DVR200
Table of Contents Contents Page Safety Precautions 2 Getting to Know Your Recorder 4 Recorder Overview 5 Quick Start Guide 7 Connection for Playback 10 Normal Disc Playback 12 Program and Shuffle Playback 15 Parental Control 16 Data Disc Playback (KODAK Picture CD/JPEG) 17 Recording Signal from TV Tuner 19 Recording Signal from AV/DV in 21 Manual Recording 22 Programming a recording 23 Editing a Title Recorded 24 Editing a Disc of a DVD+RW or DVD+R 25 Menu Index for Initial
Safety Precautions The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
Safety Precautions CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. Please carefully study this manual and always keep it available. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be aware of. 1.Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2.
Getting to Know Your Recorder FEATURES Thank you for your purchase of this recorder which combines the functionalities of a DVD player and a DVD recorder. As a player, it can playback most of the media format, e.g. DVD, photo CD, CD, or just a data disc recorded by yourself! What’s more, as a DVD recorder, it’s complete jacks allow you to record signal from many ways, e.g. TV tuner, an audio/video system, or a digital camcorder; to edit a pre-recorded DVD+RW.
Recorder Overview FRONT PANEL 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 8 12 1 STANDBY 7 AUDIO INPUT (FRONT LEFT) 2 PREVIOUS 8 AUDIO INPUT (FRONT RIGHT) 3 NEXT 9 COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT (FRONT) 4 RECORD/OTR 10 S-VIDEO INPUT (FRONT) 5 STOP 11 OPEN/CLOSE 6 PLAY/PAUSE 12 I.
Recorder Overview REMOTE CONTROL 1. STANDBY 20. PREVIOUS 2. I/P* (INTERLACE/PROGRESSIVE) 21. NEXT 3. P/N* (PAL/NTSC) DISC OPERATION 5. EDIT 6. INPUT 7. CURSOR (UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT) 22 22. OPEN/CLOSE 2 23. NUMBERS 4. 1 24. GOTO 25. PROGRAM 23 3 4 5 24 6 26 26. TIMER 25 27. VOLUME + 8. 9. 7 SELECT 28. VOLUME - 8 29. MENU 9 27 30. DISPLAY 10 11 28 31. MUTE 12 13 29 32. SUBTITLE 14 15 32 33. ZOOM 16 17 33 34 34. STEP 18 19 35 35.
Quick Start Guide CONNECTING TO TV TUNER TV signal in TVsignal input from the antenna or CATV to the jack RF IN on your recorder. Audio output from your recorder to RCAphono left/right audio inputs (white/red) on TV. Video output from your recorder to RCAphono video input (yellow) on TV. TV signal out To transfer TV signal through your recorder: 1. Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set. Insert it into the RF IN socket on the rear panel of your recorder. 2.
Quick Start Guide INITIAL SETUP When you switch the recorder on for the first time, on the screen will come out dialog boxes opposite which will guide you to make several basic settings step by step. 1. Press SELECT to go to next page. Clock Setting 2. Clock Setting is necessary for the future recording.
Quick Start Guide After the initial setup, you can enjoy your recorder now. TO PLAYBACK A DISC 1. Press INPUT to switch over to the power-on logo. 2. Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel or on the remote to open the disc loader. 3. Place your disc into the loader, and then press OPEN/CLOSE to close it. The disc will automatically start to play and may pause at the start menu, to enable you to make any appropriate selections TO WATCH TV OR RECORD SOME TV PROGRAM 1. Press INPUT to switch over to “Tuner”.
Connection for Playback VIDEO OUTPUT (GOOD) VIDEO OUTPUT (BETTER) With the supplied yellow video cable, connect your recorder from the video output jack to your TV’s video input jack. Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable, if the TV has an S-Video input. Do not connect the yellow video cable if using the S-Video cable. Video output from your recorder to RCAphono video input (yellow) on TV. Stereo jack plug S-Video output from the recorder to SVideo on TV.
Connection for Playback AUDIO OUTPUT OPTION 1: ANALOG AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT OPTION 2: ENJOYING DIGITAL STEREO SOUND With the supplied audio cable, connect your recorder from the audio output jack to your TV’s video input jack. Audio output from your recorder to RCAphono left/right audio inputs (white/red) on TV. The red plug is to the right (marked with R), the white plug is to the left (marked with L).
Normal Disc Playback PLAYING A DISC 1. Press the POWER button on the front panel to switch the unit on. Switch the unit off by pressing it again. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel or on the remote as well. This will open the disc tray, Place a playable disc on it with the playback side down. Then press the button again to close the tray. “Loading” will be displayed in the top left of the screen.
Normal Disc Playback 10. Angle Press the ANGLE button while playing back a scene recorded with multiple angles. Each time you press the ANGLE button, the angle will change. 11. Audio Press the ANGLE button while playing back a scene recorded with multiple audio languages. Each time you press the AUDIO button, the language will change (e.g. English, French, etc ). 12. Subtitle Press the SUBTITLE button while playing back a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages.
Normal Disc Playback REPEAT FUNCTION HOW TO REPEAT A TITLE, CHAPTER, OR TRACK The repeat function will replay a specific chapter, title or repeat the entire disc. Figure 1 Repeats the same chapter. 1. To repeat a chapter, press the REPEAT button, the highlighted icon shown as figure 1, the current chapter will be repeated when the end of the chapter is reached. Figure 2 2.
Program and Shuffle Playback PROGRAMMING TITLES, CHAPTERS OR TRACKS TO PLAY IN A FAVOURITE ORDER 1. Load a disc, then press the PROGRAM button. • The PROGRAM button turns the programming menu on and off. 2. Using the numeric buttons, fill in the title (TT) and chapter (CH) / > / < buttons to navigate numbers. Move the cursor with the in the items. 3.
Parental Control YOU CAN USE THE PARENTAL LOCK FUNCTION ONLY WITH DISCS EQUIPPED WITH THE PARENTAL LOCK FEATURE. SETTING THE PARENTAL LOCK DVD discs equipped with the parental lock function are rated according to their content. The contents allowed by a parental lock level and the way a DVD disc can be controlled may vary from disc to disc.
Data Disc Playback ( KODAK Picture CD/JPEG/MP3 ) YOU CAN USE YOUR RECORDER TO VIEW PHOTOGRAPHS OR ENJOY SONGS STORED ON A CD-R OR CD-RW DISC. THE PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE DISC NEED TO BE SAVED IN THE JPEG FILE FORMAT. AND THE SONGS SHOULD BE SAVED IN MP3 FORMAT. 1. Press OPEN/CLOSE. Place a data disc on the disc tray, and press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray.A menu will soon appear on the screen. 2. Use cursor keys UP , DOWN to select the folder, and press SELECT to open the folder. 3.
Data Disc Playback ( KODAK Picture CD/JPEG/MP3 ) BROWSING YOUR PHOTO IN THUMBNAIL During the slide show, press MENU or STOP on the remtoe to see a thumbnail view of the photos in the current folder. You can select and display a particular photo by highlighting it with the cursor buttons and pressing SELECT, on bottom right corner, there are 4 buttons to select. • Highlight " • Highlight " • Highlight " " and press SELECT to re-start the slide show from the beginning.
Recording Signal from TV Tuner TV signal in CONNECTION Audio output from your recorder to RCAphono left/right audio inputs (white/red) on TV. TVsignal input from the antenna or CATV to the jack RF IN on your recorder. Video output from your recorder to RCAphono video input (yellow) on TV. TV signal out To transfer TV signal through your recorder: 1. Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set. Insert it into the RF IN socket on the rear panel of your recorder. 2.
Recording Signal from TV Tuner EDITING CHANNELS SEARCHED IN YOUR FAVORITE ORDER Press SETUP, cursor to “Init Setup” and press SELECT to enter sub menu, with the first logo highlighted, cursor to “CH List”, press SELECT. A menu named “ CH List” appears on the screen as opposite: • To skip/unskip a channel: Press / to highlight a channel you want to skip, press STOP, it will be skipped. And press STOP again to unskip it.
Recording Signal from AV / DV in AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT FROM THE FRONT PANEL Recorder AV output to TV Audio in Video in Left Right AV signal source, e.g. a DVD player Left Right Connect your recorder with the S-Video cable, if the AV equipment has an S-Video input. Do not connect the yellow video cable if using the S-Video cable. AUDIO/VIDEO INPUT FROM THE REAR PANEL Recorder CONNECTING TO A DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER Audio in Left Right Video in AV signal source, e.g. a DVD player Left Right i.
Manual Recording SELECTING RECORDING SIGNAL SOURCE 1. Press INPUT on the remote to cycle through signal sources available on your recorder: Tuner (Each channel to be selected by CH+/ CH- or numeric buttons) Front AV (Front Audio/Video input on the front panel) Front SV (Front S-Video input on the front panel) Back AV (Back Audio/Video input on the back panel) Back SV (Back S-Video input on the back panel) SCART (SCART Audio/Video input on the back panel) DV (I.
Programming a recording 1. Press TIMER to access the menu opposite: Note: • If you want to delete a scheule, highlight the one, press STOP. 2. Press or to select “New Input” to add a new schedule, and press SELECT to access the submenu: 3. Press < or > to highlight each blank and then use the numeric keys to fill in it with date, start time, stop time, channel no., or use or to select one option when each blank is highlighted.
Editing a Title Recorded 1. Press EDIT to access the menu: Cursor to the title you want to edit, press SELECT, the edit options are available: Label, Erase, Protect, Chap Edit and Index Pic. a. Label -- rename the title. Cursor to “Label” and press SELECT, the edit menu will appear, follow the descripton on the bottom to edit title name. b. Erase -- erase the selected title. Cursor to “Erase” and press SELECT, it will ask you if you determine to erase it, confirm with OK, and cancel it with Cancel. c.
Editing a Disc of a DVD+RW or DVD+R Disc Info -- view the disc information Finalize -- finalize a disc (DVD + R only) Note: If a DVD+R has been finalized,you can not record or edit the DVD+R any more. If you want to make your disc compatible with the other DVD player, you should go on FINALIZE operation. Erase -- erase a disc (DVD+RW only) Protect -- protect a disc (DVD+RW only) When the disc has been protected, any operation will be invalid. You can also unprotect by this menu.
Menu Index for Initial Setup Press SETUP to access the menu, cursor to “Init Setup”, and press SELECT to access the initial setup menu, there are 6 icons represents 6 setup pages: TABLE 1 -- TUNER SETUP TABLE 2--RECORDING SETUP 26
Menu Index for Initial Setup TABLE 3—GENERAL SETUP TABLE 4—VIDEO SETUP 27
Menu Index for Initial Setup TABLE 5—AUDIO SETUP 28
Menu Index for Initial Setup TABLE 6—PREFERENCE SETUP 29
Trouble shooting Guide Check the following guide for a possible correction to a problem before contacting customer service. Correction Symptom No power • Connect the power plug into the wall outlet securely. No picture • Verify the connection from the DVD video output to the TV video input. Then switch TV to appropriate mode (video 1) • Connect the video cable into the jacks securely. Refer to your television owners manual. No sound • Connect the audio cables into the jacks securely.
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