Goodmans GHDD177DVDR, User Manual

Page 1: ...GHDD177DVDR Digital Versatile Disc Hard Disk Recorder with Remote Control User Guide 82 169 00300 Goodmans product information helpline 0870 873 0080 ...

Page 2: ...ontrol 14 Connecting External Equipment 15 Connecting to a TV 15 Connecting to a Sky Box 16 Connecting to a TV Using S Video Cable 17 Connecting to a TV Using Component Video Cable 18 Connecting to an AV Amplifier 19 Connecting to Other AV Equipment 20 Quick Recording 21 HDD Quick Recording 21 DV Operation 22 DV Control Function 22 Quick Playback 23 HDD Playback 23 DVD Playback 23 1Recording Functi...

Page 3: ... 56 AutoTuning System Setting 56 Fine Tune Setting 57 Programme Swap Setting 57 Erase Programme Setting 57 5 2 Record Disc Setup 58 Record Quality Setting 58 Auto Chapter Setting 59 Disc Info Setting 60 Format HDD Setting 60 Scandisk HDD Setting 61 Make Finalize Setting 62 Make Compatible Setting 62 Erase Format Setting 63 Protect Disc 63 5 3 Video Setup 64 TV Type Setting 64 TV System Setting 65 ...

Page 4: ... electrical hazard IMPORTANT The wires in the mains plug should be connected as shown in the diagram The colours of the wires in the mains lead of the unit may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug Connect them as follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is...

Page 5: ...rst time make certain the power cord is properly installed Store your DVDs in a cool area to avoid damage from heat For safety reasons do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product Refer any servicing to qualified personal Do not attempt to remove any screws or open the casing of the unit there are no user serviceable parts inside refer all servicing to qualified se...

Page 6: ...nging or discomfort in the ears indicates that the volume is maybe too loud Once your have established a comfortable listening level DO NOT INCREASE THE SOUND LEVEL FURTHER The following list of typical sound levels may assist you in recognising just how loud you have set the volume level DECIBLE Level dB Example 30dB Quiet library soft whisper 40dB Living room fridge frezzer bedroom away from tra...

Page 7: ...ARNING LOCATION INSIDE ON LASER COVER SHIELD This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual prop erty rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing u...

Page 8: ...of this unit is dangerous and may cause serious damage to the unit Do not at tempt to disassemble the unit Do not put any foreign object on the disc tray Keep away from water magnet Keep the unit away from flower vases tubs sinks etc If liquids are spilled into the unit serious dam age could occur Never bring a magnet or magnetized object near the unit Stacking Place the unit in a horizontal positi...

Page 9: ... R How to Proceed in This Manual Using the DVD recorder and its features may be confusing at first Please follow the order below to help you to set up your DVD recorder 1 Check the contents of the package Refer to the section of PACKAGE CONTENTS in the manual that was included with this unit You should have the items listed in the section 2 Get acquainted with the recorder Refer to the sections of ...

Page 10: ...hows from local cable TV or music and picture from an external audio and video device to HDD and backup them onto a DVD R or DVD RW media Refer to section of Chapter 1 2 Recording in the manual 6 Play back a disc After making all the connections and menu setups you can start to play DVD DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW JEPG photo CD Video CD MP3 or CD discs with the recorder Refer to section of Chapter 2...

Page 11: ...7DVDR Recorder Remote control 2 x AAA batteries for the remote control RCA AV line cable RF coaxial cable Scart to scart cable Component video cable Blank DVD RW disc User guide Quick reference Should any of these items be missing please contact the helpline on 0870 873 0080 Package Contents ...

Page 12: ...UDIO 2 R Input VIDEO 2 Input EJECT button PAUSE button PLAY button STOP button HD DVD button i Link Input RCA Audio In Left Right Aerial Out RCA Vide Out S Video In S Video Out Coaxial Digital Out 21 pin Scart Out Socket Cooling Fan Do Not Obstruct Aerial In RCA Video In 21 pin Scart In Socket Optical Digital Out PbCr Y PbCb Out RCA Audio Out Left Right ...

Page 13: ...utton TIME SHIFT button ENTER button CURSOR buttons HDD DISC button DISC INFO button EDIT button STOP button SLOW button F FWD button F BWD button REPEAT A B button REPEAT 1 ALL button MENU button DV CONTROL button TITLE button ZOOM button ANGLE button Remote Control Parts and Controls continued NOTE If you encounter some difficulties while operating this recorder press Help Help button to obtain s...

Page 14: ...allation of batteries We recommend the use of Alkaline batteries Using The Remote Control To use the remote control point it at the front of the DVD player towards the sensor situated to the right of the DVD drawer The remote control has a range of up to 6 metres from the DVD player and at an angle of up to 60 degrees Do not block the path of the beam from the remote control to the DVD player Note...

Page 15: ...ove mentioned options 1 or 2 to connect the recorder to your TV otherwise it will cause picture interference VIDEO INPUT L R IN Option 1 RCA Audio Video cable supplied TV GHDD177DVDR O p t i o n 2 S c a r t C a b l e s u p p l i e d 2 1 P i n S c a r t D V D t o 2 1 P i n S c a r t T V White Red Yellow White Red Yellow Existing Outdoor Aerial Aerial Input RF Loop through Aerial cable supplied ...

Page 16: ...our TV Recorder before making any connections Aerial In TV S c a r t C a b l e s u p p l i e d 2 1 p i n S c a r t D V D t o 2 1 p i n S c a r t T V Aerial Lead not supplied TV Aerial RF Loop through Aerial Cable supplied SCART 1 AV1 AV2 SCART 2 5 SKY Box RF Loop through Aerial Cable S c a r t C a b le Scart Cable GHDD177DVDR ...

Page 17: ...ect this DVD Recorder s S Video socket to your TV s S Video In socket this will provide a better viewing result on TV Make sure to set Video Output Settings to S Video from VIDEO Setup Screen Connecting External Equipment IN TV S VIDEO Existing Outdoor Aerial S Video Cable supplied Aerial Input RF Loop through Aerial cable supplied GHDD177DVDR ...

Page 18: ... Cr Y Cb sockets to your TV s Cr Y Cb In sockets this will obtain the best viewing result Make sure to set Video Output Settings to RCA Component from VIDEO Setup Screen Connecting External Equipment Cr Y Cb IN TV Red Green Blue Red Green Blue Existing Outdoor Aerial Component Video Cable supplied RF Loop through Aerial cable supplied Aerial Input GHDD177DVDR ...

Page 19: ...mplifier for models that support built in decoding if the disc was recorded in Dolby Digital format Connecting External Equipment RF Loop through Aerial cable supplied VIDEO INPUT Existing Outdoor Aerial TV Coaxial digital output to coaxial digital input supplied L R AUDIO INPUT VIDEO OUTPUT AV AMPLIFIER VIDEO INPUT RCA Audio Video cable supplied RCA Video cable not supplied Red Yellow White Yellow...

Page 20: ...amcorder or other AV device using RCA Audio Video cable Alternatively you can may connect to a Camcorder via an i Link IEEE 1394 cable Connecting External Equipment RCA Audio Video cable supplied White Red Yellow White Red Yellow VCR VIDEO L R AV OUT VIDEO I LINK Camcorder i Link Video cable optional GHDD177DVDR ...

Page 21: ... to switch to TV mode Note To view local TV programmes through this recorder proceed by performing Auto Tuning System first Please refer to Chapter 5 1 Auto Tuning System Setting on page 57 for details Use PR or Number Button s to select a preferred programme for recording Press Record OTR to start recording the selected programme Press Stop to stop recording If you are operating this recorder for ...

Page 22: ...s set Press DV Control on the remote control A DV controller menu appears on the top of the screen The DV now can be operated through the remote control of the recorder To play the DV program press Play To pause the program press Pause To fast forward or fast backward the playback press F Bwd F Fwd To stop playback press Stop To leave DV controller menu press DV Control 1 2 3 4 5 6 DV Operation ...

Page 23: ... DVD mode Press Eject to open the disc tray Place a playable disc onto the tray Press Eject to close the disc tray Press Play a title menu appears on the screen listing 3 recorded programmes per page Use to highlight a program title and to scroll to next page Press Enter or Play to start playback the selected title Press Menu or Title to return to title menu Press Stop to stop playback 1 2 3 4 5 6...

Page 24: ...r hours SLP Standard Long Play to record about six hours For details on how to do Record Quality OSD Setting please refer to Chapter 5 2 RECORD DISC Setup Erase Format Setting Erasing formatting HDD or DVDs can only be done through the OSD Setting Please refer to Chapter 5 2 RECORD DISC Setup for details Finalize Setting Before a non ReWritable DVD can be played on another DVD player it has to be ...

Page 25: ...control to begin recording This recorder contains the function of One Touch Recording and it can specify a time to stop recording During recording the following time period can be set by pressing Rec OTR button repeatedly The options of recording time could be vary according to the setup of recording quality and the remained disk space To pause the recording press Pause As the recording is paused ...

Page 26: ... movie disc Close the tray 2 Press the Source button and select Scart input 3 Playback the external devise attached to the Scart input and then press the Record button to start recording to HDD 4 Press the HDD Disc button to select DVD mode 5 Press the Play button or follow the DVD Movie start up menu to watch the movie 6 To stop the recording press the HDD Disc button and press the Stop button 7 ...

Page 27: ...Press Enter again A programme list with 8 entries information appears You can move buttons on the remote control to select each entry for editing then press ENTER To finish the setup operation Press Timer to exit from Timer setup screen Important After the recording schedule has been set up a message will appear reminding the recording time and storage location Press the POWER button to switch to s...

Page 28: ...our A V signals 6 Press Power button to switch to standby mode Make sure Date and Time of this DVD Recorder be the same as your local time If not check Date Time Setting to correct it Refer to Timer Setup section Make sure the POWER source is uniterrupted during schedule recording To finish the setup operation Press Timer to exit from Timer setup screen Important After the recording schedule has be...

Page 29: ...rding This recorder contains the function of One Touch Recording and it can specify a time to stop recording During recording the following time period can be set by pressing Rec OTR button repeatedly The options of recording time could be vary according to the setup of recording quality and the remained disk space To pause the recording press Pause To resume the recording press Rec OTR again Pres...

Page 30: ...hift is proceeding press Play and playback starts from the very beginning of the Timeshift To watch the timeshift program backward or forward press F Bwd or F Fwd To pause the timeshift playback press Pause To resume the playback press Play To go to the end point of Timeshift press Next To stop Timeshift press Stop Note Press Disc Info as playing the timeshift the information box indicates the tim...

Page 31: ...le menu Use to highlight a title to dub Press to bring up the HDD Clip Edit menu Use to select Burn to DVD and press to enter An option window appears select Yes to con rm Press to return to the HDD title menu Num Date Time Length QA Program 1 05 10 04 06 09 52 01 34 29 SP SCART 2 12 10 04 11 32 16 00 58 37 EP CVBS1 3 20 11 04 09 19 38 01 12 48 HQ SCART 4 29 11 04 22 15 44 02 07 54 HQ COMP1 5 01 1...

Page 32: ...05 10 04 06 09 52 01 34 29 SP SCART 2 12 10 04 11 32 16 00 58 37 EP CVBS1 3 20 11 04 09 19 38 01 12 48 HQ SCART 4 29 11 04 22 15 44 02 07 54 HQ COMP1 5 01 12 04 13 46 57 00 31 35 SP CVBS1 6 25 12 04 18 24 16 00 47 26 SP COMP1 Total 006 MOVE Edit current clip name 14 chars HDD Clip Edit Delete Burn to DVD Edit Name Num Date Time Length QA Program 1 05 10 04 06 09 52 01 34 29 SP SCART 2 12 10 04 11 ...

Page 33: ...f the title is protected the functions of Erase Title Close Disc Make Compatible and Edit Title Name will become invalid To validate these functions unprotect the title VR Disc Edit Erase Title Protect Title Play Full Title Edit Title Name Upload to HDD Move Select VR Disc Edit Erase Title Protect Title Play Full Title Edit Title Name Upload to HDD Move Select Play Full Title 1 2 3 Use to select a...

Page 34: ...c Edit menu Use to select Upload to HDD and press A Dubbing box appears on the right bottom corner and shows the status of the dubbing process To review the dubbing title after uploading to HDD press HDD Disc to set the recorder to HDD mode Press Play to display the title menu Use to select the title Press Play again to leave the menu VR Disc Edit Erase Title Protect Title Play Full Title Edit Tit...

Page 35: ...r Change Thumbnail Upload to HDD Move Select VR Title Edit Insert Chapter Delete Chapter Hide Chapter Show Chapter Change Thumbnail Upload to HDD Move Select 1 2 3 Use to select a title and press Play Press Edit during playback an edit menu appears Use to select Delete Chapter Press to delete the chapter that is currently playing Note The program section of the deleted chapter will be automaticall...

Page 36: ...Title and press Press Edit during playback an edit menu appears Use to select Show Chapter Press to reveal all hidden chapters 1 2 3 Use to select a title and press Play Press Edit during playback an edit menu appears Use to select Change Thumbnail and press to select the immediate screen as the thumbnail photo Press Menu or Title to return to the title menu The new thumbnail will reflect on the sc...

Page 37: ...a title The selected title will begin to play behind the title menu Press Play again to leave the title menu Basic DVD Playback Press Standby Press HDD Disc to switch to DVD mode Press Eject to open the disc tray Place a disc onto the tray Press Eject to close the disc tray After the disc tray is closed If the disc has one or more titles recorded on it a menu will appear on the TV screen Use to se...

Page 38: ...changes for each press of F FWD or F BWD The speed of VCD advance x2 x4 x8 and x16 or VCD reverse x2 x4 x8 and x16 changes for each press of F FWD or F BWD Press Play to return to normal playback 1 2 Skipping Chapters Skipping Ahead Press Next during playback Skips a chapter each time you press the button Skipping Back Press Prev during playback When you press Prev once midway through a chapter th...

Page 39: ...2 Slow Motion During Playback Press Slow during playback The playback speed changes forwardly and backwardly 1 2 1 4 1 8 and 1 16 each time you press Slow Press Play to return to normal playback 1 2 Selecting Scenes by Title Number Press Go to during the playback A menu box appears on the screen Press to select Title Press the Number Button s or to edit title number New title will be played right ...

Page 40: ... again to leave the menu box 1 2 3 4 Press Go to during playback A menu box appears on the screen Press to select Time Press the Number Button s to edit playing time New scene will be played right after the reset Press Go to again to leave the menu box 1 2 3 4 Selecting Audio System During Playback Press Go to during the playback A menu box appears on the screen Press to select Audio Press to edit...

Page 41: ...Press the Number Button s or to edit angle number New viewing angle will be played Press Go to again to leave the menu box Note This function is not available in HDD mode 1 2 3 4 Displaying the Information of the Scene Displaying the Information of the Scene Press Disc Info during playback A list appears to pro vide information including Title Chapter Time Audio Subtitle Angle Remained time of Cur...

Page 42: ... the section between A and B repeatedly To return to normal playback press Repeat A B until appears 1 2 3 4 5 OFF A B OFF Press Repeat 1 ALL repeatedly to operate the following functions during the playback The current Title will be played repeatedly All Titles will be played repeatedly Repeated playback will be off and return to normal playback 1 TITLE B ALL OFF Repeating DVD Playback Press Repea...

Page 43: ... to normal playback press Zoom until the zoom window disappears 1 2 3 4 Changing Audio Soundtrack Language Press Audio repeatedly during playback to select a preferred language Note This function is only valid for discs with multi language audio sound tracks When the preferred language is not among the options it may indicate that the language is not available on the disc If no audio soundtrack la...

Page 44: ...not among the options it may indicate that the language is not available on that disc If no audio soundtrack language is selected the recorder will play the default language on that disc In some instances changing the subtitle language may not take place immediately after it is selected 1 2 Viewing from Different Angles Press Angle repeatedly during playback to select a preferred viewing angle Not...

Page 45: ...the selected title 1 2 3 4 5 File TRACK 01 CDA Length 04 35 TRACK01 CDA TRACK02 CDA TRACK03 CDA TRACK04 CDA TRACK05 CDA TRACK06 CDA TRACK07 CDA TRACK08 CDA TRACK09 CDA Play List Add Add All File List Elapsed Time of the current playing track Currently Playing Music Track Audio CD is loaded Information of the current playing track 00 02 46 Move Select Play Prev TRACK01 CDA TRACK02 CDA TRACK03 CDA T...

Page 46: ...epeat the above step to select other music tracks for Play List Use to select the Add tab and then press Triangle appears next to all of the selected music tracks Use to select the Play List tab and then press The music tracks just selected appear in the Play List in the order according to the File List If intending to alter the order of the music tracks press Add each time after selecting a music...

Page 47: ...9 Move Select Play TRACK01 CDA TRACK04 CDA TRACK06 CDA TRACK07 CDA TRACK08 CDA TRACK10 CDA File List Delete Delete All File TRACK 02 CDA Length 04 31 File List Delete Delete All 3 3 2 2 Adding All Audio CD Tracks into Play List continued To play the music from the Play List use to select a music track in the menu Press Play to play selected track from the Play List To return to the File List selec...

Page 48: ...9 CDA File TRACK 01 CDA Length 05 10 File TRACK 01 CDA Length 05 10 2 2 Stopping Playback 1 Press Stop to stop playback Fast Forward Fast Backward Press F BWD or F FWD during playback The speed of advance 2x 4x 8x and 16x or reverse 2x 4x 8x and 16x changes for each press of F FWD or F BWD Press Play to return to normal playback 1 2 Skipping Tracks Ahead or Back Skipping Ahead Press Next during pl...

Page 49: ...A and point B repeatedly To return to normal playback press Repeat A B until the icon disappears 1 2 3 4 Press Repeat 1 ALL repeatedly to operate the following functions during the playback The currentTrack will be played repeatedly The Disc will be played repeatedly To return to normal playback press Repeat 1 ALL until the icon disappears 1 2 Displaying Track Information Press Disc Info during pl...

Page 50: ...B Resolution 1500 1000 Play List Add Add All Slide Speed Normal Preview of the highlighted picture Stopping Playback to Display the File List Press Stop to stop the playback a File List appears on the screen 1 Press to select playing speed Move Select Play Note Some discs may contain mixed format files To select Picture CD mode use to select the Picture CD tab and press Discs with more than one dir...

Page 51: ...lay List Use to select the Add All tab and then press Triangles appear next to all of the picture files on the File List Use to select the Play List tab and then press Play List displays all music tracks of the disc 1 2 3 File 002_2 JPG Size 329KB Resolution 1500 1000 3 3 2 2 4 4 001_1 JPG 002_2 JPG 003_3 JPG 004_4 JPG 005_5 JPG 006_6 JPG 007_7 JPG 008_8 JPG 009_9 JPG Play List Add Add All Slide Sp...

Page 52: ...n to the File List select the File List tab and press 1 2 3 4 Move Select Play Move Select Play File List Delete Delete All Slide Speed Normal File 002_2 JPG Size 329KB Resolution 1500 1000 001_1 JPG 002_2 JPG 003_3 JPG 004_4 JPG 005_5 JPG 006_6 JPG 007_7 JPG 008_8 JPG 009_9 JPG 3 3 2 2 Move Select Play Move Select Play File List Delete Delete All Slide Speed Normal File 002_2 JPG Size 329KB Resol...

Page 53: ...g Press Repeat 1 ALL during playback a REPEAT box appears on the top right corner The slideshow will be played repeatedly To return normal playback press Repeat 1 ALL again and a REPEAT OFF box appears on the screen 1 2 Repeating Press Disc Info during playback an information list appears Some picture discs can provide the information of File Size Resolution Make Model Time Exposure time F number ...

Page 54: ...ype TV System Video Output DVD Subtitle Move Select Exit RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Compatible Erase Format Protect Disc Move Select Exit RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Finalize Move Select Exit RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Move Select Exit 5 Initial Sett...

Page 55: ...struction to do the following setting 5 Initial Settings continued In Advance 1 Press the STANDBY ON button on the DVD Recorder or the Standby button on the remote control to turn on your DVD Recorder 2 Turn on your TV and switch it to the correct Video In channel 3 Press Channel Record Disc Video System or Timer button at stop mode to display the menus Or POWER 1 2 3 ...

Page 56: ...e to select a region UK or EIRE 4 Press 4a Auto Tuning then starts and your HDD DVD Recorder will tune in all the receiv able channels to your TV This process may take several minutes to be done The total available channel numbers are displayed when Auto Tuning is finished To finish the setup operation Press to exit from Channel setup screen Auto Tuning System Setting 5 1 AUTO TUNING SYSTEM Setup CH...

Page 57: ...crease increase intervals then press To finish the setup operation Press to exit from Channel setup screen Fine Tune Setting 1 Press Channel at the playing channel you wish to erase 2 Press to select Erase Programme press 3 Select YES then press to erase the channel To finish the setup operation Press to exit from Channel setup screen Erase Programme Setting CHANNEL Auto Tuning System Fine Tune Prog...

Page 58: ...ontrol to call out this OSD setting HQ High Quality to record about one hour for DVD SP Standard Play to record about two hours for DVD LP Long Play to record about three hours for DVD EP Extended Play to record about four hours for DVD SLP Standard Long Play to record about six hours for DVD The OSD Example in the left is when No Disc is placed If you insert a DVD R or DVD RW disc the OSD will be...

Page 59: ...D DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Compatible Erase Format Protect Disc Move Select Exit Off 5 Min 10 Min 15 Min RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Compatible Erase Format Protect Disc Move Select Exit RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Finalize Move Select Exit Off 5 Min ...

Page 60: ...53 48 EP 03 51 44 SLP 05 47 37 HDD DVD RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Compatible Erase Format Protect Disc Move Select Exit DVD Info DVD RW 4 236 4 460 MB HQ 00 57 56 SP 01 55 52 LP 02 53 48 EP 03 51 44 SLP 05 47 37 HDD DVD 2b 1 2a Format HDD Setting 1 Press Record Disc in the stop mode to display the menu 2 Press to select Format HDD 3 Press to sele...

Page 61: ... the setup operation Press Record Disc to exit from Record Disc setup screen RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Finalize Move Select Exit Start Yes Scandisk HDD No RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Compatible Erase Format Protect Disc Move Select Exit Start 2b 1 RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Inf...

Page 62: ...ect Start 4 Press 5 Select Yes and press to confirm If you do not make your DVD RW compatible you can only play back this disc in this DVD Recorder To finish the setup operation Press Record Disc to exit from Record Disc setup screen Make Compatible Setting RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Compatible Erase Format Protect Disc Move Select Exit Start RECOR...

Page 63: ...de to display the menu 2 Press to select Protect Disc 3 Press to select Start 4 Press After the Disc is Protected the Make Compatible and Erase Format functions will be disabled To finish the setup operation Press Record Disc to exit from Record Disc setup screen RECORD DISC Record Quality Auto Chapter Disc Info Format HDD Scandisk HDD Make Compatible Erase Format Protect Disc Move Select Exit Star...

Page 64: ...inal aspect ratio on a conventional size TV The entire frame will appear on the screen but you will see the black bars appear at the top and bottom of the screen 3c 4 3 PanScan Select 4 3 PanScan Pan and Scan if you want the movie to fill the entire screen of your TV This may result the left and right edges of picture won t be seen To finish the setup operation Press Video to exit from Video setup s...

Page 65: ... Press Video at stop mode to display the menu 2 Press to select TV System 3 Use to select a system 4 Press To finish the setup operation Press Video to exit from Video setup screen TV System Setting Subtitle Setting Allows you to set various languages for the on screen display OSD 1 Press Video at stop mode to display the menu 2 Press to select DVD Subtitle 3 Use to select a language 4 Press To fini...

Page 66: ... a better viewing result b b RCA Component Select RCA Component when you ve connected this recorder s Cr Y Cb Out jacks to TV s Cr Y Cb input via Component video cable This will provide the best view ing result To finish the setup operation Press Video to exit from Video setup screen Video Output Setting VIDEO TV Type TV System Video Output DVD Subtitle Move Select Exit RCA Component SCART RGB VIDE...

Page 67: ...4 Level 3 Level 2 SYSTEM Rating Change Password Version Factory Reset Move Select Exit Unlock Level 8 Adult Level 7 Level 6 Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Password SYSTEM Rating Change Password Version Factory Reset Move Select Exit Unlock Level 8 Adult Level 7 Level 6 Level 5 Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 SYSTEM Rating Change Password Version Factory Reset Move Select Exit Unlock Level 8 Adult Level 7...

Page 68: ...digit password as in Step 5 with the number buttons If you ve inputted the wrong password the following screen will appear Please then re enter your password If you ve forgotten your password please select Factory Reset to restore to the default setting To finish the setup operation Press System to exit from System setup screen 5 4 SYSTEM Setup continued SYSTEM Rating Change Password Version Factor...

Page 69: ...operation Press System to exit from System setup screen Factory Reset Setting 5 4 SYSTEM Setup continued Version Setting To display this recorder s model number part number and etc 1 Press System at stop mode to display the menu 2 Use to select Version To finish the setup operation Press System to exit from System setup screen SYSTEM Rating Change Password Version Factory Reset Move Select Exit Sta...

Page 70: ...ter again A programme list with 8 entries information appears You can move or buttons on the remote control to select each entry for editing then press ENTER To finish the setup operation Press Timer to exit from Timer setup screen Important After the recording schedule has been set up a message will appear re minding the recording time and storage location Press the POWER button to switch to stand...

Page 71: ...to select the source of your A V signals 6 Press Power button to switch to standby mode Make sure Date and Time of this DVD Recorder be the same as your local time If not check Date Time Setting to correct it Refer to Timer Setup section Make sure POWER source is uninterrupted during schedule recording To finish the setup operation Press Timer to exit from Timer setup screen Important After the rec...

Page 72: ... 30 20 Date 15 04 04 THU It will change automatically according to your setup date 5 Use to select Save and press Every time before doing timer recording you have to check the date and time setting again to make sure the information of the date and time is correct To finish the setup operation Press Timer to exit from System setup screen Date Time Setting 5 5 Timer Setup continued TIMER Video Plus ...

Page 73: ...gs menu to make sure that the digital output is set to on Check if the audio format of the selected audio language matches your receiver capabilities Distorted picture Check the disc for fingerprints and clean with a soft cloth wiping from center to edge Sometimes a small amount of picture distortion may appear This is not a mal function Completely distorted picture or no color The disc format is n...

Page 74: ... 5 1 Channel speaker Check if the speaker is properly connected Check if the audio output setting is right SYMPTOM COMMON REMEDY No key operation by the DVD Recorder Turn the unit off and then back to on Alternatively turn off the unit disconnect and or the remote control is effective the AC power cord and then re connect it The player may not be operating properly due to lightning static electric...

Page 75: ...e likely to occur which will cause noise If the disc is brought from a cold to a warm environment moisture may form on the disc Wipe this moisture off with a soft dry lint free cloth before using the disc Improper disc storage You can damage discs if you store them in the following places Areas exposed to direct sunlight Humid or dusty areas Areas directly exposed to a heat outlet or heating appli...

Page 76: ...s which are adhered to each other Since the thinner the disc the higher the density at which the information can be recorded a DVD disc has a greater capacity than a single 1 2 mm thick disc Since the two thin discs are adhered to each other there is the potential to achieve double sided play sometime in the future for even longer duration play DVD R This means DVD Recordable These Discs can be re...