range 1 1 5 VAC or 2 3 0 VAC for VDR-3 0 0 0 An analog video device can be connected via composite or S-Video if available. Connect the left and right audio output from the device to the left and right audio input on the rear of the VDR 3000.
Connecting a DV video source (DV Model only) NOTE: During connection please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting are switched off. Source Player TV/ M oni t or DV IN/OU T DV I n DV Out R L S Sel ect s the i nput source t o DV Sel ect s the AC i nput range 1 1 5 VAC or 2 3 0 VAC for VDR-3 0 0 0 Connect the IEEE1394 “iLink” cable from your DV/mini DV device to the DV Input socket on the front of the VDR 3000.
Connecting a Digital Still Camera NOTE: While connecting please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting to are switched off. Di git al Photo Camera Vi deo Out Audi o CD Pl ayer TV/ M oni tor Audi o Out R L S Sel ects the i nput source t o Vi deo Sel ect s t he AC i nput range 1 1 5 VAC or 2 3 0 VAC for VDR- 3 0 0 0 Digital still cameras can be connected to the Video Input on the rear of the VDR 3000.
Connecting to a Projection TV / Monitor with Component Video NOTE: While connecting please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting to are switched off. The VDR 3000 should be connected to the component R.G.B. or Y.U.V. video and audio inputs of a Projection TV / Monitor. Proj ect TV/ M oni t or PR PB Y R B G To Hi -Fi System Sel ect s t he AC i nput range 1 1 5 VAC or 2 3 0 VAC for VDR-3 0 0 0 To connect to a component input a three BNC plug (R.G.B. or Y.U.V.
Connecting a Digital Audio CD Player (Optional) NOTE: During connection please ensure that the VDR 3000 and all devices that you are connecting are switched off. Di gi t al Audi o Pl ayer AU DI O CD OP T. Opt i cal Cabl e To H i -Fi Syst em or TV/ M oni t or Audi o I nput Ja ck Sel ect s t he AC i nput r ange 1 1 5 VAC or 2 3 0 VAC for VDR- 3 0 0 0 To connect to a digital audio input either a optical fiber plug to a optical fiber plug cable or phono (RCA) plug to phono (RCA) plug cable will be required.
OPERATION Switching on Once all cables are in place it is ok to power on the VDR-3000. Press the Power Button on the front of the VDR 3000 or on the remote control handset, the display panel should light up and display ” - - - -“. Power on the TV Monitor and select the correct A/V channel, the VDR 3000 start-up screen will appear. The TV screen it will display ” Insert CD”.
To return to the previous track press the Previous Button on the VDR 3000 or remote control handset If you wish to search through a track during playback you can press the F.F. Button. There are several speeds available and pressing the F.F. Button will cycle through to a faster fast forward speed. To search back through a track, press the REW Button. There are several speeds available and each press of the REW Button will cycle through to a faster rewind speed.
2 The VDR 3000 will take a few moments to prepare the disk for recording. If CDDVD, DVDPHOTO, HQ-VCD, VCD or SVCD has been selected then once prepared the VDR 3000 start up screen will disappear and the system will be ready to start recording. If CD-DA is selected the VDR 3000 start up screen will remain on the TV. Select the video input source: DV Input (Option): To select a DV input source, set the slide switch on the rear panel to DV position.
After set up the audio/video input and output. Start the source machine playing, in the case of a video source the picture will appear on the TV screen. Find the footage that you want to record to the disc and press the Rec. Button. On the TV screen “record” will appear in the corner of the screen and after a moment “recording” will appear. The display panel will start counting up in minutes and seconds to indicate the recording length. When you reach the end of the footage press the Stop Button.
4 Playing CD’s in your PC: 1. The PC auto player is a MPEG-2 decoder, which requires a large amount of PC resources. It is recommended that you close all running applications before inserting the autoplay disk. 2. Insert your disk into your CD-ROM drive. 3. It could take up to 30 seconds for the disk to auto-play. Your PC will start the player if it does not. Double left click “my computer”. Double left click your CD-ROM drive and then double left click “playwnd.exe” icon ( ).
Player Control Grabbing Frames from your CD to save or e-mail 1. Make sure the auto player is running. 2. On the player control window there is a Frame Grab Icon (picture of a camera). 3. Once you have decided on a specific frame press the Frame Grab icon immediately. 4. A Save As window will appear, prompting for a file name. 5. Type in your file name and click ok.
ADVANCED OPERATION Colour correcting the video source before recording The VDR-3000 has a built in a Digital Colour Processor that is very useful for recording a videodisc from a low quality video source such as old VHS and Video 8 tape. To make a correction to the video source, select the video format for the disc and then press the Enter key.
FAQ for the Datavideo Recorders Q1.
DVD-Photo: MPEG-2 video compression format. The DVD-Photo disk can be played back on a DVD player which supports S-VCD format and can be played back by PC CD-ROM with the Datavideo auto PC player. DVD-Photo is full D1 resolution (same as DVD) but only available for still images or slow motion video sources due to low data transfer rate of 2.4Mbps for a high video resolution. The DVDPhoto mode is very useful for creating a video album with high quality images on disk.
Q9. Why do some recorded CD-R/W discs have mosaic video or overlay video effect after a few erase and re-write cycles? It’s because the erase operation was not completed; you may double erase the disc in VDR-3000 to resolve the problem. Q10. What is the right setting for Power MAC G4 or iMAC to output video to VDR1000/3000DV for producing Video CD disc? a). Require MAC O.S. 9.0.4 and QuickTime V4.1.2 for Power MAC G4 or iMAC b).
Q15. Is there a way to get Windows Media Player or any other editing program to recognize the "avseq01.dat" file created by the VDR-3000? The file name and extension of the raw mpeg file can be renamed to a "*.mpg" extension. Windows Media Player is able to recognize this format. Note: This will only work with mpeg-1 formats (VCD and HQ-VCD Modes) that are created on the VDR-3000.
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DVD Model Capable of CD-R Playback MICO A980 Microboss MP3 Rock Micromega minium Oritron DVD200 Panasonic A100 Panasonic A105 Panasonic A110 Panasonic A115 Panasonic A120 Panasonic A160 Panasonic A300/ 310/320/350/360 Panasonic L50 Panasonic LV75 Panasonic M360K Panasonic P10 Panasonic RV20 Panasonic RV30 Panasonic SCHT80 Panasonic T-2000 Phoenix 203 Philips DVD701 Philips DVD701/710/ 711/718/730/750/751/ 825/865AT/ 930/940/950/955 Philips DVD315AT Phoenix 204 Pioneer DV-333/414/ 434/505/515/525(K)/5 35/6
DVD Model Capable of CD-R Playback Sampo DVE 560+ Sampo DVE-611 Sampo DVE-660 Samsung DVD608/611/709/711 /811/812/909 Samsung DVD 927 Sanyo DVD 6070 Sharp 600U Shinco DVD 360 Shinco DVD 8320 Shinco DVD 868 Skyworth Smart DVD 2000 SMC 330S/530 SM Supervision 2000 Sony DAVS-300 Sony DVP-C600D Sony DVP-C650D Sony DVP-CX850D Sony DVP-FX1 Sony DVP-K330 Sony DVP-S300 Sony DVP-S315 Sony DVP-S325 Sony DVP-S330 Sony DVP-S335 Sony DVP-S336 Sony DVP-S360 Sony DVP-S3000 Sony DVP-S500D Sony DVP-S501D Sony DVP-S525D So
DVD Model Capable of CD-R Playback Toshiba SD2200 Toshiba SD3107 Toshiba SD3107e Toshiba SD3109 Whanedale DVD-750 Yamaha DVDS 795 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Capable of CD-R/W Playback Yes No ？ Yes No No ？ DVD players that can playback CD-DVD, HQ-VCD,SVCD,VCD Unless otherwise noted, VCD playback only is assummed Drops frames Note: YES: Only Means that it can read a particular media type. NO: Only means that it cannot read a particular media type. ？: Means it has not been tested.
SPECIFICATIONS: Playback Disc Type CDDVD/DVD-Photo/SVCD/HQ-VCD/VCD/Audio CD Recorder Disc Type CD-R, CD-R/W 650MB Audio CD sampling rate 44.1KHz, 16bit CD quality Video format CCIR601 NTSC and PAL CDDVD NTSC 704x480 at 30fps PAL 704x576 at 25fps Bit rate at 4.8Mb/sec DVD-Photo NTSC 704x480 at 30fps PAL 704x576 at 25fps Bit rate at 2.4Mb/sec S-VCD video resolution NTSC 352x480 at 30fps PAL 352x576 at 25fps Bit rate at 2.
Personal Computer Playerback Minimum System Requirements: MMX-enhanced CPU (Intel® Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Celeron, Pentium III, AMD® K6-2, K6-3, Athlon, etc.), Windows® 95/98/NT/2000 with DirectShow® installed (for Windows® NT 4.0 and Windows® 95 download DXMedia® Runtime here). 32 MB RAM VGA card Datavideo does not guarantee compatibility with all PCs. For further information or technical support, visit our website at: www.datavideo-tek.com.
