Zenith XBR411, Installation And Operating Manual

Page 1: ...Installation and Operating Guide Warranty Model Number XBR411 VCR DVD Recorder CD R RW Call us and we will guide you through your first recording for free C Ca al ll l 1 1 8 87 77 7 9 9Z Ze en ni it t...

Page 2: ...n is made REGULATORY INFORMATION FCC Part 15 This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designe...

Page 3: ...wider than the other A ground ing type plug has two blades and a third ground ing prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outl...

Page 4: ...view 13 Rear Panel 14 DVR HOOKUP Connections 15 17 Connecting Antenna Cable TV to VCR DVD Recorder 15 Connecting to a TV 16 Connecting to Optional Equipment 17 Accessory Audio Video A V Connections to...

Page 5: ...RDING Basic Recording 41 42 Basic Recording from a TV 41 Instant Timer Recording 41 Dubbing from DVD to VCR 42 Dubbing from VCR to DVD 42 Timer Recording 43 Checking Timer Recording Details 43 Canceli...

Page 6: ...er of another manufacturer or in a personal computer DVD drive is used Playable Discs DVD 8 cm 12 cm disc Audio CD 8 cm 12 cm disc In addition the VCR DVD Recorder can play DVD R DVD RW discs CD R CD...

Page 7: ...ut the symbol display may appear on the TV screen during operation This icon means the function explained in this owner s manual is not available on that specific disc About the disc symbols for instr...

Page 8: ...ayback suddenly stopping Our company cannot take responsibility for problems playing discs recorded on this VCR DVD Recorder in other players Is editing a DVD like editing a video tape No When you edi...

Page 9: ...cording You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered during a record...

Page 10: ...ver operate the VCR DVD Recorder immediately after moving it from a cold location to a warm location Leave it for two or three hours without operating it If you use the VCR DVD Recorder in such a situ...

Page 11: ...OFF Lights green when the VCR DVD Recorder is turned on x STOP Stops playback DUB DUBBING Press to copy DVD to VCR or VCR to DVD Cassette Compartment VCR deck Insert a video cassette here Z EJECT Ejec...

Page 12: ...er 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...

Page 13: ...CT Opens and closes the disc tray Ejects the tape in the VCR deck DUBBING Press to copy DVD to VCR or VCR to DVD CLEAR Removes a mark on the Marker Search menu TITLE Displays the disc s Title menu if...

Page 14: ...ght Connect to a TV or other equipment with audio inputs A V OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT Y Pb Pr Connect to a TV...

Page 15: ...it to an Antenna Adapter 300 ohm to 75 ohm not supplied and slip the Adapter onto the ANT IN jack The Adapter does not screw on to the VCR DVD Recorder it just slips over the jack Cable Service Witho...

Page 16: ...cks on the TV using the audio cables A Component Video Color Stream connection 1 1 Connect the COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT jacks on the VCR DVD Recorder to the corresponding in jacks on the T...

Page 17: ...r 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...

Page 18: ...to select the Tuning Band option 5 5 Press B to move to the third level 6 6 Use v V to select the tuning band option TV or CATV then press ENTER TV If you are using a standard antenna to receive chann...

Page 19: ...TER The Auto option is set at the factory In the Auto option the VCR DVD Recorder looks for a channel carrying XDS Extended Data Services information XDS updates the clock using the Coordinated Univer...

Page 20: ...e on a conventional analog TV or monitor Factory Setting If you wish you can reset the VCR DVD Recorder to its original factory settings Select SET then press ENTER The Initialize menu will appear Use...

Page 21: ...ect 48 kHz When this choice is made this VCR DVD Recorder will automatically con vert any 96 kHz signals to 48 kHz so your system can decode them If your receiver or amplifier is capable of handling 9...

Page 22: ...Some discs contain scenes not suit able for children If you set a rating for the recorder all disc scenes with the same rating or lower will be played Higher rated scenes will not be played unless an...

Page 23: ...st 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 exi...

Page 24: ...ly 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 Initialize opti...

Page 25: ...epend ing on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc Tips If you load a DVD RW that has already been final ized you can Unfinalize it by choosing Unfinal...

Page 26: ...ce Inserts a space at the cursor position Delete Deletes the character to the left of the cursor position b B Moves the cursor left or right OK Confirms the name you have entered Cancel Deletes all ch...

Page 27: ...example when a DVD RW in VR mode is inserted you would see a screen similar to the fol low ing Changing TV Channels If no disc is playing you can change TV channels using the number or CH TRK v V butt...

Page 28: ...b B b B 1 6 4 26 ABC OFF NORMAL 1 3 5 1CH 1 ENG DVD Title 1 4 Chapter 3 28 0 06 32 2 12 10 DVD Shows the current title chapter number and total number of titles chapters Shows the Current mode Shows t...

Page 29: ...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 cha...

Page 30: ...CR DVD Recorder will not play discs that have a region code different from your VCR DVD Recorder The region code for this VCR DVD Recorder is 1 one Note Unless stated otherwise all operations describe...

Page 31: ...rmal playback press RANDOM until NORMAL appears on the TV screen Tip By pressing SKIP during Random playback the VCR DVD Recorder selects another title track and resumes Random playback Note This func...

Page 32: ...start playback from a memorized point Up to six points can be memorized To enter a mark follow these steps 1 During disc playback press MARKER when playback reaches the spot that you want to memorize...

Page 33: ...VCR DVD Recorder can produce a 3D Surround effect which simulates multi channel audio playback from two conventional stereo speakers instead of the five or more speakers normally required to listen t...

Page 34: ...ers 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 scre...

Page 35: ...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 CD CD WMA MP3 CD WMA MP3 CD WMA MP3 CD WMA...

Page 36: ...CLEAR button to select all tracks or cancel all marked tracks If you select folder for Programmed Playback all tracks in the folder are added to the program list 5 5 Audio CD Use B to move the tracks...

Page 37: ...rasing the multi tracks on the Program List 1 Select a track on the Program List then press MARKER 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional tracks 3 Select any track then press ENTER The options appears on...

Page 38: ...dio CD menu Music CD menu and Photo CD menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly in Stop mode 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...

Page 39: ...e Show Cancel All Normal Notes on JPEG Recordings Depending on the size and number of JPEG files it may take several minutes for the recorder to read the disc s content If you don t see an on screen d...

Page 40: ...special effect modes so there is no 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...

Page 41: ...TV 2 2 Press REC z repeatedly to select the record ing time length Recording starts after the first press DVD Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 10 minutes maximum 360 minutes VCR...

Page 42: ...again Dubbing from VCR to DVD You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a DVD R or DVD RW using the DUBBING DUB button This allows you to archive your old VHS tapes to DVD Note If the VHS video tape...

Page 43: ...orded program If two timer recordings are set to record sequentially one right after the other the very beginning of the later program may not be recorded Checking Timer Recording Details Programming...

Page 44: ...y 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 page 44 6 6 Press STOP x to stop recording Note If your sour...

Page 45: ...Dubbing Copys the title to a VHS tape 4 4 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the Title List Original menu Tip Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for selected title Using the Chap...

Page 46: ...Playlist menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose the title you want to view Title 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 Cha...

Page 47: ...ncrease When erasing a title from a DVD RW disc the remaining time available for recording will only increase if it is the last title on the disc 1 1 Press DISC MENU LIST to display Title List 2 2 Use...

Page 48: ...s is 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 Sear...

Page 49: ...l Title or Chapter 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...

Page 50: ...e 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 Delete Part on Title List Original...

Page 51: ...after finalizing Combining Two Chapters Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent Playlist or Original chapters into one 1 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second chapter of the two cha...

Page 52: ...splay Title List menu 2 2 Use v V b B to choose a title you want to protect then press ENTER Options appears on the left side of the screen 3 3 Select Protect option on the options e g If you select P...

Page 53: ...ur TV is listed in the table below set the appropriate manufacturer code 1 While holding down TV POWER button press the number buttons to select the manufacturer code for your TV see the table below 2...

Page 54: ...Burmese 7789 Byelorussian 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 C...

Page 55: ...he disc was recorded in Video mode Some players will not play even a finalized disc recorded in Video mode The disc was recorded in VR mode Discs recorded with copy once material can not be played on...

Page 56: ...Recorder The batteries in the remote control are exhausted Solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel on the VCR DVD Recorder s built in TV tuner Use a VR mode formatte...

Page 57: ...ead helical scan azimuth system Timer 12 hour display type with AM PM Tape speed SP 33 35 mm sec LP 16 67 mm sec SLP 11 12 mm sec Tape width 12 7 mm Rewind time About 65 seconds T 120 Antenna 75 ohms...

Page 58: ...0 5 V p p 75 RCA jack x 1 Audio output analog audio 1 1 Vrms 1 kHz 6 dB 600 RCA jack L R x 2 RF OUT Channel 3 or 4 Switchable Accessory Video cable 1 Audio cable 1 RF 75 ohm Coaxial Cable 1 Remote co...

Page 59: ...ide environmental specifications or contrary to the requirements or precautions in the Operating Guide accident lightning strikes or other natural causes unauthorized modification or alteration incorr...