NEC NDR50, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...NEC DVD RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL NDR50 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely ...

Page 2: ...apparatus NOTES ON COPYRIGHTS It is forbidden by law to copy broadcast show broadcast via cable play in public or rent copyrighted material without permission This product features the copy protection function developed by Macrovision Copy protection signals are recorded on some discs When recording and playing the pictures of these discs on a VCR picture noise will appear This product incorporate...

Page 3: ...toring discs 10 Cleaning discs 10 Front Panel 11 Function Display Window 12 Remote Control Overview 13 Rear Panel 14 DVR HOOKUP Connections 15 18 Connecting to the Aerial 15 Connections to Your TV 15 Connecting to an Amplifier 16 Accessory Audio Video A V Connections to DVD Recorder 17 Connecting a Digital Camcorder 17 Before Operation 18 30 Initial Settings 18 General Operation 18 General 18 22 A...

Page 4: ...nents 41 Recording from a Digital Camcorder 41 What is DV 42 DV Related Messages 42 Troubleshooting 42 EDITING Title List and Chapter List Menu 43 47 Using the Title List Original menu 43 Using the Chapter List Original menu 43 Using the Title List Playlist menu 44 Using the Chapter List Playlist menu 44 Using the Title List menu 45 Deleting a Title 45 If the disc has already been finalized 45 Usi...

Page 5: ...is unit can play DVD R DVD RW discs DVD R DVD RW discs CD R CD RW discs that contain audio titles MP3 files or JPEG files SVCD and kodak picture CDs otes Depending on the conditions of the recording equip ment or the CD R RW or DVD R RW disc itself some CD R RW or DVD R RW discs cannot be played on the unit Do not attach any seal or label to either side the labeled side or the recorded side of a d...

Page 6: ... CDs equipped with PBC Version 2 0 PBC Playback control functions allow you to interact with the system via menus search functions or other typical computer like operations Moreover high resolu tion still pictures can be played if they are included on the disc Video CDs not equipped with PBC Version 1 1 Operated in the same way as audio CDs these discs allow playback of video pictures as well as s...

Page 7: ...00 You may therefore experience problems playing recordable DVD discs in some players Symptoms include video arti facts audio and or video dropouts and playback sud denly stopping Our company cannot take responsibility for problems playing discs recorded on this recorder in other players Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape No When you edit a video tape you need one video deck to play the or...

Page 8: ... 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 picture contains interference the record ing times may be shorter If you record still pictures or audio only the recording time may be longer The displayed times for recording and time remaining may not always add up to exactly the length of the disc Th...

Page 9: ...ying in the country in which you are mak ing a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rights owner This product incorporates copyright protection tech nology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights own...

Page 10: ...ace of the unit To obtain a clear picture The DVD Recorder is a high tech precision device If the optical pick up lens and disc drive 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 t...

Page 11: ...ote control here Display window Shows the current status of the DVD Recorder PROG Scans up or down through memorized channels STOP x Stops playback or recording m Go to beginning of current chapter track or to previous chapter track Press and hold for two seconds for a fast reverse search during playback PLAY N To play back a disc OPEN CLOSE Z Opens or closes the disc tray INPUT2 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN...

Page 12: ...ndicates clock total playing time elapsed time title number chapter track number channel etc REC The recorder is recording Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed HQ SQ LQ EQ Indicates recording mode BIL Indicates when a BILINGUAL broadcast is being received TITLE Indicates current title number TRK Indicates current track number CHP Indicates current ch...

Page 13: ...MARKER Marks any point during playback SEARCH Displays Marker Search menu PROGRAM Add the track to the Program List OPEN CLOSE Z Opens and closes the disc tray TV Control Buttons POWER Turns the TV on or off AV Selects the TV s source PR Selects TV s channel VOL Adjusts TV s volume MUTE Temporarily turns TV sound OFF press again to restore SKIP Go to next chapter or track Returns to beginning of c...

Page 14: ...VIDEO OUT Y Pb Pr Connect to a TV with Y Pb Pr inputs VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs VIDEO IN 1 AUDIO IN 1 Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder AC Power Cord Plug into the power source S VIDEO OUT Connect to a S Video Input on TV OPTICAL Digital audio out jack Connect to digital optical aud...

Page 15: ...n the DVD Recorder to the aerial input jack on the TV using the 75 ohm Coaxial Cable supplied R The RF OUT jack passes the signal through from the AERIAL jack Connections to Your TV Make one of the following connections depending on the capabilities of your existing equipment Video connection Connect the VIDEO OUT jack on the DVD Recorder to the video in jack on the TV using the video cable V S Vi...

Page 16: ... 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 otes If the audio format of the digital output does no...

Page 17: ...is possible to connect a DV digital camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder video deck to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder ote This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video d...

Page 18: ... level 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 Co...

Page 19: ...elect 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 Program Edit option from the options then press ENTER Program Edit menu appears 3 See the descriptions on below to use Program Edit menu b B left right Moves the cursor to the previous or next column v V up down Changes the setting at the current curs...

Page 20: ...AY Switches the keyboard type Alphabet Capital Alphabet Small Symbols 4 Choose OK icon then press ENTER to fix the name and returns to the Program List menu Sort 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 ...

Page 21: ...re with bands on the upper and 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 PBC The PBC setting can be changed Set Playback Control PBC to ON or OFF ON Video CDs with PBC are played according to the PBC OFF Video CDs with PBC are played the same way as Audio CDs Factory Set If you need to you can reset ...

Page 22: ...lect when connected to a 2 channel digital stereo amplifier The DVD Recorder s digital audio outputs sounds in the PCM 2ch format when you play a DVD video disc recorded on the Dolby Digital recording system Bitstream Select Bitstream if you connected the DVD Recorder s DIGITAL OUT jack to a Dolby Digital decoder or an amplifier or other equipment with a Dolby Digital decoder DTS OFF If you select...

Page 23: ...is 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 program s sound track in the most accurate and realistic presentation possible thanks to digital audio technology However you may wish to compress the dynamic range of the audio output the difference between the loudest sounds and the quietes...

Page 24: ...en press ENTER The 4 digit pass word 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 rated from Level 1 to 8 and alternatively more suitable scenes are available for selection on some discs Ratings ...

Page 25: ... 7 7 Select the first character using the v V buttons 8 8 Shift the cursor using B buttons and select the second character using v V buttons 9 9 Press ENTER to confirm your country code selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Recording Record Mode Set You can set the picture quality for recording HQ High Quality SQ Standard Quality LQ Low Quality EQ Extend Quality 1 1 Press SETUP The Setup men...

Page 26: ...r initialize the disc to VR mode DVD R The Initialize menu will appears Select Yes then press ENTER DVD RW The recorder initialize the disc to DVD RW mode Also you can format the disc from the Setup menu as below 1 1 Press SETUP The Setup menu appears 2 2 Use v V to select the Disc option 3 3 While the Disc option is selected press B to move to the second level 4 4 Use v V to select the Disc Forma...

Page 27: ...his 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 character set 1 1 Follow steps 1 3 as shown Disc Format on page 26 2 2 Use v V to select the Di...

Page 28: ...sc loaded on screen 1 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display change the information displayed on screen 2 2 To remove the on screen display press DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears See the descriptions on next pages for detailed explanation during playing a disc Temporary Feedback Field Icons Resume play from this point Action prohibited or not available otes Some discs may not provide all of t...

Page 29: ... select desired option Shows the current title number and total number of titles and skips to the desired title number Shows the current chapter number and total number of chapters and skips to the desired chapter number Shows the elapsed playing time and searches the point by the elapsed time directly Shows the current audio soundtrack language encoding method and channel number and changes the s...

Page 30: ...g time and total time TITLE 1 17 CHAPTER 3 28 0 06 32 2 12 10 TITLE 20 08 0 06 32 2 12 10 SQ Shows the title name recording date recording mode etc Shows the Current mode Shows the elapsed playing time and total time Menu Options Title Number Chapter Number Time search Digital Audio Output mode Subtitle language Angle Video Mode only Sound Function Use v V to select desired option Shows the curren...

Page 31: ...all operations described use the remote control Some features may also be avail able on the Setup menu Moving to another TITLE When a disc has more than one title you can move to another title as follows Press DISPLAY then use v V to select the title icon Then press the appropriate numbered button 0 9 or b B to select a title number Moving to another CHAPTER TRACK When a title on a disc has more t...

Page 32: ...ideo CDs Repeat Track All Off Press REPEAT to select a desired repeat mode Track repeats the current track All repeats the all tracks on the disc OFF does not play repeatedly ote On a Video CD with PBC you must set PBC to OFF in the Setup menu to use the Repeat function See page 21 Repeat A B To repeat a sequence in a title 1 Press A B at your chosen starting point Repeat icon and A appears on the...

Page 33: ...ct Yes then press ENTER 5 Repeat steps 2 4 to erase additional Marked scene 6 To remove the Marker Search menu press RETURN O Checking the Contents of DVD Video Discs Menus DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access special features To open the disc menu press MENU LIST Then press the appropriate number button to select an option Or use the b B v V buttons to highlight your selection then pre...

Page 34: ...ted position ote This function works only when no marker is memorized Last Condition Memory This recorder memorizes the user settings for the last disc that you have viewed Settings remain in memory even if you remove the disc from the recorder or switch off the recorder If you load a disc that had its settings memorized the latest stop position is automatically recalled otes Settings are stored i...

Page 35: ...ime press STOP x Music menu options 1 To display menu options select a tack or folder on the menu then press ENTER 2 Use v V to select an option then press ENTER to confirm your selection Music Audio CD menu options Play Starts playback the selected track Program Add Adds the track s to Program List page 37 Music MP3 CD menu options When you select a track Play Starts playback the selected track P...

Page 36: ... 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 screen 3 To exit SEARCH mode press N PLAY Repeat A B To repeat a sequence in a track 1 Press A B at your chosen start point Repeat icon and A appears on the menu screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point The Repeat icon and A B appears on the menu scree...

Page 37: ...ram List menu Delete All Deletes all tracks from the Program List menu Repeat Programmed Tracks Press REPEAT repeatedly during playback to select a desired repeat mode TRACK repeats the current track ALL repeats the all tracks on the Program list OFF No display does not play repeatedly Erasing a Track from the Program List 1 Select the track you wish to erase from the Program List ip Use the MARKE...

Page 38: ...ption on the Photo menu 2 Press ENTER The Slide Show menu appears 3 Use v V b B to set the options Object Selected file or All files Speed Sets the speed for Slide Show Slow Normal or Fast 4 Select the Start option then press ENTER to start the Slide Show 5 Press STOP to stop the Slide Show and returns to the Photo menu ote Use the MARKER button to select multiple files Notes on JPEG Recordings De...

Page 39: ...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 during recording 2 When you want ...

Page 40: ...enu of the Setup menu see page 26 You must press POWER to stop the timer recording Checking Timer Recording Details Programming can be checked whenever the DVD Recorder is turned on Press TIMER REC twice Use v V to select a timer recording Press ENTER to edit the selected program Timer Record menu appears Press CLEAR to delete the selected program from the Timer Record List Canceling a Timer Recor...

Page 41: ...ut for the DV IN jack is set up see page 26 ips 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 jack You can t record date and time information from a DV cassette ...

Page 42: ...rbance on the recording may occur if the source component pauses 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 scre...

Page 43: ...ress RETURN O repeatedly to exit Title List Original menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Using the Chapter List Original menu 1 1 Press MENU LIST repeatedly to display Title List Original menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Chapter List Original menu then press ENTER Title List Original options appears on the left side of the me...

Page 44: ...he title you want to view Chapter List Playlist menu then press ENTER Title List Playlist options appears on the left side of the menu 3 3 Use v V to select Chapter from Title List Playlist options then press ENTER Chapter List Playlist menu appears on the TV screen 4 4 To view Chapter List Playlist options select the chapter you want then press ENTER Chapter List Playlist options appears on the l...

Page 45: ...ime available for recording will only increase if it is the last title on the disc 1 1 Press MENU LIST to display Title List 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to delete then press ENTER Title List options appears on the left side of the Title List menu 3 3 Use v V to select Delete then press ENTER to confirm After pressing ENTER the new updated title list is displayed 4 4 Repeat steps 2 3...

Page 46: ... 4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Title List menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Caution If you press REC z z when the Title List menu appears the selected title is erased then overwrte recording starts See page 55 for more details Using the Chapter List menu 1 1 Press MENU LIST to display Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you ...

Page 47: ...51 Hide Show Hides or Shows the all chapters within the title 4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit Title List menu ip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Using the Chapter List menu 1 1 Press MENU LIST to display Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Chapter List menu then press ENTER Title List options appears on the left sid...

Page 48: ...not a malfunction Adding Chapter Markers You can put a chapter marker anywhere in a Playlist or Original title during recording or 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 You can insert up to 999 chapter markers in both the Original and Playlist contents ote Cha...

Page 49: ...ginal options then press ENTER 4 4 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 1 Press MENU LIST repeatedly to display Title List Original menu If you want t...

Page 50: ...titles more than two are continued the titles are combined into one 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 a title you want to delete then press ENTER The options appears on the left side of the menu 3 3 Select Delete Part from the options on the men...

Page 51: ...aracters long 1 1 On the Title List menu use v V b B to choose the title you want to name then press ENTER Options appears on the left side of the menu 2 2 Use v V to select Title Name option then press ENTER Keyboard menu appears e g If you select Title Name on Title List Original menu 3 3 Enter a name for the title Use v V b B to select a character then press ENTER to confirm your selection Refe...

Page 52: ... Moving a Playlist Chapter Use this function to re arrange the playing order of Playlist chapters on the Title List Playlist menu 1 1 Press MENU LIST repeatedly to display Title List Playlist menu To display the Chapter List Playlist menu refer to Using the Chapter List Playlist on page 44 ote This function is not available if there is only one chapter 2 2 Select a chapter from the Chapter List Pl...

Page 53: ... menu options After doing this you can edit and delete the title Hide a Title Chapter Use this function to hide a title chapter on the Title List or Chapter List menu 1 1 On the Title List or Chapter List menu use v V b B to choose a title or chapter you want to hide then press ENTER Options appears on the left side of the screen 2 2 Select Hide option on the options e g If you select Hide on Titl...

Page 54: ...w motion to find the point you want to divide the title 5 5 When Divide option is highlighted press ENTER at the point You can clear the dividing point and exit the Title Edit Divide menu use v V to select Cancel option then press ENTER The dividing point is clear 6 6 Choose Done option then press ENTER to fix the dividing point The title is divided into two new titles It take up to 4 minutes to d...

Page 55: ...nu displayed on the another DVD player that is capable of playing DVD RW or DVD R discs 1 1 Insert DVD R or DVD RW disc recorded already 2 2 Press TITLE or press and hold MENU LIST but ton for three seconds in stop mode Title List menu will appear as below ip 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 ...

Page 56: ... Korean 7585 Kurdish 7679 Laothian 7665 Latin 7686 Latvian Lettish Code Language 7678 Lingala 7684 Lithuanian 7775 Macedonian 7771 Malagasy 7783 Malay 7776 Malayalam 7784 Maltese 7773 Maori 7782 Marathi 7779 Moldavian 7778 Mongolian 7865 Nauru 7869 Nepali 7879 Norwegian 7982 Oriya 8065 Panjabi 8083 Pashto Pushto 7065 Persian 8076 Polish 8084 Portuguese 8185 Quechua 8277 Rhaeto Romance 8279 Romania...

Page 57: ... Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Laos LB Lebanon Code Country LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldavia MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands MK Macedonia ML Mali MM Myanmar MN Mongolia MO Macau MP Northern Mariana Islands MQ Martinique French MR Mauritania MS Montserrat MT Malta MU Mauritius MV Maldives M...

Page 58: ...e 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 otes Depending on your TV some or all buttons may not function on the TV even after entering the correct manufacturer code If you enter a new code number the c...

Page 59: ...ed Those channels are not stored in the recorder Aerial or cables are loose Camcorder is off DVD Recorder INPUT SELECT 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 receiv...

Page 60: ... is not pointed at the remote sensor of 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 ...

Page 61: ...on 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 x 2 AUDIO IN 0 dBm more than 47 kohms RCA jack L R x 2 DV IN 4 pin i LINK IEEE 1394 standard Outputs VIDEO OUT 1 Vp p 75 Ω sync negative RCA jack x 1 S VIDEO OUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 C 0 3 V p p ...

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