PROTRON PD-DVR100, User Manual

Page 1: ...OPEN CLOSE STANDBY ON R E C S O U R C E PLAY PAUSE P R E V N E X T STOP DVD ReWritable PD DVR100 DVD Recorder User s Manual OMPDDVR100 book Page i Monday September 19 2005 8 35 AM ...

Page 2: ...l information and recommendations in this manual and in any guides or related documents are believed reliable but the accuracy and completeness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted and they are not intended to be nor should they be understood to be representations or warranties concerning the products described Specifications are subject to change without notice Trademarks Protron is a register...

Page 3: ...storms Unplug the device during thunderstorms or if it will not be used for extended periods Failure to do so may result in electric shock or fire Before cleaning the device unplug it from the wall Use a damp cloth for cleaning Never use liquid or aerosol cleaners To prevent overheating and ensure reliable operation place the device only in a well ventilated location Avoid cramped or inadequately ...

Page 4: ...erent from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution To comply with the limits for an FCC Class B computing device the user should use the shielded signal cable and power cord supplied with the unit The FCC warns that changes or modifications of the unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void...

Page 5: ...sing the Setup Menu 12 Using the Remote Control 13 Replacing the Remote Batteries 15 Recording DVDs 16 Supported Media Types 16 About DVD Layout 16 The LCD Readout 16 The On Screen Display 17 Recording Video Manually 17 Scheduling Recordings 17 Finalizing the Disc 18 Editing Recorded DVDs 19 Using the Disc Edit Menu 19 Renaming the Disc 19 Erasing the Disc DVD RW Only 19 Creating a New Title 19 Ov...

Page 6: ...re CDs 30 The LCD Readout 30 Controlling Playback 30 Navigating Menus 30 Transforming Images 30 Enabling Slideshow Transition Effects 31 Repeating Images 31 Playing Media on Data CDs 32 The LCD Readout 32 The On Screen Display 32 Using the Menu 32 Controlling Audio File Playback 33 Controlling Image File Playback 33 Controlling Video File Playback 34 Searching to a Location 34 Programming Playback...

Page 7: ...S Video composite video inputs with corresponding stereo audio inputs 4 pin IEEE 1394 i LINK FireWire input TV tuner input output Plays DVD DVD R RW CD ROM CD R RW Audio CD CD DA MP3 CD Video CD VCD Super Video CD SVCD and Kodak Picture CD media Displays media files MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG AVI DAT VCD stored on data CDs Multi angle video playback 10 bit 525 line digital video converter 24 bit 96kHz digi...

Page 8: ...ove the styrofoam pads and plastic bag enclosing the player and set it aside 4 Check to ensure the items indicated below are included in the box If any items are missing or damaged contact the seller immediately RCA Cables Remote Control 2 AAA Batteries MUTE ZOOM P SCAN REPEAT TIMER SETUP DISC EDIT EDIT SLOW REC A B MODE VOLUME LEVEL REV FWD NEXT PREV STOP PAUSE STEP PLAY DISPLAY TITLE MENU RETURN...

Page 9: ...ies in the remote 6 Place the recorder in its intended position and connect the power cable to a wall socket FR C SR FL SW SL Video S Video Y G Pr R Pb B Coaxial Optical NT SC AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OMPDDVR100 book Page 3 Monday September 19 2005 8 35 AM ...

Page 10: ...ould also like to connect the audio output to the display connect the FR right and FL left outputs in the AUDIO OUT block on the rear of the recorder to the display s audio input 3 If you have connected the audio output to the display go to the Setup menu select the Playback sub menu and set Analog Audio Output to 2 CH see Playback on page 36 4 In the Setup menu select the General sub menu and set...

Page 11: ... right and FL left outputs in the AUDIO OUT block on the rear of the recorder to the display s audio input 3 If you have connected the audio output to the display go to the Setup menu select the Playback sub menu and set Analog Audio Output to 2 CH see Playback on page 36 4 In the Setup menu select the General sub menu and set Video Output Format as appropriate for your display see General on page...

Page 12: ...put to the display connect the FR right and FL left outputs in the AUDIO OUT block on the rear of the recorder to the display s audio input 3 If you have connected the audio output to the display go to the Setup menu select the Playback sub menu and set Analog Audio Output to 2 CH see Playback on page 36 4 In the Setup menu select the General sub menu and set Video Output Format as appropriate for...

Page 13: ...ystem The AUDIO OUT block on the rear of the recorder contains the recorder s 5 1 channel surround sound outputs To connect to an audio system using 5 1 channel surround sound 1 Using six RCA cables connect each of the outputs in the AUDIO OUT block on the rear of the recorder FR front right FL front left C center SW subwoofer SR surround right and SL surround left to the corresponding audio syste...

Page 14: ...menu and set Digital Audio Output as appropriate see Playback on page 36 To connect to an audio system using optical digital audio 1 Remove the plastic lens protectors from the Optical connector in the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT block on the rear of the recorder and from the audio system s optical digital audio input 2 Using a optical digital cable not included connect the Optical connector on the recorder...

Page 15: ...ront of the recorder for non permanent connections such as to a camcorder when transferring its recorded video to DVD 2 If you would like to use S Video which offers higher quality video than composite connect an S Video cable not included between the video source and the S Video input in the input block selected in step 1 above If you would like to use composite video connect an RCA cable between...

Page 16: ...ng and then adjust it by pressing and 9 Press ENTER to set the time To scan the television signal spectrum 1 Ensure the recorder is on and enter the Setup menu with the SETUP button 2 Use and to select the Channel Scan sub menu and press ENTER 3 Ensure the Tuner Input Source is set correctly see Channel Scan on page 39 for a full description of the choices Note If you are connecting directly to a ...

Page 17: ...e readout shows the current time The following is a brief description of each of the indicators on the LCD readout Consult the sections in this manual on disc playback and recording for more detailed information Indicator Indication REPEAT ALL A B The recorder is in a repeat mode REPEAT Repeating a chapter track file REPEAT ALL Repeating all chapters tracks files on the disc REPEAT A B Repeating a...

Page 18: ...ailable CHANNEL The input source is set to Tuner The two digits immediately below CHANNEL will indicate the current channel number DTS multi channel sound is enabled Dolby Digital multi channel sound is enabled Recording s have been scheduled see Scheduling Recordings on page 17 The recorder is recording ANGLE There are multiple camera angles available for the DVD video currently playing AM PM Whe...

Page 19: ...h the camera angles available on the disc Cycles through the audio channels available on the disc Cycles through the subtitle channels available on the disc Used to enter numbers and navigate directly to a specified track CDs chapter DVDs or photo photo CDs Changes the television channel Brings up the search display which you can use to jump to a location on the current disc MUTE ZOOM P SCAN REPEA...

Page 20: ...n navigating directories on a data CD this button navigates up one level Stops playback Pauses playback When playback is paused pressing this button steps forward one frame at a time Begins or resumes normal playback Adjusts the audio volume Returns to the previous chapter track photo or media file Skips to the next chapter track photo or media file Fast reverses the audio video Pressing this butt...

Page 21: ...n of audio video Press once to mark the beginning of the section a second time to mark the end of the section and begin repeating and a third time to return to normal play mode Cycles through the recording modes HQ SP LP EP and SLP see Recording DVDs on page 16 Toggles the video output between progressive scan and interlaced Cycles through the available repeat modes Brings up the Record Scheduler ...

Page 22: ...enerally used for individual scenes or coherent sections of video This allows you to navigate directly to a specific scene or section of video There are often many chapters in a given title For example if you had two movies on a DVD each movie would inhabit its own title The titles would then be divided into chapters one for each movie scene In recording DVDs the recorder saves each recording sess...

Page 23: ...nutes and Off If there is insufficient space on the disc for a particular timed recording mode that mode will be unavailable Press to stop recording Scheduling Recordings You can schedule future recordings using the TIMER button on the remote The TIMER button brings up the Record Scheduler which allows you to schedule up to 20 recordings by source and time To schedule a recording 1 Press TIMER to ...

Page 24: ...TER to set the date 11 Set Start and End to the program s start and end times in the same fashion 12 Use and to select OK and press ENTER To change a scheduled recording select it in the Record Scheduler and press ENTER To clear a scheduled recording select it in the Record Scheduler and press ADD CLEAR Finalizing the Disc If you are recording to a DVD R disc you must finalize the disc before it c...

Page 25: ...c DVD RW Only If you are using a DVD RW disc you can erase the entire disc from the Disc Edit menu using the Erase Disc menu option To erase the disc 1 In the Disc Edit menu use and to select Erase Disc and press ENTER 2 In the confirmation dialog that appears select Yes and press ENTER to erase the disc Creating a New Title The Record a New Title option in the Disc Edit menu allows you to create ...

Page 26: ...ay take a minute Locking and Unlocking the Disc DVD RW Only Locking a disc prevents it from being written to protecting the data currently on the disc If you are using a DVD RW disc you can lock the disc using the Lock Disc option in the Disc Edit menu To lock the disc select Lock Disc in the Disc Edit menu The recorder will take a few seconds to perform the lock procedure If a disc is already loc...

Page 27: ...e title 3 Use and to select Rename Title and press ENTER 4 In the Title Name pop up box that appears use the arrow controls and ENTER to select and press the on screen buttons to change the title 5 Select OK to save the new name 6 Select Exit to cancel the change Erasing a Title You can erase a title from the Title menu using the Erase Title menu option Note If you are using a DVD R disc you canno...

Page 28: ...tle menu use and to select the title 2 Press to bring up the menu for the title 3 Use and to select Overwrite Disc and press ENTER 4 Begin a new recording It will overwrite from the title you selected to the end of the disc Using Edit Mode Edit Mode allows you to change the contents of individual titles on the disc You can enter Edit Mode for the currently playing title by pressing EDIT or you can...

Page 29: ... in the chapter you would like to hide 2 Select Hide Chapter in the Edit Mode menu and press ENTER The recorder will mark the current chapter hidden so it will not be played back Setting an Index Picture Each title has an index picture that shows in the Title menu You can set a title s index picture using the Index Picture option in the Edit Mode menu To set the index picture 1 Pause title playbac...

Page 30: ... setting using and 2 Press to bring up a list of options for the setting If the setting to be changed is Title Chapter Angle or Time enter the desired value using the remote keypad and skip step 3 3 Use and to select the desired option 4 Press ENTER Press DISPLAY a third time to exit the OSD Navigating Menus When in a DVD menu use the arrow controls to navigate Press ENTER to select an item Press ...

Page 31: ...OGRAM button brings up the Program menu which allows you to program playback sequence To program playback sequence 1 Press PROGRAM to bring up the Program menu 2 Use and to select a title then press ENTER press ADD CLEAR to add the whole title to the playlist 3 Use and to select a chapter then press ADD CLEAR to add it to the playlist 4 Repeat 2 3 until all desired chapters have been added to the ...

Page 32: ... playback control status determines whether the disc menu is available and playback time The second mode press DISPLAY twice displays and allows you to change the current repeat mode playback mode track audio channel playback control status and playback time To change a setting 1 Select the setting using and 2 Press to bring up a list of options for the setting If the setting to be changed is Trac...

Page 33: ...a location 1 Press SEARCH once to bring up the Track Search menu twice to bring up the Disc Time Search menu and a third time to bring up the Track Time Search menu 2 Enter the desired track time using the remote keypad 3 Press ENTER Programming Playback Sequence The PROGRAM button brings up the Program menu which allows you to program playback sequence To program playback sequence 1 Press PROGRAM...

Page 34: ... the setting using and 2 Press to bring up a list of options for the setting If the setting to be changed is Track or Time enter the desired value using the remote keypad and skip step 3 3 Use and to select the desired option 4 Press ENTER Controlling Playback Press to stop playback When the disc is playing press to pause it Press to return to the previous track Press to skip to the next track Pre...

Page 35: ... playlist 2 Repeat until all desired tracks have been added to the playlist 3 Press to move to the Program column 4 Select a playlist item and press ENTER to begin playing back the playlist from that point To remove an item from the playlist select it and press ADD CLEAR CDDA PLAY 00 00 01 00 04 59 FILES DIRECTORY TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6 TRACK 7 TRACK 8 FAVORITE PROGRAM OMP...

Page 36: ... return to the previous image Press to skip to the next image To skip directly to an image enter the image number on the remote keypad and press ENTER Navigating Menus Press or RETURN while the slideshow is playing to bring up the thumbnail menu which displays thumbnails of the images on the disc Press and to scroll through menu pages Use the arrow controls to select the desired image and press EN...

Page 37: ...xtend Center Vertically Extend Center Horizontally Compress Center Vertically Compress Center Horizontally Diagonal Left Top Diagonal Right Top Diagonal Left Bottom Diagonal Right Bottom Window Horizontally Window Vertically Edge to Center Center to Edge Repeating Images Press REPEAT to cycle through the repeat modes Off Image Directory and All OMPDDVR100 book Page 31 Monday September 19 2005 8 35...

Page 38: ... mode image transition effect wipe mode zoom level and image rotation To change a setting 1 Select the setting using and 2 Press to bring up a list of options for the setting If the setting to be changed is Time enter the desired value using the remote keypad and skip step 3 3 Use and to select the desired option 4 Press ENTER Using the Menu The menu allows you to navigate files and program playba...

Page 39: ...s to return to normal play mode or to start playing the disc again when it is stopped Controlling Image File Playback Press to pause playback Press to resume playback Press to stop the slideshow and return to the menu Press to return to the previous image Press to skip to the next image Press to rotate the image 90 clockwise Press to rotate the image 90 counterclockwise Press to flip the image ver...

Page 40: ...on 1 Press SEARCH once to search to a file twice to search to a time in the current file audio video files 2 Enter the desired file number or time using the remote keypad The location you enter will display on the menu as you enter it 3 Press ENTER Programming Playback Sequence The navigation menu that appears when you first insert a data CD allows you to program playback sequence To program playb...

Page 41: ...nd restore all recorder settings to factory defaults The menu items are as follows Screen Saver Turns the screen saver on and off When on a screen saver will appear after a pre defined period of inactivity Progressive Interlace Selects progressive scan or interlaced video output Progressive scan offers crisp flicker free video and higher quality than interlaced Note Progressive scan only works wit...

Page 42: ...tal control password Enter the password using the remote keypad then press ENTER The factory default password is 1234 Once you enter the correct password the recorder will display a pop up box where you can select the content rating above which a password will be required or set a new password To change the protection level 1 Use the arrow controls to select the drop down box and press ENTER 2 The...

Page 43: ...hange settings for the 5 1 channel audio outputs The parameters are Front Speaker Sets the size of the front channel speakers and their distance from the listening position in meters Center Speaker Sets the size of the center channel speaker and their distance from the listening position in meters Surround Speaker Sets the size of the side channel speakers and their distance from the listening pos...

Page 44: ...s OSD Language Changes the language of the Setup menu and the OSD Menu Language Changes the language used for disc menus Subtitle Language Changes the language used for subtitles Name Format Bit Rate Capacity Quality HQ High Quality 720 480 NTSC 720 576 PAL 9 5Mbps 60 minutes Full DVD quality SP Standard Play 720 480 NTSC 720 576 PAL 5 1Mbps 120 minutes Standard DVD quality LP Long Play 352 480 NT...

Page 45: ...ufficient signal strength Modify Channel Information Brings up a pop up box that allows you to change settings for individual television channels The parameters are Name Selects the channel number to be modified Enter the channel number on the remote keypad and press ENTER or use the CHANNEL buttons on the remote to adjust the channel Frequency Shows the frequency used for the channel selected in ...

Page 46: ...ct Date or Time and press ENTER 2 Enter the desired value using the keypad Alternatively you can select each digit individually by pressing and then adjust it by pressing and 3 Press ENTER to set the time date SYSTEM SETUP CLOCK Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 OMPDDVR100 book Page 40 Monday September 19 2005 8 35 AM ...

Page 47: ... appropriate in the Setup menu under the General sub menu See General on page 35 No signal Make sure the proper source is selected on the external display If there is still no picture check the signal cable s and ensure the recorder is on and working Unclear or noisy picture Signal cable s not securely connected Make sure the signal cable s are firmly connected Radio interference Check for any ele...

Page 48: ...ral on page 35 No sound Audio cable s not securely connected Make sure the audio signal cables are firmly connected Audio cable s connected to incorrect input Make sure the audio cables are connected to the same input as the video Incorrect audio format selected Select the correct audio output format in the Setup menu Audio muted Unmute the audio by pressing the MUTE button on the remote Disc fail...

Page 49: ...AC 50 60Hz Power Consumption Playback 29W Standby 3W Green Storage Temperature 15 to 55 C Operating Temperature 5 to 40 C Tuner Type NTSC M CATV 125 channels Frequency Range 54 25 802 25MHz Input Sensitivity 48dBuV D A Sample Rate 54MHz D A Resolution 10 bits A D Sample Rate 5MHz A D Resolution 10 bits Dynamic Range 100dB 1kHz THD N 90dB 1kHz Crosstalk 110dB 1kHz D A Max Sample Rate Channels 1 2 F...

Page 50: ...utlined in the owners manual that can be performed by the customer Damage to equipment not properly connected to the product Any cost incurred in shipping the product for repair Signal reception problems caused by external antenna cable systems or interference Incompatibility due to a change in TV CATV broadcast systems after the product was sold Batteries Images burnt onto the screen Initial inst...

Page 51: ...ed warranty and no warranty whether expressed or implied shall apply to the product thereafter Under no circumstance shall PROTRON be liable for any loss or consequential damage arising out of the use of this product This warranty gives specific legal rights However you may have other rights that may vary from state province to state province Some states provinces do not allow limitations on impli...

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