RCA DRC8005N - Progressive-Scan DVD Player/Recorder User Manual Download

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Chapter 3: Recording, Playback, & Features

Playback

To play recordings, do the following:

Turn on the TV and the DVD Recorder.

Make sure the TV is tuned to the correct Video Input Channel (for help, go to p. 16).

. Insert the DVD+R or DVD+RW disc you want to play.

Once the DVD Recorder reads the disc’s contents, the main menu appears. If the main
menu doesn’t appear, press MENU (the main menu appears).

Notes:

If you selected Autoplay On in the Disc Options menu (page 42), the disc’s contents appear
automatically when you insert the disc.

If the screen is blank, you might not have your TV tuned to the correct Video Input Channel. For more
information about Video Input Channels, go to page 16.

Use the up and down arrow buttons on the remote to highlight the

Disc

menu, and

press OK (the options appear).

There are two ways to access your recordings within these menu options:

Play Disc:

If you want to play all of the recordings on the disc (or there is only one

recording), just press OK when this menu is highlighted (the first recording plays).

Disc Title Menu:

Press OK when this menu option is highlighted (all of the

recordings/titles on the disc appear). Use the arrow buttons to highlight the title you
want to select:

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To watch the program that you’ve highlighted, press PLAY.

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If you want to name the program, delete it, or change the play mode, press OK
(the options appear).

Rename Title:

For DVD+RW discs only.

Play Title:

Plays the movie, program or show.

Play Full Title:

Only appears for DVD+RW discs that may have hidden chapters.

Delete Title:

For DVD+RW discs only.

Clear Chapters:

For DVD+RW discs only.

Note:The DVD Recorder automatically adds a chapter during recording about every 5 minutes. During
playback, press INFO and use the Time Display or Chapter icon to advance through the recording.

Using the Info Display while playing DVD+R and DVD+RW discs

While playing the disc, press the INFO button on the remote (the Info Display appears).
Details about the different icons appear in Chapter 4: Playing Discs. However, the edit
feature includes special options for DVD+RW discs.

While playing a disc, press the INFO button.

Press the right arrow button to highlight the Edit icon

, and press OK.The

following choices appear (use the up/down arrow buttons to highlight a choice and
press OK to select).

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Insert Chapter Marker

(DVD+RW discs only).When you’re recording to a disc,

the DVD Recorder adds a chapter marker automatically every 5 minutes.
Additionally, you can insert chapter markers manually to segment different parts of
the title.To insert a chapter marker, simply highlight Insert Chapter Marker during
playback at the point where you want the chapter to start.

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Delete Chapter Marker

(DVD+RW discs only). Since the DVD Recorder

automatically adds chapter markers every 5 minutes, you may want to make each
chapter longer by deleting a chapter marker during playback.

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Hide Chapter

(DVD+RW discs only). During playback you can hide a specific

chapter so it is automatically skipped. For more information, go to page 28.

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New Title Frame

You can change the thumbnail that appears in the

Player Menu

(described in the next section).When the video appears that you want to use to
visually represent the title, press OK (the next time you access the

Player Menu

, a

still image of this video will appear).

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Split Title

(DVD+RW discs only).You can divide one recording into smaller

segments so that each title appears separately in the

Disc Title Menu

.This is a helpful

feature when you record a block of programming that contains several shows
and/or when you copy camcorder videocassette tapes to a disc. For examples, go
to page 28.

Disc

Disc Library
Timers
Setup

Watch TV

Disc Title Menu

Play Disc

Player Menu

Playlist

Disc Options

Disc

Disc Library
Timers

Watch TV

Setup