Sylvania DVR90DF, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...A AUDIO CD CD R CD DA FORMAT MP3 files CD RW CD DA FORMAT MP3 files The number inside the globe refers to region of the world This unit can play DVDs that are labeled for ALL regions or for Region 1 Q...

Page 2: ...PROG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CH ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ You can set up to 8 programs once daily or weekly Be sure to set the clock before starting a timer programming Timer Programming display...

Page 3: ...s 13 15 If not it is still possible to con nect this unit to your TV by using a STEREO AUDIO VIDEO RF Modulator commercially available In this case follow the instructions below 1 The antenna input ja...

Page 4: ...cular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to corre...

Page 5: ...at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance 13 Outdoor Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or...

Page 6: ...switch the connection to the standard definition output If there are questions regarding your TV set compatibility with this 525p DVD recorder please contact our customer service center Installation...

Page 7: ...on Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners detergent abrasive cleaning agents or antistatic spray intended for analogue records CLEANINGTHE DISC LENS If this unit s...

Page 8: ...5 Glossary 76 Frequently Asked Questions 76 Specifications 77 Espa ol 78 Before you start 2 Precautions 2 Table of contents 6 Features 7 Functional overview 8 Installing batteries in the remote contro...

Page 9: ...want to watch using the search function Search for a desired point on a disc by title chapter or time Start to play from Original and Playlist Title playing is available from either an Original list o...

Page 10: ...O IN VIDEO IN L R AUDIO OUT VIDEO OUT L1 IN IN OUT OUT S VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT L Y PB CB PR CR R DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT PCM BITSTREAM COAXIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 ANTENNA IN jack Use to conn...

Page 11: ...mer standby mode 2 ZOOM button During playback hit to enlarge the picture on the screen 3 Number buttons Hit to select channel numbers Hit to select a title chapter track on display Or hit to enter va...

Page 12: ...eries in the remote control Install two AA size batteries supplied matching the polarity indicated inside battery compartment of the remote control Note Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazard...

Page 13: ...D R disc is inserted into the unit you cannot select Disc CD Playback Mode is available only when an Audio CD disc or a CD RW R disc with MP3 files is inserted into the unit 1 Title List Playlist Orig...

Page 14: ...isc tray Appears when a DVD RW disc is inserted in the disc tray 3 Recording speed Indicates the recording speed of the disc Display message 4 Title Track and Chapter mark Appears when indicating a ti...

Page 15: ...f the A V cables are connected to a VCR pictures may be distorted due to the copy protection system When Progressive Scan mode is selected no video signal will be output from the VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO...

Page 16: ...ry as possible With this setup You can record any unscrambled channel by selecting the channel on the cable box or satellite box Be sure that the cable box or satellite box is turned on You cannot rec...

Page 17: ...er Connecting to an MD deck or DAT deck Note The audio source on a disc in a Dolby Digital 5 1 channel surround format cannot be recorded as digital sound by an MD or DAT deck By hooking this unit up...

Page 18: ...sc from the Setting menu Video format Video mode orVideo recording format VR mode will be available depending on the disc type inserted This is necessary to pre pare the disc for record ing Details ar...

Page 19: ...corded disc You will find editing discs is easy This unit offers convenient edit functions which are possible only with DVD R RW discs You can edit the following from a title list Putting names on tit...

Page 20: ...the auto presetting is cancelled during presetting some channels not yet preset may not be received The selection will depend on how you receive the TV channels To cancel the auto presetting during sc...

Page 21: ...an continue adding or delet ing channels 6 Hit SETUP to exit Manual Preset CH 2 Add Delete Adding deleting chan nels The channels you no longer receive or seldom watch can be deleted from the memory Y...

Page 22: ...ZOOM DISPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP REPEAT OPEN CLOSE TIMER PROG FWD REV CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SPACE 0 A H G ENTER CH RETURN ABC DEF GHI...

Page 23: ...t ENTER The setting will be activated If you know your PBS chan nel number Using K L select Manual Hit ENTER Using the Number buttons or K L enter your PBS channel number Hit ENTER The setting will be...

Page 24: ...A cursor will move on AM or PM 6 Press K L to select AM or PM Hit ENTER Clock menu will appear then the settings will be activated Although seconds are not displayed they begin counting from zero 7 H...

Page 25: ...4 3 Pan Scan 16 9 Wide 4 3 Letter Box Note If you have a standard TV Select 4 3 Letter Box so that black bars appear on the top and bottom of the screen Select 4 3 Pan Scan for a full height picture w...

Page 26: ...e Recording time becomes longer Each time REC SPEED is hit allowed recording time will be displayed Recording speed XP 1H SP 2H LP 4H EP 6H SLP 8H SEP 10H Recording time 18 min 36 min 72 min 108 min 1...

Page 27: ...Video mode is finalized you cannot record additionally or edit Even if DVD RW VR mode is finalized you can record additionally or edit the disc When DVD RW R Video mode is finalized title menu will b...

Page 28: ...utes 60 minutes OFF DVD RW Recording Format VR mode Video mode Video mode DVD Player Compatibility mode VR mode Editing possibility mode Recording Auto Chapter 10 minutes Timer Programming DVD RW Reco...

Page 29: ...confirm window will appear 5 Using K L select Yes Hit ENTER Formatting will start 6 Formatting is complete 100 will be indicated Formatting 100 Formatting 90 Format No Yes Are you sure Yes No Format...

Page 30: ...in Video mode 4 Using CH K L or the Number buttons select a desired channel to record 5 Hit REC OTR to start recording I mark will be displayed for 5 seconds Hit PAUSE F to pause Hit REC OTR to resum...

Page 31: ...set to the desired mode Refer to Formatting a disc on pages 26 27 When a DVD RW disc is loaded You can choose Video mode or VR mode from the Setting menu Video mode has been selected as the default Re...

Page 32: ...FRI SUN L L L L L L L L Timer Programming 2 3 4 1 JAN 01 L1 Date Start End CH Speed Timer Programming 2 3 4 1 Date Start End CH Speed Recording Auto Chapter 10 minutes Timer Programming DVD RW Record...

Page 33: ...check the timer programming in process When the Timer Recording is proceeding that program will be highlighted with red In this case you cannot select any other program 9 POWER ZOOM DISPLAY SETUP TOP...

Page 34: ...avail able To make these operations available cancel the Timer Recording or timer standby first indicator disappears To cancel the timer standby mode hit POWER When the Start and the End time are the...

Page 35: ...put jack type to connect Hit ENTER If you want to use S VIDEO IN select S Video In If you want to useVIDEO IN Composite select Video In Select Video L2 Front Video In L1 Rear S Video In L1 Rear S Vide...

Page 36: ...ted This operation may take a while to be recognized DISPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU LIST REPEAT CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SPACE 0 ENTER CH RETURN ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ 4 Setting a disc to prote...

Page 37: ...nger time peri od for finalization Do not unplug the power cord during finalization Details are on pages 24 25 1 Hit SETUP Easy Setting Menu or Advanced Setting Menu will appear 2 Using K L select Dis...

Page 38: ...u or Advanced Setting Menu will appear If Advanced Setting Menu is dis played proceed to STEP 3 2 Using K L select Advanced Setting Menu Hit ENTER Advanced Setting Menu will appear 3 Using K L select...

Page 39: ...recorded in different color systems throughout the world The most common color sys tem is NTSC which is used primarily in the United States and Canada This unit uses NTSC so DVDs you play must be reco...

Page 40: ...VR mode disc with Playlist is inserted Playlist is dis played automatically You can change Original or Playlist of VR mode using MENU LIST Video mode VR mode MENU LIST To exit the title menu hit TOP M...

Page 41: ...SETUP TOP MENU MENU LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP FWD REV CLEAR SPACE 0 H G ENTER RETURN B C B K L h g F STOP 1 2 1 In stop mode hit TOP MENU to call up the MP3 menu...

Page 42: ...always be active with all DVDs Menus vary among discs Refer to the information accompany ing the disc for details Playing discs using the title menu Some DVDs have a title menu which lists the titles...

Page 43: ...it PLAYB x20 Normal speed playback x1 5 x20 x5 x40 x40 FWD g REV g REV g REV g REV g REV g REV g FWD g FWD g FWD g FWD g FWD g MP3 MP3 CD CD DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW VR DVD RW DVD RW Video DVD V DVD...

Page 44: ...REV g REV g REV g REV g FWD g FWD g FWD g FWD g FWD g DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW VR DVD RW DVD RW Video DVD V DVD V Note Forward reverse speed will be indicated with icons as follows Forward Approx Sp...

Page 45: ...ature allows you to assign a specific point on a disc to be called back later 1 During playback hit DISPLAY The display menu will appear 2 Using B select icon Hit ENTER Marker setup menu will appear S...

Page 46: ...SPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP REPEAT OPEN CLOSE TIMER PROG FWD REV CLEAR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SPACE 0 A H G ENTER CH RETURN ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO...

Page 47: ...2 Using B select icon Hit ENTER The number next to will be highlighted To move to the clock icon hit B When time search is not available 0 00 00 0 00 00 for CD is displayed instead of time count 3 Us...

Page 48: ...current track will be played repeatedly CD MP3 only Group The current group will be played repeatedly MP3 only Track All Group OFF MP3 1 0 00 00 Track All A B OFF Audio CD 1 0 00 00 Title Chapter A B...

Page 49: ...ll start Program Play 0 06 11 Total 09 Program Play 0 00 00 Total CD CD DISPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR REC OTR PAUSE SKIP SKIP PLAY CM SKIP REPEAT FWD REV CLEAR 7 8 9 SPACE 0 H...

Page 50: ...el 1 During playback hit DISPLAY The display menu will appear 2 Using B select icon Hit ENTER Audio menu will appear DVD Video DVD RW VR mode Audio CD MP3 files 3 Using K L select a desired audio soun...

Page 51: ...K L select a desired option Hit ENTER Your setting will be activated This function reduces noise in the playback picture When playing back discs recorded in long time mode such as SLP or SEP mode sel...

Page 52: ...6 1 2 3 Original Protect Title Delete JAN 1 1 00AM CH12 XP 0 00 59 6 1 7 4 6 5 8 2 3 Note Once a disc is finalized editing the disc or recording to the disc will not be available Except DVD RW discs i...

Page 53: ...DVD R disc is inserted into the unit 4 Using K L select Title Delete Hit ENTER Confirm window will appear 5 Using K L select Yes Hit ENTER Title will be deleted 6 After this operation is com pleted h...

Page 54: ...00AM CH12 XP 0 00 59 6 DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW Video Putting names on titles Press ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PQRS TUV WXYZ space abc def ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz space space _ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 ABC ab...

Page 55: ...o 3 on page 51 to display the Edit menu Using K L select Chapter Mark Hit ENTER Option window will appear 2 Using K L select a desired time Hit ENTER Confirm window will appear 3 Using K L select Yes...

Page 56: ...eted 6 After this operation is com pleted hit SETUP to exit Data will be written onto the disc momentarily This operation may take a while to be completed Original Title Delete No Yes JAN 1 1 00AM CH1...

Page 57: ...to exit Data will be written onto the disc momentarily To protect a whole disc DVD RW VR mode Only Select Disc Protect from Disc menu then select Yes Refer to Setting a disc to pro tect on page 34 Th...

Page 58: ...this operation is com pleted hit SETUP to exit Data will be written onto the disc momentarily This operation may take a while to be completed Original Protect ON OFF JAN 1 1 00AM CH12 XP 3 Wait for a...

Page 59: ...ill be deleted 6 After this operation is com pleted hit SETUP to exit Data will be written onto the disc momentarily This operation may take a while to be completed Playlist Title Delete No Yes JAN 1...

Page 60: ...e preview You can check the result of dele tion by preview 3 Using K L select Delete Hit ENTER Confirm window will appear 4 Using K L select Yes Hit ENTER Part of a title will be deleted 5 After this...

Page 61: ...CH12 XP 0 00 59 3 Playlist Edit Title Name a b c A B C 1 2 3 JAN 1 1 00AM CH12 XP 0 00 59 3 DVD RW DVD RW VR Putting names on titles POWER ZOOM DISPLAY SETUP TOP MENU MENU LIST REC SPEED REC MONITOR...

Page 62: ...l be creat ed at the point you have decided Add When you select Delete at step 2 the chapter marker you have selected will be deleted Delete 4 After this operation is com pleted hit SETUP to exit Data...

Page 63: ...ct Index Picture Use SKIP H G REV E FWD D PLAYB and PAUSE F to decide the picture you want to select as a thumbnail Hit ENTER Confirm window will appear 2 Using K L select Yes Hit ENTER A picture for...

Page 64: ...irst scene at this point 3 After this operation is com pleted hit SETUP to exit Data will be written onto the disc momentarily This operation may take a while to be completed Playlist Title Dividing N...

Page 65: ...this operation is com pleted hit SETUP to exit Data will be written onto the disc momentarily This operation may take a while to be completed Yes No Playlist Title Combining 1 3 Wait for a moment 2 1...

Page 66: ...g time on disc A Playlist can be deleted if no longer needed 1 Follow the steps 1 to 2 on page 57 to display the Playlist Next to the final title Add New Title Delete Playlist menu is shown Using K L...

Page 67: ...n Screen Display Set the brightness of front display Set the time to work the screen saver on the screen Set the type of sound signal which outputs from the digital audio output jack Set whether the s...

Page 68: ...g will be activated Using K L select a set ting Hit ENTER Your setting will be activated When Original is selected the audio language will be in the disc s default language Audio Language Default Orig...

Page 69: ...P 3 2 Using K L select Advanced Setting Menu Hit ENTER Advanced Setting Menu will appear 3 Using K L select Display Hit ENTER Option window will appear 4 Using K L select a desired item Hit ENTER Hit...

Page 70: ...mmer Bright Screen Saver 10 minutes OSD Language English Screen Saver 5 minutes 10 minutes OFF 15 minutes 30 minutes Using K L select a set ting Hit ENTER Your setting will be activated Screen Saver D...

Page 71: ...K L select a setting Hit ENTER Your setting will be activated 48kHz If your amplifier decoder is NOT com patible with 96kHz PCM select 48kHz 96kHz sound will be output in 48kHz 96kHz If your amplifier...

Page 72: ...tion window will appear 4 Using K L select Parental Lock Hit ENTER Hit STOP C if you are playing a disc Some DVD Video discs feature a Parental Lock level Playback will stop if the ratings exceed the...

Page 73: ...ption window Password will be cleared and parental levels will be set to All Parental Lock Password Input Using K L select Yes Using the Number buttons enter a new pass word Your setting will be activ...

Page 74: ...ill the screen Try to set the channels with Auto Preset in the Setting menu page 18 Select a channel of anyTV program using CH o p The playback picture or TV program from the equipment connected throu...

Page 75: ...conds Reset the clock pages 21 22 Disconnect the AC power cord from the AC outlet and connect it again The program contains copy protection signals that restricts copying The timer setting overlapped...

Page 76: ...age 37 Insert the disc with the labeled side facing up Recording Error This disc is protected and not recordable Can not record on this disc Cause Error message Solution Playback is not authorized in...

Page 77: ...orwegian 6061 Occitan 6149 Oriya 6164 Panjabi 6247 Pashto Pushto 6265 Persian 5247 Polish 6258 Portuguese 6266 Quechua 6367 Rhaeto Romance 6459 Romanian 6461 Russian 6467 Samoan 6559 Sangho 6553 Sansk...

Page 78: ...digital audio found on CDs and DAT Excellent quality but requires a lot of data com pared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio For com patibility with digital audio recorders CD MD and DAT...

Page 79: ...o recording format Sampling frequency Compression format 13 5MHz MPEG 48kHz Dolby Digital Video input Input level Jacks Video output Output level Jack Component video output Output level Jacks S Video...

Page 80: ...men SETUP existen los formatos de video modo deVideo o de grabaci n de video modoVR seg n el tipo de disco colocado Esto es necesario para preparar el disco para grabaci n Vea los detalles en las p g...

Page 81: ...onando borrando marcadores de cap tulos Borrado de t tulos o escenas Las funciones editables dependen del modo de grabaci n y forma de edi ci n Original y Playlist modo VR Puede editar las grabaciones...

Page 82: ...improper maintenance commercial use such as hotel rental or office use of this product or damage which results from fire flood lightning or other acts of God THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER PACKING MATER...