NEC NDH-81, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...HDD DVD RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL NDH 81 NDH 161 RH1657 1658W_NA2ANN_ENG 2 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely ...

Page 2: ...ter dripping or splashing and no objects filled with liquids such as vases should be placed on the apparatus CAUTION concerning the Power Cord Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit That is a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no additional outlets or branch circuits Check the specification page of this owner s manual to be certain Do not over...

Page 3: ... file 27 Program Playback with Audio CD and MP3 WMA file 28 Viewing a JPEG File 29 30 Editing a MP3 WMA JPEG DivX file 31 32 Recording 33 39 About DVD recording 33 About HDD recording 33 Timeshift 34 Basic Recording from a TV 35 Instant Timer Recording 35 Timer Recording 36 Checking Timer Recording Details 37 Recording from an External Input 37 Recording from DV Input 38 Simultaneous recording and...

Page 4: ...isc Video CDs Audio CDs DivX files MP3 files WMA files JPEG files Notes on Discs Handling Discs Do not touch the playback side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface Never stick paper or tape on the disc Storing Discs After playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in a parked ca...

Page 5: ...nly once 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 ...

Page 6: ...gs of the application software used to create the disc Check with the software publisher for more detailed information This recorder requires discs and recordings to meet certain technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality Pre recorded DVDs are automatically set to these standards There are many different types of recordable disc formats including CD R containing MP3 or WMA fi...

Page 7: ...e recorder is switched on do not unplug from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the breaker switch Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off If you need to move the recorder please follow the steps below 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown in the display wait at least two minutes 2 Unplug from the wall socket 3 Move the recorder If there s a power failure while...

Page 8: ...er s mode to HDD or DVD f x STOP Stops playback or recording g N X PLAY PAUSE Starts playback Pause playback or recording temporarily press again to exit pause mode h z REC Starts recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time i CH V v Scans up or down through memorized channels j TIMESHIFT Activates pause live TV playback timeshift for a live TV program k Remote Sensor Point the recorder re...

Page 9: ...ight up down Selects an option in the menu ENTER Acknowledges menu selection Displays information while viewing a TV program CH Scans up or down through memorized channels DISPLAY Accesses On Screen Display RETURN O Removes the menu e TIMESHIFT Activates pause live TV playback timeshift for a live TV program MARKER Marks any point during playback SEARCH Displays Marker Search menu SETUP Accesses o...

Page 10: ...UDIO INPUT VIDEO INPUT R a AERIAL Connect the aerial to this terminal b AV OUT VIDEO AUDIO OUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video audio inputs c AV IN 1 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder etc d COAXIAL Digital audio out jack Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment e OPTICAL Digital audio out jack Connect to ...

Page 11: ... VIDEO OUT jack on the recorder to the S Video in jack on the TV using the S Video cable S Component Video connection Connect the COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT jacks on the recorder to the corresponding input jacks on the TV using an Y Pb Pr cable C If your television is a high definition or digital ready television you may take advantage of the recorder s progressive scan output for the hi...

Page 12: ... 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 does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sound or no sound at all Si...

Page 13: ...der Using the front panel 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 OUTPU...

Page 14: ...menus consist of three levels to set up the options but some require greater depth for the variety of settings General Operation 1 Press SETUP and the Setup menu appears 2 Use v V to select the desired option 3 While the desired item is selected press B to move to the second level 4 Use v V to select the second desired option 5 Press B to move to the third level 6 Use v V to select the desired set...

Page 15: ...ts the programme positions on the Program List Press v V to move the selected programme position to a new location Delete Disables a programme position you do not need 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Program List menu Program Edit You can perform a search to select and store TV channels manually When you select Program Edit in step 4 above the display for setting channels appears 1 Use b B to ...

Page 16: ...g the COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT jacks for connection to a TV or monitor that is compatible with a progressive scan signal set Progressive Scan to ON Caution Once the setting for Progressive Scan output is entered an image will only be visible on a Progressive Scan compatible TV or monitor If you set Progressive Scan to ON in error you must reset the recorder First remove the disc in the...

Page 17: ... MPEG will be automatically downmixed to two channel PCM audio Off for DTS If you select Off the DTS signal is not output through the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Sampling Frequency If your receiver or amplifier is NOT capable of handling 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...

Page 18: ... Change press ENTER and input the new 4 digit code then press ENTER Input it again to verify To delete the password select Delete then press ENTER If you forget your 4 digit code If you forget your password to clear the current password follow the procedure below 1 Display Setup menu then select an 1 level icon 2 Use the Number buttons to enter the 6 digit number 210499 3 Select Yes then press ENT...

Page 19: ...anguage only Auto Chapter When recording in Video mode chapter markers are put in specified setting You can change this interval to 5 minutes 10 minutes or 15 minutes If you select None switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the None setting Disc Settings Disc Format If you load a completely blank disc the recorder will initialize the disc DVD R The recorder initialize the disc to Vi...

Page 20: ...n Unfinalize it by choosing Unfinalize from the Finalize menu After doing this you can edit and re record onto the disc You cannot unfinalize a DVD R and DVD R disc If Disc Protect option is set to ON the finalize is not available To finalize set Disc Protect option to OFF Disc Label Use this to enter a name for the disc This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc informatio...

Page 21: ...back information The items displayed differ depending on the disc type or playing status 3 You can select an item by pressing v V and change or select the setting by pressing b B For details about each item see the pages in parentheses Title Current title or track number total number of titles or tracks page 22 24 Chapter Current chapter number total number of chapters page 22 Time Elapsed playing...

Page 22: ...ame Tip You can advance or back up the picture frame by frame by pressing b B repeatedly during PAUSE mode The picture frame by frame in reverse is not available for Video CD SKIP During playback press SKIP or to go to the next chapter track or to return to the beginning of the current chapter track Press SKIP twice briefly to step back to the previous chapter track Tips To go directly to any chap...

Page 23: ...g playback press SUBTITLE then press b B repeatedly to select a desired subtitle language AUDIO Press AUDIO then press b B repeatedly to hear a different audio language or audio track Note Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DTS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DTS decoder via one of the digital output...

Page 24: ... enter the wrong numbers press b B to move the under bar _ to the wrong number Then enter the correct numbers 4 Press ENTER to confirm Playback starts from the selected time Marker Search To enter a Marker You can start playback from up to six memorized points To enter a marker press MARKER at the desired point on the disc The Marker icon appears on the TV screen briefly Repeat to enter up to six ...

Page 25: ...order does not memorize settings of a disc if you switch off the recorder before commencing to play it PIP Picture in Picture This function enables you to view the stored stations in sub picture during playback On and off Press PIP to switch on the sub picture press this button again to switch it off Input mode selection for sub picture Press AV INPUT to select the input mode for the sub picture E...

Page 26: ...ayed differ depending on the selected media 2 Press v V b B to select an option and press ENTER Play Start playback the selected title Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears Delete Deletes the file s or folder s from the media Rename Edits the file name page 31 Move Moves the file s to another folder or media page 32 Copy Copies the file s to another folder or media page 3...

Page 27: ...s v V to select a folder file on the Audio CD or Music menu then press ENTER The menu options appear The menu options displayed differ depending on the selected media 2 Press v V b B to select an option and press ENTER Play Start playback the selected title Random Start or stop random playback Open Opens the folder and a list of files in the folder appears Delete Deletes the file s from the media ...

Page 28: ...ccess or remove the Program List screen by pressing MENU LIST Program List menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file on the Program List then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection Play Playback begins in the order in which you programmed the tracks from the selected track Random Start or stop random playback Delete Delete...

Page 29: ...epending on the selected media You can select all files and folders on the menu by pressing CLEAR button To cancel the selections press CLEAR again Selecting multiple files folders 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm ...

Page 30: ...ow and returns to the Photo List menu To Pause the Slide Show 1 Press PAUSE STEP X to pause slide show 2 When you want to continue slide show press PLAY N To listen to music while slide show simultaneously You can display photo files while listening to MP3 WMA music files recorded on HDD 1 Select Slide Show option on the Photo List menu Refer to Photo List menu options on page 29 2 Press ENTER The...

Page 31: ...ress MARKER A check mark appears on the file or folder Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file or folder 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file folders 2 Press ENTER The menu options appear on the menu 3 Select Delete option then press ENTER The selected file s is deleted Naming a file on the HDD You can name MP3 WMA files on the HDD independently Names can be up to 32 characters long 1 Sele...

Page 32: ...ect a folder Also you can create new album folder Select New Album option on the Copy menu then press ENTER NONAME folder is created 6 Select Copy option then press ENTER to begin copying Notes If a folder s depth is more than 5 level the copy is not available MP3 WMA can only be copied from DISC to HDD It cannot be copied from HDD to DISC Moving a file s You can move a file s folder s to another ...

Page 33: ...number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 255 Using the HDD allows you to record a maximum of 12 hours continuously Notes for recording The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit rate video compression This means that the exact recording time will depend on the material being recorded When recording a TV broadcast if the reception is poor or the pictur...

Page 34: ...e You can mark one in Timeshift mode Press MARKER at the desired point during Timeshift Press SEARCH to recall the marked scene Clip Record You can edit during Timeshift to store the program on the HDD Hard Disk Drive 1 During Timeshift use pause step search and slow motion to find the starting point 2 Press REC at the starting point of the section you want to record Progress of the edit is indica...

Page 35: ...icator lights in the display window Recording continues until you press STOP x or the disc or HDD is full To record for a fixed length of time see Instant Timer Recording on right 7 Press STOP x to stop recording To Pause the Recording 1 Press PAUSE STEP X to pause recording 2 When you want to continue recording press PAUSE STEP X Instant Timer Recording Instant Timer Recording allows you to make ...

Page 36: ...o exit the Timer Record menu Press ENTER after filling in all the program information Press TIMER REC to display Timer Record List 3 Set a recording mode as necessary by pressing REC MODE repeatedly XP SP LP EP 4 Press ENTER the program will be memorized by the recorder To check the programming the Timer Record List will appear Check field s Rec OK on the Timer Record List indicates that the timer...

Page 37: ...16 timer programs set If two or more timer programs overlap The earlier program takes priority When the earlier program finishes the later program starts If two programs are set to start at exactly the same time the program entered first takes priority If the disc is damaged the recording may not complete successfully In this case even though the Check field shows Rec OK it may not be Recording fr...

Page 38: ... using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD from this one You cannot control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack See page 14 2 Select TV HDD or TV DVD option on the HOME menu then press ENTER see page 14 3 Check that the DV...

Page 39: ...cording will continue while playing back the media from the other mode Notes You can t use simultaneous playback and recording while copying You cannot edit programs during simultaneous recording and playback Time Slip You can play back the current title in recording simultaneously 1 Start HDD recording 2 Press PLAY N The playback starts and the recording will continue while playing back You can u...

Page 40: ...itle Thumbnails on page 41 Press DISPLAY to display the information of selected title on the Title List menu After selecting a title or chapter on the Title List or Chapter 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 di...

Page 41: ...t word Original and Playlist Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Playlist content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Adding Chapter Markers You can create chapters within a title by inserting chapt...

Page 42: ...ions appears on the left side of the menu 2 Use v V to select Playlist Add option then press ENTER 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 add to a Playlist title even if it is already registered 1 Choose a tit...

Page 43: ...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 Use b B v V to choose a title you want to delete on the Title List menu then press ENTER The options appears on the left side of the menu 2 Select Delete Part...

Page 44: ... cursor position Moves cursor to left or right Numbers 0 9 Enters the corresponding character at the cursor position Tip You can add the genre only for HDD title name 4 Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the previous menu screen 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Notes Names can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different recorder you will see onl...

Page 45: ...he last deletion is undone Notes You can t undo a recording You can t undo anything after ejecting the disc from the recorder or switching the recorder into standby mode You can still undo a deletion even after exiting the menu display Tip You can redo the last undo action using the Redo option Combining Two Titles Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent Original HDD titles into one Not...

Page 46: ...one option then press ENTER to fix the dividing point The title is divided into two new titles It take up to 4 minutes to divide Note You cannot select dividing point less than 3 seconds 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 there is only one chapter within the title 1 On the Chapter L...

Page 47: ... on the left side of the screen 2 Select Hide option Example Title List DVD RW 3 Press ENTER to confirm The chapter s or title s thumbnail will dim Tip If you select a hidden chapter or title on the Title List or Chapter List menu you can show it by choosing Show option on the menu After doing that you are able to see the chapter or title Protect a Title Use this function to protect against accide...

Page 48: ... intellectual property 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 uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION TELEVIS...

Page 49: ...lable The Fast mode is not available for edited HDD title and Clip Recording title Dubbing from DVD to HDD 1 On the Title List menu select a title you want to dub then press ENTER Menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Use v V to select Dubbing option then press ENTER Dubbing menu appears 3 Use b B to select record mode XP SP LP EP or Fast then press V Start icon is highlighted Fast...

Page 50: ...DD copies a single title to the HDD in real time When you start copying playback jumps back to the start of the title then continues through to the end of the title when recording automatically stops The copy will be made in the recording mode XP SP LP EP that is currently set During DVD playback press DUBBING to copy the current title to HDD Playback starts again from the beginning of the current...

Page 51: ...VD R or DVD RW disc recorded already 2 Press TITLE in play or stop mode Title List menu will appear as shown below Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or PLAY N 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...

Page 52: ...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 Icelandic 7383 Indonesian 7378 ...

Page 53: ...e progressive scan see page 16 Select the correct input mode on the audio receiver so you can listen to the sound from the recorder Connect the audio cable securely Turn on the equipment connected with the audio cable Replace it with new one Clean the disc Insert a disc Check that the disc indicator in the display window is lit Insert a playable disc Check the disc type color system and regional c...

Page 54: ...sor of the recorder The remote control is too far from the recorder There is an obstacle in the path of the remote control and the recorder The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Solution Finalize the disc page 20 No solution The other player must be RW compatible in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel on the recorder s built in ...

Page 55: ...ncy 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital Playback Frequency response DVD PCM 48 kHz 8 Hz to 22 kHz CD 8 Hz to 20 kHz DVD PCM 96 kHz 8 Hz to 44 kHz Signal to noise ratio More than 100 dB AUDIO OUT connector Harmonic distortion Less than 0 008 AUDIO OUT connector Dynamic range More than 95 dB AUDIO OUT connector Inputs AERIAL IN Aerial input 75 ohms VIDEO IN 1 0 Vp p 75 ohms sync negative RCA jack...

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