LG DR7621W, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DVD RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL DR7621W Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely DR7621NW1C_HAASLL_ENG ...

Page 2: ...s Check the specification page of this owner s manual to be certain Do not overload wall outlets Overloaded wall outlets loose or damaged wall outlets extension cords frayed power cords or damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous Any of these conditions could result in electric shock or fire Periodically examine the cord of your appliance and if its appearance indicates damage or deteriora...

Page 3: ...Finalize 27 Disc Label 27 Overview for the On Screen Display 28 PLAYBACK DVD or Video CD Playback 29 32 Audio CD and MP3 WMA Operation 33 35 Playing an Audio CD or MP3 WMA file 33 34 Programmed Playback 35 JPEG File Operation 36 37 RECORDING Basic Recording 38 Basic Recording from TV channels 38 Instant Timer Recording 38 Timer Recording 39 40 Recording from an External Input Source 41 42 Recordin...

Page 4: ... After you finalize a DVD R you cannot record on it or edit it any more Playable on DVD R compatible players after finalization Any edited contents are not be compatible on DVD R compatible players Hide chapter combine added chapter mark etc Limited title chapter editing features DVD R DL Digital Video Disc Recordable Double Layer These Discs can be recorded only once After you finalize a DVD R DL...

Page 5: ... the application software used to create the disc Check with the software publisher for more detailed information Regional code of the recorder and DVDs This recorder is designed and manufactured for playback of Region 2 encoded DVD software The region code on the labels of some DVD discs indicates which type of the recorder can play those discs This unit can play only DVD discs labeled 2 or ALL I...

Page 6: ...n a Video CD with PBC Playback control functions moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sec tions called Scenes Each scene available is displayed on the Scene menu and assigned a scene number enabling you to locate the scene you want A scene may be composed of one or several tracks Types of Video CDs There are two types of Video CDs Video CDs equipped with PBC Version 2 0 PBC Playback...

Page 7: ...g Recordings can be edited the title chapter DVD R mode recording 4 different picture quality recording time settings avail able HQ SQ LQ EQ Playable on regular DVD players after finalization Any edited contents are not be compatible on regular DVD players Hide chapter combine added chapter mark etc Limited title chapter editing features Note DVD Video Format Video mode is a new format for recordi...

Page 8: ... Recording TV audio channels This recorder can record either NICAM or regular audio If the NICAM setting page 18 is set to Auto then if the broadcast is NICAM you can record the NICAM audio If the broadcast is non NICAM the regular audio is always recorded Notes for recording The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit rate video compression This means that the e...

Page 9: ...ngs can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the area in which you are making a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal excep tion or consented to by the rights owner This prod...

Page 10: ...ive parts are dirty or worn the picture quality will be poor Regular inspection and maintenance are recommended after every 1 000 hours of use This depends on the operating environment For details please contact your nearest dealer Notes on Discs Handling discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints will not get on the surface Do not stick paper ...

Page 11: ...order REC The recorder is recording Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed Indicates clock total playing time elapsed time title number chapter track num ber channel etc i Remote Sensor Point the recorder remote control here j INPUT2 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder ...

Page 12: ... tray PAUSE STEP X Pause playback or recording temporarily press again to exit pause mode PIP Selects PIP function on or off PLAY N Starts playback POWER Switches the recorder ON or OFF REC z Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time REC MODE Selects the recording mode HQ SQ LQ or EQ REPEAT Repeat chapter track title all RETURN O Removes the menu Displays the menu of a video CD w...

Page 13: ...VCR Camcorder k VIDEO IN 1 Connect the video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder l OPTICAL Digital audio out jack Connect to digital optical audio equipment Connecting to the Aerial Remove the aerial cable plug from your TV set and insert it into the aerial socket at the back of the recorder Plug one end of the aerial cable into the TV socket on the recorder and the ...

Page 14: ...he TV using an Y Pb Pr cable C Progressive Scan connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready television you may take advantage of the recorder s progressive scan output for the highest video resolution possible If your TV does not accept the Progressive Scan format the picture will appear scrambled if you try Progressive Scan on the recorder Connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT P...

Page 15: ...this you need a multi channel Audio Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your DVD Recorder MPEG 2 Dolby Digital and DTS Check the receiver manual and the logos on the front of the receiver Caution Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected Notes If the audio format of the digital output do...

Page 16: ...el DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV digital camcorder and digitally transfer DV tapes to DVD Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder Note This jack is for connection to DV digital camcorder only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video decks L R VIDEO OUTPUT AUDIO OUTPUT S VIDEO ...

Page 17: ...vel 4 4 Use v V to select the second desired option 5 5 Press B to move to the third level 6 6 Use v V to select the desired setting then press ENTER to confirm your selection Some items require additional steps 7 7 Press SETUP to exit the Setup menu General Auto Programming This DVD Recorder is equipped with a frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving up to 88 TV channels Preparation Conne...

Page 18: ...ation on the program list Delete Deletes the program from program list Nicam Auto Off Set the NICAM function to for the program Auto or Off 8 8 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Program List menu Program Edit You can perform a search to select and store TV chan nels manually 1 Use v V to select a program on the Program List menu then press ENTER Program List options appears on the left side of the...

Page 19: ...OK icon then press ENTER to fix the name and returns to the Program List menu Sorting TV channels manually You can sort the program s position on the Program List menu 1 Use v V to select a program on the Program List menu then press ENTER Program List options appears on the left side of the Program List menu 2 Use v V to select Move option from Program List options then press ENTER 3 Use v V to s...

Page 20: ...lower portions of the screen Pan Scan Automatically displays the wide picture on the entire screen and cuts off the portions that do not fit Progressive Scan Progressive Scan Video provides the highest quality pictures with less flickering If you are using the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PROGRESSIVE SCAN jacks but are connecting the recorder to a standard analog television set Progressive Scan to OFF If y...

Page 21: ...ome options cannot be reset Rating Password and Area Code Language Display Language Select a language for the Setup menu and on screen display Disc Language Select a language for the disc s Menu Audio and Subtitle Original Refers to the original language in which the disc was recorded Other To select another language press number buttons then ENTER to enter the corresponding 4 digit number accordi...

Page 22: ...96 kHz signals select 48 kHz When this choice is made this unit will automatically convert any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 96 kHz signals select 96 kHz When this choice is made this unit will pass each type of signal through without any further processing DRC Dynamic Range Control With the DVD format you can hear a pr...

Page 23: ...1 Press SETUP to display the Setup menu 2 Use the Number buttons to enter the 6 digit number 210499 3 Select Ok then press ENTER The 4 digit password is cleared Enter a new code as shown left Rating Movies on DVDs may contain scenes not suitable for children Therefore discs may contain Parental Control information that applies to the complete disc or to certain scenes on the disc These scenes are ...

Page 24: ...umbered but tons to create a personal 4 digit security password then press ENTER Enter the 4 digit password again and press ENTER to verify when OK is highlighted If you have already entered a password Enter a 4 digit password using the numbered but tons to confirm the personal 4 digit security pass word then press ENTER when OK is highlighted Tip If you a mistake before pressing ENTER press b rep...

Page 25: ...rder using 32kHz 12 bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN port Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio One is recorded at the time of shooting the other is for over dubbing after shooting On the Audio 1 setting the sound that was recorded while shooting is used On the Audio 2 setting the over dubbed sound is used Auto Chapter When recording chapter markers are put in at the...

Page 26: ... selected press B to move to the second level 4 4 Use v V to select the Initialize option 5 5 Press B to move to the third level Start icon is highlighted 6 6 Press ENTER Initialize menu appears 7 7 For DVD RWs use b B to select a mode DVD VR or DVD Video then press ENTER For DVD RWs go to step 8 8 8 Use b B to select Ok then press ENTER It takes a few moments to format the disc Caution If you wan...

Page 27: ...ized you can unfinalize it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc Disc Label Use this to enter a name for the disc This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on screen The disc name can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different DVD Recorder you will see only a limited number of...

Page 28: ...O received by the tuner Indicates current date and time Menu Options Track Number Time Audio Channel Sound Function Use v V to select desired option Shows the current track number and total number of tracks or PBC On mode and skip to the desired track number Shows the elapsed playing time and searches the point by the elapsed time directly Shows the audio channel and changes the audio channel Show...

Page 29: ...n page 23 DVDs may have a Region Code Your recorder will not play discs that have a region code different from your recorder The region code for this Recorder is 2 two General Features Note Unless stated otherwise all operations described use the Remote Control Some features may also be avail able on the Setup menu TITLE Selection If a disc has more than one title you can move to another title as ...

Page 30: ...en and the repeat sequence begins 3 To cancel the sequence press A B repeatedly to select Off Time Search The Time Search function allows you to start playback at any chosen time on the disc 1 Press DISPLAY during playback The On Screen Display appears on the TV screen The Time Search box shows the elapsed playing time of the current disc 2 Within 10 seconds use v V to select the Time Search icon ...

Page 31: ...herwise the disc menu may appear 2 The menu may contain camera angles spoken lan guage and subtitle options and chapters for the title Disc Menu 1 Press MENU LIST The disc menu is displayed 2 To remove the disc menu press MENU LIST again Camera Angle If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles the angle icon appears briefly on the TV screen You can then change the camera a...

Page 32: ... off the Recorder If you load a disc that had its settings memorized the latest stop position is automatically recalled Notes Settings are stored in memory for use any time This Recorder does not memorize settings for a disc if you switch off the Recorder before commencing to play the disc PIP Picture in Picture This function enables you to view the stored stations in the sub picture during playba...

Page 33: ... WMA disc compatibility with this player is lim ited as follows Sampling frequency within 32 48 kHz MP3 within 32 48kHz WMA Bit rate within 32 320kbps MP3 32 192kbps WMA The recorder cannot read an MP3 WMA file that has a file extension other than mp3 wma CD R physical format should be ISO 9660 If you record MP3 WMA files using software that cannot create a file system eg Direct CD it is impossibl...

Page 34: ...rack ALL repeats the all tracks on the disc OFF No display does not play repeatedly Search 1 Press SCAN m or M during playback The Recorder will enter SEARCH mode 2 Press SCAN m or M to select the required speed mX2 mX4 mX8 backward or MX2 MX4 MX8 forward Search speed and direction are indicated on the menu display 3 To exit SEARCH mode press N PLAY Repeat A B To repeat a sequence in a track 1 Pre...

Page 35: ...gins in the order in which you programmed the tracks Playback stops after all of the tracks on the Program list have played once Repeat Programmed Tracks You can play a track all on a disc 1 Press REPEAT when playing a disc The repeat icon appears 2 Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode TRACK repeats the current track ALL repeats all the tracks on programmed list Off No display does not pla...

Page 36: ...u can select menu screen Press TITLE and a word on top on the menu is highlighted Then use b B to select MP3 WMA JPEG or MOVIE then press ENTER You can view TV channel or video input source by pressing RETURN O If you want to return to the menu press MENU LIST Notes on JPEG Recordings Depending upon the size and number of JPEG files it could take a long time for the DVD Recorder to read the disc s...

Page 37: ...l Picture 1 Press PAUSE STEP during slide show The recorder will now go into PAUSE mode 2 To return to the slide show press N PLAY or press PAUSE STEP again Moving to another File Press SKIP or or cursor b or B once while viewing a picture to advance to the next or previous file To rotate picture Press v V during showing a picture to rotate the pic ture clockwise or counter clockwise Zoom Use ZOOM...

Page 38: ...rs due to poor recep tion you can switch off NICAM setting of the program 4 4 Press REC z once Recording will start The REC indicator lights in the display window Recording continues until you press STOP x or the disc is full To record for a fixed length of time see Instant Timer Recording on right 5 5 Press STOP x to stop recording To Pause the Recording 1 Press PAUSE STEP X to pause the disc dur...

Page 39: ...or Weekly 2 2 Enter the necessary information for your timer recording s b B left right moves the cursor left right v V up down changes the setting at the cur rent cursor position Press RETURN O to exit the Timer Record menu Press ENTER after filling in all the program infor mation Press TIMER REC to display Timer Record List 3 3 Press ENTER the program will be memorized by the DVD Recorder To che...

Page 40: ...ed you can still cancel the program Press POWER Timer Recording Troubleshooting Even though the timer is set the Recorder will not record when There is no disc loaded A non recordable disc is loaded Disc Protect is set to ON in the Setup menu see page 26 Power is turned on There are already 99 titles DVD R RW 49 titles DVD R RW recorded on the disc You cannot enter program for a timer recording if...

Page 41: ...nput for the DV IN port is set up see page 25 Tips The source signal must be DVC SD format Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this Recorder s remote If you connect a second DVD Recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD from this one You can t control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN port You can t record date and time information from a DV casset...

Page 42: ...s playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes discon nected Although DV Rec Audio is set to Audio 2 and Audio 2 signal is not present DV Rec Audio will be reset to Audio 1 automatically DV Related Messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN port Not connected to Camcorder The Cam...

Page 43: ...ter List menu then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the menu Use v V to select a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 2 To exit the Title List menu press RETURN O repeatedly 1 Menu options To display menu option select a title or chapter then press ENTER The options dis played differ depending on the disc type Chapter Displays Chapter List of the title Combine ...

Page 44: ... you may notice a momen tary pause between edits This is not a malfunction Adding Chapter Markers You can put a chapter marker anywhere in a Playlist or Original title during playback Once the chapter is marked you can use the Chapter Search feature as well as delete combine and move chapters in the Chapter List Original or Chapter List Playlist menu Note Chapter markers are inserted at regular in...

Page 45: ... or Chapter options appear on the left side of the Original menu 2 2 Use v V to select Playlist from Original options then press ENTER 3 3 Select New Playlist then press ENTER The new title appears in the updated Playlist All chapters of the title are added to the Playlist Adding Additional Title Chapters to the Playlist You can add an Original title or chapter to a Playlist title even if it is al...

Page 46: ...s changed to Deleted Title If more than two titles are repeatedly deleted the titles are combined into one When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 1 Press MENU LIST repeatedly to display Title List Original or Title List Playlist menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose ...

Page 47: ...Names can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different DVD Recorder you will see only a limited character set When recording on DVD R DVD R or DVD RW discs the entered name is displayed on the DVD player only after finalization Combining Two Chapters Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent Playlist or Original chapters into one Note This function is not available if th...

Page 48: ... to move the chapter to then press ENTER After pressing ENTER updated menu is displayed Protect a Title Use this function to protect against accidental recording editing or deleting of the title 1 1 Press MENU LIST to display the Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to pro tect then press ENTER Options appear on the left side of the screen 3 3 Select Protect from the options ...

Page 49: ...les 1 1 On the Title List menu select a title you want to divide then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 2 Select Divide from the Title List menu options 3 3 Press ENTER after the Divide option is high lighted Title Edit Divide menu appears and goes into STOP mode 4 4 Use pause step search and slow motion to find the point you want to divide the title 5 5 When th...

Page 50: ...e List menu will appear as shown below Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x 3 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or N PLAY Playing Your Recordings on Other DVD Players Finalizing a Disc Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode finalized DVD R or DVD RWs A small number of players can also play DVD RW discs recorded ...

Page 51: ...mese 7789 Byelorussian 6669 Cambodian 7577 Catalan 6765 Chinese 9072 Corsican 6779 Croatian 7282 Czech 6783 Danish 6865 Dutch 7876 English 6978 Esperanto 6979 Estonian 6984 Faroese 7079 Language Code Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7285 Icelandi...

Page 52: ...utton press the number buttons to select the manufacturer code for your TV see the table below 2 Release TV POWER button Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time until you find the one that works with your TV Manufacturer Code Number LG GoldStar 1 Default 2 Zenith 1 3 4 Samsung 6 7 Sony 8 9 Hitachi 4 Notes Depending on your TV some or ...

Page 53: ...t is copy protected Those channels are not stored in the Recorder Aerial or cables are loose The recorder s source is incorrect Solution Plug the power cord into the wall outlet securely Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the DVD Recorder appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable securely Turn on the TV Select the correct input mode on the Audio Receiver s...

Page 54: ...e remote sensor on the DVD Recorder The Remote Control is too far from the DVD Recorder There is an obstacle in the path of the Remote Control and the DVD Recorder The batteries in the Remote Control are exhausted Solution Finalize the disc page 27 No solution The other player must be RW compati ble in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel on...

Page 55: ...44 kHz Signal to noise ratio More than 100 dB AUDIO OUT connector Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 THD AUDIO OUT connector Dynamic range More than 95 dB AUDIO OUT connector Inputs ANTENNA IN Antenna input 75 ohms VIDEO IN 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative RCA jack x 2 AUDIO IN 0 dBm more than 47 kohms RCA jack L R x 2 DV IN 4 pin IEEE 1394 standard Outputs VIDEO OUT 1 Vp p 75 Ω sync negative RCA j...

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