Electrohome DVRC802E, User Manual

Page 1: ...V set this menu option to the TV position ATTENTION If you purchase a universal remote control from your local retailer please contact the remote manufacturer for the required programming code DVD RW RECORDER VCR USER MANUAL ENGLISH DVRC802E Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly 2H6P001A E Cover 6 28 05 5 33 PM 1 DRAFT ...

Page 2: ...41 Turning the subtitles On and Off 41 Various operations on CD 42 MP3 WMA JPEG playback 44 Progressive scan 47 Before using your unit CAUTION 4 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 5 Features 8 Disc 9 Handling discs 9 Discs which can be played back 9 Discs on which video can be recorded 10 Recording format 10 Disc playback in other players 11 Parts and functions 12 Front 12 Rear 12 Display window 13 Remote contr...

Page 3: ...peration status 50 ZERO RETURN function 51 Video index search system 51 Recording Read this before recording on disc 52 Types of disc 52 Recording modes 52 Disc remaining time 53 Images that cannot be recorded 53 Recording a TV program 54 One touch Timer Recording OTR 56 Timer recording 57 Stereo recording and playback 60 Editing the disc Editing the disc 61 Editing a playlist 62 Creating a playli...

Page 4: ...HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALI FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This e...

Page 5: ...or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 10 POWER SOURCES This unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating plate If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your appliance dealer or local power company For units intended to operate from battery power or other sources refer to the operating instructions 11 GROUNDING OR P...

Page 6: ... cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the unit c If the unit has been exposed to rain or water d If the unit does not operate normally by following the operating instructions Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a...

Page 7: ...be displayed in the picture In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the STANDARD DEFINITION output If there are questions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model 525p DVD player please contact our customer service center Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dol...

Page 8: ...disc onto a tape MP3 WMA JPEG playback MP3 and WMA files can be played back Also you can display JPEG files on the TV screen and enjoy them as a slide show Progressive scan This unit supports the progressive scanning system If your TV is equipped with component video input jacks which support the progressive video input you can enjoy high quality picture Thumbnail image will not appear after final...

Page 9: ...ill not work in this unit CD R CD RWs cannot be played back for the follow ing reasons Compatibility of the disc and this unit Compatibility of the disc and the recorder used Unfinalized discs Do not playback the following discs Playback of these discs may cause a failure Discs on which paper labels or stickers are affixed Discs that have sticky areas left by adhesive tape Special shaped discs Thi...

Page 10: ...ut 1 000 times Only the VR mode can be used for Ver 1 0 discs With Ver 1 1 1 2 discs you can record by selecting the VR mode or Video mode When you record in the VR mode you can repeat edly record and erase By erasing unnecessary titles you effectively increase remaining time When you record in the Video mode you can record until the disc becomes full When you use the Video mode you can newly reco...

Page 11: ...The disc can be played back in other players that can playback DVD RW and DVD R For more information on finalization see FINALIZE in Setting the disc page 27 When recording in the VR mode Even if a disc recorded in the VR mode is finalized you can record or edit by cancelling the finalization See UNDO FINALIZE on page 28 When you playback the disc with another player make sure that the DVD player ...

Page 12: ...mmon S VIDEO OUT jack DVD COMPONENT OUT jacks DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack RF IN jack RF OUT jack POWER button AUDIO L R VIDEO IN LINE 2 jacks EJECT button DVD S VIDEO IN LINE 2 jack VCR DVD button OPEN CLOSE button PLAY button STOP button FF Fast Forward button REW Rewind button REC OTR button CHANNEL buttons Disc tray Cassette Loading Slot VCR indicator DVD indicator Display window 2H6P001...

Page 13: ...nter display in hour minute second for VCR DVD minute second for CD Cable TV channel display TV channel display Track number display for CD Display for afternoon out in the morning The external input channel L1 or L2 display Error display Lights during playback of DVD and CD Flashes in auto resume DVD or CD is temporarily stopped Lights during DVD recording CD CD R DVD DVD R DVD RW VR 10 00 01H00M...

Page 14: ...cture Recording pause on off 36 50 SKIP Skips chapters in the forward or reverse direction 36 INDEX Searches for the INDEX mark of a tape 51 REW SEARCH Rewind Review playback 36 49 50 F FWD SEARCH Fast Forward Forward search playback 36 49 50 ONE TOUCH REPEAT Repeats playback between the section played 10 seconds before and present section 38 CM SKIP Skips commercial breaks 37 50 SLOW Slow motion ...

Page 15: ...gh the channels one channel at a time The are also used to navigate on screen menu system You can directly access specific channels using numeric keys Each press of DVD VCR switches the screen between the DVD screen DVD mode and the VCR screen VCR mode Operation Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to op erate Operate the remote control within 30 angle on either si...

Page 16: ... TV and connect it to the DVD VCR Then connect the DVD VCR to the TV Below are 3 common methods of connect ing an antenna system to a DVD VCR Find the type of antenna system you are using and follow the connection diagram If both UHF and VHF antennas have 300 ohms twin lead flat wires use a combiner having two 300 ohms inputs and one 75 ohms output NOTE Antenna connections Combination UHF VHF ante...

Page 17: ...nnect the DVD VCR to the TV Below are 3 common methods of connecting your DVD VCR to a TV Find the type of TV you are using and follow the connection diagram This DVD VCR has a single 75 ohms output for connection to a TV If your TV has separate UHF and VHF antenna inputs numbers 2 and 3 below use a splitter to connect the DVD VCR to the TV for UHF and VHF reception Antenna connections Before usin...

Page 18: ...OWS Recording of nonscrambled channels Use of the programmable timer Recording of one channel while watching another ALLOWS Recording of channels through the converter box scrambled and unscrambled Using the programmable timer to record only the channel selected at the converter box PREVENTS Recording one channel while watching another Using the DVD VCR tuner to select channels 1 2 3 ALLOWS Record...

Page 19: ...e timer to record only the channel selected at the converter box Recording of all channels through the converter box PREVENTS Watching scrambled channels while recording another channel Using the DVD VCR tuner to select channels ALLOWS Recording of nonscrambled channels Recording of one channel while watching another Watching premium channels through the converter while recording nonscrambled chan...

Page 20: ... video out jacks to the component video input jacks of your TV with component video cables not supplied NOTES When connecting to a TV using the video or S Video jack make sure that the progressive indicator on the display window is not lit If it is lit the video and S Video outputs do not feed the correct signals and you cannot see any picture To turn off the progressive indicator make the progres...

Page 21: ...hen you make the connections above do not set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS to ON on the AV amplifier If you do a loud noise will suddenly come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged Caution for the optical digital audio output connector Do not connect to an amplifier with an optical digital input connector which does not contain a Dolby Digital or ...

Page 22: ... if the auto clock setting is unsuccessful select the PBS channel carrying the XDS information then turn the DVD VCR off After 3 minutes turn the DVD VCR on If the clock is not set automatically set the clock manually See page 26 Setting the video channel To view playback of a recorded tape or DVD disc or to watch a program selected by the VCR s channel selector the TV must be set to channel 3 or ...

Page 23: ...the setting procedure To return to the previous screen press RETURN To close the SETUP MENU press SETUP NOTES For items that require different operations from the basic setting procedure the setting procedure is de scribed in each individual section The item which is indicated by green color cannot be selected TIMER REC SET cannot be selected when the clock is not set TIMER REC SET SYSTEM SETUP AV...

Page 24: ... unit will automatically select the same lan guage in the AUDIO setting When the unit selects the same language as the AUDIO setting the subtitles will not appear dur ing playback When you do not use the same language as the AUDIO setting the subtitles will appear during playback OFF Subtitles do not appear NOTE If the selected language is not recorded on the disc the first priority language is se...

Page 25: ... input process press RETURN 5 Press ENTER 6 Playback will commence if the entered password was correct NOTE This temporary cancellation of the rating level will re main active until the disc is ejected When the disc is ejected the original rating level will be set again automatically Selecting parental control Select PARENTAL and select the parental control level from the list below Level Off Pare...

Page 26: ...tion times ATLANTIC GMT 4 hours GMT Greenwich Mean Time EASTERN GMT 5 hours CENTRAL GMT 6 hours MOUNTAIN GMT 7 hours PACIFIC GMT 8 hours ALASKA GMT 9 hours HAWAII GMT 10 hours AUTOMATIC AUTO SET NOTES When shipped from the factory the STANDARD TIME is set to AUTOMATIC After making the auto clock setting in some cases the clock may display another time zone You can cor rect the clock by selecting y...

Page 27: ...c format Select NEW DISC FORMAT and select the mode from the list below VR Format the disc in the VR mode VIDEO Format the disc in the Video mode When you insert an unused disc the following mes sage screen will appear When you select START and press ENTER format will start The screen below will appear When you select CANCEL and press ENTER the normal TV screen will appear NOTE If a recorded disc ...

Page 28: ...ppears dark OFF When the power is on the display win dow appears dark When the power is off it is turned off DISPLAY CALL Turning the screen display ON or OFF You can turn off the screen display that is output to the TV screen by this unit Select DISPLAY CALL and select ON or OFF ON The screen display appears OFF Nothing but the SETUP MENU and error mes sages appear UNFINALIZING PLEASE WAIT UNDO F...

Page 29: ...me still is automatically selected For normal use STILL BY FRAME The frame still is set Note for the field still and frame still with 480i interlaced scanning mode Field still 240 lines Since only one field half of the video information is shown on the TV screen the picture appears rough but does not shake Frame still 480 lines Two fields are alternatively shown on the TV screen The picture shakes...

Page 30: ...ed discs When you listen to the sound from TV s speaker we recommend that you select TV The level of Dynamic Range Reduction may differ depending on the DVD EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT The audio mode for the audio input jack can be se lected choosing either stereo or monaural Select EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT and select from the list below STEREO The sound is treated as stereo sound L CH The sound is treated a...

Page 31: ...SPEED on the remote control TIMER REC SET SYSTEM SETUP AV SETUP REC SETUP CH SETUP OTHER REC SETUP INITIAL REC TO INITIAL REC MODE AUTO CHAPTER INDEX PICTURE SETUP MENU RETURN SETUP ENTER BACK END DVD SP 10MIN 0 SEC SELECT ENTER AUTO CHAPTER You can automatically make chapter marks on the DVD to be recorded Select AUTO CHAPTER and select the interval be tween chapter marks from the list below OFF ...

Page 32: ...ou can add the channels you want or delete the chan nels you do not want manually Select ADD DELETE and select ADD or DEL for each channel Press or to select the channel The numeric keys can also be used for selection When you want to delete the selected channel press to select DEL and press ENTER When you want to use the selected channel press to select ADD and press ENTER You can set the switchi...

Page 33: ...omatically and DVD VCR turns off NOTES If a non compatible disc is loaded INCORRECT DISC REGION CODE ERROR or PARENTAL ERROR will appear on the TV screen according to the type of loaded disc In this case check your disc again See pages 9 and 25 Some discs may take a minute or so to start playback A prohibition symbol may appear at the upper right of the screen This symbol means either the feature ...

Page 34: ...evious page Press then press or to display next previous page To return to normal use press You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the title menu is showing Press TITLE MENU to clear the title menu then press DVD VCR to switch to the VCR mode NOTE When a disc that has been recorded in the Video mode is finalized a title list is automatically created that can be played back even with other DVD play...

Page 35: ...2 Press DISPLAY while the media information above is displayed The next media information will appear The remaining time displayed during recording may be different from the actual remaining time When you want to check the cor rect remaining time stop recording and display the media infor mation again 3 Press DISPLAY again while the media information above is dis played The media information will ...

Page 36: ...ing normal playback or still playback Each press of SLOW will change the speed of the slow 1 2 1 4 1 8 To resume normal playback press PLAY To resume the still playback press PAUSE STILL Locating a chapter or track Press SKIP Forward or SKIP Reverse during playback to locate a chapter that you want to watch Each time you press the button a chapter or track is skipped When you press SKIP once playb...

Page 37: ... ENTER TIME SEARCH Input the time until the playback is restarted CHAPTER SEARCH Select the chapter number to be played back TITLE SEARCH Select the title number to be played back The screen above shows the display when CHAPTER SEARCH is selected 3 When selecting TIME SEARCH input the time until the playback is restarted with the numeric keys When selecting CHAPTER SEARCH or TITLE SEARCH press or ...

Page 38: ...o select REPEAT and press ENTER 3 Press or to select OFF CHAPTER or TITLE OFF Playback is not repeated CHAPTER The chapter in playback is repeatedly played back TITLE The title in playback is repeatedly played back 4 Press ENTER To cancel the repeat playback select OFF in step 3 One touch repeat This feature can be used to repeat the last 10 seconds of viewed material and continues to play as norm...

Page 39: ...playback at the scene when you pressed TITLE MENU TOP MENU 2 Press or to select the desired title 3 Press ENTER The playback of the selected title will start DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the menu When you playback these DVDs you can select the subtitles lan guage and soundtrack language etc using the DVD menu 1 Press DVD MENU during playback The DVD menu appears o...

Page 40: ...w x1 Angle 1 out of 3 Audio 1 2 Vo OFF Dolby Digital Karaoke playback You can turn the vocal on or off recorded on the DVD KARAOKE During DVD KARAOKE disc playback press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired setting is selected Vo ON Theprimaryvocalisoutput when it is recorded on the disc Vo OFF The primary vocal is not output NOTES Some Karaoke discs may not have the vocal on off function The on scr...

Page 41: ...e changing the title In some cases the subtitles lan guage is not changed to the se lected one immediately Changing soundtrack language You can select the language when you play a multilingual disc 1 Press AUDIO during playback The current soundtrack language will appear 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired language is selected The on screen display will disap pear after a few seconds Subtit...

Page 42: ... and press ENTER HIDE will be cancelled NOTES In case the disc includes more than 10 tracks you can turn to the next or the previous page Press then press or to display next previous page To return to normal use press You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the TRACK INFO screen is showing Press TITLE MENU TOP MENU to clear the TRACK INFO screen then press DVD VCR to switch to the VCR mode TRACK 02...

Page 43: ...layed back repeatedly To cancel the repeat all playback select REPEAT ALL from the menu list again and press ENTER Playing back programs You can specify the playback order yourself 1 Press or to select PROGRAM PLAYBACK from the menu list and press ENTER 2 Press or to select to the track number that you want to change the order of and press ENTER The mark will appear at the right side of the track ...

Page 44: ...toring MP3 WMA or JPEG Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light Using the BROWSER screen 1 Press TITLE MENU The BROWSER screen will appear 2 The MP3 WMA and JPEG files and folders stored in the disc are displayed on the BROWSER screen Select a folder and press ENTER The files in the folder appear When the file to be displayed is selected You can select the file types to be...

Page 45: ...t MP3 or WMA file In case the disc includes more than 10 files you can turn to the next or the previous page See page 42 2 Carry out either of the item a or b below a Press ENTER b Press to select PLAY and press ENTER The TRACK INFO screen appears to playback the selected file For the details of the TRACK INFO screen see Various opera tions on CD on page 42 3 To return to the BROWSER screen press ...

Page 46: ...G slide show the pictures will be played back one after another automatically See page 32 Press ZOOM to enlarge the displayed image Press ANGLE to rotate the image by 90 degrees each time JPEG CD JPEG files must have the extension letters jpe jpeg or jpg 4 To return to the thumbnail screen press RETURN To stop the slide show press TITLE MENU Alone jpg Ambassadeurs Aristide_Bruant jp Arlstide Bruan...

Page 47: ...essive scan mode correctly because of the disc characteris tics or recording condition There are some progressive TV and High Definition TV sets that are not fully compatible with the unit resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD disc in the progressive scan mode In such a case use the interlaced scanning mode You cannot activate the progressive scan mode in the following cases Th...

Page 48: ...pe until it is automatically in serted Insert the cassette tape with its labeled side facing up and the erase prevention tab positioned at your left An inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted Automatic power ON When you insert a cassette tape the VCR power will turn ON automatically Automatic playback When loading a cassette tape without an erase prevention tab playback will start automatically ...

Page 49: ...ally 2 To start playback Press PLAY Playback will start will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds To stop playback Press STOP once The tape will stop but remain fully loaded and ready to play will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly Press STOP To rewind the tape Press REW To forward the tape Press F FWD To stop the tape winding press STOP To switch...

Page 50: ...ring picture search mode there will be noise bars which are caused by the system The Special Playback will automatically change to playback after approx 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear Repeat playback The entire video tape will be played until its end The tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be repeated 1 Press REPEAT while the VCR i...

Page 51: ... the tape whenever a record ing is initiated Index search Press INDEX or during stop or play mode For Succeeding programs Press INDEX For Preceding programs Press INDEX Additional press increases the INDEX NO up to 9 When the INDEX or is pressed the unit starts searching the INDEX NO selected and finds the portion then playback starts automatically To stop the Index Search press STOP NOTES for Cou...

Page 52: ...dio NOTE Should a power failure occur or should the AC cord plug be discon nected while recording editing ini tializing finalizing or any other func tion the program being recorded will be lost or the disc may not be play able Manufacturer can not guaran tee against loss of program or disc should this occur To start recording again re format the disc or use a new disc and follow the instruction on...

Page 53: ...e disc has been finalized addi tional recording and erasing are not possible The remaining time cannot be increased nor can recorded title be overwritten Titles cannot be erased nor can recorded titles be overwritten Images that cannot be recorded Some DVD Video and broadcasts contain copy restriction signals to protect copyrights There are 3 types of copy restriction signals Copy Free Copy Never ...

Page 54: ...r 22 100 125 Press the 3 digits in order Example Press 110 for 110 TO SELECT TV CHANNELS All channels can be instantly selected by using two buttons For example to select channel 2 press 0 then 2 If you press only 2 channel selection will be delayed for a few seconds For channels 10 and above press the 2 digits in order VHF UHF CABLE CHANNELS 4 Press REC OTR When recording starts appears on the sc...

Page 55: ...unit is recording press TV VIDEO to select the TV position The VCR will go off and recording will continue Select the TV channel you want to watch by using the TV channel selector NOTE Some cableTV hookups do not permit viewing one channel while re cording another See pages 18 19 Auto Rewind feature This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the tape has ended except during OTR and TIMER REC...

Page 56: ...CH to select the channel to be recorded 4 Press REC OTR Each additional press of REC OTR will increase recording time as shown in the chart below up to a maximum of 6 hours The OTR and recording time will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds To cancel OTR Press STOP or turn off the power will appear on screen for about 4 sec onds TV VHF UHF channels CABLE CABLE TV channels NOTE If you wish to ...

Page 57: ...0th 1 Press SETUP The SETUP MENU screen appears NOTE If a recordable tape is not inserted or no disc space is available the timer record indicator flashes Replace the tape or disc to allow re cording 2 Press or to select TIMER REC SET and press ENTER The TIMER REC SET screen will appear TIMER REC SET SYSTEM SETUP AV SETUP REC SETUP CH SETUP OTHER SETUP MENU 3 Press or to select NEW and press ENTER...

Page 58: ...ct START and press ENTER Set the time when the recording is started To switch over the selection item hour or minute press or then press ENTER Press or to adjust the time After setting the time press ENTER 7 Press or to select END and press ENTER Set the stopping time in the same manner for setting the starting time of timer recording 8 Press or to select CH and press ENTER Press or to select the ...

Page 59: ... recording follow the steps 1 and 2 of Setting timer recording and display theTIMER REC SET screen To change the timer recording select the program to be changed and press ENTER The changing method is the same as that for the re cording a program for the first time Cancelling the timer recording Display the TIMER REC SET screen Select the program you want to cancel and press CANCEL then the select...

Page 60: ...STEREO TV program or playing a prerecorded Hi Fi STEREO on video tape or disc press AUDIO SELECT to select how the audio will be heard through the speakers Normally set to the Hi Fi STEREO position this button can be set to the MONO position if the stereo audio is of poor quality The R and L positions allow the audio from the Right or Left Hi Fi channel to be heard over both TV speakers This butto...

Page 61: ...oose to delete it the original titles will not be affected It is recom mended to create and edit the playlist to prevent important titles from being erased accidentally If you create a playlist both the original title and playlist will be dis played on the title menu Editable items The items that can be edited are different between original title and playlist For the disc in Video mode only the ti...

Page 62: ... 1 11 25 2005 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2005 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2005 06 52PM 006 XP 11 23 2005 08 41AM 006 SLP REC DATE 11 23 2005 TIME 08 41AM LENGTH 00 30 17 CHANNEL 006 REC MODE SLP TITLE MENU ENTER RETURN PLAY BACK SET END SELECT TITLE MENU DISC NAME 11 23 2005 08 41AM 006 SLP 11 25 2005 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2005 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2005 06 52PM 006 XP 11 23 2005 08 41AM 006 SLP PL 11 23 2005 08...

Page 63: ...a b c 3 d e f CANCEL Back RETURN Exit STOP Caps 0 Space bar 4 g h i 5 j k l 6 m n o 7 q p r s 8 t u v 9 w x y z DISPLAY OK DISPLAY OK Numbers Signs Letters ENTER RETURN ENTER BACK SET END SELECT TITLE MENU DISC NAME 11 23 2005 08 41AM 006 SLP 11 25 2005 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2005 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2005 06 52PM 006 XP 11 23 2005 08 41AM 006 SLP PL REC DATE 11 23 2005 TIME 08 41AM LENGTH 00 30 17 ...

Page 64: ...PAUSE STILL SLOW CM SKIP for the playback to search the starting point of the scene you want to erase ENTER RETURN ENTER BACK SET END SELECT TITLE MENU DISC NAME 11 23 2005 08 41AM 006 SLP 11 25 2005 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2005 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2005 06 52PM 006 XP Family REC DATE 11 23 2005 TIME 08 41AM LENGTH 00 30 17 CHANNEL 006 REC MODE SLP TITLE MENU PLAY EDIT PROGRAM DELETE TITLE RENAME TIT...