Pioneer DVR-RT501-S Bedienungsanleitung

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W ARNING To prevent a fire hazar d, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment. D3-4-2-1-7a_A_En VENTILA TION CAUTION When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to impr ove heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear , and 10 cm at each side). W ARNING Slots and[...]

4 En * WMA (Windows Media TM A udio) compatibility Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo ar e trademarks, or register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. 01 Before using y our unit Precautions ............................................................ 6 Accessories .........................[...]

5 En : D VD-Video : D VD-R : D VD-RW in VR mode : A udio CD and CD-R/CD-RW : D VD-RW in Video mode : Video tape Media mark Each applicable media are indicated using the symbol sho wn below . Editing an original title .......................................... 70 Adding a chapter mark ..................................... 70 Combining chapters .....[...]

6 En Before using your unit 01 Precautions Follow Instructions – All operating and maintenance instructions should be followed and warnings adhered to. Cleaning – Unplug this product from the wall socket before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Accessories – Do not use accessories not recom- mended in this operation manual as t[...]

7 En Before using your unit 01 * Recording and pla yback of any material ma y require consent. Please refer particular ly to the provi- sions of the cop yr ight Act 1956, the Dramatic and Musical P erformers Protection Act 1958, the P erformers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972 and to any subsequent statutor y enactments and orders. * Unauthorised reco[...]

8 En Before using your unit 01 Features Pla yback function Title menu Recording function Timer recording Y ou can progr am the recorder to record up to 12 programs , up to a month in advance, using the VIDEO Plus+ ® system* 1 f or easy programming if you w ant. As well as single progr ams, you can specify daily or weekly recordings, too . *1 VIDEO[...]

9 En Before using your unit 01 Disc Region management information This unit is designed and manuf actured to suppor t the region management information that is recorded on a D VD disc. If the region number wr itten on the D VD disc does not correspond to the region number of this unit, this unit cannot play that disc. • The region number of this [...]

10 En Before using your unit 01 Discs on which video can be re- corded To record video with this unit, use the discs below: Media type For mat D VD-RW (V er .1.0) D VD-RW (V er .1.1 and Ve r .1.2) DV D - R (V er .2.0 and Ve r. 2.0/4x/8x) Av ailable functions VR mode VR mode Video mode Video mode Pla yback, recording and editing (Original/playlist) [...]

11 En Before using your unit 01 CHAPTER 1 TITLE1 TITLE2 DVD DISC CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 1 TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 Audio-CD Disc playbac k in other player s A disc recorded in this unit can be finalised. The disc can be pla yed back in other pla yers that can playbac k D VD-RW and D VD-R. F or more inf or mation on fin[...]

Before using your unit 01 12 En AV3 Pa r ts and functions Rear Front ST ANDBY/ON b utton AUDIO (L/R)/VIDEO IN (A V3) jacks VCR EJECT button D VD S-VIDEO IN (A V3) jack VCR/DVD button OPEN/CLOSE button PLA Y b utton ST OP button FF (Fast Forward) button REW (Rewind) button REC button CHANNEL +/– b uttons Disc tray Cassette Loading Slot VCR indicat[...]

Before using your unit 01 13 En No . Display Description Lights during video tape playbac k. 1 NO TES: • Some discs ma y not playbac k correctly , or chapter number , playbac k time, etc ma y not be display ed. • During CD playbac k, the counter display runs up to 99 M 59 S and then restar ts from 00 M 00 S . Displa y window Video tape is tempo[...]

Before using your unit 01 14 En P age Remote control ST ANDBY/ON T urns power on/off . 19 VCR EJECT Ejects the cassette tapes. 46 D VD OPEN/CLOSE Opens or Closes the tra y . 30 D VD/VCR Switches to operation between VCR and D VD . 30, 47, 78, 79 0-9 Direct channel selection of TV . 52, 54 Entering a Pluscode for VIDEO Plus+ timer programming 56 Set[...]

Before using your unit 01 15 En 1 23 Replace the compartment cov er . Install two AAA/R03 batteries (supplied), paying attention to the polarity diagram in the batter y compartment. Open the battery compartment cover in the direction of the arrow . How to install the batteries Use dry cell batteries type AAA/R03 . These batteries are offered as car[...]

Before using your unit 01 16 En Basic connections Connect your VCR/DVD to your main aerial and TV set as shown in the illustration. When you have finished making these connections, connect your VCR/DVD to the mains power supply (230V / 50Hz). Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all components are switched off and un[...]

Before using your unit 01 17 En TV To Audio (L) Input To A udio (R) Input A UDIO Cord (not supplied) Stereo Amplifier VCR/D VD A udio (R) Output SCART -cable (supplied) A udio (L) Output To SCART input TV SCART sock et (AV1) Connect to a Stereo Amplifier with A udio Output If your VCR/D VD is connected to a stereo amplifier , the video soundtrack c[...]

V arious settings 02 18 En A utomatic TV tuning and c lock setting Plug in your unit into the mains supply and it will start to automatically tune itself in and set the correct date and time. After setting itself up, you must set the TV to the video channel. ONLY WHEN YOU PLUG IN THIS UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE AUTOMATIC SETUP WILL BE AVAILABLE. [...]

V arious settings 02 19 En SETUP MENU The SETUP MENU consists of several menus where you can make v arious settings concerning language, audio functions, and ima ges. In addition, this menu inc ludes a clock, channel and other things that require setting just after pur- c hase. For details of each menu, see the corresponding section in this chapter[...]

V arious settings 02 20 En Setting the language Y ou can c hoose the language of the menu screen, D VD menu, D VD audio and subtitles. Preparation: • T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Select “LANGU A GE” from “SYSTEM SETUP” . F o r the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP [...]

V arious settings 02 21 En Setting the parental contr ol Some discs are specified as not suitable f or c hildren. This unit can pre vent playbac k of such discs. Preparation: • T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Select “ P ARENT AL ” from “ SYSTEM SETUP ”. For the procedure, see steps 1[...]

V arious settings 02 22 En Y ou can f ormat, protect, or finalise a disc. Preparation: • T urn ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Select “ DISC SETUP ” from “ SYSTEM SETUP ”. F or the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU” on page 19. REFORMA T Y ou can format a recorded D V[...]

V arious settings 02 23 En NO TES: • During the finalisation the cursor will move repeatedly . When the finalisation finished, “FINALISING COMPLETED PRESS ENTER” will appear . Press ENTER , the normal TV screen will appear . • The finalisation process may require a f ew minutes to about 1 hour according to disc type or the amount of free sp[...]

V arious settings 02 24 En This section describes settings about the screen. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Select “ VIDEO ” from “ AV SETUP ”. For the procedure, see steps 1 to 3 in “Using the SETUP MENU” on page 19. TV SCREEN Y ou can select the TV screen size to[...]

V arious settings 02 25 En STILL MODE Y ou can set the type of image display ed on the TV screen when the playbac k of the D VD is stilled. Select “STILL MODE” and select the image to be display ed from the list below . AU T OMA TIC The field still or frame still is automatically selected. (F or nor mal use.) STILL BY FRAME The frame still is s[...]

V arious settings 02 26 En NICAM This unit is capable of NICAM stereo . Y ou can select the NICAM mode as f ollows (see page 60 for NICAM recording and pla yback). AU T OMA TIC : to record NICAM programs OFF: to set the NICAM off DOLBY DIGIT AL OUTPUT Y ou can select the output sound from the DIGIT AL A UDIO OUTPUT on the rear panel. DOLBY DIGIT AL[...]

V arious settings 02 27 En Setting the other AU TO CHAPTER Y ou can automatically make chapter marks on the D VD to be recorded. Select “A UTO CHAPTER” and select the inter val between chapter marks from the list below . OFF : The automatic chapter is not used. 5 MIN : The interval is set to 5 minutes. 10 MIN : The interval is set to 10 minutes[...]

V arious settings 02 28 En Setting the channel This VCR/D VD has a built-in tuner to receive TV broadcast transmissions. Before you recor d a TV - Broadcast, you must set and preset all a vailable c hannels. This VCR/D VD can preset up to 80 c hannels. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.[...]

V arious settings 02 29 En Replace TV station positions Y ou can replace the channel positions as you like . Example: Replace the TV station No. 6 with position No . 2. 1 Select “CH TUNING” and press ENTER . 2 Select “CH” and press ENTER . Then select the moving channel position n umber (6) and press ENTER . 3 Select “MO VE” and press E[...]

30 En Disc playback 03 READING Pla yback pr ocedure Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Press D VD/VCR to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indicator will light.) 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE . The disc tra y will open. 2 Place a disc onto the tra y . Hold the disc, position it with the printe[...]

31 En Disc playback 03 Pla yback b y selecting a title When playing bac k a recorded disc, you can displa y the title menu and select the title to be played bac k. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Load a recorded D VD . • Press D VD/VCR to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indic[...]

32 En Disc playback 03 Chec king media information V arious information on the loaded disc can be display ed on the TV screen. NO TES: • The displa yed inf or mation varies with the type of media. • Some inf or mation may not appear due to media type or operating conditions. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may [...]

33 En Disc playback 03 Special pla ybac k F ast f orward playbac k Press SEARCH dur ing normal playback. Each press of SEARCH will increase the speed of the search (x1.5), (x12), (x24), (x60). The speed of the search is increased up to only 2 steps (x6, x16) in CD . •T o resume nor mal playback, press PLA Y . Revie w playbac k Press SEARCH during[...]

34 En Disc playback 03 Commer cial skip / Locating a specific scene Commercial skip Use this function to skip commercials while y ou playbac k. Press CM SKIP during playbac k. The time jumps to a point appro x. 30 seconds later and playbac k resumes. NO TE: With some D VD-Video , the Commercial skip operation may not w or k. Locating a specific sce[...]

35 En Disc playback 03 Repeat pla ybac k 1 Press REPEA T A-B during pla yback. The star t point is selected. 2 Press REPEA T A-B again. The end point is selected. Pla yback star ts at the point that y ou selected. Pla yback stops at the end point, returns to point A automatically , then starts again. To resume nor mal pla yback, press REPEA T A-B a[...]

36 En Disc playback 03 Title selection / D VD menu NO TE: Depending on the D VD , you ma y be unable to select the title , and a “title menu” may simply be called a “menu” or “title” in the instructions supplied with the disc. Title selection Tw o or more titles are recorded on some discs. If the title menu is recorded on the disc, you [...]

37 En Disc playback 03 Changing angles / Zooming / Subtitles NO TES: • Depending on the D VD , you ma y not be able to change the angles ev en if multi-angles are recorded on the disc. •Y ou can use the P ause, Slow , Search or Skip f eature in the z oom mode . • Changing soundtrac k or subtitles language is cancelled when you open the disc t[...]

38 En Disc playback 03 Changing soundtrac k languag e Y ou can select the language when you play a m ultilingual disc. 1 Press A UDIO dur ing playbac k. The current soundtrac k language will appear . 2 Press A UDIO repeatedly until the desired language is selected. The on-screen displa y will disappear after a fe w seconds. Karaoke playbac k Y ou c[...]

39 En Disc playback 03 V arious operations on CD Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Load the music CD . • Press D VD/VCR to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indicator will light.) Press TITLE MENU/T OP MENU . The TRACK INFO screen will appear . This section describes the TRA CK I[...]

40 En Disc playback 03 V arious operations on CD NOTES: • When pla ying a CD-R/CD-RW recorded in the MP3 or WMA fo r mat, “RANDOM PLA Y” and “TIME SEARCH” will not appear in the menu list. • See also A-B Repeat on page 35. Random playbac k 1 Press or to select “RANDOM PLA Y” from the menu list and press ENTER . The order of music tr[...]

41 En Disc playback 03 MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® pla ybac k MP3/WMA files can be play ed back. Also, y ou can display JPEG/DivX ® files on the TV screen. Some discs may not pla y due to the condition of the recording. Limitations on MP3/WMA/ JPEG/DivX ® file playbac k: • MP3/WMA/JPEG/DivX ® file is a disc that is standardised by ISO9660. • The di[...]

42 En Disc playback 03 Playing bac k MP3/WMA files 1 Press or to select MP3/WMA file . • In case the disc includes more than 10 files, y ou can tur n to the next or the pre vious page. (See page 39.) BRO WSER PLA Y RETURN TITLE MENU BACK END SELECT SET w01.wma w02.wma w03.wma w04.mp3 w05.wma w06.wma w07.mp3 w08.wma w09.wma w10.mp3 ENTER w02.wma w[...]

43 En Disc playback 03 Playing bac k JPEG files 1 Press or to select JPEG file . • In case the disc includes more than 10 files, y ou can tur n to the next or the pre vious page. (See page 39.) 2 Select either a or b as below: a : Press ENTER . b : Press and then press or to select “PLA Y” and press ENTER . The thumbnail images of the JPEG fi[...]

44 En Disc playback 03 1 Press or to select DivX ® file. • In case the disc includes more than 10 files, you can turn to the next or the pre vious page. (See page 39.) 2 Select either a or b as below: a : Press ENTER . b : Press and then press or to select “PLA Y” and press ENTER . The selected title is play ed back. •Y ou can use F ast f [...]

45 En Disc playback 03 Pr ogressive scan The unit supports the progressive scanning system as well as the con- ventional interlaced scanning sys- tem. If your TV is equipped with com- ponent video input jacks whic h sup- port the progressive video input, you can enjoy high quality picture b y making the progressive scanning mode active. Preparation[...]

46 En T ape playback 04 T ape speed and maxim um recording time Loading and unloading a cassette tape Use only video cassette tapes marked . Erase prevention tab Erase prevention tab Screwdriver Loading Push the center of the tape until it is automatically inser ted. Inser t the cassette tape with its labeled side facing up and the erase pre ventio[...]

47 En T ape playback 04 Cassette tape playback NO TES: • This VCR selects the playback tape speed SP or LP automati- cally . •A cassette tape and D VD disc can be pla yed back simulta- neously . If y ou press DVD/VCR , the tape pla yback and D VD playbac k alter nate with each other on the screen. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its[...]

48 En T ape playback 04 Special playback NO TES: • The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH, STILL, FRAME AD V ANCE and SLOW MO TION. • During picture search mode there will be noise bars which are caused by the system. • The Special Playbac k will automatically change to playbac k after approx. 5 minutes to protect the video tape agains[...]

49 En T ape playback 04 ZER O RETURN function / Video index sear ch system ZERO RETURN function This function makes tape rewinding (or f orwarding) stop at the counter “00:00:00” position automatically . CH 1 INDEX or is displayed +3 INDEX NO. (up to 9) 1 Press DISPLA Y . The counter display sho ws the tape r unning time during playbac k or rec[...]

50 En Recording 05 Read this before recording on disc T ypes of disc Y ou can use D VD-RW and D VD-R discs to record video . D VD-R W discs •V er 1.1/1.2 discs can be f or matted for recording in either of the tw o modes: the VR mode or the Video mode. V er .1.0 discs can only be fo r matted f or recording in the VR mode. • High quality images [...]

51 En Recording 05 NO TES: • Because of characteristics peculiar to digital video compres- sion technology , scenes with f ast motion may appear as a matrix of larger bloc ks. • During recording, if the picture noise continues f or 1 minute, the recording will stop automatically . Disc remaining time VR mode • Recording is possible as long as[...]

52 En Recording 05 Recording a TV program Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Load a recordable D VD or video tape into the unit. • Press D VD/VCR to select the appropriate mode. 1 Press REC MODE/SPEED to select the recording mode. The recording mode will appear on the TV monitor[...]

53 En Recording 05 To stop recording Press ST OP to stop recording. NO TE: When recording onto a D VD , ev en if STOP is pressed during recording, recording does not stop instantly due to the concluding process of recording. Recording may continue f or as long as 1 minute maximam. While this pro- cess, “PROCESSING PLEASE W AIT” will appear on t[...]

54 En Recor ding 05 One-touch Timer Recor ding (O TR) The One-touch Timer Recording f eature pro vides a simple and con venient way to make a timed recording. CH 29 INDEX CH 29 OTR 0 : 30 OTR 0 : 30 VCR mode DVD mode Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Load a recordable D VD or vid[...]

55 En Recording 05 VIDEO Plus+ ® pr ogramming system VIDEO Plus+ system is a timer programming system whic h simplifies timer recording programming. Instead of entering the date, channel and recording time, you simply enter a PlusCode TM programming n umber that you can find in y our TV listings. NO TE: There are two wa ys to enter a GUIDE CH NO .[...]

56 En Recor ding 05 4 Press to highlight TUNER CH NO., then enter the corre- sponding tuner channel number . • Select a tuner channel number in the same wa y as you selected the guide channel number . •Y ou can also select one of the external inputs (A V1, A V2 or A V3) instead of a channel number if some channels are received via an e xter nal[...]

57 En Recording 05 VIDEO Plus+ PlusCode# TYPE OK ONCE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ENTER RETURN BACK SELECT ENTER VIDEO Plus+ PlusCode# TYPE OK ONCE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VIDEO Plus+ END OK ONCE DAIL Y WEEKL Y 3 Press to select “TYPE”. Here you can set whether y ou want to record the progr am ONCE, D AIL Y or WEEKL Y . If you want to change it, press ENTER th[...]

58 En Recor ding 05 5 Highlight OK and press ENTER . The TIMER REC SET screen appears and you should see the new timer recording in the list. 6 Press SETUP to e xit. 7 Press TIMER REC . The timer indicator “ ” will appear on the display and the unit stands by for recording. • If the program is D VD recording only , the unit will change to VCR[...]

59 En Recording 05 Timer recor ding The timer recording system allo ws y ou to select the date , time and c hannel and record the desired programs. Up to 1 2 timer pro- grams within a month can be stored in this unit. Setting timer recording Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Load[...]

60 En Recor ding 05 4 Press or to select “TYPE” and press ENTER . Press or to select “ONCE” from the list and press ENTER . NO TES: • If you select timer recording on a specified date only one time, select “ONCE” in the “TYPE” for recording. Y ou can record same days of e very w eek or from Monda y to Frida y using the item “TYP[...]

61 En Recording 05 NO TES: • Recording starts a fe w seconds bef ore the preset star ting time. •Y ou cannot use the timer recording f or the both D VD and VCR at the same time. •Y ou can playbac k the D VD during the VCR timer recording, and y ou can pla yback the VCR during the D VD timer recording. • If a recordab le tape is not inser te[...]

62 En Recor ding 05 Stereo recording and playback NOTE: When playing HiFi cassette tapes recorded on another VCR, the sound output may be distorted. This is normal and no indication of a unit malfunction. Try to minimise sound distortions by using TRK (TRACKING) +/– or change to MONO by pressing of AUDIO SELECT . Bilingual playback performed as f[...]

63 En Editing the disc 06 Editing the disc This section explains ho w to edit the recorded contents on D VD- R Ws. Ho wever , the items that y ou can edit v ary with the recording f ormats. In VR mode , y ou can edit v arious title menus, whereas in Video mode, you can edit only a f ew items. Title menu When the content is recorded, a title name th[...]

64 En Editing the disc 06 Editing a pla ylist Y ou can create and edit the playlist based on the original title. NO TES: •A pla ylist can only be created with a D VD-RW in VR mode. Y ou cannot create a playlist with a D VD-RW in Video mode, nor with a D VD-R. • In case the disc includes more than 10 titles, y ou can tur n to the ne xt or the pr[...]

65 En Editing the disc 06 NO TES: • The title name can be a maxi- m um of 64 characters . Long names will be shor tened in the title menu. • F or using the k eyboard screen, see “Changing a disc name” (page 76). Changing a title name 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu. 2 Select the pla ylist where you want to change the title name[...]

66 En Editing the disc 06 Erasing a scene (Edit title) Y ou can erase an unnecessar y scene from the created playlist. When you er ase the scene from the playlist, the scene is not erased from the original title. 1 Press TITLE MENU to displa y the title menu. 2 Select the pla ylist where a scene you want to er ase is included. • Press or to selec[...]

67 En Editing the disc 06 NO TES: • It is no problem to omit the procedures f or confir ming the scene or adjusting star t and end points. • It is not possible to make an y adjustments f or 2 seconds after a title star ts or 2 seconds before it ends. •T o set a star t point at the beginning of a title, set it during countdown. • The points [...]

68 En Editing the disc 06 Combining the title Y ou can create a playlist b y combining sev eral original titles or pla ylists. T o combine titles, it is necessary to create a playlist first. By combining the titles in the pla ylist, a playlist where se veral titles are combined is created. 1 Press TITLE MENU to displa y the title menu. 2 Select the[...]

69 En Editing the disc 06 Erasing a playlist Y ou can erase the created playlist. Even if y ou erase the pla ylist, the original title will not be erased. 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu. 2 Select the pla ylist that you want to er ase. • Press or to select the playlist. • Press to display the editing menu of the pla ylist. • Pres[...]

70 En Editing the disc 06 Editing an original title In VR mode, you can edit v arious items, whereas in Video mode, y ou can edit the title names onl y . NO TES: •Y ou can automatically add a chapter mark in recording. For more inf or mation, see page 27. • In case the disc includes more than 10 titles, y ou can tur n to the ne xt or the previo[...]

71 En Editing the disc 06 5 When the scene you w ant to add a chapter mar k, press ENTER . The pla yback is paused and the position of the added chapter mark appears green. 6 If you w ant to continue to add chapter mark, repeat step 5 . 7 Adding chapter marks is finished. • T o displa y the title menu, press RETURN . • T o return to the nor mal[...]

72 En Editing the disc 06 4 Press SKIP 6 or 7 to select the chapter marks to be erased. 5 Press ENTER . The chapter marks are erased and 2 chapters are combined into 1 chapter . 6 To continue erasing the chapter marks, repeat steps 4 and 5 . 7 The combining chapters will completed. • T o displa y the title menu, press RETURN . • T o return to t[...]

73 En Editing the disc 06 3 By pressing ENTER , the f ollowing message screen will appear . 4 Press or to select “YES” and press ENTER , then the EDIT TITLE screen will appear. • By selecting “NO”, the title menu appears. 5 The method f or erasing a scene is the same as for the pla ylist. See the steps 4 to 9 of “Erasing scenes (Edit ti[...]

74 En Editing the disc 06 NO TE: If the original title is erased the created playlist is also er ased. 3 By pressing ENTER , the f ollowing message screen will appear . 4 Press or to select “YES” and press ENTER , then the original title will be erased. • Erasing the title will be cancelled b y selecting “NO”. Erasing an original title Y [...]

75 En Editing the disc 06 Changing a disc name Y ou can change a disc name from the title men u. Preparation: •T ur n ON the TV and select its A V channel (this may be labelled EXT / A UX etc.). • Load the recorded D VD disc. • Press D VD/VCR to select the D VD mode. (The D VD indicator will light.) Changing a disc name 1 Press TITLE MENU to [...]

76 En Editing the disc 06 Using the keyboar d screen This section explains the function of the k eyboard screen and how to input characters . The disc name and the title name can be changed using the ke yboard screen. Ke yboard screen types The ke yboard screen has three types of “Letters”, “Numbers” and “Signs”. The type can be switche[...]

77 En Editing the disc 06 Erasing a character Y ou can erase the input character . Erasing method 1 1 Press , , or to select “Bac k”. 2 Press ENTER . The last input character will be erased. 3 To erase the characters continuously , press ENTER . The input characters will be erased from the last to the top one by one . Erasing method 2 1 Press C[...]

78 En Dubbing 07 NO TE: Confirm that the VCR indicator lights . 4 Press DUBBING . • The unit is changed to D VD mode automatically . • The VCR is waiting f or playbac k and the D VD is waiting for recording. Then the f ollowing message will appear . 5 Press DUBBING , or or to select “YES” and press ENTER . Dubbing star ts. •T o cancel dub[...]

79 En Dubbing 07 NO TES: • When a title is play ed by selecting it from the title menu, only the title selected is play ed. • Dubbing cannot be accomplished when -a cop y protected disc is used. -a DivX ® file is play ed. - the erase prev ention tab of video tape is remov ed. • Dubbing stops when - the disc is play ed back to the end and sto[...]

80 En Dubbing 07 Y ou can connect another VCR or camcorder f or dubbing. T ypical connection: When using this unit as a recording device See ne xt page for the diagrams of connection. NO TES: • When this unit is used as a playbac k device, an y on screen displa ys that appear would also appear on the recording. Howe ver it is possible to set the [...]

81 En Dubbing 07 Pla yback unit connection. The pla yback unit can be a camcorder or a video recorder . See each operation manual for each pla yback operation. The copy protected video or D VD disc cannot be copied. See “EXTERNAL A UDIO INPUT” on page 26 f or how to s witch the external audio input. Dubbing with A/V -cable (or S-Video cable) (n[...]

Additional information 08 82 En Glossary A-B Repeat Playbac k Pla yback that repeats between two set points , A and B. angle Recorded onto some D VD discs are scenes which hav e been simultaneously shot from a number of different angles (the same scene is shot from the front, from the left side, from the right side, etc.). With such discs you can s[...]

Additional information 08 83 En Screen sizes and disc f ormats playlist User-created titles based on each original title. Progressive scan T echnology that simultaneously displays odd- n umbered scanning lines and e ven-numbered scanning lines from top to bottom. Also called “576p”, “p” meaning “progressive”. Regions (D VD only) 2 ALL ([...]

Additional information 08 84 En Enter the appropr iate code number for the initial settings “D VD MENU”, “A UDIO” and/or “SUBTITLE” (see page 20). Language code list Language Abkhazian Af ar Afrikaans Albanian Amharic Arabic Armenian Assamese A ymara Azerbaijani Bashkir Bengali; Bangla Bhutani Bihari Breton Bulgarian Burmese Byelorussia[...]

Additional information 08 85 En SYSTEM ERROR PLEASE W AIT SYSTEM ERROR PLEASE W AIT DISC CHECKING SYSTEM ERROR DISC MIGHT BE F AILED PRESS ENTER NO DISC REGION CODE ERROR INCORRECT DISC - C104, C105, C106, C107 PROGRESSIVE OUTPUT . STOP DISC PLA Y BACK THEN PRESS PROGRESSIVE T O CANCEL. Err or/W arning message list -- ERROR/W ARNING MESSAGE CA USE [...]

Additional information 08 86 En SYMPT OMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the pow er cord is plugged in. •T ry another A C outlet. •P ow er is off, chec k fuse or circuit breaker . • Unplug unit, then plug it back in. • Select the D VD or VCR mode before operating. • Antenna connection is not correct or antenna cable is disconnected. •[...]

Additional information 08 87 En 24 24 24 18 – 21 20 20, 37 44 – – SYMPT OMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS P A GE TV recording does not work. Timer recording does not work. Noise bars on screen. • The erase pre vention tab of the video cassette is brok en off. • The unit is in the e xter nal input mode. • The time is not set correctly . • The rec[...]

Additional information 08 88 En Handling video tapes Please do not use the f ollowing kinds of video tape: - Dusty or mouldy tape -T ape on which liquid has been spilled -T ape which has been broken and then repaired -T ape which has become unwound from the spools in the cassette • Dir ty heads and very long length, thin video tape can cause prob[...]

Additional information 08 89 En Specifications Note: The specifications and design of this product ar e subject to change without notice, due to improvement. GENERAL Po w er supply: Po w er consumption: W eight: Dimensions: Operating temperature: Operating humidity: Input Le vel: Output Le vel: Program: Po w er off memor y: VCR section Signal syste[...]

Additional information 08 90 En 2H30301B_En_82_Back 8/4/05, 19:27 90[...]

Additional information 08 91 En 2H30301B_En_82_Back 8/4/05, 19:27 91[...]

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