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Contents
IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS ....................... 3
Features ....................................................... 6
Accessories ................................................. 7
Precautions about Using This Pr oduct ..... 8
About D VD ................................................... 10
T ypes of Discs that Can Be Used with This Recorder ... 10
Discs that Cannot Be Used with This Recorder ............. 10
T ypes of Discs f or Recording ......................................... 1 1
Recording Formats ........................................................ 12
Recording Time .............................................................. 12
Disc Remaining Time ..................................................... 12
Using the Proper Disc .................................................... 13
Time Dis pla y for Recording and Pla yback
(Video mode only) ....................................................... 13
Unrecordable Material .................................................... 13
Initialization and Finalization ..................... 14
Initialization (Formatting) ................................................ 14
Allowing Discs to Be Played Back
with Other DVD Players (Finalization) ......................... 14
About the Contents of the Disc ................. 14
Title, Chapter and T r ack ................................................. 14
Icons Used on D VD Video Disc Case ............................ 15
The Icons Used in This Operation Manual ..................... 15
Important Information ................................. 16
Disc Precautions ............................................................ 16
Copyright ........................................................................ 16
Cautions Regarding Recording ...................................... 16
Major Components ...................................... 17
Main Unit (Front) ............................................................ 17
Front Panel Display ........................................................ 17
Main Unit (Rear) ............................................................. 17
Remote Control Unit ...................................................... 18
Loading the Batteries ..................................................... 19
Operating a TV Using the Remote Control (Univ ersal
Remote Control) .......................................................... 20
Setting the Remote Control Code .................................. 20
Basic Connection ........................................ 21
Easy Connection ............................................................ 21
Using Other T ypes of Video Output ............................... 22
CA TV or Satellite Receiver Connections .....
23
Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver (1) ...... 23
Connecting to a Cable Box or Satellite Receiver (2) ...... 24
EZ Set Up ..................................................... 25
T urning the P ower On .................................................... 25
Connection Guide ....................................... 26
Selecting the On-screen Displa y Language ................... 26
Selecting the TV T erminal .............................................. 26
Selecting the TV Screen Aspect Ratio ........................... 26
Advanced Setting ........................................................... 27
Completing the Initial Setting ......................................... 27
About ST ART MENU .................................... 28
About ST AR T MENU ...................................................... 28
Basic ST AR T MENU Operation ..................................... 28
Clock Setting ............................................... 29
Auto Clock Setting ......................................................... 29
Manual Clock Setting ..................................................... 30
Automatic Da ylight Sa ving-Time (DST) Adjustment ....... 30
Channel Setting ........................................... 31
Channel Setting ............................................................. 31
Adding/Erasing Channel Memory .................................. 31
Display Inf ormation ..................................... 32
Content of TV Screen Displa y ........................................ 32
Checking the Channel .................................................... 32
Checking Remaining Time of D VD and
Number of Titles .......................................................... 32
Switching Front Panel Display ....................................... 33
Recording to D VD ........................................ 34
Loading Disc .................................................................. 34
Direct Recording to D VD ................................................ 34
Setting the Record End Time during Direct Recording
(Simple Recording Timer) ............................................ 35
Setting Recording Mode ............................. 36
D VD-R W/R Recording Mode and Recording Time ........ 36
Setting the Manual Recording Mode (MN) ..................... 36
Timer Recording .......................................... 37
Easy Recording Guide ................................................... 37
Timer Recording with VCR Plus+
®
System .................... 39
Timer Recording by Specifying Date ,
Time and Channel ....................................................... 41
Confirm, Change and Cancel a Timer Prog ram ............. 43
A utomatic Recording of Satellite Br oadcast
(A V A UT O REC) ..................................... 44
Connecting to a Satellite Receiver , etc. ......................... 44
Recording with A V A UT O REC ....................................... 44
T o Cancel the A V A UTO REC Function .......................... 45
Eliminating Prob lems (Recording, Timer
Recording) ............................................. 46
D VD/CD Playbac k ........................................ 47
Loading Disc .................................................................. 47
Playback from REC LIST ............................................... 47
D VD Video Playback ...................................................... 48
Audio CD/Video CD Pla ybac k ........................................ 49
Other T ypes of Pla yback ................................................ 49
Playbac k by Selecting with the Men u in the D VD ........... 53
Setting a Clear Image and P ow erful Sound ................... 54
MP3 File Playbac k ....................................... 55
T o Pla y Another File (music title) during Playbac k ......... 55
T o Skip the File during Playbac k .................................... 55
Settings During Playbac k ........................... 56
Function Control ............................................................. 56
Editing .......................................................... 58
About Editing .................................................................. 58
Editing Procedure .......................................................... 58
Switching between Original and Play List (Play Lists can
be created only for VR mode) ...................................... 59