NEC NDRV-60, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DVD RECORDER VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDER OWNER S MANUAL MODEL NDRV 60 Before connecting operating or adjusting this product please read this instruction booklet carefully and completely CD R RW PAL ...

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: ...2 Remote Control Overview 13 Rear Panel 14 HOOKUP Connections 15 17 Connecting to the Aerial 15 Connections to Your TV 15 Connecting to an Amplifier 16 Accessory Audio Video A V Connections to Recorder 17 Connecting a Digital Camcorder 17 Before Operation 18 30 Initial Settings 18 General Operation 18 GENERAL 18 22 Auto Programming 18 Program Edit 19 20 Clock Set 21 TV Aspect 21 VCR Play System 21...

Page 4: ...Recording 43 Stopping a Timer Recording in Progress 43 Timer Recording Troubleshooting 43 Recording from External Input 44 45 Recording from External Components 44 Recording from a Digital Camcorder 44 What is DV 45 DV Related Messages 45 Troubleshooting 45 EDITING Title List and Chapter List Menu 46 50 Using the Title List Original menu 46 Using the Chapter List Original menu 46 Using the Title L...

Page 5: ... or editing in a personal computer DVD drive When a DVD that has been used as above is used again in this recorder When a DVD disc recorded in a DVD recorder of another manufacturer or in a personal computer DVD drive is used Playable Discs DVD 8 cm 12 cm disc Video CD VCD 8 cm 12 cm disc Audio CD 8 cm 12 cm disc In addition this unit can play DVD R DVD RW discs DVD R DVD RW discs CD R CD RW discs...

Page 6: ... 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 sound but they...

Page 7: ... 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 original...

Page 8: ...ans 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 The record...

Page 9: ...er 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 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 Ma...

Page 10: ...f the unit To obtain a clear picture The 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 touch the ...

Page 11: ...ng 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 Rewinds the tape PLAY N Starts playback OPEN CLOSE Z Opens or close the disc tray INPUT2 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder etc INPUT 2 S VIDEO IN Connect the S Video ...

Page 12: ...ceived Character indicators Indicates clock total playing time elapsed time remaining time title number chapter track number channel etc REPEAT Indicates repeat mode REC The recorder is recording Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed PRG Programmed playback active TTL Indicates current title A disc is inserted in the DVD deck A VHS tape is inserted in...

Page 13: ...ounter to zero EJECT OPEN CLOSE Opens and closes the disc tray Ejects the tape in the VCR deck These buttons are not for this recorder BACKWARD FORWARD m M DVD Search backward or forward VCR Rewinds the tape during the STOP mode for fast reverse picture search and Advances the tape during the STOP mode fast forward picture search SKIP Go to next chapter or track Returns to beginning of current cha...

Page 14: ...O OUT Connect to a S Video Input on TV OPTICAL Digital audio out jack Connect to digital optical audio equipment RF OUT Passes the signal from the AERIAL to your TV monitor VIDEO IN 1 AUDIO IN 1 Left Right Connect the audio video output of an external source Audio system TV Monitor VCR Camcorder VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs AUDIO OUT Left Right Connect...

Page 15: ...T 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 correspon ding input jacks on the TV using an Y Pb Pr cable C Progressive Scan ColorStream Pro connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready tel evision you may take advantage of the recorder...

Page 16: ...ou need a multi channel Audio Video receiver that supports one or more of the audio formats supported by your 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 not matc...

Page 17: ...N jack it 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 V...

Page 18: ... selected press B to move to the second 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 Recorder is equipped with a frequency synthesized tuner capable of receiving ...

Page 19: ... 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 cursor position PR Indicates program nu...

Page 20: ...position b B Moves cursor to left or right OK Select to finish Cancel Select to exit the menu 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...

Page 21: ...essive Scan Video provides the highest quality pictures with less flickering If you are using the COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT jacks but are connecting the recorder to a standard analog television set Progressive Scan to OFF If you are using the component video jacks for connec tion to a TV or monitor that is compatible with a pro gressive scan signal set Progressive Scan to ON Caution Onc...

Page 22: ...ing system Bitstream Select Bitstream if you connected the 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 OFF the DTS signal is not output through the DIGITAL OUT jack Bitstream Select Bitstream if you connected the Recorder s DIGITAL OUT jack to a DTS decoder or an amplifier or other equipment with a DTS...

Page 23: ...le the LOCK option is selected press B to move to the second level 4 4 Use v V to select the Set Password option 5 5 Press B to move to the third level 6 6 When you have not entered a password yet Enter a 4 digit password using the numbered but tons to create a personal 4 digit security password Enter the 4 digit password again to verify When you have already entered a password You can change or d...

Page 24: ... an alternative scene is available on the disc The alternative must have the same rating or a lower one If no suitable alternative is found play back will stop You must enter the 4 digit password or change the rating level in order to play the disc 8 8 Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection then press SETUP to exit the menu Country Code Enter the code of a country area whose standards were u...

Page 25: ...s if you have a camcorder using 32kHz 12 bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN jack Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio One is recorded at the time of shooting the other is for overdubbing after shooting On the Audio 1 setting the sound that was recorded while shooting is used On the Audio 2 setting the overdubbed sound is used Auto Chapter When recording chapter marker...

Page 26: ...sc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive Finalizing a Video mode disc creates a menu screen for navigating the disc This is accessed by pressing LIST DISC MENU or TITLE Caution When DVD R DVD RW and DVD R recording you ve finalized a disc recording you can t edit or record anything else on that disc except DVD RW 1 1 Follow steps 1 3 as shown on p...

Page 27: ...6 6 Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the Setup menu 7 7 Press SETUP to exit the menu Disc Protect When recording in DVD RW R disc or VR mode for matted DVD RW disc set to ON to prevent accidental recording editing or deleting of the disc loaded If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select OFF PBC Set Playback Control PBC to On or Off ON Video CDs with PBC are played ...

Page 28: ...e Displaying Information While Watching TV During viewing the TV press DISPLAY to display remove the information displayed on screen e g when DVD RW in VR mode is inserted Changing TV Channels If no disc or tape is playing you can change TV chan nels using the number or CH TRK v V buttons on the remote control or the CH v V buttons on the front panel Changing TV Audio Channel Some TV programs are ...

Page 29: ...t 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 setting...

Page 30: ... search Digital Audio Output mode Sound Function Use v V to 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 encoding meth...

Page 31: ...ote Unless stated otherwise 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 twice then use v V to select the title icon Then press the appropriate numbered but ton 0 9 or b B to select a title number Moving to another CHAPTER TRAC...

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 27 Repeat A B To repeat a sequence in a title 1 Press A B at your chosen starting point Repeat icon and REPEAT A appears...

Page 33: ...peat 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 LIST DISC MENU Then press the appropriate number button to select an option Or use the b B v V buttons to highlight your selection then press ENTER Title Menu 1 P...

Page 34: ...to see the different subtitle languages Finding Locations on a Disc You can directly access any point on a video CD using this function Use this function only while a video CD is playing Playback jumps to the point specified 1 Press SEARCH during playback The progress bar appears on the TV screen 2 Use b B to find a start position for playback 3 Press ENTER to confirm the selected position Playbac...

Page 35: ...older and press DISPLAY the number of subfolders and number of MP3 WMA files in the folder are displayed If you are in a file list and want to return to the Folder list use the v V to highlight and press ENTER to return to the previous menu screen 3 3 To stop playback at any other time press STOP x Music menu options 1 To display menu options select a tack or folder on the menu then press ENTER 2 ...

Page 36: ...n the menu screen 2 Press A B again at your chosen end point The Repeat icon and A B appears on the menu screen and the repeat sequence begins 3 To exit the sequence and return to normal play press A B again The Repeat icon disappears from the menu screen Notes on MP3 WMA Recordings About MP3 An MP3 file is audio data compressed by using the MPEG1 audio layer 3 file coding scheme We call files tha...

Page 37: ...g the last programmed track on the program list 8 8 To resume normal playback from pro grammed playback select a track on the List then press PLAY N N PRG indicator disappears from the display window Program List menu options 1 To display menu options select a tack on the Program List menu then press ENTER The menu options appear on the left side of the menu 2 Use v V to select an option then pres...

Page 38: ...ion 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 Depe...

Page 39: ... sound during search During the high speed picture search modes a short time is needed to stabilize tape speed when re entering the PLAY mode Slight interference may be observed during this time Search This function lets you visually search forward and back ward for a desired scene on your tape 1 Press BACKWARD m or FORWARD M during playback The Recorder will be activated in the SEARCH mode If the...

Page 40: ...e VCR Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 30 minutes Please confirm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be recorded before recording Instant Timer Record Menu Checking the Recording Time Press REC z or DISPLAY once to check the record ing time The recalled setting will automatically return to the TV screen for a moment Also remaining time of recording is shown in the dis pl...

Page 41: ... to DVD You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a record able DVD disc using the DUBBING or DUB button This allows you to archive your old VHS tapes to DVD ote If the VHS video tape you are attempting to copy is copy protected you will not be able to copy the tape It is not permitted to copy Macrovision encoded tapes 1 1 Insert a recordable DVD disc Insert a blank recordable DVD disc in the DVD...

Page 42: ...oad a recordable disc or tape and press OPERATE to switch your unit to Standby otes The Timer indicator lights on the front panel display If the Disc and Tape indicator are blinking either no disc or tape is loaded or the loaded disc is not recordable The Recorder will record the audio according to the cur rent TV tuner setting Stereo Mono or Bilingual Use the AUDIO button to set the audio before ...

Page 43: ...rder will not record when There is no disc or tape loaded A non recordable disc or tape is loaded Disc Protect is set to ON in the Setup menu see page 27 Power is turned on There are already 99 titles DVD RW DVD R or 49 titles DVD RW DVD R recorded on the disc You cannot enter a timer program when A recording is already underway The time you re trying to set has already passed There are already 8 ...

Page 44: ...cam corder and this recorder Before recording make sure that the audio input for the DV IN jack is set up see page 25 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 Recorder from this one You can t control this unit remotely from a component connect...

Page 45: ... plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes discon nected Although DV Record 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 jack Not connected to Camcorder The camcorder is ...

Page 46: ...xit 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 LIST DISC MENU 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 menu 3 3 Use v V to select...

Page 47: ...nu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the 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 Pla...

Page 48: ...ording will only increase if it is the last title on the disc 1 1 Press LIST DISC MENU 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 The confirm message for deleting will appear 4 4 Use b B to select Yes then press ENTER The selec...

Page 49: ...pe 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 overwrite recording starts See page 57 for more details Using the Chapter List menu 1 1 Press LIST DISC MENU to display Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the ti...

Page 50: ...pters within the title page 56 Dubbing Copys the title to a VHS tape 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 LIST DISC MENU 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 ...

Page 51: ...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 Chapter...

Page 52: ...s 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 LIST DISC MENU repeatedly to display Title List Original menu If you want to show the Chapter...

Page 53: ...inued 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 LIST DISC MENU 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 menu e g If you select Dele...

Page 54: ... two adjacent Playlist or Original chapters into one ote This function is not available if there is only one chapter within the title 1 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second chapter of the two chapters you want to com bine then press ENTER Chapter List options appears on the left side of the menu 2 2 Use v V to select Combine The combine indicator appears between the two chapters you want t...

Page 55: ...played 6 6 Repeat steps 2 5 to continue to move from the menu 7 7 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Protect a Title Use this function to protect accidental recording editing or deleting of the title 1 1 Press LIST DISC MENU to display Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to pro tect then press ENTER Options appears on the left side of the screen 3 3 Select Protect op...

Page 56: ...e menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 2 Select Divide from the Title List menu options 3 3 Press ENTER when Divide option is highlight ed Title Edit Divide menu appears and goes into STOP mode 4 4 Use pause step search skip and slow 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...

Page 57: ...itle List menu 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 button 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 Your Recordings on other DVD Players Finalizing ...

Page 58: ... 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 59: ...Z 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 MW Malawi M...

Page 60: ...m ponent is copy protected Those channels are not stored in the recorder Aerial or cables are loose Camcorder is off 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...

Page 61: ...mote control is not pointed at the remote sensor 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 26 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 62: ... 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 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 S VIDEO IN Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 ...

Page 63: ...risbane Unit 4 305 Montague Road West End 4101 07 3840 5858 Southport Shop 1 48 Ferry Road Southport 4215 07 5591 3670 South Australia Adelaide 84A Richmond Rd Keswick 5053 08 8375 5710 Western Australia Perth 45 Sarich Court Osborne Park 6017 08 9445 5901 For service in outer areas please contact your NEC retailer for the address of the nearest NEC Australia Pty Ltd Authorized Service Centre NEC ...

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