Zenith XBR617, Installation And Operating Manual

Page 1: ...RC186M_NA1ULZ_ENG_52A Installation and Operating Guide Warranty Model Number XBR617 VCR DVD Recorder Copyright 2005 LG Electronics U S A Inc ...

Page 2: ... or the manufacturer s instruc tion have been adhered to CAUTION This product employs a Laser System To ensure proper use of this product please read this owner s manual carefully and retain it for future refer ence Should the unit require maintenance contact an authorized service center Performing controls adjustments or carrying out pro cedures other than those specified herein may result in haz...

Page 3: ...s Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the product and receiver Connect the product into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is con nected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION concerning the Power Cord Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit That is a single outlet circ...

Page 4: ... 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 outlet consult an electri cian for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product 11 Only use attachment...

Page 5: ... 29 Special Playback Options 30 Playing a DivX Movie File 31 Playing an Audio CD or MP3 WMA files 32 Viewing a JPEG files 33 34 RECORDING About DVD recording 35 Notes for recording 35 Basic Recording from a TV 36 Instant Timer Recording 36 Timer Recording 37 38 Dubbing from DVD to VCR 39 Dubbing from VCR to DVD 39 Recording from External Components 40 Additional Information 40 Recording from DV In...

Page 6: ...k side of the disc Hold the disc by the edges so that fingerprints do not get on the surface Never stick paper or tape on the disc Storing Discs After playing store the disc in its case Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or sources of heat and never leave it in a parked car exposed to direct sunlight Cleaning Discs Fingerprints and dust on the disc can cause poor pic ture quality and sound ...

Page 7: ...tures DVD RW DVD ReWritable These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly Recordings can be erased then you can record again on the same Disc Playable on DVD RW compatible players automatically finalization The edited contents are playable on DVD RW compatible players only after finalization Recordings can be edited the title chapter DVD R DVD Recordable These Discs can be recorded only once After you...

Page 8: ...ere are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc Check with the software publisher for more detailed information This recorder requires discs and recordings to meet certain technical standards in order to achieve optimal playback quality Pre recorded DVDs are automatically set to these standards There are many different types of rec...

Page 9: ...product incorporates copyright protection technology 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 Macrovision...

Page 10: ... VCR deck is selected Indicates when the recorder is in timer recording or a timer recording is programmed A VHS tape is inserted in the VCR deck The recorder is recording Indicates PM time AM is not displayed Indicates that TV mode is active Indicates total playing time elapsed time remaining time or current deck status l Remote Sensor Point the recorder Remote Control here m DVD VCR Toggles cont...

Page 11: ...MENU LIST Accesses menu on a DVD disc Title List or Playlist menu CH TRK v v V V Selects a channel Adjusts manually the tape s picture onscreen b B v V left right up down Selects menu options ENTER Confirms menu selections DISPLAY Accesses On Screen Display Displays information of current status RETURN O Removes the menu d AUDIO Selects an audio language or an audio channel SUBTITLE Selects a subt...

Page 12: ...OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Connect to digital optical audio equipment g Cooling fan h AC Power Cord Plug into the power source i RF OUT Connect to a TV with RF coaxial inputs j COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack Connect to digital coaxial audio equipment k AV OUT VIDEO OUT AUDIO OUT Left Right Connect to a TV with video and audio inputs l HDMI OUT HDMI output providing a high quality interface for...

Page 13: ...ohm coaxial cable connect it directly to the jack marked ANT IN on your Recorder If your antenna cable is flat connect it to a 300 ohm to 75 ohm antenna adaptor not supplied and slip the adaptor over the ANT IN jack Don t attempt to screw it into to the Recorder b b Cable TV If your cable connection has no converter or descrambler unscrew the cable from your TV and attach it to the ANT IN jack on ...

Page 14: ...n optional S Video cable S Component Video Progressive Scan connection If your television is a high definition or digital ready television you may take advantage of the Recorder s progressive scan output for higher video resolution Connect the COMPONENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN VIDEO OUT jacks on the Recorder to the correspon ding in jacks on the TV using an optional Y Pb Pr cable C Notes Set the resoluti...

Page 15: ...connector may result in malfunctions To solve the problem turn off the recorder and then turn it on again or change the resolution About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD Players Set Top Boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of HDCP High Definition Contents Protection HDCP...

Page 16: ... 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 Notes Due to the DTS Licensing agreement the digital output will be in DTS digital out when DTS audio stream is selected If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of your receiver the receiver will produce a strong distorted sou...

Page 17: ...omponents Note If you use the S VIDEO jack on the front panel the VIDEO IN jack on the front panel is not available Connecting a Digital Connecting a Digital Camcorder Camcorder Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV Digital Camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this Recorder Note This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital ...

Page 18: ...t Auto or Manual Clock Set option then press ENTER Auto 1 Use v V to choose your Time Zone manually 2 Use B to choose the Daylight Savings option Use v V to choose Auto ON or OFF 3 Press ENTER to confirm your setting Manual 1 Enter the necessary information for year date and time b B left right Moves the cursor to the previous or next column v V up down Changes the setting at the current cursor po...

Page 19: ...plays Photo menu for disc Music See page 32 DISC Displays Music or Audio CD menu for disc Easy Meun Dubbing Displays Dubbing menu Disc Manager Displays Disc Setup menu Rec Mode Displays Record Mode setup menu DV Input Change to DV Input mode Initial Settings Initial Settings In this menu system there are several ways to cus tomize the settings provided Most menus consist of three levels to set up ...

Page 20: ...or Erase Channels This feature allows you to add to or erase channels from memory manually 1 Select the CH Add Del option 2 Press B to move to the third level Edit icon is highlighted 3 Press ENTER and the Channel Edit menu appears 4 Use v V or number buttons to select a channel then press B 5 If you want to obtain a clearer picture tune the MFT option using v V then press B Add or Delete icon is ...

Page 21: ...n 2 Press B to select SET then press ENTER 3 Select OK and press ENTER 4 Follow the Initial Setup Wizard on page 18 Language Settings Language Settings Display Menu Select a language for the Setup menu and information display Disc Menu Audio Subtitle Original Refers to the original language in which the disc was recorded Others To select another language press number buttons to enter the correspon...

Page 22: ...s the most restrictions and rating eight 8 is the least restrictive No Limit If you select No Limit parental control is not active and the disc plays in full 4 Press ENTER to confirm your rating selection then press HOME to exit the menu Note If you set a rating for the recorder all disc scenes with the same rating or lower are played Higher rated scenes are not played unless an alternate scene is...

Page 23: ...ed On the Audio 2 setting the overdubbed sound is used Auto Chapter During recording chapter markers are added auto matically at fixed intervals You can set this interval to 5 minutes or 10 minutes To turn off automatic chap ter marking select None Disc Settings Disc Settings Initialize If you load a completely blank disc the recorder will initialize the disc DVD R The recorder initialize the disc...

Page 24: ...isc information on screen The Disc label can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different Recorder you will see only a limited character set 1 Select the Disc Label option then press B Edit icon is highlighted 2 Press ENTER Keyboard menu appears To enter characters see page 46 Disc Protect Depending on the type of disc you are using Disc Protect allows you to preserve your record...

Page 25: ... by changing to Mono Displaying Disc Information on screen You can display various information about the disc or tape loaded on screen Some items can be changed using the menu 1 Press DISPLAY once to show current status Example DVD Video disc 2 Press DISPLAY once again to show various playback information The items displayed differ depending on the disc type or playing status 3 You can select an i...

Page 26: ...VHS Quasi Playback Playing a DVD Playing a DVD 1 Press DVD to control the DVD deck 2 Press OPEN CLOSE Z to open the disc tray Load your chosen disc in the tray with the playback side down 3 Press OPEN CLOSE Z to close the tray Playback starts automatically If playback does not start press PLAY N or Starts playback using HOME menu 4 To stop the playback press STOP x The unit records the stopped poi...

Page 27: ...ode the Recorder goes back to PLAY mode to protect the tape and video heads BACKWARD m Scan backward In Stop mode rewinds the tape After 3 minutes in SEARCH mode the Recorder returns to PLAY mode to protect the tape and video heads CLEAR Resets the current tape counter position to 0 00 00 To automatically goto tape counter position 0 00 00 press RETURN while the tape is in Stop mode CH TRACK v V M...

Page 28: ... back to the previous chapter To go directly to any chapter during playback press DISPLAY twice and use v V to select the chapter icon Input the chapter number or use b B On an Audio CD to go directly to any track enter the track number using the numbered buttons 0 9 during playback ZOOM Enlarge the video image x1 size x2 size x4 size x1 size normal size You can move through the zoomed picture usi...

Page 29: ...k the Recorder selects another title track and resumes Random playback AUDIO Press AUDIO then press b B repeatedly to hear a different audio language or audio track Note Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS sound tracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DTS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DTS decoder via one of the digital outputs See page 16 for ...

Page 30: ...en press ENTER to delete marked scene from the list 4 To remove the Marker Search menu press RETURN O Camera Angle If the disc contains scenes recorded at different camera angles you can change to a different camera angle during playback Press DISPLAY then select the Angle icon during playback Use b B to select a desired angle Note that the number of the current angle appears on the display Tip Th...

Page 31: ...ng Dubs the DivX movie to VCR page 39 About DivX movie files Available resolution size under 720x576 W x H pixel Playable DivX file avi divx Playable DivX subtitle smi srt SubRip only sub Micro DVD format only DivX subtitle except those listed above is not displayed on the TV screen Playable Codec format DIV3 MP43 DIVX XVID DX50 Playable Audio format AC3 PCM MP2 MP3 WMA Sampling frequency within 8...

Page 32: ...ntent Audio tracks MP3 WMA files DivX files or JPEG files you can select among the Music menu Movie menu and Photo menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly 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 Audio CD and Music menu options 1 Press v V to select a track file or folder on the Audio CD or Music menu t...

Page 33: ...and want to return to the Folder list use the v V to highlight and press ENTER to return to the previous menu screen On CDs DVDs Memory Card with mixed content Audio tracks MP3 WMA files DivX files or JPEG files you can select among the Music menu Movie menu and Photo menu by pressing TITLE repeatedly Photo menu options 1 Use v V b B to select a file then press ENTER The menu options appear 2 Use ...

Page 34: ...nd returns to the Photo menu Tips Use the CLEAR button to select all files or cancel all marked files Selecting multiple files 1 Press MARKER A check mark appears on the file Press MARKER again to cancel the marked file 2 Repeat step 1 to mark additional file Photo file requirement File extensions jpg Photo size Less than 4MB recommended CD R Format ISO 9660 and JOLIET DVD R RW Format ISO 9660 UDF...

Page 35: ...ality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc Notes for recording Notes for recording The recording times shown are not exact because the recorder uses variable bit rate video compression This means that the exact record ing time will depend on the material being record ed When recording a TV broadcast if the reception is poor or the picture contains interference the recording ti...

Page 36: ...r 1 Follow steps 1 4 as shown left Basic Recording from a TV 2 Press z REC repeatedly to select the recording time length Recording starts after the first press DVD Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 10 minutes VCR Each subsequent press increases the recording time by 30 minutes maximum 540 minutes Please confirm the VHS tape has enough remaining time to be recorded before recor...

Page 37: ...ord menu 3 Press ENTER to save the program 4 Press RETURN O to exit the Timer Record List Notes You must insert a recordable disc or tape The Timer indicator lights on the front panel display The Recorder will record the audio according to the current TV tuner setting Stereo Mono or SAP Use the AUDIO button to set the audio before switching the Recorder to Standby mode The Recorder will automatica...

Page 38: ...earlier program finishes the later program starts If two programs are set to start at exactly the same time the program entered first takes priority If the disc is damaged the recording may not complete successfully In this case even though the Check field shows Rec OK it may not be To record one TV program while watching another 1 Press TV VCR to select the TV mode during recording The TV indicat...

Page 39: ...e in Pause mode you can adjust the DVD playback posi tion using PLAY REW FF PAUSE STEP etc The VCR deck will remain in Pause mode To resume Dubbing press the DUBBING button twice Dubbing from VCR to DVD Dubbing from VCR to DVD You can copy the contents of a VHS tape to a DVD using the DUBBING button This allows you to archive your old VHS tapes to DVD 1 Insert a blank DVD disc in the DVD deck and ...

Page 40: ...tor lights in the display window 6 Press STOP x to stop recording Notes Check that the Audio In settings DV Record Audio are as you want them See page 23 If your source is copy protected using CopyGuard you will not be able to record it using this recorder See Copyright on page 9 for more details Recording continues until you press STOP x or the disc is full To record for a fixed length of time se...

Page 41: ...SD format Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second DVD from this one You cannot control this unit remotely from a com ponent connected to the DV IN jack You cannot record date and time information from a DV cassette 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack S...

Page 42: ...menu options on the left side of the menu Use v V to select a option then press ENTER to confirm your selection 2 To exit the TITLE LIST menu press RETURN O repeatedly 1 Menu options To display menu option select a title or chapter then press ENTER The options displayed differ depending on the disc type Play Start playback of the selected title or chapter The hidden titles and chapters on the DVD ...

Page 43: ...according to the Playlist About word Original and Playlist Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Playlist to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Playlist content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Adding Chapter Markers Adding Chapter Markers You ...

Page 44: ...press B 3 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 Adding Additional T Additional Title itle Chapters to the Playlist 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 Choose a title or chapter on the TITLE LIST Original ...

Page 45: ...RW recording the deleted title s name is changed to Deleted Title If more than two titles are repeatedly deleted the titles are combined into one When you are deleting a title or chapter only the last one on DVD R RW increases remaining recording time Deleting a Part Deleting a Part You can delete a part which you do not want in the title 1 Use b B v V to choose a title you want to delete on the T...

Page 46: ... right STOP x CLEAR Deletes the character to the left of the cursor position 0 9 Enters the character corresponding to the selected column DISC MENU LIST DISPLAY Switches the keyboard type 4 Choose OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the previous menu screen 5 Press RETURN O repeatedly to exit the menu Notes Names can be up to 32 characters long For discs formatted on a different rec...

Page 47: ...Options appear on the left side of the screen 2 Select Edit Hide option Example Title List DVD RW 3 Press ENTER to confirm The chapter s or title s thumbnail will dim Tip If you select a hidden chapter or title on the TITLE LIST or Chapter List menu you can show it by choosing Show option on the menu After doing that you are able to see the chapter or title Protect a T Protect a Title itle Use thi...

Page 48: ...t less than 3 seconds Combining T Combining Two Chapters wo Chapters Into One Into One Use this function to combine two adjacent chapters into one 1 On the Chapter List menu select the second chapter of the two chapters you want to combine then press ENTER The menu options appears on the left side of the screen 2 Use v V to select Combine option The combine indicator appears between the two chapte...

Page 49: ...pable of playing DVD RW or DVD R discs 1 Insert DVD R or DVD RW disc recorded already 2 Press TITLE in Play mode or DVD tuner mode Title List menu will appear as shown below 3 To play back a title select the title you want then press ENTER or PLAY N Tip You can remove the Title List menu by pressing STOP x Playing Playing Y Your Recordings on our Recordings on Other DVD Players Other DVD Players F...

Page 50: ...put source and power switch of non LG TVs as well If your TV is list ed in the table below set the appropriate manufactur er code 1 While holding down TV POWER button press the number buttons to select the manufacturer code for your TV Refer to table on the right column 2 Release TV POWER button Code numbers of controllable TVs If more than one code number is listed try entering them one at a time...

Page 51: ...ian 6671 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 Code Fiji 7074 Finnish 7073 French 7082 Frisian 7089 Galician 7176 Georgian 7565 German 6869 Greek 6976 Greenlandic 7576 Guarani 7178 Gujarati 7185 Hausa 7265 Hebrew 7387 Hindi 7273 Hungarian 7...

Page 52: ...ipped channels were deleted with the CH Add Del feature Correction Plug the power cord into the wall out let securely Select the appropriate video input mode on the TV so the picture from the Recorder appears on the TV screen Connect the video cable into the jacks securely Check TV capability Check mode of connections eg S Video Components etc Check unit Resolution setting according to TV capabili...

Page 53: ...uttons for VCR and DVD functions ex PLAY Camcorder is off The recorder s source is incorrect Clock in record is not set to correct time Timer has been programmed incorrectly TIMER Record indicator light does not appear after programming timer Correction Insert a disc or tape Check that the disc or tape indicator in the display window is lit Insert a playable disc Check the disc type and Regional c...

Page 54: ...viewing at the TV Recorder s TV audio channel is set to SAP or MONO Correction Tighten connections or replace cable Try Tuning Band Select options see page 20 for details Finalize the disc see page 24 No solution The other player must be RW compatible in order to play it No solution Use another disc You cannot record the source Select the channel on the Recorder s built in TV tuner Use a VR mode f...

Page 55: ...hours LP mode 6 hours EP mode VCR SP 2 HOURS T 120 SLP 6 HOURS T 120 8 HOURS T 160 Video recording format Sampling frequency 27MHz Compression format MPEG 2 Audio recording format Sampling frequency 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital VCR Specifications Head system Four head 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...

Page 56: ...4 pin 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 0 286 V p p 75 Ω COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y 1 0 V p p 75 Ω negative sync RCA jack x 1 PROGRESSIVE SCAN Pb Pr 0 7 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 2 HDMI video audio output 19 pin HDMI standard Type A Audio output digital audio 0 5 V p p 75 Ω RCA jack x 1 Audio output op...

Page 57: ...n outside environmental specifications or contrary to the requirements or precautions in the Operating Guide accident lightning strikes or other natural causes unauthorized modification or alteration incorrect electrical current or voltage signal reception or input software not licensed directly by LG software errors that do not disable functionality operating and software protocols adopted after ...