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Table of Contents Safety Information Identification of Controls Remote Control System Connections System Setup Source List Recording Copying from HDD to DVD Playback Editing File Manager USB and SD YesDVD® Troubleshooting Technical Specifications Glossary of Terms 2 4 6 8 14 22 22 24 24 25 28 29 30 33 34 35
Identification of Controls FRONT PANEL 1. USB port 2. S-video input 3. AV input 4. DV input 5. TV LED 6. DV LED: lights when digital video camcorder is inserted 7. USB LED: lights when USB stick is inserted 8. REC LED: lights when recording 9. PLAY button 10. PAUSE button 11. STOP button 12. SOURCE button: press to select the video input source 13. REC button: press to record 14. PREVIOUS button 15. CH- button: press to decrease channels 16. NEXT button: press to move to the next DVD chapter 17.
Identification of Controls REAR PANEL 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Analog Tuner - RF Signal Output: Connect to your TV’s RF input HD Media Output: Provides a high-quality interface for digital audio and video using one cable S-video Output: Connect to your TV’s S-video input Component Video Output: Connect to your TV’s component input Digital Audio Coaxial Output: Using a coaxial digital audio type cable, connect to your home theatre system’s coaxial input 6.
Remote Control 1. POWER button: turns unit on and off 2. REC button: press to record 3. CH+ button: press to increase channels 4. PAUSE button: press to pause playback 5. CH- button: press to decrease channels 6. UP arrow 7. LEFT arrow, 10 second replay 8. ENTER button: press to select 9. SETUP button: press to enter setup menu 10. button: press to go fast backward 11. button: press to go fast forward 12. MUTE button: press to cancel sound 13. TITLE button: press to access DVD title menu 14.
Remote Control To install batteries and use remote control: Notes: • Do not drop the remote control or leave it in places with high humidity. • Do not leave the IR remote sensor exposed to direct sunlight or bright light. • Do not mix old and new batteries should they need replacing. • Do not use rechargeable batteries. • Remote range = 16 feet.
System Connections • • • Before making any connections, ensure all units are off and unplugged from the power source. You may need to review your TV’s user’s manual to refresh yourself with your TV’s inputs and output. Refer to the Rear Panel diagram for numbered explanations of the back panel CONNECTING A DIGITAL SIGNAL FROM AN ANTENNA: • Using the RF connection from your antenna, connect the cable to the digital tuner input on the back panel of your DVD Recorder (#13).
System Connections CONNECTING TO AN HDMI SIGNAL: HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video, plus standard to multi-channel surround sound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, one connection (instead of several), and communication between the AV source and AV device such as digital television. • • Using an HDMI cable (not included), connect the HDMI cable from the TV to the HD Media Output (#2) on the rear panel of your DVD Recorder.
System Connections CONNECTING VIDEO OUTPUT TO YOUR TV: There are three different types of video output you can choose to connect to your TV: S-video, component (Y Pb Pr), and composite (CVBS). (See S-video section on the next page for S-video connection steps.) COMPOSITE VIDEO: • Insert the yellow video cable (included) into the yellow composite video output labeled CVBS (#14) on the rear panel of your DVD Recorder. • Connect the other end of the yellow video cable to the corresponding input on your TV.
System Connections S-VIDEO: S-VIDEO OUTPUT: • Insert the S-video cable (not included) into the S-video output (#3) on the rear panel of your DVD Recorder. • Connect the other end of the S-video cable to the corresponding input on your TV. S-VIDEO INPUT: • Using the S-video cable coming from your AV equipment (ie. set-top box, cable box, satellite box, VCR, etc), connect the other end of the S-video cable to the S-video input (#7) on the rear panel of your DVD Recorder.
System Connections CONNECTING AUDIO OUTPUT TO YOUR TV: COAXIAL (DIGITAL): • Insert the coaxial cable into the digital audio coaxial output (#5) on the rear panel of your DVD Recorder. • Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to the corresponding inputs on either your TV or home theatre system. OPTICAL (DIGITAL): • Insert the optical cable into the digital audio optical output (#6) on the read panel of your DVD Recorder.
System Connections 5.1 CH AUDIO There are six outputs from the DVD Recorder that connect to your home theatre system: FL (front left), FR (front right), SL (surround left), SR (surround right), Center, and Subwoofer. • • Connect the RCA outputs from the DVD Recorder to the corresponding inputs on your home theatre system. Note: the subwoofer connection needs to be made with a coaxial cable (not included).
System Setup GENERAL SETTINGS: ATV AUTO SCAN CHANNEL (ANALOG TV): 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press right arrow key to highlight ATV Auto Scan Channel. 3. Press ENTER to select. A dialog box will appear. 4. Press OK to accept, cancel to go back. 5. If you press OK, another dialog box will appear. 6. Press the up arrow key and then ENTER. 7. Select either Air or Cable, depending on your tuner input source. Press ENTER to make your selection. 8.
System Setup GENERAL SETTINGS, CONTINUED RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press right arrow key and then down arrow to highlight Reset to Factory Defaults. This will clear all changes you have made to the DVD recorder settings. 3. Press ENTER. A dialog box will appear. 4. Press “ok” to reset factory defaults, “cancel” to go back. 5. To exit setup, press SETUP. AUDIO/VIDEO: TV TYPE: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the Video/Audio menu. 3. Press right arrow to highlight TV Type. 4.
System Setup AUDIO/VIDEO, CONTINUED LPCM OUTPUT (LINEAR PULSE CODE MODULATION): 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the Video/Audio menu. 3. Press right arrow key and then down arrow to highlight LPCM Output. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Use the down arrow to select the desired LPCM output and ENTER to select. a. 48K = good sampling resolution b. 96K = better sampling resolution 6. To exit setup, press SETUP. LANGUAGE: SYSTEM LANGUAGE: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the Language menu. 3.
System Setup ATV/DTV: CLOSED CAPTION: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the ATV/DTV menu. 3. Press right arrow key to highlight ATV Closed Caption. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Use the down arrow to select “on” or “off” and ENTER to select. The default is “off”. 6. To exit setup, press SETUP. MODIFY CHANNEL 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the ATV/DTV menu. 3. Press right arrow to highlight ATV Modify Channel. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Press down arrow to “Fine Tuning”.
System Setup ATV/DVT, CONTINUED DTV CHANNEL SETUP: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the ATV/DTV menu. 3. Press right arrow key and then down arrow to highlight DTV Channel Setup. 4. Press ENTER. A dialog box will appear. a. Channel: press the right or left arrow to change the channel. b. Skip: press the right of left arrow to turn the skip channel function on or off c. Favorite list: press the right arrow key to enable. Use the right or left arrows to select and program your favorite channels.
System Setup RECORDING, CONTINUED RECORD QUALITY: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the Recording menu. 3. Press right arrow key and then down arrow to highlight Record Quality. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Use the down arrow to select the desired recording quality and press ENTER to select. The default is “SP”. a. HQ = High quality b. SP = Standard play c. SP+ = Standard play plus d. LP = Long play e. EP = Extended play f. SLP = Super long play 6. To exit setup, press SETUP. YESDVD: 1. Press SETUP. 2.
System Setup HARD/OPTICAL DISK, CONTINUED HARD DISK INFO: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the Hard/Optical Disk menu. 3. Press right arrow key and then down arrow to highlight Hard Disk Info. 4. Press ENTER. An informational dialog box will appear. 5. To exit, press ENTER. 6. To exit setup, press SETUP. FORMAT HARD DISK: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the Hard/Optical Disk menu. 3. Press right arrow key and then down arrow to highlight Format Hard Disk. 4. Press ENTER.
System Setup DATE/TIME, CONTINUED TIME ZONE: 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the Date-Time Setting menu. 3. Press right arrow key and then down arrow to highlight Time Zone. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Use the down arrow to select the desired time zone and ENTER to select. The default is “Samo”. 6. To exit setup, press SETUP. DATE (MM/DD/YYYY): 1. Press SETUP. 2. Press down arrow to select the Date-Time Setting menu. 3. Press right arrow key and then down arrow to highlight Date (mm/dd/yyyy). 4.
Source List There are two ways to select the source. 1. Repeatedly press SOURCE. This will toggle you through all the video inputs. 2. Press and hold SOURCE for two seconds and release. A dialog box will appear. Use the down arrow to select the desired source and ENTER to select. Note: If you want to access the USB or SD card, press FILE. Recording Before recording, endure the timeshift buffer is off by pressing TIMESHIFT on the remote. To confirm timeshift is off, press DISPLAY.
Recording TIMER RECORDING: 1. Press timer button on the remote control. 2. Press ENTER. A dialog box will appear. a. Source: press ENTER. Use right arrow then up and down arrows to select the input source or DTV scanned channel. b. Record To: press ENTER. Use right arrow then up and down arrows to select to record to the HDD or DVD c. Quality: press ENTER. Use right arrow then up and down arrows to select the recording quality d. Mode: press ENTER.
Copying from HDD to DVD COPYING FROM HDD TO DVD: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press HDD. A dialog box will appear. Using the up and down arrows, select the segment you want to copy. Press ADD/CLEAR. Continue these steps to select any other material you want to copy. When all desired material is selected, press HDD. This will transfer your material from HDD to DVD. (You will see an icon on the screen showing the percentage of transfer.) Note: please be patient as the material copies; this may take some time.
Editing EDIT FROM DVD: 1. Press DVD. Preview screens will appear. 2. Using the up and down arrows, select the recorded segment you would like to edit and press right arrow key. Use the up and down arrow key to select the edit you would to make: a. Play title: this will playback you video clip b. Edit title: use the down arrow key and press ENTER. Another dialog box will appear while playing back your video clip. Your selections are: i. Title ii. Chapter iii. Play iv.
Editing Before making any edits to your recorded programs, you must unprotect the recording. Please refer to step 2-i below. EDIT FROM HDD: 1. Press HDD. A dialog box will appear. 2. Using the up and down arrows, select the recorded segment you would like to edit and press right arrow key. Use the up and down arrow key to select the edit you would to make: a. Play b. Delete: press ENTER. A dialog box will appear. Select “yes” to confirm, “no” to exit. c. Split: press ENTER. A dialog box will appear.
Editing ADDITIONAL EDITING FEATURES: 1. Press DVD. Preview screens will appear. 2. Press the up arrow, then the right arrow. A dialog box will appear. 3. Using the up and down arrows, select the edit you want to make and press ENTER: a. Play b. Rename disc: a keyboard will appear. Use the arrow buttons to rename the entire disc c. Erase optical disc: a dialog box will appear. Select “yes” to erase, “no” to cancel. (only for DVD+/-RW discs) d.
File Manager USB/SD: 1. Press FILE. The file manager will appear. Select the correct card label and press ENTER. 2. Using the up and down arrows, select the file you would like to access. 3. Press right arrow to do one of the following: 1. Copy: using up and down arrows, select “Copy” and press ENTER. Highlight the directory you want to copy to and press the right arrow. Highlight “Do copy” to confirm. 2. Delete (inactive) 3. Rename (inactive) 4. Move (inactive) 5.
USB and SD VIEWING MATERIAL FROM YOUR USB/SD: 1. Insert USB/SD into the appropriate slot on the DVD recorder. 2. Press FILE. A dialog box will appear. 3. Using the up and down arrows, the device you want to access and press ENTER. You will see a list of materials from your card. 4. Using the up and down arrows, select the item you want to view and press ENTER to view. Press ENTER again to return to the File Manager. COPY MATERIAL FROM YOUR USB/SD TO HDD: 1.
YesDVD® WHAT IS YesDVD®: YesDVD is software included in your DVD Recorder that makes it easy to transfer your video content to the DVD Recorder’s hard disc drive or DVDs with professional features.
YesDVD® YESDVD ON YOUR HARD DISC DRIVE: YesDVD can record video footage to the hard drive of your DVD Recorder. YesDVD software sets chapter points at natural scene breaks so that you can easily jump directly to the segments you want to watch. VIEWING YOUR YESDVD RECORDINGS ON HDD: After recording, you can view the list of your recordings by pressing HDD on the remote control. Select the recording you would like to view.
YesDVD® PRINT THE CASE COVERSHEET: 1. Remove the YesDVD disc from the DVD Recorder. 2. Insert the YesDVD disc into your computer’s DVD-ROM tray. 3. A window will appear with printing instructions. Choose a coversheet for a standard DVD case or a standard jewel case. Select the size of coversheet you would like and print the coversheet. 4. Use scissors to cut the case coversheet out of your printer page. 5. Insert your DVD case coversheet into the standard 5” x 7” (13.
Troubleshooting Guide Before contacting service personnel, please check possible problems and solutions below: SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY No power 1. Power supply disconnected 2. Bad connection between power plug and receptacle 3. Power of receptacle switched off 1. Connect to power supply 2. Plug again or replace receptacle with new one 3. Switch on receptacle No sound 1. Incorrect input connection 2. Disc is deformed or dirty 3. System is in mute status 1. Connect inputs properly 2.
Technical Specifications TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS* Supported disc formats DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, SVCD, VCD, JPEG, MPEG4 Supported recordable disc functions DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW Recording format DVD, MPEG-II Recording quality HQ (Perfect Quality), SP (Standard Play), SP+, LP (Extended Play), EP (Long Play), SLP (Super Long Play) Input Composite video input (front and rear) S-video input (Y+C) DV input (1394) RF input Analog audio input Output Composite video output S-video output (Y+C) Component v
Glossary of Terms TERM Chapter Compatibility (Finalize) DVD+R disc DVD+RW disc Erasing the disc Multiple angles function Multiple languages function Multiple subtitle function Preparation for recording Progressive and Interlace Recording quality and length DEFINITION Chapter refers to the subtitle of each title of division on the DVD image or music. Normally, one title contains several chapters. Each chapter has its own unique number so it can be searched easily.
Glossary of Terms TERM Region code Title Track DEFINITION In order to protect intellectual property, the relevant organization has divided the world into 6 regions. Each region can only use DVD players and DVD discs with certain region codes.
