JVC DR-MH200SE, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ETURN ENTER MENU TV CBL SAT STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE TV AV VIDEO TV AUX CANCEL MEMO MARK PROGRAMME EDIT DUBBING LIVE JUMP HELP TV SAT SET UP VPS PDC AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE LIVE CHECK PROGRESSIVE SCAN 1 STANDBY ON S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R DV DV IN F1 HDD DVD PULL OPEN VIDEO LPT1064 001A EN 17 DVD HDD VIDEO RECORDER INSTRUCTIONS DR MH200SE ...

Page 2: ...RODUCT HOWEVER THIS UNIT USES A VISIBLE LASER BEAM WHICH COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF DIRECTED BE SURE TO OPERATE THE UNIT CORRECTLY AS INSTRUCTED WHEN THIS UNIT IS PLUGGED INTO THE WALL OUTLET DO NOT PLACE YOUR EYES CLOSE TO THE OPENING OF THE DISC TRAY AND OTHER OPENINGS TO LOOK INTO THE INSIDE OF THIS UNIT USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THO...

Page 3: ... Republic n 301 of 28 Dec 95B The STANDBY ON A button does not completely shut off mains power from the unit but switches operating current on and off ABB shows electrical power standby and ACB shows ON ATTENTION 8 Using a mobile phone in the vicinity of the unit may cause picture vibration on the TV screen or change the screen to a blue back display 8 When moving the product press A to turn off t...

Page 4: ...rder 63 Output Input Set 64 REMOTE CONTROL 66 Remote Control Functions 66 SYSTEM CONNECTIONS 68 Connecting To A Satellite Receiver 68 Connecting To A Dolby Digital Decoder Or An Amplifier With Built in DTS 69 Connecting Using A Decoder 69 SUBSIDIARY SETTINGS 70 Mode Set 70 Scan Mode Set 72 SHOWVIEW System Setup 73 Tuner Set 74 Clock Set 77 Format A Disc DVD Deck Only 78 Finalise A Disc DVD Deck On...

Page 5: ...t can be played back on a standard DVD player compatible with the VR mode of DVD RW discs Before finalising it is possible to record on unrecorded areas of the disc edit the disc title and programme titles and delete programmes It is impossible to record or edit DVD R RW discs recorded on other devices even if they have not been finalised It is impossible to overwrite recorded areas of DVD R discs...

Page 6: ...ing this unit Do not attempt to play back any kind of disc that is damaged cracked warped or repaired with adhesive tape or discs in unusual shapes heart shaped octagonal or other forms If such discs are accidentally played back it may cause noise that can lead to speaker damage CD ROM discs including PHOTO CD and CD G Discs recorded in Packet Write UDF format 1 3 GB double density CDs DDCD High d...

Page 7: ...recording or playback Once the disc has been finalised these chapter marks are deleted and new chapter marks are assigned automatically approximately every 5 minutes In Video mode even before finalising it is impossible to perform editing operations other than changing the disc name and or title names and deleting programmes and or titles After finalising it is impossible to perform editing operat...

Page 8: ...ble sided discs Remove the disc from the cartridge Align the disc with the grooves on the disc tray as shown in the illustration and insert with the side you wish to play back or record facing down If you insert the disc with ASide AB facing down programmes are recorded on the side A Single sided discs Remove the disc from the cartridge Align the disc with the grooves on the disc tray as shown in ...

Page 9: ... dirty when removed from cartridge then put back in after use Storage Make sure that discs are kept in their cases If discs are piled on top of one another without their protective cases they can be damaged Do not put discs in a location where they may be exposed to direct sunlight or in a place where the humidity or temperature is high Avoid leaving discs in your car Maintenance of discs If there...

Page 10: ...pg 24 This button will not function during navigation mode or set up mode K Standby On Button STANDBY ON A L Video Lamp VIDEO A pg 36 39 M S video Video Audio Input Connector S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO MONO L R A pg 62 N DV Input connector DV IN A A pg 60 A i Link refers to the IEEE1394 1995 industry specification and extensions thereof The A logo is used for products compliant with the i Link standard O...

Page 11: ...ng fan on the rear of the unit is not activated However the cooling fan may be activated in the following cases In the Automatic Satellite Programme Recording standby mode A pg 49 slightly before the starting time of VPS PDC recording A pg 46 If you connect the decoder or satellite receiver to L 2 IN DECODER and if AL 2 SELECTB is set to ADECODERB ASAT VIDEOB or ASAT S VIDEOB A pg 65 When AJUST CL...

Page 12: ...hile the 3rd and 4th digits from the left of the Multi Display M indicate the numbers explained below ATRKB Total number of tracks or track number being played back are displayed on the Multi Display ACHAPB Chapter number being played back are displayed on the Multi Display G Simulated Surround Effect Indicator 3D A pg 32 Lights when a simulated surround effect is set to A3D ONB on the on screen b...

Page 13: ...tton RETURN A pg 28 31 45 h Forward Skip Button T A pg 25 43 Next Button NEXT A pg 28 i Forward Search Button N A pg 25 43 Forward Slow Button SLOW A pg 26 j Play Button I A pg 24 40 Select Button SELECT A pg 57 k Pause Button W A pg 24 40 l Stop Button o A pg 24 40 Clear Button CLEAR A pg 33 m Skip Search Button v A pg 26 43 n Help button A pg 80 o One Touch Replay Button w A pg 43 p On Screen Bu...

Page 14: ...rding channel number When pressing REC MODE Appears for eight seconds A Remaining disc time for each recording speed B Recording speed When pressing R during recording A Recording time for Instant Timer Recording ITR mode When using Live Memory playback HDD DVD A Time scale for recording HDD deck Bar meter for recording DVD deck B Current recording point C Recording mode D Current time E Current p...

Page 15: ...annel J Sound mode K Sound input bit rate Indicates the sound bit rate of the connected DV equipment L Connected DV equipment information Maker name and model name etc may not appear depending on the connected equipment M Time counter for the connected DV equipment N Sound monitor mode O Remote control switch P Auto capture button Q Sound monitor switch R Elapsed recording time SOUND1 0 00 1 00 2 ...

Page 16: ...s to the TV s component video input connectors C Connect the unit s AUDIO OUT connectors to the TV s AUDIO input connectors You can obtain high quality component video pictures If your TV is not stereo capable use the unit s AUDIO OUT connectors to connect to an audio amplifier for Hi Fi stereo sound reproduction By using the component video connection you can view the images in the progressive mo...

Page 17: ...iate TV system for those channels A pg 76 AINFORMATIONB Auto Set Up After the A button on the unit or DVD A on the remote control is pressed for the first time to turn on the unit by simply selecting your country the Auto Set Up function sets the tuner channels clock and Guide Programme numbers automatically If you live in Belgium BELGIUM or Switzerland SUISSE you also need to select your language...

Page 18: ... Auto Guide Programme Number Set If there is a power cut or if you press A or SET UP while downloading or set up is in progress it will be interrupted be sure to turn off the unit power once and try again from the beginning Auto Clock Set may not function properly depending on the reception condition On this unit the characters available for station names ID are A Z 0 9 Z and space Some names of d...

Page 19: ... a TV programme using the SHOWVIEW system the unit will record a TV programme of a different station When programming the timer using the SHOWVIEW system be sure to check the desired channel is selected correctly A pg 45 Your unit memorizes all detected stations even if reception of some of them is poor You can delete those stations with an unacceptable picture A pg 75 ADelete A ChannelB INFORMATI...

Page 20: ...Press selection keys to select ALANGUAGE SETB then press G 4 Press selection keys to select AMENU LANGUAGEB then press ENTER 5 Press selection keys to select your desired language then press ENTER See ALanguage Code ListB A pg 85 6 Press SET UP to complete the setting NOTE When the selected language is not available on the disc the disc s default menu language is played back Language Turn on the u...

Page 21: ... television conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16 9 wide TV 16 9FIX Wide television conversion Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fixed to 16 9 wide TV The unit automatically adjusts the screen width of the output signal correctly when playing back a picture whose aspect ratio is 4 3 Pan Scan Letter Box In general DVD VIDEO disc are produced for a wide screen T...

Page 22: ...n press G 4 Press selection keys to select ATUNER SETB then press G 5 Press selection keys to select ASAT CONTROL SETB then press ENTER 6 Press selection keys to select ABRANDB then press ENTER 7 Press selection keys to select the brand code from the list on page 23 then press ENTER If the unit is in playback or recording mode you cannot set the brand code 8 Press selection keys to select APROGRAM...

Page 23: ... sure to set to AAll Channel ModeB For details refer to the instruction manual of the satellite receiver When selecting the satellite receiver s channel A step 9 signals from the remote control may interfere with signals transmitted from the Satellite Controller In this case move the remote control as close to the unit s infrared beam receiving window as possible BRAND NAME CODE JVC AMSTRAD ASTON ...

Page 24: ...W to pause playback To resume normal playback press I 5 Press o to stop playback When a recordable disc is played playback stops and a programme received with the unit s tuner resumes on the TV screen When a playback only disc is played playback stops and the TV screen becomes all blue when you press o Pressing o again resumes a programme received with the unit s tuner If M is pressed during playb...

Page 25: ...k Variable Speed Search During playback press N for forward variable speed search or O for reverse variable speed search Each press of the button increases the search speed for each direction To resume normal playback press I For Audio CD You can perform 4 levels of speed search with N and O Audio is active also during variable speed search You cannot perform slow motion for each direction Still P...

Page 26: ...ayback to memorise a resume point The unit enters Resume Stop mode and memorises the position where you have stopped playback as a resume point The inside of the disc status indicator on the front display panel blinks while memorising The unit retains a memory of the resume points of the last 30 discs played back even though they have been ejected if ARESUMEB is set to ADISC RESUMEB A pg 71 To cle...

Page 27: ...ime N Current title elapsed time N Disc remaining time N back to the beginning only discs before finalising During recording playback or in stop mode Press REC MODE The disc remaining time according to recording modes appears on the TV screen In FR mode it is possible to set recording time in detail using selection keys A pg 37 It is not possible to switch the recording mode during playback or whi...

Page 28: ...nd You can select the desired audio language or sound For some Video CD SVCD discs you can switch the audio channel to choose Karaoke either with or without the vocal 1 Press AUDIO during playback The Audio Language Sound selection display appears 2 Press AUDIO or selection keys to select your desired audio language sound Each time you press AUDIO or the selection keys the audio language sound cha...

Page 29: ...ed here only for 3 types of discs the on screen bar will be displayed for whichever disc indicated in the left column Basic Operation On The On screen Bar Example When selecting Picture Control function of DVD During playback or while stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice to access the on screen bar The item currently selected is highlighted and pointed by 2 Press selection keys to select A B then press...

Page 30: ...of the disc being used A B Repeat Playback You can repeat the desired part During playback 1 Press ON SCREEN twice to access the on screen bar 2 Press selection keys to select AA B xB 3 Press ENTER at the beginning of the desired part you want to repeat point A The elapsed playing time of the point A appears 4 Press ENTER at the end of the desired part you want to repeat point B The elapsed playin...

Page 31: ...n the disc or chapter search does not work on the disc Before you press ENTER playback may start automatically when you enter the section s number depending on the disc This function is not possible for a Video CD SVCD with PBC function Time Search You can play back a disc from the desired point by specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning of a programme DVD RAM DVD R DVD RW DVD VIDEO...

Page 32: ... ENTER NORMAL Normally select this option CINEMA Suitable for a movie disc etc SHARP Clearer sharper edged picture when viewing images with lots of flat same coloured surfaces such as cartoons SOFT Select this option when too much noise appears To clear the on screen bar Press ON SCREEN Setting The Progressive Mode You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content on the disc...

Page 33: ...ess ON SCREEN To cancel Programme Playback Press selection keys to select APRGMB then press ENTER NOTE Programme Playback is not possible depending on the type of disc Random Playback You can play back all the tracks on the disc in random order While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice to access the on screen bar 2 Press selection keys to select ARNDB then press ENTER Playback starts in random order T...

Page 34: ... press ENTER See ACountry Area Code List for Parental LockB A pg 86 6 Press the number keys to enter the same password as in step 6 of ATo Set Parental Lock For The First TimeB then press ENTER 7 Press SET UP to complete the setting NOTE If you forget your password enter A8888B in step 6 To Temporarily Release Parental Lock When you set the Parental Lock level strictly some discs may not be played...

Page 35: ...Only B A pg 79 You can record up to 99 programmes and 99 play lists on each disc Some programmes can only be recorded one time When recording is started an index of the first part of recording is automatically recorded A pg 50 To record satellite programmes refer to page 49 To delete the index refer to page 53 Recording sometimes may stop or cannot be performed even if there is enough available ca...

Page 36: ...s required that the remote control is set to be able to operate the TV in advance A pg 66 1 During recording press TV AV VIDEO to select TV mode Video mode is disengaged and the VIDEO lamp on the unit lights off The programme received on the TV s tuner is displayed on the TV screen 2 Slide the TV CABLE SAT DVD switch to TV 3 Press PR repeatedly to select the desired channel NOTE If a decoder is co...

Page 37: ...ete beyond these remaining times The maximum recording time of FR JUST mode is the same as the recording time of FR480 mode When timer programming a long programme in FR JUST mode on a disc whose remaining time is short it is recommended to check the disc remaining time in FR480 mode to see if the remaining time is enough for the programme Even if more than one programme are timer programmed in FR...

Page 38: ...ack However it is still possible to pause recording only when recording the channels of external sources AL 1B AL 2B AF 1B and ADVB While holding R press W on the remote To resume recording while holding R press I on the remote No operation can be made with the buttons on the unit Recording Mode MPEG 2 format is used as recording format As a guide for picture quality the AbpsB unit is used to repr...

Page 39: ...he desired channel NOTE If a decoder is connected to the unit A pg 69 you can select a scrambled channel as well as other normal channels Elapsed Recording Time And Disc Remaining Time Indication During recording press DISPLAY repeatedly until the desired indication appears on the front display panel Each time you press DISPLAY the time indication changes as follows Elapsed recording time N Disc r...

Page 40: ...ill picture frame by frame To resume normal playback press I Slow Motion 1 Press W to pause during playback 2 Press SLOW O or SLOW N for 2 or more seconds Each press of SLOW O or SLOW N increases the slow motion speed for each direction Skip Search During playback press v Each press initiates an approximately 30 second period of fast motion playback Normal playback resumes automatically Basic Play...

Page 41: ... to the selected time interval When you cannot advance any further beginning or end of programme reached the message AUNABLE TO GO BACK ANY MOREB appears on the screen and the on air screen resumes In such a case press S O or o Example Playback search when jump interval is set to 15 MIN jumps Taking for instance you want to start jump search 40 minutes after the beginning of the programme Pressing...

Page 42: ...recording playback is automatically stopped just before recording starts and then recording starts when the time arrives for the next timer programme It is impossible to perform ITR even if you press R during Live Memory Playback A pg 39 Press o to display the programme being recorded then perform ITR settings Playback may be paused for a moment during Live Memory Playback which does not interfere...

Page 43: ...sed Each press of the button advances the still picture frame by frame Pressing down for 2 or more seconds advances playback at 1 16 times the normal speed Then each press of the button advances slow motion at 1 16 times 1 4 times and 1 2 times the normal playback G o Pressing once during Live Memory Playback or RetroActive Recording returns to the screen on air Pressing twice during recording sto...

Page 44: ... ENTER Playback of the selected title begins automatically 5 Press o to stop playback The on air screen resumes NOTES You can use various playback features during Live Memory Playback A pg 40 To stop simultaneous playback press o The on air screen resumes To stop actual recording press o again One Touch Replay You can move back the playback position slightly during recording or Live Memory Playbac...

Page 45: ...ngB AWEEKLY DAILYB A pg 46 AWeekly Daily RecordingB AREC MODEB A pg 35 ARecording ModeB 9 Press selection keys to select AOKB then press ENTER to access the Programme Confirmation screen 10 Press selection keys to select AEXITB then press ENTER to complete timer programming To programme another timer press selection keys to select ACONTINUEB then press ENTER If APROGRAMME OVERLAPPEDB appears on th...

Page 46: ...th this system special code signals are transmitted together with the audio video signals These code signals control your video unit and have precedence over the advertised times you may have preset into the timer This means that your unit will start and stop recording when the preset TV programmes actually start and end even if the broadcast time of a preset TV programme is changed NOTES Make sur...

Page 47: ...lection keys to select ACONTINUEB then press ENTER If APROGRAMME OVERLAPPEDB appears on the TV screen delete or modify the programmes NOTES When two successive programmes are recorded on a DVD RW disc with Manual Timer Programming function the beginning of the second one may be left off the recording If the copy limited programme is received during timer recording the unit enters Record Pause mode...

Page 48: ...ProgrammingB A pg 47 To skip the weekly daily programmes to the next week day It is easy to temporarily cancel weekly daily programmes of a week day 1 Press selection keys to select APROGRAMME SKIPB then press ENTER 2 Press selection keys to select ASKIPB then press ENTER To save the titles of weekly daily programmes HDD Deck Only Use this function to avoid overwriting titles of weekly daily progr...

Page 49: ...iver Automatic Satellite Programme Recording is not possible if your satellite receiver does not have a timer If there are more than one satellite programmes you wish to record with Automatic Satellite Programme Recording it is not possible to set different recording modes for each programme Depending on the type of satellite receiver the unit may not record a slight portion of the beginning of th...

Page 50: ...or each title when ordinary recording or timer recording is performed then stored in an area specified on the unit index reduced pictures to show programme titles programme title category date and time channel recording mode length of recording time The items marked with an asterisk can be easily modified and registered again after recording by using Library Database Navigation system The limitati...

Page 51: ... start playback Press O or N to search for the picture from the title then press W The pictures of the title appear on the left window 7 Confirm the arrow is on AREPLACEB then press ENTER to register new index New index appears on the right window When you press ENTER with the arrow on ARETURNB you can return to the previous screen 8 Press EDIT to return to the normal screen Turn on the TV and sel...

Page 52: ... Database Navigation once the registered titles on the disc reach 99 titles for the DVD deck and 200 titles for the HDD deck Deleting unnecessary titles after dubbing or other operations can increase remaining time and available recording capacity For DVD R discs although it is possible to delete recorded titles available recording capacity does not increase The deleted title is never resumed Play...

Page 53: ...VIEWB then press ENTER The first several seconds of the newly created title is played back then the playback pauses at the dividing point To undo the division press selection keys to select ARETRYB then press ENTER Repeat the above procedure to locate another point to divide 6 Press selection keys to select AOKB then press ENTER 7 Press selection keys to select ADIVIDEB then press ENTER Select ACA...

Page 54: ...eturn to the normal screen 11 Press EDIT to return to the normal screen NOTES There may be a discrepancy of several seconds between the scene you intend to edit and the scene which is actually edited The title index and category of the play list can be modified in the same way as AORIGINALB A pg 51 You can modify the play list that has just been created here by adding moving or deleting unwanted p...

Page 55: ...rs the other play lists automatically When you want to cancel the order press CANCEL L 4 Press selection keys to select ABEGINNINGB then press ENTER The playback starts Upon completing play list playback the normal screen will resume The normal screen will also resume when o is pressed to stop play list playback Delete Play List 1 Press EDIT The Editing screen appears 2 DVD deck only Press selecti...

Page 56: ...cturers it may become impossible to operate properly Register Disc When a disc that is not registered in the library is loaded a message appears confirming if the disc should be registered If registering perform the following procedure 1 Press selection keys to select AREGISTERB then press ENTER to confirm the registration 2 Press NAVIGATION to return to the normal screen NOTES It is not possible ...

Page 57: ...back NOTES If you press SELECT I instead of ENTER in step 4 the unit starts playback from the first file of the group JPEG files are played back as a slide show at the set intervals A pg 33 If a file name includes any 2 byte character the unit may not show the file name correctly The order of the groups and items shown in steps 4 and 5 may differ from the order shown on your PC Playback With MP3 W...

Page 58: ... is performed in the highest transfer rate of the scenes in the selected play list During dubbing it is not possible to play back on HDD or DVD or to set timer programming Just Dubbing From HDD To DVD By using Just Dubbing function when dubbing all selected original recordings and or play lists the unit automatically sets the appropriate recording mode depending on the combination of the total tim...

Page 59: ...een 3 Press selection keys to select ADVDNHDDB then press ENTER 4 Press selection keys to select indexes small pictures of desired original recordings and or play lists then press MARK After selecting all indexes you want to dub press ENTER You can select up to 8 original recordings and or play lists 5 Press selection keys to select AEXECUTEB or AAUTO PWR OFFB then press ENTER to start dubbing If ...

Page 60: ...Press PR to set the channel to ADVB 4 Press ON SCREEN The on screen display for DV dubbing appears 5 Press selection keys to select then press ENTER to display the remote icon facing to the right for the DV equipment 6 Press REC MODE repeatedly to set the recording mode 7 Locate the point from where you want to start dubbing then stop or pause playback by pressing the following buttons on the remo...

Page 61: ... the unit and a digital audio device using either an optional optical cable or an optional coaxial cable 2 Place a disc on the unit and load an MD on the connected digital audio device 3 Select the audio to be dubbed 4 Start playback slightly before the actual point from where you wish to start dubbing 5 Press W to pause playback 6 Select the input mode on the connected digital audio device 7 Pres...

Page 62: ...r depending on the connector being used A pg 65 4 Press REC MODE repeatedly to set the recording mode 5 Start playback on the camcorder slightly before the actual point from where you wish to start dubbing 6 Press R on the unit to start recording Or while holding R press I on the remote control The dubbing starts 7 Press o on the unit then stop playback on the camcorder NOTES All necessary cables ...

Page 63: ...p recording on the recording deck then stop playback on the source player NOTES All necessary cables can be obtained from your dealer For Y C signal input output be sure to use a 21 pin SCART cable that is compatible with the Y C signal When you use this unit as the source player for editing be sure to set ASUPERIMPOSEB to AOFFB before starting A pg 72 If you are using another recorder with S Vide...

Page 64: ...ity Y PB PR picture Switch the TV to the input that you can watch component video pictures 8 L 1 INPUT VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO If a connected appliance s output is compatible only with regular video signals set to AVIDEOB S VIDEO If a connected appliance s output is compatible with Y C signals set to AS VIDEOB You can obtain a high quality picture For connection be sure to use a 21 pin SCART cable tha...

Page 65: ...ter editing If you are not connecting a satellite receiver or a decoder to the L 2 IN DECODER connector leave AL 2 SELECTB set to AVIDEOB When AL 2 SELECTB is set to ASAT VIDEOB and ASAT S VIDEOB ASATB appears on the TV screen or front display panel instead of AL 2B If AL 1 OUTPUTB is set to ASCART S VIDEOB it is not possible to set AL 2 SELECTB to ADECODERB or ASAT VIDEOB If AL 1 OUTPUTB is set t...

Page 66: ...nd Remote Control Your remote control can operate the basic functions of your TV set In addition to JVC TVs other manufacturer s TVs can also be controlled IMPORTANT Although the provided remote control unit is compatible with JVC televisions as well as many other models it may not work with your TV or in some instances may have limited function capability Keep pressing SET UP down during step 1 1...

Page 67: ... control s batteries Some brands of satellite receivers have more than one code If the satellite receiver does not function with one code try entering another 3 Press the corresponding buttons to operate the satellite receiver A PR number keys For some brands of satellite receivers you must press ENTER after having pressed the number keys The number keys may not function with some satellite receiv...

Page 68: ...OB A pg 65 You can use the Automatic Satellite Programme Recording function A pg 49 with this connection HDD deck only To record a programme via the satellite receiver select L 2 mode by pressing PR so that AL 2B appears on the front display panel To receive a scrambled broadcast descramble the signal with the decoder connected to the satellite receiver For details refer to the instruction manual ...

Page 69: ...RAM or DVD RW VR mode disc In this case perform the following steps using the remote control to switch ADIGITAL AUDIO OUTB from ADOLBY DIGITAL PCMB to APCM ONLYB A Press SET UP to access the Main Menu screen B Press selection keys to select ADVD VIDEO SET UPB then press G C Press selection keys to select AAUDIO OUTPUTB then press G D Press selection keys to select ADIGITAL AUDIO OUTB then press EN...

Page 70: ...eo amplifier receiver or TV set or in case you want to record the audio from a DVD VIDEO disc to a Mini Disc etc DOLBY SURROUND Select this when listening to multichannel surround audio with the unit s AUDIO OUT connectors connected to an amplifier receiver with a built in surround decoder or a surround decoder 8 D RANGE CONTROL NORMAL WIDE RANGE TV MODE The dynamic range the difference between th...

Page 71: ...b the main channel SUB Select this to dub the sub channel 8 MP3 WMA JPEG MP3 WMA JPEG You can select files to play back when both MP3 WMA files and JPEG files are recorded on a disc MP3 WMA Select this to play back MP3 WMA files JPEG Select this to play back JPEG files REC PLAY SET UP 8 XP MODE REC AUDIO DOLBY DIGITAL LINEAR PCM You can select the audio format when you record a title in XP mode Wh...

Page 72: ...the unit power with AWAKE UPB blinking on the front display panel 8 ON SCREEN LANGUAGE This unit offers you the choice to view on screen messages in 10 different languages Although Auto Set Up selects the language automatically A pg 19 you can change the language setting manually as required For details refer to AOn screen Language SetB A pg 20 If you connect the unit and TV with Component Video C...

Page 73: ...4 sets the Guide Programme numbers automatically You need to set the Guide Programme numbers manually only in the following cases When timer programming with the SHOWVIEW system the channel position where the station you wish to record is received on your unit is not selected OR when you add a channel after Auto Set Up Preset Download or Auto Channel Set has taken place Set the Guide Programme num...

Page 74: ...ready StoredB A pg 76 If you perform Auto Channel Set when the aerial cable is not connected properly ASCAN COMPLETED NO SIGNAL B appears on the TV screen in step 8 In such a case make sure of the aerial connection and press ENTER Auto Channel Set will start again If no sound accompanies the picture or the audio sounds unnatural on some channels that have been stored by Auto Set Up the TV system s...

Page 75: ... AChange Station Channel PositionB A pg 75 If you wish to set station names other than the ones registered in your unit see ASet Stations B B A pg 76 Delete A Channel 1 Perform steps 1 5 of AManual Channel SetB A pg 75 2 Press selection keys to select the channel you want to delete 3 Press CANCEL L to delete a channel The channel next to the cancelled one moves up one line Repeat steps 2 3 as nece...

Page 76: ...ss ENTER The Confirmation screen appears 3 Press selection keys to select AIDB then press ENTER 4 Press selection keys to select the desired characters A Z 0 9 Z space then press ENTER Enter the remaining characters the same way maximum of 4 5 After entering all characters press selection keys to select AOKB then press ENTER 6 Press RETURN to return to the Manual Channel Set screen Repeat steps 2 ...

Page 77: ...e a difference of more than 3 minutes exists between the built in clock s time and the actual time the unit is in the Automatic Satellite Programme Recording mode A pg 49 HDD deck only the unit is in the Power Save mode A pg 72 AL 2 SELECTB is set to ASAT VIDEOB or ASAT S VIDEOB A pg 65 If Just Clock is set to AONB the unit s clock is automatically adjusted at the start end of Summer Time Just Clo...

Page 78: ... the disc repeatedly AVIDEO MODEB To be chosen when you want to erase all the data on the disc once played back to record new data or play back the disc on other DVD players 3 Press selection keys to select AEXECUTEB then press ENTER NOTES It is impossible to format Version 1 0 DVD RW discs in Video mode It is impossible to format DVD R discs All the titles on a disc will be deleted once the disc ...

Page 79: ...play back the discs on this unit Additional recordings become impossible Finalise A DVD R RW Disc 1 Perform steps 1 to 3 of AFormat A DVD RAM DiscB A pg 78 before continuing 2 Press selection keys to select AFINALISEB then press ENTER For DVD R RW Video mode discs the background selection screen will appear Press selection keys to select the desired background from a selection of 18 backgrounds th...

Page 80: ...evious page press RETURN 3 Press to return to the normal screen NOTE You cannot perform playback recording timer recording or other normal operations while accessing the help screen You can lock the disc tray to prohibit the unwanted disc ejection by children To lock tray While the unit is turned off press and hold o then press M on the unit ALOCKB appears on the front display panel and the disc t...

Page 81: ...facing down A pg 8 A disc not being compatible with the unit is loaded N Load a playable disc on the unit A pg 5 A dirty disc is loaded N Clean the disc A pg 9 Defective disc is loaded N Replace the warped or scratched disc with a normal one N Images are blurred or distorted at the point where the playback speed changes and this is not a malfunction of the unit N Playback does not start for approx...

Page 82: ...ss PROGRESSIVE SCAN for 3 or more seconds so that the Video output indicator q lights off on the front display panel For component video connection N Press PROGRESSIVE SCAN for 3 or more seconds so that the Video output indicator q lights up on the front display panel The camcorder s microphone is too close to the TV N Position the camcorder so its microphone is away from the TV The TV s volume is...

Page 83: ...t complete since the disc may be dirty or damaged Take out the disc clean it and retry A pg 9 79 During Live Memory playback o has been pressed A pg 42 Timer recording has finished during Live Memory playback Timer recording finished during Live Memory playback then the next timer recording is about to begin while playback continues An attempt has been made to record copy protected contents An att...

Page 84: ...ecording system Dolby Digital 2 ch Linear PCM XP mode only Video recording compression system MPEG 2 CBR VBR Video recording compression system MPEG 2 VBR Audio recording system Dolby Digital 2 ch Linear PCM XP mode only Recording time Maximum 300 hours with 160 GB HDD XP Approx 36 hours SP Approx 72 hours LP Approx 143 hours EP Approx 214 hours FR Approx 300 hours Signal system PAL colour signal ...

Page 85: ...Siswati CO Corsican LO Laothian ST Sesotho CS Czech LT Lithuanian SU Sundanese CY Welsh LV Latvian Lettish SW Swahili DZ Bhutani MG Malagasy TA Tamil EL Greek MI Maori TE Telugu EO Esperanto MK Macedonian TG Tajik ET Estonian ML Malayalam TH Thai EU Basque MN Mongolian TI Tigrinya FA Persian MO Moldavian TK Turkmen FJ Fiji MR Marathi TL Tagalog FO Faroese MS Malay MAY TN Setswana FY Frisian MT Mal...

Page 86: ...ados EC Ecuador IL Israel BD Bangladesh EE Estonia IN India BE Belgium EG Egypt IO British Indian Ocean Territory BF Burkina Faso EH Western Sahara IQ Iraq BG Bulgaria ER Eritrea IR Iran Islamic Republic of BH Bahrain ES Spain IS Iceland BI Burundi ET Ethiopia IT Italy BJ Benin FI Finland JM Jamaica BM Bermuda FJ Fiji JO Jordan BN Brunei Darussalam FK Falkland Islands Malvinas JP Japan BO Bolivia ...

Page 87: ... Ukraine MP Northern Mariana Islands RO Romania UG Uganda MQ Martinique RU Russian Federation UM United States Minor Outlying Islands MR Mauritania RW Rwanda US United States MS Montserrat SA Saudi Arabia UY Uruguay MT Malta SB Solomon Islands UZ Uzbekistan MU Mauritius SC Seychelles VA Vatican City State Holy See MV Maldives SD Sudan VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines MW Malawi SE Sweden VE Vene...

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